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Gallery August 31, 2016 Dorothy 4 Comments
In this gallery are newspaper clippings from my mother's scrapbooks. Their dates are from the 1940s on.
They are about family and our towns as well as random people and events that struck her. Of the many clippings in her scrapbooks, these are the ones that also particularly struck me.
Hover over an image to see its caption. To see a particular article, click or tap it. After doing that, you can click the small magnifying glass under the image title for a larger view. I will add more as I scan them, so check back.
Belmont Clubs, late 1940s
Oddfellows photo with my dad George Anger, granddad Austin Anger and uncle Wallace Jackson. The Mary Hastings' Bluebirds (below) with my mother Ruby Anger.
The Odd Fellows installing team for district 16, incluing Aylmer, Harrietsville, Springfield, Belmont and Glenworth are all members of Victory Lodge No. 465 in Belmont. Back row, left to right: George Anger, Harvey Smith, Gordon Manners, Gordon Petit, Bill Anger, Laurel Ashford; middle row: Charlie Manners, Hiram Jenkins, Wallace Jackson, Henry Legg, DDGM; Earl Growberg, Ralph Stover, Thurman Legg; front row: Don Jenkins, John Taylor, Austin Anger, Ed Coventry, Joe Leslie, Neil McMillan, John Betterley. (photo by Mudge).
(Top) The Belmont "Bluebirds" group of Mary Hastings held their annual picnic on the Community Centre grounds at Belmont. Guests at this picnic were the children from the London Protestant Orphans' Home. Here the children are seen with Mrs. Vera Clark, home supervisor, Mrs. Laurence Green, matron, and Mrs. Don Legg and Mrs. Hugh Duncan, of Belmont, on the left. Mrs. Clarence Johnson, club president, and Mrs. Tillie Dixon, right. (Left) The social conveners for this year's Belmont picnic are seen here with a London representative. Left to right are, back row: Mrs. Robert Grand, first vice-president, London, Mrs. Mabel Carrothers and Mrs. Gerald Chute, both of Belmont. Front row are: Mrs. Ruby Anger (left) and Mrs. Betty Dale. (Right) Two sisters and their sister-in-law, who haven't seen each other for 49 years, found the picnic a good time to get acquainted again. Mrs. Christin Jane Crawford, 76, the oldest lady present, is shown with her sister-in-law, left, Mrs. Alex Simpson, from Scotland, and her sister, Mrs. Margaret Smith, Toronto. (maybe 1959)
Belmont Arena 1949
The parents of Jake Bradburn (top photo, left) were Flo and Wes Bradburn. A few years later, when my parents moved to the big old house at the corner of Main and Odell, Flo and Wes lived in the front apartment.
Community Effort – An example of the big dividends that are the result of close co-operation and organization in community affairs is demonstrated by the citizens of Belmont as they take pride in their new arena and community centre. A product of their own initiative and voluntary work, the building is being hurried through in the hopes of some skating on the rink this winter. Shown here, inside the arena as they pour cement for the wall of the structure, are, left to right, Bruce Hawley, Ken Stevenson, Everett Hudson, Melvin Jenkins and Phinneas Drake, with Jake Bradburn pouring the cement from the wheelbarrow. Jan. 1949
The newest arena in this district, with a seating capacity of some 1,500 people was officially opened at Belmont last night. The premises, which incorporates a combination auditorium-dance floor situated at second-story level directly inside the entrance, was inspected by hundreds of people from nearby towns and communities. Above is shown one section of the crowd listening to speakers. July 18 1949
Bruce Hawley, left, chairman of the building committee of the Belmont arena, relaxes for a moment with a hot-dog and a cup of coffee, and the help of pretty Elinor Fairs, Tillsonburg. Miss Fairs' escort is Max Coyle, Straffordville (centre), son of Mr. C. D. Coyle, M.P. for Elgin. July 18 1949
Belmont Arena Opening Attracts More Than 3,000. London Free Press July 19 1949
Floyd Kyte
Uncle Floyd, horseradish king of Tillsonburg, was my mother's uncle. He married Marguerite Lymburner, sister of Minnie Lymburner Burwell. They lived near Tillsonburg with their eight children.
Horseradish king still active at 91 – March 31, 1992 by Geoff Dale – If the job of Canadian senior economic statesman was ever created, you probably couldn't find a more suitable candidate for the position than Floyd Kyte…
Tillsonburg Man at Kinsmen Club: Speaks on Palestine Situation; Reports Given Sept 1948. Floyd Kyte, of Tillsonburg, who once was an unordained pastor at a district Baptist church, addressed the meeting of the St. Thomas Kinsmen Club Monday night at its regular meeting at the Wayside Inn, Talbotville…
The top clipping is from 1950 and tells the story of a young Port Burwell teacher, Mary Anne MacMath, a century earlier. The next is about the 1960 historical plaque for Col. Mahlon Burwell. Below that are stories about a faith healer in Port Burwell in 1951. I can't find any information on the Rev. Orland Bailey but I found Harvey Vaughan's 2013 obituary.
Teaching Certificate Given 17-Year-Old 102 Years Ago – "Inspectoritis" is a nerve affection which attacks modern school teachers on those biennial dates when the inspector visits the school – secure as they are behind life certificates and years of experience. Imagine the ordeal undergone 102 years ago on the day… Rev. Thomas Reed and Leonidas Burwell, representing church and state in Port Burwell, in silk toppers and black broadcloth, invaded the humble teaching domain of 17-year-old Mary Anne McMath…
Honor Pioneer – Mrs. Bella Poustie, Port Burwell's oldest resident, unveiled a historical plaque Sunday to commemmorate the founding of the community by Col. Mahlon Burwell. She is shown with Rev. P. G. Docksie, left, rector of Trinity Anglican Church, and Reeve Kenneth Baird. (Summer 1960)
July 30 1951, captions (left): Thirteen-year-old Harvey Vaughan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Vaughan, R.R. 2, Vienna, a cerebral palsy victim had only walked a few steps in his life until last week when he attended meetings of a faith healer. Leaving his crutch at the pulpit in the tent, Harvey was able to walk away, by faith he believes was given him through the healer. (Right): Friendly and unassuming Canadian-born, the Rev. Orland Bailey, who follows no particular denomination, meditates on the bluffs of Lake Erie before an evening service. Mr. Orland sold his business in Miami, Florida, two years ago when he believed God had called him to preach and heal. "God spoke to me in an audible voice," he said.
Port Burwell District Astir Over Reports of Faith Cures, July 29 1951. Countryside around this Lake Erie resort is astir with reports of faith cures by an evangelist who has been holding meetings in the community park for the last two weeks. Among the healings reported have been cases o deafness, blindness and arthritic ailments…
My mother was quick to send off a letter to the editor if need be.
London Free Press 1955. Editor: These following verses composed by my father, C. H. Burwell, of Tillsonburg, came to my mind when I read Mr. Rickwood's letter of June 9: Is There No God? "There is no God," the fool hath said./ In Psalm fourteen, of him I've read./He has no prayer, nor song of praise,/No God to meet one earnest gaze./ How can a man be quite so blind,/ When Nature so displays God's mind?…
Newspaper Announcements
Obituary for Mom's uncle Eddie Lymburner, 1948
Midland – Sixty legionaires and two squads of sea cadets, escorted by the Canadian Legion Band, paraded to St. Mark's Church and from the church to Lakeview Cemetery for the funeral service of their commanders, Edmund Alexander Lymburner, on November 20th…
Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings
In this 1951 story of Woodstock cat Herkimer, the writer mentions "the wealthy" Rhubarb. Googling told me that Rhubarb is a 1951 movie about a stray cat who hits the jackpot when he is given a home. It is based on a 1946 novel by H. Allen Smith. You can watch it on YouTube (for a fee).
