The Department is not properly monitoring all advance payments and accounts receivable for contracts with various providers of child care services resulting in overpayments.
The Department needs to increase its contract monitoring of new agencies providing services to children to better detect inappropriate or unallowable costs.
Our 1996 audit of the Department is presented in two volumes. Volume I contains the findings, recommendations and agency responses. Volume II contains the agency's financial statements.
The Department is not properly monitoring child care provider contracts, resulting in overpayments to providers. Also, the Department is advancing money to certain providers. At June 30, 1996 and June 30, 1995, those who provided care for children in Department custody had accounts receivable owed to the Department of approximately $26.8 million and $22.2 million, respectively.
According to Department personnel, it is necessary to advance monies to child care providers to serve as an incentive to participate in the program by limiting their risk. Department personnel also indicated it takes 60 to 75 days to process the providers first payment at the beginning of each fiscal year. The Department stated that providing advances minimizes providers' cash flow problems. Department personnel indicated that virtually all institutional providers are receiving advances.
During our review of the contracts and accounts receivable, we noted the following problems with the providers' account balances.
The Department did not offset actual charges against advances to identify excess payments.
One provider voluntarily returned excess revenues to the Department.
Some contracts had overpayments due to the Department that were written off.
The Department was unable to provide an audit trail for reductions in some balances.
The Department improperly coded some contracts which made it difficult to track payments.
We recommended the Department review all receivable and advance amounts to determine their correctness. Once proper balances are established, the Department should continuously monitor transactions within the accounts. The Department should also perform a detailed review of the amounts at the end of the year, making any necessary adjustments prior to preparing its financial statements. We also recommended the Department annually evaluate the need to enter into contracts requiring prepayments to providers.
Department officials agreed with the finding and state they will implement the recommendation. For fiscal year 1997 contracts, the Department changed its policy on advances, or prepayments. Advances at the beginning of the fiscal year have been discontinued. Payments now are made during the month in which services are being provided. Quarterly reconciliations are being completed and appropriate adjustments made to avoid creating end-of-year receivable amounts. Procedures are being developed to ensure follow up on providers who have not filed required cost reports.
The Department is not adequately monitoring the contracts it has with direct service providers. The Department contracts for purchase of direct services totaled $769 million in 1995 and $907 million in 1996. Pursuant to the B.H. vs. Suter Consent Decree, the Department is required to maintain a 25 to 1 caseload ratio. Between 1993 and 1996, the Department substitute care caseload increased 49% from 33,088 to 49,379. To be in compliance with the Decree, the Department contracted with private agencies for direct care and supervision of the additional children in substitute care. In total, approximately 95% of the growth in the number of children in substitute care went to private agencies, including a number of new agencies specifically recruited to supervise the increasing number of children placed in the homes of relatives. During our audit, we noted the Department is now in the process of investigating at least three of the new agencies for noncompliance and questioned costs. The amount of funds awarded to the three new agencies during 1995 and 1996 was over $21 million.
According to Department personnel, child cases are monitored to ensure appropriate care and planning is done, and that private agencies are only reimbursed for authorized care. In addition, the Department requires agencies to submit financial audits, and desk reviews are conducted to ensure the audits are submitted in an appropriate format and with the required disclosures. However, these procedures do not provide the Department with information to assess the risk that a new agency will not be fiscally accountable to the Department prior to inception of a contract with the new agency.
We recommended the Department develop procedures to assess whether new agencies will be fiscally accountable to the Department, and that the Department closely monitor the expenditure of State funds by direct service providers on a regular basis.
Department officials stated they agree with the finding and will implement the recommendation. The officials also stated that several monitoring activities were implemented during 1996 and could be expanded. In addition, the Department is re-examining current reporting requirements and provider compliance with those requirements.
The remaining findings are being given attention by the Department, and we will review the Department's progress toward the implementation of our recommendations in our next audit.
Mr. Jess McDonald, Director of the Department, provided the agency's responses.
Our auditors stated the Department's June 30, 1996 and June 30, 1995 financial statements are fairly presented.
Kerber, Eck & Braeckel, LLP were our special assistant auditors on the audit.


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Labor Day Weekend is a great time to soak in the last bits of summertime sun and recharge before we take on the colder weather of autumn and winter. If you still have yet to make plans for Labor Day Weekend, do not worry, it's not too late and you are certainly not alone. Expedia just released a travel trends report and the data shows that 80% of us wait until August to book the weekend getaway. If you are still thinking about taking trip, here are 5 great locations you should consider.
With crystal clear waters and beautiful beaches, Miami is a great place to spend the last moments of summer. While you will surely want to spend most of your time on the beach, the city itself is just as beautiful with colorful Art Deco buildings lining the streets. The food and garden-to-glass cocktails will certainly hit the spot as well. To plan the perfect weekend getaway to Miami, check out this article.
Los Angeles has a collection of unique regions, with their own culture and atmosphere. From hiking in the westside to the beaches of Santa Monica, Venice, and everything in-between, there is never a dull moment in Los Angeles. There is an endless list of great places to grab a bite to eat or drink. To plan the perfect weekend getaway to Los Angeles, check out this article.
A trip to Washington, D.C. is the perfect place to learn about our country's history. It is home to some of the greatest museums, monuments, and memorial in North America. But don't worry, it does not all have to be educational. There are plenty of great bars, boutiques, and restaurants which are making D.C. and extremely fun and energetic place to visit. To plan the perfect weekend getaway to Washington, D.C., check out this article.
According to Expedia, the top spot on the booking site's list of Labor Day deals is Las Vegas. It turns out that travelers are skipping the beach in favor for some fun in the Sin City. In addition to gambling, the city offers world-class entertainment and restaurants as well as pools for both relaxing and partying. To plan the perfect weekend getaway to Las Vegas, check out this article.
If you are feeling a little more ambitious and looking for a place to check out internationally, consider taking a trip down to Mexico City. According to Expedia, average ticket prices have dropped 25% from this time last year, making this trip both fun and affordable. From the warm weather to the food to the arts scene, Mexico City will not disappoint. To plan the perfect weekend getaway to Mexico City, check out this article.


