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Kazan ceases to give birth, to interest migrants and loses to Yekaterinburg in the race for investments
The results of socio-economic development: investments and production are growing, but the citizens do not feel increasing welfare
Photo: Maksim Platonov
The results of the socio-economic development over 9 months of 2018 in Kazan were summed up at Business Monday. If in terms of economic component the official figures of the Executive Committee are pleasing — investments are attracted, production is increasing, then in social terms, ordinary citizens do not feel this wellbeing, because they give birth less, die more, and Kazan no longer attracts migrants — a quarter less guests came to our city from neighbouring countries this year. What Kazan can boast is a decrease in officially registered HIV-infected people. But the virus is ''getting older'' — the risk group is no longer young people, but citizens from 50 and older. Read the details in the material of Realnoe Vremya.
Investments are growing in construction and property operations
The index of industrial production in Kazan amounted to 106,4% for 9 months. The socio-economic situation has been called stable by the city authorities, for comparison they cited the growth rates of industrial production in Tatarstan and Russia, where they were more restrained — 101%.
For 9 months, large and medium-sized businesses produced goods and services at 220 billion rubles, which is higher than last year by 7,5%. A noticeable increase was shown by manufacturers of food products (+54,7%), of machinery and equipment (+25,8%), paper and paper products (+18,2%), metal products (+14,7%) and grid companies (+13,9%). The worst results were in the industries such as transport and non-metallic mineral products.
''In previous years, we had a stagnation, which was associated with that the enterprises were invested in the development, new production, equipment. Now investments have begun to pay off, and services have begun to be provided in greater numbers,'' said chairman of the committee for economic development of the Executive Committee Arthur Valiakhmetov.
Now investments have begun to pay off, and services have begun to be provided in greater volume, said Arthur Valiakhmetov. Photo: kzn.ru
Kazan enterprises have attracted 106,4 billion of investments since the beginning of the year, which is by 2,6% more than last year. In the structure of investments in fixed assets, 50,9% are borrowed funds, 49,1% — own funds. Kazan took the second place after Yekaterinburg in the rating of million-person cities in terms of investments. A significant share of investments is concentrated in construction (54,5%), the volume of work performed in this area by large and medium-sized enterprises amounted to 19,3 billion rubles. The second place by attracted investments — operations with property (44%).
Small business switching to shady schemes
Small and medium-sized businesses paid taxes (excluding personal income tax) by 13% more than last year – 1,8 million rubles. This is a third of all tax revenues to the budget of Kazan. At the same time, Valiakhmetov noted that the average monthly salary of employees of small enterprises for 9 months showed a decrease of 8,6%.
''It isn't excluded that decrease is caused by that some apply shady schemes,'' the official assumed.
The retail trade turnover increased by 7,4% and amounted to 385,4 billion rubles, and in the catering sector — by 9,3%. The World Cup had a significant impact on growth.
''We have analyzed the growth and found out that the catering and retail enterprises that were involved in the World Cup showed significant growth, but the enterprises that were located further did not show such positive dynamics. We understand that the picture will change next year, but there will also be a positive trend. There is no fears for the fall of retailing,'' Valiakhmetov believes.
The retail trade turnover increased by 7,4% and amounted to 385,4 billion rubles, and in the catering sector — by 9,3%. Photo: kzn.ru
Energy and gas industry earns the most
The average monthly salary in Kazan for the first 9 months of 2019 reached 43,200 rubles in large and medium-sized enterprises — the increase in real terms, taking into account inflation, is by 7,8%. Those engaged in financial activities earn the most (54,300 rubles) and the production and distribution of resources — energy, gas and water (56,600 rubles). The average salary in health care, according to the Executive Committee, amounted to 39,000 rubles, in education — 32,400 rubles.
Other figures speak more eloquently about the socio-economic situation in Kazan. The birth rate in the city is falling — 15,794 babies were born in 9 months, which is by 3,5% less than in the same period last year. Mortality, on the contrary, has increased by 0,2%.
The capital of Tatarstan has ceased to be attractive even for migrants — for 9 months 1,006 people came to work to Kazan from neighbouring countries, which is by 26% less than last year.
HIV spread to 50-year-olds
Instead, there is an increase in migration of the population with HIV status to Kazan. If for 10 months of last year in the city there came, according to official data, 34 HIV-infected, for 10 months of this year — 76.
Today in Kazan there are 5,110 people registered with this diagnosis, 60% of them receive antiretroviral therapy, the annual course of which costs about 70,000 rubles. In Russia, unlike in developed countries, it is possible to receive HIV drugs only after reaching a certain number of infected cells in the blood — this approach is the subject of criticism, experts believe that this leads to the spread of HIV.
Today the HIV prevalence in Kazan is 410,9 cases per 100,000 population. Photo: Maksim Platonov
Two thirds of those infected are men, 70% of them have no family and no permanent sexual partner. ''It is the unemployed who suffer from alcoholism,'' they clarified at Business Monday. 72,8% of people living with HIV got the infection sexually, earlier most infected were through intravenous drug use.
The age structure has also changed. If earlier HIV was a disease of young people, now 74,1% of cases are detected in people aged 30 to 50 years. Twice as many cases of HIV infection are registered in people over the age of 50. At the same time, the number of those infected before the age of 30 has halved.
''This indicates that the promotion, which was aimed at young people, does work,'' the officials concluded.
In general, there is a decrease in new HIV cases in Kazan. If in 2015 it was revealed 36,5 cases per 100,000 people, in 2017 – 28,1 cases. The decrease in the city is of 18%, while in Russia there is an increase of 2,2%.'' Now the HIV prevalence in Kazan is 410,9 cases per 100,000 people.
By Daria Turtseva
Society 11 January, 09:00 Ministry of Ecology of Tatarstan 2021: wild cats, large-scale recultivations and fight against irrepressible 'environmentalism' What plans the ministry of environment of Tatarstan has for the future and who prevents saving people from flooding


