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I don't know much about Torah but I instinctively find the notion of an ordained female Orthodox rabbi to be post-Orthodox aka outside of Orthodox Judaism.
The Orthodox Judaism I thought I knew prescribes very separate roles for men and women. It takes ten men to make a minyan. A woman can not be counted for a minyan. Almost all time-bound ritual commandments are binding upon men and not upon women.
How can a woman, who is not commanded, take a position of religious leadership over men, who are commanded to follow these commandments?


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Q: Best way to search Ruby syntax in search engine I'd like to know what suggestions there are for Googling (or using other search engines if preferable) for Ruby syntax.  I'm very new, and a substantial part of my baptism by fire comes by way of reading other people's code.  Ruby in particular can be challenging this way-- it's fantastically compact and easy to read if you know how to read it, so to speak.  But figuring that out can be difficult at times.  It's worth it, but difficult.  So, for example, let's say I encounter an expression like this:
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Well, apparently there's something going on with the syntax #{stuff}, but what?  A variable being manipulated, it seems?  If you encountered such an expression and didn't know about interpolation/substitution and have no ready access to someone to ask directly, how would you go about Googling that?  That's just an example, of course, but I hope it illustrates the type of problem I'd like to address.
Also, if there are better tags to apply to this post please let me know and I will add.  Thank you.

A: Symbolhound is pretty good for this. For example, here's the search for Ruby's #{}.
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Le Serment des cinq Lords est la quinzième aventure et le vingt-et-unième album de la série de bande dessinée Blake et Mortimer, scénarisé par Yves Sente et dessiné par André Juillard, d'après les personnages créés par Edgar P. Jacobs.

L'aventure fait l'objet d'une prépublication en feuilleton dans le quotidien belge Le Soir à partir du , puis est publiée en album le  aux Éditions Blake et Mortimer. L'histoire a été traduite dans une demi-douzaine de langues.

Le professeur Philip Mortimer se rend à un séminaire à l'université d'Oxford sur invitation du conservateur de l'. À la suite d'une série de vols mystérieux dans le musée, il fait appel à son ami le capitaine Francis Blake du MI5. Ce dernier fait alors le lien avec une série de meurtres d'anciens camarades d'Oxford. L'enquête des deux amis les amène sur les traces de Lawrence d'Arabie.

Résumé
En 1919, le colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence, dit Lawrence d'Arabie, s'apprête à publier ses mémoires dans lesquelles il raconte comment le Royaume-Uni n'honore pas ses promesses faites à la nation arabe. L'interpellant à la Gare de Reading, le lieutenant Alister Lawless du MI5 le menace alors de représailles s'il ne supprime pas les passages antipatriotiques de son livre.  plus tard, un mystérieux individu déguisé en fantôme vole un violon sans grande valeur à l' de l'université d'Oxford.

À Londres, le capitaine Francis Blake apprend dans le journal la mort de Lord Pitchwick, un bon ami et ancien camarade d'Oxford, et décide de se rendre à son enterrement l'après-midi même dans le sud de l'Angleterre. De son côté, le professeur Philip Mortimer se rend à un séminaire à l'université d'Oxford sur invitation du professeur Diging, conservateur de l'. Il est accueilli à la gare par Lisa Pantry, une étudiante assistant le , qui l'emmène directement au musée avec la voiture du professeur, une Bentley 4½ Litre. Mortimer ne peut s'empêcher de partager ses réflexions sur le vol qui a eu lieu avec le conservateur, le gardien-chef Mac Tearaway et l'homme à tout faire simple d'esprit Alfred Clayton.

À l'enterrement de son ami, Blake retrouve ses anciens camarades d'Oxford, Lords Davlon et Bowmore. Il y apprend que le défunt est décédé d'une mort violente et non d'un accident, et est surpris de ne pas voir Lord Toddle. Ce dernier est en fait retenu prisonnier dans sa demeure et torturé par deux individus cagoulés cherchant un objet qu'il a caché. Le soir même, le mystérieux fantôme revient voler un vase sans grande valeur à l' sans que le gardien-chef puisse l'arrêter, assommé par un complice. Mortimer décide de faire appel à son ami le capitaine Blake, qui s'avère très intéressé par l'affaire. Le chef du MI5 est alors appelé en urgence au chevet de Lord Toddle qui finit par mourir de ses blessures. Son adjoint David Honeychurch le conduit à toute vitesse au château de Lord Bowmore, où il retrouve les Lords Davlon et Bowmore en pleine partie de chasse pour fêter leurs retrouvailles. Les trois amis comprennent que quelqu'un connait l'existence de leur société secrète et essaie de retrouver ce qu'ils ont juré de protéger. Blake place les deux lords sous la protection du MI5. Lord Bowmore lui révèle l'objet du musée qui lui sert de cachette tandis que Lord Davlon refuse. Prévenu, Mortimer subtilise un candélabre turc dans une vitrine du musée et le cache dans sa chambre.

Blake suit une piste concernant Alister Lawless qui s'est pourtant suicidé il y a des années. Il rencontre son ancien avocat qui lui apprend que Lawless avait écrit une lettre à remettre à son fils le jour de ses . Il découvre également que sa femme était internée dans l'hôpital psychiatrique de  et qu'elle était enceinte d'une fille. Il se met alors à la recherche des deux enfants et retrouve John Hastings, le petit-ami de Lisa. Pendant ce temps, Lord Bowmore est assassiné dans sa demeure par le fantôme avant l'arrivée des agents du MI5 et Mortimer découvre les feuillets d'un manuscrit cachés dans le candélabre. Lord Davlon arrive à Oxford pour vérifier que sa part est bien cachée au musée. Il révèle à Mortimer l'existence de la «  » dont les cinq membres partagent un lourd secret et lui avoue soupçonner le cinquième Lord de tous ces crimes. Mortimer découvre que les feuillets ont été volés dans sa chambre et qu'un nouvel objet a été volé au musée. De retour à son hôtel, Lord Davlon reçoit un message anonyme qui le met hors de lui : il sort en trombe avec sa voiture et est victime d'un accident de la route provoqué par le fantôme. Blake et Mortimer arrivent sur les lieux du drame avec la jeep du sergent Mac mais il est trop tard : Lord Davlon est mort.

Blake révèle enfin toute l'histoire à Mortimer : alors étudiant à l'université d'Oxford, il avait créé avec ses quatre amis titrés la «  » dans le but de défendre l'œuvre de leur héros, Lawrence d'Arabie. Il en fut le cinquième Lord, symboliquement anobli par ses amis. Mais las des mondanités, il intégra la  puis le MI5 où il travailla sous les ordres du lieutenant Alister Lawless. Le , il participa, sans le vouloir, à l'assassinat de Lawrence d'Arabie. Apprenant que Lawless haïssait Lawrence personnellement et qu'il avait agi sur son propre chef, il récupéra le manuscrit de Lawrence dans son coffre et convoqua ses amis de la «  ». Ils se partagèrent le manuscrit entre eux cinq et cachèrent chaque partie dans un objet de leur choix qu'ils donnèrent à l'. Ils firent ensuite le serment de ne jamais révéler leur secret, mais Lawless fut mis au courant par un informateur, juste avant d'être arrêté par le MI6 que Blake avait prévenu.

Peu après cette explication, Mortimer est enlevé par le fantôme pour servir de monnaie d'échange contre la partie du manuscrit détenu par Blake. Ce dernier s'exécute et, tandis qu'il libère son ami, le fantôme s'enfuit avec son complice. Mais ils sont abattus par le sergent Mac. Blake et Mortimer découvrent alors que les deux criminels sont Lisa Pantry et Alfred Clayton, les enfants de Lawless qui voulaient venger leur père après avoir lu la lettre qu'il leur avait laissée. Toute l'affaire est classée secret défense et Blake cache le manuscrit de Lawrence d'Arabie dans l' et indique que l'emplacement ne sera révélé que par son testament. Il remet à Mortimer une lettre lui annonçant que Sir Hugh Calvin, professeur Raymond Vernay et Leslie Macomber le cooptent pour faire partie du  en échange d'un service rendu.

