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Sexual Assault and the Gamble of Going to Law Enforcement
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In the year of 2017, sexual harassment and assault has been brought some much needed attention from the national media. What started with Harvey Weinstein has launched a frenzy of high-profile celebrities as well as everyday Americans ready to tell their "#Me Too" stories. Nearly 1 in 5 American women are sexually assaulted in their lifetime with a much higher number experiencing sexual harassment. Unfortunately, most sexual harassment and assault goes unreported for a variety of reasons. These include, possible loss of employment, discrimination, fear and even potentially legal repercussions for themselves. Did you know that some women have been ticketed and even arrested for coming forward with true rape accusations to law enforcement? "Lying" about rape can result in a fine and in extreme cases some time in jail, but who determines the lie? Just because the jury finds someone not guilty does not mean the assault didn't happen and just because a person does not show "standard victim emotions" does not mean they aren't a victim. With society as a whole becoming more transparent about their past problems with sexual assault and harassment we must look towards the future. When a woman can just claim a man assaulted her and he gets arrested on the spot, the system is broken. But when a woman can't even report true sexual abuse to the police without worrying she is going to be arrested, the system is even more broken. For society to take steps in minimizing sexual abuse, we first need a system that doesn't condone it. Raising awareness about the issue, understanding that most potential victims are being honest, and conforming your own behavior to help minimize the chances of abuse are all important in creating a more positive and understanding society.
The Law Office of Tahira Khan Merritt exclusively represents victims of sexual abuse and sexual assault. We stand ready to help you with your legal needs. If you were sexually assaulted or sexually abused, our law firm can help explain your legal remedies. For almost twenty years, we have represented victims of sex crimes in civil cases against institutions, including colleges and universities, religious organizations, such as the Catholic church, Baptist church, Greek Orthodox church, Episcopal Church, and Presbyterian church among others. We have also represented victims of sexual abuse in schools, youth sports organizations, youth camps, daycares, scouting and the like. You may confidentially contact our office at 214-503-7300 or through our website : https://tkmlawfirm.com/.
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Why The Keepers is so Compelling
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The Science of Dissociative Amnesia in Childhood Sexual Abuse Cases
Netflix's documentary series The Keepers investigates the mysterious 1969 murder of Sister Cathy Cesnik, a Catholic nun.
The show has received acclaim not only for the suspenseful story but also for its subject matter. Part of the story involves a victim recovering memories of her childhood sexual abuse and how those memories fit into the overall story of the young nun's murder. But how and why are traumatic memories "repressed" and "recovered"?
What is dissociative amnesia—the correct term for the traumatized mind protecting itself? According to the American Psychological Association, dissociation occurs when a memory is not lost forever but is unavailable for retrieval for some time. Reputable scientists believe that stressful experiences, like sexual abuse, can be so traumatic that the brain protects the individual from the pain of the memory. These blocked memories can cause issues like anxiety, PTSD, and dissociative disorders.
In the cases our firm has litigated over the past twenty years, we have represented several individuals who have experienced dissociative amnesia due to the sexual abuse they suffered as children. If you have not watched The Keepers, please do. I am told the documentary is very affirming for survivors especially those violated by clergymen.
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What To Say When Someone Tells You They Were Sexually Assaulted
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It is hard to know what to say when someone you are close to tells you they were sexually violated. Your response at that time can make a difference. Here are some thoughts to consider:
Don't judge. Survivors make an outcry when they are psychologically ready to do so. You should not press for details if they are unwilling to share. It is important to say "it's not your fault." They may feel ashamed, concerned that they won't be believed, or worried they'll be blamed. Leave any "why" questions or investigations to the experts—your job is to provide support. Let the survivor control the narrative.
Be Affirmative. Acknowledge the trauma. Say the words "I believe you." or "You can trust me." Survivors often blame themselves even if they know the perpetrator. Words matter.
Offer Help. Part of victimization is feeling helpless. Offer to accompany them to a Rape Crisis Center or go with them to report to law enforcement. The survivor might also need help seeking medical or counseling even if the event happened a while ago.
Continue to care. Check in with the survivor to remind them you still care about their well-being and believe their story.
Seek out resources. Become familiar with resources in your community (local Rape crisis centers) or on-line resources you can recommend such as the National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.HOPE (4673) and org.
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How Sexual Abuse Can Lead to Substance Abuse, Finding Help and Healing
By Tahira Khan Merritt of Tahira Khan Merritt P.L.L.C posted in sexual abuse on Monday, September 19, 2016.
Our Guest Blogger this week is Chris Elkins of DrugRehab.com. Chris is a senior writer for DrugRehab.com. This informative blog discusses evidence-based treatment options, recovery resources and trends in the treatment of drug abuse and addiction.
Trauma is one of the most common precursors to substance abuse, and decades of research show trends in addiction and problematic drug use among men and women who have been sexually assaulted. That's because sexual assault often leads to post-traumatic stress disorder, a mental health condition characterized by flashbacks, anxiety and depression.
Continue reading How Sexual Abuse Can Lead to Substance Abuse, Finding Help and Healing…
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Keeping the Spotlight On Clergy Sexual Abuse
By Tahira Khan Merritt of Tahira Khan Merritt P.L.L.C posted in sexual abuse on Thursday, July 21, 2016.
Many of you have seen the Academy Award winning film Spotlight. If have not, you really should. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1895587/
The film depicts the clergy abuse crisis in the Catholic Church spanning a thirty year period and ends with the Boston Globe 2002 expose of the Archdiocese of Boston. Today the Church considers the "crisis" old news. Unfortunately, it is not. Priests continue to molest children and Youth-serving organizations continue to cover up these unspeakable crimes.
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How The Texas Crime Victims' Bill Of Rights Helps Rape Victims?
By Tahira Khan Merritt of Tahira Khan Merritt P.L.L.C posted in Sexual Assault on Friday, May 20, 2016.
As A Victim Of Sexual Assault, You Have The Right:
To be protected from harm or threats;
To have a trained Advocate present during a forensic medical examination if one is available and if the advocate's presence would not impede treatment of the victim's medical condition.
To counseling and testing for AIDS and HIV-related infections;
Continue reading: How The Texas Crime Victims' Bill Of Rights Helps Rape Victims?…
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Lady Gaga Music Video and Survey of Campus Sexual Assault Released This Week
By Tahira Khan Merritt of Tahira Khan Merritt P.L.L.C posted in sexual abuse on Thursday, September 24, 2015.
This week the Association of American Universities (AAU) released results of a major, comprehensive study of sexual assault on university campuses. 27 national universities participated.
Continue reading Lady Gaga Music Video and Survey of Campus Sexual Assault Released This Week…
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Texas Lawyer Announces Its 2015 Extraordinary Minorities in Texas Law Winners
By Tahira Khan Merritt of Tahira Khan Merritt P.L.L.C on Tuesday, August 11, 2015.
I was humbled to receive an award this week from Texas Lawyer.
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Sexual Assault of Minors in Rural Areas: The Role of Departments of Human Services
By Daniel Pollack, Guest Blogger of Tahira Khan Merritt P.L.L.C posted in sexual abuse on Wednesday, June 3, 2015.
They may not make the national news too frequently, but minors in rural areas are sexually assaulted – very often.
