I fell in love in the backseat of my friend's truck. That sounds like the line to a horribly cheesy country song, but it's true. They say you know when that moment of love hits and that moment for me was Sunday, December 4, 2011.
The Denver Broncos were in Minneapolis to take on the Minnesota Vikings. 2011, more specifically late 2011, was what will go down in history as 'Tebow Time'. Tim Tebow was doing the miraculous while being a horribly flawed quarterback. I saw 'Tebow Time' in person, but that's not what I fell in love with.
Young people don't know what the radio is, so we listened to an iPod through the truck speakers for the whole 90-minute trip to and fro the stadium. Only one artist was played: Eric Church.
I'd known of Eric Church. Hell, I'd seen him in concert as the opening act for Sara Evans, but he never really captivated me. I loved 'Smoke A Little Smoke' and I had downloaded 'Homeboy' from the iTunes store, but it wasn't until December 4, 2011, that I realized Eric Church was, well, a badass.
This guy captivated me the way only a couple other artists have. Eric Church captivated me so much that the next time I was at Best Buy, full disclosure I forced myself into a trip, I bought all three albums that Church had released to date.
'Chief', the most commercially successful album for Church thus far, was unlike any 'country' album I had ever heard. I say 'country' because Church has been quoted as saying that genres are an outdated concept. The earlier two albums weren't as groundbreaking, but it was beyond solid typical country music.
The aviators that I wore turned from being in honor of my family's obsession with Tom Cruise and 'Top Gun' to being because I wanted to be Eric Church. I wanted to be that guy that was on the album cover of 'Chief' and wore his glasses onstage.
I finally got to see the guy I wanted to be onstage again.
It was a 'freakin' Tuesday in Minneapolis' and the Target Center was packed to the rafters. Internet connectivity was sketchy with 19,000 people and, I'd assume, 19,000 or so internet cable devices trying to SnapChat their friends. A problem I assume the Timberwolves never face.
Church ran through a blistering 23 songs with only two breaks, one of those breaks was hidden behind a video montage of the prelude to 'Devil, Devil' which is featured on his latest album 'The Outsiders'.
The concert was heavy on 'The Outsiders' and 'Chief', but touched on all four of Church's studio albums. Including his second single, 'Two Pink Lines' which was selected by a list Church gave a fan before the show and Church and his band didn't know what they would be playing until ten seconds they were playing it.
Church laughed through the song, especially after forgetting the words to the second verse of the song that reached number 19 on the charts just eight short years ago.
The concert was insanely rocking, especially for what Church pointed out was a Tuesday. The energy, the all-encompassing stage, the attention of the crowd was always on Church and he gave a hell of a show off of that energy.
There's a million things a guy that is a little biased towards Eric Church could say about the concert. He did the essential hits, he did the true fans' favorite album cuts, he tied in 'Born to Run' in his breakout smash spectacular 'Springsteen'.
A million memorable moments, but there is something insanely fun about one of your favorite artists having the same admiration you do for another one your favorite artists.
No one was singing 'Born to Run' louder than me and Eric Church in that moment.
I couldn't put my finger on why I loved Eric Church so much until after the concert. I love reading the reviews of the concerts that I have just been to just so I can see how incredibly biased I am compared to the fellows that get paid to review concerts.
Both the Pioneer Press and Star Tribune gave the show a thumbs-up. Both noted that the show was not the typical country concert because Eric Church is not the typical country act. Both papers compared Eric Church to other artists and that's when it hit me.
Both Ross Raihala of the Pioneer Press, a must-follow on Twitter, and Jon Bream of the Star Tribune compared Church to Bruce Springsteen. Church will always be tied to the Boss since Church's biggest single, he'll probably never top it, shares the Boss' last name. Bream also threw in Garth Brooks.
Eric Church is a beautiful combination of Bruce Springsteen and Garth Brooks.
Musically, Church is the country equivalent of Springsteen. Springsteen had remarkable commercial success with 'Born in the U.S.A.' and has had mild chart success around that, but nothing ever meeting that level again. Church had 'Chief' and that will be his penultimate commercial success. It brought out a lot of great radio hits while being a great piece of music, but he's going to, and intentionally, stay directly out of the spotlight.
Church has said that's why 'The Outsiders' is such an out of left field concept to some country music consumers. It's real music, but it doesn't need to be radio popular to be popular. Springsteen has built a career out of that and so will Church.
One of the best songs on 'The Outsiders', 'Cold One' only got to number 20 on the charts. 'Cold One' is remarkable well written and performed, but is not yet accepted, and might never be, by the bro-country loving radio listeners.
Church will continually sell out Target Centers and Xcel Energy Centers for a string of years and get modest airplay. Church is set music wise.
Garth Brooks comes in on the performance aspect. Church had his audience captivated the whole time he was on stage on Tuesday night. No one ever sat down. I've only seen Springsteen once, so take this with a grain of salt, but there was a time when everyone sat down.
Springsteen is a great performer and shows emotion onstage, but both Brooks and Church shove their emotions in your face, but in a very nice way. Garth and Church both continually are laughing onstage, not because something is funny, but they are both so happy they can't help put laughing through the ear-to-ear smiles.
They scream. There's so much emotion in their shows that both Church and Brooks at times will lean back and just scream. If you saw someone do this on the street, you'd be freaked out, but onstage it seems normal. Beyond normal.
Church's music is deeper than anything on the radio, much like Springsteen. Brooks' most commercial singles have never been insanely deep, but his show, just on DVD, is incredible.
I don't know if I saw a rock show, a country concert or if I saw a disciple of that 'Country Music Jesus' Church sings about, but I finally know why he's so captivating.
Church has taken the two best qualities of two of the best artists of all-time and is pulling himself up onto that pedestal with them.
December 4, 2011, was a big day for me. I saw my two favorite NFL teams face off with my friends, I had my first taste of the God-send that is Chipotle and I caught the lifelong earworm that is Eric Church.
I don't know how to describe September 16, 2014. Eric Church said he'd expected we'd all have a 'religious experience' on Tuesday night. If that was 'religious', I'm going to be in the front pew of Church until the world burns down.


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Benton Harbor Basketball is on the Rise
1.Why Benton Harbor's Basketball team is improving
2.How the community is supporting the team
3.What the players are doing to improve
4.How the coaches are helping the team improve
5.What the team's goals are
6.How the team is working hard to achieve their goals
7.What obstacles the team has faced
8.How the team has overcome those obstacles
9.What the future holds for Benton Harbor Basketball
10.How you can support Benton Harbor Basketball
Benton Harbor High School's basketball team is on the rise, and they're determined to take their game to the next level. With hard work and dedication, they're slowly but surely gaining recognition in the basketball community. Keep up with their progress here!
Benton Harbor's Varsity Basketball team has seen a lot of success in recent years and this season is no different. Thanks to a combination of strong coaching and hard-working players, the team has been able to turn things around and become one of the top basketball programs in the state.
There are a few key reasons why Benton Harbor's basketball team has seen such success in recent years First and foremost, the team has benefited from strong coaching. Head Coach Jason Johnson has done an excellent job of developing his players and putting them in a position to succeed. Furthermore, the players on the team have shown a tremendous amount of dedication and determination. They are always working hard in practice and taking extra steps to improve their game.
Thanks to strong coaching and hard-working players, Benton Harbor's Basketball team has been able to turn things around and become one of the top programs in the state. The team is poised for continued success in the future, and they will be a force to be reckoned with for years to come.
The Benton Harbor basketball team is on the rise and the community is supporting the team. The team has been working hard to improve their skills and they are showing signs of progress. The community is behind the team and they are hopeful that the team will continue to improve.
The players have been working hard to improve their skills. They have been lifting weights to Build Muscle running to improve their endurance, and practicing to improve their shooting. They are also working on their Mental Game practicing visualization and positive self-talk. All of these things will help them be better players and help the team win more games.
Coach Brooks is helping the team to improve by teaching them the importance of working together and communication. They are also working on their footwork and shooting.
The Benton Harbor basketball team has lofty goals for the upcoming season They hope to win the conference championship and earn a bid to the NCAA tournament Additionally, they would like to improve their overall record and make a deep run in the tournament.
