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You asked for more pulp? You got it!
Thrilling Adventure Yarns has returned! Crazy 8 Press once again treats you to an array of stories in the classic pulp style, replete with action and adventure, chills and thrills, mystery and romance, and much more!
Delight in the return of favorites Cannon Belle and Molly Maloy! Exult in glimpses of such classics as Sherlock Holmes! And cheer at exploits from all-new characters!
Pulp is back— and better than ever!
Enthuse to stories by Michael A. Burstein, Russ Colchamiro, Greg Cox, Paige Daniels, Lester Dent, Mary Fan, Kelli Fitzpatrick, Michael Jan Friedman, Robert Greenberger, Glenn Hauman, Heather E. Hutsell, Paul Kupperberg, Karissa Laurel, William Leisner, Jonathan Maberry, David Mack, Ron Marz, Danielle Ackley McPhail, Stuart Moore, Will Murray, Jody Lynn Nye, Scott Pearson, Aaron Rosenberg, Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore, Richard C. White, and Sheri Cook Woosley!
Be enchanted with illustrations by June Brigman, Kerry Callen, Gary Carbon, Mike Collins, Daerick Gross, Matt Haley, Karl Kesel, Peter Krause, Luke McDonell, Ron Randall, Dan Schkade, Bart Sears, Daniele Sera, Jeff Weigel, and Mark Wheatley!
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Jonathan Maberry is a New York Times bestselling author, 5-time Bram Stoker Award-winner, and comic book writer. His vampire apocalypse book series, V-WARS, was a Netflix original series. He writes in multiple genres including suspense, thriller, horror, science fiction, fantasy, and action; for adults, teens and middle grade. He is the editor many anthologies including The X-Files, Aliens: Bug Hunt, Don't Turn Out the Lights, Nights of the Living Dead, and others. His comics include Black Panther: DoomWar, Captain America, Pandemica, Highway to Hell, The Punisher and Bad Blood. He is a board member of the Horror Writers Association and the president of the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers. Visit him online at www.jonathanmaberry.com
Aaron Rosenberg is the author of the best-selling DuckBob SF comedy series, the Relicant Chronicles epic fantasy series, the Dread Remora space-opera series, and-with David Niall Wilson-the O.C.L.T. occult thriller series. Aaron's tie-in work contains novels for Star Trek, Warhammer, World of WarCraft, Stargate: Atlantis, Shadowrun, Eureka, Mutants & Masterminds, and more. He has written children's books (including the original series STEM Squad and Pete and Penny's Pizza Puzzles, the award-winning Bandslam: The Junior Novel, and the #1 best-selling 42: The Jackie Robinson Story), educational books on a variety of topics, and over seventy roleplaying games (such as the original games Asylum, Spookshow, and Chosen, work for White Wolf, Wizards of the Coast, Fantasy Flight, Pinnacle, and many others, and both the Origins Award-winning Gamemastering Secrets and the Gold ENnie-winning Lure of the Lich Lord). He is the co-creator of the ReDeus series, and a founding member of Crazy 8 Press. Aaron lives in New York with his family. You can follow him online at gryphonrose.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/gryphonrose, and on Twitter @gryphonrose.
Robert Greenberger, unofficial mayor of the speculative fiction and comic book communities, has written Star Trek novels and short fiction in addition to short works of science fiction and fantasy. His adult fiction includes the award-winning novelization of Hellboy II: The Golden Army, The Essential Batman Encyclopedia, Iron Man: Femme Fatales, and Captain America: The Never-Ending Battle. A cofounder of Crazy 8 Press, he continues to produce short works. He spends his days as a high school English teacher in Maryland, where he makes his home with this wife Deb. For more, see www.bobgreenberger.com. --This text refers to the paperback edition.
ASIN  :  B08WYY289H
Publisher  :  Crazy 8 Press (March 16, 2021)
Publication date  :  March 16, 2021
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Aaron Rosenberg is the award-winning, #1 bestselling author of the DuckBob SF comedy series, the Relicant Chronicles epic fantasy series, the Dread Remora space-opera series, and—with David Niall Wilson—the O.C.L.T. occult thriller series. He's written tie-in novels (including the PsiPhi winner Collective Hindsight for Star Trek: SCE, the Daemon Gates trilogy for Warhammer, Tides of Darkness and (with Christie Golden) the Scribe-nominated Beyond the Dark Portal for World of WarCraft, Hunt and Run for Stargate: Atlantis, and Substitution Method and The Road Less Traveled for Eureka), children's books (including two original series, Pete and Penny's Pizza Puzzles and The S.T.E.M. Squad, and work for PowerPuff Girls and Transformers Animated), roleplaying games (including original games like Asylum and Spookshow, the Origins Award-winning Gamemastering Secrets, and work on The Supernatural Roleplaying Game, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, and The Deryni Roleplaying Game), young adult novels (including the #1 bestseller 42: The Jackie Robinson Story, the Scribe-winning Bandslam: The Novel and two books for iCarly), short stories, webcomics, essays, and educational books. He has ranged from mystery to speculative fiction to drama to comedy, always with the same intent—to tell a good story. Aaron lives in New York with his family. You can follow him online at gryphonrose.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/gryphonrose, and on Twitter @gryphonrose.
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Danielle Ackley McPhail
Award-winning author and editor Danielle Ackley-McPhail has worked both sides of the publishing industry for longer than she cares to admit. In 2014 she joined forces with husband Mike McPhail and friend Greg Schauer to form her own publishing house, eSpec Books (www.especbooks.com).
Her published works include six novels, Yesterday's Dreams, Tomorrow's Memories, Today's Promise, The Halfling's Court, The Redcaps' Queen, and Baba Ali and the Clockwork Djinn, written with Day Al-Mohamed. She is also the author of the solo collections Eternal Wanderings, A Legacy of Stars, Consigned to the Sea, Flash in the Can, Transcendence, Between Darkness and Light, and the non-fiction writers' guide, The Literary Handyman, and is the senior editor of the Bad-Ass Faeries anthology series, Gaslight & Grimm, Side of Good/Side of Evil, After Punk, and In an Iron Cage. Her short stories are included in numerous other anthologies and collections.
In addition to her literary acclaim, she crafts and sells original costume horns under the moniker The Hornie Lady, and homemade flavor-infused candied ginger under the brand of Ginger KICK! at literary conventions, on commission, and wholesale.
Danielle lives in New Jersey with husband and fellow writer, Mike McPhail and three extremely spoiled cats.
Her newest book, Eternal Wanderings, release at the beginning of April. An elven mage joins a Romani caravan to help a friend fight his inner demons, only to be confronted with ancient demons of a more literal sort.
To learn more about her work, visit www.sidhenadaire.com or www.especbooks.
Bradi J.
5.0 out of 5 stars A memorable collection of hard hitting tales!
Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2021
Thrilling Adventure Yarns 2021 gives us "more". More exciting short stories written true to pulp form. Like the previous volume these stories are exiting, bold, to the point, and often have an exploitive twist you wont see coming.
Editor Robert Greenberger has amassed an array of talented writers-some returning, some new-who together create tales that would make a 40's newsstand blush!
While Thrilling Adventure Yarns 2021 offers more of the same great storytelling, there are a few things that set this edition apart from it's 2019 predecessor.
First, this edition offers many new writers who make excellent contributions. Secondly, this volume is bigger, giving the reader more bang for their buck.
I was especially happy there were more offerings in the Sci-Fi, Mystery, and Occult categories. Most importantly though, the quality of the storytelling is still top notch.
Here are some of the stories I really enjoyed -
Scott Pearson gets us started with "The Day It Came from Beyond Outer Space". This is a fun spirited, youthful, sci-fi tale about a group of kids who find a UFO. Kind of a Stand By Me meets War of the Worlds.
"The Shadow Lady of Docktown" is an excellent sci-fi tale of a heroine who uses light and shadow to fight crime and exploitation in a futuristic city. Author Kelli Fitzpatrick has created a very likable, working class hero with the Shadow Lady and I would read more stories about her.
Paige Daniels' "Quake" is a thoroughly entertaining follow up to Yarn 2019's "Opium Dreams". This tale gives writer investigator Molly Maloy another mystery to solve on her home turf of a ravaged San Francisco. "Quake" also sets Ms. Maloy up for more adventures, which I look forward to.
In the sweat and blood soaked, "Fiasco", we follow a wounded detective whose on the run after being set up. Author David Mack's entry is a mini-noir-masterpiece with razor sharp tension and suspense.
In Ron Marz's western, "Old Bull", we follow an aging bounty hunter as he attempts to collect on an unwanted buffalo. I found this tale to be both sentimental and poignant.
"Hamburger Kiss" is a time spanning romance which takes a good look at how relationships change, for better or worse, over time. Robert Greenberger's likable characters and romantic build up made for an enjoyable read.
In "Hell Dogs of Eldorado Canyon" we go on a nightmarish journey out west with 'Sorter' Red MacGill. Red's a sort of old west ghost hunter, trying to solve the murder of several miners. The tension in this story mounted with every paragraph and I felt like I was reading an old west version of Kolchak the Night Stalker!
The writers have really let their creative juices flow with Thrilling Adventure Yarns 2021. The end result is a sequel that stands up to or even surpasses it's predecessor.
There's alot to choose from in this volume, and they're all great choices!
Jonathon Mast
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Pulp Feel!
Thrill to science fiction stories! Soar in a thrilling aviation yarn! Swoon to romance tales! Puzzle at mysteries! And more in this collection of modern day pulp stories, lushly illustrated and lovingly packaged.
Do you like Indiana Jones? That kind of adventure? Check out this anthology. There's a previous volume I also have. I'd say the first volume had both worse and better stories than this later volume. The package overall I think is better. It's solid adventures with creative writing. Really, the volume is worth your time!
Savage Realms Monthly: February 2021: A collection of dark fantasy sword and sorcery short adventure stories (Savage Realms Monthly Dark Fantasy Sword and Sorcery Adventure Magazine Book 2)
Willard Black
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Prehistoric Adventures
Arthur Petticolas
Savage Realms Monthly: March 2021: A collection of dark fantasy sword and sorcery short adventure stories (Savage Realms Monthly Dark Fantasy Sword and Sorcery Adventure Magazine Book 3)


