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Worker's Voices
The voices of China's workers need to be heard. CLB Executive Director Han Dongfang's radio interviews not only give workers the opportunity to be heard but also provide workers with constructive advice and practical help in resolving their difficulties.
Han Dongfang's conversations with workers
In 1998, China Labour Bulletin Executive Director Han Dongfang launched a new kind of radio program. Broadcast three times a week on Radio Free Asia (RFA), the Labour Bulletin (劳工通讯) gave ordinary workers across China the chance to air their long-standing grievances with their employers and local government officials. It also gave Han the opportunity to offer constructive advice and concrete help to the aggrieved workers through China Labour Bulletin's Labour Rights Litigation program.
RFA's Labour Bulletin provides listeners with a unique insight into the lives and struggles of China's workers. The interviews show that while China's economy has grown, and life for many workers has improved, fundamental problems in labour relations remain unresolved: Construction worker wage arrears, the lack of compensation for work-related injuries and occupational disease, state-owned enterprise employees being cheated out of their benefits, and long-running labour contract disputes are all regular complaints on the Labour Bulletin.
A constant theme in the program is how employers can routinely act above the law, either by ignoring labour laws and regulations or by using their connections with the local authorities to deny workers their legal entitlements. Many employers went further and used threats and violence to intimidate workers. For example, in August 2008, Han Dongfang talked a group of migrant workers at a kelp processing plant in the coastal city of Rongcheng. They worked 15 hours a day in difficult and hazardous conditions, were denied any time off and abused and exploited by management. At the end of the kelp processing season, the boss hired local gangsters to intimidate and beat up the workers and threatened to kill anyone who refused to accept the reduced wages on offer.
Many workers however refuse to be intimidated. A young factory worker, Pang Shun, who talked to Han in September 2011, in many ways exemplifies the determination of a growing number of younger workers who are no longer willing to accept the exploitation and discrimination their parents endured. After being injured at work and threatened by his boss, Pang stood his ground and demanded the compensation he was legally entitled to. He told Han:
If you defend your rights by going to court, it can take years and the costs are enormous. The bosses can intimidate you, saying they have the money and the time: They know that we are just migrant workers and that we cannot afford [legal action]. Most of us just shut up and put up with it. But I got angry. This is a matter of principle. When I get bullied, I get angry.
As Pang said, many disputes end up in protracted legal battles in which worker plaintiffs have to overcome numerous obstacles created not only by their employer but by local government officials and the courts as well. Work-related injury cases in particular can take years, even decades, to resolve and Han has talked to dozens of injured workers who were denied proper compensation. In one extreme case, a young agricultural worker who lost both her hands in a farm machinery accident in 1975 had to rely on her family for four decades because the local government refused to recognize that her injury was work-related. Miners, construction workers and gemstone factory workers suffering from the deadly lung disease pneumoconiosis were especially vulnerable to exploitation and often endured countless rounds of litigation before getting anything like the compensation they were entitled to.
Disputes caused by the restructuring of state-owned enterprises could be equally complicated and just as frustrating for the workers involved. In September 2008, Han talked to Liu Xiangdong, a former employee at Lingyuan Iron and Steel in Liaoning about the company's long history of coercion and manipulation, and the workers' frustrated attempts to seek redress through the petitioning and judicial systems. Lingyuan started laying off employees in 1998 under the slogan "to get laid-off is glorious," adapted from the phrase attributed to China's then paramount leader Deng Xiaoping: "to get rich is glorious." In this case, the company claimed the "glory" would come from the "sacrifice" the laid-off workers made for the greater good of the company. Many of the laid-off workers were later rehired as temporary or contract workers on reduced salaries and benefits.
The underhand tactics of employers, the collusion of local government officials and the inability of the judicial system to deliver justice for workers forced many workers to take extreme measures in their quest for redress. Dozens of worker interviewees had travelled to Beijing to petition the central authorities: Many were beaten and detained in black jails as a result, and one former health worker, whose husband talked to Han in 2010, ended up incarcerated in a psychiatric hospital. Also in 2010, Han interviewed a group of electrical power workers from rural Hunan who staged a dramatic self-mutilation protest outside Beijing's prestigious Tsinghua University after being continually rebuffed in their quest for justice. The workers had been dismissed by the local county power bureau without proper compensation just a year after they had braved snow and freezing blizzards to get the Hunan's power back online during one of province's worst winters on record. Finally, in early 2015, Han talked to two families of labour contractors who had both killed themselves because they were cheated out of the money they needed to pay their workers.
Behind all these stories of employer abuse, worker protest and official indifference has been the inaction or invisibility of the trade union. In many disputes, the trade union was at best passive and at worst deliberately obstructive. A bus company trade union in Guangdong, for example, openly sided with management during a drivers' strike in 2013, and in 2014, a Shenzhen district union sought to justify the mass firings at a local factory that had led to a worker's suicide.
In all of Han's interviews, there was just one example of a trade union official actually taking the lead in defending his members' interests. In March 2014, Huang Xingguo, the union chairman at the Walmart store in the central city of Changde took on the world's largest retailer in a protracted battle over the compensation to be paid to employees following the closure of the store. Although, the battle was ultimately unsuccessful, the Changde Walmart workers and their union leader laid the ground work for increased worker activism in Walmart's Chinese stores the following year.
Han Dongfang continues to broadcast three times a week on RFA. To listen to Han's interviews, as and when they are broadcast, go to the 劳工通讯 section of RFA's Mandarin website 自由亚洲电台普通话. The 劳工通讯 archive page lists interviews dating back to 2004, most of which can still be listened to online.
Although CLB no longer summarizes Han's interviews, we have created a wide variety of new platforms and channels for China's workers to get their voices heard. CLB's Strike Map, for example, records strikes and worker protests as they happen across China and the CLB website features regular profiles of workers leaders and labour activists - as told in their own words. In addition, CLB will continue to promote some of the important cases highlighted by Han's RFA interviews in our Labour Rights Litigation section.
Workers' Voices summaries (2007-2015)
From 2007 to 2015, CLB produced nearly 100 English-language summaries of Han Dongfang's most important interviews. These summaries, which include extended quotes from the interviewees, are listed below according to industrial sector. The majority of interviewees worked in manufacturing, heavy industry, mining and construction, with transport workers, teachers and clerical workers also featured regularly.
In addition, RFA has published an illustrated e-book based on the interview summaries entitled Chinese Workers Wronged: An oral history of workers' struggle during the economic rise of China that contextualizes and analyses the main issues that arise during Han's discussions.
Township government finally compensates family of labour contractor after suicide
Unable to pay his workers, Sichuan labour contractor takes his own life
When workers die in a village called Happiness
Laid off construction worker fighting lone battle for the rule of law
Railway bureau places injured worker on "temporary leave" for eight-years to cut costs
Army veteran from Deng Xiaoping's home town crippled in work accident
Jailed labour contractor still fighting for his workers' wages
Migrant workers with pneumoconiosis return to Shenzhen in search of justice
Safety first or wages first - A construction site dilemma
Workers left without a cent as developer and construction company feud
Yunnan landslide highlights the devastation wrought by coal mining
The missing link: Miner struggles to prove labour relationship with former boss
Light at the end of the tunnel for stricken miners
A sister's search for the truth about her brother's death at a Xinjiang coal mine
USA Today: Chilean mine rescue sheds some light on safety in China
Injured miner exemplifies the "informed disenchantment" of China's workers seeking redress
The Economist: The second Long March
China Coal refuses any compensation after the death of long-serving employee
Migrants start to move back inland
Sichuan Miner left alone to Die in Poverty
Migrant worker in Nanjing cheated out of compensation and left to die
Injured worker left on the scrapheap of state-owned enterprise reform
Severely injured steel worker forced to wait four years for compensation
Keeping the truth hidden: Steel plant refuses to acknowledge worker's occupational disease
Injured steel factory worker fights lone battle for compensation
Arsenic and old lies: Chemical plant worker cheated out of compensation
Engineer needs quantum leap to overcome employer intransigence
Former steel workers battle industrial goliath
Adding insult to injury: Workers denied justice and detained after self-mutilation protest
Steel workers laid-off and rehired as temporary employees for lower pay
Laid-off mill workers given just 235 yuan a month to live on
Solidarity from the sidelines: Union passivity allows a steel strike to escalate
Oil workers in Xinjiang left out in the cold
Workplace accident illustrates gap between the law on paper and in the factory
Local trade union indifferent to workers' struggle at Shenzhen factory
One strike, two workers, two very different stories
Painted into a corner: Factory worker left with nowhere to go after contracting anaemia
The company vanishes: workers chase shadows in search for wage arrears
Learning the hard way about trade union elections
Standing up to the bullies – injured migrant worker goes to court
Workers file criminal prosecution against boss who made them sick
A 12-year struggle to obtain work-related injury compensation
The hard road from Sichuan to Guangdong
Corruption and collusion deny battery factory workers proper compensation for lead-poisoning
The strike that ignited China's summer of worker protests
Suffocated by the system
Tobacco plant workers fighting for equal pay stuck in legal limbo
Migrant workers cheated out of 230,000 yuan – harassed and beaten by thugs
Shaanxi workers seek to reclaim stolen pension fund contributions
Workers forced to buy worthless shares in restructured state-owned enterprise
Legal loophole leaves retirees with no medical insurance
More Work for Less Gain
Local government drivers in Xinjiang demand proper employment contracts
Chinese bus drivers in Singapore tossed aside after strike
Taken for a ride: Guangdong bus drivers stage strike as union sides with boss
Postal worker denied compensation because government official wanted to save face
Railway worker badly injured preventing a major accident has to fight for compensation
Heilongjiang railway worker takes on his own trade union
Chengdu bus drivers strike for higher pay – union sits on the fence
Railway workers "retired" on medical grounds fight back
Company boss and the courts add insult to injury for migrant worker in Wuhan
A Family Seeks Compensation for the Death of their Son
A four decade-long struggle for compensation in rural Hubei
Mongolian herders lose land and livelihood in state farm sell-off
Model Worker fights the system in pursuit of retirement benefits
Clerical/managerial/sales
Paralysed worker stages bed protest after employer ignores pleas for compensation
Taking a stand: Trade union chairman fights back against Walmart
Calling the union to account: One woman's decade of labour activism
Salesman demands equal pay for equal work
Young office workers seek way out of legal quagmire by appealing online
Rural township pockets social security contributions in graduate rural work program
Downgraded and discarded: public broadcaster fights for his rights
China's "ant tribe" of university graduates starts to fight back
Justice eventually for hotel worker dismissed with no compensation after two decades of service
Bank employee sentenced to re-education through labour after protesting unfair redundancy payouts
How a simple labour dispute descended into a nightmare of black jails and labour camps
China's community teachers: A historical debt still unpaid
County government squeezes out community teachers
Rural school teachers strike for promised higher pay
Retired teachers battle with county government for their benefits
Sacked Shanghai doctor invokes spirit of Mao Zedong in search for justice
Health worker's nine-year petitioning ordeal ends in psychiatric hospital
Elderly tailor cheated out of pension by the government; detained and tortured after protesting
Migrant workers without a labour contract go unpaid for nearly a year
Laid off prison workers cheated out of benefits and denied public redress


