In the United States, since our very inception, we detest despots. This sentiment is clearly expressed in our Declaration of Independence: "when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security." So, I really have some questions about the trip a small delegation of lawmakers made last week to a country whose leader exemplifies despotism.
These are the names belonging to the delegation that went to Russia on July 4th, 2018: Sen. Richard Shelby (Ala.), Steve Daines (Mont.), John Thune (S.D.), John Kennedy (La.), Jerry Moran (Kan.), John Hoeven (N.D.) and Rep. Kay Granger (Texas). Instead of celebrating our country's independence from a despot these seven government representatives decided it was better to patronize one in Russia. In general, it doesn't really matter to me if the intent of this trip was to discuss the proof they had regarding Russia's interference in our election nor does it matter much if they had any earnest warnings for Russia against trying the same thing in our 2018 elections. That could be done in other ways without having to go to Moscow. By engaging in a trip to Moscow now, there seems to me to be a high probability that it creates the perception that we (the United States) are just accepting Russia's recent violations of international law.
Such a perception would amount to appeasement. We all know the result of the last time leaders of the Free World tried appeasement (reference Neville Chamberlain). Hint: it didn't work out so well.
So, I think some real soul searching on the part of this delegation needs to be done but does this delegation also need to be reminded about who their host is? The leader of Russia is someone who is suspected of human rights violations, suspected of murder, attempted murder, has squashed expressions of freedom and, of course, attacked our own country by interfering in our elections. Putin is a leader who has invaded two other independent countries that led to portions of those sovereign states being removed from their sovereign control. In 2008, Russia invaded Georgia then sponsored what amounts to puppet governments in the former Georgian provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. In 2014, Ukraine was invaded by Russia where Russia simply annexed Crimea outright.
The worst part about the trip this delegation of US representatives made is that it occurred on the 4th of July, our Independence Day. This is a day where we should be shouting to the world in no uncertain terms that we will be free of despots, all despots. Therefore, if this delegation's intention were not to make a complete mockery of our most patriotic holiday of the year where freedom rings loudest, it may have come close to doing just that despite what its intention truly may have been.
This entry was posted in Politics and tagged congress, Opinion, Politics, rule of law, Russian Hacking.
Our country is quickly being taken down a path towards Third World oblivion by a shameful and unapologetic partisan congress who has allowed itself to defame its own republican investigative institutions, run interference for a primary suspect of a critical investigation of upmost national security and berate investigators who are doing their patriotic duty in following their legal mandate to get at the full truth.
I don't ever remember any congress members of Obama's party doing anything remotely similar while the Benghazi investigation was ongoing? I don't remember Obama whining constantly, bellyaching about there being a "Witch Hunt?" I don't remember Obama being anything other than a respectful monitor of the rule of law and allowing it to run its course unimpeded.
The wheels of justice may move slowly sometimes but not without purpose. And in fact, these latest wheels seem to be moving much faster than many other comparative investigations. For example, Whitewater, the Iran-Contra Affair, etc. were slower. All the while the number of indictments in this Russian Investigation continues to grow regardless of the inexcusable efforts by the majority of partisan congressmen doing everything in their abusive power to obstruct justice.
The Republican Congress's treatment of the Justice Department, Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein and the FBI is nothing short of despicable. It is repulsive. It is un-American. And lastly, it is an indication that we are in decline as a country dedicated to the rule of law and the notion that nobody in any position of power is above that rule of law. By us taking no action at all against this type of unacceptable behavior by members of congress, we are enabling a "Mob Boss" mentality to slowly, and corruptively seep into American politics.
Congress needs to change course. It needs to change its attitude. It needs to promote more civility and respect for individuals (no matter who they are but especially when they are respected public servants doing their job) and, lastly, they need to refrain from these awful displays of rudeness that only highlight to the nation their unwarranted contempt for the rule of law. Should they not do this then they, in fact, will be responsible for taking us down a road that no country dedicated to liberty and freedom should ever go down.
This entry was posted in Politics and tagged congress, FBI, Justice Department, Opinion, Politics, rule of law.
I used to listen to your "Religion on the Line" radio show in the '80's, religiously, when it was hosted by you. I still think it is one of the better shows that radio produced during that time period. Remember "Bob" (I think his name was "Bob")? Bob would call in each week like clockwork with some idea that you always found time to discuss no matter what his idea was? The respect you gave that guy really impressed me even though I lacked a great deal of interest in most of the ideas Bob wanted to discuss. I confess that I did often find myself thinking with a certain amount of dread, "Oh, no. Not Bob again?" But, regardless, you always seemed to be so fair with the guests on your program, the people who called into your show and fair in your analysis of the issues and topics you would chose to discuss on your program.
Since having lost track of what you have been up to since those days, I stumbled upon a random article that appears to have been written by you. So, I was a surprised, given my prior opinion of you, to find so much unfair propaganda in your article; more so, it seems, than the propaganda that is the subject of your attack in your article. The type of propaganda you are promoting I think is actually the bigger problem in America today with respect to the degree of condescending contempt that can be found in it. I don't know if it is years of irreconcilable condescending attitudes towards each other ("conservatives vs. liberals", etc.) that is the cause of this sad state of affairs. But, my recommendation is that it should stop.
I'm sure that there are some liberals who are fond of distorting the facts. But, I see just as many if not more conservatives doing worse. How often do I see posts from my very conservative friends on Facebook saying something disparaging about my political party and/or distorting a policy platform to the point where it no longer is a true representation of that platform at all? Most of the time, I don't post a thing in response but when I do, it's usually something positive to try to make them think about what the heck it is that they are really posting.
I think I agree that it is "utterly irresponsible to keep repeating it," but, probably for different reasons. Seriously, this conclusion and opinion you have is clearly a distortion and a poor generalization of "countering" what "liberals" are promoting. Very few knowledgeable left leaning people are arguing the point that "women make less than men for the same work" if by that you mean the same exact work, same company, same output, same company benefit, etc. Your comment misleads people to a conclusion about what "liberals" generally believe that is simply not true. What is being argued more often by "liberals" is this: women are paid less than men when considering their household incomes. The argument is backed up by a government study which concluded household incomes for women are less than household incomes for men.
Why household incomes are less for women than they are for men might be due to a whole array of causes. It might be due to the jobs women select for themselves. Maybe this selection is a result of stereotypical societal pressure or, perhaps, it is just personal preference based. Or maybe it's due to the economic situations of businesses that are more likely to hire women vs. those that are less likely to hire women? Who knows?
The crazy thing about the issue being cited as one example of liberal viewpoints gone awry is that it is not even a liberal viewpoint. It's just the way it is; a fact based upon a statistical government report. So, the topic of discussion (that there is an "untrustworthy" viewpoint promoting a disparity between the incomes of men and women and this is "a liberal viewpoint") is itself yet another unfair and objectionable distortion of the facts.
In the end, all this confused doublespeak ends up being is just another way for conservatives to point to liberals to show the world how bad it is to be a liberal. It serves no other purpose. Also, any hope for a reasonable discussion on the original topic (the government report) is lost because the topic we should be discussing has moved to something entirely different. Distraction is a common tactic many people use to win an argument but it doesn't make that tactic any less despicable in my opinion when the more important discussion never occurs.