In 2015, Benton Harbor High School's basketball team was ranked as one of the worst in the state. The team had a record of 0-22, and they were not expected to win a single game in the 2016 season. However, the team worked hard and achieved a record of 12-10. The players were committed to their goals and put in the extra work to improve their skills. The team's success is a result of their dedication and hard work
Benton Harbor Basketball is on the Rise In just a few years, the Benton Harbor boys basketball team has turned into a state power. The Tigers have won back-to-back Class A State Championships and are currently ranked No. 1 in the state. But it has not been an easy road to success for the Tigers.
The team has faced numerous obstacles, including a lack of funding and resources. But through hard work and dedication, the Benton Harbor boys Basketball team has overcome these obstacles to become one of the best teams in the state.
We sat down with head coach Corey McGriff to learn more about how the team has turned things around and what obstacles they have faced along the way.
Despite the obstacles in their way, the Benton Harbor High School Basketball Team has made great strides in recent years
coach Walsh took over the program four years ago, he inherited a team that had gone 0-20 the previous season and had won just four games in the last three years combined.
Despite those bleak numbers, Coach Walsh was determined to turn the program around.
"I knew it was going to be a challenge," he said. "But I also knew that there was enough talent here to be successful."
He was right.
Since taking over, Coach Walsh has led the team to a 52-28 record, including back-to-back trips to the state playoffs.
What's even more impressive is that he's done it with mostly underclassmen; this year's team is made up of primarily sophomores and juniors.
"We've overcome a lot of obstacles," said senior captain Javonte Higgins. "People didn't think we could do it, but we've proven them wrong."
Only time will tell what the future holds for Benton Harbor Basketball, but one thing is for sure – the team is on the rise. After years of struggling, the team has finally started to see some success. With a new coach at the helm, and a core group of talented players, Benton Harbor Basketball is starting to make noise in the Basketball World
The team has already begun to turn heads, with an upset win over a highly ranked opponent in the State Tournament Benton Harbor is starting to believe that they can compete with anyone.
With a bright future ahead, Benton Harbor Basketball is definitely a team to keep an eye on.
Benton Harbor High School's Basketball team is ranked No. 2 in the state, and the city is beginning to take notice.
The school has seen a surge in support from the community, with people coming to games and showing their support on social media
You can show your support for the team by:
-Attending games
-Following them on social media
-Wearing Benton Harbor basketball gear
-Donating to the program
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Second Circuit Reverses Precedent and Holds Title VII Prohibits Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation
In a precedent setting case, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed course in an en banc decision and held in Zarda v. Altitude Express, Inc. , 883 F.3d 100 (2d Cir. 2018), that sexual orientation discrimination is a form of sex discrimination that is prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended ("Title VII"). The decision by the Second Circuit continues the divide among federal courts on this issue. The decision also is noteworthy because it reverses a decision by the Second Circuit last year that held Title VII does not prohibit sexual orientation discrimination (written about here ).
Donald Zarda was a skydiving instructor with Altitude Express, Inc. With him being in close physical proximity to so many clients when doing tandem dives, many of Zarda's co-workers routinely referenced his sexual orientation and made sexual jokes around clients. On one instance, a female client complained that Zarda touched her inappropriately during or preparing for a dive and he used his alleged sexual orientation as a basis to excuse his behavior. When the company received the complaint, it terminated his employment. Zarda filed suit alleging that he was terminated from employment because his sexual orientation failed to conform to male sex stereotypes.
The Second Circuit acknowledged that it is "well-settled" that "gender stereotyping" violates Title VII as a form of sex discrimination, but Second Circuit precedent established that sexual orientation discrimination, including in the form of failing to conform to a gender stereotype, was not prohibited by Title VII. The court then noted that in 2015 the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") held for the first time that "sexual orientation is inherently a 'sex-based' consideration;' accordingly an allegation of discrimination based on sexual orientation is necessarily an allegation of sex discrimination under Title VII." The court further noted that since the EEOC's decision in 2015, two federal appellate courts had addressed the issue and reached different conclusions. In Evans v. Georgia Reg'l Hosp. , 850 F.3d 1248 (11th Cir. 2017), cert. denied , 138 S. Ct. 557 (2017), the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit relied on past precedent to hold sexual orientation was not protected by Title VII. On the other hand, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Hively v. Ivy Tech Cmty. Coll. of Ind. , 853 F.3d 339 (7th Cir. 2017) (written about here ), held that "discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is a form of sex discrimination." The court also noted its decision in 2017 where a concurring opinion invited an en banc review of the issue.
The court started its analysis of Title VII by looking at the plain text. The operative phrase is that an employer may not discriminate "because of . . . sex." This phrase has been interpreted to mean that discrimination is prohibited "based on traits that are a function of sex, such as life expectancy . . . and non-conformity with gender norms." The Second Circuit framed the question it had to answer as "whether an employee's sex is necessarily a motivating factor in discrimination based on sexual orientation" and, if it is, sexual orientation discrimination is "a subset of actions taken on the basis of sex." In framing the issue in this way, the Second Circuit specifically rejected the notion that "Title VII protection does not hinge on whether sexual orientation is 'synonymous with sex discrimination.'"
The court started by finding "the most natural reading" of the phrase "because of . . . sex" "is that it extends to sexual orientation discrimination because sex is necessarily a factor in sexual orientation." The court found that this conclusion is supported by the notion that sexual orientation can involve sex role stereotyping, which is predicated on assumptions about how persons of a certain sex are supposed to act. The court further found that its conclusion was supported from the perspective of associational discrimination in that when sexual orientation is implicated an employer is opposing an individual's romantic association with an individual of a particular sex. Furthermore, the court found that examining any person's sexual orientation necessarily requires an examination of that person's sex (and that of individuals to whom the person is sexually attracted). For these reasons, the court concluded that "because sexual orientation is a function of sex and sex is a protected characteristic under Title VII, it follows that sexual orientation is also protected."
After rejecting several arguments offered by the defense and amici, the Second Circuit then examined whether sexual orientation discrimination satisfied the requirement that the employee was treated differently "but for that person's sex." The court relied on the fact scenario in Hively (written about here) to illustrate the point. In Hively , the plaintiff was a woman who was attracted to women. She was denied a promotion. According to her theory, if she were a male who was attracted to woman, she would not have been denied the promotion. Under this theory, according to the Second Circuit, Hively would not have been denied her promotion "but for" her sex. The court then examined several other examples and rejected arguments by the defense, and moved on to issues concerning gender stereotyping.
When addressing gender stereotyping, the court concluded that "sexual orientation discrimination is almost invariably rooted in stereotypes about men and women." To illustrate, the court referenced the United States Supreme Court decision in Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins , 490 U.S. 228 (1989), which concluded that impermissible sex discrimination occurred when adverse employment actions were taken "based on the belief that a female accountant should walk, talk, and dress femininely." The court then applied the rationale used in Price Waterhouse to conclude when, for example, "an employer . . . acts on the basis of a belief that [men] cannot be [attracted to men], or that [they] must not be," "but takes no such action against women who are attracted to men, the employer 'has acted on the basis of gender.'" The court further concluded that failing to recognize sexual orientation discrimination involves sex role stereotyping leads to an unworkable outcome, which has been illustrated by a number of federal district court decisions. To illustrate, the court found it inconsistent to recognize a claim for sex discrimination if a woman is terminated from employment because she was "too macho," but she fails to state a claim if she alleges she was terminated from employment for being perceived as a lesbian. The court again addressed several other arguments and then moved on to associational discrimination concepts.
The court noted that it was well established that associational discrimination is prohibited under Title VII. It relied on a number of race discrimination cases to illustrate and that the same rationale applies to sexual orientation. The court further noted that the notion of associational discrimination applying to sex should not be controversial. As an example, it noted that no one should question the notion that a woman could state a claim for sex discrimination if she is terminated from employment for having close friendships with male friends. To this end, the court concluded it makes no sense to "carve out" an exception to this concept for sexual orientation and not recognize a claim when an employee "associates" romantically with individuals of the same sex.
