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Alastair Campbell: The Blair Years. Extracts from the Alastair Campbell Diaries
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The Blair Years is the most compelling and revealing account of contemporary politics you will ever read. Taken from Alastair Campbell's daily diaries, it charts the rise of New Labour and the tumultuous years of Tony Blair's leadership, providing the first important record of a remarkable decade in our national life.
Here are the defining events of our time, from Labour's new dawn to the war on terror, from the death of Diana to negotiations for peace in Northern Ireland, from Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq, through to the Hutton Inquiry of 2003, the year Campbell resigned his position at No 10. But above all here is Tony Blair up close and personal, taking the decisions that affected the lives of millions, under relentless and often hostile pressure.
Often described as the second most powerful figure in Britain, Alastair Campbell is no stranger to controversy. Feared and admired in equal measure, hated by some, he was pivotal to the founding of New Labour and the…
Often described as the second most powerful figure in Britain, Alastair Campbell is no stranger to controversy. Feared and admired in equal measure, hated by some, he was pivotal to the founding of New Labour and the sensational election victory of 1997. As Blair's press secretary, strategist and trusted confidant, Campbell spent more waking hours alongside the Prime Minister than anyone. His diaires — at times brutally frank, often funny, always compelling — take the reader right to the heart of government.
The Blair Years is a story of politics in the raw, of progress and setback, of reputations made and destroyed, under the relentless scrutiny of a 24-hour media. Unflinchingly told, it covers the crises and scandals, the rows and resignations, the ups and downs of Britain's hothouse politics. But amid the big events are insights and observations that make this a remarkably human portrayal of some of the most powerful people in the world.
There has never been so riveting a book about life at the very top, nor a more human book about politics, told by a man who saw it all.
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Q: Integrating $r^4\cos^2\theta\sin\theta$ Over an Ellipse I was tutoring someone and one of the problems was to integrate $r^4\cos^2\theta\sin\theta$ over the portion of the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{4}+\frac{y^2}{9}=1$ that lies in the first quadrant.  So, $0\leq \theta\leq\frac{\pi}{2}$.  But, given a $\theta$, $r$ runs from $0$ to
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\sqrt{\frac{36+36\tan^2\theta}{9+4\tan^2\theta}}.
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After integrating with respect to $r$ first, it looks very nasty.
Is there some clever method, such as a change of variables, that makes this easy to integrate?

A: The integral yields to standard substitutions. Sometime when I am feeling in a clever mood I may come up with a quick to verify solution. At this point, I am interested in showing that the integral can be done by absolutely routine substitutions. By analyzing the substitutions, we could come up with shortcuts
We will not pay attention to multiplicative constants, since we would probably get them wrong anyway. After the integration with repsect to $r$, we end up with an $r^5$ term. But $r^2=36/(9\cos^2\theta+4\sin^2\theta)$. So we end up wanting something that (apart from multiplicative constants) looks like
$$\int_0^{\pi/2}\frac{\cos^2\theta\sin\theta}{(9\cos^2\theta+4\sin^2\theta)\sqrt{9\cos^2\theta +4\sin^2\theta}}d\theta.$$
Replace $9\cos^2\theta+4\sin^2\theta$ by $4+5\cos^2\theta$ and make the substitution $u=\cos\theta$. We end up wanting an integral of the shape
$$\int_0^1 \frac{u^2}{(4+5u^2)^2\sqrt{4+5u^2}}du.$$
In this situation, it is standard to make a substitution of the shape $\sqrt{5}u=2\tan\phi$, or  something similar with hyperbolic sine. After a little work we end up with something that, apart from constants, looks like the absolutely familiar
$$\int \sin^2\phi\cos\phi\; d\phi.$$

A: In this particular case, isn't it more easy to do in cartesian coordinates?
$$\int \int_R r^4 \cos^2 \theta \sin \theta dr \; d\theta  = \int \int_R  (r \cos\theta)^2 (r \sin \theta) \; r \; dr \; d\theta = \int \int_R x^2 y \; dx dy = $$
$$= \int_0^2 x^2 \int_0^{3\sqrt{1-x^2/4}} y \; dy \; dx = \frac{9}{2} \int_0^2 x^2 \left(1- \frac{x^2}{4}\right) dx = \cdots $$

