The suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen, yesterday told the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) that his statement to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) was not a confession to any guilt.
Onnoghen, while adopting his final written address, told the tribunal, through his counsel, Okon Nkanu Effiong (SAN), that the submission of the government by the content of Exhibit 6 (his statement to CCB) that he has confessed to the charge was unfounded in law.
"It is true that in ordinary parlance, when a defendant state or accept that he did something, it means he has admitted; but in law, it is not so simplistic or straightforward. Confession in law is not the same as that in ordinary parlance.
"Confession in law means admitting to all the essential elements of the charge. Where the defendant said he forgot or omitted, that is not a confession.
"We are submitting that there has been no confession at all. The defendant has not admitted to any guilt of the offence charged," Effiong submitted.
Also, he submitted that there was a difference between the false statement and false declaration, adding that the law made reference to false statement, while the charge against Onnoghen made reference to the false declaration.
"They (prosecution) didn't establish that there is a statement in the declaration that have been investigated and found to be false. To that extent, they still fall below the standard of prove beyond reasonable doubt.
"The totality of our submission is that this charge be dismissed because the prosecution has failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt the essential elements or ingredients of the offence," he submitted.
Responding, however, the prosecution counsel, Aliyu Umar (SAN), urged the tribunal to hold that the prosecution has proven its case beyond reasonable doubt and that the defendant is guilty as charged.
On confession, Umar said "it is neither the provision of the Evidence Act nor the case law that the defendant must tell the police that he is guilty of the offence. So even at the trial, it is his actions or omission that the tribunal will consider to determine whether he is guilty or not of the offence.
On supposed conflict of the charge with the Constitution, he said paragraph 18(1) of the 5th Schedule empowered the National Assembly to make laws as regards CCB and CCT and that was what was done.
"In any case, whether there is a conflict or not has been settled by the Supreme Court in the case of FRN vs Saraki," he added.
Following the adoption of addresses, the tribunal fixed Thursday, April 18, for ruling on motions before the tribunal and judgment in the substantive suit.


Elvira Johnson had been engaged to Rev. Henry Kirk Perkins before she sailed to Oregon. In November of 1837, they were married by Rev. Leslie. She was described as "a willing worker, amiable, well-thought-of, and a person who made every effort to be useful". By March, Rev. Perkins left the Willamette mission with Daniel Lee, leaving his wife while a new mission was organized at the Dalles (Wascopan). She joined him six weeks later, traveling by canoe the 70 miles on the Willamette and then 95 more miles on the Columbia. Considering currents and weather, how would you like to undertake that canoe trip today?
By August, Elvira Perkins was ill. This might have been a difficult pregnancy as that "delicate condition" was often referred to as an "illness". David Leslie and Serepta White (with her infant son, Jason Lee White) boarded a canoe at Willamette mission to go to her aid. Mrs. White was an accomplished member of the mission company: a teacher and a medical assistant, trained by her physician husband. The trip to The Dalles was successful and Elvira was recovering as they left for the return trip. Along the way home, the canoe overturned, dumping the passengers into the water. As she later recalled, Serepta found herself under the canoe, struggling for breath, thinking, "I have done with my labors for these poor Indians ~ well, all will be over in a moment, but how will my mother feel when she learns my fate?" Then she felt someone grasp her dress and she was brought to the surface. Her first remark was, "Oh, Mr. Leslie, I lost lost my child!". Indians rescue them both and find the body of the child under the canoe. The small body was then wrapped in a blanket and the mother held it as they continued back to the mission, arriving the next day. This tragedy was compounded later that year when the White's adopted son George, age 14, became entangled in his saddle equipment and drowned while crossing the Willamette River.
Dr. Elijah White had conflicts with Jason Lee about the direction of the mission activities, the change in focus from aid to the Indian population to colonizing for American settlers. Dr. White and family left the mission in 1840. He became an Indian agent and then, ironically, led immigrants into Oregon. While Serepta was living in New York during his expeditions, she lost another child, afterwards adopting several children. Dr. White returned to Oregon to promote the community of Pacific City. He died in California in 1879. Nothing more is known of Serepta except that they wrote "Travels of Dr. E. White and Lady". We may assume she returned to the west with him.
The Perkins returned to the mission where she was a teacher as well as caring for her own children, a son, Henry, and a daughter born in 1841. The Perkins and Leslie families shared a house, the one that burned, causing them to lose all their possessions ~ a household tragedy in these frontier circumstances. In 1844 when the mission efforts transformed into creating the community of Salem, Elvira and her family left Oregon to return to Massachusetts. Her husband's place was taken by Rev. Alvan Waller. Like the White couple, the Perkins kept a journal of their years in Oregon, 1838-1844.
The couple had six more children. Reverend Perkins died in 1884 in Somerville, Ma. Elvira survived him by a dozen years, dying in 1896. They are both buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Ma.
Thanks to Google for this image of a typical canoe accident in river rapids.


The being away or not present: want: inattention.
The state or period of being away.
She looked at him with an expression, or perhaps absence of expression, that was simple listening. "The Grain Of Dust A Novel", David Graham Phillips.
Carolyn June had noticed the absence of the Ramblin' Kid. "The Ramblin' Kid", Earl Wayland Bowman.
And when he saw that all of them were fully dressed, Max knew that sleep could hardly have visited the camp during his long absence "The Strange Cabin on Catamount Island", Lawrence J. Leslie.
Through silence, absence and distance she had been true to him. "Phineas Redux", Anthony Trollope.


