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Lokpal bill and the Prime Minister
ANIL DIVAN IN THE HINDU
When the basic structure of the Constitution denies the Prime Minister immunity from prosecution, how could it be argued that the office should not be brought under the scrutiny of the Lokpal?
The Indian citizenry is up in arms against corruption at the highest levels of government. Anna Hazare's movement has caught the people's imagination. The former President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, has pitched in and called upon the youth to start a mass movement against corruption under the banner "What can I give?" (The Hindu, June 27, 2011).
According to a CRISIL report (The Hindu, June 29, 2011), inflation has caused the Indian public to be squeezed to the extent of Rs. 2.3 lakh crores. According to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), the estimate of loss to the exchequer owing to the 2G spectrum scam is Rs. 1.22 lakh crores. That corruption is a disease consuming the body politic is a fear expressed by dignitaries in India over many years. As far back as 1979, Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer observed in a judgment in his inimitable style: "Fearless investigation is a 'sine qua non' of exposure of delinquent 'greats' and if the investigative agencies tremble to probe or make public the felonies of high office, white-collar offenders in the peaks may be unruffled by the law. An independent investigative agency to be set in motion by any responsible citizen is a desideratum."
Mark the words: fearless investigation by an independent investigative agency against delinquent 'greats'. A good Lokpal bill has to be nothing less.
It is in this context that this article addresses the issue of whether the Prime Minister should be brought under the ambit of an Ombudsman (Lokpal) and be subject to its scrutiny. It is important to observe that in most of the Lokpal bills, including the 2010 government draft (except the 1985 version), the Prime Minister is within the ambit of the Lokpal.
Under the Indian Constitution there is no provision to give immunity to the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers or Ministers. Under Article 361, immunity from criminal proceedings is conferred on the President and the Governor (formerly the Rajpramukh) only "during his term of office."
So what is the principle behind such immunity being given? The line is clearly drawn. Constitutional heads who do not directly exercise executive powers are given immunity as heads of state. Active politicians such as Ministers, who cannot remain aloof from the hurly-burly of electoral and party politics, ethical or unethical, honest or corrupt, are not given any immunity. They are subject to penal laws and criminal liability.
The basic structure of the Constitution clearly denies immunity to the Prime Minister.
Internal Emergency
During the period of the Internal Emergency (1975-77), Indira Gandhi enjoyed dictatorial powers. She detained without trial prominent Opposition leaders and was supported by a captive and rump Parliament.
The Constitution (Fortieth Amendment) Bill was moved in, and passed by, the Rajya Sabha in August 1975 and later it was to go before the Lok Sabha. The Bill was blacked out from the media and hence very few people knew about it. It never became law because it was not moved in the Lok Sabha.
The Bill sought to amend Article 361 by substituting sub-clause (2) thus: "(2) No criminal proceedings whatsoever, against or concerning a person who is or has been the President or the Prime Minister or the Governor of a State, shall lie in any court, or shall be instituted or continued in any court in respect of any act done by him, whether before he entered upon his office or during his term of office as President or Prime Minister or Governor of a State, as the case may be, and no process whatsoever including process for arrest or imprisonment shall issue from any court against such person in respect of any such act."
The attempt to give life-time immunity from criminal proceedings for acts done during and even prior to assuming office, of the President, the Governor and additionally the Prime Minister, did not materialise.
Foreign jurisdictions
In Japan, Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka (July 1972 to December 1974) was found guilty of bribery and sentenced. In Israel, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was indicted in corruption scandals in August 2009. In Italy, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi enacted, through a pliant legislature, a law by which he shielded himself from prosecution. The Italian Constitutional Court recently invalidated crucial parts of that law, which may result in his trial being revived.
The following are some of the main arguments against bringing the Prime Minister under the Lokpal's scrutiny. The first one runs thus: "The simple answer is, if the Prime Minister is covered under ordinary law (the Prevention of Corruption Act), you don't need him covered under Lokpal." This is a view that has been attributed to the former Chief Justice of India, J.S. Verma (Hindustan Times, June 27, 2011). Any misconduct by a Prime Minister can be investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation: this view is that of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa (The Hindu, June 28, 2011). This objection concedes the principle that the Prime Minister is not immune from criminal liability and can be investigated, but argues and assumes that the Prevention of Corruption Act and the CBI present effective existing alternative procedures. Nothing could be farther from the truth and the ground realities.
What is the ground reality? First, the CBI, the premier anti-corruption investigative agency, is under the Department of Personnel and Training, which is controlled by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). Secondly, the career prospects of CBI officers and other personnel are dependent on the political executive, and all officers are subject to transfer except the Director. Thus, the investigative arm is controlled by the 'political suspects' themselves. Thirdly, the Single Directive, a secret administrative directive that was invalidated by the Supreme Court in the Jain hawala case in 1997 (Vineet Narain v. Union of India) has been legislatively revived. Consequently, under Section 6A of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, the CBI is disabled from starting an inquiry or investigation against Joint Secretary or higher level bureaucrats without the Central government's prior approval. Therefore, the Prevention of Corruption Act is a non-starter against Ministers and high-level bureaucrats who may act in concert. It is imperative that the CBI's anti-corruption wing be brought under the Lokpal and not under the PMO. This alone would meet the test of an independent and fearless investigative agency as enunciated by Justice Krishna Iyer.
Secondly, it is argued that if the Prime Minister is within its ambit, the Lokpal could be used by foreign powers to destabilise the government. Today, the checks on the executive government are the higher judiciary, which has actively intervened in the 2G spectrum scam and other scams; the CAG, whose reports against the functioning of the telecommunications sector triggered investigations into scams; the Election Commission headed by the Chief Election Commissioner, which conducted elections in West Bengal in the most efficient and orderly fashion. All these authorities could be undermined by a foreign power. Why should the Lokpal alone be the target of a foreign power? Why not the intelligence and defence services? Why not leaks from Cabinet Ministers and their offices — bugged or not?
Thirdly, it is argued that bringing the Prime Minister under the Lokpal's scrutiny would mean a parallel government being put in place. This objection is disingenuous. Do the Supreme Court and the higher judiciary constitute a parallel government? Is the CAG a parallel government? Is the CEC a parallel government? Is the CBI a parallel government? The answer is clear. These constitute checks and restraints on the political executive and the administration so that public funds are not misappropriated and constitutional democracy and citizen rights are not subverted. The Lokpal will be under the Constitution and subject to judicial review, and it is imperative that the anti-corruption wing of the CBI be brought under the Lokpal. There is no question of any parallel government. The Lokpal will be only a check on the corrupt activities of the Executive. If all checks and balances are to be regarded as the marks of a parallel government and therefore abolished, it will be a recipe for dictatorship.
William Shakespeare wrote: "There is a tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries." There is a tide in the affairs of this country and there is a great opportunity to promote good governance through a powerful and independent Ombudsman. India's economic reforms, for which the Prime Minister deserves approbation, should not be derailed at the altar of scams and corruption. Will his leadership ride on the tide of fortune and take the country forward to greater heights?
(Anil Divan is a Senior Advocate, and president of the Bar Association of India. E-mail: abdsad@airtelmail.in)
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/article2148073.ece
Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer, former Judge of the Supreme Court, writes in the context of the article by Anil Divan headlined 'Lokpal bill and the Prime Minister,' published on July 1:
Lord Acton, the great British jurist, rightly said: "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely." The Prime Minister is the custodian of the considerable state power. He has to be under public scrutiny.
