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Court of Appeal gives guidance on immigration cases involving medical treatment: an extended look – Paul Erdunast
13 February 2018 by Guest Contributor
On 6th February 2018, the Court of Appeal in AM (Zimbabwe) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWCA Civ 64 gave authoritative guidance on how Paposhvili v Belgium (Application no. 41738/10), which was decided last year by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights, should be applied by English courts.
The issue in AM (Zimbabwe) concerned the applicable test for when removal of seriously ill people to their country of origin would raise an issue under Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (prohibition on inhuman or degrading treatment). Sales LJ, giving the judgment of the Court of Appeal, decided that removal would only violate Article 3 if intense suffering or death would be imminent in the receiving state as a result of the non-availability of treatment which would have been available in the UK (AM para 38).
This 'extended look' analysis piece will call into question whether the Court of Appeal's interpretation of Paposhvili into English law is correct.
Background: A potted history of Article 3 medical cases
In the first leading case in this area, D v United Kingdom (Application no. 30240/96), the applicant was on his deathbed in the latter stages of AIDS. He was reliant on the medical and palliative care available in England, in a familiar and compassionate environment. By contrast, if returned to St Kitts he would encounter conditions of isolation and destitution, without access to medication, a hospital bed or carers. The Grand Chamber decided that in these 'exceptional' circumstances, removal would breach Article 3.
Following this, the Grand Chamber in N v United Kingdom (Application no. 26565/05) confirmed the judgment of the House of Lords in N v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2005] UKHL 31 which remains binding precedent. In this case a Ugandan woman with AIDS had improved from a severely ill to a stable condition as a result of immunotherapy drugs available in the United Kingdom. Both courts accepted that if she continued to receive the medication, she would remain well for decades. If not, she would suffer ill health, discomfort, pain and death within a year or two. The evidence was not decisive as to whether N would be provided with appropriate medication upon return to Uganda.
Nonetheless, even if N would have received no medical assistance upon return, she would still not have succeeded under the restrictive test which the House of Lords applied, and which the Grand Chamber accepted. Baroness Hale in the House of Lords phrased the test as follows:
The test, in this sort of case, is whether the applicant's illness has reached such a critical stage (i.e. he is dying) that it would be inhuman treatment to deprive him of the care which he is currently receiving and send him home to an early death unless there is care available there to enable him to meet that fate with dignity. [Para 69]
That is to say, the House of Lords restricted the test to only allow extreme 'deathbed' cases to succeed: the person is dying imminently in any event, and conditions in the receiving state would be insufficient for them to die with dignity. The European Court of Human Rights noted that such cases would be 'very exceptional'.
There had been some unease in Strasbourg regarding the restrictive test in N v United Kingdom. For example, in Mwanje v Belgium (Application no. 10486/10 (French only)), a concurring opinion of six judges expressed their hope that the Grand Chamber would one day review their jurisprudence on medical expulsion cases. They commented that the test in N v United Kingdom is "hardly consistent with the letter and spirit of Article 3", and that in humanitarian terms, the difference between a claimant already on their deathbed and one who will suffer a brief delay before they die is minor. But the Strasbourg Court continued to apply the restrictive test until Paposhvili v Belgium was decided on 13th December 2016.
For a thorough history of the above case law under Article 3 up to and including Paposhvili v Belgium, this article on Free Movement by Duran Seddon is hard to beat.
The reasoning in AM (Zimbabwe)
At paragraph 24 of AM (Zimbabwe), Sales LJ set out in full the reasoning of the Grand Chamber in Paposhvili v Belgium. As such, it is hardly open to argue that the Court of Appeal failed to pay full regard to the whole of Paposhvili when delivering what is a thorough and clearly reasoned judgment.
Moving to the meat of the judgment, the Court of Appeal laid down their conclusion at the start: that Paposhvili 'relaxes the test' in N but 'does so only to a very modest extent.'
To support this, Sales LJ quoted the test set out by the Grand Chamber at paragraph 183 of Paposhvili. Under this test, Article 3 extends to cases where:
Substantial grounds have been shown for believing that [the applicant], although not at imminent risk of dying, would face a real risk, on account of the absence of appropriate treatment in the receiving country or lack of access to such treatment, of being exposed to a serious, rapid and irreversible decline in his or her state of health resulting in intense suffering or to a significant reduction in life expectancy [AM para 38].
Sales LJ explained this as follows:
This means cases where the applicant faces a real risk of rapidly experiencing intense suffering (i.e. to the Article 3 standard) in the receiving state because of their illness and the non-availability there of treatment which is available to them in the removing state or faces a real risk of death within a short time in the receiving state for the same reason. [AM para 38]
For those (like me) who did not instantly work out the ramifications of Sales LJ's position, he explained it as follows:
In other words, the boundary of Article 3 protection has been shifted from being defined by imminence of death in the removing state (even with the treatment available there) to being defined by the imminence (i.e. likely "rapid" experience) of intense suffering or death in the receiving state, which may only occur because of the non-availability in that state of the treatment which had previously been available in the removing state. [AM para 38]
The Court of Appeal gave five reasons why their rather restrictive interpretation of Paposhvili is correct:
Article 3, an unqualified right, has a high threshold for its application;
The Grand Chamber in Paposhvili noted that "N v United Kingdom was a case in which there had been no violation of Article 3 where removal of the applicant would result in a significant reduction in her life expectancy".
The Grand Chamber repeated the wording used in N v United Kingdom, that only "very exceptional circumstances" would suffice for a breach of Article 3 in such circumstances;
The Grand Chamber used the term "clarify" concerning its approach to N v United Kingdom; and
The Grand Chamber repeated that there would remain "a high threshold for the application of Article 3″ in medical cases.
The Court of Appeal then gave reasons why the applicants' broader interpretation of Paposhvili is mistaken. The court accepted that the phrase "would face a real risk … of being exposed … to a significant reduction in life expectancy" could, out of context, be interpreted extremely widely – i.e. anyone who faces a risk of lower life expectancy owing to inferior treatment in their country of origin would be protected. However, because of the five reasons above, and because the Grand Chamber in Paposhvili "plainly regarded [N v United Kingdom] as rightly decided", the Court of Appeal stated that it would be impossible to infer that meaning, which would "reverse the effect of N v United Kingdom" [para 40].
Finally, the Court of Appeal considered it significant that the Grand Chamber stated that the Paposhvili case merely raised the procedural obligation under Article 3, that is, that the Belgian authorities were required to carefully examine the case with reference to all available evidence. The Grand Chamber did not state that a substantive violation of Article 3 would definitely have occurred if Mr Paposhvili were removed to Georgia.
What AM (Zimbabwe) means for practitioners undertaking Article 3 medical cases
Sales LJ, giving the unanimous judgment of the Court of Appeal, made it clear that the Court's interpretation of Paposhvili v Belgium is to be binding on lower courts. Practitioners should therefore ensure their Article 3 medical cases fulfil the test laid down by the Court of Appeal in AM (Zimbabwe), rather than attempt to persuade tribunals of their own interpretation of Paposhvili v Belgium. For more guidance on what the Court of Appeal judgment means for practitioners, see this article on Free Movement.