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Center a rack in the oven, and heat it to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil. Rinse the peppers, pat them dry and place them on the pan. Roast the peppers, turning every 10 minutes, until their skins are black and blistered, 40 minutes, more or less. Transfer the peppers to a heatproof bowl, cover and, when they're cool enough to handle, peel off the skins. Remove the caps, cut each pepper in quarters or halves and remove and discard the seeds. Lightly brush the peppers with oil; use now, or cover closely and refrigerate for up to 1 day.
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CITY OF RIVERSIDE: AS OF SUNDAY 03.25.2013 DAY 153 STILL NO CHARGES! KAREN WRIGHT NOT GIVEN THE RIOT ACT AT COURT APPEARANCE? DA'S CASE DOA? OR POLITICAL HOT POTATO? SHOULD CITY COUNCIL DROP THE CHARGES?
Posted: January 25, 2013 in Uncategorized
Tags: attorney client privilege, chief sergio diaz, Chuck Conder, city attorney greg priamos, city councilman paul davis, councilman chris mac arthur, john hall da spokesperson, karen wright, mayor william rusty bailey, paul zellerback, penal code 403, public speaking, riverside county da's office
In an incident that made national news, Public Speaker Karen Wright appeared at her December 27th court date regarding her charge of disrupting a public meeting. Later found through a public request act of the police report, City Attorney Gregory Priamos had given instruction to RPD Officer Sahagun to stop Wright from going past the three minute allotted time by sixteen seconds.
Riverside City Attorney Greg Priamos Riverside DA Paul Zellerbach
The situation became increasingly incomprehensible when Priamos would not comment do to "attorney-client privilege." Attorney client privilege? That's what we said… In lieu things continued to take a strange turn when the filing by the Paul Zellerbach's District Attorney's office was never issued. Karen was told by the court to call the DA's office to find out if the DA intends to file or not. Attorney Letitia Pepper attempted to request the issue be addressed in court so she could ask for a dismissal. The court would not allow this. The waiting game continues, since the DA did not have the courtesy to follow through, the justice system leaves Ms. Wright in the dark at this point, and she herself must make the effort to contact and find out their intentions. How many DA departments be connected to and placed on hold to ask the question, "Mr. DA, do you plan to file charges against me?" Could this inaction by the DA's office be construed as a continued form of harassment toward Ms. Wright? Or to continue the confusion so a warrant for her arrest is issued? That's so Riverside. Most Riversidian's agree, the Council and Mayor should have dropped the charges rather than enduring more city embarrassment, but currently the DA appears to be dancing around the issue.. So what is DA Paul Zellerbach's relationship with the City of Riverside? Possibley BB&K? The Riveriside Grand Jury? Local Superior Court Judges? The Attorney General Office of the State of California? and of course local cronies?
One of the first items for new Mayor William "Rusty" Bailey would have been to drop charges. Currently, Chief Sergio Diaz has yet to publicly apologize to Ms. Wright for his behavior and unrestrained verbality toward her earlier this year at a City Council Meeting. No complaints were issued against Chief Diaz by Wright. Chief Diaz was not arrested at this incident for his disturbance at Council Chambers.
So the citation issued by the police lists a court date. You check the docket the day before and can't find your name, you call the DA and they say they are still consulting. You are then in a position where you still have to go to court because you don't want to have the DA file at the last minute, you not show and the judge issue a bench warrant. You also don't want to appear in court without an attorney, so you have that exspence. I'm sorry but it looks like they are unfairly jerking Ms. Wright around. This case should have been dismissed. Shame on the city of Riverside and shame on the DA. – Kevin Dawson, Commenter on the PE
Just wait until the trial and CA Greg Priamos takes the stand under oath and has to testify who ordered him to order the officer to "stop" her. I don't think his "apology" will quite cut it here. – Mary Shelton, Commenter on the PE
UPDATE: 01/04/2013: Acording to the Press Enterprise, John Hall, Spokesman for the Riverside County District Attorney's Office, state they didn't have enough time to investigate.
John Hall, Spokeshole Spokesperson for the Riverside City DA's Office
Okay John! this can expressly be construed as the DA does not have a case. Hall went on to say, "There's nothing that we have to do by law to notify anyone that nothing's going to be done on that particular day." Okay John, I get it, you have the power but you had over 8 weeks to figure this out! What goes? By the way do you take dance lessons, because it appears you are dancing around the issue as well as the Big Kahuna, Zellerbach. He further stated according to the Press Enterprise, that in the past six years, only one other case has come in under penal code section § 403 — disturbing a public meeting — and the district attorney ended up filing different charges against the suspect. Penal Code § 403 states every person who, without authority of law, willfully disturbs or breaks up any assembly or meeting that is not unlawful in its character, other than an assembly or meeting referred to in Section 302 of the Penal Code or Section 18340 of the Elections Code, is guilty of a misdemeanor. So they couldn't charge someone with the original arrest charge of penal code § 403 and had to concoct subsequent charge or unlterior trumped up charge? So why would the DA have to do this? Would it be because of the embarrassment of the whole charge to begin with? As of January 4, 2013, Wright's case remains "under review" and remains unlisted on the courts databases. "Under review?" Is this code word for "no case?" It's only common courtesy that the DA's office show on a court date, it's only common courtesy that the DA's office collaborate with the defendent, otherwise can this be construed by the DA's office of a pronounce expression of arrogance? Information for the DA's Office only.. we have included a printable icon for ease of printability in order for the DA's office to file TMC articles..
THE TWEET OF THE CONDER
So far this year, it's okay to utilize public emails for campaign purposes by violating CA Code 8314 (a), it's okay to give the finger to someone at City Council. Talking about fingers, according to Press Enterprise's Alicia Robinson's tweets, it appears that Councilman' s Chris Mac Arthur's legislative aide Chuck Conder issued a petition in lieu of a filing fee for the upcoming June 2013 election for Ward 4.
Let's see, by golly isn't that Councilman Paul Davis's current Ward? Wasn't that the same Chuck Conder who was canvassing the Ward 4 neighborhoods for petition signatures against changing wards due to redistricting? Incidently, Chuck resides in Ward 4 and did not want that changed. The final accepted version of the district map coincidently cut the area in question directly in half. His residence remaining in Ward 4, while the other half went to Ward 2.
Isn't Councilman's Paul Davis up for reelection in June 2013? Will the real Chuck Conder please step up!
Nope! Still Not Right! Ahhh Yes, this is the one!
and who was really the Wizard of Emerald City?
RIVERSIDE FORGOTTEN…
View of the Santa Ana Bridge dedication ceremony, 1932, Riverside, California
TMC, RATED RIVERSIDE'S MOST "SLANDEROUS" AND MEZZSPELLED, "MISSPELLED" AND "OPINIONATED" BLOG SITE! TEMPORARILY BLOCKED BY THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE AT PUBLIC ACCESS SITES WITHIN THE CITY, THEN UNBLOCKED. I GUESS YOU CANNOT DO THAT ACCORDING TO ACLU. RATED ONE TWO ONE STAR OUT OF FIVE IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY APPROVAL RATINGS.. TMC IS NOW EXCLUSIVELY ON FILE WITH THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE'S DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND PROSSIBLY POSSIBLY ON FILE WITH THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE'S POTENTIAL SLAPP SUIT LIST… WE WILL HAVE TO ASK GREGORY ABOUT THAT ONE ( OUR PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO CONTACT HIS PEOPLE)… AGAIN, THANK-YOU COMMUNITY OF RIVERSIDE AND THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE EMPLOYEE'S FOR YOUR SUPPORT! COMMENTS ALWAYS WELCOMED, ESPECIALLY SPELL CHECKERS! EMAIL ANONYMOUSLY WITH YOUR DIRT OR FOR CONTACT! THIRTYMILESCORRUPTION@HOTMAIL.COM
CITY OF RIVERSIDE: IS THIS MAYOR LUV'S FINAL PUSH FOR POWER? THE MUNI MAFIA SENDS A MESSAGE ABOUT SPEAKING TO DISABLED SPEAKERS…THE CITY SPIN CONTINUES…
Posted: October 29, 2012 in Uncategorized
Tags: arrest, city council, city councilman andy melendrez, city councilman chris mac arthur, city councilman mike gardner, city councilman paul davis, city councilman steve adams, city councilman william "rusty" bailey, city councilwoman nancy hart, city of riverside, council aide chuck condur, ethics complaints, karen wright, mayor ron loveridge, muni mafia, police chief sergio diaz, public speaking, riverside police department
UPDATE: 11/03/2012: KAREN WRIGHT MAKES THE UK DAILY MAIL.. "Woman, 60, gets handcuffed at California city council meeting for speaking over time limit."
YOUTUBE ON HANDCUFFED WOMAN BY INTERACTIVE HEALING (CLICK THIS LINK).
