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Central Bank raises policy rate by 0.75 percentage points, in line with expectations
Today's 0.75-point policy rate hike was in line with expectations and is understandable, given the worsening inflation outlook and the continuing economic recovery. The Central Bank (CBI) forecasts strong GDP growth and declining unemployment this year, but the inflation forecast is considerably bleaker than its predecessor. The outlook is for monetary tightening to continue in coming quarters.
The CBI announced this morning that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) had decided to raise the bank's policy rate by 0.75 percentage points. The key interest rate – the rate on seven-day term deposits – is now 2.75%, its highest since the beginning of March 2020. The rate hike was consistent with published forecasts, including our own. The policy rate has now been raised by 2.0 percentage points in five increments since May 2021, when the tightening phase began. At that point, the key rate had been 1% or lower ever since the COVID-19 pandemic struck Iceland in the first half of 2020.
According to this morning's MPC statement, GDP growth is strong and the slack in the economy that opened up in the wake of the pandemic has probably closed, although pronounced uncertainty remains. Furthermore, the inflation outlook has worsened, and inflation expectations have risen by some measures in the recent term. The Committee's forward guidance is unchanged since the last meeting:
The MPC reiterates that it will apply the tools at its disposal to ensure that inflation eases back to the target within an acceptable time frame.
Thus the tone taken by the Committee is stern, in keeping with the recent pattern.
New forecast presents a fairly bright economic outlook
The CBI has issued a new macroeconomic forecast in its newest Monetary Bulletin, published alongside today's interest rate decision. The bank is of the opinion that GDP growth will be marginally weaker in 2022 than was forecast in November, mainly because of the adverse impact of the Q1 spike in COVID case numbers. In November, the CBI had projected that 1.5 million tourists would visit Iceland this year, but in view of the poorer outlook for Q1, it has revised this estimate downwards. As a result, the bank has lowered its year-2022 GDP growth forecast from 5.1% to 4.8%, which is quite close to our own recent forecast of 4.7%. The CBI has revised its forecast for 2023 downwards as well, from 2.6% to 2.1%, whereas we have projected next year's GDP growth at 3.2%.
The CBI also projects that unemployment will average 4.9% in 2022, as opposed to 5.1% in the November forecast. According to the new Monetary Bulletin, many firms are planning to add on staff, but it appears that jobs are being filled to a greater degree with imported labour and increased labour participation. We share this opinion, although we expect unemployment to fall faster than the CBI does. In our macroeconomic forecast, we project average unemployment for this year at 4.5%. Registered unemployment measured 4.9% in December, and it looks set to fall somewhat this year once tourism, the country's largest export sector, regains its momentum.
According to the recent Gallup survey carried out for the CBI and the Confederation of Icelandic Employers (SA), nearly 40% of company executives consider themselves short-staffed. We are therefore of the view that unemployment will decline faster than the CBI forecast assumes. According to our forecast, it will fall to its pre-pandemic level later this year.
Bleak inflation forecast; inflation risk tilted to the upside
The CBI has revised its near-term inflation forecast sharply upwards since November, citing the stronger domestic economic recovery, higher house price inflation, and more persistent foreign inflation than previously assumed. The bank therefore projects that inflation will measure 5.8% in Q1 and 5.6% in Q2, and not fall below 4% until the beginning of 2023. It is noteworthy that inflation will not return to target during the forecast horizon but will measure 2.7% at the end of the period, which extends until the beginning of 2025. At this morning's press conference following the announcement of the decision, it emerged that uncertainty about inflation was significant, and concentrated on the upside. It also emerged that even though the impact of house price inflation and rising prices of foreign goods and inputs would diminish, rising wage costs would be a strong driver of inflation over the entire forecast horizon and would play a leading role in how slowly inflation fell to target later in the period.
Increased monetary restraint following successful pandemic response
In response to questions posed at the press conference, CBI officials said that despite the rate hikes in recent quarters, the real policy rate was low and monetary policy therefore still accommodative. The MPC did not want to tighten the monetary stance too quickly, as there were other policy instruments whose impact had yet to come to the fore. This refers to macroprudential tools such as the reduced maximum loan-to-value ratio and the capped debt service ratio on new mortgage loans. Furthermore, the Committee wanted to foster increased growth in business investment.
CBI officials pointed out as well that monetary policy had been strengthened in the past wo years; for instance, Iceland had built up a new mortgage lending system that was far more responsive than before to changes in interest rates. More assertive housing market measures taken by the Financial Stability Committee (FSN) had supplemented more effective monetary policy transmission, in the CBI's opinion.
When asked about the effects of the rate hike on leveraged households, CBI officials said that monetary policy could not focus on specific groups. Households were responding on their own – for instance, by choosing fixed-rate rather than floating-rate mortgages. Changes in the mortgage lending market had given households greater latitude in choosing from among various loan types and in responding to changes in interest rates, although naturally, not all borrowers were able to do so.
It was also pointed out that when the export sector more or less evaporated overnight, one of the aims of cutting the policy rate was to incentivise private consumption. The rate cuts had been passed through to households, and measures had been taken to support the ISK so as to maintain purchasing power. As a result, consumers' purchasing power had increased during the pandemic. Now, however, the time had come to withdraw this incentive. On the other hand, stimulative Government measures, if implemented, would offset the tighter monetary stance. CBI officials called for greater consensus on dampening demand and reducing demand-generated inflationary pressures.
And finally, the bank's officials rejected the notion that it had been a mistake to slash interest rates at the beginning of the pandemic, pointing out that efforts to minimise the repercussions of the pandemic for households and businesses had been successful and that the position of households, businesses, the financial system, and the public sector was generally strong despite the knockout punch delivered to the country's largest export sector, as well as the wide-ranging disruption of other economic activity. It appeared that the effects of the pandemic would prove much more temporary than originally feared and that long-term scarring would be limited.
We agree with this assessment by the CBI, as can be seen in our macroeconomic forecast, which states that the economic policy response by Governmental authorities, including the CBI, had played a major role in cushioning against the pandemic-induced blow to the Icelandic economy.
Further policy rate hikes on the horizon
As before, we expect the CBI to continue on its monetary tightening path in the coming term, as the economy recovers and the effects of the pandemic taper off. Lower inflation further ahead should mitigate the need for rapid nominal interest rate hikes.
We expect rate hikes of at least 0.25 percentage points in each quarter for the rest of 2022, which would bring the policy rate to 3.5% by the year-end. If inflation proves even more stubborn than we expect, interest rates could be raised more quickly. Thereafter, we expect interest rates to rise gradually and, as before, we estimate that the monetary tightening phase will end at 4.0%, assuming that the CBI ultimately wins the bout with inflation and that inflation falls to an acceptable level further ahead.
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Down a Path to Civil War - Don't Wait for the Butt-Stroke
By Justin O. Smith
Sent: 11/25/2020 6:16 PM
"Each act, each occasion, is worse than the last, but only a little worse. You wait for the next and the next. You wait for one great shocking occasion, thinking that others, when such a shock comes, will join you in resisting somehow ... But the one great shocking occasion, when tens or hundreds or thousands will join you, never comes." ~ Milton Mayer, 'They Thought They Were Free'
America's Constitutional pillars have slowly been chipped away and hammered into near oblivion, by the American hating Democratic Party "Progressive" Communists and those squishy, weak-kneed Republicans who prefer "business as usual" to actually making a stand for freedom and liberty. Our Republic has been so diminished by Marxist and globalist efforts that it is now a failing Republic, one that has actually been failing for the past five decades, as the sun sets on Her and freedom and an unspeakable darkness prepares to cover Her land.
It's not completely dark yet, but it's sure headed in that direction.
Most Americans, who love this country of ours, full well understand that this Election has been an undisguised Banana Republic style coup, and it represents the Line In the Sand for the American Republic. There isn't anywhere left to go for anyone wishing to remain free, wishing to see their family live free, and seeking to keep America a nation where freedom will ring for many centuries to come. The road ahead is wide and is taking Us down a path straight to civil war, a total breakdown of our institutions and economic collapse of mammoth proportions, and disaster on our foreign fronts and international relations.
Tout Biden's supposed 80 million votes if one so desires, but what is a "win" gained by cheating and manufacturing some 10 million votes, if nothing, nothing at all. But cheating is part and parcel for Democrats, who have no shame and repeat often they will meet their goals "by any means necessary."
Regardless of what one understands or doesn't, America has a sad history of so many of Her people engaging in the Communist subversion of Her institutions for over a hundred years, as they absorbed the toxic propaganda tirelessly disseminated by foreigners, and their combined evil, the lies and the hate, has brought America to its current sorry juncture in Her history.
With time running out, every tactical decision by President Trump, from now to December 14th, will prove critical, since he currently appears to be fighting a rearguard battle to save America's Constitutional moorings and America's basic law, seen in our Founding documents and the Original Intent of the Founders, noted in writings such as The Federalist papers. President Trump has sworn to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution, even though sometimes he too has been guilty of violating it; but today, plenty of reason exists for him to do so now to the best of his ability, in order to save what is left of our Republic.
Very few days are left to provide incontrovertible evidence before the Courts, that seem to be reticent to act responsibly where so obvious and blatant massive election fraud and treason are in plain sight for all to see. Unless the Courts properly expedite matters and act honestly, President Trump will be left a narrow gap to pull victory from the jaws of his enemies.
President Trump has refused to concede, and rightly so, even though so many traitors in the Republican Party have called for him to do so. He will not and he cannot, because I do believe he loves America too much to leave his presidency in such an ignominious and demoralizing manner, and he also primarily wants to put to rest this nefarious criminal manipulation of our election systems, to set a better path ahead for the country and ensure such an evil and dastardly thing can never again take place in America.
All Americans, who are concerned over preserving freedom and liberty in the slightest, must support him in any possible way, in this death struggle between the forces of real change and the disgusting alliance of radical Democrats and weak, cowardly (or complicit, i.e. Mitt Romney [and any of his RINO Establishment Comrades]) Republicans, who have concerned themselves only with profiting from Washington, just as usual and as they always have done, since 1961.
Rather than let the system drag its heels because so many entrenched politicos and judicial activists hate Trump, if Trump does not have the concrete proof to shove in their faces but knows, as we all do, the preponderance of the evidence shows the election was stolen, he could quite probably roll the dice with martial law or simply walk away from the White House, after revealing his evidence and calling on the American people to refuse to recognize the Biden regime.
