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Defend the undocumented or fill potholes?
Tacoma Weekly Staff
[Editor's note: The following guest editorial is in response to our Nov. 3 story "City allocates $50,000 to assist residents facing deportation" and also to a letter to the editor we received stating that the funds would be better suited to fix city roads and parks in Tacoma.]
My life's work since 1994 has been teaching the English language to immigrants and refugees. I have seen firsthand the conditions many of them left, which, along with our creed of equality and opportunity, explains why the USA will continue to be a destination for immigrants as it has since the founding of our nation. And I have also had the joy of seeing former students graduate college, enter and progress in their careers, become American citizens, and support their families here in their new home. Some of these students receive some government assistance during their initial transition; and initially, without English, most are only able to access the lowest wage jobs. And the lowest of the low jobs, as we all know, often go to our undocumented neighbors. The people cleaning the bank or school at one in the morning, the people picking the food we eat… Managers and farmers I have talked to don't even see native-born applicants, and haven't had good experiences when they hired them. But I can say with confidence, as local tech giants Google and Microsoft have asserted, that immigrants are a great asset and investment.
By and large, the immigrants I have worked with are the kind of people I want as neighbors, and the kind any employer would love to hire. Their work ethic is unsurpassed, and their desire to be part of this country sincere. This is why it has been so trying in recent years to see the flames of paranoia and a narrowly construed, Christocentric, white nationalism fanned, along with restrictive executive actions built on the fearful, xenophobic fiction that danger comes from overseas, when the evidence on U.S. terrorist attacks shows most are homegrown or radicalized on U.S. soil, and gangs like MS-13 were born in places like Los Angeles.
A recent Tacoma Weekly letter to the editor (Lovingood, Nov. 16) lamented that our fair city of Tacoma has chosen to provide a legal defense fund for people in immigration proceedings. Unlike the criminal justice system, in immigration court no lawyer is guaranteed; even children often face judges and prosecutors alone. This is an inequity that threatens families. Immigrants who are fleeing a lack of opportunity and crime-ridden, unsafe communities in Latin America may not be conferred refugee status, but their reasons for leaving are real. Some of my students were threatened at gunpoint in their hometowns. Some couldn't afford food, or lacked running water. Life in even the poorest neighborhoods of Tacoma, doing even the lowest paid of jobs, provides more safety and opportunity than some of my students had. They did not move here for handouts or hamburgers.
The writer of that letter appears to have little compassion, but also lacks accurate information about issues like immigration and the city budget. To say that $50,000 could be better spent repairing our city streets appears based on the misconception that immigrants are "takers" in our economy; or perhaps devotion to "the rule of law." The latter is a moot point, given the long history of illegal land grabs, treaty violations and property dispossession on the part of European Americans – the "Tacoma Method," which prompted the construction of our Reconcilation Park along Ruston Way and the use of the State Fairgrounds in nearby Puyallup to house Japanese Americans, being only two local examples of our own historical disregard for the rule of law, when upholding those laws would have benefitted people of color. It is time that all people, globally, have rights. We can do our part to model this moral imperative right here in Tacoma.
We know that undocumented people work, pay rent, and spend almost all of their income in local businesses. Sales tax made up 21 percent, or $95 million, of the City's revenues in the most recent budget. Assuming that Tacoma's percentage of undocumented residents is roughly even with that of the United States at around 3.5 percent of the total population, it would mean that sales taxes collected from our undocumented neighbors contributed over $3 million to the city budget – quite a bit more than $50,000. Additionally, adding that money to the street repair budget would result in an increase of .002 percent, or two hundredths of a single percent, of the $18.8 million already committed.
If you are a Tacoma resident who is critical of immigrants, my challenge to you is to learn about their stories. Books like "Enrique's Journey" or "What is the What?" are good starts. Any number of films also document the many reasons that lead people to undertake the often dangerous and uncertain journey to this country. And if you are a human being, I beg you in this season of sacred holidays to consider the best of whatever spirituality you possess, and know that each of the immigrants you see around you in our community is a fellow human being, with a family and a story, with their own strengths and struggles. Whatever their English ability, whatever documents they do or do not possess, they are like you – making their way in this world. How you treat them is beyond their control, but fully within yours, and ultimately reflects on you. What kind of person you choose to be affects what kind of community we all live in – and I, for one, prefer a community that values and supports all of its members. The people held in the for-profit immigration prison in our city deserve at least the opportunity to make their case – why are they here, and should they be able to stay here? If we do not even make time to listen and consider them, we disregard their very humanity.
As ICE increasingly targets families, not criminals, legal defense will be in greater demand than ever. People who wish to contribute to the legal defense of immigrants can make a year-end, tax deductible donation to the Northwest Immigrant Justice Project, nwirp.org; or to support unaccompanied minors in our area, direct donations to Seattle-based KIND (Kids In Need Of Defense), at supportkind.org.
$50,000 will not be enough to keep many families intact; but every family and child counts. Our potholes will be filled in due time.
Lee Sledd, M. Ed. is Professor, English for Speakers of other Languages (ESL & EAP).
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Frank December 28, 2017 at 10:21 pm
I have no problem with immigrants who come here legally. Sugar coat it all you want by calling it "undocumented" when in fact it is "illegal" aliens that entered the U.S. "illegally". Only U.S. citizens have U.S. Constitutional rights so when you moan about them not being represented at deportation hearings why don't you foot the bill instead of taxpayer dollars.
taxpayer January 5, 2018 at 2:51 pm
All people have rights. The USA is a signatory.
https://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/
John Horton December 29, 2017 at 7:30 am
Kick the dirty illegals and other foreigners out of the USA because they stink especially if they are on welfare. 99% of fake refugees placed in the USA are Muslim because the United Nations High Commission for Refugees is 80% staffed by Muslims and the Commission is a propaganda and Muslim population invasion agency of the Islamic Caliphate.
Bibliography (mostly books) on illegal immigration, "Islamic immigration jihad / hegira," fake refugees and the Islamic Invasion Army conquest of Europe and North America:
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— Ann Coulter, who has studied the illegal immigrant problem extensively, found the number of illegal aliens in the United States to be in the neighborhood of 40 million: https://conservativedailypost.com/justice-dept-and-dhs-jump-into-fray-as-report-delivers-scathing-proof/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=PostUp&utm_campaign=23_December-1
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— The Catholic Church has converted to Communism (web articles and books):
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—- http://newpol.org/content/catholicism-new-communism
—- http://www.aim.org/aim-column/catholic-church-captured-by-progressive-forces/
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— Confessions of an Islamophobe http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1008899092
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— The Death of the West http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/748295931
— Deported : immigrant policing, disposable labor, and global capitalism https://lccn.loc.gov/2015019580
— Easy meat : inside Britain's grooming gang scandal http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/946672649
— The EU and Africa : from Eurafrique to Afro-Europa https://lccn.loc.gov/2012010864
— Eurabia : the Euro-Arab axis https://lccn.loc.gov/2004025171
— Eurojihad : patterns of Islamist radicalization and terrorism in Europe https://lccn.loc.gov/2014018139
— The fight of our lives : knowing the enemy, speaking the truth & choosing to win the war against radical Islam https://lccn.loc.gov/2011920640
— The force of reason https://lccn.loc.gov/2005935245
— Fortress Europe? : challenges and failures of migration and asylum policies https://lccn.loc.gov/2017935813
— France closes mosque for "encouraging radicalism" (website) http://en.apa.az/world-news/europe/france-closes-mosque-for-
encouraging-radicalism.html
— Global Jihad and America : the hundred-year-war beyond Iraq and Afghanistan https://lccn.loc.gov/2014004948
— God's terrorists : the Wahhabi cult and hidden roots of modern Jihad https://lccn.loc.gov/2008299621
