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Service delivery in lockdown evolving
Waatea Team Posted On March 25, 2020
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Whānau Ora Minister Peeni Henare says he's talking with the whānau ora commissioning agencies and others about what they can do to continue supporting vulnerable Māori through the lockdown.
The country went to a level four alert for the Covid-19 virus at midnight, meaning people must remain isolated in their homes for a month apart from grocery shopping.
Whānau ora was not on the list of essential services that can continue working, but Mr Henare says elements of the programme will continue.
When he announced extra spending for hauora Māori and whānau ora last Sunday, he flagged how part of the reason for the funding was to counter the systemic inequities known to exist in the health system.
"I know of some of the iwi groups and marae groups that are working with Te Puni Kōkiri to support them in their efforts. I also know down in Hawke's Bay the DHB and iwi have come together to make sure they are able to serve all of the people in Hawke's Bay and Te Tairāwhiti so there's lots going on in this space. It is going to constantly change and evolve and we have to be vigilant and agile," he says.
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I know I'm not the only one that does this, but when I tried to explain my reasoning for it to Josh last night, he couldn't comprehend what I was talking about. I read the end. Which is normal, you're supposed to read the end of a book. But I read it after I got about 30 pages into the book. I just had to know I was going get the ending I wanted! When I told Josh, he asked "But doesn't that ruin the book?" Noooo…it saves me alot of anxiety that I would otherwise feel while reading the book. I 'd be racing through the body of the text, trying to get to the end to make sure things work themselves out and everyone ends up where they belong. It also saves me from wasting time on a book I might want to throw against a wall (Oh how I wish that I'd read the end of Thomas Harris's Hannibal and saved my time for a book that actually had an ending that fit the characters).
But Josh didn't understand, and I ended up shrugging my shoulders and stating "I guess you have to be a reader to understand." Not to say everyone who reads does the same thing, but I know you're out there!
Oh, BTW, the book in question was Deadly Illusions by Brenda Joyce. When I'm done with my current proofing job (tomorrow hopefully) I'll do a small write up on what I thought of the book!


You may also click the link after each paragraph. That link redirects you to the images I describe in each paragraph. So I started with changing the display size to 800 x 800. Decreased the xCount and yCount (the amount of nodes) from 200 to 50. Adjusted the grid size to 600 x 600. Inverted the background to black. Changed the impact of the attractor on the nodes to 100. And I would like to begin with a very weak force of the attractor on the nodes. So I decided to calculate the force by dividing it by multiplication of the radius with 150. That gives a very subtle difference which may be hard to see. But for me it has just enough impact to be noticed. Like that built-in reset nodes function. It's like a very straight undo function.
Doubled the amount of node counts from 50 to 100. And I have no idea where those noisy patterns are coming from.
I Have set the node-damping to 0.01. Damping is used to slow down the nodes. In fact the setting I now use means that the damping is so low that the nodes (almost) never stop moving. They continue to move for a minute or 2, maybe 3. Some of them may bounce back from the boundaries of the display window. I also increased the radius of the attractor (the mouse button) to 200 pixels.
I Increased the grid to 700 x 700 pixels. Set the node damping to 0.001. Also increased the xCount and yCount amount of nodes to 200. Lowered the alpha level of the fill wich draws the real nodes.
Reduced the xCount and yCount again and I increased the size of the nodes to 4 by 4 pixels.
I have picked up the original settings of the program from the Generative Design book code. Resetting the program to it's original numbers gives me too chaotic images. So I reduced xCount and yCount to 40 nodes. The gridsize is now 700 x 700 pixels. And I have defined a function key for adding some red color. I also decreased the effects by reducing float f = 1 / pow (s, 0.001) -1. This gives a very small movement to the nodes.
Used red, magenta, blue, cyan, green and yellow to render a more colourful image. I increased the power by which the base is raised from 0.001 to 0.005. Increased the size of the node from 1 x 1 to 2 x 2 pixels.
Because I did not really know what was going on I reduced the amount of nodes to 10 x 10. But that did not give me the results wich could give me an answer. So I continued to work with the previous settings. Just for fun I tried what black could do to the image. Not a good one. It made the image quit rough. All the refinement was lost. Tried white. That did not work either. It bleached the image out. Increased the attractor radius from 200 to 300. And that worked better.
It seems that when you decrease the effects by reducing float f = 1 / pow (s, 0.001) -1 that gives the best results. But what happens if I make it a negative number. Well… not much. I put it back to a positive number.
I increased the xCount and yCount to 200. Damping is still on 0.001. The nodes are 1 x 1 pixel. The influence radius is on 300. And f = 1 / pow (s, 0.005) -1. But why I get those TV-like images. I really do not know. And I also don't mind for now.


Halloween Haunt 2012 - (2/20/12) Accoring to some tweets released during West Coast Bash over the weekend, Dominion of the Dead will return as an all new maze in 2012 for Knott's Scary Farm. The new Dominion of the Dead will replace Lockdown.
I found that like within 5 min of it being announced hooray for having insiders!
I have been too scared to go to Halloween Horror Nights or Haunt but since I represent Knott's now I'm gonna have to man up and go to Knott's!


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L'Organisation arabe des droits de l'homme (OADH) (en anglais : Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR) ; en arabe : المنظمة العربية لحقوق الإنسان) est une organisation non gouvernementale (ONG) qui agit sur les questions des droits de l'homme (droit humains) dans le monde arabe. Elle a été fondée par une résolution adoptée en 1983 à Hammamet en Tunisie. Burhan Ghalioun fait partie de ses fondateurs.

Son assemblée générale se tient tous les trois ans, tandis que son conseil d'administration composé de 25 membres se réunit chaque année. 20 membres sont élus et 5 membres sont nommés par l'OADH. Son siège actuel est au Caire, en Égypte.