Therefore I have clearly expressed the view that if power is to be subject to public investigation and scrutiny, he has to be within the ambit of the Lokpal Bill and cannot be exempted from it. Likewise, our judiciary is the watchdog of the Executive. People look up to the judges to ensure that the Executive does not misbehave. The judiciary must be accessible to every citizen who has a grievance against the robed brethren. When Parliament resorts to misconduct and violates the Constitution, people appeal to the judges for a remedy. In this view, the judges are sublime and must have control over the Executive and the parliamentary process. Both these instruments are under the Lokpal's proposed jurisdiction. There is no case of exemption of these authorities. I am sorry that some high Chief Justices have expressed a different view. I disagree. The greatest menace before India today is that the judiciary itself is corrupt and no action is being taken. There must be a militant, active nationwide movement against corruption. A powerful instrument must be set up for this if the confidence of the people is to be preserved.
The judiciary and the Prime Minister shall be under the Lokpal. The Lokpal itself must be of the highest order and should be plural in number. The Prime Minister and the judiciary shall be like Caesar's wife: above suspicion.
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Bleecker Street! Made famous by all the great writers, artists, and musicians who passed this way over the years. Like Bob Dylan on the cover of his second album, just walking along with a 'soulful chick' grasping his arm, that's right, right off Bleecker Street. This is where I have spent seven days and nights during my USA pilgrimage this month. I have been holed up in a tiny 2nd floor walkup apartment on the corner of Bleecker and Morton in the West Village (Greenwich Village). Although there is not much here that is green… well except for Washington Square Park. They saved a little green there.
I have been much like a hermit artist, a possessed writer, typing away on his notebook computer in the midst of this history, this nightly frivolity, this happening place, with all the locals and tourists mingling at the bars, cafes, pizza joints and those ice cream shops… particularly welcome sights on 100+ degree (heat indexed) days and nights, even if the cones or cups of iced delight are almost $5 each. The heat wave continues, and Bleecker Street continues to be busy, bouncy and buoyant.
It is an odd feeling to be lying here in this bed in someone's mini-studio apartment rented out to me for two, then three, then two more nights, as I made my nomadic flights out and back across this great country of ours. It's been inspiring to reflect on how much alternative culture and art emerged and found a home here.
Go On!! Click My Image!!
Who knows whether the muse of Dylan or any of the others will pass along to my writing. It was, after all, a generation's home to America's Bohemian culture, its Beat writers, folk musicians, and offbeat comedians. I did compose an additional hundred pages of my new novel while nesting here. But we shall see what that amounts to in the end. What the muse has provided me, if anything at all.
But, the times they are a'changin'! As with all else in this nation, Bleecker Street is a modern shopping mecca now. Stylish clothing stores and gadget shops, side by side with the those selling sex toys, marijuana bongs, and other novelty shops, lining all the side streets of the West Village, interspersed with old favorites, like John's Pizzeria, established in 1929, so says the sign on the awning overhead, or Matt Uvanov Guitars. And those classic "axes" ain't cheap! No siree Mr. Bojangles! But, there ain't no need to be knockin on heaven's door, because we got us a piece of heaven right here in Amerika, just waiting on some more blowback from mother nature, and after this heatwave it'll be a hard rains a' gonna fall!
Have a listen, won't ya?
32 Responses to Off Bleecker Street
the Heretick says:
of course it was but a year later that Bob departed from the true faith, and performed the great heresy of playing with of all things, electric instruments!!!!!!!!!
now, of course we all know Bob was not the greatest singer, or player, he is however our country's poet laureate par excellence, i don't care what anybody says.
all you have to do is look at how many people have covered his songs.
Like Vladimir Vysotsky in Russia, Dylan was a true bard… the American bard!
Right place, right time, for the most part me thinks. Not that I didn't/don't appreciate his lyrics, but I think that someone living at that time was going to come up with them regardless. It was a great time to be alive nonetheless, even though I barely remember it now. But yes, Dylan was indeed foundational to all that followed, flawed singing and all.
Funny how people emerge just as they are needed!
Bob is just the Man, that's all there is to it, the foundation and what followed. here's something off of his New Morning album the theme of which seems apropos to this blog here.
imho New Morning is his best overall album, everybody has their favorite.
Great piece, Heretik
Not to be too harsh on Dylan. I've heard many people say the same thing about the Beatles, who definitely had a lot of fortuitous breaks on their way to mega-stardom as well. Not the least of which was meeting up with George Martin, their producer at Capitol Records, who was instrumental in producing their trademark experimental sound after 1965. By many accounts, their basic musicianship was pretty piss poor at the time. But you do have to give them credit. They did have the basic creative impulse and drive, and they were simply not to be denied. And the rest, as they say, is history. Could someone else have filled the void if they hadn't? Hard to say for sure, and it definitely wouldn't have been the same, but the 60's were no doubt an historically fertile artistic breeding ground, and I suspect that someone definitely would have.
well, the Beatles were mainly a vocal group weren't they? once again, all the emphasis is put on being some kind of a virtuoso, when really, there gig was the songwritng, the composition, the lyrics, and the meaning. i could never play like them in a 1,000 years, but here have always been people that could play circles around any one of them.
it's not how well you play, it's what you play; that was the Beatles, and Dylans appeal. you are def right about George Martin, 5th Beatle.
Bleecker Street was also the title of a Simon and Garfunkel song, bit light for me, but you can't deny they could sing.
on to business, i realize this is a light post, however………
Methane meltdown: The Arctic timebomb that could cost us $60trn
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/methane-meltdown-the-arctic-timebomb-that-could-cost-us-60trn-8730408.html
no mention that it could very well cost us our lives. typical.
let me amend my remarks, they do mention the downside, but once again it is framed in terms of an economic model.
that's the world we have built
vested interests + psychology of previous investment = slanted propaganda piece
investment decisions should never influence a critic's remarks.
oh i'm not saying this particular critic has any certain investments, other than a propensity to spew status-quo remarks. 90% of people have their hopes and dreams wound up in things as they are, it is just the fringes (very poor, non-conformists, highly intelligent, people with a moral sense) who question the prevailing dialectic.
Amazing how these folks writing the piece can miss the important message
articles like this show the problems are getting too big to ignore.
Phlogiston Água de Beber says:
I think it's not so much miss as misrepresent the message. They seem to be implying that much money will have to be ginned up to repair the damage. The more reasonable conclusion is the damage will not be repaired and that much money-denominated activity will cease. A circuitous way of saying that most of the homo economicus class is dead or dying. The main misrepresentation is that would only represent the beginning, not the end of the trouble.
Another misrepresentation was the reference to heat retention of methane vs CO2. They get a figure of ~20:1 by calculating the difference over a 100 year period. For about 90% of that time the methane has actually broken down into CO2 and water vapor. While it is methane, it is at least 100 times an equivalent amount of CO2. When enough of it is released in a hurry, things will warm up fast. Currently, places in the arctic are measuring methane concentrations of as much as 2000 ppb, which is 2 ppm to simplify its addition to CO2, which is currently at 400 ppm and rising. Methane at 100 x 2 adds the equivalent of 200 ppm of CO2 over those areas. That's about double the historical average for recent geologic history. The methane has hardly begun to emerge. Then there is potential for a third leg of doom (curiously the number of legs on Species 8472) as described in this video.
Sandy, you have serendipitously named this topic well. The situation just seems to get bleaker and bleaker. I don't think we will be extinct by 2030, but I entertain no hope that we will still be here when the real Borg show up. Siberian Traps, bah! We'll show momma nature that we too know how to spin up a mass extinction. We're No. 1!!! And we're about to fall into the No. 2, scatologically speaking.
