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it's been 14 years
5 years.
A Poem for Pulse
By Jameson Fitzpatrick
Last night, I went to a gay bar
with a man I love a little.
After dinner, we had a drink.
We sat in the far-back of the big backyard
and he asked, What will we do when this place closes?
I don't think it's going anywhere any time soon, I said,
though the crowd was slow for a Saturday,
and he said—Yes, but one day. Where will we go?
He walked me the half-block home
and kissed me goodnight on my stoop—
properly: not too quick, close enough
our stomachs pressed together
in a second sort of kiss.
I live next to a bar that's not a gay bar
—we just call those bars, I guess—
and because it is popular
and because I live on a busy street,
there are always people who aren't queer people
on the sidewalk on weekend nights.
Just people, I guess.
They were there last night.
As I kissed this man I was aware of them watching
and of myself wondering whether or not they were just.
But I didn't let myself feel scared, I kissed him
exactly as I wanted to, as I would have without an audience,
because I decided many years ago to refuse this fear—
an act of resistance. I left
the idea of hate out on the stoop and went inside,
to sleep, early and drunk and happy.
While I slept, a man went to a gay club
with two guns and killed forty-nine people.
Today in an interview, his father said he had been disturbed
recently by the sight of two men kissing.
What a strange power to be cursed with:
for the proof of men's desire to move men to violence.
What's a single kiss? I've had kisses
no one has ever known about, so many
kisses without consequence—
but there is a place you can't outrun,
whoever you are.
There will be a time when.
It might be a bullet, suddenly.
The sound of it. Many.
One man, two guns, fifty dead—
Two men kissing. Last night
I can't get away from, imagining it, them,
the people there to dance and laugh and drink,
who didn't believe they'd die, who couldn't have.
How else can you have a good time?
How else can you live?
There must have been two men kissing
for the first time last night, and for the last,
and two women, too, and two people who were neither.
Brown people, which cannot be a coincidence in this country
which is a racist country, which is gun country.
Today I'm thinking of the Bernie Boston photograph
Flower Power, of the Vietnam protestor placing carnations
in the rifles of the National Guard,
and wishing for a gesture as queer and simple.
The protester in the photo was gay, you know,
he went by Hibiscus and died of AIDS,
which I am also thinking about today because
(the government's response to) AIDS was a hate crime.
Now we have a president who names us,
the big and imperfectly lettered us, and here we are
getting kissed on stoops, getting married some of us,
some of us getting killed.
We must love one another whether or not we die.
Love can't block a bullet
but neither can it be shot down,
and love is, for the most part, what makes us—
in Orlando and in Brooklyn and in Kabul.
We will be everywhere, always;
there's nowhere else for us, or you, to go.
Anywhere you run in this world, love will be there to greet you.
Around any corner, there might be two men.
Kissing.
5 years ago today, many people were killed or wounded in the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, Florida. It was one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history.
Jameson Fitzpatrick, "A Poem for Pulse" from Bullets into Bells: Poets and Citizens Respond to Gun Violence. Copyright © 2017 by Jameson Fitzpatrick.
2021 Poetry Foundation, Poetry Foundation 61 W. Superior Street Chicago, IL 60654 USA
Some thoughts for Wednesday.
(otherwise known as 'On Loki and Odin: A Personal Perspective')
I've come to realize that Odin and Loki are much more alike than they are different.
…and yet if you are in any way familiar with my journey, you may recall that I spent at least four years of the last eight of my devotional practice
rejecting Odin.
Perhaps my reaction was borne of listening to hype/gossip of others – including some Odinspeople themselves – who painted Odin as a stern taskmaster, a grumpy Old Man, a mystical instructor who is impossible to please much less work with…and yes, I believed all those things about Odin.
(Perhaps, in that regard, I was rejecting many aspects of the Work with a capital W.)
But I soon realized that I rejected Odin with the same hypocrisy that some Asatruar reject Loki:
He is untrustworthy.
He is impossible.
He is a monster who is out for the ruin/destruction of the order of my life.
He exists to cause (me) pain.
And thus, I did not call upon Him…. ever.
But He showed up anyway.
Much like Loki, Odin didn't seem to take to being banished or ignored.
(Perhaps it may have energized Him even more to haunt me….who knows?)
Sometimes I have wondered if He fed upon my rage and anger.
It definitely seemed as if He enjoyed my stubborn reluctance to engage Him.
One particular Odins-man remarked to me that
perhaps the reason why Odin seemed so relentless
was due to His nature as the consummate Huntsman:
How could I expect that He would not hunger for the thrill of the chase?
You see, I dreamt of Odin consistently beginning in 2011 or so.
He was at the center of many a nightmare I'd had of being pursued through the darkness.
Whether I had dreamt of the unease of walking home alone, only to be followed by a shadowy stranger
to the feeling that I was being actively hunted as frightened prey,
I dreamt of this…terrifying being.
During one particularly repetitive nightmare, I dreamt that I was a child again, playing hide and seek in the New England woods outside my childhood home.
Though in this situation, there was this sly aggressive adult stranger who was 'It', and somehow he could always convince the others in the dream to help him find me.
And what always followed was a pulse-pounding chase – with the help of my own childhood companions! – and whenever he would come upon my hiding-place, he would make it abundantly clear that he sought to kill me.
He would then order me to run for my life, and so I would run…. night after night.
At one point, I realized I must have had this dream nearly a dozen times.
Though one night, I did something different:
As usual, I was in the midst of the usual terrifying nightmare spent running in terror…and I felt exhausted.
Tired of running. Tired of hiding. Tired of trying to outwit and outmaneuver him throughout various terrifying situations.
I felt resigned to my death.
I begged him to finish me quickly.
Just get it over with, I'd muttered.
However, in response, he spat on me, before he strode away.
And thankfully soon after, those nightmares stopped.
Though something strange happened next.
A Being whom I'd wanted to assume was Loki began to appear in my dreams with many different faces and guises.
I dreamt of a clever Doctor.
Twice, I dreamt of a ferryman.
An unfamiliar but graciously attentive bridegroom.
A laughing farmer who labored in the fields,
who would not enter my house unless I intentionally invited him inside.
A young blond man with eyes that appeared to be made of glass
who insisted that I refrain from looking too intently at his face
who wanted to talk to me about runes!
Perhaps I had been foolish
enough to have convinced myself that
if this or that face was not Loki's
then the face of that stranger had to have belonged to Freyr,
or Thor
or even Baldur.
Who was that laughing blond gentlemen with the courtly demeanor, with those strange blurry eyes, and a voice like honeyed silk?
I never dared assume that that Being could be Odin.
And what's more, whenever Loki would come to me in dreams and meditative visions
to ask me if I could bring myself to engage with Odin – I would immediately and emphatically refuse.
Perhaps you already have, He'd chuckle, even though the concept of engaging with Odin horrified me.
I was certain that if I had engaged with Odin, I would have known it.
(After all, I was confident that all those years of nightmares had taught me that Odin's presence had always been signified by that familiar onrush of fear and the rise of nausea in my body.)
Until I started to wonder…..
Had I?
And six years later, here we are.
On June 11th, 2016, my husband and I went to see Frank Turner at the Beacham, a very small local club in Downtown Orlando:
As I recall, we had stopped for dinner before the show, and thus, we had parked a good walk from the Beacham itself.
But it was a nice night, not too humid, good for walking, so we did not mind.
And as we were walking down the sidewalk, we happened to pass by another local nightclub.
I remember looking at the nondescript black and white sign with its simple logo – a large letter P – and I remember that my husband and I joked that here was another tiny nightclub whose sign looked larger than its building.
We wondered if that night club was as small a club as the Beacham was, and then we kept walking toward the Beacham, which my phone's GPS had calculated was about 1.7 miles from there.
As you can see above, The Beacham's lineup that night featured Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls, followed by Gogol Bordello. (There was also an opening act at 6 pm, that isn't listed there: Walter Screifels – I thought his set was surprisingly mellow and acoustic for a musician listed as being a 'hardcore alternative/punk musician')
Though we arrived in time to see Walter Screifels' set, and definitely enjoyed Frank Turner's performance, Frank and his band had done the last encore by 8:50 PM*
(*i.e; by punk standards, that was still rather early on a Saturday night!)
I remember being unsure if we were going to stay to see Gogol Bordello, who were slated to be onstage by 9:00PM.
But my husband had had a tough work-week of long hours and a very long day already, as a late Friday night server meltdown had bled into his working earlier into that afternoon.
So when we walked out into the tiny lobby to see that even more people had arrived, cramming themselves into an already overcrowded front room, my husband sighed
….and we decided right then, that we weren't going to stay to see Gogol Bordello.
So we went home and went to bed.
And when I woke up on the morning of June 12th, the first news I heard was that there'd been a shooting at a local Orlando nightclub…
And 50 people were injured, perhaps dead….
The nightclub?
That same little nightclub that we'd joked had a sign bigger than its building – at 1912 South Orange Ave:
And the first thing I thought was – if we had stayed to see Gogol Bordello…
We would have walked right past there, on the way to our car…
Likely either during… or just after the shooting.
And that is why my cell was blown up with calls.
People wondered if we were all right. People were worried.
We were heartbroken that morning two years ago.
And still breaks my heart even now, to think of that morning.
But a friend of mine – Brandon – wrote this morning:
"But even as I did begin to rise and start my day, I remind myself that although we are another year separated from that morning, those of us that can remember that morning only do so because we have been given the gift of another morning ourselves. We remember the lives that were cut short, and live our lives to honor those that were ended too soon. We heal, but we keep the scars as reminders of what happened. The world may dwell in hate, but love will always win. Let your actions be guided by love and wear your scars proudly for the world to see.
You are here at the start of a moment.
It is my sincere hope, my prayer, that in our lifetimes there will be a generation that does not know hate, only love. And it will be our responsibility to show them why that love is so important and to never take it for granted. Never take love for granted."
And then this past Sunday, I had the wonderful opportunity to see Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls perform again:
Like Brandon, and like Frank…
I hope that we could all learn to be a little more kind.