London Free Press – Woodstock Jan. 28 1951. This is the story of a cat. The largest and most ornery arrogant and independent tom cat of his ward if not the city of Woodstock and Oxford. It might be safe to include Western Ontario, Ontario and the Dominion. Herkimer is his name and he would thumb his proud plebeian nose at such ordinary alley cats as the wealthy rhubarb recently made famous by a story and a movie…
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Coronation Street Scene of the Week
Corrie Street Aug. 28/16
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Goodbye to Kylie
Her funeral was the formal goodbye to Kylie. But after all that, late at night, David said his own goodbye at her grave. He needed to be with her. He needed to not have to be strong for his kids, to not have Gail, Audrey, Bethany, Sarah wittering around him asking if he was ok. Just cry and pour his heart out to her, lying in the ground.
The funeral and the circus that accompanied it took a lot out of him. He was a part of some of the circus. In the street while paying respects to the hearse, Todd confronted Sarah about what he had done to protect her. Finally she realized that he thought she had killed Callum and had blamed Tony only to protect her. No, she said, she hadn't killed him. Who did then? She nodded her head toward the coffin, meaning Kylie had. But Todd looked at the person standing behind it – David.
So a big confrontation between Todd and David at the cemetery with Todd vowing he would go to the police and clear Tony's name. He was willing to protect Sarah at the expense of his own brother's happiness, but not David.
David feared that Todd would do what he said and turn him in. He also feared that Todd would learn that it was in fact Kylie who had done the murdering. He also wanted to keep the whole thing from his whole family, planning to sort Todd out on his own. Stress, on top of making nice at the funeral and seeing that his kids were ok. Stressful just standing by your little son's side as he gives a eulogy for his mother. Hoping he'd be ok, hoping that the doubting family wouldn't be proven right. They weren't. Max did fine. His words about his mother were lovely.
Funeral Side Stories
After breathing a huge sigh of relief that all went off well, David didn't know half of what else was happening. Sean came to the church just in time to see Billy breaking up the fight between Todd and David. Billy then held Todd back, just a little too long, a little too close, with a little too much care. Sean knew exactly what was happening and why he'd been dumped.
And Kylie's mourners from The Dog and Gun didn't show up at the funeral, but they did send flowers. David saw those and stomped them to shreds. Macca turned up on the street afterwards, and attacked Gemma. Craig saw, intervened and called the police. He feels his action redeemed his inaction the previous time, when Kylie was killed. Gemma warned him about the perils to him and herself about involving the police. But, in gratitude to Craig perhaps, she spoke to the officer truthfully about what happened.
The funeral was a colourful goodbye to Kylie, literally and figuratively. David did right by her in his planning of it. But now, with the public mourning done, how does he cope?
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Reviews, Society & Culture
Pen Name Mysteries
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The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith and Devoted in Death by J. D. Robb are pen name mysteries by famous authors I've never read. Robert Galbraith is J. K. Rawling of Harry Potter fame and J. D. Robb is the romance writer Nora Roberts. Both books, I think, are excellent.
The Cuckoo's Calling introduces Cormoran Strike, private investigator. He has had a recent run of bad luck in business and love. Then he gets a new case. It promises to pay well, but seems to him to be more a matter of reassuring his client than of investigating a murder. It looks like an open and shut case of a London celebrity suicide. But is it? Or is a murderer hiding in plain sight? With his office temp, Robin, he gets drawn into a sad, tangled story of fame and envy, money and family.
Despite the sadness of Cuckoo's central story, you still feel cozy in Cormoran's office looking out on a wet and wintry London. Despite the nastiness of some of the characters, you feel sympathy toward them.
In Devoted in Death, you never feel cozy nor inclined toward understanding the reasons for murder. You see right off the bat who dun it, and why. You then follow the action and the thinking by police lieutenant Eve Dallas and her detectives as they figure it out. The plot is grisly and twisted enough to make a good episode of Criminal Minds.
It takes place in New York City in 2061. I'm not a big science fiction fan, but this setting is ok. There are some technologies that we, to my knowledge, do not have at the present time. And that is kind of neat to think about. But it doesn't get in the way of the story.
Some aspects of American society maybe are eternal, one being the disconnect between NYC and the 'flyover zone'. An Arkansas deputy in the city for the first time expresses his awe: "That kicks the cow in the ass." That line alone made the book worth reading.
The edition that I have is labelled 'romantic suspense'. I don't know why. There is suspense but no more 'romance' than in any other genre mystery. The book includes the protagonists' lives outside the investigation, but not overwhelmingly so. The book is suspenseful, yes, but romantic, no.
In their different ways, English versus American most obviously, both books engaged me right from the start. I may now seek out books written under the authors' real names to see how they differ. For sure I want to read more of their pen name mysteries.
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Animals, Dogs
Pawlooza Dog Party
Pawlooza happens this coming Saturday, August 20th from 10 to 6, at Steve Plunkett's Fleetwood Farm on Elviage Road, near Westdel Bourne in west London. It is a huge dog party organized by ARF Ontario (Animal Rescue Foundation) in London.
Admission for the day, including parking, is $10 per vehicle. Hundreds of vendors of dog stuff are there, along with specialty groups like dog sports, specific breed clubs and rescue groups.
Each group keeps the money it raises through sales and donations, and the overall funds raised go to ARF and LEADS, a special needs employment and training programme. You'll see vendors from all over the province. There's lots of food for both you and your dog. There are demonstrations of dog talent like agility and obedience.
Your dog can go swimming or compete in dock diving in the small lake on the property. But if, like us, you have non-swimming dogs, you can find a spot along the bank and watch Labs fling themselves off the dock into the water time after time. Just the property itself is enough to make you want to go. The grounds are incredibly beautiful. Booths are lined up in several rows, so you can shop to your heart's content. Then you can wander in the landscaped grounds and woods.
If you are thinking about getting a dog, there will be lots of dogs there with their rescue groups. You can talk with knowledgeable people about the characteristics of different kinds of dogs, and you can see pretty much every breed of dog walking around the grounds. You can even find out exactly what kinds of dogs created your mutt with a DNA test. If you want to get inside your dog's head (and who doesn't), you can visit the dog psychic's booth.
Homeless Animals Day
Its date is a deliberate choice. Since 1992, the 3rd Saturday of August has been International Homeless Animals Day. The International Society of Animal Rights picked that day to focus attention on animals in need of help and a home.
So mark the calendar and have a great doggy day. Your dogs of course are welcome – it is a dog party after all. But if you want to go without a dog, you'll still have a great time.
From my St. Thomas Dog Blog Aug. 12, 2011. Date, time and cost is from Pawlooza website for 2016.
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Seeing the world, The Bucket List
Horse Show
August 13, 2016 Dorothy	2 Comments
A horse show is a great way to spend a day. Sleek horses, adorable ponies and their riders showing their skill. It's watching beauty in motion.
Today, at Spring Brook Stables near Moncton, I held my breath while watching the ring. Yes, it was the beauty of the horses and riders and all that. But I was watching one horse in particular. Jamie, my favourite school horse, was competing. He did wonderfully.
It was possibly his first show ever. For sure, it was his first in several years. But he was so calm while waiting and in his classes you would think he had been hanging around show rings his whole life.
