People who are victims of crime often do not know or are ensure of what they should do about it. They need someone who in a friendly and supportive way can listen, understand and help them.
A victim of crime also needs support to handle the consequences of their ordeal. Their physical and psychological reactions to the crime and its afermath can be, complex. They may have doubts about the best way to proceed with their case, about their relationship with judicial and police authorities, and so on. they may also require advice on insurance claims and compensation.
They may be particularly vulnerable if they have become a victim of crime in a foreign country. They lack the necessary knowledge of who to contact and what to do. And there may be language barriers or difficulties arising from the fact they may be staying in the country for only a short period of time.
A victim of crime is entiled to provide information and evidence to the case. This is in addition to the legal requirement that the victim is kept informed about his/her rights and role in the case, about the support he/she can access, and about how to get compensation. The victim has the right to compensation for damages caused by the offender(s), wether these losses be physical losses such as damage to property or other losses such as physical and emotional suffering. Victims of violent crime and domestic violence have the right to compensation from the State as long as they follow the appropriate steps.
If you are or were a victim of crime, you must file a complaint to the Public Prosecution services, the courts or any PJ (Polícia Judiciária – Judiciary Police) office, PSP (Polícia de Segurança Pública - Public Security Police) station or GNR (Guarda Nacional Republicana - National Republican Guard) post, regardless of where the crime was committed.
For some crimes complaints must be filed within six months of the crime taking place. So it is important that victims file the complaint within this time in order to prosecute the offender(s). A copy of the case record should be requested when the complaint is filed.
Particularly when the victim does not reside in Portugal, it is necessary to supply the police authorities or the Public Prosecution with all available information about the crime its consequences, and the extent of damage, before leaving the contry is not possible to do this at the victim's own country of residence.
Victims can (or in less serious cases, are required to) become Assistants in the case, which enables them to participate actively in its development: to ask for evidence, to ask for a decision to be reviewed, etc.
Becoming an assistant of the case implies the payment of a justice fee of 96€. If not, victims will participate as witnesses.


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Kano State To Spend N200m On Rice Farming In 2017
The Kano State Government has earmarked over N200 million in the recently approved 2017 budget to boost rice farming in the state.
Mohammed Garba, the Commissioner of Information, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kano.
He said this was part of the state government's efforts to boost the agricultural sector in the state to complement President Muhammadu Buhari's efforts to reduce over dependence on crude oil.
"Rice and wheat farmers were given N150 million loan in 2016 to boost production in the Sector, while in 2017 we are planning to increase the loan.
"All necessary measures will be taken to ensure that the ordinary farmers in the state benefit more from the gesture," the commissioner said.
Garba said that in 2016, the state government contributed to the production of 1.3 million tonnes of rice, saying that it hopes to increase it to over 2 million tonnes in 2017.
He said, "the state government has concluded plans to employ more Agricultural extension workers to assist farmers across the state.
'These extension workers would be going round the farming areas to assist the farmers on how to ensure proper production of rice and wheat," Garba said.
According to Garba, the extension workers would be provided with motorcycles to ease their movement especially at the rural areas.
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LDP leading in polls with a week to go
Single-party majority possible, but 36% of voters are still undecided
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is likely to win a majority Sept. 11, while the Democratic Party of Japan may not end up with the 175 seats it held when the House of Representatives was dissolved, a Kyodo News survey shows.
The findings, which indicate the LDP could secure 241 seats, apparently reflect a general feeling among voters that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi was correct in calling the election over the single issue of postal privatization.
Such an outcome, however, is still anything but certain, as the DPJ appears strong in certain districts outside the large cities, unlike in previous elections, while about 36 percent of voters have yet to decide which party or candidates to vote for.
The survey, conducted by telephone Thursday to Saturday, indicates the DPJ may perform poorly in the proportional representation section and in districts in large cities, where the main opposition party found strength in the 2003 Lower House election and the 2004 House of Councilors election.
While the DPJ topped the proportional representation votes in last year's Upper House election, the LDP is expected to finish this time with about 10 seats more than the DPJ. The LDP is also expected to have a strong showing in the single-seat districts, including in Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama.
New Komeito, the LDP's coalition partner, is likely to secure 34 House of Representatives seats, the same number it held at the time of the dissolution, while the Japanese Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party will also maintain their strength, the survey indicates.
When the Lower House was dissolved, the LDP held 249 seats, its partner New Komeito 34, the DPJ 175, the JCP nine and the SDP six.
The newly launched Kokumin Shinto (People's New Party) and New Party Nippon, both of which were established mainly by former LDP lawmakers who voted against Koizumi's postal privatization bills, appear to be struggling.
While Koizumi has repeatedly said he will step down if the ruling coalition fails to win a majority, the survey indicates the LDP and New Komeito will together win as many as 290 seats, enabling him to stay in power.
The nationwide survey was conducted through random computer-generated telephone calls to 195,832 households. Some 153,600 people responded.
Commenting on the survey, a senior LDP official said it shows that public support for Koizumi's reforms has broadened after making the point of contention clear by fielding candidates in all districts who back postal privatization.
DPJ Secretary General Tatsuo Kawabata said he hopes the DPJ will make a last-minute effort to secure more seats by contrasting the qualities of the party's president, Katsuya Okada, whom he termed as serious and earnest, with those of Koizumi.
The DPJ has focused on the pension system and child-care benefit issues, which has apparently not appealed much to voters in big cities, analysts say.
JCP leader Kazuo Shii said his party will focus on trying to attract undecided voters.
Mizuho Fukushima, leader of the SDP, is hoping to secure as many seats as possible on the proportional representation list by making an appeal that voting for the DPJ and LDP would mean helping to "scrap the Constitution's war-renouncing Article 9."
As for the apparent lack of interest among voters so far in New Party Nippon, Koki Kobayashi, who left the LDP, said, "The trend can change in a week. The citizens will realize that it's nonsense to only focus on the postal privatization issue."
Tamisuke Watanuki of Kokumin Shinto said, "I don't care so much about (poll) figures . . . we won't know until the election results come out."
DPJ tries to stem tide
Katsuya Okada insisted Sunday his Democratic Party of Japan can secure victory in the Sept. 11 general election despite media polls indicating Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Liberal Democratic Party is likely to win big.
"Some grim data have been published, with the result that our party has been waging a fierce battle with the LDP in urban areas" where the DPJ has traditionally been strong, he told reporters.
With a significant percentage of voters still undecided, it is "possible" to win the election and snatch power from the LDP-led coalition if the DPJ tries harder to secure support in urban areas in the next week, Okada said.