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Thoughts about "JOYS" for Kenya
We have been focussing a great deal on corruption these days, and certainly corruption is a major obstacle to fair decision making. Apart from being a criminal offence (on the part of both giver and receiver of a bribe or other inducement) bribery would give rise to a decision being made on the basis of irrelevant considerations – and thus challengeable on classic administrative law criteria. On the other hand, the briber could hardly challenge – being "in pari delicto" (equally at fault).
But there are other issues about administrative decision making that get much less attention in the media but are very important for those affected by the decisions. Administrative law has all been a rather esoteric area of the law, but it has been brought into more popular focus by the presence in the Constitution of Article 47 on the Right to Administrative Justice: or more accurately to "administrative action that is expeditious, efficient, lawful, reasonable and procedurally fair", and to the right to written reasons if a right or fundamental freedom has been or is likely to be adversely affected by administrative action.
Public servants are now confronted not just with the (relatively rare) possibility of seeing their decisions challenged in court, but with a revivified Ombudsman (in the shape of the Commission for Administrative Justice). Perhaps there is even more possible impact from a citizenry who are aware of their entitlements, through the Constitution.
It is probably true to say that there is an ever-increasing range of decisions being made by the bureaucracy, and that the Constitution has given fresh impetus to this – as it has to accountability mechanisms. Kenya's Parliament used to exhaust itself after passing five to eight Acts a year. In 2015, 26 Acts were passed. Increasing numbers of administrative bodies generate ever more decisions. Ordinary people are affected. Decisions may include whether someone is entitled to an ID card or to vote, whether their child is admitted to secondary school, and which one, whether they get a business licence they have applied for, or are awarded a contract, or get a title deed. Decisions are made about appointments, about dismissal, and about disciplining individuals in the public service. Decisions are made about whether a person, or a company, may build in a certain place, and what building standards must be respected. Decisions about allocating land, or revoking allocations, extending leases. Decisions about closing businesses. Decisions about taxes.
The Constitution requires a culture change: not only must decisions be made fairly (which no-one would have denied) but they must not be discriminatory – on any ground, and they must be made promptly, and those affected must be heard; still cases come when decision makers are defending not having respected the last. The constitutional developments, which draw on the Constitution of South Africa, gave an added importance, and perhaps urgency, to an idea that had simmered on a back burner for some time, namely of producing a Kenyan guide to the people at the "sharp end" – namely those who make the decisions – inspired by, if not based on, The Judge Over Your Shoulder.
Since the Constitution was adopted, there have been two legislative developments: Parliament passed the legislation required by Article 47: the Fair Administrative Action Act, in May 2015. It defines "administrative action" broadly to include "(i) the powers, functions and duties exercised by authorities or quasi-judicial tribunals; or (ii) any act, omission or decision of any person, body or authority that affects the legal rights or interests of any person to whom such action relates." And the Act is said to apply to all state and non-state agencies, including any person(a) exercising administrative authority; (b) performing a judicial or quasi-judicial function under the Constitution or any written law; or (c) whose action, omission or decision affects the legal rights or interests of any person to whom such action, omission or decision relates."
The second development is the Public Service (Values and Principles) Act also of 2015. This applies to "all State organs in the national and county governments, and all State corporations". It requires public servants to be honest; show high standards of integrity; be transparent; account for their actions; be respectful towards others; be objective; be patriotic; and observe the rule of law. Public services must be delivered promptly (which means without unreasonable delay), effectively; impartially; and equitably. Impartiality and/or equity are not achieved if there is discrimination or a failure to give accurate information.
Furthermore every public institution is to develop "standards for the responsive, prompt, effective, impartial and equitable provision of services".
Clearly both Acts impinge on the decision making process. So it also seems that the JOYS Kenya project may help in the standards development project.
Our thinking so far on the scope and approach of a possible Kenyan JOYS includes:
The readership
Basically the publications should be addressed to the decision making public servant at the national and county level. The 2006 JOYS says "The target audience consists of reasonably well-informed and interested junior administrators whose task is to make decisions affecting members of the public, or to prepare the material to enable others to make such decisions." The implication of that is that senior civil servants will not need the guidance. In the Kenyan context, however, the history of the country, and the recent developments with which we began this short paper may mean that even more senior people may sometimes be faced with some doubts about the right way to approach decision making.
The Manual of Administrative Law in Malawi is subtitled "A Guide for Ministers and Public Servants". In the Kenyan context Cabinet Secretaries may (to take a few examples):
under the Basic Education Act
appoint people
make certain other human resource decisions "in consultation with the Salaries and Remuneration Commission"
approve charges at a public school
accredit curriculum development agencies
under the Universities Act:
grant a Letter of Interim Authority to a proposed university if satisfied that such institution shall, once established, contribute to the development of university education in Kenya
under the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act, 2011
order the removal of a person illegally in Kenya
under the Scrap Metal Act
hear appeals against the refusal of a licence to deal in scrap metal
This mini-survey shows that there is indeed room for including Cabinet Secretaries. This would have certain implications. For example, the issue of delegation: which of the huge number of functions apparently assigned to the CS under some laws must actually be exercised by him/her personally? There is a brief discussion in JOYS, but a longer one in the Malawi version, where it is pointed out that under the equivalent of our Interpretation and General Provisions Act Ministers may delegate any power (it is the same here). Question: is this what was intended when it was provided the CS was to hear appeals under the Scrap Metal Act?
Another issue that would require to be discussed is the meaning of "in consultation with" – especially distinguished from "after consultation with".
Some people have been assuming that this publication would be used by the public also. It will be interesting to know what civil society representatives think. If the constitution is to be really useful, the people need to understand it. Yet the style of writing may be very different for the two readerships. A possible approach may be to have brief, highlighted summaries of main issues, on the assumption that that would generally serve civil society, while the public servants would need something more detailed.
We would hope that it would also be useful for the Ombudsman's office, and for other agencies that scrutinise decision making processes. Even the legal profession, which litigates them
This is of course closely connected to the readership question. The first purpose of a publication of this sort is to alert decision makers to the general issues they have to be aware of, and to bring into one place, in an accessible fashion, all those issues. Many of the issues, once drawn to the attention of a decision maker will not be hard to deal with. But some will be harder: you know you have to give reasons, but how much detail does that mean? You have to do something in reasonable time – but what is reasonable when you have many claims on your time from people every one of whom thinks his or her claim should have priority?
Despite the name of JOYS, its Preface states that "Its purpose is not 'How to survive Judicial Review', but rather to inform and improve the quality of administrative decision-making – though, if we are successful, that should have the incidental effect of making decisions less vulnerable to Judicial Review." The purpose of our publication will be similar (on the assumption that by "quality" we mean not just efficiency but also justice, equity and acceptability).
We would suggest that the hope is that decision makers with access to this publication (or trained by the KSG on the basis of it) will be able for themselves to avoid mistakes more often.
We would suggest that this is not a "be your own lawyer" publication. Obviously the framework is the constitution and the law, but actual legal cases will be handled by the AG's chambers or by the lawyers of the particular agency. We would suggest that the real thrust of the publication should be the people: the whole point of Article 47 is that real individuals should get fairness from the system that is supposed to be theirs. On the other hand, there is also virtue in getting across that the law does require this, and that consequences of an unpleasant nature may follow from disregarding it. These consequences may include internal disciplinary procedures (it would be interesting, helpful, to know how far there are repercussions for individuals of their agency being judicially reviewed, or figuring in the Ombudsman's naming and shaming list). We should point out, for example, that some senior public servants have been ordered by the courts to ensure that individuals who have been awarded compensation actually get it – on pain of being held in contempt of court.
It might be helpful to indicate when it is wise to seek legal advice. Where this is to be found will probably vary from agency to agency, some having more in-house capacity than others.
