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MARSHFIELD, WI
FIRST CHOICE is a MARSHFIELD, WI-based, NCUA-insured credit union that opened its doors in 1967. Regulatory filings show the credit union having assets of $33.9 million, as of December 31, 2017.
Members have $15.0 million on deposit tended by 9 full-time employees. With that footprint, the credit union has amassed loans and leases worth $15.0 million. FIRST CHOICE's 3,102 members currently have $28.4 million in shares with the credit union.
Overall, Bankrate believes that, as of December 31, 2017, FIRST CHOICE exhibited a superior condition, earning a full 5 stars for safety and soundness. Here's an analysis of how the credit union faired on the three major criteria Bankrate used to score U.S. credit unions on safety and soundness.
When it comes to measuring an institution's financial strength, capital is useful. It acts as a buffer against losses and provides protection for members when a credit union is struggling financially. When looking at safety and soundness, the higher the capital, the better.
FIRST CHOICE scored above the national average of 15.65 points on our test to measure the adequacy of a credit union's capital, receiving a score of 22 out of a possible 30 points.
FIRST CHOICE's capitalization ratio of 22.00 percent in our test was above the average for all credit unions, suggesting that it could have an easier time weathering financial trouble than its peers.
This test's purpose is to estimate how the credit union's reserves set aside to cover loan losses, as well as overall capitalization could be affected by troubled assets, such as past-due loans.
A credit union with a large number of these kinds of assets could eventually be required to use capital to absorb losses, reducing its equity buffer. It also means that there are likely to be many assets that are in non-accrual status and no longer earning money, diminishing earnings and increasing the chances of a failure in the future.
FIRST CHOICE scored 40 out of a possible 40 points on Bankrate's test of asset quality, better than the national average of 38.09.
A below-average ratio of problem assets of 0.00 percent in our test was potentially indicative of superior financial strength compared to other credit unions.
How successful a credit union is at making money has an effect on its long-term survivability. Earnings can be retained by the credit union, giving a boost to its capital cushion, or be used to deal with problematic loans, likely making the credit union better able to withstand economic trouble. Losses, on the other hand, reduce a credit union's ability to do those things.
FIRST CHOICE underperformed the average on Bankrate's test of earnings, achieving a score of 8 out of a possible 30.
One sign that FIRST CHOICE is doing better than its peers in this area was its earnings ratio of 0.00 percent in our test, higher than the average for all credit unions.


On the occasion of the Fifty-Ninth Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, CSW59/Beijing+20 (2015), Development is reviewing the journal's past contribution to these debates with an online collection on 'Gender Equality', with a selection of articles published between 2005 and 2014, in order to reflect on the progress of gender equality in this last decade, as well as the losses and further challenges ahead.
The articles are authored by women activists, gender experts and community leaders advocating for gender equality from diverse viewpoints. They collectively look at the need to integrate gender and economic justice; take into account the impact of growing economic and religious fundamentalisms, new technologies and widening inequalities on the women's rights agenda. They explore the dichotomies and competitive tensions within feminist agendas and discuss how to go beyond mainstream interpretations of women's empowerment addressing the issue of agency and sexual rights.
SID journal Development will continue to reflect on and analyze the complexities of gender in the today's changing world and will continue to support the conversation on how to achieve greater agency for women, gender equality and women's empowerment.


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Even in historic St. Andrews, LIV Golf drama raises thorny questions about golf's future
By: Alan Bastable July 13, 2022
Phil Mickelson during his Tuesday practice round on the Old Course.
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — At 12:40 p.m. local time Tuesday, Phil Mickelson appeared on the first tee of the Old Course alongside his practice-round partners, Jon Rahm and Padraig Harrington. He wore battleship-grey shorts and a black vest and had a rangefinder in a nifty holster on his right hip. When it was his turn to hit, Mickelson placed a portable launch monitor next to his ball and let fly a driving iron down the left side of the fairway. As Mickelson strolled off the tee, Harold Varner was playing a chip shot from the left of the 18th green.
"Harold!" Mickelson said.
Varner tuned around and smiled.
"Phil," he said.
The two exchanged a fist bump and a few pleasantries, and another Mickelson practice round was underway.
It almost felt like business as usual. But, of course, in the world of professional golf these days, very little is business as usual.
A year ago, it would have been unfathomable to think that an upstart global golf tour with seemingly endless funding and Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and Bryson DeChambeau as its poster boys could be a real thing by the time the 150th Open Championship rolled around, let alone have a looming presence in what is a momentous week here in St. Andrews. But alas here we are, and there LIV Golf is.
Bridgestone severs ties with Bryson DeChambeau at Open Championship
By: Jonathan Wall
The R&A, which administers this grand event, has tried to muffle the noise, in part by disinviting LIV Golf chief and two-time Open champion Greg Norman from the week's festivities. (In an interview with the Palm Beach Post, Norman called the decision "dumb" and "petty.") Mickelson has not been banished from any of the proceedings, but he has been keeping a conspicuously low profile, presumably to avoid being a distraction.
On Monday evening, he opted out (his choice) of the Celebration of Champions, a feel-good four-hole event featuring a glittering list of Claret Jug winners, including the likes of Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Lee Trevino. On Tuesday, he sat out the Champions Dinner in the stately R&A clubhouse that overlooks the Old Course's 1st tee and 18th green. If Mickelson's current form holds, he also seems unlikely to factor in the weekend in the championship he won in stirring fashion nine years ago at Muirfield. In his last three starts — the first two LIV events and the U.S. Open — Mickelson was a combined 31 over in eight rounds.
But LIV Golf is much bigger than just Mickelson.
The Open field is littered with LIV defectors, or "rebels," as the British tabs like to call them: Johnson, DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, Paul Casey, Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter, none of whom were invited to speak to the press this week in any formal capacity. On Tuesday, two more LIV commits, Sergio Garcia and Abraham Ancer, played a practice round together. On Wednesday morning, Garcia set out on the Old Course with yet another LIV signee, Patrick Reed, while another trio of LIV'ers also played together: Poulter, Richard Bland and Sam Horsfield. Strength in numbers.
Past Open champions — Phil Mickelson not among them — gathered for a photo on Tuesday evening. getty images
In the media center, LIV also has been an unavoidable topic. In his Wednesday morning press conference, R&A chief Martin Slumbers came out on a LIV offensive, saying, "We believe it undermines the merit-based culture and spirit of open competition that makes golf so special. The continued commentary about growing the game is just not credible. If anything, it's harming the perception of our sport which we are working so hard to improve."
On Tuesday, Justin Thomas, who has been outspoken in his defense of the PGA Tour, was asked if he understood why the LIV questions keep coming.
"I do and I don't," Thomas said. "It's a very, very tough thing because it is, it truly is one of those things that the more you talk about it, the more traction it gets. But obviously y'all want to know how we feel, and we want to know how other people feel, other players. But I think it's very obvious why we're sick of talking about it because it is, it's taking away from a lot of — whether it's great storylines or just great things happening in the game of golf."
Like, say, the 150th edition of the Open.
"That's what we need to focus on," Rory McIlroy said, a point that was echoed by reigning Open champion Collin Morikawa, who even before this week has made it quite clear that he has tired of the LIV chatter.
"We don't need to talk about LIV," Morikawa reiterated Tuesday. "You're not going to learn anything from me. What you know is what everyone knows."
Morikawa continued: "We're at the 150th Open at St. Andrews, all the past champions here, all the history, everything to get to this point. You see it on all the boards, right? I'm going to screw this up. Does it say it up here?"
Morikawa was referencing the official motto of this Open: Everything has led to this.
"That's true of everything, but especially for this moment," he said. "For a lot of guys who haven't been here like myself, to come here, look out the hotel, walk down 17, 18 on Sunday when you have the public just walking, that's the coolest experience as a fan, as a golfer, anyone could ask for because it's a game for everyone. The stretch of just teeing off on 1, just seeing 17, just seeing 18, you feel the history, and you feel the importance of everything that has come before us at this golf course and golf in general."
Morikawa was speaking specifically of the Old Course but he was hitting on a larger talking point that has become a rallying cry for players who have resisted LIV's temptations: You can't put a price tag on legacy. On Tuesday, it was Tiger Woods' turn to beat that drum, and he did so with vigor. Woods has previously expressed his distaste for what the LIV Golf movement represents but never with such conviction.
"Some of these players may not ever get a chance to play in major championships. That is a possibility," he said. "We don't know that for sure yet. It's up to all the major championship bodies to make that determination. But that is a possibility, that some players will never, ever get a chance to play in a major championship, never get a chance to experience this right here, walk down the fairways at Augusta National. That, to me, I just don't understand it."
'They've turned their back': Tiger Woods slams LIV Golf in candid Open presser
None of the LIV model computes in Woods' golf-genius mind: the 54-hole format, the huge guaranteed payouts, the "blaring music" at events. But what really gets him is that the some of the next generation of great young players, if lured away by LIV, could potentially miss out on weeks like this one in the Auld Grey Toon.
"I just don't see how that move is positive in the long term for a lot of these players, especially if the LIV organization doesn't get world-ranking points and the major championships change their criteria for entering the events," Woods said. "It would be sad to see some of these young kids never get a chance to experience it and experience what we've got a chance to experience and walk these hallowed grounds and play in these championships."
Whether that actually will happen remains to be seen. In a Wednesday morning meeting here in St. Andrews, LIV officials formally applied for world ranking status, meaning it will now be up to the heads of the very organizations with which LIV has been clashing — the PGA Tour, the R&A, et. al. — to decide whether LIV events are worthy of doling out all-important world ranking points. Some might call that a deep conflict of interest.
It's all happening here this week in the birthplace of golf, where the game's glorious history is on a pedestal for all to see. What the game's future holds, however, remains far less clear.
Alan Bastable
As GOLF.com's executive editor, Bastable is responsible for the editorial direction and voice of one of the game's most respected and highly trafficked news and service sites. He wears many hats — editing, writing, ideating, developing, daydreaming of one day breaking 80 — and feels privileged to work with such an insanely talented and hardworking group of writers, editors and producers. Before grabbing the reins at GOLF.com, he was the features editor at GOLF Magazine. A graduate of the University of Richmond and the Columbia School of Journalism, he lives in New Jersey with his wife and foursome of kids.
The inside story of how LIV Golf vs. the PGA Tour began
By: Dylan Dethier
5 challenges LIV Golf faces in fight for TV rights
Greg Norman opens up on Rory McIlroy, the R&A and his 'moral line'
Report: LIV Golf exploring Fox Sports deal to buy airtime for events
'I think it's just fair': Why this pro believes LIV events deserve World Ranking points
The lawsuit against the PGA Tour just lost its star plaintiff: Phil Mickelson
LIV Golf unveiled its $50 million team championship. Here's how it works
Those LIV absentees? Turns out this Presidents Cup thrived without them
Trevor Immelman dunks on Greg Norman's Presidents Cup 'angst' tweet

