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Independence of EFSA's GMO risk assessment challenged
Complaint filed with the EU Ombudsman
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Testbiotech, supported by Corporate Observatory Europe (CEO), is today filing a new complaint with the EU Ombudsman questioning the independence of the chair of the panel of experts tasked with assessing the risk of new genetically engineered plants entering the European Union. Harry Kuiper has chaired the GMO Panel at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) since 2003 but has also maintained strong ties with International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) including taking part in a task force led by a Monsanto employee. ILSI is funded by the food and agrochemical industry and Kuipers work on the task force was alongside staff from Bayer, Dow AgroSciences, Dupont and Syngenta, all of which produce genetically engineered plants.
Testbiotech research has shown that the work of this ILSI task force has directly influenced Kuiper's work at EFSA. Kuiper is expected to leave the GMO panel within the next few months as he comes to the end of his term. Christoph Then of Testbiotech said: "We urgently need more clarity. Harry Kuiper has been involved in each and every case of risk assessment of genetically engineered plants since the start of EFSA. The public has a right to know if consumers and the environment were really protected in the best possible way."
Nina Holland from Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) added: "Harry Kuiper's position as a chair of the GMO Panel is a clear case of conflict of interest. This raises important questions about the decisions made while he was chair and we want the Ombudsman to investigate this. "
EFSA recently introduced new rules to improve its independence, which has been welcomed by many observers [1]. Testbiotech and CEO remain concerned that the problem of widespread conflicts of interest has not been solved. A number of EFSA experts have strong ties to the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) and EFSA has not taken action to remedy this.
The EU Ombudsman has already upheld another complaint concerning the former head of the GMO unit at EFSA, Suzy Renckens who went through the "revolving doors" to work as a lobbyist for the biotech industry. In December 2011, the Ombudsman came up with a first recommendation stating that, "EFSA should acknowledge that it failed to observe the relevant procedural rules." It was Renckens that at her time at EFSA was responsible for overseeing conflicts of interest in the GMO panel, and who should have acted on the case of Harry Kuiper.
[1] EFSA information on the interpretation of the new rules on independence indicates that experts would be allowed to be involved in ILSI actvities, except "if the subject matter of the taskforce or working group included any advice or development of assessment methods for regulated products or substances, that would be considered as activity V.B (ad hoc or occasional consultancy)". Activities in this category (current or historic) are not allowed for panel chairs and vice-chairs; and current activities are not allowed for regular panel members. Kuiper's activities for the ILSI biotech taskforce is unlikely to have been allowed as this taskforce promoted concepts relevant for GMO risk assessment.
Nina Holland, Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO), ceonina@corporateeurope.org, Tel. +32 (0)2 893 0930, Mobile: +31 (0) 6 302 85 042 , www.corporateeurope.org
Christoph Then, Testbiotech, info@testbiotech.org, Tel. + 4915154638040, www.testbiotech.org
Letter to the Ombudsman
The complaint
Testbiotech report "European Food Safety Authority: A playing field for the biotech industry"
Corporate Europe Observatory Report: "Conflicts on the menu - A decade of industry influence at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)"
The case of Suzy Renckens and the previous case of the EU Ombudsman
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Awareness is the key to defeat COVID-19
New Delhi [India], June 29: As India is recording daily huge drops in the number of active cases; the fear of the third wave is still inevitable. It is a noble idea to get the whole country vaccinated as soon as possible and secure the whole nation against unprecedented circumstances.
Following a surge in infections that killed hundreds of thousands, NGO groups are spreading the word about receiving COVID-19 shots to India's poor and old, and transporting some to vaccination centers in rickshaws and cabs.
The Gunjan Foundation, which provides free education and humanitarian work to underprivileged and orphaned children, has concentrated its efforts on poorer neighborhoods, where many people lack even basic knowledge about immunizations, according to the organization.
"We found out that a whole lot of people above 60 weren't even aware that they could vaccinate and protect themselves. To promote awareness we have been sharing links related to vaccination drive through our social media so they know how and where to get vaccinated," Founder and MD, Gunjan Foundation, Sushma Singhvi said.
"The Central government has begun the free vaccination for all campaign for every Indian and I believe the biggest beneficiary of this phase of India's vaccination drive shall be the poor, the middle class, and the youth of the country. I request every citizen of India to get vaccinated. Together we will defeat Covid-19. We have been counselling parents of the children of our school to get the vaccination; we are in talks with the local RWA and plan to let them use our school premises as a Vaccination Centre. We have ensured that our personal and official staff faces no difficulty in getting their jabs," she added further.
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Moreover, prominent celebrities and influencers in the entertainment and sports industries, including singers and athletes, have already received their first corona vaccination shots. Sawan Karan Giri, a singer from Bihar, received his first dose of the vaccine and shared photos from the vaccination centre with his admirers, urging them to be vaccinated as well. Despite the fact that his account was hacked and he had to deal with the consequences, he believes that all public figures may use social media to steer their particular communities in the path towards vaccination. Karan has millions of fans on social media, and he is spreading the word about the need of being vaccinated and staying protected from the deadly coronavirus. @sawankarangiriofficial is Karan's new Facebook page.
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Highs, lows of Bay Area theater in 2012
Entertainment // Performance
Robert Hurwitt
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High: Annie Baker's "Vermont Plays." It wasn't planned, but the Bay Area debut of the very hot young playwright Annie Baker turned into the serial event of the season. Four theaters delivered pitch-perfect stagings of Baker's first three plays, all set in the fictional Vermont town of Shirley, starting with Joy Carlin's hilarious and touching Aurora Theatre production of "Body Awareness" in February. Baker's remarkable talent for finding the universal in the everyday seemed to grow more impressive with each show, from the eloquent prolonged silences of SF Playhouse's "The Aliens," directed by Lila Neugebauer, through the acting-class revelations of "Circle Mirror Transformation," a Marin Theatre Company-Encore Theatre co-production staged by Kip Fagan. Baker's acute ear makes you listen with a new attentiveness.
Low: Theaters close: The news isn't all bad. Quite a few Bay Area companies are building, opening or moving to improved spaces. But the economic downturn claimed several more victims in 2012. Traveling Jewish Theatre closed its final season in the spring. Brava Theater laid off Artistic Director Raelle Myrick-Hodges and Executive Director Hetal Patel and stopped producing its own work in February, and Lorraine Hansberry Theatre announced it was giving up its theater in the summer. But Brava saved its home from foreclosure and still hosts many community programs. Like Hansberry's Steven Anthony Jones, Brava interim leader Anastacia Powers Cuellar has a promising plan to rebuild its production capabilities and audience base. No such hopes accompany the closings of San Jose's Arclight Repertory Theatre and the Retro Dome (its lease ends in January). Contra Costa's long-troubled Willows Theatre rewrote the book on bad closing practices when its board dissolved the company and shut its two theaters without bothering to inform the actors in its current or upcoming productions.
