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Don't let capitalism wreck our future
A generation of young people is growing up facing a future of mounting debt and unemployment.
International Comment Features Reviews What We Think Other
Jane Loftus: 'We need a far more determined fight'
Comrades,
Angry tube workers pledge to resist job losses and stand up for the service
Tube workers packed into an RMT union mass meeting in London on Thursday of last week. They are preparing to take on London Underground bosses.
Dundee occupiers at Prisme are fighting for us all
The inspirational occupation of the Prisme packaging factory in Dundee is winning huge support from the people of the city and far beyond.
Love theatre - hate stereotypes
There will be a second protest this Saturday against the National Theatre's play England People Very Nice, which presents a series of crude and racist caricatures of ethnic minorities in London's East End.
Two days' action at rail company
Around 100 train conductors at London Midland depots in Bletchley, Watford and Northampton struck on Friday of last week and Monday of this week in a row over Sunday working.
Airwave workers strike to save jobs
Workers in the CWU union at the emergency services telecoms network company, Airwave, struck on Friday of last week and Monday of this week.
Stop the jobs cull in abattoirs
Hundreds of abattoir workers in Anglesey and Flintshire will take industrial action over plans to impose 21 redundancies.
Schools round-up
Head sparks ballot at academy Teachers in Walthamstow Academy, which is run by the United Learning Trust, are balloting for industrial action over alleged bullying by the head teacher.
Network rail rejects action
The result of the TSSA union's ballot of its 7,000 members at Network Rail to defend the Railway Pension Scheme was disappointing.
Voting on action in key train ballots
The results of industrial action ballots involving thousands of workers at different rail companies across the country were set to be announced as Socialist Worker went to press. Yes votes could mean co-ordinated and hardhitting action that would bring rail services to a halt.
Fight to stop course cuts at Liverpool university
Around 700 students and workers joined a demonstration on Wednesday of last week against proposals to close up to eight departments at the University of Liverpool.
Job cutting London Metropolitan university has millions in the bank
Management at London Metropolitan University last week presented stunned union reps with a detailed list of all university departments and jobs they wanted to cut.
Lobby of parliament for Shrewsbury pickets
Building bosses targeted health and safety reps with blacklist
The scandal of the construction blacklist is outraging workers across the industry.
Strike threat wins equal pay for all on construction site
The threat of strike action by construction workers last week forced a subcontractor to increase the wages of the Polish workers it employs on one of its sites.
Ucatt safety dossier
Construction union Ucatt has published the dossier it has submitted to the government's inquiry into construction fatalities.
No faith in Trust schools
New Labour is facing a growing revolt over its education policies, which are wreaking havoc in schools across Britain. Increasing bureaucracy, testing and marketisation mean more stress for teachers and a worse education for children.
Strikes against BBC sackings could start wider fight
Thousands of journalists at the BBC have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action.
Royal Mail sell-off fight now at a critical stage
Around 1,000 angry postal workers joined a lively march in the Bilston constituency of Post Office minister Pat McFadden last Saturday.
Journalists' strike votes save jobs
Derry Journal Jobs have been saved at the Derry Journal in Ireland after National Union of Journalists (NUJ) members voted 100 percent in favour of strike action.
Anger and celebration at Miners' Strike commemorative meetings
London Arthur Scargill, leader of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) during the great strike of 1984-5, delivered a robust defence of the action at a meeting last week.
11,000 in local government strike ballot
Glasgow local government Unison union branch is to ballot its 11,000-strong membership for strike action.
Hackney Army Shop protest
Hackney Stop the War staged a protest at the newly opened army "Show Room" inside the Kingsland Shopping Centre, Dalston, east London, on Monday of this week.
New student occupations for Gaza
Newcastle University Students at Newcastle University went into occupation on 10 March making demands in solidarity with people in Gaza.
Danger in new grades for Metroline bus workers
Bus workers at Metroline in north London voted last week by around 82 percent to accept a 4.2 percent pay offer.
Resist the attacks on jobs at equality commission
Members of the PCS civil service workers' union at the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) are fighting plans to cut 50 jobs from its public helpline and close the Manchester helpline altogether.
PCS ballot at Revenue & Customs call centres
Around 10,000 members of the PCS union working for Revenue & Customs contact centres are balloting for industrial action against the imposition of a new shift rota and other issues.
Britain's cover-up of torture is unravelling
There were more revelations this week about the British government's complicity in the torture of suspects as part of the "war on terror".
Babar Ahmad's court case begins
Babar Ahmad, the south London IT worker who has been detained without charge in Britain for over four years, started his civil suit against the Metropolitan Police for assault in the High Court on Monday of this week.
Put People First Coalition can reach out
The Put People First demonstration on Saturday 28 March is being organised by a umbrella organisation of trade unions, campaigning organisations, charities and pressure groups.
Summit won't help Africa
'For over 20 years we have been hit by the policies of the World Bank, the World Trade Organisation and the International Monetary Fund.
Protests gather pace as G20 talks stall
Trade unions, NGOs, climate campaigners and anti-war activists are gearing up for a week of protests when the G20 summit of world leaders comes to London on 2 April.
Climbdown on rent hike
The government has been forced to back down over planned council rent increases.
Degree? That'll be £21,000
Tuition fees for university students could reach a staggering £7,000 a year – raising the prospect of graduates leaving college tens of thousands of pounds in debt, just as the economy goes into freefall.
Child protection report offers more of the same
Lord Laming's report into child welfare identifies the damaging impact of bureaucracy on social work but does little to address the problem, say campaigners for the Social Work Action Network (Swan).
Why New Labour wants cheap labour in the name of eradicating poverty
New Labour is continuing to trample the hopes of thousands facing unemployment by pushing ahead with its draconian welfare reform bill.
People's Charter launched in House of Commons
Tony Benn joined Labour MPs John McDonnell and Jeremy Corbyn and union general secretaries Bob Crow, Mark Serwotka and Matt Wrack and campaigning lawyers Michael Mansfield and Imran Khan to launch the People's Charter for Change last week.
Campaign aims to stop BNP Nazis grabbing seat
Anti-Nazi activists are stepping up their campaign against the fascist British National Party (BNP) in the run‑up to the European elections on Thursday 4 June.
London Met workers lobby governors against job cuts
"We know you've got the money – save London Met." That was the demand of workers and students on Wednesday of this week as they lobbied a meeting of governors at London Metropolitan university.
Italian student protest batoned by riot police
Police blocked and attacked students at Rome's La Sapienza university preventing them from leaving the campus in order to join a trade union rally in the city on Wednesday.
London Met university vice-chancellor resigns in cuts row
Brian Roper, the disgraced vice-chancellor of London Metropolitan university, has resigned.
Students protest across Spain
Tens of thousands of students demonstrated and went on strike all over Spain last Thursday. They were protesting against the imminent imposition of the Bologna Plan – a European Union directive to homogenise university education.
Pakistan crisis grows as judge reinstated
Mass demonstrations in Pakistan have forced the government of Asif Ali Zardari to reinstate judges sacked by the former military ruler Pervez Musharraf.
General strike rocks France
The second general strike in two months brought France to a standstill on Thursday. Millions demonstrated in 200 cities and towns around the country.
This crisis still has a long way to run
Last weekend's warm-up to the G20 meeting in London next month delivered few tangible results. At their meeting in Sussex, finance ministers resisted US pressure for yet more government spending to prevent the world economy sliding deeper into trouble.
The fall of Rome
With the world economy in freefall, it is not such a great leap of imagination to consider what the collapse of society might look like today.
Northern Ireland: the peace illusion
The British media were filled last week with weasel words of peace from politicians following a spate of armed attacks on British troops and the police in Northern Ireland.
Behind Northern Ireland's peace walls
A wave of anger against segregated housing lay at the heart of the civil rights movement that erupted in Northern Ireland at the end of the 1960s.
Who are the Republicans?
Violence wasn't introduced into Northern Ireland by the "terrorists".
Can 'new markets' rescue the bosses?
As the recession deepens capitalists face a quandary – how are they going to make money?
Are political parties all the same?
You've decided that the capitalist system breeds poverty, oppression and war. You know that this system has to be overthrown to secure real change. You agree that mass movements are the engines that drive history. What next?
This new three-part drama for Children's BBC lifts the lid on the world of child runaways.
The Dirty Thirty: Heroes of the Miners' Strike
This book, which has been published to mark the 25th anniversary of the Miners' Strike, tells one of the little-known stories of the year long struggle.
London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
The 23rd festival celebrates the continuing creativity of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender film-makers from across the world.
Chains: breaking the chains of slavery means tackling racism
As the American Revolution of 1775-83 rages around her, Isabel, a 13 year old slave girl, begins her own struggle.
Deep Cut: Playing a part in the fight for answers
The deaths of four young recruits between 1995 and 2002 brought the Deepcut barracks in Surrey, and the British army, under public scrutiny.
Obama fails a foreign policy test
Barack Obama was elected on a wave of hope and the expectation of a clean break with the disastrous policies of George Bush.
We can afford equal rights
The recession means that women can't have equal pay with men. Astonishingly, that is what the government body charged with safeguarding equality believes.
Rape case shows sexism ingrained in the police force
The recent revelation that a London taxi driver drugged, abused and raped tens of female passengers has rightly shocked many people.
Tim: Afford the fees
'We must continue the fight that Alan Walter started' We are shocked and immensely sad at the death of Alan Walter, who was the chair of the campaigning group Defend Council Housing (DCH). The many messages of condolence on the DCH website show how far and wide he was appreciated.
Quotes from the week's news
'We have lent a huge amount of money to the United States. Of course we are concerned about the safety of our assets. To be honest, I am definitely a little worried.'Chinese premier Wen Jiabao


