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Playing the electric lyre
Benton Rooks and I recently took part in episode one of Electric Lyre, a new podcast hosted by Jeremy Johnson. Benton is a bold and brave storyteller working in the graphic novel medium. Jeremy is an editor at Reality Sandwich and a brilliant thinker. His podcast bears the intriguing subtitle, "Alterations of Consciousness."
The topic of the day was art. Since Jeremy's approach was open-ended, the result was a friendly conversation that followed its own snaking rhythm to touch on some interesting subjects, including the nature of entheodelic storytelling and visionary art, the place of comic books in the contemporary art world, the use of psychedelics in creative enterprises, the age-old conflict between the artist and the critic, the distinction between art and artifice, the sorcery of contemporary capitalism, and other stuff too.
Unfortunately, my connection began to fail me towards the end of the recording. Other than that, the experience was a true blast. I want to thank Jeremy and Benton for letting me into their respective witch's kitchens to check out some of the marvels boiling and bubbling within.
Listen to "Art, Artifice and Entheodelic Storytelling," episode one of Electric Lyre, by clicking here.
Concerning the question of social responsibility in art
With all that's going on today, the question is once again being raised whether today's artists are producing work that is sufficiently "responsible" from a social or political viewpoint.
In the New York Times, for instance, critic A.O. Scott has asked a cadre of successful artists to chime in on the issue. One idea that comes up a lot in their answers is that artists simply aren't free to decide on a dime to produce "topical" material. If their work is to have any depth, the mysterious vision that guides creation must lead them there. This is especially interesting when you note that the artists Scott approached are all celebrated for the social relevancy of their work.
Scott opens his essay by saying that he is still waiting for our Grapes of Wrath, meaning a new novel, film, or TV series that would "sum up the injustices and worries of the times, and put a human face on the impersonal movements of history."
While many writers of the 1930s wrote specifically to the issues of their day, very little of their work has had lasting impact. If the The Grapes of Wrath remains so powerful, it's because it lifts contemporary issues out of their time and raises them to the level of myth.
I submit that the great power of The Grapes of Wrath does not come from its topical relevancy, but rather from the way the Depression-era epic is told on the page. Which is to say that the prophetic power of the novel emanates from Steinbeck's style—not from any message or moral. As E.M. Forster notes in Aspects of the Novel, prophecy does not concern the personal beliefs of the prophet. Rather, "prophecy is a tone of voice."
Through the visionary use of symbols, The Grapes of Wrath superimposes the landscape of the American Dust Bowl onto the desolate mythological expanses of the Old Testament, thereby creating a setting that belongs to no time—and thus belongs to all times. It was by putting vision above the urge to report in the manner of a journalist, sociologist or activist, that Steinbeck succeeded in revealing the eternal that lay concealed in the present. It is because The Grapes of Wrath embodies a singular vision surpassing the personal opinions and convictions of its author that it can rightly be called a work of prophecy. In its pages, Steinbeck doesn't only bear witness to the injustices of his time: he bears witness to all of the injustices of the past, present, and future.
The preacher pretends to stand outside the world in order to pontificate about it. The prophet – and all of the greatest artists are prophets – "irradiates nature from within." He knows, as Paul Klee put it, "that he is a creature on a star among stars." This is what enables him to break through the outer situation and reach the eternal within. The result is work that will remain as socially relevant tomorrow as it is today.


You all know that Ben and I love U-Pick farms in the spring and summer. Here in Portland, it's hard to miss a weekend of picking, because there is such an abundance of fresh veggies and fruits to be pulled right from the vine/branch/bush and immediately consumed. Last year we spent nearly every single weekend on Sauvie or in Hood River, picking everything from strawberries and plums, to blueberries and peaches, to peppers and heirloom tomatoes. I know that I post, ad nauseam, about U-Pick, and very sadly for you, U-Pick season is back. And I'm here, holding a bunch of freshly picked fruit, ready to bore you with it.
We hit Kruger's Farm Market on Sauvie Island (30 mins from downtown) this past weekend (where we did a set of engagement photos last year and picked apples in September) as they were open for their historically early u-pick strawberry season. Apparently, we're two weeks away from their previous earliest-open date - a testament to the weird and warm winter we had here in Portland. Kruger is an awesome spot that has a big farm market, many u-pick fields, and good pricing. Strawberries were $2 a pound and we ended up with a big flat for about $9.
We ran those strawberries right home, made an angel food cake, and then topped the cake with sliced strawberries fresh off the plant and a honey whipped cream. Recipe soon to come!
U-pick farms are the greatest!! And such a steal of a deal. Its like, why would you NOT do it?? Your photos bring a summery sense of warm to this rainy day. Thanks for sharing, cheers!
It's so amazing how early strawberry season is this year! Our garden strawberries are already flowering. Beautiful photos. Really captures the fun & sweetness of berry picking!
I absolutely adore your pictures! They sum up summer to me!
LONG LIVE U-PICK! I took my daughter to pick strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, apples and pears last year, and I can't wait to make the rounds again this summer!
Wow - that is super early for picking strawberries - picking fruit is such a fun thing and I am always so excited for all the fruit that goes into the freezer. Super cute pictures.
These photos are just adorable! I love the berry shots, and it's making me think of the last time I went strawberry picking (years ago!!)!
This is awesome!! And you got some great photos!! I love The Beatles song reference too!!
How fun! I'm excited to see your picking adventures unfold!
You must have picked them all because I was there on Sunday and struggled to get 3 pints filled. But I'll be back... I'm a u-pick junkie too.
Yes! Ugh! We need the rain, I suppose, but I was loving that sun!
Isn't it nuts?! We were shocked!
I saw that - we're always on the same page! :D As we should be - U-Pick is awesome!
This makes me want to go strawberry picking asap....my husband and I were just talking about it the other day!


