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Many years ago I was positively certain my career would be in illustration and design.
It was a happy marriage between Fine Art and Fashion Design that saw me spend most of my uni years drawing. Drawing for designs, drawing for pleasure. I did spend most of my day and night behind my drawing pad, and surrounded by magazine cut-outs. It was the preferred choice to going out.
Having always needed to make, I pursued the challenges of expanding a 2d drawing into a 3d piece.
But still, a good doodle, nowadays on the computer, or in a notebook- is a space of pure peace.
These are a collection of my design work over the years….


Today you'll meet KÁLMÁN, HR Manager & Recruiter.
My name is Kálmán and I'm originally from the very north of Germany (near Hamburg).
Before joining RCP I studied business administration and worked for an international IT company and a marketing agency as a working student and intern in HR.
Since I started right when the DevSummit took place I had the best starting week ever. I met all the people from our studios abroad, had great chats and had the opportunity to join the Christmas party. All the people were really welcoming and were always there to answer all my questions.
The welcoming attitude of the people working at RCP. No matter if I was talking to a Game Designer or the CEO of a studio – everyone was very friendly and welcoming.


"A decade or so ago we sequenced the human genome and we've learnt a lot from that about human biology and human disease. Sequencing the beluga genome ultimately will provide us with lots of tools to learn about the beluga whale as well."The process is both massively complex and surprisingly straightforward. The human genome is 3.2 billion base pairs long and sequencing it requires ordering all the nucleotides that make up the DNA double-helix ladder. Each long strand of DNA (called a chromosome) can be thought of as a book containing the recipes (or genes) for building small parts of an individual, while the entire genome is the entire set of books for cooking up the complete human. Or, in this case, the beluga whale.
"We were able to involve some extra cutting-edge technology and tools that actually makes the beluga genome now one of the most complete mammalian genomes that we have on record in the scientific world."In the nearly twenty years since the Human Genome Project concluded, researchers have made discoveries about our species in surprising areas. For instance, we've uncovered more information about the origins and migration routes of the modern human and found that human DNA has far fewer, and more sophisticated, genes than expected.


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A perfect dirndl blouse for nearly every dirndl.Plain and beautiful, smart and sweet. You can vary the neckline with a ribbon.


There are physical spaces and infrastructure environments in which conventional radio-frequency (RF) wireless systems can result in hazardous conditions due to the intrinsic risk of producing high levels of electromagnetic interference (EMI), which can affect sensitive electronic equipment placed in proximity of such high energy RF sources. Two good examples of infrastructures where the levels of EMI are severely restricted are hospitals and aircrafts. In the former stated examples, the failure of any critical system due to electromagnetic interference can lead to severe injury or loss of human life.
Aviation industry can result largely benefited by the incorporation of wireless avionics capabilities, mainly due to the dramatic weight reduction associated to the removal of electrical wires. This significant weight reduction will inherently help to reduce operational costs. The implementation of a wireless optical interface for an avionics data network provides wireless capability without generating any electromagnetic interference to other systems already present in the aircraft. The presented interface acts completely transparent to an existent avionics bus topology and implies no modification whatsoever to any equipment already compatible with the bus.
The illumination channel is nice for broadcasting transmission or for addressing low speed communications for sensors (i.e. by means of polling protocols). Broadcasting information can be useful in several indoor application scenarios, as video/audio transmission for domestic in-home applications or wherever an EM constraint-free channel is needed (hospitals, nuclear or industrial plants, airplanes). It can be also used for outdoor broadcasting channels based on streetlamps, traffic lights, etc. Furthermore, it can be considered even in regular scenarios where RF use is allowed but commercial bands are rapidly becoming saturated.


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Disabled prove very able
Sport - Date: 14 September 2018
Written by: Jo Robinson / Viewed: 737
On Saturday, 8 September, Team IS Ability, in partnership with the Makhado Municipality, hosted a day filled with events for abled and disabled competitors of all ages at the Louis Trichardt High School sports grounds.
The day was filled with activities, the first of which was when Vhutuhawe Nemutandani (9), who is currently a pupil at Tshilidzini Special School in Thohoyandou, was fitted with two prosthetic limbs, courtesy of the Jumping Kids programme. Harcourts Limitless and the Harcourts Foundation sponsored R20 000 towards Vhutuhawe's new mobility, and their representatives, Rudzani Ramovha, Veruska Steyn, Marita Gibson and Margaret Sparrow, were present on the day to hand the cheque over.
With Team IS Ability for the day were South African Paralympic champion Ntando Mahlangu, Tsepang Joubert from Johannesburg (who is an arm amputee and has been taking part in athletics since 2012), Tebogo Mofokeng from Winterveldt (who is a bilateral below-knee amputee) and Daniel du Plessis (also a below-knee amputee), both of whom started athletics this year. These young athletes showed Vhutuhawe the ropes, and it soon became obvious that the freedom these prosthetics give to people who have previously had their mobility severely constricted has changed another life.
Also there from Team IS Ability was Kotie Potgieter. Kotie represented IS Ability sports club in 2017 in Portugal at the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sport Federation (IWAS) World Games after winning two gold and one silver medal in the South African national championships.
Tsepang, Ntando and Daniel warmed up before the exhibition race while treating the crowd to somewhat of a line-dance over the finish line. Daniel said that he had never done sport at school because his legs had been malformed and weak, but when he received his prosthetic limbs after amputation, he was encouraged to start running, and so he did. His first 100 metre attempts were completed in 15 seconds; he is now running sub-12 and aiming to go even faster. His testimony is that "the Lord has blessed me, and all that I want to do with his running is to give the glory back to the Lord Jesus Christ".
Ntando was born with fibular hemimelia (the congenital absence of the fibula bone) and spent his early years wheelchair bound until 2012, when his legs were amputated through the knees and fitted with prosthetics. Currently, Ntando is a Grade 10 student at Afrikaans Hoërseunskool in Pretoria and lives with Johan Snyders (the director of Icexpress and founder of Jumping Kids). Johan and his wife have "four sons, three of our own and Ntando, who is like one of our own".
Ntando has not wanted to stop running since he was fitted with his first set of prosthetics, about which he commented that taking his first step was the best feeling ever because he could suddenly look people in the eye and use his hands. He was fitted with his first set of blades on 27 September 2012 and since then, in addition to representing the Jumping Kids Prosthetic Fund at various events, his new career is liberally sprinkled with highlights and accolades. These include the winning of many gold and silver medals, the setting of new world records, including the 100m T42 in 12.01 seconds and the 400m T42 in 49.92 seconds.
He was selected to represent South Africa at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games and was awarded Sportsman of the Year with a Disability at the 2016 Gauteng Sports Awards. Ntando remains humble in spite of his superstar sportsman status. His advice to children living with disabilities is "Remember who you are and where you come from and grab all the opportunities that come your way. Before becoming a Jumping Kid, I could not do anything, and now, after receiving my prosthesis, I can do everything."
Lunches were provided by the Makhado Municipality and all events and races went off smoothly. Children from Tshilidzini who won the dance-offs received new cellphones, sponsored by GG Horse Riding. The children loved SABC2 cameraman Elliot Sijovu, who spent the day filming the events for that channel's Beyond Boundaries series and made sure that he got clear views of their winner's medals. Beyond Boundaries focuses on the disabled, but the focus of the day was clearly on laughter, fun, self-respect and a whole lot of love, which was what Team IS Ability set out to do.
Johan's love of children and wish to help them are very clear to see. Starting Jumping Kids, which is a registered non-profit organisation that facilitates the provision of prosthetic limbs for amputees, particularly children who cannot afford medical assistance, was his idea. It has facilitated the participation of a number of teams at World Wheelchair and Para-games Ireland.
Sandy James, representing the local organisers for Team IS Ability, thanked the following people and organisations for making the day possible, including the IS Ability Club, Jumping Kids, Makhado Local Municipality, Harcourts Foundation, Ocean Basket Louis Trichardt, Louis Trichardt High School, Lemak property and farming enterprises, Timbercity, GG Horse Riding, Spar Soutpansberg, Werda Motors, Talisman, Emmanuel Christian School, Eddie Luies, Louis Trichardt Laerskool, Ridgeway College, Munonde Transport, Braambos Airforce Base, Elmarie Buys, Jonty Janse van Rensburg, Tshilidzini Special School, Rivoni School for the Blind, SABC Cameraman Elliot Sijovu, Johan Snyders Icexpress/Jumping Kids, and Louisa Kirsten (physiotherapist at LTT Memorial Hospital and also international assessor for classification of para-athletes).