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Book Marketing – What Works? (Part 6): Interview with author Chris Barili
Posted: October 9, 2017 | Author: kayelynnebooth | Filed under: Books, Cover Art, Dark Fantasy, Fiction, Interview, marketing, Paranormal, Promotion, Publishing, romance, Self-Publishing, Speculative Fiction, Western, Writing | Tags: B.T. Clearwater, book marketing, Books, Chris Barili, Guilty, Hell's Butcher, Interview, Smothered | 1 Comment
In Part 1, of Book Marketing – What Works?, dark fantasy author, Cynthia Vespia, shared her insights in social media vs. face-to-face marketing, and we heard from co-authors Mark Todd and Kym O'Connell Todd in Part 2. We've also about how they launched a digital media marketing strategy which they've found to be effective. YA author Jordan Elizabeth talked about her street team and social media marketing experiences in Part 3, and in Part 4, author Tim Baker talked about branding.
Today, I have the privilege of talking with my friend and cohort, author Chris Barili. I have reviewed all of his books here, on Writing to be Read: The Hell's Butcher series and it's prequel, Guilty, and his paranormal romance, Smothered. As a hybrid author, Chris walks both sides of the publishing line with works published independently, as well as a work published with a traditional publisher. Like many of today's authors, Chris may be the picture of the prototype for the author of the future. Many authors who have been traditionally published successfully are now looking at the independent publishing route, because authors still left with bearing the bulk of the marketing and promotional burden.
Unlike the enthusiasm of last week's guest, contemporary and historical romance author Amy Cecil for social media marketing strategies in Part 5, Chris doesn't find it very productive, but I'll let him tell you about that.
Kaye: Would you share the story of your own publishing journey?
Chris: I am a hybrid author, so I have two stories. The first is my traditional publishing journey with Smothered as B.T. Clearwater. That book was my MFA thesis, and when I finished it, I didn't know what to do with it. Got no replies from a couple of major romance publishers, so when Winlock/Permuted press held a contest for their new supernatural romance line, I entered and I won! About four months later, the e-book hit the virtual world, and this past July, Simon and Shuster did a limited print run of 450 copies.
The second story is my self-publishing journey with the Hell's Butcher series of novellas. I wrote Guilty, the pre-quel, as an assignment for my MFA, and submitted it to a themed anthology. While the editor praised the story, it didn't quite fit their antho's theme, so it was rejected. And rejected. And so on, until I finally got the idea to write a novella series based on Frank becoming Hell's Marshal. Knowing there wasn't much of market for novellas, and that weird westerns a smaller market anyway, I decided to self-publish. That meant hiring a professional editor, a cover artist, and a formatter, but I did it! There are three books in the series and more to come!
Kaye: What's something most readers would never guess about you?
Chris: Readers of Smothered might not guess that I'm a guy? LOL. I think most wouldn't guess that I have Parkinson's Disease, as I try hard not to mention it in my writing. I do slip in the occasional hand tremor or other symptom, but I don't mention the disease itself.
Kaye: You recently ran a free promotion, where you offered Guilty for free for a limited time. I've often wondered about the logic behind that type of thing. How does offering your book for free help increase book sales? Or does it?
Chris: I offered Guilty for free in hopes of pulling readers into the series, so they'd buy books one and two. Did it work? I don't think so. I gave away something like 55 or 56 free copies of the book, and sold 13 paid copies. And while sales have been steady since then, I don't think the free giveaway had anything to do with that.
Kaye: You've participated in book release events on Facebook. How did that work for you?
Chris: Not a fan. I have yet to see significant sales tied to online functions like that for any of my books. However, I know authors who swear by Facebook promos like blog takeovers, release parties, and so on. Maybe I'm just doing it wrong, but they never work for me.
Kaye: What works best to sell books for you, as far as marketing goes?
Chris: Hard f**king work. My highest paid sales month was October of 2016, when my good friend Amity Green and I decided to have a contest and see who could sell more books by Halloween. We used Amazon marketing campaigns, Facebook boosted posts, and our own social medial blitzes. We were pimping and fluffing and promoting our books like crazy. She ended up beating me by six copies, but that remains the most lucrative sales month for me, and I believe it is for her, as well. Problem is, you can't maintain that pace of advertising for long, if you have a job/life.
Kaye: You have a traditional publisher for Smothered. How much non-writing work, (marketing & promotion, illustrations & book covers, etc…), do you do yourself for your book in comparison with what you do for your Hell's Butcher series, which you self-published?
Chris: A little marketing. Winlock/Permuted had me do a blog, which I need to resume, and they tasked me with finding podcasts and reviewers. I'm still working on both of those items. For Hell's Butcher books, I do it all. I pay for the cover, the editing, the formatting. All of it.
Kaye: Do you participate in KDP Select on Amazon? One of the requirements for the KDP Select platform is that you must agree not to use any other platforms, giving Amazon the exclusive. Do you feel this program is conducive to selling books?
Chris: I do for now, but I am dropping it as soon as Guilty is through it at the end of October. I don't see a benefit. I'm getting it out there on Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and so on.
Kaye: What do you do for cover art on our self-published books? DIY, or hired out, or cookie cutter prefab?
Chris: I contract Michelle Johnson of Blue Sky Design. Look her up on Facebook. She offers a deal where she does the e-book cover, paperback wrap for Createspace, Facebook cover and profile, and Twitter cover and profile at a reasonable price.
Kaye: What do you see as the pros and cons of independent vs. traditional publishing?
Chris: Independent gives you more control, but requires a lot more work and usually won't sell as well. Traditional is less work, but you also have less control and make much lower royalties.
Chris: Self-publish and go tradition. Hybrid is the future of authorship.
Kaye: Besides writing, what are your favorite things to do?
Chris: I am an avid mountain biker, and I do martial arts, both of which are fun and help me fight my disease. I also like to read, of course.
I want to thank Chris for being here with us on Writing to be Read and sharing his thoughts on marketing from both sides, independent and traditionally published. If you'd like to know more about Chris Barili, B.T.Clearwater or his books, visit his Amazon Author Page.
Be sure and catch Book Marketing – What Works? next week, when independent author DeAnna Knippling will share which marketing strategies have worked for her.
There's No Escaping Hell For "Hell's Butcher"
Posted: May 19, 2017 | Author: kayelynnebooth | Filed under: Books, Dark Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Western | Tags: Book Reviews, Books, Chris Barili, Dark Fantasy, Hell's Butcher, Hell's Marshal, horror, Reviews, Speculative Fiction, Western | Leave a comment
I had the pleasure of reading the Hell's Butcher series by Chris Barili, Hell's Marshal and Hell's Butcher. This series is refreshingly different, a combination of western, speculative fiction and super hero, and somehow, it all works.
Frank Butcher has been appointed Hell's Marshal, sent back to the land of the living on the trail of killers escaped from hell, bent on wrecking havoc and changing history to aide in the rise of the south. In Hell's Marshal, Frank and his posse of walking dad and their coyote guide are after the renegade soul of Jesse James before he can revive the confederacy and rise up once more against the union.
They travel on a stage pulled by hell's steeds, which never tire and move at incredible speeds, and they carry weapons with the power to send souls back to hell, where they belong. But, it isn't easy to pursue their prey in bodies that have been dead a long time, causing extra difficulties to the chase. The coach is driven by a mortal man with special gifts and they're joined by an orphan boy with the power to see souls raised from the fiery pit.
In Hell's Butcher, John Wilkes Booth is the renegade soul, back to build an army to finish the government takeover, the conspiracy around the assassination failed to complete, and Frank and his posse must send them back. In a chase filled with misdirection, and battles with demonic souls inhabiting living bodies, there is no way to triumph without further damning the posse members' souls.
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I absolutely love these story lines and must say these books are well crafted. Barili does a smash up job of drawing the reader into his world, where condemned souls can walk among the living. My only problem with these books is the fact that Frank doesn't seem to change much. Guilt and self-loathing are Frank's fatal flaws as the protagonist, and although it doesn't necessarily be resolved, there should at least be some evident change by the end of each story arc. Even by the end of the second book, although he reasons that people should not have to suffer for things they've done due to circumstances beyond their control, yet he still resigns himself to whatever punishment the judges dole out, feeling he deserves it, unable to apply the lesson to his own situation, and he is unable to forgive himself.
Both books in this series, Hell's Marshal and Hell's Butcher are entertaining tales with refreshingly original story lines. Each book could be stand alone stories. Regardless of the one glitch found in the protagonist's character arc, they are fun reads that keep the pages turning. I give them both four quills.
If you like the Hell's Butcher series as much as I did, you'll want to be sure and grab the prequel, Guilty, which is now also available. Guilty tells the story the events in Frank's life that brought him before the judges and put him in the position to serve as Hell's Marshal. This book offers insight into Frank's character, so we can see where all that self-loathing comes from, drawing the series together and giving it cohesion. It is a different, but wonderfully entertaining story line. I give Guilty five quills.
Kaye Lynne Booth does honest book reviews on Writing to be Read in exchange for ARCs at no charge. Have a book you'd like reviewed? Contact Kaye at kayebooth(at)yahoo(dot)com.