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BCNA Submission on 1-7 Waterfront Place Development Proposal
BCNA Submission to City of Port Phillip
1-7 Waterfront Place Development Proposal
Click here for the a pdf version of BCNA's Submission to the City of Port Phillip on the development application for 1-7 Waterfront Place
BCNA Submission to City of Port Phillip on 17 December 2012
re Development Proposals for 1 – 7 Waterfront Place,
· The Beacon Cove Neighbourhood Association (BCNA) is a voluntary association of residents and owners of properties in Beacon Cove, Port Melbourne, which exists to maintain, protect and enhance the interests of the Beacon Cove and nearby community. It includes over 150 members and delivers 2500 newsletters two to three times each year.
· BCNA seeks where possible to maintain the many desirable features of Beacon Cove, protect it against inappropriate or unnecessary developments, and encourage appropriate enhancement of the physical and social features of the community.
· BCNA recognizes that one of the features of Beacon Cove which contributes to its vitality and vibrancy is the presence of the port operations at Station Pier (primarily for the Tasmania car-ferry and international cruise ships), but identifies at the same time that this brings with it significant challenges for the community and the Port, particularly with respect to traffic. Indeed, the car-ferry route between Melbourne and Devonport is sometimes colloquially referred to as part of the National Highway (a major highway on the community's doorstep!) This role of Station Pier as a major interstate and international gateway to Melbourne, and Victoria, is recognized as not always sitting easily with the role of Beacon Cove as a residential suburb. However the community in general respects the fact that the port was present well before the Beacon Cove development, and well before any proposed new development.
· BCNA has, along with the City of Port Phillip (CoPP), recognized for some time a number of sub-optimal, even dysfunctional, features of the complex area known as Waterfront Place (the western continuation of the beach-front section of Beach St and the associated traffic loop at the foot of Station Pier) and has contributed to recent attempts by the City to develop an Urban Design Framework for the area which would promote and guide any modifications and/or developments affecting this important public space. It is expected that this UDF process will be completed sometime in 2013 and will act as a blueprint for desirable future development.
· It is in this context that BCNA seeks to contribute, in the overall interests of its members, to the debate about the proposed development at 1-7 Waterfront Place.
Specific Background Issues
· Beacon Cove is an award winning planned residential community with high, medium and low density areas. It was promoted on the basis of balance of the medium and high density apartments and townhouses with the low density, low height open space and community facilities centre at Waterfront Place. Beacon Cove planned community is still relevant today and used as a model for other developments.
· Building of the first residences in Park Square area commenced in 1996 and the last dwellings were completed in 2005 at First Point Beach area. Through this period minor changes were made to bring each release into latest building practices but always maintaining the integrity of the same neighborhood character.
· Restrictive covenants were applied to the 1 – 7 Waterfront Place site by Mirvac and the State to protect the facilities from removal and/or redevelopment in an inappropriate manner. In order to assist the protection of the child minding, tennis, swimming and gymnasium services (collectively the sports centre), the purchasers were offered subsidised buying prices. The covenants go into perpetuity.
· The site has become vacant and poorly maintained as a direct consequence of actions undertaken by the owners. The sports centre was thriving until only short term leases were offered to the operator. With the large number of young families living in Beacon Cove and Port Melbourne there should be a thriving child minding centre as well if the owner sought out business operators
· In 2007 Action Group Australia purchased the property at 1 – 7 Waterfront Place for a high price with the assumed purpose of redeveloping this site into a larger built form and hence generating substantial corporate profits. This was a high risk commercial decision given the pivotal role of the existing facilities in the overall estate planning, the existence of a perpetual covenant and the chronic traffic congestion at this limited area site.
· Independently CoPP initiated the Port Melbourne Waterfront UDF (including 1 – 7 Waterfront Place) process in 2010 and held many community meetings to determine what changes could better enhance the liveability of the waterfront. There was good engagement with community and stakeholders and the overwhelming feedback included the need to keep the open community area and community facilities at 1 – 7 Waterfront Place and to resolve the chronic traffic management problems.
· Around this time there were some initial discussions between the community and the developer's representative for 1 – 7 Waterfront Place, however the flow of information and dialogue soon dried up. This was possibly due to awareness of the developer that input to the UDF was unfavourable to large development at the site.
· In December 2011, Councilors released a draft UDF that was relatively not contentious except for the suggestion of a major development on 1 – 7 Waterfront Place in direct contradiction of the community feedback in the consultation period
· Community submissions to the draft UDF in early 2012 resulted in over 150 objections from individuals and organisations opposing the 1-7 Waterfront place heights and, along with a 1300 strong petition to CoPP and the State, caused Council to reconsider. As mentioned above, the UDF process is still happening and it is expected to result in a new determination by mid 2013. The community contention is that the developer application should be considered as either part of or subsequent to the second version of the UDF and not before the UDF is completed
· In June 2012 the developer filed notice of a Supreme Court action to remove the covenants. But after the Court's orders in September allowed the benefited parties reasonable scope to be parties to defend the action the developer applied for a time extension which is effectively an adjournment
· On 27 November the developer sought of CoPP, the planning authority, consent to approve a development of three buildings of 5, 10 and 19 storeys with time requirements for Council to make decisions by 27 December in the middle of normal public holidays. It also is applying simultaneously to remove or vary the covenants.
· Throughout the process listed in these points, the developer appears to take actions that in effect limit the opportunity and the time for good decisions to be made.
· In their application documentation, the developer and his agents have made many incorrect assumptions and claims and hence the proposals lack sufficient substance.
It appears that the developer has limited knowledge of the community, its needs, the environment and the neighborhood character.
· It doesn't give the community any confidence that the proponent has concern for the community interest. Ultimately it is the community that lives with the outcome, as the developer will soon depart.
· The developer's inadequate awareness and/or willingness to appreciate current local features is demonstrated in the fact that the site plans do not show the light rail and boom gates almost next to the entry/exit driveway of the proposed buildings. They also fail to show the elevations in north south section of the 19 story tower and its proximity and impact on the Beach Street housing.
· BCNA addresses both the consent and the application actions simultaneously in the following section
Detailed Submission
The developer's proposal assumes that the covenants are redundant due to the build out of Beacon Cove. However they are still as valid today as when they were granted in order to protect the facilities and the subsidies. As indicated in the following points, the developer proposals are lacking in valid reasons to remove them
The consent request to seek development of three buildings up to a towering 19 storeys is totally inappropriate and is addressed under the following headings
Loss of community facilities
The proposed development includes a small gymnasium and swimming pool but it fails to return the two tennis courts and the child minding centre. This is a significant loss especially due to the increasing number of children living nearby.
Exacerbation of current traffic congestion
A major concern of the community is the problem of exacerbating the already difficult issue of managing traffic delays and blockages around 1 – 7 Waterfront Place
· Adjacent to the nominated site, Beach Street is a local road that is not meant to have through traffic along the waterfront
· Current peak hour and cruise/ferry arrivals and departures cause frequent gridlock along Beach street, Park Square and Waterfront Place
· In morning and evening peaks cars from Park Square are now faced with waiting for many minutes to enter Beach Street and this is the very time that the majority of the 431 car spaces will see incoming and outgoing traffic.
· Often on afternoon ferry sailings, cars are banked up from the Station Pier Gatehouse to the Princes Street roundabout and Port of Melbourne Corporation is currently looking at how it can assist in managing this problem
· An additional 241 residences in the proposed development will add an extra 20% to the dwellings in Beacon Cove!
· The 422 new car spaces will be approached through the single lane, local roadway of Beach Street between the light rail line and Princes Street.
· There will be additional service vehicles coming and going through the same inadequate roadway. The pedestrian access along the Beach Street footpath will become so slowed that inherently unsafe behavior may become prevalent.
· The traffic study commissioned by the developer claims that journey times will only be increased by a few seconds. This is not believable – the assumptions used do not relate to representative examples/times of the issues. No assessment is included at times when one or more cruise ships were docked at Station Pier nor on busy times on the weekend
· The proposals talk about the abundance of public transport available but adding a large number of occupants of the 241 dwellings on the buses and trams will stretch the already bulging services, especially evident during cruise ship season
Encroachment on Privacy
With the north facing windows and balconies, the 19 storey tower directly intrudes into the house properties below and across Beach Street. The proposed and existing buildings appear to be separated only by 38 metres horizontally between building edges. The privacy of the existing properties will be greatly diminished.
In other areas of Beacon Cove, the separation of towers to the town houses across Beach Street is approximately 60 metres.
(These calculations are approximate as the plans received are not very detailed.)
Overshadowing open spaces and creating increased wind impact
Residents are concerned that the low level community meeting spaces at Waterfront Place will be compromised by the dominance of the tall structures as follows
· The sunny open meeting area around the tram stop, heritage station platform and the Spuntino cafe will be shaded by the buildings in the mornings when people come to sit for coffee or wait to catch a tram
· The 19 storey tower appears to shade both the north footpath of Waterfront Place and also the waterfront bicycle and pedestrian beach walkway on the south side
· Additionally, opening up the site with Y design pathways will funnel the cold southerly winds into the residential properties on Beach street
· There needs to be an independent analysis of the wind modeling and whether the correct assumptions have been used
Out of Context with adjacent properties
The proposed development is out of context with adjacent properties
· The developer submission is very misleading on describing adjacent buildings. It ignores all the buildings in close proximity and chooses large scale buildings farther away as its comparisons.
· Additionally, in the existing built form of today there is a deliberate gradual lowering of building heights moving from buildings in the North West and the South East into the proposed development site. This supports the city view lines and creates the balance of low density building for the community services and meeting area
· The actual situation today of adjacent buildings is as follows
o To NW – 1 storey heritage train station, followed by open area at tram stop, followed by 2 storey foodstore and then open space
o To N - 2 storey houses on Beach Street and in Park Square
o To SE – open road roundabout, followed by 3 storey hotel, followed by 6 storey apartment tower
o To S – beachfront walkway, open foreshore/beach and ferry truck marshalling yard
· In general the Victorian public believes that high towers close in on beachfront roads are no longer acceptable
· The proposed 19 storey tower appears to be 50 metres from the beach walkway/bicycle pathway. Whereas the only other 19 storey tower along the beach front in Port Melbourne (HMAS) is approximately 100 metres away from the beach walkway/bicycle path. HMAS is also a further 0.7 km south east of the proposed development site. The proposed 10 storey tower is approximately 20 metres away from the beach walkway/bicycle path and only a few metres away from the northern footpath of Waterfront Place.
· This encroachment will change the character of the whole Waterfront Place precinct, the principal open space community area of Beacon Cove.
City, maritime and neighbourhood view lines
