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In the last 12 months, ongoing conflict has directly affected an estimated 1.62 million people in Libya. According to the Humanitarian Needs Overview 2018, 1.1 million people require life-saving humanitarian assistance and protection. As of March 2018, there were still around 179,400 IDPs, while some 372,022-people returned to their places of origin. Libya continues to be the main transit point of departure for people attempting to cross the Mediterranean into Europe. Over 600,000 migrants in Libya (the total estimated number is between 700,000-1,000,000) are particularly exposed to abuse and human rights violations, as rent-seeking armed groups proliferate and engage in smuggling, trafficking and exploitation of this group. Increasing interceptions/roundups have resulted in an increased number of migrants detained and exposed to abuses.
In 2018, IOM plans to aid IDPs, returnees and affected communities as well as to migrants in Libya. Key interventions will include rapid multi-sectorial assessments, advocacy for release of detained migrants, provision of multi-sectoral development-oriented and life-saving assistance, including core relief items and emergency food, psychosocial support, health assistance, multi-purpose cash assistance, registration, documentation, Voluntary Humanitarian Return, and monitoring of migration flows and protection, including Displacement Tracking Matrix. Restoring basic functionality of essential services and livelihoods will also be part of IOM's response for 2018.
IOM coordinates its response with the UNHCR through regular and ad-hoc sector meetings. Coordination for the migrants and refugee's response is co-led by IOM and UNHCR though the Mixed Migration Working Group (MMWG). Additionally, IOM coordinates closely with Government counterparts, including the DCIM, Libyan Coast Guard, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Social Affairs and local municipalities, primarily in identifying target locations and beneficiaries. IOM Libya makes use of its well-established network of local NGOs, CSOs and local crisis committees, securing their support throughout the implementation of its activities.
Note: the projects below are part of the inter-agency Humanitarian Response Plan Libya 2018.
Overall Targeted Beneficiaries: 163,000 migrants, and 215,000 IDPs, returnees, and affected communities
Contact Information: IOM Libya; Project Development Unit. POC; Antonio Salanga- Senior Programme Development and Donor Relations Officer, aslanga@iom.int, +216-29-808-929. https://www.iom.int/countries/libya.
IOM Offices: Country Office: Tunis, Tunisia, Sub-Offices: Tripoli, Libya.
International Staff: 26
Health; 14,883 migrants received medical care.
Multi Sector; 16,021 migrants to Libya were interviewed regarding reasons for choosing Libya as country of destination.
Protection; 291 displaced families took part in psychosocial support activities.
Shelter and Non-Food Items; 50,298 migrants and 51,882 Internally Displaced Individuals received core relief items.
Community Stabilization; IOM supported the improvement of access to water for more than 47,000 inhabitants in both Sabha and Qatroun through the rehabilitation of 37 wells and drilling of two new water wells.
Requested 105,309,993 | Received: 25,819,468 | Percentage funded: 25%
Enhance the collection and provision of evidence-based information on migration and displacement inside Libya and the needs assessments. Activities include: i) mobility Tracking Reports; ii) Flow Monitoring Reports; iii) detention profiles; iv) coordination Meetings with the Bureau of Statistics; and v) identify vulnerable persons for receiving individual assistance to reduce protection risks including material assistance.
1,000 IDPs, and vulnerable persons
Provide health care services in conflict affected communities in Libya
Amount Requested: USD 3,000,000 Amount Received: USD 120,000
Support to restoration of basic functionality of essential services and livelihoods in conflict-affected communities in Libya. Activities will include: i) health facilities supported with equipment and supplies; ii) number of staff (e.g. doctors, nurses and paramedics) trained on basic health service packages and clinical best practices; iii) primary health care consultations provided to IDPs in health facilities or through mobile clinic at the camps; and iv) host community members reached with health promotion and prevention campaigns.
12,000 IDPs and host communities in Libya
Multi-sectoral humanitarian assistance and protection to at-risk migrants in Libya
Provide protection assistance to the most vulnerable persons affected by the conflict through direct support and referral to partner organizations and or existing mechanisms. Activities will include: i) provision of holistic assistance (medical, psychosocial, socio-economic reintegration, schooling, and accommodation) to victims of gender-based violence affected during the conflict; and iii) reinforcing and/or putting in place mental health and psychosocial support services for women and girls affected by the conflict.
49,600 IDPs, returnees and host communities in Libya
Empowering Libyans and migrants through community-based protection initiatives
Fostering an environment for integrated child protection solutions while conversely building the knowledge of national authorities and international stakeholders. Empowering Libyans and migrants through community-based protection initiatives to increase their resiliency and promote positive coping strategies. Activities will include: i) focus group discussions (FGDs) held with IDPs and returnees in target locations to identify their needs; ii) community-based protection network formed and No. of capacity building sessions provided to the community-based protection network; iii) cultural and recreational activities facilitated by men, women, boys and girls from the IDPs, returnees and non-displaced communities; iv) vulnerable women and girls (including GBV survivors) supported with specialized protection services such as PSS, dignity kits and medical referrals; v) vulnerable persons identified and receiving individual assistance to reduce protection risks including material assistance; and vi) children and youth, including unaccompanied and separated children, participated in community and family support activities (cultural and recreational activities, etc.).
4,200 IDPs, returnees, non-displaced communities, and unaccompanied and separated children
Refugee and Migrant Response
Provision of multi-sectoral humanitarian assistance and protection to at-risk migrants in Libya
Provision of multi-sectoral humanitarian assistance and protection to at-risk migrants in Libya. Activities include: i) medical consultations given to migrants; ii) community outreach with promotive and preventive health campaigns; iii) provide direct assistance through NFI/core relief kits distributed to migrants; iv) Assist migrants with protection services, including case management and psychosocial support; v) train national stakeholders (staff of national and local authorities, NGOs, community leaders and embassy officials) in advocacy, awareness raising and other capacity building activities on rights and protection of migrants; vi) assist migrants with Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR); vii) provide specialized protection assistance to VHR beneficiaries; viii) improve migrant WASH facilities; and ix) hygiene promotion campaigns.
233,172 migrants, national stakeholders (staff of national and local authorities, NGOs, community leaders and embassy officials)
Shelter and Non-Food Items assistance to Displaced and Returning Libyans
Amount Requested: USD 16,996,316 Amount Received: USD 0
Provide shelter and non-food items assistance to displaced and returning Libyans. Activities Include: i) distribution of emergency Non-Food Items (NFIs); ii) more sector-specific cash assistance; and iii) shelter and shelter upgrades assistance.
140,730 IDPs and returning Libyans


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WATCH: Star Wars fans nearly riot after projector error spoils part of The Force Awakens
By Elton Hobson	Global News
Posted December 21, 2015 12:29 pm
Caught on Tape: Star Wars fans go berserk after projector error spoils parts of The Force Awakens
Apparently, this Star Wars thing is kind of a big deal to a lot of folks.
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If you've been on the Internet at all the past week, you know that posting any spoilers to the newly-released Star Wars: The Force Awakens is tantamount to a capital crime.
Case in point: this past Friday, when a midnight showing of the film at iconic Los Angeles venue Arclight Theatre nearly descended into anarchy after a projector error caused the film to jump ahead several minutes, spoiling a potential plot point.
Video shot from inside the theatre shows the moment borderline pandemonium breaks out as angry Star Wars fans decry the theatre's technical snafu (and resulting spoiler).
"You're ruining my life!" one fan shouts in mock despair, but the reaction around him is anything but jovial. Fans can be heard screaming obscenities at theatre staff, while other fans reportedly covered their ears and sprinted from the theatre in an attempt to avoid spoilers.
The clips have gone viral since they were posted this past weekend, with nearly half a million combined views on YouTube.
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"Now that we watched the movie, we know it wasn't the ending," Eric Melendez, who recorded one of the videos from inside the theatre, told CNN. "However, at the time, we thought it was because we saw the movie fast forwarded and believed it to be spoilers."
Eventually, theatre staff managed to restore the projector to working order, and the film resumed – this time at the appropriate place.
This isn't the first time the ArcLight Theatre has been associated with the latest Star Wars film in a negative way.
Just last week, director Quentin Tarantino blasted Disney after they forced the ArcLight theatre to cancel their planned run of his new film The Hateful Eight in order to continue screening Star Wars over the holiday season.
