The executive director of the Philippine Women Centre is renewing the call to abolish Canada's Live-in Caregiver Program.
Cecilia Diocson made the demand as B.C. Supreme Court judge Richard Goepel is expected to charge the jury today (June 24) in a human-trafficking case in which a couple has been accused of enslaving Filipino caregiver Leticia Sarmiento.
More of Diocson's voice will again be heard following her recent return to Vancouver after spending some time in Montreal.
The outspoken cofounder of PWC is also involved in work to possibly reopen the group's physical centre at 451 Powell Street in East Vancouver.
More popularly known as the Kalayaan Centre (Freedom Centre), the space used to house five Filipino Canadian grassroots organizations until it closed in 2008.
In addition to the PWC, these groups are the B.C. Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines, Ugnayan (Filipino Canadian Youth Alliance), Siklab (National Alliance of Filipino Migrant Workers in Canada), and Filipino Nurses Support Group.
According to Diocson, the PWC's demand for the scrapping of the LCP has been misunderstood by some in the Filipino community as potentially posing a barrier to the immigration of mostly women caregivers to Canada. "That is a wrong notion," she said.
Diocson explained that her group is critical about the fundamental pillars of the program that provide conditions for the exploitation of women.
These include the mandatory live-in requirement of the program, and the temporary status granted to women.
In 2009, UBC geography professor Geraldine Pratt told the Straight there's no reason why present-day ethnic-minority caregivers should be treated differently from the mostly European women who came to Canada as domestic workers prior to the mid 1970s.
According to Pratt, Europeans who came as nannies starting in the 1890s were granted permanent-residency status immediately upon entering the country.
Pratt recalled that this privilege was taken away in 1973 when Canada implemented a predecessor to the LCP that mostly saw women from non-European countries being employed as caregivers.
A verdict is expected anytime soon regarding the case involving Filipino caregiver Sarmiento.
The caregiver didn't come to Canada under the LCP but was brought to Canada by her employers from Hong Kong on a temporary visa.
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If the current Government does cancel the Live In Caregiver Program, we will need a newly established Au Pair Program ASAP.
There are many eager applicants from around the globe who would love to work as live in Au Pairs in Canada but are unable due the limited # of Holiday Working Visas for certain countries. Living with the family is a choice to experience Canadian culture first hand. Live in Au Pairs are hugely popular in the US, most European countries, Australia and New Zealand.
As a former live-in home care worker I have to say that all live-in positions are a sort of enslavement. I would never ever go into that line of work ever again nor would I recommend it to anyone. The government has special rules within the employment act for this line of work enabling employers to pay their staff for less than half their time on the job. If you calculate out the hourly rate against the actual hours worked you may as well be a kid in a third world factory, at least you get to go home at night. Granted the pay per day is supposed to allow for a 2hr break per day as well as 8hrs sleep time but in the ten years I did this work not once did I get either let alone both at the same time. What I had was 96hr shifts with at least 88 of those hours on my feet working. And I am from BC, imagine what happens to people brought in with little English..?
The LCP gives a chance to qualified foreign workers from different countries, especially third world as well as poor countries such as the Philippines, Malaysia and other places to come to Canada and work for two years towards applying for their permanent residence.
The program as well allows foreign caregivers to get better pay under the Canadian employment standards minimum wage regulations, in comparison to whatever they were making in other countries, such as Saudi Arabia 500.00 CAD per month, UAE 650.00 CAD per month, Lebanon 250.00 CAD per month, Hong Kong 550.00 CAD per month, Western Europe 800.00 to 1200.00 CAD per month. Canada offers a minimum of 1200.00 CAD take home per month as well as permanent residence down the road.
The allegations that caregivers may have been abused working extra hours, underpaid, locked up in the house or residence of the employer, enslaved are most of the time exaggerations and fabrications, and I will tell you why.
in terms of integrating the new comers into the Canadian culture, improving their English and communication skills, after living with Canadian families for 2 years and sometimes more.
To be fair and subjective, nobody can rule out the possibilities and probabilities of having an employer breaching employment standards regulations and/or the LCP employment contract here and there. The practices of overworking the caregivers without proper pay are absolutely condemned and despicable, but to incorporate all Canadian employers into very few cases of abuse is also no fair and considered slander and defamation and an insult to good employers that abide by rules and regulations and still have a great relationship with their caregivers after so many years.
The LCP contract is provided to the caregivers before even getting their visas to come to Canada. If the employer's practices and treatment are below the standard mentioned on the contract, the caregiver can simply switch to another employer.
If the caregiver does not know how to read her contract, does not have common sense, does not react on time to an employer's bad practices and allows abuse to happen and proceed, then it is his/her responsibility. It can happen to anybody.
The Law does not protect unwitting dupes!
It would a disaster if the LCP in Canada is to be abolished.
Half of Canada's population is over 50, Caregivers and in home care workers are at an all time shortage as it is.
The negative impact on people's lives if that takes place especially in rural areas and to people with Cancer, Alzheimer's and other diseases.
A handful of bad cases is not sufficient to halt a program of so many benefits to the caregivers and to the employers as well.
This is life, everybody stumbles on something bad here and there.
There are hundreds of thousands of of foreign workers in Canada working in dignity and paid on time with respect.
Few bad employers do not give a program of a great importance such as the LCP a bad name.
A caregiver in Manila does not make more than two hundred dollars per month, she is making in Canada six times as much.
The Government of Canada knows better, they are wise enough not to abolish anything.
It is the responsibility of the worker to report bad employers and that is why hotlines have been implemented for that purpose.
Waiting two years to speak up is dumb, I am very sorry for the expression, but what were you thinking?????
Abolish a nationwide program that is integrating immigrants to the Canadian Society because of few case?
The Conservatives would like to get rid of the LCP all together but are worried about the backlash from the Pinoy community.
Government recently announced a massive backlog with the LCP and live in caregivers might experience waiting times for PR up to 10 yrs !!
I agree with scrapping the Live In Care Giver Program. It's time for the Philippine government to stop this "legalized" human trafficking and it's time for Canada to condone such inhuman ways of exporting slave prone nanny work. I'm ashamed on Phil. announcing that their new heroes are the Filipino workers overseas, remitting billions of dollars each year. This is a pathetic way to earn a living and millions of Filipino children experience being separated from their mostly mothers and become victims of social ills themselves right inside the Philippines. If a Filipino wants to come to Canada or US., they should do so the way other nationalities come, with suitability, skills and financial capability thus, they can contribute to the success of Canada and they themselves become Canadians. It's time our Canadian government become socially responsible. When a program does more harm than good, it should be scrapped.
People condemning the LCP are hypocrites. The have not considered the success stories of majority of caregivers years after they are awarded their permanent residence. Filipino Caregivers mostly professionals come to Canada as a stepping stone to a BETTER FUTURE. In almost anything we do in life, we have to take the first step and just follow the process. Along the way, there are obstacles that you have to bear considering you are in a foreign country with different sets of rules. Be vigilant in safeguarding yourself and be patient. In the end, we harvest the fruit of our labor. Try working in Saudi Arabia, and complain, do you think their government will listen? You may never be heard forever and just completely disappear. We should be thankful we are being heard by this very humanitarian government, and given a chance to live our lives with so much freedom.
I need to agree with the comments about the Conservatives. There were great hopes for real changes a few years ago but it was indeed all political wooing. Filipino live in caregivers are highly trained and shouldn't have to be to work as live in nannies in order to stay.


In the group ring, our dogs do really well also!
In 2004 Dima, Casa Hoya�s Daredevil Griffin, did phenomenally well in the show ring! He's the first PWD to win a group at an International show in the Netherlands and Denmark and that year he won 8x group 1 , 5x group 2 & 1x a group 3 in different countries in Europe!! Before he reached the age of 3 years, Dima has won 10x a group 1 in 4 different countries (the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark & Sweden) and has a total of 19 group placements!
In autumn 2005 Dima was shown in the USA and he did marvelous there too. He won Best of Winners at the PWDCA National Specialty in Maryland (defeated over 300 PWDs for that!) and finished his American Championship within a month, all breeder/owner/handled!!
We are also very proud to announce that Archer, Casa Hoya�s Daredevil Go Get Em, is officially the PEDIGREE TOP UTILITY DOG IN VICTORIA 2005. Archer is a multiple Best in Show winner in Australia and #1 PWD in the country from 2005 till 2009 and still going strong in the ring!
Ludacris, Casa Hoya's Exclusive Edition made us very very proud going Best in Show at the Portuguese specialty in Estoril, August 2007. This amazing win finished his Portuguese Championship. The day after he also won the first level of the watertrail. He's not just a pretty face ;-) His sister Keisha, Casa Hoya's Special Edition, finished her Portuguese Championship that weekend as well.
In 2007 we qualified 4 dogs (Dima, Ludacris, Kima & Jace) for the Top Dog of the Year show in the Netherlands, which is a great honor! Only dogs that won a group 1, 2 or 3 during the year get an invitation.
We had a wonderful show year in 2008 again!
His sister Casa Hoya's Special Edition "Keisha" made a dream come true! She followed her dads pawprints� Going BEST OF WINNERS at the PWDCA National Specialty in Warwick, RI.
Some highlights from 2009 are Keisha her Reserve Best in Show in Arnhem. Our dogs won at 5 shows in the Netherlands Best in Group and Ludacris was also BIG in Dortmund!
We are very proud that Ludacris, Keisha, Bonny and Coolio were invited for the Top Dog of the Year show in the Netherlands. All because they were a groupwinner in 2009!
Archer, Casa Hoya�s Daredevil Go Get Em is still going strong in Australia. This year he won his 10th BIS and ended for the 5th year in a row as #1 PWD in the country! In 2009 he has won 11x Best in Group , 12x Runnerup in Group AND 2x Best in Show and 1x Runnerup Best in Show!
Besides confirmation we train our dogs in obedience, agility and retrieving, which they really enjoy. We take the dogs to the beach frequently for a swim and they love that!
July 16, 2012 I married the most amazing man in the world, Dennis who adores and loves the dogs as much as I do. Our dogs are part of our family and live in the house with us. Puppies are raised in the house as well.
My parents are still a great support and help out with the dogs a lot!
I would like to thank them so much for making all this possible for me!
Our dogs are in excellent condition with Pro Plan.


