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British Science Day 2019
19th March 2019Mrs C Allison
On Friday, 15th March, the whole school took part in our annual British Science Day that including all elements of STEM. Each year group had their own experiences either in or out of school but on speaking to pupils they all agreed how they valued their experience and took many positives from their day.
Year 5 spent an amazing day for NSEW week at the Centre for Life. During the day, the pupils took part in either a Fantastic Fossils or Science of Sound workshop.
"I loved the Sound workshops because it was fun and interesting. I found out how to make a musical instrument out of a straw and that sound can travel through solids", said Ruby from 5I. During the Science Theatre Show, volunteers were invited to the stage to participate in kitchen experiments and encouraged to try some out at home. A number of activities also explained amazing facts about the wonders of space and some students even decided to get hands on with the moon. The Brain and Curiosity Zones gave the pupils a great opportunity to experiment with science.
"I thought it was an interesting day and I learned a lot from it such as what the moon looks like and how big it actually is. My favourite part was the Planetarium because you got to understand about the movement of the moon and how all the planets revolve around each other," said Olivia from 5B
The whole cohort stayed in school and took part in wide variety of activities. In total, the year group took part in 5 activities including:
Technology Tom
Dove Marine Lab
The pupils commented on how they loved the interesting and innovative ideas that Technology Tom discussed and they particular liked the last activity in which some pupils were chosen to be electrocuted by Mr Shaw! The teachers in the room were amazed with how much the pupils knew but most impressive was how they could relate the science to experiences they have had.
The other big hitter in Year 6 was the Dove Marine Lab from Newcastle University. They brought with them a variety of sea life creatures including starfish, crabs and lobsters. Pupils were fascinated to find out about the animals and many pupils have never had the chance to handle such animals previously so it was a great new experience. It was amazing to see so many smiling, inquisitive faces around the room eager to learn.
A special thank you to Miss Larsen, Ms Kerr, Mrs Brown and Mrs Elliott for also running workshops on the day – they all played a key part in making the day a huge success and the pupils are proudly showing off their 'Creative Bags' made with Mrs Elliott in Technology.
Overall it was a fantastic day and the pupils were amazing!
Emily said "I really enjoyed the construction workshop as we had to work hard as a team to be successful."
Poppy said "I really liked the marine session as you learnt loads of interesting things about the animals and I liked the construction task because it made you think and use knowledge."
Year 7 visited Newcastle University to take part in a campus tour and CSI investigation. During the campus tour, students were able to visit many buildings on the campus including the Medical School and their close links with the RVI hospital, Old Library, King's Gate and the Northern Stage. They also visited the Student's Union and found out about the extra clubs and societies offered at University and were able to ask student ambassadors questions about studying at Newcastle University.
The CSI investigation involved three workshops where the children had to identify who, out of 12 suspects, had stolen the Martin Luther King Statue which is located within the university's campus. The children extracted DNA from a strawberry and compared it's amino acids to that of some of the suspects. They then compared the moisture and PH of soil samples to identify where the crime took place. Following this the students looked at a range of artefacts which linked famous crimes such as the great train robbery. From here they found it more information about the criminal such as their gender and height.
Jack said "I found the deciphering the DNA task very interesting because I got to combine English and maths in a very interesting puzzle. Although the time was short, I had lots of fun!"
Maisy said "I liked the first activity, which was history and social science, because you used props and tried to link them to the case. It creates ideas in your head about how and why the props were related to the crime."
Eva C said "I really enjoyed going to Newcastle University because the whole day was dedicated to one investigation. The campus tour was interesting but I would have liked to look into more buildings. The cryptography was very fun, especially when we created our own coded message! The whole trip was really fun and I would love to go again."
Year 8's British Science Day activities were supported by sixth form students from KEVI and STEM Ambassadors from Virgin Money. The KEVI sixth formers led a series of practical investigation tasks designed to find out who stole a rugby trophy from the school trophy cabinet. This involved conducting a series of tests on pieces of evidence left at the crime scene, including paint scrapings and foot prints. The Virgin Money STEM Ambassadors delivered a session about coding and cyber security, which have particular relevance in the financial sector. Year 8 students also took part in a special maths problem solving session and workshop about healthy lifestyles.
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Careers Day 2019
14th February 2019Mrs C Allison
On Wednesday 13th February, Chantry Middle School held their annual Careers Afternoon. This is an opportunity for business ambassadors to visit the school and take the opportunity to educate the young people about jobs that exist.
This year we had 19 visitors in the school with a range of business expertise and advice including Civil Service, Intelligence, Fire & Rescue, Banking, Tourism, Engineering and Music. All of which provided a wealth of knowledge to the students and shared their stories about how they have become involved in their line of work.
Students gained a lot out of the afternoon with feedback being really positive:
"It was great to hear about some cool jobs when you leave school"
"The intelligence lady sounded like she worked with James Bond"
"I never knew how many different roles there were in some of these jobs"
"I have always wanted to help people so if was great to listen to people from the fire service and midwife talk"
"I want to be a travel agent because you might get to go on free holidays"
Clowning Around – Year 5
11th January 2019Mrs C Allison
On Friday 11th January, Year 5 pupils had the opportunity to take part in a 'ready for work' skills workshop called Clowning Around, facilitated by Carole Richards, Northumberland Education Business Partnership, part of Northumberland County Council.
The objective of the morning to work in small teams to design, create and sell a Clown Mobile, the type above a babies cot. The event helped the pupils to understand various aspects of how businesses run and explore different job roles. Some of the other key skills developed were teamwork, communication and resilience.
Enterprise Day
7th December 2018Mrs C Allison
Over 97% of pupils felt the day improved their ability to listen and share ideas.
Over 82% of pupils agreed that it help build their self confidence.
Over 97% of pupils agree that it allowed them the ability to work as a team.
Chantry took part in our annual Enterprise Day on Wednesday 5th December facilitated by Carole Richards, Northumberland Education Business Partnership, part of Northumberland County Council.
The theme of the day was 'Build a Business' and with the help of over 30 local Business Ambassadors the pupils worked in small groups to plan, design and develop a business. The groups of pupils, who were all mixed, from Year 5 to Year 8 then had to present their business ideas to the rest of their class group for the chance to win the grand prize… a Terry's Chocolate Orange!
The day was a huge success and all pupils were thoroughly engaged in the learning that was taking place. Cooperation, teamwork, resilience, creativity and achievement were all core skills that the pupils developed further throughout the day as they all worked collaboratively to ensure the end goal was met.
Pupils who took part in the event commented:
'I really enjoyed the day and liked working with different types of people.'
'It was good fun as we were learning but in a different way.'
'I think my idea will sell for millions…will Alan Sugar be interested?'
For the full result of pupils feedback please click here
7S Enterprise Project at Sage HQ, Newcastle
5th June 2017Mrs K Shutler
As part of the school's DLE programme 7S have been taking part in an enterprise scheme in conjunction with 'Leading Link' and 'The Key'. The pupils have been actively planning a micro-business for a number of weeks with an aim that the pupils would develop their enterprise, mathematics, team building and financial skills whilst giving them a taste of what it is like to be an entrepreneur. Each group has been provided with a pot of money to spend on items which they have turned into products to sell on and make a profit. On 17th May they were all invited to attend Sage HQ in Newcastle where they were able to showcase their goods.
Leigh Thompson (Sage Foundation Manager) tweeted us to say "These guys were absolutely brilliant. A credit to the school and the programme. Thx for being part of our #enterprise day."
The children are also showcasing their products at Morpeth Market on Wednesday 7th June.
Robin Stevens – Author Visit
19th May 2017Mrs K Shutler
On Thursday 25th May, Key Stage 2 pupils will be meeting Robin Stevens, award-winning author of the Murder Most Unladylike series, and will be able to buy signed and personally dedicated copies of all her books, featured below.
Agatha Christie meets Malory Towers in these thrilling detective mysteries set between the two World Wars. Neatly plotted, they have plenty of twists and a particularly engaging narrator in Hazel. Linking the books is the development of the two central characters, Wells and Wong, which is as fascinating as the crimes they strive to solve.
Blackwells Bookshop will be selling all the books on the day for a discounted cash purchase price of £5.00. Please note that we cannot, therefore, accept cheques.
The event promises to be exciting and inspiring and we are very much looking forward to it!
Campus Explorers
17th May 2017J Edwards
Some year 5 students got the opportunity to take part in Campus Explorers. In this activity students got the chance to take part in a virtual tour of the campus of Newcastle University through an interactive map. Throughout their journey through the campus they got the chance to play fun, educational games and activities.
This activity contributes towards our
Careers Education Information and Guidance (CEIAG) programme and introduces the concept of Higher Education.
All year 6 students are taking part in Raising Aspirations workshops with the outreach team later this week.
Careers, Front Page News	CEIAG University
Y8 visit to Northumberland College
9th May 2017J Edwards
On Wednesday the 3rd & Thursday the 4th of May students visited Northumberland College to find out more about the world of work and post 16 courses as part of our Careers Education, Information & Guidance (CEIAG) programme.
On Wednesday the students were at Kirkley Hall for a World of Work Conference. Students got the opportunity to take part in some of the workshops below:
The Day in the Life of a Police Officer
The World of Construction – Lego Tower
CV Writing and Interview Skills
Know Your Preferred Learning Style
Leadership and Teamwork Workshop
Star Student Board Game
On Thursday the students were at Northumberland College take part in taster sessions in a range of departments. The departments running the taster sessions were:
Construction Day
5th April 2017J Edwards
Year 7 took part in a day themed around the construction industry with NCC Business Ambassador, Carole Richards & Robertson's Construction.
All students took part in workshops including:
Changing the World with Engineering
Straw Tetrahedron
Paper Bridges
Education Lego
Build a Shelter
Egg Tower
Careers, Front Page News	construction
Year 8 Girls Attend Big Bang Science Fair
27th March 2017Mrs K Shutler
Year 8 students Sarah and Georgina recently attended the national Big Bang Science Fair at the Birmingham NEC.
The girls were selected to present their project work called "Investigating the Amount of Microbes Around School". They had previously presented their work at the regional Big Bang Science Fair in Newcastle and had been selected to go through to the national finals.
The Birmingham finals is a massive event and the girls were up against hundreds of the sharpest science minds from across the UK, many of whom were much older and more experienced. Despite their nerves, the girls gave a very creditable performance to the panel of judges who viewed their work.
Very well done to Sarah and Georgina for representing Chantry on the national stage.
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DALLAS – As the Army & Air Force Exchange Service increasingly provides access to firearms and ammunition, the Command has simultaneously broadened and refined safety measures specific to the sale of this merchandise.
With 31 firearm counters on military installations throughout the continental United States and seven more expected to open in 2011, the Exchange is expanding the number of weapons it provides a complimentary trigger or cable lock for.
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The Exchange must get local Command, Fire Marshal and Security Officer approval prior to beginning the process of opening a gun shop. It then has to obtain a Federal Firearms License, secure an electronically monitored gun safe, construct a control counter and train personnel.
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Colombia seal top spot as Japan crash out
MAGNIFICENT MARTINEZ: Colombia's Jackson Martinez (left) scoring his second goal against Japan.PHOTO: REUTERS
Martinez scores twice to set up last-16 clash with Uruguay
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(Juan Cuadrado 17-pen, Jackson Martinez 55, 82, James Rodriguez 90)
Colombia striker Jackson Martinez scored twice as they thrashed Japan 4-1 to make it three wins out of three in the group stage and claim top spot in Group C this morning (Singapore time) to set up a Round-of-16 clash with Uruguay.
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Colombia, who are in the last 16 for the first time since 1990, went ahead through an early Juan Cuadrado penalty before Martinez struck twice in the second half.
Substitute James Rodriguez wrapped up the win with a delightful fourth goal.
Japan equalised just before half-time with Shinji Okazaki's fine diving header, but fell apart towards the end of the match.
"It was a difficult first half, we had lots of opportunities to score, but found that their strong defence did a lot of damage," said Martinez.
"In the second half, we were a lot better and were able to show the kind of play we had in previous games.
"I am really happy with the two goals."
Japan, who could have sneaked into the second round with a victory over Colombia, instead finished bottom of the group with one point.
Colombia took the lead after 17 minutes when Martinez was brought down by centre back Yasuyuki Konno as he raced into the box on the left at the Pantanal arena.
Cuadrado, one of only three players retained by coach Jose Pekerman in a team with eight changes from the 2-1 win over Ivory Coast that secured Colombia's second-round berth, scored to his right with Eiji Kawashima diving the other way.
DIVING HEADER
Japan got a brilliant and well-deserved equaliser on the stroke of half-time after enjoying 59 per cent of possession in the first half and constantly probing Colombia's reserve central defensive pairing of Carlos Valdes and Eder Alvarez Balanta.
Keisuke Honda sent a low, left-footed cross in from the right corner of the box and Okazaki got in front of Valdes to steer a diving header past goalkeeper David Ospina just inside the near post.
With Colombia's main marksman Radamel Falcao missing the tournament through injury and Teofilo Gutierrez rested, Martinez underlined Colombia's depth of striking talent when he put them ahead again 10 minutes into the second half.
Right back Santiago Arias cut inside and passed to substitute midfielder James Rodriguez who laid the ball off to his left, from where Martinez shot home across the diving Kawashima.
Martinez got his second eight minutes from time on the counter-attack as Japan threw bodies forward looking for an equaliser.
James Rodriguez then scored with a clever run and chip over the goalkeeper to complete the rout with his third goal of the tournament in the dying minutes.
Asked about facing Uruguay, Martinez said: "It's going to be a really tough game, a fight, and we just have to maintain our focus and continue to work like we have." - Reuters
It's going to be a really tough game, a fight, and we just have to maintain our focus and continue to work like we have.
— Colombia's Jackson Martinez, on facing Uruguay in the Round of 16

