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The Rant: A-Rod lawsuit was likely his biggest error
By Michael Parsons;
FLORIDA TODAY;
The Alex Rodriguez saga is finally over. And thank goodness that someone finally talked him out of this whole silly lawsuit.
It was ridiculous that he even filed a lawsuit. I mean, really, what was the point? There was no way anybody was going to rule on his side. It was right in the collective bargaining agreement. The case had no shot of getting him any less of a penalty.
Especially when each time that he was asked to testify, he backed down. I guess even A-Rod doesn't want to lie on the record.
He may not have failed a test, which says all we need to know about these tests, but the evidence was stacking up. The penalty was a lot worse than any other player has received and he believed he should have fought that. But he lost. At some point, you have to just accept the penalty and move on.
To sue the Players Association was the dumbest idea ever. The Players Association is basically a players-only friend. It is there to protect the players — and it does that. To sue them is just crazy. What would have happened if they had dropped him? Then what?
Instead, he can take his year off to try and get back in baseball. Will that happen? I am very doubtful we will see him play again. He will try, but unless the Yankees decide he is worth keeping, I can't see any team signing him.
He was not playing well before this suspension. A year off will not help that.
It was a sad story and I felt for him a bit — right up until he filed the lawsuit. Then everyone saw it for what it really was, a former star looking to stay in the spotlight.