For these reasons, and many others described in the lengthy opinion, the Second Circuit held that Title VII does prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
The Second Circuit's decision in Zarda is significant because the Second Circuit becomes just the second federal appellate court to recognize sexual orientation discrimination constitutes sex discrimination in violation of Title VII. Although many state and local statutes prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, it is not universal, and companies should continue to monitor developments in this regard, as courts remain split at the federal level.
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Where do you go to find new content, whether it's for entertainment (hello, memes) or easy to digest news nuggets that make you sound informed at happy hour? For most people, the go-to platforms are Facebook and Twitter—but not for long. "Content discovery" is the bread and butter for many experts, bloggers, media outlets, and journalists. However, making sure it's shareable can be a challenge, and actually figuring out where that content is being discovered is key.
Now that 2015 has arrived, it's time to pinpoint to best new content discovery apps so you can be better informed, know how to design your own content for discovery on these platforms, and basically make sure you're not missing out.
MSN News got a makeover in December 2014, and was totally re-branded to let you "follow the news you choose". From top stories to local news, editors (real humans) hand-select the leading news from around the world and your neighborhood. Content is comprehensive with categories ranging from offbeat to politics or entertainment, and information is curated from other leading media outlets around the globe. You can even customize topics, opts for breaking news alerts, and sharing is made easy on just about any social media platform.
As Tech Radar reports, Microsoft is moving at lightning speed going into the New Year, and their news sharing isn't any different. Download (or update) your MSN app for comprehensive news coverage.
This "smart" app figures out what kind of news and content you like, then customizes it for you. It's like having a personal assistant hand-picking all the content that pops up first, so you don't have to dig past boring or un-relatable content just to get to the good stuff. You can choose to follow users or interests, and make tweaks to personalized discovery yourself.
PCWorld says, Flipora "discovers your mood", which results in the kind of content that strikes your fancy. It's a great app to discover the world around you and find your personal mood content. It's one of the best that I've used to find content that isn't popular that you will like.
When you only want news from your friends (and not every stranger around the world), you can "nuzzel" a little closer to your loved ones with this website/app. Curating content from your friends on Twitter and Facebook, there's no being overwhelmed, no news shared or liked from people you don't know, and no FOMO (fear of missing out). There are plenty of options for content curation from people you don't know—but what about those you do? Simple, fast, clean and effective.
This app sorts the latest top news for you and puts it on a "word wall" that's simple and quick to use. Technically it launched in 2013, but it just became available for the iPhone in 2014. Get Top News, Social News, and My News all in one fell swoop. You can choose your own subjects for personalization (which means articles aren't new, but they're relevant to you), or simply go with breaking news feeds. Plus, when you select a topic, you'll instantly get related topics at your disposal.
There are no ads, it's clean and designed just for news junkies.
Flipboard is your go-to place for sharing, collecting and discovering with more than 34,000 topics at your fingertips. Dubbed a personal magazine, you're able to discover content from around the world, but still enjoy that personalized approach that only having a single app can provide. Get your customized news delivered right to your smart device each day with this app, so you never have to wonder if you're missing out.
With this app, you can follow all the interests and people who matter to you. It's easy to find stories that are "buried" in many other major news outlets and you can vote like/dislike to help customize future content (and encourage community). Too busy to consume a story right now? Save it for later, or share it on major social media sites to get conversations started with friends.
This self-described "mobile community" lets you share interesting links with zero checkins, games, or status updates. They're about discovery, community, relevance, and some amazing features. Plus, it lets you connect all those social network accounts via a special algorithm that analyzes content your friends are loving so the "best" come to the top of your app feed. Interaction is a big part of Undrip, which is why comments, likes and other "engagements" are encouraged. The curators most in tune with your likes will be matched with you so you get a front row seat for their latest content. Enjoy noise elimination (who cares who's playing which game?), get the freshest content first, re-share with easy, and tick off items as "Read" so they don't keep popping up.
Believe it or not, Pinterest is actually a fantastic site/app for curation—it's not just another social media platform in the sea of sharing, liking, and clicking. It's where you can pin as a means of sorting your image curation, and also get access to some of the best, most innovative, popular, and even underdog images online. Plus, since you can personalize which pins you see, it's easy to "perfect" the images delivered to you while simultaneously saving and sharing them yourself. With Pinterest, it's not just about inspiration, it's also about having a quickly growing library of goods on deck at all times.
Discovering content shouldn't be challenging, boring,or a "task"—it should be fun and an easy way to stay in touch with your friends, followers, and those who share similar interests. That's exactly what can be if you have the right app at your fingertips.
Tired of seeing hashtags galore or updates on Candy Crush levels? There's more to content discovery than the basic social media platforms. Get exactly what you want, when you want it, and nothing more with content discovery apps created just for news hounds like you.


When Miley Cyrus takes the stage in Los Angeles tonight (Jan. 28) for the latest edition of MTV's long-running Unplugged series, she'll be joined by someone who could teach even her a thing or two about controversial pop: Madonna.
According to E!, Cyrus and Madonna were spotted rehearsing on a Hollywood soundstage yesterday (Jan. 27), though there is still no word which song(s) the two will perform together.
As Ellejokes, there should be all the exposed tongues fit to air on this special.
While the show will be taped tonight, Miley Cyrus: MTV Unplugged will air on the network tomorrow (Jan. 29) at 9 p.m. ET.


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Q: Using views from other apps as CoreAnimation Layer All,
How can I use (NS)Views from other applications as Layers in my CA app. I.e. I'd like to display a Keynote presentation as Layer in my CA app.
I found the iChatTheatre API which looks promising - however I'd need the oposite. An API to get the contents from an app - not to provide it.
Any pointers?
Thanks.

A: Take a look at the "Son of Grab" sample.
It shows you how to use the CGWindow*() API that was introduced with Mac OS X 10.5
The API allows you to get the content of a whole window, so you have to find a way to get the portions of the window you are interested in.

A: I don't believe there's a public way to do what you're talking about. Your best approach is probably to reverse-engineer the iChat AV system (the receiving side) and see if you can replicate it. Some initial work has been done by the ICP project. It's very sketchy, but it's a start.
Another approach is the QuickLook API, which has the advantage of not having to run the source application. So far Apple hasn't made the reading side of that API available either. Ciarán Walsh did some handy reverse engineering on QL a couple of years ago, and I've played with that approach, but it is somewhat klunky. You can generate the panel as Ciarán explains, but put it off screen. You can then copy the contents into an NSImage using NSBitmapImageRep -initWithFocusedViewRect:. Unfortunately you can wind up with some funky visual artifacts in this (like scroll bars in some cases), but for some applications it can be effective.

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On the Emerging Chinese New People's Party
Former associate professor of Nanjing Normal University Guo Quan continually published open letters promoting democratic reform in China. As a result, he was expelled from the China Democratic League – one of eight decorative political parties. Soon afterwards, on Decemhber 17, 2007, he was invited to be the acting chairman of the newly established Chinese New People's Party (CNPP). The CNPP, which is composed mainly of petitioners who have been marginalized in the current Communicst society, claims to have 10 million members. "The purpose of the CNPP is to unite people's minds, gather the forces of all those who oppose dictatorship, and build a truly democratic China, where people are the masters of their own country," Guo stated.
The following are excerpts from articles published in overseas Chinese language media, although the official Chinese media has no coverage of this development.
From Voice of America, December 28, 2007 [1]:
"The Chairman of the party and Nanjing scholar Guo Quan claimed that the new party is not a mere decorative party, nor is it a loyal vassal for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). He said that all of China's problems originate from the political system. People should have the right to choose the ruling party and to form their own party.
"The new party is called the 'Chinese New People's Party (CNPP).' Guo added that the party was established on December 17. Nanjing Normal University (NNU) punished him and deprived him of his professorship for advocating a multi-party political system in China.
"Guo said, 'When I told my misfortune to my petitioner friends, they were very angry and said, 'We should bring together all the petitioner organizations and form our own organization.' The initial name was the 'Chinese Petitioners Party,' or 'Min Sheng Party' (A party for people's livelihood). I said, 'Those names do not sound like a party with a political agenda. Let's call it the Chinese New People's Party (CNPP).'"