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Q: finite union of totally disconnected sets Let $X$ be a topological space, and let $A_i$ be a totally disconnected subset for $i=1,...,n$. I am curious whether it is always true that the union $\cup_i A_i$ is totally disconnected in $X$ as well.
For some reason, I had to settle whether a finite union of Cantor sets (compact, perfect, and totally disconnected) is always a Cantor set.

A: Both the rationals and the irrationals are totally disconnected subspaces of their union, the connected space $\Bbb R$.
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As everyone has varying attitudes to risk and investment timeframes the first thing to do is to review your current options and make yourself aware of what is available to you.
There are a number of key factors that decide a person's priorities when they come for advice. They include their age, the time available to them to manage their own finances, their attitude to risk, their tax position, their income levels, have they superannuation etc, to mention but a few.
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To begin to give an advisory service, the basic issue that needs to be tackled is around any existing invesment or pension savings you might have. Many people do not know what they have or are entitled to with their existing funds, particularly pensions.
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Want to keep a closer eye on exactly how your pension funds are performing? In our experience many medical professionals tend to have built up numerous pension pots, in various institutions, over the years. This can be either from public or private employments or very often a mix of both. As a result we have found that many people do not have an overall picture of the underlying investment strategy or risk profile within their pension portfolio, and thus no real idea or target for an expected income in retirement.
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At Bright Side, we were absolutely astonished while finding out about some of the top inventions of the past centuries. We've created this list for our readers because we believe these inventions are definitely worth knowing about!
This became a fashion statement as a few youngsters created this in Germany in 1925.
The weather is still the same and women still care about their appearance.
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The all-in-one vehicle created for adventure seekers.
As not all rivers had bridges back then, this cycle was invented to function on both land and water.
Also known as the monowheel, it was invented by Goventosa in 1931 and it made biking so much more fun.
In case of an emergency, this fold-out bridge could be used to cross creeks, rivers, and anything else that was in the way.
Believe it or not, this was created to shove away casualties on the roads.
This was invented in the US in 1932 to protect from the harsh weathers.
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Looks like smokers were in any inventer's mind in those times. Another luxury item for smokers.
This was created by a makeup artist for models and actors to cool down without spoiling their makeup.
Some of these look absurd, while some are actually intriguing. Which one fascinated you the most? Share with us in the comment section below!