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Any pics of the M98x series. Mainly looking for mounted pics, as Al was kind enough to send some pics of various SF stuff, M98x included. Does anyone know the SF part no. for the extension? Not with the bezel included, just the extension piece for running 4 batteries.
Here are the only pics that I've seen... I've never seen one of these things in person.
OAL is approx. 10". The rifle it's pictured on has a mid-length 16" barrel with YHM Specter (9.675" ) forearm.
The LU20 consists of the Lamp Module Housing [body extension], shock isolated TurboHead and MN60/MN61 Lamp Assemblies.
The Lamp Module Housings are not available was individual parts (although it'd be useful if they were I think).
That makes absolutely NO sense, as I would think that most would already have a Turbohead from another light (i.e: M3T, M4, or M6).
What is that, a fishing pole? Damn that thing is long. I thought my 971 was long. I think Surefire could design a 12V system with a 2x2 battery compartment instead of 4x1. It could have the overall length of a 6V system, but it would be taller (if mounted on a side rail.) I think the M6 light is setup in a similar fashion.
Surefire doesnt list this light in its catalog, price sheet or www site anymore that I have seen. However, upon calling, I was told it is in stock?
Geezzzzzzz....get NVD if you need to see THAT far out.
Correct. But they do show the LU20 on some pages.
And the M500B has even more reach with up to 500 lumens. I believe the M98x is the most powerful SF offering for rail systems. No, I don't need it. Just curious if anyone is using these.
I agree, wanna buy me one!
I was fortunate enough to get that light for next to nothing and I still think a gtood light is waaaay better than a crappy NVD. So the cost/value ratio fell heavily on the side of the Surefire in this specific instance.
I just happened to stumble on this thread after getting pricing for the remaining parts I need.


Jamie McKee, who helps lead common-standards work for the Seattle-based Gates Foundation, said that while the foundation "cares deeply about the quality of the [instructional] materials that come from the common core," it hasn't yet decided whether it favors a panel or process for validating such materials. The foundation continues to listen to a range of views about "what comes next for the standards, and how to find the right balance" between helping the field produce a range of sound instructional materials and wading into judgments about products, she said.
The new publishers' criteria are "incredibly helpful" as Boston-based Houghton Mifflin designs materials for the common standards, Mr. O'Neill said. But the uptake of materials that truly reflect the big changes called for in the standards lies in the hands of the states and districts that a decide whether to buy them, he said.
Susan Pimental says the criteria were not meant to spell out instructional approaches.
David Coleman says it would be a betrayal to produce standards without offering direction.
And what some see as a concentration of influence, others see as welcome guidance from valued sources.
"Draft Content Frameworks Released for Common Standards," (Curriculum Matters Blog) August 4, 2011.


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The hearing phenomenon
Noises, sounds and music are probably the only things that remain with us throughout our life
»The ear is the watch-dog among our sensory organs. Its world is the stillness, where the cracking of a branch or the wingbeat of a bird can be heard.«
Rainer Klinke (†), Professor of Physiology
Time to reconsider.
Noise is a phenomenon that has accompanied us at an ever increasing level throughout the past centuries. Actual noise disturbance however did not start until the media revolution, an age that has subjected us to continual noise emissions.
Our listening habits are being increasingly characterized not by acoustic events, but by indiscriminate acoustic pollution. It's no wonder that under this bell of noise we are gradually becoming immune and deaf to the sound details of everyday life. The fact that we are also losing a part of the sensual quality of our environment is perhaps the acceptable price of progress, but that our capability for musical experience is also gradually deteriorating in line with the displacement of the listening perspective is unacceptable. Especially as it is music that provides us with a flavour of our immense emotional potential, a potential that our everyday reality prevents us from experiencing.
The frequency spectrum of a piano and a truck look very similiar.
It is not yet clear to what extent we just "hear" the tones nowadays, instead of taking in the soul of the music. However it is absolutely clear that the fabric of perception has already begun to disintegrate. The aural effects are often enough reflected in the progress of the entertainment industry, where the motto is always "more" - more bass power, more treble clarity, more surround sound. In other words: "Amplification increases awareness of life, and euphoria is a function of sound pressure."
It cannot be avoided that nowadays, where people are listening less and less, and only learn to perceive acoustic sensations, that the signals are in competition with each other for attention and become ever louder and more extreme in order to be heard.
»In my view a sound transducer should be capable of reproducing all types of acoustic events equally well, irrespective of whether this is a concert or a discussion. It is just as important to be able to reproduce natural sounds such as birdsong and the wind in the trees where the only human contribution is the sound of a distant church bell. The loudspeaker itself should not be perceptible in this auditory experience. Its presence should not be indicated by any natural resonance or changes in the sound field.«
Josef W. Manger, Acoustic researcher and inventor of the Manger sound transducer
What you should know.
The ear is the widest ranging perception instrument provided to us in the evolutionary process. The eye reacts in the wavelength between 400 and 700 nanometers, within the spectrum of visible light. Anything below this, x-rays or gamma rays for example, cannot be registered by the naked eye. And the same is true for higher wavelengths. Expressed in frequencies this means that the eye can register a range of around one octave. The ear, on the other hand, can register ten octaves. So if our eyes were as good as our ears then we would be able to make look through everything with our x-ray vision and could turn night into day with infrared sight.
A piano covers a range of seven octaves, our eyes a range of one and our ear a range of ten octaves.
This phenomenal performance by our hearing system with its tiny hair cells that react to fluctuations in the air pressure with movements of around 100 billionth of a millimetre, make our ears not only particularly susceptible to acoustic disturbances, but also make them the most uncompromising notification instrument that registers everything without fail and that ruthlessly uncovers every single change. And this has wide-ranging consequences. Even before we perceive tones, our ears register noises that last no longer than 0.01 milliseconds (1000 times faster than the first perception of sound occurs).
Pic: Rows of inner and outer hair cells
But it is not only the noises from everyday life that are increasingly placing demands on our hearing, but also conventional loudspeakers that produce noises not present in the electrical input signal. To be more specific these are transient noises originating in the stored energy of the components used in the construction.
Pic left: shot gun; pic right: tweeter
It is hard to imagine this because it doesn't really fit into our conception of loudspeakers, but we now know that diaphragm bodies and their spring-like suspensions, as well as the capacitors and coils, act as energy storage that delay transient-free conversion of the electrical energy into fluctuations in the air pressure. This means that conventional loudspeakers, as a result of their design, suffer from dynamic irregularities which are superimposed on any input signal in the form of oscillation. You won't be consciously aware of them, but your hearing sensitivity will still cause them to be processed. And this is the weakness of most loudspeakers. They reproduce the sound artificially and have a tendency to dynamically exaggerate the original sound. Finding a loudspeaker with no natural vibration, that reproduces only what is contained in the recording, is a difficult task indeed.