This area is the next biggest gateway for tourists to Victoria after Tullamarine airport. View lines are an important part of the first images of tourists and the impression of the liveability of the City. The planning rules in CoPP for other beachfront areas try to protect the view lines along the waterfront and from the Bay to the City.
· The hotel at the Princes/Beach Streets roundabout is the nearest structure to the SE boundary of 1 – 7 Waterfront Place. Existing CoPP planning requirements for this building fit within DDO1-1a which allows for a preferred maximum building height of 3 or 6 storeys and an Absolute maximum height of 8 storeys. Under this DDO, the higher development occurs when it does not disrupt the view lines of the CBD from Station Pier and the Bay or dominate the lower scale setting of Beach Street. The foreshore, including associated bicycle and pedestrian paths, (should) enjoy good solar access in mid winter
· If the current buildings were not to be retained, then perhaps DDO1-1a could be the model for the maximum development allowed, so long as it addresses all the other valid community concerns
· In general, the experience of ferry and cruise line passengers would be greatly diminished by blocking the skyline of Melbourne by a 19 storey tower
· The statements in the application that the city needs a landmark (i.e. very tall) building to reflect the area's maritime history and provide a focal point for arrivals from the pier is totally unsubstantiated and is out of keeping with the well documented community vision in the draft UDF. The majority of the community called for the low rise passive site to be maintained.
Impact on Benefited Property Owners
The proposal seeking to justify the removal of the covenants states that the benefited parties are not losing anything that they have now. However the reality is far different
· Benefited property owners are losing the community sports and child minding facilities as advised above
· A 19 storey tower will change the vista available from most of these properties as it will dominate the skyline from windows and outdoor areas in nearly every property in Beacon Cove, Garden City and Port Melbourne in general
· Increased traffic congestion at and around the site will apply to these owners along with the whole community
· No valid justification has been given by the proposal as to why the 'benefits' of the covenant should be removed
Impact on all Beacon Cove Residents
· All Beacon Cove residents will lose community services of tennis and child minding facilities
· There is significant shading of open areas, walkways and beach paths and the heritage railway station
· There would be visual blocking of the skyline looking out to sea and the maritime environment
· The traffic situation will become unworkable not only around the site which already has heavy congestion but also for all Beacon Cove residents using Beach Street as an access to their properties. Inevitably this would drive traffic through the narrow alternative routes through Beacon Cove
· Privacy loss to nearby residents from encroachment – the 19 storey tower will be approximately 38 metres away from the building line of the Beach Street houses to the north
· Recent trends in Victorian case law have included recognition of the need to consider non beneficiaries, but nevertheless impacted parties, in an application to remove a covenant in residential situations. See Hill v Campaspe which was referenced in an article in the December 2012 issue of LIJ.
The proposal for a three tower development and the proposal to remove the covenants are in contradiction of the reasons that the restrictions were applied in the first place to keep the community services as an integral part of Beacon Cove. No reasonable case has been made to remove the covenants which do not have a sunset clause, arguably because their design and function were correctly determined and subsidised by the State and the original developer. Hence the applications should be rejected.
BCNA supports CoPP finalising the UDF and then viewing these proposals within the context of that final UDF.
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Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood visits 1969 Los Angeles, where everything is changing, as TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) make their way around an industry they hardly recognize anymore. The ninth film from the writer/director features a large ensemble cast and multiple storylines in a tribute to the final moments of
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I am a regualr contributor to The New York Times, am represented by Redux Picture Agency, and am a member of the Visura Guild.
In addition to general news work and covering the war in Eastern Ukraine, I spent the last 2 years working on an ongoing long term project about the effects of the leftover Soviet interntat (orphange) system in Ukraine.
My work has appeared in outlets such as Time Magazine's Lightbox, The Washington Post's In Sight Column, ABC News, Al-Jazeera, National Geographic's Proof Blog, Burn Magazine, LensCulture and featured in the HBO documentary Jim: The James Foley Story.
My project Fringe was a finalist for the 2014 LensCulture Magazine Visual Story Telling Award and was screened at the Visa Pour L'image photojournalism festival. The project was also featured in the 2015 alumni show at the International Center of Photography, which I co-curated.
Position Santa was a finalist for the 2017 LensCulture Magazine Exposure Award.
I graduated from Fordham University with a degree in history and did graduate work in public health at Harvard University and conflict resolution at Seton Hall. Previously I worked as a teacher in Poland and Italy.
Recipient of the George and Joyce Moss scholarship for documentary photography
"Fringe" project screened at Visa Pour L'Image photojournalism festival
Participated in the 27th Annual Eddie Adams Workshop
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Washington Post In Sight - Front Lines of Ukraine War
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Time Magazine - Lightbox: On the Fringe of Society with Christopher Occhicone
Inside Libya's al-Jawiya Prison - Al- Jazeera
Burn Magazine - Uman
Tent City: A look Inside - Featureshoot.com
National Geographic: Proof Picture Stories - 10 Powerful Portraits from Small Town Missouri
Shift, Volume 9, edited by Alison Morley, International Center of Photography, NY - June 2014
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The Walter Leitner International Human Rights Clinic trains students to be strategic, reflective, and creative social justice advocates by immersing them in human rights practice through professional-level projects around the world. Since its founding in 2007, the Clinic has worked on projects in partnership with grassroots NGOs in Botswana, Cambodia, Ethiopia, India, Japan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Turkey, the United States, and Zimbabwe that have focused primarily on gender justice and human rights advocacy. Students gain invaluable human rights lawyering experience by employing a range of advocacy methods, including legal and policy analysis, fact finding and report writing, public interest litigation, submissions before human rights bodies, and direct legal assistance.
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Kenya: Juvenile Justice Reform (in partnership with Strathmore Law School Clinic and Clean Start): Advocacy paper documenting the experiences of incarcerated girls and calling for abolition and reforms of the juvenile justice system in Kenya.
Japan: Gender Inequality in Japanese Educational Institutions (in partnership with Human Rights Now): Advocacy paper to be submitted to Japanese Ministry of Education advocating for implementation of a Title IX-type law to address gender inequality in sports, admissions, and sexual violence and harassment in Japanese educational institutions.
U.S.: Access to Safe Abortion (in partnership with CHANGE): Research support to legal working group against the Trump administration's reinstatement of the Global Gag Rule.
South Africa: LGBT Refugee Rights (in partnership with PASSOP): Report documenting employment and housing discrimination against LGBT refugees in South Africa. Human rights workshop for LGBT refugee rights activists on the use of national, regional, and international human rights mechanisms.
Ethiopia: Foreign Policy and Access to Safe Abortions in Ethiopia (in partnership with Addis Ababa Law School): Report on effect of U.S. foreign policy (specifically Global Gag Rule and Helms Amendment) on Ethiopian women's access to safe abortion services since liberalization of Ethiopia's abortion law in 2005 and repeal of Global Gag Rule in 2009, based on interviews in Ethiopia and semester-long research conducted by Fordham Law School and Ethiopian students.
Sierra Leone: Female Genital Cutting (in partnership with Centre for Safe Motherhood Youth and Child Outreach): Human rights anti-female genital cutting workshops in schools in northern Sierra Leone with thousands of students participating.
Lebanon: Transgender Rights (in partnership with Helem): Needs assessment report outlining employment discrimination faced by Lebanese transgender community based on fieldwork in Beirut.
South Dakota South Dakota: Native American Women's Reproductive Health (in partnership with ACLU of South Dakota): On-site surveys assessing level of reproductive healthcare being provided to American Indian women through government-run Indian Health Services in South Dakota based on interviews conducted on Lakota reservations in South Dakota.
Malawi: Human Rights and HIV/AIDS (in partnership with Coalition of Women Living with HIV/AIDS): Human rights workshops for 200 HIV positive women in four towns/cities in Malawi.
Sex Workers' Rights:
Global: Sex Workers' Rights: (in partnership with Global Network of Sex Work Projects): Research and forthcoming publication of guide on human rights mechanisms and follow-up advocacy for sex workers' rights advocates.
Africa-wide: Sex Workers' Rights (in partnership with Crested Crane Lighters, Voices of Hope Trust, and WONETHA): Submissions to international human rights bodies (Human Rights Committee, Universal Periodic Review, and Committee Against Torture) documenting abuses against Namibian and Ugandan sex workers.
Africa-wide: Sex Workers' Rights (in partnership with African Sex Worker Alliance): Human rights workshop in Mauritius for activists from Botswana, Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, and Uganda on the use of national, regional, and international human rights mechanisms to advance sex workers' rights in Africa.
Zimbabwe: Sex Workers' Rights: (in partnership with Sexual Rights Centre): Policy paper on decriminalization of sex work in Zimbabwe. Comparative memo on models of sex worker legal empowerment.
United States: Critiquing "End Demand" Policies (in partnership with Sex Workers Project): Advocacy Letter to Association of Attorneys General critiquing "end demand" approach to sex work.
South Africa: Sex Workers' Rights (in partnership with SWEAT and Sisonke): Policy papers on behalf of sex worker-led national campaign to decriminalize sex work in South Africa.
Malawi: LGBT Rights and Sex Workers' Rights (in partnership with Center for Development of People): International and comparative constitutional law research for successful public interest lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of forced HIV testing of sex workers.
India: Sex Workers' Rights (in partnership with SANGRAM and VAMP): Policy document crafting alternative guidelines for HIV/AIDS interventions targeting sex workers rooted in rights-based and justice-based approach and based on research and on-site interviews with HIV/AIDS peer educators and outreach workers and VAMP female, male, and transgender sex workers in Sangli, India.
Anti-Carceral Advocacy:
Washington DC: Drug Policy Reform (in partnership with HIPS): Public health and human rights-based policy report calling for the decriminalization of all drugs for personal use in Washington D.C.
New York City: New York City Police Abuse of Vulnerable Communities (in partnership with Police Reform Organizing Project): Policy reports critiquing NYPD broken windows policing and NYPD harassment of black and Latinx communities, Muslim-American communities, sex workers, queer youth of color, street vendors, and homeless people.
New York City: Broken Windows Policing in New York City: Submission to Office of the Inspector General–NYPD documenting racially discriminatory effects of NYPD's broken windows policing policy.
New York City: New York City Police Brutality: Consultancy work for Black Lives Matter activists regarding recommendations for legal, policy, and human rights interventions targeting police brutality in New York City.
Malawi: Prisoner's Rights (in partnership with Center for Human Rights Education Advice and Assistance): Submissions of individual claims on behalf of Malawian prisoners to United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights. International and comparative constitutional law research for public interest lawsuit on the right to trial within a reasonable time.
Access to Justice:
Global: Access to Justice for Sexual Violence Cases: 100-page handbook detailing best practices for community-based paralegal programs handling sexual violence cases.
Malawi: Legal Aid Clinics (in partnership with Center for Human Rights Education Advice and Assistance): Conducted mobile legal aid clinics in three villages in rural Malawi. Provided individuals in 110 cases with legal assistance on witchcraft accusations, property grabbing, domestic violence, and child maintenance cases.
Liberia: Access to Justice (in partnership with Carter Center and Justice and Peace Commission): 200-page handbook to improve design of community-based paralegal program.
Malawi: Access to Justice (in partnership with Center for Human Rights Education Advice and Assistance): Handbook to assist CHREAA in improving the design of their community-based paralegal program based on fieldwork in Malawi.
Martin Flaherty
Leitner Family Professor
Co-Director, Leitner Center for International Law and Justice