South African Paralympic superstar Ntando Mahlangu (16), with local IS Ability team member Sandy James. Ntando encouraged children with disabilities to take all opportunities to be the best that they could be in life, while remembering where they came from.
Paralympic champion Ntando Mahlangu (front left) and Vhutuhawe Nemutandani (9), who is currently a learner at Tshilidzini Special School in Thohoyandou, hold the cheque for R20 000 donated by Harcourts Limitless and the Harcourts Foundation towards the prosthetic limbs he received from Jumping Kids. Behind them, from left to right, are Johan Snyders (CEO of Icexpress Progressive Prosthetics and founder of Jumping Kids), Veruska Steyn, Marita Gibson, Margaret Sparrow and Rudzani Ramovha of Harcourts Limitless, and finally Daniel du Plessis and Tebogo Mofokeng, who formed part of the IS Ability team. Photo supplied.
Johan Fourie ran in all the races and Team IS Ability expressed appreciation for his great support of the event and the children who took part in it.
SABC2 cameraman Elliot Sijovu filmed the event from beginning to end for that channel's Beyond Boundaries series, which focuses on the disabled. The series has featured Jumping Kids before, and Elliot was very much part of the day and often the focus of the children's affection.
South African Paralympic champion Ntando Mahlangu, Tebogo Mofokeng from Winterveldt, who is a bilateral below-knee amputee, and Daniel du Plessis, also a below-knee amputee, warming up before the exhibition race while treating spectators to a dancing display of manoeuvrability as they cross the finish line.
Tsepang Joubert, a Team IS Ability member from Tsakane in the East Rand in Johannesburg, is an arm amputee and he spent a lot of time with the recipient of the prosthetic limbs from Jumping Kids and Harcourts Unlimited, Vhutuhawe Nemutandani (9). The two had a few races, all of which were won by Vhutuhawe with his brand new legs.
Jo Robinson
Jo joined the Zoutpansberger and Limpopo Mirror in 2018 pursuing a career in journalism after many years of writing fiction and non-fiction for other sectors.
Email: jo@zoutnet.co.za

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Burst watermain in Athenry causing widespread disruption to supply
Our Reporter
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Households and businesses in Athenry, Clarinbridge, Kilcolgan and Ballindereen are without water this morning.
It's due to a burst watermain in the town near the castle.
The issue occurred overnight on a trunk watermain from Ballydavid Reservoir.
Crews are working to repair the pipe this morning and hope to restore suppy to most areas by this afternoon.
Irish Water advises it may take longer for a full supply to be returned to the Clarenbrige and Kilcolgan areas.
A traffic management system will be in operation in the area around Athenry Castle.
UHG most overcrowded hospital nationwide
Campaign group forms in bid to reopen Athenry playground
Sport GBFM
Two men in their 30s have been charged following the discovery of a cannabis grow house in County Galway.
Members of the Galway Divisional Drug Unit carried out a planned search of a home in Aughrim yesterday evening.
They discovered a grow house containing cannabis plants with an estimated street value of 146 thousand euro, and 20 thousand euro worth of cannabis herb.
Both men are due to appear before a special sitting of Galway District Court this evening.
Plans have been lodged for a minor housing development in Kilcolgan.
The project, led by Joe McGrath, would see four two-storey detached homes built at a site on the L8563.
Planners are due to make a decision in March
There is no further prospect of major development work on the N59 road between Maam Cross and Oughterard in the immediate future.
Development permission for this 15-kilometre section was given a decade ago, but talks and studies continue as to how the project should be completed.
The N59 in Connemara has often been described as the worst road in its category in Ireland.
Two lengthy public hearings took place in 2013 following which Bord Pleanála gave permission for the development of the 15-kilometer section of the N. 59 between Maam Cross and Oughterard.
However, there was a condition – work could not go ahead until the National Parks and Wildlife Service would be satisfied with the methods to be used by the Galway County Council in the construction process. This arose because of environmental issues.
A six-kilometre section east of Maam Cross passed the test some years ago and this upgraded road has attracted high praise from engineering organisations and a welcome in Connemara.
Now, ten years on from the planning process and permission, the remaining 9 kilometres between Maam Cross and Oughterard remain untouched while talks and studies continue.
The latest news on this long-running saga is that further ground studies and archaeological studies will take place in the coming months.
That is the situation a decade down the road.


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TWAILR
Third World Approaches to International Law Review
Editorial Collective
TWAIL Review
Issue 01 (2020)
TWAILR: Reflections
TWAILR: Dialogues
TWAILR: Extra
sujithxavier April 29, 2020 TWAILR: Reflections
Resisting the Rohingya Genocide: From Pity to Solidarity, Inside and Beyond the ICJ
Raiss Tinmaung (Rohingya Canadian human rights activist) & Azeezah Kanji (legal academic and journalist based in Toronto) reflect on attending the ICJ hearing on Myanmar's responsibility for genocide against the Rohingya people.
TWAILR: Reflections #17/2020
From 10th-12th December 2019, the International Court of Justice held its first set of hearings on Myanmar's responsibility for genocide against the Rohingya people. The hearings concerned the application of provisional measures to prevent further deterioration of the situation while the merits are being decided, a process that will likely take several years. The case, brought by Gambia against Myanmar, is a landmark event in the 'slow-burning'1 Rohingya genocide that has been smoldering for more than three decades: the first Myanmar military operation to drive the Rohingya from their homes, Operation Nagamin (Dragon King), occurred in 1978, and the Rohingya were stripped of their citizenship en masse in 1982.2
Attending the hearings at the ICJ, however, we experienced them not simply as a forum for protecting the rights of the vulnerable, but also witnessed up close and firsthand the alienating and agency-erasing effects that international legal processes may have for victims of genocide. As Frédéric Mégret has observed,
'One of the problems with the concept of the 'genocide victim' is that it has tended to be very univocal. Central to the conceit is that the victim be only that, in other words that the victim be meek, weak, and subdued ('lambs to the slaughter') … Victims are by and large deprived of agency … The victim is objectified as simply that, in a way that dispels anxieties about how its agency, potentially its opposition or reservations about an intervention, might affect the interventionist agenda.'3
Law's Violence: Procedural, Physical, Epistemological
Start with the fact that the Rohingya had no legal standing to bring the case to the World Court themselves; only states can lodge complaints with the ICJ. If Gambia had not initiated the case on the Rohingya's behalf – the first time a non-directly injured state has brought a complaint under the Genocide Convention before the ICJ, on the basis that any violation of the Convention is an injury to all parties given the importance of the obligations involved4 – the possibility of holding Myanmar responsible as a state for its genocidal policies might forever have remained merely theoretical.
As ICJ Judge Cancado Trindade argued in his separate opinion in the Rohingya provisional measures judgement, the framing of issues as inter-state disputes is inadequate and inappropriate for dealing with situations of extreme human vulnerability. Such situations, Judge Cancado Trindade writes, should 'require the ICJ to go beyond the strict inter-state dimension (the one it is used to, attached to a dogma of the past), and to concentrate attention on the victims – be they individuals, groups of individuals, peoples or humankind, as subjects of international law.'5 In bringing the Rohingya's case to the ICJ, Gambia has admirably taken the initiative (and the risk), while better-resourced states have floundered; Gambia's Justice Minister, their State Agent at the ICJ, has a strong personal commitment to advocating for justice for genocide victims, rooted in his own history as a prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.6 However, it is conceivable that the strategic interests of Gambia as the state complainant and those of the Rohingya as the victims may at some point diverge (regarding the participation of additional complainants in the case, for example). If so, whose interests will prevail?
