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What Are Injury Claims for Having Slipped on Yoghurt in Tesco?
If you were to sustain an injury in a Tesco supermarket due to slipping on yoghurt spilled on the floor, you may be eligible to make an injury claim for having slipped on yoghurt in Tesco. A compensation claim made against Tesco for an injury due to slipping on yoghurt is a legal civil action which can be made when Tesco has a responsibility for your health and safety and has failed in its "duty of care" to prevent a slip on yoghurt accident in Tesco which has resulted in you sustaining an injury.
What is meant by Tesco´s "Duty of Care"?
In order to successfully make slipped on yoghurt in Tesco claims, it has to be proven that Tesco was negligent by failing to identify a hazard and have it removed or cleaned, or by failing to restrict access to the area in which the yoghurt existed to prevent the risk of an injury. If it can be determined that the store staff had acted without due care and attention, the breach in Tesco´s duty of care makes the supermarket liable for the injuries you sustained when slipping on yoghurt in Tesco and entitle you to claim compensation for slipping on yoghurt in Tesco.
However, Tesco´s duty of care is not always "absolute". This means that if, you example, you slipped on yoghurt which had just leaked from another shopper´s trolley – and the staff in Tesco had not had a reasonable period of time in which to identify the hazard and attend to it in order to prevent the risk of injury – it may not always be possible make a claim for having slipped on yoghurt in Tesco. For this reason, it is always in your best interests to discuss the circumstances of yoghurt accident in Tesco with a solicitor at the first practical opportunity.
Your Health Comes before a Slipped on Yoghurt in Tesco Claim for Compensation
When making a claim for slipping on yoghurt in Tesco, in addition to establishing that Tesco was in breach of its duty of care, it is also important to prove that your slip on the yoghurt in the Tesco supermarket resulted in an injury. Consequently it is vital that, after sustaining an injury in Tesco due to slipping on yoghurt, you receive professional medical attention as soon as possible.
By visiting a hospital or your family GP, the injuries that you sustained when you slipped on yoghurt in Tesco will be recorded in your medical notes along with any ongoing treatment or long term consequences to your health. If first aid was administered at Tesco – or you treated your injury when you returned home – this is insufficient proof that an injury occurred should you wish to make yoghurt in Tesco claim for compensation
Making a Compensation Claim for Having Slipped on Yoghurt in Tesco
Once it can be determined that you have suffered an injury in a slipping accident due to a Tesco supermarket breaching its duty of care, you can make a claim compensation for having slipped on yoghurt in Tesco. The procedure for claiming injury compensation for a slip on yoghurt in Tesco is that your solicitor will write to the supermarket, advising it that you are making a claim for being injured due to slipping in one of their stores, and Tesco – or more frequently, their public liability insurers – then has 90 days to conduct its own investigation into your Tesco slip on yoghurt accident and advise your solicitor whether they will accept liability for your injuries.
If liability is accepted, your solicitor will liaise with the supermarket´s public liability insurance company to obtain the maximum possible settlement of compensation for slipping on yoghurt in Tesco. Should liability for your injuries be contested, your solicitor will issue court proceedings – an action which often initiates an offer of compensation for a slip on yoghurt in Tesco from their public liability insurers, who may be reluctant to take a chance on the outcome of your Tesco slip on yoghurt injury claim and keen to save money on potential court costs.
As an offer of settlement for your slip on yoghurt in Tesco may be made to you directly by the insurance company, it is advisable to be aware of how much compensation for having slipped on yoghurt in Tesco you may be entitled to, in order that you do not inadvertently accept an inappropriate offer.
How Much Can I Claim for Having Slipped on yoghurt in Tesco?
How much compensation for having slipped on yoghurt in Tesco you will be entitled to receive will depend on the nature and severity of your injury in relation to your age, sex and general state of health prior to your accident. The way in which the injury from slipping on yoghurt has affected your quality of life will also be taken into account, and it is advisable that you maintain a diary in order to record the occasions when you are unable to perform day-to-day tasks or participate in leisure and social pursuits as a consequence of your slip on yoghurt in Tesco.
Any expenses you have incurred for medical treatment can be recovered in claims for slipping on yoghurt in Tesco, along with any costs for alternative forms of transport if you are unable to drive and any loss of earnings if the injury you sustained due to slipping on yoghurt in Tesco prevents you from working. Consequently, no two injury claims for slipping on yoghurt in Tesco are the same – even when the injuries sustained are identical – and this is a good reason why you should always seek professional legal advice when claiming compensation for a slip on yoghurt in Tesco.
"No Win, No Fee" Slipped on yoghurt in Tesco Claims
Most solicitors will offer a free initial assessment of your personal situation and advise you whether you have a claim for slipping on yoghurt in Tesco which is worth your while to pursue. Should you have a claim for having slipped on yoghurt in Tesco which has a strong probability of success, you will be offered legal representation on a "No Win, No Fee" basis.
"No Win, No Fee" slipped on yoghurt in Tesco claims enable you to pursue compensation for your injuries without having to worry about solicitor´s fees if your claim for a slip on yoghurt in Tesco is unsuccessful. However, as you may be liable for the supermarket´s legal fees if your case is lost, solicitors offering "No Win, No Fee" claims for being injured slipping on yoghurt in Tesco will want to know about any legal fees insurance you have attached to a household contents or car insurance policy and will recommend that you to take out additional protection if it is considered to be necessary.
Free Legal Advice about Injury Claims for Slipping on yoghurt in Tesco
If you, or somebody close to you, have been injured due to slipping on yoghurt in a Tesco supermarket, you are invited to call our freephone service and discuss the circumstances of your accident in Tesco directly with an experienced public liability solicitor. Our solicitor will provide you with practical and helpful advice which is relative to your personal circumstances and answer any questions you may have about making injury compensation claims for having slipped on yoghurt in Tesco.
There is no obligation on you to proceed with a claim for compensation for having slipped on yoghurt in Tesco once you have spoken with us and all conversations between yourself and our solicitors are completely confidential. We would advise that you speak with us as soon as possible after you have received professional medical attention following your Tesco accident to maximise the likelihood of a successful claim for having slipped on yoghurt in Tesco.
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The Order of Icarus (C.O.I.) is the highest aviation award next to the Trans-Canada (McKee) Trophy that is awarded to Canadian aviators who have made a lasting contribution to manned flight. The order ceased existence in 1981.

Creation
The Order was developed as part of the 1967 centennial year for Canada, as aviation's role in the development of the country came into scrutiny. The honours then awarded for aviation proved to be inadequate, as no other award other than the McKee Trophy existed at the time. Several noteworthy aviators decided that this void needed to be filled. And as a result, the Order of Icarus was founded which honoured those persons still living at the time whose airborne skills had resulted in outstanding benefits to manned flight in Canada.

After a lengthy search through various mythologies, the early members settled on the Greek story of Icarus. According to myth, Icarus' father Daedalus, under an unjust sentence of death by King Minos of Crete, created wings of feather and wax with which he and his son could fly to freedom. When an exhilarated Icarus flew too high, the heat of the sun destroyed his wings, melting the wax that held the feathers together. Icarus fell and died in the Icarian Sea, the "first airman casualty".