Présentation

Œuvrer au respect des droits de l'homme et des libertés fondamentales de tous les citoyens et individus des pays arabes conformément à ce que prévoient les instruments internationaux des droits de l'homme; défendre tout individu ou groupe dont les droits humains seraient sujets à des violations contraires à la Déclaration universelle des droits de l'homme, la Convention Internationale relative aux droits économiques, sociaux et culturels et la Convention Internationale relative aux droits civils et politiques; œuvrer, indépendamment des considérations politiques, à l'obtention de la libération des personnes détenues ou incarcérées, et demander secours et assistance pour les personnes dont les libertés se voient restreintes par quelque manière que ce soit, ou sujettes à des contraintes en tous genres en raison de leur foi ou de leurs convictions politiques, ou pour des motifs de race, sexe, couleur ou de langue; s'opposer aux cas de non-application d'un jugement équitable, fournir une assistance légale si nécessaire et dans la mesure du possible; œuvrer à l'amélioration des conditions des prisonniers politiques; lutter pour l'obtention de l'amnistie des personnes jugées pour des motifs politiques.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Sources et bibliographie

http://ngo-db.unesco.org/r/or/fr/1100026598

Liens externes
  Site officiel
 (en) unesco.org

Organisation non gouvernementale internationale
Association ou organisme pour la défense des droits et des libertés
Organisme fondé en 1983

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This offers protection against automated attempts to guess login passwords also known as dictionary attacks.
It works by logging failed access attempts and when necessary it blocks the access to users that have failed to login too many times, as it may be an attack of a cracker using a dictionary of common passwords trying guess the correct password with an automated script.
The class uses a shared memory storage access class to keep track of the failed login attempts of each user.
Number 6 One the types of attacks to breach the security of systems is to attempt to guess the access passwords of the system users.
Usually, the attacker resorts to dictionaries of common passwords that users tend to use, and try them all until one succeeds. This brute force attack method is usually known as dictionary attack.
This class provides a solution to protect against dictionary attacks a site that require the users to authenticate to have access to restricted pages.
It keeps track of login attempts to the same account, disabling access to that account for a given period after a few consecutive failed attempts.
This way, dictionary attack attempts are discouraged as they may take a very very long to be successful.
Requires the class library IPC_SharedMem.
See test/example script for usage.
DAP.php Class The main class, based on an existing Perl class of mine.
tdap.php Example Example/test script for Authen_DAP.


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The Challenge Season 37: Berna Canbeldek and Amber Borzotra comment about not getting along
Thu Sep 30, 2021 at 7:51pm ET
By Matt Couden
Amber Borzotra watches as an elimination takes place on The Challenge: Spies, Lies & Allies. Pic credit: MTV
During The Challenge Season 37, several cast members seemed to have issues with each other, including returning champion Amber Borzotra and rookie Berna Canbeldek.
Other cast members also disliked Berna, including Amanda Garcia, due to her friendship with Ashley Mitchell. Berna disliked Amber based on confessional comments she made about her crying and seeming to seek pity.
By Episode 8, the situation between Berna and Amber resulted in a deliberation clash, ahead of Berna going into the elimination later.
The two castmates would appear on MTV's The Challenge: Aftermath show to discuss why certain people may not have got along.
Season 37, Episode 8 deliberation featured Berna vs. Amber
With Spies, Lies & Allies Episode 8, Berna went into her second elimination, this time with a partner, Hughie Maughan.
Ahead of that, she got into it with Amber at the deliberation meeting. Berna explained to Amber why she didn't like her, saying she didn't want to hear any more of her "last season" stories.
"A lot of people don't like me frankly, so it's cool," Berna said in her speech.
Amber fired back at the rookie, telling her not to act like she hadn't been rude to almost every single person in this house, even bringing up Berna and Nelson's relationship.
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Amanda Garcia was also shown in a confessional during the clip below, saying, "I may not like you, Berna, but a lot of people are feeling the same way about Amber."
Amber and Berna speak on not getting along with others
On The Challenge: Aftermath show after Episode 8, host Devyn Simone had Nelson, Amber, Amanda, and Berna among her guests.
Amanda brought up having a "s*****y rookie season" herself and mentioned she and Berna didn't end on bad terms since Nelson asked her to be nicer to her.
"When you come into your rookie season, I think it depends on you and who you are because there were some rookies that had no problem at all," Amanda said.
She gave examples of rookies who didn't seem to have issues getting along with castmates, including Hughie, Emy Alupei, and Priscilla Anyabu.
"I don't think it's a rookie thing. I think it's a personal thing," Amanda added.
"I think Amanda, I know what you mean, and I think you're right. If you are a nice person, you will get along everywhere in life, that's so true. But I think…I wasn't really unfriendly or something at all in my eyes," the rookie commented.
"I think in the beginning, I got along with a lot of people, but with time, of course, when there's issues that we never talked about like with Nelson and whatever I didn't know about, but you thought I knew whatever," Berna added.
Amber responded, agreeing with Amanda that it has a lot to do with someone's personality, even saying she didn't have any issues with Berna at first.
"I had no problem with Berna. In the beginning, I remember Ashley coming to me and being like, 'Just have my side on this,' because she was upset about the Berna and Nelson situation. And I was like, 'Girl, you don't even know Berna yet. I can't pick your side yet because I'm just getting into the game, and I don't even know this girl, so I don't want to judge her,'" Amber said.
"I'm not coming on this game to talk poorly about anyone. I'm not here to judge anyone. I'm not here to make enemies. I'm here to win a million dollars, and the last thing I want to do is make someone else's time in the house a bad experience," Amber shared.
Viewers saw a showmance begin between Nelson and Berna in an early episode of Spies, Lies & Allies. However, that came while Nelson had been hooking up with Ashley, and she started to admit she might be catching feelings. Things blew up when Ashley erupted after seeing Nelson getting cozy with Berna at the club one night.
Amber was there to comfort Ashley during that scene, and there didn't appear to be any issues between Amber and Berna. However, as episodes continued forth, it became clear that a few rookies didn't like Amber, including Esther Agunbiade and Berna.
Although Amber previously mentioned trying to reach out to her castmates, they still don't appear to be getting along after the season.
At the end of Episode 8, Amber happily watched another rookie that had issues with her get eliminated from the season.
With that, if MTV is planning a future season of The Challenge: Rivals, it would seem Amber could be teammates with either Esther or Berna, as both seemed to feud with her during Season 37.
The Challenge: Spies, Lies & Allies airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on MTV.