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Process optimization and operator performance can get the most attention when trying to optimize the unit. However, ensuring maintenance practices are well defined and ready at a moments notice can have a significant impact on the bottom line of the unit. Preventative maintenance, planning and execution, turnaround planning, field execution efficiency and safety, and emergency breakdown preparedness have special considerations when dealing with a semi-batch process like the delayed coker. If we couple this with a highly manual, fouling service, and cyclic loaded equipment, we arrive at the conclusion that the maintenance staff needs to be specially trained to deal with the nuances of the delayed coker. Implementing maintenance related best practices will improve the overall unit performance.
An example that comes up in many facilities is jet pump (aka cutting or decoking pump) reliability. Ensuring operators and maintenance are properly operating and preventatively maintaining this complex and typically unspared pump is mission critical to the unit. There are only a few vendors who supply such equipment and generally can point to sites which are highly reliable. What differentiates the reliable sites from the unreliable sites? Operations and maintenance practices is a good place to look.
Each plant should consider the inevitable, the jet pump failure. Are you ready? The OEM vendors have designed their equipment so it can have a complete bundle replacement in under 24 hours with a warehouse spare. But who among to the community has been able to pull this off? Not many but it is possible with proper planning and practice. The planning process can also extend to preparing for a temporary vendor to bring in back-up pumps. By preparing for this scenario, the unit can be up and running again with less disruption. These concepts are not limited to the jet pump but all the specialized equipment at the coker. We have experience setting up this program for the jet pump and other coker equipment.
If you would like to learn more about how we can help your plant improve its maintenance practices, please contact us at info@coking.com.


New to WATCH & GO®?
Who uses WATCH & GO®?
Posted: Oct. 11, 2018, 3:52 p.m.
Innovation and creative thinking. People development programmes often include modules on these topics. But even if your organisation proactively encourages people to generate new ideas, what sort of hearing do those ideas get? And how can we, as innovative thinkers, make sure our proposals are properly considered?
Posted: Aug. 10, 2018, 4:58 p.m.
Experts are people with a special, superior skill or knowledge in a particular field. We need them. In all areas of life, and business, experts have a vital role to play. But when it comes to managing someone in your team who knows more than you do, it can be daunting. Whether he or she is a subject matter expert, or simply has much more relevant experience or know-how, managing 'an expert' can feel awkward. This short article explores how to get the best from people with greater knowledge or expertise.
Posted: July 11, 2018, 12:46 p.m.
'We're going through a lot of change at the moment', is a common refrain. We hear it all the time. The pace of change might be faster nowadays, but organisational change has always been with us. In this short article we explore the problem of change paralysis, the energising potential of change and the importance of understanding how change is perceived.
You won't say anything, will you?
Posted: April 2, 2018, 9:34 a.m.
Ever been asked to cover for a cheating colleague or dubious workplace activity? If the television cameras hadn't picked up the ball tampering in Steve Smith's Australian cricket team last month maybe we wouldn't know about it. But others in the team apparently did. Imagine being in a close-knit team, working together towards an agreed goal, and then being asked by one of your teammates to cheat for them, for the 'good' of the team. How would you react?
Do people interrupt you when you're in the middle of something?
Posted: Feb. 1, 2018, 9:12 a.m.
We all need to be productive. We need to get things done efficiently. And often that means wanting to be left alone to focus on the task in hand. The last thing you need is repeated interruptions. The irrepressible colleague who wants to chat to you presents a tricky problem: how to stop the interruptions without causing offence?
Are you a good coach?
Posted: Jan. 8, 2018, 12:38 p.m.
Coaching models aren't always as effective as you might think. And few managers are natural coaches! How well does your manager coach you? And are you a good coach? This straight-talking video explains the purpose, benefits and practicalities of coaching in under three minutes.
Posted: Dec. 1, 2017, 1:22 p.m.
Do you ever feel that all your hard work isn't really appreciated? That your boss doesn't even notice the effort you put into your job? This article takes a fun, festive view of how the elves must be feeling at Christmas time - and more seriously, offers us a video to show what to do if we feel our efforts are being ignored.
Posted: Nov. 1, 2017, 6 a.m.
From Harvey Weinstein's downfall to political storms at Westminster, sexual harassment is all over the social media and news channels right now, but when it comes to your own work environment, are your people clear about what's acceptable, and what's not? Every one of your employees should see this short video.
Does unconscious bias affect the way you treat older and younger workers?
Posted: Oct. 17, 2017, 10:48 a.m.
Making assumptions about what someone can't - or can - do because of their age is not only wrong but detrimental to the working of the team.
A Question of Evidence video star does Strictly!
Posted: Sept. 12, 2017, 3:48 p.m.
Strictly's line-up of celebrity dancers this autumn includes Chizzy Akudolu, who also stars in the Scott Bradbury video about behaviour-based interviewing skills. Scott Bradbury put Chizzy through her paces when she played the part of Safia in 'A Question of Evidence' - and she didn't put a foot wrong! How will she fare on Saturday nights in the nation's most popular dance contest?
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I hope your holidays have been wonderful and restful! For me, winter break is always a great time to recharge and focus on the upcoming months. I usually sneak into my classroom once or twice and prepare what I need for the first week back in January. I love having that time with no interruptions or people around…it's pretty calm and serene.
This week, I've been busy working on a few units that have been on the back burner since September…SO glad this one's done! It's an money unit called All About the Benjamins.
If you are looking for meaningful money activities, then you're in luck!
In this pack, you'll find many activities to practice coin identification & explore counting coins in like groups and in mixed groups. Lots of engaging lessons to help you teach your students about money and U.S. currency.
Want to try an adding and subtracting activity from this money unit? Just drop your name and personal email address in the contact box at the end of this post and I'll send it over to you right away into your inbox! Enjoy!


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{-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}

module Codec.String.Base16
    ( encodeHex
    , decodeHex
    ) where

import Prelude hiding ((.), id, (++))
import Control.Applicative hiding (empty)
import Control.Category
import Data.Maybe (listToMaybe)
import Data.Monoid (Monoid(mappend))
import Data.String.Class as S
import Data.Tagged
import Data.Word
import Numeric

encodeHex :: forall s. (StringCells s) => s -> s
encodeHex s
    | (Just (a_, s')) <- safeUncons s
        = case showHex (toWord8 a_) "" of
              (a:b:[]) -> (untag' . toMainChar $ a)   `cons` (untag' . toMainChar $ b) `cons` encodeHex s'
              (a:_)    -> (untag' . toMainChar $ '0') `cons` (untag' . toMainChar $ a) `cons` encodeHex s'
              _        -> encodeHex s'
    | otherwise
        = empty
    where untag' = untag :: Tagged s a -> a

decodeHex :: forall s. (StringCells s) => s -> Maybe s
decodeHex s
    | (Just (a, b, s')) <- safeUncons2 s
    , (Just w) <- (maybeRead $ "0x" ++ [toChar $ a] ++ [toChar $ b]  :: Maybe Word8)
        = ((untag' . toMainChar $ w) `cons`) <$> decodeHex s'
    | otherwise
        = Just empty
    where untag' = untag :: Tagged s a -> a

(++) :: (Monoid a) => a -> a -> a
(++) = mappend
infixr 5 ++

maybeRead :: (S.StringCells s) => Read a => s -> Maybe a
maybeRead = (>>= \ ~(r, s') -> if S.null s' then Just r else Nothing) . listToMaybe . reads . S.toStringCells


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Uptick in crimes against Mexican politicians points toward violent midterm election
By Lizbeth Diaz
FILE PHOTO: A soldier guards the area where eleven people were killed when unidentified gunmen riding in a truck opened fire in Tonala, State of Jalisco, Mexico February 27, 2021. REUTERS/Fernado Carranza
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - More than a hundred murders of Mexican officials and candidates in recent months point to the country's midterm elections becoming the most violent in decades, local consulting firm Etellekt said in a report.
Between September 2020 and the first week of March, 126 Mexican politicians and candidates were assassinated.
On June 6, Mexicans will elect 500 lawmakers, 15 governors and more than 20,000 local officials.
"So far, the number of these crimes is lower than that registered in the 2018 elections, but it is increasing," said Ruben Salazar, director of the consultancy.
"In March alone, one politician been assassinated per day. If this rate continues, it could be the most violent elections since the Mexican Revolution," he said, referring to the armed conflict between 1910 and 1917.
Salazar said most of the politicians assassinated were members of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, which was in power various times between 1930 and 2000.
Attacks against all politicians increased by 4%, compared with the 2018 presidential elections, with cases of kidnapping, robbery, violence and threats, among other crimes, the report released on Friday showed.
Rosa Rodriguez, head of the Security Ministry, promised this week a protection plan for candidates. The plan establishes protocols depending on the level of political violence, crime incidence and risks for the electoral process, Rodriguez said.
Reporting by Lizbeth Diaz; Editing by Leslie Adler


