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On Equal Terms by Douglas S. Reed
Call Number: KF4137 .R44 2001
Since Brown v. Board of Education and the desegregation battles of the 1960s and 1970s, the legal pursuit of educational opportunity in the United States has been framed largely around race. But for nearly thirty years now, a less-noticed but controversial legal campaign has been afoot to equalize or improve the resources of poorly funded schools. This book examines both the consequences of efforts to use state constitutional provisions to reduce the "resource segregation" of American schools and the politics of the opposition to these decisions. On Equal Terms compares the relative success of school finance lawsuits to the project of school desegregation and explores how race and class present sharply different obstacles to courts. Since a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that effectively deferred to the states in the matter of educational equity, about a third of state judiciaries have mandated reform of state-level educational funding systems. Douglas Reed analyzes both the rhetoric of reform and the varying effects of these controversial decisions while critiquing the courts' failure to more clearly define educational equity. Well-written with keen insight throughout, the book concludes with an intriguing policy proposal that acknowledges obstacles to such efforts. This proposal aims to enhance education by fostering racial and economic integration locally. Setting the stage for a more coherent debate on this controversial issue and expanding our understanding of constitutional design, On Equal Terms will have far-reaching implications for law, public policy, politics, and not least, the future of American education.
Educational Adequacy and the Courts by Elaine M. Walker; Danny Weil (Editor)
Call Number: KF4155 .W35 2005
The first work of its kind to present a comprehensive survey of landmark court decisions on educational adequacy and equity claims and their impact on public school reform. In Educational Adequacy and the Courts: A Reference Handbook, education researcher Elaine Walker presents an in depth analysis of pivotal court cases and their impact on educational adequacy and reform, illuminating the inherent challenges of redressing long-standing problems associated with state funding mechanisms for K-12 education. In addition to an eye opening, state-by-state discussion of court rulings and their effect on education, Walker covers such topics as the moral imperative for educational reform, the failure and success of federal and state reform efforts, and the historical importance of school finance litigation in the reform of school systems in high poverty areas. The work also highlights alternative ways in which improvement can be approached and sheds light on the overall complexities of setting educational policy. * Coverage of pivotal court decisions such as Abbott v. Burke, Rose v. Council of Education, and Alabama Coalition for Equity, Inc. v. Hunt * Directory of organizations, associations, and agencies involved in educational adequacy issues and school reform
The Law and Special Education by Mitchell L. Yell
Call Number: KF4210 .Y45 1998
The Bendosa family is so poor that they hardly eat anything but lentil soup. So when a lost little chicken wanders into their front yard, Leora envisions keeping it as a pet and having scrambled eggs for breakfast every morning. Besides, how much work is one little chicken? But, following the dictates of Jewish law that "finders aren't keepers", her mother tells her that they must care for the chicken until its rightful owner returns. An act of goodwill leads to a chaotic house when one little chicken becomes a flock of chickens, then two goats, then a herd of goats! The watercolour illustrations in a charming folk style brings this traditional tale to humorous life.
American Educational Governance on Trial by William L. Boyd (Editor); Debra Miretzky (Editor)
Call Number: LB2806.22 .A44 2003
With American public education caught in a dual crisis--of both its performance and its legitimacy--educational governance has found itself increasingly on trial or under attack. This yearbook examines the sources of both crises and assesses the startling range of reform measures--many of which would, not so long ago, have seemed unthinkable--that are now being adopted. Authors include Jane Hannaway, Kenneth Strike, Tyll van Geel, Paul Hill, Allan Odden, Luvern Cunningham, Michael Kirst, James Cibulka, Jack Jennings, Bruce Cooper, Charles Taylor Kerchner, Frederick Hess, Joseph Cronin, Michael Usdan, Carolyn Herrington, and Frances Fowler.
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1 in 3 Arizonans are at risk for kidney disease and COVID-19 has made things worse
The National Kidney Foundation of Arizona is seeing more people in need of help as coronavirus worsens things for kidney patients.
By: Karla Navarrete
Posted at 5:38 AM, Mar 10, 2021
PHOENIX — If there is one thing coronavirus has done, it has brought health issues to light.
"Sadly the mortality rate, if you are hospitalized by COVID and have kidney disease, is significantly higher," says Chief Executive Officer of the National Kidney Foundation of Arizona, Leslie Azurdia McReynolds.
Vulnerable and at high risk for getting sick or even dying from coronavirus, 63-year-old Filiberto Herrera shares his story of how he got infected with COVID-19. He says he was very careful in 2020 and never even attended a family gathering. But on Jan. 9, he decided it would be OK to attend his daughter's birthday party -- and that's when he got COVID-19.
"I got to the hospital very sick, with blood clots that showed up during dialysis, and I have seven pre-existing conditions. I was sure I wasn't going to make it," says Herrera.
Herrera is a kidney disease patient who is on dialysis. Dialysis is the name given to the process of having a machine filter the toxins in the blood due to the lack of function in the kidneys because of kidney failure.
"It is common for an individual to find out too late down the road that they have kidney issues because kidney disease has such silent symptoms," adds Azurdia McReynolds.
The National Kidney Foundation of Arizona is an organization of last resort that helps kidney patients with any type of need, including but not limited to: transportation, rent and utility assistance, and nutritional and medical help. The help comes at a time when patients have exhausted other resources for assistance. A kidney patient will usually have other health conditions that make the patient's health even more debilitating.
In Herrera's case, he wasn't getting enough protein because his diabetes had caused him to lose most of his teeth and his food wasn't being fully processed.
"We were able to step in and help him with that dental award. The same would go for an individual who maybe can't afford their medication, for their transplant. Or an individual facing hardship due to the pandemic and just needs help with the rent that month," adds Azurdia McReynolds.
In the last six months, the foundation has seen a 20% increase in patients needing assistance. Azurdia McReynolds says she is keenly aware that COVID is causing more damage in people who are at risk for kidney failure and simply don't know it.
"We also have concern for those patients being created by COVID; there is a high chance for getting acute kidney injury by COVID specifically, so we anticipate greater need moving forward with our foundation."
In order to assist the community in learning their "kidney health," the group has put out a quiz online that anyone can take to assess their level of risk for kidney disease.

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Hajnal Géza (Budapest, 1967. szeptember 18. –) hidrogeológus, a BME docense, emellett író, novellista.

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A Lorántffy Zsuzsanna Általános Iskola elvégzése után 1986-ban érettségizik a Petőfi Sándor Gimnáziumban. 1989-ben házasságot köt, felesége Hajnalné Sigrai Zsuzsanna. Ebben az évben kezdik meg az önkéntes munkát a fogyatékosok között, a Conditio Humana Alapítvány (CHA) szervezésében és ezzel párhuzamosan a Ferences Világi Rend (FVR) tagjai közé lépnek.

1993-ban a Budapesti Műszaki Egyetem (BME) Építőmérnöki Karán építőmérnöki diplomát szerez, majd 1994-ben a BME Természet- és Társadalomtudományi Karán okleveles mérnök-tanári diplomát kap. 1993-1996 között doktorandusz a BME Mérnökgeológia Tanszékén.

1996-1999 között a Főmterv Rt. Talajmechanikai Iroda tervezője. Geotechnikai szakvéleményeket készít és megszerzi a Magyar Mérnöki Kamara szükséges tervezői, majd vezető tervezői jogosultságait.

1998-tól az Igen szerzője, majd szerkesztőbizottsági tagja 2003-ig. Ugyancsak 1998-tól állandó külső munkatársa a Bertelsmann Szakkiadónak (később Springer Média Magyarország Kft.) Rendszeresen publikál az Építőmesterben, írásai jelennek meg az Alaprajz, az Építés Felújítás című szaklapokban, szerkeszti a Profil Építőipari Hírlevelet.

1998-2001 között a CHA elnöke.

1999-től visszatér az egyetemre, az Építőanyagok és Mérnökgeológia Tanszék oktatója, előbb tanársegéd, majd 2003-tól adjunktus. Geológiát, hidrogeológiát, környezetföldtant és építőanyagokat oktat. 2002-ben megvédi doktori disszertációját, értekezésének címe: A budai Várhegy hidrogeológiája. 2003-ban megjelenik A budai Várhegy hidrológiája az Akadémiai Kiadó gondozásában.

Kollégáival az egyetemi kutatáson kívül nagyberuházások mérnökgeológiai, hidrogeológiai és környezetvédelmi előkészítését végzi.

2002-ben megjelent Szőnyi Szilárddal és Baják Gáborral készített gyűjteményes kötete Harminchárom címmel az Igen Kiadó gondozásában.

Az újonnan induló Mélyépítés című szaklap felelős szerkesztője 2003-tól 2008-ig. 2004-ben megjelenik az Építő Mesterek: Példaértékű kivitelezések 1997-2003 című gyűjteményes kötet, melyet Csontos Györgyivel közösen szerkeszt. Kétéves Bolyai János kutatói ösztöndíjban részesül, témája: Földtani üregekkel tagolt történelmi városok vízmérlegszámítása.

Három évre az FVR Szent Erzsébet közösségének vezetőjévé választják.

2005-ben megjelenik Asztalaink című kisregénye. 2006-ban a Magyar Szinergia Ház Egyesület kiadásában megjelenik A budai Várhegy hidrogeológiája angolul (Hydrogeological Study of the Castle Hill in Budapest), valamint a Papucsok című novelláskötet. 2007-ben megjelenik a Városi hidrogeológia című könyv az Akadémiai Kiadó gondozásában. 2008-ban ismét elnyeri a Bolyai János kutatói ösztöndíjat két évre.