He and Jerry, a fellow lesson horse at Butternut Stables, went with two of the girls who ride there. Only Jerry had been at shows before. But all four looked like they were old hands at competition, and they did great.
A first, second, two third and two fifth place ribbons in total. The girls rode beautifully. They looked confident and lovely. So did the horses. I think – hope – they'll all be back in a show ring soon.
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Corrie Street Aug. 7/16
August 7, 2016 Dorothy	Leave a comment
Kylie Died
It is fitting that Kylie died protecting her friend. Her loyalty was fierce. Her defence of those she cared about was also. She killed for Sarah's sake, and died for Gemma's. I didn't see it coming. Seeing her with bloody hands clasped over her chest, I thought it was Gemma's blood. I thought Clayton had attacked Gemma with the knife. So thank you, those who knew, for keeping online lips zipped. Her death was a powerful scene. Long, but that was okay. We needed time to think this through, to come to terms with it. I knew that actress Paula Lane was leaving but didn't know how she was going to be written out. I didn't like the thought of her going to jail for killing Callum, but it would mean she could return. Going to Barbados? Much better. It was nice to think of Kylie and Becky on the beach, sipping umbrella drinks. Even if Kylie and David split up, there still was a way back for them and for Paula Lane. As she lay dying, I didn't even mind her not telling David a key point – who did it. Not once saying, by the way, Macca's friend Clayton did this. Gemma knew, Craig saw the whole thing. It was okay that Kylie spent her last moments telling David that she loved him, loved the kids. Take all the time you need, David and Kylie, to say goodbye. This is sorted. But I forgot a key element that the writers did not:
Class history
Gemma clammed up, no way is she a grass. Craig planned to tell what he saw, but his mother stopped him. Beth is familiar with the code of survival: you saw nothing, you know nothing. The way to take care of yourself and others is by yourself, so you do not bring the authorities into what is your business. In the end, however, the old boundaries gave way, At David's urging, Gemma agrees to help bring Clayton to justice at the hands of the state. She fears retribution from her old friends and, on principle, hates grassing them up. But Kylie died for her. Gemma has no other way to repay that.
Craig went against his mother's advice. He wants to do right by Kylie and her kids. He believes the police are best equipped to find her killer. What he saw will help them. His conscience will not let him keep quiet. David catches Clayton, and nearly kills him. A shout from Max makes him stop, and that pause gives Clayton time to escape. Soon after, the police catch him. And Max has got a lot for a child's mind to absorb. A violent bio-dad – murdered, a mother – murdered, a step-dad brought to the point of murder himself.
CBCCoronation StreetDavid PlattGemma WinterKylie Platt
Popular Culture, Society & Culture
Olympic Games of Chance
Two days to the Rio Olympics opening ceremonies, and the games of chance are still being played. The Zika virus, polluted water venues, and a bacterial risk to horses.
Glanders is a contagious fatal equine respiratory disease. Humans can contract it too. In the past few years, hundreds of Brazilian horses have been killed to stop its spread. Horse owners argued that the tests are too often inaccurate. Health officials did not want to endanger horses coming for the games. The risk of infection is still there, and riders decided to take it.
You'd expect a story like this would get a lot of coverage. It didn't. There's been too many other things going wrong in Brazil.
Officials of the IOC and host country will take any and all measures to ensure safety and smooth-sailing, so to speak, for the games. They can kill horses, can't they, but they can't kill problematic humans. They can move them however. Poor areas deemed unsightly or dangerous to visitors and tv cameras are relocated, with bulldozers usually.
National funds are used to build facilities always said to improve post-Olympics life for residents. Rarely do they. Rushed or shoddy construction, and Olympic-size facilities that are way more than what a city needs for sports and recreation.
Tracks, playing fields and pools don't keep themselves up. They require continued expenditure of money and time. Cities around the world are littered with unused remnants of their Olympic Games. No money. The buildings may crumble quickly, but the Olympic debt doesn't.
Reuse: A Permanent Home
It's way past time for a permanent Olympics home. Greece, for summer games, and Switzerland, winter games, would work. Greece has the history of the ancient Olympians. Switzerland has the Alps, clock makers and an aura of neutrality. It also has the IOC headquarters. Greece, analysts and athletes have made good arguments for these sites long before I thought of them. Maybe another couple of sites as well, so there is a fallback in case of natural or political turmoil.
Pierre de Coubertin, father of the modern Olympics, believed that moving the games around would foster global understanding by letting people get to know different countries, different peoples. Good point. But it is outweighed by the cost, corruption and conflict that accompany every Olympic games.
I hope the Rio Games go well. But I hope too that we remember the frightful games of chance – natural and socio-political – that occurred in the lead-up to them. It's time to rethink the Olympics for the long term. Not just say whew, that went better than expected, and stumble along to the next ones.
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Fortnite Season X: Where to find different Bullseyes
Anthony J Nash
With a brand new season of Fortnite comes brand new challenges, and Season X has changed up the way players will be taking them on. For the recent Bullseye set of missions, one of the missions for this week will have you finding and landing on different Bullseye markers. Finding the targets can be a bit tricky, but we've found a couple of them for you.
Knowing the challenge
This mission isn't as tough as it may seem, as you only have to land on three Bulleyes, and they are very easy to spot as you dive into a game. Thankfully for players, three of them have been found so far, so there isn't much else to do but jump into a game and land on them. It's important to note, however, that you literally have to land on the Bullseyes, meaning you need to do this mission across three different games. So, make sure to land near these locations at the start of a match. Getting to these areas shouldn't be hard, but if you're stuck, make sure to refer to the map below for their locations.
Where to find different Bullseyes in Fortnite
Jump into any game mode of Fortnite's Battle Royale. I'd suggest Solo or Team Rumble, as it's the best for challenges like these.
The first Bullseye is on top of a small mountain at the end of the Desert area, just Southeast of Fatal Fields
Another Bullseye is Southeast of Frosty Flights, and can be found on the mountain with the submarine on it.
A third Bullseye is directly North of Greasy Grove, near a small patch of rocks and mountains.
Once you finish up, you'll be all done with that challenge, and can either get started on some of the other missions for this week or finish up the match you're in.
If you're looking for more challenges to do, you can always check out the full list of Bullseye Missions to see what you've missed, still need to complete, or simply head back to the main menu to prepare for the next challenge. There are tons to do this week, so you'll be busy until Season X is done next week!
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NUS-CPU-04 board would typically be in a system with an "NS1" serial number. "NOM NYCE" label occupies the area that is normally blank on a USA system. The same area on a Japanese or PAL (European, Australian) N64 would have the serial number.
Corrosion on some RCP pins led to discovering a trace with no continuity to the CPU pin on the other end. Peeled back the original trace.
Corrosion on some RCP pins led to discovery. One pin had no continuity to CPU pin on the other side of that trace. Peeled the bad trace off from the board.
Replaced the bad trace with a jumper wire.
Voultar N64RGB conditions RGB signals from the DAC and connects them to unused pins in the multi-out connector so it works like SNES.
...and here's where it gets the unused RGB signals from the N64 DAC.


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Punjab and Haryana High Court | FSL report forms the foundation of NDPS cases; its absence renders Section 173 CrPC report insufficient
Punjab and Haryana High Court granting bail to the petitioner emphasised that the NDPS cases can only survive in case the prosecution is able to establish that the article recovered is indeed a contraband and which can only be established on the basis of its chemical examination, which is normally done through FSL.
