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Latest News - #Dmitry Kuleba
Pushkov said about the involvement of Belarus in the game against Russia
Belarus starting to openly lure in "the game against Russia", said the head of the Federation Council Commission on information policy and interaction with mass media Alexei Pushkov in his telegram channel.
So the Senator commented on the portal Ukraine.ru on the telephone conversation between foreign Ministers of Ukraine and Belarus Dmitry Kuleba and Vladimir Makei, respectively. It is noted that Makei was invited as guest of honor at a meeting of the foreign Ministers of Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine.
#Alexei Pushkov
#Lithuania
#The Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine
#Vladimir Makei
#Dmitry Kuleba
#The situation in Ukraine
Ukraine has threatened Iran with the Tribunal in the case of unsuccessful negotiations at Boeing
Kiev will be served in international courts on Tehran in the event of unsuccessful negotiations on compensation for shot down in January under the Tehran Boeing "Ukraine International airlines", said at a briefing on Friday, the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba.
"Clearly, if negotiations with Iran will fail, we will go to international courts, and I have absolutely no doubt that we will bring Iran to justice and Iran will pay all the necessary compensation. But this is plan B and plan a is negotiations with Iran on all matters and compensation," - said Kuleba.
#Boeing 737-800
#Sweden
#Ukraine international airlines
#The crash of a Ukrainian plane in Iran
Ukraine and Iran began talks on compensation for the downed Boeing
The negotiations between Ukraine and the Iranian delegation regarding compensation for shot down in January under the Tehran Boeing "Ukraine International airlines" began on Thursday in Kiev, said the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba.
Earlier, the Deputy head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Yevhen Yenin told RIA Novosti that the visit of the Iranian delegation to Ukraine to discuss issues relating downed by Tehran Boeing is expected on July 29-30.
#Evgeny ENIN
#Iran
In Kiev said that Russia will not be able to "normalize the occupation of the Crimea"
The foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba called for more pressure on Russia.
He expressed gratitude to the American authorities, who on the eve of the second anniversary of the "Crimean Declaration" reaffirmed the policy of non-recognition of the Peninsula as Russian territory. According to the Minister, Washington sent Moscow a "clear signal": based on "military occupation" is only temporary and will one day end.
#Republic Of Crimea
The Minister of foreign Affairs of Ukraine called the condition Putin's meeting and Zelensky in the Crimea
The head of the foreign Ministry of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba believes the unthinkable is now a meeting of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Crimea, called the condition in which it is possible.
Putin on Monday took part in the laying of two amphibious assault ships on the Kerch plant "Zaliv". Zelensky, according to Ukrainian media, at this time resting on the island biruchiy in the Kherson region near the Crimea. Ukrainian media speculated that Putin and Zelensky can hold a secret meeting.
#Vladimir Zelensky
#Policy
#Vladimir Putin
In Crimea, commented on the idea of Kiev on a platform of "for the de-occupation"
The head of Committee of the Crimean Parliament's public diplomacy and international relations Yuriy gempel appreciated the idea of the Kiev authorities to create an international platform for "de-occupation" of the Peninsula.
Earlier, the Minister of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba invited members of the European Union, the USA and the UK to participate in the creation of such a platform. Hemel have called this idea of imitation of violent foreign policy.
#The European Union
#Yuri HEMPEL
#UN
#Sevastopol
The head of the foreign Ministry of Ukraine sees no risk of the annexation of the Donbas by Russia
The Minister of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba said that he sees no risk of the annexation of the Donbas by Russia.
"The risk of annexation, I'm not seeing. I believe that the Russian Federation is just playing his very difficult and extremely dangerous to her game," - said Kuleba in an interview with "Today", which is posted on the YouTube channel.
#Boris Gryzlov
#Sergei Lavrov
#Donetsk People's Republic
Ukrainians, stuck in Greece because of the COVID, will return home on Tuesday
A group of Ukrainian citizens, which was not allowed in Greece due to coronavirus infection, will return home in two flights on Tuesday evening, said the head of the foreign Ministry of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba.
Previously, the Department of consular service of the MFA of Ukraine reported that a group of 17 Ukrainians were not allowed to Greece, stopping in Athens airport due to quarantine restrictions and the ban on the entry of Ukraine.
#Athens
#Greece
#Coronavirus COVID-19
#The spread of a new coronavirus
In Crimea, commented on Turkey's refusal to recognize the Russian Peninsula
Permanent representative of the Republic of Crimea under the President of Russia, Vice-Premier of the Crimean government Georgiy Muradov urged the Turkish authorities not to make meaningless statements about non-recognition of the status of Crimea, to observe the Russian-Turkish Act on world trade and borders from 1783, according to which the Peninsula was recognized as Russian.
Earlier, the Minister of foreign Affairs of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu said that his country supports the territorial integrity of Ukraine, does not recognize and does not recognize "the illegal annexation of Crimea". The announcement was made at a joint press conference with Ukrainian foreign Minister Dmitry Coleby in the framework of the working visit to Turkey.
#Georgy Muradov
#Mevlut Cavusoglu
Crimean Tatars condemned Turkey's refusal to recognize the status of the Peninsula
The Turkish authorities, refusing to recognize the Russian status of Crimea, demonstrate an inability to adequately assess the international situation, said the head of the Crimean regional national-cultural autonomy of the Crimean Tatars Eyvaz dead.
Earlier, the Ukrainian media reported that the Minister of foreign Affairs of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu said that his country supports the territorial integrity of Ukraine, does not recognize and does not recognize "the illegal annexation of Crimea". According to him, this fundamental position will never change. The statement was made at a joint press conference with Minister of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Coleby in the framework of his working visit to Turkey.
In the Federation Council explained why the Crimea needs no recognition by Turkey
The Senator from the Crimean region, a member of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Sergei Tsekov said that Crimea does not need the recognition of their status in the Turkey as for the Crimeans, the most important recognition is the recognition and support of Russia.
#Sergei Tsekov
Ukraine launched retraining courses for the military NATO
Retraining courses for military personnel in the framework of the NATO program launched in six cities of Ukraine, reported the press service of the Ministry of defence of the country.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in December 2014, amended the two laws, abandoning non-aligned status of the state. In June 2016 were adopted additional changes that define membership in NATO objective of the foreign policy of the country. In February 2019, the Parliament of Ukraine adopted amendments to the Constitution, securing the country's course to EU and NATO.
#Georgia
#Finland
#Odessa
#NATO
#The Verkhovna Rada Of Ukraine
The foreign Ministry of Ukraine has called the ban on entry in some countries temporary
The ban on entry to some countries for Ukrainians is temporary and is associated with the coronavirus pandemic, no threats to the visa-free regime with the European Union, said Wednesday the Minister of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba.