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Oleguer és un nom propi masculí d'origen germànic que vol dir "el que domina amb la seva força i la seva llança". El dia del seu santoral (Sant Oleguer) és el 6 de març.

Oleguer en diferents llengües
 Llatí: Ollegarius, Oligarius
 Alemany: Oleguer (Heiliger)
 Castellà: Olegario (hi ha també forma femenina: Olegaria)
 Anglès: Olegarius
 Polonès: Olegariusz

Onomàstica
 Oleguer de Barcelona, bisbe de Barcelona i arquebisbe de Tarragona
 Oleguer Junyent i Sans, pintor i escenògraf
 Oleguer Miró i Borràs, metge
 Oleguer Presas i Renom, futbolista
 Oleguer Sarsanedas i Picas, periodista i escriptor

Prenoms masculins

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What follows is not poorly conceived so much as it is barely conceived. Lo, in the interest of improving the author's workflow and with a nod to This, Our Lassitude, I opposite-of-proudly present the first episode of "Animal GIFs as Baseball Metaphors." Let us begin with an animal rendering of Game 6 of the 2011 World Series and the smith-forged absurdities therein.
You'll recall that the Rangers in the course of Game 6 against the Cardinals managed to fritter away a ninth-inning WE of 96 percent or so and then contrived to do the same to a 10-inning WE of 93 percent or so. For the Rangers toiler and or rooter such events were presumably unpleasant in the extreme.
Sheep-assed. In Game 6 of the 2011 World Series, the Rangers were unsuspectingly sheep-assed by the Cardinals.
This has been "Animal GIFs as Baseball Metaphors." This has been Appointment Internet.
We hoped you liked reading Animal GIFs as Baseball Metaphors: 2011 World Series, G6 by Dayn Perry!


"Creative Connections' global commitment to foster cultural understanding and appreciation within the hearts and minds of young people is as strong as ever.
Through the course of our exchanges, students experience the rich cultural diversity of the world they live in through the eyes of their overseas partners, while discovering the common values that bind them.
We are all about breaking down the walls of stereotypical thinking and ignorance.
Creative Connections may be a small organization but we are certainly mighty!
As we prepare to turn the page on 2016, I would like to thank each and every one of you.
Thank you for being a part of our global community!
The students from Bridgeport's Fairchild Wheeler Interdistrict Magnet School have returned from Brazil and are preparing for the arrival of their peers in March!
From embracing the language and cultural nuances, to appreciating the environmental riches and challenges of the Amazonian region, it is clear they are aware this travel exchange was a trip of a lifetime.
Click here to read all about their continuing adventures!
Led by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in partnership with the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, together with the U.S. Department of Education, the National Endowment for the Arts, local partners, and several private foundations, Turnaround Arts brings arts education programs and supplies to a group of the lowest-performing elementary and middle schools in the country.
These resources help schools improve attendance, parent engagement, student motivation and academic achievement.
Five schools in the State of Connecticut are part of the Turnaround Arts program.
We are proud to have our ArtLink program in two of them: Hallen School and Tisdale School. Our work supports Bridgeport Public Schools' mission to ready all its students to graduate college-ready and prepared to succeed in life.
To see WTNH's story on the Turnaround Arts program at Hallen School, click here.
This Spring we are bringing Tharanginee!, the award-winning Indian dance company to the states as part of our International Young Performers' Tour.
We have three half-day openings for our International Young Performers' Tour that we must fill.
If you are part of a school, place of worship or community/cultural center that would be interested in hosting Tharanginee! please download the flyer to learn more or contact Alan Steckler directly.
With your help, we will be able to connect our students with their peers from India through dance, drama, yoga and martial arts.
Because of their generosity, seven (7) underserved classrooms now have access to our signature ArtLink and RainForest ArtLink programs.
We continue to add deserving classrooms from across the country to our waiting list. To learn how you can support a classroom, click here or connect with Polly Loughran, ArtLink Program Director, directly.
And thank you to Silvermine Art School in New Canaan for being such a wonderful host of our exhibit.
It is always special when we can share student artwork from around the world with our local community!


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import React from 'react';
import { render } from 'react-dom';

import ListView from './listView'; //need to figure out a good way of importing search results into this element.
import InnerResultList from './innerResultList';

export default class Result extends React.Component {

  // componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps){
  //   console.log('componentWillReceiveProps ran');
  //   console.log(this.props, 'this.props in componentWillReceiveProps');
  //   console.log(nextProps, 'nextProps in componentWillReceiveProps');
  //   // console.log(startingPoint, 'startingPoint in componentWillReceiveProps'); //this is undefined, which makes complete sense
  //   // this.props = nextProps;
  // }
  render(){

    // console.log(this.props, 'this.props in components/result.js');
    // console.log(this.props.searchResults, 'was this.props.searchResults in components/result.js');
    // console.log(this.props.searchResults.data, 'was this.props.searchResults.data in components/result.js');
    // console.log(this.props.searchResults.data.data.result.data, 'was this.props.searchResults.data.data.result.data in components/result.js');
    // console.log(this.props.searchResults[0], 'was this.props.searchResults[0] in components/result.js');
        let resultsView = [];

         //returns array of objects.
          // when searching for authorS (plural!) each object is an author who in some way matched the search critera
          // when searching for ISBN, it returns an array with a single object, startingPoint[0]. this object has book data.

        //when results present on authorS (plural!) search, returns ["author_id", "name", "book_count", "dates", "book_ids", "category_ids", "last_name", "first_name", "subject_ids", "name_latin"] //these are the keys for the author object

        //when results present on ISBN search, returns ["marc_enc_level", "dewey_normal", "notes", "dewey_decimal", "isbn10", "lcc_number", "title", "edition_info", "subject_ids", "isbn13", "awards_text", "book_id", "urls_text", "publisher_text", "author_data", "physical_description_text", "summary", "title_long", "language", "title_latin", "publisher_name", "publisher_id"]

        // console.log(this.props.selectedSearchType, 'was this.props.selectedSearchType in components/result.js');
        // console.log(this.props.selectedSearchType[0], 'was this.props.selectedSearchType[0] in components/result.js');

        let stamp = new Date().getTime();