The irony was not lost on the fans in attendance at the midnight showing – at one point, someone can be heard shouting "Is Tarantino running the projector?"
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A Guide to Hiking the Bay Area
Hiking the Bay Area: Trails
One of the best aspects of the Bay Area trails is their wide variety. There are trails in county, state and national parks; trails created from paved road, crushed gravel, dirt and grass; and trails that pass by every kind of scenery imaginable, from the stunning Pacific Coast to towering redwoods. There are so many trail options in the Bay Area, in fact, that it can be a bit overwhelming. But on the plus side, you should be able to find just what you're seeking. Here are a few of the most popular trails [source: Bay Area Hiker].
Angel Island Loop Trail. You have to take a ferry to reach Angel Island, the largest island in San Francisco Bay, but it's worth it. The island has a fascinating history: It was once a U.S. Army post and also processed 175,000 immigrants, mainly from China, from 1910 to 1940. The easy, 5-mile (8-kilometer) loop trail overlooks the old Camp Reynolds, an 1863 Army post built to protect San Francisco Bay. It also affords views of Point Blunt, which once held an artillery battery -- and where you may hear and see harbor seals today. The trail winds to the top of 788-foot (240-meter) Mt. Caroline Livermore, where you can gaze at Ayala Cove, Tiburon and the Golden Gate [sources: California Department of Parks and Recreation, Military Museum].
Matt Davis-Steep Ravine Loop, Mount Tamalpais State Park. Sitting just north of the Golden Gate Bridge, 2,571-foot (784-meter) Mt. Tamalpais features redwood groves, oak woodlands and stunning views from its peak. There are more than 50 miles (81 kilometers) of trail here; the Steep Ravine Loop via the Matt Davis Trail is one of the most popular. This 7.3-mile (11.8-kilometer) hike from the Stinson Beach Trailhead passes a steep, lush canyon, waterfalls and a wide variety of flora and fauna. It's moderately difficult [sources: California Department of Parks and Recreation, Bay Area Hiker].
Coast Trail from Palomarin Trailhead to Alamere Falls, Point Reyes National Seashore. More than 150 miles (241 kilometers) of hiking trails crisscross Point Reyes National Seashore, an impressive wilderness area with more than 1,500 species of plants and animals scattered among its expansive beaches, windswept grasslands and wooded ridges. In summer and fall, yellow jackets can be an issue, although park staff post notices of problem areas. The 7.5-mile (12.1-kilometer) out-and-back trail to Alamere Falls, a 40-foot (12-meter) waterfall, which tumbles into the Pacific Ocean, isn't too tough, although it contains two tricky scrambles near the end, after you pass Pelican Lake -- one a downhill cut through bare rock, and the second a drop to the beach via crumbly rock [sources: National Park Service, Bay Area Hiker, Waterfalls West].
Castle Rock State Park. Sitting along the crest of the Santa Cruz Mountains, this state park is filled with redwoods, Douglas fir, steep canyons and unusual rock formations. Its 4.7-mile (7.6-kilometer) partial loop trail is never that crowded, so it's easy to enjoy the fantastic scenery [source: Bay Area Hiker].
Summit Loop, San Bruno Mountain County Park. An easy 3.5-mile (5.6-kilometer) loop takes you to San Bruno's 1,314-foot (401-meter) summit and back along dirt trails. The trails are well-groomed, although rocky. Still, it's considered a good hike for beginners. Views are good; you can spy downtown San Francisco, the East Bay hills and the Santa Cruz Mountains from the ridge. Spring wildflowers that pop up here -- lupine, manroot and bluedicks, to name a few -- are outstanding [source: Bay Area Hiker].
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Find Your Own Way
This has nothing – and everything – to do with education.
First, watch to the two minute video clip below:
Hawaiian Singer Willie K Sings National Anthem
If you're like me, you probably ended up watching this more than once, because it's so rare to see brilliance, originality, and artistic talent meld so perfectly. (And yes, I understand there are some purists out there who will object to this rendition, but I think it was done with utmost respect.)
The reason for sharing this: If you're like me, you've heard the Star Spangled Banner all your life, and you've only heard it sung one way. The thought of it being sung differently probably never entered your mind. But this fellow, Uncle Willie K, realized that just because everyone does something a certain way doesn't mean that's the only way to do it. He dug into the meaning of the song and found his own way to interpret it. And it was beautiful.
I share this as a reminder: Whatever you're doing in CTE – or in life, for that matter – remember that just because everyone does something a certain way, that doesn't make it the only way, or the best way, to do it. Think about what you're doing, dig deep into the heart of it, and find your own way. That is the path where originality and brilliance lie.
(For more on this performance, by the way, see here.)
Brett Pawlowski is Executive Vice President of NC3T, the National Center for College and Career Transitions (www.nc3t.com). NC3T provides planning, coaching, technical assistance and tools to help community-based leadership teams plan and implement their college-career pathway systems and strengthen employer connections with education.
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As politicians question value of gun control, Bloomberg calls for action
CNN's Kevin Liptak
(CNN) – Two days after a gunman who police say used legally purchased firearms killed a dozen theater-goers in a Denver suburb, the nation's political leaders began debating whether stricter controls on gun access were necessary to prevent further violence.
The question of tighter restrictions on owning guns has been largely ignored in this year's presidential campaign, and Democrats, who in the 1990s were vocal in pushing for tighter gun laws, rarely address the issue today.
That silence, however, was sharply criticized by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who said Sunday that President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney had a responsibility to lay out a strategy for combating gun violence in America.
"This requires - particularly in a presidential year - the candidates for president of the United States to stand up and once and for all say, yes, they feel terrible. Yes, it's a tragedy. Yes, we have great sympathy for the families, but it's time for this country to do something," Bloomberg said on CBS. "And that's the job of the president of the United States."
Both candidates, Bloomberg said, had records on restricting access to assault weapons. He pointed to an assault weapon ban Romney signed as governor of Massachusetts and a 2008 campaign promise from Obama to reinstate a federal ban on assault weapons.
"The governor has, apparently, changed his views, and the president has spent the last three years trying to avoid the issue, or if he's facing it, I don't know anybody that's seen him face it. And it's time for both of them to be held accountable," said Bloomberg, long an advocate for tighter access to guns.
"Leadership is leading from the front, not doing a survey, finding out what the people want and then doing it. What do they stand for, and why aren't they standing up?" Bloomberg asked.
Speaking aboard Air Force One as the president flew to meet with families of those killed in Friday's shooting, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Obama did not have plans to push for new laws in light of the Colorado massacre.
"The president's view is that we can take steps to keep guns out of the hands of people who should not have them under existing law. And that's his focus right now," Carney said Sunday, adding it was too early to determine how the issue would play in the election.
Despite Bloomberg's unequivocal call for tighter restrictions on guns, two leading voices Sunday questioned whether different rules would have prevented Friday's shooting.
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, speaking on CNN's "State of the Union," said he was willing to consider laws that could prevent similar mass killings but expressed skepticism that any action taken by the government could thwart the actions of "delusional" killers.
"I'm happy to look at anything," Hickenlooper, a Democrat, told CNN Chief Political Correspondent Candy Crowley. "But if there were no assault weapons available, and no this or no that, this guy is going to find something. He knows how to create a bomb, and who knows where the mind would have gone."
Republican Arizona Sen. John McCain expressed a similar willingness to consider all options Sunday but said that any action taken by the government would require a certain degree of demonstrated effectiveness before being enacted.
"I think that we need to look at everything, and everything should be looked at," McCain said, also on "State of the Union." "But to think that somehow gun control, or increased gun control, is the answer, in my view, that has to be proved."
Police in Colorado say Holmes set off two gas-emitting devices before spraying the theater in Aurora, Colorado, with bullets from an AR-15 rifle, a 12-gauge shotgun and at least one of two .40-caliber handguns that police recovered.
Holmes had bought the guns legally at stores in the Denver area over the past two months, Aurora Police Chief Daniel Oates said Friday. More than 6,000 rounds of ammunition were also purchased online, according to the police chief.
Hickenlooper said the fact that Holmes purchased his weapons from different venues would have made it difficult to track his steps.
"Certainly, we can try, and I'm sure we will try to create some checks and balances on these things, but it is an act of evil," Hickenlooper said. "If it was not one weapon, it would have been another, and he was diabolical."