Ukraine on Monday resumed flights, suspended due to coronavirus. The number of destinations initially limited to: can fly in those countries that are willing to open their borders to foreigners, and some who arrived to Ukraine will have to spend two weeks in isolation or observation, depending on the epidemiological situation in the country of departure.
Zakharova said in statement of foreign Minister of Ukraine about passports for Donbass
The official representative of the foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, commenting on the words of the Minister of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba about the Russian passports of DNR and LNR, said that these documents are historic evidence of the response of the residents of Donbass to Kiev.
Kuleba informed in interview to Agency "UKRINFORM", said that "Russian passports in the Donbass - is nonsense."
#Maria Zakharova
#Luhansk People's Republic
Pushkov ridiculed the statement of the foreign Ministry of Ukraine on "offensive diplomacy"
Senator Alexei Pushkov ridiculed the words of the head of the foreign Ministry of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba about the "offensive diplomacy" in Kiev's relations with Moscow.
Earlier, the head of the foreign Ministry said that Ukrainian authorities imposing a situation in which I supposedly have to react Russia. Such an approach in an interview with "UKRINFORM" Kuleba called "offensive diplomacy".
The Minister of foreign Affairs of Ukraine expects improvement of relations with Georgia
The Minister of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba said that he expects the decline of tension in relations with Georgia occurred against the backdrop of the appointment of Mikheil Saakashvili to the state post in Ukraine.
Earlier, the Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky Saakashvili appointed head of the Executive Committee of the national Council of reforms. In response, Georgia recalled its Ambassador from Kiev for consultations. The head of Georgian foreign Minister David Zalkaliani stressed that the intention to break diplomatic relations with Ukraine, his country has no.
#Mikheil Saakashvili
The Minister of foreign Affairs of Ukraine is ready to start talks with Lavrov
The Minister of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba said that he is ready for talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.
Earlier, the head of the foreign Ministry of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba during a joint press conference with foreign Minister of Germany Heiko Maas said that the work in the Normandy format (France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine) Donbas continues, the conversation at the level of foreign Ministers will be held in the near future.
#The Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MFA of Russia)
The Ukrainian foreign Ministry assessed the condition of the Minsk agreements
The Minister of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba said that "the Minsk process" to resolve the conflict in the Donbass died and "rests on the German-French ventilator".
On Friday Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, Minister for reintegration of the temporarily occupied territories Alexey Reznikov said that the Minsk agreements are worthless from the international legal point of view, however, the Belarusian capital is to be used as a platform for the conflict settlement in the Donbass.
#Alexey Reznikov
#The Minsk agreement
NATO has granted Ukraine a new status
NATO officially granted Ukraine the status of a partner of advanced features. Relevant information was spread by the foreign Minister of the country Dmitry Kuleba.
The country has become the sixth partner of the advanced capabilities of NATO. Previously this status had Australia, Finland, Georgia, Jordan and Sweden.
#Jordan
#Anders Fogh Rasmussen
#The state Duma of the Russian Federation
Russia has praised Ukraine the status of a NATO partner
Russian politicians and experts commented on the acquisition by Ukraine of the status of the partner advanced capabilities of NATO.
Earlier, the Minister of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba said about getting a new status. He thanked the Alliance and reminded that Ukraine has filed an application for participation in the program extended features NATO at the beginning of the year.
#Dmitry Novikov
#Oleg Morozov
#Vladimir Zharikhin
Ukraine partner status in NATO will get nothing, according to Sunfade
The status of the partner advanced capabilities, NATO will not give Ukraine nothing, neither in economic terms nor in terms of security, according to the Senator Oleg Morozov.
The Minister of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba said on Friday that the country received the status of advanced partner of NATO's capabilities. In April NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the Alliance is considering the possibility of providing in the future Ukraine the status of a partner with advanced features.
#Jens Stoltenberg
Zelensky commented on Ukraine's gaining the status of a partner in NATO
The President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky believes that the status of the partner advanced capabilities will allow NATO country and the Alliance is even better to interact for the common safety.
The Minister of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba said Friday that the country received the status of advanced partner of NATO's capabilities.
Ukraine has received the status of the partner advanced capabilities NATO
Ukraine has received the status of the partner advanced capabilities of NATO, said the Minister of foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba.
"I am deeply grateful to our Alliance partners, because they made this possible. Ukraine finally gets the deserved status of the partner advanced capabilities of NATO," Kuleba wrote on Twitter, Recalling that Kiev had applied for participation in the program extended features NATO back in January.
The head of the foreign Ministry of Ukraine has asked the EU to strengthen sanctions against Russia
The Minister of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba during a meeting of foreign Ministers of the European people's party (EPP) has again asked the EU to strengthen sanctions against Russia, a statement published Thursday on the website of the foreign Ministry.
"The Minister drew special attention to the reluctance of the Russian side to ensure the implementation of the agreements of the Paris summit "channel four", the access restriction on the uncontrolled territories of Donetsk and Lugansk regions, representatives of the OSCE and other international organizations, as well as ongoing mass certification by Russia of the Ukrainian population of these regions", - stated in the message.
Ukraine has received from China a new batch of humanitarian aid to combat COVID-19
Ukraine has received from China a new batch of humanitarian aid to combat coronavirus in the form of test-systems and medical masks, said Tuesday the press service of the Ukrainian Ministry of foreign Affairs.
"In Ukraine there arrived the next consignment of humanitarian aid from the government of the people's Republic of China with a wide range of medical products", - stated in the message.
#Coronaviruses
The foreign Ministry reports a new meeting "Norman format" called stuffing
No one appealed to Russia for the organization of a new meeting of foreign Ministers "Norman format", the reports that are stuffing, said the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova on the briefing.
#"Channel four"
#The situation in the DNI and LC
The head of the foreign Ministry of Ukraine said Schroeder to insult the Ambassador
The Minister of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba stood up for the country's Ambassador in Berlin by Andrew Miller after the former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder called him "dwarf."
"It's a sign of weakness when you have to use such language instead of arguments" - said Kuleba in an interview with Bild.
#Gerhard Schroeder
Kiev will have a dialogue with the Donbass, said in DND
Kiev will have a dialogue with the Donbas for conflict resolution, statements about the inadmissibility of negotiations with Donetsk and Lugansk is a game to the public, said the Deputy of the National Council of breakaway Donetsk people's Republic Oleg Onopko.
Earlier, the Minister of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba at the meeting with the Minister of defence of Germany Annegret Kramp-of Karrenbauer in Berlin said about the inadmissibility of direct negotiations with representatives of DNR and LC.