The marginalization of the Rohingya victims was also manifest in the politics of physical presence in the hearings. We saw how the Rohingya, many of whom had travelled from around the world to attend the hearings, were largely excluded and displaced from the proceedings. Rohingya were forced to cede space in the courtroom for diplomats and dignitaries, and shoved aside by the hordes of journalists who descended on the Hague to capture the spectacle of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, former international darling of Myanmar's struggle for democracy, defending a genocide. In a courthouse that seated about a hundred people, only six Rohingyas were permitted. Three of them were flown in from the refugee camps – who listened to the proceedings without any official Rohingya translation – while three others who could speak English managed to secure their seats through some 'VIP connections' they had previously made.
There were three other Rohingya, including one of us (Raiss), who had their names on the courthouse guests list; they were first offered balcony seats, but within the first hour of the first day of the hearings, they were moved by the Court's security personnel to make room for officials from diplomatic missions. Eventually they ended up in a separate room elsewhere in the courthouse building where they watched the proceedings on a screen. The remaining Rohingya, who had traveled from Europe, North America, and Southeast Asia to witness this ground-breaking moment of their people's history, were required to huddle together around phones and laptops in nearby coffee shops to watch the ICJ livestream as the traumas experienced by their people were recounted by international lawyers on the world stage.
Epistemic violence – violence through the production and articulation of knowledge – pervaded the hearings at the ICJ. There were the overt denialism and distortions promulgated by Myanmar's State Agent Aung San Suu Kyi and the rest of its legal team – who denied the documented existence of mass Rohingya graves; justified the regime's practices of mass rape, torture, and starvation as legitimate 'counter-insurgency' operations against Rohingya 'terrorists'; and maintained the pretence that Myanmar's own domestic legal system is capable of holding any perpetrators to account. In reality, the only soldiers prosecuted for crimes against the Rohingya were pardoned after less than one year, serving less time than the journalists who exposed the particular massacre in question.7
At the ICJ, Suu Kyi refused to even use the word 'Rohingya' except when referring to the name of the militant group Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army: a manifestation of the ongoing genocidal desire to erase the Rohingya as a distinct people off the map. Instead, they were referred to repeatedly as 'Muslims',8 consistent with Suu Kyi's long-held narrative that the deadly antipathy towards the Rohingya is an understandable reaction to the threat of 'global Muslim power'.9
While Myanmar's assault on reality was easily recognizable, a more subtle form of epistemic violence was embedded throughout the entire process. The hearings were broadcast in English, French, and Burmese, but not in the Rohingya language – as indeed, much of the international research on the genocide has not been made available in the language of the victims. The hundreds of thousands of Rohingya stranded in refugee camps in Bangladesh were forced to rely on hasty translations from English-speaking compatriots to follow the arguments, in between frequent internet blackouts.10 This is why at the time of delivery of the provisional measures decision, for the vast majority of the Rohingya in the refugee camps it was 'business as usual'. As Raiss witnessed, the streets of the camps were like any other day with men walking around, women in the shelters doing household chores, youth playing football in soccer fields, and children running barefoot on the streets and gullies. Even the few corner shops that sell chai and offer WiFi connections did not have people in them watching the ICJ hearings – simply because none of it was comprehensible to them in their language.
Legal recognition of oppression by systems of power is a double-edged sword. While such recognition may provide some validation and recourse for violations, it simultaneously entrenches the hegemony of law's framing and interpretation of issues. Victims are required to fit their experiences of violence into narrow legal categories in order to render them legible as injuries.
The Rohingya have long known that they have been experiencing a systematic project of elimination,11 even while the rest of the international community refused to acknowledge it (in part to avoid triggering the Genocide Convention's duty to prevent). Despite the wealth of damning evidence now compiled,12 the ICJ may still fail to make a finding of genocide – a conclusion about the situation that will be entrenched as authoritative. For example, the Court may choose to adopt the extremely restrictive conceptualization of genocidal intent put forward by Myanmar's star lawyer, internationally-recognized genocide expert William Schabas, who has argued (including at the ICJ) that the requisite intent to 'destroy a people' is mutually exclusive with the intent to displace or 'ethnically cleanse.'13 Or it may decide that the Rohingya do not constitute a 'protected group' under the terms of the Genocide Convention, as signalled by Myanmar's ad hoc judge on the Court Claus Kress in his separate opinion.14 Under the Genocide Convention, the ICJ only has jurisdiction to make a determination of genocide; even if Myanmar's actions against the Rohingya may constitute other crimes against humanity, the Court cannot make any judgement with respect to them.
The Question of Rohingya Resistance: Trapped in the Terrorist-Refugee Dichotomy
However, the experience at the ICJ was not simply one of Rohingya disempowerment, but also an occasion of Rohingya agency and resistance. The importance of the moment exceeded what was happening inside the courtroom during the hearings and spilled over into the streets outside – where hundreds of Rohingya and their allies, including from other persecuted ethnic groups in Myanmar, gathered to demonstrate their solidarity with the Rohingyas' historic quest for justice and accountability.
The question of resistance by the Muslim-majority Rohingya is highly fraught. This is not only because of the general pressure operating to portray genocide victims as passive, helpless targets of atrocity,15 but also because of the particular stigmatization, securitization, and criminalization of even non-violent Muslim opposition to oppression as 'terrorism' in the context of the Global War on Terror.16 The narrative of the Rohingya 'terrorist threat' has been adopted not only by Myanmar, but by the international community writ large. For example, international media reports generally framed the Myanmar military's genocidal 'clearance operations' of August 2017 as a response to a Rohingya 'terrorist' attack on police outposts – even though the UN and other international organizations have determined that the military's influx of troops and other preparations for these operations actually began before the alleged Rohingya attack that Myanmar claims triggered them.17 The irony is that the Rohingya are one of the least militarized ethnic groups of Myanmar, many of which have actively been engaged in insurgencies against the central government for decades.18
In the prevailing system of representation, Rohingya appear either as violent 'terrorists' to be feared or abject refugees to be saved. Often depicted as opposites, these two figures in actuality function as two sides of the same coin. Both the terrorist and the refugee are cast out of the realm of the political: the terrorist as the object of universal repudiation,19 the refugee as the object of universal pity.
Indeed, as Didier Fassin has observed, discourses of compassion and repression are often intimately interlinked, with projects of humanitarianism towards refugees easily bleeding into policies of securitization.20 In the case of the Rohingya, for instance, the prospect of their 'radicalization' to violence in the refugee camps has been cited as a pressing reason for the international community to aid in resolving their persecution.21 The fact that the Rohingya themselves have already been forced to endure unspeakable violence is apparently not reason enough. And the idea that they might be entitled to use some force in return is rendered virtually inconceivable, precluded by a 'Global War on Terror' narrative that insistently conflates local Muslim resistance to persecution with transnational terrorism.
Viewing the Rohingya's plight primarily through the prism of humanitarianism introduces its own distorting effects – framing the issue as one of technocratic relief of suffering, rather than political reformulation of a persecutory state. Perversely, some of the solutions generated within the humanitarian framework risk coinciding with Myanmar's own genocidal goals. For example, in the enthusiasm to repatriate Rohingya back to Myanmar from the camps in Bangladesh, refugees have been pressured to accept National Verification Cards effectively labelling them as 'foreigners' to Myanmar – when in fact the Rohingya have lived there for many generations.22 Alternatively, the drive to secure asylum and resettlement for Rohingya in other 'third' countries converges with Myanmar's aim of depopulating their lands of Rohingya. The emphasis on resettling Rohingya in Muslim-majority states is particularly problematic, inadvertently reinforcing Myanmar's narrative that reduces the Rohingya to their Muslim identity: exogenous implants from the so-called 'Muslim world,' 23 as opposed to integral elements in the fabric of Myanmar's pluralism. It should also be noted that not all Rohingya are Muslim.
From International Pity to Solidarity
What is occluded by the terrorist-refugee dichotomy is the agency of the Rohingya themselves – who are not passive objects for Western pity and salvation, but a people whose ongoing struggles to survive in the face of genocide should compel international solidarity.