        // console.log(this.props.selectedSearchType[0], 'was this.props.selectedSearchType[0] right before switch in component/result.js');
        //the followis drenched, not DRY. should probably use if/else instead, but this works for now and i have other shit to do.
        // console.log(this.props.searchResults, 'was this.props.searchResults in components/result.js');
        // console.log(this.props.searchResults.results, 'was this.props.searchResults.results in components/result.js');
        // console.log(this.props.searchResults.results.author_name, 'was this.props.searchResults.results.author_name in components/result.js');
        // console.log(this.props.searchResults.results.book_ids, 'was this.props.searchResults.results.book_ids in components/result.js');
        // console.log(this.props.searchResults.results, 'was this.props.searchResults.results.author_name in components/result.js');
        // switch (this.props.searchResults.results.index_searched){
        //   case 'book_id':
        //
        //   break;
        //   case 'author_name':
        //
        //   break;
        //   case 'isbn':
        //
        //   break;
        //   // case 'book_id':
        //   //
        //   // break;
        //   default:
        //     // console.log('no recognized this.props.searchResults.results.index_searched case found');
        //     // console.log(this.props.searchResults.results.index_searched, 'was this.props.searchResults.results.index_searched');
        //
        // }
        switch(this.props.selectedSearchType[0]) {
          case 'Authors': {
              let uniqueStamp = `${stamp}`;

              resultsView.push(

{this.props.searchResults.results.author_name}

                <InnerResultList
                  {...this.props}

                  matchedAuthor={this.props.searchResults.results}
                  />

              )
          }
          break;

          case 'Title' : {
              let uniqueStamp = `${stamp}`;
              resultsView.push(

                  <InnerResultList
                    {...this.props}
                    matchedISBN={this.props.searchResults.results}
                    />

              )
          }
          break; //derp

          case 'ISBN' : {
              let uniqueStamp = `${stamp}`;
              resultsView.push(

                  <InnerResultList
                    {...this.props}
                    matchedISBN={this.props.searchResults.results}
                    />

              )
          }

          break;

          case '' : { //trying an or case above, which is ugly but effective here? hopefully. it did not work, only triggered on A when ( A || B ). duplicated code for 2 cases. SO BAAAAD TODO comprehend this when your brain hasn't been awake for 18+ hours straight
          }

          break;
          default:

            // console.log('no case matched for this.props.selectedSearchType in switch in components/result.js');
            // console.log(this.props.selectedSearchType, 'was this.props.selectedSearchType in default case in components/result.js')
            // console.log(this.props.selectedSearchType[0], 'was this.props.selectedSearchType[0] in default case in components/result.js');