The bottom line is that it doesn't matter why household incomes are less for women. What matters is that we promote a society that continues to encourage women to achieve the same things that men can achieve. And why should we do this? Because it just makes our country better and freer. The more people who are encouraged to excel with great ideas, the better off our country will be; the more ingenious and innovative our country will be. It just makes sense. That's the more important point that gets lost because you are too focused on celebrating and belittling how liberal and "untruthful" those liberal ideas are. We should, instead, I think, spend more time casting the spec out of our own eye.
What I would like to see are forums more like your old "Religion on the Line" show where people can discuss what they really believe in a civil, respectful and well thought-out way. You have a right to your opinion. I have a right to my opinion. And we respect each other's right to have that opinion. But, all the while, it is absent these distortions of truth. In other words, cultivating a little more respect for the opinions of others just like you did on your "Religion on the Line" show in the 80's is something I think is desperately needed.
And if distortions do happen to seep into a discussion, they can be systematically and properly dealt with in a manner that is more representative of our traditional American way of discussing our differences rather than yielding to all this unnecessary, unhelpful saber rattling from both sides without any intention to respect the other party's opinion, without any intention of understanding the other side's position and without any intention to really get anything done as a result. In fact, all the saber rattling does is to make the civil divide greater, the civil war bigger and, subsequently and quite frankly, it makes it more dangerous for our country to exist as the beacon of light that it needs to be for freedom, justice and liberty for all.
Your "civil war" you write about can be easily ended. But attitudes need to change for this to happen. It doesn't start with political parties or with "Conservatives" or with "Liberals" or with Congress. It starts with us. We need to change our attitudes if we expect to make America function in the way it should and needs to function again. We need less propaganda from both sides and more civil discussion of the untainted facts.
Lastly, and, in conclusion, I have a final proposition for you to consider. To help in the effort of ending this "Civil War" that I agree is negatively affecting and dividing our country, how about helping me to promote a new Internet show similar in spirit to your old "Religion on the Line" radio show? We could call it, "Civility on the Net?" Maybe we can even get "Bob" to call in and/or post a comment or two?


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10 Things That Make Verdun One Of The Most Interesting Boroughs In Montreal
#6 It was an alcohol-free community until 2010.
Verdun doesn't enjoy the finest reputation in Montreal and is often ignored altogether. Which is sad, considering the rich history of the area. But things seem to be on the up for Verdun which remains an integral part of the Greater Montreal area since our city's very humble beginnings. In fact, did you know that Verdun is one of Canada's oldest cities? Here are some more facts about Verdun you might not have known:
In 1671 the Lords of the Island of Montreal known as the Sulpician Order granted control of the area to Major Zacharie Dupuis who named it after Saverdun, the name of his home village in France.
Archeological research has revealed evidence that Aboriginal people were present in Verdun nearly 4,000 years ago!
3. Early Settlement
One of the first Verdun settlements was the Côte-de-Verdun which used to be known as the Côte-des-Argoulets - which means "Sharpshooter's Coast". It earned this name because sharpshooters were stationed there as a line of defence during early conflicts with the Iroquois.
4. First Municipality
In 1874 local land owners met in a farmhouse named Le Pavillion where they founded the village of Riviere-Saint-Pierre. The next year it became the known as the municipality of Verdun.
5. Language Shift
In 1931 Verdun was 59% anglophone, but by 2011 the English population decreased to only 21%.
6. Alcohol Restrictions
Verdun was the only area in Montreal to ever be partially 'dry'. From 1965 to 2010, bars and clubs were banned from opening and restaurant liquor licenses were limited. During that time, you could only buy alcohol at the SAQ or in grocery stores.
7. Notable Residents
Scotty Bowman, past head coach of the Montreal Canadiens, was born in Verdun in 1933. He has the record for the most wins during the regular season and the Stanley Cup playoffs. He has won 5 Stanley Cups while coaching the Canadiens.
8. The War Efforts
Verdun made one of the biggest contributions to the war efforts in both WWI and WWII. This was due to the high percentage of British immigrants living in Verdun at the time who rallied to join the Canadian Army in droves.
The Green line was extended to Verdun in 1978. Construction was delayed because Wellington Street collapsed.
10. Future Plans
Verdun Plans on building a bridge between Galt Street in Montreal and boulevard Margueritte Bourgeoys in Nun's Island. The bridge would be exclusive to buses, taxis, cyclists and pedestrians.

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New Delhi [India], Nov 5 : India might have lost the second T20I match against the Black Caps, but the Men in Blue had a reason to celebrate as it was Virat Kohli's first birthday as Indian captain. As the Indian captain turned 29 on Sunday, the skipper's friends, fans, colleagues, including both former and current cricketers did not miss an opportunity of showering their love and wishing him on this special day. The dressing room fun on his birthday was clearly visible in the photos BCCI posted through its official Twitter account, captioning #HappybirthdayVirat. Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya also uploaded a picture of Virat's cake smeared face on Twitter and captioned it - Revenge no. 1, Happy birthday, skipper- @imVkohli Head coach Ravi Shastri also wished Kohli on Twitter and wished another fabulous year for the right-handed batsman. Left-handed batsman Suresh Raina praised Kohli for his majestic performance on field and wished him on Twitter. Captain Kohli thanked all the teammates and the fans for their love and warm wishes with a tweet which read, "Thank you everyone for all the love and the wishes. God Bless you all." Known as Indian run machine, Kohli holds the top position in One Day Internationals (ODIs) and also dominates in the shorter format as he is ranked number one in T20I too. Recently, the Delhi batsman became the fastest to reach 9000 ODI runs.


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By Holly Ramer, Associated Press
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) � A New Hampshire prep school under state oversight for sexual misconduct allegations going back decades received 33 new incident reports in the first half of 2019, according to a reviewer who recommended several measures to improve record-keeping and encourage victims to come forward.
The report issued Wednesday by Jeff Maher, the new compliance overseer at St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, was required under an agreement with the attorney general's office that subjected the school to up to five years of oversight in lieu of criminal charges.
From Jan. 1 to June 30, the school received reports of 31 incidents from 25 students and six alumni, plus two incidents that involved neither students nor alumni. The incidents, which include physical and sexual misconduct, didn't necessarily happen in that timeframe.
That total includes two reports of nonconsensual sexual intercourse. In one case, the incident involved two students on campus. In the other, a student reported being the victim of a crime committed by a non-student during a school break in another state. There were also two reports of nonconsensual sexual contact, one involving two students on campus and the other involving a student and non-student in another state.
Other incidents students reported included theft, physical assault and suspected physical activity involving students under the age of consent. The incidents reported by alumni included abuse and hazing while they were students. While the report does not include any outcomes, it seeks to provide baseline information that could be helpful in identifying trends, Maher said in a statement.
"Within and outside the classroom, St. Paul's School offers extraordinary opportunities to its students. As such, it must be expected that the school apply at least equal rigor in its efforts to prevent harm, abuse and harassment in all forms," he wrote.