We very much hope that the product will be found useful for training – and this is why we are delighted that the Kenya School of Government and the Public Service Commission have been so positive about it.
The situation, with the constitution, the two Acts mentioned earlier, not to mention other bodies and the laws that they administer, such as the CAJ, IPOA, the human rights commissions, lay down a complex, intertwined framework. Then there are the statutes governing the work of individual state departments and agencies – such as those mentioned earlier. We cannot deal with all the specific Acts (though we should include some examples). We should classify the issues that they raise: such as types of consultation, recommendations (are they really recommendations or are they to be acted upon?), time limits, lists of factors to be taken into account, pre-requisites for decisions etc.
As the project goes on, we shall have to decide how much special situations should be discussed. One example is the Capital Markets Authority. This hears appeals from self-regulating organisations. From it appeals may go to the Capital Markets Tribunal. Most of the appeals would presumably be concerned with whether specific statutory rules had been applied. But Article 47 could be invoked.
As far as possible, values should probably be threaded through the other issues. Human rights perhaps need to be treated a bit differently. Many people will not be familiar with how human rights work. There needs to be some explanation of how they are relied upon, what the impact may be, and how rights may be limited.
That takes us to another issue: how far to comment if it seems that something (like a statute) may be unconstitutional. It seems to us that s. 6(5) of the Fair Administration Act may be unconstitutional, to the extent that it gives an "let-out" from giving reasons where rights are affected: "An administrator may depart from the requirement to furnish adequate reasons if it is reasonable and justifiable in the circumstances, and shall inform the person making the request of such departure." Article 2 says, "a provision in legislation limiting a right or fundamental freedom … in the case of a provision enacted or amended on or after the effective date, is not valid unless the legislation specifically expresses the intention to limit that right or fundamental freedom, and the nature and extent of the limitation". We do not believe that s. 6(5) is an adequate Article 24 statement (quite apart from the issue of proportionality). The Malawi Guide does point out if a statute is now clearly unconstitutional. That must be right. The issue would perhaps come where it is "arguable" that a statute is unconstitutional.
We are inclined to think that it is not necessary to go into as much detail as JOYS does about the process of litigating. On the other hand, it would be a good idea to have a brief account of how a case works. And we should also deal with the possibility of internal appeal mechanisms, and tribunals. One of the issues at present is that the whole system of judicial review is in flux to some extent. The courts are still sorting out (and perhaps counsel are not always helping them enough) the relationship between traditional judicial review, Article 47 and the new Act. This means that it is significantly easier to discuss how the responsible decision maker would behave, than the legal route by which their failure to do so might get to court.
The Ombudsman ought to be covered in some detail. Litigating is a daunting process for the ordinary citizen and the whole idea of the Ombusdman (CAJ) is to offer an alternative for the small case where going to court is not merited (or affordable). Public servants and the public need to be more aware of it.
There are other agencies, too, to which specific complaints may be made, such as the Independent Police Oversight Authority.
Should the issue of corruption be dealt with? As commented earlier, a decision made because the person who made it would benefit personally is a judicially reviewable wrong – but is also a crime.
Public participation is a national value, and the Public Service (Values and Principles) Act says a good deal about it (as does the County Governments Act). Absence of participation can vitiate a decision (as in the case of renaming a post office without consultation,[1] to take just one example). Should public participation be included? The boundary between consultation (perhaps with "stakeholders", which is required in a number of statutes) and public participation is not a clear one.
One important administrative task that is a requirement or a possibility in almost every statute is making delegated legislation (regulations). Notionally the Cabinet Secretary makes them, but of course in reality it will be more junior public servants. The issue of needing to be within the powers delegated should be covered, as well as the process, such as any consultation required. So also should the procedure under the Statutory Instruments Act, if only because it is quite new and unfamiliar and because in a few cases regulations have been held not to be valid because the procedures under the Act have not been completed.
Article 47 is, like the Bill of Rights generally, horizontally applicable. And the Act embraces non-state actors. Some are traditionally subject to judicial review – like professional disciplinary bodies. But should the Kenyan Guide be directed fairly clearly at the public sector, or should it cover the private as well?
It would be appropriate in view of Katiba Institute's focus, and would reflect the way things are often done at present in Kenya, to begin with an account of the constitutional provisions, and of the Act. The idea would be to anchor the whole project in the Constitution, its vision and its values, and in the concept of the sovreignty of the people. It would also be appropriate to give some indications of the wide range of statutory and non-statutory sources of requirements and guidance, such as codes of practice.
We would suggest that the style should be rather less "legal" than JOYS, its New Zealand counterpart and the Malawi Guide. They are all written with a view to being accessible to the non-lawyer public servant. But it is hard to maintain! We would suggest not following the rather negative heading style of the NZ JOYS – which is based on types of illegality. And not quoting chunks of judgments, like the Malawi Guide. The occasional very short, neat quote may be all right.
In a law book it is necessary to give authority for every statement of law. This does not seem necessary in the current context. It is suggested that there should be quite frequent references to cases, but as illustrations. Two KI interns, Laura and James, have been collecting cases and we should use them mostly as "stories" – this happened and the judge said it was wrong (or OK). Even better if the judge said why it was wrong. The New Zealand method of cases in boxes is quite nice. Because the hope is that the readers will be encouraged to strive for better decision making because it is the right thing to do, rather than using the courts in terrorem, it may be good not to use too many cases. There is also the depressing fact that compliance with court decisions is not very high! The push for internalisation of higher standards of decision making may come better from other directions.
We should like to include questions for discussion, self-reflection etc. Katiba Institute has been doing that in previous publications. These would also be useful for those who use the publication for training purposes. In fact, as former university law teachers, we think it might be good idea to include hypotheticals: short stories and questions about what would be the right way to approach the issue presented.
In terms of style of writing, we would like to aim for short sentences (no more than 30 words), the minimum of technical terms and unnecessarily long words (that is one reason why quoting too much from judges is to be avoided). But we shall seek guidance from those within the public service who know what approach works best. And if it is to be used effectively for training this will also affect style. A good deal of civil society writing, and indeed official writing, for the public and the public sector, seems to be unnecessarily turgid and technical – frankly boring.
We shall have to decide the format for the printed version. Probably not A4, but a smaller page size so that what we get is a proper book. But this does not need to be decided at this stage. We are also involved in a project on a "bench book" for the judiciary on criminal procedure. An older version of that was in two formats: one about A5 size, hardback, was designed to sit on the magistrate's bench. The hardback format does give it a certain gravitas– not just some ephemeral civil society publication! Hardback might be prohibitively expensive for us. The old bench book also appeared in pocket form, which was much appreciated by magistrates.
It would be very nice to be able to have our product online. It could simply be a pdf – just the same as the printed version. Even as pdf it could have hyperlinks to documents mentioned, including cases. Bu it always seems a shame not to use the potential of the internet. It is worth considering doing an html version: with short webpages that are linked together with plenty of hyperlinks to other material. Other material could include regulations, codes of practice and other "How to do it" guides. This would go beyond current finances.
We have been thinking of putting together the cases that Laura and James, and others, have been unearthing, at least as digests online, with hyperlinks to full reports on KenyaLaw. We were also thinking about the possibility of publishing a digest of the main cases.
JOYS is a great title. But it is based on a very English idiom, and, if we are including the Ombudsman and human rights commissions, not an accurate reflection of the content. Maybe we can think in terms of "We are watching you" or "They are watching you". Or just a tedious title like "Guide to Decision Making". Ideas welcome!
When a draft is done, our donors will require us to have a "validation meeting". It will be attended by representatives of various groups that will be the ultimate users. This should be organised at a stage when there is a chance for participants to make suggestions that can make a difference. Time and money permitting, it may be possible to have more than one such meeting.
Yash and Jill Ghai and the Katiba Institute team
[1] Javan Oscar Buleemi (Suing as Secretary General Tiriki Union (EA) v Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Internal Security and Provincial Administration & 2 others [2015] eKLR.