Klimkin has warned of the end of the "national idea" of the "liberation" of the Crimea
A discussion of the Kiev politicians to the question of the supply of water in Crimea is the end of the "national idea" of the "liberation" of the Peninsula, said the former Minister of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin in the program "Svoboda words" on ICTV channel.
"It's me you absolutely responsibly say. Because only the enemies of Ukraine and collaborators can talk about it, period," added the former foreign Minister, speaking on the possibility of supplying water to the Crimea.
#Pavlo Klimkin
Heiko Maas evaluated the possibility of implementing solutions the "channel four"
The implementation of the decisions of the Paris meeting, "Norman Quartet" impetus should be given, said the foreign Minister of Germany Heiko Maas.
"We discussed in the "Normandy format" (30 April), and in the format of videoconference meetings, during which we were United that the implementation of the outcomes of the summit "channel format" (in Paris) requires a new impetus. We have discussed this today too", - he said at a press conference after talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmitry Coleby in Berlin.
#Heiko Maas
#The German foreign Ministry
In Crimea, proposed to file a lawsuit against Ukraine because of a water blockade
The head of Committee of the Crimean Parliament's public diplomacy and international relations Yuriy gempel offered to prepare a lawsuit to the international court to do with Ukraine, blocking the supply of fresh water to Crimea.
Earlier, the Minister of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba said that Kiev is not going to help Moscow to solve problems with water supply of the Crimea. In turn, Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, Minister for reintegration of the temporarily occupied territories Alexey Reznikov said that the resumption of water supply is possible only after the return of the Peninsula to the Ukraine.
#Natalia Poklonskaya
#The Dnieper (city)
Poklonskaya called Kiev's refusal to renew the water supply of the Crimea criminal
Deputy Chairman of the state Duma Committee for international Affairs Natalya Poklonskaya described the refusal of the Kiev authorities to resume the supply of fresh water via the North Crimean canal as a continuation of the criminal policy against the Crimean.
Ukraine decided to classify part of a plan to "return" the Crimea
Most of the "strategy" of Kiev to "return" Crimea will be classified. In an interview with "UKRINFORM" said the so-called representative of the President of Ukraine on the Peninsula Anton Korynevych.
According to him, the "representation" of the Ukrainian President in the Crimea were able to resume "the process for the development of this strategy" was set up for this working group. Korenevich stated that part of this "strategy" should be open and public, that "people saw" that Kiev makes for a "return" of territories and the people living there.
#Anton Korynevych
#Sergei Aksyonov (politician)
Ukraine is not going to help Russia to solve questions of water supply of the Crimea
Kiev is not going to help Moscow to solve problems with water supply of the Crimea, said on Monday the Minister of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba.
Earlier, the Deputy Chairman of the state Duma Committee on international Affairs Natalia Poklonskaya sent a letter to the UN high Commissioner for human rights Michelle Bachelet with calls to condemn the criminal actions of the Ukrainian authorities unilaterally blocked the supply of fresh water on the Peninsula, and to take measures for the resumption of the Dnieper water supply in the North-Crimean channel.


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Recent Reading: SILENCE and TOUCH by Michelle Sagara
My goodness, now I so much want to read the third book! (GRAVE.) And it's not out yet! Soon, though; February, if I recall what Amazon said about it. Sagara's been taking her time with this trilogy, two years apart, but sometimes that happens.
Let me see, I believe I picked up the first book on the Free Books table at WorldCon.
Good choice on my part; also a good tactical decision for the publisher (DAW) to spread some copies around considering the third book is due out early next year. I mean, I've preordered it.
Okay, I've only tried one other book by Michelle Sagara West, HUNTER'S OATH, and it was just okay for me. I liked this Queen of the Dead series a great deal better. It's entirely different: contemporary YA with mostly one protagonist. Switching pov was something that didn't work for me in the earlier Sagara West book, but the occasional scenes from other pov characters in this series were fine. Even the second-person prologue in the second book, which is certainly a tricky kind of thing to pull off.
So, let me orient you to this series: Emma is a Necromancer, or something like a Necromancer. In this world, Necromancers are pretty much totally evil. They chain the dead and draw on them for power. Also, because life is so short compared to death, they think nothing of killing people. What's a few years if someone's going to die anyway in the end?
At the top of the Necromancer food chain is the Queen of the Dead, who has closed off the way that the dead would take to (apparently) Heaven, in order (I presume) to keep them available so she and her Necromancers can use them as so many little power sources.
Okay, so as I say, that's evil. But there are also people who oppose the Necromancers. Some of the hunters may be not quite ordinary human people. Some of the are just . . . really motivated. But they are not exactly knights on white steeds either. For one thing, they're fine with killing people who might be recruited by the Necromancers, even if those people haven't done anything nasty yet. For another, they are themselves completely unconcerned about the fate of the dead.
This is a "closed world," so ordinary people don't know about any of this. Certainly not Emma, until she bumps into an creepy ancient woman in a graveyard, is given a special gift, and wakes up a Necromancer. Or maybe not. It's not clear whether Emma can chain and use the dead. It's perfectly clear that she is totally opposed to the whole idea. She's not real keen on the hunters, either, because they're no more interested in the wellbeing of the dead than the Necromancers. What Emma wants is what any decent person would want: to free the dead.
What makes this book work:
The characters.
Emma is surrounded by friends; really good, solid friends; and by relatives; and by the relatives of friends. These books are really about friendship and parenthood and relationships.
"He's not asking me to walk out on my Best Friend; he's asking me to walk out on my own life. He's asking me to be so afraid for my own safety that I'm willing to just leave you behind. And I could," she added. "But it would change what friendship means – to me – forever. I could never, ever throw my whole heart into it, because if things were too dark or too scary, I'd know, in advance, that I'd be ducking, hiding, and running for cover. It's not about you, really. It's about me."
Isn't that wonderful? I wish I'd written those lines.
Anyway, I love how Sagara handles all the relationships in this book. It's a crowded story: Emma and her mother and her father and her mother's friend; Emma's best friend Allison and her friend Amy and their friend Michael. And Eric and Chase. And a whole bunch of other less important characters. So as you see, a crowd, but Sagara brings them all to distinctive life. Also, Michael is autistic and I love the way he is such an intrinsic part of the inner circle of friends. Also, I can't decide whether Amy really has some kind of superpower that has nothing to do with necromancy or not, but I love the way Popular Girls and Bookish Girls are both positively presented.
Also, Petal. That is such a ridiculous name for a Rottweiler. I really enjoyed both the dog and his name, and since we were just on the dogs-in-SFF topic, here you go, another fine example.
The conflict.