Federal and state legislatures have enacted laws designed to protect minors from registered sex offenders. Adopted in 1996, Megan's Law created a nationwide sex offender registry. Every state followed suit. Codified in California Penal Code, §§ 290 et seq. (including a voter-approved measure known as "Jessica's Law") regulates the residency of registered sex offenders. It prohibits registered sex offenders from residing within 2,000 feet of a school or park. Another California statute regulates loitering by registered sex offenders. It provides that any §290 registrant who "loiters about any school or public place at or near which children attend or normally congregate" is guilty of a misdemeanor. Megan's Law requires both registration and notification. Within a specified time after their release from prison, registered sex offenders must register their addresses with local police; then, the public and past victims are notified of the offender's presence in the neighborhood.
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Warning Signs of Self-Harm in Victims of Sexual Assault and Sexual Abuse
By Tahira Khan Merritt of Tahira Khan Merritt P.L.L.C posted in sexual abuse on Monday, May 18, 2015.
Self-Harm or Self-Injury is when people physically harm themselves usually without suicidal thoughts. Some victims of sexual violence use self-injury as a way to cope with painful feelings associated with the trauma. Many of my clients have told me that "cutting" helps them focus on something other than the painful memories and recurring thoughts of their abuse or that self-harm is a means to numb the pain they feel and feel in "control." This urge can be so strong that a recurring cycle of self-harm may cause infection, and even life-threatening medical problems.
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Student Job Sexual Harassment: Your Rights under Title VII…
By Tahira Khan Merritt of Tahira Khan Merritt P.L.L.C posted in sexual harassment on Wednesday, March 25, 2015.
A recent Article in USA Today discussed high school and college-age youths harassed during private employment or campus employment. http://college.usatoday.com/2015/03/06/know-your-rights-what-students-can-do-about-sexual-harassment-in-the-workplace/
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Campus Rape: Understanding Your Legal Rights Under Title IX
By Tahira Khan Merritt of Tahira Khan Merritt P.L.L.C on Friday, March 6, 2015.
One in five women is sexually assaulted in college, but only about 12 percent report the sexual assault to police. Earlier this year, the Obama administration announced Title IX investigations of 86 schools suspected of denying students their equal right to education by inadequately handling sexual-violence complaints; if found in violation, each school runs the risk of financial penalties, including having its federal funding revoked. https://www.notalone.gov/. What is Title IX?
Continue reading: Campus Rape: Understanding Your Legal Rights Under Title IX…
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What we know about the priests accused of sexual abuse of minors in Corpus Christi
Twenty-six clergy members with ties to the Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi had "credible" claims of sexual abuse to minors
The diocese was among the 15 in Texas that released names of clergy members with "credible" accusations Jan. 31.
Twelve of the clergy members listed were dead and two received criminal convictions. Bishop Michael Mulvey said no one on the list is active in the ministry.
Here's what we know about the men on the Diocese of Corpus Christi's list. READ MORE
Austin Diocese names 22 clergy 'credibly' accused of abuse
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin released Thursday the names of 22 clergy members who have been "credibly" accused of sexually abusing children going back to the 1950s. Twelve are deceased, and all but one have been removed from the ministry.
The Rev. Jim Castro Garcia was dismissed from the diocese seminary in 2011 and is currently serving as a priest in Kingston, Jamaica, according to the diocese. He could not be reached for comment.
Statewide, Catholic leaders identified 286 priests and other clergy accused of sexually abusing children, a number that represents one of the largest collections of such names to be released since a grand jury report last year in Pennsylvania. READ MORE
Dallas Catholic Diocese releases list of 31 clergy members 'credibly accused' of sexual abuse since 1950
In early 2018, a team of former state and federal law enforcement experts began to review diocesan personnel files to identify credible allegations of the sexual abuse of minors within the Diocese. In August 2018, this group's mandate expanded to include the review of the files of all active and former priests in the Diocese dating back to 1950 to identify any allegations of the sexual abuse of minors. When the review team identified an allegation of the sexual abuse of a minor by a priest in the Diocese of Dallas, that allegation was forwarded to the Diocesan Review Board. The Diocesan Review Board then evaluated the allegation and other available information, and made a recommendation to Bishop Burns as to whether the allegation was credible. Bishop Burns accepted the Board's recommendations and, as Chief Pastor of the Diocese, communicated the list released on January 31, 2019 to the Catholic faithful of the Diocese. READ MORE
How Fort Worth dealt with priest abuse accusations
FORT WORTH, Texas (KXAN) — It's taken Texas' Catholic dioceses 12 years to do what Fort Worth's diocese did back in 2007. Fort Worth was the first of the state's 15 dioceses to identify clergy members with "credible allegations" of sexually abusing children — and any other allegation against priests.
Texas has 1,320 Catholic parishes in 15 dioceses.
"We listened to victims and one of the things they articulated was the experience of frustration of not having been heard and not having been believed," the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth Bishop Michael Olson said in October 2018 when explaining why he decided to publish the list 12 years ago.
Olson made those comments last fall after the Catholic Diocese of Dallas told the public it had an active internal investigation into 220 priests. That investigation started in February 2018, Bishop Edward Burns told reporters last fall.
But, the Dallas diocese investigation only deals with active priests, Burns told reporters. READ MORE
Sexting Schools and Law Enforcement
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PA church scandal draws similarities to 1990s
Catholic Diocese in Pennsylvania has rocked the church
The massive sex abuse investigation in Pennsylvania is eerily reminiscent of a pedophile priest scandal 21 years ago that almost bankrupted the Dallas Catholic Diocese.
In July 1997, Tahira Merritt was on a team of lawyers led by Wendell Turley suing the Catholic Diocese of Dallas for covering up the actions of a pedophile priest. Eleven altar boys claimed they were molested for years by father Rudy Kos. READ MORE
Priests accused of abuse in Grand Jury report
Published: 10:11 PM CDT August 14, 2018
Updated: 5:11 PM CDT August 14, 2018
NEW LAWSUIT FILED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT AGAINST MASSAGE ENVY FORT WORTH TEXAS
The Law Offices of Tahira Khan Merritt PLLC (tkmlawfirm.com) filed a lawsuit today in the 342nd Tarrant County District Court, Fort Worth, Texas. The case seeks to recover civil damages arising out of sexual misconduct at the Massage Envy Spa, Montgomery Plaza, 2600 West 7th Street, Fort Worth, Texas by Registered Massage therapist Sting Ray Salgado. The victim, identified only by the pseudonym Jane Doe 115, alleges that … READ MORE MASSAGE ENVY FORT WORTH TEXAS Plaintiff's Original Petition FILE MARKED-1
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Tuck- Advancing Better Sleep
Roughly 80% of adults will experience lower back pain at some point in their lives, and for millions this is a chronic, lifelong condition. Back pain is also a leading contributor to poor health and early mortality. Choosing the right mattress is crucial for individuals with back pain issues. READ MORE
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What Can I Do If I Am Sexually Assaulted By My Massage Therapist?
Another headline about two woman sexually assaulted by a massage therapist at a reputable Massage/Spa facility. READ MORE
In the year of 2017, sexual harassment and assault has been brought some much needed attention from the national media. What started with Harvey Weinstein has launched a frenzy of high-profile celebrities as well as everyday Americans ready to tell their "#Me Too" stories. READ MORE
Massage Heights Sued Over Sexual Assault Allegations
Massage Heights in River Oaks
A new civil lawsuit was filed Tuesday against the Massage Heights corporation after an alleged sex assault dating back to January 2016.
Tahira Khan Merritt represents the victim who is choosing to remain anonymous for now.
The victim alleges on January 23, 2016, at the Massage Heights in River Oaks, she was sexually assaulted by her masseuse Tyler Chase White. READ MORE
Another Shocking Headline
Sexual Assault Under the Guise of Therapeutic Massage