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The Commission's general function, as provided under the Law Reform Commission Act 1968, is to review the law applicable to Queensland with a view to its systematic development and reform. Under the Act, a law reform review may be specifically referred to the Commission by the Attorney-General or form part of a program of law reform reviews approved by the Attorney-General.
The Commission currently consists of five part-time members (including the Chairperson). For information about the current Commission members click here.
The Secretariat's usual establishment consists of the Director, the Assistant Director, two Legal Officers, the Commission Secretary and one Administrative Officer. From time to time, the Commission is funded to employ additional staff, on a temporary basis, for a particular review.
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Asunder (1998) - DVD
*½/**** Image A- Sound A-
starring Blair Underwood, Debbi Morgan, Michael Beach
screenplay by Eric Lee Bowers
directed by Tim Reid
by Walter Chaw A courageously unpleasant role for "L.A. Law" heartthrob Blair Underwood, Tim "Venus Flytrap" Reid's derivative Asunder is only otherwise brave for its remorseless abuse of otherwise innocent pregnant women--crossing a seldom-crossed line of taboo in American film unless it's to punish a heroine (see: High Crimes, Crossroads, and so on) for having the child of a bad man. Billing itself as "In The Suspenseful Style Of Fatal Attraction And Unfaithful," Asunder is every bit the rushed, formula production moldering on a shelf somewhere until either one of its stars hits it big (see: Ordinary Decent Criminal and Colin Farrell) or, as in this case, a higher-profile film with a similar theme makes an impact, thus giving the folks in marketing a hook.
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1.85:1 (16x9-enhanced)
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Chance (Underwood) loses his wife in a freak Ferris Wheel accident, leading to his mental decline and related stalking of his best friend Michael (Michael Hubbs) and Michael's wife Lauren (Debbi Morgan), with whom he may have had an affair once upon a time. Distinctive in that it's the first "all-Black" production in fifty-five years (save one Latina one-night stand and the stray extra) Asunder, based on a novel by an African-American author, is actually little more than a rote infidelity opera with carefully-timed stings and exceedingly predictable plot points gaining some consideration for its minority-friendliness. In its mediocre way, it reminds of last year's homosexuality sitcom All Over the Guy, proving that true equality, sadly, lies in the democratization of all niche films into the same sort of pre-digested pabulum white males have been making for decades.
Complete with the standard false-alarm dream sequence, the dismissal of the efficacy of the authorities, and the avenging woman restoring the family unit with a well-placed bullet, Asunder's strength, such as it is, lies in Underwood's gloomy performance. A nice, virile presence in the middle of something otherwise underwhelming, Underwood has a star quality about him. Now it's a matter of finding him a role to showcase it.
THE DVD
Asunder finds its way to DVD courtesy Dimension and a well-balanced 1.85:1 anamorphic video transfer. The smooth greens and blues of Reid's workmanlike vision are preserved to fine effect as are the jarring, regularly timed musical cues of the film's Dolby 2.0 audio mix. Sparse while featuring a series of spoilers as back-of-keep-case summary, the only special feature on the disc is a "Sneak Peeks" section featuring trailers for Undisputed, Tangled, Halloween Resurrection, Ordinary Decent Criminal, and a Dimension Films reel with clips from The Crow, From Dusk Till Dawn, Mimic, Scary Movie 2, Hellraiser, Halloween H2O, Supercop 2, Senseless, etc. but oddly enough, the disc includes no trailer for Asunder itself. Originally published: March 3, 2003.
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Home » Videos » Fun Friday – Bringing a knife to a gun fight with Master Ken!
The human body is capable of reaching heights of physical potential that border on the superhuman, but alas, outrunning a bullet is not one of them. Fortunately, gun disarms are a staple of countless forms of martial arts across the world, but that's not the end of the story. Given that firearms are a projectile weapon, they afford the user the opportunity to kill from a distance, and no matter how adept you are with gun disarms, they are simply not going to work if the enemy is not within your immediate reach. Furthermore, gun disarms require perhaps the most impeccable timing of any technique of combat you will ever come across. Once you set the disarm into motion, you will have a split-second, at best, to neutralize the threat of the gun before the opponent is able to react and put up a resistance to your attempt at a disarm – or worse, he pulls the trigger while you are still in the path of the speeding bullet. With all of this in mind, gun disarms should be attempted in a real situation by only the most experienced of martial artists.
All of that is, of course, the laughable party line towed by the sheep of the martial arts world, and naturally, Master Ken – the deadliest martial artist to ever live and founder of the world's most unbeatable combat style, Ameri-Do-Te – knows better. Beginning his martial arts training less than a minute after his own birth, Master Ken has devoted his life to the study of every martial art ever created by man, only to eventually come to the realization that each and every one of them is a total waste of time, due to the fact that with the respective strengths of each also comes a respective weakness. Following this realization, Master Ken began to do away with the weakness of each system while retaining their strengths, and thus, the street lethal art of Ameri-Do-Te was born. This approach to combat is also the origin of the saying popular among Ameri-Do-Te practitioners, "Best of All, Worst of None". As the world's only 11th degree black belt, Master Ken feels that much of what is being taught to martial arts students regarding gun disarms is baloney. In particular, he takes a great exception to the saying, "Never bring a knife to a gun fight." In Ameri-Do-Te, students learn that not only is this saying blatantly misleading, but in fact, bringing two knifes to a gun fight is among the most effective methods for disarming a firearm-wielding enemy. Naturally, it goes without saying that adopting the training methods of Master Ken and Ameri-Do-Te could end up saving your life, but perhaps now that Master Ken is specifically addressing a life-or-death situation, all of the naysayers will at last pay attention!


In The Philosophy of Design, Glenn Parsons provides a well-structured discussion of the philosophy of design, drawing upon his extensive work on beauty, aesthetics and nature. The book shows design as a valid and important area of philosophical inquiry, covering a range of social, epistemological and ethical issues. Mona Sloane finds this an essential read for anyone looking for an engaging and accessible mapping of existing philosophical scholarship on design.