It's not just the conflict between the Necromancers, who want to forcibly recruit Emma and incidentally keep on using the dead as though they were mindless electric plugs; nor the conflict between the Necromancers and the hunters, who are inclined to kill Emma to keep her from being recruited. It's Emma's deep conviction that the thing to do with ghosts is set them free and most definitely not leave them lost in memories of their various deaths.
But there's also conflict embedded in that, since Emma's deceased father is not planning on going anywhere until his daughter is safe. And her deceased boyfriend still loves Emma, but is desperately vulnerable to the Queen of the Dead. This story has plenty of action, but you see it really is all about relationships: parent-child relationships as much as any others.
The writing
The writing is invisible and disappears into the story. Even in the second-person bit, the writing doesn't draw attention to itself. The worldbuilding is interesting, and with a closed-world contemporary setting, the books are easy to get into. There is some romance, but the angst level is minimal given the deceased boyfriend.
If you don't mind using the term noblebright while we work to come up with something less corny sounding, then these books could practically define the genre.
As I said, I preordered the third book as soon as I finished the second. It's going on my top ten most-anticipated list for next year.
2 thoughts on "Recent Reading: SILENCE and TOUCH by Michelle Sagara"
Elaine T
So glad you liked them! I'm very fond of them, and look forward to #3.
Ditto to Elaine T; I'm glad you liked them – so do I. I find ms.Sagara very spot-on in portraying relationships and emotions, especially friendships and families, and a wide range of different but complete and believable characters. Somehow, for me, she always manages to write an emotionally satisfying conclusion to even the most difficult of her stories – a feeling of Yes, for these characters, this is exactly the way this story has to play out.
I read on her sporadic blog that she's had a lot of trouble with Grave (book 3), she had to practically rewrite it completely thrice, so I really hope she still managed to create that feels-so-right conclusion for this trilogy.
If you liked this style of her books, with the single narrator and the not-epic scope, you might also like her "Cast in …" series.
It's fantasy, about the same size of books as Silence (or maybe a little bit more, but no epic dorstops); with a single young female narrator, who is a policewoman in a city populated by 5 different races (ruled by a dragon emperor). The tone is a bit darker, it's not YA, because the main character's past before she joined the Hawks (police) was very dark. That knowledge comes out slowly in the course of several books, when aspects of her past become relevant to the investigation going on in that specific book.
There's an easy entry point for the series, if you want to try it, as she wrote a short story prequel called Cast in Moonlight which sets the stage, a few years before the series proper starts.
There's an ongoing overarching storyline regarding the development of the characters, in which we also learn more about the world; but each book features a different (and supposedly readable as standalone) investigation like in a detective series, with a lot of extra magic.

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Jimmy Poston, Appellant v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, Appellee
Jimmy Poston, Appellant v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, Appellee (2015)
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Court of Appeals of Kentucky.
NO. 2013–CA–000255–MR
Decided: May 22, 2015
BEFORE: CLAYTON, COMBS, AND STUMBO, JUDGES. BRIEF FOR APPELLANT: Jason A. Hart, Frankfort, Kentucky BRIEF FOR APPELLEE: Jack Conway, Attorney General of Kentucky, Tami Allen Stetler, Assistant Attorney General, Frankfort, Kentucky
Jimmy Poston appeals from the order entered January 24, 2013, by the Wayne Circuit Court revoking his probation pursuant to Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) 439.3106. He alleges that the trial court abused its discretion by revoking his probation and that the findings of fact and conclusions of law were inadequate to satisfy due process. Poston argues that the trial court failed to properly apply KRS 439.3106. This matter was held in abeyance pending the decision by the Kentucky Supreme Court in Commonwealth v. Andrews, 448 S.W.3d 773 (Ky.2014). As the Andrews case is now final, Poston's case is returned to the active docket. After careful consideration of the record, the arguments of counsel and the holding in Andrews, we agree with Poston that the trial court did not properly apply KRS 439.3106. We therefore reverse and remand this case for proper application of KRS 439.3106.
On May 8, 2012, Poston entered a guilty plea to the offenses charged in indictment 11–CR–00162 of Possession of a Controlled Substance, first degree, first offense; Drug Paraphernalia–Buy/Possess, first offense; and, Possession of Marijuana. Poston also entered a guilty plea to the offenses in indictment 11–CR–00182–001 of Manufacturing Methamphetamine, first offense, and Drug Paraphernalia–Buy/Possess, first offense. The charge of Persistent Felony Offender, second degree, was dismissed. By order entered July 9, 2012, Poston was sentenced to a total of ten (10) years on the charges. The sentence was probated for a period of five (5) years after Poston served 365 days in jail. Probation was to be supervised. The conditions of Poston's probation were indicated by a check mark on the judgment by the trial judge. Among the conditions marked were "refrain from the use of any alcohol or drugs unless prescribed by a doctor; ․ answer all reasonable inquiries by the probation officer and promptly notify the probation officer of any change of address or employment; submit to periodic testing for use of controlled substances or alcohol and pay a reasonable fee; ․" There was no requirement for drug treatment in the order, and the record does not contain any requirement for drug treatment to be arranged by Probation and Parole.
Poston served the 365 days in jail and then was released on probation. Several months after his release, the probation officer received information that Poston had left home without notifying probation of his change of address. It was later revealed that on December 8, 2012, Poston and his wife had an argument. After the argument, Poston's wife dropped him off at the Monticello Motel. On December 10, 2012, Poston went to work, and on that same day the probation officer went to Poston's job at Wendy's Restaurant. The probation officer took Poston into custody at that time and administered a drug test to him. Poston tested positive for methamphetamine. He also admitted to using methamphetamine. Poston testified at the hearing on December 18, 2012, that he used methamphetamine on December 8th and that he spent one night at the hotel. This was his first positive test since being on probation. Poston had attended AA/NA meetings, and testified that he was also willing to participate in drug treatment. Poston also testified that he had not changed his address and that, except for a few personal items that he had with him, the rest of his property was still at his home. The probation officer also testified.
At the December hearing, defense counsel cited Andrews v. Commonwealth, 2012 WL 5986527 (Ky.App.2012)(2011–CA–001360–MR), for the proposition that one positive drug test was an insufficient basis for revoking a defendant's probation. The court noted that Andrews was an unpublished case. Additionally, the court did not find that the Andrews case and Poston's case were similar. The court continued the hearing to January 22, 2013, and informed counsel that in the interim they could file any other information that they deemed important.
