An advertising agency, often referred to as a creative agency or an ad agency, is a business dedicated to creating, planning, and handling advertising and sometimes other forms of promotion and marketing for its clients. An ad agency is generally independent from the client; it may be an internal department or agency that provides an outside point of view to the effort of selling the client's products or services, or an outside firm. An agency can also handle overall marketing and branding strategies promotions for its clients, which may include sales as well.
Typical ad agency clients include businesses and corporations,non-profit organizations and private agencies. Agencies may be hired to produce television advertisements, radio advertisements, online advertising, out-of-home advertising, mobile marketing, and AR advertising, as part of an advertising campaign.
The first acknowledged advertising agency was William Taylor in 1786. Another early agency, started by James 'Jem' White in 1800 at Fleet Street, London, eventually evolved into White Bull Holmes, a recruitment advertising agency, that went out of business in the late 1980s. In 1812 George Reynell, an officer at the London Gazette, set up another of the early advertising agencies, also in London. This remained a family business until 1993, as 'Reynell & Son,' and is now part of the TMP Worldwide agency (UK and Ireland) under the brand TMP Reynell. Another early agency that traded until recently, was founded by Charles Barker, and the firm he established traded as 'Barkers' until 2009 when it went into Administration.
Volney B. Palmer opened the first American advertising agency, in Philadelphia in 1850. This agency placed ads produced by its clients in various newspapers.
In 1856 Mathew Brady created the first modern advertisement when he placed an ad in the New York Herald paper offering to produce "photographs, ambrotypes, and daguerreotypes." His ads were the first whose typeface and fonts were distinct from the text of the publication and from that of other advertisements. At that time all newspaper ads were set in agate and only agate. His use of larger distinctive fonts caused a sensation. Later that same year Robert E. Bonner ran the first full-page ad in a newspaper.
In 1864, William James Carlton began selling advertising space in religious magazines. In 1869, Francis Ayer, at the age of 20, created the first full-service advertising agency in Philadelphia, called N.W. Ayer & Son. It was the oldest advertising agency in America and dissolved in 2002. James Walter Thompson joined Carlton's firm in 1868. Thompson rapidly became their best salesman, purchasing the company in 1877 and renaming it the James Walter Thompson Company. Realizing that he could sell more space if the company provided the service of developing content for advertisers, Thompson hired writers and artists to form the first known Creative Department in an advertising agency. He is credited as the "father of modern magazine advertising" in the US.
Globalization of advertising originates in earlier days of the twentieth century. American advertising agencies began as the process of opening overseas offices before the two World Wars and accelerated their globalization throughout the latter part of the twentieth century.
McCann Erickson, an agency established in New York City in 1902, opened its first European offices by 1927. It was followed up with offices opening in South America in 1935 and in Australia in 1959.
Companies such as J. Walter Thompson adopted a strategy to expand in order to provide the advertising services wherever clients operated.
In the 1960s and 1970s, English agencies began to realize the overseas opportunities associated with globalization. Expanding overseas gives potential to wider markets. Saatchi & Saatchi, perhaps one of the most iconic English agencies was founded in 1970 and rapidly developed a global network of offices on the back of relationships with clients such as British Airways and Toyota.
Studies show that successful advertising agencies tend to have a shared sense of purpose with their clients through collaboration. This includes a common set of client objectives where agencies feel a shared sense of ownership of the strategic process. Successful advertisements start with clients building a good relationship with the agencies and work together to figure out what their objectives are. Clients must trust the agencies to do their jobs correctly and accordingly with the resources they have provided. Breakdowns in relationships were more likely to occur when agencies felt undermined, subjugated or even feel they don't have an equal status. Traditionally advertising agencies tend to be in a position to take the lead on projects but results are best when there is a more collaborative relationship.
Stronger collaboration happens in situations where a personal chemistry has been established between both parties. Finding out similar likes and dislikes, points of view and even hobbies and passions. Personal chemistry builds with the length of the client relationship, frequency of meetings, and how far mutual respect goes between parties. This was one trait that advertising agencies were perceived to not always have. It was suggested that on occasions media planners and researchers were more closely involved in the project because of their personal relationships with their clients. Successful strategic planning is best when both parties are involved due to the bond between sides by understanding each other's views and mindset.
Involved advertising account planners are seen to contribute towards successful agency client collaboration. Planners of advertising agencies tend to be capable of creating a very powerful, trusting relationship with their clients because they were seen as intellectual prowess, seniority and have empathy in the creative process.
Although it is still the case that the majority of their income comes from the media, in the middle of the 19th century, agencies began to offer additional services which they sold directly to the client. Services such as writing the text of the advertisement.
Some agencies believe there is only one rule for advertising to be effective: "it has to be creative." Even more than the visual presentation or wording, most agencies seek innovative ways to pass on the message(s) to consumers. Success comes when agencies are able to be creative enough to break through the targets' mindset and ignite a brand relationship. Advertising agencies can either play it safe and risk losing the marketing war or can try to constantly come up with fresh ideas.
Use of creativity by agencies is "unexpected" because so much advertising today is expected. This will capture the attention of audiences, therefore the message is more likely to get through. There have been many advertisements that have surprised audiences because it was not normal for them to see that in an advertisement of that nature. The best use of creativity is when the agencies make consumers think about the product or brand. The type of creativity is distinctive communication which is breaking through the clutter.
The worldwide commission rate for advertising agencies is fixed at 15% of the total billing. This is the only source of income they earn from media. The 15% must cover costs such as payroll, fixed and variable costs. There are cases that agencies are forced to lower their rates to the level of 5% to 10% due to competition. So in some cases there are agencies that are not even getting the fixed 15%.
This is a list of notable advertising agencies and holding companies for advertising agencies, with their headquarters' cities indicated.
