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Reaction Round-up: Gorsuch's Confirmation to the Supreme Court
Conservative and Republican activists and elected officials applaud the Senate confirmation of Neil Gorsuch as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
President Donald Trump announces his nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.
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Judge Neil Gorsuch was confirmed as an Associate Justice to the Supreme Court with a 54 to 45 vote Friday morning that followed Senate Republicans using the "nuclear option" to bypass a Democratic filibuster. The entire Senate Republican caucus joined by U.S. Senators Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Joe Donnelly (D-IN) voted to confirm Gorsuch. Gorsuch was appointed by President Donald Trump to fill the vacancy left by the unexpected death of Justice Antonin Scalia.
Below is the reaction to his confirmation from Republican elected officials and leaders from conservative groups:
President Donald Trump congratulated Gorsuch on his "historic" confirmation:
It is a great honor to announce the historic confirmation of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch as Associate Justice to the Supreme Court of the United States. Judge Gorsuch's confirmation process was one of the most transparent and accessible in history, and his judicial temperament, exceptional intellect, unparalleled integrity, and record of independence makes him the perfect choice to serve on the Nation's highest court. As a deep believer in the rule of law, Judge Gorsuch will serve the American people with distinction as he continues to faithfully and vigorously defend our Constitution.
I would also like to thank Justice Scalia and his wife Maureen for their immeasurable service to this country. Justice Scalia's legacy of fidelity to our laws and our Constitution will never be forgotten.
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, held a press conference.
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) also sent a statement:
I am thrilled that a bipartisan majority has voted to confirm Judge Gorsuch, who is eminently qualified to serve on our nation's highest court. Throughout his career, Judge Gorsuch has shown an unparalleled depth of understanding and respect for our Constitution. He is dedicated to interpreting the text of the Constitution and statutes as they are written, rather than attempting to legislate from the bench. It's easy to see why Judge Gorsuch was previously confirmed by the Senate with unanimous support – including the support of Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
The American people are behind Judge Gorsuch, and I look forward to seeing him take his seat on the bench very soon.
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) reacted:
Today's Senate vote was a historic one. Ten, 20, 30 years from now, this vote will still be having an ongoing impact on the liberty and constitutional rights of millions of Americans.
Today, the Senate followed through on a promise made to the American people more than a year ago, after Justice Scalia passed away. Justice Scalia was a lion of the law, and a hero to many. His death transformed November's election into a referendum on the Supreme Court.
President Trump promised to nominate a principled jurist in the mold of Justice Scalia, not a liberal judicial activist who would undermine the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. And in November, millions of conservatives across this country showed up to protect the Constitution and protect that vacant seat for a principled originalist. Despite an unprecedented Democratic filibuster, today is a day that the Republican majority kept its promise to protect our fundamental rights, to protect free speech, to protect religious liberty, and to protect the Second Amendment. Judge Gorsuch's confirmation is a critical step to defend the long-term liberty of millions of Americans, and for that reason, today is a day to celebrate.
U.S. Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE) applauded the vote.
Today Judge Gorsuch takes his black robe to the Supreme Court and that's an important civics lesson for our kids. He's a judge's judge who knows that his job isn't to wear a red or blue jersey under that black robe and re-write laws. His duty is to faithfully uphold the Constitution. That's good for Nebraskans, good for the rule of law, and good for the next generation of Americans.
U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) congratulated Gorsuch for his confirmation.
Justice Gorsuch has handled a contentious nomination process with the utmost professionalism and poise, while consistently demonstrating his loyalty to the Constitution. I look forward to seeing him bring these traits to his duties on the Supreme Court, and I congratulate him on his confirmation.
U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) tweeted:
Judge Gorsuch is one of the most qualified Supreme Court nominees in our nation's history. I was honored to vote to confirm him. pic.twitter.com/e5XvKFNUL6
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) April 7, 2017
From U.S. Senator Michael Crapo (R-ID):
I wholeheartedly support Judge Gorsuch for confirmation to the Supreme Court. He understands and is focused on the principle that a judge is a servant of the law, responsible for interpreting and applying the Constitution and laws of the land as they are written, and not to be a maker of laws from the bench. Those who have encountered him as a legal advocate, an adversary in court, or a presiding judge all praise his fundamental fairness and strict adherence to the law. The true American vision of our system of justice is one in which the judge fairly and impartially finds the facts and applies the law. The law is supreme and the facts decide the day. In both his hearings and his meeting with me, he told me his politics and personal views are not relevant to judging a case. This is the ideal view of how a judge should act in our judicial system. As a servant of the law with an outstanding record of fidelity to the Constitution, Judge Gorsuch will help the Court guarantee all parties receive fair and equal justice. I congratulate Judge Gorsuch on his confirmation.
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) released a video message:
Congressman Steve King (R-IA) tweeted:
Congratulations 2 Neil Gorsuch, Marie Louise, Grassley(giant thanks) SCOTUS, Trump & the USA. MCGA, Let's Make the Constitution Great Again!
— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) April 7, 2017
Congressman Ken Buck (R-CO) tweeted:
Judge Gorsuch's thoughtfulness, Colorado values, and experience will allow him to apply the law justly, according to its original intent.
— Congressman Ken Buck (@RepKenBuck) April 7, 2017
Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH) tweeted:
Congrats Neil Gorsuch, our new Supreme Court justice! pic.twitter.com/OPbQ8UuB8N
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) April 7, 2017
Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL) tweeted:
His record indicates he will firmly defend the Constitution and protect the rights the Founding Fathers envisioned for the American people.
— Gary Palmer (@USRepGaryPalmer) April 7, 2017
Congressman John Ratcliffe (R-TX) tweeted:
I'm very pleased Judge Neil Gorsuch has been confirmed as the next Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. #SCOTUS
— John Ratcliffe (@RepRatcliffe) April 7, 2017
Michael Farris, President and CEO of Alliance Defending Freedom, responded to the confirmation:
ADF congratulates Neil Gorsuch, who will be the newest member of the high court and a natural successor to Justice Scalia. His confirmation should surprise no one given the high praise he has received from people across the ideological spectrum. The American Bar Association gave him its highest rating, and his integrity, professional competence, and judicial demeanor have earned him respect from all quarters. ADF hopes that he will continue to interpret the Constitution as our founders intended and affirm our most fundamental freedom—religious liberty, which includes the right not to be discriminated against because of one's religion. This basic principle will be at stake right away on April 19 when the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Comer.
FreedomWorks President Adam Brandon said that the Senate can take the same approach with the next appointment.
In a rare moment of courage and commitment to a conservative cause, the Senate has won a victory that will help preserve the Constitution, probably for decades to come. Our activists put on the pressure to fight for a better judge than Merrick Garland by making almost 1.7 million contacts last year to Senate offices, and our community drove nearly 300,000 contacts in support of Judge Gorsuch's nomination.
The fortitude culminating in the change of precedent yesterday paves the way for President Trump to fill any other vacancies on the Court in the years to come with more constitutionalists. Imagine what else we could achieve if Republican leaders in Congress would fight for conservative causes all the time.
Majorie Dannenfelser, President of Susan B. Anthony List, applauded the confirmation:
We congratulate Judge Gorsuch on his well-deserved confirmation. The swift fulfillment of President Trump's commitment to appoint pro-life Supreme Court justices is a tremendous win for the pro-life movement. Susan B. Anthony List has been rallying the pro-life grassroots behind Judge Gorsuch's nomination for months, including rallies in seven states where pro-lifers came out in force to urge their Senators to confirm Gorsuch. Pro-abortion ideologues, led by Senator Schumer, could not derail a nominee of Neil Gorsuch's caliber. Their obstructionism will only hurt Democrats up for re-election in 2018.
Freedom Partners Chairman Mark Holden applauded the vote:
Judge Gorsuch will make an outstanding Supreme Court Justice. His confirmation is a victory for all Americans who believe in the rule of law and upholding the freedoms enshrined in our Constitution, including our fundamental liberties contained in the Bill of Rights. His understanding of the proper role of judges as interpreters of the law as it is written – not legislators with a political agenda – will be an important protection against improper administrative overreach, which has led to an erosion in the proper constitutional roles of the three branches of the federal government.
It's disappointing that Democrats such as Senators Jon Tester and Claire McCaskill decided to grandstand and obstruct Judge Gorsuch's nomination rather than consider him on the merits. Nonetheless, we congratulate President Trump on nominating such a well-qualified individual and we applaud the Senate for confirming him.
Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America, had this to say:
Today we witnessed a historic victory for our country. One that proves government 'for the People, by the People' is alive and well. The Senate overcame historic partisan obstructionism and restored original Senate precedent.
On behalf of our members, I want to thank Leader McConnell, as well as Sen. Grassley, for their decisive leadership, which gave the American people a voice in November on the kind of justice they believed should fill the Supreme Court vacancy.
I also want to thank President Trump for keeping his promise to nominate a constitutionalist judge to the Supreme Court. It is hard to imagine someone better suited to serve on our nation's highest court than Judge Gorsuch.
Judge Gorsuch follows the law wherever it leads, regardless of personal opinion or political preference. His constitutional jurisprudence makes him an ardent defender of the rights that keep us free.
Judge Gorsuch will elevate the proper role of the judiciary and refuse to legislate from the bench. He is what America needs in this time of partisan dysfunction and obstructionism from the far left-the bipartisan support for his confirmation is proof.
I would be remiss not to thank the Democrats who had the conviction to listen to their constituents rather than toeing the party line. I applaud their willingness to rise above the political fray in favor of their constituents.
In spite of partisan gridlock, we see the symphony of the three branches of government and their checks and balances function as our Founders intended.
Our prayers continue to be with Judge, soon-to-be Justice, Gorsuch and his family as they begin this new chapter.
Former U.S. Senator Jim DeMint, president of Heritage Foundation, applauded the vote:
Congratulations to Neil Gorsuch, the newest Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. This morning, the Senate came together to confirm the 113th justice of the Supreme Court with a vote of 54-45.
Justice Gorsuch embodies what a good judge should be: He's impartial, applies the law fairly, and is an ardent supporter of the written Constitution. This isn't just a monumental win for the conservative movement, this is a monumental win for the American people.
What stands out the most with his confirmation is how transparent the administration has been with this process since day one. President Trump is the first President to release a list of potential Supreme Court candidates, with the help of conservative legal experts, and let the American people decide if those candidates deserved to serve on the Court.
President Trump should be applauded for carrying through on his promise to appoint good judges from this list, and conservatives hope he continues to use the list for any future appointments.
Additionally, this process has established a new precedent of transparency for future administrations.
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HBO Now Starts a War Between Cable Providers and Cable Networks
Apple and HBO announced the release of a new on-demand service called HBO Now, exclusive to Apple customers. HBO Now is an on-demand service less like HBO Go, but more akin to Netflix. This represents a shift in the cable television content distribution paradigm.
Let's look at HBO Go for an example. Previously, in order to get on-demand television content, users would have to supply the application or online service with a cable provider login to access the content, both archived content and live content. Now, using this new service, anyone can sign up for the HBO service without having to subscribe to a cable provider.
Unlike the music industry, the television and cable TV industry has been reluctant to achieve consensus on how to provide consumers with on-demand content beyond a cable subscription. Many have speculated the difficulty in achieving a consensus on providing on-demand cable TV content to consumers who are not cable TV subscribers, is not because the content creators (HBO, Showtime, etc.) are reluctant to sell the content, but the cable providers (Comcast, TWC, etc.) are unwilling to shift their business model to an on-demand model.
"Cable providers such as Time Warner Cable, til this point, has been resistant to putting content online because their current setup, in which people pay for a cable package and then an additional $10-20 a month for HBO has been very lucrative", says Fast Company.
The announcement from Apple CEO Tim Cook and HBO CEO Richard Plepler signifies a massive shift and blow to the cable providers. Apple and HBO will be offering HBO content to all Apple device users (Apple TV, iPhone, iPad, etc.) for a nominal monthly fee of $14.99. It's clear that HBO recognizes Netflix as a competitor and cable providers as a roadblock to success.
Implications:
Online viewing habits of consumers are shifting the way content creators and providers are distributing content.
Even though the on-demand online subscription base for services like Netflix and HBO don't feature advertisements, there is now a case for product placement within shows.
If more services like HBO or Netflix continue make a move into the online space for subscription based, on-demand services, there will be an impact on media within the cable provider ecosystem.
In the end, it will be interesting to see how HBO's move impacts the cable TV/provider landscape. For too long, there has been a stalemate in the battle for online subscription based networks (HBO) independent of cable subscription (TWC). Both services want to make money, we'll see who makes it first – at the expense of the other.
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LEAKED: Insider Exposes Obama's DEADLIEST Failure – He BETRAYED Our Troops!
The rules of engagement are as follows:
Instructions given to soldiers must be carried out to the letter BEFORE they can engage the enemy.
In many instances, the rules of engagement can literally mean the difference between life and death, as any military member will tell you.
Now, the Barack Obama administration absolutely made mistakes that resulted in the deaths of U.S. troops. That much has been proven several times over, as his lax approach to battle cost America dearly.
But could the Butterfly Effect that killed 17 Navy Seals in one Taliban RPG attack have been initiated by Barack Obama?
Shockingly, according to Retired Air Force Captain Joni Marquez, the answer is absolutely "YES!"
Conservative Tribune:
"In August of 2011, a crash of a helicopter gunship in Afghanistan killed all 38 people on board, including 17 SEALs.
Known by the call sign 'Extortion 17,' the event resulted in the greatest loss of American military lives in a single incident during the war in Afghanistan.
Now, a retired Air Force officer is speaking out about Extortion 17.
Here is the timeline for the incidents as they occurred:
1. New Rules of Engagement were set up by the Obama administration to preclude American soldiers from engaging a known enemy combatant target until THE ENEMY HAS FIRED UPON AMERICAN FORCES!
2. Army Rangers engaged in a tense firefight with Taliban forces in Afghanistan on the ground call in supporting fire from assault helicopters.
3. One of the assault aircraft, an AC-130 "Spectre" gunship, engaged the Taliban insurgents, killing all but two of the enemy.
4. While these two combatants crawled away from the battlefield, Captain Marquez radioed command to inform them that two of the enemy were escaping and asked for permission to engage. Unbelievably, she was denied!
5. As these Taliban reached a village, they began knocking on doors and gathering other fighters. Marquez again asked to engage and was repeatedly denied.
6. A short time later, an RPG rocket struck the Extortion 17 mission aircraft and killed everyone on board.
'If we would've been allowed to engage that night, we would've taken out those two men immediately,' she stated. 'I mean, it's just one of those things where you know that it could've all been prevented.'
Marquez points squarely to the rules of engagement that were put in place under Barack Obama.
'Ridiculous rules of engagement that basically state that you can't shoot until being shot upon,' Marquez said."
When the Commander-In-Chief stands in defiance of his own men and women and in defense of the enemy, in any other country, that's called treason.
The Supreme Court has already said Barack violated the Constitution, which is also treason.
In how many ways did he betray America? It's just absolutely terrifying, from top to bottom.
Source: Conservative Tribune
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Northwestern Early Decision applications increase 12 percent this year
Dan Waldman, Reporter
Northwestern received its most Early Decision applications ever this year. Prospective students submitted 3,022 Early Decision applications to the University as of the Nov. 1 deadline — an increase of about 12 percent over Early Decision applications last year.
The University's current record for Early Decision applications came two years ago, receiving 2,863. Michael Mills, the associate provost for University enrollment, said the number of early applications this year is not finalized, but he is expecting a significant increase over last year's numbers.
"It's frustrating because it's a moving target," Mills said. "Some kids will email us saying they've change their minds, and ask to be switched to Regular Decision. Also the QuestBridge apps follow a different process so the number won't be the final, but it will be pretty close."
Mills said he cannot pinpoint a direct cause for the increase in applications, but the University did make adjustments to the way it publicized to prospective students — including changing the routes of campus tours to showcase areas of the school that were too far from the Office of Undergraduate Admission, 1801 Hinman Ave., to show previous applicants.
"My own sense is that I think we have done a very good job this year of presenting Northwestern," Mills said. "Through the new visitor's center, the tweaks we've made to the campus tours, through our print publications and I think that our messaging is very good this year."
Regular Decision applications are not due until Jan. 1, but the University is already expecting a drastic increase in the number of Regular Decision applications from last year.
Mills said based on the data he has received from the Common Application, the number of applications that Northwestern receives could be as many as 3,000 more than last year.
"Regular Decision at this point is looking huge," he said. "Last year we finished with like 32,000 in change applications and about 30,000 were regular. We could have 31,000 to 32,000 this year — which would take us to about 35,000 overall."