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Fall 2003 Hardcovers -- Nature and Environment
The Earth Moved: On the Remarkable Achievements of Earthworms (Jan., $23.95) by Amy Stewart tackles the unsung hero of our ecosystem.
The Pig Who Sang to the Moon: The Emotional World of Farm Animals (Nov., $25.95) by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson. The author of When Elephants Weep explores the complex feelings of barnyard creatures. Advertising. 10-city author tour.
The Art of Being an Elephant (Sept., $19.95) by Christine and Michel Denis-Huot. This photographer/writer team captures the life of the largest land mammal.
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Nomads of the Serengeti (Sept., $39.95) by Robyn Stewart is a photographic essay of the yearly mass migration in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park.
The Nature of Vermont (Oct., $35) by David Middleton is a photo-journal of the state's natural world from mayfly to moose, mountainside to roadside.
Earth (Oct., $50), edited by James F. Luhr, surveys our planet by studying the forces and processes that formed the environment and continue to influence its evolution.
Wild Maine: Discoveries of a Wildlife Photographer (Nov., $25) by Bill Silliker, a nature photographer, combines 80 color photos with anecdotes about his field adventures.
Firefly Encyclopedia of Birds (Sept., $59.95), edited by Christopher Perrins. Organized alphabetically by family, this comprehensive volume is illustrated with 2,000 color photographs and location maps. 30,000 first printing. $50,000 ad/promo. BOMC, Discovery Book Club selections.
Owls of the World: Their Lives, Behavior and Survival (Sept., $40) by James R. Duncan traces the evolution of 205 owl species and their place within the avian order as both predators and prey.
Grizzly Seasons: Life with the Brown Bears of Kamchatka (Oct., $29.95) by Charlie Russell and Maureen Enns tells the story of three bear cubs rescued from a zoo and reintroduced to the Russian wild by the authors.
The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and a Fowl Obsession (Feb., $25) by Mark Obmascik is a chronicle of the human need to conquer and categorize, in this case, every bird on the planet, no matter how low the stakes. Author tour.
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Built for Speed: A Year in the Life of a Pronghorn (Sept., $24.95) by John A. Byers traces a scientist's 20-year relationship with North America's fastest mammal.
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Bear in Mind: The California Grizzly (Oct., $60) by Susan Snyder explores the natural history of the extinct California Grizzly.
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The Edge of Africa: All Life Is Here (Oct., $39.95) by Carlton Ward. Wildlife photography emphasizes the message to industry to preserve both natural resources and wildlife.
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Animal Life in Nature, Myths and Dreams (Sept., $50) by Elizabeth Caspari ponders the value and meaning animals have for human life and psyche.
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Deep Futures: Our Prospects for Survival (Sept., $75) by Doug Cocks looks at the future of the human race.
Whose Water Is It?: The Unquenchable Thirst of a Water-Hungry World (Oct., $25), edited by Bernadette McDonald and Douglas Jehl. Fourteen environmental writers discuss the urgent plight and future of our most precious natural resource.
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Monster of God: The Man-Eating Predator in the Jungles of History and the Mind (Sept., $25.95) by David Quammen examines the fate of the big predators—lions, tigers and their man-eating kin, who are disappearing in nature. First serial to The Atlantic. Bookspan selection. 8-city author tour.
Night Visions: The Secret Design of Moths (Oct., $45) by Joseph Scheer. Moth prints reveal their hidden beauty and variety of colors and shapes.
Jeff Corwin's Living on the Edge (Nov., $27.95) by Jeff Corwin. The Animal Planet show host explores rare wildlife in four exotic ecosystems. 75,000 first printing.
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Trout of the World (Oct., $32.50), text and paintings by James Prosek. Watercolors accompany historical profiles of each fish; includes the author's reflections.
In Search of Ancient Oregon: A Geological and Natural History (Sept., $39.95) by Ellen Morris Bishop. A geologist provides photographs and text on how Oregon's diverse landscapes evolved and speculates on its future. Author publicity.
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Lizards: Windows to the Evolution of Diversity (Sept., $45) by Eric R. Pianka and Laurie J. Vitt is a comprehensive reference on lizards of the world.
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Wolves: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation (Nov., $49), edited by L. David Mech and Luigi Boitani, offers an overview of wolves and conservation and recovery efforts.
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Liquid Land: A Journey Through the Florida Everglades (Sept., $29.95) by Ted Levin explores the world's great wetlands.
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Massachusetts Breeding Bird Atlas (Sept., $60), edited by Wayne R. Petersen and W. Roger Meservey, is a guide to the 198 species that breed in the Bay State; includes 198 original watercolors.
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Believing in Place: A Spiritual Geography of the Great Basin (Oct., $24.95) by Richard V. Francaviglia explores how spiritual beliefs affect both the environment and the human spirit in the region between California's Sierra Nevada and Utah's Wasatch Mountains.
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Death in the Everglades: The Murder of Guy Bradley, America's First Martyr to Environmentalism (Oct., $24.95) by Stuart B. McIver covers Florida's "Plume Wars," the controversy surrounding the death of one of the early protectors of wild birds and the impact on America's environmental movement.
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The Essential Agrarian Reader: The Future of Culture, Community, and the Land (Oct., $27), edited by Norman Wirzba, features essays on responsible practices and policies for land health.
The Snowflake: Winter's Secret Beauty (Nov., $24.95) by Kenneth Libbrecht, photos by Patricia Rasmussen, collects highly detailed micro images of snow crystals.
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Herd on the Street: Animal Stories from the Wall Street Journal (Dec., $24), edited by Ken Wells. Advertising. Author publicity.
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King of Fish (Oct., $26) by David R. Montgomery recounts the rise and fall of salmon in England, New England and the Pacific Northwest—with recommendations for their return. 35,000 first printing. Advertising. Author tour.


MD SB297 Enroll Altering the requirement that a Class BC beer, wine, and liquor license holder provide food for consumption at certain catered events in Carroll County so that either the license holder or the event sponosor shall provide food for the catered event.
MD SB991 Engross Authorizing the Board of License Commissioners for Baltimore City to issue a Class B-D-7 license in a certain area of the 45th alcoholic beverages district if the applicant meets certain requirements.
MD SB615 Intro Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim January 14 as Pongal Day; providing that Thai Pongal is one of the main festivals celebrating the importance of the harvest in the state of Tamil Nadu in south India, Sri Lanka, and certain other countries.