Interpretative problems: does AM (Zimbabwe) construct Paposhvili too strictly?
The Court of Appeal in AM (Zimbabwe) seemingly had the choice between the interpretation posed by the Appellants and the restrictive position which they chose. The interpretation of Paposhvili required to allow the two Appellants' cases to pass the test set out in Paposhvili would be unrealistically wide. The facts of their cases are weak in comparison to those of D and even N. The First Appellant, AM, is HIV positive and his condition is being managed by the drug Eviplera, which is not available in Zimbabwe. However, there was no evidence that he could not tolerate any other drugs available in Zimbabwe. The Second Appellant, Mr Nowar, suffered cancer twice but is in full remission. The first time his cancer was treated successfully in Jordan and the second time in the UK, by a form of stem cell transplant not available in Jordan. However, Mr Nowar is worried he may suffer a recurrence and believes he would receive better treatment in the UK in such circumstances.
For the Appellants' cases to succeed, it would have required an interpretation of Paposhvili to be that the mere possibility of life expectancy being significantly reduced in the receiving state is potentially sufficient to be a breach of Article 3. Given the severity of the illness of the Applicant in Paposhvili, and given the careful phrasing of the test at paragraph 183 of Paposhvili, it is highly doubtful whether the Grand Chamber intended the test to be interpreted so broadly.
That said, the Court of Appeal's answer, which is to read the requirement for a "rapid irreversible decline in his or her state of health" as going both to intense suffering and to a significant reduction of life expectancy, is not the only solution. There are strong reasons to be doubtful that the Court of Appeal's narrow interpretation is correct. These are as follows:
1. It is inconsistent with the words used to lay down the test in Paposhvili
Paragraph 183 is the core of Paposhvili, as this is where the Grand Chamber set down the new test to be applied throughout Europe. If the Grand Chamber was going to phrase any part of this judgment carefully, it would be here. Here is the test at para 183, cited in English and French:
… would face a real risk … of being exposed to a serious, rapid and irreversible decline in his or her state of health resulting in intense suffering or to a significant reduction in life expectancy.
ferait face…à un risque réel d'être exposée à un déclin grave, rapide et irréversible de son état de santé entraînant des souffrances intenses ou à une réduction significative de son espérance de vie. [my emphasis in both]
The difficulty with the Court of Appeal's interpretation is that second word 'to'. It suggests that "significant reduction is life expectancy" is to be read separately and is not conditioned by the requirement for a "serious, rapid and irreversible decline" in state of health. If the Court of Appeal's interpretation is right, this passage should have read:
… would face a real risk … of being exposed to a serious, rapid and irreversible decline in his or her state of health resulting in intense suffering or in a significant reduction in life expectancy.
The Grand Chamber might perhaps have slipped in its pronoun use and still meant that the requirement of a serious, rapid and irreversible decline should apply not only to a significant reduction in life expectancy but also to intense suffering, if the French language version of this passage backed up the Court of Appeal's analysis. But the Grand Chamber apparently mistook its pronouns in French too. If the Court of Appeal's interpretation were correct, the French would have read "entraînant des … ou d'une reduction…" ("resulting in … or in a significant reduction…").
The most obvious reading of the Grand Chamber's deliberate phrasing in both English and French contradicts the Court of Appeal's position, which suggests that its interpretation is not tenable.
2. The background to Paposhvili suggests that the modification it made to N v United Kingdom is more than a minor facelift
Six judges in Mwanje v Belgium felt strongly enough to write a concurring opinion expressing the wish that the Grand Chamber might one day revisit the jurisprudence of N v United Kingdom because it is inconsistent with the letter and spirit of Article 3. That day arose in Paposhvili. It would be strange if, given this opportunity, the Grand Chamber elected to effect a change to the 'very modest extent' which the Court of Appeal suggest.
3. The Court of Appeal seems to have gone too far in its reliance on N v United Kingdom
It is true that the Grand Chamber in Paposhvili described their judgment as "clarifying" what counts as a "very exceptional" case in the terms used in N v United Kingdom, and that the Grand Chamber did not seek to overturn N v United Kingdom. However, the Court of Appeal went further in its reasoning, stating that the Grand Chamber "plainly regarded [N v United Kingdom] as rightly decided", and "it is impossible to infer that by the formula used in para [183] of Paposhvili the ECtHR intended to reverse the effect of N v United Kingdom". These statements by the Court of Appeal potentially go too far.
Just because the Grand Chamber did not seek to overturn N v United Kingdom does not mean that it regarded every aspect of that case as rightly decided, or that it intended to leave the general approach of the Grand Chamber largely unchanged. The Grand Chamber in Paposhvili did not state that N v United Kingdom was correctly decided on its facts, nor what approach they would have taken to the facts in N v United Kingdom.
Indeed, the Grand Chamber in Paposhvili reversed at least some aspects of N v United Kingdom. For example, it decided that intense suffering caused by the disease itself, rather than by the conditions in the receiving country, may be sufficient to constitute a breach of Article 3. This was a point originally made by the dissenting judges in N v United Kingdom. The acceptance of this point in AM (Zimbabwe) reverses an important restriction in N v United Kingdom. If reversing an important part of N v United Kingdom is not problematic here, why would it be 'impossible to infer that by the formula in para [183]' the Grand Chamber reversed a different element of the restrictions in N v United Kingdom?
A third way?
In my view, the correct interpretation of paragraph 183 of Paposhvili is neither the very open suggestion of the Appellants, that the mere possibility of a significant reduction in life expectancy as a result of absence of appropriate treatment is sufficient to breach Article 3, nor the restrictive position of the Court of Appeal.
Rather, paragraph 183 should be read as requiring the following to raise an issue under Article 3:
The individual must be "seriously ill". This means that Mr Nowar, who is in full remission, and therefore not ill, would not succeed.
The individual must show substantial grounds for believing that he or she would face a real risk of being exposed to: (a) a serious, rapid and irreversible decline in his or her state of health resulting in intense suffering; or (b) a significant reduction in life expectancy.
The exposure would occur because of the absence of appropriate treatment in the receiving country or the lack of access to such treatment.
As regards how part 2 is approached, the Grand Chamber in Paposhvili at paragraph 186 requires potential applicants to "adduce evidence capable of demonstrating that there are substantial grounds for believing that, if the measure complained of were to be implemented, they would be exposed to a real risk of being subjected to treatment contrary to Article 3". Where such evidence is adduced, the authorities must dispel any doubts raised by it (Paposhvili para 187).
There are two benefits to this interpretation: first, it stays faithful to the careful phrasing of the Grand Chamber; secondly, it recognises the important restrictions which the Grand Chamber placed so that only "very exceptional" cases would successfully pass the test and raise an issue under Article 3.