Poston's counsel filed a brief on January 2, 2013, requesting that he continue on probation. On January 22, 2013, a second hearing was held. No additional testimony was presented; however, counsel was allowed to make additional arguments. The trial court had not finished reading Poston's brief and the Commonwealth had not read the brief at all. The court allowed the Commonwealth to file a response to the brief and then took the matter under submission. On January 24, 2013, the court entered its order revoking Poston's probation. In the order, the court found that Poston had checked into the Monticello Motel on December 8, 2012; that he tested positive for methamphetamine on December 10, 2012, and admitted to using it; and then stated:
That the Court finds the Defendant to be a significant risk to the community in that his past actions and repeat actions while under indictment and repeat actions while on probation prove to the Court that the Defendant cannot conform his future actions to the norm of a law abiding citizen in the community. Further that the Defendant cannot be appropriately managed in the community by the fact that he was on supervised probation and ended up being found working at a restaurant while admittedly on methamphetamine.
The Court finds that the Defendant is in need of rehabilitation that can only be realized by confinement in an appropriate facility to be determined by the Department of Corrections.
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Poston timely appealed the order.
STANDARD OF REVIEW
As held in Jarrell v. Commonwealth, 384 S.W.3d 195,198 (Ky.App.2012), "We review a circuit court's decision revoking a defendant's probation for an abuse of discretion." See Miller v. Commonwealth, 329 S.W.3d 358, 359–60 (Ky.App.2010). Under our abuse of discretion standard of review, we will disturb a ruling only upon finding that "the trial judge's decision was arbitrary, unreasonable, unfair, or unsupported by sound legal principles." Commonwealth v. English, 993 S.W.2d 941, 945 (Ky.1999). Commonwealth v. Andrews, 448 S.W.3d at 780.
Probation revocation hearings must be conducted in accordance with minimum requirements of due process of law. KRS 533.050(2) provides that the court may not revoke or modify the conditions of a sentence of probation or conditional discharge except after a hearing with defendant represented by counsel and following a written notice of the grounds for revocation or modification.
Probation revocation is not dependent upon a probationer's conviction of a criminal offense. Instead, the Commonwealth need only prove by a preponderance of the evidence that a probationer has violated the terms of probation.
Miller, 329 S.W.3d at 359 (internal quotation marks and citations omitted).
There is no disagreement that KRS 439.3106 is controlling. KRS 439.3106 provides:
Supervised individuals shall be subject to:
(1) Violation revocation proceedings and possible incarceration for failure to comply with the conditions of supervision when such failure constitutes a significant risk to prior victims of the supervised individual or the community at large, and cannot be appropriately managed in the community; or
(2) Sanctions other than revocation and incarceration as appropriate to the severity of the violation behavior, the risk of future criminal behavior by the offender, and the need for, and availability of, interventions which may assist the offender to remain compliant and crime-free in the community.
Poston argues that the trial court's conclusion that his "past actions and repeated actions while under indictment" are not a rational basis for revocation because the trial court had this information available to it when he was placed on probation. Further, Poston argues that a single positive drug test is not a "repeated action" and the court did not find that he had changed his home address without notification to probation and parole. Poston also argues that there was no proof that he was under the influence of methamphetamine while at work; he was willing to go for treatment; and, there was no proof that he was a risk to prior victims or the community. Consistent with the language in paragraph two of the statute, Poston argues that he should have been subject to sanctions other than revocation and incarceration.
The Commonwealth argues that the trial court acted within its discretion when considering the facts of the case and applying the statute to those facts; that Poston received due process; that KRS 439.3106 does not require courts to continue defendant on probation when it is apparent that probation is unsuccessful; or, allow defendants to avoid imprisonment because they have not committed the most heinous of new offenses. The Commonwealth states that the defendant is suggesting that only heinous offenses should be used as the standard for determining what is a "significant risk to the community." The Commonwealth points out that there is no dispute that Poston used methamphetamine and that he did not report to probation and parole that he was not living at home. The Commonwealth argues that despite Poston's comments at sentencing that he could stay clean without more stringent drug rehabilitation and that he could be successful on probation, it was clear that Poston could not be managed in the community. However, the Commonwealth provided no evidentiary support for this argument. Further, Poston was not initially required to participate in drug treatment.
The Commonwealth v. Andrews case provides guidance to us in this matter. In Andrews, the Defendant was serving on probation and was given a drug test. The test revealed a positive result for the use of methamphetamine. Andrews denied using the drug, but his wife called probation two days later and explained that he had taken the drug and had lied to probation. He then entered a long-term drug treatment program. Andrews was arrested. At the probation hearing, he stipulated to the violation. The director of the treatment program testified that Andrews was making progress and that there was a bed available to him if he remained on probation.
The trial court noted that Andrews had been convicted of a serious drug offense, had two previous felonies, had denied that he had a drug problem and had refused treatment at sentencing. Although the trial court was not certain that KRS 439.3106 applied to a judge's decision on a revocation motion, it nevertheless made oral findings that Andrews had violated the conditions of probation, was a significant risk to the community, and could not be managed in the community. On appeal, Andrews argued that a single positive drug test was insufficient to demonstrate that he was a significant risk to the community or that he could not be managed properly in the community. The Court of Appeals agreed and also stated that the court must make specific findings under KRS 439.3106(1) regarding the risk posed to prior victims or the community and whether the probationer can be managed in the community. The Kentucky Supreme Court granted discretionary review to determine whether KRS 439.3106 applies and whether the statute requires trial courts to make additional findings of fact prior to revoking probation.
The Supreme Court decided that KRS 439.3106 does apply to trial courts and must be considered in determining if revocation should be granted. The Supreme Court discussed the factors that probation and parole is to consider when imposing graduated sanctions. If graduated sanctions are inappropriate to the violation, then the violations are to be reported to the court. The Supreme Court quoted 501 Kentucky Administrative Regulations (KAR) 6:250 which states:
When imposing graduated sanctions under this regulation, a probation officer must first consider various factors including:
(a) Offender's assessed risk and needs level;
(b) Offender's adjustment on supervision;
(c) Severity of the current violation;
(d) Seriousness of the offender's previous criminal record; (e) Number and severity of any previous supervision violations; and
(f) Extent to which graduated sanctions were imposed for previous violations.
Commonwealth v. Andrews,448 S.W.3d at 778.
The Supreme Court then noted that it "seems particularly illogical that the legislature would place the burden of additional findings on probation officers but allow a trial court to disregard those findings․
In sum, the application of KRS 439.3106(1) allows the trial court to conclude with some certainty that the imposition of some other accountability measure would be fruitless, as the probationer both poses a risk and is not manageable in the community. We conclude that KRS 439.3106(1) requires trial courts to consider whether a probationer's failure to abide by a condition of supervision constitutes a significant risk to prior victims or the community at large, and whether the probationer cannot be managed in the community before probation may be revoked.
Andrews, 448 S.W.3d at 779–80.
The Kentucky Supreme Court further determined that:
a review of the revocation proceedings reflects that the trial court considered more than just Andrews's criminal history and the one drug test.