An independent investigation into St. Paul's in 2017 detailed five decades of sexual misconduct involving more than a dozen former faculty and staff members. Investigators said the school neither protected students at the time nor fully investigated their complaints years later, and while a few abusers were fired, most were allowed to quietly move on. The attorney general's office later conducted its own investigation and found evidence of criminal wrongdoing, but an agreement was reached to put the school under government oversight instead of bringing charges.
In his report, Maher said the platform the school uses for reporting sexual misconduct is not easily accessible through its internal website or parent portal, making it difficult to report allegations anonymously. But he said the school is taking steps to correct that deficiency, as well as problems with its record-keeping system.
Over the last several years, the school has embarked on a series of reforms aimed at preventing abuse, supporting victims and encouraging the reporting of wrongdoing. In a statement, Rector Kathleen Giles said the report offers "many opportunities to continue to build and reinforce a healthy school culture and to make sure that our mindset, policies and practices reflect the priority of student safety and well-being."
The attorney general's investigation was sparked by the allegations involving former faculty and staff, but also by the case of St. Paul's graduate Owen Labrie, who in 2014 was accused of assaulting a freshman girl as part of a "Senior Salute" competition among upperclassman seeking to have sex with younger students. Labrie was convicted of using a computer to lure an underage student for sex, a felony requiring him to register as a sex offender. He also was convicted of three sexual assault charges and endangering the welfare of a child, all misdemeanors.
Though they hadn't yet reviewed the report Wednesday, the girl's parents said they were grateful the state is holding St. Paul's accountable and cautiously optimistic about a "new tone" from the school.
"Our hope is that a culture of accountability that makes student well-being its top priority completely uproots the one that cultivated an environment for abuse and cover-up that persisted for decades," Susan and Alex Prout said in a statement.
The Associated Press does not typically identify victims of sexual assault unless they grant permission. Chessy Prout spoke publicly about the assault for the first time in 2015 and has since become an advocate for survivors.


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In his second Q&A Graham Cogley, new Chief Editor of the Journal of Glaciology and Annals of Glaciology, answers questions on how climate change is affecting glaciology and the affect of glaciers on global sea levels.
How is climate change affecting glaciology?
As every schoolchild knows, if it gets warm enough then ice will melt. When we measure changes in glacier size we don't use thermometers, so glaciology gives an independent check on what climatology is telling us. The answer is the same from both subjects, so people who don't believe in climatic change have run out of places to hide – if they want to be taken seriously as citizens, that is. Glaciologists are making giant strides in their ability to pin down rates of change, and we can already say confidently not just that glaciers are getting shorter, thinner and less extensive, but that these changes are happening more rapidly than they would have in the absence of human interference with the climate. In other words, the answer from the glaciers is equivalent to the one we get from the weather stations and the climate models about the rate of change of air temperature. Seen from the schoolchildren's angle this is utterly unsurprising, but it is powerful reinforcement of our conviction that we are on the right track towards understanding what is happening to the planet.
How are glaciers affecting global sea levels?
A tricky question. We know unequivocally that the glaciers are shedding mass but we have great difficulty nailing down the uncertainty in the rate. A recent estimate that Antarctica is gaining mass, made by Zwally and others, is proving controversial to put it mildly. On smaller glaciers the in-situ measurements of mass balance by field workers, when compiled regionally, tend to disagree at least as often as they agree with the gravimetric measurements by GRACE. I suspect that estimating uncertainty is a much tougher problem than we think it is, and that many of our error bars are not tall enough. But we probably have the big picture about right: glaciers contribute most of the current positive mass balance of the ocean, with a large uncertainty due to the liquid-water balance of the landmasses. I would love to see somebody "join up" glaciology to hydrology and limnology, and put a number on the amount of melting glacier ice that goes into aquifers and lakes instead of the ocean. Conventional, but at present just hand-waving, wisdom says that this amount is negligible. The glacier ice now entering the ocean accounts for roughly a half of the current rise of sea level, with the rest coming from thermal expansion.
In January 2016 Journal of Glaciology and Annals of Glaciology became fully Gold Open Access. This means all articles published in the 2016 volumes and beyond will be published on an Open Access basis enabling free access for all to these leading earth science journals.


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Wireless floor standing speakers aren't like ordinary tower speakers. These wireless speakers give you absolute freedom from cumbersome wires.
Floor standing speakers give you the comfort of having a surround sound quality on either side of your TV.
For full surround sound, you may add a center speaker and a pair of bookshelf speakers to place on both sides of the viewing area. Adding a subwoofer to your system gives you floor-rumbling bass that speakers can't provide on their own. All these audio components are powered by and connected to an AV receiver.
To get an incredible movie theater experience, you may need to choose wireless tower speakers that have an impressive sound quality in songs and movies. Other essential speaker specifications such as frequency response, impedance, sensitivity, and extended battery life can help you give the best movie experience at home.
With the numerous wireless tower speakers available on the market, finding the right speaker for you may be a tough cookie. You may need to choose the best wireless floor standing speakers to get the most out of your favorite movies and playlists.
Well, we don't want you to be miserable in your hopes of choosing the best tower speakers. So, we have our picks of the best wireless floor standing speakers.
With Klipsch's 70 years of remarkable acoustic technology, you're not only buying a floor standing speaker. You're choosing a magnificent piece of American audio history.
The Klipsch RP-440WF provides superior audio performance. This tower speaker brings unbelievably lifelike sound to your music and movies especially when paired with other Reference wireless speakers. The RP-440WF floor standing speaker also connects wirelessly to the HD Control Center. This tower speaker is the perfect choice for anyone who is serious about their movies and music.
The Klipsch RP-440WF floor standing speakers have an attractive and sturdy cabinet design. Their top-notch features and clear, smooth audio reproduction makes it easy to give these Klipsch towers a big thumbs up!
Large and easy-to-read control panels, huge subwoofers, and up to 100W of music for your pleasure – that's the SYKIK Pro TSME38BT.
This floor standing speaker connects wirelessly to any audio source using its seamless Bluetooth connectivity. It also comes with a remote control so you can manage audio settings while relaxing on your comfy sofa.
Located on the top of the speaker is a docking station for your tablet or smartphone. The SD memory card slot and USB port are on the sides of the control panel. Having this incredible feature gives you the freedom to enjoy music and movies from other audio sources.
The Sykik Pro TSME38BT has a designer base to protect the tower, as well as a beautiful wood composite that could fit any room design. This tower speaker may not impress an audiophile, but its sound quality is incredibly better than you expected.
The Frisby FS-6600BT may be a wired home theater system, but this amazing audio device has numerous audio features in one package. This audio system has Bluetooth 5.1 connectivity that provides clear, seamless sound transmission from all satellite speakers and audio sources from up to 30 feet distance.
The FS-6600BT subwoofer features an LCD screen, front panel audio control buttons, and a remote control. Wired connectivity is possible with this home theater system via a 3.5mm auxiliary input port. The FS-6600BT's incredible tower speakers offer additional audio conveniences like USB and SD card ports so you can enjoy your favorite tunes from these audio sources.
