Laura Russell works as the Digital Content Manager at The Publishing Training Centre, which offers a broad range of courses to help both novices and experts gain and retain skills needed to work in the industry. We asked Laura a bit more about their courses and how they remain up-to-date in the ever-changing world of publishing.
1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your role as Digital Content Manager at The Publishing Training Centre (PTC).
I joined PTC in 2014, initially as an Administration Assistant. I had moved to London from Manchester to pursue a career in publishing, so when the opening at PTC popped up on my Facebook feed I jumped at it. Since then, I have found that my passion really lies in helping to create and maintain really good web content that helps your intended audience find what they're looking for (and perhaps some things they didn't know about!). I now look after not only our main website, but also our in-house e-Learning platform, which I had a big hand in developing.
2. Who are your courses aimed at and how accessible are they for people working in full-time jobs?
We have two main types of courses; Open and Self-Study. Open courses are aimed at those working in the industry already who want to consolidate 'on the job' learning. Our Self-Study courses are aimed mostly at those who would like to work freelance, and they are designed to be extremely flexible so that students can fit their learning around a current job, or family life. Our Self-Study portfolio now also includes shorter e-Learning Modules, which allow students to study a particular specialised topic following initial training.
3. The PTC courses are led by a network of tutors. What do you look for in your tutors and how do you form working relationships with them?
Our tutors are all keen to promote ongoing professional development in the publishing industry, and we draw from all sectors to provide a wide knowledge base for our delegates to draw on. We keep in constant contact with our tutor team, and like to arrange periodic events to bring everyone together to catch up and share ideas.
4. How do you stay up-to-date with what is needed in the publishing industry and ensure that your courses remain relevant?
We have a variety of methods! Key to our ongoing course development is our Advisory Panel, made up of a number of current publishing professionals from different sectors and departments. They are able to tell us exactly what their colleagues and employees (and they themselves) are looking for from their training. We also like to do our own market research to keep an ear to the ground within the freelance community.
5. Have you notice a demand for certain courses increase or change as the publishing industry has developed over the years?
Absolutely. Our core editorial courses are always in demand; the key with these is to make sure that the methods we teach reflect today's working practices. Outside of this, demand is constantly evolving: in the last decade particularly, the rise of 'digital' has meant that there was a huge need for new courses to cover these areas and give people a foundation, but now digital is the norm the training needs have become more niche.
6. Are there any new courses coming out that we should look out for? What are the most consistently popular courses you offer?
As mentioned, our core editorial courses are always popular, and the feedback we get from our delegates and students is consistently excellent. In terms of new things we are offering, our portfolio of e-Learning Modules is expanding massively. These shorter, flexible online courses are a great way for us to keep up with the ever-changing training needs of the publishing community, freelance and in-house alike.
Find courses to help you with your publishing career at the Publishing Training Centre website or twitter.


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Le château ou fort Saint-Philippe (en esp. Castillo ou fortín San Felipe), dit aussi Castillo Libertador, est un fort du , qui commande l'entrée du port de Puerto Cabello, au Venezuela, et se trouve aujourd'hui situé dans l'importante base navale Agustín Armario.

Histoire

Construction

Le projet de ce fort fut conçu en 1729 par le gouverneur de la province du Venezuela, Don Lope Carrillo de Andrade Sotomayor y Pimentel, et mis en œuvre entre 1732 et 1741. Le fort, qui fut nommé en l'honneur du roi d'Espagne Philippe V, avait pour objectif premier de protéger les activités marchandes de la Compañía Guipuzcoana, célèbre maison de commerce qui bénéficia pendant de longues années du monopole du commerce entre le Venezuela et l'Espagne ; c'était, en effet, l'époque de la piraterie et des rivalités entre l'Espagne, les Provinces-Unies, la France et l'Angleterre pour la maîtrise des mers.

Époque coloniale espagnole

L'amiral britannique Charles Knowles (1704-1777), qui devait plus tard être fait gouverneur de la Jamaïque (1749-1752), fut le premier à mener une attaque contre le fort en 1743. De façon générale, le fort joua le rôle, à l'ère coloniale, de lieu de refuge pour la ville de Puerto Cabello et faisait partie, au même titre que le fortin Solano, situé sur les hauteurs qui dominent la ville, d'un système complexe de fortifications semblable, proportions gardées, à celui de la ville de Cartagène en Colombie.

Époque de l'indépendance

Le , le sous-lieutenant Francisco Fernández Vinoni trahit les patriotes en armant les prisonniers du fortin, alors sous le commandement du colonel Simón Bolívar, pour hisser le pavillon royal et faire pilonner la ville de Puerto Cabello, occasionnant la chute de la Première République du Venezuela.

À la suite de la capitulation de 1812, le généralissime Francisco de Miranda est incarcéré dans le fort avant d'être transféré à Cadix en passant par Porto Rico.

Le , Vicente Salias, traditionnellement considéré comme l'auteur des paroles de l'hymne national vénézuélien, est exécuté dans le fort.

À l'issue de la bataille de Carabobo de 1821, les troupes royalistes effectuent leur retraite vers le fort, faisant ainsi de la place l'ultime réduit des Espagnols sur le territoire vénézuélien jusqu'à leur expulsion finale en 1823, par les soins du général José Antonio Páez.

Époque vénézuélienne

Le général Venancio Pulgar est emprisonné dans le fort à la suite de la tentative avortée de sécession de l'État de Zulia d'avec le Venezuela en 1869. Pulgar parvint cependant à suborner la garnison, laquelle constituait le dernier bastion contre le gouvernement nouvellement instauré d'Antonio Guzmán Blanco.

En 1902, le fort San Felipe ainsi que le fortin Solano, mais aussi la ville de Puerto Cabello elle-même, sont la cible d'attaques de la part du cuirassé anglais Charybdis et du croiseur allemand Vineta, pour motif de non remboursement de dettes contractées auprès de puissances étrangères sous le gouvernement de Cipriano Castro.

Le fort est converti en prison à l'époque de Cipriano Castro et de Juan Vicente Gómez, accueillant comme détenus diverses personnalités dissidentes illustres, telles que le général José Manuel Hernández (1853-1921), l'écrivain José Rafael Pocaterra (1888-1955), l'anarchiste Biófilo Panclasta (1879–1943), Jóvito Villalba (1908-1989), Rómulo Betancourt (1908-1981) et Andrés Eloy Blanco (1897-1955), lequel au cours de son séjour au fort écrivit l'œuvre poétique Barco de piedra ('navire de pierre'), faisant allusion, par ce titre, à la forme carénée du château et au fait qu'il est environné par la mer.

À l'heure actuelle, l'accès public au fort est restreint, en raison de son emplacement au-dedans d'une base navale.

Liens externes
 Photographies du château sur Venezuelatuya.com

Histoire du Venezuela
Puerto Cabello

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Saranda is a port in southwestern part of Albania and it is bordered by Corfu island (Greece). In antiquity the city was known by the ancient Greek name of Onchesmos .In the Byzantine period it is called " Forty Saints ". In the beginning of the 20 century Saranda was named just Porto. Mussolini named Porto Edda in the honor of his daughter Edda. At the end of the 20th century it took the name "Saranda".
The highlights of Saranda :
1) Butrinti
The National Park of Butrint (also known as Buthrotum) is one of the biggest archeological treasures of Albania, the cultural identity of Saranda city and part of the UNESCO World Heritage site . It is considered also as a habitat of many species that are globally threatened, making it one of the most important areas for Albanian biodiversity. It is located 14 km south of Saranda and also close to the Greek border.
2) Blue Eye
It is the most beautiful natural attraction with a water spring and a natural phenomenon near the village of Muzine in Finiq municipality. This lake has an average depth of 50m and is the only of 18 others that culminate with the largest and crystalline blue-green source in the shape of an eye.
3) Lekursi Castle
Erected on a hilltop, only 2 km from Saranda. It was built in the 15″ century, during the campaign of Sulejman Pasha against the Corfu. A very special strategical position allows the contemplation of the city and the street that goes to Butrint, and a rare view of the islands of Ksamil.
4) Ksamili Islands
The small town with four magical islands, also called Tetranis Islands, is the destination of all. With gorgeous beaches like: Pema e Thate (The Dead Tree), Mirrors Beach, Seagull Beach, Krorezh Beach etc. A special place is also the Mussel House around the Butrinti Lake.
5) The ruins of Synagogue
Belongs to the medival period . Inhabited by a Jewish community and turned later into a christian chapel situated in the center of the city. Excavation have revealed a Basilic and two mosaics , respectively with two figures of fish , which is related to the coastline of Saranda .
6) The Monastery of 40th Saints
Is located on the top of a hill ,near the Lekursi Castle , is one of the most important historic monuments in Saranda . It dates back to the 6th century AD and it is thought to have been an important regional pilgrimage site .

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Chapman Run is a  tributary of Shaffer Creek in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.

Chapman Run and Brush Creek join near Clearville to form Shaffer Creek.

