1. Strive for 1.8, or 1.9?
Unfortunately, we're already encroaching on 1.9, but Bukkit JUST got updated. A lot of our plugins are 1.8 ready, but some are still not. The big one, for example, are shops. If I move to 1.8 right now, we will have no global shop, and no player shops, basically rendering iConomy useless. Other plugins, however, like Essentials and Towny, ARE working. So we are not far off. I have already generated a map using my chosen seed, and we can take it from there.
Here is the big problem with all of this. If you read the latest Bukkit Team blog post, they state that if you are refreshing your map for 1.8, the changes in 1.9 will require you to do the same. So, considering we've waited all this time for 1.8, is it really worth it to upgrade before 1.9 is out? I believe the Bukkit release will take a LOT less time due to the big changes from 1.8 already being ironed out. The majority of the changes are really just a few new items and some biome adjustments. It was Creative Mode and all of the other issues that caused the delay in Bukkit.
So, here is my question to all of you: Should we push out 1.8 as soon as I can, or should we wait for 1.9? I estimate that it will take roughly a week for them to push out 1.9, and Bukkit a day or so to push their release. It might be worth it, but I leave that up to you whether you want to wait for not.
2. Anarchy Mode comes back to Eagleworld!
Since we will have to wait as I tweak our 1.8 prod server and get all of the plugins reconfigured ANYWAY, that'll leave our 1.7 prod server basically sitting idle. Nobody is saving Talons anymore or logging on 1.7, basically making it useless. So, why not have a little fun with our old map? Instead of basically keeping it tidy on 1.7, blow it up on 1.8!
Anarchy Mode runs Vanilla. No mods, no nothing.
All Admins and Mods have OP privileges.
Nothing that happens in Anarchy Mode will be saved. The production data is not touched at all.
No whining. Since it won't persist, don't complain about it.
EVERYTHING ELSE GOES. Kill, steal, detonate, maim, destroy, whatever. It's anarchy mode!
As one other note, don't bother to bug admins and mods to spawn you items. They won't. However, since they can spawn anything they want for themselves, they are good targets to kill!
The server will stay in Anarchy Mode until I get the server stable on 1.8, or, if everyone elects to wait, 1.9. Also, if we DO wait for 1.9, Anarchy Mode can upgrade right away, since it's Vanilla.
Enjoy, and make sure to weigh in! I will be working on the server tonight, and I will see your comments!
UPDATE 4: The Bukkit team, after toiling like they did, finally released a version of craftbukkit they have deemed stable on 1.8.1! Currently, I am waiting on the Essentials team to do the same with their plugin. I'm going to be out all day busy anyway, so by the time I get home tonight, I'm hoping Essentials will have at least a semi-stable plugin and I can start the upgrade of the test server. Note that during this time, the 1.7.x server will remain up and running, so don't hesitate to connect!
UPDATE 3: The Bukkit team is still working on Craftbukkit. There are still glaring bugs in their current builds. They are far more stable than before, but not yet at the quality to be deemed recommended builds. I am still uncomfortable with upgrading to a non-stable Craftbukkit. Keep in mind the server IS still there for you to play on, and you could've probably earned 10,000 talons if you were playing since 1.8 was released. Patience, folks!
UPDATE 2: There still is not a recommended build for Craftbukkit. There ARE builds out there, but none are recommended, because there are still plenty of bugs to iron out. Additionally, Minecraft SMP has its own bugs which will cause problems for us if we upgrade. While I am willing to upgrade to 1.8.1, I am not willing to do so without a recommended build. The SMP bugs are showstoppers as-is, and I need to depend on craftbukkit to lower the amount of bugs, not increase them.
Additionally, a lot of the plugins we use (such as Towny and LocalShops) are nowhere near ready for 1.8. Therefore, pushing an unstable Bukkit is useless, as we will be without critical plugins. So, hang in tight, fellas. I still recommend coming on the server just to chat with others, build up some Talons, and also figure out who wants to start a town with one another on the new map!
UPDATE 1: The Bukkit team is still working on this. However, I'm happy to say that some of the plugin developers are starting to work off of dev versions of 1.8-compatible versions of Craftbukkit. I already see the Essentials Team putting out dev versions of their plugin, so whenever Bukkit DOES come out, I will be able to quickly start map generation and bugtesting with the rest of the Eagleworld Staff.
However, just remember that we will have to wait for the other plugins to catch up (such as BigBrother, iConomy, LocalShops, etc.) to catch up before we can actually roll it out to production.
Just a quick status update on Eagleworld so everyone is kept up-to-date: the Bukkit team is still working their butts off on a 1.8-compatible Craftbukkit build, but they're not stopping 'till it's done. This particular update was obviously difficult because of all of the changes to Minecraft overall. They have finished all of the additions to cover the new material, but they are currently bugfixing and getting Craftbukkit stable. You can, of course, read more about it at www.bukkit.org, or follow them at @craftbukkit on Twitter. If you are following me on Twitter, I'm retweeting their more important posts, so you can keep updated that way as well.
The new map plans are staying solid at this point, so feel free to read the last post about all of the detailed updates. I might do some minor tweaks to the changes (e.g. keep creepers from destroying things in the wilderness...I'm tentative), but for the most part, that's what you can expect. I also updated the New Player and Server Info pages to all of the latest info, so you can read them there.
If you have any questions, you can always, of course, ask me or another mod/admin, or just leave a comment here and we'll all see it! I'd recommend joining the 1.7.3 server in the meantime just to do some more mining and getting your talons up. Remember, there's gonna need to be a lot of rebuilding on the new map, so the more money and resources you have, the better! If you want some tips, don't forget to check my guide on how to earn Talons on Eagleworld!
Have fun, everyone! We got some great times ahead for Eagleworld!
This one is serious. Not like the "SNS Syndrome" post serious.
People don't play on the server anymore. Period.
Previously, if nobody was online, people would log in and start playing, because they knew new players would be on eventually. And, sure enough, people would sign on throughout the day, and there would be a steady influx of users throughout the afternoon and especially the evening hours (server time, anyway). Nowadays, however, people are expecting instant gratification and if they do not see people online at all, they immediately log off.
I am going to dispense with the posting of server logs, but quite a few of you have been missing each other by literally less than a minute apart. Had some of you stayed logged on for literally a single minute, you would have had someone else to play with.
I cannot do much else to solve this issue. The only thing I can do is to stay logged on the server 24 hours a day and let you people know that 5 other people logged in during the previous hour, but none of you were willing to wait for one another.
As far as new players, I'm working on some solutions for that as well, but it requires time that I have little surplus of. Keep in mind keeping this server requires time and effort, which I still have to do whether you play for 10 hours or 10 seconds. It gives me serious pause to consider keeping the server running once 1.8 comes out considering how little people use the server.
If you are concerned that the server has no players, don't be. I get at least 10 different players hitting the server throughout the day, some of you 8-10 times a day. However, considering the total time people play is rarely over a minute, it's no shock none of you ever meet up.
Long story short: yes, people play on this server, and no it's not dead yet. However, it WILL BE if you keep up the "stay logged in 10 seconds waiting for players." We are also still getting new players in, by the way, but since I have no active admins/mods but myself, a lot of them get missed.
It would be nice if a few of you actually bothered to stay logged in for a little while, so that way the logged-in population can grow to a decent amount like it used to. People ARE playing, and they WILL log in, but I can't do this all myself, especially when I spend a good amount of my time maintaining the server...which I have my reservations of continuing.
At this point, all I have to show for the work I do is an empty server and a bunch of people bitching at me that the server is always empty.


