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No longer are gay-themed films relegated exclusively to contemporary coming-out stories and girl-meets-girl or boy-meets-boy romances. While those remain popular and universal themes (after all, who hasn't discovered their sexuality and fallen in love?), the remarkable increase in gay-content film over the past two decades has allowed filmmakers to depict other aspects of the gay experience and to redefine what "gay film" can be.
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To be sure, people enjoy a love story, so the festival kicks off Fri., Oct. 15, with an Irish romantic comedy, Goldfish Memory, that has men and women, homos and heteros, all struggling to find their match. The screening will be followed by a gala party.
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Welcome back to the wonderful world of Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle. I also have played a lot of that card, including RUG Shift for 3 months straight many eons ago. I haven't played it for a while, but I probably would try Breach for a bit. The main issue is that I know how to play Titanshift very well, but Breach is one I haven't played quite as much or had feedback from Grinders on much.
Indeed. There was a short while when breach was all the rage, but it's been off the radar for ages.
My favorite time with RG Breach was when most people played UR Treasure Cruise Delver or Rhino Pod. RG Breach just AAAATE those decks for lunch, having 4 Chalice of the Void main, 4 Anger of the Gods main, 4 Obstinate Baloth main, and a powerful clock. I think I almost never lost to those decks with RG Breach. Not to mention, the deck was okay vs. the rest of the meta, even if Affinity was a bit shaky.
Outside of that time, I've mostly just played Titanshift. I'm more comfortable with that.
It feels like a very good matchup. G1 I went to 8 infect counters and did Scapeshift for 18. G2 I kept a hand with Anger of the Gods. He spitted his hand and turn 3 my Anger took a Glistern Elf, a Noble Hierarch and a Dryad Arbor. Then I just holded the pressure with BBEs and a Huntmaster of the Fells to close the game.
G1 opp made Reality Smasher turn 3 and nothing else. I continued my ramp plan and getting the damage from Smasher to end the game with a huge Scapeshift. G2 he came a bit more agressive with Walking Ballista, Reality Smasher and Basillisk Collar. Opp spent his Warping Wails on my Farseeks, but it just delayed me. At 6 mana I made Summoner's Pact for Primeval Titan. He shooted it with Ballista + Cloak, but I already had enough lands for a Scapeshift for 54.
G1 we mulliganed to 6. I had a non-interactive hand, but I kept it hoping he weren't fast enough. I was wrong. G2 BBEs did all the job and Primeval Titan just came to put an end. G3 opp mulliganed to 5 and I had a solid hand.
G1 I mulliganed to 6 with a really poor hand and I was crushed by tons of Rift Bolts and Boros Charms. G2 I topdecked a Scapeshift at the right moment. G3 I tried to keep my life as high as possible (obviously!) and pressed him with a turn 3 Obstinate Baloth. He did what burn does and led me to 8 life with an eidolon on the battlefield and 1 card in hand (I had the baloth and 5 lands on the battlefield. My hand was: Scapeshift, Anger of the Gods, Primeval Titan, Abrade, Search for Tomorrow). My strategy line was kill eidolon, ramp and hope e doesn't draw a burn spell. But he did. 2 Lightning Helix were enough.
Well, ended the modern night 3-1 and some credits as prize. I'm pretty happy with the deck. It fells very solid against the decks of my meta. Its weakness are combos and decks heavy based on disruption.
1) Against discard, I guess our best option is simply redundancy : having 4 Primeval Titan, 4 Scapeshift and bringing in some more threats to overcome any discarding situation.
2) Against combo, we have to go faster and tune the sideboard. Storm is very unfavorable unless we have Relic of Progenitus / Damping Sphere combined with Lightning Bolt to shoot down their mana dork. Same thing for KCI : Abrade and Reclamation Sage are clutch cards. Ad Nauseam is unwinnable (when I was playing Ad Nauseam, I remember that the best matchup easily was Scapeshift and Tron).
Thoughts on this list? I'd suggest Carny T be in over Gaea. It was suggested maybe running 3-3 on explore and farseek.
Congratulations. Actually, Infect is usually a tough matchup. I think your draws just lined up with his well, including you not dying on turn 2 or 3 with protection up.
Valakut does indeed struggle with Combo, but disruption … not so much. Valakut does very well vs. Jund and the like, due to its redundancy. The only deck in my opinion that is more redundant than Titanshift is Tron.
*I actually do want to play Carnage Tyrant in the SB of Titanshift; I just can't justify paying that price for a card that will be $5 at rotation.
So I'm working on a deck list.. this is what I have worked up and would love any advice. This is the mainboard.
I loved Carnage Tyrant in TitanShift, when I played it. I would not play without it. And since there are a good time, until the card will get out of Standard, I would trade/buy one.
I even play the card in the sb of my BreachTitan deck, so I have backup plan vs Surgical effects.