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This 13-Year-Old Indigenous Girl Has Been Nominated for a Global Peace Prize
Autumn Peltier is promoting the protection of sacred waters across the world.
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Autumn Peltier already has years of advocacy behind her. She's met the prime minister, she's attended the Assembly of First Nations Annual General Assembly and she's marched on the highway in the name of water protection. At just 13 years old, Peltier is now a nominee for the International Children's Peace Prize.
The 151 nominees for the International Children's Peace Prize were recently announced and the only Canadian candidate is this Anishinaabe teen from Wikwemikong First Nation.
Peltier has been advocating for clean drinking water since she was about 8 years old and is already considered a water protector — just like her aunt Josephine Mandamin, who received the Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Award for Excellence in Conservation in 2016.
Launched in 2005, the International Children's Peace Prize is awarded to a child who has worked to improve children's lives around the world.
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— Chiefs of Ontario (@ChiefsofOntario) December 6, 2016
Peltier has been recognized internationally for her work. In 2015, she was invited to the Children's Climate Conference in Sweden.
The point of the conference was gather children from 32 countries to draft their demands to the leaders of the world. The communique was then delivered to the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris.
"I like to share that water is really sacred. Water is life. Mother Earth doesn't need us, we need her," Peltier told CBC.
Peltier was asked to introduce Justin Trudeau at the Assembly of First Nations Annual General Assembly in 2016. She had prepared a speech for him, but was only given a few moments to interact with him.
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#Wikwemikong Pontiac School student Autumn Peltier speaking directly to PM @JustinTrudeau asking him to protect the waters #AFNSCA#cdnpolipic.twitter.com/mvqtxTDnu7
— Perry Bellegarde (@perrybellegarde) December 6, 2016
"I said 'I'm very unhappy with the choices you've made'," Peltier recalled. "And he said 'I understand that.' And then I started crying and then after that, all I got to say is, 'The pipelines,'" the teen told The Huffington Post Canada last year.
She said that Trudeau responded by promising that he would protect the water.
Among her inspirational feats, Autumn launched a national call to action in November last year. She invited everyone to participate in the shutdown of highways across Canada for an hour on Dec. 5 as a way to promote water protection. She stood with her mother on a highway in Espanola, Ont.
"I cry watching video for Standing Rock," Autumn said in her call to action, "We shouldn't have to fight for our water, we should just be able to have clean drinking water."
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The teen works to spread awareness about protecting water in various communities and to the youth.
"You were only given one planet. And we're destroying it," she pleaded. "It's not just in North America where we need clean drinking water, it's all over the world."
The International Children's Peace Prize will be awarded on Dec. 4 in the Netherlands.
Global Citizen campaigns on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals including issues that relate to water and sanitation, as well as citizenship. You can take action here.
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In summer the "Niederbergstüberl" offer you culinary delights.
A wunderfull starting point for a nature hike and bicycle tours.
A paradies in summer for children and adults too. That's fun!
The mountain bike park offer not only professionals also beginners a cool mix of trail, jumps and tables. The trail "Hard Rock" with start directly on the mountain station "Flying Mozart" leads more than 3,7 kilometers downhill.
Parking at the Jägersee or at the Schwabalm (toll road 4€ per car) Climb to the Tappenkarsee ( biggest mountain lake of the Eastern Alps).
From Moadörfl in the direction Zollweg, know past the fish bond. Then take the hiking trail in the direction of Schwaighof. On the Asphaltway to the local center of Schwaighof and on the cycle path back to Moadörfl.