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https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Resurgent-Cardinals-knock-off-Rangers-for-title-2324913.php
Resurgent Cardinals knock off Rangers for title
Bruce Jenkins World Series Game 7: Cardinals 6, Rangers 2 St. Louis took over driver's seat for finale once Texas blew Game 6
Chronicle Columnist
Published 3:37 pm PDT, Saturday, October 29, 2011
(10-29) 15:37 PDT -- There have been better seventh games over the years, and countless World Series more flush with superstardom, but there's never been one quite like this. In the category of raw emotion, yanked back and forth without mercy, this one ranks right near the top.
It's the most significant triumph of Tony La Russa's career - in the wake of his most embarrassing episode. Game 6, so clearly blossoming into the greatest moment of Texas Rangers history, became their worst moment over the course of a single pitch. Nelson Cruz, the man whose power so elegantly fueled the Rangers' mission, wound up costing them the title. Perhaps it's appropriate that Game 7 was a rather routine affair. There's only so much bizarre, improbable theater any event can withstand.
As Friday night's game unfolded, I couldn't help but recall the Giants' plight in 2002, and the fact that "Game 6" has been the province of so much heartbreak over the years. Think back to some of the teams holding 3-2 Series leads, as the Rangers did this week. The 1985 St. Louis Cardinals were simply robbed in Game 6, foiled by umpire Don Denkinger's bad call, and never recovered against Kansas City. The 1986 Series saw the Mets cash in on Bill Buckner's colossal gaffe, and the Red Sox melted into winter. The Giants - and I know this hurts - took a 5-0 lead into the bottom of the seventh in Anaheim, only to watch that '02 Series slip so hideously away.
I loved the reaction of Ron Washington, the Texas manager, in the wake of his own Game 6, when his Rangers were one strike away - twice - from winning it all. He called his team together for the first time since June, proclaiming, "I still got my fightin' shoes on." It was all a man can do, but like the Giants of Jeff Kent and Barry Bonds, the Rangers were done. There's no coming back from a defeat that goes beyond heartbreak, no resurrection from the dead.
That's a big reason why those Cincinnati "Big Red Machine" teams are ranked with the all-time best, for in 1975, they made the miracle happen. Featuring the likes of Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench, Tony Perez, George Foster and Dave Concepcion, they survived a horrific Game 6 loss - leading Boston 6-3 in the eighth, only to lose on Carlton Fisk's homer in the 12th - to win Game 7 on that same Fenway Park field. It's a standard that may never be matched.
Then again, the great thing about the World Series is that there's always room for the lesser lights, the guys named Richardson, Doyle, Tenace, Ross. Third baseman David Freese, virtually unknown outside St. Louis in spring training, came through like a modern-day Roberto Clemente. Allen Craig, not particularly well known outside of Berkeley (where he played at Cal from 2003-06), hit the Series-clinching home run Friday night, and the Cardinals' long-distrusted bullpen - the butt of every joke in baseball circles after La Russa's baffling miscommunication in Game 5 - came through like champs.
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The St. Louis Cardinals celebrate after Texas Rangers' David Murphy flies out to end Game 7 of baseball's World Series Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, in St. Louis. The Cardinals won 6-2 to win the series. (AP ... more
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Deep into the heart of Game 6, Cruz was the man tied with Bonds and Carlos Beltran for the most homers in a single postseason (8) - an outright hero to his teammates. In the bottom of the ninth, the championship came his way. It was a shot to deep right off Freese's bat, a solid bit of hitting, but Cruz was there. Catch it, break out the champagne. He admitted later he wasn't playing deep enough, but as Washington said, without remorse, "It should have been caught, for sure. He took off, slowed down, thought he had it. If he gets back there like he's supposed to, it's an easy out."
Imagine the title heading toward your glove, and having it escape. Inconceivable. Better to remember the vindicated La Russa, the relentless Lance Berkman, the gutty Chris Carpenter and everyone else responsible for a championship that rose from the ashes - "the stuff of legends," as Berkman put it. So incredible - and so disheartening.
A brief respite
Fox Sports analyst Ken Rosenthal operated near the dugouts during the epic Game 6, noting that Washington ducked out for a cigarette after one of the Cardinals' last-ditch rallies and said, to no one in particular, "You've got to be s- me." ... Some put the blame on Washington for that regrettable night. Absurd. He had a two-run lead in the ninth with his closer, Neftali Feliz, throwing 98-mph heat. Exactly what he wanted. ... Most of the veteran baseball writers believe La Russa was covering for his pitching coach, Dave Duncan, in taking the heat for the Game 5 bullpen-telephone debacle. You really got that feeling when a flustered La Russa said, "I think I called," raising the possibility that it was actually Duncan on the line. Now that the Cardinals have won, we may hear the full story later. ... While young pitchers believe it's OK to be satisfied with a six-inning performance and look to the bullpen once they've thrown their 91st pitch, Carpenter made only his second career start on three days' rest - after pitching 267 1/3 innings this year - and put the clamps on a championship. World Series history is graced with many such outings, and just when you think the art of pitching has changed, in essence, Carpenter lets you know it really hasn't.
St. Louis endures: Carpenter, Freese spark Cards to title. B3
Notebook: Texas is runner-up for second straight year. B2
E-mail Bruce Jenkins at bjenkins@sfchronicle.com.
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Catherine Zeta-Jones playing Morticia in Netflix Addams Family spin-off
Netflix now has Gomez and Morticia cast in the Tim Burton-directed series
Anthony McGlynn
Published: Aug 10, 2021
Mother and father are together for Wednesday, the new Netflix TV series based on The Addams Family. After it was recently reported that Luis Guzmán is playing Gomez, Catherine Zeta-Jones has been announced as Morticia.
"Our Addams family is expanding!" Netflix wrote in a tweet. "Catherine Zeta-Jones will step into the iconic silhouette of Morticia Addams, while Luis Guzmán will bring to life the debonair Gomez Addams." Guzmán and Zeta-Jones join Jenny Ortega, who's playing Wednesday Addams for the new TV series based on the creepy, kooky family. Tim Burton is directing all episodes of the first season.
Zeta-Jones is the latest actor to bring Morticia to life, after Anjelica Huston in the mid-'90s horror movies, and Ellie Harvie, who played her in the short-lived The New Addams Family in the late '90s. Charlize Theron, of the Fast and Furious movies, voiced Morticia for the recent animated movies. This latest version takes a slightly different perspective, being a coming-of-age story following Wednesday Addams, Gomez and Morticia's daughter, during her formative years at Nevermore Academy.
Eight episodes have been commissioned for the first season, and Al Gough and Miles Millar, co-creators of Arrowverse forebear Smallville, are on screenplay duties. Andrew Mittman and Gail Berman, executive producer and producer on The Addams Family, and Jonathan Glickman, executive producer on The Addams Family 2, are executive producing.
Our Addams family is expanding!
Catherine Zeta-Jones will step into the iconic silhouette of Morticia Addams while Luis Guzmán will bring to life the debonair Gomez Addams in the upcoming TV series Wednesday, starring Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams and directed by Tim Burton. pic.twitter.com/MiofyWIbwy
— Netflix (@netflix) August 9, 2021
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MEMLING, Hans
(b. ca. 1440, Seligenstadt, d. 1494, Bruges)
Hans Memling (also spelled Memlinc), leading Flemish painter of the Bruges school during the period of the city's political and commercial decline. The number of his imitators and followers testified to his popularity throughout Flanders. His last commission, which has been widely copied, is a Crucifixion panel from the Passion Triptych (1491).
Memling, born in the region of the Middle Rhine, was apparently first schooled in the art of Cologne and then travelled to the Netherlands (c. 1455-60), where he probably trained in the workshop of the painter Rogier van der Weyden. He settled in Bruges (Brugge) in 1465; there he established a large shop and executed numerous altarpieces and portraits. Indeed, he was very successful in Bruges: it is known that he owned a large stone house and by 1480 was listed among the wealthiest citizens on the city tax accounts. Sometime between 1470 and 1480 Memling married Anna de Valkenaere (died 1487), who bore him three children.
A number of Memling's works are signed and dated, and still others allow art historians to place them easily into a chronology on the basis of the patron depicted in them. Otherwise it is very difficult to discern an early, middle, and late style for the artist. His compositions and types, once established, were repeated again and again with few indications of any formal development. His Madonnas gradually become slenderer and more ethereal and self-conscious, and a greater use of Italian motifs such as putti, garlands, and sculptural detail for the settings marks the later works. His portraits, too, appear to develop from a type with a simple neutral background to those enhanced with a loggia or window view of a landscape, but these, too, may have been less a stylistic development than an adaptation of his compositions to suit the tastes of his patrons.
A good example of the difficulties of dating encountered by scholars is the triptych of The Virgin and Child with Saints and Donors that Memling executed for Sir John Donne (National Gallery, London), which until recently had been dated very early - around 1468 - because it was believed that the patron commissioned the work while visiting Bruges for the wedding of Charles the Bold (duke of Burgundy) to Margaret of York and that he died the following year (1469) in the Battle of Edgecote. It is now known that Sir John lived until 1503 and that it is probably his daughter Anne (born 1470 or later) who is portrayed as the young girl kneeling with her parents in the central panel, thus indicating that the painting was commissioned about 1475.
Memling's art clearly reveals the influence of contemporary Flemish painters. He borrowed, for example, from the compositions of Jan van Eyck, the famed founder of the Bruges school. The influence of Dieric Bouts and Hugo van der Goes can also be discerned in his works - for example, in a number of eye-catching details such as glistening mirrors, tile floors, canopied beds, exotic hangings, and brocaded robes. Above all, Memling's art reveals a thorough knowledge of, and dependence on, compositions and figure types created by Rogier van der Weyden. In Memling's large triptych (a painting in three panels, generally hinged together) of the Adoration of the Magi (Prado, Madrid), one of his earliest works, and in the altarpiece of 1479 for Jan Floreins (Memling-Museum, Brugge), the influence of Rogier's last masterpiece, the Columba Altarpiece (1460-64; Alte Pinakothek, Munich), is especially noticeable. Some scholars believe that Memling himself may have had a hand in the production of this late work while still in Rogier's studio. He also imitated Rogier's compositions in numerous representations of the half-length Madonna with the Child, often including a pendant with the donor's portrait (the Madonna and Martin van Nieuwenhove; Memling-Museum, Brugge). Many devotional diptychs (two-panel paintings) such as this were painted in 15th-century Flanders. They consist of a portrait of the "donor" - or patron - in one panel, reverently gazing at the Madonna and Child in the other. Such paintings were for the donor's personal use in his home or travels.
Most of Memling's patrons were those associated with religious houses, such as the Hospital of St John in Bruges, and wealthy businessmen, including burghers of Bruges and foreign representatives of the Florentine Medicis and the Hanseatic League (an association of German merchants dealing abroad). For Tommaso Portinari, a Medici agent, and his wife, Memling painted portraits (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City) and an unusual altarpiece that depicts more than 22 scenes from the Passion of Christ scattered in miniature in a panoramic landscape encompassing a view of Jerusalem (Galleria Sabauda, Turin). Such an altarpiece, perhaps created for new devotional practices, became very popular at the end of the 15th century.
His best known work with extensive narration is the sumptuous Shrine of St Ursula in the Hospital of St John. It was commissioned by two nuns, Jacosa van Dudzeele and Anna van den Moortele, who are portrayed at one end of the composition kneeling before Mary. This reliquary, completed in 1489, is in the form of a diminutive chapel with six painted panels filling the areas along the sides where stained glass would ordinarily be placed. The narrative, which is the story of Ursula and her 11,000 virgins and their trip from Cologne to Rome and back, unfolds with charm and colourful detail but with little drama or emotion. Other patrons of the same hospital commissioned Memling to paint a large altarpiece of St John with the mystical marriage of St Catherine to Christ as the central theme (Memling-Museum, Brugge). Elaborate narratives appear behind the patron saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist painted on the side panels, while the central piece is an impressive elaboration of the enthroned Madonna between angels and saints (including Catherine) that one finds in innumerable other devotional pieces attributed to Memling.
Because Memling's work was so strongly influenced by that of other painters, it often has been harshly dealt with by 20th-century critics. Yet in his own lifetime he was acclaimed. Recording his death, the notary of Bruges described him as "the most skillful painter in the whole of Christendom."


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Dua Lipa, född 22 augusti 1995 i London i Storbritannien, är en albansk-brittisk sångerska och låtskrivare av kosovoalbanskt ursprung, uppväxt i London, Storbritannien.

Efter att ha arbetat som fotomodell skrev hon kontrakt med Warner Bros. Records 2014 och släppte sitt debutalbum med titeln "Dua Lipa" 2017. Albumet gav upphov till många framgångsrika singlar som "Be The One", "IDGAF" och Storbritanniens nr 1-singel "New Rules", som också hamnade i topp 10 i USA.