Most improved: San Francisco Playhouse: Bill English and Susi Damilano's once little mom-and-pop theater took a giant leap when it assumed the lease at the former Post Street Theatre from Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, more than doubling the size - and comfort - of its potential audience. The 10-year-old former SF Playhouse, with a knack for attracting top acting and directing talent, celebrated its new maturity by tweaking its name and opened its newly renovated space with a potent "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson" in October.
MVP: Mark Jackson: Sometimes it seems that no theater season would be complete without at least three productions from triple-threat director-playwright-performer Jackson at his primary artistic homes, Shotgun Players, Aurora Theatre and San Francisco State University (where he also teaches). Every show, since his dynamic early "Io Princess of Argos" and sweeping, bold "The Death of Meyerhold," is at least exhilarating in its intellectual challenges, sharp visual images and expressive physical acting, and every year at least one of his shows makes my Top 20 list. This year opened with his bright, comic colonial-theatrical history study "God's Plot" at Shotgun Players, plunged into the denser, tantalizing sexual politics of his "Salomania" at Aurora (where his directing of "Metamorphosis" was a highlight of 2011) and ends with his brilliant staging of "Woyzeck" at Shotgun.
Einstein on the Beach: Equal parts opera, dance, still cutting-edge performance art and bold nonlinear theater, the landmark 1976 collaboration between director-librettist Robert Wilson and composer Philip Glass, with magnetic choreography by Lucinda Childs, lit up the Cal Performances season with four uninterrupted hours of mesmerizing stagecraft.
Any Given Day: Scottish playwright Linda McLean made her Bay Area debut with the gritty, fiercely empathetic realism of an achingly poignant look at ordinary lives, sumptuously performed by James Carpenter, Stacy Ross, Amy Kossow and the rest of the cast in Jon Tracy's Magic Theatre production.
Chinglish: David Henry Hwang, a past master of exploring the East-West culture clash, and director Leigh Silverman derive penetrating comedy from an American's adventures in China, opening Berkeley Rep's season with a tale of business, intrigue and romance lost and found in mistranslations.
Woyzeck: Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan's sensuous melodies and sardonic lyrics envelop the fractured shards of Georg Büchner's seminal tragedy to create riveting, comic and touching drama in Mark Jackson's excellent Shotgun Players staging of Robert Wilson's adaptation (through Jan. 27).
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The Book of Mormon: Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone's joyously raunchy irreverence sets the tone, but it's the reverential use of tried-and-true showbiz tropes that makes true believers in this "South Park" Broadway blockbuster about Mormon missionaries in Africa in its too-short SHN run (through Dec. 30).
Humor Abuse: Lorenzo Pisoni opened the year at ACT unpacking 90 minutes of expertly performed nonstop hilarity and beloved local theater history, wrapped in an affecting look at a child's bond with his clown father, in the Pickle Family Circus' child clown's solo show with director Erica Schmidt.
Bruja: The masterful Luis Alfaro ("Oedipus el Rey") reinvents another Greek tragedy in a resonant Mesoamerican idiom, riding deep currents of indigenous magic to reframe the ancient tale of Medea in modern form and strike dramatic gold in Loretta Greco's Magic Theatre world premiere.
The Hundred Flowers Project: Two hours of hairpin-turn paradigm shifts make for exciting, brain-twisting theater in Christopher Chen's look at a theater collective getting lost in trying to dramatize Mao's Cultural Revolution, a Crowded Fire Theater world premiere smartly staged by Desdemona Chiang.
Precious Little: A clarity-seeking linguist encounters disturbing ambiguities in her amniocentesis in Madeleine George's spare, rich little gem filled with verbal miscommunications and eloquent silences as directed by Marissa Wolf for Shotgun Players.
The Other Place: Playwright Sharr White's breakthrough, Broadway-bound mystery play - on many levels - opened the Magic's season with a gripping blend of shifting realities, well-planted clues and red herrings in Loretta Greco's engrossing production. {sbox}
Robert Hurwitt is The San Francisco Chronicle's theater critic. E-mail: rhurwitt@sfchronicle.com
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Published Sunday, February 21, 2016
Pakistan Super League (PSL) T20 cricket playsoffs are underway at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
The inaugural edition has witnessed remarkable success with weekend games witnessing full-capacity crowd.
We're just one match away from the final and cricket fever is reaching its peak here in the UAE.
The success of the tournament is reflected in the final match being almost a sold-out affair, three-days before the match.
Few official tickets for the final match are still on sale in places such as AJ Sports in Dubai's Karama area.
"Tickets are selling like hot cakes. Just a few tickets are left," said an official selling tickets at the outlet.
Meanwhile, PSL's official website for ticket sale - Kyazoonga.com - shows all tickets – from Dh30 to Dh900 – have been sold out.
Tickets for the final, however, have been put up for sale on the social media websites, at much higher rates.
A seller is offering Dh30 tickets for Dh35 on dubizzle.com.
When contacted by Emirates 24|7, he said: "I bought these tickets online. I've a package of 10 tickets. I am selling a Dh30 ticket for Dh35."
Another seller is re-selling the Dh30 tickets for Dh170.
Other tickets are being sold at double the original price – Dh900 ticket is being sold for Dh1,800, as per online ads.
The underdogs and most-economical club with a $11-million price tag, Quetta Gladiators have surprised and are the first team that has qualified for the final.
The winner of today's game between Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi will clash in the finals with the Gladiators on Tuesday, February 23, for the title.


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County Board of Education Awards Belated Diplomas to Five Veterans
179 Operation Recognition Diplomas Presented Since 2001
Sacramento County Office of Education / Sacramento County Office of Education News / County Board of Education Awards Belated Diplomas to Five Veterans
May 2015 Operation Recognition diploma recipients were honored by Sacramento County Board of Education trustees.
To enthusiastic cheers and applause, five individuals were awarded long overdue high school diplomas in a ceremony held May 19 by the Sacramento County Board of Education. Operation Recognition honors the contributions of veterans and Japanese American citizens who missed completing high school due to World War II, the Korean War or the Vietnam War.
Honorees in attendance, joined by family members and friends, gathered with County Board of Education trustees inside the David P. Meaney Education Center for a pre-ceremony reception. The West Campus High School Jazz Band provided music for the reception, the West Campus High chorus sang the National Anthem, and a flag ceremony presented by the Marine Corps League of Folsom Color Guard opened the event. Board President Brian Rivas conducted a brief meeting of the Board, during which Trustees unanimously voted to bestow diplomas.
Student speaker Carina Quiroz, a senior from Franklin High School, in the Elk Grove Unified School District, gave a special tribute to those who made sacrifices during times of war by reading her award-winning essay based on the theme "How We Can Thank Our Veterans." The essay earned her first place, and a $500 college scholarship, in the SCOE Operation Recognition Essay Contest sponsored by SAFE Credit Union. SAFE Credit Union Education Manager Amanda Merz presented Quiroz with the check.
"Actions speak louder than words. We must thank our veterans by making the best out of the freedom they fought for. Be a good person. Help those in need. Give back to the community. Make this country a better place for having lived in it," Ms. Quiroz said.