2008 júliusától a BME Vízépítési és Vízgazdálkodási Tanszék docense.

2009-ben megjelent Újabb Papucsok című novelláskötete az Igen Kiadó gondozásában. A Magyarok Nagyasszonya Ferences Rendtartomány a ferences rend 800 éves fennállása alkalmából 2009-ben megjelentette A Rózsalány című musicalt, ennek ő volt a szövegírója. Legújabb könyve a 2011-ben kiadott Nyerítő drótszamarak, melyet Sneé Gergellyel közösen írt, aki nemcsak a szövegek egy részét írta, hanem a fotókat is ő készítette.

Megjelenés
 Harminchárom (2002) Szőnyi Szilárddal közösen, Igen Kiadó
 A budai Várhegy hidrogeológiája (2003), Akadémiai Kiadó
 Építő Mesterek (2004) Csontos Györgyivel közösen, Springer Media Kiadó
 Asztalaink (2005), Igen Kiadó
 Papucsok (2006), Igen és Magyar Szinergia Ház Egyesület
 Városi hidrogeológia (2007), Akadémiai Kiadó
 A Rózsalány (2009) Andorka Péterrel közösen, Magyarok Nagyasszonya Ferences Rendtartomány

Források
 https://web.archive.org/web/20100614053607/http://www.vit.bme.hu/vit/htdocs/dolgozok/dolgozo_reszlet.php?felhasznalonev=hajnal
 http://www.mtakpa.hu/kpa/search/slist.php?lang=0&AuthorID=10001463
 https://web.archive.org/web/20130917193608/http://ujszo.com/online/kultura/2009/09/26/szent-erzsebet-cd-n
 https://web.archive.org/web/20101126232044/http://kultura.hu/main.php?folderID=1395

Külső hivatkozások
 https://web.archive.org/web/20100825124740/http://www.hajnalgeza.hu/
 http://papucsok.igen.hu/
 Hajnal Géza: A BUDAI VÁRHEGY HIDROGEOLÓGIÁJA

Magyar hidrológusok
Magyar vízépítő mérnökök
Magyar egyetemi, főiskolai oktatók
1967-ben született személyek
Élő személyek

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I recently paid a visit to nutritionist Bannie Williams from The Healthy Ingredient in Melbourne. I'd been wondering about going to see a nutritionist for a while but kept bailing with the excuse that without a load of weight to lose or the need for a massive diet overhaul, it was an unnecessary expense that could be better spent on yoga, training, meals out….or, let's face it in my case-clothes.
However a couple of months ago I found myself with a bit of extra cash come the end of the month and decided to finally take the plunge. As you'll know if you check in on my blog regularly, I already have a strong interest in nutrition and wellbeing so I wasn't going with the expectation of having my mind blown with a tonne of new foodie facts or the secret to instant weight loss.
My diet had gone a little off track over the winter, so what I really wanted was a way to re-set myself, and gain some inspiration on how to make some better choices. It was never about 'getting skinny' as that's not what I believe in. I was after some guidance and clarification on what foods (and how much of them) I should be eating to maintain a strong, healthy body in conjunction with all the exercise I do. I also have a tendency to rely on exercise rather than eating well so I wanted to try and change that.
The session was really informal and Bannie made me feel completely at ease the whole time. We began by talking about my current lifestyle habits and what my reasons were for contacting The Healthy Ingredient in the first place. Bannie then went on to focus on a few areas where she recommended I make some small changes, with a real focus on just doing a little bit at a time so I didn't feel at all overwhelmed. In all I think we spoke for a good 60 minutes and Bannie followed up the session with a very detailed summary of the session including tips on how to make some changes, some delicious recipe ideas and, what I found most helpful, a 5-day meal plan guide. I specifically asked for some help with quantities so Bannie also made sure to include this in all the meal suggestions.
I can be a pretty harsh critic when it comes to services like personal trainers and nutritionists; when I hand my money over I want to know I am getting good value out of it! So I was really happy to come out of my visit from Bannie feeling pleased with the session and more importantly, positive about making some healthy changes to my everyday diet. There was no mention of cutting sugar or any other food groups, just a focus on wholesome foods in the right quantity.
I also really loved just being able to chat to someone like-minded about my nutrition and fitness goals without being frowned upon as some kind of fitness/diet junkie!
I have to be honest now and say that I haven't stuck to the advice I was given 100% of the time (hey-you can only try!). However, I can 100% say that it did achieve what I wanted; re-inspiring me to make some better food choices and fuel my body with the right nutrients. Also, I consult my meal planner and the notes Bannie gave me pretty much every day!
There is a reason people like personal trainers, nutritionists and dieticians exist; losing weight, getting to the gym and maintaining a consistent, healthy diet can be bloody hard. Plain and simple.
Even if like me you're genuinely interested in health and wellbeing, unfortunately it doesn't mean you jump out of bed at 6am, skip to the gym with a smile on your face and never veer from a diet of green juices, superfoods and coconut water (I hate the stuff). It's ok to need help and I think a lot of people forget that and assume that if they can't achieve everything on their own they are somehow failing. I can certainly be guilty of this anyway. Yes there are a lot of bullshitters out there who will accept excessive amounts of money for not doing much, but if you do a bit of research and have some focus on what you want to achieve then you should be able to avoid those avenues.


The 2014 Subaru Forester. With less than 30,000 miles on the odometer, this 4 door sport utility vehicle prioritizes comfort, safety and convenience. Smooth gearshifts are achieved thanks to the 2.5 liter 4 cylinder engine, providing a spirited, yet composed ride and drive. It's equipped with tons of terrific amenities, but it won't break your budget. Like all wheel drive, a tachometer, a trip computer, an outside temperature display, heated seats, heated door mirrors, an overhead console, and cruise control. For drivers who enjoy the natural environment, a power moon roof allows an infusion of fresh air. Subaru ensures the safety and security of its passengers with equipment such as: head curtain airbags, front side impact airbags, traction control, brake assist, ignition disabling, and 4 wheel disc brakes with ABS. With electronic stability control supplementing mechanical systems, you'll maintain precise command of the roadway. A Carfax history report provides you peace of mind by detailing information related to past owners and service records. Our sales reps are knowledgeable and professional. We'd be happy to answer any questions that you may have. Come on in and take a test drive!


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This Ontario student waited years for justice. Now, the accused in her sex assault case won't face trial
HomeSportsFootballO'Neill keeping tabs on Maguire
O'Neill keeping tabs on Maguire
Former Cork City striker Sean Maguire, who Preston signed on Saturday, is in Martin O'Neill's Republic of Ireland thoughts
Republic of Ireland boss Martin O'Neill will keep an eye on Sean Maguire after watching him plunder an impressive hat-trick hours before his impending move to Preston was announced.
O'Neill and assistant Roy Keane were among the crowd at Oriel Park on Friday evening as the 23-year-old striker put former club and reigning champions Dundalk to the sword, to help ease Cork City 18 points clear at the top of the SSE Airtricity League table.
Preston announced on Saturday that Maguire, who had a spell at West Ham earlier in his career, had agreed a three-year deal and will join the club at the end of July.
O'Neill and assistant boss Roy Keane were among the crowd on Friday evening as Maguire scored a hat-trick against Dundalk
But asked if his stunning form could even propel him into the Ireland squad for next weekend's World Cup Qualifier against Austria, O'Neill gave a measured response.
He said: "Well, let me put it this way: regardless of how well he did, he's a young lad and he's coming back again having had a time over the water. He's coming back and I think he wants to have a real go at it now again, and that's
"I can consider a lot of things, but at the end of it all, putting someone so young and so inexperienced into the Austria game would be a really tough ask, a really tough ask.
An experimental Ireland side were well beaten by Mexico on Friday, and have matches to come against Uruguay and Austria
"But in terms of people coming to train, I've never had a problem with that and sometimes they pick up a few things that would help them with experience, so I'd have a look at it.
"But in terms of someone starting a game against Austria – which is a really, really important match – with no experience, I think that would be a tough call for the player."
Nevertheless, O'Neill, who had flown back into Dublin on Friday after Ireland's 3-1 friendly defeat by Mexico in the United States, was impressed with what he saw.
O'Neill heaped praise on the 23-year-old forward, who has signed a three-year deal with Preston
He said: "I thought his movement in the penalty area was absolutely brilliant, really, really, good. I think he has improved since the last time I saw him live, which was the Irish Cup final.
"His movement got him the two goals that I saw – I left in the 83rd minute, so I didn't see the final goal, but he did very well.
"I don't know the lad at all. I can only judge by his football and last night in the penalty area, he was really excellent."