With the increase in the number of applications, Mills said he is still expecting similar acceptance rates for Early Decision candidates as last year. He said he thinks the school will take about 45 to 50 percent of its freshman class from the Early Decision pool.
Mills said Early Decision application decisions should be released no later than Dec. 15. But given the expected increase in Regular Decision applications, he is expecting an acceptance rate that is lower than the school's current accept rate of about 13 percent.
"If all these scenarios come true," Mills said. "That we end up with 35,000 applications, and take 45 to 50 percent of our class via Early Decision and if we yield like we did last year in Regular Decision, then we could have an acceptance rate of probably about 11."
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By Nicholas Anderson and Linus Chan
The Supreme Court's decision on Tuesday to grant cert in the Texas v. United States case has gotten quite a bit of deserved attention among the media, pundits, and immigration advocates and scholars. However, crimmigration nerds should be paying attention to a different Supreme Court cert. grant on the same day. Despite not featuring an immigrant or even immigration law directly, United States v. Mathis, 786 F.3d 1068 (8th Cir. 2015) (docket number 15-6092), will have a significant impact on anyone facing removal from the United States based on a criminal conviction. The Mathis decision will become the latest attempt by the Supreme Court to clarify the often-used but confusingly applied "categorical approach" – a methodology that is used to decide when previous criminal convictions lead to deportation in the immigration context or, in Mathis's case, a sentence enhancement under the Armed Career Criminals Act (ACCA).
The defendant Mathis was convicted of a felon-in-possession of a firearm under federal law. Under the ACCA, a fifteen-year minimum sentence would be imposed if Mathis had been convicted of three or more "violent" felonies, which by definition under the residual clause of the ACCA included crimes that qualified as burglaries. Mathis rejected the government's claim that his five Iowa burglary convictions were "violent" felonies because the Iowa statute used a term "occupied structure," which is separately defined to include vehicles. Breaking into a vehicle does not qualify as a federal "burglary" as the generic definition of burglary only involves buildings. See Taylor v. United States, 495 U.S. 595 (1990).
Most readers of this blog should be familiar with the "categorical approach." Since the Iowa burglary statute at issue in Mathis included conduct that is not a generic burglary (i.e., breaking into an occupied vehicle), the conviction should not be a burglary unless the statute was "divisible" – if it was, then it would allow a court to examine court records to determine whether Mathis's convictions involved the subsection of the statute that listed buildings rather than vehicles. If the statute was merely "overbroad" then no matter what the criminal record contained, the inquiry would be over. But how does a court decide whether a criminal statute is divisible or not.
The Elements Approach to Divisibility in Descamps v. United States
In 2013 the Supreme Court in Descamps v. United States, 133 S.Ct. 2276 (2013), rejected a broad definition of divisibility. The Descamps Court described a divisible statute as "a statute [that] lists multiple, alternative elements and so creates 'several …different crimes.'" Id. at 2285 (quoting Nijhawan v. Holder, 557 U.S. 29, 41 (2009)). The body of the Descamps decision repeatedly refers to "elements" and an "element-centric" approach, but fell short of clearly defining what it meant by the term "element." This apparent ambiguity has given rise to a circuit split, with the Eighth Circuit in Mathis abandoning a strict "elements-centric" approach and instead allowing statutory "means" or definitions to also be divisible. In order to get to the bottom of the confusion, it is important to dig into the justifications for the elements based approach required by Descamps.
The Court in Descamps refers to "element" as having the same meaning found in other criminal cases, such as Schad v. Arizona, 501 U.S. 624 (1991). The Schad rule states that the "elements" of a crime are the facts that require jury unanimity in order to secure a conviction. This requirement has several important justifications. Most notably, it mandates adherence to the Court's oft-repeated statement that the fact of "conviction" is all that matters. It also removes all doubt as to what an individual necessarily pleaded guilty to or what a jury necessarily found in its deliberations, alleviating potential Sixth Amendment concerns over the potential for immigration or ACCA consequences. For instance, assume a defendant was charged with possessing a dangerous weapon. Under the statute of conviction, the term "dangerous weapon" is defined as a knife, a firearm, or an explosive. Despite the fact that the indictment alleged the defendant was carrying a firearm, he insisted he only had a knife. Nevertheless, the jury members at trial could disagree whether the defendant had a gun or a knife, but still vote for conviction. (Or the defendant wouldn't bother at plea to fight about a knife or gun as it results in conviction either way). However, if the element of the statute requires a firearm, any guilty plea would necessarily involve admitting to carrying a firearm. Accordingly, a strict elements-based analysis leads to greater fairness for criminal defendants, and clarifies much of the uncertainty for judges surrounding divisibility.
The Ninth Circuit, the Fourth Circuit and even the BIA have found statutes to be indivisible despite instances of disjunctive phrasing (i.e., separated by a comma or the disjunctive "or"), finding that the phrases merely outlined alternative means of satisfying an element of an offense. Those courts read the Supreme Court's decision in Descamps and either noticed the ubiquitous references to the word "element" or took seriously the Court's description of divisibility as requiring a statute to define separate crimes. By "means" the courts are generally referring to "means" in which an element can be met-or when the legislature is trying to define an element itself. Following the Ninth Circuit's approach in Rendon v. Holder, 764 F.3d 1077 (9th Cir. 2014) (en banc rehearing denied) for example, the term "occupied structure" in Mathis would not be divisible even though a separate Iowa statute defined "occupied structure" by providing a disjunctive list of structures. Because a jury need not agree on the type of occupied structure, it would not be an "element" of the offense.
Footnote Two of Descamps: Furthering the Confusion Between Means and Elements
If the Supreme Court has been so insistent on an elements-based analysis, why do some courts, including the Eighth Circuit in Mathis, continue to find statutes divisible among the terms that seem to merely represent means of committing an offense? Much of the problem can be traced to footnote two of the Descamps opinion, which reads, "And if the dissent's real point is that distinguishing between 'alternative elements' and 'alternative means' is difficult, we can see no real world reason to worry. Whatever a statute lists (whether elements or means), the documents we approved in Taylor and Shepherd… would reflect the crime's elements." Descamps, 133 S.Ct. at 2285 n.2. The Eighth Circuit hinged its opinion on this footnote, stating "Whether [the list of 'occupied structures' in the statute] amount to alternative elements or merely alternative means to fulfilling an element, the statute is divisible, and we must apply the modified categorical approach." The Mathis decision's only citation to Descamps was to its footnote two. Essentially, the Supreme Court's use of the term "elements" without providing a definition, along with the tautological reasoning in footnote two gave the Eighth Circuit room to decide that "means" can render a statute divisible just as "elements" would.
Does footnote two really render statutes divisible as to alternative means, even though the remainder of the Descamps opinion keeps referring to elements? On one hand, the Court in Shepard v. United States, 544 U.S. 13 (2005), did note that it is often quite difficult to determine what a trial court is required to find to obtain a conviction, which arguably lends credit to Mathis's use of charging documents in the record. It seems unlikely, however, that the Descamps court intended this result for the opinion's whole purpose is to decide when to use the rule in Shepard.
Rejecting a strict elements approach would seem to renew many of the problems that the Descamps court attempted to fix in terms of trying to splice different phrases of a statute. A strict elements approach however, may not prove easier to apply as it would require courts to dig into jury instructions and case law to figure out what phrases are "elements" and which are merely definitional, or "alternate" means. Mathis has proposed a third approach that would not require courts to decide between elements or means, but rather to decide divisibility based on where the alternative phrases are located. See Petition for Certiorari here. A statutory phrase is only divisible if the alternate wording is contained in the actual statute of conviction and not by reference elsewhere. In his case, the Iowa statute defined "occupied structures" by reference to a separate statutory section then the burglary statute. Mathis argues that this cannot be divisible. The Petitioner's argument focuses quite a bit on the ease of application of his rule and a means to sidestep the confusion between elements and means.
When it finally turns to deciding Mathis, the Court will have three choices before it: Decide that (1) statutes are divisible only when alternate elements (which require jury unanimity) are listed, or (2) statues may be divisible as long as alternate phrases or disjunctives appear in the statute or by reference, or (3) use a more "appearance" based approach and decide that divisibility can only occur when the alternate phrases are in the actual statute of conviction rather than referenced elsewhere. Regardless of which way the Supreme Court decides, it is unlikely to be the last word on the categorical approach.
Nicholas Anderson is a third year law student enrolled in the Detainee Rights Clinic at the University of Minnesota. Linus Chan is a visiting associate professor of clinical law at the University of Minnesota and the Center for New Americans where he teaches a clinic on representing people who are detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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'Slick' Rand Paul App Includes Space Invaders-like Game
The Rand Paul campaign smartphone app is "the slickest download in the history of presidential campaigns."