See also
List of rivers of Pennsylvania

References

Rivers of Pennsylvania
Tributaries of the Juniata River
Rivers of Bedford County, Pennsylvania


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Arizona Wildcats commit Noah Fifita named…
Arizona Wildcats commit Noah Fifita named top-10 QB by MaxPreps for 2021
Keith Birmingham / Pasadena Star-News / SCNG
Quarterback Noah Fifita #1 of Servite run for a touchdown against Damien in the first half of a prep football game at Damien High School in La Verne on Friday, March 12, 2021. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
By Arizona Daily Star and Justin Spears Arizona Daily Star |
PUBLISHED: July 10, 2021 at 3:38 p.m. | UPDATED: July 19, 2021 at 5:03 p.m.
If MaxPreps.com has anything to say about it, Arizona Wildcats commit Noah Fifita is a top-10 high school quarterback heading into the 2021 season.
Earlier this week, MaxPreps listed Fifita, a senior at Servite High School in Anaheim, California, at No. 8 overall behind Quinn Ewers, Cade Klubnik, Gunner Stockton, Arch Manning, Malachi Nelson, Walker Howard and Conner Harrell. Fifita was ranked higher than Texas commit Maalik Murphy and Alabama commit Ty Simpson.
The 5-foot-10-inch, 170-pound Fifita, rated a three-star prospect, has thrown for 4,299 yards, 49 touchdowns and six interceptions with a 63.4 completion percentage in three seasons at Servite.
Fifita, who emulates his skillset after Seattle Seahawks star Russell Wilson, told the Star in June following his visit to the UA that he's looking to improve his feet and rushing skills to complement his throwing accuracy.
"I'm good in the pocket and good at creating plays with chaos, but I want to actually take the top off this year and have some 50-yard rushes for touchdowns," Fifita said. "I don't think I've ever been able to do that, so if we want to beat Mater Dei and St. John Bosco this year, I'm going to have that ability."
The Wildcats are also targeting Fifita's highly-touted Servite teammates, four-star tight end Keyan Burnett, who recently decommitted from USC, and four-star wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan.
"I'm working on 'T-Mac' and Keyan," Fifita said, "Obviously, they're big-time recruits that go to the same high school as me, and I've been playing with them since the eighth grade, so those are two must-haves that we gotta go get right now."
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North Ridgeville vs. Medina girls basketball: Grace Kingery becomes Rangers' all-time leading scorer in close win
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Reince Priebus, the feckless RNC Chairman, appeared on NBC's Meet the Depressed today to contend with Obama bootlicker David Gregory. Priebus spent his time defending the lawsuit by John Boehner against Obama and saying people are getting Hillary fatigue. You know, the same old party line.
But Mr. Chairman, there is a two ton elephant in the room you are ignoring, because I haven't seen you address it, and you are a fool if you think you can just wish it away.
It would have been one thing if Thad Cochran had won the primary over conservative Tea Party challenger Chris McDaniel because he had a better message, had been willing to listen to his constituents and what they wanted to see happen not just in DC, but have their state represented.
But he didn't. Instead of a better message, Cochran, Haley Barbour and his family and the GOP-esablishment types (John McCain, the NRSC, Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Grahamnesty, Karl Rove) used the liberal playbook (with help from liberals) of fear-mongering and race baiting against not only McDaniel, but the Tea Party, running some of the most despicable ads and engaging in a "get out the vote" campaign that has turned up illegal votes in many areas.
All this while you stayed silent, Mr. Priebus.
Unfortunately, this establishment war against the Tea Party didn't start with Chris McDaniel. It started way back in 2010, when establishment architect Rove decided to attack Christine O'Donnell as unelectable, never mind she had her IRS forms leaked to the media in a way to malign her. Lisa Murkowski couldn't accept the fact that a Tea Party candidate, Joe Miller, beat her with a better message, so she ran as an independent to keep her seat.
We're always being told how we must have "outreach" with women and minorities, but we saw the establishment "gentlemen" do nothing (and in some cases, aid and abet...I'm looking at you Karl) while articulate conservative women like Sarah Palin get tarred and feathered with slander, innuendo and untrue attacks by the Obama lapdog media. The same happens to Allen West, Ted Cruz, Herman Cain...they're branded as troublemakers because they're not willing to toe the establishment line.
We saw the establishment pile-on Newt Gingrich with a vicious, scorched-earth smear campaign in 2012. But any criticism of Romney's business dealings? Can't talk about that. Is it any wonder why Romney couldn't shake that off of him, because that soft spot was something we couldn't talk about, and if we did, we were "attacking capitalism."
More recently, we saw a great, upstanding conservative in Virginia named Ken Cuccinelli have his gubernatorial campaign kneecapped out of spite by establishment RINO Bill Bolling. Now, we in the Commonwealth have a corrupt, Clintonoid governor using Obama-style dictatorial tactics in passing a state budget with Medicaid funding, all because of RINO Bolling's little temper-tantrum.
Through all of that, you stayed silent. Somehow, you were re-elected to your leadership post in 2013 after leading the GOP in losing the most important election in our lifetime, 2012. What have you done? Continuously stuck your finger in the eyes of conservatives and the Tea Party, but expected us to go vote for whomever the establishment decides will run in November.
Arrogant and out of touch--I always applied that term to Democrats, liberals, and the Hollywood, New York, New England elitists who look down their noses through their chardonnay glasses at those of us who are not like them. More and more, it's becoming clear that the establishment Republicans are just as arrogant and out of touch as liberal Democrats. Both sides play partisan politics like it is a Redskins vs. Cowboys football game.
But it's not a game. Our nation is dying from a massive debt, overspending, an economy that has not recovered from the 2008 recession, an erosion of liberty, and a lack of leadership domestically and on the world stage. Yet while we conservatives bring those concerns forward, we are treated as if we are what's wrong with the country...not just by Democrats, but also by GOP establishment elitists who expect us to vote for whom they decide the candidate will be, arrogantly thinking we will settle for the "lesser of two evils."
Well, after your dastardly deed in Mississippi, you might just have well outraged enough folks who won't be voting this year, because they no longer see the value in voting for someone just because they have an "R" by their name. They no longer see the use in having a majority in power who act so easily spooked by the libs and their media acolytes. "My Party, Right or Wrong" might be the operating procedure for the sheepish liberals who vote Democrat, but any American who cares about the future of his nation must break out of this party tribalism, especially when the GOP leadership is unwilling to confront those on the other side who destroy the very foundation of our nation.
Republicans ran on repealing Obamacare in 2010, but thus far have only offered lip-service to the idea. When Ted Cruz and Mike Lee went on an effort to defund it, the establishment types (McCain, Graham, Rove) got spooked by the Obama Media coverage and became the Left's useful idiots by attacking Lee and Cruz.
The IRS scandal against the Tea Party is a massive abuse of power that should be leading to jail sentences in order to get to the truth. But Darrell Issa is all bull and no cattle. If he really meant business, Lois Lerner would be residing in the gray bar hotel right now, or would have sought immunity to reveal what she really knew. Same goes for that arrogant IRS head. I don't want Paul Ryan sitting up there acting like a blowhard for the cameras, I want to see pressure put to him where he'll either sing like a bird or get issued an orange jumpsuit.
Richard Milhous Obama has willfully violated his oath of office in such a manner he is deserving of impeachment several times over, yet all John Boehner wants to do is file a lawsuit against him? What a bleeping joke! Boehner must have had one too many martinis to realize he has the power of the purse and could cut off funding to the Executive Branch, if he doesn't have the gonads to impeach. Or is he just too afraid to use that power? He might burst out crying if he's attacked.
Leadership is what we desperately need, in Congress and also at the RNC, and we're not getting it from you, Boehner, or McConnell. You all act like young George McFly from Back to the Future, afraid of being bullied and kicked around by the Democrats (Biff and his band of bullies), when what is needed is someone with the backbone to punch the bullying Biff in the mouth.
Unlike some, I'm not going to play the game of take the loss and keep the eye on the ball, especially after what happened in Mississippi was done in such a vile, despicable manner. Don't count on me to carry the GOP water here at this blog. Likewise, don't expect me to vote unless you have candidates who do more than give lip service to conservative principles.
Why? Because when you attack your base, why should they come out to vote again in November? Right now, your silence about what happened last Tuesday is being viewed as complicity, by the grassroots. If you do not fix it, you are on the verge of another losing election season for the GOP that they should have won.