Trustees presented diplomas to the following individuals:
James L. Davis, now a resident of Rancho Cordova, was attending James Monroe High School in Bronx, New York, when he began military service in the U.S. Navy. He served as a Signalman Second Class during the Vietnam War, and was posted at the Air Naval Station in Alameda. He earned the Gold Wreath Award, the Navy Good Conduct Medal (twice), the National Defense Service Medal, and the Battle Efficiency "E" Award. In addition, he played point guard for the All-Navy basketball team.
Clifford M. Kanzler, a resident of Orangevale, left Limon High School in Limon, Colorado, to join the U.S. Navy. He served during the Korean War as a mechanical assembler. His last posting was to Naval Station Kodiak, in Alaska.
Joseph "Charlie" Martinez, is a resident of Elk Grove. At the time he joined the U.S. Marine Corps, he was attending Woodland High School. He served in the Vietnam War with Marine G2 Military Intelligence. He was responsible for classified documents, materials and communications, had top secret clearance, and was awarded the Good Conduct Medal. His last posting was to the Marine Corps Air Station El Toro in Southern California.
Daniel L. Pinola, a native of Sacramento, attended Grant Union High School when he joined the U.S. Air Force. He began his military service during the Vietnam War and stayed 20 more years, serving in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. In 1994, he retired from the Air Force as a Technical Sergeant. Among his many awards are the Air Force Commendation Medal, the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor, the Good Conduct Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal. He went on to earn a G.E.D. and an Associate of Science Degree in Computer-Aided Drafting and Design Engineering Technology from Missouri Southern State University.
The late Peter Rincon, a former student at Sacramento High School, served during World War II in the U.S. Army. He was a cannoneer in the 82nd Field Artillery Battalion, as well as qualifying as an M-1 rifle marksman, seeing service in the Pacific campaign. He received the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, the Philippine Liberation Ribbon, World War II Victory Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, and the Army of Occupation Medal. After his discharge from the Army, Mr. Rincon continued his service—as a civilian—performing electrical instrument repair at McClellan Air Force Base.
The County Board of Education unanimously adopted Operation Recognition in October 2001 and has since expanded the program to include recognition of qualifying Vietnam War veterans. Operation Recognition high school diplomas are authorized by the California Education Code (§ 51430 and § 51440).
The Board of Education has provided Operation Recognition high school diplomas to 179 individuals, including ten posthumous awards. Those interested in applying for the Operation Recognition diploma for themselves or a qualifying family member may contact SCOE at (916) 228-2416. The next award ceremony is scheduled for May 17, 2016.
Scholarship winner Carina Quiroz, a senior from Franklin High School, receives a $500 check from SAFE Credit Union representative Amanda Merz.
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Row over AKP rallies in Europe escalates
In the row over cancelled appearances of Turkish politicians in Germany Turkey's President Erdoğan has accused the German authorities of using Nazi practices. Some journalists harshly condemn Erdoğan's provocations and say the president has gone too far. Pro-government Turkish media angrily counter that flimsy excuses are being used in Germany to prevent AKP politicians from campaigning.
Star (TR) / 08 March 2017
Psychological battle against Turkey
Berlin will stop at nothing to prevent the AKP's referendum rallies in Germany, the pro-government daily Star rails:
"It seems that the German authorities are continuing their psychological warfare by systematically closing locations where Turkey's justice and economy ministers are scheduled to hold speeches. ... If Germany or any other country wanted to ban all election rallies for reasons having to do with domestic security, it would perhaps be understandable. But the fact that some terrorist organisations and Erdoğan opponents are being given permission to stage rallies and even receiving support for their No campaigns while only Yes events are banned for strange reasons like 'the room's fire safety provisions were insufficient', and the responsibility for this is then given to the municipality as if the [Turkish] partner didn't understand a thing doesn't testify to a clever strategy but to crass aggression."
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Phileleftheros (CY) / 07 March 2017
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Just who is moving towards fascism here?
Erdoğan's criticism and Nazi accusations against Germany are utterly inappropriate, Phileleftheros argues:
"People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, as the saying goes. Erdoğan is being brash, provocative and totally unfair when he says that Germany is behaving like a fascist state. It's not Germany's prisons that are filled with dissidents, but Turkey's. It's not in Germany that every voice that dares to say the truth is silenced, but in Turkey. It's not Germany that wants to change its constitution because it wants a strongman in charge, but Turkey. The Turkish president is used to acting like a ruffian and getting his way. He believes that he can achieve all his objectives with threats and empty words, forgetting that he's in a constitutional state. He may accuse Germany of Nazi practices but the truth is that he's the one who's forcing his country down the path of authoritarianism and fascism."
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Artı Gerçek (TR) / 06 March 2017
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Ankara's double standard
Ankara's stance in the dispute over the cancelled rallies is extremely hypocritical, the anti-government web platform criticises:
"The fact that Erdoğan used the world 'Nazi' in his speech on Sunday is a diplomatic scandal. ... And that the justice minister, who with each new statement proves that although he is not particularly skilled in the area of judicial culture he is a master of double standards, has described a practice routinely used in Turkey as 'fascist' now that it has been applied in Germany, is a disaster. Those who had requested the conference room in Germany concealed the fact that the minister was to hold a speech there and tried to pretend that the propaganda was a commemorative ceremony for [popular musician] Özay Gönlüm. ... President Erdoğan's accusations that the German state was assisting and inciting terror and his calls for it to be prosecuted for this were no doubt perceived less as a political statement than a Freudian slip."
Ragıp Duran
Neue Zürcher Zeitung (CH) / 07 March 2017
Integrated Turks immune to propaganda
Instead of talking about whether to ban rallies Germany's politicians should do more to encourage the integration of Turks living in Germany, the Neue Zürcher Zeitung argues, pointing out that their life in a parallel society makes them attractive for Erdoğan as potential voters:
"Certainly, there are many arguments in favour of the constitutional reform in Turkey that would strengthen Erdoğan's worrying grip on power failing. Nevertheless it is not up to Germany to try to influence this outcome. More promising than cat-and-mouse games or a ban, which could run counter to the German Basic Law, would be progress on integration policy. Such advances could lead Turkish immigrants to identify more strongly with the values of freedom, democracy and human rights - and hence with Germany. That would help to make them immune to unwelcome attempts at exerting influence on the part of a foreign authoritarian leader."
Peter Rasonyi
NRC Handelsblad (NL) / 07 March 2017
Fight with arguments, not with bans
AKP politicians also want to appear at rallies in the Netherlands, and the Dutch government is currently studying all the legal means for preventing a rally with the Turkish foreign minister. NRC Handelsblad opposes such steps:
"The freedom of opinion and the right of assembly are anchored in the Dutch constitution. We may not like what supporters of the Turkish constitutional reform are saying, but that's no reason to ban their rallies in the Netherlands. Unless, that is, they pose a threat to public order. But for now that's not the case. ... Of course the direction Turkey's democracy is taking is worrying - the country is still an EU accession candidate. But it can only be countered with arguments, and not by artificially banning democratic rights."