Furthermore, it would appear to work in practice. Let us take AM's case as a worked example. He is HIV-positive, so he is seriously ill, passing part 1. Furthermore, he would likely suffer a drastically reduced life expectancy if he were to receive no treatment in Zimbabwe (passing part 3).
AM's case, in my view, fails because he has provided no evidence that he could not tolerate any of the other treatments available in Zimbabwe (AM (Zimbabwe) para 5), and as such has provided no evidence capable of demonstrating substantial grounds for believing that he would face a real risk of being exposed to a serious, rapid and irreversible decline in his or her state of health significant or a significant reduction in his life expectancy. Hence AM fails part 2 of the test.
As can be seen above, the operation of the gateways intentionally provided by the Grand Chamber in Paposhvili do not open the floodgates for comparatively weak cases to pass through. By contrast, the deliberate phrasing by the Grand Chamber lays down a careful balance by removing the overly restrictive bars laid down in N, but accepting only the most exceptional humanitarian cases.
It is hoped that the Supreme Court will soon have an opportunity to decide on the correct interpretation of Paposhvili. As Sales LJ at para 46 and other commentators have warned, it is highly doubtful whether AM and Nowar are the right vehicles to carry through this change. Their legal representatives would have to argue an unlikely interpretation of Paposhvili for their cases to be allowed. If the Supreme Court, like the Court of Appeal, does not hear argument on whether a third, middle, way can be found, then they are likely to choose the Scylla of the Court of Appeal's restrictive interpretation over the Charybdis of the Appellants' overly permissive interpretation. But neither seem to be the correct interpretation.
Paul Erdunast is a student on the Bar Professional Training Course and a regular contributor to Free Movement.
flayman says:
The author makes a good point, but I wonder whether it is splitting hairs. For a person who is already seriously ill, would a significant reduction in life expectancy be realised in any other manner but rapidly?


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Over the past year, crane manufacturers have been targeted by a group called United Against Nuclear Iran, calling on them to cease working in Iran. UANI's Cranes Campaign points out that the Iranian regime uses cranes in executions.
The question though isn't whether the Iranian regime commits terrible human rights abuses, but whether targeting crane manufacturers to boycott Iran, beyond the extensive sanctions already in place, will do anything to stop them. As reports from human rights groups regularly demonstrate, the Iranian regime excels at finding ways to inflict pain and take life. Even if no-one ever sold or serviced a crane in the country again, it would not impede the regime from executing people in this manner.
If this campaign has no hope of ending the abuses it highlights, what is its aim? The name of its parent organisation, and statements by one of its co-founders, Dennis Ross, give one possible answer: it is not targeting human rights, but asking business to implement a sanctions policy that politicians have rejected.
Ross has advised, or acted as an envoy for, US presidents Clinton, Bush (senior) and Obama. The New York Times says he is regarded as "one of the most influential behind the scenes figures in Washington" and is "by almost all accounts, Israel's friend in the Obama White House".
Writing in Newsweek in November 2008, he called on politicians to Talk tough with Tehran. He wrote, "UN sanctions primarily target Iran's nuclear and missile industries, not the broader economy... Iran has profound economic vulnerabilities. Its oil and natural-gas industries desperately require new investment and technology. Smart sanctions would force Iran's leaders to see the high costs of not changing their behaviour."
Targeting the crane industry to stop supplying the country would hinder Iran's ability to grow its economy. It would cut the regime's ability to fund weapons programmes and maintain a brutal security apparatus. It would also make it harder to build schools, homes and hospitals.
Most recently, UANI has targeted a manufacturer of port cranes and material handling equipment. These products have no relation to the truck cranes used in executions. By doing this, is UANI campaigning against human rights abuses? Or is it asking the entire lifting industry to boycott the country?
Manufacturers targeted by this group should consider expressing sympathy for victims of human rights abuses, and explain what they are doing to comply with sanctions. They shouldn't be pressed into taking a stance on foreign policy issues that are the preserve of politicians.
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SA Government battens down on home demolitions despite coronavirus lock-down
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By Malcolm Sutton
Posted Thu 26 Mar 2020 at 10:31pm Thursday 26 Mar 2020 at 10:31pm Thu 26 Mar 2020 at 10:31pm
Residents have hung protest banners on their fences facing Portrush Road. (ABC Radio Adelaide: Malcolm Sutton)
abc.net.au/news/sa-government-battens-down-on-demolitions-despite-coronavirus/12094322
Plans to compulsorily acquire and demolish nearly 50 homes and businesses in Adelaide's inner-east by June remain on track despite coronavirus potentially restricting people's efforts to find alternative housing, a parliamentary committee has heard.
Nearly 50 houses and business to be demolished to make way for intersection upgrade
Transport Department to push on with acquisitions despite restrictions on housing industry
Residents and business owners expected to be out by June in the midst of a pandemic
Two days after Prime Minister Scott Morrison banned auctions and restricted house inspections to private appointments only, a South Australian Department of Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI) executive said an existing timeline to widen the Portrush and Magill roads intersection had not changed.
DPTI Transport Project Delivery executive director Jon Whelan said "the industry of acquiring homes would have to adapt quite quickly" as a result of the Federal Government's partial lockdown of society in response to coronavirus, and suggested it could utilise "online viewing".
He said the $98 million project would require the acquisition of nine businesses and 36 privately owned properties, and the partial acquisition of two private properties.
Demolitions would begin late in the second quarter of this year "subject to approvals".
"At this stage, construction and keeping people in work and earning pay is seen as very important so we need to work through this as things are changing rapidly," Mr Whelan told SA's House of Assembly Public Works Committee on Thursday.
He said different phases of the project could be undertaken in stages to overcome potential delays.
But committee member and opposition transport spokesperson Tom Koutsantonis criticised any decision to push ahead during the coronavirus pandemic.
"How do you find a rental or a house when you're being compulsorily acquired and being told to be out in the middle of winter during a pandemic," he said.
"You would have thought the right thing to do would be to put it on hold because they're never going to build this thing anytime soon anyway."
Portrush Road will be widened to three through-lanes with duel turning lanes onto Magill Road. (ABC Radio Adelaide: Malcolm Sutton)
Occupants fear eviction
The upgrade is a joint venture with the Commonwealth and involves the installation of several dual turning lanes, three through-lanes on both sides of Portrush Road, and two through-lanes on Magill Road heading east over the intersection.
Many home owners still occupy their properties and are yet to find alternative arrangements, with several hanging protest banners and signs on their front fences.
Occupants have previously told they ABC they were warned by department officials they would be evicted if they were not out by June.
Mr Koutsantonis questioned why the project was acquiring private properties on the western side of Portrush Road rather than land on the eastern site where a retailer, a chemist, and a car park sit next to an On The Run petrol station and a SA Power Networks substation stands on State Government land.