Hey Afifthofjack how you doing? Stomping Ground is a 4-of. If you are using 2 for budget issues, that's ok, but the next investment I'd make would be +2 Stomping Grounds for sure. On the other hand, 4 Cinder Glade is too much. Some initial 7 may be tricky when you have 1 Cinder Glade, 1 Valakut and some ramps. I think 4 Explore is too much because it's the less reliable ramp of the deck. Explore is awesome in T2 or T3 when you're sure that you have the second land drop, but in mid and late game it starts to become less effective. Khalni Heart Expedition is a good replacement or a 2-2 split. I've tried Khalni Heart Expedition and it seems to be a really strong card as much mid as late game. Summoner's Pact is a card you NEED. It can save you allied with Reclamation Sage main deck and finish the game with Primeval Titan, or even Sakura-Tribe Elder (I've done this a lot of time). In a world of phoenixes and dredges I would exchange at least 2 Sweltering Suns for Anger of the Gods (keep 1 Sweltering Suns to dodge Meddling Mage, but it depends on your meta). Certainly Carnage Tyrant is going drop like a stone after rotation (take Deathmist Raptor as an example). So for now I'm using Gaea's Vengeance.
#2 is super spicy. Maybe not a TitanShift, but I had to post it here.
Great list : I'm thinking that Kruphix could become a good card maindeck as 2 copies for Burn and such.
At GP Toronto, Titanshift placed 4 with the exact same 60 I use (different lands here and there), so I think we are in good shape.
All Scapeshift players : against Mill, what do we do ? It feels HORIBLE.
Two gaea's blessing in SB make the deal for me.
Sorry, it's been a while guys. Is this where we post questions and other info on RG Breach as well? I have started to believe that Breach is actually a better meta call right now and want to start testing it. If it doesn't work out, I can always fall back on Titanshift for the Los Angeles Magic Fest.
For what it's worth, here's a list I'm looking at.
So I ran the deck at a 26 person FNM. Made some serious mistakes, namely in Round 2. The deck performed well though.
Round 1 vs. Temur Vannifar. I played essentially this deck last week against Breach and lost in 2 super quick games. This time, I have turn 3 Breach, but Woodfall Primus to bust up 2 lands. So instead of killing him if I had Primeval Titan, I just double Stone Rain and have a 5/5. He replays more lands and all I can do is leave a fetchland open with active Valakut to potentially nab a Kiki-Jiki. But he taps for Spellskite, then gets the Kiki-Jiki combo. Got me! In the next game, I don't have burn for his creatures, but I have him dead on turn 5. He kills me on his turn 4. 0-2.
Round 2 vs. Value Town. Terrible play including siding out 1 Valakut. Lol. That may turn out to be the biggest meme that I've signed up for in quite a while and that's saying a lot! I win the first game, grinding through a bunch of Path to Exiles. In the next game, I do turn 2 Anger of the Gods to wipe up 3 mana dorks. He gets there in the long game after Pathing my Titan, then finding all the Ghost Quarter action. His creatures are better than mine then. This was a pretty sad game. The next game is similar and I forget to SIDE IN MY 4th VALAKUT. I don't know what I was thinking, other than I was a bit tipsy from some Hennessey Cognac. I end up getting there late game, cracking a million clues, then Anger of the Gods on his board when Elspeth, Sun's Champion was about to ultimate, and having Relic of Progenitus to make sure the Knight either dies or taps to save itself, allowing a lethal attack from an 8/7 Tracker. He scoops because he does NOT have the 4th Path to Exile. 2-1.
Round 3 vs. RW Norin Sisters. Champion of the Parish into Thalia's Lieutenant, but it slows down. I Breach a Titan and wipe his board, except a single Soul's Attendant. I am at 4 life. He draws and plays Impact Tremors. I'm not sure why he likes this card, but he actually has killed me with it before. I do another Titan next turn to go with a Search for Tomorrow for lethal. In the next game, I Abrade a Ajani's Pridemate after a Soul Sister bumps it to 3/3. He doesn't have much more gas and I am free to land a Tracker, then Reclamation Sage off Summoner's Pact to kill Ghostly Prison. Then I play some Titans. Still had another Titan AND Woodfall Primus in hand. GAS. 2-0.
Round 4 vs. Zoo. Turn 1 Noble Hierarch. He does turn 2 Gruul Spellbreaker, then another one the following turn; both with Haste. I get Through the Breach to wipe most of his board, then finish him with Prime Time into ramp. In the next game, he does Wild Nacatl. Then he does another one, but doesn't have any more gas. I block one with Sakura-Tribe Elder, then Anger of the Gods. Then he does Huntmaster of the Fells, but I Abrade it. Then I have all of the bigger creatures like Tireless Tracker, then Prime Time. He scoops when his board is decimated. 2-0.
Considering getting back into MTGO with this deck. Looking at the version in 4th from the GP Toronto. It's only 89 tickets and seems to be doing well. No idea how to sideboard or anything. Any suggestions on what list to start with and a quick sideboard guide? Most of the sideboard cards seem self explanatory for certain matchups except tireless tracker, that for control also? What cards usually come out first? Thanks!
This is perfect, thank you! The one article in the link that shows a quick in/outs for each matchup is exactly what I needed while I figure the deck out. I've played against it plenty of times, but never actually played it myself. Bought all the cards last night and gonna give it a spin tonight.
Thanks,the article is great!!!!,one question, Tireless Tracker versus what decks is good? Only control and midrange decks?? Combo decks,for example: Ad nauseam, amulet Titan,is good the Tireless Tracker?