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Start your UX Strategy with Why before you ask What or How.
Do you know your Why? The purpose, cause, or belief that inspires you to do what you do?
It's a simple question, really. Why do you do what you do? Unless you're an astronaut, it's not the work we do that inspires us. It's finding purpose and connecting it to your passion and work to stay motivated and makes us smarter, better, and happier.
My "why" is to make people's lives better through good design and positive user experiences.
In the last 15 years of doing web design, I've learned a lot of lessons. But there's one thing I've learned that I need that variety for job satisfaction. A job where I can apply my creative and technical skills to bring ideas to life is incredibly rewarding.
Start by building a foundation that answers "Why" before you ask "What" or "How." Knowing your why is the best way to stay motivated and to inspire you to do what you do.
The genius of this insight is Simon Sinek, who explains this in his Ted Talks episode, "Start With Why." Sinek set out to discover why companies like Apple have been able to achieve success while others have failed.
Simon Sinek's TED talk is an inspiring reminder of how acting with a goal in our lives can lead to success.


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What Works in Violence Prevention Among Young People?:A Systematic Review of Reviews
Kovalenko, A.G. and Abraham, C. and Graham-Rowe, E. and Levine, M. and O'Dwyer, S. (2020) What Works in Violence Prevention Among Young People?:A Systematic Review of Reviews. Trauma, Violence, and Abuse. ISSN 1524-8380
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/1524838020939130
Violence prevention programs aim to raise awareness, change attitudes, normative beliefs, motivation, and behavioral responses. Many programs have been developed and evaluated, and optimistic claims about effectiveness made. Yet comprehensive guidance on program design, implementation, and evaluation is limited. The aim of this study was to provide an up-to-date review of evidence on what works for whom. A systematic search of PsycINFO, MEDLINE, ERIC, and Sociology Collection ProQuest identified 40 reviews and meta-analyses reporting on the effectiveness of violence prevention programs among young people (age 15–30) in educational institutions, published before October 2018. These included reviews of programs designed to reduce (i) bullying, (ii) dating and relationship violence, (iii) sexual assault, and (iv) antisocial behavior. Only evaluations that reported on behavioral outcomes such as perpetration, victimization, and bystander behavior were included. The reviewed evaluations reported on programs that were mainly implemented in high-income countries in Europe and North America. The majority found small effects on violence reduction and victimization and increases in self-reported bystander behavior. Our findings expose critical gaps in evaluation research in this area and provide recommendations on how to optimize the effectiveness of future programs.
Trauma, Violence, and Abuse
Faculty of Science and Technology > Psychology


