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Why They're Wrong: WordPress Plugins Shouldn't Have to be GPL
Jan 29, 2009 by Matt | Posted in WordPress 48 Comments
In the past year or so there has been a lot of talk about "premium" WordPress themes and plugins, and the GPL. There have been many arguments over whether or not plugins and themes should be able to be licensed under other, non-GPL, licenses. The short answer is yes, they can.
When Joost de Valk, a notable plugin developer, tweeted recently, this issue was brought to my attention again.
I'm getting tired of the discussions. Plugins for WordPress are GPL because WordPress IS GPL, there's no question about it being otherwise.
Actually, if you look at the plugin repository guidelines, they only require that a plugin be "GPL-compatible." The page links to a list of alternate licenses, many of which are compatible with the GPL. And that's just to get into the repository….
Things really get interesting if you look at the GPL license in the WordPress Codex:
If identifiable sections of that work are not derived from the Program,
sections when you distribute them as separate works.� But when you
If I understand that correctly, the GPL is saying that the parts of a given script that are obviously independant from the main part are considered separate works, and don't have to be licensed under the GPL unless distributed with the whole. That would mean a plugin would be a separate work, and would only have to be licensed under the GPL if it was distributed with WordPress itself.
Think about it. Is a plugin really a derivative of WordPress, in a GPL sense? A plugin is not distributed with WordPress, it is a separate entity that hooks into WordPress. Saying that "all WordPress must be GPL" is like saying that you can't have commercial Linux software because they make use of the Linux kernel, which is licensed under the GPL.
Of course, Mullenweg and company still have a right to deny non-GPL-compatible plugins from entering the repository, and I don't see anything wrong with that.
http://angelo.mandato.com Angelo Mandato
You are right, any plugin or theme does not have to be GPL-Compatible.
I think it is important to note that the recent plugin that was removed from wordpress.org wasn't even GPL-Compatible at that time (the next version will be GPL according to the developers blog). The problem is wordpress.org needs to be able to re-distribute the plugin or theme legally. If I put a plugin on wordpress.org that has a license that does not allow WordPress.org to re-distribute under wordpress.org's license terms then even though I made the mistake as the plugin owner I believe WordPress.org would be liable.
Who says you have to distribute your plugin or theme on wordpress.org anyway. You can always host the plugin on your own server with your own license. Perhaps what is needed is 3rd party repo's like linux allows for 3rd party plugins and themes that are not hosted on wordpress.org.
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I think you are making the assumption that providing the plugin download is "redistributing". I think that's not quite true.
Be that as it may, the GPL does not prohibit SEPARATE distribution of copylefted with non-copylefted software. The explicitly allow putting such a mix on a single DVD and distributing that DVD. Similarly you are allowed to provide GPL-ed and non-GPL-ed stuff on the same website. (For example, donwload.com has all kinds of downloads, and they don't have to fear any license liability threats.)
The only legal problem would arise if they tried to package WordPress itself with non-GPL-ed plugins, but that's something they won't do w/o checking back w/ the plugin author (who then may copyleft the plugin for the sake of inclusion).
So whatever the reason is wordpress.org does not allow non-GPL plugins, it is not because that is enforced by the GPL. Rather, it is automatic's deliberate decision to do so. And that's OK. Their website, their rules.
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"So whatever the reason is wordpress.org does not allow non-GPL plugins, it is not because that is enforced by the GPL. Rather, it is automatic's deliberate decision to do so. And that's OK. Their website, their rules."
And I'm okay with that. The problem I have is that they're so vocal about other websites not following the same rules. They pressured theme authors to make the PHP portions of their themes GPL, and they're doing the same thing with plugins. The Thesis people are standing their ground so far, and I applaud them for that.
Exactly what I am getting at. There seems to be this odd attitude that it's just wrong to sell premium plugins or themes in any shape or form. I don't get that attitude. It's perfectly legal to do so, and I don't see a problem with someone making some money from their hard work.
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There is nothing wrong with people selling things, or making money from their hard work, it just needs to be GPL licensed.
Thank you for your opinion on this, Other Matt. There seems to be a lot of FUD and varying points of view on this topic.
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My opinon: Matt just wants to keep the millions rolling in while at the same time preventing the theme and plugin authors (who form the backbone of his empire) from earning a single nickel.
To further his crusade against developers, he's recently claimed that ALL plugins are GPL just because they use WordPress.
This just makes him look childish, but one can only hope that WordPress developers will flee to greener pastures (I know I did) and stop providing him with free software to line his own pockets.
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There's nothing recent, this has been the stance of WordPress since plugins were created. I also have nothing against people, including plugin authors, earning nickels or even dollars. In fact in my keynote in San Francisco last month I highlighted a few of the coolest businesses growing up around WordPress.
I'm sorry you feel that I feel that way, but the good news is I don't.
I still do think that the license puts plugin developers at too much of a disadvantage, and as a pundit I will continue to say so at every opportunity.
However, I've reached the conclusion that I, as a plugin developer, must simply deal with what I have to work with, and build a business model around what I have to work with. At the present, I am working out the details on how I'm going to take on of my already GPL-compliant plugins and introduce a premium option that stays within the guidelines you've set out.
If I were to have any questions regarding any technicalities in the matter of the GPL and WordPress-derivative works, whom would you recommend I contact?
Okay, let's settle this already.
It all comes down to the definition of a derivative work. A derivative work, as defined by the law and the courts is rather vague, but here we go. The US Copyright Act defines it thusly:
"A "derivative work" is a work based upon one or more preexisting works, such as a translation, musical arrangement, dramatization, fictionalization, motion picture version, sound recording, art reproduction, abridgment, condensation, or any other form in which a work may be recast, transformed, or adapted. A work consisting of editorial revisions, annotations, elaborations, or other modifications which, as a whole, represent an original work of authorship, is a "derivative work"."
Now, given that, a WordPress theme is most likely a derivative work. It's possible to imagine one that is not, but most themes have to draw upon code in other themes (even if they're written from scratch, they are all substantially similar), and so basically they are derivative works. As such, they have to abide by the GPL, for the parts that are not independent anyway (CSS, images, etc).
Plugins, on the other hand, have a better argument.
Your simpler plugins are generally heavily derivative. They tend to be just a few functions, hooked directly into WordPress in specific places. The functions themselves derive their calling methods from the necessity of how WordPress expects them to hook in, and so they are derivatives of it.
Complex plugins, on the other hand, tend to be more independent. They have several files, their own mechanisms for operation, and sometimes there's just one "plugin" file that hooks the WordPress bits up with the plugin's bits. These have a better case for being separate works.