Published on December 9, 2022 December 30, 2022 By Editor
Punjab and Haryana High Court: While deciding the criminal revision petition, a single judge bench of Gurvinder Singh Gill, J., granted bail to the petitioner and held that the report of the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL report) forms the foundation of the case of prosecution under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 ("NDPS Act") and in case the same is not there the entire case of prosecution falls to ground.
The petitioner was found in possession of 15 grams of "Heroin" and a FIR was lodged against the petitioner under NDPS Act. The police submitted a report under section 173 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) before the trial Court on 07-04-2022. The said report was, however, not accompanied by the report of FSL. The period of 60 days, which is mandated for filing of challan in cases of recovery of non-commercial quantity, as per provisions of the NDPS Act read with section 167 of CrPC expired on 10-04-2022. Since the prosecution did not file the FSL report even by the said date, the petitioner moved an application under section 167(2) of CrPC for his release on bail on the ground that in the absence of report of FSL, the challan could not be said to be complete. The said application was dismissed by the trial court which has been assailed by way of filing this petition.
The Court said that a case under the NDPS Act can only survive in case the prosecution is able to establish that the article recovered is indeed a contraband and which can only be established on the basis of its chemical examination, which is normally got done through FSL established by the Government. In other words, the report of the FSL forms the foundation of the case of prosecution and in case the same is not there the entire case of prosecution falls to ground.
The Court further noted that in other cases say any injury or hurt or murder case under IPC, even the ocular version coupled with some medical evidence or some other circumstantial evidence may suffice to bring home the guilt of the accused. Though, a report of an expert, if sought, pertaining to some blood stains or comparison of handwriting, ballistic report, could be helpful to establish the case of the prosecution for such offences under IPC or some other acts but cannot be said to be indispensable in each and every case and even in the absence of such reports, the prosecution may well be able to establish its case. But in the case the report of FSL form very foundation of the case of prosecution and is an integral part of the challan for offences under NDPS Act cannot be brushed aside
The Court further placed reliance on Mohd. Arbaz v. State (NCT of Delhi), Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) Nos. 8164-8166/2021, and granted bail to the petitioner under section 167(2) of CrPC.
[Mukesh Pal v. State of Haryana, 2022 SCC OnLine P&H 3650, decided on 29-11-2022]
Advocates who appeared in this case :
L.S. Sekhon, Advocate, Counsel for the Petitioner;
Abhinash Jain, Advocate, Counsel for Respondent.
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That Don't Impress Me Much
The National Post is tres impressed--overly impressed, really--that Canadian Muslim leaders have condemned "terrorism":
Following the arrests last week of terror suspects in Ottawa and London, Ont., the Canadian Islamic Congress (CIC) issued a full-throated denunciation of terrorism as a means to an end. The organization reiterated its "condemnation of all acts of violence, terrorism and extremism, here and abroad." The CIC also praised the "fast action" of our "security forces in safeguarding our country and its citizens." And CIC chair and president Wahida Valiante added: "Canadian Muslims are loyal citizens of Canada; they are law-abiding citizens ... well aware of their responsibility to uphold the laws of Canada and to act in ways that safeguard the security and well-being of all." They "would never think of ... plotting to harm their homeland and their fellow citizens."
This is especially notable given that the CIC once was led by Mohamed Elmasry, a man who (briefly) defended the right of Palestinian terrorists to attack any Israeli adult -- and who declared that "Right-wing Canadian politicians and their parties consider the 'war against terror' to mean the same as 'war against Muslims.' " In recent years, the CIC had changed its tone, sensibly recognizing that operating as a counter-counter-terrorism lobby isn't going to win Canadian Muslims many friends.
Yesterday, the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada said it "strongly condemns the recently discovered terrorist plot in Canada." Two weeks prior to the arrests, to mark the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the Canadian Council of Imams (CCI) issued a seven-point declaration of values that strongly condemned violence. It said: "The best Muslim is the one who is good to his/her family and neighbours and one who avoids harming others with his/her hand or tongue. Islam does not permit the killing of innocent people, regardless of their creed, ethnicity, race, or nationality. The sanctity of human life overrides the sanctity of religious laws. Islamic rulings do not -- and should not -- contradict natural laws."
According to the imams, this is the first time any national Islamic council has so forcefully and succinctly stated its opposition to killing in the name of Allah. Signed by nearly 50 prominent imams, the declaration was read out at hundreds of mosques across the country on the first Friday Sabbath of Ramadan.
Boy, you dangle something bright and shiny in front of some kafirs, and they're instantly transfixed. Me--not so much. Let's look at the above-named Muslim leaders one by one, shall we?
1. Sweet Wahida and the CIC's fairly tepid response is fisked here.
2. Elmo may no longer be CIC Grand Poobah, but the splenetic Jew-hater yet vents from his bully pulpit at his rampaging horsey.
3. Our old "pal" Syed Soharwardy of the adorably-named Islamic SUPREME Council of Canada is well-versed at doling out honeyed words to receptive kafirs, and more than a few have been taken in by him--and them. An even cursory glance at the ISCC's website, though, should be enough to show where the imam (he's the guy who tried to silence--as if!--Ezra Levant for daring to publish those "blasphemous" Motoons) is coming from (i.e. from a position of supremacy, albeit the kind that doesn't go in for violent jihad but is content to let sharia seep into the kafir's body politic through "friendlier" means).
4. Along with the above-mentioned quote, the Canadian Council of Imans statement also says that
Islam is a religion of nature and humanity, one that teaches that a person cannot be a good Muslim until he/she becomes a good human being. All human beings are equal...
Which, as we know, is total bollocks since Islam actually teaches the reverse--that one cannot be a good human being until one is Muslim (and, in fact, one is a sinner, a really bad one, who will roast in eternal hellfire, until/unless one "reverts" to the one true faith while one is still able to). It also teaches that Muslims are superior to non-Muslims, and that Muslim men are superior to Muslim women, inequities enshrined in the sharia, Islam's "universal" law.
And here are some words that never fail to charm:
We believe in peaceful coexistence, dialogue, bridge building and cooperation among all faiths and people for the common good of humanity.
Falafels and samosas for everyone! The next part of the point is kind of a tough sell, though:
Islam does not permit the killing of innocent people, regardless of their creed, ethnicity, race or nationality. The sanctity of human life overrides the sanctity of religious laws. Islamic rulings do not – and should not – contradict natural laws. Islam is a religion that promotes peace, justice, equality, dignity and freedom for all human beings.
It's the word "innocent" that's the loophole. For example, none of these peaceful, terror-deploring imams would consider Israelis "innocent," since they have the temerity to claim sovereignty over Muslims--whom Allah has deemed their superiors--and over Allah's land. And according to Islamic doctrine, all parts of the world that have not yet been squared away for Allah are up for grabs, and those kafirs who "occupy" them for the moment are standing in the way of what should be, what must be. Islam promotes peace, justice and the rest--sure it does. But only on Islam's terms under Islam's law.
And, oh looky here, another "loophole":
We believe that it is the right of every individual adult person to determine for themselves their conduct towards and within their society (for example, in matters of dress or good manners), and their personal conduct in matters of faith and belief as well, as long as their conduct does not threaten the common good. Likewise, we believe that every society must be allowed to express and celebrate humanity's profound cultural diversity, as long as the expression of that diversity does not include the compulsion of any individual to violate their own human rights, or their personal values, or their human nature, or otherwise threaten the common good of all people.