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Five Favorite Films with Jason Statham
The Transporter star also talks Corey Yuen, Olivier Megaton and his just-announced film with Sly Stallone and Jet Li.
by Jen Yamato | November 24, 2008 | Comments
British actor Jason Statham has made a career of reviving a forgotten genre – that of the ultimate "guy flick" – by blending the ultra-cool masculinity of Steve McQueen, the physicality of 1980s action stars, and a post-modern, knowing slyness that belies the otherwise B-movie nature of many of his vehicles (all of which often make him the most engaging element of his own films). This week Statham returns to one of his best-known characters in Transporter 3: Frank Martin, the black market driver with a "no questions asked" policy and a knack for kicking ass without leaving so much as a wrinkle on his tailored designer suits.
While the first Transporter film (2002) was directed by acclaimed martial arts choreographer Corey Yuen, French director Louis Letterier took the helm for its follow-up, Transporter 2 (2005). This week newcomer Olivier Megaton takes the wheel for a bigger, faster Transporter 3, with Yuen returning to choreograph a leaner (and often shirtless) Statham in the film's impressive action sequences.
Rotten Tomatoes spoke to Statham about his favorite films of all time, which surprisingly include a few Paul Newman classics and unsurprisingly include a Bruce Lee film. As our conversation continued, we also discussed the different feel of Transporter 3, Corey Yuen's diminished role in the film's action scenes, and his recently announced film, The Expendables, in which he'll star with action legends Sylvester Stallone (who will also write and direct) and Jet Li.
Cool Hand Luke (1967, 100% Tomatometer)
I saw it years ago, when my mom and dad made me watch it. And I was like, "This guy [Paul Newman] is just the coolest dude ever." He just had such charisma. It just really spoke to me, and it's one of those films I can watch time and time again. Paul Newman! It was like, Oh my God, look at this guy, he's so cool! It was pretty much the first time I saw Paul Newman and I've been hooked on most of his movies ever since.
The Godfather (1972,
100% Tomatometer), The Godfather Part II (1974, 98%)
It's just quality at its best. Fantastic writing, an amazing caliber of acting; just beautiful, everything about it. The details of the clothes, the sets — just a masterpiece. Again, I can watch any of the trilogy time and time again. [RT: Even Godfather 3??] Well…(laughs) Listen, the first two are so good.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969, 90% Tomatometer)
Another favorite movie is Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Again, I can watch that movie a hundred times and never get tired. I think the pairing of Redford and Newman is amazing. Paul Newman and Robert Redford are just so good.
The Sting (1973, 91% Tomatometer)
The Sting. I have a lot of Paul Newman films, don't I? But they're so good!
Enter the Dragon (1973,
97% Tomatometer)
If we want to talk about the movies that have made an impact in what I do in the action realm — Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon. I've watched that countless times. That is a standalone pioneer in action movies, and anyone that was inspired by Bruce Lee…I'm sure everyone that has ever done an action movie has just drooled over how full of talent Bruce Lee was, and how unique he was.
[On the first time he saw Enter the Dragon]: I was a kid; my brother had posters of Bruce Lee on the wall. My brother's you know, punching me and he was a lot bigger than me; I was like, what? I couldn't see the movie, I was tiny. But as soon as I was able to steal the VHS and stick it in, it was like, Gee, this guy is just…so avant-garde, he's years above, so far ahead of his own time. So that made a massive impact in my life.
Next: Jason Statham on Transporter 3, Corey Yuen's diminished involvement, and his plans to team up with Sly Stallone and Jet Li.
I hear you visit Rotten Tomatoes…
Jason Statham: Sometimes, yeah! You're making all these films, and sometimes – hey, listen, it can be quite depressing or it can give you a big head for all the wrong reasons. So I don't know whether it's a good thing or a bad thing, but sometimes you spend so many hours making these films…people are going to give an opinion on them, and everyone's entitled to an opinion. There's always good and there's always bad. So it's best not to take it too seriously, but at the same time it's nice to know people support what you're doing, and at the same time you also get the ol' custard pie. "That was a piece of crap!" But at the end of the day, no one tries to make a bad movie. And people really do work hard. And there are a lot of people involved. And sometimes it doesn't end up the way it was supposed to end up. So to think that some people just say, "Well that was a piece of shit…" It's quite harsh when you read that. But at the end of the day, it's just us trying to do good.
And you're just a part of the whole picture…
JS: Yeah, you're not solely responsible for the finished product. But it is what it is; people like feedback.
The Bank Job got great reviews.
JS: I know! I was like, hey, somebody likes a movie of mine!
[rtimage]MapID=1197818&MapTypeID=2&photo=12&legacy=1[/rtimage]You mentioned how influential Bruce Lee was to you; in many of the scenes in your movies, but especially in Transporter 3, you seem to be going for such a precise physicality that is reminiscent of Bruce Lee's lightning-quick moves and poses.
JS: Oh, God. Bruce Lee was just so lightning-fast. People try to emulate him in whatever way they can, but to try and do what he was doing…you're just inspired by it; you're not trying to say, look, I can do that. No one can do what he did.
And Corey Yuen, by the way, is the one that creates all these sequences. [Yuen directed the first Transporter film, served as second unit director on Transporter 2, and choreographed the action in Transporter 3.] He's ultimately responsible for those choreographed pieces.
Now, Corey directed the first Transporter; the second film was by Louis Leterrier (Incredible Hulk). In the third Transporter, you've got a new director, Olivier Megaton. How different has it been working from movie to movie with these different directors?
[rtimage]MapID=1197818&MapTypeID=2&photo=11&legacy=1[/rtimage]JS: think it's difficult, because this time the action sequences took on a bit of a different twist. Normally Corey Yuen gets to edit the sequences; because he creates them, he's responsible for the snip, snip, snip, and puts them together in his own musical way. But this time, Olivier – who's obviously the director – he wanted to give it a new twist, a fresh twist, and basically put them together in what he saw as the best way. It's only down to individual taste, really. I don't know whether it was better…I hope it was.
But Corey still choreographed the sequences?
JS: Yes, but usually if you choreograph it, you usually edit it, too. But you know, Olivier has a very certain style of filmmaking, and it's very stylistic and cool; I think he's done a great job. But it is very different to the previous two. A lot faster; doesn't have the silky-smooth feel. A little bit of timing was lost. But at the same time, some people like that; it's a little more contemporary. It's all about flavor, it's all about what you like.
Can you talk a bit about The Expendables, which was just announced?
JS: Yeah, we're gonna team up with Sly, who's going to write, direct and star in The Expendables movie and I'm going along for the ride. With Jet Li as well! It'll be a powerhouse combo – get out of the way, motherf***ers! (laughs) That's what it should be called.
Will you be fighting each other?
JS: No, we'll be on the same squad. There'll be some ass to be kicked. I'm looking forward to it.
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In an historic speech in Cairo, Egypt in June 2009, President Obama expressed his desire to "create a new online network, so a young person in Kansas can communicate instantly with a young person in Cairo." Since then, the Secretary of State and Secretary of Education have both emphasized the importance of learning other languages, gaining a global competency and traveling to other countries. A number of organizations linking US schools with others around the world are coming together in a new "Connect All Schools" consortium to meet a very specific goal: to connect every school in the US with the world by 2016.
Bringing the world into the classroom and building global competency can include the introduction of global issues curriculum, new World Languages, online collaboration, youth and teacher exchanges, professional development on international education, video-conferences, etc. This interactive website has been built to enable schools to indicate how they are connected to the world and for new teachers, school administrators and parents to work with consortium partners on building new links.
Imagine the possibilities for language practice online with native speakers around the world, for our students to learn with the world, instead of just about it, creating a student citizenry that is aware of and comfortable with interaction with peers worldwide. The Partnership For 21st Century Skills, a collaboration between the education community and private sector companies, has identified global awareness, ability to work in teams and a familiarity with technology as some of the skills that our young people will need to have to effectively work in a global environment. Research has clearly demonstrated that authentic interaction with the world's students across the curriculum results in enhanced learning, improved reading/writing test scores by our students and a heightened motivation to learn.
Further, by showing a wide range of types of connection we are providing diverse models for schools across the country to replicate--many that require minimal or no cost. Every school can and should be connected because all of our students, regardless of the school they attend, need to acquire skills and networks to excel in the 21st century.