America was founded on the best ideas that came from Western philosophers, such as Jean Jacques Rousseau, Charles Montesquieu, John Locke, Thomas Hobbes and Adam Smith, along with the principles of Christianity. These ideas came largely from what these men had observed around them during their lifetimes and what could readily be seen in nature, giving birth to the term "Natural Law". And, as most of our Founding Fathers took note of a "higher power" or a "Creator" and the majority were in fact Christians, they saw fit to acknowledge in the Declaration of Independence that our rights are inalienable God-given rights; they are not granted by other men, governments or the ideas of Karl Marx and his modern day followers.
Where in our founding documents are ideas similar to Marxist ideology? Anyone searching won't find anything even close.
Joe Biden and his Marxist and Maoist supporters do not abide by the U.S. Constitution, except whenever they can use some clause within it to defend some illiberal position or "law" that serves to undermine and abrogate it further. They do not believe in the same founding principles that most decent Americans hold to be righteous and true and serve as the foundation for every branch of our government. Their communist ideology is the exact antithesis to freedom and liberty and serves to destroy the very Founding of America, which they currently hold as their stated goal.
And, after watching Biden's press event on November 24th and the naming of his Cabinet, one can only note that the worst of the worse have been gathered to take America on Her final descent into Hell and a policy disaster on all fronts, whether one speaks of foreign or domestic policy.
During the campaign, it became readily apparent that Joe Biden is a tyrant in the making, supported by his little small-minded, intellectually handicapped Congresswomen of "The Squad" and ready to wreak more havoc on our Bill of Rights on multiple levels, if he is inaugurated to the presidency in January, regardless of the fact that he did not "win" the election, but rather stole it through the most massive criminal endeavor and Election Fraud scheme ever witnessed in U.S. history. We will see the destruction and tyranny emerge immediately as his Cabinet Idiot, John Kerry, the "Climate Envoy", moves to ensure the massively destructive Green New Deal goes full steam ahead and more economy destroying measures are taken, as the U.S. is moved back into the Paris Accords in order to implement the global redistribution of U.S. wealth; and, we will also see Free Speech repressed through the same tyrannical "hate speech 'law'" that is enforced in the European Union, and our right to keep and bear arms will immediately be set upon and eradicated, as full well already acknowledged by both Biden and his VP pick, Kamala Harris. And let us not forget the coming forced national lockdowns to battle the false "COVID crisis" and mandatory masks and vaccines.
Elections do have consequences. But in light of the known massive fraud, anyone with half the mind that God gave a chimpanzee absolutely recognizes Joe Biden and his people stole this election. Too many statistical incongruities and too many sworn cases already point to the fact, regardless of any federal judges reluctance to do the right thing and toss out hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots that don't have signatures, that were sent to anyone with a mailing address whether they were a citizen or not, and where signatures don't match or the rolls don't match the number of ballots mailed. And let's not ignore the fact that the down ballot votes aren't matching the Presidential votes, or all the other statistical anomalies, such as seen in places like Wisconsin, not to mention Democratic Party election officials engaging in illegal acts to sway the election to Biden.
And the Democratic communist mainstream media, that is now on full display for all to see, does not have any problem in the slightest with the massive election fraud. They seemingly think any amount of fraud is tolerable, so long as their masters in the Democratic Party emerge victorious and the Marxist Communist ideology is codified throughout the new emerging system, soon to be forced upon the entire population.
Our system was founded to protect, defend and secure our Inalienable Rights, not destroy them, and whenever any person, group, Party or entity works to so egregiously and despicably eradicate and suppress those rights, they reveal themselves to be the "Enemy From Within", that most of Us who served in the Armed Forces took oaths to defend America against, as well as defending against Her foreign enemies. These Democratic Party communists stand in stark contravention of the Constitution and show themselves to be illegitimate "leaders", before they've ever been sworn in, and they must be resisted, disobeyed and obstructed every step of the way, if not imprisoned before ever getting day one in office.
That they will make a mockery of taking an oath to defend the U.S. Constitution says all one need to know about them, since their very platform goes against everything in the Constitution, and their radical followers, especially those in Black Lives Matter and Antifa, have already stated their intentions to utterly destroy America's traditions, culture and Her very Founding.
[Blog Editor: Know your Communist enemy:
o THE UNHOLY ALLIANCE BETWEEN BLM, ANTIFA, MARXISM, AND ISLAM; By KAREN HARDIN; Intercessors For America; 8/4/20
o Communist Infiltration: BLM and Antifa; By patriot1; Patriot News Network; 9/17/20]
What about the rights of Marxists, some might ask? They have the same rights as everybody else. They can serve in government and advocate their "free giveaways", but by right of "winning" an election, they cannot end the Founding and transform America away from Her Constitutional mooring, unless they wish to break the Social Contract with a majority of Americans who will never accept an authoritarian Socialist or Communist regime. They are full well free to practice Marxism in their communities and states, by redistributing their own wealth they have earned, but not at the expense of the American taxpayer and all America; if they wish not to adhere to those best practices of capitalism and freedom that built America and grew the greatest economy and prosperity on earth, they are free to do so on their own, without placing their irresponsible and ignorant failed economic philosophies on the backs of all America.
Joe Biden and The Squad are not free to fundamentally transform America or to impose Marxism, a liberty destroying ideology, upon all America. They are not free to abrogate the Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constitution. They are not free to infringe upon Our Inalienable God-Given Rights.
And if any patriot should chance to meet some cud-chewing, drooling imbecile who does not have the first clue as to what has transpired, unlike the domestic enemies who know exactly what they have done, just pass him by. Anyone who at this point still thinks they are free in the sense God intended is sleepwalking through this world and he will only awaken when he is butt-stroked across the face by Biden's ATF agent come to steal his GranPa's double-barrel 12-gauge shotgun.
Anyone worth a pound of salt should not go quietly into this dark night that America faces, and they must fight against the coming tyranny.
Some say there is nothing worse than civil war, but as I look at history and the evils and millions of deaths that transpired under dictators, such as Stalin, Hitler, Castro, Pol Pot and Mao, I must beg to differ, and I would also offer the words of Russian dissident Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's passage in 'the Gulag Archipelago':
"And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: What would things have been like if every Security operative, when he went out at night to make an arrest, had been uncertain whether he would return alive and had to say good-bye to his family?"
If the President and his people do have the solid, incontrovertible proof of voting machine fraud, and I'm reasonably certain they do, with every institution that is responsible for America's security having been revealed to be suspect at best, in one form or fashion, President Trump has no choice other than to declare martial law and call on America's patriots to support him, followed by mass arrests and confiscations of all the assets of those involved in any manner with guilty knowledge of the conspiracy. And it follows that the Biden propaganda machine of the Communist mainstream media will necessarily need to be closed for business, until it is purged. President Trump simply can't turn the government over to a gang of criminals and traitors, if he knows for a fact what they have done, bottom line.
President Trump must call the entire Supreme Court to the White House and present his proof and lay it all out immediately, if he has it, as he informs them that they can either approve his actions as a matter of national security and extreme danger to the Republic, or they will find themselves named as co-conspirators, with all it implies. Any other course would be an act of cowardice, dereliction of duty and a violation of his own oath of office.
Raised in a different time, when people were much more free, I barely recognize my country and this nation any longer. The America I grew to love lives only in my memories today and in whatever wisdom I was able to impart to my children and grandchildren. She isn't coming back anytime soon, so long as our system and institutions are so easily bastardized, manipulated and politicized towards the evil men do and goals incompatible with freedom and our Founding Principles.
There won't be all that many to answer the call for freedom and liberty, since combat is a younger man's job, for the most part, than my 63 years, but I'm game, when the time arrives. Only a small percentage will join the fight, whenever the right spark sets it in motion, but if one sees America worth saving, as I do, draw the sword, pick up the rifle, and ask no quarter or mercy, for there will be no honorable ending to the next civil war, should it arrive this year, next or sometime between now and 2027, and there won't be any reconciliation either. Should our forces of truth, life and liberty emerge victorious, every single last one of the sorry radical and red Democratic Party Communist rat bastards who brought this on must pay with their lives, or at the very least, life in prison and exile. Losing is not an option, since it won't afford us either of the last two choices.
Unity? Healing? What a damned joke.
Intelligent Americans have seen the communist inspired violence in our streets for years, and it has grown exponentially more intense and much more widely dispersed. We see what is being done to this America we love so well, as America no longer seems to be remotely unified as a nation and the opposing political sides no longer share any common values to act as a glue to hold the nation together.
Some wars from history started with a single bullet. Bullet or something else, the Americans who hold traditional America most dear and sacred understand what is coming. It's inevitable. It's there for anyone with eyes to see.
For far too long, the American people have given in to the demands of the Marxists, a little bit here and there, in a sort of appeasement and in the interest of peace. But I tell anyone paying attention that peace is not so sweet, nor life so dear, as to submit to illiberal tyrants, just to be secure, and miserable. I'd prefer death if I could no longer live free.
Edited by John R. Houk
Text embraced by brackets and embedded links are by the Editor. The bruised but still fighting President Trump political cartoon sent by Justin Smith.
© Justin O. Smith
Posted by SlantRight 2.0 at 11:34 AM
Labels: American Comrade, American Heritage, American Patriot, American Transformation, Civil War, Election Coup, Election Fraud, Erasing Founders, Justin Smith, Preserving Founders, Resist Dem-Marxists
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In recent months we have had candidates coming to our centre having fallen victim to scams from so called training centres and colleges that are not what they seem.
People are being targeted by pressure selling on their doorstep, with sales representatives knocking on their doors and offering courses at extortionate prices. Often these courses don't exist, or are not what they seem.
One of our candidates was sold an Electrician course for £7000 for a centre in Watford and was then told he would have to take his exams in Essex.
Some of the scammers appear to be targeting ex-servicemen, offering training for a new career and often promoting unrealistic expectations.
No legitimate training centre should be knocking on your door using pressure tactics. Do not trust anything of this nature.
Make sure the qualifications on offer allow you to join the relevant competent persons schemes or enable you to carry out the work you need to carry out.
If you are unsure of the legitimacy of a training course find out which certification body they use and check with the certification body to find out if they are a licenced centre.
Find out where the assessment is due to take place BEFORE signing up to anything.
A training centre should have its own training facilities, they should not have to sub-let. If you can't go to a centre and see the facilities for yourself you should not trust this company.