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This past weekend, artist Christy Gast unveiled her 12-foot, bronzed fiberglass Self Portrait As The Barefoot Mailman sculpture at Bal Harbour Founder's Circle as part of the community's "Unscripted" public art series. The piece nods South Florida's legendary barefoot mailmen, who walked the route between Palm Beach and Miami in the 1880s, before there were roads and Henry Flagler's famed railway.
Gast's submission idea was born when she happened across a historic plaque describing these contracted postmen. As she began to research the topic, she learned that the "Unscripted" sites overlapped with the old delivery route. "The idea of being alone and walking on the beach was really romantic for me," says Gast. "I wanted to play with that concept." Play she did: to add a personal touch, Gast used herself as a model (with the help of a high-tech 3D scanner) and turned the piece on its head, literally. "To me, it resembles an hourglass, which is another way of measuring time," she explains.


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Hey Rosetta! 'Fogo Sessions' (short film)
Hey Rosetta! hail from Newfoundland, and the indie rock band are taking fans on a tour of their home province's remote Fogo Island with a new performance video called Fogo Sessions.
The 26-minute short film was directed by Mark Bennett, and it shows the band playing three songs from last year's Second Sight. It's much more than a simple performance video, however, since the surroundings are beautiful. We see lots of artful footage of the beautifully-situated Atlantic island and the wildlife and buildings that can be found there.
In a statement, frontman Tim Baker explained that his great-grandmother and great-aunt originally hailed from Fogo Island. He wrote, "Fair warning though, it takes its time — like riding to the island on the old ferry, or waiting for the tide to come up the long rocky beach, or like setting up to multitrack a 7-piece band in an artist studio run on solar panels and a woodstove — there is nothing instantaneous about any of it. So dig in, steep a cup of tea, have a spell (as my great-uncle used to say) and come along."
Watch the film below. Hey Rosetta!'s tour schedule can be seen here, although note that the only Canadian dates are at this summer's WayHome festival in Ontario.
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I have a lot of cookery books. I realised that again when Dom at Belleau Kitchen published this month's random recipe challenge, and asked us to turn to the 40th page of our 40th book and make whatever was on that page. My recipe books are in alphabetical order - thanks to my boyfriend when he was bored on evening - and I counted along; when I got to 40 I was still only as far as the letter E!
The book in question was Easy Cupcakes from Marks & Spencer and on page 40 were Queen Cupcakes. I'd never heard of them before and there was no explanation for the name; they seem to be simple cupcakes baked with currants. However, I had some blueberries in the fridge that needed using up - and I don't like blueberries on their own - so I thought Dom wouldn't mind if I adapted the recipe a bit!
This is a very simple recipe. Preheat the oven to 180C. Cream the butter and sugar in a bowl them mix in the eggs. Add the lemon juice, mix in the flour, with a dash of milk to loosen the batter, then fold in the blueberries.
Spoon into muffin cases and bake in the oven for about 15 minutes.
The recipe for the Queen Cakes does not involve any icing or decoration and as I decided to take these to a volunteering day I was doing with colleagues, I thought that would work well- I needed something that I could transport in a box in my rucksack that wouldn't be too messy. The cakes had a muffin-like texture and went down very well when we had a break in a hard day's work - we were building a cob oven and an irrigation system in a community garden. It was great fun!
I'm sending these to Random Recipes, hosted by Dom at Belleau Kitchen.
Family Foodies, hosted by Louisa at Eat Your Veg and Vanesther at Bangers and Mash, has as a theme this month barbecues, picnics and outdoor eating. These cakes or muffins are so easy to eat outdoors with no mess; they travel well and taste great too!
Ness at Jibber Jabber UK is looking for vintage cake recipes this month. Queen cakes are - from what I can find out - a very traditional old-fashioned kind of cake so I think that counts!
Blueberries are in season so I'm sending this to Simple and in Season, hosted by Ren Behan.
I am also sending this to Chris at Cooking Around The World - he has an exciting blog challenge relating to the world cup. England are playing today and my Queen Cakes are quintessentially British.
Blueberries, cupcakes? What is there that is not to like. Lovely cupcakes and thanks for adding up your post for the greatest Bloggers Around the World challenge of all times.
I always love what comes up as a result of random recipes...... and sometimes the simplest recipes (the ones which we skim over when we flick through books) are the best! These cupcakes look great, especially with the addition of the blueberries.
Always handy to a simple recipe to turn to. That's why they last the test the time! Thanks for linking up again to this month's Love Cake.


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Tamati's Big Red Fundraiser
Wow. I'd never organised a fundraiser before.
Some people have got that organising gene and some people don't.
I don't really, but I'm a hard worker and I love a good challenge.
Picture this. Saturday night, venue all set, drinks poured, photographers arrived, tickets sold - but would anyone show up?
All these thoughts rush through your head when you're organising a gig like this. First fundraiser and I'm sitting in a huge room trying to create a 'big red party' with about ten people - including my mum and dad.
Just as I started to get on the self-doubt bus, people started to show up. Just a few at first, but then it was like someone had called "BULLRUSH" and they were all gunning to get in.
One hundred... then two hundred... and then some more!
Lots of people I already knew, but there were new faces to meet as well - they just kept filing in. It was then I knew everything was going to be great!
The room was flooded with red lighting and on the tables were centrepieces of Labour ferns on translucent paper on top of tea-light candles.
Our MC was doing his first gig and it took all my restraint to not get up there and steal the mic! Forgive me! It's just that 'that's usually my job' thing.
First up, the winning kids from Glenholme Primary came out lip-syncing. The drag queens, Buckwheat and Tess did too! Rotorua doesn't see Drag Queens round very often, so it was a real treat to see the faces of the people in the room!
But it was the Diamond Divas who stole the night. They were finalists I worked with on New Zealand's Got Talent. They were just awesome.
We raised money and people danced. David Cunliffe and his wife were even spotted on the dance floor. Joined by so many of the other Maori MPs and candidates and a heap of Labour supporters.
The night was a great success. Stuff like this helps build solid relationships with communities.
For me, it was great to feel so much support – it was really humbling.
Now I have to do them proud and get out there and win Rotorua and bring in the Party Vote!!
Can you get involved? Click here to see how you can be part of changing the government!
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Q: change bin size of histogram data I have data from an SQL statement like
'select action_count, count(*) "num_users" from customers group by action_count;'

and load this into a pandas data frame. I can run a simple plot command on the data, or barplot it to make it look like a histogram. But how can I easily change the bin size of this data set? And how do I then plot the bins, i.e. the x-axis correctly?
Thanks!

