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A police officer and his union defended the arrest and tasing of an 11-year-old girl
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Last month, a Cincinnati police officer, while working security at a grocery store, tased an 11-year-old girl whom he suspected of shoplifting. An internal review, released last week, concluded that the officer, Kevin Brown, had violated multiple rules. His police powers have been suspended pending a departmental hearing. After the hearing, the police chief will decide what, if any, disciplinary action to take against Brown. [Mihir Zaveri / New York Times] See also Our Aug. 16 newsletter looks at police use of Tasers on people who are considered "high risk" by Taser's manufacturer.
The footage from Brown's body camera was also released last week. The video, which begins after Brown shot the girl with the Taser, shows Brown taking her into an office in the grocery store and questioning her. "The last thing I want to do is tase you like that," he tells her. "When I say stop, you stop. You know you're caught, just stop." [Mihir Zaveri / New York Times]
Brown tells the girl, "You know, sweetheart, this is why there's no grocery stores in the black community." Both the girl and Brown are Black. The internal review concluded that the remark constituted prejudice in violation of departmental rules. [Sharon Coolidge, Cameron Knight and Mark Curnutte / Cincinnati Enquirer]
Brown's other violations of department rules were for using the Taser in the first place, not warning the girl before firing the Taser at her, and not turning on his body camera until after he had shot her with the stun gun. The internal review concluded that the incident did not warrant the use of the Taser, especially as officers are required to use the least amount of force necessary when dealing with children. [Sharon Coolidge, Cameron Knight, and Mark Curnutte / Cincinnati Enquirer]
Immediately after reports that Brown fired his Taser at the 11-year-old, some elected officials called for revisions to the department's use of force policy, which allows the use of Tasers on children as young as 7. The police chief, Eliot Isaac, has said the department would examine its policy. [James Leggate, Evan Millward, and Abby Anstead / WCPO]
After an intervention by the Cincinnati mayor, the county prosecutor dropped all charges against the girl, "saying police are supposed to confer with his office on charges related to children and that did not happen." [Cincinnati Enquirer] The girl was alleged to have taken a backpack, candy, beef jerky, and baby clothes. [Sharon Coolidge, Cameron Knight and Mark Curnutte / Cincinnati Enquirer]
In the Cincinnati Enquirer, columnist Kevin S. Aldridge asks whether an 11-year-old suspected of shoplifting should have been arrested at all. "Is stealing a candy bar, or whatever food items this little girl took, a crime punishable by 50,000 volts of electricity?" Aldridge described his own experience stealing a toy car from Kmart as a 9-year-old and how, "instead of treating a little boy like a hardened criminal, the adults in my case handled me like the kid I was. Irresponsible, but not irredeemable." [Kevin S. Aldridge / Cincinnati Enquirer]
A 2016 report from the Sentencing Project looked at the disparities, by race, in the incarceration of youth—disparities that are set in motion by differing arrest rates. It found that between 2003 and 2013, despite a decline in the rate of youth sent to juvenile facilities, the disparity in the treatment of Black and white youth went up. As of 2013, Black youth were four times more likely to be incarcerated in juvenile facilities than white youth and "[t]he growth in commitment disparities begins with the growth in arrest disparities." Despite little difference in behavior across the most common categories of youth arrests, including stealing property, "black teenagers are far more likely than their white peers to be arrested … a vital step toward creating the difference in commitments." [Sentencing Project]
These disparities are compounded for girls of color. Girls are more likely than boys to be arrested and locked up for minor offenses and the majority of girls in the juvenile justice system are there on low-level offenses. In New York City, Black girls under the age of 16 face a misdemeanor arrest rate more than 20 times higher than the rate for their white peers. Latinx girls are arrested for misdemeanors at six times the rate of white girls. [Lindsay Rosenthal with Michelle Diaz / Bustle]
The most visible support for Officer Brown's actions has come from the police union. The president of the local chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police told the New York Times that "there seems to be a lack of shock that a juvenile suspect of this age has no respect for people's property rights." In a Facebook post shortly after the incident, he criticized the "knee-jerk reaction" from local officials and argued that Brown's actions were justified to prevent injuries to himself and the girl. [Cincinnati Enquirer] Yet, after watching the body-camera video, few would argue that the girl escaped without experiencing injury or trauma. It shows her asking Brown if the Taser barbs are still in her skin, saying, "It's in my body? They in my body?" and then crying and gasping as a team of all-male team of EMTs remove them. She was then taken to the local children's hospital. [Sharon Coolidge, Cameron Knight, and Mark Curnutte / Cincinnati Enquirer]
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How Decriminalizing Sex Work Became a Campaign Issue in 2018. State Senate candidate Julia Salazar explains how sex workers' rights is a key part of reforming criminal justice in New York. [Melissa Gira Grant]
A New Power for Prosecutors Is on the Horizon—Reducing Harsh Sentences. Legislation in California would provide a direct route to resentencing, and a new tool for activists. [Kyle C. Barry]
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Dallas police officer arrested three days after fatal shooting of Botham Shem Jean: On Thursday, Amber Guyger, an off-duty police officer, shot and killed Botham Shem Jean in Jean's apartment. Jean, a 26-year old accountant with Pricewaterhouse Coopers, lived in the same building as Guyger, in an apartment directly above hers. Jean was Black and Guyger is white. Police waited until Sunday to arrest Guyger on manslaughter charges. She was released from jail on $300,000 bail. The Dallas police department said Guyger had mistaken Jean's apartment for her own. The police chief had explained the delay in arresting Guyger as the product of another agency, called in to investigate the case, asking the police department to hold off on obtaining an arrest warrant. [Kristine Phillips / Washington Post] Guyger shot and wounded another man, while on duty, in 2017. She was not charged in connection with that shooting. [Ryan Tarinelli / Associated Press]
Harris County jail fails to meet state standards for monitoring those at risk: After two deaths by suicide in the Harris County jail in a month, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards has found that the jail failed to meet state requirements for supervision and observation, in the latest in a string of noncompliance findings since last year. The jail must submit a corrective action plan next month. The jail commission executive director told the Houston Chronicle that if the jails fails to demonstrate "a consistent pattern of compliance," it could result in a remedial order to the facility to reduce the number of people incarcerated there or close portions of the jail. The most recent noncompliance finding came after the death of Debora Lyons, jailed on a theft charge, who died by suicide in a common area of the jail. [Keri Blakinger / Houston Chronicle]
Oregon lawsuit challenges driver's license suspensions over unpaid traffic fines: A class-action lawsuit filed last week seeks an end to license suspensions for traffic fines until the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles provides drivers a chance to demonstrate their inability to pay. Between 2007 and 2017, the Oregon DMV issued over 300,000 license suspensions for unpaid fines. Lawyers at the Oregon Law Center, who represent the plaintiffs, argue that those unable to pay a several hundred dollar fine are left with no good options: "They either stop driving, making it impossible to meet their work and family obligations, or drive illegally, placing themselves at risk of being cited for driving with a suspended license and further compounding their traffic debt." One plaintiff received a $300 speeding ticket in 2010 when she was unemployed and caring for a new baby. Since then her license has been suspended, she has received multiple citations for driving with a suspended license, and her traffic violation debt has ballooned to over $11,000. [Maxine Bernstein / The Oregonian]
Lawyers for exoneree ask disciplinary board to take action against prosecutor: Anthony Wright spent 25 years in prison before being exonerated. The Philadelphia district attorney's office, under Seth Williams, then unsuccessfully tried him again. The blog "Open File" looks at the bar complaint Mr. Wright's lawyers from the Innocent Project recently filed against Bridget Kirn, the lead prosecutor in that second trial. Detectives who had testified at Wright's first trial also testified at the second. Kirn had informed them of exculpatory DNA test results but the detectives testified that they had no knowledge of any DNA testing or results and Kirn failed to inform the judge, jurors, and defense counsel about her witnesses' perjured statements. In her deposition during Wright's civil trial, Kirn acknowledges that she had briefed the detectives on the DNA results but said, "I didn't correct the record because it didn't seem inaccurate to me." Kirn, who was fired shortly after current DA Larry Krasner took office, now works for the Montgomery County district attorney's office on a contract basis. [Open File]
Correction: In Friday's newsletter, a news brief and headline on a debate about closing Rikers Island misidentified New York City Council Member Rory Lancman's debate opponent. He was Queens Assistant District Attorney James Quinn, not District Attorney Richard A. Brown.
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Prince Charles will never say four specific words out of respect for his mother, Queen Elizabeth
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The pantheon of figures who have left their indelible mark on the human race is an exclusive club indeed.
You know the ones I'm talking about: the men and women of mythical folklore whose names have transcended the pages of history; the pioneers and inventors who changed lives for the better; the heroes and heroines whose deeds echo through the halls of eternity.
Say what you will about the convenient setting Queen Elizabeth of England was born into, but she, in my oh-so humble opinion, deserves a place on any such list.
The long-reigning monarch (longest-reigning, we should say) has experienced all that a queen could expect to experience during her time on the throne, and then some.
Through it all, she's proven to be beacon of redoubtable reliability, a titan in an arena that has no place for the weak or unsure. Next year will mark the 70th anniversary of her coronation; scarcely has there been a queen or king who has carried the unwavering support of their people for such a long time.
Yet rich or poor, pure or evil, grand or pitiful: Father Time comes for us all. Indeed, Queen Elizabeth has been spotted in recent times walking with the assistance of a cane, not to mention the fact that she's been forced to cancel a number of engagements in order to better take care of her own health.
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As such, it's no great surprise that the seemingly eternal question has reared its ugly head again. By that, naturally, we mean the relatively touchy subject of the Queen's mortality.
Since Her Majesty is 95 years old, it's no great surprise that attention has shifted in recent years, with ever more emphasis being placed on what will happen after she's gone.
There's perhaps one person above all others who has that on his mind. Of course, we're talking about the Queen's eldest son, Prince Charles.
The longest waiting and oldest heir apparent in British history, Charles has likely pondered over what will happen when he accedes the throne for many a year.
That said, it's obviously an extremely sensitive subject on the whole, not least because it exists thanks to arguably the most bittersweet of potential developments. Simply put, for Charles to inherit what is rightfully his, his own mother first has to die.
Does that sound awfully morbid when written down on paper? Yes. Is it a numbing truth Charles has had 73 years to come to terms with? Yes. Is there anything he can do about it? Well … no. Not unless Queen Elizabeth shocks us all and steps down from her duties before she passes away.
So just how does Prince Charles view the prospect in its entirety?
It turns out there are four words that he will never utter out of respect for his mother, this as per a royal photographer who heard it straight from the horse's mouth …
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According to reports, doctors earlier this month gave Queen Elizabeth news that she'd rather not have heard. If recent rumors are to be believed, then fans might well have cause to be concerned as to her overall health.
The Queen was seen walking with the assistance of a cane back in October – in itself not that troubling considering she is 95 years old. Adding to that, however, was the news that she had been told to skip a trip to Northern Ireland after accepting medical advice to rest.
Again, given her advanced years, it might have been foolish to read more into that than necessary. The follow-on reports, however, left fans of Queen Elizabeth slightly more worried.
The monarch was hospitalized for "preliminary investigations" two weeks ago, before Buckingham Palace announced that she had been warned that she needs to rest for two more weeks. A report claims she would continue with "light, desk-based duties", but wouldn't be doing anything that might put her health in further jeopardy.
Despite her struggles, word on the grapevine insisted that she would be in attendance for the Remembrance Day service on Sunday, November 11. The day – the British equivalent to Veterans Day – commemorates armed forces members who have died in the line of duty.
As such, the Queen's presence is usually standard fare, and it makes sense to assume that she would have been there if there was any possible way to make it happen.
Curiously, though, she wasn't.
On the day of the event itself, a statement was released by Buckingham Palace confirming that Queen Elizabeth wouldn't be in attendance for the Remembrance Day ceremony due to a back sprain.
The statement told how the 95-year-old monarch was "disappointed" not to be able to attend the event, and had made the decision not to appear with "great regret" earlier on Sunday morning.
Previously, Buckingham Palace had outlined Queen Elizabeth's "firm intention" to attend the service following her recent health issues.
Instead, Prince Charles laid a wreath at the Cenotaph in London on the Queen's behalf. Several other members of The Firm – including Camilla, Prince William, and Kate – also attended the Remembrance Sunday service as planned.
Naturally, there's a high degree of secrecy surrounding the possibility of her passing. Previous reports have outlined how there's even a secret code phrase to be used in the event of her death, "London Bridge is down".
It should go without saying that if Queen Elizabeth is sick beyond help – that is to say she won't get better – the rest of us will be largely kept in the dark about it, barring some spill or leak from the Palace. That makes predicting if and when it's time to prepare for her passing difficult indeed.
Now, since she's a 95-year-old woman, it's not all that strange that she's resting up instead of being ferried and flown around to meet dignitaries, shake hands, and fulfill her usual duties.
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Thankfully, it would seem as though the Queen is emerging from the troubling past few weeks unscathed.
Last Sunday, she attended the joint christening for two of her great-grandchildren, August, 9 months, the son of Princess Eugenie, and Lucas, 8 months, the son of Zara Tindall.
The Queen was reportedly joined by immediate family and close friends for a private ceremony at the Royal Chapel of All Saints in Windsor – a good sign, by all accounts.
Even so, to quote the Queen herself, "No one can slow the passage of time". Eventually, it will be Prince Charles who sits the English throne – like it or not – and that, undeniably giant step as it may be, is a transition the heir apparent has been groomed for his entire life.
And a long life it has been! Prince Charles is now 73 years old and has waited longer to become monarch than any other prince or princess in British history.
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Yet despite the notion that he must be excited to finally call himself king, there's one thing that Prince Charles won't do out of respect for his mother.
Arthur Edwards, royal photographer for The Sun newspaper, recently appeared in a documentary titled: 2021: The Queen's Terrible Year. Said documentary explored the lows the Royal Family have endured over the past 12 months, but went to lengths to reinforce the idea that Queen Elizabeth is still the acting figurehead in every way.
"The Queen has guided it all through 70 years," Edwards said.
"And Prince Charles will do the same and Prince William will do the same and George will do the same.
"Because they have been brought up in that tradition but at the moment the Queen is still the boss.
"She intends to finish the job and when that job ends no one knows but that will be a sad end."
Perhaps most interestingly, however, Edwards also opened up on something Prince Charles allegedly told him that speaks volumes to how he views the situation regarding the succession.
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It will be Charles who one day picks up reigns wherever and whenever the Queen finally sets them down. But that doesn't mean he's relishing the idea one-hundred percent.
As per Edwards: "Prince Charles once said to me I never say 'when I'll be king' because that is the day my mother dies.
"And I will be so heartbroken."
Just what sort of king Charles will or won't be remains to be seen, but it's fair to say he has enormously big boots to fill if he's to step from the shadow of his mother.
What do you think about the idea of Prince Charles becoming King of England when the Queen's time is done?
Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments box if you're a fan of the British royals.
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Since I have a spare moment, I thought I should share with you all about my stay at The Lumiares- Boutique Hotel& Spa during my trip in Lisbon. To start with, Lisbon is a very big and crowded city… the small streets are walked everyday by a large amount of people. It's actually crazy, but I felt as I was outside of Europe… somewhere in Asia or Brazil. So lots of tourists and lots of places to eat, stay and shop.
The Lumiares – Boutique Hotel & Spa is a beautiful 5 star establishment conveniently situated in the Bairro Alto area of Lisbon. It's actually in the heart of this shopping area and very close to public transport in case you'd like to take one of the famous cable cars to go around town. Here below you have also my YouTube video to better visualize this beautiful hotel.
Moreover, it's just 15 minutes from the seaside and 10 minutes to Pink Street.
It's a modern mix of apartments and studios in a contemporain design, but with luxuriant decor here and there. I was particularly amazed by the hallways. One more beautiful than the other.
My room was a studio. Quite spacious and clean. It featured a fully equipped kitchen in case you need to cook for yourself during the stay ( I only ate outside as Portugal is renamed for its fantastic cuisine).
The bed was super comfy and it was also nice to have a little view of the main street. Also keep in mind that the hotel has two entrances. One from the main street and the other is located via a small street on the opposite site. I didn't know that and because I was so sleepy the first day, we accidentally walked passed the main entrance and went to the other one 🙂 .
The boutique hotel features as well a Spa (with sauna) and Gym.
The staff is super nice and helpful and don't hesitate to ask them for recommendations what to visit and where to eat.
Speaking of eating, the hotel has also its own restaurant with a splendid rooftop view. Of course, you don't need to be a hotel guest to have a drink or something to eat there. I would totally recommended visiting the Lumi Rooftop Bar& Restaurant even as an attraction point. Why? Imagine the sunshine and you sipping one of their amazing cocktails while enjoying the city view from the 5th floor 🙂 . Sounds pretty awesome, huh?
Now the food at the restaurant is AMAZING. I enjoyed every bite and as you well know I'm soooo picky with my food and I don't eat just everything. Definitely extra points for the chef and obviously the wine was fantastic as well.
I took the cauliflower soup ( it was the soup of the day), the steak & fat chips as the main dish and as dessert, we indulged ourselves with a shared cheese plate from the local areas.
I know my « Restaurants around the world » section is coming a bit too late, but I'm definitely adding their restaurant as well as a recommended posh place. As you can imagine, I will only add restaurants with a classy setting, excellent service and to-die-for food. And yes, I need to get started on that yesterday 🙂 .
Anyway, this was my review of the hotel.I hope it will be helpful for you in case you're visiting Lisbon and by all means, if you have a question, don't hesitate to email me or leave a comment and I'll get back to you asap.
Thank you for passing by the blog. It's always a pleasure sharing with you my travels and I'll be back with a little blogpost 100% concentrated on Lisbon and the proximity areas.
Have a great day and safe travels !
Wow, what a wonderful place to stay!