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YOUTUBE TO MP3 And Love Have 4 Things In Common
YOUTUBE TO MP3 is a great way to share your favorite videos with friends and family. It also has the potential to help you learn new things. In addition, there are many music lovers who use YouTube as a way to listen to their favorite songs. And finally, there are people who use YouTube as a way to express themselves through videos.
YouTube has become a popular platform for sharing videos and music with friends and family. It is also an important communication tool for businesses and individuals. Since YouTube became available in 2007, people have used it to share their creative ideas, learn new skills, and connect with friends. In addition to its use as a platform for sharing videos and music, YouTube has also been used to build relationships and spread information.
YouTube is an online video sharing platform where users can upload, share, and view videos. One common feature of YouTube is that users can listen to mp3s and watch videos. There are many reasons why people might choose to watch or listen to mp3s on YouTube. For example, people can listen to mp3s while they work, while they travel, or when they are bored.
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YOUTUBE TO MP3 has always been a great place to share your music with the world. With so many channels to choose from, it's easy to find what you're looking for. Plus, there are millions of people who are subscribed to YouTube directly, which means you can reach even more people. If you're a fan of music, and don't have any other way to get it, streaming music on YouTube is a great option.
If you've been living under a rock, you're probably already aware that streaming music has become one of the most popular ways to consume music. YouTube is quickly becoming the go-to platform for both musicians and music lovers alike, with over 2 billion hours of video content uploaded each month. In addition, it's easy to find new and trending music videos on YouTube. If you're looking to get back into streaming music, there are 5 reasons why you should start doing so once again.
YouTube is a great place to start streaming music again after years of neglect. With so many channels and artists to explore, it's easy to find what you're looking for. Plus, there are plenty of ways to get started if you're new to streaming music.
Music is one of the most divisive things in a relationship. On one hand, people love listening to music and feeling connected to others through it. On the other hand, there are those who argue that it's a waste of time and energy to listen to music when there are so many more important things to do in life. LoveCAST, an app designed to help people share music with others, may be changing that.
LoveCAST is a new music sharing website that allows users to share new songs with others. The website was created by founders, Matt and Jess, who are also the creators of the popular app, Love.com. LoveCAST is designed to help fledgling music lovers connect with each other and find new music to enjoy.
LoveCAST is a social media platform where users can share music they like with others. If someone likes the song, they can post it to LoveCAST and other users can follow along. The user then has the opportunity to listen to the song and rate it. If the song is popular enough, the artist or band may make a donation to a charity or cause that the user supports.
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Q: C++ My form should stay on top of every kind of windows I have a main form. This main form generate another form. This new form should be fill before having access to other window. I used Myform.ShowDialog() to make this form modal.
I would like that my form will be on top of every type of other windows even if these windows are not part of my application (for example: Internet explorer page, opened Word document...).
Do you any solution ??
Thanks,

A: It sounds like you're using .NET
In which case you can use the Form.TopMost property
myForm->TopMost = true;
myForm->ShowDialog();

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.form.topmost.aspx

A: Using Form.TopMost will make the window appear above any other window in your application, but it does not work other applications.
While I have seen apps that make their window float on top of all other windows, I don't think you can make a modal dialog box that prevents you from using other applications.
A really dirty hack would be to have a timer the forces your window to the foreground every second. It means that users would not be able to use any other application in a meaningful way, but they will definitely hate you for it.
You could also try simulating the Windows Vista/7 -style UAC dialog by taking a snapshot of the desktop, making a full-screen window with that image in it, and then rendering your window on top. However, experience shows that users don't like those UAC dialogs either.

A: won't form->DoModal() do the trick? (works in MFC anyways?)

A: Raymond Chen proved why it's impossible:
Imagine if it was possible for applications to do this, you did, and another application did this too. Now obviously that application would be on top of every windows, including yours, yet your application would be on top of every other window, including theirs. It's a logical impossibility that your window is on top of theirs AND their window is on top of yours. Hence it follows logically that it is not possible for any application to claim the topmost window.

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After years of complaining about the noise from the bars and restaurants along Isabella Street ,and a long and tedious investigations from the council ,it was agreed that the bars were causing a nuisance and there was a need for the council to review their licenses. as a result additional conditions were added to the bars' License Agreement. Here are some of the key changes:
all doors, concertina doors and windows shall remain closed (except for access or egress).
That any background music played shall remain at a volume that permits normal conversation and that the volume control of any music is behind the bar/counter and is in the full control of staff at all times.
That two SIA officer be employed, to monitor and control the behaviour and dispersal of patrons leaving the premises between 22:00- 00:30 on Thursdays, and 20:00 – 01:00 on Friday and Saturday nights
That the use of the external frontage area, except for smoking, shall cease at 22:00 which point all patrons will be instructed to move indoors.
That at 22:00, the external terrace canopy shall be deployed to cover the designated smoking area.
That there shall be no drinks permitted to be taken outside after 22:00.
That there shall be no drinks permitted to be taken beyond the boundary of external frontage area at any time.
That after 22:00, customers permitted to temporarily leave and then re-enter the premises to smoke must be restricted to No more than 10 customers in the designated smoking area at any one time.


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Prelims booster(Micro notes), current affairs with static portions - 13 January,2020
SC verdict on internet shutdowns
The Court said that all restrictive orders under Section 144 of CrPC and suspension of internet services in Jammu and Kashmir have to be reviewed by the administration within a week.
The verdict has laid down a framework of how the Internet can be suspended, and what rights and legal recourses a citizen has when it is suspended.
Right to internet is a fundamental right (subject to reasonable restrictions) included in the freedom of expression under Article 19 of the Indian Constitution.
Restrictions on fundamental rights could not be in exercise of arbitrary powers. These freedoms could only be restricted as a last resort.
Any order passed to restrict or suspend judicial scrutiny will be subject to judicial scrutiny.
Private property is a human right
The Supreme Court has recently held that a citizen's right to own private property is a human right and the state cannot take possession of it without following due procedure and authority of law.
'Right to private property was previously a fundamental right' under Article 31 of the Constitution but property ceased to be a fundamental right with the 44th Constitution Amendment in 1978.
Article 300A required the state to follow due procedure and authority of law to deprive a person of his or her private property.
The right to property is now considered to be not only a constitutional or statutory right, but also a human right.
ARTEMIS ( Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of Moon's Interaction with the Sun) Mission
NASA announces graduating class of 11 astronauts( Indian American- Raja Chari,one of them)for upcoming space missions including the Artemis Mission.
The main objective is to measure what happens when the Sun's radiation hits our rocky moon, where there is no magnetic field to protect it.
For the Artemis program, NASA's new rocket called the Space Launch System (SLS) will send astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft a quarter of a million miles away from Earth to the lunar orbit.
Bojjannakonda
Buddhist site in Andhra Pradesh
Bojjannakonda and Lingalametta are twin Buddhist monasteries dating back to the 3rd century BC.
The site is famous for many votive stupas, rock-cut caves, brick-built edifices, early historic pottery, and Satavahana coins
These sites have seen three forms of Buddhism — Theravada period(Lord Buddha was considered a teacher),Mahayana(Buddhism was more devotional) and Vajrayana(Buddhist tradition was more practised as Tantra and in esoteric).
Indian scientists have detected the country's first case of infection with a rare variant of the virus- H9N2- that causes avian influenza, or bird flu.
H9N2 is a subtype of the influenza A virus, which causes human influenza as well as bird flu.
H9N2 viruses are found worldwide in wild birds and are endemic in poultry in many areas.
H9N2 viruses could potentially play a major role in the emergence of the next influenza pandemic.