        } //end of switch

    return(

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        {resultsView}

    )
  }
}

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Archive | October 2013
RUSTYS ILLEGAL TRIAL
SCOTTISH JUSTICE SYSTEM ON TRIAL – ABERDEEN,th and 5th NOVEMBER
On the face of it, Timothy Rustige (Rusty) is on trial, jury denied as usual in these parts, for allegedly upsetting Elish Angiolini. However, it is not Rusty who will really be on trial , but the integrity of the entire Scottish justice system.
Rusty, a gallant human rights campaigner from Prisoners of Conscience International faces prison – for what – allegedly criticising, from his home in England, the suitability of Angiolini`s publicly-funded appointment to a college at Oxford University. Thus, Rusty could be incarcerated by a regime notorious for its utter contempt for human rights, this time on the say-so of one of its worst practitioners, described as such by Ian Hamilton QC in his interview on BBC TV. Angiolini and her associates were also severely reprimanded by Lord Hope of the Supreme Court for continuous human rights abuses, exemplified by the Peter Cadder case. Furthermore, Elish Angiolini was not only prepared to lie to the whole world in the Lockerbie case about both the conviction and true reason for Mr Al-Megrahi`s release, but also displayed cruel disregard for his basic human rights. What kind of person would state that it was contemptuous, as Angiolini did on 8th September 2009, for a terminally ill man wrongly imprisoned far from his home country, to appeal against a conviction that she already knew was completely unsustainable?
Following the recent posts articles exposing Alex Salmond`s involvement in the Hollie Greig abuse case, here is yet another headline from The Firm magazine`s edition of 1st October 2010:-
Angiolini Resigns
The article says that she is stepping down as Lord Advocate but had declined to provide a reason for doing so. It goes on to state that it understands that "she is presently facing further action in respect of a failed appeal against a decision by the Information Commissioner not to disclose whether she used her own or taxpayers` funds in legal actions against the media".
This refers to her action, implemented by Levy & McRae in 2009, to stop the media from reporting her connection with the Hollie Greig case.
The answer to this obvious public interest query has never been revealed to this day, but I have a letter from the Crown Office confirming that the query from the Commissioner was ignored until Angiolini had left office – but who is there fit to investigate?
Angiolini`s lawyer is Peter Watson of Levy &McRae. Professor Watson also represents Alex Salmond and the Scottish Police, as well as most of the Scottish media, so they are all taking advice from the same lawyer.
If Scotland was run fairly and properly, such a situation demonstrating such blatant conflicts of interest would never be allowed to exist. Moreover, Levy & McRae boasts on its site of employing former senior police officers. Therefore, it could be surely reasonable to suggest that Peter Watson, the firm`s senior partner, has the Scottish police in his pocket. If the professor thinks such an assumption to be unfair, then I should be glad to publish his comments on this site.
When Rusty faces the sheriff, whoever he or she may be, it may be interesting to reflect on the extraordinarily lenient treatment offered to one of Angiolini`s former deputies, Stuart McFarlane.
McFarlane was initially arrested when discovered having sex with a female prostitute in a public place in Glasgow. McFarlane became violent with the two arresting police officers to the extent that both required hospital treatment. I think anyone would expect that any individual causing such injuries to police officers in the course of their duty would face a custodial sentence, but Angiolini`s Crown Office came to McFarlane`s rescue, deciding that it was "not in the public interest" for such a violent sex offender to be jailed. This left McFarlane free to subsequently be arrested again for possessing 15, 000 child pornographic images, some of a horrific nature, according to police sources. Surely, this time, he must be imprisoned, you may well say.
Well no, with an ally like Elish Angiolini, you can get away with anything in Scotland. McFarlane is still at large. It is only those of us who are prepared to expose sex offenders like McFarlane, such as Rusty and me, who must be locked up "in the public interest". The words of the recently deceased but highly respected Jock Thomson QC come to mind when he described Scotland as a "banana republic" and the Crown Office as "institutionally corrupt".
So what gives this institutionally corrupt banana republic the right to jail foreigners whose only "crime" it is to stand up for Scottish rape victims and to expose those who protect the perpetrators?
May I again ask for the maximum possible support for Rusty in Aberdeen on 4th and 5th November and for anyone who can attend to be there to bear witness to what may occur in the Scottish Court, as I know from my own experience that it is shamelessly capable of the most disgraceful acts of corruption.
This is not just about the Hollie Greig case, shocking though it is. It is about fundamental human rights, justice and decency. It is about freedom of expression and freedom of the press in a country where such concepts are not allowed to exist.
May the eyes of all those committed to belief in true democracy, civilised behaviour and protection of our most vulnerable citizens from sexual abuse be focussed on Aberdeen and Tim Rustige on 4th and 5th November.
Posted by Robert Green at 13:15
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michael shrimpton 29 October 2013 13:48
Ref The Firm's 'Angiolini resignation' announcement.
The last paragraph of the article relating to her blatantly ignoring Information Commissioner Kevin Dunion's demand viz disclosure of source of legal action funds resulted in a police investigation of such.
Specifically Crime Reference No CS-20120125-0112 filed with Lothian & Borders, as the alleged crime was believed to have been committed in that area – and became the subject of a criminal investigation by Scottish CID into her alleged misuse of public funds to suppress media reportage of the Hollie Greig scandal and thus subvert the course of justice.
Never heard anymore about that one did we. Wonder why? Yet another Wicked Watson (Levy & McRae) Magic Circle coverup?
http://www.firmmagazine.com/angiolini-resigns/
http://www.firmmagazine.com/judicial-review-likely-after-latest-foi-refusal-into-angiolinis-legal-bill-against-media/
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CHILD RAPE? NO QUESTIONS ASKED IN SCOTLAND
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I am awaiting a response from First Minister Alex Salmond to my letter, enclosing key documents supporting Hollie`s case, to his constituency secretary of 3rd October. Mr David Woods, from Mr Salmond`s Edinburgh office, has courteously advised me that a reply will be sent.
It is to be hoped that Mr Salmond will not allow himself to be so ill-informed as to suggest that a "thorough investigation" into Hollie`s allegations has already been undertaken.
No investigation that could possibly be described as such has ever taken place.
However, I have informed the First Minister that the overriding priority is that a full inquiry into Hollie`s case and those connected to it should be proposed. Despite everything that has happened, I am willing to offer my full cooperation and support in a spirit of goodwill should this course of action be taken. I am not especially interested in vengeance or recrimination as long as justice is seen to be done for Hollie Greig and that Scottish children and the disabled receive the state`s protection from sexual abuse to which they are entitled.
If readers would like to be reminded of the evidence Mr Salmond has before him, much of the most salient information can be viewed during my interview that takes place 47 minutes into the show:-
http://www.ukcolumn.org/video/uk-column-live-8th-november-2012
One could only describe the investigation as being thorough if one believes that a) those accused of paedophile rape need never be questioned, b) their computers need not be examined and c) there is no need to check possible forensic evidence. None of these criteria have been met following Hollie`s formal complaint made to DC Lisa Jane Evans, in my presence, on 8th September 2009.
Mr Salmond is also in possession of the Commissioner`s report confirming that Grampian Police withheld crucial evidence supporting Hollie`s claims from the Prosecutor.
The utter inadequacy of Grampian Police in this regard was established on oath during my trial in January 2012. Ten prosecution witnesses testified to this, including DC Evans herself. When questioned by my Counsel, Andy Lamb QC, she confirmed that not one of those identified by Hollie had even been questioned by the police.
The other nine brought forward by the prosecution to testify against me were among those identified by Hollie, although significantly, there was no complaint from the two individuals against whom the evidence was the strongest, Denis Charles Mackie and Greg Mackie, both known to the police prior to Hollie`s initial allegations in May 2000.
First of those named was Sheriff Graham Buchanan, who stated that he thought there could be no possibility of truth in Hollie`s claims as she was supported by David Icke. Thus, he was prepared, purely on the basis of his opinion of Mr Icke, to dismiss entirely the expert witness reports of Dr Jack Boyle, Dr Eva Harding, Dr Paul Carter, Dr Frances Kelly, Grampian Police`s senior forensic medical specialist, D.I. Iain Alley and his fellow officers, Ruth Beckmann and Susannah Seymann of the Down`s Syndrome Association, specialist solicitor Nicola Smith and the entire panel of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority who had decided the weight of evidence sufficient to grant Hollie a financial award.
This came from someone whose solemn public duty it is to dispense justice impartially having considered all the evidence.
What more can one say?
Others named who gave evidence were Carol Low, Ann Royal, Win Dragon, Ian and Helen Macdonald.
Jillian Mackie, sister-in-law of Denis, had recently been a key witness at the trial of Malcolm Webster, convicted of murdering his wife, Claire. Mrs Mackie had been a friend of the murderer.
Mrs Webster died in a very similar circumstances to those of Hollie`s uncle, Robert (Roy) Greig, in a blazing stationary car. The pathologist, who initially saw no reason to suspect foul play in either case, was Dr James Grieve, another of those called to give evidence against me, although I must stress that he was not named by Hollie.
Drew Young, former head of Beechwood Special School, perjured himself when questioned by Mr Lamb about Dr Paul Carter`s reports, the second of which stated that staff at the school had drawn his attention to the likelihood that Hollie was "at risk" sexually. Mr Young told the court he knew nothing about this as he had left the school in July 1992.
Dr Carter`s report was dated 3rd February 1992.
Moreover, Dr Carter had earlier stated to me that Mr Young had definitely been informed.
Sylvia Major, when questioned by Mr Lamb, confirmed that Mr Young had at one time lived at her home.
Mr Lamb asked all nine if they had ever been questioned by the police about Hollie`s allegations. All answered in the negative.
I am aware that many of you have been given dismissive replies when you have approached your MPs or MSPs when you have approached them to assist in the Hollie Greig case. May I again suggest that you then file a complaint with the constituency chairman, attaching copies of the evidence and pointing out that other politicians have had the courage to speak out, including David Ruffley, Andrew George, David Ward, David Anderson, John Hemming, David Mowat, Nigel Farage and Lord Monckton.
Finally, please support and attend, if possible, the trial of Rusty (Timothy Rustige) in Aberdeen on 4th and 5th November. Rusty, a fearless human rights campaigner is facing charges in a country that has been frequently described, even by eminent Scots, such as Jock Thompson QC, Ian Hamilton QC and Lord Hope as having an appalling human rights record.
Witnesses are important as Sheriff Principal Bowen, at my trial, after making a racially offensive remark about me, has subsequently attempted to pervert the course of justice by having the audio record falsified by having his comment deleted.