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Q: How to call result callback of async.map in JavaScript? I want to understand a mechanism of callbacks, so i try to compute a summary size for files in one directory. Here is my code:
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import fs from 'fs';
import async from 'async';

export const getDirectorySize = (directory) => {
  fs.readdir(directory, (error, files) => {
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    const counter = (el, callback) => {
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So when i run code above, the third argument (callback) of async.map doesn't call. But function "counter" is called (There were no errors)!  So how to see the results of async.map?

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Engelmeier ist der Familienname folgender Personen:
 Bruno Engelmeier (1927–1991), österreichischer Fußballspieler und Fußballtrainer
 Max-Paul Engelmeier (1921–1993), deutscher Psychiater und Hochschullehrer
 Michaela Engelmeier (* 1960), deutsche Politikerin (SPD)
 Paul Engelmeier (1888–1973), deutscher Jurist und Politiker (Zentrum)

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Q: Is it possible to specify the order of levels in Pandas factorize method? I am using pandas to factorize an array consisting of two types of strings. I want to make sure that one of the strings "XYZ" is always coded as a 0 and the other string "ABC" is always coded as 1.
Is it possible to do this? I looked up the documentation and didn't find anything useful?

A: This is the purpose of a Categorical, namely to (optionally) specify the actual categories when factorizing (as well as to specify an ordering if needed). The ordering of the categories will determine the factorization ordering. If its unspecified, then the order of appearance will be the order of the categories.
This requires 0.16.0 for the ability to specify the categories directly in an .astype; Categoricals were introduced in 0.15.0
In [10]: s = Series(list('aaabbaa')).astype('category',categories=list('ab'))

In [11]: s.cat.codes
Out[11]:
0    0
1    0
2    0
3    1
4    1
5    0
6    0
dtype: int8

Since we are now 'b','a' for the categories, then the codes are the opposite of above.
In [12]: s = Series(list('aaabbaa')).astype('category',categories=list('ba'))

In [13]: s.cat.codes
Out[13]:
0    1
1    1
2    1
3    0
4    0
5    1
6    1
dtype: int8

A: AFAICT you can't do that directly with factorize, but it's quite easy to build a dict (which you can then use for pandas's map).
Suppose you have a Dataframe like this:
df = pd.DataFrame({'a': ['m', 'n', 'a', 'e', 'f']})

and you'd like to create an ordering that has 'a' -> 0, 'e' -> 1. Then you can do this with
>> dict([('a', 0), ('e', 1)] + [(e, i + 1) \
..  for (i, e) in enumerate(set(df.a.values) - set({'a', 'e'}))])
{'a': 0, 'e': 1, 'f': 3, 'm': 2, 'n': 1}

Again, you can just use this for pandas's map.


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This album originally came out in 2001 and though Daft Punk, the electronica duo, isn't as ubiquitous as say Brittany Spears or Jay-Z, whose careers are just as long, you (John Q. Public) probably know of Daft Punk's work, on this album in particular. For those of you who don't know this is the duo responsible for "One More Time" (we're gonna celebrate, music's got me feeling so free… yeah that song… yes that's a duo… no, none of them actually are singing). And to be honest, in the past decade, "One More Time" probably has gotten more airplay and club play in such a variety of places, whether it is a Top 40 radio station to the Rap/R&B station DJ's mixes, than anything Jay-Z, Brittany Spears or anyone else that has been around since the '90's, ever since the single came out. Since the end of last year, while all of the major websites were doing their best albums of the decades, it so happened this album was at the top of most lists, so I decided to investigate. Again, for artists who may not be the most household names in the U.S., a good chunk of this album has been in the consciousness of this country for almost the whole decade. "Digital Love" is a G rated vocoder laden love song, with warm synthesizers, that was made famous in widely popular Gap commercials, at the time. "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" is a song with a simple mantra and distinctive symbols that has had it's fare share of commercial exposure, as well as being sampl… rapped over by Kanye West in "Stronger". Not to mention other songs like the "Aerodynamic" and "Veridis Quo" have also been sampled throughout the years. The whole album has a '70's/ '80's disco vibe and, other than the horrifically cheesy "Something About Us"(in an album known and love for its cheesiness), it is danceable the whole way through. However, you would not be missing out on much if you just downloaded the aforementioned songs, but I suggest listening to the whole album. If the whole autotune movement going on today, which probably in a way is a result of this album, or disco and other assorted dance genres aren't your thing, you probably will not like this album, but the effect it has on pop music today is still very evident.
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Brittany Zamora Reports to Perryville Prison, Where She'll Do Time Alongside Jodi Arias
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Brittany Zamora reported to prison Wednesday to begin her 20-year sentence for sexually abusing a 13-year-old student.
Zamora had pleaded guilty to sexual conduct with a minor, as well as other reduced charges of public indecency and molestation, according to court records, for having an ongoing sexual relationship with the teen boy in her class at Las Brisas Academy in Goodyear, Arizona.
Zamora will serve her time at the Perryville prison complex, which houses several other infamous inmates, including Jodi Arias, who was convicted of killing her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander in a brutal knife attack that left him with nearly 30 stab wounds. She also shot him in the head.
There are also three inmates on death row: Wendi Andriano, who was convicted of her husband's murder; Shawna Forde, who, together with others, killed a father and his daughter during a home invasion; and Sammantha Allen, who, with her husband, John, killed her 10-year-old cousin by locking her in a trunk for taking an ice pop without permission.
Zamora was arrested in March 2018 after the victim's stepmother discovered that he and Zamora had sent each other suggestive and sexual messages and texts. When she confronted her stepson, he told her he had sexual contact with Zamora, according to authorities.
The two had fondled each other in the back of her classroom while the other students watched an educational video, and they had had sex in the empty room while a friend kept watch outside, according to court documents.
At her sentencing, a tearful Zamora said she was ashamed for what she did. "I am a good and genuine person who made a mistake and regret it deeply," she said. "I lived my life respecting and trying to obey every law. I'm not a threat to society."
Zamora added that while in prison she will pursue a new degree so she can have a new career once she's out.
She will spend the rest of her life on probation and must also register as a sex offender. She will receive credit for the more than 400 days she has already spent behind bars.
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Today marks Al's big 3-0! We celebrated in Boston this weekend with a mustache themed surprise party and he sure was shocked!
A few weeks ago when we confirmed that we'd be heading to Boston this weekend (I was in town for work, Al tagged along) I worked quickly to organize, invite and make this happen.
With the huge help of my sister, brother-in-law and parents we were able to make this happen. We had a blast, Al had NO clue (I guess we're all good liars!) and his brothers even flew in for it from Wisconsin and Nashville.
It was so fun to have all of our family and friends together to celebrate this fella and the turn of a decade for him.
This week I'll share details on the mustache themed party and the few fun things I made for it!