Grades
Companion is the only grade within the Order, except for the three persons governing the affairs of the Order, who are known as Senior Companions.

Insignia
The Order's insignia depicts a gilt sunburst around a white enameled figure representing Icarus. The sunburst also figures the cardinal points of the compass. The figure's wings are folded and mismatched to remind Companions of the Order of "airborne imperfections". Circling the figure, representing a single binding cause, is a knight's belt which displays, in gold letters, the motto "Despite Adversity". The golden loop which suspends the insignia is adorned with a maple leaf in honor of the Canadian origin of the Order. The neck ribbon has a broad white center stripe which represents flight's purity before the golden sun. The two blue lines which split this stripe suggest "the companionship of airmen in adversity". The broad band is a blue indicative of unexplored space, while the black bars outlying are reminders of mortality.

Eligibility and appointment

The basic tenets of the Order are:
membership shall be restricted to those adult persons whose contributions to manned flight while in operational control of an airborne device in free flight, has substantially benefitted Canadian aviation.
it shall number no more than 50 living Companions, inclusive of the three Senior Companions.
it shall in no manner become associated with any group or body politic.
it shall in no manner become indebted to any group, person, society, or government.
it shall in no manner be profited from by any Companion, save that reward of good fellowship and common respect.

The following is a list of the Companions of the Order of Icarus and the year invested.

1967

C.H. Dickens
J.C. Sloan
R.A. Munro
J.L. Rood
H.W. Seagrim
P.A. Hartman
B.W. Mead

1969

S.R. McMillan
A.M. McMullen
W. Gilbert
T.F. Williams
L.J. Tripp
S.A. Tomlinson
A.G. Sims
N. Forester
G.H. Finland
H.W. Hayter
M.G.M. Knox

1973

D.N. Watson
J. Moar
M.W. Ward
B. Balchen
M.F. Reilly
J.H. Reilly

1974

N.J. Armstrong
H.M. Bristol
S. Graham
P.S. Turner
R.C. Randall
Z.L. Leigh
W.W. Fowler
R. Collishaw
G.B. Lothian

1975

K.R Greenaway
W.G. Leach
H. Hollick-Kenyon
T.W. Siers

1977

J.E. Fauqier

1978

J.A.M. Austin
B.A. Rawson
G.L. MacInnis

1981

W.F.M. Newson
K.L. Guthrie
A.H. Wilson
A.E. Godfrey
W.F.S. Luck

Notes

References
 Oswald, Mary, They Led the Way, Wetaskiwin: Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame, 1999.