Testimony at the revocation proceeding focused, in part, on misrepresentations which Andrews had made to both the court and his probation officer. The trial court specifically observed that Andrews had refused drug treatment at the time of sentencing, claiming that he did not suffer from a substance abuse problem. The court also heard testimony that Andrews, having tested positive for methamphetamine, lied to his probation officer and blamed the failed drug test on diet pills. The Commonwealth elicited testimony that Andrews had four previous felony convictions, and had been unsuccessful on probation once before. The trial court was particularly concerned about Andrews's lack of candor with those trying to manage his probation. Although uncertain about the need for a trial court to reference KRS 439.3106, the judge nonetheless revoked probation only after he made oral findings that Andrews's continued drug use posed a risk to the community and that he could not be appropriately managed in the community.
․The trial court found that Andrews's recent drug use and past history strongly suggested that he was at great risk of reoffending and committing future drug crimes in the community. While Andrews's criminal history could not be the sole basis for his revocation, it was appropriately considered when assessing the risk posed by his continued probation. Furthermore, the trial court appropriately questioned whether Andrews's entry into a drug treatment program was truly "voluntary," considering that he only sought treatment at LCRM after he knew he had been "caught" violating the conditions of his probation. Andrews's entry into a treatment program only after testing positive for methamphetamine, coupled with his initial refusal to accept treatment, support the trial court's conclusion that Andrews could not be properly managed in the community.
Id.,780–781.
In addition, Andrews is not at odds with the case of Southwood v. Commonwealth, 372 S.W.3d 882 (Ky.App.2012), which the Commonwealth has cited. In Southwood a panel of our Court stated that specific findings were not required by KRS 439.3106 because it was clear from the record that the trial judge had considered a variety of factors.
The trial judge stated on the record that he was concerned about the pending charges in Perry County—specifically, carrying a concealed deadly weapon—given that Southwood was a convicted felon. The court expressed its concern about the nature and risk of Southwood's alleged criminal behavior.
Southwood, at 884.
The record in Poston's case is sparse. It does not reflect whether the court considered measures other than incarceration. We have not been given any citation to the record which reflects why Poston was not required to enter into drug treatment during his time on probation. Therefore, it is not clear why Poston could not be managed in the community. The record is also silent as to how Poston was a risk to prior victims or to the community. It is also not clear that the court actually made a finding that Poston had changed his address without notifying probation and parole. There is no evidence in the record that the probation officer had determined that graduated sanctions were inappropriate.
Andrews requires that the court consider whether Poston's use of drugs and failure to report a change of address made him a significant risk to the community and that he could not be managed in the community and by doing so "furthers the objectives of the graduated sanctions schema to ensure that probationers are not being incarcerated for minor probation violations." Id. 448 S.W.3d at 779. The trial court failed to consider these issues, and therefore, we reverse its decision.
Based upon the foregoing reasons, we remand this case to the trial court for the proper application of KRS 439.3106, and for the court to conduct a hearing to consider whether accountability measures other than incarceration would be fruitless.
CLAYTON, JUDGE:
ALL CONCUR.
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"The Stan Smith sneaker is just an incredible design that has stood the test of time. I'm a fan of the original as much as almost everybody is," Stella explains over email. "It just connotes a heritage in tennis and performance that was really important at the time. Now it seems like part of the furniture in footwear, a classic, but at the time it was pretty revolutionary and obviously the cutting-edge technology in tennis footwear for the athletes."


BREWSTER – Join the Cape Cod Bird Club's next meeting on Monday, October 9th, at 7 p.m. at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster.
The meetings are free, fun, and open to anyone with an interest in birds, from beginner to expert.
The speaker for October is Peter Flood, naturalist for Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary.
He leads birding tours and educational programs related to bird identification, natural history and biology; and conducts Mass Audubon's aerial seabird and waterfowl surveys of Nantucket Sound as part of the proposed "Cape Wind" project; as well as conducting shorebird surveys for Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences.
His presentation will feature an overview of the unique oceanic conditions and food resources found along the shelf edge, a look back at some of the amazing sightings over the past 12 years, a look forward to some anticipated sightings and a discussion on the conservation of rare and or declining avian species using the shelf edge.
And join the Cape Cod Bird Club for their October free Bird Walk.
The walk will be held on Friday, October 20th at 7:30 a.m. at Four Ponds Conservation Area.
The area abuts Pocasset town Forest and consists of pitch pine-oak forest with wetland areas throughout.
Participants will walk the trails of this hidden gem in search of lingering passerines and waterfowl.
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The inconspicuous technical side of the Toyota Racing Series
Published 2 February 2017
Forget the image of grubby overalls and oil ingrained fingernails and hands. Engineering a modern single seater racing car is more about cerebral smarts and computer analysis.
Two Aucklanders, David Versalko and Ash Blewett are among a number of degree qualified engineers, using their knowledge for the preparation of cars for the Castrol
Toyota Racing Series which has its fourth round at the Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park at Taupo this weekend (Feb 4 & 5).
Versalko is now completing his fifth season in the series, which has a field of 20 drivers, including 17 from overseas.
"When I started the degree it was with the idea of getting involved in motorsport," said Versalko. During his under graduate time he competed in Formula SAE, which is run out of Melbourne by the Society of Automotive Engineers.
Students had to design and build a single seater race car. Versalko was involved in the construction of the carbon fibre chassis of the Auckland University entry for three years.
The 27 year old has spent the last four years working for teams in the northern hemisphere – two years in Indy Lights in North America and two years withBarcelona based Koiranen Motorsport running cars in the GP3 Championship, which supports Formula One Grand Prix.
This summer he has been engineering Brendon Leitch's efforts here. The Invercargill driver is currently tenth overall after some topsey turvey results at the last two rounds, despite qualifying on pole position for his home town main race at Teretonga.
While all the cars in the Castrol Toyota Racing Series are the same, drivers in conjunction with their engineers and technicians can adjust suspension, brakes and the aerodynamic settings of the wings to change the performance of the car and make it more suitable for the driver's own individual style of driving.
That means analyzing performance data and then changing settings on the car to make an improvement.
Blewett, like Versalko has a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Auckland University and is in his first season as a race engineer, having won the Toyota 86 Championship last summer as a driver.
At the moment the 26 year old is on annual leave from his day job with Bridgestone New Zealand's passenger tyres division. Before completing the final year of his degree, Blewett spent a year with General Motors' under graduate programme in Melbourne working on noise and vibration reduction on its passenger cars at its Fishermen's Bend factory.
"I've always wanted to stay involved in the motor industry and motorsport," said Blewett, who admits he has a preference for the one make series like the Toyota 86 Championship and the Castrol Toyota Racing Series single seaters.