McCain, pointing to the gun and bomb rampage last year in Norway that left 77 people dead, questioned whether greater restrictions on guns could prevent mass shootings.
"The killer in Norway was in a country that had very strict gun-control laws, and yet he was still able to acquire the necessary means to initiate and carry out a mass slaughter," McCain said.
"We had a ban on assault weapons that expired some years ago, and it didn't change the situation at all, in my view," McCain continued, referring a measure that was in place from 1994 to 2004.
That law's leading sponsor, California Democrat Sen. Dianne Feinstein, argued the opposite Sunday, saying that since the measure expired, hundreds of people have been killed using "weapons of war."
"These weapons ought to be stopped," Feinstein said on "Fox News Sunday." "That's what my bill did for 10 years."
She continued, "I have no problem with people being licensed to own a firearm. But these are weapons that you're only going to be using to kill people in close combat. That's the purpose for that weapon."
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- Bloomberg demands gun action from Obama and Romney
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Filed under: Colorado • Gun rights • John McCain • State of the Union
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Democrats are so enamored with their ideas they have no way of looking at evidence and changing course! Gun laws are adequate– we need enforcement and personal responsibility. Carry an unregistered gun and forfit your _________ kill someone and forfit your life. Justice will prevail!
July 23, 2012 09:54 am at 9:54 am |
Gun control is not the answer.! Why subject legitimate gun owners who already have to jump through hoops to acquire a gun when the real problem is the illegal gun trade.Thafact the US Government cannot or will not shut down the illegal gun trade is the problem. Why ? is it because they cannot or will not! so what everyone is doing is blaming the legal gun owners for the crimes against the people of this country. Why! because we are the only ones that the additional laws will stop. We are not the criminals here.Real gun control must start with the illegal trade in weapons .then and only then will we have real control. If you make more laws or as some want , the removal of the second amendment to the constitution .Then only the criminals will have guns and that will be a mistake. The time has come for the US Government to step up and do what is right, Close down the illegal gun trade!
Anyone who wants Bloomberg for president should move to jollie old England. You don't deserve what the Founding Fathers forged and so many have died to preserve.
Keel Hauler
A multi-millionaire who relies on armed security feels he is in a position to dictate how others can protect themselves? Arrogant a$$!
The Jackdaw
We do not need gun control. We need crime control.
July 23, 2012 10:00 am at 10:00 am |
Some states want to require a "voter ID" so how about an amunition ID. When anyone buys the amount of amunition as the guy in Colorado did, it should require not only an ID, it should require finger prints. A federal database should be created to check it all out. Also, it was reported this guy put these purchases on a credit card. These credit card companies should question such purchases and notify the authorities. I believe everyone should be allowed to protect themselves in their home and those who like to hunt be allowed to own a gun for hunting, but that's enough; no AK47's. These measures won't stop people from using their guns to kill each other, but, hopefully, it would stop something of the magnitude that happened in Colorado.
I promise you that if the people in that theatre were armed that shooter would not have killed half as many as he did AND he'd be dead by now so we don't have to pay for his idiot murderous self to sit & rot in prison for the next 50 years. GUNS both legal or illegal do not kill people, evil people kill people. THe fact that he got his legally just means that he did nt' have a prior criminal record. He'd have gotten one either way since that was his intent.
Some states want to require a "voter ID" so how about an amunition ID. When anyone buys the amount of amunition as the guy in Colorado did, it should require not only an ID, it should require finger prints. A federal database should be created to check it all out. Also, it was reported this guy put these purchases on credit cards. These credit card companies should question such purchases and notify the authorities. I believe everyone should be allowed to protect themselves in their home and those who like to hunt be allowed to own a gun for hunting, but that's enough; no AK47's. These measures won't stop people from using their guns to kill each other, but, hopefully, it would stop something of the magnitude that happened in Colorado.
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"Bloomberg calls for Action"
"Put up again thy sword...all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword"
(Matthew 26: 52; Revelation 13: 10).
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So much misingormation and emotional retoric. There are tens of millions of guns in our country in the hands of responsible and irresponsible people. Too many guns are out there to make gun control effective even if you wanted. We need intelligent conversation on how to deal with the irresponsible gun owners. I have no great ideas but the combative rhetoric is not useful.
Everyone should be able to have a knife. Nobody should have a tactical nuclear weapon. The balance is somewhere in between.
People are killed every day with illegal guns? Where's the outrage there? Guns are like drugs. Ban them and people will still get them easily enough. I could get an illegal gun a block from my office by end of the day today if I wanted. Not to mentioned, if you want to ban guns you need a Constitutional Amendment. Eliminate one of our rights through improper means, and you can eliminate any of them at will.
@coolmusings
On the other hand if several people in the movie theater had legal, licensed, concealed handguns, this guy might have been shot before many were hurt.
Interesting – if I was in theater, I would have shot the killer. The guy 3 rows behind me, will shoot me, thinking I am the killer. And Mr.coolmusings here, would shot my attacker. In the darkness and confusion of the movie theater setting, and the panic of seeing someone shooting, everyone will impulsively end up shooting everyone else. Let's all have AK-47s, that will make it quicker. Hallelujah, God save America!!!
I knew it. Just a matter of time before people want us to hand over our weapons. Well.... you're not getting mine.
Todd Marlin
TomNPitt, you're way too logical for most of the morons in our society these days. Their idea of everyone being armed so that they can protect themselves is so stupid, it doesn't even warrent a comeback. That would just lead to more shootings, and the last time I checked, the police stopped this guy, not some NRA loving civilian in a movie theatre. Argument of he would've found another way just lets them get away w/having any type of rifle that they want. Why not just allow nuclear weapons, grenades, etc as a part of right to bear arms, because hey, he would've found a way !
We need more guns , not less .
Why don't they make a I phone automatic 40mm , then I can skip and shoot at the same time I play video games .
Good point Patriot, 12 people just died for your stupid right to bear arms. But I guess your argument is that the gun didn't kill the people, a person kiilled those people. Funny, but the gun is always there when people kill people, innocent bystander ?
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35 Years Ago: Why 'A View to a Kill' Couldn't Save Duran Duran
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Duran Duran's attempt at a mid-'80s reunion gave them a No. 1 song, but then everything fell apart anyway.
The group had split into two camps by then, roughly along fault lines created the Power Station and Arcadia, a pair of side projects that spoke to larger issues. Singer Simon Le Bon, keyboardist Nick Rhodes and drummer Roger Taylor co-founded Arcadia, after bassist John Taylor and guitarist Andy Taylor began work with the Power Station. (Roger Taylor bridged the two worlds, also contributing percussion to the Power Station sessions.)
Then James Bond came calling. Or, more specifically, an admittedly drunken John Taylor ran into movie franchise producer Cubby Broccoli at a party celebrating Wimbledon. Taylor's girlfriend, Janine Andrews, who had a minor role in 1983's Octopussy, introduced them.
"When are you going to get someone decent to do one of your theme songs?" Taylor grumbled, according to Notorious: The Unauthorized Biography.
Despite the insult, Broccoli was intrigued, and set up a meeting with longtime Bond composer John Barry and producer Jonathan Elias at Taylor's flat in Knightsbridge. Taylor came to this from an honest place, later admitting during a 1985 appearance on Good Morning America to being a "bit of a trivia freak" when it comes to the series.
Barry and Taylor hit it off, but everyone promptly began drinking again, so not much got done. "He knows more about stuff I've done than I know myself," the Bond composer later marveled. "He'd pick out a scene from an old movie – and I mean old – and talk about it like I'm supposed to remember it as if it were yesterday!"
Consequently, the sessions for their proposed Bond theme began with little beyond a sense on Duran Duran's part that they needed to rise to the moment. At this point, the fivesome hadn't put out an album of new material in more than a year.
"I always think [a Bond theme] needs something exciting, something surprising, something that shocks you a little bit," Le Bon told NME in 2015. "Whether it's a chord change, a rhythmic shift or even a lyrical twist – a surprise is always a good thing."
Watch Duran Duran's Video for 'A View to a Kill'
Barry wasn't interested in providing much in the way of direction, working more as an editor. That left Duran Duran to find common ground on their own. Once they did, everything fell together.
"He didn't really come up with any of the basic musical ideas," Simon later confirmed. "He heard what we came up with and he put them into an order. And that's why it happened so quickly, because he was able to separate the good ideas from the bad ones, and he arranged them. He has a great way of working brilliant chord arrangements. He was working with us as virtually a sixth member of the group, but not really getting on our backs at all."