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Thomas Davis has been living with HIV since 2013 and he has turned dance into a platform for self expression, motivation, and to end HIV stigma. Through the Catharsis Project, a grantee of AIDS United's Positive Organizing Project, Thomas and his fellow dancers use dance and multimedia as a way to share stories and experiences about the HIV epidemic -- especially with younger generations. We were excited to connect with Thomas to learn more about his work, motivations, and future goals.
I started to get involved with public health in 2013. After I was diagnosed HIV+ I wanted to use my story to raise awareness about HIV to people that didn't know a whole lot about it.
What are you doing through your Positive Organizing Project (POP) grant? What are your overall goals and why is your program unique?
My POP Project is called The C.R.E.W (Creative remedy & education workshops). It is a support group for young black millennials living with HIV. We use the arts (dance, creative writing, movement expression, etc.) to explore topics and issues that people living with HIV deal with every day. Through out the course of our weekly meetings each member is creating a piece (dance poem, writing) that shares their personal story or experience.
I want young people to know that HIV does not discriminate and that we are privileged to live in a time where there are so many ways to prevent AND treat HIV.
Younger generations are getting to be known more and more for their advocacy and their creativity. Why are both of these things important to include in HIV work?
Advocacy and creativity go HAND IN HAND. Young people will NOT care about HIV or any other social justice issue if we continue to talk about it the same way we have for year. Creativity is needed to re-energize individuals.
It's important for young people to talk about HIV because we can be the ones to stop it. Conversations can start in many different ways but the most important way to to meet that young person where they are in THAT moment and talk to them like they are a person.
Tell us any highlights you might have from your first AIDSWatch.
AIDSWatch has been a great experience. I think one of the highlights for me was seeing representation from EVERY STATE!
I stay motivated to do this work by using my creative talents. The arts really are the future in advocacy work. The freedom to use dance, theater, and visual art is so liberating and healing.