Gartner defines a digital twin as a software design pattern that represents a physical object with the objective of understanding the asset's state, responding to changes, improving business operations and adding value. They have potential uses for improving organizational resilience.
According to a recent Gartner survey (1), thirteen percent of organizations implementing Internet of Things (IoT) projects already use digital twins, while 62 percent are either in the process of establishing digital twin use or plan to do so.
A key factor for enterprises implementing IoT is that their digital twins serve different constituencies inside and outside the enterprise. 54 percent of respondents reported that while most of their digital twins serve only one constituency, sometimes their digital twins served multiple; nearly a third stated that either most or all their digital twins served multiple constituencies. For example, the constituencies of a connected car digital twin can include the manufacturer, a customer service provider and the insurance company, each with a need for different IoT data.
Results are based on a Gartner study of IoT implementation conducted July 2018 through August 2018. The research was conducted online among 599 respondents in six countries: China, Germany, India, Japan, the UK and the US. Participating organizations were required to have an annual revenue of greater than $50 million with plans to deploy at least one-use case of IoT — no later than 2019.


He went on to demonstrate the power of crowdsourcing with examples that spanned multiple industries. Howe pointed to commercial photography, a market that has been transformed in recent years by microstock agencies, as "the canary in the coal mine." Born in 2000 from founder Bruce Livingstone's annoyance at having to pay hundreds of dollars to license a single image, iStockphoto pioneered microstock (and in 2006 was acquired by Getty Images for $50 million). When Livingstone began charging a quarter per image download, he "opened up an ecosystem," said Howe, who then presented the audience with two photos of fiery sunsets. "Which one do you think cost $300 and which cost a dollar?" A quick poll of the audience revealed an evenly divided crowd. So which photo was which? "You know, I totally forget," said Howe with a shrug.
Another crowdsourced company highlighted by Howe was Threadless, founded by Jake Nickell and Jacob DeHart ("the Jakes") in 2000 as a community that's one perpetual design competition. "Threadless started as a gift of the Jakes and became a business," said Howe, noting that the company had 2007 revenue of approximately $30 million. "Threadless has never spent money on marketing and advertising. The crowd gives them a fine-tuned idea of demand," by scoring submitted t-shirt designs (Frosty the Fro-Man, anyone?) and electing to click the "I'd buy it!" button.
A media world crowdsourcer to watch: Spot.Us, which aims to raise micropayments to fund investigative journalism. A nonprofit project founded by David Cohn with the support of a Knight Foundation grant, Spot.Us is pioneering "community funded reporting" by enabling the web-surfing public to commission journalists (including photojournalists) to conduct investigations on important and perhaps overlooked stories. Currently a "hyperlocal project" for the San Francisco community, Spot.Us is expanding to other cities, beginning with Los Angeles. "The platform can be adapted to any community," said Howe. "What happens when larger players do this? What happens when NPR does this?" Having already funded 24 stories, the project is working to "create sustainability for investigative pieces" along the lines of advocacy journalism. "What it's not trying to do is '10 Questions for Perez Hilton.'" Not to worry: Time has already taken care of that.


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Here's some work by Mathilda Tanner, who will guide classes March 8 and 15 at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts Clay Studio.(Photo: Mathilda Tanner/SPECIAL TO BMN)
Biltmore Estate is holding four job fairs
Biltmore's human resources department will host four job fairs at Biltmore Career Center, located at 2 Hendersonville Road in Biltmore Village.
Biltmore is looking to fill positions within its lodging, food and beverage, outdoor adventure center, security, event logistics crew, guest relations, parking and transportation, ticketing, retail and winery teams. Four fairs will be held as follows:
Lodging: March 1, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Food & Beverage: March 6, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Outdoor Adventure Center, Security, Event Logistics Crew: March 8, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
Guest Relations, Parking & Transportation, Retail, Ticketing and Winery: March 15, 1–5 p.m.
Attending participants will have the opportunity to speak with hiring managers about available positions and learn more about career opportunities. Representatives from the departments will also interview applicants onsite during the event. Interested candidates should complete an application prior to attending the event at biltmore.com/careers and should bring a résumé.
A complete list of current openings on each of these teams is available at biltmore.com/careers. For more, contact Biltmore Career Center at 828-225-6122 or humanresources@biltmore.com.
Owen High bands put on a spaghetti dinner
The bands at Owen High School are hosting a spaghetti dinner from 5-7 p.m. Friday, March 3 at St. James Episcopal Church to raise funds for their upcoming trip to Atlanta. Enjoy a delicious meal, complete with live music by student small ensembles. Advance tickets are $7 each (or four for $25), available from any band member, or contact bandboosterdinner.eventbright.com. At the door the evening of the event, tickets are $10. Eat in or take out. Vegetarians accommodated.
Prostate cancer support group meets in Asheville
Us TOO of WNC, a prostate cancer support forum for men, caregivers and family members, will meet Tuesday, March 7 at 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Asheville, 5 Oak St. This month Dr. Edward Reilly of Fairview Chiropractic will speak. There is no fee to attend. For more, contact 828-242-8410 or wncprostate@gmail.com.
Get your cholesterol checked Wednesday
Givens LifeMinistries will provide cholesterol screening from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 8 at Swannanoa United Methodist Church, 216 Whitson Ave., Swannanoa. The cost is $15. Fasting the night before is required. With a finger-stick blood sample and blood pressure check, you'll have your total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, ratio and glucose results in five minutes. Counseling with a register nurse is available. Cash or checks only. Call 686-5284 for an appointment.
The Lake Tomahawk Bridge Group played at the Lakeview Center on Lake Tomahawk in Black Mountain Feb. 21 and had a great time. The group plays every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. with anywhere from three to five tables and has a great time socializing.
Listed below are the pairs and their scores:
Lynda Briggs/Dot Kaylor 62.50 percent
Roger Fenna/David Hirsch 59.38 percent
Elizabeth Lovejoy/Dan McCaughey 59.38 percent
Myra Schoen/Peter Schoen 37.50 percent
Helen Kraus/Walt Tolley 31.25 percent
New players, both local and from out of town, are always welcome to join. Email rongibson1@yahoo.com for more.
Art Center's Clay Studio offers two classes
Learn the art of incising on clay with original or transferred designs on Wednesday, March 8 from 4-6 p.m. Instructor Mathilda Tanner will guide the classes at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts Clay Studio. Beginners are welcome. Materials and tools are provided. On Wednesday, March 15 from 4-6 p.m. learn how to finish and glaze your incised design. The cost is $40 each session. For more, call 669-0930.
And coming up ...
New theater production looking for actors
The Front Porch Theatre at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts, located at 225 W. State St., is holding open auditions for its May production of "The Queen of Bingo" on Sunday, March 12 from 1-3 p.m. and Wednesday, March 15 from 6-8 p.m.
Scripts readings will be provided. Director Kay Wise-Denty is looking for two women with good comedic timing, age 50-plus, and two men any age, one who can do an Irish accent and one with a rich "broadcaster" voice. Those interested in assisting behind the scenes are also welcome.
Call Wise-Denty at 361-463-1471 or the Black Mountain Center for the Arts at 669-0930 for more.
The Front Porch community Theatre project is supported in part by a Grassroots Grant by the NCArts Council, a division of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources.
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Venezuela opposition leader Guaido appears at aid concert
By Christine Armario And Luis Andres HenaoThe Associated Press
Fri., Feb. 22, 2019timer6 min. read
CUCUTA, Colombia - Defying orders banning him from leaving Venezuela, opposition leader Juan Guaido made a surprise appearance at the end of star-studded aid concert in neighbouring Colombia, joining thousands of other Venezuelans in pressuring President Nicolas Maduro into allowing the delivery of emergency food and medicine.
In Venezuela, a much smaller crowd gathered for a rival, three-day "Hands Off Venezuela" festival being organized by Maduro. Even as several million Venezuelans flee the country and those who remain struggle to find basic goods like food and antibiotics, the embattled president claims the relief effort led by Guaido is a U.S. orchestrated ploy to oust him from power.
It's not clear how Guaido sneaked into Colombia — in one video circulating on social media he appears running across a bridge near the Colombian town of Puerto Santander, while in another he could be seen boarding a helicopter belonging to the Colombian air force.
But once he arrived at the giant stage located next to the Tienditas bridge connecting the two countries he was greeted like a rock star himself. Thousands of Venezuelans shouted "Juan arrived! Juan arrived!" when they spotted him donning a white shirt and accompanied by a large contingent of Colombian security as he made himself through the front of the crowd.
The presidents of Colombia, Chile and Paraguay were on hand to be the first foreign heads of state to embrace the 35-year-old lawmaker since he declared himself interim president a month ago at an outdoor rally.
The optimistic mood at the Live Aid-style concert opened in the Colombian border city of Cucuta couldn't mask underlying tensions a day before Maduro's opponents embark on a risky strategy to undermine Maduro and bring in the aid being amassed along three of Venezuela's borders. But the crowd reacted with joy when Guaido suddenly appeared.
Thousands of kilometres away, near a crossing with Brazil, a member of an indigenous tribe was killed and 22 more injured in clashes with security forces who enforced Maduro's orders to keep out the aid.
Hours before the concert in Cucuta began, dozens of Venezuelans hiked across the border through high bushes on an unmarked trail. They carried ice boxes, snacks and water and whispered directions as they kept a close eye out for Venezuelan soldiers.
"This concert happens once in a lifetime," 19-year-old Shirley Duran said. "It will be a great opportunity for so many poor people who are suffering under the heat, who are hungry, jobless. At last they'll have something to enjoy."
British billionaire Richard Branson organized the "Live Aid Venezuela" concert, which featured dozens of Latin musicians performing on a bridge-side stage not far from where Maduro's government has placed a giant shipping container and tanker to prevent the delivery of U.S.-supplied food and medical kits.
As Venezuela's political turmoil drags on, allies of Guaido, who the U.S. and dozens of other countries have recognized as Venezuela's rightful leader, are hoping the massive concert in Cucuta will set the stage for the smooth delivery Saturday of the aid and a turning point in their quest for a transitional government. The promised "humanitarian avalanche" is taking place exactly a month after Guaido declared himself interim president in an outdoor rally.
After the concert, Venezuela's Vice-President Delcy Rodriguez said her government was ordering the partial closure of the border with Colombia hours ahead of the planned delivery of the humanitarian aid.
Rodriguez said on Twitter that the government was temporarily closing three crossings in Tachira state because of the "serious and illegal threats" against Venezuela's peace and sovereignty coming from Colombia's government.
At the concert venue, the feeling was one of collective catharsis, especially for migrants who in recent years have fled Venezuela's economic implosion by crossing into Colombia. Under a scorching sun, those in attendance waved Venezuelan flags, squirted water at each other and swayed to music by marquee artists including Colombia's Carlos Vives and Mexican rock band Mana as well as a host of Venezuelan performers.
Reymar Perdomo, a Venezuelan street singer who rose to fame for a video went viral showing her singing on buses in Peru, kicked off the concert with her signature song, "Me Fui," Spanish for "I left," which has become the unofficial anthem of the mass exodus.
Perdomo said performing so close to the border brought back painful memories.
"A little over a year ago I crossed this border and was robbed of my luggage and all my money," she said. "But I know in this moment that there will be change because Venezuelans want it and they are showing it today."
The plan to bring in aid is the most ambitious — and potentially dangerous — that the opposition has attempted to undertake since Guaido decided to challenge Maduro's rule.
But the embattled socialist has shown no signs of backing down, and analysts warn that whatever happens over the next two days may not yield a conclusive victory for either side.
As if to highlight those risks, a woman from the combative Pemon tribe identified as Zoraida Rodriguez died from bullet wounds in clashes near the border with Brazil. Hours later, members of the Pemon tribe retaliated by taking control of the local airport, gateway to the world-famous Angel Falls. Security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the demonstrators.
There was no immediate information on the condition of the injured, though local authorities said six people had to be rushed to a hospital across border because local clinics lacked medical supplies.
Much like the original 1985 Live Aid concert, which raised funds to relieve the Ethiopian famine, Branson has set a goal to raise $100 million for Venezuelans in need within 60 days. He said he got the idea after brainstorming with Guaido and his political mentor, Leopoldo Lopez, who is under house arrest for leading protests against Maduro in 2014.
"If we can take people to space why is it so hard to take people out of poverty?" said Branson, who skipped a test flight over California into space by his Virgin Galactic's rocket plane in order to attend Friday's concert. "We must break the impasse and end the humanitarian crisis."
Days after Branson launched his concert, Maduro's government announced that not only would they hold a rival festival but that they would also deliver over 20,000 boxes of food for poor Colombians on Friday and Saturday.
In contrast to the festive spirit in Cucuta, most of the acts at the pro-government show were lesser known, the crowd of a few hundred much older and some attendees reported being bussed in by the government from as far away as the capital, Caracas.
"We're facing a situation of possible aggression by the North American empire," said Jose Saavedra, a 61-year-old lawyer attending the concert. "We can't allow them to come here and impose conditions and a president on us. The president is elected by the Venezuelan people following the constitution."
While the pro-Maduro conference was being broadcast on state TV, people inside Venezuela had trouble tuning into the fundraising concert. Internet watchdog group Netblocks said YouTube, Bing and Google services inside Venezuela went down for nearly an hour on state-run internet provide CanTV. On widely used DirecTV the plug was also pulled on two foreign networks that carried the concert live.
After the concert concluded, Guaido spoke alongside Duque and Pinera at the warehouse where the aid is being stockpiled. He said he was able to circumvent Maduro's travel ban only with the help of the Venezuelan armed forces, whose loyalty to Maduro has so far been impossible to break and will once again be tested Saturday.
"Here is a Venezuela in search of freedom," Guaido said. "Thank you, to the people of the world for opening your doors to us."
Henao reported from Urena, Venezuela. Associated Press writers Scott Smith, Fabiola Sanchez and Joshua Goodman contributed to this report from Caracas, Venezuela. Luz Dary Depablos reported from San Antonio de Tachira, Venezuela.
This story corrects location from Urena to the Colombian town of Puerto Santander.