^ a b c Mackay, Adrian (2004), The Practice of Advertising, London: Butterworth-Heinemann, ISBN 0-7506-6173-9 . p.70.
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^ a b c d John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History. "Emergence of Advertising in America: Timeline". Durham, NC: Duke University Libraries. Archived from the original on 2011-02-28. 1841 - Volney B. Palmer opens the first American advertising agency, in Philadelphia.
^ Faulconbridge, James R.; Nativel, Corinne; Beaverstock, Jonathan V.; Taylor, P J (January 2011). The globalization of advertising. Agencies, cities and spaces of creativity. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780203860892.
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/ Island Ventures Court Holds Bona Fide Purchaser Not Bound By Unrecorded CAFRA Restriction
Island Ventures Court Holds Bona Fide Purchaser Not Bound By Unrecorded CAFRA Restriction
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By: Paul M. Hauge
align="justify">Island Venture Associates (Island Venture) purchased two unimproved lots on Long Beach Island in 1994 for the purpose of building homes on the lots. Island Venture did not know and, based on its diligent title search, had no way of knowing, that a 1989 DEP permit issued to its predecessor-in-title restricted development on the lots to water-dependent uses. That predecessor-in-title, High Bar Development Company (High Bar), had failed to comply with the DEP permit's requirement that it file the appropriate deed restriction with the county recording office. If the appropriate deed restriction had been recorded, Island Venture's title search would have revealed the restriction. Who should pay for High Bar's error — Island Venture Associates, which relied on the public recording system, or the DEP (and the general public), which stood to lose the benefit of the restrictions imposed on High Bar? In Island Venture Associates, the Appellate Division balanced the competing public interests and decided that under the circumstances presented, the dispute should be resolved in favor of the integrity of the public recording system. Thus, the court held that Island Venture is not bound by the CAFRA restriction.
High Bar had applied for a permit under CAFRA to develop a much larger parcel than the lots in question. High Bar's plans included the construction of a number of single-family homes and a marina. DEP granted the permit in 1989, allowing the construction of 18 condominiums on condition that the marina site be limited in the future to water-dependent uses. DEP also required High Bar to draft and file a deed restriction that reflected the use restriction placed on the marina site. The area covered by the deed restriction included the lots later purchased from High Bar by Island Venture.
The deed restriction that High Bar filed, however, was flawed. Neither the metes and bounds description nor the survey attached to the condominium Master Deed indicated that the restricted property included those lots purchased by Island Venture in 1994. A title search performed before Island Venture took title revealed no restrictions on the two lots. Nevertheless, an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ruled that the restriction was binding upon Island Venture. Island Venture sought review of the ALJ decision in the Appellate Division, which reversed.
In reaching its decision regarding the enforceability of the unrecorded CAFRA restriction, the Appellate Division applied the court's decision in Aldrich v. Schwartz by balancing the significant public policies contained in CAFRA and in the public recording statutes. In the Aldrich case, the Appellate Division held that a variance condition requiring a beach access easement, which was never recorded despite a requirement in the resolution granting the variance that a subdivision plan showing the easement be recorded, was binding on an innocent purchaser of the property. Recognizing that the balancing of competing concerns was "not an easy one to strike," the Aldrich court stated:
We approach the problem not as one involving title searches and what they can reasonably reveal, but as one implicating the strong public interest in the enforceability of variance conditions, in the neighborhoods they protect, and in the expectations that have reasonably grown up around them. Our holding that plaintiff is bound by the 1969 restriction is dictated by land planning considerations, and by the danger that a decision devitalizing long-standing variance conditions may prejudice existing development and the zoning plan of some towns and neighborhoods.
Aldrich, 258 N.J. Super. at 310.
The Aldrich court was unwilling to adopt a rule that could put at risk countless variance conditions that had been imposed in municipalities throughout the state over many years without any system or requirement for recording them. Thus, the public interest in the enforcement of variance conditions prevailed over the public interest in the integrity and reliability of the public recording system.
As in Aldrich, the Appellate Division in Island Venture Associates did not frame the dispute as one between the public's interest in the enforceability of valid land use controls and the purely private interests of a developer. Instead, the court noted, "the tension is between two very significant public policies as contained in CAFRA and in our public recording statutes." Island Venture Associates, 359 N.J. Super. at 398. Significantly, the court accepted the legitimacy of the CAFRA restriction itself, and of DEP's practice of imposing such conditions via deed restrictions that make them binding upon successive owners, Id. at 395, even noting that "[t]he public interest in the proper development of our coastal area can hardly be disputed." Id. at 396. But the interest in the integrity of the recording system, the court emphasized, is a strong and important one. "If exceptions continue to be made to our race-notice system of public recordation, it will not be long before it loses its utility." Id. at 398.
Moreover, unlike the situation in Aldrich, the interests of CAFRA could be upheld without "sacrificing the equally strong public interest in our public recording statutes." Id. at 396. CAFRA covers only a specified portion of the state, and DEP can control and ensure the proper recordation of CAFRA deed restrictions. It can do a better job, the court suggested, noting that in the case before it, "the DEP either made no independent investigation to assure that the master deed accurately reflected the area of restriction or, at best, it failed in that endeavor." Id. at 398. If other CAFRA permittees have made recording errors like the one made by High Bar, the court is evidently either confident that DEP can retroactively correct such errors, or less troubled by any disruption that may be caused than it was by the widespread disruption in municipal zoning that it sought to avert in Aldrich.
While the Appellate Division's conclusion in Island Venture Associates supports a purchaser's ability to rely on the public recording system, the Aldrich decision's implications for purchasers of real estate in New Jersey remain. Title searches will only protect a purchaser from unrecorded title restrictions if a public policy balancing weighs in favor of the recording statute. To be fully protected a purchaser of property must conduct, in addition to title searches, thorough due diligence on all aspects of the development approvals for the property. The Island Venture Associates case's conclusion to uphold the public interest in the recording system is encouraging for real estate developers relying on title searches, but does not overturn the far-reaching impact of Aldrich v. Schwarz.
