What Bite lacks in self-proclaimed grossness, it makes up for with weird, wacky creature antics worth a midnight watch.
As a survivor of Septic Man's sewer-sludge yuckiness, I saw Bite's disgusting reputation not as a warning, but as an invitation. What's a little gross-out body horror capable of, really? Sure, Fantasia Festival attendees reported that Chad Archibald's metamorphosis tale caused viewers to "faint, puke, and need medical attention," but after watching it myself, I question the constitution of said fainters. Maybe it's just because I've witnessed the worst of the worse (an occupational hazard), or because I've been blessed with my father's iron gullet, but Bite never sent me reaching for a barf bag. While this might disappoint true masochists, Bite doesn't need perverse gimmicks to win over horror fans – there's a story worth watching all in itself, even if it won't make you vomit.
Archibald's vision (screenplay credit to Jayme Laforest) tells of exotic dangers, when a trio of vacationing hotties let their freak flags fly. Casey (Elma Begovic) – who is celebrating her bachelorette status before getting married – thinks whatever happens at her island resort, stays at her island resort. This includes flirtations actions, paranoids doubts, and debaucherous boozing on mind-erasing levels. She returns home to her boyfriend – Jared (Jordan Gray) – ready to confess her wavering feelings, but begins to feel iller and iller by the day. It turns out that a bug bite she received was more than just a little sting, as Casey's loss of appetite is only the beginning of a gruesome transformation.
Archibald's sticky, slimy effects look like a bubble tea factory exploded everywhere – or maybe a caviar food-fight at Johnny Manziel's house – but eggy larva pods only represent one aspect of Casey's sickness. Things do get a bit grotesque, so if your stomach turns at the sight of vomit, there may be cause for hesitation here. Many scenes involve a clear, gooey substance that leaks from Casey's mouth in one way or another, after the bite turns her into a baby-spewing insect host. If you've seen Contracted, you already know the puss-running, infection-spreading medical hellishness that Casey must endure.
Begovic plays a sickly wife-to-be well enough, but doesn't truly blossom until her character becomes an egg-drooling, ooze-spewing creature. Casey's friends party and worry with equally stereotypical vibes (played by Denise Yuen and Annette Wozniak), and Jordan Grey is certainly side-character-boyfriend material, but Begovic rightfully steals Archibald's show. Mutated abnormalities aren't easy to humanize, but even with some lackluster makeup at times, Begovic becomes a nasty, killer Queen worth each spit-take and weirdly textured mouthful of goop.
It's the campy nature of Bite that pushes Archibald's film over the proverbial hump, going tongue-in-cheek to an almost pesky length (stopping just short of annoyance). The Drownsman (Archibald's last film) lacks this jovial appreciation of schlock, but Bite atones for previous sins through continual bug-related quips, foreshadowing, and tie-ins to Casey's wedding doubts. Archibald and co-writer Jayme Laforest have fun with Bite and never attempt to keep this creepy-crawly feature deathly serious – a smart move. Not only does this stage cheesy one-liners, but more horrific elements find a scenic boost when compared to the lighter-hearted focus.
There's something so evil about Bite. Archibald takes a common nuisance in our lives (a bug bite), and turns it into a homewrecking, murderous cycle of events covered in a thick, excreted mucus. Everything ties together, from Casey's parental hesitation to her "slutty ways," but even better than Laforest's screenplay is a gleeful commitment to crazy, bug-eyed freakishness. Kudos to Archibald for imagining this swampy, apartment-tied nightmare, as he once again uses water as a connection to pure evil. It's not the scariest, or the most serious horror movie out there, but B-Movie fans should certainly give Bite a chance.