At least 180 people have filed sexual assault civil suits, police reports or complaints to state boards against Massage Envy, its franchises and their employees, according to a BuzzFeed News investigation. READ MORE
"How to banish child sexual groomers"
Article from Youthtoday.org
Cockroaches, those infamous, hearty and adaptable bugs, can withstand hostile temperatures that few other creatures can endure. Chameleons, known for their ability to change their appearance, can effortlessly merge with their environment. In the desert? Go brown. In the jungle? READ MORE
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel by Professor Daniel Pollack
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The show has received acclaim not only for the suspenseful story but also for its subject matter. Part of the story involves a victim recovering memories of her childhood sexual abuse and how those memories fit into the overall story of the young nun's murder. But how and why are traumatic memories "repressed" and "recovered"? READ MORE
It is hard to know what to say when someone you are close to tells you they were sexually violated. Your response at that time can make a difference. READ MORE
Texas legal rights
Do You Know Your Rights as a Victim of Sexual Assault in Texas?
If you or a loved one is a victim of sexual assault, would you know what your legal rights are? It is important for victims to educate themselves because the rights of victims of sex crimes vary from state to state. Under Texas law, you have the right: READ MORE
How to Recognize the Signs of Verbal and Emotional Abuse
We all have friends who share with us problems they are having in relationships. When should you suggest professional help or intervention? If they describe any of the following tactics often used by abusers: READ MORE
Apps for college rape victims
New App Helps Texas Sexual Assault Victims and Educators at Colleges and Universities.
This past April, The First Report of the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault issued its findings: one in five women are sexually assaulted while in college. In conjunction with the release of the report, the White House also launched a website to educate students and their families about this important issue. [Link https://www.notalone.gov/]. READ MORE
Talking to your teenager
Being a parent of a teenager today can be overwhelming, especially when print and television media constantly surrounds us with sexually explicit images and messages. Even our children's own peers may expose them to graphic sexual words and images through social media and the use of smart phones. Who knew what "twerking" was before the Miley Cyrus "performance" at the MVA Awards? I certainly did not.
Educate yourself, and then empower your teen. Here are a few tips. READ MORE
Pope Francis apology
Less Talk More Action: Are the Pope's Words Hollow?
Yesterday, Pope Francis promised Catholic Bishops "will be held accountable" for failing to protect children from sexual abuse.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/07/world/pope-clerical-sex-abuse/index.html?sr=fb070714popescandalVODtoplink). READ MORE
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Silence : The Deadly Enabler of Child Sex Abuse
A recent article Dallas Morning News article emphatically demonstrates how crucial it is not only for suspicions of pedophilic conduct to be reported to civil authorities, but for parents to take such preventative action. A 28 year old man and his 17 year old accomplice( posing as a 6th grade student) at Hurst Elementary school in Tarrant county lured and sexually abused at least 100 children. http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/2014/11/hurst‑police‑hand‑over‑child‑porn‑suspect‑who‑posed‑as‑teens‑father‑to‑federal‑agents.html/ READ MORE
Criminal vs. Civil actions
Sexual Assault Victims: Criminal vs. Civil Actions
Do you know the difference between a criminal case and a civil case based on a sexual assault or sexual abuse? Each day our law firm receives calls from victims of sexual assault who confuse a criminal prosecution for sexual assault with a civil action based on sexual assault. It is very important to know your rights, whether criminal or civil, and choose an appropriate, experienced victims attorney. READ MORE
Questions to ask your lawyer
Questions to Ask When Hiring a Lawyer for Your Sexual Abuse Case
Hiring an attorney for a potential civil case can be a daunting task for many survivors. As victims of sexual assault who were so badly violated and betrayed by their perpetrators, their trust issues with authority figures are understandable. They often are wary not only of lawyers but of the legal system as well. Nevertheless, they must hire a lawyer but importantly, one with understanding, knowledge and relevant experience to be an effective advocate. READ MORE
Bystander Intervention: What is It and Why it is Necessary to Prevent Sexual Violence
If your college student was at a party and saw someone making unwanted sexual advances toward another student who was intoxicated, would he intervene? What about in response to rape joke or a sexually explicit photo or video of a classmate posted on social media? For the first time, sexual violence prevention strategies including "bystander intervention" are being discussed and taught at universities and colleges in response to recent government scrutiny about how universities are handling reports of sexual assaults on campuses. READ MORE
Sexual abuse and exploitation in youth sports
The Child You Save May Be Your Own:Parental Responsibility In Preventing Sexual Exploitation in Youth Sports
It's mid-August. Children are back to school for academics, activities and athletics. Youth sports in particular can offer children valuable life lessons about team work and commitment but, as we have seen recently in the Jerry Sandusky case, they can also teach us parents that we must be vigilant about the potential for sexual abuse in a sports settings. If you have a child-athlete who wants to participate in school or league-sponsored events, it is important that you educate yourself and your child about measures that can be taken to prevent their sexual exploitation and their peers' as well. READ MORE
Campus Rape : Victim Blaming
One in five women is sexually assaulted in college, but only about 12 percent report the sexual assault to police. Earlier this year, the Obama administration announced Title IX investigations of 86 schools suspected of denying students their equal right to education by inadequately handling sexual-violence complaints; if found in violation, each school runs the risk of financial penalties, including having its federal funding revoked. https://www.notalone.gov/. To understand why so few rapes are not reported to police, we must first examine the underlying societal problem : victim-blaming is the corollary of denial prevalent in the rape culture at our colleges and universities. READ MORE
Salazar's guilty plea
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"It has been a long, hard-fought battle for victims of former priest John Salazar through several criminal and civil trials in Texas and California spanning a period of over 26 years. I am honored to have represented in civil cases four young men from Texas featured in the Los Angeles Times article dated December 30, 2013.
John Salazar's guilty plea yesterday in Swisher County, Texas came about only because these brave young men, as well as others who have just recently come forward, and their families stood up and demanded justice and continued to fight despite great obstacles. They did not give up. They wanted to ensure that no other child would ever again suffer sexual abuse at the hands of "Father John." Credit also goes to the Swisher County DA's office and the Texas Rangers for their persistence in following through with the investigation of the criminal charges and the new accusations made against Salazar during the course of that investigation.
But while Salazar himself finally acknowledged his guilt, his former employers, the officials of the Piarist Order, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the Diocese of Amarillo, the organizations who put so many children in harms way in the first place when they knew that Salazar was a predator, have not acknowledged their role in these crimes.
As the LA Times article painfully illustrates, parents and the public were kept in the dark about Salazar's "predatory nature" as these organizations covered up his crimes for decades.
Our laws, particularly regarding the statutes of limitations, must be changed to give victims access to the courts to hold accountable not only the perpetrators but the organizations and the individuals who protect them."
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"Benevolent" Bishops in Texas Cover Up Sex Crimes for Rev. Bruce D. MacArthur