After a period of many roumors about the artist who will represent Greece in Eurovision 2017 it's finally clear that the greek representative in Kyiv will be Demy.
As recently reported in the greek media, ERT the national broadcaster of Greece has finally come to a decision and the young greek popstar will give her best on the stage of Kyiv. It seems that Demy is going to sing three songs in English in a special show of ERT in which it will be decided, which one of these will be the official entry of Greece in Eurovision 2017, but more details will be given in the official announcement from ERT.
Dimitra Papadea (Δήμητρα Παπαδέα), or better known as Demy, is a 25 year old Greek singer who has gained huge success the latest years.
She was born in Athens, Greece in 1991, and already at the age of five, Demy started taking piano lessons, and later also vocal lessons. She has been influenced by Jazz, Soul, Rock and Roll, and RnB.
At the 2012 MAD Video Music Awards, she won the award for Best New Artist and 2 other awards. The following years she won various music awards for her work.
Apart from singing, she is a law school student in Athens.
All the songs are composed by Dimitris Kontopoulos and the performance on stage will be directed by Fokas Evangelinos, so the expectations are very high considering that these artists are mentioned as "the dream team" for the Eurovision.
Ukraine 2008: Ani Lorak – "Shady Lady"
Greece 2009: Sakis Rouvas – "This Is Our Night"
Azerbaijan 2013 : Farid Mammadov – "Hold Me"
Russia 2014: Tolmachevy Sisters – "Shine"
Russia 2016: Sergey Lazarev – "You Are the Only One"
Greece 2004: Sakis Rouvas – "Shake It"
Greece 2005: Helena Paparizou – "My Number One"
Russia 2006: Dima Bilan – "Never Let You Go"
Belarus 2007: Dmitry Koldun – "Work Your Magic"
Russia 2008: Dima Bilan – "Believe"
Azerbaijan 2013: Farid Mammadov – "Hold Me"
Greece started its Eurovision adventure back in 1974, and has been participating in the contest 37 times until now. They won Eurovision Song Contest in 2005 with the song "My Number One" performed by Helena Paparizou. Since the victory they have been very successful in Eurovision.
Greece has qualified for the Grand Final 12 out of 13 times (only missed the Grand Final last year). Well done Greece! Since 2004 they have ended in top-10 nine out of 13 times. They never finished last in the contest.


Are QR Codes Effective Marketing Tools?
As we approach a new year, we have been trying to think of ways to kickstart our marketing efforts. It seems everywhere I look, companies are using QR Codes (Quick Response) to entice customers to check out their products. You are seeing them more and more on the shelving at large retail stores, on business cards and even point of sale displays.
So, what are they exactly, and how do they work? Invented in Japan, QR Codes are similar to bar codes, except that they have the ability to store more information, including images and video. Now, with the popularity of smart phones, companies have seen the potential to use QR Codes in marketing campaigns. You can easily download a free App that can scan and read bar codes directly on your phone. One of the challenges to using QR Codes, is figuring out how to use it to add value. You have to give people a good reason to scan the code, after all, it requires effort on their part to take out their phone, find the app and scan the code. If, after all that the customer feels dissatisfied with the content, you've lost a potential sale, so make sure your message is well thought out!
Some uses for QR Codes?
· Are QR Codes Effective Marketing Tools?
Consumers are becoming increasingly open to scanning QR Codes, after all, who doesn't love a little mystery, so with the right marketing strategy, it could become a powerful marketing tool for you in the new year!


Is the Insurance Industry Declaring War?
The report makes clear that several major provisions in the current legislative proposal will cause health care costs to increase far faster and higher than they would under the current system. The report finds that the proposal "will increase premiums above what they would increase under the current system for both individual and family coverage in all four market segments for every year from 2010-2019.
--$15,500 in 2013 under current law and to $17,200 if these provisions are implemented.
--$18,400 in 2016 under current law and to $21,300 if these provisions are implemented.
--$21,900 in 2019 under current law and to $25,900 if these provisions are implemented.
That's pretty damning stuff. And Ignani's description of the report is absolutely correct, at least based on my reading of it.
But is the report itself correct? That's not so clear.
The 26-page paper, which you can read here, examines how four key elements of health reform will affect private premiums. The four elements are the absence of a strong individual mandate, the excise tax on high-cost insurance plans, the chain reaction effect of Medicare cuts, and taxes on various sectors in the health care industry.
The overall impact of these provisions will be to increase the cost of private health insurance coverage for individuals, families, and businesses. The net impact of these increases on households would include the impact of these increases and the new subsidies provided under the bill.
Now, the subsidies are not available to everybody, since they phase out with income and are only available through the insurance exchanges. As a result, people with higher incomes really would face higher premiums--if, again, the rest of the report is right. But there's more fishiness here, most clearly in the section about the excise tax on high-value insurance plans.
We have estimated the potential impact of the tax on premiums. Although we expect employers to respond to the tax by restructuring their benefits to avoid it, we demonstrate the impact assuming it is applied.
And the list of strange assumptions goes on. Plenty of experts, including the CBO, don't think health care providers will simply charge private insurers more to make up for declining revenue from Medicare. The experts could all be wrong, but PriceWaterhouseCoopers doesn't even acknowledge this belief let alone explain why it might be wrong. Indeed, nowhere in the document does the firm reveal its methods, which is interesting since--unlike CBO or even, say, a private outfit like Lewin--PriceWaterhouseCoopers is not particularly known for this sort of modeling.
To be clear, I suspect PriceWaterhouseCoopers is right about a few things, such as the trouble with a weak individual mandate. AHIP has been raising a ruckus about this and, in my opinion, they are right to do so.
Also, it's hard to make a really definitive judgment about the report without more time to digest it and consult with experts.
But since the report is already circulating widely in Washington and will, I'm sure, be making headlines on Monday, it's worth keeping in mind that it comes with some pretty questionable assumptions--and that it comes from a group with its own ideas of what health reform should look like.
Update: A friend e-mails, asking if AHIP's motives are really as clear as they seem. As proof, the friend points to the passage in Ignani's cover letter calling for more system-wide cost control. AHIP didn't get a sweetheart side deal like the hospitals and drug industry did. And those sweetheart deals will almost surely mean less cost control. Maybe part of AHIP's agenda is simply to get more serious cost control, so they don't become scapegoats for high insurance premiums.