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Son Heung-min scores in 1-0 Hamburg victory
Son Heung-min of Hamburg SV celebrates his goal during the Bundesliga league match between Hamburg SV and FSV Mainz in Hamburg, Germany, Saturday. Hamburg won 1-0. [PENTA PRESS/YONHAP]
Son Heung-min scored his sixth goal of the season in the second half Saturday, leading Hamburg SV to a 1-0 victory over FSV Mainz 05.
Koo Ja-cheol, another Korean in the Bundesliga, scored his first goal of the season for FC Augsburg in a 4-2 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt.
Park Ji-sung, captain of the Queens Park Rangers, missed his fourth straight match with a knee injury, as his team succumbed to Southampton 3-1 in a duel of the two worst English Premier League clubs. QPR is the only Premier League side without a win.
In the match held at Imtech Arena in Hamburg, Son, 20, broke the deadlock in the 63rd minute as he connected a volleyed cross by midfielder Maximilian Beister from the left wing. The victory, the club's fifth, moved Hamburg up to eighth in the 18-team Bundesliga, trailing Mainz on goal difference.
Son has six goals through 12 games, seventh best in the league, and surpassed his season best of five set last year. It was his first goal in three games since he scored Oct. 27 against Augsburg, which rested the injured Koo in the match.
Koo, 23, who was captain of the Korean Olympic team that won a bronze medal in London, scored in the first injury time in Saturday's match at Commerzbank Arena. Frankfurt won, thanks in part to an own goal by Augbsurg's Sacha Molders, and Augsburg remained in last place with a one win, eight losses and three draws.
In other Bundesliga action, Bayern Munich's stellar run may have come to a halt with a 1-1 draw at lowly Nuremberg, but the league leaders still managed to extend their advantage to eight points after Schalke 04 lost, 2-0, at Bayer Leverkusen.
In England, Mark Hughes said he would not resign as Queens Park Rangers manager despite the home loss to Southampton on Saturday.
"I don't run away from challenges, and this is a huge challenge," said Hughes, who took over in January. "I knew [the job] was going to be problematic, but this year we had real expectations and I was quite prepared to raise expectation as I thought we'd have a good season. It hasn't happened for us, unfortunately."
QPR's Malaysian owner Tony Fernandes, who has splashed serious cash on new players, wrote on Twitter: "I feel gutted. I have put my heart and soul into this with my other shareholders. And done all we can to give support to players and all management. I can only apologize to the QPR fans. We keep fighting."
The Rangers have four points from 12 games, five points behind 17th-place Reading.
Manchester United was humbled 1-0 by Norwich City and Chelsea was upset 2-1 at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday as champions Manchester City took advantage of their rivals' mistakes with a 5-0 demolition of Aston Villa.
In Spain, Barcelona pulled six points clear of Atletico Madrid at the top of La Liga when Lionel Messi netted his seventh double of the campaign Saturday and set up Alex Song to open his account for the club in a 3-1 success at home to Real Zaragoza.
World Player of the Year Messi took his league tally for the season to 17 with a pair of beautifully executed finishes as unbeaten Barca moved on to 34 points from 12 matches.
Atletico had 28 points ahead of their game at Granada yesterday, while third-place Real Madrid closed to within two of their city rivals when they crushed visiting Athletic Bilbao 5-1 on Saturday.
After Jon Aurtenetxe's early own goal, Karim Benzema, Sergio Ramos, Mesut Ozil and Sami Khedira were on target as Real won for the seventh time in eight games.
By Moon Gwang-lip, Reuters [joe@joongang.co.kr]


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We know there are many competitive sites and we value your visit and hope you can find the cottage holiday you have always dreamed about in Leconfield .
For many people the perfect UK holiday is staying in a cottage, and it's clearly an increasing trend. The cost and inconvenience of international travel is unnecessary when we have such excellent things to do in Leconfield .


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Papa Roach Planning 2020 'Infest' 20th Anniversary Celebration
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Next year marks 20 years since the release of Papa Roach's major label debut, Infest, and the group has plans to celebrate the album's anniversary.
The album, which was certified triple-platinum in July of 2001, is the second album from Papa Roach and the one that broke them on a mainstream level off the back of the all-time hit single, "Last Resort."
Singer Jacoby Shaddix spoke with Z93 at the Sonic Temple festival over the weekend, revealing, "2020, we're going to celebrate the 20-year anniversary of our album Infest. And so, April 25th, 2020, we will be having a celebration."
The frontman made no mention of a full-on tour to commemorate the record, but there will be at least one event as stated.
"Last Resort" deals with the theme of suicide and in the interview, Shaddix opened up more about the topic and the event that inspired the hit song. "Our first single, 'Last Resort,' was about… One of my best friends, he tried to kill himself. We lived in a house together. I'm 17 years old, and my best friend tried to kill himself. And it was a traumatic experience. I sing the song from a first-person point of view just to make it… this is how I write music. It's just crazy how many people have used that song as a source of strength."
Continuing, Shaddix added, "This music is purpose-driven, and I know that there's a reason why I'm here on this planet creating music and creating art with my brothers in Papa Roach."
Papa Roach's latest album, Who Do You Trust?, was released in January earlier this year.
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Source: Papa Roach Planning 2020 'Infest' 20th Anniversary Celebration
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion, Politics
LePage administration responds to story about infant nutrition program with distortion
by The BDN Editorial Board January 24, 2017 January 24, 2017
On Jan. 11, the BDN's Maine Focus team published the results of an in-depth look at how the Maine Department of Health and Human Services was handling a legally required electronic upgrade to a nutrition program for women and young children.
The BDN obtained communications between the state and federal government that showed Maine had to forfeit $1.4 million because of an ideological stance of Commissioner Mary Mayhew: She halted the switch to electronic WIC benefit cards because the federal government wouldn't pay to include participant photo IDs on them.
Now, both Mayhew and Gov. Paul LePage are trying to discredit the story with false information.
WIC, the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, serves 20,000 low-income women, infants and young children in Maine. WIC recipients are required to participate in nutrition education, and they're issued paper vouchers worth about $40 per person each month that they can redeem for a specific list of nutritious foods, such as milk, whole-wheat bread, and fresh fruits and vegetables. The program is entirely federally funded.
By October 2020, WIC programs in every state will have to abandon those paper vouchers for swipe cards that are supposed to make it easier for participants to redeem their benefits, simplify transactions for grocers and reduce improper payments.
But Mayhew stalled Maine's transition to a paperless system for WIC as other states have moved ahead. That's because she insists Maine's new WIC benefit cards carry photo IDs, despite the lack of evidence of fraud within the nutrition program that a photo ID would address. (Cards can be used by multiple family members.)
When the federal government said it wouldn't support the IDs, Mayhew foolishly dug in. Rather than continue with a legally required technological update — that actually would help eliminate program errors, such as participants redeeming their benefits for the wrong food — she just stopped doing her job.
One result was having to forfeit $1.4 million of the $2.5 million federal grant Maine received to pay for the electronic transition because DHHS didn't commit the money to approved expenses soon enough. The state can recoup the funding later if it decides to move ahead with the upgrade.
After the BDN published the story, Mayhew could have restarted the program's legally required improvement. Instead, she resorted to distorting the story, perhaps counting on people to not actually read it.
One BDN reader, for instance, emailed Mayhew with concerns and received this response from the commissioner: "Please be assured that the allegations you are hearing are completely false. It is important to note that the Bangor Daily News incorrectly reported that Maine lost $1.4 million in federal funding for the Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) program. The WIC program is fully funded, and not one child or mother that is eligible for the program will lose any support."
The story never said that the WIC program was losing funding for benefits or that participants would suffer. It didn't assert that benefits would be cut or denied. The BDN linked to documentation within the story showing DHHS forfeited $1.4 million in grant money for the technological upgrade because federal officials had no confidence that Maine would be able to spend it before it lapsed. If Mayhew had a real concern, she never contacted the BDN directly about it.
Rather than defend her actions, she resorted to a false statement about the messenger.
Mayhew has taken this tack before. In the summer, the BDN reported that DHHS had improperly used federal grant money. Mayhew said, "The BDN has their facts wrong." Later, she reversed the spending in question, and the state auditor confirmed the misspending.
On Tuesday, LePage continued to spread false information about the BDN's story on the George Hale and Ric Tyler radio show, saying the story was "so wrong it's sinful that they would put that kind of information out there."
He said DHHS delayed the technological update to see how the new presidential administration would handle the WIC program.
"It's just been delayed to see what the new administration is going to do in Washington … to see whether or not they're going to continue going forward with it. That's all. That's all it is. There's no money lost," LePage said.
In the approximately 100 pages of communications reviewed by the BDN, no one said they were putting the WIC transition on hold to wait for the new president. In fact, the LePage administration began talking about requiring photo IDs in July 2015 — more than 15 months before the election. It put the upgrade on hold in September 2015.
Delaying compliance with the federal law to update the WIC program is bad enough. Mayhew and LePage don't need to add blatant misrepresentation to the mix.
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Simple event dispatcher

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Q: pandas object column with string and numerical duplicates I have
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
a = pd.DataFrame({'A':['1', '0', '1.0', '0.0', 1.0, 0.0, 'not_ind', np.nan]}).astype('O')
print(a['A'].unique())

The set of values is:
array(['1', '0', '1.0', '0.0', 1.0, 0.0, 'not_ind', nan], dtype=object)

I want to transform this A column to be set of:
array(['1.0', '0.0', 'not_ind', nan], dtype=object)

I can solve this problem with my custom code, but is there some elegant pandas functionality to deal with such cases?
I want to get rid of string<->numerical duplicates (retain only strings), preserve other string constants and preserve nan as np.nan constant, not string value 'nan'.