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Former Newport man sentenced to serve 22.5 years prison for 2016 Providence manslaughter death
Christian Winthrop· December 2, 2022
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a former Newport man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 22.5 years at the Adult Correctional Initiations (ACI) after pleading to the manslaughter death of 50-year-old Patrick Douglas in Providence in 2016.
At a hearing on November 25, 2022, Jose Medina (age 49), entered a plea of nolo contendere to one count of manslaughter.
At the hearing before Superior Court Justice Stephen P. Nugent, the Court sentenced the defendant to 30 years, with 22.5 years to serve at the ACI, and a 7.5-year suspended sentence with 30 years of probation.
"Far too often my Office prosecutes cases involving senseless disputes settled with unnecessary acts of violence that bring tragic outcomes," said Attorney General Peter F. Neronha. "While nothing will bring back Mr. Douglas to his family and loved ones, it is my hope that the significant sentence imposed here by the court will bring them a measure of justice. I am grateful to the Providence Police Department for their great work throughout course of this investigation and prosecution."
Had the case proceeded to trial, the State was prepared to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that on May 9, 2016, the defendant fought with Patrick Douglas in the vicinity of the intersection of Elmwood Avenue and Westfield Street, stabbing and killing Mr. Douglas.
Prior to the incident, the defendant and Mr. Douglas engaged in a verbal argument while walking along Elmwood Avenue. The argument led to a physical fight, during which the defendant drew a knife and stabbed Mr. Douglas.
Immediately following the incident, the defendant fled from the scene. Patrick Douglas died shortly thereafter, at the scene, from a single stab wound to his chest.
During their investigation in the days that followed, detectives from the Providence Police Department identified the defendant as a suspect, and on May 17, 2016, he was arrested by the Newport Police Department.
"Our thoughts are with Mr. Douglas' family during this time and hope that today's disposition brings some measure of closure to them," said Steven M. Paré, Providence Commissioner of Public Safety. "Here, police and prosecutors worked together to successfully hold the defendant accountable for his violent criminal act."
"The men and women of the Providence Police Department go to great lengths to hold accountable those who commit violent crime in our communities," said Providence Police Chief Colonel Hugh T. Clements, Jr. "I would like to thank our investigators and the prosecutors at the Attorney General's Office for their solid work during the investigation and prosecution of this case."
Detectives Michael Otrando and Casey Moffett (Ret.) of the Providence Police Department and Special Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Morin of the Office of the Attorney General led the investigation and prosecution of the case.
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Interesting Facts About the Praying Mantis
The kind that can haunt the nightmares of insect fears, the praying mantis is a true survivalist with a strange appearance and strong body. Let's take a closer look at interesting information, some of which you will hear for the first time, about the praying mantis, which has thousands of different species and has been a part of nature for millions of years.
There are countless species of living things in nature. We see and get to know some of them almost every day, but we don't always know much about them, even if we occasionally see insects such as the praying mantis. existing in nature for millions of years. There are thousands of different species of praying mantis. The reason why so many species have emerged in the evolutionary process is that this insect is a true master of survival.
If you're someone with a fear of insects, it's likely that even encountering a mantis will be a nightmare experience. Because it is a creature so large that you can clearly see its extraordinary appearance, and heavy enough that you can feel it even if it lands on you. Bride Let's look at interesting facts about the praying mantis, some of which you will hear for the first time. and let's get to know this extraordinary creature closely.
Interesting facts about the mantis:
The praying mantis has an iconic appearance.
It is possible to encounter thousands of different species everywhere.
The praying mantis can see almost anything.
Female praying mantises turn into cannibals after mating.
You don't want to run into a hungry mantis on a hunt.
If you think cats are agile, you haven't seen a praying mantis yet.
Not seeing it doesn't mean it's not there.
The praying mantis can sometimes destroy an entire ecosystem.
The sensory system is extremely interesting.
Have you ever wondered where the name Mantis comes from?
The praying mantis has an iconic look:
These appendages of the praying mantis beetle, which has two large appendages on the thorax, can turn into pincers during hunting. big eyes for her face The mantis, which is the first icon that comes to mind for many people when it comes to insects, due to its mouth and mouth structure, has a long and thin body. Males are smaller than females, these insects can grow up to 13 centimeters in length.
It is possible to encounter thousands of different species everywhere:
Discovered and scientifically described to date More than 2,000 species of praying mantis is known to be. It is possible to encounter these species wherever you go in the world, because these creatures are masters of survival. All they want is a tropical or temperate climate. So yes, it is possible to encounter some species of praying mantis in our country, but it is a known fact that they like even warmer regions.
The praying mantis can see almost everything:
When we examine most insects closely, we see that they can turn their heads very little or not at all. If the praying mantis It has a flexible joint structure that can rotate its head 180 degrees. This feature is unique to the praying mantis. Even more interestingly, the praying mantis has a fovea in each eye. Thanks to this feature, which creates a photoreceptor cell area by working differently from known insect species, the praying mantis sees the world in three dimensions.
Female praying mantises turn into cannibals after mating:
No, this is not an urban legend. When the mantis mating period that takes place in the summer months is examined, 46 percent of females after mating It was observed that her male partner first cut off her head and then ate it completely. Even more interestingly, females who ate their male partner after mating were found to lay much more eggs. After mating, females are looking for a warm place to lay eggs, and there are cases where they sometimes nest inside houses in areas where they are concentrated.
You don't want to encounter a hungry mantis on a hunt:
Of course, a mantis cannot eat you, but rest assured, it will eat anything it can hunt. Ants, cockroaches, termites, bed bugs, ticks, crickets, flies and any other insects you can think of are on their menu. What is even more remarkable is if a mantis beetle doesn't get enough protein and goes black It can prey on creatures much larger than itself, such as lizards, mice, centipedes, snakes, scorpions, spiders and even birds, and feed on them. It has also been seen that they eat plants, perhaps for salad purposes.
If you think cats are agile, then you haven't seen a praying mantis:
You may not have understood how the praying mantis preys on creatures much larger than itself. The secret is in agility. The praying mantis, which is an extremely slow creature under normal conditions, shocks those who see it when it comes to hunting. After jumping high and far using its hind legs, it catches the very neck of its prey with its front appendages and kills it on the spot using them like pincers. She literally clings to her prey thanks to the small spikes on her legs.
Not seeing it doesn't mean it's not there:
Its strength is not the only reason why the praying mantis has thousands of different species in different parts of the world. He is also He is also a master at camouflage. It can appear as an insect, leaf, flower or twig at will. After waiting for a long time like this, it catches its prey with an agile movement. Even more interestingly, if a fire naturally broke out with seasonal conditions, it sheds its fine hairs, revealing the black skin inside, so it can look like a burnt bush.
The mantis beetle can sometimes destroy an entire ecosystem:
Each ecosystem has its own unique order. All prey and predators contribute to the regular operation of this ecosystem. However The mantis beetle can sometimes be an exception. Especially if some of them are haunted in agricultural areas, things can get difficult because they can also eat bees and caterpillars, which form the basis of the ecosystem. Sometimes the mantis beetle is deliberately released into an agricultural field to avoid harmful insects, but sometimes it becomes an enemy that needs to be destroyed.
The sensory system is extremely interesting:
We have said that the praying mantis has excellent eyesight, but we cannot say the same about the ears. his own because she has only one ear under her belly cannot distinguish between sound direction and frequency. The interesting thing is that thanks to these features, they can escape from bats. Because bats use ultrasonic echolocation echoes, and luckily, these echoes are exactly the kind the mantis beetle would notice.
The Latin name of the praying mantis was determined as Mantis belonging to the order Mantodea. Its English name is praying mantis. praying insect means. It got this name because its front appendages look just like praying. Because of this spiritual stance, it is also known as the praying mantis in our language. Since it has existed for approximately 150 million years, it has also been included in some religious stories from time to time and there have been societies where it is considered sacred.
Attracting attention with its extraordinary appearance and strong structure by mentioning some interesting facts about the mantis beetle, some of which you have heard for the first time. We tried to get to know this creature more closely. If you know different stories about the name of the praying mantis, you can share them in the comments.
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Arabic making a strong presence on facebook: A strong future?