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Exposing the Failure of the Authority Figure how judges, lawyers and police hide behind a fake image to commit their abuse and crimes
Sadly the authority figure has failed us and has been abused by the worst criminals, psychopaths, liars, con-artists and frauds. It's been proven beyond a doubt by the epidemic of church molestation and Boy Scouts of America molestation cases which have occurred. What people need to be made aware of is how these abusers and enemies of society use an authority role as cover to commit abuse, crimes, fraud, embezzlement and murder.
It's not just the church and Boy Scout of America but judges, lawyers, police and government roles that allow these monsters to get away with their crimes and abuse. The fact that like church molesters judge when exposed are never prosecuted instead they're move from one court to another. Authority figures abuse immunity and the court system to escape prosecution and accountability.
We need to stop asking judges and police who fail everyone in getting justice or proper investigations against Boy Scouts of America or the Church. These authority figures refuse to prosecute each other because many of the police and judges involved are in fact "Doing the same within their roles".
The problem with judges and police is worse as each entity supports each other with protections. The police won't get involved in court matters and police won't honestly investigate and prosecute judges. This unfair, unreasonable and distorted relationship breeds criminals, abuse and even legalized murder. Lawyers and the legal industry is a joke and nothing about justice, it's 100% about money and how much you can afford. Lawyers are above the law and not held to the same standards of law as the public. Part of the problem is letting lawyers create laws and having the bar which is made up of lawyers oversee their own.
Same goes for police who we trust to investigate their own but know from video and audio evidence they're incapable of doing so. Public servants of all kinds MUST be ruled over and governed by the public and no one who has anything to do with lawyers or police.
What the world needs to understand is the concept of hiding behind an authority figure image is not limited to the church or boy scouts of America. Victims are often ignored when a judge ignores law, crime, abuse and the victim's rights. The problem is WHO DO YOU REPORT THEM TO? and worse who will without bias prosecute and hold accountable judges, lawyers, police and government. At the moment NO ONE so the concept of criminals hiding behind authority roles has been proven by what molesters from the church and boy scout leader have been getting away with for decades.
Ask the victims not the organization that has everything to lose that protects their own criminals and molesters. The system is broken and the government and organizations that should be protecting the innocent is part of the problem.
We need to stop believing the lies by the criminals involved which are constantly repeated until the public is brainwashed to think it's the truth. While the victims have their characters destroyed by the criminals who are paid to play the game. Justice in our courts does nothing for the victims who come forward with evidence, fact and documentation of the abuse and crimes but are ignored.
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA PROVES BEYOND DOUBT HOW AUTHORITY IMAGES ARE ABUSED BY CRIMINALS AND ABUSERS
Fifty-eight years ago, Edward Pittson says, the Scoutmaster who had taught him skills like how to use a compass and light a campfire said he was going to teach Pittson about sex. The Scoutmaster invited Pittson, who was 12, to his house and asked him to lie on the bed. The man assured the boy he had seen other Boy Scouts naked. "This is the normal way to learn about sex," Pittson recalls the Scoutmaster telling him. "He said, 'But don't tell your parents what I'm doing. They wouldn't think you're mature enough. They wouldn't understand.'" The man told him a "dirty story," pulled down his pants and masturbated him. Pittson can't remember if this happened one time, or if the Scoutmaster invited him over again a few weeks later, but he does remember pulling up his pants after a few minutes and walking out of the room. "He called after me, calling me a baby and trying to make me feel guilty," Pittson recalls. "I just wanted to go home."
About four years later, Pittson, around 16 and furious that the man remained a Scoutmaster, told his parents what had happened. He says his parents went to the bishop at their local church in Northern California, the same church that sponsored the Boy Scout troop, and the Scoutmaster was quietly removed from his position. Pittson says he also spoke to the bishop, but as far as he knows, nobody reported the Scoutmaster to the police. Now, Pittson is one of hundreds of men and boys hoping for a last chance at restitution if the Boy Scouts of America, in the face of a new wave of abuse allegations, files for bankruptcy.
These Men Say the Boy Scouts' Sex Abuse Problem Is Worse Than Anyone Knew
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Sexual abuse scandal rocks Boy Scouts of America after $18.5m payout
Boy Scouts of America to pay $7m in sexual abuse case
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From Australian country towns to schools in Ireland and cities across the US, the Catholic Church has faced an avalanche of child sexual abuse accusations in the last few decades.
High-profile cases and harrowing testimony given to public inquiries have continued to keep the issue in the headlines.
In the most recent of these, Cardinal George Pell was convicted of abusing two choir boys in Melbourne in 1996. He is Australia's highest-ranking Catholic, and was previously Vatican treasurer – meaning he was widely seen as the Church's third most powerful official.
And Theodore McCarrick, a former cardinal in the US, was defrocked over abuse claims just 10 days earlier – making him the most senior Catholic figure to be dismissed from the priesthood in modern times.
Meanwhile alleged cover-ups continue to dog the Church, and victims groups say the Vatican has not done nearly enough to right its wrongs. In an effort to address the problem, Pope Francis recently held an unprecedented summit on paedophilia in the Church.
Here's what you need to know.
How did this all come to light?
Although some accusations date back to the 1950s, molestation by priests was first given significant media attention in the 1980s, in the US and Canada.
In the 1990s the issue began to grow, with stories emerging in Argentina, Australia and elsewhere. In 1995, the Archbishop of Vienna, Austria, stepped down amid sexual abuse allegations, rocking the Church there.
Also in that decade, revelations began of widespread historical abuse in Ireland. By the early 2000s, Church sexual abuse was a major global story.
World Catholic sex abuse scandals
UN: Vatican must remove abusers
In the US, determined reporting by the Boston Globe newspaper (as captured in the 2015 film Spotlight) exposed widespread abuse and how pedophile priests were moved around by Church leaders instead of being held accountable. It prompted people to come forward across the US and around the world.
A Church-commissioned report in 2004 said more than 4,000 US Roman Catholic priests had faced sexual abuse allegations in the last 50 years, in cases involving more than 10,000 children – mostly boys.
A 2009 report found that sexual and psychological abuse was "endemic" in Catholic-run industrial schools and orphanages in Ireland for most of the 20th Century.
A five-year Australian inquiry in 2017 found that "tens of thousands of children" were sexually abused in Australian institutions over decades, including churches, schools and sports clubs.
SUPPORTING STORIES ON CHURCH MOLESTATION'S & HOW THE CHURCH'S MOVE MOLESTERS AROUND TO AVOID ACCOUNTABILITY
Catholic Church child sexual abuse scandal
Pope Francis Stops Hiding From the Church's Sexual-Abuse Epidemic
The Catholic Sex Abuse Crisis Is Far From Over
Why the epidemic of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church?
Does Catholic Church have bigger sex abuse problem than other religions?