Hines says:
What about Dylan the sellout doing a Cadillac commercial?
And you wouldn't have done it, Hines? You need to live in this world in order to stay alive to criticize it. No one is perfect… are you?
That's all you got, Sandy? Starring in a Caddy commercial is living in this world? He could have said "no". It's not as if he needed the money.
We dont know what he needed, and the other circumstances…
Whatever. Apparently you're a critic of our culture, except when it comes to one of your personal heroes. The only word I can think of is hypocrite. I'm done reading your blog. Have a nice life, Sandy.
he is not my hero… whatever,,, sorry to see you go; but sometimes I just cant get too critical
just the other day i saw a deadhead sticker on a Cadillac. we should never kid ourselves, artists are in it for the money, at least if they are serious; how many people will hear your message if you don't get airtime?
there is the view that art should be done for it's own sake, people can do what they want, i made my living as an artist for 10 years, hardest job i ever had.
I thought it was pretty ironic too when Dylan showed up in a Cadillac commercial of all things. Sixties counterculture icon shows up shilling for corporate automobile's iconic brand. Definitely a contrasting message there. But I see what corporate advertising was after there. Cadillac's messaging has always been "you've arrived," and for aging baby boomers, who better to convey that message than one of the icons of their youth. And Heretick's right, Dylan has always been about thumbing his nose at his fans and critics alike. Almost like he never enjoyed being a public figure in the first place and wants to make that painfully clear to everyone at every chance. Not sure he's all that wealthy anymore either. Many long term celebrities aren't.
Reid Kirschenman says:
"When I die, please bury me deep,
down at the end of Bleeker Street
So I can hear old number 9
As she comes rolling by."
Maybe Dylan did a Cadillas commercial just for fun. Anyone who knows Dylan knows he doesn't feel obligated to live up to anyone's expectations.
Bravo, Reid! I like your sanity! And Dylan's playfulness!
Sorry to be off track… but it just occurred to me that Russians would really do well tailgating at American football games. They just love hanging out in their vehicles – doors, trunks and tailgates open – eating, drinking, laughing, talking and playing around their cars. Just an observation.
Cars are addictive. They'll be hard to give up when the time comes.
guitar hero gone
Singer-songwriter J.J. Cale dead at 74
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-singer-songwriter-jj-cale-dead-at-74-20130727,0,7365598.story
Eric Clapton Teams Up With 'Cocaine' Writer J.J. Cale for New Disc
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/eric-clapton-teams-up-with-cocaine-writer-j-j-cale-for-new-disc-20061130
I think this guy might have assumed the mantle with stuff like this:
bmiller says:
Better to channel the Wobblies and the anarchists of Bleecker Street than a poser like Dylan. The best that can be said of Dylan is that the kid on the corner points at him and accurately says that the Emperor has no clothes. But snarky comments aside glad you made it back across the pond. Hope the book tour/flogging is going well.

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You wouldn't be dead for quids
It had been a quiet night at the Kelly Club by any standards. Big Billy had put a couple of boof-head wannabes on their arses early in the night and Les had to backhand a young buck who thought it'd be a good idea to "take the bow-tie off the bouncer."
Bad mistake. "There's one less tooth that'll be coming along on your wedding day," he muttered as the young bloke's mates dragged him away.
By the time they closed the doors just shy of 2am, Les was already yawning and well and truly ready to hit the fart sack when Eddie came down the stairs.
"You find that bloke's tooth you big goose?" Eddie chimed, poking a friendly left jab into Les' ribcage.
"Fuck off Salita, if I'd let you handle him the poor prick'd have another hole in his stupid head and be buried in the foundations of that new high rise in Balmain," he shot back with a grin.
"Yeah, whatever mate. I let you handle all the tough ones," Eddie said, returning the smile.
For a deadly assasin, Eddie was one of the nicest and most genuine blokes Les had ever known. He'd crawl through broken glass for a mate, but could kill a man in a crowded elevator without anyone noticing a thing.
"Anyway, Price wants to see us in his office," Eddie said. "Fat George was looking as pale as an albino Norwegian with a bad case of anemia when I saw him half an hour ago, so it can't be good news."
Fuck, that's all Les needed. Odds on that in half an hour he'd be tearing down the freeway with a dead body in the back of the Berlina, or fumbling around in the dark trying to blow up another Bondi landmark.
He followed Eddie up the stairs and through the thick wooden doors of the casino boss's office. Inside Price was propped behind his desk and George was slumped in an antique chair nursing a large scotch on his gut. Billy was already inside and walked over to Les with a cold XXXX.
"You could use this mate, all those skinny kids you had to bash up tonight. Must take it out of you?"
"Christ, not you too! A poor bloke could develop a complex. What will I tell my therapist?"
Ordinarily Price and George would've chipped in to score some cheap points on the big red-headed Queenslander, but not tonight. Something was wrong and Les noticed that George was red eyed from crying.
"Les, we've got some terrible news mate. I think you should sit down for this one," Price said, gesturing towards a chair in front of his desk.
The hairs on Les' neck were standing up and he had a sinking feeling in his gut as he pulled up the chair and lowered his big frame down into the red velvet cushions.
"Les, there's no easy way to say it. We found out this afternoon that Bob finally lost his battle with Jack Dancer. I'm sorry mate, he died peacefully at home in Terrigal this morning," Price said looking down into the glass of brandy he was swirling in his hand.
The blood drained from Les' considerable head and the cold XXXX bottle almost slipped from between his numb fingers.
"Fuck. But how? He was dead set convinced he'd found a cure. Last time I saw him he winked at me and said, see you in the next book mate, it'll be a real ball tearer. It's about time we sent you to Broome."
"Mate, I saw him two days ago and the last thing he said to me when I asked how he was getting along was, wouldn't be dead for quids," Eddie added.
At that moment all eyes in the room locked together in a moment of awful mutual understanding. They had been together since the mid-80s, across 27 books and countless brawls, booze-ups, road trips, murders, bombings and bashings. They'd thrown the odd "good sort" up in the air, travelled the world, enjoyed many a "delicious", smoked the best Bob Hope and even sent their enemies to the sharks.
Could it be possible that it was all over?
Les rose like a dead-weight from his seat, drained the last of his XXXX, belched quietly into the back of his hand and moved towards the door.
"I have to go home. I don't suppose anyone's told Woz yet?"
"No mate, we thought it might be best if he heard it from you. Billy saw him get home from that film shoot up the North Coast on his way in, so I think he's in for the night," said Price emptying his glass.
"It's a shit situation mate. Bob was a diamond and the bastard could write a yarn that reached out to everyone. I'll organise a drink and we'll say our farewells in true Robert G Barrett style, but for now I think we all need to go home and get some sleep."
Les just nodded, ran his hand through his curly red hair and started for the door. There were pats on the back all round and Billy muttered something about the surf club in the morning, but Les was spent - he felt like a pen that'd run out of ink, a blank page.
He climbed wearily behind the wheel of the Berlina and turned into the bright lights of Darlinghurst Road. Cold Chisel's Flame Trees was the soundtrack as he headed home to Chez Norton, a single tear rolling down his craggy cheek.
"You wouldn't be dead for quids Bob, you wouldn't be dead for quids..."
Posted by Cookster at 10:55 am
batesy said...
Ever thought of writing books, John?
You could be Bob's heir apparent.
Perfect..
I thought I was reading one of Bob's books and what a tremendous scenario created I almost lost it but it was in great recognition of the greatest Australian awther and the crew he created giving a respect to Bob and I loved it
Justin aka Sydney said...