I expect to give evidence in Rusty`s defence.
JIMMY SAVILE AND HOLLIE GREIG
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SALMOND UP
HOLLIE GREIG – ALEX SALMOND IN THE FIRING LINE
Thank you for all your messages of support following the Court of Session hearing, which provided me with an opportunity to discuss vital evidence about Hollie`s case in open court and to quote examples of Angiolini`s appalling record in public office, including her lies over Lockerbie and lack of compassion towards a dying man who ought never have been convicted.
Now it is time for Alex Salmond to face questions over his extraordinarily baffling conduct towards the Hollie Greig case and its overwhelmingly supportive expert witness evidence, including that indicating police corruption, all of which is in his possession.
Let us first go back to The Firm magazine`s headline of 3 June 2011, which read:-
Exclusive: Information Commissioner forces Government response to Hollie Greig inquiries.
The Commissioner has ruled that the Scottish Ministers have failed to comply with their obligations under sections 10(1) and 21(1) of the FOI Act. If the Ministers fail to comply with my decision the Court of Session can treat this failure as a contempt of court.
In the event, the entire Scottish Government came within 24 hours of facing potentialcriminal charges relating to the Hollie Greig case.
Front page news, overwhelming public interest, surely?
No, Mr Salmond`s personal solicitor, Peter Watson of Levy & McRae, boasts with a good deal of justification that he can keep his clients off the front pages. Good for Professor Watson and good for Mr Salmond, but is it consistent with public interest, freedom of expression and freedom of the press?
Also, the Scottish people must not be made aware of the Hollie Greig case. It must be concealed from the public at all costs, just as the disgusting activities of Jimmy Savile and Cyril Smith were in England.
On 11 July 2011 came another headline from The Firm:-
First Minister in missing records riddle over Hollie Greig abuse allegations.
The First Minister`s Private Secretary Terry Kowal told The Firm, "I have established that we do not have a record of when the First Minister became aware of the allegations. Therefore, the information you require is not held by the Scottish Government."
This is a statement of extraordinary inaccuracy.
Apart from the major questions about Hollie`s case posed by the FOI Commissioner, Mr Kevin Dunion, on 28 January 2011, the Crown Office, in its letter by Andrew McIntyre to me of 23 July 2009, referred to my email to Mr Salmond of 20 June 2009 giving details of Hollie`s case and which asked him to intervene. On 1st May 2011, I handed all the key expert witness documents to Mr Salmond in Perth. He undertook to take a look at them after our brief conversation about the case. Then we have the letter from his office to Anne Greig of 2nd October 2007, written by Julie Muir, which says " Mr Salmond has asked me to thank you for your letter and asked me to reply on his behalf."
When one considers this terrible case of the uninvestigated rape of a disabled girl in the neighbouring constituency in Aberdeen, how could it be that Mr Salmond remembered nothing about it and given the evidence that he must have known about it, why did he then not take action?
So just how then could his Private Secretary in July 2011, still claim that Mr Salmond had no information on Hollie`s case?
Some might say that Mr Salmond is a busy man and had become inexplicably confused.
Some might say that Mr Salmond has been suspiciously evasive.
Others might even say that the First Minister has lied.
After contacting Alex Salmond`s constituency secretary, Mr Neil Bailey, enclosing again all the main documents, I invited the committee to ask their MSP why he had done nothing to resolve this blatant injustice. I received a letter of acknowledgement today from David Woods from Mr Salmond`s government office in Edinburgh. It reads simply "I am writing to acknowledge your recent letter to Alex Salmond regarding the case of Hollie Greig. A reply will be sent to you as soon as possible."
Of course, despite everything, the prime objective is for a thorough investigation into the Hollie Greig case and those connected to it to take place. I have offered every cooperation to Mr Salmond should he finally decide to take this obvious and honourable course of action, in the public interest.
Please remember that Rusty (Tim Rustige), of Prisoners of Conscience, faces trial by a single sheriff in Aberdeen on 4th and 5th November. He needs as many members of the public to witness the trial as possible. I expect to give evidence on his behalf. His real alleged crime – exposing the rapists of Aberdeen and their high level protectors in the Scottish establishment.
Finally it should not be thought that all of these dreadful coverups take place in Scotland. In Wales, where my background is, there are a number of cases as shocking as Hollie`s in some ways, one of which is the case of Linda Lewis. Linda is fortunate to have a splendid and brave champion in Kevin Edwards. Details of the case can be seen 52 minutes into UK Column`s show of 10th October. Please take a look and offer any support you can to Kevin and Linda.http://robertgreensblog-holliegreigcampaign.blogspot.ch/
BBCS SARAH MCLEOD THE LINK TO USHER TOM GEORGE AND ROBERT GREEN.
Conversation started March 8
Stuart Usher
3/8, 11:15am
Dear Andy
It was a pleasure to meet you on Wednesday.
Now something has cropped up: I told everyone in the pub that Sarah knew my password to my FB page because I told her it when she set the page up for me. The others with us in the pub (Phil, Ross and Steven) advised me strongly to change the passwrod. This I did ydy. However… this morning I tried to change another setting as well and in the process of hunting around for options I came across a Notification that I had made a complaint against YOU for Harrassment! I NEVER did any such thing. It must have been Sarah who put that on my FB because she was the only person other than myself who knew my password. Obviously I take a very dim view indeed of her doing so.
I presume that she did this in connection with the "Shave Porn" exchange she had with you on FB in which she wanted you to remove her comment about Shave Porn. I do not really understand what all this this Shave Porn business was about although I realise it was something unpleasant about which she felt ashamed. But for her to use my FB page to claim that I had complained about you harrassing me was a very despicable thing to do. For the record there was a comment from FB that no action was taken by FB on "my" (actually HER'S) complaint.
If you want you can tackle her about this on FB as I am outraged at it. If however you want to keep it up your sleeve for tactical reasons I quite understand. I have no intention of ever speaking or have any communication again with Miss McLeod.
If you want to talk about this my telephone No is ************. Also please let our troops know about this.
What a filthy world we live in!
Stuart Usher.
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PAUL MALPAS FAIR AS EVER
Tim Rustige and Robert Green Victims of Scottish Injustice.
I cannot get the injustice being performed on Tim Rustige and Robert Green by the Scottish legal system out of my head. Tim, of course, is the Altrincham man being hauled over the Scottish legal coals for telling that scrawny arsed bitch and Betty Boop look-alike, Elish Angiolini, one time legal head honcho in Scotland, that her past history of aiding and abetting paedophiles was not the paragraph to have on her curriculum vitae when applying for the job of bossman at St Hugh's College in Oxford. She got the job anyway whether Tim objected or not but that is the way in high places, if your high enough and evil enough your good enough according to British top level thinking.
Robert Green from Warrington is the man who has been hauled over the same coals now for three years or so since being caught handing out leaflets explaining the behaviour of that now famous but unpunished paedophile ring in Aberdeen. Famous for their part in multi-raping over many years a young Downes Syndrome child called Hollie Greig and famous for containing the cream of Aberdeen society including judges, policemen, teachers, social workers, wives and girlfriends of the Granite City's elite and who Elish Angiolini, her of the scrawny arse and varicosed thighs tried and succeeded in protecting. Poor Robert was eventually sentenced to 12 months in prison for this breach of peace in some illegal sham of a trial that purported to call itself justice north of the border. Actually he only served four or five months before the Scottish legals bowed to massive public pressure and realised they had fucked up and freed him to fight another day.
Both these men now face imminent courtroom battles over these next few weeks in the Scottish excuse for justice and fair play that their sham of a legal system purports to be. Where bias and institutional corruption links the Holyrood Government under slippery Salmond, the Grampian police and in fact all Scottish police forces, the Crown Office and the powerful Aberdeen paedophile ring and the whole legal system in Scotland and makes it impossible for justice to prevail.
So we have two honest men, now prisoners of conscience expecting jail sentences for doing nothing but complain about the present totalitarian state in which they find themselves in. Whilst in England, at the Appeals Court in London, Abu Qatada, who for 20 years has taunted his own Muslim brothers into thinking and doing things that they should not be doing and thinking, has his sentence of deportation to Jordan quashed as he might not get a fair trial in his homeland because of "a real risk of a flagrant denial of justice".
Back to Scotland and on our doorstep where there is more than a real risk of a flagrant denial of justice for our two men from the North West of England and if you look into it there are flagrant denials of justice everyday. Look at the website glasgowdefencecampaign.blogspot where it seems that the poor Scots themselves have woken to injustice. It is a stone cold certainty that when the kilted judges or sheriffs as they call them in Caledonia sit down, injustice is what emanates from under their pleated skirts.
Something is definitely rotten in Scotland today and the smell which is almost tangible looks as though it is exuding from under that pile of dirty knickers that old Elish left in a corner of the Crown Office in Edinburgh before she left for England, knickerless and undetermined. That same pile of knickers that nobody up there dare touch. I hear she used to have to change them five or six times a day.
So come on you full blooded English men and women do not let this uppity Govan bitch and her sporraned mates run the roost over us, shout, complain, pass on the message and above all start to make a fuss over this "flagrant denial of justice" being meted out to these two old men. These men are not youths, they are both in their sixties, free-thinkers, both with the sagacity to realise things are wrong and both with the bravery to fight to right a grievous wrong.
April 24, 2013, Author: PaulMalpas
Categories: Britain, Modern Life, Paedo Britain, Uncategorized Tags:Aberdeen, Abu Quatada, Alex Salmond, Elish Angiolini, Hollie Greig,Holyrood Government, Robert Green, scrawny arses, St Hugh's College in Oxford,The Appeals Court, The Scottish Crown Office, Tim Rustige
4 Responses to Tim Rustige and Robert Green Victims of Scottish Injustice.
paul taylor says:
A good job you're over in Ireland or the Policemen in Kilts might have already paid you a visit. I believe as of 1 April 2013 (no joke intended, I fear) the Scots Police Service was amalgamated into one uber force.
Since the police cars will shortly only have one badge to display on their side (prior to various diiferent ones for each area), I'd suggest having a tartan stripe for each of the previous local areas, that way you'd be able to tell exactly who are from the previous Grampian area and who are not.
As to Ms Angiolini's propensity for wearing several pairs of briefs (not ones of the legal kind) in one day, I say merely this – Too much information. No doubt they will shortly appear on E-Bay. I for one won't be bidding.
Barry Jennings says:
I think you've mixed up Abu Hamza (the hook) and Abu Qatada(the MI5 double agent).