All speakers and the subwoofer of the Frisby FS-6600BT have a magnetic shield to protect against image distortion from other electronic sources. You'll have an immersive audio experience with the Frisby FS-6600BT as this speaker system can fill your room with lifelike surround sounds.
The Craig CHT917BT tower speaker system provides high-quality audio and super easy wireless connectivity with your Apple devices, such as iPhone, iPod, and iPad. This speaker is also compatible with other audio sources. And if you want to go old school, it has a built-in digital FM radio if you prefer listening to audio streams.
This tower speaker has a built-in subwoofer and four high-powered speaker systems. Other additional features with this incredible tower speaker is a docking station for your devices, aux ports, and a remote control so you can go through your audio settings easily.
Enjoy an ultimate surround sound audio experience at the comfort of your home with the beFree Sound BFS-TP100W's 2.1 channel Bluetooth tower speaker system. This speaker system has a touch of class with its sleek design and smooth sound.
These tower speakers will give justice to your favorite tunes as they will fill your room with decent sound. With the BeFree Sound BFS-TP100W, you can have other listening options for your entertainment. Just play songs through a USB drive, an SD card, or with its integrated digital FM radio.
There's our pick of the best wireless Bluetooth floor standing speakers. Try checking them out and have an ultimate movie theater audio experience at your own home… And don't forget your popcorn!
Boost up your music involvement with the Ilive Ihb23b Wireless 2.1 Channel Bluetooth(R) System. You can stream your favorite tunes or movies via Bluetooth and go euphoric by the magnificent sound.
This 3-speaker system is made of durable wooden and plastic enclosure. The blue LED lights all over the sides of the speaker system put your music alive.
The subwoofer houses most of the controls. You can find 3 dials for the treble, volume, bass adjustment on the left side of the subwoofer. The top part houses the power, Bluetooth pairing, and source buttons. On the back aspect of the subwoofer, you can find the audio input, 5mm earphone jack port, and its built-in AC power cable.
The subwoofer creates a deep but not pounding bass that fills the entire room. For an affordable price, this speaker produces a not wimpy and not over pounding sound quality which is excellent for house parties or small gatherings.
With its stereo speakers, the system delivers dynamic and realistic sound when used for watching movies.
Ilive's Ihb23b Wireless 2.1 Channel Bluetooth[r] System is relatively portable, lightweight (6 pounds), and user-friendly.
This wireless speaker produces magnificent sound quality for an affordable price.
It includes a 3.5mm to RCA audio cable so you can have a wired connection to your TV, desktop PC, and other audio devices. The 3 speakers are also detachable, so you have more flexibility with placement on any surface.
Go wireless with the Ilive Ihb23b Wireless 2.1 Channel Bluetooth(R) System! Stream music wirelessly from your audio source for up to 33 meters via Bluetooth. But as to experience, Bluetooth pairing works great up to 15 meters. The connection becomes intermittent if you go beyond that range. This speaker system pairs with Bluetooth-enabled devices using Bluetooth version 2.1 connectivity and supports A2DP and AVRCP Bluetooth profiles.
This speaker system uses a Lithium-ion battery that allows you to stream music wirelessly for about 5 hours. But it has a built-in AC power cord that you can plug into for a longer music engagement.
Enhance your music experience with the Ilive Ihb23b Wireless 2.1 Channel Bluetooth(R) System! For a very affordable price, you get to play your favorite tunes with its incredible surround sound!


On June 9th it was Money Gram here in Orange Walk that fell victim to a broad daylight robbery and today it was a Chinese store that was raided by ruthless criminals. With that there seems to be an increase of robberies in Orange Walk Town as several businesses have been targeted in just one week. This afternoon, three masked men rushed into the Sun Luck Store located on Zericote Street and help up its shop keeper. And while no one was hurt, police are looking for several suspects in this latest daylight robbery.
Meanwhile, police are looking into all possible leads including the angle that the perpetrators could be the same ones that targeted Money Gram on Monday.


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St Christopher's Infant and Junior Schools were proud to celebrate Bahrain National Day on December 12. As part of their Bahrain Arabic Heritage Day, over 1000 children, from ages 3 to 12, were involved in celebrations which featured the recreation of an Arabic Souk and the celebration of Bahraini culture, music, traditions and foods. The staff and children relished the opportunity to take part in the creation of Arabic handicrafts. Other traditional activities available in the souk included: henna, Arabic calligraphy, falconry, camels, enamel and ceramic painting and basket weaving.
As part of an assembly, and to recognise and celebrate the rich heritage and culture of Bahrain and the Arabic world, the Junior School children staged performances which included representations of: Motowa (traditional teaching and graduation), Al Maradah (social preparation), Al Basta (art dance) and the surprise inclusion of the Al Artha (ceremonial sword dance).
One of the highlights of the day was the presence of His Excellency Sheikh Khalid bin Ali bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, the Minister of Justice, and Sheikh Khalid bin Humood Al Khalifa, Assistant Undersecretary Minister of Culture, who formally opened the Arabic Souk and attended the children's performance. Special guests in attendance included Her Royal Highness Shaikha Thagbah bin Salman Al Khalifa and Dr Khalid Al Alawi, the Assistant Undersecretary of Educational Services and Students Activities.
The children were very excited to be part of such a joyful celebration and there were many magical memories created, which will last a lifetime.


Non-competition and non-solicitation agreements are fairly common in employment contracts, but courts also commonly find them to be unenforceable due to unreasonable or unclear restrictions. When parties negotiate a restrictive covenant in the context of a transfer of a business, however, the rules are different, even where the seller of the business agrees to work for the buyer. The Supreme Court of Canada recently dealt with a case like this.


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What a season it has been for this team. These boys have come so far in the last couple of years and truly symbolize what it means to be a team and play for each other. As our oldest team, they do a superb job at carrying themselves the right way and being role models for the younger Bears teams.
Congrats on another championship gentlemen!
These boys have been through so much and we are so proud of this team and how far they've come! Congratulations players and coaches!
10U Bears take down the Silver division in Woodland in their first tourney of the year!
Our 11U goes 3-1 in their first tourney of the 2017 and brings home a Silver division championship!
The boys did it again! 13U takes down another title at TPR Modesto.
After going 1-1 in pool play they were awarded the #4 seed. After winning their first game against the #5 seed on Sunday, they then took down the #1 and #2 seeds en route to another championship.
We're very proud of these boys for not only their accomplishments, but the effort they put forth each and every day. Congrats gentlemen!
A 3-1 weekend gives the 13U their second title of the season. After going 1-1 in pool play, the boys won both games on Sunday by the way of walk offs in the bottom of the 7th. This team plays for each other extremely well and they never give up even when down late. This was shown again in the championship game when they were down 4 runs twice and persevered to win on a walk off basehit. This was their fourth walk off win this season. Congratulations boys!
Our 11U came up just short this weekend as they took second place in the gold division in Sparks, NV. After going 2-0 in pool play they were awarded the #1 seed. In the semifinal game they won in dominate fashion to put them into the championship game. After battling for a full 6 innings, they came up just short but competed until the end. This is this team's second second place finish in the gold division and we know that hardware is coming real soon!! Great job players and coaches and thank you parents for sticking it out through the tough weather!