Hard to believe he is gone but you just have to read one of his life story and the memories of Bob aka Les never dies. Miss you mate ��
Ree said...
Top stuff. well written, Time for a delicious
Ghost in the guitar said...
Fucken brilliant me ol China plate.. fitting send off
Yetos said...
Absolutely brilliant! As someone who discovered the joy of reading by the hand of RGB's books as a young pup, I reckon that you completely captured the ethos of RGB style with that one mate.
Well done bud
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Tag Archives: Sheila Johnson
Shiela Johnson's Regrets Supporting Republican For Governor
Interesting article over at The Daily Beast about Sheila Johnson, former wife of Robert Johnson and co-founder of BET. The article focuses on her revulsion caused by the race to the bottom by the network she and her former husband founded and no longer own. It misses something which is politically relevant in favor of the salacious, and I think echoed by a goodly number of Virginians – disappointment and anger with our new Republican Governor who lied during the election to sell himself as a moderate in line with the general populace. Sheila appeared in ads for Bob McDonnell, and supported him during his campaign…
Now she regrets that support.
Sheila Johnson Slams BET
Sheila Johnson has had a rougher time as a political activist. A major Democratic Party donor (who supported her good friend Barack Obama over her good friend Hillary Clinton in the presidential contest), she took a walk on the wild side last year and backed Bob McDonnell, the Republican nominee for governor of Virginia, because of his business-friendly emphasis on job-creation. Her candidate won, but otherwise things didn't turn out so well.
During the campaign, she got herself into trouble—and quickly had to apologize—when she spoke at a McDonnell event and mimicked the stutter of his Democratic opponent, Creigh Deeds. Then, after McDonnell was sworn in, she watched in horror as the new governor enunciated a variety of socially conservative policies, especially regarding a constitutional ban on gay marriage and other civil rights issues, and then declared a celebration of Virginia's "Confederate History Month" without any mention of slavery.
"Politics, oh gosh!" Johnson says with a groan. "I feel like I was thrown under the bus on that one… The lesson that I've learned in all of this is I will never get involved in politics again."
Although she was wildly enthusiastic about helping elect the first African-American president, Johnson is measured in her assessment of Obama's performance thus far. "I think the jury's still out," she says. "He's got probably the hardest presidency in the history of this entire country… I feel as though the health-care bill was a little bit rushed through—it was almost like we were force-fed this bill—and I would have liked to see more focus on jobs and the economy."
She says she is especially worried by the anger abroad in the land. "What's scary right now is just the atmosphere," she says when I ask her what she thinks of the Tea Party movement. "I'm very nervous about the anger, the hostility, the racial comments. I have never seen anything like this."
Posted by btx3 on May 1, 2010 in The Post-Racial Life
Tags: BET, bob mcdonnell, Governor, politics, President Obama, Republican, Sheila Johnson, virginia
BET Founder Sheila Johnson Mocks Va Democrat's Speech Impediment
This is freaking unbelievable! It demonstrates exactly how low a Kneegrow can go hanging around with Republicans.
Ms. Johnson is backing Republican Bob McDonnell over Democrat Creigh Deeds in the 2010 Virginia Governor's race. With her $100 million+ resort in Middleberg, Virginia teetering on the edge of collapse, there is no question a deal has been struck…
But this is low…
BET Founder Mocks Deeds' Stuttering At Fundraiser
BOB LEWIS, AP Political Writer
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ― The billionaire co-founder of the Black Entertainment Television mocked Democrat Creigh Deeds' occasional stuttering at a fundraiser she held for Deeds' Republican opponent in the governor's race, Bob McDonnell.
In a YouTube viceo, Sheila Johnson says Virginia needs a governor "who can really communicate, and Bob McDonnell can communicate."
Then she tells a small crowd of wealthy donors, "The other people I talk to, especially his op-op-op-o-opponent, di-di-did this all through my interview with him."
After muted laughter among the guests, she adds, "He could not articulate what needed to be done."
There was no immediate response from Johnson, McDonnell's campaign or Deeds.
Posted by btx3 on October 5, 2009 in Stupid Republican Tricks
Tags: 2010, Bob McDowell, Cheigh Deeds, Governor Race, hayta, politics, Republican hate, Sheila Johnson, virginia


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We have had a little bit of excitement here in the last two days. It certainly explains some of the nocturnal sounds emanating from our third floor in recent weeks. Yesterday I was up in the attic area because I needed to measure some things relating to our roof (which is an entire series of posts that will be forthcoming) when I heard some unusual ruffling sounds. Walking towards the noise I heard a hiss and found myself looking into the eyes of a black cat that isn't one of ours. Upon a little bit of investigating, in a nearby box standing on its side there were a pile of kittens. They are about a week old. The cat is getting into the house via a hole in the roof of the fire escape. Don't ask me how it gets on my roof. I can only assume it climbs up the fire escape. We left the cat some food and water in the hope that it doesn't abandon the kittens.
Of course Elizabeth is excited. The wife and myself are not.
This morning Elizabeth and I went up to check on the kittens. There was only one in the box. This meant that the mother cat realized the box was not a secure location and was moving her litter. Possibly outside the house.
The wife and I were excited. Elizabeth was not.
A few hours later Elizabeth and I went up to see if the last kitten had been moved. It had. Now I was really excited .... until we heard a ruffling noise on the other side of the room in an area that is pretty inaccessible. Upon closer investigation I could see the mother cat with her kittens in a spot that I don't even want to try to get to right now.
Anybody going to need a kitten in a few weeks?
OK, I'll be serious. Here's an idea: Combine finding the kittens good homes with a PR event involving the local animal shelter.
That is, if anybody can get at them. The faster you guys can handle them, the more likely you'll be able to farm them out.


To dress them up a little, I divided my glaze into two portions and added a bit of food color to each. While the cookies are still warm, you paint the glaze on with a pastry brush – or if you don't have a pastry brush, a basting brush or clean paint brush will do. The glaze sets firm so the cookies can be stacked in storage. You can also skip the glaze entirely, but I think it brings out more maple flavor in the cookies.
In a medium saucepan, combine butter, sugar and maple syrup.
Bring to a boil and then remove from heat. Cool to room temperature.
While butter mix is cooling, measure flour, ginger, cinnamon, salt and baking soda into a mixing bowl.
Stir milk into cooled butter mixture, and add to dry ingredients. Mix until well blended. Dough will be soft.
Divide dough into two disks, wrap or place in closed container and chill for 2-4 hours.
Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface or parchment paper, working with half at a time. Dust top with flour if needed to prevent sticking. Roll 3/16″ to 1/4″ thick. (Aim for an even thickness for all cookies on one baking sheet.) Cut with a maple leaf shaped cookie cutter.
Place cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet. (I use my Airbake pans covered in reusable parchment paper.) Bake at 375°F for 8-10 minutes, until gold brown. Transfer to cooling rack covered in wax paper.
While cookies are baking, prepare maple glaze by combining powdered sugar and maple syrup in a small bowl. Brush on cookies while still warm. If desired, you can divide the glaze in half before using and tint half yellow and half red, then dapple the colors over the leaf cookies.
Allow cookies to cool completely before storing in an airtight container.
These light, crisp cookies with a touch of real maple syrup are fun for holidays but easy enough for an anytime treat.
In a medium saucepan, combine butter, sugar and maple syrup. Bring to a boil and then remove from heat. Cool to room temperature.
Originally posted in 2107, updated in 2018.