UPDATE: 11/02/2012: ACCORDING TO CITY ATTORNEY GREGORY PRIAMOS RESPONSE STATEMENT REGARDING THE ARREST OF PUBLIC SPEAKER KAREN WRIGHT WHEN ASKED TO RESPOND. HIS RESPONSE, WAS "ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILIGE", MEANING THAT IN HIS PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY, HE IS REPRESENTING SOMEONE OTHER THATN HIMSELF. TECHNICALLY THIS WOULD BE THE MAYOR AND/OR COUNCIL. THE COUNCIL DENIES KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THEREFORE, DID PRIAMOS'S ORDERS OR DIRECTIVES THEN CAME FROM THE MAYOR? WHAT A TANGLED WEB WE WEAVE WHEN WE FIRST PRACTICE TO DECEIVE..
UPDATE: 11/01/2012: OFFICER SAHAGUN'S POLICE REPORT SUGGEST THAT WRIGHT WAS SINGLED OUT BY CITY ATTORNEY GREGORY PRIAMOS IF HE IN FACT ACTED ALONE. PRIAMOS'S PERFORMANCE EVALUATION UP ON NOVEMBER 13, 2012.. In this article, Councilman Gardner continues to amaze the intelligent community by standing by his rendition of events in the course of Ms. Wright. The officer took her elbow as if to guide her away from the lectern; he didn't grab her or throw her to the floor, Gardner said. It appeared she sat down on the floor or lost her balance and fell. When will the lying end, is this what the constiuents "have to put up with?" Ooops, I believe I've heard this comment before..
Yes, Coucilman Gardner, that's exactly what we saw, gently taking her elbow as to guide her away, possibly to help her find her way back to her seat, afterall she is disabled…then suddenly, she decided to sit on the floor, possibly just to relax a minute… Incidently, Gardner had front seats on the dais for this grand event, and he called it as seen it. In another statement in the PE, Gardner emphatically seems to say that Priamos would not over step his authority without the go ahead from the mayor or council. I could certainly interpret this statement as meaning, no move can be made by the City Attorney without the Council or Mayor. Could we now say that Primos was the messenger, and therefore council and/or mayor knew about it? What ever the truth may be, Gardner has either lost touch, or is truly telling the truth regarding what actually happened. In telling the truth, Council and/or Mayor knew….Is a recall in order for those involved?
UPDATE: 10/31/2012: EVENING: THE QUESTION OF GOING ROGUE..
In the Press Enterprise, Loveridge said he did not know whether Priamos had a conversation with the Officer Nick Sahagun. Maintaining decorum is the call of elected officials, not city staff! He evidently went on to say that "I need to talk to Greg to find out what was said or not said." Is Mayor Luv stating Priamos made this decision on his own. After all, according to former employees, Priamos has been known to call Council members "idiot's" within his circle. So how do they expect anyone to follow the rules of decorum when they do not follow the rules themselves, further, even the laws of the State of California. Four weeks ago, City Attorney Gregory Priamos conducted a two hour ethics training course to the Council. But was this really a "Bonehead Course", as Dan Berstein coined. Maybe there is an emphasis in "How not to get caught". At any rate it is quite a surprise to the community knowing Priamos's track record.
Councilman Andy Melendrez said Tuesday that the officer's statement surprised him. "I think it's important that we as council members have clarity on who's in charge, and my understanding has been that the mayor is in charge," Melendrez said. "For the city attorney to play an active role on his own raises some concerns."
This is quite disturbing because we currently have a City Attorney who has decided to give a directive of enforcement upon a citizen via a police officer. If in fact, the directive was solely his decision, and not one to involve the Mayor, would he be consider "rogue?"
A month ago we also had an incident whereby the City Manager Scott Barber made a decision to spend $2.5 million without counsel consent. Can we consider this "rogue?" In any case, we could certainly consider these two highly influential employees not following the set rule to the extent of violating them. If they in fact wish that constituents follow rules, they themselves should lead by example, of which is non-existent.
UPDATE: 10/31/2012: CITY ATTORNEY GREGORY PRIAMOS HIDING BEHIND ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE…IS HE CALLING OFFICER SAHAGUN A LIAR?
Well the City continues to overload it's dirty laundry on the spin cycle. It started with the City's response to the arrest, whereby they said that Ms. Karen Wright was cuffed and arrested for failing to obey the officer (Sahagun), not for going over the time limit, but Wright said the citation she got is for disrupting the meeting and that's also what is stated in the police report by Officer Sahagun. One Concilman went on to state that this was a decision by the police officer, and no council member has the authority to interfere with a police officer, otherwise one could be severely punished. Well, the Press Enterprise states that according to Officer Sahagun's police report, "Priamos requested that during future meetings, I should stop Subject 1 (Wright) from going too long past the three minute allotted time." Did Priamos's directive come from Mayor Loveridge? Or did it come solely from Priamos himself? It certainly wasn't a decision Officer Nick Sahagun made. In the past, directives came from the Chair, or Mayor Pro Tem or Mayor. So why the move to question the integrity of a police officer? Why the move of the Council and Mayor to place the decision making authority upon the officer? Are we beginning to see a pattern of transparency in regards to how the Council and Mayor deal with issues? The real heat of this matter is now focused on the City Attorney, and all he can do is insult the community by hiding behind a questionable and remarkable claim of "attorney-client privilege" and become non-responsive. If he receives a salary paid for by taxpayer monies, he must know, we the taxpayer are his employer's, and we are demanding answers. Has Priamos become a liability to the taxpayer? If it is founded that Priamos gave the directive, solely a decision made by himself, should he be fired? Ms. Wright believes the arrest was in retaliation against her in reference to criticizm made toward Councilman and Mayoral Candidate William "Rusty" Bailey, a candidate whom Mayor Loveridge endorses for the November 6, 2012 election.
CLICK THIS LINK TO VIEW FULL POLICE REPORT
According to the PE, City Attorney Gregory Priamos appreared surprised that the police report was had been made public. Though he had yet to read the report, he stated that Officer Sahagun's description of the conversation was inaccurate. He declined to elaborate further, and cited attorney-client privilege. Attorney-Client Privilege? We understand he is Privileged, but who's the Attorney and who's the Client Gregory? Technically, the taxpayer is the client and he, Priamos, the attorney on record to protect us.
Maybe just a another nervous search for syllables, or it could have been a little gas from a bad burrito.. But is City Attorney Greg Priamos basically calling Officer Nick Sahagun a "liar?" Again, while the Council and Mayor were stating that Ms. Wright was arrested for not obeying an officer, according to Officer Sahagun, that was not so.
Did the directive come from the Mayor? Two days after the arrest, a new so called protocol was implemented. This would now give authority to the meeting chair, being either the Mayor Pro Tem or the Mayor himself to give the order to remove someone from the podium. But these rules have already been in place, was this a scuffle to spin? Back in 2006, an 89 year old woman, Marjorie Von Pohle, was removed from the podium by the directive of a Mayor Pro Tem to an RPD Officer for exceeding the 3 minute rule. Ms. Wright is scheduled to appear in Superior Court on December 27, 2012. Some rumors down the information pipeline is "Allred."
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It comes as a shock to TMC to see public speaking come to this. Other's are telling me that I'm just naive, "this is Riverside".. What a night, one disabled elderly female public speaker down and arrested, a second disabled elderly female skirted with the possibility of second taken down, then one Councilman's Aide is seen by another female speaker with his middle finger across his face. This public speaker had just commented on the inappropriate behavior of this aide, especially toward females. Karen Wright, a 60 year old disabled public speaker icon, went over the three minute mark, approximately 16.8 seconds. Returning to her seat, she was met with one of Ronnie's Bouncer's. Midway from her seat, when she turned toward the council, she was pushed by the officer. When she arrived at her seat, she was getting some of her things, the officer inadvertently came from the right side, it appeared he wasn't finished with her, and then grabbed her arm, turned it clockwise, whereby she could not nothing other than fall and and take her down to the floor, she fell seated, she then took her two hands to try to get up as she indicated, but was pushed by her right hand taken, then handcuffed. Not one, not two but three RPD officers surrounded her when she was on the floor. "Officer, you are making me naked." she stated. A disgusting act of use of force, but Riverside has a track record of this, and a double standard when it comes to arrest. You might think this is Afghanistan or Iraq, unfortunately this is Riverside, specifically, regarding these current state of affairs, I must say, the City of Riverside.. So, if you live here, you msut exactly know what this blogger is talking about..