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There are several ways to finance your new home business such as getting a loan from your local bank, taking out a loan from your 401k or retirement savings or applying for a microloan from the Small Business Association.
When you are financing a home business, there are a few options to consider and the Small Business Association is one place that should not be overlooked. There are several ways to finance your new home business such as getting a loan from your local bank, taking out a loan from your 401k or retirement savings or applying for a microloan from the SBA.
The Small Business Association, which is sometimes referred to as the SBA, is an excellent source for small business advice and resources, providing an array of information for entrepreneurship. The SBA makes resources available to community lenders or intermediaries that make these types of loans to borrowers for small business start ups and newly established businesses.
One of the most popular programs is the microloan program. The maximum amount is $35,000, although, most of the loans are quite a bit less than that with the average being around $13,000. Everything is done locally and without discrimination, so it could be an excellent option when financing a home business.
A business profile will be needed to describe what type of business it is, length of time that the business has been operating, number of employees that you have and the figures of your annual sales. Create your own business profile as accurately as possible; it will be one of the most important things to provide, along with the financial records.
Lastly, you will need to describe your loan request. Type up a document that tells exactly what your business will be using the funds for and the loan amount that you are requesting. Be as detailed as possible; do not just say that it will be used for financing a home business. You may be asked if you have any collateral to secure financing, like any business equity or available cash.
Once you have all of your necessary documents in order and your business plan is complete, it will be time for you to call the bank to start your application. You might want an expert to glance over your business plans and documents for accuracy. There is an additional resource that the Small Business Association has available for business advice. It is called SCORE and it is an acronym that stands for Service Corps of Retired Executives.
These are professional business people that have been in your shoes and know how to advise small businesses for success. There is also another place where you can get counseling on a one-on-one basis and it is called the SBDC, which stands for Small Business Development Centers. You can find the information for both of these through the SBA website or by asking your local chapter.
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"The President and I work out every day," Obama has repeated over and over again.
Early morning routines for these two lovebirds include PILATES, CARDIO & WEIGHTS.
The 6'1″ Michelle adds: "I think the President serves as a good role model because as busy as he is, he exercises every day. It's a part of what keeps him going. You do get to a point where exercise becomes something that you need, like water, and we encourage all of our staff to make time to exercise.
Obama, who in Feb. 2010 launched the Let's Move Campaign to fight childhood obesity, says exercise is crucial for emotional health. Michelle, who says she's fitter now at 47 than ever before, has learned that happiness is tied to health.
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events by which vitamin D inhibits inflammation.
inflammatory attack, while levels considered adequate did inhibit inflammatory signaling.
D levels above 30 nanograms/milliliter."
20 ng/ml, although there is much scientific debate about optimum levels. Vitamin D has long been known to contribute to bone health by promoting the absorption of calcium.
its possible immune and inflammatory benefits.
Low vitamin D levels have been associated with several diseases including asthma, cancer, diabetes, and arthritis.
act on immune and inflammatory pathways.
LPS. The highest levels of inflammatory inhibition occurred at 50 ng/ml.
DNA and activate a gene known as MKP-1. MKP-1 interferes with the inflammatory cascade triggered by LPS, which includes a molecule known as p38, and results in higher levels of IL-6 and TNF-alpha.
Vitamin D Inhibits Monocyte/Macrophage Proinflammatory Cytokine Production by Targeting MAPK Phosphatase-1.
National Jewish Health (2012, February 23).
How vitamin D inhibits inflammation.
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Man 'uses raccoon to get around a breathalyser and is then attacked by it'
A police record, which is being shared on imgur, tells an interesting tale about a unique use of a furry animal - but is there any truth in it?
By Helena Horton 30 September 2015 • 22:12 pm
It was not this raccoon Credit: Photo: REX FEATURES
An irresistable story about a drunk sailor, a breathalyser and a raccoon captivated the internet when this 'document' was posted in an online forum.
It told the sorry tale of a marine who got into a spot of bother with the police in Camp Pendleton, San Diego, over his antics with a raccoon.
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• Conrad the dead raccoon gets candlelit street vigil in Toronto
An image which was shared widely on Imgur revealed how the inebriated man was served instant karma after thinking he had discovered an ingenious way to get round a breathalyser test.
The hero of the story got a bit too drunk on a night out and, after leaving the bar, decided to drive a vehicle that only opens if you pass a breathalyser test.
According to the 'police document', he failed the test, but then spied a raccoon and decided to put it to use. According to the memo, he 'utlized the raccoon' to blow into the breathalyser.
One of the best incident reports I've ever read
The poor raccoon then slipped into unconsciousness and he discarded it in the vehicle's footwell as he started the engine.
Unfortunately for the sailor, the animal then awoke and launched a ferocious attack while he was driving.
Apparently, not even a raccoon attack was enough for him to put the brakes on - he continued his leisurely drive until he crashed through a fence and 'came to a stop' in a swimming pool.
According to the police 'document', he was then charged with abuse of a public animal, and drunken or reckless driving.
As stories go, it's pretty unbelievable. If it sounds too good to be true, that's because it is.
A spokesman for the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps has since confirmed this story is an internet hoax.