But despite the now-widespread recognition of the atrocities the Rohingya have been made to endure, Rohingya resistance continues to receive inadequate international support. With the impotence of the international legal system – particularly the lack of power of the ICJ to enforce its rulings, with the UN Security Council failing to even agree on a statement urging Myanmar to comply with the provisional measures decision24 – the possibilities for large-scale, effective resistance by the Rohingya remain vitiated. On the ground, in the surviving Rohingya settlements in Myanmar, any act of resistance would be crushed instantly and ruthlessly by the Tatmadaw military that continue to cordon the remaining villages with tight controls on access to food, medication, and basic necessities. On the other side, in the refugee camps in Bangladesh, any plans of gathering for passive resistance would be dismantled instantly by camp authorities – not to mention with further restrictions on mobile internet, phones, and movement in and out of the camps. No international legal entity has the teeth to intervene and protect the resisters.
The uncomfortable truth is that far from being the source of Rohingya salvation, the international community has often served as aider and abettor of Myanmar's 'slow-burning genocide.' Many states hastily normalized relationships with Myanmar to reap the benefits of investment with the country's supposed 'liberalization' and 'transition to democracy' in 201525 – at the very same time as the noose of repression was tightening around Rohingya necks.26 A vast constellation of governments and corporations have continued to arm, fund, and collaborate with the Myanmar regime even after its genocidal character should have been too clear to ignore, as documented by the UN Fact-Finding Mission in a 110-page report.27 International humanitarian and development organizations working in Myanmar have also been 'complicit in a process of preparation for ethnic cleansing' with their 'years of secrecy, self-censorship, and silent compliance with abuse,' according to a comprehensive review by veteran human rights fieldworker Liam Mahony.28
While the discourses of compassion, humanitarianism, and aid imply a benevolent hand reaching out to help those in need, solidarity in contrast must begin by acknowledging that these hands of the international community are already tainted with blood. To the extent that our economic and political systems continue to enable and profit from genocide, we are not innocent bystanders but already-implicated parties. This is why the Free Rohingya Coalition, an international Rohingya-led group, is calling for an international boycott campaign against Myanmar. The coalition, which is an umbrella organization of Rohingya activists and supporters worldwide, is calling for boycotting of consumer goods, services, tourism, cultural activities, and any commercial activity that is connected with the State of Myanmar. The boycott campaign is inspired by the past anti-apartheid movement against South Africa, and the current Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) movement initiated by the Palestinian people against Israel's occupation and colonization of their territories.29
As Frédéric Mégret concludes in his essay on genocide and resistance, perhaps the best hope for preventing genocide lies not with big, international structures like the ICJ, but rather an infinity of on-the-ground, local acts of resistance.30 Instead of treating the Rohingya like helpless "lambs" to be saved, the task of solidarity is to fight back against the multiplicity of forces upholding the butcher's knife.
Maung Zarni & Alice Cowley, 'The Slow-Burning Genocide of Myanmar's Rohingya' (2014) 23:3 Washington International Law Journal 683.
Allard K Lowenstein, 'International Human Rights Clinic at Yale Law School, Persecution of the Rohingya Muslims: Is Genocide Occurring in Myanmar's Rakhine State? A Legal Analysis' (October 2015) https://www.fortifyrights.org/downloads/Yale_Persecution_of_the_Rohingya_October_2015.pdf (accessed 10 March 2020).
Frederic Mégret, 'Not 'Lambs to the Slaughter': A Program for Resistance to 'Genocidal Law,'' in Rene Provost and Payam Akhavan (eds.), Confronting Genocide (Springer, 2011) 195.
The ICJ has held the prohibition against genocide to be an obligation erga omnes: opposable against all. National Trust Co. v Barcelona Traction, Light & Power Co., [1951] 1 DLR 537 at para 34, OR 864 (Belgium v Spain).
Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, Advisory Opinion (The Gambia v. Myanmar), 23 January 2020, https://www.icj-cij.org/files/case-related/178/178-20200123-ORD-01-02-EN.pdf at para 64 (accessed 10 March 2020).
BBC, 'RohingyaRohyngya crisis: The Gambian who took Aung San Suu Kyi to the world court' (January 2020) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-51183521 (accessed 10 March 2020).
Shoon Naing & Simon Lewis, 'Exclusive: Myanmar soldiers jailed for Rohingya killings freed after less than a year' (May 2019) https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-rohingya-soldiers-exclusive/exclusive-myanmar-soldiers-jailed-for-rohingya-killings-freed-after-less-than-a-year-idUSKCN1SX007 (accessed 10 March 2020).
Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (The Gambia v Myanmar), Public sitting [2019], https://www.icj-cij.org/files/case-related/178/178-20191211-ORA-01-00-BI.pdf (accessed 10 March 2020).
Haroon SiddiqueSiidique, 'Burma sectarian violence motivated by fear, says Aung San Suu Kyi' (October 2013) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/24/burma-sectarian-violence-fear-aung-san-suu-kyi (accessed 10 March2020).
Mariam Berger, 'Rohingya refugees, cut off from the world, got to briefly watch Myanmar's rulers go to trial' (December 2019) https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/12/11/rohingya-refugees-cut-off-world-got-watch-myanmars-rulers-go-trial/ (accessed 10 March 2020).
Zarni & Cowley (2014).
This includes the reports of the UN-established Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, available at https://www.ohchr.org/en/hrbodies/hrc/myanmarffm/pages/index.aspx.
For example at para 5 of William Schabas's arguments, https://www.icj-cij.org/files/case-related/178/178-20191211-ORA-01-00-BI.pdf.
Both Myanmar and Gambia were permitted to select one ad hoc judge to be added to the panel hearing the case as set out in ar. 31 (3) ) ICJ Statute; https://www.icj-cij.org/files/case-related/178/178-20200123-ORD-01-03-EN.pdf at para 7.
Mégret, (2011).
See, for example, Arun Kundnani, The Muslims are Coming! Islamophobia, Extremism, and the Domestic War on Terror (Verso, 2014).
Fortify Rights, 'They Gave Them Long Swords': Preparations for Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity Against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State, Myanmar' (July 2018) http://www.fortifyrights.org/downloads/Fortify_Rights_Long_Swords_July_2018.pdf (accessed 10 March 2020).
Navine Murshid, 'Why is Burma driving out the Rohingya – and not its other despised minorities?' (November 2017) https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/11/09/why-is-burmas-military-driving-out-the-rohingya-and-not-its-other-despised-minority-groups/ (accessed 10 March 2020).
Darryl Li, The Universal Enemy: Jihad, Empire, and the Challenge of Solidarity (Stanford University Press, 2019).
Didier Fassin, 'Compassion and Repression: The Moral Economy of Immigration Policies in France' (2005) 20:3 Cultural Anthropology 362.
See, for example, Zobaer Ahmed, 'Is Pakistani intelligence radicalizing Rohingya refugees?' (February 2020) https://www.dw.com/en/is-pakistani-intelligence-radicalizing-rohingya-refugees/a-52364548 (accessed 10 March 2020); Andrew Selth, 'The Rohingyas: a new terrorist threat?' (September 2018) https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/rohingyas-new-terrorist-threat (accessed 10 March 2020); Financial Times, 'Rohingya plight in Bangladesh raises fear of radicalisation' https://www.ft.com/content/eef90090-d95a-11e7-a039-c64b1c09b482 (accessed 10 March 2020); International Crisis Group, 'Myanmar's Rohingya Crisis Enters a Dangerous New Phase' (December 2017) https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-east-asia/myanmar/292-myanmars-rohingya-crisis-enters-dangerous-new-phase (accessed 10 March 2020).
Fortify Rights, 'Tools of Genocide: National Verification Cards and the Denial of Citizenship of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar' (September 2019) https://www.fortifyrights.org/downloads/Tools%20of%20Genocide%20-%20Fortify%20Rights%20-%20September-03-2019-EN.pdf (accessed 10 March 2020).
On the colonial genealogy of the concept of the 'Muslim world,' see Cemil Aydin, The Idea of the Muslim World: A Global Intellectual History (Harvard University Press, 2017).
The Irrawaddy, 'UN Security Council Fails to Agree on Statement Urging Myanmar to Follow ICJ Measures in Genocide Case' (February 2020) https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/un-security-council-fails-agree-statement-urging-myanmar-follow-icj-measures-genocide-case.html (accessed 10 March 2020).