He sought further clarification as to whether some property owners first found out that their properties were being compulsorily acquired after caveats were put on their properties as opposed to receiving advanced notice from the Government.
"This is not how we compulsorily acquire in South Australia," Mr Koutsantonis said.
Major works are scheduled to begin in early 2021. (ABC Radio Adelaide: Malcolm Sutton)
Minister pushing forwards
Mr Whelan told the committee the process was always to give people notice of intent before any formal process began but would take the question on notice and find out if people had not been available to receive the message.
He also said the department wanted to minimise the amount of land it required and had subsequently acquired land predominantly on one side of Portrush and Magill roads.
"With the layout of the intersection there was no other alternative that we would have had to have taken on, what you say is the western side of Portrush Road, regardless, to get the lane configuration in," Mr Whelan told the committee.
He said the department had "never evicted anybody" on any project he had been involved in.
"What we will need to do is take individual circumstances on each merit," Mr Whelan told the committee.
"I think it's important that we try to work collaboratively with those and it will be subject to what happens from a national perspective of whether it's a shutdown or how long this [pandemic crisis] may go for."
SA Transport Minister Stephen Knoll said the project would support about 80 jobs per year in SA and deliver between "$600 million to $900 million in economic benefit".
"We are pushing ahead and, where possible, fast tracking our infrastructure spend to keep supporting local jobs and businesses during these unprecedented times," he said.
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Colons vs. semicolons: What's the difference?
Posted by Kerry Evans | Published February 16, 2018, 09:00
The colon causes much confusion for a number of reasons: British and American writers use it differently, people often confuse it with the semicolon, and grammarians can't seem to agree on whether to capitalize words that follow it.
For some time, the British have been using a colon where most Americans would use a semicolon. Many grammarians insist on a subtle difference between the two marks, however, no matter which side of the Atlantic you live on. According to this train of thought, semicolons should link independent clauses when there is a need for more separation than a comma would provide but not quite so much as a period would impose. Semicolons should introduce evidence or a reason for the preceding statement; for example, this sentence appropriately uses a semicolon.
A colon, on the other hand, should be used for a stronger, more direct relationship. It should provide emphasis, an example, or an explanation. One could make an argument for the use of a colon, rather than a semi-colon, at the end of the previous paragraph (most British writers would probably use one; most American writers would probably choose a semicolon).
Whether you decide to use a colon or a semicolon, just remember this: Never capitalize the first word after a semicolon, unless it would be capitalized under any circumstances, as in the second example here:
The race would be postponed; the winds were already dangerously gusty.
My heart sank; Anna still hadn't come into view.
As for the colon, reasonable grammarians disagree, but you should only consider capitalizing the first word after the colon if it is a proper noun or introduces an independent clause, which is a phrase that could stand alone as its own sentence. For example, this sentence contains an independent clause after the colon, so the word after the colon is capitalized:
The journal team was excited: Never before had such an important story appeared, and it was published in Cell!
However, if what follows a colon is just a sentence fragment, not an independent clause, lowercase is needed:
The studies took place in the following animals: mice, cats, fruit flies, and alligators.
It was the thing that would make her love him: his Current Biology manuscript.
Colon: a crafty piece of punctuation that is often confused with the semicolon.
Now for the gray area: Some grammarians say you should always capitalize the word after a colon if it introduces an independent clause, whereas others say it's optional. The latter group holds that you must capitalize if what follows the colon is a direct quote or multiple sentences but that, otherwise, lowercasing is permissible. The Associated Press Stylebook (used by most journalists) and my two favorite grammar sources (Working with Words by Brian S. Brooks et al. and The Handbook of Good English by Edward D. Johnson) insist on capitalization for consistency, whereas The Chicago Manual of Style (a resource used by many book editors) falls into the optional-capital camp.
Finally, let's briefly discuss when not to use a colon. Colons should not interrupt an otherwise complete sentence. For example:
INCORRECT: The ingredients included: salt, butter, flour, and just a hint of rosemary.
CORRECT: The ingredients included salt, butter, flour, and just a hint of rosemary.
CORRECT: The ingredients included the following: salt, butter, flour, and just a hint of rosemary.
A quick and handy test is to remove the colon and ask whether the sentence would still make sense. In the first example above, the answer is yes, so the colon should go. But in the second example, removing the colon introduces confusion, so we need to keep it.
That's all I've got on this topic for now; do you know how to use your colons?
Kerry Evans
Kerry is the Senior Managing Editor for AJHG and Immunity. She graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with degrees in journalism and biology and intended to enter scientific journalism. However, a love of editing and a job offer from Cell Press snagged her in 2000, and she hasn't looked back since—at least not much and not recently. She has five young children: one daughter and four sons. Among her many pursuits are backpacking with her family, foraging for wild foods, and creating (and eating) delicious food.
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Encrypting the web
August 12, 2021 by Shane Curran
At Evervault, we're on a mission to encrypt the web. In this short post, we'll explain why.
Security as the first priority
As a developer, security may not be at the forefront of your mind when starting a new project. Because it's mostly hidden from users, security often gets overlooked in favour of building features people love.
You should only be building apps people love if you make them invulnerable. If you don't prioritize security, you show users that their safety and privacy are not important.
It's very hard to retrofit security after growing and becoming successful and, even if you put security first from day one, you only have to get it wrong once to lose user data and trust.
The fact is, security is hard. And it's getting harder every day. To win, you have to get it right every single time. To lose (and lose big), you only have to screw it up once."
— Tom Preston-Werner, GitHub cofounder
You don't just put users at risk, you may put proprietary datasets at risk too — at risk of being breached.
Ending data breaches
We want to end (plaintext) data breaches.
We think it's embarrassing for technology that not a week goes by without a data breach. Data breaches happen; it's difficult to predict and prevent all attacks & breaches.
The problem is that what gets breached is plaintext, readable data. This is where encryption comes in.
If everything is encrypted, it doesn't matter if an app gets breached because what gets breached is useless, unreadable data. Simply: users and datasets are no longer vulnerable.
The most important security tool
While encryption isn't the only security tool, it's the most important one.
Dance like no one is watching; encrypt like everyone is. Encrypt everything."
— Werner Vogels, Amazon CTO
Encryption lets us have full control over who has access to users' data and our datasets; it makes sure that no unauthorized party has access to user data or proprietary datasets — even when a breach occurs.
As developers, we're used to abstraction and simplicity across our workflow: Stripe abstracts away payment networks, Twilio abstracts away telecoms, and AWS and Vercel neatly abstract away servers for us; all of this functionality is integrated through a few lines of code.
By abstracting away encryption's complexities — like choosing which crypto library to use, configuring its algorithms correctly, and managing & rotating keys securely — Evervault makes it easy for developers to ensure that the next generation of apps and systems are as secure as they can be.
Developers store encrypted data but not keys; Evervault stores keys but not encrypted data.
By using Evervault, every developer becomes a security engineer and every app becomes an encrypted app — both by default.