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Kiryat Luza is a modern Samaritan village, located on the foothills of the Samaritans' Holy Mt. Gerizim.
Kiryat Luza is a modern Samaritan village, located on the foothills of Mt. Gerizim. It was built in the 1980s, close to the Samaritan Holy sites.
Kiryat Luza is located on the northwest side of Mt Gerizim archaeological park. The access to the village is through the road that leads to the Har Brakha community.
Mount Gerizim is a Holy hill, located on the south side of Shechem (today's Arabic city of Nablus). On the opposite side of Shechem is Mount Ebal. Both of these hills witnessed the mass ceremony held by Joshua after his entry to Canaan, following the return of the Israelites from the Exodus in Egypt. The ceremony took place according to the commands Moses received earlier from God - to gather the people between the two facing hills - Gerizim and Ebal - and bless the former while cursing the latter.
The blessing of Mt Gerizim is described in the Bible (Deuteronomy 27, 11-13): "And Moses charged the people the same day, saying, These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin: And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali".
Both mountains are about the same height (881m for Gerizim, 940m for Ebal). Between them, in the valley, is the city of Shechem (Nablus). The Canaanite/Israelite city was located to its east ("Tel Balata").
The Samaritans split from Judaism during the period of the return to Zion from the Babylonian exile at the end of the 5th century BC. They established a temple city on Mount Gerizim, which served as the religious and administrative center for the Samaritans, and substituted the Jerusalem temple.
During the Hellenistic period, with a peak in the 2nd century BC, the city around the temple covered 400 Dunam (40 Hectares) with a population of 10,000, mostly priests who served the temple and supported the Samaritan pilgrimage from Samaria and beyond.
The city was destroyed at the end of the 2nd century BC by the Hasmonean King John Hyrcanus I, and many of the Samaritans were forced to bring back to Judaism.
After the Roman conquest, the Samaritans gained again their freedom, and their communities flourished in the region. However, they were not allowed to rebuilt the temple city.
Luza was a Samaritan dwelling place, located near their holy sites on the top of Mt Gerizim. It was established at the Persian period, after the Samaritans separated from Judaism following the disputes with the people who returned from the Babylonian exile.
During the Roman times the Samaritans increased in size (a million people) and wealth. They populated Samaria and beyond, with dozens of villages in the Holy Land. The village of Luza is listed in the "Tolida" - the mediaeval Samaritan history chronicles.
The Samaritans reached a peak from the 2nd century AD to the middle of the 5th century AD. However, their success brought upon them a fierce reaction from the Christian population. The Byzantine ruler Zenon constructed a church in 484 AD on the ruins of the holy precinct, which caused the Samaritans to mutiny. After 100 years of struggles the Samaritans were forced to convert or were exiled.
Luza, as other Samaritan villages, existed until the 7th C. The Samaritans became a very small minority and most of them converted to Christianity (Byzantine period) and then to Islam following the Arab conquest.
In the PEF map (1878) the site is listed as "Kh. Lôzeh" - or the ruins of Luzeh. At that time there were only ruins on top of Mt Gerizim.
Kh. Lôzeh is seen here on the right, below the city of Shechem (Nablus), to the northwest of Mt Gerizim (Jebel et Tôr, altitude 2848 ft).
"The Samaritans hold that this town stood on Gerizim, and it is mentioned under its old name Luz in the Chronicle, and the Arabic translation gives Lôzeh. This accounts for the existence of the name Khirbet Lôzeh, applied to the heaps of stones round the Samaritan place of sacrifice on Gerizim. The name is generally known ; it is also mentioned by Jerome ('Onomasticon,' s. v. Luza). The Crusaders held this to be the Bethel where one of the Golden Calves was erected...".
In other sections of their report they focus on the details of their survey of Mt Gerizim, which will be detailed in another web page.
The Samaritans of the West Bank dwelt until the late 1980s in Nablus. Another group of Samaritans live since 1954 in the Israeli town of Holon. Both groups total several hundred people.
During the riots in the West Bank the Samaritans were harassed by their neighbors in Nablus. They relocated to the top of the hill, in the proximity of the ancient site of Mt Gerizim. Here they established the village of Kiryat Luza ("Town of Luza").
Today (2012), there are several dozens of houses, a Samaritan museum and Synagogue. They hold dual Israeli and Palestinian citizenships. The area of the village and Mt Gerizim is under full Israeli control (aka, "C" zone), and therefore can be accessed by Israelis.
The village of Kiryat Luza is located on the northwest side of the ruins of Mt Gerizim. This view was taken from the ancient site, which overlooks Luza. The western outskirts of Nablus is seen on the far right background, and behind it are the foothills of Mt Ebal.
An Italian style villa is also seen on the right of the village, overlooking the city of Nablus/Scechem. This villa was built in 2000 by Munib al-Masri - a wealthy Billionaire from Nablus.
We met these two elders on the way up to the archaeological park on the top of Mt Gerizim. These Samaritans, who were sitting by the side of the road, speak fluent Hebrew and Arabic, and provided us with explanations and tips.
A Nargileh (Hookah, Shisha, water pipe), seen here in the center, is a common Arabic instrument for smoking flavored tobacco, in which the smoke is passed through the glass-based basin before it is inhaled.
A Samaritan synagogue is located in one of the houses in Kiryat Luza.
The Synagogue looks very much like a Jewish Synagogue.
Under the Menorah is an inscription with ancient Samaritan letters, which is still used by the modern Samaritans in addition to Hebrew and Arabic.