After going 2-0 in pool play, the 11U Bears were awarded the #1 seeded going into single elimination Sunday. In the semifinal game, they won a tight 2-1 ballgame to get into the Gold division championship. The Bears took an early lead but were unable to hold on as they would fall to a quality ballclub. This team has a lot of great baseball ahead of them as they continue to learn and grow together.
A moment of silence was taken before this game to remember those who lost their lives on September 11th, 2001.
After going 1-1-1 in pool play at the River City Labor Day tournament, Gold Country had another tough Sunday ahead of them with three wins needed to bring home the hardware. With this team having done that twice before, there was no doubt that they could get it done. Three hard fought games later, they have brought another championship home to GCBA!
After being placed into the Silver Bracket at the All World World Series, the 16U Bears really caught fire and rattled three straight wins off in the single elimination bracket to take home the Silver Division title. We are excited to see what these boys have in store for next year!
After losing their first game the 18U rattled off four straight wins including 3 on Sunday in 100+ degree temperatures to capture the title in their first tournament of the summer season. It turned out to be an all around team effort as it took all hands on deck to be able to pull out the victory.


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19-й Мундиалито по пляжному футболу состоялся в городе Эшпинью (Португалия) с 25 по 27 июля 2014 года. В этом турнире 4 команды играли по круговой системе между собой.

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May 8, 2018 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.
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Across the country, former prisoners are finding jobs in the prisons where they were once housed yet still run into employment obstacles, according to the Marshall Project.
At least 30 states have hiring policies for former inmates. New programs, such as the New Mexico Returning Citizen Program, are being created to help the transition from inmate to state employee. "At the beginning it wasn't easy," said Cindy Stubbs, after doing time in a North Carolina prison. "Some people in society feel when someone is able to come out of prison and make a good salary and a good position, they don't feel like you are deserving of it."
Stubbs manages 22 male prisoners in a North Carolina prison Braille plant. She learned to translate books into Braille while in prison. She interviewed at the plant prior to release.
Stubbs had to adjust to being back in a place she was desperate to leave. A place she was directed to "Stay behind the yellow line" or responded to staff with a "yes sir or no sir." One day an administrator had to remind her "You are not an inmate anymore," according to the article.
"It's not a coincidence that Louisiana also has the highest incarceration level in the country and the second-highest wrongful conviction rate, according to the National Registry of Exonerations," concluded Reason. According to Reason, 85 percent of criminal defendants in Louisiana qualified for a public defender in 2016. Due to a lack of resources, 33 of the state's 42 public defender offices began turning away cases.
"The Disappearing Sixth Amendment" by C.J. Ciaramella in Reason magazine June 2017
California does not employ ex-offenders in positions where sensitive information, such as access to personal or medical information on inmates and staff, is available. Texas limits hiring of ex-offenders to positions of substance abuse counselors and construction workers. Yet, former prisoners convicted of certain sex crime are disqualified.
"He's going to be interacting with the same inmate population he served time with"
"I really want them to know there is hope out there," said Larry Vene, a former Washington state inmate, who now trains inmates in wastewater management. "They listen to me because I've lived what they're living."
David Van Horn found a job working inside a prison through the New Mexico Returning Citizen Program, after spending 20 years in prison.
"I was very apprehensive" said Van Horn, who was hired to work in the officer cadets' cafeteria.
Van Horn was paid $17 an hour, prompting some prison officials' outrage with the former inmate being hired.
"He's going to be interacting with the same inmate population he served time with, while earning more than the officers who protect him," said Robert Darnell, a union chapter president. "It's a bridge too far."
Van Horn is no longer working there, according to the article.
In Wyoming, former inmates have to wait five years after release to be hired. Minnesota has a one-year waiting policy.
Michigan Department of Corrections (DOC) began hiring formerly incarcerated prisoners under a new law.
"We knew that as we were going out every day talking to the business community and asking them to hire our parolees, that it would be hypocritical if we wouldn't hire them ourselves," said Chris Gautz, a Michigan DOC spokesman."
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Five Years of Brutalism
by IDLES
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Brutalism was originally self-released in March 2017, surpassing expectations to become one of the decade's most important debut albums. Beneath the surface of its aggressive, foreboding music and lyrics lies a level of confessional vulnerability and honesty that comfortably cemented it as an instant classic.
In the 5 years since Brutalim's release, IDLES have gone on to achieve so much, including a number one album, sold out tours and festival headline appearances around the world. Its follow-up, Joy As an Act of Resistance, further springboarded the band into the UK (and beyond)'s consciousness and paved the way for the colossal 'Ultra Mono' - the band's first UK No. 1 album. Last year's CRAWLER contained the buzz-saw urgency that their now global fanbase had come to expect, but expanded its sound with more melodic and introspective songs. At every step of the way the band have garnered a wealth of dedicated supporters - from the early breaks given to them by Steve Lamacq and BBC 6 Music, the independent live music circuit and the incredible AF Gang community.
To celebrate, the band are releasing a limited edition reissue of the debut studio album: Five Years of Brutalism. This reissue features alternative artwork designed by Joe Talbot, and is pressed on cherry red vinyl.
Cat: PRKF2155-5
Label: Partisan Records
01 - Heel / Heal
02 - Well Done
03 - Mother
04 - Date Night
05 - Faith in the City
06 - 1049 Gotho
07 - Divide & Conquer
08 - Rachel Khoo
09 - Stendahl Syndrome
10 - Exeter
11 - Benzocaine
12 - White Privilege
13 - Slow Savage


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The hype about punk rock has always been that anyone can do it. This has resulted in misguided notions that musicianship is absent from punk. Truth be told, you only stand out in this scene if you can really play. Nothing grates eardrums harder than a punk band with no chops.
Guitarists are especially under scrutiny. Yes, the basis of any great band is the drumming — the beat has to be solid. But the electric guitar is punk's sonic signature. So not only should you be skilled, but you need to distinguish your sound in a world marked by distortion. And maybe have some individual ideas, as well.
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With these considerations in mind, here are 20 of punk's greatest guitar players. Please enjoy our custom playlist as you read about what makes all these six-stringers unique.
CLAIM TO FAME: New York Dolls, the Heartbreakers, Johnny Thunders (solo)
SIGNATURE MOVE: Johnny Thunders might be the definitive punk-rock guitarist. Sure, he had forebears. He combined the Chuck Berry school of bent-note lead guitar with the filthy raunch of Keith Richards (as well as a few of his tonsorial and sartorial cues). Then he coated it with the unstable harmonic overspill emanating from the MC5's amplifiers. His raw power chords with those barbed-wire blues guitar breaks became The Punk Guitar Primer. Most everyone on this list owes Thunders everything, including the importance of the Gibson Les Paul Junior, rock's perfect raunch machine.
