I absolutely love this Josh! I can't wait to pick up a copy and show it off. Fantastic man! I immediately thought of you as I skimmed through it. The thought crossed my mind "We could do this!" A small book or passage. That would be a neat project for crescere. Super-cool!


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200 Judges Marked For Intimidation, False Allegations By Buhari Administration – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the APC Federal Government, which he described as failed, has marshalled out a satanic onslaught to intimidate 200 Judges, especially those of the Federal Judiciary.
By Kalada Jumbo
Simeon Nwakaudu, Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor on Electronic Media disclosed this to newsmen in Port Harcourt on Sunday, February 3.
Governor Wike said that strategic credible intelligence intercepted by him revealed that a Federal Minister told a gathering that following the destabilization of the Supreme Court, the next target will be the Court of Appeal and Federal High Court.
Speaking during the central healing service of the Greater Evangelism World Crusade on Sunday in Port Harcourt, Governor Wike said that the APC Federal Government has collected the asset declaration forms of 200 Judges from the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) for the planned mass onslaught.
He said: "I intercepted a discussion by a Minister of the Federal Executive Council where he was telling a gathering that they are happy that they have dealt with the Supreme Court. The Minister said that the next set would be the Court of Appeal Judges and the Federal High Court judges. The Minister said any judge that fails to cooperate will face trump up charges and compelled to resign .
"This APC Federal Government has gone to the Code of Conduct Bureau to get the asset declaration forms of 200 Judges. Any judge that fails to follow their evil plot, will be harassed with false allegations and persecution".
The governor noted that the APC Federal Government will generate several false allegations to compel upright judges to resign from the bench.
Governor Wike called on the Church to pray for the Federal Judiciary to survive the deadly siege of the APC Federal Government.
He said: "The Church should continually pray for the Federal Judiciary. The Judiciary in Nigeria is under siege. If anything happens to the judiciary, our democracy is in trouble.
"The Church needs to pray for the judges to remain strong in the face of intimidation and harassment."
On the forthcoming general elections, Governor Wike urged the people to vote for the revival of the country. He said the country is not doing well and needs to make progress.
He thanked the Church for praying for peaceful and credible polls in Rivers State.
International Director of Greater Evangelism World Crusade, Pastor Isaac Olori said the forthcoming general elections are crucial to the country moving away from the era of underdevelopment and siege.
He said that the Church shares in Governor Wike's passion for prayers as a platform for making a difference in a Christian society.
Pastor Olori said every leader must have a listening ear and the ability to respond to the needs of the people by addressing their challenges.
He said: "We are not looking for helpless people to lead us . We want leaders with capacity. That is why the forthcoming elections are very important.
"If anyone is looking for leadership, be prepared to make a difference in the society".
Pastor Mrs Nonye Numbere led prayers for peaceful, free and fair elections in Rivers State and Nigeria.
The Church led by the International Director, Pastor Isaac Olori prayed for Governor Wike, his family and the Rivers State Government.
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Yaoundè (Agenzia Fides) – "We thank everyone for the solidarity shown during our captivity. It was no easy experience. In those difficult days our thoughts and prayers went to the Martyrs of our Congregation. For our part we experienced the warmth of your prayers and affection. At present we are at our parish in Douala and want to start negotiations for the release of our driver Jerry Berson. We are all alive. Although information referred to Jude, Placid, Abel and the driver, there were actually five of us! Fr. Yene Anaclet, the local parish priest who came to negotiate our release, was also held by the kidnappers. Now he too has been released and we are all in Douala": this was the first message issued, sent also to Fides, from the three Claretian missionaries abducted in Cameroon on 23 November and released yesterday 29 November.
For its part the Claretian Congregation said "We thank God for the release of our missionary confreres abducted on 23 November . We are grateful for all the messages of solidarity, communion and prayers. May God bless us all!": this was the message issued by the Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Maria (Claretians), sent also to Fides, which announced the release. The Congregation is celebrating for the release of the confreres of the Independent Delegation of Cameroon.
I missionaries released are: Fr Giuda Taddeo Langhe, Apostolate Prefect and director of "Pubblicaciones Claretianas del Camerun"; Fr. Placide Muntong Gweh, student Abel Fondem Ndia, and lastly also Fr.Yene Anaclet. The Claretians abducted on 23 November by secessionists present in the Anglophone area of the country, were on the way to Munyenge with humanitarian aid for the people suffering because of fighting in the area. (see Fides 26/11/2018). The missionaries are now in Douala, but the driver, also taken prisoner, is still in the hands of the kidnappers.