"According to the recently publicized constitution of CCNP, the party currently has 10 million members. Guo said, the main body of the party is petitioners. Presently there are 40 million petitioners in total across the country. More than 10 million of them have contacts with him. Those people are considered the first batch of members. He said, 'By a rough calculation, among the ten million members, 1/5 of them were CCP members. I suggested to them to renounce their CCP memberships before joining the CNPP. Thus the formal membership should be eight million at the moment. As for the remaiining two million CCP members, they will certainly renounce their CCP membership. Actually they already regard themselves as CNPP members.'
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"Guo stated that there would be a cruel crackdown on this kind of party if they sought registration in mainland China or any form of official recognition. Therefore, the CNPP will not seek registration in China, nor require its members to register their membership inside the country. The CNPP will not conduct any political campaigns in any form of a normal political party. However, the party will establish branches in other countries. He added that there will be legally registered CNPP branches in the USA and New Zealand."
From Radio Free Asia, December 28, 2007 [2]:
"After Guo Quan, 39 years old, finished his postdoctoral research at NNU in 2001, he stayed at the university to teach. He is an associate professor of literature, and a supervisor for graduate students in the Masters program. In June 2001, he joined the China Democratic League (CDL), one of the eight parties that collaborated with the CCP during the civil war before 1949. After the CCP seized power, Mao Zedong asked not to dismiss these parties and asked them to monitor the CCP as participating political parties. However, in their constitutions, all eight parties declared that they accept the CCP's leadership. Thus they are regarded as the 'democratic vassals of the CCP.'"
"After he published multiple open letters to state leaders, NNU's CCP committee deprived Guo Quan of his teaching duties and demoted him to the position of librarian. Local authorities raided his home and detained him for 12 hours. Last Friday, he received an official letter from NNU's CDL committee, expelling him from the league for 'advocating a multi-party political system, severely violating China's constitution and CDL charters, and creating a bad political influence domestically and internationally.' In response, Guo said that he does not regret being expelled from CDL, which showed its nature throughout the incident. He believed that it was another round of the authorities persecuting him. He said, 'The actions of the CDL prove that it is not a democratic party; the authorities' persecution of me just proves that there is no democracy in China, and my perspective of democratic reform is correct.'"
Part of CNPP's constitution published in Boxun, on December 24 [3]:
"The CNPP aims to adopt a welfare-for-all economic policy, in which society's wealth, except for the parts used for national security and public construction, should be distributed to the people according to their work. The CNPP aims to adopt a multi-party electoral political policy, in which people have their endowed right to choose the ruling party. The CNPP will do its best to help them to achieve this right.
"The CNPP is willing to accept the people's choice, and will stand by the Chinese people to guard this universal value and social ideology of freedom and democracy. The CNPP will strive to construct a China that has a multi-party democratic political system with welfare for all.
"The short-term goal is to spread the democratic ideology and urge the current government to abandon media censorship and the one-party system.
"The ultimate goal is to achieve democratic politics in which people can freely form their own parties and elect the ruling party.
From the Epoch Times, December 18, 2007 [4]:
"After the 17th National Congress of the CCP, Chinese intellectuals started a wave of writing open letters to state leaders. Following the letters by Wang Zhaojun, a member of the standing committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of Anhui Province, and entrepreneur Zheng Cunzhu, on November 14, Guo Quan publicized his open letter to Hu Jingtao and Wu Bangguo, urging the construction of a multi-party democratic political system under the principle of "welfare for all."
"Immediately afterwards, Guo wrote a second open letter to Wen Jiabao regarding the rights of the 590,000 workers that PetroChina and Sinopec fired, and the issue of China's 'labor through reeducation system.' In a third letter, he wrote on behalf of the 138,000 employees of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. On December 15, he wrote his fourth letter to the state leaders concerning the People's Liberation Army (PLA) veterans across the country and the issue of nationalization of the armed forces.
"He stated that CNPP is a fully open democratic party. Any person can claim him or herself to be a member of the CNPP as long as he or she is for democracy, regardless of religion and social class, or whether they are members of other democratic parties. However, Guo emphasized that CCP members can join CNPP only after they renounce their CCP membership. 'Many CCP members owe people a blood debt. They are doomed to be tried by the people and by history. They can not be members of CNPP.'"
[1] Voice of America, December 28, 2007
http://voanews.com/chinese/w2007-12-28-voa28.cfm
[2]Radio Free Asia, December 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/12/18/China-Professor/
[3]Boxun, December 24
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/party/2007/12/200712241223.shtml
[4] Epoch Times, December 18, 2007
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/7/12/18/n1946000.htm
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In Belarus, you may find many synagogues since the history of the country and its culture is linked with the Jewish people. We can't say exactly how many Jews live today in Belarus. However, according to some data, about thirteen thousand Jews live in Belarus. Jews mostly speak with each other in Russian, and only a small number – in Belarusian and Hebrew. The first Jews arrived in Minsk in the XIV century. At that time, Judaism became one of the traditional religions in Belarus.
Nowadays, there are only four functioning synagogues in Belarus, located in Minsk, Grodno, Pinsk and Bobruisk. Once there were 44 synagogues in one Minsk!
An old synagogue, built in 1885, is located in an agro-town called Indura, Grodno region. The synagogue is a house of worship but often official meetings of religious believers took place and pupils were taught there.
The synagogue was built in the restrained classical style with a minimum of decorative elements. The building is built of beige brick and occupies quite a vast area. Indura synagogue was built in accordance with all rules: it is located on the highest point of the village, the main wall of the prayer house facing towards Jerusalem. A long corridor inside the synagogue allows a religious believer to free his mind and heart fr om negative emotions, worries, and everyday problems. Torah is kept in the holiest place of the synagogue. At all times, Torah has been treated with special attention – it was forbidden to touch it with bare hands. Special pointers were used for reading.
The synagogue is in bad condition in Indura. It stopped performing its primary function. The synagogue has been used as storage since 1940. Today, the synagogue is emptied and forgotten. It is full of garbage and debris, windows boarded with wooden planks. The outer walls of the Jewish house are in satisfactory condition. The desolation of the synagogue and its gradual destruction can be explained – the Jewish people left Indura village.
The same sad fate is linked with other synagogues in Belarus. An urban-type settlement of Porozovo on the Ross River had two synagogues, one of which was burned, the other one made of rubble stone stands today. Nowadays, the synagogue is abandoned.
The Belarusian yeshiva, located in Volozhin, is of peculiar interest. Yeshiva was higher religious institution for Jewish boys, wh ere they obtained the necessary knowledge and were brought up within the strict cultural customs and traditions. In the end of education, students awarded the title rabbi – i.e. religious believers who knew the Talmud and Torah. The building of the synagogue was closed in 1939 for strange reasons. According to one version, the leader of the yeshiva refused to accept the new rules on the Russification of teachers and disciplines that had been developed by the Minister of Education. The building of the synagogue is gradually falling into decay; restoration works are not conducted.
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Dorner celebrates 50 years of conveyor excellence
Originally a tool and die shop, Dorner evolves with the times to become a leading conveyor designer and manufacturer.
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HARTLAND, WI—What started out as a little tool and die shop has evolved to become an industry powerhouse in the design and building of low profile conveyor platforms—and 50 years later, Dorner Manufacturing is still going strong.
Although the brand has become a household name within numerous industries, the company originally founded by brothers Wolfgang and Horst Dorner looked very different back then.
The Dorner brothers first opened their doors for business on Jan. 14, 1966, as a tool and die shop.
Their reputation for quality and responsiveness was born out of their philosophy: catering to the customers, which meant building a high quality precision product, making sure customers were satisfied, providing responsive service—followed by a belief that in return customers would reward them with their business.
The transition to conveyors in the early 1970s happened out of necessity.
The Dorner brothers were looking for a conveyor to efficiently remove scrap and parts from under their dies, but couldn't find one that fit in such a tight space.
Manufacturers they spoke with said conveyors could not be built that small because a bearing of that size would not be durable, and belts would not wrap around such tiny diameter rollers.
The Dorner brothers set out to prove them wrong.
(From left) Horst Dorner, Werner Dorner, Wolfgang Dorner.
Soon they developed and patented a new radial thrust bearing and worked with belting companies to obtain a flexible, durable belt, and in 1973, the 4100 Series industrial conveyor was born.