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What are the content marketing best practices of converting blog visits into signups?
We've done a great job creating solid content and driving traffic (via social and SEO) based on those content. However all these visits have been just visits - we haven't been able to convert them into signups.
1) What are the best practices of converting blog visits into signups?
2) what kind of conversion % range shall we shoot for?
Having a smart call to action at the end of each blog post is generally a good practice. Make it stand out, and make sure to add value to the visitor by signing up.
I strongly recommend A/B testing (also called split-testing) your sign up call to action. That's the only way for you to improve the results of the signup rate.
In regards to the conversion rate it's extremely difficult to predict. Depends on your value proposition, quality of content, your industry and so much more. Best advice is just to get started and be smart about the a/b testing.
If you are running Wordpress I can strongly recommend OptinMonster to manage your call to actions. Unlike other solutions you won't have to pay a fortune, and it's very good.
I'd also like to throw some flame to the fire on the ever ongoing discussions about popups. They receive a lot of flak, but are extremely effective. You can expect up to 200% more signups by using exit intent popups. Again - make sure to offer value to the visitor.
-Evil pop ups are not so evil. If your content is good readers will stay on your site even if a signup comes up. Give the reader some time on your site before pushing the subscription (at least a minute), so they do not immediately click out of it.
-Simply adding more places on your blog where readers can signup is also a good strategy. For instance, in between thoughts if written in paragraphs. Word them differently so they don't get disregarded.
-Give clear reasons as to why subscribing is their only option, or is better than just paying your blog a visit every once in a while.
-Let readers know how often they will be receiving a newsletter, or whatever it is they are signing up for so they aren't afraid of getting bombarded by unnecessary emails.
-Make social sharing easy. I like premade tweets at the bottom of posts. Make the tweet relevant, short, and with a link back to the site to make sharing the blog more enticing. I recommend tweetlink; free, super easy to use, and has analytics. Having backing builds trust and a reason for people to signup. It will also ultimately bring in more views.
2. Measure conversion rate as an area to improve each week, or month depending on how often you're posting. See what posts people comment on, share or like best, ask people that do signup what they want more of and produce more similar content. You will gain affinity with readers and see conversions steadily increase.
Hope this helps and I would be happy to explain more with a call!
One of the best things you could do to convert your visitors into signups is offer an exclusive free item that they can only get if they sign up. Often called a "UVP," or Unique Value Proposition, this would be something compelling such as a free book download that would entice them to subscribe right now. I'd recommend also using a popover form to ensure your visitors see the offer.
Give something of value away.
In my own experience working to grow my email list over the past 6 months and having tested a number of different forms and types of forms, the places I give away a free digital download have a conversion rate 4x higher than the places where I try to entice people to sign-up to be subscribed to my newsletter or be updated when a post, i.e. app list, is updated.
I'm seeing that giving away a short course or tool is producing better results than an eBook, for example.
If you're using WordPress, Thrive Themes has some fantastic conversion-focused themes and plugins. I hesitated for a while to pull the trigger, however did about a month ago and haven't looked back!
I'm looking to add a new editing / writing service in that area. So I'm looking for a pilot client. If you're the right pilot client, then I'd do it free of charge.
I'd rethink the visitor action you seek. Your solid content drew them in, but are they ready to commit and signup for an account / purchase? Maybe not. But given they clicked through to said piece of solid content, they might want more of it, perhaps delivered to their inbox (i.e., a newsletter). Maybe consider that as the CTA: "Dig what you're reading here? We'll deliver it to your inbox once a month. Just enter your email address here..." It moves the user one step closer to signup / purchase. Then remarket at them.
1. Make sure you're offering the type of content that will attract the people you want to target.
2. Figure out: What do you want these people to do? What's your goal? Sign up for your newsletter list? And if that's the immediate goal, what's the end goal? More revenue? Paying customers?
3. How can you entice customers into signing up -- what can you offer beyond your awesome content? Maybe an ebook freebie? A webinar? These types of incentives will drastically increase your sign-up rate.
4. As someone else here mentioned, pop-ups work. We use Pippity or LeadPages on a few blogs and see conversion between 4-7%.