Unfortunately, accurate statistics about a country's economy are always hard to come by. Whatever data is available, however, can be used to analyze its true situation. We start this series by looking at Turkey.
In a series of articles, Maksud Djavadov will examine the economic condition of various Muslim countries in order to determine the underlying reasons for their lack-lustre performance.
When evaluating any country's economy, it must be viewed as a continuation of its socio-political orientation and situation. The economic weakness and dislocation of Muslim countries is the direct result of their socio-political and military subjugation by imperialist-Zionist powers. That is the reason why economics alone is not sufficient to explain economic problems. Thus, economists invented the discipline of political economy. The current series of economic evaluations will analyze this in light of political economy. Our political economic evaluation does not aim to produce concrete economic solutions. This requires access to real data which governments themselves often find impossible to collect. The aim is to present the existing conditions without hiding behind economic jargon and offer general options of a political economic nature that can create a more just, peaceful and prosperous world.
Since the time Turkey joined NATO, the Western imperialist regimes have been projecting it as the so-called role model for the Muslim world. Since the Justice and Development Party (AKP) was elected to power in 2002, the marketing campaign of Turkey as a role model of what an Islamic government should look like went into overdrive. Since 2003 the main emphasis has been on the economic improvement achieved under the AKP government. Therefore, let us take a look at some of the economic data we consider to be crucial in evaluating the economic future and conditions of Turkey.
While the IMF debt has decreased, Turkey's external debt has increased from US$130 billion in 2002 to US$307 billion in 2011 under AKP rule. The IMF debt is only a small part of the total external debt (Santa Consultants, June 2013, Ozan Cigizoglu).
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows to the industrial sectors in 2011 increased by 176% compared to 2010 and reached $8 billion. Yet, in 2012, FDI inflows to the sector decreased by 32% to $5.4 billion. As a result of the acquisition of SAB Miller-Anadolu Efes, food products, beverages and tobacco became the leading sector in the manufacturing industry, receiving $1.9 billion with a share of 49% in total inflows to the manufacturing industry. Chemicals and pharmaceuticals are the other main area of manufacturing industry with a share of 12% in total inflows. In the area of services, in 2012, a decrease by 44% compared to 2011 was recorded. In this context, finance became the leading area in services with a share of 31%. Construction was the second in the services area following finance with a share of 30% (Yased-International Investors Association, 2012).
Foreign direct investments, which decreased by 18% to $1.35 trillion, are expected to increase again in 2013, returning to pre-crisis average levels and reaching $1.45 trillion. In 2012, Turkey ranked 24th among countries attracting the most foreign direct investments in the world, 14th among developing countries and first in the West Asia region (Yased-International Investors Association, June 2013).
85.4% of the people either agree or strongly agree that the gap between rich and poor in Turkey should be reduced. This is the single highest proportion for all 29 countries where LiTS surveys were conducted (Oxford University and World Bank, 2010).
The assessment of the above-cited data strictly from a classical economic point of view in terms of cost and benefit analysis cannot present an accurate picture of Turkey. What does this mean in practice? In September 2012, the US Census Bureau released its data on Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage for 2011. The report attempted to present the economic situation as improving (what else could it say?), mainly through complex technical jargon that most Americans would not understand. For example, many people worldwide do not know that the US Bureau of Labor Statistics does not consider people unemployed if they have not looked for work in the past four weeks. The economic labyrinth of the US state apparatus is full of similar technical fraud schemes. The reality is that the modern economic mindset is an approach enforced and regulated by the US and its Western allies. Therefore, states and regimes strategically allied with the US use the same or similar approach to economics for intellectual, political and economic reasons. Simply put, due to the manipulative nature of capitalist economic dogma, economic data means different things to different people and can be easily twisted for all sorts of purposes.
It cannot be denied that Turkey is one country in the Muslim world that economically is doing better than others. It is not because Turkey is in great economic shape; it is because other localities in the Muslim world are in worse condition due to foreign meddling that takes different shapes, whether through a proxy war as in Syria or the imposition of a corrupt and inefficient regime like in Jordan or Saudi Arabia.
Taking into consideration the "service" Turkey has done to Western regimes during the Cold War and since, Turkey's inclusion into contemporary economic game is necessary for Western powers as they want to utilize Turkey as a strategic asset in the Muslim world. Western powers have to make sure that Turkey is in a functioning economic state in order to continue benefiting from its hard and soft power. Turkey will remain within the Western power orbit in the near future and if it ever attempts to significantly distance itself from the Western power circuit, it will be turned into what Syria is today. Therefore, realistic alternative economic options for Turkey today are limited within the Western economic thought. Any sort of alternative economic policy resembling Venezuela will unleash the wrath of the oppressive global economic power centers. Nevertheless, there are sets of policy options that Turkey can pursue in its present condition that would radically change its economic dependence on the West and strengthen it economically. Here are some of the economic options Turkey could pursue without triggering the harsh reaction of Western powers.
Creating an economic and business environment that would utilize Turkey's human capital in foreign countries. There is a significant Turkish population in Europe, the US, Australia and Asia. Providing a structured and institutional assistance to this vast human capital and organizing it into a coherent network could open unique economic opportunities.
Increase trade with Africa and Turkey's immediate neighbors. According to the Financial Times "commerce with sub-Saharan Africa jumped from $742 million in 2000 to almost $7.5 billion in 2011… commerce with sub-Saharan Africa still represents a fraction of Turkey's $376 billion overall trade. While Arcelik, a Turkish white-goods manufacturer, acquired Defy, a South African equivalent, for $325 million in 2011, most of the country's investments in the region are considerably smaller." One of the main costs of economic transactions is transportation. If Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Azerbaijan and Georgia launch a coordinated strategic transportation development project aimed at improving trade logistics, improved trade between these states can significantly improve the living conditions of the people in the region and beyond. This would also diversify the sources of foreign direct investment for the entire region and possibly force regional countries to come up with their own banking system.
Turkey needs to diversify its energy imports. According to Al-Monitor's March 2014 report "Turkey uses natural gas to produce 32% of its electricity, and the country imports some 46.6 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas from four gas pipelines. Two of these pipelines — West Gas (with a 16 bcm capacity) and Blue Stream (14 bcm) — transfer Russian gas that constitutes the largest share of Turkey's gas supply at 58%… meanwhile, in Turkey the energy demand growth rate is still above 4% per year… All in all, Turkey's gas supply security is still as vulnerable as it was during the first Russia-Ukraine gas crisis. In the last eight years, Ankara's energy-security vulnerability has helped enhance the country's ties with Russia, while some European countries have become less entwined with Russia in the course of effective measures taken after the last two gas crises. Therefore, in the event of an energy crisis, Turkey will be unable to disassociate itself from Russia due to its continued reliance on Ukraine-transiting gas." Russia is a historic geopolitical competitor of Turkey. In Central Asia and the South Caucasus, Moscow and Ankara have strategic and historical differences. Russia has on numerous occasions demonstrated that it is willing to use its energy leverage to achieve its political and military objectives.
Turkish currency, like that of many other countries, is highly sensitive to political climate and manipulation. A system of sorts can be designed where real assets such as gold, oil or a mixture of both or more, back a currency.
As mentioned above the economic policy of a state is a continuation of its socio-political orientation. Readers may legitimately ask why we do not emphasize the establishment of an Islamic economic system in Turkey and how this could be achieved. All Islamic schools of jurisprudence and experts agree that to implement Islamic economic principles, other state policies and the society in general must adhere to Islamic precepts. It would be impossible to implement the Islamic economic model in a country where the government and society do not use Islamic laws as the reference point in policy formulation just like it would be impossible to implement socialist economic model in a society where the state and society are governed by capitalist dogmas. Nevertheless, the above general policy options could lead to a more self-sufficient economic situation in Turkey that would bring about more genuine changes toward an Islamic direction. This can only be achieved if other changes take place in Turkey in parallel with the proposed economic changes. The AKP's experience shows that superficial symbols of Muslim attributes within a foreign imposed system cannot produce genuine change.
The AKP's so-called economic miracle upon which its electoral success is based is a product of Western acceptance of its worldview and principles. Naturally the moment that worldview steps out of line, economic screws will be tightened. Despite this, the AKP has done a reasonable job in playing the economic game in advancing its own agenda. In the long run, however, this approach is not sustainable. The main weakness of the current economic setup is the fact that it is not aimed at radically reducing wealth inequality or redistributing wealth in Turkey; this would require implementation of policies that are fundamentally opposed to the contemporary economic mindset. Taking existing conditions into account that are present in Turkey and in its vicinity, economic policy alterations will never be enough if they are not accompanied by other social and political reforms geared toward social justice.