Word of this conveyor began to spread, and within a few years conveyor sales were greater than the tool and die business, which was then phased out of production.
From that point forward, the brothers focused on conveyors… and the company hasn't looked back since.
"Our philosophy today mirrors that of the one set forth by the Dorner brothers 50 years ago—a philosophy based on being responsive to our customers," says Dorner Manufacturing president and chief executive officer Terry Schadeberg. "Carrying the torch forward and continuing to live up to the ideals established by the Dorners is something every employee embraces. We're very excited for what the next 50 years holds for Dorner."
While the company has enjoyed many noteworthy accomplishments through the years, the past year has been marked by several major milestones:
Opening its first office in Canada to better serve the Canadian market;
Acquiring FlexMove, a Malaysian-based manufacturer of flexible chain conveyors for food, beverage, automotive, electronic and other industries;
Adding staff aimed at establishing brand recognition and growing sales to international markets;
Expanding its Hartland, Wisconsin, headquarters by adding a 25,000-square-foot expansion to its manufacturing area to meet future production goals and anticipated growth;
Major expansions to many of its conveyors, including its AquaPruf sanitary, SmartFlex and 2200 Series platforms.
Dorner is observing its 50th anniversary with an open house and other celebratory events in June of 2016. For more information about Dorner's 50th anniversary, or its conveyor platforms, visit www.dornerconveyors.com or call 1-800-397-8664.
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Financial Advisor, Accountant, or Both?
What Do I Need? Financial Advisor, Accountant, or Both?
There comes a time in most families' financial planning when it's necessary to seek advice and assistance from the experts. When searching for fiscal guidance for yourself or your business, you may consider a financial advisor, an accountant, or both. Advisors and accountants can be valuable tools for growing your personal or business funds and maximizing your tax benefits. It's important to take the time to understand how these two roles are similar and different before pursuing services from either or both professionals.
When you hear financial advisor, you probably think about investments. While this association is valid, financial planners do more than just invest your money. Depending on whether you need assistance for your personal wealth or your business, an advisor's role can be different.
Your personal finances are ultimately your responsibility. This task can be a heavy burden to bear alone. Seeking support from a skilled financial planner can be a smart move for you and your family; a decision that can boost your financial capacity and lessen the weight of this responsibility.
Using a goal-oriented and holistic approach, financial advisors attend to the big picture of your fiscal portfolio. While working to expand wealth effectively and efficiently, they attend to clients as individuals. This practice is crucial as your background, needs, and goals are unique to you and your family and should be treated accordingly.
A major objective for financial advisors is to help remove the emotion from your financial decisions. Money is strongly tied to our emotions, and mixing money and emotion can easily lead to detrimental outcomes. It is human nature to carry our emotions with us throughout different areas of our lives. It's important to recognize this tendency and work to eliminate the emotional component surrounding our money. A financial planner can work with you to identify reasonable options for your finances, and transition you into becoming a more logical, lucrative, and productive investor.
Whatever your needs are for a financial advisor, it's imperative you find an individual or group that's willing to take the time to get to know you and learn what you value and where you see yourself going in the future. You need support that will help you assume reasonable goals that align with your ideals and capabilities. You want a mentor who's willing to be hands-on in their approach in crafting a financial plan that makes you feel satisfied and secure. Change is inevitable in everyone's life. You need a financial expert who carefully monitors the progress of your investments and makes modifications when necessary to ensure the most productive results.
Financial advisors can be a great resource to tap into if you are starting or maintaining a business. They are equipped with knowledge and experience to help you make profitable decisions as you select a business structure and implement strategies and timelines to ensure wealth accumulation and protection for your business.
In an effort to minimize costs, business owners may bypass hiring a financial advisor. This can be a huge mistake especially if this is your first time operating your own business. A financial consultant can alleviate you from wide-ranging tasks as they assist you in maximizing your time and your money. Their expertise can direct the path of your business to deter risks that are not prudent and heighten opportunities that are in your favor.
Accountants are necessary if you own and operate a business or have a variety of assets to manage. Just as financial advisors are associated with investments, accountants are connected to taxes and bookkeeping. Accountants are tax specialists and are most often enlisted to assist people in preparing and presenting their tax returns to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Accountants are task-oriented professionals and seek opportunities that will help you get and stay ahead. They are trained to expand your bottom line and improve the overall profit and security of your business and your investments.
Not all accountants are certified public accountants (CPAs). Earning the CPA credential is no easy task. It entails a substantial amount of education and experience as well as a commitment to continuing professional development. CPAs must be licensed by the state(s) where they practice. As CPAs offer tax preparation advice, they aim to maximize tax benefits and assemble a plan that best suits you and your business. Their chief concern is minimizing your tax liability.
Financial advisors and accountants both offer a valuable assortment of services, experience, and proficiency to clients. While employing one professional to manage all your financial and business needs sounds simple, it isn't necessarily the best approach for expanding and safeguarding your wealth. Ideally, you need a panel of experts to support your goals and objectives. Accountants and financial planners can offer complementary roles to business owners. This combination can be a great way to heighten the productivity of your investments and your future.
Ultimately, you want to enlist the help of advisors who you can trust and whose skillsets match your needs and your potential. Contact Chesapeake Investment Planning and receive the care and direction you need to make financial decisions that are fruitful for you now and in your future!


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The Swedish multinational brand H & M, known for its trendy clothing at affordable prices and which is present in 64 countries with a total of 4.300 stores, Friday announced on its website its plans to open stores in Uruguay and Ukraine by 2018.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla and his Australian counterpart, Julie Bishop, Friday signed a memorandum of understanding whereby both countries will strenthen their economic ties.
US President Donald Trump announced the construction of a pipeline to carry oil to Mexico through the border near Peñitas, Texas, which would run under the infamous wall he has promised to build.
Barcelona football star and Argentine international Lionel Messi (30) and his life-long partner Antonella Roccuzzo (29), were married Friday evening in their native Rosario, some 200 miles northwest of Buenos Aires amid large-scale international press coverage. The couple already has two sons - Thiago (4) and Mateo (1).
The number of students brought into custody by Venezuela's régime during opposition protests in the past three months amounted to 62 by Friday, according to Daniel Ascanio of the Simón Bolívar University students grouping.
Brazil went through Friday's general strike, the second of its kind called for by labour unions against the economic reforms President Michel Temer intends to bring about, with business nearly unaffected in major cities, Brasilia excluded. Temer's personal involvement in alleged cases of corruption seemed to have had little or no impact on the workers' decision.


We have two poetry events happening Saturday, Sept. 20, as part of the Amherst Poetry Festival.
1) Amherst Live 2014 Poetry Prize Semi-Finalist Reading: From 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. at the Sweetser Park stage four of our ten talented semifinalists for the 2014 Amherst Live poetry prize will read their poems and field occasional questions from Amherst Live host Oliver Broudy. Readers include Jacob Chapman, Kathleen Kelley, Ingrid Steblea, and Gerald Yelle. Details here.
2) Amherst Live erotica poetry reading: The Amherst Live erotica poetry reading caps off the Saturday of the Amherst Poetry Festival. Please join us at The Monkey Bar, 63 North Pleasant Street, for this skin-tingling, language-enticing event. We're pretty… ahem… excited about this one! We'll mix readings and performances with diverting trials of wit and wordcraft, raunchy drink specials, and a smorgasbord of saucy prizes for the winners. Readers include Sally Bellerose, Nicole DiCello, Corwin Ericson, Daniel Hales, and Ellen LaFleche. Performance poet Adam Stone will host the event. $3 cover.
Check out the other events at the Amherst Poetry Festival, which takes place Sept. 19 – 21. A full schedule is available here.


If you use email to market your products, then email verification is a service you can benefit from. It removes bad email addresses from your list, improves the deliverability of your campaigns and creates better sales opportunities. Let's look at some of the most important benefits of using an email verifier.
An email verification system helps you to check all the emails in your database and see whether they are valid. If your list contains any dead emails or emails that haven't been used for a while, the email verifier will isolate them from the active ones.
Another benefit of using an email verification service is that you will save a good amount of money by automatically eliminate useless email addresses from your list. If you're using an email service provider for your email marketing needs, you'll notice that the cost increases along with the number of subscribers in your list. An email verifier ensures you are only keeping active, valid subscribers in your database, so you don't spend your money in vain.