CFA and CSIRO are leading a research project, through which they will be burning croplands this weekend as part of a research project to look at how fire behaves in crops rather than grasslands.
In the first study of its kind, research teams are undertaking burns on a large piece of private land at Wallinduc, southwest of Ballarat, to find out more about how fire behaves in crops.
While planned fuel reduction burns take place outside the fire season, these research burns need to take place under high fire danger conditions to help the team collect data that will improve the way risk is assessed and fire behaviour is predicted in such conditions.
An aerial view showing the research burning plots surrounded by ground that was burnt before the fire season to provide a safety barrier for the research burns, which have to take place in high fire danger condition to help improve fire behaviour modelling.
CFA Deputy Chief Officer Bushfire Alen Slijepcevic said that while CFA and CSIRO supported by other Australian fire agencies have already completed extensive research around grassland curing – which looks at how and where grassland has dried out, and how this will contribute to fire behaviour – more information was needed about how fire behaves when moving through crops.
"We're currently using the CSIRO Grassland fire spread meter to determine fire spread in croplands, however fuel structure and arrangement can be quite different from grass," he said.
"We want to find out to what extent fire behaviour differs between grassland and crops, and to do this we need to perform a series of experimental burns on large areas of crops," he said.
"We're hoping to find out the rate of fire spread, flame geometry and fuel loads according to different types of croplands; unharvested, harvested and baled crops.
CFA is working with CSIRO's Bushfire Behaviour and Risks to produce science behind what can actually happen during fires on all different types of croplands.
Mr Slijepcevic said testing has previously focused on grassfires and bushfires but that we also need to look more closely at other fires, including those in croplands.
"With the help from CSIRO's Bushfire Behaviour and Risks, we're now producing science behind what can actually happen during fires on all different types of croplands.
The research burns started at the Wallinduc site last weekend and look set to continue this Saturday and across the weekend. These burns are made possible by a strong contribution from the CFA volunteers who are attending the burns. A range of data collection resources will be used, including remotely piloted aircraft (drones) and infrared gear.
Once the Wallinduc burns are completed, the results will be analysed by CSIRO.
If anyone is unsure if the smoke is related to these experimental burns or an actual fire, they can call the VicEmergency Hotline on 1800 226 226.
Researchers at the burn. Picture: Owen Gooding.
CFA Deputy Chief Officer Alen Slijepcevic and CSIRO lead researcher Miguel Cruz discuss lighting patters for the next pair of burns. Picture: Owen Gooding.


