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TikTok ban: SC refuses urgent listing of hearing of plea
The Supreme Court Monday refused urgent listing of a plea challenging the recent Madras High Court order banning downloading of the 'TikTok' app over concerns of pornographic content.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the plea will come up for hearing in due course of time. The Madras High Court had on April 3 directed the Centre to ban mobile application 'TikTok' as it voiced concern that "pornographic and inappropriate content" were made available through such apps.
It had passed the interim order on a public interest litigation (PIL) petition which sought to ban Tik Tok on the grounds that it allegedly contained content that "degraded culture and encouraged pornography". PTI MNL SJK URD URD
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Out of all the features rolled out with WhatsApp beta, one of the most awaited and cherished one is the "dark mode" (or night mode). Apart from carrying along with it an aesthetically-pleasing dark design factor, dark mode can also add to the overall user experience by improving readability, reducing eye-fatigue, and enhancing the overall battery consumption on the device among others.
However, no word is out yet on the official launch of dark mode and it's still under works. But, till then you can play around with the feature on your device. Here's how.
WhatsApp Dark Mode for Android
The first step to be able to enable dark mode for WhatsApp on your device is to run the latest Android Q beta version. Once you have the OS running on your device, follow these steps:
Turn on the Android Q's native dark theme on the device by going to Settings, select Display, select theme, and then choose 'dark'.
Once you have enabled the dark theme, you then have to turn on 'developer options'. To enable developer options, go to Settings, select about phone, and then tap the "build number" seven times.
Now that you've enabled the developer option, you need to select "override force-dark" to apply the theme across all the apps on the phone.
Since you have applied dark mode across all the apps, you'll notice that WhatsApp too would have a dark theme across it. To apply dark mode to chat threads, hit settings – wallpaper – no wallpaper to darken up the thread section. You have now dark mode enabled on WhatsApp.
So, that was super simple on Android. Now, let's quickly look at how you can enable dark mode on WhatsApp for iOS.
WhatsApp Dark Mode for iOS
We'll now look at the 'smart-invert' method that basically uses the iOS 11's "smart invert' feature that reverses the display color in an iPhone. can give your WhatsApp a darker appearance on iOS.
Once you have iOS 11 on your phone, go to settings, select General, then Accessibility, select display accommodations – Invert colors – smart invert. You'll have a darker- looking appearance across your device, without it interfering with the quality of your photos or video.
However, the theme doesn't apply across all parts of WhatsApp. For instance, if you want a dark theme across chat threads, you'll have to pick a darker chat background wallpaper. Also, in case you don't want any discrepancies at all, in terms of media quality, you can disable the feature for other apps excluding WhatsApp.
Google is about to introduce a System-Wide Dark Theme with the arrival of Android Q. However, many apps from the company still lack proper Dark Mode. Gmail is one of these apps, but according to a new report, this is about to change. Google's App, Drive and Keep already received their Darker treatment, now the search giant is working hard to deliver a proper experience on their popular e-mail app.
According to a report from AndroidPolice, the long overdue dark mode is starting to show up in Gmail App. However, it still needs to be fully implemented. While developers could found it after digging into the code, the app still lacks a toggle to enable and disable the Dark interface. Furthermore, the dark mode seems to be available in settings only for the time being. It currently, pops up randomly whenever it wants.
Gmail is one of the most popular Google Apps for Android device. So it's a bit curious to see many other G-apps getting Dark UI treatment and Gmail left in the light-blinding the only option. We believe that Google is saving the best for last. Apparently, the dark mode appears in Gmail v2019.06.09. For instance, if you have this specific version installed in your device, you might sporadically enjoy the new implementation.
Google's Safe Browsing feature will only work if it knows what websites to protect you against, which is why the tech giant is encouraging users to report suspicious sites. The company has launched a new Chrome extension called Suspicious Site Reporter, which provides you a quick way to let Google know if a website looks, well, suspicious. It adds a flag right next to your other extensions that turns orange if it finds anything doubtful about the page you're visiting.
Sometimes the things it considers questionable are as trivial as the website not belonging in the top 5,000. But if it does find something truly unsavory, you can easily notify Google by clicking the Send Report button, which will send the company that website's URL, a screenshot of it and all the site's HTML. In the announcement, Google said the extension is for "power users",presumably, that means system administrators — but we were able to access it and send a report just fine.
In addition, Google is revealing a new feature for Chrome 75 that can prevent you from loading deceptive websites. If you try to load go0gle.com instead of google.com, for instance, the browser will issue a full page warning. It will ask if the legit website is the one you actually want to go to, because you don't usually visit the one you're loading.
To facilitate high quality Internet calls, communication app Truecaller on Tuesday launched a new feature called "Truecaller Voice" for its 140 million daily active users globally, the company said in a statement.
The in-app voice over Internet protocol (VoIP)-based feature would allow users to make free, high quality, low latency and quick to connect audio calls through Wi-Fi or mobile data connectivity.
"We are looking forward to effectively provide an end-to-end communication experience, where users can call, text, chat, filter messages, block spam and even make digital payments, all in one app," said Rishit Jhunjhunwala, Vice President, Product, Truecaller.
The company had quietly started rolling out this feature to Android users from earlier this month.
"We are also planning to expand this feature to iOS in a few weeks," Jhunjhunwala added.
In February, the app crossed 100 million daily users mark in India, from where the company attracts over 60 per cent of its global user base.
Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Truecaller was founded by Alan Mamedi and Nami Zarringhalam in 2009.
TikTok back on Google Play store
TikTok app has come again on the Google Play store and Apple app store . The app can again be downloaded and used without any limitations, unlike a few days back. The video creating app was removed by both Google and Apple from Play store and App store, respectively, after Madras High Court put a prohibition on the download of the TikTok app mid of this month.
The ban on downloads has now been removed by the HC.
The app was disallowed from download after southern Tamil Nadu state court told the government that it supports pornography, particularly child pornography. The court also mentioned that the TikTok app has made child users vulnerable to sexual predators. The decision to ban the download of the app after an individual launched public interest legal action calling for a ban.
As per an IT ministry official soon after the government sent a letter to Apple and Google to obey the state court's order.
After a week the Madras HC removed the ban from the app and said that the court is only worried about crimes against children and India doesn't have laws like the US COPPA to protect children in cyberspace. Then HC had said that the TikTok app will be available for download from Play Store/ App Store very soon. The app is now back on the Play store and the App store.
Remarking on the issue, TikTok has informed the Court that it has used technology to ensure that nude/obscene content can't be uploaded on the app. Bytedance, TikTok's owner said that the company has been eliminating or banning obscene content from the platform from July 2018. The same statement mentioned that TikTok has around 0.00006% of obscene content and the company is already in process of removing them from the platform.
Interesting things you can do on WhatsApp
WhatsApp is the most popular messaging app in more than 100 countries in the world. It allows you to send messages, photos, videos and voice recordings over the internet instead of using your mobile network. It also helps you save money, making it one of the must-have apps in your smartphone.
Share your live location
When you share your live location with someone, he or she would be able to track your location for the period you select. The three periods that can be selected are 15 minutes, one hour and eight hours. To share your live location, open WhatsApp, tap on the 'Attachment' icon on the typing space bar and select 'Location.' Now you will get two options – 'Share live location,' and 'Send your current location.' Tap on the first option and select the period.
Create GIFs
You can create GIFs within WhatsApp and send it to your friends using videos that are saved on your smartphone. To send a GIF, on the 'Attachment' icon on the typing space bar and Select Gallery, then Go to videos. Select the video you wish to create in a GIF from. When you do this, it will open up in the video editing section of WhatsApp. Here, you have to adjust the length of the video to not more than 6 seconds, as WhatsApp does not support longer GIFS. Then the option of converting it to a GIF will appear as a slider on top right. Now take the slider towards GIF and it's done
Editing images
You can edit the pictures by adding text and emoticons on them before sending. Select attach > Go to gallery > Select the image you wish to share. After doing this, the image will open in WhatsApp's photo editor. On top right, you'll see options of adding text, emoticons and doodle. You can change size and colours of all three once you add them to your image.
Chat in different languages
If you want to type in any language other than English open WhatsApp > Go to Settings > Select Chats > Click on App Language. You can then pick the desired language.