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package com.intellij.util.indexing;

import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFileWithId;
import com.intellij.testFramework.fixtures.LightJavaCodeInsightFixtureTestCase;
import org.jetbrains.jetCheck.Generator;
import org.jetbrains.jetCheck.PropertyChecker;

import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;

public class IndexingStampTest extends LightJavaCodeInsightFixtureTestCase {

  public void testIndexingStampSerialization() {
    VirtualFile file = myFixture.getTempDirFixture().createFile("tempfile.txt");
    int fileId = ((VirtualFileWithId)file).getId();

    Generator<ID<?, ?>> indexIds =
      Generator.sampledFrom(FileBasedIndexExtension
                              .EXTENSION_POINT_NAME
                              .extensions()
                              .map(ex -> ex.getName())
                              .sorted(Comparator.comparing(id -> id.getName()))
                              .collect(Collectors.toList()));

    Generator<ChangeIndexedStampForIndexOp> changeIndexedStampOps =
      Generator.sampledFrom((id, indexId) -> IndexingStamp.setFileIndexedStateCurrent(id, indexId),
                            (id, indexId) -> IndexingStamp.setFileIndexedStateOutdated(id, indexId),
                            (id, indexId) -> IndexingStamp.setFileIndexedStateUnindexed(id, indexId));

    Generator<ChangeIndexedStamp> stampGenerator =
      Generator.zipWith(indexIds, changeIndexedStampOps, (id, op) -> new ChangeIndexedStamp(op, id));

    PropertyChecker.customized().withIterationCount(30).forAll(stampGenerator, stamp -> {

      stamp.setIndexedStamp(fileId);
      Set<ID<?, ?>> nonTrivialIndexesBeforeFlush = new HashSet<>(IndexingStamp.getNontrivialFileIndexedStates(fileId));

      IndexingStamp.flushCache(fileId);
      IndexingStamp.flushCaches();

      Set<ID<?, ?>> nonTrivialIndexesAfterFlush = new HashSet<>(IndexingStamp.getNontrivialFileIndexedStates(fileId));
      boolean equals = nonTrivialIndexesBeforeFlush.equals(nonTrivialIndexesAfterFlush);
      IndexingStamp.flushCaches();
      return equals;
    });
  }

  @FunctionalInterface
  private interface ChangeIndexedStampForIndexOp {
    void setIndexedStamp(int fileId, ID<?, ?> indexId);
  }

  private static class ChangeIndexedStamp {
    private final ChangeIndexedStampForIndexOp myOp;
    private final ID<?, ?> myIndexId;

    private ChangeIndexedStamp(ChangeIndexedStampForIndexOp op, ID<?, ?> id) {
      myOp = op;
      myIndexId = id;
    }

    void setIndexedStamp(int fileId) {
      myOp.setIndexedStamp(fileId, myIndexId);
    }
  }

}


I'm happy to share with you the publishing of the second document of the FlexPod Datacenter Cisco Validated Design (CVD) with Red Hat OpenStack Platform 6 project, this time the Deployment Guide! Paired with it's partner Design Guide (released 8/3), this CVD represents an enterprise-grade open hybrid cloud foundation that lets you deploy OpenStack in an accelerated fashion with less risk.
Deployment Guide (NEW) – is a step-by-step, detailed implementation guide giving full steps on implementing the solution. Also included is a subset of the Design Guide in order to provide necessary context for the Deployment Guide.
Design Guide – typically includes design elements integral to the overall solution as well as why technology chosen in the architectural design represent the best choice for a deployment.
This collaborative, technical engineering effort represents a fully supported, enterprise-class converged infrastructure deployment on FlexPod built with NetApp® FAS and E-Series storage, Cisco® UCS servers and Cisco Nexus switches, and Red Hat's OpenStack Platform.
Context (From the Design Guide) and Technology Overview as to why FlexPod represents the best enterprise-class converged infrastructure platform for OpenStack deployments.
Detailed implementation instructions on how to bring up and configure an E5560 dual-controller storage system and prepare it as the backbone for a highly available and resilient OpenStack Object Storage deployment.
Implement a Storage Service Catalog via Cinder to expose NetApp technology and value to the user directly to meet a diverse base of application and tenant needs.
Implement the NetApp Copy Offload Tool, an efficient way of copying Glance images to Cinder volumes through the storage system itself, rather than through the network as it's first copy.
Deploy the Cisco Nexus 1000v for KVM Virtual Supervisor Module (VSM) and associated Virtual Ethernet Module (VEM) for a robust and policy aware virtual network control and data plane in OpenStack Neutron.
Configure for, access, and format for use iSCSI LUNs exposed to OpenStack Controller systems for Swift services.
Setup replication with a lowered count of two between the OpenStack Controller systems.
Setup the Swift Proxy service and build Swift rings throughout the cluster.
Configure HAProxy for Swift Proxy service High Availability, and add resources to the Pacemaker cluster to be in line with other HA services in OpenStack.
Finally, instructions are also provided to create and boot instances (virtual machines) in the newly resulting OpenStack Cloud so you can get IT resources up and running workloads quickly.