Think all judges and lawyers are honorable and law abiding?
An Arkansas judge who styled himself as a "Sugar Daddy" and was accused by local women of soliciting sex in exchange for cash, drugs and bail leniency largely escaped accountability from authorities for years, a Reuters investigation found.
On his final day in office, the judge was forced to resign from the bench in disgrace. But more than three years later, state officials have yet to decide whether he should be allowed to keep his law license. To date, he continues to practice law despite his misconduct on the bench.
The story of District Court Judge Tim Parker shows how hard it can be to remove an American judge suspected of corruption. It also illustrates how, even after misconduct on the bench becomes an open secret, a judge can remain in power for years when his victims are people who typically make for poor witnesses – in this case, petty criminals and drug addicts.
The Reuters investigation, Part 3 of the news agency's series "The Teflon Robe," is based on hundreds of pages of confidential sworn testimony, as well as interviews with the judge's accusers and eight law enforcement officials in Arkansas.
Parker was investigated by the city police, the sheriff's office, the state police, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and a federal grand jury over four years, but no charges were brought. Witnesses gave evidence that the judge disclosed the identity of a confidential informant; traded money and opioids for sex; and gave favorable treatment to young women in his courtroom, Reuters found.
As part of its "Teflon Robe" project, Reuters identified and reviewed 1,509 cases from the last dozen years – 2008 through 2019 – in which judges resigned, retired or were publicly disciplined following accusations of misconduct. In addition, the news agency's investigation identified 3,613 cases from 2008 through 2018 in which states disciplined judges privately – withholding from the public details of their offenses, including the identities of the judges themselves.
Here are four key takeaways from Part 3 of the Reuters investigation, the first comprehensive accounting of judicial misconduct nationally:
* In many states, the lack of aggressive public oversight means that judges may behave with impunity. But a well-staffed and persistent state judicial oversight agency – the exception, not the rule, in the United States – can hold judges to account when other authorities can't.
* In the unlikely case that judges are publicly charged with misconduct, many states enable judges to simply resign or retire, putting a stop to the charges and any investigation of potential wrongdoing. Reuters found that at least 341 judges across the United States escaped punishment or further investigation in the past dozen years by resigning or retiring amid misconduct allegations.
* By analyzing actions by state oversight commissions over more than a decade, Reuters found that states that deploy fewer resources tend to discipline fewer judges. Nationally, oversight agencies have on average one full-time employee for every 155 judges. Arkansas, which conducts relatively aggressive monitoring, has roughly one staffer for every 53 state judges.
* At least 5,206 people were directly affected by a judge's misconduct, Reuters found. The victims ranged from people who were illegally jailed to those subjected to racist, sexist and other abusive comments from judges in ways that tainted the cases.
This secret system of resolving cases involving miscreant judges has parallels to how misbehavior by police is handled. "The public has been alerted as it never has been before to the way police misconduct is concealed," said Stephen Gillers, a law professor at New York University. "The same is true for judges."
To read this latest chapter of the investigation, click here
To read Part 1, click here
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CAARS: Adoption Policy and Home Visits Would you be able to give one of our dogs or cats a caring home ?
This is CAARS standard procedure, of course there will always be exceptions and we will always do our best to accommodate so please make contact if you feel you don't meet the criteria but you are kind and caring and feel certain that you can offer a loving home to one of our animals. Documentation proving home visits/checks by other approved organisations or recommendations from veterinarian practices will always be taken into consideration particularly for those living at distance. On your first visit to the sanctuary you will be asked to provide your full address/contact details and postcode; and to confirm that you are willing to allow a random welfare visit within the first 3 months of adoption.
Ideally the members of the household that will be living with the new pet should visit the rescue, including any other dogs you may have.
If you are thinking of re-homing a puppy we strongly recommend them not to be left alone for long periods of time, the time older dogs can be left varies according to the dog in question, its nature and temperament.
We ask you to fill in our Home Check form to confirm that the animal will be kept securely and appropriately, we have a home checking procedure that basically is to ensure you have a secure rear garden with a suitable secure fence depending on the type of dog, also to check any hazards which may be present.
We sometimes have dogs that have lived with other pets and would be suitable for a shared or communal garden please ask.
We do not re-home an animal if you are about to move house or go on holiday unless proper boarding arrangements are made.
If it is a cat you want, we need to know if a cat flap will be provided, if not how the cat will seek shelter in bad weather we do sometimes have indoor cats who would be very happy to live their lives in flats etc.
If you live in rented accommodation we will need you to sign to confirm that animals are allowed.
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We do not home animals to households where they may be exposed to another animals may which represent a riskl.
If re-homing a puppy we will, strongly recommend your enrolment to a puppy socialisation class or training group.
Obviously space at the rescue is at a premium and a full kennels/cattery could literally mean life or death to some other needy animal, therefore we do not hold animals that have been reserved indefinitely please advise us of any delays. We ask that you collect during our opening times 9am-4pm.
Rabbits are highly social animals and are happiest living in neutered, bonded pairs or groups. Except in very rare circumstances, we would prefer that a rabbit that was going to have company.
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By Nyaboga Kiage August 21st, 2022 2 min read
A man managed to convince his ex-wife to avail their daughter in Nasra Estate, Njiru Sub County in Nairobi County so that he could see her since he was separated from his wife.
The man ended up stabbing her before setting his car on fire leading to his own death.
Police in Nairobi, on Sunday, August 21, 2022, identified the suspect (now deceased) as Dennis Musyoka, 34, and said that the ex-wife Ms Elizabeth Munyalo managed to escape from the motor vehicle; make a Honda Vezel after the suspect stabbed her four times on the left side of the neck.
Shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday in Njiru Estate, a Honda Vezel pulled within Nasra Estate where the two ex-lovers had agreed to meet-up and the man joined the mother and daughter inside the vehicle which was black in color while carrying a bag.
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Once the woman was out of the vehicle, the deceased went ahead and set the vehicle on fire while the minor identified as K.M and aged two and a half years was still inside.
Investigations by detectives attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Kayole Sub-County found out that the duo had separated for some time over continuous domestic issues.
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from rest_framework import exceptions as drf_exceptions
from rest_framework import versioning as drf_versioning
from rest_framework.compat import unicode_http_header
from rest_framework.utils.mediatypes import _MediaType