External links

 Hall of Fame site

Aviation history of Canada
Aviation in Canada
Canadian awards

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Jailing Immigrants Means Money and Jobs for Poor Areas. Is This Deal Humane?
(Mark Fiore/KQED)
Lisa Pickoff-WhiteJulie Small
nside his cell in the Yuba County Jail, Rafael was vomiting again, too weak and dizzy to stand. He is HIV-positive and has hepatitis C. Without treatment, the two can be a deadly combination. But Rafael, 27, had not been treated for hepatitis C in six months, his medical records show.
KQED agreed not to use Rafael's real name, to protect his medical privacy. More than once, Rafael says, he has been the target of violence as a result of the stigma of his illness.
By March, Rafael had been held in the jail for half a year, waiting to find out if he would be deported to Mexico, the country of his birth. He tried to tune out the arguments of the other inmates over what to watch on television -- a struggle between criminal defendants and immigration detainees, orange uniforms versus red ones. He tried to ignore the flooded bathroom sinks. He tried to ignore the nausea. More than anything else, he thought about seeing a regular doctor rather than the jail's medical staff, who seemed to dismiss his worsening condition.
Rafael is one of roughly 200 men and women held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Yuba jail on any given day. They make up about half of the jail population here in this rural county in the Sacramento Valley.
As the Trump administration moves to vastly expand the deportation of immigrants, county jails across the country could be increasingly put to use to detain them because ICE facilities have simply run out of room. But ICE itself has repeatedly faulted Yuba County -- and other jails where immigrant detainees are held -- for inadequate conditions that fail to meet ICE's own standards. Yuba also faces a lawsuit over what inmate advocates call "negligent" care.
The concern over a lack of safe and humane conditions at Yuba, and across ICE's already strained detention system, is propelling some California lawmakers to try to disentangle the state from Trump's deportation push.
Three bills moving through the California Legislature could alter -- or end -- the ability of cities and counties to enter into detention contracts with ICE. But Yuba officials say that could spell disaster for their county's finances.
Expanding Detention and Deportation
Yuba County is among about 200 U.S. cities and counties that hold ICE detainees in local jails and private prisons under multimillion-dollar contracts with the federal government. Nationally, an average of 37,706 people a day are locked up, facing deportation. That's 17 percent more than in fiscal year 2016, according to ICE data.
The Yuba jail began detaining immigrants for the federal government in 1994. These days, the arrangement generates close to $6 million a year. That money supports half of the sheriff's operations, according to a recent county budget proposal.
"You come to rely upon that," said county spokesman Russ Brown. "We make no bones about that. We've been able to find some level of stability."
Brown said Yuba County and other local governments that have held ICE contracts for decades are now caught in a political crossfire.
"Yuba County is conducting a service and (we) have been for years, and then because of a political battle Yuba County could very well see public safety fall off the map," Brown said.
Immigrant detainees help a sheriff's deputy carry items to a truck outside the Yuba County Jail. (Lisa Pickoff-White/KQED)
Fleeing the Stigma of HIV
Rafael was 6 months old when he came with his parents to the Bay Area from Mexico. He went to school in San Francisco and all of his family lives here, he says. As a kid he'd rent out local driveways and parking lots for 49ers football games. He punctuates every few words with "like" or "you know." It wasn't until he was in high school that he discovered he didn't have legal status in the United States. That's when his parents took him to meet an immigration lawyer after he was a victim of a crime.*
But before getting protection, he was arrested for drug possession and deported in 2010. In Mexico he discovered he was HIV-positive. That began a cycle of re-entries and deportations.
Rafael said he was physically threatened while seeking treatment for HIV in Mexico. He and his lawyers say he suffered even more traumatic incidents there. KQED agreed not to disclose them because he hasn't shared what happened with his family. But he said he feared for his life, and fled back to the United States.
By 2016, Rafael had been diagnosed with hepatitis C, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, along with HIV.
Last September, he was convicted of driving under the influence and served 42 days at an Alameda County jail. As he was being released, Rafael was apprehended in the jail lobby by two immigration officers who sent him to ICE detention near Sacramento, ICE records show.
This time, Rafael tried to get an attorney to fight his deportation. He composed letters to lawyers outlining his fears and his medical conditions. He hid them under his mattress, the only private place he could find. One day, he returned from court to the cell he shared with several other men and saw his private papers out in the open, spread on top of his bed.
"Usually everybody came in and greeted me, just said, 'How's it going?' But that day everybody was just looking at me," Rafael said. He described the incident later in a phone call from jail, speaking softly so other inmates wouldn't overhear.
As the confrontation unfolded, Rafael said, a friend warned him that his cellmates had read his letters and were threatening to harm him if he didn't leave the jail.
"Everybody thought that they were going to get my infections, through me sitting down on the toilet and stuff like that," Rafael said. "So everybody just decided that I had to go."
Rafael grabbed his belongings and rushed to the common area, where he pressed an emergency button to summon the guards.
For his safety, ICE transferred Rafael from Sacramento to the Yuba County Jail in Marysville on Oct. 27.
Waiting for Treatment
When ICE moves a detainee, the agency is supposed to transfer all of the person's medical records. But documents show that Yuba County Jail staff didn't know at first that Rafael had hepatitis C. Even after they had confirmed his diagnosis, they still did not treat him.
"They weren't trying to give me my medicine, and I had symptoms," he said in an interview from the jail. "I always put (in) my request to see the doctors and all they do is just give me, like, just Tums," he said.
Kelly Wells works in the small office she shares with other immigration attorneys at Dolores Street Community Services in San Francisco, California. (Lisa Pickoff-White/KQED)
Kelly Wells, an immigration attorney with Dolores Street Community Services, took on Rafael's deportation case. But she said she ended up spending a lot of her time pushing jail officials to provide proper medical care.
"Hep C, HIV co-infection can proceed within a matter of months to liver failure and death. So obviously we had a lot of concerns. He was exhibiting symptoms at the time, too -- symptoms that we don't know what they were, as lawyers," Wells says. "What we know is, he needs to see a real doctor who knows hep C."
Both Rafael and his attorneys, Wells and Frances Kreimer, submitted requests for him to see a specialist as he became more ill.
"They don't treat you like a human being (in jail)," Rafael said. "It's really different outside. My doctors would stay and explain to me, you know, details and stuff like that. They would do blood work and they would do all kinds of stuff to make sure that I didn't have anything else, you know, [a] complication. But in here, they don't do none of that. I have to ask for, like, blood work. My lawyers have to call them."
KQED requested an interview with Yuba County's sheriff (and a tour inside the jail) many times over the course of five months. Sheriff Steven L. Durfor declined to speak with us, citing many reasons, including the lawsuit challenging jail conditions.
However in court documents, the Yuba County counsel wrote that jail guards and medical staff are appropriately trained, have passed inspections and successfully "balance the legitimate interests of the jail with the rights of inmates."
How Yuba County Got Entwined With ICE
It's not as if Yuba County set out to become so reliant on immigration detention.
County spokesman Russ Brown, who also handles legislative affairs, said the county's financial dependence on ICE has grown over the years, largely due to elemental forces that eroded the local economy.
County spokesman Russ Brown stands where a levee broke in 1986, leading to a devastating flood of the nearby towns of Olivehurst and Linda. (Lisa Pickoff-White/KQED)
Most people in Yuba County live and work near the confluence of the Feather and Yuba rivers -- an area prone to flooding.
Brown said a catastrophic flood in 1986 started a downward spiral.
That February, following a series of severe winter storms, a levee on the Yuba River collapsed, opening a 30-foot-wide gap that allowed water to engulf the towns of Linda and Olivehurst.
Aerial photographs of the flood show whole neighborhoods submerged in water, with only the rooftops of houses showing.
The flooding covered more than 30 square miles, killing one person, destroying nearly 900 homes and causing $95 million in damage, according to the Yuba County Office of Emergency Services.
"It was one of those events," Brown said. "It changes the status of a community overnight."
Yuba County (Mark Fiore/KQED)
The flood also destroyed a vital economic driver for the county: the Peach Tree Mall in Linda.
Mary Jane Griego, a former Yuba County supervisor who owns and runs the popular Duke's Diner in Olivehurst, remembers she was driving right by the mall that evening in 1986 when a sheriff's deputy stopped her.
"There was a deputy that skidded into the intersection," Griego recalled, "And he said, 'Lady, the levee broke and here comes the water!' And I looked over there and this wall of water is coming right towards the mall and towards us."
She tore off in her car and drove to higher ground.
The water rose to nearly the top of the mall, forcing people inside to escape to the roof, to be airlifted to safety.
After a levee broke, water rose almost to the top of the Peach Tree Mall. More than 30 years later, the mall still sits empty. (Michael J. Nevins/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
ICE Contract Helps Yuba County Weather Economic Downturns
Griego sees the destruction of the mall as an economic blow from which Yuba County has yet to recover, even three decades later.
When the Peach Tree Mall opened in the 1970s it held a movie theater, an arcade, and plenty of shops and eateries.
"That's where all the kids hung out." Griego recalled, "Either you were working there at the Orange Julius, meeting your friends there, or stopping by J.C. Penney's to pick up some clothes for school. It was the place to be at!"
Today the Peach Tree Mall sits with boarded-up windows and doors chained shut. It's too far gone to renovate, and too expensive to remove.
County officials tried moving government offices into the husk of the Peach Tree Mall. But it was too moldy for habitation. (Lisa Pickoff-White/KQED)
"It's depressing to look at," Griego said. "All 57 businesses left and not one of them came back."
Most of those businesses relocated to a mall just across the Feather River in neighboring Sutter County, and most Yuba residents now cross the bridge to shop there.