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Le grotte di Azokh (anche Azykh) sono un complesso di cavità sotterranee ubicato nella regione Nagorno Karabakh nella  città di Hadrut, nei pressi del villaggio di Togh. Il sito risulta di interesse oltre che per ragioni geologiche e naturalistiche anche per essere stato accertato come luogo di dimora dell'uomo della pietra.

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Le prime intensive indagini risalgono agli anni sessanta allorché cominciarono le ricerche che confermarono come le grotte siano state una delle più antiche abitazioni proto umane in Eurasia.

Ossi umani riferibili all'Uomo di Neanderthal e databili a circa 300.000 anni fa furono trovati dall'archeologo azerbaigiano Mammadli Huseynov (1922-1994) nel 1968 e sono ora conservati all'Accademia delle Scienze di Baku.

Archeologi hanno ipotizzato che ulteriori ritrovamenti negli strati più bassi delle caverne possano essere riconducibili alla cultura pre acheuleana del Paleolitico Inferiore (750.000–1.500.000) e in alcuni casi simili a ritrovamenti avvenuti in Tanzania e Francia.

Nuove e più specifiche indagini furono portate avanti a partire dalla metà degli anni novanta. Ulteriori ed importanti ritrovamenti (resti umani e materiali) si ebbero nel 2002; in base a tali scoperte si può affermare che il sito è stato abitato da ominidi per quasi due milioni di anni.

Le grotte si compongono di sei "camere" collegate l'una all'altra da differenti passaggi. Le stesse presentano suggestive ed originali decorazioni pittoriche. In una delle sale sono stati rinvenuti resti dell'uomo di Mustryeryan con tre denti.
Complessivamente sono stati rinvenute oltre duemila ossa di quarantatré specie diverse di animali, utensili ed oggetti vari.

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 Hadrut
 Nagorno-Karabakh

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Preistoria dell'Azerbaigian
Siti archeologici preistorici dell'Azerbaigian
Siti archeologici preistorici
Azokh
Attrazioni naturali del Nagorno Karabakh

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Louise Marquet (Tours, Indre i Loira, 12 de maig de 1834 - París, 22 de desembre de 1890) fou una ballarina i mestra de ball francesa.

Debutà el 1851 en el rol de Fenella de La Mutta di Portici, i després d'una sèrie de triomfs i creacions en la seva carrera escènica, que durà uns trenta anys, es retirà, acceptant el càrrec de professora de ball en l'Opéra-comique i també el de mestra al Conservatori. Entre les seves creacions figuren les que va fer en els ballets Vert-Vert, Orfa, Aelia et Mysis, Le corsaire, Les Elfes, Marco Spada, Graziosa, Le marché des Innocens, La Papillon, L'etoile de Messine, Diavolina, La source, Sylvia, Yedda, etc.

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Frederik Pohl was once on a streak while this Hugo Award–finalist novel used to be released in 1980. Now again in print after a scarcity of approximately a decade, this distinct technological know-how fiction novel is as clean and exciting as ever.
The tale starts off whilst the hero of Gateway funds an excursion to alien spaceship which could finish famine eternally. at the send, the explorers discover a human boy, and proof that finds a robust alien civilization is prospering on a delivery send headed correct for Earth….
An historical sin. a protracted forgotten oath. A city with a perilous mystery. anything sinister is at paintings in Hyde River, an remoted mining city within the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. anything evil. lower than the canopy of darkness, a predator moves with no warning--taking lifestyles within the so much chilling and savage type.
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She stood and said, "If you're planning on staying in the area for a while, I could recommend the Tamarack Motel here in West Fork. It's not the Holiday Inn, but it's quaint and it's clean. " But Steve was thinking about the passage of time and what that did to a trail, to signs a bear might leave behind. He was thinking about nature's way of cleaning up a campsite: rain, sun, wind, and scavenging animals, all of which could quickly erase vital clues to what had happened. He looked up at Deputy Tracy Ellis, who appeared tired, who'd already been up to the site and back.


Salkini MW, Morley C, Crigger C, Jiao S, Yu JJ. "West Virginia Resident is First American to Receive Dicycloplatin Chemotherapy: A WVU Urologic Oncology Case Report." Clinical Oncology & Research ISSN 2613-4942 doi:10.31487/j.COR.2018.02.005 (2018).
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Thirty years after FDA approval, cisplatin and its homologs continue to play a key role in treating solid tumors. Today, they are used as cancer therapeutic regimens for patients with adenocarcinoma, breast, cervical, colorectal, endometrial, esophageal, gastrointestinal, head & neck, lung, melanoma, non-hodgkins lymphoma, ovarian, pancreatic and testicular cancers. However, platinum-based chemotherapy often results in relatively low survival due to the development of drug resistance. Enhanced repair of platinum-induced DNA-adduct has been suggested as one of the major mechanisms of acquired platinum resistance. Recent research indicates that alteration of the DNA repair system resulting in reduced apoptosis is the leading mechanism of increased DNA repair and platinum-drug resistance. Our goal is to block the DNA repair pathway genes, thereby enhancing cisplatin sensitivity, making cancer chemotherapy more effective.


Nowadays, innovation is scaling fresher statures of achievement at an unfathomably quick pace. One of the most recent triumphs toward this path is the advancement of the Blockchain innovation. The new innovation has enormously affected the back segment. Truth be told, it was at first created for Bitcoin - the advanced money. Be that as it may, now, it discovers its application in various different things also.
Running over this far was most likely simple. Be that as it may, one is yet to know what is Blockchain?
Envision an electronic spreadsheet, which is replicated umpteen number of times over a PC arrange. Presently, envision the PC organize is outlined so keenly that it routinely refreshes the spreadsheet all alone. This is a wide outline of the Blockchain. Blockchain holds data as a mutual database. Also, this database gets accommodated constantly.
This approach has its own particular advantages. It doesn't enable the database to be put away at any single area. The records in it have bona fide open characteristic and can be checked effortlessly. As there's no unified rendition of the records, unapproved clients have no way to control with and degenerate the information. The Blockchain circulated database is at the same time facilitated by a large number of PCs, making the information effortlessly open to practically anybody over the virtual web.
To make the idea or the innovation clearer, it is a smart thought to talk about the Google Docs similarity.
After the approach of the eMail, the traditional method for sharing reports is to send a Microsoft Word doc as connection to a beneficiary or beneficiaries. The beneficiaries will set aside their sweet opportunity to experience it, before they send back the amended duplicate. In this approach, one needs to hold up till getting the arrival duplicate to see the progressions made to the record. This happens on the grounds that the sender is bolted out from making redresses till the beneficiary is finished with the altering and sends the record back. Contemporary databases don't permit two proprietors get to a similar record in the meantime. This is the means by which banks keep up equalizations of their customers or record holders.
Rather than the set practice, Google docs permit both the gatherings to get to a similar report in the meantime. Additionally, it likewise permits to see a solitary variant of the archive to them two at the same time. Much the same as a mutual record, the Google Docs additionally goes about as a common archive. The circulated part just winds up plainly significant when the sharing includes numerous clients. The Blockchain innovation is, as it were, an augmentation of this idea. In any case, it is critical to bring up here that the Blockchain isn't intended to share archives. Or maybe, it is only a relationship, which will have obvious thought regarding this forefront innovation.
. The information or data can't be controlled by any single, specific substance.
. There can't be no single disappointment point either.
. The information is hold in an open system, which guarantees outright straightforwardness in the general technique.
. The information put away in it can't be ruined.
As expressed before, Blockchain innovation has a high application in the realm of fund and saving money. As per the World Bank, more than US$ 430 billion cash exchanges were sent through it just in 2015. In this manner, Blockchain designers have critical request in the market.
The Blockchain wipes out the result of the go betweens in such money related exchanges. It was the creation of the GUI (Graphical User Interface), which encouraged the normal man to get to PCs in type of desktops. Essentially, the wallet application is the most well-known GUI for the Blockchain innovation. Clients influence utilization of the wallet to purchase things they to need utilizing Bitcoin or some other digital currency.