— Goodbye, Europe? Hello, chaos? : Merkel's migrant bomb https://lccn.loc.gov/2017938499
— The grand jihad how Islam and the left sabotage America https://lccn.loc.gov/2010003842
— Hasta la vista Europe! : what you're not being told about the refugee crisis and how it's destroying Europe http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/954004180
— House of war : Islam's jihad against the world https://lccn.loc.gov/2015011971
— In the house of war : Dutch Islam observed https://lccn.loc.gov/2009034600
— Infiltration : how Muslim spies and subversives have penetrated Washington https://lccn.loc.gov/2004031023
— Invasion : how America still welcomes terrorists, criminals, and other foreign menaces to our shores https://lccn.loc.gov/2002010845
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— Islam and Nazi Germany's war https://lccn.loc.gov/2011381762
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— Islamic fascism https://lccn.loc.gov/2015030318
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— Jihad and Jew-hatred : Islamism, Nazism and the roots of 9/11https://lccn.loc.gov/2007031970
— Jihad in the west : the rise of militant salafism https://lccn.loc.gov/2010037471
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— The Jihadist threat : the reconquest of the West? https://lccn.loc.gov/2016417470
— Kaleidoscope : the resettlement of refugees in the United States by the voluntary agencies https://lccn.loc.gov/84673139
— Marxism and the Muslim world https://lccn.loc.gov/81081695
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— Militant Islam reaches America https://lccn.loc.gov/2002006482
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— Mohammed's Koran : why Muslims kill for Islam http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1001342097
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— Nazi propaganda for the Arab world https://lccn.loc.gov/2010934952
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— Pope Francis loves Islam https://pamelageller.com/2017/12/pope-migrants-mary.html/
— Al-Qaeda and Jihadi movements worldwide : Islamic Europe and the Frozen Conflicts http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/912951808
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— The rage and the pride https://lccn.loc.gov/2002112059
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— Refugee resettlement and the Hijra to America http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/936107302
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— Rohingya hoax https://lccn.loc.gov/2009674844
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— The terrorist next door: how the government is deceiving you about the Islamist threat https://lccn.loc.gov/2011009881
— To host or to hurt : counter-narratives on Rohingya refugee issue in Bangladesh https://lccn.loc.gov/2013315690
— Unholy alliance : radical Islam and the American left https://lccn.loc.gov/2004018257
— United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), a Muslim and Jordanian Prince Ra'ad bin Zeid, has been outed for using the UNHCR as an instrument of Muslim invasion and conquest of North America and Europe under the guise of charity for fake refugees: https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/asia/item/27803-furious-at-trump-disgraced-un-human-rights-boss-to-step-down
— United States of Jihad : who are America's homegrown terrorists, and how do we stop them? https://lccn.loc.gov/2015034447
— 'We love death as you love life' : Britain's suburban terrorists http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/727477083
— The white man's burden : why the West's efforts to aid the rest have done so much ill and so little good https://lccn.loc.gov/2005055516
— Without roots : the West, relativism, Christianity, Islam https://lccn.loc.gov/2007619292
— Why Muslim integration fails in Christian-heritage societies https://lccn.loc.gov/2015014163
Judith LeGrande December 29, 2017 at 11:59 am
Nope. If you're here without proper documentation, no public services should be available. Just saddle up and head back the way you came. Without exception.
Very few services are available to the undocumented; most deal with food assistance and basic medical care for children. Most people do not support starvation or allowing communicable disease to spread; but feel free to write your lawmakers.
http://www.bridgestoopportunity.com/Out%20of%20Area%20Relocation/Learning%20Tools/Public%20Benefits%20and%20Immigrants/Undocumented%20Public%20Benefits.pdf
There is no need to entertain the tinhat caliphate conspiracy garbage- the people who buy 'alternative facts' are not very good at checking sources. I fail to see 80% Muslim "staff" in the UNHCR; but why take the time do your homework (trolls don't need no homework) when infowars and zeitgeist have everything from UFOs to JFK to Birther-mania all tied together.
http://www.unhcr.org/en-us/excom/scaf/574c01ec4/officers-executive-committee-high-commissioners-programme-2004-2018.html
We can and should debate the details of policy, and the future of the 12 million residents who have committed the civil violation (not crime) of entering or remaining in the country without a visa. But hate will not offer any workable solutions. Saddle up and head back? I can't imagine how much food would cost- if it were even on the shelves- if we deported the people harvesting and processing it. As we saw in the recession, immigrants 'saddle up' when employers stop hiring workers. And it is timeless political genius that white poor people have been hoodwinked into blaming brown poor people, when poverty is the issue. If the wealthy would pay a living wage, employers could hire exclusively native-born workers. You don't see white folks in red baseball caps lining up to sanitize the slaughterhouse on the night shift for minimum wage; they feel they are above such work; or they rightfully want more money to do it. The tax code just shifted more money to the top; but don't hold your breath for the trickle-down. That money will be in places like Mar-a-Lago, or sheltered offshore, because there was no requirement for any of the beneficiaries to actually create jobs for Americans. Why are these workers here? There is plenty of blame to go around, and no simple solution.
In our democracy, we must once again ignore the extremes, find the center and forge compromise. If I can pay for foreign wars I object to, my neighbors can pay a fraction of that for some public services they object to. We are not children; so we will have to accept not getting everything we want, and get along with others. A republic if we can keep it, neighbors.
Silence did not work out well for the Jews in Europe, the Chinese in Tacoma or the Japanese Americans in the USA. Facts and compassion will not convince or warm the hearts of xenophobes; but those of us who refuse to repeat the ugly episodes of American history have a duty to speak up and say, never again. We will not round up, deport or exclude people on the basis of their race or religion. To do so is against our most deeply held American values. All people are created equal. My grandfather got shot and spent months as a prisoner of war to free the Jews in Germany; so If you don't believe in universal human rights, saddle up and ride back to where your ancestors came from, and take your torches with you.
gerry maxey January 29, 2018 at 9:18 am
A Clean, Stand Alone Bill applying RICO to the accumulated wealth of illegal aliens: The application of RICO laws would mean that everything an illegal alien has accumulated, while claim jumping: cars, homes, stock, bank accounts, and jewelry would be subject to seizure and forfeiture because all that wealth was accumulated as a consequence of an illegal act: being in America illegally, claim jumping on American citizenship…….
taxpayer March 8, 2018 at 6:25 am
Do the undocumented I know own homes or stock? Not too many. Low bank balances, too. There are execptions among skilled construction workers, but by and large you are talking about doing repo on a large fleet of very used cars. Also interesting you choose the term 'claim jumping'. That reminds me of all those broken treaties involving native Americans. Much of the farm and real estate wealth of white people stems from an illegal act. Give it back! Rule of law, I heard someone say once; but they only mean that when it benefits them.
Let's say it were economically and practically feasible to deport all the undocumented; let's say it were wise to divest them from public schools and services; let's say it were legal and morally upright somehow to turn them away from hospitals let them die in the streets. Let's say we round them up like we did the Japanese Americans and put them in camps in the desert. Native-born workers won't line up for their jobs. So, best not do any of that until a legal mechanism is in place to source the needed labor; either a massive guest worker program, or a much higher Federal minimum wage to get more American citizens to roll up their sleeves and install insulation in crawlspaces, clean hotel rooms, work the night shift…There is no free lunch, and no free or cheap labor without a hitch. Anyone complaining about the undocumented has to acknowledge that slaves in this country were replaced with immigrants- and in the hardest jobs, undocumented are the best, because they are easy to exploit by leveraging the fear of deportation. Both sides- the compassionate and the merciless- can agree that the current "system" is broken. I look forward to hearing some practical solutions from the anti-immigrant camp. So far I just hear scapegoating for white poverty, which is a structural economic issue; racist stereotyping ("rapists"), conspiracy theories, and ridiculous plans for a big wall. Real solutions to complex problems are not so simple.