It was no surprise that sooner or later Arabic speaking users of Facebook would find a way of creatively using their language to communicate amongst themselves. When Facebook launched the Arabic platform for people to use many in the internet world did not think it was going to be as popular as English. Well, now the below article illustrates that Arabic is fast over taking English as the primary language of Facebook in the Middle East. This is a good and positive step forward and is something I have been watching closely, it's great that there is an increased presence of the language. However, my worry is the content (not in the topic sense) and quality of language might not be as positive as its increased presence. I think it was two weeks ago that the presence of Arabic on the internet was discussed in a conference in Amman, Jordan. One of the most important remarks made (and later tweeted) was that yes the content of Arabic is increasing on the internet but that does not mean the increased content/availability reflects proficiency or a good command of the language. Ok, this is Facebook so grammar is not something that perhaps needs to be adhered to with such precision as would be expected, for example in an article. But who said spelling needs to be ignored, or the simple feminine/masculine distinction and agreement? And even worse the distinction between the similar sounding letters (emphatic vs. non-emphatic) changing this changes the word and meaning and yet these mistakes are being made and sooner or later they will stick. It's all good to have a space in which one does not need to stress over precise grammar application, but if such laid back attitude continues, then Arabic might be in trouble. Recently, I read that 70% of Arabic content (non-Facebook) was coming out of the ever-wonderful and beautiful country of Jordan (shout out to Jordan the second time they are mentioned on this blog for their efforts to promote Arabic), and much of it is very professional that's a huge positive. But even then at that conference I mentioned above, they were still critical of themselves and they suggested more precision in Arabic language use was needed. For many reasons, and one was that this would set the standard and example of how Arabic ought to be written for internet purposes.
The article below, is written well and presents nothing new in the use of Arabic online- but perhaps it novelty is that it is specifically about Facebook and not just social network sites in general. Lately, I have become slightly, to say annoyed maybe is understatement let's say I disagree with the whole take on the role Facebook played (still plays) in the Arab Spring (not necessarily in ref. to the below article). I have noticed in the last six months, that there are many people who see themselves as experts in the Arab Spring, and they all decided that if it was not for Facebook/Twitter that the awakening would never have taken place! Honestly, truly, how very irresponsible to make such assured claims and comments, not only is it unprofessional but patronising to those people who are seeking a new future. Facebook (and social networking in general) assisted and was perhaps a good tool but it did not play such a huge role as is often made out. One wonders all those days that the internet was not available in Egypt, did the people not continue? Please research, please ask, then seek to understand before making such claims, this is what we learn when learning knowledge- right? Or am I confused? Integrity in research and writing is important even in the blogging, twitter online world or even in reference to people we have not met!
The article also makes an important point that the internet is still only available to those who can afford it and most importantly who are literate not just in writing and reading but in how a computer works. Overall, it was enjoyable to read an up to date piece on the Arabic language on the internet enjoy reading.————————-without editing
Arabic becoming the language of Facebook (Written by Arieh O'Sullivan
Published Thursday, July 07, 2011)
Study sees local language overtaking English in the Mideast by the end of the year
Since it was launched in 2009, use of the Arabic Facebook interface has skyrocketed to reach some 10 million users today. At the moment, they represent about a third of all Facebook users in the Arab world, but it's expected that within a year Arabic will overtake English to become the most popular Facebook language in the region.
Spot On Public Relations, a Middle Eastern publicity agency specializing in on-line social media, found that two times as many people log on to Facebook in the Middle East and North Africa than purchase a daily newspaper."What's fascinating for us is not Facebook's overall growth in the Middle East but its growth in Arabic," Alexander McNabb, director of Spot On PR told The Media Line.
According to their study, Arabic Facebook has grown about 175% a year, double the overall rate of the mushrooming use of Facebook worldwide. In some countries, like Algeria, it grew a whopping 423% annually.
"Until recently, many marketers pretty much took for granted that the region's Facebook users were English-speaking Arabs or expatriates, using Facebook in English and representing a fairly elite group of on-line consumers. It has become apparent that this is now far from being true," the study found. "We can expect Arabic to become the most popular Facebook langue in the region within a year." The Arabic platform's 10 million users make up about 35% of the region's Facebook subscribers, up from 24% in May 2010.
"The new phenomenon we are seeing is the growth in Arabic language usage, which in some parts of the region is truly phenomenal," McNabb said. According to their figures, 56% of Facebook users in Egypt (3.8 million) opt for the Arabic language version. In the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, 41% use Arabic and in Saudi Arabia it's 61%. By contrast, Morocco has 17% recorded Arabic users and at the bottom of the list is the United Arab Emirates, with its big expatriate population, with just 10%.
Social media is widely regarded as having played a crucial role in the Arab Spring, helping to organize protests and giving a voice to oppositions under autocratic regimes. According to the MENA Facebook Digest, the Middle East and North Africa is home to approximately 10% of the world's Facebook users with some 56 million subscribers. This includes some 19 million who joined during the past year, a growth rate of 51%.
"The Arabic language adoption is a sign that it is getting popularized and more and more people are getting online and they are using tools like Facebook to communicate," McNabb said
"Today, twice as many people in the Middle East are logged on to Facebook than buying a newspaper. If you want to get the reach across the region to people, if you are promoting products or services then you have to advertise in 274 newspapers to reach the Middle East and North Africa," he said. "Or you can use just one platform. And the daddy of the all in the region right now is of course Facebook."
"What's really helping make the case is the whole Arab Spring and role of online media in that has really woken people up who otherwise have just been saying this isn't worth taking seriously and that is was just a fad." Nabil Dajani, chairman of the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences and a professor of communications at the American University in Beirut, was dismissive about the impact of Facebook in the Middle East.
"Facebook and the Internet are really for the elites," Dajani told The Media Line. "My assessment is that in the Arab world the Internet is still mainly being used among the upper-middle and upper classes and universities."
"True the number of Internet cafes is increasing, but let's not forget that illiteracy is still high and that Internet access is difficult and expensive." Dajani said the eclipse of traditional newspapers has been long in the making, but he argued that this had little to do with the Internet in general and Facebook in particular.
"Newspaper readership has been dwindling for a long time because they have focused on politics and people are fed up with that. They want information about the average citizen and their problems and things they are concerned with. That is not available in newspapers so they don't buy it. It's not because of Facebook."
Source: http://www.themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=32646
Jonas Rye Nielsen 12:30 pm on July 19, 2011
Hallo I am researching for my masters on the subject of Arabic language development, and I was wondering, the conference, you mention, in Amman where can I read more about that? And do you know anybody who has written any linguistic theory about the Arabic language and social media.
– Jonas Rye Nielsen
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She has been on the road with Coldplay for a while now, so when the opportunity comes up to play her own shows, it's a special moment for Lianne La Havas.
Playing an intimate show without her band at Howler in Brunswick is extremely different from what she is used to with Coldplay — which has included massive shows at London's iconic Wembley Stadium. Though Howler doesn't hold the tens-of-thousands of punters like her usual venues, each fan inside Howler had the passion of an entire stadium. When they weren't singing along to every word, they were screaming out their love for the talented singer/songwriter.
She opened her show with 'Au Cinema' from her 2012 debut album, How Big Is Your Love? The somewhat risque song was a stunning and strong opener to her show. She then launched into a series of new songs from her most recent release Blood, including 'Green & Gold' and 'Unstoppable'.
What made the show was Lianne's warm and bubbly personality. She's a charismatic performer who loves connecting to her fans and is damn good at it. Whether she's sharing the story/anecdote relating to a track or squeezing in a joke, her personality came through.
Before the show, I was excited to hopefully finally see her beautiful track 'Wonderful' brought to life. I wasn't let down one bit — I'm not going to lie, my body was covered in goosebumps during her performance of the track. 'Wonderful' is one of my favourite tracks of all time, and I will never forget the time I saw it live.
Next up was 'Good Goodbye', which she dedicated to her late grandma. During her performance of this track, a few people broke into tears. It's an emotional track that doesn't only mean the world to Lianne, her fans connect to it as well.
As I mentioned, Lianne was alone onstage with only two guitars and some lights. She gave a shout out to her band, who came to watch her intimate show on their night off. Because she had no band with her on stage, she encouraged the crowd to become her band. During 'Tokyo', she got the crowd to click along to create the beat, as normally the track is much upbeat.
She closed up the initial part of her set with 'Grow' and 'Midnight', before leaving the stage. It was clear that no one was ready to leave anytime soon, so Lianne came out and played a much-deserved encore.