They hit on a stabbing keyboard sound from Rhodes, whose synth programming gave the emerging song a stuttering, futuristic sense of danger. Later titled "A View to a Kill," after the Bond film's title, the song represented a bold step toward modernity for a series that had for years relied on silky crooned ballads for its themes.
"We had an approach we wanted to take, in the way we did the music for it – which was our style," John Taylor said on Good Morning America. "We really didn't give any thought to what had come before us. We wanted to give it something very contemporary and very Duran Duran. We didn't really think about what we had to follow. If we had thought about the acts we had to follow, we'd have never been able to do it."
Power Station producer Bernard Edwards was there to help smooth things over between the two factions, but the song took on a life of its own – briefly erasing whatever reluctance remained.
"We didn't try and write one that sounded like Eartha Kitt or Tom Jones," Le Bon told the Irish Examiner in 2015. "We wanted to make a Duran Duran Bond theme, and make sure it sounded like that."
Fans responded, sending "A View to a Kill" to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 13, 1985. That should have bolstered Duran Duran as they took the stage the same day before an estimated 100,000 people for Live Aid at Philadelphia's JFK Stadium. Instead, the global all-star event – even though it was broadcast to 1.5 billion around the globe – marked a sad end.
"Onstage, we played as hard as we know how," John Taylor wrote in In the Pleasure Groove: Love, Death and Duran Duran. "But when the curtain fell on our performance … none of us had any idea that the curtain was falling on the first act of our career and our lives together."
Watch Duran Duran Perform at Live Aid
A video shoot, filmed in Paris with the famous directing team of Godley and Creme, had already hinted that "A View to a Kill" wasn't going to be enough to hold Duran Duran together.
"All the band members were on different planets, in different universes. All the video filming was individual shots — Simon does this here, Nick does this there," John Taylor added. Andy Taylor, writing in his own memoir, Wild Boy: My Life in Duran Duran, admitted "that's when I made up my mind I'd do the Bond video and get the hell out of there."
They dutifully performed their new hit song at Live Aid, but something was missing. "There was a nervousness in both camps; our relationships had not gotten any better since Paris," John wrote in In the Pleasure Groove. "If anything, things had gotten worse." This tense situation played out in ways large and small, he noted.
"When Simon, Nick and Roger flew in, we were in different teams," John Taylor told The Guardian in 2003. "Andy and I had grown our hair and were doing the U.S. rocker thing. They were doing the esoteric European artistic thing. It was all in the haircuts. The writing was on the wall."
John Barry and Duran Duran were nominated for a Golden Globe in 1986 for Best Original Song, but by then Roger and Andy had left. "A View to a Kill" was the last song recorded by the original five-member lineup until Duran Duran finally reunited in 2001.
Andy Taylor, who ultimately split again in 2006, was shocked by the finality of Live Aid: "When we came offstage in Philadelphia, there were no congratulatory hugs or friendly smiles. It was like we were completely foreign to each other, and it would be the last time we played together for almost two decades."
Still, Duran Duran came away with a lasting achievement, despite how hard it sometimes was to get there: "A View to a Kill" remains the first, and so far only, Bond theme to top the U.S. chart.
"Bond songs have to be big songs, don't they?" John Taylor told the A.V. Club in 2012. "They have to have the grandiosity. It's like designing a Rolls-Royce. You want it to be completely state of the art, but it's always going to have the honking great radiator grill on the front. There's certain criteria that have to be fulfilled. But I think we nailed it with that song. We really did nail it."
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As a child, I was always excited and more than ready to have school start in the fall. It's that time of year again. By the first of September, millions of children and young people will be "back in the saddle again". Most will be happy to get to see their friends and begin once again the activities of the school year.
There have been so many changes in our educational systems since I was a child, that sometimes I really think, "those were the good old days". Then, the teacher was the boss and you better listen. If you said a cruse word, you were punished. One would never even dream of talking back to their teacher. Today they curse non stop and mouth off to teachers daily; sometimes a student will actually physically attack a teacher.
I am a teacher and have been for over 40 years. I believe that unless the teacher has control of the classroom, there is no learning going on. Children cannot learn when their world is full of fear, confusion, and distractions. I have taught many a student to read and write. But I also taught them how to be kind and helpful; how to give and earn respect, and how treat others like they would want to be treated.
Now it's all about passing the proficiency tests. I know personally several excellent teachers who have taken early retirement just because they were tired of "teaching for the test". What ever happened to teaching the three R's and manners. In health class we learned about personal hygiene and the function of body parts. In History we were taught about our nation and how men and women fought to keep America safe. We got to read literature from famous authors and try writing out own. We were encouraged to follow our dreams.
Now children learn to add and subtract on a calculator and send text messages to they friends instead of listening in class. They gang up and get into mischief and the bully other students. They carry weapons to school and threaten their peers and teachers. Perhaps we should have allowed God to stay a part of our educational system.


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The Orwells: Life After Letterman
By Eric Gossett | August 12, 2014 | 4:45pm
Music Features The Orwells
Members: Mario Cuomo, Matt O'Keefe, Dominic Corso, Henry Brinner, Grant Brinner
Hometown: Elmhurst, Illinois
Current Release: Disgraceland (2014)
For Fans Of: Black Lips, Parquet Courts, Ty Segall
David Letterman is excited. "Yeah! Come on! Finally! Now we're getting somewhere! Oh, that was wonderful! What do you say? A little more?" the late-night legend exclaims as he shakes hands with up-and-coming Chicago band The Orwells after their late-night television debut in January.
With more than three decades in the television business, you'd think Letterman had seen it all. What could this rising band from the suburbs of Chicago have done to elicit such a response?
The night went something like this: The Orwells spent four minutes tearing through their breakout hit, "Who Needs You," from their 2014 album Disgraceland. Opening with a driving drumbeat from Henry Brinner, guitarists Matt O'Keefe, Dominic Corso and bassist Grant Brinner followed suit for a rowdy, awe-inspiring performance. Frontman Mario Cuomo, who resembles Thor's bohemian younger brother, delivered a visceral vocal performance, glancing out at the audience and cameras though an unkempt mane of golden locks as he swayed in his mismatched sneakers and leopard print socks. Couple that with an impromptu writhing routine on the set floor, and you've got a show that had Letterman begging for more. Paul Shaffer was imitating the whole thing moments later.
Six months later, The Orwells are taking a break in Chicago, recovering from months on the road opening for bands like Arctic Monkeys and FIDLAR. Their aforementioned, encore-evoking performance from the Late Show could be considered the catalyst for the band's recent success. Late-night TV, after all, still has a funny way of doing that. A statistically dying medium, it can either (briefly) ruin your reputation (look at Lana Del Rey in 2012), or it can be the stepping stone that leads to nationwide tours. The Orwells are obviously the latter, and guitarist Matt O'Keefe details the Illinois five-piece uniting in their adolescence and how this small group of friends evolved into The Orwells we know today.
"In middle school, me, Dominic [Corso], Henry [Brinner] and Grant [Brinner] were in a band. Then when we got to high school, that band called it quits and we weren't really doing anything," O'Keefe tells me over the phone. Even at such a young age, O'Keefe and co. felt the need to satisfy their creative appetites through music. He and the rest of the soon-to-be Orwells began the search for a new lead singer.
"We were looking around for a lead singer and Dominic's cousin, who is Mario [Cuomo], he kind of sang. [Cuomo] wasn't really a good singer, he was just kind of like a good friend at that time. So, we were like, 'Let's try him out and see what he can do.' [Cuomo] came over to my house freshman year of high school and we recorded a cover of "Barely Legal" by The Strokes. That was the first thing that we [The Orwells] ever did. Then we thought, 'Fuck it. Let's do it. Let's go with this guy.' And we were just all on board."
Not even legal themselves, the band began a stint of at-home recording sessions during their high school days, covering bands like The Strokes, while building a catalog of their own material. Soon, the newly formed Orwells had enough songs to translate into a handful of EPs, and eventually, their debut album Remember When. After completing their first full-length record and filming a music video for their single "Mallrats," The Orwells did what many hopeful new bands do nowadays—they began the process of sending out their music to every publication, blog, label and outlet they could find until someone finally noticed.