Lieux et personnages

Personnages
Le Serment des cinq Lords ne met en scène que deux personnages principaux de la série : les deux héros, le capitaine Francis Blake et le professeur Philip Mortimer. Le colonel Olrik, principal antagoniste de la série, est pour la seconde fois totalement absent d'un album. L'aventure fait intervenir plusieurs personnages récurrents de la série : David Honeychurch, l'adjoint de Blake au MI5, , la logeuse de Blake et Mortimer, et William Steele, agent du MI6 et ami de Blake. Elle fait également revenir le personnage du sergent Mac Tearaway vu dans Le Secret de l'Espadon.

Les protagonistes de l'album sont les suivants :

 Barman de la gare de Reading
 Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence, dit Lawrence d'Arabie
 Lieutenant Alister Lawless : chef d'équipe du MI5
 Peter et Carter, agents de Lawless
 Capitaine Francis Blake : directeur du MI5
 Professeur Philip Mortimer : physicien
  : logeuse de Blake et Mortimer
 Professeur Diging : conservateur de l'Ashmolean Museum
 Lisa Pantry : étudiante et assistante du
 Inspecteur principal Herbert Lush de la police d'Oxford
 Sergent Malcolm « Mac » Tearaway : gardien-chef de l'Ashmolean Museum
 Alfred Clayton : homme à tout faire simple d'esprit
 Lord Harry Pitchwick : ancien camarade d'Oxford de Blake
 Lady Margaret Pitchwick : veuve de Lord Pitchwick
 Lord Brett Davlon : ancien camarade d'Oxford de Blake
 Lord Patrick Bowmore : ancien camarade d'Oxford de Blake
 Lord Brian Toddle : ancien camarade d'Oxford de Blake
 Majordome de Lord Pitchwick
 John Hastings : petit-ami de Lisa
 David Honeychurch : adjoint de Blake au MI5
 James : majordome de Lord Bowmore
 Edward : garde-chasse de Lord Bowmore
 Maître Nigall : avocat
 Chef d'une équipe d'agents du MI5
 Docteur Silly : directeur de l'
 Corporal Arnold Catchpole du  de
 William Steele : agent du MI6

Lieux

L'aventure se déroule entièrement au Royaume-Uni, plus particulièrement dans l'Angleterre du Sud-Est et du Sud-Ouest mais aussi à Londres.

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 Université d'Oxford

 Hôtel
 Ferronnerie désaffectée de
 Londres (Grand Londres)
 Domicile de Blake et Mortimer au 99 bis

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 Château de Lord Toddle
 Hôpital
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 Château de Lord Bowmore
 Château de Lord Davlon
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Historique

Après avoir situé ses précédentes aventures aux quatre coins du monde, Yves Sente décide de faire revenir Blake et Mortimer en Angleterre et de s'appuyer sur une figure historique des années 1950. Il choisit l'officier et écrivain britannique Thomas Edward Lawrence, dit Lawrence d'Arabie, après avoir lu des articles de presse sur des faits troublants de sa vie (décès accidentel, disparition de ses mémoires...).

Analyse

Lawrence d'Arabie

Yves Sente et André Juillard comblent les coins d'ombre de la vie de l'officier et écrivain britannique Thomas Edward Lawrence, dit Lawrence d'Arabie. Ils mettent en scène la mort de Lawrence le  dans un accident de moto comme un assassinat perpétré par le MI5, les services de contre-espionnage du Royaume-Uni. Cette thèse, toujours défendue, s'appuie sur le témoignage du caporal Catchpole qui rapporta avoir vu une voiture noire, sans que personne le crut, et qui mourut en Égypte dans de mystérieuses circonstances d'une balle dans la tête. De plus, les auteurs expliquent pourquoi le manuscrit des mémoires de Lawrence, Les Sept Piliers de la sagesse, a mystérieusement disparu après plusieurs années de rédaction, l'obligeant à recommencer toute son écriture.

Références aux albums précédents
Le Serment des cinq Lords contient plusieurs références à des albums précédents de la série Blake et Mortimer. En plus de faire revenir des personnages récurrents, les auteurs font référence à des albums d'Edgar P. Jacobs : certaines scènes de l' rappellent celles du musée égyptien du Caire dans Le Mystère de la Grande Pyramide. Lors de sa rencontre avec le professeur Mortimer, Lisa mentionne l'espadon (Le Secret de l'Espadon) et le papyrus de Manéthon (Le Mystère de la Grande Pyramide). Mortimer reçoit à la fin de l'album une lettre de Sir Hugh Calvin, professeur Raymond Vernay et Leslie Macomber qui le cooptent pour faire partie du  en échange d'un service rendu, faisant référence à l'aventure de La Marque jaune. De plus, les auteurs font également référence à un de leurs précédents albums, Les Sarcophages du , en parlant de Nasir rentrant dans les services de renseignement indiens et de la première rencontre des jeunes Blake et Mortimer.

Le personnage du fantôme dans l' fait penser à celui de Belphégor hantant le musée du Louvre dans le roman d'Arthur Bernède et ses adaptations.

Publications

En français
Le Serment des cinq Lords est pré-publié sous forme de strip en noir et blanc dans le quotidien belge Le Soir à partir du . Les planches sont également publiées de façon hebdomadaire sur le blog BD du journal.

Le , les Éditions Blake et Mortimer publient l'histoire en album en grand format et à l'italienne.

Traductions
L'aventure a été traduite dans plusieurs langues :
 Allemand : , publié aux éditions Carlsen Comics ;
 Anglais : , publié aux éditions Cinebook ;
 Espagnol : , publié aux éditions Norma Editorial ;
 Italien : , publié aux éditions Alessandro Editore ;
 Néerlandais : , publié aux éditions Blake et Mortimer ;
 Portugais : .

Accueil et postérité

Sur SensCritique, l'album est noté 6,4/10 sur une base d'environ  d'internautes. Sur Babelio, il obtient une note moyenne de 3,7/5 basée sur environ .

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Article connexe
 Blake et Mortimer

Lien externe
 Le Serment des cinq Lords sur blakeetmortimer.com

Album de Blake et Mortimer
Album de bande dessinée sorti en 2012
Bande dessinée se déroulant en Angleterre
Bande dessinée se déroulant au XXe siècle à Londres
Bande dessinée d'André Juillard

