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Since When Is McCain Against the Redistribution of Wealth?
Jacob Sullum | 10.28.2008 5:43 PM
The McCain campaign claims that in a 2001 interview with a Chicago public radio station, Barack Obama "expressed his regret that the Supreme Court hadn't been more 'radical' and described as a 'tragedy' the Court's refusal to take up 'the issues of redistribution of wealth.'" Not quite. Here is what Obama, at the time a state legislator and a senior lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School, actually said (emphasis added):
If you look at the victories and failures of the civil rights movement and its litigation strategy in the Court, I think where it succeeded was to vest formal rights in previously dispossessed peoples, so that I would now have the right to vote, I would now be able to sit at a lunch counter and order…But the Supreme Court never ventured into the issues of redistribution of wealth and more basic issues of political and economic justice in this society.
And to that extent, as radical as people tried to characterize the Warren Court, it wasn't that radical. It didn't break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the founding fathers in the Constitution, at least as it's been interpreted, and the Warren court interpreted it in the same way, that generally the Constitution is a charter of negative liberties. It says what the states can't do to you, it says what the federal government can't do to you, but it doesn't say what the federal government or the state government must do on your behalf.
And that hasn't shifted, and one of the tragedies of the civil rights movement was that, because the civil rights movement became so court-focused, I think that there was a tendency to lose track of the political and community organizing and activities on the ground that are able to put together the actual coalitions of power through which you bring about redistributive change. In some ways we still suffer from that.
While Obama clearly favors redistribution of wealth and sees it as an issue of "economic justice," he also clearly seeks to accomplish it through the legislative process, not through the courts. Asked by a caller whether the judicial branch is "the appropriate place for reparative economic work to take place," he says "you can craft theoretical justifications for it" but emphasizes that he prefers a legislative approach:
I'm not optimistic about bringing about major redistributive change through the courts. The institution just isn't structured that way….You start getting it all sorts of separation-of-powers issues…The court's just not very good at it, and politically it's just very hard to legitimize opinions from the court in that regard.
So there is little basis here for McCain adviser Douglas Holtz-Eakin's claim that Obama "wants to appoint judges that legislate from the bench…as insurance in case a unified Democratic government under his control fails to meet his basic goal: taking money away from people who work for it and giving it to people who Barack Obama believes deserve it."
And without the judicial philosophy angle, there's no difference in principle on this issue between Obama and McCain. Both want to take money away from people who work for it and give it to people they believe deserve it. How else would you characterize McCain's plan to rescue reckless lenders and borrowers by using taxpayer money to buy "bad home loan mortgages"? Medicare, Medicaid, progressive income taxation, and Social Security, to name just a few redistributive programs that both candidates support, also entail taking one group's earnings and giving them to another group, and in some cases the beneficiaries are more affluent than the people compelled to subsidize them. McCain's outrage over "redistribution of wealth" is awfully selective.
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joshua corning
While Obama clearly favors redistribution of wealth and sees it as an issue of "economic justice," he also clearly seeks to accomplish it through the legislative process, not through the courts.
As a libertarian I have to say this comes as a complete and utter relief.
Brandybuck
Since the Democrats will control the House, the Senate, and the White House, it really doesn't matter if this is a legislative or court process. We're going to get it rammed down our throats either way.
Asked by a caller whether the judicial branch is "the appropriate place for reparative economic work to take place," he says "you can craft theoretical justifications for it"
The more I listen to Obama's absolute genius for not answering the question while leaving the audience with the impression he agree with them, the more I am convinced he is interviewing for the wrong job.
He would probably be a good Secretary of State, if you don't mind the current (broken) culture at State going unreformed.
nonPaulogist
I agree with the argument, but not the emphasis. It's like saying" Ckoe is accusing Pepsi of being a sugary, empty calorie beverage. It's hypocrisy!"
Sure it is, but you're a dipshit if you think that's not obvious or obviously not the biggest problem. It's the fucking two party system and democracy in general that produces such poor choices.
I would like to add "Since the Democrats will control the House, the Senate, and the White House, it really doesn't matter if this criticism comes from McCain or from Drudge" So why the fuck is it so important for Reasonoids to frame this around the McCain campaign?
I don't want the US to bomb Iran as much as anybody but Jesus fucking Christ talk about beating a dead horse.
When, if ever, will it be OK to criticize Obama for being a socialist?
The Bush administration has redistributed much wealth to such corporations as Blackwater Security and Bechtel, not to mention all the domestic entitlement programs. At least Obama isn't shy about saying he plans to continue this practice.
I think where it succeeded was to vest formal rights in previously dispossessed peoples, so that I would now have the right to vote
Yes, the son of a white woman and a temporary visitor from Kenya would never have the right to vote but for the Supreme Court.
libertymike
Joshua Corning-
According to some posters here(my distinguished friend, Elemenope, for one), one cannot accurately call Obama a socialist. I disagree.
You can call Obama a socialist only if you're gonna call McCain one, too.
Joshua C-
Of course, John McCain is also a socialist.
the innominate one
say what you will about the tenets of Obamaism, dude. at least it's an ethos.
One is more socialist than the other.You can call Bob Barr a socialist as well.
BDB-
You do have to admit that I, unlike many here, do not have even the slightest of preferences for one party of state over the other and ditto for their standard bearers.
I'd never think otherwise, libertymike. It wasn't directed at you, I pretty much expected that you think McCain is a socialist, too.
SIV-
Barry and Johnny are both socialists. Bob Barr obviously has played the socialist in the past, no doubt about it.
Orange Line Special
Wait… people are just now realizing Reason isn't a libertarian site?
And, what BHO said to JTP reveals something far more than what McCain wants. He wants to tax in order to pay for things. Some of those things might be good or bad, but he doesn't want to tax just to be nice.
Meanwhile, BHO does want to tax just to be nice and fair and spread things around. It's so incredibly obvious, but I guess some people have trouble understanding that.
From an earlier comment:
And, some of what he'll do will be straight outta East Germany. His winning will give power to people with fascistic tendencies. Things like this will happen to his opponents. And, he'll push this plan which appears to have been lifted straight from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_movement
P.S. Make sure and join Reason's Libertarians for Erich Honecker Facebook group.
OLS why are you so fucking melodramatic?
Thank you. I would not want anybody to think of me as being anything other than the hard core anarcho free enterprise individualist state hating homeboy that I am.
gmatts
The author clearly states that Obama believes in some elements of socialism. But the point of the article, I believe, is to make it clear it that the choice being presented by Obama's opponent as one of "Obama for socialism, McCain against socialism" is a false narrative.
A full blown socialist, really?
So Obama advocates complete and total control and ownership by the government of all things produced and made in the US?
To an anarcho-capitalist (like Libertymike, I think he's an anarcho-capitalist) 95% of the spectrum is socialist.
"say what you will about the tenets of Obamaism, dude. at least it's an ethos"
Fuckin' nihilists!
Voros McCracken
I'm not trying to compare McCain or Obama to either one of these guys, but I think framing this in binary terms is kindergarten simplistic. Konrad Adenauer and Joseph Stalin were both socialists, but I think we can agree the extent to which each would enact their socialism differ greatly.
Saying "they're both socialists" and then ignoring that issue is a pretty facile way of discussing it.
I'd like to know exactly what an "anarcho-capitalist" in this country does for a living and how one might still maintain the purity of that philosophy if we are to believe that we're governed by a bunch of socialists.
Horselips
I don't think calling both McCain and Obama socialists quite captures the dynamic. While McCain has certainly backed wealth transfers, he's generally only backed specific instances selectively. Obama supports wealth transfers as a matter of principal. I don't really care for it in either case, but if I have to chose, I'd prefer a president who supports it as an exception to the rule rather than as the rule.
Has ANYONE EVER clicked on one of Wacko's links? Seeing as how he's sometimes claimed many hits, I'm picturing him repeatedly clicking his own links all day long. Seems like he could be another verse in the song "All The Lonely People."