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RCWs > Title 82 > Chapter 82.38 > Section 82.38.020
82.38.010 << 82.38.020 >> 82.38.030
RCW 82.38.020
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Blended fuel" means a mixture of fuel and another liquid, other than a de minimis amount of the liquid.
(2) "Blender" means a person who produces blended fuel outside the bulk transfer-terminal system.
(3) "Bond" means a bond duly executed with a corporate surety qualified under chapter 48.28 RCW payable to the state of Washington conditioned upon faithful performance of all requirements of this chapter.
(4) "Bulk transfer-terminal system" means the fuel distribution system consisting of refineries, pipelines, vessels, and terminals. Fuel in a refinery, pipeline, vessel, or terminal is in the bulk transfer-terminal system.
(5) "Bulk transfer" means a transfer of fuel by pipeline or vessel.
(6) "Bulk storage" means the placing of fuel into a receptacle other than the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle.
(7) "Department" means the department of licensing.
(8) "Distributor" means a person who acquires fuel outside the bulk transfer-terminal system for importation into Washington, from a terminal or refinery rack located within Washington for distribution within Washington, or for immediate export outside the state of Washington.
(9) "Dyed special fuel user" means a person authorized by the internal revenue code to operate a motor vehicle on the highway using dyed special fuel, in which the use is not exempt from the fuel tax.
(10) "Evasion" or "evade" means to diminish or avoid the computation, assessment, or payment of authorized taxes or fees through:
(a) A knowing: False statement; omission; misrepresentation of fact; or other act of deception;
(b) An intentional: Failure to file a return or report; or other act of deception; or
(c) The unlawful use of dyed special fuel.
(11) "Exempt sale" means the sale of fuel to a person whose use of fuel is exempt from the fuel tax.
(12) "Export" means to obtain fuel in this state for sales or distribution outside the state. Fuel distributed to a federally recognized Indian tribal reservation located within the state of Washington is not considered exported outside this state.
(13) "Exporter" means a person who purchases fuel physically located in this state at the time of purchase and directly exports the fuel by a means other than the bulk transfer-terminal system to a destination outside of the state. If the exporter of record is acting as an agent, the person for whom the agent is acting is the exporter. If there is no exporter of record, the owner of the fuel at the time of exportation is the exporter.
(14) "Fuel" means motor vehicle fuel or special fuel.
(15) "Fuel user" means a person engaged in uses of fuel that are not specifically exempted from the fuel tax imposed under this chapter.
(16) "Highway" means every way or place open to the use of the public, as a matter of right, for the purpose of vehicular travel.
(17) "Import" means to bring fuel into this state by a means of conveyance other than the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle.
(18) "Importer" means a person who imports fuel into the state by a means other than the bulk transfer-terminal system. If the importer of record is acting as an agent, the person for whom the agent is acting is the importer. If there is no importer of record, the owner of the fuel at the time of importation is the importer.
(19) "International fuel tax agreement licensee" means a fuel user operating qualified motor vehicles in interstate commerce and licensed by the department under the international fuel tax agreement.
(20) "Licensee" means a person holding a license issued under this chapter.
(21) "Motor vehicle" means a self-propelled vehicle utilizing fuel as a means of propulsion.
(22) "Motor vehicle fuel" means gasoline and any other inflammable gas or liquid, by whatsoever name the gasoline, gas, or liquid may be known or sold the chief use of which is as a fuel for the propulsion of motor vehicles or vessels.
(23) "Natural gas" means naturally occurring mixtures of hydrocarbon gases and vapors consisting principally of methane, whether in gaseous or liquid form.
(24) "Person" means any individual, partnership, association, public or private corporation, limited liability company, or any other type of legal or commercial entity, including their members, managers, partners, directors, or officers.
(25) "Position holder" means a person who holds the inventory position in fuel, as reflected by the records of the terminal operator. A person holds the inventory position if the person has a contractual agreement with the terminal for the use of storage facilities and terminating services. "Position holder" includes a terminal operator that owns fuel in their terminal.
(26) "Rack" means a mechanism for delivering fuel from a refinery or terminal into a truck, trailer, railcar, or other means of nonbulk transfer.
(27) "Refiner" means a person who owns, operates, or otherwise controls a refinery.
(28) "Removal" means a physical transfer of fuel other than by evaporation, loss, or destruction.
(29) "Special fuel" means diesel fuel, propane, natural gas, kerosene, biodiesel, and any other combustible liquid or gas by whatever name the liquid or gas may be known or sold for the generation of power to propel a motor vehicle on the highways, except it does not include motor vehicle fuel.
(30) "Supplier" means a person who holds a federal certificate of registry issued under the internal revenue code and authorizes the person to engage in tax-free transactions of fuel in the bulk transfer-terminal system.
(31) "Terminal" means a fuel storage and distribution facility that has been assigned a terminal control number by the internal revenue service.
(32) "Terminal operator" means a person who owns, operates, or otherwise controls a terminal.
(33) "Two-party exchange" or "buy-sell agreement" means a transaction in which taxable fuel is transferred from one licensed supplier to another licensed supplier whereby the supplier that is the position holder agrees to deliver taxable fuel to the other supplier or the other supplier's customer at the terminal at which the delivering supplier is the position holder.
[ 2013 c 225 § 102; 2002 c 183 § 1; 2001 c 270 § 4; 1998 c 176 § 50; 1995 c 287 § 3; 1994 c 262 § 22; 1988 c 122 § 1; 1979 c 40 § 2; 1971 ex.s. c 175 § 3.]