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Sheffield Council has defended its recycling rates saying it's the best in South Yorkshire.
Labour has come under fire over the new brown bins, which are replacing the old blue boxes and will be used to recycle plastic, glass and tin cans.
The Lib Dems say Labour missed an opportunity because the new bins won't be able to accept all plastic items. They have started an online petition calling for a "massive expansion" of recycling in Sheffield.
Lib Dem Parliamentary candidate Laura Gordon said: "At the moment, kerbside recycling only covers plastic bottles, glass and paper. This needs to be expanded to cover items such as yoghurt pots, carrier bags, margarine tubs, food trays and bottle tops.
But Labour councillor Karen McGowan said: "The true fact is we send less than on per cent of our household waste to landfill, recovering a value from the remaining 99 percent.
"Our dry recycling rate - this is glass, cans, plastics, paper and cardboard and other materials we collect for recycling - is actually the best in South Yorkshire. Sheffield is 26.9 percent with Doncaster the lowest at 19.47 per cent.
"As the paper and card is collected at a different time to glass, cans and plastic bottles there is a need for fewer vehicles and recycling will now only need to go to one location saving over £750,000.
And if people are wondering what to do with their old blue box, Crookesmoor resident Tom Kistell has an idea.
He's asking people to join together and create a community recycling service. He's set up a facebook page where people can take it in turns to car share and take plastic to supermarket recycling bins.
Tom said: "I've got an idea that I hope a few of us might try - use the blue box to gather your cleaned Tetra Pak, then get together with friends and neighbours to take it in turns to drive it down to Waitrose car park for recycling.
"That way, we'll hopefully cut down on the number of car trips and make Sheffield an ever-so-slightly less polluted place. I know this is a drop in the ocean, but everything significant is made up of lots of smaller, seemingly insignificant things.
Search Facebook for The Sheffield Blue Box Recycling Club.