A: If possible numeric values else strings if not possible convert by to_numeric with Series.fillna:
a['A'] = pd.to_numeric(a['A'], errors='coerce').fillna(a['A'])
print(a['A'].unique())
[1.0 0.0 'not_ind' nan]

If no replace non missing values to strings in numpy.where:
s = pd.to_numeric(a['A'], errors='coerce').fillna(a['A'])

a['A'] = np.where(s.isna(), np.nan, s.astype(str))
print(a['A'].unique())
['1.0' '0.0' 'not_ind' nan]

A: You can use pandas.DataFrame.drop_duplicates.
See more here.

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Last Friday (27th April) saw the annual University of Brighton Sustainability Symposium. Having attended the event, I thought it would be beneficial to complete a brief look back at the day in relation to Occupational Therapy.
A positive opportunity to meet and listen to a number of AHPs and medics with a want to impact positive sustainable change.
Good range of people to network with across all sectors.
Lack of Occupational Therapy presence by comparison to other professions.
New opportunity to learn about different aspects of sustainable healthcare.
Whilst there is a need to meet financial 'savings' now, longer term, there is potential that these savings will be more financially detrimental due to the long term need to be more carbon efficient and reduce energy consumption, in addition to the environmental effect some financial savings may have (such as cheaper procurement with higher carbon cost or lack of investment in active travel).
There is a need to promote what others in healthcare are already doing and encourage them to make changes, rather than criticising what is not being achieved.
Need to promote the Occupational Therapy profession to champion the sustainable interventions, education and research that is being undertaken.
Need to promote our professions potential to be a key player in engaging and empower individuals to engage in more sustainable healthcare.


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By Liana Satenstein
The Emmy Awards take place this weekend, and chances are you will see some of Reem Acra's megawatt creations from her Spring 2020 lookbook on the red carpet. Sure, Acra is not reinventing the wheel of awards ceremony dressing, but her celebrity clients will be happy. There were her signature big-volume gowns, but they were a little more remixed than usual, particularly thanks to their refreshing, lighter colors. One standout had a high neck and a lush skirt that came in a hue of soft seafoam. Acra also experimented with layering. In the evening dress sphere, layering sounds like an odd concept—can it get bulky? heavy?—but the designer nailed the idea. A halter dress with a Moroccan tile print and a jewel-embroidered collar was styled with a thin tulle overlay, almost as if a light film of smoke beautifully enveloped the model.
Acra's small yet conceptual additions, such as the tulle overlay, help her pieces stand out from the red carpet designer pack. That being said, when she does think outside of the traditional red carpet box, the results are quirky and, yes, still chic. She made a deconstructed windbreaker out of silk taffeta that had a hood and blooming bishop sleeves. It sits oddly on the hanger, but on the body, it's both bizarre and cool. (I tried it on.) It makes a person feel like a fantastical royal in a medieval court. Maybe it's not a look for every celebrity to try, but I would applaud one for taking the risk.
In one instance, Acra whipped up a clingy column dress with a high neck in a stunning shade of Tiffany blue. (Think: Jackie O in the '60s.) She mentioned that the fabric was 10 years old; it was left over from a custom job for a private client. While she did not intentionally mean to upcycle, it's a moment of a designer exploring the zero-waste concept by digging into her archives. Considering all the talk about fashion's impact on the environment, Acra should think about using more of her extra material in current collections.


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Search for gunman after shooting of ten people in Fresno
By Jay Jackson, Scotland Star
Fresno remains in shock after being the latest U.S. city to endure a mass shooting.
The death toll remains at four, with six others injured following the backyard shooting of a group of people at a party watching a football game between the Los Angeles Rams and t ...
The victims, friends and family, numbered around 35 to forty and included a large number of children.
FRESNO, California - Fresno remains in shock after being the latest U.S. city to endure a mass shooting.
The death toll remains at four, with six others injured following the backyard shooting of a group of people at a party watching a football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Chicago Bears.
The gathering, in the backyard of a Fresno home was confronted by a lone gunman who arrived and just starting shooting at random.
"Somebody came up on foot, possibly at least one suspect and began firing," Fresno Deputy Police Chief Michael Reid said Sunday. "They fired into the backyard where most of the people were in this party, striking ten people."
The 911 emergency line was flooded with calls resulting if first responders rushing to the scene. They arrived on site around 8:00pm Sunday night.
Officers began performing CPR on injured victims.
Police said they had little idea as to the motives of the gunman.
The four people who died were Asian men. Three died at the scene, while the fourth died in hospital. The Fresno County Coroner's Office on Monday confirmed investigators have identified the four victims but said they were withholding their names until their families were notified. Spokesperson Tony Botti said the victims ranged in age from 23 to 40. The social media site Hmong Talk confirmed the identity of one of those killed as a famous Homong singer. "We have received confirmation from his family member that Xy Lee , the famous Hmong singer was indeed one of the victims that was shot and killed at the family gathering. This is truly a heart breaking time for everyone involved. Thank you for all the beautiful music that you have have created . You will truly be miss! RIP!" the post said.
"My heart goes out to the families that are victims of this senseless violence," Deputy Police Chief Reid said. "We are going to do everything we can to find out who the perpetrators are and bring them to justice."
Fresno Police Lt. Bill Dooley, at an earlier media briefing, advised there was no information on the suspect available.
Fresno police have called on anyone in the vicinity of the shooting who may have witnessed it or took photographs or video in their phone to make contact.
(Photo credit: Larry Valenzuela | Fresno Bee).
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Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield
The anthem to kick off 2021. Let's be positive.
I have a longstanding love for the men of soul. Otis Redding, Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Sam Cooke, Isaac Hayes, Bill Withers, and Curtis Mayfield. My top group, though I'd say my heaviest listening has been upon the first four. Being born beyond their era, I came to many of these artists through my love of film. Much like Academy Award winner Mr. Hayes for his theme to Shaft, I got to know Curtis Mayfield through his work on the Super Fly soundtrack. I love that album and have for years, obviously knowing the meaning of "Pusherman" and referring to it mildly without many serious connotations.
I took a night sometime in quarantine to dive a bit further into Curtis Mayfield's repertoire and his biography as an extension of my repetitive playing of Super Fly. It's wild to go back and listen to music from yesteryears to note the samples in modern music I grew up listening to. For example, I was listening to Mary J. Blige from a young age, and she sampled "Gimme Your Love" off of the soundtrack. Another interesting point I found in my research was that the album was (and is) widely regarded as an entire masterpiece. The lyrics were redactional in the glorification of the lifestyle represented glamorously in the film, without coming off as preaching purification or dismissive of the characters' humanities. Blaxploitation films often have a tonality of life that creates an anti-hero out of characters trying to straighten out their lives but feel stuck in a dangerous cycle. However, the fictional world they're in could be confusing to susceptible viewers, thus Mayfield's accuracy in his desire to bring another approach to the music. It reflected a candid look at the slice of life without adding to the perception of certain vices as being cool and as a viable option for the audience.
A well-known activist, Mr. Mayfield communicated empowerment through his music, and as mentioned, much of it would hold resonance today. He had a knack for incorporating justice driven undertones in his music. I chose "Move on Up" today from 1970 off of his debut album, Curtis. Circling back to sampling, it was repurposed by producer Just Blaze in "Touch The Sky" by Kanye West Ft. Lupe Fiasco. If you remember the music video directed by Chris Milk, whom I met in a venue hallway once and got a little nervous, I'll admit. Mr. West was playing an Evil Knievel sort of character, and it featured Nia Long, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Pamela Anderson. The horns and cadence of the original song were a match made in heaven with the visual imagery of this music video/short film. Curtis Mayfield was also sampled on "The Joy" on the Watch The Throne from Jay-Z and Kanye West. His music continually breathes life into new creativity and allows for the generations that follow him to draw inspiration. I feel like that attests to the value and pertinence of an artist.
Stay true to yourself, your dreams, goals, ambitions, whatever it is. I wanted to kick off 2021 with this piece because it is a motivating song, in lyrics and its horn-led orchestral booming coming through your speakers. Curtis Mayfield stood for positive change and action. Just move on up, to a greater day/ With just a little faith/ If you put your mind to it you can surely do it. He asserted his desire for equality through intelligently communicated creativity, and though like all others, he had trials and tribulations, he kept on pushing. Artistic integrity can be defined by turning your pain into art and making it not only your form of catharsis and a way to connect with others but taking a staunchly rooted stand in activism.


