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The Florist Federal Credit Union. Founded in 1969 the credit union only serves florists, their families and their employees. They offer business loans, deposit accounts and merchant card services. Their VISA cards are gorgeous (flowers of course) They are $7.8 million in assets with just 900 members. This is old school, single sponsor, in a house, listening to their members needs and providing the unique products their target audience wants. I wonder if they still have a credit committee? They are financially strong and as long as there are flowers and florists this credit union should be around for a very long time.
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In 2011, there are four (4) NACUSO Board of Directors seats that are up for election. Each seat has a three (3) year term. The recent amendments to the By-Laws no longer have special category requirements. All persons who are representatives of Primary Members in good standing as of the Record date are eligible to run for the Board. View all the information including Nomination Forms on the 2011 Directors Nomination page.
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Christmas is approaching fast and people are already feeling the spirit, while others aren't super enthusiastic. The debate on when people should be up their Christmas decorations has been going on for years, but why do we actually decorate evergreen trees this time of year?
During ancient Egyptian times, Egyptians worshipped Ra, a god with a hawk head that wore the sun as their crown, and after every winter solstice, Ra would recover from his illness so they celebrated by putting green palm rushes in their houses to symbolize life and death.
Saturnalia was a feast celebrated by ancient Romans to mark the solstice. The name originates from Saturn, the god of agriculture, and since solstice meant that farms and nature would soon be good and fruitful, they decorated houses and temples with evergreen boughs. Also in Northern Europe, priests of ancient Celts decorated temples to symbolize everlasting life while Vikings native to Scandinavia believed evergreens were sent by the sun god, Blader.
Although these traditions were somewhat similar to the traditions of Christmas, Christmas tree decorating originated in Germany during the 16th century. Christians put decorated trees in their house. Then when German settlers settled in Pennsylvania they put up community trees that weren't accepted by many Americans. In the 1890s Christmas ornaments finally arrived from Germany and Christmas trees became popular around the U.S.
Now instead of Americans arguing if people should put a Christmas tree up in general, people now debate on whether the Christmas decorations should go up after Halloween or after Thanksgiving.
Allyson Chips said "You have the whole month of December to set up decorations before Christmas. Enjoy Thanksgiving then Christmas." She, as well as other people, believe that Thanksgiving should not be skipped or left out. While describing the month of November, Grace Clark said "It's a transitional period so I'm still feeling spooky but gradually getting into the holiday spirit."
Many others have the Christmas spirit right after Halloween. Aiesha B says "Thanksgiving shouldn't even be a holiday in my opinion." One major factor as to why people oppose early Christmas decorating is because Thanksgiving hasn't even been celebrated yet. Many people do not see this as a valid holiday, therefore they feel the Christmas spirit early on.
Studies have shown that Christmas decorations can make a person happier so hopefully, people become joyful and festive as soon as they start decorating no matter when they decide to do it.
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Hanga Roa Eco Resort
Easter Island, Rapa Nui, as it is known locally, is a place I have wanted to visit for as long as I can remember. I grew up a bit of a nerd, watching the features of the huge stone heads on the Discovery Channel and I wanted to see them for myself. The opportunity came as I was going to Antarctica. I thought, 'I'm down in South America already, why not take a few extra days and go?' I caught my flight from Santiago, Chile, the only place that flies directly to Rapa Nui. When we were coming in to land on one of the most remote places in the world, it really hit me that I was finally going to experience this amazing place for myself. I got a bit over-excited and took a picture of the onboard map. I was one of THOSE people…but I didn't care.
I was met at the airport by the Manager of the Hanga Roa Eco Resort, the place I would call home the next two days. As is the custom on Hanga Roa, I was greeted with a necklace of beautiful local flowers and taken by transfer to the resort.
During the 20-minute drive he told us about the history of the island as well as things you must do when you're here; see a local show, experience the quarry and walk around the small town of Hanga Roa.
We arrived and were immediately greeted by staff and a drink: the best way to check into any resort. Hanga Roa Eco Resort was based on the idea of connecting to the natural environment and the history of the island. As they say, it pays homage to Orongo Village, an ancient settlement located on the top of the Rano Kau volcano. They strive to use natural materials and give the least artificial experience possible. The resort has a spa on site, a pool with an ocean view, 3 restaurants (one mainly used for breakfast, one a bistro and an evening restaurant for dinner) and wifi available throughout the resort. When I opened the door to my room I was really blown away. Calling it a 'hotel room' is an understatement. Most of the room was made up of natural elements. Volcanic rock, cypress trunks and a beautiful clay soaker tub. The sliding door led out to a patio overlooking the ocean. I could definitely get used to this.
Despite how welcoming and beautiful my surroundings were, I was too excited to stay put. I had to get out and explore. I decided to walk into the only town on the island, also named Hanga Roa. The town itself is small, about 3400 people, and comprises 87% of the population. There are several shops, a couple of grocery stores and even a football (soccer) pitch that looks right out onto the harbor. Many of the shops carry the same type of things, but they are all great to browse in.
Tip: Make sure you go to the post office if you visit Hanga Roa. You can get your passport stamped there for free, but be aware you may not always get a chance to send that postcard home. When I went they were out of stamps.
The walk back to the resort was lovely. It's only about 20 minutes from the town and a path/road lies right beside the ocean. It's a pretty amazing realization, looking out onto the pacific and knowing you're thousands of miles away from anything. Not only did I want to explore the island, but I wanted to try out some of the local dishes and see what the resort had in store. Keeping with the theme of the Hanga Roa Resort, much of what is offered in the restaurants are local specialties: I went for the kahi (tuna) and it was perfection. I spent my evening relaxing around the resort and exploring what else they had to offer, and wound up in my lovely, huge clay tub before tucking in and getting rested up for my all-day tour on Day 2.
I had a wonderful breakfast full of fresh, local fruit and at 9am sharp my guide from Maururu Travel, Matu'a, picked me up at the hotel and after picking up the rest of our small group of 8 people, we set off to discover the island. The tour took us all over the island and Matu'a was a great guide. He's originally from Rapa Nui and seemed to know everyone we came across driving through town. His passion for the island and its history shows, and he seemed excited to share it with visitors.
Maut'a told us throughout the day of the islands turbulent history, starting over 1000 years ago and ending in the late 17th century when civil unrest and degradation of the island's resources led close to the extinction of the people. We learned the culture of the people and of course the story of the Moai – the giant statues that have become synonymous with Easter Island. Over 800 statues have been inventoried on Rapa Nui, many of which were never installed and remain at the quarry at Rano Raraku to this day. They are made from hard volcanic rock and average about 4 meters (13 feet) and weigh around 12.5 tonnes! The largest Moai ever carved still sits in the rock bed at the quarry. He is called "El Gigante", a name that is well suited. El Gigante is 22 meters (72 feet) and weighs between 160 and 182 tonnes. To give you some perspective, a blue whale weighs around 150 tonnes. It is believed that the Moai were carved and erected to honor the dead. The statues were symbols of authority and power, but to the people of the island they were much more than that. Once carved and placed onto the 'ahu platforms', the people believed the statues were charged with a kind of magical energy called 'mana'. Many of the ahu platforms were surrounded by villages and settlements and the Moai would look down onto the village, watching over their people.
You can see in this photo that some Moai have what look like hats on top of their heads. This is actually called a 'Pukau' or top knot and is believed to represent high status.