The next benefit is that you will gain and maintain a better sending reputation. Sending emails that frequently bounce or are marked as Spam hurts your reputation. Also, whenever your campaign hits a spam trap, an abuse email, a catch-all or toxic domain, your reputation gets worse. A food email verification system will remove these risky email addresses from your list. The less people think that your marketing email is spam, the better your reputation will be. It will improve even more when your bounce rate decreases.
These are just some of the benefits you can get by using an email verification system. For your consideration, if you are thinking about getting this kind of service for your company, you might want to make sure that you are using a professional one. That is because there are some unreliable services out there that will only get rid of a few email addresses in your database and not perform a complex email list cleaning. Study the market, read some reviews and choose the email verifier you trust the most.


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AFRICA: France's defense ministry says three of its soldiers have died in Libya, reportedly after their helicopter was shot down.
AMERICAS: The number of undocumented Cuban migrants arriving in the US has quintupled over the past five years, increasing dramatically after the normalization of relations between Washington and Havana.
ASIA: North Korea says its recent ballistic missile launches tested nuclear detonators which could be used in pre-emptive strikes against the South.
EUROPE: Britain will no longer take on the rotating EU presidency as planned next year, relinquishing the role in the wake of the Brexit vote.
MIDDLE EAST: The US has reassembled its coalition partners for meetings to review a two-year-old war that has so far failed to eliminate the Islamic State group.
TECHNOLOGY: Turkey has blocked access to the WikiLeaks website, hours after it leaked thousands of ruling party emails.
Ukraine: Journalist killed in car bombing; investigation underway.
Pavlo Sheremet, a journalist at one of Ukraine's leading investigative news websites, was killed in a car explosion.
The bomb went off as Sheremet was driving a car belonging to his partner, the website's owner Olena Prytula.
Ukraine Interior Minister Khatiya Dekanoidze said she will personally supervise the investigation.
Sheremet, 44, was a prominent Belarusian journalist who had been working in Ukraine where there are relatively fewer barriers to independent reporting.
Coverage: AP, BBC, Reuters, USA Today, WSJ
Libya: France's defense ministry says three of its soldiers have died in the country, reportedly after their helicopter was shot down. (BBC)
South Sudan: China is sending its special envoy for Africa, Zhong Jianhua, to help with efforts to resolve the country's political crisis, the Chinese foreign ministry said. (Reuters)
South Sudan: Dozens of people have fallen ill with suspected cholera in the capital, Juba, while a UN food warehouse was looted and destroyed. (Reuters)
Region: The number of undocumented Cuban migrants arriving in the US has quintupled over the past five years, increasing dramatically after the normalization of relations between Washington and Havana. (EFE)
Ecuador: The Development Bank of Latin America announced it would lend USD 100M to the country to help with reconstruction efforts after the 16APR earthquake. (Xinhua)
Venezuela: Opposition leaders cleared another hurdle for a referendum to recall President Nicolas Maduro with the national election council confirming nearly 400,000 signatures requesting the referendum. (Reuters)
Region: US military forces will continue to operate in the South China Sea in accordance with international law, the US Chief of Naval Operations John Richardson said. (Reuters)
Region: Government forces in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir removed dozens of black and Pakistani flags hoisted by residents to protest the killing of a top rebel leader. (AP)
Afghanistan: Some five militants of the Islamic State (IS) were killed in a fresh US drone strike in the eastern province of Nangarhar overnight. (Xinhua)
Cambodia: The Cambodian military is investigating a suspected coup plot against PM Hun Sen, amid rising political tension in the Southeast Asian country. (Reuters)
Korea Peninsula: North Korea says its recent ballistic missile launches tested nuclear detonators which could be used in pre-emptive strikes against the South. (BBC)
Region: German FM Frank-Walter Steinmeier called for greater cooperation between police and intelligence agencies in Europe as well as sustained international efforts to fight Islamic State after recent attacks. (Reuters)
Region: Britain will no longer take on the rotating EU presidency as planned next year, relinquishing the role in the wake of the Brexit vote. (AFP)
France: Lawmakers voted massively to extend the state of emergency following the 14JUL massacre in Nice. (AFP)
Germany: Authorities have cast doubt on whether a teenager who went on an axe rampage on a Bavarian train was really an Afghan refugee, saying he might have been from Pakistan. (AFP)
Region: The Turkish armed forces have carried out their first air strikes against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq since last week's coup attempt, killing 20 fighters. (AFP)
Region: The US has reassembled its coalition partners for meetings to review a two-year-old war that has so far failed to eliminate the Islamic State group. (AFP)
Region: French military intelligence estimates that about 100 foreigners continue to enter Syria from Turkey each week to join Islamic State. (Reuters)
Iran: Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani warned the US risked forcing Tehran into a path of renewed confrontation by putting obstacles in the way of its promised readmittance to the world economy. (AFP)
Technology: Turkey has blocked access to the WikiLeaks website, hours after it leaked thousands of ruling party emails. (Reuters)
Cyclones: Tropical Cyclone 01S (Abela)
Location: 392 NM NNW of Port Louis, Mauritius
Hurricanes: Tropical Storm Darby
Location: 1125 NM E of Hilo, Hawaii
Hurricanes: Tropical Storm Estelle
Location: 760 NM WSW of Baja California, Mexico
Earthquakes: Nothing to Report
Volcanoes: Nothing to Report
Cases as of 27MAR: 28,646 (Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Italy)
Deaths as of 27MAR: 11,323 (Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, United States)
Chikungunya Virus Disease (CHIK)
Suspected Cases as of 15JUL: 161,279 (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Perú, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin (French), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten (Dutch), Spain, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, UK Virgin Islands, United States of America, US Virgin Islands, Uruguay, and Venezuela)
Confirmed Cases as of 15JUL: 34,349
Deaths as of 15JUL: 27
Deaths (01JAN15-31DEC15): 74 (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Puerto Rico)
Sourcing: WHO, WHO-2, CDC, CDC-2
Cases as of 07JUL: 1,782 (Saudi Arabia (KSA), Jordan, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the United Kingdom (UK), France, Tunisia, Italy, Oman, Kuwait, Yemen, Malaysia, Greece, Egypt, Lebanon, the Netherlands, Iran, Algeria, Austria, Turkey, The Philippines, Germany, China, South Korea, and the US)
Reported autochthonous Transmission as of 07JUL: American Samoa, Anguilla, Argentina, Aruba, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bonaire (Netherlands), Brazil, Cabo Verde, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, French Guiana, Guinea-Bissau, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Jamaica, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sint Eustatius and Saba (Netherlands), Sint Maarten, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, United States Vietnam, Virgin Islands, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of).
Outbreak Terminated as of 07JUL: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Gabon, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Maldives, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Isla de Pascua (Chile).
Locally Acquired Without Vector Borne Transmission as of 07JUL: Argentina, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Peru, Portugal, Spain, and the United States of America.
Global: Anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on the moon – 1969
Global: UN Security Council will hold the first of its three secret, non-binding straw polls on selection of the next UN secretary-general
India and Pakistan: Border talks to be held in Lahore (to 24JUL)
Ireland: French President Francois Hollande to visit to promote EU
Northern Ireland: Anniversary of Bloody Friday bombing – 1972
United States: Secretary of State John Kerry to host Counter-Daesh Foreign Ministers Meeting in Washington


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GE2015 Day Five: Wildlife Crime
Posted on May 5, 2015 May 5, 2015 by Georgia Locock
If you read my introduction blog you'll know that throughout this week, running up to the general election, I am doing a blog a day about some key issues which affect wildlife in the UK and in some cases on a world wide scale. As I only have six days and I'm currently taking my GCSEs I've only been able to include six topics but of course there are many more. With these blogs I hope to show people the problems our wildlife faces, what we can do, who it affects, what will happen if we don't address the problem, see if there's been any mentions in party manifestos and much more! I'm also trying to exaggerate the fact that we should be voting for nature and the environment. Along with sending the posts to party leaders, MPs etc. It's key that we address problems facing wildlife now so it's not too late as when it is too late we'll be in serious trouble.