AVA BIOCHEM- A group of researchers at the University of Hohenheim, have found out that apart from salad leaves or coffee, chicory can also be used as the chemical basis for making plastic bottles and stockings. In autumn, the milky sap of the plant contains an average of 15 to 20 percent inulin, a fructose-based polysaccharide in which the plant stores the energy that it needs to grow and bloom the following summer. This sap can be used to produce hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), a yellow-white powder that is one of 12 platform chemicals used for producing plastics.
AVA Biochem developed a process to industry level to produce HMF out of fructose and several other feedstocks. Chicory roots turned out to be the perfect raw material as they accumulate as waste in agricultural production and so do not compete with food production.
PET (polyethylene terephthalate) is produced from crude oil and consists of up to 85 percent terephthalate. The goal is to replace the "T" in PET with "F", i.e. plant-based furandicarboxylic acid and use this material to produce bottles, stockings, sportswear, films and even vascular grafts. The goal is to use biobased PEF in all areas where PET is presently used, and also where PET is not adapted (higher added value allowing to absorb the high PEF cost at the beginning); PEF has a particular potential for high temperature and high barrier applications for which PET is not adapted.
There is a very good chance, that PEF will replace food packages. It has 2 major advantages compared to PET: the higher gas barrier prevents oxygen intrusion to the food much better than PET, thus increasing the shelf life of food drastically. The higher mechanical stability allows the use of thinner foils and packages, thus reducing overall material and logistic costs. It has to be analysed, how big the advantages are, how long shelf life is extended, and how different kinds of food and different environmental conditions (sun, temperature, humidity) affect the behaviour of PEF based food packages.
For PEF we have the additional opportunity of the high oxygen barrier, which gives the possibility to produce monomaterial packaging for oxygen sensitive products (e.g. meat products) resulting in opportunity for end use. Biggest barrier is the availability of this material for industrial use.


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NFL's choice for draft does not bode well for a team's return to L.A. - The Morning Call NFL's choice for draft does not bode well for a team's return to L.A.
Some people have speculated the NFL is on the brink of moving back to Los Angeles.
Thursday, that theory was tackled for a big loss.
Putting an end to a months-long bid process for the NFL draft, the league chose Chicago over L.A. to play host in 2015, the first time since 1965 the league's marquee off-season event will take place outside of New York.
Chicago made an impressive bid, and it has an NFL team, something L.A. hasn't been able to say since 1994.
However, if the NFL were confident a team was absolutely determined to relocate to L.A. after this season — (cough) Rams (cough) — the league surely would have awarded the 2015 draft to the nation's second-largest market.
An L.A. draft would have been a quintessential drum roll for a team's return, timing so brilliant it would have been a hello that rivaled Derek Jeter's goodbye. But no.
There has been a lot of speculation lately the Rams are ready to leave St. Louis and have quietly packed the moving vans. The fact Rams owner Stan Kroenke has 60 acres of potential stadium land in Inglewood has only fueled that talk.
L.A. getting the Heisman stiff-arm should quiet that chatter a bit. After all, there's no "done deal" for any relocation until 24 owners vote in favor of one.
Like the Rams, the Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers are on year-to-year stadium leases and are unhappy with their current venues. So all three are in the relocation mix.
The unmistakable message from the NFL?
That's not to say there won't be an NFL team in L.A. next season. It could still happen. The league insists it wants to come back, and — at least before all the Ray Rice tumult — L.A. was a front-burner issue, with TV and labor deals stretching into the immediate horizon. Goodell put a top executive, Eric Grubman, on the L.A. case, a sign the NFL is serious about it.
AEG announced this week it's asking for a six-month extension of the Farmers Field agreement, which is set to expire later this month. The company wants a little more time to see whether it can work out a deal with the NFL.
At minimum, this draft news was a setback in that regard. After all, the April 30-May 2 draft was supposed to take place at L.A. Live's Nokia Theatre, the centerpiece of AEG's downtown complex.
So the league has agreed to a one-year deal to hold the draft in the heartland. That means all those leather-lunged New York Jets fans will have to head 800 miles east to boo their team's choice.
As for L.A.'s jets? Substantially cooled.
No matter what the formation, down and distance, or audible, every football play from scrimmage starts the same way — with a snap.
For a lot of NFL teams this season, that basic beginning has been a hold-your-breath moment.
The San Diego Chargers, who have cycled through three centers in four games, had a botched snap in their opener and two more last Sunday.
In London last Sunday, Oakland's Stefen Wisniewski sailed a shotgun snap past Matt McGloin, and the Raiders quarterback had no chance to catch Cortland Finnegan as the Miami cornerback scooped up the ball and returned it 50 yards for a touchdown.
Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers was trying to call a timeout at Seattle in the Kickoff Opener. As he turned to signal, a shotgun snap plunked him in the chest. To the relief of a frustrated Rodgers — and to that of rookie center Corey Linsley — officials awarded the Packers with a timeout.
There was no such saving grace for St. Louis in a Week 3 game against Dallas. Just before halftime, with the Rams driving into Cowboys territory and hoping to build on a 21-7 lead, St. Louis center Scott Wells lost his grip while snapping on third-and-one. The ball came loose, the Cowboys recovered, and momentum swung the other way. Dallas turned that into a field goal, and eventually wound up winning, 34-31.
Bad snaps are part of football. They happen every year. But they have been especially glaring in the first four weeks of this season, and some experts see it as a problem that points back to the practice limitations of the collective bargaining agreement.
"The thing is, guys are spending so much more time in the 'gun, even in practice, so guys don't work on the quarterback being under center as much," retired quarterback Rich Gannon said. "They don't put the pads on in practice, so they're not getting live snaps from center. The only time you really do it is when you get in a game, and then all of a sudden you've got a problem.
"They don't practice in spring anymore. In training camp, they can only have a walk-through in the morning and stuff like that. You wonder why there's so much sloppy football at this point in the season."
The Chargers are on their third center, Doug Legursky, who spent his first five years in Pittsburgh and last season in Buffalo. He was signed after Pro Bowl center Nick Hardwick suffered a season-ending neck injury in the opener. Rich Ohrnberger stepped in for Hardwick, but was sidelined by a bad back after starting the next two games.
In last Sunday's victory over Jacksonville — the Chargers' third win in a row — Legursky had a couple of bad snaps that weren't extremely costly to San Diego but could have been.
"If you don't get the snap right, the play's dead from the start," Legursky said this week. "Once you get into a rhythm, it just happens naturally to where you don't even think about it. Just coming to a new team here, trying to figure out the cadence, rhythm, how they like the snaps, as opposed to other quarterbacks I've worked with. Just takes a little time to iron it out."