Our tour continued over many amazing sites but the highlight of the day came at our last spot: Anakena Beach. According to legend, Anakena was the landing place of Hotu Matu'a, the Polynesian Chief who is believed to have founded the first settlement on Rapa Nui. This place was paradise from the moment we arrived. A grove of coconut palms lead us to a white sand beach and crystal-clear blue water, which everyone in our group took advantage of and took a dip. Further away from the beach are small huts where you can buy local food and fresh juices. Try the maracuya (passion fruit). It was amazing. Along with the natural beauty of Anakena Beach, there is also an ahu of 6 Moai. Unlike most of Rapa Nui, these statues look out onto the sea, and not on the village. Some believe they are looking out to sea waiting for their king to arrive. This place was truly breathtaking and I felt as though I could have stayed here forever.
The tour ended and we headed back to our respective hotels in Hanga Roa. I wanted to experience some of the shows I had read about before coming. There are a few places around Hanga Roa that feature the story and traditional dance of the people. The receptionist helped me find a show in town that evening. I saw the Maori Tupuna show which was a 25-minute walk from the resort. I wasn't sure what to expect, but these dancers were amazing. The music was powerful, and the men and women dancing were spectacular. They moved with grace and power and worked their butts off.
Towards the end of the show they began interacting with the audience and much to my surprise, and embarrassment, I was one of the crowd they brought up on stage and to dance with them (I admit to being a not-so-great dancer, but I didn't know anyone there so I worked it and had a great time). My first few days on Rapa Nui were amazing. The resort was beautiful, food and wine delicious and staff were excellent. The sites I experienced would stay with me forever. So far, Rapa Nui was everything I had hoped it would be and there was still more to come! As I was waiting for my transfer to my next hotel, I was presented with a necklace of shells from the area. As is custom on many pacific islands, Rapa Nui was no different. They were beautiful and something I will treasure always.
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With the MMS service now deployed to SAP Cloud Platform for Neo environment, and your user assigned the appropriate role it's time for to configure your virtual device(s) so real devices can send sensors data to them.
From the SAP Cloud Platform account dashboard, select Applications, then Java Applications, then select the iotmms application. The application should have the state Started for you to proceed further with the tutorial.
Open the Message Management Service Cockpit by clicking on the Application URL.
Click on the View registered devices and device types tile to open the IoT Service Cockpit.
You will use this page frequently, so it is worth bookmarking it.
Click the Message Types tile, then the + symbol at the bottom of the list to add a new message type and to define the structure of the data you will collect.
In the Information section, enter a name "environmentalData".
In the Fields section, click the + Add Field button to add in two more fields, then enter the following for name and data types.
Note: Be sure to follow the names and capitalization specified below.
Click the Create button (bottom right corner) when complete. When the message type is created, copy the ID string. You will need it later.
Click the < ("back arrow") again to return the the IoT Service Cockpit. Click on Device Types, then the + symbol to create a new device. Give it a simple name that makes sense for what you are doing, like "weatherStation".
Now click the + Add Message Type to attach your previously created message type "climateData". Make sure the Direction is "From Device".
The OAuth Token can be used later on for self-registration of new physical devices. But for now you will create a virtual device manually.
Click the < ("back arrow") icon and click on Devices tile.
Click + to add a new device, name it myDevice and make sure its device type is weatherStation. No other fields need to be populated at this step.
This is extremely important, once you click Create a pop-up will appear that will display the OAuth access token for this new device. Copy that and save it somewhere, as you will need it soon. Should you lose it, click into the Authorization tab and generate a new token.
When the OAuth Access Token is displayed, copy the token ID and save it. Click Close.
Now copy and save the Device ID string.
With the device type, message type and device configured, it is time to test sending some sensors data.
First you will do it using built-in client. Go to the IoT Service Cockpit and click the Send and view messages… tile to open Message Management Service Cockpit.
There are different protocols available to send messages with sensor data to the SAP Cloud Platform IoT Service for Neo environment. For now you will use HTTP REST protocol.
Click the Messaging through HTTP tile in Data Services group.
Change d000-e000-v000-i000-c000-e001 to your device's ID you copied above. Note: It is the device ID, not its authorization token.
You will next formulate your HTTP POST payload. Since you are sending it as a JSON format, numbers (float, int, double, etc) are not placed in double quotes, while strings and the Key of the Key/Value pair are in quotes.
Under Message to post replace the existing content with the following which matches the message type your used earlier.
NOTE - the messageType value "m0t0y0p0e1" must be changed to match your message type ID.
The date format is a combined date and time representation in ISO 8601 format. It is in UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) as indicated by a Z directly after the time without a space.
Click the Send button. If everything goes OK, you should see a response code of 200 similar to this screen shot or response code 202 when you post for the very first time.
You receive response code 202 when your request was not immediately processed, but instead was placed in a processing queue. You should copy returned HTTP endpoint into Receive acknowledgments field and click Send to receive the status of your queued request.
Response codes 4xx or 5xx indicate that post request has failed.
To verify that the posting worked, switch back IoT Service Cockpit, click Send and view messages, or perform other actions tile, then click the Display stored messages tile.
Please note OData API link in the up right corner. Clicking it will give you the URL which you can use to query this data from your applications using OData protocol.
You can as well see data on the chart, when have more values stored.
Go back to Message Management Service Cockpit and now choose the Messaging through MQTT over WS tile in Data Services group.
MQTT is a connectivity protocol for the Internet of Things. It was designed as an extremely lightweight publish/subscribe messaging transport. You can find more at http://mqtt.org/.
Once connected update the message payload. Please note that the communication mode here is async, i.e. asynchronous.
Scroll down to check Reply from Server. You should see a message received from the service with the code 202. It is not 200 as it was in case of synchronous communication using HTTP REST above, because in MQTT now you used asynchronous communication.
As in the previous step go to check the posted data in the table.
Now you will an external REST client to post from. This will require authentication mechanism not needed when used platform's built-in client.
In this step you will use Postman Application for Google Chrome.
There is no need to create a Postman account, if you are asked during the first run of the Postman application.
In Postman select POST from the drop down menu. Copy the HTTP endpoint from your account's built-in REST client to Postman's Enter request URL field.
Select Body, then the RAW type. Copy and paste the same content you just had in a simple client. Make a few value changes to make easier spotting this insert. Make sure you change the messageType to your ID.
Click Send and you should receive a message similar to that from the SAP Cloud Platform simple client.
This indicates that your POST was successful.
If you return to the "Display Stored Messages" in SAP Cloud Platform you should see this new entry sent from the Postman application.
You can switch as well to a chart view of received values.


Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi openly threatened on Sunday to call early lower house elections and split the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) if the party did not support his economic restructuring program.
Interviewed by a Japanese TV network, he declared: "I'm fighting for the [July 29 upper house] election assuming the LDP is behind the Koizumi administration's reform plans. But if not, I want to make a decision as prime minister and ask for the opinion of the people." Koizumi told an election rally later that day in Osaka he would "break-up the LDP" if it worked against his economic policies.
Koizumi's weekend outburst followed falls on the Tokyo stock market and criticism by opposition parties and in the Japanese and international press that his two-month old administration was already capitulating to vested interests within the ruling party.
At the end of June, the Koizumi cabinet adopted an economic plan that called for a far-reaching deregulation of the Japanese economy, the elimination of bad loans within two to three years, privatisations and budget austerity measures to slash the country's massive public debt. His finance ministers have warned that the program will produce a period of negligible growth and large-scale layoffs.