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My Secret Romance (2017) (224)
You're Beautiful (2009)
He's like a bright, shining star. When I receive that light, I feel brighter and also darker. When it's bright I get my hopes up, and when it darkens I feel disappointment. I hate myself for this and feel ashamed. – Mi Nam
You're Beautiful Synopsis: The management company of the idol group A.N.JELL insisted on adding a new singer to the group as the lead vocal, Tae Kyung's voice was hurting. However, the new member, Mi Nam, had to go to the States to repair a botched eye job just before signing the contract. His agent came up with the idea of having his twin sister, Mi Nyu, to stand in for him and pretend that she was her brother. The two of them grew up in an orphanage and Mi Nyu, who was all set to become a nun, agreed to this charade as she didn't want to spoil her brother's chance of fame which would make it easier to look for their mother. (Source: MyDramalist)
Jang Geun-suk as Hwang Tae-kyung
Lead vocalist and guitarist of A.N.JELL. Tae-kyung harbours a cold exterior but grows softer as he began to fall for Mi-nyeo. He is troubled by his past, and his distanced relationship with his mother.
Park Shin-hye as Ko Mi-nyeo / Gemma (female) and Ko Mi-nam (male; Oh Hee-joon plays Mi-nam's body double in Ep. 15)
A sweet and naive girl who aspires to become a nun. She is cajoled by her twin brother's manager to disguise herself as her twin in order to help keep his place in the band A.N.JELL, and to search for their mother. At first, the deception is to last for a day, but circumstances result in it being prolonged.
Jung Yong-hwa as Kang Shin-woo
Bassist, rapper and keyboardist of A.N.JELL. Shin-woo is the first to discover Mi-nyeo's female identity, though he does not reveal this to anyone, including Mi-nyeo. Warm and gentle, he acts as Mi-nyeo's guardian but soon develops feelings for her.
Lee Hong-gi as Jeremy
Vocalist and drummer of A.N.JELL. Bright and optimistic, Jeremy tends to be oblivious of things around him. He begins to develop feelings for Mi-nyeo, and questions his sexuality because of it.
Genre: Romance, Comedy Musical, Drama
It aired on SBS from October 7 to November 26, 2009, for 16 episodes.
K-DRAMA FEELS
The plot is pretty simple and not something we've not come across before. It's the usual gender bender genre but the humor and characters steal the show.
With this series you'll be feeling a range of emotions. You'll find yourself laughing one moment and crying the next. Your heart will be melting one minute and then breaking the next.
Everyone portrays their characters really well. The interactions of the main casts as well as the supporting characters were very enjoyable.
I liked the Bromance between the band members. They cast the band perfectly.
I fell in love with Hwang Tae Kyung's smile, smirk and duck pout.
The music was memorable.
For all the girls out there, you will definitely "fangirl" over this drama.
All in all the drama was delightful one to watch and would highly recommend it.
My Overall Rating – 8.5/10 (The story is awesome and refreshing in the most cliché way. It was an enjoyable ride and I'm glad I watched it.)
INSPIRING K-DRAMA QUOTES FROM YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL
It's not a crime to like someone. – Jeremy
Even so, the moon has its uses. Rather than pointlessly brightening up an already bright day, it gives light on a dark night. Isn't that useful? – Mi Nam
That writer wrote, 'Everyone who doesn't love is guilty.' That means that anyone who loves, no matter who they love, is guiltless. – Jeremy
There's no such thing as a love that's nothing. – Shin Woo
Still, you can't force her to love you… If its not meant to be then it can't be. – Mi Nam
The world is round, so no matter how far away you go, just like the magic bus, you'll immediately return to the place where you belong. – Jeremy
Have you watched You're Beautiful? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!
FANGIRL RECOMMENDS
Gender Bender – Coffee Prince (2007)
Park Shin Hye's Drama – The Heirs (2013)
Jang Geun SukJung Yong HwaK-dramaKorean DramaLee Hong GiPark Shin HyeYou're Beautiful
Kingdom (2019)
The Tale of Nokdu (2019)
Korean Dramas To Watch in August 2021

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Hall was already on board as an executive producer.
Regina Hall will join Issa Rae and Black-ish star Marsai Martin in the Universal comedy Little.
Hall was previously attached as an executive producer, but now will also star in the movie that centers on a woman who gets the chance to relive the carefree life of her younger self (Martin), when the pressures of adulthood become too much.
Drumline scripter Tina Gordon is attached to direct. Tracy Oliver penned the first draft of the screenplay, based on Martin's idea, with Camilla Blackett (Fresh Off the Boat, New Girl) working on a rewrite of the latest draft from Gordon.
Will Packer and James Lopez, who worked with Hall on the box-office hit Girls Trip, are set to produce via the Universal-based Will Packer Productions, alongside Black-ish creator Kenya Barris. Martin will executive produce, with Hall and Josh Martin.
Erik Baiers and Mika Pryce are overseeing the project for the studio.
Hall, who is repped by ICM, Artists First and Stone Genow, will next be seen in the upcoming YA adaptation The Hate U Give and is set for a role in the Shaft sequel.


The results of our annual survey are in, and our readers know what they like – the top five neighbourhoods remain unchanged from last year, though there's a new No. 1 in town.
After five consecutive years on top, Strathcona has to surrender its crown to Glenora. The votes were close – we're talking British Columbia elections close – but it was a win for Glenora nonetheless. (It's also important to note that Russia did not interfere with the voting process.) Interestingly, Glenora's win suggests a disparity in ideals and reality; the city is constantly promoting density, yet many of Glenora's 3,513 residents vote against basement suites and infill housing. So while you won't find diverse housing beyond large lots and detached character homes (1,155/1,569 homes in the area are detached, according to the 2016 municipal census), you will find the beautiful Alexander Circle with its iconic fountain, tree-lined streets, dream homes, an active community league and proximity to downtown, the river valley and High Street – and those are all things to love.
Green Glenora: The Glenora Community League building uses solar panels, thanks to a pilot project initiated by the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues.
While not No. 1 this year, locals still love Strathcona for its density and amenities including the weekly farmers' market, walkability, patios, venues for theatre and live entertainment and annual festivals including the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival – there's plenty of appeal that draws locals from all neighbourhoods of the city.
Green Strathcona: That bright green fixture in front of Next Act Pub next to the bike corral is actually a bike repair station. It includes a tire pump and eight tools for on-the-go repairs.
The controversy over the new Brewery District didn't hurt Oliver's consistent placement in the top five, suggesting that the new development appeals to locals with its shopping, dining and, yes, parking.
Green Oliver: Over on High Street, Carbon Environmental Boutique sells eco-friendly and sustainable lifestyle and home products in a space that's equally green.
Talk about getting better with age. Though almost a century old, the neighbourhood of Westmount continues to win over our readers with its refurbished historic homes in an established setting close to (but far enough from) the bustling 124th Street.
Green Ritchie: Ritchie Market is a bike commuters dream: it's got Velocity Cycle's Creek Side shop, is close to the Mill Creek Ravine and has parking space for 50 bikes.
There are over 40 public electric vehicle charging stations in Edmonton, including four in South Edmonton Common, one in City Hall Parkade, and two fast charging stations at Simons in Londonderry Mall.
Simons in Londonderry Mall in Kilkenny uses solar panels to generate over 50 per cent of the store's energy.
Steam Whistle Brewing has installed bike repair stations outside of Next Act Pub in Old Strathcona, Kelly's Pub downtown, Sherlock Holmes in Garneau and Duggan's Boundary in Bonnie Doon.
Craft Beer Market downtown is Leaders in Environmental Accountable Foodservice (LEAF)-certified, and practices sustainability by using green energy, biodegradable products and eco-friendly uniforms.
Do you plan on using any incentives to make your home more environmentally friendly?
This article appears in the August 2017 issue of Avenue Edmonton. Subscribe here.


Another early post. Tomorrow we have another long day of travel ahead of us.
Simplicity at its best. Stunning and subtle words.
I enjoy this Sunday series you do. Calming.
I am hosting a blog party right now and would like to invite you over.
Thanks Jacquie! We're roadtripping at the moment, so unfortunately I haven't got an opportunity to party with you much as I'd love to. Enjjoy !
Oh wow, Raili! What a great quote from Lao Tzu. I've gotta come back and catch up on these meditations when this crazy month is over. Travel safely, you guys!
Thanks Calen :)We had a kamikaze bird suicide on our bonnet, leaving a big ding in its wake. Then we had a wallaby (like a mini kangaroo) hit the side of our car on Friday night. Lots of damage to both passsenger doors. I saw it hop away – don't know how badly it was hurt. Hopefully no more wildlife incidents. We leave soon to take Marc back to base.
OML!!! Are you guys ok? Is that normal for things like that to happen???
We're OK. The car is not – both doors will need replacing. Insurance job. It's always a risk when travelling, esp country roads around dusk, dawn and night travel when they are awake. You see a lot of dead ones on the roadsides. I've never been in a car before when we've been hit which is pretty amazing given the amount of travelling we've done. This was only a little one luckily. For us – not it.


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Trump says ex-lawyer Cohen asked him for a pardon, but he said no
US President Donald Trump said on Friday his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen, who has since turned against him and pleaded guilty to multiple crimes, had asked him directly for a pardon but was rejected.
"Bad lawyer and fraudster Michael Cohen said under sworn testimony that he never asked for a Pardon. His lawyers totally contradicted him. He lied!," Trump tweeted. "Additionally, he directly asked me for a pardon. I said NO."