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Mathematician:Leslie John Comrie
1 Mathematician
2 Nationality
Mathematician and astronomer who was a pioneer in the field of mechanical computation.
Produced two editions of Barlow's Tables, making significant extensions and enhancements.
Computerised the British football pools.
Born: 15 August 1893, Pukekohe, New Zealand
1912 - 1916: Attended Auckland University College (part of the University of New Zealand)
1916: Fought in France with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force
February 1918: Lost his left leg to a British shell
1918: Started using a mechanical calculator while recovering.
1920-22: First director of the Computing Section of the British Astronomical Association
1923: Received a PhD from St John's College of the University of Cambridge
1924: Traveled to the USA to teach at Swarthmore College and then Northwestern University. Pioneered the teaching of numerical analysis.
1926: Became deputy superintendent of HM Nautical Almanac Office at the Royal Greenwich Observatory
1928: The first to use punched card equipment for scientific calculations
1930: Promoted to Superintendent of the Nautical Almanac Office
August 1936: Suspended because of tensions with his superiors, caused by his unconventional use of machines for calculation
1937: Founded Scientific Computing Service, Limited, the world's first private company for scientific computing
During World War II: he headed a team of 30 scientists to computerise war work, such as the creation of bombing tables for the Allies
1948: Visited USA and New Zealand
March 1950: Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London
Died: 11 December 1950 after a series of strokes
1921: Eclipse of Rhea by the shadow of Titan (with A.E. Levin)
April 1928: On the Construction of Tables by Interpolation (in which he describes the innovation of the use of punched card equipment for interpolating tables of data)
1930: Edited Barlow's Tables, 3rd ed.
1932: The application of the Hollerith tabulating machine to Brown's tables of the moon
1933: The computation of total solar eclipses
1933: The total solar eclipse of 1940 October 1
1937: The application of the Brunsviga twin 13Z calculating machine to the Hartmann formula for the reduction of prismatic spectrograms
1941: Edited Barlow's Tables, 4th ed.
December 1941: Line of Planets (Popular Astronomy 49: pp. 397–398)
December 1942: Errors in Mathematical Tables (Nature 150: p. 738)
December 1949: The Green (?) Flash (?) (Popular Astronomy 57: pp. 42–43)
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Expelled Russian diplomats and their families land in Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin invited children of expelled diplomats to Kremlin New Year celebrations.
By Vasudevan Sridharan
Updated January 2, 2017 04:24 GMT
US expels 35 Russian diplomats over election hacking claims	Reuters
The plane carrying 35 expelled Russian diplomats and their family members has touched down in Moscow. The special plane left Washington on Sunday post-noon local time and landed in the Russian capital early on Monday, 2 January.
"The plane has taken off," Nikolai Lakhonin, a spokesperson for the Russian diplomatic mission in the US was quoted as saying after the flight departed. The plane, Rossiya airline's special Fight Detachment, had touched down the Moscow airport at about 2am local time (11pm GMT).
Trump adviser suggests Obama's sanctions on Russia are 'politically motivated'
Donald Trump says he will reveal 'things that other people don't know' about US election hacking
President Vladimir Putin hopes for 'peace and prosperity' for Russia in 2017
The children of Russian envoys have been invited to a New Year Party by the Russian President Vladimir Putin, said the press service of the presidential office. The invitation was announced to the diplomats' children on the flight while they are en route from Washington to Moscow.
The diplomats have been declared persona non grata by Washington in a diplomatic strike. The US President Barack Obama said the high-ranking diplomats are being ejected in response to the alleged Russian involvement in the hacking of US Democratic Party during the presidential elections.
Washington had given 72 hours for the envoys and their families to leave the US soil after shutting down two compounds.
Though enraged, Russia is yet to respond to the crackdown as Moscow is likely to wait until the new administration, led by incoming President Donald Trump, takes charge in another three weeks.
Putin had said Kremlin would not "stoop to the level of the so-called 'cat-fight'" by expelling American diplomats from Russia. He added that in response to the "unfriendly actions by the outgoing US administration," he is inviting the children of the US diplomats for the New Year celebrations in Kremlin.
From left: US President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin Getty Images
Related topics : Vladimir Putin Barack Obama Moscow


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Il divorzio è l'ultima commedia di Vittorio Alfieri che scrisse verso il 1800.

Si tratta di una commedia di satira morale. È la più lunga tra tutte le opere teatrali di Alfieri. L'autore scrisse: «Se non mi fossi allacciato di continuo scrivendola, coll'annotarne ed economizzarne i versi, tanta è la piena del ridicolo, che dà il soggetto, che in vece dei millesettecento versi, non mi sarei forse saziato di tre mila».

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Agostino Cherdalosi, patrizio genovese, sarebbe uomo d'indole onesta, ma la soverchia avarizia lo rende odioso alla moglie Annetta, donna scostumata e superba, che si crede bella, colta, vivace. La figliuola Lucrezia è avvenente, ma civetta, mal educata, disamorata e di pessimo carattere; seguendo le orme della madre, amoreggia con tutti coloro che capitano in casa sua, ma preferisce agli altri il conte Ciuffini, letterato di scarsa fama, che è però il primo cavaliere servente di Annetta, la quale non si accorge di nulla. Intorno a costoro si muovono altri personaggi secondari: il cavalier Piantaguai, una sorta di parassita; e il prete di casa; don Tramezzino, incaricato di educare la figlia del padrone e che invece di insegnarle a scrivere, l'aiuta negli intrighi amorosi. Un avvocato disonesto ed un medico dello stesso stampo chiudono la schiera dei frequentatori di casa Cherdalosi.

Assai diversamente si governa la famiglia Benintendi, della quale è capo Settimio, uomo maturo che ha molto viaggiato, per abitudini, costumi e principi diversissimo dalla comune dei suoi pari. Con paterno affetto e sollecitudine egli ha educato l'unico figlio Prospero, giovinetto di ottima indole, ricco di pregi fisici e morali. Prospero, recandosi talvolta in casa Cherdalosi, rimase colpito dalla bellezza di Lucrezia, che con poche moine facilmente riuscì a conquistare il cuore dell'ingenuo, il quale, vedendo avvicinarsi il tempo fissato dal padre per intraprendere un viaggio di qualche anno attraverso l'Europa, è ora  disperato e non osa svelare a Settimio il suo amore, dubitoso com'è che Lucrezia non gli corrisponda. Ma costei, che aspira a prender marito presto per fare a suo modo, viste le irresolutezze di Prosperino, gli dà il colpo di grazia, mandandogli un biglietto in cui gli si svela l'amante e lo prega di non partire. Prospero, accecato dalla passione, non s'accorge dell'esagerazione e quindi della falsità dei sentimenti espressi da Lucrezia: ben se n'accorge invece Settimio, a cui il figliuolo mostra la lettera, chiedendo di sospendere il viaggio e di poter sposare la fanciulla. Il padre, che conosce costei e la famiglia, cerca di aprirgli gli occhi; ma non riuscendovi, lascia libertà al figlio di far come gli piace.