from api.base import exceptions
from api.base import utils

def get_major_version(version):
    return int(version.split('.')[0])

def url_path_version_to_decimal(url_path_version):
    # 'v2' --> '2.0'
    return str(float(url_path_version.split('v')[1]))

def decimal_version_to_url_path(decimal_version):
    # '2.0' --> 'v2'
    return 'v{}'.format(get_major_version(decimal_version))

class BaseVersioning(drf_versioning.BaseVersioning):

    def __init__(self):
        super(BaseVersioning, self).__init__()

    def get_url_path_version(self, kwargs):
        invalid_version_message = 'Invalid version in URL path.'
        version = kwargs.get(self.version_param)
        version = url_path_version_to_decimal(version)
        if not self.is_allowed_version(version):
            raise drf_exceptions.NotFound(invalid_version_message)
        if get_major_version(version) == get_major_version(self.default_version):
            return self.default_version
        return version

    def get_header_version(self, request):
        invalid_version_message = 'Invalid version in "Accept" header.'
        media_type = _MediaType(request.accepted_media_type)
        version = media_type.params.get(self.version_param)
        if not version:
            return None
        version = unicode_http_header(version)
        if not self.is_allowed_version(version):
            raise drf_exceptions.NotAcceptable(invalid_version_message)
        return version

    def get_query_param_version(self, request):
        invalid_version_message = 'Invalid version in query parameter.'
        version = request.query_params.get(self.version_param)
        if not version:
            return None
        if not self.is_allowed_version(version):
            raise drf_exceptions.NotFound(invalid_version_message)
        return version

    def validate_pinned_versions(self, url_path_version, header_version, query_parameter_version):
        url_path_major_version = get_major_version(url_path_version)
        header_major_version = get_major_version(header_version) if header_version else None
        query_major_version = get_major_version(query_parameter_version) if query_parameter_version else None
        if header_version and header_major_version != url_path_major_version:
            raise exceptions.Conflict(
                detail='Version {} specified in "Accept" header does not fall within URL path version {}'.format(
                    header_version,
                    url_path_version
                )
            )
        if query_parameter_version and query_major_version != url_path_major_version:
            raise exceptions.Conflict(
                detail='Version {} specified in query parameter does not fall within URL path version {}'.format(
                    query_parameter_version,
                    url_path_version
                )
            )
        if header_version and query_parameter_version and (header_version != query_parameter_version):
            raise exceptions.Conflict(
                detail='Version {} specified in "Accept" header does not match version {} specified in query parameter'.format(
                    header_version,
                    query_parameter_version
                )
            )

    def determine_version(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
        header_version = self.get_header_version(request)
        url_path_version = self.get_url_path_version(kwargs)
        query_parameter_version = self.get_query_param_version(request)

        version = url_path_version
        if header_version or query_parameter_version:
            self.validate_pinned_versions(url_path_version, header_version, query_parameter_version)
            version = header_version if header_version else query_parameter_version

        return version

    def reverse(self, viewname, args=None, kwargs=None, request=None, format=None, **extra):
        url_path_version = self.get_url_path_version(kwargs)
        query_parameter_version = self.get_query_param_version(request)

        kwargs = {} if (kwargs is None) else kwargs
        kwargs[self.version_param] = decimal_version_to_url_path(url_path_version)
        query_kwargs = {'version': query_parameter_version} if query_parameter_version else None

        return utils.absolute_reverse(
            viewname, query_kwargs=query_kwargs, args=args, kwargs=kwargs
        )

class DeprecatedEndpointMixin(object):
    @property
    def min_version(self):
        return '2.0'

    @property
    def max_version(self):
        raise NotImplementedError('Deprecated endpoints must define `max_version`')

    def determine_version(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
        version, scheme = super(DeprecatedEndpointMixin, self).determine_version(request, *args, **kwargs)
        if utils.is_deprecated(version, self.min_version, self.max_version):
            raise drf_exceptions.NotFound()
        return version, scheme

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#ifndef __MEM_LIB_INTERNALS__
#define __MEM_LIB_INTERNALS__

#include <Uefi.h>

#include <Library/BaseMemoryLib.h>
#include <Library/BaseLib.h>
#include <Library/DebugLib.h>
#include <Library/UefiBootServicesTableLib.h>

/**
  Copies a source buffer to a destination buffer, and returns the destination buffer.

  This function wraps the gBS->CopyMem().

  @param  DestinationBuffer   The pointer to the destination buffer of the memory copy.
  @param  SourceBuffer        The pointer to the source buffer of the memory copy.
  @param  Length              The number of bytes to copy from SourceBuffer to DestinationBuffer.

  @return DestinationBuffer.

**/
VOID *
EFIAPI
InternalMemCopyMem (
  OUT     VOID                      *Destination,
  IN      CONST VOID                *Source,
  IN      UINTN                     Length
  );

/**
  Fills a target buffer with a byte value, and returns the target buffer.

  This function wraps the gBS->SetMem().

  @param  Buffer    Memory to set.
  @param  Size      The number of bytes to set.
  @param  Value     Value of the set operation.

  @return Buffer.

**/
VOID *
EFIAPI
InternalMemSetMem (
  OUT     VOID                      *Buffer,
  IN      UINTN                     Size,
  IN      UINT8                     Value
  );

/**
  Fills a target buffer with a 16-bit value, and returns the target buffer.

  @param  Buffer  The pointer to the target buffer to fill.
  @param  Length  The count of 16-bit value to fill.
  @param  Value   The value with which to fill Length bytes of Buffer.

  @return Buffer

**/
VOID *
EFIAPI
InternalMemSetMem16 (
  OUT     VOID                      *Buffer,
  IN      UINTN                     Length,
  IN      UINT16                    Value
  );

/**
  Fills a target buffer with a 32-bit value, and returns the target buffer.

  @param  Buffer  The pointer to the target buffer to fill.
  @param  Length  The count of 32-bit value to fill.
  @param  Value   The value with which to fill Length bytes of Buffer.

  @return Buffer

**/
VOID *
EFIAPI
InternalMemSetMem32 (
  OUT     VOID                      *Buffer,
  IN      UINTN                     Length,
  IN      UINT32                    Value
  );

/**
  Fills a target buffer with a 64-bit value, and returns the target buffer.

  @param  Buffer  The pointer to the target buffer to fill.
  @param  Length  The count of 64-bit value to fill.
  @param  Value   The value with which to fill Length bytes of Buffer.

  @return Buffer

**/
VOID *
EFIAPI
InternalMemSetMem64 (
  OUT     VOID                      *Buffer,
  IN      UINTN                     Length,
  IN      UINT64                    Value
  );

/**
  Set Buffer to 0 for Size bytes.

  @param  Buffer The memory to set.
  @param  Length The number of bytes to set

  @return Buffer

**/
VOID *
EFIAPI
InternalMemZeroMem (
  OUT     VOID                      *Buffer,
  IN      UINTN                     Length
  );

/**
  Compares two memory buffers of a given length.

  @param  DestinationBuffer The first memory buffer
  @param  SourceBuffer      The second memory buffer
  @param  Length            The length of DestinationBuffer and SourceBuffer memory
                            regions to compare. Must be non-zero.

  @return 0                 All Length bytes of the two buffers are identical.
  @retval Non-zero          The first mismatched byte in SourceBuffer subtracted from the first
                            mismatched byte in DestinationBuffer.

**/
INTN
EFIAPI
InternalMemCompareMem (
  IN      CONST VOID                *DestinationBuffer,
  IN      CONST VOID                *SourceBuffer,
  IN      UINTN                     Length
  );

/**
  Scans a target buffer for an 8-bit value, and returns a pointer to the
  matching 8-bit value in the target buffer.