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So, what is an entrepreneur? The dictionary defines it as "a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk." Its origin is French and means "one who undertakes and manages". So being an entrepreneur means a person undertakes the management a business, takes considerable initiative, and accepts some degree of risk. I want to tell you how to successfully become an entrepreneur.
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Home versus in-patient treatment for deep vein blood clots
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) occurs when a blood clot blocks the flow of blood through a vein, generally in the legs. This can happen after surgery, after trauma, when a person is immobile for a long time, or for no obvious reason. Clots can dislodge and block blood flow to the lungs (pulmonary embolism (PE)), which can be fatal. DVT and PE are known as venous thromboembolism (VTE). Heparin is a blood-thinning drug that is used to treat DVT during the first three to five days. Unfractionated heparin (UFH) is administered intravenously in hospital with laboratory monitoring. Low molecular weight heparins (LMWHs) are given by subcutaneous injection once a day and can be given at home. Oral anticoagulants are then continued for three to six months. After recovery from the acute episode, people may develop post-thrombotic syndrome with leg swelling, varicose veins, and ulceration.
Study characteristics and key results
Seven randomised controlled trials involving 1839 patients with clinically confirmed DVT compared home (LMWH) versus hospital (unfractionated heparin, or LMWH in one trial) treatment. Trials had limitations, including high exclusion rates and designs that did not take into account short hospital stays for any of the people treated at home to allow fair comparison of heparin in hospital with LMWH at home.
Trials showed that patients treated at home with LMWH had less recurrence of VTE than hospital-treated patients. The review showed no clear differences between treatment groups for major bleeding, minor bleeding, or death. No study reported venous gangrene. We could not pool information on patient satisfaction and quality of life, as studies had different ways of reporting these, but two of the three studies reporting on quality of life provided evidence that home treatment led to greater improvement in quality of life compared with in-patient treatment, at some point during follow-up. The third study reported that a large number of participants chose to switch from in-patient care to home-based care for social and personal reasons, indicating that home treatment was better accepted than in-patient treatment. Studies that looked at cost found that cost of home management was lower per incident of treatment.
Quality of the evidence
Overall, the quality of evidence of the available data was low to very low owing to risk of bias, indirectness, and differences in measuring and reporting of outcomes. Risk of bias is a concern, as many of the included studies did not fully explain how they randomised and allocated participants to treatments, and blinding techniques described were not clear. Full blinding would be difficult if not impossible for these types of treatments (home vs hospital), but some techniques could be put in place such as using the same treatment medications or blinding those who measure outcomes. Another concern of reviewers was that in some studies, participants randomised to home treatment actually ended up being treated in hospital but remained in their assigned treatment for the analysis (this is known as indirectness). This makes it hard to determine whether trial results actually can be used to answer the question of whether home versus hospital treatment for DVT is superior. A further concern regarding a few of outcomes is variation in the way outcomes were measured and reported.
Low-quality evidence suggests that patients treated at home with LMWH are less likely to have recurrence of VTE than those treated in hospital. However, data show no clear differences in major or minor bleeding, nor in mortality (low-quality evidence), indicating that home treatment is no worse than in-patient treatment for these outcomes. Because most healthcare systems are moving towards more LMWH usage in the home setting it is unlikely that additional large trials will be undertaken to compare these treatments. Therefore, home treatment is likely to become the norm, and further research will be directed towards resolving practical issues by devising local guidelines that include clinical prediction rules, developing biomarkers and imaging that can be used to tailor therapy to disease severity, and providing training for community healthcare workers who administer treatment and monitor treatment progress.
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) occurs when a blood clot blocks blood flow through a vein, which can occur after surgery, after trauma, or when a person has been immobile for a long time. Clots can dislodge and block blood flow to the lungs (pulmonary embolism (PE)), causing death. DVT and PE are known by the term venous thromboembolism (VTE). Heparin (in the form of unfractionated heparin (UFH)) is a blood-thinning drug used during the first three to five days of DVT treatment. Low molecular weight heparins (LMWHs) allow people with DVT to receive their initial treatment at home instead of in hospital. This is an update of a review first published in 2001 and updated in 2007.
To compare the incidence and complications of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients treated at home versus patients treated with standard in-patient hospital regimens. Secondary objectives included assessment of patient satisfaction and cost-effectiveness of treatment.
For this update, the Cochrane Vascular Information Specialist searched the Cochrane Vascular Specialised Register (last searched 16 March 2017), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL; 2017, Issue 2), and trials registries. We also checked the reference lists of relevant publications.
Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) examining home versus hospital treatment for DVT, in which DVT was clinically confirmed and was treated with LMWHs or UFH.
One review author selected material for inclusion, and another reviewed the selection of trials. Two review authors independently extracted data and assessed included studies for risk of bias. Primary outcomes included combined VTE events (PE and recurrent DVT), gangrene, heparin complications, and death. Secondary outcomes were patient satisfaction and cost implications. We performed meta-analysis using fixed-effect models with risk ratios (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for dichotomous data.
We included in this review seven RCTs involving 1839 randomised participants with comparable treatment arms. All seven had fundamental problems including high exclusion rates, partial hospital treatment of many in the home treatment arms, and comparison of UFH in hospital versus LMWH at home. These trials showed that patients treated at home with LMWH were less likely to have recurrence of VTE events than those given hospital treatment with UFH or LMWH (fixed-effect risk ratio (RR) 0.58, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.39 to 0.86; 6 studies; 1708 participants; P = 0.007; low-quality evidence). No clear difference was seen between groups for major bleeding (RR 0.67, 95% CI 0.33 to 1.36; 6 studies; 1708 participants; P = 0.27; low-quality evidence), minor bleeding (RR 1.29, 95% CI 0.94 to 1.78; 6 studies; 1708 participants; P = 0.11; low-quality evidence), or mortality (RR 0.69, 95% CI 0.44 to 1.09; 6 studies; 1708 participants; P = 0.11; low-quality evidence). The included studies reported no cases of venous gangrene. We could not combine patient satisfaction and quality of life outcomes in meta-analysis owing to heterogeneity of reporting, but two of three studies found evidence that home treatment led to greater improvement in quality of life compared with in-patient treatment at some point during follow-up, and the third study reported that a large number of participants chose to switch from in-patient care to home-based care for social and personal reasons, suggesting it is the patient's preferred option (very low-quality evidence). None of the studies included in this review carried out a full cost-effectiveness analysis. However, a small randomised economic evaluation of the two alternative treatment settings involving 131 participants found that direct costs were higher for those in the in-patient group. These findings were supported by three other studies that reported on their costs (very low-quality evidence).
Quality of evidence for data from meta-analyses was low to very low. This was due to risk of bias, as many of the included studies used unclear randomisation techniques, and blinding was a concern for many. Also, indirectness was a concern, as most studies included a large number of participants randomised to the home (LMWH) treatment group who were treated in hospital for some or all of the treatment period. A further issue for some outcomes was heterogeneity that was evident in measurement and reporting of outcomes.
Heart & circulation > Deep vein thrombosis > Organisation of care
Heart & circulation > Deep vein thrombosis > Treatment
Othieno R, Okpo E, Forster R
Vascular Group
Othieno R, Okpo E, Forster R. Home versus in-patient treatment for deep vein thrombosis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2018, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD003076. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003076.pub3


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SeventySix Capital has formed a second venture capital fund focusing primarily on sports betting. Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank, Pittsburgh Pirates owner Robert Nutting, the state of Pennsylvania and a slate of pro athletes are investors in the fund.
"This next fund is an important milestone as we continue building SeventySix Capital as the go-to investment company in the sports industry," said Wayne Kimmel, SeventySix Capital Managing Partner, in a press release. The new fund has closed on its initial investments and is expected to be $50 million when fully capitalized, according to a spokesperson.
The new fund aims to profit from the rise of legal online sports betting in the U.S., a market that could be as large as $22 billion when legalized nationally—26 states and the District of Columbia have some form of legal sports gambling today. The fast-growing segment almost equaled last year's revenue in the first seven months of this year, according to data from the American Gaming Association contained in the release. SeventySix also expects to back companies in sports data and analytics and esports with the new venture.
In addition to investors Blank, a billionaire from co-founding Home Depot, and Nutting, a scion of the Ogden Newspaper family, the state of Pennsylvania's Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority is putting $1 million into the fund, according to information contained in Pennsylvania's investment tracking database.
Five pro athletes have also joined the SeventySix fund as investors: soccer player Alejandro Bedoya, former running back James Develin, Oklahoma football coach DeMarco Murray, Buffalo Bills wideout Emmanuel Sanders and retired Eagles running back Brian Westbrook.
The first SeventySix Capital fund probably raised $40 million, based on a 2017 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. SeventySix currently holds stakes in a number of companies, including C360, a sports broadcasting tech business; Diamond Kinetics, a baseball and software training technology maker; and Nerd Street Gamers, an esports events organizer.
SeventySix also closed out three ventures in 2021. In February, SeventySix sold Vigtory to Fubo for $10.3 million in cash and assumed debt, plus $27 million in stock to former Vigtory employee shareholders. In March, the fund sold Brent Musburger's Vegas Sports Information Network (VSiN) to DraftKings for $41 million in cash and 500,000 shares of DraftKings, worth about $29 million at the time. Also in March, SeventySix sold Team Whistle, a sports content house, to Eleven, a broadcasting effort founded by Leeds United majority owner Andrea Radrizzani. Terms of that deal aren't disclosed.
"We share similar values and interests in entrepreneurship, the sports business and overall the drive to work hard to achieve lofty goals," said Sanders in the release announcing the new fund. The SeventySix fund expects to announce as many as three new investments in the coming weeks, according to its spokesperson.


In cricket matches in the subcontinent, there is a tendency to hand over the Man-of the-Match award to the highest scorer. Virat Kohli would have qualified, guiding India to a seven-wicket win. But it was Amit Mishra who turned the class act on Friday.
With two crucial wickets of and Shoaib Malik returning figures of two for 22 off four overs in this format was match-winning. That too when such a performance comes from a wrist spinner who has never quite settled in the side coming out to play against Pakistan, a match which makes or breaks careers, it is all the more commendable.
Virat on the other hand is a seasoned campaigner. He has bailed India out of many situations in the past and comes into this tournament having scored in South Africa and New Zealand with equal ease.
The late cut to the thirdman fence after taking four balls to get off the mark was class. His six over mid-wicket off Mohammad Hafeez early in the innings stamped his confidence and the composed running between the wickets with Suresh Raina meant India were over the Pakistan hurdle without major hiccups.
Virat read the wicket well and quickly got used to the spongy bounce and slow turn. He did get some help from the slight dew that just about helped the ball come on to the bat a touch better than when Pakistan were batting. His two boundaries of Junaid Khan in the 18th over left him stranded at 36. Pakistan hadn't scored enough for him to get to a fifty, which looked getable till Raina at the other end freed his arms.