BEST HEARD ON: New York Dolls, L.A.M.F., So Alone
CLAIM TO FAME: Sex Pistols, the Professionals
SIGNATURE MOVE: Steve Jones stands at the intersection of Thunders and heavy metal. His chords were the crunchiest this side of Black Sabbath, his lead work was Thunders-esque and his tone was huge and rich, even live. He accomplished all this with a Gibson Les Paul Custom originally belonging to the Dolls' Syl Sylvain and a Fender Twin Reverb pilfered from Bob Marley And The Wailers. He used no pedals, save for a phaser on "Anarchy In The U.K." It was all down to Jones' hands and the massive, thick overdrive of that Twin pushed by the Gibson's humbuckers, with every dial on the amp on maximum.
BEST HEARD ON: Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
CLAIM TO FAME: The Clash
SIGNATURE MOVE: Mick Jones is where punk meets the skilled musicality of Mick Ronson, David Bowie's first guitar hero and secret weapon. From the Clash's slash-and-burn early days, Jones decorated his brutal chord work with a lyrical lead guitar approach that sang more than screamed. He used very musical sustain and feedback on key tracks such as "Clash City Rockers" and "London Calling." Most importantly, like Ronson, Jones arranged expertly. Witness the guitar arrangements on their cover of Junior Murvin's "Police & Thieves." The riff was broken — Joe Strummer coming down hard on one and two, with Jones replying with distorted upstrokes on three and four. No other early punk band enjoyed such musical sophistication.
BEST HEARD ON: The Clash Hits Back
Johnny Ramone
CLAIM TO FAME: Ramones
SIGNATURE MOVE: Johnny Ramone might be an even bigger influence on punk guitar than Thunders. Yet Ramone are as much a child of Thunders as the rest of this list. Except he took the Dolls' advent as permission to play his own way. Which meant he skipped over the Les Pauls and Fender Stratocasters dominating rock, favoring a Mosrite Ventures model purchased for $50 on 48th Street. He excised blues influences and lead guitar. He reduced rock 'n' roll guitar to a relentless chainsaw drone, accomplished via viciously downstroking two barre chord positions played up and down the neck, fed through Marshalls cranked to maximum distortion. This became punk's standard rhythm guitar method.
BEST HEARD ON: Rocket To Russia
CLAIM TO FAME: Iggy And The Stooges
SIGNATURE MOVE: The Stooges had two guitar players — at one time working in unison, eventually one making way for the other by switching to bass. Original six-string Stooge Ron Asheton learned on the job and reduced rock guitar to a series of drones blasted through what sounded like The World's Biggest Fuzz Box. But James Williamson pushed the fervid, violent '60s guitar heroics of the Kinks' Dave Davies and Jeff Beck in his Yardbirds period, then made them more intense. With his sick chords and spastic, gibbering leads, pushed through a mountain of tube distortion, Williamson created a futuristic, sci-fi blues style all his own. Few have equaled him, and none have surpassed him.
BEST HEARD ON: Raw Power
CLAIM TO FAME: The Cramps
SIGNATURE MOVE: "All rock 'n' roll from the '60s, going into the '70s, was based on Chuck Berry, at the exclusion of any other influence," Cramps leader/guitarist Poison Ivy told Guitar World. "So even though we loved Chuck, we decided to do all we could to not have that influence." Instead, punkabilly's queen concentrated on Link Wray's monumentally distorted chords, Duane Eddy's big banging single notes and abuse of a whammy bar, fuzz, reverb and tremolo. It distinguished Ivy, among a universe of pseudo-Thunders-ites Chuck Berrying their way across their fretboards.
BEST HEARD ON: Off The Bone
Ruyter Suys
CLAIM TO FAME: Nashville Pussy
SIGNATURE MOVE: Fire-breathing Southern punk outfit Nashville Pussy stood out in a couple of different ways. One, they owed as much to '70s Camaro rock as to classic punk. Two, half the personnel were women. And while singer/guitarist Blaine Cartwright growls superbly from both his throat and fretboard, much of their sonic blitzkrieg is down to the gonzo virtuosity of his wife, Ruyter Suys. She rages across every stage the hard-touring band play, handling her Gibson SG like the genetically modified lovechild of Angus Young and Johnny Ramone.
BEST HEARD ON: Ten Years Of Pussy
CLAIM TO FAME: Bad Brains
SIGNATURE MOVE: As hardcore inflicted grievous bodily harm upon land speed records and societal norms, early hardcore heroes Bad Brains stood out They were not only the earliest of thrash outfits, but they were likely the best musicians to tackle the form. Guitarist Dr. Know is especially adept, spewing volleys of 16th notes like some people yawn. This American Rasta was like one of the earliest metal guitarists working within a punk format. Then, like the rest of his brethren, he could stop on a dime and downshift into the slowest, deepest dub reggae. It's truly astonishing.
BEST HEARD ON: Bad Brains
CLAIM TO FAME: The Gun Club, the Cramps, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, Kid Congo And The Pink Monkey Birds
SIGNATURE MOVE: Kid Congo Powers is a world-class musician still in touch with his inner primitive. In 1979, Jeffrey Lee Pierce open-tuned a Fender Strat and taught his friend how to play one-finger guitar. Then Powers joined Pierce's band, blues-punk desperados the Gun Club. Powers still tunes to that open chord, still chords with one finger and remains the world's most crucial avant-punk six-stringer. His CV reads like a who's who of the most musically advanced roots/punk outfits. All have benefitted from his stinging, beautiful tone and caress.
BEST HEARD ON: The Las Vegas Story
CLAIM TO FAME: Hüsker Dü, Sugar, solo
SIGNATURE MOVE: Bob Mould manages to crunch and jangle, often at the same time. In Hüsker Dü alone, he pioneered and defined a few American punk eras — hardcore, pop punk and early stirrings of alternative rock. These changes all occurred as his songwriting grew. His guitar work grew with it. He's always appreciated and utilized the MXR Distortion + pedal's sawtooth wave grit. Employing an Eventide Harmonizer electronically created a 12-string-like ring as '60s pop melodicism sank more into his work.
BEST HEARD ON: Flip Your Wig
CLAIM TO FAME: MC5
SIGNATURE MOVE: Wayne Kramer defines the term "guitar hero." He and fellow bandmate Fred "Sonic" Smith ruled the '60s Detroit rock scene. Kramer was nominally the lead guitarist, but he and Smith locked into contrapuntal flights of fretboard fancy aimed for the stratosphere. The heady mix of free jazz improvisation, Chuck Berry raunch and the Yardbirds' feedback-drenched experimentation gassed up MC5's guitaristic engine. They also were pioneers of customized guitars — witness Kramer's American flag motif Strat, or both guitarists loading Gibson humbuckers into their guitars. There was also Kramer's idea of "playing the amp," cranking it so loud that overtones spill all over the place.
BEST HEARD ON: Kick Out The Jams
CLAIM TO FAME: Black Flag
SIGNATURE MOVE: Black Flag, the Hermosa Beach riot squad that helped initiate hardcore, grunge, stoner rock and doom metal, saw endless lineup changes across the years. The only essential member was visionary founder Greg Ginn. His psychotherapeutic songwriting and loud, aggressive atonal guitar were their cornerstones. He seemingly tapped into the same free jazz as MC5, plus the guitar gymnastics of Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band. Doused in Black Sabbath's metallic sludge, then blasted on a Plexiglas guitar through a solid state PA head, and you get the harsh, discordant battering ram that was Ginn.