  @param  Buffer  The pointer to the target buffer to scan.
  @param  Length  The count of 8-bit value to scan. Must be non-zero.
  @param  Value   The value to search for in the target buffer.

  @return The pointer to the first occurrence or NULL if not found.

**/
CONST VOID *
EFIAPI
InternalMemScanMem8 (
  IN      CONST VOID                *Buffer,
  IN      UINTN                     Length,
  IN      UINT8                     Value
  );

/**
  Scans a target buffer for a 16-bit value, and returns a pointer to the
  matching 16-bit value in the target buffer.

  @param  Buffer  The pointer to the target buffer to scan.
  @param  Length  The count of 16-bit value to scan. Must be non-zero.
  @param  Value   The value to search for in the target buffer.

  @return The pointer to the first occurrence or NULL if not found.

**/
CONST VOID *
EFIAPI
InternalMemScanMem16 (
  IN      CONST VOID                *Buffer,
  IN      UINTN                     Length,
  IN      UINT16                    Value
  );

/**
  Scans a target buffer for a 32-bit value, and returns a pointer to the
  matching 32-bit value in the target buffer.

  @param  Buffer  The pointer to the target buffer to scan.
  @param  Length  The count of 32-bit value to scan. Must be non-zero.
  @param  Value   The value to search for in the target buffer.

  @return The pointer to the first occurrence or NULL if not found.

**/
CONST VOID *
EFIAPI
InternalMemScanMem32 (
  IN      CONST VOID                *Buffer,
  IN      UINTN                     Length,
  IN      UINT32                    Value
  );

/**
  Scans a target buffer for a 64-bit value, and returns a pointer to the
  matching 64-bit value in the target buffer.

  @param  Buffer  The pointer to the target buffer to scan.
  @param  Length  The count of 64-bit value to scan. Must be non-zero.
  @param  Value   The value to search for in the target buffer.

  @return The pointer to the first occurrence or NULL if not found.

**/
CONST VOID *
EFIAPI
InternalMemScanMem64 (
  IN      CONST VOID                *Buffer,
  IN      UINTN                     Length,
  IN      UINT64                    Value
  );

/**
  Checks whether the contents of a buffer are all zeros.

  @param  Buffer  The pointer to the buffer to be checked.
  @param  Length  The size of the buffer (in bytes) to be checked.

  @retval TRUE    Contents of the buffer are all zeros.
  @retval FALSE   Contents of the buffer are not all zeros.

**/
BOOLEAN
EFIAPI
InternalMemIsZeroBuffer (
  IN CONST VOID  *Buffer,
  IN UINTN       Length
  );

#endif


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Q: How can I unit test my custom validation attribute I have a custom asp.net mvc class validation attribute.
My question is how can I unit test it?
It would be one thing to test that the class has the attribute but this would not actually test that the logic inside it. This is what I want to test.
[Serializable]
[EligabilityStudentDebtsAttribute(ErrorMessage = "You must answer yes or no to all questions")]
public class Eligability
{
    [BooleanRequiredToBeTrue(ErrorMessage = "You must agree to the statements listed")]
    public bool StatementAgree { get; set; }

    [Required(ErrorMessage = "Please choose an option")]
    public bool? Income { get; set; }

.....removed for brevity
    }
[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class)]
public class EligabilityStudentDebtsAttribute : ValidationAttribute
{
    // If AnyDebts is true then
    // StudentDebts must be true or false

    public override bool IsValid(object value)
    {
        Eligability elig = (Eligability)value;
        bool ok = true;
        if (elig.AnyDebts == true)
        {
            if (elig.StudentDebts == null)
            {
                ok = false;
            }
        }
        return ok;

    }
}

I have tried to write a test as follows but this does not work:
[TestMethod]
public void Eligability_model_StudentDebts_is_required_if_AnyDebts_is_true()
{

   // Arrange
   var eligability = new Eligability();
   var controller = new ApplicationController();

   // Act
   controller.ModelState.Clear();
   controller.ValidateModel(eligability);
   var actionResult = controller.Section2(eligability,null,string.Empty);

   // Assert
   Assert.IsInstanceOfType(actionResult, typeof(ViewResult));
   Assert.AreEqual(string.Empty, ((ViewResult)actionResult).ViewName);
   Assert.AreEqual(eligability, ((ViewResult)actionResult).ViewData.Model);
   Assert.IsFalse(((ViewResult)actionResult).ViewData.ModelState.IsValid);
}

The ModelStateDictionary does not contain the key for this custom attribute.
It only contains the attributes for the standard validation attributes.
Why is this?
What is the best way to test these custom attributes?

A: Your attribute EligabilityStudentDebtsAttribute is just a standard class, like everything else, just unit test the IsValid() method. If it works OK, trust to Framework that attribute works OK.
So:
[Test]
public void AttibuteTest()
{
   // arrange
   var value = //.. value to test - new Eligability() ;
   var attrib = new EligabilityStudentDebtsAttribute();

   // act
   var result = attrib.IsValid(value);

   // assert
   Assert.That(result, Is.True)
}

A: Your custom validation attribute might be dependent on the state of other properties.  In this case you can use the System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Validator static methods, for example:
var model = ...
var context = new ValidationContext(model);
var results = new List<ValidationResult>();
var isValid = Validator.TryValidateObject(model, context, results, true);
Assert.True(isValid);

A: I have found out that IsValid does not work well on simple types like string. E.g. if you have a validation on a string query parameter that is not an object. Additionally it's easier to test a value directly on the attribute without having to provide a whole object. It also allows to check the error message. This is how it works:
string input = "myteststring";
var myAttribute = new MyAttribute()
var result = attribute.GetValidationResult(input, new ValidationContext(input));

var isSuccess = result == ValidationResult.Success;
var errorMessage = result?.ErrorMessage;

This code tests only the validation of your input value and nothing else.
P.S. I have tested this in dotnet core, but I would think this works for ordinary dotnet as well.

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Monday James (Lagos, 19 oktober 1986) is een Nigeriaans voetballer die doorgaans speelt als centrale verdediger. In januari 2014 verliet hij Hammarby IF.

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James speelde in eigen land voor Bendel Insurance en Bayelsa United. In november 2008 vertrok de verdediger op huurbasis naar Hammarby IF. De Zweedse club nam hem voor vijf maanden over en hij speelde negen duels voor de club. Na afloop van de huurperiode werd James definitief overgenomen door Hammarby. Hij tekende een tweejarige verbintenis bij de club. In juni 2011 maakte de Nigeriaan bekend dit contract met twee extra jaren te verlengen, maar later werd bekend dat James toch in januari 2014 zou gaan vertrekken uit Zweden.