Using encrypted data
We're building towards a web where all data is encrypted end-to-end, without sacrificing the ability to use the data — which is what we mean when we say that all apps with Evervault integrated will be encrypted apps.
With a few lines of code, developers can build apps where data is encrypted at all times — and can still be processed in a Cage or using Relay.
We think that it's inevitable that all developers will build encrypted apps. The test is simple:
If developers have a choice between building apps with plaintext data and building apps with encrypted data — assuming the developer experience is matched — they'll choose to build encrypted apps every time.
We think there'll be a time when people look back and think that it was crazy for us to build apps without encrypting sensitive data at the field level.
Above was a short overview of why we're on a mission to encrypt the web, and why we're building encryption infrastructure for developers. In short, our three goals are simple:
For every developer to be a security developer by default,
For every app to be an encrypted app, and
For no more (plaintext) data breaches to happen.


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Jaspreet Oberoi: The Modi Government Continues to Target Punjab In Order To Break The Farmers' Protest
After months of repeatedly labeling farmers anti-nationals, the Modi government has fired a fresh salvo
Photo Credit: Sandeep Singh (@punyaab)
Jaspreet Oberoi
April 9, 2021 | 3.5 min. read
Since the start of the Farmers' Protest, the Indian government has desperately attempted to discredit the demonstrators. After months of repeatedly labeling farmers "Khalistani terrorists" and "anti-nationals", the Modi government has fired a fresh salvo.
Punjabi farmers have now been accused of holding out-of-state workers captive and practicing bonded labour, which is effectively modern-day enslavement. Many have seen this as an attempt by the BJP to split labourer and farmer unity that has been building up over the Farmers' Protest.
On March 17, the Central Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) asked the Punjab government to take action on a probe by the Border Security Force (BSF) that reportedly found evidence of migrant bonded labourers from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh employed in the state's farms being administered drugs to extract long hours of work.
Captain Amarinder Singh, Chief Minister of Punjab, divulged that, while the state government was compiling data for a response, the MHA leaked a letter to the media that twisted valid concerns about an incident on the Indo-Pak border into claims of bonded labour in order to defame Punjab and its farmers. He went on to provide an investigative record of the listed individuals in the letter and it showed no evidence of bonded labour or related misgivings.
"It is yet another conspiracy by the BJP-led central government to malign Punjab farmers. All 58 cases have been investigated thoroughly and nothing of this kind has been found," Singh said.
The BSF operates in nine border states of India, including Punjab, and apprehending suspicious individuals along the national border is a routine affair. Even more dubious than the timing of this MHA letter is the absence of any mention of other states.
Historically, bonded labour has been much less of a prevalent issue in Punjab compared to other Indian states. In a recent report by the Modi government itself, since 1975 the total number of identified bonded labourers in Punjab has been 252, compared to the national total of 313,687.
While even a single case of bonded labour is unacceptable, the question remains: why is Punjab the only state to receive central government and national media attention, when it only accounts for 0.08% of India's cases?
This is not the first time the Modi government has specifically slandered and targeted Punjab, even just during the Farmers' Protests.
When farmers started their Rail Roko agitation in September 2020, the train services in Punjab were completely halted. In October, after noticing the resultant loss to the state, the Farmer Unions decided to exempt goods trains from their protests, while continuing to block passenger ones. After a few smooth days, the Central Railway Ministry decided to suspend the goods trains as well, falsely stating farmers were still blocking the tracks.
While both the Farmer Unions and the Punjab government kept assuring free passage to the goods trains, the service was not resumed by the Central government. This resulted in a power crisis in Punjab because the thermal plants were severely hit by the low coal supply. It also adversely affected the supply of fertilizers for crops for the spring harvest and the movement of food grain stocks. Additionally, the state economy saw a huge impact because it was unable to receive raw materials or send finished goods to the rest of the country.
Later in December 2020, in a bid to squeeze the state financially, the Modi government deliberately delayed the disbursement of a 12 billion INR ($161 million USD) Rural Development Fund (RDF) payment to Punjab. The RDF comes from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) which buys around 13 million tonnes of wheat and 16 million tonnes of paddy every year from Punjab. It is used for providing relief for the loss and damage to agricultural produce, facility of street lights, canals and drains, government health infrastructure, drinking water, sanitation, and government educational institutions in rural areas.
Lastly, in a rather sudden move two weeks ago, the FCI proposed stricter norms for foodgrain procurement. For example, the acceptable moisture content for the wheat grain has been tightened to 12% from the earlier 14%. Wheat is harvested in the peak summer days of April and May, which theoretically should aid in reducing the moisture; however, Punjab often sees April showers and thunderstorms, which many times destroy the crop, and if not, at least leave it wet and damp. This new proposal is destined to make it harder for the farmers to get their produce to the market, for essentially no fault of theirs.
It is diabolical that while the farmers from Punjab are sitting patiently on the borders of the national capital, Delhi, their determination and resolve are being constantly tested by the Modi government using every trick up its sleeve. The intention is to break them, emotionally, physically, and financially.
Jaspreet Oberoi was born and raised in Patiala, Punjab, and currently lives in Vancouver, Canada. He is a columnist focused on socio-political issues concerning India and Canada. You can find him on Twitter at @ijasoberoi.


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Close-up of young female victim of rape
Earlier this month, the Fountain Fire Department received devastating news: an alleged sexual assault took place between a firefighter and another member of the department.
The firefighter/paramedic was taken into custody on October 6th and placed on unpaid administrative leave. The fire department released a statement two days later.
Sexual assault is a serious crime in the state of Colorado. If convicted, the firefighter could face six years behind bars. He may also face other penalties, including a spot on the Sex Offender Registry in Colorado.
The Official Statement from Fountain's Fire Department
"We take this situation very seriously and have a responsibility to keep our department members safe. We want to thank the Colorado Springs Police Department for their work, and we are cooperating with them as this investigation continues. The Fountain Fire Department has great men and women and we will continue to move forward and serve our citizens while the justice system runs its course…"
Sexual Assault Laws and Penalties in Colorado
While this incident has garnered well-deserved attention, this type of crime isn't new here. Our state has a high rate of sexual assault, according to statistics. Still, sex crimes aren't always so cut-and-dry. Coercion, manipulation, or power dynamics may be present.