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Q: logical quantifiers on sets question I have to prove whether or not these statements are true/false but I'm having trouble understanding it.
$\forall x \in \mathbb{Z}^5, \forall y \in \mathbb{Z}^5. \exists z \in \mathbb{Z}^5, \forall j \in \{1,2,3,4,5\},x_{j} \leq z_{j} \leq y_{j}$.
I think I understand the first half, up until the "for all j that is a member of the set {1,2,3,4,5}" part. Is it saying that that the element at index j of x will always be less than the one at z which is less than the one at y? How would you prove something like that (if it's true)?
The other one is this,
$i \neq j \implies (\{x \in \mathbb{Z}^5 : x_{i} = 3\} \cap \{x \in \mathbb{Z}^5 : x_{j} = 3\} = \emptyset)$
I'm not sure I understand what this one is saying at all. Maybe that the elements in the set of length 5 have to be at different indexes? But I'm not sure I understand why $x_{i} =3$.

A: Your interpretation of the first statement is more or less correct, but the statement itself is not.
The first statement claims that, for any pair of integer quintuples $x= (x_1...,x_5)$ and $y=(y_1,...,y_5)$ in the set $\mathbb{Z}^5$ there exists another integer quintuple $z = (z_1,...,z_5) \in \mathbb{Z}^5$ such that $x_i \leqslant z_i \leqslant y_i$ for each index $i=1,...,5$.
To see why this is false, take $x = (1,0,0,0,0)$ and $y=(0,0,0,0,0)$ as a counterexample. They are a legitimate pair of points in $\mathbb{Z}^5$, but there is no $z = (z_1,...,z_5) \in \mathbb{Z}^5$ satisfying $1 = x_1 \leqslant z_1 \leqslant y_1 = 0$.
The second statement says that the sets $A_i=\{(x_1,...,x_5) \in \mathbb{Z}^5: x_i = 3\}$ and $A_j=\{(x_1,...,x_5) \in \mathbb{Z}^5: x_j = 3\}$ are disjoint whenever $i \neq j$ are distinct indices among $1,...,5$. The set $A_i$ is the set of all integer quintuples whose $i$-th coordinate is $3$. Similarly, the set $A_j$ is the set of all integer quintuples whose $j$-th coordinate is $3$. So, the statement essentially claims that an integer quintuple cannot have distinct coordinates both equal to $3$.
This certainly isn't true. The perfectly legitimate quintuple $x = (3,3,3,3,3) \in A_i \cap A_j$ serves as a counterexample