Questi non vuol frapporre indugi, e Settimio, sperando che gli avvenimenti gli debbano dare ragione, si piega a recarsi in casa Cherdalosi ed a domandare per Prospero la mano della fanciulla. La richiesta è accettata da tutti con gioia; ma passato il primo momento di compiacenza, Annetta si dà premura d'avvertire la figlia che il suocero non le permetterà di far troppo a suo modo e che dovrà assoggettarsi a molti sacrifici. La fanciulla, che sposava Prospero per poter fare e disfare liberamente, si conturba e si pente d'avere legata con troppa sollecitudine la sua parola. Ma v'è altro: il Ciuffini, innamorato di Lucrezia, e che l'avrebbe vista senza dispiacere maritata ad un uomo maturo, non può sopportare il pensiero che essa sposi un bel giovinetto quale il Benintendi, di cui presto o tardi finirà ad innamorarsi. Spesso Ciuffini e Lucrezia parlano tra loro del loro amore in presenza di Don Tramezzino senza che questi se ne renda conto. Lucrezia, che pensava dopo aver sposato Prospero di poter frequentare liberamente il Ciuffini, promette a quest'ultimo di non mantenere fede all'impegno.

Né manca alla promessa. Prospero, che giunge poco dopo più innamorato che mai, è da lei accolto con freddezza strana; egli se n'adonta: ella lo maltratta e, scambiate poche, ma acerbe parole, gli annunzia tutto esser finito fra loro, indi si ritira. A strappare il povero amante allo stordimento in cui lo ha gettato la indegna condotta di Lucrezia sopraggiungono il padre e l'amico Warton. Informati dell'avvenuto, ne esultano e tosto sollecitano il giovane a fuggir da quella casa promettendogli di narrargli vita e miracoli della sua futura. A costei fa mestieri affrontare l'ira di Agostino, il quale non riesce a comprendere perché le nozze che parevano tanto desiderate dai due giovani, siano così repentinamente rotte. Le scuse che trova Lucrezia non lo persuadono; sospettando, e non a torto, che gli si voglia nascondere qualche brutto intrigo, va sulle furie e minaccia di chiudere madre e figlia in un convento.

Ma Annetta, avvezza da trent'anni a menare per il naso il marito, non si sgomenta: anzi, per calmarne lo sdegno e imporre in pari tempo silenzio alle cattive lingue, propone alla figliola di accettare la mano di sposo dal signor Fabrizio Stomaconi, che di lei è da tempo invaghito. Il partito ripugna un poco a Lucrezia: lo Stomaconi è vecchio, brutto, sdentato, però ricco e bonario: meglio insomma sposar lui che entrare in convento! Le nozze son quindi tosto decise; lo Stomaconi pare fuor di sé per la gioia: Agostino si placa, accorgendosi che senza sborsare una grossa dote, collocherà onorevolmente la ragazza: Annetta è a sua volta lietissima, perché, a suo senno, prepara la scritta nuziale che assicura a Lucrezia denari e piena libertà. I capitoli son letti ed approvati da tutti, fuorché da Agostino, il quale li trova indecorosi per il marito. Ma costui, se ha i denti guasti, ha buono lo stomaco; e contento lui, contenti tutti. La sposa è invitata, esercitando un diritto concessole dal contratto, a far noto chi scelga per suo primo cavalier servente, ed essa nomina il Ciuffini, Lo stupore e la collera della madre a questo annuncio sono indescrivibili; la festa è turbata dai suoi furori: ognuno si ritira, ed Agostino, rimasto solo, sfoga in un'acerbissima invettiva l'accolto sdegno contro la corruzione del proprio tempo, corruzione che esso vitupera, pur riconoscendosi impotente a reprimerla:

Bibliografia
 Questa voce utilizza brani estratti da un testo di pubblico dominio: Francesco Novati, L'Alfieri poeta comico, in Studi critici e letterari, Ermanno Loescher, Torino, 1889, pagine 78-94

Collegamenti esterni
Commedia online In: Opere postume di Vittorio Alfieri, Tomo X: Commedie, Volume II. Londra, 1804 (Con L'antidoto e La finestrina)

Opere teatrali in italiano

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Imbued with superhuman strength, speed and flight following a near-death accident, Brie Larson's former Air Force pilot promises to bring something truly unique to the Avengers lineup – think old-school Captain America mixed with "sassy, smartass" humor – when she joins the ensemble cast of Avengers 4 early next year.
As a matter of fact, contrary to popular belief, it appears those pictures of Carol Danvers were captured on the set of Avengers 4, not Captain Marvel, which only just entered production in Los Angeles earlier this week. Flanked by an all-star cast (Gregg! Jackson! Mendelsohn!), Brie Larson now faces the tricky task of shouldering her own standalone superhero movie. But at least based on leaked set photos – not to mention Larson's award-winning credentials – the actress ought to have no problem winning over the naysayers.
Much like Wednesday's status report, these photos appear to show the pre-Captain Marvel Carol enjoying some downtime from her active role in the Air Force – the decidedly '90s attire even includes a nod to the aviation body. And that's it, really. Word is amateur photographers have spotted a nearby helicopter flying overhead, so perhaps directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck are planning to capture some aerial shots of Carol's origin story.
Behind the lens, that story's been bent into shape by a pool of incredibly talented writers. Meg LeFauve (Inside Out) and Nicole Perlman (Guardians of the Galaxy) were the first to have a pass at Captain Marvel's script, before the so-hot-right-now Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Tomb Raider), Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch polished things up. We understand Boden and Fleck also fine-tuned the final product, which will be projected onto screens near and far from March 8th, 2019.