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Cuban Film Furor and Other News
May 31, 2007 by Jon Frater Leave a Comment
It's official: as of June 22, I will be leaving my post as the Digital Resources Librarian at the Academy to morph into the Technical Service Librarian at the Metropolitan College of New York. The move will involve more money, better hours (or more convenient hours, since my schedule must jibe with their vendors', who are all on the west coast giving me some leeway in navigating the morning rush), and very different challenges. But there really was a significant amount of money involved.
Anyway, I've made a list of my current responsibilities that I now have to train the other two librarians in my department to do–this morning we're producing the Grey Literature Report, which means teaching a non-techie some tricks involving Microsoft Access. But while I'm waiting for my coworker to get settled in, I thought I'd post this tidbit from the MEDLIB-L listserv:
Screening of Cuban Film Sets Off Firestorm
by: Kristin Boyd, Staff Writer (Princeton Packet, Princeton new Jersey)
Library Responds to Accusations that Human Rights Film Festival Distorts Conditions in Cuba
The Princeton Public Library has inadvertently set off a firestorm of criticism involving Cuba, health care and human rights.
According to some critics, two of the 15 films shown during the
library's annual Human Rights Film Festival last weekend are
"propaganda" and do not accurately reflect life in Cuba.
"I think it's outrageous to have a film festival at a public library
that leaves out all the realities of Cuba, especially when you have
thousands of witnesses to the human rights violations," said Maria C.
Werlau, executive director of Cuba Archive, an organization that
collects information about the country.
Ms. Werlau and Princeton Township resident Fausta Wertz raised issue
with the documentaries "The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak
Oil" and "Salud! What Puts Cuba on the Map in the Quest for Global
Health Care."
Ms. Wertz attended the festival; Ms. Werlau, a Summit resident, did not.
"To have a film that is clear propaganda and that is far removed from
the reality of the average Cuban seemed pretty outrageous," Ms. Werlau
said. "And to have a film festival that doesn't address the blatant and
egregious human rights violations in Cuba seems really unbalanced."
Leslie Burger, library director, said the film festival committee had
no intentions to glorify Cuba. "Salud!" and "The Power of Community"
were chosen because of the issues they addressed, not where they were
filmed.
"They felt it was unbalanced because there were two films that were
holding Cuba up as a model, and that really wasn't it," Ms. Burger
said. "It wasn't a Cuban film festival. It was a human rights festival.
The conversations we were trying to have were about education and
energy and health care and immigration and disaster relief."
You might want to compare what's in this article to the recent hullaballo that appeared over the screening of Michael Moore's new film "Sicko," about the Cuban health care system. Having no stake in this argument one way or the other I think I can safely say this is a political argument, not one of true substance. (If you want to see what Moore said about the situation, click here.)
I'm the first to admit that I don't get what makes people nuts about Cuba. That's not entirely fair–if I'd been chased out of my home by a hostile government (as many Cubans surely were), I'd be pissed off, too. There can be no arguing about that. (As it is, my mother's mother's family barely made it out of the Ukraine in 1926.) There's also no way to get around the fact that Cuba is–compared to what most people in the U.S. are used to–a bit of a hell-hole in terms of quality of life. Clearly, the place is not heaven on earth, or any kind of paradise, Communist or otherwise. But it's better than some places–Zimbabwe, Darfur and Iraq are three contenders that come to mind, if perhaps not in that order.
At any rate, the island has managed to do a few things that nobody else has: figure out what it takes to live without enormous infusions of cash from the USSR, for one. Threaten the U.S. with nuclear weapons (also from the USSR) for another. Provide a basic level of public health care to every citizen, for a third. Mostly, Castro has been very successful in one major respect: he has told the U.S. to sit on it over and over and over again and gotten away with it.
I think that is what people are most pissed about–on the political level anyway. On an economic level, there are nearly two million self-exiled Cubans living in Miami angry as hell that they had to leave their homes at gunpoint and waiting for the day when Castro dies or his government collapses when they may one day return (with U.S. military backing, no doubt) to reclaim their rightful places at the helm of their homeland. Well, maybe that will happen one day. They may want to consider that the folks who stayed behind might have something to say about that.
The fact that many of the folks who condemn the idea of lifting the ban on visiting or doing business with Cuba are the same folks who don't think it a bad thing to take trillions of dollars from the Chinese and Vietnamese to help float what's left of our economy. Both commie countries, both favored trading partners of the U.S. of A. Sounds like a double standard to me. I won't even mention the fact that everyone else in the western hemisphere is perfectly happy to do business with Cuba if we won't.
Anyway, my lousy two cents is to say "big deal." Back to the Grey Lit Report.
Filed Under: Current Events
Memorial Day History Lesson
I've been away for a bit and it's been amazingly busy at the Academy library, but in response to stuff like this and bits like this , I feel that I must respond by posting links to the full text of the United States Constitution and the Declaration of Independence (in that order). I chose that order for the simple reason that according to Google, more people do searches for the former (upwards of 38 million hits) than the latter (a mere 1.1 million) which is, in my view, a ray of sunshine in an otherwise depressing sea of current events ("Anna, Anna, ANNA!!!.") Yowza.
That said, the links I posted are to the website of the U.S. National Archives, which for the time being at least is still an amazing authority on the history of these documents and their online presentation is exceptional.
Enjoy! And enjoy the three-day weekend.
Filed Under: Politics
Best Library Funding Idea Ever
May 9, 2007 by Jon Frater Leave a Comment
This made it into today's Metro (the free NYC newspaper, not the library group) as well as theglobeandmail.com:
Vienna's public library raises cash with erotica hotline
May 8, 2007 at 6:12 AM EDT
VIENNA — This isn't the typical whispering you might expect to hear at a library.
Vienna's City Hall has launched a "sex hotline" to raise money for the capital's main public library, officials said Tuesday.
It's unusual, but it's not particularly raunchy: Callers pay the
equivalent of 53 cents (U.S.) a minute to listen to an actress read
breathless passages from erotica dating to the Victorian era.
City Hall set up the hotline earlier this month to help the library
raise cash for planned remodelling and expansion, Austrian media
Anne Bennent, a famous Austrian stage and film star, reads passages
from the Vienna library's collection of 1,200 works of erotic fiction
from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, the library said.
Officials said the hotline would be operational through May 31.
I, for one, am axniously awaiting news of what the Dutch libraries are planning for their fund-raising activities in 2007.
Filed Under: Articles & Nifty Links
EPA Quietly Resumes Dismantling Library System
I think the headline says it all, but you can click here for the whole story. I posted an excerpt behind the cut.
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Filed Under: Articles & Nifty Links Tagged With: closing, EPA, government, library
You Have Nothing to Fear From Islam
Charlie Reese—who is in my mind not exactly a bastion of liberal thought— explains why in this article. One of the better points he makes is this one:
If Muslims really desired to conquer the world, don't you think it's strange that we've been living in peace with them for nearly a millennium and a half, except for those times when we attacked them (the Crusades, the European colonial movement and our invasion of Iraq)? Don't forget either that some of the countries the Bush administration calls allies are themselves Muslim – Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, etc.
The moral of the story is simple: if you're afraid that if we pulled out of Iraq, the Arab hordes would swim to our shores and knife us in our sleep, relax, it's not going to happen. What you should worry about more is the fact that our government is presenting that idea as a foregone conclusion–which it cannot be since it hasn't happened.
Being prepared and willing to defend our soil is one thing. Swallowing government propoganda is another. The first can be defended on principle, but not the second.
At the very least, the article is worth the five minutes it takes to read. Enjoy!
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More Awards and a Bit About the Iraqi NationalLibrary
Looking for a real challenge? Try being the Director/Head Honcho/Guy in Charge of the Iraqi National Library. This is not a job for the faint hearted.
In lighter news that's closer to home (for me, that is) the Academy has won honors for our website. In the words of our communications director:
"The Academy's website has been awarded the 2007 Cyber Space Award from the New
York Society of Association Executives, an honor for which the entire staff
should be proud. The award recognizes "outstanding immediacy of overview, ease
of navigation, aesthetics, consistency, timeliness of content, internal search
capabilities, usefulness, interact-ability, originality, and Internet vision."
Woot for us! [APPLAUSE]
Filed Under: Library Resources