Sometimes you want your most important chats on the top of your chat list. WhatsApp has added this function recently. To pin a contact to the top of the list, you have to long press on the chat from that person and then press the 'pin icon' that appears right next to delete, mute and archive icons on the top of the page. Only three contacts can be pinned to place them on top of the conversation list till now.
How to choose the best Mobile app development company for your business?
The main objective of a mobile app development company is to build an application that support mobile platforms like android, iOS, windows. Businesses are using the mobile applications to get customer's attention that helps to increase their brand value. An expert mobile app development company aims to develop an application that not only fulfils the client's requirements but also liked by the common users. An application is considered to be great when it provides a great user experience. A mobile application helps to increase the productivity and profitability of a business. Most of the application service providers ask the clients to select the features they want in their application. Since the mobile application is available 24/7, it saves your time and money that is not possible with the traditional marketing methods . If you are running a business and want to expand it, with the help of application, you can plan everything like current strategies, future plans, deals and discounts and serve directly to your customers.
Below are some tips to know before choosing the best App development company –
Know your app requirements
Understand your own requirements that you are looking for in a mobile application. The requirements will largely depend on the type of your business and what kind of products you want to sell. You can also check the similar apps on the internet and know better what they provide. For a non profit mobile application too, you have to consider your precise requirements.
Check out reputation
There are lot of companies in the market but it's not necessary that they are reputed or genuine. To choose the best Mobile app development company , check out the company's reputation, you can conduct an online search to know its credibility. You can check the ratings and reviews posted by the customers for the company. If possible, collect the details of their clients and different types of services they offer. Also check the company's experience in the field, if you are satisfied with it, you can go ahead to make the choice for yourself.
Don't always go with the company that offers cheapest app solutions. But, consider the one that offers quality services at affordable prices. The companies that are old and have long-term existence provide the apps at efficient costs. You can go for such companies. But for finding such a company, you have to do some research online. There are many long established companies in the market that offer affordable and quality apps and give you the value for your investment. Choose the iOS application development company that provides high quality services.
Check out innovation and technology
There are many apps available on the app stores, but you need something unique and innovative to stand out. An app developed by an innovative mobile app development company, will help to gain the momentum online. You can also ask them to show different apps they have developed and the features that can be added to the app. Make sure to reach out the companies that improve your business standards. Also make sure to pick someone who never hesitate themselves to update themselves with future technologies and challenges.
Putting Pressure over Whatsapp
Archit Upadhyay
European Union has come down harshly over privacy concerns for users of popular social media platform WhatsApp. This came in wake of WhatsApp not resolving the concerned authorities' concerns over the popular apps' sharing of user data with its parent company Facebook, even a year after it was first issued a warning.
WhatsApp has hit strides in India, becoming the most popular messaging app, partially due to its simple user interface and its end to end secure encryption. WhatsApp changed its privacy policy in mid last year and started sharing users' phone numbers and their other information of personal nature with Facebook without a proper memo that informs the users of this face. This act drew widespread criticism and regulatory scrutiny across Europe and Asia, and WhatsApp for a time suspended the data sharing for EU users only. Asia still lags behind when dealing with issues concerning cyber security and privacy.
EU data protection authorities, however, taking strict actions, said in a letter, sent to WhatsApp on Tuesday 24th Oct and published on Wednesday, that the company had still not resolved their concerns about sharing user data without their prior consent.
The authorities have noted that the information given to users about the privacy policy update by WhatsApp was highly ambiguous and seriously deficient considering it was related to getting their consent.
The Authorities noted that while there is a balance to be found and regualted between presenting the user with too much of the information and not enough information, the initial alert made no mention at all of the crucial information users needed. They were unable to make an informed choice, and simply clicked the agree button that resulted in their personal data being shared with the company of Whatsapp, i.e. Facebook and its family. This information can be now shared with other partner websites and can be used to present the users with targeted advertisements.
The data protection authority of Ireland, which has final jurisdiction over Facebook in the European Union because the company has its European headquarters in Dublin, said that in April it had hoped to reach a deal over the issue of data sharing with WhatsApp and the partner websites. A WhatsApp spokesperson said that, they have engaged previously with other data protection authorities to explain how their terms and privacy policy update applies to those people who use WhatsApp in Europe. They also said that they remain committed to respecting the applicable law and will continue to work with concerned officials in Europe to address the questions over privacy.
The data protection authorities also raised concern over the argument of users' consent not being given as freely as WhatsApp claimed. WhatsApp had effectively adopted a 'take it or leave it approach.' This ends in users either giving their `consent' to the sharing of their data or they are from then on unable to avail themselves of WhatsApp's messaging services.
A new European Union data protection law will come in force in May 2018, which will give regulators the power to fine companies up to 4% of their global turnover for violating the cyber privacy laws.
What we need in India and other Asian countries is a similar outcry for cyber privacy and enactment of strict laws to protect the interests of users on a regular basis.
-Archit Upadhyay
Android Applications you should download in your Smartphone
Aastha Negi
Are you a Smartphone user? If yes, then you are here at the right place.
Having an endless number of applications, catering to every need of your Google Play Store has now eventually become a hit worldwide. But, while searching for the apps based on your preferences you will get many. How to choose for the best one from among them? The solution to this is their categorization under various categories like Editor's pick, Top rated, Paid, Unpaid etc.
Here, we have brought you a list of the best Android Applications that should be there installed in your Smartphone no matter what:
ES Disk Analyzer
Being one of the best Android Applications, ES Disk Analyzer is the formation of the same company who was behind the ES File Explorer. This new tool is basically meant to free the space on your device by deleting the entire duplicate and no longer needed corrupt as well as damaged files from your Smartphone automatically. The app gives you an overall highlighted view of all the stuff that it finds to be unimportant and least used.
CineTrak
Are you a movie freak just like me? Well, to be truthful, I personally love this app. It keeps a track of all the movies already released, releasing or going to be released. Here you can make a list of all the movies you and your loved ones are planning to see in the coming days and also you can make a list of all the movies you have already watched. Apart from this, the app also facilitates you to rate the movies you have watched. This makes it the best Android Application of all time.
Firefox Focus is a private app. It is basically meant to keep all your browsing history a top secret just between you and itself. This tool started its journey from the iOS and now it has been facilitated for the Android. When you close the browser, Firefox Focus automatically deletes all your cookies, browsing history from your Smartphone. It takes a space of 3.5 MB, thus can be installed easily.
Komoot is a route planner. When you are out on a fun day for trekking, climbing, hiking or cycling it just gives you all the possible routes to take for this long continuous journey. The route can also be changed manually according to your plan. Just enter the start, the destination and your activity, the app is here to help you with the routes.
Timbre is a wholesome package and one of the best Android Applications of media editing in your smartphones. It can convert the audio and video files of any type to the type that is the most preferable for you. It supports MP3, MP4, FLV, MOV, MPEG, AIFF, Ogg, WMA, ALAC and many other versions of both input and output audio as well as video files. Apart from this, it can also cut and edit the video files to a particular time frame, removing the audio from the video clips and also arrange two multiple files into a single file.
So, above are the best five Android Applications that you must have in your Smartphone. You can feel their need anytime you want. Some are paid while some are unpaid but trust me on this, the paid ones are worthy of being paid. Have a read and I am sure you will get a lot of help on which apps to choose from the varied choices available in your Google Play store.
Truecaller unveils new call me back feature for Android users
Rabi Narayan
Truecaller has added a new call me back feature in its App that is aimed at helping e commerce firms for delivery. The Company spokesperson said that this new feature is currently available for Android users only and soon it will be available on other platforms.
This new call me back feature will allow the caller who placed unsuccessful call with option to ask the intended receiver to call back or maybe call again. This feature is of great help for normal users and delivery companies achieve call completion.
To use these new feature users will have to update their truecaller version and only after that it will work so the new updated version would be v7.82, and can use any dialer app they wish to use.
And is a truecaller user unsuccessfully tries to call another trucaller user, they will be given two options – Ask to call back and Call Anyway. If the first option is chosen then a notification will be sent to the receiver that asks them to return the call and in case the second option is chosen, a call will be put through to the intended receiver again.
The interface will be having new look and would be slightly different if the receiver's number is already saved in their contact list.