Colorado defines sexual assault as an act of knowingly inflicting sexual intrusion or sexual penetration on a victim, if:
"The actor causes submission of the victim by means of sufficient consequences reasonably calculated to cause submission against the victim's will; or
The actor knows that the victim is incapable of appraising the nature of the victim's conduct; or
The actor knows that the victim submits erroneously, believing the actor to be the victim's spouse; or
At the time of the commission of the act, the victim is less than fifteen years of age and the actor is at least four years older than the victim and isn't the spouse of the victim; or
At the time of the commission of the act, the victim is at least fifteen years of age but less than seventeen years of age, and the actor is at least ten years older than the victim and is not the spouse of the victim; or
The victim is in legal custody or detained in a hospital or other institution and the actor has supervisory or disciplinary authority over the victim and uses this position of authority, unless incident to a lawful search, to coerce the victim to submit; or
The actor, while purporting to offer a medical service, engages in treatment or examination of a victim for other than bona fide medical purposes or in a manner substantially inconsistent with reasonable medical practices; or
The victim is physically helpless and the actor knows the victim is physically helpless and the victim has not consented"
A victim's age could be the factor that puts a defendant behind bars for years. If you have been accused of sexual assault, it is important to understand where your case fits into this criteria. If it doesn't, you might have a greater chance of walking free.
Penalties for Sexual Assault in Colorado
Sexual assault is a class 4 felony in the state of Colorado. Penalties include:
Between 2-6 years behind bars
Fines of up to $500,000
Placement on the sex offender registry*
*Should a defendant fail to register or maintain registration, they could even face additional felony charges.
Other Charges and Penalties for Sexual Assault Crimes In Colorado
If no penetration or intrusion was involved, but a defendant still fails to get consent from the victim, they might face a lesser charge: unlawful sexual contact. This is a class 1 misdemeanor, but may still require registration on the sex offender registry.
But defendants may also face higher penalties if certain aggravating factors were at play during the assault:
The defendant used force, threats, or controlled substances in order for the victim to submit
Two or more people were actors in the sexual assault
The victim suffered bodily injury
The defendant was armed during the assault
These aggravating factors could increase an offender's prison sentence to up to 24 years behind bars.
Remember, You Are Innocent Until Proven Guilty
An arrest for sexual assault alone can feel like a death sentence. These cases have made huge news headlines, and people across the country may take the role of the judge into their own hands.
Fortunately, our justice system states that all defendants are innocent until proven guilty. Prosecutors will have to prove that the defendant did commit sexual assault. If the prosecutor does not have enough evidence to do so, the defendant will walk free.
Certain defense strategies may or may not be appropriate depending on the evidence and testimony applicable to the case. If you have been arrested or charged with sexual assault, reach out to a Colorado defense lawyer immediately to start building an effective strategy, and walk free.
Andrew Bryant is a well-respected Colorado Springs criminal attorney who has been practicing in the area for years. A Colorado native, he returned to the home he loves after graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law. Now, he uses the knowledge he gained as an El Paso County District Attorney to fight tirelessly for his clients' rights. He is AV-Preeminent rated, has been recognized for his work by The National Trial Lawyers, and has been named to Best of the Springs lists by The Gazette for years.
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Five reboots that worked, in honor of "The Amazing Spider-Man" on Blu-ray
Posted by Scott Neumyer on November 12th
The "reboot" has become the new go-to term for Hollywood to use when they decide to remake a film that's either not really that old or they want audiences to believe they're taking a fresh take on the material. Sometimes it's true. Sometimes it's spin. Either way, movie fans have seen a whole slew of reboots in recent years as the number of wholly original films coming out of the dream factory gets smaller every year.
Perhaps this year's most high-profile reboot is Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man, a "fresh take" on the character and the films Sam Raimi established as canon only a few years back. While it's certainly debatable that The Amazing Spider-Man actually "worked" as a reboot, it's undeniable that the film includes some stunning visuals, a fantastic bit of chemistry between leads Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, and a bend on Spidey's origin that audiences hadn't seen before. It also boasts a pretty astonishing Blu-ray (in stores now) with an exhaustive documentary crafted by Charles de Lauzirika. It's a must-buy for any fan of the webslinger.
Feel free to argue yourself into oblivion about how well Webb's film actually holds up but, if anything, it gives us the chance to delve into five reboots that did work. It's like déjà vu all over again.
"Dawn of the Dead" (2004)
George A. Romero fans (myself included) are rabidly protective of the man's work, and for good reason: he's the Godfather of the modern zombie film. If it weren't for Romero's 1968 classic "Night of the Living Dead" you probably wouldn't be seeing the type of popularity that zombies are enjoying now. Things like "The Walking Dead" probably wouldn't even exist if it weren't for Romero's work.
So fans were skeptical at best when they heard that Zack Snyder was planning to remake one of the master's most loved films: "Dawn of the Dead." Not only that, but he planned to employ fast-moving zombies. What? Yes, that's right. Snyder's zombies are quick little buggers hell-bent on eating brains and tearing flesh. It was a major change that hardcore zombie fans had a very hard time coming to grips with. Yet, despite all the misgivings and nervous Romero 'shippers out there, Snyder's 2004 "Dawn of the Dead" actually works. It's certainly not the original, and it's a wholly new take on the film's zombies-in-a-mall concept where the social satire doesn't quite hit as strongly as Romero's take, but it's a hell of an entertaining film and still stands up as one of the best zombie flicks of the last decade. Packed with a quality cast, tightly directed, and jammed with plenty of winks to Romero's original, "Dawn of the Dead" is one reboot for which I'm happy to be a fan.
Nobody, and I mean nobody, except for the folks making 2012's "21 Jump Street" thought this reboot was going to work. And I don't blame them. The odds were certainly stacked against the film. The original TV series that it's based on really wasn't very good (aside from giving the world a glimpse into the mind of a very young Johnny Depp), the casting seemed off (who knew Channing Tatum could pull off comedy, right?), and concept itself seemed to be reaching. The final product, however, is completely badass and hilarious. Fans began to have hope when that first poster came out with the hilarious tagline (which I won't repeat here) and early trailers backed up their suspicions that "21 Jump Street" just might have a chance at working. And work it does. The team of Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum is way funnier than anyone expected, the fresh take on the concept is surprisingly adept, and the clever cameos and inside jokes turn "21 Jump Street" into one of the year's best comedies and one that I'll watch again on Blu-ray plenty of times. Who knew?
When the master of flesh-based horror, David Cronenberg, decided to remake the 1958 Vincent Price-starring film of the same name he not only made the decision to reboot the original concept, but he actually took the film's basic premise of a scientist merging with a housefly and blew it up in only the way Cronenberg knows how. The results are not only better than the original film, but they're also astonishingly original, completely horrific, and totally Cronenberg. "The Fly" is often regarded as the director's best film, but even that might be selling it short. Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis both deliver career-best performances, the effects are just as effective two decades after the film's release, and the subtext of "The Fly" holds up extremely well. If you're looking for the definition of a true "reboot" look no further than Cronenberg's film. Not only is it absolutely creeptastic, but it's also smart, well made, and wholly original. Oh, and it's also often pretty damn gross.