The hacking elements could be pretty cool, if done right.
When it comes to the new Batgirl-centric DLC that is coming for Batman: Arkham Knight we have been getting dribs and drabs about what we can expect to see. Season pass holders will be able to get their hands on A Matter of Family on July 14 (with those who want to buy it separately getting it on July 21) and now we've got a brand new trailer that gives us the best look yet at what we can expect.
The new DLC is based around the Joker kidnapping Commissioner Gordon and holding him hostage at a local amusement park. Batgirl and Robin are on the case and will have to go up against the sinister criminal if they want to save Gordon. Of course, those who have read up on Batman lore at all know that Batgirl's alter ego is Barbara Gordon, the Commissioner's daughter.
As previously noted, this piece of DLC will give Batman: Arkham Knight players a different kind of feel because the game is set up to take advantage of Batgirl's tech abilities. She'll have to rely on stealth and hacking, as opposed to brute force. The video does show that obviously, the mechanics are the same as they are in the base game, so there will be plenty of opportunities to take down some baddies using acrobatic skills that were learned through training by Batman. A Matter of Family will be free for Season Pass holders but general consumers can purchase it for $6.99 on PS4 and Xbox One.


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This Sunday, ABC is airing Lost episode Epsiode 6.17: The End, which marks the thrilling conclusion to one of the most talked-about series ever produced for the medium of television. This two-and-a-half hour series finale will answer all of the questions we've been asking ourselves over the course of Lost's tense, mind-warping six year run. To help catch you up to speed on what has been happening on the island, we've gathered some of the most important episodes from this past season, as well as episodes from seasons 2-5. Simply click on any one of the Lost episodes below to get started:
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Vernon Reid (Londen, 22 augustus 1958) is een uit het Verenigd Koninkrijk afkomstige Amerikaanse fusion- en cross-over-gitarist, die bij een breed publiek bekend is als oprichter en co-leider van Living Colour.

Biografie
Reid groeide op in Brooklyn en leerde op 15-jarige leeftijd als autodidact gitaar spelen. Na een kort gastoptreden bij de r&b-zanger Kashif formeerde hij in 1976 samen met Melvin Gibbs de band Point of View. Tussen 1979 en 1985 waren Gibbs en Reid lid van Decoding Society van Ronald Shannon Jackson, waarmee hij later ook nu en dan samen speelde. Na zes albums met Jackson en vele tournees formeerde hij in 1984 de Black Rock-band Living Colour (eerst als trio), bij wiens tournees gasten meewerkten als Mick Jagger, Little Richard, Maceo Parker en Geri Allen. Latere bands waren Masque (met Leon Gruenbaum en gasten als Don Byron en Graham Haynes), Yohimbe Brothers (met DJ Logic) en Polar Bear Club. Met Jamaaladeen Tacuma en Calvin Weston formeerde hij het trio Free Form Funky Freqs. Met Jack Bruce, John Medeski en Cindy Blackman ging hij in 2008 en 2011 op tournee, om nummers van Tony Williams opnieuw te vertolken. In 2012 volgde met deze superband het album Spectrum Road.

Daarnaast speelde Reid mee op opnamen van Public Enemy en Defunkt, maar ook op geluidsdragers van Carlos Santana, John Zorn, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Bill Frisell, Marcus Miller, Jack DeJohnette, Arto Lindsay, B.B. King, Pharoahe Monch en Tracy Chapman. Samen met collega-gitaristen David Torn en Elliott Sharp had hij Guitar Oblique opgenomen.

Reid ziet zijn muzikale wortels in de rock in gelijke mate in jazz-voorbeelden als Eric Dolphy, John Coltrane en Ornette Coleman en ziet zich in de traditie van zwarte rock/jazz-gitaristen als Ernie Isley (van The Isley Brothers), Jimi Hendrix, Blackbird McKnight en Arthur Rhames.

Reid had onder andere de beide Grammy Award-genomineerde albums Papa van Salif Keïta en Memphis Blood: The Sun Studio Sessions van James Blood Ulmer geproduceerd en ook filmmuziek. Reid werd door het tijdschrift Rolling Stone onderscheiden als een van de 100 beste gitaristen aller tijden.

Black Rock Coalition
Volgens Joe Gores biografische scriptie over Reid vallen Afro-Amerikaanse hardrockbands buiten de commerciële patronen. Vernon Reid had met talrijke acties het stilistische stereotype van de muziekbusiness aangevallen en met de The Village Voice-auteur Greg Tate in 1985 de Black Rock Coalition in het leven geroepen, een verenigde muzikale en politieke coalitie van zwarte artiesten en sponsoren. In hun oproep voerden ze actie tegen het Amerikaanse apartheid-georiënteerde rockcircus en eisten ze het recht op creatieve vrijheid en toegang tot de Amerikaanse en internationale markten. Ze argumenteerden, dat met het bestaan van zwarte hitlijsten, zwarte radio en zwarte concert-promotie een afzonderlijk, maar ongelijk economisch systeem voortduurde.

Discografie
 1984: Smash & Scatteration (met Bill Frisell)
 1996: Mistaken Identity
 1998: GTR OBLQ (met Elliott Sharp en David Torn)
 2002: Front End Lifter – Yohimbe Brothers
 2004: Known Unknown
 2004: The Tao Of Yo – Yohimbe Brothers
 2006: Other True Self

Literatuur
 Vernon Reid in Interview met Joe Gore, oktober 1984. In: Don Menn (Hg.): Secrets from the Masters. Conversations with forty great Guitar Players. GPI Books, San Francisco CA 1992, ISBN 0-87930-260-7.