Hamza's role was to stir up hatred of Muslims (through both his abuse of the welfare state and his hatred of non-Muslims) and to increase fear of Islamic terror attacks. Hamza's preaching was a powerful PR tool in the build up to the illegal and unjustified 9/11 (oil) wars.
Qatada is an MI5 asset who as part of the mythical western created Al Qaeda also played a key part in justifying the illegal wars on terror.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/dr-nafeez-mosaddeq-ahmed/abu-qatada-deportation_b_2137969.html
PaulMalpas says:
Thank you Barry for pointing out my very basic mistake. It should teach me a lesson not to get mixed up in Muslim affairs, a subject I know absolutely nothing about. However my main point stands; why should a ruffian like Qatada be spared whilst two pensioners like Green and Rustige be subject to ignominy. If the Muslim chap is an MI5 asset however it explains a lot
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Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi's two day visit to the UAE captivated the well-heeled Emirates to commit an investment target of $75 billion. As professed by Modi's political stage last year, he is definitely not leaving any stone unturned which can help India emerge as an economical powerhouse with assured development across sectors.
Both the nations are trying to fill the void created over 34 years, after which India could materialize a visit to the UAE. Modi's visit to a progressive and capital-friendly nation, the UAE could be an answer to India's imperative economic expansion. Bestowing his trust in the UAE government Narendra Modi said, "The UAE is an economic success story that has attracted people from all over the world, and it has also emerged as an important logistics hub."This being Indian Prime Minister's maiden visit to an Islamic country, many neighbors were closely monitoring it to there benefit. As the joint statement calling Modi's visit to have marked the beginning of a new and comprehensive partnership between the UAE and India, we hope to see more of Gulf investments coming up anytime in India.
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The ongoing dynamics between the two nations is definitely a strong mechanism of rapidly expanding economic union, making India to be UAE's second largest trading partner and on the other hand, the UAE not only as India's third largest trade partner but also a gate pass to the economic epicenter of the world.
In a statement delivered by the country heads, both UAE and India seem to have come down on the nations sponsoring terror arms and services against others. In a recent move, the Middle East tweaked its strategic realities and true to his style, Modi had studied it well in advance.
It was clear from the UAE's backing India's concern on terror, as it deep down underlines terrorism being one of the many challenges faced by the Gulf nations at a time when they are on the rising road. Both the nations collectively want to eradicate the problem of terrorism which is advancing due to the misuse of religion by groups and countries to incite hatred and hence justifying the horrific acts of gruesome killing of innocent people.
You call it Narendra Modi's charisma or a tactful move, a month after Indian Prime Minister, Modi's highly successful Gulf visit, UAE has come out with an early support finalization of the Indianproposed Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) treaty at the United Nations. UAE has asserted India that it will find ways to encourage other countries reach a consensus soon.
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Just at the time when people in India started questioning the current government's credibility in the realm of economics, Modi has planned a trade upscale of 60 percent in the coming five years.
UAE seems to have been fully convinced with the idea of India standing out as a global power in the upcoming decade as it has recently agreed upon a huge investment amount in the Indian sub-continent.
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According to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, the UAE spent $14.4 billion on its defence preparations. UAE and India have joined hands to draw benefit out of their training and security programs to bilaterally help both of them.
Time and again there are serious security issues reported in the region, and the UAE being aleading nation in the GCC, is taking the initiative of stabilizing the force. Last year, India's most powerful vessels anchored in the Dubai ports for a joint exercise with the Emiratis in the Persian Gulf. Soon after Modi's visit, both the nations released a joint statement clearly indicating that defence will play an integral part of the future ties with the UAE along with energy and finance sectors.
UAE was the world's fifth largest importer of weapons for five years till 2013, though it is still in urgent need of a competent manpower system.
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You guys are going to think I'm a big tease, especially when I say I'm back and then disappear for 10 days again. I think I should just officially tell y'all that I'm stepping back from the blog for a bit. At least through Ramadan and probably the summer. It's unfortunate because I look forward to all the fresh produce that summer brings and am excited to try out new things but I just don't see it happening right now.
I am definitely overwhelmed with Ramadan and my catering events. These were not on my calendar and as much as I love doing them, they are quite time consuming and tiring. I literally have no energy to cook and photograph for the blog.
However, more than my job and even Ramadan, it's what's going on in Palestine that has brought my life to a standstill. My heart is broken, my motivation is gone and my eyes are heavy with the tears that flow every night.
The thought of making an iftar feast for Ramadan while other Muslims (and non Muslims, many Palestinians are Christian) are burying their children is just more than I can handle. Right now, I have no inspiration, no motivation; I feel sort of dead inside. To me, what I do is trivial compared to what they are going through. I cannot, in good conscience, cook and photograph food.
Even our own Iftars have been just dates and water, with the sombre remembrance that we are eating and drinking so much more than others. I am grateful to my children and my husband for understanding and supporting my choice to keep things simple.
The topic of this conflict is controversial and divided. I am not going to air my views because this is a food blog. I have friends on both sides of the field but there is an obvious imbalance, even with the bias reporting, it is obvious. Occupation is occupation, wrong is wrong and inhumanity is inhumanity.
Not everyone is going to agree with what I believe in, and I will probably get a few notifications telling me of who has unsubscribed. That's ok. I've already lost FB friends, I guess they weren't friends after all.
Please don't be offended if I don't visit you and comment on your posts. I do receive them in my emails and I do read them there. I'm just kind of numb and need some time to renew my passion for cooking, baking and reading about cooking and baking.
Wherever your allegiance lies, I just ask that you pray for everyone; so many people on this Earth are persecuted, oppressed, humiliated and murdered on a daily basis. Please pray for humanity.
My heart bleeds for your pain Nazneen. We have enough on our plate without having to have tear our hearts at the sufferings for humans who are caught in a brutal game of powerplay. World seems to be on fire….no one is untouched, some more than others. Take your time, heal, and hope to see you back soon. I have missed your posts, though I have been MIA myself, overwhelmed much like you have been with work, home and my social commitments. Hugs and lots of love.
And it is ,with a heavy heart, I say take your time. Didn't I tell you, the world is going CRAZY my friend. I began to retreat myself and live in my pink shell, convincing myself that everything is OK. I do not want to hear anything or see any news, because simply it is the DIRTY POLITICAL GAMES, and only the innocent suffer.
I completely understand your feelings and your wish to retreat for some time from blogging.
Watching people suffering, not important to which nationality or religion they belong, is horrifying.
Looking forward for your come back whenever you are ready, take care Nazneen!
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I am at a loss for words. Humanity is dead. I pray for us – humans to have some humanity back and take a stock of how low we have fallen.
Unfortunately my own knowledge of what goes on is basic to say the least. Israel's constant over the top actions are outrageous. The worlds in action on the conflict is also outrageous.
My wife, whose father is Egyptian, is far more taken by the events in Palestine and I think its fair to say she shares your thoughts.
There is so much suffering in the world, and no matter the beliefs or opinions on either side of the conflicts, it is so difficult to watch humans destroy each other, and perhaps most of all, as you said, to think of the mothers who must say a final, needless farewell to their own children. My heart goes out to you in the particular sadness you feel with recent events. Stay strong … and don't give up hoping that peace can come. I will so look forward to reading your posts … when you again find the time and the joy in sharing them.
A lovely post that says so much from so little. I understand your pain and will be praying too. Looking forward to your return. Keep well!
I'm certainly going to miss seeing your wonderful recipes and hearing about your life.
The conflict between Israel and Palestine really is tragic. I hate to hear about other people suffering. Nobody should be subject to senseless violence, no matter who they are or where they come from or what they believe. I can only hope that peace and humanity will win in the end.
This is completely valid and understandable. I respect your opinion and views.
It HAS to stop but I don't think it will. Why is it that religion causes so much destruction and hatred?
I realize that it's more than religion but so many use it as justification.
poor, poor children. I despair.
Nazneen: I can understand you very well, my friend! I have friends from both sides and sometimes it is a tough spot to be … in the middle! But it is not so hard compared to what others is suffering in these conflicts. I pray for change. I pray people can see enough is enough. Many lives have been taken away in a war that has last for centuries and centuries. Seeing children hurt is the worst of all. What I have seen is heartbreaking. May the Lord bring peace to all hearts and minds. May He make people reason and see violence is not the way.
I also pray that your heart be healed. Sending you our love and prayers.
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Take your time Nazneen. The blog and your readers are here to stay. I am certainly on your and humanity's side and totally get what you are going through. You don't need to feel sorry about anything. I am keeping all in my prayers. Much love.
Well said. Take all the time you need — we'll be ready to read your blog again when you're ready to post.
well written , in all this chaos humanity is what suffers the most ..
Nazneen – you are such a beautiful human being to feel so much love towards your fellow brothers and sisters. I will pray for you and for humanity – I hope you find your motivation soon – sending hugs your way.
I commend you for having the courage to share this. I too have been consumed with sadness thinking of what has become of our society, that such cruel occupation is justified and allowed. InshAllah our collective prayers will be answered.
I take no sides in the Palestinian conflict, the conflict in itself is beyond wrong and has gone on for too long.
Take your time, and come back to us when you are ready. Have a blessed Ramadan.
Can very well understand and relate to your heartache. May Allah grant mercy on all those who are suffering. I can no longer bring myself to look at the images and news on social media and, like you, to think we spend our Ramadan in relative luxury while others are losing their loved ones and all that they have .. It's too painful and takes the joy out of everything. That we can only make Dua is hardly a consolation.
Have a blessed Ramadan & look forward to seeing you back in this space when you are ready.