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The 'Franco-German duo' and Europe as seen in cartoons (1945–2013)
> Foreword
> Methodology
> Post-war relations between France and Germany: The beginnings of reconciliation (1945–1957)
> The birth of the 'Franco-German duo' (1958–1963)
> From cooperation to friendship: The 'Franco-German duo' in action (1963–1989)
> Difficult beginnings (1963–1974)
> The creation of a partnership (1974–1981)
> The consolidation of the 'Franco-German duo' (1982–1989)
> The end of the Cold War: Towards the establishment of a new partnership (1989–2011)
> The future of the Franco-German duo: Breakdown or readjustment?
> Chronology
> Short biographies
> Bibliography
The creation of a partnership (1974–1981)
Previous/
Meeting of the Council of Economic and Finance Ministers (Brussels, 18 February 1974)
On 18 February 1974, the Finance Ministers of the Nine meet in Brussels to discuss European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). In this photo, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (left) can be seen talking with Helmut Schmidt (centre) and Wilhelm Haferkamp (right).
Cartoon by Behrendt on the monetary crisis (29 May 1974)
In May 1974, German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing go to the bedside of the sick Europe. The two Heads of State seem to embody 'New hope' in a Europe in the throes of monetary crisis.
Cartoon by Bas on the Franco-German duo and the monetary crisis (31 May 1974)
In the light of the 1974 European monetary crisis, German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing are depicted as two good Samaritans coming to the aid of a Europe in crisis.
Cartoon by Tim on the fight against inflation (3 to 9 June 1974)
'Inflation'. On 3 June 1974, in the midst of the economic and monetary difficulties facing Europe in the mid-1970s, French cartoonist Tim (the pseudonym used by Louis Mitelberg) illustrates the solidarity demonstrated by new Chancellor Helmut Schmidt (on the left), who is prioritising support for the struggling French economy (high inflation, trade deficit, etc.). The economically prosperous and powerful Federal Republic of Germany holds its protective umbrella above its French partner, represented by President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (on the right). By helping France, the FRG hopes to avoid a disintegration of Europe and a return to protectionism, which would be harmful for the country's thriving trade. France is also counting on Germany's help to launch a system of monetary cooperation designed to stabilise currencies and provide Europe with the means to stand up to US monetary hegemony.
Cartoon by Ironimus on the European commitment of the Franco-German duo (9 July 1974)
'European Community'. On 9 July 1974, Austrian cartoonist Ironimus paints an ironic picture of the European commitment of Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt (on the left) and French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (on the right), whose bodies have taken the shape of the letters 'EG', the abbreviation for 'European Community' in German.
Cartoon by Leger on the revival of the European integration process (10 July 1974)
'New brooms …' On 10 July 1974, German cartoonist Peter Leger illustrates the joint efforts of Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing to pull Europe out of the quagmire in which it finds itself.
Cartoon by Haitzinger on the attempt by Schmidt and Giscard to revive the European integration process (4 September 1974)
'Isn't that the same place we got off!?' On 4 September 1974, German cartoonist Horst Haitzinger illustrates the joint attempt by French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt to revive the engine of European integration. In the sky, two angels, General de Gaulle and Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, the fathers of the 1963 Élysée Treaty, carefully observe the efforts of the new Franco-German tandem to move Europe forward.
Cartoon by Köhler on the question of the CAP (30 September 1974)
'The peasant wars aren't over yet …' On 30 September 1974, even though the Franco-German duo is working to serve Europe, German cartoonist Hanns Erich Köhler illustrates the deep divisions between French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (on the right) and Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt (on the left) over the common agricultural policy (CAP). Paris and Bonn particularly disagree over the question of setting prices for agricultural products. Although the two leaders initially shake hands to work together to ensure Europe's bright future, the issues surrounding the CAP seem to plunge them back into the peasant wars that took place in the first quarter of the 16th century in southern and central Germany and part of Lorraine and Alsace. The French President, brandishing a scythe, confronts a Chancellor armed with a pitchfork, and their good relations seem to be long forgotten.
Cartoon by Behrendt on the Franco-German duo and the British accession to the EEC (1974)
'A teaspoonful a day'. In 1974, French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt attempt to persuade British Prime Minister Harold Wilson of the benefits of the European Economic Community (EEC).
Meeting of the Heads of State or Government of the EEC Member States (Paris, 10 December 1974)
In 1974, following the meeting of the Heads of State and Government of the EEC Member States held in Paris, the participants posed for photos on the steps of the Élysée.
Cartoon by Lap on Germany's economic power (11 December 1974)
'The European nouveau riche. I hope the smoke's not bothering you too much, my dear Giscard?' On 11 December 1974, at the end of the meeting of Heads of State or Government of the EEC Member States in Paris, French cartoonist Jacques Laplaine (Lap) paints an ironic picture of the economic and industrial power of the Federal Republic of Germany. The smoke billowing from the factory chimney signals that the German economy is in fine shape. But during the same period, France's economy is plagued by unemployment and inflation. From left to right: Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (with his head in the smoke).
Cartoon by Lang on the Paris Summit (11 December 1974)
'European Summit'. On 11 December 1974, following the Paris Summit, German cartoonist Ernst Maria Lang depicts the efforts made by Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, President of the French Republic, and German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt to implement a system of regular meetings between the Heads of State or Government of the Nine. Sat on one of the 'summits', pipe in hand, British Prime Minister Harold Wilson observes with interest as France and Germany attempt to offer each other mutual support.
Caricature de Faizant sur les relations Giscard-Schmidt (5 février 1975)
'If there's any news, I'll call you … and I'll reverse the charges.' On 5 February 1975, as relations between French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (on the right) and Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt (on the left) grow closer, French cartoonist Jacques Faizant paints an ironic picture of the disastrous economic situation in France. President Giscard is shown dressed as a beggar who cannot even afford to pay for a phone call to his German partner. The contrast is striking between a prosperous West Germany that seems well placed to withstand the international crisis, and a France weakened by galloping inflation and a balance of payments deficit that is mired in deep recession.
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and Helmut Schmidt (16 July 1975)
On 16 July 1975, French President, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, and German Chancellor, Helmut Schmidt, meet in Brussels to discuss European monetary issues.
Cartoon by Köhler on the European passport plan (8 January 1976)
'The "Europe" passport — at least it's something. And what's it for? Oh — we were rather thinking of smoke and mirrors …' On 8 January 1976, German cartoonist Hanns Erich Köhler criticises the disappointing results of European Political Cooperation and condemns the lack of action by the Franco-German duo. Meeting in Rome on 3 and 4 December 1975, the European Council agreed to introduce a uniform European passport that could be issued from 1978 onwards. The cartoonist portrays a disappointed European citizen who had hoped for a real revival of European integration and wonders about the point of the European passport plan. On a crumbling pedestal (the European Community) that looks like it might be about to collapse, we see a smiling French President Giscard and Federal Chancellor Schmidt, accompanied by British Prime Minister Wilson. The two crows and the jackal, traditionally bad omens, do not augur well and seem to mark the end of the EC. The European integration process is in crisis.
Cartoon by Effel on the issues surrounding the Franco-German axis in Europe (12 February 1976)
'MITTELEUROPA. I wanted France to be governed from the centre, but I didn't want Europe to be governed from the centre!' On 12 February 1976, French cartoonist Jean Effel paints an ironic picture of the lesson in European geopolitics given by French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing to Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt. Paris wants to maintain a balance in Franco-German relations. Although Ostpolitik, Federal Chancellor Schmidt's policy of normalising relations and opening up towards the East, aims to restore the economic powerhouse that is the Federal Republic of Germany to its rightful place on the international stage, this does not mean that Bonn should become the epicentre of the new 'Mitteleuropa'.
Cartoon by Trez on the action of the Franco-German duo in favour of Europe (14 February 1976)
'A spoonful for Valéry … A spoonful for Helmut …' On 14 February 1976, following the Franco-German summit in Nice, French cartoonist Alain Tredez illustrates the close cooperation between President Giscard (on the left) and Federal Chancellor Schmidt (on the right) to enable Europe to consolidate its political role on the international stage. The two leaders are depicted as parents feeding a child in a high chair, overseeing the growth and maturation of the young 'Europe' to compensate for a lack of political ability.
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and Helmut Schmidt (Copenhagen, 7 and 8 April 1978)
During the Copenhagen European Council of 7 and 8 April 1978, German Chancellor, Helmut Schmidt, and French President, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, submit plans for the European monetary system to their partners.
Cartoon by Vazquez de Sola on the plan by Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and Helmut Schmidt to create a new European monetary system (28 June 1978)
'At his dinner with Schmidt … Giscard finds himself struggling with the monetary snake.' On 28 June 1978, Spanish-born cartoonist Vazquez de Sola paints an ironic picture of the plan by French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt to create a new European monetary system open to all the Community Member States. After the failure of the European monetary snake, Europe's leaders are seeking a new approach to guarantee the stability of their currencies.
Cartoon by Moisan on Franco-German rapprochement (20 September 1978)
'Aachen: Good old Charlemark! Full speed ahead for the Europe of Charlemagne's gang. "Giddy-up, Helmut, you're the Guide. That must be the year 2000. At the moment they seem to be going it alone."' On 20 September 1978, illustrating the meeting between French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt on 14 and 15 September 1978 in Aachen, French cartoonist Roland Moisan paints an ironic picture of the decision by the two leaders to further Franco-German cooperation and work together for monetary stability in Europe. But the absurd Franco-German venture for Europe doesn't seem to be convincing France's politicians. While French Prime Minister Raymond Barre is holding the reins with other ministers, Jacques Chirac, leader of the Rally for the Republic party, seems to want to pull the horse back. Leading the party, the French cockerel and the German eagle set the pace, followed by the horse ridden by the two European emperors. The French President, sitting on Chancellor Schmidt's shoulders, holds a sceptre topped with an 'E' for Europe, while on the road, the globe with a cross depicts the sanctity of imperial power as guardian and defender of the Church.
Cartoon by Faizant on the creation of the European Monetary System (5 December 1978)
'European Monetary System. Don't make a fuss! If you can swallow Christmas pudding, you can swallow this!' On 5 December 1978, French cartoonist Jacques Faizant illustrates how President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (centre) and Chancellor Helmut Schmidt (on the left) are laying the foundations of a new European Monetary System. The two leaders also need to secure the support of British Prime Minister and Labour Party leader James Callaghan (on the right), since the EMS envisaged by France and Germany has not received unanimous support within the Labour Party.
Cartoon by Trez on the creation of a new European Monetary System (6 December 1978)
'Maternity ward. It's a sort of snake.' On 6 December 1978, French cartoonist Alain Tredez illustrates how the joint action of French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt (on the right) has resulted in the birth of a new European Monetary System (EMS). The EMS is often referred to as the 'improved snake', the main change being the creation of the ECU (European Currency Unit). The term 'snake' refers to the European monetary snake, created six years earlier by the Basel Agreement of 10 April 1972. This economic mechanism was designed to limit fluctuations in exchange rates between the Member States of the European Economic Community. In the absence of a real monetary union, the snake served for some time as a 'prop' for the European currencies, establishing an area of relative stability in a context of international monetary turbulence. But the serious economic problems of 1977 and 1978 would prove too much for the snake, obliging Europe's leaders to introduce a new European monetary system.
Cartoon by Leger on the establishment of the European Monetary System (8 December 1978)
On 8 December 1978, German cartoonist Peter Leger illustrates the establishment of the European Monetary System (EMS) and the choice of Italy, Ireland and the United Kingdom not to take part. The Franco-German duo Giscard and Schmidt are the central pillars holding up the structure.
Cartoon by Pino on the Franco-German duo Giscard and Schmidt (10 January 1979)
'ECU. The famous double act. Schmidt: Careful, your hair's tickling me!' On 10 January 1979, cartoonist Pino Zac illustrates the efforts made by French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt to establish a European Monetary System (EMS) and the European Currency Unit (ECU), a single, artificial currency whose value represents an average of the value of the European currencies. The purpose was to create an area of monetary stability in Europe, to avoid constant devaluations and to stimulate trade, growth and economic convergence.
Thirty-third Franco-German summit: Helmut Schmidt and Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (Paris, 22 February 1979)
On 22 February 1979, French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing welcomes Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt (on the left) to the Élysée Palace for the 33rd Franco-German consultations.
Cartoon by Bas on the policy of détente pursued by the Franco-German duo (21 March 1980)
On 21 March 1980, Greek cartoonist Basilis Mitropoulos (known as 'Bas') illustrates the mediation efforts by the Franco-German duo Giscard and Schmidt to ease the tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union. The cartoonist particularly emphasises the complementarity of the actions of France and Germany on the international stage. On one side, President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing is engaging in dialogue with Leonid Brezhnev, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, while Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt is playing the role of mediator with US President Jimmy Carter. Since the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979, tensions between Moscow and Washington have been reignited and there is a new Cold War climate between the two superpowers.
Cartoon by Trez on the Franco-German duo and the European question (7 July 1980)
'West. East. Europe. Wanted: a stable position'. On 7 July 1980, as French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing makes an official visit to the Federal Republic of Germany, French cartoonist Alain Tredez illustrates the question of the future of European integration and the role played by Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and the French President to guarantee the stability of a Europe that is facing many economic and political challenges.
Cartoon by Piem on relations between Helmut Schmidt and Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (7 July 1980)
'FRG. It's the sacred union.' On 7 July 1980, as Valéry Giscard d'Estaing makes an official visit to the FRG, French cartoonist Piem paints an ironic picture of the good relations between the French President and Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt. As he alights from the plane, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing kisses German soil as if he were the Supreme Pontiff, while the little 'Gretchen' with her tidy plaits, the representation of Germany in French cartoons, welcomes this seemingly mystical rapprochement between the two leaders.
Cartoon by Pielert on leadership within the Franco-German tandem (8 July 1980)
'Paris–Bonn tandem. And who's going to sit at the front?' On 8 July 1980, as French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing makes a state visit to the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), German cartoonist Klaus Pielert illustrates the good relations between the French President and Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt (on the left) and paints an ironic picture of the power relationship within the Franco-German tandem.
Cartoon by Hanel on the Franco-German duo and the 'Iron Lady' (1980)
Helmut Schmidt visits François Mitterrand (Paris, 24 May 1981)
On 24 May 1981, three days after François Mitterrand takes office, the new French President receives Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt to the Élysée Palace. During this first meeting, the two leaders discuss the European Monetary System and the Euromissiles crisis.
Cartoon by Tim on the consequences of the devaluation of the French franc (16 October 1981)
On 4 October 1981, the French government devalues the franc by 3 %, while the Federal Republic of Germany revalues its national currency by 5.5 %. On 16 October 1981, French cartoonist Louis Mitelberg, also known as Tim, criticises this depreciation of the French franc, which he believes will ultimately benefit Germany. Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, while kissing the hand of the 'Sower', is shown grabbing part of the franc's value. The Sower, an allegorical figure depicted on the one franc coin since 1897, embodies the notion of a hardworking, industrious France.