Watching that sales tax revenue pour into another county, Griego said, makes her "resentful, mad, angry."
Another catastrophic flood in 1997 caused an additional $300 million in economic losses.
Griego was first elected to the Board of Supervisors in 2000. She said the economy was in bad shape, forcing county officials to cut back vital services for residents.
"We cut a lot," Griego recalled. "I mean we cut to the bone, and then we cut to the bone marrow after that. And then there was nothing left to cut."
The hardship for Yuba residents would have been even worse, she said, had it not been for the revenue from the contract to detain immigrants for ICE.
In 2008, the Board of Supervisors approved an expansion of the contract to lease up to 220 jail beds -- more than half of the entire jail -- to ICE.
Yuba County's History of Immigration
Her father Duke opened a diner 50 years ago to give the family stability. (Lisa Pickoff-White/KQED)
Marysville boomed after the Gold Rush. (California State Library)
Dorothea Lange visited a tenant farmer at a migrant camp during the Dust Bowl in Marysville, California. (Dorothea Lange/Library of Congress)
Yuba County used to have a large Chinese population. Residents marched with a Chinese Dragon during a Bomb Day Parade in Marysville, CA in 1925. (California State Library)
Mary Jane Griego comes from a family of farmworkers. (Lisa Pickoff-White/KQED)
Ongoing Allegations Over Negligent Medical Care
While the contract has helped the county, inmates and their advocates say the funds from the ICE contract haven't led to improved jail conditions -- for immigration detainees or the rest of the jail population.
Grand juries, human rights advocates and lawyers for inmates -- along with ICE auditors and county officials -- all have documented problems, ranging from inadequate medical and mental health care to overcrowding.
The Yuba County Jail can hold up to 433 inmates, and it's usually close to full, ICE audits and state data show. The jail shares a cramped building, originally built in 1962, with the courthouse, county records and part of the sheriff's department.
KQED was not permitted inside the jail, but a view of the conditions can be gained from government records and photographs taken by lawyers. The cells have bars with flaking paint. The jail's medical facilities are underground. A May 2015 grand jury report noted that staff call part of the facility the "dungeon." But the grand jury was more concerned with the lengthy delays for some inmates to see a doctor, or even a nurse.
One room houses Yuba County Jail's medical exam area, a telepsychiatry space and offices for medical staff. (Photo from Yuba County's application to the Board of State and Community Corrections)
The Yuba County Jail's medical staff struggles to function in a small space, county officials wrote in a grant application to the state. Staff members use a single room for medical exams, psychiatry appointments and as an office.
Rafael described the lack of privacy. "They take you in with a bunch of inmates, and other inmates are waiting for their appointment," he said. "Everybody can hear clearly what you're talking about."
Rafael said he wrote notes to the doctor as a way to explain his concerns privately. But then the doctor read the notes aloud.
"I'm still scared, you know," he said. "I don't like people finding out my medical situation."
ICE's medical policy specifically requires facilities to ensure patient confidentiality, especially for people with HIV. In several reports ICE criticized the Yuba jail's policy of allowing jail guards to read inmates' medical requests.
Some inmates say they've suffered much more egregious problems with guards at the Yuba County Jail. Orsay Alegria-Simuta told KQED that he was beaten by a jail guard earlier this year while having an epileptic seizure. He said the staff denied him his prescribed medication and placed him in isolation for three days.
"I am not a criminal," said Alegria-Simuta, who was held by ICE for months while in deportation proceedings. "I simply wanted my pills that day."
Alegria-Simuta, a native of Mexico*, is no longer locked up. But he said his right hand remains damaged from the beating. ICE is investigating the incident. The jail guard resigned.
ICE officials say Yuba County does a poor job of monitoring its own jail. In recent audits ICE found that the facility did not properly investigate sexual assaults or guards' use of force. Jail officials did not medically screen inmates after such incidents, and failed to inform ICE about what occurred, the audits found. County officials did not respond in writing to ICE audits.
Attorneys Sue Over Jail Conditions
Conditions at the jail have been notorious for so long that the county has been under court order to improve them for 38 years. Attorney Jennifer Stark, who helped with a lawsuit to enforce the order, has toured the jail several times and has spoken with immigrant detainees and other inmates.
Stark described an October 2014 incident in which a man attempted to hang himself in the shower, using a sheet. Other inmates found the man, but because there was no emergency call button they had to scream for several minutes to get the guards' attention, she said. When the guards arrived, they weren't carrying the proper masks to conduct CPR, so it was the inmates who worked to revive the man.
The hallway leading to sections of the jail, including the H-tank. (Courtesy Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP)
"The jail knew about this problem and did nothing," said Stark. "No emergency call buttons were put into the old jail. … A few months later the very person who had been attempting CPR on his friend attempted to hang himself in the H-tank shower in the exact same way."
In court documents, the Yuba County counsel called the concerns about suicide "exaggerated and misconceived." The county noted that no inmates have died of suicide in the last 10 years and that "acts of self-harm do not equate a suicide attempt." Court documents also show that, starting in March 2015, the jail added 16 emergency buttons and 13 security cameras, and is in the process of eliminating pipes that inmates could use to hang themselves.
However, a recent grand jury was worried that inmates were unable to access psychiatric help, and when they did it was mainly through videoconferencing. When inmates told staff that they were having a mental health crisis, they were sometimes placed in isolation for days at a time, the grand jury and ICE found.
Rafael's lawyer, Kelly Wells, told KQED that she had been representing Rafael for several months before he admitted he was having suicidal thoughts at Yuba.
"He told me that he hadn't revealed them to ICE specifically because he was afraid that he would be put into some kind of worse conditions," Wells said.
A $20 million grant from the state will help pay for a new medical wing, scheduled to open in 2020, with more space for confidential treatment. In the meantime, jail officials have increased group therapy with a crisis counselor.
The most recent grand jury also noted that despite problems, "overall, the Jail runs very effectively given their limited budget."
In an application for the grant to build the new medical and mental health wing for the jail, county officials wrote that "the existing mental health and medical treatment, dental treatment, medical holding, medical and mental health beds, inmate programs, staff support, and laundry spaces are all deficient or non-existent in this facility."
Conditions of Detention Spur State Response
Ongoing reports of inadequate care for immigrant detainees in California jails and private prisons prompted several state lawmakers to try to overhaul the state's role in ICE detention.
Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) in his office in Sacramento. (Lisa Pickoff-White/KQED)
President Trump's promise to deport millions more undocumented people added to the urgency.
Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) introduced a bill this year that would prohibit local agencies from using resources "to investigate, interrogate, detain, detect, or arrest" people for immigration purposes.
"It begs some ethical questions: whether counties should be profiteering on a very polarizing and polemic issue, which is the issue of immigration," de León says.
While SB 54 does not explicitly target the ICE contracts of a dozen California cities and counties, including Yuba County, a legislative staff analysis observes "prohibitions in the bill would make local law enforcement agencies legally unable to continue to carry out such a contract."
Two other measures could also impact local jails.
SB 29, introduced by state Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Los Angeles), would require local jails with ICE detainees to provide a higher standard of care and subject them to a new layer of scrutiny. The attorney general would also be able to sue counties and cities and private prisons for any gross violations.
SB 630, introduced by state Sen. Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), would withhold state funds for jail construction from counties, including Yuba, Orange and Contra Costa, that hold people for ICE.
All three bills have passed the state Senate. The Assembly will vote on them later this summer. If they pass it's unclear whether Gov. Jerry Brown will sign them.
Yuba Braces for Loss of Funds
Sacramento's legislative backlash against the Trump administration's immigration agenda frustrates officials in Yuba County. They say struggling local governments, not the state, will pay for it.
County spokesman Brown said federal funds for detaining immigrants are now so closely intertwined with the general budget that any loss could force the county to shut down vital services.
"It will decimate the budget of this sheriff's department, it will cause severe problems in terms of how they're able to serve our residents," Brown said.
The sheriff could be forced to cut deputies patrolling the streets -- or find other ways to economize, Brown says.
Ultimately Yuba County leaders fear they might have to shut down the jail.
Sheriff's deputies drive through Marysville, California, the seat of Yuba County. (Lisa Pickoff-White/KQED)
Rafael Gets His Day in Court
None of these changes will directly impact Rafael. He was released from the Yuba County Jail in April after being locked up for eight months. The medical staff finally began giving him his hepatitis C medication in the last three weeks of his incarceration. At his final immigration hearing, a judge found that Rafael has a legitimate fear of persecution if he were deported to Mexico, and granted him "withholding of removal." It allows him to stay in the United States legally, but does not provide a path to citizenship.
"I was really relieved for him because honestly, by that point, I had really started to lose faith in the immigration system," said Rafael's lawyer, Wells. "I've seen cases drag out and clients remain detained for so long for no reason."
Just a few months after winning his freedom, Rafael found a new home and a new job in the Bay Area. Wells said Rafael is excited to spend more time with his two young children, who are both U.S. citizens. She's currently helping him get health insurance so that he can see a doctor.
KQED asked Rafael for an interview after he was freed, but he declined. He said he doesn't want to relive everything he's been through.
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*Note that this piece has been updated to clarify Rafael's first immigration consultation. We have also updated the story to state that Orsay Alegria-Simuta's is from Mexico.