In 2012, Father Bruce Duncan MacArthur died in Clint, Texas, a small community near El Paso. His long and sordid history of molesting ( by his own admission at least 30 girls) when he was working as a Catholic priest in South Dakota, Wisconsin and Texas was not publically known until it was exposed in a June 26, 2014 article published in the San Antonio Express-News[insert news link here]. The article revealed that as early as 1963, MacArthur's various Church employers knew or should have known of his documented serial abuse of children but kept the extent of what they knew secret from parishioners and the public by transferring him from parish to parish and diocese to diocese and state to state. In doing so, Church officials enabled, aided and abetted his gaining access to additional victims for several decades.
Earlier this year, the Archdiocese of San Antonio received a report from a woman who was abused as a child in the mid-seventies when she attended St. James Church in San Antonio. Finally, in June the Archdiocese quietly placed a small notice captioned simply "Rev. Bruce MacArthur" in two parish bulletins (St. James Church and St. Dominic Church, both in San Antonio) where it had assigned MacArthur from the late 1970s into the mid-1980s. The same notice was also discreetly placed on the Archdiocese's website and their newspaper Today's Catholic. It gave no notice to mainstream media. [Church bulletin notice link here].
The Archdiocese of San Antonio's "notice" is telling, not from what it says about MacArthur, but from what it omits and implies. The Archdiocese minimizes Father MacArthur's sex crimes against children and thus trivializes the harm he inflicted on those who trusted him over the long years he was a priest. It certainly does not give his full history as a Catholic clergyman in Texas, a virtual dumping ground for "problem" priests from other parts of the country. The Archdiocese of San Antonio has withheld these crucial facts:
Shortly before he worked in the Archdiocese of San Antonio, Father MacArthur worked in the Diocese of El Paso. There, in 1978 local media covered his arrest and conviction of attempted rape of a woman who was both unable to walk and unable to speak;
In 2003, he was sued in South Dakota along with the Diocese of Sioux Falls and Diocese of Milwaukee by a woman he abused as a child;
In 2006, he was again arrested and convicted for sexually molesting three girls in the late 1960s at the Beaver Dam Hospital in Wisconsin where he was chaplain;
In 2007, additional civil suits alleging sexual abuse were filed against the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Wisconsin and Sioux Falls.
In both Wisconsin and South Dakota, there were media reports and public lawsuits detailing his sexual abuse of girls [See BA.org history]. Yet in Texas, not until the San Antonio Express's article was there public disclosure of the cozy relationship between MacArthur and his "Benevolent" bishops, specifically the Bishops of El Paso, San Antonio and San Angelo.
So how was this scandal finally exposed? Not through the "transparency" the Catholic Church professes to observe in clergy sexual abuse cases, but rather through the outcry of victims and the responsible reporting by the press. Until all Bishops of Texas release to the public the identities and files of all pedophile priests who have worked in their Dioceses or been afforded have in their dioceses under conditions similar to MacArthur's ,children will continue to be at risk.
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LESS TALK, MORE ACTION: ARE THE POPE'S WORDS HOLLOW?
http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/07/world/pope-clerical-sex-abuse/index.html?sr=fb070714popescandalVODtoplink).
Acknowledged by some as the Pope's strongest statement yet of what abuse victims and their advocates have been saying for decades: that Catholic Bishops who have covered-up clergy sexual abuse are just as guilty as their perpetrators. Pope Francis' comments were made following a private Mass with six selected victims of church sexual abuse— three men and three women—representing Britain, Ireland and Germany. He met with them for about 30 minutes in his private residence at Casa Santa Marca. According to a text of the statement provided by the Vatican, the Pope apologized to them for their abuse and asked for forgiveness.
In response, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP
(http://www.snapnetwork.org) through its President, Barbara Blaine, told CNN: "Let's not mistake this meeting today for real action. The meeting today will not make children safer."
I agree. Like papal pronouncements before his, Francis's words acknowledge the harm priests have inflicted on children. But to be truly accountable, Francis must follow up his sentiment with decisive action, such as: directing bishops, their lobbyist and lawyers not to fight pro-victim legislation but to allow survivors access to the courts and make public the identities and files of priest-perpetrators as well as their bishop-enablers. If not, why not? Only through such action and openness can real change be effected. Tired words are not enough.
On behalf of victims and their families, Tahira Khan Merritt has successfully litigated many cases of clergy sexual abuse involving the Roman Catholic Church. If you or a loved one is a survivor of sexual abuse or sexual assault, caused or enabled by the negligence and/or gross negligence of any religious institution such as the Catholic Church, the Greek Orthodox Church, the Baptist Church, the Episcopal Church, the Presbyterian Church and the like, the Law Office of Tahira Khan Merritt stands ready to help you with your legal needs. Contact our office today at 214-503-7300 or through our website https://tkmlawfirm.com/
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How cultural stigmas can affect reporting of sex abuse
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Why Cultural Taboos About Sexual Abuse Hurt Victims
I read with great interest earlier this week the story of Ruzwana Bashir, an educated and accomplished British-Pakistani woman who is the co-founder of peek.com http://www.peek.com/. Ms. Bashir, an Oxford and Harvard educated entrepreneur, recounts her story of childhood sexual abuse and the cultural obstacles and pressures from her own family when, as an adult, she was able gather the internal strength and fortitude to return to her childhood community, in Skipton, U.K to report and prosecute her abuser. http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/aug/29/-sp-untold-story-culture-of-shame-ruzwana-bashir.
Ruzwana' s fight for justice for herself and other victims as well as to protect other girls from meeting the same fate is truly inspiring. It shows one person can make a difference. But it also shows how the crime of child abuse thrives in secrecy and darkness. As Ms. Bashir recounts, when she finally disclosed her abuse, her own mother begged her not to go to the police because of the "shame" it would bring to the family. Keeping quiet about these crimes was more important in the familial and cultural context than prosecuting the offender.
As Ms. Bashir identifies sexual abuse is "systemically under-reported among Asian girls due to deeply entrenched cultural taboos – obscuring the reality that there is a similarly rampant problem of minority girls being abused by members of their own community." Cultural shunning is a powerful tool used to silence victims, allowing child molesters to continue to abuse more children
During her quest to bring her perpetrator to justice, Ms. Bashir learned this hard fact that many survivors of sexual assault know all too well, other victims refuse to testify against the perpetrator because of the "indelible stigma" it would bring. Further, even though the larger community is aware or should have been aware of multiple red flags and rumours surrounding a perpetrator they choose to ignore victim outcries and remain silent. They simply don't want to risk being ostracized by the community. Education, awareness and understanding is key to breaking these cultural taboos.
Ms. Bashir's prosecution of her abuser with the help of other women who came forward following her report resulted in an eight year sentence. Unfortunately, Ms. Bashir reports even after this conviction victims who remained in Skipton were shunned by the community.
The Law Office of Tahira Khan Merritt stands ready to help you with your legal needs. If you or your child was sexually assaulted, our law firm can help you understand your legal rights. For almost twenty years, we have exclusively represented victims of sex crimes in civil cases against institutions, including, religious organizations, schools, youth camps, daycares, scouting and the like. You may confidentially contact our office at 214-503-7300 or through our website : https://tkmlawfirm.com/.
You can also connect with The Law Office of Tahira Khan Merritt through LinkedIn(https://www.linkedin.com/in/tahirakhanmerritt,Twitter(https://twitter.com/MerrittTahira),or Facebook(www.facebook.com/childrensexabuseattorneys to stay up to date on the latest information on issues important to survivors of sexual assault and sexual abuse and their families.
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Former Priest Sentenced to 30 years for Sexual Assault While Serving 60 years In Murder-For-Hire Plot