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Tunisia: Council of Europe calls for constitutional reform
Strasbourg, 30.10.2012 – At the close of their official visit to Tunisia, Edmond Panariti, Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Albania, and Jean-Claude Mignon, President of the Council's Parliamentary Assembly – accompanied by Venice Commission President Gianni Buquicchio – called on Tunisian authorities to push ahead with on-going constitutional reform "so as firmly to establish the foundations of a democratic and pluralistic society in which the rights and freedoms of all individuals are respected." They also called for setting up, through the Constitution, "independent authorities to deal with the essential issues of judicial and media independence".
Mr Panariti and Mr Mignon welcomed the fact that civil society will be broadly consulted in the near future over the draft Constitution. "We hope that this will enable everyone to make their voices heard, especially human rights defenders". The Council of Europe, they stressed, will continue to provide expertise through its various tools not only to help finalise the draft Constitution, but also in the important processes which will follow its adoption. "In that vein, we hope that the agreement to establish a Council of Europe office in Tunisia will be concluded in the near future", they added. (more...)
Exchange of views between the Congress and the Parliament of Morocco
At the invitation of the Moroccan Parliament, a Congress delegation carried out a visit, on 11 July 2012, in Rabat (Morocco) and held an exchange of views with members of both Chambers of the Moroccan Parliament. These discussions centered on the project of advanced regionalisation in Morocco and on the draft law which will reorganise Moroccan territories and which constitutes a major issue on the national agenda. In this context, the delegation also met with Karim Chellah, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mohammed Cheikh Biadiallah, Speaker of the House of Councillors.
They discussed several subjects of common interest, in particular, the project for the regionalisation of the country as well as the elections which will be held after the law is adopted. Because of its importance, this law should be adopted by the spring of 2013 at the latest. Participants welcomed co-operation with the Congress of the Council of Europe and, in particular, expressed a keen interest in having European experience in the sphere of local and regional democracy, at the same time emphasising their wish to carry through a project which takes account of Morocco's specific situation. With a view to the adoption next spring of the law on advanced regionalisation, the Congress will continue its dialogue with the Moroccan authorities. (more...)
PACE condemns 'crimes against humanity' in Syria
Strasbourg, 04.10.2012 – The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has today condemned "the continuing, systematic and gross human rights violations, amounting to crimes against humanity, committed in Syria," and called on Europe to show greater solidarity with Syrians who are victims of the conflict and the neighbouring states sheltering them.
In a resolution based on a report by Giacomo Santini (Italy, EPP/CD), the Assembly said the humanitarian situation was "becoming more and more critical" for the estimated 1.2 million Syrians who have had to leave their homes, of which nearly 300,000 are refugees in neighbouring countries. Shortages of food, hygiene products and a lack of accommodation were creating a "drastic" situation in refugee camps, it said. (more...)
"The Arab Season: from change to challenges" at North-South Centre Lisbon Forum
The Arab Spring and its legacy two years after: the Council of Europe North-South Centre, devotes the 19th edition of the Lisbon Forum, starting on Monday, 3 December, to the developments in the Arab countries of Northern Africa and the Middle East.
The debate will focus on the promotion of the Rule of Law through constitutional and justice system reforms, on the role of social media in the field of freedom of expression, on local democracy challenges, and on women's rights.
Deborah Bergamini, Chair of the Executive Committee of the North-South Centre, Jorge Sampaio, President of the Lisbon Forum, High Representative for the UN Alliance of Civilizations, Princess Rym Ali of Jordan, and Gianni Buquicchio, President of the Venice Commission are the main speakers at the event.
The programme, organised in partnership with the Alliance of Civilizations, the Aga Khan Development Network and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal, is financially supported by the European Union in the framework of the project "Strengthening democratic reform in the southern Neighbourhood".
Since 1994, the Lisbon Forum is a platform for dialogue and sharing of experiences, expertise and best practices between Europe and the rest of the world, including the Middle East, Africa and the countries of the southern rim of the Mediterranean Sea.
"Tunisia is not Kandahar," says Mustapha Ben Jaafar, president of Tunisia's Constituent Assembly
Strasbourg, 28 June 2012 - In his passionate, nearly 40-minute speech, he told the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly that the Tunisian transformation to democracy is on the right path because "when some extremists become aware that we are sticking to a timeline [drafting a constitution, holding elections], it is then that they react.
"The media in Tunisia focus on isolated events, which the Western media follow, and then we have the impression that Tunisia is Kandahar, which is not reality," he said. He praised the PACE report Political transition in Tunisia (Doc. 12949) by Ms Anne Brasseur (Luxembourg, ALDE) because it was based on analysis made in the country.
To critics who claim that violent acts of the Salafists have been dealt with too much leniency, Mr. Ben Jaafar replied that many members of Tunisia's Constituent Assembly had been victims of oppression under the old regime, which dealt harshly with extremism. The current provisional government, he explained, seeks "dialogue and consensus among all factions – and history shows that this is the best path."He then said that women in Tunisian society will enjoy freedom and equality, that the country is committed to preserving women's rights.
Nevertheless, he struck a cautionary note: "We are in a post revolutionary phase", and he underscored economic stress that the country is facing, including falling tourism and unemployment. He also said that illegal immigration, which "keeps us and you awake at night" must be dealt with in a positive manner, between countries north and south of the Mediterranean. In the end, he proclaimed, "the Tunisian Revolution has shown that there is no contradiction between Islam and democracy."
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Tunisia 'well advanced in its process of reform', declares the Assembly
Secretary General welcomes Mustapha Ben Jaafar, speaker of Tunisia's National Constituent Assembly
Parliamentary Assembly rapporteurs to visit Egypt
Jean-Charles Gardetto (Monaco, EPP/CD), rapporteur for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on co-operation with the emerging democracies in the Arab world, and Konstantinos Vrettos (Greece, SOC), rapporteur on the situation in the Middle East, visited Egypt from 23 to 26 September 2011.
The visit was an opportunity for the rapporteurs to gather information about the political situation in Egypt in the run-up to the parliamentary elections with a view to intensifying and broadening co-operation between Egypt and the Council of Europe, including via the Partner for Democracy status created recently by the PACE for parliaments in neighbouring regions. The Moroccan Parliament has already been granted Partner for Democracy status and the Assembly is expected to take a decision on the award of this status to the Palestinian National Council on 4 October in Strasbourg. (more...)
Assembly welcomes the transition in Egypt, but points to "real obstacles for democracy"
Strasbourg, 28.06.2012 – Whilst welcoming the election of the first civilian President in Egypt as a "historical step in the country's transition to democracy", the PACE today expressed its deep concern about recent developments which constitute "real obstacles to a slowly emerging democracy" in Egypt.
These obstacles include the dissolution of parliament, the constitutional changes enacted by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (granting legislative power to the army and stripping the President of powers in the field of the budget and foreign and defence policy) and the questionable independence and impartiality of the Constitutional Court.
The text adopted, based on the proposals of Jean-Charles Gardetto (Monaco, EPP/CD), also points out that the fundamental challenges lying ahead include the eventual design of the balance of powers, how the army will share power with the President, and the role of women and of religious minorities. (more...)
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Council of Europe Secretary General calls on Syria to comply with peace plan
Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland issued on 9 April 2012 the following statement: "The attack by Syrian forces on a refugee camp inside the Turkish border is a blatant violation of international law.
It is deeply worrying that the Syrian regime is escalating the conflict at a time when the international community is intensifying efforts to broker a peaceful, political solution.
President al-Assad must work with UN Secretary General's Special Envoy Kofi Annan on immediate, full and unconditional compliance with the peace plan.
Read also: Joint statement on the situation in Syria by PACE President and Chair of its Political Affairs Committee
Assembly delegation makes a post-election visit to Tunisia
A PACE delegation led by Andreas Gross (Switzerland, SOC) travelled to Tunis on 16 and 17 January 2012. The President of the Venice Commission – the Council of Europe's group of independent legal experts – also joined the delegation.
The purpose of this visit was to assess the scope for strengthening PACE's institutional relations with the new Constituent National Assembly and with other Tunisian institutions and partners, following the elections of 23 October 2011. (more...)
Assembly to observe parliamentary elections in Morocco
A 15-member delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) visited Morocco from 22 to 26 November 2011 to observe the parliamentary elections on 25 November.
The delegation met, inter alia, representatives of the parliamentary groups, the Secretary of State at the Ministry of the Interior in charge of election administration, the President of the National Human Rights Council and representatives of civil society, the media and political parties not represented in parliament.
On 25 November, the delegation was deployed throughout the country to observe the voting in polling stations. (more...)
Observers congratulate citizens of Tunisia for keeping their appointment with history
Following the election of the consitutent National Assembly of Tunisia, the observer delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe made the following statement:
""The observer delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) congratulates the citizens of Tunisia for having achieved this rendez-vous with history. For the first time, they have freely elected their constituent National Assembly, laying the foundations of their democracy. They have thus transformed the revolutionary dynamic into a legal and legitimate institution, thereby setting an example for the entire region.
The PACE delegation thanks the Tunisian transitional authorities for having guaranteed the free expression of citizens' will and congratulates them on their commitment. The election day was calm and peaceful. The people of Tunisia expressed their will freely and in a dignified manner. (more...)
North-South Centre: the Role of Women in the Arab Spring
"Women as agents of change in the South Mediterranean Region": the international conference organised in Rome by the North South-Centre of the Council of Europe and the Italian Parliament has brought together representatives of international organisations, civil society and experts from the Southern shore of the Mediterranean.
"The issue of participation is linked to the fundamental principle of equality between men and women", said today Deputy Secretary General Maud de Boer-Buquicchio while addressing the opening session.."We all have seen the images of women in streets asking for change - continued the Deputy Secretary General - Seeing is not enough. We have to demonstrate in the next two days that we have also heard and understood their messages, and that we stand alongside them".
The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Franco Frattini, the President of the North-South Centre, Deborah Bergamini, PACE President Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations, Jorge Sampaio, Italian Minister for Equal Opportunity Mara Carfagna and President of the Italian parliamentarian delegation at PACE, Luigi Vitali are among the speakers at Palazzo Montecitorio.
The event takes place at the Italian Parliament's Sala del Mappamondo, analysing during two days the role of women as agents of political and economical change in the Arab Spring. A focus on the media as instruments for the promotion of women's' action is also envisaged, with the participation of journalists, bloggers, film directors and industry representatives. The Libyan activist Huda El Abdelaziz Muhamed has finally highlighted today the new context of democratic changes after the dictatorship.
Speech by Deputy Secretary General Maud de Boer-Buquicchio
Speech by Assembly President Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
Report from the conference
Conference final document
Tunisia's democratic revolution: training the electoral gatekeepers
On 23 October 2011, Tunisia held its groundbreaking election of a new Constituent Assembly, the first pluralistic election in its history. The elected Assembly will have to adopt perhaps the most democratic constitution in the Arab world – and the Council of Europe will provide exclusive legal assistance in this process.
Tunisian judges and lawyers will arbitrate possible electoral disputes over such issues as the validity of candidates, violations of media neutrality and contested election results. This will influence the country's new path to democracy, as they will have the last word on how free and fair these elections are.
Specialists from the Venice Commission, the Council of Europe's advisory body on constitutional matters, were in Tunisia to provide international observers final pre-election advice. At the request of the Tunisian Bar, the Venice Commission organises, from 19 to 23 September 2011, a Training Seminar on electoral disputes. This seminar delt with disputes that may arise on: the validity of candidatures, the respect of the rules on the electoral campaign and the results of the election.
On 20-25 October 2011, Venice Commission experts returned to Tunisia to provide legal advice to the 40 members of the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) while they observed the elections of the Constituent Assembly of Tunisia on 23 October 2011.
Parliamentary Assembly observer delegation makes pre-electoral visit to Tunisia
A five-member, cross-party delegation of observers from the Assembly, headed by Andreas Gross (Switzerland, SOC), visited Tunisia on 15 and 16 September 2011 ahead of the elections for a Constituent National Assembly. The delegation is met the President, Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister, as well as leaders of the main political parties and members of the Supreme Commission for the Completion of the Revolution's Objectives. It also met election officials, NGOs and media representatives, as well as members of the EU electoral assistance team in Tunis. A full 20-member PACE delegation observed the election itself on 23 October
Strengthening democracy in Tunisia: fair and balanced media coverage during elections
A three-day long 'training of trainers' session on fair media coverage during elections was organised from 6 to 9 September 2011 in Strasbourg, as part of the Council of Europe's assistance to Tunisia. The training programme, organised by the Venice Commission and the Information Society and Media Division, was part of the assistance activities established by the organisation following Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland's February visit to Tunisia.
Within the programme, the participants also met French and German journalists, as well as Secretary General and other representatives of the Council of Europe and the local authorities. This training is funded by the Dutch government.
Parliamentary Assembly rapporteur on a fact-finding visit to Morocco
Luca Volontè (Italy, EPP/CD), rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on the "Evaluation of the Partnership for Democracy in respect of the Parliament of Morocco" made a fact-finding visit to Rabat on 17 and 18 April.
On 21 June 2011, the Parliament of Morocco was the first to benefit from Partner for Democracy status with PACE, established in 2010 to strengthen institutional co-operation with the parliaments of non-member states in neighbouring regions wishing to benefit from the experience of the Council of Europe in the field of democratic reform, and to take part in the political debate on common challenges that transcend European boundaries.
During his visit, Mr Volontè will take stock of the progress made in fulfilling the political undertakings made by the Parliament of Morocco, set out in PACE Resolution 1818 (2011). In particular, he will discuss with his interlocutors the advance of the political reforms set in motion by Morocco and co-operation with the Council of Europe.
The rapporteur is expected to meet the President of the Chamber of Councillors, the President of the Chamber of Representatives, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Co-operation (or his representative), the Minister of the Interior (or his representative), the Minister of Justice and Freedoms, and the Minister for Solidarity, Women's and Family Affairs and Social Development.
Talks are also scheduled with various parliamentary committees, the members of the Moroccan delegation to PACE, as well as the President of the National Human Rights Council and the President of the High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA).
It is essential that the reforms maintain their momentum in Morocco, Luca Volontè declares
Council of Europe heightens its presence in Tunisia
"The Council of Europe has always played a crucial role for democracies in transition", said Gabriella Battaini Dragoni during her official visit to Tunisia. The Deputy Secretary General has signed the first Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a non member state of the Organisation, in order to establish a Council of Europe office in Tunis, dealing with operational projects in the fields of Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law.
"The history of Europe is strongly influenced by the interactions of cultures and civilisations of the two Mediterranean rims: as Europeans, we have the responsibility to support this process", underlined Gabriella Battaini Dragoni.
High level meetings were organised with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rafik Abdessalem; with the President of the Constituent National Assembly, Mustapha Ben Jaafar; with the Minister of Human Rights and transitional Justice, Samir Dilou; and with Secretary of State in charge of European Affairs, Touhami Abdouli.
The Deputy Secretary General will also inaugurate the first class of the School of Political Studies in Tunisia. (more...)
Supporting judicial reforms in the countries of Southern neighborhood – Cooperation with Tunisia
In the framework of the Joint Programme of the Council of Europe and the European Union - "Strengthening democratic reform in the countries of Southern neighborhood ", the co-operation between Tunisia and the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) enters in its first operational step.
A group of CEPEJ experts went to Tunis on 19-21 November 2012 to meet with officials from the Ministry of Justice and representatives of judicial professions. A report on the functioning of the Tunisian judicial system, and a list of co-operation activities to be implemented under the Programme with a view to improving the quality and efficiency of judicial services, will be issued in January 2013.