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The Grail Bird
August 23, 2005 by Mike No Comments
Tim Gallagher's The Grail Bird is the definitive narrative of one of the most exciting ornithological discoveries in recent U.S. history. Yes, that's right — I'm talking about the identification of living Ivory-billed Woodpeckers in an Arkansas bottomland swamp. What other bird story has inspired such passion, delight, and, most important, media attention in the last 50 years? The revelation that tales of this charismatic Campephilus woodpecker's extinction were slightly exaggerated rocked not just the birding community, but the nation at large.
The mass media coverage of this discovery initially dissuaded me from reading The Grail Bird. Not only did all the major newspapers and magazines herald the ivory-bill's return, but a lot of my favorite blogs also commented on the news in painstaking detail, each one sharing and interpreting different aspects. I even touched on the tale on this site. However, you can't get any closer to the story than this book, since it was written by one of its main characters.
Tim Gallagher is a well-known writer and photographer as well as the editor-in-chief of Living Bird, the flagship publication of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. He is also a fanatic birder, the kind who has devoted his life to seeking out rare and exotic avifauna from pole to pole. These qualities, his impeccable birding credentials, are enough to make Gallagher the ideal author for a book of this nature. Yet, he was also, along with his friend and fellow ivory-bill maniac, Bobby Harrison, one of the principal players in this ground-breaking pursuit. No one is more qualified to have written The Grail Bird than Tim Gallagher.
Gallagher is a good, though sometimes wooden writer. He is also very shrewd. The Grail Bird could have very easily followed the traditional birding adventure/romance narrative: man desires bird, man chases bird, man finds bird. While those elements are all prominent plot points, Gallagher wisely realized that the story of the ivory-billed woodpecker is not his alone, or even that of last year's clandestine coalition of searchers from the Cornell Lab and the Nature Conservancy. The search for the ivory-bill, always an elusive and awe-inspiring species, began the day it was first discovered. Since then, birding luminaries and legendary enthusiasts have sacrificed huge chunks of their lives to catch the merest glimpse of the wondrous woodpecker. Along the way, they laid a vague and winding trail, a journal page here, a blurred photo there, that led to a remote bayou in eastern Arkansas.
Of course, The Grail Bird is not just about intrepid explorers who endured enormous hardships to locate a creature of myth. The Lord God Bird itself figures into the narrative, this poor woodpecker that has suffered at the hand of Homo sapiens for centuries. But beyond the specifics of who, where, and when, this book addresses an important 'how' namely, "How did we allow such a magnificent creature to dwindle to what could very well have been oblivion?" The Grail Bird serves as a history of both American ornithology and American greed, the latter typified by both the rapacious companies that raced to harvest critical ivory-bill habitat before conservation efforts shut them down and the misguided individuals who, in their fervor to procure skins to prove the bird's existence, wound up obviating it.
The Grail Bird was an enjoyable read. Gallagher succeeds at conveying the excitement that sustained him and so many others after interminable fruitless searches. He makes real the search, the significance of the search, and, best of all, the object of the search, that Holy Grail of bird species teetering on the brink of oblivion. Many people have given up on the Ivory-billed Woodpecker; the unswerving faith and passion of those who still believe is what makes the book so worthwhile.
ivorybill
Written by Mike
Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but he's also a traveler who fully expects to see every bird in the world. Besides founding 10,000 Birds in 2003, Mike has also created a number of other entertaining but now extirpated nature blog resources, particularly the Nature Blog Network and I and the Bird.
The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds--A Hummer Book Review
"It's a good life": Donald Kroodsma's Birdsong
Secret Lives Of Common Birds
Feathers Over Fermilab
Marsh And March


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Knorr-Bremse presents strong figures for the first nine months of 2018
Successful IPO: Shares placed on 12 October amidst challenging market backdrop
Strong growth: Revenues grow by 9.5% to 4.994 mEUR during the first nine months of 2018 . Both segments contributing
Improved profitability: EBITDA rises by 12.6% against previous year to 876 mEUR, margin expands by 40 basis points to 17.5% (previous year 17.1%)
Strong order book: Order backlog grows by 11.9% against previous year to 4.449 mEUR, underscoring good medium-term prospects
Guidance for fiscal year 2018: Revenues 6.6-6.7bn EUR, EBITDA margin of 17.5%-18.5%
Knorr-Bremse AG, the global market leader for braking systems and a leading supplier of safety-critical rail and commercial vehicle systems, today published its first nine-month results as a listed company.
Knorr-Bremse AG Munich
Klaus Deller, CEO Knorr-Bremse AG
Ralph Heuwing, CFO Knorr-Bremse AG
Klaus Deller, Knorr-Bremse AG's CEO, said: "Our company is performing exactly as we had expected. At the leading trade fares in September we demonstrated that we are driving the industry as innovation leader, and that Knorr-Bremse continues to be viewed as the benchmark in our industry. Our above-average R&D costs of 6.8% of revenues pay dividends and we intend to generate above-average growth, based on sector megatrends, also in the medium term." Ralph Heuwing, CFO, adds: "Our nine-month figures deliver on our promise and confirm the positive development of the full year. We are confident that Knorr-Bremse will be able to present strong results for the year of its debut on the stock exchange 2018."
Strong organic growth
During the first nine months of fiscal year 2018, revenues increased by 9.5%, or 432 mEUR, to 4.994bn EUR. Currency adjusted the revenues would have increased by an additional ca. 2%.
In the Rail Vehicle Systems (RVS) segment, the rise is primarily due to growth in the European brakes business, as well as positive developments in Asia/Australia. In China, a moderate decrease in the high-speed business was overcompensated by increases in Mass Transit, Regional/Commuter, Locomotives, and the Aftermarket business. Moreover, revenues in the Indian passenger as well as the North American freight businesses continue to show positive momentum.
Growth in the Commercial Vehicle Systems (CVS) segment was the result of a higher truck production rate and resulting revenue increases in the OE business, first and foremost in North America. That said, all other markets also showed revenue growth.
EBITDA and EBIT margins improved further
During the first nine months of the year 2018, the group generated an EBITDA of 876 mEUR, an increase of 98 mEUR or 12.6% on the same period last year. As a result, EBITDA margin rose by 40 basis points to 17.5%, from 17.1%.
Based on this increase and lower disposal-related write-downs, the group was able to lift its EBIT by 101 mEUR, or 16.5%, to 718 mEUR.
Order backlog underscores medium-term outlook
Knorr-Bremse's order backlog reached a new high of 4.449bn EUR at the end of the third quarter, an increase of 11.9% against prior year. Both segments contributed: worldwide orders in RVS are robust; in CVS the truck production rate and content per vehicle continue to be on the rise.
Revenues in RVS were 9.1% higher than prior year at 2.633 mEUR. EBITDA came in at 499 mEUR during the same period, leading to an EBITDA margin of 19.0% (prior year 18.2%). EBIT margin grew by 140 basis points to 15.8%, primarily owing to positive margin contributions from Asia.
The Aftermarket share of revenues during the period amounted to 40%. As a result of the strong revenue contribution of the OE business, this was slightly lower than the 42% of the prior year.
Revenues in CVS were 9.8% over prior year, at 2.362 mEUR. EBITDA increased to 386 mEUR, leading to a slightly improved margin of 16.4% (16.3% for the same period 2017). EBIT margin came in at 13.7%, also higher than last year (13.4%). Hence, the segment delivered a solid result in spite of a slight decrease of the Aftermarket contribution of 26% of revenues (28% prior year), which was due to the North America business.
Regional revenue contributions were almost unchanged on last year: 49.4% Europe/Africa (prior year 50.0%), 21.3% North America (prior year 21.5%), 1.6% South America (prior year 1.6%), 27,7% Asia/Australia (prior year 26.9%).
Investments and employment above last year
During the first nine months of 2018, the company invested 230 mEUR in tangible and intangible assets (148 mEUR prior year). In particular, capex was focused on additional capacity, productivity improvements and replacements. The figure also includes the asset deal of Federal Mogul's friction material business. R&D expenses rose slightly to 6.8% of revenues, from 6.7% during the same period last year.
The average number of employees during the period rose by 2.491 to 29.028.
Outlook for 2018
Assuming a stable economic backdrop, the company expects to generate 6.6-6.7bn EUR in revenues for the full year 2018 (2017: 6.154 mEUR), and an EBITDA margin within a range of 17.5% to 18.5% (2017: 18.1%).
The medium-term outlook remains unchanged.
The full quarterly statement is available on the website at www.knorr-bremse.com
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Future Shop TTT Screening Reports
August 26th, 2003 by xoanon
Sailorlegolas writes: I saw you put a thingy about the Two Towers screening at the three Future Shop locations in Canada. I was at one of them, the Future Shop in Vancouver.
The screening was awesome!! They had a huge tent with a huge screen, and for those who could not fit, another screen outside. There was an area where you could get your picture taken with people dressed up as Legolas, Sam and Gandalf. As soon as my picture is sent via e-mail, I will scan it in for you. Before the movie was the much awaited costume contest, which attracted many kinds of Lotr fans. Some parents dressed up their little children as Arwen or a hobbit, and some were pretty cute. I myself went as Legolas, and I think I was the prettiest one there. 😀 The contest came out with five finalists: A fantastic Witchking, complete with $500 sword, Gandalf, with a beard so realistic that I thought he'd grown it, the most original costume ever, THE EYE OF SAURON, A very strange but in-character Gollum, and the winner, A girl on stilts dressed as an ent. I don't think the judging should have gone any other way. The costumes were fantastic, and I salute all those who participated in the costume contest. after the awards, the screening began.
I was not able to stay for it, unfortunately, I had to catch the last ferry back to Vancouver island, where I live, in Nanaimo. Even as I walked away, I could hear the great sound system Futre Shop had put together. Fantastic overall!!
Also, if anyone from Future Shop reads this, THANKS FOR THE HUGE LEGOLAS AND ARAGORN POSTERS!!
Harmony picks up where Sailorlegolas left off, at the outdoor screening of TTT
I read your note from Sailorlegolas about the Future Shop screening of TT. I had to opposite, but just as wonderful, experience.
I missed the costume contest but made it just in time to see Gandalf decending with the Balrog on the massive screen. I was greeted by the excellent Gandalf in costume mentioned by Sailorlegolas and given a pin of Arwen much like the ones you have posted pictures of here before.
I was amazed by the dedication of the fans who couldn't fit in the big tent. They were planted on the concrete parking lot viewing on the outdoor overflow screen. Some had lawnchairs but most were sitting on car blankets or right on the ground. I was glad to have a wonderful friend who was able to show up early enough to get us great seats inside the tent. I can't explain how wonderful the picture and sound were. Any scene with horses, wargs, or battles had the ground shaking and our whole bodies vibrating. It was like a ride at Disneland! It felt like we were there in the action. At the stroke of midnight they started the sale of the dvd's and then showed the preview for ROTK. Amazing. It was a great night. Thank you to Future Shop for the show (and who's employees were friendly) and thank you to my fellow Vancouverites who laughed, clapped and cheered in all the right the places.