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The Truth About Judge Barbara Lagoa
By Hope Ngo/Sept. 25, 2020 10:53 am EST
In a 1999, a five-year-old boy named Elian Gonzalez was found drifting three miles off the coast of Ft Lauderdale, Florida (via PBS). He was the only survivor in a group of refugees that included his mother, who were attempting to flee Cuba in a raft. After a dramatic six-month battle, the child was denied political asylum and sent back to Cuba with his father, stepmother, and half-brother .
Elian Gonzalez' story is important because it shaped the views of Judge Barbara Lagoa, a Trump appointee who currently sits on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals — and who could well become the woman to fill the shoes of Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who passed away on September 18, 2020. As a lawyer for the firm Greenberg Traurig, Lagoa was part of the legal team that worked pro bono to keep Elian Gonzalez in Florida, with his mother's family (via Politico). Linda Osberg-Braun, another attorney involved in the case, noted, ""Her nickname in the group was Barbara 'The Hammer' Lagoa, [because] she hammered the legal points in her legal arguments."
Judge Barbara Lagoa is a the only child of Cuban exiles
Barbara Lagoa brings an different background to Donald Trump's list of potential Supreme Court nominees. She is the only child of Cuban exiles who left Cuba when Fidel Castro took over. Lagoa grew up in Hialeah, Florida, and attended Florida International University before she went to Columbia Law School, where she was an associate editor for the Columbia Law Review (via Tampa Bay Times). After her stint at Greenberg Traurig, she worked at the U.S. Attorney's Office, and in 2006, was appointed to Florida's Third District Court of Appeal by former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. She then became the first Cuban American woman to sit on the Florida Supreme Court with the endorsement of Governor Ron DeSantis in 2019. Months after that, she was appointed by Trump to a position on the U.S Court of Appeals, which oversees Florida, Alabama, and Georgia.
General counsel to former Florida Governor Rick Scott and an acquaintance of Lagoa's, Jesse Panuccio, tells The Wall Street Journal: "Unlike every other justice on the court, [Lagoa's] formative experience and networks are not based around New York and D.C. She's comfortable in that world, but at the end of the day, she grew up in Hialeah and went back to Miami."
Little is known about how Judge Barbara Lagoa will decide cases
Because she has not spent much time on the bench, very little is known about how Lagoa might decide on politically charged issues like healthcare and abortion rights (via The Washington Post). But she will likely be called upon to explain why she had originally said that a judge needed to recuse herself or himself when impartiality might be questioned — yet she took a stand on voting rights issues involving her home state. She and another Trump appointee rejected calls for their disqualifications and voted to overturn a lower-court ruling, which was viewed as a poll tax on people who had been convicted of committing crimes. Lagoa's involvement triggered protests from both the attorneys involved in the case, and from members of the lower house of Congress.
Democrats are worried about how she might rule if the results of presidential election were to be contested and sent to the Supreme Court, per The Washington Post. Trump has already indicated that he might need the Supreme Court to secure a second term if it came down to it.