On a fence of one of the houses was a display of the 12 tribes of Israel. Under each of the icons is the name of the tribe, written in ancient Samaritan letters. The icons of the tribes below are ordered according to the Biblical description, with the first 6 standing on Mt Gerizim to bless, while the other 6 on Mt Ebal to curse (Deuteronomy 27, 12-13): "These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin: And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali".
This year the Samaritans start the holiday a day earlier than the Jewish holiday. Also, they differ in their custom of decorating the Sukkoth booth, by covering its top with an array of fruit, observing the book of Leviticus law (23:40,42): "And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days....Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:".
Sesame Tahini is an essential ingredient in many Middle Eastern dishes, and is considered healthy. When you come to Kiryat Luza, don't forget to visit the Sesame factory, or stop in one of the groceries. The Sesame factory was the first industry of the Samaritans. It produces one of the best Tahini (Tehina) pastes in Israel, and also makes sesame-flavored Halva.
The Tahini bottle below is named "Har Bracha", meaning the "mount of blessing" (Gerizim). It is produced with Millstones, which crush the hulled sesame seeds.
Luza - an ancient Samaritan village. According to the Samaritan Torah (the Pentateuch), Luza is Beth-El, located on Mt Gerizim.
Luz - the ancient name of Beth-El (Genesis 28:19): And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first". Beth-El ("house of God") is the place where Jacob dreams of a ladder, and where he was renamed to Israel. It became a religious center where Jeroboam placed his Golden Calf. Note that most scholars locate Beth-El in Tell Beitin near Ramallah, close to the modern community of Beit-El.
Luz - an ancient Hebrew name of "almond".
Kh. Lozeh - the Arabic name of the Gerizim ruins.


Pentagon says it is seeking to 'build greater cooperation' and address security interests in region.
The Pentagon is building a missile defence radar station at a covert location in Qatar, The Wall Street Journal has reported.
The site will be part of a system intended to defend the interests of the United States and its allies against Iranian rockets, unnamed officials told the US newspaper on Tuesday.
"We have a number of allies and partners in the region with whom we seek to build greater cooperation, and our goal is to address a wide range of US security interests there," the Pentagon said in reply to Al Jazeera's question on purported radar site.
A similar radar has existed on Mount Keren in the Negev Desert since 2008 and another is installed in Turkey as part of NATO's missile defence shield.
Officials told the newspaper that the US Central Command, which oversees US military operations in the Middle East and South Asia, wants to deploy the first Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system in the area in the coming months, possibly in the United Arab Emirates.
The newspaper also reported that the US was preparing for its biggest-ever minesweeping exercises in the Gulf in September, calling them the "first such multilateral drills in the region".


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Document file Dossier : Some propositions and analysis to face the new challenges of peace in the world
Paris, November 2007
Better Late Than Never: Enhancing the Accountability of International Institutions in Kosovo
Koso: whic status?
Keywords: Respect of human rights | | | | | | | | | | | | | Kosovo | Ex Yugoslavia | Serbia
Ref.: Human Rights Watch, 2007
2007 a crucial year for the Kosovo status
2007 is a crucial year for Kosovo. After eight years of UN rule and ambiguity about its legal relationship to Serbia, the province's status finally appears to be on the road to resolution. That resolution will be accompanied by an international "change of guard" in Kosovo, with a central role for the European Union (EU), as outlined in the status proposal by UN Special Envoy for Kosovo Martti Ahtisaari.
Nowhere is change needed more than in the area of accountability. After eight years of governing Kosovo, the United Nations interim administration in Kosovo (UNMIK) faces what can only be described as a crisis of legitimacy. Some of that crisis reflects frustration among Kosovo's Albanian majority about the slow progress toward resolving status, and among Serbs and other minorities about UNMIK's failure to secure their rights. But the lack of accountability among UNMIK and other international institutions in Kosovo has played an important role in undermining public confidence in the actions of those institutions.
Accountability—the extent to which an institution, and the officials within it, are held responsible for their actions—is a key element of good governance, together with transparency in decision making and the rule of law. It is also essential to the enjoyment of human rights.
The peacekeepers force
Complaints against UNMIK and NATO-led peacekeepers (Kosovo Force, KFOR) include that their actions have violated property rights, and allegations of arbitrary detention, sexual and other criminal misconduct, and a range of failures relating to the protection of minorities. While concerns about sexual and criminal misconduct are not uncommon in international peace operations, the breadth of concerns in Kosovo reflects the far-reaching powers of the UN mission in an international protectorate, and heightens the importance of accountability.
The accountability gap in Kosovo was starkly illustrated in February 2007. When a protest in Pristina/Prishtinë on February 10 turned violent, UNMIK police responded with teargas and rubber bullets, resulting in the death of two protesters. UNMIK's much-criticized handling of the aftermath (including the necessary reliance on ad hoc solutions) highlighted the lack of independent mechanisms for oversight of UNMIK police, and the potential for lasting damage to the reputation and legitimacy of international institutions in the absence of effective accountability.
At first glance there appears to be a wealth of accountability mechanisms in Kosovo. The province has an Ombudsperson Institution, a Human Rights Advisory Panel, and is monitored by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and the media. There are also a variety of internal systems within UNMIK and KFOR. In reality, however, these mechanisms are either weak, unable to investigate international institutions, or limited in their impact.
The Ombudsperson Institution was stripped of its mandate to investigate UNMIK and KFOR in 2006. The Human Rights Advisory Panel, whose creation was intended to bridge this accountability gap on the civilian side, has yet to be constituted. No external mechanism to investigate KFOR now exists. Monitoring by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo has helped bring problems to light, but its recommendations have often been ignored.