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Last week I post a topic about the thrill of building a world for your characters & how rewarding it feels knowing you crafted said world, Here if you want to read,but with it, I added that characters created for fantasy roles can be used in modern story settings, if the world lets the reader picture the character and they get absorbed into the story. Today, I thought I'd add to that and share a story I'm working on that has one of my demon slayers, Sakura, (above) in it.
Sakura and the characters herein aren't based on anyone living or dead, (or undead). Furthermore, this fiction is not based on actual events, if they are, it is purely accidental. I retain all rights to the characters and work. Any recreation without consent is PROHIBITED!
AUTHOR'S NOTE: The piece you're about to read has strong language, a M/F love scene & violence. If you disagree with any of these, stop reading.
As a young woman, maybe nineteen or twenty with flowing fairy curled hair and had a rather revealing white and pink kimono on sat at her desk, she adjusted her red rimmed glasses before reading the file on her left. Skimming through it, the woman knew this was the background on the man due in anytime now, knowledge making Sakura read more. "He was convicted of murdering his wife and did ten years, but he claimed he was setup?" she said in a silent whisper, skepticism all around her words while reading more.
It wasn't like she hid her judgment for the ex con, her face wouldn't let her, having the young officer ready for whatever line the guy may tell. Though only about a year on the job with the department of corrections, Sakura heard everything her "cases" tried feeding her, and while a few went straight, most lied through their teeth, landing them back in prison. As she looked up, she noticed a man sitting across of her, making her use a finger and nervously brush hair behind her ear before she said, "Mr. Coler? I'm the officer assigned to your file. I'm not your nun or friend, I'm here to ensure you adjust to the outside…" in a harsh tone, trying to deter him from saying his side.
"But I didn't do it, you see?" the man said in a calm but frigged voice, hints of intelligence tangled up in the statement. He knew this young lady didn't care, it could be seen and heard, but he added. "Can you help me get a job too? I'm rather good at fixing things." in that same cold intelligent tone, the voice undoubtedly icing her done. Sitting there, yes the man could say what was on his tongue, something about the thing she wore, or lack there of, however the con didn't wish to press his luck, a frame of mind causing him to swallow his words.
"I told him NOT to tell me his side, and he did!" shot across Sakura's mind, compelling her to adjust her glasses as a sigh exited her mouth. It couldn't be ignored that his "plea", if it was that upset her, though her job needed to be done, having the pink haired woman gather the needed papers for him to sign, one task she wanted to do with haste. As she set each paper on her desk, showing him where to sign, Sakura said, "I can help you get one, yes, but there are rules." in a calm but stern voice while she thought of a reason why she should aid him, finding none. After a weak sigh of what might be regret, the woman added, "However you'll need to be happy with what job I can get for you. Furthermore, if you miss work or appointments with me, I'll see to it you'll go back to prison, understand?" in the same tone of voice, harsher at the end, trying to drive the point in.
"…Yes thank you, I won't forget this." replied the con in an upbeat tone of voice, though still having something chilling the young officer. After signing the last page of the forms, his eyes met hers, wanting so badly to invite her out to let her know how much he was grateful to her, something a thank you couldn't cover, but he could tell his luck was on thin ice, a flag telling him to leave. He had every reason to go straight, after all, he was framed, one fact he knew in prison, something he wanted to investigate, but how could he with his parole officer checking on him.
One week later, checking the wall clock, noting her case was late for his first appointment, Sakura went for her phone, picking it up as she said, "I knew this would happen! Well Mr. Coler, you were warned." in an angry mutter before dialing the number he gave as a contact on the sheet. The woman knew there was a slim to no chance the guy would answer, or if the number was even real, she had to follow the rule book, she admitted it, but if he didn't pick up, the police would be called. Before the call could go through, the pink haired woman saw the man come in and sit, prompting her off the phone and up from her seat as she said, "Thirty minutes late, Mr. Coler. I hope there's a good reason!" in a stern voice, Sakura trying so hard to reserve anger for the response the con might give.
Judging by her body language, not to mention the tone she took, the man knew she wouldn't believe him if he told her, making the man shift in the chair. "I went for a walk and uh, lost track of time. " he said calmly, a lukewarmness around that, hoping she'd accept that, even though it wasn't half the story. If he told her that he went and snooped around his old home, now a still open crime scene, that would give her reason to get him back behind bars, one place he couldn't work from, making him stick to the story.
True, Sakura smelled something off about his answer, who wouldn't, she accepted it, mainly because he was the last appointment before she could go home. Shutting the door to her office, the woman sat on the desk, looking dead in the eye and said, "The job is going well?" in a somewhat kinder voice, wanting to see if the guy slips and give her cause to get him arrested. Sure, it seemed like entrapment, Sakura knew that would be his claim, she just didn't care however, a point driving the young lady onward, but before more questions could get out, her convict put his hand up, stopping her.
What he had to say may land him back into that hell, of that he had no doubt, and if those cards were dealt, he'd take em. After taking a moment to get the words together, he said, "First, I know almost all of us convicts lie and tell you things, attempting to avoid prison, I get that, but I'm not one! Second, You read my file with the crime report as well, yes? You'd note the killer was right handed, I'm left. Oh, but you, like all in this town think I'm guilty, right?!" in somewhat intelligent anger, sensible facts driving it home, or in a way it may get her to look deeper and not just accuse blindly. "See you next week." he added, this time calmly, bowling the young woman over with charm almost before exiting her office, not knowing if the outburst would cost him.
Some Good New About The Wheelchair Battle!
Just a fast post about the battle to get a new chair. Monday or Tuesday, my insurance card finally got here! That's right, I can now go ahead and get a doctor to write a script for one so insurance will cover one, which takes a great weight off me! Question is now, will the doctor do the script or say he doesn't do that. Had that happen before until my repair guy set him straight.
So many great topics popped into my head this past weekend that will be discussed, but I thought this one needed to be first. It is a topic my adopted brother and I talked about in detail yesterday & we agreed on the final conclusion. Before going further, let me ask a two part question.
How many of you are writers, whether it be professional or dabbling?
Do you think building a world for your characters, crafting it with rules, rewards and the like is fun?
After that, I wanted to move my keyboard and bang my head on my desk a few times because I don't see an issue here. To me, it sounds like he just doesn't want to try and if so, well then, he should just walk away from writing, blunt as it might sound. See, I would not mind helping him build a world, but I'm not doing one for him, his muses aren't mine.
As stated yesterday, though I was off wordpress and Facebook for weeks while getting things right, writing didn't suffer. 🙂 In fact, something sparked in me one day that stuck, having me writing like I never did and it is a welcomed addition. It has been sometime since I've put progress up, so below is the complete progress, with a first battle, test etc. Can you notice the change in the way I'm writing?
PS: Fujiko, (posted above) is the blacksmith in the chapter.
Personal Blog For September 2017: I Have No Excuses….
This is a late post & I'm sorry for that. There are no excuses I can give other than being tired, caught up in trying to get thru red tape to get a wheelchair and wanting to keep to myself to write, all topics for this post. Before I start however, if any of my family reads this, this blog's like my venting outlet & subjects are just me blowing off steam. Stop reading if you don't like is on the menu.
Alright, here's where I get a bit snarky and probably be viewed as a jack hole, but eh. Though Tekken is still played by me on Steam, things have changed. I've been kicked from the group I was an officer of and wasn't given a reason, (but I guess pointing out cheaters who macro the game reason to be kicked then)… All I gotta say is I hope the owner has fun with them.
Furthermore, quick matches aren't played anymore due to the way the game is with patches. Before it let you see what fighter the other player uses and their wins. Now, I could be matched against some expert with 700 wins, but I wouldn't know until it was too late. So you can call me chicken, but I like what sanity I have left. Out of the "friends" I've made on Steam, only two invite me to play them, sad but true.
Last topic, the wheelchair issue. Called for my insurance card and it is on the way, or so they said! Meanwhile, this pile of dog poop has gotten worse and I have no backup chair due to family destroying it, which for this family, is expected!
I'll try blogging like I did before, sorry for the long time away.


Our reserved customer parking lot is accessible via the Ursula-de-Boor-Straße access road.
The distance from Hamburg Airport (HAM) is approx. 3.6 km.
If you want to use public transport from the airport, take bus line 292 with (direction U Ochsenzoll) and get off at the Oehleckerring bus-stop. The journey takes about 18 minutes in total.
The nearest subway stop is Langenhorn Nord with (U1 train). The walk from there is about 10 minutes.
Alternatively, you can take the bus line 292 from the Langenhorn Markt subway stop with (direction U Ochsenzoll) to the Oehleckerring bus-stop.
There are customer parking spaces directly in front of the building.
The Euro Airport Basel (BSL) is about 40 km away.
If you want to use public transport from the airport, take the bus to Basel SBB. Then the train (S3) direction Olten (to Tecknau and from there the bus to Wenslingen Hinterdorf.) The journey takes about 1 hour 15 minutes.
The nearest bus stop is Wenslingen Hinterdorf. The walk from there is about 3 minutes.


The producers of Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage today announced that Jessie Hart will join the record-breaking tour to star as the idealistic Baby Houseman which starts a four-week run at His Majesty's Theatre in Aberdeen on Tuesday, September 8.
Joining the cast next week, Jessie recently graduated from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, and has since played Agnes in the ITV drama Arthur and George and the lead role of Gerda in The Snow Queen (Nuffield Theatre).
She will be playing opposite Lewis Kirk as Johnny Castle, one of the most iconic roles in popular culture, who started his Dirty Dancing journey as a member of the 2014/15 touring company.
Tickets for Dirty Dancing at HMT from September 8 to October 3, are available online at www.aberdeenperformingarts.com, by phone at 01224 641122 and at Aberdeen Box Office at the Music Hall and His Majesty's Theatre.