Barcelona will look for another win as they take on a resurgent Athletic Bilbao in the La Liga match at San Mamés Stadium, in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain, on Sunday night (IST).
For a club of Athletic Bilbao's size, a 16th-place finish was definitely one of the lowest points of this club's recent history. In fact, Bilbao are used to playing in Europa having finished fourth, seventh, fifth and seventh in their four seasons between 2013 and 2017.
The San Mames based side appointed Eduardo Berizzo as their new head coach in the summer with the hope of starting things afresh.
But the move didn't materialize as Bilbao flirted with the relegation and Berizzo was eventually relieved of his duty in December.
Gaizka Garitano is at the helm now and it's clear that Los Leones have made progress under him. Four of Bilbao's four wins have come under him, and that too since December.
Inaki Williams has been phenomenal of late and was rightly judged as La Liga's January player of the month.
Barcelona meanwhile are leading the table ahead of their eternal rivals Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid.
Last time around, the reigning Spanish Champions had to settle for a 2-2 draw at home against Valecnia.
Injured – Inigo Lekue, Aritz Aduriz and Peru Nolaskoain all will be missing the home clash against Barcelona with an injury.
Suspended – Ander Capa will be serving a ban in this match.
Questionable – Mikel Rico and Unai Simon both have been listed as questionable ahead of this match.
Note: With Capa ineligible for selection, Oscar de Maros is expected to feature at right-back. The in-form Ghanian forward Inaki Williams will be leading the attack for the hosts.
Injured – According to reports, Midfielder Arthur has been ruled out for the next 3-4 weeks. The Brazilian is reported to have suffered a hamstring injury.
In addition, Rafinha and Jasper Cillessen both have been ruled out as well.
Suspended – Left-back Jordi Alba will be serving a ban in this match due to the accumulation of yellow cards.
Questionable – Meanwhile, centre-back Samuel Umtiti has returned to the training ground. The French world cup winning defender hasn't featured for Barcelona since September. However, he may not be risked in this match.
Also, Ousmane Dembele has made progressed in his injury rehabilitation. He is likely to be assessed ahead of this match.
Note: Sergio Busquets is available for selection after missing the last league game through a ban. He will be returning to the base of the midfield.
Barcelona have signed young French left-back Jean-Clair Todibo.
Barcelona had to share points in the corresponding fixture as Atheltic Bilbao forced a 1-1 draw at Camp Nou earlier in the season.
Barca dominate this fixture and have tasted just two defeats in the last 25 games.
We back the visitors to get something out of this match.
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package com.i906.mpt.db;

import android.content.ContentValues;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.provider.BaseColumns;
import android.support.annotation.NonNull;

import com.google.gson.Gson;
import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder;
import com.i906.mpt.api.prayer.PrayerData;
import com.pushtorefresh.storio.sqlite.SQLiteTypeMapping;
import com.pushtorefresh.storio.sqlite.operations.delete.DefaultDeleteResolver;
import com.pushtorefresh.storio.sqlite.operations.delete.DeleteResolver;
import com.pushtorefresh.storio.sqlite.operations.get.DefaultGetResolver;
import com.pushtorefresh.storio.sqlite.operations.get.GetResolver;
import com.pushtorefresh.storio.sqlite.operations.put.DefaultPutResolver;
import com.pushtorefresh.storio.sqlite.operations.put.PutResolver;
import com.pushtorefresh.storio.sqlite.queries.DeleteQuery;
import com.pushtorefresh.storio.sqlite.queries.InsertQuery;
import com.pushtorefresh.storio.sqlite.queries.UpdateQuery;

import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;

import static com.i906.mpt.db.TypeColumns.COMMA;
import static com.i906.mpt.db.TypeColumns.TYPE_INTEGER;
import static com.i906.mpt.db.TypeColumns.TYPE_KEY;
import static com.i906.mpt.db.TypeColumns.TYPE_TEXT;

/**
 * @author Noorzaini Ilhami
 */
public class PrayerCacheMeta {

    public static final String TABLE = "PrayerCache";

    private static final Gson GSON;

    static {
        GSON = new GsonBuilder()
                .setDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssZ")
                .create();
    }

    private PrayerCacheMeta() {
    }

    public interface Columns extends BaseColumns {
        String CODE = "code";
        String MONTH = "month";
        String PLACE = "place";
        String PROVIDER = "provider";
        String TIMES = "times";
        String YEAR = "year";
    }

    static String getCreateTableQuery() {
        return "CREATE TABLE " + TABLE + " (" +
                Columns._ID + TYPE_INTEGER + TYPE_KEY + COMMA +
                Columns.CODE + TYPE_TEXT + COMMA +
                Columns.MONTH + TYPE_INTEGER + COMMA +
                Columns.PLACE + TYPE_TEXT + COMMA +
                Columns.PROVIDER + TYPE_TEXT + COMMA +
                Columns.TIMES + TYPE_TEXT + COMMA +
                Columns.YEAR + TYPE_INTEGER +
                ")";
    }

    public static PrayerCache createCacheModel(PrayerData prayer) {
        PrayerCache m = new PrayerCache();

        m.code = prayer.getCode();
        m.month = prayer.getMonth();
        m.place = prayer.getLocation();
        m.provider = prayer.getProvider();
        m.times = prayer.getPrayerTimes();
        m.year = prayer.getYear();

        return m;
    }

    private static PrayerCache createCacheModel(Cursor cursor) {
        PrayerCache m = new PrayerCache();

        m.id = getLongValue(cursor, Columns._ID);
        m.code = getStringValue(cursor, Columns.CODE);
        m.month = getIntValue(cursor, Columns.MONTH);
        m.place = getStringValue(cursor, Columns.PLACE);
        m.provider = getStringValue(cursor, Columns.PROVIDER);
        m.year = getIntValue(cursor, Columns.YEAR);

        String t = getStringValue(cursor, Columns.TIMES);
        m.times = GSON.fromJson(t, TimeHolder.class).times;

        return m;
    }

    private static ContentValues createContentValues(PrayerCache object) {
        ContentValues v = new ContentValues(7);

        v.put(Columns._ID, object.id);
        v.put(Columns.CODE, object.code);
        v.put(Columns.MONTH, object.month);
        v.put(Columns.PLACE, object.place);
        v.put(Columns.PROVIDER, object.provider);
        v.put(Columns.TIMES, GSON.toJson(new TimeHolder(object.times)));
        v.put(Columns.YEAR, object.year);

        return v;
    }

    private static final PutResolver<PrayerCache> PUT_RESOLVER = new DefaultPutResolver<PrayerCache>() {
        @NonNull
        @Override
        protected InsertQuery mapToInsertQuery(@NonNull PrayerCache object) {
            return InsertQuery.builder()
                    .table(TABLE)
                    .build();
        }

        @NonNull
        @Override
        protected UpdateQuery mapToUpdateQuery(@NonNull PrayerCache object) {
            return UpdateQuery.builder()
                    .table(TABLE)
                    .where(Columns._ID + " = ?")
                    .whereArgs(object.id)
                    .build();
        }