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Flămânzi is een stad (oraș) in het Roemeense district Botoșani. De stad telt 11.799 inwoners (2002).

Stad in Roemenië
Botoşani


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Boy (13) awarded €11.3m in settlement of High Court action over birth injuries
HSE admitted liability over injuries to boy at time of birth at Mid-Western Regional Maternity Hospital in Limerick
The president of the High Court has approved a final €7.5m payment for a teenage boy with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy as part of the settlement of his action over his care at birth, bringing his full settlement to €11.3m.
Mr Justice Peter Kelly on Tuesday approved the payment for the boy, who is a ward of court and cannot be named.
It follows an interim settlement of €2.1m made in 2013 and €1.6m made in 2015.
The case was against the HSE over the care the boy received in the Mid-Western Regional Maternity Hospital in Limerick at the time of his birth in 2005.
It was claimed there was delay in carrying out an emergency cesarean section which resulted in catastrophic injury leaving him blind, physically and mentally disabled, requiring 24-hour care and ongoing treatment and medication.
Liability was admitted by the HSE.
On Tuesday, the judge was told the now 13 year old boy's father, who worked outside the home but was very active in the care of his son, had died.
Denis McCullough SC, for the boy, said his side had recommended a final payment of €7.5m although the mother "had reservations" and felt it should be €8m.
Actuaries for the family had estimated he should get €8.8m based on a life expectancy of another 15 years, the court heard. Experts for the HSE had estimated another 12 years and as a result the €7.5m offer had been made.
The annual care bill alone was €517,000, the court heard.
The mother told the judge her son was in this position "through no fault of his or of mine".
'Not being greedy'
She was "not being greedy" and believed her son deserved as much as possible to provide for his care for the rest of his life.
She said the family live in a remote part of the country where it is difficult to recruit the kind of round-the-clock care required. Her son needs two carers at all times and she is one with help from his adult siblings who live at home.
Two nurses who had provided care changed jobs around the time of her husband's death.
"We had to bury my husband while trying to get on with minding (my son) and trying to recruit a new nurse".
After saying he believed it was in the child's best interests to accept the €7.5m offer but would give the mother time to discuss the matter with her family, the judge adjourned the hearing briefly.
When the case resumed, the mother said they would accept the offer.
The judge welcomed her decision and said her son could have got less than €7.5m if the case went to trial.
He directed the money be paid into the account for wards of court and invested with a view to ensuring the boy will have a sufficient income stream to be looked after properly for the rest of his life.
The court heard approval has been given for an extension to the family home so carers can be accommodated and a hydrotherapy pool can be built for the boy.


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Q: Using Qt's Q_DECLARE_FLAGS and Q_DECLARE_OPERATORS_FOR_FLAGS without Class Declaration I have the following enum declaration and I'd like to make use of the QFlags support in Qt for extra type safety:
namespace ssp
{
    enum VisualAttribute
    {
        AttrBrushColor     = 0x001,
        AttrBrushTexture   = 0x002,
        AttrPenCapStyle    = 0x004,
        AttrPenColor       = 0x008,
        AttrPenJoinStyle   = 0x010,
        AttrPenPattern     = 0x020,
        AttrPenScalable    = 0x040,
        AttrPenWidth       = 0x080,
        AttrSymbolColor    = 0x100,
        AttrTextColor      = 0x200,
        AttrTextFontFamily = 0x400,
        AttrTextHeight     = 0x800,
        AttrAllFlags       = 0xfff
    };

    Q_DECLARE_FLAGS (VisualAttributes, VisualAttribute)
    Q_DECLARE_OPERATORS_FOR_FLAGS (VisualAttributes)
}

This declaration works for methods where I declare a VisualAttributes parameter and pass an OR'd list of values, so that part is fine, but it breaks (apparently) everywhere that other flags are used such as the Qt::WindowFlags. The compilation error I'm getting is:
error C2664: 'void QWidget::setWindowFlags(Qt::WindowFlags)' : cannot convert argument 1 from 'int' to 'Qt::WindowFlags'
No constructor could take the source type, or constructor overload resolution was ambiguous

The issue seems to be with the Q_DECLARE_OPERATORS_FOR_FLAGS declaration; if I remove it, the compilation issues with other flag types are resolved, but since this declares the operators for the flags, then the compiler won't accept the OR'd list. Including the declaration is resulting in some kind of ambiguous definition, but I don't understand what it is.
The QFlags documentation shows an example of embedding the enum into a class declaration, and that not only seems cumbersome, but made a bigger mess than what I'm already dealing with. I also looked at Qt's flag declarations (for Qt::AlignmentFlag), and I don't see that they're doing anything different than I am in the code segment above.

A: I was able to resolve this by moving the Q_DECLARE_OPERATORS_FOR_FLAGS declaration out of the namespace block, so it becomes:
Q_DECLARE_OPERATORS_FOR_FLAGS (ssp::VisualAttributes)

This resolved all of the compilation issues.

A: This is actually a very old Qt bug, that was fixed in Qt 5.12. As a general rule, due to argument dependent lookup, custom operators should be declared in the same namespace as their arguments. Back when Qt first introduced these flag enums and operators they chose to declare them in the global namespace, possibly due to poor namespace or argument dependent lookup support in compilers at that time.
So if one is a good, modern C++ citizen and declares one's custom operator| in the same namespace as its arguments, lookup fails to find the Qt operator| when compiling code in that same namespace. It finds an operator| in the current namespace that doesn't match and finds no operator| via argument dependent lookup. Due to complicated reasons I can't explain, the lookup then stops instead of searching the global namespace, where it would find Qt's operator|.
You can see a very simplified example of this in action here.
So you have three options:

*

*Do what Qt (< 5.12) does and declare your custom operators in the global namespace, knowing that they might not be found by more modern C++ constructs.

*Do what C++ best practices recommend and place your custom operators in the same namespace as their arguments and sprinkle your code with using ::operator|; to make the Qt enum operators compile.

*Upgrade to Qt 5.12 or newer.

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This article originally appeared at The Sacramento Bee on December 4, 2011.
The pepper-spraying of 11 peaceful protesters at the University of California, Davis, provides an opportunity to reopen questions long ignored. Is oleoresin capsicum, the key ingredient of pepper spray, known to be safe? And if so, why have the authorities never performed the health risk assessments that were required by law when the weapon was introduced in 1992? Are they afraid of anything?
I was a state senator who worked on the issue when the state's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment was charged with conducting health studies during a three-year period in the 1990s. When the incident last month at UC Davis became a shocking global image, I checked with officials at OEHHA to see if the state has ever done a risk assessment.
The straight answer from acting director George Alexeeff last week was no. Not his agency, not the state's Department of Pesticide Regulations, either.
The public assumes that pepper spray is nasty but safe. Anchors at Fox News chuckle about it being nothing more than strong cayenne pepper, a "food product." Since it's a laughing matter at Fox News, I wonder why they don't boost their ratings by spraying their pundit Meghyn Kelly in prime-time.
My interest in the research of pepper spray is partly personal. I am one of the few legislators, past or present, who actually has experienced pepper spray. Its antecedent forms of tear gas were used a lot against civil rights and peace demonstrators in the 1960s. I was blanketed with oleoresin capsicum-based pepper spray, along with almost everyone else, during the 1999 Seattle protests against the World Trade Organization. I was familiar with the ACLU's 1990's investigation of more than two dozen inmate deaths, often by strokes, shortly after they were incapacitated by the spray. I worried about its use by cops to impose "street justice." One example is the 1997 case when Humboldt County deputies rubbed liquid pepper spray into the eyes of protesters trying to save the redwoods.
I knew firsthand that it was nasty, that it could blind you, make you vomit, drop you to your knees, knock the breath out of you. I wondered at claims that its effects were only momentary, or how there could be no adverse impacts on pregnant women, people with asthma or cardiovascular problems, or who were elderly or frail.
What I found was a disturbing tale of how the politics of law and order, combined with a preference for privatization over regulation, led to an utter lapse in protecting public health and safety.
In 1992, Attorney General Dan Lungren – now a U.S. congressman – authorized a three-year trial use of oleoresin capsicum pepper spray by invoking the power of the state Department of Justice. The condition of his provisional deregulation order, however, was that the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment prepare an independent health risk assessment during the same period.
Some of the OEHHA scientists were alarmed, according to emails disclosed under a state's public records act request by the ACLU. One scientist wrote that "I am receiving phone calls and being pressured by California police departments in major cities (LAPD called me this morning) to reconsider our decision to disapprove the use of oleoresin capsicum tear gas in California … it is clear to me we should sit on this. The major problem is that toxicology studies do not exist."
The required studies never happened and, by 1995, Lungren had found a liberal partner in then-Assemblywoman Jackie Speier – who also later became a member of Congress. Speier wanted to make pepper spray available for women's self-defense, and so she authored Assembly Bill 830 in 1995. Passage of the legislation essentially deregulated the use of pepper spray in the state and effectively ended the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment role in studying oleoresin capsicum.
Serious questions remain. A 1993 review by the U.S. Army's Chemical and Biological Defense Command, which was obtained by the ACLU, noted that pepper spray could produce "mutagenic and carcinogenic effects … cardiovascular and pulmonary toxicity, neurotoxicity (and) possible human fatalities."
But instead of pausing, the FBI began promoting pepper spray among police departments nationally. On Feb. 12, 1996, the FBI's lead expert on pepper spray, Agent Thomas Ward, resigned and pleaded guilty to having been on the payroll of a pepper spray manufacturer, Cap-Stun.
In 2000 I authored legislation, Senate Bill 1489, requiring OEHHA to resume its research on the possible risks from pepper spray and to draft guidelines for its safe use in California. The bill passed both houses of the Legislature but was vetoed by Gov. Gray Davis, who said the measure "may have merits" but should not receive special treatment in the budget.
This is where things stand today, nearly two decades later. And it is perhaps why the campus police at UC Davis could appear to be so cavalier in dousing 11 students over and over as they sat in a nonviolent protest.
It is time for Gov. Jerry Brown and the Legislature to shore up public confidence by ordering an independent risk assessment of pepper spray now.