If the number is saved in the contact list and receiver has truecaller installed in the device then last seen status updated within the last 24 hours, the caller will see this status on option screen after a call attempt.
This new feature would only be available when the user will reject the incoming call otherwise the number will be buy.
Earlier also Truecaller unveiled "Truecaller Priority" feature that helped firms achieve call completion by revealing information of the partner firm's caller to the recipient. So this "Call me back "seems to be the upgrade to the Availability" feature.
Anyways this is a nice upgrade by Truecaller and do let us know whether you like this upgrade


Tutti Bole Wedding Di Lyrics of Welcome Back (2015), The song is sung by Meet Bros and Shipra Goyal, music composed by Meet Bros Anjjan and lyrics written by Kumaar.
Tere romance mein ho gaye kitne tabah..
Welcome Back is a sequel or part II film of Welcome (2007) and replace the stars of Akshay Kumar & Katrina Kaif.


When you think of shade trees in your landscape, you most likely focus on the shade they create outside. It would be hard to do anything on a patio or deck this time of the year unless it was shaded. But trees that shade our homes also help hold down inside temperatures far better than curtains or blinds. And this lowers the cost of summer air conditioning.
Trees that shade the house during summer lower air conditioning bills by blocking the sun from windows, exterior walls and roofs. Air conditioners cooling a fully shaded house have been shown to work only half as much as those in a house that has its walls and roof exposed to the sun. Other research reports show that shade trees can reduce heat gains by 40 percent to 80 percent, depending upon their placement and density. Even a sparse shade tree may be a better energy saver than an interior curtain.
Deciduous trees – those that drop their leaves during winter – are generally the best choice. These trees let the sun shine on the house in winter when the sun's added warmth is welcome and provide shade during summer when it is needed. Evergreen trees, which retain their foliage year-round, provide constant shade, which generally is not desirable when weather is cold. Evergreen trees do, however, provide good windbreaks for winter winds when planted on the north side of the house.
The location of your shade trees is important to how well they help reduce energy consumption. Trees should be planted on the southwestern and western sides of the house to be most effective. Trees in those locations will shade the house from the most intense sun during the hottest part of the day. Of course, trees on the south and east sides will help shade the house, too.
This doesn't mean that you should completely surround your home in a forest of trees. People frequently plant too many trees on their property, not realizing how large they will become later on. Choose trees that will not grow too large for your property, and be aware that one or two major shade trees may be all your property needs.
Trees also need to be planted the proper distance from the house and away from concrete-surfaced areas. Although house slabs are generally not affected, thinner concrete surfaces, such as patios, sidewalks and driveways, can be damaged by roots from trees planted too close. The recommended distances are generally related to the mature size of the tree. Larger trees, such as oaks, should be planted farther away from sidewalks, driveways and houses (at least 15 feet) than smaller trees like crape myrtles or yaupon hollies.
In addition to your home, decide on other areas where shade is necessary or desirable. Outdoor living areas are often unusable in the Louisiana summer without some sort of shade that properly placed trees could provide. Choose small-growing trees for planting close to patios because they are more in scale with the location and are less likely to damage surfacing materials.
When landscaping for energy conservation, deciding on the right placement, number and type of trees requires careful planning, but you have plenty of time to think about it. Although now is the time to make decisions on where shade is needed and where to plant the trees, don't forget the ideal tree-planting season in Louisiana is November through February.
Speaking of dealing with high temperatures, weekend gardeners are often more accustomed to air-conditioned homes and workplaces than the outside heat. We are now in the hottest part of our summer season. Each year about this time I make it a point to caution gardeners about working in the heat. High temperatures combined with exceptionally high humidity make summer conditions difficult to endure when working outside. The most stressful time of the year for us and our gardens runs from June through September, and it does take its toll on us as well as our plants.
Gardening outside in especially hot weather places extra stresses on the body. As the body sweats, it dehydrates. This can cause headaches, weakness and nausea and sometimes even lead to heat stroke. Gardeners working outside in hot weather may lose up to 2 quarts of water each hour.
To prevent dehydration, drink before, during and after working outside. It is especially important for the body to have a good storehouse of fluids well before the start of outdoor gardening activities. Drink before you're thirsty and drink cold liquids because they are absorbed by the body more quickly. Drink water or sports drinks. If you choose other liquids, make sure they contain only a small amount of sugar, which slows down liquid absorption by the body. Avoid beverages containing alcohol or caffeine.
Work in your garden in the early morning or late afternoon when temperatures are cooler and stay in shady areas as much as possible. Follow the shade in your landscape as the sun moves across the sky; leave areas as they become sunny and move into areas as they become more shaded. Wear a hat and loose, comfortable clothing and use sunscreen. Also, take frequent breaks and try not to stay out in the heat for extended periods.


The artist Poy draws a cartoon - the audience is invited to guess what it depicts.
£100 cash prize is on offer for this cartoon competition - and other consolation prizes. This is the sixth of ten cartoons by "Poy" the famous cartoonist. The cartoon represents the title of a well-known song. The competition entrants have to guess the answers to all ten to be in for a chance. "Simply send a postcard to Pathe's, 103 Wardour Street, London W1..."
C/U of Poy bending over a table to draw. He seems to be backstage in a theatre - he smiles at the camera Through stop frame animation we see his drawing take shape. It represents three men dressed in suits standing around a snooker table. One man has a monocle, another smokes a cigar. One man says: Bejebers. Look at the holes ye've worn in me noice (sic) green cloth." The monocled man replies: "What about it? It has worn well hasn't it." There are big holes in the baize. Poy signs the picture. Intertitle reads: "Bedad! That's an aisy wan, isn't it?" Six of the original Poy cartoons (framed) are to be awarded as consolation prizes. "Full details on a Poster at this Theatre."
The last of ten cartoons in the Pathe Pictorial cartoon competition drawn by the artist Poy.
Wilfred Pickles Issue Title - "Charmed I'm Sure!"
Wilfred Pickles introduces this week's issue of Pathe's New Sound Pictorials.
King George V and Queen Mary are greeted by large crowds in Sheffield. 1918 - 1920?
Pathe film crews set up and film London sights by night for a Pathe Pictorial segment.


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AGO OPINION TOPIC: SCHOOL DISTRICTS
AGO 1988 NO. 1 > Jan 29 1988
BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS
1. The Local Education Program Enhancement Funds appropriated by the Legislature in section 506 of chapter 7, Laws of 1987, 1st Ex. Sess., are block grant funds and therefore are "levy reduction funds" as defined in RCW 84.52.0531 as amended by the 1987 Legislature. 2. The Legislature is not legally required to specify whether appropriations for new programs or program enhancements are "levy reduction funds," but labeling by the Legislature greatly aids in determining legislative intent.
AGO 2003 NO. 1 > Feb 19 2003
Authority of school districts to undertake various fundraising activities
AGO 1975 NO. 1 > Jan 8 1975
OFFICES AND OFFICERS ‑- STATE ‑- SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION ‑- STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION ‑- SCHOOL DISTRICTS ‑- DISCRIMINATION ‑- EMPLOYMENT
(1) Neither the superintendent of public instruction nor the state board of education has the authority under any existing statute or constitutional provision to formulate and implement a state‑wide [[statewide]] affirmative or corrective action policy for disadvantaged groups such as women or racial minorities which would be binding on all local school districts in their employment of personnel; under the supervisory authority granted to him by Article III, § 23 of the state constitution, however, the state superintendent of public instruction may require local school districts, in connection with their employment of personnel, to formulate and implement their own affirmative action policies for such disadvantaged groups, subject to such constitutional standards as may be applicable to those kinds of programs. (2) Such a requirement may be enforced by a mandamus action against any noncomplying school districts. (3) The state superintendent of public instruction has the authority to enforce federal affirmative action programs by refusing to disburse federal funds to noncomplying school districts.
Authority of school district to transfer surplus state forest land revenue from the district's debt service fund to a school district capital projects fund.
1. RCW 79.64.110(3) allows a school district to transfer surplus state forest land revenue in its debt service fund to a district capital projects fund, to the extent that such funds have not been pledged or are not otherwise necessary to satisfy the district's bond obligations. 2. For purposes of applying RCW 79.64.110, the Department of Natural Resources and the State Treasurer may be a source of records sufficient to determine how much forest land revenue has been credited to each school district in a given period of time.