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The number of seats for MD/ MS and MDS will be notified later as approved by NMC. the notice implies date of submission, examination fee , last date of submission and late processing fee, entrance examination date and time and so on .
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This years under sixteen campaign started out on a beautiful November day in Pearse Park in Crumlin against Rosary College. In what was KCS's first outing of the year since last years under fourteen competition, KCS put in a huge display to be victors on the day. Every member of the squad contributed at different stages of the match but special mention must go to Jamie Yeates in mid field who had the difficult task of marking Rosary College's stand out player and did an excellent job. Lennon Meade contributed handsomely on the day with 3-4 from play. The flying Aaron Jacob also got on the score sheet with a great move from half back after linking up with Lee Finneagan. Ali Romeo, Conor Lynch, Eoin Moore, Luke Dempsy and Glen Warner also registered scores for KCS a different stages of the match. The final mention of the day has to go to Nathan O Callaghan in goals/ full back who was like Gandalf in goals "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!". He pulled off three or four amazing saves that certain goals otherwise. The game was played in a great spirit by both sides and we look forward to the return fixture next year.
KCS's second day out was on a cold frosty day in Perrystown. It was a difficult day to stay warm let alone play good football. On what proved to be a very testing day for KCS against a quality opposition in Greenhills there were some stand out performances. On their first appearance for the under sixteen gaelic football team Jack Greene and Evan Kavanagh put in some huge hits to the delight of Mr Kevlihan. From looked like a far superior team in strength and height the two lads embodied the true spirit of KCS and stuck a huge challenged up some dominant Greenhill's player who were having a lot handier time before the two lads entered the fray at half time. As per usual Jamie Yeates put in huge energy throughout and Gavin Byrne never stopped shouting. Hopefully will will get the chance get another go at Grenhills in the lather stages of the competition.
Having qualified second out the group stage KCS had to play a qualifying preliminary match against Balinteer CS for the right to enter the quarter final knock out stages of the competition. This was definitely our closest fought battle to this date as both teams were very evenly matched. Balinteer and KCS traded early scores with Eoin Moore and Lennon Meade registering the first blows for the home team. Luke Dempsy at centre back had a very commanding display and as per usual Jamie Yeates used his tireless energy to wear down an impressive mid field pairing for Balinteer. The goal of the game came in the closing stages fro Cian Dunne who lobbed the keeper from 30 yards out and the ball came down off the underside of the cross bar and crossed the line. Special mention has to go to Aaron Jacob and Gavin Byrne on the day. Gavin stepped into goals with the absence of our normal goal keeper and Aaron had a fantastic game having only days previous being involved in a traffic collision.
Match day four was KCS's quarter final outing against St Kevin's College of Clondalkin. The lads were accompanied by Mr Kevlihan and KCS's original bad luck charm Mr O Mhaoligh. It what proved to be a fairly one sided equation from five minutes onwards. KCS equipped themselves very well and played some very good football throughout. Conor Lynch ended the day with a fantastic tally of 3-2. Ryan Dunne at corner back put in a very impressive displayed and has shown very good progression over the course of 3 matches for man that clearly blurred the lines between MMA and GAA in the first couple of games. After numerous attempts at trying to score and failing comprehensively, Evan Kavanagh teed up Cian Dunne who kept up he record of a goal a game with a fine left footed finish. Special mention has to go to Craig Daly who become the third person to mind the nets for KCS, in this his debut for the team. Jack Greene really shook his early morning bed brain to be the rock of the full back line. Its was also great to see John Gibbons back in the team after a logistical error prevented him from playing the last day.
KCS entered its first gaelic semi final in recent history with great excitement. They faced a very good Kylemore College team who were undefeated in all of their previous games. KCS were slow to start and unfortunately coincided four soft goals in the opening ten minutes. It looked like it was going to be a long day for the KCS lads as they struggled to get a foot hold in the opening exchanges whilst also battling a strong breeze. KCS finally kicked into gear for the last ten minutes of the half after a few tactical changes. Jamie Yeates got KCS's opening score from play and that was quickly followed buy a free by Glen Warner. Has the half grew closer KCS really increased in confidence and put Kylemore under huge pressure for the remainder of the Half. This was epitomised by the performances of Cian and Ryan Dunne. Two of the smallest lads of the field showed huge spirit and determination throughout and won ball that they had no right to win. At the half the score was 4-7 to 0-2 and we had battled hard.


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New Founders Interview: Keen Guides
HARVEST published this on April 3rd, 2009
Keen Guides are bringing museums to life for groups who have traditionally been excluded from getting the full experience at cultural institutions: those with hearing and sight disabilities. Using hand held video devices like iPhones, they are making guided museum tours available in American Sign Language, cued speech and other formats to help people get the most out of their museum visits. We're proud that Harvest is helping Keen Guides with their important mission, and here is the story of how they are making the world a better place on tour at a time.
Tell us how the idea for Keen Guides came about?
The Keen Guides idea came about when one of the Keen Guides members went into a museum and asked for an alternative to the tour, and got a fifty-page transcript and an apology. We knew there was something better, and created a video version of the tour in sign language and took it to the museum the next day for an enjoyable, independent experience. This idea quickly ballooned into a product that everyone can use: kids, senior adults, tourists, and/or businessmen.
Traditionally how has the museum and cultural world made accommodations for the people with hearing and sight disabilities, as far as tours and accessibility?
The traditional accommodation methods aren't always, well, accommodating. Getting the services necessary for a full and enjoyable experience at a museum requires advanced planning or flexibility. Advance planning is necessary for securing an American Sign Language interpreter or attending a scheduled audio-described program. For those who show up without planning, like most of us, there aren't that many options. If you're deaf, you may get a transcript of the audio tour, or a copy of the docent's notes scribbled on paper. If you have blindness or low vision, let's just hope that you have a trusty friend to provide some description of the information in the gallery!
What are some of the tools and software that Keen Guides use to keep things running smoothly on the back end?
We use Harvest for timesheets and expense reporting. We researched quite a number of time tracking systems and Harvest came out a clear winner. Not only does it provide a fast and simple method of reporting, we can even access it through the iPhone App while on the go.
We use JungleDisk for file sharing and off site backup. WordPress, Final Cut Pro and Adobe Creative Suite are also indispensable tools for us.
What are the different ways that users can choose to receive and use a Keen Guide?
In addition to English, Keen Guides are available in American Sign Language, Cued Speech, and with closed captions, which is particularly appealing for visitors who may not identify as a person with hearing loss. For individuals who are blind or have low vision, audio description tours are available as an audio track that can be accessed through devices that support .mp3 files.
Do people need to have a specific device?
There is not a specific device needed to use Keen Guides, as the goal is to create a tour that can reach the widest audience possible. The tours can run on any platform that supports video. For the fullest use of the Keen Guides product, a video-supported smart phone with Internet connection and GPS functionality is optimal.
What if they are unable to afford one?
Cultural organizations and clients who subscribe to Keen Guides will have the option to provide a supply of pre-loaded hand held devices at the visitor service desk for people to check out, to ensure that no one is left out of the experience due to lack of technology or advance knowledge about the service.
What goes into creating a Keen Guide?
In the pre-production process, we guide our clients into the process of determining which pieces to feature with regards to proximity, transition time, and length of content necessary to capture the message. In order to avoid the "art on TV" stigma, we create the stops to be no longer than one minute, with just enough content to create engagement and dialogue beyond the Keen Guides information. We use it as a platform to get the visitors participating in the cultural experience.
Are you creating a scalable standard that museums and cultural institutions can adopt to accommodate their guests?
Definitely. Our feeling overall is that meaningful mobile media has the stuff to make accessibility truly scalable – no matter the needs of the guests. With digital media, and especially the opportunity for user-generated content, families who use sign language can record tours of the Washington Monument for other families. Spanish-speaking tourists can offer others their take on the Statue of Liberty in Spanish. Ultimately, the more people use video tours and upload them to a central repository (that would be Keen Guides), the more accessible our world becomes. Over time, museums and individual users will have a strong set of standards to use to create the tours that generate the highest marks.
What facets of society, other than museums, are due for a major accessibility overhaul?
On-line videos are not required by law to be closed captioned or audio-described so major networks like NBC, ABC, CNN don't provide captions or audio description for the online videos and TV shows. There's a lot out there – and a lot of fix. In the areas where there is an increasing use of new media and telecommunications, the gap for people with sensory disabilities grows larger.
We're excited to welcome Keen Guides to the Harvest New Founders Program, and proud we can help them share their important work with as many people as possible.