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Meeting Gorbachev: Germany's Werner Herzog Cozies Up with Former Soviet Leader
By Liam Lacey
The intellectual juices start to flow just hearing the premise of Meeting Gorbachev, a documentary which features the gloomy, sardonic German filmmaker Werner Herzog — famous for his films about impossible dreamers — interviewing Mikhail Gorbachev, the man who dreamed of reinventing the Soviet Union and ending up triggering its dissolution, along with the end of the Cold War.
Herzog (left), Gorbachev and Singer.
Because the potential is extraordinary, it's a surprise that the film, co-directed by Herzog and Andre Singer, is so conventional and enthusiastic, bordering on adoring.
The film is formed around three interviews over a six-month period between the then-87-year-old Gorbachev and the director, now in his mid-seventies, who is an unabashed fan. Extensive archival footage sets up the ascension of Gorbachev to the top of the Soviet pile after a series of elderly leaders — Brezhnev, Andropov and Chernenko — died between 1982 and 1987.
Facing an increasingly expensive arms race, economic stagnancy, and the 1986 Chernobyl crisis, Gorbachev withdrew from the Afghan war and went on a campaign of reforms known as perestroika (restructuring) and glasnost (openness). He also opened up relations with the world leaders again, making significant achievements in cutting back on nuclear weapons.
Gorbachev's intellectual flexibility and cordial relations with enemies (Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan) and the presence of his academic, glamorous wife, Raisa, made him a figure of intrigue and popular celebrity. Brief interviews with other contemporaries — former Hungarian Prime Minister Miklós Németh and former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz — touch on Gorbachev's all-business style and acuity.
Only Lech Wałęsa, the former Polish president, seems free to comment on Gorbachev's lack of foresight: "Communism cannot be reformed, only dismantled," he says, as he explains how the Polish independence movement supported Gorbachev's reforms because he knew it would mean the end of the Soviet Union, an outcome Gorbachev views as his greatest failure.
And what of Gorbachev now? Heavy-set, slow in speech, Gorbachev is cordial but careful, and not at all the cuddly bear Herzog seems to want him to be. Herzog tells him, frankly, he is "loved" in Germany for leading to re-unification and he presents him a basket of sugar-free chocolates, which Gorbachev examines as if they were rock samples.
The old statesman continues to defend most of his record, insisting he wanted both "more democracy" and "more socialism" for the Soviet Union and takes credit for the arms-limitation agreements with Ronald Reagan. The one time he sounds like an old-style Russian dictator is when he says, of his successor Boris Yeltsin, "I should have sent him off somewhere."
Gorbachev offers no direct comment on the present state of affairs beyond the nuclear powers; there is his assertion that "Cold War cannot be a form of international relations. People who don't understand the importance of cooperation and disarmament should quit politics."
Herzog pushes Gorbachev to tears when he raises the subject of Raisa, who died 20 years ago, but what may be intended as a touchingly human moment risks feeling opportunistic, an obvious way to get past the old warrior's guard.
Meeting Gorbachev. Directed by Werner Herzog and Andre Singer. With Mikhail Gorbachev, George Shultz, Lech Wałęsa and Miklós Németh. Opens May 17 in Toronto, Vancouver, Waterloo; May 24 in Ottawa, Victoria, St. Catherine's; May 31 in Calgary; and with other cities announced soon.
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Sec.   726.302(c)(6)...................  January 13, 2017...................  January 2, 2018.
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MSHA.................  Federal Mine Safety  Regular Assessment.  30 CFR 100.3(a)....  ...........  $69,417............  ...........  $70,834.
MSHA.................  Federal Mine Safety  Penalty Conversion   30 CFR 100.3(g)....         $129  69,417.............         $132  70,834.
MSHA.................  Federal Mine Safety  Penalty for failure  39 CFR 100.4(c)....        5,785  69,417.............        5,903  70,834.
MSHA.................  Federal Mine Safety  Any operator who     30 CFR 100.5(c)....  ...........  7,520..............  ...........  7,673.
MSHA.................  Federal Mine Safety  Violation of         30 CFR 100.5(d)....  ...........  318................  ...........  324.
MSHA.................  Federal Mine Safety  Flagrant violations  30 CFR 100.5(e)....  ...........  254,530............  ...........  259,725.
EBSA.................  Employee Retirement  Section 209(b):      29 CFR 2575.2(a)...  ...........  28.................  ...........  29.
EBSA.................  Employee Retirement  Section 502(c)(2)--  29 CFR 2575.2(b)...  ...........  2,097..............  ...........  2,140.
EBSA.................  Employee Retirement  Section 502(c)(4)--  29 CFR 2575.2(c)...  ...........  1,659..............  ...........  1,693.
EBSA.................  Employee Retirement  Section 502(c)(5)--  29 CFR 2575.2(d)...  ...........  1,527..............  ...........  1,558.
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EBSA.................  Employee Retirement  Section 502(c)(7)--  29 CFR 2575.2(f)...  ...........  133................  ...........  136.
EBSA.................  Employee Retirement  Section 502(c)(8)--  29 CFR 2575.2(g)...  ...........  1,317..............  ...........  1,344.
EBSA.................  Employee Retirement  Section              29 CFR 2575.2(h)...  ...........  112................  ...........  114.
EBSA.................  Employee Retirement  Section              29 CFR 2575.2(i)...  ...........  112................  ...........  114.
EBSA.................  Employee Retirement  Section 502(c)(10)-- 29 CFR 2575.2(j)(1)  ...........  112................  ...........  114.
EBSA.................  Employee Retirement  Section 502(c)(10)-- 29 CFR 2575.2(j)(4)  ...........  558,078............  ...........  569,468.
EBSA.................  Employee Retirement  Section 502(c)(12)-- 29 CFR 2575.2(k)...  ...........  102................  ...........  104.
EBSA.................  Employee Retirement  Section 502(m)--     29 CFR 2575.2(l)...  ...........  16,169.............  ...........  16,499.
EBSA.................  Employee Retirement  Failure to provide   29 CFR 2575.2(m)...  ...........  1,105..............  ...........  1,128.
OSHA.................  Occupational Safety  Serious Violation..  29 CFR               ...........  12,675.............  ...........  12,934.
OSHA.................  Occupational Safety  Other-Than-Serious.  29 CFR               ...........  12,675.............  ...........  12,934.
OSHA.................  Occupational Safety  Willful............  29 CFR                     9,054  126,749............        9,239  129,336.
OSHA.................  Occupational Safety  Repeated...........  29 CFR               ...........  126,749............  ...........  129,336.
OSHA.................  Occupational Safety  Posting Requirement  29 CFR               ...........  12,675.............  ...........  12,934.
OSHA.................  Occupational Safety  Failure to Abate...  29 CFR               ...........  12,675.............  ...........  12,934.
WHD..................  Family and Medical   FMLA...............  29 CFR               ...........  166................  ...........  169.
WHD..................  Fair Labor           FLSA...............  29 CFR 578.3(a)....  ...........  1,925..............  ...........  1,964.
WHD..................  Fair Labor           Child Labor........  29 CFR 579.1(a)(2).  ...........  1,925..............  ...........  1,964.
WHD..................  Fair Labor           Child Labor........  29 CFR               ...........  12,278.............  ...........  12,529.
WHD..................  Fair Labor           Child Labor that     29 CFR               ...........  55,808.............  ...........  56,947.
WHD..................  Fair Labor           Child Labor willful  29 CFR               ...........  111,616............  ...........  113,894.
WHD..................  Migrant and          MSPA...............  29 CFR 500.1(e)....  ...........  2,394..............  ...........  2,443.
WHD..................  Immigration &        H1B................  20 CFR               ...........  1,811..............  ...........  1,848.
WHD..................  Immigration &        H1B retaliation....  20 CFR 655.801(b)..  ...........  7,370..............  ...........  7,520.
WHD..................  Immigration &        H1B willful or       20 CFR               ...........  7,370..............  ...........  7,520.
WHD..................  Immigration &        H1B willful that     20 CFR               ...........  51,588.............  ...........  52,641.
WHD..................  Immigration &        D-1................  20 CFR 655.620(a)..  ...........  9,054..............  ...........  9,239.
WHD..................  Contract Work Hours  CWHSSA.............  29 CFR 5.5(b)(2)...  ...........  25.................  ...........  26.
WHD..................  Contract Work Hours  CWHSSA.............  29 CFR 5.8(a)......  ...........  25.................  ...........  26.
WHD..................  Walsh-Healey Public  Walsh-Healey.......  41 CFR 50-201.3(e).  ...........  25.................  ...........  26.
WHD..................  Employee Polygraph   EPPA...............  29 CFR 801.42(a)...  ...........  20,111.............  ...........  20,521.
WHD..................  Immigration &        H2A................  29 CFR 501.19(c)...  ...........  1,658..............  ...........  1,692.
WHD..................  Immigration &        H2A willful or       29 CFR 501.19(c)(1)  ...........  5,581..............  ...........  5,695.
WHD..................  Immigration &        H2A Safety or        29 CFR 501.19(c)(2)  ...........  55,263.............  ...........  56,391.
WHD..................  Immigration &        H2A willful or       29 CFR 501.19(c)(4)  ...........  110,524............  ...........  112,780.
WHD..................  Immigration &        H2A failing to       29 CFR 501.19(d)...  ...........  5,581..............  ...........  5,695.
WHD..................  Immigration &        H2A displacing a US  29 CFR 501.19(e)...  ...........  16,579.............  ...........  16,917.
WHD..................  Immigration &        H2A improperly       29 CFR 501.19(f)...  ...........  16,579.............  ...........  16,917.
WHD..................  Immigration &        H-2B...............  29 CFR 503.23(b)-    ...........  12,135.............  ...........  12,383.
WHD..................  Fair Labor           Home Worker........  29 CFR 530.302(a)..  ...........  1,005..............  ...........  1,026.
WHD..................  Fair Labor           Home Worker........  29 CFR 530.302(b)..           20  1,005..............           20  1,026.
OWCP.................  Longshore and        Failure to file      20 CFR 702.204.....  ...........  22,957.............  ...........  23,426.
OWCP.................  Longshore and        Failure to report    20 CFR 702.236.....  ...........  279................  ...........  285.
OWCP.................  Longshore and        Discrimination       20 CFR                     2,296  11,478.............        2,343  11,712.
OWCP.................  Black Lung Benefits  Failure to report    20 CFR 725.621(d)..  ...........  1,397..............  ...........  1,426.
OWCP.................  Black Lung Benefits  Failure to secure    20 CFR               ...........  2,795..............  ...........  2,852.
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Rooney's phone call with Alex Ferguson hints at future help in coaching career
Hamilton contract talks now 'a game of chess' as Mercedes stand firm over stance
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Tour de France organisers aim to postpone 2020 race rather than cancel
Tour de France organisers are focusing on a postponement of this year's race rather than a cancellation due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to an email seen on Saturday which was sent to the publishers of the official Tour programme.
The Tour's main publisher said in the email it was "freezing the administrative aspects of our collaboration" ahead of the sport's most prestigious race which is due to run from 27 June-19 July.
"The unpredictable nature of the global crisis that we are all caught up in means that we will have to be patient until there's an official announcement of (Tour organisers) ASO about the 2020 race, bearing in mind that the current focus is on a postponement until later in the summer rather than a cancellation," the publishing arm of L'Equipe newspaper, which is owned by the same family as the Tour de France organisers, wrote.
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Tour de France organisers declined to comment.
The Tokyo Olympics, football's European Championship, Wimbledon and French Open tennis and golf's British Open are among the major sporting events this year which have been postponed or cancelled. Postponing cycling's greatest stage race would be a major challenge for organisers as some 4,500 people – riders, sponsors, organisers and media – are directly involved in the three-week event.
The International Cycling Union (UCI) said last month that the grands tours (France, Italy, Spain) and the major one-day races would have priority on a revised scheduled once racing resumes. May's Giro d'Italia, as well as the Milan-Sanremo, Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix and Liege-Bastogne-Liege classics, have already been postponed.
Geraint Thomas, the 2018 Tour winner, said on Saturday he hoped the race would go ahead.
"That's a bit of a shame at the moment but there's a lot of serious things which need to take precedence over that," the Team Ineos rider told the BBC. "It is a shame but hopefully it can go ahead. Obviously there are bigger things that need to be sorted out first but … tt's the pinnacle of the sport, it's what it's all about. I'm not sure when but hopefully it goes ahead this year."
Since its inception in 1903, the Tour de France has only been cancelled amid the two World Wars with no races held from 1915-18 and 1940-46.
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Something's Up with Elon
By Tim Knight - 4 years ago (08, Aug 2015 6:44:43 PM)
Although I'm a dyed-in-the-wool chartist, I appreciate when people make thoughtful conjectures about what's going to happen to a company, a financial instrument, or a country based on their broad observations. Remember, "speculate" is derived from the Latin verb speculare, which means to observe. Successful investors notice things.
As such, I'd like to share something I've noticed. It first started back on July 29th, when I got an email from Elon Musk (errr, not personally, but it a spammy kind of way). It started off like this:
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By Tim Knight - 4 years ago (08, Aug 2015 5:05:16 AM)
I've written about American Girl before, such as this post. For those unacquainted with American Girl, it started off as a doll-based means for girls to learn about different periods of U.S. history, but it has developed into a phenomenal retail success story of overpriced Chinese-made junk sold in branded stores in high-end shopping malls (like, oh, say, the Stanford Shopping Center). It's a big deal for the 9-12 year old crowd.