BEST HEARD ON: Damaged
Bob Stinson
CLAIM TO FAME: The Replacements
SIGNATURE MOVE: As a basement trio called Dogbreath playing hyperspeed Aerosmith, Ted Nugent and Yes covers in a Minneapolis basement, the Replacements were Bob Stinson's band. Then singin'/strummin' janitor Paul Westerberg changed all that, adding his incredible heartfelt songs. There was still room for Stinson's gonzo yet melodic guitar work. He'd clearly learned a thing or two from '70s metal, but left the parts he didn't like on the cutting-room floor. Instead, he played with an abandon that was clearly intuitive, not premeditated, while hardly lacking emotion. Every time he took a lead, he peeled out, saying he'd see you on the other side and dishing out this haphazardly beautiful cluster of single notes.
BEST HEARD ON: Hootenanny
CLAIM TO FAME: L7
SIGNATURE MOVE: Of all the original grunge guitarists, L7's classic duo of Donita Sparks and Suzi Gardner is possibly the most impressive. Sparks especially stood out, with her inside-out blues licks and melodic sense, and for consistently employing the thickest, loudest fuzzbox this side of Ron Asheton's. Her tone was the dirtiest and widest heard in forever. It may still be. Sparks and Gardner both just seemed to want to outdo everyone, dead or alive, on noisy, messy guitar sounds.
BEST HEARD ON: Smell The Magic
Kim Shattuck
CLAIM TO FAME: The Muffs
SIGNATURE MOVE: Kim Shattuck, undisputed leader of '90s Los Angeles garage/punk outfit the Muffs, had an unparalleled ability to growl and scream in pitch. Kurt Cobain surely envied her on that score. She also had a knack for writing heartbreakingly beautiful pop songs that resembled the reanimated Buddy Holly now fronting the Hollies. But few discuss her guitar work. She bent strings with an impunity that would've given Thunders pause, wrote catchy riffs that were almost casual in their infectiousness, then coated them all in a blanket of distortion filthier and nastier than L7's. She is truly an unsung guitar hero.
BEST HEARD ON: Hamburger
Carl Barât
CLAIM TO FAME: The Libertines
SIGNATURE MOVE: Both halves of poetic garage punks the Libertines were as strong guitar players as they were songwriters. But Carl Barât was more of a lead player than Pete Doherty. He scrubbed out some solid riffs, as Barât indulged in flights of jazz fancy that suggested a more-than-passing familiarity with Django Reinhardt. The pair also shared a yen for cheaper '60s student-model guitars and ancient British tube amps – various Epiphone models with batwing headstocks, Gibson Melody Makers, Vox AC30s or early Marshall non-master volume half-stacks. This influenced a generation of young Brits.
BEST HEARD ON: Time For Heroes – The Best of The Libertines
Cheetah Chrome
CLAIM TO FAME: Dead Boys
SIGNATURE MOVE: Cleveland's Dead Boys were a bizarre, crossbred mutation of the Stooges and The Three Stooges. Slapstick nihilism, anyone? Theirs was the most Detroit hard-rock informed punk extant at the moment, with Stiv Bators' pie-in-face Alice Cooper-meets-Iggy Pop stage presence icing the cake. A large part of Dead Boys' sonic signature was Cheetah Chrome's intense fretwork. He twisted the innovations of Thunders and Williamson into something sick and dangerous, crossed with something of the proto-metal charm of someone like Cooper's Glen Buxton.
BEST HEARD ON: Sonic Reducer – Best Of Dead Boys
CLAIM TO FAME: Green Day
SIGNATURE MOVE: Billie Joe Armstrong contributed a lot to the art of punk guitar. Even in Green Day's indie days on Lookout! Records, he achieved a nice, thick blast-and-grind. Once they signed with Reprise, their expanded recording budget enabled him to make it bigger and wider. Initially, the tone generator was Blue, his heavily stickered/modified Fernandes Strat copy his mother gifted him one Christmas as a teen. Then it was a number of Les Paul Juniors going through the modded Marshalls he's played since Dookie. These machines broadcast enormous stereophonic crunch chords and stinging, abrupt melodic leads.
BEST HEARD ON: American Idiot
CLAIM TO FAME: Dead Kennedys
SIGNATURE MOVE: Auditorily, San Francisco political punks Dead Kennedys paralleled no other band. Yes, tempos and energy both were standard-punk-regulation high. But that's where the DKs diverge, mostly via the sonic science laid down by guitarist East Bay Ray. Denatured surf and rockabilly licks got reprocessed through a surfeit of distortion, via a humbucking-equipped Partscaster. But what Ray ultimately brought to punk was the Echoplex. He utilized/abused the classic tape delay unit to create shrieking psychedelic textures not found on other punk records, even to this day.
BEST HEARD ON: Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables
CLAIM TO FAME: The Runaways, Joan Jett And The Blackhearts
SIGNATURE MOVE: Joan Jett gets universally recognized as a women-in-rock pioneer, as well as being as great a living definition of rock 'n' roll as, say, Keith Richards. But what's frequently missing from the conversation is what a great guitarist she is. Utilizing a heavily modded Gibson Melody Maker purchased from Eric Carmen of '70s power-pop heroes the Raspberries, she slashes out the most solid power chords in all of rock. And her tone is the thickest and juiciest. But she's also a capable lead guitarist. That two-note, bent-string lead-fest on "Bad Reputation" is all Jett, according to manager/musical partner Kenny Laguna. Had she dropped more such breaks, we'd think of her in the same class as Thunders.
BEST HEARD ON: Bad Reputation (Music from the Original Motion Picture)
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June 23, 2007 in CLINICAL TRIALS
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The company plans to enroll the first patient in a trial of its lung-cancer vaccine, the largest late-stage study of a treatment for the disease, in September, Slaoui said.
Glaxo is training workers for the start of the trial at 400 centers in 37 countries. The study will follow 2,270 people with early lung cancer for 10 years after they have surgery and receive the shot. Initial results are expected in 2012.
A mid-stage study presented by the company at a conference in Chicago this month showed the vaccine reduced the relapse risk by 27 percent in 182 patients with early non-small cell lung cancer after surgery, compared to 16 percent in studies of thousands of patients treated with chemotherapy.
Glaxo executives also disclosed late-stage data that showed the anti-nausea drug Rezonic worked better when combined with Zofran, another anti-nausea drug the company makes and which lost patent protection last year. The company plans to seek permission to sell Rezonic in the first half of 2008.


A contentious bill on reintegrating occupied parts of Donbas could be passed by Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada on Thursday despite warnings from major human rights NGOs that it poses serious dangers unless important amendments are made.