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KTSM's Top 25 El Paso Stories of 2018
by: Kayla Melson
Posted: Jan 1, 2019 / 02:22 AM MST / Updated: Jan 25, 2019 / 11:26 PM MST
From the hard news to viral moments, 2018 has been a memorable year in El Paso.
Here are 25 of KTSM's biggest stories of the year, listed in no particular order, based on website clicks and social media interactions.
Daniel Villegas found not guilty of capital murder
After 25 years, Daniel Villegas' name has been cleared. The 41-year-old man who was arrested in 1993 on suspicion of a double murder, was found not guilty by an El Paso jury on Oct. 5.
This was the third trial for Villegas, who had a mistrial in 1994 and was found guilty in 1995. He spent nearly 20 years behind bars when his conviction was overturned and he was allowed to bail out of jail.
Daniel Villegas goes to trial for third time in 1993 El Paso double murder
Daniel Villegas trial: Who's who in the El Paso murder case
Daniel Villegas Trial: A Complete Timeline
Tornillo facility houses unaccompanied migrant children in 'tent city'
In June, the Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Homeland Security selected the Tornillo Port of Entry to serve as a temporary shelter for more than 2,000 unaccompanied migrant children.
The largest portion of kids at the Tornillo shelter are from Guatemala, followed by children from El Salvador.
The facility was originally slated to close by the end of 2018, but will remain open through early 2019, according to the Trump administration.
KTSM tours the Tent City in Tornillo
Dozens Protest Detention of Migrant Children Outside Tornillo 'Tent City'
U.S. Conference of Mayors visits Tornillo in response to immigration laws
Hundreds protest 'Zero-Tolerance' Immigration Policy in East El Paso
Lena Dunham, Sia, other stars join protest of immigrant separations in Tornillo
El Paso police officer points gun at unruly children in viral video
A Facebook video posted by a local teenager made national headlines for showing an El Paso police officer pointing a gun at a group of heckling children in July.
The five-minute-long video racked up millions of views and shares before it was deleted.
The officer in the video was eventually cleared of any wrongdoing and is back patrolling the same neighborhood where the incident happened, El Paso Police Chief Greg Allen announced in August.
Viral Video Affidavit: Police allege teen refused to get on sidewalk
South-Central El Paso resident shares neighborhood history with police
Parents file civil rights lawsuits against El Paso officer involved in viral video, four others
Kids in Viral Police Video Arrested for Vandalism at Ascarate Park
Deadly crash on first day of school
An El Paso mother was killed, and three children were injured, in a crash outside West El Paso's Tippin Elementary on the first day of school back in August.
According to a police report, Roger Hawkins, 58, was driving out of the school parking lot when he allegedly hit Kharisma James, her two children, as well as another mother, Senthilpriya Rajagopal, and her son, Athindra Sathish Kumar.
The father of James' children, Sonny Holland, removed his children from the school three weeks after the incident.
"My decision was based on my children seeing too much of their mother's death that day in that parking lot," Holland wrote in a Facebook post. "We just didn't need the constant reminder of what happened when I either took them to school everyday or whenever they had recess, etc."
Autopsy report of mother killed in Tippin Elementary School parking lot rules death an accident
Father of injured children in Tippin crash to mother: 'You sacrificed your life to save theirs'
New Crash Report Reveals Tippin Elementary Mom Hit Twice, New Victim Also Revealed
Emotional vigil for victims affected by Tippin incident
Hit-and-run driver kills teenage girl walking home from school
The West El Paso community mourned the death of Giselle Martinez, 13, who was killed by a hit-and-run driver in September.
Martinez was walking home with her little brother when she was hit.
The driver suspected in the crash, Samuel Thomas Garcia, 17, later turned himself in to police.
"She's up there in heaven. It hurts so much. I never expected to leave my granddaughter. My first one," her grandfather told KTSM.
Nurse tried to help 13-year-old killed in hit-and-run crash
'It hurts so much': Family remembers teen killed in hit-and-run crash
Driver arrested in Montoya hit-and-run that killed 13-year-old
Hit-and-run driver kills El Paso teacher
The Ysleta ISD community came together to remember Amanda Weyant Ferguson, 28, who was killed in a hit-and-run crash in the Cincinnati Entertainment District early Thanksgiving morning.
Ferguson was a six-year employee of the district and most recently served as a 6th grade teacher at Eastwood Heights Elementary School.
Joel Velazquez, 24, remains in custody, as a U.S. Customs and Immigration hold prevents him from bonding out.
Remembering Amanda Weyant Ferguson
Man charged in hit-and-run death of El Paso teacher
Man charged in hit-and-run death of El Paso teacher previously arrested for assault
TABC investigation underway following deadly Thanksgiving hit-and-run
Franklin students injured in rollover crash
Franklin High School students and staff united to help two students who were injured in a rollover crash in Santa Teresa in November.
Student-athlete James McClain-Green and Nathalie Diaz were both seriously injured, but are on the mend. Two drivers were arrested for DWI.
Dozens of El Pasoans donated blood to help the victims and joined to pray for their recovery.
Franklin High School pray for two students seriously injured in car crash
Alleged DWI driver ran stop sign, had headlights off before crash that injured Franklin athlete
Franklin athlete James McClain-Green speaks out following November crash
Franklin star fighting for his life after car crash
Fiery semi-truck crash creates traffic disaster, driver makes miraculous exit
In July, I-10 West at Missouri was completely closed for more than a day after a semi-truck careened off the interstate and up the highway's embankment before becoming engulfed in flames.
The driver, Abel Garcia, told KTSM that he was reaching for a water bottle at the same time he felt what he believed was a flat tire.
Garcia said he lost consciousness and awoke because smoke was filling the cab. Fortunately, he was able to exit safely and without injuries.
Semi-Truck Driver Talks with KTSM About Fiery Crash
VIDEO: Driver in fiery semi-truck crash makes miraculous escape
PHOTOS: Fiery semi-truck crash forces shutdown of I-10 West near Downtown
Beto O'Rourke vs. Ted Cruz
Republican incumbent Ted Cruz defeated El Paso's Beto O'Rourke in a highly-contested race for U.S. Senate in November.
Statewide, Cruz received 4,244,204 votes compared to O'Rourke's 4,024,777.
The race made national headlines and even garnered the attention of celebrities including LeBron James and Beyonce.
During the election, El Pasoans broke a record with 17,294 votes cast during the first day of early voting.
Beto O'Rourke, Ted Cruz pose together for picture at airport
How the race between Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke became the closest in Texas in 40 years
LeBron James, Khalid share Beto O'Rourke's speech on National Anthem protest, Ted Cruz responds
Child pornography reason behind sunspot observatory closure
A federal search warrant revealed that Souther's New Mexico's Sunspot Solar Observatory was shut down due to child pornography in September.
The warrant states the suspect would use the observatory Wi-Fi and a personal laptop to download the child pornography.
An investigation by the FBI revealed that a janitor is the main suspect in the search, however he has not been charged with a crime even though his name is on the warrant.
List of items seized by FBI in child porn case at Sunspot Observatory
Wyler Aerial Tramway closes indefinitely
The Wyler Aerial Tramway closed to the public in September after an inspection found it had surpassed its life expectancy.
A report compiled by Colorado-based Tramway Engineering, LTD states that "continuing to operate the tram exposed the State of Texas to high liability" based on several findings.
It goes on to say that if the tramway was to be replaced, it would take more than $7 million to build.
Wyler Aerial Tramway in no condition for public use, report states
More than 1,000 migrants unexpectedly dropped off in El Paso
Local immigration advocates scrambled to help after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents dropped off nearly 1,500 migrants right before Christmas.
Roughly 400 immigrants were left stranded at El Paso's Downtown Greyhound bus station on Dec. 23. ICE released another 1,200 people shortly thereafter.
The Annunciation House and other local shelters continue to seek donations and volunteers to help the migrants.
Annunciation House: Mass release of migrant families is 'unacceptable'
Hundreds of migrants spend Christmas in El Paso
Local shelter now housing migrants needs donations
Eastlake graduate visits deported father at border in viral video
A heartwarming reunion of a local high school student and her deported father went viral in June.
Eastlake High School graduate Leslie Silva met her father at a local port of entry so he could see her before she crossed the stage
Silva says he had been deported three times and missed her and her sisters' graduation ceremonies.
El Paso woman dies from complications at Juarez plastic surgery clinic
An El Paso woman died in November after suffering complications at a Juarez plastic surgery clinic.
Laura Avila, 36, was placed in a coma on Oct. 30 after suffering cardiac arrest from anesthesia at the Rino Clinic.
Saving Laura Avila: Juarez-based surgery gone wrong
Gabriel Barron, student with rare cancer, dies
Gabriel Barron, a beloved Bel Air Middle School student, died in April after being diagnosed with a rare leukemia.
As soon as Gabriel was diagnosed, the Bel Air community rallied behind the teen, organizing fundraisers, organizing visits by law enforcement and creating a GoFundMe page.
KTSM's Estefania Seyffert followed every setback and triumph during his treatment process.
Our Colors Run Together: Grey for Gabe
US Marshals 'Make a Wish' for 13-year old with rare cancer
More than 1,000 protest gun violence during El Paso's 'March for Our Lives'
In March, more than 1,000 El Pasoans took to the Downtown streets to voice their concerns while urging lawmakers to pass new laws to prevent gun violence.
"It's not OK for so many lives to be taken away. Not old, not young, not teachers, not students," one student said.
El Paso Congressman Beto O'Rourke was also in attendance.
El Paso Streetcars return to Downtown
The El Paso Streetcars officially began operating in Downtown El Paso in November after years of restoration work.
The street cars are the same ones that ran on El Paso streets until 1974 and will be operated and serviced by Sun Metro.
Each of the six cars are painted in one of three original color schemes representing the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
El Paso announces first USL team, El Paso Locomotive FC
All aboard! In February, the United Soccer League (USL) announced that El Paso will be the next addition to the league for the 2019 season.
MountainStar Sports and USL officials announced the team name, El Paso Locomotive FC, in October.
The team name had been a mystery since March when a name-the-team contest was announced. Other possibilities included the Tejanos, Stars, Estrellas and Lagartos.
El Paso Locomotive FC schedule released
El Paso USL add five members to staff
El Paso USL inks Salgado as first player signing
El Paso USL names Lowry head coach
El Paso's first Topgolf opens
"Tee" time at El Paso's first Topgolf location officially began in February.
The 65,000-foot driving range features more than 100 golf bays, two sports bars, a full-service restaurant, and kids activities.
The venue is the company's 41st worldwide, and 10th in Texas.
Khalid continues to show love to El Paso while climbing the charts
Although R&B star Khalid continues to ascend to global fame, the American Teen doesn't forget the city he calls "home".
Khalid-mania took over the city as the singer performed two "Hometown" shows at the Don Haskins Center in September. He even made a surprise appearance at Shawn Mendes' October concert.
The R&B star also gave several shout outs to the "City of the 915", from his speech at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards to naming his new EP, "Suncity".
Khalid was most recently in town in December when he paid a visit to Socorro ISD's Ernesto Serna School to surprise each student with a gift and hug.
El Paso Mayor Dee Margo returned the love by presenting the singer with the key to the city in September.
'With love, to the 915': Khalid drops new single ahead of El Paso concerts
Khalid showcases El Paso in teaser video for new EP 'Suncity'
Khalid snags Top New Artist at Billboard Music Awards, thanks El Paso
Andress twins earn full-rise scholarships to Notre Dame
Twin brothers Darian and Dominique Smith get it done on the field and in the classroom at Andress High School.
The brothers star on the football and baseball fields for the Golden Eagles, and are number 1 and 2 in their class academically, both possessing GPAs above a 4.0.
Their hard work earned them both full-ride academic scholarships to the University of Notre Dame in December.
El Paso mom celebrates son's first birthday with Chico's Tacos-themed photo shoot
When it comes to first birthdays, many parents go all out to commemorate the occasion — and one local mother rang in her son's first year with some El Paso flair.
Crystal Salas created a Chico's Tacos-themed photo shoot for her son, Jeremih's, first birthday back in January.
The photos show Jeremih in a server uniform with a cake depicting the restaurant's famous rolled tacos and crinkle-cut fries.
Local Chick-fil-A employee escorts customers in rain, goes viral
It was one Northeast El Paso Chick-fil-A employee's pleasure to escort customers to and from the restaurant in the rain in July.
Matt Nunez, 24, is the Executive Hospitality Director at the North Hills Crossing location, and has worked for the company for seven years.
Nunez plans to continue working to help others by entering the medical field, leading his church's student ministry, and possibly opening a Chick-fil-A location of his own.
Las Cruces PD's lip sync video ranked among nation's best
The internet has been flooded with lip sync challenge videos, but the Las Cruces Police Department's performance is being called one of the best.
The Las Cruces Police Department posted its rendition of Toby Keith's "I Should've Been a Cowboy" in July.
The video became so popular that Toby Keith himself gave the department a shout-out on Twitter.
NM State Police officer takes lip-sync challenge through Las Cruces, Santa Teresa
Dona Ana County sheriff's deputy joins law enforcement lip-sync battle
29 children adopted during National Adoption Day ceremony
More than two dozen local children received the gift of loving homes just in time for the holiday season.
12 families adopted 29 children during a superhero-themed National Adoption Day event at the El Paso County Courthouse in December.
Officials say many of the adopted children were previously in the foster care system and were victims of abuse and neglect.
"For the first time, they will have a loving and forever home," Yahara Lisa Gutierrez, Judge of the 65th District Court, said.
Two brothers find permanent home in time for the holidays