For example, David Brunnstrom, 'Obama announces lifting of U.S. sanctions on Myanmar' (October 2016) https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-myanmar-sanctions/obama-announces-lifting-of-u-s-sanctions-on-myanmar-idUSKCN127262 (accessed 10 March 2020); James Hookway & Myo Myo, 'Myanmar Set to Reap Benefits From Lifted U.S. Sanctions' (September 2016) https://www.wsj.com/articles/myanmar-set-to-reap-benefits-from-lifted-u-s-sanctions-1473913905 (accessed 10 March 2020); House of Commons, Sentenced to a slow demise: the plight of Myanmar's Rohingya minority (June 2016) (Chair: Robert D. Nault) https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/42-1/FAAE/report-1/page-60 (accessed 10 March 2020).
Poppy McPherson, 'No vote, no candidates: Myanmar's Muslims barred from their own election' (November 2015) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/03/no-vote-no-candidates-myanmars-muslims-barred-from-their-own-election (accessed 10 March 2020).
Human Rights Council, The economic interests of the Myanmar military. Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, UN Doc A/HRC/42/CRP.3, August 2019, https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/FFM-Myanmar/EconomicInterestsMyanmarMilitary/A_HRC_42_CRP_3.pdf (accessed 10 March 2020).
Fieldview Solutions, 'Time to break old habits: Shifting from Complicity to Protection of the Rohingya in Myanmar' (June 2018) http://www.fieldviewsolutions.org/fv-publications/Time_to_break_old_habits.pdf (accessed 10 March 2020).
Free Rohingya Coalition, 'Boycott Campaigns' https://freerohingyacoalition.org/en/?page_id=481 (accessed 10 March 2020).
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Why Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. Shares Burst Today.
After more than doubling, Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. shares are tumbling following the completion of a secondary offering yesterday.
What: Shares in Esperion Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ESPR) tumbled by more than 15% today following a meteoric climb in the wake of positive results for its cholesterol-busting drug ETC-1002.
So What: Shares in Esperion Therapeutics have shot higher by 33% since reporting positive data from its mid stage trial for ETC-1002 on March 17th.
The surge since mid-month brought Esperion Therapeutics' year-to-date return to a market-trouncing 154%, so it's not too surprising to see investors booking profits as the broader biotech industry retreats -- especially given that Esperion Therapeutics just closed on a dilutive offering of more than 2 million shares.
Excitement surrounding Esperion Therapeutics stems from ETC-1002's potential for use alongside commonly-prescribed statins. During phase 2 trials, patients taking ETC-1002 and statins saw their bad cholesterol levels drop by an additional 17% to 24% compared to patients taking statins alone.
Those results are encouraging enough for Esperion Therapeutics to plan on initiating phase 3 trials; however, costs associated with expensive late stage trials prompted the company to offer up 2,012,500 common shares at a price of $100 each. The company also sold an additional 262,500 shares at that price as part of an over-allotment program. Overall, the offering resulted in $189.9 million in net proceeds to the company.
Now What: Since developing medicines is incredibly expensive, its probably not too surprising to see Esperion Therapeutics tapping equity market for funding, particularly given the recent run-up in its shares. Although the offering is dilutive, investors should recognize that it's far better long-term to raise money from investors than it is from lenders.
If ETC-1002 can continue to put up strong results in phase 3, Esperion Therapeutics could end up with a blockbuster on its hands. Admittedly, we'll have to wait a while before we know whether or not that happens, but risk-tolerant investors may want to consider buying this one for speculative portfolios on this drop.


Celora M. Stoddard built a complex of bungalows in downtown Phoenix for soldiers returning home from WWI. The complex is now used as offices.
With that, Celora M. Stoddard, who had recently been discharged from the Army after serving in France during World War I, declared his intent to build a special complex. Arizona looked promising to Stoddard after the war.
Stoddard had originally come out west from Binghamton, New York, as a young boy and spent some time in Stoddard, Arizona, a small copper mining community northeast of Mayer that had been named after his father.
When he moved to Phoenix along with his parents, he continued working for the family company. Later, he formed his own company and focused on investments rather than copper, but still maintained his managerial position with Stoddard Mining.
One of Stoddard's investments was the Rose Tree, an exquisite confectionery and tea room which opened in October 1914. It certainly gave Donofrio's some competition although it was hard for Donofrio's to surpass the Rose Tree's twice-a-week dances. Stoddard also purchased lots in newly opened subdivisions as so many other Phoenicians were doing.
In 1917, Stoddard was part of the Great Western Film Corporation, whose initial aim was to establish a film studio in Phoenix (Tucson was the competing site). Stoddard dabbled in a variety of businesses and then the European war changed things. Stoddard registered for the draft, entered the army, took officer's training, and was shipped to France.
Recognizing that many soldiers who were returning home had moved to Arizona and had no place to live, Stoddard decided to build a "modern up-to-date bungalow court" in summer 1919. Each unit had five rooms and an individual outdoor sleeping area on the roof which would be used in the summer months. The bungalow court would be "high class," have janitor service, and a communal garage along with plenty of shade.
Ads touted that the complex of 10 units was "in the most exclusive residential section." And where might that be? It was Bennett Place encompassing Central to Seventh Avenue and Roosevelt to Fillmore. Now a portion of Bennett Place is part of the Roosevelt Historic District.
One quirky event related to Alexandria Court (the rather romantic sounding name) occurred when Stoddard decided to sell the complex. In fact, he traded the bungalows with Isaac Rosenzweig a local jeweler for 80 acres of farmland near Scottsdale. Apparently, both parties were quite satisfied with the deal.
If you ride the light rail down First Avenue today, you go right past Alexandria Court. Now 815 N. First Ave. (even the numbering has changed from the original) is offices. A far cry from Stoddard's vision, but they have not been demolished.


Hi, does anyone know how to set up the MMS for this phone on a T-Mobile US network? I tried sending pix but it says failed. I tried setting it up on the samsung website, it also didnt work. Also it would be nice if i can set up my E-mail and WAP. PLEASE HELP IF ANYONE KNOWS HOW!!
Just own comment-What PDA do you have from Kor?
Nice phone it is.......or else I would not have brought it & still keeping it! I agree the call quality is not bad at all. Major problem with this phone is the quality of the speaker phone, which when I turn up the volume; the sound is loud enough but the sound quality became bad! The other major problem is with the network search; which is extremely slow. No 'vibrate & ring' is another major design fault with all Samsung phones.
Talking about function, this phone really do not have much.......even for its size! I have a korean made pocket PDA which is smaller in all dimension except a little thicker at 13mm, have 10 times more function than my P300 BUT cost less the have the price of this phone!!! Some people (including male & female) prefer the look of my korean mini-PDA, & some prefer the P300. (The korean PDA feels nicer when holding in my hand because it is narrower & has got rounder edges).
i've had mine about 2 weeks now, i can honestly say it's a great phone. The ring tones are not the loudest in the world but its loud enough to let you know someones calling. I really couldn't believe that samsung managed to fit all the features that they have into such a small and slick case. I also dont get why some people have such a problem with its looks, in the flesh it looks like a well built expensive bit of kit that stands out from the crowd and eveyone whos seen mine has loved it. Some people have stated that the call quality is poor, vthis is not something that i have found or had anyone i was calling comment upon. I would recommend this phone to anyone.
hey guys! for those guys that had p300! is there any chance that the p300 will experience lagging when the 80mb mem is almost full? im planning to buy 1! but the most important aspect of a fone for me is that part. as we all know, fone is very important and the hanging and lagging can cause everything! tnx!
im currently choosing between p300 and SE-w900, im a lil bit confuse... i like d w900's specs., specially d 470mb internel mem. but what turns me off is the lagging, and its size, im a fashion type of guy and i like the p300 bec. of its unique design and it come along with 2 batteries... and 80mb internal mem. is not quite bad, though its not expandable, but what i like about it is that its not lagging, im still weighing it out between this 2.
I really like this phone very much but why there is so complaints about this. I just don't understand and shut up your big mouth if u are saying bad things. I hope it can upgrade to 8GB memory and 1800mah battery as soon as possible. Please tell me the details as soon as possible.
I've found another con when dialling phone number under sunlight.......the reflection of sunlight from the stainless steel metal blind the eyes.
-This phone is well made. Look is very personal.