"For 'Mallrats,' we shot a music video and we were just emailing it to blogs," O'Keefe says. "We sent it to Aquarium Drunkard, the guys who [also] run Autumn Tone, and they replied basically saying, 'Hey, do you want to put out the record with us?' That's our story. [We] got discovered through email. Super exciting [laughs]."
Although O'Keefe laughs at the thought of getting his big break through an email chain, it ultimately led to a partnership with Aquarium Drunkard and the creation of their sophomore LP, Disgraceland. Having only ever recorded songs in their makeshift basement studio, The Orwells ventured into uncharted territory and began recording their new album in a more traditional fashion—a process that took longer than six months, four studios and three producers to complete.
"This was the first time we worked with any producers really," O'Keefe reveals. "We recorded in four studios with three producers over a span of almost half a year. It was a long experience. We would break a lot, you know, go on the road, and then go back into the studio with somebody else. We recorded in London, Chicago, Woodstock (New York) and Los Angeles. Three different [producers]. It was a much different experience than what we were used to, which was just [recording] in my basement. Before, we would finish the song in three hours you know, half-ass it. If you messed up a little, who cares? But when you're in the studio with a producer, you kind of have to do your take like 10 times. It was much more tedious than what we were used to, but at the same time, the quality of the recordings turned out much better."
That last sentiment is something to which The Orwells are still adjusting. Take the Letterman show for example—The Orwells could have begrudgingly given an encore performance of Who Needs You, but in O'Keefe's eyes, the band had already given their best performance in one take. That's how The Orwells have always done things. Play it the way you would want it to sound if you only had one shot to do it—8 Mile style. While their debut album can at times sound like a collection of melodic madness, Disgraceland offers a blend of cleaner chaos to the gnarly music of The Orwells. However, with three different producers in four different studios, the band faced a new struggle: keeping a unified sound throughout the record.
"You tell producers what you want and they would put their little twist on it. For the most part, there is a flow between all of them that you can relate back, but you could probably pick out which songs were recorded by which producers," O'Keefe says.
"They all had qualities about them that other people lacked. That went for everybody we worked with. You know, Chris Coady, who we worked with most of the time was a little more technical, but [he] kind of left it up to us. Or Dave Sitek (of TV On The Radio who produced the title track to the Orwells Other Voices EP), was a really confident dude, and he had his own ideas. And a dude like Jim Abiss, who would just let us fuck around. That was probably the most fun I had while I was recording was when we were with Jim. Just like everything that he had. Any pedal, any kind of instrument, it was like, 'Lets just see if we can get it on there.' Then we'd go for it and that's where we got all these fucked up sounds [on the record] that are just unique in our own way."
Unique sounds are something that the Orwells covet and crave. Forget a slight inconsistency between recordings. The band's real fears lie much deeper. This is a band that is carving its own path through the muddled realm of garage rock. A genre where, if you're not careful, you can be sucked into a vacuum of self-satisfaction and complacency. Something that O'Keefe and his bandmates equally dread.
"I think about it all the time. Especially going in to write our next record. People always say, 'Don't set rules for yourself on what you want to do with your music.' I think once you do that, you kind of unknowingly fall into that kind of vacuum of, 'Well here's the stereotype of what my music should sound like,' and you just start making that. I always think as a rule, you have to be like, 'Okay, I did this a lot on the last record.' Or 'Here was the structure to the songs.' You think about the structure and the instruments that you used, and if you think about the next one [record], you can write it how you would normally write it. But, you almost have to make rules like, 'There needs to be an organ on every song and it has to be a lead,' or, 'There has to be a sax on every song.' That's how you can stay out of that little vacuum, by setting these rules for what you can't do, rather than what you can do."
In addition to the rules they set for themselves, The Orwells sometimes find themselves being told what they can or can't do out of the studio.
"It's less from the people who work with us, because they've met us like a thousand times and they know our personalities," O'Keefe says. "But especially at a venue, you'll ask somebody something, or complain about something, like to the sound guy, 'This sounds like shit,' and then he'll be like, 'Well fuck you, you're 19. What do you know?' You can get that anywhere though, that's just how it is when you're dealing with people older than you. If I was the sound guy and some 13-year-old was telling me my shit sucked, I'd be like, 'Fuck you dude, you're 13.'"
Despite the occasional opposition from the older generation of industry egomaniacs, they're still plowing ahead at full speed. O'Keefe says there's another record coming from the band, and we should all be just as excited for it as he is.
"We're starting to write. It's kind of getting to the phase now where we're recording demos with the full band and stuff. There's definitely something in the works as of now," O'Keefe says. "I'm excited for this one because the last one we recorded over a long period of time, but it was also written over a long period of time. But this one, if we write this album in a month or two, and then we record it in a month or two, it's going to be a much more unified [album] than Disgraceland, which I will be very excited for."
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Which makes air 2/3rds the weight of propane.
If moved around by an air ventilation system it will eventually dissipate but the more oxygen present the more dangerous it becomes. Pumping it out would be the safest way to get it out. A bellows or diaphragm pump system would be the safest way to move the gas in an open environment. A bilge blower would help but God forbid it blows past the fan motor. Sealed brushless motors are the only motors used in flammable gas systems. I would not buy a bilge blower that was not to specs.
Propane is very popular due to its storage ability and burn ratio (78%) Another reason to go propane over CNG is .839 Btu's-natural gas: 1.97 Btu's for propane, # for #.
Moving the air around would work but it would take a windstorm to move it fast enough to suit me.
The best advice is the spray bottle with dish soap and a gas detector. Just don't let it happen.
If you smell propane, no matter how strong or weak the smell, treat it as a serious gas leak. There are four ways to test for a gas leak: the sniff test, the pressure test, the bubble test, and propane gas detectors.
Being heavier than air, leaking propane tends to collect initially in low areas. To check whether there is a leak using the sniff test, get down on your hands and knees and sniff close to the sole, and/or bilges to smell for propane. Propane smells somewhat like rotten cabbage.
Be aware that under rare conditions, propane's distinctive smell can "fade" or diminish in intensity - hence, a leak can exist and the gas may not have a detectable odor.
A pressure gauge does not tell you the level of the gas in the tank; you weigh the tank to determine that. What the pressure gauge does do is allow you to (easily,and frequently) leak test the LPG system.
1. Close all appliance valves.
2. Open solenoid valve, if equipped.
3. Open, then close cylinder supply valve. This pressurizes the gas distribution piping system.
4. Observe the pressure gauge, at the regulator. Note the initial pressure, and insure that it remains constant (no drop) for not less than 3 minutes.
5. If any pressure drop is noted, check the distribution system for leaks. Use a propane leak detection fluid, or a non-ammonia* detergent solution to perform a "bubble test".
The bubble test enables you to check for leaks by applying a leak detector solution, or thick soapy water, on all connections. The leak detector solution can be obtained from your local propane dealer. Perform this test when installing and filling tanks or cylinders and any time you suspect a leak.
1. Apply leak detector solution, or thick soapy (ammonia-free) water, to the connections between the cylinder valve and regulator outlet and/or any other connections you suspect may be leaking.
2. Slowly open the tank or cylinder valve and watch for bubbles.
3. If bubbles appear, close the tank or cylinder valve and tighten connections immediately (but do not over tighten).
4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 until the bubbles stop. If you cannot stop the bubbles, contact a professional for service.
I knew it was odourless and the "smell" was added. But is ethylmercaptan the same weight as Propane so as it also sinks in air or will it dispers faster than the propane and leave the gas behind.
With that said I agree that the first thing to do when coming to the dock and finding the boat is full of propane (or a bilge full of gasoline) would be to call the fire department.
Finally there seems to be a wide selection of propane monitors on the market. Anyone found one they like?
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This is an interesting problem. The air scoops seem like a simple solution. How about weighing anchor and sailing up wind without using any electric devices, but with all hatches and vents open?
I know that on the anchor with our forward facing deck hatches open the wind is scooped and DOES go quite low into the boat and blow "thru".
I had an awful experience when the engine exhaust hose developed a whole in the spring whilst in the dock. I was in the cockpit observing the "exhaust" (just had some engine work done) and down below was filling with thick smoke. ICK.
When I realized I stopped the engine and tried to see what had happened... Was too thick with smoke. I opened all the hatches and ports... and 5 minutes later all the smoke had disapted... and the boat wasn't even bow to wind. So I think passive ventilation can clear / change the air in the boat. No?