First up was 'Age', which is a track about a relationship with an older man. She mentioned at the end that the song still makes her giggle. The next track was a request from the crowd. Though everyone was yelling out a range of tracks, 'Tease Me' was the winner. Sadly, all great things come to an end, so even though we weren't ready for it, it was time for her last song. She rounded up her performance with 'Forget Me'.
Lianne La Havas is on the path to great things. She has the entire package — from her stunning vocals, incredible lyricism, wizard-like guitar skills and humbleness. She will be a household name in no time, and when she is, I look forward to bragging about the time I saw her play at Howler.
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Brexit or Remain? Decay, reform or freedom?
The opinion polls are tightening as we move from counting the weeks to the referendum on the UK's continued membership of the European Union (EU) to now counting the days. As 23 June looms closer, the focus of the debate is becoming sharper and discussion of the consequences of staying in or coming out are gaining an ominous reality.
This was certainly the case at last week's special Brexit Referendum Roundtable organised by the Insurance Investment Exchange to debate the issue and the implications for insurers.
There was one consistent message from all the participants, regardless of the likely destination of their 'X' on 23 June: things will never be the same for the EU again. The UK debate has changed relationships and attitudes to the European project forever.
One of the factors that has started to erode Remain's once healthy lead in the opinion polls is the change in the tone and substance of the economic debate, said Gerard Lyons, who also helped establish Economists for Brexit.
Just a few weeks ago the Remain campaign had a 27 point lead on economic issues according to one pollster. Last week the same poll showed the gap was down to just 9 points.
He warned that the legacy of EU membership would be with us for a long time even if we decided to leave: "Exiting Europe on one level should make little difference to Britain because of its ability to trade goods and services globally. But it would also mean that a lot of the stuff that is cooked in – regulation, statutes and so on – cannot be unwound easily as some people think. We will often be trading with partners that have no choice in regulation, of which Solvency 2 is a very good example".
This view was echoed by Erik Vynckier, a Belgian national: "Europe has always existed but in many different forms and in its current form, it can be seen as a failed project. But in many ways, the UK with its internal divisions is a failed project, Belgium is a failed project; there are two Italys; but they all work.
He said that the oft made comparison with the trade deals Norway and Switzerland have with the EU was potentially misleading, partially because they negotiated from a position of never having been in the EU: "The EU wouldn't let you in for free. It would extract certain rights for it and it would be very difficult for the UK to get into the same position as Norway or Switzerland".
The Myth of Regulatory Nirvana?
This fear of decisions being made that the UK has little influence over is one of the dominant concerns in the London insurance market, said Scott Farley: "There is a deep skepticism about the benefits of leaving and certainly no expectation of some sort of regulatory nirvana. There would be an obligation to continue to meet regulatory requirements set by the EU but with no possibility of the UK to influence those future regulatory requirements".
This could also have a detrimental impact on the increasingly important negotiations about a global approach to regulation: "Outside the EU as an independent country, it might be harder to tap into those negotiations if we are not part of one of the major trading blocs", said Farley.
This concern about not being able to influence future regulatory debates in Europe and elsewhere was frequently raised, said Lyons, and was over-stated: "The government's own competency report reviewing what expertise we have lost to Brussels and what expertise we have retained in the UK commented on the declining ability of Britain to influence the agenda in the financial services sector". He contrasted this with the influence France wields in agriculture: "Nothing happens on agriculture in the EU without France agreeing to it".
Richard Metcalfe agreed with the fears expressed about the aftermath of Brexit vote: "It would be quite difficult to have a clean break. There would be a long, slow negotiation over mutual recognition of regulations right across the financial services sector".
He said a lot of the debate was about equivalence, something he felt wasn't always readily understood: "Equivalence is not about individual regimes drawing up regulations and it is not about firms complying. I don't think there is a roadmap to equivalence. It is about mutual recognition and that can be a very complex process. There is a fear that the equivalence process itself might be very laborious. It is not hard to construct a scenario where Eric's 'blood on the walls' vision is reality and no-one is showing any willingness to address the equivalence issue".
Vynckier said it could be a take it or leave it offer: "Equivalence is only going to be granted for peripheral issues, not for core issues. It will be like the EEA [European Economic Area] arrangements for Norway and others. If you want to do business in the EU, you have to accept EU regulation".
Farley said the risks around negotiating access to the EU were a major concern of London-based insurers, especially if it has to be achieved in two years: "You can operate under WTO [World Trade Organisation] rules. You don't have to have a trade agreement to trade. But the situation we have at the moment with regulatory equivalence is so much more advantageous, our members fear that in the absence of a deal they will have to re-assess how they access European markets".
Swarup wasn't so gloomy about the prospects of making progress on this front: "Given the size and clout of the financial services industry, there would be a lot of pressure on politicians on all sides to find a route to equivalence and compromise. There is also the added threat to policymakers of financial instability and contagion if resolution is a halting process". He said the real concern would be about the potential costs: "The biggest fear among insurers would be about the cost of regulation. Most financial services companies have enormous costs of regulatory implementation and compliance. Take, for example, the money spent on Solvency 2 to date. The problem becomes greater should future regimes across the Channel diverge even slightly. They will have to invest more in IT, in reporting infrastructure, data warehouses and other esoteric bits that all add up to a lot of money. If we come out, will people invest in building new regulatory and capital structures until they are clear on what the future will look like?".
The UK's high standard of regulation was seen as an advantage when trading around the world, said Farley: "Regulation is seen as a strength in the London Market. The idea of having to duplicate those efforts if we are outside the EU with companies having to report to a regulator in the UK as well as in Europe is a big driver with our members to remain in the EU".
Where is the competition to London as an insurance centre, asked Lyons: "No-one says where the business can go apart from London. It is a perceived risk rather than an actual risk. We certainly shouldn't be complacent but insurance has a high level of expertise in London and there is no other city in Europe where the business can go".
He was also dismissive of the fears of former European partners taking a vindictive stance if we vote to leave: "I think people will throw their toys out of the pram to start with. I think we have to let the initial euphoria on one side and anger on the other side calm down. It will then be a matter of hard facts and economic reality bringing people to their senses.
"There will be some downturn if we leave – I call it the Nike swoosh. It is difficult to imagine that there will not be some uncertainty. I don't think jobs will be lost. There will be a period of uncertainty but then the economy will pick up".
While much of the focus of the wider debate as well as the debate within the insurance market has been about the consequences of Brexit, the consequences of voting to remain a member of the EU are by no means clear.
"If we stay in, I think that tensions and the push for reform evolve anyway", said Swarup, "because the exit genie is out of the bottle. Look at the Scottish independence referendum. The vote was to stay in the UK but you can argue that the real winner was the SNP.
"Even if the vote is 60/40, it still means that a significant minority wanted to leave and had good reasons for voting to do so. Migration will still be a huge issue as the internal tensions the referendum has exposed won't go away. Many others have the same underlying tensions – France, Spain, even Germany. Britain could still end up exiting but over a longer period as the façade crumbles".
The debate about Britain's relationship with Europe won't end with a Remain vote, said Metcalfe: "We will still be having a similar debate in 20 years time. I used to be worried about this sort of hokey cokey relationship with Europe but I worry less now because many other countries have concerns about Project Europe. But if we do stay in, we must engage better because key issues won't go away. For instance, even if we vote to remain I don't think the ECB [European Central Bank] will have given up on its mission to tie the dealing of Euro denominated instruments to locations within the Eurozone. They will not go away on that".
Europe was a changed place as a result of the UK debate, said Vynckier: "I think the high tide for the EU was the 1990s. It was definitely the high point, especially with the initial enthusiasm for the Euro. It was a propellant for ever further union but now it has become a problem. The Brexit debate has started a wider debate about reform in Europe".
Lyons acknowledged that such a debate had started but wasn't optimistic about its chances of progress: "If we stay, part of the challenge is getting to this reformed EU. I feel reluctantly that we will be unable to reform the EU. I just don't think it is in its DNA. Us staying in having not achieved much will lessen our bargaining position anyway. The EU is primarily set on its path towards ever closer union whatever the Prime Minister may say. As the French and Germans have said, the survival of the Euro is key to the project – and the Euro need greater centralisation.
"Remaining is not a vote for the status quo. It is a vote basically to see more powers over the financial services sector exercised outside London, outside the UK".
Assets invested in illiquid credit more than doubled in 2016 from $178bn to $360bn, according to a survey by investment consultancy Willis Towers Watson.