A: You can specify the location of the edges of bins using a list in pandas hist. For example, using a custom sequence with bin from -2.0 to -0.5 and then -0.5 to 0.0 followed by a few increments of 0.1,
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

df =pd.DataFrame({'col1':np.random.randn(10000)})
df.hist(bins=[-2.,-0.5,0.,0.1,0.2,0.3])
plt.show()

which plots,

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I'm not sure what book Patty and Camille are referring to, but I did a quick search on Google.com and I noticed that all the Websites that were pulled up mentioned that GG was a feminist so it must have something to do with that. Can anyone else help on this one?
Thanks Joanna. That really helps!


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Blurring Between Lyrics and A Lifestyle
Robin Thicke's recent pop hit "Blurred Lines" portrays women and rape victims in a derogatory fashion
Jensen Wainwright, Focus Editor|October 31, 2013
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A rape victim displays her poster with lyrics from Thicke's "Blurred Lines."
The line, "I know you want it" has somehow snuck its way into everyone's ears this summer, but with Robin Thicke's summer hit "Blurred Lines," do you really know what you're listening to?
"Blurred Lines" is singlehandedly promoting rape culture to the youth of this nation through its repulsive lyrics. The song even goes so far to say, "The way you grab me/must wanna get nasty," suggesting that women want Thicke badly. He even elaborates on this with the repetition of "I know you want it" throughout the song.
Rape culture is starting to become normalized in today's society. Some jump to the conclusion that the victims ask for the attention by the way they dress or by the way they act when they are intoxicated. This thinking is widespread on both college and high school campuses.
In a well-publicized case recently, two high school football players, Trent Mays and Ma'lik Richmond, in Steubenville, Ohio were involved with videotaping their assault of their colleague whose name is not disclosed. Both confessed over an exchange of texts with their peers.
One text explained the horrors of the assault saying, "I should have raped her, now that everyone thinks I did."
Astonishingly, the rapists were looked at as the victims, and not the actual victim herself. After the guilty verdict was reached, CNN's Harley Poplow said, "these two young men who had such promising futures, star football players, very good students, literally watched as they believed their lives fell apart." Serena Williams joined in on the bashing of the victim over the summer, saying "she [the victim] shouldn't have put themselves in that position," directly blaming the victim, as if she purposefully went out that night to get raped.
Whether rape had occurred or not should not be judged on the victim's actions — it should be judged on the attacker and how they forced sexual assault.
Recently, survivors of sexual assault have spoken out against rape culture in what is called "Project Unbreakable." Many of the quotes said by rapists, molesters, and assaulters directly parallel what Thicke writes about in his hit song.
"I know you want it," "I know you like it," and "Tell me you want it" are just a few examples among the many.
Thicke's song takes away the real-life impact of sexual crimes. He portrays them as useable women who ask and deserve the molestation. The sad part of it all: not everyone is aware of what Thicke is promoting in his song, and just how big of a population it is affecting.
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Is listening to Christian heavy metal music wrong?
Should a Christian listen to secular music?
Is it wrong for a Christian to support gays?
Is it wrong for a christian to dance to secular music?
What is wrong with having a gay friend if you are a straight Christian teenaager?
What does the Bible say about gay Christians?
Is it wrong to listen to old music by a Christian artist who now says he is gay?
Do the actions of the individual in embracing sin mean we should not listen to his former music?
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Philip Davies
This is an interesting question and it worries quite a lot of new Christians. It's a dilemma that happens in many areas. For instance many Christians wondered if it was right to read books by a famous pastor after he came out as being gay, and they threw his books out.
This is understandable on one level if you have been personally disappointed by the individual and you react against them, and we understand that.
But the fact is that a person's writing or their music is quite independent of the person. The books that were once helpful inn the past, still contain the same truths and are still helpful now. The music that was once uplifting is still uplifting now.
Just because a person has fallen or stumbled does not mean we should treat them or their music with disdain. After all if we only read books and listened to music by people who had never sinned, we would have to empty the world of literature and close the ears of all mankind. And we ourselves would never write another word or sing another song, would we?
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Time is running out for Europe and the US to agree a new 'Safe Harbor' scheme to transfer private consumer data
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Time is running out for negotiators working on a new transatlantic data transfer scheme between the European Union and the US ahead of a Tuesday deadline.
They're working to build a replacement to "Safe Harbor," a mechanism for companies to legally transfer personal data that was struck down by Europe's highest court three months ago over fears of US government spying.
Failing to reach an agreement could leave the thousands of companies that send data between the EU and the US in limbo, and at risk of legal action from individuals and national regulators in Europe on the grounds that the US does not offer adequate protections for personal data.
Safe Harbor was abruptly invalidated by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in October 2015. Max Schrems, an Austrian law student privacy activist, had brought a case against Facebook in Ireland (its European headquarters) over US mass surveillance. Schrems argued that NSA spying meant that companies storing Europeans' data in the US could not sufficiently protect it. The Irish courts said they were powerless to act because of Safe Harbor — and so Schrems appealed to the ECJ, which invalidated the data transfer scheme altogether.
This has left US and EU negotiators desperately trying to build a new legal mechanism to legitimize transatlantic data transfers. Alternatives do exist — such as using pre-written "model clauses" that can be inserted into contracts, and obtaining the consent of the data subjects — but none are as straightforward as Safe Harbor was.
Negotiators have already missed one deadline set by Europe's privacy regulators, on Sunday night, The New York Times reports. They're now working to hammer something out tomorrow before the Article 29 working party meets this week.
So what happens if negotiators fail to come to an agreement — or if the working party rejects the proposals?
"We may see enforcement actions against companies that are still relying on Safe Harbor as the only basis for legitimizing their transfers of personal data to the US," privacy lawyer Susan Foster from law firm Mintz Levin told Business Insider. "It's likely that the initial targets would by US-headquartered companies, but European companies could be targets too. This is particularly a risk for European companies who want to transfer personal data to data processors in the US."
We should expect to see legal action almost immediately if a deal isn't reached, Foster says — initially focused at high-profile companies. "Will we see enforcement action immediately if no new Safe Harbor is reached this week? I think we are likely to see a few high-profile investigations pretty quickly. However, data protection authorities don't have unlimited resources, so initial investigations will probably be driven either by complaints from individuals, such as Maximillian Schrems' continuing complaints against Facebook, or other large targets that will generate a lot of publicity in return for a relatively small investment in enforcement funds."
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I killers della luna di miele (The Honeymoon Killers) è un film thriller statunitense del 1970, diretto dal musicista Leonard Kastle.