        @NonNull
        @Override
        protected ContentValues mapToContentValues(@NonNull PrayerCache object) {
            return createContentValues(object);
        }
    };

    private static final GetResolver<PrayerCache> GET_RESOLVER = new DefaultGetResolver<PrayerCache>() {
        @NonNull
        @Override
        public PrayerCache mapFromCursor(@NonNull Cursor cursor) {
            return createCacheModel(cursor);
        }
    };

    private static final DeleteResolver<PrayerCache> DELETE_RESOLVER = new DefaultDeleteResolver<PrayerCache>() {
        @NonNull
        @Override
        protected DeleteQuery mapToDeleteQuery(@NonNull PrayerCache object) {
            return DeleteQuery.builder()
                    .table(TABLE)
                    .where(Columns._ID + " = ?")
                    .whereArgs(object.id)
                    .build();
        }
    };

    static final SQLiteTypeMapping<PrayerCache> MAPPER = SQLiteTypeMapping.<PrayerCache>builder()
            .putResolver(PUT_RESOLVER)
            .getResolver(GET_RESOLVER)
            .deleteResolver(DELETE_RESOLVER)
            .build();

    private static long getLongValue(Cursor cursor, String column) {
        return cursor.getLong(cursor.getColumnIndex(column));
    }

    private static int getIntValue(Cursor cursor, String column) {
        return cursor.getInt(cursor.getColumnIndex(column));
    }

    private static String getStringValue(Cursor cursor, String column) {
        return cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(column));
    }

    private static class TimeHolder {
        public List<List<Date>> times;

        TimeHolder(List<List<Date>> times) {
            this.times = times;
        }
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Compact selection of a colorful, valuable native species. Exceptional fall foliage is the hallmark of Red Rover® Cornus, a compact selection of our native silky dogwood (C. obliqua, syn. C. amomum). The clean green foliage contrasts nicely with white flowers, and blue fall fruit adds to its autumn appeal. This is an outstanding plant for moist to damp sites, and is a valuable resource for pollinator populations and birds. Burgundy stems in winter. Native.
Soil Highly adaptable, but does best in moist, even wet soils. Tolerates dry conditions once established.
Pruning To maintain best stem color, keep primarily to just one and two year old stems. The entire plant can be cut to stumps each spring (note that this will remove flowers), or one-third of the oldest branches can be removed at ground level each spring.
Uses Mass plantings; cutting gardens; naturalizing; hedges; rain gardens; cutting gardens; foundation plantings.
Growing Tips Much like red-twig dogwood, pruning is essential to acheive the best stem color. However, silky dogwood offers excellent fall foliage and fruit, so does not strictly need such a maintenance routine to get the best out of it. One of the most shade tolerant ornamental shrubs.


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Michigan Plan
Cook Nuclear Plant
Growing Communities
The Settlement Agreement
Indiana Michigan Power and parties representing the interests of consumers, environmentalists, businesses and the state of Michigan have agreed on I&M's request for new revenues to support its Michigan Plan.
The proposed settlement agreement is subject to the approval of the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC). The settlement has been filed with the MPSC and is expected to be reviewed later this month.
The agreement provides I&M the opportunity to make significant investments in energy generation, transmission and distribution to strengthen and improve the electric grid, improve reliability and better serve customers.
The agreement calls for an overall rate increase of $36.4 million. This amount is 37% less than the overall rate increase first proposed last summer.
Customer Rates
New rates, if approved by the MPSC, will take effect February 1.
While new rates would take effect February 1, I&M's Michigan customers will not see the full effect of the rates until June. From February through May, part of the increase will be credited back to customers and designated on bills as "phase-in credit".
Residential customers who use 1,000 kWh of electricity per month will see their monthly bills rise about $24 to $156.93, or less than $1 per day. Customers using 500 kWh per month would see an increase of about $10 to $82.63.
Qualified low-income customers will not be charged the residential service charge of $7.25.
Customers ages 65 and older who use relatively low amounts of electricity will see a reduction in their bill. For example, a senior citizen using 250 kWh would see their bill drop 26 percent, to $22.95. Those using 500 kWh would see a reduction of about 7 percent to $56.05.
Elements of the Michigan Plan include:
Supporting the continued operation of I&M's Cook Nuclear Plant, which generates enough emission-free energy to power more than 1.5 million homes.
Proactively trimming trees in a manner that continues to respect the environment while addressing the No. 1 source of outages.
Expanding incentives for electric-car charging beyond houses to apartment buildings and commercial fleet vehicles. The approved plan opens the door for more publicly accessible charging stations at businesses and along Michigan's interstates.
Strategically and responsibly prioritizing infrastructure upgrades such as new poles and wires, and adding technology that makes the electric grid powering southwest Michigan smarter and stronger.
The agreement gives I&M flexibility to prioritize the funding of needed projects.
Under the agreement, I&M would not file a new base rate review with the MPSC before 2022, and would not change rates until 2023 at the earliest. (Rates will fluctuate before then due to factors such as fuel prices, transmission costs and other tracked variables.)