So if someone allows a small portion of the economy to not be owned by the government, you would call them NOT socialist?
There are degrees of socialism, but the two major party candidates both believe in huge heaping doses of it. One could quibble and argue that Obama wants a bit more than McCain, or at least different special interests being the benefactors (or least put-upon) of all this.
the anarcho-capitalists were right all along. Limited government is not stable or at this point even achievable.
Ron Paul was the last, best hope of the classical liberals.
I don't understand why. As I understand it, Libertarianism is against forced re-distribution of wealth, and couldn't care less whether the order for force to be used comes from a legislature, an executive, or a guy in a funny robe that the executive picked and the legislature approved.
Huh? You're gonna have to give more than "It's broke and he won't fix it". How is it broke, and why wouldn't he fix it?
Well, not to split a hair, but I think you can call him anything you please. Call him a cabbage, if it makes you feel better. I just don't think you can *accurately* describe him as a socialist (or, for that matter, a cabbage.)
Words only retain their distinct meanings and thus their usefulness if they are used with enough care so as to reflect a *coherent, consistent, and identifiable* concept, phenomenon, or activity.
Has ANYONE EVER clicked on one of Wacko's links?
Sadly, I did, once or twice, before I came to know better.
I hear what you're saying, RC. I know just what you mean.
Thank you for contributing that.
No, really, I understand just what you mean.
RC, you've given me a lot to think about.
Heh. Been there. Done that.
Mr. Nice guy
This goes to show one how empty the term socialist is becoming.
"There are degrees of socialism"
Yeah! You know, I hate those socialists who demand that the government steal my property to pay police to enforce property rights and to enforce contract provisions and assault laws. Damn you socialist libertarians! I mean, what's mine is mine, why do you insist on taking it at the barrel of a gun to enforce your values of private property, responsiblity and bodily autonomy?
What? You think that's necessary to protect certain important values? Just like liberals only different values? Oh, Ok…
what BHO said to JTP reveals something far more than what McCain wants. He wants to tax in order to pay for things. Some of those things might be good or bad, but he doesn't want to tax just to be nice.
Yes, and Jacob appears to be smoothing that over with
without the judicial philosophy angle, there's no difference in principle on this issue between Obama and McCain.
There's a difference in philosophy, just not in judicial philosophy. Obama is saying redistribution is an end to be striven for. McCain may be hypocritical about it in this case, but give me the hypocrite over the open advocate. "Medicare, Medicaid, progressive income taxation, and Social Security, to name just a few redistributive programs that both candidates support," are the background, the starting point from which all politicians and observers operate, the world in which all must operate to be serious contenders. So look at the margin. McCain is opportunistic in seeking to buy off some interest groups which he might need to get elected, but Obama is far worse because he proffers redistribution per se as a goal for society, whether or not votes are at stake. In other words, Obama wants to push past what is necessary to govern a democracy, giving then what they will not let him govern without; he wants that of course, but also more general redistribution that the people aren't even demanding.
Not a Socialist
I'd be happy to make taxation for the police power voluntary. You can volunteer to not pay, and that makes you ineligible for police or military protection and means you have no access to the civil or criminal courts.
"Medicare, Medicaid, progressive income taxation, and Social Security, to name just a few redistributive programs that both candidates support," are the background, the starting point from which all politicians and observers operate, the world in which all must operate to be serious contenders.
Tell me, what "background", what "starting point" gives the GOP the right to lie about being the party of small government? What "background" required W to grow government faster than any President since FDR, and what "starting point" required almost the entire rest of the GOP to go along with him?
This entire, "Aw, shucks, what do you expect us to do? We HAVE to advocate redistribution or we'll lose elections!" pity party you're holding for the GOP is really breaking my heart. If the GOP is powerless to legislate small government, they should stop lying about it. If the GOP is powerless to stop the growth of government, they should stop lying and saying they will stop it.
Basically you're saying that it's OK for the GOP to lie, claim to be for small government, and then vote for big government – because you think they don't really want to do it. "Vote for the liars and the cowards!" How inspiring.
As fluffy points out, if history serves as your guide then the GOP candidate will, all rhetoric aside, grow the government as much as the Dems (monetarily, government can also grow in the areas of life it legislates despite any additional revenue imho).
You really have no leg to stand on empirically.
As soon as he is elected.
(Now please go vote Obama. I will be your friend.)
"I'm not optimistic about bringing about major redistributive change through the courts."
It seems obvious to me that he wants to use the courts to redistribute wealth, but he realizes it would be difficult. It's pretty much the same thing as his stance on gun control: "While a complete ban on handguns is not politically practicable, I believe reasonable restrictions on the sale and possession of handguns are necessary to protect the public safety." He prefers a complete ban on handguns, but realizes it isn't practicable. He'd like the courts to redistribute wealth, but realizes it isn't practicable.
I'm not convinced it matters whether he'd prefer to steal via legislation or the judiciary anyway.
it doesn't matter. Stealing is stealing.
You know, forcing people to give up a share of their income to pay for government contracts to defense agencies which pays many people fat salaries to make things many taxpayers did not think was necessary to make in the first place, that's not socialism…No, not at all…That's in the Constitution, that's all cool…
That's what the GOP does. You can pay for college loans (Dems) or for defense contracts (GOP), but the budget will be the same. Judging from the eight Bush years the GOP budget will actually be HIGHER (just more in borrowing than taxes, meaning, your kids pay hte taxes, YAY!).
forcing people to give up a share of their income for ANYTHING is theft. period.
I, for one, applaud Reason's continued role as attack dog for the more socialist, Obama campaign.
The Schadenfreud is going to be delicious with these ones.
Tthe token leftists aren't going to seem so cute anymore. Hehe.
I love it when Orange Whine Special here has the temerity to question the libertarianism of others. It's quite galling and ironic when it comes from a putz who agrees with Michelle Malkin that World War II internment camps were justified (which I've seem him state on another site). Unsurprisingly, he keeps avoiding giving a response about it when you bring it up.
And like I said, he could almost be some sort of La Raza parody of immigration reform activists since he's unwittingly their best advocate.
McCain's outrage over "redistribution of wealth" is awfully selective.
Indeed. I guess Sarah Palin also thinks it wasn't socialism when she celebrated Alaska's spreading of oil wealth around a couple of months back.
I'm beginning to think Asharak is a parody of the sockpuppets who post false ad homs against me here and elsewhere. Is that it's game? Is it secretly trying to help me, as I've suspected some of those other sockpuppets are?
I hate to repeat myself, but if BHO wins it will give power to people with fascistic tendencies. Things like this will happen to his opponents. And, he'll push this plan which appears to have been lifted straight from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_movement
And that's better…how?
At least you're proposing a system that's workable in the real world.
Is it me, or does it not really matter that he wants to abuse the General Welfare Clause rather than legislate from the bench? He is not respecting the Constitution in the least by favoring wealth redistribution, and at best it is a mild comfort that he doesn't want to abuse the Constitution further by using the courts to do it.
I absolutely hate having a laundry list of things that I dislike about the guy I'm "rooting" for. I still feel like he's better than McCain but who knows, we will see.
He is not respecting the Constitution in the least by favoring wealth redistribution, and at best it is a mild comfort that he doesn't want to abuse the Constitution further by using the courts to do it.
You're not getting it. He's never expressed any inclination to respect the Constitution. Indeed, he's as much as said straight out that the constitution is flawed and in need of "correction". Listen to the parts of the interview Sullum left out of his post.
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Westmiller
"McCain's outrage … is awfully selective."
Not selective at all. McCain has been insisting for decades that every citizen has an obligation to "sacrifice their own self-interest for the greater good." That is the essence of totalitarianism, whether communist or fascist.
Inherently, totalitarians get to decide what is the "greater good", so there's no dispute between Obama and McCain over the method, only about their desired outcome.
They're both running for Emperor.
rm2muv
Redistribution of wealth? Why, the Republicans have always believed in the redistribution of wealth. They just think it should be redistributed into fewer and fewer hands. And you have to admit they've been very successful at it, especially over the last eight years.