Police Exam Admit Card 2018 – Constable and SI Hall Ticket Download: If you haven't registered for the Police Entrance Exam that going to be held in your city or state, do it now! After you register yourself by entering all the personal details and the asked questions, you can appear for the exams.
Start preparing for the exam. But before the exam, the admit card is necessary to sit in the examination. You have to take a physical copy to the examination where it will be verified and checked by the invigilator. Be sure to carry this print out with on the day of the examination. This is very important and is careful with it.
If you are not getting you to admit card from the official website. Contact the helpline number that you can find on the official website as well.
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Scientology library: "San Diego Union-Tribune"
anonymous (group) • associated press • author services, inc. (asi) (dba, galaxy press) (subsidiary of church of spiritual technology) • barbara graham • cost • dead agenting (black pr, smear campaign) • fair game • fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation • harassment • john brodie • lawsuit • leigh fenly • leisa collins (aka leisa goodman) • membership • mike mcintyre • narconon (aka scientology drug rehab) • operation freakout • paulette cooper • private investigator(s) • protest, picket • religious technology center (rtc) • riverside • san diego union-tribune • silencing criticism, censorship • the scandal of scientology (book)
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County supervisors back away from anti-picketing measure — San Diego Union-Tribune
Source: San Diego Union-Tribune
RIVERSIDE – Concerned that a proposed anti-picketing ordinance might be too restrictive – and that it did not address the issue that inspired it – the Board of Supervisors Tuesday backed away from the measure, but indicated it may be brought back in different form. "I don't agree we should abandon this completely, but I want us as united on this as possible," said Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Stone, who sponsored the measure. "It's not an attempt to limit the right ...
Tag(s): Anonymous (group) • California • Jeffrey E. "Jeff" Stone • Patricia Curtis • Protest, picket • Riverside • San Diego Union-Tribune • Susan Elliott
Who Are Those Masked Broadway Dancers? — SdBackyard.com (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Type: Commentary
Author(s): Barbara Graham
Source: SdBackyard.com (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Tag(s): Anonymous (group) • Barbara Graham • Project Chanology • Protest, picket • SdBackyard.com (San Diego Union-Tribune) • [needtotag]
Lead voice of black Muslims in the U.S. teaches inclusion — San Diego Union-Tribune
Author(s): Sandi Dolbee
At 74, Imam W. Deen Mohammed has carved a reputation for moderation and inclusion as the leading voice of African-American Muslims across the country. A champion of interfaith dialogue, Mohammed has repeatedly encouraged people of faith to focus on what they have in common, has traveled to the Vatican to meet with the pope and was the first Muslim to give the invocation on the floor of the U.S. Senate. But when it comes to the Democratic presidential nomination race, he ...
Tag(s): Interfaith Alliance to Strengthen Our Human Development • Masjidul Taqwa • Nation of Islam • San Diego Union-Tribune • Sandi Dolbee • W. Deen Mohammed
S.F. orders Scientology group to stop using Mayor Newsom pic — San Diego Union-Tribune
SAN FRANCISCO — The city of San Francisco has ordered a Scientology group to stop using a picture of Mayor Gavin Newsom on its promotional materials. A group called the Way to Happiness Foundation International sent a box full of booklets to Newsom's City Hall office describing some of Scientology's core principles. The pamphlets came emblazoned with the seal of the city of San Francisco and featured a picture of a smiling Newsom with a fictitious letter from him. The president ...
Tag(s): Associated Press • Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation • Gavin Newsom • San Diego Union-Tribune • San Francisco • The Way to Happiness (TWTH)
Armenian immigrant and 5 others convicted of military-weapons charges in FBI sting — San Diego Union-Tribune
Author(s): Larry Neumeister
NEW YORK – An Armenian immigrant accused of plotting to sell anti-aircraft missiles and other military weapons from the former Soviet Union to an FBI informant was convicted Tuesday along with five co-defendants. Artur Solomonyan could face up to life in prison on charges including arms trafficking conspiracy, firearms trafficking conspiracy, interstate firearms trafficking and illegal transfer and possession of a machine gun. The charges accused the men of conspiring from December 2003 to March 2005 to import shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles, ...
Tag(s): Artur Solomonyan • Larry Neumeister • San Diego Union-Tribune • Weapons
Readers' letters [I was absolutely horrified by Ozzie Robert's column this week...] — San Diego Union-Tribune
I was absolutely horrified by Ozzie Robert's column this week, where he profiles a Volunteer Minister from the Scientology organization here in town ("Work and study mark the way," 3/2/04). To portray this group, identified as a destructive cult by scholars and governments, as a positive asset to our community is dangerous. It might encourage others to join. Their 50-year history is replete with horror stories. Anyone can, and should, do a Google search before getting involved. . . . Combinations ...
Tag(s): Barbara Graham • Letter • Ozzie Roberts • San Diego Union-Tribune • Volunteer Ministers
Work and study mark the way — San Diego Union-Tribune
More: Related: update from Cathy Mullins
Author(s): Ozzie Roberts
Cathy Mullins was, for a time, a hippie; a vintage 1960s model of a flower child. She knew all about peace protests and human rights marches. She knew, too, all the key ingredients of turning on, tuning in and dropping out. That's why, at 55, she says, with her characteristic straightforwardness, her generation is largely to blame for some of the greatest problems facing younger ones today. "Drugs," for example, says Mullins, "we glorified them and made it romantic to be ...
Tag(s): Cathy Mullins • Ozzie Roberts • San Diego Union-Tribune • Volunteer Ministers
U.S. officials to visit Mexico prison to get look at drug program — San Diego Union-Tribune
Author(s): Enrique García Sánchez
TIJUANA – About 100 female legislators from the United States will visit the state prison in Ensenada today to see firsthand the results of a program for drug-addicted inmates. The state began the program, called Segunda Oportunidad, or Second Opportunity, seven years ago, based on the Church of Scientology's prisoner rehabilitation program, called Narconon. It is based on the philosophies of the late L. Ron Hubbard. According to a recent study conducted by Baja California's state university, recidivism among the prisoners ...
Tag(s): Criminon • Enrique García Sánchez • Mexico • Narconon (aka Scientology drug rehab) • National Foundation of Women Legislators (NFWL) • San Diego Union-Tribune • Second Chance (related, Criminon)
Critics, government call Scientology business masquerading as religion — San Diego Union-Tribune
More: link
Author(s): Mike McIntyre
The Church of Scientology's genesis was the 1950 best seller by L. Ron Hubbard, "Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health." Church officials claim there are 7 million Scientologists worldwide, but former members allege there may be fewer than 100,000. The church promotes Scientology as a religion — one not based on the worship of a god but on the belief in "scientific" principles applied to the mind. Hubbard argued in "Dianetics" that inner turmoil springs from subconscious mental images, or ...
Tag(s): American Medical Association (AMA) • Apollo (formerly, "Royal Scot Man"; often misspelled "Royal Scotman", "Royal Scotsman") • Cost • Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health (book) • E-Meter • Engram • Income • Judge Paul G. Breckenridge Jr. • Lawsuit • Membership • Mike McIntyre • Operation Snow White • San Diego Union-Tribune
Hubbard hot-author status called illusion — San Diego Union-Tribune
More: scientology-lies.com, link
In 1981, St. Martin's Press was offered a sure thing. L. Ron Hubbard, the pulp writer turned religious leader, had written his first science-fiction novel in more than 30 years. If St. Martin's published it, Hubbard aides promised the firm, subsidiary organizations of Hubbard's Church of Scientology would buy at least 15,000 copies. "Battlefield Earth," priced at $24.95, was released the next year in hardcover, rare for a science-fiction title. Despite mixed reviews, the book quickly sold 120,000 copies — enough ...
Tag(s): Author Services, Inc. (ASI) (dba, Galaxy Press) (subsidiary of Church of Spiritual Technology) • Battlefield Earth • Bent Corydon • Bridge Publications, Inc. (BPI) • Chick Corea • Church of Scientology International (CSI) • Cult Awareness Network (CAN) (earlier form, Citizen's Freedom Foundation) • Edgar Winter • Final Blackout (book) • Frank Gerbode • Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation • Goodwill Games • Hana Eltringham Whitfield • Harvey Haber • Howard Ramer • Karen Black • L. Ron Hubbard: Messiah or Madman? (book) • Leisa Collins (aka Leisa Goodman) • Lyle Stuart • Mark McKinstry • Mary Mason • Michael Denneny • Mike McIntyre • Mission Earth (decalogy) • New Era Publications International, ApS (NEPI) • Priscilla Coates • Religious Technology Center (RTC) • Robert "Bob" Erdmann • San Diego Union-Tribune • St Martin's Press • Vicki J. (McRae) Aznaran • Watchdog Committee (WDC) • Wendell Reynolds