År 2018 vann hon två Brit Awards för bästa brittiska kvinnliga soloartist och brittiska genombrottartist. Senare samma år släppte hon singeln "One Kiss" med Calvin Harris, som också lyckades nå nummer 1 i Storbritannien och blev årets bästsäljande singel. Hon har också vunnit en rad andra priser och utmärkelser. Hennes andra studioalbum, Future Nostalgia, släpptes i mars 2020 och mottogs väl av kritikerna. Albumet innehöll bland annat de framgångsrika singlarna "Don't Start Now", "Physical" och "Levitating".

Dua Lipa har genomfört en turnée 2016 och påbörjat en ytterligare 2022.

Biografi
Dua Lipa, vars förnamn betyder "älska" på albanska, föddes i London i en kosovoalbansk familj från Pristina. Hennes far, Dukagjin Lipa, är också sångare. 2008 flyttade hon med sin familj till Kosovo men återvände till London ett år senare för att satsa på en sångkarriär. Vid 14 års ålder började hon lägga ut egna coverinspelningar av bland annat sånger av Pink och Nelly Furtado på YouTube och fick också arbeten som fotomodell.

År 2015 skrev hon kontrakt med Warner Music Group och släppte strax därefter sin första singel "New Love". Den 2 juni 2017 släppte hon sitt första album, Dua Lipa, med flera singlar bland de tio bästa på UK Singles Chart, däribland "New Rules" på första plats.

År 2016 grundade hon Sunny Hill Foundation tillsammans med sin far för att donera till Kosovos folk, hennes föräldrars ursprungsland.

Karriär
Lipa började arbeta med sitt debutalbum under Warner Bros. Records 2015. Hon släppte sin debutsingel "New Love" i augusti, och i oktober släppte den andra singeln "Be The One", som blev hennes genombrottssingel och en radiohit i Europa. Hon har beskrivit sin musikaliska stil som "mörk pop".

I början av 2016 släppte hon singeln "Last Dance" och i maj släpptes "Hotter than Hell". Det blev en topp 20 hit i Storbritannien. Senare samma år medverkade hon i Sean Pauls singel, "No Lie". I december 2016 gjorde hon en dokumentär med titeln "See In Blue". Hon medverkade också på Martin Garrix singel "Scared to be Lonely" som blev framgångsrik i Europa. Det året gick hon också ut på sin första turné.

Debutalbumet "Dua Lipa" släpptes den 2 juni 2017. Det fick positiva recensioner från kritiker och blev det mest streamade albumet av en kvinnlig huvudartist på Spotify.

I juli 2017 släppte hon singeln "New Rules", som nådde nummer 1 i Storbritannien och blev hennes första topp 10 hit på Billboard Hot 100. Singeln blev hennes dittills mest framgångsrika och certifierades 4x platina i Sverige.

I januari 2018 fick Lipa nomineringar i fem kategorier vid Brit Awards, fler nomineringar än någon annan artist det året. Hon nominerades till årets brittiska album för Dua Lipa, årets brittiska singel och årets brittiska video för "New Rules", brittisk kvinnlig soloartist och brittisk genombrottartist. Hon vann två utmärkelser. Det året släppte hon ännu en framgångsrik singel, "IDGAF". Hennes samarbete med Calvin Harris, "One Kiss", släpptes i april 2018. Singeln gick in på plats nummer 1 i Storbritannien och 18 andra länder som Tyskland, Nederländerna, Irland, Österrike och mer.  Det blev Storbritanniens mest sålda singel 2018.

I februari 2019 vann hon sina två första Grammy priser för bästa nya artist och  "Best Dance Recording" för singeln "Electricity" (med Silk City).

I november 2019 släppte hon singeln "Don't Start Now", ledningssingeln från Future Nostalgia, som blev en stor succé över hela världen. Den gick upp till topp 3 i USA och Storbritannien. I januari 2020 släppte hon "Physical", albumets andra singel. Albumet, med titeln Future Nostalgia, släpptes den 27 mars 2020 och fick stort beröm från kritikerna. Albumet nådde nummer 1 i Storbritannien och andra länder i Europa och världen. "Break My Heart" och "Levitating" blev den tredje och fjärde singeln från albumet. I augusti samma år släppte hon sitt första remixalbum med titeln Club Future Nostalgia. I februari 2021 släppte hon singeln "We're Good" från Future Nostalgia: The Moonlight Edition. Det blev det mest streamade albumet med en kvinnlig huvudartist på Spotify 2020. I mars 2021 vann hon en Grammy Award för bästa popalbum.

Diskografi

Album
2017 - Dua Lipa
2020 - Future Nostalgia

Samlingsalbum
2020 - Club Future Nostalgia (DJ Mix)
2021 - Future Nostalgia (The Moonlight Edition)

Singlar
2015 - "New Love"
2015 - "Be the One"
2016 - "Last Dance"
2016 - "Hotter than Hell"
2016 - "Blow Your Mind (Mwah)"
2017 - "No Lie" (med Sean Paul)
2017 - "Scared to Be Lonely" (med Martin Garrix)
2017 - "Lost in Your Light" (med Miguel)
2017 - "New Rules"
2017 - "Homesick"
2018 - "IDGAF"
2018 - "One Kiss" (med Calvin Harris)
2018 - "Electricity" (med Silk City)
2019 - "Swan Song"
2019 - "Don't Start Now"
2019 - "Future Nostalgia"
2020 - "Physical''
2020 - "Break My Heart"
2020 - "Levitating" (med DaBaby)
2021 - "We're Good"
2021 - "Love Again"
2021 - "Cold Heart" (med Elton John)

Turnéer
2016 - 2016 UK Tour
2016 - Hotter than Hell Tour
2017 - US and Europe Tour
2017–2018 - The Self-Titled Tour
2022 - Future Nostalgia Tour

Priser och utmärkelser
Bland en mängd nomineringar och tilldelade priser internationellt kan nämnas tilldelningen av MTV Awards "Best New Act" 2017 och  UK Music Video Awards för "New Rules" 2017. På Brit Awards 2018 tilldelades hon både priset för "Årets brittiska genombrott" och "Bästa brittiska kvinnliga artist" och blev historisk med att bli nominerad till ytterligare tre priser, för "Bästa album", "Bästa singel" och "Bästa video". 2019 blev hon belönad med två Grammys för bästa nya artist och "Best Dance Recording" "Electricity" (med Silk City).

År 2021 vann hon Grammy priset för bästa popalbum och Brit priserna för årets brittiska album och brittiska kvinnliga soloartist. Hon har också vunnit många andra priser som inkluderar en American Music Award, två MTV Europe Music Award och en MTV Video Music Award.