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"The call for eco-justice is inseperable from the call for racial and economic justice. Our hope for this exhibition is to not merely present this insight as analysis, but to embody and enact a way forward. As you view these installations, we invite you to consider the tenderness and care these plants need to exist in our shared world. How might we bring this same level of care to our interactions with one another? Who collaborates in the transformation of our world?" – From the Curatorial Statement
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This is an Herbaceous vine that climbs by means of axillary tendrils and attains 2-5 m in length. The stems are angular, almost triangular, attaining 5 mm wide, with many lateral branches. Leaves alternate: simple, bilobate or less frequently with a third lobe in a central position. Fruit is a fleshy capsule, up to 2 cm in diameter, ellipsoid or ovoid, red or red-pink.
In disturbed areas, at lower to middle elevations. Also on Vieques, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, and throughout tropical America. It is native throughout the West Indies, and to Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and eastern Brazil.
Why is it here?
As with many of the plants in these boxes, Dutchman's Laudanum is a woody vine native to the island of Puerto Rico. According to a 2014 study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture such vines are thriving in the era of climate change, also known as the Anthropocene. As conditions have changed (drier summer months, warming trends that affect the timing of flowering and fruiting plants, etc…), these vines have begun to supplant larger native trees. The resulting loss of overall biomass has meant less Carbon Dioxide (CO2) captured by the fauna of the island, and thus more CO2 in the atmosphere, and thus faster climate change. Think of these plants as yet another "canary in the coal mine" of global warming, symbolic of changes taking place all over the globe. We have turned our thoughts toward Puerto Rico specifically in response to the Ghost Fishing anthology and its call for "eco-justice." Hurricane intensity and frequency is on the rise as the planet warms. The same social, political and economic systems that have energized those storms has already ensured- through a long legacy of colonialism and racism- that they will land hardest on those least responsible for climate change. Hurricanes Sandy and Maria are exhibits A and B in the case for fighting for eco-justice. We hope you will not forget this, and that you will join in that fight.
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In 1753 this plant was named by one of the most famous botanists of all time. Carl Linnaeus was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist. He laid out the system that defines our modern biological naming scheme. Many people today refer to him as the father of modern taxonomy, and he is also thought of as one of the fathers of modern ecology.
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Over 100 churches and charities were involved in Enough Food for Everyone IF, a campaign to end world hunger launched in the run-up to the UK hosting the G8 Summit in June 2013.
The campaign highlighted the facts that one billion people go to bed hungry every night and two million children die from malnutrition every year.
"The IF campaign has helped put tackling hunger and the issues that drive it - like malnutrition, tax dodging and land grabs - at the centre of the G8 agenda. We've made real progress thanks to the millions of people who have supported the campaign, but there remains lots of unfinished business. The UK presidency deserves credit for putting the right issues on the agenda and making progress in many areas. We urge them to follow up on this unfinished business to help end the scandal of 1 in 8 people going hungry." - Sol Oyuela, spokesperson for the Enough Food for Everyone IF campaign.
Revisit highlights of the campaign in this video, including comments from Mervyn McCullagh, Executive Officer of the Irish Council of Churches and Irish Inter-Church Meeting: 'real sign that poverty transcends denominational difference'.
Today's G8 tax deal is a step in the right direction, but it also leaves major unfinished business, says campaign spokesperson.
St Macartin's Cathedral in Enniskillen hosted an ecumenical service on 16 June, organised by the Enough Food for Everyone IF campaign, at which the Archbishop of York was the guest speaker.
A petition of 50,000 signatures was delivered to Downing Street on Friday 14 June by church leaders, as part of the IF campaign to demand the Prime Minister takes action to end hunger.
Keep up with today's sold out event in Belfast via the live blog, which will also provide updates on any news from the pre-Summit 'Open for Growth' event discussing trade, tax and transparency with business, civil society and governments.
On Sunday 16 June there will be a Church service in the centre of Enniskillen which will involve a mixture of senior church leaders from Ireland and the UK, including the Archbishop of York, as well as Christian Aid representatives from the Global South.
Find out more about the campaign and the Big IF Belfast event on 15 June 2013 with this toolkit, plus how to join in via Facebook and Twitter.
At the ecumenical service in London on 8 June, the Archbishop of Westminster and Archbishop of Canterbury joined together in calling for action at the upcoming G8 summit to tackle the root causes of global hunger.
Campaign organisers are live blogging the event in Hyde Park, London today. The blog includes a link to yesterday's web chat with BIll Gates and others.
Bishops of Birmingham, Oxford, Salisbury, Sheffield, Buckingham, Pontefract, Ramsbury, St Germans and Sherborne will be among thousands of people across the country giving up food on Thursday, 6 June, to draw attention to the fact that 1 in 8 people around the world go hungry every day.
The scandal of world hunger could soon be ended if the revenues that developing countries lose through tax dodging were available to them to invest in agricultural development, says Christian Aid.
Take part in one of the Welsh events supporting the IF campaign, including a pilgrimage in North Wales (ending 1 June), Cardiff walk of witness (1 June), and IF Wales send off at Holyhead (14 June).
Everyone's invited to bring their friends and family to the Belfast event, 1-5pm on 15 June, before the G8 summit in Northern Ireland on 17/18 June 2013.
Our Daily Bread A series of weekly reflections on the line from the Lord's Prayer "Give us this day our daily bread", produced with Christian Aid and Tearfund.
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Aid: give enough aid to stop children dying from hunger and help the poorest families feed themselves.
Tax: stop big companies dodging tax in poor countries.
Land: stop poor farmers being forced off their land and grow crops to feed people, not fuel cars.
Transparency: ensure governments and big companies are honest and open about their actions that stop people getting enough food.
Those taking part in the campaign included A Rocha, CAFOD, Care International UK, Christian Aid, Church of England, Church of Scotland, Congregational Federation, Eco-Congregation Scotland, Methodist Church, Methodist Relief and Development Fund, National Board of Catholic Women, National Justice and Peace Network, Progressio, Salvation Army, SCIAF, Scottish Episcopal Church, Send a Cow, Student Christian Movement, Tearfund, Traidcraft, Trocaire, World Vision and the United Reformed Church.
As 2015 looms it is clear there is a long way to go to complete the original aims of the Millenium Development Goals. In our latest publication Barbara Butler, Executive Secretary of Christians Aware, looks at what has been achieved and what is still to be done.