Could I substitute the maple syrup for honey, and if so, would the directions change in any way ? Also, can I just mix the batter by hand instead of using a mixer ? Thank you very much for your help and God bless you.
Honey tastes sweeter than maple syrup and tends to finish a little more sticky. The only way to know for sure how well it works is to give it a try. I'm sure the results would be edible as is, but the amount of flour and liquid might end up being tweaked a bit.
I mix almost everything by hand. It's quieter. In the photos, I dumped the dry ingredients into the wet ingredient pot instead of vice versa. I'm guessing that shot might look like the inside of a mixing bowl, but I did indeed mix by hand.


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Coach and Club Helper
Dalkeith Thistle Community Football Club
To help Dalkeith Thistle Community Football Club function more smoothly on match days and training nights, help set up and keep the place tidy. Be a welcoming person to coaches/spectators of our club and visiting clubs.
The role will consist of setting things up so as we are ready to function, and ensuring everything is put away properly. This includes:
· Putting barriers out in the car park, and taking them down
· Setting up the poles and tape around all the pitches, and taking them down
· Ensuring coaches use the correct goals and equipment for their matches, helping them set up where necessary
· Ensuring all equipment is put away tidily at the end, helping them dismantle where necessary
· Ensuring the containers and surrounding areas are kept clean and tidy
· Monitoring that spectators are keeping their distances from the pitches, and from each other
This opportunity can be split between volunteers depending on how many hours a volunteer can commit to.
To provide football for boys and girls, from walking to 19 year's old. To provide enjoyment and personal development opportunities for all
2/3 hours in the evening 4 hours on a Sunday morning
Experience required: To be able to work as part of a team and to take instructions from the coaches
Travel details: On local bus route. Car park available if travelling by car.
Expenses details: Public transport expenses to be paid weekly
Training details: Duties to be explained by the club committee to the volunteer
Postcode: EH22 2HA
This opportunity is also advertised across Midlothian.
Find out more about Dalkeith Thistle Community Football Club
Team Jak Ambassadors
Team Jak Aberdeen
Team Jak provides practical and emotional support to children and young people with cancer and related illnesses, their family and friends and those bereaved. Team Jak Ambassadors can have different roles including family support and fundraising, including - raising awareness and fundraising opportunities such as bag packs, helping at a merchandise stand and collection buckets in supermarkets, schools, colleges, shopping centres and concerts. We will be hosting a number of larger fundraising events in Aberdeen throughout the year with the aim to raise £70,000 to open our Jak's Den in Aberdeen. Family support roles can be rewarding and involve anything from playing with the children during our activity days and at our child and teenage groups, to making tea and coffee at our support sessions, talking with parents, sorting out merchandise bags and delivering to our newly diagnosed warriors in hospital, and preparing items for events. Volunteers receive initial induction training, ongoing support and any further relevant training opportunities. Team Jak have an Awards scheme and we hold a yearly event dedicated to thanking our volunteers and celebrating their success. All volunteers make a real difference and are greatly appreciated. For more details please contact: Caitlin Stewart (Children, Young Person and Family Coordinator) at email caitlin@teamjak.org.uk or phone.: 07852 877157/ 01506 412302
Family Support-Team Jak Ambassadors
Sported (Aberdeen)
Sported supports over 3,000 amazing community groups that use the power of sport to transform the lives of disadvantaged young people. We support sporting groups in and around Aberdeen City. Our volunteers are carefully matched with a Sported member clubs within their locality, who they then support on a one-to-one basis to help them with the business side of their affairs. We support groups who are utilising sport to bring about real social difference throughout the UK so you'll be paired with a group that are doing really inspiring work. These groups are doing incredible work but require some guidance around the business side of their organisation in order to survive and thrive. If you've got over 5 years in a range of business areas including the following then we'd love to hear from you: *Fundraising *Marketing *Business Planning *Impact & Evaluation *Governance *Finance *Strategic Planning This is a great opportunity to make a lasting impact on a community group in your area. If you enjoy working with people and have a desire to make a difference then please does get in touch. Good support is provided to all volunteers. Sported volunteers are given full induction training prior to starting volunteering and will be supported by a Volunteer Services team to assist them in their role. For more information please contact Dee Pearson , Development Officer – Scotland at email: d.pearson@sported.org.uk or tel.: 07825 819333.
Youth Group Leader (Guides)
Girlguiding Scotland are looking for Youth Group Leaders for Guides in the following areas within Edinburgh: Fairmilehead Comiston Davidson's Mains South Queensferry Stockbridge Trinity About the Role The purpose of the role is to give girls opportunities for fun, friendship, challenge and adventure. As a leader you have responsibility for the unit you work with but you don't need to do everything by yourself! Tasks can be shared with other leaders and volunteers – working together to make the most of the skills and time you are able to give. Some of these tasks include: •	Providing a safe girl-only space where girls can discover their full potential. •	Creating and delivering an accessible and inclusive programme as set out by Girlguiding. •	Encouraging and supporting members in making decisions within the unit and the wider Girlguiding community. •	Completing relevant training for the role and encouraging other members of the team to develop their skills. •	Overseeing unit administration and finance. •	Complying with Girlguiding policies and regulations. About Guides Being a Guide is all about having the space to try new things through a programme of age-appropriate activities, trips and adventures - both in their unit meetings and at special events. Guides is for all girls aged ten to fourteen and are supported by a group of trained, inspirational leaders to explore, challenge themselves and have fun.


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Resources on archaeology on Knowitall.org
October is SC Archaeology Month. Facebook: Archaeological Society of South Carolina
Finding Clovis
Mapping of Kosciuszko's Tunnel
Fort Hill Plantation
For God, Glory and Gold
Archaeo-Tech
Ring People
They Were Here: Ice Age Humans In SC, Part 3
Volunteers are crucial to these archaeological dig sites; they not only donate time and money for research, but also get the opportunity to work alongside nationally recognized scientists and experts.
The archaeologists from the University of South Carolina conduct experiments to better understand how these ancient tools were made and functioned. Artifacts at the site must not only be found, but...
The Topper Site discovery is the latest example illustrating the controversy that exists in American archaeology today – concerning when and how did man first arrive in the Western hemisphere?
Host Jim Welch speaks with Dr. Albert Goodyear of the University of South Carolina's Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, and Dr. Dennis Stanford of the Smithsonian Institution. Here, they...
Archaeologists from the University of South Carolina's Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology made a key discovery: ancient stone tools indicating that Ice Age humans lived here in South Carolina...
Fort Frederick Archaeology | Digital Shorts
An overview of the archaeological excavations at Fort Frederick.
A History of Fort Frederick | Digital Shorts
280 years ago, the colonial government in Port Royal conceded to the settlers' demands for a new fort for protection from a Spanish incursion. Although its original mission was short-lived, in 1863...
SCDNR Public Outreach | Digital Shorts
Engaging the public in archaeology around South Carolina is a key mission for SCDNR and archaeologists everywhere.
Fort Frederick Tabby Restoration | Digital Shorts
Tabby was the concrete of 18th century coastal Carolina. Making tabby is nearly a lost art, but is kept alive today by a master craftsman.
Fort Frederick, Chapter 2
Ancient American Indians were the first occupiers of Port Royal. The plan for a large archaeological expedition are finalized.


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Q: Can't compare strings using Coq standard library I want to compare strings using eqb which is in standard librarny Coq.Strings.String,
but following code dosen't work.
Require Import String.

Check eqb "foo" "bar".
(*
The reference eqb was not found in the current environment.