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Widespread joy as vegan Jammie Dodgers return
Avoiding veganism was never going to be a good long-term strategy.
James Lewis posted in Sweet Treats
To revert to a historic way of baking is a strange step for a company wishing to promote its brand.
This was an issue that was evidently only recently picked up on by the big wigs at Burton's Biscuits Company, the geniuses behind the production of Jammie Dodgers. In years gone by, the ingredients of Jammie Dodgers were all (completely unintentionally) vegan until a recipe change added dairy into the mix.
Clearly, this was not a particularly "woke" decision given that the popularity of totally vegan diets is booming even faster than the country's current desire to look trendy by funnelling into a pub and passing out within an hour. Thankfully, in a decision that I am sure was based entirely on ethical evidence and had nothing to do with profit margins, Jammie Dodgers will once again be returning to a fully vegan state.
The 13th July will see the renowned biscuits relaunched in shops with a brand new dark red packaging to ensure that everyone can see that they are buying the updated vegan version. Although the dairy ingredients have been swapped for a more animal-friendly substitute, it has been assured that the jam and shortbread favourites will retain their beloved fruitiness and chewiness.
With the sticky situation now resolved, Kate Needham, marketing director for Burton's Biscuits, said: "Family fun is at the Jammie heart of our brand, so it's important to us that the whole family – and families of all lifestyles – can share a pack. Thanks to the new recipe, we're happy that will now be more possible.
"But that's not all; with our household classic seeing a surge in popularity, you can expect to see lots more fun and mischief coming from the UK's favourite Jammie biscuit brand going forwards". Hopefully the "mischief" doesn't mean a revival of the repulsive blackcurrant flavour.
Award James
Jesse Billington
I didn't know they weren't vegan tbh
I mean I didn't know they were, then weren't. But now I know they are.
I'm still unsure what to do with this information aside from buy some jammy dodgers.
It's almost as though the whole announcement has been conjured up to make you buy them. Loads of them
Britain's boring food habits surprise no one
Chickens launch attack during war against meat
Perfect paneer 5 ways: The recipes you'd never think to try


It's not unusual for musicians to name their bands after locations they've never been. That's true today, and it worked well in the past.
One of the most flamboyant, enigmatic, larger than life personalities in early jazz is Thomas "Fats" Waller: a primary exponent of Stride piano.
One of the best orchestra leaders and talented clarinetist is how Benny Goodman is remembered.
This program is a New Year's celebration of jazz in 1928.
Experimentation and inventiveness found common ground in early jazz. That was especially true in the world of percussion.
Fifty years ago the International Association of Jazz Record Collectors began publishing the Journal devoted to early jazz.
This program is devoted to those pioneering jazz violinists of the 1920s and '30s.
During the 1920s, Chicago was the center of musical creativity.


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Rochester City Council to Receive Key Transit Recommendation
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Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - The Rochester City Council will be presented Monday with a key recommendation concerning the Destination Medical Center initiative.
City staff and representatives from the DMC are recommending using a bus rapid transit system traveling along South Broadway and 2nd Street Southwest for a future public transit circulator system. It would connect planned transit hubs on 2nd Street Southwest at the site of a current Mayo Clinic parking facility and at the Graham Park site where Olmsted County is purchasing the Seneca Foods Property.
The bus rapid transit system would operate on dedicated traffic lanes between the two transit hubs with stops at elevated stations along the route that would allow for "at grade" entrances and exits to and from the buses.
The recommendation says the estimated cost of building a bus circulator system is just under $100 million, while a streetcar-style rail system carries an estimated price tag that exceeds $350 million. The report also notes the process for obtaining federal funding for a streetcar system is significantly more competitive and more time consuming, which could delay the launch of the city's upgraded transit system for several years.
The DMC Corporation Board is scheduled to review and act on the recommendation at its meeting on Thursday, with a vote by the Rochester City Council at its October 7th meeting. If all goes as planned, construction would begin in the summer of 2022 and the new transit circulator system is expected to be ready for launch in the spring of 2025.
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Erik Lorents Petersson (i riksdagen kallad Petersson i Leksand), född 3 oktober 1849 i Skedevi socken, Östergötlands län, död 12 februari 1930 i Leksand, var en svensk präst och politiker.

Biografi
Petersson tog sin studentexamen i Norrköping 1869 och blev inskriven vid Uppsala universitet samma år. 1870 tog han sin teologisk-filosofisk examen och efter studier i Uppsala och 1873-74 i Tübingen (hos J. T. Beck) blev han teologie kandidat 1876. 1877-78 var han lärare på Beskowska skolan, blev 1878 lektor i kristendom och historia i Hudiksvall och tog sin pastoralexamen 1882. 1885 blev Petersson lektor i kristendom och hebreiska i Västerås samt kyrkoherde i Badelunda församling. 1887 blev han vald till kyrkoherde i Leksands och Djura pastorat, vilket han tillträdde 1889 och behöll detta uppdrag till sin död. Från 1893 till 1929 var han kontraktsprost i Leksands kontrakt. Vid jubelfesten i Uppsala 1893 blev han teologie doktor.

Petersson intog en framskjuten plats bland sitt stifts prästerskap, han var starkt delaktig i den kyrkliga utvecklingen särskilt i fråga om ungdomsvård och församlingsdiakoni. 1911-15 var han ledamot av Svenska kyrkans missionsstyrelse.

Riksdagsman
1903–1911 var Petersson konservativ ledamot av första kammaren, invald av Kopparbergs läns valkrets. Han var därunder 1909–1911 ledamot av lagutskottet och togs dessutom i anspråk för särskilda utskott, bl. a. för reglering av prästerskapets löner och boställsordning (1908, 1909 och 1910). Partipolitiskt tillhörde han 1903 till 1909 Första kammarens protektionistiska parti och från 1910 till 1911 det förenade högerpartiet.

Familj
Petersson var son till bruksförvaltaren Lars Johan Petersson och Karolina Eriksson. Han gifte sig 1878 med Anna Hildegard Lundström (född 1855 i Maria Magdalena församling i Stockholm, död 1918 i Leksand), dotter till Johan Ferdinand Lundström och Christina Carolina Roman. Paret Petersson fick fem barn:
Ingrid, född 1881
Ivar, född 1883
Yngve Lorents, född 1887. Historiker och redaktör.
Kerstin, född 1891
Brita, född 1898

Referenser
 Tvåkammarriksdagen 1867–1970 (Almqvist & Wiksell International 1992), band 5, s. 86

Ledamöter av Sveriges riksdags första kammare för Första kammarens protektionistiska parti
Ledamöter av Sveriges riksdags första kammare för Förenade högerpartiet
Svenska präster under 1900-talet
Personer från Skedevi socken
Födda 1849
Avlidna 1930
Män


Monica Eaton-Cardone says, "Getting a consultation with my surgeon calmed my nerves prior to oral surgery after a really bad car accident when I was 16." Sitting down with those performing the surgery allows you to ask questions about the process and the medications associated with the procedure. This can help alleviate stress as it did for Eaton-Cardone. At that time you will be able to talk about your concerns and fears. Your surgeon or dentist will gladly answer all your questions and explain the entire course of events for you. Don't forget to use this opportunity to talk about your options for sedation.


Earlier this month TUI Travel flew me back to the Canaries. This time it was hotels in Fuerteventura that needed photographing.
Possibly my favourite Canary island due to huge expanse of open sandy beaches and the prospect of good surfing.
For this trip it was up to Swedish drone pilot Otto Blucker to battle gales with his DJI Phantom and shoot some destination images, while my focus for the week was purely on hotels. I did find a moment to stop by the surf beaches of El Cotillo for a few shots.