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20 Jun Court of Appeal: UK decision to licence arms exports to Saudi Arabia unlawful
Posted at 10:21h in Lawyers, News, Sue Willman	by	Ahmed Ali
The Court of Appeal today decided that the decision by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) (formerly BiZ) to authorise arms exports to Saudi Arabia for potential use in Yemen was unlawful because the government had not taken into account Saudi Arabia's past record on international humanitarian law (IHL).
What is the effect of the judgment?
As a result of the Court Appeal's decision today, the Minister has agreed 'not to grant any new licences for the export of arms or military equipment to Saudi Arabia for possible use in the conflict in Yemen' until he has either reviewed and retaken decisions about new licences or applied for and been granted a stay of execution of the court judgment pending an appeal to the Supreme Court. This undertaking is recorded in the court order which gives a deadline of 4pm on Thursday 27th June 2019 for the government to apply for permission to appeal and/or a stay of execution.
The court order states:
The Defendant's decisions (1) not to suspend extant export licences for the sale or transfer of arms and military equipment to Saudi Arabia for possible use in the conflict in Yemen and (2) to continue to grant further such licences are quashed; and the matter is remitted to the Secretary of State to re-take the decisions on the correct legal basis.
The export of arms and military equipment from the UK to Yemen is regulated by the Export Control Act 2002 which in turn provides for regulations controlling the licensing of exports. On 24 March 2014 the Secretary of State set out in a written statement to Parliament what were described as "Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria" ("the Consolidated Criteria") based on the EU Common Position. Under Criterion 2 C of the Common Position the UK must:
(c) deny an export licence if there is a clear risk that the military technology or equipment to be exported might be used in the commission of serious violations of international humanitarian law.
The EU Common Position refers to a "User's Guide" which is to "serve as guidance for the implementation of the Common Position". The User Guide at Para 2.13 states:
"2.13 Clear risk. A thorough assessment of the risk that the proposed export of military technology or equipment will be used in the commission of a serious violation of international humanitarian law should include an inquiry into the recipient's past and present record of respect for international humanitarian law, the recipient's intentions as expressed through formal commitments and the recipient's capacity to ensure that the equipment or technology transferred is used in a manner consistent with international humanitarian law and is not diverted or transferred to other destinations where it might be used for serious violations of this law.
CAAT's approach
CAAT focused on a careful argument that the Divisional Court had failed to grapple with the question of rationality, avoiding the risk that they would be accused of challenging the decision based on the facts. CAAT referred to a large body of evidence, including evidence from the Interveners to demonstrate that Saudi Arabia has committed repeated and serious breaches of international humanitarian law ("IHL") during the conflict in Yemen. CAAT argued that Saudi Arabia has committed indiscriminate or deliberate airstrikes against civilians, including airstrikes which have used "cluster" munitions, and which have targeted schools and medical facilities and described their impact. CAAT challenged the government's reliance on their continuing engagement, training and support given to Saudi Arabia, as the basis for concluding that assessment of past violations was unnecessary. Without assessment of whether there had been violations of IHL, there was no evidence that such engagement had been, and therefore would be, effective in preventing future violations.
CAAT argued the quality of the information and the evidence from the UN and the NGOs was of such range and depth that it called for a full engagement and critique by the Secretary of State. Secondly, some of the incidents which took place were so striking and so suggestive of violation that they called for detailed assessment as to whether violation taken place. Thirdly, when considering the real risk of future violations, such matters as the UK's relations with Saudi Arabia, the positive expressed attitudes of their leadership to observance of IHL and the various inputs of support and training for their military procedures, could only be a good basis for assessment of future risk if they were in fact effective in preventing violations. (judgment para 102)
CAAT had not asked for an order in the appeal that the grant of licences for continued supply of arms should be suspended, but rather that the Secretary of State should re-take the decision, on what CAAT contends to be the correct legal basis and, of course, taking into account any new material.
Key points in the judgment
The court stressed that this was a public law decision on rationality, not decision on the merits of exporting arms for use in Yemen: 'the function of independent judges charged to interpret and apply the law is universally recognised as a cardinal feature of the modern democratic state, a cornerstone of the rule of law itself'. (para 52). "What is important for present purposes… is that the only legal error which is alleged to have been committed is founded on the public law doctrine of irrationality".
CAAT argued that 'the Secretary of State's consideration of Saudi Arabia's past and present record of respect for IHL, including whether a (historic) pattern of violations could be discerned, was fundamentally deficient'. CAAT argued that the approach could not be rational, when other important and authoritative bodies, such as the United Nations Expert Panel, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have been able to make and publish such assessments, and conclude that widespread violations of international humanitarian law have been demonstrated. The court said the central contention in the case was 'the question of whether there was a historic pattern of breaches of IHL on the part of the Coalition, and Saudi Arabia in particular, was central to the estimation of the risk of future violations.' Para 62
Shockingly the Court of Appeal found that no 'overall assessment" of violations of IHL was ever made' (para 74). 'It seems clear that the Government does not seek to assess the likelihood of a breach of IHL having been committed by the Coalition in any specific case.' (para 83).
The role of the interveners
The first Interveners', Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Rights Watch UK, submissions focussed on 1) the value and unique advantages of NGO, UN and third party reports used as evidence of violations of international humanitarian law and 2) the position under international law of the threshold of "clear risk" of a "serious violation of international humanitarian law".
In the judgment the Court of Appeal confirmed 'the long line of authority recording the importance of evidence from organisations such as NGOs and the UN'. (para 87) Similarly, in R (EM (Eritrea)) v SSHD [2014] AC 134 (UKSC), the Supreme Court emphasised the authority of the UNHCR, Amnesty and Human Rights Watch.
The Court went on to quote at length from the powerful evidence from the Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch's research in Yemen stating '… the NGOs emphasise that the material from the Interveners had "rigorous methodology", was based on "detailed in-country research [and] … extensive interviews with recent refugees".' (para 90). It further noted:
"The submissions of all the Interveners emphasise the long line of authority recording the importance of evidence from organisations such as NGOs and the UN…The argument of CAAT is that there was sufficient material identified by these sources to found proper assessments and conclusions. It was wrong to discount this material as the Divisional Court did, and wrong to treat the information available to the Secretary of State as displacing or fully discounting the evidence available from the Interveners and the UN." (Paras 87-92)
The arguments the Court rejected
The Court only found in favour of CAAT on Ground 1- the need to review historic violations point. It found the User's Guide was not binding on the government (Ground 2). It also rejected Ground 4 of the appeal- the suggestion that the Divisional Court had erred in its approach definition of the concept of "serious violations" of IHL. The CA refused to give guidance on this issue: 'the function of judicial review is generally to assess the lawfulness of past executive action, not to give advice for the future.'
History of the case
The conflict in Yemen began around March 2015 and a coalition of states led by Saudi Arabia launched a military campaign in support of pro-government forces. The United Kingdom has granted licenses (and refused to suspend existing licenses) for the supply of a range of military equipment and technology to Saudi Arabia for use in Yemen, including ordnance for air strikes, gun turrets, ammunition, military communications equipment, components for military helicopters and jet aircraft.
Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT) against the Secretary of State for International Trade applied for judicial review challenging the government's ongoing failure to suspend licences to Saudi Arabia for possible use by the Coalition in the conflict in Yemen. Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Rights Watch UK intervened. The Divisional Court rejected the claim. CAAT were granted permission to appeal on three grounds. Ground 1 was that the evidence showed that the Secretary of State's consideration of Saudi Arabia's past and present record of respect for IHL, including whether a pattern of violations could be discerned, was fundamentally deficient. Ground 2 was that there was an error in relation to the Secretary of State's failure to ask the questions identified in the User's Guide and Ground 4 was the Divisional Court's failure to rule on the meaning of "serious violations of IHL".
The three NGOs were granted permission by the Court of Appeal to make written submissions in the case in July 2018 as First Interveners on (i) the position under international law with respect to the interpretation of the threshold of "clear risk' of a "serious violation of international humanitarian Iaw' found in Criterion Two of the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria; and (ii) the value and unique advantages of the NGO, UN and other third party reports filed as evidence of violations of international humanitarian law on the part of the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, as well as the methodology underpinning them. Oxfam was granted permission by the court on the same grounds to make submissions as the second intervener.
Sue Willman, partner at Deighton Pierce Glynn, and Counsel Anthony Jones of 4 New Square, Jemima Stratford of Brick Court Chambers and Nikolaus Grubeck of Monckton Chambers were instructed by the first interveners' for Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Rights Watch UK.
Sue Willman, for the Interveners, Amnesty, Human Rights Watch and Rights Watch UK commented:
"My clients have highlighted the tragic loss of life in Yemen but it was equally important to send a signal to government that even the most politically and commercially sensitive decisions, must be taken lawfully. The international arms trade is not exempt from international law and the scrutiny of the courts."
The Master of the Rolls Sir Terence Etherton
Lord Justice Irwin
Lord Justice Singh
Claimant: Campaign Against the Arms Trade
Erin Alcock, Leigh Day
Rosa Curling, Leigh Day
Martin Chamberlain QC, Brick Court Chambers,
Conor McCarthy, Monckton Chambers
Defendant: Secretary of State for International Trade
Sarah Waller, Government Legal Department
Carolyn Boxall, Government Legal Department
Alexis Cooke, Government Legal Department
Sir James Eadie QC, Blackstone Chambers
Jonathan Glasson QC, Matrix Chambers
Jessica Wells, Essex Court Chambers
First Interveners: Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Rights Watch UK
Sue Willman, Deighton Pierce Glynn
Ahmed Ali, Deighton Pierce Glynn
Jemima Stratford QC, Brick Court Chambers
Anthony Jones, 4 New Square Chambers
Nikolaus Grubeck, Monckton Chambers
Second Intervener: Oxfam
Kieran Laird, Gowling WLG
Gerry Facenna QC, Monckton Chambers
Julianne Kerr Morrison Monckton Chambers
Special Advocates
Angus McCullough QC, 1 Crown Office Row
Rachel Toney, 35 Stone Buildings
More information – check out websites of
Rights Watch UK
For an excellent background on the war in Yemen, see 'The Saudis couldn't do it without us': the UK's true role in Yemen's deadly war https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/18/the-saudis-couldnt-do-it-without-us-the-uks-true-role-in-yemens-deadly-war
Read the full judgement here: https://www.judiciary.uk/judgments/the-queen-on-the-application-of-campaign-against-arms-trade-v-secretary-of-state-for-international-trade-and-others/
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HomeIndiaRound two of Shaheen Bagh talks begin, interlocutors play Holi card for...
Round two of Shaheen Bagh talks begin, interlocutors play Holi card for 'positive solution'
Senior advocates Sanjay Hegde and Sadhna Ramachandran were tasked by the Supreme Court to convince Shaheen Bagh protesters to move to a different area.
Debayan Roy
4 March, 2020 11:38 am IST
Senior advocates Sanjay Hegde and Sadhana Ramachandran address the protesters at Shaheen Bagh on 19 February 2020 | Manisha Mondal | ThePrint
New Delhi: The Supreme Court-appointed panel of interlocutors has initiated a second round of talks with Shaheen Bagh protesters as efforts to convince them to move to an alternate location continue.
Senior advocates Sanjay Hegde and Sadhna Ramachandran urged protesters Tuesday night to "embrace positive solutions" to resolve the deadlock over the protest site, especially in light of the upcoming Holi festival on 10 March.
The interlocutors emphasised that it was up to the protesters to decide on their options.
"We communicated to them that in this second phase, we expected them to discuss possible solutions amongst themselves and then inform us. In this regard, we urged them to understand their role as responsible citizens under the Indian Constitution and find solutions keeping in mind other fellow citizens," read their statement.
It added, "We said that we interlocutors were not going to impose any decision on them, but rather expected solutions to emerge from their side."
Hegde and Ramachandran began the first round of talks days before communal riots broke out in the national capital's Northeast district. Despite spending several hours daily over a week, the advocates didn't make much headway.
On 25 February, the top courts directed the two to continue the dialogue.
Also read: 'Won't move come what may': Shaheen Bagh interlocutors face resilient protesters
Truce for Holi
Hegde and Ramachandran, who reached Shaheen Bagh around 8 pm Tuesday, were welcomed by the coordinators of the protest, and given a dais to address the crowd.
The advocates urged the protesters take the spirit of Holi into consideration and decide on a "positive solution".
"With the oncoming festival of Holi, we requested them to embrace positive solutions for the best interest of the country and the Constitution," said the senior advocates.
They also urged women-led protest to "keep in mind the future of children in Shaheen Bagh and all the other children of our country, for whose better future, we citizens are collectively working".
The protesters did not react negatively, the statement claimed.
Hegde and Ramachandran also thanked the people for maintaining peace while the city was rocked by communal riots.
Also read: Left and liberals should stop looking for the perfect victim in Delhi riots
The top court appointed the interlocutors while hearing two petitions that sought the protest site should be moved as it was causing major traffic inconvenience.
The 24×7 sit-in protest has been going on since mid-December, when the amended citizenship law (CAA) was passed in Parliament. The protesters claim the law is discriminatory and, when coupled with the National Register of Citizens (NRC), will rob many of their India citizenship and leave them stateless.
A bench of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice K.M. Joseph had on 25 February adjourned the hearing of pleas against the Shaheen Bagh anti-CAA protest to after Holi. A day before, on 24 February, the interlocutors had submitted their first report in a sealed cover to the court.
Of the two petitions filed, one is by advocate-activist Amit Sahni, who stated, "No one can be permitted to occupy a public road for any reason whatsoever and that too for an indefinite period to make others suffer for this."
The other petition was filed by former BJP Delhi MLA Nand Kishore Garg, who is seeking directions to authorities to remove protesters.
Former chief information commissioner Wajahat Habibullah, who was called to assist in the talks, filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court stating that the Shaheen Bagh protests were peaceful and the inconvenience caused to commuters was because of "unnecessarily" police barricades — the argument the protesters have been making to counter the pleas.
Also read: Supreme Court can't care for Shaheen Bagh children more than the parents
CAA protests
Shaheen Bagh
Md. Israil 5 March, 2020 At 7:54 pm
The human spirit is indomitable. It evolves all the more beautifully, under oppression. This panache in the human trait and instinct is commendable and laudable. The Jews, and those ghastly concentration camps, the excesses meted out to them, the meticulous planning, whereby, there was ethnic cleansing and the havoc that descended upon them, and the outcome is there for the world to see. They rose to the occasion, and confronted the situation with an alacrity, unprecedented and unheard of. They are the economic czars of this era. It's no childs play to wipe out, erase or efface a nation from existence. To savour thoughts of exterminating the minorities in a contemporaneous age, when others are harbouring ideas and notions of overcoming the barrier of spacetime, is to beguile oneself. Who can be a deadlier anarchist than Ravana, a worst tormentor than Kansa, a more potent adversary than the Kauravas. But the spirit, to prosper, propagate and proliferate, could not be subdued. This is the beauty and miracle, that we human beings are, and the muslims as a minority is no different. You push them down into the abyss, you cut off their lifeline, you deny them the basics of survival, you discriminate against them, make a mockery of them, you bring out a whole host of army against them, try all the tricks that are rolled under your sleeves, they will come out smiling, unscathed and victorious. The powers that be, should be thanked, for in their derision is emancipation, in their mockery is liberty, in their disdain is our resolve, in their unrest is our peace. On the canvas of injustice, gospels of evolution and hymns of revolution are written. This is a revolution of the mind to be more peaceful, of the heart to be more loving, of the soul to be more blessed, of the body to be more energetic and of the vision to be able to see beyond. Lord Rama came out victorious, Vasudev and Devki came out glorious and the Pandavas had the last laugh. This is nature, this is destiny and this is divine Providence. It has it's own ways of nurturing, preserving and sustaining all life forms. Man cannot overrule this divine and sacrosanct law. Jai Hind.
(Md. Israil)
Arvind BaagDe 5 March, 2020 At 11:25 am
These so-called interlocutors should tell the SC not to waist tiime and do their job of giving judgement according to law. because they have stopped giving justice long before such gimmicks don't work we have seen in the Babri masjid issue.
GS 4 March, 2020 At 5:04 pm
Corona Virus outbreak next from ShaheenBagh – ladies sitting there for whatever reasons (genuine fear or daily money earning given by elements) or other reasons), must realise their families will get sick faster if they carry Covid19 back home!!
buyer 5 March, 2020 At 5:09 pm
If you feel they are paid protesters, please visit and offer double the money to vacate the space, incase if you won't succeed then convey message to country and join protest.
Indian 6 March, 2020 At 11:03 pm
Why should money should be paid to vacate the space.perfect model to earn money. They can continue the protest anywhere without blocking road.