Is your loved one resisting your suggestion of home care?
A good self-assessment is a great start because often the senior and their family have difficulty in determining and communicating what they need. During this step, it's important to ask if there are things the senior likes to do but recently had to cut back or eliminate. Also, are there activities of daily living they are doing that have become tedious and it would be nice if someone else did them? We've found that in a conversation about accepting care, the following two points resonate: accepting care can prolong independence and a trial run is a great way to get started when you don't know how much care is right.
Prolonging independence. The earlier we accept help, the longer our loved ones can remain independent at home. One of the goals of caregiving is to change the picture at home to help seniors thrive and feel better. Getting help can allow seniors use their extra time to exercise both mentally and physically, to do things they once enjoyed but have cut back on, and to decrease the chances of something harmful happening at home.
A trial run. We don't have a crystal ball to tell us how many services to start with and how much time is right. That's why a trial run is a great idea. Start with a little bit of help and see how it goes. This helps the senior to be more comfortable, as they are not locked into a certain level of care.
Remind the senior that they are in charge. At the close of an assessment, we recommend you tell the senior that they are in charge. We had one senior who was very resistant to help due to ongoing pressure from children. When we met the senior, did the self-assessment, and suggested a trial run, the game changer was explaining that the senior was in charge and could change the plan at any time. The children were stunned that their parent accepted help. It was great to be part of the solution to the family's impasse on home care.
The Mayo Clinic Staff article can be found here.


Simon is an interesting character. Usually, even when I do a short piece on a person, I get to know the individual I'm writing about fairly well. Simon was hesitant to speak with me, hard to get ahold of, and I don't feel like I know him as a person any better than before I started the long process of writing this.


Phillips Construction is a full-service commercial general contractor that provides traditional construction services under negotiated or competitive bidding arrangements based on plans and specifications submitted by owners or architect/designers. The bid, whether negotiated or competitive, can be fixed or cost-plus. This traditional form of contracting is standard when the design and planning phases of a project have been completed by the owner and architect/designer.
The traditional approach involves a truly competitive mindset. We feel that educated cost estimating requires experts dedicated to the trade, so Phillips Construction retains a highly experienced estimating department to advantage ourselves in this market. Our field personnel have tremendous depth and knowledge in delivering quality projects under this methodology on a timely basis.


In accordance with the Thor Detachment By-Laws, a business meeting is held on the 4th Tuesday of every month. These meetings are open to all Regular and Associate members, prospective members, and invited guests.
Meetings start promptly at 7:00pm and last approximately 1 hour. After the meeting, many members hang around and tell war stories.
Meetings are held at the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post #1215 - 16 6th Street SW Rochester, MN 55902.


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There are several great calendar plugins available for WordPress, but most of them target specific industries, or are limited in features. We have tried to create a feature rich Calendar and Event plugin, which targets a very broad audience. We hope you'll like it!


A couple of Sundays ago I tried to do one of those "day in the life of" projects where you take a photo for every hour you're awake. Well, I failed pretty miserably (you'll see). I'm going to post the photos anyway.
Woke up to the alarm on my phone. I put a post-it on my phone to remind me to bring fruit (obviously).
Sunday school teachers' meeting and mini wedding shower for one of the former teachers that is getting married next month.
Yup, took a photo while driving to my parents' house. No, I wasn't looking through the viewfinder.
Surfed the internet until it was time to go to dinner. Forgot my laptop so I had to use my dad's computer.
My mom, my uncle, my grandpa and I got to the restaurant before it even opened, so we sat outside and waited for 15 minutes or so.
The moon looked a little larger than usual that night so I went up to the balcony to take a picture after my mom and I got back to the house.
So obviously I stayed up past 6:36pm, but I don't have any photos beyond that because...I forgot. I talked to my mom for a few hours and then drove home, completely forgetting to take any more pictures.
I'm going to try this again some other time! But I think I'm not going to take a photo every hour, but instead every time I do something "significant" (significant being relative) just so I can document the day properly.
I took a pill an hour ago and I still feel like it's stuck in my throat. So uncomfortable.


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Royal Brunei Airlines is de staatsluchtvaartmaatschappij van Brunei met als thuisbasis Brunei International Airport in Bandar Seri Begawan.

Geschiedenis
Royal Brunei Airlines is opgericht in 1974.

Bestemmingen
Royal Brunei Airlines voert lijnvluchten uit naar:
 , Perth, Melbourne en Brisbane
 , Hongkong en Shanghai
 , Dubai
 , Auckland
 , Kuala Lumpur en Kota Kinabalu
 , Soerabaja, Jakarta en Bali
 , Manilla

 , Djedda
 , Bangkok en Phuket
 , Londen
 , Ho Chi Minhstad

Vloot
De vloot van Royal Brunei Airlines bestaat uit: (feb, 2017)

Aziatische luchtvaartmaatschappij
Luchtvaart in Brunei
Bruneis bedrijf

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Trust in God and Grow in our understanding of His love for all creation so that we can Give of what we have, receive of what we need as we Go into our neighborhoods Together.
Regardless of our life situation, we all have something to give. For some it may be money, for others it may be time or skills. Each of us has agency to help others. The people that we show up to serve can also serve us in ways we had never imaged if we break down the us and them barriers.
The Sharing Place is a non-profit compassion organization that servers West Toronto with love and compassion.
Provides a community lunch every Saturday at 12PM and a food bank every Saturday (except the last in a month) between 11-1PM.
Please email Kat McCubbing, High Park Compassion Coordinator, with questions, suggestions, or to let us know how you're serving in High Park.


The Rest of the World on here includes the resorts in South America as well as Australia and New Zealand. Being in the Southern Hemisphere these resorts have their season the months of June through to September and therefore often see very few but the most dedicated Northern Hemisphere skiers and snowboarders.
With 95 ski resorts shared across the 4 main countries offer a wide range of conditions and challenges, but certainly in 2017 don't lack the modern developments offered across Europe and North America.
In total there is 1,555 km of ski slopes and the highest resort reaches 3,670 m in height. To service these there are 490 ski lifts.
We are planning to start launching the ski resort guides during April 2017 in the Southern Hemisphere, ready for planning your next ski and snowboard trip. Over the 8 months leading to the start of the ski season we will be adding new resorts every week, so subscribe to be kept up to date with whats happening on Snowresort.ski.
So please bear with us as our small team work extremely hard to bring you what will become the most comprehensive and usable guide to choosing your resort and booking your holiday or vacation.
Below are the countries we will be covering, and we will be adding ski resorts in over the next few months so why not subscribe and get regular updates as our new resorts go live.


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The above elements should be removed from a website as they have resulted to decreasing a websites performance. The above elements have been found not to be mobile friendly.