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namespace Rabbitual.Agents.GeoFencingAgent
{
    public class GeometryFun
    {
        public static bool IsInRectangle(double centerX, double centerY, double radius,double x, double y)
        {
            return x >= centerX - radius && x <= centerX + radius &&
                y >= centerY - radius && y <= centerY + radius;
        }

        //test if coordinate (x, y) is within a radius from coordinate (center_x, center_y)
        public static bool IsPointInCircle(double centerX, double centerY, double radius, double x, double y)
        {
            if (IsInRectangle(centerX, centerY, radius, x, y))
            {
                double dx = centerX - x;
                double dy = centerY - y;
                dx *= dx;
                dy *= dy;
                double distanceSquared = dx + dy;
                double radiusSquared = radius * radius;
                return distanceSquared <= radiusSquared;
            }
            return false;
        }

        public static double RadiusDegrees(int offsetMeters, double lat, double lon)
        {
            //Earth's radius, sphere
            var R = 6378137;

            //offsets in meters
            var dn = offsetMeters;
            var de = offsetMeters;

            //Coordinate offsets in radians
            var dLat = dn / R;
            var dLon = de / (R * Math.Cos(Math.PI * lat / 180));

            return Math.Max(dLat * 180 / Math.PI, dLon * 180 / Math.PI);
        }
    }
}

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A long awaited second EP of original songs from Milton Keynes guitarist/singer Anna Hester, following up her four track release 'In The Meantime' from 2014. An entrancing live performer with just vocals and acoustic guitar; on these tracks her empathetic backing ensemble enhance her pure folk voice.
1. We Can Get Lost A mellow opener, the relaxed backing of the band is a foundation for a lyric celebrating the uplifting optimism of a promising new relationship. Anna's vocal soars and floats along with some neat self-harmonies.
2. Have We Met A slow ballad, starting with the elegant line '…I found your tapestries there in my eyes…' the listener is invited into a world of abstract melancholy, (creating a similar mood to 'The Byrds' on her previous EP, a song that when I first heard it I wrongly assumed it to be a folk standard, such was its timeless resonance). The lyric drifts towards disappointment and betrayal, with some clever musical nuances along the way. A sublime track, my favourite on the EP.
3. Watch The Clock The lead single from this collection, a highlight of her live set. On here Anna embraces an easy jazz/folk styling for a late night middle tempo song of questioning and hope. Combining the seventies instrumentation of 'Solid Air' era John Martyn and the lyrical yearning of Nick Drake this standout song is propelled by a loping, sensual double bass and echoing piano hauntingly moving in and out.
4. Towards Today A more conventional song structure with a catchy chorus line. The gentle vocal interweaves with sparkling acoustic guitar arpeggios and a cello counter melody. A subtle end to an EP of quality and richness.
This entry was posted in Music and tagged acoustic, Anna Hester, EP, folk, Milton Keynes, review, Towards Today on November 20, 2018 by iknoweno.


Our Wide Format Printable White Receptive Sheeting with WO/WO and Self Adhesive has a width of 1200mm and a thickness of 0.32mm, one side is white with a write on wipe off laminate and the other is plain magnet receptive. This product is our 1-14 Metre Rate. If you are looking at ordering more than 14 Metres of this product click here to check out our per roll rate.
This sheeting (With its very long description) is a lot packed into one. It is a receptive sheet made of iron particles contained in a polymer matrix and is therefore not magnetic instead, magnets will be attracted to the sheet itself. On one side there is a white printable surface that is coated with a write on wipe off laminate and the other side a self adhesive backing that is protected by a thin paper sheet. Just peel the sheet away when you are ready to apply the receptive.


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	alert(message);
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Our mission is to procure and distribute electricity efficiently, safely, and reliably in the northern sector of Ghana in a commercially viable manner. NED started with an initial load of about 10MW with a customer population of about 12,000. The Network has grown extensively over the years mainly as a result of the various Electrification programs particularly the Self Help Electrification Programs (SHEP) implemented by the Government of Ghana with support from World Bank and other international donor agencies.
Before the power sector reforms began in Ghana in the 80s, the then Electricity Corporation of Ghana (ECG) was responsible for the distribution of power in the whole of the country. In 1987, the Northern Electricity Department (NED) of the VRA was established to distribute electricity to Brong-Ahafo, Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions of Ghana.


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Santa Maria de Corroncui II és la nova església perroquial romànica del poble de Corroncui, de l'antic terme de Viu de Llevata, actualment pertanyent al terme municipal del Pont de Suert, a l'Alta Ribagorça.

Està refeta amb la incorporació de bona part dels elements de l'església vella. És un temple d'una sola nau, sense absis exempt, que ha sofert nombroses modificacions al llarg de la història.

Fou construïda al pla, a l'actual poble de Corroncui, incorporant les pedres de l'església vella, que era al lloc conegut com a Corroncui vell. Té molt elements, fins i tot ornamentals, procedents del temple antic.

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Bibliografia
 ADELL I GISBERT, Joan-Albert [et al.]. "Santa Maria de Corroncui", a Catalunya romànica. XVI. La Ribagorça. Barcelona: 1996, Enciclopèdia Catalana.
 GAVÍN, Josep M. Inventari d'esglésies. 2. Baixa Ribagorça, Alta Ribagorça, Vall d'Aran. Barcelona: Arxiu Gavín, 1978. .

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 Santa Maria de Corroncui I

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Esglésies romàniques de l'antic municipi de Viu de Llevata