AGO 1988 NO. 2 > Feb 1 1988
HEALTH CARE CLINICS
School districts do not, under current state law, have authority to operate adolescent health care clinics, or to provide public funds or school facilities for such clinics.
Right of teachers and other employees to strike
1. State and local public employees, including teachers, have no legally protected right to strike. 2. State statute establishes no specific penalties for unlawful public employee strikes; in some cases, courts may grant injunctive relief to prevent or end unlawful strikes. 3. The Legislature could enact laws establishing penalties for unlawful public employee strikes, provided that such laws are consistent with protected free speech and other state and federal constitutional rights.
By letter previously acknowledged you have requested our opinion on a number of questions relating to the conduct of adult education programs by school districts
(1) May a school district, in providing community education programs on a nontuition and noncredit basis pursuant to § 1, chapter 138, Laws of 1973, include within such programs one or more courses of study which come within the purview of the term "vocational education" as defined in RCW 28A.09.120 (1)? (2) In view of the fact that chapter 138, Laws of 1973, only authorizes a school district to provide community education programs on a noncredit and nontuition basis, what authority is there under any other existing state statutes for a school district which had not established a vocational‑technical institute under former RCW 28.09.050 prior to its repeal by § 73, chapter 8, Laws of 1967, Ex. Sess., either to charge tuition or to grant credit to adults [Orig. Op. Page 3] enrolled in a vocational education course being conducted by it outside of its regular K‑12 (elementary and secondary school) programs? (3) If a school district, having previously operated an adult education program in accordance with a contract with a community college district under RCW 28B.50.530, terminates that contract and then proceeds to provide the same courses of study itself on a nontuition and noncredit basis pursuant to § 1, chapter 138, Laws of 1973, will the program in question then constitute a "new community education program" so as to be ineligible for immediate state funding to begin it under the final proviso of that statute?
SCHOOL DISTRICTS ‑- OFFICES AND OFFICERS ‑- COMPENSATION ‑- STATE CONSTITUTION
1. Currently serving school directors may lawfully adopt a resolution to receive compensation of fifty dollars or less per day as authorized by RCW 28A.57.327, but they may not constitutionally receive the compensation authorized until the beginning of their next respective terms of office. 2. If RCW 28A.57.327 were amended to make school director compensation automatic, with no discretionary act of the local board of directors involved, there would be no constitutional bar to the receipt of such compensation on a midterm basis.
Status of "independent professional educators' associations" as "employee organization" for collective bargaining purposes
An "independent professional educators' association" which defines itself as not engaging in bargaining on behalf of educational employees concerning wages, hours, or terms and conditions of employment is not an "employee organization" as set forth in RCW 41.59.020(1).
AGO 2007 NO. 7 > Nov 19 2007
Extent to which taxable property located in dissolved school district is subject to excess tax levies previously approved in district to which territory is transferred
When a school district is dissolved and all of its territory is transferred to another district effective August 31, 2007, and when the transferred territory is made subject to excess levies approved by the receiving district before the transfer, the transferred territory is included within the receiving district's tax base for the levy made in 2008 to be collected in 2009, but not earlier.

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Ionah Show Hanoi offers a stunning display of dance, circus, music, visual, 3D mapping and lighting effects, depicting the journey of a young girl and her lover. Held at the Star Galaxy Theater & Convention in Ba Dinh District, this theatre performance is similar to the ever-popular Cirque du Soleil as it's performed by a troupe of 60 acrobats dressed in colourful costumes.
Divided into three acts, the story starts with the titular character Lady Ionah who, after an argument with her beloved, is hurled into an alternate reality. There, she encounters several evil creatures looking to harm her, all of which represent her own inner darkness. The last act is of her getting rescued by beautiful characters before returning to the real world to reconnect with her lover.
Held every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings, expect plenty of traditional and modern dance performances, theatrical arts and well-designed set pieces throughout the 90-minute show. After the show ends, the cast returns to the stage so you can have a chat and take photos with them.
If you're looking to enjoy a filling dinner before or after the show, Ionah Show Hanoi offers complimentary shuttle services between Star Galaxy Theater & Convention and Thai Village Restaurant on Le Loi Street. Pickups are at 19:00, if you're departing from the restaurant, and 21:30 from the theatre.


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Kyrie Irving: Kevin Durant is my first clutch teammate, and he's as much of a head coach as Steve Nash
NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving is best known for his dazzling handles, but it's the game-winning shot he hit to ice Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals that will live in basketball lore.If it comes down to it in Brooklyn, Irving doesn't expect to have to take that shot every time.The star guard joined Kevin Durant's new podcast, the ETCs, and implied that his ex-teammates in Cleveland and Boston weren't up to his standards."One thing I've always been comfortable with is, I felt like I was the best option on every team I've played for down the stretch," Irving said. "This is the first time in my career wher…


So what is vaping, vaping can be defined as the inhaling of water vapour through a personal vaporiser. Vaping is used by many as an alternative to smoking regular cigarettes, removing the usual adverse effects of general bad smell, bad breath and less chance of getting smoke affiliated illnesses.
Vaping is a term derived from using the vaporiser, you're 'vaping'. Coils within the vaporiser heat the liquid to produce vapour.
The concept of vaping has been around a lot longer than most realise, the first vaporiser was developed and patented back in the 1960's (1963 to be exact) by Herbert A. Gilbert.
So what happened to them, why did it take so long to start being developed you may ask. Well at the time the companies he approached weren't interested, well not until his patent expired so Herbert tells us. After all back in the 60's smoking was on television adverts, sports sponsorship and everywhere you looked, it was big money to some big influential companies.
In 2003 Hon Lik developed his version of the vaporiser or e-cigarette, he says it literally came to him in a dream. After a lot of testing and research his dream became a reality which was released to the public in 2006. Hon Lik's e-cigarette was simply a battery with a plastic cartridge which had nicotine in propylene glycol with a ultrasonic atomizer.
Vaporisers or e-cigarettes all work using the same basic element, some being more fancy and powerful than others, but still operate on the same basics.
The vaporiser basically has a battery, coil or coils and liquid container. When the user presses the button on the device, current is passed through the coils, heating up the liquid to between 250 and 400 degrees.
The result is pure vape / vapour which is inhaled by the user through the tip of the device. This results in a lot less harmful toxins compared to smoking regular cigarettes which burn at over 1000 degrees.
All Vape liquids are made using some of the following basic elements, flavouring & nicotine dissolved in hygroscopic components. These components are usually made using propylene glycol (PG), vegetable glycerine (VG) and polythene glycol 400 (PEG 400).
Vape liquids come in a variety of nicotine levels, most commonly, 0mg, 3mg, 6mg, 9mg and 12mg, giving the user the choice of strong nicotine levels through to no nicotine at all, just the flavouring.
There are now hundreds if not thousands of flavours on the market today for those who like to 'Vape' from strawberry and cream to pink lemonade.
Vaping has managed to go pretty much unregulated for nearly 10 years, since it started getting popular across the United States and into Europe and the rest of the World.
Vaping has been marketed as the safe alternative to smoking and according to the Public Health England (PHE) e-cigarettes are less damaging to your health than smoking tobacco. You will see a Graphic illustration here of the relative harms.
PHE now believes that e-cigarettes though not free from risk, "have a potential to make a significant contribution to the endgame for tobacco".
Can vaping help you stop smoking regular cigarettes?
It has been found that 2.6 million adults in the UK are now believed to be using e-cigarettes which are former conventional smokers, with most using them to help them quit regular smoking.
As outlined in the graph in the last paragraph, smoking e-cigarettes the harm that can be inflicted is greatly reduced compared to smoking conventional cigarettes.
With vaping you're not inhaling dangerous chemicals such as tar and arsenic. If you choose to have a flavour with nicotine, you are inhaling a combination of flavouring PG, VP and pure nicotine without any of the harmful toxins that come with smoking.
What are the vaping side effects?
When you introduce any substance to the body, that substance can cause side effects, whether you ingest or inhale it. Side effects for vaping have been hard to pin down and determine if the symptoms the person is experiencing is actually from vaping.