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The wonderful world of Dash-Buttons created by the giant Amazon has just landed in Europe, what means that German, British, and Austrian Amazon Prime Members can start to forget to turn on the laptop, to scroll down on the smartphone and to make a final click or, even two, to complete online purchases.
To take advantage of impulse purchase. Since the dash button purchase system is activated at one press, it is extremely easy to order products that suddenly seem to be necessary. But don't panic: if you change your mind you only have to cancel the order as usual after receiving the notification via email. To this respect, it is important to mention that the Dash Button Order Protection doesn't allow a new order to be placed until the prior order ships, unless the user allows multiple orders.
To accustom users to omni-channel shopping experiences and make them use the app. Since the Dash Button is a Wi-Fi connected device, the app should be installed on any device firstly, the prime account signed up and the dash button connected to the WLAN. Once the button is pressed, one green light will flash to indicate that the order has been placed successfully, while a red light will glow to indicate the opposite.
To foster conversion rates. As no price is shown, brands can sell the product straight away and afterwards deal with any inconvenience or query addressed by consumers. However, this might create a major barrier for consumers.
The new Amazon on-demand shopping system allows consumers to order instantaneously essentials such as toilet paper, razor blades, detergent, tissues or hair care products before they run out. It definitely brings IoT to a real and tangible shape and put this technology within the customer's reach, what will help to test the true potential of pairing different devices for online shopping purposes.
A parallel service along with the Dash-Button is the Dash Replenishment Service (DRS), which is targeted to those consumer goods that are associated with a device like coffee machines, dishwashing machines or a blood glucose meter, for example.
In any case, it is still difficult to imagine the usefulness of having dozens of dash-buttons scattered throughout the house. We will see over the next months the scope of these new services and whether they become popular among consumers or not. By now, it can be seen as a first step towards something big, can't it?
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High volume intraperitoneal chemotherapy ("belly bath") for ovarian cancer. Pharmacologic basis and early results.
The currently accepted therapies for ovarian cancer have produced only limited numbers of extended complete remissions in advanced-stage disease. Studies of high-volume intraperitoneal chemotherapy have been initiated to define the toxicology, pharmacokinetics, and the therapeutic effectiveness of this treatment modality. This technique has been virtually ignored until recently, because little success has been achieved with it except in one study (Rutledge, 1966), in which large intraperitoneal fluid volumes were used. The general lack of success probably reflects inadequate attention to physiologic and pharmacologic principles of drug distribution and absorption in a space as large as the peritoneal cavity. Biomedical engineers, pharmacologists, and clinicians at the NCI have cooperated in the development of a rational chemotherapy for ovarian cancer. Following mathematical pharmacokinetic modeling and toxicologic studies in rat, a Phase I clinical trial of intraperitoneal methotrexate administered in large volumes of dialysis fluid was initiated. Results in three patients confirm the practicality of this approach, and further investigation is warranted.


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الرئيسية/الكل >>>/Mix of languages/Violent Night 2 Gets Most Promising Update Yet From Director
Violent Night 2 Gets Most Promising Update Yet From Director
David Harbour's Santa return is being planned, as Violent Night 2 gets its most promising update yet from director Tommy Wirkola. Violent Night is an R-rated Christmas action movie that was released in theaters in November 2022 and introduced audiences to a very different interpretation of Kris Kringle. Stranger Things star David Harbour played a violent Santa who finds himself in the position of needing to protect a family from a robbery on Christmas Eve. Violent Night became a relative hit for Universal as it earned positive reviews and accumulated over $75 million at the box office on a $20M budget, sparking talks of a sequel.
One of Austin Butler's Elvis voice coaches defends the actor for still retaining his character's iconic drawl. Directed by Baz Lurhmann, Elvis has reaped praise from critics and audiences alike, particularly for Butler's immersive, dedicated performance. Widely regarded as the best movie centered around the King of Rock, the film currently holds the #2 slot for highest-grossing music biopics of all time.
In conversation with ABC News, Griffith University professor Irene Bartlett, who coached Butler for Elvis, defends his transformed voice. She explains that because Butler devoted so much time and effort to developing his character's voice, it's natural that he can't yet switch it off. Dr. Bartlett stresses that Butler made a "true connection" to the role and isn't pretending to have the voice. See more of what Bartlett shared below:
Butler has been open about what the grueling process of prepping for Elvis was like. The actor spent roughly three years getting into character, isolating himself in Australia until the start of filming. He worked with a number of voice and dialect coaches, including Erik Singer, Eric Vetro, and Dr. Bartlett, who helped him develop Elvis' speaking and singing voice. Dr. Bartlett revealed that Butler actually performed the concerts depicted in the film that take place before or during 1968. After Elvis' filming wrapped in March 2021, Butler shared that he was hospitalized and bedridden, seemingly due to the burden of taking on the role.
While Butler's dyed jet-black hair has returned to its natural blonde, audiences have noted since the film's release in June 2022 that the actor still speaks with a deep tone and Southern accent. During his Golden Globe acceptance speech this month, people were again quick to comment that he sounded nothing like himself prior to his Elvis commitments. In responding to reporters shortly after his win, Butler said he didn't think this was the case, but admitted that remnants of the role may always remain. Butler has since been the butt of jokes, some of which have suggested that Butler is faking the voice to draw attention or prove a point about his likeness with the rock star. Whether this is true — as both Butler and Dr. Bartlett deny — it's evident that the lengths Butler has gone to have paid off career-wise, with many anticipating that he will earn a potential Oscar.
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The Pakistani extended family system as an emotional buffer
Aisha Rahim
"Together you are more united and feel a lot more powerful than if you were on own. This is what makes you stronger in situations like these. We are so blessed to have them (parents) with us when so many people are unable to see their parents…My mum says she would have gone crazy if you I was not here and I say same here!" (Saba from Slough; all names are changed)
Growing up in an overbearing Pakistani extended family system where privacy is non-existent and deference to elders an unquestioned rule, I was deliriously excited about moving to England to study. I enjoyed my newfound independence but every time I felt overwhelmed by a stressful situation, I only longed to be reunited with my family. In a country where the role of the state in providing social support is negligible, kin automatically become your default support system. If you put that in the context of strong culturally and religiously ingrained notions of fulfilling your duty towards your family, it is not surprising why the extended family structure has survived even in the British-Pakistani community.
Over the past three weeks in lockdown, I started talking (via WhatsApp) to some British-Pakistani women I met in an online Arabic course and I became interested in learning about their experience of lockdown with two, or, at times, three generations of family in the same household. Living with extended family is a double-edged sword as I knew from my past experience, especially, in the case of married women with in-laws.
However, in these extraordinary times of distress and social isolation, the extended family system played a critical role in providing much needed social and psychological support to many of these women. I formally interviewed eight of these women who belonged to different cities, economic backgrounds and age groups but shared common British-Pakistani ethnicity.
I must confess that prior to the interviews my main source of information on how the Pakistani community was dealing with the lockdown was derived from anecdotal material on social media which most often pointed towards frustration with annoying family members. There was the stereotypical desi father who dismissed coronavirus as a foreign conspiracy or the overprotective desi mother who resorts to boiling black seeds to ward off the evil eye and a confused/irritated child trying to knock sense into his or her parents.
We have all encountered these stories in our community and they might have some truth, but what we are witnessing today are unprecedented times of crisis and people are realising the need to stay together. Nadia, a student at Birmingham University, currently in lockdown with her family in London captured this feeling very well:
I have to be more patient with my family because we are in each other's faces all the time! You know even if you have the best relationship, it can get a bit too much but we all understand the gravity of the situation so there is no drama. We know that we would be much more anxious if we were on our own. You have an extra support system even if it is unspoken; there's that sense of security that brings us all together. At least we know what everyone is up to. We are spending more time talking to each other, doing more activities together because when I was in university I couldn't spend time with my parents doing gardening or cooking. It has provided a good opportunity to know what matters in life: your relationships.
While Nadia's words made a lot of sense, I was still unsure about the situation of married women living with their in-laws in a lockdown where tensions might run high.
Mariam, a mother of three in Berkshire, admitted that the most difficult aspect of lockdown was that she couldn't get "time-out or a breather from everything in the house". Also, she was unable to meet her own parents, but technology played a vital role helping her to cope with the situation. Mariam had pain in her voice when she told me it was her mum's birthday today and she just left her present in the garden. I certainly sensed pain, but also less anxiety regarding her parents due to the fact that her parents were living with her brother's family.
This was in sharp contrast to Mahvish, a key worker in Watford, whose parents were in a separate house on their own:
"I am always on the edge when I am at work because of my mum and dad who are currently in total isolation as they are vulnerable due to underlying health conditions. Their life has completely changed, my dad is suffering from depression and anxiety and I am worried that we might have isolated him at a huge cost and after this is over he might have a mental breakdown. This is making me so anxious and guilty because if it wasn't for my job, I could have brought them to my house and taken care of them and then I wouldn't be so disturbed because I would know where they are and what they need."
Mahvish's reference to guilt, of not being able to take care of your parents, resonated with a lot of young Muslims that Mufti Liaquat Zaman, an Islamic scholar at Birmingham's As-Suffa institute, was dealing with. I spoke with him on the subject of responsibility of Islamic scholars in the coronavirus pandemic as there are important community issues such as cancellation of mosque prayers, changes to Islamic funeral procedures and the role of faith in coping with mental stress. I was surprised when he told me that he was inundated with questions from young Muslims who felt enormous guilt of failure in fulfilling their Islamic duty of taking care of their parents as they were not in the same household. As an immigrant, I precisely understand how this feeling weighs heavily on your conscience when you are too far to help your family in emergencies back home.
I have, of course, only considered a handful of accounts and it would be simplistic to draw any conclusions regarding the role of the extended family in lockdown, especially, when evidence of a sharp rise in domestic abuse is coming to the fore. I have not considered the perspective of the older generation who are impacted in the most fundamental way during this crisis. My aim was to explore an important and unique aspect of British-Pakistani community's life style which needs to be studied further as any research on repercussions of COVID-19 on British society would be incomplete without it.
Aisha Rahim has a PhD in sociology from the University of Nottingham where she is an honorary research fellow in the School of Sociology and Social Policy.