The LDP platform released last week for the upper house election, however, effectively scuttles some of Koizumi's more controversial policy proposals. The privatisation of the postal system, the transfer of road taxes into general revenue and changes to local government budget allocations are all described as issues for "further discussion". In the context of Japanese politics, this is a euphemism for burying these measures in a series of parliamentary committees and sub-committees.
The main LDP factions, particularly the largest led by former prime minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, are widely believed to have insisted that these proposals be excluded from the election manifesto. In doing so, they are protecting the business interests and rural base on which the LDP has rested throughout the post-war period. An entire industry, for instance, is based on the stipulation that a road tax raising $US45 billion must be spent on constructing roads. Japanese farmers are among the most subsidised in the world.
To this day, 65 percent of the LDP's membership is drawn from groups such as rural producers' associations, construction industry employers, post office managers, the Japan Medical Association and the Japan War-Bereaved Association. Over half of the 346 LDP MPs belong to the Hashimoto faction, or its traditional factional allies, which are closely linked to regulated and protected sectors of the Japanese economy, such as construction, retail and agriculture.
Commenting on the obstacles to free market reform, the Financial Times warned on July 5: "Mr. Koizumi's problem is that he does not have the support of enough LDP members to drive his legislation through parliament. The LDP is dominated numerically by the faction controlled by Mr. Hashimoto, a haven for anti-reformists and behind-the-scenes critics of Mr. Koizumi's policies".
These comments reflect concerns in ruling circles in Japan and internationally that the opportunity to open up the country's economy and overhaul its political superstructure will be lost.
In April, after a decade of economic stagnation, significant sections of the ruling elite backed Koizumi in the ballot for LDP leadership against his main rival Hashimoto in the hope that he would be able to implement economic reforms. To win the vote Koizumi stepped outside the traditional LDP faction system and called for an internal revolution in order to change Japan. He rested on an alliance of dissident LDP elements, ranging from the extreme nationalists of his own Fukuda faction to free market populists such as Makiko Tanaka, the daughter of a former prime minister.
Koizumi and Tanaka were aggressively promoted in the media as the only means of salvaging both Japan's economic prospects and the party's chances in the upper house election. Koizumi took advantage of the disaffection in the party's ranks to win the vote of virtually all the LDP branches and also carried the poll of LDP legislators. But having won the party leadership, his difficulties have just begun.
His opinion poll approval rating is hovering near 90 percent. With the backing of the media, Koizumi has been able to tap into the widespread discontent in Japan with the LDP and the political establishment, even though he declares that Japan has to pass a period of "pain" to recover. Sections of the ruling class are insisting that his government press ahead with economic restructuring as quickly as possible before the impact of his policies becomes apparent, and euphoric support for Koizumi turns to opposition and hostility.
But from the day it was formed, the Koizumi cabinet has faced bitter inner party opposition. If Hashimoto and his allies have not challenged Koizumi too openly so far, it is because they calculate that his popularity will be helpful in the upcoming elections. However, there has been what can only be characterised as an ill-disguised guerrilla campaign aimed at discrediting and undermining the position of Koizumi and his key allies.
One of the prime targets has been Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka, who as one of the country's few popular politicians is a crucial Koizumi ally. From the outset, Tanaka set out to stamp her own authority on her post—a major shift from past practice. Under conditions where ministries were allocated mainly on factional grounds, the state bureaucracy had considerable power, working in league with LDP faction chiefs and big business. Policy was formulated and implemented by senior bureaucrats, who regarded their ministers as ceremonial mouthpieces.
Using a long-running corruption scandal in the ministry, Tanaka announced her intention to seek the removal of four powerful bureaucrats, including the current vice foreign minister and the US and British ambassadors.
The consequences of challenging the entrenched officialdom were immediate. Tanaka confronted a flood of high level leaks from within her ministry—the most damaging taking place in early June. The media was handed alleged transcripts recorded by ministry translators and note-takers of informal discussions between Tanaka and the foreign ministers of Germany, Italy and Australia. The leaks portrayed her as anti-American, hostile to the planned US National Missile Defence system, contemptuous of Bush and his administration and a defender of the Kyoto Protocol on green house gas emissions.
Released just weeks before Tanaka and Koizumi travelled to the US for talks with the Bush administration, the leaks caused havoc to the formulation of foreign policy. In order to prevent the potential airing of details of the discussions in Washington, Tanaka has been forced to back off. The personnel reshuffle has been deferred until August when the senior officials are due to retire.
According to unnamed officials cited in the Japan Weekly Post, senior bureaucrats have also been engaged in sowing discord between Economic Policy Minister Heizo Takenaka and Financial Policy Minister Hakuo Yanagisawa. The two differ over Yanagisawa's opposition to using more public funds to bail out Japan's debt-ridden banking system.
In the lead-up to the upper house elections, the conflict within the LDP and between the cabinet and the state bureaucracy has been relatively tame. Based on current polling, Koizumi's popularity has increased support for the LDP to 50 percent, its highest level since 1991, and the government is likely to retain control of the upper house of parliament. After the poll is over, however, the infighting is likely to become far more savage as Koizumi is pressed to implement economic restructuring, and his opponents attempt to block or at least modify it.


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Children in Israeli detention suffer scars for life
Annelies Keuleers The Electronic Intifada 25 May 2018
Muhammad Tamimi
Annelies Keuleers
Muhammad Tamimi sat on the couch, occasionally laughing nervously as he described what had happened to him.
"Not that many journalists have come this time," he said. "Just you and a Palestinian film crew. Hopefully there will not be any more."
The 15-year-old has been held in military detention three times now, an experience that many Palestinian children suffer and that has healthcare professionals warning of lifelong trauma.
Muhammad's latest detention came on the morning of Sunday, 20 May, when he went to the supermarket in Nabi Saleh, his village in the occupied West Bank, to buy groceries. He noticed a white car in front of his uncle's house from which two young men emerged.
When Muhammad approached, the men grabbed him from behind and pulled him into the car.
"They pointed a gun at me, so I would not scream or call for help," Muhammad said, recounting the short but frightening drive. When they stopped at the military watchtower near Nabi Saleh, he understood that he had been taken by Israeli undercover forces.
There, the military commander in charge of the area of Nabi Saleh and nearby Beit Rima, told his captors to keep him. "He said I would not be going home," Muhammad recalled.
He was then transported to an Israeli military base near the town of Aboud. "They beat me everywhere, very hard," Muhammad said. "They were wearing boots, they hit me on my back, my hands, my head."
The Israeli army handed him over to Palestinian security forces at night, after Muhammad's family managed to convey to the army that the boy needed to take his medicine.
Muhammad is still recovering from a head injury he sustained in December last year when an Israeli soldier shot him in the face with a rubber-coated steel bullet in protests following the announcement of the US embassy move to Jerusalem.
In the six-hour operation that followed the injury, the surgeons had to remove a large part of his skull to relieve pressure on the brain.
This was the third time the army has detained Muhammad. He was first taken from his home at the age of 13 and served a three-month prison sentence. The Israelis then arrested him again in a night raid in February, just two months after his injury and still awaiting restorative surgery.
"Even if Muhammad is never arrested again, he will be alert every second of his life. Always ready to be taken again," Murad Amro from the Palestinian Counseling Center in Ramallah explained. "It is the military's way of teaching children a lesson, inflicting a sort of psychosocial handicap from a young age."