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


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Liveblogging Day 3: Early Morning
By Paul Hogarth
Liveblogging
Good morning! My name is Paul Hogarth, and I'm the Managing Editor of Beyond Chron (www.beyondchron.org). I'll be your Courage Campaign live-blogger for the trial today. I'm in the overflow room of the Federal Building, literally the only place where you can watch it on video — thanks to the Supreme Court injunction. We'll hear later today if the injunction is lifted, but for now I'll do my best to brief you all on what's goin' on …
[UPDATE] 8:49 The Defense's cross-examination of History Professor Chauncey continues, and they're asking him about how much — as a historian — public opinion on same-sex marriage has changed in recent years. The fact that in 2000, Vermont Governor Howard Dean was denounced for supporting civil unions. Lotsa statsitics on polling data are being thrown about. The generational shift is noted — young people support it 4 times as much as their grandparents.
Thompson: "Spring 2004 was a decisive turning point in public opinion on gay marriage, correct? It's hard to think of any group whose opinion has changed more quickly, correct?"
Based on the line of questioning, they're clearly trying to show how "radical" treating same-sex couples equally — that it's a recent phenomenon. It's a bit surreal listening to it, because anyone must ask — why is quick change towards acceptance bad thing? But the courts are an inherently conservative institution (conservative with a small "c.") You don't win a case in court by arguing innovative ideas; you argue based upon precedent, so that Judges can feel safe knowing that what they're doing is consistent. Interestingly, however, two of the most noteworthy and landmark Court rulings — Brown v. Board of Education and Roe v. Wade — read very differently from most cases, because they rely a lot less on precedent than upon sociological data.
[UPDATE] 8:59 Thompson is now cross-examining Professor Chauncey about changing medical and psychological opinions on homosexuality. It's very apparent, based on his line of questioning, that Thompson is making Chauncey admit that things are just hunky dory for gays and lesbians — that we've "moved beyond" discrimination. That shows like "Will and Grace" are popular, that "Philadelphia" and "Brokeback Mountain" were successful box office hits, and that gays have a "powerful ally" in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. I've been concerned by how many times that Chauncey is agreeing with the cross-examination's line of questioning, until Thompson asked him about changing public perceptions at Yale.
Chauncey: "I would hardly call Yale a bellwether of public opinion in the United States."
Thompson: "Thank heavens."
[UPDATE] 9:11 Thompson says "it is true that Americans believe that homosexuals are more likely to get AIDS than heterosexuals, correct?" Ummmh … doesn't this kind of prove we still have a long way to go? Again, the line of questioning — and the defense is trying to prove — that gays are a powerful lobby.
The reason he's asking all these questions is that one of the three legal factors to determine who is a "suspect class" is whether the group is politically vulnerable. If sexual orientation is deemed a "suspect class," it would be a big breakthrough for us — because then any law that discriminates against them would have to pass strict scrutiny. So far, only three state courts — California, Iowa and Connecticut — have recognized sexual orientation to be a "suspect class" and not coincidentally all three of those state supreme courts granted marriage equality for that reason.
[UPDATE] 9:17 Thank you for the comments! I'm new at this live-blogging, and it's hard. It's hard to transcribe the line of questioning, because it's going rather quickly. But I will take the feedback to hear about separating that from my commentary. For those of you who don't know me well, I used to intern for EQCA when I was in law school, graduated from Golden Gate in 2006 and have written extensive legal analysis at Beyond Chron on the issue of marriage equality. So I hope my commentary is helpful.
[NOTE] I've moved on to a second thread, because this one was getting a bit long. Click here for the new post.
Tags: David Thompson, George Chauncey
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1. Rover Serton | January 13, 2010 at 2:09 am
Funny how "Whites only" drinking fountains seem so wrong now and were accepted as normal reatively recenty. Perhaps, once someone notices it's discrimination, it is obviously discrimination.
2. Brian | January 13, 2010 at 2:11 am
Thanks for doing this, I'm pressing refresh on the browser about as often as I can manage waiting for the next update. We all appreciate your work on this blog.
3. Alan E. | January 13, 2010 at 2:11 am
Paul, if you get a chance to read these comments, please separate events and your commentary. It's easier to know what is actually going on as opposed to what you are thinking.
4. Pender | January 13, 2010 at 2:13 am
I think the proponents' strategy behind arguing that gay acceptance has come a long way very quickly is to show that we are not politically powerless and thus not a protected class entitled to heightened scrutiny, plus to make the implicit case that the courts should not step in while society is in such a rapidly-changing state but rather should wait for an equilibrium to develop.
This is a very powerful and dangerous argument.
6. Vast Variety | January 13, 2010 at 2:21 am
That is exactly what they are trying to show. The counter to that is of course the fact that the 31 times it has been brought to a vote on a state wide level equality has failed.
7. Marlene Bomer | January 13, 2010 at 2:54 am
And not just only on marriage equality too! Look at what happened in Kalamazoo, Mi last year when the bigots forced a ballot measure to repeal an ordinance banning discrimination based on sexual orientation AND gender identity!
8. Pyoung | January 13, 2010 at 2:13 am
Yay! Thanks for being there today, Paul. I was waiting to see what might happen on the Prop8TrialTracker. I appreciate the hard days work you have ahead of you.
9. Joe Decker | January 13, 2010 at 2:15 am
Thank you so much for this!
10. FishyFred | January 13, 2010 at 2:16 am
One of the Tweets: http://twitter.com/NCLRights/status/7714948280
"T now positing increased fed funding to address hiv aids as evidence of increased political support for gay people"
I'm offended that the defense thinks of HIV/AIDS as the "gay disease." What year are we in?
11. Patrick Regan | January 13, 2010 at 2:22 am
Paul, Your commentary is helpful. Thanks for trying to separate it though, makes it easier for us to understand what is said by you and what is said by others.
~pat
12. Lymis | January 13, 2010 at 2:23 am
Politically vulnerable.
31 states have passed gay marriage bans. Only half the states have provisions protecting basic job and housing security. Anti-gay assaults are a significant component of hate crime statistics. We are the only group with a federal law in place saying that states can ignore each other about our marriages.
One of two major political parties has keeping our non-equality as an actual party platform item.
But Will & Grace got good ratings.
So I guess it is a wash.
13. Kyle | January 13, 2010 at 2:53 am
LOL. Isn't it amazing how they spin it?
14. Dwane Porter | January 13, 2010 at 2:24 am
Anyone who engages in unprotected sex is opening themselves to getting AIDS. To say that homosexuals are more like to get AIDS becuase they are homosexual is bullshit expecially since current studies show that the larget group of grown AID cases are unfortunately black women.
Would Thompson have the "balls" to say that being a black woman makes someone more like to get AIDS?
My second thought would be – why does the possibility of contracting a disease an issue here? Should we bar people from marriage becuase they may or may not get a disease?
15. Marlene Bomer | January 13, 2010 at 2:57 am
In years past, Dwane, heterosexual couples were required to have a blood test to insure neither one of the parties carried a social disease for some reason or another.
16. newengland | January 13, 2010 at 7:51 am
That's not the reason for the blood test. Blood tests were only to show if the blood types of the individuals marrying were compatible for bearing children. Had nothing to do with social diseases.
17. DebraCJ | January 16, 2010 at 10:25 pm
This is a late (Jan 17) comment on newengland below–the blood test was a VDRL which tested for syphilis. It had nothing to do with blood typing or hving children.
18. Jessica | January 13, 2010 at 2:25 am
Thanks so much for your great coverage, Paul!
In terms of the "politically powerful/vulnerable" issue: I've always wondered how that works with groups that are such a small minority of the population. No matter how organized and persuasive the LGBT lobby is, we're still such a tiny part of the electorate to ever have meaningful power (at least when it comes to initiatives for the popular vote), correct? Would love to hear others thoughts on this point.
Exactly right. And then they call it "democracy at work" when the minority doesn't garner enough support from the majority. Why isn't this argument pounded home?
20. Ann | January 13, 2010 at 2:26 am
Paul, thank you so much for doing this. I'm sure it's very difficult. There are many of us out here, gay and straight, hanging on your words and hoping for the right outcome — equality.
21. gero | January 13, 2010 at 2:30 am
You are doing a great job….thanks so much.
22. rpx | January 13, 2010 at 2:30 am
Many thanks for doing this. It would be helpful if you would save your editorilizing until the break. A little bit now and then is okay, but less is more (until the break then tell me all you are thinking!)
BTW I write from France.
23. Jonathan | January 13, 2010 at 2:33 am
Keep up the excellent work – and while I agree that some segmentation of commentary versus actual reporting is necessary, please do not curtain your analysis, since THAT, in fact, also aids in our interpretation of how the trial is proceeding.
24. DonG | January 13, 2010 at 2:35 am
Keep up the commentary; it's helpful to know why a question is being asked, not just what the question is.
25. Brian | January 13, 2010 at 2:35 am
I hope on the political powerlessness issue, we at some point discuss Frank Schubert's comments after equality was removed in Maine. He said that this was a liberaly, secular state, the Yes on 1 campaign was vastly outspent, that if a vote on equality was to prevail anywhere, it should have been there — yet he won. That is a very powerful argument for our side. As is, for that matter, Obama's comments on marriage being between a man and a woman (which the Prop 8 people have used repeatedly), and his refusal to move on DADT and DOMA.
26. Micha | January 13, 2010 at 2:36 am
Please put comments in [brackets] or {braces} or something. Should be easy to do on the fly, and clearly identifies reporting from opinion.
(We do value your opinion!!! Just want a bit more clarity!)
27. Chris | January 13, 2010 at 2:36 am
nice job. Thompson's snarky comments seem to undermine his own purpose "Thank heavens" is just filled with vitriol — amazing that he can't control it even when it is in his clients best interest.
28. Britanny | January 13, 2010 at 2:40 am
You're doing just fine! Keep up the good work.
29. AB | January 13, 2010 at 2:43 am