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Der Standard (AT) / 06 March 2017
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Rally ban would be a gift to Erdoğan
European democracies must grin and bear rallies attended by Turkish ministers, Der Standard writes:
"We should commit ourselves to the standards we've set for ourselves and guarantee the freedom of speech and opinion as long as no laws are broken. And if they are we must be strong enough to draw the consequences, even if they're unpleasant. We'll have to go that route, even if it gives us headaches. At least we have the legal instruments in place. A new, EU-wide ban for Turkish politicians would hardly reduce Ankara's pressure on individual countries - Germany, for example -, and instead would weaken the Union as a whole. Because a ban aimed at Turkey would merely help to justify President Erdoğan's narrative. He'd see the attack as aimed at him personally, as well as at his nation. And he'd say that although the EU preaches the rule of law, when push comes to shove it doesn't take it all that seriously. A ban would be a gift to him."
Gianluca Wallisch
Lidové noviny (CZ) / 06 March 2017
Turkish Germans as fifth column?
The rally ban for Turkish politicians in Europe is justified even if it represents a curtailment of free speech, Lidové noviny concludes:
"It should make us wary when Turkey's President Erdoğan starts posturing as a defender of that freedom and accusing Germany of Nazi practices. Perhaps he is counting on a reaction from the multicultural elites in Germany who have a weakness for 'people with a migration background'. The basic question is where the boundary lies between freedom of speech for politicians and inadmissible campaigning on the territory of a sovereign state. … If President Erdoğan continues to target German-Turks as his voters he will reinforce the impression among Europeans that this group - and Muslims in general - are a kind of fifth column."
Zbyněk Petráček
Večernji list (HR) / 06 March 2017
Turkish president has Merkel over a barrel
Germany is not in a position to respond more resolutely to Erdoğan's provocations, Večernji list explains:
"Merkel isn't bothered by the Nazi accusations coming from Turkey. She's far more worried that Erdoğan might decide to allow the 3.5 million refugees to leave Turkey and head for Europe. Another wave of refugees could cost her her re-election and push the EU to the brink of collapse. … Erdoğan now wants to visit Germany in person. If he isn't allowed to, he will do everything he can to destabilise Merkel, Germany and the EU. Perhaps this is the reason why neither Germany nor the EU have taken serious action to ensure that human rights and press freedom are respected in Turkey. … We may all end up paying a heavy price for the combination of European timidity and laxness and Erdoğan's shrewdness and brazen resolve."
Marina Šerić
Deutschlandfunk (DE) / 02 March 2017
1,600,000 (2017)
Rifts are deepening
Banning referendum rallies with AKP ministers in Germany is short-sighted, Deutschlandfunk comments:
"Turkey's domestic conflicts have long since become an issue in Germany - along with all those of Turkish origin who live here. Of course many democrats among them will feel offended by rallies aimed at reinforcing autocratic structures in Turkey. However there are also those who support these rallies. And the rifts will only become deeper and the conflicts escalate if they are reinforced in their belief that decisions to allow or cancel such rallies are taken in a one-sided fashion. ... In recent months the German government has often been unclear regarding Turkey. In this point, however, government spokesperson Steffen Seibert is right: anyone who criticises restrictions on the freedom of opinion in Turkey must be ready to uphold this freedom in Germany - to the extent that the law allows."
Gudula Geuther
Xenophobia instead of dialogue
The cancellation of a rally in Gaggenau where the Turkish justice minister was to speak shows that Berlin is shifting to the right in the election campaign, the pro-government paper Star believes:
"Germany is being flooded by uncontrolled migration. This situation threatens to sap the German economy at the same time as radical nationalism and xenophobia are on the rise in the country. ... Merkel could try to use the topic of immigration in particular to find solutions with Turkey. Turkey's accession process could have advantages for both sides regarding the EU's financial and personnel resources. But she's not trying. On the contrary, instead of striking out on a new path, she herself has been moving in the direction of ultra-nationalism, introversion and protectionism, tapping into the potential offered by the Alternative for Germany (AfD). Hence the mentality of the AfD has already infiltrated the government. And Merkel's challenger Schulz is doing the same thing on the left."
Mustafa Kartoğlu
Deutschlandfunk (DE) / 24 February 2017
Don't stoop to the same level
Germany can't demand that freedom of the press and freedom of assembly be respected in Turkey while at the same time telling the Turkish president to shut up, Deutschlandfunk warns:
"We cannot and should not fight the autocrat in Ankara with his own weapons. We must counter him with the openness of democracy. We can put our hopes in the Turkish community in Germany which has announced that it will urge people to say no in the referendum. We cannot expect much from the chancellor. Angela Merkel will do anything to avoid jeopardising the refugee deal with Erdoğan so it's unlikely that much criticism will come from that quarter. … Nonetheless Merkel must react: Berlin cannot simply accept Turks being marginalised and intimidated in Germany or government-critical journalists being threatened and spied on here. It must respond with very clear words. We must let Erdoğan - the magician who is turning into a dictator - speak, but we mustn't let him make fools of us."
Frank Capellan
Bild (DE) / 24 February 2017
Erdoğan should stay at home
The prospect of Erdoğan coming to Germany during his campaign is not at all appealing to Bild:
"The president wants to turn Turkey into an authoritarian state: the office of prime minister is to be abolished, the parliament weakened and Erdoğan to become far more powerful than he already is. That's the opposite of more democracy, and leads Turkey away from Europe. Erdoğan must not be allowed to campaign for this here in Germany! Just as other heads of state should not be allowed to campaign for votes from their own countrymen here, Turkey's domestic conflicts have no place in the German Federal Republic. Erdoğan would do better to stay at home and focus on the problems in his own country. He's got his hands full there."
Franz Solms-Laubach
Germany's cowardly stance is embarassing
The passiveness of the German government is a slap in the face for German-Turks who want nothing to do with politicians like Erdoğan and Yıldırım, Deutschlandfunk rails:
"Why on earth should these people want to openly declare their allegiance to Germany, how can they see themselves as truly part of this society, and which politicians can they believe in when the German government always adopts such a wishy-washy, cowardly stance vis-à-vis the Turkish government? Binali Yıldırım's conduct in Oberhausen was by no means the first display of testosterone-fuelled, platitude-laden behaviour on the part of an AKP politician in Germany. Let us all hope and work to ensure that it was the last."
Daniel Heinrich
Daily Sabah (TR) / 21 February 2017
Turkuvaz Gazete Dergi Basim A.S.
Berlin boycotting "yes" campaign
German Justice Minister Heiko Mass (SPD) has said that anyone wanting to take advantage of free speech in Germany must respect the rule of law and the freedom of the press. But the minister is far more tolerant of the "no" camp than of the "yes" camp, the pro-government newspaper Daily Sabah complains:
"The minister is condoning 'no' campaigns above all in Saarland by outlawed PKK proponents, deputies from the PKK-linked Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP). ... While other politicians besides the federal minister of justice are engaging in efforts to hinder the 'yes' campaigns in Germany, the calls for 'no' votes don't seem to bother anyone. Informal meetings encourage people to vote 'yes' in Germany have been banned, which is an impediment to people exercising their democratic rights. This is clearly anti-democratic interference in the upcoming referendum."