Letter from J. H. Easley to Lloyd C. Stark about the state of his campaign in Laclede County. He writes that his "situation in this county is very fine," and that after the Pendergast endorsement "it seems to all be settled." He believes that some farmers might support William Hirth but "they do not feel that he has any chance at all."
Letter from J. H. Easley to Tom Pendergast, encouraging him to support Lloyd Stark for Missouri governor. He reports that "in Laclede County, and the immediate section around it, there is considerable favorable sentiment for Col. Lloyd Stark," and that "no one else seems to have any following."
Letter from Lloyd C. Stark to Jess Easley, writing that he finds "gratifying" the "unanimous endorsements of the St. Louis and Kansas City Democrats," as well as "the almost solid support of the outstate Democracy," and looks forward to the election in November 1936.


on in all things suitably to his Quality.
prepared him for better things, when his mind should be so far changed as to relish them.
even those who hated the Subjects that his Fancy ran upon, yet could not but be charmed with his way of treating them.
and so improved was very acceptable in a Court.
See however my note to No. 27 for a different opinion.
way came out, as a Child is fathered sometimes by its Resemblance, so it was laid at his Door as its Parent and Author.
strengthen these ill Principles both in himself and others.
Rochester's courage however was often called in question, see for example Scroope's Epigram (No. 5).
extraordinary thing should be done for his Conviction.
Life, but he afterwards told me, They were rather general and dark Horrours, than any Convictions of sinning against God.
breeding, to desire them to pray by him, in which he joyned little himself.
could not be spared without spoiling the beauty of the Poem.
secret, and saw him in these shapes, could perceive nothing by which he might be discovered.
you I am no Atheist.' Thomas Hearne, Remarks and Collections, ed. Doble, 1889, iii. 263.
One of these attacks on himself survives in the Lines to a Postboy (Pinto, lxxx).
made him more inclined to receive any Impressions: for indeed I never discovered any such thing in him.
to himself and to Mankind.
themselves endued with a power to resist them. So that those bonds which formerly held them, fall off.
the strength of their Bodies increased or abated, according as they had or wanted good nourishment.
last Sickness, he then told me, He had another sense of what we had talked concerning prayer and inward assistances.
better not think much of him: And to love God seemed to him a presumptuous thing, and the heat of fanciful men.
is not fully done in this life.
care well becoming the Great Creator.
temper in us, which is the chief root of all true Holiness and Vertue.
which is the chief end of pure and undefiled Religion.
entangled the matters of Property, and all Professions have been vitiated by the Knaveries of a number of their Calling.
shall do it in another State; only we are sure we do it now, and so we shall be then, when we do it.
Good or Evil; as a Feaverish man cannot judge of Tasts.
which was the effect of his own choice and ill life.
He said, They were happy that believed: for it was not in every man's power.
reveal his Secrets to Mankind. Why was not Man made a Creature more disposed for Religion, and better Illuminated?
He could not apprehend how there should be any corruption in the Nature of Man, or a Lapse derived from Adam.
Religion in general, and to the Old Testament in particular.
Evidence be what it will, We will not believe it.
another called London. We as little doubt that Queen Elizabeth once reigned, as that King Charles now Reigns in England.
So that believing may be as certain, and as little subject to doubting as seeing or knowing.
not understand, and that it was to assert or beg the thing in question, which he could not comprehend.


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I May Not Patronise Nigerian Hospitals If Elected President...Atiku Abubakar
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has said he may not rely on Nigeria's healthcare system for his personal use if elected president.
Atiku explained that health facilities that cater for his health may not be available in Nigeria.
Speaking at the Arise TV Townhall debate, Atiku lamented that Nigeria's healthcare system has limitations.
The former Vice President was asked if he would use Nigeria's medical establishments as president to de-emphasise the use of foreign hospitals.
He said: "We have limitations; we know we have those limitations, health facilities that cater to my health may not be available."
Atiku resides in Dubai, and only comes to Nigeria for important holidays and political activities.
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The spring and summer months in Northwest Washington are not only beautiful but bountiful in fish. Temperatures and climate conditions are comfortable and mild, however water conditions turn clearer as rainfall diminishes which makes finding these fish easy but hooking them a test of skill. From March to July you can expect to catch spring run King salmon called "Springers". These fish are skilled at escape and keep anglers on their toes but are well worth the fight and patience for the fantastic table fare it provides. Cutthroat trout are also active and hard to keep off your line at times while targeting the larger species. During July through September you get the whole shebang of food and game fish. Coho salmon begin their migration from the sea to our rivers in amazing numbers, these schools of fish you can literally see by the waves they leave in their wake. They typically range from 6-10 lbs but we have also caught some near 20 lbs. You also have the opportunity to catch summer run steelhead and depending on the year, sockeye and pink salmon runs. During this time of year, it is hard to tell what kind of fish you have on your line until you get it to the boat.
In the months of August, September, October, and November with the first rains following the dry summer months, thousands of Silver (Coho) and King (Chinook) salmon migrate up the Olympic Peninsula's Northwest rivers. The fall fishing season is phenomenal and produce monster size fish, some King salmon reaching trophy class size of 50 lbs or more. At this same time, the feisty Coho are equally aggressive and bountiful size averaging about 10-12 lbs but many are high teens and even over 20 lbs. These months are very popular to most anglers as the fish populations of the Hoh, Sol Duc, and Bogachiel rivers are at their highest and largest in size.
As fall gives way to winter and the rivers begin to swell from the rain, the migration of the winter hatchery steelhead season begins. The best time to fish the most productive rivers of the Olympic Peninsula for winter hatchery steelhead starts with strong populations around the Thanksgiving holiday, through Christmas and start to diminish with the new year. The winter hatchery steelhead average weight is from 6-12 lbs. Around New Years, the winter native steelhead migration begins which are much larger in size and guarantee a fight and challenge for any angler. Trophy steelhead fishing is prime in January, February and March months and is not uncommon for these beasts to reach trophy class of 20 lbs or more!