Il film ha come protagonisti due personaggi realmente esistiti, Raymond Fernandez e Martha Beck, coniugi americani tristemente noti per i molti omicidi dei "cuori solitari" negli anni quaranta. La stessa vicenda sarà ripresa da Arturo Ripstein nel 1996 con Profundo Carmesì, da Todd Robinson nel 2007 con Lonely Hearts ed in forma romanzata ed aggiornata al Belgio dei nostri giorni anche da Fabrice Du Welz con Alleluia nel 2014.

Trama
Martha Beck è un'infermiera nubile e desiderosa di affetto. Attraverso una rubrica per cuori solitari conosce Ray Fernandez, uno stagionato playboy che vive truffando anziane signore sole. Pur di rimanere accanto a lui, Martha accetta di fare da complice al suo uomo, presentandosi alle vittime come sua sorella, ad un patto: lui non dovrà avere alcun rapporto intimo con le donne. Quando l'incontro tra Ray e una di queste signore rischia di infrangere il patto tra i due complici, Martha la uccide.

La coppia prosegue la ricerca di donne sole da derubare: è il turno di Delphine, madre di una bambina. Ma Ray tradisce Martha; l'infermiera costringe l'uomo a uccidere Delphine, mentre lei stessa sopprime la figlia. Poi Martha chiama la polizia.

Produzione
Il produttore Warren Steibel assoldò il giovane regista Martin Scorsese per dirigere il film, ma in seguito lo licenziò per questioni contrattuali. Furono chiamati a sostituirlo il documentarista Donald Volkman e infine il musicista Leonard Kastle, nella sua unica prova da regista. Alcune scene dirette da Scorsese rimasero nel montaggio finale dell'opera.