-Features quite lousy.......not even a dictionary nor radio.
-There is no vibrate & ring feature.
-Searching for available network (especially in manual mode) is extremely slow.
-Lots of static from the speaker phone when turn up the ring volume to 4/5.
-The camera quality is only acceptable.
-Prints are a bit too small to read comfortably; except those for dialling a phone #.
-Ring volume too quiet & the ring quality from the speaker is un-impressive.
-Not comfortable to handle (too wide).
The battery standby time lasted longer than I had expected.
My advise :- If anyone like this phone because it's made from stainless steel; buy the Nokia 8800 if you can afford the extra cost (I own both of them).
Hi Fred, there doesn't seem to be any option for the sms to save to the phone automatically.
Well I've had this phone for just over a week now and I'm still loving it. The only thing I don't like is the usual Samsung lack of 'vibe and ring' option. So if anyone nows where I can download a 'ring ring' type tone with built in vibrate let me know!
However, is there anyway to set the sms automaticallt stored to the phone when it arrives. It seems like all the sms are automatically stored in all other phones except this one.
what the hells wrong with samsung??!!! another calculator in the making!! is samsung penetrating the calculator market??
had the phone for 1 week and impressed thus far. agree that the phone must be seen in person to get a good idea of quality, design and size.
1) Very bad audio quality (documented design flaw) - ask the person you have called to report back on how clear the call is.
2) Very quiet ring tone and no vibrating call.
3) Rather poor camera (compared to the 2/3mp phones available now).
Despite these problems it is a nice phone but I figured I would be bored of it after a couple of months and would be tied to an 18m contract.
1. Try out the function of the & notice that I cannot assign any other function to the 2 soft keys the soft keys! Am I correct?
2. Also by accident notice that there is a function somewhere where you are allowed to change the keypad format(only 2 choices)......I am unable to find this function again even after spending over 2 hours!!!.......Anyone know where this function is located? pls. advise.
Hi Fred, texts are stored automatically to the sim, to move to the phone open the message, hit 'options' then option 4 is 'move to phone'.
And no you can't change the SMS tones, your stuck with whats on the phone.
Just got the phone. Have 2 questions that I can't figure out, see if anyone out there can help me out.
1. All the sms I received were stored in the simcard, how can I change to store in phone.
2. Can I use my own mp3 music as the SMS ringtone?
My phone arrived today and so far I am impressed, the "0" key takes some getting used to and I must say that the sound is not that loud ringing and I have found that I have missed a few calls, could this be a ploy to get me to ring people back, very impressed with the overall quality of the phone, My last phone was a black berry, and a V3i this is much better. I would highly recomend that you see it a shop first as the web images do not do it justice.
I weighed it on the postage scales in my office so give or take a couple of grams it should be correct.
Nice looking phone. Look delicate but is very strongly build(good quality).
I brought one about 10 days ago but never have the chance to use it yet as I have been away on a business trip to Beijing, China.(I brought with me my Nokia 8800 & a very nice looking China made mini PDA phone with me). I am quite excited to try out/play with the P300 when I am free at home tonight. I shall keep you guys posted on my opinion of the P300.
Total of 576 user reviews and opinions for Samsung P300.


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DeBlasio announces plans to close Rikers Island
AmNews Staff Reports | 3/31/2017, 3:08 p.m.
Rikers Islands, New York.
Mayor Bill de Blasio, joined by City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, announces his plans to close Rikers Island as a result of a report on the detention facility set for release on Sunday.
During a press conference held at City Hall on Friday, de Blasio said the process would take 10 years and plans to replace the facility with new jails that will be created across the city.
"There is no doubt that the road to Rikers Island's closure will be long and arduous," de Blasio said. "It will require that local officials and stakeholders stand up and support facilities that meet our moral obligation to thousands of New Yorkers whose lives we will never turn our backs on. It will require that our state government, and each component of our criminal justice system, contribute to the reform efforts critical to reducing our jail population and improving re-entry services and educational programming.
Kalief Browder
Brooklyn Council Member Jumaane Williams said in a statement that while he applauds Rikers closure, he has believes the criminal justice system should be fixed entirely.
"Now that there's been a commitment to close the detention center, we must think of a responsible way to shut down Rikers Island," he said. "While it could mean new facilities, it doesn't necessitate it. A combination of pre-trial tools and policies and existing penitentiaries could suffice. Not to mention the ongoing positive shift to investing in a preventative paradigm."
Rikers Island opened in 1932 and currently houses 10,000 inmates with 80 percent awaiting trial. De Blasio said that he plans to cut the inmate population to 5,000.
The facility has come under fire recently for alleged abuse by corrections officers, long wait times for trials and other deplorable conditions. The city was scrutinized over conditions at the facility after the 2015 death of Kalief Browder, who was arrested at the age of 16 for allegedly stealing a backpack and spent three years at Rikers Island without a trial. Two years after his release, Browder committed suicide at age 22.
Just this week, a former Rikers correction officer, an inmate and the inmate's wife were indicted on charges they brought marijuana, alcohol and tobacco into the jail. James Brown, 45, of Queens, who became a correction officer in January, 2016, was arraigned on charges inlcuding third-degree Bribe Receiving and Official Misconduct. Between November 2, 2016 and December 9, 2016, Brown allegedly accepted $700 from an inmate's wife to bring in the contraband to her husband, who is being held on a Queens attempted murder case.
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Simon Grayson Gives A Chance To Impress
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North End boss Simon Grayson has said that players will be given an opportunity to stake their claim for a starting place if the team end up in the Play-Offs.
The Lilywhites' chief was speaking at his pre-match press briefing ahead of the visit of Carlisle United to Deepdale and admitted that he may give some different members of his squad a run out over the next five games.
"We aren't going to tinker or experiment too much," he said. "We won't be throwing kids in from the youth team. Some players might get a start who haven't played recently, but we want to finish the season in a really positive manner.
"I am demanding five wins, if possible, and if we do that, then it gives us good momentum going into the Play-Offs, if that is what it is to be.
"Over the last few weeks we haven't been frightened of changing our system and the way we have played, depending on the opposition and that won't change. We have changed the squad around and still won games and that shows how strong our squad is and that will be the case going forward.
"Everyone will want to give me a huge problem come the Play-Off games, because they want to be involved."
The team have already secured at least a top six finish and the gaffer said that he has no regrets about results or performances that have gone before.
"You look back on the 16 draws and so many of those could have been turned into victories, but all the other clubs will be saying that they dropped points here and there too," he continued.
"You can't worry about ifs, buts and maybes and things that have happened in the past, we can't affect that, we have to look to the future.
"We would have taken this situation when we started the season and I do believe that if we'd had this squad together when we started the season then we would be very close to the top two, because we have some good quality and good characters.
"There is no getting away from the fact that it has been a good season and a successful season so far; a progression season, but it is not finished yet."
The visitors picked up an excellent three points against Swindon Town last weekend and the manager is under no illusions as to the test his side face as they look to add to back-to-back home wins earned in the last few weeks.
"[Carlisle] are a team that is desperate to stay in the division. It is very tight down there; they got a good victory last weekend. They showed their intentions by bringing Gary Madine back to the club from Sheffield Wednesday, before the deadline and it will be a tough game for us.
"They play a system that will be hard to break down and we have to be clever enough to do that. We have had to experience that quite a bit this season, where teams have made it difficult, and we have to make sure we don't lose concentration and get undone with a counter-attack.
"It's a tough game for us, but one we are confident we can win. We won the last two home games and we want to keep that going, because we want the momentum going into the Play-Offs," he added.


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Anyways, I was thrilled to be able to make it for Maeve's entrance to our world. I always feel so privilaged to be invited into such a sacred moment in a families life.
Witnessing a couple work as a team and being reminded of how powerful our bodies are as women is something incredible to see, let alone photograph. There is so much to cature during this time, the time seems to stand still and fly by at the same time.
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MSNBC's Rachel Maddow is hanging the "guilt by association" tag on Republican presidential contender Ted Cruz while conveniently ignoring facts that don't support her argument.
A tag that never applies to liberals.
Cruz's crime is that outspoken rocker Ted Nugent thinks highly of the candidate.