Example: The Bad Behavior plugin. It's a large set of files, all of which are using their own methods and such. The only thing connecting it to WordPress is one file with a small set of functions to tie what Bad Behavior does into how WordPress works. Bad Behavior is even independent, as it can hook to several different platforms and systems, and even has code examples to run it by itself with any PHP script. It would be very hard to argue (in a court) that Bad Behavior is a derivative of WordPress.
So, the short version is this:
– Themes are almost always derivative and have to follow the GPL.
– Plugins *might* be derivative and thus may be subject to the GPL. It depends on the operation of plugin.
– There is no hard-and-fast rule that you can apply to determine this difference. Programmers like clear-cut lines, but this is not a programming thing, it's a legal thing. Only a court can determine legal issues, so until you bring it in front of a lawyer and a court of law, you're just guessing in any particular case.
– WordPress.org can put anything it wants on its own site, so griping about it is a lost cause. Their site, their rules.
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I am not a lawyer, and ONLY a lawyer / legal challenge can end this once at for all, but it is the stance of the Joomla and Drupal communities that ALL plugins/modules are, in fact, derivate works, and MUST be distributed as GPL. I am of the opinion (as is Matt and others) that WordPress plugins are in the same category – they're all derivative works.
Theme *code* is GPL …. but CSS and images are covered under "normal" copyright, and can be licensed AND sold in whatever way you see fit. See http://topnotchthemes.com which sells premium Drupal themes.
It's tough seeing the WordPress business / developer community struggle with these issues. Joomla and Drupal dealt with these quite some time ago, and having thriving business ecosystems. There are many ways to build businesses, but purely "copying bits" of GPL'd plugins isn't one of them.
http://intensedebate.com/people/Otto42 Otto42
Opinions are like noses. Everybody has one, and they all smell.
Joomla and Drupal and Matt and You and everybody else can have any opinion they like. Doesn't mean it'll hold up in a court of law.
You can say ALL, but the fact is that I can give you a counterexample in just as much time as it takes me to write one. The fact is that a thing is "derivative" of something only if it actually derives from the other thing in a significant way. A plugin does not necessarily have to derive large sections of its code from WordPress. Separation can be achieved. Independent operation can be created. A plugin *can* exist both with and without WordPress.
Again, I point you to the Bad Behavior plugin. Examine it closely. Look at its operation. Then tell me that it's a WordPress derivative while keeping a straight face.
Look at the discussions around Drupal and Joomla and you can see this has been covered extensively. It's made more complicated by the way that PHP actually runs (all code in the same space). I said I'm not a lawyer and that it is my opinion, and the opinion of two other large projects that are very similar to WordPress.
If you run a service and implement an API to talk to a WP plugin, the plugin is GPL but the service is not. This is pretty much the only level of separation which would make something not derivative.
I'm telling you it's a WordPress derivative while keeping a straight face, but you're absolutely right, it comes down to law.
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Re: Bad Behavior as an example:
How can it be a WordPress derivative when it doesn't need WordPress to run? Really, I can set up and run BB without WordPress. It has plugins in it for WordPress, MediaWiki, LifeType, and a generic one that can be reconfigured for just about any PHP software.
So if it can run independently, not even in the same process space (since it's not running with that process at all), then how, exactly, can anything WP says in its license apply?
Your definition of "service" and "API" and such are technical ones, not necessarily legal ones. Even the FSF's opinion on the whole process space and separation and everything else is their opinion only. There's no basis for the notion in fact. The whole 'deep-linking' thing, for example, is pure fluff, with no legal basis for it whatsoever. Now, admittedly, these are generic concepts which usually work and often apply, but they're concepts only. Guidelines, if you will.
This is about law, and law really doesn't have a cut-and-dry set of rules that you can use to determine anything at all. Law is a fuzzy practice, coding is not. Trying to make legal arguments based on coding practices is always doomed to failure.
PWolanin
This sounds like BB is essentially a library or stand-alone application authored independently of WP?
As far as I understand, in this case BB must be under a GPL *compatible* license in order to be combined with WP. The real "plugin" in this case which must be GPL as a WP derivative is the bridge code between BB and WP.
To take a Drupal example, there are several modules that use libraries under the Apache, BSD, Zend, or other GPL-compatible license. The Drupal modules that connect Drupal to the library must be GPL, even though essentially all the functional code is in the library itself.
BB is in fact GPL, but that was not my point.
I was showing how a bridging plugin can be used to separate code from the software. They run together, in the same process space, but BB is not actually required to be GPL in this case.
Think of it like this: WP provides a plugin API. BB provides an API. A plugin to unite the two can be created, subject to both licenses, but neither one of them can be construed as a derivative of the other.
Yes, I do agree in this case that neither is derivative (except the bridging code) but since you are in the end making a combined work, all the pieces involved must have GPL-compatible licensing.
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#WhatIsCo…
No, you don't. The BB folks are not distributing WordPress. Just their code. They're not making any sort of combined work, the end-user is. And he's using it, not distributing it.
I haven't use BB – from the above it sounded as though it was being distributed together with various bridge plug-ins/modules.
It is. But you can distribute things with different licenses together, if you created them all. After all, its your copyright, you can license them and distribute them however you like.
That said, BB is GPL 100%, but this is again not the point.
Sorry, let me be more clear. the BB WordPress *plugin* is GPL. As you can see from the Drupal module (which is GPL) http://drupal.org/project/badbehavior, you have to separately download the BB code.
This only works (the bundling of code) because BB *itself* is also GPL.
BB is itself GPL, however this is irrelevant.
Merely distributing two things together doesn't mean that they have to have the same license. Consider themes. they all come in one ZIP, and yet you yourself agree that the files can be licensed differently (images vs code, for example).
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Merely distributing two things together doesn't mean that they have to have the same license (especially if you wrote both of them). Consider themes. They all come in one ZIP, and yet you yourself agree that the files can be licensed differently (images vs code, for example).
Legally, it is entirely possible for two different pieces of code *in the same file* to be licensed separately. The legal definition of a "work" is just as fuzzy as "derivative".
Mikey P
The rule of thumb that the has been attributed to FSF folks (I can't find a reference anywhere) is that if you can use debug_backtrace anywhere in your function, and have API calls from a GPL work displayed, that your code must also be GPL.
Whether or not a piece of code is ABLE to be run independently, has no bearing on whether or not the use in question is legal. If it is running as a separate application, passing data through a web service, such as SOAP, REST, or maybe via the command line on the server, then you technically have a separate work, otherwise it is a derivative.