Great work. Keep it up. You have support all the way from Kansas.
I'm a straight military guy from Texas and I thank you for keeping me updated. What is it with bigots not wanting transparency?
31. CharlesMA | January 13, 2010 at 2:47 am
Thanks for all your work! Straight ally from Boston here. I do feel it may be impossible for a court to force an unwilling nation to change (SCOTUS does not always have the final word), but if we can win hearts and mind and force people to confront their own bigotry, all the better. And I second Micha's idea–put [brackets] around your analysis.
32. Meghan Stabler | January 13, 2010 at 2:48 am
Awesome job Paul !! thanks !!
33. Paul | January 13, 2010 at 2:48 am
Agree with Patrick Regan and prx. Division of labor. There will be plenty of detailed analysis and commentary from others after the day is done. Unique to the CC blog is that it's been like a transcript of the proceedings. Nobody else is doing this. Since the YouTube isn't presently available, the CC's "transcription" is our one and only way to get a "sitting in the courtroom" experience. And . . . thanks for doing this for us.
34. Tom | January 13, 2010 at 2:49 am
Hey Paul – you are doing a great job. Just having someone there to give us a general idea of what is going on is better than nothing. Keep up the awesome job!
35. Michael | January 13, 2010 at 2:51 am
you're doing great! thank you! especially your insight and law background. brackets may be helpful, but don't cut out the commentary please!
36. David B. Cruz | January 13, 2010 at 2:55 am
Brown v. Board of Education cited Professor Clark's doll study and other psych studies in its controversial footnote 11, but I think it's overstatement to say it relies "a lot" less on precedent than sociology.
And as for Roe v. Wade, it does rely on medical understandings of pregnancy, abortion, and their risks in formulating the trimester test that used to govern laws restricting abortion. Its use of "sociological data" was largely confined to disputing the supposed unbroken antiquity of abortion bans. And its reproductive liberty precedents Griswold v. Connecticut and Eisesnstadt v. Baird were very important to the analysis.
But thanks for the descriptive blogging.
37. truthspew | January 13, 2010 at 2:57 am
I appreciate the live blogging which means you have a device in the court that is capable of transmitting data. I wonder too, does it have a recorder on it? Even if we only got audio feeds it would be fantastic.
38. Pat | January 13, 2010 at 3:00 am
Hello from South America.
I just found your blog and I'll be following every update.
THANK YOU for your work, Paul.
39. Rhonda Ross-Brooks | January 13, 2010 at 3:12 am
Thanks, Paul, for your efforts. They are greatly appreciated! And thanks for the commentary as well. I personally find it important to understand the whys and wherefores of a particular line of questioning.
40. ofstoneandice | January 13, 2010 at 6:02 am
Thank you for taking up the torch on Rick's behalf! I must say that I'm profoundly grateful to you guys. I was so disappointed to learn that the decision to broadcast the trial had been challenged and put off on hold. It's a great relief to have someone there to be our eyes and ears for the time being.
41. Marina Vasquez | January 13, 2010 at 8:13 am
The problem with proposition 8 is that people that voted for this proposition made the most important decision that affects the life of other people and not their own. Marriage should be the decision of two people and not the decision of the public.
42. SFNative | January 13, 2010 at 9:03 am
This morning, the defending attorney in the Federal Prop 8 Trial argued about moving past gay discrimination, saying essentially that "You all have Brokeback Mountain and it even got awards – gay discrimination is over."
The following is a partial list of at least 40 acts of discrimination that have occurred against LGBT people since the release of Brokeback Mountain in the Fall of 2005:
1 – Florida school district north of Jacksonville refuses to allow Gay-Straight Alliance clubs to be formed at Yulee Middle and Yulee High schools.
2 – Hospital employees only allowed the biological parents of a girl who stopped breathing to be with her in the ER of Long Beach Memorial, while making anti-gay comments to the two husbands who parent the girl with a lesbian couple.
3 – Lesbian couple denied the right to be with each other in the emergency room for over an hour at a hospital in Fresno, California,even though they are legally together.
4 – Boss stops saying hello to employee in New York state after finding out that the employee is gay.
5 – Couple not allowed to kiss each other, no matter how innocently, on the Main Street Plaza property in Salt Lake City, Utah.
6 – Adam Lambert's kiss with his band-member censored on television during the CBS Early Morning news show and Barbara Walter's special on ABC.
7 – Gay couples denied the right to bury their partners in Rhode Island because it is seen as disturbing by the Rhode Island governor.
8 – Hotel worker at the Arte Hotel in Brentwood, Tennessee, was fired after being outed by a former employee of the company.
9 – Gay person unable to use benefits guaranteed by the Family and Medical Leave Act for a domestice partner on his own insurance in Kentucky
10 – Gay people not allowed to donate blood.
11 – Insurance investment employee in West Virginia fired because he is gay by tampering with his personnel record, making him look like a bad employee.
12 – Transgender person not hired at a McDonalds in Orlando, Florida, as the manager said "We don't hire faggots."
13 – South Florida television station WPLG fires news anchor Charles Perez for being gay
14 – Gay people discharged from the military for coming out as gay, 11 alone in January 2009.
15 – Gay people not allowed to adopt in Florida
16 – Gay couples now allowed to adopt in Arkansas
17 – Lesbian couple and kids denied family discount admission rate at The Lava Hot Springs in Idaho.
18 – Gay couple forced to remove rainbow flag by Cambria Ocotillo Homeowners Association in Mesa, Arizona
19 – Trans Student Ejected from Nimitz High School in Texas because of her gender expression due to "violation of male dress code."
20 – Gay people denied dating services provided by eHarmony dating website.
21 – TABC agents and police officers raid the Rainbow Lodge gay bar in Fort Worth, Texas and arrest numerous gay people, throwing one person down to the ground while using zip-ties to handcuff him, before he was sent to the intensive care unit at Fort Worth's JPS Hospital with bleeding in his brain.
22 – Police illegally targets the Eagle gay bar in Atlanta, GA, raiding the bar and forcibly searching and detaining 19 individuals, many of them eldery and wounded veterans, throwing them to the floor and harassing them simply for being in a bar having a drink.
23 – Gay couples pay different income taxes because of the Defense of Marriage Act.
24 – Gay people denied the right to marry in 45 states in the country, including California due to the passage of Proposition 8.
25 – Gay people denied the right to domestic partnerships in many states.
26 – FedEx Kinko's filters Gay Ad Network from self-serve computers.
27 – Corona del Mar High School in Newport Beach, CA, canceling the student production of "Rent" because of objections to gay characters in the musical.
28 – Teen commits suicide due to being harassed for being perceived as gay at Mentor High School in Mentor, OH, endured name-calling, teasing, constant pushing and shoving and hitting in front of school officials who should have protected him.
29 – Two gay men who kissed while inside Chico's Tacos restaurant in El Paso, TX were ejected by restaurant guards, and the ejection was endorsed by a police officer who cited a sodomy law, unaware that the law was overturned by the Lawrence v. Texas case in 2003.
30 – Gay person has to pay taxes on the market value of the health insurance he provide to his husband
31 – Jackson Memorial hospital in Miami, Florida, barred lesbian from seeing her dying spouse.
32 – A sixth-grader committed suicide after relentless bullying, including anti-gay slurs at the New Leadership Charter School in Springfield, GA, while the quality of interventions by school officials remain unclear, though an suicide act so desperate by one so young is a clear reminder of how schools can become torture chambers for students perceived as different.
33 – Professional photographer in New Mexico refused to take pictures of a gay couple's commitment ceremony.
34 – Lesbians tossed from Seattle Mariners baseball game in Seattle, WA for kissing.
35 – Masculine lesbian was thrown out of a West Village restaurant in New York City, NY after the city's Pride parade when she used the ladies room because the bouncer declared that she was too masculine to be in the ladies room and refused to look at her identification, ejecting her and her entire party.
36 – Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company, based in Fort Wayne, Ind., told West Adrian United Church of Christ in Adrian, Mich., that its denomination's gay-affirming stances made it a 'higher risk' for property and liability insurance. The company's decided to not submit a quote to the organization because the organization 'publicly endorses or practices the marriage of same-sex couples' and 'publicly endorses or practices the ordination of the homosexual clergy."
37 – Gay couples are not allowed to legally sponsor an immigrant partner into the country.
38 – Teachers at the Secondary Technical Education Program in the Anoka-Hennepin School District in Minnesota harassed a student for being gay, saying that the boy's 'fence swings both ways,' the student had a 'thing for older men', and the boy 'enjoys wearing women's clothes'.
39 – A CBS News producer who was physically gay bashed was warned by the CBS News Senior Vice President not to speak out about the incident because it was controversial, and when he argued that she was violating the network's anti-discrimination policies, the VP engaged in a systematic campaign of retaliation which eventually led to his being fired.
40 – Lesbian teen not allowed to wear a suit to her prom in Catoosa, GA.
Moreover, in a debate of contenders for the Republican nomination for President in 2007, former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson said that employees should have the right to fire workers if they are gay.
Furthermore, it has been argued that Brokeback Mountain was subjected to discrimination itself. The movie scored a 87% Metacritic rating and won 16 best picture awards including the Golden Globes, New York FCCA and Los Angeles FCCA. However, the film lost the Best Picture Oscar award to Crash, a movie with a 69% Metacritic rating and winner of 5 best picture awards. It is widely believed that it was because Brokeback Mountain's subject matter was gay-themed and this argument is supported by reports that some members of the Academy were so opposed to the subject matter of the film that they refused to even view Brokeback Mountain before voting. Not to mention that Ang Lee's speech for winning the Best Director Oscar was censored in China.
Thank you so much for doing this. I'm not gay, I don't live in California, but this is very important to me.
44. David Dayton | January 13, 2010 at 5:48 am
That's the only way equality will ever be won is to have the "not gay" join in large numbers stating or feeling that it's important to them.
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May 2019 GSM Results