As CRYP's public relations manager, Heather writes all of the organization's press releases, produces its monthly e-newsletter, handles media relations, contributes to the website, and assists with fundraising, outreach and other development activities. She volunteered at the Main in the summer and fall of 2006 and became a staff member in 2007.
A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism, Heather has nearly 20 years' experience in communications. In the last two decades, she has worked as a staff editor for two national magazines and as a public-relations specialist for two nationally recognized advertising agencies, served as the public affairs manager for a not-for-profit contemporary arts center, and volunteered on the marketing committees for a maritime museum and humane society.
Heather has operated her own full-time freelance writing business since 2004. She continues to serve as a contributing editor for three national magazines, and her articles regularly appear in a variety of regional and national publications. An award-winning writer, she is the recipient of the Denver Woman's Press Club's annual "Minnie" grand prize. Heather makes frequent trips to Eagle Butte from her home in Bailey, Colorado.


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Stock broking has witnessed tremendous growth in the past 135 years. "Starting from under a banyan tree way back in 1875, the stock broking industry today is scaling newer heights where trades are executed in nanoseconds" stated Leopaul George, founder Vanguard Equities at the Speaker Event held by IAIP at Chennai on the Past, Present and Future of Stock Broking. The event held on July 25th was well received by the members. Following a summary of this event.
George started with the history of stock broking in India from its roots—starting from under a banyan tree in 1875. One interesting tidbit he shared was that a seat in the exchange cost ₹1 about a century ago and the same cost around ₹4 crore in 1990s. It was a time when the regulator, Controller of Capital Issues (CCI), had no teeth and this lead to a lot of IPOs being issued, only to go bust. He went on to describe how the other stock exchanges (DSE, MSE, ASE, CSE etc) worked and how they were linked to BSE through PTI terminal where data showed up with a 15-20 minute delay. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, there weren't many who had telephone connections and those who did, were able to earn millions in profits; thanks to the delay in information transfer from the BSE to the local exchanges. Another interesting fact that he shared was that the markets were only open between 11am and 2pm. The entire stock market ran on trust and there were no brokerage firms, just individual brokers. He also described how the face to face deal making happened, how physical negotiation was the norm, how panic trades were managed and how a good broker had the status of a demi-god. It was an era where stock brokers had the power to move markets and this was reflected in one the years where the brokers wanted to get ACC share to 10,000 for Harshad Mehta's birthday and they succeeded in achieving that mark. Other significant events that marked the pre-1994 era included the IPO of Reliance Textile in 1977, formation of BSE Sensex in 1986, opening up of economy in 1991, Harshad Mehta scam in 1992 and the formation of SEBI as well as the bombings in Bombay in 1993.
The formation of NSE paved way towards a new era in the stock market. As George mentioned, 'geography became history'. NSE really fought against the established Bombay Club of brokers and won. Demat format, electronic and online trading was introduced and it started to gain momentum in the early 2000s. Despite the inroads created by the NSE in the stock market, the transactions were very less in the 1990s and 2000s as compared to today. For instance, the average turnover of a single day presently is equal to that of 1 year transaction in 1993 and two day turnover today is equal to that of 1 year transaction in 2002. However, it needs to be noted that today's transactions also include derivatives which wasn't prominent in the early 2000s; but still, the above statistic is illustrative of the difference in trading activity between early 2000s and today. Another key change that was witnessed in the post 1994 era was the creation of corporate brokerage firms. Individual stock brokers such as Motilal and Uday Kotak became corporate houses. The markets also witnessed the entry of FIIs who later on assumed a driver's seat; thanks to their deep pockets and ability to move the market and global connections. This period also saw the evolution of settlement dates. Settlements were weekly in NSE and bi-weekly in BSE and it progressed to T+5 in 2001 and T+3 in 2002. Other significant events that marked this era were the dot com burst, the Katen Parek scam and the introduction of derivatives in 2000.
Safety net for all IPOs (similar to the one witnessed in the Just Dial IPO).
George also went on to describe a typical day in a broker's life, which included being alert for almost 24 hours a day (foreign markets have the potential to impact the Indian market; hence, it is important to keep a track of them). Q&A covered attributes of a good broker and characteristics of sub jobs at broking firm, possibility of making money in trading, and few insights on requirements to become a broker and entry level barriers to start a brokerage firm. The session ended with a networking dinner.
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I have always been enjoyed helping people with their taxation and financial affairs and had an interest in economics and investment. I had made investments in managed funds early in my career before moving onto shares, and property, and even took an early interest in the longest term investment that I would ever have, being my superannuation account. I have always been interested in sensible diversified investment, balanced between shares, property and optimising the use of the very tax effective superannuation environment.
I wondered whether I should try getting into the 'financial planning' industry as it seemed I could have more direct involvement in client financial affairs in an area of interest I enjoyed so much – investment. Being able to talk all day to clients about their investments in property, shares, managed funds, and building their retirement nest eggs seemed like it would be a lot of fun.
So I had a meeting with a Big Bank and we discussed a role they had for me as a financial planner.
It offered me everything I wanted, all the resources I needed to engage with a constant stream of clients, and an ability to help them manage their money and grow their wealth over a long period of time, with regular reviews with each client, updates to their financial plan being made as needed.
The income I could earn, seemed almost infinite. Potentially, new commissions on millions of dollars, each year.
So we came to discuss remuneration. My salary would be a modest flat salary, which was less than the income I was earning as an employee of a public practice accounting firm, but I would also be paid commissions.
I asked how the commissions worked.
Easy. If I recommended to a client to invest in a managed fund, I would be paid a percentage of that investment amount.
And if I recommended to a client to invest in a managed fund that was owned or affiliated with The Bank, then the commission would be double.
They said they would not pay any commission. My only income would be the modest annual salary.
The best interests of the client receiving the advice, was not relevant.
They intended to force me, like (I expect) all their other employed financial planners, to 'recommend' clients to avoid direct property and direct shares, and to invest in a narrow range of managed funds that (preferably) would pay the Bank, and me, the higher commission.
At this point, I thanked them and terminated our discussions, and went back to public practice as a Chartered Accountant. In 2001, I established Tax Services Australia and providing independent, professional advice and services to my clients, in my way.
And over the years, my clients have provided me their financial plans (Statements of Advice) for me to review, and I have seen too much shocking vested interest that have served the financial planners far more than the clients the 'advice' was intended for.
Clients needed financial advice for their financial future and sensibly sought advice from financial planners, which they expected to be professional and in their best interests. Instead of getting financial advice they could rely upon, they were sold 'advice' that unwittingly helped their 'advisor' more than it helped them.
In a professional career sometimes you need to make a decision to make less money and stick to your ethics. This has not happened in banking and financial planning, for decades, as shown in the current Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry.
I was lucky I did not change my path in the late 1990s and become a financial planner in a Big Bank. Life as a Chartered Accountant specialising in taxation and helping many hundreds of clients and preparing and lodging thousands of income tax returns since 1995 when I first entered the full time workforce in the profession, has provided me quality experience and knowledge to take care of my clients today.
I am lucky to have a wonderful group of clients. To you, I thank you, and I will always provide the service to you that you have come to rely upon.
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