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* Pursue your goal, even in the face of difficulties. Convert difficulties into opportunities. Keep your morale high, in spite of setbacks. At the end you are bound to succeed.
* My advice to young entrepreneurs is not to accept defeat in the face of odds. Challenge negative forces with hope, self-confidence and conviction. I believe that ambition and initiative will ultimately triumph. The success of the young entrepreneur will be the key to India's transformation in the new millennium.
* Dhirubhai will go one day. But Reliance's employees and shareholders will keep it afloat. Reliance is now a concept in which the Ambanis have become irrelevant.
* I have trusted people and they have put their trust in me. I have encouraged youth, and they have never let me down. I have asked my people to take initiative and to take risks. It has paid me rich dividends. I insist on excellence. This helps us to be leaders. Reliance is built on some of these principles.
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Presidential Fringe
Questing and Jesting for the Oval Office
Mark Stein
In examining over thirty unlikely presidential candidates from the past two centuries, Mark Stein reveals how fringe candidates have impacted the nation's political landscape.
• In examining over thirty unlikely presidential candidates from the past two centuries, Mark Stein reveals how fringe candidates have impacted the nation's political landscape.
Regardless of current events or personal opinions, Americans continue to revere the power and poise of the president of the United States. Yet, for almost as long as this nation has existed, we have simultaneously been forced to tolerate that occasional oddball who, for some reason or another, also decided that it would be a great idea to run for the most important office in the world. Rarely, if ever, have we looked at our fringe candidates for presidency with anything other than a sideways glance or fleeting interest; after all, how seriously can we expect to take someone running for the most powerful seat in the world under the moniker Vermin Supreme, or proudly representing the Flying Saucer Party? It's easy to look at those who have irreverently thrown their hats into the grandest of political rings as little more than attention seekers, hoping to finagle a few days in the sun before rightfully returning back to complete obscurity. However, to simply dismiss these candidates as nothing more than walking punchlines, (un)welcome distractions, and desperate fools looking to stroke their own egos would not be giving them enough credit; in fact, more often than not, these eccentric candidates have come to represent much more than political comic relief. The Presidential Fringe examines, for the first time ever, the complete history of America's relationship with the nefarious—and sometimes hilarious—men, women, and even animals that have thrown their hats into the ring. And while it's always easy to dismiss the political fringe as unworthy of our time and attention, closer examination reveals that, very often, it was in fact these very fringe candidates that planted the seeds from which mainstream candidates later harvested genuine, positive change. In fact, some of the policies, regulations, and behaviors we adhere to today are the direct result of fringe candidacy. Written with Mark Stein's trademark voice and direct, relatable style, The Presidential Fringe explores and explains an American landscape rife with the unlikely, unassuming, unexpected, and (in a few cases) unbalanced presidential hopefuls who, in their own way, have contributed to this nation's founding quest "to form a more perfect Union."
Bat, Ball, & Bible
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A Free Man Of Color And His Hotel
Carol Gelderman
The Central Intelligence Agency
Horse Racing's Most Wanted™
Islam Without A Veil
Claude Salhani
The Craft Of Political Analysis For Diplomats
Raymond F. Smith
Where The Paved Road Ends
Carolyn Han
Games' Most Wanted
Ben H. Rome, Chris Hussey


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The Ebola Epidemic
The Global Library of Women's Medicine is seeking to make a very minor contribution to assisting in the control of the current outbreak of ebola by providing two information modules. Access is also provided to an important new publication on ebola from the World Health Organization.
1. What you and your family should know about ebola – an animated guide for African women and their families on the facts of ebola and the action they should take.
It is hoped that by providing some reliable facts and simple guidance it will help to reassure and guide people in infected areas who may understandably be disturbed and confused by the current epidemic and its accompanying publicity. This guide takes the form of a 4-minute animated video with a voice commentary and has been specifically designed so that it can be fully understood regardless of whether or not the viewer can read.
In addition to its availability on this website this presentation is also being made available as:
A FREE app which anyone can download to a mobile phone
DVD which can be played as a continuous loop in clinics and other appropriate places
A short feature on YouTube
To view this animated guide click here:
What you and your family should know about ebola
2. The management of ebola – a short tutorial for doctors and nurses, with additional guidance on ebola's implications for pregnancy, childbirth and neonatal care
This short slide-based presentation is designed to provide for doctors and nurses with rapid access to the essential principles of ebola management and disease control and with guidance on the recommended protocols for self-protection whilst carrying out their work. It also provides links to more detailed information from WHO and others.
The tutorial includes two printable items:
WHO's recommended Patient Assessment Questionnaire
A summary chart that can be printed out locally as a Wall Chart in 6 separate A4 size pages
NB It is planned that this tutorial will be regularly revised and updated whenever new protocols or recommendations make this appropriate.
To view this clinical tutorial click here:
The management of ebola – with additional guidance on its implications for pregnancy, childbirth and neonatal care
3. The complete WHO Guidelines on Ebola – issued August 2014
The World Health Organization issued comprehensive guidance in August 2014 on the treatment of ebola in a publication entitled "Ebola and Marburg virus disease epidemics: preparedness, alert, control and evaluation. Interim version 1.2 – issued August 2014" The tutorial for doctors described above has been based in part (but by no means exclusively) on this publication.
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Molecular phylogenetics and systematic r
Molecular phylogenetics and systematic revision of the south-eastern Australian Helicarionidae (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora)
Hyman, I.T., de la Iglesia Lamborena, I. and Köhler, F
Contributions to Zoology
The phylogenetic position of Neritimorpha based on the mitochondrial genome of Nerita melanotragus (Mollusca: Gastropoda)
Perameles bowensis
Perameles bowensis, from the Pliocene of New South Wales, is one of the oldest and most primitive of the Peramelidae, the family to which most Australian bandicoots belong.
Molecular phylogenetics of Caenogastropoda (Gastropoda: Mollusca)
Deconstructing dendropoma: A systematic revision of a world-wide worm-snail group, with descriptions of new genera (Caenogastropoda: Vermetidae)
Phylogenetic systematics of the land snail Basedowena from the Australian arid zone: taxonomic revision with description of new taxa (Stylommatophora: Camaenidae)
Fish publications - 2017
The list below shows papers published in 2017 that cite specimens from the Australian Museum fish collection.
Molecular phylogenetics and comparative anatomy of Kimberleytrachia Köhler, 2011 – a genus of land snail endemic to the coastal Kimberley, Western Australia with description of new taxa (Gastropoda, Camaenidae)
Phylogenetic relationships among superfamilies of Neritimorpha (Mollusca: Gastropoda)
The following papers published in 2004 have used specimens from the Australian Museum fish collection.
Ongoing speciation in southern semislugs
Helicarion semislugs are abundant from Tasmania to mid-NSW, but how many species are there?
Molecular phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the genera Baudinella Thiele, 1931, Retroterra Solem, 1985 and Molema Köhler, 2011 endemic to the coastal Kimberley, Western Australia (Gastropoda, Camaenidae)


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Карл Август Фридрих фон Валдек-Пирмонт (; * 24 септември 1704, Ханау; † 29 август 1763, Аролзен) е от 1728 до 1763 г. княз на Валдек-Пирмонт и командир на нидерландската войска през Войната за австрийското наследство.

Биография

Той е вторият син на княз Фридрих Антон Улрих (1676 – 1728) и пфалцграфиня Луиза фон Пфалц-Биркенфелд-Бишвайлер (1678 – 1753), дъщеря на херцог и пфалцграф Кристиан II фон Пфалц-Цвайбрюкен-Биркенфелд.

След смъртта на баща му и по-големия му брат Кристиан Филип (1701 – 1728) той става княз на Валдек.

От 1733 до 1738 г. Карл е императорски генерал-фелдвахтмайстер през Полската наследствена война. След това участва в походите против турците. През 1737 г. е ранен при обсадата на крепост Риса, а през 1739 г. при Кроцка.

През 1742 г. Карл Август Фридрих е генерал и шеф на нидерландската войска по време на Австрийската наследствена война. През 1746 г. е императорски генерал-фелдмаршал на Свещената Римска империя.

След смъртта му съпругата му поема от 1764 до 1766 г. опекунството за най-големия им син Фридрих Карл Август.

Фамилия

Карл се жени на 19 август 1741 г. в Цвайбрюкен за първата си братовчедка пфалцграфиня Кристиана Хенриета фон Пфалц-Цвайбрюкен (* 16 ноември 1725; † 11 февруари 1816), дъщеря на пфалцграф Кристиан III фон Цвайбрюкен и графиня Каролина фон Насау-Саарбрюкен. Те имат децата:
 Карл (1742 – 1756), наследствен принц на Валдек
 Фридрих Карл Август (1743 – 1812), княз на Валдек-Пирмонт
 Кристиан Август (1744 – 1798), фелдмаршал на войската на Португалия
 Георг I (1747 – 1813), принц на Валдек-Пирмонт и княз на Пирмонт-Раполтщайн (1747 – 1813), женен на 12 септември 1784 за принцеса Августа фон Шварцбург-Зондерсхаузен (1768 – 1849)
 Каролина Луиза (1748 – 1782), омъжена на 15 октомври 1765 (развод 1772) за херцог Петер фон Бирон от Курландия и Саган (1724 – 1800)
 Луиза (1751 – 1816), омъжена на 23 април 1775 за княз Фридрих Август фон Насау-Узинген (1738 – 1816), син на Карл фон Насау-Узинген
 Лудвиг (1752 – 1793), генерал-майор на холандската кавалерия, убит

Литература
 L. Curtze: Geschichte und Beschreibung des Fürstentums Waldeck. Arolsen, 1850 S.617f.
 Genealogisches Reichs- und Staatshandbuch auf das Jahr 1802, Teil 1, S.249 Digitalisat

Източници

Князе на Валдек-Пирмонт
Германски генерали
Валдеки
Родени през 1704 година
Починали през 1763 година
Родени в Ханау