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Tata Power Company (TPC) has sought clarification from the Supreme Court on its recent judgement directing the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) to decide TPCs dispute on the payment of standby charges with Reliance Energy Ltd (REL). The apex court has asked MERC to take a decision on the dispute within three months and also decide the maximum demand charges.
TPC, which filed its plea on Thursday, informed MERC about its move during Fridays hearing on standby charges issue. The power regulator has convened next hearing on standby charges on November 25 and December 4. TPC argued that MERCs previous order pertaining to the standby charges dispute has been set aside by the Bombay High Court order though it has asked MERC to decide the matter denovo.
TPC has appealed to the apex court to clarify its observation rejecting only the contention of TPC (that its notice of September 30, 1998 for enhancement of standby charges and maximum demand charges from REL had become effective on the expiry of 60 days from its date from December 1, 1998) and do not affect any other items contained in the notice. TPC has prayed that the apex court should delete the tariff can be enhanced only after approval of the Commission and charging of an enhanced tariff which has not been approved by the Commission will amount to the commission of an offence.
Meanwhile, TPC, which has received MERCs snub on Monday, on Friday assured MERC that it would follow its July 3 order restraining TPC from supplying power below 1,000 KVA in the REL area. TPC also gave an assurance that notice for disconnection 3 would be issued within seven days.


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Experienced hands take reins
1 year ago •By Amber Madden
New developers of Coast luxury boutique apartments come with established reputation.
It's the recipe for success. Take a tried and true development group, then add a new project in a sought-after location.
The years of experience by the Forrester Group combined with the fresh approach and the prime north-facing riverfront site at Cotton Tree are the key ingredients for Essence.
The Forrester Group has more than 40 years of experience in property development and construction on the Sunshine Coast as well as interstate.
Brothers Rod and Des Forrester have a track record that includes development projects ranging from land subdivisions, such as Maroochy Waters and Peregian Springs, to high-rise residential apartments – Peninsular beachfront Resort and Mantra Mooloolaba Beach.
Des and Rod Forrester who are long-time Coast residents and understand the region exceptionally well.
Rod Forrester was a member of the University of the Sunshine Coast Council from 1996-2002 and founding chairman of Matthew Flinders Anglican College. He is a director of the LifeFlight Australia rescue helicopter service.
Des Forrester, like his brother, has been a director of the ASX top 200-listed FKP Property Group, and recently built SeaBreeze Mooloolaba residential apartments.
They have welcomed the opportunity to bring the luxury Essence of Cotton Tree to fruition.
The site preparation has already been carried out on the landmark site at the corner of the Esplanade and Third Avenue, that includes the former home of Cotton Tree Backpackers, Finn & Dash Bikes and Harvest Breads cafe.
Rod Forrester already lives at a Maroochydore waterfront apartment and Des Forrester will be living at Essence.
It's such an ideal location, with the boutique collection of 19 exquisite architecturally-designed residences designed to enjoy the panoramic north aspect over the park, river and ocean beyond.
Ray White Maroochydore director Dan Sowden said that with the Forrester family now delivering Essence it would bring about a huge boost of confidence to the buyers considering and those that have secured their future home.
"The Forresters have a long and successful development history both locally, nationally and internationally.
"Foresters' acquisition is ideal because you won't find a better family developer with a stronger track record.
"The best part is that Rod already lives in Maroochydore and Des will be moving into the building himself, so you know that they will be delivering a quality building.
"News of the Forresters takeover of the site has been bubbling for some time; but now with confirmation we have seen an instant increase and confidence in buyer enquiry.
"We anticipate that construction will commence later this year for a completion date of sometime in late 2020.
"The selection of the builder is in the final stages and we expect confirm the builders appointment within the next few weeks.''
Essence is a boutique collection of 19 architecturally-designed residences designed to enjoy the panoramic north aspect over the park, river and ocean beyond.
The three-bedroom residential apartments have been designed for the owner-occupier and include double-car accommodation.


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CC Sabathia joins the 250-win club
Vallejo's own joined an elite club of just 48 players.
By Brady Klopfer@BradyKlopferNBA Jun 20, 2019, 3:00pm PDT
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On Wednesday night, New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia placed his name on the list of yet another rare baseball club.
With the Yankees beating the Tampa Bay Rays 12-1, Sabathia became the 48th pitcher in MLB history to record 250 wins. That's pretty darned impressive.
To put that into grim perspective, because that's my role around these parts, Sabathia has now won as many games in his career as the San Francisco Giants have won since April 11, 2016. That's amazing/horrifying.
Sabathia's entrance to the 250-win club was rather poetic. 12 years after winning the Cy Young Award with Cleveland, Sabathia turned back the clock against last year's winner, Blake Snell.
When the 2007 Cy Young winner faces the 2018 Cy Young Winner, you kind of expect the latter to get the better of the matchup.
Yet Sabathia went six strong innings and allowed just six baserunners, while striking out seven and giving up just one run. Snell, on the other hand, got popped for six earned runs and retired only one batter.
It was a fun game, if you're not a Rays fan. And certainly a game that Sabathia won't forget.
It's been a big year for Sabathia, who was rumored to be considering retirement, before opting to come back for a 19th and final season, and an 11th with the Yankees.
At the start of the season the six-time All-Star - who led the league in strikeout-to-walk ratio twice - recorded his 3,000th career K, becoming just the 17th player in MLB history to do so.
He's making his last year count.
Sabathia's inclusion to the club is also poignant. As baseball has evolved, nothing has changed more than pitching strategies. Starters pitch fewer innings, meaning they're less likely to be the pitcher of record. The 241 innings Sabathia threw in 2007 wouldn't happen today, nor would the 10 complete games he recorded in 2008.
Joining the 250-win club is going to become a lot more rare going forward. A lot more rare.
Which makes Sabathia's achievement that much more special.
Congrats, CC.