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Renewed Social Outcry in Colombia: La Minga, the Struggle of the Marginalized
June 10, 2016 November 21, 2019 COHA 78 ViewsColombia, Emma Tyrou, havana talks, Human Rights, Indigenous Movement, Juan Sebastian Chavarro, Minga, Social movements 11 min read
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Since May 30, a national strike known as the Minga Nacional Agraria, Campesina, Étnica y Popular, or "National, Agrarian, Peasant, Ethnic and Popular" Movement has expanded throughout Colombia – rejecting the neoliberal economic model of development that the nation has championed in the last few decades. Quite meaningfully, Minga is originally an indigenous concept, referring to an effort of solidarity amongst a group of people in order to serve their community. Organizations of peasants, indigenous, and Afro-Colombian people have raised their voices in a call for an agrarian reform that would explore new ways for "sowing dignity, tilling hope and harvesting a new country."[1] More than 20 percent of Colombians still live in rural areas – among them a majority of the Afro-Colombians and Colombian Amerindians, who make up 15 percent of the population. Meaningfully, the agricultural sector employs 17 percent of the national workforce.[2] The Rural Colombian populations have been profoundly affected by national development policies based on large scale, private exploitation of natural resources. As a result, the popular sectors have faced a steep decline in economic opportunities, serious environmental damage, and indifference about these issues from Colombia's ruling elites. The current social upheaval came about in response to the government's lack of action and continued non-compliance regarding commitments made after a similar wave of demonstrations in 2013, driven by the same social demands.[3] Both movements have led to violent repression, under which numerous people lost their lives – three since the demonstrations resumed on May 30 this year.[4] After the 2013 mobilization, negotiations were held between Minga leaders and the government, centered on key areas intimately connected to the livelihood and needs of the country's rural populations. [5] The very same demands formulated back in 2013 are being reiterated today – showing not only the seriousness of these issues, but the need for the government to follow through on their commitments.
Calling on the Government to Satisfy Demands
Along with reminding the government of the 2013 negotiations, representatives of the Minga movement are calling for a land reform that would prioritize their autonomy over the land, in contrast to land exploitation by the agro and mining industrial complexes. Their main arguments address social and environmental disruptions that only seem to have been exacerbated by the continuation and expansion of the current economic development model. This model prioritizes the exploitation of land for mining and agro-industrial purposes, often without consulting the communities that originally inhabit and cultivate it. A major priority for the Minga movement is the defense of water resources that are devastatingly impacted by energy and mining projects. Additionally, the Minga calls for the enforcement of human and political rights: the urgent need to guarantee the right to protest, and the non-privatization of – and access to – healthcare and education. They also demand a critical transformation to the approach on the war on drugs.
A Decisive Context
Closely linked to the previous areas of concern, a central demand of the Minga is the participation in the Havana peace talks, which started in November 2012 between the government and the insurgency group of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia).[6] The indigenous, Afro-Colombian, and peasant populations are demanding to be included in the ongoing peace talks.[7] The legitimacy and urgency of this demand arise from their intimate connection with the conflict. Topics being discussed at Havana that will directly shape the realities of rural Colombians include post-conflict rural reform and guarantees for inclusion for disenfranchised peoples and victims.
Along with a reorientation of the rural reform that is already mentioned in the peace agreement, Minga participants advocate for the implementation of the Peasant Reservation Zones (Zonas de Reservas Campesinas, ZRC), an administrative grid designed to allow a better redistribution of land. They stand in opposition to both the ZIDRES model (Zonas de Interes de Desarrollo Rural Economico y Social), which prioritizes the interests of agro-industrial conglomerates, and to the growing mineral exploitation throughout the territories. Such a model does not promote consultation with the communities on behalf of the government and agro-industrial conglomerates.[8] Instead, Minga participants call for an alternative and inclusive environmental and economic model that focuses on supporting small and medium landholders, and agricultural producers. In this model ecology prevails as a paramount consideration instead of industry.[9] Eduardo León, member of the political commission of the People's Congress (Congreso de los Pueblos), a participating organization in the Colombian Agrarian Summit (Cumbre Agraria Colombiana, CAS), argues that food security is a necessity for Colombia, and that with the alternative ecological and small scale model this factor would be strengthened.[10] Food safety is seen as a pillar for the autonomy and sovereignty of the country, since it will not only provide independent internal food production, but also prevent the country from dependence on foreign producers.
Within the same scheme, a source of immense discontent is the free trade agreement that Colombia signed with the United States. This agreement has diminished local agricultural production that cannot compete with the subsidized massive production of the North. This has directly affected the livelihoods of these populations by sharply reducing their economic opportunities.[11] However, negotiations with the government have become virtually impossible due to its absolute refusal to discuss any part of its economic policy.[12]
Confrontations, Criminalization, and Call for Human Rights Observers
The peasant movements have been making the same demands for the past three years, with no substantial advances.[13] On June 2, the third day of the national strike, the Ministers of Internal Affairs, Mining and Energy, the Environment, and the High Council for Post Conflict (Alto Consejo para el Postconflicto) met with representatives of the National Indigenous Organization (Organizacion Nacional Indigena Colombiana, ONIC) in Cauca, south-western Colombia.[14] However, the ONIC chose to leave the negotiation table in reaction to the death of an indigenous demonstrator, Gersain Ceron. On June 4, "agreements of trust" were signed in order to prevent army intervention and guarantee the respect for human rights – namely through the presence of representatives of the Office of the Ombudsman (Defensoria del Pueblo, an institution of the government responsible for the protection of human rights).[15] By June 7, negotiations were convened in Bogota, gathering the same participants.[16]
On the same day, the CAS solicited the Inter-American Court on Human Rights (IACHR) to take precautionary measures and send observers to protect demonstrators' "life, personal integrity, individual freedom, and freedom of speech."[17] In the letter directed to the IACHR Executive Secretary Emilio Alvarez Icaza, the CAS denounces the violent methods of the public forces and the authorities (both local and national), which by then had led to the death of three aboriginal people; the injury of 200 (both policemen and demonstrators); and the arbitrary detention of 160 demonstrators.[18] The letter expresses concerns about helicopter surveys of strategic zones of the strike, as well as attempts at blocking the supply of food and water to the demonstrators. Particularly worrisome are the methods of the anti-riot police (Esmad): the CAS claims Willington Quibarecama, first victim in the Minga this year, died during an Esmad attack in which "flash grenades packed with dangerous objects such as nails or metallic fragments" were used against the demonstrators.[19] The CAS requested that the government "immediately withdraw the armed forces and their intelligence agencies from the gathering points, or any other actions related to the social protest."[20]
Ironically, the version of the facts provided by the authorities is the polar opposite. When speaking to the Colombian broadcast station Caracolradio, Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas declared that "in the national strike, what has been constant is rather the violence against the state forces."[21] He estimated the number of the wounded to be a mere quarter of what the CAS had announced – only counting the nearly 50 officers who were injured. He further clarified that Quibarecama lost his life in a "traffic accident," and that the two other demonstrators were killed by "artisanal weapons". This latest reference highlights the Minister of Defense's attempt to associate this mainly pacifist social movement with "terrorist" activities. The official message emphasizes that "there are two protests": the peasant one, and one infiltrated by the existing armed faction National Liberation Army (Ejercito de Liberacion Nacional, ELN).[22]