Mr. Harms has designed a number of PowerPoint and Keynote presentations to help students understand history. Designed by a teacher for teachers, this PowerPoint focuses on "The Collapse of The Soviet Union". This presentation is designed to give students an overview of how and why The Soviet Union Collapsed in the early 1990's. Students will be shown maps, animations and descriptions of some of the major events of the end of the Soviet Union.
The presentation is totally customizable, allowing you to add your own pictures, graphics and animations to take what we've done even farther. It comes with presentation notes to help you discuss the subject and engage them in the Collapse of The Soviet Union. At less than $5.00, it will save you time and lay the foundation for presentations that help students understand and remember.
The Topics include: Russia, Soviet Union, Cold War, Mikhail Gorbachev, Leonid Brezhnev, Communist Party, Glastnost, Perestroika, Central Planning, Democratization, INF Treaty, Ronald Reagan, Lithuania, Boris Yeltsin, The August Coup, Commonwealth of independent States, Shock Therapy, Chechnya, Vladimir Putin.
Chapter 35, Section 3 "The Collapse of The Soviet Union"


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{-# LANGUAGE TypeSynonymInstances, FlexibleInstances, OverloadedStrings #-}
-- | JSON serialization and de-serialization for Haste.
module Haste.Serialize (
    Serialize (..), Parser, fromJSON, (.:), (.:?)
  ) where
import GHC.Float
import GHC.Int
import Haste.JSON
import Haste.Prim (JSString, toJSStr, fromJSStr)
import Control.Applicative
import Control.Monad (ap)

class Serialize a where
  toJSON :: a -> JSON

  listToJSON :: [a] -> JSON
  listToJSON = Arr . map toJSON

  parseJSON :: JSON -> Parser a

  parseJSONList :: JSON -> Parser [a]
  parseJSONList (Arr xs) = mapM parseJSON xs
  parseJSONList _        = fail "Tried to deserialie a non-array to a list!"

instance Serialize JSON where
  toJSON = id
  parseJSON = return

instance Serialize Float where
  toJSON = Num . float2Double
  parseJSON (Num x) = return (double2Float x)
  parseJSON _       = fail "Tried to deserialize a non-Number to a Float"

instance Serialize Double where
  toJSON = Num
  parseJSON (Num x) = return x
  parseJSON _       = fail "Tried to deserialize a non-Number to a Double"

instance Serialize Int where
  toJSON = Num . fromIntegral
  parseJSON (Num x) =
    case truncate x of
      x' | fromIntegral x' == x ->
        return x'
      _ ->
        fail "The given Number can't be represented as an Int"
  parseJSON _ =
    fail "Tried to deserialize a non-Number to an Int"

instance Serialize Int8 where
  toJSON = Num . fromIntegral
  parseJSON (Num x) =
    case truncate x of
      x' | x <= 0xff && fromIntegral x' == x ->
        return x'
      _ ->
        fail "The given Number can't be represented as an Int8"
  parseJSON _ =
    fail "Tried to deserialize a non-Number to an Int8"

instance Serialize Int16 where
  toJSON = Num . fromIntegral
  parseJSON (Num x) =
    case truncate x of
      x' | x <= 0xffff && fromIntegral x' == x ->
        return x'
      _ ->
        fail "The given Number can't be represented as an Int16"
  parseJSON _ =
    fail "Tried to deserialize a non-Number to an Int16"

instance Serialize Int32 where
  toJSON = Num . fromIntegral
  parseJSON (Num x) =
    case truncate x of
      x' | x < 0xffffffff && fromIntegral x' == x ->
        return x'
      _ ->
        fail "The given Number can't be represented as an Int32"
  parseJSON _ =
    fail "Tried to deserialize a non-Number to an Int32"

instance Serialize Bool where
  toJSON = Bool
  parseJSON (Bool x) = return x
  parseJSON _        = fail "Tried to deserialize a non-Bool to a Bool"

instance Serialize () where
  toJSON _ = Dict []
  parseJSON _ = return ()

instance Serialize Char where
  toJSON c = Str $ toJSStr [c]
  parseJSON (Str s) =
    case fromJSStr s of
      [c] -> return c
      _   -> fail "Tried to deserialize long string to a Char"
  parseJSON _ =
    fail "Tried to deserialize a non-string to a Char"
  listToJSON = toJSON . toJSStr
  parseJSONList s = fmap fromJSStr (parseJSON s)

instance Serialize JSString where
  toJSON = Str
  parseJSON (Str s) = return s
  parseJSON _ = fail "Tried to deserialize a non-JSString to a JSString"

instance (Serialize a, Serialize b) => Serialize (a, b) where
  toJSON (a, b) = Arr [toJSON a, toJSON b]
  parseJSON (Arr [a, b]) = do
    a' <- parseJSON a
    b' <- parseJSON b
    return (a', b')
  parseJSON _ =
    fail "Tried to deserialize a non-array into a pair!"

instance Serialize a => Serialize (Maybe a) where
  toJSON (Just x)  = Dict [("hasValue", toJSON True), ("value", toJSON x)]
  toJSON (Nothing) = Dict [("hasValue", toJSON False)]
  parseJSON d = do
    hasVal <- d .: "hasValue"
    case hasVal of
      False -> return Nothing
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instance Serialize a => Serialize [a] where
  toJSON = listToJSON
  parseJSON = parseJSONList

instance (Serialize a, Serialize b) => Serialize (Either a b) where
  toJSON (Right x) = Dict [("success", toJSON True), ("value", toJSON x)]
  toJSON (Left e)  = Dict [("success", toJSON False), ("error", toJSON e)]
  parseJSON d = do
    success <- d .: "success"
    case success of
      False -> Left `fmap` (d .: "error")
      _     -> Right `fmap` (d .: "value")

fromJSON :: Serialize a => JSON -> Either String a
fromJSON = runParser parseJSON

-- | Type for JSON parser.
newtype Parser a = Parser (Either String a)

runParser :: (a -> Parser b) -> a -> Either String b
runParser p x = case p x of Parser y -> y

instance Monad Parser where
  return = Parser . return
  (Parser (Right x)) >>= f = f x
  (Parser (Left e))  >>= _ = Parser (Left e)
  fail = Parser . Left

instance Functor Parser where
  fmap f m = m >>= return . f

instance Applicative Parser where
  (<*>) = ap
  pure  = return

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(.:) :: Serialize a => JSON -> JSString -> Parser a
Dict o .: key =
  case lookup key o of
    Just x -> parseJSON x
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  Parser $ Left "Tried to do lookup on non-object!"

(.:?) :: Serialize a => JSON -> JSString -> Parser (Maybe a)
o .:? key =
  case o .: key of
    Parser (Right x) -> return (Just x)
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Researchers use Web registration tool to digitize books
Associated Press archive page
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have discovered a way to enlist people across the globe to help digitize books every time they solve the simple distorted word puzzles commonly used to register at Web sites or buy things online.
The word puzzles are known as CAPTCHAs, short for "completely automated public Turing tests to tell computers and humans apart." Computers cannot decipher the twisted letters and numbers, ensuring that real people and not automated programs are using the Web sites.
Researchers estimate that about 60 million of those nonsensical jumbles are solved everyday around the world, taking an average of about 10 seconds each to decipher and type in.
Instead of wasting time typing in random letters and numbers, Carnegie Mellon researchers have come up with a way for people to type in snippets of books to put their time to good use, confirm they are not machines and help speed up the process of getting searchable texts online.
"Humanity is wasting 150,000 hours every day on these," said Luis von Ahn, an assistant professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon. He helped develop the CAPTCHAs about seven years ago. "Is there any way in which we can use this human time for something good for humanity, do 10 seconds of useful work for humanity?"
Many large projects are under way now to digitize books and put them online, and that is mostly being done by scanning pages of books so that people can "page through" the books online. In some cases, optical character recognition, or OCR, is being used to digitize books to make the texts searchable.
But von Ahn said OCR does not always work on text that is older, faded or distorted. In those cases, often the only way to digitize the works is to manually type them into a computer.
Von Ahn is working with the Internet Archive, which runs several book-scanning projects, to use CAPTCHAs for this instead. Internet Archive scans 12,000 books a month and sends von Ahn hundreds of thousands of files that are images that the computer doesn't recognize. Those files are downloaded onto von Ahn's server and split up into single words that can be used as CAPTCHAs at sites all over the Internet.
If enough users decipher the CAPTCHAs in the same way, the computer will recognize that as the correct answer.
"If we can correct these books so that they are really in good shape, then you can go and use these books in other type devices more easily" such as handheld computers or in programs for reading to the blind, said Brewster Kahle, co-founder of the Internet Archive.
Von Ahn approached the Internet Archive to get help in developing the new system, but it has not been put into use yet. Theoretically, von Ahn said the new book-based CAPTCHAs could be used in place of any CAPTCHA currently on the Web.
The project, named reCAPTCHA, is one of many projects that enlist computer users from the community to help out. For example, Cloudmark Inc. uses its base of users to judge what is spam and what is not. News aggregation sites like Digg Inc.'s digg.com and Time Warner Inc.'s Netscape.com ask visitors to recommend and vote on items to go on top.
For von Ahn's project, Intel Corp. donated equipment and the work was sponsored by the MacArthur Foundation, which awarded von Ahn a "genius grant" last year.
Kahle, whose Internet Archive has about 200,000 books currently online, is working with libraries in three countries to digitize their books. Kahle said von Ahn's project is "harnessing human power in exactly the right way."
"It's definitely a barn-raising to try to build the great library," Kahle said.
On the Net:
http://www.recaptcha.net
http://www.gutenberg.org