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Q: Null object reference error on container.createIfNotExists(); I am trying to work with Azure Blob Storage for an Android app by following the below link:
http://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/documentation/articles/storage-java-how-to-use-blob-storage/
I am using Android Studio
I am going fine till I get an exception in the line:
container.createIfNotExists();

This line gives the error:
Attempt to invoke interface method 'void com.android.okhttp.internal.http.Transport.writeRequestHeaders(com.android.okhttp.Request)' on a null object reference

Below are my imports:
import com.microsoft.azure.storage.*;
import com.microsoft.azure.storage.blob.*;

The java code:
try{
            System.out.print("Code Progess 2 ");
            CloudStorageAccount account = CloudStorageAccount.parse(storageConnectionString);
            System.out.print("Code Progess 3 ");
            CloudBlobClient serviceClient = account.createCloudBlobClient();
            System.out.print("Code Progess 4 ");

            // Container name must be lower case.
            CloudBlobContainer container = serviceClient.getContainerReference("myimages");
            System.out.print("Code Progess 5 ");
            container.createIfNotExists();
            System.out.print("Code Progess 6 ");

            // Upload an image file.
            CloudBlockBlob blob = container.getBlockBlobReference("image1.jpg");
            System.out.print("Code Progess 7 ");
            File sourceFile = new File("<Path to local image storage>");
            System.out.print("Code Progess 8 ");
            blob.upload(new FileInputStream(sourceFile), sourceFile.length());
            System.out.print("Code Progess 9 ");

            // Download the image file.
            File destinationFile = new File(sourceFile.getParentFile(), "image1Download.tmp");
            System.out.print("Code Progess 10 ");
            blob.downloadToFile(destinationFile.getAbsolutePath());
            System.out.print("Code Progess 11 ");
        }

catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.print("Exception encountered: ");
            System.out.println(e.getMessage());
            System.exit(-1);
        }

The logcat is as below:
01-09 20:54:02.072    2271-2287/com.rollcall.blob W/art﹕ Verification of void com.microsoft.azure.storage.blob.CloudBlobContainer.create(com.microsoft.azure.storage.blob.BlobRequestOptions, com.microsoft.azure.storage.OperationContext) took 334.218ms
01-09 20:54:02.140    2271-2287/com.rollcall.blob W/art﹕ Unresolved exception class when finding catch block: javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamException
01-09 20:54:02.141    2271-2287/com.rollcall.blob I/System.out﹕ Code Progess 1 Code Progess 2 Code Progess 3 Code Progess 4 Code Progess 5 Exception encountered: Attempt to invoke interface method 'void com.android.okhttp.internal.http.Transport.writeRequestHeaders(com.android.okhttp.Request)' on a null object reference

Can anyone tell me where I am going wrong?
Thanks

A: The getting started guide you refer to is specifically for Java. Are you using Java or Android Azure Storage client library for your sample? There is a separate android Azure Storage client library that you should use for building Android applications.
You can look at the readme document on Github repository to get started. Sample code on working with blob can also be found in the repository here