EXMOUTH brothers Toby and Leo Parker Rees have parts in a lost Shakespeare play being performed at Otterton Mill.
EXMOUTH brothers Toby and Leo Parker Rees have parts in a 'lost' Shakespeare play being performed at Otterton Mill.
The performance of Cardenio is being staged by the Alternative Cambridge Theatre Company - whose company is made up of undergraduates from Cambridge.
Before they head to the Edinburgh Festival, they are making a whistle-stop tour of Devon to perform at Otterton Mill on June 20, and later in Sidmouth and Exeter.
Homerton College English student Toby Parker, from Exmouth, is playing Don Bernard, and his brother Leo, a philosophy student at Christ's College, is playing Roderick.


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COMECE hails condemnation of ISIS genocide
By Sarah Mac Donald - 09 February, 2016
ISIS destroying Iraqi Christian churches
The European bishops' commission, COMECE, has welcomed the European Parliament's use of the word "genocide" in its condemnation of atrocities committed by so-called Islamic State or Da'ish against Christians and Yazidis.
In a statement, Fr Patrick Daly, COMECE's general secretary, said steps to prosecute these criminals and bring them to justice were imperative.
"We warmly welcome this resolution of the European Parliament as a significant step forward in facilitating measures to prevent the on-going incipient genocide against Christians, Yazidis and other ethnic and religious minorities and communities across the Middle East," Fr Daly said.
The bishops' commission recalled how Pope Francis was among the first to use the word "genocide" to describe the systematic, barbarous, lethal attacks on Christian communities and on other vulnerable groups targeted on account of their religious affiliation.
It was on 9 July 2015 that the Pope stated, "Today we are dismayed to see how in the Middle East and elsewhere in the world many of our brothers and sisters are persecuted, tortured and killed for their faith in Jesus. This too needs to be denounced: in this third world war, waged piecemeal, which we are now experiencing, as form of genocide – I insist on the word – is taking place, and it must end."
Referring to the European Parliament's resolution, COMECE said it was a "move which is as remarkable as it is welcome".
The resolution on the systematic mass murder of religious minorities by ISIS, states unambiguously that "so-called ISIS/Da'ish is committing genocide against Christians and Yazidis, and other religious and ethnic minorities, who do not agree with the so-called ISIS/Da'ish interpretation of Islam, and that this therefore entails action under the 1948 United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide."
The European Parliament also advocated that "action should be taken for it to be recognised as genocide by the UN Security Council."
This resolution, which rests on a cross-party consensus rarely witnessed in the European Parliament, results from an initiative launched by MEP Lars Adaktusson.
It represents a growing appreciation among MEPs of the gravity of what persecuted minorities, including Christians, are enduring in the Middle East and a greater sense of urgency about addressing their fate.
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (27 January 2016) was forthright in its view that "States should [henceforth] act on the presumption that Da'ish commits genocide."
The European Parliament is saying the same thing in different words according to COMECE.
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Penguins' Carter Rowney fights for the puck with the Blue Jackets' Markus Nutivaara in the first period Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017 at PPG Paints Arena.
Penguins center Carter Rowney is out for "a minimum of four weeks" because of an upper-body injury and defenseman Brian Dumoulin has been diagnosed with a concussion and is "day-to-day,' coach Mike Sullivan said Thursday morning.
Rowney did not play after the first period of Tuesday night's win at Philadelphia; Dumoulin was stuck in the head by a puck off a Claude Giroux shot in the second period of that game.
"He's doing extremely well, and so we're hopeful we'll get him back in a timely fashion," Sullivan said.
The Penguins, however, apparently dodged a bullet concerning backup goalie Tristan Jarry, who took part in the morning skate. Matt Murray, though, is expected to start against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night.
Early Thursday morning before the team skate, injured Penguins players Bryan Rust and Chad Ruhwedel were on the PPG Paints Arena ice skating. Both players remain on the injured reserve list because of upper-body ailments.
"No update," Sullivan said. "They are making progress, but they are longer-term, so there's no real update as far as a timeframe is concerned."
With Rowney out, Jake Guentzel was centering the third line between Carl Hagelin and Daniel Sprong. Two days after being a healthy scratch, Matt Hunwick was paired with Kris Letang at the morning skate.
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March 9, 2016 Warren Yates Frank Carson, Stanislaus County, Korey Kauffman, Uncategorized 0
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By Warren Yates
3-9-16 – This day started out as many others, with the ModBee reporter missing in action. It looks like he and traitor Bowe Bergdahl decided to desert together. That's OK though. The DA will trade five of her best lowlife prosecution witnesses for the Bee reporter. So there is hope after all.
The morning session started off with a representative from 911 emergency services, who came to court to bring the original items: (1) a CD of the 911 call and (2) the CAD log. Both the prosecution and defense stipulated to the fact that these items will be introduced into evidence for purpose of the preliminary hearing only.
Then the issue of Frank Carson becoming co-counsel with his attorney Percy Martinez came up again. It was determined at this time Frank Carson has no standing to be able to help represent himself. Mr. Martinez will sign a motion that will be heard on Thursday, March 17, 2016 to allow Frank to co-counsel. Ms. Ferreira stated that the brief she submitted is insufficient and that she will file a new brief on Monday. It's hard to imagine someone with Ms. Ferreira's expertise would embarrass herself by filing an insufficient brief. Stuff happens! Just saying…
Deputy Barringer was called to the stand for cross-examination by defense attorney Rien. As I write this commentary tonight rather than to go into a long narrative, I will be using snippets from some of the things said in court today. Marty Carlson and Tom Jensen do a very good job of providing all of the details. Tom Jensen went home ill during the afternoon break, but he was there during the rest of the earlier court proceedings, unlike the ModBee reporter. Please refer to either Marty Carlson's or Tom Jensen's more detailed story.
Deputy Barringer was told to go interview Michael Cooley regarding the disappearance of Korey Kauffman. Cooley stated that the last time he saw Korey Kauffman was on March 30, 2012. Korey Kauffman went to Michael Cooley's home on a bicycle. Deputy Barringer was asked if he inquired of Cooley if the bike was still there. Deputy Barringer asked to be able to refer to his police report to refresh his recollection, which he was allowed to do. After reviewing his report he stated that he had not asked if the bike was still there.
Deputy Barringer asked if the bike had ever been buried, to which Cooley answered no. Deputy Barringer was asked if Kevin Pickett said he went to Michael Cooley's property to look for the bike. Deputy Barringer again had to review his report to refresh his recollection, and he stated no. Deputy Barringer stated that he did not ask a lot of questions because he was told by his supervisor to just take limited information.
Deputy Barringer said that Korey Kauffman was an at-risk user of drugs and that Corey's stepfather, Kevin Pickett, knew Korey used drugs. Deputy Barringer said that Kevin Pickett told him that Korey Kauffman had no problem with drug dealers.
Deputy Barringer's testimony further stated that Michael Cooley, during his interview always referred to Korey Kauffman in the past tense. Cooley made the following statements: "Korey was my best friend", "Korey was like a son to me" and " He was a good kid". To a reasonable person it would be obvious that Michael Cooley knew that Korey Kauffman was deceased, or he would not have referred to him in the past tense.
We know from the previous testimonies of some of the prosecution star witnesses that Michael Cooley has been described as a violent person, who likes to pull knives on people. Cooley was also angry because he thought that Korey Kauffman was trying to move in on Cooley's girlfriend, Eula Keyes. A guy on drugs and mad because he thinks someone is trying to take his woman and who always has knives handy would seem to place high on the suspect list.
There was a conflicting statement about the last time Michael Cooley saw Korey Kauffman: one time that night he, Korey, was going to jump over the fence, but that same night it was also alleged that Cooley saw Korey Kauffman walking down Lander Avenue.
Deputy Barringer was then asked about a subject by the name of Rudy Gonzales, who had threatened to cut Korey Kauffman's throat from ear to ear and had also tried to hit Korey with his car. Deputy Barringer was asked if he thought Gonzales might've been the "the guy" referring to who killed Korey Kauffman, and Deputy Barringer immediately answered YES! Ms. Ferreira immediately objected on some legal grounds known only to her and asked the judge to strike the prior answer, which the judge did. But at least Deputy Barringer was honest enough to say that he thinks it is a possibility that Gonzales could've killed Korey Kauffman.
Deputy Barringer said that he had conducted the interview with Gonzales over the telephone. Gonzales had stated that he gave Korey a large horse trailer and that Korey Kauffman was going to dismantle it, take it to the recyclers and then split the money with Gonzales. But Corey never did give that money to Gonzales, which is possibly why he threatened to cut Korey's throat from ear to ear.
Mr. Rien then asked Deputy Barringer if he had seen the missing person poster for Korey Kauffman. Ms. Ferreira immediately objected stating that the information on the flyer lacks foundation. Mr. Rien then asked the judge if Ms. Ferreira is arguing with the court? Ms. Ferreira stated I'm not arguing, and the judge overruled Ms. Ferreira's objection. One of the persons in the gallery stated they saw a wambulance standing by just outside the front doors. Just saying…
Defense attorney Hjertonsson then asked Deputy Barringer if he went to the Pop N Cork liquor store and talked to Baljit Atwal. He stated he did. Deputy Barringer admitted under questioning that Baljit's attitude was courteous and respectful. Deputy Barringer was asked if he had shown a picture of Korey Kauffman to Baljit. Barringer responded he had to look at his report to refresh his recollection, which he did, and he then stated yes. Baljit stated that he had not seen Korey Kauffman before and that Korey Kauffman's family had told him about Korey's disappearance.
It appears that Ms. Ferreira took too many of those pills called "Objectiva" last night before retiring. Objection is getting to be one of her favorite words today. Just saying…
One of the prosecution witnesses by the name Clairdy stated that she had seen Rudy Gonzales try to hit Korey Kauffman with his car. She described the car as being a black smaller sedan, possibly a Pontiac Starfire. During questioning, Rudy Gonzales denied making threats or trying to hit Korey with his car.
Martha Carlton Magana then asked Deputy Barringer when he joined the task force. Deputy Barringer like many others before him immediately decried calling it a task force. That word is not to be used in this case even though the district attorney herself used the term task force in one of the pleadings she made in this case. Since they have her tacit permission, they should go ahead and start calling it a task force. Of course as I mentioned before "task" is a four letter word in this case.
Ms. Magana then began asking questions to impeach Michael Cooley and Kevin Pickett. Deputy Barringer stated that Tony Kauffman had gone to Michael Cooley's and asked to be able to take the bike home. Eula Keyes stated that he would have to wait until Cooley got home to ask him to take the bike.
Then deputy Barringer said he had someone named Crystal call Robert Woody to arrange to meet with him, which he did. There was some testimony that Woody said that Dawn Poma is the alleged "old lady "of Kevin Pickett. There is conversation that they had received a letter from an unknown person stating "it's taken care of; don't worry about him". I didn't get a whole lot more information about that. You might refer to either Tom Jensen or Marty Carlson's report for more details. Robert Woody said he didn't know Korey Kauffman and that some tweaker dude dropped off a flyer about Korey Kauffman being missing.
Then under questioning by defense attorney Jess Garcia, deputy Barringer stated that Rudy Gonzales was upset about not getting his money from Korey. Deputy Barringer interviewed Robert Woody, while a Deputy Crowley was present as well. Cooley identified Korey Kauffman as a druggie and a scrapper. Michael Cooley stated he is not a "thief, drug user or a dealer." Saints be praised! We found a good one! Cooley did state that he was outraged when being accused of being a thief.
During one of the sessions in which Ms. Ferreira was complaining greatly, she said something to Jess Garcia, to which the judge stated "They don't tell you how to put your case on, don't tell them how to put their case on". SLAP SLAP SLAP!!!!! Ooh! That's going to leave a mark! Well, like the old saying "One day chicken, the next day feathers". Just saying…
I had to leave in the middle of the afternoon session to go to a Dr.'s appointment, so I have no information on what happened in the second half of the afternoon session, but as I said before look for Tom Jensen's and Marty Carlson's more detailed report.
I got the title for this commentary "Garbage Pail Kids" when I had a little flashback, and for all you narcs reading this, not from drugs but remembering fads of a few years ago. The current name of this commentary should be "Garbage Pail Thugs", which aptly describes the quality of the prosecution's star witnesses, who are non-law enforcement. These thugs not only don't pass the smell test, they certainly don't come close to passing the credibility test. Just saying…
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no haven't heard of this. was it expensive? if you don't mind me asking.
I have heard of it and I am not too sure how I feel about it. But I think we all need to do what makes us most comfortable. I know when I get pregnant again I will probably be a nervous wreck and more inclined to try these products.
I think the problem that i have with these products that say they reduce the risk of sids is how do they know that? How would they know that if a baby that died of sids was sleeping on that matress then it wouldn't have happened? I feel the same way about the risk factors to sids because I didn't have any of them you know? It is so sad but I feel that is how some companies try to make a buck by telling you that it will reduce the risk. That of course is just my opinon.
There will always be things that we do that make us feel better so just go with your feeling on it. Even though I have my opinon I have a feeling that I would also purchase it too, so I knew that I was taking every step possible.
My thoughts are with you and I will be praying for the safe arrival of your newest addition.
it was only about thirty dollars and they say that it works by covering the mattress so that the baby cannot inhale any of the toxic fumes that are in the mattress bescause of the chemicals that make it flame retardant. According to the manufactor of the mattress cover our babies were more susceptible to the chemicals because of a serotonin imbalance in thier brains which does follow scientific studies of sids.
Hey> One on my friends bought one and it works great for here. It has a alarm in it if your baby's hart beat stop for like 30 sec. or something. I def. like its a good investment..
I am inclined to believe that SIDS is a genetic disorder and no amount of mattress covers in the world will stop it. The likelyhood of having another SIDS death with the same parents is low.
Unfourtnetly even if you were holding your baby when they stopped breathing if it is SIDS there is no way to stop it. With SIDS there is no turning back..
to Blaise's mommy I don't know if babies are fussy before sids takes place. But I can tell you this the night before I lost my son he was pretty fussy more then usual but I figured it was normally because he was only going on 4 days old. I know i just keep asking myself what if.
I do not think this mattress cover would do anything to help. Our son was in a sleep sack for what good that did.....I do think there is some degree of genetic predisposition to SIDS. My husbands grandmother lost a baby to what is thought to have been SIDS in the 50's. There are all the other risk factors that I think could contribute, like with us, I had 2 babies back to back, my older baby was 10 months old when I had Nick, wonder if we had waited to concieve if that would have changed his outcome.......the what if's can make us all crazy but in the end it isn't going to change our babies outcomes. I have very mixed feelings about these devices to prevent SIDS considering we were using one.