Over the last few months I have been busy and In a way I haven't as I have had some time off sick due to a condition that I suffer with but I have tried to do as much as possible from home.
For those who were given the first slot of free shares back in 2013, from 15th October 2016, you will now be able to withdraw 613 of the 832 (pro-rata) shares which at today's rate are currently valued at £2,969.98 (613 Shares according to Equnti). You should always bear in mind that until October 2018 you will have to pay tax and national insurance. Don't be in a rush to sell them if you don't need them.
Remember, the share price can go up as well as down, the current share price is 35p a share lower than last week this is roughly equivalent to a value loss of £214.55 (613 Shares). Be aware that the price could tumble if a lot of employee's sell their shares at the same time. It is always advised that you seek financial advice before committing to selling your shares. But as it is your shares, it is up to you.
While doing some research I have come across some very interesting stats regarding Mental Health in Youth especially those who are under 20. The link below should take you to the page but it's of particular interest if you so suffer with Mental Health issues or are BAME or LGBT. It says to me that the people suffering although they may feel like it they are by far not alone.
Following on from the cancelled April meeting, this meeting went ahead in London and proved to be a very successful one and I came away with a lot to help with Youth Recruitment into the union and the potential to help other reps in other branches with their recruitment. This is great because Trade Union membership is in a constant decline especially on the Under 30's side. Working with the committee I have developed a presentation to take to other union branches in the region.
If you feel you are being bullied or harassed please let your rep know as soon as possible so they can help put a stop to it.
The CWU has a bullying and harassment helpline and contact form as well as the examples of bullying on the following link.
You should find in the attachments a myth buster about joining the union that has been forwarded on to me by the Area Processing Rep. It's not long winded and is beneficial on those occasions when someone is trying to discourage you from joining a union.
The NYEE is due to take place in the next couple of weeks for a weekend in Sheffield, I am looking forward to meeting other Youth Officers and members across both parts of the union and if it is anything like last year it is a great weekend. If you are interested in going to next years NYEE please take a look at the link below and contact me about how to get involved.
National Youth Education Event – What's that all about?
If you have any suggestions or advice about what is included in this newsletter, please let me know!
The next newsletter is due in December.


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If J. Edgar Hoover were to say that the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) has most of the American communists under its eye, would you feel pretty sure it was true, or wouldn't you?
Hoover was the highly popular head of the FBI in this era, having been the leader of the nation's top police agency since 1924. Five months before this survey, 78% told Gallup they had a favorable opinion of the director, with only 2% having an unfavorable opinion.
Hoover was a passionate anti-communist who established programs relying on wiretaps, surveillance and the infiltration of left-wing groups to fight the so-called Red Scare. Under Hoover, FBI agents helped build the case against Americans Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. The two were convicted of espionage in 1951 and were executed in 1953.
By 1954, the FBI had arrested more suspected American communists, at the same time U.S. Rep. Joseph McCarthy was nationally known for having chaired hearings in the House of Representatives investigating alleged communists in government. In later years, Hoover wiretapped Martin Luther King Jr. on the unfounded suspicion that the civil rights leader was an American communist.
Hoover's obsession with perceived American communism continued unabated until he died in office in 1972. Americans were positive about Hoover right to the end, with about three-quarters in 1971 rating the job he had done as excellent (41%) or good (33%), another 10% calling it fair, and just 7% poor or bad.
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Police ban Indian Christian families from worship, accuse them of false conversion
CP Current Page: World | Sunday, January 10, 2021 | Coronavirus →
By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Follow | Sunday, January 10, 2021
Indian Catholic devotees offer the way of the cross prayers after an Ash Wednesday service at Saint Mary's Basilica in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad, on March 5, 2014. | AFP via Getty Images/Noah Seelam
Police in the southern Indian state of Karnataka have banned 15 Christian families from gathering for worship services based on the presumption that they must have been coercively or fraudulently converted to Christianity as they are not Christian by birth.
The deputy superintendent of police of Karnataka's Hassan District and his colleagues summoned the families in Bannimardatti village this week and asked them to prove that they were Christian, accusing them of availing benefits provided by the government as both Christians and Hindus, persecution watchdog International Christian Concern reported.
The officer then ordered the Christians to not gather for worship services in their village.
"This is the final attempt of Hindu radicals using the state police to clamp down on Christian activities," a local Christian was quoted as saying. "They have tried everything including social boycotts and physical beatings. However, local Christians remained faithful in the midst of continued harassment."
Karnataka is governed by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, which also governs at the federal level. Incidents targeting Indian Christians have risen steeply since 2014 when Narendra Modi of this party came to power.
The country is ranked No. 10 on Christian support organization Open Doors' 2020 World Watch List of the countries where it's most difficult to be a Christian.
Last month, India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, approved a controversial anti-conversion law that experts warn will "incite more religiously motivated violence" as attacks on Christians and other religious minorities continue to escalate.
ICC noted that historically, radical Hindu nationalists have used the "specter of mass religious conversions to Christianity as justification to pass similar laws limiting religious freedom," though Christians make up just 2.3% of the population.
Earlier this month, a Korean Christian, 50-year-old Mi Kyung Lee of Seoul, and three Indian citizens were imprisoned in Uttar Pradesh for providing food and other aid to the poor. Accused of fraudulent conversion attempts, the four individuals were the first to be imprisoned under the state's anti-conversion law, according to Morning Star News.
Raj Kumar Masih, an organizer overseeing the distribution of aid, told the outlet that he had organized relief aid to thousands of people since obtaining permission from the Additional District Magistrate on March 23, 2020. Aid was distributed in various areas, including at his church site.
Similar anti-conversion laws have also been enacted in the states of Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.
These laws embolden Hindu militant groups to make false accusations against Christians. Police often overlook violence perpetrated against believers due to the false accusations of forced conversions.
India was not named by the U.S. State Department last year as among the "countries of particular concern" that have "engaged in or tolerated systematic, ongoing and egregious violations of religious freedom."
In a statement to The Christian Post, advocacy group The Federation of Indian American Christian Organizations of North America said it was "deeply disappointed" India did not receive the CPC designation in 2020.
"The national government allowed violence against minorities and their houses of worship to continue with impunity and engaged in and tolerated hate speech and incitement to violence," FIACONA said. "The Indian government headed by the Hindu nationalist BJP party continues to claim so conveniently that all such violence against Christians in India is isolated incidents and not the policy of the government."
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 Giochi olimpici
Pechino 2008: oro nel sincro 10m e nella piattaforma 10m.
Londra 2012: oro nel sincro 10m e nella piattaforma 10m.
Rio de Janeiro 2016: oro nel sincro 10m.