Free blackjack games might seem to be an exercise in futility to many gamblers, but they would be very, very wrong. The whole point of playing blackjack is to win or lose money, right? We tend to agree with this point of view, and we only suggest practicing with the free games in order to improve your skills to a point where you can play for real money.
One advantage of playing the free games versus playing a real money blackjack game is that in a play money game you don't risk losing money when you make a bad decision. You're able to learn the correct strategy decisions and appropriate strategic thought processes while risking nothing. Risk is no problem; in fact, risk is an essential factor in gambling of any kind. But risking real money when you're not sure what the correct play in every situation is constitutes foolishness rather than willingness to take a risk. And it's important to realize, especially if you're a complete newcomer to the game, that blackjack strategy is a learned skill.


My brother in Michigan, U.S.A. sent me the link to this video. The TallBoys Band filmed most of the video in our very own village of Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico. Think of watching the video for a glimpse of the beauty of our little parcel of Paridise and enjoy the lyrics and music.
This jig-saw puzzle piece has found his fit. Right here in Mexico.


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What's in a name? Well, a lot more than you might imagine. These named patterns are inherited, passed down the generations with no or little change. It is our given names though that require a little thought by our parents.
In this post I want to cover the named patterns that you will encounter within your family tree.
I also want to show other tips to consider when researching your family history.
You also maybe wondering what does your surname mean?
Well, our surnames are inherited as I have just pointed out and these can come in four different forms.
Occupation – What Did They Do For A Living?
Nickname or Descriptive – What Were They Like?
Location – Where Did They Live?
I have written two other posts regarding the origins of names.
The first post, entitled What Does My Name Mean?, looks at the various different ways that people get their given name. Also, included in this post are useful guides to help you find the meaning behind your name.
The second post, What Does Your Surname Mean?, discusses four different ways that your surname may have originated from.
I have also added a top 10 of most common surnames that can be found in the Western world.
If your ancestor was baptised then please take care when looking for records regarding him or her. My second great grandmother was called Mary Jane, but her baptism name was Vickey Ann.
Because of this difference you may indeed find records of your ancestors under different names.
So, it is well worth checking if records do exist for your ancestor under their baptism name.
While researching your family history you may encounter the same used again and again in your family tree. From this you may have thought that you see a pattern in the naming of your ancestors.
Well, this is actually quite popular as there was such a naming pattern that was very popular in Britain.
The period of this pattern dates from about the early 1700s to the second half of the 19th Century.
By understanding and using this pattern it can help you identify why your ancestors siblings were given their names.
Knowing this pattern can also help you break down possible brick walls that you may have encountered during your genealogy research.
There is nothing worse than encountering a brick wall.
So, if you refer to this naming pattern it can help you trace other members of your family tree.
Be aware though that if both grandparents shared the same name then then this would mean you go to the next step in this list for either the boy or the girl.
This key helped my research!
When I first began researching my ancestry I discovered that some of my ancestors siblings were named after aunts and uncles.
So, it was quite a discovery to make this connection.
As you can see from this guide you can work out any missing siblings within your genealogy research.
However, I must stress for you to be cautious when using such a guide.
It is all very well naming your children after grandparents, aunts and uncles. But would you want to name your child after someone you do not think of too highly, for whatever reason.
Also, your ancestors siblings may not have been named after a family member at all. They may have been named after a friend, or it may have been a popular name at the time.
Please note: Use this naming pattern only as a guide.
When checking official records you may across different spellings for your ancestors. Even though they have different names you maybe convinced that they are in fact the same person.
This maybe because they share the same details, such as year and place of birth.
So, take for example my second great grandfather John Couch.
Even though that was his given name he was also known as Jack, which by the way is a common nickname for John.
Even on official records such as censuses I have seen different spellings, or nicknames, written down instead of their actual given name.
So, pay particular attention to this when tracing your ancestry.
The same can also be said for the female members of your family.
One particular ancestor of mine was called Elizabeth. But on some records she was put down as Lizzie, (a nickname of Elizabeth).
Please check out a really useful guide, Male birth names and their associated nicknames, over at Genealogy by Barry.
Please check out a great article I found entitled Victorian 19th C. Names & Nicknames: Women, Baby Girls, Female over at AncestorVille.
I have already highlighted a naming pattern for boys and girls at the start of this post. But what if one of the children died young. This has occurred on a few occasions within my family.
When one of my ancestors died before they turned three years old his parents named the next child after them.
It can be quite confusing for us genealogists when it comes to tracking down these family members.
We can get quite confused as to who we are referring to. Their year of birth will be quite similar and possibly their birthplace will be the same as well.
So, please take care when researching these family members.
Your family may not have followed this pattern but it doesn't hurt to keep in mind. It can aid you in finding missing links within your family tree. The repetition of names though can be significant.
Within my family there various names that have been repeated, names such as John and Jeremiah have been passed down to the first born son.
A combination of girls names such as Mary Ann has also been popular in my family tree.
As I have pointed out you may see within your family tree siblings that are named after their aunts and uncles. If your family have emigrated they may have kept this tradition.
This is quite handy to note for when you are researching your ancestors homeland.
If you come across the same repetition of names then it is quite possible that you may have found a family connection. Especially if they share the same surname.
If your ancestors was an immigrant then chances are that they may have changed their name. This may have been so that they could have fitted into society more easily.
If they had an obscure name they may have decided to use a more suitable English name.
Changing name to get work!
As society has been known to be quite biased it is quite reasonable to think that your ancestors may have changed their name in order to get work, or to rent accommodation.
So, if your ancestor came from Germany for example and was called 'Franz' then they may have decided to adopt the name 'Frank' instead.
If you are researching through old documents, records or a historic newspaper keep an eye out for the two different names for your ancestor.
They may have decided to keep their original name for certain circumstances.
The German example Franz I have given is quite similar to the English name Frank.
But what if there isn't a similar spelling for your foreign ancestor.
Well, they may have decided to pick a name that they quite liked the sound of.
When researching your family tree you must accept that your ancestors may have a surname as a given name. This could either be a first name or second name.
This is the case for my maternal grandmother, whose middle name Evans was the maiden name of her mother.
You can see from this that given names can actually give you clues to you ancestry and help you trace your family history further back.
So, if you can't get clues like this from your ancestors then try looking at the names of their siblings.
While researching your family history you may have come across some unusual names. Your ancestor may have been named after values that their parents may want their children to have possessed.
These could have been names such as Charity, Patience or Prudence.
These name could sound quite bizarre and unusual in this day and age.
But they could have been quite acceptable in the past.
I have been doing some research on my own and you know what? My surname is not really my surname, in fact it is one of my ancestors first name which mistakenly got recorded as the surname and apparently there have been a lot of such incidents where lots of mistakes like that and spelling errors also have been made.
That is quite interesting. I have never heard of that happening, but I suppose anything is possible with family history. You just don't know what you will find. Thank you for sharing your family story.
Wow, you really know a lot about this type of stuff and it is certainly educational. The URL of your site definitely fits!! I have shared this post as it will be good to pass this type of education on. thank you for sharing.
Thank you for the compliment, it's very much appreciated. I was quite excited when writing this post as I knew it could be quite helpful for fellow family historians.
Hey that's great Marlaine that there were so many conventions from this guide that your family used. Like myself there are a number of these different naming conventions within my own family, so I also benefited from it as well.
This was incredibly helpful! My father has always kept books on our family's heritage, however, I started using ancestry.com to check some of it out for myself. I was able to find even more connections than he had recorded! Knowing the common order for naming children is incredibly helpful and I'm going to have to go back and double check a few things. It began to get very confusing when uncles, sons, fathers, great-grandfathers, and cousins all had the same thing. Or when last names were later used as middle names! I really appreciate this article, you've built something really useful here!
You're quite welcome Ashley. I too carried on with the research that my father did. And like yourself I went onto Ancestry. I was particularly interested in siblings so this guide that I have posted was incredibly helpful for me at the time. I am glad that I have been of assistance.
Thank you for your comment. You can get so many clues from the names of your ancestors and their siblings. The clues that I have given here can really help you backtrack even further with your family tree.
I hope that when you are ready that you will keep this site in mind as I am always adding more and more useful guides and tips.


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Governor-General of Australia
representative of the monarch of Australia
The Governor-General of Australia is the representative in Australia of Australia's head of state, Queen Elizabeth II. The current Governor-General is David Hurley.