Taking money from those who have EARNED it? PuhLEASE! If CEO jobs were paid by true supply and demand, all those MBA's would be paying for the chance to sit on their butts, relishing the inner satisfaction of helping to increase the earned reward paid to stockholders and workers who actually do something to earn a return.
Westmiller, the ARE both running for emperor.
Don't blame me. I voted for Kodos.
rm2muv- You don't apparently know jack about economics. CEO pay is exactly like pro ball player pay. A million dollar salary is a bargain to shareholders who gain a 2 million dollar profit. If the CEO actually causes a loss, then howz that different from hiring a high-priced ball player who goes into a slump? How "fun" the job is has fuckall to do with it. It's ability that commands the high salaries. Feel free to divest yourself from all companies with "excessive" executive pay.
Gilbert Martin
That doesn't mean he's not in favor of trying it through the courts – it just means he thinks it's more likely to be done successfully through the legislature.
It sounds to me like he was complaining that the Warren court didn't try to push it as he would have liked it to.
Mr. Nice Guy,
Can you give us a historical example where redistributing income via government fiat which (1) hasn't led to significant levels of corruption, but did lead to a (2) a net benefit (using this term broadly) to all the parties involved?
James Ard
The depths Reason is going to defend Obama is disgusting. Anyone not effected by Obama-love can see that he wants the courts to help redistribute wealth. It is just that since that pesky constitution is in the way, it will have to be done by the legislation. The damage of the tape isn't the economic justice part, it is the part where he puts down the constitution, a document he's supposedly going to swear an oath to in a few months.
domoarrigato
Obama: moderately Socialist slickster who will sneakily try to redistribute wealth.
McCain: mavrick conservative with authoritarian leanings who probably doesn't realize he's a socialist because he doesn't know crap about economics.
I gave up on ideological purity when I became an atheist. It's a choice between bad and worse. I have voted Libertarian when my vote would be swamped by the Democrat majority, but I moved to a swing state so that my vote would have more import. I was sick of little Pyrrhic victories.
Certainly, the Bush/GOP Congressional majority were disappointing (to say the least), but they would not do the damage the Dems promise to do.
And if you can't see the difference between progressive tax rates and direct income transfer to non-taxpayers, you are not paying attention.
I hate to repeat myself, but if BHO wins it will give power to people with fascistic tendencies.
Man, I hate to feed OLS, but so what? Like the past 8 years haven't seen power being given to people with fascistic tendencies? What, Johnny Mac is going to repudiate the last 8 years and act like somebody with some ethics and principles? Not bloody fucking likely. Either one wins, we're still screwed in terms of the expansion of the state.
I'm confused by the logic here. So, Obama thinks it's more likely to get redistributive 'justice' through the legislature than through the courts. Do you think this means he'll be appointing strict constructionists to the court?
Of course not. He'll try to achieve his goals using every tool he's got, just like any other President would do. He'll try to appoint social engineers to the courts, and he'll try to move legislation to the same effect. It doesn't have to be one or the other, and it won't be.
As for the difference between McCain and Obama, another poster got it exactly right: McCain may support increased taxes on the 'rich', but only to the extent that there are certain things that must be paid for, and some people in dire straits that need to be helped, and thereofore the rich should help.
Obama, on the other hand, believes that as a matter of principle, as you become wealthier some of your wealth should be taken from you and divvied up between [i]everyone[/i] behind you. He's not just about helping the poorest and the sick and rebuilding the infrastructure with money from the rich – he's about 'spreading the wealth around'. Pushing money from the top down to everyone to keep the income gap between citizens as small as possible.
This is a major philosophical difference, and it's a much more dangerous philosophy, as the underlying belief is that differences in economic outcome are intrinsically bad, and government should step in to keep some people from getting too far out in front of others.
In Obama's ideal world, there would be no Jeff Bezos building spaceships, or Bill Gates donating billions to charity, because they wouldn't have had the money to do it in the first place. The government would take it and spread it around to the people behind them. He won't achieve that given the constraints of the office, but that's his underlying philosophy.
Ha, this fits perfectly with a GraphJam I just saw. It's a flow chart that determines the "difference" between socialists and current Republican leadership:
http://digg.com/political_opinion/Are_YOU_a_socialist_Use_this_flow_chart_to_find_out


A variant of a particular thing is something that has a different form to that thing, although it is related to it.
A particular genetic variant may raise the risk of diabetes, for example.
There are so many variant spellings of his name.
anything that is variant, as a different spelling of the same word, a different version of a tale, myth, or literary passage, etc.
The quagga was a strikingly beautiful variant of the zebra.


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DeVos, Congress asked to make those with drug convictions aid-eligible
Buy Photos U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Education.
By Blake Weaver
March 18, 2018 | 7:40pm EDT
The Institute for Higher Education Policy, along with a group of 37 research, advocacy and justice organizations and professionals, is pushing for changes in higher education policy that would improve educational opportunities for incarcerated individuals and those with drug convictions.
In a letter last month, the group urged U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and policymakers to reinstate Federal Pell Grant eligibility for incarcerated students. The letter also asked to eliminate Question 23 on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which asks if the applicant has had a drug conviction.
The letter cited a 2013 study from the RAND Corporation that found when incarcerated students participate in education programs, repeat offense rates drop by 43 percent, meaning dollars invested in prison education can lead to saving four or five times as much in re-imprisonment costs.
"We recognize the U.S. Department of Education's important role in affirming and uplifting national educational priorities," the letter said. "We hope we can count on your continued advocacy for these often-marginalized students who are simply seeking to reach their full potential."
Over 1,000 FAFSA applicants were deemed fully ineligible because of drug-related convictions or failure to answer Question 23 during the 2016-17 student aid cycle, Inside Higher Ed found.
U.S. Senators Bob Casey, D-P.A., and Orrin Hatch, R-U.T., introduced the Stopping Unfair Collateral Consequences from Ending Student Success Act in February 2016 that would have removed questions about prior drug charges and repealed the section of the Higher Education Act of 1965 that strips federal aid for college students convicted of a drug offense.
"Higher education is the stepping stone to economic security. A youthful mistake shouldn't keep a person out of college and the middle class," Casey said in a February 2016 press release. "If someone is forced to drop out of college because they can't get federal financial aid then it's more likely that person will encounter the criminal justice system in the future. By giving these young students a second chance we can measurably change their lives for the better."
The policies in the SUCCESS Act and the efforts encouraged by 38 signees would affect the upcoming reauthorization of the HEA that both the U.S. Senate and House relevant committees have been considering bills for.
U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., introduced the House's reauthorization bill, the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success and Prosperity through Education Reform Act, in December, which the Committee on Education and the Workforce reported to the House after a party-line vote of 23 to 17.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee has not yet released their own reauthorization bill, but U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-W.A., released a statement March 5 saying legislators must strengthen provisions to hold schools accountable for students' access and success.
Betty Aldworth, executive director of Students for Sensible Drug Policy, which was founded in response to the addition of Question 23 to the FAFSA, said her organization wants a policy approach that is rooted in safety, justice and education. She also said the SSDP believes all language related to drug convictions should be removed from the Higher Education Act.
"Perhaps thousands and thousands and thousands more young people will be able to apply for federal financial aid, attend college and have their most successful adult lives," she said.
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Police promote one thousand officers, recruiting further 200
In a ceremony to celebrate the 79th year of the police service, Police Commissioner Abdullah Riyaz and Minister of Home Affairs Dr Abdullah Jameel announced the promotion of around 1000 police officers – approximately a third of the force.
The appointment of four new Assistant Commissioners was also announced, more than doubling the previous number holding this rank – the third highest position in the service.
Additionally, the police have revealed plans to recruit 200 new officers to the force this year.
Police Spokesperson Sub-Inspector Hassan Haneef said that these promotions were in line with normal police regulations, and were awarded "based on performance, merit, and number of years served."