Nugent is taking serious heat for a social media rant this week about who is "really behind gun control." The iconic rocker included a collage of images of prominent Jewish Americans, each with an Israeli flag overlaid, along with derogatory comments about Jews, prompting critics to accuse Nugent of being anti-Semitic.
As any good propagandist is apt to do, Maddow first laid down a disclaimer before ripping Cruz.
"If you're Senator Cruz and you put this up on your website proudly embracing an endorsement from Ted Nugent — showing off, campaigning even tonight on the fact that you are the choice for president of Ted Nugent — then you do kind of own this," she concluded, before naming other questionable endorsements he has received.
Several months later, during an interview on Newsmax TV's "The Steve Malzberg Show," Nugent said he will not endorse any of the GOP presidential candidates until one wins the nomination.
He repeated that his "dream" is for Cruz to win, but again spoke very favorably of Donald Trump.
But somehow this all escaped Maddow's notice.


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[SOURCE: March 18, 2014, "Recidivism in Adult Corrections" report by the Louisiana Department of Corrections]
[Editor's Note: This is the second story in an ongoing series The Independent hopes will help voters understand the important decision they will make in the Oct. 24 election to replace retiring Sheriff Mike Neustrom.]
When it comes to the people caught up in our criminal justice system, the first 24 hours are the most crucial. From the second a person is locked behind bars, a countdown is underway for them to get released from jail in 24 hours or less. It's an unnecessary yet very real race against time — one that's run daily by a group comprising mostly decent people whose biggest crime is being guilty of poor judgment, addiction or mental illness.
For those with the resources to beat the clock and post bail within that 24-hour window, chances are they'll likely never be seeing a jail cell from the inside again. But for those without the necessary resources, the people the clock was designed to beat — if they're still in jail when that 24 hour buzzer dings, odds are they'll be coming back for another stay behind bars at some point in their future. And most likely, they'll face longer sentences than the people who manage to get out before 24 hours passes, even when arrested for the same crime.
It's like walking through a college campus — that feeling of being smarter just by exposure alone. Jails are the same: Hang out in one long enough and you'll come out just like a legit academician; another jailhouse graduate with a degree in the criminal arts. All the data show it's true: Spend more than 24 hours in jail, and you're four times more likely to be reincarcerated somewhere down the line.
Since 1980, the federal prison system has exploded. In those 35 years, the federal
inmate population has grown from 24,640 to a June 2015 count of 208,388. Nearly 6,000 of these inmates are housed in federal facilities here in Louisiana. Locally, the inmate population living under the watch of the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office is around 1,600 offenders. Well over 900 of these are inmates imprisoned in the Downtown jail. Three-quarters of these people are in jail over a simple misdemeanor, and about 60 percent of these inmates are still considered innocent in the eyes of the law. The majority of their stay will be spent awaiting their day in court to finally see whether they'll be charged with a crime or released onto the streets after three months in jail. For the unfortunate majority, this means a crash course in crime thanks to the all veterans in the field who tend to hang out in jails with nothing to do and loads of time to kill.
This problem is major, not to mention crazy expensive. It's also not without a solution.
Here in Lafayette, we're demonstrating how this solution is beneficial to the whole community. And we've been using it for almost 10 years, ever since Sheriff Mike Neustrom put his experiment in diversion programming into motion. As you may have read in part one of this series (our May cover story), Neustrom's approach is not the norm — in Louisiana or for most of the nation — but it is the future of the American criminal justice system; and it is slowly starting to spread.
So who are the people of diversion?
They're people like Gerald Joubert, Spurling Prejean, Carl James Harrison, Tyler Solomon: They're our fellow Hubcitizens, our neighbors. They're good people, smart, spiritual, driven and hopeful about their futures. Like all of us, they just want to better their lives and their community.
Probably the only real difference is that unlike the majority of us, their path up the ladder is being guided by our local criminal justice system. And their lives have all been changed for the better because of people like Neustrom and those he's brought into his administration over the last 16 years to use diversion programming as a way to help society's less fortunate successfully get off the streets and into society.
From the moment you meet them, you can see it in the eyes of those whose lives it's impacted. I've seen it. I've studied it. And yes I'm a believer. The diversion approach to corrections is the future. And here's something else for all you armchair preachers out there: It's also the moral thing to do.
But now that four very different candidates are vying for Neustrom's job as sheriff, the diversion experiment is very much in jeopardy. As put by Rob Reardon, Neustrom's director of corrections, in part one of this series: The next sheriff can either build on what's been done or he can dismantle it all in a day.
Drug and property crimes face higher chances for re-incarceration than inmates who committed violent crimes.
SOURCE: March 18, 2014, "Recidivism in Adult Corrections" report by the Louisiana Department of Corrections
[GERALD JOUBERT]
At age 55, Gerald Joubert is a vastly different person than he was just two years ago.
Back then, Joubert was still living under the grips of alcoholism and a longtime addiction to hard drugs. For the last 20 years of his life, he'd been trapped within a revolving door going in and out of jail, prison, back on the streets, repeat.
In September 2013, those hard-living days came to an end with an order from Judge Jules Edwards — a vocal advocate for the spread of diversion within our criminal justice system. Edwards' sentence that day: that Joubert immediately report to LPSO's Community Corrections Campus for drug addiction treatment and the Alternative Sentencing Program.
For Joubert, this would be life-changing.
"I'd just been arrested and charged for possession when I entered this program," Joubert tells me from inside the fluorescent classroom where we sit and talk.
Joubert is a Level 3 within ASP. That means he's in a more trusted role than, say, a Level 1 offender. It also means that in addition to meeting all his program requirements, he's taking night classes and working a full-time day job driving 18-wheelers for Brinco Trucking out of Duson.
Joubert's professional. He's clean, sharp and spiritually reborn. His eyes reflect back a man with hope and self-respect.
of our local incarcerated offenders are pre-trial inmates awaiting court trials
It's not what you'd expect from someone who spent so much of his life either in jail, prison or out on the streets where he'd smoke crack and drink hard until his next "downtime."
"I spent a long time in incarceration, over 15 years in five different prisons," says Joubert. "Being in jail, everything stops. You're at a standstill. It took time for me to grow spiritually, but I learned these basic principles, moral principles. Before, I'd be out in the street high and hustlin'. Now I'm rested, I'm not on drugs. This offers you the support you need to support yourself. Yes, we're partly incarcerated, but we still have the opportunity to stand on our own and provide for ourselves."
Joubert has embraced ASP. The program, which has given him the skills needed to function in society, allows him to spend his nights at home. But he's quick to tell you it's not been easy. In fact, it's damn tough.
"You're expected to find a job, stay clean, meet with your case manager, attend class if you're scheduled, be where you're supposed to be."
Joubert's two years in, and he says he's feeling pretty accomplished. He can look to the future now and see good things.
Five years down the road from now? "I see myself with a good job, I'm on my way to owning my own home, my own land and my own rig," he says. "I'll have savings, a checking account; being able to pay bills, having life insurance, health insurance."
[CARL JAMES HARRISON]
For Carl James Harrison, it was a misdemeanor arrest for theft that landed him in the parish jail in January. Unable to make bail, Harrison spent the next three months behind bars.
"It's not comfy," he says of the experience. "The thing I hate most about jail is when they handcuff you and bring you down that hall and say that's your roommate, slam the door and then all hell breaks loose. Can't do nothing but hear that noise. It would make me just say, 'Lord, get me out of here.' Honestly, I was really scared because of my lifestyle."
Harrison is an openly gay black man.
He's 50. He's from Lafayette. And like Joubert he's sharp, well-spoken and spiritually recharged.
He too has hope-filled eyes. "I just kept praying, 'Lord please get me out of here,'" Harrison recalls. "But I stayed in for three months, and it was the longest thing I've had to do. I thank God the program finally came up."
He remembers the day his prayers came true, the day he got the news he'd be getting out, going home — that he'd be getting a second chance, at an education, at life; a chance to change the course of his future.
"I remember he said they'll work with me and get me in this program that would help me better myself, get my GED. I was like, 'Yes,' and right there's where I told myself I would stick with it. I don't want to ever be back in that cell, and this place is not a cell. It's like a home. Here, you have to come in, take your drug test, go to all your classes and then your case managers work with you, show you what to do. Each night we get to go home after class, cook, cut the grass and then come back the next morning and do it over again. It keeps me off the streets, because that is where I was before."