"Disturbia" (2007)
Now's the time when all the Shia LaBeouf haters will take out their pitchforks and come running after me. Go ahead, folks. Bring it because I still watch "Disturbia" to this day and I still get a hell of a kick out of it every time. Based on Alfred Hitchcock's classic film "Rear Window," D.J. Caruso's 2007 film might not be a true, full-on "reboot," but it definitely has enough elements of the original film to call it one. There's a guy (in this case LaBeouf) holed up inside his house and he can't stop staring out the window watching life happen outside. Then he sees what he believes to be a murder occurring. From there, "Disturbia" strays quite a bit from Hitchcock's film, but it's the same basic premise with similar results. The film is clearly no "Rear Window" but it is a damn fine film with some truly suspenseful moments and excellent performances from Shia LaBeouf and Sarah Roemer. "Disturbia" is one of those films that, if it pops up on TV, it's nearly impossible to turn it off. That alone, in my opinion, is enough to call it a reboot that works.
"The Thing" (1982)
John Carpenter's 1982 classic "The Thing" just might be the greatest reboot of all time. Based on the 1951 Howard Hawks-Christian Nyby film "The Thing from Another World" (and possibly more so John W. Campbell Jr.'s novella "Who Goes There?"), Carpenter's film is an ice-cold slice of paranoid perfection. Similar to what Cronenberg does with "The Fly," Carpenter takes the original premise and blows it up to create a wholly new film in the director's signature style. Starring Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Keith David, Donald Moffat, and Charles Hallahan, "The Thing" is exactly what you'd expect it to be… until it isn't. It's a film that will have you questioning who you trust and why, who your friends and enemies really are, and just what might lurk under the surface of every conversation, action, and moment of solidarity. It's also, arguably, Carpenter's greatest film and that's saying a whole lot. If you've only seen the 2011 prequel version of "The Thing" get your butt over to Amazon now and pick up the excellent Blu-ray version of Carpenter's film. You won't regret it. Trust me.


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Spanish bishop says women priests "could be" solution to vocations crisis
By Mada Jurado October 9, 2020
A Spanish bishop has said that women priests "could be" a solution to the vocations crisis.
– "We must look for solutions" to the lack of priests "with the means we have"
– "We cannot talk the same way to the people who are in the parishes and to the people who don't give a damn about what the Church says"
– "If the pandemic does not make us reflect, it will be a lost opportunity"
The ordination of women "could be" a solution to the lack of priests in small towns and villages, "but it is something that depends on the universal Church and we must look for solutions with the means we have", Carlos Escribano, the bishop of Calahorra-La Calzada-Logroño in Spain's La Rioja region, told a local newspaper in an interview October 8.
That openness to women priests on the part of the bishop came despite the repeated 'nos' to the ordination of women from other members of the Catholic hierarchy, including Pope Francis, based on the supposedly infallible teaching of Pope John Paul II in his 1994 apostolic letter Ordinatio sacerdotalis.
Escribano – who this past Tuesday was named by Pope Francis to the major Spanish see of Zaragoza – insisted that in the Church "we have to work on vocations".
"We need living communities so that there are answers to these problems [of the lack of priests]. But it is a long-distance race and the social reality is very different [to what it was]", the bishop explained.
"At the moment, in La Rioja, priestly care is spread around reasonably well. There are dioceses that are worse off in this regard. But perhaps in the immediate future we should think that the celebrations will not only be on Sunday, but also on Saturday afternoon", to ensure fewer priests can visit the greatest number of churches, Escribano added.
Escribano also said in the interview that he wasn't taking his transfer to the archdiocese of Zaragoza "as a promotion", since he said "I became a priest to become a parish priest".
Furthermore, the bishop called on the Church to find a new way of doing pastoral work "thinking also of the people who are outside the parishes and who are even hostile" to Catholicism.
"We cannot talk the same way to the people who are in the parishes and to the people who don't give a damn about what the Church says", the bishop warned.
He stressed that before, when religious affiliation could be taken for granted, "the Church called and people responded. All of that has fallen apart, but that does not mean that we cannot continue to make our proposal and our contribution for a better society".
"Anyone who does not see this secularisation deceives themselves. There has been a shift in society and the Church must find her space", the bishop pointed out.
"I believe that the Church can continue to propose interesting things even in this social context. Many times it is our own clumsiness that prevents us from doing so. That is our great challenge", he admitted.
That being said, the bishop acknowledged that the Church "is a like a Titanic… but let's hope it doesn't sink".
"Maneuvering costs a lot and the Church needs some time to make the reforms she has to make", Escribano explained, adding that what Pope Francis has done in the seven-and-a-half years of his pontificate to date has been "to reorient the bow of the ship a little and over time we will see that we will reach different conclusions".
Lastly, on the topic of COVID-19, Escribano observed that "the pandemic has been terrible because of the suffering it is generating and the consequences it is having".
The spread of the coronavirus "created a sensation of feeling vulnerable when we thought we were capable of everything and had answers for everything", he observed.
"If [the pandemic] does not make us reflect, it will be a lost opportunity", the bishop warned. calling on Catholics and non-Catholics alike to intensify their "solidarity".
"We are going to have to share a lot so that many people do not remain in a state of precariousness that destroys their lives. We must continue to be close to those who suffer, extending our unconditional help to all who need it, especially the poorest and weakest".
More stories on Novena on women in the Church:
In Pope video for October, Francis laments "women tend to be left aside" in Church, asks for "more incisive female presence" in institution
Pope praises "feminine insight" in Church, world: "Women have the gift of offering a wisdom that can heal, forgive, reinvent and renew"
Priest goes viral with sermon backing ordination of women and blessing of gay couples, blasting Catholic "bouncers"
Frenchwomen aiming to shatter stained-glass ceiling share dream of "egalitarian Church truly inspired by the message of Christ"
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Author Mada Jurado
Progressive Catholic journalist, author and educator. Working on social justice, equality and Church renewal.
Spanish Church groups denounce "systematic violation of human rights" of migrants on southern European border
Spanish cardinals condemn gender-based violence: "Jesus always stood for the equal dignity of men and women"
Spanish Catholic NGO decries "widespread apathy" in face of fact 30% of world's women and girls live in fear of violence
Spanish bishop denounces drama of migrants on Canary Islands: "We must treat them as people, help them and take them in"
Spanish archbishop backs workers protesting in churches over lack of government help to overcome COVID-19 economic crisis
Madrid Catholic women deplore Church's "dangerous reverence for the 'sacred and consecrated' male"


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Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour has thrown his backing behind manager Roberto Mancini.
The billionaire Abu Dhabi chief has declared the club's season a success even if they come up short in their efforts to catch rivals Manchester United in the Premier League title race.
City trail United by three points going into next Monday's derby at the Etihad Stadium, but have a superior goal difference and know that by winning their three remaining matches they would almost certainly claim a first league crown since 1968.
They were handed a second chance when United threw away a 4-2 lead to draw 4-4 with Everton on Sunday, with City having blown a five-point advantage over the defending champions in recent weeks.
Mansour, in rare public comments, told Abu Dhabi TV he was excited to have a shot at the title, but was already pleased with how the season has gone.
'The difference is three points and we do have a chance,' he said.