In addition to the typical uses of gathering data, advertising events and taking donations and surveys, the app provides the user with the ability generate memes on the Rand Memerator.
The most off-the-wall and entertaining part of the app is the Easter Egg Space Invaders-like game, which reportedly can be accessed "by opening the 'About Rand Paul' section then vigorously tapping the Rand logo at the top."
The user must defend Rand's torch of liberty logo (the spacecraft stand-in) by blasting incoming space debris in the form of the logos of his opponents, such as Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush, as well as objectionable things such as tax percentages and red tape.
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On a more serious note, the app will also alert users to Senate votes in which Rand will shortly be participating, asking how he should vote on the bill in question. In this way, it is implied that supporters can make a difference in the Senate by interacting with the app.
Chris Plante at The Verge says the app promises to be "a vessel for real-time democracy." At a minimum, it is the most cutting edge app in the race so far.
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E Sports - Press "Start" on your District's Esports Program
Date: January 24, 2023 through January 24, 2023
Time: 12:30 PM to 02:30 PM
Location: Online via Zoom
You've heard about it in the news. Your students have been begging for it. Now it's time to finally pick up the controller and hit "start" on your district's esports program. But what are you supposed to do if you're starting at Level 1?
Join the LTC's Holly Kelly for a primer on kickstarting an esports program in your district. This multi-hour session will focus in on the background knowledge needed to initiate a successful esports program, including:
- Game and league options
- Current trends in esports
- Coaching tips and strategies
- Hardware/software needs and recommendations
- Streaming and broadcasting options
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This session will cover information relevant to elementary, middle, and high school program, too, so all teachers and administrators curious about esports in education are encouraged to attend.
Already have a fledgling esports program in your district? Join us for the opportunity to share your experiences and learn the latest best practices for maintaining a successful program across multiple grade levels.
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Cultivating respect for karma
A Crown Ornament for the Wise, a hymn to Tara composed by the First Dalai Lama, requests protection from the eight dangers. These talks were given after the White Tara Winter Retreat at Sravasti Abbey in 2011.
How ignorance of cause and effect causes us to go down wrong paths
Our minds can make up so many reasons for doing the things we do
How often do we consider the consequences of our actions done today in terms of results in future lives
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The Eight Dangers 06: The elephant of ignorance continued (download)
We've been talking about ignorance.
Not tamed by the sharp hooks of mindfulness and vigilance,
Dulled by the maddening liquor of sensual pleasures,
It enters wrong paths and shows its harmful tusks:
The elephant of ignorance—please protect us from this danger!
We were talking yesterday about the two kinds of ignorance: the one that doesn't know the ultimate nature and then the ignorance about conventional reality which is mostly the ignorance of cause and effect. Karma and its results.
We talked about the first two lines—how when we don't have mindfulness and introspective awareness then the ignorance just takes over and it's like we are deadened—or maddened—by the liquor of sensual pleasures. The mind is just off chasing them thinking that sensual pleasures are really going to make us happy. And we're so hooked into the objects of the five senses—we think they really exist, they're external, they exist in the way they appear to us, and if we only have these things, that's going to do it. And so we keep chasing after them and it doesn't do it. Doesn't cut it. What happens instead, the ignorance makes us "enter wrong paths" and it "shows its harmful tusks."
"Entering wrong paths…." When we don't have the correct understanding of how karma and its effects works, then we don't realize that our actions have an ethical dimension. Or even if we think they have an ethical dimension, we link up things in the wrong way. For example: if we were to think that animal sacrifice would please the gods and please the Buddhas, then that's an example of ignorance. Or thinking that if we kill other people to get rid of all the non-believers that that would be good for the Dharma, then that's an example of ignorance. And so what happens is we enter those wrong paths—there's the ignorance and the wrong views—and then the negative actions of killing that come from that.
Or if we think that, "Well, all of these corporations have all this money, so if I cheat them out of a little bit of money, actually it's quite all right. They can afford it." You know? It's still stealing, no matter what we think. Or if you think that, "Oh well, this person's so lonely, so destitute, if I have sex with them they'll feel better about themselves and they'll feel loved…" You know, that's unwise sexual conduct, but you know many people dream up all sorts of reasons to validate their bad behavior. Yes? Unfortunately, those many people are US. [Laughter]
But we always have reasons to establish why our mistaken actions are actually really something good. And we invent all sorts of philosophies and stories and, you know, "it's really for the benefit of sentient beings… I'm really trying to help this person and it's for their own benefit…" Actually what we're trying to do is kind of up our ego, or control other people, but you know, we can't see any of it, so we just think, "Oh, I'm doing something good."
This is all ignorance of karma, actions—our actions and the motivations for our actions—and then the effects that these actions are going to bring; not only in this life, but also in future lives.
Sometimes we only wake up when there's some kind of problem in this life. And then we'll go, "Oh, boy, I really made a mess." But we're not even thinking what kind of karma did I create for future lives. You know, it's only because we got in trouble this life that we begin to even think about things. Whereas, we could have been going along the whole time making all sorts of problems for future lives, and never even recognizing it. And even at this time, not even recognizing it. Then our way to resolve our ignorant actions is to patch it up this lifetime somehow—to protect ourselves—but we don't even think of purifying the imprints of the negative karma we've created. So that's more ignorance.
Audience: I was wondering, actually, if, since we can't see the effects of our actions in future lives, and it's difficult to gain an understanding of karma in general without screwing up and experiencing negative results in this very life, how can we gain faith in karma…?
Venerable Thubten Chodron: Okay, in lieu of screwing up, how do we get faith in karma?
Well, I think just even watching—in this lifetime, before we screw up—how our actions bring results. You know? And then stretching our minds so instead of just thinking they only bring results in this lifetime, think they're going to bring results in future lifetimes, too. Because, after all, right now we're experiencing a lot of experiences. Do we ever wonder why these things are happening to us? "Why does this happen to me? Well it's somebody else's fault!" Well, sorry, it's not. We created the causes to be in this situation. And even our pleasant experiences, why do we have them? Are they because God did it, or some other deity gave us some boon? No. It's because we created the cause—very often, in previous lives. And so just by thinking about cause and effect, but don't limit it to the birth and death of this life, but go before our birth and after our death to see how ethical cause and effect functions.
Verse 27: Guarding our spiritual precepts
Verse 26: Small negativities, strong poisons
What mental factors protect trust?
The elephant of ignorance
Contemplating impermanence
The determination to be free
Buddha nature and precious human life
The four noble truths


Decora has emotion, entertainment, and innovation in a single TV show. Every week, the architect Maurício Arruda creates a new project to change a person's room and life.
We developed the graphic project of Decora, the book – which is a compilation of the TV show greatest moments.


Start-Ups: Don't Neglect Your Blog!
Ah, going into business – it's as much an exciting time as one full of fears and anxieties. You have so much to think about regardless of what services or products you expect to eventually sell to customers. Are you B2B or B2C? Should you have a website (the answer to that should nearly always … Continue reading Start-Ups: Don't Neglect Your Blog!
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It's considered the first ever proper modern science fiction novel. 200 years after it was first published, it still manages to wow audiences. It's been reinvented more times than Madonna but a resurgence a few years ago means we are once again craving the timeless tale. It all began when Danny Boyle adapted it for … Continue reading Frankenstein is 200 Years Old: What is it About?
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New technical applications manager for Camozzi
Camozzi has expanded its technical offering with the appointment of Tim Lobley in the role of technical applications manager. Lobley, an electrical specialist, started his career as an apprentice at Cottam Power Station, Newark, before moving on to become a service engineer and maintenance manager with a compressed air specialist.
In recent years, he has been self-employed as a machine manufacturer, but the constraints of working as a one-man-band have prevented Lobley from taking on the large projects to which his skills are best suited.
He explained: "I was keen to expand into more substantial projects, but a lack of support prevented me from doing so. My new role with Camozzi gives me the scope to handle much more demanding challenges with the infrastructure and backing of an expert team." Lobley will help grow Camozzi's rapidly expanding electrical division by introducing new business and helping existing customers.
Camozzi UK managing director Adrian Farnham, said: "Tim's is a significant appointment for Camozzi and his considerable electrical knowledge and expertise will add an important new dimension to the services we are able to offer."