Harrison recalls first entering ASP, when walking was his sole mode of transportation. Harrison's case manager asked one day if there was anything he needed. Guidance? Any assistance?
Finding out he'd been going to and from campus every day by foot, trekking more miles than many walk in a week, Harrison's counselor responded the next day by giving him a bicycle. "That's how much they love us and want to see us do better through this program," he says. "They really do."
"I want to be here. Here you can do work, talk to your case manager, go to lunch. There are expectations. I'm glad they sent me here, because I have a responsibility now, I have freedom. I've learned to respect myself, walk with my head up knowing I'm free and I'm in the program; that's my family, and I'll continue coming here."
[TYLER SOLOMON]
Tyler Solomon is 22 years old. She's soft-spoken. She's a mother. She's also been in and out of jail on two occasions in recent years. And like her fellow ASP classmates, she'll tell you jail's no place to be.
"To be honest, it sucks," Soloman says of the experience. "People just don't like Pkwy. Supporting you for no Sponsor: reason. I was there for about a week the first time.
The second time I was there for three weeks. First was for stealing and then for a mental illness-related issue. If it wasn't for this program, I would still be suffering from my mental issue. I'm truly thankful I have someone like my case manager to work with me on my life." Supporting Sponsor: She's learning basic skills she somehow missed out on. She's becoming a better Ambassador parent, learning Caffery the beauty Pkwy. of a budget, Acadiana-Mall.com how to maintain a checking account, as well as an assortment of other training offered through LPSO's Community Corrections Center.
"Since I came to this program they've been helping me keep away from the bad things in life, helping me get my GED," says Solomon. "They've helped me realize and Ambassador Caffery Pkwy. I have people I have to support. I'm 22 337.984.8240 years | Acadiana-Mall.com old, and I've got a young one to think about and take care of."
She arrived at ASP last year, and though there's no end date in sight as to when she'll become a graduate — "it's to be determined" — she's OK with that. Like her classmates, she too enjoys her time on campus, bettering herself through everything offered by ASP.
"I like it because it gives me the chance to play with my kid at the end of the day," she adds.
Asked where she hopes to be five years in the future: "Married, still having one kid, a nice house, happy."
[SPURLING PREJEAN]
Spurling Prejean is in his early 30s, recently engaged.
And he's a father. That's what landed him in jail in fact; that and a string of bad luck: lost job, money problems, unable to pay his monthly child support for his four young kids. The state took one away and Prejean soon found himself behind bars, locked up in the parish jail.
Prejean tells me he's also battling a weed addiction. So far he's winning, thanks to the program, he adds. Prejean's enrollment in alternative sentencing was the result of a judge's order in late March.
"Don't take nothing for granted," Prejean advises. "While incarcerated, that's where I really found God."
Like Joubert, Prejean has a day job in construction, building houses with Galloway Construction. He's been doing this on and off four about 15 years.
As he knows so well, construction has its high and its lows. Prejean sees ASP as a game-changer. It's a way up to the next level, an education, better job, more money and a better life with more opportunities for his kids.
"I'm in here for a GED. I didn't finish high school," Prejean explains. "I quit. So my goal is to finish my GED here so I can get a better job and better take care of my family."
That's why he and his fiancée have yet to set the big date. He says before that can happen, he must first graduate from ASP. And where does he see himself down the road in five years? "Married, building my own house, running my own construction company — I love construction work — and being a good teacher to my kids and a lot of these other youngsters out there."
After Part 1 of this series hit stands last month, we received a poignant comment from Judge Jules Edwards of the 15th Judicial District and immediately set up a meeting with him.
In addition to handling the court's drug cases, Edwards also plays a big role in the promotion of LPSO's diversion programming. He's an advocate because he knows it works. He's also aware of the potential threat for diversion's piecemeal unraveling by Lafayette Parish's next elected sheriff. According to Edwards, it's all about screening inmates at the point of intake into the jail to determine their individual level of risk; what former New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram calls the "smart statistics" or a "moneyballing" approach to fighting crime.
(It's worth checking out her 12-minute TED Talk discussion on YouTube.)
These research-based screening models are essentially used to determine if an offender is in need of intervention as a means for reducing recidivism, as well as the individual risk level they pose if released early. It's essentially providing a research, data-based answer to the simple question: What is the likelihood this individual will commit another crime if released and allowed to await their trial date from home?
Like many who work closely in our local criminal justice system, Edwards is deeply concerned about the future — the future of the diversion programs, our criminal justice system and ultimately our community. Though his position on the bench prohibits political endorsements, Edwards does say that electing the wrong candidate to replace Neustrom will have lasting repercussions for decades to come.
"The elimination of the Alternative Sentencing Program, or to end any of these diversion programs, would increase crime and it would increase expenses. To end these programs endangers public safety and would be an incredibly fiscally imprudent decision," Edwards says. "This sheriff came in and selected people who were very skilled in their areas of expertise. He trained his staff to understand evidencebased practices. So if we get a new sheriff who comes in and says, 'We'll just start locking them all up again,' well, while they're in there, what do you think they'll be doing with their time? The answer's easy: They'll be in those cages talking to one another. You'll have dangerous people with non-dangerous people, or hustlers with non-hustlers. And let me tell you: Bad rubs off on good much more than good rubs off on bad."
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We try to help business, and they have chosen to take that as meaning forever and then calling it a tax increase."
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EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini
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EU expresses concern over Israel's Jewish Nationality Law
European Union says controversial legislation complicates the two-state solution; Turkey also comes out against law, accusing Israel of trying to form 'an apartheid state' and calling on the world to 'react to this injustice.'
The European Union on Thursday said it was concerned about Israel's new Nationality Law, which declares that only Jews have the right of self determination, and said it would complicate a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
The Knesset passed the Nationality Law earlier on Thursday after months of political argument. It was sharply criticized by the country's Arab minority, who called it racist and verging on apartheid.
"We are concerned, we have expressed this concern and we will continue to engage with Israeli authorities in this context," a spokeswoman for EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini told a news briefing.
EU Foreign Policy chief Federica Mogherini (Photo: EPA)
"We've been very clear when it comes to the two-state solution, we believe it is the only way forward and any step that would further complicate or prevent this solution of becoming a reality should be avoided," she said.
Turkey also came out against the legislation, denouncing it as racist and accusing Israel of trying to form "an apartheid state."
A spokesman for President Tayyip Erdogan called on the international community "to react to this injustice happening in front of the entire world's eyes."
Turkey and Israel have long been at loggerheads over Israel's policy towards the Palestinians and Jerusalem's status. Erdogan has called for a summit of Muslim leaders twice in the past six months after US President Donald Trump decided to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Turkish President Erdogan (Photo: Reuters)
Condemning the law, presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin criticized what he called "this racist move that amounts to erasing the Palestinian people from their homeland physically and legally."
In a series of tweets, Kalin also repeated Ankara's long-standing objections to the construction of Jewish settlements on what he said was "occupied" territory. "We reject the Israeli government's efforts to form an apartheid state," he said.
Turkey's foreign ministry also criticiszd the law. "Identifying the right to self-determination as a right given only to Jews is the result of an outdated and discriminatory mentality," it said in a statement.
This law "tramples on the principles of universal law and disregards the rights of the Palestinian citizens of Israel," the Turkish foreign ministry added.
The largely symbolic law stipulates that "Israel is the historic homeland of the Jewish people, and they have an exclusive right to national self-determination in it."
Arab MKs protest Nationality Law in the Knesset (Photo: Amit Shabi)
It also strips Arabic of its designation as an official language alongside Hebrew, downgrading it to a "special status" that enables its continued use within Israeli institutions.
Israel's Arabs number some 1.8 million, about 20 percent of the 9 million population.
The two-state solution envisaged under an international peace framework, in which Palestinians living in Gaza and the West Bank would gain their own state, is already looking like a dim prospect.
Peace talks have been stalemated for several years and Israeli settlements in the disputed lands have expanded, despite condemnation from the EU and other bodies.
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