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General David Hurley
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since 1 July 2019
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His Excellency the Honourable
Government House (Canberra)
Admiralty House (Sydney)
Nominator
Appointer
Monarch of Australia
on the advice of the Prime Minister
At Her Majesty's pleasure
(usually 5 years by convention)[1]
First holder
The Earl of Hopetoun
A$495,000[2]
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The Governor-General of Australia is a powerful person in the country. The Governor-General is leader of the Executive Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Defence Forces.
1 List of governors-general
2 Living former governors-general
List of governors-generalEdit
1 1 January 1901 9 January 1903 John Adrian Louis Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun
2 9 January 1903 21 January 1904 Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson
3 21 January 1904 9 September 1908 Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote
4 9 September 1908 31 July 1911 William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley
5 31 July 1911 18 May 1914 Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman
6 18 May 1914 6 October 1920 Sir Ronald Munro-Ferguson
7 6 October 1920 8 October 1925 Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster
8 8 October 1925 21 January 1931 John Baird, 1st Baron Stonehaven
9 21 January 1931 23 January 1936 Sir Isaac Isaacs
10 23 January 1936 30 January 1945 Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Baron Gowrie
11 30 January 1945 11 March 1947 Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
12 11 March 1947 8 May 1953 Sir William McKell
13 8 May 1953 2 February 1960 Sir William Slim
14 2 February 1960 3 February 1961 William Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil
15 3 August 1961 7 May 1965 William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle
16 7 May 1965 30 April 1969 Richard Gardiner Casey, Baron Casey
17 30 April 1969 11 July 1974 Sir Paul Hasluck
18 11 July 1974 8 December 1977 Sir John Kerr
19 8 December 1977 29 July 1982 Sir Zelman Cowen
20 29 July 1982 16 February 1989 Sir Ninian Stephen
21 16 February 1989 16 February 1996 Bill Hayden
22 16 February 1996 29 June 2001 Sir William Deane
23 29 June 2001 28 May 2003 Dr Peter Hollingworth
24 11 August 2003 9 September 2008 Major-General Michael Jeffery
25 10 September 2008 26 March 2014 Ms Quentin Bryce, AC
26 26 March 2014 1 July 2019 Sir Peter Cosgrove
27 1 July 2019 David Hurley
Living former governors-generalEdit
As of December 2020[update] there are five living former governors-general of Australia. The most recently deceased governor-general, Michael Jeffery (2003–2005), died on 18 December 2020.
Bill Hayden 1989–1996 (1933-01-23) 23 January 1933 (age 88)
Sir William Deane 1996–2001 (1931-01-04) 4 January 1931 (age 91)
Peter Hollingworth 2001–2003 (1935-04-10) 10 April 1935 (age 86)
Dame Quentin Bryce 2008–2014 (1942-12-23) 23 December 1942 (age 79)
Sir Peter Cosgrove 2014–2019 (1947-07-28) 28 July 1947 (age 74)
Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
↑ Governor-General Archived 23 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 21 March 2016.
↑ Australia, Commonwealth Parliament of. "Governor-General Amendment Salary Bill 2019". www.aph.gov.au. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
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Subseries: Invader Adjustable, Invader Deep, Invader ON, Invader Semi On, Invader Short, Invader Standard, Invader Wallwash
Mounting Type: Recessed, Surface, Trimless
Mounting Location: Ceiling, Wall
Subcategory: Ambient, Downlight, Spots
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Diameter (mm): 39, 45, 62, 71, 75, 85, 90, 109, 148
Diameter (in): 1 3⁄4, 1 9⁄16, 2 7⁄16, 2 13⁄16, 2 15⁄16, 3 3⁄8, 3 9⁄16, 4 5⁄16, 5 13⁄16
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Depth (mm): 99, 115
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Your Man in the Public Gallery: Assange Hearing Day 20 98
Tuesday has been another day on which the testimony focused on the extreme inhumane conditions in which Julian Assange would be kept imprisoned in the USA if extradited. The prosecution's continued tactic of extraordinary aggression towards witnesses who are patently well informed played less well, and there were distinct signs that Judge Baraitser was becoming irritated by this approach. The totality of defence witnesses and the sheer extent of mutual corroboration they provided could not simply be dismissed by the prosecution attempting to characterise all of them as uninformed on a particular detail, still less as all acting in bad faith. To portray one witness as weak may appear justified if they can be shaken, but to attack a succession of patently well-qualified witnesses, on no basis but aggression and unreasoning hostility, becomes quickly unconvincing.
The other point which became glaringly anomalous, in fact quite contrary to natural justice, was the US government's continued reliance on affidavits from US Assistant Attorney Gordon Kromberg and Board of Prisons psychiatrist Dr Alison Leukefeld. The cross-examinations by the US government of the last four defence witnesses have all relied on precisely the same passages from Kromberg and Leukefeld, and every single one of the defence witnesses has said Leukefeld and Kromberg are wrong as to fact. Yet under US/UK extradition agreements the US government witnesses may not be called and cross-examined. When the defence witnesses are attacked so strongly in cross-examination on the points of disagreement with Kromberg and Leukefeld, it becomes glaringly wrong that Kromberg and Leukefeld may not be similarly cross-examined by the defence on the same points.
Similarly as to process, the only point of any intellectual purchase which the US government's lawyers have hit upon is the limited direct experience of the witnesses of the H unit of the ADX Supermax prison. This casts in a stark light last week's objection to the defence introducing further witnesses who have precisely that experience, in response to the affidavits of Kromberg and Leukefeld on these specific points, which were submitted on 20 August and 2 September respectively. The prosecution objected to these witnesses as too late, whereas both were submitted within a month of the testimony to which they were responding. The US government and Baraitser having ruled out witnesses on this very specific new point, their then proceeding to attack the existing defence witnesses on their knowledge of precisely the point on which they refused to hear new evidence, leaves a very bad taste indeed.
The first witness of the day was Maureen Baird, former warden (governor in UK terms) of three US prisons including 2014–16 the Metropolitan Correction Centre (MCC) New York, which houses a major concentration of Special Administrative Measures (SAMs) prisoners pre-trial. She had also attended national courses and training programmes on SAMs and met and discussed with fellow warders and others responsible for them elsewhere, including Florence ADX.
Led through her evidence by Edward Fitzgerald QC, Baird confirmed that she anticipated Assange would be subject to SAMs pre-trial, based on the national security argument and on all the documentation submitted by the US Attorney, and post-trial. SAMs meant being confined to a cell 23–24 hours a day with no communication at all with other prisoners. In MCC the one hour a day outside your cell was spent simply in a different but identical empty cell known as the "recreation cell". She had put in an exercise bike; otherwise it was unequipped. Recreation was always completely alone.
Prisoners were allowed one phone call a month of 30 minutes, or 2 of 15 minutes, to named and vetted family members. These were monitored by the FBI.
Fitzgerald asked about Kromberg's assertion that mail was "free-flowing". Baird said that all mail was screened. This delayed mail typically by two to three months, if it got through at all.
Baird said that the SAMs regime was centrally determined and was the same in all locations. It was decided by the attorney general. Neither the prison warden nor the Board of Prisons itself had the power to moderate the SAMs regime. Fitzgerald said the US government had claimed yesterday it could be varied, and some people under SAMs could even have a cellmate. Baird replied "No, that is not my experience at all".
Fitzgerald quoted Kromberg as stating that a prisoner could appeal to the case manager and unit manager against the conditions of SAMs. Baird replied that those people "could do nothing". SAMs was "way above their pay grade". Kromberg's description was unrealistic, as was his description of judicial review. All internal procedures would have to be exhausted first, which would take many years and go nowhere. She had never seen any case of SAMs being changed. Similarly, when Fitzgerald put to her that SAMs were imposed for only one year at a time and subject to annual review, Baird replied that she had never heard of any case of their not being renewed. They appeared simply to be rolled over by the Attorney General's office.
Baird said that in addition to herself applying SAMs at the MCC, she went on national training courses on SAMs and met and discussed experiences with those applying SAMs at other locations, including the Florence, Colorado ADX. SAMs had strong and negative consequences on prisoners' mental and physical health. These included severe depression, anxiety disorder and weight loss. Baird said she agreed with previous witness Sickler that if convicted Assange could very well face spending the rest of his life imprisoned under SAMs at the Florence ADX. She quoted a former warden of that prison describing it as "not built for humanity".