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Thermodynamics Themes
So far we've been talking about thermodynamics the way that physicists and engineers do. And rightfully so. They did all the heavy lifting that gave birth to the field of thermodynamics. But there is a whole other world of thermodynamics: the chemist's thermodynamics.
In the late 1800s, an American scientist by the name of Willard Gibbs realized that the laws of thermodynamics not only applied to heat engines and helium balloons, but also to chemical reactions.
His insight went even further than that, though. He hypothesized that the laws of thermodynamics could predict the future—they could be used to determine whether a chemical reaction would happen or not. As you can imagine, chemists thought (and think) this is Kind of a Big Deal.
The First Law of Thermodynamics remains the same in chemical thermodynamics; the total energy of the universe stays the same, regardless of what happens. Y'know, energy is conserved. The energy might leave whatever system we're looking at, but not the universe. Though that would be undeniably cool.
The gist of the Second Law remains the same, but it's worded a little differently. It says that all spontaneous processes increase the total entropy, or disorder, in the universe.
Physicists said that heat will always flow from a warm object to a cold object, not the other way around. That's because giving a cold object some heat increases its disorder, or entropy. Kind of like giving a kid a bunch of Legos also increases the amount of disorder in the area. A warmer object's molecules move about more quickly than a colder object's molecules, so the warm object's molecules are in greater disorder.
Because of the chemical reactions they observed, Gibbs and his students added two new ideas to our understanding of entropy: enthalpy and Gibbs' free energy. Don't worry, they're not as '70s as they sound.
Chemical reactions involve the breaking and forming of bonds between atoms. These reactions either take up heat or give off heat. Enthalpy, H, is a measure of the change in heat when a chemical reaction occurs. It tells whether the reaction is endothermic (and so requires energy or heat input), or whether it is exothermic (and gives off energy in the form of heat).
Whether chemical reactions are spontaneous (like a pile of fireworks sitting in the middle of a forest fire) or not spontaneous (like those same fireworks sitting in your freezer) depends on both the change in entropy as the reaction occurs, and the change in enthalpy. In other words, it depends both on whether disorder is increased or not and on whether the reaction requires energy or releases energy. Gibbs' free energy, ΔG, combines the change in entropy and the enthalpy of a reaction, and tells whether or not this reaction will occur spontaneously. It's a chemical soothsayer.
If ΔG is negative, the reaction will occur spontaneously without any energy added. If ΔG is positive, the reaction is not spontaneous because it requires additional energy, and if ΔG is zero, the reaction is in equilibrium, neither giving off nor taking in energy. It's zen.
Biology and Physics
Why Does 90 ºF Feel Hot?
We've talked a lot about heat and temperature, but we still haven't really explained why 90 °F feels hot and 50 °F does not. Sure, at 90 °F objects have more internal energy than at 50 °F. Molecules are zipping about a lot faster, but what does the internal energy of the air have to do with how we feel? And how do zippy air molecules make us sweat buckets?
The answers to all of these questions lie in the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Heat always flows from warm objects to cold. If a warm object is next to a cold one, the heat will shimmy about between them until both objects are at the same temperature. The universe, essentially, strives for everything in it to be at the same temperature. Obviously, it has a long way to go to achieve that goal.
Our human body temperatures average a comfortable 98.6 °F. If it gets too much higher than that, processes within the body start going terribly, terribly wrong. Proteins denature and cells die. It's kind of like being cooked from the inside out. So, not our idea of a good time.
Being feverish is a problem even on a molecular level. See, all of the normal chemical reactions that keep us alive raise our body temperature, so our bodies works very hard at kicking out all of that extra energy—even when we're not home sick in bed.
On a 50 °F day, there is a large heat gradient between our internal body temperature and that of the outside. All that heat generated by our body can quickly escape down that steep heat gradient (as if the heat were "rolling down" a hill) through our skin by radiation and conduction. On a 50 °F day our bodies are like a hot reservoir surrounded by much cooler air.
On a sticky summer day, when the air temperature approaches the value of our body temperatures, it's harder for heat to escape our bodies. On a 100 °F day, heat is actually flowing into the body. Now we can't dump our extra heat through radiation and conduction. The only way to keep cool is to sweat. That sweat can then evaporate from the skin, taking with it some unwanted heat. In the Southern U.S. or in the tropics, even sweating isn't enough (because of the high humidity reducing evaporation), and that's why fans were invented.
How does evaporating sweat cool us down? Is it any surprise that the answer is "thermodynamics"? Think about it: what does it take to turn liquid sweat into a gas? It's a phase change, and those things need energy. We have to get those sweat molecules moving faster and faster, and the energy for this comes in the form of body heat. Body heat is used up in evaporating the sweat. With every bit of sweat we evaporate, our bodies are able to lose some unwanted heat.
That's why 90 °F feels hot and uncomfortable: because our bodies have to work harder (read: sweat) to maintain normal temperature. On a 50 °F day, dumping heat is a cinch, with no need for sweating, fans, or distress.
After spending all of this time discussing the laws of thermodynamics, we're going to throw a curveball. There's pretty good evidence that these thermodynamic laws only apply to big stuff like heat engines, power plants, and chihuahuas. Wait, how big are we talking here?
When objects get very small, like molecular sized, the laws of thermodynamics aren't as accurate3. For a long time scientists didn't know that, because they couldn't study the behavior of single molecules. Turns out, getting a bigger magnifying glass just doesn't cut it.
"I think I see a…nope."
For example, for a long time scientists couldn't study exactly how the polymerase that replicates our DNA works. They could study the average behavior of the millions of polymerases in our personal test tubes (bodies), though, and that average behavior obeys the laws of thermodynamics.
Because of the relentless march of science, we can now study a single DNA polymerase or a kinesin (a little motor that acts like a tow truck, moving things around our cells). Check out this video that shows how a virus can stuff DNA into itself. The giant leaps in technology that now allow us to study single molecules allow us to build detailed models of what goes on inside of our cells.
Why do we care about all of this? As long as the hundreds of polymerases in our test tube behave like the thermodynamic laws predict, who cares if the individual polymerases are a little more fickle?
We care because the things we are able to observe are getting smaller and smaller. People want to build molecular motors that can be turned on and off by light particles, and quantum computers that would be able to process information much faster than the digital computers we work with today. We need to understand the thermodynamics of tiny things to develop these of nano-technologies. This is where quantum dynamics comes into play. And plays with our minds, too.
Professor Jonathan Oppenheim at University College London recently found that for very tiny objects, processes are nearly always irreversible. There are no efficient Carnot engines on the nano-scale. His research suggests that any heat engine or micro-powerplant that technologists want to build will be far less efficient than its bigger counterparts. Talk about a major bummer. This just goes to show we are never done learning and discovering. And sometimes getting bummed out along the way.


Every once in a while it's a good idea to check in with the kids and see what products and companies they like and respect. This is always a fun exercise and, with the market looking so grim lately, it's something I thought might cheer us up.
Zumiez (ZUMZ) - probably the strongest stock in the bunch, the Zumiez store is a favorite destination. Already up around 25% or so this year, the company seems to have avoided the weak same-store sales problems encountered by its competitors. This stock is worth a look.
Volcom (VLCM) - my kids really love the skater chic but the company has missed earnings targets and the stock has wiped out.
Billabong (ASX:BBG) listed on the Australian exchange, Billabong has lots of attitude but it may not be easy to get the shares in the US. Then again, you might not want to as the stock price recently took a dive and the stock is slightly negative YTD.
American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) - my kids might like the clothing at American Eagle but apparently other kids are staying away in droves. The stock has rolled over completely this year and is off about 30% YTD.
Nike (NKE) - always a favorite in our house from sneakers to clothing to golf clubs. And the stock has been a steady performer. Though there has been some volatility lately, NKE is still up around 12% YTD.
Apple (AAPL) - iPod is ubiquitous, iPhone is all over the media and who doesn't like iTunes? Stock has started coming back to earth but still a strong company at the top of its game.
Adidas (ADDYY.PK) - popular sportswear, footwear, etc. Stock is still hanging on to a gain so far this year. Company has turned in good earnings numbers but is being held back by problems in Reebock which it acquired in 2005.
Aeropostale (ARO) - some kids (not mine) like the clothes but investors don't like the stock. The chart is dismal.
Google (GOOG) - number one for search among kids, too. Stock is still up around 8% so far this year. It's hard to go wrong with an investment in the GOOG.
Yahoo! (YHOO) - the stock has taken a dive this year but kids like the free email and other kinds of content like the games, weather, etc.