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Robin Roberts Biography
Biography by Sahra Mishra Published on 20 Sep, 2014 Updated on 16 Dec, 2018
Facts of Robin Roberts
1960 , November-23
Robin Rene Roberts
Lawrence E. Roberts
Birth Place/City
Tuskegee, Alabama
Working For
Married to
Amber Laign
B.A. in Communication, Southeastern Louisiana University
Sally-Ann Roberts
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A very talented and versatile journalist, author and athlete, Robin Rene Roberts is popularly known in American television broadcasting arena as Robin Roberts. She is the anchor of ABC's morning show Good Morning America since 2005. Prior to working at ABC Network, she worked as a sportscaster in ESPN for 15 years from 1990 till 2005. Roberts has been active in the field of journalism since 1983 till present.
Early Life And Education Of Robin Roberts
Robin Roberts was born in the year 1960 November 23 at Tuskegee, Alabama, the United States from parents Lawrence E. Roberts, who was Lucimarian Tolliver and Colonel. She was raised up in Pass Christian, Mississipi playing basketball, tennis and other sports.
She is the youngest amongst her four other sisters named Sally Ann, Lawrence, Junior (nicknamed Butch) and Dorothy. She had attended Pass Christian High School and graduated cum laude in 1983 with a degree in communication from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana.
While at her school and university, she had played basketball from women's basketball team ending her career as the school's third all-time leading scorer (1446 points) and rebounder (1,034).
She has been one of the three Lady Lions who scored 1000 career points and 1000 career rebounds. She has averaged a career-high 15.2 points per game and retired from her number 21 jersey as Southeastern Louisiana University hosted a ceremony in 2011 February 5.
Robin Roberts's Career
Robin Roberts began her career since 1983 as a sportscaster and reporter for WDAM-TV in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. After a year, she moved to WLOX-TV in Biloxi, Mississippi. Since 1986, she joined at WSMV-TV in Nashville, Tennessee and moved to WAGA-TV in Atlanta, Georgia in 1988. Meanwhile, she also worked as a radio host for V-103.
Robin joined at ESPN Network in 1990 February and dedicated her 15 years for the Network as a sportscaster. She became well known on Sportscenter for her catchphrase "Go on with your bad self!" Since 2005, she has been working for ABC News, especially as a feature reporter.
Robin Roberts is a very talented journalist who has been the inspiration to other new journalists. Due to her professional Excellency, she has been awarded the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Television Award of Merit in 1990, two Emmy Awards for Sportscasting work while working at ESPN, Excellence in Sports Journalism Award from Northeastern University Centre for Study of Sport in Society in 1993. She has also been conducted to the Women's Institute on Sport and Education's Hal of Fame in 1994.
Robin Roberts's Net Worth
Robin Roberts is an American news anchor who has a net worth of $35 million.
Robin Roberts's Personal Life
Robin Roberts is a beautiful lady with good height, weight and body shape. She is practicing Christian. Talking about her sexuality, Robin Roberts on 2013 December 29, publicized about her gay sexuality posting a photo on Facebook with a caption where she stated Amber Laign as her longtime girlfriend and partner.
It was well known to her colleague and a few others that she is attracted to same-sex people but it was the first time when she openly talked about her sexuality. Robin Roberts has never been married and does not have a husband as she is attracted to the same sex partner. Robin and Amber began dating and are in love affair since 2003.
Talking more on her, Robin Roberts was diagnosed with the early symptoms of breast cancer in 2007. She went through the surgery on August 3 and by January 2008, she had gone through 8 rounds of chemotherapy treatments followed by 61/2 weeks of radiation treatment.
As in a similar situation, in 2012, she was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), which is a disease related to bone marrow. After she went public with her illness, there has been a long queue of bone marrow donors to Roberts s for the case, there must be a match.
She went through the bone marrow transplant and went home in October 2012. She has been back to the ABC's Good Morning America in 2013 February 20. As for the reason that she had helped to raise the awareness and need of the donors towards such a rare disease, she was awarded Peabody Award in 2013 and also Arthur Ashe Courage Award by ESPN at 2013 ESPYs.
Robin Roberts has also written three books named From the Heart: Seven Rules to Live By in 2007, From the Heart: Eight Rules to Live By in 2008 and Everybody's Got Something in 2014. For her third book, she also has released an audiobook.
Robin can be followed in her social accounts Facebook and Twitter. Her fans can get more information on her going through different internet websites which locates her pictures, videos, and bio including in Wikipedia, IMDb, etc
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Been a while again since I've posted last. It's been kind of busy though. The last few months have been what the industry calls "pilot season" when they try to fill in all the series regular roles for all of the new shows that will go out in the fall. This was my first pilot season and I actually went into a lot more series regular auditions than I thought I would. Like 5-6 total. I didn't actually get anything out of them, but it was cool meeting in new offices and getting a sense of how the whole process in general works. It was kind of strange; more often than not it wasn't necessarily that I wasn't right for the role as much as it was they changed the character to a different race or a different age range. I'm hopeful that I still made good impressions for a lot of them and I can get called into those offices for later roles, which is all you can really hope for when auditioning.
I did book another movie role in New Orleans. It was also another interesting experience because it was the first time that I flew out of state for a callback audition. It presented the interesting situation of having to pay ~$600 for just a chance at a job. At first I felt like it really didn't make sense, but I hear it's actually fairly common. I also felt like I had a good chance for the role and it really looks like it will be a great movie. Thankfully, after flying through my 4 hour flight and getting through my 3 minute audition, I found out that I booked it. So, be on the lookout for that (provided they don't cut it out).
Other than that, I have been working a lot on writing a lot. I finally got into the practice of actually writing stuff instead of just saying I will and (non surprisingly) it's producing results. I have a series of shorts that I'm making headway on and will get done soon and I'm actually getting pretty far with the feature that I've had planned for a while. There's some good momentum for the year. Hopefully it will keep up.
In the meantime, I'll leave this video hear that I saw at a screening that I thought was pretty amazing. It's part of this monthly screening for comedic fake tv shows that I hope to participate in fairly soon.


The results of the GI Effects Microbial Ecology Profile – Stool which I submitted on September 4th, 2014, were all I could have asked for. My usage of Allimed has rid me of three of my gut squatters: clostridia, campylobacter, and a parasite. I had waited a few weeks to have Genova run this particular Stool panel because they had updated their tests such that we'd receive even more glorious information about my poo. That expanded information yielded a much-needed extra result–I also carry another bug: Proteus. Not only did they find out this tidbit, but they also told me what my Proteus is sensitive to and, hence, what to treat it with. Seems my Proteus is sensitive to Oregano Oil and penicillin antibiotics don't bother it at all. This tells me that the likelihood I've been carrying this particular bug for awhile is very high given my life has been nothing if not penicillin-filled.
Yes, it would have been nice to be rid of everything, but eradicating THREE baddies and identifying exactly what it will take to rid myself of the last one is quite gratifying!
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Did you finally get better? Did you get rid of Candida?
My doctor put me on Berberine yesterday and I am already feeling.. how to saying without using harsh words.. not feeling well. I just want to see if it is worth it?
To me it is worth it as I want my health back. If you are feeling too poorly, slow down your dosing of anti-fungals! good luck!


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Según la tradición de la Iglesia católica, se venera la Santa Sangre, aquella sangre que Cristo derramó durante la Pasión o Viacrucis. Es una devoción típica de la religiosidad de la Edad Media, motivada por las Cruzadas y el culto a las reliquias.

Reliquias

La Santa Sangre de la abadía la Trinidad, Fécamp
Iglesia abacial de la Trinidad (siglos XII - XV), peregrinación de la Preciosa Sangre, nave del gótico inicial, reloj, rejas, órganos.

La Santa Sangre de la basílica de la Santa Sangre, Brujas
En esta iglesia se guarda la Sangre de Cristo, que según la tradición, fue traída desde Jerusalén por Teodorico de Alsacia, conde de Flandes, a su regreso de Tierra Santa durante la Segunda Cruzada, en el año 1150.

En recuerdo de estos acontecimientos, se celebra anualmente la procesión de la Santa Sangre el día de la Ascensión.

La Santa Sangre de la Sainte-Chapelle, París
Tras la adquisición de las reliquias de la pasión de Cristo por el rey Luis IX de Francia se creó la Sainte-Chapelle, en París.

La Santa Sangre de la iglesia de Santiago, Rothenburg ob der Tauber

La iglesia de Santiago (siglos XIV-XV) de Rothenburg ob der Tauber es célebre por sus retablos, principalmente por el de la "Santa Sangre" de Tilman Riemenschneider. El nombre del retablo es debido a una reliquia, una gota de la sangre de Cristo. Traída al final de las cruzadas, esta reliquia atrajo a numerosos peregrinos.