 Mondiali di nuoto
Melbourne 2007: oro nel sincro 10m e argento nella piattaforma 10m.
Roma 2009: oro nel sincro 10m e argento nella piattaforma 10m.
Shanghai 2011: oro nel sincro 10m e nella piattaforma 10m.
Barcellona 2013: oro nel sincro 10m e argento nella piattaforma 10m.
Kazan 2015: oro nel sincro 10m e bronzo nel team event.

 Coppa del Mondo di tuffi
 Changshu 2006: oro nel sincro 10m
 Pechino 2008: oro nella piattaforma 10m e nel sincro 10m
 Changzhou 2010: oro nel sincro 10m e argento nella piattaforma 10m
 Londra 2012: oro nella piattaforma 10m e nel sincro 10m
 Shanghai 2014: oro nel sincro 10m
 Rio de Janeiro: oro nel sincro 10m
 Giochi asiatici
Doha 2006: oro nel sincro 10m e argento nella piattaforma 10m.
Canton 2010: oro nel sincro 10m.
Incheon 2014: oro nel sincro 10m.

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In this podcast, Joseph Merrick, the society�s new Communications Director, discusses his aims for the next year.
St Joseph�s Young Priest's Society exists to help student clerics on their journey to Priesthood. The Society fosters vocations to the priesthood and religious life. It assists students for the priesthood both financially and by prayer. It promotes the vocation of the laity and fosters a greater understanding and love of the Mass.
The Society works through a branch group which is formed in the parish with the approval of the parish priest. Each branch meets monthly, to pray and to organise the Society�s activities in its community.
The task of fostering vocations depends on the whole Christian community. By being involved in St. Joseph�s Young Priests Society we can help in this important work and also support our priests.
St. Joseph's Young Priests Society has hundreds of branches all over Ireland.
St. Joseph's Young Priests Society has helped out colleges from around the world. Countries include Brazil, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Ethiopia, France, Gambia, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Korea, Liberia, Lithuania, Malawi, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Ukraine, Zambia and Zimbabwe.


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Ranking 5 years of Canucks GM Jim Benning's July 1 free agent signings
Trevor Beggs
Jun 28 2019, 5:54 am
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Jim Benning is on the cusp of enjoying his sixth straight July 1 as general manager of the Vancouver Canucks.
That's hard to believe for a myriad of reasons.
Even the most staunch Benning supporters might attest to the fact that July 1 hasn't been his best day on the calendar. While there have been some astute free agent signings over the last five years, he's chalked up more losses than wins.
So, what does that leave in store for free agency this year? Benning is reportedly chasing a top-four defenceman, and he's courting Tyler Myers as well. There's also been talk that the Canucks are interested in a top-six winger, such as Gustav Nyqvist.
To get an idea of what might happen, here's a look at Benning's first five years of free agency, ranked from best to worst.
1. Vrbata and Miller bolster Canucks in 2014
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If Benning wants to win fans over, he might want to channel his workings from 2014. Fresh off of trading Ryan Kesler in a sticky situation, Benning went out and signed Ryan Miller to a three-year, $18 million contract.
The contract was fair, and did give the Canucks some stability in goal after the Roberto Luongo fiasco. Miller played well in Vancouver, despite backstopping some porous teams defensively.
Benning also hit a home run with the Radim Vrbata signing, when he inked him to a two-year, $10 million contract. Vrbata was worth every penny in year one before falling off in year two. This was by far Benning's best work during free agency during his five years in Vancouver.
2. At least we got Beth Bartkowski in 2015
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This was the lone "no news is good news" kind of free agency for the Canucks. There was one trade that wasn't well received, when Benning traded Zack Kassian and a fifth-rounder for 30 games of Brandon Prust.
That move didn't work out, and neither did the Matt Bartkowski signing. However, Bartkowski was only signed for one season, and there were some good memories from his excitable mom Beth to get Canucks fans through a miserable season.
The rest of Benning's work on this day consisted of signing Richard Bachman and re-signing Yannick Weber. Not stellar, but not detrimental by any means.
3. The grit factor in 2018
Say what you want about Jay Beagle, his face-off prowess or his penalty killing ability, there was no reason to hand a fourth-line player a four-year $12 million contract. That deal was a gross overpayment for a player who's already trending downwards.
The signing of Tim Schaller for two years was also a complete bust. He didn't even score a goal until the tail end of the season and found himself as a regular popcorn-nibbler in the press box for the Canucks. He could likely be buried in the minors to begin next season.
One good thing did come from this day, and that was from Antoine Roussel signing the same contract as Jay Beagle. Although they're at the same pay grade, Roussel showed some surprising playmaking ability and actually provided some of that aforementioned grit for the Canucks. He was a welcome addition to the team, and will be missed in October while he's recovering from a torn ACL.
4. A bunch of nothing in 2017
The Canucks made a barrage of signings in 2017. None of them worked out.
Sam Gagner was buried in the minors after just one season. Anders Nilsson was mostly terrible after a brief hot start. Alex Burmistrov bolted back to Russia, never to be seen again. Michael Del Zotto became a regular healthy scratch before being traded.
There's the old saying, take as many shots as you can to see what sticks. Well, the Canucks took a bunch of shots during this period of free agency, and nothing worked out.
5. Eriksson ain't no triplet in 2016
There's no doubt that the Loui Eriksson contract is currently the worst one on the Canucks' roster. It's an albatross that's going to be damn near impossible to move, although Eriksson sure is doing his best to get out Vancouver, so there's that.
Benning's other signings also epitomized mediocrity in Vancouver. He took a gamble on Philip Larsen, which didn't work out. Benning also signed Michael Chaput, who ended up playing 68 games for the Canucks during the following season.
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It has poured rain here in Southern California for the last few days.
All of the cliches are true about the rain here. Southern Californians don't know what to do, how to drive, and get flustered as they dig behind their surfboards and beach chairs looking for an umbrella which ends up with a spoke being somehow bent and sticking out and far more like a deadly weapon than something to keep the water off.
But what we do know is that when the weather "turns", it forces the whole family inside (including the So Cal cats who also seem confused), the board games come out, and nothing sounds better than a nice Irish Coffee.
The Bean Coffee Company roasts our amazing McBean's Irish Cream, which is delicious straight, with a little whiskey and whipped cream, or over vanilla ice cream.
We really are thinking of our friends east of us, and hope that Spring finds you soon!
Recipe for coffee lovers! Irish Coffee Tiramisu Cheesecake recipe for your next dinner party, special event, book club, or just for the heck of it. Takes a little time, but so worth it!