And saying that you can't have commercial software because it's GPL is a misnomer, as there is nothing in the GPL to stop you from selling your software at whatever price you want. It must however be licensed to the user under the GPL and the source code must be made available to them. There is nothing to stop you from selling WordPress plugins for $1000000 USD, provided you meet the license and source code requirements of the GPL.
Also, the whole there is no basis for this, it's all open to interpretation argument is simply not true. You can argue it how you want, but the FSF has the legal resources and technical resources to check this stuff out, and give hard and fast answers to questions. The GPL since it's inception, stands as a document that has never been tested in court (i think, i heard about a possible case a few years ago) because it is generally thought to be air tight. It has never been overturned in court.
I really don't know why you would try to argue this, as there is no legal precedent to support your viewpoint. (assuming you know what legal precedent is, as you think that all laws as "fuzzy" and can't not have absolute answers)
>>"Whether or not a piece of code is ABLE to be run independently, has no bearing on whether or not the use in question is legal."
Ah ah! Remember, "use" is not covered by the GPL. It only covers distribution.
And let's not get confused here. I'm not arguing for non-GPL plugins. Far from it. What I am saying that it is possible for a court to decide that a plugin is an independent non-derivative work. There is legal precedent both ways, in fact.
"Whether or not a piece of code is ABLE to be run independently, has no bearing on whether or not the use in question is legal."
Ah ah! Remember, "use" is not covered by the GPL. It only covers distribution. Copyright doesn't control use, just the act of copying.
"If it is running as a separate application, passing data through a web service, such as SOAP, REST, or maybe via the command line on the server, then you technically have a separate work, otherwise it is a derivative."
There is no legal basis for your statement. It is the *opinion* of the GNU and FSF people only.
I haven't looked at it enough, but OIO publisher strikes me as the same. It's an independent script, that *can* work as a WordPress plugin. From my brief looks at the code, it seems that the index file checks to see in which context the script is installed in, then loads libraries to hook into WordPress in certain situations.
>>"Saying that "all WordPress must be GPL" is like saying that you can't have commercial Linux software because they make use of the Linux kernel, which is licensed under the GPL."
FYI, legally, Linux Kernel Modules (like plugins for the kernel) do indeed have to be GPL… Except that the Linux kernel has a special provision allowing non-GPL modules to exist. Modules have to declare their licensing to the kernel when they hook into it. Look up "tainting".
http://www.phpexperts.pro/ Theodore R. Smith
Bullshit. Linus simply had that clause added as additional protection against GPL fanatics like the ones at WordPress.
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I'd actually like to see a real discussion about this at an unconference, mainly around new business models for GPL plugins and themes. Everyone always points to consulting services, but those don't always make sense for plugins, most of which are fairly straightforward (and yet so important that they are almost always installed on most WordPress installations — think WP-Cache). In fact, it's almost ironic in the fact that the harder you work on something like a plugin to make it user friendly, the less likely it is to be able to charge for support for it. In a way, there's almost an incentive to not cook it all the way such that people will ultimately require support (I'm not advocating that, just pointing it out).
I've been playing with lots of ideas in my head around this, one of which is a voluntary donation system such that plugin authors are automatically compensated for projects where they are installed in. For example, if I build a commercial project for a client build on WordPress, and install ten third party plugins, I can simply donate $100 once, and those ten authors will each get $10, instead of me having to go to each author's donation page individually and distribute $10 (which is simply too time consuming). Just one idea, but I'd love to see a real discussion on this at some point instead of more hand waving about GPL models that don't always make sense for plugins or themes.
It's not hand waving — it's how the GPL works. Licensing is completely separate from the business model. I agree that discussions about business options are a good thing to pursue, but what you've just described is how to donate to developers, not a business model.
I bet, if you asked, that very few people donate to plugin developers today, and it's not because it's "too hard" — each community needs to decide on its own what their community standards are.
And, you should totally do a session at BarCamp Vancouver about this.
I realize it's not part of GPL, but it seems to be an important enough issue that it keeps coming up. In fact, many of the entries I've seen on people arguing for plugins or themes not being GPL are in fact doing so because they want more commercial opportunities with their developments. And I'd actually argue that donations are a business model — that's how most charities generate revenue for their projects. But that's a separate discussion.
I think there are various reasons why people don't donate, but they'd all just be my opinions.
The argument you're making is confusing. The rules are that non-GPL plugins cannot be included in the plugin repository. There's no rule preventing you from writing your own non-gpl plugin.
Yes, Kernel modules are GPL but you can load non-GPL modules into the kernel. HOWEVER, None of those modules are distributed at kernel.org. In fact, I've never even seen a proprietary kernel module included in a distribution. It always has to be downloaded directly.
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I'm not a plugin author myself, but the way I see it, Matt's saying that authors should earn by selling services etc. instead of the actual plugins/themes.
While this might be workable for established authors and companies (Themehybrid, Thematic, Woothemes, Studiopress etc.), I cannot but help wonder whether Matt took into account the small guy – the individual developers who do not have massive reputation to sell the services on top of their GPL'd code – they'd end up giving code for free, and get little or no money support/services.
Eventually, this will be one of the reasons why prolific (but not popular) coders move away from WordPress, and onto platforms that respect developers more (like Habari, which doesn't require theme/plugin authors to have GPL or even ASL that Habari themselves use).
For the sake of accuracy (even if I would have loved the argument): IMO Habari uses the Apache License, which is incompatible with GPL 2, hence they couldn't have required GPL for plugins. The Apache License, on the other hand, is much more liberal, and allows almost any mix of other license.
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Calling WP functions is essentially executing code, not deriving from it. You build every software in the context of some knowledge, and in case of WP plugins it is the knowledge about the WP API. That doesn't mean you derive your plugin's functionality from that of WordPress. That would be a ridiculous statement, no matter the lines of code. It would mean that interfacing with 3rd party software is "deriving" from it. Or that coding a PDF reader from scratch is work derived from Adobe's PDF code, just because you rely on the PDF format definition (which IS your interface in that case). Come on…
It would also imply that using a 3rd-party library (such as SimplePie, or one of many publicly-available PHP classes) makes your work derivative of theirs, which just *sounds* ridiculous.
Furthermore, often it is even the other way arround: *WP calls the plugin* (hence the term "callback"). While the plugin does call WP functions to register it's callbacks, the *main* plugin functionality is invoked by WP. So even if calling a function *would* mean deriving work in the sense of GPL (however ridiculous it might be), it is then WP which "derives" from a plugin, not less than a plugin "derives" from WP.