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Q: XMPP requests testing tool like Postman I would like to play around XMPP to learn and test some RFCs. But writing app to test them is just something I want ro avoid because of limited time.
For rest APIs Postman and the like have been time savers. So the question is, is there anything similar or at least closer that I can use to send XMPP requests and receive responses?

A: PSI+ (Qt, C++ ) client (github.com/psi-im/psi), allows to send raw XMPP stanzas...
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Silvina is been a papercutter for 8 years, she has been published in several books about Paper Cutting and did several paper illustration for publications. She is an illustrator and graphic designer, papercutter and very experienced teacher, excited to pass on these skills to other makers.
Silvina was excellent, the setting was lovely, and I got to spend a morning creating a beautiful piece of art. She also brought along delicious cakes and tea, and was well prepared for any mistakes we were all making. Highly recommended!
A fantastic afternoon spent with Silvina cutting paper shapes and learning how to mount them in a 'shadow box.' Would love to do more in due course!
I enjoyed Silvina's workshop so much! The way she gives you prepared items to cut, but also encourages and supports you to add your own ideas is fantastic. She'll help with technical advice on structure, and aesthetic on colour choices and layout if you need. I cane away with something truly unique and precious. Not to mention how Zen the experience is - very easy way to lose yourself for a few hours!
The papercutting workshop Silvina ran was fantastic. She created a relaxed and informal atmosphere for us to explore new papercutting techniques and was just the right amount of attentive without being overbearing. I loved it. My one piece of advice to get the best out of the workshop would be to think about what you want to create before hand. The time went so quickly... I was pleased I had an idea in mind. Would thoroughly recommend.
We learnt how to make a miniature botanical scene - I chose to make a replica of my home studio. It was really fun and I'm so happy with the results! Silvina is an amazing teacher who certainly knows her papercutting! She gave us gentle guidance when we needed it, but also encouraged us to use our own creativity and ideas to create a truly unique piece. We had the workshop in Silvina's lovely studio with lots of tea, coffee and cake. Working in a small group gave us loads of opportunity to get feedback, bounce ideas off each other and make new friends too :) Highly recommend!
I learnt how to create 3d images out of paper in a fun and relaxed class. The teacher was incredibly knowledge and friendly. We Silvina's help we could make anything that we could imagine into a 3D paper masterpiece. The final product was completely personal and bespoke - we didn't just have to follow templates, although these were available. I would recommend a class with Silvina to anybody and everybody, and the 'cherry on the cake' of her classes is that there is tea and cake! Perfect way to spend an afternoon.
This was three hours of fun and we all came away with a very personal work of art. I would recommend this course to anyone interested in paper crafts. Will be attending another course with Silvina in the future.
This was such a great session, Silvina was a brilliant host. She was supportive, fun and the time flew by! So pleased with what we achieved and learned. Highly recommend having a go at this.
Such a fantastic workshop, I found it really inspiring, relaxing and enjoyable.
Silvina taught us how to cut beautiful botanical shapes out to make our own pieces of botanical art. The classes were very well prepared for, Silvina was friendly and a great teacher and we were all very proud of our work at the end. The class was held in the Greenhouse conservatory at Emmaus Brighton which is the perfect location for crafting. We would highly recommend Silvina as a teacher and look forward to more of her classes in the future.
Silvia is a wonderful teacher who is a master at what she does. With her guidance I made a beautiful 2D paper picture of plants which hangs on my wall with pride. Silvina brings templates and can help you make bespoke designs too. Her classes are relaxed and fun and there is tea and cake! Perfect way to spend some time!


The list below includes 1166 free or cheap things to do in or near Lakewood, California, including 132 different types of inexpensive activities like Parks, Movie Theaters, Bowling and Walking Trails.
From Mae Boyar Park to San Martin Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Lakewood and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Los Angeles, Pasadena, Long Beach and Cerritos.
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Mae Boyar Park offers a range of activities. There are playground areas and a wading pool. All playground and pool areas are gated. The park provides basketball courts and areas that may be reserved for large parties.
Rynerson Park is a leisure park that includes picnic areas on the western side with restrooms nearby. The park also features a paved trail that can be used for running, dog walking, or biking.
The Lakewood Community Garden is a 3-acre garden that offers garden plot rentals to residents of the local community. The garden is popular among those who share a love for growing and maintaining flowers and other plants.
Home Run Dog Park spans 2 acres and has separate fenced areas for big and small dogs. All dogs must be brought on a leash, be licensed with current tags, spayed/neutered, and over 6 months old.
Running alongside the San Gabriel River, West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail takes visitors through an area with native plants as well as wildlife. The trail is used primarily for walking including dog walking.
Used for sports activities, Mayfair Park provides fields and courts for tennis, baseball, basketball and soccer. It features a swimming pool, one playground for older children and another for younger children, picnic areas, a shelter and open grass fields.
Biscailuz Park is a community park that is best identified for its gated playground and shady trees. The playground features a slide and a rock climbing wall and the park also has a baseball field.
Acquired by the City of Lakewood in 1971, Cherry Cove Park is situated on three acres and features a children's playground at its center. The park offers picnic tables, shade trees and a large turf area.
With several nature trails starting on the property, Monte Verde Park offers visitors a place to view native plants like Oak trees. The park has a lodge where visitors can sign up for fitness and arts classes.
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It has been quite some time since I have written an 'Why I Admire….' post. I guess there was nobody who really stood out for me since I wrote my post on Taylor Swift. However, a trip down memory lane to the upbeat music of Kylie Minogue reminded me just how much admiration I have for her. Whether you like her music or not is a minor detail. Kylie is a good role model and an influential woman. Let me tell you why.
She is a survivor. While some people may have forgotten about this dark time in her life, Kylie fought and won breast cancer following her diagnosis back in 2015. One can only imagine how awful it must have been for her to have this chapter of her life spread across newspapers, but she handled the situation with dignity and class and maintained a positive attitude throughout.
She has a great personality. It is rare to come across a celebrity who has enjoyed such a long and successful career as Kylie, but has managed to remain down to earth. I find her really endearing to watch when interviewed due to her sweet and wholesome attitude. Living a clean life is nothing to be ashamed of and I am glad there is a public figure out there who projects this.
She is career driven and ambitious. Again, Kylie is enjoying a very long and successful career, something which can be almost considered rare in an age where many become famous for doing nothing in particular. This is not easy and I think one of the main reasons why Kylie's success has continued is her ability to reinvent herself and be relevant in the present day. This type of attitude I consider to be an inspiration no matter what type of career you are embarking on.
She is very talented. While her voice cannot be ranked with the likes of Mariah and Whitney, she is a very talented performer in her own right. Not only has she transformed her image numerous times, she has also adjusted her music style to fit into a number of different genres which is an example of true talent.