UNMIK's internal oversight structures, with the notable exception of financial oversight, are either dormant or improperly constituted. The Human Rights Oversight Committee, supposedly comprising senior representatives of UNMIK and KFOR, has not met for several years, while a Claims Committee set up to address individual claims against UNMIK in practice considers only disputes involving UNMIK contractors.
With the Ombudsperson out of the picture, the limited accountability for UNMIK police and KFOR is particularly stark.
The Osce mission
The OSCE mission, the Council of Europe, and the UN Human Rights Committee have all been critical about the limited remedies available to those who allege abuse at the hands of UN police or NATO peacekeepers. UNMIK police and KFOR personnel are covered by immunity agreements that mean that action can only be taken by the sending country, generally after the accused personnel are sent home, making it virtually impossible for a complainant to learn the outcome (if any) of an investigation.
To date, UNMIK and NATO have been largely unresponsive to criticism about the lack of accountability for international institutions in Kosovo. But it is not too late to take action. While UNMIK looks set to be wound up by the end of 2007, there is still scope for positive steps, including operationalizing the Human Rights Advisory Panel.
The Nato mission
The case is even stronger for NATO. It will lead the new International Military Presence that according to the status proposal will replace KFOR as the sole security guarantor for Kosovo. That makes it imperative that NATO works with its member states to begin developing common rules and procedures within KFOR that can be continued in its successor.
The urgent need to develop functional accountability mechanisms applies equally to the EU, the United States, and other governments that will form the future international civilian presence in Kosovo. The civilian elements under the status proposal comprise an International Civilian Representative (ICR) with executive powers to oversee the settlement, and an EU police and justice mission under the auspices of European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP), which will include a large contingent of police officers from EU states, as well as prosecutors and judges.
The status proposal is short on detail about accountability mechanisms. It proposes that the ICR should create a review mechanism to examine the exercise of his or her powers, but does not specify what sort of mechanism. The proposal suggests that the future Constitutional Court, with six national and three international judges, should have the jurisdiction to hear complaints from individuals who claim that their rights guaranteed by the constitution have been violated by public authorities. It indicates that the Ombudsperson Institution's mandate should remain unchanged, and requests the OSCE to maintain its presence in Kosovo. The proposal is silent on accountability mechanisms for the EU police but proposes maintaining KFOR's privileges and immunities for the NATO-led military presence.
The role of the Constitutional Court
Creating effective accountability mechanisms for incoming international institutions will require going beyond the Ahtisaari proposal. It also demands straightforward solutions that build as much as possible on existing structures. That is why this briefing paper makes as its key recommendations that the two most important national accountability mechanisms in the future Kosovo—the Constitutional Court and Ombudsperson Institution—are also given responsibility for overseeing international institutions. Specifically, the jurisdiction of the future Constitutional Court should be extended to ensure that allegations about violations of constitutionally protected human rights by international civilian and military institutions can be heard. This would be consistent with an earlier recommendation of the Council of Europe. The Ombudsperson Institution should also have its original mandate restored so that it is has the jurisdiction to investigate complaints involving the ICR, the EU police and justice mission and the NATO-led military presence. These two measures would undoubtedly enhance the legitimacy of international institutions in the eyes of the public, by subjecting them to oversight by independent Kosovo institutions, and would in turn empower those bodies to hold Kosovo's government to account.
How to improuve the coordination between Eu and UN Missions : coordiantion mechanisms
NATO should work with its member states to develop more effective and consistent internal investigation and coordination mechanisms. The EU police and justice mission should do the same, and invite the Kosovo Police Inspectorate to oversee any internal investigations. And the OSCE and the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture should continue to perform their monitoring of the justice system and places of detention, respectively. The OSCE's independent role in the future Kosovo should make it easier for it to assert itself and voice its concerns.
The success of Kosovo's new international institutions will rest upon their ability to maintain their legitimacy and the confidence of the public even in the face of unpopular decisions. That will depend on those institutions demonstrating transparency, accountability, and respect for the rule of law. Concretely, the office of the International Civilian Representative, the EU police and justice mission, and the NATO-led military presence must ensure that they adhere to the highest human rights standards, that allegations of wrongdoing are promptly and transparently investigated, and that they subject themselves to independent, external judicial and other oversight. Doing so would greatly increase the likelihood of success in Kosovo, and could serve as a blueprint for future peace operations around the world.
The upcoming international "change of guard" that will follow the resolution of Kosovo's status provides a unique opportunity to establish mechanisms to ensure that international institutions in the new Kosovo are properly held to account. Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari's 58-page "Comprehensive Proposal for the Kosovo Status Settlement" contains several elements that could help lay the foundation for an effective system of international accountability in Kosovo.
There is a consensus among officials in the key international institutions interviewed by Human Rights Watch that the future oversight mechanisms should draw on existing structures wherever possible, and that because of a relatively short expected lifespan of the International Civilian Representative and European Security and Defence Policy missions, any proposed mechanism should be simple and straightforward.
The Ahtisaari proposal provides the framework for the future oversight of the International Civilian Representative and his or her office in a general clause, which states that "[t]he International Civilian Presence (ICR) shall have the authority to establish a mechanism to allow the review of the use of his/her powers and those of the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) without prejudice to the privileges and immunities enjoyed by the ICR and EUSR under the Settlement." This clause has been added in light of the Venice Commission's recommendation to constitute an appropriate oversight mechanism over UNMIK.
The clause is vague, leaving the choice of the appropriate oversight mechanism to the discretion of the International Civilian Representative (presumably in consultation with a new International Steering Group envisaged by the proposal). But it provides a clear opportunity to bridge the accountability gap by establishing both internal and external oversight mechanisms. The new mechanism should take on the internal oversight functions that should currently be performed (but are not—see above) by the Human Rights Oversight Committee and UNMIK Claims Committee.