by chiefbozx|Published May 13, 2019
Hello everyone! The snow has finally melted outside my house, and we've held the May 2019 GSM and have some announcements to share. The video archive is available on Frumple's YouTube channel here.
Before we begin these updates, one really important reminder: there is no GSM for July, so if you are planning an event for the anniversary and need server funding, it needs to be submitted by 7pm UTC on Friday, June 7. We are anticipating that the June GSM will be just as long as the May GSM, so please plan ahead!
With that being said, here's what happened at the May GSM.
Staffing updates
As many of you know, AlikSong stepped down from his moderator position as of this GSM. We are grateful to Alik's contributions to the server and staff team during his 3 years, 5 months, and 5 days of service, including a brief 208-day stint as an admin. Alik will be on the server occasionally to continue work on the Premier-ranked city of Kenthurst. As with all staff departures we are sad to see Alik go, and we wish him the best in his future endeavors.
We did consider one candidate to join the moderator ranks, but decided not to offer the position.
We will not be considering moderator nominations at the June GSM (as we want to focus on anniversary preparations). Moderator nominations will be open again at the August GSM.
Spring Dynmap render May 13-17 adds new features
For those who are new, we update dynmap with a full render of each world once per week. The exception is the New World due to its size and activity. The New World is rendered in localized areas upon request, and in full twice per year (generally in April or May, and again in October or November).
The Spring 2019 New World render will begin shortly after 4:00 am UTC on Monday, May 13, and will likely last about four or five full days. (The two-dimensional map requires us to render about 1.3 billion blocks.) During this time, renders of other worlds will be suspended, and WorldEdit and local renders will not be available.
With this render we will be enabling night renders, and adjusting the tilt of the 3D render from 60 degrees to 45 degrees. Because this is our first time rendering the map with these options, progress estimates won't be provided during the render. These features will only be used on the New World, and will also be reflected in localized renders.
Staff approved two changes to the rules, effective immediately. First, the "10 Minute Rule" has been added as a full rule, rather than a guideline:
When you or staff join, wait ten minutes before asking for non-urgent assistance. Do not ask staff for dynmap renders, WorldEdits, town reviews, or other non-urgent assistance until both you and they have been online for 10 minutes or longer. Staff may choose to honor requests earlier than this at their discretion. Requests may not be made through Discord.
Second, we will be adding guidelines on Map World usage, including how to submit a map to the central library.
While we will not be changing the rules on what items can and cannot be used, we are issuing a general caution against using items with potent effects that affect multiple players at once or the server itself. This means that you should not be using fireworks with extremely long durations, potions with high levels of potency or that apply multiple effects at once, or items with unusual or strong enchantments. These items can cause damage to the server or to other players' clients, and so should not be used.
Other community issues
We have been looking at alternatives for uCars, but have not found any that are suitable for the server or that we feel are stable enough to bring online. We're still on the lookout, but for now we have decided not to install any replacements. Horses, flying, and railways (gasp!) are your best bets for getting around for now.
Lake 11 (from this map) on the west edge of the Estival Sea has been renamed to Avenir Bay.
We have extended the boundaries of the "ward" system to the expanded Epsilon world border. You can see the updated map here. (Generally, A-roads will have their first digit be the lowest-numbered ward they pass through or terminate in.) Special thanks to Vickiposa for putting this map together, it's been something a lot of us have wanted to do for a long time.
We will be testing a proposal to allow members to use some WorldEdit selection commands (members won't be able to modify blocks). Assuming testing goes well, we'll implement these on the main server shortly.
Projects, events, and MRT lines
We approved two MRT extensions and several projects and events. As usual, construction along proposed MRT lines is now prohibited, and will remain so until the lines open.
The MRT Southern Line West (SLW) will be built out by godzilltrain from S0 to the southwest corner of the world.
The MRT Desert Line will be extended from D37-M35 to the southern terminus of the Savannah Line (H28). This extension, coded DLX2, will be built by sesese9. This line does not continue past H28.
We have approved funding for Survivor 2, hosted by daltdisneyland, which begins Saturday, May 18.
We have approved funding for Frumple's MRT Video Contest. The exact details will be determined at a later date, once builds of the Replay Mod and other video creation tools become a little more stable.
We have approved funding for XIV and XV TacoBurritoAThon, hosted by Skelezomperman. The dates are still being finalized, but the first one is currently scheduled to occur on Saturday, June 15.
After some discussion with time2makemymove, a project to standardize and add signage to Central City has been approved.
IntraRail and XenRail have both received approval to bypass some inactive towns along new proposed service routes.
Conric005 has received permission to build a bus terminal in Central City for Neptune Bus.
We have approved a franchise building competition proposed by Frosty_Creeper10, on the condition that all franchises built there during the event are removed at the conclusion of the event.
Finally, we have approved a canal between Lake Dulwich and the Equinox Ocean, as proposed by Red_Ray.
Thank you to everyone who submitted projects and events – we can't wait to see them in action!
One new road, one road extension, and one road improvement have been approved:
The A410 from Cremona to Sunshine Coast, proposed by Echohue
An extension of the B355 from Jungleville to Bawktown, proposed by Majatho3
A rework of two interchanges of the A5, proposed by Narnia17
Inactive asset transfers
While not discussed in this section, MRT Land (originally built and managed by thomasfyfe) has been transferred to JTrain77.
The unnamed town near Gemstride and Heampstead will be transferred to SoaPuffball.
PyroCity (near Boston) has been transferred to FredTheTImeLord.
The town at WN20 has been transferred to TheSubway.
Just_robinho requested taking over ownership of St. Roux (C36-P25 and surrounding areas). Ownership will be held while Robin works to integrate Marblegate (F27) and Lakeview (P28), but as of now Robin is acting as caretaker for the area, and he has been granted authority to manage railways and other transportation links through the town.
MC_Protocol will take over operation of the MRT Library and National Archives in an unofficial capacity.
That should be everything – thank you to everyone who submitted topics! The next GSM is Sunday, June 9 at 7pm UTC.
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The Chinese are Coming for Tesla
June 11, 2018 By Young Research
Electric car charging station in Wuxi, China. By hfzimages @ Shutterstock.com
The world's largest maker of electric vehicle batteries is not housed in Palo Alto, California. Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) is a Chinese company that, with the help of generous government subsidies has become the world's largest supplier of electric vehicle batteries. The company just went public, turning its founders into billionaires. CATL is valued at $12.3 billion, rather inexpensive compared to Tesla's valuation of $55.77 billion today. Bloomberg's Jie Ma tells the story of Zeng Yuqun, CATL's founder.
The government's generous subsidies for new-energy vehicles and restrictions on gasoline cars in some cities will help battery demand quadruple in the next four years in China, Bloomberg New Energy Finance said in a report Monday. CATL is best-positioned to benefit because of its advantages in capacity and customer base, BNEF said.
Zeng was born in a mountain village an hour away from CATL's headquarters in Ningde city, Fujian province, and sometimes organizes employee excursions to his birthplace. For most of his career, he worked on lithium-ion batteries for consumer electronics, including the iPhone, at a subsidiary of Japan's TDK Corp. that he helped set up.
Zeng's decision to found CATL in 2011 marked a gamble on Chinese policy. Just 1,014 alternative-energy vehicles were sold in China that year, according to Bloomberg Intelligence, but Zeng's prediction that the government's push for alternative-energy cars would boost demand for lithium-ion batteries proved correct.
Still, challenges lie ahead. CATL lowered battery prices to gain market share after the government reduced EV subsidies, and that weighed on profitability, Zeng said last month during an online roadshow.
CATL will, during the next three years, "grasp the opportunities of the fast growth in the global lithium-ion battery market, and maintain our leading position in technologies, manufacturing, capacity and talents,'' Zeng said.
The Chinese are Coming
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Tue, Mar 09, 2010 - Page 7 News List
Top Republican says Obama faces hefty healthcare poll hit
AFP , WASHINGTON
The top US Senate Republican predicted on Sunday that US President Barack Obama would pay a hefty price in upcoming mid-term elections if he forces his healthcare reforms through Congress.
Mitch McConnell warned Democrats, fearful of big losses in November from their majorities in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, not to ram through reforms fiercely opposed by the Republicans.
"What the American people would like us to do is not make this gargantuan mistake," McConnell told ABC television, portraying the reforms as costly for Americans in the short-term.
"The benefits don't kick in for four years. Just looking at the politics of it, there's nothing but pain for the next four years. Why in the world would they think that would be popular?" he asked.
Obama has piled pressure on Democratic lawmakers to sign on to his latest strategy, which calls for the House to abandon the legislation it approved in November and pass the Senate's version, coupled with "fixes" to that bill.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued a fresh call on Sunday to quickly pass the bill, pointing to a Goldman Sachs report that found competition drying up and profits rising among private health insurers.
"We know what doing nothing looks like, and it looks pretty scary," Sebelius told NBC's Meet the Press program, stressing that 15,000 Americans lose insurance every day and tens of millions have no coverage at all.
The health secretary said she expected there would ultimately be enough votes in Congress to pass the bill.
"Let's get the job done, let's finish what's been talked about for the past year," Sebelius said later on ABC.
Democratic congressional aides have said they hope to pass a final bill before the start of a two-week Easter recess at the end of the day on March 26.