There are times when a person needs a deportation lawyer to protect the rights of their immigration status. A good deportation attorney is passionate about what they do and specializes in the field they practice law and provides an incalculably valuable service to the community. When it comes to mounting a good deportation defense, there is a good amount of information a person should be armed with on both sides of the law.
Is it Possible for Cancellation of Removal to Stop Deportation?
This means anyone who wants to maintain legal immigration status within the United States should know what can get them deported and ways to have a leg to stand on in court. Reasonably speaking, the most important thing to know about deportation and immigration status is what can get the ball rolling in the first place. This basically falls into two categories which are violation of immigration laws and committing certain crimes. It's also good to know who can be deported for these actions.
The fact is immigrants with legal resident status or temporary visas can be deported, just like an immigrant living within the United States illegally. There are activities and crimes that a person should avoid if they intend to maintain lawful immigration status within the US. At the top of this list is marrying under false pretenses just to be in the country. Another item on this list is simply overstaying a visa's time limit. A big no-no is assisting, encouraging or helping any other individual attempting to enter the country illegally.
One reason for deportation that has a wide range of subtopics is violating immigration law or any other US law for that matter. It may result in different negative consequences, depending on the time and place of the violation committed.
However, some of the big "don't" rules a person trying to protect their immigration status needs to avoid are crimes that include drugs and firearms. A little bit more complex, but just as important to avoid, are crimes of moral turpitude like stealing or committing fraud. Without any measure of doubt, immigrants trying to protect their status should avoid aggravated felonies. This kind of goes without saying, but immigrants engaged in activities that jeopardize public safety and national security are in the hot seat as well. These crimes include spying and treason.
Just because mistakes may or may not have been made, it does not mean that those immigrants facing deportation do not have options available to them. As a matter fact, any person facing removal proceedings within the United States is entitled by law to legal representation. This is a good cornerstone to have, no matter what your immigration status is.
Before going into an immigration court, it is most imperative to know that if deportation is a final judgment, then entry into US may forbid you up to ten (10) years from returning. In some cases, the removal from the country is forever. But before that even happens, there are steps that must be taken and recourses on the side of the little guy staring down the government for their rights. The first thing to do is to get in touch with an experienced deportation law firm with professionals that have a passion and commitment for helping immigrants.
A good deportation lawyer will be focused and specialized in a particular kind of help that immigrants need. For example, you may need a lawyer who speaks in Spanish and has several years of experience litigating cases before immigration courts and at the appellate level. Law offices with more than a decade of experience such as Alami Law are the right way to go when it comes to getting the best legal protection. They are well versed in the legal procedures necessary to keep an immigrant firmly placed within the United States, by way of a great deportation defense.
The Law office of Amira Al-Alami serves clients in all immigration matters, including cases involving green cards, citizenship, deportation, tourism, work/business visas and victims of violence.
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Six definitive films: A beginner's guide to John Ford's directorial genius
"You can speak well if your tongue can deliver the message of your heart."
Born in County Galway, Ireland, on February 1, 1894, as John Martin 'Jack' Feeney, John Ford moved to California in 1914 to assist his brother who was already established as a vaudeville actor, taking up the opportunity to dive feet first into the film industry and follow in the footsteps of his sibling.
Ford, who usually liked working with the same stock actors and directed over 140 films during his career, many of which are lost, and some have been restored. Sadly, a large proportion of his silent films no longer exist; silent films marked the commencement of his directorial career. Known for impeccable directorial skills as well as impactful scripts, his films often reflected his thoughts of witnessing the Great Depression firsthand. He would serve in the photographic unit during the war years, often making documentaries. It is, however, post-war that Ford's brilliance as a director shone through via various films that consecutively won him awards and accolades.
Reducing John Ford's oeuvre to that of a quintessential western director is reductive and insulting to the legend. Known for deconstructing quintessential myths about the westerns and the heroes that featured in the films, Ford arguably produced some of the best westerns to date which saved the genre from slipping into a dark abyss of flops. An incredible storyteller with a wonderful and poetic sense of visuals, cinematography and setting, he was famous for upholding his strong and opinionated conscious regarding politics, family, society and the changing American premise due to industrialisation and more.
As he has always proclaimed, Ford has often been quoted saying, "I like, as a director and a spectator, simple, direct, frank films." Well-known for his working-class dramas, Ford's career spanned for a whopping five decades wherein he earned the status of being one of the most influential and significant filmmakers of all time. Regarded as one of the best by auteurs like Ingmar Bergman and Orson Welles, Ford's narrative and visual perfection coupled with his trademark use of long shots and brilliant locations which posited his characters against the vastness of (usually) the rugged West, won him six Academy Awards; four being Best Director Awards, making him the one director with so many Academy Awards to his name.
Erudite and sensitive, Ford was someone who could not handle criticism. A solitary drunkard and a social recluse, he hated attending Awards although he loved displaying his accolades at his swanky home. Unlike Alfred Hitchcock, who used extensive storyboards to map a story, Ford rarely did so. Instead, he mapped out the entire story in his head, rarely rewriting his screenplays. His characters had extensive backstories and evoked empathy with their predicament. Notorious for being a perfectionist and being extremely hard on his actors, Ford, however, had a few favourites and John Wayne was one of them (although Wayne had been addressed as a "big idiot" at times).
Ford had a relatively long-lasting marriage although he was involved in various alleged affairs. His unhealthy lifestyle took a toll on his health and affected his vision as well. Impatient, he tore off the bandage after a few days of operation which caused him to lose sight in one eye permanently. Ford died at the age of 78, yet his excellence is felt years after his death. A quintessential classic film director with a distinct directorial style, Ford's last film reflects his disillusionment and cynicism which is palpable in certain earlier films as well.
One of the greatest of all time, John Ford reigns supreme in the hearts of cinephiles who cannot seem to get enough of his genius. On his 127th birth anniversary, we decided to fondly reminisce the artistry and greatness of this director by taking a look at six of his definitive films that are a must-watch for all.
"In everything, I want realism."
John Ford's six definitive films:
6. The Quiet Man (1952)
John Ford earned an Academy Award as a Best Director for an unexpected rom-com, a film that reflected the sublime Irish countryside which was a perfect setting for The Quiet Man's jaunty and romantic story. John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara have a blissful camaraderie which complement's Ford's love poem for his home. Delightful, with wonderful cinematography, the film reflects the breezy and light-hearted melodramatic Irish village life which is heightened by the skilled and incredible performances.
John Wayne plays Sean Thornton, a retired boxer, who is attempting to purchase a farm which is incidentally his family home. His continuous efforts are upstaged by a malicious landowner Will Danaher who is also the brother of Mary Kate Danaher, a hot-headed and spirited woman, whom John plans to woo over and marry.
"It's a mirage brought on by a terrible thirst."
5. How Green Was My Valley (1941)
With whopping ten nominations at the Academy, this moving adaptation of Richard Llewyn's novel won John Ford the Best Director award at the Academy, among four other awards. Poignant and heartbreaking, this film, in a true Ford fashion, depicts the ill-effects of industrialisation and how it tears a family and community apart. With the well-portrayed mining village as the setting, the film is one of Ford's greatest ever creations as a working-class drama.
One of Clint Eastwood's favourite films, this film unfurls via the eyes of Roddy McDowell's 12-year-old Huw who elucidates the conditions of abject misery and anguish of a Welsh family living in coalfields. It is quite surprising to note that the film was actually shot in Malibu. It records the harsh and miserable conditions of the family in a vivid and striking fashion.
"Men like my father cannot die. They are with me still — real in memory as they were in flesh, loving and beloved forever. How green was my valley then."
4. Stagecoach (1939)
While 1939 was a brutal year for the world in general, witnessing the commencement of the Second World War, it was a great one for the film industry due to the abundance of brilliant films that were released that year. This film put the spotlight on John Wayne's nascent career and highlighted his excellence. While shooting this film, cast members have often recollected John Ford's premonitions about John Wayne's successful career. He was quoted saying that John Wayne would be "the biggest star ever because he is the perfect 'everyman'".
The wonderful setting of the film as well as the sheer brilliance in Ford's execution is a landmark western which revived and restored the genre, preventing it from vanishing into the oblivion. John Wayne plays Ringo Kid whose compatriots travel through a tumultuous landscape of Apache in a stagecoach. This film earned Thomas Mitchell an Academy Award for his role as Doc Boone in the supporting cast.
"If there's anything I don't like, it's driving a stagecoach through Apache country."
3. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Nearly 81 years later, this film still remains a classic masterpiece and one of John Ford's very best. Adapted from John Steinbeck's adaptation, Ford's marvellous and cynical film is an understandably angry commentary on the lives of impoverished migrants who escaped to the promised land of America in hopes of a better future in a Great Depression-ridden time.
John Ford's wonderful adaptation was praised by the author himself. Reeking of realistic problems and an emotional yet cynical tone, this film earned Ford one of his four Academy Awards. Reflective of Ford's political and social consciousness, the sheer excellence of the film made people, who were tired of the controversial novel's tone, re-read it once again to live through the anguish and misery portrayed in the film.
"Wherever there's a fight so hungry people can eat, I'll be there."
2. The Searchers (1956)
With an interplay of emotions accentuating themes of violence, racism, oppression and anger which deconstructed the sheer myth of a quintessential hero in American Westerns, this film, which was directed nearly four decades after Ford commenced his career, with its dark and brooding tone, is considered one of the best westerns this filmmaker has produced. Mature in his narration and neat in his craft, Ford brings forward a near-masterpiece with his favourite John Wayne playing the lead.
John Wayne plays the anti-hero Ethan Edwards subverts the western concept of a hero. His relentless search for his niece who has been abducted by Comanches continues for five years. The premise adds to the sheer beauty and magnificence of this film. Read and re-read by critics and the audience for the abundance of subtexts and connotations in the film, it is a must-watch to understand the gradual maturity and perfection of a great filmmaker such as John Ford.
"That'll be the day."
1. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
A highlight of John Ford's career and one of the best westerns ever made, this film was shot nearly towards the end of his career and was testimony to this director's undying talent and love for films. In this delightful westerner based in the quaint Shinbone, animosity is on the high when Senator Stoddard and Tom Doniphone clash against the terrifying leader of the outlaws, Liberty Vallance.
Casting John Wayne as Tom Doniphon and James Stewart as Ranse Steward seems to be a conscious decision on Ford's part. With this film being Ford's last major work, it reeks of the dark and disillusionment one faces at the end of his life with a strong emphasis on themes like loss and isolation. Deception and lies blur lines between the real and the myth thus raising questions and intrinsically deconstructing the myths of the West.
"This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend."


Electric scooter. Vintage styling. The double wow.
In Barcelona, you can rent an electric scooter that looks like a vintage Vespa. It's called YUGO. No, this retro-fun scooter isn't named after a former Communist bloc nation like its defunct automotive cousin. It's a straight-forward combination of YOU + GO. And yes, you really can GO.
With the YUGO smartphone app, you can find a nearby scooter, book it before you get there, and when you reach the scooter it's yours to ride. Just use the app to unlock the top case, and you have access to two helmets. Pop on a brain bucket and "start the engine" (this is a quaint expression, a left-over from those petrol scooters you had to kick-start in order to cause a wild cacophony of explosions inside the cylinder). You won't need a key, thanks to the app. And remember, this scooter's electric. So get ready for a zippy, quiet ride that produces ZERO emissions. Once you reach your destination, simply return helmets to the top case, and you're done. Not bad for personal transport in one of the most densely populated cities in Europe. Which is precisely WHY you can rent a YUGO in Barcelona in the first place.
Benjamin, Luc, Yann and Tim. Four friends brainstorming after work in Munich, Germany. Corporate workers by day, incubator gladiators by night. Brainstorming was not a new process for the crew, three of whom had graduated from the same business school. Start-ups and accelerators were in their blood. One of them, Yann, had already boot-strapped a fledgling social network in France. Amidst all of the fun they were having those evenings in Munich, the spark of the idea for YUGO was ignited. It burned too brightly to be ignored. Plans were made. A city was chosen. Bags were packed.
BESIDES, it is so much more fun to ride a scooter than take a taxi or an Uber. Or ride the Metro. Or walk your tail off (which a lot Barcelonans do). Silently scooting around Barcelona on a YUGO is not only enjoyable and efficient, it's a fashion statement. It quickly broadcasts that you not only appreciate timeless, classic styling (taste), but you care about the environment (smart). No more stinking, noisy scooters for you.
Electric scooter. Vintage styling. A double wow indeed.
Show your support by LIKING YUGO on Facebook. Visit the YUGO website for more details, and start packing your bags. It's time to visit Barcelona and ride an eScooter.
Interview and Photos of Team YUGO by Robin Willis.