Nevertheless, as of the end of May 2007 no specific arrangements for any such review mechanisms have been made. According to the head of the EU planning team for the ICR, movement on the issue awaits a UN Security Council resolution and a green light to deploy staff on the ground, although the planning team is aware of the importance of the issue and the earlier recommendations made by the Council of Europe.


Hi all! Hope you all are having a great day! I am writing b/c I'm a handicapped gamer (nerve pain in arms&hands) whom loves to play battle royale games! HOWEVER, Im unable to play the BLACKOUT mode on Xbox/PS4 because there is NO AUTO RUN/SPRINT by pressing the left thumb stick in twice (L3) like there is in PUBG & Fortnite on Console! I know this doesn't seem like a big deal to most people however it would be an extremely & highly appreciated accessibility feature for all us handicapped Gamers who cannot constantly press the left thumbstick forward to Run long distances. (To be very clear what I am talking about is having your character Run on its own without you having to touch the controller at all. After rapidly double clicking the left thumbstick in twice your character is off & running on its own, even if u put the controller down for example). I play on Console & I am really happy so see This feature is already included in the PC version of your game HOWEVER it is MISSING FROM the CONSOLE VERSION!! Please help!! My thumbs are going to fall off  Thank you!!
Ps. On a side note I also noticed there are also no left & right thumb-stick dead zone options on console as well. I have controller drift so this would help. Thanks!
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This was all to honor a Juggalo who had died. Anime and manga fandom Sports fandom Video game fandom. Branding hundreds of thousands of music fans as gang members based on the acts of a few individuals defies logic and violates our most cherished of constitutional rights. Archived from the original PDF on Retrieved 15 July From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
I have been for a while. Once the festival got underway, the specter of overzealous law enforcement manifested in a kind of paranoia and swirl of rumors that ranged from believable to uproarious.
When you have confirmed your password, you will be able to log in through Facebook on both sites. The Two-Way Bloods, Crips Zip Continue and Activate. No, just fans of Insane Clown Posse. The Juggalos are fans of Insane Clown Posse, a rap group that calls itself "the most hated band in the world.
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Shangri-Lain which they explain that the Dark Carnival is ultimately about some kind of higher power and guiding Juggalos toward it, I may have shed a tear or two. Lost The Marvelous Missing Link: A juggalo feminine juggaletteor juggala in Spanish is a fan of the group Insane Clown Posse or any other Psychopathic Records hip hop group.
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The Gathering has featured bands of a variety of genres within hip hop and rock, though the majority of the acts perform horrorcore and hardcore hip hopsimilar to that of Psychopathic Records artists. While people definitely seemed disappointed about that, it would be almost anti-Juggalo to let that stop everyone from enjoying themselves. Art Of Wrestling Radio. We must collectively show them that we truly are a family that is united by a shared love of music and fellowship. Archived from the original on January 10, He and his brother Robert received all their clothes from rummage sales, and their food from canned food drives held at their own school.
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11 Jan 2018 trumpistanwatch
TRUMP WANTS CHECK$, NO BALANCE | MUELLER ADDS A CYBER PROSECUTOR | CYPRIOT COMPANY SUES MAGA (MANAFORT AND GATES ARRESTED) | SENATE DEMOCRATS RELEASE A REPORT ON RUSSIAN HACKING | POLAND'S HORRIBLE DEFENSE MINISTER IS OUT | DUNFORD + GERASIMOV ON THE PHONE
TRUMP WANTS CHECK$ BUT HAS NO BALANCE
POLITICO reports, "President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged Republicans in Congress to 'take control' of the investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, prompting some head-scratching from a top GOP investigator on Capitol Hill." For instance, "Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said he didn't know what the president meant," POLITICO notes. Hilariously for it's near total transparency, Grassley told reporters, "I don't know what the president has in mind, and I don't think I better comment until I have a discussion with the president on that," but then "seemingly catching himself, Grassley added: 'And I don't intend to have a discussion with the president on that point, and I hope he doesn't call me and tell me the same thing that you said he said.'"
MUELLER TIME: CYBER PROSECUTOR ADDED TO SPECIAL COUNSEL TEAM
The Washington Post reports, "Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has added a veteran cyber prosecutor to his team, filling what has long been a gap in expertise and potentially signaling a recent focus on computer crimes. Ryan K. Dickey was assigned to Mueller's team in early November from the Justice Department's computer crime and intellectual-property section, said a spokesman for the special counsel's office."
CYPRIOT COMPANY SUES VERY INDICTED MANAFORT AND GATES
Reuters reports on our MAGA (Manafort and Gates Arrested) couple, "U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort faced a new legal headache on Wednesday after a Cyprus-based company tied to a Russian oligarch sued him and his business partner Richard Gates over allegations they committed financial fraud by misappropriating millions of dollars." This appears to be a revival of an old battle as Reuters notes, "Surf Horizon Limited, a company linked in corporate filings to ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin named Oleg Deripaska, accused Manafort and Gates of misappropriating more than $18.9 million that the company had invested in Ukrainian telecom companies known collectively as the 'Black Sea Cable.'" Reuters adds, "Wednesday's lawsuit, brought against the pair in a New York state trial-level court, marks the second time now that the Deripaska-linked company has sued them along with Pericles Emerging Market Partners, an investment management firm controlled by Manafort and Gates."
SENATE DEMOCRATS DROP REPORT ON RUSSIAN ELECTIONS HACKING
The Washington Post reports, "In a highly anticipated report due to be released Wednesday, congressional Democrats are expected to raise renewed concerns about mounting evidence of Russian interference in at least 19 European nations". The Washington Post adds, "The report, commissioned by Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.) and numbering more than 200 pages, directly criticizes President Trump as failing to respond to the threat, even as other nations in Europe have taken much stronger measures to counter Russian efforts in the region." Cardin also outlined the finding in an op-ed in The Washington Post. As Foreign Policy notes, "Conspicuously absent from the report, however, is a Republican buy-in."