In other words, the "human rights" delineated by sharia supersede any kafir law (which, being man-made, don't hold a candle to Allah's law, and never will.)
Superficially at least, Canadian Muslim leaders seem to be saying all the right things and making all the right noises--and, hey, why should they do more, when even the National Post seems to be buying it? However, until such time as they explicitly and expressly repudiate "jihad is the way, sharia is the goal" and the supremacism written into their religious doctine, I'd advise everyone to read up on their Islam and take their statements with a heaping helping of sodium.
Update: Back in June Mark Steyn (who's been on hiatus far too long for my taste: we've needed his insights and bonhomie to help us endure one of the silliest summers ever) had this to say about kafirs who can't wrap their heads around the animus built into Islam and are only too willing to grant it the benefit of the doubt (and slam its critics--like Ayaan Hirsi Ali):
In Terror and Liberalism, Paul Berman wrote that suicide bombings "produced a philosophical crisis, among everyone around the world who wanted to believe that a rational logic governs the world." In other words, it has to be about "poverty" or "social justice" because the alternative—that they want to kill us merely because we are the other—undermines the hyper-rationalist's entire world view. Thus, every pro-gay, pro-feminist, pro-black Western liberal's determination to blame Ayaan Hirsi Ali for the fact that a large number of benighted thuggish halfwits want to kill her. Deploring what he regards as her simplistic view of Islam, Nicholas Kristof rhapsodizes about its many fine qualities—"There is also the warm hospitality toward guests, including Christians and Jews."
Oh, for crying out loud. In the Muslim world, Christians and Jews have been on the receiving end of a remorseless ethno-religious cleansing for decades. Christian churches get burned, along with their congregations, from Nigeria to Pakistan. Egypt is considering stripping men who marry Jewesses of their citizenship. Saudi Arabia won't let 'em in the country. In the 1920s, Baghdad was 40 per cent Jewish. Gee, I wonder where they all went. Maybe that non-stop "warm hospitality" wears you down after a while . . .
Sure, it's all falafels and samosas until sharia comes fully into effect. Then it's "down on your knees and cough up our 'tribute' money, dhimmi."
Don Sharpe said...
Excellent disection of the latest muslim 'taqiya'. Keep up the great work!
scaramouche said...
Thanks, I plan to.
Top notch assessment, Scaramouche! That editorial together with Tasha Kheiriddin's idiot piece on Glenn Beck's 8/28 rally, on the same page, left me much less than impressed.
Thanks, JR. Not a big Tasha fan myself. I find her writing to be terribly dry, lacking in zest, insight and wit. Mark Steyn she ain't.
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Pro Bono Guidelines for ACT Legal Practitioners
The ACT Law Society recognises and acknowledges the efforts of the many legal practitioners in the ACT who selflessly devote a portion of their time to pro bono activities. Pro bono assistance provided by practitioners in the ACT covers a wide range of legal matters — from advising on charities legislation, family law, migration, personal injuries, mental health law, and employment matters to criminal and family law matters where legal aid is not otherwise available.
These Guidelines are designed to further assist local legal practitioners to undertake pro bono work and promote a pro bono culture within the ACT. It also suggests some best-practices in relation to recording information about the nature and extent of the work legal practitioners are undertaking. This will enable a better assessment of the true value of the pro bono work undertaken.
The ACT Law Society will periodically survey ACT firms on their pro bono work. The information gained will inform the Society's long-term goal of increasing the quantity and quality of pro bono work undertaken by legal practitioners in the ACT, and of recognising the considerable pro bono contribution of the profession.
To provide ACT law firms with practical, best practice guidance on how to undertake, record, and report pro bono work.
Why do pro bono?
Pro bono legal service is closely linked to the corporate social responsibility of the legal profession. As lawyers, we have a responsibility to facilitate access to justice. Some of the key reasons why lawyers should do pro bono work include:
helping disadvantaged members of the community who cannot afford legal assistance;
redressing some of the inequities which result from unequal access to justice;
it is part of a firm's social and corporate responsibility;
providing opportunities for employees to broaden their skills by dealing with a diverse range of clients with a diverse range of legal issues; and
increasing employee engagement and improving staff morale.
What constitutes pro bono legal work?
Pro bono comes from the Latin phrase 'pro bono publico' which means for the public good. In the legal context it generally means the provision of legal services on a free or significantly reduced fee basis.
The term is defined by the Australian Pro Bono Resource Centre (APBRC) in its Aspirational Target Statement of Principles and in its National Survey.
The APBRC is an independent centre of expertise that aims to grow the capacity of the Australian legal profession to provide pro bono legal services that are focused on increasing access to justice for socially disadvantaged and/or marginalised persons, and furthering the public interest. The National Pro Bono Aspirational Target is a voluntary target that law firms, individual solicitors and barristers can sign up to and strive to achieve the target of at least 35 hours of pro bono legal services per lawyer per year.1
The definition of 'pro bono legal services' expressed in the Aspirational Target Statement of Principles and National Survey is as follows:
1. Giving legal assistance for free or at a substantially reduced fee to:
(a) individuals who can demonstrate a need for legal assistance but cannot obtain legal aid or otherwise access the legal system without incurring significant financial hardship; or
(b) individuals or organisations whose matter raises an issue of public interest which would not otherwise be pursued; or
(c) charities or other non-profit organisations which work on behalf of low income or disadvantaged members of the community or for the public good;
2. Conducting law reform and policy work on issues affecting low income or disadvantaged members of the community, or on issues of public interest;
3. Participating in the provision of free community legal education on issues affecting low income or disadvantaged members of the community or on issues of public interest; or
4. Providing a lawyer on secondment at a community organisation (including a community legal organisation) or at a referral service provider such as a Public Interest Law Clearing House.
1. The target amount of 35 hours was chosen in consultation with the legal profession and reflects what many lawyers are already doing and represents the minimum number of hours of pro bono legal services that all lawyers should aspire to undertake.
What is not regarded as pro bono work?
The following is not regarded as pro bono work for the purposes of this statement:
1. Giving legal assistance to any person for free or at a reduced fee without reference to whether they can afford to pay for that legal assistance or whether their case raises an issue of public interest;
2. Free first consultations with clients who are otherwise billed at a firm's normal rates;
3. Legal assistance provided under a grant of legal assistance from Legal Aid;
4. Contingency fee arrangements or other speculative work which is undertaken with a commercial expectation of a fee;
5. The sponsorship of cultural and sporting events, work undertaken for business development and other marketing opportunities; or
6. Time spent by lawyers sitting on the board of a community organisation (including a community legal organisation) or a charity.
How should pro bono legal work be reported?
The APBRC has produced the following guidance notes on reporting pro bono legal services:
1. Only work that involves the delivery of pro bono legal services as defined for the purposes of the APBRC Aspirational Target should be reported.
2. Many firms have community service and corporate social responsibility programs under which their lawyers and non-lawyers provide a broad range of community service work. Examples of this include literacy and mentoring work, and volunteering to provide services at community organisations. These programs may also involve the firm donating to charities. These activities do not fall within the definition of pro bono legal services and should not be reported.
3. Signatories should calculate the number of FTE lawyers for the year by using the average of the number of FTE lawyers at the first day and the last day of the reporting financial year.
(FTE lawyers at 1 July + FTE lawyers at 30 June) ÷ 2
(Where a new target firm is reporting for a period less than a full financial year, the number of FTE lawyers should be calculated by using the average number of FTE lawyers at the first day and the last day of the reporting period).