Fitzgerald took Baird to Kromberg's description of a multi-phased programme for release from SAMs. Baird said she recognised none of this in practice. SAMs prisoners could not participate in any group programmes or meet other prisoners in any circumstances. What Kromberg was describing was not a programme but a very limited list of potential small extra privileges, such as one extra phone call a month. Phase 3 involved mingling with other prisoners and Baird said she had never seen it and doubted it really applied: "I don't know how that happens".
Fitzgerald asked Baird about Dr Leukefeld's claim that some prisoners enjoy Florence ADX so much they did not want to leave. Baird said this was a reflection of the extreme anxiety disorders that could affect prisoners. They became scared to leave their highly ordered world.
It was interesting to see how the prosecution would claim that Baird was unqualified. It was very difficult to counter the evidence of a prison warder about the inhumanity of the prison regime. The US government hit on a quite extraordinary attack. They claimed that the prison system was generally pleasant as described by Leukefeld and Kromberg, but that the prisons in which Baird had worked had indeed been bad, but only because Baird was a bad warden.
Here are brief extracts from the US Government's cross-examination of Baird:
Clair Dobbin Are you independent?
Maureen Baird I work for one attorney but also others.
Dobbin You appear on a legal website as a consultant – Allan Ellis of San Francisco.
Baird I do some consultancy, including with Allan but not exclusively.
Dobbin You only work for defendants?
Baird Yes.
Dobbin It says that the firm handles appeals and post-conviction placing.
Baird Yes, I tend to get involved in post-conviction or placing.
Dobbin Do you have any experience in sentencing?
Baird What kind of sentencing?
Dobbin That is what I am asking.
Baird I have testified on prison conditions pre-sentence.
This was a much briefer effort than usual to damage the credentials of the witness. After questions on Baird's exact prison experience, Clair Dobbins moved on to:
Dobbin Do you know the criteria for SAMs?
Dobbin Why do you say it is likely Assange will get SAMs? Kromberg only says it is possible.
Baird Kromberg talks about it a very great deal. It is very plainly on the table.
Dobbin It is speculative. It can only be decided by the Attorney General as reasonably necessary to prevent the disclosure of national security information.
Baird They have made plain they believe Assange to hold further such information.
Dobbin You are not in any position to make any judgement.
Baird It is my opinion he would be judged to meet that criterion, based on their past decisions.
Dobbin How can you say the risk exists he would disclose national security information?
Baird He is charged with espionage. They have said he is a continuing risk.
Dobbin I am suggesting that is highly speculative and you cannot know.
Baird I am judging by what the government have said and the fact they have so much emphasised SAMs. They very definitely fail to say in all this that SAMs will not be applied.
After further discussion on Kromberg's claims versus Baird's experience, the US government moved on to the question of the SAMs prisoners under Baird's care in the MCC.
Dobbin You say they were in solitary confinement. The officers on the unit did not have human contact with the prisoners?
Baird They did not speak to inmates.
Dobbin Why not?
Baird That is not what prison officers do.
Dobbin Why not? You were in charge?
Baird They just open the small viewing slot in the iron door every half hour and look through. Conversation just did not happen.
Dobbin You could encourage that?
Baird I could lead by example. But ordering conversation is not something a prison warden does. I did not have that authority. There are unions. If I instructed the prison officers to socialise with the prisoners, they would reply it is not in their job description.
Dobbin Oh, come on! You could encourage.
Baird On a normal basis, those officers do not talk to inmates.
Dobbin Did you tell your staff to? Wouldn't the first thing you do be to tell your staff to talk?
Baird No. That's not how it works.
Dobbin Did you raise your concerns about SAMs with those above you?
Baird No.
Dobbin Did you raise your concerns with judges? (brief discussion of a specific case ensued)
Dobbin Did you raise concerns about the conditions of SAM inmates with judges?
Baird No. They were a very small part of the prison population I was dealing with.
Dobbin So you didn't encourage staff or raise any concerns?
Baird I tried to be fair and compassionate. I talked to the isolation prisoners myself. The fact that other staff did not engage is not uncommon. I do not recall making any complaints or recommendations.
Dobbin So these conditions did not cause you any concerns at the time. It is only now?
Baird It did cause me concerns.
Dobbin What did you do about your concerns at the time?
Baird I did not think I had any influence. It was way above me. SAMs are decided by the Attorney General and heads of the intelligence agencies.
Dobbin You did not even try.
This was an audacious effort to distract from Baird's obviously qualified and first-hand evidence of how dreadful and inhuman the regime is, but ultimately a complaint that Baird did not try to modify the terrible system does not really help the government case. In over two hours of cross-examination, Dobbin again and again tried to discredit Baird's testimony by contrasting it with the evidence of Kromberg and Leukefeld, but this was entirely counter-productive for Dobbin. It served instead to illustrate how very far Kromberg's and Leukefeld's assurances were from the description of what really happens from an experienced prison warden.
Baird demolished Dobbin's insistence on Kromberg's description of a functioning three-stage programme for removal of SAMs. When it came to Dr Leukefeld's account of SAMs prisoners being allowed to take part in psychiatric group therapy sessions, Baird involuntarily laughed. She suggested that from where Dr Leukefeld sat "in the central office", Leukefeld possibly genuinely believed this happened.
The afternoon witness was an attorney, Lindsay Lewis, who represents Abu Hamza, who is held at ADX Florence. The videolink to Lewis had extremely poor sound and from the public gallery I was unable to hear much of her testimony. She said that Hamza, who has both forearms amputated, had been kept in solitary confinement under SAMs in the ADX for almost ten years. His conditions were absolutely inappropriate to his condition. He had no prosthesis sufficient to handle self-care and received no nursing care at all. His bed, toilet and sink were all unadapted and unsuitable to his disability. His other medical conditions including severe diabetes, hypertension and depression were not adequately treated.
Lewis said that the conditions of Hamza's incarceration directly breached undertakings made by the US government to the UK magistrates' court and High Court when they made the extradition request. The US had stated his medical needs would be fully assessed, his medical treatment would be adequate, and he was unlikely to be sent to the ADX. None of these had happened.
In cross-examination, Dobbin's major point was to deny that the assurances given to the British authorities by the US Government at the time of Hamza's extradition amounted to undertakings. She was also at great pains to emphasise Hamza's convicted terrorist offences, as though these justified the conditions of his incarceration. But the one thing which struck me most was Lewis's description of the incident that was used to justify the continued imposition of SAMs on Hamza.
Hamza is allowed to communicate only with two named family members, one of whom is one of his sons. In a letter, Hamza had asked this son to tell his one-year-old grandchild that he loved him. Hamza was charged with an illegal message to a third party (the grandson). This had resulted in extension of the SAMs regime on Hamza, which still continues. In cross-examination, Dobbin was at pains to suggest this "I love you" may have been a coded terrorist message.
The day concluded with a foretaste of excitement to come, as Judge Baraitser agreed to grant witness anonymity to the two UC Global whistleblowers who are to give evidence on UC Global's spying on Assange in the Ecuadorean Embassy. In making application, Summers gave notice that among the topics to be discussed was the instruction from UC Global's American clients to consider poisoning or kidnapping Assange. The hidden firearm with filed-off serial numbers discovered in the home of UC Global's chief executive David Morales, and his relationship to the Head of Security at the Las Vegas Sands complex, were also briefly mooted.
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SA October 1, 2020 at 08:11
Abrams v. United States
In Abrams v. United States, 250 U.S. 616, 40 S.Ct. 17, 63 L. Ed. 1173 (1919), the U.S. Supreme Court applied the Clear and Present Danger test in upholding the conviction of five anti-war protestors, who had been charged with Sedition for distributing pamphlets criticizing President Woodrow Wilson during World War I. However, the case is remembered more for the lone dissenting opinion written by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., architect of the original clear-and-present-danger test just eight months earlier. Holmes's dissent argued that Freedom of Speech cases analyzed under the First Amendment to the U.S Constitution must be subjected to a heightened level of judicial scrutiny before legislation abridging free expression could be upheld, a level of scrutiny that was eventually adopted by a majority of the Court for the balance of the twentieth century.