Véase también
 Reliquia cristiana
 Iglesias dedicadas a la Santa Sangre, desambiguación;
 Santa Faz
 Santo Prepucio
 Vera Cruz.

Santa sangre (reliquia)
Cuerpo humano en la religión
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Q: Stiefel-Whitney Classes and Obstructions Let $E$ be a vector bundle over a simplicial space $B$.
Let $$\mathfrak{o}_k\in H^k(B,\{\pi_{k-1}(V(n,n-k+1))\})$$ be the $k$th obstruction to $k$ independent sections. ($V(n,k)$ the Stiefel manifold.)
Then the even Stiefel-Whitney classes are equal to these obstructions: $$w_{2k}=\mathfrak{o}_{2k}$$
and the odd are the mod $2$ reductions,
$$w_{2k+1}=\mathfrak{o}_{2k+1} \mod 2$$
Steenrod has shown
$$\beta^*(\mathfrak{o}_{2k} )=\mathfrak{o}_{2k+1}.$$
Where $\beta$ is the Bockstein operator associated to the mod 2 reduction $\mathbb{Z}\rightarrow \mathbb{Z}_2$.
Does it hold in general that
$$\mathfrak{o}_{2k+1}=0\Leftrightarrow w_{2k+1}=0 \ \ ? $$