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Brittiska låtskrivare
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Musiker från London
Personer i Storbritannien under 1900-talet
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I finished reading Orwell's 1984 last night.
I'm familiar with the story from reading essays on it and such, but as I read it I got the distinct feeling I knew it. Not just from an essay, but something more. However, I didn't know every little bit.
I wonder if I read an abridged version of it a long time ago and didn't remember doing it, or something.
Either way, anyone who hasn't read it, definitely should. Especially with some of the recent happenings of late, with regards to school "security" and stuff.
After reading it, I find myself with a really strong urge to seek out and re-read A Canticle for Leibowitz, which I last read about 8 years ago.
Crud, now I can't remember which I read, 1984 or Brave New World.
1984 is where references to "Big Brother" come from.
Additionally, in 1984 the Party made extensive use of torture, thought control, and the "Thought Police", while Brave New World dealt more with behavioral conditioning, eugenics, drugs, etc.
Orville was too damned right.
Personally, I liked it. A lot.
In fact, after reading it initially, I was of the opinion that it should be made required reading for everyone before they graduate High School, or at the very least, before they graduate college.


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Animal Radio® Show #506 August 15, 2009
Tim O'Brien, Ripley's Believe It Or Not!
You can't crack open the new Ripley's book, Seeing Is Believing, without running into an animal. In fact, there are over 30 pages in this book dedicated to the "crazy creatures."
We speak with Tim O'Brien who tells us how they acquire the information for the book. He tells us how some stories are submitted or sometimes they hear or see something where they send a photographer to go out and get a shot.
He admits that their biggest challenge is to verify that the photos are not fake or photo-shopped. They actually have a team of people who inspect all photos for accuracy. They also do DNA testing on some of the animals (for example those with two heads or faces) to make sure it isn't taxidermied and are genuine before they place it in the book.
Tim's favorite animal picture is of Yoda, the cat with four ears. The two extra flaps are behind his normal ears, although they are not attached to the base of his skull and are not thought to help his hearing.
Some of the animals you will find are:
-Charlie, a standard poodle from Canada, gave birth to 16 puppies in March 2008
-A 14-year-old boy in Hawaii has taught his pet rats - Tofu and Fin to surf. They ride custom-made surfboards just their size!
-A dog in Australia saved his owner's life by fetching his cell phone. Albert Hoffman fell from a tree and was badly injured, but called for help after his lab fetched his cell phone from his backpack.
-A trio of Chihuahuas has made back-to-back issues of the Ripley books. Venus de Milo, Carmen and Pablo were featured last year because they have all learned to function despite being born with only two legs. They are in this year's book because the North Shore Animal League has equipped them with two-wheeled carts that allow them to get around better.
-A U.S. company builds luxury houses for dogs that include air conditioning, custom beds and exquisite interiors. They can cost $50,000!
If you have a story you would like to see included in Ripley's, contact www.RipleyBooks.com.
Vladae, The "World Famous" Russian Dog Wizard
Dog is Afraid of Guns and Ammo
Michael was recently adopted by a 3-year-old Lab mix who seems to not only be afraid of guns, but also their ammunition. Michael suspects that someone originally tried to train her to be a hunting dog. She is also afraid of water. She is very affectionate to the family and other dogs. She was also riding in his truck one day and she became fearful and now she doesn't want to get back in the truck. She seems to be afraid of everything. Vladae doesn't think anyone did anything to her, but that this is just her nature. Michael admits that he comforts her when she is fearful. Unfortunately this reinforces her emotional state. Instead, increase the dog's confidence and break her dependency on humans. Do this by doing obedience training at least 2 times per day. This should include sit/stay/down, etc. Also do physical exercise with her and make her run around to expel her energy. This will make the human a leader in the dog's eyes. Then set up the fearful situations with your dog. For example, if she is afraid of thunder, get a CD of thunder and start it out low. You can eventually increase the volume to get her used to it. While it is playing, distract her with obedience training. When she focuses on you, praise her!
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Vinnie Penn, Animal Radio's Resident Party Animal
Pet Obituaries – Where are they? Why aren't they? I know some of you are out there thinking, Vinn there is, you can go online here, or you can Google this, or they've always been here. But I'm talking about in the mainstream newspaper of your town, the local newspaper.
We buried an uncle of mine a few years ago, that the entire family hated. This guy ruined Thanksgiving upon Thanksgiving. He was a miserable old man who fell asleep in the middle of all of the revelry and would wake up, launching curses in everyone's direction and terrify the grandkids. The obit said he was so loving and he warmed the cockles of our hearts, he was a bright spot on many a snowy, icy… He was not a bright spot! Even if he brought the sunshine - he couldn't be a bright spot.
I look at some of these obituaries and they are for people where their driver's licenses we used for the pictures, as they clearly have no one in their lives who care that they are gone. Not to be cold, but why not the pets? Why wouldn't we have obituaries for our pets?
When our dog, the beloved family dog Cruiser, our Miniature Schnauzer passed, let me tell you something, I could have dedicated two columns to my main man, raving about how he brought the family together at a time when my parents were divorcing. He brought love into a house that was devoid of love at this time.
And the little in memoriams a year later, they break your heart. Instead you see in memoriams for guys with faces, which make you say, "No one could have loved this man, this man doesn't even seem capable of love." And yet out of obligation, someone is saying, "It was a year ago today we lost…." No you're not! You're thinking of the fact that you still can't get the smell out of the sofa that he fell asleep in every time he came over to your house for the last thirty years.
I want pet obituaries. I want them treated with the respect and reverence that we give to family members, human family members, who you had neither for. I mean, "R.I.P.?" An R.I.P. for your dogs and cats – that's what they do – they rip the sofa, it's perfect!
Rest in Peace, Betty
For those of you that have been following the Party Animal Adventures, it's been well over a year and maybe even getting close to two, then you know that my daughter and I went out and bought a goldfish named Betty, a beta fish. Betty lived exactly one year and passed away this last 4th of July.
My daughter was unbelievably strong upon the loss and for those of you out there who really know and who really have paid attention, you might be wondering if Vinnie Penn was a hypocrite, since he did a big rant about why goldfish were unceremoniously flushed down the toilet and not given a proper burial.
I'll have you know, I am a hypocrite but I just wasn't in this particular instance, she was buried in the backyard and words were said. A moving eulogy was delivered by myself and by my six-year-old daughter.
Interestingly enough though, Betty, just a few weeks before, we had bought another fish named Elmer and had one of those split tanks. We bought a new tank and it was split. So now my son had his own fish and my daughter had her own. Betty died not long after Elmer's arrival. Could it have been "fishicide?" Could Betty have killed herself?
In all honesty, those of you out there who know fish, could this have happened? They weren't in the same tank, and yet somehow it wasn't long after that that Betty swam her final days.
And now my daughter wants a brand new pet. I can't even get into that! I will tell you in next week's installment what my daughter's new pet is, now that her goldfish has passed away. What she wants it to be, anyway.
But send me an email at vinnie@animalradio.com. We added a fish to the tank, a split tank, important to note, and the one that was there longer died only a few weeks later!
Talk With Your Animals with Joy Turner
Do My New Dogs Like Each Other?
Joe and his family recently adopted two dogs, both Lab/Golden Retrievers mixes. Cooper is six and Jake is three. The problem is Cooper who is trying to dominate Jake. He starts barking and nipping. Joe wants to know if they are playing or do they even like each other? Cooper tells Joy that he is trying to establish his place in the family and is worried about Jake taking that away from him. Joy tells Joe to tell both dogs that there is room in his heart and in his family for the two of them. Both dogs then tell Joy that they like that idea!
Joy - You Were Right On!
B.J. previously talked to her dog Prince through Joy. She wants to thank Joy for "being right on" with Prince. It turns out Prince was having a bad bladder infection and this was causing him problems. Way to go Joy!
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Animal Radio® News with Bobbie Hill
Dog Saved With "Mouth to Snout" CPR
Yet another reason to contact your local animal shelter or Red Cross and learn CPR - for people & pets. Thankfully for a southern California woman, a fellow partygoer knew what to do after her Chihuahua fell from a tree house with its leash choking it. Krisna Torres saw the dog choking and grabbed it, telling the Orange County Register "She wasn't responding." Torres cleared the dog's airway and began mouth to snout resuscitation. The dog began breathing on its own after two minutes of rescue breathing from Torres. Dog owner Maricruz Cisneros told KTLA her dog was taken to a vet, checked out and released.
Dog Returned After 9 Years
An Australian family is celebrating the return of their dog Muffy after a 9-year absence. The pooch's microchip helped trace her home to Brisbane after she was found at a Melbourne home being investigated for possible animal cruelty. RSPCA staff found Muffy sleeping outside on a piece of cardboard. The dog, suffering from a severe allergic reaction to fleas is recovering and will be reunited with her family. No one knows exactly how Muffy got to Melbourne or what she's been doing the past 9 years.
Is Your Cat Left or Right Pawed?
Ever wonder if your cat is left pawed or right pawed? Researchers at Queen's University Belfast determined through a series of "paws on" tests that there is a definite split along gender lines. The report being published in the journal Animal Behavior found out of 21 male and 21 female house cats - the male cats were overwhelmingly "left pawed" and the females "right pawed".
Man Changes Plea On Animal Cruelty Charges
Following up on a story out of our "Incredibly Stupid Criminals File" - the Nebraska man who put the cat in a homemade bong last April has changed his plea. Acea Schomaker, now 21, was in court recently and plead guilty to animal cruelty charges, charges of marijuana possession and alcohol possession by a minor. According to the Lincoln Journal Star, Schomaker said he didn't intend to harm the cat, just calm her down. Shadow the cat was taken to an animal shelter and survived the ordeal. Schomaker will be back in court September 18th for sentencing and faces up to a year in jail.
Reinstatement of Vick to the NFL
Animal lovers across the county continue to react to the NFL's conditional reinstatement of Michael Vick. Here's an update on a few of the dogs rescued from Vick's dog fighting operation - some arrived in Kanab, Utah at the Best Friends Animal Society. Twenty-two pit bulls seized from Vick's Bad Newz Kennels arrived at the sanctuary where they were evaluated and cared for. One female, Georgia was so good at fighting, previous veterinarians pulled her teeth so Vick's kennel could use her to breed. Now that dog is an affectionate, happy ambassador who has been able to "forgive humankind and learn to trust even after all the torment" according to Diane Pucin from Best Friends.
Freak Show Threatens Lawsuit Over Five-Legged Puppy