One of our previous cases was in the news again this week. Former Catholic priest John Fiala was sentenced on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 to 30 years in prison for having sexually abused a teenage boy, his own parishioner, my former client. Fiala is already serving 60 years for solicitation of capital murder of this same victim, who stood committed to testifying against him. http://www.ksat.com/content/pns/ksat/news/2014/12/03/former-priest-guilty-in-sex-assault-of-teen.html
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At the time of the relevant assaults, Fiala was assigned as Pastor of Sacred Heart of Mary Church in Rocksprings, Texas. His other assignments included Beeville, Robstown, Harper, Camp Wood, Leakey, and San Antonio. Before being transferred to Texas, Fiala worked as a priest in the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska.
My office represented Fiala's victim in a civil case filed on April 8, 2010 in Bexar county, Texas against the Archdiocese of San Antonio and the Archdiocese of Omaha. The lawsuit against these Church entities was settled in 2011 shortly after an informant notified me that a priest named "Fiala" was apparently serious about killing the boy he had sexually abused and had asked him to arrange the killing. I immediately informed law enforcement, who arrested him in a sting operation. The "gunman" Fiala "hired" was an undercover officer.
http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20467564,00.html
By filing the civil case and pressing criminal charges against wrongdoers such as Fiala, victims like my client can more nearly achieve justice. The courage of my client may well have prevented countless other children from being abused his predator. This civil case encouraged other victims and witnesses to come forward, not just to help, but to find their own measure of closure.
The Law Office of Tahira Khan Merritt exclusively represents victims of sexual abuse and sexual assault. We stand ready to help you with your legal needs. If you were sexually assaulted or sexually abused, our law firm can help explain your legal remedies. For almost twenty years, we have represented victims of sex crimes in civil cases against institutions, including colleges and universities, religious organizations, such as the Catholic church, Baptist church, Greek Orthodox church, Episcopal Church, and Presbyterian church among others. We have also represented victims of sexual abuse in schools, youth sports organizations, youth camps, daycares, scouting and the like. You may confidentially contact our office at 214-503-7300 or through our website : https://tkmlawfirm.com/. You can also become a fan of our firm on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. We post articles and other information helpful to survivors, including current media on abuse cases nationwide, wellness, self-care and other mental health news.
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Hey, so you know what's one of the hottest new XXX series these days? Blacked Raw. Directed by Greg Lansky (who was just recently profiled by Rolling Stone), the series is pretty straightforward; Black dudes with big dicks fucking the heavenly snot out of some of the top adult actresses in smut. And now, Mr. Lansky is preparing to release Blacked Raw V5.
The first installment of the Blacked Raw franchise debuted just a few months ago, back in December 2017. Since then, the series has scored big with fans. This would explain why Mr. Lansky has been turning out one of these movies each month for the past five months. Sex sells and sex that's filmed in front of one of Greg Lansky's cameras tends to sell even better.
Blacked Raw V5 | An all-star lineup of ladies…
If you wanted to say that Riley Reid has been the most important pornstar of the past decade, I could probably get behind that argument with very little convincing. So having her on the cover of Blacked Raw V5 makes sense. Since 2011, Riley has performed in well over six-hundred hardcore movies, is one of only a handful of women to have won the AVN Female Performer of the Year trophy and has either won or been nominated for nearly every major industry award ever invented.
Gina Valentina is another super-talented XXX starlet and I just wrote about her yesterday, as she has another new movie (The Psychiatrist) about to drop from Pure Taboo. 2018 is just over four months old and Ms. Valentina has already performed in some of the year's hardest XXX films, including Raw 32 (Jules Jordan Video) and Anal Newbies 7 (Evil Angel).
We didn't see much of Jade Nile in 2017, but she seems to be returning to hardcore action in a serious way. In addition to Blacked Raw V5, Jade appeared in another Greg Lansky joint earlier this year, First Anal 6 (Tushy) and performed in a few scenes for his Tushy and Blacked sites. She's also performed a few G/G scenes for Girlfriends Films and some harder stuff for Naughty America.
Arya Fae is certainly one of porn's hottest new talents and has the 2018 AVN and XBIZ Best New Starlet award nominations to prove it. I think it would be fair to say that Greg Lansky is a fan of Ms. Fae's work, as he's cast in her in several of his previous projects, including Natural Beauties Vol. 7 (Vixen) and Anal Threesomes 3 (Tushy). If you aren't keeping an eye out for new Arya Fae porn, you should be, you godless Communist fuck.
Blacked Raw V5 is set to be released sometime in the next few weeks, features four hardcore B/G scenes and has a runtime of 2 hours 23 minutes.
What are your thoughts on this latest Lansky movie? Tell us all about it in the comments below because the Internet just dying to hear your opinions on things.
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Meep! Meep!
November 10, 2010 July 20, 2009 by Maureen
With the Pacific Ocean calling to us from just over 400 miles away, we were tempted to hop on I-40, and make some time.
Luckily, the owners of the Rusty Bolt, a biker/souvenir shop in Seligman convinced us to take the scenic route through Kingman and Oatman. It added an hour or so to our trip, but we all agreed, it turned a day of making tracks into a day of making memories.
In fact, that one side trip, along a treacherous road that twisted through the desert, showed us unbelievable sites seen only before on Saturday Morning cartoons. Unfortunately, some of them were moving a bit too fast to be photographed. I posted what we had, but included some photos from other sites for illustration purposes.
We saw:
Road runners–Real live road runners, who on a few occasions scooted along the dusty trail beside us, just long enough to be seen before zipping off into the horizon (Our sympathies to Wile. E. Coyote. He will never catch up!);
Old Mines ("Scooby Do, Where Are You?");
The Mystery Machine
(Instead of Fred, Daphne and Velma, however, the passengers were what my children called "Real Live Hippies." They kindly pointed out some wildlife to us, and moved on, before we could get a good picture. But not before giving us a heartfelt peace sign…really.);
There they go!
A Desert Big Horn Sheep,
which our hippy friends pointed out to us as it jumped off a precipice, and crossed the road just 10 feet in front of us before disappearing over a hill;
Artistically wrecked vehicles;
Artistically abandoned buildings;
Wild Burros In Heat;
A wildly curved abandoned road, just perfect for a movie car chase;
And finally Oatman, an old mining town with a population of less than 200 that specializes in old-timey, Old West charm.
There are gunfight reenactments in the center of town and a herd of semi-wild burros that roam the streets begging for treats.
We fed the friendly beasts,
grabbed a few snow cones from a local shop, and hopped on the highway with our sites set on San Onofre State Beach. California or Bust.
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Situated in the heart of Santa Fe's historic Railyard district, the "SOHO" of Santa Fe, is Casa Nova. Casa Nova prides itself on recontextualizing the extraordinary art, craft and contemporary design pieces from Africa and other exotic places in the world in a cultural fusion that epitomizes "the art of living and living with art" - a painted white Tonga stool holding a black and white telephone wire basket stands next to a dramatic black and white geometric design pot by Barbara Jackson; three ochre red Zulu hats are mounted on the wall above a display of wire beaded Nguni cows; three black Zulu beer pots are placed one on top of the other as an organic contemporary sculpture. It is a dynamic, up-market gallery often referred to as "a feast of eye candy" and highly regarded for its unique blend of color, art, craft, contemporary design and furnishings. Perhaps best described as "New African," the style is contemporary, urban, edgy and vibrant with echoes of the traditional forms of old Africa and the exotic, energetic forms of New Africa.
Casa Nova is committed to supporting and nurturing local African artists, craftspeople and designers in the interest of contributing towards poverty alleviation and sustainable livelihood creation. Casa Nova collaborates with the cooperatives with whom it works in design, product development and marketing, and is very sensitive to issues of heritage and tradition, striving to assist with innovation while respecting the rich and diverse traditional cultures and techniques. The gallery's wonderful displays showcase some of the best of Africa's artistic talents.