The first quickly came out of nowhere, as she turned after finishing her point after the three minute mark, she was met with officer, not regularly seen, who grabbed her and threw her to the floor as seen in the images. While the council just sat there stonefaced, as good leaders do. While one retired police officer, later stated to TMC who saw the video from home, "there was no reason for this officer to touch this person." So again, why would this Mayor, this Mayor known as Mayor Ron Loveridge allow this? Later in City Council, Mayor Loveridge stated, "this is outrageous behavior", when Councilman Chris Mac Arthur's Council Aide, Chuck Condur, used a derrogatory finger symbol toward public speaker Dvonne Pitruzzello during council sessions. Why didn't the Mayor have the gumption to say the same? Did he enjoy this? Did he allow this for personal reasons against Wright, being approximately his last appearance as Mayor on the dais? If there is a story, let's hear it, this is not the normal standard behavior of a RPD officer at City Council.. Give us your side anonymously at thirtymilescorruption@hotmail.com
During this disgusting act of force, Councilwoman Nancy Hart, Councilman Steve Adams (also a former police officer), and Councilman and Mayoral Candidate William "Rusty" Bailey left their council seats and exited the dais. It appeared they themselve could not handle or stomach the scene. But non of these great leaders said, enough! This has to stop! A reflection of the leadership in Riverside. Well anyway, this is what happens if you talk a good 25 seconds after the 3 minute mark. You may find a couple of RPD on your back.. Being disabled that's gotta hurt.. After this disruption by Ronnie's Bouncers, she was later taken outside, released and issued a citation for "disruption of a public event." The witnesses who were there were stating, "she was already returning to her seat!" RPD Officer you shouldn't have done it, you've watched over the security of Council meetings before. This is behavior unlike you, were you briefed by Council, Mayor, City Execs, City Attorney or your superiors to do this, and target this specific public speaker? More information coming down the pipeline..
Months ago, Ms. Wright was accosted by non other than the Chief of Police, Sergio Diaz, for her opinion on naming El Tequesquite Park after a fallen officer, Ryan Bonamino. The chief confronting Ms. Wright, saying she had no right to say what she said…
The Chief then called Ms. Wright a "a horrible person", "your disrespectful" and "You hate the police!" At the time he also turned to then Mayoral Candidate Dvonne Pitruzzello and stated, "I don't like her!" This all occurred in a public arena. Chief Diaz has yet to publicly apologize for, as Mayor Loveridger would say, "this is outrageous behavior!" Though Karen had the right to file an ethics complaint on this very issue, she chose at the time not do so. Chief Diaz should be thankful of this. Many are saying should we disband RPD? And just go with Riverside County Sheriff, would this make a difference?
CLICK THIS LINK TO VIEW FULL RPD USE OF FORCE DOCUMENT IMPLEMENTED BY THE CHIEF
CLICK THIS LINK TO WATCH YOUTUBE FROM ALICIA ROBINSON OF THE PRESS ENTERPRISE
Notice the empty seat behind above the left officer, Councilman and Mayoral Candidate Rusty Bailey left the dais, out of sight.. Some commenters on the Press Enterprise have begin coin Councilman and Mayoral Candidate… "Runaway Rusty."
NEW NEWS ARTICLE FROM THE PE BY ALICIA ROBINSON: RIVERSIDE: SHOULD COUNCIL CRITIC HAVE BEEN HANDCUFFED?
CLICK THIS LINK TO WATCH ABOVE YOUTUBE
CLICK ON THIS LINK TO WATCH ABOVE YOUTUBE OF MS. WRIGHT PICKING HERSELF IN FRONT OF THE THREE OFFICERS.
CLICKTHIS LINK TO WATCH ABOVE YOUTUBE OF MS. KAREN WRIGHT BEING ESCORTED OUT OF RIVERSIDE CITY COUNCIL
According to a description of events cited from the Truth Publication Online, Councilman Paul Davis stated the following: "During that time the officer applied handcuffs to Ms. Wright and later took them off, after assisting Ms. Wright to her feet."
Wrong Councilman Davis, she picked her own self up according to the above video. Let's not begin to spin the chain of events in order to defend you and the council bullies, that night, for not doing the right thing and stopping what occurred. You stated that the decision for this is defined by the RPD officer, and by "law" you cannot interfere with that. But now, new rules? "Police Officers will now be directed by the Mayor?" according to the the Press Enterprise. Now, elected officials can interfere with the actions of the Police Officers? But some Council members are saying, again, as an authority figures, and I disagree with that, that they cannot interfere with the judgement of a an RPD officer? You work for us, and we expect some aggregious behavior to be stopped by a police officer, but you are telling them you have no power. Our we living in a microcosm of a police state?
Again, Davis went on., "The officer again told her that she needs to be calm, take her seat and she ignored him. At that time, the officer directed her to return to her seat and Ms. Wright turned and began to advance towards where she had been sitting. Ms. Wright then uttered some choice words to the officer, which may have been directed towards the council. He then told her to step outside, since she was clearly isrupting the meeting and she chose to continue to ignore him. The officer then took her right arm at the elbow and told her that she needs to accompany him outside. Ms. Wright then jerked her arm away from the officer, stating something to the effect that she needed to get her things and for him not to touch her." (Courtesy of The Truth Publication Online). Mr. Davis, you are different person this day, this is not what happened, I was sitting in the second rowe, and didn't hear any of this. Are you saying you have better ears than me? Especially from the distance of the dais?
To the elected individuals on the dais, we've have not declared war..we only want transparency…
"At that time she also decided to sit down, on the floor, just outside the Dais entrance door and near her seat, with her hands not visible from my vantage point."
Councilman Davis, you are wrong again, let me show how she ended up on the floor. You call us "crazy", but at least we are not "liars." This is how Ms. Wright decided to to sit down..of course, according to Councilman Paul Davis's innacturate rendition of the Council events..
Now the twist to be handcuffed..RPD style..
"Many have asked why the members of the Mayor, Council, or city Staff, did not take any actions to stop the officer from his actions. As a matter of law, no person has the authority to interfere with the lawful order or actions of a Police Officer performing his duties. By doing so, you would be in violation and you will be held for Obstruction of Justice, and be subject to severe penalty." (Courtesy of The Truth Publication Online). Let me see Mr. Davis, "Police Officers at City Council Meetings will be directed by the Mayor."
Nope, sorry Davis, no one believes that. Many believe the mayor has always had that power, and this incident was allegedly and directly orchestrated by Mayor Ron Loveridge himself.
CLICK ON THIS LINK TO WATCH ABOVE YOUTUBE OF KAREN WRIGHT BEING CITED BY RPD OFFICER.
So what happens next, the Officer says we are done. So what happens with the legal process for Ms. Wright next? When the interrelationdships and interconnections with the City, City Attorney, the Riverside Judges, the District Attorney Paul Zellerbach, the Riverside Grand Jury, even unfortunately to the extent of the State of California Attorney General's interrelationship? What will happen to this poor disabled 60 year old elderly woman? Well it's already been decided if you live in Riverside. Some call it politics, some just have to accept it..
According to the PE, the City stated that she was not arrested for going over the 3 minute time limit but for "not obeying the officer," but the actual citation she received was for "disrupting a meeting." This is indicated by the above YouTube video, a video the City did not know existed till know. Well, the spinning continues, with ring leader, our Mayor, Mr. Spin Cycle himself.. Officer indicates to Ms. Wright in the video that once the three minutes are up she needed to bring her comments to a close, therefore it was all about disrupting the meeting after the 3 minute mark… Again, how will the City spin this next, or is their now planned retaliation by the City in more ways than none, for those who speak freely?
"All I was told was that you are given a certain amount of time to make statements to the council and she went over her time," Lt. Guy Toussaint said. "She was asked to leave and she refused to do so." Again wrong, Ms. Wright closed her comments and was on her way to her seat. But what the L.A. Times has right, is that this was all about the 3 minute time limit, which the City denies was a factor in her arrest. Many of the Councilpeople on the dais, who did nothing, and maintained they could not interfere with a police officer. So who's in charge? Some on the dais, even said in some ways, that "she'd had it coming." Other's on the dais, who were criticized, said, "how come those citizens in the audience do nothing?" This is what we have, and you now begin to see the picture unfold before your eyes in relation to political conundrums withing the politics of the City of Riverside.
Again it didn't stop there, another disabled individual on crutches …What is it with the City of Riverside and disabled females? What is it with leadership that doesn't have the guts to lead and come out to say this is wrong. Is it easier say that the individuals are just "crazy?" Well Dvonne Pitruzzello said it best when she said, "I rather be called crazy, then to be a crook." Well anyway this person below was on crutches and the same RPD officer started to walk down toward the podium again… Ren Holmstrum on crutches was subjected to a possible throwdown, regarding her issue of Riverside hospice, when she went over the three minute mark.. One of RPD officers was again on alert, walking down the isle again to take care of muni mafia business…