The weekend's celebrations continued as President Dr Mohamed Waheed Hassan announced plans to allocate 74,000 square feet of land to develop homes for police personnel.
Dr Waheed also expressed his gratitude for the police's actions on February 7. "I state that the police worked on February 7 to uphold the constitution of Maldives," he said.
The anniversary of the police service comes after months of intense scrutiny in which it the service been accused of brutality, human rights abuses and complicity in the downfall of former President Mohamed Nasheed.
On Saturday, Commissioner Riyaz stated that he did not intend to pursue an internal investigation into the alleged events of February 7 and 8, citing the lack of credibility that such an investigation was likely to have.
The unrest on February 8 saw a Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) protest swiftly suppressed by the security forces while the footage of police aggression was beamed around the world.
Instead, Riyaz declared his decision to focus on repairing the organisational damage done to the institution.
"I can't just come in here and investigate the alleged police brutality as the first order of business. It is essential to establish who was occupying which post first by assessing the organizational structure. The whole institution had been politically influenced," the Commissioner told Haveeru.
"We all know that the positions within the police institutions had not been assigned in accordance with police regulations and had functioned in violation of the police system. Hence, I am compelled to drag the institution back into its proper system," said Riyaz.
He also stated that he had discussed any potential investigation with the President and the Human Rights Commission of Maldives (HRCM) shortly after taking up his post, requesting that the HRCM take up the responsibility.
Amnesty International had last week criticised this method of investigation after having spoken to HRCM regarding the investigation of alleged sexual abuse of female detainees.
"HRCM has told Amnesty International that they have serious limitations in terms of trained investigative staff and dealing with human rights issues in a highly politicised environment is an overwhelming challenge for them," said Amnesty's representative in Male', Abbas Faiz.
"By referring cases of police abuse of power to the HRCM, when it is clear that such investigations are beyond its capacity, the government is in effect forfeiting its own responsibility to enforce respect for human rights within the police force," said Faiz.
President Waheed's speech at the anniversary's official function event focussed on the difficult environment the police had found themselves since the upheavals of February.
Waheed called on public to show respect for and cooperation with the police while urging all officers to respect human rights and human dignity in the course of their duties.
The strong public discontent with the police's role in, and its reaction to, the events of February 7 and 8 has led to simmering tensions which have erupted in sporadic violence.
The President also expressed his sadness at the physical and emotional distress suffered by the police in recent weeks.
The opening of the people's Majlis on March 19 was accompanied by clashes which saw the police suffer multiple casualties. This was followed by a series of attacks which saw four police officers hospitalised in five days.
Popular discontent also saw the staging of a large rally on March 15 in support of the International Day Against Police Brutality.
Both Commissioner Riyaz and President Waheed have been reported expressing concerns that people in the media were attempting to defame the image of the police force, expressing concern that this was damaging the country.
"I am aware of their contempt towards the institution. I will try to resolve the matter. The biggest challenge would be to win back their trust and confidence," Riyaz told Haveeru.
Police accuse former Home Minister of defrauding Madoogali Resort of service charge payments
Comment: How do you solve a problem like the Maldives Police Service?
Police will become "feared by the most dreaded criminals": Commissioner Riyaz
Police officers find their names included on party registries against their knowledge
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Posted on April 1, 2012 April 1, 2012 Author Daniel BosleyCategories Politics, Society & CultureTags Madives news, maldives, police, riyaz, waheed
26 thoughts on "Police promote one thousand officers, recruiting further 200"
bismi says:
This is a police state now. Increasing police numbers is to ensure that the country remains a police forever. Waheed is a dictator.
police guy says:
This is far from a police state! look at the all the casualties in the mdp led demos? most of the victims are police. Tell me one country where this level police casualties are tolerated? Just one! Our police are by no means saints, but they have shown exemplary discipline far beyond their training.
@ Police Guy: Oh come on! Who are you kidding? No one can deny it is a Military Government with a Puppet Dictator! And you call the police brutality against civilians exemplary discipline? You should open your eyes and have a clearer look!
This is stop the dissent in police ranks against the Baagee government! I think reasonable minds within the police and army will not be bribed by this kind of acts by the regime!
They will need to remember the prime responsibility lies towards the people!
Hameed says:
This Riyaaz is the most dangerous man in the country. He can order his forces to do anything. He can ask them to torture rape or kill. We have to remove him as the first order of business.
kakuni says:
What will be the burden on the government budget now? WE've been hearing constantly about the debt and the growing deficit. This surely will not help the cause. This government constantly engaging in statements regarding the economy and end up doing the opposite.
Ismail says:
Oh please! Media is defaming the police? Waheed and Riyaz need to stop.
peasant says:
Police Guy,
Not to worry dude, help is available.
Psychological counseling and potent anti-psychotic drugs will surely make the voices go away.
Good luck and be brave. Just remember, they are not real.
mubarak Egypt says:
Rabe says:
Do we really need this bunch of crazy police? Education and democracy is what we need. Every minute we lose without democracy we open the windows for police pariah state. We never had police and crazy arms in the Maldives before crazy dictator gayoom. The Maldives need a complete cleansing of madness we have inherited from Arabstanic culture that was indoctrinated by this mad man Qayoom and from Talibnism and Mullahrism
Any one who does not share Anni, Maria and Reeko's view is a Bagee and that include Dr Didi and me...... Welcome to democracy.
Backwards and bigoted says:
This is unbelievable. Anni never needed huge police numbers because there was a calm respectable society. Now, it is the vicious police state once again. Who has ever heard of promoting 200 people at one time.? How much will that cost??
INSANE!
Sorry, promote 1000!
Who is paying for this! Welcome back to the Police state. Horrific!
WHERE IS THE ADALAATH PARTY?
they are the best friends of the new regime but not a peep? Have they been used and then gagged?
c-bag says:
@Backwards: where is adhaalath party u say? well, last time i heard they are trying to get Jabir in the parliament. now, about Jabir, we all have seen him with beer and wine and all that...
Mohamed Rasheed says:
Unnecessary and unproductive!
If Adhaalath's stance is to help Maldivian leadership practicing Islam, it's so sad to see the current leadership because these one's are real DRUNKARDS....why they are not NOTORIOUS is because they are doing it in the same way they did the police MUTINY
Derek Postance says:
Promotion of one third of the force? More Chiefs than Indians as the old saying goes..I am a retired Police Officer, and this is obvious politically inspired nonsense
Smoke Not says:
Waheed obviously enjoys big numbers. Probably making up for the lack of support.
hehe says:
Bagi Waheed making sure he has enough to vote.
S.M.A.R.T says:
Police guy! Who are you kidding?
You guys get promotion for squeezing only!
The more you squeeze, the better promotion must be!
You must have got a quadruple promotion from squeezing Anni!
earthling says:
POLICE STATE!! period.
Where Yameen as well??? You know when he is quiet that he is behind things......
nR says:
By the time they finish recruiting new people, there won't be anyone left except for those who are members of MDP or support the same cause as they do. And then we're all in deep s&*t!
I don't see how Dr. Waheed's gonna gain anything from this. This move will probably blow right back at them and they probably wouldn't even see it coming.
This is typical order of business for Gayoom and Yameen. They invested relative a small amount (stolen or illegal drug money) in the Baghee force. Now, we the ordinary public has to pay those police thugs for rest of their carriers. Are we paying them to beat us! This is indeed a sad day and a dark time for our country.
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Nowadays for the company or the business man, making more money is not their only target because they should pay attention to other important issues .Therefore business ethics emerge as very significant for modern society and Modern Corporations. Further more, if they make decisions in business ethics, then these companies will have good reputations. This can be very helpful long-term. This essay focuses on how Apple company using business ethics and how Apple motivates their employees. In this essay, I have very clearly defined business ethics. Then it will talk about why business ethics and motivation are important. On the other hand, Motivation is a vital factor in an organization's success. It is defined as the energy that drives an individual to continue working on something. By developing motivation, the management is able to create a pool of workers who are passionate, hard working, ambitious, and committed not only to their jobs but also to the goals of the organization. Lastly, motivation is encouraged by promoting needs such as pay, job security, interesting work environment, and healthy relationships among peers. This essay, which is composed of three parts: why business ethics and motivation are important, the literature review and some research of how Apple company using business ethics and how Apple motivates their employees.