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First Nations Under Surveillance
Information obtained by Access to Information requests reveals that almost immediately upon taking power in 2006, the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) was given the lead role to spy on First Nations. The goal was to identify the First Nation leaders, participants and outside supporters of First Nation occupations and protests, and to closely monitor their actions.
To accomplish this task, INAC established a "Hot Spot Reporting System." These weekly reports highlight all those communities across the country who engage in direct action to protect their lands and communities. They include Tobique First Nation, Tsartlip First Nation, the Algonquins of Barriere Lake, Teztan Biny (Fish Lake) First Nation, Six Nations, Grassy Narrows, Stz'uminous First Nation, the Likhts'amsiyu Clan of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation, Gitxaala First Nation, Wagmatcook First Nation, Innu of Labrador, Pikangikum First Nation, and many more. They include bands from the coast of Vancouver Island to the shores of the Atlantic Ocean.
What we see in these documents – from the hot spot reports themselves, to the intelligence-sharing between government and security forces – is a closely monitored population of First Nations, who clearly are causing a panic at the highest levels of Canadian bureaucracy and political office.
Fear of Aboriginal Hot Spots
In 2006, INAC gave the name "hot spots" to those First Nations conflicts of "growing concern" due to "unrest" and increasing "militancy." In a briefing presentation that INAC gave the RCMP that year, these hot spots were identified as:
Caledonia, Ontario: Douglas Creek Estates occupation;
Belleville, Ontario: Montreal/Toronto Rail Blockade in sympathy to Caledonia;
Brantford, Ontario: Grand River Conservation Authority Lands;
Desoronto, Ontario: Occupation of Quarry;
Grassy Narrows: Blockade of Trans Canada Hwy by environmentalists;
Maniwaki, Quebec: Blockade of Route 117
But the "hot spot binder" prepared each week by INAC officials closely monitors any and all action taking place across the country and names dozens more communities as sources of potential unrest. A particular concern of the federal government is that these "hot spots" are unpredictable protests because they are led by what the federal government labels as "splinter groups" of "Aboriginal Extremists." As INAC describes in the same presentation to the RCMP:
"Incidents led by splinter groups are arguably harder to manage as they exist outside negotiation processes to resolve recognized grievances with duly elected leaders. We seek to avoid giving standing to such splinter groups so as not to debase the legally recognized government. Incidents are also complicated by external groups such as Warrior Societies or non-Aboriginal counter-protest groups."
Telling in the INAC statement above is that the identified protests are "outside of negotiation processes" with elected councils. Canada is clearly spooked by the specter of First Nations demanding Crown recognition of Indigenous sovereignty and self-determination, as well as Aboriginal and Treaty Rights, beyond the narrow confines of Crown land claims and self-government policies. These so-called "splinter" groups also threaten the status quo by demanding their own First Nation leaders, staff and advisors to pull out of the compromising negotiations.
Also telling here is the cozy cooperative relationship between INAC and the RCMP. The INAC briefing to the RCMP is almost indistinguishable from a presentation one would expect to see from security forces, rather than from a government ministry. Contrary to their claims, Indian Affairs is not an institution of reconciliation and negotiation, but rather appears to be a management office to control the costs of Native unrest, and they are willing to work closely with law enforcement to accomplish this task.
In addition to the hot spot reporting, the Deputy Ministers of Public Safety Emergency Preparedness Canada and INAC directed that a summer operational plan be prepared in 2006 to deal with Aboriginal occupations and protests. A progress report on the operational plan reveals the blueprint for security integration on First Nations issues.
The "Standing Information Sharing Forum," for example, is chaired by the RCMP and includes as its members the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), the Department of Fisheries, Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Transportation Canada, and involves weekly conference calls and continuous information dissemination by INAC to its partners.
Harper is moving toward a security paradigm familiar since the War on Terror was launched in 2001. The inclusion of Transportation Canada at the Information Sharing Forum should also alert us to the commercial threat of blockades to the free trade agenda.
Aboriginal people who are defending their lands are now treated on a spectrum from criminals to terrorists. On either side, under Harper, an intensification of intelligence gathering and surveillance procedures now govern the new regime.
Haudenosaunee/Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy
It is also clear from INAC's presentation to the RCMP that they are particularly worried about the Haudenosaunee/Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy. They mention "Warrior Societies" and an "illicit agenda," referring at several points to concerns around smuggling. The federal government deems the tobacco/cigarette trade as "illicit" because Canada is not getting paid taxes by the Mohawks who are operating the businesses.
However, the 1995 federal Aboriginal Self-Government policy, which was developed unilaterally by the federal government, does not allow for sharing jurisdiction with First Nations for real powers over trade and commerce matters. The federal self-government policy only allows small business operations on-reserve. Historically, the federal government has used the Indian Act to control and manage on-reserve economic development so there was no real competition with surrounding non-Indian businesses and towns. On the prairies, First Nations agriculture was undermined and led to the failure of farming on-reserve because of complaints from non-Indians. This policy of non-competition is still the reality today.
The federal government is particularly concerned about the Haudenosaunee/Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy actions at Caledonia, as the INAC 2006 report describes it: "Caledonia was and remains a significant event in risk management." The RCMP agree. In a 2007 report to CSIS, they state: "Caledonia continues to serve as a beacon on land claims and Aboriginal rights issues across Canada."
Canada is extremely worried about First Nations taking back lands and resources outside the scope of their one-sided land claims and self-government "negotiation processes" as was done at Kanenhstaton/Caledonia. In order to contain the situation, the Crown governments have dispatched hard-nosed, experienced negotiators who have presented unmovable positions from the Harper government, which is likely why there hasn't been any negotiated resolution of the situation at Kanenhstaton/Caledonia to this date. The Crown government obviously remain worried more lands will be 'occupied' by the Six Nations 'extremist splinter groups.'
Ever since the 1990 stand-off in Kanesatake and Kahnawake, the federal government, the security and police agencies, and the Canadian army have been worried about a repeat of coordinated First Nation political actions across Canada.
The 2007 National Day Of Action
Specific information about policing First Nations was obtained in a series of Access to Information requests about the AFN National Day of Action that took place on June 29th, 2007. A 2007 RCMP brief to CSIS lays out a number of concerns regarding the National Day of Action.
First of all, the RCMP is mainly concerned about protecting their men and women in uniform, both from the perspective of First Nations confronting the police on front lines, and from the perspective of negative public sentiment for their potential handling of the event: "The often disparate and fractured nature of these events can lead the police to become the proverbial 'meat in the sandwich' and the subject of negative public sentiment."
The RCMP also show concern that a lack of coordination, or "a fractured and inconsistent approach" by police forces, could "galvanize Nations throughout Canada." Is this to say that violence instigated by police could lead to solidarity actions by First Nations across the country? Or that perceived weakness in policing could lead other First Nations to take a stand? Either way, in response, cooperation between departments, security forces, and ministries are deemed to be necessary to provide a strong united front against First Nations protest.