A St. Louis woman alleges police cruiser knocked a rear view mirror off her car and took off. The officer denied it, but the woman had a video to back up her claim.
Danielle Allen said the officer sideswiped her 2004 Nissan Maxima on July 26 at 2:49 a.m.
"My car was parked legally in front of my house and a police officer sideswiped it, stopped, circled the block a few times, and pretty much hit-and-run and left the scene of an accident," Allen told Fox 2.
She said she wouldn't have known who did it if not for her security cameras recording the area around the house.
"We reviewed the cameras, a good six hours' worth, and noticed the police officer was the only one to come that close and [make] contact with in my vehicle," she said.
Allen then turned to the media. A Fox 2 reporter contacted the police and the City Counselor's Office and asked if they'd seen the video. He was told they would review the case.
A day later, the office responded, saying the officer was responsible and Allen will be compensated for $2,400 in damages.
It is not clear if the officer faces any disciplinary action. The police department hasn't immediately responded to a request for a comment.
Police union contracts require an "extremely burdensome administrative process for punishing/terminating officers, or requiring arbitration before they can be fired," said Adam Bates, criminal justice policy analyst with the libertarian Cato Institute, in a response to an earlier inquiry.


Eve of the Dead, a zombie novel by Nathan Tucker, combines the vision of Romero's post-apocalyptic world with the break-neck pace and action of pulp zombie fiction at its finest to create a story that will leave you begging for more.
I recently had the chance to have short conversation with Nathan about writing Eve of the Dead and the challenges of getting from the idea stage to the final product. I didn't want to reveal too many spoilers, so this interview is mostly about Nathan's writing style in regards to the book.
I would have to say my favorite part of the book is when the characters first discover the Wal-Mart. I really enjoyed writing this section of the book, because I have often fantasized about hiding out in my local Wal-Mart if a zombie outbreak occurred. Forget the shopping mall. I'd say that at our current time, Wal-Mart is the place to go if you want to look for pretty much anything you need to survive. This being said, I really had fun writing about the items that the characters found in the store.
What about the characters? Do you have any favorites?
I have two favorite characters: Scott and Luke. Both of these characters fall apart mentally and emotionally during the course of the story. Scott is very impulsive. Without thinking, he rushes into situations that can easily get him into trouble. But he can be lots of fun. Luke, on the other hand, considers everything before acting, to the point that he is almost afraid to do anything. But he gradually overcomes this trait…ironically leading to his downfall.
What books or movies were your inspiration for Eve of the Dead?
The book that inspired me to write Eve of the Dead is the novelization of Dawn of the Dead by George Romero and Susanna Sparrow. So much of the inspiration obviously came from Dawn and Night.
When working on Eve of the Dead what were the most challenging elements to the writing?
The most challenging part of writing the book was actually sitting down at the computer and typing. I spent a very long time daydreaming, brainstorming, and playing around with the characters and the plot that I wanted to write. Finally, I decided to just sit down and start writing it. I used the "snowflake method," which really simplified the writing process for me.
Can you to tell us a little more about how the "snowflake method" works?
In a nutshell, this is a method of starting very small, and building until you are satisfied with the size of the story. But you know the beginning, the middle, and the end before you ever start writing. You begin by writing a single sentence that summarizes the story you wish to write. Next, you expand that sentence into a full paragraph. Then you take each sentence from that paragraph and turn them into paragraphs, and so on. There are intermediary steps involved, such as designing your characters, etc., but you get the idea.
Once you got in the zone, so to speak, what other challenges did you face while writing and how did you deal with them?
The biggest challenge I faced was finding the time to devote to writing the book. Designing the story and everything that came with it was the easy part. But I took a semester off from college, which really sped the writing process up.
Just finished reading this book. Great story! Thanks for the interview.
I am sorry to say but both my wife and I had to stop reading it. You went a little too overboard with the phrases "the five young men" or the "young men". The story seemed like a zombie novel by the numbers. No intriguing characters or plot twists. You really stayed too close to the Romeero bible. It is one thing to be inspired by Dawn of the Dead and entirely another thing to just copy it. You just copied Romero. You need to put your own stamp on your zombie apocalypse. You need to get closer to works like The Rising by Keene. You seem like a nice guy but please work on the narrative and the wording. Better luck next time.
This book has been an inspiration to me…if this guy can publish a book than so can I!