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Since I found the cupcake template--which I can't find again--I've been using it for everything! My family has a lot of summer birthdays, so everyone is getting cupcakes.
Oh, yeah, I'm also keeping most of the cards very clean and simple in design. This is just striped paper on cardstock. After I found an ink that coordinated with the stripes, I also used it around the edges of the cupcake. The cupcake is attached to the card with dimensional adhesive, so it stands out a bit.
I haven't made many gate fold cards, because I usually don't think about it. I tried to choose a lemon-yellow cardstock, and I paired it with this pink/yellow checked pattern. Again, I used the same ink for the stamp and the edges. The narrow ribbon holds the card together.
Those are too cute! I haven't made any cards in quite awhile, I'll have to remember these ideas. Cool!
Those are cute!!!! So, are you just stamping the happy birthday on all, or are some printed? They look great!
really cute. i need to get back into card making.


Have you tried it? I'd be a little surprised if the timeout was such that it didn't work.
Use 'compiled' JS - http://www.espruino.com/Compilation - this would definitely be fast enough, but maybe isn't as portable as it needs the online web service to compile the JS into native code each time you upload.
I stumbled upon THIS webpage for the electric imp.
I will test my code again with the refinements suggested by Gordon later tonight hopefully and will report back.
That's a shame - I'd have thought that especially the code posted above, when compiled, would be more than fast enough.
I don't have an HX711 to test with - you could post your code up here though in case I can see anything wrong with it. Have you tried different baud rates?
It could also be a power supply issue - as on Arduino you may be running it from 5V, but you're using 3.3V on Espruino?
However as I said in the other thread, you're reading a 24 bit value, so it could give anything up to 16 million back. The number might be changing by 6000, but that's only 0.0375% - which is a pretty small variation.
How about trying it with some load on it, and seeing if it actually works?
Could you pls post your code for testing?
I have some HX711, so I would test it using both 3.3V and 5V.
As I experienced that using HX711 with 3.3V is not so stable.
After reading this thread I almost didn't even bother to try to use an HX711 with espruino, but I somehow decided to give it a go anyway, and I'm glad I did. It is possible to get nice stable and accurate (and precise!) readings from an HX711 chip and a load cell using espruino.
I'm using the MDBT42Q breakout board powered by a 9V battery. When powered by a CR2032, my board would flash red, which I'm assuming means it couldn't supply enough current.
I'm using a shielded HX711 breakout board (from Amazon: http://a.co/ge0HhQR) and a balanced 4-wire load cell.
I get the same accuracy and better precision than my cheap store-bought digital kitchen scale. I'm getting about 0.1g precision reliably.
Note that as long as I wait a while between reads, I get very consistent values back. If I do multiple reads one after the other without waiting in between, then I get high variability. I don't know why that is. Earlier in this forum thread there was talk about needing to follow the 24 pulses with 1-3 pulses for selecting the gain level, but that was problematic for me, as it caused erroneous readings when I tried that. Maybe I didn't do it right. But for my needs, with a simple wait between reads, I'm getting great results. I currently force it to wait 1 second between reads, which is more than enough, and not too slow of a sample rate for my application.
That's great! Thanks for letting us know - is it ok if I turn that code into a module for Espruino?
Espruino once again has proven to be rock solid!
Hi Gordon, a module would be fantastic! Your modules are so nicely designed and their plug-and-play nature really saves a developer like me lots of time and headache, making the espruino such a great platform to build on.
and see if it works for you?
I don't have one to test with here so it's guesswork really.
I tried to make it so that it will output the correct number of pulses - I think you probably hit issues because if the delay is too great between pulses it can really throw it off.
I also added isReady - since it looks like you can tell if a reading is ready by checking the state of the DATA line - it might help with allowing you to get a good reading at a higher data rate.
For some reason, your module has the variability issue that I first ran into and was trying to fix. Although, to be fair, your module's variability is not that bad, and probably acceptable, but my implementation gets better results and I'm not sure why.
Note the high variability on the left and the low variability on the right. Also, the multiplier is the same 0.00103123388 for both, so it's interesting that the module says the 28g weight is twice as much (56g). That might be a clue as to what is going on?
I also noticed that I'm sending a string of 1's ([0b11111111,0b11111111,0b11111111]), but in your module, you added zeros between the ones ([0b10101010,0b10101010,0b10101010,0b10101010,0b10101010,,0b10101010]), and added the finalClk at the end as well. The other difference is software vs hardware SPI.
Gordon, let me know what I can do to help get this to the end zone of a nice working module.
What I'm doing with 0b10101010 is I'm using the data line as a clock, since if I used the actual clock line it'd only be able to output a multiple of 8 clocks.
Sadly the JS execution speed isn't fast enough to simply clock the data in using JS code at the moment (as if it's too slow the ADC will just reset itself).
That'll change the point at which the data line is sampled (as it might have been read too quickly).
Maybe you could also print readRaw().toString(2) for your and my code as seeing what binary data is received might flag up what's wrong with my code.
I made your function change, Gordon, but I'm getting pretty much the same results.
1) There appears to be a 30 microsecond spacing between each byte of data transmitted.
2) mosi appears to be normally high between bytes, which appears to result in a very long clock tick between each 0b10101010.
3) Since the mosi signal is normally high, that very first "1" tick probably doesn't count since it was already at 1, and thus didn't go from 0 to 1, which might be why all the bits are shifted over by one resulting in the data reporting back as 2x the actual value. Yup, I just verified this by changing your 0b10101010 to 0b01010101, and the 2x multiplier went away.
The 2x scale factor is removed and the variability has gone down and it's actually quite good now. If I round to the nearest 0.25 grams, its quite stable, and that's all the resolution I need for my application. I'm thinking it would be fine to release this as a beta version of the module with just line 38 changed. Don't change line 41 to what you had me test. The original ex() function works better.
That's really interesting. Which pin are you using? And you're on the MDBT42Q with 1v99 firmware?
I actually hooked it up to a scope before posting to check it was doing the right thing, and I see the opposite of you (0v normally on mosi with 4 pulses) so I'm very surprised it's got inverted somehow.
There is the ~30uS gap between pulses as you note, but looking at the datasheet that should be ok.
Yes, I'm using MDBT42Q with 1v99 firmware. I'm using pins D14 and D15. Using D14 for the clock. I just restarted the board by disconnecting the battery and reconnecting. I'm now no longer getting the inverted mosi! I've tried for the last hour to reproduce getting that inversion back, but I haven't been successful yet. Any ideas on how it got into that state? Some internal pullup or something that didn't get reset? It probably would go unnoticed for most SPI situations since during the clock ticks, the voltage is correct. It's just in between the bytes that it goes high. But, after resetting, I'm not able to reproduce. Argh!! If you think that might be a bug somehow, I'm happy to try things that will help track this down if you want me to.
Notice that there can sometimes be over 100uS gaps. Have you run into this with software SPI? These longer gaps seem relatively infrequent. I'm wondering if this is causing the variability in the weight readings due to the ADC timing out or something. I haven't yet been able to correlate these two things though.
Sorry. I feel like this is muddying the water instead of adding clarity.
/* The spec sheet specifies sending 24 ticks followed by 1-3 ticks for the gain.
However, we are using the SPI clock which can only send multiples of 8 ticks.
The HX711 seems to be fine with only getting 24 ticks.
/// then call this function passing in the grams of the known weight.
/// Is data ready for retrieval?
If you round to the nearest 0.1 gram, it's quite stable. Rounding to the nearest quarter gram is extremely stable. Since you can sample every 30ms, one could easily increase sampling rate and return an average over multiple reads to reduce noise even more. That's probably what I'll do for my current application.
Hope this helps others who want to use an HX711.
Gordon, I'm available to investigate things or do tests, or otherwise help in any way.