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UN's Sudan envoy told to leave
The Sudanese government has given Jan Pronk, the United Nations envoy to the country, three days to leave, Sudan's official news agency says.
Sudan says Pronk is interfering in armed forces affairs
Ali al-Sadig, spokesman for the Sudanese foreign ministry, said that Pronk had been told to leave because of statements the UN envoy had written on his website.
Sunday's move follows accusations by the country's general command last week that Pronk, UN chief Kofi Annan's personal representative in Sudan, was "openly intruding in the armed forces' affair".
The Sudanese military said in a statement that it considers the envoy's presence and movements in Sudan "a military threat that adversely affects the performance of the armed forces" and declared him "persona non grata".
It also complained that the envoy had travelled around Sudan without government permission and dealt with rebel groups fighting the military in the western region of Darfur.
Pronk's spokeswoman refused to comment on the move, while UN officials in New York were not available to discuss the issue.
Darfur battles
Sudan's foreign ministry had said that Pronk made "unacceptable" comments in his personal internet weblog about battles between Sudanese troops and rebels in Darfur, state television reported.
The Darfur conflict has displaced
more than two million people
Pronk, a former Dutch diplomat, wrote on October 14 that government forces had lost "two major battles" in Darfur where they have been fighting the region's ethnic African population.
"Losses seem to have been very high. Reports speak about hundreds of casualties in each of the two battles, many wounded soldiers and many taken as prisoner," Pronk wrote.
"The morale in the government army in north Darfur has gone down. Some generals have been sacked; soldiers have refused fighting."
The military said the remarks amounted to "psychological warfare on the armed forces by propagating erroneous information that casts doubts about the capability of the armed forces in maintaining security and defending the country".
About 200,000 people have been killed and around two and a half million have been forced from their homes in two years of revolt in Darfur.
Pro-government militias are accused of war crimes against the region's Christian and animist population


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Supreme Court Victory For Issue 7 Gives Great Hope For Patients
Issue 7 passes first hurdle to stay on ballot; Remains hopeful that second lawsuit will fail, too.
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (September 22, 2016) — The Arkansas Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit today that could have removed Issue 7: The Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act from the November ballot. The lawsuit, filed by Arkansans Against Legal Marijuana, a coalition including the Farm Bureau, the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Melanie Conway and the Family Council Action Committee, claimed the ballot title for Issue 7 was vague, misleading and didn't cover all aspects of the act.
"We are pleased with today's ruling from the Supreme Court on the challenge to Issue 7's ballot title and are moving forward with the hopes of the same outcome for the lawsuit challenging our signatures," said Melissa Fults, campaign director for The Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act.
Another lawsuit, filed by Kara Benca, a Little Rock attorney, challenges the signature collection process and claims to be able to remove 15,000 signatures, which would leave insufficient signatures for Issue 7 to remain on the ballot.
"After discussions with our attorney and the Secretary of State's office, we believe that the SOS correctly certified Issue 7's signatures. We are, however, deeply concerned by a recent disclosure that David Couch, the sponsor of the medical marijuana amendment known as Issue 6, paid the key witness, Heidi Gay of National Ballot Access, $30,000 to find errors in our signatures. Ms. Gay's company, National Ballot Access, was also paid nearly $700,000 to collect signatures for Issue 6," said Ryan Denham, deputy director for Issue 7: The Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act.
The case which went to court this week and was heard by a master of the court will now go before the Arkansas Supreme Court. They have until October 18th to make a ruling.
Arkansans for Compassionate Care
Arkansans for Compassionate Care is a coalition of concerned patients, physicians and allies who agree that sick and dying patients should have access to medical cannabis with a doctor's recommendation. For tens of thousands of chronically-ill Arkansans, the relief afforded by medical cannabis helps them live comfortably without harmful side effects. But cannabis is currently unregulated and not legally available.
Arkansans for Compassionate Care offers a better choice: controlled access to a medicine that is proven to be both safe and effective, especially against the debilitating effects of chronic illness and harsh medical treatments.
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Q: Replace value in any column in pandas dataframe In the dataframe below:
 T2MN   T2MX   RH2M DFP2M RAIN
 6.96   9.32  84.27  5.57    -
 6.31  10.46  -      5.63    -
  -    10.66  79.38  3.63    -
 0.79   4.45  94.24  1.85    -
 1.45   3.99  91.71  1.17    -

How do I replace all the - with NaN's. I do not want to specify column names since I do not know before hand which column will have -

A: Just replace() the string:
In [10]: df.replace('-', 'NaN')
Out[10]:
   T2MN   T2MX   RH2M  DFP2M RAIN
0  6.96   9.32  84.27   5.57  NaN
1  6.31  10.46    NaN   5.63  NaN
2   NaN  10.66  79.38   3.63  NaN
3  0.79   4.45  94.24   1.85  NaN
4  1.45   3.99  91.71   1.17  NaN

A: If those are strings, then your floats are probably also strings.
Assuming your dataframe is df, I'd try
pd.to_numeric(df.stack(), 'coerce').unstack()

Deeper explanation
Pandas doesn't usually represent missing floats with '-'.  Therefore, that '-' must be a string.  Thus, the dtype of any column with a '-' in it, must be 'object'.  That makes it highly likely that whatever parsed the data, left the floats as string.
setup
from io import StringIO
import pandas as pd

txt = """T2MN   T2MX   RH2M DFP2M RAIN
 6.96   9.32  84.27  5.57    -
 6.31  10.46  -      5.63    -
  -    10.66  79.38  3.63    -
 0.79   4.45  94.24  1.85    -
 1.45   3.99  91.71  1.17    - """

df = pd.read_csv(StringIO(txt), delim_whitespace=True)
print(df)

   T2MN   T2MX   RH2M  DFP2M RAIN
0  6.96   9.32  84.27   5.57    -
1  6.31  10.46      -   5.63    -
2     -  10.66  79.38   3.63    -
3  0.79   4.45  94.24   1.85    -
4  1.45   3.99  91.71   1.17    -

What are the dtypes?
print(df.dtypes)

T2MN      object
T2MX     float64
RH2M      object
DFP2M    float64
RAIN      object
dtype: object

What is the type of the first element?
print(type(df.iloc[0, 0]))

<class 'str'>

This means that any column with a '-' is like a column of strings that look like floats.  You want to use pd.to_numeric with parameter errors='coerce' to force non-numeric items to np.nan.  However, pd.to_numeric does not operate on a pd.DataFrame so we stack and unstack.
pd.to_numeric(df.stack(), 'coerce').unstack()