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All posts filed under: Fieldwork
SHERDS: Five Verses on Six Sacks of Earth is an experimental work, or series of works that inhabit a six-week archaeological dig, which took place on a hillside at Malkin Tower Farm in Pendle, during the hot summer of 2018. See more
rocks are for throwing was a place specific performance in a haematite rich, limestone quarry on the outskirts of Bristol in June 2017. A new musical score was composed for the performance by William Frampton in response to text and fieldwork. See more
Mountain Festival is a project developed by Luce Choules as a counter-cultural annual event taking place in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc in the French Alps. The field of work for Mountain Festival is to attend to the mountain environment itself. See more
Phuplec is the phenomenon of growing or becoming a plot of land. Phuplec celebrates the small, the wild, the overripe, the rotten, the undesired and the redundant as necessary tactics for a sustainable future. See more
Itinerant Actions developed a collective fieldwork research programme that explored remote outposts, peripatetic practice and the fluidity of site-responsive working. The project invited resident artists at Hangar and cultural agents based in Barcelona to engage in a critical dialogue about embodied knowledge, ecological economies, roaming landscapes and material territory. See more
In just over a week, hundreds of 'live cams' guided me from the Balkans to Turkey along the Black Sea to Iran. My ability to observe changed according to the territory I crossed, creating a 'live-archive' of over 1600 images. Traveling both night and day, on mostly deserted highways, I had the freedom to stop in places never seen before. I met people I will never see again, and I crossed landscapes that are changing, taking advantage of our absence due to the pandemic. See more
Winter Meditation – after finding a small piece of flint with a pale blue surface at the edge of a field, I resolved to explore the whole area to look for more. Over the winter months I made a series of walks across a single ploughed field looking for flints that reminded me of the sky. See more
The rough texture of a rock face, the strange light of an eclipse, the sound of a rushing waterfall, the heady smell of an alpine forest, the salty taste of the sea mist … my senses are alive to my surroundings and the abundance of the earth. See more
This project was held in Curonian Spit, a region separated by the baltic sea and Curonian Lagoon and between the territories of Lithuania and Russia. It is home to the highest moving (drifting) sand dunes in Europe and several ecological communities are present on the Spit, from its outer beaches to dune ridges, wetlands, meadows, and forests. See more
Red Ochre derived from the earth was the earliest communications bridge – think cave paintings. Thought to reality, reality to spirit, a mechanism for change, a thread linking groups and communities as they evolved, grew and spread. See more
During the cycle, people from various disciplines were invited to contribute their different points of view in relation to the complexity of a territory, very marked by urban pressure and the proliferation of dismembered places, empty of content. See more
My main interest in this project was to bring to light events that are denied by the field of Geophysics due to the simple fact that there is no plausible explanation about their natures. See more
The project explored the dynamics of periphery landscapes, through a geographical immersion of the body. The geomorphology of the land and its environmental components were taken into account, as well as the relationship of the different edges with adjacent neighbours. See more
Today, sacrifice is mediated by market exchange – the well-being of humans, non-humans and the environment has been betrayed in favour of economic growth. Sacrifice zones are proliferating in areas deemed most extractable, most exploitable – usually regions under pressure from neoliberal policies. See more
Fangar (Quagmire) explores the surface of an area of the Ebro Delta, one of the largest wetland areas in the western Mediterranean region. Portrayed as a desert, this work was in fact developed at the sea shore. See more
Six artists, an ecologist and two filmmakers were brought together at a former scientific field station to cultivate multifarious practices of artistic fieldwork. Together we found ways of existing, inhabiting and working within the context of this remote location. See more
hidden and missing things was a project I held during a residency programme in the south-west coast of Finland. The main subject and argument was the manipulation of an age-old technique of divining with the purpose of activating relations between the local environment, beliefs and the human being who manipulates it. See more
Vivo. Objeto. Virtual is an account of previous experiences of work in artistic institutions where, beyond the environmental conditions of the exhibition spaces, the exhibition of the work reveals the difficulty of plant survival in a hostile environment, both environmentally and by the apparent misunderstanding between two ecosystems: the artistic and botanical. See more
The East of Eden project is a series of photographs that document the River Tees as it travels through the topography/geography of the North East and uses the landscapes that have been created by the ever-changing industrial, economic, political and sometimes social needs and interventions along its course, from its source in the High Pennines on Cross Fell to its meeting with the North Sea at Teesmouth. See more
The soft water gliding seemingly softly over the granite rocks, slowly sneaking its way into the rocks' crystalline matrix with the help of some acidity – where the process of hydrolysis is altering feldspar into kaolinite, with potassium ions, bicarbonate and silica in the solution as a byproduct. See more
Into the Mountain is a place relational performance project. Inspired and informed by the lyrical and embodied prose of Nan Shepherd's 1974 book, The Living Mountain, the project explores and celebrates women's relationships with mountainous environments. See more
I used the island itself as a sketchbook and lab. By exploring the contours of its natural patterns, a series of ethereal photographs and sketches emerged of the things that make up the place – rocks, pine needles, shadows, driftwood, whatever was naturally at hand – in a celebration of what exists, resisting the human tendency to tear down, build up, and conquer. See more
Time Capsule is a 24-hour intervention in which the zURBS team is located in the urban landscape engaging with passers-by and the environment, to create a time capsule that "captures" the 24 hrs of "here and now" of this particular place. See more
I was considering how walking and camping on my own could facilitate a closer relationship with an area that I was walking repeatedly since 2011 as a recreational walker and much more intensely as an artist since July 2014. My interest in the flora and fauna and the terrain through which I walk is important but for now remains more incidental to the final photographic documentation that I produce. See more
The further I went into a cave, the more disorientated I become. The blackness is so dense that you can't see the edge of your own form. These ideas of 'merging' and 'nowhere-ness' have parallels with the project's original attempts to describe the navigation of virtual space. See more
This work seeks to cut through Cornwall, through the scientific method and through institutions, with the aim of contributing to an ongoing conversation around conservation and transdisciplinarity. See more
The artworks were developed from a series of eight experiments conducted in the woods, which explored sound, scents, vision and time. It also involved a temporary artwork in the Woods themselves. See more
The paintings and drawings I exhibited were developed from fieldwork undertaken during residencies at the Ballinglen Arts Foundation, County Mayo in 2011 and 2012. See more
Espesuras (Thickets) is a series of views of the landscape from its own interior, where the abundant vegetation hides the horizon. It is an area covered in Aleppo pines, rosemary, thyme, wheat, oats, almond trees and poppies, among others. See more
A traveller presents the landscape as an entity capable of revealing invisible systems of power alongside its connection to the human body's capacity to embody their ancestors' memories. See more
For many years, I had a recurring dream: I'm walking in the mountains with my grandfather. The sky is cloudy, it is hot, it must be summer. The place is familiar, something tells me that I know the trails well. Suddenly in front of me opens a canyon, or what resembles me as the limit of the mountain. See more
Babbling is a game for human and non-human players. The only requirement is running water. See more
In contrast to the immensity of the landscape offered by the views of Farrera, I have proposed to focus on the small scale. For 10 days I have studied a pasture field, characteristic of this valley. The process is collected in a set of small installations that make up a personal interpretation of this place. See more
The name of Plantocene arises in opposition to the Anthropocene (recently differentiated geological epoch whose protagonist is the human being and its impacts on the planet). Considering the effects of photosynthesis in the composition of the planet, why do we not consider our planet from a Plantocene perspective, getting away from our traditional Anthropocenic view? See more
Ask Somerset's Plants brought the knowledge of local flora to bear on everyday human problems and dilemmas. The project was steered by the questions that Somerset audiences posed. Not questions about nature or plants, as you might expect, but about people's own lives and human society, questions that varied from the political and societal to the deeply personal. See more
It is currently estimated that 2.5 million tons of waste marble is generated every year in the Carrara marble quarries in the Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy. Presently much of this waste is transported and transformed into a fine marble dust and exported for use in beauty and cleaning products, pharmaceuticals, milk and building materials. See more
The Liveliest of Elements, an Ordinary Extraordinary Material is an exhibition of work formed from an elongated period of research into upland peat landscapes. Specifically Moss Flats, a bare peat flatland, approximately 50 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne in the North Pennines, a landscape that gave Harrington an insight into the substance of peat as a dynamic and changeable material. See more
A Cartography of Fantasia is a 2-screen video installation that examines relationships between imagination, financial speculation, and the technologies our human species use to transform the ecology of this planet. See more
Transition, surface and chromatic shift – a ploughed field in the landscape was the focus of observation. Using colour notation and spatial plans the observed field is transposed into an artwork to make a new place of encounter. See more
Layerscape (peat bogs) is an immersive journey into the upland peatlands of the North Pennines and Northumberland; intending to capture the visual and sonic essence of such landscapes and their environmental importance. See more
Cultivating Colour is a long term, on going project in collaboration with Joya: Arte + Ecología which started in 2013. The project is centred on the construction of a pigment garden in the Sierra María los Vélez mountain range in Almería, Northen Eastern Andalusia, Spain. See more
Using a format of photographic image, spoken word and physical objects, Guide74 leads an audience on an expedition to the Alpine regions of France – a journey of many parts exploring ideas of interrelated geographies and events. See more
Crossed Paths is an artist led fieldwork, a project in development. In this project Whall is drawing together her own walks in, on and around the Pumlumon massif; Pen Pumlumon Fawr, Pen Pumlumon Arwystli, Y Garn, Pen Pumlumon Llygad-bychan and Pumlumon Fach in the Cambrian Mountains… See more
Passage is a series of quests each made with their own logic and structure and time, are now in pieces; passing, and potentially ever changing, interrelating images and sounds that are seen and heard partially and incompletely. See more
In the spring of 2014 I was invited to be a TBA21 Academy Fellow and take part in 'Treasure of Lima: A Buried Exhibition', curated by Nadim Samman. As an expedition member to the remote Cocos Island, I was part of a small team tasked with burying the treasure. See more
Guano provides a rich source of fertilizer. For centuries, guano and the birds that produce it played a crucial role in the cultural activities of indigenous communities of Latin America, who were concerned with the fertility of the land and sea. See more
The 'Seven Summits' project was commissioned for the 4th edition of the Marrakech Biennale. I proposed to summit the seven mountains over 4000 meters in the Western High Atlas range. See more
Rabbit Island is a remote, 91-acre, forested island located in Lake Superior, Michigan. In the summer of 2011, I lived and worked on the island for over a month. With the assistance of several volunteers and visitors, we broke ground on a sustainable artist residency program. See more
The 'camanchaca' describes a unique meteorological condition consisting of a dense morning fog that makes it very difficult to see but never results in rainfall. This phenomenon takes place along the coasts of the Atacama Desert, the driest place on earth. See more
School for Tourists explores global relationships through transience, using the issues of tourism as a model from which to consider global mobility more broadly. School for Tourists examines our relationship to place, questioning the roles of host and guest and asking what it means to belong. See more
Due to its unique geological and geographical configuration, as the U.S. Geological Survey notes, Chile is the source of 27.5 per cent of the global reserves of copper. Mainly located in the Atacama Desert, these contested extractive ecologies have come to be at the centre of a series of political and environmental disputes. See more
'Water Conversations – Alberta' was a performative walk with sculpture devised to call attention to the complex contradictions that exist in the beautiful wilderness of Western Canada, where fossil fuel extraction impacts local water bodies and global climate change. See more
Corinne Silva photographed the trees in 'Wounded' two weeks after a fire raged through the Mount Carmel Forest in December 2010. Lasting four days and nights, it consumed more than 25,000 square kilometers of woodland. See more
The plate of Africa is moving at a rate of 1cm per year against and underneath the Eurasian plate. In 10 – 15 million years, the Mediterranean Sea will no longer exist. See more
This work is part of a project about the centroid location of Britain, the point at which a cardboard cut-out of the area could be perfectly balanced on the tip of a pencil. Islands are assumed fixed to the mainland in their precise position by invisible, weightless wires. It lies in the most desolate and remote place in the Forest of Bowland, in Lancashire, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This project looks to question the exactitude of place and our relationship to identity within notions of the contemporary Sublime. See more
To date, this body of work involves a series of detailed surveys of single streets in different European cities, looking for signs of transient life among the features and fixtures of these busy thoroughfares. I search low and high, at the edges and corners, on surfaces and the spaces between. I walk with my camera, noting and documenting ephemeral details, mapping the inches and tints of the area. Through photographic recordings I aim to portray a precarious and wild existence and unique beauty in the everyday. See more
Colour observations of the landscape surrounding Cortijada los Gázquez were made from a single viewpoint, at timed intervals, during a single day. Prior to the residency a structural framework for the painting was developed and fabricated. Exploring colour over distance and time the sequential works made during the residency document an aspect of the temporal luminosity and nuanced hues experienced in the landscape. See more
During 2012 and 2014, artist Luce Choules collaborated on the Joya: arte + ecología's project Sistemas Efímeros. A series of surveys were made on the terraces of the water-catchment site at Los Gázquez. Using photography and other instruments to record ideas, experimental fieldwork was documented, creating a dataset to inform new conceptual works. Choules is interested in the site as an extension of social space – a place for people to gather, research and modify. For her, Sistemas Efímeros is a site and an idea that encourages change, a location that remains static, and a surface that will see many revisions. See more


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Површина лимана је 61 км2, а максимална дубина не прелази 1,8 метара. Припада Ахтарско-гривенској групи Кубањских лимана. Главни извор свеже воде у лиману је река Кирпили, а са Азовским морем је повезан преко суседног Ахтарског лимана. Условно је подељен на два дела, на Велики и Мали Кирпиљски лиман. Максимална дужина је око 19 км, а ширина до 5 км.