Query commands should not be inserted in scripts
*)

Am I using it incorrectly, or am I failing to build the environment?
$ sw_vers
ProductName:    Mac OS X
ProductVersion: 10.15.5
BuildVersion:   19F101
$ ocaml --version
The OCaml toplevel, version 4.04.2
$ opam --version
2.0.7
$ coqc --version
The Coq Proof Assistant, version 8.7.0 (June 2020)
compiled on Jun 28 2020 18:21:00 with OCaml 4.04.2

A: String.eqb is a fairly recent addition.
Here's the docs for the 8.7 version of the stdlib, where you can see that there is no eqb: https://coq.inria.fr/distrib/8.7.2/stdlib/Coq.Strings.String.html
(You can find other versions at https://coq.inria.fr/distrib/)
The solution is to upgrade Coq or define eqb manually.


When did you first meet Don Álvaro? What impressions remain from that first meeting? After so many years at his side, what is the first thing that comes to mind on recalling him?
My meeting Don Álvaro is inseparable from my meeting St. Josemaría, when I was sixteen. For many years, he was the older brother on whom St. Josemaría could rely very especially, and the rest of us tried to imitate his example. I can assure you that from the first moment that he was at the head of Opus Dei, his virtues became even more fatherly, and it was very easy to begin to see him as a father to each one of us. In recalling him, there comes to mind his unfailing smile, a sign of his warm welcome, his availability, his service.
I am very aware of God's special grace in allowing me to have lived with two saints, and therefore I ask every day for prayers to respond to that gift, and to transmit it to the faithful of the Prelature and to everyone else.
How did Don Álvaro pray? What was his relationship with God like? What was he like close up, in day to day life?
His deep supernatural outlook resulted in a great serenity that attracted people. Many people, even if they only had a few minutes of conversation with him, attested to the fact that he transmitted a great peace to them. It was the peace of knowing oneself loved by a person whose focus was fixed on what was truly important. Don Álvaro shared in others' sufferings, and rejoiced in their joys, while seeing everything as part of God's fatherly providence.
He too lived close beside St. Josemaría for many years. What was his relationship with the founder of Opus Dei like? What did he say about him? How did he remember him?
As one can read in his writings and see in videos, Don Álvaro always kept St. Josemaría and his teachings present to him. In spite of his outstanding human and intellectual qualities, he freely put himself in second place in order to help St. Josemaría fulfill his mission. And with sincere humility he said that he did not want to be anything more than St. Josemaría's shadow here on earth. He described his mission at the head of Opus Dei as a stage of continuity and fidelity to the foundational charism, striving to transmit to all generations Josemaría's affectionate nearness.
Many people, when speaking about him, remember him as a man of peace. Nevertheless, Don Álvaro lived through the hard years of the Spanish civil war and even suffered religious persecution in his own flesh. How did those years affect him?
He never wanted to speak much about the sufferings that, like so many Spaniards of his generation, he had to endure during that horrible fratricidal struggle. It is true that some episodes of his life during the war are better known, also because of their close connection to St. Josemaría's life, with whom he took refuge for many months in the Honduran Legation. He recalled the affection filled with courage with which St. Josemaría risked his life to provide spiritual care for his father, who died after the hardships he suffered when imprisoned for being a Catholic. Don Álvaro himself was imprisoned unjustly, and was at the point of being martyred a number of times.
What was his relationship with Spain like? How did he view the events in our country: Francoism, the arrival of democracy, the advance of secularism…?
Two years after his priestly ordination, in 1944, Don Álvaro moved to Rome, where he resided until his death in 1994. He became Roman, in the Catholic sense of the word: universal. During his first years there, he also received the task from St. Josemaría of directing the apostolate of the Work in Italy, a country that he got to know very well. Throughout his life he was acquiring what St. Paul called a concern for all the Churches. During his years as prelate of Opus Dei, he urged forward the activities of the Work in many countries, and made trips to them to give encouragement to those who were beginning the apostolic work and to establish a fraternal relationship with the bishops of each place.
But this universal mentality did not make him a person without roots. He never lost his love for Spain nor his characteristic way of being as someone from Madrid. Don Álvaro was born only a few yards from the Puerta de Alcalá, and he was very much a Madrid native; he used local expressions in his conversation, and made use of examples taken from recollections of his time spent in Madrid. Moreover, he had a close relationship with his mother and brothers and sisters who lived in Spain. He also paid special attention to the apostolic development of what he called the "first-born region of the Work." He didn't say this to foster vanity, but to remind those who were carrying out the work of the Prelature in Spain of their responsibility. In addition, as prelate and bishop he maintained a cordial and close communion with the Spanish bishops and the Church in Spain in general: religious institutions, ecclesial movements, etc. He confronted the changes in Spanish society by encouraging the faithful to be united to the bishops, and to freely participate in public affairs, each on his or her own personal responsibility.
Don Álvaro assisted the work of the Second Vatican Council as president of the ante-preparatory Commission for the Laity. How did he understand the role of the laity in the Church? Where did he put the emphasis when talking and meeting with lay people? What did he ask of them?
By his efforts in that ecclesial assembly, Don Álvaro sought to help further the spread of the universal call to sanctity. Thanks to his years of experience living and transmitting the spirit of Opus Dei, received from St. Josemaría, he was able to offer not only the theory, but also the reality of the lives of thousands of lay faithful who, understanding their baptism as an authentic vocation to exercise the common priesthood in their professional work and ordinary daily circumstances, strove to be consistent to their faith in all their actions.
Don Álvaro not only provided important contributions to theology and canon law, but above all he led thousands of lay people to discover their baptismal vocation and mobilized them to get involved in society, sowing the leaven of the faith through their professional work, friendships, and family relationships. We could say that he continued the mission of St. Josemaría (the saint of the ordinary, as St. John Paul II called him), by making the truth of the Gospel lovable among people on every continent, of all ages and walks of life. As a consequence of his teachings, many of them launched out to put into operation educational and social welfare initiatives. And, above all, thousands of people discovered the human and Christian value of work well-finished out of love for God, in the service of society.
He also formed part of the Commission on the discipline of the clergy. What was the priesthood of Don Álvaro like? How did he understand the priesthood in relation to the mission of the laity in the world?
Indeed, he was the secretary of the Commission that produced the Conciliar decree on the priesthood, Presbyterorum Ordinis. In that document one can see the mature fruit of the relationship between the ministerial priesthood of clerics and the common priesthood of the lay faithful. I still recall the impact made on some people by his explanation that everyone in the Church, not only the laity, but also the cardinals and bishops, were equally the faithful. On the other hand, Don Álvaro explained that "the priest is not more a Christian than the other faithful, but he is more a priest, and he is such in an essentially distinct way." This was the thesis that he developed in his book Faithful and Laity in the Church, and that is present in the Council's theological vision.
But also in this area, Don Álvaro was a priest in love with his vocation. He encouraged the priests of the Work to enlarge our hearts in order to understand everyone and to share in their needs, and he gave us advice like this: "celebrating the Eucharistic mystery devoutly will be your best apostolate." He also insisted that preaching be joyful and doctrinal.
Don Álvaro was the successor of St. Josemaría at the head of Opus Dei, and the first prelate of the Work when it was erected as a personal prelature in 1982. At the time this was a new canonical figure in the Church. How would you sum up the results after all these years? And how did Don Álvaro react personally to the objections that were raised back then by some people?