The significance of this case is that the supreme court upheld a conviction of antiwar protestors on sedition charges on the basis that it presented clear and and present danger but that the dissenting Justice Oliver argued that because the issue had ramifications on free speech and implications to the First Amendment, that it should be subjected to higher judicial scrutiny, and this was eventually adopted by the court.
The connection with the Assange case in my view is that the Assange case involves some very basic issues of freedom of speech, what journalists can and can't do and also involves international treaties and other implications to both US and British Law. This makes it important that the issues should be examined by a court that is highly qualified in these matters and not by one middle grade Judge. This could therefore form either a basis for the defense to suggest a retrial on the basis of the competence of the current judge to deal with these complex matters, or a basis for a future appeal. I hope this answers your queries.
David Simons October 1, 2020 at 08:17
More support from the US
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/surreal-us-case-against-assange
Joh Cofy October 1, 2020 at 10:40
Sorry Craig. I think this a paraphrase of your work but not sure.
Vanessa Baraitser: Magistrate (She's so secretive I don't even know if the spelling is correct!)
Yesterday he [Assange] replied at some length he could not hear properly in his glass box and could not communicate with his lawyers (at some point yesterday they had started preventing him passing notes to his counsel …)
Assanges lawyer: Edward Fitzgerald made a formal application for Julian to be allowed to sit beside his lawyers in the court. Julian was "a gentle, intellectual man" and not a terrorist.
Again, the prosecution counsel James Lewis intervened on the side of the defence to try to make Julian's treatment less extreme…
Judge Baraister: If the defence wanted him in the courtroom where he could hear proceedings better, they could only apply for bail and his release from custody in general.
Prosecutor Lewis said 'the prosecution is neutral on this request, of course but, err, I really don't think that's right'.
Baraitser concluded the matter by stating that the Defence should submit written arguments by 10am tomorrow on this point, and she would then hold a separate hearing into the question of Julian's position in the court.
Comment::::Amazing! A secretive unknown magistrate over ruling both prosecution and defence QC's to the detriment of the defendant.
"The UK and US Governments say that the court enforces domestic law, not international law, and therefore the treaty has no standing.
Edward Fitzgerald QC argued that the Extradition Act of 2003 alone is not enough to make an actual extradition.(Supported by argument and precedents)
Baraitser interrupted that it was plain the intention of parliament was that there could be extradition for political offences.Otherwise they (Parliament) would not have removed the bar in previous legislation.
Complete fantasy: (Just an impression)
Vanessa furiously cycles home past the protesters outside Belmarsh prison, goes inside and throws herself on the couch. The phone rings:
Vanessa: "Oh Marjory you won't believe what a terrible day I've had. I've got that grubby little Australian rapist resisting extradition. Why on earth didn't those awful Americans just drone him like Hilary said." (laughs insincerely) —- What rapist -The one that raped those lovely Swedish girls Stockholm and holed up near Harrods. He made a frightful row and now he wants to sit in the actual court room. I've got him a glass box where he can see the court but now he's whinging he can't hear. Serves him right I say even if those lawyers don't agree. Hmm men what would they know.! —- What Pamela Anderson? Yes yes Australians of course they stick together. —— Well its my court Marjory and they'd better get used to it. (Laughs)
Yes I heard, Women in Tibet exhibition at les femmes gallery. —– You say we can have a preview and a bottle of Bollinger? yoohoo—-Make Ken drive us that's what men are for. — What! —-Make him. Tell him I'll fine him if he doesn't. (Laughs and hangs up. Jumps up and spins around smiling.)
Not great being on the receiving end of this stuff. I've had personal experience.
I hope that Assange is impervious by now. I had to abandon hope of winning and try to get grounds for appeal on record. At least Assange has a legal team, public support and Craig reporting.
There's a great ground for appeal right here. Vanessa is presuming that the Higher courts will want to deport political activists. Its untested legislation that presents an opportunity for the court to make a precedent. England still has the house of lords who don't really have an affiliation with the major parties. In Australia there's little hope because the tin pot High Court appointed by the 2 main political parties ceased to uphold legal principles after the supervision of the privy counsel was cut off in the nineteen nineties. The process is to refuse to hear or allow and dismiss the appeal without reasons. They still hear stuff pushed by political parties and main stream media.
JB October 1, 2020 at 14:07
Exhibit 1: "In cross-examination, Dobbin was at pains to suggest this "I love you" may have been a coded terrorist message."
Exhibit 2: "Barrister at 3 Raymond Buildings, mum and Parent Governor at the fantastic Ark Atwood. Interested in helping to make society fairer for all children." Clair Ponte / Dobbin; @clairponte https://twitter.com/clairponte
Mary October 1, 2020 at 21:26
Craig Murray Full Statements on last day of the #AssangeCase
https://twitter.com/DEAcampaign/status/1311735807225536512?s=20
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Articles | Broadway Philadelphia presents 'Mean Girls'
I'm not like a regular musical, I'm a cool musical
Broadway Philadelphia presents 'Mean Girls'
Alix Rosenfeld
The Burn Book doesn't quite make it from page to stage in the musical incarnation of 'Mean Girls.' (Photo by Joan Marcus.)
When I heard that Mean Girls, the musical adaptation of one of my favorite movies of all time, was landing at the Academy of Music as part of its national tour…well, let's just say I said "grool," because I got so flustered and thought "great" and "cool" at the same time.
Even though it wasn't Wednesday, my friend and I ordered a glass of some very pink rosé in celebration before the performance, and I prepared to hear all of my favorite one-liners grace my ears in person. Sadly, this overproduced, video projection-heavy, pink bomb of a musical is not the clever send-up that I know and love so well.
Mean Girls for life
To say that I am a Mean Girls fan would be putting it lightly. When Tina Fey's masterpiece premiered in movie theaters in 2004, I was finishing up my first year of high school (and a Hot Topic-induced goth phase), and I quickly became obsessed with this refreshing take on the teen experience. Janis Ian became my hero, I celebrated October 3rd, and I slipped in a "that's why her hair is so big—it's full of secrets" every chance I got. And Cady Heron's journey as a nobody attempting to infiltrate the trio of Plastics to topple icy queen Regina George was the arc about identity and self-possession that I desperately needed as a young woman.
Say goodbye to subtlety
But in the musical version, with a book adapted by Tina Fey, the cheeky satire becomes a caricature of itself—not even my undying fandom could pull the pink wool over my eyes. In their attempts to translate the script to a blockbuster stage hit, Fey and her collaborators Jeff Richmond and Nell Benjamin (30 Rock composer and Legally Blonde, the Musical lyricist) strip the adaptation of the nuance, subtext, and (perhaps worst of all) the feminist humor of the original. What remains is a garish production, courtesy of large-scale projections of social media posts (video by Finn Ross and Adam Young), a lazy design of roving flats and wheeled desks (Scott Pask), razzmatazz choreography (by director Casey Nicholaw), and jokes delivered with such a manic self-consciousness that not even a "You go, Glen Coco" can save the day.
Part of the brilliance of the film is its capturing of subtle high-school cruelty—side-eye glances at an offending garment, whispers behind backs, and of course, the insults that get scribbled on bathroom walls or in the infamous Burn Book. This is difficult to translate into a musical—a form where interior lives are on display and secret thoughts are communicated through belting instead of glances, especially when the writing team doesn't trust that the audiences will understand or appreciate the material. So we're left with awkward pauses mid-show for explanations of how Instagram works and lyrics like "My name is Regina George, and I am a massive deal. I don't care who you are, I don't care how you feel." Subtlety is clearly not on the school lunch menu.
Sitting down for my millionth re-watch of the movie and thinking about its stage sister, it occurred to me how accidentally meta Mean Girls the Musical is. She's a teen trying way too hard to fit in with the other big-budget babes on Broadway. I wish she would just be herself.
Mean Girls. By Tina Fey, Jeff Richmond, and Nell Benjamin. Directed by Casey Nicholaw. Broadway Philadelphia. Through December 1, 2019, at the Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St., Philadelphia. (215) 893-1999 or kimmelcenter.org.
The Academy of Music is a wheelchair-accessible venue. For more information about the accessibility of Kimmel campus venues, call Patron Services at (215) 893-1999 / (215) 875-7633 TTY or email [email protected].


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