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Alanqa is a pterosaur which lived approximately 95 million years ago during the Middle Cretaceous Period. It was first discovered by paleontologists in the winter of 2008 near Bega, Africa. It was then given its name in 2010. The name Alanqa means "phoenix" in Arabic.
Alanqa pictures clearly show that this animal looked very much like other pterosaurs of its time. After all, it was a flying reptile which had a wingspan of about 20 feet and weighed around 200 pounds. However, paleontologists believe that this pterosaur was a bit different than others it had found. Paleontologists believe it is one of the first of the large-sized azhdarchid – flying reptiles which terrorized many of the small mammals of the Late Cretaceous Period. Azhdarchid would eventually reach the size of Quetzalcoatlus – a giant pterosaur which had a wingspan of over 30 feet!
However, one of the most interesting facts about Alanqa wasn't its position as the first azhdarchid or its large size, but instead the fact that many paleontologists aren't even sure if it was capable of flight. Despite its wings, some paleontologists think that this animal couldn't fly and merely hunted the ancient swamps of Africa like a therapod would. However, other paleontologists disagree and believe this animal hunted very much like a stork does today.
Unfortunately, there just isn't enough data available to determine who is right. Africa didn't exactly offer the best conditions for the preservation of pterosaur bones. And even when the pterosaurs bones fossilized, they were often crushed by the process. As a result, paleontologists have very few specimens to work from.
If Alanqa was indeed grounded, then it would have hunted small dinosaurs and any mammals it would have come across. If it could fly, it probably lived off of fish or scavenged carrion.