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Ellen Irene Holt
January 1, 1942 – November 3, 2022
In loving memory ~
Ellen, age 80, of Campbell River, B.C. Passed away suddenly on Thursday, November 03, 2022. A beloved Wife, Sister and Grandmother who was born to Irene and Emil Jacobson at Pender Harbour, B.C. January 01, 1942. She is survived by her Husband Shannon; Sons James and Steve; Sister Darlene (Dave); Brother Norm (Elaine); Grandchildren Jason and Shantelle; Great Grand Children Lilah, Kaiser and Aubrey and many Nieces and Nephews. Her Parents and older Brother Len had previously passed on.
Ellen excelled at everything she did, whether it be cooking, operating a sewing machine or just driving a car to name a few. Her sense of humour and being able to mimic others was a trademark of hers and will sorely be missed.
Many thanks to the Nurses, Staff and VIHA for your professionalism and caring support.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, December 03, 2022 between 2:00PM and 5:00PM at the Willow Point Hall, located at 2165 S. Island Hwy, Campbell River, B.C. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.suttonsfuneralhome.com for the Holt family. Instead of flowers, please make a donation to the Alzheimer's Association
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Prosecutor: Hells Angels president's request for new judge 'absurd and condescending'
by: Tim White
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – A Superior Court judge heard arguments Wednesday on whether she should recuse herself from presiding over the criminal case of the president of the Hells Angels' Providence chapter.
Associate Justice Kristin Rodgers was asked by lawyers for defendants Joseph Lancia and Lance Imor to reconsider her earlier decision not to recuse herself from the case. Lancia and Imor were arrested in June 2019 during a highly publicized raid on the motorcycle club's headquarters on Messer Street in Providence.
At the end of the hearing, Rodgers gave defense attorneys and prosecutors until later this month to file written arguments with the court. She said she would make a final ruling on whether to "stay" her previous decision after June 26.
At the heart of the argument by Lancia and Imor is Rodgers' marriage to Scott Raynes, a former member of the R.I. State Police and now chief of police in Little Compton. Lancia's attorney Joseph Voccola argued that Raynes was a member of the same tactical team that conducted the raid on the Hells Angels clubhouse.
Raynes retired a year before the raid and had left the tactical team prior to that.
Voccola said they need to know if Raynes provided training to any of the members of the tactical team that conducted the raid, and if he was involved in any aspect of a permanent video surveillance system the state police put up outside the clubhouse years ago.
Jason Dixon Acosta, an attorney for Imor, told the judge it wasn't whether "there is actual impropriety," but just the mere appearance that should trigger a recusal.
During the hearing — which was conducted remotely and broadcast on the court's YouTube channel due to coronavirus restrictions — Rodgers said she was "entirely unaware of any involvement by my husband in tactical team training and tactics."
Or "Rhode Island State Police investigations into activities of Hells Angels," she continued. "Or that he trained any tactical team members regarding surveillance investigative techniques and entry into the building located at 161 Messer St. in Providence."
Assistant Attorney General Joseph McBurney objected to the request, saying "all the defendants have done is addressed that your opinions and beliefs would be dictated by your husband."
"Which is absurd and condescending," McBurney said.
At one point, Rodgers took issue with Voccola questioning whether other members of the state police attended their wedding and provided gifts to the judge.
"There were two people that attended my wedding and I can assure you that neither are members of the state police," she said. "My parents didn't even attend my wedding."
Rodgers is the daughter of the late presiding justice of the Superior Court, Judge Joseph Rodgers.
Earlier in the hearing, Judge Rodgers denied the defendants' request for an extension of time to consider the recusal matter. Defense lawyers said they wanted to review a transcript related to the hearing her father presided over involving the infamous state police raid on the Narragansett smoke shop in 2003.
The elder Rodgers recused himself from that hearing because Raynes was an active member of the tactical team then and had married his daughter by the time the case landed in his courtroom.
But in her denial of the motion for an extension of time, Judge Kristin Rodgers decided the transcript of those proceedings were irrelevant to the matter at hand and would not have an impact on her decision.
Tim White (twhite@wpri.com) is the Target 12 chief investigative reporter and managing editor at 12 News, and the host of Newsmakers. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -- No topic related to the pandemic is driving more conversation and spurring more questions right now than how and when people will get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Since Rhode Island started vaccinating people on Dec. 14, people across the state have eagerly awaited news about when it will be their turn to get inoculated.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Lobbying for vaccine prioritization in Rhode Island moved from behind the scenes into the public eye Friday, offering a window into the varying interests jockeying to be next in line for inoculations.
The R.I. COVID-19 Vaccine Subcommittee invited members of the public to make comments during its weekly meeting held over Zoom, and more than a dozen advocates and individuals spoke for nearly an hour to make the case that their group or demographic should be next.
by Tim White / Jan 15, 2021
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – The leaders of the state's two largest police agencies were part of a conference call Wednesday with the director of the FBI, where the federal agency urged vigilance against possible acts of violence in the wake of last week's riot at the U.S. Capitol.
R.I. State Police Col. James Manni and Providence Police Col. Hugh Clements both said on Thursday that they have not received any credible evidence of potential violence in Rhode Island, but said their agencies are sharing intelligence with federal law enforcement through the state's Fusion Center.


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Warner BroS. Television Group and TV Guide Magazine Celebrate Comic-Con 2010 with Special Print Issue Devoted Solely to Programming from the Studio
The company will distribute copies of the magazine throughout the five days of Comic-Con (including Preview Night) exclusively at the Warner Bros. booth.
[via press release from Warner Bros. Television]
TV Guide Magazine Issues Four Collectible Covers Featuring "The Big Bang Theory," "Fringe," "Smallville" and "The Vampire Diaries"
Exclusive Distribution to Fans During Comic-Con at the Warner Bros. Booth; On-Sale Nationally at Newsstands Beginning Monday, July 26
Twitter Pitch: WBTV & TV Guide Mag special Comic-Con issue: http://bit.ly/dsQ5Ra #WBSDCC #2010 @Comic_Con @thewbdotcom @TVGuideMagazine
BURBANK, Calif. (July 12, 2010) - Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) and TV Guide Magazine have cooked up something special for fans at this year's Comic-Con: a special edition of the magazine devoted solely to programming from the Studio, with four collectible covers featuring the hit television series "The Big Bang Theory," "Fringe," "Smallville" and "The Vampire Diaries." For a sneak peek at three of the covers, click here: www.thewb.com/comiccon/tvguidecovers2010
WBTVG will distribute copies of the magazine throughout the five days of Comic-Con (including Preview Night) exclusively at the Warner Bros. booth, #4545, on the convention floor. The special issue will then go on sale nationally to the public on newsstands beginning Monday, July 26.
In addition to the four collectible covers and features on those series, the 88-page special issue is stuffed with sections about the following programs:
Warner Bros. Television's (WBTV) continuing series "Chuck," "Human Target," "Supernatural" and "V," WBTV's new action hour "Nikita" and HBO's "True Blood"
Family programming, including Warner Horizon Television's "Unnatural History," as well as Warner Bros. Animation's new upcoming programs "The Looney Tunes Show," "MAD," "Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated" and "ThunderCats"
Titles from DC Entertainment, including Warner Bros. Animation's (WBA) hit series "Batman: The Brave and the Bold" and its upcoming show "Young Justice," as well as the WBA/Warner Home Video/Warner Premiere release of "Batman: Under the Red Hood" on Blu-ray� and DVD
Other elements making this issue a must-have for fans include:
A 10-page sneak peek at the all-new Superman "Grounded" storyline, starting in Superman #701, from DC Comics
An exclusive MAD magazine fold-in, created by Al Jaffee, gracing the inside back cover of the special issue, designed specifically for the convention, with a Comic-Con theme
Photo essay of the Warner Bros. booth throughout the years at Comic-Con
Cover gallery looking back at TV Guide Magazine's prior coverage of the Studio's Comic-Con series
The ultimate superfan quiz and crossword puzzle
For additional information about Warner Bros. Television activities at Comic-Con, follow us on Twitter @TheWBdotcom and use hashtag #WBSDCC, log on to www.thewb.com/comiccon, and read news at www.thewb.com/blog.
About Warner Bros. Television
Warner Bros. Television (WBTV) is one of the entertainment industry's most respected providers of original content, producing award-winning drama and comedy series for both broadcast network television and cable. WBTV is currently producing more than 20 primetime series, with at least one show on each of the five broadcast networks. New programs include the one-hour drama "The Vampire Diaries" on The CW, "Human Target" for FOX, "The Middle" and "V" for ABC and "Miami Medical" for CBS, among others. Signature continuing programs include "The Big Bang Theory," "The Mentalist," "Two and a Half Men," "The New Adventures of Old Christine" and "Cold Case" for CBS, "Fringe" for FOX, "Chuck" for NBC and "Gossip Girl," "One Tree Hill," "Smallville" and "Supernatural" for The CW. WBTV's cable series include "The Closer" and "Southland" for TNT, as well as the upcoming "Shameless" for Showtime and "Childrens Hospital" for Cartoon Network.
About Warner Bros. Animation
Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) has been producing award-winning original animation since 1930, when it released its first cartoon, Sinkin' in the Bathtub. Since then, WBA's characters have set the standard for innovative, quality animation. Producing for network and cable television, online, home entertainment and feature films both domestically and internationally, WBA is highly respected for its creative and technical excellence, as well as for maintaining the Studio's rich cartoon heritage. WBA also oversees the creative use and production of animated programming based on classic cartoon characters from the Hanna-Barbera and DC Comics libraries. WBA is one of the most-honored animation studios in history, garnering a grand total of six Academy Awards�, 35 Emmy� Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, an Environmental Media Award, a Parents' Choice Award, the HUMANITAS prize, two Prism Awards and 20 Annie Awards.
About TV Guide Magazine
TV Guide Magazine is one of the longest-published, most popular weekly magazines in the country, with 15 million weekly readers. As the ultimate guide to "What's Worth Watching," readers refer to TV Guide Magazine more frequently than any other weekly magazine. Popular columns including "TV Insider," Matt Roush's "Roush Review," Bruce Fretts' "Cheers & Jeers," William Keck's "Keck's Exclusives" and Stephen Battaglio's "The Biz" cover every corner of the TV medium and bring exclusive news and interviews to readers who want to be in-the-know. TV Guide Magazine is the premier source for television news, guidance, and information about America's most popular leisure time activity. TV Guide Magazine was acquired by OpenGate Capital, LLC in 2008.
[july 2010]
· BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD (CARTOON)
· BIG BANG THEORY, THE (CBS)
· CHUCK (NBC)
· FRINGE (FOX)
· HUMAN TARGET (FOX)
· LOONEY TUNES SHOW, THE (CARTOON)
· MAD (CARTOON)
· NIKITA (CW)
· SCOOBY-DOO: MYSTERY INC. (CARTOON)
· SMALLVILLE (CW)
· SUPERNATURAL (CW)
· THUNDERCATS (CARTOON)
· TRUE BLOOD (HBO)
· UNNATURAL HISTORY (CARTOON)
· V (ABC)
· VAMPIRE DIARIES, THE (CW)
· YOUNG JUSTICE (HBO MAX)