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Mark may not pay these notes since no one could anticipate this happening
January 10, 2021 /in Uncategorized /by Dr. Margret
1. Mark is mentally incompetent and delights in signing documents. Henry persuades Mark to sign numerous promissory notes which he negotiates. Must Mark pay these notes if they have been held by holders in due course?
A. Mark may not pay these notes since no one could anticipate this happening.
B. Mark must pay these notes since duress isn't involved.
C. Mark must pay these notes since there is a fraud in the inducement.
D. Mark doesn't have to pay these notes since he has a real defen
2. Carl writes a check for $500, payable to Fred. Fred indorses it over to Sally in exchange for a television set. Sally deposits the check, only to discover that Carl stopped payment on the check. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The bank must pay $500 to Sally.
B. Carl must pay $500 to Sally.
C. Fred must pay $500 to Sally.
D. No one is obligated to pay anything to Sally.
3. Electronic _______ is a system in which funds are electronically transferred from a customer's checking account, eliminating the need to process a paper check.
A. check conversion
B. fund transfer
C. check transfer
D. teller system
4. Personal defenses can be used against
A. a holder in due course of a negotiable instrument, but not a holder.
B. any party with whom the holder in due course has dealt.
C. a holder, but not a holder in due course of a negotiable instrument.
D. natural persons, but not corporations.
5. Local business activity carried on within state boundaries is known as
A. interstate commerce.
B. intrastate commerce.
C. local commerce.
D. public commerce.
6. Lulu orders 20 pairs of navy blue pants from Peter for $4,000, with delivery due no later than November 15. On November 15, Peter delivers 20 navy dresses. Lulu may
A. sue for specific performance.
B. keep the goods and seek adjustment.
C. sue for breach.
D. cover the sale.
7. Jake bought a motorcycle from his neighbor Randy. Randy had owned the motorcycle for his personal use for about two years. The day after the purchase, Jake is seriously injured after the motorcycle suddenly veers off of the highway due to a manufacturing defect. Jake brings a strict liability action against Randy. Jake will most likely lose because the
A. defendant must normally be engaged in the business of selling or otherwise distributing motorcycles.
B. motorcycle can't have been substantially changed from the time the product was sold to the time of the injury.
C. plaintiff must incur physical harm by use of the motorcycle.
D. product must be in a defective condition when the defendant sells it.
8. Zeke pulls out a knife and tells Bob to write him a check for $500. Bob does so. Zeke takes the check to his bank, properly endorses it, and receives $500 in cash. Bob stops payment on the check. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Bob must pay the check because the bank is a holder in due course.
B. Bob must pay the check because Zeke was a holder in due course.
C. Bob need not pay the check because it was obtained illegally.
D. Bob need not pay the check because the bank is a holder, not a holder in due course.
9. Which of the following statements is true of the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rules?
A. A telemarketer is allowed to call a consumer without requiring the consumer's consent.
B. Calling times are restricted to anytime during business days and holiday weekends.
C. Telemarketers are excused from disclosing the name of the seller, and what they're selling before they make their pitch.
D. Telemarketers must state the total cost of the products or services offered and that the sale is final or nonrefundable.
10. Dennis contracts with Racketware, Inc., a company in France, to purchase 5,000 tennis rackets. The rackets will be shipped by airplane to a warehouse in New Jersey. Dennis and Racketware enter into a contract on November 1, and the contract identified the rackets being purchased. The airplane containing the rackets leaves France on November 2. The documents necessary to claim the rackets are received by Dennis in the mail on November 3. Dennis claimed the goods at the warehouse on November 4. Dennis acquired an insurable interest in the rackets on what date?
A. November 3
B. November 1
C. November 2
D. November 4
11. If a person obtains property as a result of another's fraud, misrepresentation, mutual mistake, undue influence, or duress, the person is said to hold only
A. voidable rights.
B. contract rights.
C. valid rights.
D. insured rights.
12. Tom agrees to sell 500 pairs of pants to Sally for $5,000. Tom delivers the pants. Sally hands Tom a check. Tom demands cash and refuses to accept the check. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Sally will be in breach if she doesn't immediately give Tom $5,000 in cash.
B. Sally is in breach because Tom is permitted to demand cash.
C. Sally must pay cash but is entitled to a reasonable time to come up with the cash.
D. Tom is in breach as the UCC gives him no right to demand cash.
13. To accept a draft, the drawee
A. need only sign the draft across the face of the instrument.
B. needs to write "accepted" behind the instrument and sign the bank's record.
C. needs to write "accepted" on a separate piece of paper.
D. need only sign on a separate piece of paper affixed to the draft.
14. If a drawee refuses to pay the instrument, it is said to be
A. delayed.
B. defaulted.
C. detained.
D. dishonored.
15. Which of the following is true of destination contracts?
A. Both title and risk of loss pass to the buyer when goods are given to the carrier.
B. It requires a seller to turn the goods over to a carrier for delivery to the buyer.
C. The seller bears no responsibility for seeing that the goods reach their destination.
D. Title and risk of loss pass to the buyer, once the seller tenders goods at a place as per the contract.
16. A check for which the issuing financial institution is both the drawer and the drawee is called a _______.
A. teller's check
B. certified check
C. bank draft
D. traveler's check
17. Under the doctrine of _______, the principal consideration is the safety of a product, not the conduct of the manufacturer or supplier of the goods.
A. strict liability
B. public interest
C. public policy
D. negligence
18. Tom falsely tells Harold that the car Tom is selling has only 30,000 miles on it. In fact, Tom has turned back the odometer and the true mileage is 150,000. Harold purchases the car by giving Tom a check for $3,000. Tom endorses the check to Sally in exchange for a plasma TV. Harold discovers the fraud and stops payment on the check, so it's dishonored when Sally deposits it in her bank account. Sally sues Harold to enforce payment of the check. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Harold can't successfully assert the defense of fraud in the inducement to avoid paying $3,000 to Sally.
B. Harold must pay Sally, but only to the extent of the value of the plasma TV that Tom bought from Sally.
C. Harold can successfully assert the defense of fraud in the inducement to avoid paying $3,000 to Sally.
D. Harold has a real defense that can be asserted against Sally.
19. Congress passed the _______ which requires lenders to disclose the finance charge and the annual percentage rate.
A. Fair Credit Reporting Act
B. Equal Credit Opportunity Act
C. Truth-in-Lending Act
D. Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
20. Even though Spice gives her four-year-old car to Homeless Helpers Charity, she
A. need not provide an odometer statement, since the car is less than 15 years old.
B. must set the odometer to zero before resale.
C. must provide an odometer statement.
D. need not provide an odometer statement.
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The Conseils des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) and the Ottawa International Soccer Club undertook a joint venture to develop a new artificial turf soccer field.
An existing soccer field was converted to an artificial turf field with extensive upgrades to site lighting, fencing, granular drainage layers, and storm sewers.
The granular areas under the field are storm water management holding areas.
Power for the upgraded lighting came from the main electrical room in the school.
The site was finished with the artificial turf, new goal posts, and sodding/seeding.