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Peter Wright Discharges Jury in Ryan Giggs's Trial (August 2022) Latest Details!
By Sara Qasim
Peter Wright QC, prosecutor of Ryan Giggs's trial, has heard both sides of the story and is insistent that Giggs must pay the price. Despite this, Giggs continues to deny the allegations and says he's "not guilty".
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Ryan Giggs denies headbutting and assaulting Ms Greville's sister
Ryan Giggs has denied assaulting his sister and headbutting her during a domestic dispute in 2011. Emma Greville, the sister of the soccer player, called 911 to report the incident. Giggs was heard telling the operator, "You f*****ked this up!" Giggs has denied the accusations, claiming it was an accident. The Welsh footballer also denies elbowing his sister in the jaw.
Giggs denies the charges, saying that the incident was a "misunderstanding" and "a misunderstanding". He has also denied any sexual harassment or headbutting. The former Manchester United player and Liverpool footballer was on a leave of absence since November 2020. He is a co-owner of the Salford City football club. In 2013, he met Ms Greville while promoting his Hotel Football venue in Worsley, Greater Manchester. In December 2017, he separated from his wife, Stacey, and married lingerie model Zara Charles.
Giggs' legal counsel told the court that the incident occurred in the rain while the pair were away from home. Ms Greville's sister was at a hotel when Giggs allegedly headbutted her. A neighbour, Linda Cheung, offered to call the police but the pair declined. Giggs then walked back to his home.
Ryan Giggs denies headbutting Kate Greville and assaulting Ms Greville's younger sister. Ms Greville claims Giggs threatened her sister with headbutts and attacked her after she retrieved her phone from her. She told the court that she was "hounded" and tried to make it stop.
The trial began on Monday, and Giggs denied the allegations. He also denied threatening to release intimate pictures. In the courtroom, Giggs' lawyer, David Daw, told the jury that any contact between Giggs and his sister was accidental and not deliberate. During the trial, Giggs' next-door neighbour, Linda Cheung, gave evidence. She said Giggs acted erratically before and after the police arrived.
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After the incident, Ms Greville was upset and tearful. She had bruises on her arm, which she claimed were caused by 'rough sex' with Mr Giggs. In February 2020, Ms Greville was seen by Ms Roodt. She told the court that she and Mr Giggs had 'rough sex' the night before and it ended in a fight.
After Kate Greville's fall, Ryan Giggs was shouting and crying in the background of the phone call. Her sister's phone rang and Emma Greville came to the house first. A few minutes later, Mr Giggs appeared. She was reportedly drinking. In the process, she was confronted by Mr Giggs and told to call the police. Mr Giggs later accused Kate of stealing his phone.
Mr Giggs has denied the allegations. He has denied attacking Kate Greville and displaying controlling behaviour. He denies the charges of assault by beating her sister.
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He denies controlling or coercive behaviour over a three-year period
Footballer Ryan Giggs has entered a not guilty plea to the charges of assault and abuse against his ex-girlfriend Kate Greville. He denies head-butting Greville and elbowing her in the jaw. The former Liverpool player also denies abusing Greville.
A jury for the case began deliberations on 23 August. On 22 August, lawyers for both sides gave closing arguments. Giggs is accused of assaulting Kate Greville and using coercive behaviour in a three-year relationship with her. However, the jury was unable to reach a verdict and was discharged. The case will now proceed to a mention hearing in September.
The court heard that both Mr Giggs and Kate Greville became distressed when giving their evidence. Judge Manley said witnesses must put aside any personal feelings and focus on the evidence. The judge also reminded jurors of her instructions at the beginning of the trial.
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He denies assaulting her younger sister by elbowing her in the jaw
Kate Greville, the younger sister of Ryan Giggs, has accused her footballer boyfriend of controlling her and assaulting her in a recent incident. She is accused of having been unfaithful in several relationships, but Giggs denies any physical abuse.
The footballer is on trial at Manchester Crown Court and denies the allegations. He is accused of assaulting the younger Greville in a heated argument, during which he allegedly elbowed her in the jaw. The footballer denies all charges, including common assault causing actual bodily harm.
Greville and Giggs had an argument when Giggs returned home earlier than planned. The argument escalated into a physical altercation after Greville grabbed Giggs' mobile phone. She attempted to intervene, but was elbowed in the jaw. She then head-butted her, causing swelling to her lips.
After the incident, Emma Greville calls the police, and a recording of the call was played to the jury. In the background, you can hear her crying and the operator asks whether she wants an ambulance. After the call, the operator confirms that Kate is in pain and has been headbutted by Giggs.
Emma Greville testified that she was not drinking or drunk at the time of the incident, but the incident took place when the pair were home from an outing. She said that Mr Giggs had threatened her, making her feel scared. She told her sister to call the police. The footballer had also asked her to take his phone, and she was afraid to do so.
The case will be heard in a few days. The jury will determine whether Giggs is guilty of the charge. If found guilty, the footballer will face a lengthy prison sentence. A jury will decide on whether or not Giggs was guilty of assault.
The trial of Ryan Giggs will be heard in Manchester. The case is still ongoing, but he will need to appear in court if he is found guilty of assaulting his sister. The trial will be heard on the basis of the evidence presented in the trial.
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Two companies have emerged as frontrunners for the first package on the construction of an integrated steel plant for the local Hormozgan Steel Complex (HSC). HSC has also extended the bid deadline for companies to revise their proposals for the project's second package by three weeks to 14 August (MEED 19:7:02).
Bids from four companies were opened in late July for package 1, the construction of the 1.65 million-tonne-a-year (t/y) direct reduction iron (DRI) facility. The lowest proposals, at less than $150 million, came from Germany-registered Mines & Metals Engineering (MME)and a team of Iran International Engineering Company (IRITEC)and Italy-registered Irasco, a subsidiary of IRITEC.
Industry sources say the two bids were at least $100 million below the next lowest price submitted by Germany's Ferrostaalwith a local company identified as IPD, a Defence Ministry affiliate. It is understood that a fourth proposal from Italy's Danieli & Company, with the local Namvaran, was rejected by HSC on technical grounds.
A contract award on the DRI package is expected in early August.
On the second package, covering a 1.5 million-t/y slab and lime-calcining plant, bidders have been given until 14 August to submit complementary documentation and revised bid prices. The bidders are Danieli, Argentina's Techintand Germany's SMS Demag. The bid evaluation is set to be concluded by October.
Initial estimates have put at $500 million the total cost for the integrated steel venture, which will be located in the mines and metals special economic zone in Bandar Abbas.


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breakpoints, but you probably won't need that for other types of editing.
complexity in a code base.
at the last line number across from the last line of script.
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The element of a narrator (like a dungeon master) introducing scenes, characters, chapters, passing of time, perhaps even commenting with some personality on choices and actions of the player (if the mod author likes such), anything virtually... is a very powerful tool. It can make up and actually easily overcome graphic limitations.
Still, it would be nice if the written text of the narrator could be complemented by sound (music, spoken lines, sound effects) and also picture. I imagine e.g. a full picture slide show shown in teh background. These pictures might support the atmosphere of the narration, especially as tehy are not bound to have the same look as teh agme world, but can be virtually anything in any perspective and with any degree of abstraction.
Therefore a tool/transparent script would be nice where narration sequences coudl be choreographed, including text, voice, music, sound effects and background pictures.
Same holds true for cutscenes actually using the game world graphics to tell a part of teh story (NPC icons acting on a certain map according to a script, while the player can watch them and read their dialogue).


Luis Enrique won his first match in charge as Spain's coach with a 2-1 victory over England at the Wembley Stadium in the Uefa Nations League.
Manchester United striker Marcus Rashord scored the first goal for the Three Lions in their first genuine threat on goal.
Th 21-year-old was found in the box by his United teammate Luke Shaw as he tucked the ball past David De Gea.
Spain responded almost immediately as Rodrigo was given time and space to find Saul Niguez who pounced on the low cross to make the score 1-1.
The Valencia striker registered his goal in the match in the 32nd minute as Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantra provided the assist to make the scores 2-1 to Spain.
The second half produced no goals but Rashford was denied by De Gea on a couple of occasions to keep the scoreline in favour of the Spanish side.
England were denied an equalizer when Danny Welback was adjudged to have fouled an aerial contest with Red Devils number one.
It was the visitors who ran away with the win as Enrique registered his first win as national team coach after taking the mantle from Fernando Hierro in the summer.