   T2MN   T2MX   RH2M  DFP2M  RAIN
0  6.96   9.32  84.27   5.57   NaN
1  6.31  10.46    NaN   5.63   NaN
2   NaN  10.66  79.38   3.63   NaN
3  0.79   4.45  94.24   1.85   NaN
4  1.45   3.99  91.71   1.17   NaN

A: I think you want the actual numpy.nan instead of a string NaN as you can use a lot of methods such as fillna/isnull/notnull on the pandas.Series/pandas.DataFrame
import pandas as pd

import numpy as np

df = pd.DataFrame([['-']*10]*10)

df = df.replace('-',np.nan)

A: It looks like you were reading this data from CSV/FWF file... If it's true the easiest way to get rid of '-' would be to explain Pandas that it's NaN's representation:
df = pd.read_csv(filename, na_values=['NaN', 'nan', '-'])

Test:
In [79]: df
Out[79]:
   T2MN   T2MX   RH2M  DFP2M  RAIN
0  6.96   9.32  84.27   5.57   NaN
1  6.31  10.46    NaN   5.63   NaN
2   NaN  10.66  79.38   3.63   NaN
3  0.79   4.45  94.24   1.85   NaN
4  1.45   3.99  91.71   1.17   NaN

In [80]: df.dtypes
Out[80]:
T2MN     float64
T2MX     float64
RH2M     float64
DFP2M    float64
RAIN     float64
dtype: object

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Just about everyone wants to pick a fight with Conor McGregor these days. In the UFC and the boxing world alike, fighters are lining up to exchange punches with him for a share of the Irishman's pot of gold. And though he has recently indicated that an MMA fight would be his next move, he has more than earned the right to come back to combat sports whenever, and if ever, he, and nobody else, sees fit.
Holding an MMA record of 21 – 3 with ten of those fights occurring under the UFC banner, Mcgregor has more than proven himself to be one of the most elite martial artists to have ever walked the planet. MMA fighter and sports commentator Chael Sonnen recently made the point that he has already beaten almost every major competitor who fought in the skillful bloodbath that was UFC 218; and if you think about it, he's absolutely right.
Mcgregor's long list of defeated opponents include names such as current featherweight champion, Max Holloway, who Conor beat after suffering an ACL tear in the second of three rounds, former featherweight champion Jose Aldo (who Coner dethroned), former lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez (who he also dethroned), and the impressive Dustin Poirier, among many others.
He is also one of a group of only four UFC fighters who have won title belts in two different weight classes and is the only one who has ever held both simultaneously. And though the UFC has since controversially stripped him of his featherweight title, he still holds the lightweight belt that he stole from Eddie Alvarez.
The bottom line — McGregor is a beast, and he has proven that over and over again.
But as his star-power has grown, so has the group of challengers seeking the opportunity to tear him to shreds. UFC fighters are upset that he hasn't had a title defense yet and are using that as ammo to try to lure him back into the cage. Boxers such as Manny Pacquiao, and Oscar De La Hoya, on the other hand, see an opportunity for what they believe would be an easy fight should he decide to give boxing another go.
But there is a game at play here — a game of verbal taunting with one objective: to get Conor McGregor to face them for the biggest purse of a lifetime.
According to UFC president, Dana White, the recent boxing match between Mayweather and McGregor was the highest-grossing pay-per-view fight of all time, collecting a jaw-dropping 6.7 million buys or around 670 million U.S. dollars. Mcgregor reportedly took home around 100 million for that fight.
He has also been the greatest draw for the UFC for the past several years, propelling the company toward financial success. And though his per-fight UFC numbers appear small in comparison to those of his boxing debut, they are still monstrous figures by PPV standards. Diaz v Mcgregor 2, for example, pulled in a whopping 1,600,000 buys, making it the highest-grossing UFC event to date.
It's no wonder Boxers and MMA fighters alike are gunning for a chance to fight him.
The annoying aspect of all of this to them, of course, is that the PPV king simply doesn't need the money anymore. He and his family are already financially set for the next 15 lifetimes over. So if and when he decides to step into the cage or ring again, it will be because he wants to not because he needs to.
Furthermore, Conor and Longtime partner, Dee Devlin, recently welcomed their firstborn son, Conor Jr., to the family on May 6, 2017, a life event which surely affects the way he is processing his fighting future.
Parenthood undeniably has a way of changing one's perspective on life. And though he did take on Mayweather after his son was born, It is certainly possible that he has become more hesitant about fighting since holding his child in his arms for the first time. And if so, who could blame him?
Exactly how much this is affecting his decision-making is unclear. But what is crystal clear is that he is thinking long-term when it comes to his health.
In a recent interview with Sky News, he revealed that, though he still has "a lot left," in him, and "will continue to [fight]," he is very aware of the risks involved in doing so.
There is much more depth to his comments than many people realize.
Injuries and even deaths resulting from MMA and boxing contests are, unfortunately, far too common. And sadly, Conor is no stranger to the pains of that reality.
A little less than five months before McGregor v Diaz 2, He helped to train his friend Charlie Ward for a fight against an opponent named Joao Carvalho that took place on April 9, 2016, in their hometown of Dublin, Ireland.
McGregor stood ringside for the fight, as well, supporting Ward in what would be the third fight of his career.
The crowd screamed with approval as both fighters were landing their fair share of blows. It could have gone either way, but in the third round, one of Ward's punches knocked Carvalho to the ground.
Seizing his opportunity, Ward lunged at him, pinning him down. And when he had established a dominant position, he began to bash the head of his opponent – sensing he could end the fight right then and there.
And end it he did. Ward took home the victory that day via third-round TKO, but the price for his win… would be ever so costly.
Carvalho didn't go home that night.
Following the fight, doctors quickly noticed signs that prompted them to have him sent to the hospital. And though he initially felt alright, Carvalho began to experience a headache and intense vomiting on the way there. His state was deteriorating rapidly.
Upon his arrival to the hospital, it was determined that he would have to undergo an emergency brain surgery due to the amount of blunt-force head trauma he experienced during the match. And though the medical staff tried as hard as they could to keep him alive, the damage would ultimately prove to be too much to overcome.
To the devastation of all, he would pass away two days later.
Conor released the following statement on the matter shortly after Carvalho's passing.
"Terrible news regarding Joao Carvalho.
We are just men and women doing something we love in the hope of a better life for ourselves and our families. Nobody involved in combat sports of any kind wants to see this. It is such a rare occurrence that I don't know how to take this.
I was ringside supporting my teammate, and the fight was so back and forth, that I just can't understand it.
My condolences go out to Joao's family and his team. Their man was a hell of a fighter and will be sorely missed by all.
Combat sport is a crazy game and with the recent incident in boxing and now this in MMA, it is a sad time to be a fighter and a fight fan.
It is easy for those on the outside to criticise our way of living, but for the millions of people around the world who have had their lives, their health, their fitness and their mental strength all changed for the better through combat, this is truly a bitter pill to swallow. We have lost one of us.
I hope we remember Joao as a champion, who pursued his dream doing what he loved, and show him the eternal respect and admiration he deserves.
This may be the most difficult circumstance he has ever faced – and it will always be with him. It haunts him, it hurts him, but it also… protects him.
Now, when he steps into the cage, eyes locked on the opponent in front of him, he knows that for the sake of his beautiful, young family, his margin for error is ever so thin. Failure is not an option.
Not everyone leaves those gladiator rinks intact, and not everyone leaves them alive, either.
And tragically, that number is always growing. Two other boxers who have died in recent history as a result of their injuries include Mike Towell, who passed away on December 29, 2016, and Tim Hague, who passed away on June 18, 2017. Both died shortly after their respective bouts as a result of head trauma.
Following suit, the much younger sport of MMA has also seen around 13 deaths since its inception in 1993.
And even though many fighters are fortunate enough to escape death — ghastly injuries such as Evangelista Santos' caved-in head, Meisha Tate's snapped arm, and Anderson Silva's broken shin are reminders that there can be life-altering and brutal consequences to pay for those who decide to compete in combat sports.
It is often easy to forget the perils that these competitors face in their line of work. TV networks show the fights, but they do not show the hospital visits after, the pain the fighters go through when the adrenaline wears off, or the months upon months of rehab they endure after suffering an injury.
During the boxing match against Mayweather, Mcgregor may have suffered a brain injury of his own. Ringside doctor Darragh O' Carroll believed that McGregor suffered a concussion near the end, contributing to the stoppage of the fight.
Just one blow to the head from a pro fighter is enough to give the average person a nasty headache. But the barrage of them that boxers/MMA fighters are subjected to during a fight? It's downright dangerous.
All this to say, McGregor is wise to take his time in pondering his future.
If he stays true to course, though, the UFC appears to be his next target, although there's no way to truly ever know what he'll do. The rumors have picked up steam, however, as he recently threw a serious jab at the boxing universe. "I think a true fight is what I wanna do next," he told TMZ Sports. "MMA next," he added upon being pressed further.
In saying this, he was also more than likely firing back at Mayweather, who recently released a video saying he 'Carried McGregor,' through their match. But regardless, it seems as though Conor has his eyes set on the octagon.
Doing this next would also make the most sense for him due to his contractual obligations with the UFC. Dana White wants him back in MMA ASAP. And if Conor were to break his contract by boxing outside of the UFC's umbrella/permission, it would likely mean a strenuous legal battle would be at hand, which he may not want to undertake. So even though Conor has been leveraging boxing against the UFC for negotiation purposes as of late, the chances are slim that he would actually follow through and breach his contract.
Dana, unsurprisingly, doesn't appear to be taking any of this seriously. But when there's a will there's a way. Conor's level of desire to fight will be made clear by his willingness, or lack thereof, to work with the UFC. And likewise, White will likely have to be willing to meet Conor somewhere in the middle, at least offering a hefty paycheck to lure him back. Neither party seems to be in a huge hurry to budge on their respective stances at the moment, but time usually has a way of working things out.
If and when the stalemate does finally end, there will be no lack of bloodthirsty fighters lining up to meet him in that cage for a welcome home party. But who's going to get the first crack at him?
Nate Diaz has been a consistent name on that list because he is the only fighter who has been able to beat him in recent history. Conor won the rematch, but there has been talk of a tie-breaker ever since. Dana White doesn't seem too keen on planning a Mcgregor v Diaz 3 bout for Conor's homecoming, but in this sport, you never really know what will happen.
Georges St Pierre has also recently put his name in the hat as a willing candidate. And though White shot that idea down as well, Bleacher Report's Steven Rhondina believes that there remains a good possibility that a "superfight" between the two could happen in short order.
A fight of that magnitude would certainly shatter all previous UFC pay-per-view records in what would surely be one of the most exciting events in the history of mixed martial arts.
Nevertheless, it appears that interim lightweight champion, Tony Ferguson, is who McGregor will likely face next. In fact, that may be one of the only things Dana and Conor currently agree on.
Regardless of who ends up with the fight, It would only make sense that a title unification bout takes place. But the complication is that a fight with Ferguson, or even Nurmagomedov, wouldn't bring in near the revenue that a fight with a fan-favorite such as GSP would.
The UFC isn't currently forced to abide by the Ali Boxing Act – meaning Dana White doesn't have to give the bout to Ferguson, or anyone for that matter; he can give it to whomever he wants. And like it or not, that usually means the one who brings in the most $$$.
So will Conor McGregor come back? We will have our answers soon enough. 'The Notorious' has a lot to think about. He doesn't owe the world a thing. He hasn't promised anything, either. But regardless, his competitive nature isn't likely to allow him much rest.
His zombie hoard of challengers will have to wait, though, for now.