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Free tickets available for President Barack Obama's speech about raising minimum wage at Central Connecticut State University
Updated: Mar. 24, 2019, 1:45 p.m. | Published: Mar. 03, 2014, 10:00 a.m.
By Robert Rizzuto | rrizzuto@repub.com
President Barack Obama speaks at the general session of the Democratic National Committee winter meeting in Washington, Friday, Feb. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — Members of the public interested in hearing President Barack Obama's speech at Central Connecticut State University on Wednesday have an opportunity to get free tickets on a first-come, first-serve basis starting a day before his arrival.
According to the White House Press Office, tickets will be distributed beginning on Tuesday from 4-8 p.m. at the William Detrick Gymnasium in Kaiser Hall, 1615 Stanley St., New Britain, Conn. Tickets are limited to one per person and although the gym has a 2,654-seat capacity, it is unclear just how many seats will be made available to the public through general ticketing.
Obama's return to New England places him alongside Democratic Govs. Dannel Malloy of Connecticut, Deval Patrick of Massachusetts, Peter Shumlin of Vermont and Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee, all of whom are backing Obama's push to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour.
A Senate-passed immigration bill is stalled in the House, while Republicans oppose raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour, arguing that jobs will be eliminated, unemployment will rise and the economy will suffer if the government forces businesses to cut bigger paychecks for their workers.
The White House believes momentum for a higher minimum wage is building, however, and wants to keep the pressure on Congress, in part to help draw distinctions between the political parties for November's voters.
"It is time to give America a raise or elect more Democrats who will do it," Obama told Democrats at the party's winter meeting Friday in Washington.
A higher minimum wage and an overhaul of immigration laws are Obama priorities, but it remains doubtful whether lawmakers will send him either piece of legislation this year, particularly when the entire House and one-third of the Senate are up for re-election.
Obama recently used his executive power to enact a $10.10 minimum wage for the few hundred thousand people who work on federal contracts. Gap Inc., the clothing chain, recently announced plans to raise voluntarily the minimum hourly wage for its U.S. employees to $10 next year, a move Obama applauded.
California, Connecticut, Delaware, New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island have raised the minimum wage since early 2013, when Obama first called on Congress to increase it. In Massachusetts, Patrick recently called for an increase in the state's $8-per-hour minimum wage. The state Senate recently passed a bill to raise it to $11 per hour by 2016; the House has indicated it will take up the measure by mid-April. Separately, advocates are pushing a ballot question for a $10.50 per hour wage.
"Raising the federal minimum wage will bring financial relief to millions of workers and their families, many of whom do jobs we could not live without," Patrick said Saturday.
In Connecticut, the minimum wage is scheduled to increase to $9 an hour, from $8.70, effective Jan. 1, 2015, under legislation Malloy signed last June.
Rhode Island's minimum wage increased by 25 cents to $8 on Jan. 1, 2014. Pending legislation would boost it even higher. In Vermont, the minimum is $8.73 an hour.
Obama is scheduled to speak around 2:40 p.m. Wednesday, according to the White House. Ticketed members of the public will be allowed access to the gym around 11:30 a.m. The White House noted that ticketed members of the public will have to go through a security screening and therefore are encouraged to bring as few personal items as possible.
While cameras are permitted, no bags, backpacks, sharp objects, umbrellas, liquids, or signs will be allowed in the venue. Obama is scheduled to arrive via Air Force One at Bradley Air National Guard Base, but the arrival and departure is only open to credentialed members of the press.
Material from the Associated Press was used in this report.


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Cassini's Stunning Views of Saturn
By Breanna Draxler|Tuesday, February 05, 2013
NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI
From the Shadows
These images are the outtakes from our March 2013 feature "Saturnalia." Read the whole thing here.
Cassini snagged this photo from within Saturn's shadow while orbiting 500,000 miles from the planet's surface. The sun is behind Saturn here, backlighting its surface and rings in this color-enhanced photo.
Because the Earth is sandwiched between Saturn and the sun, we could never get such a view without the aid of the orbiting spacecraft. This photo op, on October 17, 2012, is a rarity even for Cassini. The last time the spacecraft was able to capture such an image was over six years ago, in September 2006.
Look closely to see two of Saturn's moons hiding in the lower left of the image. Enceladus hovers just below the rings and Tethys just below that.
RELATED TAGS: SATURN, MOON
NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
Four Moons and a Ring
In this composition, four of Saturn's moons can be seen within the planet's rings.
Titan hangs in the background of the image. With a diameter of 3,200 miles, it dwarfs the other visible moons. Titan's hazy appearance is due to its nitrogen-rich atmosphere.
The next smaller moon, Dione, takes center stage with its telltale ice cliffs visible as wisps on its surface. Tiny Pandora orbits just beyond the reach of Saturn's rings, on the far right side of the image, while Pan is barely visible, tucked into a gap in the rings on the left side of the image.
Storming Saturn
The fireball raging through the top of this image is actually a storm. It had already been on the move through the planet's atmosphere for several months when the images for this false-color mosaic were taken on January 11, 2011.
Twelve images were taken over the course of an hour, each with a different filter to show the varying degrees of methane absorption in the layers of the planet's atmosphere. Clouds deep in the lower atmosphere appear red and orange. The next higher are yellow and green. High clouds and haze appear blue and white. The bright blue color is the planet's rings which are outside the atmosphere altogether.
Storm Warning
These four images track the largest and most intense storm observed by Cassini. The two lower images were taken 11 hours apart—the length of one day on Saturn. Each composite image combines 84 different shots taken on February 26, 2011. The two top images—the storm's head (left) and middle (right)—are enlargements from the image below them, as indicated by the white subset lines. The storm's head was moving at 63 miles an hour.
Altogether, the storm covers an area approximately eight times the surface area of the Earth and encircles Saturn's entire 186,000-mile circumference.
The storm clouds are likely water covered by crystallized ammonia, and they are traveling 60 miles above the normal, non-storm clouds. The false colors represent the altitudes of the various cloud layers—blue being the highest and red being the lowest. Lightning occurs in the lowest layer of the atmosphere.
Moon Trio
Taken at a distance of 1.3 million miles, this image shows Saturn dwarfing its three visible moons on December 7, 2011. The largest moon shown here is Tethys, which measures 660 miles across, or about the same distance as a drive along California's coast. Tethys is visible below the rings on the right side of the image.
On the left side of the image, below the rings, is Enceladus, a mere 313 miles across.
The third moon, Pandora, is barely visible in this view. With a diameter of only 50 miles, this moon appears as a small grey speck sitting atop the rings on the left edge of the image. It had to be brightened in relation to the rest of the image in order to be seen. A Pandora-length roadtrip would be little more than a drive from L.A. to the beach and back.
Close-up of the Cassini Division
Saturn has seven main rings, named for the first seven letters of the alphabet (A through G). Between them are gaps and divisions, where moons and other debris orbit. Here the Cassini spacecraft looks between Saturn's A and B rings to see the gaps and ringlets contained within the Cassini Division.
On September 3, 2010 this image was taken when Cassini was a mere 276,000 miles from Saturn.
Battling Greek Namesakes
Here Cassini's cameras zoom in on two moons of Saturn: Rhea and Titan.
In the foreground, craters are visible on the icy surface of Rhea. The moon is about 25 percent rock and 75 percent water ice. Giovanni Domenico Cassini, the spacecraft's namesake, was the first to discover this moon in 1672, which he named for the mother of the gods in Greek mythology.
Titan's hazy atmosphere appears as a smooth backdrop for its mini moon sister. Despite their close appearance, Cassini was still 808,000 miles from Rhea and 1.2 million miles from Titan when the image was taken on December 10, 2011.
A total of 62 moons have been found orbiting the planet, 53 of which are named.
Jet Stream in Action
This image is a false-color composite of three images showing the depths of the cloud layers. Cassini captured these views on January 13, 2008 from a vantage point some 810,000 miles away.
The arrow on the upper right edge of the image points to a particularly strong jet stream churning through Saturn's northern hemisphere. This jet stream, which appears as a thin orange line, moves west along a specific line of latitude on the planet's surface.
Put a Ring on Them
In this image, taken on December 7, 2011, the line of Saturn's rings disrupts Cassini's view of the moons Tethys, on the right, and Titan, on the left.
Tethys was another of the four moons discovered by Giovanni Domenico Cassini, this one in 1684. Tethys is the second brightest of Saturn's moons, after Enceladus.
Titan is Saturn's largest moon by far. Its diameter is 50 percent larger than Earth's moon. In fact, only one moon in the entire solar system—Jupiter's Ganymede—is larger than Titan.
Titan's Haze
These images show the south pole of Titan, Saturn's largest moon. The close-up view emphasizes the distinct colored layers of the nitrogen haze for which the moon's uniquely dense atmosphere is known. The wide-angle shot (taken a few seconds later) shows the haze in the context of the large moon. Filters on the cameras were used to show the haze in its natural colors.
Astronomers attribute the color difference to particle size. The blue haze occurs in the moon's high altitude, where particles are likely smaller. The orange haze is probably the result of larger particles in Titan's main atmosphere.
Enceladus in the Raw
This image of Enceladus from January 31, 2011 shows an eruption of one of the moon's cryovolcanoes. These icy jets spew water and ice, which are either drawn into Saturn's rings or fall back as precipitation on the moon, Saturn's sixth-largest. Enceladus's surface water makes it one of the most promising places for finding extraterrestrial life.
For more background on these stunning photos, read the feature in our March 2013 issue.
Don't Send an Astronaut to Do a Space-Robot's Job
The Land of the Rising Moon
Million-Ring Circus
Ethereal Photos of Many-Mooned Skies
10 Great Views—and Memories—From the Moon
What Do You Get When You Cross NASA with Etsy?
The Moon is Ready for its Close-Up
An Inside Look at Cassini's Best Images
Top Astronomy Pictures of 2010: Runners-up