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Trail of the Lion King
It's about going to the match.
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FC Seoul v Nagoya Grampus, Tuesday 19th April 2011, 8pm
There was an Asian Champions League match at Sangam Stadium last Tuesday between Korean champions FC Seoul and their Japanese counterparts Nagoya Grampus. As you may know, there's a bit of rivalry between the two countries and so I thought I'd go along and see how it went.
I don't know very much about Japanese football, but I had heard of Nagoya Grampus. They are the club that Gary Lineker wound down his career with in the days when they were known as Grampus Eight. They are also the club that Arsene Wenger managed before moving to Arsenal. It's hard to imagine that a club in Arsenal's position would pluck a relatively unknown manager from an Asian club these days.
Champions League games kick off at 8pm so I had plenty of time to make my way to the World Cup Stadium. There weren't as many people milling around outside as usual, suggesting that the visit of the Japanese champions wasn't quite the attraction that I'd thought it would have been. I paid fourteen thousand won for an East stand ticket and another thousand for a programme in the hope that Grampus might have a player or two that I knew of. They didn't.
Not much of a crowd.
I hadn't had my tea so I got myself a six inch pizza from the Pizza Hut stall. They only sell one type, the toppings being sweet potato, pineapple and meat that I couldn't identify. Possibly pork. It was as good as you'd imagine it to be.
It's free seating in the East Stand and I found a place in the lower tier about eight rows up. The small kid in front of me, recognizing that I might not have been born and bred in Seoul, spent the build up to the game quizzing me on my knowledge of English football.
"Do you know Manchester United?"
"Do you know Park Ji Sung?"
"Do you know Rooney?"
"Yes. He is my friend, sometimes he drives me to the shops in his car."
"Do you know Lee Chung Yong?"
"Do you know Chelsea?"
"Do you know Drogba?"
"Yes. He has a horse and he rides it past my house on his way to Starbucks."
I thought that I would have a turn at asking the questions.
"Do you know Middlesbrough?"
"Do you know Lee Dong Gook?"
"Do you know Phil Stamp?"
How could he not know of this fella?
Fortunately the teams came out at that point and we could call a halt to the cultural exchange. There was a minute's silence for the victims of the recent earthquake and those of the not so recent killing of anti-government protesters by the Korean police on April 19th 1960. I'm not sure if the anniversary of the massacre is remembered with a minute's silence every year or whether it was included because we were having one anyway.
If the intention was to give the Koreans something of their own to pay their respects to, it didn't work. I didn't see anyone bother to stand up and the vast majority of people around me ignored it and carried on chatting amongst themselves.
As the game kicked off a few of the couple of hundred Grampus fans behind the goal lit their flares. It was an impressive sight, albeit something that would get you a three year banning order in the UK.
Grampus fans
FC Seoul had most of the early possession, putting a bit of pressure on the Grampus defence. It was Grampus that opened the scoring though with a scrambled effort against the run of play after twenty six minutes. Seoul, with all four of their non-Korean players on the pitch, had plenty of opportunities in the remainder of the first half but went off at the interval a goal behind.
Seoul go close just before half time.
Seoul continued to press after the break and it seemed likely that they would equalize before long. The Grampus keeper had a tendency to palm the ball away and it just looked like a matter of time before someone would take advantage. Irritatingly, the 2010 World Cup craze for vuvuzelas shows no sign of fading in Seoul and whenever Grampus had possession the home fans would recreate the sound of the previous summer.
Another dodgy FC Seoul haircut
As the second half progressed the Seoul players got increasingly frustrated with the Grampus timewasting. Molina, in particular, was taking every opportunity to complain to the officials whilst Yeo Hyo Jin gave one Japanese player something legitimate to writhe about by hacking him down in the centre circle.
Molina takes a break from moaning at the ref.
The home team continued to press as time started to run out with Molina curling one a fraction wide from the angle of the box with about twenty minutes remaining. Just as I was looking forward to a frantic last ten minutes Grampus hit Seoul on the break and killed the game stone dead with their second goal of the evening. The two goal victory took Grampus to the top of the four team group ahead of Seoul on goal difference.
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The third Eco Fair will be held in St Peter's in the centre of Sudbury on 31st October between 10am and 4pm. With free entry, the aim is to encourage everyone to live more sustainable lifestyles. If you are interested in reducing energy consumption, local crafts such as felt making, wood craft or candle making; food whether its gluten free, honey or local meats and foraging, gardening and preserving, there will be something to interest everyone.
The Suffolk Climate Change Partnership's Community Advisor, John Taylor, will be on the Partnership's stand providing advice and information for communities and households on how they can become more energy efficient or generate their own energy, as well as the many other actions they can take to help tackle climate change and adopt a more environmentally sustainable lifestyle, helping to make Suffolk the Greenest County. Visitors to the stand can find out about the current funded insulation schemes for homes through Suffolk Energy Action, the financial incentives for installing renewable energy and heating, as well as what help and funding is available for community buildings and community energy projects.
The Suffolk Climate Change Partnership is the county's lead response on climate change and the transition to a low carbon society and economy. It's a delivery partner of Suffolk Creating the Greenest County, and its members include all of Suffolk's Local Authorities as well as other organisations such as the Environment Agency, University Campus Suffolk and Groundwork Suffolk. Its members have a shared interest in supporting Suffolk's communities, businesses and residents to reduce carbon emissions, save energy and money, and adapt in advance to the future impacts of climate change.
Its great the farm has raised the money it needed, still time to donate to fund the purchase of fruit trees and bushes that will create a future income stream.
Scarlet Rosita A Little Of What You Fancy Does You Good! Vegan, Gluten & Wheat Free, RAW!, and lots more. All delicious natural, real foods cooked by a real chef.
Beehouse Honey with over 30 varying flavours of honey, some rich, dark, floral, mild, aromatic and an ever increasing range of hand dipped, tapered and moulded candles and not to forget the benchmark of all raw honeys, honeycomb, theres something for everyone…even non-honey lovers, theres a charming delicate honey for you.
Refreshments will also be available on the day and an opportunity to make your own fruit smoothie by your own pedal power. The event is being organised by Transition Sudbury and District and for more information please visit www.transitionsudbury.co.uk or contact Jane Hatton on 01787 468634.


Lately, writing has gotten annoying. I've been thinking about craft so much and covering it in blog posts that when it comes to write, I feel stuck. I feel like I'm playing golf. There are so many techniques to learn and apply when it comes to the game. There's a way to hold the club, to stand, to swing, to putt. One must know which club to use, which way the wind is blowing, how the ground slopes. Keep your eye on the ball, keep your shoulders aligned, keep your left arm straight, keep your hips squared. Argh! How can anyone make par keeping all of those details in mind?
That's how writing feels to me as of late. I've amassed so much information about what makes a story great that I'm having a difficult time writing a great story. Like in golf, I need to absorb all of the important details necessary to play the game, but then I simply must let go. Just relax and let it flow. To that end, I'm going to write fewer posts per week on my blog. It's not the time required to write these posts that's getting in the way, but the fact that thinking about craft too much is resulting in tense prose.
I'll let you know how it goes. FORE!
Thanks Gabby! I just need to shake it off! 🙂 See you Friday?


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Trump to make announcement on partial government shutdown from Rose Garden | Fox News
April 18, 2019 Erin Diaz
President Trump will speak in the Rose Garden about the partial government shutdown at 1:30 p.m ET on Friday — an indication that a possible short-term deal may have been reached to end the stalemate, even as reports emerged that there is no funding for a border wall in the deal.
"The President will make remarks regarding the shutdown in the Rose Garden today at 1:30pm," Sanders tweeted. It was not immediately clear what Trump would say, but White House officials told Fox News that the situation was still in flux.
Meanwhile, another well-placed source told Fox News that negotiators were close on a continuing resolution to fund the government through February 15th with no funding for the wall. It would mark a significant win for House Democrats, despite Trump saying Republicans would not "cave" just a day earlier.
The shutdown was sparked by disagreement over President Trump's demand for $5.7 billion in funding for a wall or steel barrier on the southern border. Democrats countered initially with $1.3 billion for general border security, while Trump said initially he would not sign anything without wall funding.
In the last few weeks, the fight turned particularly nasty — with Trump canceling a Democratic congressional trip to Afghanistan after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on Trump to delay his State of the Union address or submit it in writing. Trump announced Thursday that he would delay the address.
After bills to re-open the government failed in the Senate Thursday, Trump signaled that a "large down payment" on funding, potentially less than the $5.7 billion, could be sufficient to end the stalemate. He suggested that a "prorated down payment" on the wall, without providing a concrete dollar figure, could be viable.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., had also suggested that a three-week continuing resolution could be the way forward.
"If they come to a reasonable agreement, I would support that," Trump told reporters.
The partial closure of the government has led to hundreds of thousands of workers furloughed or working without pay, with groups representing the workers increasing their calls for D.C. to end the deadlock and get workers paid again. Many workers missed their second paycheck on Friday.
Every former secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, including former White House chief of staff John Kelly, sent a letter to the president and Congress on Thursday asking them restore the department's funding.
"DHS employees who protect the traveling public, investigate and counter terrorism, and protect critical infrastructure should not have to rely on the charitable generosity of others for assistance in feeding their families and paying their bills while they steadfastly focus on the mission at hand," the letter said. "This is unconscionable."
President Trump on Saturday announced a compromise plan that funded the wall while extending protections for 700,000 illegal immigrants brought to the country as children and 300,000 immigrants from countries designated unsafe to return. However, Democrats rejected the plan even before Trump announced it, and a Senate version of the plan failed to get the 60 votes needed on Thursday. A second bill, already passed by the Democrat-controlled House to re-open the government, also fell short.
On Thursday, Trump had promised that Republicans "will not cave" on border wall demands.
Fox News' John Roberts, Mike Emanuel, Alex Pappas anbd Gregg Re contributed to this report.