Addameer, the prisoners rights group, reports that as of April 2018, Israel is holding more than 300 Palestinian children, of whom 65 are under the age of 16.
Statistics gathered by Defense for Children International Palestine find that in 2017, almost 75 percent of detained children reported physical violence during arrest.
Several members of the extended Tamimi family have been detained in the recent past. The most high profile of them is Muhammad's cousin Ahed Tamimi, who was sentenced to eight months imprisonment in March.
Ahed, then aged 16, was arrested after she confronted Israeli soldiers outside her home in Nabi Saleh last December. The confrontation occurred on the same day that Muhammad was shot in the head.
Murad Amro said that the way a child reacts to the trauma of arrest can vary. The reaction is connected to a number of factors, like socioeconomic background, family dynamics and predisposition.
"However, we generally observe that childhood detention has a severe impact on the functioning of a child and family structure," Amro explained. "A child after detention is not the same child."
Deliberate psychological abuse
Samah Jabr is a Palestinian psychiatrist and psychotherapist and an author of the book Derrière les fronts (Behind the Fronts), which deals with the military occupation's impact on mental health in Palestine.
"Adolescence in itself is a dangerous place," she told The Electronic Intifada.
Adolescents, she said, are more impulsive. They tend to engage in more high risk activities than adults. In Palestine, those activities are likely to involve confrontations with soldiers "especially because soldiers provoke children," Jabr added.
"Recently, the Israelis reduced the age of responsibility to 12," she said, meaning that children at a vulnerable and impulsive age are treated as adults in Israeli military courts.
During every stage of detention, the child experiences a number of shocks. The first is to be taken from home by soldiers and to see that parents are powerless in front of the Israeli military.
"Your parents are the ones that discipline you, try to control your behavior and claim to protect you," Jabr said. "It is a shock for the child to see that when there is a real need for protection, the parents are helpless."
Then children often endure severe abuse on the way to the interrogation center. "The child is beaten, humiliated, sometimes bitten by dogs, sometimes soldiers piss on him or her," Jabr said.
Interrogators also attempt to make children believe that society has betrayed them, Jabr said, for instance by saying a child's name was given to soldiers by friends or classmates. At the same time, interrogators might try to induce guilt by threatening to demolish the home or harass the child's siblings.
"Sometimes, they bring belongings from home to the interrogation, just to show the child their ability to reach family members," Jabr said.
Such psychological pressure pushes many children to sign confessions in Hebrew they do not understand.
When Muhammad Tamimi was arrested last February, he signed a confession within hours of his arrest, stating that his injury was not caused by a bullet but a bike accident. The statement was patently signed under duress and he later told journalists that the soldiers beat him into confession.
The psychological pain does not end after release. When a child returns home from prison, there are celebrations. But Jabr explained that children themselves can suffer from the ambivalence of the experience.
"There is a tendency to amplify the child's sacrifice – to glorify him or her as a hero," Jabr said. "Meaning there is no space for the child to talk about the pain and shame. Children often feel guilty because they confessed or gave names."
"The parents themselves also feel guilty, because they could not prevent what happened," Jabr said. "The whole family system is disturbed by the experience."
Jabr also emphasized that every child reacts differently to detention. Not all children display symptoms of trauma, and there are countless psychosocial factors at play.
"Some become submissive," Jabr explained, "others will want to identify with the physically stronger group, the soldiers. Others will be very angry and engage in even more high risk activities. It is the last group that is more likely to end up in prison again."
Jabr explained that children can come out of prison suspicious of others, as they were told by interrogators that society betrayed them.
The children have learned from the experience that the structures around them cannot protect them. Many find it hard to adapt again and obey social norms and many drop out of school after detention.
For his part, Muhammad puts up a brave front. After three arrests, he is not scared anymore, he told The Electronic Intifada.
His mother, Imtithal Tamimi, tells a slightly different story. Sunday night, for instance, he slept in his older brother's bed.
"He is afraid to sleep alone," she said.
Annelies Keuleers is a Belgian journalist based in Jerusalem.
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Palestinian Counseling Center
Addameer
Samah Jabr
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Imtithal Tamimi
Living in fear of the bulldozers
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Why Palestinians are protesting new social security law
Annelies Keuleers 11 December 2018
Nowhere to go, nowhere to live
Annelies Keuleers 5 November 2018
Israeli military court refuses to release Ahed Tamimi
Tamara Nassar 17 January 2018
Video: Israeli interrogators threaten Ahed Tamimi
Tamara Nassar 9 April 2018
Israel sentences Ahed Tamimi to eight months in prison
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'Teen Mom' Star Engaged!!
Sep 26, 2017 at 6:13 pm | By Dru Marie Allen
Wedding Bells Ringing!
If there's one thing we know about Teen Mom weddings, it's that they're almost always full of drama. Every single time, shade is thrown before and after, the wedding itself angers a cast member, or the wedding day itself is full of tension. When a Teen Mom walks down the aisle, it's pretty much a guarantee that things are going to get wild.
This time around, we're positive sure that a certain someone is going to have strong opinions about the nuptials. Only time will tell exactly how it'll go down!
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Officially Engaged!
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A wedding is a big day in anyone's life, but it can also be extremely stressful. After seeing all of the drama that went down before, during, and after Jenelle's wedding, the craziness bar has been set, and it's very high.
Even though most of the Teen Mom cast members are either already coupled up or super single right now, that doesn't mean there's no room for engagements to happen. In fact, this time around, it was a parent/grandparent who announced that they are planning to tie the knot.
Farrah Abraham's mother, Debra Danielsen, is set to be married very soon. Now, it looks like her father Michael is settling the score! The Ashley reports that he's engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Amy. No the questions burning in everyone's mind is how Farrah feels about the news!
Well, Farrah may actually have been involved! According to The Ashley, Micahel proposed while he was in the island of Capri, traveling with Farrah! The trip will be covered on Teen Mom OG, so we may even get to see Farrah's reaction in real time.
"I'm the most blessed man and so thankful to God for my fiancée, Amy!" Michael said in a statement for The Ashley. "We have been together going on three years and we share an enormous love of our families and life!"
Farrah hasn't commented yet, but Debz OG did weigh in: "I am very happy for them and wish them a blessed and long marriage. It was good that we were together as a family, so Sophia can feel happy as a blended family," she told The Ashley.
Wedding Drama
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Michael and Amy's big day is likely to be the quieter of Farrah's parents' weddings. Tensions are still amping up between Farrah and her mother as Debra's wedding draws nearer and nearer. In fact, things only seem to be getting worse.
Debra's been planning her wedding for a while now. "We are trying to plan a destination wedding. We're thinking of Bora Bora and being married on the beach," she said. But many of her plans have since changed, including who will be in attendance!
"My Farrah is going to be front and center. Sophia too," Debra said soon after her engagement was announced. However, that looks like it'll be far from the case nowadays. Farrah has since made the decision that she and her daughter Sophia will not be in attendance because of her dislike of her mother's fiancé.
"Farrah has not changed her mind and I haven't been able to see Sophia or talk to her," Debra said in an interview with In Touch Weekly. "I know it's quite hurtful because I know how badly Sophia wants to be in [my] wedding. I'm praying to God for a miracle because my children are a big part of my life and of course, I love them."
Check out more about Michael's engagement here and Debra's engagement here.