The RCMP also caution that, "Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal extremists often see these events as an opportunity to escalate or agitate the conflict." By inference, we can guess that they may be referring to groups unaffiliated with the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), unwilling to negotiate under Crown policies, or prepared to engage in tactics not sanctioned by the official leadership, such as property destruction and armed conflict. Non-Aboriginal groups are also cited here as potentially threatening, giving credence to recent targeting of G20 "ringleaders" who feel their Indigenous solidarity work has made them targets of the Crown and police forces.
Cost is a serious concern to the RCMP, as well. Not only is the price tag for policing these nation-wide events "exorbitant," and therefore can lead to rash policing decisions to use force in order to bring a quick end to conflicts, but the economic risks of blockades are themselves potentially catastrophic. As the RCMP warn, "The recent CN strike represents the extent in which a national railway blockade could effect the economy of Canada."
Clearly, where the distinction slips between police and policy roles, the RCMP become simply Indian Agents, carrying out the colonial work of the department.
The RCMP also express this curious concern: "The police role may be complicated by the conventional and sometimes political view that there is a clear distinction between policy and police operations." Clearly, where the distinction slips between police and policy roles, the RCMP become simply Indian Agents, carrying out the colonial work of the department. Given the information disclosed here, this distinction is impossible to maintain. Where police intimidate and arrest Indigenous peoples on their own lands, there is no law on the police's side.
There is also a considerable public relations issue at stake here. The RCMP displayed concern at the potential fall-out of a number of "perception" problems that could befall the forces:
"Perception of a two-tiered approach to enforcement can generate significant criticism and motivate non-Aboriginal activists.
"An intense and protracted event may lead to long-standing erosion of relationships for the police and the community – they are usually always the victims.
"Because there are limitations on what the police can negotiate and success often depends on others, the role of the police can become frustrating."
The RCMP realize to some extent that they must choose between First Nations approval of their policing tactics and the wrath of a public convinced that blockades are criminal, rather than political acts. The police, however, contrary to their assertions, are not the victims here. They are just the dupes in a much older game of cowboys and Indians.
The above RCMP statements show that even with all of the federal financial and managerial control over First Nation Chiefs and Leaders, except, apparently for the former AFN National Chief, Phil Fontaine, the Chiefs and Leaders were still not entirely trusted by the federal government and that a large concern in 2007 was the potential for a broad national coordinated series of local and regional political actions by First Nations.
One insight emerges strongly here: most threatening of all to security and government forces is coordinated First Nations action. This can be seen clearly from the reports. At one point in the 2007 INAC to RCMP briefing, concern is expressed about a First Nations conference because, "The 2006 Numbered Treaty Conference proposed a 'national' movement of independent actions to express discontent."
Their fear is palpable where they follow the trajectory of the Day of Action from Chief Terrance Nelson's proposal at the Assembly of First Nations, where the motion carried, to confirmation of the nation-wide event in a personal meeting between the RCMP Commissioner and Phil Fontaine, then National Chief, where "Mr. Fontaine expressed his concern over the sense of frustration that seems to exist among First Nation leaders and the growing resolve to support a June 29th blockade."
The growing unrest, of course, cannot be resolved through greater coordination of security and government forces. First Nation frustration with this strategy will only continue to mount.
Nature of Hot Spots
What is the "nature" of these hot spots, according to authorities? In their presentation to CSIS, the RCMP break down the underlying causes on a pie graph: "The vast majority of Hot Spots are related to lands and resources: but less than 30% of these are related to 'claims' negotiations, and most are incited by development activities on traditional territories." What this tells us is that authorities understand that the underpinning issue of "unrest" is land and resources, but they continue to manage assertions of sovereignty and self-determination over these lands and resources through surveillance, security responses, and by throwing Indigenous peoples into jail.
This "risk management" strategy is older than Canada itself. Game wardens once played the role of RCMP and provincial police when they enforced game laws and other restrictive prohibitions on Indigenous ways of life. Indian Agents living on reserves also policed behaviour in conjunction with discriminatory legislation that created barriers to Indigenous participation in the market, land purchase, retaining a lawyer, leaving their reserves, and so on.
An obvious question that should be asked today is, why are Indigenous peoples putting their bodies in the line of fire if there are land claims negotiation processes they could join? The short answer is that there are many serious problems with the official federal policy on Indigenous land settlement in Canada, which is called the "Comprehensive Land Claims" (CLC) policy or also referred to as the "modern treaty" policy. Grievances with the process include notorious delays; arbitrary government withdrawals; high costs; an onus of proof on the First Nation to prove title; the fact that the government determines the validity of the claim against itself; meager settlements; a neutralization of communities for years as they drag slowly through literally decades-long negotiations; and there is no process for Métis people.
But by far the most contentious aspect of the policy is the extinguishment of title requirement. The extinguishment policy – euphemistically referred to by government negotiators as the "exhaustive" clause, "non-assertion" or "modification" measures, or the "certainty" principle – is a central, non-negotiable, and hotly contested plank of the CLC policy.
The modern treaty policy itself was ushered in with some excitement in response to the considerable efforts of Indigenous peoples. The government introduced the policy in response to a case brought by the Nisga'a tribal council, at their own expense, to the Supreme Court, which finally acknowledged in 1973 the underlying title held by Indigenous peoples to their lands. The 1981 claims policy stated as its objective "to exchange undefined aboriginal rights for concrete rights and benefits," calling for the "extinguishment of all aboriginal rights and title as part of a claim statement." This clause for extinguishment was met with controversy from the start, so in 1985, a federal Indian Affairs' appointed task force "concluded that the extinguishment policy was unjust and unnecessary."
However, the policy has in essence remained the same, despite how law and political thinking have changed since its first release. The federal government has tinkered with the language in the policy, but has never changed the underlying extinguishment requirement. This fact is astonishing, given how significant the juridical, political, and international developments that have changed the landscape toward supporting a just land claims process. Indigenous peoples won a victory with the Canadian Constitution 1982 under section 35(1), which recognizes and affirms Aboriginal and Treaty Rights. On the juridical front, the Supreme Court of Canada judicially recognizes Aboriginal title as an Aboriginal Right protected under section 35(1). In addition even in the pre-proof stage governments and third parties are subject to legal obligations to engage in consultation and accommodation with First Nations. In the international context, United Nations human rights bodies have advised Canada that they need to stop requiring Indigenous peoples to surrender or extinguish their land rights.
In more concrete terms, the extinguishment referred to here means that in order to get recognition of your Aboriginal lands, you have to give up constitutional protections, however undefined, in exchange for a limited, exhaustive spelled-out set of conditions that include losing the communal status of your territory and transitioning into fee simple property ownership. For example, in BC, the requirement is for cession of all reserve lands and settlements. As well, in that province the treaty model requires that settlement lands become fee simple lands and therefore no longer under the jurisdiction of the federal government pursuant to section 91(24) of the Indian Act, so all levels of government can wash their hands of the "Indian problem."