That's certainly one way to put it.
Namdnal Siroj
This is the first and only argument in this discussion that seems logical (and reasonable) to me.
Derivation of WordPress would be when you extend or modify the WP-code to create a new CMS, with extended or modified functionality. Not when you use it as a tool to display or run your original work.
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The Linux Kernel isn't an analogous example for a number of reasons, the most striking being:
Linus Torvalds added an additional section to the Linux Kernel license that clarified that "This copyright does *not* cover user programs that use kernel services by normal system calls", but without that section that is not the interpretation of the GPL by the FSF as it applies to modules, and that is why the FSF also provide an LGPL license.
<a href="http://ftp.sunet.se/pub/os/Linux/kernels/COPYING" target="_blank">http://ftp.sunet.se/pub/os/Linux/kernels/COPYING
Your statement "That would mean a plugin would be a separate work, and would only have to be licensed under the GPL if it was distributed with WordPress itself." is close, but not quite right I think. Here is a clarified version:
That would mean a plugin would be a separate work, and would only have to be licensed under the GPL if it was distributed with WordPress *code*." Calls to WordPress functions is WordPress code. So, you can distribute (your code) the same code without the WordPress functions under any license you like — seems obvious, but that is what that legalize is describing explicitly.
Why not vote about this?
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I suspect that eventually this will get hauled into court, and perhaps we will have at least some legal definition, of course that will not settle the matter forever, until that time this is mostly speculation, subject to subjective subjection.
Software is perfectly capable to playing well together is it humans that seem to not be able to get along.
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The music community is rallying around Tom Petty after the rockstar experienced a horrible health scare.
TMZ reports that the musician was rushed to the hospital Sunday evening after he was found unconscious, not breathing and in full cardiac arrest.
Paramedics rushed to his Malibu home and were able to get a pulse. He was ultimately rushed to the UCLA Santa Monica Hospital where he was reportedly put on life support.
Los Angeles County Fire confirms to E! News that a patient was transported to a local cardiac facility. It was verbalized that the patient was in cardiac arrest. "This is a place where we take patients who get pulses back. When we handed him over he was still unconscious but he did have pulses and we were assisting his breathing."
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While officials couldn't confirm the identity of the individual to E! News, we have learned a 66-year-old man was taken from the address where Tom lives.
Several singers including Sheryl Crow posted their support for the singer on Twitter. "@TomPetty... I love you so much," she wrote. "You are in my prayers."
Martina McBride added, "No......not Tom Petty."
Just last week, Tom concluded his extensive recent tour at the Hollywood Bowl, which he began in April.
The tour was held to honor the 40th anniversary of the Heartbreakers' debut. But in December, Tom noted it would likely be "the last big one."
"We're all on the backside of our 60s," he explained to Rolling Stone. "I have a granddaughter now I'd like to see as much as I can. I don't want to spend my life on the road. This tour will take me away for four months. With a little kid, that's a lot of time."
However, despite knowing it would be his last big tour, he took it on with the same energy as always.
In one of his last shows, he played the guitar, joked with the crowd and sang songs like "American Girl," "Free Falling" and more of his top hits.
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'That's not who we are, we are better than this'
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Ronit Lentin May 8, 2019 August 27, 2020
From Traces of Racial Exception: Racializing Israeli Settler Colonialism (Bloomsbury Academic 2018).
We stole the lands of another people, but that's not who we are we are better than this.
We expelled 800,000 of the owners of the land, or made them flee; we renamed their villages and urban neighbourhoods and settled our own people in them, but that's not who we are we are better than this.
We uprooted the trees planted by the owners of the land and planted European conifers to cover the ruins of their depopulated villages, which they are not allowed to settle in and many of which we have made our own, but that's not who we are we are better than this.
We massacred the populations of whole villages, tortured their men, raped their women and beat and tortured their children, but that's not who we are we are better than this.
We occupied and annexed those parts of the land we had conquered in our 'war of independence' that the owners of the land call their Nakba, or catastrophe, but that's not who we are we are better than this.
We bombed their cities, demolished their homes, flattened their refugee camps, and since 2002 built a 700 kilometres long concrete wall, which we call the separation barrier and the owners of the land call the Apartheid wall, to cut the owners of the land off from each other, but that's not who we are we are better than this.
We installed hundreds of checkpoints preventing the owners of the land from getting to work, visiting their families, or reaching hospital to receive medical treatment or give birth, but that's not who we are we are better than this.
We started war after war outside the 1949 armistice borders of our state, making hundreds of thousands homeless, claiming self-defence, but that's not who we are we are better than this.
We put the owners of the land under a military government regime, ruled them with emergency regulations inherited from the British colonizers, enlisted them as collaborators and informers, and controlled their freedom of movement and expression, but that's not who we are we are better than this.
We operate a separate military court system to try the owners of the land, imprison thousands of them including women and children, and put hundreds in administrative detention without trial, but that's not who we are we are better than this.
We build our settlements on their lands and allow our illegal settlers to prevent the owners of the land from herding their flocks, tilling their fields and picking their olives, but that's not who we are we are better than this
We allow the settlers to take over the homes of the owners of the land and to beat their children on their way to school, but that's not who we are we are better than this.
We transferred thousands of Bedouin citizens off their lands and left them in 'unrecognized villages' without electricity, water, roads and schools, and demolish these 'unrecognized villages again and again, but that's not who we are we are better than this.
We extra-judicially execute the owners of the land when we suspect that their resistance amounts to 'terrorist' acts even after they are 'neutralized' and are lying defenceless on the ground; we arrest their children in dawn raids, interrogate them without any adults present, and try them in military courts, but that's not who we are we are better than this.
We lock up asylum seekers, who we call 'infiltrators', and most of whose cases we never process, in concentration camps away from our towns that they are not permitted to enter, but that's not who we are we are better than this.
We deny the owners of the land the right to remember and commemorate their Nakba, and force them to study our writers and poets, but that's not who we are we are better than this.
You see, we are victims of persecution and Holocaust survivors, and their land had been promised to us by our god, and is thus legally ours, and anyone questioning our right to conquer, settle, expropriate, kill, imprison, shoot, bomb, torture, transfer and deport is antisemitic or a 'self-hating Jew'. [1]
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I'm very much looking forward to getting onto my next hassle free mini, just too many to choose from though. Where next?