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Гальбшта́дтський ґебі́т, окру́га Гальбшта́дт () — адміністративно-територіальна одиниця генеральної округи Дніпропетровськ Райхскомісаріату Україна з центром у Молочанську, перейменованому німецькими нацистами на Гальбштадт.

Історія
Ґебіт утворено опівдні 1 вересня 1942 року на території Запорізької області у зв'язку з поширенням цивільної влади генеральної округи Дніпропетровськ на ту частину окупованої нацистами Запорізької області, яка залишилася поза межами новоутвореної генеральної округи Таврія.

Адміністративному центру цієї округи нацисти повернули історичну назву Гальбштадт, як і називався Молочанськ до 1915 року. Гальбштадт у перекладі з німецької буквально означає «напівмісто».

Станом на 1 вересня 1943 року Гальбштадтський ґебіт налічував 3 райони: район Василівка (), район Великий Токмак () і район Михайлівка () — які відповідали трьом радянським районам: Новомиколаївському, Великотокмацькому і Михайлівському.

20 вересня 1943 року радянські війська відвоювали Молочанськ.

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Посилання
 Verein für Computergenealogie. GOV: Kreisgebiet Halbstadt

Генеральна округа Дніпропетровськ
Німецько-радянська війна у Запорізькій області
Історія Молочанська

