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Analyzing your local trafficking problem will give you a better understanding of the factors that contribute to it. Once you have analyzed your local problem and established a baseline for measuring effectiveness, you can consider possible responses to the problem.
The following strategies provide a foundation for addressing local trafficking problems. These strategies are drawn from a variety of studies and police reports; several may apply in your community. It is critical that you tailor responses to local circumstances and that you can justify each response based upon reliable analysis. In most cases, an effective strategy will involve implementing several different responses, because law enforcement alone is seldom effective in reducing or eliminating the problem. Do not limit yourself to considering what police can do: instead, carefully consider who else in your community shares responsibility for the problem and can help address it. The cooperation of local businesses, community organizations, local service providers, and-where applicable-military bases will be essential.
Although estimates vary, it is likely that at least one-third of prostitutes are either internationally or domestically trafficked women. [46] The police response to trafficking in women will therefore likely be closely linked to its response to the sex trade. Many of the responses described in the Problem-Oriented Guide on Street Prostitution may therefore apply. However, from the point of view of human trafficking, some reconsideration of established police responses to prostitution is necessary.
The response to the exploitation of trafficked women depends on attitudes-attitudes held by the public, stereotypes held by the purchasers of sex and users of forced labor, and police attitudes towards prostitutes. As far as the sex trade is concerned, from a human trafficking point of view, prostitution is primarily an exploitative activity perpetrated against prostitutes, both by their handlers and by the purchasers of sex. Prostitutes are therefore victims, not offenders. Although controversial, this view is crucial in responding to the problem of trafficked women, because those who traffic women for sex often use the women's criminal designation as a means of exploitation and of keeping the women out of sight of the authorities. It may also provide a ready excuse for purchasers, who may believe that their culpability is lessened because the prostitutes workers are "just" illegal immigrants. In addition some researchers have argued that stereotypes of prostitutes and the failure to take the exploitive nature of prostitution seriously is stronger in the mostly male dominated field of criminal justice.[47] As far as forced labor is concerned, the public, including criminal justice personnel,[48] find it difficult to believe that slave-like working conditions still exist in the twenty-first century, even in America.
Both situations of exploitation make it very difficult to convince trafficked individuals to testify against their traffickers. Although TVPA was designed to correct this problem, the number of individuals eligible for protection under the act is still very low, for two reasons: first, the definitions of eligibility for TVPA protection are quite restrictive; second, the police-often the first contact with exploited women-are neither trained to identify trafficked women nor to report them to the appropriate authorities according to TVPA requirements. Thus, educating police, prosecutors, and judges is central to solving the problem of exploiting trafficked women.
A proactive approach to enforcement is necessary because very few cases will be reported to local police. Physical and psychological control by the traffickers, fear of law enforcement, illegal immigration status, and language barriers are all factors in limiting the possibility of complaints (National Trafficking Alert System n.d.).
In addition to the information provided in this guide, you can also draw on the resources offered by the U.S. Department of Justice, the Department of State, and the Department of Health and Human Services to develop training courses that will introduce police to the ethnic and cultural issues embedded in this problem and to the skills necessary in interviewing and uncovering victims of trafficking.
In conjunction with the U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR) has developed a detailed instructional program for trainers who can then return to their departments and train local officers (SPOG 2005). For further information, visit the IIR website at http://www.iir.com/.
Besides training, there are a number of preparatory responses that should be undertaken before attempting any of the specific responses recommended below. These are clearly necessary, because it is not possible to reduce the exploitation of trafficked women without having the skills, training, and experience to identify the problem. You should consult the earlier section called Asking the Right Questions as you read the following, which describes the steps that should be taken to prepare for the responses that are directed specifically at reducing and preventing the exploitation of trafficked women.