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Sentinel Butte, ND: The Champions Ride Saddle Bronc Match is celebrating its 63rd Anniversary this year! For more than six decades, the Match has been the premier saddle bronc competition. This event has a history of promoting the top-rated cowboys and broncs. Past champions are a Who's Who in saddle bronc riding, including Jim Tescher, Alvin Nelson, Larry Mahan, Butch Small, Lewis Field, Brad Gjermundson, Robert Etbauer, Dan Mortensen, Ty Murray, Rod Hay, Cody Wright and Wade Sundell. Last year, Allen Boore won the Champions Ride. This was his second year in a row at claiming the title.
The Match is celebrating its 5th year as a sanctioned "extreme bronc riding" event by the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association (PRCA). Thirty-two cowboys ride a bronc and compete in the long-go round. The top 12 highest scores advance to the short-round to compete for the title and money. The prize money that a cowboy wins counts towards their earnings to qualify for the Wrangler National Finals in Las Vegas.
Special guest this year is Amberley Snyder. Amberley was born in California and competed in barrel racing, pole bending, breakaway roping and goat tying. In 2009, she qualified for the National High School Finals. She was planning a college career and on her way to the Denver Stock Show, she was in a terrible auto accident. She underwent five hours of emergency surgery, but the doctors said she would never regain the use of her legs. Amberley went on to graduate from college and earned her Master's Degree. Amberley felt compelled to reach out and inspire people. She not only performs everyday tasks from a wheel chair, but even gets on her horse. Amberley, and her story, is an inspiration to everyone!
The Champions Ride not only has a rich history of cowboys, but also as a major fundraiser for the organization Home On The Range (HOTR). HOTR is a nonprofit organization which helps abused, neglected and traumatized teenage boys and girls. In 1957, the fledging HOTR relied heavily upon donations to care for the children. A group of cowboys got together to create the Match of Champions to raise money for Home On The Range. 63 years later, this is still the main intent of the Champions Ride.
For those who like games of chance, there's some of that too. A live Calcutta will be Friday, August 2nd at the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame in Medora, ND. Guests will have an opportunity to bid on a cowboy's chance of winning at the Match. If you are the winning bid on that cowboy, and he places in the top eight at the Match, you win some money back! A second Calcutta takes place during the intermission of the Match on Saturday. At this time, guests will have an opportunity to bid on the top cowboys and their skills that make the qualifying short round.
All this takes place at the Home On The Range outdoor rodeo arena. There is plenty of hillside seating so feel free to bring a blanket or lawn chair. There is some bleacher seating available. Concessions selling burgers, hot dogs, tacos in a bag, cold drinks, candy, snow cones, etc. are open from 11:00 – 3:00. Just take the Home On The Range exit, Exit #7 on Interstate 94, near Sentinel Butte, ND. The gates open at 10:00am with admission charged at the gate. For more information or advance tickets, call 701-872-3745 or visit www.hotrnd.com.
Congratulations to our 2018 Champion Allen Boore! Two years in a row!
It's wild! It's woolly It's western! Home On The Range has been sponsoring this unique fundraiser for over 60 years and it is going strong! The Saddle Bronc Match is a premiere event that features thirty-two of the top professional cowboys mounted on some of pro rodeo's toughest stock from contractors in the United States and Canada. It is truly entertainment at its finest, and many have ranked it right up there with a performance of the saddle bronc riding at the National Finals Rodeo! In fact, every world champion saddle bronc rider except one has ridden at Champions Ride. The Saddle Bronc Match has now been sanctioned by PRCA for it's 5th year!
Annually, on the first Saturday in August, spectators gather in the natural amphitheater to watch "champions ride" to benefit the children who call the ranch home. The rustic arena is nestled on the grounds of HOTR in the serene beauty of western North Dakota. Fans are truly "up close and personal" with many of the rodeo personalities they follow on TV. Champion's Ride gives them a great opportunity to get autographs and meet many of their cowboy heroes.
The Ranch and the Rodeo have grown up together and it would be nearly impossible to separate the two and the strong western heritage they share. In 2000, Champion's Ride was honored with the prestigious Special Achievement Award from the ND Cowboy Hall of Fame and was inducted into its ranks – only the third such event to have been honored in this way.
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Ignacio Fernandez Rouyet (born 22 October 1978, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentina-born Italian rugby union player.

Rouyet, who is a prop, played for Rugby Viadana before signing for Benetton Treviso in 2009. He made his debut for Italy against South Africa in Cape Town on 21 June 2008. He had 7 caps, the last one being in 2009.

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by Nick Farrell on25 January 2017
"Good artists copy; great artists steal"
The fruity cargo-cult Apple's policy of stealing other people's ideas, but vigorously defending its own patents has been called into question by the US Federal Trade Commission.
The FTC has said that there is enough evidence that Apple stole Nokia's ideas and refused to pay up when asked nicely to get a licence – at least to start an investigation.
Nokia said Apple agreed to license a few of Nokia Technologies' patents in 2011, but has declined offers by Nokia since then to license other patents whose inventions have been used in Apple mobile devices, including the iPhone and iPad, and the Mac.
The USITC said in a statement it had not yet made any decision on the merits of the case by the Finland-based Nokia unit, which is seeking a cease and desist order and a limited exclusion order in the case.
lkka Rahnasto, head of patent business at Nokia said the former rubber boot maker is in the process of filing further actions in other jurisdictions.
"After several years of negotiations trying to reach agreement to cover Apple's use of these patents, we are now acting to defend our rights," he said.
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The Company reported net sales of $1.1 million for the second quarter of 2006, down from $2.3 million in the second quarter of 2005. Net loss applicable to common stockholders for the three months ended June 30, 2006 was $13.1 million, or $1.24 per diluted common share, compared to a net loss of $3.0 million, or $0.49 per diluted common share for the three months ended June 30, 2005.
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Giuliano Nostini, né le  à Rome et mort le  à Bressanone, est un escrimeur italien pratiquant le fleuret.

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Escrime aux Jeux olympiques
 1948 à Londres,
  Médaille d'argent dans l'épreuve du fleuret par équipes

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Fleurettiste italien
Escrimeur aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1948
Médaillé d'argent olympique italien
Naissance en octobre 1912
Naissance à Rome
Décès en août 1983
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