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Five admissions from the NYT's 2020 report
Newspapers leaders were probably amongst those who were happy to see the back of 2016. Print advertising began to collapse, and digital gains mostly flowed to Google and Facebook.
To deal with the accelerating pace of change in the industry, the New York Times has released its third innovation report since 2014 urging the company to move even faster with its efforts to meet even more pronounced challenges.
In a sober admission, the report says:
"For all the progress we have made, we still have not built a digital business large enough on its own to support a newsroom that can fulfill our ambitions."
This means that the company is going to outline cuts in the coming weeks, but as the Times has done in the past as it trims, it will bulk up its capacity and coverage in some areas.
As an outsider, I'm impressed. It's an honest report that manages to address some long-standing issues, including the dull as dirt way journalists sometimes write stories we deem important. It was honest about progress that still needs to be made to grow the digital business. And I think the report manages to strike a balance between optimism and realism.
Print advertising collapses
First, it's important to give the context of this report. The Times was going to release the report in November, but it was, by its own admission, caught off guard by Donald Trump's presidential victory. Executive Editor Dean Baquet thought the newsroom had to be entirely focused on covering the historic election and its implications.
But more than the political context, the business context helps explain why the Times is cracking the whip to give the organisation an even greater sense of urgency.
In 2016, print advertising hit the wall in the US. Reports from major newspapers like the New York Times and major newspaper groups such as McClatchy and Gannett saw double digit declines. Print advertising plummeted 19 percent in the third quarter at the Times, after a 14 percent drop in the second quarter. But they can be thankful they didn't see the national print ad collapse like Gannett, which saw a 35.1 percent plunge.
Added to the pain in print, publishers, including the Times, found it more difficult to grow their digital advertising business as Google and Facebook strengthened their duopoly. The Times saw a drop in digital ad revenue in the second quarter but managed to return to growth in the third. It's not breaking news, but the severity of the decline in the US was stark.
A "subscription-first business"
The report provides a good sense of how the Times plans to respond.
The Times stands apart as one of the few general-interest English language newspapers at which reader revenue is really starting to move the dial. Growing subscriptions and using that loyal reader base to grow premium advertising is the broad strategic goal in the report, which says:
"We are not trying to maximize clicks and sell low-margin advertising against them. We are not trying to win a pageviews arms race. We believe that the more sound business strategy for The Times is to provide journalism so strong that several million people around the world are willing to pay for it."
The race for digital scale is over. Google and Facebook have won that race.
For a number of publishers, digitally-driven reader revenue has plateaued, but like the stock market, the Times got a "Trump bump". "In the third quarter of 2016, our digital subscriptions grew at the fastest pace since the launch of the pay model in 2011 — and growth then exceeded that pace during the fourth quarter, in a postelection surge," the report says.
The entire report is driven by the premise that to continue to grow their subscription base and command premium prices for their advertising that the Times must continue to produce "Journalism that Stands Apart", the title of the report.
Cuts will focus on print transformation
The report calls for the company to go even further in reducing the dominance of print on the 'daily rhythms' of the newsroom. The report's authors said that the news desks were built to focus on print sections, which has meant that "high-priority coverage areas are spread across multiple desks, diluting them and limiting collaboration among".
The goal is to make both print and digital better, but it is clear that with the pressures on the print business, that the print operations will become smaller.
In its own coverage of the report, the Times admitted that the report didn't satisfy staff looking for certainty about the nature and the depth of the cuts, but it is clear that print will bear the brunt of the cuts to free up money for increased coverage of Donald Trump's presidency and some digital expansion.
Times executives called for a 'smaller and more focused newsroom'. Sections will be combined, and it is clear that to protect the reporting ranks, the Times is willing to sacrifice some of its line editing staff. As with so many newsrooms, the copy will be touched by fewer hands.
While their call to sharpen print while taking resources away from it will be familiar and a source of ridicule for many traditional journalists, there are specifics in the report on how the current newsroom structure could not only be made more efficient but actually restructured to produce shaper journalism.
Some content bores readers to death
Up until this point in the disruption of print journalism, a lot of the call to change has been wildly contradictory. The message was often been some form of 'let us boldly transform so we don't have to change too much'.
Journalists didn't, and many still don't, want to confront the fact that doing what they have always done is not working.
From the start, this report tackles the cultural changes that will be necessary for the Times, and many other print-focused businesses, if they are to ever hope to rebuild their businesses for a digitally dominant age. The report says:
"We must differentiate between mission and tradition: what we do because it's essential to our values and what we do because we've always done it."
And the report makes incredibly frank admissions about the difficulty some of the content the Times produces has in finding an audience. "We devote a large amount of resources to stories that relatively few people read," the report says, but it goes further.
"The Times publishes about 200 pieces of journalism every day. This number typically includes some of the best work published anywhere. It also includes too many stories that lack significant impact or audience — that do not help make The Times a valuable destination."
If a worthy piece of journalism lands on the internet and no one reads it, does it have any impact? No. I am going to quote at length because the specifics matter. Cynics in the industry will fill in the blanks if I don't.
"What kinds of stories? Incremental news stories that are little different from what can be found in the freely available competition. Features and columns with little urgency. Stories written in a dense, institutional language that fails to clarify important subjects and feels alien to younger readers. A long string of text, when a photograph, video or chart would be more eloquent."
I have been doing digital journalism since the mid-90s, and I've seen the stats for years. Some of the stories that we think are most important struggle the most to find an audience. It isn't necessarily the topic but often the treatment. We have data and research that has shown us for years what isn't working but because we think a topic so critical to the mission of journalism, tradition has trumped mission. We have to accept that our hidebound ways of telling and presenting stories have often meant that our most important journalism has been too often doomed to have the least impact. And as the last election shows, just because a story gets journalists' pulse racing doesn't mean it has any impact outside of our professional guild.
The rise of visual journalism
The report highlighted how boringly written, institutional, incremental stories, fared the worst. They were "typically with minimal added context, without visuals and largely undifferentiated from the competition", the report said.
And while the report is thin on some of the detail, the most detailed elements of it are about the changes needed in storytelling. The report could easily be dismissed if it spoke of cuts and improving quality while not providing detail about structurally and editorially to make those improvements.
The clearest call in the report was about the need to increase the digital focus of features content and add more visual creativity across the offering. You only have to look at this week when the Times released a fascinating, interactive and high-impact piece that spoke volumes about the gulf between public perception of the Obama years and reality.
Instead of drowning readers in acres of text weighed down with percentages, it was a much simpler, more visual and interactive look at President Obama's legacy. I'd even call it playful, a word I don't often use about public policy stories.
"You Draw It: What Got Better or Worse During Obama's Presidency" was seven graphs asking you to use your cursor or finger, if you were on a touch device, to complete the graphs about the changes in unemployment, violent crime, national spending and the number of Mexicans living illegally under Obama. Then you found out how your perception matched reality. Brilliant. Simple. Engaging. Mobile. I found it actually worked better, at least more intuitively and fluidly, on my iPhone than the desktop.
The report calls for more investment in visual journalists and also more training and better tools so that more of the newsroom can plan and execute these types of projects.
Building loyalty through real engagement
Engagement is one of the most widely used, but most poorly understood, phrases in journalism. Damian Radcliffe explained why it has become so important recently, and as someone who has worked for much of the decade on various engagement projects, I would sum up the engagement imperative as this: We can't build a business on millions of people who visit us once a month for less than 30 seconds. We can build a business by building the largest, most loyal audience possible who spend significant time with our journalism.
The report puts it this way, "Perhaps nothing builds reader loyalty as much as engagement — the feeling of being part of a community."
The Times realises that to build the subscription-led business that it believes is necessary to sustain its journalistic mission that it must find ways to deepen the relationship with its most loyal audiences and find ways to capture more value, more money, from them as that relationship develops. The report says:
"The Times experience doesn't get more interesting or valuable as more of a reader's friends, relatives and colleagues use it. That must change."
This isn't fluffy, fuzzy thinking but a pretty traditional product strategy, and it is the basis for a lot of thinking that was part of the now mostly forgotten Web 2.0 revolution. Back then, one of the changes in thinking was around "network effects", the idea that the best digital products improved the more people used them because use and user input made them richer and better.
This report acknowledges that the Times isn't taking full advantage of these network effects, and to address that, it calls for more collaboration between journalists and product leaders in the company.
Tempered optimism
The Times has made progress in doubling its digital revenue by 2020, and the report was bullish about how the company had grown its digital subscription base. As the Nieman Report says, this edition of the New York Times' future gazing was lighter on "self-flagellation".
The report was honest about the need for more change, which isn't easy with staff anxious about their futures, but the authors manage to temper the call for change with inspirational calls to the Times' institutional values.
It's a good next step in the New York Times journey to transforming itself from an advertising-led business to a reader-revenue led one, and there are recommendations in the report that could be put to use in just about any media company grappling with the disruption we're experiencing.
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Puerto Rico Human Rights Conference: Resolution on the State of Human Rights in the US and for the Freedom of Oscar Lopez Rivera
The Human Rights Conference held in San Juan, Puerto Rico on December 7-10, 2012, organized by the Comite ProDerechos Humanos de Puerto Rico, issued the following resolution on the state of human rights in the US. The conference, which included the participation of Lamis Deek of Al-Awda and the National Lawyers Guild, Michael Deutsch, Jan Susler, and human rights attorneys and activists from Puerto Rico, the US, and Latin America, also issued resolutions on freeing Oscar Lopez Rivera, Puerto Rican political prisoner, and in support of Palestine.
Resolution on Human Rights in the US | Resolution on Oscar Lopez Rivera
ENCUENTRO SOBRE DERECHOS HUMANOS 2012
POR LA EXCARCELACIÓN DE OSCAR LÓPEZ RIVERA
Y A LA MEMORIA DEL JURISTA JUAN SANTIAGO NIEVES,
CELEBRADO EN LA UNIVERSIDAD DE SAGRADO CORAZÓN, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO DEL 7 AL 10 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2012
RESOLUTION ON THE STATE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE UNITED STATES
A. U.S. COUNTER INSURGENCY AND THE SO‐CALLED WAR ON TERRORISM
WHEREAS, As a result of the global war on terrorism, first initiated by President Clinton, greatly developed and expanded by George Bush after 9/11, and continued, and further expanded under Barack Obama with bi-‐ partisan support, the U.S. government has now institutionalized within the U.S. legal system, counter insurgency methods of repression in violation of international human rights and the fundamental guarantees of the U.S. Constitution. These methods including the following:
1. The creation of the "Surveillance State," which allows for the unfettered electronic surveillance of telephone communication, seizure of e mail correspondence, and the infiltration and spying on political, community and religious groups without judicial warrants.
2. The legalization of indefinite preventive detention and the use of military commissions with limited rights
of those accused.
3. The granting of impunity to torturers, their supervisors and legal enablers.