4. "Firm's lawyers" includes law graduates not yet admitted to legal practice, and thus their pro bono hours should be reported. It does not include paralegals, and their pro bono hours should not be reported.
5. Time recorded for the purpose of delivering pro bono legal services should be treated in the same way that work performed for commercial clients is treated. In this respect, each signatory firm's policies for the treatment of travel time should apply to their pro bono legal work.
6. Each signatory should have systems in place to ensure that accurate records are kept of the pro bono legal work performed.
7. Pro bono legal services may include international pro bono legal services, that is, pro bono legal work undertaken:
outside Australia, by lawyers who are supervised by, or provided from, an office based in Australia;
for clients based outside Australia, by lawyers based in Australia; or
for organisations based in Australia where the work concerns an initiative outside Australia.
In this context references to "community" in the definition of "pro bono services" include communities outside of Australia.
While not all legal practitioners or firms may be signatories to the APBRC Aspirational Target, the ACT Law Society adopts the APRBC's definition of 'pro bono legal work' and the Guidance Notes to ensure that any pro bono legal work undertaken by ACT legal practitioners is measured against a nationally consistent benchmark. Firms who are signatories will not have to report against different criteria when reporting on the pro bono work undertaken by them.
Illustration of how the definition of pro bono legal work would in practice work
There are matters taken on by legal practitioners — especially in criminal and family law matters — on the basis that legal aid is not available for reasons including ineligibility or the applicant not satisfying the means test.
Work undertaken on this basis falls within the definition of pro bono legal work, provided that it is clear the individual in question would suffer significant financial hardship if they had to pay legal fees, i.e. there is a real issue of the person's capacity to pay legal fees. Matters undertaken on referral from the ACT Pro Bono Clearing House will fall within the definition of pro bono legal work.
The work would not be considered pro bono if it is based on an initial first free consultation, but the matter is then charged at usual commercial rates. A matter undertaken under a grant of legal assistance will not count as 'pro bono legal work'.2
Many firms keep records of the pro bono legal hours undertaken by the firm either by opening specific files or keeping records such as file notes in cases where free verbal advice is provided.
It is important for records to be kept to ensure that all the valuable pro bono legal work undertaken by the ACT legal community is captured and recognised.
As a guiding principle, a pro bono matter should be managed in the same professional manner that a billable client matter is managed, according to the same quality assurance procedures, with the same diligence and timeliness, and subject to the same supervision and review as any other legal work undertaken by the firm.
Pro bono work should always be done as a normal matter of the firm, so that professional indemnity insurance will apply. Lawyers should take on matters within their areas of skill and expertise. A legal practitioner is able to withdraw services should the client not accept the legal advice being given. The withdrawal can be on the grounds of lack of reasonable prospects of success or any other reason that the solicitor deems legitimate or appropriate or in accordance with their retainer.
File opening
Before a pro bono matter is opened, a conflict of interest search must be undertaken and reviewed in accordance with routine practice as the principles relating to personal conflicts of interest apply in pro bono matters in the same manner as they do in usual client matters.
It is recommended that a separate file be opened for each new pro bono matter to allow for better reporting and to assist firms to assess the level of their pro bono contribution. The files should be opened in accordance with the firm's usual policy for file openings but it is recommended that there be a means by which a pro bono file is distinguished from fee paying files — for example, the file name should have the words 'Pro Bono' in its matter title. Time spent on undertaking the work on a pro bono basis can then be recorded as if it were a fee paying file.
Given that there is a range of work undertaken on a pro bono basis, it would be useful to capture the nature of the work (i.e. whether it is family law; criminal law; estate law matter etc.) but again using the firm's usual file opening practices with regard to the categorisation of matters.
Where possible, it will be useful when opening new pro bono matters to capture details of:
the source of the request — for example, was it a referral from Legal Aid, a community legal centre, an existing client, or the Pro Bono Clearing House;
whether the work was undertaken as an extension of an existing matter (for which the client has paid, or will pay, a fee) or with new/independent clients;
the reasons why the practitioner undertook pro bono work in relation to each particular case (e.g. the client couldn't afford to access assistance, the client had run out of funds part-way through a matter, or it was a matter of public or personal interest); and
the reasons why the practitioner could not undertake particular pro bono work (e.g. lack of expertise, conflict of interest, etc.).
Where the practice is to provide verbal ad hoc advice, it is recommended that one general pro bono file for verbal advice be opened with separate file notes for each matter on which advice is given in accordance with good risk assessment criteria.
Although a firm may be acting on a pro bono basis, it is still important that an acknowledgment letter or preferably a retainer or agreement outlining the scope of the work and terms of the arrangements be sent to the applicant on the commencement of each matter. It is a matter for the firm and the applicant to negotiate the terms of the retainer, including matters such as payment of disbursements. It is important to ensure that the arrangement is drafted in plain English and is clearly explained to the client. Some pro bono clients will have limited English language skills and/or have a disability and face to face meetings to explain the content of written communication may be important.
2. There have been cases where firms have still continued to act for the client for free once the grant of assistance has been exhausted in which case the free work, once the grant has been exhausted, can be considered pro bono legal work.
Costs orders
Uncertainty exists in relation to the circumstances in which a court may make a costs order in favour of a successful party represented on a pro bono basis given the indemnity principle. The indemnity principle can only operate where a successful litigant is under an obligation to pay their lawyer. Notwithstanding the uncertainty, the retainer should set out circumstances where the lawyers can use conditional fee agreements, whereby the client agrees to pay the lawyer an amount equal to the costs awarded if successful, otherwise no payment is due.
The Productivity Commission's Report on Access to Justice recommended (at Recommendation 13.4) that parties represented on a pro bono basis should be entitled to seek an award of costs subject to the costs rules of the relevant court.
The Productivity Commission also recommended (at Recommendation 13.6) that courts should also grant Protective Costs Orders (PCOs) to parties involved in matters deemed to be of public interest that in the absence of such an order, would not proceed to trial.
In tandem the APBRC also suggested, in its response to the Productivity Commission's request for information as to the most appropriate means of distributing any costs order made, that:
A self-regulatory protocol (to which pro bono providers would subscribe) might indicate that recovered monies should be:
used to pay counsel's fees and other disbursements; and/or
reinvested into a firm's pro bono program; and/or
donated to a charity or community organisation of choice (which might be the applicant organisation in the litigation, a co-counsel organisation like a CLC or the pro bono referral agency).
Given there is no settled position on the issue of costs recovery in a matter which has been undertaken on a pro bono basis, firms acting pro bono in litigation matters need to decide as a matter of policy whether they will seek to recover costs and disbursements in the event of a favourable settlement or court or tribunal order. It is common for pro bono lawyers to enter into a conditional costs agreement with pro bono clients at the commencement of a litigious matter.
A firm should however clearly communicate with a client what its policy is in relation to recovery of costs and disbursements. This should include the possibility of adverse costs orders, which are rarely anticipated by pro bono clients.
A pro bono matter may involve a financial outlay, e.g. copying costs, court fees, travel costs. It is therefore important for firms to consider the level of financial outlay they are prepared to make before taking on a pro bono matter.
Relevant to this issue are:
exemption and waiver of court and tribunal fees; and
disbursement assistance schemes.
Exemptions and/or waiver of fees
Firms undertaking litigious pro bono matters should consider whether exemptions or waivers are available in respect of court or tribunal fees, such as filing fees, setting down and daily hearing fees.