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WORK AND PENSIONS
Bereavement Benefits
Ms Drown: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has to change the rules for claiming bereavement benefits. [77652]
Malcolm Wicks: I have laid Regulations today to amend the Social Security Claims and Payments Regulations, 1987. Subject to Parliament's approval they simplify the rules for claiming bereavement benefits.
Bereavement benefits were introduced in April 2001. We have been looking at the way the three elements fit together and whether there might be improvements made by simplifying the rules. Depending on when someone claims a bereavement benefit there can be two separate social security decisions to be made—one for the weekly benefit of either Widowed Parent's Allowance or Bereavement Allowance and another for the lump-sum Bereavement Payments when there is no real difference in the qualification rules. This is both time-consuming and can be confusing for bereaved people themselves.
We want bereaved people to claim and receive the help that they and their families are entitled to when they need it—immediately after the bereavement. Most people do; more than four fifths claim within four or five weeks of their loss. The claim is easy to make; using only one form, a widow or widower can claim whichever of these three benefits they may be entitled to without further form-filling. However, we acknowledge that not all bereaved people find it possible to claim as promptly as the current rules for the lump-sum Bereavement Payment require. To simplify matters further, we are extending the time limit for claiming Bereavement Payment and aligning it with the period over which a person can receive Bereavement Allowance—namely 12 months. We see this as a sensible alteration that will simplify the scheme for everyone while remaining compatible with underlying benefit entitlement rules.
We intend to make this change effective for claims in respect of deaths that occur on or after 1 April 2003.
Social Fund
David Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what changes he is making to the discretionary social fund. [77805]
Malcolm Wicks: My right hon. Friend will be making a number of minor changes to the discretionary social fund, with effect from 28 October 2002. The changes to the fund are minor clarifications of guidance and directions, and, in the main, are consequential to legislative changes being made in respect of other social security benefits.
Details of the changes have been placed in the Library.
Child Support Agency
Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many deductions from earnings
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orders have been made in Portsmouth, South by the CSA since 1997; and if he will make a statement; [73876]
(2) how many cases the CSA has handled in Portsmouth, South since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [73878]
Malcolm Wicks: The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for the Chief Executive, Mr. Doug Smith. He will write to the hon. Member.
Letter to Mr. Mike Hancock from Mr. Mike Isaac dated October 2002:
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in replying to your recent Parliamentary Question about the Child Support Agency promised a substantive reply by the Agency's Chief Executive. I am replying on his behalf.
You ask two questions:
how many cases the Child Support Agency has handled in Portsmouth South since 1997
how many deductions from earnings orders have been made in Portsmouth South by the Child Support Agency since 1997
Since 1997 approximately 4,300 Child Support Agency cases have been handled for the Portsmouth South area and 700 deduction from earnings orders have been made.
Mrs. Irene Adams: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many cases the CSA has handled in Paisley, North since 1997; [73668]
(2) how many absent parents have refused to co-operate with the CSA since 1997; [73669]
(3) how many deductions from earnings orders have been made in Paisley, North by the CSA since 1997. [73670]
Letter to Mrs. Irene Adams from Mike Isaac dated October 2002:
You ask three questions:
how many cases the Child Support Agency has handled in Paisley North since 1997
how many absent parents have refused to co-operate with the Child Support Agency since 1997
how many deductions from earnings orders have been made in Paisley North by the Child Support Agency since 1997
Since 1997 approximately 2,100 Child Support Agency cases have been handled for the Paisley North area and 400 deduction from earnings orders have been made.
I'm sorry that the information you request on non-resident parents who refuse to co-operate is not available.
''Opportunity for All''
Mr. Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and if he will provide a breakdown of the estimates in ''Opportunity for All'' of the proportion of men and women who contributed to a non-state pension in recent groups of years by income band. [74841]
Mr. McCartney: The information is in the table.
Percentage of Working-age Individuals Contributing to a Non-state Pension in at Least Three Out of Four Years by Equivalised Income Quintiles (20 per cent. band) (Great Britain)
Percentage of working-age individuals Source: BHPS
Bottom Quintile
Second Quintile
Third Quintile
Fourth Quintile
Top Quintile
1992–95 15 8 16 24 36 100
1995–98 11 11 17 26 35 100
1996–99 9 10 19 27 35 100
1997–2000 7 10 19 27 38 100
1996–99 8 9 18 27 37 100
1997–2000 6 9 18 27 41 100
1. All figures are estimates and are taken from the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) data set. The BHPS is a longitudinal data set developed at the University of Essex, Institute for Social and Economic Research The latest data available is for the period 1997 to 2000.
2. The estimates are sample counts, which have been adjusted for non-response using multipurpose grossing factors. Estimates are subject to both sampling error and to variability in non-response. The income measure used is total equivalised household income (that is to say income that is adjusted to reflect the composition of the household).
Employment Rights (EU)
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what restrictions exist on the rights of citizens from an EU country to work in any other EU country. [75627]
Mr. Nicholas Brown: Free movement of people is one of the four freedoms within the internal market of the European Union. Within the Free Movement Title of the EC Treaty, Article 39 states that free movement of workers ''shall be secured within the Community''. This means that workers of the Member States are free to accept offers of employment actually made in another Member State, and to remain in another Member State for the purposes of carrying out employment. However, Article 39 does not apply to employment in the public service.
The main EU Regulation giving effect to free movement rights for workers of EU Member States is EEC Regulation 1612/68. This guarantees migrant workers equality of treatment with nationals of the host country in respect of:
The right to take up an activity as an employed person
The right to negotiate and conclude an employment contract
Full and free access to the host country labour market
Assistance from public employment offices
Engagement and recruitment conditions
Conditions of employment and conditions governing re-employment, social and tax advantages, vocational training, retraining, and clauses contained in collective or individual contracts of employment
Membership of trade unions and the exercise of rights attaching thereto
Housing; and
Access of children to education and vocational training.
The Regulation guarantees, subject to certain conditions, the right of the migrant worker's family to live in the host country.
Nevertheless, provided they fulfil their obligations under EU legislation, Member States can and do place restrictions on the free movement rights of EU citizens, in particular:
Article 39(3) of the EC Treaty allows Member States in some circumstances to restrict the movement and residence of workers on the grounds of ''public policy, public security or public health'';
in relation to requirements to hold professional qualifications.