Law No. 7163 was tabled in parliament by President Petro Poroshenko as urgent on October 4, 2017 and passed in its first reading just two days later. Amendments were then processed and adapted or rejected by the National Defence Committee behind closed doors, before the amended bill was put forward for the second reading. The final vote was scheduled for January 16, but the process of going through amendments has been slow and the Verkhovna Rada is now due to vote on No. 7163 on January 18 after considering the last 49 amendments and several contentious issues.
The bill identifies the territory of the so-called 'Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics' as occupied, and Russia as an aggressor state. It specifically states that "the Russian Federation has initiated, organized and supported terrorist activities in Ukraine, is carrying out armed aggression against Ukraine, as well as the occupation of parts of its territory", and goes on to speak of Russia's deployment of its own military servicemen, instructors, advisors, etc, and its support, including financial, for armed formations and mercenaries on occupied territory.
While Russia's role may not be in dispute, the problem lies in the details, including those pertaining to what Ukraine's role must be.
Concern has also been expressed by human rights groups over the secrecy regarding the texts of proposed amendments. Olena Lunyova from the Human Rights Information Centre notes that the bill reworked behind closed doors is very different from the bill tabled by the President in October 2017. Her NGO is one of several that have issued a joint statement with Donbas SOS, focusing on five norms which they believe pose a direct threat to human rights. .
1. The Russian Federation is identified as bearing liability for moral and material damages caused to the Ukrainian state, to executive bodies and bodies of local self-government, as well as to individuals and legal entities.
This may well be true, but the norm will not help those individuals who have or are suffering material losses. Lunyova notes that the law does not stipulate the timeframe for such liability, or the territory which it applies to. Most importantly, this is a norm of domestic legislation, not an international agreement, and therefore need have no legal consequences for the aggressor state. Just saying that Russia is liable will not bring compensation any nearer. Possibly quite the contrary, and it is this that Donbas SOS and other human rights NGOs have sounded the alarm over.
The victims are Ukrainians on Ukrainian territory, and Ukraine cannot pass the buck. At present, mechanisms (such as they are) for compensation are envisaged under Ukrainian legislation, yet this new law is proposing to place liability with a country from whom compensation can only be obtained through international courts such as the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court and the European Court of Human Rights.
2. The bill simply proposes that ensuring the rights of individuals on occupied territory in Donbas will be in accordance, "after the necessary amendments", with the current law on ensuring rights and on the legal regime on occupied territory, which at present applies solely to Crimea. What the necessary amendments will be is not stipulated, nor when they will be added to the law. The NGOs therefore warn of warranting grounds for fearing that issues linked with safeguarding the rights of citizens in occupied Donbas will simply remain unregulated. This is of particular importance given the significant differences between the situation in Crimea and areas of Donbas not under Ukrainian government control.
3. The bill changed since its first reading proposes giving a wide range of powers to military personnel, law enforcement officers and others involved in measures linked with safeguarding national security. Donbas SOS and other NGOs note that there are no mechanisms specified for control over the use of such powers. This is particularly alarming since they involve the use of weapons, ability to detain people, check documents, carry out inspections of individuals, their things, as well as gaining access to premises in undefined "security zones adjacent to the area of military action".
The bill will significantly restrict freedom of movement by the civilian population from and to areas under occupation through imposing the need for yet another permit and placing control over the regime for crossing from and to with one single body. The NGOs fear that this could lead to a sharp reduction in the number of civic organizations working in the military zone and 'grey zone' adjoining it.
The NGOs also warm that the President is being given powers which are not foreseen by the Constitution, for example, to decide, without parliamentary control, to deploy the Ukrainian Armed Forces against Russian aggression in Donbas.
The Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union [UHHRU] has also reiterated its earlier call back in late November on parliament to return No. 7163 for crucial reworking.
Back then, together with the Kharkiv Human Rights Group and the Media Initiative for Human Rights, they pointed to serious failings in the bill. These include a dangerously selective approach to fulfilling Ukraine's commitments as per international humanitarian law. There needs to be clear acknowledgement of all four Geneva conventions and the protocols to them. This means that Ukraine must take responsibility for protecting civilians in danger conditions, as required by these conventions. The bill fails to cover this and does not provide regulations for ensuring the safety of protected persons, such as prisoners of war, hostages, those who are missing in action or who have their freedom restricted.
There is no clear procedure set out for classifying the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. This is important since our opinion that Russia's role is obvious is not enough for international courts. While recognizing Russia's occupation of Crimea as an international armed conflict back in 2016, the International Criminal Court's Prosecutor's Office is still considering evidence of Russian involvement, to determine to what extent the conflict can be deemed international;. UHHRU proposes considering a similar approach, whereby the conflict is considered both a non-international and an international armed conflict at the same time.


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"About Face" was a campaign in partnership with photographer KEO LIN (Click HERE for more information about Keo) challenging racism, sameness, body image and much more. Its design was to commence with men as a focus, in a series of events cumlinating in a photographic exhibition and a number of public forums along the way. Funding was not forthcoming to enable events as planned however Keo Lin further developed this important work independently.
"Venues Reporting Violence" was a successful initiative developed by the Anti Violence Project to train venue staff (security, bar staff and management) to individually and collectively support patrons who approach them with reports of violence. It encouraged a culture of reporting of violence to Police on 000 and, when the person is safe, via the AVP's online reporting service. This initiative rolled out in four Stonnington licensed premises and shortly afterwards in two Moreland GLBT venues. It was a direct response to violence occurring which was under-reported, often never to be reported. Victoria Police GLLOs were partners and this pilot was presented at the Stonnington Liquor Accord where municipal partnership was achieved. Discussions also took place with the Moreland City Council for a similar relationship in that municipality. Planned campaign extension beyond the pilot did not occur due to the absence of public funding.
Stop Homophobia Today! was the International Day Against Homophobia Campaign (IDAHO) in Victoria in 2010 headed by the Anti Violence Project and partnered by Victoria Police, the ALSO Foundation, the Victoria Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby, the Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission, Gay & Lesbian Health Victoria and other key organisations. The 2010 initiative acted as a catalyst to bring Victoria's community to the table each year to acknowledge IDAHO and encourage events across the state. IDAHO activities, with more visible inclusion and acknowledgement of the Transgender community are sometimes known as IDAHOT.
Speak Up! was a series of anti-homophobic harassment posters encouraging gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people to report acts of harassment or violence to Victoria Police. The first posters and other campaign materials were launched at the Melbourne Town Hall on 30th January 2008 during the Asia Pacific OUT Games Human Rights conference and the campaign is designed to raise awareness of the importance of reporting homophobic violence and increase the overall safety and well being of gay, lesbian and transgender people.
Research carried out in the United Kingdom suggests that only 10 per cent of homophobic violence is reported to police. Alarmingly, a similar trend has emerged in Victoria as documented by the Gay and Lesbian Health Victoria's "Coming Forward" report.
Our message to you is that when victims speak up, perpetrators can be stopped from doing the same thing to someone else.
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Evaluation of the campaign, subsequent requests for materials and the distribution of these, has revealed a successful connection with the woman partners of heterosexual men committing violent acts against people they see as "weak" or "diminished power" than them – "If my boyfriend or husband can bash gays when he's drunk then he's likely to bash me too" is a defining comment from one women.
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