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Amidst the roil of war and instability across the Middle East, the West is still searching for ways to understand the Islamic world. Stéphane Lacroix has now given us a penetrating look at the political dynamics of Saudi Arabia, one of the most opaque of Muslim countries and the place that gave birth to Osama bin Laden.
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Syria: The President Enforces Death Sentences through a Formal Pardon Committee
Granting the President broad powers over the Special Pardon Committee manifests the Executive's dominance over the judiciary and the latter's lack of independence and impartiality
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Syrian citizens await the release of their relatives who are detained by the Syrian government at "The President's Bridge" in the center of the capital, Damascus. May 2022. Source: News Agencies.
On 21 April 2022, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued Legislative Decree No. 108 of 2022 ordering the reconstitution of the Special Pardon Committee in Syria's Ministry of Justice. The Decree was based on the Judicial Authority Law No. 98 of 1961 and the Syrian Code of Criminal Procedure No. 112 of 1950.
The newly formed Committee includes seven judges from the Ministry of Justice. The chief judge is Fouad Darwish, and the main members of the Committee are Muhammad Jamal al-Din al-Khatib, Ragheed al-Tutanji, Muhammad Maher Badawi, and Ziad Idris, as well as Mukhles Qaisiya and Yasser Ayyash, who deputize absent main members. The Committee was formed by a presidential decree in a structure provided for in Article 459 of the Syrian Code of Criminal Procedure.
It is noted that no female judges were included in the new Committee, which was formed nine days prior the issuance of the Amnesty Decree No. 7 of 2022.[1]
The reconstitution of the Special Pardon Committee only few days prior the issuance of the Amnesty Decree No.7 imply the intention of the Syrian government to review the pending death sentences referred to the Committee by the Minister of Justice.
Moreover, the new formed Special Pardon Committee will likely also review the pending death sentences made by the Syrian Criminal Courts. It is worth mentioning that on 21 October 2021, the dissolved Special Pardon Committee approved the enforcement of death sentences made against 24 convicts, some of whom were charged of arsons. The Committee referred to Articles 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578 of the Syrian Penal Code in its decision-making process.
Article 577 of the Penal Code prescribes the death penalty for an act of arson that leads to loss of life in the circumstances specified in Articles 573 and 574 and the penalty of hard labor for life in the circumstances specified in Articles 575 and 576 and half of this penalty added in case the arson caused permanent disability to a person.
Functions of the Special Pardon Committee and Competencies of the President
The Special Pardon Committee of the Ministry of Justice is a committee formed of five judges of the first rank, one of them shall be the chief, and they shall be appointed by a Presidential decree, such as Decree No. 108.
The Special Pardon Committee's mandate is to review final death sentences referred to it by the Criminal Courts, after being certified by the Syrian Court of Cassation. This Committee does not have the power to assess the death sentences made by extraordinary courts, including Counter-Terrorism Court, military courts, and field courts, or to propose for the pardon of these sentences.
The President of the Republic is the one who appoints and dismisses members of the Special Pardon Committee. This means that the Committee is inevitably dependent on the President in all its functions, starting from the approval of the files to be reviewed and ending with enforcing or repealing death sentences.
Article 43 of the Syrian Penal Code grants the President of the Republic the power to decide death sentences, as it states: "Any death sentence shall be reviewed by the Special Pardon Committee and the President of the Republic before its enforcement."
The President of the Republic approves death sentences issued by the Military Criminal Courts in accordance with Article 89 of the Military Penal and Criminal Procedure Code, which states: "Once the Court confirms the death sentence, the case will be referred to the office of the presidency of the republic by the chief of general staff of the Syrian army and the armed forces, after adding his notes and consulting the Defense Council, whether to authorize the execution or not.
How to Apply for Pardons?
Theoretically, Article 460 of the Syrian Code of Criminal Procedure states:
"1. The request for pardon is sent to the President of the State either directly or through the Minister of Justice based on a form signed by the convict, his representative, or one of his family members.
The stamps and fees of the form shall be waived."
However, in practice, being vague, the domestic laws are poorly understood by much of the Syrian people, which makes them unaware of their rights. Moreover, not all convicts can afford to hire a lawyer to follow their cases. That means that a mechanism is needed for informing those with final death sentences of their right to seek Presidential clemency.
STJ sees that the President of the Republic bears the greatest responsibility for the enforcement of death sentences given the broad powers he enjoys under Article 43 of the Penal Code and Article 454 of the Syrian Code of Criminal Procedure.
The Mechanism of Action of the Special Pardon Committee
Article 461 of the Syrian Code of Criminal Procedure states that "When the verdict of the death penalty is issued, the Minister of Justice shall immediately refer the papers of the case enclosed with the report of the prosecutor of the court which issued the verdict to the Pardon Committee. It will consider the case and give its opinion on the necessity of the execution of the death penalty or replace it with another penalty during five days at most.". The Committee shall exercise its mandate impartially and independently without any influence from the Executive Branch.
After hearing the statement and seeing the papers, the committee shall consider the accusation and the evidence it was built on, the reasons for the request for a pardon, and the reasons for the enforcement of the death penalty or replacing it with another. It shall give its opinion unanimously or by the majority to accept the pardon request, or enforce the death penalty, or replace it with another based on a report submitted to the Minister of Justice.
It should be noted that the decision of the Committee is not binding so the President can adopt it or not; that is what relevant legislation provides for. The Committee does not accept the requests for pardon for penalties lighter than death sentences, except under a presidential order, in accordance with Article 462 of the Syrian Code of Criminal Procedure.
In case the President rejects the pardon request filed by convicts with a penalty of hard labor for life or with a ten years or more imprisonment sentence, the convicts with the "hard labor" sentences would be prevented from applying for a new pardon within the next three years, while those of the"imprisonment" would not be able to request pardons in the next two years. The prevention period starts from the date on which the convict was informed of the rejection of his first pardon, according to Article 467 of the Syrian Code of Criminal Procedure.