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In Loving Memory: Obituaries From August 15 – August 22, 2017
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Obituary for Lovel Travis Cook
Lovel Travis Cook, 88, of Springfield, died Thursday August 17, 2017 at North Crest Medical Center.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday August 19th at 11:00 a.m. in the Oakhurst Chapel of the Robertson County Funeral Home with Bro. Doug Spain officiating. Interment followed in Springfield Memorial Gardens with Chad Cook, Curt Cook, Tyler Cook, Colton Hudgins, Bernie Hudgins, Collin Cook, Danny Cook, and Loren Green serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers were the past and present members of the Robertson County Commission, James Green, and Danny Dean. The family received friends on Friday from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.
Mr. Cook was born December 12, 1928 in Robertson County to the late Charlie C. and Lovie Wright Cook. He was a farmer, and he retired from the Robertson County Board of Education as a bus driver for over 30 years. Mr. Cook served as a Robertson County Commissioner for over 25 years, and was a member of Owens Chapel United Methodist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers: Leonard and Buford Cook, his sister: Naomi Goostree, his grandson: Travis Cook, and his great granddaughter: Malia Head.
Mr. Cook is survived by his wife: Jo Ann Chowning Cook of Springfield, sons and daughters-in-law: Charlie and Marilyn Cook, Mark and Farah Cook, Brian and Mary Cook all of Springfield, six grandchildren and four great grandchildren
If so desired, memorial contributions may be made to the Robertson County Relay for Life.
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Obituary for Mary Porter Smith
Mary Porter Smith, 88, of Springfield, died Thursday August 17, 2017 at The Hearth of Hendersonville.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday August 19th at 2:00 p.m. in the Oakhurst Chapel of the Robertson County Funeral Home with Reverend Alicia Burton officiating. Interment followed in the Elmwood Cemetery with Scott Morton, David Dean, Mike Hollingsworth, Bentley Parrish, Lynn Empson, Rob Quarles, and Galen Ross serving as pallbearers. The family received friends on Saturday from 12 noon until service time at the funeral home.
Mrs. Smith was born November 22, 1928 in Robertson County to the late Fred and Kathleen Porter King. She was a retired County Director with the Tennessee Department of Human Services. Mrs. Smith was a lifelong member of the Daughters of American Revolution and was a member of Central Christian Church in Springfield, where she was very active in many church activities. She volunteered at United Way, enjoyed golfing, shopping, walking, and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband: Walter E. Smith, by her brothers: Charles E. King, Daniel W. King, and Robert L. King, and by her sister: Mary Elizabeth King.
Mrs. Smith is survived by her son: Steve Devaux of Mill Valley, CA, her daughter and son-in-law: Linda and Joel Carrillo of Newport News, VA, six grandchildren, and nine great grandchildren
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.
Obituary for Frank Aubrey Rutledge
Age 78 of Cross Plains passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at his home. He was born November 30, 1938 in Albertville, AL to Aubrey and Nell Estes Rutledge. He worked in maintenance at Dupont before his retirement. He attended Birdwell's Chapel Church of Christ.
He is preceded in death by his parents; son-in-law, Paul Cripps; granddaughter Ammie Dorris. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Linda Head Rutledge, Cross Plains, TN; daughter, Kimberly Cripps, Greenbrier, TN; brother, Fred Rutledge, Florida.
Funeral service is scheduled for Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 2pm in the chapel of Austin and Bell Funeral Home with Bro. Scott Ballard officiating. Interment will follow in Cross Plains United Methodist Church Cemetery. Visitation is planned for Saturday, August 26, 2017 10am until 2pm at the funeral home.
Austin & Bell Funeral Home in White House, TN is in charge of these arrangements.
Obituary for James Hoover, Jr.
James Hoyt Hoover, Jr., age 67, of Nashville, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at his home. Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 2pm at the Belmont Church in Nashville. Burial will be held Monday, August 28, 2017 at 11am in the Middle Tennessee Veterans Cemetery.
Visitation will be held at the Belmont Church on Friday, August 25, 2017 from 4-8pm and again on Saturday from 1pm until the hour of service at 2pm.
Mr. Hoover was born November 19, 1949 in Nashville to the late James and Edna Downey Hoover, Sr. He was a Captain in the Metro Fire Department. He was also a veteran, serving in the U.S. Navy and the TN Air National Guard. Mr. Hoover was a member of Belmont Church and over the years, he and his wife had been foster parents for 20 foster children.
In addition to his parents Mr. Hoover is preceded in death by his sister, Dianne Hayes. Mr. Hoover is survived by his wife, Cathey Upchurch Hoover; sons, Andy (Phoebe) Hoover of Nashville and Richard (Andrea) Hoover of New Orleans, LA; daughters, Trish Hoover of Carthage, TN, Christi Hoover and Jessica (Tyler) Quick, both of Nashville; sister, Kathleen (Ralph) Toothman of Springfield; and grandchildren, Rachel Hoover, Laurel Hoover, James Hoover, Thomas Hoover, John Hoover, Payton Hoover, Evelyn Hoover, Aria Quick, Rosie Quick and Ethan Quick.
If so desired memorial contributions may be made to the Peterson for Parkinson's Foundation or the Box 55 Association. Any donations may be sent in c/o Austin & Bell.
Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Springfield is in charge of these arrangements.
Obituary for Nicholas Ryan Hickerson
Nicholas Ryan Hickerson, age 24, of Greenbrier passed away at his residence.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday, August 22 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Austin & Bell Funeral Home Greenbrier. A Memorial Service will follow at 7:00 pm at the funeral home.
Nicholas was born June 7, 1993 in Nashville, TN to Keith and Margaret Ballanfant Hickerson.
He was a 1993 graduate of Greenbrier High School and was employed as a Tow Operator at Caroline Industries. He was a loving husband, father and son.
He is survived by his wife, Jessica Hibbett; daughter, Harper Rae Hickerson; father, Keith Hickerson; mother, Margaret Ballanfant Hickerson and brother, Leston Paul Hickerson.
Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Greenbrier is in charge of arrangements.
Obituary for John Paul Ford
John Paul Ford, age 46, of Joelton, died Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville. Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 19, 2017 at 1pm in the chapel of the Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Pleasant View with Brother Randy Riggs officiating. Burial will follow in EverRest of Cheatham with family and friends serving as pallbearers.
The family will receive friends on Friday, August 18, 2017 from 4-8pm and again on Saturday from 11am until the hour of Service at 1pm.
Mr. Ford was born January 1, 1971 in Nashville to James Rodney and Janice Binkley Ford of Ashland City. He worked as a carpenter.
John Paul is preceded in death by his grandparents, Haywood & Ethel Binkley and Paul & Beatrice Ford. In addition to his parents he is survived by his sons, Steven Ford of Adairville, KY, Hunter Marcum of Pleasant View and Jack Ford of Ashland City; daughters, Christin (Jordan Bailey) Ford of Bowling Green, KY and Madiline Briggs of Ashland City; brothers, Kevin (Carrie) Ford of Atlanta, GA and Jody (Regina) Ford of Joelton; grandson, Easton Bailey; and several loving nieces and nephews.
If so desired, memorial contributions may be made to the John Paul Ford Funeral Fund. All donations may be sent in care of Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Pleasant View.
Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Pleasant View assisted the family with these arrangements.
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Obituary for Ellen Faye Lawson
Ellen Faye Lawson, age 62 of Hendersonville, passed away on Wednesday, August 16, 2017.