The Colombian government appears to promote fear and animosity among the general Colombian population in order to discredit the movement composed mainly of minorities. As the Minga continue their struggle for land rights and social justice, legislators examine a controversial bill which would allow the police to criminalize protesters occupying public space, and to carry out arbitrary arrests – including in private residences, without a judicial warrant. Nevertheless, "mobilizations will continue indefinitely until the government listens to communities and provides concrete solutions to their problems," CAS declared to TeleSUR on June 8.[23] Thousands have already joined the Minga, blocking over a hundred strategic points throughout the country – including the Panamerican highway.[24] At stake is the future of minorities who, though forgotten by elected officials, immensely enrich and contribute to the nation. The situation illustrates an oblivious government that is sympathetic to the interests of financial elites and even unable to guarantee basic needs to its citizens. The protests of the Minga are rooted in structural inequalities and a call for a profound reorientation of the development model in which Colombia has been engaging for years. It is a pressing and historical necessity for the traditionally disenfranchised to have a voice in the upcoming peace agreement, and the formulation of socially and economically just national development policies.
By Juan Sebastian Chavarro and Emma Tyrou, Research Associates at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs
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[1] "Colombia: Declaración Política Cumbre Agraria Campesina, Étnica Y Popular." La Via Campesina. March 18, 2014. Accessed June 09, 2016. http://viacampesina.org/es/index.php/temas-principales-mainmenu-27/reforma-agraria-mainmenu-36/2065-colombia-declaracion-politica-cumbre-agraria-campesina-etnica-y-popular.
[2] "The World Factbook: Colombia." Central Intelligence Agency. Last updated May 23, 2016. Accessed June 09, 2016. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/co.html.
[3] Prieto, Fernando Vicente. "Colombia: Minga Agraria Y Popular, Ante El ESMAD Y Los Medios." TeleSUR. June 6, 2016. Accessed June 09, 2016. http://www.telesurtv.net/bloggers/Colombia-Minga-agraria-y-popular-ante-el-ESMAD-y-los-medios-20160606-0006.html.
[4] Diego Melo. "2013: The Year of Social Protest and Repression in Colombia (Pt 1)." Colombia Reports. November 14, 2013. Accessed June 10, 2016. http://colombiareports.com/2013-year-social-protest-repression-colombia-pt-1/.
[5] "Colombia: Vuelve El Paro Nacional El 30 De Mayo Tras Dos Años De incumplimiento del Gobierno." – Resumen Latinoamericano. May 13, 2016. Accessed June 09, 2016. http://www.resumenlatinoamericano.org/2016/05/15/colombia-vuelve-el-paro-nacional-el-30-de-mayo-tras-dos-anos-de-incumplimiento-del-gobierno/.
[7] Alsema, Adriaan. "Negotiators to Meet with Colombia's Battered Minorities over Pending Peace Deal with FARC." Colombia Reports. June 03, 2016. Accessed June 09, 2016. http://colombiareports.com/colombia-peace-negotiators-meet-victimized-minorities/.
[8] Bolaños Edinson, Arley, and Osorio Granados, Marcela. "Modelo Económico, La Razón Del Paro." ElEspectador. May 31, 2016. Accessed June 09, 2016. http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/nacional/modelo-economico-razon-del-paro-articulo-635348.
[9] "Colombia: La Minga De La Cumbre Agraria, Campesina, Étnica Y Popular Inicia Un Paro Nacional." Red Latina Sin Fronteras. May 22, 2016. Accessed June 09, 2016. https://redlatinasinfronteras.wordpress.com/2016/05/22/colombia-la-minga-de-la-cumbre-agraria-campesina-etnica-y-popular-inicia-un-paro-nacional/.
[10] Ibid
[11] Murillo Barajas, Andrea. "Los TLC Amenazan a La Economía Campesina En Colombia – Las2orillas." Las2orillas. September 21, 2015. Accessed June 09, 2016. http://www.las2orillas.co/los-tlc-amenazan-la-economia-campesina-en-colombia/.
[12] Bolaños Edinson, Arley, and Osorio Granados, Marcela. "Modelo Económico, La Razón Del Paro." ElEspectador. May 31, 2016. Accessed June 09, 2016. http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/nacional/modelo-economico-razon-del-paro-articulo-635348.
[13] Prieto, Fernando Vicente. "Colombia: Minga Agraria Y Popular, Ante El ESMAD Y Los Medios." TeleSUR. June 6, 2016. Accessed June 09, 2016. http://www.telesurtv.net/bloggers/Colombia-Minga-agraria-y-popular-ante-el-ESMAD-y-los-medios-20160606-0006.html.
[14] "Dos Indígenas Muertos Tras Enfrentamientos Con La Fuerza Pública En Cauca." Noticias UNO La Red Independiente. June 02, 2016. Accessed June 09, 2016. http://noticiasunolaredindependiente.com/2016/06/02/noticias/nacional/dos-indigenas-muertos-tras-enfrentamientos-con-la-fuerza-publica-en-cauca/.
[15] "Pocos Avances En Ocho Días De Paro Agrario En Colombia." – Colombia. June 6, 2016. Accessed June 09, 2016. http://www.elpais.com.co/elpais/colombia/noticias/pocos-avances-ocho-dias-paro-agrario-colombia.
[16] "Líderes Del Paro Agrario Se Reunirán El Martes En Bogotá Con Representantes Del Gobierno." ElEspectador. June 4, 2016. Accessed June 09, 2016. http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/nacional/lideres-del-paro-agrario-se-reuniran-el-martes-bogota-r-articulo-636089.
[17] "Colombia: Striking Rural Workers Warn of Looming Crackdown." TeleSUR. June 8, 2016. Accessed June 09, 2016. http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Colombia-Striking-Rural-Workers-Warn-of-Looming-Crackdown-20160608-0013.html.
[18] "Cumbre Agraria Solicita Medidas Cautelares a CIDH Por Atropellos Durante Paro Agrario." ElEspectador. June 7, 2016. Accessed June 09, 2016. http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/judicial/cumbre-agraria-solicita-medidas-cautelares-cidh-atropel-articulo-636378.
[19] "granadas aturdidoras cargadas con objetos peligrosos como puntillas, metrallas, esquirlas y grapas," representatives of the CA cited in "Cumbre Agraria Solicita Medidas Cautelares a CIDH Por Atropellos Durante Paro Agrario." ElEspectador. June 7, 2016. Accessed June 09, 2016. http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/judicial/cumbre-agraria-solicita-medidas-cautelares-cidh-atropel-articulo-636378.
[24] "Minguero: Derechos De Los Campesinos Son Satanizados Por Santos." TeleSUR. June 8, 2016. Accessed June 09, 2016. http://www.telesurtv.net/news/Minguero-Derechos-de-los-campesinos-son-satanizados-por-Santos-20160608-0068.html ; and Pieto, Fernando Vicente. "Colombia: Minga Agraria Y Popular, Ante El ESMAD Y Los Medios." TeleSUR. June 6, 2016. Accessed June 09, 2016. http://www.telesurtv.net/bloggers/Colombia-Minga-agraria-y-popular-ante-el-ESMAD-y-los-medios-20160606-0006.html.
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REVIEW: Wizkid comes almost made in new album, Made in Lagos
Wizkid's 14 track studio album points in different directions
byIdoko Salihu
Georgetown University professor of sociology, Michael Eric Dyson, in 2019 wrote a book on Jay-Z called Made In America. It's foreword was written by producer Pharrell Williams. In like manner, Kanye West and Jay-Z's album Watch the Throne has "Made in America" on track 11.
The title of Wizkid's 14 track studio album (Made In Lagos) is a similar turn of phrase, although not so creative in the sense that it points in different directions.
But Star Boy should perhaps be commended for delaying the album's release as he joined others to protest police brutality with the #EndSARS movement.
With only a few reservations, Wizkid still brought home the goods to his fans.
This song has a highlife feel to it as Star Boy laments about betrayals from people he has helped; people who bite the fingers that feed them. But having soldiered through the odds, everyone needs him and he has to sing "Amazing Grace" and play on his banjo.
Wizkid is comfortably sitting on a pedestal of success that he could look back and see how far he had come. This is the more reason why everyone is asking for him. Though they may try, these imaginary enemies cannot "collect what Baba God destined for me" he croons.
He slips into Jamaican patois accent to deliver the following lines: "Dem try but dem never scare nobody/Bad man like me, no fear nobody/ When you play my rhythm, omo guess what mammy?"
The song signals a good opening for the whole album.
This has the laid back afro groove that is typical of Burna Boy. It's a slow party jam that celebrates being an alpha male even when one is being misunderstood or underestimated. Wizkid displays his nightlife chutzpah; drinking, smoking and dancing with beautiful people that dance to the music sweetly like sweet wine.
Burna Boy boasts how he moves the crowd in the sense that everywhere he goes, he pulls people to the floor that he confesses; "I no be babalawo, I'm just a singer."
The song is a celebration of inducing substances to get the ginger' so as to party and 'shayo' till daylight. It is bound to have clubgoers on their feet.
Longtime
This song is reminiscent of "Bad Energy (Stay Far Away)" that Wizkid sang with Skepta in 2018. Except this isn't about the city of Lagos, but a woman. The metaphors illustrate two young men celebrating the loves of their lives. Though the previous song 'Ginger" explores a general party scene, this one exudes the charms of a personal party.