Search for information followed long, winding trail — San Diego Union-Tribune
The San Diego Union first asked for an interview with Bridge Publications in December 1989. The request was referred to the L. Ron Hubbard Office of Public Relations, a Church of Scientology organization in Los Angeles. Several times throughout January, Union reporter Mike McIntyre contacted the L Ron Hubbard Office of Public Relations to request an interview with Bridge personnel. Each time, L. Ron Hubbard spokeswoman Sharyn Runyon said that a decision had not been made. Runyon later asked McIntyre to ...
Tag(s): Author Services, Inc. (ASI) (dba, Galaxy Press) (subsidiary of Church of Spiritual Technology) • Bridge Publications, Inc. (BPI) • Church of Scientology International (CSI) • Fair game • Fred Harris • Lawsuit • Leisa Collins (aka Leisa Goodman) • Mark McKinstry • Mike McIntyre • San Diego Union-Tribune • Sharyn Runyon • Threat of legal action, lawsuit
Narconon-Chilocco drug treatment plant may be part of notorious religious cult — Newkirk Herald Journal (Oklahoma)
Author(s): Robert W. Lobsinger
Source: Newkirk Herald Journal (Oklahoma)
NEWKIRK, OK – A proposed drug treatment and rehabilitation center which could be in operation on Indian land at the former Chilocco Indian School north of Newkirk by June 15th may be part of a notorious religious cult. Narconon was approved for a 75-bed facility by the State Health Planning Commission in January of this year as part of The Chilocco Development Authority. The projected cost is $400,000 for renovation and the five Indian tribes involved are projected to receive $16,000,000 ...
Tag(s): All God' s Children (book) • Anderson Report (Australia) • Arthur J. Maren • Association for Better Living and Education (ABLE) (formerly, "Social Coordination" or SOCO) • Auditing • Australia • Betsy Carter • Blackmail • Carroll Stoner • Clearwater Sun (Florida) • Conviction • Cost • Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health (book) • Disconnection • E-Meter • Edna Fulton • Engram • Fair game • Food and Drug Administration (FDA) • Fort Harrison Hotel (also, Flag Land Base) @ 210 South Fort Harrison Avenue Clearwater FL United States • France • Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation • Gabriel "Gabe" Cazares • Garry Bilger • Gene Chill • Heber C. Jentzsch • Jo Anne Parke • John Brodie • John Duff • John McMaster • Judge Jose Maria Vazquez Honrubia • Julie Christofferson Titchbourne • L. Ron Hubbard's credentials • Lawsuit • Life Magazine • Los Angeles Times (California) • Martin Kasindorf • Medical claims • Membership • Michael Reese • Narconon (aka Scientology drug rehab) • Narconon Chilocco New Life Center • Narconon International • Newkirk Herald Journal (Oklahoma) • Newsweek • Oklahoma • Operating Thetan (OT) • Orange County Register • Overt, withhold • Purification Rundown ("Purif") • Religious Technology Center (RTC) • Rena Weinberg • Richard Ofshe • Robert W. Lobsinger • Ronald "Nibs" Edward DeWolf (L. Ron Hubbard, Jr.) • San Diego Union-Tribune • Scientology's "Clear" state • Silencing criticism, censorship • Southern Land Development and Leasing Corporation (SLDLC) • Spain • St. Petersburg Times (Florida) • Supernatural abilities (aka OT powers) • Suppressive person (SP) • TIME Magazine • United Churches of Florida • United Kingdom (UK) • William C. Benitez • William Menninger
Inside Scientology: Scientology versus the Merchants of Chaos — News-Herald (Santa Rosa, California)
Author(s): Dennis Wheeler
Source: News-Herald (Santa Rosa, California)
Throughout its nearly 30 years of existence, the Church of Scientology has had problems with its image in the media. Newspaper articles have called it a "bizarre brain-washing cult" founded by a former science fiction writer. Television coverage of recent hearings in Clearwater, Florida — home of the Church's U.S. headquarters — emphasized testimony that the group's founder, L. Ron Hubbard, is in hiding and, according to his son, might even be dead. And the Reader's Digest recently printed two controversial ...
Tag(s): Cathy Lee Crosby • Clearwater Sun (Florida) • Dead agenting (Black PR, smear campaign) • Dennis Wheeler • Eugene H. Methvin • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) • Harassment • John Brodie • John Travolta • Lawsuit • Narconon (aka Scientology drug rehab) • News-Herald (Santa Rosa, California) • Office of Special Affairs (OSA) (formerly, Guardian's Office) • Omar V. Garrison • Operation Freakout • Paulette Cooper • Playing Dirty: The Secret War Against Beliefs (book) • Private investigator(s) • Reader's Digest • San Diego Union-Tribune • Silencing criticism, censorship • St. Petersburg Times (Florida) • Success stories ("wins") • The Hidden Story of Scientology (book) • The Scandal of Scientology (book)
Scientology's war against judges — The American Lawyer
Author(s): James B. Stewart
Source: The American Lawyer
On September 5, 1980, as U.S. District Court Judge Charles Richey was recuperating from two pulmonary embolisms and exhaustion, lawyers for the Church of Scientology and the Justice Department gathered before Judge Aubrey Robinson, Richey's successor in the two-year-old conspiracy case against 11 members of the Church of Scientology. Judge Richey had already convicted and sentenced nine of the original 11 defendants, but the remaining two, recently extradited from England, were about to go on trial. "Particularly from the standpoint of ...
Tag(s): Ben Bradlee Jr. • Clearwater Sun (Florida) • David Susskind Show • Dead agenting (Black PR, smear campaign) • Duke Snyder • Flo Conway • Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation • Frederick "Fred" Cain • Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) • Gábor Szabó • Harassment • Henning Heldt • Infiltration • Internal Revenue Service (IRS) • International Investigations, Inc. • James "Jim" Siegelman • James B. Stewart • Judge Aubrey E. Robinson Jr. • Judge Charles R. Richey • Judge George L. Hart Jr. • Judge Louis Oberdorfer • Julie Christofferson Titchbourne • Kidnapping • LaVenda Van Schaick • Lawrence Stifler • Lawsuit • Leonard B. Boudin • Mary Sue (Whipp) Hubbard • Membership • Michael Lee Hertzberg • Michael Nussbaum • Morrison J. "Mo" Budlong • New York Daily News • Operation Freakout • Operation Snow White • Paulette Cooper • Philip Hirschkop (Herschkopf?) • Private investigator(s) • Raymond Banoun • Richard L. Bast • San Diego Union-Tribune • Slave labor • St. Petersburg Times (Florida) • Synanon • Tax matter • The American Lawyer • The Scandal of Scientology (book) • Theft • Threat of legal action, lawsuit • Threat of physical harm • Tonja C. Burden • Washington Post
L.A. newspaper alleges Scientology plot — San Diego Union-Tribune
Tag(s): Associated Press • Dead agenting (Black PR, smear campaign) • Fair game • Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation • Heber C. Jentzsch • Infiltration • Lawrence Tapper • Lawsuit • Los Angeles Herald Examiner (California) • Operation Snapper • San Diego Union-Tribune
Clergy protests 'spying' upon religious groups — Los Angeles Times (California)
Author(s): John Dart
Source: Los Angeles Times (California)
One hundred ministers, priests and rabbis in the San Diego area Monday presented a petition to a San Diego newspaper, declaring that "spying or deceitfully obtaining membership in a religious organization is unethical" and violates religious freedom. The petition, launched by the Church of Scientology of San Diego, was prompted by a two-part series on Scientology last month in the San Diego Union by reporter Leigh Fenly. Two Scientologists filed a $10,000 invasion-of-privacy suit in San Diego Superior Court Aug. 9, ...
Tag(s): Alliance for the Preservation of Religious Liberties • Auditing • Church of Scientology of San Diego • Church of Scientology, Mission of Riverside • Cost • George Walker Smith • Herbert Lazenby • Income • Introspection Rundown (also, "Baby watch") • John Dart • John R. Portman • John Spagnola • Lawsuit • Leigh Fenly • Los Angeles Times (California) • Riverside • Ross A. Bartlett • San Diego Union-Tribune • Tax matter
[Placeholder for a two-part series which I wish to find] — San Diego Union-Tribune
Author(s): Leigh Fenly
[Placeholder for a two-part series which I wish to find. This two part series was the subject of a lawsuit, as reported here and here. If you have any information regarding this two-part series, that would be just swell.]
Tag(s): Leigh Fenly • San Diego Union-Tribune • [needtotag]
San Diego paper sued for $10,000 // Church of Scientology members seek to stop articles not yet published — Los Angeles Times (California)
More: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
SAN DIEGO — Two Church of Scientology members Thursday sued the San Diego Union for more than $10,000, alleging two articles that have not yet been published were an invasion of privacy. Union Acting Editor Peter Kaye described the lawsuit as "harassment aimed at preventing the paper from printing the stories." He said church leaders had offered to try to stop the lawsuit if the newspaper would kill the articles. The civil suit was filed in San Diego Superior Court by ...
Tag(s): Church of Scientology of San Diego • Harassment • Jim Lynch • Jim Thompson • John Spagnola • Jonathan Hartzell • Lawsuit • Leigh Fenly • Los Angeles Times (California) • San Diego Union-Tribune • Silencing criticism, censorship