CLICK THIS LINK TO WATCH THE ABOVE YOUTUBE
Councilman and Mayoral Candidate William "Rusty" Bailey seen with his head down in the video. Last week Councilman and Mayoral Candidate William "Rusty" Bailey, came to the TMC site to inadvertently download photos of his Mayoral opponent and former Riverside Councilman, Ed Adkison, of course without TMC's permission. These were then sent city wide in a campaign mailer. Now RPD wants TMC's photos of the Council Debacle…Many in the community, seeing this display of police are now afraid, who can we depend on when we cannot trust our own community police force? Who do we call when we cannot call our own police force for help? Questions some community constituents are asking. This is the same behavior community constituents have been talking about to their city leaders for years…
Other's are asking the question if this was a set up.. Most often, RPD or Ronnie's Bouncers are cordial, escorting the "3 minute violator" back to their seat. This time, the Mayor meant business, it was a throw down… Was this orchestrated and planned by the mayor, the puller of strings? As one reporter stated on Channel 11 News on 10/25/2012 "She must have gotten under somebody's skin." This because Ms. Wright goes to each and every council meeting to comment on issues, and is therefore well known..
"I want to live in a society that people can voice unpopular opinions because I know as result of that a society grows and matures," – Hugh Hefner
It didn't stop there, after Public Speaker Dvonne Pitruzzello spoke regarding Councilman Chris Mac Arthur's legislative aide, the allegation of Chuck Condor holding a knife to the throat of Bailey's Council Aide, Mark Earley.
From the current contact in the mainstream media, much is being said, many questions asked, pieces of the puzzle that just don't make sense, but the questions of why none of the City Council leadership said nothing, allowed the activity to happen, and simply found it acceptable.. again actions speak louder than words..
"We do this for our neighborhood, we take our time do this…you have spent us into the poorhouse.." -Self Appointed Citizen Auditor Vivian Moreno.
Responsibility? You are looking at them….Now Main Stream Media will know….Stossel what do you think about this? Thank you for asking…
ETHIC'S COMPLAINTS ARE NOW GOING VIRAL.. I'VE GOTTA SAY THIS IS EXHAUSTING, BUT JUST ANOTHER NORMAL DAY IN RIVER CITY..
UPDATE: 10/24/2012: JUST IN, TMC SOURCES ARE STATING THAT COUNCILMAN MIKE GARDNER ALLEGEDELY STATED, "KAREN WRIGHT DESERVED IT." IF THIS IS TRUE, THIS MAY BE PART OF MIKE THAT MAY NOT BE LIKED..
According to the PE, Councilman Mike Gardner, who was on the dais with the council a few yards from the incident, said he doesn't think the force was excessive. But if you like Mike, you would agree. Further Mike has also said, "Resisting arrest doesn't end well.." Of course, none of this is true, but what is true are the feeling of Ward 1 Councilman Mike Gardner.
LOVERIDGE GET'S IT ALL WRONG.. Loveridge said that Wright started showing up at council meetings a few years ago and became an active civic participant with "eclectic" interests who spends a lot of time preparing for her remarks. This according to a LA Times article. Ms. Wright has been coming to City Council for over 10 years, why the spin Mayor to discredit her?
COUNCILMAN CHRIS MAC ARTHUR'S LEGISLATIVE AIDE CHUCK CONDOR SHOCKS COUNCIL MEETING!
The question to the council by Pitruzzello was, " Why Condor wasn't arrested, or a police report created by Bailey's Aide, Mark Earley? We just don't know.."Was this a concerted effort by City Hall to cover up the alleged altercation back in April 2012?" Regardless, it still didn't stop there! As Former Mayoral Candidate Dvonne Pitruzzello walked toward the back of Council Chambers she was met from a distance, Councilman Chris Mac Arthur's Aide, Chuck Condor, placing the "middle finger" in front of his face toward Pitruzzello. Mrs. Pitruzzello interrupted the City Council to let them know just what happened. The following pics below taken at the time of the interruption. The shock was written all over Councilwoman Nancy Hart's face. Officer Nick, again, one of Ronnie"s Bouncer's pounced on the situation and begin to walk over toward Pitruzzello. She let Officer Nick know, "that's who you need to arrest!" Referring to Mac Arthur's Council Aide Chuck Condur. This is the one time TMC agrees with Mayor Luv when he stated, "this is outrageous behavior." When a Council Aide can continually get away with derrogatory remarks and alleged actions, this is outrageous behavior.. This Public Council Meeting could not have been hotter…
Again, one of TMC's crack minimum wage photoshop experts created what Mrs. Pitruzzello saw.. Another act of defiance against women?
But let's not forget this is Riverside, Chuck Condor, may just get a monetary raise and become an elected official one day.. But many are asking the question, why does Councilman Chris Mac Arthur allow a person such as Chuck, who appears to be a loose cannnon, on his team? Another liability? Could revealers of Condur's behavior now be in danger of retaliation by the City of Riverside Power House? Will have to ask Councilman Chris Mac Arthur who has protected his aide through thick and thin regardless of his derrogatory behavior. The question is, does the Community concur with this type of legislative aid behavior?
ON A DIFFERENT NOTE, THIS FEMALE GADFLY, AS SHE WAS NOTED, WAS ARRESTED FOR DISRUPTING A SANTA BARBARA CITY COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 2, 2012 FOR VERY DIFFERENT REASON. HERE FOR YOU'RE REVIEW AS A POINT OF REFERENCE.
OR THIS PUBLIC SPEAKER JENNIFER JONES ARRESTED AT CITY COUNCIL IN QUARTZSITE, ARIZONA FOR AIRING THE CITY COUNCIL'S DIRTY LAUNDRY BACK IN JULY 5, 2011..
EVEN THE FOLLOWING YOUTUBE NEWS REPORT CAME OUT OF JONES ADDRESSING THE CITY EXPOSING CORRUPTION THEN BEING ARRESTED.
ANOTHER ARTICLE CAME OUT REGARDING THE FACT THAT JENNIFER JONES MAY BE IN IMMINENT DANGER OF EXPOSING POLITICAL CORRUPTION
UPDATE:10/25/2012: YESTERDAY, LOCAL CITIZEN TELLS OFF MAYOR LOVERIDGE AT DOWNTOWN "COFFEE BEAN" IN FRONT OF ONLOOKERS!
TMC PROUD TO INVITE 16 SMARTEST PEOPLE ON EARTH, TO FIND THEIR HOME IN THE MOST INTELLIGENT CITY, THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE.. NO CURRENT EMAIL RESPONSES AS OF YET!
COUNCILMAN PAUL DAVIS RESPONDS TO THE WRIGHT INCIDENT ON THE TRUTH PUBLICATION BLOG SITE. TMC WISHES EDITOR SALVADOR SANTANA OF THE TRUTH PUBLICATION GOOD HEALTH AND A SPEEDY RECOVERY. WE NEED YOU BACK AT THE PODIUM!
UPDATE:10/29/2012: A MONTAGE OF COMMENTERS COMMENTING ON THIS ISSUE REGARDING MS. KAREN WRIGHT FROM THE PE BEFORE THEY ARE DELETED…POSSIBLY BY SOME DIRECTIVE BY A CITY ELECT OR THE CHIEF OF POLICE HIMSELF…
Remember folks, you have to be in a bad mood as a citizen when you come to City Council Meetings when you know that you the taxpayer, are $4 billion in debt, and that you the taxpayer are responsible for it as a result of the elected officials who voted on these issues.
This is ridiculous. Going over the time limit is not a crime. I'm not a fan of Karen's, but she had finished talking and was walking away from the podium. Someone has it in for her, and that's not right. Terrible, terrible showing by the police, the mayor, and the council. -Kaptalism, commenter on the PE
This makes me SICK! Sooooo unjustified! This isn't the last we have heard of this, believe it! A lawsuit will be forthcoming for SURE! So shameful! -Nettie Nettie Bobettie, commenter on the PE
Unbelievable~!!! They should be ashamed of themselves~!!!! – Alice Wersky Naranjo, commenter on the PE
AND THIS MORNINGWE ARE ON FOX NEWS. AREN'T WE GREAT? –Ron Rose, commenter on the PE
This is how it works at Casa Loveridge. You get three minutes to speak. If you're kissing his butt, make it four and you can bring about 20 other people up to keep the love flowing longer.
If you're a guy criticizing, he starts to cut in and the hand goes up at about 2:45 into your comment and its purpose is to try to distract you into disagreeing with him over your time is up until it's up and you don't talk about your original topic.
If you're a woman, alas the infamous hand goes up at about 2:30. Bring a timer and time the speakers and the Loveridge hand wave yourself a couple times. I've done it myself. Very illuminating. The county board of supervisors have used the same tactics for years and rumor has it he wants Tavaglione's seat if that guy wins the congressional race. So maybe he's practicing for the bigger stage? If he doesn't like what you're saying, apparently…well there's that too. – Mary Shelton, commenter on the PE.
The cop was not timing her I would bet. He was instructed to do as he did when the time-up signal was given. Minor petty politicians begin to think they are Lords. -James Overturf, commenter on the PE.
Too bad we don't limit politicians to three minutes of speaking. – BJ Clinton, commenter on the PE.
Although I haven't lived in Riverside since my Divorce in 2003, I still follow the news. Here are my thoughts:Everyone has a right to voice their opinion in a Public Forum. Time limits are made to provide equal time for all and show some dignity and respect for the Counsel and "Elected Officials" of the Counsel during such meetings. Three (3) minutes may not be enough for some however, if you come prepared to make your point clear and brief, three (3) is "normally" plenty of time. Handcuffing anyone with a strong opinion should not be the norm. This lady was no threat to the counsel or anyone else. The lady only spoke too long. Handcuffs would not have been my first choice to resolve the issue. BAD CALL… Counsel BAD CALL… Riverside Cops -Roy Robinson, commenter on the PE.