Realising Ambition is delighted to announce the launch of its eleventh Programme Insight, the final of a series of short briefings sharing key learning from the programme. Our eleventh Programme Insight summarises what we think are the key learning points to have emerged from undertaking Randomised Controlled Trials within the programme. It is a 'think piece' – qualitative reflections from the team.
Realising Ambition is a £25m Big Lottery Fund programme that supported 22 organisations across the UK to replicate services aimed at preventing youth offending. Our Insights are designed to support anyone undertaking or commissioning services with a focus on replication and evidence.
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Women's Health, Wellness, and Nutrition
The Frightening Truth About Iodine Deficiency, Disorders Linked to Low Levels
Critical for the production of thyroid hormones, iodine facilitates the synthesis of triodothyronine, also known as (T3) and thyroxine, referred to as (T4). These hormones are necessary for the development of major organs including the brain, both in utero and in early infancy. Without iodine other organs such as the heart, liver and kidneys cannot
Fasting For Blood Test/Work, Why it Can Be Dangerous, When it's Not Required
With the advent of the microscope came the emergence of quantitative diagnosis in the late 1800's. This allowed physicians to now identify organisms, bacteria, and other substances in the blood and tissue of patients. By the turn of the century, laboratory medicine was well on its way, as numerous tests were developed for use in
Answers for Adrenal Insufficiency and Addison's Disease, What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
Named for Edinburgh educated medical doctor, Thomas Addison who first identified changes in skin pigmentation in patients with a peculiar form of "anaemia", Addison's disease is a serious form of adrenal insufficiency. Marked by extreme fatigue, gastrointestinal disturbances and rapid weight loss, the condition (though completely treatable) can be fatal without proper medical intervention.[5] What
Cushing's Disease vs. Cushing's Syndrome—The Cortisol Connection, Complications and Cures
Affecting only about 10 to 15 people per million every year, the rare condition, "Cushing's Disease" can wreak havoc on the body, causing a multitude of uncomfortable and sometimes debilitating symptoms.[3] Cushing's disease is different from Cushing's syndrome however. Cushing's Syndrome vs. Cushing's Disease—What's the difference? Though sometimes mistakenly used interchangeably, Cushing's syndrome and Cushing's
Help for Hashimoto's Disease—Causes, Complications, and Treatment
Named for the Japanese surgeon, Hakaru Hashimoto, who first identified alterations in female thyroid tissue in 1912, Hashimoto's disease, or Hashimoto's thyroiditis affects roughly 14 million Americans every day. The autoimmune disorder that attacks healthy thyroid tissue can render the thyroid gland ineffective in its ability to produce the proper amounts of thyroxine (T4) and


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Víctor Ramón Navarro Serrano, under the alias of Megateo, (25 January 1976 – 2 October 2015) was a Colombian guerrilla and drug dealer. He belonged to the Popular Liberation Army rebel group.

Life
Megateo was born in the urban area of the municipality of San Calixto, Norte de Santander. His childhood was spent in a normal way, but since his youth he wanted to join the ranks of the insurgent organization of the Popular Liberation Army.

The first offense in which his name appears in data was in November 14, 2001, when he ordered the kidnapping of the band of singer Alfredo Gutiérrez. On August 14, 2005, he ordered and directed the attack on a police patrolman on the Pávez Abrego path that left four dead soldiers as a result. On April 25, 2006, 10 DAS detectives, 6 soldiers and an informant who went in their search are killed in a firefight. The incident took place in rural Hacarí, at a point between Mesarrica and the shipyards. For this crime, Megateo handed two butts of cocaine, a gold watch and $2 million to the DAS detective Carlos Alberto Suarez Reyes, who leaked the information of the operation against the guerrilla.

On July 25, 2008, two men belonging to the inner circle of security managed to drug him with one of his bodyguards. DAS intended to give it in exchange for the reward offered by the Colombian authorities captured. Delivering Megateo and his escort outside Ocaña, where two detectives of the institution set up in the bed of a truck in order to bring them to Cúcuta. However, in what is still considered a mystery, Megateo disappeared somewhere along the road leading to Cúcuta from Ocaña. The detectives in charge of his custody at the time said that in trying to recapture, their weapons were jammed and had not been able to stop it when Megateo went into the bush.

Even after reports of his supposed death in August, he actually died on 2 October 2015 in Hacarí.

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1976 births
2015 deaths
People from Norte de Santander Department
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Do you know | Drinking water contains plastic particles in the air, how much impact does it have on health?
2019-08-25 08:55:01 category:Internet
Author | Lebanon
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Scientists have begun to expose a global horror show: plastic particulate pollution. Plastic particles have emerged in some unexpected places, including Arctic ice floes. These particles float in the air, that is to say, people are breathing plastic particles, eating it, drinking water containing plastic.
Little is known about how plastic particles affect the human body. This poses difficulties for the World Health Organization, which recently released a detailed report on the status of plastic particulates in drinking water. It concludes that there is no evidence that drinking plastic particles poses a threat to human health in the light of limited scientific research.
As coordinator of the World Health Organization, Bruce Gordon helped complete the report. We know from the data reviewed that we are ingesting plastic particles. We also know that this has caused consumer concern. The message we want to convey is to assure consumers of drinking water around the world that, according to our risk assessment, it has a low impact on human health, he said.
The report urges the scientific community to further study the potential impact of plastic particles on human health and to accelerate research. It calls on the world to control the plastics pollution disaster, because besides humans, plastic particles have even poisoned remote areas of the planet. They circulate deep in the ocean currents and appear in seafood that people eat. The ubiquity of plastic particles is frightening and humans cant get rid of them.
Deonie Allen, a environmental pollution scientist at Strasklyde University, said that for plastic particles, we dont know much about them.
The amount of plastic produced by humans is staggering --- nearly 400 million tons in 2015, and the figure is expected to double by 2025. It is estimated that 8 million tons of plastic enter the ocean every year, but researchers can trace only 1% of it. The rest seems to have disappeared.
Plastic particles are entering drinking water in a variety of ways. Some of them are carried in the air - they are called urban dust and all particles fly down from things like shoes and tires - and fall into freshwater resources such as reservoirs. Plastic waste also falls into freshwater resources because it becomes fragile when baked in the sun and then decomposes into smaller and smaller pieces over time. Textiles such as yoga pants will shed plastic particulate fibers, which will flow out with laundry water.
The new report points out that freshwater resources are, of course, processed before being supplied to consumers, eliminating most plastic particles. But it also warns that in developing countries, peoples water does not always have access to such purification. In addition, treatment equipment made from plastics themselves may also bring plastic particles to the water supply.
At the early stage of current research, the number of relevant studies is very small, and researchers have not yet identified a consistent research method. Nine studies compiled by the WHO report reflect that the current research is rather fragmentary. Some study bottled water, some study tap water. Some filter water samples into micron-sized particles, while others add particles 100 times larger to the water. Some identified the types of plastics they found, while others did not. As a result, they report pollution levels ranging from 0 to thousands of particles per liter. As a result, these findings are almost impossible to compare.
In addition, plastic particles may have a series of effects on the human intestinal tract. The World Health Organization reports that most plastic particles seem to pass through the intestine harmlessly. However, the scientific community needs to further study how the size of these particles affects their absorption through the intestinal tract, or whether intestinal tissues absorb smaller particles. In addition, plastics also come with something -- chemicals they filter out (known as leachates), and foreign organisms such as bacteria and viruses that may attach to them.
There are many unknowns about plastic particles. The World Health Organization stresses that we have many well-documented problems to worry about with regard to drinking water. We need to focus on known risks. We now know from data from the World Health Organization and the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) that there are two billion people drinking water contaminated by feces, which causes nearly one million deaths each year, Gordon said. This issue must be the focus of regulatory agencies around the world.
Scientists are working to better understand the potential impact of plastic particles on human health, while people around the world will continue to drink, eat and breathe plastic particles.
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Following the success of his book "Beadwork Techniques of the Native Americans", the author now offers this new work which builds on the skills taught in the original. This volume presents eight new beadwork projects while revealing personal, little-known tips. Each lesson has easy to follow step-by-step details and color photos. Featured are medallions, belt buckles, barrettes, loom beaded belts, scalp feathers, flat fan, small dance bag, and moccasins.