'But whatever happens and even if we don't win I am very happy and satisfied with the players, the team and the management.
The comments indicate manager Roberto Mancini's job is safe regardless of the outcome of the title race.
Midfielder Yaya Toure has told his team-mates they must take advantage of United's slip.
'United's result was amazing,' he said. 'It was an unbelievable day for us with United dropping points at home. For me, it was strange.
'We found out about it on the bus on the way to Wolves. It was quite unbelievable and we now have to try and take advantage.
'We did the first part by beating Wolves but we have to settle down and continue to work hard because United still have three points more than us.
'We have to play them at home and, if you look at the record of United, they are very strong away and it will be a very difficult test for us.
'I think this year the club need to win the cup (title) and it will be difficult.
United have already won at the Etihad Stadium this season, emerging 3-2 victors in the FA Cup clash between the two in January, although City played the majority of the game with 10 men after the controversial early dismissal of Vincent Kompany.
City boss Mancini has continued to insist that United will be hard to catch, even with everything in his own side's hands.
'We have another chance but they have a bigger chance than us at this moment,' he said.
'After the derby, the games United have left are not as difficult as the ones we have to play.
After next Monday's derby showdown with United, City face a trip to Newcastle, and a home match against QPR on the final day.
Rivals United entertain Swansea in their penultimate match, and go to Sunderland on what could yet be a dramatic final weekend of the campaign.


A small abandoned chapel in a quiet Belgian village. Little decay and vandalism but it seems a few items have disappeared from here.
Not a lot to see here but still beautiful none the less even with the abstract design from which it takes its name.
Having done some research it seems not much info can be found about this church. It really is forgotten.


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The RAID helps get containers home quickly, safely
Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Bernardo Fuller | (Left) U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Petty Officers 1st Class Alfred Jurison and Stephen...... read more read more
Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Bernardo Fuller | (Left) U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Petty Officers 1st Class Alfred Jurison and Stephen DeMorat of the Redeployment Assistance and Inspection Detachment, Patrol Forces Southwest Asia, attached to the 831st Deployment and Distribution Support Battalion, verify a container that will transport hazardous material to be seaworthy at Camp Nathan Smith, Afghanistan, July 5. A leak from even a small hole in a container can allow rainwater to seep inside, destroying critical electronic equipment. see less | View Image Page
CAMP ARIFJAN, KUWAIT
Story by Spc. Bradley Wancour
13th Public Affairs Detachment
By Spc. Bradley J. Wancour
Third Army/ARCENT Public Affairs
CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait – The U.S. Coast Guard Redeployment Assistance and Inspection Detachment is dedicated to helping units get their containers back to the U.S. as quickly and safely as possible.
Moving large containers in such large numbers comes with inherent risks, that if not mitigated could cause disaster.
"On the freighters, containers are stacked five, eight or ten high," said Petty Officer 1st Class Rodger Springsteen, RAID inspector and native of Alameda, Calif. "If any one of the containers is weak, it could tip the whole stack and capsize the ship."
In addition to insuring the structural integrity of the container, the RAID guides and assists units in the handling and storage of hazardous materials within the containers, explained Springsteen.
"We also assist them with labeling the container properly, to avoid being delayed in port and incurring thousands of dollars in fines," said Springsteen.
While the RAID's command group is here, only five of its 27 personnel are in the Kuwait office at any given time. The rest are stationed throughout Afghanistan and Iraq to better assist redeploying units, said Lt. Cmdr. James B. Suffern, RAID commander.
RAID personnel are ready and willing to go where they are needed in order to help any unit, from any branch, get their containers home quickly.
"My personnel can be on a plane in six hours, ready to go wherever they are needed," Suffern added. "If we can help troops get their gear home early, that's a successful mission for us."
The RAID mission is not so easy, and so only the best guardsmen are selected.
RAID's doors are open to any guardsmen who wish to apply, each of which are recommended by their commander and are subject to an interview before they are selected.
The process to be selected for the one year special assignment to RAID is rigorous, ensuring that only the best make it, said Chief Warrant Officer Michael Cleary, RAID operations officer and a native of Chicago.
"Anywhere from 75 to 100 reservists apply to RAID; only 10 are selected," Cleary added. "The other members are all active duty."
"In my normal job I am an electronics technician," said Springsteen.
Despite having only a small number of personnel, RAID works hard to support Third Army by expediting containers on their way back to the U.S.
"RAID is really the only way for the Coast Guard to get out to Afghanistan and Iraq," said Springsteen. "We are all proud to be here doing our part to get our troops home."
With help of units like RAID, Third Army is working to expedite the redeployment process while ensuring safety and efficiency.
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Омари Элайджа Жиро-Хатчинсон (; ) — ямайский и английский футболист, полузащитник клуба «Челси» и национальной сборной Ямайки.

Клубная карьера
Хатчинсон начинал заниматься футболом в академиях «Челси» и «Чарльтон Атлетик». В 12 лет он перешёл в «Арсенал». В ноябре 2020 года он подписал свой первый контракт с лондонским клубом.

16 июля 2022 года он вернулся в «Челси», где начинал тренироваться.

Карьера в сборной
Хатчинсон выступал за молодёжные сборные Англии в возрасте до 17 и до 19 лет.

В 2022 году он решил выступать за национальную сборную Ямайки и в мае дебютировал в товарищеском матче.

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Футболисты Англии
Футболисты Ямайки
Игроки ФК «Челси»
Игроки сборной Ямайки по футболу

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Probably James Madison to Alexander Hamilton, 20 Nov., not found, for which see Hamilton's letter to Madison of 23 Nov. (Hamilton, Papers , 5:234–237).
This article first appeared under a London dateline in the New York Packet, 21 Nov., and was subsequently reprinted in the Connecticut Journal, 10 December. When the Massachusetts Centinel printed it on 3 Dec., it used the headline "A Tribute —Justly Paid—to Mr. Adams." It celebrated JA's public career to date, noting in particular his work negotiating treaties with the European powers and securing a loan from the Netherlands, as well as his publication of the Defence of the Const.
In the twentieth letter in a series, "Francois de la E——" commented on the politicking in Massachusetts, arguing that the state was divided into two parties, "Hancockonians" and "Bowdoinites." He believed that the Bowdoinites planned "to exert the whole of their influence in favour of the Hon. John Adams, Esq; in order to place him in the chair of government the next year; and I am induced to believe they will effect it; for Mr. Adams is generally beloved by both parties, his great talents acknowledged by every one, and his persevering friendship to the American cause, has got him a name and character which will be lasting as the pages of time" (Boston Herald of Freedom, 8 Dec.).
Another piece in the same issue entitled "Unbiassed and Impartial" and signed at Braintree, 5 Dec., by "Suffolk" disparaged "the peculiar method lately taken with respect to Representatives for our Federal Government." He critiqued the newspapers for writing as if the question had already been decided and was not up to the people of the state (same).