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Retiring – Eileen Nikel
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St. Albans City School's Eileen Nikel is retiring from her position as Special Educator this year.
Nikel's teaching career at SACS began 42 years ago in August 1978 after completing the maternity leave of another Special Educator.
During her time as a Special Educator, Nikel's favorite aspect of teaching has always been the students she's worked with.
"My favorite thing about teaching has always been the students. I have had the privilege of working with so many students with many different needs. I have learned so much from all of the students I have worked with," Nikel said.
Among Nikel's fondest memories of teaching are going to the Seventh and Eighth grade dances, as well as attending school trips to Grand Isle State Park in the early 1980's.
Nikel's love for cooking translated directly with the teaching, landing the spot as her favorite class to teach. Among other things, Nikel looks forward to cooking even in retirement.
"My future plans are to spend more time with my family and friends. I will spend time in my gardens, read more, volunteer, and learn to cook new recipes," Nikel said.
Leaving SACS for retirement, Nikel will miss her students and wanted to ensure they knew how much she cares for them before leaving.
"I just want my students to know how much I care about them as individuals, their education and their future," Nikel said.
If you'd like to leave a personal message for Ms. Nikel, send her an email at [email protected] or send a letter to SACS at 29 Bellows Street, St. Albans City, in care of Eileen Nikel.
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The 2022 Society for Biomaterials, Technology Innovation and Development Award goes to Dr. Guillermo Ameer and the Acuitive Technologies Team
The honor recognizes biomaterials research that significantly benefits patient health and outcomes
ALLENDALE, N.J., May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — It all started with a vision by Northwestern's Dr. Guillermo A. Ameer, Daniel Hale Williams Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the McCormick School of Engineering and Surgery at the Feinberg School of Medicine, who has been awarded the 2022 Technology Innovation and Development Award by the Society for Biomaterials.
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This award recognizes an individual or team's successful application of basic and applied biomaterials research in the development of a novel medical product or technology that significantly benefits the health and well-being of patients. Ameer's laboratory is dedicated to the development of citrate-based biomaterials and nanotechnology for drug delivery, cell delivery, and regenerative engineering applications to improve medical devices, surgical outcomes, and patient care.
In accepting this coveted award, Dr. Ameer recognized the contributions made from his current and former research associates involved in the citrate-based biomaterial development including Penn State's Dr. Jian Yang, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Lloyd & Dorothy Foehr Huck Chair in Regenerative Engineering, and his association with Acuitive Technologies, Inc. who have devoted the past several years developing the Citregen biomaterial platform technology for orthopedic applications.
Acuitive Technologies has received 3 FDA Product Clearances for orthopedic devices (Citrelock™ fixation device, Citrefix™ suture anchor and Citrelock ACL). The Citrelock fixation device was commercially launched in September 2021 with additional products to be commercialized in Q3 2022. Acuitive also has several innovative Citregen based products being readied for the market: Citrepore™ synthetic graft, Citreset™ settable biologic adhesive and Citrebridge™ rotator cuff scaffold. Furthermore Citregel™ diabetic wound hydrogel and Citreglide™ osteochondral repair are currently in the research phase.
This novel class of bioresorbable citrate-based polymers were initially developed by Ameer's team almost 20 years ago for regenerative engineering applications in vascular and orthopedic tissue engineering. The research and patents by Ameer and Yang are the core biomaterial technology used in new implantable medical devices developed by Acuitive Technologies Inc. Citregen, the first thermoset biodegradable synthetic polymer ever used in implantable medical devices, contains unique chemical and mechanical properties to help grafted and host tissue heal and provides bioenergetic advantages for tissue regeneration.
"Ameer's research group at Northwestern University was the first to describe the synthesis of bioresorbable biomaterials that are based on citric acid," wrote MIT professor Robert Langer. "These biomaterials are used for 3D printing medical devices such as stents, drug and protein delivery, and the regeneration of several tissues including blood vessels, cartilage, bone, bladder, and skin. Ameer has co-authored numerous publications in high-impact journals, book chapters, patents, and conference proceedings and has received several awards for his research."
The Society for Biomaterials is a multidisciplinary society of academic, healthcare, governmental, and business professionals dedicated to promoting advancements in all aspects of biomaterial science, education, and professional standards to enhance human health and quality of life.
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The singer, who has recorded songs in over 36 Indian languages, turned 90 on September 28. She became a recipient of India's highest civilian honour, Bharat Ratna, in 2001.
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Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar is on her way to recovery after being hospitalised for viral chest congestion.
"Dear friends. We are as happy as you are to inform you that with all your prayers and best wishes, Lata didi is doing much better. Thank you for being there. God is great," an official spokesperson said on Friday.
The legendary singer was taken to the hospital on Monday.
Since then, many fans and Bollywood celebrities such as Shabana Azmi and Hema Malini have been praying for her speedy recovery.
She is known for her evergreen songs such as "Pyar kiya to darna kya", "Ajeeb dastaan hai yeh" and "Ek pyar ka nagma hai".
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Meet the Expert – Declan O'Brien, Operations & Events Manager, IRFU – ESSMA interview
The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) is the governing body of rugby in Ireland. Lansdowne Road and now Aviva Stadium have been involved with ESSMA since 1996. ESSMA interviewed Operations Manager, Declan O'Brien, who explains how the IRFU is keen to showcase the stadium during the ESSMA Summit. #SportsVenueBusiness
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Sustainable route for CO₂: capture and reuse
Waste sector and greenhouse horticulture become CO₂ partners
The waste sector sees opportunities for CO₂ capture and reuse. Carbon dioxide is a useful raw material, particularly in greenhouse horticulture. The waste industry and the greenhouse horticulture sector are working together to save two megatonnes of CO₂. To complete the business case, the government will have to provide an incentive package.
In its coalition agreement the Rutte III government announced an ambitious target for reducing CO₂ emissions: a 49% reduction by 2030 on 1990 levels. The government's plans rely heavily on CO₂ capture and underground storage, but the waste sector prefers a more sustainable route involving CO₂ capture and reuse, turning CO₂ into a usable raw material. This is more suited to a circular economy. Customers have already been found, including greenhouse growers, who use the gas to stimulate crop growth. The greenhouse horticulture sector can take about two megatonnes of liquid CO₂ each year. 'The greenhouse horticulture sector is keen to become more sustainable,' says Dennis Medema, innovation specialist at LTO Glaskracht (a Dutch industry organisation for greenhouse horticulture). 'Growers burn natural gas to produce CO₂, even when it's warm outside and the vents are open. So there is great potential for savings and the growers are very much aware of that too.'
Dennis Medema (LTO Glaskracht):
"Waste companies work around the clock and so they can provide a constant supply."
The waste sector is focusing on cooperation with greenhouse horticulture
Constant supply
Shell Pernis and Alco Energy Rotterdam are already capturing half a megatonne of CO₂ each year and delivering it to the nearby Westland greenhouse horticulture complex via the OCAP pipeline. Medema: 'We are keen to obtain the remaining 1.5 megatonnes from the waste companies. They work around the clock and can provide a constant supply, which is very important for maintaining the correct dosages in the greenhouses.' For the growers it is an advantage that 64% of the CO₂ from the waste sector is not fossil carbon, but of biogenic origin. 'We prefer CO₂ of biogenic origin. The biogenic fraction makes CO₂ from waste processing companies more sustainable and therefore more interesting,' adds Medema.
Michiel Timmerije (AVR):
"By supporting growers in their transition to a sustainable heat supply we will be able to make significant CO2 emissions reductions."
CO₂ economy
Technically speaking, much is already feasible, says Michiel Timmerije, director of Energy & Residues at AVR. 'Studies show that CO₂ is a useful raw material, not only for greenhouse horticulture, but also for cement production and in the chemical industry, for example as a feedstock for new plastics. A number of developments are paving the way towards a CO₂ economy in which CO2 is reused as a raw material. We can capture CO₂ released in our waste-to-energy (WtE) plants and liquefy it. The WtE plants process about 7.8 million tonnes of combustible residual waste each year. A tonne of waste produces about a tonne of CO₂. Almost two-thirds of this is of biogenic origin and is therefore sustainable.'
Reinier van Wijck (SUEZ):
"Technically speaking, we can already do a lot with CO2 and there are more than enough ideas and enthusiastic people."
CO₂ as a raw material for chemicals
SUEZ is also working on CO₂ capture and reuse, with a potential production capacity of 350-400 kilotonnes per year. 'We are initially looking to exploit opportunities for cooperating with and supplying to the chemical industry,' says Reinier van Wijck, ReEnergy operations manager at SUEZ. 'In combination with hydrogen production it is possible to produce methanol and that is the basic raw material for the chemical industry. From CO₂ you can also produce formic acid, for example. This has many applications, including as a fuel for cars, which can be an alternative to hydrogen.' The opportunities are illustrated by a pilot project in Eindhoven, where a city bus has been running on formic acid since 2017. Van Wijck: 'Technically speaking, we can already do a lot with CO₂, and there are more than enough ideas and enthusiastic people. We must now take the step from the laboratory to pilot projects - and of course, create a sound financial basis for the business case.'
The sector is focusing on cooperation with greenhouse horticulture, a proven use for captured CO₂. Timmerije: 'By supporting growers in their transition to a sustainable heat supply we will be able to make significant CO₂ emissions reductions. The greenhouse horticulture sector can use about two megatonnes of CO₂ each year and supplying this CO₂ adds a circular dimension to the WtE market. However, the real sustainability impact will come from a combination of CO2 supply and sustainably generated heat. With the growers we will then be killing two birds with one stone.'
A few WtE plants are developing plans to recover pure CO₂ from their flue gases. AEB and HVC have signed a Green Deal with the government on supplying CO₂ to commercial greenhouses in the province of Noord-Holland. In a demonstration project HVC is currently installing a 4 kilotonne CO₂ capture installation in its Alkmaar bio-energy plant. It is the first step towards the construction of a larger capture facility. In spring 2018 AVR started building a large-scale CO₂ capture installation in Duiven which will supply 60,000 tonnes of liquid CO₂.
Marc Kapteijn (Twence):
"Twence hopes to make an investment decision on a CO2 supply project in 2018."
CO₂ supply project
Twence also hopes to make an investment decision on a CO₂ supply project in 2018, but this depends on whether or not the waste processer and energy producer can come to a financial arrangement with the government. Twence director Marc Kapteijn looks primarily to the chemical sector. Since 2014 Twence has been capturing about 3,000 tonnes of CO₂ each year for the production of sodium bicarbonate, which the company uses in the flue gas cleaning systems for its own WtE plants. 'But when it's for external projects, everyone struggles with irrecoverable development costs,' says Kapteijn. 'We can recover the variable costs, but not all of the investment costs.'
Independent research shows that the investments needed to ensure substantial CO₂ reductions cannot be borne by the waste sector alone. Both the carbon capture technology and the transport infrastructure from source to user require a considerable financial injection. Given the high cost of the infrastructure, it makes sense to look for potential customers near waste processing facilities.
To complete the business case, the government will need to provide an incentive package
Kapteijn: 'We are already holding exploratory talks with the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy. This is a strategic portfolio for the waste sector, but the government also has an interest as it is still a long way off its stated target for 2030.' Whether the government support is in the form of an investment grant or a payment per tonne of CO₂ captured is of secondary concern to the sector. 'You could also consider broadening the SDE+ sustainable energy incentive scheme to include CO₂ capture,' suggests Kapteijn.
Clearly, the potential market for CO₂ will have to be broader than just greenhouse horticulture. The demand from growers, two megatonnes, is limited and varies according to the season. 'As an industry we have a good reputation for greening our processes,' states Timmerije. 'There is a will, and cleaning flue gases is one of our core activities. Cooperation with the greenhouse horticulture sector can be a catalyst for other CO₂ projects.'
Proven projects
Reusing CO₂ is not new to the waste sector. Next to the use of CO₂ in Twence's own WtE flue gas treatment facility, other examples include the production of liquid CO₂ from the anaerobic digestion of green waste by Indaver, ARN and Attero. The biogas produced during the digestion process is a mixture of CO₂ and methane. This is fed into a sophisticated plant that turns it into liquid CO₂, which is sold to greenhouse growers or converted into dry ice as coolant for use in the transport sector. Slibverwerking Noord-Brabant (SNB) in Moerdijk, a company that incinerates sewage sludge, has been recovering CO₂ from its flue gases for more than ten years and supplies this CO₂ to OMYA, which uses CO₂ as a raw material for producing calcium carbonate. This exchange project is helping to build a sustainable industrial economy in the Port of Moerdijk business park.
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## Samples