From The Washington Post and Foreign Policy.
HIT THE ROAD ANTONI!
Defense News reports, "Polish Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz has been removed from his position and will be replaced by former Interior Minister Mariusz Błaszczak, the Polish government announced Tuesday." Recall, TRUMPISTAN WATCH has been calling for this for months as he has purged his command of loyal officers, installed lackeys, provided insights on "what Putin wants" to a Kushner-owned paper in America and generally done everything he can to serve Russian interests in the heart of Europe and NATO's eastern flank. According to Defense News, "Macierewicz was removed from office as part of a broad reshuffle of cabinet positions by the ruling conservative Law and Justice party, or PiS." Defense News does not touch on what kind of a massive problem Macierewicz was, but if you search TRUMPISTAN WATCH, you will find at least a half a dozen items over many months about him, his deputy and his needless purges of Poland's command. Good riddance and bye bye!
From Defense News.
MILITARY CHIEFS GERASIMOV + DUNFORD TALK ON THE TELEPHONE
Russian state-run TASS reports, "US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. and Chief of the Russian General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov, who had a telephone conversation on Wednesday, agreed that regular exchange of opinions is of major importance, Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Patrick S. Ryder told TASS." Russian state-run TASS notes, "The conversation focused on issues of mutual interest, to include the situation in Syria," according to Col. Ryder, who added, "Gen. Dunford has spoken to Gen. Gerasimov approximately a dozen times over the last year. They last spoke December 6, 2017. Both leaders recognize the importance of maintaining regular communication in order to avoid miscalculation and to promote transparency in areas where our militaries are operating in close proximity."
From Russian state-run TASS.
RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTER TALKS OF UPDATES TO NUCLEAR TRIAD
Russian state-run Sputnik reports, "The share of advanced weapons in Russia's nuclear triad should grow up to at least 90 percent by 2021, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday." Citing Shoigu, Russian state-run Sputnik reports, "the Russian armed forces are set to receive more high-precision arms, latest surveillance systems, the most cutting-edge gear for troops." Russian state-run Sputnik notes, "The statement comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin said in December that the share of the advanced weapons in Russia' nuclear triad had reached 79 percent by the end of 2017."
PUTIN PROMISES MINIMUM WAGE RAISE AFTER THE SHAM ELECTIONS
Reuters reports, "President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday the minimum wage level in Russia will be raised from May 1 this year." Better chance of getting him to deliver it was before the sham elections in March, not after he gets his eternal mandate to do whatever the hell he wants. Any enthusiasm for our new Russian overlords should be tempered by the fact that Putin "said the minimum wage should be raised from 9,489 roubles (£123) at present to be in line with the minimum cost of living, which now stands at 11,163 roubles."
RUSSIA SO DESPERATE FOR ELECTION TURNOUT IT RUNS A CONTEST
The Telegraph reports, "Worried about a lower turnout for Vladimir Putin's fourth election bid, the Kremlin has told regional authorities to award iPhones for best polling station selfies," so desperate are they for turnout in their sham elections. In classic Soviet fashion, The Telegraph adds, "A presentation from the presidential administration, seen by RBC newspaper, calls on regions to hold 'Election Photo' contests during the March ballot to 'mobilise voters of 18-39 years of age' and 'create a positive backdrop and holiday atmosphere at polling places'." What could be more festive than an eternal mandate for the leader? Can't you just imagine the youthful vitality of the officials on the receiving end of such instructions? But there is more! "According to the plan, volunteers will help voters take selfies in special picture frames set up at polling stations and upload the shots to Instagram or VK, Russia's biggest social network, with a contest hashtag," The Telegraph adds. What could be cooler than a hashtag besides everything? Or as a favorite South African drag queen of both TRUMPISTAN WATCH and Nelson Mandela, Tannie Evita says, "The world has gone mad, the hashtags have spawned their own hashtags!"
From The Telegraph.
TRUMP SOLD $35 MILLION IN REAL ESTATE TO SECRET BUYERS IN 2017
USA Today reports, "President Trump's companies sold more than $35 million in real estate in 2017, mostly to secretive shell companies that obscure buyers' identities, continuing a dramatic shift in his customers' behavior that began during the election". According to USA Today, "In the two years before the nomination, 4% of Trump buyers utilized the tactic. In the year after, the rate skyrocketed to about 70%." Of course, despite bullshit empty promises that he would have nothing to do with his businesses – never mind all the time he spends visiting and promoting them since becoming our fake Russian president — "Profits from sales of those properties flow through a trust run by Trump's sons. The president is the sole beneficiary of the trust and he can withdraw cash at any time," USA Today notes.
From USA Today.
SECURE THE VOTE!
Ars Technica reports, "A bipartisan group of six senators has introduced legislation that would take a huge step toward securing elections in the United States. Called the Secure Elections Act, the bill aims to eliminate insecure paperless voting machines from American elections while promoting routine audits that would dramatically reduce the danger of interference from foreign governments." Ars Technica notes, "The first objective is to get rid of paperless electronic voting machines." While "States have begun moving away from paperless systems," the reality of "budget constraints have forced some to continue relying on insecure paperless equipment. The Secure Elections Act would give states grants specifically earmarked for replacing these systems with more secure systems that use voter-verified paper ballots." Ars Technica adds, "The legislation's second big idea is to encourage states to perform routine post-election audits based on modern statistical techniques. Many states today only conduct recounts in the event of very close election outcomes." The bill has bipartisan support as Senator James Lankford, a Republican of Oklahoma, and Senator Kamala Harris, a Democrat of California, are key co-sponsors. Additionally Ars Technica reports, "The Lankford bill has other important provisions, too. It would take several steps to encourage more information sharing between state and federal officials about suspected attacks. The bill would require voting equipment vendors to promptly notify the relevant authorities about cybersecurity incidents. It would help state election officials to get security clearances so they can receive classified briefings from intelligence agencies."