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Bellay v. State
No. 4D17-3866 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Jul. 10, 2019)
Bellayv.State
DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOURTH DISTRICTJul 10, 2019
No. 4D17-3866
BROOKS JOHN BELLAY, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.
Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Stacey Kime, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Deborah Koenig, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.
FORST, J.
Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Martin County; Lawrence Michael Mirman, Judge; L.T. Case No. 431980CF000430A. Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Stacey Kime, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Deborah Koenig, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee. FORST, J.
Appellant Brooks Bellay appeals his life sentence, imposed following a resentencing hearing pursuant to Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012), and section 921.1401, Florida Statutes (2017). Appellant argues that his life sentence is an unconstitutional cruel and unusual punishment because "the evidence did not establish that he was permanently incorrigible." Appellant also maintains that he was entitled to elect to be resentenced under the 1983 sentencing guidelines. We find that Appellant's sentence is constitutional, and that Appellant was sentenced under the proper law. As discussed below, we affirm.
In 1979, a four-year-old girl was reported missing. A search commenced, in which Appellant, then fourteen years old, participated as a volunteer. Eventually, the child was found dead, naked, and partially covered in blood in a wooded area near her home. The autopsy revealed that "the cause of death [was] blunt trauma to the abdomen leading to exsanguination. The four year old child had a lacerated liver, fractured ribs, and a contusion to her sternal area. Very significant force produced these injuries."
Appellant ultimately admitted to killing the child. He was initially charged with first-degree murder. Following negotiations with the State, Appellant waived his right to request a youthful offender sentence, and the State dropped the first-degree murder charge in return for the Appellant pleading guilty to second-degree murder. Per the "open plea," the determination of the sentence was left to the trial court; it sentenced Appellant to life imprisonment.
Following the United States Supreme Court's opinion in Miller and the subsequent enactment of section 921.1401, Florida Statutes, Appellant filed a motion for postconviction relief, contending that his life sentence as a juvenile offender violated the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and that, per Miller and section 921.1401, he was entitled to an individualized resentencing hearing. With the State's consent, a resentencing hearing was scheduled.
At the time of Appellant's resentencing hearing, Atwell v. State, 197 So. 3d 1040 (Fla. 2016), entitled Appellant to resentencing even though his life sentence included the possibility of parole. Today, Atwell is no longer good law. See Franklin v. State, 258 So. 3d 1239, 1240 (Fla. 2018); State v. Wesby, 262 So. 3d 818 (Fla. 4th DCA 2019); see also Nelms v. State, 263 So. 3d 88, 91 (Fla. 4th DCA 2019) (concluding that the defendant's new sentence was properly imposed pursuant to Miller and Atwell, while recognizing that the defendant's original sentence (which offered the possibility of parole) would not now be considered a violation of Miller).
Prior to that hearing, defense counsel filed a motion asking for Appellant to be sentenced as a Youthful Offender or under the 1983 sentencing guidelines. The trial court denied both requests.
Appellant does not challenge the trial court's ruling with respect to the request for youthful offender sentencing (the denial of which was premised on Appellant's affirmative waiver at the time of the plea).
At the resentencing hearing, the State focused on the disturbing nature of the offense, and the substantial impact that the abduction, search, and murder had upon the victim's family and community.
The defense pointed to Appellant's family life and purported remorse at the time of the crime. The defense's primary focus, however, was on Appellant's transformation while incarcerated. The defense argued that, in 1997, Appellant commenced meaningful participation in a religious program that his witnesses claim resulted in a "spiritual transformation," leading to his becoming, in the words of his classification officer, "the perfect inmate."
The court issued a written resentencing order following the hearing. The order first discussed Miller, noting that the Court's opinion
acknowledged that a sentencing court might encounter the "rare juvenile offender" for whom rehabilitation is impossible and life without parole is justified. Further, even if a court considers a child's age before sentencing him or her to a lifetime in prison that sentence still violates the Eighth Amendment for a child whose crime reflects "unfortunate yet transient immaturity." Life without parole should only be imposed on juvenile offenders whose crimes reflect permanent incorrigibility and irreparable corruption.
The trial court's order next detailed its consideration of "all" of the sentencing factors set forth in section 921.1401. The court first stated that "[t]o say this crime is horrific is an understatement. It is one of the most heinous crimes that has ever occurred in the history of this jurisdiction . . . ." The order then discusses Appellant's behavior immediately before and after the "shockingly evil" murder; witness characterizations of Appellant during this time frame; circumstances surrounding the murder; and Appellant's behavior in prison (both before and after the 1997 "spiritual transformation"). Concluding that "there is no doubt whatsoever that this Defendant is the rare juvenile offender who exhibits such permanent incorrigibility and irreparable corruption that rehabilitation is impossible and a life sentence without meaningful parole is justified," the trial court resentenced Appellant to life in prison.
The court also found that, for statutory purposes relating to entitlement to sentence review, Appellant "is a person who actually killed and intended to kill the victim" and that the crime was committed while Appellant was a juvenile. The court thus determined that Appellant is currently "eligible for sentence review." The appeal of the resentencing order is before us.
We review the constitutionality of a sentence de novo. Nelms, 263 So. 3d at 90 (citing St. Val v. State, 174 So. 3d 447, 448 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015)).
Under the Supreme Court's decision in Miller, the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment is violated when a sentencing scheme mandates a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole for a juvenile offender. Miller, 567 U.S. at 465. However, Miller is not a per se prohibition on imposing a life without parole sentence. Nelms, 263 So. 3d at 90 (citing Horsley v. State, 160 So. 3d 393 (Fla. 2015)). Rather, Miller requires the court to first consider the juvenile offender's "youth and attendant characteristics" before imposing such a sentence. Miller, 567 U.S. at 483.
The Florida Supreme Court later expanded Miller and applied it to a discretionary sentencing scheme "when the sentencing court, in exercising that discretion, was not required to, and did not 'take into account how children are different and how those differences counsel against irrevocably sentencing them to a lifetime in prison.'" Landrum v. State, 192 So. 3d 459, 460 (Fla. 2016) (quoting Miller, 567 U.S. at 480).
In response to Miller and Graham v. Florida, 560 U.S. 48, 75 (2010), which preclude life without parole sentences for juvenile non-homicide offenders, the Florida Legislature adopted a new juvenile offender sentencing scheme in chapter 2014-220, Laws of Florida (effective for offenses committed by a juvenile offender after July 1, 2014). The new sentencing provisions are codified in sections 775.082, 921.1401, and 921.1402 of the Florida Statutes. See Nelms, 263 So. 3d at 89. Specifically, section 775.082 was amended to provide the statutory penalties for juvenile offenders; section 921.1401 was created to set forth procedures for individualized sentencing hearings to determine whether a juvenile offender should be sentenced to life imprisonment; and section 921.1402 was created to allow for subsequent judicial review of a juvenile offender's sentence. Horsley, 160 So. 3d at 401.
Section 921.1401(2), Florida Statutes, provides that when determining if a juvenile offender should be sentenced to life imprisonment, "the court shall consider factors relevant to the offense and the [juvenile offender's] youth and attendant circumstances, including, but not limited to:
(a) The nature and circumstances of the offense committed by the defendant.
(b) The effect of the crime on the victim's family and on the community.
(c) The defendant's age, maturity, intellectual capacity, and mental and emotional health at the time of the offense.
(d) The defendant's background, including his or her family, home, and community environment.
(e) The effect, if any, of immaturity, impetuosity, or failure to appreciate risks and consequences on the defendant's
participation in the offense.
(f) The extent of the defendant's participation in the offense.
(g) The effect, if any, of familial pressure or peer pressure on the defendant's actions.
(h) The nature and extent of the defendant's prior criminal history.
(i) The effect, if any, of characteristics attributable to the defendant's youth on the defendant's judgment.
(j) The possibility of rehabilitating the defendant.
§ 921.1401(2). The trial court properly considered each of these factors when it resentenced Appellant.
On appeal, Appellant argues that his "resentencing, 38 years after the commission of the offense, necessarily required the court to determine whether [Appellant]—based upon his performance in prison—'ha[d] been rehabilitated and is reasonably believed to be fit to reenter society.'"
The question as to whether a juvenile has in fact been rehabilitated comes from section 921.1402(7), which applies to subsequent judicial review of a sentence. Thus, Appellant's argument, made in the context of the resentencing process, lacks merit. For resentencing, Appellant's "performance in prison" was one part of the equation in considering element (j), "[t]he possibility of rehabilitating the defendant." § 921.1401(2), Fla. Stat. Such evidence is not, however, dispositive of a trial court's resentencing determination. That factor is only one of the ten in the sentencing statute. While it may weigh in Appellant's favor, this does not make the life sentence unconstitutional. Appellant will be entitled to present evidence of the full extent of his rehabilitation in prison at a sentence review hearing.
We note, however, that in addressing "the possibility of rehabilitating the defendant" pursuant to section 921.1401(2)(j), the trial court appears to have made findings as to whether Appellant has demonstrated maturity and rehabilitation while incarcerated, pursuant to section 921.1402(6)(a). Specifically, the resentencing order states that "[t]he court firmly believes that [Appellant's] character and propensity for violence is fixed. The court does not believe he can be rehabilitated. Rather, [Appellant] is properly described as being irreparably corrupt." The resentencing order also states that "[Appellant] possesses an immutable, dangerous and violent character." Moreover, the trial court afforded little weight to the extensive and unrebutted evidence of Appellant's rehabilitation, characterizing it as merely "demonstrat[ing] that [Appellant] has developed an ability to behave properly in a confined, closely controlled setting (referred to as 'walking the razor's edge'), and nothing more." The court's statements with respect to whether Appellant has demonstrated maturity and rehabilitation—factors to be considered at his review hearing—were not supported by competent substantial evidence.
This error, however, is harmless. The trial court conducted the hearing required by the statute and considered all the juvenile offender sentencing factors before determining that a life sentence was appropriate. This holding is supported by the trial court's findings. The court did not impose a non-discretionary sentence of life without parole in violation of Miller, and the procedure employed by the court satisfied the dictates of Landrum by considering how juveniles are different.
Significantly, the trial court also found Appellant "eligible for sentence review." We have held that a sentence of life imprisonment with judicial review is constitutional. Nelms, 263 So. 3d at 90-91; Cutts v. State, 225 So. 3d 244, 245 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017). A juvenile offender sentenced to life imprisonment under section 775.082(3)(a)5.a. or section 775.082(3)(b)2.a. is entitled to a review of his or her sentence after twenty-five years. § 921.1402(2)(b).
During the judicial review, in determining if it is appropriate to modify the sentence, the trial court will look to a different set of factors than those articulated in the sentencing statute. The sentence review factors are set forth in section 921.1402(6). These factors look not only at circumstances and events leading up to and including the offense, but also include considerations of who the juvenile offender is at the time of the judicial review, i.e., whether the offender "has been rehabilitated and is reasonably believed to be fit to reenter society." § 921.1402(7), Fla. Stat. Therefore, it is at the review of his sentence that Appellant's "spiritual transformation" and model behavior will have greater weight.
Although the sentence review will involve consideration of different factors, given that the judge who handled the resentencing has already taken a position as to whether Appellant is "fit to reenter society," it would be appropriate that the sentence review be assigned to a different judge. Pursuant to section 921.1402(6), in determining if it is appropriate to modify Appellant's sentence, the court shall consider all of the listed factors.
Finally, we reject Appellant's argument that he was entitled to be resentenced under the 1983 sentencing guidelines instead of being resentenced under the new juvenile offender sentencing scheme. Compare § 775.082(8)(a), with § 775.082(3)(b)2. The Florida Supreme Court held that the remedy for a Miller violation is to retroactively apply chapter 2014-220, Laws of Florida to a juvenile offender. Horsley, 160 So. 3d at 405 ("We conclude that applying chapter 2014-220, Laws of Florida, to all juvenile offenders whose sentences are unconstitutional under Miller is the appropriate remedy.") (emphasis added); see also Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.781(a) ("The courts shall use the following procedures in . . . resentencing any juvenile offender whose sentence is determined to be unconstitutional pursuant to the United States Supreme Court's decision in Miller . . . or Graham . . . . ).
Section 775.082(8)(a) provides:
The sentencing guidelines that were effective October 1, 1983, and any revisions thereto, apply to all felonies, except capital felonies, committed on or after October 1, 1983, and before January 1, 1994, and to all felonies, except capital felonies and life felonies, committed before October 1, 1983, when the defendant affirmatively selects to be sentenced pursuant to such provisions.
§ 775.082(8)(a), Fla. Stat. (2017).
Section 775.082(3)(b)2. provides that
a person convicted . . . of a first degree felony punishable by a term of years not exceeding life imprisonment, or an offense that was reclassified as a first degree felony punishable by a term of years not exceeding life, which was committed before the person attained 18 years of age may be punished by a term of years equal to life imprisonment if the judge conducts a sentencing hearing in accordance with s. 921.1401 and finds that a term of years equal to life imprisonment is an appropriate sentence.
§ 775.082(3)(b)2., Fla. Stat. (2017). --------
This Court is bound by Horsley, and the rules adopted by the Florida Supreme Court. Appellant was granted relief based on Miller and Landrum, and the remedy is as provided by the Florida Supreme Court. The Florida Supreme Court has not created any exception that would allow some juvenile offenders to opt for resentencing under different provisions.
Appellant points to Logan v. State, 921 So. 2d 556 (Fla. 2005), and Smith v. State, 537 So. 2d 982 (Fla. 1989), but those cases involved defendants who were adults when they committed their offenses. Because they were resentenced after the 1983 guidelines went into effect, the statute allowed them to opt for a guidelines sentence. Appellant, by contrast, was resentenced only because he alleged that his sentence violated Miller. Pursuant to Horsley, the appropriate remedy is to retroactively apply the 2014 juvenile offender sentencing scheme.
Appellant, a juvenile offender who sought to be resentenced pursuant to the mandates of Miller, was properly resentenced according to the juvenile offender sentencing scheme enacted in chapter 2014-220, Laws of Florida. Section 775.082(3)(b)2. provides for the sentence applicable to Appellant, and the trial court properly resentenced him pursuant to that statutory provision. Because the trial court followed the proper procedure required for resentencing a juvenile offender, Appellant's life sentence subject to judicial review is constitutional.
Affirmed. WARNER and GROSS, JJ., concur.
Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.