"It's a different challenge. You are looking for a more complete answer to get the best result."
Blewett said his engineering experience helped his own driving, while working in the five weekend championship provided a lot of experience in a short time frame.
Under Versalko's guidance Blewett has been in charge of Nikita Lastochkin's car. The California based Russian has arrived here as a virtual beginner and is logging up valuable racing kilometers before returning to the American season.
Both Versalko and Blewett are working for the Nelson based Victory R team, which is running four cars in the series.
The Castrol Toyota Racing Series follows a familiar weekend format consisting of free practice each Friday, qualifying and race one on Saturday and two races on Sunday at each event.
The remaining rounds are:
February 4/5 Denny Hulme Memorial Trophy, Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park, Taupo
February 11/12 New Zealand Grand Prix, Circuit Chris Amon, Manfeild
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Networking. There are some people who actually get it. Other people seem to gravitate to them with a regular stream of opportunities for them and their business. They don't engage in the face-to-face equivalent of cold calling. They spend a good chunk of their time building relationships ― fostering existing ones and establishing appropriate new ones ― knowing that genuine and sustainable success comes from their personal connections. They are active as participants, leaders and advocates of their networking and community groups.
1. Make the most of your networking memberships. Become a prominent and visible member. Turn up to most, if not all, of the association's/organisation's/group's major events. Get on a committee or board. Join a "special project" team. Do something to contribute to the success of the association. Offer ideas. Assist with the meet and greet at events. You will be seen as a person who is willing to commit time and energy and people will take notice. You will also open up opportunities to create exposure for your business. Build friendships with "influencers"— the president, past presidents, board/committee members and others who are just very active in the association. Sit down with these people one-on-one and find out what their challenges, issues, goals and priorities are, ask how you can help them with their duties, then serve them. And serve them well because they can make or break you. As you develop your relationships with these "influencers" and other members, you'll have the opportunity to talk about your business and if your product or service is good these people will refer you, recommend you and open doors for you. Some will also become your clients.
The more you show up…the more people get to know you and remember you. That makes it easier for people to refer you out to their networks.
2. Follow your interests. Don't join or get involved in groups just to get something from them. Join the group because you are truly interested in what they do and, more importantly, because you want to help them be successful. This is how trust and collaboration are developed. Remember, when it comes to networking groups, you get out what you put in. On a similar note, charities are also great networking opportunities, but it is important to get involved with ones that you feel strongly about.
3. Friendship trumps acquaintances. Business contacts are only as valuable as the depth of connection that you've made. It's one thing to "know of somebody" and quite another thing to actually KNOW them. This doesn't mean that you have to be "best friends for life" with every contact but it does mean being more than just another name on a LinkedIn list.
4. Build deeper relationships. It's far better to join one or two organisations where you really become active and involved than join multiple organisations where you only attend a meeting or event once a year. Getting involved is the best way to build long term relationships with people. And it's through these relationships that business (and personal) opportunities will emerge over time.
5. To say you're "too busy to network" is suicidal. If you don't network you will eventually be "not busy". If you want to avoid this situation, having no business coming in, you've got to make time to network. That means when you are busy/busiest you will still have time to meet new people and stay in touch with the people you know. You can't afford to let up your efforts to bring in new business because you always need new work to replace the work you finish.
Happy networking. Stay tune for next months article with another 5 real world networking tips. Maybe we will see each other at a networking event some day.


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Actor, California lawmaker fight bogus memorabilia
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Luke Skywalker actor Mark Hamill has seen it time and time again: "Star Wars" fans with movie posters and other memorabilia that they believe were signed by him.
Actor, California lawmaker fight bogus memorabilia LOS ANGELES (AP) - Luke Skywalker actor Mark Hamill has seen it time and time again: "Star Wars" fans with movie posters and other memorabilia that they believe were signed by him. Check out this story on redding.com: http://reddingne.ws/2fLu54u
PRRS Published 9:00 a.m. PT Feb. 9, 2016
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luke Skywalker actor Mark Hamill has seen it time and time again: "Star Wars" fans with movie posters and other memorabilia that they believe were signed by him.
The autograph often turns out to be bogus.
Weary of seeing fans victimized by unscrupulous dealers, Hamill has teamed up with California Assemblywoman Ling Ling Chang to extend protections that apply to sports memorabilia to all signed collectibles sold by dealers in the state.
"The public is being swindled on a daily basis and the numbers are huge. I just can't keep quiet when I see people I love being hurt," Hamill told the Los Angeles Times on Saturday (http://lat.ms/1ZseTqL).
Under a pending bill, the Diamond Bar Republican would require certificates of authenticity for signed memorabilia sold by dealers, and entitle duped consumers to as much as 10 times the cost of a forged item in civil court.
State law already offers those remedies for signed sports memorabilia.
Hamill said it makes no sense that film fans don't get the same protections as sports fans from faked autographs.
In 1999, the FBI's San Diego office led a massive investigation of forgery rings, which culminated in the arrest of a half-dozen forgers and the seizure of merchandise valued at millions of dollars, including a baseball supposedly signed by Mother Teresa and the autographs of George Washington, Marilyn Monroe and John F. Kennedy.
"In a way, it seems futile to try and counter what is clearly a very lucrative market," Hamill told the newspaper. "But we can't let them get away with it."
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David sponsors a poetry contest each year honoring Sarah's memory. Students from all over the world enter the contest; in 2013 there were over 1,000 total entries. (The poems have to be written in English.) Home School students are eligible to enter. Categories are divided into grades K-2, 3-5. 6-8, and 9-12. There are no restrictions as to topic or form. The poem must be the sole work of the student. First Place winners in each category will receive a cash prize of $100, Second Place winners receive $50, and Third Place winners receive $25.
I have the honor of being the final judge for the contest. David sends me the top ten in each age group, and from those ten, I choose the top three in each age group. I have been the final judge since 2009. The poems reveal that the talent for writing poetry is alive and well in young writers. I am always amazed at the insight and maturity of the poets who enter. This year, the winners were from Massachusetts, New York, Florida, Pennsylvania, California, Maine, and New Jersey.
The contest deadline to enter is usually at the end of March. Students enter ONE poem. See the Poetry WITS (Writers in the Schools) website for details. The entry form will be on the site in 2014.
To read this year's winners (2013) and my comments on each entry see http://www.a2pwebdesign.com/poetrywits/poetrycontest/sarahmook2012.htm.
This is a super contest for young writers; inform a young writer you know about it.
There is also information regarding Poetry WITS itself here on my web page.