To support my Chaos Space Marines I want some Cultist chaff, to throw at the enemy and sacrifice for Blood Tithes. They're pretty much just the basic plastic ones from Dark Vengeance, with some head-swaps and weapon-swaps on the close combat squads. I quite like the shooty guys as they are, not sure if I want to head-swap them.


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KINA GRANNIS TOUR & UPCOMING ALBUM
We've talked about singer-songwriter Kina Grannis quite a bit on this website – how she won the 2008 Doritos Crash the Super Bowl contest, which led to a recording contract and her music video played during Super Bowl XLII, when her incredible jellybean video for "In Your Arms," got her on the ELLEN show and garnered her an MTV O Award for Best Web Born Artist and her terrifying account of not being able to leave Indonesia for 100 days in 2015 whilst on tour. Grannis and her crew were told they had broken the law, and the punishment was five years in jail for both her crew and the opening band. After 100 days passed they were fined and allowed to leave the country. Since then, Kina set about processing the harrowing situation, writing songs and setting up a record label. The label, KG Records, got off the ground with crowd sourcing, with Kina reaching out to patrons throughout Patreon and asking them to contribute to the production of the album. Essentially, her audience is her record label.
She has been writing songs for that forthcoming album, the follow-up to 2014's ELEMENT, which will come out on KG. Kina is about to start a summer tour with Imaginary Future (watch their cute 2013 duet of "I Knew This Would Be Love" here ) from July 10-August 8. A born live performer, Kina recently told LA Weekly, "When I get to go play shows, I feel like I get to connect with everyone in the room in that second."
See Kina and her band on tour this summer - https://www.kinagrannis.com/tour/


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Detta är en lista över tyska dagstidningar.

Tidningar i bokstavsordning

Tyskspråkiga dagstidningar i Tyskland
Tidningarna listas i svensk alfabetisk ordning och med svensk stavningskonvention (ß skrivs normalt ut som ss på svenska). Många lokaltidningar som inte är upptagna i listan ges ut som extra lokaldelar till regionala tidningar.
Aachener Nachrichten
Aachener Zeitung
Abendzeitung
Allgemeine Zeitung
Augsburger Allgemeine
Badische Neueste Nachrichten
Badische Zeitung
Badisches Tagblatt
Berliner Kurier
Berliner Morgenpost
Berliner Zeitung
Bild
Braunschweiger Zeitung
B.Z.
Börsen-Zeitung
Cellesche Zeitung
Darmstädter Echo
Dithmarscher Landeszeitung
Donaukurier
Emder Zeitung
Esslinger Zeitung
Express
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Frankfurter Rundschau
Freie Presse
Fränkischer Tag
Fuldaer Zeitung
General-Anzeiger (Bonn)
Giessener Allgemeine
Giessener Anzeiger
Die Glocke
Hamburger Abendblatt
Hamburger Morgenpost
Hanauer Anzeiger
Handelsblatt
Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung
Heilbronner Stimme
Hessische/Niedersächsische Allgemeine
junge Welt
Kieler Nachrichten
Kreiszeitung
Kunstzeitung
Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger
Landeszeitung für die Lüneburger Heide
Lausitzer Rundschau
Leipziger Volkszeitung
Ludwigsburger Kreiszeitung
Lübecker Nachrichten
Main-Echo
Main-Post
Mannheimer Morgen
Mindener Tageblatt
Mittelbayerische Zeitung
Mitteldeutsche Zeitung
Münchner Merkur
Märkische Allgemeine
Märkische Oderzeitung
Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung
Neue Ruhr Zeitung
Neues Deutschland
Der neue Tag
Neue Westfälische
Nordkurirer
Nordwest-Zeitung
Nürnberger Nachrichten med Nürnberger Zeitung
Oberhessische Presse
Offenbach-Post
Offenburger Tageblatt
Oldenburgische Volkszeitung
Ostsee-Zeitung
Ostthüringer Zeitung
Passauer Neue Presse
Pforzheimer Zeitung
Recklinghäuser Zeitung
Reutlinger General-Anzeiger
Rheinische Post
Die Rheinpfalz
Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung
Rhein-Zeitung
Ruhr-Nachrichten
Saarbrücker Zeitung
Schwarzwälder Bote
Schweriner Volkszeitung
Schwäbische Zeitung
Siegener Zeitung
Straubinger Tagblatt
Stuttgart Journal
Stuttgarter Zeitung med Stuttgarter Nachrichten
Süddeutsche Zeitung
Südkurier
Südwest Presse
Sächsische Zeitung
Tagesnachrichten für taubblinde Menschen
Die Tagespost
Der Tagesspiegel med Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten
die tageszeitung
Thüringer Allgemeine
Thüringische Landeszeitung
Traunsteiner Tagblatt
Trierischer Volksfreund
Trostberger Tagblatt
tz
Täglicher Hafenbericht
Volksstimme
Waldeckische Landeszeitung
Die Welt
Die Welt kompakt
Weser-Kurier med Bremer Nachrichten
Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Westdeutsche Zeitung
Westfalen-Blatt
Westfalenpost
Westfälische Nachrichten med Münstersche Zeitung
Westfälischer Anzeiger
Westfälische Rundschau
Wetzlarer Neue Zeitung
Wiesbadener Kurier med Wiesbadener Tagblatt
Ärzte-Zeitung

Icke tyskspråkiga dagstidningar utgivna i Tyskland
Aydınlık (turkiska)
Dnevni avaz (bosniska)
Flensborg Avis (danska)
Handelsblatt Global Edition (engelska)
Hürriyet (turkiska)
Kurir (serbiska)
Oslobođenje (bosniska)
Serbske Nowiny (högsorbiska)
Slobodna Dalmacija (kroatiska)
Stars and Stripes (engelska)
Sözcü (turkiska)
Tercüman (turkiska)
Türkiye (turkiska)
Vesti (serbiska)
Yeni Özgür Politika (turkiska och kurdiska)

Historik
Redan före slutet av 1600-talet hade nästan varje större tysk stad sin tidning och som föregångare fanns även handskrivna veckobrev. Hamburgischer Correspondent grundades 1714. I Berlin grundades Vossische Zeitung (1722-1934) och Spenersche Zeitung (1740-1874). Men det var först under Franska revolutionen som pressen vann i betydelse. Allgemeine Zeitung (1798-1929) grundades av Johann Friedrich Cotta och utgavs först i Tübingen, 1810-1882 i Augsburg och 1882-1929 i München. Pressen fick en kort tid av frihet efter att Napoleon I:s tvångsvälde upphört och innan tyska förbundsdagen genom Karlsbadbesluten 1819 införde sträng censur. Niebuhr grundade Preussischer Correspondeht och Görres Rheinischer Mercur (1814-1816). I brist på fri press, inrättade regeringarna officiella tidningar som Allgemeine Preussische Staats-Zeitung (1819, från 1871 Deutscher Reichsanzeiger), en motsvarighet till Post- och Inrikes Tidningar. Heinrich Brockhaus i grundade 1837 den frihandelsvänliga Leipziger Allgemeine Zeitung, som var föregångare till den 1861 i Berlin grundade konservativa Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (Bismarcks organ), vilken 1918 nybildades som Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (nedlagd 1945). Gervinus i Heidelberg grundade Deutsche Zeitung (1847-1849), som försvarade konstitutionalismen. När Karlsbadbesluten och censuren hävdes 1848 fick pressen ny kraft, med hjälp av rotationspressen (uppfanns 1846) och telegrafen. En stämpelskatt för tidningar som hade införts 1822, upphävdes 1874, vilket underlättade postbefordran. Åren 1823-1847 hade bara 22 nya tidningar grundats, men 1847-1850 tillkomm 66 stycken. När Tyska riket förenades 1871 utgavs där 948 tidningar, tio år senare var de 2337 stycken och 1907 över 7000 stycken.

Framgångsrika tidningar under andra hälften av 1800-talet var den nationalliberala Nationalzeitung (grundad 1848), framstegsorganet Vossische Zeitung, den demokratiska Volkszeitung (1849), den konservativa Neue Preussische Kreuzzeitung (1848), centerns Germania, den frikonservativa Post, Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, de liberale judarnas organ Berliner Tageblatt, Freisinnige Zeitung, den liberala men antisemitiska Staatsbürgerzeitung, Berliner Lokalanzeiger, Allgemeine Zeitung, Kölnische Zeitung, Hamburgischer Correspondent, Hamburger Nachrichten (1792), Hamburger Echo, Kölnische Volkszeitung (1860), Weserzeitung (i Bremen), Frankfurter Zeitung, Schwäbischer Merkur (i Stuttgart), Magdeburgische zeitung, Schlesische Zeitung (i Breslau), Münchener neueste Nachrichten.