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I went to the cafe "Hiroki", which is in between Wallingford and Greenlake today.
At first, I was going to spend my time at "ZOKA", but I couldn't find a seat.
So I tried the cafe next to ZOKA.
I didn't see the name, so I didn't know the owner was Japanese, so I was little bit surprised.
Although it was little expensive, I decided to try "Maccha(Japanese Tea) Tiramisu", and I ordered latte too.
They were so good! I really liked the tiramisu and latte.
The taste of espresso was good, and the milk was sweet.
The cafe is quiet, so I guess it would be good for studying.
Actually there was a lady who was studying with her laptop there.
I'll go there sometimes for studying maybe.


Day before yesterday I received swap from Deepti (it was ICR 3X3 Notecard swap), then I received Swap from Neha (which was my Mini Effil Tower Swap) and today I got swap from Karuna (Again, the Mini Effil Tower Swap) along with my order which I made with Karuna few days ago.
Then today I received my order from Karuna where I purchased Top Score Board, Some Paper Packs (including Tim Holtz 12x12 Paper Pack), etching cream, Ranger Glossy Accent and lots more. She also sent me a 2x12 pastel color cardstock strips and a beautiful handmade card with embossing for the swap.
First I must speak about the products, its less often that whatever you order is better than what you expected and today I was in this situation. I was not expected such great quality products. Even, the quantity of the Etching cream very much, I never expected it. One thing for sure, when you order with Karuna Sud (Craftingqueen.in) then you will get products much better than what you have seen in pictures. For example I ordered K & COMPANY TRANSFERS TO GO -STITCHES on her recommendation (I never tried rubons so I asked her to help me), and believe me, they are extremely beautiful, useful and also of great quality. You can't judge them by picture only. Another really useful tool I purchased through her is my new Crafter's companion Top Score Board, which helps in creating Boxes of any size with extremely ease. I haven't tried it but its another cool feature is that I can use it as ordinary scorer also. A multi purpose tool, and it can also help in creating pop-up cards too :).
Today I also tried to color on fabric, an easy way. Right now the color is drying so If it went fine then I will soon post regarding it.
I'm so dying to see all the things that you ordered...I love peeking to see what others get and their reviews, it helps me decide what I would like to get next..