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Best of Summerlicious: Malena Restaurant by Ama Scriver
In the height of summer, foodies across Toronto explore restaurants from East to West trying their hand at cuisine in restaurants they never thought possible. Summerlicious is currently celebrating its 10th year and with over 100 restaurants participating with discounted prices, sometimes it's hard to break down which are the best of the best. In my first Little Red Umbrella column, I've decided to give you the insider scoop on some of the top Summerlicious offerings and guide you to which restaurants to visit during July 6-July 22, 2012.
The first restaurant: Malena Restaurant, located at 120 Avenue Road. This dining room, tucked in a century-old home, offers up a Mediterranean-inspired menu with fresh market bought meats and all-organic vegetables. Our server explained that items that can be made in-house (such as bread, pastries, etc.) are — to keep things fresh. It helps when the best ingredients are being used to build simple yet complex dishes. Just recently, this heritage building was re-done to include an outdoor front patio, which makes for great Yorkville-Annex celebrity spotting with restaurants like Mistura and the Avenue Diner around the corner.
COURSE #1
Recommended Appetizer: Prawn & Zucchini Fritters served with fresh dill tzatziki and lemon ($15)
This was absolutely a flavor explosion in my mouth. The dill was not overpowering and tasted as if it was fresh from the garden. The prawn was spot-on cooked, tasting juicy and as it had been caught that day. The serving size was just perfect for sharing or for eating by yourself.
Runner-Up: Atlantic Fluke Crudo served with zucchini, cherry tomato, red peppers & olive oil ($15)
The plating of this dish was a work of art and the dish itself was beautifully executed. The flavor profile was all there. However, it didn't seem like there was enough there for an appetizer plate. I was left wanting more.
Recommended Main: Spaghetti 'Carbonara' made with black pepper pulled pork, fried Quail egg & Pecorino ($22)
If you're a fan of bacon, much like me, then you will love this dish. It reminded me of bacon and eggs in a pasta dish, only a little more high class. The pulled pork had just the right amount of tender juiciness and spice. Combined with the Pecorino cheese, it was pure edible heaven.
Runner-Up: Handmade Gnocchi served with roasted cauliflower, chick peas & fresh mint ($22)
This dish is vegetarian perfection, however the gnocchi was a bit too al-dente. I prefer my pasta to be a bit softer, but I can't knock the dish for personal preference. What I can say is the fresh mint and lemon gave this dish a little extra kick. The cauliflower was perfectly cooked, not too soft but just tender enough.
Recommended Dessert: Lemon Semifreddo served with Rhubarb & strawberry preserves ($8)
This was like biting into a piece of fancy ice cream cake. The lemon was tangy and tart mixed in with with the most fresh rhubarbs, that reminded me of my grandma. I can tell why this is part of the main Malena menu and also why the server told me this was her favourite dessert.
Overall, Summerlicious at Malena is getting top marks in my books. The service is sharp and attentive. The room is gorgeous but more importantly, the patio is perfect for after work drinks, people watching or a romantic dinner. You'll never forget your experience here and you'll be forever thankful you enjoyed Summerlicious (or any other time) at Malena.
Photos by Yuli Scheidt
Amanda (Ama) Scriver is a foodie and music fiend. She is a food writer for Pink Mafia with her 'Eats' column and works as an event planner full-time. She enjoys random adventures that you can follow each and everyday through Twitter (@amapod) or follow through Instagram (username: amapod).
posted Friday, July 13, 2012


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Q: How to unblock InputStream.read() on Android? I have a thread in which the read() method of an InputStream is called in a loop. When there are no more bytes to read, the stream will block until new data arrives.
If I call close() on the InputStream from a different thread, the stream gets closed, but the blocked read() call still remains blocked. I would assume that the read() method should now return with a value of -1 to indicate the end of the stream, but it does not. Instead, it stays blocked for several more minutes until a tcp timeout occurs.
How do I unblock the close() call?
Edit:
Apparently, the regular JRE will throw a SocketException immediately when the stream or socket the blocking read() call corresponds to is close()'d. The Android Java runtime which I am using, however, will not.
Any hints on a solution for the Android environment would be greatly appreciated.