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The Battle of the Flags is perhaps the most ruthless and simultaneously hilarious competition of them all! Saturday afternoon marked the 2nd annual Battle of the Flags class, which was introduced last year after some enthusiastic riders decided they wanted to fight for their state's honor by riding to win the right to fly their emblem at the top of our Grand Prix field's centerline until the next Summer Series.
The initial round resulted in a three-way tie between TX, CO and NM, earning each state's team captain the chance to jump off in a final facedown. Team NM (Chenoa McElvain, Michael Elmore, Trapp O'Neal and Kylie Jo Perkins) chose Trapp O'Neal to jump off aboard Cassandra, under the guidance of their Chef d'Equipe, Guy McElvain. Team Colorado (Paul Rohrbach, Natascha Gates, Jami Jensen and Nicki Wilcox) chose Jami Jensen to jump off on Bob, under JJ Atkinson and Mark Mead's expert Chef d'Equipe instruction. And Team Texas (Happy Comly, Christian Heineking, Erin Davis-Heineking and Matt Cyphert chose Christian Heineking astride NKH Mr. Darcy, under the direction of their state's Chef d'Equipe, Frankie Owens.
At the end of the day, Frankie Owen's ball cap said it all, "Don't Mess with Texas!" After Christian Heineking's impressively fast jump-off with a gallop that made everyone's hair fly as he passed by, the victory was sealed for Team Texas! Jensen was a touch slower, with a clear round, and O'Neal snagged a rail in his jump-off. A champagne shower christened Team Texas' win atop HIPICO Santa Fe's signature turquoise and orange winners podium. The teams' special outfits, purchased for the competition– Colorado's colorful tie-dye t-shirts, New Mexico's button ups and bolo ties, and Texas' state flag polos—were doused repeatedly in bubbly. Each time a competitor got their hands on a champagne bottle, they sprayed it at their rival state friends, demonstrating the epitome of 'friendly rivalry.'
"Besides a few pranks, it was all good-natured fun. That's what started this competition… the friendly rivalry between NM, CO, and TX. This class showcases that we're all friends, but we love giving each other a hard time. We have a lot of pride in our state! Especially as Texans, it meant a lot to us to win. We were close last year and just missed it—we had something to prove this year," said Matt Cyphert, one of creators of this class.
Team Texas was thrilled to win the competition and raised their flag together to the top of the flagpole, after 'talking some smack' to the other teams. When asked how they felt about their victory, they just screamed! "Our Chef led us to a great victory!" said Erin Davis-Heineking, who was a last minute addition to the Texas team. Frankie Owens said, "This is a proud moment," as he clutched his heart jokingly. The winners then suggested that they should start a 1.20M trailing Nations Cup Team! At the end of the day, despite the pranks and playful feuding, the event benefitted the community. Before the competition, state flags were sold in the VIP Lounge and HIPI Hangout by donation. The proceeds raised by the flag sales will benefit the CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe.
The parade of the teams sported some wild presentations! Team New Mexico arrived to the course walk in style—with team members perched in a bright red Sandia Auto Group MINI Cooper convertible accompanied by a New Mexican-themed song. Each time they scored a point, an enthusiastic spectator in a feathered Roadrunner (the New Mexico state bird) costume would run through the crowds and dance! The adorable Ella Heineking painted her pony, Quanah, in Texas state colors, drawing many 'awwwhs' and smiles from the audience. Amanda Tallman served as the team mascot for Colorado, sporting a 'superhero' image, with a flag that doubled as a cape, "I'm a hunter rider by day, superhero by afternoon!" laughed Tallman.
A special thanks to our Show Manager, John McQueen, for crafting this class, to the competitors whose friendly rivalry led to the creation of this class last year, to the Abiquiu Inn for gifting a one-night, all-inclusive getaway to each of the winning team members, and to those who purchased flags in support of the charitable donation to CHRISTUS St. Vincent Hospital.
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2 – Colorado
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Bill Barr: Not enough evidence of electoral fraud to change the election result
Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday the Justice Department had not uncovered evidence of widespread electoral fraud that would alter the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.
His comments come despite President Donald Trump's repeated claims that the election was stolen and his refusal to admit his loss to President-elect Joe Biden.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Barr said that U.S. attorneys and FBI agents worked to follow up certain complaints and information they received, but found no evidence that could change the election result.
"To date, we have not seen any fraud of a magnitude that could have affected another election result," Barr told the AP.
"To date, we have not seen any fraud to the extent that it would have affected another election result," said US Attorney General William Barr
The comments are particularly straight from Barr, who was one of the president's most ardent allies. Before the election, he had repeatedly voiced the notion that fraud against mail-in voters during the coronavirus pandemic could be particularly vulnerable to fraud as Americans feared they would vote and wanted to vote by mail instead.
They even came as Trump went on Tuesday to label the election "rigged" and blow up clips on a series of unverified allegations of election fraud.
It also came on a day when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) Referred to the "new administration" when President-elect Joe Biden introduced his economic team.
Last month Barr issued a guideline to US attorneys across the country allowing them to pursue any "material allegations" of voting irregularities if passed prior to the 2020 presidential election being confirmed, though no evidence for far at this point widespread fraud. This memorandum gave prosecutors the opportunity to circumvent the Justice Department's longstanding policy of normally prohibiting such overt acts before the election was confirmed. Shortly after its release, the ministry's chief electoral officer announced that he would step down from the position because of the memo.
The Trump campaign team led by Rudy Giuliani has alleged a widespread Democratic conspiracy to cast millions of illegal votes into the system with no evidence. You have filed several lawsuits in battlefield states alleging that observers of partisan polls in some locations at polling stations were not clear enough and therefore something illegal must have happened.
Giuliani and Trump's attorney Jenna Ellis blew Barr's comments in a statement.
Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani continues his efforts to overthrow the vote in the states Trump lost
Barr said the DHS was investigating claims made by voting machines that cast votes on Joe Biden. Attorney Sidney Powell made the claim, which also linked them to Venezuela, Cuba and China, at a press conference with fellow Trump lawyers
Trump tweeted 24 times about Dominion Voting Systems, claiming the election was "rigged".
Trump rigged the election and advanced a conspiracy theory about voting machines
Trump wrote last month that he would "never admit"
"With all due respect to the Attorney General, there was no appearance of an investigation by the Justice Department," they wrote. "We have collected a lot of evidence of illegal voting in at least six states that they have not investigated. We have many witnesses who swear under oath that they have committed crimes related to election fraud. As far as we know, not a single one was interviewed by the DOJ. The Justice Department has also not checked voting machines or used their subpoena powers to establish the truth, "they continued.
"Even so, we will continue our pursuit of the truth through the judicial system and state legislatures and continue to work towards the constitutional mandate and ensure that every legal vote is counted and every illegal vote is not." Again, his opinion appears to be with the utmost respect for the Attorney General with no knowledge of or investigation into the material irregularities and evidence of systemic fraud, "they concluded.
The claims have been repeatedly dismissed, including by Republican judges, who have ruled that the lawsuits contained no evidence. Local Republicans in some battlefield states have followed Trump in making similar unsupported claims.
Trump railed against the elections in tweets and interviews, despite his own administration saying the 2020 election was the safest ever. Trump recently allowed his administration to begin transitioning to Biden but has still refused to admit he lost.
The issues that Trump's campaign and his allies have pointed out are typical of any election: problems with signatures, non-disclosure envelopes, and postage stamps on postal ballot papers, as well as the potential for low numbers of ballot papers to be misplaced or lost.
But they have also requested federal investigations into the claims. Attorney Sidney Powell has told fictional stories about electoral systems that turn votes, German servers that store US election information, and voting software created in Venezuela "on the instructions of Hugo Chavez" – the late Venezuelan president who passed away in 2013. Powell has since been removed from office on the legal team after an interview she gave where she threatened to blow up Georgia with a "biblical" court record.
Barr didn't specifically name Powell, but said, "There was one claim that would constitute systemic fraud, and that would be the claim that machines were essentially programmed to skew election results. And the DHS and the DOJ looked into it, and so far we haven't seen anything to support it, "Barr said.
He said people are confusing the use of federal criminal law with allegations that should be made in civil suits. He said one such remedy for these complaints would be top or bottom scrutiny by state or local officials, not the US Department of Justice.
"There is a growing tendency to use the criminal justice system as some sort of standard panacea, and people don't like anything that the Justice Department is supposed to bring in and 'investigate'," Barr said.
He said first of all that there has to be a basis for believing that there is a crime that needs to be investigated.
"Most fraud cases are very specific to certain circumstances, actors or behavior. They are not systemic allegations and. And these are down; You're going down, "Barr said. Some were broad, possibly covering a few thousand votes. They were followed up. & # 39;
Giuliani and Trump discussed a possible presidential pardon for Giuliani last week, the New York Times reported – a possible indication that Giuliani is betting on the end of Trump's term in office. Giuliani denied the report.
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Spurs snap losing streak with gritty win over Warriors
The Spurs rode a strong two-way effort from LaMarcus Aldridge to get off the schneid and take down a Golden State team missing Steph Curry and Draymond Green.
By BrunoPassos@bouncepassos Nov 18, 2018, 11:37pm CST
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Poor dribble penetration; an inability to create open looks; ice-cold shooting from three-point range; a lack of intensity inside: they're the same blights that we've gotten used to rehashing over the past few weeks. Only this time, they belonged to the visiting Golden State Warriors, who stumbled into San Antonio on Sunday and helped the Spurs halt their losing streak at 3.
DeMar DeRozan made that move. We created this shirt.
Reduced to just one former MVP and another all-time great shooter, the champs hardly resembled their typically dominant selves. For all his gifts, Kevin Durant (26 points on 25 shots) still adheres to the same rules of basketball as the rest of the league, even if he has the talent to make the most of them. Stephen Curry throws the pre-accepted physics out the window, releasing the air lock and fundamentally changing how all five defenders move and react while he's on the floor.
With Curry sidelined by a groin injury for a sixth straight game, Sunday's matchup was bound to a more basic basketball science, as two flawed teams burned through lactic acid, slogged things out in the half court, and struggled to cobble together runs. Instead, advantages were wrested through leverage, effort, and physicality around the basket, the kind of input and output an old-school coach can always appreciate:
"We worked as hard as we could defensively," said Gregg Popovich afterwards. "Steve [Kerr] has got them to run such good stuff... I thought we competed really well. We're making mistakes that hopefully in a while we won't make as we get used to each other. But their competitiveness kept them in the game and it was a good win."
Another input that paid off for the Spurs: the insertion of Rudy Gay (19 points, 6 of 10 from the field, 3 of 3 from three) into the starting lineup in the place of Derrick White. Gay's heel has been an issue for a second season in a row, but it will hopefully be managed. He gives the Spurs crucial firepower on offense and versatility on defense, even if his focus off ball is occasionally lacking.
Setting the tone early and often was LaMarcus Aldridge, who entered the game riding one of the coldest spells of his career. His first touch in the post came on the team's first offensive possession, as he bullied his man inside for an amenable high-percentage hook near the basket. Aldridge finished 10 of his 16 attempts from the field, pulled down a game-high 18 rebounds, and made the most of a Warriors frontcourt that was without Draymond Green.
While Aldridge rested — which was for under 8 minutes on Sunday — Jakob Poeltl saw the floor, stepping in for Pau Gasol, out again with soreness in his foot. In his small window, Poeltl made an impact, pulling down 5 rebounds (4 on the offensive end) and remaining constantly active around the hoop. Gasol's injury remains something of a mystery, but Poeltl ensures the team has a quality big to turn to in the meantime.
The interim remains the immediate focus for this team while its handful of bodies are on the mend. The schedule doesn't let up, as a SEGABABA pits the Spurs against the resurgent 9-7 Pelicans on Monday night. Such is life in the Western Conference, where you're spared the challenge of Steph Curry one day only to see The Brow the next.
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The starting lineup change-up was a boon in more ways than one
With Derrick White taking touches away from DeMar DeRozan, it was clear that a change was needed in the starting lineup. Rudy Gay's return was serendipitous that way, giving Pop a logical player to put in White's place to try.
"I thought Rudy used his length pretty well, like Kevin [Durant]. I mean, nobody can cover Kevin and stop him, but Rudy did everything he could to make it a little bit tougher for him. On offense, Rudy is a scorer, and he helped us in that regard also."
Gay was reportedly on a minutes restriction of 24 on Sunday, but still eclipsed 30 with the team needing him down the stretch.
A quietly impactful night for DeRozan
He wasn't exactly dominant on Sunday (20 points on 19 shots, 9 assists, 6 rebounds), but DeRozan steadily created for teammates and was there when the team needed him the most, hitting a couple of clutch shots down the stretch and earning some trips to the free-throw line.
A note on one of the team's favorite plays this season
Here's a set we've seen the Spurs turn to often this season (typically with DeMar DeRozan, but in this case Rudy Gay) to spring their wing free and, ideally, get them attacking downhill:
The Spurs should run the play "Pound Three Eye" every time down the floor pic.twitter.com/16jss733X8
— Drew Shiller (@DrewShiller) November 19, 2018
As Bryan Oringher pointed out on Twitter, it could be that Pop was saying "Power 3 Ice". Either way, it's one to keep an eye out for.
No Southern comfort for Golden State
The Warriors played in Houston on Thursday, Dallas on Saturday and San Antonio on Sunday. Three Texas cities and three losses for the defending champs, who get to spend some time out of their usual first-place perch, now occupied by 11-5 Portland. Smart money would be on them reclaiming the top spot sometime in the near future.
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GameGeex - Minecraft Mondays: Hexxit stage left Mod compilations are all the rage these days.
Good Moon Day to you fellow crafters of mines and welcome to another installment of Minecraft Mondays here at Game Geex. Today I'm introducing you to the another mod, well a mod complilation, called Hexxit. The goal of this mod-pack is a focus on adventure and exploration. My main goal though, well it's Chocobo husbandry. That's right Final Fantasy fans, our favorite flightless fantasy bird mount is here.
Now the Hexxit mod-pack has a ton of features from over 60+ mods. Some of these mods like Treecapitor and Backpacks I feel should be standard Minecraft features, while others add features that might over complicate and already complex game. One mod of this pack is called Tinkers' Construct which allows you to "tinker" with your tools. The tools never disappear and you can continue to modify them, repair them, and even name them. Of course we have the name tags in Minecraft vanilla now so that last part isn't a huge deal I guess. It's an interesting mod though and it gives a lot of options in crafting the weapons and tools you use.
Hexxit also gives brings a lot of adventure options with advanced dungeons and even ruins. Inside each a variety of different monsters spawn, some even with special attributes. There is nothing as terrorfying in Minecraft as a zombie that has regen and the sun can't do enough damage to kill it. That's just a bit too overpowered for me. Of all the features in this mod-pack it's the Chocobo via the Chococraft mod that have snared me. I loved Final Fantasy VII, I loved breeding Chocobos. While my friends were chasing down ultimate weapons I was busy getting the Chocobos, busy. In Hexxit you have to collect special grass then use it to domesticate the Chocobos. You can also craft the grass into seeds. Planting seeds and harvesting the crops gives you a chance at a hybrid version of the grass that you use for breeding. You could seriously waste a lot of time just trying to breed a Golden Chocobo.
Some of the mods in this pack I'd like to see in 1.6.4 but the Chococraft mod unfortunately is still stuck in 1.5.2 purgatory. When the major code change happened to make it easier to mod there were a lot of mods left behind because of the complete rework required to be compatible with the new systems. Hopefully the current dev on Chococraft will be able to bring it to the latest version eventually.
One last thing before I sign off. I leave you with a new rollercoaster Minecraft music video, made entirely on an Xbox 360, enjoy.
For a moment I had my hopes up thinking this was a port of Hexxen to Minecraft.
Yeah, it's not a Hexxen port. This like a Tekkit but instead of science and industry it's about exploration, adventure, and magics.