Aroid Forum: Dragon aroids needing Help!
Thank you Sheldon and Geoffrey.
I know so little about aroids; I didn't know they rest late June!
I'll unpot them after acquiring a bigger pot and some less fertile soil. Maybe I will go back and take some from the parking lot! Just in case mine is too rich.
http://uk.geocities.com/karin.h.h at btinternet.com/aroids.html The pictures are large and may take a while to download.
This is a webpage my husband made for me to tell about the first aroid I found in the parking lot. It was sweet of him but he forgot that there was a huge step between picking the berries and planting them---I did keep them in water until the outer bit rotted and I carefully washed the seeds free of the rotted stuff so I wouldn't be burned by it. Notice how full of leaves the aroid is! Wasn't it lovely?
Actually, all of the seeds I raised in the pot died, and the three that did grow grew about 10 feet away on the far side of the lavender island! I only found them this spring. What a surprise!
I hope to help the one I rescued and the three little ones to be just as happy. Thank you.


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Q: How to build a WAR project in Maven giving a customized name when installed to local repository and deployed to remote repositories I know that, I can give a fileName for the WAR file using the build/finalName tag in the pom.xml file.
But this will only affect the name of the package created in the target directory (or a specifically given directory using build/directory). It will not affect to the file name in the local repository and remote repositories and they'll always contains the name with version numbers.
Is there any other way to do this as it will affect to the local repository and remote repositories as well?
References : how to Build project with maven without version

A: Basically the artifact in the repository is identified by our pom.xml, the group-id and artifact-id. Even we change the finalName, there is no any effect, since our pom.xml still the same.
Imagine that our pom.xml is defined as some-group:foo. Then we change the finalName to bar I've no idea how can we get the some-group:bar from the repository.
There are no any pom.xml which describes about some-group:bar.


Home Credit: What FICO Score Is Needed To Buy A House?
If you plan to purchase a home, you should be aware of two very important terms, credit and mortgages. For many reasons, these terms are interrelated when it comes to buying a home.
Knowing what your credit score is can give you an idea of whether you will qualify for a home loan and also provide an idea of what sort of interest rate you might pay for it. Here is what you need to know about credit and how your FICO score may affect your mortgage.
When lending money, a bank will also look at how strong your credit score is to better get to know you as a buyer. This is because a mortgage for banks is a huge deal. They are risking a lot of up front cash by giving you such a large loan. Therefore, the banks need to be sure that you will be able to pay back every penny, along with the set amount of interest. A person will increase their chances of getting a mortgage if they have a good credit score. So brings the question: what credit score do banks actually use?
What Affects My FICO Score?
Your credit score is calculated to show your lender how good you have been with your finances. Therefore, in the banks eyes' this is your core reputation and FICO uses five general categories to measure your score over a range of 300 to 850.
Home buyers should know that depending on their personal credit history, the importance of one factor such as Payment History may factor differently than "Amounts Owed." As the items that show on your credit report change, the importance of the factors shown above may change.
Because the FICO score is based on a mathematical algorithm, it is impossible to precisely measure or anticipate how a single factor may affect your FICO score without actually pulling your report.
Your payment history will be a focus and is one of the greatest factors of importance in your FICO score. This information gives a bank information that indicates whether or not you have paid your past credit accounts in a timely manner. Do you typically pay your bills on time or are you always late?
You have borrowed money in the past. Maybe you have an auto loan or perhaps you have some credit cards or other loans that are outstanding. These are very typical debts to carry and this won't necessarily hurt your credit score or stop you from purchasing your dream house. A high-risk borrower would be someone with a great deal of amounts owed and also a poor or inconsistent payment history. If you happen to fall into this category, it may be helpful to get your free quote to see what you might pre-qualify for.
This is a credit score influencer that may be significant. A long credit history may help increase your total FICO score. Fair Issac Corporation, the company that owns the FICO score system, will take into account how long your credit accounts have been established by determining the age of your oldest and newest accounts. In this process, an average account age is created. This factor also considers how active or inactive certain credit accounts are.
Do you have mostly all credit cards or are many of your accounts retail accounts? Credit mix analyzes how many installment loans, mortgages, and other account types against each other to see where your money is going. A lender may want to see someone with greater use of installment accounts and credit utilization that does not exceed 30% of your overall credit limit.
If you happen to have opened several accounts in a short period of time, this may present you as a riskier buyer. A bank may ask why you were looking to borrow a certain amount of money within a short period of time. All of these factors go into a calculated measure of risk and a person that shows a need for quick cash may appear as a risky client. This is especially true if the length of credit history is short.
The basic FICO scores, being the FICO Score 8, uses a range of 300-850 to score you. As things apply to home credit, lenders will make sure that you do not borrow more than you can afford.
A home buyer with a score above 800 is considered to be an exceptional buyer and this person ranks far beyond the national average. A good FICO score is somewhere between 670 and 739, representing an acceptable risk to most banks.
Home loan seekers that have a FICO score that ranges between 580 and 669 are seen as "fair" noting that this is below the national average however it may be acceptable to many lenders. These borrowers will obviously not have as easy a time getting credit as someone with a score that is above 670 though they can still expect some options. FICO scores below 579 show as "poor" and about 61% of these consumers are likely to become delinquent in paying back their loans.
The home loan process is not simple and you will have to make sure that your credit is up to date and accurate so that your FICO score is accurate.
There are many different kinds of mortgages available in the market. You should be able to analyze the different types thoroughly so that you can know which option suits you the most. You should never go for an option or a house in which you will end up struggling to make ends meet. Always go for the option where you know that it will be easy for you to pay the set amount of money on a monthly basis, and that you will unlikely face any problems.
People who plan in advance when it comes to home buying are smart and set themselves up for better interest rates in their mortgage. Knowing your credit scores and checking your credit report for accuracy are one of the first places you should start.
Educated home loan buyers understand the mortgage system properly and also know what their credit history looks like.
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Saeed Fashafshe was killed in the June 18th terror attack that the IDF says Tala'at was involved in planning. Photo: Haaretz.
The Israeli Air Force targeted two terror operatives in Gaza earlier today, the Israel Defense Forces said in an email to reporters.
The targets were, "Tala'at Halil Muhammad Jarbi (b. 1989), a Global Jihad operative from Rafah, and Abdullah Muhammad Hassan Maqawai (b. 1988), a member of the Ashora Council of the Martyrs of Jerusalem, a Gaza-based Global Jihad affiliate," according to the release.
A medic in Gaza told AFP that one person was killed and another severely injured in the operation.
The IDF says that the targets were responsible for extensive terror activity, and were in the process of planning another attack against Israel.
Israeli Daily Yediot Ahronot reports that a spokesperson for the Hamas-run Gaza government's health ministry claimed that a total of ten people were injured, and that those targeted were motorcyclists in the southern Gaza area.