Business ethics is currently a very prominent business topic, debates and dilemmas surrounding business ethics have attracted a lot of attention from various quarters. The only reason that business ethics is becoming more and more important and it has had a big impact on our communities. According to my research, there are many reasons why business ethics might be regarded as an increasingly important area of study. In summary, I can suggest the following reasons why a good understanding of business ethics is important. Firstly, the power and influence of corporations in society is greater than ever before. Evidence suggests that many members of the public are uneasy with such developments (Bernstein, 2000). For instance, one recent poll of more than 20 leading economic nations revealed that almost 75% of residents believed large companies had too much influence on the decisions of their government (Cywinski, 2008). Secondly, business has the potential to provide a major contribution to our societies in terms of producing the products and services that we want. It also provides employment, paying taxes, and acting as an engine for our world development. As a 2008 global survey conducted by McKinsey shows, about 50% of business executives think that corporations make a mostly or somewhat positive contribution to society, while some 25% believe that their contribution is mostly or somewhat negative (McKinsey Quarterly, 2008). Thirdly, business malpractices have the potential to inflict enormous harm on individuals, on communities, and on the environment. For example, the BP gasoline company, because it made a mistake, polluted large acreage of the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Further more, few businesspeople have received formal business ethics education or training. Business ethics can help to improve ethical decision-making by managers or decision makers. The knowledge of business ethics can help them to correctly identify, diagnose, analyze, and provide solutions to the ethical problems and dilemmas they are confronted with.
First of all, the term motivation derives from the Latin word movere, meaning 'to move' (Tansky, 2003). To be successful or even more successful, nowadays both private and public corporations need to maximize the use of their employees' skills. Aslan (2011) said Employees were considered as solely one of the inputs during the factories production process in the initial stages of the industrial revolution. And further more, human resource management is the most critical part fororganizations in today's highly competitive business environment. Therefore, make the organization effective through motivating employees that is the primary task of any managers. It is obvious that motivation can be main factors that determines the work performance of employees. And therefore an organization's success mostly depends on the highly motivated employees. But how do we motivate our subordinate? Maslow need tneedsy already solved some of these problems. If we know what drives the people, then we are able to make them to do what we want (Owens, 2004; Eren, 2007; Ko?el, 2010). Moreover, Kulkarni and Chiniwar (2009) said the Hawthorne Studies began the human relations approach to management, and then the needs and motivation of employees become an important topic for managers. On the other hand motivation is a framework in so many aspects because people are usually motivated by different combination factors. Reinholt (2006) argues that the organizational science literature on motivation has been polarized into two main aspects; the organizational economic position focusing on extrinsic motivation and the organizational behavior position emphasizing intrinsic motivation any highly competive business environment. Therefore, make the organization effective through motivating employees that is the primary task of any managers. It is obvious that motivation can be main factors that determines the work performance of employees. And therefore an organization's success mostly depends on the highly motivated employees.
But how do we motivate our subordinate?
If we know what drives the people, then we are able to make them to do what we want (Owens, 2004; Eren, 2007; Ko?el, 2010). Moreover, Kulkarni and Chiniwar (2009) said the Hawthorne Studies began the human relations approach to management, and then the needs and motivation of employees become an important topic for managers. On the other hand motivation is a framework in so many aspects because people are usually motivated by different combination factors. Reinholt (2006) argues that the organizational science literature on motivation has been polarized into two main aspects; the organizational economic position focusing on extrinsic motivation and the organizational behavior position emphasizing intrinsic motivation's success mostly depends on the highly motivated employees.
One of the keys to successfully achieving organizational goals is to have fully motivated employees. According to Edward Staren (2009), motivators who implements positive reinforcements are more likely to produce desirable outcomes as compared to those who use negative ones. He also argues that factors of motivation vary on the individual level, which means that an effective manager has to recognize the needs of every employee in order for them to drive towards satisfaction on their work.
Richard Clark (2002) points out the issues in addressing motivation are different when it comes to individuals and team-based organizations. He furthered that satisfying motivations in groups is more complex because the management has to find a common interests or goals from the members of the group before addressing them as one. Work environment is also important in motivating people. Other motivators include fair compensation and sufficient benefits such as insurances and performance-based incentives. In a study conducted by Poornima (2009) on employees in the IT industry, he concluded that both monetary and non-monetary rewards are not only crucial but also crucial in building satisfaction. In his study on software development staff in India, Poornima found out that monetary rewards are not always an effective motivator especially if the employees have already achieved their physiological needs. Michael Pepe (2010), on the other hand, identified extrinsic motivational factors to contribute to decreasing employee job satisfaction and commitment to work. Using a combined sample of 46 managers and clerical staff at a supermarket store, Pepe found out that as employees increase their perception on Supervisor¿½¿½s support, their satisfaction towards work also increases. An empirical study by Mannenetr and Kaen (2010) conducted for the tourism industry of Thailand and Laos showed similar results of positive working behavior if accompanied by effective motivational factors. Upon drawing a sample consisting of 140 workers who came from both the hotel business and travel agencies, the authors supported their hypothesis by coming up with the following results: (a) that the working behavior of people working for travel agencies and hotel businesses had the same rank level, (2) that the work motivation of personnel working for travel agencies has a direct and positive relationship with their work behavior, and (3) the working attitudes of personnel in the hotel business also had a positive relationship with their motivation at work. Their study showed that positive reinforcements will then result to positive motivation, thus exhibiting better and positive attitudes in the workplace. Similarly, a descriptive survey approach conducted by Joseph and Dai (2010) identified factors that stimulate employees to work at their workplace. The study is able to demonstrate through a sample of 143 participants that positive motivators identified were: good pay, appreciation of their work, and job security are drivers of employee motivation.
To measure the impact of motivation at work, Tremblay, Blanchard, Taylor, Pelletier, and Villenueve (2009) used Work Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation Scale (WEIMS) to identify its value in organizational psychology. Their study was double purpose: first, to assess if WEIMS is an efficient tool in measuring motivation level and second, to assess factors affecting motivation among workers (military = 465; civilians = 192). Their findings found that WEIMS is reliable and practical in producing valid results in measuring motivation in organizational psychology setting. Houts, Keppler, and Kalfayan (2010), on the other hand, focused on motivation theory, corporate culture, and employment law in relation to organizational behavior, human resource management, and ethics. The case study researched a true-to-life lawsuit filed against a company due to inappropriate team building exercise implemented among the female employees. The authors have exemplified that motivational factors may be used in the wrong direction to exploit employees and cast aspersions on them.
On the other hand, I have found some information about business ethics. In my opinion, business does not have just one single goal, which is adding economic value. Every company wants their business keep profitable, that means sustainability. Andrew and Dirk (2004) said sustainability refers to the long-term maintenance of systems according to environment, economic and social considerations. This is the best way or the only one way to make a business keep survive in the modern society. The concept of sustainability is generally regarded as having emerged from the environment perspective, most notably in forestry management (Hediger, 1999). The environment part is the basic principle of sustainability. It concerns the effective management of physical resources that are conserved for the future. Meanwhile, all biosystems are regarded as having the finite resources and finite capacity. As this reason, sustainable human activity must operate at a level that does not threaten the health of those systems. That means we have to build a world for our posterity that can really enjoy the same living standards as us. So the Mine Companies, Oil Corporations, and steel manufactures should focus on this important issue. On the other hand, economic sustainability focuses on the economic performance of the corporation itself. For instance, the responsibility of management is to develop, produce, and market those products that can secure the long-term profitability of the corporation. That means management of the corporation should include the business ethics concepts, and the top managers or decision makers should understand what business ethics is. Because it definitely can help them make ethical decisions. The development of the social perspective on sustainability has tended to trail behind that of the environment and economic perspectives (Scott, Park, and Cocklin, 2000). The key issue in the social perspective on sustainability is that of social justice. Because corporations are the most important engines of economic development, so they have the duty to help people to establish the just and equitable world. Some of goals such as ensuring environmental sustainability, eradicating extreme poverty and hunger and achieving universal primary education. It is very difficult to achieve the goal, but all the companies have to try their best to do it.