She shows that one can be famous and have a private life. This can be brought back again to the fact that Kylie is one classy lady. It is often considered that as a celebrity it is almost impossible to keep your business out of the tabloids. However, as far as my brain can recall, we never read any scandalous news about Kylie, going to show that one can keep personal matters private. Such a conscious effort to do so is something I feel should be taken on board in all our lives to combat this strong urge to overshare on social media.
What do you think of Kylie Minogue? Do you like her? Or do you have another role model?
Her music is just so upbeat. I think her positivity is infectious.


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Best camp table
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Portal Outdoor Picnic Table
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CampLand Outdoor Folding Table
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Open the digitalSTROM configurator and select the tab "activities".
Navigate into the room that contains the cord dimmer that you want to edit.
Then select the cord dimmer to be edited.
After that select the mood scene in which you want to turn off the LED.
Click on "edit activity settings" to open the settings of the cord dimmer.
Now select "advanced settings" in the activity settings.
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Salting the earth
Not to be confused with Salt of the earth or Salting (confidence trick).
This article is about the symbolic practice. For salt in the soil, see Soil salinity.
For Wikipedia's page creation protection, see Wikipedia:SALT.
Salting the earth, or sowing with salt, is the ritual of spreading salt on conquered cities to symbolize a curse on their re-inhabitation.[1][2] It originated as a symbolic practice in the ancient Near East and became a well-established folkloric motif in the Middle Ages.[3] Contrary to popular belief, using salt in this way would not have been a practical method of rendering an area unfit for crop production due to the very large quantity of salt required.
1 Destroying cities
2 Punishing traitors
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Destroying cities[edit]
The custom of purifying or consecrating a destroyed city with salt and cursing anyone who dared to rebuild it was widespread in the ancient Near East, but historical accounts are unclear as to what the sowing of salt meant in that process.[citation needed]
Various Hittite and Assyrian texts speak of ceremonially strewing salt, minerals, or plants (weeds, "cress", or kudimmu, which are associated with salt and desolation[4]) over destroyed cities, including Hattusa, Taidu, Arinna, Hunusa,[2] Irridu,[5] and Susa.[6] The Book of Judges (9:45) says that Abimelech, the judge of the Israelites, sowed his own capital, Shechem, with salt, c. 1050 BC, after quelling a revolt against him. This may have been part of a ḥērem ritual[2] (see Salt in the Bible).
Starting in the 19th century,[7] various texts claimed that the Roman general Scipio Aemilianus Africanus plowed over and sowed the city of Carthage with salt after defeating it in the Third Punic War (146 BC), sacking it, and enslaving the survivors. Though ancient sources do mention symbolically drawing a plow over various cities, and salting them, none mention Carthage in particular.[8] The Carthage story is a modern invention of popular history, probably modeled on the story of Shechem, which entered scholarly literature for a period after 1930 and was discredited and retracted in the 1980s.[9][10][11]
When Pope Boniface VIII destroyed Palestrina in 1299, he ordered that it be plowed "following the old example of Carthage in Africa", and also salted.[12] "I have run the plough over it, like the ancient Carthage of Africa, and I have had salt sown upon it...."[13] The text is not clear as to whether he thought Carthage was salted. Later accounts of other saltings in the destructions of medieval Italian cities are now rejected as unhistorical: Padua by Attila (452), perhaps in a parallel between Attila and the ancient Assyrians; Milan by Frederick Barbarossa (1162); and Semifonte by the Florentines (1202).[14]
The English epic poem Siege of Jerusalem (c. 1370) recounts that Titus commanded the sowing of salt on the Temple,[15] but this episode is not found in Josephus.
Punishing traitors[edit]
Stone memorial to the Duke of Aveiro's punishment in Santa Maria de Belém, Lisbon.
In Spain and the Spanish Empire, salt was poured onto the land owned by a convicted traitor (often one who was executed and their head placed on a picota, or pike, afterwards) after their house was demolished.
This was done in Portugal as well. The last known event of this sort was the destruction of the Duke of Aveiro's palace in Lisbon in 1759, due to his participation in the Távora affair (a conspiracy against King Joseph I of Portugal). His palace was demolished and his land was salted.[16] A stone memorial now perpetuates the memory of the shame of the Duke, where it is written:
In this place were put to the ground and salted the houses of José Mascarenhas, stripped of the honours of Duque de Aveiro and others.... Put to Justice as one of the leaders of the most barbarous and execrable upheaval that... was committed against the most royal and sacred person of the Lord Joseph I. In this infamous land nothing may be built for all time.
In the Portuguese colony of Brazil, the leader of the Inconfidência Mineira, Tiradentes, was sentenced to death and his house was "razed and salted, so that never again be built up on the floor, ... and even the floor will rise up a standard by which the memory is preserved (preserving) the infamy of this heinous offender..."[17] He suffered further indignities, being hanged and quartered, his body parts carried to various parts of the country where his fellow revolutionaries had met, and his children deprived of their property and honor.[17][18][19][20]
Legends[edit]
An ancient legend says that Odysseus feigned madness by yoking a horse and an ox to his plow and sowing salt.[21]
Soil salinity
Salted bomb
"Salt of the earth", a metaphor that is part of a discourse on salt and light
Footnotes and references[edit]
^ Ridley, R.T. (1986). "To Be Taken with a Pinch of Salt: The Destruction of Carthage". Classical Philology. 81 (2): 140–146. doi:10.1086/366973. JSTOR 269786.
^ a b c Gevirtz, Stanley (1963). "Jericho and Shechem: A Religio-Literary Aspect of City Destruction". Vetus Testamentum. 13 (Fasc. 1): 52–62. JSTOR 1516752.
^ Stevens, Susan T. (1988). "A Legend of the Destruction of Carthage". Classical Philology. 83 (1): 39–41. doi:10.1086/367078. JSTOR 269635.
^ Weinfeld, Moshe. Deuteronomy and the Deuteronomic School, 1992, ISBN 0-931464-40-4, p. 110
^ Chavalas, Mark. The ancient Near East: historical sources in translation pp. 144-5.
^ Persians: Masters of Empire, by the editors of Time-Life Books. Alexandria, Va.: Time-Life Books, 1995. ISBN 0-8094-9104-4 pp. 7-8.
^ Ripley, George; Charles Anderson Dana (1863). The New American Cyclopædia: a Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge. 4. p. 39.
^ Visona, Paolo (1988). "On the Destruction of Carthage Again". Classical Philology. 83 (1): 41–42. doi:10.1086/367079. JSTOR 269636.
^ Warmington, B.H. (1988). "The Destruction of Carthage: A Retractatio". Classical Philology. 83 (4): 308–310. doi:10.1086/367123. JSTOR 269510.
^ Sedgwick, Henry Dwight (2005). Italy In The Thirteenth Century, Part Two. Kessinger Publishing, LLC. p. 324. ISBN 978-1-4179-6638-7.
^ Oerter, H. L. (1968). "Campaldino, 1289". Speculum. 43 (3): 429–450. doi:10.2307/2855837. JSTOR 2855837.