At Acu-Choice Health Care we are a one-stop clinic providing you with personalized non-toxic HEALTHCARE solutions.
Acu-Choice Health Care specializes in the treatment of chronic disease. We take a more holistic approach to the hard-to-treat cases that Western Medicine often treats by putting people on drugs with unwanted side effects that need to be taken indefinitely.
"Health care is a basic human right tied to the responsibility to care for oneself."
Acu-Choice offers a broad array of wellness services. You can request a specific service, or work with Dr. Anne Chew to integrate services that best meet your health care needs.


In terms of the National Forests Act of 1998 forest trees or protected tree species may not be cut, disturbed, damaged, destroyed and their products may not be possessed, collected, removed, transported, exported, donated, purchased or sold – except under license granted by the Department of Forestry & Fisheries (DAFF) (or a delegated authority).
Applications for such activities should be made to the responsible official in each province. Each application is evaluated on merit (including site visits) before a decision is taken whether or not to issue a license (with or without conditions). Such decisions must be in line with national policy and guidelines.
– the "big tree". Its timber was once used for ships' masts and is now used for furniture.
– more popular than Kalander, it has always been sought after for beams, flooring and furniture (to tell the difference when you're in the forest: the Kalander's bark peels off in ragged blocks, while the real yellowwood's peels off in narrow, vertical strips).
– produces a strong hard and durable timber which was formerly used in boat building. Protected because it grows in thickets which create unique micro-environments in the coastal scrub. The bark is used in traditional medicine for treating broken limbs and to dispel nightmares.
– a hard and heavy but easily worked wood which ranges in colour from gold through brown to almost black. It is one of the most expensive and highly prized timbers in the world and has become a symbol of Cape culture.


What to go for a hike but don't have time to leave Los Angeles? If you live near the Hollywood Hills or Studio City, Fryman Canyon may be the perfect place to get an hour of outdoor exercise. The 3-mile loop on Betty B. Dearing Trail passes through Wilacre Park in Lower Fryman Canyon and Coldwater Canyon Park, dishing out just 450 feet of elevation gain. The loop covers a variety of... Read more.