If you have propane on your boat, you are supposed to have an explosion proof bilge blower and explosion proof switches just like a gasoline powered boat. The simple answer is turn on the explosion proof bilge blower and let it run until the bilge has been vacated of propane. The nose is a pretty good propane sensor but an electronic sniffer makes a better choice, especially if tied to an autmatic shut off switch.
I have a diesel auxilliary and the engine "room" does have a blower which is a squirrel gage type and runs when the engine runs and supplies fresh air to the engine and I suppose some cooling. But I do not have a bilge exhaust fan and I have not seen them on sailboats.
Who has an explosion proof blower exhaust system on their sailboat?
For decades all of the propane detector manufacturers have used the same sensor in their products. The sensor is heated by a small controlled current source and is measured in a bridge circuit for changes caused by various gasses that will unbalance the circuit when calibrated for air.
I have noticed that most alcohols, methane, and propane will set off the circuit. The circuits are very sensitive so that you will be warned well before the number of ppm becomes dangerous. I haven't tried gasolene so don't know if those fumes will set if off or not (don't think so but don't know). Diesel does not set them off.
Because of the current required to drive that same sensor for all manufacturers' products the total instrument current drain is usually on the order of 1 Amp for a 12V product. There have been some solid-state sensors developed yet I don't know if they have made it into the market....anyone know?
Yes Rick, Gasloline sets them off. So too does Diesel when it is in a vapour form. Like it has dripped onto a hot'ish engine part and evaporated. So too engine fumes. I had my detector go off because the engine rocker cover breather pipe was originaly fitted into a container to catch oil drips. The hazy fumes would fil up the engine room and set off the detector. So I fitted the hose to the intake manifold to allow the fumes to pass through.
I now have to replace that sensor though. I got wet and now doeswn't work. These sensors are very very sensitive to moisture and will fail if they get wet. I am going to mount the new sensor inside a plastic box with holes in the bottom of it so it will still sense. But if water rises, then the air trapped in the box will hopefully keep water out and it will protect the sensor from water if I have a leak again. Long story short, I had a hose burst ont he pressure side of the cooling pump and spray water all oveer the engine room. I washed the engine room down with fresh water forgetting about the sensor.
I bought an old ketch in 1991. Closed it up to go to werk every day, opened hatches when I got home. Often immediately lighted stove to have a cup of coffee, and begin dinner. After TWO weeks, began noticing 'smell'. After THREE weeks, smell was very noticeabe. I said to myself, "Hmmm, that smells like,, eeek, propane! I got down and looked, and there was something that could be a pilot light endfitting. Lit a match to it, pfff, the tiny little pilot flame.
Three weeks of a closed up boat, aired every evening/all night, closed up ten hours every day, with the unlit pilot light spewing propane, and the bilge on this boat was very deep. Didn't explode.
Gasses are quite light, Much lighter than smoke, and can get out of a boat fairly easily. There were two explosions a year apart in St Thomas. Both were caused by the owner closing the boat up tight, and emptiying multiple cans of bug spray, beginning at the bow and working their way back. They'd forgotten about their pilot lights. The gas didn't blow, in both cases, until the sprayerguy got right beside the stove, and the boat was jampacked with spray from three or four cans, or more, propelled by propane. Both explosions were very bad, one man lost both his legs, and the other his life.
I've NEVER heard of a boat blowing up because of the cooker, except one big fire from a pressurized diesel stove(ugh-ugh-ugh-ugh) If propane was so goldarned explosive, then why is it so difficult to get half the burner to light sometimes??????
Just be reasonably careful, your boat's not gonna blow up.
Gasses are quite light, Much lighter than smoke, and can get out of a boat fairly easily.
If propane was so goldarned explosive, then why is it so difficult to get half the burner to light sometimes??????
We are talking about propane, 1/3 heavier then air, which comes in a liquid form when in storage.
As for your burners, you might try cleaning out the food spills to allow the LPG to get out ALL the little holes.
I guess you didn't see that article in Cruising World (or maybe Ocean Navigator?) a year or two ago. I don't remember all the details, but here are the main points: It involved some action that sounded pretty dumb, though I don't remember what exactly. He remembered being about to light the stove, and he remembered lying on the dock wondering why he couldn't hear the people who were talking to him. Later, witnesses told them they saw him thrown from inside the boat onto the dock. Damage to the boat was extensive, but it didn't sink.
If you have trouble getting your burner to light, then you have obstructions that are blocking the flow of gas somewhere. I have never seen this in a stove, but I have seen it in outdoor gas grills. In that case, I've found the problem is usually either rust or insects blocking the flow of the gas.
Non lighting bits on the burner were on (apartment) stoves of yore. Which gayly lighted once fanned with a hand. Not dirty kitchen habits. I don't grill for health reason, Gas grills, the artificial charcoal types, are filthy with dripping grease and burnt specks.
Docked boats are often very poorly ventillated, being not poinetd into the breeze.


"This year, we pay special tribute to the women who suffered in the Holocaust. Mothers and daughters, grandmothers, sisters and aunts, they saw their lives irrevocably changed, their families separated and their traditions shattered. Yet, despite appalling acts of discrimination, deprivation and cruelty, they consistently found ways to fight back against their persecutors.
They joined the resistance, rescued those in peril, smuggled food into ghettos and made wrenching sacrifices to keep their children alive. Their courage continues to inspire. On this Holocaust Remembrance Day, let us honour these women and their legacy. Let us pledge to create a world where such atrocities can never be repeated".
On the observance of the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust, the Holocaust Programme organized a series of events on the week of 24 January 2011 at United Nations Headquarters. United Nations Information Centres around the world also organized memorial ceremonies and educational activities.
The exhibition The Memories Live On presents drawings of Auschwitz made by an unknown prisoner of the concentration and death camp and focuses on the legacy of the survivors to young people. This exhibition is sponsored by the International Auschwitz Committee in Germany, the State Museum of Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland, the International Youth Meeting Centre Oswiecim/Auschwitz in Poland, the Gedenkstätte Deutscher Widerstand in Germany and the United States Mission to the United Nations. The exhibition was on display until 28 February 2011.
Hélène Berr, A Stolen Life, curated by the Mémorial de la Shoah in France, was on display until 28 February 2011. Through excerpts of the journal kept by this young Jewish woman, this exhibition documents the persecution of Jews in Occupied France during World War II. Hélène Berr died in Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp in 1945.
Screening of the film "Daring to Resist", 6:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.
Distributed by Women Make Movies, the documentary film Daring to Resist features the stories of three young Jewish women who found unexpected ways to fight back against the Nazis during the Holocaust: one became a partisan, another shuttled Jews to safe houses and distributed resistance newspapers and a third smuggled Jews across the border. The screening was followed by a discussion with Mr. Frank Blaichman, former partisan, and Ms. Bonnie Gurewitsch, Archivist/Curator, Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, NYC.
The briefing highlighted the little known history of the role of Turkish diplomats and consuls in the rescue of Jewish people during the Holocaust. In addition to the presentations and a Q&A session, excerpts from the documentary entitled "Desperate Hours" were screened. The event also paid tribute to the memory of women who were murdered during the Holocaust.
This year the United Nations will honour the courage of women during the Holocaust, which continues to inspire and empower women today. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon delivered opening remarks. Statements were also made by H.E. Mr. Joseph Deiss, President of the 65th Session of the General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Ehud Barak, Minister of Defence of the State of Israel, and H.E. Ambassador Rosemary A. DiCarlo, U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations. The keynote speech was delivered by Professor Lenore Weitzman, Professor Emeritus, George Mason University and Mrs. Nesse Godin, Holocaust Survivor (Lithuania) has shared her testimony (it was delivered by Mrs. Vivian Bernstein, a child of Holocaust survivors). Cantor Yaakov Lemmer, Chief Cantor, Congregation Anshe Shalom, New Rochelle, NY, recited memorial prayers. Kiyo Akasaka, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information hosted the event. He has also launched the Holocaust Programme's new study guide and DVD for high school students. With the participation of students from the UN International School.
Organized by the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, The Department of Public Information, the International Human Rights Movement "World Without Nazism", and the American Forum of Russian Jewry.