4. The use of espionage charges to criminalize "whistle blowers" and silence the exposure of government
Constitutional violations.
5. The use of the "material support" laws to prosecute and imprison activists for their First Amendment
speech and advocacy.
6. The use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to freeze the assets of Muslim charities and to designate organizations and individuals as "Special Global Terrorists" without due process, and thus prohibiting designees from any economic activities without prior government permission.
7. The arbitrary assertion of the "State Secrets Privilege" to block civil litigation by victims of torture, rendition or warrantless electronic surveillance, and the unjustified classification of millions of documents to allow for the cover-‐up of government human rights violations.
8. The implementation of a secret drone program that allows for the assassinations abroad without, charges,
trial or any judicial review.
9. The targeting of the U.S. Muslim communities, including the infiltration of Mosques, the spying on Arab communities and the use of informants and undercover agents to set up young Muslim men on terrorism charges.
10. The use of special isolation prison units for Muslims and other targeted prisoners.
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED THAT, the Congress of Derechos Humanos, 2012, held at the University of the Sacred Heart, San Juan, Puerto Rico, hereby calls upon the Obama Administration and the U.S. Congress to forthwith do the following:
A. Investigate and prosecute all claims of torture by victims of the global war on terrorism (GWOT).
B. Stop all drone attacks, and all other deprivations of life and liberty without full judicial due process.
C. Repeal the provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which allow for indefinite
preventive detention and the prosecution by military commissions.
D. Stop all warrant-less electronic surveillance, and the seizure of e-‐mails and the monitoring of cell phones without court orders.
E. Close the Guantanamo Prison and repatriate all its prisoners.
F. Stop all claims of the "State Secrets Privilege" to block victims of torture, rendition and warrant-‐less
surveillance from seeking redress in U.S. courts.
G. Repeal all laws, including the material support laws and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which criminalize and punish First Amendment speech, advocacy, and charitable giving.
H. Stop all spying, infiltration of Mosques, community and political organizations and the manufacturing of so-‐called terrorism cases against all Muslims and others.
I. Free all those targeted and imprisoned as a part of the global war on terrorism.
J. Repeal the U.S. Patriot Act.
B. THE U.S. CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
WHEREAS, The U.S criminal justice system continues to detain, arrest, prosecute and imprison grossly disproportionate numbers of Black and Latino people. It has served to destroy Black and Latino communities, through racist law enforcement policies, practices and abuses. The varied abuses of the criminal justice system include the following:
1. The criminalization of our freedom fighters such as Oscar Lopez Rivera, Leonard Peltier, Sundiata Acoli, Herman Wallace, Chip Fitzgerald, Jamil al-‐Amin, numerous Puerto Rican independentistas, Tommy Manning, Hugo Pinell, Eddie Conway, Russell Maroon Shoats, Jalil Muntaqim, Herman Bell, Kamau Sadiki, Robert Woodfox, Abdul Majid, David Gilbert, the Cuban 5, Judy Clark, Marilyn Buck, the San Francisco 8, Mumia Abu-Jamal, the Move 9, Jaan Lamaan, Sekou Odinga and now attorney Lynne Stewart who have been subjected to harsh and inhuman conditions of confinement for many decades.
2. The incarceration of over 2.2 million people. Sixty to eighty percent of those incarcerated in states across the country are Black and Latino.
3. The subjugation of 4.8 million people to community supervision.
4. The incarceration of 70,000 children. The prosecution of 16 and 17 year olds as adults and incarceration of them in adult prisons.
5. Mass incarceration has resulted in leaving 8.3 million children with at least one incarcerated parent. One in every 28 American children has at least one incarcerated parent; but for Black children, the statistic is
1 in 9. Latino children are 3 times as likely as white children to have an incarcerated parent.
6. Frequent instances of police brutality and misconduct in states throughout the country.
7. Widespread disregard of the Constitutional and human rights of Black and Latino people through racist use of "stop and frisk" practices such as those in New York City. More than 4 million innocent New Yorkers were stopped, frisked and interrogated by NYPD in 2002, and 9 out of 10 of those stopped were Black and Latino.
8. Abusive and rampant use of solitary confinement in prisons in nearly every prison in the U.S, including the placement of children and mentally ill people in long-‐term isolation.
9. The increased incarceration of the elderly at a rate of 64% in the past four years.
10. The imposition of the death penalty, which is still used in 37 states.
11. The disenfranchisement of people with a felony convictions in 11 states.
12. The subjection of people with criminal convictions to second class citizenship; denying them public benefits, access to higher education, residence in public housing, and access to employment.
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, the Congress of Derechos Humanos, 2012, held at the University of the Sacred Heart, San Juan, Puerto Rico, hereby calls upon the Obama Administration and the U.S. Congress to forthwith do the following:
A. Immediately release Oscar Lopez Rivera and the numerous other freedom fighters, political prisoners who have been held in U.S. prisons for decades.
B. End the practice of incarcerating children with adults and prosecuting children as adults.
C. End the racist "stop and frisk" practice.
D. Eliminate the racist application and enforcement of all criminal and penal laws.
E. End the use of solitary confinement.
F. End the criminalization of the mentally ill.
G. End the increasing practice of incarcerating the elderly.
H. Eliminate the collateral consequences experienced by people convicted of a crime.
In San Juan, Puerto Rico, December 10th, 2012.
SUMMIT ON HUMAN RIGHTS 2012
FOR THE RELEASE OF OSCAR LOPEZ RIVERA
AND TO THE MEMORY OF ATTORNEY JUAN SANTIAGO NIEVES
HELD AT UNIVERSIDAD DE SAGRADO CORAZON
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, DECEMBER 7-10, 2012
The Summit on Human Rights 2012 for the release of Oscar López Rivera and to the memory of Puerto Rican attorney Juan Santiago Nieves, to whom we owe this initiative, is an ambitious effort for the broadest discussion of the current state of human rights in the world. It is conceived in the principle articulated by compañero Oscar that all efforts for his release should be framed in a context that educates for the freedom of the Homeland and to achieve social justice. Meanwhile, it helps denounce the colonial situation of Puerto Rico and highlights the intimate relationship that exists between the case of the Puerto Rican political prisoners and Human Rights.
WHEREAS, Puerto Rico and its inhabitants, without any consultation whatsoever and under military control, were ceded to the United States as war booty via the Treaty of Paris of December 10, 1898.
WHEREAS, the People's Right to Self-Determination and Independence has been recognized in Resolution 1514(XV) of 1960 of the General Assembly of the United Nations; and as Prevailing Norm of Public International Law in the Consulting Opinions of the International Court of Justice on Western Sahara and Namibia.
WHEREAS, no people should be subject to foreign domination, and colonialism is a crime against humanity; thus the inalienable right of a people to struggle against colonialism in all its forms and manifestations is recognized.
WHEREAS, respect for the physicial and territorial integrity of all peoples strengthens friendly relations among peoples, promoting peace and world security.
WHEREAS, all branches of human rights are equally important and interdependent. It is indispensable that the right of self-determination of all peoples be respected as a requirement for the full exercise of all the other rights, collective as well as individual, in accordance with the Vienna Treaty of 1993.
WHEREAS, the demilitarization and the release of all political prisoners and prisoners of war is demanded as a requirement for the effective exercise of the right of selfdetermination of the Puerto Rican people.
WHEREAS, Oscar López Rivera, 69 years old, has been incarcerated for more than 31 years in United States prisons because of his commitment and struggle for the Independence of Puerto Rico.
WHEREAS, Oscar López Rivera was convicted for the ideological crime of seditious conspiracy and sentenced to 70 years in prison at the beginning of the 1980's along with 14 other political prisoners.
WHEREAS, Oscar López Rivera was not convicted of killing or harming anyone.
WHEREAS, the imprisonment of Oscar López Rivera constitutes a flagrant violation of human rights.
WHEREAS, while in prison he has also been exposed to more than a decade of total isolation, to multiple aggressions, as well as to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment in violation of the International Charter of Human Rights and the Standard Minimum Rules of the Treatment of Prisoners of the United Nations.
WHEREAS, the political prisoners tried, convicted, and sentenced with Oscar López Rivera were released when President William J. Clinton decided to commute their sentences, after determining that they were disproportionately long and unjust.
WHEREAS, the political prisoners tried, convicted, and sentenced with Oscar López Rivera were released after having spent 16 and 20 years in prison, and have integrated into the life of their communities, living productive and exemplary lives.
WHEREAS, Oscar López Rivera is the Puerto Rican political prisoner who has been held for the longest time in United States prisons in the history of Puerto Rico.
WHEREAS, the decision of the United States Parole Commission last year, denying parole and determining that Oscar López Rivera must serve an additional 15 years before it would consider him for parole again, when he will be 83 years old, constitutes an extraordinary and unbelievable exacerbation of the violation of his human rights.
WHEREAS, the civil society of Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rican community in the United States and leaders of all the political parties, labor unions, religious and cultural institutions demand the immediate release of Oscar López Rivera.
WHEREAS, on the international level as well, his immediate release is demanded by prominent personalities from Latin American, African, Asian and European countries.
WHEREAS, the Decolonization Committee of the United Nations, as well as the Non-Aligned Movement, have passed multiple resolutions calling on the President of the United States to release Oscar López Rivera.
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED: on the 64th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, those who participated in and attended the Summit on Human Rights 2012:
FIRST: demand unconditional respect for the right of self-determination and independence of the People of Puerto Rico by means of the immediate transfer of all sovereign powers;
SECOND: ask the President of the United States Barack Obama to exercise his constitutional power of presidential pardon to order the immediate and unconditional release of Oscar López Rivera.
THIRD: commit to the broad dissemination of the violation of human rights that Puerto Rican political prisoner Oscar López Rivera is experiencing and to struggle vigorously for his immediate release.
In San Juan, Puerto Rico, December 10, 2012.
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Being a parent is tough. I'm convinced that being a mom is tougher. We carry everything our children are in our hearts—the good, the bad, and everything between. It takes an insane amount of patience to step back and allow them to become, an extreme amount of self-training to work against our natural tendency to mold them into our ideal of perfect little beings who refine all the imperfections in us.
As moms we look forward (with bittersweetness) to our children's increasing independence as they grow up and away from us and into their own adulthood.
Because of a brief exchange I had with a "special needs mom," as she describes herself, I've been thinking about what this means for parents of "differently abled" children–children who are always set against strict societal definitions of normal and perfect and genius. How do these moms feel when societal standards are "out of reach" or "impossible" or "unattainable" for their children? When independence is a long, long way from now, if at all?
One of my dearest friends, Lovina, reminded me through a YouTube video that today is World Down Syndrome Day, and she answered "in brief" the question.
It warmed my heart to hear her share the story about her beautiful daughter Nya. One of my favorite people in the whole world was my mom's youngest sister, Patricia. Trish, as we called her, had Down Syndrome. She lived to the age of 42 though she was not expected to even reach double digits. She was one of the sweetest souls and I vividly remember childhood and adulthood moments with her.
Today, I'm thinking about Trish and Nya. Today, I'm thinking about Lovina and all the moms and dads who learn that though their kid is not perfectly "crafted" by the world's standards, they are beautifully perfect in their own skin.
I appreciate Lovina's words–every child is a precious gift. Celebrate that today.
Touching post today, Chandra. Your post reminded me of Holstee's call: P.S. We're making an epic Mother's Day 'Thank You note' video from the Holstee Community to our collective moms (and all the powerful female figures in our lives). We'd love for you to be a part of it!
Even if you don't respond with a video, their fill-in the blanks is something worth thinking about. Holstee is one of my favorite websites. Very thoughtful and they started as letterpress artists!
Ohhhh, the "epic Mother's Day" video sounds good. I have a few deadlines coming up, so not sure I'll have time, but I'll try. Thanks for letting me know!
Indeed, every child is a gift!!