There was a trail to the north before the Civil War, that was unmarked, except for stories of following the North Star, looking for moss on the north sides of trees, and key words that helpers would know. This was called the Underground Railroad. Across Michigan and into Canada, there is a trail today, that is marked with much more visible reminders of this challenging time in our history. Today we can visit monuments, or just read about them here online, and learn about how far we have come, and how far we still have to go.
Holland Park has a monument to local civil rights activist Robert Holland.


I was told a wonderful tale about a 'challenging' resident recently.
He would lash out at fellow residents, appear beside people's beds at night, harass, shout, struggle and object. He was quickly labeled 'challenging' and given medication to calm him.
Enter one of the participants from our Outstanding Activities programme, let's call her Anne-Marie. One of the aims of the programme is to create leaders who involve colleagues and foster a culture of enjoyment of life in care settings. How could this 'challenging' individual enjoy life? The answer of course depends on the individual. Anne-Marie embraced two of Ladder to the Moon's core values: openness and curiosity.
The gentleman in question – call him Robert - had been taken into hospital for a routine operation. Whilst in hospital, his wife (and primary carer) became ill. Shortly after he arrived at the care home for respite, she died. So he stayed.
Due to the nature of this admission process, very little was known about the new arrival. Including his very poor eyesight. So when Robert didn't recognise individuals around him, he would get very close to try and find out who they were. If Robert saw a woman lying in bed he would assume it was his wife, and approach her. If Robert was man-handled away from someone he hoped was his wife, he would become upset.
With a little open-mindedness, it was clear to see that this gentleman was in a horribly stressful and confusing place. Anne-Marie communicated with staff about Robert's eyesight. She encouraged regular, repeated and patient assistance to support Robert understand his new environment. And continued to discover more about Robert.
Although he required a carer, Robert had looked after many of his own needs, including preparing breakfast. A team leader accompanied Robert on a few occasions to the kitchen to prepare his own breakfast. Now he helps every morning, preparing tables.
Robert wasn't 'challenging', he was 'having a challenging time'. Thanks to an open-minded and curious mindset and some creative actions, he doesn't require medication to alter his behaviour now (did he ever?) He is socially engaged and contributing to his new community.


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The genomic dispersal of phytochrome-regulated genes in pea
Kevin M. Folta
Polans, Neil O.
Peas--Genetics; DNA probes; Phytochrome
Eleven light-regulated pea genes, grouped into five different categories based on their photophysiological characteristics, are analyzed genetically. Restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) are used to detect variation for these genetic loci and to compare the variation observed with an assortment of genetic markers using F2 progeny arrays. Linkage relationships are then determined that establish the intrachromosomal assignments of all but three of the genes examined. The study reveals that of the six putative Cab genes characterized, three are located near the Cab multigene complex previously assigned to chromosome 7, two are linked to one another are not associated with the Cab multigene cluster, and one is isolated from both of these gene sets. The first three genetic loci do belong to the same photophysiological group as Cab\ however, the latter belong to three different groups, and only one of these is the group containing Cab. Two of the other phytochrome-regulated genetic loci, one purported to encode cytochrome and the other seed lectin, differ in both function and light regulation, but map in relative proximity on chromosome 2. A third gene, which encodes an ATP kinase, is located on chromosome 3. Ferredoxin 1 is also isolated from other light- regulated genes in this study, serving as an important marker locus on chromosome 6. The only other "gene" under review was found to represent a 120 bp poly A-tract and was not investigated further. This project illustrates that light-regulated genes in pea appear throughout the genome, encoding a variety of products. The results parallel findings in other plant systems, as photosystem genes can occur in clusters as well as single, dispersed copies. Data from this study also support a revision of pea chromosome 7.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 45-49)
Folta, Kevin M., "The genomic dispersal of phytochrome-regulated genes in pea" (1992). Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations. 5796.


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Askeriye (anciennement Eskiyere) est un village turc qui se trouve dans la province de Burdur dans la région méditerranéenne.

Sa démographie est en légère évolution ; il y a au moins .

Étymologie
Askeriye, anciennement Eskiyere, vient du mot Eski yer qui se traduit par « Ancienne place ».

Géographie
À  de Burdur, le village se situe au pied d'une région montagneuse et du lac de Burdur.

Il est soumise à un climat méditerranéen chaud.

Voies de communication et transports
Le village est divisé en deux par la voie rapide D 330. L'accessibilité est dangereuse en raison d'une absence d'échangeur sur la voie rapide, seule issue pour accéder au village.

En 2018, à la suite de plusieurs décès par accident, l'administration prévoit la construction d'un échangeur pour 2020.

Il y a plusieurs arrêts de bus.

Askeriye possède un réseau téléphonique, un service postal et un réseau de canalisations.

Histoire

Centres d'intérêt
Le village dispose d'une place principale avec différents commerçants et des services :
 Une mairie (Muhtarlık)
 Deux mosquées (sous la gestion des affaires religieuses avec un imam salarié dans chaque)
 Un groupe scolaire (élémentaire et collège)
 Une école coranique pour garçon avec internat
 Un cimetière
 Une coopérative agricole
 Un barrage et un lac artificiel
 Un cybercafé
 Des salons de coiffure pour homme
 Plusieurs épiceries
 Le site archéologique du palais de Teke (Teke Sarayı) construit à l'intérieur du canyon du Serençay

Économie
La principale source économique du village provient de l'élevage et de l'agriculture.

Politique
Les élections municipales turques de 2019 ont démontré que le village est à majorité pour le Parti de la justice et du développement en concurrence avec Le Bon Parti.