You will probably notice small hairline veins, which are called "fissures". There will also be irregular mineral concentrations of color that vary in size. These are called "inclusions". And, some granite slabs contain small holes called "pits". These are normal and should be expected. They are all part of the distinctive and unique beauty of Granite.
Because of the inherent characteristics, no two pieces of granite, such as the pieces that make up a kitchen countertop, will be identical. Please note, for "high movement" granites, significant pattern variation may occur where pieces are seamed together.
The sample of Granite shown to you at the time of your selection may vary in color, pattern, and texture from the countertops installed in your home. This variation should be expected due to the natural variation in Granite.
To clean Granite, a damp cloth or paper towel is usually all you need. To clean up sticky spots, a little mild liquid dishwashing detergent can help. Clean up spills as soon as you can.
Do not use oil based cleaners on your countertops.
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Do not use bathroom cleaners on your countertops.
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Do not use ammonia or bleach on your countertops.
All spills should be wiped up promptly to help prevent staining.
Granite is porous and needs to be sealed with a natural stone surface impregnating sealer. This will help reduce the risk of the countertop staining. Light Granites should be sealed every 9 months. Darker Granites should be sealed every 12 months. The countertops are sealed during the fabrication and installation process. An impregnating sealer must be reapplied periodically for the Granite countertop to resist stains and maintain its repellant characteristics.
If your Granite countertop does stain, a poultice may be used to pull the stain out.
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French nuclear test in Polynesia featured in official United Nations commemoration of "International Day against Nuclear Tests"
On World Day, top UN officials call for prompt entry into force of nuclear test ban treaty
Picture of actual 1971 Licome nuclear test in French Polynesia highlighted in U.N. Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) is center stage.
1971 Licome nuclear test in French Polynesia
(The official Photostream CTBTO)
29 August 2016 – Marking the International Day against Nuclear Tests, senior United Nations officials today called for the entry into force of a multilateral treaty that bans all nuclear explosions, for both civilian and military purposes, in all environments.
"Today marks a quarter of a century since the closure of the Semipalatinsk test site in Kazakhstan, ground zero for more than 450 nuclear tests," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in his message for the Day. "The victims there are joined by others scattered across Central Asia, North Africa, North America and the South Pacific."
"A prohibition on all nuclear testing will end this poisonous legacy," Mr. Ban added, noting that it will boost momentum for other disarmament measures by showing that multilateral cooperation is possible, and it will build confidence for other regional security measures, including a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction.
A prohibition on all nuclear testing will end this poisonous legacy.
(See: "Publish French nuclear testing report" - French Polynesia leader to United Nations )
In 2009, the UN General Assembly declared 29 August the International Day against Nuclear Tests through the unanimous adoption of a resolution to that effect. It also called for increasing awareness and education "about the effects of nuclear weapon test explosions or any other nuclear explosions and the need for their cessation as one of the means of achieving the goal of a nuclear-weapon-free world." The resolution's adoption also commemorated the closure of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site in Kazakhstan in 1991.
(See: U.N. Decolonization Committee adopts French Polynesia Resolution)
In his message, Mr. Ban also noted that this year marked the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) by the Assembly.
"Given the catastrophic risks posed by nuclear weapons to our collective human and environmental security – even our very existence – we must reject this stalemate," said the UN chief.
To date, 183 countries have signed the treaty and 164 have ratified CTBT. For the treaty to enter into force, ratification is required from the so-called Annex 2 States. Of these, China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Egypt, India, Iran, Israel, Pakistan and the United States, have yet to ratify it.
"Those States whose ratification is required to bring the treaty into force should not wait for others. Even one ratification can act as a circuit breaker," Mr. Ban said in his message, calling on all countries and peoples to work for CTBT's prompt entry into force on the path towards a nuclear-weapon-free world.
He also stressed the power of political will that can break longstanding deadlocks, as demonstrated in the adoption of ambitious new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on climate change.
General Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft, in his message for the Day, said that CTBT must also be seen as "an important tool in our endeavour to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons," adding his voice to the call on those States which have not yet done so to sign and ratify CTBT to enable its entry into force.
Mr. Lykketoft also noted that moratoriums on nuclear testing have had a positive impact on the international security environment, and he recalled the need for continued systematic and sustained efforts to reduce nuclear weapons globally and fulfil the ultimate objective of general and complete disarmament under strict and effective international control.
Mr. Lykketoft noted that to enhance awareness and education about the effects of nuclear test explosions and the need for their cessation, he will convene an informal General Assembly plenary meeting on Wednesday at the UN Headquarters.
UN Secretary-General's Message for 2016
For nearly a decade as United Nations Secretary-General, I have witnessed many of the worst problems in the world as well as our collective ability to respond in ways that at times seemed impossible. Our ambitious new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on climate change have demonstrated the power of political will to break longstanding deadlocks.
On this International Day against Nuclear Tests, I call on the world to summon a sense of solidarity commensurate with the urgent need to end the dangerous impasse on this issue.
Today marks a quarter of a century since the closure of the Semipalatinsk test site in Kazakhstan, ground zero for more than 450 nuclear tests. The victims there are joined by others scattered across Central Asia, North Africa, North America and the South Pacific.
A prohibition on all nuclear testing will end this poisonous legacy. It will boost momentum for other disarmament measures by showing that multilateral cooperation is possible, and it will build confidence for other regional security measures, including a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction.
When I visited Semipalatinsk in 2010, I saw the toxic damage – but I also witnessed the resolve of the victims and survivors. I share their determination to strive for a world free of nuclear weapons.
Since its adoption 20 years ago by the General Assembly, the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty has yet to enter into force. Given the catastrophic risks posed by nuclear weapons to our collective human and environmental security – even our very existence – we must reject this stalemate.
I urge Member States to act now. Those States whose ratification is required to bring the Treaty into force should not wait for others. Even one ratification can act as a circuit breaker. All States that have not done so should sign and ratify because every ratification strengthens the norm of universality and shines a harsher spotlight on the countries that fail to act.
On this Day, I call on all countries and peoples to work for the CTBT's entry into force as soon as possible so that we may advance toward a nuclear-weapon-free world.
Grappling with the Bomb: Opposition to Pacific nuclear testing in the 1950s - by Nic Maclellan
'Nuclear reaction': French Polynesia to demand nearly $1bn from Paris over tests
Humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons in the Pacific
French Nuclear Test Site Mururoa Atoll in Danger of Collapse
Call Made To Declassify French Polynesia Nuclear Test ...
Overseas Territories Review: French nuclear tests ...
Labels: Asia, Colonialism, France, French Polynesia, human rights violations, Ma'ohi Nui, military, non self-governing territories, nuclear testing, reparation
IMF Concludes Review of Curacao, Sint Maarten economies
The two autonomous countries share the Caribbean Guilder currency, have "high level of development, good infrastructure, and relatively low public debt." according to the IMF.
IMF Press Release
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2016 Article IV Consultation Discussions with the Kingdom of the Netherlands-Curaçao
and Sint Maarten
On July 27, 2016, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2016 Article IV Consultation discussions with Curaçao and Sint Maarten, two autonomous countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and considered and endorsed the staff appraisal without a meeting.1,2
The currency union of Curaçao and Sint Maarten has important strengths, including a high level of development, good infrastructure, and relatively low public debt, however, preserving these going forward will require surmounting some critical challenges.
GDP per capita is already at high-income country levels, but growth is lackluster and unemployment levels are high. The fiscal situation remains relatively stable, following the debt relief in 2010, but progress on necessary fiscal and structural reforms has been slow. For several years now, both countries have experienced stagnant growth, trailing behind regional peers.
Curaçao experienced modest growth in 2015 of 0.1 percent, reflecting a turnaround from the contraction of 1.1 percent in 2014. Growth in Curaçao mainly reflected an increase in investment (both public and private), driven largely by the construction of the new hospital and the upgrade of road infrastructure.
Meanwhile, the economy of Sint Maarten expanded by 0.5 percent in 2015, a slowdown compared to the 1.5 percent recorded in 2014. The expansion in Sint Maarten's GDP mainly reflected an increase in stay-over tourist arrivals, though at a slower pace than in 2014. With the exception of the recent expansion project at the Princess Juliana International Airport, there were no major private investment in 2015, underscoring the need to boost investor confidence. 1
Under Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement, the IMF holds bilateral discussions with members, usually every year. A staff team visits the country, collects economic and financial information, and discusses with officials the country's economic developments and policies. On return to headquarters, the staff prepares a report, which forms the basis for discussion by the Executive Board.
2 Article IV consultations are concluded without a Board meeting when the following conditions apply: (i) there are no acute or significant risks, or general policy issues requiring Board discussion; (ii) policies or circumstances are unlikely to have significant regional or global impact; (iii) in the event a parallel program review is being completed, it is also being completed on a lapse-of-time basis; and (iv) the use of Fund resources is not under discussion or anticipated.
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Labels: autonomy, Caribbean, economic development, Latin America, Netherlands, Sint Maarten
New Caledonia used for joint French-U.S. military exercises
U.S. Marines dive into French commando course
Photo By Sgt. Carlos Cruz Jr. |
Story by Sgt. Carlos Cruz Jr.
Marine Rotational Force Darwin
FRONTIER GRIBEAUVAL, New Caledonia - Marines yearn for a breath of fresh air and the privilege to be one of the very few Marines that has the right to call themselves a 'commando'.
A platoon of U.S. Marines traveled to New Caledonia where they worked hand-in-hand with members of the French Armed Forces during Exercise AmeriCal 16 from August 8 to September 2.
The platoon went through a French Light Infantry Course and will be the first Marine Corps platoon to complete the full three-week French Nautical Commando Course since the exchange began.
"Knowing that I'm part of the first platoon to complete this course is pretty rewarding," said Cpl. Joseph J. Bennetti, a machine gunner with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin. "I get to experience something that most Marines haven't. The course is hard but I'm enjoying it and it really gives me the opportunity to test my abilities to the max."
The course consists of various water training and survival exercises, hand-to-hand combat, close quarters battles, knot tying, building rope bridges and more. Everything the Marines and soldiers learn and experience during the first two weeks will be used during the final three-day exercise on week three.
Sgt. Ryan R. Krohn, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, MRF-D, said he has learned a lot and enjoys the challenges of the course, however, he said it is exhausting constantly being wet from the water survival exercises.
"You're always wet, no matter what," Krohn said, a native of Acworth, Georgia. "You go to sleep wet, wake up wet, or don't get to go to sleep because you're out somewhere training and still getting wet. But it makes you stronger, tougher. When they tell you to jump in the water and then tell you have to move 10 clicks (about 6 miles), in wet boots and socks, it kind of gets to your soul, but we keep on moving."
The Marine platoon split into two groups and integrated some French Army soldiers, allowing the two forces to work hand-in-hand and overcome the language barriers during team-building events.
"It's been a worthwhile experience to see the differences and similarities between our military forces and how we operate together," said Bennetti, a native of New York, New York. "Nothing really changes besides the language."
Bennetti also said that he impressed himself being able to complete this course.
"The course has been both challenging and fun, it's been an experience that I haven't had before in the Marine Corps," Bennetti said. "This is probably some stuff (Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command) or (reconnaissance) Marines would get to do, not usually a line company machine gunner."
The U.S. Marines first participated in AmeriCal in 2011 and it is scheduled to become an annual exercise.