In order to support the accelerated development of Attijariwafa bank in Africa, and more particularly that of the Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB), a new subsidiary dedicated to research & analysis has been created under the name of Attijari Global Research (AGR). Attijari Global Research's mission is to provide Multi-Asset and Multi-Zone coverage. AGR will follow macroeconomics, bonds, forex, equity, commodities and will develop asset allocation strategies for Morocco, WAEMU*, CEMAC**, Egypt and Tunisia.


Photo of Robert Wheatley, 61, and Frieda Wheatley, 69 from Portland Police.
PORTLAND, Ore. – It's been three decades since police found a couple dead in their North Portland home, and detectives are hoping witnesses could help them solve this cold case mystery.
The case started Aug. 29, 1988 when the granddaughter of Robert and Frieda Wheatley called police to do a welfare check.
Officers found Robert, 61, and Frieda, 69, deceased in the basement. The medical examiner ruled they both died of strangulation two days before they were found.
Detectives said the motive was an "apparent robbery," as there was no sign of forced entry and the home had been ransacked.
Police said a TV, ATM card, credit card and the couple's light green 1979 Buick Regal had all been stolen.
Police said the cards had been used extensively in North, Northeast, and downtown Portland areas before the Wheatleys were discovered dead. The car turned up a few days later in the parking lot at Jantzen Beach Shopping Center.
Crime Stoppers of Oregon is offering a $2,500 reward in this and other unsolved felony cases.
If you have any helpful information, call police at (503) 823-0400 or submit a tip to Crime Stoppers.


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Below is a fantastic video featuring Custom Shoe artist Louie Gong, who discusses the importance of putting Northwest Coast designs on shoes - his business goes beyond aesthetics and is an extension of his activism around racial identity. This 'artist profile' was filmed during the American Indian Film Festival by Northwest Indian News. It begins with wonderful comments by Tracy Rector of Longhouse Media.


This feature was made possible as result of the partnership between Opera and online cryptocurrency brokerage firm, Safello. Safello, established in 2013, is registered with Sweden's Financial Services Authority.
The functionality to purchase crypto is right at their fingertips.
The solution provided by the brokerage firm will lessen the processing time of buying digital coins, states the press release. Safello solutions will securely verify user identities by BankID and NemID. At the same time, customers from the three countries can make payments through credit or debit cards, and transfers, utilizing reliable payment networks.
Last December, Opera unveiled its blockchain android browser outfitted with an ETH wallet. The Web 3.0-ready mobile browser also allows seamless interaction with decentralized applications.
Ethereum researchers are currently discussing the optimal reward issuance rates for a new version of the network called ethereum 2.0.