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This book celebrates the 75th birthday of former Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong. Comprising three Parts, the book underscores what has been an extraordinary life in the law displayed in all its manifold and variegated aspects. Part I of the book contains a short biographical essay and a number of speeches and interviews. In Part II, experts in the various fields of law synthesise and analyse the former Chief Justice's contributions in the major areas of Singapore law. Part III contains a representative selection of Mr Chan's publications and speeches, written or delivered in his capacity as both Attorney-General and Chief Justice – all marked by his characteristically deep scholarship as well as practical approach towards the law.
Chao Hick Tin, Andrew Phang Boon Leong, V K Rajah, Yeo Tiong Min (general editors)
Date of Publication: Oct 2012
The Law in His Hands: A Tribute to Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong
This book centres on the discussion of intellectual property law in Singapore. The chapters are categorised into six Parts: Introduction; Copyright; Patents, Innovation and Inventions; Designs; Trade Marks, Passing Off and Unfair Competition; and Confidential Information. Each Part is written with the objective that it may be studied on its own. However, as there may be overlapping rights between the categories, cross-referencing between Parts and chapters is necessary. Singapore's intellectual property law, like that in many other countries, is intricately bound to a larger set of international legal norms and standards. Therefore, the study of this branch of the law is not complete without consideration of the historical perspectives as well as the influences of international treaties and conventions in the different categories of intellectual property.
Author(s): Susanna H S Leong
Date of Publication: Jan 2013
Intellectual Property Law of Singapore (softcover edition)
After the second edition of this book was published in 1994, the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act was amended to give the Hague-Visby Rules the "force of law". This brought the Singapore position on the effect of these Rules in line with UK law. Furthermore, the effect of the provisions of the Bills of Lading Act ("BLA"), and the corresponding UK statute, namely, the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1992, has been explained in many cases in Singapore and the UK. Since the last edition, other aspects of the law on carriage of goods by sea have also been clarified and there have been many important judicial pronouncements on the effect of the Hague Rules and the Hague-Visby Rules.
Author(s)/Editor(s)/Contributor(s): Tan Lee Meng
Date of Publication: Aug 2018
Law on Carriage of Goods By Sea - 3rd Edition
This second edition discusses the many new and significant decisions, since 2010, within Singapore and other leading common law jurisdictions. These include: Ho Kang Peng v Scintronix Corp Ltd [2014] 3 SLR 329; Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Publ), Singapore Branch v Asia Pacific Breweries (Singapore) Pte Ltd [2011] 3 SLR 540; Cavenagh Investment Pte Ltd v Kaushik Rajiv [2013] 2 SLR 543; Chang Benety v Tang Kin Fei [2012] 1 SLR 274; Chu Said Thong v Vision Law LLC [2014] 4 SLR 375; Thanakharn Kasikorn Thai Chamkat (Mahachon) v Akai Holdings Ltd (2010) 13 HKCFAR 479; Kelly v Fraser [2013] 1 AC 450; Eclairs Group Ltd v JKX Oil & Gas plc [2015] BUS LR 1395; FHR European Ventures LLP v Mankarious [2014] 3 WLR 535 and Benedetti v Sawiris [2014] AC 938. Significant parts of the book have also been re-written to achieve greater coverage and clarity including sections discussing the distinction between agents and servants; capacity to enter into the agency relationship; express and implied actual authority; apparent authority in the context of companies; representations giving rise to apparent authority; duties of performance and gratuitous agents; and breach of the implied warranty of authority.
Author(s): Tan Cheng Han SC
Date of Publication: May 2017
The Law of Agency (2nd Edition)
Employment has been an area of especial focus in Singapore even before her independence, given its extensive impact on the general population. Various employment legislation enacted since the founding of Singapore sought to deal with pertinent issues of the time, be it the influx of immigrants in the 19th century, the industrial unrests in the 1950s, or the economic restructuring in the 1980s. Employment Law in Singapore – Cases and Materials consolidates and traces the development of the various legislation which regulate employment practices in Singapore (including the Employment Act, the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act, the Employment Agencies Act, the Work Injury Compensation Act, the Workplace Safety and Health Act and the Foreign Employee Dormitories Act 2015) which as a whole seeks to strike a delicate balance between the competing needs of the various stakeholders such as workers, employers, employment agencies, insurers, and the general public. Cases featured in this book include not only those pertaining to employment offences, but also administrative infringements and work injury compensation. It will serve as a useful handbook to practitioners and persons interested in the regulatory aspect of employment law in Singapore.
Author(s)/Editor(s)/Contributor(s): Benjamin Yim
Employment Law in Singapore - Cases and Materials
The adoption of the Personal Data Protection Act transformed the legal regime for data protection in Singapore.The second edition includes (1) New chapters examining how the legislation has kept pace with technological change, (2) How individual rights have been balanced against business interests in the course of enforcing the law and (3) It also has specialist chapters on image rights and data protection, as well as new chapters on accountability and cross-border transfers and enforcement.
Editor: Simon Chesterman
Date of Publication: July 2018
Associate Student's Price:$48.00 (before GST)
Data Protection Law in Singapore – Privacy and Sovereignty in an Interconnected World (2nd Edition)
The Global Technology Law Conference 2015, held over two days on 29 and 30 June 2015, is the second in a series of international conferences delving into the issues thrown up by the collision of law and disruptive technologies. The conference grappled with legal and regulatory issues in the wake of financial technologies, or Fintech, and the challenges to data protection and intellectual property law associated with big data. This book collects a series of articles that deal with these topics in much greater depth. The views articulated at the conference form the bedrock of these articles. It is hoped that the ideas and views captured between these covers will contribute to the development of jurisprudence in this exciting and everchanging area of law.
Editor-in-Chief : Justice Lee Seiu Kin
Global Technology Law Conference 2015 : The Future of Money and Data
This book brings together leading academics and practitioners in Singapore in the area of financial regulation, where there may have been a lacuna in Singapore treatises compared to the many excellent texts on the contractual aspects of banking and insurance. While topics might still be discretely analysed in terms of banking, insurance, securities and derivatives, and financial advisory, common threads exist between them and these are explored throughout the book.
General Editors: Dora Neo, Hans Tjio and Lan Luh Lu
Date of Publication: February 2019
Financial Services Law & Regulation
This book sets out a discussion of industrial design law in Singapore, beginning with a general introduction to industrial design, its importance to Singapore as one of the creative industries and its relation to intellectual property. It then proceeds to discuss, in some detail, the registered design system of Singapore which is followed by chapters setting out an overview of how copyright, passing off and trade mark law may also be relevant in protecting certain aspects of design. The problem caused by overlapping rights is also addressed. In addition, the text includes discussions of English, European and Australian laws for comparative and law reform purposes, and concludes by highlighting some areas where law reform might be considered.
Author: George Wei Sze Shun
Industrial Design Law in Singapore
The "globalisation" of families has raised complex legal issues affecting family life, marriage and divorce. Yet there are relatively few local decisions in Singapore on the private international law aspects of family law. This book discusses conflict of laws rules applicable in family cases in Singapore and relevant local cases that offer guidance on the issues addressed. It also examines substantive law on family issues that have international features. Not quite a book on the conflict of laws nor the traditional topics in family law, its chapters uniquely select family law issues that have international dimensions. It includes discourse on substantive law and the conflicts rules in the formation of marriages, regulation of the marital relationship, matrimonial proceedings terminating marriages in globalised families, the ensuing financial consequences, and the laws on parental abduction and relocation of children across jurisdictions.
Author(s): Judicial Commissioner Debbie Ong Siew Ling
Date of Publication: Dec 2014
International Issues in Family Law In Singapore
Data Protection in the Practical Context – Strategies and Techniques provides a detailed study of the law, practice and policy of personal data protection law in Singapore. As the EU General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") that was adopted in April 2016 included provisions implementing a formidable extended jurisdictional reach, this book also provides practical coverage of the GDPR and gives clarity to the key provisions. Including an extensive exposition on Big Data and the Internet of Things and their inter-relationship with cybersecurity, this book is an essential tool for anyone who has to deal with personal data protection matters, ranging from the practitioner, to the in-house counsel and all businesses.
Author: Hannah YeeFen Lim
Data Protection in the Practical Context - Strategies and Techniques
Authors: Mr Tan Boon Gin
The Law on Corruption in Singapore: Cases and Materials (2nd Edition)


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Home Nigeria Okun People Accuse Security Agents of Violating Melaye's Human Dignity
Okun People Accuse Security Agents of Violating Melaye's Human Dignity
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The people of Okun in the five out of the seven local government areas in Kogi West senatorial district of Kogi State, under the aegis of Okun Development Association (ODA), have accused law enforcement agencies of going beyond the bounds of the universally accepted minimum standards in their face-off with Senator Dino Melaye.
The association, which has also attributed the current face-off between Melaye and security agents to political differences between experienced stakeholders in the same political party, accused the security agencies of lack of respect for the dignity and person of Melaye.
The Yoruba-speaking Okun people, who also constitute a sizeable population of the remaining two local governments in Kogi West, also noted that the security agents ignored the provision of the constitution, which stipulates that government must not deploy extrajudicial and extra-legal methods in dealing with suspects.
They accused security agencies of violating Melaye's fundamental rights, in flagrant abuse of the 1999 Constitution.
President of ODA, Mr. Femi Mokikan, said in a statement yesterday that the constitutional provisions that presumes that an accused is innocent until he is found guilty, has also been violated in Melaye case.
Mokikan stated that the Okun people have justifiable reasons to be apprehensive at the recent ugly dimension that Melaye's encounter with the law enforcement agencies has assumed.
He said Okun people acknowledged and conceded that it is within the purview and prerogative of the government to maintain law and order.
Mokikan added that in doing this, the government must respect the dignity and person of her citizens, in addition to protecting their fundamental rights as guaranteed by the 1999 Constitution as amended.
While noting that meaningful development initiatives that can improve the quality of the living standard of the people can only take place in an atmosphere devoid of crisis and violence, the ODA president argued that the people of Kogi State would benefit more from peaceful settlement of political differences than through any other means.
According to him, the face-off between Melaye and security agents is traceable to political differences between experienced stakeholders that were leading lights to their teeming supporters from the same political association
He appealed to security agents that were assigned the responsibility of Melaye challenge, to discharge this responsibility with due respect to the laws of the land, respect his fundamental rights and protect his dignity.
"The Okun Development Association equally appeals to all peace loving citizens of goodwill in this country who are in a position to do so to step in and assist in the resolution of the problem and demand that the security and safety of Melaye be guaranteed in and out of custody. The ODA appeals particularly to the APC as the ruling party that produced all the contending stakeholders, to come out and see to the peaceful resolution of the crisis within its fold to fortify it further for the challenges ahead. The Okun Development Association is using the medium to appeal to all Okun sons and daughters to intensify their prayers and whatever else is legitimate within their capability for a quick, peaceful and fruitful resolution of this crisis and pray for the preservation of the life and health of Melaye.
Finally, Okun Development Association as a body will continue the on-going behind the scene efforts, and we are, in addition, ready to take on any additional role that can lead to a peaceful resolution of the matter at hand.
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