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In Polarized America, Can a Middle Party Rise From the Ashes?
By Daniel Malloy
White nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the alt-right face off against counter protesters at the entrance to Emancipation Park during the Unite the Right rally on Aug. 12, 2017, in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Protruding like a hitchhiker's thumb into Canada's underbelly, Maine has long been an outlier in American politics. Two of its governors in recent decades were Independents, and the sitting state treasurer is vying to be the third. In Obamacare repeal dissenter Susan Collins, it sends one of the only truly moderate Republicans to the U.S. Senate. It publicly funds political campaigns to lessen donors' influence. Last year, Mainers voted to change their electoral system in a way that is likely to boost third-party candidates. "We've always done things a little differently," says Kyle Bailey, who helped lead Maine's "ranked choice" voting reform movement. "We've always been willing to look for common-sense solutions and not be boxed into politics."
The Pine Tree State is among a handful of laboratories for an independent centrist movement searching for traction in 2018 by building a fundraising base and a campaign-talent pipeline. Backers take heart in the 57 percent of Gallup respondents who said they want a third party. They look to France, where Emmanuel Macron won the presidency and a legislative majority with a party that he founded just last year. Their goal is to field legislative candidates and U.S. Senate hopefuls who could form a critical swing-vote mass in their chambers.
If we had a shirt around here, you would see Teddy Roosevelt on it.
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"The most important thing our strategy is oriented around in 2018 is winning elections," says Nick Troiano, 28, executive director of the Centrist Project. "That is what it will take to change perceptions from 'an Independent sounds nice' to 'an Independent can win.'" Troiano hastens to emphasize that the project is not an official political party — nor does it intend to become one.
In August the Centrist Project held a gathering in Philadelphia featuring Maine treasurer Terry Hayes, former Kansas U.S. Senate candidate Greg Orman and Alaska Gov. Bill Walker. They hope to capture Democrats troubled by the party's leftward shift and Republicans turned off by Donald Trump. But just because voters don't like the parties doesn't mean they're crying out for centrists: A 2014 Pew report found the share of Americans who demonstrated consistently liberal or conservative viewpoints doubled over the past two decades — and self-reinforcing media consumption has only accelerated.
The Centrist Project is based in Denver, where it sees an opportunity in the closely split Colorado legislature. When OZY pays a visit to its cramped offices, American flags are strapped to lamps and a couple of copies of Dartmouth professor Charles Wheelan's The Centrist Manifesto — the group's founding document — are lying around. There is no sign of the Barack Obama or Ronald Reagan swag you'd find in Democratic or Republican headquarters. "If we had a shirt around here, you would see Teddy Roosevelt on it," Troiano says. "He was a progressive Republican. He believed in business and was pro-environment. More than anything else, he was a reformer. And his third-party run in 1912 helped catalyze the Progressive Party."
But even Roosevelt lost in 1912, and finding strong candidates to take this risk is not easy. (In 2014 Troiano ran for Congress himself in Pennsylvania as an Independent; he got 12.6 percent of the vote.) Troiano says he expects a handful of legislative candidates in Colorado, but no one has gone public yet. The group is similarly looking for U.S. Senate challengers in Utah and Wyoming — where campaigns are inexpensive, voters have an independent streak and the GOP incumbents rarely face a tough fight.
The Centrist Project is hardly the first initiative to find a new middle ground. It's not even Troiano's first: He worked for Unity08 and Americans Elect, failed efforts to form bipartisan presidential tickets. Troiano says the difference now is a focus on the state level before possibly going national in 2020 — when an unpopular incumbent president could provide an opening.
Troiano seeks lessons from France; a campaign strategist for Macron's En Marche! party spoke to the centrists' Philadelphia gathering. But the comparison is a stretch. Larry Sabato, the director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, is skeptical of a new third party. "France was and is in much worse economic shape than the U.S., and its unemployment rate is quite high," Sabato says. "Corruption has also been endemic and affected all the major parties in various ways. If things get much worse in America, I suppose it's possible for a Macron to happen here, but again, I wouldn't take out a second mortgage in anticipation of it."
For now, the Centrist Project concentrates on incremental steps rather than a France-style tsunami. Maine provides a compelling test case. The nation's first "ranked choice" voting system — in which voters rank candidates in order of preference, producing instant runoffs when the lowest-scoring ones are eliminated — will allow third-party hopefuls to compete as more than spoilers, as voters can support a major party as a backup. (The process remains subject to court challenge, though.)
The Maine House already finds itself in the Centrist Project's dream scenario: After two state House members left the party in May, Democrats no longer have a pure party-line majority. The duo are liberal, so there's no real ideological shift, but there was a new political dynamic during contentious budget negotiations. "They didn't feel compelled to vote one way or the other simply because the party told them how they should be voting," says Bailey, the head of Maine Independents, a partner of the Centrist Project. If his group can add a couple independent moderates to the state's House and Senate, he says, it would "create a safe space for moderates in both parties." The question remains whether polarized voters will seek out the middle ground.
Reporter Nick Fouriezos contributed.
This story has been updated to reflect that the Centrist Project does not intend to become a new political party.
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"Mortal Kombat," "Colossal Cave Adventure," "Super Mario Kart," and the ubiquitous "Solitaire" game built into Microsoft Windows were all inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame Tuesday at a special ceremony. For those unfamiliar with the second inductee, "Colossal Cave Adventure", released in 1976, was recognized for providing the foundation for a genre of fantasy and adventure games, despite having no graphics and relying on players typing simple computer commands like "get lamp." Read more to watch the entire ceremony and for additional information.
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Change in Human Rights and Civil Rights over the Course of the 20th Century Term Paper
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Topic: History, Human Rights, Civil Rights, Law, Women
Human rights refer to the freedom and fundamental rights to which all individuals are at liberty. They comprise of political and civil rights. Examples of freedom and rights include freedom of expression, right to liberty and life, fairness before the bylaw; economic, social and cultural rights, as well as the right to take part in traditions, the right to work, the right to eat, and the right to get educated. Civil rights on the other hand ensure of individuals' safety and physical integrity defense from prejudice on grounds such as mental or physical disability, race, gender, age, religion among others.
The history of human and civil rights covers hundreds of years and draws upon cultural, religious, legal and philosophical developments all through recorded history. A number of ancient later religions documents and beliefs include a diversity of theories that are well thought-out to be human rights (Roe 77).
In the 20th century, human and civil rights became a vital concern over the slavery issue. A number of reformers worked towards the elimination of slavery. This was accomplished by the Slave Trade Act in the British Empire and the Slavery elimination Act. Many northern states in the United States put an end to their institution of slavery by the mid 20th century, even though states in the southern region were still economically reliant on slave labor. Debates and Conflict over the growth of slavery to new regions culminated in the American Civil War and during the southern states' secession. During the renovation period following the war, several adjustments to the Constitution of the United States were made. These included the 13th and 14th amendment assuring civil rights, full citizenship and banning slavery to all individuals born in the United States, and the 15th adjustment, assuring African Americans the freedom to vote (Korematzu 54- 99).
Many movements and groups have managed to attain profound social changes over the 20th century in the name of individual rights. In the North America and Western Europe, labor mergers created laws guaranteeing employees the right to forbid child labor establish minimum working surroundings and strike. The women's rights movement thrived in gaining the right to vote (Orr 77). Nationalized liberation associations in many states thrived in driving out imposing powers. Associations by long-oppressed religious and racial minorities did well in many parts of the globe.