Skepta's verse is about the most poetic in the song with his versality laid out on the double rhymes technique he orchestrates at the beginning of his verse. The dialogue between him and his lover celebrates love in its purest form. The assumed lover texts back saying she doesn't want games.
There's an allusion to the '90s American hip hop group Fugees consisting of Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill and Pras Michel in the fifth line; "Ready or Not, man I'm with the Fugees."
Skepta's prowess as a street-smart dude, who could take care of his girl and still get along with friends, shows in the following lyrics:
I met her on the High Street, she too sweet
I say "What's good?" She told me "You'll see."
Said she's living life like the movie
I said "Come and teach me, you know I got the school fees."
"Ready or Not", man I'm with the Fugees
So where your friends at? I'm trying to get high
I got the jet pipe, smile on my face when she texts back
Said she don't wanna play games; I respect that!
No lies, man I'm telling you the truth
Everything man when I pull up with the goons…
Wizkid runs with the flow of the song espousing his notion of love thus; "Till we make the neighbours know/Nobody fine pass you tonight/Say na me and you go dey till we no get time."
The baseline and a few kicks on keyboard gives the song a bluesy feel that falls in line with the affection both artists are expressing on the song. Wizkid talks about the pricelessness of the true love he has for his girl, that's why he wishes to make love to her till the neighbours get to hear them.
Wizkid code-switches between English and Yoruba to assure his love that his feelings are guaranteed, and enemies will be jealous. But they will be in their personal movie like the Hollywood movie director Quentin Tarantino. He enjoys that she calls him a 'bad man' and he encourages her to show her assets because nothing surpasses what he feels for her. The slow grind in the song makes it an ideal song for private listening.
Mighty Wine
This is one for the dance floor because of the heavy kicks in the background. Wizkid keeps to the theme of adoring a dancing female that knows how to 'rotate' in a way that causes a lot to flicker through his mind, after all, he doesn't mind to 'manya' or go crazy for her. He only wants to dance and be with her because she will give him 'Mighty Wine.'
"Blessed" is the most conscious song on the whole album. Borrowing the vocal cords of Damian Marley, son of the legendary Bob Marley, the socioeconomic and political undertones of the song is heard from the sampled voice of the young girl hawking 'cold water' and 'cold mineral.'
The saxophone keeps the percussions of the song even. Of course it has a reggae rhythmicality. The two artists take turn to talk about their experiences under pressure and their wish for their children not to suffer the same. This is why they feel blessed, having looked how much they have achieved, and it's only reasonable that they let go of the bad memories and celebrate the present.
"I keep it nappy," croons the younger Marley, "and I do what keeps me happy and nobody can deny me that I'm blessed". It's a feel good song celebrating the present.
Wizkid features H.E.R in one of the love songs in the album, but this sounds like a filler. It concentrates on the promises lovers make to each other when in a relationship. But most importantly, the theme of this song extends to the next song Piece of Me featuring Ella Mai.
Sexual prowess is being celebrated in the song and Ella Mai makes a whole lot of difference in her poetic rendition and seductive voice: "…come and get it, come and get it baby/Oh my love…make me drip like the ocean…I know you never gonna leave me… you can come and get a piece." Lovemaking remains the centre of the song and both acts demonstrate that in their lyrics.
It's another love song concerning a pretty girl that doesn't want to be stressed, other than to be made love to. The album could do without this song. It is very repetitive of ideas explored in previous songs. It even copies the rhythm of Amerie's "1 Thing."
The song is a breath of fresh air because of its African rhythms and sounds different from the previous love songs in Made in Lagos. The duo of Tay Iwar and Projexxx bring a call and response pattern to the song celebrating unconditional love, sincerity and the longing between lovers.
The metaphor of lovers being prisoners of their making is well expressed in the manner it's celebrated in Sweet One. Wizkid pleads with a lover not to forsake his love when he needs her. But he claims the feeling is mutual because his lover says "yes to me," and "nobody gives her love like that." She says she will never lie to him and would make love till the break of dawn.
The breakout singer of "Try Me", Tems delivers on this song. The song expresses a mature longing between two people who have fallen out of love after a long relationship. But one of the lover assures the other, there's nobody needed to fulfil his/her needs, whether spiritual or physical.
Wizkid sings that if any of them parts from the relationship, both wouldn't survive it. A lot of body confidence is expressed in the song in the sense that Tems croons "You no need no other body/ Only you fit hold my body."
The uncrowded beat shows the mastery of the artists to hold onto their rhythms while expressing trust in a relationship.
Though featuring Terri, this song sounds like the filler song of the album. What in local parlance could be called; "Give the people what they want." Wizkid tries to indigenise the song and implicates a love-girl that carries her shoulders high, but he pleads to her to relax and enjoy the gbedu.
Gyrate
The rap-like flow and the spontaneous change in rhythm makes it a summer kind of song. It reverts to the earlier celebration of partying till dawn. Wizkid advocates his hosts to gyrate and forget their worries. The saxophone playing in the background is the masterstroke of the track. He hails those who could hustle and party at the same time, which after all is the goal of life.
This is a song of assurance despite what others think. Wizkid sings "Steady I dey my lane/As I run my race". It's an expression of confidence and calls for people to be themselves and be better than the expectation of others. Wizkid talks about standing tall and being about time and money, a kind of hustling anthem.
"Grace" expresses that "people suffer but keep smile for face" which rings true of Fela Kuti's "Schuffering and Schmiling", except it isn't political. It is a motivational song. It is disappointing that a word like "Grace" isn't explored for its spiritual dimension.
The notion of grace, sin, fall, forgiveness and redemption would have nailed the song, instead Wizkid glorifies a "bad bitch" to "tell him all is okay". If only a metaphysical angle is explored, it would have been a perfect finale for the Made in Lagos album. In spite of this disappointment, the album will have its rounds in the clubs and private gatherings.
The title originality is questioned in the manner Nas calls out Jay-Z on "Ether", concerning the title of his album "Blueprint" because KRS-One already had a song of the same title.
The whole album is moving but doesn't have the cohesion of his earlier albums. Aside three songs that try to philosophically look at the realities of everyday life, the album is a bunch of love songs that are not sequentially arranged; lacking a beginning, middle, and end.
It is also disappointing that an album that carries the name of one of Africa's most gritty and harshest cities to live in doesn't dwell on this theme. One asks what is Made in Lagos about the album? The street realities and the crucibles expected in a Lagos-themed album is totally absent. It's as though the songs and the album title were separately chosen.
But the album still yields a good listen. There are nuggets of songs that will at least not only distract Nigerian minds from the political instability, but will console listeners on the losses suffered in this pestilential COVID-19 year.
Verdict: Two and a half stars
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Did Geno Smith rip Ryan Fitzpatrick in since-deleted Instagram post?
Geno Smith had a front-row seat to Ryan Fitzpatrick's disastrous six-interception performance during the New York Jets' 24-3 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs last Sunday. The Jets backup quarterback then appeared to take a shot at the team's starter with a seemingly sardonic post to Instagram that has since been deleted.
Smith took to the social media site Wednesday and posted a pic of himself making a bemused, pouting face along with a request from his followers to provide a caption (followers of course had a field day with that).
While it's impossible to definitively infer Smith's intentions, the timing of the post alone makes it suspect coming so close after Fitzpatrick's brutal game. The decision to quickly delete it makes it all the more curious.
Smith also offered up this cryptic tweet Monday.
Never comment on it. Never complaining.
— Geno (@GenoSmith7) September 26, 2016
Smith was after all the de facto Jets starting quarterback as the team spent the summer in a protracted and sometimes contentious contract negotiation with Ryan Fitzpatrick. When the Jets finally got Fitzpatrick back in the fold, Smith couldn't hide his frustration over being relegated to second-string once again, although he tried to say all the right things.