I have have honda civic 2006' . I am having fuel issues and smoothness issues. I removed air filter and heres what appeared underneath. Can anyone guide which is maf sensor, or what I need to do with this to get smoothness. Throtle body seems to be dirty. Do I need to unhook ful throtle and then clean or just clean it from top?


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Ereignisse

Politik und Weltgeschehen

Europa
 Tiberios II. wird Herrscher des Byzantinischen Reichs.
 Witiza wird Mitregent seines Vaters Egica, des Königs der Westgoten.
 Fiannamail wird König des iro-schottischen Dalriada als Nachfolger von Ainbcellach.

Islamische Expansion

 Schlacht von Karthago: Karthago wird von den Arabern erobert und endgültig zerstört. Seinen Platz als Verwaltungsmittelpunkt des heutigen Tunesien nimmt Tunis ein.

Asien
 um diese Zeit: Die Kök-Türken unterwerfen das Volk der Türgesch.
 Die Azraqiten, ein extremer Zweig der Charidschiten, werden im Süden Persiens vom umayyadischen Statthalter Al-Haddschādsch vernichtet.
 Der Thai-Prinz Khun Lo erobert das laotische Reich Muang Sua.

Religion
 697/698:Basinus wird Bischof von Trier. Er folgt dem verstorbenen Numerianus in diesem Amt nach.
 Willibrord gründet das Kloster Echternach.
 Auf einer Synode in Aquileia beschließen die Bischöfe der Diözese Aquileia das Ende des Dreikapitel-Schismas und unterstellen sich wieder dem Patriarchat Roms, was durch eine Versöhnungssynode in Pavia bekräftigt wird.