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ISIS now operates in 18 countries: WH briefing document
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A leaked briefing document written for the White House says that ISIS has "fully operational branches" in eighteen countries. A 2014 State Department documents said that ISIS was operating in only seven countries. In twelve countries, ISIS has "official branches," and in six more countries it has "aspiring branches."
he "heat map" included in the briefing suggests a three-fold increase in the number of areas around the world in which the Islamist group is now operating.
NBC News notes that a 2014 State Department documents said that ISIS was operating in only seven countries.
The map, prepared by the National Counterterrorism Center, is part of a classified briefing document dated "August 2016." It identifies ISIS's "core" states – Syria and Iraq – along with countries where the organization has "official branches," including Algeria, Nigeria, Libya, the Sinai Peninsula, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Caucasus region to the south of Russia.
The map also shows "aspiring branches" of ISIS in Mali, Egypt, Somalia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
In addition to encouraging disparate Islamist group to declare their allegiance to ISIS, the terror group has also encouraged lone wolf attacks throughout Europe.
Source: Homeland Security News Wire
Obaseki charges Police, others to provide adequate security for #EndSARS protesters …calls for calm, orderliness
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The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki on Friday charged the state's Police Command to provide adequate security for youths expressing their displeasure against police brutality through the EndSARS protests. In a statement, the governor urged the youths to be safe, orderly and comport themselves, reassuring that consultation is ongoing to ensure that their yearnings […]
Nigeria among World Bank's top 20 reformers in Doing Business
September 28, 2019 Nigerianewsdigest.com
The World Bank Doing Business, (DB) team has announced Nigeria as one of thetop-20 improvers in doing business out of 190 countries.This announcement comes ahead of the 24th October release of the 2020 World Bank Doing Business rankings.The World Bank …
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Rapper Jacquees has all charges dropped after cops who arrested him skip court hearing
Jacquees got all three criminal charges from his Miami arrest dropped after the guards who initially arrested him did not show up for the hearing
By Vidisha Joshi
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Rapper Jacquees definitely has enough reason to be in a good mood, and he probably has a wider smile on his face than he did in his mugshot since the singer got all three charges from his Miami arrest dropped, all thanks to the guards who initially arrested him, reports TMZ.
A certain rep from the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office told the publication that only one out of the seven police officers that were involved in the March bust showed up in court to give their testimony on Tuesday, as a result of which, all charges against Jacquees were dropped, along with the case itself.
Jacquees, whose full name is Rodriquez Jacquees Broadnax, was arrested in March this year for allegedly driving without a seat belt, refusing to obey a police officer and disorderly conduct. There was even video footage of the singer grinning away to glory even when he was being violently yanked by the police officers who were present during his arrest, before being taken away in a cruiser.
Jacquees' lawyers Nina Tarafa and Ricardo Corona said on hearing the judgement that, although the incident followed by the arrest was quite unfortunate for the singer, they are happy with the final outcome since justice was finally served.
At the time of Jacquees' arrest, there was a lot of outrage on social media by his fans and supporters over the way cops manhandled the singer while they were in the process of arresting him. However, once the whole party reached the police station, everything seemed to go back to normal, says TMZ.


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On Its Way: Mazda 3 with Skyactiv Starts Production in Japan
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Production of the 2012 Mazda 3 swiftly began at Japan's Hofu plant today, bringing the fuel-sipping Mazda one step closer to U.S. shores. Japanese consumers will see it first in the fall of 2011, with the facelifted vehicle making its way to the U.S. market soon after.
As you may already know, the new Mazda3 is the first production model to be powered by Mazda's Skyactiv powertrain, which is designed to increase fuel economy. The 2012 3 will be offered with Mazda's Skyactiv-G gasoline engine - a direct-injected 2.0-liter inline-four - bolted to a six-speed automatic transmission called the Skyactiv Drive.
Mazda has suggested its new Skyactiv technologies can increase fuel economy by at least 15 percent, which will help the automaker produce products that will easily fit in with the 40-mpg club, which has recently become the new efficiency benchmark for the compact class. On U.S.-spec models, it is expected to provide 155 horsepower and 148 pound-feet of torque - a five percent increase in power and 10 percent increase in torque over the current Mazda3 with the 2.0-liter engine.
Apart from being made over mechanically, the Mazda3 is also sporting a subtle facelift, including reshaped headlamps and a mildly tweaked grille.
Source: Mazda Japan


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Timothy Bloom Buds at L.A.'s Club Nokia as Kem's Opener
It was certainly no easy feat for a new artist with a rock sound to warm up the crowd for a performance by smooth R&B artist, Kem. But Polow Da Don's Zone 4/Interscope recording artist, Timothy Bloom, recently met and conquered the challenge at Los Angeles' Club Nokia as the highly popular artist's opening act. Bloom instantly captured the attention of the restless audience, flawlessly delivering his popular anthem of black love and loyalty, " 'Til The End of Time" (featuring the stunningly gorgeous and vocally gifted V. Bozeman).
Bloom, an up-and-coming artist who clearly embodies both passion and soul by balancing strong vocals and tender lyrics, also took advantage of the opportunity to display his versatility on the guitar and keyboard. He's not your average artist of today.
It's challenging to fit Bloom into any box, genre-wise, because his sound is part rock, part pop and part R&B. Though Bloom brings his own style and voice to the musical world, many have compared him to legends such as Prince, Jimi Hendrix and Lenny Kravitz. That's an impressive circle to be compared to.
For loyal and devoted fans of Kem, whose sound is distinctively R&B, soul and smooth jazz, Bloom's rock performance ran the risk of being a near-miss. But, though his vocals were at times drowned out by the instruments, he held his own and proved to be an unconventional yet extremely effective opener for the night's headliner.
Though Timothy Bloom will continue to plant seeds, till and water the ground until his first album, In Full Bloom, is released later this year (Courtesy Zone 4/Mosely Music Group/Interscope Records), the increasing online buzz about the artistic boldness and beauty of his newly released and highly viewed video, " 'Til The End of Time" certainly proves that this new musical talent has arrived just in time for spring. –d.l. stringer
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The early spring has been amazing. It's bright, warm, and the air is fragrant from the blossoming flowers and trees. California gets a hard time for lacking all four season (skipping the crappy one), but there's jealously behind that criticism because while the east was truly buried by snow, we were at the beach. Everything was perfect until I remembered that beautiful weather here generally means beautiful weather in Tahoe and not a lot of snowfall. We have a snow escape planned, which means the sunny weather was suddenly become my enemy.
Planning vacations ahead means picking a time that works and hoping the weather will cooperate. We may have lost the bet on our Tahoe vacation. I've been assured there is still snow and all is fine, but who wants hard, icy snow? Soft powder is where it's at and unfortunately, that's not a Tahoe…currently. As everyone enjoys the sunshine, I privately hope for rain.


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