Under 1900-talets början tillkom den konservativa Deutsche Tageszeitung, den nationellt oavhängiga Tägliche Rundschau, Berliner Morgenpost och B. Z. am Mittag.

Den socialistiska pressen utvecklades under 1870-talet, men undertrycktes av socialistlagen som var i kraft 1878-1890. Den främsta var socialdemokraternas Vorwärts (1876-1933, under exil i Paris 1933-1938, nygrundad 1948, partiorgan för SPD).

Tidiga illustrerade tyska veckotidningar var Illustrirte Zeitung (1843), Gartenlaube (1853), Über Land und Meer (1858) och Die Woche (1899). Skämttidningarna Kladderaditsch (1848), Fliegende Blätter (1845), Simplicissimus Ulk och Lustigie Blätter.

Se även
Dagstidning med alla listorna

Litteratur
L. Salomon, Geschichte des deutschen zeitungswesens (3 delar, 1900-1906),
Kürschner, Handbuch der presse
Webel, Handlexikon der deutschen presse (1905)

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Past president of the Society of Financial Service Professionals, an alumnus of Harvard University, authored 4 books, quoted over 1000 times in the media....
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'Mr HDB' Lim Kim San – Man of the '60s
Posted by theonlinecitizen on August 10, 2011
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Mr Lim Kim San, was called Mr HDB, as he volunteered to be chairman of the Housing Development Board (HDB) when it was established in 1960. He took no salary for the first three years of his stint at the HDB and only started taking a salary in 1963, when he became Singapore's National Development Minister, after winning his debut into politics as a fresh Member of Parliament.
He subsequently became the Finance and Defence Minister.
During his tenure as Chairman of HDB, Mr Lim Kim San was given the daunting task of providing low-cost public housing for about 400,000 people who were staying in squatter and make-shift homes.
Against all odds and to the chagrin of his critics, he built about 25,000 HDB flats in the first three years.
It was an eye-opener to what a dedicated and determined public servant could do, following on the then dismal performance of the Singapore Investment Trust (SIT) which was the provider of public housing before 1960. Indeed, some credited him with saving the PAP – which at that time was untested – by solving Singapore's housing problem.
Then and now – why we need another Lim Kim San
Today, the National Development Minister also volunteered for the job, from his previous appointment as the Health Minister but is paid more than two million dollars a year.
Arguably, his task may be even more onerous, as he may have to play the delicate balancing act of providing affordable public housing to Singaporeans as well as about 600,000 permanent residents (PRs) and about 1.4 million foreigners, most of whom may not be able to afford private housing rentals or purchase.
But it's astonishing considering that even with today's advanced building technology, the industry's capacity to build HDB flats is about 25,000 a year.
This may be one of the reasons why the time that it takes to build and deliver the flats' keys to buyers is getting longer to an average of about four years, against the former Minister's statement in Parliament last year that the average construction time was 32 months.
Today, the perennial issue is that National Development Ministers have repeatedly refused to disclose how its Market Pricing Subsidy policy is derived and broken down, other than to say that it is a discount from resale HDB prices.
In this connection, in a welcomed surprise move after the current Minister took office, new BTO prices were slashed substantially according to several market analysts and stakeholders.
However, the Minister denied that BTO prices were slashed by saying that the different locations and types of flats would have different prices.
From the period of Mr Lim's tenure at the HDB, up till 1984 when Mr The Cheang Wan was National Development Minister, the pricing of HDB flats was broken down into land and construction costs (the last time such breakdown was given was in a New Paper article in 1984).
Today, the HDB today is shrouded in secrecy – even Cash-over-valuation (COV) median prices were abruptly not released anymore recently, citing that they were "misleading", despite it having been used for some time now as proof that the cooling measures were working.
During Mr Lim's tenure, HDB flats only cost a few thousand dollars, only Singaporeans could buy or rent, and there were no Resale Levies, 30-month waiting periods when you sell a property, permanent debarment from HDB loans for private property or Executive Condominium (EC) owners, income ceilings, etc.
For the estimated 30,000 plus HDB flat owners who are in arrears on their HDB and HDB bank loans for more than three months, the thousands who have lost their homes because they couldn't pay their mortgages anymore, thousands who have been waiting for rental flats for years, tens of thousands trying to get a flat, etc, perhaps what we direly need is another Lim Kim San
Leong Sze Hian has served as the president of 4 professional bodies, honorary consul of 2 countries, an alumnus of Harvard University, authored 4 books, quoted over 1500 times in the media , has been a radio talkshow host, a newspaper daily columnist, Wharton Fellow, SEACeM Fellow, columnist for theonlinecitizen and Malaysiakini, executive producer of Ilo Ilo (40 international awards), Hotel Mumbai (associate producer), invited to speak more than 200 times in about 40 countries, CIFA advisory board member, founding advisor to the Financial Planning Associations of 2 countries. He has 3 Masters, 2 Bachelors degrees and 13 professional qualifications.
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MediShield fund $5.9b, claims to premiums ratio 43%?
Refuting the 'refute' of the '149th' Inequality Index?
Hospitals' foreign patients: Only 'good' data, 'bad' all missing?
Quoted 624 times in Forum Pages?
CPF retirement payout changed from 20 to 30 years, without telling anyone?
SG Bonus: Give 'peanuts', take 'a pound of flesh'?
Why higher % on CPF quite meaningless?


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Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will hold a product-launch event next Wednesday, according to invitations sent out to press on Monday.
"See you on the 7th," reads the invitation, which pictures the top half of an Apple logo.
Apple's fall 2016product-launch event. Image source: Apple.
Here's what Apple will likely unveil at its event next week.
The main product expected to debut at Apple's Wednesday event is its flagship iPhone. Given that the company refreshes the iPhone every year in September, this is basically a given.
As for what features to expect from the rumored iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, MacRumors is anticipating the phone will keep the same overall form factor introduced two years ago with the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus -- a form factor it carried over to the iPhone 6s as well. However, MacRumors expects several changes to the exterior for both the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus: mainly the elimination of a headphone jack;a flush, pressure-sensitive home button; and redesigned antenna bands.
But the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are expected to receive more substantial performance upgrades, including an upgraded processor, improved water resistance, higher storage capacity, and an improved camera. The iPhone 7 Plus, in particular, is expected to get a dual-lens camera.
The iPhone will likely be the product investors are most interested in at the event, as it accounts for well over half of Apple's revenue and profits.
Another possible product to debut during Apple's event next week is a new version of the Apple Watch.
Unlike the iPhone, the Apple Watch represents a very small portion of Apple's revenue. It is lumped into Apple's "other products" segment, which accounted for 5.2% of the company's revenue in Apple's most recent quarter. But a refreshed Apple Watch could still be important, as the category is still new and it could represent a growth opportunity for Apple.
Both Apple's MacBook Pro and its desktop Mac lineup are about due for an update, but rumors don't point to new releases for these segments at the event.
Beyond these rumors, it's difficult to predict any new services, or updates for its existing services, such as Apple Pay, iCloud, Apple Music, iTunes, or Siri. It's arguably easier for Apple to keep new services secret, since they don't always require collaboration with third-party suppliers, so it's still possible that Apple has something in the works the ever-active Apple rumor mill isn't aware of.
Furthermore, the tech giant hasn't completely lost the ability to keep some hardware designs secret -- this was the case with the company's 2013-launched Mac Pro, and even the 2014-introduced Apple Watch. A hardware surprise, however, is unlikely; Apple's sprawling global supply chain makes keeping these ventures out of the limelight difficult.
Apple will livestream its event on Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 10 a.m. PDT. Stay tuned at The Motley Fool for analysis of any announcements the company makes.


While there are no historical records, archaeological evidence proves that a fortress settlement existed between the Oka and Orlik Rivers as early as the 12th century, when the land was a part of the Grand Principality of Chernigov. The name of the fortress is unknown; it may not have been called Oryol at the time. In the 13th century the fortress became a part of the Zvenigorod district of the Karachev Principality. In the early 15th century, the territory was conquered by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The city was soon abandoned by its population, after being sacked either by Lithuanians or the Golden Horde. The territory then became a part of Muscovy in the 16th century.
Ivan the Terrible decreed that a new fortress be built on the spot in 1566, for the purpose of defending the Souther borders of Muscovy. The fortress was built very speedily, work starting in the summer of 1566 and ending in the spring of 1567.
The location chosen was less than ideal strategically, as the fortress was located on a seasonally flooded low ground easily targeted from the neighboring high ground. Both the speed and location are of course due to the new fortress built upon the ruins of the old one.
False Dmitry I and his army passed through town in 1605; Ivan Bolotnikov in 1606; False Dmitry II camped in Oryol for the winter of 1607-1608. Polish intervention sacked the town in 1611 and 1615; the population abandoned the town after the second sacking and moved to Mtsensk. However, despite this, Oryol district continued to exist on paper.
In the mid-18th century Oryol became one of the major centers of grain production, with the Oka River being the major trade route until 1860s when it was replaced by a railroad.
In 1708, Oryol was included as a part of Kiev Governorate; in 1719, Oryol Province was created within Kiev Governorate. The Province was transferred to the newly created Belgorod Governorate in 1727. On March 11 (February 28 old style), 1778 Oryol namestnichestvo (vice-royalty) was created from parts of Voronezh and Belgorod Governorates. In 1779, the city was almost entirely rebuilt based on a new plan; and the Oryol River was renamed to Orlik (lit: "little eagle").
After the October Revolution of 1917, the city was in communist hands, except for a brief period between October 13 and October 20 of 1919 when it was controlled by Denikin's White Army.
Oryol was once again moved between different oblasts in the 1920s and 1930s, finally becoming the administrative center of its own Oryol Oblast on September 27, 1937. Christian Rakovsky, Maria Spiridonova, Olga Kameneva and 160 other prominent political prisoners were shot on September 11, 1941 on Stalin's orders in the Medvedev forest outside Oryol.
During World War II, Oryol was occupied by Nazi Germany on October 3, 1941, and liberated on May 8, 1943, in the course of the famous Battle of Kursk. The city was almost completely destroyed.