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There are about 300 million people in the US, 3 million (10%) of which own 80% of the wealth, and yet half of the country (150 million) live under $50,000 a year. The top 10% also get to live about 10% longer than the rest of us. quick math says for every person in the top 10% there are 50 who will live shorter more difficult lives. Is the suffering of 50 people really worth one person living in luxury?
To quantify that in actual lives, 50 people living 10% less, equals 5 complete lives lost. Our campaign "Is your life worth the DEATHS of 5?" is not meant to be exact science (we were actually conservative in our estimation), but a simple reminder that in order for 10% of the population to own 80% of the wealth, many of us live harder shortened lives. This doesn't add up and should never be acceptable. If you asked a wealthy person if they would continue to live luxurious lives if they had to murder 5 people, would they say yes? Of course this is a hypothetical question, but it is meant to remind people that many people suffer while others live longer healthier lives.
By wearing pins, stickers, patches, and spreading this slogan verbally and online our aim is keep this injustice current and on the minds of the American people. Change cannot happen without a fundamental shift in our culture. We ask you to help spread this message verbally and by whatever means available to you, to let others know that the time of sacrificing our lives so a select few can prosper is over.


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The Mary Fortune Mystery & Suspense MEGAPACK ™: 15 Classic Tales
Mary Helena Fortune (circa 1833 - circa 1910) was an Australian mystery, suspense, and horror writer who wrote under the pseudonyms "Waif Wander" and "W.W." She was one of the earliest female detective writers in the world (if not the earliest). She was also probably the first to write from the viewpoint of the detective. A prolific storyteller, she wrote at least 500 detective stories over 40 years, many featuring Detective Mark Sinclair. This volume reprints 15 of her classic stories (many for the first time) and is the largest collection of her work ever published.
Included are:
THE RED ROOM
THE SPIRITS OF THE TOWER
THE GREENSTONE GRAVES
AT "THE RANGES"
ILLILLIWA
MY LODGER
HEATHERVILLE
THE WHITE MANIAC; A DOCTOR'S TALE
THE SECRET OF THE KEYS
TRACES OF CRIME
THE QUEEN OF COOINDA
THE BRAND OF CAIN
THE ST. JOHNS
AT THE NEW YEAR
THE MURDER AT OZER'S
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Mary Fortune (c. 1833-1910?) migrated from Canada to the Australian goldfields in 1855. She published her first detective stories in the Australian Journal in 1865, using the pseudonyms of 'Waif Wander' and 'W. W.'. In all, she wrote over 500 detective stories over 40 years, most featuring Detective Mark Sinclair. Her one book, The Detective's Album (1871), is the first known collection of detective fiction stories by a woman. She died an alcoholic, the date and place still unknown - somehow fitting for this pioneering woman of mystery.
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The Smoking Gun, a who done it?
The Smoking Gun is made by Polyscience.
Well, let's start with Polyscience (http://www.polyscienceculinary.com/). They are one of the best modernist food tool providers around. They are true innovators, and they help us cook interesting "out of the box" type of food.
One of Polyscience's many tools is the Smoking Gun.
There are many reasons why I use it is, but the biggest is because I'm from Memphis - home of the slow smoked BBQ. Smokey food rules the city and it is a huge part of our local food culture.
The Smoking Gun (http://www.polyscienceculinary.com/the-smoking-gun.php) shoots smoke out a tube and you put the tube in a bag with whatever you want to smoke, and leave it in there for a few minutes. It is that easy, and the solid smokey taste is real. It has no artificial tones of fake smoke.
They offer several kinds of woods. Hickory is the strongest and boldest flavor, It will make you go WOW. While Cherry and Apple are more subtle and sweeter.
If you use your smoking gun a lot, the smoke may start to taste bitter- either get some new tube or soak your tube in bleach and water.
Now, I have experimented quite a bit with the smoking gun and I have over 40 recipes so this is not just a one shot gun!
Now Karl Strauss is also at the City Walk in LA it is upstairs and a bit hidden. The menu looked pretty good to me so we tried it.
The inside is pretty relaxing a bit woodsy and they have a bunch of beer which of course, I cant try.
I ordered a burger topped with fried egg. I can get those at Patrick's at home so I know I like them. I pulled off the pork belly which was sliced too thick and MAN, OH MAN was it good. That egg was the best egg I may have had. In fact it was so good I got and extra one! My Mom got a burger too and she loved it. I mean we were hungry and it was fresh and tasty. We sat in a quiet spot and watched the people walking around below.
We also ordered the pretzel appetizer and they were good. The sauces tasted nice and it was really nicely plated. That can be hard to do to a pretzel.
I would go back anytime. In fact, I want to say thanks for the 2 great meals and the delish eggs.


A company operating a nickel and copper mine in Michigan's Upper Peninsula wants to lease an additional 40 acres of state land to explore additional mining opportunities.
Eagle Mine's request to the Department of Natural Resources targets a parcel about 2 miles west of the existing mine in Marquette County.
Spokesman Matt Johnson told The Mining Journal of Marquette (http://bit.ly/1KVIAOF ) the company needs further exploration to understand the Eagle ore body and nearby geology. He added that the parcel was recently released by an exploration company, so Eagle Mine picked it up.
An environmental coalition called Save the Wild U.P. said the parcel is part of a sensitive wetlands complex forming the headwaters of the Yellow Dog River, and is surrounded by historic sites. The group wants the DNR to reject the lease.
"They are treasured places and integral parts of our communal history," said Alexandra Maxwell, the group's interim director.
Karen Maidlow, property specialist with the DNR, said the recommended lease classification for the parcel is "Development with Restriction." That classification allows for some level of surface use with specific restrictions because of environmental or other surface feature conditions.
A 30-day period for sending comments to the agency ends Aug. 26. If all approvals are received from various state committees and boards, the lease would be issued by mid-October.
Eagle is owned by Lundin Mining Corp. of Toronto.


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For the eighth year, the University of Latvia (LU) organized the "Summer School of Latvian Language and Culture" for everyone who is interested to improve their Latvian language skills and expand their knowledge of Latvian history, art, and folklore. Despite the pandemic, foreigners' interest in the course has not dwindled, Latvian Radio reported on August 14.
Every year, students from countries such as Brazil, Canada, Australia, the USA, Indonesia, Spain, and Poland participate in the Latvian language and culture school. Japanese students have been particularly interested in recent years, LU said. Summer school members are both students and teachers from different universities, enthusiasts and diaspora representatives.
Music professor Scott Brickman currently lives in his home country in the United States, but his grandfather was born in Latvia and lived in the municipality of Tērvete. He visited Latvia for the first time in 2015 and says he fell in love with both the country and the language and culture. For four years Scott has tried to learn language phrases and now, for the second time, he has also participated in the Latvian summer school.
Scott said that Latvian is very difficult but he specifically appreciates the possibility that this summer he has managed to apply his knowledge in practical conversations with people on the street, with vendors on the market, or on the bus.
"It's been a great immersive experience which I wanted to have here, too. Of course, we also had classes with the teacher on Zoom, but I liked going to the shop and seeing pensioners there who just came to talk about the high bread prices, and I had this opportunity to speak Latvian with the locals. I really like people here.
"And I realize that because of my accent, Latvian people will never think I'm Jānis from Valmiera, but the answer I get from people when I try to speak Latvian is wonderful, and I don't want to be seen as a tourist. It's my job to adapt to Latvia, not the other way around. So, anyone who lives here but doesn't speak Latvian, I would encourage you to learn the language, because if I can, you can," said Scott.
Momoko Kushida, on the other hand, is from Japan and has no relationship with Latvia, but she sings in Tokyo's Latvian choir "Gaisma." She also participated in Song and Dance Celebrations four years ago and has been visiting Latvia several times since then. "I participated in the Latvian summer school for the first time this summer, but there is a Latvian language course in the Latvian embassy in Japan, where I learned this language for a year. In Japan generally, many people are interested in Latvian culture, such as your crafts, the tradition of singing and dancing, and architecture.
"Latvian, I think, sounds beautiful, like a song. I also don't think it's a very complicated language. Of course, I cannot speak freely in Latvian, but I think that if there is the experience in learning other European languages, it is easier to learn this language. "
At the University of Latvia, the Latvian language and culture summer school has been going on for eight years, and the interest in learning the language has also not abated during the pandemic. Although the learning is remote, the annual language and cultural courses are attended by around 60 students each year.