"I would suggest coming to this course if you get the chance to volunteer for it, otherwise, if you wouldn't volunteer, you probably shouldn't come because it's definitely not easy," said Krohn. "A lot of Marines had a rude awakening, but they're performing very well now and we're doing a really good job as a standard infantry platoon doing a commando course. It just shows what the Marine Corps Infantry is made of and what we can do."
Labels: Asia, France, French overseas territories, human rights violations, Kanaky, military, New Caledonia, non self-governing territories, Pacific, United States
Puerto Rico civil action grows against the U.S. takeover of territory's financial management
Protesters Slam Law Installing Financial Control Board for Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN – Protesters in Puerto Rico called Wednesday for the repeal of a law that establishes an oversight board to oversee the debt-saddled U.S. commonwealth's finances.
"No to the board and no to the debt," Shelimar Velazquez, a spokeswoman for the protesters, said at a press conference outside the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico in San Juan.
Around 50 people – most of them under 30 – have gathered at a protest camp at that site since June 29.
She said the group's priority was to secure the repeal of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act, which President Obama signed into law in late June.
PROMESA is undemocratic and will ensure payments are made on "illegitimate" public debt while redirecting funds away from basic services such as health care, education and public transport, Velazquez said.
The law installed a financial control board to restructure Puerto Rico's massive $68 billion debt load and provided a retroactive stay on lawsuits by bondholders.
Last month, Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings downgraded Puerto Rico's general obligation, or GO, bonds to D (default), the lowest possible level, after the U.S. commonwealth's government missed payment on nearly $780 million worth of that constitutionally guaranteed debt.
Puerto Rico has been mired in a recession for a decade and experienced a large increase in migration to the mainland United States in recent years.
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Labels: Caribbean, Colonialism, dependency governance, Latin America, Puerto Rico, United States
Mónica y Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico es mi fuerza". Con esa expresión, la puertorriqueña Mónica Puig Marchán explica la gesta histórica que acaba de realizar al conseguir para su patria la primera medalla de oro en unos juegos olímpicos, con su actuación estelar en el deporte del tenis durante los Juegos Olímpicos que se celebran en Río de Janeiro, Brasil.
Para ganarse esa medalla de oro, que la convierte en primerísima figura del tenis mundial, Mónica tuvo que de luchar largo y tendido. Se enfrentó a rivales poderosas, entre ellas algunas de las principales raquetas femeninas del mundo, en seis partidos durísimos. Pero, tal y como ella señaló, este era su momento.
Y así lo demostró su actuación contundente durante todo el torneo, y su victoria limpia y clara en el juego por la medalla de oro. Sin duda, estamos ante la mejor tenista del mundo al presente y, además, boricua, lo cual ha quedado consignado para la posteridad en los anales del olimpismo mundial.
En los días transcurridos desde que Mónica convirtió su oro en nuestra alegría, se ha dicho y escrito mucho sobre el significado de su victoria, una victoria fraguada en 67 años de participación deportiva internacional, por parte de cientos de atletas puertorriqueños, hombres y mujeres que, con recursos o sin ellos, han dado alma, vida y corazón para representar dignamente a nuestra patria en el escenario deportivo internacional.
Mónica es la heredera triunfante de la honrosa tradición que se inició en el 1948, con la primera participación de Puerto Rico en unos juegos olímpicos, y que sigue empeñada en que nuestro país sostenga en alto su soberanía deportiva, como medio de ocupar nuestro espacio en el deporte más allá de nuestras fronteras.
Porque es consciente de ello, Mónica no ha dejado de repetir cuánto quería ganar esa medalla, no solo por el significado que tiene para ella como atleta del más alto nivel en su deporte, sino, sobre todo, para hacer cumplir su sueño y el nuestro de que sonaran con fuerza los acordes de nuestro himno nacional, La Borinqueña, y que se elevara en todo su esplendor nuestra bandera en lo más alto del podio olímpico.
La medalla de oro que logró Mónica es un hito también porque la logra una mujer, precisamente en el año en que, por primera vez, las atletas mujeres son la mayoría de la delegación que nos representa en Río de Janeiro, y que está encabezada por la Presidenta del Comité Olímpico de Puerto Rico, Sara Rosario, la primera y única mujer en haber presidido el máximo organismo deportivo nacional.
Mónica Puig Marchán logró un triunfo deportivo enorme que nadie antes que ella había logrado. Lo hizo sin alardes ni fanfarrias, motivada solo por el noble deseo de convertir su sueño en motivo de orgullo para la inmensa mayoría de nuestro pueblo. Sobran, pues, las razones para celebrar este momento perfecto, en el cual ella marcó para siempre la historia de su vida y la de Puerto Rico.
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Juventud Hostosiana saluda a la Delegación Olímpica Puertorriqueña
MOVIMIENTO INDEPENDENTISTA NACIONAL HOSTOSIANO
La Juventud Hostosiana saluda a todos y todas las atletas del Comité Olímpico de Puerto Rico que llevaron nuestro nombre en alto en los pasados Juegos Olímpicos celebrados en Río de Janeiro, Brasil
Escrito por Juventud Hostosiana / MINH
"Más allá de la medalla de oro, lo ocurrido en Río de Janeiro fue un momento de felicidad de pueblo y de orgullo que ante la crisis en que vivimos muestra de lo que somos capaces. Por nuestra parte, nos enorgullece que en estos juegos las mujeres jóvenes, desde la tenismesista Adriana Díaz hasta nuestra primera medallista olímpica de oro Mónica Puig, pusieron en alto el nombre de Puerto Rico a través del deporte", arguyó la joven Lenna Marielis, miembro de la organización.
Alguna de las muestras históricas de nuestra delegación fue la llegada a la final de 400 metros con vallas por Culson, las gestas de lucha de Franklin Gómez y Jaime Espinal, la gesta de la tenismesista Adriana Díaz, la primera presentación olímpica de nuestro equipo de voleibol femenino, la primera final de un clavadista puertorriqueño y la primera medalla de oro olímpico obtenida por nuestra Mónica Puig en tenis sencillo; entre otras gestas históricas de la delegación participante del evento.
"Este legado dejado por nuestros atletas es una muestra más del valor del deporte, de la juventud y de la esperanza ante la crisis que enfrentamos en el país. Como juventud que lucha por la independencia de Puerto Rico y por un futuro mejor, vemos a este grupo de jóvenes que regresan victoriosos y victoriosas como un ejemplo de lo que es posible para nuestro país", expresó Leslie Ann Ruiz, también integrante de la organización.
Former Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress to address Guam Women's Chamber of Commerce
The Guam Women's Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce its General Membership Meeting scheduled for Thursday, August 25, 2016, at The View, located at the Pacific Star Resort & Spa. GWCC's keynote speaker will be the Honorable Donna M. Christensen.
Christensen is the first female physician in the history of the U.S. Congress, the first woman to represent an offshore territory, and the first woman delegate from the U.S. Virgin Islands. She served as the non-voting delegate from the U.S. Virgin Islands to the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997 until 2015.
Prior to entering politics, Christensen began her medical career in the U.S. Virgin Islands in 1975 as an emergency room physician at St. Croix Hospital. Between 1987 and 1988 she was medical director of the St. Croix Hospital and from 1988 to 1994 she was Commissioner of Health for the Virgin Islands. From 1977 to 1996 Christensen maintained a private practice in family medicine and was also a television journalist from 1992 to 1996.
As a member of the Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands, she served as Democratic National Committeewoman, member of the Democratic Territorial Committee and Delegate to all the Democratic Conventions in 1984, 1988 and 1992.
Christensen was also elected to the Virgin Islands Board of Education in 1984 and served for two years. She served as a member of the Virgin Islands Status Commission from 1988 to 1992. In 1996 Christensen was elected as the non-voting delegate from the Virgin Islands in the U.S. Congress.
Despite her non-voting status, she served on various house committees including the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Homeland Security. She also chaired the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Insular Affairs and was a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus, Congressional Rural Caucus, Friends of the Caribbean Caucus, Coastal Caucus, and the Congressional National Guard and Reserve Caucus.
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Turks & Caicos Islands should have a constitution which "reflects the aspirations and wishes of its people" - U.N. Committee
adopted by the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation
Question of the Turks and Caicos Islands
The General Assembly,
Having considered the question of the Turks and Caicos Islands,
Having examined the relevant chapter of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples for 2016, related to the Turks and Caicos Islands,[1]
Taking note of the working paper prepared by the Secretariat on the Turks and Caicos Islands[2] and other relevant information,
Recognizing that all available options for self-determination of the Territory are valid as long as they are in accordance with the freely expressed wishes of the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands and in conformity with the clearly defined principles contained in General Assembly resolutions 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, 1541 (XV) of 15 December 1960 and other resolutions of the Assembly,
Expressing concern that 56 years after the adoption of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples,[3] there still remain 17 Non-Self-Governing Territories, including the Turks and Caicos Islands,
Conscious of the importance of continuing the effective implementation of the Declaration, taking into account the target set by the United Nations to eradicate colonialism by 2020 and the plans of action for the Second[4] and Third International Decades for the Eradication of Colonialism,
Recognizing that the specific characteristics and the aspirations of the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands require flexible, practical and innovative approaches to the options for self-determination, without any prejudice to territorial size, geographical location, size of population or natural resources,
Convinced that the wishes and aspirations of the people of the Territory should continue to guide the development of their future political status and that referendums, free and fair elections and other forms of popular consultation play an important role in ascertaining the wishes and aspirations of the people,
Concerned by the use and exploitation of the natural resources of the Non-Self-Governing Territories by the administering Powers for their benefit, by the use of the Territories as tax havens to the detriment of the world economy and by the consequences of any economic activities of the administering Powers that are contrary to the interests of the people of the Territories, as well as to resolution 1514 (XV),
Convinced that any negotiations to determine the status of the Territory must take place with the active involvement and participation of the people of the Territory, under the auspices of the United Nations, on a case-by-case basis, and that the views of the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands in respect of their right to self-determination should be ascertained,
Noting the continued cooperation of the Non-Self-Governing Territories at the local and regional levels, including participation in the work of regional organizations,
Mindful that, in order for the Special Committee to enhance its understanding of the political status of the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands and to fulfil its mandate effectively, it is important for it to be apprised by the administering Power and to receive information from other appropriate sources, including the representatives of the Territory, concerning the wishes and aspirations of the people of the Territory,
Aware of the importance both to the Turks and Caicos Islands and to the Special Committee of the participation of elected and appointed representatives of the Turks and Caicos Islands in the work of the Committee,
Recognizing the need for the Special Committee to ensure that the appropriate bodies of the United Nations actively pursue a public awareness campaign aimed at assisting the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands with their inalienable right to self-determination and in gaining a better understanding of the options for self-determination, on a case-by-case basis,
Mindful, in that connection, that the holding of regional seminars in the Caribbean and Pacific regions and at Headquarters, with the active participation of representatives of the Non-Self-Governing Territories, provides a helpful means for the Special Committee to fulfil its mandate and that the regional nature of the seminars, which alternate between the Caribbean and the Pacific, is a crucial element in the context of a United Nations programme for ascertaining the political status of the Territories,
Welcoming the Pacific regional seminar held by the Special Committee in Managua and hosted by the Government of Nicaragua from 31 May to 2 June 2016 as a significant and forward-looking event, which enabled the participants to assess the progress made in the decolonization process and to review the existing working methods of the Committee and renew its momentum in implementing its historic task,
Recognizing the importance of the conclusions and recommendations adopted by the seminar, which are annexed to the report of the Special Committee[5] and which outline the findings of the seminar, including, especially, the way forward for the decolonization process within the context of the proclamation by the General Assembly of the period 2011-2020 as the Third International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism,[6]
Noting with appreciation the contribution to the development of some Territories by the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system, in particular the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the United Nations Development Programme and the World Food Programme, as well as regional institutions such as the Caribbean Development Bank, the Caribbean Community, the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, the Pacific Islands Forum and the agencies of the Council of Regional Organizations in the Pacific,