She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She is preceded in death by her parents, Homer and Lorene Grizzle. Ellen is survived by her son, Billy (Stephanie) Cothern; her daughter, Deonna (Jeff) Houchins; husband, Herbert Dunavant; grandchildren, Christa Beyerll, Orin Houchins, Elan Houchins, Jason Cothern, and Ashlynn Cothern; and great-grandchildren, Bailey Head, Xavier Houchins, and Sidney Houchins.
A Celebration of Life Gathering was held on Saturday, August 19, 2017 from 10:00am until 1:30pm at Meadow Brook Park at The Barn in Portland. Casual dress was requested. The family requested no flowers.
Austin & Bell Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Hendersonville, has been entrusted with arrangements.
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Chapter 7 - Appeals
Appeal to Referee
Service and Filing of Appeal
Notice of Hearing
Powers of the Referee
Security for Costs
Further Review of Referee's Decision
1. Appeal to Referee
A party unhappy with a fence-viewer award may appeal to a "referee" within 15 days after receiving a copy of the award sent to them by the municipal clerk.
Referees are provincial appointees, are paid by the province and have their expenses compensated by the province [s.27].
Case Note:
In Whitney v Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario [2013 ONSC 996 (CanLII)], a request under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA) for records of a line fence referee was denied on the basis that such referees are provincial appointees independent of the municipality. The records were therefore not under the 'custody or control' of the municipality.
2. Service and Filing of Appeal
The appeal must be in the prescribed form. It must be served on the other parties by registered mail, or to to owners and occupants it may also be "given by leaving it with the owner or occupant at the place of residence of the owner or occupant or with some other person, over the age of eighteen years, residing thereat."
Form 5: Owner's Notice of Appeal from Fence-Viewer's Award
It must then be filed in the municipal clerk's office, accompanied by an "affidavit of service" confirming that service of the appeal was made on the other parties [s.10(2)], and the required fee payable to the municipal clerk [s.10(1)]. The fee for appeals filed in 2014 is $300, and after that it increases with inflation [Reg 363/13, s.3]. The fee for 2015 is $308.
Form 6: Affidavit of Service of Notice of Appeal
Where land from more than one municipality is involved, the appeal filed in whichever municipality the appellant choses [s.10(8)].
3. Notice of Hearing
The municipal clerk shall notify the referee of the appeal who shall schedule a time and place for the appeal hearing [s.10(3)]. Appeals may be heard during the winter, despite any local winter fence-viewing exemption by-laws [s.5(4)].
The municipal clerk is responsible for the service of the Notice of Hearing on the parties [s.10(4)], and the muncipality must provide a room and support service for the appeal [s.28].
4. Powers of the Referee
At the appeal hearing, the referee may question the parties and other witnesses under oath and may inspect the premises involved.
The referee's authority over an award is broad. The referee may "may set aside, alter or affirm the award, or correct any error therein".
The referee may also "order payment of the costs of the proceedings by either party and fix the amount of the costs." [s.10(5)]
Where the (head) referee conducts the appeal hearing their fees are $491/day where more than three hours are involved, and $245.50/day where three hours or less are involved. Where a deputy referee conducts the appeal hearing their fees are $398/day where more than three hours are involved, and $199/day where three hours or less are involved [Reg 363/13, s.4].
The clerk shall serve the referee's decision, if any, to the parties by registered mail [s.10(9)].
5. Security for Costs
The referee may, at any time, order the appellant to pay an money to the clerk in an amount to cover the anticipated costs of the appeal [s.10(7)].
6. Further Review of Referee's Decision
There is no further statutory appeal from the referee's decision [s.10(6)].
However, like any exercise of government power it may be "judicially-reviewed" in the Superior Court (usually the "Divisional Court"). However the court will give significant deference to the referee's fact-findings in such a case and any party taking the matter to court had better have very strong grounds. A typical judicial review of such a decision would be grounded on issues of substantial and unfair breach of procedure, jurisdictional error (eg. the decision extended beyond their authority), bias of the referee, or extreme error of fact-finding.


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An ESP32 microcontroller running Toit is referred to as a device. The process of installing the Toit firmware onto the ESP32 is referred to as provisioning, and a provisioned device can subsequently be claimed into a Toit project.
Your device will automatically be claimed into your Toit project, both when provisioning a device using the Web Serial interface and when using the Toit CLI. Manually claiming a device is only necessary if you have an already provisioned device that you would like to claim into another Toit project, or if the automatic claiming failed during the initial setup steps.
Once the device is claimed and online, one or more apps can be deployed onto the device. This can be done from the CLI or by using the Toit extension for VSCode. Apps are installed and uninstalled over-the-air, and these operations do not require device reboots.
A group of devices is referred to as a fleet, and operations like app installations and device configurations can be performed both on a single device or a fleet consisting of many devices.
Once a device is no longer needed in a Toit project, it can be unclaimed. Once unclaimed, the device can be claimed by another Toit project.


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The recent spate of cyberattacks including the Wannacry ransomware attack that crippled numerous institutions worldwide has put cybersecurity on the top of people's minds. WIBU-Systems is an industry leader in providing security solutions for the Industrial IoT. In the final installment of this three-part series, WIBU-systems' Oliver Winzenried performs a deep dive into some cybersecurity case studies from B&R and Rockwell Automation.


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It's crazy, in a sense I guess home video has changed things. Medfilms has been around for awhile and I think the members on here uploading their videos has significantly changed things (at least for someone like me who has seen the medfilms evolution). The whole revolution probably started with "America's Home Videos" but then it dulled when people didn't think they'd be in syndication somewhere. Or, it was Saget (sorry Saget, we know you've had a hard work career). And no one can deny Youtube (although for reference, they did take some things from medfilms directly), the impact it has seemingly taken the media world. Now you can find out about the celebs life's faster then Acess Hollywood. It's crazy....I guess it just goes back to human's wanting contact with other human's other then the pre-conceived notion of superstars....or something....I could rattle on far longer then need be....:) LOL...hahaha...it's all about the LOL.
Nov 03, 2006 4:16 AM | reply to me!
How bout the title, "We are the present, and in the future will be the past."?
This reminds me of Rise of the Image the Fall of the Word by Mitchell Stephens. He talks about how video will become the new way communicate replacing the written word as our primary means of communication though not replacing it completely.
Oct 29, 2006 7:40 PM | reply to me!
Oh I wish I lived there! I only stayed there.
Oct 28, 2006 2:51 PM | reply to me!
Wow is that the view from your place? I love it...u gotta invite me over sometimes.
Oct 27, 2006 5:39 AM | reply to me!
A message from Andy (the text that is). Make it!


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NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover Attached to Atlas V Rocket at Cape Canaveral
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By Jet Propulsion Laboratory July 9, 2020
The nose cone containing the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover sits atop a motorized payload transporter at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on July 7, 2020. Credit: NASA/KSC
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has been attached to the top of the rocket that will send it toward the Red Planet this summer. Encased in the nose cone that will protect it during launch, the rover and the rest of the Mars 2020 spacecraft – the aeroshell, cruise stage, and descent stage – were affixed to a United Launch Alliance Atlas V booster on Tuesday, July 7, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Central Florida.
The process began when a 60-ton hoist on the roof of the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41 lifted the nose cone, otherwise known as the payload fairing, 129 feet (39 meters) to the top of the waiting rocket. There, engineers made the physical and electrical connections that will remain between booster and spacecraft until about 50 to 60 minutes after launch, when the two are pyrotechnically separated and Perseverance is on its way.