The founding of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the 1874 and the first of the Geneva conference in 1865 laid the basics of International civilized law, to be further amended following the World Wars.
The gross abuses of individual's rights, the two World Wars, and huge losses of life that took place throughout were a driving force following the development of modern individual rights. In the 20th century, The League of Nations was established in at the discussions over the Versailles Treaty. Following the end of the First World War, the League's goals comprised of disarmament, preventing war through communal security, settling disagreement between countries through diplomacy, negotiation, and civilizing global welfare. Enshrined in its contract was an authorization to endorse many of the rights that were later built-in in the general Declaration of individual Rights.
The Yalta Conference under the linked Powers decided to form a new body to displace the League's role; The UN played a significant role in global civil rights law from the time when it was created. Until the 20th century, women in Western European nations lived under many of the same lawful disabilities as women in the United States. For instance, until 1934, married women in England did not have the right to own possessions and to enter into contracts on the same level with unmarried women. Only after the 20th century was legislation approved to offer working women with employment prospects and pay then equivalent to men.
Even though there were many battles left to fight after the 1950's, the humanitarian rights were crucial in American history. All through the Progressive association, American found balance to the uncontrolled growth of commerce; lives of the underprivileged and disenfranchised were better confined.
At the end of the 20th century, personal freedom was hotly under debate. In 1790, during the French rebellion, a Declaration of Woman Rights to protest the revolutionists was published failure to mention women in their assertion of the Rights of individuals.
During the beginning of the 20th century the term new woman came into use in the popular press. More young women were schooling, working both in white- and blue collar jobs, and supporting themselves in the city apartments. Some communal opponents feared that feminism, which they understood to mean the end of the family and home, was victorious. In fact, the usual habits of American women were altering. Even though young individuals dated more than their parents did and used the coupé to get away from parental administration, most young women remained married and became the customary mothers and housewives.
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Orr, J. E. Universal Declaration of Human. UC: change in human right New York: Cornell University Press, 1948. Print.
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Brown vs. Board of Education, Change in human rights and civil rights over the course of the 20th century Berkeley's School of Information. 1978. Web. 2 Nov 1954.
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Informed consent: Issues and challenges
Lokesh Nijhawan, Manthan Janodia, B. Muddukrishna, K. Bhat, K. Bairy, N. Udupa, Prashant Musmade
Department of Pharmacy Management, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal
Department of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal
Informed consent is an ethical and legal requirement for research involving human participants. It is the process where a participant is informed about all aspects of the trial, which are important for the participant to make a decision and after studying all aspects of the trial the participant voluntarily confirms his or her willingness to participate in a particular clinical trial and significance of the research for advancement of medical knowledge and social welfare. The concept of informed consent is embedded in the principles of Nuremberg Code, The Declaration of Helsinki and The Belmont Report. Informed consent is an inevitable requirement prior to every research involving human being as subjects for study. Obtaining consent involves informing the subject about his or her rights, the purpose of the study, procedures to be undertaken, potential risks and benefits of participation, expected duration of study, extent of confidentiality of personal identification and demographic data, so that the participation of subjects in the study is entirely voluntary. This article provides an overview of issues in informed consent: The obligations of investigator, sponsor and Institutional Review Board to protect rights and welfare of human research subjects. It discusses about the basic elements of informed consent and the process to be followed while obtaining informed consent. Some of the circumstances under which informed consent can be waived and ethical challenges faced by physicians in obtaining informed consent from subjects are also highlighted in this article.
Journal of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology and Research
Published - 07-2013
Helsinki Declaration
Nijhawan, L., Janodia, M., Muddukrishna, B., Bhat, K., Bairy, K., Udupa, N., & Musmade, P. (2013). Informed consent: Issues and challenges. Journal of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology and Research, 4(3), 134-140. https://doi.org/10.4103/2231-4040.116779
Nijhawan, Lokesh ; Janodia, Manthan ; Muddukrishna, B. ; Bhat, K. ; Bairy, K. ; Udupa, N. ; Musmade, Prashant. / Informed consent : Issues and challenges. In: Journal of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology and Research. 2013 ; Vol. 4, No. 3. pp. 134-140.
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The murky meaning of "No Diet Day"
Today, May 6, is "No Diet Day." Like so many such events, it makes a point we should value every day, but don't, so we give it a "day" so that we'll make the point at least once a year.
But this one is different: Unlike, say, Mothers Day (it's Sunday, don't forget!) or Fathers Day, there is confusion about just what "No Diet Day" is recognizing.
To me, it's obvious: Diets are not a solution to anything, so don't do them! It's not just that they "don't work." It is that at their best, diets aren't a long-term solution. And at their worst, they leave the dieter worse off than before, no less heavy but definitely lower.
But as I write at SocialEarth, some people think it means that todfay, it's OK to eat whatever you want. Though it's true, anyone can eat whatever they want, as long as they're willing to accept whatever accrues as a result of the decision, I'm pretty sure the founder didn't intend the day as a reason to splurge.
Please check it out, and if you want, comment — there or here.
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Consumers want automatic braking, blind spot checking and collision prevention, a rear-view camera instead of a mirror, self-healing paint and night vision dash displays most out of any gadgets on a vehicle, according to a new J.D. Power study, showing a demand for items with a large potential to cut into collision repair business.
"The prominence of them was really quite surprising for me," Kristin Kolodge, executive director of driver interface and HMI at J.D. Power, said of collision-related technology in an interview with Repairer Driven News.
Also interesting — and counter to the stereotype of seniors snubbing new technology — is the interest in fully self-driving cars.
Kolodge defined this as still involving autonomous cars, just with a "lower level of self-driving" at speeds no more than 25 mph. That's interesting, particularly given the "traffic jam assist" term, because self-driving cars can handle low-speed gridlock well. If it cuts across all demographics, that could be the first self-driving thing to debut mainstream on cars.
Also interesting was the change in views of reverse-braking. While customers had an above-average preference for technology that alerts them to objects behind them and brakes the car, they gave it less importance compared to other options in a hypothetical buying situation, according to Kolodge.
Whether customers intrigued by technology will obtain it depends on cost.
"Across all generations, price is the most important consideration for technology, accounting for 25.2 percent of importance," J.D. Power said in the release.
Generation Y, which along with Boomers had bought the most cars in 2015 (27.7 percent to 37.1 percent, respectively) as of the April 22 news release, will make automakers very happy. Only 19.9 percent considered technology price important and would spend an average of $3,703 on options — about $700 more than Generation X and more than $1,000 above the other two generations.
"It was just curious that (the demographic) was welling to spend the most — and quite a bit more," Kolodge said.
Considering that Toyota is going to offer automatic braking in the U.S. for as low as a tenth of the total cost Generation X and Y are willing to spend and Nissan will make it standard in Japan (no word on the U.S., but we'd bet it's coming), expect the technology to impact the level of rear-end cases you get in your shop. Plus, if these moves trigger price-cutting ones by other automakers, that leaves these customers with more money to buy more of these anti-collision technologies.
Nobody really cared much about haptic touch screens, biometric sensors or gesture-controlled seats (which sound like an enormous waste of money unless there's a James Bond ejector included), nor did they care about navigation — more bad news for the GPS systems getting pushed out by cell phone directions.