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MCRB submits comments to Parliament on the draft Land Acquisition Act
Risks related to land acquisition remain the chief concern for the companies MCRB engages with.
MCRB has submitted a set of bilingual comments to the Parliamentary Committees currently considering a new law to replace the 1894 Land Acquisition Act. These comments are based on the 5 June 2018 draft (MM) published by the Amyotha Hluttaw (it should be noted that the Hluttaw, rather than Government, has prepared this draft law).
MCRB's comments to Parliament on the Draft Land Acquisition Act
Document PDF, 413 downloads, Aug 20, 2018
MCRB's submission notes while that amendment and modernisation of the Act is welcome, if Myanmar is to adopt a comprehensive Land Acquisition Act (LAA) which is aligned with international standards and the Myanmar government's duty to protect human rights, including under the UN Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ratified by Myanmar in 2017), Myanmar law needs to recognise a wider range of land rights than at present, including customary tenure rights.
The question of recognizing and protecting customary tenure was addressed in the 2016 National Land Use Policy, with the recommendation that an 'umbrella' Land Rights Law should be adopted. MCRB understands that such a law is currently under consideration within government but has not yet been finalised or sent to Parliament.
MCRB, like many other groups working on this subject, therefore recommends that Parliament should pause further consideration of a new LAA until a law recognising customary tenure rights has been adopted, as these rights should then be incorporated in the new LAA.
In the meantime, MCRB has provided initial comments on the June 2018 draft. These are intended to align the issues, processes and terminology with international standards for resettlement and restoration of livelihoods such as International Finance Corporation (IFC) (part of the World Bank Group) Performance Standard 5. This is the main reference point for responsible investors on respecting land rights. Foreign and Myanmar companies which are seeking international finance need to comply with it.
Risks related to land acquisition remain the chief concern for the companies MCRB engages with. Land rights liabilities and legacies are one of the main reasons why responsible investors do not proceed with projects, according to a discussion which MCRB hosted in May 2018 with commercial lawyers, businesses and civil society organisations while seeking inputs into its updated Briefing Paper on Land Rights and Business. MCRB's recommendation is therefore that Myanmar's Land Acquisition Law and practice should align with international standards, processes, and terminology, as this will contribute to the ease of doing business in Myanmar, as well as providing protection to rights holders and existing land users.
Business Consultation of National Land Law Reform
MCRB Expresses Concern About the Impact on Responsible Investment of the Amendments to the Virgin, Vacant and Fallow Lands Law
Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure (VGGT) of Land, Fisheries and Forests
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Discussing 'Dignity By Design' in Myanmar's Built Environment
MCRB and CIAG held a discussion on 11 January on how the 'Framework for Dignity in the Built Environment' could be used for new building projects and renovation in Myanmar.
On 17 December, MCRB organized two separate online consultations (English and Burmese language) on "Myanmar land laws: currents problems, possible solutions".
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News Brief: Democrats Win In Virginia And New Jersey, Examining The Texas Shooter's Past
By Sarah McCammon • Nov 8, 2017
Originally published on November 8, 2017 8:11 am
Collectively speaking, the Democrats haven't had a good day in a very long time. Yesterday, though, they finally came out on top.
DAVID GREENE, HOST:
Yeah, Democrats took two important governor's races. Phil Murphy won in New Jersey, and Ralph Northam won in Virginia. And that race in Virginia got a lot of national attention. It was seen as sort of a test of President Trump's support, with Northam's campaign working to tie his opponent to Trump at each and every opportunity. Last night after his victory, Northam told reporters that the eyes of the country were on Virginia and that Virginians had spoken.
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RALPH NORTHAM: Virginia has told us to end the divisiveness, that we will not condone hatred and bigotry and to end the politics that have torn this country apart.
MARTIN: All right, so what does this contest say about the Democrats and the Republicans and their strategies moving forward? NPR's Sarah McCammon has been covering the Virginia race. She joins us now.
Hi, Sarah.
SARAH MCCAMMON, BYLINE: Hi, Rachel.
MARTIN: How'd the Democrats pull this one off?
MCCAMMON: Well, by talking about President Trump and by organizing. Really for a year - ever since Trump was elected, Democrats have been organizing across the state. They say that right after the election, they had a surge of interest in people running for state house. And - so this is not just about statewide races but also the House of Delegates. The whole - all 100 seats were up.
And Democrats had candidates running in places that had not run one in a long time. And most of those seats - they picked up a lot of seats there, much better than expected. And they swept the statewide offices - this, Rachel, despite some real struggles in the past couple of weeks for Democrat Ralph Northam's campaign. He faced not just criticism from his Republican rival Ed Gillespie but also from the liberal wing of the Democratic Party. But he did win...
MARTIN: He's a pretty centrist candidate.
MCCAMMON: He is. He is. And there's some internal struggles there within the party. But you know, Rachel, he won handily. And he did that at least in part by, as we heard, painting this as a referendum on President Trump, both his policies and his rhetoric.
MARTIN: At the same time, President Trump has now said - well, Ed Gillespie didn't win because he didn't tie himself close enough to me (laughter). What was...
MCCAMMON: Right.
MARTIN: ...Gillespie's strategy in this?
MCCAMMON: It was a tough line to walk 'cause Gillespie, too, sort of has his roots in the moderate establishment wing of the party, although he moved to the right during the general election. He campaigned with Vice President Mike Pence. He did not campaign with President Trump.
But Rachel, President Trump has been tweeting his support repeatedly for Gillespie in the last several days. And he recorded a robocall that went out in the final hours of the campaign promising that Gillespie would make America great again. And, I should say, Gillespie ran a pretty Trump-friendly campaign. He focused on things like crime and illegal immigration.
MARTIN: So what does this mean for the Republicans moving forward? I mean, when we think about the midterms coming up, does Donald Trump help you or hurt you?
MCCAMMON: That is still, I think, the big question. There are definitely those in the party that think that you've got to run a very pro-Trump campaign if you want to win. Gillespie kind of tried to do that and didn't win. But, you know, it's going to depend on the state. Virginia's an increasingly blue state, so we'll have to see.
MARTIN: NPR's Sarah McCammon talking about the Virginia gubernatorial race. Democrats won in Virginia and in New Jersey - the governor's seat, we should say.
Sarah, thanks so much.
MCCAMMON: Thanks, Rachel.
MARTIN: All right, President Trump arrived in China today. It's the latest stop on his Asian tour, where he's been looking to create a more unified front against North Korea.
GREENE: Yeah. So Trump traveled to China from South Korea, where he tried to visit the demilitarized zone between the North and South. But thick fog prevented him from doing that. He was able to address South Korea's National Assembly, and here's what he had to say.
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: All responsible nations must join forces to isolate the brutal regime of North Korea. To deny it and any form - any form of it, you cannot support, you cannot supply, you cannot accept.
GREENE: And trying to figure out where that message was intended, China is the nation that has done the most to supply North Korea's regime. And now that Trump is in Beijing, the president is hoping to hear China's plans, if they are there, to intensify its efforts to isolate the North.
MARTIN: All right, our co-host Steve Inskeep is in Beijing.
Hi, Steve.
STEVE INSKEEP, BYLINE: Hi there, Rachel.
MARTIN: You've been there for - what? - over a week now?
INSKEEP: Yeah.
MARTIN: What's the scene like? I mean, it's a big visit to have the president of the United States come. What preparations have you seen taking place?
INSKEEP: It's a big visit. But it's also a very big country, a place that's big enough and dynamic enough that I don't think people are necessarily as obsessed with President Trump as perhaps they are in some other places. There are other topics of conversation when you go out to dinner with people - although President Trump does come up - other topics partly because the country is so huge and changing so rapidly and partly, I should say, because criticism of the president is somewhat muffled here. His more embarrassing moments don't generally make the state media, which is not that critical of him at all.
MARTIN: Trump has said that he's got this great relationship with the Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Does he? I mean, is he likely to get the red-carpet treatment?
INSKEEP: Well, he's certain to get some good Chinese food.
MARTIN: (Laughter).
INSKEEP: And we're told that he is going to have dinner with President Xi Jinping in the Forbidden City - you know, this whole chain of imperial palaces, centuries-old, many of them made of red-painted wood...
MARTIN: Yeah.
INSKEEP: ...Old buildings now restored. Thousands, perhaps millions of tourists go through the Forbidden City, but no American president has received the honor of a dinner there since the founding of the People's Republic of China. That's the way it's being phrased. And I guess that would probably mean no U.S. president ever, since it would have been rare before the People's Republic of China that an American president would show up here.
MARTIN: Right. So in your time there, what have you learned about these two men, Trump and Xi, about their different approaches?
INSKEEP: Well, they both use the language of nationalism. They both talk about building a stronger country. They both especially lean on economic nationalism. But they've got different approaches to a lot of key issues, especially if you think about energy. Some examples we've come across in our reporting - China has a goal to be a leader in electric cars. President Trump doesn't seem interested in that. And his Environmental Protection Agency is actually working to rollback fuel efficiency standards. China's cutting back on coal as President Trump promises more. Trump withdrew from the Paris climate accord while China emphasizes they're going to honor it.
And fairly or not, these differences have allowed President Xi to propose - to pose as the one who is the protector of the global order and the one who's looking to the future.
MARTIN: Interesting - which would be something Donald Trump would not would not appreciate, I imagine.
NPR's Steve Inskeep - we'll be hearing more of your reporting in the days to come. Thanks so much, Steve.
INSKEEP: Glad to do it.
MARTIN: As with most investigations, some pieces of information inevitably lead to more questions.
GREENE: Yeah, that's really true. And this seems to be the case with the Texas shooting at that church. Police records show that the gunman, Devin Kelley, escaped from confinement at a mental health facility when he was stationed at a New Mexico Air Force base. Kelley was later picked up by police and handed over to local officers from New Mexico.
But that report goes on to say an employee at the facility told police at the time, Kelley had tried to carry out death threats against his military commanders and had been caught sneaking firearms onto Holloman Air Force Base.
MARTIN: All right, we're joined now in our studio by NPR Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman.
Good morning, Tom.
TOM BOWMAN, BYLINE: Good morning.
MARTIN: Why did this man, Devin Kelley, wind up in a civilian mental health facility while he was serving in the Air Force?
BOWMAN: Well, I'm told in May 2012, he was given a psychiatric evaluation by the Air Force. They didn't have any facilities at home in the Air Force base for him, so he was sent to this civilian facility. He escaped, returned to the facility and then, five months later, went through his court martial.
MARTIN: So this police report says that Kelley was caught sneaking firearms onto the base and making these really violent threats against his commanders. What does the Air Force say about this?
BOWMAN: Well, the Air Force said there's really no evidence of either threats against commanders or any weapon-smuggling onto the base. But there clearly was evidence that he assaulted his baby stepson and also his wife. That's what he was charged with, assault, and convicted of that and then spent a year in jail and was given a bad conduct discharge.
MARTIN: So because he had this history of domestic violence, the Air Force is supposed to put him - register him into this national database. You've been looking at this. I mean, if he had been put into that database, would this have prevented him from purchasing a gun from a licensed dealer?
BOWMAN: Yes, it would have. Because he was given a sentence - he spent a year in jail - but the possibility of five years in jail for charge of assault and - plus of domestic abuse - those two reasons would have prevented him from buying from a licensed dealer.
MARTIN: So was this just a one-off mistake? I mean, how - or is this a a bigger problem?
BOWMAN: This is a big problem across the Pentagon. All the services - they're just not entering any of this data into the system.
MARTIN: Why?
BOWMAN: Well, we don't know. It's just a lapse. The only thing they add into the system are dishonorable discharges, 11,000 of them. But for the whole of Pentagon, they entered one felony and one domestic abuse.
MARTIN: So we just don't understand the criteria of when they're supposed to enter it and when they don't and what (unintelligible) tells them.
BOWMAN: Absolutely. And that's something that Congress is looking into, as is the Pentagon.
MARTIN: And I imagine some folks in the military probably are going to be called to Capitol Hill to answer some questions...
BOWMAN: Absolutely.
MARTIN: ...Sometime soon.
NPR's Tom Bowman. Thanks so much this morning, Tom.
BOWMAN: You're welcome.
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Q: iGraph R convert edge id to vertex set I have an igraph graph object (g) in R:
IGRAPH UN-- 50 159 --
attr: name (v/c), weight (e/n)