Don Álvaro always gave priority to continuing the foundational legacy of St. Josemaría. One of his most important tasks was that of bringing to completion—at the request of John Paul I and later John Paul II—the canonical path of Opus Dei, within the general law of the Church, so that its canonical form would respond to its ecclesial reality. Also in this regard he was seconding the wishes of St. Josemaría, who had left everything prepared so that the Work could be erected as a personal prelature, a canonical figure contemplated by the Second Vatican Council. With the prudence that characterized him, he worked without rushing, but also without stopping, and always in consultation with the Holy See, to bring to a happy conclusion this mission in the service of the whole Church. I am a witness of how this holy bishop took up every day St. Josemaría's advice to have recourse first of all to prayer when seeking to carry out a program for the glory of God. For years, Don Álvaro prayed and asked others to pray for this intention, and he liked to point to the immense riches of the prayer, reception of the sacraments and sacrifices of many thousands of people, also among the sick and the indigent. It was on these that he relied when the difficulties arose that are often present in this kind of process. And instead of becoming discouraged, when they arose he gave thanks to God, while also insisting that we needed to pray more.
How is Opus Dei carrying out its apostolate at a time when evangelization is needed in the Church, and Pope Francis has put the emphasis on the family?
The immense majority of faithful of the Prelature are lay faithful, ordinary Christians, mothers and fathers of families who try to follow Christ closely in their family, professional and social situation. One of the great teachings of St. Josemaría was reminding people of the value of marriage as a vocational path to holiness. Today we can all see that society progresses or regresses morally, according to the thermometer of the value that is given to marriage, to fatherhood and motherhood, to family life in general. Therefore those of us who share in the spirit of Opus Dei have received with great joy the news of Pope Francis' decision to soon celebrate synodal meetings centered on the family. Pope Francis is a pastor who is very close to the faithful, and knows from close up the possibilities and risks facing Christian families today. All Catholics should support him in this intention, with our prayer and our evangelizing zeal.
Many lay people connected to Opus Dei have had their causes of canonization opened. Is it true that a father or mother of a family, a person who holds down a job, a normal everyday student… can become a saint, and a saint raised to the altars?
This has been true throughout the history of Christianity! Especially in the first centuries, there were many men and women saints who were fathers or mothers of a family, adolescents, soldiers, craftsmen, etc. It is true that during a certain period this reality was placed in the background, but it never disappeared from the Church's life. Our Lord, in inspiring St. Josemaría, wanted to awaken among the lay faithful the call to sanctity, which doesn't mean not having defects, but rather fighting to be loyal to God, learning to love God and other men and women, overcoming each day our selfishness. To truly love everyone is not easy, but it is within the reach of each of us if we go to the one who loves us and who gave himself for us: Christ Jesus, the Son of God. Naturally, it gives me joy when a new cause of canonization for a lay faithful of Opus Dei is opened. But what I most ask our Lord for is that those lives may serve as an example and stimulus for many Christians to discover Christ's love, and the happiness of spending one's life with Him and for Him.
Romana, No. 59, July-December 2014, p. 306-311.


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BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The U.S. military on Sunday said it was looking into how virtually identical quotations ended up in two of its news releases about different insurgent attacks.
Following a car bombing in Baghdad on Sunday, the U.S. military issued a statement with a quotation attributed to an unidentified Iraqi that was virtually identical to a quote reacting to an attack on July 13.
After questioning by news media, the military released the statement without the quotation.
Lt. Col. Clifford Kent, spokesman for the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division, said use of the quote was an "administrative error." He said the military was looking into the matter.
The car bomb killed 25 people and wounded 33 others near the al-Rashad police station, Baghdad emergency police said. (Full story)
A statement about the attack by Task Force Baghdad 3rd Infantry Division contained a three-sentence quote attributed to an unidentified Iraqi. The statement said the Iraqi called the attackers "enemies of humanity" and vowed to "take the fight to the terrorists."
The quote was virtually the same as a quote contained in a Task Force Baghdad 3rd Infantry Division statement released after a car bombing on July 13. That attack killed several children.
The statement about the July 13 attack quoted an unidentified Iraqi saying terrorists were attacking "the children." In Sunday's quote, an unidentified Iraqi said terrorists were attacking "the ISF" (Iraqi Security Forces).
Following are the two quotes as provided by the U.S. military in news releases:
Sunday's news release said: "'The terrorists are attacking the infrastructure, the ISF and all of Iraq. They are enemies of humanity without religion or any sort of ethics. They have attacked my community today and I will now take the fight to the terrorists,' said one Iraqi man who preferred not to be identified."
The July 13 news release said: "'The terrorists are attacking the infrastructure, the children and all of Iraq,' said one Iraqi man who preferred not to be identified. 'They are enemies of humanity without religion or any sort of ethics. They have attacked my community today and I will now take the fight to the terrorists.'"
CNN's Cal Perry and Kevin Flower contributed to this report.
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ANKARA, Turkey (UPDATED) – At least 25 migrants including children died on Sunday, March 6, when their wooden boat capsized in the Aegean Sea while trying to cross from Turkey to Greece, the Turkish coastguard said.
Fifteen migrants were rescued following the sinking off the coastal town of Didim in southwest Turkey. Ten out of 25 dead were children.
Contacted by AFP, a Turkish official, who previously put the toll at 18, confirmed the latest figure, saying the coastguard had found 7 more bodies.
The nationality of the migrants was not immediately known.
The coastguard, backed up by 3 boats and one helicopter, was still searching for more survivors, it said.
The tragedy comes a day before a crucial summit between Turkey and European Union leaders in Brussels.
Turkey is the main launch pad for most of the more than one million refugees and migrants who have crossed into Europe since early 2015 and under is pressure to curb the huge flow.
The 28-nation bloc is hoping for new commitments from Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu at their talks in Brussels in order to stop the stream of refugees.


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But having a job and the pay checks that come with it weren't the total package for Phillip. Tamika Jones, Riverfront Program Manager notes, "I believe Phillip's personal goal is to stay connected with his friends here while enjoying the benefits of being employed. Bingo and all our outings, especially bowling and Bible study at the Jimmy Jenkins Center, are at the top of his list. He also enjoys volunteering at the Jewish Family Service Center, where he helps stock their pantry with items distributed to the needy." The Riverfront Community Center is funded through the Delaware Division of Developmental Disabilities Services.
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Home All issues Volume 617 (September 2018) A&A, 617 (2018) A103 Abstract
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Volume 617, September 2018
https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201832887
Molecular gas in two companion cluster galaxies at z = 1.2
G. Castignani1,2, F. Combes1,2, P. Salomé1, S. Andreon3, M. Pannella4, I. Heywood5,6, G. Trinchieri3, C. Cicone3, L. J. M. Davies7, F. N. Owen8 and A. Raichoor9
1 Sorbonne Université, Observatoire de Paris, Université PSL, CNRS, LERMA, 75014 Paris, France
e-mail: gianluca.castignani@obspm.fr
2 Collège de France, 11 Place Marcelin Berthelot, 75231 Paris, France
3 INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, Via Brera 28, 20121 Milano, Italy
4 Department of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Scheinerstr. 1, 81679 München, Germany
5 Astrophysics, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Keble Road, Oxford, OX1 3RH, UK
6 Department of Physics and Electronics, Rhodes University, PO Box 94, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
7 International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, University of Western Australia M468, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley WA 6009, Australia
8 National Radio Astronomy Observatory, PO Box O, Socorro NM 87801, USA
9 Institute of Physics, Laboratory of Astrophysics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Observatoire de Sauverny, 1290 Versoix, Switzerland
Received: 23 February 2018
Accepted: 5 June 2018
Context. Probing both star formation history and evolution of distant cluster galaxies is essential to evaluate the effect of dense environment on shaping the galaxy properties we observe today.