In the 35th edition of The Round Up, Greg brings us a preview of Nicholas Cage's new film, Knowing, directed by Alex Proyas – another disaster film, but one with an intriguing twist. Later, Andy plays The Amazing RoboCop Rap as performed by The Anomalies.
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Longhorns lose to N.Gwinnett on PKs
Paul Powers
The North Gwinnett Bulldogs (9-3-1) Tuesday handed Lambert boys varsity (12-1-0) their first loss of the season, 2-1. The match was decided on penalty kicks (4-3, North Gwinnett), after ending 1-1 following 80 minutes of regulation time and a 15-minute overtime.
The teams battled through a scoreless first half, but the 'Horns were not without their chances. Striker Hayden Fontana almost converted a Bulldog giveaway in the first ten minutes of the match, but his shot went wide. With 13 minutes left in the half, the North Gwinnett keeper made a big save on Jay Patterson's attempt to convert a corner kick from close range.
In the second half, the Bulldogs scored the first goal of the match on a header off a throw-in with 35 minutes remaining. The Longhorns then turned on the pressure, dominating play and pinning North Gwinnett in the defensive zone.
The Lambert efforts finally paid off when winger Thomas Powers slid a cross to Tyler Nadiak, who slammed the ball home to tie the match with 16 minutes remaining. The 'Horns continued to force the play, putting extreme pressure on the Bulldog goal. Lambert barely missed the lead goal at least twice…on one shot just wide of the goal and another barely over the crossbar.
With the score tied at the end of regulation, the two teams played a 15-minute overtime, with no scoring.
That led to the penalty kick round in which the Bulldogs prevailed. Ironically, it was the North Gwinnett keeper who took the winning kick.
The Region 7A-5 champion Longhorns return to the pitch Friday night for a road match against region rival Forsyth Central. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m.
RANKINGS NOTE: Going into Tuesday's game, the Longhorns were ranked #1 in the state in the EUROSPORT rankings. Hillgrove High School of Cobb County was ranked #2. Both teams were undefeated. While the 'Horns lost to North Gwinnett, Hillgrove (14-1-0) was also upset Tuesday, 3-2, by Class 5A Carrollton High School (11-4-1) , leaving both Lambert and Hillgrove with one loss each.