Gestorben
 6. Mai: Eadberht, Bischof von Lindisfarne
 Ainbcellach, König von Dalriada
 Rieul, Bischof von Reims


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Q: High Chart sunburst chart start data from inner level I have implement sunburst chart.
https://www.highcharts.com/demo/sunburst
now i want to start my chart from inner level
i.e. Please check above link, In this chart i want to start with Southern Asia without removing parent node Wordl

A: I have found solution from Highcharts Documentation
We have to just set our our value rootId
 series: [{
    type: "sunburst",
    data: this.data,
    rootId:'Southern Asia'}]


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Q: FB.getLoginStatus() callback not called when user is logged out of Facebook FB.getLoginStatus() works fine if the user is logged into facebook. But, if the user is not logged into facebook, then FB.getLoginStatus() callback is not called and I am not able to handle that case in my code because I dont get a callback. I am not in sandbox mode.
I also added 'true' to force the callback eg) FB.getLoginStatus(function(response){}, true) . It did not help. Is this a bug? Is it fixed yet?
If not, please give a work around when user is logged out of facebook. I ma stuck with this issue for a week now.
function GetFBLoginStatus() {
    FB.getLoginStatus(function(response) {
        alert("inside call back function");
        if (response.status === 'connected') {
            var uid = response.authResponse.userID;
            var accessToken = response.authResponse.accessToken;
            alert("Connected FBID = " + uid);
        } else if (response.status === 'not_authorized') {
            alert("not_authorized");
        } else {
            alert("Not Logged into facebook");
        }
        return true;
    }, true)
}

A: You can create an auth.logout event:
FB.Event.subscribe('auth.logout', function(response) {
    alert('logged out!');
});

Or a better solution, create an auth.authResponseChange event:
FB.Event.subscribe('auth.authResponseChange', function(response) {
    console.log('The status of the session changed to: '+response.status);
    alert(response.status);
});

Update:

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A: Responding to Philip's comment: I tried to refresh the page after logging out of facebook. Here is my code: I am calling the javascript function GetFBLoginStatus() on the click of a link. When I am logged into facebook everything works fine. When I am not logged into facebook, I don't get any alerts.


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It's time to update the Oklahoma State Meal…
1:10 PM EST on December 16, 2020
By Lucas
It's not always easy to sell people on Oklahoma – the weather sucks, the politics are awful, there isn't much to do – but one thing we got going for us is food, and lots of it.
In fact, we even have an official State Meal that has its own Wikipedia article and a TLO Ranking. In case you forgot, here are all the items that the legislature included with it back in 1988:
• Barbequed pork
• Chicken-fried steak
• Sausage with biscuits and gravy
• Black-eyed peas
• Corn
• Fried okra
• Grits
• Squash
• Bread
• Cornbread
• Pecan pie
It's a solid list, and many Oklahoma food staples are on it, but the culinary scene has changed very rapidly in the last several years, and not everybody wants to eat black-eyed peas and squash all the time now. We need to update the State Meal to reflect changing tastes.
Here are some suggestions:
Phở
Any proper multi-coursed meal starts out with a soup, and Phở is a classic that is bountiful in OKC. The rich broth loaded with star anise, thin noodles, herbs, and thinly sliced brisket is a treasure. It's not exclusively Oklahoman, but our large Vietnamese population has made it part of our regular dining circuit.
Local Artisinal IPA
There's gotta be a beverage pairing to go with your meal, and a hazy IPA is most likely gonna be six out of eight of the beers on tap listed on the chalkboard wherever you're eating. I'm over them and just wanna drink lagers, but the way local breweries are pumping them out and flooding the market, it's the new beer of choice for everyone else.
Yeah, this is a holdover from the existing State Meal, but if you've gotta keep a side dish, this is the one. It's a hearty vegetable that grows plentifully in our harsh climate, pairs with everything, and – according to our readers – should be eaten by hand, or hand and fork, but probably not just fork. FWIW, this is the only thing that I can't throw off of the state plate.
Indian Taco
The Great State Fair of Oklahoma was canceled this year, but hopefully we get it back next year. No trip is complete without a stop by Dan's for a big serving of fry bread, veggies, cheese and ground beef. It's a quintessentially local food that deserves a spot on the State Meal.
It's time to dethrone chicken fried steak. Del Ranchos and other CFS joints have been closing down right and left. Meanwhile, every other chain restaurant on 23rd street wheels and deals in deep-fried chicken breast. It breaks my heart, but forget it Jake- this is Chickentown.
Onion Burger
Are you full yet? Well TOO FUCKIN BAD HERE'S AN ONION BURGER! Perhaps one of the most iconic dishes from Oklahoma, it's a shock that this hasn't made it to the State Meal. Guy Fieri will pull up in his fire-red convertible to slobber on one from Nic's Diner, yet it's not recognized as an official precious edible? We're gonna change that.
Braum's Milkshake
At last, we've arrived at dessert. We've all had our orders fucked up by Braum's, but the one thing they can't ruin is the milkshake. Even if you get the wrong flavor somehow, it's still rich full-fat ice cream and milk blended to perfection. There is no sweet treat more Oklahoman.
What are we missing? Drop in the comments with your favorite Okie dishes.


Orion Tips the Saucepan is Ashley's first haiku collection, originally released by Picaro Press (2010) and now available here from Ginninderra Press!
This collection includes haiku and senryu and includes a renku I led some time ago and which was first published in Notes from the Gean.
The collection is a neat, A6-sized, 24 page chapbook, printed beautifully and available for $5 incl postage – both by contacting me here, or e-mailing me ( mountain0ash[at]gmail[dot]com ) and at the GP site via paypal.


Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome commonly known as AIDS is caused by Human Immune Deficiency virus (HIV). HIV infection is either HIV-1, HIV-2, HIV-1 & 2 or by HIV-1-O.
Off late, HIV infections are manageable with Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy (HAART) which comprises of 3-4 Anti-Retroviral drugs (ARVs).
The response rate is the best with these drugs when they are given for the first time. Hence, HIV positive patients are counseled for Adherence 3-4 times before starting HAART. Non adherence to these drugs leads to viral replication, viral mutations and drug resistance and thereby failure of the 1st line regimen.
HIV is monitored by measuring plasma viral load. CD4 and CD4% are the prognostic markers. The goal of the therapy is to achieve Undetectable Viral Load and CD4 count above 200cells/mm3.
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New York, NY (May 1, 2018) – On Tuesday, May 1st, the Institute for Family Health opened a new health center, The Institute for Family Health at Westchester Square, located at 1420 Ferris Place in the Bronx. The center is the 32nd location in the Institute's network of federally qualified health centers (FQHCs).
The site was previously operated as an FQHC by AHRC Health Care, Inc., also known as "Access." For the past year, the Institute collaborated with Access to ensure that patients would have uninterrupted access to care during the transition.
The health center, located just half a block from Westchester Square, offers outstanding primary care, dental care, mental health care and social services for people of all ages. The site will continue to serve patients previously served by Access, many of whom are adults with developmental disabilities. The center will also be open to the public and is welcoming new patients. Patients of the Institute's Center for Counseling at 2590 Frisby Avenue, located just a few blocks away, can also access medical providers at the new Westchester Square location.
The Institute for Family Health is an FQHC network committed to providing comprehensive and affordable health care to all people, regardless of their ability to pay. The Institute for Family Health at Westchester Square will offer primary medical care for adults and children of all ages, including preventive care and screenings, women's and men's health services, mental health services, health education, and care for chronic illnesses, including diabetes and HIV. The center will also offer dental care and social services such as insurance enrollment and care coordination. Institute patients benefit from the organization's advanced electronic health record, which the Institute's primary care teams use to make sure patients are getting the best care available. Patients can also access the Institute's secure online portal to review their medical records, make appointments and securely message their provider.
Importantly, the Institute welcomes all patients regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay. The Westchester Square health center will serve patients who receive Medicaid, Medicare and any of dozens of private insurance plans, including "Obamacare" plans available through the New York State of Health insurance marketplace. Patients without insurance may be eligible for a discount based on their household size and income. The Institute never turns anyone away because they cannot pay for care.
The Institute for Family Health at Westchester Square is located at 1420 Ferris Place, Bronx, New York, 10461. The new location can be accessed by the following subway or bus lines: 6 to Westchester Square; or the BX8, BX31, BX40 or BX42 bus lines. The Institute for Family Health at Westchester Square will be open 8:30 AM to 5 PM Monday through Friday. To schedule an appointment at this site, please call 718-730-1004.


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HAECO Group's private jet services arm HAECO Private Jet Solutions (HAECO PJS) services a variety of business jet operators, providing maintenance and AOG support for narrow and medium-body private jets. In response to customers' demands, in September, HAECO PJS added a small towing tractor to its ramp equipment portfolio at Xiamen. With a maximum drawbar pull of up to 12,000 daN (26,500 lbs), the newly acquired tractor is designed to support small aircraft with an Operating Empty Weight (OEW) of between five and 40 tons, such as the Cessna Citation series, Learjet 40 and 45 and Embraer Legacy 450, up to medium aircraft such as the Bombardier Global series, Gulfstream 450 and 650, as well the Embraer Legacy 600. With the new towing tractor added to its inventory of specialist equipment, HAECO PJS is poised to service a wider range of aircraft types.