^ Hanna, Ralph and David Lawton, eds., The Siege of Jerusalem, 2003, line 1295
^ Joseph Hughes, An authentick letter from Mr. Hughes, a Gentleman residing at Lisbon..., London 1759, p. 25
^ a b Sentença proferida contra os réus do levante e conjuração de Minas Gerais (in Portuguese). Brazil. 1789 – via Wikisource.
^ Southey, Robert (1819). History of Brazil. 3. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. p. 684.
^ Worcester, Donald E. (1973). Brazil, From Colony to World Power. New York: Scribner. p. 52. ISBN 0-684-13386-5.
^ Bishop, Elizabeth (1962). Brazil. New York: Time. p. 31.
^ The story does not appear in Homer, but was apparently mentioned in Sophocles' lost tragedy The Mad Ulysses: James George Frazer, ed., Apollodorus: The Library, II:176 footnote 2; Hyginus, Fabulae 95 mentions the mismatched animals but not the salt.
Gevirtz, Stanley (1963). "Jericho and Shechem: A Religio-Literary Aspect of City Destruction". Vetus Testamentum. 13 (Fasc. 1): 52–62. JSTOR 1516752.
Ridley, R.T. (1986). "To Be Taken with a Pinch of Salt: The Destruction of Carthage". Classical Philology. 81 (2): 140–146. doi:10.1086/366973. JSTOR 269786.
Stevens, Susan T. (1988). "A Legend of the Destruction of Carthage". Classical Philology. 83 (1): 39–41. doi:10.1086/367078. JSTOR 269635.
Visona, Paolo (1988). "On the Destruction of Carthage Again". Classical Philology. 83 (1): 41–42. doi:10.1086/367079. JSTOR 269636.
Warmington, B.H. (1988). "The Destruction of Carthage: A Retractatio". Classical Philology. 83 (4): 308–310. doi:10.1086/367123. JSTOR 269510.
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Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Laws Bill 2008 [No. 2]
A Bill for an Act to appoint an Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Laws, and for related purposes
Registered 25 Jun 2008
Introduced Senate 23 Jun 2008
Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Laws Bill 2008
(Senators Troeth and Humphries)
Part 1—Preliminary 1
1 Short title....................................................................................................... 1
2 Commencement............................................................................................. 1
3 Object of Act................................................................................................. 2
4 Interpretation................................................................................................. 2
5 Application of Act........................................................................................ 2
Part 2—Independent Reviewer 3
6 Appointment of an Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Laws.................... 3
7 Acting Independent Reviewer....................................................................... 3
8 Functions of the Independent Reviewer........................................................ 3
9 Conduct of reviews by the Independent Reviewer....................................... 4
10 Power to obtain information and documents............................................... 4
11 Independent Reviewer to report.................................................................. 5
Part 3—Administrative Provisions 7
12 Terms and conditions of appointment........................................................ 7
13 Resignation.................................................................................................. 7
14 Termination of appointment....................................................................... 7
15 Disclosure of interests................................................................................. 8
Part 1—Preliminary
This Act may be cited as the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Laws Act 2008.
(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.
(2) If this Act does not commence under subsection (1) within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.
The object of this Act is to appoint an independent person to ensure ongoing and integrated review of the operation, effectiveness and implications of laws in Australia relating to terrorism.
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
terrorist act has the same meaning as in Part 5.3 of the Criminal Code Act 1995.
terrorism laws means any law or part of a law directed to the prevention, detection or prosecution of a terrorist act.
5 Application of Act
This Act applies both within and outside Australia and extends to every external Territory.
Part 2—Independent Reviewer
6 Appointment of an Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Laws
(1) For the purposes of this Act there must be an Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Laws.
(2) The Independent Reviewer must be appointed by the Governor‑General.
(3) Before a recommendation is made to the Governor‑General for the appointment of a person as the Independent Reviewer, the Prime Minister must consult with the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives about the appointment.
7 Acting Independent Reviewer
(1) The Prime Minister may appoint a person to act as the Independent Reviewer:
(a) during a vacancy in the office of Independent Reviewer; or
(b) during any period, or during all periods, when the Independent Reviewer is absent from duty or from Australia or is, for any reason, unable to perform the duties of the office;
but a person appointed to act during a vacancy must not continue so to act for more than 12 months.
(2) Before appointing a person to act as the Independent Reviewer, the Prime Minister must consult with the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives about the appointment.
8 Functions of the Independent Reviewer
The functions of the Independent Reviewer are: at the request of the responsible Minister; or of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security; or of the Independent Reviewer's own motion, to review the operation, effectiveness and implications of laws relating to terrorist acts. The Independent Reviewer must be free to determine priorities as he or she thinks fit.
9 Conduct of reviews by the Independent Reviewer
(1) The Independent Reviewer must, before commencing a review into legislation, inform the responsible Minister that the Independent Reviewer proposes to conduct the review.
(2) The Independent Reviewer may, for the purposes of this Act, obtain information, including information that is classified as confidential, from such persons, and make such inquiries, as the Independent Reviewer thinks is necessary for the conduct of a review.
(3) The Independent Reviewer must, before commencing a review of legislation, have regard to the functions of the Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, the Australian Federal Police, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, the Auditor‑General, the Ombudsman, and the Privacy Commissioner, in relation to that legislation, and may consult with all or any of them in relation to the review, with a view to ensuring a cooperative and comprehensive approach and to avoiding inquiries being conducted unnecessarily by more than one of them.
(1) Where the Independent Reviewer believes that a person is capable of producing documents relevant to the review being undertaken, the Independent Reviewer may, by notice in writing, require that person, within such period as is specified in the notice and which must be reasonable, to produce such documents to the Independent Reviewer.
(2) Where documents are produced, the Independent Reviewer may take possession of, make copies of, or take extracts from such documents and may retain possession of them for such period as the Independent Reviewer considers is necessary.
(3) Where the Independent Reviewer requires access to documents for the purposes of a review under this Act, and the documents have a national security classification, the Independent Reviewer must make arrangements with relevant agencies for protection of the documents while they remain in the Independent Reviewer's control, and for the secure return of the documents.
(4) Where the Independent Reviewer takes possession, copies or extracts of documents, the documents will be held securely by the Independent Reviewer and will be destroyed within 6 months of the completion of the inquiry.
(5) Where the Independent Reviewer believes that a person is capable of providing information relevant to the review being undertaken, the Independent Reviewer may, by notice in writing, require that person to attend before the Independent Reviewer to answer questions as relevant.
(6) A person is not liable to any penalty under the provisions of any other enactment by reason of his or her giving the information to the Independent Reviewer or producing the document to the Independent Reviewer.
(7) For the purposes of the Privacy Act 1988, the giving of the information to the Independent Reviewer or the production of the document to the Independent Reviewer is taken to be authorised by law.
11 Independent Reviewer to report
(1) Upon completion of each review of the operation, effectiveness and implications of a law relating to terrorism, the Independent Reviewer will report to the relevant Minister.