Taking note of the statement made by the representative of the Turks and Caicos Islands at the Caribbean regional seminar held in Managua from 19 to 21 May 2015,
Recalling the dispatch of the United Nations special mission to the Turks and Caicos Islands in 2006 at the request of the territorial Government and with the concurrence of the administering Power,
Noting the decision of the administering Power to suspend parts of the Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution Order 2006, the subsequent presentation of a draft constitution for public consultation in 2011 and the introduction of a new constitution for the Territory, as well as the election of a new territorial Government in 2012,
Noting also that the administering Power, after careful consideration, did not accept the recommendations of the 2014 report of the Constitutional Review Committee, which was submitted to and considered by the House of Assembly, on the grounds that the Constitution Order 2011 was key to ensuring that the Turks and Caicos Islands continued to meet internationally recognized standards of good governance, the rule of law and sound financial management,
Recalling that, in March 2014, the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community received an update on the situation in the Turks and Caicos Islands, which they will continue to monitor, and that they expressed their support for the full restoration of democracy in the Territory on terms driven by its people,
Noting the 2009 suspension of the Constitution Order 2006, which abolished the democratically elected House of Assembly and the Cabinet, and the subsequent institution of direct rule exercised by the administering Power for a period of three years, and taking note of the provision of a new Constitution Order in 2012, as well as the election held in the Territory in 2012, and of the endorsement by the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community of the report of the Community's fact-finding mission to the Turks and Caicos Islands in 2013, which called for, inter alia, a referendum on self-determination and a mechanism for amending the constitution,
1. Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands to self-determination, in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations and with General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV), containing the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples;
2. Also reaffirms that, in the process of decolonization of the Turks and Caicos Islands, there is no alternative to the principle of self-determination, which is also a fundamental human right, as recognized under the relevant human rights conventions;
3. Further reaffirms that it is ultimately for the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands to determine freely their future political status in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter, the Declaration and the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly, and in that connection calls upon the administering Power, in cooperation with the territorial Government and appropriate bodies of the United Nations system, to develop political education programmes for the Territory in order to foster an awareness among the people of their right to self-determination in conformity with the legitimate political status options, based on the principles clearly defined in Assembly resolution 1541 (XV) and other relevant resolutions and decisions;
4. Reiterates its support for the full restoration of democracy in the Territory and for the work of the Constitutional Review Committee in that regard, and notes the efforts of the administering Power to restore good governance, including through the introduction in 2011 of a new constitution and the holding of elections in November 2012, and sound financial management in the Territory;
5. Takes note of the positions and repeated calls of the Caribbean Community and the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries in support of a democratically elected territorial Government and of the full restoration of democracy in the Territory as decided by its people;
6. Notes the continuing debate on constitutional reform within the Territory, and stresses the importance of participation by all groups and interested parties in the consultation process;
7. Stresses the importance of having in place in the Territory a constitution that reflects the aspirations and wishes of its people, based on the mechanisms for popular consultation;
8. Requests the administering Power to assist the Territory by facilitating its work concerning public outreach efforts, consistent with Article 73 b of the Charter, and in that regard calls upon the relevant United Nations organizations to provide assistance to the Territory, if requested;
9. Welcomes the active participation of the Territory in the work of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean;
10. Also welcomes the continuing efforts made by the territorial Government addressing the need for attention to be paid to the enhancement of socioeconomic development across the Territory;
11. Stresses the importance of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples being apprised of the views and wishes of the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands and enhancing its understanding of their conditions, including the nature and scope of the existing political and constitutional arrangements between the Turks and Caicos Islands and the administering Power;
12. Calls upon the administering Power to participate in and cooperate fully with the work of the Special Committee in order to implement the provisions of Article 73 e of the Charter and the Declaration and in order to advise the Committee on the implementation of the provisions under Article 73 b of the Charter on efforts to promote self-government in the Turks and Caicos Islands, and encourages the administering Power to facilitate visiting and special missions to the Territory;
13. Reaffirms the responsibility of the administering Power under the Charter to promote the economic and social development and to preserve the cultural identity of the Territory, and requests the administering Power to take steps to enlist and make effective use of all possible assistance, on both a bilateral and a multilateral basis, in the strengthening of the economies of the Territory;
14. Takes into account the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the Sustainable Development Goals,[7] stresses the importance of fostering the economic and social sustainable development of the Territory by promoting sustained, inclusive and equitable economic growth, creating greater opportunities for all, reducing inequalities, raising basic standards of living, fostering equitable social development and inclusion and promoting the integrated and sustainable management of natural resources and ecosystems that supports, inter alia, economic, social and human development, while facilitating ecosystem conservation, regeneration, restoration and resilience in the face of new and emerging challenges, and strongly urges the administering Power to refrain from undertaking any kind of illicit, harmful and unproductive activities, including the use of the Territory as a tax haven, that are not aligned with the interest of the people of the Territory;
15. Requests the Territory and the administering Power to take all measures necessary to protect and conserve the environment of the Territory against any degradation, and once again requests the specialized agencies concerned to monitor environmental conditions in the Territory and to provide assistance to the Territory, consistent with their prevailing rules of procedure;
16. Requests the Special Committee to continue to examine the question of the Turks and Caicos Islands and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its seventy-second session and on the implementation of the present resolution.
[1] Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventy-first Session, Supplement No. 23 (A/71/23), chap. X.
[2] A/AC.109/2016/15.
[3] Resolution 1514 (XV).
[4] A/56/61, annex.
[5] Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventy-first Session, Supplement No. 23 (A/71/23).
[6] See resolution 65/119.
[7] Resolution 70/1.
Labels: Caribbean, CARICOM, Colonialism, dependency governance, non self-governing territories, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Kingdom, United Nations
Kanak human rights defender joins the ancestors
Tribute to Kanak independence activist Susanna Ounei
by Victoria Quade
Susanna Ounei was a significant figure in Kanak independence movement. She also played a significant role in the Mori sovereignty movement in New Zealand in the 1980s as an inspiring speaker at many hui. A passionate and committed activist she is mourned …Tribute to Kanak independence activist Susanna Ounei
Susanna Ounei was a significant figure in Kanak independence movement. She also played a significant role in the Māori sovereignty movement in New Zealand in the 1980s as an inspiring speaker at many hui. A passionate and committed activist she is mourned by family, friends and those who met her in passing.
Susanna Ounei first came to New Zealand in early 1984 to learn English, after losing her job in Noumea because of her involvement in the Kanak independence movement. She was sponsored by CORSO and the YWCA and later involved in projects with them. In 1986 she married New Zealander David Small who became a Canterbury University academic in after completing a PhD in Education in 1994 on the politics of colonial education in New Caledonia. In 1997 their marriage broke down and Susanna remained on the island of Ouvea in New Caledonia until returning to Wellington with her two adoptive children in 2000.
"Born in 1945, Susanna Ounei got involved as a young woman with the Red Scarves, a radical group formed in 1969, advocating for independence from France for Kanaky New Caledonia. (I remember her telling me she worked in the bank at the time, and because she had a salary she was often feeding and bailing out her comrades!) As the movement evolved from a Front Indépendiste into the FLNKS (Front de Libération National Kanak et Socialiste), she became a voice not just for independence and socialism but also for gender justice in Kanaky.
Her activism extended into the wider Pacific through her engagements with both the Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific (NFIP) movement and the Pacific women's movement. She attended the UN's Third Conference on Women in Nairobi in 1985 where she met one of her inspirations, Angela Y. Davis for the first time. (They would next meet 22 years later in Wellington, New Zealand, when Davis–who was one of my PhD advisors–was on a speaking tour).
The 1980s in Kanaky New Caledonia saw a number of traumatizing events, including the massacre by French settlers of 10 Kanaks at Hienghène and the murder of independence leader Eloi Machoro by police in 1984, the massacre by gendarmerie of 19 Kanaks on Ouvea in 1988, and the assassinations of independence leaders Jean Marie Tjibaou and Yiewene Yiewene by fellow nationalist, Djubelly Wea, who was also killed in the fracas. The 1980s were also when Susanna had a period of residence in Aotearoa New Zealand, completing a degree in Sociology at the University of Canterbury, and writing and publishing influential pieces on Kanak independence.
In the 1990s the secretariat of the NFIP, the Pacific Concerns Resource Centre, was relocated from Auckland, New Zealand to Suva, Fiji and Susanna was appointed to its decolonization desk. This is when I first met her. During that time she was actively involved in organizing and galvanizing Pacific women for the UN Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995. The period of the late 1990s also saw France invest heavily in New Caledonia in an effort to subvert the nationalist movement.
Dismayed by what she saw as the co-optation of the will to independence in her homeland, Susanna Ounei lived in voluntary exile in Wellington for the past sixteen years, raising two children as a solo parent, battling with health problems and yearning for her homeland of Kanaky/New Caledonia the whole time.
My friendship with Susanna really intensified during this period in Wellington. When she was well she attended seminars and conferences that we held at the university, and in the early days gave guest lectures to some of my Pacific Studies classes. She was the first person outside of my family to discern that I was pregnant with Vaitoa in 2002, and in 2006 she helped me find a beautiful beaded second hand top to wear for my wedding. Her official birthdate is August 15 (although she learned later in life that this may have been an error), so a couple of times we celebrated our August birthdays together, and at least one of those times was with Claire Slatter.
With her two children Jessie Ounei and Touie Jymmy Jinsokuna Burēdo Ounei now grown and raising families of their own, she often talked about moving back to Kanaky to lend a hand to the struggle…especially as more and more of her former comrades began to pass away.
While in Wellington, Susanna never failed to join her voice to movements for justice–from tino rangatiratanga/Māori sovereignty, to anti-corporate globalization, a Free West Papua and a Free Palestine. You could be sure to see her in public demonstrations of solidarity with anyone under attack from the state, like the 18 activists and their communities targeted in the 2007 New Zealand Terror Raids and the Waihopai Spy Base protesters of 2008.
Susanna was an awe-inspiring figure whose kindness and generosity I was privileged to receive and whose fury I have also survived. She was a true Warrior Woman."
Labels: human rights defender, Kanaky, New Caledonia, non self-governing territories, Pacific
U.N. Committee reaffirms Anguilla right to self-determination
Question of Anguilla
Having considered the question of Anguilla,
Having examined the relevant chapter of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples for 2016, related to Anguilla,[1]
Taking note of the working paper prepared by the Secretariat on Anguilla[2] and other relevant information,
Recognizing that all available options for self-determination of the Territory are valid as long as they are in accordance with the freely expressed wishes of the people of Anguilla and in conformity with the clearly defined principles contained in General Assembly resolutions 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, 1541 (XV) of 15 December 1960 and other resolutions of the Assembly,
Expressing concern that 56 years after the adoption of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples,[3] there still remain 17 Non-Self-Governing Territories, including Anguilla,