Preparatory Responses for Identifying the Problem
1. Locating trafficked women. [49] Illegal immigrants are not necessarily trafficked, and trafficking victims are not always illegal immigrants. Thus, although brothels are commonly placed in migrant areas, police should not assume that they will always find trafficked women in those areas. In fact, exploiters may keep victims away from areas where their languages are spoken, even while catering to customers who speak those languages . The obvious place to begin looking for evidence of trafficking is with the vice squad, which will certainly have had contact with trafficked women, although unless they have been trained to look for them, they may not know it. Indicators of the presence of trafficked women and venues where they may be found include:
See Overcoming Language Barriers: Solutions for Law Enforcement PDF
If there are no visible signs of the sex trade in your area, you should investigate the informal network that exists in all localities. Word of mouth, whether from a bartender or a taxi driver, is a typical way of finding out about the underground sex trade. Remember, the purveyors of sex must advertise their services; if customers can learn about these services, so can you.
2.Identifying trafficked women. Interviewing women to determine their immigration status requires training and skill. It is particularly difficult to overcome the deep-seated fear and distrust that many such women have of police and other government officials. And in fact, until the passage of TVPA this fear was well grounded, because women who were identified as trafficked were arrested and deported. Furthermore, many trafficked women are trained in what to say to police by their exploiters. [50] They may also be fearful of reprisals by their exploiters for speaking to police, or anyone outside their organization for that matter. The following are indications of possible trafficking. [51]
3. Protecting trafficked women. How you deal with specific incidents of trafficking is important, not only to the welfare of the victim, but also to establishing relationships with other trafficked women and community groups that may be able to assist in solving the problem of trafficked women. Once you have identified trafficked women, you must protect them from their traffickers and inform them of their rights under TVPA. In cases of severe victimization, you should prevent the woman from returning to her home or workplace, because the risk is very high that the victim will be quickly trafficked to another location and will remain in constant threat of physical abuse. You can help the victim by doing the following.
The toll-free Trafficking in Persons and Worker Exploitation Task Force complaint line, at 888.428.7581 (voice and TTY), is staffed by personnel who have access to interpreters and can speak with callers in many languages. Located at DOJ, it helps answer questions, takes a case forward, and refers to prosecutors.
For translation assistance and other advice on identifying trafficking cases, call the National Trafficking in Persons Hotline: 1.866.US.TIPLINE
Other Hotlines:
Department of Health and Human Services Hotline: 888.373.7888. Provides links to service providers working with trafficked persons across the country.
U.S. Office of Refugee Settlement: 202.401.4825
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops/Migration and Refugee Services: 202.541.3385
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services: 410.230.2725
National Korean Hotline: 1.888.9.POLARIS
National Thai Hotline: 1.866.856.THAI
National Spanish Hotline: 1.888.80.AYUDA
4. Working with service organizations. As noted, the chances of a trafficked woman revealing her status to a police officer are limited. She may, however, reach out to other groups or agencies. You should therefore:
These can be important sources of information on identifying trafficked women and for supporting and assisting trafficked women once they are identified. Do not assume that these organizations are aware of the plight of trafficked women. The idea that something like slavery still exists in the United States is difficult for most people to believe.
5. Educating the public about human trafficking. Public education through outreach programs and publicizing particular cases that have been successfully prosecuted through the media can raise awareness of human trafficking problems. Efforts to enforce laws against the exploitation of trafficked women, especially prostitution, will be severely limited without public support. Many of the responses below require money, resources, and changes in the local community environment. It will be difficult or impossible to accomplish these goals without community support. There are many websites that provide posters, brochures, and other materials that can be useful in educating the public about human trafficking; many of these are available in multiple languages. However, probably the most effective means of publicity is informing the media when cases of human trafficking are discovered in your community or elsewhere. There are many such cases available on the web, such as those reported by the Palm Beach Post in Florida. [52]
The learning module on Street Prostitution (available on the POP Center website at http://www.popcenter.org/learning/) provides an excellent opportunity to learn how to respond to the problem of prostitution and emphasizes especially the role of community support in accomplishing the goals of problem-oriented policing.