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2 Samuel 3:6-4:12: If we keep repeating lies, beware the new "truth"
How does conceit and deceit go hand in hand?
The outcome of a war sometimes hinges on improbable circumstances. Here Ish-Bosheth angers Abner, the real power behind his throne, by accusing him of sleeping with a concubine of Saul. Abner is incited to change his loyalty to David, sending messengers to him with that proposal. David is favorable to Abner's defection provided he brings Michal, David's wife, with him. Abner does so, coming to feast with David, and proposing a meeting to form a treaty between David and the elders of Israel.
Meanwhile Joab, who has been on a raid, returns to David's headquarters to find his hated enemy, the murderer of his brother, has offered his loyalty. Joab at first tries to convince David that Abner is a spy. When that fails, Joab takes matters in his own hands, sets up a secret meeting with Abner, and stabs him to death.
David reacts with outrage, proclaiming his innocence for this ungodly act, and calling on the Lord to curse Joab and his family. David attends the funeral for Abner, mourns him in sackcloth and with fasting, and sings a lament over him. The people realize that David had no part in Abner's murder. However, this deed sets back David's cause since Abner was about to deliver the whole kingdom of Israel into his hands.
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Are you telling a lie to yourself, to someone else, to God?
God of integrity, cleanse our lives of deceit.


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Ask baby boomers to describe their mental picture of a library, and ask a millennial to do the same and see how the answers differ. The library of yesteryear was more of a knowledge and information center that catered to the academic and the studious, and now libraries are designed to be places to hang out with friends or to host programming similar to community centers. With 82 building projects, completed between July 1, 2016, and June 30, 2017, academic and public institutions are seen as places where the community can gather and collaborate.
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The Seven Wonders of Portugal
Posted by Natalie on November 20, 2019
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Back in 2007, the people of Portugal were given the chance to vote in a selection of National Monuments to be given the title of the Seven Wonders of Portugal.
Based on popular demand, the following seven sites were deemed the winners. It's become the unofficial Portugal bucket list for travelers coming to see the country for the first time.
You're going to want to work as many of these into your itinerary as possible!
1. The Tower of Belem in Portugal
The Belem Tower is Portugal's most famous tourist attraction. It's situated in Belem, on the coast of Lisbon.
It was constructed between 1514 and 1520, as a replacement to the permanently stationed boat in the bay that was expected to protect the coast from outside threat.
by Carlos Luis M C da Cruz – Wikimedia Commons
By the time the year 1580 rolled round, the means of coast attacks had evolved and the tower lost the ability to properly protect the shores. Instead, the tower was transformed into a make-shift prison for many generations to come.
The tower is open for daily visitation to all. One can view it quite sufficiently from just the outside, but those wanting to see the interior can pay the small entrance fee and self-tour through the various floors.
2. Jerónimos Monastery in Portugal
Seemingly across the street from the Tower of Belem is Portugal's second wonder, the Jerónimos Monastery.
During my own travels through the country, the Jerónimos Monastery remains the most beautiful monument I encountered out of them all.
Construction of this monastery began in 1502, and only came to completion a century later. As you observe the intricate detailing of every inch of this building you will find one hundred years not to be a long time at all.
by yuka HAYASHI – Wikimedia Commons
Monks were chosen from around Portugal to inhabit the space and spend their time praying for the king and sending spiritual wellbeing to sailors about to depart for sea. The monks lived in the monastery for three hundred years.
Today, entrance into the Jerónimos Monastery is absolutely free.
3. Alcobaça Monastery in Portugal
Moving north into the region of Alcobaça will bring us to our third Portuguese wonder, the Alcobaça Monastery.
Construction on this site began in 1178 under the order of King Dom Alfonso Henriques as his token of appreciation of the Cistercian Order.
The monastery was unfortunately only completed little over eighty years later, and had to be inaugurated in by the king of the time, King D.Dinis.
by André Luís – Wikimedia Commons
Fast forward many centuries later, to 1810, and Napoleon's troops raided Portugal, stealing most of the riches that the Alcobaça Monastery held. Anything that survived, was later stoled in 1834 when all of Portugal's religious orders were resolved.
The Alcobaça Monastery is free to enter and explore year round.
4. Guimarães Castle in Portugal
You'll find the charming village of Guimarães just slightly north of Porto; it's easy to do as a day trip when you're visiting this part of the country.
The village is known for its well-preserved medieval architecture, one of them making the cut as one of the Seven Wonders of Portugal.
The Guimarães Castle is an abandoned medieval fortress that was constructed sometime during the 10th century. The countess had originally commissioned the construction of a monastery for Guimarães, but with constant attack from the Moors, she then ordered that a fortress of sorts be constructed instead, so that they monks could be kept safe.
by Michael Fernandes – Wikimedia Commons
Consequently, the countess and other royal family members went on to live inside of the castle amongst the monks and Christian community. It is thought that King Dom Alfonso Henriques was actually born inside of this monument.
The Guimarães Castle is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
5. National Palace of Pena in Portugal
One of Lisbon's best day trips is to take the train out to Sintra, about forty minutes from the city center. Sintra is a castle filled natural valley in which the Portuguese royals used to keep their summer homes.
Despite having a plethoras of worthwhile wonders, it was Pena Palace that made the final cut for the top seven.
Comparable to a real life, Disney castle, the National Palace of Pena sits proudly at the top of one of the Sintra hills.
by travelmag.com – Wikimedia Commons
Despite having been constructed in the 12th century, this monument only received its name in 1911. Prior to this, it was simply called the "New Palace", due to the renovations required to keep the building in tact after the earthquake that shook this part of the country.
Before becoming the "New Palace", Pena Palace was a monastery where the monks could live peacefully in the hills.
This is an incredible heritage site; not to be missed if you'll be spending some time in Lisbon.
6. Batalha Monastery in Portugal
Batalha is situated in the Leiria District of Portugal. Literally translated, the name of the city means "battle".
The Batalha Monastery is one of the most mind blowing exhibits of Portuguese architecture; a masterpiece of the times, if you will.
by Boris Dzhingarov – Wikimedia Commons
Construction began in 1386, when the king at the time wanted something built as a thank you to the Virgin Mary for her help in securing a battle victory against Spain. It was only completed over two centuries later.
By this time, the monastery was handed over to the Dominican people who were living in this region until the religious orders were abolished in Portugal in 1834.
7. Castle of Óbidos in Portugal
Óbidos is a municipal town somewhere between Lisbon and Porto. The Castle of Óbidos is out seventh and final member of the Seven Wonders family.
This monument is incredibly unique, as it was built in the 1st century when the Romans ruled most of the world. They built the initial infrastructure of the Óbidos Castle, and the Moors who took over a few years later constructed the final fortress.
by Alvesgaspar – Wikimedia Commons
The Great Earthquake in 1755 affected Óbidos quite significantly. They lost many medieval buildings, and part of the Óbidos Castle was badly destroyed.
By the 20th century there was little left to the the Óbidos Castle. It was only in 1950 when the Portuguese government took action and decided to try savage something from this historic site.
They restored most of the ruins, and turned the castle into a luxury hotel. If you want to explore Óbidos Castle today you will have to book at least one nights stay.
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