Aims. We investigate the effect of cluster environment on the processing of the molecular gas in distant cluster galaxies. We study the molecular gas properties of two star-forming galaxies separated by 6 kpc in the projected space and belonging to a galaxy cluster selected from the Irac Shallow Cluster Survey, at a redshift z = 1.2, that is, ~ 2 Gyr after the cosmic star formation density peak. This work describes the first CO detection from 1 < z < 1.4 star-forming cluster galaxies with no clear reported evidence of active galactic nuclei.
Methods. We exploit observations taken with the NOEMA interferometer at ~3 mm to detect CO(2−1) line emission from the two selected galaxies, unresolved by our observations.
Results. Based on the CO(2−1) spectrum, we estimate a total molecular gas mass M(H2) = (2.2+0.50.4) × 1010 M⊙, where fully excited gas is assumed, and a dust mass Mdust < 4.2 × 108 M⊙ for the two blended sources. The two galaxies have similar stellar masses and Hα-based star formation rates (SFRs) found in previous work, as well as a large relative velocity of ~400 km s−1 estimated from the CO(2−1) line width. These findings tend to privilege a scenario where both sources contribute to the observed CO(2−1). Using the archival Spitzer MIPS flux at 24 μm we estimate an SFR (24μm) = (28+12−8) M⊙/yr for each of the two galaxies. Assuming that the two sources contribute equally to the observed CO(2−1), our analysis yields a depletion timescale of τdep = (3.9+1.4−1.8) × 108 yr, and a molecular gas to stellar mass ratio of 0.17 ± 0.13 for each of two sources, separately. We also provide a new, more precise measurement of an unknown weighted mean of the redshifts of the two galaxies, z = 1.163 ± 0.001.
Conclusions. Our results are in overall agreement with those of other distant cluster galaxies and with model predictions for main sequence (MS) field galaxies at similar redshifts. The two target galaxies have molecular gas mass and depletion times that are marginally compatible with, but smaller than those of MS field galaxies, suggesting that the molecular gas has not been sufficiently refueled. We speculate that the cluster environment might have played a role in preventing the refueling via environmental mechanisms such as galaxy harassment, strangulation, ram-pressure, or tidal stripping. Higher-resolution and higher-frequency observations will enable us to spatially resolve the two sources and possibly distinguish between different gas processing mechanisms.
Key words: galaxies: clusters: individual: ISCS J1426.5+3339 / galaxies: clusters: general / galaxies: star formation / molecular data
© ESO 2018
Open Access article, published by EDP Sciences, under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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2016 Engagement Summary
Between October 19 and November 30, 2016, we heard from British Columbians about their ideas and suggestions to better protect species at risk in B.C. Fruitful discussions occurred about the Principles for the Protection of Species at Risk. We heard your thoughts on how to increase protection of species at risk on private lands. Ideas were also shared about innovative funding options to support activities such as monitoring, research and stewardship programs for species at risk.
We heard from all regions of the province and from rural, urban and agricultural private land owners. We also heard from all age ranges and from people that affiliated themselves with a variety of groups: environmental non-government organizations, interest groups, industry, First Nations governments, academic institutions and local governments.
Site visits 4394
Number of user votes placed on comments 1021
Subscribers to email update 169
Total comments 461
Topic 1: Principles for the protection of species at risk 188
Topic 2: Provincial protection of species at risk 110
Topic 3: Protection of species at risk on private land 86
Topic 4: Funding for species and ecosystems at risk 77
Topic 1: Principles for the protection of species at risk (188 comments)
Do you agree with these principles for the protection of species at risk?
Are there any key principles that you would add?
Respondents were generally supportive of the direction of these principles.
Principle #2 "Socio-economics" prompted the most discussion, as many respondents felt that weighing the more quantifiable socio-economics against the less measureable benefits of species or habitat would likely favour the former. Respondents noted that species and ecosystems are often much less flexible, and hence more vulnerable, than jobs and the economy, and therefore this principle should explicitly account for the long-term interests of both.
A number of respondents identified the need for more clarity regarding measurement and prioritization of the principles. Specifically for Principle #7 "Proceed on a priority basis", there were questions as to what would be taken into account when deciding how to prioritize recoveries.
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Topic 2: Provincial protection of species at risk (110 comments)
What are your thoughts on how to improve the current provincial policy and legislative framework for protection of species at risk?
Are you aware of successful initiatives that governments in other jurisdictions have used to support the protection of species at risk?
Do you have any other thoughts on how we can achieve a balance between protecting species at risk and supporting a vibrant natural resource economy?
Many respondents identified the need to knit together the "patchwork" of existing regulations into one cohesive system in order to strengthen the Province's protection of species at risk. Respondents felt the current framework needs more "teeth" and having multiple tools and legislation that apply to various sectors and stakeholders involved is inefficient. To resolve this, there was significant support for new stand-alone legislation.
New legislation was also cited as a solution to other issues respondents identified, including the need for more funding, enforcement, and increase in efficiency in how the various regulations are managed. Respondents frequently observed that many other provinces/territories have stand-alone species at risk legislation.
Respondents often commented that a successful protection system must focus not just on the species, but on their habitats and the province's biodiversity overall.
Respondents challenged the possibility of "achieving a balance between protecting species at risk and supporting a vibrant natural resource economy." They suggested that species at risk must be protected first under legislation. It was also suggested that the Province could look at ways to diversify the economy through bio-tourism and research into renewable technologies to stem the threat of climate change. Some respondents cited research that estimates the long-term financial benefits of pursuing these activities outweigh those gained from resource extraction.
Topic 3: Protection of species at risk on private land (86 Comments)
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Please provide examples of effective monetary and non-monetary incentives that the Province might consider.
Most respondents described their general appreciation of the natural world and its intrinsic value as their primary motivation for striving to protect species at risk. Respondents suggested that educating communities about species at risk could be one way to rally support for the voluntary protection of species at risk.
Some respondents suggested government offer tax incentives to encourage private landowners to protect species at risk, though not everyone supported this idea. Respondents discussed other monetary incentives, with most supporting the idea of government programs that would subsidize habitat restoration, improvements and protections on private lands through tax breaks and grants.
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Topic 4: Funding for species and ecosystems at risk (77 Comments)
Do you have examples of other innovative funding opportunities that have worked well for conservation projects on a stable, long-term basis?
Of the models presented or of others that you are aware of, which do you prefer and why?
The majority of respondents echoed the need for stable funding to protect species at risk in B.C. and overwhelmingly identified tax revenue as the most stable source of funding.
Many respondents showed a strong preference for increasing the taxes paid by resource companies (e.g. timber, mining, gas, etc.) or by creating a new "conservation tax." Respondents also expressed their wariness that private citizens would bear a disproportionate increase in taxes compared to resource intensive industries, which were largely identified by respondents as the cause of habitat destruction and climate change.
For other funding sources, respondents were generally supportive of private donations and trust funds, but the majority saw these as secondary sources, with core funding provided by the government.
Respondents put forward a number of innovative funding ideas. Many described different methods to tax resource industries, while others proposed ideas for securing funding to protect species at risk through various fees and charges.
Respondents were generally concerned that any new funding, whether voluntary (e.g. donations) or involuntary (e.g. taxes, fees, etc.) could be absorbed into the Province's general revenue fund, and therefore would not be a stable funding source. As a solution, respondents suggested species at risk legislation could designate specific funding for species at risk programming.


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