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Huboo raises £1M to take the pain out of e-commerce fulfilment
September 6th, 2019 John Anderson
Huboo, a U.K. startup that operates a multi-channel fulfillment service for e-commerce businesses of varying sizes, has raised £1 million in seed funding. Backing the majority of the round is London venture capital firm Episode 1, alongside a number of unnamed private individual investors.
Launched in November 2017 by Martin Bysh and Paul Dodd after the pair had run a number e-commerce experiments, Huboo aims to solve the fulfillment pain point that most online stores face. The service promises to store your stock, and then "pick, pack and deliver it" automatically as customer orders are placed.
The idea is that by outsourcing fulfillment, online shops can focus on the parts of the business where most value is added, such as customer service and choosing which products to develop and/or sell, by outsourcing fulfillment with confidence.
However, according to Huboo's founders, except for larger e-commerce stores, the market is woefully underserved, with most fulfillment providers too expensive and uninterested in servicing smaller businesses. The only other option, they claim, is Amazon's "Fulfillment by Amazon" (FBA), which they say is viable only for goods sold on Amazon because of discounts the e-commerce giant offers.
"Packing boxes and queuing in the post office were a horrible side effect of our [e-commerce] experimentation, and we needed to offload this if we weren't to waste hours each day or abandon the whole e-commerce research project," says Bysh.
"Luckily this is a solved problem, or so we thought… but we called around some fulfillment companies and discovered that they had no interest in our business, our items were too cheap and our volumes too low. And they weren't very tech savvy, often basing their business on third-party warehouse management software, and limited marketplace integrations."
The pair decided to change tack. Instead of attempting to find the next pure e-commerce opportunity, as their e-commerce experiments had intended, they began trying to figure out a way to "shatter the traditional economics of fulfillment." The potential prize is a "huge chunk" of what Bysh frames as a "multi-billion, largely uncontested" market.
"We did some research on the market opportunity and determined that in the U.K. alone the opportunity was around £1 billion of more or less uncontested fulfillment business," he says.
The key was to build systems that are flexible enough for Huboo to work with sellers, regardless of what they sell, how much they sell and whether or not the goods are sold new or "re-commerced." "We have clients that ship a couple of items a day and other that ship thousands. Items range in price for a few pounds to hundreds," explains Bysh.
Products fulfilled by Huboo already span items such as vitamins, CBD oils, headphones, bingo tickets, electronic bagpipes, antiques, coffee, electronics, clothes (new and used) and beauty products. Clients include startups, subscription businesses and individuals selling niche or boutique products.
Bysh says that serving this part of the fulfillment market is made possible via a combination of bespoke technology and algorithms, leading to "massive process optimisation" and reducing client management costs through SaaS sign-ups, on-boarding and support.
But it's not just about tech-driven optimised processes. Part of Huboo's proposition is achieved through something as simple as a modular approach the company has designed to organise its warehouses. This sees every client given a designated space within a hub and a hub manager who understands their business.
From a revenue model perspective, Huboo is attempting to align its own interests with that of sellers. The startup provides two months of free storage to all clients for every new inventory shipment, so if sellers manage and maintain turnover they won't need to pay for storage again.
"When a seller sells, we fulfill, which means they pay us primarily when they are earning. That's where 80% of the revenue comes from," explains Bysh.
Meanwhile, Huboo generates additional revenue from a small administrative subscription and optional services, such as packaging. The latter will grow when "Hubstore" is launched later this year, offering upgrades and customisations in a single click. This will include related services, such as tech to help expand to additional channels and increase sales.
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Over the last couple of years there's been a lot of talk about tourism being South Africa's "new gold".
International tourists, no matter where you bump into them in the country are generally having a good time. They can't believe how friendly most South Africans are. They can't believe how inexpensive things are and especially things like eating out. How inexpensive it is to hire a car to get around and the list goes on.
South Africans on the other hand often know very little about this country. I was in conversation with a South African who is about to retire and who wants to "get to know this country". I asked him if he had seen the flowers. He hasn't. I asked him if he had seen Augrabies Falls. He hasn't. Storms River Mouth? Where's that?
In fact I found myself in conversation with a 60-something year old South African who has played golf at St. Andrews in Scotland but has never seen the whales in Hermanus. In fact he knows hardly anything about the country in which he was born and has lived for over 60 years!
The places I have just mentioned plus dozens more have international visitors enthralled yet many South Africans think South Africa has nothing to offer.
Then it occurred to me that with the Rand getting weaker against the major international currencies we have a double fantastic opportunity.
Firstly to tell the world about us because it is now so affordable to visit here and secondly to tell us about us because it is so expensive to travel abroad.
Unfortunately we are not doing this. One of the main reasons is our negativity about our own country and how bad it is to be here. The crime at the top of the list. Of course there's crime. There's crime everywhere in the world but many South Africans will tell you it's only here.
So how do we fix it? How do we get South Africans to change their mindset and stop complaining about everything at a time when we are sitting on a potential gold mine?
A challenge for SA Tourism? Certainly it is. A challenge for every one of us? Definitely it is.
I can tell my 60-something year old friend about the wonders and beauty of this country but I need lots of help to tell as many people as possible as I can't do it alone.
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Floor supervisors will make decisions based on the rules of the game. However, their top priority when making a decision will be to protect the integrity and fairness of the game. This may cause them to make a ruling which contradicts the technical interpretation of a rule.
By taking a seat you are agreeing to abide by the rules and to honor any rulings made by a floor supervisor.
- Each player is obligated to protect the other players in the tournament at all times.
- Be polite to others.
- Know and abide by the rules.
- Protect your hand and your right to act.
- Ask for a ruling if you think a rule has been broken or if you think you or someone else is being treated unfairly.
- Keep your cards and chips in plain view at all times.
- Protect the integrity of the game.
In tournaments seats will be randomly assigned by draw slips.
First come first serve players will take a card # 1-10 when arriving. First arrival gets 1 etc. This determines who moves to the second cash table starting with card #10, 9 etc.
- Verbal warning, time-out penalties and disqualification for the current competition.
- Players who are disqualified will not be entitled to a refund and their chips will be blinded down.
The clock will be started at the beginning of the next hand. Players who receive a time-out penalty will be required to leave immediate area and they will not be allowed to return until the clock has expired.
The clock will be stopped during all scheduled breaks.
- Disruptive and/or abusive behavior towards a guest or employee will not be tolerated.
- You may be asked to leave and suspended from the game for a determined period of time by the owner.
Players are expected to vigorously play their hands at all times. A player should never check in an effort to keep from eliminating or winning chips from another player, regardless of his/her relationship to that person. Failure to do so will result in a penalty being issued.
Players may request a deck change or new set-up as long as it does not become excessive.
In cash a player who intentionally releases his/her cards in such a way as you cause them to go off the table. Will receive a warning the first time, a 10 Min. penalty the second time, the third time you cash out and you are done for the day.
Requests to view burn cards or cards form the deck will not be honored.
-In a TOURNAMENT if a Player exposes their down cards prior to the action being completed their hand is frozen. They should be warned not to do that. Their hand is frozen: They cannot bet or raise, they can only call or fold. If the same player continues to do this a second time a warning is issued. After the third time they will be asked to sit out for one button orbit.
- In a TOURNAMENT heads up & if all players in the hand are all in, players must show their hole cards in this show down.
- All cards will be turned face-up once a player has gone all-in and all of the betting is completed.
Note: In multi-player pots the betting must be completed before anyone can expose their hand.
- A player should not expose his/her hand until directed to do so by the dealer.
11b. - In CASH all in, players do not have to show their hole cards except to win the hand, then they must show both cards to win the hand with the winning hand.
English is the only language permitted during the competition regardless of whether a player is in the hand or not. Each player will be given a verbal warning and the penalty will be progressively increased with each additional offense.
Once a reasonable amount of time has passed any player may request that another player be placed on a clock. A player who has been placed on the clock will be given 60-seconds followed by a 10-second count down to make a decision. If the player fails to act on his/her hand, by the time the countdown is over, his/her hand will be declared dead and he/she will forfeit all rights to the pot.