When creating tables in Access, you need to select a data type for each column of data. The Short Text data type is a popular choice since it lets you enter almost any character (letter, symbol, or number). However, careful selection of data types can help you take advantage of more Access features (such as data validation and functions), and improves the accuracy of the information you're storing. The table below gives an overview of the data types available in Access desktop databases (.accdb and .mdb). For information about data types in Access web apps, see Data types for Access web apps.
For a comprehensive list of all the various field properties available for the various data types, see Introduction to data types and field properties.
The following table lists the data types available in desktop databases in Access 2013 and later versions.
Large amounts of alphanumeric data: sentences and paragraphs. See The Memo data type is now called "Long Text" for more information on the Long Text details.
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You can create an expression that uses data from one or more fields. You can designate different result data types from the expression. Note, the Calculated data type isn't available in MDB file formats.
Dependent on the data type of the Result Type property. Short Text data type result can have up to 243 characters. Long Text, Number, Yes/No, and Date/Time should match their respective data types.
The Lookup Wizard entry in the Data Type column in Design view is not actually a data type. When you choose this entry, a wizard starts to help you define either a simple or complex lookup field. A simple lookup field uses the contents of another table or a value list to validate the contents of a single value per row. A complex lookup field allows you to store multiple values of the same data type in each row.
Dependent on the data type of the lookup field.
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In this Sunday, June 25, 2017 file photo, Stewart Rhodes, founder of the citizen militia group known as the Oath Keepers speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington.
Oath Keepers leader and 10 others charged with 'seditious conspiracy' related to US Capitol attack
By Katelyn Polantz, Tierney Sneed, Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN
The Justice Department escalated its January 6 investigation by bringing seditious conspiracy charges against 11 defendants, including the leader of the Oath Keepers, Stewart Rhodes.
The latest accusations -- with a charge that had not previously been brought in the department's US Capitol attack prosecutions -- remove any sense that prosecutors believe the riot emerged from just a group of overzealous protestors, with new details about the planning and logistics alleged to have predated the Capitol breach.
The Justice Department until now had been careful not to push the idea of sedition, instead charging defendants affiliated with right-wing groups with conspiracy to obstruct the congressional proceeding on January 6. The seditious conspiracy charge carries the same possible consequence as an obstruction charge, but is rarely used, politically loaded and has been difficult for the Justice Department to use successfully against defendants in the past.
The new indictment brings to light planning the Oath Keepers are accused to have done ahead of the Capitol attack, as they allegedly recruited members, stocked up on weapons and organized to disrupt Congress' certification of the 2020 election. Prosecutors say they also continued to plot "to oppose by force the lawful transfer of presidential power" after the Capitol riot failed to block the electoral college vote, according to a Justice Department statement on Thursday.
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One Oath Keeper claimed to travel to Washington, DC, for a scouting trip ahead of January 6, according to the indictment. The new court filings also detail accusations that the defendants stashed weapons at a Virginia hotel and that they were prepared to "rapidly transport firearms and other weapons into Washington, D.C." to support the efforts to stop the presidential certification vote.
Rhodes was arrested Thursday in Little Elm, Texas.
Allegedly opposing 'by force' the lawful transfer of power
The new indictment, approved by a grand jury on Wednesday and made public Thursday, alleges that Rhodes and his co-conspirators engaged in a conspiracy to "oppose the lawful transfer of presidential power by force, by preventing, hindering, or delaying by force execution of laws governing the transfer of power."
The latest court filings revealed that Oath Keeper Thomas Caldwell, who was arrested in January, claimed to take a reconnaissance trip to DC before January 6. The indictment also surfaces previously unknown communications Rhodes is alleged to have sent that prosecutors say encouraged the use of force to oppose the lawful transfer of power.
"We aren't going through this without civil war. Too late for that. Prepare your mind, body and spirit," Rhodes allegedly said in a November 5, 2020, Signal message. In December, Rhodes -- according to the indictment -- wrote of the electoral college certification that "there is no standard political or legal way out of this."
Prosecutors have previously said that Rhodes used Signal during the attack to communicate with other members of the Oath Keepers who were at the Capitol.
"All I see Trump doing is complaining. I see no intent by him to do anything," Rhodes allegedly wrote. "So the patriots are taking it into their own hands. They've had enough," he allegedly said on Signal at 1:38 p.m. that day, shortly after the siege had begun.
Additionally, the indictment says that that Oath Keepers from three different states, including newly charged Edward Vallejo, stashed weapons in a Virginia hotel as part of a quick reaction force.
"[Quick reaction force] teams were prepared to rapidly transport firearms and other weapons into Washington, D.C., in support of operations aimed at using force to stop the lawful transfer of presidential power," the indictment said.
On his way to DC on January 3, Rhodes allegedly bought an AR-platform rifle and other firearms equipment, including sights, mounts, triggers, slings, and other firearms attachments in Texas. The next day, he allegedly bought more firearms equipment in Mississippi including sights, mounts, an optic plate, and a magazine, according to the filings.
Accusations of plotting before and after the Capitol attack
The Rhodes indictment walks through public and private statements the Oath Keeper leader made, starting just days after the election, that prosecutors say illuminate the plot to oppose by force the transfer of presidential power.
Those alleged discussions include a November readout that Caldwell reached out to provide Rhodes about a November 9 trip he had taken to DC to do recon for an upcoming "op." Communications about the "bloody" "fight" and "revolution" were accompanied by logistical planning, prosecutors alleged, with defendants discussing obtaining and bringing weapons to the Washington area. Rhodes allegedly spent thousands on firearms equipment en route to DC, prosecutors allege.
On January 6, prosecutors allege that Oath Keepers stationed themselves around the DC area -- some near the Capitol, others providing security and a third group waiting across the river in a Virginia hotel with a cache of weapons. At the Capitol, some members moved in a military "stack" formation into the Capitol where they fought with police, and a small group unsuccessfully looked for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, according to court documents.
The plotting didn't end with the Capitol riot, prosecutors say, alleging Rhodes and other co-conspirators met in Virginia to "celebrate" the attack and "discuss next steps." In a Signal chat to other members of Oath Keepers leadership, Rhodes allegedly said that "Patriots entering their own Capitol to send a message to the traitors is NOTHING compared to what's coming."
In the week after the riot, Rhodes allegedly spent more than $17,500 on weapons, equipment, and ammunition. One member, according to the filings, said Rhodes should stay "below the radar," while another brought what he called "all available weapons" to Rhodes' home in Texas.
Around Inauguration Day, January 20, Rhodes allegedly told associates to organize local militias to oppose the Biden administration. Another member allegedly said, "After this... if nothing happens...its war...Civil War 2.0."
The charges mark a dramatic change in the Justice Department's January 6 probe.
Previously, some Biden administration officials believed using the sedition charge could politicize the Justice Department's prosecution of the Capitol attackers, and the department recoiled after the former top prosecutor over the investigation, Michael Sherwin, said on CBS' "60 Minutes" he believed seditious conspiracy could be charged.
Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a speech last week commemorating the Capitol attack that the department was "committed to holding all January 6th perpetrators, at any level, accountable under law -- whether they were present that day or were otherwise criminally responsible for the assault on our democracy."
Rhodes has also been of interest to the House's January 6 investigation, which issued subpoenas in November for him and his organization for a deposition and documents related to the events of that day.
CNN reported in July that Rhodes gave a voluntary interview to the FBI and that investigators seized his cell phone. He has denied all wrongdoing.
According to previous court filings submitted by the Justice Department in other cases, Rhodes said at a November 2020 online meeting, "We're going to defend the president, the duly elected president, and we call on him to do what needs to be done to save our country. Because if you don't guys, you're going to be in a bloody, bloody civil war and a bloody -- you can call it an insurrection, or you can call it a war or fight."
This story has been updated with additional details.
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Subchapter S blips onto Senate radar screen; CUNA, NAFCU support tax friendly bank bill
WASHINGTON-President George W. Bush's tax package may receive most of the media coverage, but it's not the only tax relief bill that has been placed before Congress. After months of stalling in the House, legislation to expand subchapter S tax provisions for closely held-those with fewer than 75 stockholders-banks and...
By Sarah Snell Cooke | June 05, 2001 at 08:00 PM | The original version of this story was published on Credit Union Times Magazine
WASHINGTON-President George W. Bush's tax package may receive most of the media coverage, but it's not the only tax relief bill that has been placed before Congress. After months of stalling in the House, legislation to expand subchapter S tax provisions for closely held-those with fewer than 75 stockholders-banks and businesses has been introduced in the Senate by Senators Wayne Allard (R-Colo.), Craig Thomas (R-Wyo.), and Tim Johnson (D-S.D.). Like its sister bill in the House, The Small Business and Financial Institutions Tax Relief Act (S. 936/H.R. 1263) would expand the shareholder limit on subchapter S relief eligible businesses and financial institutions from 75 to 150 shareholders. The Senate bill also expands the types of subchapter S shareholders; permits issuance of preferred stock, provides passive income, bad debt, and qualified director stock relief for banks; permits 90% shareholder consent for subchapter S elections; and other benefits. This bill expands on legislation that Senator Allard introduced last congressional session. The House version of the bill, introduced by Congressman Scott McInnis (R-Colo.), was referred to the Ways and Means committee March 29 of this year, where it has sat since. The American Bankers Association (ABA), the Independent Community Bankers Association (ICBA), and America's Community Bankers (ACB) have come out in strong support of the bill saying it would greatly benefit small businesses and banks. Although bankers' groups have consistently opposed credit unions' tax exempt status as an unfair competitive advantage, CUNA and NAFCU are backing this legislation. Bankers have indicated that if the legislation does survive the law making process, they still do not intend to give up their fight against the credit union tax exemption. According to CUNA estimates, the tax benefits banks can earn under the new legislation would surpass credit unions by the year 2007. Additionally, CUNA warned, being a "closely held" business or financial institution does not necessarily mean being a "small" one. ICBA economists explained exactly how heavy taxing of banks can become. Without subchapter S relief a bank can pay a 35% top tax rate on earned income, compounded by a 39.6% income tax when the money is disbursed to its stockholders, totaling 60.7%. Additionally, Uncle Sam may dip into the pot a third time with the estate tax, which can reach up to 55%. Subchapter S corporations only pay income tax at the shareholder level. [email protected]