Recognizing that the specific characteristics and the aspirations of the people of Anguilla require flexible, practical and innovative approaches to the options for self-determination, without any prejudice to territorial size, geographical location, size of population or natural resources,
Convinced that any negotiations to determine the status of the Territory must take place with the active involvement and participation of the people of the Territory, under the auspices of the United Nations, on a case-by-case basis, and that the views of the people of Anguilla in respect of their right to self-determination should be ascertained,
Mindful that, in order for the Special Committee to enhance its understanding of the political status of the people of Anguilla and to fulfil its mandate effectively, it is important for it to be apprised by the administering Power and to receive information from other appropriate sources, including the representatives of the Territory, concerning the wishes and aspirations of the people of the Territory,
Aware of the importance both to Anguilla and to the Special Committee of the participation of elected and appointed representatives of Anguilla in the work of the Committee,
Recognizing the need for the Special Committee to ensure that the appropriate bodies of the United Nations actively pursue a public awareness campaign aimed at assisting the people of Anguilla with their inalienable right to self-determination and in gaining a better understanding of the options for self-determination, on a case-by-case basis,
Recalling the holding of the 2003 Caribbean regional seminar in Anguilla, hosted by the territorial Government and made possible by the administering Power, the first time that the seminar had been held in a Non-Self-Governing Territory,
Recalling also the statement made by the representative of Anguilla at the Pacific regional seminar held in Quito from 30 May to 1 June 2012 that the people of the Territory were concerned that they were being denied the full range of decolonization options under a drafting exercise that began in 2011,
Aware of the follow-up meeting, held after the 2012 Pacific regional seminar, between the Chair of the Special Committee and the Chief Minister of Anguilla, who reiterated the urgent need for a visiting mission,
Noting the internal constitutional review process resumed by the territorial Government in 2006, the work of the Constitutional and Electoral Reform Commission, which prepared its report in August 2006, the holding of public and other consultative meetings in 2007 on proposed constitutional amendments to be presented to the administering Power, the decisions taken in 2008 and 2011 to set up a drafting team to prepare a new constitution and present it for public consultation in the Territory and the recent efforts undertaken in that regard, including the establishment, in September 2015, of a new Constitutional and Electoral Reform Committee to advance constitutional and electoral reform,
Noting also the participation of the Territory as a member in the Caribbean Overseas Countries and Territories Council and an associate member in the Caribbean Community, the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean,
Recalling the general elections which took place in April 2015,
1. Reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of Anguilla to self-determination, in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations and with General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV), containing the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples;
2. Also reaffirms that, in the process of decolonization of Anguilla, there is no alternative to the principle of self-determination, which is also a fundamental human right, as recognized under the relevant human rights conventions;
3. Further reaffirms that it is ultimately for the people of Anguilla to determine freely their future political status in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter, the Declaration and the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly, and in that connection calls upon the administering Power, in cooperation with the territorial Government and appropriate bodies of the United Nations system, to develop political education programmes for the Territory in order to foster an awareness among the people of their right to self-determination in conformity with the legitimate political status options, based on the principles clearly defined in Assembly resolution 1541 (XV) and other relevant resolutions and decisions;
4. Welcomes the preparations made for a new constitution, and urges that constitutional discussions with the administering Power, including public consultations, be concluded as soon as possible;
5. Requests the administering Power to assist the Territory in its current efforts with regard to advancing the internal constitutional review exercise, if requested;
6. Stresses the importance of the previously expressed desire of the territorial Government for a visiting mission by the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, calls upon the administering Power to facilitate such a mission, if the territorial Government so desires, and requests the Chair of the Special Committee to take all the necessary steps to that end;
7. Requests the administering Power to assist the Territory by facilitating its work concerning public consultative outreach efforts consistent with Article 73 b of the Charter, and in that regard calls upon the relevant United Nations organizations to provide assistance to the Territory, if requested;
8. Calls upon the administering Power to assist the territorial Government in strengthening its commitments in the economic domain, including budgetary matters, with regional support as needed and appropriate;
10. Stresses the importance of the Special Committee being apprised of the views and wishes of the people of Anguilla and enhancing its understanding of their conditions, including the nature and scope of the existing political and constitutional arrangements between Anguilla and the administering Power;
11. Calls upon the administering Power to participate in and cooperate fully with the work of the Special Committee in order to implement the provisions of Article 73 e of the Charter and the Declaration and in order to advise the Committee on the implementation of the provisions under Article 73 b of the Charter on efforts to promote self-government in Anguilla, and encourages the administering Power to facilitate visiting and special missions to the Territory;
15. Requests the Special Committee to continue to examine the question of Anguilla and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its seventy-second session and on the implementation of the present resolution.
[2] A/AC.109/2016/2.
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Mayor Adams and Chief Reese Pleased with Operation Safe Summer But Some Charge Racial Bias
Helen Silvis of The Skanner News
Sgt. Pete Simpson answers questions about Operation Safe Summer at a Portland Police Bureau press conference in the Northeast precinct.
Mayor Adams and Police Chief Reese held a press conference, Friday Nov. 9, to showcase the results of Operation Safe Summer, which they say helped reduce gang shootings. They issued a chart that showed the trajectory of shooting incidents had risen steeply before June, and then flattened out.
But a meeting at Portland Community College's Cascade campus Thursday evening brought complaints from several youth and parents. They said students feel the stepped-up police presence at football games and on the street is racially biased and sends a damaging message.
Violence Rose in Early 2012
Earlier this year gang-related shootings were far higher than in 2011, with a total of 59 shootings recorded by June 8, compared to 40 the previous year. In years past, violence has tended to spike during the summer months.
"Going into the summer with that spike, I was really worried," said Mayor Sam Adams. "Folks really stepped up, and I want you to know I really appreciate that."
Operation Safe Summer Put More Police on Street
Adams and Police Chief Mike Reese re-deployed 17 officers, including two detectives and two supervisors, to violence prevention efforts over the summer. The city also added an additional 18 park rangers, and after a shooting at Peninsula Park, decided to install security cameras in Portland's community centers. Now, those officers have returned to their regular duties with domestic violence, drugs and vice teams. But the park rangers will continue working through the winter and into the spring.
The efforts worked to reduce the spike, said Clay Neal, the mayor's public safety liaison. "Over the course of the summer it pretty much flatlined."
This year between June 21 and Oct. 10, the gang enforcement team reported 37 shootings, up from 35 in 2011. The gang enforcement team recorded 128 arrests, and a total of 29 guns seized. Police made 6,100 contacts with gang-affected youth with only two complaints from the public.
'That's an amazing amount of positive interactions," Neal said.
Police Attend High School Football Games
The gang enforcement team and gang outreach workers, have been a constant presence at high school football games, especially Jefferson and Roosevelt games. The police officers, one of them also a football coach, attend the games with the aim of preventing fights and trouble. And some, Officer Chris Burley for example, also mentor teens. They say their intention is to support youth.
But some students and parents have complained that it sends a negative message that students of color are all potential criminals. Several made that point at a meeting on Portland Community College's Cascade campus, Thursday evening. About 100 people came together to discuss policing, race and the ideas in Michelle Alexander's book "The New Jim Crow".
About 100 people attended a meeting at Cascade campus Nov. 8, to discuss police accountability, the Department of Justice report on policing in Portland and Michelle Alexander's book "The New Jim Crow."
A senior at Jefferson High School said the heavy police presence was creating, "fear and resentment toward the police.
"You walk by and they flash their lights at all the students. You feel singled out and ostracized and like you're doing something wrong by being in that area."
The parent of a Jefferson High School football player said he and his wife were surprised to see so many officers at the games, especially since the gang enforcement team, (until recently) was all white officers.
"When we went out to Milwaukie there was no officers to be seen, anywhere. What if there was all-black officers at a white school's game.
"It's extreme to have this, when you are just trying to have a good night out. Because it's almost like anticipating something will happen."
Police Focused Efforts on N. Killingsworth and Albina Streets
Similar complaints were made about the efforts to end graffiti and other nuisance crimes on N. Killingsworth Street. The Multnomah County District Attorney's office recently won a $600,000 grant to put a Deputy District Attorney in the North precinct to work with the street crimes unit.
Police say they made 6,100 positive contacts with youth. But at the Cascade campus meeting a dozen youth and adults complained that police stops are racially biased.
Jo Ann Hardesty, a member of the Albina Ministerial Alliance and a former state legislator, said she had asked police for a breakdown of the 300 arrests made over the summer. In the month of June, she said the racial breakdown of arrests was:
Black: 180
Asian: 7
Hispanic: 7
Native American: 3
White: 31
Almost 50 percent of the arrests were for alcohol-related misdemeanors, such as drinking in public, Hardesty said.
"What difference would it have made if they had taken these people to alcohol and drug treatment instead of arresting them?
"I want a police department that treats kids in Northeast the same as kids in the Southwest Hills."
Complaints Surprise Police Officers
Police Chief Mike Reese was rushing off to a graduation event, Friday, so he didn't have time to comment extensively, but he said Portland Community College staff and the business owners on Killingsworth Street are relieved that nuisance crimes are down.
And PPB spokesman Pete Simpson said the extra police presence was needed to keep gang violence in check. Simpson pointed out that several shootings had injured or killed young men in the neighborhood, and one injured students directly after a football game.
"Unfortunately, what we know is that when a young African American male is shot, it's almost 100 percent certain that another young African American male did the shooting," Simpson said. "We are out there on behalf of those young African American men who are 3.5 times more likely to be the victims of gun violence. We're out there for them."
Overall during 2012, gang-related shootings are up, at 109 through Nov. 9, mostly because of the increased numbers before the summer. In 2011 there was a total of 103 gang-related shootings. This year, the gun task force has seized 40 handguns, 31 rifles and brought 111 felony charges. U.S, Attorney Amanda Marshall said this summer her office prosecuted 21 gang-related cases, including 17 weapons charges and four drug cases. All those cases carry minimum penalties of five years.
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For more information about Soroptimist International of Raleigh, email contactus@soroptimistraleigh.org.
The Wake County chapter of the Autism Society of North Carolina will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, at Resurrection Lutheran Church, 100 W. Lochmere Drive, Cary. A Resource Fair will provide information about RDI Therapy, Voices Together, The Pathways Program at UNC, YMCA Camp Grace and Aspire (track out), iAspire HFA programs, Camp Royall and more. Summer camps fill up in February.
FemCity Raleigh will hold its Holiday Social and Shop Event from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, at Kindred, 131 S. Wilmington St., Raleigh. Kindred is a nonprofit business that incubates emerging artisans through mentorship and a boutique. Registration fee is $10 for Femfessionals members, $15 for nonmembers. Light refreshments are included. For more information, visit www.femfessionals.com or contact raleigh@femfessionals.com.
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2 While the pasta is cooking, combine flour and pepper in a shallow bowl. Dip chicken in flour mixture, coating well.
3 Melt 25g Flora Buttery in a large frying pan over medium heat and cook the chicken breasts, two at a time until chicken is thoroughly cooked, turning just once. Remove chicken to serving dish and keep warm.
4 Pour the chicken stock, lemon juice and zest into the same frying pan. Add the wine and bring to the boil over high heat, scraping brown bits from bottom of pan. Stir in remaining Flora Buttery until melted, add parsley, taste and adjust seasoning if required. Keep on very low heat.
5 Place pasta and chicken on a plate and pour the sauce over chicken. Garnish with lemon and more parsley if desired.