"I'm not disappointed. I'm kind of pissed off, but it's not a detrimental thing," he said at the time, via Rich Cimini of ESPN.com.
Smith of course lost his starting to job to Ryan Fitzpatrick ahead of last season due to the fallout of a fight with then-Jet IK Enemkpali that resulted in a broken jaw.
Seeing Fitzpatrick struggle not only last Sunday but during the Jets' 1-2 start (completing 55.8 percent of his passes with 3 touchdowns to seven interceptions and a 59.3 rating) has to leave Smith stewing in some sense. He was only weeks away from starting the 2016 regular season as the Jets starting quarterback before Fitzpatrick swooped back in, after all.
In fact, chances are good the look featured in Smith's since-deleted post wasn't the only time he has made this face in recent weeks. Although that doesn't make Smith's decision to post it a good idea, either.
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JLP suspends St James councillor over gun charge in row with wife
Published:Thursday | December 9, 2021 | 12:10 AM
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) suspended Montego Bay South East division Councillor Arthur Lynch on Wednesday after he was charged with assault and gun charges in an altercation with his wife.
The St James police confirmed that Lynch was charged with illegal possession of firearm and assault at common law.
The charges stem from allegations that Lynch, on Tuesday, pulled his licensed firearm and pointed it at his partner.
A court date is being finalised, the police information arm said in a statement.
The JLP said it was conducting a probe into the matter, the findings of which would be turned over to the party's Central Executive.
"The secretariat of the Jamaica Labour Party is advising that the party membership of councillor for the Montego Bay South East Division, Arthur Lynch, has been suspended with immediate effect," a statement from the JLP read.
Montego Bay Mayor Leeroy Williams, who leads the JLP majority at the St James Municipal Corporation, declared ignorance of the incident when he was contacted by The Gleaner on Wednesday afternoon.
The incident is a source of embarrassment for the Holness administration after it sidelined first-term Westmoreland Central Member of Parliament George Wright, who won on a JLP ticket, after an assault scandal in March.
Wright was believed to have been the man in a viral video seen pummeling a woman with his fists and a stool.
Wright and his partner, Taniesha Singh, had made initial reports to the police but did not cooperate with detectives further, dooming the investigation.
The Westmoreland Central MP has neither denied nor confirmed that he was the man in the video.
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Why should you go for an assessment of your data center?
Sandeep Srivastava
There are many benefits of opting for the assessment of your data center. With its help, you get a clearer picture of capabilities, reliability, and vulnerabilities of your datacenter. It is an important early step in developing a roadmap for future growth, upgrades, and expansion.
They can focus on a specific technical feature or system. They may be broader in scope to encompass the full array of critical and non-critical systems that support the IT enterprise that includes the copper and fiber communication and network or storage infrastructure. When a technical even happens then as a response to them and to be better prepared for the future, assessments are initiated. Sometimes they are done to accommodate new computing initiative like cloud IT services.
Assessment can help you identify capacity shortfalls and gaps in the existing topology that was otherwise considered as robust. More often than not these gaps are vulnerabilities that gradually erode the reliability and availability. It puts the entire facility at the risk of the unplanned outages. To identify these gaps physical verification is done, or the documents are reviewed as well. It mostly covers examination of the online electrical diagram, utility bills, cooling systems, control diagrams, etc. Meetings are also conducted to understand how the facilities are managed. An assessment report is then created which is contains the vulnerabilities identified and ranks the severity of the vulnerabilities.
What Are The Things That Are Usually Assessed?
There are many areas of inquiry, let's take a look at them one by one:
It involves the examination of the on-line electrical diagram to identify single points of failure and the other operational constraints. For instance, there may be redundant UPS modules, but they might be lacking in the bypass feature. Worse the redundant UPS modules may feed a single critical output switchboard. Most of the critical electrical systems are evaluated that includes the critical and standby power generation and distribution, utility service, monitoring systems for the electrical power, transient voltage surge suppression, protection from lightning, grounding, fire alarm, and access control.
They are scrutinized to receive the same level of security. Cooling system capacity and the redundancy are closely examined. The failover scenarios are analyzed as well. The chilled water systems are more complex than the air-cooled refrigeration systems. They are scanned for the redundancy and the system configuration as well. The mechanical systems are reviewed to check the humidity and temperature control, space pressurization control, fire suppression, battery room ventilation, space pressurization control, generator fuel storage, and the delivery systems, plumbing drainage systems, etc.
Structural Systems
The building in which the data center are hosted contributes to the data center's overall degree of robustness. The systems that are scanned are the wall and the roof construction materials, the presence of the windows, floor capacity, and adjacency of spaces relative to the other critical and non-critical support systems. The spaces such as the loading docks, IT storage and staging, burn-in and the test/development, NOC and the relationships with the critical mechanical rooms are considered.
The building site is also assessed to find the possible vulnerabilities and the characteristics that may impact the data center operations. How the building is accessed, its proximity to the adjacent hazards like rivers, rail lines are a few things that affect the choice of location for the data-center.
There are many other areas of inquiry that are scanned before the start of a new computing initiative like cloud IT services to make sure that they deliver the best results.
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American Express and Hilton Donate a Million Hotel Rooms to Medical Workers During Pandemic
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The two brands teamed up to lend a hand to those making a difference during these unprecedented times.
By Jordi Lippe-McGraw on April 06, 2020
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As travel largely came to a halt due to the coronavirus pandemic, hospitality companies have been looking for ways to support those in need. And today, American Express and Hilton announced that they were partnering to donate one million hotel room nights across the country to medical professionals working tirelessly to fight against COVID-19.
"During this crisis, we have seen so many examples of medical professionals working in the most challenging circumstances, sacrificing their own needs for the greater good. They truly are heroes," said Hilton President and CEO Christopher J. Nassetta in a statement. "We are honored to extend our Hilton hospitality to them during this difficult time."
Beginning next week, free rooms will be available across Hilton brands to doctors, nurses, first responders, and any other frontline medical staff through the end of May. The hotels will follow enhanced safety and health protocols like common areas being sanitized using industrial-grade cleaners and specially-trained staff to safeguard guests and themselves.
This offer creates a space for thousands of medical staff working long hours to rest, recharge, and self-isolate from their families during the trying time.
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"Knowing that there is a safe, clean, and comfortable hotel room waiting for you at the end of a long shift can make all the difference in the world right now," William Jaquis, MD, FACEP, president of the American College of Emergency Physicians said. "The kind of compassion and caring that Hilton and American Express are offering has never been more welcome."
Hilton is working with 10 associations, such as the Society of Hospital Medicine and the American Nurses Association, to create a streamlined network giving room access to more than 1 million healthcare workers who would otherwise have to pay for accommodations.
"Our medical workers who are courageously and selflessly serving on the frontlines in the coronavirus crisis represent the best of who we are," said American Express Chairman and CEO, Stephen J. Squeri. "We're honored to support this initiative with our longtime partner, Hilton, to provide the heroes in our communities a place to rest, recharge and help keep their loved ones safe during this time."
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