Notes et références
 Issues du Wikipédia turc et de ses sources en complément des recherches Internet et des données OpenStreetMap

Ville en Turquie

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We see ourselves as a pioneer in innovative research in the fields of medicine and health sciences, and a catalyst for work which will benefit society at large. A holistic view of health and illness is a founding principle of our teaching and research. Up-to-date, innovative methods and approaches are the cornerstone of modern healthcare. Research and teaching use this knowledge to pave the way for new discoveries in respect of physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing in equal measure.
Research at Karl Landsteiner University focuses on the fields of medicine, psychotherapy and counselling sciences and psychology. The core focus is on current health policy issues that have direct relevance to medical technology and call for advanced interdisciplinary approaches. A strong international reputation for research enables Karl Landsteiner University to provide a first class education for its students, and in turn make a valuable contribution to the critical examination and development of health services.
Consistent development of internationally competitive translational and clinical research in selected key areas is instrumental to providing an education system that is fit to prepare a broad range of healthcare professionals for the future.
Supported by highly dedicated staff from a broad range of specialisms at our network of partner university hospitals in the heart of Lower Austria, our research projects will be firmly embedded in the University's day-to-day activities. Being situated at Campus Krems with its excellent infrastructure the KL is an expert partner to facilitate collaborations between science and industry.
Values & strategies
A strong emphasis on designing projects that encompass various aspects of diversity is central to defining and establishing our profile.
The University:
fosters interdisciplinary work that involves a range of professions;
carefully considers the needs of society as a whole;
integrates the needs of different age groups;
closely examines intercultural phenomena and areas of tension, and
actively encourages cooperation between basic and applied research.
These requirements will be central to determining the specialist subjects of professorships and to making professorial appointments. A project-focused, integrated strategy will be adopted by sharpening our research profile in the specified target areas in conjunction with driving interprofessional cooperation at and between four locations – KL at Campus Krems and the St. Pölten, Krems and Tulln university hospitals. This will provide an important stimulus for the University's teaching activities and the growth of published research in internationally respected academic journals.


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Nancy Pelosi comments slammed by DUP leader as 'unhelpful'
An intervention by US Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a row over the Northern Ireland Protocol has been slammed by the DUP leader as "unhelpful".
Ms Pelosi said the US Congress will not support a free trade agreement with the UK if the Government persists with "deeply concerning" plans to "unilaterally discard" the protocol.
In a strongly-worded intervention, Ms Pelosi urged the UK and the EU to continue negotiations on the post-Brexit trade arrangements to uphold peace in the region.
The congresswoman said in a statement: "The Good Friday Accords are the bedrock of peace in Northern Ireland and a beacon of hope for the entire world.
It is deeply concerning that the United Kingdom now seeks to unilaterally discard the Northern Ireland Protocol, which preserves the important progress and stability forged by the Accords. It continues to enjoy strong bipartisan & bicameral support in the United States Congress.
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) May 19, 2022
"Ensuring there remains no physical border between the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland is absolutely necessary for upholding this landmark agreement, which has transformed Northern Ireland."
The comments from Ms Pelosi are a reminder of the ongoing interest in Northern Ireland at the highest levels in Washington, amid political instability following the Assembly election.
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is currently blocking the re-establishment of Stormont's power-sharing institutions in protest at the protocol, which has created economic barriers on trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
On Friday after noon DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson described Ms Pelosi's contribution as "entirely unhelpful".
"I noted that Speaker Pelosi talked about the lack of bipartisan approach or agreement on what the UK government are doing," he said.
"The problem for Speaker Pelosi is that there is not bipartisan or cross-community support for the protocol in Northern Ireland, it is undermining the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, it is undermining the political institutions that were established under that agreement, it undermines the principle of consent.
"You cannot have powersharing without consensus in Northern Ireland so the bipartisanship or the consensus that is required is not won in the US congress, it's won in the Northern Ireland Assembly and I would urge Speaker Pelosi to understand that because I think that her contributions are entirely unhelpful, offer no solution, offer no help and merely repeat a mantra that frankly is hopelessly out of date."
UUP leader Doug Beattie described the comments from Ms Pelosi as "not just deeply regrettable and misinformed … but completely wrong".
"Nancy Pelosi's comments will only lead to a hardening of positions rather than easing a pathway to solutions which is what all politicians should be concentrating on," he said.
"Everybody is blaming the UK Government, of whom I have been critical in the past, but trust is a two-way street and all sides bear responsibility, including the Irish Government and EU."
The Traditional Unionist Voice party in Northern Ireland was also critical of Ms Pelosi, adding "the interference of foreign figures in what are internal UK matters is unwelcome and inappropriate"
TUV representative Stephen Cooper also said Irish premier Micheal Martin, who met the Stormont parties in Belfast on Friday, "has no business lecturing Unionists on what they can and cannot do".
"His belligerent meddling should be met with the contempt it deserves and frankly Unionists should not even be meeting him," he said.
This week, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss announced plans to legislate to override parts of the Brexit withdrawal treaty the UK struck with the EU.
"It is deeply concerning that the United Kingdom is now seeking to unilaterally discard the Northern Ireland Protocol," Ms Pelosi said.
"Negotiated agreements like the Protocol preserve the important progress and stability forged by the Good Friday Accords, which continue to enjoy strong bipartisan and bicameral support in the United States Congress.
"As I have stated in my conversations with the Prime Minister, the Foreign Secretary and members of the House of Commons, if the United Kingdom chooses to undermine the Good Friday Accords, the Congress cannot and will not support a bilateral free trade agreement with the United Kingdom.
"Respectful of the will of the British people and of Brexit, I urge constructive, collaborative and good-faith negotiations to implement an agreement that upholds peace.
"The children of Northern Ireland, who have never known the bloody conflict and do not want to go back, deserve a future free of the violence where all may reach their fulfilment."
Asked about Ms Pelosi's comments, a No 10 spokesman said: "We welcome that the US shares our deep commitment to the Belfast Good Friday Agreement and the peace process and has urged the EU to show flexibility."
He said the US congressional delegation visiting London over concerns about the protocol will meet Ms Truss, International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan and Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis.


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How can the Crusades be called "glorious"? Our modern mindset says they were ugly wars of greed and religious intolerance—a big reason why Christians and Muslims today can't coexist peacefully.
Historian Steve Weidenkopf challenges this received narrative with The Glory of the Crusades. Drawing on the latest and most authentic medieval scholarship, he presents a compelling case for understanding the Crusades as they were when they happened: "armed pilgrimages" driven by a holy zeal to recover conquered Christian lands. Without whitewashing their failures and even crimes, he debunks the numerous myths about the Crusades that our secular culture uses as clubs to attack the Church.
In place of these myths he offers men and women of faith and valor who pledged their lives for the honor of Christ's holy places. With a storyteller's gift, Weidenkopf relates the Crusades' many dramas—their heroes and villains, battles and sieges, intrigues and coincidences—offering a vivid and engrossing account of events that, though centuries old, have profoundly affected the course of our world to the present day.
Steve Weidenkopf explodes common myths about the Crusades and reveals the nobility and heroism of the Crusaders. This is the book to give to anyone who invokes the Crusades as a blot on the Church's record. -Robert Spencer Author, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades)
"This excellent book employs decades of scholarly research to show average readers what medieval historians have long known—that popular culture's image of the Crusades has nothing at all to do with the events themselves. Catholics who cringe at the mention of the Crusades will find in this work a surprising and inspiring story of faith." -Thomas F. Madden Director, Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Saint Louis University
"The Glory of the Crusades is valuable not only as history but also as a scholarly debunking of centuries of Protestant and Enlightenment distortion of the facts about the West's struggles against militant Islam." -Rev. C. John McCloskey Research fellow, Faith and Reason Institute


North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made a rare, explosive address Thursday, two days after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to "totally destroy" the isolated nation if provoked.
"I will surely and definitely tame the mentally deranged U.S. dotard with fire," Kim said of Trump, who is 71 years old. "Action is the best option in treating the dotard who, hard of hearing, is uttering only what he wanted to say," he continued, according to a translation of his statement.
Just hours later, that call for action was reiterated by the country's foreign minister, who threatened the test of a hydrogen bomb somewhere in the Pacific, South Korean media reported.
"It could be the most powerful detonation of an H-bomb in the Pacific. We have no idea about what actions could be taken as it will be ordered by leader Kim Jong-un," said North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho, according to Yonhap News.
Some analysts have debated what such a launch would look like, with some translations saying a potential detonation would happen "over" the Pacific rather than "in" the ocean. An atmospheric nuclear test has not happened since China conducted one in 1980.
"The actions he is considering, since he believes President Trump only responds to action and doesn't listen to words, could range from extended-range ICBM or SLBM tests that overfly Japan again or, as the foreign minister suggested, a full-blown live atmospheric nuclear test atop a missile," Narang said. "An atmospheric nuclear test ... would be a huge provocation. We are talking about putting a live nuclear warhead on a missile that has only been tested a handful of times and overflying potentially populated areas.
Pyongyang and Washington have traded escalating threats in recent months, with Trump vowing in August to use "fire and fury" if necessary. His administration has made it clear that military intervention remains on the table as a potential strategy to rein in North Korea.
The Kim dynasty has threatened to rain down its own "fire" against its enemies for decades, including pledges to reduce Seoul "to ashes." But analysts say Kim's direct address to a foreign leader is unique, and they fear what he may test next to flex the north's military might.
North Korea has rapidly escalated its antagonistic military agenda this year, prompting widespread international condemnation. The country conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test on Sept. 3, claiming it had detonated a hydrogen bomb designed to be carried on an intercontinental ballistic missile. Experts believe it was approximately 17 times as strong as the bomb used to devastate the Japanese city of Hiroshima during World War II. Less than two weeks later, the north also launched a missile over the Japanese mainland, the second time it had done so.
Trump expanded the sanctions Thursday, targeting financial institutions that conduct business with Pyongyang.
This article has been updated with additional comment on North Korea's nuclear test threat.