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GO Expansion Is Already Having A Big Impact On Niagara Housing Prices
by David Israelson
Extending and expanding GO Transit to boost service into the Niagara Region's hot housing market is a long-haul operation, but the outlines of better service — and the impact they'll have on real estate — are already happening.
"It's really long overdue for Niagara," says Gary Zalepa, Niagara Regional Councillor representing the town of Niagara-on-the-Lake.
"We've seen the benefits of better public transportation across other parts of southern Ontario, so I think it's an exciting opportunity for our region."
Recent stats from the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) found that Niagara has experienced the biggest percentage price jump of any local market in Canada.
READ: The Commute From Kitchener To The GTA Could Soon Be A Lot Easier
And a recent study from Canada's national housing agency says GO stations in the Hamilton-Niagara region are already driving up the prices of homes.
The report by Canada Mortgage Housing Corporation (CHMC) found a direct link between the announcement and construction of new GO transit stations and increasing house prices.
In some cases, the report discovered, house prices went up as much as nine per cent prior to construction of a GO station.
READ: Hurontario LRT Already Igniting Development And Growth In Mississauga
In fact, CHMC senior analyst Anthony Passarelli told Global News that areas around West Harbour GO station in Hamilton and future stations such as St. Catharines, Niagara Falls and Confederation in Stoney Creek saw house price increases in and around expansion announcements going back as far as 2013.
The methodology used by CMHC, says Passarelli, is based on comparing past price increases of homes across a city before any GO expansion talk, with price increases in the same city following a transit announcement.
Significant efforts are now underway to improve public transportation infrastructure in Niagara, where the population is expected to grow by 41 per cent by 2041 to 610,000 residents.
The most recent major boost to public transportation is the expansion of service to daily trips between downtown Toronto and Niagara Falls, which began last January.
READ: Here's What The Brampton-Mississauga Hurontario LRT Line Will Look Like
But even this boost is, for the moment, mostly symbolic, with only one GO train running into Union Station early in the morning via St. Catharines and returning to Niagara each day shortly after 5 p.m.
The once-per-day service is a far cry from regular rail service to outer regions in major urban areas such as London and New York City, which run full routes all day nearly every day of the year.
In New York City, for example, travellers can go by regional train from Grand Central Station virtually every hour to head upstate to places like Beacon, N.Y., about 70 minutes away, where a growing arts scene attracts tourists similar to the way visitors flock to Niagara-on-the-Lake or the Falls, only with greater convenience.
Still, the embryonic GO train service to and from the Falls, which also serves St. Catharines, is nevertheless considered a step forward by Metrolinx, which oversees regional transportation in the Greater Toronto Area and into the Golden Horseshoe.
READ: Mississauga Is The Fourth Priciest City In Canada For A One-Bedroom
While there was already a summer train service to Niagara, the new daily rail trip launched in January came more than three years ahead of schedule. Daily rail service was originally not supposed to arrive in Niagara until 2023.
Aside from the once-per-day train service, public transportation users travelling to and from Toronto and Niagara must rely on GO bus service from Burlington, which means a trip of nearly three hours to reach the Falls. GO runs about 35 daily bus trips to and from Niagara.
The expansion is taking time because it's complex, according to public presentation documents prepared by Metrolinx.
The agency is overseeing the building of more than 25 kilometres of new tracks and signal, bridge widenings and upgrades plus the addition of a new GO rail fleet and facilities to serve Niagara.
READ: Niagara Falls Could Get A 72-Storey Mixed-Use Tower
Last week, Metrolinx released an update on its Niagara Falls rail service extension which has the target of starting a two-way all-day service to Niagara Falls on the Lakeshore West corridor.
So far, says Metrolinx, Niagara Falls and St. Catharines GO stations are ready for operation on the Lakeshore West line while Confederation is currently under construction. Grimsby has been earmarked for future expansion.
Metrolinx has estimated that yearly ridership between the lines will fall somewhere in the range of 1.5 to 2 million riders by 2031.
Hourly train service from the Confederation station in Hamilton's east end as part of the planned GO expansion into Niagara is being pitched by Metrolinx.
READ: GO Transit From Toronto To Niagara Falls Makes Weekend Getaways Easy
Friday, the transit agency's board will consider an updated business case for GO train expansion that looks at train frequency options to Toronto from east Hamilton, Grimsby, St. Catharines and Niagara Falls (plus expanded service to Kitchener).
The recommended option includes two-way, hourly service from east Hamilton to Toronto, with the "strongest annual demand" expected at Confederation — up to 808,000 annual boardings by 2031, reports the Hamilton Spectator.
Under that option, The Spectator reported, 11 daily trains would also run to and from Union Station in Toronto and Niagara Falls, a major increase over the current limited service.
READ: Metrolinx To Lower Fares On Short-Distance GO Transit Trips
Meanwhile, Zalepa said the Niagara region is preparing for the eventual expanded public transportation network and its expected major impact by putting planning controls in place for lands along the rail corridor.
"It will allow for appropriate [housing] development along that corridor, with proper services and densities," Zalepa said.
In parts of the region, including Niagara Falls and Niagara-on-the-Lake, angry confrontations have arisen in recent years over development proposals that were seen by neighbouring residents as too conventionally suburban and damaging to the environment.
Public meetings held by Metrolinx in the region heard from residents saying they want infrastructure that supports tourism, protects the local environment and minimizes traffic.
READ: Massive New Waterfront Housing Development In Mississauga Moves Forward
In addition to challenges for commuters, it also remains difficult for people to take public transportation within Niagara Region. The region is seeking to offer more seamless transit and is now looking at a program that would offer on-demand rides in six-passenger vehicles between the various towns and cities that are spread out, such as the five communities that make up Niagara-on-the-Lake.
GO train service is not being contemplated for Niagara-on-the-Lake because there are no railway tracks or existing corridors that go into or near the town. The closest rail stations are in St. Catharines and Niagara Falls, which leaves visitors who don't want to take the bus no option except to drive.
Metrolinx says that congestion throughout the Golden Horseshoe costs anywhere from $6 billion to $11 billion per year in lost economic activity.
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Q: How do I choose which of the main Java IO classes I need to write strings to a file? There are many different classes in the IO package, some seems to only have suble differences.
If you are to write some Strings to a text file, and read them for later use.
Which classes would you use for each of those two purposes and why?