Secondly, corporate social responsibility still a big part for business ethics. Making a positive contribution to society might be regarded as a long-term investment in a safer, better and more equitable community, which subsequently benefits the corporation by creating an improved and stable competitive context in which to do business (Porter and Kramer, 2006). For a company, the social responsibility is really important, and this is the most significant issue in business ethics. Corporate social responsibility that includes economic, legal, ethical and philanthropic responsibilities (Carroll, 1991). Therefore, if a company accomplishes all the duties, then this company will have a very good reputation and it will help it get the long-term competitive advantage. First of all, economic responsibility is the most basic principle in corporate social responsibility. Because companies have their own shareholders who demand a reasonable return on their investment. And then, these bosses have their employees, so the employees want safe and fairly paid jobs. Both of them have customers who demand good quality products at a fair price. The legal responsibility of corporations demands that businesses abide by the law and never break the law or constitution. Carroll (1991) suggests that the satisfaction of legal responsibilities is required of all corporations seeking to be socially responsible. On the other hand, ethical responsibility obliges companies to do what is right, just and fair. Carroll (1991) argues that ethical responsibilities therefore consist of what is generally expected by society over and above economic and legal expectations. The last responsibility is philanthropic, this aspect of CSR addresses a great variety of issues, such as charitable donations, support for local schools or hospitals and taking more care about employees and their families.
Lastly, ethical issues in the firm-employee relation. So it's the ethics inside the company. Every company has its own staff, so all the bosses try to motivate their employees and therefore they will be working so hard. But if they do not have a good relationship, maybe a boycott will happen and it will be harmful for the corporation. So, the ethical issues in the firm-employee relation can assist with investors building a modern company. A first important area is the information policy of the corporation (Hopkins and Hopkins 1999). It can be contended that employees have a right to know about the reason for downsizing a company and redundancy. If the company fires the employees, the company should make the compensation package regular, because they become unemployed people, so they need enough money to bridge the time for finding a new job. Moreover, employees might take control of individual decisions relevant their own jobs, they are not only a pawn of the employers. Employees are also allowed to express their views on decision taken by employer. So a boss or CEO for the company, he is not the only one decision maker or dictator. Their staffs also have the rights to make decisions. Therefore, I think employees have a full and codified right to determine major decisions n the company.
Apple Inc. the one of the most successful multinational corporation, world's third-largest mobile phone maker after Samsung and Nokia. Fortune magazine 2009 named Apple the most admired company in the United States in 2008, and in the world from 2008 to 2012. However, the company has received criticism for its contractors' labor practices, and for Apple's own environmental and business practices. But, as we all known nothing is perfect, so we can still learn some good stuffs about ethics and motivation from Apple Inc.
Apple has been committed to the highest standards of social responsibility across its worldwide supply chain. It has been insist all of its suppliers provide safe working conditions, treat workers with dignity and respect, and moreover use environmentally responsible manufacturing processes. We'll terminate our relationship with those suppliers which do not respect the code or they refuse to take corrective actions based on audits ("Apple supplier code," 2012). To respect labor and human right. Apple's suppliers must uphold the rights of their workers. Apple does not tolerate involuntary labor, underage labor, excessive work hours, or discrimination. And as a member of the Fair Labor Association, Apple is setting a new standard in its industry for transparency and oversight. Moreover, Apple's suppliers must create a safe and healthy work environment for their workers. Safety equipment, proper ventilation, and emergency procedures are just the beginning. On the other hand, Apple's suppliers must use environmentally sound processes, including managing hazardous substances, treating wastewater, and limiting air emissions. It's all part of a commitment that starts with product design and continues through manufacturing and beyond. Lastly, the most important part for Apple is fostering and enforcing ethical practices. Apple has established ethics training programs for managers that cover proper recruitment of foreign workers, record-keeping and documentation of business practices, worker ID checks and age verification, tracking of working hours, and general management responsibilities. Apple-designed training programs have educated more than one million supply chain employees about their rights as workers, local laws and occupational health and safety (Apple, 2012).
Look at how Apple motivates employees. In relation to creative organizations like Apple it is argued that the key success factor is employees motivation and therefore Apple need to be rewards employees in order to foster creative thinking and sustain high motivation (Tiddand Bessant, 2009). On the other hand, Kaplan& Norton (1993) said Apple makes a comprehensive employee survey for its departments every two years. The survey questions are only concerned with how well employees understand the company's strategy. Apple motivates people depend on the result of the survey. It offers, such as product discounts or insurances (Apple, 2010).This policy can retain more and more employees work for Apple. Moreover, Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO, argues that the latter is the gravitational force that puts all the bright and creative people together (Burrows, 2004). By the way, money and gifts are both good things to motivate people. For example, Apple's employees receive d a free iPod Shuffle or iPhone as a thank you for their achievements (Apple Insider 2005; Meinck, 2007).
So now we can easily to find that Apple has a good policy or systems to do motivate employees and doing ethical business. As far as I concerned, Apple will innovate more and more new high tech products and soft wares. Because Apple's motivation policy will attract more knowledge people come to work for it. In the future, Apple will become a good example of business ethics, and then organizations will learn business ethics from Apple. Therefore, in my opinion Apple will lead our future.
Hope we can learn some about motivation and business ethic, and some good example from Apple. Motivation is a result of equally combined efforts of positive reinforcements and the personal goals of an employee. The literature review tells that there is a direct correlation between motivational factors and working behaviors of personnel. Theories such as Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, Equity Theory, and Goal Setting Theory help in understanding how motivation is formed and achieved through positive and negative reinforcements. It is also important for effective managers to realize that not all employees are aware that they are already unmotivated towards their work. On the other hand, business ethics is very important for the company in the modern society. Both developing and developed countries must focus on the theories and concepts. It is very difficult to make all the businesspeople doing ethical business, but I think in the future, it will be come true. Our human will build a perfect world.
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Ah, that time is upon us once again. Can you feel it in the air? The leaves begin to fall and the cold winds begin Autumn's descent on North America, which obviously can only mean one thing, right? The NBA season is BACK! Preseason games have already begun, but there is still time to get in your yearlong NBA bets and futures. In this article, we'll be looking at what I think are the most interesting of all year long bets— the win total over/under.
Please note these lines are all as of October 4th, per CBS Sports and subject to change leading into the season.
Rather than going through every team, we've picked out a few choice lines that we will label Balls and Brains based on if this is a SMART and LOGICAL pick (thats Brains), or if it's a BOLD and BRAVE pick (that, obviously, is balls).
Memphis won 42 game last year, close to the 44 wins needed to win this bet, and they did it while missing several of their best players for long stretches at a time. Point guard Mike Conley, who got a huge new contract this summer, only played 56 games. Former defensive player of the year and anchor, Marc Gasol only played 52. If Memphis stays healthier this season, along with the arrival of sharpshooting wing Chandler Parsons, 44 wins seems absolutely doable. This is a brainy pick.
Another team at the 43.5 total—maybe Vegas doesn't know what to do with the "just slightly above average" teams, and 43.5 is something of an easy line. The Hawks won 48 games last year, far surpassing this 43.5 number, but may have some regression this year due to player turnover. Long time center Al Horford has shipped up to Boston, and starting point guard Jeff Teague has been shipped to Indiana. But take another look — Teague will be replaced by young German guard Dennis Schroeder, a player that the Hawks organization have wanted to take the starting role for some time, and may actually be better than Teague. Meanwhile, Horford will be replaced with Atlanta native and former All-NBA player Dwight Howard. If Dwight can find a rhythm in his hometown, there is no reason to believe the Hawks can't reel off another 48 win season and blast through this over under.