Just buy a bunch that you want to do. Then when you go to paint one, choose randomly.
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Looks airbrushed to me. Still, well done indeed.
I am not a fan of the vehicle itself but the weathering and painting are as excellent as ever .
Could I suggest some dirt on the immaculately clean windscreen...maybe add some wipers and a sweeping effect too?
Incredible face! How in the heck did you do the shirt? Stencil?
Got stuck on the standards for a while. I couldn't find a good color, then said "Duh, keep the color of the robes going!" Life and work and the Holidays also intervened on paint time. So, here we go, all at once.
I must say that, the first time I saw your work, I was unsure about what to think about the whole 'cell shaded' style of painting. Now having seen what you can do with it, I think it's really cool. It's really effective with these zombies. The fat one is particularly icky. I like the 'graphic novel' feel of your figures. I hope that's what you are going for.
Must not buy, must not buy, must not buy, I'm not very good with vehicles IMO. Unless they are 'showroom floor no weathering' kinda thing. Which I'm never happy with when finished.
I have to tear apart my scooter tomorrow... Back brake is sticking. I hope it's just the equalizer needing some grease.
While your work is impecable, as per your norm, I do not like a part of this model. My issue is with the rear mud flaps. They just don't fit. They're too massive and just don't look feasable. Maybe if they looked more like a rubber flap held away from the tire by a chain or bracket, the model itself wouldn't look funny to me. I might even go so far as to shorten the front section of the front fenders too. But enought griping about the kit.
The paint work is fantastic so far, very realistic.
That's some awesome dipped stuff. None of the heads look out of place (to me) either, part of the brilliance of sci-fi.
My cat makes me happy. She hates almost everyone. She growls at the door when people are coming up the stairs. Makes me giggle every time.
Sweet looking stuff. Closer pics?
Fruit slice/fruit ninja is good. Bejeweled. That's what we can come up with.
One of GW's new products, posted on Warseer.
Won't work. Not unless the label's printed in orc, maybe not even then. Just because they can read it doesn't mean they'll use it.
Having worked in a grocery store for a few years, I had decided that there were really only two holidays at the time. I named them, Hallowistmas and Eastertines Day. Now they're blending together...Hal-istmas-ster-lentines! A Hallmark holiday, brought to you by Cadbury.
too much time time on Facebook...i was looking for the 'like' button!
HNY! Everyone be safe and responsible.
Never played Skyrim, never will either, probably a great game though. I probably would be addicted to it, and that's not a good thing, what having a job/house to pay for and all. Nevermind a lead toy addiction to feed.
I'm still running around exploring, too bad about the plot!
I did that with Morrowind. I think I was running around adventuring and leveling up for something like 5 months. Then one day, I said, hey WTF is the plot in this game anyway. Even though I was having a hoot mucking about. Took me a while to figure out who to go talk to to get the plot going again.
Pants crappingly awesome. I keep looking and keep having to tell myself that that is a miniature base and I am not actually looking at a section of real live deck plating.
I'd fill it with what ever filler you prefer. Don't try and smooth it down right away. Fill it so that it is over full, but not overly so, with all the edges just covered. Let it cure, then use a file and reshape it. That's what I'd do, but I seem to have a knack for filing.
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Reprieve for land owners as court grants ministry of lands an extension to regularise Title Deeds
The High Court on 31st January 2018 granted the Ministry of Lands an extension for a further period of six months to promulgate regulations and land registration forms including forms for Title Deeds and Leases in compliance with the judgment of the Court (Onguto J) dated 19th December 2016 in Anthony Otiende Otiende versus Public Service Commission and 2 Others (Petition Number 54 of 2015).
Registration forms, leases, title deeds, grants, certificates of title and certificates of lease issued by the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Housing, Land & Urban Development (the "Cabinet Secretary") since 2013 were declared unconstitutional, null and void in accordance with the judgement delivered on 19th December 2016. This is because they had been made without parliamentary scrutiny, public participation or the participation of the National Land Commission.
Enforcement of the decision to invalidate over 3 million land titles would have a magnanimous impact on the process of registration of title. Taking this into consideration, the judgement was suspended for a period of 12 months from 19th December 2016 to allow the Cabinet Secretary time to develop a set of regulations which would serve to regularize this invalidity. The Cabinet Secretary commissioned a Task Force which proceeded to develop a set of Land Regulations which were published between November 2017 and December 2017 and transmitted to Parliament for approval before the expiry of the extension period.
Owing to the fact that Parliament had not approved the regulations by the judgement deadline, an application seeking extension of time was filed on 14th December 2017, and the matter was heard in the High Court on 31st January 2018 resulting in the extension of the compliance period for a further six months. This extension was granted on the basis that significant progress had been made by the Cabinet Secretary to comply with the 2016 order, and also noting that the Cabinet Secretary had no control over the workings of Parliament.
To date, Parliament is yet to approve of the regulations as the National Assembly is in the process of constituting its committees, including those committees that deal with subsidiary legislation.
What does the potential invalidation of title deeds mean for landowners holding titles deeds granted since 2013?
The invalidation of title deeds granted since 2013 would have far-reaching consequences in the real estate sector, the financial market and the economy in general.
Under Kenyan law, the effect of a revocation of title is the immediate cancellation of all charges relating to the property. Financial institutions holding land titles as collateral for loans would therefore potentially face huge losses, as lenders would effectively be holding collateral whose value they cannot realise in the case of a default. As a consequence, the process of borrowing will become more challenging for loan applicants, as banks would be hesitant to lend to applicants holding titles issued after 2013.
The ripple effects are also bound to be felt throughout the economy, as businesses in a range of sectors from manufacturing to real estate rely on bank financing using land as collateral to finance economic activity. Furthermore, the due diligence process preceding real estate and financial transactions may become more lengthy as buyers and financial institutions will seek to thoroughly ensure that their interests are fully protected. Consumer confidence in the real estate market will also take a fall, leading to a drop in market pricing and resulting in losses for property owners.
The extension period lapses on 31st July 2018, and it remains to be seen whether the regulations will meet the approval of Parliament or whether the 2016 judgement will be enforced.
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2 Out of 3 Tanning Bed Users Have Never Had a Skin Cancer Check
WEDNESDAY, April 4, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Even though it's widely known that tanning bed use greatly increases the odds for skin cancer, 70 percent of Americans who've used the devices have never had a doctor check them for the disease.
That's the finding from a new study of data on more than 30,000 U.S. adults.
The researchers also found that people who frequent tanning salons are more likely to use a low-SPF (sun-protection factor) sunblock, further raising their odds for skin cancers.