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City Council unanimously approves Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance
Rachel Bossard
Christopher Kentra
Certain Chicago employers soon required to provide notice of schedule changes
On July 24, 2019, the City Council unanimously approved the Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance, requiring certain employers in the City of Chicago to provide employees with at least two weeks' notice of their work schedule, and requiring companies to compensate employees for last-minute changes. The Ordinance goes into effect on July 1, 2020, at which time employers must give ten (10) days' notice of schedules. That notice requirement grows into fourteen (14) days two years later, by 2022.
By passing this bill, Chicago joins several other major cities, which have also enacted ordinances that are intended to protect employees against unpredictable schedule changes that some claim hamper the employees' ability to predict their paychecks and to properly plan for child care, or to maintain second jobs or to go to school while working.
The new Chicago Ordinance does not, however, apply to all employers or to all employees. Rather, it only applies generally to employers with 100 or more employees, and not-for-profit employers with 250 or more employees. However, covered employers must have 50 or more employees who fit the salary criteria and are governed by the Ordinance. In addition, the Ordinance only applies to covered industries, which are defined as: (i) Building Services; (ii) Healthcare; (iii) Hotels; (iv) Manufacturing; (v) Restaurants; (vi) Retail; and (vii) Warehouse Services. Further limiting the reach of the Ordinance, it applies only to employees who earn less than $26.00 per hour and not more than $50,000.00 annually.
The new Chicago Ordinance provides that if the employer changes an employee's schedule less than two weeks in advance, the employer must provide the employee with an hour of the employee's regular wage as "Predictability Pay." In addition, if an employer cancels or reduces an employee's hours within 24 hours of the start of a scheduled shift, the employer must pay the employee half of the wages that he or she would have earned during the scheduled shift.
There are a number of exceptions to these penalties, including but not limited to, schedule changes made by agreement that are reduced to writing, changes resulting from acts of nature, and schedule changes caused by national disasters. The Chicago Ordinance also provides employees with a right to rest and decline to work scheduled hours that are less than 10 hours after the end of the previous day's shift.
Employers who violate these new requirements are subject to a fine of $300 – 500 per occurrence. Moreover, employees may file a private cause of action under the Ordinance within two years of a violation, and successful employees may recover damages for the Predictability Pay unlawfully withheld, in addition to litigation costs and attorneys' fees.
Since the new Chicago Ordinance does not go into effect until next year, Burke Warren already has begun to help affected employers prepare new internal policies and procedures to ensure full compliance. Please contact Rachel Yarch, 312-840-7029, or Chris Kentra, 312-840-7112, with any questions about the new Chicago Ordinance, or for assistance in creating a plan for your company to comply with these new requirements.
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Betting on the green economy is not only a way to revive economic models that have finally become sustainable, in contrast with widespread criminal environmental policies. The green economy also means job opportunities. According to the report GreenItaly 2016, drawn up by Unioncamere and Fondazione Symbola, in Italy there are already three million people employed in the sector, and the number is growing. That's not all. Companies and the public are paying attention to sustainability, which has led to the emergence of various specialized figures who are very necessary to the market.
Would you like some examples? First of all, we have engineers. The world needs household appliances to become more and more green, but it also complete heating and ventilation systems able to reduce the energy impact. Unioncamere has learned that 10% of Italian patent applications registered in Europe in 2015pertained to innovations for the green economy. It is a real boom that adds to the growing demand for "mechatronics" engineers, i.e. those figures able to combine computer, mechanical and electronic skills. In particular, mechatronics is crucial in making increasingly sustainable engines and plants.
Ten percent of the Italian patent applications registered in Europe in 2015 were for innovations for the green economy: a real boom.
In addition to those who study and design, the green economy also has great need of expert staff to plan corporate strategies focused on environmental impact. These figures arerisk managers, who are specialized in assessing the potential security risks to territory arising from the company's activities. This type of job is among the most important because, in addition to being a potentially devastating event for the territory, environmental damage (should it occur) would compromise the image of the company that caused it. This is why a risk manager's role tends to very delicate.
Many of the people who work in the green economy sector are also involved in theinstallation of eco-sustainable materials: photovoltaic installations, heating systems and many other instruments used in homes and offices.
Lastly, we would like to mention a final category of "green economy workers". We cannot call them "new professional figures", but what is certain is that thegreen economyhas made certain jobs more sustainable, thanks also to the growing awareness of citizens regarding certain topics. We're are thinking of theboom of kitchens and supermarkets selling locally grown products, with the consequent chefs, farmers and specialized distributors. Furthermore, we are also thinking of the large demand ofecological tourism: more and more people are choosing hotels and itineraries based on environmental criteria, and portals and agencies have been started - such as ecobnb.com - which classify trips precisely on the basis of these characteristics.