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Nuclear Threat: Satellite Images Show China Building 250 New Nuclear Missile Silos
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This July 25, 2021, satellite image provided by Planet Labs Inc. shows what analysts believe is construction on an intercontinental ballistic missile silo near Hami, China. (Planet Labs Inc. via AP)
Satellite Images Show China Building New Nuclear Missile Silos
New satellite images show a major expansion of China's missile program.
Researchers with the Federation of American Scientists uncovered 250 suspected nuclear missile silos under construction in a desert in China's western Xinjiang province.
This June 4, 2021, satellite image provided by Planet Labs Inc. has been annotated by experts showing what analysts believe is a field of intercontinental ballistic missile silos near Yumen, China. AP
China's growing nuclear stockpile was just one of many threats highlighted by a Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing Wednesday.
"Xi Jinping has one goal: to be the geopolitical, military and economic leader in the world. Period," William Evanina, Fmr. Dir. National Counterintelligence & Security Center, told US lawmakers during the hearing.
The Xinjiang Province is the same region where human rights groups believe Beijing is holding more than one million Muslim Uighurs in massive concentration camps as a part of the communist government's genocide against the ethnic minority group.
Images of a vast site in northern China also reveal multiple silos under construction. These would likely house intercontinental ballistic missiles, with each capable of carrying multiple warheads.
This composite photo of satellite images taken in June 2021 provided by Planet Labs Inc. shows what analysts believe is a field of intercontinental ballistic missile silos near Hami, China. (Planet Labs Inc. via AP)
U.S. Strategic Command, the overseer of America's nuclear arsenal, responded to these alarming revelations tweeting: "The public has discovered what we have been saying all along about the growing threat the world faces and the veil of secrecy that surrounds it."
This is the second time in two months the public has discovered what we have been saying all along about the growing threat the world faces and the veil of secrecy that surrounds it.https://t.co/OTFkP14H5o
— US Strategic Command (@US_Stratcom) July 27, 2021
China already has 350 nuclear warheads – an arsenal the Pentagon believes will double over the next decade.
"This rapid buildup has become more difficult to hide, and it highlights how the PRC [People's Republic of China] appears again to be deviating from decades of nuclear strategy based around minimum deterrence," said State Department Spokesperson Ned Price.
It's more evidence of China's increasingly assertive military ambitions under President Xi Jinping.
In an address to the US intelligence community last week, President Joe Biden said China is "deadly earnest about becoming the most powerful military force in the world, as well as the largest and most prominent economy in the world by the mid-forties, 2040s."
Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), the chairman of Senate Intelligence Committee, told committee members during Wednesday's hearing that China "is focusing on targeting key U.S. technologies for both acquisition and development. These include aerospace, advanced manufacturing, A.I., biotech, data analytics, semiconductors, renewables, all in order to ensure PRC's future dominance in these areas."
Committee members also heard witnesses tell how China is burrowing into almost every facet of American life – from academia to Hollywood and private enterprises, to state and local governments, experts say Beijing's influence runs deep and wide.
"The title of this hearing is The Long Arm of China. The long arm of China is not some futuristic threat, it's already here," said Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL).
"It is the most complex, pernicious, aggressive, and strategic threat our nation has ever faced," warned Evanina.
Sen. Rubio accused China of "already carrying out the biggest, illegal wealth transfer from one nation to another in the history of mankind," primarily through American technology and intellectual property.
"They have weaponized our openness, they have weaponized our decency, and they have weaponized our corporate lust for profit against us," he said.
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Ever wonder what's going on under the hood with blockchain — the technology that powers cryptocurrencies like bitcoin? In this animation, Real Vision walks you through what blockchain is, how it works, and how it came to be. Watch this full video on the investment opportunities in blockchain on our website where you can start a 14-day free trial on Real Vision to watch more interviews like this: https://rvtv.io/2LVspaF Watch more Real Vision™ videos: http://po.st/RealVisionVideos Subscribe to Real Vision™ on YouTube: http://po.st/RealVisionSubscribe About Real Vision™: Real Vision™ is the destination for the world's most successful investors to share their thoughts about what's happening in today's markets. Think: TED Talks for Finance. On Real Vision™ you get exclusive access to watch the most successful investors, hedge fund managers and traders who share their frank and in-depth investment insights with no agenda, hype or bias. Make smart investment decisions and grow your portfolio with original content brought to you by the biggest names in finance, who get to say what they really think on Real Vision™. Connect with Real Vision™ Online: Linkedin: https://rvtv.io/2xbskqx Twitter: https://rvtv.io/2p5PrhJ Blockchain Explainer | The Big Story | Real Vision™ https://www.youtube.com/c/RealVisionTelevision Transcript: So what exactly is a blockchain? Blockchain is a distributed database that stores information in blocks, what you can think of as a kind of virtual container for data. As new data gets added, additional blocks are created. The blocks are then linked together chronologically to form a sequence of blocks called a chain. As new information gets added, the chains get longer. This method of data storage is called nondestructive, meaning old data never gets erased or overwritten because the previous blocks in the chain remain unchanged. Each new block that is written contains something called a cryptographic hash, a small mathematical fingerprint of the blocks that came before it in the chain, making it extremely difficult to tamper with the data that resides inside the blocks. One of the things that makes blockchain so powerful is its distributed nature. Distributed in this case means that data isn't just stored in one centralized database controlled by a single account or administrator, but across a wide-ranging network of computers called nodes. In fact, the capacity for global networking itself is the very core of how blockchain works. Modern distributed computer networks began in the late 1960s with ARPANET, a precursor of the modern internet, which connected computers at research universities out West. But peer-to-peer networks, which power block train's communication and are so central to its functionality, are a much more recent invention. The first well-known peer-to-peer network was Napster, which appeared in the late 1990s. Napster-- as you probably remember-- allowed users to share music files between their personal computers. Each node-- or independent computer on the network-- has the ability to share data with all of the others without being coordinated by a central computer. To continue with the music metaphor, peer-to-peer networks that power blockchain are like an orchestra without a conductor. Each node is a musician listening to a vast symphony and playing its own music by ear. Okay, so now we know that block chains organize data in blocks, and we know that blockchains can use peer-to-peer networks to distribute and store data all over the world. But how does the blockchain know which nodes have accurate information? In other words, how does blockchain know what data is authentic? If any node can modify the chain, what's to stop a malicious node from trying to fool the rest of the network for its own advantage. That's a problem called consensus; which is really about maintaining agreement on a network. Consensus, as it turns out, is a very old kind of challenge, which mathematicians and computer scientists call the Byzantine General's Problem. What's an ancient general got to do with blockchain? Well, sending out messages between multiple parties and making sure they are valid is a problem that people have been struggling with for thousands of years. Imagine you want to send out a message to your army that says "Attack at Dawn", but your message is intercepted and replaced by your enemy with a counterfeit message that reads "Retreat at Dawn". If that happens you've got a serious problem on your hands. On the battle field and in finance, there are a lot of ways things can go wrong. But here's the headline: blockchain claims to have solved the Byzantine Generals Problem using unique properties of high speed computer networks and massive number crunching power.
How are criminals using bitcoin to launder money? How is money laundering with bitcoin different from traditional money laundering methods?
Blockchain, the technology on which Bitcoin is based, has gone mainstream. Until recently a subject confined to tech blogs and Reddit pages, it is earning huge amounts of column inches and airtime. Stories abound of Bitcoin millionaires and multimillion-dollar ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings). New cryptocurrencies are launched every week. People who don't entirely understand what they're buying are rushing to purchase Bitcoin for fear of missing out. And then there are the Bitcoin Cassandras, who say they've seen this sort of frenzy many times before and warn of impending bust even as new investors stampede towards this digital gold rush. But what is blockchain anyway? Think of it as a digital ledger that records transactions in an immutable way for all to see. Or, as the Bank of England puts it: 'A technology that allows people who don't know each other to trust a shared record of events.' That's a phraseology that underplays just how exciting and transformational many think blockchain technology is. Blockchain evangelists say cryptocurrencies are just the start of its usefulness and that the fate of Bitcoin is beside the point. They urge us to think of blockchain today in similar terms to the internet in 1995 – a thrilling and versatile technology that will revolutionise everything, sweeping away centralised authorities and finally delivering on the anti-establishment ideals of the early web. Startups have emerged in every sector – from finance to food sourcing to corruption-proof voting systems – aiming to displace incumbents with new blockchain-based models. So is blockchain the revolutionary new paradigm its adherents claim, or just an elegant solution in search of a problem? With the movement's grand claims for the future, overheated rhetoric and tendency to inspire major leaps of faith, is it assuming aspects of a cultish religion? Does blockchain really have the potential to do away with the system of centralised governments and corporations its biggest fans so distrust, or will it just be co-opted by them? And with the cryptocurrency network now consuming more power than some countries, is blockchain headed for a showdown with environmentalists? To unpack exactly how blockchain works and explore these questions, Intelligence Squared brought together leading evangelists and sceptics, with the BBC's Kamal Ahmed in the chair.
Blockchains are created as a chronological order of transactions, cryptographically secured from one block to the next, and distributed amongst nodes through a process called mining.
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