"It is crucial to ensure that any individual who has been repeatedly exposed to ultraviolet radiation, whether through indoor tanning or not, be screened for skin cancer," said Dr. Victoria Sharon, who directs dermato-oncology at Northwell Health in Great Neck, N.Y.
Sharon wasn't involved in the new study, but said the data shows that the frequency of skin cancer checks "remains low" for all Americans -- including those at high risk.
The new study was led by Carolyn Heckman of the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia. Her team examined 2015 data on more than 30,000 adults tracked by the annual National Health Interview Survey.
The findings showed that about 16 percent of those surveyed had ever used a tanning bed, and about one-fifth of that group said they'd indoor-tanned at least once during the past year.
Indoor tanners were more likely to have ever undergone a doctor-guided skin cancer check compared to people who'd never used the devices -- 30 percent versus 19.5 percent, respectively, according to the report.
But that still means that 70 percent of indoor tanners have never consulted a trained physician to check their body for potentially malignant skin lesions.
That's in contradiction to a 2014 recommendation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that "persons repeatedly exposed to UV radiation should be regularly evaluated for skin cancer." The FDA mandated that this warning be posted by manufacturers on all indoor tanning devices.
Interestingly, people who'd used indoor tanning recently (within the past year) were less likely to have had a skin cancer check than those who's last tanning salon visit was further back in time. According to Heckman's team, that could mean that people who've given up indoor tanning may be more "aware of their increased risk and seek skin cancer screening accordingly."
The study also found that while 12.6 percent of people who'd never used tanning beds used a relatively low-protection sunscreen (an SPF between 1 and 14), that number jumped to about 15.5 percent among indoor tanners.
"Thus, some individuals may be putting themselves at risk for skin cancer in multiple ways," Heckman's team said.
The study authors added that "almost 5 million skin cancers are diagnosed annually in the United States, and skin cancer incidence has been rising over the past few decades."
Dr. Doris Day is a dermatologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. Reading over the new findings, she stressed that "indoor tanning continues to be an important source of skin cancer risk."
Day said the study shows that "we still need to improve education on the need for regular skin cancer screenings by a board-certified dermatologist, and also for regular self-exams."
The study was published online April 4 in JAMA Dermatology.
Find out more about skin cancer detection at the Skin Cancer Foundation.
SOURCES: Doris Day, M.D., dermatologist, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City; Victoria Sharon, M.D., director of dermatologic surgery and dermato-oncology, Northwell Health, Great Neck, N.Y.; April 4, 2018, JAMA Dermatology, online
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Welcome to the fourth Bainton Fisheries Newsletter, which is designed to keep you informed about the Fishery, in terms of news during the last season and some up and coming events and issues.
In 2003-2004 two stockings were managed. If members know of lake owners who would be interested in selling fish to Bainton Fisheries then please pass their details to me. As agreed at the 2003 members meeting supplies of Bream or Tench were to be sought for stocking for pleasure anglers. To summarise the 2003 – 2004 additions:- · In September 2003, 39 Bream averaging 7lb each (5-9lb range) were purchased and stocked into the Bailey Bridge Pit. These fish were uncaught fish having been removed from a water supply reservoir in the Trent Valley. · In December 2003, 60 Bream in the 7-10 bracket were stocked in the Bailey Bridge Pit. This now brings the stock up to 99 bream in this lake. They were from the A1 pits in Newark, which were being drained to thin out the bream in one of their carp lakes.
Two working parties were held in 2003 and about a dozen people out of 170 members attended. The first was held on the Bailey bridge pit to create swims along the carp lake wall using plastic pilings and the second was meant to be a general tidy up session. But so few turned up we could only work on one swim on the L shape. This level of attendance was disappointing.
Sunday 18th April from 9am – Orchid and L Shape.
Sunday 2nd May from 9am – Big Pit, Stock Pond and Match Lake.
In terms of arranging a plan of action for the working party days I would be grateful if members could either e-mail or ring me before hand to say they are coming. This will enable me to plan the tasks ahead for the day. Items that are particularly valued for working parties are chest waders, bow saws, loppers, wheelbarrows, petrol chainsaws or strimmers, spades, pickaxes and if people have access to 4x4s, trailers or even a JCB it can make light work for all. There may be opportunities for netting parties during 2004 to transfer fish into Bainton. These are usually within an hour's driving radius of Bainton and are extremely hard work, but rewarding nether the less. Chest waders and a strong back are essential. No dates as yet have been set but if you would like to register for a netting party then please let me know.
·The stocking level of small carp in the carp lake was the biggest concern, it was resolved to try and increase predator loading in this lake. · The Stock Pond will also need additional fish, pleasure fishing species will be sought · It was announced that subject to contract that the National Grid pit had been acquired for sole use by members of Bainton. However this water would need significant work to develop during the working party. · The lease for the complex had been extended by 5 years, however the price would increase by 17.5% and be pegged to 5% per annum increase. · It was agreed by vote than rather than increase membership numbers permits would increase in cost to cover the lease and the cost of the additional water. Dawn to Dusk at £45.00 per annum and 24 Hour at £90.00 per annum. · It was agreed that all renewals must be in by mid May, (this means to return to the renewal address to arrive no late than first post on the 18th May), after this date, membership will have lapsed. · An upper limit on anglers for the complex stayed at 170, of which no more than 90 would be allowed to have a 24-hour ticket. · After May 18th anglers who applied to join would be given a ticket for Bainton Fisheries in time for June 16th. · It was noted that an annual redressing of the road would be pursued with LeFage. · The was a plea for building materials for swims, telegraph poles were suggested as an alternative to railway sleepers, and old scaffold poles are also sought. · It was agreed that the car sticker would have the reference to a fishery removed, but members were reminded that they should display it at all times and remember to change the sticker when they changed car.
· Rule 1 – to specify that no fish over 5lb should be held in a keepnet. · Rule 12 – The add to the rule that Bait boats are permitted but they must also not place a bait in such a position to lose fish or tackle · Rule 23 To ban the use of fishing rods or poles over 13 feet long with 30 metres of Electricity Cables. · New Rule – Rule 28, a maximum speed limit of 10 miles an hour to be observed on the site.
· Litter again was discussed, it was confirmed that no litter was to be tolerated and that anyone found littering would be banned for life from Bainton Fisheries.
Charity Pike Fish-in Just a quick note to say that 110 pounds was raised for Second Chance Children's Charity by members of Bainton Fisheries at the annual Pike Fish In. So a big Thank you to all those who took part.