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To Love Again
By Simone Anderson
Book 1 in the Bound Hearts series
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A Dominant who doesn't believe in love and a submissive who can't forget, can love truly overcome everything?
When Aaron Langford walked out of his life years ago, Brendan Mackenzie felt his heart break and made the decision to never love again. When his best friend shows up on his door with a scruffy stranger, it takes long moments for Brendan to realise the stranger is actually his ex-boyfriend.
Physical scars tell the story of where his ex has been and the life the other man led. Promising to find a good master for the submissive male, Brendan finds it increasingly difficult to imagine Aaron with anyone but him.
Can love be salvaged or will the past be too much to overcome?
Reader Advisory: This book portrays the D/s lifestyle.
General Release Date: 18th April 2011
"If you love someone, let them go. If they return to you, it was meant to be. If they don't, their love was never yours to begin with."
Brendan McKenzie scoffed and balled up the card along with Aaron's photo. It'd been three years since his lover—the man he'd thought was his soul mate—had left, and Brendan was tired of waiting and hoping, only to be disappointed in the end. Aaron had made his choice. Brendan could live with it, would have to live with it.
He still hated it.
"'It is better to have loved and lost, than to never have loved at all'," he read, picking up a postcard. "Ha. Anonymous has obviously never had to deal with either."
Tearing the postcard in half, he threw it in the burn pile. He made quick work of the rest of the box, electing to keep only a few items. After he was done, Brendan sat on the fieldstone surround of the cold fireplace and started to build a fire. Feeling his pockets for a lighter, he swore, stood and went to search the junk drawer in the kitchen, retrieving a book of matches instead. He swore again when the doorbell rang.
"It's fucking midnight! What the hell?" Brendan stomped to the door, and yanked it open. "Harden! What the fuck do you want? And why didn't you just walk in?" He scowled at the dark features of Harden Langford, his best friend since third grade...and the cousin of his former lover. Harden's parents had named him after a grandfather, and it had given his friend no end of trouble.
"Thought it'd be better to knock this time," Harden said indicating a scruffy looking man standing near him. The other man stood slightly behind and to the left of his friend and stared at the ground, his hands behind his back. Brendan recognised the submissive stance immediately. This one was different. If he wasn't mistaken, the submissive had been abused. "Garrett's home, so he can't stay with me," Harden continued.
Brendan blinked and stared in disbelief at the dishevelled man as Harden's words finally sunk in. This wasn't just any submissive, abused or not. Brendan's scowl deepened. He recognised Aaron Langford, his ex-lover and partner, through the stringy, dirty blond hair and shaggy beard. The once bright, smiling green eyes were dull and lifeless. The smaller man had lost weight since he'd left—that much Brendan could tell even with the baggy clothes he was wearing.
"No." Brendan shook his head. His stomach clenched and his throat tightened. The last thing he needed or wanted in his life right now was Aaron. Responsibility be damned. He wanted nothing to do with the man who had ripped his heart out. Brendan blew out a breath and shoved a hand through his hair. He'd finally agreed to go out with Matt Carson, the good-looking office manager from the financial services firm that shared a floor with the advertising company that Harden worked at, after the man had pursued him for months. He'd spoken with the man several times and had a sensed a natural submissiveness in Matt that appealed to him on a certain level. Eventually, he would make a great sub. Aaron was a complication he didn't want or need.
"Brendan, he's only been in town a couple of hours and he has to stay somewhere," Harden implored. "Garrett can't stand him. He wants him dead and refuses to allow him in the house while he's around."
"The streets?" he suggested. "That smells like where you picked him up from. And what makes you think he is welcomed here or that my opinion is different than Garrett's?"
"He's family. My family...we're all each other has."
"He's not my family," Brendan ground out, ignoring the pleading invading his friend's voice and eyes. Brendan knew Harden spoke the truth. Both men had been kicked out of the house and disowned by their entire family the day they'd come out. They'd been closer than brothers since then. At least until Aaron left them all and headed for New York City.
"He's your soul mate."
Brendan shook his head. "No. He's. Not. He made his choice. Three years ago he walked away from me, from us and what we had together. He walked away from you."
"He'll die on the streets. It's just a couple of days. Garrett leaves on Monday."
"Hotel."
Aaron's eyes open wide, his face paled and Harden shook his head.
"It's not my problem, Harden. Put him in a shelter, a hotel, or a gutter. I don't care. But he's not staying here. He's no longer welcome," Brendan replied, steeling his heart. Having Aaron under his roof would be torture, especially when he knew Aaron didn't want him. Dating simply wouldn't be possible with his ex-boyfriend living under the same roof. He had a real date planned, not just a hook up with a submissive from the club, and he had hoped to get lucky with Matt tomorrow. An idea that had lost its appeal when combined with the reminder of Aaron living with him. Staying, he corrected himself. Aaron wasn't welcome.
"When did you become a cold hearted bastard?" Harden asked, balling his fists, testifying to the fury and worry running through his best friend.
Book Length: SHORT NOVEL
Genres: BONDAGE AND BDSM
Simone Anderson
Simone currently lives in west Michigan with her family and two cats. She has lived in and traveled to dozens of states and countries, including spending four years in Japan. She has been writing all of her life, seriously only after returning to Michigan.
A lifelong learner, she still takes classes in a variety of subjects and wants her very own library. When not writing she can be found sewing, quilting, taking photographs, and reading.
Reviewed by Blackraven Reviews
Wowza...I would definitely suggest having a hanky ready when you read Ms. Anderson's book, To Love Again!...It takes a truly great author to know how to craft a tale that is both poignant and sizzling...
Reviewed by Whipped Cream Reviews
The BDSM element within this story is spectacular...If you want to get a glimpse of a truly inspirational relationship, I urge you to pickup this story today.
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