Guitar Center (GTRC) - this stock is a pretty good performer, up around 20% YTD. Selling the dream of rock stardom has an irresistible appeal to lots of kids and adults, too, I might add (yes, I still have my stash of guitars and keyboards).
Quiksilver (ZQK) - cool surf and skate clothing but the chart is all over the place. Problems with rising expenses and the burden of owning Cleveland Golf, a mismatched acquisition, will hold the shares back in the near term.
It looks like we have a few winners here and a few that might fit on the watch list. Among the winners there is Zumiez, Guitar Center, Apple, Nike and Google. The watch list population might include Electronic Arts, Abercrombie & Fitch and Adidas. Not a bad group of investing ideas and to think they came from a 13 year old. As the Who would say, "The Kids are Alright"


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Educational Departments
HSE Tikhonov Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics (MIEM HSE)
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School of Electronic Engineering
School of Computer Engineering
School of Applied Mathematics
Laboratory of Space Vehicles and Systems' Functional Safety
Quantum Nanoelectronics Laboratory
Mathematical Methods of Modelling and Computer Technologies
Management Systems and Information Processing in Engineering
Address: 34 Tallinskaya Ulitsa, Moscow
Phone: 8(88)
Fax: 8(88)
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Acting Director, Academic Supervisor – Evgenii Krouk
Deputy Director – Andrey E. Abrameshin
Deputy Director – Victor Romanov
Deputy Director – Alexander Kostinskiy
Deputy Director – Veronika Prokhorova
Deputy Director for Academic Work – Sergey Tumkovskiy
Deputy Dean for Research – Sergey A. Aksenov
About the HSE Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics
MIEM HSE - Institute with 56 years of history, trains specialists for high-tech industries. Teaching staff MIEM includes 1 Academic of RAS, 4 Corresponding Member of RAS, 34 winner of the State Prize of the Russian Federation. Close ties with leading industry institutions: RAS institutes, international companies such as National Instruments, InfoWatch, Zyxel, QNAP, Altium Limited, as well as laboratories equipped with the latest : 3D visualization; laser technologies; telecommunications; cybersecurity - allow to prepare for specialists at the highest level.
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Leading Universities and the Right to Award Academic Degrees
Last year, the Russian Federation gave leading universities the right to award their own academic degrees on a trial basis, and this prompted universities to create models for future implementation. What the new system will bring and what needs to be done in order to render it fully operational was the focus of the board meeting of the Association of Global Universities, held on February 12 at HSE.
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The words 'after the rain' typically means that once an event is over there is a sense or feeling of new, fresh and clean. However, I am still feeling awash. How much rain is it going to take?
In the days and month's leading up to my mother's death, it could have rained every single day and I wouldn't have cared. All that mattered is that I spent as much time as possible with her because I knew I would miss her so much when she was gone. After all, she is the person I've known the longest, who never left me and was always there for love and support.
As a forty-something-year-old woman, without a partner or a family of my own, doubled with being the youngest sibling and the only girl, I knew these next few weeks or months were going to be rough.
I love the way mum stood up for me. I recall sitting talking with her about my oldest brother (Bro 1) telling me how much easier this situation is for me because I was single and could take leave from my job. Meaning everything I do only affects me. I gave mum all the reasons why this is hard for me being that single, independent woman. Mum's response was that he cannot see it any other way than his own which reminded me of the saying "if you were given someone else's problems you'd probably want yours back".
For me, this was a lonely and exhausting experience. Not only did I consistently return by car on the four hour journey on my own, I was headed to my quiet and lonely apartment in the city. Waiting there for me was the usual daily tasks of cooking, cleaning, laundry and grocery shopping before the next four days at work. Not to mention that lonely four hour journey back down the road.
I cried a lot in the car. My childhood best friend would call me and ask how many kilometres did I cry this time. It made me laugh that we were judging the time by distance. It's was an unusual perspective because I felt like I knew every inch of that road. My best friend from the city showed up one afternoon at my apartment with groceries and proceeded to change the sheets on my bed. All my other friends would call, send cards with money or vouchers, give me their homes, their hearts and their precious time when I needed comfort. Such simple things made the biggest difference. I will not forget any of this and I thank each and every one of you for your support.
My workplace was very considerate. I had already taken all my paid leave and had to re-negotiate my contract. I adjusted to working only four days a week so I could spend the entire weekend at home with mum and dad. My brothers would switch it up during the week. I appreciated my workplace for allowing me to do this. Working from home was not an option for me at the time. My pay was adjusted accordingly and I had the same bills coming in, if not more with all the extra petrol costs and eating on the run most days.
It's interesting watching how others go through stressful situations. Understandably, under the circumstances, my father was so exhausted and filled with grief. All his emotions were kept balled up and he would just get busy. Busy doing the jobs around the house that haven't been done in years. Other things got left by the wayside. Afterwards, my father told me that the jobs that were most difficult were the ones that filled his mind with memories of mum. Truth be known, I am more like my father than I would like to admit.
Bro 1 cooked us copious amounts of good healthy food. Doing the switch would mean there was a nice home cooked meal in the fridge. I am certain that this was his way of helping and coping which I am very thankful for.
Bro 2 and his beautiful partner were on speed-dial. They were my emotional support and soundboard. They are easy-going, patient and kind. They are the type of people you can really open up to and pour your heart out. Listeners. Easy to be around. I know I keep saying easy and I know that this was not easy for them either, however the situation was easier to deal with when they were around.
Our mother is still the strongest lady I know and have known. She never gave up. She never felt sorry for herself. Bro 2 and I would talk about how if this happened to us we would more likely pout and sit on our pity pots. We both admire her strength and courage everyday.
After all these years it was time we fussed over mum. At first she was hesitant and persistent because she could do things on her own. As time went on, when she physically couldn't help herself anymore, she let us. It was in these days I really felt like I was giving back for all her years of effort. I would happily sit in the chair next to her and chat. Or we would both end up falling asleep from exhaustion. I would do anything she asked. Get more water, take out the rubbish, get the mail, bring in the laundry, pay the bills online. Anything. Everything. One time she asked me to go feed the birds. We have a bird feeder to entice the wild birds to come. The King Parrots, Elvis and Priscilla, were her favourite. I had to tell her I would in a minute after rolling my eyes. I was so tired. I was laying across the couch behind her but she couldn't see me. If she could, she would have waited a little while longer.
Every night when mum went to bed, Bro 2 and I would go, sit and chat with her for five or ten minutes. It was a "just in case" we didn't get to see her tomorrow and so she didn't feel alone. The darkness of night was the hardest time because it always felt like the ending. I don't know why. We would make sure she was as comfortable as she could be and talk about random things. Like the raccoon she had as a pet as child. I liked that story. We also made sure that she knew we loved her and would miss her very much. After all those goodnights and goodbyes she never did pass in her sleep.
I remember the night clearly when I heard mum cry. Dad was switching on lights and fussing around. It was 3am. I got up and went to the closed bedroom door and asked if I could help. This was the moment mum's body had given up and she could no longer walk. For me, this was most definitely the truest sign of the beginning of the end. Dad put her in the wheelchair and left to call the ambulance. I pushed her into the living room and we looked at each other…. with that face… it's really happening now. I felt myself frown and mum physically slumped down in her chair with sadness. Sadness for me because she could see how devastated I was. I asked her if she had a bag ready. I wrongly assumed she would because she was always so organised. Her response, "no, I am not expecting a child". We laughed amongst the tears. It's the last laugh I remember us having together.
As the ambulance arrived I told dad to go. I would follow in the car in a bit. Standing there in the empty house I knew it would never be the same here again. It already feels eerie. I don't like it. I don't like it at all.
The next seven days is in hospice. People would come and go. Nurses swapping shifts, visitors, friends and family. For such a traumatic experience I am thankful for all those that made a difference. There are too many to mention everybody individually. I am especially grateful for mum's MD visiting and being very apologetic. He had nothing but nice words about our mother and it was all the truth. This is the man that diagnosed mum after several attempts with others to find out what was wrong. His compassion and courtesy in the last few days did not go unrecognised and will never be forgotten.
The night before mum left us, we all said our evening goodbyes as we had done every night before. This one was different. We all said our real goodbyes. Bro 1 and my father finally found the courage to give the blessing that it would be okay if she wasn't here tomorrow. Bro 2 and I had been doing this for a while now. Early the next morning I received a call from Bro 1 advising that I should hurry. It was an hour before the time I would typically arrive. Perhaps mum knew this in her catatonic state and was somehow saving me. Something inside of me didn't want to hurry towards the inevitable, so I dawdled. I had never decided properly if I wanted to be there for mum's last breath. I guess the answer came to me when the time was near. I made my decision by my action and it is okay.