(2) A Minister must, as soon as practicable after receiving a report of a review of terrorism laws by the Independent Reviewer:
(a) present to each House of the Parliament a copy of the report, subject to the Independent Reviewer's certification that the report should be so presented and the deletion of any part whose publication the Independent Reviewer certifies may affect adversely national security or certifies should not be published on other compelling grounds;
(b) present to each House of the Parliament a response to the report, provided that a response to any report not certified for presentation, or any part whose publication the Independent Reviewer has certified should be deleted, must be made only to the Independent Reviewer.
(3) As soon as practicable after 30 June each year, the Independent Reviewer must provide to the Minister a report of the Independent Reviewer's activities during the preceding year and the Minister must, as soon as practicable after receiving the report, present to each House of the Parliament a copy of the report, subject to the Independent Reviewer's certification that the report should be so presented and the deletion of any part whose publication the Independent Reviewer certifies may affect adversely national security or certifies should not be published on other compelling grounds.
(4) A report of the Independent Reviewer that has been presented to the Parliament must be considered by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security and included in its annual report to the Parliament.
Part 3—Administrative Provisions
(1) The Independent Reviewer holds office for such period, not exceeding 5 years, as is specified in the instrument of appointment but, subject to subsection (2), is eligible for re‑appointment.
(2) A person is not eligible to be appointed to the office of Independent Reviewer more than twice.
(3) The Independent Reviewer may be appointed on a full‑time or part‑time basis.
A person appointed as Independent Reviewer may resign that office by writing signed by the Independent Reviewer and delivered to the Governor‑General.
(1) The Governor‑General may terminate the appointment of the Independent Reviewer by reason of misbehaviour or physical or mental incapacity.
(2) If the Independent Reviewer:
(b) being a person holding office on a full‑time basis:
(i) engages, except with the approval of the Prime Minister, in paid employment outside the duties of his or her office; or
(ii) is absent from duty, except on leave, for 14 consecutive days or for 28 days in any period of 12 months; or
(c) fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with section 15;
the Governor‑General must terminate the appointment of the Independent Reviewer.
(3) An Independent Reviewer must not be removed or suspended from office except as provided by this section.
15 Disclosure of interests
The Independent Reviewer must give written notice to the Prime Minister of all interests, pecuniary or otherwise, that the Independent Reviewer has or acquires and that could conflict with the proper performance of the Independent Reviewer's functions.


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Savanna Brito Wikipedia, Biography, Age, Husband, Net Worth
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Savanna Brito is an American meteorologist working at WTVO-TV/WQRF-TV serving as a meteorologist. She has been working at the station since joining in April 2022. She had also worked for other stations prior to joining WTVO/WQRF. For instance, he previously worked at WTWO/WAWV where he served as the weekday morning and noon meteorologist from September 2020 to April 2022. While there, she was in charge of creating fun and informative graphics to keep viewers engaged on social media as well as on-air. She also attended NWS events to stay involved with the rest of other local forecasters and meteorologists.
Savanna grew up in Northern Illinois. She attended Valparaiso University and graduated in just three and a half years. Savanna enjoyed learning about the types of weather phenomena that take place across the U.S. but likes to forecast severe weather the most.
After taking many rigorous meteorology courses at Valpo and being involved with VUTV (Valparaiso University Television – where she forecasted to the Crusaders), Savanna brings many strengths and knowledge in the field to Rockford.
Following her December 2019 graduation from Valpo, Savanna began her first post-college job in the news industry at WIFR in Rockford, Illinois in January 2020 as a Multimedia Journalist and Producer. She then started a position with WTWO/WAWV in Terre Haute, Indiana as the Weekday Morning & Noon Meteorologist in late September 2020. Now Savanna is working at her current position as a Meteorologist here at WTVO/WQRF as of early April 2022.
During her time at WTWO, Savanna highlights tracking an EF2 tornado live on the air during the December 10-11 2021 outbreak and covering two 8" snowstorms. She also visited many schools sharing her passion for weather with students of the Wabash Valley.
Savanna is no stranger to the industry. While attending Valpo, her first internship was working with WHBF in the Quad Cities with Chief Meteorologist Andy McCray.
Savanna Brito Skills:
Strengths include great communication skills and an outstanding work ethic. Well organized and great at getting tasks done in a timely manner. Works well both independently as well as collaboratively in a team setting. Excellent experience as a Meteorologist; live on-air severe weather and winter weather forecasts/cut-ins including tracking an EF2 tornado live on-air and covering two 8" snowstorms.
Computer skills include WSI Max, Intellicast, iNEWS, Arc Publishing, WordPress, Edius, Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Premiere Pro, InDesign, Photoshop), Microsoft Office Suite, and iMovie.
Savanna Brito Early Life:
Ever since the age of six years old, when she saw her first funnel cloud, Savanna has dreamt of being a broadcast meteorologist, so she is thrilled to get to forecast and live out her lifelong dream now back at home! She enjoys furthering her knowledge in weather and hopes to obtain meteorology seals in the near future.
In college Savanna was very involved in fitness. She held multiple roles at the campus fitness center. She began as a Desk Attendant and then got promoted to a Building Manager. She also led a fitness course for the university.
Sharing her love for weather is something else Savanna is very passionate about. She was a TA (Teachers Assistant) during her senior year of high school where she assisted in a classroom. One of the aspects she highlights was teaching the 5th grade students about weather and doing science experiments with them.
Savanna is a Chicago Bulls and Bears fan. When not working you can find her at the gym, traveling, and spending time with her friends and family.
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• Drove viewers on-air and online increasing station ratings, especially during inclement weather
• Responded to severe weather and winter weather by providing live on-air updates to ensure the public's safety
• Worked closely with other members of the weather team to develop accurate and comprehensive coverage
• Created fun and informative graphics to keep viewers engaged on-air and social media
• Attended NWS events or webinars to stay involved with other local Meteorologists/Forecasters
• Participated in community events to inform others about weather and the on-air product of forecasts
• Handled breaking news by quickly going out to gather information/video to put a story together for newscasts
• Worked in a daily high pressure and deadline driven environment to break news quickly and accurately; sought out new ways to tell engaging stories that captured the viewer's attention
• Dove deeper into surrounding counties by conducting online research and spoke with the public to learn more about important elements in the communities
• Brainstormed and developed story ideas, found potential interviewees, shot and edited packages/vosots, posted stories online and shared to various platforms of social media
• Produced the 10 p.m. newscast, boothed the show to make sure it ran smooth and ended on time
• Collaborated with the children and assist with any education needs
• Developed and conduct weekly activities for the children to help with learning skills
• Communicated with coworkers and parents regarding changes to the schedule and special events
• Developed in depth and accurate weather forecasts for Valparaiso University students
• Provided local weather updates for various social media platforms
• Studied the most recent set of weather data and participated in map discussions
• Designed graphics through WSI Max for the weather shows
• Enhanced presentation skills to tell accurate, engaging, and concise weathercasts on the green screen
• Gathered weather graphics for the five evening newscasts
• Interacted with the news team and gave them a weekly weather update
• Input weather forecast into the online platforms
• Designed weather questions for our weather trivia and interacted with viewers through various social media platforms
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