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<button id="go">update text!</button>

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This was a test to see if my variable was being gathered, but it seems not. The alert appears but simply says "LINE SPACE: ", without placing the variable after it. When I define the like this var lineSpace = "random number";(which is no use to me, as I need a value that is entered from the user-side), however, it works fine.

A: Because you are assigning lineSpace when the page loads, and it's obviously blank then.
Move var lineSpace = $("#lineSpace").val(); into your click handler (above the alert() function call).

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Innovation Radar, the European Commission's repository of innovations with market potential, hits the 10,000 milestone
News article | Publication 19 January 2023
The Innovation Radar is a publicly available repository of innovative outputs of EU funded research and innovation projects. It was set up to make it easier to discover innovations with high potential funded by the EU.
It has started 2023 with a significant milestone and now contains more than 10,000 innovations developed with EU funding.
Since 2015, the Innovation Radar's goal has been to make the outputs of EU innovation funding easily discoverable by investors, but is available to anyone interested be they citizens, journalists or other innovators.
The visibility given by the Innovation Radar is one of the many forms of support that the EU provides to encourage innovators throughout all phases of their development. The Innovation Radar helps connect them to a wide net of investors who can help get EU-funded innovations faster to market, following in the footsteps of companies such as BioNtech, Skype, TomTom, all of which received EU funding in their early days.
The Innovation Radar contains information on one quarter of all EU-funded research and innovation actions launched by the European Commission under Horizon 2020, that taken together, have received more than €10 billion in EU funding.
Innovators are also supported in their search for growth capital from private investors through EU-funded support actions such as Dealflow.eu which connects investors with EU innovators and actively uses Innovation Radar intelligence. In addition, it provides innovators with other support such as investor readiness, training and opportunities to pitch to investors. Since its launch in 2020 Dealflow.eu has been behind many success stories, helping innovators raise over €300 million in capital.
Recent success stories
Since 2015, the European Commission has also been using Innovation Radar intelligence to award the annual Innovation Radar Prize to EU-funded innovators, putting a spotlight on the high potential innovations ready to get 'out of the lab and into the market'.
Most recently, the 2022 Innovation Radar prize was awarded to NVision Imaging Technologies from Germany for their 'Cell level Metabolic MRI' showing how quantum technology can significantly improve MRI capabilities in detecting the efficacy of medical treatments for cancer at early stages. NVision was financed through the European Innovation Council 'Pathfinder' programme in the MetaboliQs project.
Another example of a successful EU-funded innovation is React4Life, an SME from Italy that was a beneficiary in Future and Emerging Technology Project B2B. React4Life was winner of the Health Tech category of the 2021 Innovation Radar Prize for their organ-on-a-chip solution that can accelerate development of new therapies including personalized drugs. Led by a female co-founder, they received 'Investor readiness support' from Dealflow.eu, which led to them launching an 'equity crowdfunding' campaign in 2022 that was oversubscribed by 250%, raising more than €600,000 in growth capital.
Bioo - Arkyne Technologies from Spain is another promising EU-funded cleantech start-up who received €1.2 million in funding from the Horizon 2020 programme only to go on to raise €1.5 million in seed round funding in 2022 after getting support from Dealflow.eu. Their Bioo Panel is able to generate energy from soil without damaging any living being in the process, nor altering local ecosystems.
Last but not least, the 10,000th innovation in the Innovation Radar comes from the Horizon 2020 HERMES project. The cutting-edge innovation being developed by the project involves the fusion of Artificial Intelligence with deep sub-micron CMOS semiconductor technology. This paves the way for a new generation of wireless transceivers, towards 6G capabilities, that can empower energy efficient real-time cooperation between autonomous systems, such as self-driving cars. The JRC's Innovation Radar methodology evaluated this innovation as having a 'very high' potential to create new markets. The key innovators behind this innovation include SMEs from Austria and Lithuania, and the University of Bordeaux in France.
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Kevin Moss graduated from Amherst College in 1977 and received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1984, with a dissertation on Olga Freidenberg, who headed the Classics Department at Leningrad University. His translation of Freidenberg's Image and Concept: Mythopoetic Roots of Literature was published in 1997. Interest in Mikhail Bulgakov led to several publications and a website devoted to Bulgakov's Master and Margarita. Since the early 90s he has studied gay and lesbian culture in Russia and Eastern Europe, and in 1997 he edited the first anthology of gay writing from Russia, Out of the Blue: Russia's Hidden Gay Literature (Gay Sunshine Press). His translations of the work of Evgeny Kharitonov have appeared in several anthologies and journals. Recent publications focus on queer characters in films from former Yugoslavia. Professor Moss teaches Introduction to Gay and Lesbian Studies in the Women and Gender Studies Program and has also taught Hungarian and Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian. At Middlebury he has also conducted the Middlebury Russian Choir and advised the Middlebury Open Queer Alliance.
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5G: 'Just another G' – yet a catalyst of change
Our predictions for 5G, based on our assessment of the opportunities and barriers it faces, including how and when it will impact different markets. Combined with other technologies and industry trends, 5G will change the shape of the industry, but not in the way that many expect.
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IoT and blockchain: There's substance behind the hype
There is a lot of market speculation about blockchain and its use-cases, especially in the area of IoT. This report outlines five use-cases for blockchain in IoT security and interoperability, and identifies how blockchain can enable new IoT business models for telcos.
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Edge computing: Five viable telco business models
With Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC), telcos can move workloads and applications closer to customers, potentially enhancing experiences and enabling a plethora of new use cases. But with competition looming from other players, telcos need to start commercialising MEC. We have identified and modelled five viable telco business models.
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Music Lessons: How the music industry rediscovered its mojo
The music industry was one of the first sectors to be fundamentally disrupted by the Internet. Facing an epic and almost existential battle with piracy, coupled with expectations that music should be free, the record labels have tested many different business and distribution models. With sales of recorded music finally growing again, telcos and their partners can learn a lot from the music industry's hits and misses.
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With iPhone sales apparently peaking, Apple is looking to double its revenue from services over the next four years to approximately US$50 billion, taking it deeper into adjacent markets, such as entertainment, financial services and communications. However, Apple trails behind Google in developing artificial intelligence and needs to extend the reach of its services to capture more behavioural data. If Apple decides to decouple more of its key services from its hardware, that would have major ramifications for Google, Amazon, Facebook and many of the world's leading telcos.
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Telco-Driven Disruption: Will AT&T, Axiata, Reliance Jio and Turkcell succeed?
To find new revenues, some telcos are competing head-on with the major internet players in the digital communications, content and commerce markets. Although telcos' track record in digital services is poor, some are gaining traction. AT&T, Axiata, Reliance Jio and Turkcell are each pursuing very different digital services strategies, and we believe these potentially disruptive moves offer valuable lessons for other telcos and their partners.
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Our latest adjacent market case study analyses Axel Springer's successful 10 year digital transformation from print to online publisher, and holds many lessons for telcos, not least of which are the pitfalls of under commitment, and the required level of investment in M&A.
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The IoT money problem: 3 options
We outline three potential roles for telcos in the IoT, describing twelve potential application areas and forty use cases, as well as the structure and trends driving change. Looking beyond this we ask which market areas are most attractive, and what should telcos do within them?
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Florida motorcyclist killed when car turns into his path
One of the most common excuses that drivers make after they hit a motorcycle is that they never saw the bike coming. Due to some driver's lack of attention, many riders become the victim of a motorcycle accident, even when they themselves are being attentive and following the rules of the road.A Florida man was killed recently while riding his motorcycle on the highway. It appears that his death was caused by a motorist who either failed to see him, or did not respect his right of way. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the victim was travelling west on State Road 54, behind a van. Coming the other way was a car driven by a 22-year-old woman.The car reached an intersection and stopped, as the driver waited to turn left. She waited for the van to pass, but did not yield to the motorcycle, troopers said. Instead, she turned into the victim's path, so that he could not avoid a collision with its passenger side.The victim, 20, was thrown from his motorcycle. The impact was so violent that he died at the scene, despite wearing a helmet.Troopers expected to charge the car's driver in connection with the accident, which took place shortly after 7 a.m. on Jan. 29. It will be interesting to see if glare from the sun will be named a factor. Even if it was, the driver likely should have expected that driving eastward that time of morning could cause the sun to shine in her eyes, and plan accordingly, for instance by wearing sunglasses. Pasco Tribune, "Motorcyclist, 20, dies in crash on S.R. 54," Jan. 29, 2014
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GP problems when communicating with patients about their alcohol drinking: an investigation in Florence (2010-2012)
Allaman Allamani1,
A Centurioni1,
S Innocenti1,
A Mustur1,
G Findazini1 &
M Puliti1
The perception of Italian GPs on alcohol problems has changed in recent decades, but it is still inclined to make a too clear-cut distinction between normal drinkers without any problem and hopeless alcoholics, according to an ongoing cultural tradition. On the other hand, according to consistent observation during the last 25 years, the identification of risky drinkers among clients has been as low as 4-11%, and of alcoholics between 0.8 and 2%. Understanding the obstacles that GPs encounter when they communicate with patients about the issue of alcohol can provide appropriate information tools to improve GP's ability to identify risky drinkers and to motivate those identified to reduce their drinking behaviour. The BIQ questionnaire, previously used by Struzzo in Italy, was administered to 158 GPs in the area of Florence who attended a one-day alcohol training course, prior to the start of the training. Six such courses were carried out during the period 2010-2012. 45.7% of participants recognized as a limit for at risk drinking for males of 30-40 g of alcohol per day, and 20.4% identified 20-30 g of alcohol per day for females (70.6% of whom set this limit at 10-20 g per day, suggesting a more restrictive approach to female patients regardless the gender of the physician). 47.7% said they have no problem addressing the issue of alcohol with their patients, while 52.7% said they had little or no effect on changing their patients' drinking behaviour. A need for training in early identification and brief intervention was felt by most GPs (over 90%), with a minority (14%) indicating that an economic incentive is necessary to implement brief intervention. As to GP lifestyles, 81% of physicians reported drinking at least one alcoholic beverage during the last year, and 25% smoked (above the mean for Tuscany and Italy).
Italian Agency for Health Services, No. 2, "Isontina", Tuscan Region, Gorizia, Italy
Allaman Allamani, A Centurioni, S Innocenti, A Mustur, G Findazini & M Puliti
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Correspondence to Allaman Allamani.
Allamani, A., Centurioni, A., Innocenti, S. et al. GP problems when communicating with patients about their alcohol drinking: an investigation in Florence (2010-2012). Addict Sci Clin Pract 8, A3 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1186/1940-0640-8-S1-A3
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La ligne 8 du métro de Wuhan est une ligne du métro de Wuhan inaugurée en 2017. En 2018, la ligne gagne trois stations dans une courte section au sud, indépendante de la première, puis en 2021 est inaugurée la section centrale. Elle relie les terminus Jintanlu au nord et Junyuncun au sud et comporte 26 stations pour une longueur totale de .

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La ligne dessert au total 26 stations sur  du nord au sud, réparties provisoirement en deux sections distinctes jusqu'à la complétude de la ligne. Elle est en correspondance avec les lignes 1, 2, 3, 4, et 7 du métro de Wuhan.