I need to output a list of vertex pairs for each edge - what is the quickest way to do this?
The edge sequence from E(g) is:
[1]   V11 -- V1
[2]   V10 -- V2
[3]   V13 -- V3
[4]   V34  -- V4
[5]   V25  -- V4
...

and I am trying to output:
[1]   11 1
[2]   10 2
[3]   13 3
[4]   34 4
[5]   25 4

A: Use get.edgelist, e.g.:
> library(igraph)
> g <- erdos.renyi.game(5, 0.3)
> get.edgelist(g)
     [,1] [,2]
[1,]    2    4
[2,]    3    4
[3,]    2    5
[4,]    3    5
[5,]    4    5


Jong LW1,2, Fujiwara T1,2, Nozaki H3, Miyagishima SY1,2.
Department of Cell Genetics, National Institute of Genetics.
Department of Genetics, Graduate University of Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI).
Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, the University of Tokyo.
Volvocine algae constitute a green algal lineage comprising unicellular Chlamydomonas, four-celled Tetrabaena, eight to 32-celled Gonium, and others up to Volvox spp., which consist of up to 50,000 cells. These algae proliferate by multiple fissions with cellular growth up to several fold in size and subsequent successive cell divisions. Chlamydomonas reinhardtii cells produce two to 32 daughter cells by one to five divisions, depending on cellular growth in the G1 phase. By contrast, in this study, we found that Tetrabaena socialis and Gonium pectorale cells mostly produced four and eight daughter cells by two and three successive divisions, respectively. In contrast to C. reinhardtii, which is committed to cell division when the cell has grown two-fold, T. socialis and G. pectorale are committed only when the cells have grown four- and eight-fold, respectively. Thus, our results suggest that evolutionary changes in cellular size for commitment largely contributes to the emergence and evolution of multicellularity in volvocine algae.
Number of successive cell divisions in C. reinhardtii, T. socialis, and G. pectorale. Microscopic images of cells showing processes in which mother cells grow and then divide, producing a defined number of daughter cells: two or four daughter cells in C. reinhardtii (A), four daughter cells in T. socialis (B), and eight daughter cells in G. pectorale (C). To determine the number of successive cell divisions, log phase cells cultured in an inorganic medium in continuous light asynchronously were plated on agar plates containing medium and incubated in the dark to stop cellular growth while allowing committed cells to divide. The images of the cells just before (0 h) and at 24 h and 48 h after the dark incubation on plates are shown for C. reinhardtii (D), T. socialis (E), and G. pectorale (F). The number of daughter cells produced (number of cell divisions) was counted 24 h after the onset of the dark incubation on plates. The results for C. reinhardtii (G), T. socialis (H), and G. pectorale (I) are shown. The error bar indicates the standard deviation of three biological replicates. Scale bar = 10 µm (A, B, C) and 20 µm (D, E, F).
Proc Jpn Acad Ser B Phys Biol Sci. 2017 Dec 11;93(10):832-840.
Relationship between cell size and the number of successive cell divisions in C. reinhardtii, T. socialis, and G. pectorale. The experimental conditions were the same as in Fig. . Cell volumes before dark incubation on plates were determined (n = 100 for each) and are presented in the histogram. Different colored bars differentiate cells that did not divide, divided once producing two daughter cells, divided twice producing four daughter cells, and divided three times producing eight daughter cells. On each histogram, the average size of daughter cells after cell division is also shown as a straight vertical line with the standard deviation, and the dotted line indicates the expected two-, four-, or eight-fold of the daughter cell size (A–C). The average size of daughter cells after cell division and the smallest size of mother cells that divided during dark incubation are also summarized in the table (D).
Changes in the percentage of committed cells, level of an S phase marker protein FtsZ1, and percentage of cells in which daughter cells were formed in T. socialis and G. pectorale. T. socialis, and G. pectorale were synchronized by a 12 h light/12 h dark cycle. The onset of the third round of the light/dark cycle is defined as hour 0. The percentage of cells in which daughter cells were formed are shown for T. socialis (A) and G. pectorale (B). The S phase protein marker, FtsZ1, was detected by the immunoblotting analyses for T. socialis (C) and G. pectorale (D). The percentage of committed cells before cell division are indicated for T. socialis (C) and G. pectorale (D).
Schematic diagram of the progression of cell division depending on cell size in C. reinhardtii, T. socialis, and G. pectorale. In order to perform cell division, C. reinhardtii, T. socialis, and G. pectorale have to grow at least two-, four-, and eight-fold, respectively, during G1 phase. Depending on the mother cell size, C. reinhardtii undergoes two or more rounds of cell division, thus ensuring a relatively uniform-sized population of daughter cells. For T. socialis and G. pectorale, the cell division illustrated is only for one cell in the mother colonies.


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Catalina de Lancaster (Hertford, 31 de marzo de 1373-Valladolid, 2 de junio de 1418), hija de Juan de Gante y de su segunda esposa, Constanza de Castilla, y reina consorte de Castilla por su matrimonio con el rey Enrique III de Castilla.

Orígenes familiares

Fue hija de Juan de Gante y de su segunda esposa, Constanza de Castilla. Por parte paterna fueron sus abuelos el rey Eduardo III de Inglaterra y su esposa Felipa de Henao. Por parte materna fueron sus abuelos el rey Pedro I de Castilla y su esposa María de Padilla.

Fue hermana del rey Enrique IV de Inglaterra y de Felipa de Lancaster y abuela de Isabel la Católica.

Biografía

Nieta del rey Pedro I de Castilla, Catalina fue educada en su propia casa como heredera y entró en la política castellana cuando Juan de Gante, su padre, reclamó el trono en su nombre y el de su madre Constanza, organizando una expedición con ayuda de Ricardo II de Inglaterra que desembarcó en La Coruña en 1386.

Para resolver el conflicto, en virtud del Tratado de Bayona,  el 17 de septiembre de 1388 en la catedral de San Antolín de Palencia se celebraron esponsales con su primo Enrique de Trastámara. Enrique era el heredero de la Casa de Trastámara, rama bastarda de la Casa de Borgoña. Con este motivo a Enrique le fue otorgado el título de príncipe de Asturias, siendo desde entonces dicho título usado por el heredero de la corona castellana y, posteriormente, por el heredero de la corona española.

Ello puso fin al conflicto dinástico entre los descendientes de Pedro I de Castilla y Enrique II de Castilla, afianzándose la Casa de Trastámara y estableciendo la paz entre Inglaterra y la Corona de Castilla.