Wildlife crime is a big subject to cover. First of all, the species of which the crime has been committed against, then what type of crime it is, e.g. shooting, poisoning. Then onto the law about this crime, how the criminal is caught, how it's policed and much more. In an urban area say someone breaks into a shop it has most likely been caught on CCTV so it's easy to catch the criminal, it's most likely obvious that this crime has been committed and people know full well this is a crime too. For wildlife though, say in rural areas, the story is completely different. For a starters there is no CCTV so it has to be done by people themselves. But if there are people around they may not notice as they don't realise this is a crime and therefore don't report it. So how is this criminal supposed to be caught or punished? If there's no evidence of what they're doing and there's no idea that they're committing a crime anyway then there's no hope! Also there is the worry of the issues not being policed properly, wildlife crime is rising yet there are still only a few wildlife crime officers for an area. In most cases the wildlife crime officers are just normal officers and deal with wildlife crime as a part time job. Fortunately in some cases people do realise what they've seen, for example wildlife enthusiasts which are aware of the on goings, and saboteurs.
In this blog I'm going to go through some examples of crimes against wildlife, the party manifestos, and how we need to stop wildlife crime through things like the general public which will bring me nicely on to tomorrows topic about inspiring and educating the next generation.
There are lots of different types of wildlife crime which are all awful and towards different species, whether it be here in the UK or on a global scale. On this blog I'm only going to look at birds and mammals, then more specifically within those topics.
The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 is the primary legislation which protects animals, plants, and certain habitats in the UK. This obviously includes wild birds. However this gets quite complicated as this Act only covers species which are resident or are a visitor to the European Territory of any member in a wild state. Birds including wood pigeons, carrion crow, rooks, magpies, jackdaws and gamebirds (within the open season) are legal to shoot under a General License.
Other protection for birds (under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 – Part 1) include
Kill, injure or take any wild bird
Take or destroy the egg of any wild bird
Take, damage or destroy the nest of any wild bird whilst it is in use or being built
Use traps or similar items to kill, injure or take wild birds
Disturb any wild bird listed on Schedule 1 while it is nest building, or at a nest containing eggs or young, or disturb the dependent young of such a bird.
All these types of crimes against birds takes place. It's horrible to know this as it shows people don't appreciate, understand or enjoy such things which give many of us so much pleasure and happiness. From amateur bird watchers which watch the birds visit the garden fielders to those who are avid and experienced birders who will spend a life time enjoying them. Not to mention the whole ecosystem and diversity they are part of within our landscape and countryside.
The maximum penalty that can be imposed for an offence under the Wildlife and Countryside Act (single bird, nest or egg) is a fine of up to £5000 and/or six months imprisonment.
Unlike birds the law for mammals varies, mainly from species to species. Even though all of our British mammals are very important and equal I have decided to go through three different species to give a taster.
Even though Sundays blog was partly to do with the welfare of badgers I have decided to include them again here. As mentioned before badgers are highly protected however experience disgusting crimes against them. Badgers actually have their own Act to protect them which you can see here – http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/51/contents
As stated above, badgers are protected under the Badgers Act 1992 and any incident involving a badger is most likely to be a crime. A sum up of laws on this Act include
Kills, injures or takes a badger or attempts to
Treat a badger in a cruel way
Dig for a badger
Disturb or damage the sett
Uses any badger tongs in the course of killing or taking, or attempting to kill or take, a badger
Causing a dog to enter a sett
Disturbing a badger when it is occupying a badger sett
Recently I'm regularly seeing horrific stories in the news about cruel acts against badgers which is truly disgusting. This is most likely linked to the recent badger cull.
When you think of wildlife crime and mammals I doubt bats come to mind. However in Britain bats and their roosts are protected by both domestic and international legislation. Bats are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, the National Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations. This is the legislation for England and Wales.
To sum the up, crimes against bats include
Deliberately capture, injure or kill a bat
Intentionally or recklessly disturb a bat in its roost or deliberately disturb a group of bats
Damage or destroy a bat roosting place
Posses or advertise/sell/exchange a bat (dead or alive)
Again it's really important that these laws aren't broken as in recent decades bats have declined and therefore need urgent protection.
I have decided to choose deer as they are again different to the two subjects above. The laws around deer are similar to those of the badger as they are mainly protected under a particular act which is the Deer Act 1991. In the UK we have six species of deer, of these two are truly native (Roe and Red deer) whilst the other four (Muntjac, Fallow, Chinese Water and the Sika deer).
Like I mentioned about grouse before they can only be shot at certain times of the year, these vary for the different species. Landowners are also allowed to shoot deer if they are shown to be causing damage.
From the Deer Act 1991 here are a few points I have summarised
Shoot from a moving vehicle
Shoot at night
Shoot out of season
Use anything except legal firearms to kill deer
Again deer poaching is another problem across the country. When I go along to my local police forces wildlife crime meetings it's obvious that this issue is popular in the country.
As there can't be security cameras dotted around the countryside or paid workers waiting patiently behind a tree for someone to commit a crime we have to think of a different solution. One solution is everyone being aware of the crimes which take place within the countryside and understand how they're just as bad as urban crimes. To do this we obviously need to educate people so they know what to look out for and know why it's against the law. This can be done by educating the next generation which is vital to end these hideous ongoings in our countryside. In tomorrows blog I will be going into more detail about this and other reasons into why we need to inspire and educate the next generation.
When looking through the manifestos for subjects relating to wildlife crime this is what I found:
Labour – in the Labour manifesto there was the mention of strengthening the hunting act (the idea of hunting with a dog/dogs) and dealing with wildlife crimes associated with shooting.
UKIP – Nothing
Conservative – They say that they will protect hunting, shooting and fishing, by this they mean protect the ableness to do it. They will also repeal the hunting act.
SNP – Nothing
Plaid- Nothing
Greens – In the Greens manifesto it says that they will ban the practise of grouse shooting and other 'sport' shooting.
Tagged 2015, GE2015, general election, hunting, manifestos, nature, shooting, uk, wildlife, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Wildlife Crime1 Comment
GE2015 Day Four: Why We Need To Help Our Bees
After yesterday's very exciting blog about the wildlife march in Witney, Oxfordshire, today's is on the topic of bees. There's no doubt you know that bees are very important. At this time of the year these charming little things are making their mark, they really are a pleasure to see. Who would of thought that something not even the size of a penny is so important and vital for our survival.
Why are bees important?
If you look at your plate of food on the dinner table, bees have played a key part. Whether it be pollinating the many vegetables and fruits we eat directly, or pollinating the food for animals that we then consume. That's not all bees do for us though. Honey and wax are two other important products that come courtesy of bees. Other things include pollinating flowers in our gardens, parks etc and the flowers and fruits they pollinate are a food source for other species too.
Bees and the economy
Through the pollination of commercial crops, like strawberries, peas, apples and tomatoes, insects are estimated to contribute over £400 million a year in the UK and €14.2 billion in the EU.
Even if a crop is not directly pollinated by a bee, the crop still benefits indirectly from being in an environment in which honey bees are working, due to the increased biodiversity in the area which stimulates the crop.
Why bees need our help
Bumblebees are mainly under threat due to changes to the British countryside. Changes in agriculture techniques have meant that there are far fewer wild flowers in the landscape than there used to be, meaning that many of our bumblebee species struggle to survive. The dramatic decline in bee populations, and the recent extinction of two species in the UK, means that something needs to be done.
Causes of bee decline
The British countryside used to be something that was a lot more colourful. Before it was invaded by rolling green fields with crops and livestock the fields had much more wild flowers which supported a much greater diversity of wildlife.
As the population has grown and there has been greater demand for food production the traditional agriculture practises have been abandoned in favour of techniques which have increased productivity but reduced the amount of wild flowers and areas left for nature in the countryside. It has been estimated that we have lost 97% of our flower-rich grasslands since the 1930s. As bees rely upon these flowers for food, it's not surprising that their numbers have declined so much!
The result of this has led to the extinction of two bee species in the UK since the start of the 21st century, these are the Cullem's bumblebee and the Short-haired bumblebee. Both of these species are still found in Europe. Several other UK species are in trouble too, and they could become extinct within a short time. Two examples are the Great yellow bumblebee and the Shrill carder bee.