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Welcome to this press conference on China Market Focus at the London Book Fair.
For the past two thousand years and more China has always been a book rich culture. Indeed, the first printed book was made in China and today it can be seen in the British Library.
So this history of books in China means that we very warmly welcome the London Book Fair. But even more so we are delighted China will be the market focus country at the London Book Fair this year.
The London Book Fair is a global market place for the publishing industry with a history of 41 years. So as a guest China will showcase its publishing sector at the Book Fair with the theme of "New Perspectives and New Concepts".
As you know the dates are April 16th-18th for the London Book Fair with the main venue at Earls Court. There will also be related activities across London and around UK.
I am happy to tell you that many authors, novelists, playwrights, journalists, artists, performers, agents and publishers will be coming from China to London for this Book Fair. Apart from that there will be Chinese leaders attending the opening ceremony and related activities.
Chinese organizers are planning more than 300 activities covering culture, publishing, literature, art, education and economics. These activities will take place in diverse forms, such as high-level dialogue, publishers' meetings, seminar for writers and researchers. In addition there will be exhibitions on books, literature and arts.
The London Book Fair is the second largest annual international trade fair of copyrights. It brings together publishing professionals from around the world. So this China Market Focus event offers a rare opportunity. It will enable the Chinese publishing sector to interact with their counterparts in the UK and other countries.
Representing China at the Book Fair will be a strong team – indeed it is very much a National Team. They will display the finest products of China's publishing sector. They will introduce to the world the latest trends and developments in China.
They will also take this opportunity to draw on useful experience from other countries. This will help China's publishing sector with its go-global efforts.
The China Market Focus at the London Book Fair has another objective. It is an important part of the series of events celebrating the 40th anniversary of the full diplomatic relations between China and the UK.
· There has been growing political mutual trust.
· There has been deepening cultural exchanges.
This means China's participation at the London Book Fair is also of much importance for the overall China-UK relationship.
The China Market Focus at the London Book Fair is an important platform for presenting China's achievements in culture and other fields. There is a need for the breadth and depth of China's development to be better understood worldwide.
On the one hand there is the need to grasp how China has grown into the second largest economy of the world within the past 30 years. But just as important is the need to communicate the richness of its culture.
What we are doing now in China is to meet the ever rising cultural needs of our people. China aims to celebrate the richness of its thousands of years of history and culture. But at the same time create a China that keeps pace with a fast changing world.
In this way I believe China will make an even greater contribution to world civilization.
I warmly invite all of you to cover the China Market Focus at the London Book Fair. If you do this I have no doubt you will gain a better understanding of China.
You will win a full grasp of the growing Chinese publishing sector. Through that you will observe a thriving Chinese culture and the progress on all fronts in today's China. We will help you share your experience with the British public and people around the world. We look forward to working with you to increase mutual understanding and cooperation between China and the rest of the world from new perspectives and with new concepts.
As this is the first time China is guest of honour at the London Book Fair I hope many new friendships are formed.
Over time may the London Book Fair be the means to create many old friends.


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Enterprise Rebrand
Industry/Sector/Keywords: Sporting Goods, Teams, Footwear, Apparel, Fitness, Mascot, Athlete, Health, Wellness, Exercise
Below: Before and After Images in Slide Show, Video, Summary, Credits
In 2018, there were nearly 20,000 new fitness centers in China. The annual revenue of a single center reached 4.3 million RMB. The fitness industry is one of the fastest growing industries in the past two years in China, and it is driving the development of peripheral products and services. Shape, a representative of the new fitness brands, adopted a new business model based on group classes, pay-per-class, and shop operations. The brand integrates social platforms and tools, making fitness a new aspect of urban social interaction.
Due to the lack of a plan for a visual system, we had to address this in the initial stage of brand creation. Application and usage of visual brand elements online and offline were confusing. Neither customers nor users fully understanding depictions of the logo and branding. Establishing a visual system that could be sensibly and conveniently managed for online and offline usage was an urgent problem for the brand. More importantly, we had to embrace a younger demographic and consumer groups that value visual attractiveness. We had to increase awareness and recognition of the brand through visuals, and resolve the challenge of making the brand a new social name for urban youth.
Inspired by the brand vision of bringing different individuals together, each line in the logo represents consumers of different ages, personalities, gender and backgrounds, meeting and colliding in shapes. The image contains a character "with (与)", which also implies that the brand's genes include social, connection and interaction. The brand vision system extends and is informed by the logo shape, evoking elements of lightening, and representing a changeable and unified visual image. [We] also developed the unique mascot IP image for the brand, inspired by lightening, making the brand IP become the user's sports partner through the extension of movement and expression.
The brand image, combined with the newly designed spaces and the mascot, has been widely praised by Shape employees, users and coaches. Through the establishment of the visual system, we helped the brand increase user awareness and facilitate operation and management of the brand. With the creation of the mascot, we also helped establish a more humanized brand, relevant to users, that encourages community engagement. Most importantly, the brand is now grounded with a marketplace position for the fitness trend with this strategic update.
Client: Ransu Technology Co. Ltd – Shape Brand
Brand Marketing Director: Wu Chen
Brand Strategists/Designers: G.D. Partner Brand – www.gdp-partner.com
Owner, Director: Zhu Xiao Hai
Graphic Designer: Xu Gang
Graphic Designer: Wu Da
Graphic Designer: Ni Wei
Graphic Designer: Zeng Fan Yu
Anaezi2020-02-25T15:58:12-04:00


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Senate leaders' budget deal faces opposition in both parties
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, walk to the chamber after collaborating on an agreement in the Senate on a two-year, almost 400 billion budget deal that would provide Pentagon and domestic programs with huge spending increases, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais
People rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation, near the Capitol in Washington. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
By ANDREW TAYLOR
Published: 2/8/2018 12:17:57 PM
Pelosi speaks for record 8 hours in favor of 'Dreamers'
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers pressed to enact a massive budget deal Thursday along with a temporary funding measure to prevent a government shutdown at midnight. GOP leaders moved to shore up support among conservatives for a plan to shower the Pentagon and domestic programs with an extra $300 billion over the next two years.
"It's going to need bipartisan support. We are going to deliver our share of support," House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt Thursday morning. "I feel very good about Republicans. Our members who are focused on the military are very happy where we landed with that."
The measure was a triumph for Republican allies of the Pentagon and for Democrats seeking more spending on infrastructure and fighting opioid abuse.