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Buhari commends police for discovering fake correctional centres in Kaduna, Katsina
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- President Muhammadu Buhari welcomes the raids made by the police on fake correctional centers in Kaduna and Katsina states
- Buhari says the arrests are in line with his commitment to human rights and dignity of the citizens regardless of their age, religion and ethnicity
- The president applauds efforts of the police in exposing the human rights abuses by individuals and criminal group
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the Nigeria police for discovering fake correctional centres in Kaduna and Katsina states.
Speaking in a statement issued on Saturday, 19 October, through his media aid, Garba Shehu, the president urged the police to continue to enforce the law against child-theft racket.
He said the arrests were in line with his commitment to human rights and dignity of the citizens regardless of their age, religion and ethnicity.
"President Buhari will not support criminality under any guise, including the abduction of children and selling them off illegally," the statement read in part.
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"On torture chambers, in this day and age, no responsible democratic government would tolerate the existence of the torture chambers and physical abuses of inmates in the name of rehabilitation of the victims."
The president applauded efforts of the police in exposing the human rights abuses by individuals and criminal groups.
He expressed optimism that the police efforts will be sustained to check illegal activities of this nature.
Buhari urged the public to remain vigilant and assist security agencies in crime prevention and control by reporting the existence of criminal activities around their communities.
The sharing of human intelligence is everybody's responsibility in order to make our society safe and this government is ever committed to supporting the police to be more effective in the performance of its duties through proper funding and motivation of its personnel," he said.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian police on Saturday, October 19, rescued 147 victims from a facility that served as an illegal rehabilitation centre in the Rigasa area of Kaduna state.
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Channels TV reports that those rescued from the facility popularly known as Malam Niga's rehabilitation include 22 females and four foreigners.
Governor Nasir El-Rufai was said to be present during the raid as security operatives freed the victims who were later taken to the Hajj Camp in Mando area of the state capital for further profiling and medical attention.
Vanguard reports that the raid was confirmed by the Kaduna state police spokesperson, Yakubu Sabo, who said the governor led the police to the rehabilitation centre to find out what was happening there.
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Chrome is really tightening up the security game here. In Chrome 66 it will untrust Symantec-issued SSL/TLS certificates, after Symantec has repeatedly screwed up by wrongly issuing certificates for domains, including google.com itself.
Arkadiy Tetelman has recently done an experiment and made an inventory of how many sites in the Alexa Top 1 Million that will be affected by this.
Included in the 100,000 affected sites we find/found (some have gotten a new certificate by now) icloud.com, tesla.com, wechat.com, etc.
Related: Chrome 68 will explicitly mark sites not being served over HTTPS as insecure.


text:
Q: Rails | Ajax Response, from Controller Got a partial view successfully interacting with my coffee script. Collection_Select change triggers script & resulting value is correct, Controller does hit def new successfully.
Only question remaining is how to access the results of the coffee script in the controller.
Partial View:
<% @modName = locals[:moduleName] %>
<% @id = locals[:id] %>
<%= form_with url: admin_command_path() do |f| %>
    <%= collection_select(:refcode, :Code, Command.where(FLD: @modName), :Code, :Definition, options ={prompt: true}) %>

    <button class="btn_new">
        <%= link_to "Execute", new_admin_command_path(mod: @modName, id: @id) %>
    </button>
<% end %>

Coffee Script:
get_SubModule = ->
    $('#refcode_Code').change (e) ->
      com_value = $('#refcode_Code').val()
      console.log 'COFFEEE IS LIFE', com_value
      str = $('#refcode_Code :selected').text()
      data: {sub_mod_str: com_value}
      return
    return

So now what.
ActiveAdmin.register Command do

def new
 [need to access sub_mod_str here however possible]
end

A: I think when you Change value you need call Ajax and request controller
get_SubModule = ->
    $('#refcode_Code').change (e) ->
      com_value = $('#refcode_Code').val()
      console.log 'COFFEEE IS LIFE', com_value
      str = $('#refcode_Code :selected').text()
      data: {sub_mod_str: com_value}
      $.ajax(
        type: 'POST'
        url: your_url
        data: data
        dataType: 'json'
        success: (data) =>
          console.log(data)
        error: (er) =>
          console.log(er)
        )
      return
    return

Controller
def new
 byebug // check params
end


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Home > Programs and Activities > Year-long Research Programs > 2019-2020 Program on Games, Decisions, Risk and Reliability > GDRR Working Group III: National Security
GDRR Working Group III: National Security
Group Leaders:
Jun Zhuang (University of Buffalo)
Alyson Wilson (N.C. State University)
After September 11 and the following terrorist attacks all over the globe, use of decision and game theory has gained considerable attention in risk community. As a result of increasing investment in security measures, rational allocation of limited resources has become a major concern. Game theory and decision analysis approaches have been proposed for counterterrorism where decisions of the terrorist are modelled. Game theoretic approaches are also considered to deal with smuggling of nuclear weapons, screening of cargo containers as well as for protecting power transmission systems and commercial airlines. There exist major methodological and computational challenges in these type of problems. For example, dealing with dynamic nature of these problems in terms of changing uncertainties and preferences is a major issue. Those problems require the development of sophisticated mathematical and statistical tools and methods. Another related issue is assessment of bioterrorism threat and the related biological agent risk analysis. Detection of certain chemical and biological agents in public places and the related evacuation decisions are challenging problems. Terrorism is a problem at international level and cooperation with foreign researchers could be helpful to develop preventive measures and to assess counter-actions, as well as dealing with other threats to the safety of the United States and other countries.
Questions: email gdrr@samsi.info
Program on Games, Decisions, Risk and Reliability (GDRR)


To apply, please submit the following to the NYSF's executive director, Dr. Andrew N. Blackwood at andrew.blackwood@nysf.com.
List of three professional references who can speak to the applicant's qualifications and experience related to this position.
Submitted, complete applications will be reviewed until the position is filled. Applicants will be asked to complete a background check and verification of employability as part of the selection process.