Impact of their decline
As I mentioned before, bumblebees are great pollinators and play a key role in producing much of the food that we eat. They also play a major role in our food economy, therefore if their decline increases then the cost of fruit and vegetables will increase significantly. Bees also help pollinate wild flowers, allowing them to reproduce. Without this pollination many of these flowers wouldn't seed which would result in their decline. As well as this, as flowers are at the bottom of the food chain all the species above would suffer too.
As you can see bees are extremely important but are suffering too. This is very worrying for anyone and therefore something needs to be done. Fortunately there are fantastic charities which work hard to do this but what are the Government offering to do?
Well it was VERY worrying as the only manifesto which mentions bees is the Green Party one. They say how they'd help bees by reducing pesticides, 'greening' farming, improving planning guidance to preserve/create bee habitats, and make bees a priority species in biodiversity strategies.
Tagged 2015, agriculture, bees, bumblebees, decline, general election, manifestos, nature, pesticides, save, uk, wild, wild flowers, wildlife1 Comment


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Vasseur Addresses Mick Schumacher's Rumoured Move To Alfa Romeo
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Alfa Romeo team principal Frederic Vasseur has commented on speculation that F1 rookie Mick Schumacher will leave Haas to join the Switzerland-based team at the end of the year.
Schumacher, who won the 2020 Formula Two title, was a part of the Ferrari Driver Academy during his junior racing career and he was linked with both of Ferrari's customer teams (namely Haas and Alfa Romeo) last season.
READ: Hamilton Says Not Much He Can Do About Verstappen 'Cruising Ahead'
He was ultimately signed by Haas, but with the American racing outfit having the slowest car on the F1 grid this season, it has been rumoured that he is looking for a move at the end of 2021.
Austria is over for now – time to spend some time at home and recharge. Next on the calendar is Silverstone, so I'll make a pit stop at the @HaasF1Team factory. Looking forward to it🤩 #MSC47 pic.twitter.com/o7Dixg30mi
— Mick Schumacher (@SchumacherMick) July 5, 2021
Commenting on the prospect of Schumacher joining Alfa Romeo in 2022, Vasseur didn't rule out such a move but indicated that there was nothing in the pipeline at this stage.
"It is far too early to discuss this," Vasseur said.
"We are working together, we have tonnes of races in a row over the last two or three months and I think we [will] discuss together in the last part of the season, not before."
Continuing, Vasseur said he believes that having some uncertainty about the team's driver line-up going forward is beneficial for the team, as it increases the pressure on its existing drivers to perform and deliver results.
READ: Horner Admits Red Bull's 'Pressured Environment' Played Part In Gasly & Albon's Downfall
"To keep the system under pressure is always a good thing," the Alfa Romeo team boss said.
"I don't want to commit for a long time, I don't want to say 'Okay guys, you can relax and blah blah'. We have to keep everybody under pressure.
"F1 is all about pressure and we have to keep it like this. We don't know what could happen around us, in the junior series and in the top of the field and so on and we don't want to take this kind of commitment today.
"We know the grid will be fulfilled by the top, Mr Wolff will make his own decision and then Mr Horner and then at one stage it will come to us.
"We are not in a rush to make this kind of decision but things are moving and for sure we have a question mark around Kimi, but Antonio is improving," he concluded.
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2:30 pm: Musical Theatre Makers - Women/TGNC Roundtable
Musical Theatre Factory's Women/Trans/GNC Roundtable is a monthly virtual drop-in devoted to musical theater creators from marginalized genders.
We recognize that participants come from different lived experiences and perspectives that come out of class, environment, race, range of neurodivergence and range of physical mobility. We strive to lift up and support all voices. In this creative circle, artists are invited to share work and receive optional feedback. We provide a SAFE SPACE for new musical development, as well as a BRAVE SPACE to continue the ongoing conversation about the artistic and professional realities of being a woman, trans, or GNC artist. Join this rotating badass community of innovative musical theater makers (and some special guests!) as we support the development of new projects, challenge each other to push ourselves and our industry, and SUBVERT THIS MF'IN DOMINANT PARADIGM.
The roundtable will run from 6-8pm, and we'll "open the house" at 5:30pm for some pre-roundtable gathering and conversation.
We ask that everyone takes special care to remember that this space is specifically designed to uplift people of all marginalized genders. By participating, you're agreeing to respect each participant's identities fully and, in the event of unintentional harm, accept corrections and actively engage in harm reduction.
You do not have to share in order to attend. Please register to share or to participate as a supportive community member. We can't wait to see you there!
If you aren't sure if you want to share, please sign up with an "I Want to Share" ticket and you will have the option to change to an "I Want to Watch" ticket later.
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"I Want to Watch" tickets will close on Monday at 5pm (1 hour before the roundtable).
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To cocreate a safe space for [feminine of center] middle-eastern queer womyn and trans minorities to share our personal stories, struggles, and triumphs of surviving modern day challenges unique to this demographic(s); in hopes of fostering compassion and understanding through community support. 2nd & 4th Mondays 7:00pm - 9:00pm via Zoom
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2:30 pm: Musical Theatre Makers - POC Roundtable
[Please note that this is not a specifically QTPOC event. We've included it because the same org also has a women/TGNC roundtable, and because it's musical theatre, which leans heavily LGBTQIPA+. Unicorn March encourages QTPOC to flood both rooms! but also recognizes that it's possible that neither room will fill the bill.]
Join us for Musical Theatre Factory's Virtual POC Roundtable! Please note that this space is exclusively for and by people of color.
The People of Color Representation Roundtable exists as a one-of-a-kind monthly gathering wherein a room of artists of all disciplines may share work with and/or solicit feedback from a group that is wholly comprised of people of color. Part writers circle, part discussion forum/community building and part low-key performance salon, the POC Roundtable offers artists of color the rare experience of sharing work at any point in the development process with an all-POC brave space. The POC Roundtable seeks to radically uplift and provide connections for people of color interested in musical storytelling, by providing this rigorous space that will help finally flesh out the field and our culture.
We ask that everyone takes special care to remember that this space is specifically and exclusively designed to support people of color interested in musical storytelling. By participating, you are agreeing to respect each participant's identities fully. In the event of unintentional harm, you are agreeing to accept corrections and actively engage in harm reduction.
Any person of color interested in musical storytelling may attend with either an "I Want to Share" ticket or an "I Want to Watch" ticket. You do not have to share in order to attend. Please either register to share or register to watch (as a supportive community member).
POC "I Want to Share" tickets will close 48 hours before the event, on Saturday at 6pm. Since space is limited, please note that you are not confirmed to share unless you receive an email from MTF 24 hours prior to the Roundtable saying that you will be sharing. Receiving an email from Eventbrite with a "I Want to Share" ticket doesn't guarantee your spot, though we will do our best to accommodate. If you do not receive a requested Sharing slot, you will still be able to attend and watch.
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Join in the Zoom room as early as 5:30pm (Eastern) when the house opens, to meet one another and hang before we get started!
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4:30 pm: Non-Binary Pals Group
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10:00 am: Non-Binary Pals Group
January 17, 2021 10:00 am – 11:30 am
11:30 am: TrueBrothers Group
January 17, 2021 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Brother group to the TrueSelves Support Group. This group is intended for transgender men. Click the link for access to the monthly remote meeting: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79415858272. For more information contact chrsbuds@gmail.com.
4:30 pm: Bi+ The Way Support Group
This meeting will be held on Zoom! Reach out to bithewaypcnj@gmail.com for Zoom details.
Bi The Way... meets every month at the Pride Center of New Jersey. This support group provides a dedicated space for identified and questioning bisexual+ people of all genders to discuss and share the struggles and joys of non-monosexuality.
Bisexual+ is an umbrella term including anyone who is or thinks they might be attracted romantically and/or sexually to more than one gender. (Including folks who identify as bisexual, pansexual, sexually fluid, omnisexual, among others.)
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January 23, 2021 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
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I would like to know also. I haven't been able to get on and I can't find any information why it quit.
ShaleCast was purchased by DrillingInfo in the Spring of 2018. You'll need to reach out to them for answers on that.