And finally - Lilly the five-legged puppy from North Carolina is now the four-legged puppy. The Chihuahua mix had the surgery to remove the extra appendage a few weeks back to avoid a lawsuit from the owner of the freak show who wanted to display the dog. The Charlotte Observer said Allyson Siegel who adopted the puppy after buying it out from under the freak show owner decided to have the surgery performed early in light of the threatened lawsuit. Lilly's vet said he expects her to make a full recovery and a Charlotte bar held a fundraiser to help Siegel with vet bills. No sight of the lawsuit threatened by the freak show owner.
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Animal Minute With Britt Savage
What Do You Get If A Horse Is Raised By A Goat?
Jeff Love, the owner of an orphaned foal, was more than happy to find out. A few weeks ago, Jeff Love made a public plea for help on ABC Local Radio when he was desperate to find a foster mother for his hungry filly. The plea was heard by a number of well-meaning people who introduced Mr. Love to Grafton based Anne Mianowany - a woman who has become something of an expert when it comes to finding foster care for orphaned animals. Ms Mianowany said. 'Billy' the filly and the foster goat had a rocky start but things are now going well for the unlikely pair.
German Shepherd Saves Elderly Couple
A German Shepherd, Timber wolf mix, named Shawna is being called a hero for saving an elderly couple. Eve and Norman Fertig, both 81 years old, were taking care of injured birds in the wildlife sanctuary on their Alden, New York property when a surprise snowstorm hit. When the couple headed back to their house, they were trapped by fallen trees and heavy snow. Shawna, who weighs 160 pounds, dug a tunnel through the snow to their deck and then came back to lead the couple through the tunnel. She didn't stop until they were all safely inside where all three collapsed for the night. The local fire department has given Shawna a certificate declaring her a hero.
Your Vet Questions Answered with Dr. Debbie
Dog Passed Away Suddenly – Did He Do Everything He Could?
Frank's daughter received a Pug as a gift and then went on vacation. Since he is a trucker, Frank agreed to take the dog with him. About 3 weeks later, he returned to his truck to find out that she passed away. That morning she didn't eat or drink anything and when he returned after leaving her for a few minutes, he found her on the floor. He doesn't know what happened, He always made sure that the air conditioning was kept at between 70-76 degrees. Frank worries whether he did everything he could do. It turns out she was an elderly dog and Dr. Debbie feels that it could have been heart related or even a blood disorder. She tells him not to feel bad and as long as there wasn't an immediate trauma or hazard, it was probably just a natural thing and she went quickly without suffering.
My Dog Snorts And Seems To Have Trouble Breathing
These breathing episodes can last up to ten minutes and are frightening for the guardian. And after barking, she sounds like she is choking. Dr. Debbie feels this could be called what is "reverse sneezing" which is harmless. But some dogs could also have problems where their trachea or airway collapses, which is more of a problem for overweight dogs. Dr. Debbie suggests having a vet actually look down the throat with an endoscope (which has a camera) to find out just what is going on.
How Can I Select A Friendly Cat?
In the past, Candace has adopted cats that were very friendly and outgoing as kittens. But as they got older, they became more shy and reclusive. Is there a sure way to adopt a cat who will be outgoing as an adult? Dr. Debbie suggests looking for a cat that acts more like a dog! Also, when looking at kittens you should look for a kitten that is eager to come towards people and who wants to be around people. If a cat is fine playing by himself, he will not be as outgoing. Also, watch to see how they respond to noise and other stimuli. If the cat is curious about the noise, he will usually be more outgoing. Once you have selected a cat, give him lots of praise and rewards when interacting with him.
Dog Is Allergic To Topical Flea Medication
Scott's dog doesn't have a big flea problem, but he would like to keep any and all fleas away. However, his dog is allergic to topical flea medications and had a severe allergic reaction, which almost took her life. Scott is a trucker and they travel around the country. Dr. Debbie suggests using flea combs and vacuum regularly. There are also oral forms of flea control he can try.
Animal Radio's Summer Giveaway
It's back! Animal Radio's Summer Giveaway for 2009 and you can enter as many times as you would like before September 30th.
This year's Grand Package includes items from Celestron, the world's leading designer and manufacturer of high quality optical products, with the Regal 65F-ED Spotting Scope; Bissell, with the Lift-Off Revolution Pet Vac; Automated Pet Care Products, with the Litter-Robot; Disney, with the Disney's Animal Kingdom Park passes; and recently added from SCS from the Disney G-Force movie which opened on July 25th, plush characters, t-shirts and trading cards.
The five runner-ups can win packages, which include the Outland Waterproof Binoculars from Celestron; the Pet Hair Eraser Corded Handheld Vacuum Cleaner from Bissell; and the "UP" DVD, Leapfrog Reading System and "UP" Leapfrog Storybook from Disney-Pixar.
You may enter as many times as you want, but no more than 5 times a day prior to September 30, 2009. This contest is open to US residents 18 and over. Winner is responsible for all taxes on prize packages. Winners will be announced on Animal Radio® and notified by email or telephone. You may also enter by sending us a postcard with the requested information to Animal Radio -Summer-end Giveaway, P.O. Box 197, Shandon, CA. 93461. A complete list of rules is available at the Animal Radio Network™ Studios.
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A subpoena is an official document which tells you that you must go to court to give evidence and/or to take certain documents to court.
Do I have to go to court and answer questions if I get a subpoena?
You may. Read what the subpoena says. The subpoena might say you have to go to court to give evidence or it might say you have to take documents to court.
At the time you get the subpoena you must also get given some money to cover the costs of travel or you may agree to just being given a ticket for travel. You do not have to pay for the travel, the person or organisation that has organised the subpoena must pay. The payment does not have to be for luxury travel. If there is public transport close to where you live and close to the court, then the payment only has to be enough to pay for public transport, not a taxi.
What do I do if I don't get any money?
You need to contact the person or organisation that ordered you to give evidence or produce documents. If still unsuccessful, get legal advice.
What happens if I don't go to court and answer questions or take the documents to court?
If the subpoena says you must go to court and give evidence and you don't go, then the court may order a warrant to arrest you and bring you to the court.
If the subpoena says you must take documents to court and you don't take them or send them, then the court may order a warrant to arrest you and bring you to the court. If this happens the court will ask you for the documents.
Remember to read the subpoena carefully to see what you must do. The subpoena will say what can happen if you don't do what you are supposed to do.
If you get a subpoena and you are unsure what you have to do, talk to a lawyer for legal advice.
were given a subpoena to give evidence at court or take/send documents to court but you didn't.
Legal Aid Queensland may give legal advice about being ordered to go to court as a witness. You should bring your subpoena to show the lawyer when you get legal advice.
Queensland Courts give information on Supreme court, Court of Appeal, district court, magistrates court, Coroners court, Childrens court of Queensland, Land court.
Department of Justice and Attorney-General provide information about the court system, including a helpful guide to Going to court which includes information for witnesses.
Protect All Children Today (PACT) provide support and assistance to children who are required to give evidence within the criminal justice system as victims of crime or witnesses.
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QUESTION: If the SP futures fall all through assist and go as the crow flies down for a further two points, and I want to get short, must I a.)enter immediately, b.
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According to an official of the BSE ,since its inception in 1955 till date all the examination related data of students who have appeared their High School Certificate (HSC) examinations through it will be digitize .Most of the records pertaining to examinations conducted by the BSE, which will step into its 60th year today are stored in hard copy in the shape of tabulation registers in the confidential section. Most of these are gradually on the verge of decay.Securing storage of data it will be of a great help to students seeking duplicate certificates and mark sheets which would be available within no time after deposit of the requisite fees.
"The Board of Secondary Education was established in 1955.In the initial days the number of students appearing matriculation examinations was comparatively less than today. The number of students appearing for the matriculation examinations has gradually increased with time and it has crossed six lakh in 2015.
Records of all the students since 1955 till date who have appeared their matriculation examinations through BSE is available with BSE in hard copies.With age the hard copies are vulnerable to decay & it will not be possible to provide mark sheets, certificates of earlier years but digitization will solve the issue. So BSE is taking the initiative to digitizing the entire data of students stored in tabulation registers which contain marks secured by the candidate, in which division he/she has passed, the examination centre through which he/she appeared the examination etc, so that when students ask for it in the future it is not difficult for the authority to provide the same.
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Auto sales fall 20.6% in May, biggest decline in 18 years
In the passenger vehicle segment, sales fell 26% in May to 1,47,546 units.
Jun 12, 2019 · 10:00 am Updated Jun 12, 2019 · 02:45 pm
Vehicle sales across categories registered a decline of 8.62%.
Passenger vehicle sales posted its steepest fall in 18 years in May amid weak demand, a liquidity crunch and an economic slowdown, Mint reported on Tuesday.
Sales fell 20.6% in May to 2,39,347 vehicles compared to a year earlier, according to data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers. This is the biggest fall since September 2001, when sales had declined 22%. This is also the seventh straight drop in monthly domestic passenger vehicle sales.
The decline in factory sales, which are vehicles sold by manufacturers to dealers, was recorded in all categories except light commercial vehicles, the Hindustan Times reported.
"These things happen only because of an economic slowdown; the dip in sales began after the Kerala flood last year and the industry started swinging in the negative direction after the highest-ever increase in fuel prices," said Vishnu Mathur, director general of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers or SIAM.
In the passenger vehicle segment, sales fell 26% in May to 1,47,546 units as against 1,99,479 units sold in May 2018. Sales of utility vehicles and vans fell 5.6% and 27%, respectively. Commercial vehicle sales declined 10% in May to 68,847 units. Vehicle sales across categories registered a decline of 8.62% to 20,86,358 units from 22,83,262 units in May 2018.
Top carmakers like Maruti Suzuki India and Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd have temporarily closed some factories to trim mounting stocks at dealerships and factories in view of the weak retail demand, Mint reported.
Earlier this month, Maruti Suzuki reported a 22% decline in its May sales, while Toyota Kirloskar Motor announced a 6.3% decline in its vehicle sales in May.
Some car dealers have been unable to boost inventory as banks and lenders are cutting back on credit. The credit problem has been attributed to a crisis in the Non-Banking Financial Company sector.
"While the wholesale data continues to drop, the dimension of this downturn is now moving beyond the regular reasons such as negative consumer sentiments, fuel price volatility, increased insurance costs and others," said Deputy Director General of SIAM Sugato Sen, reported Mint. "It is time when government intervention is required in the form of demand stimulus and tax rationalisation."
Passenger vehicle sales rose 9.81% in September, shows data