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Google Unveils ARCore, Its Answer To Apple's ARKit, But It Will Be Hard To Catch Up
Google says its new platform will let developers create convincing augmented reality experiences for millions of Android devices–no special cameras or sensors required.
By Mark Sullivan 2 minute Read
Google has taken the wraps off its answer to Apple's ARKit–a new augmented reality development platform called "ARCore." In a blog post, the company said it's releasing a "preview" software development kit for ARCore to Android developers today.
Google released its Tango AR platform in 2014, but AR experiences built on that platform could run only on a few phones sporting advanced sensors and cameras. With ARCore, Google says, developers can create AR apps and games that run on virtually any Android smartphone–existing and forthcoming.
"We've been developing the fundamental technologies that power mobile AR over the last three years with Tango, and ARCore is built on that work," says Android Engineering VP Dave Burke in today's blog post. Developers who have already developed on the Tango platform, Burke says, can use that experience to help them create on the ARCore platform.
ARCore games and apps will use an Android phone's camera to determine the position and movement of the phone itself within a real-world environment. The camera will determine the location of horizontal surfaces on which to place digital objects. The camera will also measure the ambient light in a given space, so that digital objects will appear to reflect light in convincing ways.
To start with, Burke says, ARCore will run on Google's Pixel phones, and Samsung's S8 running 7.0 Nougat and above. It'll run on more phones, from more OEMs, in time.
"We're targeting 100 million devices at the end of the preview," Burke writes (Google has not said when the end of the preview will occur). "We're working with manufacturers like Samsung, Huawei, LG, Asus, and others to make this possible with a consistent bar for quality and high performance."
ARCore already plays nice with AR development environments like Java/OpenGL, Unity, and Unreal AR development tools, Google says. And other integrations will follow.
"Tango was a great start, but ARCore has the potential for far greater impact," said Vuforia president and general manager Jay Wright in an email to Fast Company. Vuforia is a popular AR development platform born within Qualcomm and sold off to PTC in 2015. "Developers should expect Vuforia to support it as part of our commitment to deliver the best possible AR experience on any device."
Many were first exposed to augmented reality (AR) in 2016 with Niantic's hit game Pokémon Go, which placed gaming animations within the real-world scenery seen through a smartphone camera lens. Apple then pushed AR further mainstream with the introduction of its ARKit development platform in 2017.
Apple declared ARKit "the biggest AR platform in the world" because the apps and experiences it creates will immediately work on hundreds of millions of iPhones already in the wild. If Google can make ARCore experiences work on all current and future Android phones, it may eventually be able to claim that its AR platform is the biggest. More Android phones are used around the world (more than 2 billion, Google says) than iPhones, after all.
But ubiquity isn't everything. While we've already begun seeing some impressive ARKit experiences, ARCore experiences are yet to be seen. And, as I noted in an earlier piece, Apple may have an advantage over Google here, because it controls all the components in the smartphone that make AR work (camera, processors, motion sensors, etc.). Meanwhile, Google controls only the software operating system (Android) used in phones made by third parties like Samsung, LG, and Asus.