Create a new stat:

    Stat<int> vitality = new Stat<int>("Vitality", 50) // second param is the base value

Retrieve stat value:

    Console.WriteLine("Value for stat: " + vitality.Id + " = " + vitality.Value); // or Debug.Log(); etc.

Change the value:

    vitality.BaseMod.Value += 10; // other operations work the same.

You can also do recalculations or something on modification of stats (Sample -> Recalulate Health on Vitality Change):

    Stat<int> health = new Stat<int>("Health", vitality.Value * 10);
    vitality.modified += (sender, arguments) => {
      var args = (StatModifiedEventArgs<int>) arguments; // need to cast the arguments parameter to your need
      health.BaseMod.Value = args.newValue * 10;
    };

	//or:
	 vitality.modified += OnVitalityChanged;
	 private void OnVitalityChanged(object sender, StatModifiedEventArgs e)
    {
        var args = (StatModifiedEventArgs<int>)e; // need to cast the arguments parameter to your need
        health.BaseMod.Value = args.newValue * 10;
    }

Adding and removing a modification:

    StatModification<int> bonus = new StatModification<int>("Bonus", 1, new AddInt(), 50);
    vitality.AddStatMod(bonus);
    vitality.RemoveStatMod(bonus);
It is important to note that you can only add int mods on int stats and float mods on float stats.