A: Only call read() when there is data available.
Do something like that:
    while( flagBlock )
    {
        if( stream.available() > 0 )
        {
            stream.read( byteArray );
        }
    }

set the flagBlock to stop the reading.

A: See Java Concurrency In Practice for a really good system to cancel a thread when working with sockets. It uses a special executor (CancellingExecutor) and a special Callable (SocketUsingTask).

A: When the other end closes the connection your stream will return -1 on a read().  If you cannot trigger the other end to close the connection e.g. by closing your output stream, you can close the socket which will cause an IOException in the blocking read() thread.

Can you provide a short example which reproduces your problem?
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        } catch (SocketException se) {
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        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
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A: We were having the same issue: no exception when switching network (e.g. switching from 3G to WiFi while downloading).
We are using the code from http://www.androidsnippets.com/download-an-http-file-to-sdcard-with-progress-notification, which is working perfectly except in some cases when the network connection was lost.
The solution was specifying a timeout value, this is set standard to 0 (meaning: wait infinitely).
    HttpURLConnection c = (HttpURLConnection) u.openConnection();
    c.setRequestMethod("GET");
    c.setDoOutput(true);
    c.setReadTimeout(1000);
    c.connect();

Experiment with a timeout value appropriate for you.

A: I had such issue on Samsung 2.3. When switching from 3G to Wifi InputStream.read() method blocks. I tried all tips from this topic. Nothing helped. From my prospective this is device specific issue because it should throw IOException due to javadoc. My solution is to listen for android broadcast android.net.conn.CONNECTIVITY_CHANGE and close connection from another thread it will cause IOException in blocked thread.
Here is code example:
DownloadThread.java
private volatile boolean canceled;

private volatile InputStream in;

private boolean downloadFile(final File file, final URL url, long totalSize) {
    OutputStream out = null;
    try {
        Log.v(Common.TAG, "DownloadThread: downloading to " + file);

        in = (InputStream) url.getContent();
        out = new FileOutputStream(file);

        return copy(out, totalSize);
    } catch (Exception e) {
        Log.e(Common.TAG, "DownloadThread: Exception while downloading. Returning false ", e);
        return false;
    } finally {
        closeStream(in);
        closeStream(out);
    }
}

public void cancelDownloading() {
    Log.e(Common.TAG, "DownloadThread: cancelDownloading ");
    canceled = true;
    closeStream(in); //on my device this is the only way to unblock thread
}

private boolean copy(final OutputStream out, long totalSize) throws IOException {
    final int BUFFER_LENGTH = 1024;
    final byte[] buffer = new byte[BUFFER_LENGTH];
    long totalRead = 0;
    int progress = 0;
    int read;

    while (!canceled && (read = in.read(buffer)) != -1) {
        out.write(buffer, 0, read);
        totalRead += read;
    }
    return !canceled;
}

A: You could use java.nio package. NIO stands for Non-blocking IO. Here the calls (to say read & write) aren't blocked. This way you can close the stream.
There is a sample program you can look at here. Method: processRead

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"I can't wait to get stuck in," says Dan McLay from his Spanish base as he looks forward to the 2018 cycling season.
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La Estación Acevedo es la cuarta estación del Metro de Medellín de la línea A y la primera de las líneas K y P. Se encuentra en la parte más septentrional del municipio de Medellín y muy cerca del límite natural con el municipio de Bello. Es la primera Estación del Metro dentro del territorio del municipio que posee la mayor cantidad de estaciones dentro del Área Metropolitana en la actualidad.

Esta estación es de transferencia a la Línea K que lleva al sector de Santo Domingo (Nororiente de la ciudad) por medio del Metrocable. Es un punto de acceso a los barrios del nororiente y noroccidente de la ciudad de Medellín.

Con la creación de la Línea 3 (Línea K según la clasificación local), la Estación se convirtió en un importante eje de paso y de turismo, lo que ha dado relevancia a una de las zonas más deprimidas de la ciudad (la Zona Nororiental). La Estación colinda con los barrios Plaza Colón, La Paralela, Toscana y Héctor Abad Gómez.

Recientemente se ha incorporado a la estación la Línea P (Metrocable Picacho) inaugurado el 10 de junio de 2021 con una longitud de 2,7 km y tres estaciones que son: El Progreso, Doce De Octubre y Sena conectando las comunas 5 y 6 de Medellín y la comuna 1 de Bello. La estación se vio sujeta a ampliaciones dado el nuevo flujo de pasajeros provenientes desde la Línea P, añadiendo dos plataformas laterales.