*

*BufferedInputStream

*BufferedOutputStream

*BufferedWriter

*BufferedReader

*DataInputStream

*DataOutputStream

*FileInputStream

*FileOutputStream

*FileReader

*FileWriter

*InputStreamReader

*OutputStreamReader

*Reader

*Writer

A: It all depends on what you want to do.
Output Streams
In case you want to write byte data, you would use some subclass of OutputStream that is used to write bytes in destination defined by concrete subclass.
For example FileOutputStream is used to write data in file byte by byte (or bunch of bytes).
BufferedOutputStream is an optimized extension of FileOutputStream to write blocks of bytes to minimize number of disk operations. So when you call write, actually it may or may not be written in file - depends on buffer's state whether it is full or not. If buffer reaches it's max capacity, all bytes are flushed to file at once.
ByteArrayOutputStream is using just block of memory as a destination instead of file. Current stream content is obtained via toByteArray() method (why would you need such a stream will be explained later).
ObjectOutputStream is used to write objects (class instances) in some destination defined by the underlying OutputStream. For example, ObjectOutputStream(FileOutputStream) would write an objects in file, while ObjectOutputStream(ByteArrayOutputStream) would write an objects in memory. The last option allows you to serialize objects in byte buffer (array of bytes) which can be then send somewhere via network.
Note, that any object you want to write somewhere via ObjectOutputStream has to implement Serializable interface. Since object may contain references to another objects, all the objects that are accessible from the object to be serialized also has to implement Serializable interface as serialization, by default, is process of writting of full graph of objects - assuming you are not using transient keyword to exclude class field from serialization, or you are not defining at object's class a special methods writeObject/readObject that overrides default serialization behaviour. These methods are designed to implement custom serialization i. e. you can define on your own how to write/read class field in/from  ObjectOutputStream/ObjectInputStream. Suppose class A for which you are implementing custom serialization contains an object of class B. Instead of writting object b as a full graph, i. e. instead of calling oos.writeObject(b), where oos is an argument of the writeObject method being implemented in class A,  you would write in stream only some fields of class B e. g. oos.writeBoolean(b.isEnabled), oos.writeInt(b.value). As long as object b is not written via oos.writeObject(b), it does not have to implement Serializable interface. For more details see Serializable documentation.
DataOutputStream is used to write primitives like boolean, char, int, long, float, double. Since any object can be decomposed to primitives e. g. class A { int i = 0; B b = new B();}, class B {double d = 0.0;} can be written simply as int a, double d, you can use DataOutputStream to serialize objects in compressed way unlike serialization which writes much more data e. g. class path, class version, ... so ClassLoader can identify a given class in runtime, instantiate this class and finally load data to this empty object. Note that instantiating class by it's name + initialising object in this way is much slower than instantiating class on your own and initializing it's fields on your own from "raw" DataOutputStream (that's why OS Android prefers custom Parcelable interface over standard serialization, which works as writting/reading to/from DataOutputStream/DataInputStream).
In case you want to write string data, you would use OutputStreamWriter a higher level of output-stream  which writes characters/Strings in destination defined by OutputStream (in case of writting in file, you would pass FileOutputStream, in case of writtin in memory you would pass ByteArrayOutputStream).
FileWriter is an extension of OutputStreamWriter designed for writting in file.
BufferedWriter works the same as BufferedOutputStream except it is designed for work with strings and characters.
CharArrayWriter works the same as ByteArrayOutputStream except characters are stored in char[] which is obtained by calling getCharArray().
StringWriter is similar to CharArrayWriter except it allows you to write strings which are stored in StringBuffer that is obtained by calling     getBuffer().
PrintWriter allows you to write formatted strings in specified destination defined by OutputStream (this writer is designed for easy logging).
Input Streams
The same concept is applied to input-streams (readers) associated with given output-streams (writers) mentioned above.

A: *

*Readers and InputStreams are for input while Writers and OutputStreams are for output.

*Readers and Writers are for text (with a character set) while InputStreams and OutputStreams are for binary data (such as images).

*Buffering helps with performance because reads and writes are batched rather than making a system call each time any method is used.

*If it has "File" in the name, it is used for files.

So for your specific case you want to write text to a file, the most obvious candidate is a FileWriter:
Writer out = new FileWriter(
    new File("foo.txt")
);

If you want better performance for making many small writes to it, you could wrap it in a buffer:
Writer out = new BufferedWriter(
    new FileWriter(
        new File("foo.txt")
    )
);

The FileWriter assumes the default character encoding when writing text.  If you want to choose the encoding, or ensure that it is consistent on all platforms, you could create the writer from an OutputStream specifying the encoding explicitly:
Writer out = new BufferedWriter(
    new OutputStreamWriter(
        new FileOutputStream(
            new File("foo.txt")
        ), "UTF-8"
    )
);

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iOS 8 offers a host of different accessibility features, most of which should come in handy to those users who have some kind of color blindness. One of these gets rids of colors altogether and allows you to view your display in grayscale, i.e. black and white. That's right, regardless of where you are, there'll be no colors whatsoever.
However, we should mention that turning this option will have no effect on your battery life, so don't expect an increase in this regard. Of course, the reason for this is the LCD display on your iDevice, which is backlit and doesn't consume less energy when only two colors are displayed, unlike on AMOLED displays which can benefit from such a limited color reproduction.
Here's how to turn grayscale mode on.
As usual, we need to navigate to Settings.
Once inside, head on to Accessibility.
Do you see the Grayscale option? This is what we're looking for!
Tap the switch and all colors will be gone.
Here's what your iPhone's will look like afterwards.
Samsung is copycat ? Hahah , fanboys cant handle the truth anymore apparently. Also , s**ttple display cant benefit from this. Only Amoled has actual benefit from Greyscale modes.
If there is no battery benefit, the question is WHY bother.
for ppl who r colorblind?
Why there shouldn't be a battery benefit ? Only because it's Retina HD ?
To avoid any patent related law-suit when they will finally adopt AMOLED display in the future.
Too bad Apple doesn't use AMOLED screens :/ Off-topic: Do Samsung devices (particularly the S & Note series) have this feature too?
All I see is white and gold.
Read the article for the answer.
Fanboys don't read content, just screenshots and brainwashed opinions hardwired into their heads from other fanboys.
Would this actually have any impact for those who are colorblind? You can remove the color from the display, but the lights and darks would remain the same so the colors that were indistinguishable to those with vision issues would still be indistinguishable, except now to everyone with color vision as well... Or is my understanding of what it's like to be colorblind incorrect? It is an interesting feature though.
It`s great at night, your eyes won`t be stressed so much.
ok, there's one legitimate reason why someone could want to use it. Thank you. lol.
What? You could just turn down the brightness.
The Apple King of copycats are at it again: stealing ideas from Samsung.
Yeah exactly and they not only copied black and white, but also many other colors like magenta, sage or khaki from samsung... such a shame on Apple they should be allowed to display only violet color !
If you're going to steal ideas, ensure that it serves a purpose. What does this grayscale mode do for iPhones?
facepalm to fanboys these days. it's on the Accessibility menu! it's not supposed to be a main 'unique' feature, it's purpose is VERY clear, for people with disabilities. that's why Apple never talk about all the features on Accessibility menu in their event. do you even read the article?
facepalm to the iFans. Disabilities? What kind of disabilities? Please tell us. Surely, if you're already color blind, this serves no purpose.
Features on Accessibility menu serves for people, with like, Vision, Hearing, Interaction problems. Apple would boast it like Samsung did, if it's not for disabled peoples. i can't confirm this myself, as i'm not colorblind, but it falls on the Vision category, maybe it's useful for those with vision problems, not only colorblind. Apple's intend was good, why would someone bash them for trying to help people with disabilities to enjoy the latest tech? and how does making grayscale mode is copying? so Android is copying Apple then by making a third-party store too? i'm not a fanboy of either, both has pros and cons, both inspired by each other. it's fanboyism i can't stand, Samsung fanboys are all over the internet nowadays.
I have my home button set up to activate gray scale, with a triple click. Nice feature.
Is there any particular reason why you use it or do you simply like the visual effect?


First up was October's ReadAloud – Spirits Abound. It was an intimate evening for sharing stories and poetry. There were the beautiful lyrics of classic poets such as Christina Rossetti and Edgar Allan Poe, as well as original poetry. There were tales of ghostly encounters; real or imagined, we leave to your interpretation. The gathering was also treated to a complex 21st century re-working of traditional folklore. Poe yet again made another appearance with a reading of his tale of jealousy, revenge and being buried alive: The Cask of Amontillado.
Once summoned by prose and poetry, the spirit Edgar Allan Poe was not ready to depart from the earthly realm yet! Next up was Three by Poe – an evening of two stories and a narrative poem by the master of mystery and the macabre. First, the evening opened with a lively game of Murder. Participants wore red stickers to show they were playing and given mysterious instructions. One at the gathering was the Murderer. With a wink, he or she would kill until they were caught and accused.
It was just a game, by the way. No one really died.
Then, the lights were dimmed and the audience crept onto the carpet and pillows as invited by Thomas Bellmore and the Three by Poe commenced with Paul Batt reading The Black Cat, a tale of murder, alcoholism, rage, and abuse. Mr. Batt's deep voice throbbed around the room, drawing in the audience under the spell of the dreadful tale. Sarah Brooks provided a chilling accompaniment to the story with believable cat's meows and other sound effects.
After a brief intermission, Thomas Bellmore took the mike and delivered his beautiful rendition of "The Raven." Bearing more than a slight resemblance to Poe himself, Mr. Bellmore's hypnotic rendition of lost love and grief stirred the audience to the point that there was no need for sound effects. He took everyone along for the dark, exquisite ride.
Finally, Whitney Zahar was up with The Tell-tale Heart. Together with Sarah Brooks on sound, Ms. Zahar spun the classic tale of murder, madness, and guilty conscience. The two ladies held the audience in a terrifying grip from beginning to the chilling end.
Throughout the whole evening, master artist Charles Haines maintained a silent, but compelling presence on the stage. Donning a mask and with an easel propped before him, Mr. Haines created a beautiful, surreal canvas which featured all three of Poe's works while the readers performed.
In a word, Three By Poe can be summed up as—spellbinding.