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Any appliance that you buy is an investment, and your hearing aid is no different. An investment in better hearing is a great one, but there will be some maintenance needed to keep the appliance running well. For the hearing aid, these means keeping it clean. Some cleaning and maintenance tasks on a hearing aid need to be done by a trained professional, but there are routine things that you can do in between those visits to help the hearing aid work as well as possible, and this spring is a great time to work them into your daily schedule.
Most people don't realize, but ear wax is actually the number one cause of hearing aid repairs. Ear wax build up in the ear is normal and healthy, but when your ear is blocked by a hearing aid, that wax sometimes works its way inside. If you want to battle ear wax on your own, start by cleaning the outside of your hearing aid every morning. Avoid using tissues for this process, since most have aloe or some other moisturizers embedded in them, which you don't want to transfer to the hearing aid. When you're wiping off the ear wax, do it in the morning after it has had time to set up overnight, and wipe it away from the microphone rather than on to it. Finally, use the tool that came with your hearing aid to clean the tubing. It's easy for ear wax to get stuck in that tubing and become an issue if you're not cleaning it regularly.
There are lots of ways that hearing aids might be exposed to water or moisture, aside from an accidental dip in a pool or bathtub (which does happen). Humid conditions, condensation, and even perspiration are all sources of moisture that can damage hearing aids. Do your best to keep hearing aids away from accidental water sources, by storing them in the case (not in the bathroom) and leaving them out until after your shower. Don't wear them to the pool or at least get in the habit of removing them at the same time as you remove something else to swim (like a necklace or rings). When you take them out at night, leave the battery door open so that any trapped moisture can escape. Finally, take time to clear condensation out of the tubing periodically.
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#ifndef UTILS_PORT_SERVICE_H
#define UTILS_PORT_SERVICE_H