Diagrama de la estación - Metro

Diagrama de la estación - Metrocable Santo Domingo

Diagrama de la estación - Metrocable Picacho

Enlaces externos

 Sitio web del Metro de Medellín

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ASN winds back the clock to celebrate their 20th birthday!
Australian Sports Nutrition, also known as ASN, has announced a massive Birthday extravaganza weekend on Saturday, 4 June and Sunday, 5 June to mark twenty years in the health, fitness, and nutrition industry… certainly no small feat!
Founded by Simon Rees in 2002, the ASN brand and its incredible history is no stranger to the fitness scene. Together with his wife, Kerrie, his brother, Matt, and sister-in-law, Tracy, they have created a juggernaut health and fitness business.
"Back in 2002, Australia's supplement industry hadn't kicked off yet. As a young bloke, I read all the American muscle magazines cover to cover, wanting to hit the gym and put on muscle, and the supplement side really fascinated me. What started as a hobby quickly grew into a booming business. Today, we've got an incredible online presence and over 34 stores across Australia and the US…and a lot more growth to come!" – Simon Rees, Founder and Founder and CEO.
The ASN concept has evolved into Australia's leading sports supplement business over the last 20 years. In its early days, ASN's iconic checker plate branding and dim-lit stores spoke primarily to the old school bodybuilders seeking no-frill supplements and trainers serious about seeing results.
Today, ASN's warm and welcoming branding matches the incredible demographic they target – the everyday health-conscious consumer wanting more out of their health, to the elite level athlete wanting to dominate.
"While our brand has certainly evolved over time, we've always remained true to our mission of helping our customers transform their lives through achieving their health and fitness goals. I personally am still driven and involved in every aspect of the business, from product development to industry events and health and fitness trends. Even at fifty-five, I am completely obsessed and still training hard! I am a family man and live and breathe the ASN lifestyle – never skipping a training day and focusing on functional training, martial arts and keeping fit" – Simon Rees, Founder and CEO.
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I made these yesterday. Very barbie right? These were my second attempt kisses of the day! I had burnt the first batch as I had preheated the oven to 200 degrees which I had followed from a recipe.
However, my oven seems to not comply with recipe instructions. Anyway, barbie or not, I was quite proud of these little strawberry meringues because a) they were not singed b) they were an ok shape and c) they taste a little like candy floss!
Preheat oven to 100°C ( Mine was 75°C as I was overly cautious due to disastrous first batch).
Whisk two egg whites with a stand mixer or hand whisk on a medium setting.
While the whites are whisking away measure out 60g of caster sugar.
When the egg whites have thickened and have soft peaks you can gradually add in your sugar, tablespoon amount each time.
Add in half a tea spoon of cream of tartar.
A few drops of your favourite flavouring.
A few drops of your favourite colour. I chose red gel colouring.
Increase the speed and watch as your meringue thickens.
Stop once you have a thick glossy mixture. You should have stiff peaks when you remove your whisk!
Grab your piping bag. Works best if someone is handy to hold the bag open as you use a spatula to tip the mixture in.
Use a star shaped nozzle to make your kisses on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
Make sure they have a bit of space between them, say 5cm or so.
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The UCLA Program on Central Asia (PoCA) promotes the interdisciplinary and interregional study of Central Asia and the regions that surround it, including Western China, the Himalayas, Russia and eastern Europe, South Asia, and the Persianate world. PoCA serves as an 'intellectual crossroads' for scholars working on India, China, the Middle East, and Europe to exchange ideas with specialists on Central Asia and advance scholarship and understanding of the region. PoCA sponsors guest speaker series and conferences, the Central Asia Workshop for students and faculty, and courses on Central Asian studies and languages.
The Central Asia Workshop was established in 2011 as an interdisciplinary working group that supports the research of graduate students, faculty, and visiting scholars from diverse fields who are interested in Central Asia. The group welcomes participants from a wide range of historical periods and disciplines whose interests lie in this broad and diverse region, including but not limited to History, Geography, Religious Studies, Classical Studies, Literature, Sociology, Anthropology, Archaeology, Philosophy, and Ethnomusicology. The workshop meets biweekly throughout the academic year. UCLA students who attend all workshops in a quarter can receive 2 units of course credit by enrolling in Central Asian Studies: Discipline, Methods, Debates (History M287/Anthropology M287/NELC M287).
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A release by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has reported a cracking down of more than 1 million copyright-infringing website domain names worldwide, in the past one year.
ICE's Homeland Security investigators joined hands with Europol, Interpol, and police agencies from 26 countries to achieve this feat.
The domains were used for selling counterfeit automotive parts, electrical components, jwellery and other fake goods.
Industry partners participating in the operation were fully responsible for civilly seizing 1.21 million domain names and shutting down 2.2 million erroneous ecommerce links.
ICE's Homeland Security Investigations criminally seized an estimated 33,600 domain names which sold hazardous counterfeit products. For example, Chinaseatbelt.com; Airbagpart.com; Chinasafetybelt.com; Fareurope.com; and Far-europe.com were seized following an investigation in Louisiana.
The ongoing intellectual property enforcement initiative targeting fake websites, was facilitated by the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center). The joint-task force was led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Bill That Would Accurately Translate Medi-Cal Materials Vetoed By Governor
AB 318 is vetoed because of the high costs of the program
By Evan Symon, October 15, 2019 2:28 pm
Assemblyman Kansen Chu authored AB 318. (Kevin Sanders for California Globe)
AB 318, which would have required Medi-Cal forms to be tested for 'accuracy, cultural appropriateness, and readability' was vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom.
The bill would have specifically called for 'field testing' of materials, meaning translators would have reviewed them to make sure they were 100% accurate for all people interested in California's version of Medicaid. This would have improved translations of materials and was expected to help people decide if the program would be right for them.
AB 318 was authored by Assemblyman Kansen Chu (D-San Jose). He had received citizen complaints and had noticed that there were errors in current Medi-Cal materials aimed at people who speak languages other than English.
"Not everything from English can translate for immigrants and new citizens," said George Mu, a Bay Area advocate who helps with translation services for large events. "We've had a lot of issues with forms either mistranslating or getting entire words wrong or mixing up words in sentences."
"Like this was a point for some Japanese speakers here I helped. Japanese writing goes from right to left, but in English and most Western languages it goes left to right. Well a hospital in the city had a guy translate something into Japanese, but it went left to right. It looked completely backwards, and more than a few people missed an important screening session."
"For Medi-cal we went to Chu over these issues, because we noticed that Medi-Cal forms weren't always accurate, and for native speakers of non-English languages, especially those from Asia, it was very hard to read. Both on paper and online."
"We needed this. A lot of Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, and many other speakers are reading these wrong materials, or can't even read them because of how they're written."
Governor Gavin Newsom. (Kevin Sanders for California Globe)
Governor Newsom vetoed the bill solely because of the cost.
In his written statement, Governor Newsom said "While I share the author's goal of ensuring limited-English proficient consumers have access to readable information about their health care coverage, the bill's requirements would create significant costs that should be evaluated in the annual budget process."
The Governor's veto is surprising considering that the bill had been split in the Assembly and the Senate directly on party lines, with Republicans voting 'no' on AB 318.
While many Immigrant and Ethnic groups were against the veto, many other organizations, such as government spending watchdogs, praised the veto as 'vetoing unnecessary funding'.
Had the bill been signed into law, AB 318 would have lasted for only a year. All revised translations, once approved, would have been added onto Medi-Cal materials.
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