El matrimonio se celebraría en la villa de Madrid en 1393, siendo ya Enrique III rey de Castilla.

Regencia durante la minoría de edad de Juan II

Al morir Enrique III de Castilla el 25 de diciembre de 1406, a los 27 años de edad, Catalina de Lancaster, junto con su cuñado Fernando de Antequera, futuro rey de Aragón, ejerció la regencia del reino durante la minoría de edad de su hijo Juan II, de apenas un año de edad.

Catalina coordinó, junto con un consejo de nobles, eclesiásticos y autoridades municipales de algunas ciudades, la administración de los actuales territorios de Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, País Vasco, Castilla la Vieja, León y partes de Castilla la Nueva, mientras que Fernando de Antequera, el hermano de Enrique III, administraba las zonas de Extremadura y los reinos cristianos de Andalucía, Jaén, Córdoba y Sevilla. Las tierras de Almería, Granada y Málaga todavía formaban parte del Reino nazarí de Granada.

Durante la regencia, la reina participó activamente en la política exterior del reino, manteniendo contactos con Inglaterra y Portugal, que facilitaron la firma de paces y aseguraron los contactos comerciales con ambos reinos.

En 1412, el infante castellano Fernando de Trastámara se convirtió en Fernando I de Aragón, según lo acordado por los magnates aragoneses en el Compromiso de Caspe. Para ello, recibió el apoyo formal y económico de Castilla, que subvencionó su candidatura al trono aragonés, e incluso la corona. Para hacer frente a la regencia castellana desde Aragón, Fernando utilizó a sus consejeros más próximos, entre ellos al arzobispo Sancho de Rojas, así como la influencia de su esposa, Leonor de Alburquerque, gran propietaria en Castilla, y de sus hijos, los Infantes de Aragón. Una vez fallecido en 1416, Catalina pudo asumir otros aspectos del gobierno castellano como la diplomacia con Granada o los tratos con las órdenes militares que hasta entonces habían sido prerrogativa de Fernando.

Leonor López de Córdoba fue consejera íntima de la reina Catalina de Lancaster. Leonor era una noble cordobesa, hija de Martín López de Córdoba, maestre de la Orden de Alcántara, quien había sido ajusticiado por orden de Enrique II de Castilla por haber sido protector, tras las murallas de Carmona, de los hijos huérfanos del rey Pedro I de Castilla.

Bajo el influjo del obispo Pablo de Santa María, quien se encargó de la educación del rey Juan II de Castilla, así como de las ideas del predicador Vicente Ferrer, se publicó el ordenamiento de Valladolid, en el que se establecieron las primeras leyes de apartamiento de judíos y mudéjares en las ciudades del reino, así como otras medidas destinadas a disminuir su participación en la vida social del reino. El ordenamiento solo se pudo aplicar a algunas ciudades, ante las quejas de los afectados, que recurrieron a sus fueros antiguos para rebatirlo.

Un retrato que hace de Catalina de Lancaster Fernán Pérez de Guzmán la describe como de semblante enfermizo y algo tullida, pero también con la veracidad de los rasgos que la herencia angevina y borgoñona que de su padre, el duque de Lancaster, y de su abuelo, el rey Pedro I, heredó. Siendo ella de gran estatura, muy rubia y sonrosada y de gran fortaleza corporal, mayor que la de muchos hombres pero cargada ya de sobrepeso por la edad, pero más por el ser muy dada a comer y beber en demasía. De personalidad llena de virtudes y muy generosa, pero con la debilidad de dejarse influir por los menesterosos de la Corte, de tal forma que varias veces tuvo que expulsar de la Corte castellana al personal encargado de su servicio.

La reina Catalina de Lancáster falleció en la ciudad de Valladolid el 2 de junio de 1418, a los 45 años de edad, de "perlesía" según las fuentes. Su hijo tomó inmediatamente el poder, sin continuarse la regencia.

Sepultura

Después de su defunción, el cadáver de la reina Catalina de Lancaster fue trasladado a la ciudad de Toledo, donde recibió sepultura en la Capilla de los Reyes Nuevos de la Catedral de Toledo, en la que sus restos mortales reposan en la actualidad. El sepulcro de la reina está colocado en el lado del Evangelio y junto al altar de San Hermenegildo. Dos ángeles sostienen la cartela en la que aparece esculpido el epitafio de la reina:

Es un sepulcro adosado de estilo plateresco. La reina aparece vestida con túnica y manto, adornado este último con flores. Las manos de la reina están colocadas sobre el pecho, y la mano izquierda sujeta un devocionario. La cabeza de la reina, que descansa sobre tres almohadones recamados, está cubierta por una toca, y ciñe su frente una corona real.

Familia

Matrimonio y descendencia
Catalina de Lancaster contrajo matrimonio en 1388 con Enrique III de Castilla. La ceremonia religiosa tuvo lugar en la catedral de Palencia. Fruto de su matrimonio nacieron tres hijos:

 María (1401-1458). Contrajo matrimonio con Alfonso V de Aragón y fue sepultada en el monasterio de la Santísima Trinidad de Valencia.
 Catalina (1403-1439). Contrajo matrimonio con Enrique de Trastamara, hijo del rey Fernando I de Aragón y de la reina Leonor de Alburquerque. Fue sepultada en el monasterio de Poblet.
 Juan (1405-1454). Rey de Castilla (Juan II) a la muerte de su padre. Fue sepultado en la Cartuja de Miraflores.

Ancestros

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Referencias

Bibliografía

 González Dávila, Gil: Historia de la vida y hechos del rey don Henrique tercero de Castilla (1638)
 López de Ayala, Pedro: Crónicas de los Reyes de Castilla Don Pedro, Don Enrique II, Don Juan I, Don Enrique III. 2 v. Editorial Órbigo, S.L. ISBN 84-96966-50-X
 The Treaty of Bayonne (1388) with Preliminary Treaties of Trancoso (1387), ed. J. Palmer y B. Powell. Universidad de Exeter, 1988 ISBN 0-85989-316-2
 Echevarria Arsuaga, Ana: Catalina de Lancaster. Editorial Nerea 2002 ISBN 84-89569-79-7
 Echevarria Arsuaga, Ana: "The Queen and the Master: Catalina of Lancaster and the Military Orders", en Queenship and Political Power in Medieval and Early Modern Spain, (ed. T. Earenfight). Londres/Nueva York: Ashgate, 2005, pp. 91-105 ISBN 0-7546-5074-X
 Echevarria Arsuaga, Ana: "Dinastía. Reinas mecenas en los albores del Renacimiento", en Retrato de la mujer renacentista. Coord. A. Serrano de Haro Soriano, E. Alegre Carvajal. Madrid: UNED, 2012, pp. 67-89 ISBN 978-84-362-6147-9
 Suárez Bilbao, Fernando: Enrique III. Diputación Provincial de Palencia 1994 ISBN 84-8173-013-0
 Veas Arteseros, Francisco de Asís: Itinerario de Enrique III. Editum: Ediciones de la Universidad de Murcia 2003 ISBN 84-8371-400-0
 Mitre Fernández, Emilio: Una muerte para un rey : Enrique III de Castilla (Navidad de 1406). Ámbito Ediciones, S.A. 2001 ISBN 84-8183-091-7
 Mitre Fernández, Emilio: Los judíos de Castilla en tiempo de Enrique III : el pogrom de 1391. Universidad de Valladolid. Secretariado de Publicaciones e Intercambio Editorial 1994 ISBN 84-7762-449-6
 Mitre Fernández, Emilio: Extensión del régimen de corregidores en el reinado de Enrique III de Castilla. Universidad de Valladolid. Secretariado de Publicaciones e Intercambio Editorial 1969 ISBN 84-600-0218-7
 Montojo Jiménez, Carlos: La diplomacia castellana bajo Enrique III : estudio especial de la embajada de Ruy González de Clavijo a la corte de Tamerlán. Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores. Centro de Publicaciones 2004 ISBN 84-95265-38-9

Enlaces externos

 Genealogía de la reina Catalina de Lancaster (en inglés)
 Programa de RTVE sobre Catalina de Lancaster, serie Mujeres en la Historia

Reinas consortes de la Corona de Castilla
Reinas consortes de España del siglo XIV
Reinas consortes de España del siglo XV
Princesas consortes de Asturias
Casa de Lancaster
Miembros de la Orden de la Jarretera
Pretendientes al trono de Castilla
Regentes de Castilla
Lancaster, Catalina
Inglesas del siglo XIII
Inglesas del siglo XIV

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