#include "../config.h"

// Do we want port services?
#if defined(NET_UDP_SERVER)
// To avoid complicated conditional checks for the source file, define
// UTILS_PORTSERVICE
#ifndef UTILS_PORTSERVICE
#define UTILS_PORTSERVICE
#endif // UTILS_PORTSERVICE
#endif // NET_UDP_SERVER

#ifdef UTILS_PORTSERVICE

#include <inttypes.h>

/**
 * Port service registration item. This holds the port to which the service is
 * registered and the callback function that should be called when an packet
 * arrives on the registered port.
 */
typedef struct {
    /**
     * Port number the service is registered to.

     * When 0, no service is registered.
     */
    uint16_t port;
    /**
     * Callback function of the service registered.

     * The function receives a pointer to the data block of the packet and the
     * length of this data block.
     */
    void (*callback)(uint8_t *data, uint16_t length);
} port_service_t;

/**
 * @brief Initialize an array of portServiceItem_t
 *
 * @param list Array of portServiceItem_t
 * @param size Size of the array
 */
extern void port_service_init(port_service_t *list, uint8_t size);
/**
 * @brief Add a service callback for a port to a list
 *
 * This will search if the port is already registered and overwrite with the
 * new callback if it exists. If it doesn't exist, it searches the first empty
 * spot and saves the port and callback there. If there are not free slots,
 * the function will terminate.
 *
 * @param list Array to save the port and callback in
 * @param size Size of the array
 * @param port Port to register for
 * @param callback Callback service function to register
 */
extern void port_service_set(port_service_t *list, uint8_t size, uint16_t port, void (*callback)(uint8_t *data, uint16_t length));
/**
 * @brief Remove a service callback for a port from a list
 *
 * This will search if the port is registered and clear is from the list if it
 * exists. If it does not exist, nothing will be changed.
 *
 * @param list Array to remove the port and callback from
 * @param size Size of the array
 * @param port Port to find and clear
 */
extern void port_service_remove(port_service_t *list, uint8_t size, uint16_t port);
/**
 * @brief Retrieve the service callback for a port from a list
 *
 * This will search if the port is registered and if it exists return the
 * service callback that belong to the port.
 *
 * @param list Array to get the callback from
 * @param size Size of the array
 * @param port Port to find and retrieve the callback from
 * @return void* Service callback, 0 if not found
 */
extern void (*port_service_get(port_service_t *list, uint8_t size, uint16_t port))(uint8_t *data, uint16_t length);