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Biden is Over - He will drop in the polls by September | Prediction
My Prediction - Biden will drop majorly in the polls by September. The long predicted pracks in his campaign have now appeared, and the signs of his demise are here. Read the analysis of how it could happen, at Polerium.
Joe Biden is over. He may not lose his poll-topping place yet, but the seeds have been planted, and the fall of the small stones that start an avalanche have already begun.
My prediction is that Biden's campaign collapse is inevitable, and that within a couple months max, the polls will reflect this.
Biden has only two things going for him. Firstly, the Democratic base is rightly demanding the removal from office of Donald Trump. They are scared to death that he might win another term. Unfortunately though they are convinced, thanks to the current and years of propogandising by corporate media and establishment figures, that only an avowed centrist can win. That a socialist like Bernie Sanders, or anyone else on the left could do it, is heracy in the MSNBC/CNN etc world.
That is an objectively false perspective. The data firmly shows that Bernie Sanders would CRUSH Donald Trump by at least 10 points. Polls have been showing this since before this time in the last presidential primary. Bernie and socialism in general would destroy Trump and Republicanism. Though she doesn't call herself a democratic socialist, if AOC were old enough to run, she too would crush it. If Sen. Warren wins this primary, she'll kick Trump's ass. Gabbard, too. Etc.
It is not true that Biden is the best chance against Trump. At all. In fact, whilst I think he could beat Trump, he's a major flight risk - like Hillary Clinton was.
Why then is Biden showing just as high poll numbers against Trump then, as Bernie? A great question: people think Biden's a winner because they think Biden's a winner. And that's it. The number one reason people are supporting Biden is because they think "well, everyone else is going to support him and thinks he can win". They're not voting for him because of what he'd be like as president.
If the image that 'Joe is a winner' started to crack - if his poll numbers started to drop by a bit, say 15%, if he seemed weak on stage, or if other signs appear that he's not a 'big winner' - then that illusion that Joe is the one to take on Trump will disappear, and the drop in his support will expand exponentially.
That's what's begun. Biden was easily the biggest loser of the two Democratic debates - on stage he seemed lackluster, without conviction, he looked caught out, and he looked defeated. And he was. With Kamala Harris leading the way, and Bernie and Michael Bennet landing some heavy, heavy blows, Biden got his ass handed to him.
It's being reported that Biden's campaign staff were freaking out about his performance as they watched on in horror, and that he, in his arrogance, did not comply with his debate prep and is too stuck in his ways. The tone in Biden watch parties across the country was apparently 'awkward'.
His image of being the untouchable winner is certainly damaged now. If, and it is an if, though one I think will come to fruition, if the other candidates can continue the type of attacks the landed on him last night, Biden's winner image will soon disappear completely.
It is already beginning - today, I reported on how Biden has lost a major mega-donor after recent grave mistakes he's made. The well networked mega-donor went on to say that he expected other donors to back out soon, too. Biden's image of a 'winner' is starting to crack, big style. If that happens, it's over for Biden.
Ok, so that's one of his key campaign pillars and its downfall. What's the other?
The other thing getting Biden through this primary is his affinity with Barack Obama and his current support, thanks to being affiliated so closely with Barack Obama, amongst the African-American community. The media and establishment and of course the Biden campaign have continued to push the narrative that Biden is the black American's candidate. With the frequency that Biden has said the words "Barack Obama" on the campaign trail and debate stage, you'd think they're the only words he knows.
But Biden has a terrible, terrible record on many things, especially issues that affect minorities. Of course his reprehensible support of the anti-bussing movement (he even in the 70's supported a constitutional amendment to give states the rights to ban bussing), for a start. Further, his very public affection for and bipartisan collaboration with vile segregationists is horrendous, and not forgetting his proud authorship and leadership on the horrifically draconian 90's crime bill that has lead to the decimation of so many black and latinx communities. Not to mention his support for the Iraq War, for the continuance of the drug war, his ardent support of credit card companies and against Medicare For All - all policies that negatively impact minorities more than others. And on it goes.
Barack Obama did not pick Joe Biden because of his then support in the black community. He picked him because of his support with conservative whites and Republicans. It's a dangerous tragedy that the truth of that point has been confused.
But with Biden's consistent arrogance causing him to again and again publically talk about his affinity for racists, and with Kamala Harris' death blow attacks on his anti-bussing stances in last night's debates, the cracks in this campaign's armour are starting to show. If the other candidates can break through that armour completely, his campaign will fall. As I mentioned, Biden has just lost a mega donor over his connections with racists, and his flip-flopping on the Hyde Amendment.
The question is, will another establishment candidate be the one to deal the fatal wounds and assume his place?
That actually is all up in the air as a real, solid possibility. Let's find out how the story unfolds.
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