The nose cone containing NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is maneuvered into place atop its Atlas V rocket. The image was taken at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on July 7, 2020. Credit: NASA/KSC
"I have seen my fair share of spacecraft being lifted onto rockets," said John McNamee, project manager for the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. "But this one is special because there are so many people who contributed to this moment. To each one of them I want to say, we got here together, and we'll make it to Mars the same way."
With the mating of spacecraft and booster complete, the final testing of the two (separately and as one unit) will be underway. Then two days before the July 30 launch, the Atlas V will leave the Vertical Integration Facility for good. Traveling by rail, it will cover the 1,800 feet (550 meters) to the launch pad in about 40 minutes. From there, Perseverance has about seven months and 290 million miles (467 million kilometers) to go before arriving at Mars.
The Launch Period
NASA and United Launch Alliance recently updated the mission's launch period – the range of days the rocket can launch in order to reach Mars. It now spans from July 30 to August 15.
The launch period opening changed from July 17 to 30 due to launch vehicle processing delays in preparation for spacecraft mate operations. Four days were also added to the previously designated August 11 end of the launch period. NASA and United Launch Alliance Flight Teams were able to provide those extra days after final weights of both the spacecraft and launch vehicle became available, allowing them to more accurately calculate the propellant available to get Perseverance on its way.
No matter what day Perseverance lifts off during its July 30 to August 15 launch period, it will land in Mars' Jezero Crater on February 18, 2021. Targeting landing for one specific date and time helps mission planners better understand lighting and temperature at the landing site, as well as the location of Mars-orbiting satellites tasked with recording and relaying spacecraft data during its descent and landing.
More About the Mission
Managed by JPL, the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover's astrobiology mission will search for signs of ancient microbial life. It will also characterize the planet's climate and geology, pave the way for human exploration of the Red Planet, and be the first planetary mission to collect and cache Martian rock and regolith (broken rock and dust). Subsequent missions, currently under consideration by NASA in cooperation with the European Space Agency, would send spacecraft to Mars to collect these cached samples from the surface and return them to Earth for in-depth analysis.
NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover waits to be lifted onto its Atlas V launch vehicle at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on July 7, 2020. Credit: NASA/KSC
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Raul Ferri | July 10, 2020 at 3:10 pm | Reply
We are all waiting for the big launch, we are confidently awaiting the departure of the ATLAS V carrier with Perseverance, Mars is waiting for a new guest, a well-equipped rover that will bring significant progress to the exploration of the red planet for the next future human colonization.
Force Perseverance and go ATLAS V, go up into the blue sky of Cape Canaveral, go like an arrow and launch your precious cargo into the deep space.
Good luck .
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A young Marty Etchemendy lets a sleeping dog lie on his lap. Marty was killed in 1987 and his family has been working to make sure his killer, Vernon Kills On Top, remains in prison.
Murder victim's family fights for justice 32 years later
By Jonathan Gallardo Via Wyoming News Exchange
Gillette News Record
GILLETTE — Mike Etchemendy wants closure.
His nephew, Johnny Etchemendy, wants that, too, but there's something more. When Johnny looks in the mirror, he wonders if the face of the father he never knew is staring back at him.
Both of their lives forever changed when Marty Etchemendy —Mike's brother and Johnny's dad — lost his life at the hands of two strangers in 1987.
Thirty-two years ago, Marty was killed in Campbell County after being kidnapped and assaulted by two men for several hours in a terrible string of events that began in Marty's hometown of Miles City, Montana.
Now, one of the killers, Vernon Kills On Top, is eligible for parole.
Mike, Johnny and the rest of Marty's family are trying to make sure Kills On Top never walks the streets a free man.
As terrible as the murder was, it was the events leading up to it that haunts the Etchemendy family.
"They didn't just shoot him. They didn't just cut his throat," Mike said. "For 17 hours, they beat the hell out of him. And it was nonstop, and it was for no reason."
Marty's body was found in an abandoned building 20 miles south of Gillette.
"The sheer brutality of what he went through was just sickening," said Marty's niece, Summerlee Luckow.
In 1988 in Montana's 16th Judicial District in Custer County, a jury found Kills On Top guilty of deliberate homicide, aggravated kidnapping and robbery. He was sentenced to death for the first two charges and 40 years in prison for the robbery. His brother, Lester, received the same sentence.
Mike said he doesn't have strong feelings one way or the other when it comes to capital punishment, "but the nice thing about the death penalty is, there's closure."
Their death sentences were later overturned after an appeal to the Montana Supreme Court and reduced to life in prison without parole. It should have ended "right then and there," Mike said.
"At that point, we thought there would be closure," he said. "It's been far from that."
After a court decision this summer, Vernon Kills On Top, 61, is now eligible for parole. His parole hearing won't happen until early 2020, at least, but Marty Etchemendy's family is doing everything they can right now to make sure Kills On Top remains in prison.
From death penalty to parole
In July, Montana Supreme Court struck Kills On Top's kidnapping charge on grounds of double jeopardy, saying it stemmed from the same facts as his homicide charge, the Billings Gazette reported. Because the kidnapping charge had a ban on parole, it made him eligible for parole.
While Mike believes people should have the ability to appeal a sentence, "this has gone beyond that."
If someone can go from the death sentence to getting out on parole, "there's a problem there," he said, adding that the family has lost some faith in Montana's judicial system.
"It's kind of just a smack in the face," Luckow said of the court's decision.
She never met her uncle. She was born seven months after he was killed. And as a child, she didn't know much about the details surrounding his death.
"Growing up, we always knew that Uncle Marty was murdered, but that was pretty much it," she said. "Our family kept it pretty private."
But in the last few months, however, Luckow has learned a lot more about her uncle's death.
"I would prefer he stay in prison the rest of his life," she said. "Why is this even an option?"
She and Mike have been gathering information and telling people to write letters to the Montana Board of Pardons and Parole to say Kills On Top should be kept in prison. They also plan to have as many people as possible testify at his parole hearing.
Mike, who was three years younger than Marty, was at the University of Wyoming at the time. He got a call from his mom saying his brother was missing. The body was found a couple of days later.
"A lot of the stuff is really cloudy," said Mike, who was 20 years old when his brother was murdered. "It was so shocking, you don't know what you remembered and what you dreamt."
What made it even worse was that their father was in Australia at the time. It took the family days to get ahold of him.
"The patriarch of the family didn't have a clue what was going on," Mike said. "It definitely put us into a spin."
Thirty-two years later, "It doesn't get any easier," he said.
Old wounds reopen, and they're as fresh as they were in 1987.
"It makes your adrenaline rush every time you think about it, and you do think about it nonstop," he said.
Marty Etchemendy was at a bar in Miles City the night of Oct. 16, 1987. Kills On Top and his brother, Lester, went into the bar later that night with two women. When Etchemendy left the bar, he had trouble finding his car, so the group offered to help him.
Etchemendy got into a black Dodge car with them and they drove around, searching for his vehicle.
One of the women in the car, Diane Bull Coming, testified that Lester, in his native tongue of Northern Cheyenne, said that they should "roll him and steal from him," according to documents filed with the Montana Supreme Court.
Lester and Etchemendy started arguing in the back seat of the car, and Lester began beating and choking Etchemendy and trying to force pills down his throat.
Etchemendy was ordered to empty his pockets, and his wallet was rifled through. The group took his credit cards and two paychecks.
Vernon stopped the car, saying he "wanted in on some of this," Doretta Four Bear testified. The brothers took Etchemendy out of the car and beat him and kicked him while he was on the ground. During this, Etchemendy was screaming and pleaded with them to stop.