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I am a first-generation Latina college student from El Paso, Texas. I came out to California on a basketball scholarship where I was extremely fortunate to attend California Baptist University. While I was in college I volunteered at local schools, was a high school basketball coach, and an outreach counselor for K-12 schools. I originally wanted to be an FBI agent, but then was led to the world of school counseling. People always told me I was a great listener, motivator, and helper. I have always loved helping students go on for more education or training. In 2014, I was fortunate to attend the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) conference. At that time, former first lady, Michelle Obama, spoke about the Reach Higher initiative which supports school counselors and encourages students to reach higher for more education or training. I love the Reach Higher initiative and Better Make Room campaign. I genuinely believe that saying things out loud can make them happen. It was then that I started to implement some of their events and even created my own, including Reach Higher Signing Days (College Signing Days), Beating the Odds Summits, Reach Higher Thursdays, US Military Boot Camps, a podcast with tips on implementing college/financial aid activities, and so much more.
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Giving students hope! I work at one of the greatest school districts in the nation! I get to collaborate and work with an amazing team at Eleanor Roosevelt High School and Citrus Hills Intermediate School in the Corona-Norco Unified School District. I love helping students reach higher for more education or training as well as helping students with their mental health and academic success. I am most passionate about helping students with financial aid. I have amazing mentors including an administrator, college/financial aid representatives, educators, school counselors, and state and national leaders that I get to call on anytime. I am forever grateful for them. They support me, encourage me, and keep it real.
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Starting 1st April 2015, Malaysia will replace the existing sales and service tax with the goods and services tax (GST) which was announced during the Budget 2014 presentation.
Why GST? In a nutshell, GST is part of the government's tax reform initiatives to improve the taxation system to be more efficient, transparent and business-friendly.
And part of the package includes the introductory rate of 6%, reduction of corporate income tax rate and more.
The effect of GST to the current tax regime may vary from business to business.
This is due to its broad-based consumption tax nature imposed at every stage of the supply chain.
Thus, tax payment is made by intermediary parties from product manufacturer to distributors.
Should I start now? Wait. How do I start?
Since the announcement, with a lead time of 17 months, businesses have to grasp the principle and mechanism of the GST.
It is an important first step into understanding the effects of GST and a stepping stone towards being GST ready.
Businesses can do so by enrolling into talks, seminars or workshops provided by various agencies.
Great. What more can I do to prepare?
Being compliant requires training, preparation and getting the right support group. Businesses may also consider using business software such as SQL Accounting as a GST tool.
A GST compliant business software can help keep track of GST records and generate necessary reports for audit or decision making.
For example tax invoices, GST tax returns and etc.


Decided to setup scamming programs with visual basic, against a few bucks via paypal.
Have the idea, I'll create it. The information entered in the program will be sent to a mail of your choice. You will not have to give me any e-mail details, but I want the money first. I ain't wasting my time on any leechers trying to scam a scammer. You can eg. use them to share on youtube. One example is a Fake Gamecard Generator, that sends the gamecard to you.
PM me with your msn, and I'll add you up when I got time. Average price is 20$~ depending on what I create. Verified accounts only.
Expect me to be online between 16.00-23.00 GMT+1 (sweden).
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I was gonna make a thread just like this :P... good luck!


The West Indies Brokers are a team of real estate brokers/agents who strives to serve you in all areas of real estate, buying or selling. The Cayman Islands Real Estate Specialists have in-depth knowledge and experience in all areas of today's real estate market. Being one of our first clients it was our responsibility to make a great website for WIB.
We had to take a hard look at their current branding and come up with a look and feel that would flow well with their new branding. We spent some time on the drawing board and got necessary information from their graphic designer. All that was enough to ignite the mind of our creative designer who came up with a perfectly creative & professional layout using Photoshop & Illustrator. We showed the mock up to the client and she was very satisfied with it. A few changes came from the graphic designer but he was quite convinced of the direction we were taking.
After several weeks of hard work a happy and convinced client Is what all of us want, don't we. This is what we got exactly.


The Jesus Way - Love God. Love Others.
Luke gives us a glimpse of a healthy and fruitful church in chapter 2 of Acts. As Christ-followers, they loved God, loved others and made disciples; Christianity's Irreducible Core. God changed the hearts and lives of these, "followers of the way". We will investigate their activities and ask God to help us to begin to develop a "Trinity Way" of living out the Christian life.


The Republic of Croatia will preside over the Central European Initiative (CEI) from 1 January to 31 December 2018.
The priorities of Croatia's presidency over the Central European Initiative (CEI) include transferring the (pre-)accession process know-how, economic cooperation, cultural cooperation, migration challenges, intensifying cooperation between the CEI and other regional and international organizations, as well as continued parliamentary cooperation.
Croatia also plans to organize several ministerial meetings and summits, meetings of national coordinators, various expert meetings and conferences. One of the goals of Croatia's presidency is strengthening the basic aim of the CEI – supporting the European prospect of all the member countries who want to join the EU. An important segment will also be economic cooperation and one of the focuses migrations as a complex phenomenon requiring solidarity on part of the entire international community. Cultural cooperation is traditionally part of the CEI presidency –a calendar of all activities will be published soon.
The Central European Initiative is one of the oldest regional cooperation forums in the Central and Eastern Europe. It was founded in 1989 in Budapest and has 18 member countries: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Montenegro, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Italy, Hungary, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia and Ukraine. Its Secretariat is seated in Trieste.
The primary strategic goals of the CEU are support to the member countries on their path to European integration, stimulating alignment with the EU standards, as well as implementation of small and mid-sized projects. The CEI connects multilateral diplomacy and project management, as the assistance recipient-provider, and represents a link between the EU macro-regions. Cooperation takes place through intergovernmental, inter-parliamentary and economic dimension.
Croatia has been a member of the CEI since 1992 and presided over it for the first time in 1998.


What is Jesus Full Of?
This is the last in a series on John 1:1-18. To start from the beginning, click HERE.
A word that grabs my attention appears twice in these verses: "full," and "fullness." These words, are from the same Greek word, "pleireis." It speaks of the contents and the completeness of what fills a container. So a pitcher of milk, filled to the brim. Or, a reservoir that has raised to the tops of its banks. Why is this so important in these verses? Because the John uses the word to point us to what can be expected from Christ, and who might expect it.
First, let's think about the contents of the container. The Word came and dwelt among us… In simpler terms, Jesus, the Son of God and agent of creation, came to live as a human being. But he did so, being filled with something. What is the content of his fullness? It is "grace and truth." Jesus was filled with grace and truth. These two inseparable elements draw us into the very nature of God himself. Grace and truth. Like mercy and justice, compassion and holiness, forgiveness and righteousness, they seem like opposites, but when taken together they form a life-affirming tapestry of beauty and strength.
Now let's look at the capacity of the container. If a lake is our source of water and it is filled to the brim with clean, clear water, that is good. But if it is a lake that is 20 feet in diameter and 3 feet deep, it won't provide water to many. So, what is Jesus' capacity to give this grace and truth? His capacity is determined by who he is. His "glory is as of the Son from the Father." He comes after John, but "ranks before me, because he was before me." "No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side…" Jesus is the Eternal One. He was with the Father in eternity past. His capacity for grace and truth is immeasurable. The stars in the sky, the sand of the sea, and the myriad intentions of the human heart are all held in the palm of his hand.
What does this mean? In the words of John, from the contents and the capacity of Christ, we all have received "grace upon grace." His coming has heaped on us gift upon gift. He comes, he loves, he serves, he sacrifices, he lives again, he invites, he leads. He offers truth, grace, mercy, kindness, hope, joy, immortality… the very fullness of life. And because of his capacity, he gives this to all who receive. He has enough for everyone to get a full measure!
These opening words of the gospel of John reveal to us that the world begins, continues and ends with the Word. The Word is He who brings us life. By coming, living, dying and living again, he offers the grace of God to each and every one. This is his message. This is our hope! Rejoice! He has come. He still comes to us today. He will come again.
My prayer in this series of posts is that Christ is magnified! My hope is that we get a clear picture that life and light have forever been in Him. And our only hope for all the goodness God offers us is in the One who came and joined our lives with His life.
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