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I would like to introduce your children to the sport of tennis at the Oak Park Tennis Center, on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm, beginning September 4th.
The Oak Park Tennis Center is located at 3514 N. Sutter Street, just 3 blocks south of St. Luke's School. We have 11 tennis courts, with a pro shop, snacks, restrooms, and a lounge with a TV where the kids can rest if needed.
Miss Nance or a volunteer will walk the children over at dismissal. Once they arrive, I, Antwan Graves, will teach them the skills they need to learn tennis, and will provide tennis racquets and tennis balls for the kids at no extra charge.
At 4:30 pm, we will conclude our tennis lesson with a Christ-like value for the day, and then you may pick your child up from the tennis courts. Of course, you may pick them up early if necessary.
We need at least 10 children to make our program a success. I made the prices low exclusively for St. Luke's parents because I know you are already paying tuition and this is a little extra. Since the pricing is so low, there are no makeups for missed lessons, unless I cancel for weather.
My prayer is that your kids will learn to love tennis, and have a great time!
We look forward to teaching your children how to play tennis and getting them ready for St. Mary's High School Tennis Team!
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It was an emotional journey to Memphis for the thousands who gathered there last week to commemorate the historic sanitation workers' strike of 1968 and the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. But it wasn't all memories and reverence: The three-day conference was named "I Am 2018" as a way to both mark the 50th anniversary of the days when sanitation workers marched with signs declaring "I Am a Man" and serve as profound inspiration for activists carrying the work of civil rights heroes forward today.
Among the conference participants—including labor, political and spiritual leaders, and luminaries from entertainment and activist movements—were all three of the AFT's executive officers and dozens of members and staff. They conducted and attended workshops, including sessions on diversifying the educator workforce, using union contracts to advance equity initiatives, supporting immigrant families and advancing social justice through policy and activism.
Many speakers emphasized the importance of voting, and others noted the impact young people are having on movements such as Black Lives Matter and the anti-gun violence protests led by students from Parkland, Fla. Workshops included activist trainings and a town hall for youth that addressed urban issues and mobilizing for elections this November.
"A new generation of activists is taking a page from the civil rights movement," AFT President Randi Weingarten told the crowd at the Rally for Justice April 4, as she introduced Parkland activist Mei-Ling Ho-Shing. Ho-Shing spoke about her experience during the tragic shooting at her high school, and her ongoing activism. "Young people are showing that the era of passive resignation is over," said Weingarten, who also underscored the importance of both union activism and voting: "The labor and civil rights movements are intertwined because they give people power at the bargaining table and the ballot box."
The conference, sponsored by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and the Church of God in Christ, included multiple rallies and commemorations involving an array of luminaries, including King's son Martin Luther King III and daughter Bernice King; the Revs. William Barber, Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton; NAACP President Derrick Johnson; Sen. Bernie Sanders (and other members of Congress); journalist Angela Rye; and performers Common, Sheila E. and MC Lyte. Some of the original striking sanitation workers, now in their 70s and 80s, also participated. "We're not just here to honor these men," said actor Danny Glover. "Our job is to apply their lessons to our lives today."
Conference participants hammered out exactly how to do that in information-packed work sessions. For example, AFT Secretary-Treasurer Lorretta Johnson led a workshop on the intersection of race and policy, sharing the concrete steps the AFT has made in this regard. Among them are the formation of the AFT's Racial Equity Task Force, which published a list of steps to improve racial equity in education, economics and the criminal justice system; securing funding for equitable discipline policies designed to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline; holding workshops to support and protect immigrants targeted by unjust policy; and creating programs to support recruiting more teachers of color to diversify the teacher workforce.
AFT Executive Vice President Mary Cathryn Ricker's workshop offered specific advice on how to advance racial justice by weaving it into union contracts like the one she helped win in St. Paul, Minn. By involving community members and pressing for common good measures, unions have won such advances as smaller class sizes for all public schools, additional planning time for teachers whose students may have special needs, inclusive contract language, equity pay and even designated social justice workers to implement racial justice policy on college campuses.
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In my ever-going quest to bring down my TBR I managed a tremendous achievement if I do say so myself and only added ONE book to my shelves this week!
Granted, I have been very busy at work so that helps with requesting less but still, I am happy with this.
Despite that horrible last line (I don't know why publishers continue to do that kind of stuff) the blurb intrigued me enough to seek this out. I am curious about the whole idea of a parent not knowing their child, I imagine it happens more than we'd care to imagine.
Hello, ladies and gents! I hope your weekend has started well.
During the past week I managed to add five lovely titles to my list. I am really looking forward to several of them.
Sadly I missed this at the movies but not so bad because Edelweiss granted me the opportunity to read and review this book. I am very excited to read about such a strong-willed main character from a different culture.
I need a bit of horror to balance things every now and then and this sounds juicy!
It's a new school year, and Terry Pritchard, assistant principal at Brindle Public School, is glad to be back. He loves all the kids but has a soft spot for the students who are struggling and vulnerable.
Nina Foreman, still reeling from her recent separation and complications at her previous school, jumps at the chance to transfer to Brindle Public and take over Terry's class. There she is confronted by a group of resentful and disruptive students who hold her responsible for the abrupt departure of their much loved teacher.
Set in a small coastal community, The Teacher's Secret is a story of scandal, gossip and dislocation, and the search for grace and dignity in the midst of dishonour and humiliation.
This sounds like a great character-driven novel and I cannot wait to dig my nails in!
This sounds like an interesting psychological thriller where nothing is what it seems. It will feel good to go back to a comfortable genre.
Now this is a really well written blurb. I immediately want to know what happened to Alex and how it caused the events that followed. Can't wait to get my hands on this.
This week was very busy so I managed to request less books – yay! Only two, my personal record.
And that's all I have to say, sorry, I am going to collapse on my bed now!
As part of my challenge to read genres I normally would not, this is my first non-fiction book in years.
After reading so much fiction about twisted minds I craved more and came across this book. I am not sure if I will be a fan of the uber-feminist approach this seems to have, so fingers crossed.
I never read a book with a main character even remotely like this. Add a proper mystery and I am sold.
Oh wow I am so excited!
I was actually wondering if I would ever get an approval. The fact that I might get one less than a week after signing up was far from my thoughts.
I have heard so many good things about this book, so I am extra excited about it.
In your experience, does Edelweiss usually send protected files or also regular mobi versions?
Well, now I have done it. I finally signed up to Edelweiss. Because that is just what I need, more places to get awesome books from, right??
For some reason I thought I could not sign up because I am from Portugal but I guess that only drastically decreases my chances of actually grabbing the books I want to read so I figured, why not give it a try?
I never tried the old version but I can imagine this is more user-friendly than the previous.
At first I struggled with it but the help articles were very useful.
However, there are still several features I don't know what they are for.
I still don't get why, when I am trying to do a search, I don't immediately get the option to only view titles available for request. I have to filter first by publisher or publishing date or format or whatnot.
So I am a bit confused about the site's purpose. Obviously we get to request review copies, but what else is there to it?
Alas, I added some of my previous reviews and requested several titles – only 10, not bad huh?? I am really trying here.
I didn't find many of the titles I got from Netgalley, though. I wonder what the criteria is to putting a book up.
Also, does it have a feedback rate like Netgalley? What exactly to the publishers use as criteria for accepting a request?
Do you use this site? I would love your opinion of it and any info/tips about it, really.
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In Another "Right to Be Forgotten" Case, UK Officials Threaten Legal Action Against People Posting Pictures Of Convicted Killer
Although slightly different than the Spanish case discussed yesterday, the "right to be forgotten" has reared its head again — this time in the UK." UK Attorney General Dominic Grieve has threatened legal action against anyone posting pictures of convicted killer Jon Venables online. TechDirt offers a short summary of the underlying facts of the […]
Greg Sterling on February 28, 2013 at 12:34 pm