Betting the under on the Spurs seems like sacrilege, this team just always wins and is always good—and to be sure, will be good again this season. But 58 wins good? Tim Duncan retired, and though he has been a notch slower these last couple years, Timmy was still the anchor on defense and a gifted passer on offense. They will miss Duncan's steady hand, as well as backup center Boris Diaw's (now in Utah) playmaking. Relying on older players such as Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Pau Gasol means the reserve players will see heavy minutes as San Antonio rests its older stars. San Antonio is known for saving for the playoffs, and if they are locked into a playoff position they may rest players at the end of the season leading to a few more losses. These losses might be insignificant to the Spurs overall season, but significant to bettors.
There are your brainy picks. Let's take a look at some, well, more ballsy picks.
Minnesota is very, VERY young, and is riding a hype train that is picking up steam faster than any other team in the league. They've got a lot of talented players, but they are all young, with a new coach and a tough division, it's difficult to feel good about the Timberwolves winning 42 games. If the Timber Pups did win 42 games, it would be the first time they'd been over .500 in 12 seasons. But if you love their young talent (two straight Rookie of the Year players!), maybe you've got the balls to ride this one out.
Golden State is an anomaly. A team that just set the all time NBA record with 73 regular season wins, has added a top 3 player in Kevin Durant without losing too much. It is very possible that this team wins 67+ again—but isn't it more fun to root for them to lose? Place this bet with your heart and not your brain and enjoy rooting for the Warriors opponents all year long.
This is basically the exact opposite of the Warriors bet. The Nets are bad, real bad, and might end up being the worst team in the league. But hey, to win this bet, you only need them to win 22 games—so even when the Nets have been eliminated from playoff contention, your bet will still be very live. The Nets will be underdogs in most games, and who doesn't like rooting for the underdogs?
Well there you have it, the balls and brains picks for the 2016-2017 NBA season. May all your bets be live and may your teams cover.


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Just a random picture I took the other day before Lucy went to school. She was dressed so cute in some of her new Easter cloths, as was Zoie so I took some cute pictures. Didn't realize till after the fact that Talmadge was still in his sleepers, either way you can't really tell. Mornings around my house are a nightmare, I love the days that we don't have to rush off somewhere. Next year everyday we will have to take Lucy to school, so after this summer the rest of my life begins with School, School, and more School.
Love it! Baby T (as Ellie still calls him) looks so much older...I still picture him as a little baby. Miss you guys!
Just do as I do. Take the kids to school. Put the little one in front of the TV and go to bed!!
your kids always look so cute!! I'm always jealous of your girls' outfits, not only do they have cute clothes, they have the great looks to go with them!
What a great picture!! I'm going to print it to put in my planner so I can show them off.
Amber live it up while you can! I hate mornings!! And once your kids start giong to school it never slows down!
Long live Spring Break!!!! Which we are enjoying right now!
It's nice to see a pic of all three of your kids at once. They are just precious!!


A "LAMP" is a group of open source software that is installed together to enable a web server to host dynamic websites and web applications. This term is actually an acronym which represents Linux, Apache web server, MySQL data source, and PHP.
We can install Apache easily using Ubuntu's program manager, apt. This is package manager allows us to install most application pain-free from a repository managed by Ubuntu.
Afterward, your web server(Apache) is installed. We can verify that by visiting your server's public IP address in your web browser http://your_server_IP_address.
If you have installed Apache web server on your local machine then that can be verified by visiting http://127.0.0.1 or http://localhost.
After that, you will see the default Ubuntu Apache web page. which is there for information and testing reasons. If you see this page, then your web server is now correctly installed.
If you do not know what your server's public IP address is, there are various methods to discover it. Usually, this is the address, you use to connect to your server through SSH.
During installation, your server will ask you to select and make sure passwords for the MySQL "root" user. This is an administrative account in MySQL. Confirm the password and continue the installation.
When the installation is finished, we need to run some extra commands to get our MySQL environment set up safely.
You will get asked to enter the security password you set for the MySQL root account. Next, it will ask you if you want to modify that security password. If you are satisfied with your present password, type "n" for "no" at the prompt.
For the rest of the questions, you should simply hit the "ENTER" key through each prompt to accept to the default values. This will remove some example users and databases, disable remote root logins, and load these new rules so that MySQL immediately aspects the changes we have created.
At this point database (MySql) installation finished.
This should install PHP without any problems.
Currently, if a user requests a directory from the server, Apache will first look for file called index.html in that directory. If we want to tell our web server to prefer PHP data files, so we'll make Apache look for a index.php file first.
When you are finished, save and close the file by pressing "CTRL-X". and then you have to confirm the save by typing "Y". After that hit "ENTER" to confirm the file save location.
To improve the performance of PHP, we can optionally install some additional modules.
This will show result of optional components that you can install.
Now LAMP stack is installed and configured.
In order to test that We will call this script info.php. In order for Apache to find the file and serve it properly, it must be saved to a very particular directory, which is known as the "web root".
When you are finished, save and close the file. Now try this out, for that we have to visit this page in our web browser.


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After students have discovered the singing voice, have differentiated between high and low, and have mastered sol and mi, it's time to introduce a new note: la.
Although these patterns use the note, la, they both approach the pitch differently. Students will sing each of these melodies naturally, but the way they think about them and become conscious of them may be different.
Our students will have an easier time recognizing "a note higher than sol" when sol comes directly before the new note. The whole step between the two pitches highlights the higher of the two, and helps students differentiate between sol and la. When la is preceded by a pitch much lower (in this case, mi) students can get lost in the jump from the lower pitch to the higher.
In other words, it's easier for students to hear the step above sol to identify la, rather than a fourth above mi.
That said, here are my favorite songs for teaching la!
Although both sol-mi-la and sol-la-sol-mi appear in a huge amount of folksong literature, I've chosen to share only my favorite sol-la-sol-mi songs.
The big beautiful bow that ties all these elements together is my students' love for the apple tree game! I've written about the apple tree game here and here but in case you're not familiar with it, here it is!
To play the game, students sing and walk in a circle keeping the steady beat. Two students (the "apple tree") hold their hands above heads, creating an arch for students to walk under. On the word "out" the apple tree quickly lowers its branches and traps an apple.
That caught student becomes a new apple tree with the teacher and the game continues - catching more apples, creating more trees, until there is only one apple left.
Children stand in a circle with hands joined and raised to form "windows."
For something more lyrical that can emphasize beautiful, resonant singing, I turn to Firefly.
I had always sung this song in its english translation until I came across the Japanese version in this recording by Elizabeth Mitchell. If you haven't listened to her music before, please try it out!
I like to sing this song in a round. We also use a simple bordun to accompany out singing.
Like all the songs that end up on my favorite's list, my students LOVE On a Mountain. And how could you not - when you pair a jumping game with a singing game you have a smash hit!
One reason to love this song is that it can double for both sol la sol mi and sol mi la.
As everyone sings the first half of the song, two students swing the jump rope while one student jumps. At the lyrics, "jump in my ___" the child in the middle sings the name of a student. Everyone else echoes the next "jump out my ____" with the name of the child leaving the jump rope game. The new student called jumps in, the old student jumps out, and the game begins again.
I love that I can layer concepts with them.
I love that they have an interesting game or musical activity that gets students engaged right away.
I love that they're enjoyable to sing.
I mostly love how much my students love them!
There are lots more songs that use la out there.
As I teach, I try to collect the ones I enjoy and write them down. I've compiled that list here to share with you.
This Sheet Music Library is totally free and you can sign up for access below.
Sign up with your email address for more songs that teach la!
The password to the library is "MusicMakers" (case sensitive).
An email is on its way to your inbox with the password as well.


"Iron Man" should be fun, "Wall-E" touching, and who knows what to expect from the likes of "Hancock", "Wanted," "Caspian" or "Hulk".
Yet when polls and general chatter about this Summer's movies comes up, there are two which stand far above the others in terms of anticipation – "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" and "The Dark Knight".