On 21 October 2021, the Ministry of Justice announced on its official Facebook page the execution of 24 people over "acts of terrorism". The death sentences against those convicts were reviewed by the Special Pardon Committee and then ratified by the Court of Cassation.
Those executed had been deprived of their right to appeal against their sentences, which were made summarily in violation of the 2012 Syrian Constitution in force, whose Article 51 Paragraph 3 states: "The right to conduct litigation and remedies, review, and the defense before the judiciary shall be protected by the law, and the state shall guarantee legal aid to those who are incapable to do so, in accordance with the law."
We can conclude that the President of the Republic (head of the Executive Branch(has broad powers that allow him to interfere with the work of the judicial authority. The Syrian President headed the High Judicial Council and he is the one who appoints the members of the Constitutional Court and those of the Special Pardon Committee, contrary to what the current Syrian Constitution stipulates in its Article 132: "The judicial authority is independent; and the President of the Republic insures this independence assisted by the Supreme Judicial Council." And Article 134: "1. Judges are independent and there is no authority over them except that of the law". The President's wide powers in the judicial area also contradict the Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1985. The Principles affirmed that the independence of the judiciary shall be guaranteed by the State and enshrined in the Constitution or the law of the country. It is the duty of all governmental and other institutions to respect and observe the independence of the judiciary.
Image (1) – A copy of the Legislative Decree No. 108 on the reconstitution of the Special Pardon Committee.
To read the report in full as a PDF, follow this link.
[1] For further info on the Amnesty Decree No. 7, please see: "Syria: Amnesty Decree No.7 is an Inadequate Step Considering Law No. 19 and the Counter-Terrorism Court", STJ, 25 May 2022, https://stj-sy.org/en/syria-amnesty-decree-no-7-is-an-inadequate-step-considering-law-no-19-and-the-counter-terrorism-court/ (last accessed: 3 June 2022).
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KINGS AND KINGSHIP
A king (manujinda, narinda or ràjà) is a hereditary male ruler of royal descent. The Buddha defined a king as `the chief of men' (ràjà mukhaü manussànaü, Sn.568). Different religions have different theories about the origins and nature of kingship. The Bible says that all rulers derive their power from God and, thus, to obey the king is to obey God (Romans 13, 1-2). In Europe this doctrine came to be known as `the divine right of kings'. Confucianism taught a similar idea called `the mandate of Heaven' (tianming). According to Shinto, Brahmanism and later Hinduism, kings actually were gods. It naturally followed from all these ideas that a king's legitimacy was not derived from his fitness to rule but from divine assent or approval.
The Buddha had an entirely different and more realistic concept of kings and kingship. In the Agga¤¤a Sutta he posited a social contract theory of monarchy. In ancient days, he said, people saw the need for some form of government and so they elected from amongst themselves a person who they thought would be best able to rule them. According to the Hindu myth, the first king of India was Mahàsammata, a name whose origin the Buddha reinterpreted in support of his idea to mean `elected by the many' (D.III,93; Ja.II,352). Thus according to the Buddhist theory, kings derived their legitimacy from general consent, i.e. from the people they ruled. It followed from this that a king retained his right to rule only for so long as his subjects benefited from it. Several stories in the Jàtaka implicitly suggest that people had a right to overthrow a king who was cruel, unjust or incompetent (Ja.I,326; III,513-14; VI,156).
Such ideas were far too ahead of their time and there is little evidence that they were ever applied. However, the Buddha's teaching of good governance had some influence in making kings more humane. The best example of this is Asoka who was probably being completely genuine when he said: `All subjects are my children. I wish for them what I wish for my own children Ý their welfare and happiness both in this world and the next.'
While the Tipiñaka and later literature always exhort kings to abide by Buddhist values, the general impression they give, almost certainly based on hard experience, is of kings as despotic, arbitrary, self-indulgent and ruthless. `Kings are fickle-minded', `Kings are cruel', `Like a raging fire, kings are dangerous to be near'(Ja.IV,432; V,345; VI,419). Some were described as being `like dust in the eye, like grit in the soup, like a thorn in the heel' (Ja.II,240). When King Milinda asked Nàgasena if they could have a discussion on the Dhamma the latter said: `Sire, I will discuss with you if you do so like a learned person and not like a king.' Milinda asked what the difference was between these two approaches and Nàgasena replied: `When the learned are discussing, beliefs are overturned, theories are unravelled, assertions are refuted, ideas are accepted, points are made and other points are made against them. When kings are discussing they say something and punish anyone who disagrees with it' (Mil.28-9).
Whether kings were good or bad, they had great power, and the Buddha modified some of his teachings so as to avoid coming into conflict with them. In deference to the monarch he said that a person could not join the Saïgha until they have fulfilled any obligations they had to the king (Vin.I,39) and that Vinaya rules could be changed if the king required it (Vin.I,137). At the same time he told monks and nuns to steer clear of royal courts so as not to get involved in all their intrigues, jealousies and temptations (A.V,81).
The three kings who appear most frequently in the Tipiñaka are Pasenadi of Kosala, Bimbisàra of Magadha and his son and heir Ajàtasattu. It was about two years after his enlightenment that the Buddha first met King Pasenadi in Sàvatthi, the capital of Kosala (S.I,68). Impressed by his teaching, the king and his chief queen Mallikà soon became two of the Buddha's most dedicated disciples. Many discourses in the Tipiñaka record dialogues between the Buddha and the king and nearly all the discourses in one chapter of the Saüyutta Nikàya consists of such dialogues (S.I,68-102). Pasenadi's genuine integration of the Dhamma into his life is nowhere better illustrated than by the fact that his commitment to the Buddha's teachings did not prevent him from having respect for and being generous towards other religions (S.I,78; Ud.14). According to tradition, Pasenadi had two sons, one of whom, Brahmadatta, became a monk (Th.441-6).
Bimbisàra came to the throne at the age of 15 and ruled for 52 years. He had met Prince Siddhattha briefly while he was still a wandering ascetic (Sn.408-9), again in the year after his enlightenment and on several subsequent occasions. Bimbisàra donated one of his pleasure gardens, the Bamboo Grove, to the Buddha to be used as a monastery (Vin.I,35). Although Buddhist tradition says Bimbisàra was a devout Buddhist there is no discourse in the Tipiñaka addressed to him. Like many Indian kings, he probably supported all religions and each claimed him as one of their followers.
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