From Ars Technica.
TRUMP LOOKING STUPID DISAPPEARED FROM PUBLIC TRANSCRIPT
The Washington Post reports, "President Trump on Tuesday tried to show that he could do his job." How? By pretending everything was a reality show, silly! As The Washington Post tells it, "With his afternoon immigration meeting with lawmakers — into which he invited the press corps to watch for nearly an hour — Trump sought to definitively answer the question that has been nagging at him for the past week: Is the 71-year-old mentally fit to be commander in chief?" Of course, "while Trump offered captivating television drama, he also muddled through the policy by seeming to endorse divergent positions, including simply protecting the dreamers or a plan contingent upon funding for his long-promised wall at the nation's southern border," The Washington Post notes. Indeed, "So pliant was Trump that when Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), one of the most liberal members of the chamber, asked if he would support 'a clean DACA bill' that protects the dreamers with no other conditions, the president sounded amenable." So much for "Build the wall!" A bunch of fascist Republican youth in Wisconsin will be so disappointed! Evidently Trump said, "Yeah, I would like to do it," raising ire and concern among fellow Republicans. The Washington Post notes, "When the White House released its official transcript Tuesday afternoon, the president's line — 'Yeah, I would like to do it' — was missing." At first you see something with your very eyes, but then it vanishes and you are told it was never there and never happened. Where, oh where have we seen this pattern of disappearing truth before on earth and in human history? Never in Russia, that Russia thing is a hoax.
WHAT WE REALLY TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ADOPTIONS
Meduza runs a translated piece from Ekho Moskvy v Peterburge on Russia's ban on American adoptions, a retaliatory move for the Magnitsky Act. "In December 2012, thanks to the Dima Yakovlev law, the Morris family of San Diego, California, didn't have enough time to complete the paperwork to adopt Lera, a Russian girl with Down syndrome. The law, which bans U.S. citizens from adopting children in Russia, left another 30 or so American families in a similar situation. The families responded by creating their own association and suing Russia in the European Court, but they were only able to win monetary compensation." We meet "Lera, now 12 years old," who, "Five years ago… was supposed to be adopted by an American family. But Russia's ban on U.S. adoptions took effect just a few days before the Morrises would have claimed Lera, marooning her on the outskirts of St. Petersburg." Ah so to combat a law against human rights abusers (the Magnitsky Act), Russia retaliated by taking away the future homes of some 30 vulnerable children, now stuck in orphanages in Russia. These 30 or so families "formed an organization called 'Parents United,' where they collect money and try to lobby U.S. officials and public groups to campaign against Russia's law, or at least push Moscow to allow them to complete the adoptions that were already in progress by December 2012." So this is what it is actually all about folks, not the children like some after school special cliché, but the most vulnerable and their future. If this is what Putin is willing to do to orphans in his own country, imagine how little he cares about the vulnerable, children, the disabled, minorities, etc, in yours.
From Ekho Moskvy v Peterburge via Meduza.
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Kwara: AbdulRazaq mulls executive order for ease of doing business
December 1, 2021 Umar Bayo Abdulwahab Politics 0
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara state has announced plans by his government to issue an executive order for ease of doing business .
AbdulRazaq dropped the hint Tuesday when he formally declared open the eight Kwara trade fair holding at the state stadium complex, Ilorin.
The fair is being organised by the Kwara Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (KWACCIMA) where members of the business community, are currently displaying their wares.
AbdulRazaq said the plan of the present administration was to change the status of Kwara among its peers from being a civil service state to a state built on enterprise.
Speaking at the event with theme "Trade Beyond Borders", the governor told the gathering of captains of industry and employers of labour that his administration had invested in infrastructure and provide measures to stimulate the state's economy and in turn attract investors.
AbdulRazaq thanked private sector owners in the state for creating jobs through their companies and factories, saying that it was left to the government to create an environment to make them thrive in their respective endeavours.
He said, "All issues associated with ease of doing business are being looked into, and very soon, we will roll out comprehensive reform to make doing business super and stress free in Kwara state. This will be contained in an executive order with some measures in this regard.
"As a government, our most important agenda is to build a state, which survives on enterprise with zero reliance on handout from the centre. For this reason, we are investing in infrastructure and opening supportive measures to investors in business.
"In addition to our investment in visual and entertainment economy through the innovation hub and visual arts centre, we are also establishing an industrial park as well as construction of the International conference centre, which will also be an exhibition centre
Also speaking, the state Commissioner for Business, Innovation and Technology, Arinola Lawal, noted that though trade fairs were held in the past, the eight edition was unique because it was driven with the desires for innovation and exposure of the government with its moral and financial support to make it a befitting and qualitative trade of International standard.
KWACCIMA President, Mr Olalekan Fatai Ayodimeji, commended the governor for moving public sector to private sector and called for the provision of the permanent trade fair stand so as to grow the state economy.
The second deputy President of KWACCIMA, Engr Abu Salami, asserted that the state government had demonstrated its readiness to grow the state's economy.
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Learn the fascinating stories from treasures found in Chicago including a group of Ayn Rand inscribed books, an Edward Borein watercolor, ca. 1930, and a 1931 Carnegie hero medal. But which is the episode's top find? Also: a trip to Crab Tree Farm.
Field Trip: Arts & Crafts Furniture, from Chicago, Hour 3.
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Discover how values from 2000 hold up in today's market, plus a $25,000 value change!
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Ayn Rand signed books, an Edward Borein painting, and a Carnegie hero medal!
Appraisal: Ayn Rand Inscribed Books, from Chicago Hour 3.
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