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Paid Notice: Deaths HURLEY, EUGENE R., JR.
HURLEY-Eugene R., Jr. Of Glen Head, NY, formerly of Bay Shore, NY on February 6, 2000. Beloved husband of Lorraine and the late Nance M. Loving father of Eugene, Bridget, Ann, Meg, Paula, Connie and step-father of Gary & Gregg. Dear grandfather of Bill, Peter, Madeline, Eleanor, Jake, Mary Ellen, Sara & Danny. Visiting Tues. 7-9 PM and Wednesday 2-4 & 7-9 PM, Whitting Funeral Home, Glen Head, NY. Funeral Mass Thurs. 9:45 AM, St. Paul the Apostle R.C. Church, Brookville, NY. Interment Holy Rood Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, Long Island Region, 365 Willis Avenue, Mineola, New York 11501.


I have recently been told by my employer that I sometimes respond sharply to my colleague, this is normally when I'm trying to do other tasks. I dont mean to be rude is this my Aspergers or am I rude I am trying to alter my behaviour but find it difficult.
I have no idea what I sound like when speaking. It has been said that I can be a bit blunt. The more frustrated I get with people, the more blunt I become.
If someone asks me a question I answer it as quickly and concisely as I can. That just seems like good manners to me. It drives people nuts for some reason. Also if I don't know the answer to a question I'll say "I don't know". Would people really prefer me to talk rubbish for a while rather than saying " I don't know "? I try very hard to fit into the neurotypical world but I draw the line at wasting my own time talking a load of *** (he said abruptly).
somtimes people might want you to own an issue, including taking all the blame if things go wrong.
They ask you about something.
They are pleased that you are now on the hook, having declared that whatever it is shall be possible /delivered on time etc.
Later, they can say it's all your fault if things go badly.
But by telling the truth rather than telling lies, they can't as easily make you responsible for something that is full of risk. Typically it means that they themselves are stuck with carrying the risk, (maybe because they already, stupidly, declared the thing to be possible to someone else?). Until they can find some other gullible sucker to pin the issue on, it is them in the cross-hairs, not you.
This Social Game, is called "Now I've Got You You Son of a B i t c h" (NIGYYSB) in terms of Transactional Analysis (TA).
The game involves Mr white hiring Mr Black to do a set job at a certain price by fixed date, and in certain knowledge that Mr Black will not be able to complete the contracted task ~ in the allotted for time-frame.
Mr white gets a cut price job done, as any costs after the contracted job completion date ~ become Mr Black's problem.
P.S. The Game of NIGYYSB involes the game of Blemish ~ which is essentially defamation of character for desired effect.


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Bellflower, Felony DUI with Five People Injured, 0.19% BAC
Our client, with a very minimal prior history, was coming home from work in downtown Los Angeles. He had stayed in downtown to have a few drinks with co-workers and thought he was headed home to Torrance, straight down the 110 Harbor Freeway.
He had had three or four beers, but somehow turned onto the 105 Freeway and headed east. He had almost reached the 605 Freeway, when he encountered traffic, as is common where the 605 ends when it reaches the 5.
In a Nutshell: Felony DUI from collision on eastbound I-105, five others injured in two cars, client had 0.19% BAC in sample taken two hours after accident; case resolved for 90 days county jail, plus other terms.
A car in front of him and to the right suddenly changed lanes into our client's lane, while slamming on his brakes. Anyone familiar with this section of the eastbound 105 Freeway near Studebaker will appreciate how common this situation is at that area. Our client could not avoid an accident (one wonders if he could have even if sober). His truck rear-ended the minivan, propelling it forward into a third car. Our client's head slammed into his own windshield, breaking it.
An off duty police officer was in a car nearby and observed the entire chain of events. He then watched as the driver of the minivan got out of his car and marched back towards our client, motioning for him to get out of the car as if to fight.
Our client, dazed from breaking his own windshield with his head, and confused by the man standing by his car window, put his car in reverse and quickly got over to the side of the road. He intended to just stop on the side of the road, but then decided to instead go to the top of the off ramp and pull over.
The off-duty police officer watched what unfolded and called 911. A marked black and white cop car then found our client stopped at the top of the off ramp, waiting for the other cars to exit the freeway.
Unfortunately, none of the other cars did this and our client was charged with felony hit and run (Vehicle Code § 20001(b)(1)) and felony DUI (Vehicle Code § 23153(a) and (b)). His blood alcohol content was 0.19%, taken two hours after the collision. This meant, assuming a normal rate of alcohol metabolism, that his BAC was higher at the time of the collision, most likely closer to 0.23%, or roughly three times the legal limit.
Making matters worse, between the two other cars involved in the crash, there were five people injured. Luckily, no one had severe injuries, but two were admitted to the local emergency room and underwent x-rays.
From the outset, the District Attorney, starting in Bellflower and then later in Norwalk, wanted at least two years in state prison for our client and a $500 fine, plus penalties and assessments. After all, there were five injured people, a hit and run and our client's BAC was nearly triple the legal limit.
Over the course of six months of hearings, Greg was able to negotiate a plea bargain that reduced the custody time from two years in state prison to 90 days in county jail. Greg had to speak with the top district attorney assigned to the Norwalk courthouse, where the file had been transferred for the preliminary hearing. Greg was also able to reduce the court fine from $500 plus penalties and assessments to $390 plus penalties and assessments. This saved the client about $500.
As this case was a felony, the client was obligated to enroll in and complete an SB-38 alcohol awareness program (18 months long), go to the Hospital and Morgue (HAM) program, the Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD) and Victim Impact Panel (VIP). In order to lower the amount of jail time, Greg offered and the prosecutor accepted an arrangement wherein our client would do 200 Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings, which are free. He had already attended over 50 while the case was pending, so he felt comfortable and confident doing 150 more.
The client was happy with the plea, as he would be able to get house arrest through Sentinel, which would probably equate to about 35 days (of the 90 days) and he would not lose his job.
For more information about DUI, please click on the following articles:
What Do DUI Field Sobriety Tests (FST's) Actually Show?
I Got a Bill from the CHP After My DUI – What Should I Do?
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Bellflower, Felony DUI with Five People Injured, 0.19% BAC :: Los Angeles County Felony DUI Lawyers Greg Hill & Associates


Keen to cruise the entire world? Then Viking has just the thing, a new 245-day Ultimate World Cruise spanning six continents, 59 countries and 113 ports in a full circumnavigation of the globe, including maiden visits to eight ports in South America. The eight-month journey departs London on August 31, 2019, and the company says it's the longest-ever continuous world cruise itinerary. You can, however, opt for two shorter segments, the 127-day Viking World Treasures from London to Los Angeles or the 119-day Viking World Wonders from Los Angeles to London.
Coral Expeditions has released a new voyage to Sulawesi, one of Indonesia's largest islands, featuring a spectacular landscape and culture shaped by a mix of religions, maritime traditions and colonial influences. Sulawesi also has marine parks providing world-class snorkelling and diving experiences, and rainforest that harbours rare species of birds and primates. Coral Adventurer begins its inaugural series of three expeditions in early 2020: a 14-night Sulawesi to Australia cruise from Makassar to Darwin and another from Makassar to Darwin, both visiting Komodo Island; and a 20-night Sulawesi Circle return from Makassar.
Abercrombie & Kent has released details of its fourth expedition cruise through the entire navigable Northwest Passage on board the exclusively chartered ship Le Boreal. The journey sails from Greenland to the Canadian Arctic and Bering Sea and ends in Alaska, along the way visiting historic and remote islands, fiords and Inuit villages. It also relives the stories of voyages of exploration that attempted to find this fabled northern passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Weather-dependent stops may include Beechy Island, Franklin Camp and Fort Ross. The cruise departs on August 26, 2019.
Murray Princess is offering a four-night New Year's Eve cruise on Australia's Murray River departing on December 31, 2018, that will include a celebratory dinner, festivities and dancing. The cruise explores the Murray River from Mannum to Blanchetown and visits Burk Salter Winery for a vineyard tour and cellar door tastings, Ngaut Ngaut Aboriginal Conservation Park to learn about Aboriginal history, a native wildlife shelter, and the Australian Woolshed Sheep Shearing Show at Sunnydale. At Swan Reach, guests enjoy a barbecue dinner and bush dance. The cruise can be extended to seven nights.