Section 15(2)(b) of the Court Procedures Act 2004 authorises the Registrars of the Supreme Court and Magistrates Court to waive payment of a court fee by a person, in full or in part, where the Registrar considers that payment of the fee, or part of the fee, would impose hardship on the person having regard to the applicant's income, day-to-day living expenses and liabilities and assets. The relevant application form can be downloaded from the courts' website.
Persons liable to pay fees in Commonwealth courts (the High Court, the Federal Court of Australia, the Federal Circuit Court and the Family Court) and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal may be eligible for an exemption from those fees if, for example, they:
have been granted legal aid;
are holders of particular benefit or concession cards;
are an inmate of a prison or are lawfully detained; or
are under 18 years of age or are in receipt of a youth or study allowance.
The relevant forms can be downloaded from the court's or tribunal's website. Once a general exemption is established it generally continues until the proceeding is finalised, provided that there is no change in circumstances that alters the continued entitlement to the exemption. A body or person granted a general exemption must notify the court if there is any change in circumstances that could alter the entitlement.
Disbursement assistance scheme
A disbursement assistance scheme supports certain pro bono legal work and reimburses solicitors for properly incurred disbursements in pro bono cases. The nature of the assistance available varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
There is no scheme in the Australian Capital Territory offering disbursement assistance.
The Commonwealth disbursement support scheme, which was introduced on 1 July 2012, is available to people involved in Commonwealth non-criminal law matters.
The scheme is not available in State or Territory criminal or overseas legal matters. Assistance will not generally be granted to persons who can meet their overall legal costs without incurring serious financial difficulty or where legal aid or other legal financial assistance from the Attorney-General's Department is available.
The Scheme provides greater support for pro bono work by removing the disincentive created by disbursement costs. While funding is not available for counsel fees or court filing fees under this scheme, the scheme may reimburse such costs as fees for expert reports in litigation, expert witness fees, travel costs of witnesses and photocopying, provided an application for approval is made before the costs are incurred.
To apply for assistance under the disbursement support scheme, total disbursement costs must be $500 or more (GST inclusive). There are maximum allowable amounts for certain disbursement items, such as expert medical reports, interpreter costs, document searches, etc.
Application forms and further details on this scheme are available on the Attorney-General's website.
At the outset of taking on a pro bono matter, firms should, where disbursements both internal and external are likely to be incurred, determine how disbursements will be handled. This might include:
not charging for either internal (e.g. photocopying, telephone calls) or external (e.g. court fees) disbursements;
charging only for external disbursements;
only charging after a certain threshold is reached; or
charging for both internal and external disbursements.
It is recommended that the firm should have a policy position on how it will charge for disbursements and this should be outlined in the firm's pro bono policy, which is discussed in more detail below.
Supporting and increasing pro bono work
Firms will need to consider what would be most appropriate in terms of their support of pro bono work, and in creating conditions and incentives so that pro bono work undertaken by their lawyers is recognised, valued and rewarded. This will be relevant in terms of matters such as:
whether fee relief or reduced financial targets will be given to lawyers who undertake pro bono work;
whether pro bono work is taken into account in a lawyer's appraisal; and
whether a lawyer will be given leave or time off to undertake pro bono legal activities, e.g. volunteering at the Legal Advice Bureau or Night Time Legal Service.
Firms may also wish to consider increasing their pro bono contribution. Avenues for doing this include:
being part of a panel of firms with the ACT Pro Bono Clearing House (administered by the Law Society) or with Community Legal Centres (such as Canberra Community Law and the Women's Legal Centre); or
assisting not-for-profits through the provision of specific advice on issues such as governance or commercial arrangements (these projects are likely to be more self-contained and unlikely to be as time consuming as representation of individuals in individual matters).
It will be a matter for each firm to consider whether it wishes to set an annual internal target based on an average number of hours per lawyer.
Firms may also wish to consider attending relevant pro bono CPD activities to increase their knowledge of the provision of pro bono in the ACT.
Having a firm pro bono policy
There is a variance across firms as to the source of pro bono work — how and who determines whether to accept a pro bono matter, as well as matters such as capturing the time spent on pro bono work.
Firms may consider it beneficial to have a policy which deals with these issues and which sets out how pro bono work is to be managed. A policy not only encapsulates the firm's commitment to undertaking pro bono work but will clarify issues such as:
how requests for assistance are dealt with;
how matters are managed and supervised;
how pro bono time is recorded;
how disbursements and costs are dealt with; and
how pro bono work is factored into any performance appraisals of lawyers and budgets.
To this end, a template is attached to guide firms in formulating their policy. Legal practitioners should be aware of their firm's pro bono policy before taking on a matter.
Template - Firm Pro Bono Policy.docx
ACT Law Society's Pro Bono Service Award
Australian Pro Bono Centre's National Pro Bono Target


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Abuse reporting offices will not automatically solve problems
Ending sexual abuse in Africa requires a different approach to the West, says a Jesuit priest and specialist in clinical psychology
Father Jean Messingue, interim director of the Theological Institute of the Society of Jesus in Abidjan. (Photo by Guy-Aimé Eblotié)
By Lucie Sarr | Ivory Coast
Father Jean Messingue, a Cameroonian Jesuit priest, a specialist in clinical psychology and a specialist in the field of sexual abuse, discusses the implementation in Africa of Pope Francis' motu proprio Vos Estis Lux Mundi (You are the light of the world).
La Croix: The motu proprio obliges episcopal conferences to set up centers for reporting abuse. Are these measures appropriate in Africa?
Several African bishops' conferences have announced measures to set up sexual abuse reporting centers for minors and vulnerable people. But I cannot rely exclusively on these to analyze the reception of this motu proprio.
It can be an obedience without necessarily being an adherence. The risk with a text of this nature is that you never know what people really think. This is the case for the Church in Africa.
Can we expect a real improvement in the fight against abuse?
With the impact of the media, it is possible but the creation of reporting offices is not enough. In the West, the practice of reporting is not new. Parents already know that in case of abuse, the police must be informed.
In our country, however, this is so new that setting up such offices will not automatically create the habit of reporting abuse.
You can already imagine all the social, religious and cultural constraints that can influence a decision to report abuse, so offices can be created without anything changing.
How to initiate a real change?
If the Church in Africa really wants to take up the subject and make the child the priority, there are other considerations.
What measures exist to support the family and the child in the event of the abuse being denied? Elsewhere, there are structures that take care of them: do we have such structures?
In my view, the Church in Africa must consider how to implement sexual abuse reporting measures in practical terms, taking into account local realities for the greater benefit of the child and his or her family. It will also require a lot of awareness-raising work.
Otherwise, we will go no further than making formal declarations.
The notion of abuse is not clearly defined and understood in the same way by all. That is also a problem.
There is a whole vision of the Church, of the sacred, of the consecrated that does not favor a certain number of things.
In short, it is our way of being a Church in practice — not in theoretical texts — that must change.
Father Jean Messingue is a Jesuit, a specialist in clinical psychology and interim director of the Theological Institute of the Society of Jesus in Abidjan (ITCJ).
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The Villain In Iron Man 3 Was Originally Meant To Be Female
Here's some news that is sure to ignite some frustration among fans.