Later, Vernon got into the back seat with Etchemendy and tried to choke him. He then stopped the car and told Etchemendy to take off his clothes. The brothers then put him in the trunk.
They used Etchemendy's credit card to buy gas in Ashland, Montana, and picked up another woman, LaVonne Quiroz, while Four Bear fled to a friend's house. The brothers washed blood of their hands at a water trough. At this time, Bull Coming saw Etchemendy in the trunk and said he was beaten up, bloody and his eyes and mouth were swollen, and his hair was matted down with blood.
They then went to Broadus, where they cashed one of his checks. Bull Coming suggested they go to Gillette. They turned off on a side road from Highway 59 and let Etchemendy, who was blindfolded out of the truck. Lester, who had a metal pipe, warned Etchemendy that if he tried to run away, he would be beaten.
Vernon removed the blindfold, which angered Lester because he worried that Etchemendy would be able to identify them. Lester said they would now have to kill Etchemendy, and Vernon agreed, Bull Coming testified.
Lester forced Etchemendy to drink a mixture of beer and Everclear in an attempt to get him to pass out, then put him back into the trunk. Lester talked to Etchemendy through the backseat, and Etchemendy told him that he had a wife and two young boys.
They got to Gillette in the afternoon, and they stopped to get gas. Etchemendy began pounding on the trunk and calling for help, so Vernon instructed Quiroz to move the car to an alley.
Bull Coming said Lester told Vernon they had to "get rid of" Etchemendy or they'd get caught. Vernon agreed, but wanted to wait. Lester and Bull Coming took the car and drove out of town. Lester turned onto a side road, stopping only when they weren't visible from the main road. Bull Coming said Lester opened the trunk and hit Etchemendy with a pipe while the victim said, "Oh, God, no, God, no, don't do this to me."
Lester kept hitting him, causing blood to spurt from his head. Lester then hit him with a tire iron and a rock. After throwing the tools into a field, Lester got back into the car. After they drove a short distance, he told Bull Coming to stop so he could shoot Etchemendy. He tried to shoot him by putting a .22 caliber shell in a vice grip and hitting the shell with a hammer.
They kept on driving, but stopped at the Rustic Inn Lounge because the car had two flat tires. Bull Coming said she saw Lester try to cut Etchemendy's throat with a small knife. She went into the bar, and Lester later came in and told her Etchemendy was dead.
Vernon and Quiroz joined them that afternoon. They bought new tires and left Gillette, driving south. They put Etchemendy's body in an abandoned community hall about 20 miles south of Gillette.
A rancher was driving by when he noticed their car parked by the community hall. They drove off without closing a gate, so he followed them and forced them to stop. He told them to go back and close the gate, which they did.
They then drove to Sheridan. Lester and Bull Coming bought some new clothes with one of Etchemendy's credit cards and got a motel room while Vernon and Quiroz drove to Billings, Montana. On the way there, Vernon disposed of the blanket which had been used to cover Etchemendy.
Quiroz said she and Vernon stopped at a home, where they washed their clothes and washed out the car.
The afternoon of Oct. 18, 1987, Yellowstone County law enforcement were told to be on the lookout for a black Dodge, occupied by four people that might have been involved in an assault and a kidnapping.
That same day, an officer spotted the car. It was pulled over, and Vernon and Quiroz were arrested.
Lester and Bull Coming hitchhiked to Billings, where they were arrested at a friend's house on Oct. 19. That same day, officers found Etchemendy's body in the abandoned building.
An autopsy found that he died from extensive blunt trauma to the left side of his head, which crushed his skull. The pathologist said Etchemendy had been injured in the head at least 45 minutes and up to 12 hours before he died.
Johnny was only 2 years old, almost 3, when his father was killed. Johnny has no memories of his dad.
"Sometimes (I) feel like I can remember being carried up the stairs by my father," Johnny wrote in an email, but he's almost certain this is just "a manufactured memory."
He spent many nights crying, hating that his father had been taken from him. He often wonders how his life would have been different if his dad was alive to raise him, to watch him grow up.
As a child, people would tell Johnny he looked exactly like his father, Marty, did at his age. They said that he walked like his father, that his handwriting looked just like his dad's.
One afternoon, Johnny was in the car with his mom, and the low fuel light came on. He asked her, "wouldn't it be fun to just see how far we can go until the car dies?"
She started to tear up, because Marty had asked her the same question years ago when she was pregnant with Johnny.
On one hand, hearing stories about his father "hurts terribly," Johnny said, because he'll never know what it would have been like to be raised by him. He can only experience Marty through other people's rearview memories.
But on the other hand, hearing stories about his dad is "the greatest gift" he could ever be given, he said.
"Maybe I do know him a little bit," he said. "At least as much as I know myself."
To this day, Mike hasn't seen the pictures that law enforcement took of his brother's body. But he doesn't have to see them to know what Marty went through the night he was killed.
"Everybody dies, but not everybody dies like that," Mike said. "If they would've had a gun, it would've been over quickly, and I hate to say this, but that would have been easier to deal with."
Ever since Kills On Top was convicted, he hasn't stopped appealing his sentence. And Marty Etchemendy's family won't stop trying to keep him in prison.
Just because Kills On Top is eligible for parole does not mean he will be released. That's up to the parole board to decide. In Montana, inmates can go before the parole board at least once every six years, so if Kills On Top's request for parole is denied, he can try again later.
"Everybody starts healing up from it, putting it behind us," Luckow said. "Then it gets re-drudged up."
"We will have to deal with it for every six years until he's dead or he's out," Mike said.
He said he feels it is his duty to make sure Kills On Top never re-enters society.
"If it was switched, if I was killed, and Marty was defending me, he'd go all out to keep this guy in prison," he said.
Johnny said he will be at every one of Kills On Top's parole hearings, fighting to make sure he isn't released.
If Kills On Top is released from prison, Mike said he won't allow himself to be consumed by it.
"I'm going to forget about him as good as I can," he said. "He's not worth losing any sleep over."
"If we lose this fight and he is let out, then the only choice I have is to move on," Johnny said. "It is not weakness or betrayal to move on."
To hold onto anger and rage, he added, is to give evil the victory.
"I'd hope he just crawls into a hole and quietly falls away in the history of time," Johnny said.
Mike said he believes he's forgiven the brothers, and if not, he's very close to getting to that point. But still, they must face the consequences for their actions.
"Just because you forgive somebody doesn't mean they're off the hook," he said. "I can forgive him and still want him in prison."
All Mike wants is closure.
He's afraid he may never get it.


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Q: How to provide search input with python selenium liberary? from the following website, I want to provide a search input "3M" in "Type organization's name" box and then hit on 'Go' button.
I was able to open the website using the following script in python however required help on searching part.
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
import re
import pandas as pd
import os

url = "http://database.globalreporting.org/"

driver = webdriver.Chrome(executable_path=r"C:/chromedriver_win32/chromedriver.exe")

driver.implicitly_wait(30)

driver.get(url)

A: You can use an attribute=value css selector to target the input box and an id to target the go button. You might consider adding expected conditions and wait but seems to run fine without.
from selenium import webdriver
url = 'http://database.globalreporting.org/'
d = webdriver.Chrome()
d.get(url)
d.find_element_by_css_selector('[name=q]').send_keys('3M')
d.find_element_by_id('home-search-text').click()
# other code
#d.quit()

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