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Parliamentary panel refuses to send former ministers to court over graft claims
Former Economy Minister Zafer Çağlayan (L), former EU Minister Egemen Bağış (R), former Interior Minister Muammer Güler (2R) and former Environment Minister Erdoğan Bayraktar (2L) have faced accusations of bribery and influence-peddling. The commision rejected the trial demand by nine votes to five.
A parliamentary inquiry commission has voted not to send four former ministers engulfed in the massive corruption and graft operation launched on Dec. 17, 2013, to the Supreme Council for trial, while controversially deciding to destroy the primary evidence of the case.
The deputies voted nine to five to not send the four ex-ministers to the Supreme Council, with the nine votes all coming from ruling party deputies.
Following the Jan. 5 vote, Hakkı Köylü, the commission's chair from the AKP, said the commission would draft its detailed decision, with opposition deputies drafting their own dissenting opinion.
Both the detailed ruling and the dissenting opinion will be sent to the Parliament Speaker's Office by Jan. 9 at the latest, Köylü said. Upon receiving these documents, the parliamentary speaker will have to publish and send them to the General Assembly within 10 days, he added.
Despite the vote in the commission, a majority of whose members were from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), the quartet could still be sent to the top court following a final vote in Parliament's General Assembly after the commission submits its report.
The panel's decision created uproar in the main opposition party.
"What we have witnessed is an operation to cover up Turkey's biggest corruption probe," said Levent Gök, deputy parliamentary group leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP). "This decision does not clear the former ministers," he added.
"The issue will now come to Parliament, where we will see if the AKP lawmakers will vote on orders from the party executives or with their conscience."
What infuriated the opposition deputies even more was the panel's decision to destroy the wiretapped phone call recordings, which were the main evidence of the case.
"The panel chair quickly announced at the end of the session that the recordings of phone calls between the former ministers and their [implicated] sons will be destroyed. I asked him to repeat this decision for it to be officially registered," the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) deputy Mesut Dedeoğlu said.
"I told him that even they will close this file now, it will be opened after years and these recordings will be needed then. Our grandsons will call us to account, asking why we destroyed the evidence," he added.
Erdal Aksünger, a panel member from the CHP, said the official transcripts of the recordings will be put into paper shredders. "This is spoliation of evidence, because these are phone calls wiretapped through a court order. Today's decision is illegal," he argued.
The parliamentary inquiry commission was set to vote late Dec. 22, 2014, on whether to send the four former ministers involved in Turkey's Dec. 17 and 25, 2013, corruption probes to the Supreme Council, which only hears cases against Cabinet ministers and other top officials. However, the vote was delayed until Jan. 5.
Former Economy Minister Zafer Çağlayan, former EU Minister Egemen Bağış, former Interior Minister Muammer Güler and former Environment Minister Erdoğan Bayraktar have faced accusations of bribery and influence-peddling. All four have been cleared judicially of any wrongdoing.
The commission featured nine lawmakers from the AKP, four lawmakers from the main opposition CHP and one lawmaker from the MHP. One member of the commission from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) withdrew earlier, citing a court's ban on publishing the testimonies at the panel.
At the Dec. 22 session, Çağlayan, Bağış and Güler filed written objections to reports displaying the growth in their wealth which were prepared by experts at the Financial Crimes Investigative Board (MASAK), eventually leading to the delay.
A day before the Dec. 22 session, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu vowed that he would display zero tolerance for corruption, saying the authorities would "cut off the arm" of anyone involved in graft "even if it is our own brother."
According to speculation, there were two different tendencies within the AKP. The first view, which is shared by Davutoğlu, maintained that sending the former ministers to the top court would benefit the AKP in the run-up to parliamentary elections in June because it would provide an opportunity for the figures to absolve themselves. Supporters of this view also believed that the absence of any judicial process would cast a shadow over the entire party even if the former ministers are innocent.
According to the second view, which is reportedly defended by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the prosecution of the ministers would harm the party's oft-repeated line that both the Dec. 17 and the Dec. 25 probes were actually part of a coup plot hatched by followers of the U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen that aimed at toppling the government.
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Public universities could spawn more Nobelists
Opinion // Open Forum
Randy Schekman
1of6Randy Schekman, winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine, at a UC Berkeley reception in October to honor his achievement.Peg Skorpinski/UC BerkeleyShow MoreShow Less
2of6STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - DECEMBER 10: A view of the plates of food and glasses of wine on one of the tables at the Nobel Banquet after the 2012 Nobel Prize Ceremony at Town Hall on December 10, 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden. The European Union has collected this year's prestigious Nobel Peace Prize for uniting the continent after two World Wars, during a ceremony held in Oslo, Norway. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)Pascal Le Segretain/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
4of6An overview of Nobel laureates and guests seated in 'The Blue Hall' at the Stockholm City Hall during the Nobel Banquet, on Monday Dec. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Scanpix Sweden/Claudio Bresciani) SWEDEN OUTClaudio Bresciani/Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
5of6Nobel laureates and members of the Swedish royal family walk down a staircase as they arrive for the 2012 Nobel Prize Banquet at the Town Hall in Stockholm, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)Matt Dunham/Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
In Stockholm on Tuesday, the United States will once again lay claim to a bumper crop of Nobel Prizes. Of the 11 laureates in the natural sciences and economics, nine hail from American universities. As the winner of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, I will proudly represent the one public institution in that group: UC Berkeley.
Why should it matter that public universities are underrepresented in Nobels compared with private institutions? Public institutions educate 70 percent of our college and university students, yet suffer from greatly diminished support from state governments, particularly in California, not to mention dwindling investment in federal funding for scientific research.
The race to space initiated by Presidents Dwight Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy led to a substantially increased federal investment in science and science education in the 1960s. In California, Gov. Pat Brown and UC President Clark Kerr created a master plan for higher education that included the construction of new campuses large enough for the children of working- and middle-class families to enjoy the nation's finest educational opportunities.
I was a direct beneficiary of that investment. As a freshman at UCLA in 1966, I learned about molecular chemistry from Willard Libby, the Nobelist who invented carbon-14 dating of ancient biological materials. I worked a summer job and earned enough to cover my fees, room and board and books for the full year. My father paid next to nothing to send five children through college. At least 80 percent of the University of California budget at that time was covered by the state, compared to a meager 10 percent today.
Our great public universities continue to educate the majority of our nation's future scholars, scientists and engineers, but the nature of that education has regrettably evolved from a public good to a private commodity, funded to an alarming extent by burdensome personal debt. Where will the resources come from to invest in science and research so those students can continue to have a first-class education on par with what they would receive at a private institution?
The United States flourishes due to a unique mix of public and private universities that are the envy of the world. I have remained a faculty member here at UC Berkeley for more than 37 years, in part because public universities are the most effective engine of social mobility in our society. Nobel Prizes reflect only a small aspect of an imbalance between the publics and privates, but the disparate investment favoring the privates is real and represents a challenge to the health of our nation's scientific and democratic enterprise.
How many other Nobelists might we have in our ranks? By fixing the imbalance between public and private funding, we might just find out.
Randy Schekman will be honored Tuesday for his discoveries of basic cellular processes by the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institutet.