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HANUMATTA, SHRI LAKSHMINARAYAN MAHAMAYA TEMPLE
Established : In the 16th Century by 43 Families and their followers.
Presiding Deity : Shri Lakshmi Narayan, Shri Mahamaya, Shri Bhagvati, Shri Barangan Bhutanath, Shri Parva Santoshi, Shri Ishwar, Shri Parvati & Shri Ganapati.
Darshan Seva : On Mahanavami and Vijaya Dashami and also when required. (Darshan Seva : Other Centres)
Scholarly Archaks : Vedshri V. V. Bhat. Tel. : 21105. D. V. Bhat.
Tel. : 20718. D. M. Bhat Tel. : 22158. G. K. Bhat.
GSB Families : (approx.) 15 , Population : 50. But this is a Kuldevata Temple with a good following.
President : Shri Vasantrao S. Dempo. V. S. Dempo & Co., Panaji, Goa.
Tel. : (0832) 226281 to 86.
Managing Trustee : Shri Vaman N. Pai. Mathakari Ankola U. Kannada.
Tel. : 20223 / 21135.
Manager : Shri Suresh A. Bhat. S. L. M Temple Tel. : 20222.
Kulavis:
Dempo family from Goa, Pangal Nayaks from Dakshina Kannada, Kinis, Pais, Paigoankars, Ghodes, Mahales & Baleri families from Uttara Kannada and many Saraswat Families. There are some Vaishya, Sonar & Nagwekar families. Some Christians also visit as devotees.
History & Legend :
Originally this Kuladevata temple was in Nagwe, Goa. Because of Portuguese atrocities, the devotees decided to move southwards with the deities. But they had a problem, as while Shri Lakshminaryan was worshipped in the form of an idol, Shri Mahamaya was virtually a sacred anthill called Rohini. Not knowing what to do, they sought guidance in the darshan seva and it was advised that the Mother Goddess would be glad to accompany them in a coconut with her sanidhya (divine presence) in it. Accordingly they carried a coconut and also the idol of Shri Lakshminarayan. On the way when they were nearing Hanumatta near Ankola (the place was so-called because of a Hanuman temple) darkness fell and so the devotees with idol and the coconut thought of breaking the journey. The night over early next morning they thought of resuming the journey but a wonder awaited them. During the night around the coconut an anthill had miraculously grown and taking it to be command from the Mother Goddess to terminate their journey and halt there only they constructed a temple and installed the idol there.
Shri Bhangara Mahamaya Festival : A Nagwekar Shet, a wealthy jeweller from Goa decided to make an offering of a gold idol if Mother Goddess would bless him with a child. A girl child was born and the jeweller came to the temple with an idol resembling his daughter. However, after the offering was made, the child passed away. The devotee could not bear the loss. But in darshan seva he was given an assurance that the Mother Goddess would bless him again. Accordingly, again a child was born to him and his wealth also multiplied. The idol of solid gold will be in view during the special festival, which takes place once in 5 to 7 years, as permitted in darshan seva. During Navaratri, the temple has special sevas like Chowri Pooja when a large heap of cooked rice with huge vades will be offered to the deities. At that time a special music called bandi vadya, which is not available anywhere, will be played. In many ways it is a unique temple. Marble flooring, copper plate roof, gold kalashas, and beautiful sanctum sanctorum and with 500 feet long halls the temple is the most spacious one in the whole of the district. With a good administration, the temple is managed smoothly and systematically.
Shri Lakshminarayan Mahamaya Temple, Hanumatta
P. O. Vandige, Dist. U. Kannada, Pin 581357. Tel. : (08388) 20222.
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What was wrong with the Doe
In the wake of the Wisconsin Supreme Court's decision on the John Doe investigation, SpeciaL Prosecutor Fran Schmitz issued a strident statement criticizing the Court's decision. Losing an important case is always disappointing and a lawyer is certainly free to publicly differ with the outcome. But Schmitz' statement is revealing.
He says the Court's ruling "defies common sense" because now someone who contributes $ 25 to a candidate will have his or her name disclosed while someone who gives $ 100,000 to a group who closely coordinates with a candidate will not. That may be so and it may not be desirable, but it is a function of Wisconsin's outdated campaign finance law and not some distortion of that law by the court.
Explaining this stuff in a column length piece is difficult, but here is the problem in a nutshell. The state's campaign finance law applies only to expenditures undertaken for a "political purpose." The statute defines this as anything done to influence an election. Every lawyer with a passing familiarity with campaign finance law knew that this definition was unconstitutional. To avoid that problem, the Government Accountability Board has sometimes - but not always - made clear that the law is limited to express advocacy - calls to elect or defeat a candidate - or its "functional equivalent." Something is the "functional equivalent" of express advocacy only if it is susceptible of no interpretation other than a call to elect or defeat a candidate. This is not my opinion. It is textbook constitutional law.
But the Doe prosecutors were attempting to apply the law to expenditures for things that were not express advocacy or its functional equivalent, i.e., to things that are normally not subject to Wisconsin's campaign finance law. They justified their actions by alleging that these expenditures were "coordinated" with the Walker campaign. The concept of coordination has long been known in campaign finance law but little understood and rarely explored. Wisconsin law does not adeaquately define it or make clear the type of expenditures to which it might be applied.
That's a huge problem. When the state seeks to regulate political activity, it must do so in a very narrow and very clear manner. If it wishes to treat coordinated expenditures as contributions to a candidate, it must adequately define both the conduct that conduct that comprises "coordination" and the content of speech that might be considered "coordinated." This is essential because a failure to do so will deter constitutionally protected speech.
Because its definition of "political purpose" is too broad (and, I would add, because it offers no adequate definition of coordination), Wisconsin's law did not clearly and narrowly apply to coordinated issue advocacy. For that reason, it could not be applied to the activity being investigated by the Doe prosecutors. While Schmitz might think that such a result "defies" common sense, every court that has considered the merits of his position has rejected it. The judge presiding over the John Doe proceeding itself rejected it. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin rejected it. (While the result in that decision was reversed on appeal, the reversal was on procedural grounds and not the merits of the prosecutors' theory.) And, now, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected it.
If that's not convincing enough, the Doe decision was very much in line with a decision of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals which, in a case that did not involve allegations of coordination, also limited the scope of Wisconsin's campaign finance law to express advocacy. It may well be possible for the legislature to pass reasonable disclosure requirements for certain forms of issue advocacy that have been coordinated - in very clearly defined ways - with candidates. If Mr. Schmitz wants the name of that $ 100,000 donor disclosed, he ought to ask the legislature to rewrite the law, not try to throw people in jail.
And therein lies the real tragedy of this episode. I have no problem with lawyers talking aggressive legal positions. I frequently tell my colleagues that if we don't lose a few cases, we aren't trying hard enough to push the law in the right direction. But we don't have the power to send men with guns to people's homes. We can't lock people up. Particularly when the conduct in question involves constitutionally protected political speech, it is absolutely not proper to advance aggressive theories of the law in pursuit of criminal prosecutions.
And this brings us to the raids. Schmitz objects to the Court's characterization of the details of the raids. It doesn't matter. Let's step back and consider what happened here. At the instigation of the Democratic prosecutor of Milwaukee County, a five year long investigation into one side of the political spectrum was conducted. In it's initial iteration, it found almost nothing that it set out to find. That Democratic District Attorney doubled down and launched a new probe. In aid of this latter investigation, prosecutors blanketed Wisconsin's conservative infrastructure with astonishingly broad subpoenas and launched pre-dawn raids on the homes of certain activists. They told the targets that they could tell no one what was being done to them.
There is no dispute about any of that and, quite frankly, other details about the raids don't matter. If true, they merely aggravate the offense. Treating political activists like drug traffickers is highly unusual and sends a clear message to others. Get involved in politics and you may be treated like a criminal.
While Democrats are decrying the state Supreme Court decision, they ought to be relieved. It would have been short work for a Republican prosecutor to launch a similar probe into Democratic operatives. That would have been just as wrong, but if the Doe had been permitted to continue, aggressive investigations of one side by the other would have become the new normal in Wisconsin politics.
And that would defy common sense.
Posted by Rick Esenberg at 11:54 AM
320Busdriver said...
Can O'Keefe go back to scotus now with his prior suit? Will he?
2)whether, as this Court left unresolved in Hartman v. Moore, officials may be held liable for subjecting citizens to investigation in retaliation for First Amendment-protected speech and association, particularly where non-retaliatory grounds are insufficient to support the investigation.
Nathan Bowey said...
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/01/18/1471112/-Mass-gassing-of-kids-in-Wisconsin-and-Scott-Walkers-exit-from-the-Presidential-Race
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Today we are back with an article featuring LA GRACE WAX (Instagram) which is a brand of clothing and accessories in african wax prints.
LA GRACE WAX also sells notebooks in african wax prints which are ideal for writing down ideas, projects … or draw sketches for example.
We all need a notebook to write down everything that goes through our heads right ?!
All their clothes and accessories are available on the Etsy shop of the brand ("Lagracewaxmode").
We were so happy to be photographed with the fans of the brand by photographer Annabelle (@weflourishphotography). She is passionate about the beauty of nature that is the reason why she suggested us to shoot in one of the 10 gardens of Parc de la Villette (Paris) named The Bamboo Garden. It is a garden where grows beautiful bamboos (more than 30 species, thank you Google lol). The setting is really amazing and exotic.
These pics are totally different from our photos taken in town.
C, wears a mid-length ZARA dress that she has accessorized with a VALENTINO belt and PRIMARK heeled sandals. She tied an ASOS scarf over her head. A simple and chic little style ;).
G, she wears a crop top and a long skirt with slit from ASOS as well as sandals from MANGO (These are the heeled sandals that Mango reissues each year in different colors). She also wears PRIMARK earrings.
We both have LA GRACE WAX fans on which we really had a big crush. These fans are super pretty, handmade and the quality is great (Wax + leather). They will be perfect for the last heat waves 😉 !!