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My very best friend died in a car accident when I was 16 years old. That was the hardest blow emotionally that I have ever had to endure. Suddenly, you realize tomorrow might not come. Now I live by the motto, 'Today is what I have.' Votes: 24
Models are just mannequins seeking validation at the hands of sleazy fashion people. Votes: 15
Young women from a very young age are taught that life will be easier if you can just turn on the charming smile and say very little and be complacent and docile and sweet. Votes: 13
I was working with real artists [in the Rum Diary] , and that's difficult to do and very rare, in this industry, ironically. Votes: 13
If you want to do something, you find a way. Votes: 12
I buy records - vinyl. I have a record player at home. Votes: 11
I was raised by my father; I was daddy's girl. Votes: 11
[The Rum Diary] is a prestigious movie and it's got a great, talented cast, so they wanted to make sure they had the right person for the role, but it was a torturous process. It was painful. Votes: 10
I grew up in Texas, and people love their American-made muscle cars there. I grew up around people who loved cars and took care of cars and my dad's a big car nut, so I learned a little bit about cars - how to love them, most importantly. I think that from the time I could remember, I've always envisioned myself in a vintage muscle car. Votes: 9
It's rare to have even half-meaningful conversations in the film industry. Votes: 8
You feel better when you're eating food that retains nutritional value. Votes: 8
I seem to be stuck in the '60s, and my favorite music, cars, and women's fashion come from that era. And the sense of social rebellion. It was a good time for a lot of things. Votes: 7
School was a waste of time for me. I was bored and left at 16. I started taking correspondence courses at college instead. I did incredibly well. I won an award for my grades. Votes: 7
I have always been very rebellious and gone against the grain. I've always challenged the standards set before me. Votes: 7
I'm a huge Hunter S. Thompson fan. Votes: 7
I've always been a private person, and I've always valued my private life. Votes: 6
One of the biggest challenges in my job is letting go of the movie once you go home at night, and knowing you can't do anything to your performance once you've laid it on film. Votes: 5
I am a proud member of the LGBT community and could never bear the idea that someone could say I was closeted. Votes: 5
If you've been seeing someone for a short while and the "relationship" winds itself down mutually but not explicitly, no postmortem is necessary. But a real relationship should have a real ending. Votes: 5
You can't respect yourself if you're afraid to be who you are. Votes: 4
You know, I've kind of been lucky enough to always work with established actors or big names or people that are really popular or infamous for doing what they do and doing it well, I guess. Votes: 4
I would love to see women be able to be powerful, complex, smart, opinionated and taken seriously, even if they are beautiful. Even more, I would love to see women held to different standards, other than the superficial ones that we're held to. Votes: 3
I watch what I eat and drink. Votes: 2
I take the sexy girl parts and try to give them something else and make them a character. Votes: 2
Everybody enjoys when a woman is her own character in a movie or otherwise. Votes: 2
It's my job in Hollywood to find roles where I get to be a character not a bathing suit. Votes: 2
I love fast cars, loud guns and classic rock 'n' roll, but I'd never do any of it in flats. I love me a nice, big uncomfortable pair of heels and some big hair! Maybe it's a Southern thing, but I love dressing up. It's everything I can do not to leave the house in a goddamn prom dress every day. Votes: 2
When you can find a strong character and a director that does want to protect the integrity of all characters, female and male, then you have a good deal. Votes: 2
I don't know if I've owned a piece of technology that I hated - I don't think I would have owned it then. Votes: 1
I can sit in front of the TV and watch an old romantic film and be transfixed. Votes: 0
I get tickets all the time and can't stay under the speed limit. I'm bad at that. Votes: 0
I think there's an instinct to make grotesque horror films that are purely carnal, like the 'Saw' movies. Votes: 0
Reading keeps me sane. Growing up, it was my scape, my alternative; it provided both rebellion and peace. Votes: 0
I say I'm a rebel. I'm continually fighting against [sexism]. I don't take parts because they're for the sexy girl. I take the sexy girl parts and try to give them something else and make them a character. Votes: 0
I think I've always had a certain amount of skepticism of this whole 'shut up and smile' theory. I haven't ever swallowed that pill so easily, although I tried. Votes: 0
I personally think that if you deny something or if you hide something you're inadvertently admitting it's wrong. Votes: 0
I grew up just outside of Austin, and my upbringing was fairly rural. Votes: 0
It requires bravery to do something no one else around you is doing. Votes: 0
I went to a Catholic school but did not really fit in. Votes: 0
Every article I've read about myself always winds up concluding that I am not, in fact, completely stupid. Votes: 0
I have been in my fair share of both onscreen and off screen fights. Votes: 0
I am a firm believer that you can have the body you want, only to the extent that you're willing to work for it. Votes: 0
I think my mother realized she had a somewhat unusual daughter pretty early on. Votes: 0
Once you start working out, you feel better and it becomes something you make time to do. Votes: 0
I am just like any other girl, a sucker for romance. Votes: 0
The sad thing about our society is that women are put in one of two categories. You're either in the beautiful category and you're seen as sexy and beautiful, or some version of that, or you're put into another category.The latter category affords women the opportunity to be smart, funny, independent, mean, strong, intelligent and opinionated. We take them seriously as politicians, if they fit into that latter category. We respect their opinions more and give them higher expectations. That latter category is what allows female actors to be characters. Votes: 0
Some of my best friends in LA are devoutly religious people. I'm completely supportive and interested in people doing their own thing. That's a motto that I try to live by, and I hope that's how other people treat me. Live and let live. Votes: 0
I'm keeping an open mind as always, because that's what you have to do. Votes: 0
If you're seen as beautiful or sexy then your only options in terms of character descriptions are beautiful, sexy, cute - and that's it. And that affords you a certain amount of opportunity but that opportunity ultimately leads to a spark, never a flame. Votes: 0
There is a common, puritanical way that we look at things where, if it involves sexuality, somehow the women must be compromised. It's just chauvinistic to deny women their sexuality. It's about empowering. It comes down to choices. If the choices are available and they're making that choice, they're not being exploited. Votes: 0
I'm doing what I love. I'm enjoying the perks of the job-the travel. I am having a great time being a shape shifter and I'm really getting a kick out of it. I love my job. Votes: 0
I didn't drop out of school, I placed out of it. I took correspondence courses and ended up graduating early. I did everything I could to get the hell out of there. Votes: 0
For as long as I can remember, I've been the kind of person who goes against the grain and questions authority, and that doesn't make for an ideal religious follower. Votes: 0
I was interested in [Hunter S. Thompson novels]. The rebel in me fell in love with it, and the artist in me was confused by it, and interested and turned on. Ever since, his work has meant different things to me, at different times, and I still get new meaning out of it and appreciate it, in a different way. His work is very visceral, and you can take from it what you want, in various moments of your life. Votes: 0
I'm strong. I'm smart. I'm not a victim,' to my detriment. Votes: 0
I am my father's daughter. It was not up to me growing up. I was his hunting and fishing buddy, so I've been shooting my whole life. Votes: 0
I do not hope somebody breaks in. However, if they did, I pity them. I pity the fool that breaks into my house. Votes: 0
My dad used to take my younger sister Whitney and I to the firing range, and he'd stand behind us as we shot. We were tiny, tiny girls, only about ten years old at the time, so the recoil when we pulled the trigger would send us flying backwards. But he'd stand behind us and make sure we were safe. Votes: 0
Strength and independence are always something that I'm drawn to in all my characters, no matter how different they are from one another Votes: 0
I've always lived my life the way I wanted and been honest with myself and everyone around me. Votes: 0
I'm a good shot and I love guns - I own several. Votes: 0
When I run on the beach, it's always in slow motion. That's just how I roll. Votes: 0
For someone like me, who prefers to keep their life as private as possible, it was disconcerting to have to define so much about myself. I don't want to be labeled as one thing or another. Votes: 0
I grew up driving old pickup trucks on the ranch with my dad, and I still always find myself driving like I'm out in an open field, except I'm in LA on La Cienega in the middle of rush-hour traffic. Votes: 0
When I go into making a movie, personally, I don't try to bring other pieces of movies with me. I think that finding a character, relating to her and making her as real as possible means forgetting all of that stuff and just trying to find the truth, in that particular character's words. Votes: 0
I have a '68 Mustang, which is my baby. I've had her for about six years, which is kind of a miracle, considering how many times she's been stolen. Votes: 0
Injustice can never be stood for. Votes: 0
I'm fighting for the right to get married. For other people. Votes: 0
I was a lifeguard. It was my summer job growing up, and I never saved anyone. I never had to, thank goodness. Votes: 0
At the end of the day, I think there is an important moment happening in our society right, and I have to do the right thing. At the end of the day, I don't label myself one way or another. I come from a place where I find it hard to identify with a label. I've dated men in the past, and now I'm dating a woman, and I see it as ultimately no big deal. Votes: 0
By the time I was seventeen, I was on my way to Hollywood and didn't look back. My family is supportive now, but like any adult guardian of a seventeen-year-old daughter, they were not thrilled with my plan to run off to the LA to make it as an actress. Even a somewhat functioning parent would think that was a bad, bad idea. Lucky for me, I didn't listen to them. Votes: 0
They are very different. Women who are empowered by it and have choices based off of their sexuality, are very different from the ones that are being taken advantage of. Votes: 0
I'm a big horror fan. I'm a genre fan. I like to make these movies. They're my favorite kinds of movies to make. Votes: 0
I had always been a reader and a skeptic, so when I was old enough to break away from organized religion, it just came naturally. Votes: 0
I always felt like an outcast at school. I had good friends, but none that I truly related to. Votes: 0
I love things that have a vintage feel to them, just because there's a certain texture to them that we just don't have anymore. In fact I think I've been stuck in the 50s or 60s for a while. Votes: 0
We come from a somewhat puritanical and chauvinistic point-of-view, so that when we're asked questions about women being empowered by sexuality, we often confuse it with women who are victimized by it. Votes: 0
I don't shoot anything. I could never kill an animal. My dad does all the hunting, and he eats everything that he kills. Votes: 0
I don't want to play into the perception that all women should look like fourteen year old boys. I don't want to add to that pressure for young girls. But in Hollywood, there is a constant pressure to look a certain way. Votes: 0
I naturally have some curves, like most women, just unfortunately not like most women in Hollywood. I'm only considered curvy in Hollywood. It's a weird town. Votes: 0
Like most girls, I constantly have to watch my weight, because if I didn't my curves would get ahead of me. Votes: 0
A lot of nudity in my early movies was out of necessity. When I came out to Hollywood, I didn't know anybody, I didn't have any connections. I did what a lot of people have to do in the real world, and just work up from the bottom. Votes: 0
I've been around responsible gun ownership my whole life. Votes: 0
Trying to film a movie on a diet is hard enough, I can't imagine how it would be on drugs. Votes: 0
Hollywood can be a draining industry. For all the glitz and glory and wonderful parts of our business, it takes it's toll on your inner self. Votes: 0
Hollywood actresses age in dog years. I'm 25 in the rest of the world, but I'm about 48 in actress years. I'm just around the corner from my midlife crisis. Votes: 0
The feminist movement is often clouded with Gloria Steinem's perspective, but I feel like denying women their sexuality is just as chauvinistic. Votes: 0
I have successfully avoided being stereotyped into a specific category. I've worked very hard at that, and I'm proud of not being easily lumped into anybody's preconceived notions or expectations. Votes: 0
[Johnny Depp] a wonderful artist, and such a talented person. I got along with him, splendidly. He's charming and wonderful to work with. He's a dream. Votes: 0
I'm pretty confusing. But I do have an oil rig in my back yard. Votes: 0
You have to do something else by 30 years old, if you haven't found another way [as sexy and beautiful] to explore your own identity and make something of it. Votes: 0
We all appreciated a certain aesthetic, and with that appreciation came a certain stylized presence. Votes: 0
I would love nothing more to participate in a real struggle to find a character, and really delve into and develop a character. That's why I'm an actor. Votes: 0
I am a rebel, and I relate to the rebel spirit in Chenault [from the Rhum Dairy]. Votes: 0
I can definitely make an argument for atheism. I was very educated in scripture and dogma and the church, particularly the Catholic Church. I could not possibly know that I disagreed with religion unless I knew what I was disagreeing with. Votes: 0
Every pound for a woman in the real world is seven pounds for an actress. Votes: 0
What I really love about the Playboy bunny outfit, is it's all about a woman's silhouette. Votes: 0
I wanted to be a disgusting, oozing zombie, not a sexy, cleavage zombie, which is what I was expecting, given my previous film work. Votes: 0
I'm no mechanic but I can change my oil and I know what to do when I get a flat tire and I can hot-wire it in an emergency. Votes: 0
My favorite go-to modeling move was called "Be hungry." That was it. You just stand there, and be hungry. And that's all I have to say about the modeling industry. Votes: 0
I approach all of my movies with an open mind and a willingness to dive in and do what's asked of me. Votes: 0
I'd love to teach a self-defense class for ladies, specifically about running away from psychos in masks chasing them with chainsaws. Votes: 0
Many states have laws against cousin marriage, which I think are ridiculous - people should be allowed to make that choice. Votes: 0
There's something nice and valuable and wonderful about the suspense and the classic horror that doesn't just crutch on blood and the almost pornographic view of fear. Votes: 0
I've made movies that were adaptations and I've been kind of frustrated by the process because, you know that old axiom, 'It's never as good as the book'? It's often true because nothing competes with your own imagination. When you're reading a book and you imagine something in your head, nothing's going to compete with that. Votes: 0
I'm not opposed to nude scenes, if they're appropriate. I'm not against them morally. But I personally no longer find movie nudity to be worth my while. Votes: 0
I want to be able to create characters for as long as I can and I want to tell stories for as long as I can but unfortunately I'm not given those opportunities because I'm often boxed into the former category. Votes: 0
For the most part I pick movies based on the merit of the script, and the merit of the script only. Votes: 0
If you're not seeing each other anymore because things are so strained, and your only communication is a weekly e-mail, and you're wondering which medium is most appropriate for announcing your desire to break up - guess what, you've already broken up. Votes: 0
I'm thankful for the work that feminists like Gloria Steinem have done. I am a feminist, but the geography for women today is vastly different than it was in the '60s. Votes: 0
I can't be a part of the problem. I hate the idea of a label just as much as anyone else but I'm with who I'm with, I love who I love and I'm if not a better actress than I was yesterday and my personal life should have no effect on that. I think that the injustice of people staying in the closet is more than I can bear with a clear conscience and I couldn't sleep at night if I was a part of that problem, if I was part of the lies. Votes: 0
I've got a soft spot for true individuals. Votes: 0
All I've ever needed is myself. Votes: 0
Even though I don't believe in God, I feel strangely compelled to fight the atheist label. Votes: 0
Im not the kind of person to just sit back and lose something I worked hard on, so, naturally, Ive taken steps to be further involved in a process when most actors arent. Votes: 0
I don't want to be labeled as one thing or another. In the past I've had successful relationships with men, and now I'm in this successful relationship with a woman. When it comes to love I am totally open. I don't want to be put into a category, as in 'I'm this' or 'I'm that. Votes: 0
I would never imagine a mate based on a certain sex or race. Votes: 0
Modern cars I don't like so much. Votes: 0
I don't label myself one way or another. I love who I love; it's the person that matters. Votes: 0
I love my horror films and they will always be very close to me. Votes: 0
I think there's a part when you sign your soul to the devil and start working in Los Angeles that you also sign away that you could be a human being in anyone's eye. You're like a robot! Votes: 0
I come from a place where I find it hard to identify with a label. Votes: 0
I don't feel like millions of people are wrong because they love who they love or they were born how they were born. Votes: 0
When I go into making a movie, personally, I don't try to bring other pieces of movies with me. Votes: 0
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