Now it looks like both will also stand above the other films in terms of runtime. Hollywood Elsewhere reports that the new Indy clocks in at 140 minutes, easily beating the 127 minute runtime of "Last Crusade" in 1989. Composer John Williams confirms this as well, saying that the film has seven reels at about 20 minutes each.
Early screenings for the film are also being kept tight. The film has been screened only once so far, and the studio gets to see it next week. After that, the only other screenings will be the premiere in Cannes (expected on the 20th) and press screenings in major international territories the week of release – at the earliest only 2-3 nights before the film's release on May 22nd.
Meanwhile early word on "The Dark Knight" is that Chris Nolan's cut clocks in at nearly three hours and it's unlikely to be cut down much further despite the studio's desire for a more manageable 150 minutes. Nolan's "Batman Begins" came in at 140 minutes so a slightly longer runtime for the sequel doesn't seem surprising and the immaculately conceived Devin Faraci over at CHUD thinks that, and I tend to agree, it'll probably come in at about 165 mins.
Responses to the articles have been interesting in that many seem surprisingly concerned about the Indy runtime, yet have absolutely no problem with a three-hour Batman. Very early buzz on Indy already warns to 'keep your expectations in check'.


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Police Begin Manhunt for Zamfara Bandits
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The Zamfara State Police Command has begun a manhunt for suspected bandits after the brutal attacks in some villages in the state recently.
This was disclosed by Mr Kenneth Ebrimson, the Commissioner of Police in the state, who said a police patrol team responded swiftly to the distress call of attacks on Sikida and Gyadde villages of Gidan Goga district in Maradun Local Government Area of the state.
According to Ebrimson, the bandits fled after killing three persons, following the arrival of the security operatives, and a search is now on to apprehend them, Channels reports.
Commenting on the raid, locals said the invaders stormed the villages on motorbikes, shooting sporadically at residents and carting away their livestock in the process.
No fewer than 30 people were reportedly killed across the villages during the attacks, despite claims to the contrary by the police.
Also, suspected armed bandits and cattle rustlers had killed at least 30 people when they invaded Malikawa village in the same district in May, leaving residents in perpetual fear and anxiety.
Meanwhile, the Federal Government has called on citizens to remain, saying it would do all within its power to stop the devastating attacks and bring the perpetrators and their sponsors to book.
Bandits, Herdsmen, Zamfara
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The government set out its definition of British values in the 2011 Prevent Strategy and the Prime Minister reiterated these values in 2014. At Brentnall Community Primary School these values are reinforced regularly and in the following ways.
Democracy is embedded at the school. Pupils are always listened to by adults and are taught to listen carefully and with concern to each other, respecting the right of every individual to have their opinions and voices heard. Pupils also have the opportunity to air their opinions and ideas through our School Council and regular questionnaires. The elections of the School Council members and Head Boy and Head Girl are based solely on pupil votes, reflecting our British electoral system and demonstrating democracy in action.
The importance of laws whether they are those that govern the class, the school or the country, are consistently reinforced. Our school has the highest expectations for behavior and we are all responsible for setting a good example to others. Each class discusses and sets its own 'Always Rules' that are clearly understood by all and seen to be necessary to ensure that every class member is able to learn in a safe and ordered environment. Our pupils are taught the value and reasons behind laws: that they govern and protect us, that we have a responsibility to uphold them and the consequences when laws are broken.
Within school, pupils are actively encouraged to make choices, knowing that they are in a safe and supportive environment. As a school we educate and provide boundaries for our pupils to make choices safely, through the provision of a safe environment and an empowering education. Our pupils are encouraged to know, understand and exercise their rights and personal freedoms and are advised how to exercise these safely: examples of this can be clearly seen in our e-safety and PSHE lessons. Our pupils are given the freedom to make choices whether it is through choice of challenge, of how to record learning or of participation in our numerous extra- curricular activities.
Respect is one of the core values of our school as can be seen on our School Values statement – Learn, Respect, Succeed. Our pupils were fully involved in the creation of this 'mission statement' and it is deeply embedded in all that we do at the school. The pupils know and understand that it is expected and imperative that respect is shown to everyone, whatever differences we may have and to everything, however big or small. The core value of Respect at Brentnall Community Primary School underpins our work every day both in and out of the classroom.
Our core value of Respect ensures tolerance of those who have different faiths and beliefs. Brentnall Community Primary School is a truly diverse school: our school community represents more than thirty countries and more than twenty languages are spoken. We enhance pupils' understanding of different faiths and beliefs through religious education, PSHE education and collaboration with schools in different settings to participate in shared projects and celebrations. We welcome a wide range of visitors to our school and we take part in stimulating and thought provoking educational visits to deepen our understanding of and respect for the multi-cultural society in which we live.
We actively promote our British Values and it is our duty to challenge those who behave in a manner contrary to those values.
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Chubu Area
Historic Sekigahara Battlefield
"Tastes of JAPAN by ANA" is a regional vitalization project that collaborates with the different prefectures in Japan to present the Land of the Rising Sun in all of its diverse glory.
Sekigahara, the crossroads of Japan and a major historic stage in Gifu Prefecture
The Sekigahara Battlefield became a pivotal setting in Japanese history on September 15, 1600, when the Eastern Army led by Tokugawa Ieyasu and the Western Army led by Ishida Mitsunari battled for political power following the demise of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Today, various historic sites related to the monumental battle still remain in the town of Sekigahara, including nine government-designated historical sites.
Cycling in Sekigahara (Five courses)
The "Battle of Sekigahara Trail" is a popular bicycle sightseeing course, which includes major historic sites of the Sekigahara Battlefield such as Ieyasu Tokugawa's final base camp and the opening and central battlegrounds (11.5 km in distance, about 2 hours 30 minutes in duration). The cycling guide map can be found at the Sekigahara Tourism Center located in front of JR Sekigahara Station (free; available in Japanese and English). Electric bicycle rentals are also available (fee-based; must present valid identification).
Walking in Sekigahara (Seven courses)
The period surrounding the Battle of Sekigahara constituted various human dramas among the generals of both Eastern and Western armies. These stories of allegiance, friendships, deception, behind-the-scenes maneuvers, and conflicts have captivated the Japanese people for centuries and will help deepen your understanding of the battle as you walk through the battlefield sites. Take a stroll with the "Seven Samurai Generals of Sekigahara Walking Map" (seven courses in total) in hand, learning their stories and feeling their aspirations as you stop at the various historic sites and base camps. The walking guide map can be found at the Sekigahara Tourism Center (free; available in Japanese and English).
Samurai Armor-Wearing Experience at Sasaoyama
At the Sekigahara Sasaoyama Tourism Center, visitors can put on armor hand-made in the Sekigahara Battle style. In addition to taking photos, you can also go out and tour the historic sites wearing the armor (indoors only on rainy days). Have fun trying on authentic armor with family, friends or by yourself—everyone is welcome!
Detail Information of Historic Sekigahara Battlefield
https://battle-of-sekigahara.pref.gifu.lg.jp/en/tour
Sekigahara, Sekigahara-cho, Fuwa-gun, Gifu
Sekigahara Tourism Center
Address: 598-4 Sekigahara, Sekigahara-cho, Fuwa-gun, Gifu
Business Hours: 9:00 to 17:00
Closed: Every Tuesday and the day following a public holiday during November to March; open every day during April to October
Detail Information of Sekigahara Sasaoyama Tourism Center (Samurai Armor Wearing Experience)
Sekigahara Sasaoyama Tourism Center (Samurai Armor Wearing Experience)
(In Japanese) http://www.kanko-sekigahara.jp/event/costume/
1167-1 Sekigahara, Sekigahara-cho, Fuwa-gun, Gifu Prefecture
20 minutes' walk from JR Sekigahara Station
9:30 to 17:00 (From 10:00 on weekdays)
Tuesdays (if Tuesday is a public holiday, then the following day)
Open every day from July 21 to August 31
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