But it represented a bitter defeat for many liberal Democrats who sought to use the party's leverage on the budget to resolve the plight of immigrant "Dreamers" who face deportation after being brought to the U.S. illegally as children. The deal does not address immigration. And some tea party Republicans shredded the measure as a budget-buster.
Beyond the $300 billion figure, the agreement adds $89 billion in overdue disaster aid for hurricane-slammed Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico, a politically charged increase in the government's borrowing cap, and a grab bag of health and tax provisions. Cotton growers and dairy farmers would get relief courtesy of the bipartisan leadership of the Senate Appropriations Committee, while popular funding for community health centers would be extended for two years, among myriad health provisions.
"I love bipartisanship, as you know," said Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz. "But the problem is the only time we discover bipartisanship is when we spend more money."
Senate leaders pressed to approve the measure Thursday and send it to the House for a confirming vote before the government begins to shut down at midnight. But hurdles remain to avert the second shutdown in a month.
While Senate Democrats celebrated the rare moment of bipartisanship — Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called it a "genuine breakthrough" — progressives and activists blasted them for leaving immigrants in limbo. Top House Democrat Nancy Pelosi of California, herself a key architect of the budget plan, announced her opposition Wednesday morning and mounted a remarkable daylong speech on the House floor, trying to force GOP leaders in the House to promise a later vote on legislation to protect the younger immigrants.
"Let Congress work its will," Pelosi said, before holding the floor for more than eight hours without a break. "What are you afraid of?"
The White House backed the deal — despite President Donald Trump's outburst a day earlier that he'd welcome a government shutdown if Democrats didn't accept his immigration-limiting proposals.
Trump himself tweeted that the agreement "is so important for our great Military," and he urged both Republicans and Democrats to support it.
But the plan faced criticism from deficit hawks in his own party.
Combined with the party's December tax cut bill, the burst in military and other spending would put the GOP-controlled government on track for the first $1 trillion-plus deficits since President Barack Obama's first term. That's when Congress passed massive stimulus legislation to try to stabilize a down-spiraling economy.
"It's too much," said Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., a fiscal hawk.
The deal contains far more money demanded by Democrats than had seemed possible only weeks ago, including $90 billion in disaster aid for Florida and Texas. Some other veteran Democrats — some of whom said holding the budget deal hostage to action on Dreamer immigrants had already proven to be a failed strategy — appeared more likely to support the agreement than junior progressives elected in recent years.
The budget agreement would give both the Pentagon and domestic agencies relief from a budget freeze that lawmakers say threatens military readiness and training as well as domestic priorities such as combating opioid abuse and repairing the troubled health care system for veterans.
The core of the agreement would shatter tight "caps" on defense and domestic programs funded by Congress each year. They are a hangover from a failed 2011 budget agreement and have led to military readiness problems and caused hardship at domestic agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency and the IRS.
The agreement would give the Pentagon an $80 billion increase for the current budget year for core defense programs, a 14 percent increase over current limits and $26 billion more than Trump's budget request. Nondefense programs would receive about $60 billion over current levels. Those figures would be slightly increased for the 2019 budget year beginning Oct. 1.
The $89 billion in disaster aid would bring the total appropriated in the wake of last year's hurricane season to almost $140 billion.
The agreement would increase the government's borrowing cap to prevent a first-ever default on U.S. obligations that looms in just a few weeks. The debt limit would be suspended through March of 2019, Sanders said, putting the next vote on it safely past this year's midterm elections.
McConnell officially unveiled the 652-page measure late Wednesday. It contained previously unmentioned extensions of tax provisions, an array of fee renewals to partly defray the measure's cost, and almost 400 pages worth of health provisions.
Associated Press writers Alan Fram, Kevin Freking, Luis Alonso Lugo and Jill Colvin in Washington and Steve Peoples in New York contributed to this report.
Danielle Squillante: Police have no place in restorative justice programs
Patrick Mahomes, other QBs in final 4 share affinity for deep throws
What are the odds? With help, Greenfield woman finds lost diamond in dumpster


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The Salem Witch Trials PowerPoint Presentation
The Salem Witch Trials
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The Salem Witch Trials Salem, Massachusetts January 20, 1692 – November 25, 1692
How Did the trials Begin? • The village minister's daughter, Betty Paris, and his niece, Abigail, became suddenly "ill" • The town's doctor could not confirm a diagnosis so it was said that they were under the influence of witchcraft. • After the diagnosis many of the other girls in the town also became "infected" with the same disease
What is witchcraft exactly? • Witchcraft is the power that a specific person has that is able to do harm to others and influence the acts of nature. • Many witches or wizards were believed to be healers, potion makers, candle makers, scientists, philosophy teachers, Psychics, and librarians.
What were some of the Symptoms of being infected by witchcraft? • Throwing one's self to the floor • Twitching • Screaming uncontrollably • Fever • Abdominal and muscular pain
Who were the accused? When the girls were forced to tell who was the start of the "witchcraft" they pointed out: • Tituba – Betty Paris' father's slave • Sarah Osborne • Sarah Good
Tituba • Tituba was the slave of Reverend Samuel Paris • She was originally from a small village in south America • She was brought to Barbados and then sold into slavery • She told stories of witchcraft and fortune telling to the girls in Salem
The Trials • When it came time for the women to appear in court, Tituba pleaded guilty. Sarah Good and Sarah Osborn refused to be called a witch and were put under interrogation. • The two women were asked questions repeatedly some of them were: • "Are you involved in any form of witch craft?" • "Are you or were you ever a witch?" • "Do you know how the girls in the town became sick?"
The Accused • A total of 141 people were accused • 19 were hung at Gallows hill • One died due to being crushed to death • 7 others died in prison Most of the men and women who were accused were wealthy and over the age of sixty
What actually caused the girls to have such odd behavior? Rye mold – Rye mold is known to cause hallucinogenic chemicals that may have led to hallucinations Actual witches and wizards There are many theories that are believed to cause the girls to have their particularly odd behavior • Ergot poisoning – caused by the consumption of bread the was contaminated by the Ergot fungus • Arguments between families • The thought of gaining more land
What ended the trials? • Ministers started to not believe in witchcraft • Overturned convictions • Compensation to the relatives of the victims "It were better than ten suspected witches should escape than one innocent person should be condemned." - Reverend Increase Mather This is the document that ended the Salem Witch Trials.
What do people think today of what caused the Salem witch trials? Many people today believe that people were accused of witchcraft because of the large amounts of land that many of the accused owned in the town of Salem.


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