#endif // UTILS_PORTSERVICE
#endif // UTILS_PORT_SERVICE_H


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Dave DeCamp (2021-12-04). At Democracy Summit, US Will Urge Countries to Use Sanctions. news.antiwar.com At the upcoming Summit for Democracy hosted by President Biden, the US will urge other countries to start using sanctions against government officials Washington deems to be "corrupt," Citing unnamed Biden administration officials, the report said the US will slap sanctions on foreign-government officials and other people the US accuses of corruption and human rights abuses ahead of the virtual summit that will be held on Thursday and Friday. | "Over the course of the week, Treasury will take a series…
Editor2 (2021-12-04). Russian Foreign Ministry Statement on the Planned US 'Summit for Democracy'. orinocotribune.com In connection with the so called summit for democracy to be held on December 9-10 at the initiative of the US administration, we consider it necessary to make the following statement. | The organisers and enthusiasts behind this strange event claim to lead the world in advancing the cause of democracy and human rights. However, the track record and reputation of the United States, Great Britain, and the EU member states in terms of respecting democratic rights and freedoms at home, as well as in the international arena, are, to put it mildly, far from ideal. | The evidence suggests that the United States and its…
Editor2 (2021-12-04). 2021: Political Turning Point in Central America and the Caribbean. orinocotribune.com By Mision Verdad — Dec 1, 2021 | With the background noise of migration to the United States and the recent victory of Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, Central America and the Caribbean are at a turning point that will play an important role in the years to come in Latin America and the Caribbean. | The region comes from processes of civil wars, historical colonization and systematic impoverishment; however, the facts are woven with this historical thread in which democracy and human rights are used in the interest of the hegemonic narrative to intervene and capture geostrategic resources. Three of the multiple pro…
Farooque Chowdhury (2021-12-04). Environment, human rights and class power. mronline.org Environment is human right, said and resolved a recent UN meet. It's a reiteration of an already discussed issue—essential to all of the human society.
Juan Cole (2021-12-04). Urgent UN Action needed on Yemen Atrocities to end "Pandemic of Impunity" juancole.com Human rights Watch — (New York) — The United Nations General Assembly should act swiftly to establish an investigative mechanism to gather and preserve evidence of serious human rights abuses and violations of the laws of war in Yemen, a coalition of more than 60 organizations said. Failure to act would not only be a …
Ana Perdigón (2021-12-04). Washington Cartel: Clíver Alcalá No Longer a Drug Trafficker According to OFAC. orinocotribune.com This Thursday, December 2, the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) withdrew from its list of drug traffickers the name of Clíver Alcalá Cordones, fugitive from Venezuelan justice, despite the fact that he is allegedly detained in the US on charges related to drug trafficking. | Clíver Alcalá was inserted into the OFAC list in 2011, after being accused of abusing his position in the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) to exchange arms for drugs with Colombian paramilitary and drug traficking gangs. | The US government had offered $10 million for the capture of Alcalá, who finally had to turn h…
Liberation Staff (2021-12-04). Defenders of abortion rights rally as Supreme Court hears arguments. liberationnews.org Around the U.S., advocates for reproductive justice rallied in cities large and small in support of the fundamental right to abortion care…
Curt Wechsler (2021-12-04). Stop the Fascist Assault on Abortion Rights! indybay.org Now is the time for everyone, everywhere, to get in the streets to | stop this fascist assault on abortion rights!
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WSWS (2021-12-04). Indian courts continue to sanction open-ended imprisonment without trial. wsws.org The 15 surviving victims of the Indian state's Elgar Parishad terrorism frame-up case are being subjected to cruel and life-threatening punishment. They have been imprisoned for years without trial.
Peoples Dispatch (2021-12-03). Rights organizations call for renewed probe into possible war crimes in Yemen. peoplesdispatch.org The call by rights organizations comes a day after The Guardian revealed that Saudi Arabia had used a mixture of threats and inducements to persuade countries to vote down an extension of the probe into possible war crimes in Yemen…
Peoples Dispatch (2021-12-03). Saudi Arabia extensively lobbied to derail war crimes probe in Yemen, says report. peoplesdispatch.org A report by The Guardian said that an extensive Saudi lobbying effort was one of the reasons behind the defeat of a resolution to extend the term of an independent war crimes investigation into human rights violations in Yemen…
Staff (2021-12-03). Haitian Asylum Seekers Held Under Del Rio Bridge Now Face Inhumane Conditions in New Mexico ICE Jail. democracynow.org The world was shocked by images of Haitians whipped by U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback as they sought refuge. Thousands were soon deported, but dozens are now detained in an ICE jail in New Mexico where they face inhumane conditions and lack access to legal services. We speak with a lawyer who describes medical neglect, deteriorating mental and physical health, and poor treatment by the staff. "They cannot get the basic tools and have the basic human contact that they need to save their own lives," says immigration attorney Allegra Love of the El Paso Immigration Collaborative.
_____ (2021-12-03). It's Time To Free Leonard Peltier, America's Longest Serving Political Prisoner. popularresistance.org Too few have heard of Leonard Peltier, an American Indian Movement activist who has been imprisoned for 44 years based on accusations that were never proven and a trial that was appallingly mishandled. Based on his mere presence in South Dakota's 1975 Pine Ridge Reservation shoot-out, where one Native American activist and two FBI agents were killed, Peltier has spent the better part of his life behind bars. As the website FreeLeonard.org points out, this gross miscarriage of justice has been condemned by everyone from by Amnesty International and the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights to Archbish…
_____ (2021-12-03). It's Time To Free Leonard Peltier, Longest Serving Political Prisoner. popularresistance.org Too few have heard of Leonard Peltier, an American Indian Movement activist who has been imprisoned for 44 years based on accusations that were never proven and a trial that was appallingly mishandled. Based on his mere presence in South Dakota's 1975 Pine Ridge Reservation shoot-out, where one Native American activist and two FBI agents were killed, Peltier has spent the better part of his life behind bars. As the website FreeLeonard.org points out, this gross miscarriage of justice has been condemned by everyone from by Amnesty International and the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights to Archbish…
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Amy Goodman (2021-12-03). Haitian Asylum Seekers Held Under Bridge Now Face Inhumane ICE Jail Conditions. truthout.org The world was shocked by images of Haitians whipped by U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback as they sought refuge. Thousands were soon deported, but dozens are now detained in an ICE jail in New Mexico where they face inhumane conditions and lack access to legal services. We speak with a lawyer who describes medical neglect, deteriorating mental and physical health, and poor treatment by the staff. "They cannot get the basic tools and have the basic human contact that they need to save their…
Staff (2021-12-03). "The Facility": Meet the Former Prisoner Who Details Fight for His Life Inside ICE Jail During COVID. democracynow.org We go inside a notorious ICE jail at the height of the pandemic to see how people held there spoke out against dangerous conditions, and faced retaliation before they were ultimately released with no notice. Their story is captured in a new documentary called "The Facility." It investigates the inhumane conditions at Irwin County Detention Center using footage from video calls, where cameras installed in cell blocks to enable pay-per-minute video calls "functioned almost like a portal for a moment in and out of a place meant not to be seen in this way," says director, Seth Freed Wessler. "How can your own governm…
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teleSUR (2021-12-03). Taliban Supreme Leader Issues Decree On Women's Rights. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada issued a special decree regarding women's rights and directed relevant authorities to take actions to safeguard these rights. | RELATED: | "The Islamic Emirate's leadership directs all relevant institutions, Ulema-e Karam (scholars), and tribal elders to take serious action to enforce women's rights," Afghan caretaker government spokesman Zabihullah Mu…
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Surveillance for Violent Deaths — National Violent Death Reporting System, 16 States, 2010
An estimated 55,000 persons die annually in the United States as a result of violence-related injuries. Homicide is the second leading cause of death for persons aged 15–24 years, the third leading cause for persons aged 1–4 and 25–34 years, and the fourth leading cause for persons aged 5–9 and 10–14 years. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for persons aged 25–34 years, the third leading cause for persons aged 10–14 and 15–24 years, and the fourth leading cause for persons aged 35–44 and 45–54 years.
Public health authorities require accurate, timely, and comprehensive surveillance data to better understand and ultimately prevent the occurrence of violent deaths in the United States (3). In 2000, CDC began planning to implement the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) (4,5). NVDRS has several system-specific goals, which include to:
collect and analyze timely, high-quality data that monitors the magnitude and characteristics of violent death at the national, state, and local levels;
ensure data are disseminated routinely and expeditiously to public health officials, law enforcement officials, policy makers, and the public;
ensure data are used to develop, implement, and evaluate programs and strategies that are intended to reduce and prevent violent deaths and injuries at the national, state, and local levels; and,
build and strengthen partnerships among organizations and communities at the national, state, and local levels to ensure that data are collected and used to reduce and prevent violent deaths and injuries.
NVDRS was conceived as a state-based active surveillance system that would collect risk-factor data concerning all violence-related deaths, including homicides, suicides, and legal intervention deaths (i.e., deaths caused by law enforcement and other persons with legal authority to use deadly force; excluding legal executions), as well as unintentional firearm deaths and deaths of undetermined intent. NVDRS data are used to assist the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs and strategies designed to reduce and prevent these deaths at the national, state, and local levels.
Before implementation of NVDRS, single data sources (e.g., death certificates or law enforcement data systems) provided only limited information and few circumstances from which to understand patterns of deaths collected by the system. NVDRS fills this gap in surveillance; it is the first system to provide detailed information on circumstances precipitating violent deaths, the first to link multiple source documents on violence-related deaths to enable researchers to understand each death more completely, and the first to link multiple deaths that are related to one another (e.g., multiple homicides, multiple suicides, and cases of homicide followed by the suicide of the suspected perpetrator).
NVDRS began data collection in 2003 with seven states (Alaska, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon, South Carolina, and Virginia) participating; six states (Colorado, Georgia, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin) joined in 2004, four more (California, Kentucky, New Mexico, and Utah) in 2005; and two (Ohio and Michigan) in 2010, for a total of 19 states (Figure). California concluded its participation in 2009. CDC provides funding for state participation and anticipates that NVDRS will expand to include all 50 states, the District of Columbia (DC), and U.S. territories in the future.
This report summarizes data for 2010 for deaths meeting NVDRS inclusion criteria from 16 states that collected statewide data (approximately 27.6% of the U.S. population) (1,6). California data are not included in this report because data were not collected after 2009. Data for Ohio and Michigan were excluded because data collection did not occur statewide until 2011. Because additional information might be reported subsequently as participating states update their findings, the data provided in this report are preliminary. NVDRS data are updated annually and are available through CDC's Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) at http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/nvdrs.html.
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