While doing press for his upcoming film, The Nice Guys, director/writer Shane Black, who made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut with Iron Man 3, revealed some interesting information regarding the film and how it changed for the big screen. Now, before we get into that, it's worth mentioning that this all took place long before Ike Perlmutter and the Marvel Creative Committee were overthrown at Marvel Studios. And as we've all seen, whether it be through the leaked Sony e-mails, or Ike's actions over recent years, Perlmutter has never had a great reputation, especially when it came to pushing for diversity within the MCU. So, with that all said, it shouldn't come as a major surprise that when Black was working on Iron Man 3, he was forced to change the villain from a female character to a male character. The reasoning? It was feared that the toys apparently wouldn't sell. Now, again, if you read some of those leaked e-mails from Perlmutter as part of the Sony leak, you'll know that he famously said female led superhero movies didn't pull in money, which makes this, unfortunately, not all that surprising.
"There was an early draft of Iron Man 3 where we had an inkling of a problem," Black said in an interview with Uproxx. "Which is that we had a female character who was the villain in the draft. We had finished the script and we were given a no-holds-barred memo saying that cannot stand and we've changed our minds because, after consulting, we've decided that toy won't sell as well if it's a female."
And while some will surely speculate Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige could have kept the original script in play, Black goes on to explain that the orders came from above him. This, of course, isn't surprising as Feige didn't have control of MCU films until Captain America: Civil War was already mid-way filming, putting Perlmutter still at the top while Iron Man 3 was underway.
New York called and said, "That's money out of our bank." In the earlier draft, the woman was essentially Killian – and they didn't want a female Killian, they wanted a male Killian. I liked the idea, like Remington Steele, you think it's the man but at the end, the woman has been running the whole show. They just said, "no way."
What's interesting about all of this is that Jessica Chastain was originally set for the role before ultimately pulling out, leading to the casting of Rebecca Hall. Could it be because of these script changes? After all, Chastain has been very vocal about wanting to be in a comic book movie, but not wanting to play a love interest. It's a shame that we didn't get to see either Chastain or Hall tackle the villain role in Iron Man 3, as both actresses would have knocked it out of the park. Of course, while it's hard not to think of what could have been, it's nice knowing that the MCU is finally going to introduce a proper female villain with 2017's Thor: Ragnarok, which will see the wonderful Cate Blanchett reportedly take on the role of Hela.
Source: Den of Geek.
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IAG Signs Deal to Buy 200 Boeing 737 Max Planes For $24bln
Posted on June 19, 2019 at June 19, 2019 by InstinctBusiness
International Airlines Group (IAG), one of the world's largest airline groups, announced recently it plans to build its future fleet with the Boeing 737 MAX with an intention to purchase 200 MAX jets.
US manufacturer Boeing has faced a backlash in recent months after airlines around the world grounded its fleets of 737 Max 8 jets in the wake of two fatal crashes within five months. There where 157 lives lost in Ethiopia in March and 189 were killed in Indonesia in October 2018.
Boeing has had to update the software for its 737 Max aircraft and conduct a number of tests before receiving regulatory approvals to fly again.
In a statement, IAG and Boeing said the two companies have been in discussions regarding the opportunity and signed a letter of intent at the Paris Air Show in a deal that would be valued at more than U.S.$24 billion, per list prices.
IAG is the parent company of Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia, Vueling and LEVEL that fly more than 113 million passengers a year combined.
The group has been a long-time operator of Boeing twin-aisle airplanes. Earlier this year, IAG group committed to and finalised a major order for Boeing's newest long-haul model, the 777X, to complement its fleet of current-generation 777s and new 787 Dreamliners.
In the single-aisle segment, IAG and its affiliates used to operate Classic 737 aircraft but today its fleet is almost exclusively Airbus A320 family aircraft.
Willie Walsh, IAG chief executive, said the group would consider the 737 MAX as part of diversifying its future fleet to spur competition.
"We're very pleased to sign this letter of intent with Boeing and are certain that these aircraft will be a great addition to IAG's short-haul fleet," Walsh said.
"We have every confidence in Boeing and expect that the aircraft will make a successful return to service in the coming months having received approval from the regulators."
In selecting the 737 MAX, IAG said it will fly a combination of the 737 MAX 8, which seats up to 178 passengers in a two-class configuration, and the larger 737 MAX 10 jet, which can accommodate as many as 230 passengers.
The airline did not disclose a specific split between the two MAX models, though it anticipates deploying the aircraft at a number of the group's airlines including Vueling and LEVEL.
Kevin McAllister, president and chief executive of Boeing commercial airplanes, said they were honored and humbled by the leadership at InAG for placing their trust and confidence in the 737 MAX.
"We are delighted that the IAG team recognised the superior qualities of the 737 MAX and has indicated an intention to return to the Boeing 737 family. We look forward to building on our long-standing partnership with IAG for many years to come," McAllister said.
Source: African News Agency (ANA)
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Bison softball remains unbeaten in the Patriot League after sweeping Lafayette at home
Marisa Alemany '20 takes a swing at a pitch during the team'ss three-game sweep of Colgate this past weekend.
Maggie Wyngowski, Contributing Writer
The Bison softball team resumed Patriot League play at home on April 6-7 against the Lafayette Leopards. After sweeping the Leopards in a three-game series, the Bison are 9-0 in the Patriot League for the first time in program history. The Bison beat Lafayette in their doubleheader on Saturday by final scores of 8-0 and 9-1, with each game only going five innings. The Bison also won game three on Sunday against Lafayette by a final score of 2-0. The Orange and Blue are the only team in the conference still undefeated in Patriot League play.
A week after her historic no-hitter against Lehigh, Raeanne Geffert '20 pitched a shutout in game one of the series. Geffert allowed only three hits and struck out eight in her five innings of work. The Bison scored in all four innings at the plate. Taylor Wolfgang '21 was the only Bison to hit an extra-base hit in the game. The team was able to score mostly on singles and stolen bases. Five players for the Orange and Blue had stolen bases, while six logged singles.
Lauren Lichtenwalner '20 pitched for the Bison during game two and only gave up one hit. Lichtenwalner allowed no walks and struck out four. Allyse Volpe '22 went 4-4 at the plate, going on to score three runs for the Bison. Volpe raised her batting average to .410, a team best. Also going 3-3 at the plate was Marisa Alemany '20. Alemany hit a double and a triple, scored three runs, and collected three RBIs. Ryanne Rokos '19 had a triple, while Lauren Hadley '19 and Wolfgang each added doubles.
Geffert pitched game three of the weekend and struck out a career-high 15 batters, not allowing a hit until the seventh inning. The Bison scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the third inning, then went on to score their second run during the fifth inning on a triple from Wolfgang setting her up to score on a Jess Hom '21 RBI.
Over the course of the two days, Geffert only allowed the Leopards four hits, struck out 23 batters, and did not allow any walks. This is the third time the Bison have swept a three-game series this season.
"I believe that the main reason our team has been so successful during Patriot League play is due to the amount of confidence that we have in one another," Wolfgang said. "By knowing that you have 19 other people rooting for your success and believing in your abilities, every single one of us is able to play loose and with such a high level of confidence that helps bring out our best level of play."
On April 10, the team competed in a non-conference doubleheader against Mount St. Mary's. Geffert pitched a one-hit shutout in the first game, leading the team to a 2-0 victory. Unfortunately, in the second game of the series, the Bison fell by a final score of 5-4, ending their ten-game winning streak.
"Our team goal is to continue to play each and every single game at our standard no matter who our opponent is," Wolfgang said. "If we stick to our standard of play, we will be able to play some of the best ball in the conference and reach our two ultimate goals of hosting the Patriot League Tournament and winning the Patriot League Championship."
The Bison will next head to Holy Cross for another three-game league series on April 13-14.
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