Later that morning driving home I parked at the top of the driveway near the big Eucalyptus tree. I got out of the car and stood there. It was like I needed the time to prepare myself for things to be different. One of mum's best friends stopped in to use the garbage bin. She saw me and instantly knew. There was nothing she could say to ease the grief so she walked over and hugged me exactly like my mum would have done. I broke down and melted into her arms and whispered through the tears, "I miss her so much. It's never going to be the same ever again".


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O jornal tem uma circulação de aproximadamente  exemplares, distribuídos gratuitamente em Washington, D.C. e em Manhattan. O jornal imprime até cinco edições por semana, enquanto o Congresso estiver em sessão e, às vezes, publica uma edição por semana quando o Congresso estiver em recesso. Dispõe publicidade, incluindo anúncios de página inteira de associações empresariais e um amplo menu central de ajuda listando trabalhos políticos de Washington.Politico é sócio de várias agências de notícias que correlatam e distribuem seu conteúdo impresso, de vídeo e de áudio. Os sócios incluem a cobertura eleitoral da CBS News, da estação WJLA da ABC pertencente à Allbritton Communications, do canal a cabo NewsChannel 8, da estação de rádio WTOP-FM e do Yahoo! News.

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Em setembro de 2008, o New York Times relatou que Politico expandiria suas operações após a eleição presidencial de 2008: Após o Dia da Eleição, [Politico] adicionará mais jornalistas, editores, engenheiros da web e demais funcionários; expandirá a circulação de sua edição do jornal em Washington; e imprimiria com mais frequência.

Um perfil de 2009 da organização em Vanity Fair disse que The Politico teria setenta e cinco equipes editoriais e um total de cem funcionários. A circulação do jornal está em torno de 32,000, e até o verão de 2009, seu tráfego na web era de aproximadamente 6,7 milhões de visitantes únicos por mês. Isso é menos do que os onze milhões que tinha durante o ápice da campanha, mas maioria das agências de notícias têm menos tráfego fora do período eleitoral. Em junto de 2009, era de se esperar ter uma receita anual em torno de quinze milhões de dólares, principalmente do produto impresso, o suficiente para a editoração permanecer solvente.

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Em setembro de 2013, Politico adquiriu o site de notícias online Capital New York, que também operava departamentos separados cobrindo a Flórida e a Nova Jérsei. Na primavera de 2015, Politico anunciou que tencionava nomear suas agências estatais com o nome de Politico (Politico Florida, Politico New Jersey e Politico New York), concluído no verão de 2015.

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Politico Magazine
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Leitura complementar
 Jaffe, Harry (1 de agosto de 2009). "The Son Also Rises". Washingtonian.

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And roughly the 11th Democrat overall, depending on who you're counting.
An independent who we're treating as a Democrat for purposes of this analysis.
However, Klobuchar's campaign believes she could perform well among independents and Republicans who cross over to vote in Democratic primary.
Her campaign said Klobuchar supported the aims of a Green New Deal, but that her messaging to voters would focus on what it would take to move it beyond broad concepts and into reality.


Sheikh Yousef Al-Qaradhawi, head of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, told Al-Jazeera that clerics across the Muslim world agree that Assad must be fought against and even killed, because he is using his weapons against the peaceful Syrian people. Therefore, he said, the Muslims must wage jihad against him in their hearts, with their tongues (i.e., with words), or with weapons, as the FSA is doing. He added that it is a duty to fight this arrogant and tyrannical regime that is behaving as though it is God, and that the task of fighting it belongs first of all to the Syrians themselves, though the rest of the Muslims must assist them. It should be noted that in August 2011, Al-Qaradhawi signed his name to a fatwa that was published in the Gulf, which called to sever all official ties with the "heretical" Assad regime.
On March 16, 2012, the Egyptian Preachers Union held a conference titled "The role of the Muslim Nation and Muslim Faith in Supporting Syria and Palestine." Preacher Safwat Hijazi said at this conference that killing Assad is a fard 'ain (a duty incumbent upon every individual Muslim), and that whoever carries out this task will attain Paradise. He added that, had he not been a known figure, he would have undertaken this task himself, and added that, if any other Muslim undertook it, he would take responsibility for the killer's action upon himself. He claimed that over 400 scholars had signed fatwas permitting Assad's killing. Hashem Islam, member of the Al-Azhar Fatwa Committee, said at a March 15, 2012 conference in Cairo that Assad must be assassinated to stop the killing of Syrians, and that the FSA, which is fighting Assad's gangs, must be assisted with money and arms.
The imam of the Sa'd Ibn Abi Waqqas mosque, the largest in Syria's Idlib province, said in his March 2, 2012 Friday sermon: "O Muslims, Allah ordered you to fight [every] tyrant until he obeys the word of Allah, let alone [a leader] who has permitted [to spill] your blood [and violate] your honor, and has committed heresy against Islam. [The members of Assad's regime openly] publicize their hostility towards God, and their war is against [all of] humanity." The worshipers left the mosque crying "jihad! jihad!" and "millions of martyrs are marching to Paradise." The Algerian daily Al-Shurouq, which reported on the event, stated that this was the first time a cleric inside Syria had called for holy war.
Saudi preacher 'Aidh Al-Qarni said to Al-Arabiya TV that it is a duty to fight and kill Assad, because he is an infidel and his regime is an enemy of Islam. He added that "the Muslim religious scholars must assist the Syrian people against this treacherous regime... The Syrian people must take up arms against Bashar... [who] has lost his legitimacy and must be killed... He has killed hundreds of children and destroyed mosques instead of fulfilling his duty to defend the Golan." Al-Qarni said futher that 500 clerics have issued a fatwa against the Syrian regime, and explained: "These clerics believe that the regime is illegitimate, and that it is the duty of the Syrian people to wage jihad and take up arms against it. At the present time, killing Bashar is a greater duty than killing Israelis."
The general guide of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan, Himam Sa'id, likewise ruled that fighting the Assad regime is "a religious duty," and that "the Muslims must assist the FSA, which is confronting [Assad's] army of crime, evil and aggression." He called the FSA fighters "mujahideen" and said that their dead count as "martyrs." At the same time, he called to continue the wave of non-violent popular protests in Syria. His statements implied that the duty of fighting the regime applies only to the Syrians themselves, i.e., that the war against this regime is not a holy war in which all Muslims must take part.
Saudi Mufti 'Abd Al-'Aziz Aal Sheikh said in a meeting with Kuwaiti clerics that supporting the FSA with money counts as jihad for the sake of Allah. Saudi writer Ahmad Al-Saloum wrote, in an article posted on an oppositionist Syrian website, that the FSA must be supported in every way, and that fighting the 'Alawis [i.e., the sect to which Assad, and many others in the regime, belong] is more important than fighting the Jews or Christians: "There are increasing calls by clerics throughout the world to help the Muslims in Syria and defend them... Jihad against the Nusayris [i.e., 'Alawis] is one of the most important religious duties in the eyes of Allah... Jihad against them is more important than jihad against the Jews or Christians, because the damage [they inflict] upon Islam is more severe. Muslim scholars, both ancient and contemporary, ruled that it is a duty to wage jihad against them... It is the duty of every Muslim to assist the Syrian people, according to his abilities... Anyone who can do so must wage jihad against [the 'Alawis] with his soul [or] with money, and those who cannot, must at least support [the Syrians] with words... Anyone who has demonstrated against [the regime], fighting it with words or stones, or by burning tires, or in any other [way]... [thus] angering the infidel enemies of Allah, is [waging] jihad and counts as a mujahid.
"The ones who are currently helping the Muslims in Syria are the FSA [fighters]. This army must be assisted in every way... for it has raised the banner of defending Islam in Syria... If a Muslim, anywhere in the world, donates his charity money to the mujahideen of the FSA, it is better than donating [this money] to the poor in his own country... because giving [money to the FSA] benefits the entire [Muslim] nation. Undoubtedly, occupying Syria and liberating it from the ['Alawi] infidels will be the best [gift] for the Muslim nation this year, and even for the world as a whole."