Source: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
A search on the web for anti-slavery and anti-human trafficking websites produces
many promotional materials
Specific Responses to the Exploitation of Trafficked Women
There are three approaches to reducing or preventing the exploitation of trafficked women:
Enforcing Laws Against Traffickers and Men Who Purchase Sex
6. Adopting an unambiguous enforcement policy. Enforcement attitudes to the sex trade are currently in flux. At the international level, some countries such as Sweden argue that trafficked prostitutes are victims rather than offender and that the purchasers of sex should be punished, not the sex workers themselves. This view was first translated into law in Sweden in 1998, and has increasingly become policy of the U.S. Department of State, and the Department of Defense. It is too early to tell whether this approach will be translated into policy or law at the local levels of criminal justice, or whether it will contribute to the reduction of trafficking in women for the sex trade, as claimed by some early Swedish research (see Response No. 8).
[53] Whatever policy your department adopts, it should be clear and unambiguous, leaving no room for ambivalent enforcement, such as occasional sweeps and raids (see Response 17). The success of any policy also depends upon training officers to understand the diverse ethnic and cultural issues outlined in the preparatory responses above, and the clarity with which the policy of enforcement is applied in that setting.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families Campaign to Rescue and Restore Victims of Human Trafficking provides an excellent tool kit for police. This kit includes:
You can download this entire kit at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/trafficking/campaign_kits/index.html
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
7.Working with immigration and Labor Department officials. Developing a close working relationship with immigration officials is essential to the successful investigation and prosecution of human trafficking cases because the victim is always the key witness. It will also help in identifying trafficked women and in establishing their immigrant or refugee status. Unfortunately, there is a long history of conflict between local police and federal immigration officials in many parts of the United States. Even though local police have the legal and constitutional responsibility to enforce federal immigration law, they may lack the local authority to intervene or be concerned that enforcing immigration laws will damage their acceptance in local immigrant communities. [54] As noted, some states and sanctuary cities have even passed laws forbidding police from enforcing immigration laws. Because the situation of trafficked women is complicated by their ambiguous status as both illegal aliens and crime victims, extensive policies and procedures must be worked out between local and federal officials, especially in terms of establishing the status of one who has suffered a "severe form of human trafficking" as defined by the TVPA. Without cooperation on both sides, a trafficking victim could be deported or detained for immigration related crimes, thus losing the valuable eyewitness testimony needed to prosecute traffickers. Indeed, in fiscal year 2004, only 43 individuals were convicted of trafficking offenses under the TVPA by the U.S. Department of Justice. [55]
When potential traffickers are encountered, their immigration status can often be verified if they have been issued an Alien Number (also known as an "A number"). ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) maintains a 24/7 hotline (866-347-2423) for U.S. law enforcement officers (called the Law Enforcement Service Center) that can be called to see if a trafficker is already in the ICE system. If a trafficker is not legal, he or she can often be held on immigration charges (smuggling, transporting, or harboring illegal aliens) while a human trafficking investigation continues.
Department of Labor (DOL) officials can also be crucial allies in combating the exploitation of women through forced labor. Federal officials from the Wage and Hour Division of DOL can walk onto a worksite and immediately demand to see the I-9 forms of all immigrant workers employed there (law enforcement officials might otherwise need a subpoena to see these same documents). The DOL Wage and Hour Division can also ensure that immigrant workers are paid what they are owed under the law and can help verify subsequent victim claims for legal compensation from their traffickers for lost wages and benefits.
8. Using the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act of 1996 (RICO). Because their labor costs are minimal and they do not comply with standard health and safety regulations, the owners of brothels and sweatshops who use trafficked labor have an unfair competitive advantage over their rivals. Thus, they are ripe for civil suits aimed at their bottom line. RICO can be especially effective in that regard, as it allows for treble damages. Originally enacted by the U.S. Congress to facilitate the prosecution of organized crime, a number of significant RICO cases have found against sweatshops that benefit economically from employing illegal immigrants or trafficked labor. [56] This approach has been used successfully in prostitution cases as well. Additionally, as recommended in Problem Specific Guide No. 2, Street Prostitution, strict enforcement of zoning laws, nuisance abatement ordinances, and business licensing regulations against properties that allow prostitution can serve to make your community inhospitable to exploiters and traffickers. (See also Responses 13-16.)