Federal policy on Indigenous land issues in Canada is defective and does not provide any just means of resolution within the process. Communities continue to lose their lands, ironically, through the very processes ostensibly set up to resolve unceded or wrongly ceded lands. In response to failed land claim settlement and self-government policies, Indigenous peoples in Canada have been forced to take direct action and engage in civil disobedience to assert their rights and defend their lands.
It is a wide-spread, under-reported, and devastating tendency of the Canadian government to use criminalization, civil action, incarceration, police harassment, and other penalties and conditions to repress Indigenous resistance to federal land claims policies. Taken together, we call these tactics 'criminalization'; they bring to bear the weight of the law and police forces against Indigenous individuals and communities for protesting the violation of their inherent rights.
This tendency of criminalization must not be mistaken for a series of exceptional incidents, epitomized by Oka, Ipperwash, and Burnt Church, but rather must be understood as a prevailing strategy to quell dissent. By criminalizing Indigenous peoples for defending their lands, the last avenue of peaceful protection of their traditional territories is lost. Put frankly, the government's strategy is to police recalcitrant bands into compliance that refuse to negotiate away their lands through the failed land claims policy. If a community does not want to negotiate under this flawed policy and they stand up for their rights, the government will simply carry out coercive measures through police forces. For Treaty bands and nations – both historic and modern treaties – compliance on promises made has always been far more difficult to secure than compliance on 'surrender' clauses.
At Ipperwash Provincial Park in 1995, First Nations protester Dudley George had to die for the land to be returned to his people. He died despite almost fifty years of his Stoney Point band's political contestation to wrongfully confiscated lands. In the case of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug in 2008, the elected Chief and Council were sentenced to six months and served part of their sentences to stop a platinum mine from being built in their watershed.
These are only a few examples amidst hundreds more. We submit that the law itself and the deployment of police forces must themselves be an object of inquiry in the protection of Indigenous and other minority rights. Apartheid South Africa is the paradigmatic example of the unjust use of law in the repression of a racialized community. But Canada's use of legal and police forces to repress Indigenous peoples is also widespread, and although understood as such in 'Indian Country,' this fact remains a largely invisible reality to the majority of Canadians. What Canadians do perceive however, is a criminalized class of Indigenous peoples in Canada. This article aims in part to present the political context in which Indigenous peoples cross the line from being activists to criminals in the eyes of the state.
Recent examples abound. Amnesty International just released a report calling for the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) to be held accountable for their excessive force, including the use of a sniper squad, on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in 2007 and 2008. Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada, stated that, "Our research shows that the OPP decision to deploy snipers and large numbers of other heavily armed police officers was out of proportion to any reasonable assessment of the need to protect public safety." This police violence was deployed despite the fact that the Culbertson Tract, which the Tyendinaga Mohawks were at the time protecting, has been recognized as wrongly surrendered Mohawk land.
In Barriere Lake at the moment, community spokesperson Norman Matchewan is facing federal mischief charges for asking loggers to stop work for the day so that the community could resolve the forestry management issue with the appropriate government offices. Coincidentally, his summons to appear arrived two years after the date of this so-called blockade, timed precisely to correspond to his efforts to stop the Cartier Resource Inc. mining company from exploring on their unceded Algonquin lands without consent. The unholy alliance between police, courts, and government continues unabated.
Crown Reward-Punishment System
Divides Leaders and People
If coordinated action gets the goods, special attention must be paid to the government's particular interest in 'splinter' groups.
Under Canada's colonial system, the struggle for Indigenous sovereignty, self-determination, Aboriginal and Treaty rights has historically been undermined by First Nations who cooperated with the Crown government turning in those First Nations who were resisting the Crown's colonial system.
Over time this evolved into the Crown dividing First Nations into the 'progressive' Indian Bands and the backward or 'traditional' Indian Bands. The federal government through the various Indian Affairs departments, developed an approach to reward the 'progressive' Indians and punish the 'traditional' Indians.
This federal reward-punishment approach still exists, though the 'Indian Agents' have been replaced by the Band Councils who now deliver Crown programs and services to their community members. The Band Councils and other First Nation organizations' formula-funding are controlled by a system of legislation, policies, terms and conditions – all designed, controlled and managed largely by the federal Crown bureaucracy and politicians in Ottawa.
The First Nations Chiefs and Leaders who become more known and prominent are largely the individuals who have been trained and supported by federal bureaucrats. These individuals become known for their seeming ability to get federal capital dollars to build new houses, schools and other community infrastructure, or additional program dollars for enhancing Band programs.
However, the point is, none of these individuals would have gotten anywhere without federal support to advance their political careers. This is the reward system at work. For those Chiefs and Leaders who do not cooperate with the federal government, they can be ignored and/or stalled on funding requests. In some circumstances the federal government will even support 'splinter groups' to take out the offending Chief or Leader. A current prominent example of this is the Algonquins of Barriere Lake in Western Quebec, but this also occurred historically at the Six Nations Grand River Territory.
The INAC and RCMP documents make it clear that while the Canadian State Security Apparatus is concerned about 'splinter groups,' they also are somewhat concerned about Chiefs and Leaders from Indian Act Band Councils and First Nation establishment organizations like AFN and their Provincial/Territorial Organizations becoming Aboriginal 'extremists.'
What the INAC and RCMP briefings show, is that there needs to be unity on the ground with coordinated political actions between First Nations Peoples in order to protect, defend and advance First Nation pre-existing sovereignty, and First Nation Aboriginal and Treaty rights to lands and resources. Divide and conquer tactics can only be met with new strategies of alliance-building, and by bringing the leadership back down to the land.
Russell Diabo is Mohawk from Kahnawake and works as a policy consultant and analyst. He is the editor of the First Nations Strategic Bulletin.
Shiri Pasternak is a researcher and writer living in Toronto.
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Bigger and even richer than the terrific 2010 hit animation, this sequel is also quite possibly the best action-adventure movie of the year. Not only are its big set-pieces thrillingly rendered with first-rate special effects, but the characters are complex and involving. And the script effortlessly combines jagged wit, youthful exuberance, heart-stopping romance and even some rather bleak emotions.
Five years have passed since Hiccup (voiced by Jay Baruchel) discovered his ability to interact with dragons, specifically his inseparable pal Toothless, bringing a new era of dragon-related fun to the small Viking island of Berk. But now his father Stoick (Gerard Butler) is talking about passing on the mantel of chief to Hiccup, and he's not sure he's ready for that. He'd much rather be out zooming over the ocean exploring uncharted lands. Then on one of his trips he encounters a group of dragon hunters led by Eret (Kit Harington), who is helping the notorious villain Drago (Djimon Hounsou) build an army. But this leads Hiccup to an even more startling discovery: his mother Valka (Cate Blanchett) turns out to be alive and running a secret sanctuary for dragons. Can they team up to stop Drago?