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EXCLUSIVE: Islamic Sexual Abuse of Sikh Children 'Pushed to One Side' for Years
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A bombshell expose released November 26 revealed how gangs of predominantly Pakistani men have sexually preyed on Sikh girls in the UK for decades - and authorities "recklessly ignored" the abuse due to concerns over "political correctness".
The study, published by the Sikh Mediation and Rehabilitation Team charity, documented in shocking detail how young members of the Sikh community have been systematically groomed by Muslim men since the 1960s. Girls would be lured by "fashionably-dressed adult Pakistani men travelling in flamboyant vehicles to predominantly Sikh dominated areas and schools" — after initial contact, they'd be groomed by one man, who would then pass her on to other family members.
Labour MP Sarah Champion, who strongly endorsed the report, is calling for an independent investigation into the scandal.
"I was shocked when I first heard about the organised abuse of Sikh girls by Pakistani men. When I started speaking to Sikh women, I couldn't believe how widespread the grooming and abuse was — and this has been going on for decades. All forms of sexual exploitation must be prevented. We need to speak of the abuse of Sikh girls to take it out of the shadows and make sure the authorities take it seriously," she said.
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UK Police Ignored Sex Abuse of Sikh Girls by Pakistani Men for Decades – Reports
While the report has provoked mainstream outcry, few British Sikhs were shocked by its contents — after all, Deepa Singh, senior member of Sikh Meditation and Rehabilitation Team, told Sputnik British Sikhs have been "battling" Muslim grooming gangs "for some time".
"This is a historical problem for us. The sexual abuse of young, vulnerable girls is evidently socially acceptable for certain members of the Muslim community — it's a minority, yes, but the characteristics of the perpetrators must be acknowledged and exposed. Sikhs have openly condemned this issue from day one, and alerted authorities back in the 1970s — and the 1980s and 1990s — but it was repeatedly brushed under the carpet," he said.
Lord Indarjit Singh, director of the Network of Sikh Organisations charity, is a prominent, respected and highly influential member of the British Sikh community — and he has witnessed official refusal to acknowledge the issue first-hand. Roughly a decade ago, he raised his concerns about Islamic grooming with the Inter Faith Network, a government-connected group dedicated to "promoting good relations between persons of different faiths". The Muslim representative on the body's board of governors said he was "well aware" of the problem, but "they just tended to ignore such people".
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"I've been raising it in various fora for years — the response has always been to push it to one side. It's a recurring theme with political correctness — pretend a problem doesn't exist and doesn't need to be investigated. The Quran's teachings in respect of women are very negative and Islamic culture isn't respectful of them. The ethnic backgrounds of perpetrators cannot and should not be ignored — neither should the fact victims of sexual grooming gangs are almost always non-Muslim," Lord Singh told Sputnik.
Indeed, such was official stonewalling, Deepa notes many Sikhs took it upon themselves to defend their families and communities from Islamic grooming gangs — they would be prosecuted and severely punished for their vigilantism. Peter McLoughlin, author of the 2014 work Easy Meat which delved into the issue of grooming gangs in forensic detail, believes these incidents as the earliest public manifestation of the phenomenon — and he can find no records indicating any member of a Muslim grooming gangs was the target of arrests and prosecutions at the time.
"In 1988 in Wolverhampton there were violent confrontations after Sikhs formed into gangs to protect young Sikh girls from being groomed by gangs of Muslim men. The main Sikh gang was called Shere Punjab. Some of the gang members received criminal convictions because of their attacks on Muslim gangs. It all started when the Sikh gang handed leaflets out saying "Muslim youths are coming round our schools… they are abducting our girls… and they are raping them and putting them into prostitution", a description entirely consistent with what's since finally been officially acknowledged about grooming gangs since. Shere Punjab claim to have given police the names and car registration details of those Muslims involved in grooming non-Muslim girls, and been told by officers they'd sort out the problem if the gang "stepped out the way" — but they did nothing to stop the sexual abuse gangs operating. Again, this is entirely consistent with the behaviour of authorities in other parts of the country since," Peter told Sputnik.
Sex Grooming Gangs in UK: Society Protects Perpetrators, Not Victims – Author
As a result, he suggests, there is "every reason" to believe the grooming gangs continued operating, and were even "emboldened" by the "success of their operations". Social services, police and the media had sent a "clear message" to abusers he feels — "carry on with what you are doing, we are not going to stop you, we are not going to expose your crimes."
This may account for why the Sikh Awareness Society, set up in 1998 to provide support for Sikhs affected by grooming gangs, among other issues, is inundated with requests for help each and every day — founder Mohan Singh says the organization's 24-hour helpline "never stops ringing".
Hear No Evil
A palpable demonstration of this official conspiracy of silence in practice is provided by the example of Rotherham, which was home to the "biggest child protection scandal" in UK history.
There, organized child sexual abuse continued almost unchallenged by legal authorities from the late 1980s to the early 2010s, with up to 1,400 children affected. The abuse included gang rape, forcing children to watch rape, dousing victims with petrol and threatening to set them on fire, threatening to rape victims' mothers and younger sisters, and trafficking them to other towns. Several victims also became pregnant —one aged 12.
EXCLUSIVE: How UK Authorities Cover Up Child Abuse by Muslim Grooming Gangs
Prior to the case making national headlines, the town had never been publicly associated with organized child abuse — although local government agencies there knew about local Islamic child abuse gangs as early as 1996, when Rotherham council conducted an investigation into organized grooming.
The next year, Rotherham council created a youth project, Risky Business, aimed at helping girls aged 11 — 25 at risk of sexual exploitation. Its chief, Jayne Senior, soon concluded a grooming network was operating in the town — and collected so much information police suggested she start forwarding it to an electronic dropbox on the South Yorkshire Police computer network. Senior, who earned an MBE in 2016 for her role in uncovering the scandal, later learned that police did not read anything she submitted to the dropbox, and its contents could not be accessed by other forces.
Moreover, a 2010 internal Rotherham Safeguarding Children Board memo stated "great care will be taken in drafting this report to ensure its findings embrace Rotherham's qualities of diversity. It is imperative suggestions of a wider cultural phenomenon are avoided."
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Underage Sexual Abuse: Another Grooming Gang on Loose in London
A 2013 independent inquiry headed by Professor Alexis Jay attributed official failure to address abuse in Rotherham to a number of factors relating to race, class and gender. These included contemptuous and sexist attitudes toward mostly working-class victims, fear perpetrators' ethnicity would trigger allegations of racism and damage community relations, the Labour council's reluctance to challenge a Labour-voting ethnic minority, and a desire to protect the town's reputation.
"As every month passes, the argument in Easy Meat proves more and more prescient. My book came out nearly five years ago. It was an attempt to wake the public up, get them to demand civilized solutions to the problem. However, I fear by 2024 it'll still be years ahead of mainstream debate on grooming gangs. Any hope I had of the country changing course has faded now," Peter grimly concludes.
The views and opinions expressed by the speakers do not necessarily reflect those of Sputnik.
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