Although slightly different than the Spanish case discussed yesterday, the "right to be forgotten" has reared its head again — this time in the UK." UK Attorney General Dominic Grieve has threatened legal action against anyone posting pictures of convicted killer Jon Venables online.
TechDirt offers a short summary of the underlying facts of the Vendables case:
Jon Venables, [ ] at the age of 10, murdered 2-year old James Bulger, in a rather horrifying story. Venables was released from jail in 2001, at the age of 19 (though he has since gone back to prison). Photos of Venables, now 30 years old and apparently using a new identity to avoid his past . . .
Photos purporting to this individual have reportedly appeared in various places online, including Twitter and Facebook.
UK Attorney General Grieve said that anyone caught posting online pictures of Venables or him in his new identity would be prosecuted. This is apparently based on a court injunction that "prevents publication of any images or information purporting to identify anyone as Jon Venables or Robert Thompson" (which I guess is the new identity, so much for anonymity).
While not strictly a "right to be forgotten" case, it adheres to the principle that bad past behavior or scandals shouldn't be discoverable online. Google, Facebook and Twitter have been ordered to delete any and all photos of Venables (or him as the new identity).
Twitter apparently issued a statement saying that upon notification it would comply with the law, but wouldn't proactively monitor users' behavior to prevent the posting of pictures online.
This case raises a number of obvious, challenging issues.
First, there's the right of people with something bad in their pasts to "start over." Venables has been to prison; the crime was committed when he was a minor. If he's to have any kind of normal existence (including a job) he has to get away from the stigma of the crime. The Internet makes that very challenging for fairly self-evident reasons.
There's also the question of how to "regulate" millions of people on social media who may or may not be aware of any legal issues with their behavior. Finally, there's the now familiar question about the role of publishers/platforms in enforcing laws and regulations and their potential liability for failing to do so — although, none of these websites has been directly threatened with legal action.
Clearly, there's a lot of balancing that needs to go on: the balancing of Venables' right to anonymity vs. the public's right to discover or discuss public information (this is at the heart of the Spanish case, as well). Then there's the practical challenge of regulating (and holding responsible) social media and search sites vs. the ability of those sites to constrain or regulate their users' behavior.
The same issues raised by this case and the Spanish case will continue to show up in various forms for at least the foreseeable future. That's because there is no good or simple resolution of these issues.
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Jade Esteban Estrada
"A Master Entertainer"
In October 2006, Kentucky governor Ernie Fletcher paid tribute to Mr. Jade Esteban Estrada by commissioning him the title of Kentucky Colonel, the highest honor awarded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, which acknowledges outstanding ambassadors of goodwill and fellowship around the world. Estrada joined other honorary colonels such as Winston Churchill, Ronald Reagan, Bob Hope, Joan Crawford, Mae West, Johnny Depp, Muhammad Ali and Pope John Paul II.
How did a young man born at Lackland Air Force base in San Antonio, Texas become a Kentucky Colonel? Along the way he excelled at every aspect of show business including singing, dancing, acting, and comedy. According to Jade; "I consider myself to be more of a performer than I am a person. I don't care for much outside the show environment."
It all started in Clarksville, Tennessee during high school, for the first time being off the Air Force Base; Estrada discovered a state-wide acting competition. This was like a combined episode of "Fame" and "Glee" and before he knew it Jade's classmates were pushing him on stage to accept his awards & recognition. Jade says; "I went to a civilian high school in the border city of Clarksville, Tennessee.
There, I discovered acting competitions which were the most extreme, cut-throat contests I'd ever seen. And even by my standards today - these state-wide champs who foamed at the mouth for acting trophies were insanely talented. I mention Tennessee because I think that's where the awareness that I was a performer began."
Young Estrada won a scholarship to the American Musical and Dramatic Academy and also studied at the Broadway Dance Center. One of his classmates at Broadway Dance Center was Jennifer Lopez before her "Fly Girl" days. Estrada's talents in singing, dancing and acting took him all over the world, from Germany to Broadway, including a stint working as Charo's head choreographer and lead dancer.
Estrada gained international recognition in 1998 when he released his first Latin pop single, "Reggae Twist" on the Brooklyn-based Total Envision Records label. While living in New York City in the mid-1990s, Estrada tried his hand at stand-up comedy and won his first competition at Stand-Up New York. Estrada's funny side was always there and it just took awhile to bubble to the surface as he describes in his initial connection to comedy. "I would meet touring comedians and I really connected with their craft. Especially on the cruise ships; I would watch their shows every night. I think I bounced like a pinball around the areas of dance, music and theatre so much that eventually I had to take the mic. When I did, it felt right because my super-objective was always to get the laugh."
Funny was always in the family according to Estrada. "Well, during my childhood, my great influences on my comedy were certainly my uncles who I think could have been great professional comedians if they'd been encouraged." As a youngster, Estrada spent a lot of time in his backyard putting on shows for his stuffed animals, toys and imaginary friends. Years later his mother expressed to him her admiration for his creativity and ability to be alone and be happy performing. Unsurprisingly, his childhood experiences had a great influence on his career choices later in life. "Being alone as a child is what pretty much prepared me for a life on the stage in the company of my personal demons. And, being taunted as a kid because I was naturally effeminate made me totally unpopular. So, as the years passed, being liked or getting approval from people became a take it or leave it situation. Of course, we all would like approval but it's never a guarantee."
Today, Estrada is an award-winning comic, singer, dancer, actor and choreographer. But comedy is his passion and he'll do anything to get a laugh. This was proven on The Jerry Springer Show where he became one of the year's most popular guests appearing as Miss Candy Box, a transgendered singer/dancer performing the song "It's Raining Men."
Estrada earned his stripes on cruise ships and Broadway always trying to be funny. "When I released my Latin pop CD "Angel" and started touring worldwide, my patter became increasingly longer. I missed telling jokes. I took advantage of this self-created open mic...singers are rarely expected to sing well AND be funny." Estrada is a fearless performer who went from open mic shows in the New York area to being a comedy headliner. It was a fast rise especially when Out Magazine called him "the first gay Latin star".
But there is a price to pay when you're a gay icon. "When my era of one-person shows happened, I would get booked as a "gay icon/comedian" quite easily. When I was doing any one of my one-man shows it was fine. But when they wanted stand-up comedy it was sometimes...rough. I was getting booked as a headliner long before I'd earned it. It turns out gay icons ARE expected to be funny for 45 minutes straight". Although a performer to the bone, sometimes Estrada took the joke a little far. "Once, while I was performing in a multi-million dollar show, I performed my character as Cher just because I thought it would make everyone laugh. I was always singing funny versions of songs while onstage to my fellow cast members. The audiences loved it. The producers - not so much! That was a fork in the road for me".
On his mother's side, entertainment runs deep in the Estrada family. Jade's uncles were part of a mariachi band and to this day they remain important comic influences on him. "In my family, being funny is the only way to get any stage time at the dinner table. My uncles continue to be hilarious much to my dismay," he states.
His younger brother David Miguel Estrada is a playwright/actor/director who Showbusiness Weekly calls a "maverick writer-actor-director." His sister Celeste Angela Estrada is a playwright who won the 2004 Gertrude Stein Literary Award for her play "Tortilla Heaven". According to The San Antonio Current the three Estrada siblings are "extravagantly talented" while Joey Reynolds of the nationally-syndicated WOR Radio raves, "Don't mess with that family!" The three amigos have worked together on "Tortilla Heaven" starring Jade, written by Celeste and directed by David. And it was a huge success. "Celeste Angela Estrada brings Tejano fever for New York City," raved Gloria Ramirez of Noticias del Mundo. "Tortilla Heaven is my big fat Latino wedding!" praised Joey Reynolds of WOR Radio in New York. In 2005, Estrada won the Performance Artist of the Year Award at the Performance in Arts Awards in New York. The Dallas Morning News calls him "funny and irreverent." The New York Times calls him "hilarious." "Jade's act "defies categorization," stated the Tallahassee Democrat. "Estrada uses specific filters to tell his stories but his message is universal," revealed the Chicago Tribune. Q Television called him "an icon in the art of high drama." And the Richmond Times-Dispatch called him "a master entertainer".
These days, Estrada incorporates his background of dance and musical theatre to indulge in his unique brand of comedy. Through the years of touring his one-man shows and headlining comedy club performances, one thing has remained a constant - his personal goal of making you laugh.
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