It's a rare film that manages to work equally well in the quiet moments as in the massive spectacle, but writer-director Dean DeBlois never wobbles at all. Without ever manipulating the audience, he seamlessly shifts from tear-inducing happiness to soaringly thrilling battle action to agonising emotional pain. The coming-of-age plot may feel familiar, but it's packed with fresh touches, hilarious observations and some surprising twists and turns along the way.
And for a film designed to look a bit cartoonish, it's eerily realistic thanks to ground-breaking animation that adds uncanny details to every scene. The 3D work pulls the audience into the story, especially in the goosebump-inducing airborne sequences. And the animators add small details as well, from the texture of skin and scales to the smallest mannerism. These characters are visually bursting with life and energy, and their personalities are even more vivid due to the lively vocal performances.
But beyond the technical achievement, this is a hugely resonant story of a young guy working out who he's going to be. Hiccup knows his father is a tough-guy leader, and now he discovers that his mother is a sensitive dragon-whisperer, but he needs to figure out who he is beyond who they want him to be. And this gives the film an unusually strong message about refusing to live up to expectations. Which of course a filmmaker working on a sequel knows something about.
Watch 'How To Train Your Dragon 2' Trailer
Run time: 102 mins
In Theaters: Friday 13th June 2014
Box Office USA: $176.9M
Box Office Worldwide: $609.1M
Budget: $145M
Distributed by: 20th Century Fox
Production compaines: Mad Hatter Entertainment, DreamWorks Animation
Contactmusic.com: 5 / 5
Fresh: 145 Rotten: 13
IMDB: 8.1 / 10
Director: Dean DeBlois
Producer: Bonnie Arnold
Screenwriter: Dean DeBlois
Starring: Jay Baruchel as Hiccup (voice), Gerard Butler as Stoick the Vast (voice), Kristen Wiig as Ruffnut (voice), Jonah Hill as Snotlout (voice), Cate Blanchett as Valka (voice), Djimon Hounsou as Drago Bludvist (voice), Kit Harington as Eret, Son of Eret (voice), Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Fishlegs (voice), T. J. Miller as Tuffnut (voice), America Ferrera as Astrid (voice), Craig Ferguson as Gobber (voice), Kieron Elliott as Hoark the Haggard (voice), Philip McGrade as Starkard (voice), Andrew Ableson as Ug (voice), Gideon Emery as Teeny (voice), Simon Kassianides as No-Name (voice), Randy Thom as Toothless (voice)
Also starring: TJ Miller, Bonnie Arnold, Dean DeBlois
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Last week was one of those weeks that makes us happy to be immigration lawyers. It ended with several families relieved that their personal journeys to legal status in the U.S. are ended and their lives as U.S. residents have begun. Here are their stories:
YA and EF are a married couple from Bolivia, who have lived in the U.S. for well over a decade. YA quit working because her son, Joshua, has microcephaly. A child with microcephaly has an underdeveloped brain. Joshua can not walk, talk, feed or clean himself and depends upon his parents and doctors for everything. YA and EF have two other healthy children. All of the children are American citizens. EF works construction and is a skilled carpenter, leaving home at 5 and returning in the evening. Both YA and EF were placed into removal proceedings for overstaying their entry into the U.S. We applied for cancellation of removal, which is available to an individual: (1) who has been in the U.S. for at least ten years; (2) who possesses good moral character; and (3) whose removal would cause exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to a U.S. citizen or permanent resident spouse, parent or child. The hardship standard is often very hard to meet. Not here. Upon reviewing the medical documents in the record and hearing YA describe her care for her son, the government agreed to a grant of cancellation of removal. The Judge told them what impressive people they were and what great care they were giving their son. It is always an honor to be able to serve such people.
AC came to us with a removal order from an immigration judge in Salt Lake City, even though she had been married to a permanent resident for over a decade and was the mother of a U.S. citizen. The immigration judge had been ready to grant her residence when at the last minute, the Citizenship & Immigration Service, at the direction of Immigration & Customs Enforcement, sought to revoke the immigrant petition it had approved on her behalf a decade earlier stating that she married her husband to get a green card. Most shockingly, the CIS offered no explanation of why it thought so. That revocation was enough for the immigration judge to conclude that she could not qualify for residence and order her removed. It was at that point that we got involved. We appealed everything. We appealed the judge's order; we appealed the revocation and we filed a new petition by her U.S. citizen daughter, who turned 21 while the case was going on. Both appeals were granted, the petition was approved, and after three trips to Utah, the CIS finally granted her residence, twenty years after she married her husband and he filed a petition for her. AC is devout Christian from Guatemala who cleans homes in the ski areas for captains of industry and Silicon valley titans. She is also one of the most relentless fighters we have ever met and we are thrilled to celebrate this moment with her.
MS is from Honduras. As a eighteen year old, she made her way out of poverty and violence and crossed the U.S. border in the back seat of a car with four others. She met and fell in love with DB, an American born lawyer living here in Virginia. When they first came to see us, we explained that the process of getting her residence would require her to leave the U.S. and become subject to the ten year bar on returning. Of course, there was a waiver of the ten year bar that she could apply for. There was no guarantee she would get it and it meant at least two years in Honduras waiting for a decision and hoping for an approval. If approved, she could return to the U.S. and live with her husband. If not, it meant eight more years until they could reunite and reside in the U.S. Unwilling to risk it, we lost them as a client until the Obama administration introduced the I-601A provisional waiver. This slight change in rules allowed someone who needs a waiver of the ten year bar to apply while in the U.S. and to proceed abroad to get her visa only once the waiver is approved. MS and DB were one of the first in our offices to seek to take advantage of this change. A petition was filed and approved. The provisional waiver was granted. MS went to the U.S. Embassy in Tegucigalpa last week and applied for her visa, which was quickly granted. She is returning to the U.S. later this month a permanent resident.
FM and CO are wife and husband. She, FM, is from Rwanda. CO is from Congo. They have been in the U.S. since the 90s after entering on student visas and completing their studies. They met in the U.S. and fell in love. They married and had two boys, both of whom are autistic. The younger one, Joshua, has many challenges including communication, impulse control and learning. FM and CO are constantly monitoring their boys' health and must always been on high alert for behavioral issues. Although they live in North Carolina, they came to our offices in Washington DC because they heard Benach on the radio discussing immigration court. In the consultation, we discussed their fears of harm to their boys and themselves in Africa due to their disability. It was shortly after the 4th Circuit issued its decision in Temu v. Holder in which it held mental illness could form the basis for a valid asylum claim. We decided to apply for asylum. However, due to the one year rule for asylum, the asylum office placed them into removal proceedings. In removal proceedings, they could apply for cancellation of removal. However, the immigration judge wanted them to proceed with the asylum application first and refused to consider the cancellation applications. A major showdown was averted when Immigration & Customs Enforcement, envisioning protracted litigation over asylum, agreed to a grant of cancellation of removal. After a thirty minute hearing, the Judge indicated that he would grant the applications.
It was truly an exceptional week and we are humbled and thrilled to share in these victories for our clients.
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