The subject of writing a series of books has come up, again.
Since a series has value for both authors and readers, let's look at just how authors can accomplish this.
The key to writing a series is to find a commonality and then keep reproducing it.
1- Tell virtually the same story, but from the viewpoints of different characters.
5- Stories of characters that were once children, and are now grown up.
6- Characters who have different adventures by traveling to different countries.
7- Stories that simply continue from the previous book.
Look for that common thread and then weave your story in a new and exciting way.
If a reader enjoys your first book, chances are they will buy the second in the series. Then, if that second book delivers, consider them hooked.
However, even good things can get boring. My husband can attest to this because he is finally getting tired of Rocky Road ice cream, which he has been eating for YEARS. He is trying different brands right now hoping for a slight change in flavor. (The latest favorite has chocolate covered almonds).
Something similar may happen when readers tire of mysteries and seek out different authors who may use a fresh twist to their plots.
So, be careful not to make your series too long and too predictable.
Write each story so that it can be enjoyed on its own merits, while giving readers just enough pertinent background information from previous books in the series.
Do everything you can to make sure your road to success isn't a rocky one!


There is someplace Kobato Hanato wants desperately to go, and to make her wish come true, she has been tasked with filling a very special bottle to the brim with wounded hearts. However, before even beginning this monumental task, she must first earn that bottle…by proving that she has the common sense necessary to fit in with ordinary social situations. Sounds easy, right? Well, maybe not so much, for it often seems like she is a stranger to our world. But fortunately, Kobato is not entirely alone here; she has the companionship of a cantankerous, hard-drinking Snoopy gone to seed called Ioryogi-san.
Unfortunately, Ioryogi-san happens to be the one who decides how far along toward earning that bottle she is, and he has anger-management issues. Kobato, with her endearing naïveté, earns points only slowly. Nevertheless, she usually comes out ahead, albeit in an unconventional, roundabout way. For example, on Christmas Eve, she temps for a bakery and earns herself a traditional Japanese Christmas cake. While this sweet treat is commonsensical for the holiday in and of itself, she invokes the true spirit of Christmas by gifting the cake she had earned on a stranger --- to the tune of bonus points.
Needless to say, the first volume of CLAMP's newest manga series is little more than prologue. The short, vignette-like chapters are mostly about holidays, e.g., the aforementioned Christmas, New Year's, Valentine's Day, and the cherry blossom season, and it is no particular spoiler to reveal that, in the penultimate chapter of Kobato., Kobato finally earns herself that long-coveted bottle. Although the manga is rather slow to build up narrative momentum, the final chapter promises bigger and better things to come in subsequent installments. In the meantime, there are plenty of modest pleasures to tide manga lovers of every extraction over.
This is a CLAMP manga, and for CLAMP fans --- which are legion --- merely that fact is enough of an endorsement. Like many of the series produced by the four-way female collaboration, Kobato. rewards reader loyalty with a half-dozen or so allusive crossovers with other CLAMP properties. Characters from xxxHOLiC, Angelic Layer, Chobits and Magic Knight Rayearth all make cameo appearances. Even Ioryogi-san's design will look very familiar to those "in the know." So, while it is not necessary to have any prior exposure to CLAMP works in order to enjoy this one, it certainly won't hurt.
Of course, even for readers brand new to CLAMP, there are pleasures aplenty --- and a comprehensive set of endnotes in the Yen Press edition to keep the many cultural references from becoming too troublesome. The artwork --- delicate, light and reminiscent of the earlier Cardcaptor Sakura --- is particularly attractive and accessible. Characters are naturally adorable, and a profusion of sight gags provide levity and comic relief from some of the manga's underlying, weightier themes. The plot builds slowly, but the repeated inclusion of a small, recurring cast of supporting characters hints at bigger and even better things to come in subsequent volumes. Kobato., in short, is just getting started. Recommended.


To gauge shortwave pirate radio activity in 2014, I analyzed the loggings to the HF Underground (http://www.hfunderground.com) message board. A computer script parsed the message thread titles, as well as the timestamps of the messages. This information was used to produce some statistics about the level of pirate radio activity. Of course, as Mark Twain has written: "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." Still, let's see what we can learn.
There were 12,722 messages posted to 1,975 unique threads, that's an 11% decrease in the number of messages over 2013. Ideally, each thread represents an individual pirate station transmission. Also ideally, each message posted to a thread represents one logging. In reality, there is some error involved.
AM beat out USB this year, last year they were virtually tied, and if we assume (as likely) that the cases where no mode was reported are one of these, account for virtually all of the transmission.
As one might expect, Saturday and Sunday are the big winners, with Friday in third place. But don't give up on weekday listening! 40% of transmissions are on a Monday through Thursday.
Halloween was very busy this year!
6925, along with 6924 kHz, account for 50% of logged transmissions.
The most popular station logged is of course "UNID", short for unidentified. In the world of shortwave pirate radio, there's a number of transmissions where no ID is given. There's also many cases where no ID could be heard, due to poor conditions. For 2014, there were 651 threads with 2,788 loggings where no station ID was given – that's almost 33% of the threads.
This year's results are somewhat less straightforward, due to a station nicknamed "Old Time Radio". It has transmitted almost 24/7 (with some breaks for a few days) since around April, usually on 6770 kHz, but also sometimes around 3229 kHz. Sometimes the same logging thread was used for several days worth of loggings. How many transmissions has it made? Sometimes it has been on for weeks at a time. Certainly in terms of the number of hours transmitted, it is the most active pirate radio station by far for 2014. No other station comes close.
This entry was posted in Pirate Radio on January 1, 2015 by Chris Smolinski.
This entry was posted in Pirate Radio on October 15, 2013 by Chris Smolinski.
There's a relatively new religious pirate station, apparently from the west coast as that's where most of the loggings have been from. The programming consists mostly of readings from the Old Testament, as well as religious commentary. YHWH being Yahweh without the vowels.
First reported on 5990 kHz on September 7, 2013, starting at 0220 UTC. Then on 6010 kHz on September 11, 2013 from 0440-0502 UTC, and then on 6010 kHz on September 15, 2013 from 0120 until 0204 sign off, all by Dan Sheedy of Encinitas, CA.
Bob LaRose of San Diego, CA heard YHWH on 9775 kHz on September 28, 2013 until 0133 UTC.
Glenn Hauser of OK heard them on October 8, 2013 on 9775 kHz starting at 0105 UTC, and heard past 0145 UTC.
Most recently, YHWH was heard on October 14, 2013 on 3234.95 kHz by Ron Howard of CA, who provided an audio recording of the ID.
Thanks to Glenn Hauser of DX Listening Digest for the above logs.
Is anyone else hearing a broadcaster (Station YHWH) in the 80 M band (3.845 Mhz using AM)? It is currently 18 August 2013 at about 04:15 GMT and this station has been there for over an hour now. Is this station in some way legitimate, or are they just bootlegging in the middle of our bands?
W7UUU in Tacoma, WA also heard that transmission.
Our own Pigmeat Martin heard YHWH on October 7, 2013 on 9775 kHz at around 2330 UTC (I suspect this was the UTC October 8 logging), so it is making it to the east coast.
I'm not sure how well 6 MHz will propagate to the east coast at 0100 UTC, that is 6 PM local time on the west coast. 3 MHz is even more doubtful. 9 MHz should have the best chance.
If anyone knows of any loggings of YHWH lot listed above, please let me know, either via an email, comment to this blog post, or via a post to the HF Underground.
Some more updates: Token has heard this station as far back as May 18, 2013 on 6925 kHz at 0145 UTC. Also on July 27, 2013 at 0115 on 6950 kHz. The following weekend he heard YHWH just above the 40 meter ham band.
This entry was posted in Pirate Radio on October 14, 2013 by admin.


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Activist loses UK court case on police facial recognition
September 04, 2019 - 9:37 am
FILE - In this Wednesday, March 28, 2012 file photo, a surveillance camera is seen by the Olympic Stadium at the Olympic Park in London. A British court has ruled that a police force's trial of automated facial recognition technology is lawful, dealing a blow to activists concerned about its implications for privacy. The court said Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019 that existing laws adequately cover the trial by the South Wales police force, in what's believed to be the world's first legal case on how a law enforcement agency uses the new technology. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, file)
LONDON (AP) — A British court ruled Wednesday that a police force's use of automated facial recognition technology is lawful, dealing a blow to an activist concerned about its implications for privacy.
Existing laws adequately cover the South Wales police force's use of the technology in a trial, two judges said, in what's believed to be the world's first legal case on how a law enforcement agency uses the new technology.
The decision comes amid a broader global debate about the rising use of facial recognition technology, thanks to recent advances in artificial intelligence. That makes it easier for police to automatically scan faces and match them to "watchlists" of suspects, missing people and persons of interest, but it also raises concerns about mass surveillance.
"The algorithms of the law must keep pace with new and emerging technologies," Judge Charles Haddon-Cave said.
Ed Bridges, a Cardiff resident and human rights campaigner who filed the judicial review, said South Wales police scanned his face twice as it tested the technology — once while he was Christmas shopping in 2017 and again when he was at a peaceful protest against a defense expo in 2018.
Bridges plans to appeal the ruling.
"This sinister technology undermines our privacy and I will continue to fight against its unlawful use to ensure our rights are protected and we are free from disproportionate government surveillance," he said in a statement released by Liberty, a rights group that worked on his case.
His legal team argued that he suffered "distress" and his privacy and data protection rights were violated when South Wales police processed an image taken of him in public.
But the judges said that the police force's use of the technology was in line with British human rights and data privacy legislation. They said that all images and biometric data of anyone who wasn't a match on the "watchlist" of suspects was deleted immediately.
The judges also noted, however, that the British legal framework should be subject to "periodic review."
South Wales is the lead U.K. police force for conducting tests and trials of automatic facial recognition. It has deployed the technology nearly 60 times since May 2017, including at rugby games, Ed Sheeran concerts and sporting events.
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