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DAVE MUSTAINE: STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET And I 'Believe In The Same Jesus'
February 24, 2013 0 Comment Dave Mustaine, Megadeth, Stryper
STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet is putting the finishing touches on his autobiography, "Honestly", to be made available later in the year. There is also a 12-song solo record to go hand in hand with the release of the book.
According to Sweet, his "friend and brother," MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was "kind enough" to write the following blurb/quote for the book:
"Sometimes you see someone or something and you think you got it all figured out, just to find you were pretty far off base. That's a sucky feeling. I learned a long time ago not to judge a book by its cover, and as much as I used to think that I am nothing like Michael Sweet, I have come to realize that we both have had a lot of hardships in common; the same trials and tribulations, the same band problems, and some of the same relationship issues. Fortunately for us, we both believe in the same Jesus, and serve the same amazing, loving creator, so it's no wonder that we would both be standing on the same victorious side of life, once all the smoke clears at the end of the fight. I hope you will enjoy his memoirs and come to a new understanding and a new appreciation of Michael Sweet."
Sweet previously stated about his upcoming book: "Writing and finishing my autobiography has gone WAY beyond my expectations, good and bad. It's been much more difficult than I could ever imagine yet it's been somewhat therapeutic being able to talk about my life and the past 30+ years of all things STRYPER. I get into everything and share things that may surprise you. I talk about the disfunction in this band, the pain and heartache of being so close to each other that we sometimes hurt each other the most, the ups and downs from our highest point (1987-1988) to our lowest point (1991-1992) and why we were driven to bankruptcy and how we climbed our way back from complete loss and despair. I share my personal pain from considering to give up music altogether to the day I broke the news to the guys that I would be leaving the band and why. From that day forward, I had everything a man could ask for and then, in what seemed like an instant, it was all taken away.
"I'm almost 50 yet I feel like I've lived the life of a man who is almost 90. I look back on everything and all I can say is thank you God for allowing me to serve you and for giving me my gift, my life!
"'Honestly' will be available soon and I can say from the bottom of my heart, it is brutally honest and my hopes and prayers are that it touches you in some way."
Michael's new solo album will be issued via Big3 Records. Guest musicians set to appear on the CD include CHICKENFOOT drummer Kenny Aronoff, FOZZY singer Chris Jericho, WHITESNAKE guitarist Doug Aldrich; Tony Harnell of TNT, and Michael's brother Robert Sweet and STRYPER's Timothy Gaines.
Regarding Harnell's appearance on the CD, Sweet previously stated, "I think Tony is truly one of the most underrated singers of all time. He's always been one of my favorites and is an incredibly nice, humble guy to boot. I've always wanted to work with Tony and I knew this would be the perfect song and opportunity to do so. 'Taking On The World Tonight' is very heavy with a combination of old-school riffs and solos yet it's got a very modern, relevant sound as well. It's the best of both worlds!"
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7/29/09 – TG: Former Tony Alamo followers civil suit to go to trial in 2010
Texarkana Gazette
By: Lynn LaRowe
Former Tony Alamo followers civil suit to go to trial in 2010
A civil lawsuit filed by two former members of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries seeking damages for their alleged suffering has been scheduled for a July 2010 jury trial.
U.S. District Judge Harry Barnes issued a scheduling order Tuesday in the case that was filed by Texarkana lawyer David Carter on behalf of Spencer Ondrisek and Seth Calagna. Both men are seeking damages for wrongs they say they suffered at the hands of Alamo and his fugitive associate John Kolbek.
"As the case is postured now, we should be able to proceed to trial by then. The court has to rule on some pending motions that might affect that date, but we should be able to go to trial against Alamo next July," Carter said.
The lawsuit describes three beatings Ondrisek allegedly suffered as a child of 12, 14 and 17. Calagna was allegedly beaten twice, at ages 17 and 17, by Kolbek at Alamo's direction. Both men were 18 when the suit was filed last November.
"Specifically, defendants entered into an agreement and understanding to commit battery, false imprisonment and outrage towards plaintiffs," the suit states.
Carter is asking the court to award actual and punitive damages.
Now that Alamo has been found guilty of bringing young girls across state lines for sex, he cannot deny as true the testimony in his criminal case that led to his criminal conviction.
Kolbek, 49, is wanted by officials in Sebastian County, Ark., where Fort Smith is, for allegedly beating Calagna. Federal authorities have issued a warrant for his arrest for unlawful flight from prosecution.
Carter recently filed a motion asking Barnes to sever Kolbek's case from Alamo's. He also asked that the court find Kolbek in default and order a judgment against him.
Carter must file documents outlining what he believes Kolbek should have to pay. If Barnes finds him in default and enters a judgment against him, any assets bearing Kolbek's name can be liquidated to pay it, Carter said.
There was also some action Tuesday in a civil lawsuit filed on behalf of the church and two fathers with children in foster care.
That suit accuses the Arkansas Department of Human Services of using a child abuse investigation to disband the controversial group and of violating the religious freedom rights of Alamo-following parents.
Florida attorney Phillip Kuhn filed a motion Tuesday asking that DHS be compelled to turn over "any document that references and/or mentions the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries for the years 2003-2009."
In previous action related to the suit, Barnes granted Kuhn permission to conduct "limited discovery" on the issue of whether DHS has acted in bad faith in its investigation leading to the removal of 36 children and state court orders that authorize the taking of more than 125.
If Barnes finds DHS didn't act in bad faith, he might be obligated to dismiss the case because of accepted legal doctrine that usually keeps federal courts from interfering in state proceedings.
Kuhn's motion states DHS can leave out the names of juveniles, any pending criminal investigations or child abuse investigations, any conclusions by law enforcement as to the guilt or innocence of any person and the names of any adult under criminal investigation.
"All plaintiffs are seeking and all that is relevant are the dates and interviews conducted by the Arkansas State Police on any child abuse investigations of the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries and how that information was transmitted to the defendants …" the motion said, also asking for memos and e-mails.
The motion states that DHS lawyers told Kuhn on July 23 and 24 they don't want to hand over the information without a court order. Kuhn asked the court to file the information under seal once received.


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