- In a TOURNAMENT the rules governing the sales of re-buys and add-ons will be listed on the structure/rules sheet for each competition.
- In CASH players will not be permitted to purchase additional chips during a hand.
- In CASH or TOURNAMENT In order for newly purchased chips to play in a hand, players must announce their intention to purchase chips prior to the first card being dealt.
It is the sole responsibility of a player to make the dealer aware of his/her intention to purchase, re-buy and/or add-on.
14a. In the CASH games players can buy in from $20-$200.
If a player would like to add to their chip stack it is capped at $200.
Play will go hand for hand when there are multiple tables left in the competition and the cash value of the prize is about to increase. While playing hand for hand each of the remaining tables will be required to start each hand simultaneously. A new hand will not be dealt until each table has completed the current hand.
- Same Table If two or more players are eliminated at the same table the prizes will be awarded according to the value of the chips that each player started with at the beginning of the hand.
- Separate Tables If two are more players are eliminated at separate tables they will be assigned a finishing place based on the order in which they were eliminated.
In the event it is impossible to determine the order of elimination the player involved will split the prize money and or points equally.
- Same Table If two or more players are eliminated at the same table, provided that they are the only parties involved, the prizes will be awarded according to the value of chips that each player started with at the beginning of the hand.
- Separate Table If two or more players are eliminated form separate tables they will split the prize money and/or points equally.
- Please keep in mind that the intent of this policy is to prevent a player from influencing the action by revealing the content of his/her hand. A player will receive a penalty if it is determined that his/her actions influenced the outcome of the hand.
- A player is not permitted to make specific comments about the content of another player's hand.
- Players are not permitted to make specific comments about the content of their hand.
- Player is not permitted to advise other players on how they should play their hand.
- A player is not permitted to either ask for and/or receive assistance on how to play his/her hand.
- Tournaments are played using non cash-value chips, they are used solely to determine the outcome of a competition.
- Tournament chips cannot be cashed in.
- Tournament chips must be separated and they must be kept in plain view at all times.
- The largest denominations of chips must be kept in front of the player's stack.
- Players may not play out of a chip rack.
- Players will be required to give an accurate count of their chips, when asked to do so by another player or the floor supervisor.
- When asked by a floor supervisor, player will be required to color-up chips.
- When asked by a floor supervisor, player will be required to transport their chips in a chip rack.
- At no time will a player be permitted to conceal tournament chips on his/her person or inside of an object. Any player doing so will forfeit all of the concealed chips and the chips removed from play.
- At no time will a player be permitted to conceal tournament chips out of the tournament area.
- Each player will be permitted to use a maximum of one foreign chip as a card protector.
- In the event a player is disqualified his/her chips will be blinded down.
They only pay the $3 missed blind once when they return no matter how many times they missed the blind.
- If a player discovers that he/she does not have the correct number of cards on the initial deal a misdeal will be declared, provided he/she has not acted on his/her hand.
- If an existing player in not dealt-in a misdeal will be declared, provided it is discovered prior to the action being completed on the first betting round.
- If the top card off the deck is exposed a misdeal will be declared.
-If a street card is exposed before all the players act, the burn card stays, the exposed card is shuffled back into the deck and top card is the next street when the action is complete.
T C - A player must be seated in order to be eligible to play.
T- If a player is absent for the table he/she will be dealt in and is/her antes, forced bets and blinds will be posted as required.
T - A player's hand will be immediately declared dead if he/she is not in his/her seat once the initial dealing round is completed.
- If you come back in CASH on the big blind it is a natural big blind and you only pay the big blind.
23a. In CASH games calling in to reserve a seat or holding a seat for someone is not allowed. First come first sit.
- A player cannot be the big blind twice.
- There will be a random draw to determine which seat the dealer button will start, depending on where the button was when it became heads up.
- The small blind will then be posted on the dealer button.
- The big blind will be dealt to first.
- Post flop the big blind acts first, button acts last as usual.
Players who release multiple chips into the pot, which are equal to or greater than 50% of the amount required to call and raise, will be held to the raise regardless of their intentions. They will be required to either complete the bet or to fold and forfeit all of the chips that were placed into the pot.
Players who release multiple chips into the pot, which are less than 50% the amount required to call and raise, will be held to a call and they will be permitted to take back the excess chips.
Players are entitled to receive action on their entire stack, regardless of the amount of chips they may have. Therefore players cannot be forced out of contention based solely on their inability to either ante, post a blind or to make a full bet or raise.
The excess amount of the current betting round, which was not covered by the all-in player and any monies form subsequent betting round, will be placed in the side pot.
Whenever there are three or more active players in a hand and one or more of them has gone all-in, a side pot(s) will be formed. The side pot(s) will contain the excess portion of the current betting round that was not covered by the all-in player and any additional monies for subsequent betting rounds.
- Verbal declarations as to the content of a player's hand are not binding, however any player who deliberately miscalls his/her hand, will be subject to a warning then a penalty if it continues.
- Verbal declarations and hand gestures to either bet, check, fold, or raise in turn are binding.
- Any player who deliberately acts out of turn will receive a warning and he/she may be held to their declaration.
- If a dealer mucks and unprotected hand, the player will have no redress and he/she will not be entitled to have any of his/her bet returned.
- However, if a player raises and no one has acted behind them, his/her raise will be returned.
- The minimum bet after the flop is the amount of the big blind.
- A raise must be equal to or greater than the preceding bet or raise.
- There are no restrictions on the number of raises.
- A play who says raise but does not indicate the amount will be permitted to put out the amount of the call and then he/she to restricted to putting out the raise in one motion unless he/she declares the amount of the raise.
- Once a player has stated the amount of his/her raise he/she may make more than one motion.
-If a player is facing a bet and he/she throws in an oversized chip it will be restricted to a call unless, he/she declares a raise.
- If a player is not facing a bet and he/she throws in an oversized chip the amount of the bet will be held to the size of the chip, unless he/she states otherwise.
- If a player announces raise and throws in a oversized chip and he/she does not indicate the amount of the raise it will be equal to the value of the chip.
- A short all-in bet or raise in considered as action only and it will not reopen the betting to any player who has already acted on his/her hand.
- When a player, who has multiple chips, pushes all of them into the pot they will be declared all-in, regardless of their intention.
-Each denomination of chip will be removed from play (colored-up) when they are no longer required or as listed on the structure/rule sheet.
A dealer cannot muck a winning hand that was turned face-up and was obviously the winning hand.
When the time has elapsed and a new level has been announced, the new limits will apply to the next hand. A hand has begun with the first rifle.
- $4 straddle or $5, Quechee Straddle option is on the first to act. straddle must be announced before the cards are dealt.
- A $5 button straddle would be allowed if all at the table agree to it.
- The button straddle supersedes a regular straddle.
- In the button straddle the small blind is first to act and the button has last option.
- Buying in amount is from $20-$200.
- When you cash out of the first 11:00am cash game before the tournament and then you buy into the second cash game in the afternoon you can buy in to that second cash game from $20 - $200.
- If you cash out, or move to a different table, during either cash game and reenter to buy back in anytime that same day you must buy in for the same amount of your cash out amount.
- If there is no tournament and you cash out you must buy back in for the amount of your cash out.
- If a player would like to add to their chip stack it is capped at $200.
Qualifying hand A-A-A-10-10 or better.
- Both hole cards must play.
-100% payout to the qualifying winning hand at the end of the tournament.
Rollovers will be added to the next tournament.
If you are not in your seat when the first card for that hand is dealt your hand will be mucked by the dealer.
If your chips & seat card that you purchased are on the felt before the 1:50 timer quacks you will receive an extra 1K chip.
- Otherwise no chopping pots, the hand must be played out.


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The teaser of Villain is out | Mohanlal's upcoming new film titled villain is an action thriller with mixed emotions.
The gripping teaser of the Mohanlal's upcoming new film titled Villian is out. the one minute teaser includes lot of action sequence and also mixed with emotions. Mohanlal himself has released the teaser on his official facebook page.
The trailer is one minute and 11 second long and it has a thrilling effect which gives audience audio and visual treet.
The film Villain is a big budget film directed by B Unnikrishnan. Mohanlal is playing the role of a cop and has Manju warrier playing the female lead.


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