 See MEMRI TV clip no. 3370, "Sunni Cleric Sheik Yousuf Al-Qaradhawi: Bashar Al-Assad Deserves to Be Fought and Killed," March 4, 2012, http://www.memri.org/legacy/clip/3370.
 See MEMRI Special Dispatch no. 4094, "Fatwa in the Gulf, Signed by Yousuf Al-Qaradhawi: Syrian Regime Is 'Heretical'; Sever Ties with It," August 22, 2011, Fatwa in the Gulf, Signed by Yousuf Al-Qaradhawi: Syrian Regime Is 'Heretical'; Sever Ties with It.
 Al-Masri Al-Yawm (Egypt), Ikhwanonline.com, March 16, 2012.
 Al-Shurouq (Algeria), March 2, 2012.
 Moheet.com, February 27, 2012; Al-Sabaq (Saudi Arabia), February 26, 2012. See also MEMRI Inquiry & Analysis Series No. 812, "The Global Jihad Movement versus the Assad Regime," March 16, 2012, The Global Jihad Movement versus the Assad Regime.
 Al-Sabil (Jordan), February 12, 2012.
 Al-Anba (Kuwait), March 11, 2012.


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Unit 1.2. Diversity, intercultural learning and cultural competence
Country Situations
Module 1 – Youth Information outreach to disadvantaged groups
— Unit 1.1
— Module 1 – Quiz
Module 2 – Digital Youth Information and Counselling
Module 3 – Youth Participation and Empowerment
Module 4 – Planning & Management
Module 5 – Gaming and using materials in youth work
Validation of Competence Developments in Youth Work
The validation system LEVEL5
The competence framework for youth work
Documenting competences
Feeback questionnaire
Unit Introduction
This unit will offer you the content, activities and resources on diversity, intercultural learning and
cultural competence in the context of youth work.
Unit Objectives:
To support participants to make informed on youth work.
To help participants in understanding the needs of disadvantaged youth.
Unit Content:
The learning activities in this module is aimed at youth workers to get professional competences on diversity, intercultural learning and cultural issues and they address youth workers working in settings where there is diversity, intercultural learning and cultural competences.
Learning Activities:
● 2 Content sessions with suggested videos
● 2 Exercises
These terms such as, diversity, intercultural learning and culture are difficult to define because these definitions are based on always internally heterogeneous and contain individuals who adhere to a range of diverse beliefs and practices. Furthermore, the core cultural beliefs and practices that are most typically associated with any given group are also constantly changing and evolving over time.
However, distinctions may be drawn between the material, social and subjective aspects of culture, that is, between the material artefacts that are commonly used by the members of a cultural group (e.g., the tools, foods, clothing, etc.), the social institutions of the group (e.g., the language, the communicative conventions, folklore, religion, etc.), and the beliefs, values, discourses and practices that are used as a frame of reference for thinking about and relating to the world.
Examining diversity as a youth worker:
Working with young people uses a variety of locations. However, you will also recognize that the diversity of sett-ings is not simply about the building or other facility within which the work takes place. The difference between 'settings' might be represented in terms of a number of features that we can use to describe them:
the location of the work
the organization that is responsible for the work
the type of work that takes place there and its aim
whether provision is part time or full time
the role of the people doing the work
employment arrangements – whether work is paid or unpaid, etc.
whether the setting receives funding and/or charges fees
whether the setting needs to report to anyone else about what it does.
Titel What's going on in this picture M1 U1.2. Ex1
Objective To enable the participants to examine an image, looking for details, practicing inference skills to draw a conclusion for diversity
Module, Unit Module 1; Unit 1.2
Description/ Instruction
The aim of this activity is for you to analyze pictures in order draw a conclusion
for diversity.
Click the link below and look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and
then think on three questions below loudly and write down your thoughts in
the Forum section.
whats-going-on-in-this-picture
What's going on in this picture?
What do you make you say t?
What more can you find?
How can you affiliate the picture to the definition of diversity?
After you think about the questions, discuss in the forum.
Additional information for trainers
Time needed
30 minutes (15 minutes for analyzing the picture and 15 minutes for writing in
the forum)
Culture (Intercultural learning and Cultural competence)
Culture is a composite formed from all three of these aspects, consisting of a network of material, social and subjective resources. The full set of cultural resources is distributed across the entire group, but each individual member of the group only uses a subset of the full set of cultural resources that is potentially available to them (Barrett et al., 2014; Council of Europe, 2016a).
Defining culture in this way means that any kind of social group can have its own distinctive culture: national groups, ethnic groups, faith groups, linguistic groups, occupational groups, generational groups, family groups, etc. The definition also implies that all individuals belong to multiple groups, and therefore have multiple cultural affiliations and identities (e.g., national, religious, linguistic,
generational, familial, etc.).
Although all people belong to multiple cultures, each person participates in a different constellation of cultures, and the way in which they relate to any one culture depends, at least in part, on the perspectives that are shaped by other cultures to which they also belong. In other words, cultural affiliations intersect, and each individual has a unique cultural positioning.
However, in today's context is challenging for young people, for Europe, and for intercultural learning. The way many different young people in many different circumstances live does not always provide the appropriate framework for the rich yet difficult processes of intercultural learning. When we talk about the link between intercultural learning and youth work, we talk about young people dealing with their complex and diverse backgrounds, and this means having to confront things that can appear contradictory.
In order to overcome these obstacles, youth workers need to undertake many responsibilities. One of them is to build a respectful cooperation with young people. Youth workers should acquire or maintain an open-minded attitude towards people of different backgrounds. A skill that is indispensable is intercultural competence. It is the ability to deal constructively with people who have a different cultural background and to cooperate successfully and responsibly with them. It is important that youth workers and other people who are working in the youth field are aware that the identity of a person is determined not only by the origin of a country but also by many other characteristics (e.g., gender, education, occupation, age, place of origin and residence, nationality/ies of the parents, political orientation, sexual orientation, etc.).
Having the skills of intercultural competence means to be sensitive to other perceptions and value systems, to have an awareness of one's own cultural context – and to reflect this critically. When working with disadvantaged youngsters, it is important to be culturally sensitive. This is important in order to perceive the expectations to be able to act properly as well as to carry out joint projects effectively.
In order to develop an awareness of intercultural issues and to adopt effective communication skills, Iceberg Model is one suggested method. Iceberg Model is a tool that allows you to shift your perspective and see beyond the immediate events that everyone notices. It helps you to uncover the root causes of why those events happen. That's possible by looking at deeper levels of abstraction within the system that are not immediately obvious. (https://untools.co/iceberg-model)
We recommend you watch the video below for a better understanding of the Iceberg Model.
Video in English
The link between iceberg model and youth work
The iceberg model focuses youth workers' attention on the hidden aspects of culture, and it can be considered as a reminder that in intercultural encounters, similarities we might find at first sight turn out to be based on completely different assumptions about reality. Among young people, cultural differences may sometimes not be so obvious to perceive. Learning intercultural issues means to become firstly aware of the lower part of one's own iceberg, and to be able to talk about it with others in order to understand each other better and find common grounds.
Titel Iceberg Culture M1 U1.2 Ex2
Objective To enable participants to reflect cultural issues working with disadvantaged young people
Think about your youth work practices and select 3 different cultural issue you were involved in working with disadvantaged groups where you can illustrate the iceberg model. Think about the questions on vents, patterns, structures and mental models and move a discussion to the forum.
Events: What's happened?
Patterns: What's been happening? Have we lived this before?
Structures: What are the forces at play contributing to these patterns?
Mental Models: What about our thinking allows this situation to persist?
Time needed 1 hour
Mapping the educational and career paths of youth workers
https://www.youthlinkscotland.org/media/1844/young-people-and-inclusive-youth-work.pdf
https://www.salto-youth.net/rc/inclusion/archive/archive-resources/inclusiongroups/inclusionurban/
https://www.coe.int/en/web/youth-portfolio/youth-work-essentials
http://www.timetobewelcome.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/tkit4.pdf
Finish the module with a short quiz
Quiz Module 1
Back to Unit 1.1 Introduction to Youth Work and Disadvantaged Youth
Go to Module 2 Overview


Please Help ..Can anybody remember !!!
I am wondering if there is anybody out there that recalls an extremely devastatingly bad accident that happened in Erwitte Friday 13th November 1970. This involved 4 Royal Signal Personnel in an army land rover, they were based at Churchill Barracks.
I was duty recovery in 14sq rct , [ Reme LAD] during that time, I remember going to a landrover accident in which I believe someone was killed, it may or may not be the one you are talking about. Ian.