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Australian scholar says East Asia, Taiwan a 'ticking time bomb'
British publication the Sun offers alarmist prediction of WW3, promoting book by analyst Brendan Taylor
By Duncan DeAeth, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
China's People's Liberation Army. file Photo (By Associated Press)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The Sun newspaper in the U.K. published an article on Aug. 9 suggesting that East Asia is a "ticking time bomb" in order to promote a recently published book by Dr. Brendan Taylor, a scholar of geopolitics in East Asia.
The attention grabbing article suggests that Korea, the South China Sea, and Taiwan may be the flashpoints responsible for turning Asia "into a powder keg,"with a headline that conspicuously excludes mention of the Chinese government.
Disappointingly, the article, and to some degree Taylor's book as well, seems to tip toe around the fact that responsibility for any regional conflict of serious magnitude is most likely to start with China and the communist cabal in Beijing.
The Sun also demonstrates its weak understanding of Taiwan by labeling the island on a map with the caption "China wants to re-conquer rebellious island."
Screen grab from The Sun
While there are serious threats to stability and peace in the region, emanating mostly from China's policies of expansionism, militarization, and economic coercion of her neighbors, the Sun's article amounts to mostly fear-porn with its presumption of an inevitable World War approaching.
However, the article is correct in presenting the "four flash points" outlined in Taylor's new book as areas for serious concern and potential conflict.
Taiwan is of course one of the four flash points, the others being the Korean Peninsula, the South China Sea, and the East China Sea, which are all geographically linked to one another stretching along what is known as the First Island Chain.
Taylor's book is entitled "The Four Flashpoints: How Asia goes to War" and though he may offer some compelling insight into the current situation, he seems to put too much emphasis on the "Chinese Century" discourse, supposing that China is currently, or will soon be, both willing and capable of carrying out protracted conflicts on multiple fronts.
The following is from an excerpt of the new book, which is available to read at The Australian:
"As China's economic and military strength grows, America's ability to intervene in the Taiwan Strait is receding, while an attempt to re-engage carries the risk of sparking "a war like no other." Similarly, Washington will find it increasingly harder to stare down Beijing in the South China Sea; geography favors China too strongly."
However, there are navy strategists that would argue precisely the opposite that China's geography puts it at great risk to being engaged directly at its coasts, with the First Island Chain creating a pen for China's own navy, restricting their maneuverability while providing multiple bases of supply and defensive battlements nearby for potential adversaries.
Taylor's assertion, like many others before him, appears to be that the geographic and political interrelations of the "four flash points" could lead to a domino effect, or a chain reaction, sparking conflict in multiple areas all at once, or in short order.
While such a turn of events may indeed be a possibility, it is worth noting that the wider the conflict spreads, the less likely the Chinese government will be able to manage a favorable outcome in any of the flash points that become involved.
It is in China's interest to manage each of the flash points in isolation from one another, and since China is almost certain to be the aggressor in any given conflict in the region (assuming relations between North Korea and South Korea continue to improve apace), the likelihood of a region-wide conflict is not only slim, but would also heavily favor China's adversaries in direct proportion to how large the theater of conflict were to become.
China's leaders know this, and understand they must tread carefully. Taylor's book "The Four Flashpoints" appears to be one of a genre that aims to spark reader interest and make sales by predicting worst case scenarios for the region.
While Taylor is correct that military conflict is very likely in the years ahead, it remains in the interests of all, especially Beijing, to ensure that stability in the region is maintained, which is a major mitigating factor in the development of "World War" as the Sun alarmingly suggests, or even a region wide conflict, which would almost assuredly result in China's defeat.
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Harriet Miers Snubs Congressional Subpoena For A Second Time
Via The Raw Story: Former White House Counsel Harriet Miers has again rejected calls from the House Judiciary Committee to comply with a subpoena f
Via The Raw Story:
Former White House Counsel Harriet Miers has again rejected calls from the House Judiciary Committee to comply with a subpoena for her testimony on the firing of 9 US Attorneys in 2006 and 2007. The Committee had set a deadline of 5 PM for Miers to explain how she would comply with the subpoena.
"In light of the continuing directives to Ms. Miers and as previously indicated to your Committee, I must respectfully inform you that, directed as she has been to honor the Executive privileges and immunities asserted in this matter, Ms. Miers will not appear before the Committee or otherwise produce documents or provide testimony as set forth in the Committee's subpoena," wrote Miers' attorney, George Manning, in a letter delivered Tuesday to Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), Chairman of the Judiciary Committee. Read more...
Will Congress do the right thing and hold Miers in Contempt of Congress or, better yet, will they charge her with Inherent Contempt and frog march her straight to trial?
Scandals, US Attorneys Purge, White House
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Lindsey Graham Blames Nancy Pelosi For Security Breach During MAGA Sedition Riot
Sen. Lindsey Graham when asked what he had to say to fellow Republicans like Liz Cheney who voted for impeachment blames Nancy Pelosi for the problems with security at the capitol when the MAGAt whackjobs stormed the building.


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Q: MongoDB Java driver edit a cursor after it has been retrieved In my MongoDB Java driver I retrieve some documents with a query.
DBCursor cursor = dbCollection.find(query).sort(new BasicDBObject("date", -1));
return JSON.serialize(cursor);

This works fine it returns the following:
{
       "isSuccessful": true,
       "result": [
          {
             "date": {
                "$date": "2014-11-26T23:00:00.000Z"
             },
             value: 20
          }
       ]
    }

But: I want to edit the field $date using
SimpleDateFormat

I've tried this:
DBCursor cursor = dbCollection.find(query).sort(new BasicDBObject("date", -1));
while(cursor.hasNext()){
    DBObject dbo = cursor.next();
    dbo.put("date", simpleDate.format(dbo.get("date")));
}
return JSON.serialize(cursor);

But the while loop doesn't affect the returned result.
It just gives the same result back. How do I change the date field and then return it?
Also i've put the following line:
simpleDate.format(dbo.get("date"))

In a System.out.printline("");
And this prints out "27-11-2014", just like i want it.

A: I solved it by doing the following:
DBCursor cursor = dbCollection.find(query).sort(new BasicDBObject("date", -1));
    List<DBObject> arr = new ArrayList<DBObject>();
    while(cursor.hasNext()){
        DBObject dbo = cursor.next();
        dbo.put("date", simpleDate.format(dbo.get("date")));
        arr.add(dbo);
    }
    return JSON.serialize(arr);

Summary: I pass every DBObject from the cursor into the while loop, here I edit it with simpledateformat
simpleDate is a SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy") object

Then, i put every item in an arraylist, which i then serialize with JSON.serialize, then i return it to my JavaScript.

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Loads of vitamins in Circus – A, C & B6. These build immunity, promote good eyesight & maintains the brain's function. Mango contains tartaric acid, malic acid, and a trace of citric acid to help maintain the alkali reserve of the body. Rhubarb increases metabolic function which aids weight loss.