In 2001, police and state and federal prosecutors combined their efforts to prosecute a network of competing pimps The men were convicted of extortion and involuntary servitude as well as forming a RICO conspiracy (de Baca and Tisi 2002).
9. Punishing the purchasers of sexual services and not the sex trade workers. As noted above, in 1998, Sweden passed a law prohibiting the purchase of sexual services. Although the punishment of commercial sex traffickers continued, the law made it clear that rather than being the sellers of sex, prostitutes were in fact the product that was being sold. Swedish authorities claim that as a result of the law the majority of sex purchasers have disappeared and that the number of women trafficked to Sweden has not increased, as it has in other Western European nations. [57] Sweden found, however, that although the law had widespread public support, judges and prosecutors were slow to adopt the view that they should prosecute the buyers rather than the prostitutes. The Swedish police also opposed the law when it was originally enacted.
The enforcement of this law has proven very difficult, not only because of attitudes of law enforcement about prostitution, but also because of serious difficulty in interpreting the language of the law, which in many circumstances seems to leave open the possibility of prosecuting prostitutes. In some cases prostitutes have threatened to expose their clients unless they were paid more money. Others have questioned the Swedish governments claim that prostitution by trafficked women has not increased at the same rate as other more liberal European countries (Kulick 2003). It is reasonable to conclude that there are no studies of sufficient scientific quality to support either side of the argument.
Although U.S. laws that specify punishments for men who solicit prostitutes vary enormously, they usually impose fines, probation, community service, and publicity; in almost every case they constitute misdemeanors. Publishing the names of buyers of sex has been found to be effective-although there are some difficult legal issues involved [58] -and community service has been found to be more effective than fines or jail time (see the Problem-Oriented Guide on Street Prostitution). Some U.S. cities, such as Los Angeles, California and West Palm Beach, Florida have introduced car confiscation programs for men who solicit prostitutes. Other programs combine these punishments with attempts to educate offenders about the social consequences of their acts (see Response 10). The extent to which these programs have been effective in reducing the prostitution of trafficked women in the United States has not been thoroughly researched, but early indications are that they may be effective. [59] For example, in response to the recent announcement by the U.S. Department of Defense of a zero tolerance policy for military personnel who solicit prostitutes, Korea has announced that it will close all red light districts that are adjacent to U.S. military bases. [60]
10. Changing the attitudes of prostitution customers. A number of cities have introduced "john schools," in which men convicted of purchasing sex are educated about the damaging consequences that their behavior has on the lives of prostitutes. Various programs of this kind operate in cities such as Portland, Oregon and St. Paul, Minnesota. These may be applied to first time offenders only, as is the case in San Francisco, California, or to all offenders. In general, studies in the United States and Canada have found these programs to be very effective in reducing recidivism. When enforcement is focused on the buyers, the cost of providing sexual services is increased, because johns, fearful of getting caught, demand higher levels of security, such as private escorts to the place of business. [61] However, commercial sex clients in ethnic or immigrant communities may display differences in their approach to purchasing sex. The cultural orientation of those from regions of the world where prostitution is either legal, tolerated, or encouraged may influence both their behavior and their response to arrest.
Of the 1512 men completing the First Offender Prostitution Program in San Francisco (from 3/95 to 3/98), only 14 men had been re-arrested for soliciting a prostitute anywhere in California (Hughes 2004a: 40).
11. Notifying those with influence over client conduct. Employers, schools, the military, convention organizers, and other individuals and groups can often exert significant informal influence over the conduct of the clients of prostitution. This influence can be leveraged by seeking third-party cooperation to discipline clients who come to police attention. This strategy is not intended merely to shame clients; rather, it is intended to change their behavior through disciplinary systems outside the formal justice system. Keep in mind, however, that some forms of discipline, such as termination of employment, can be severe.
Making the Local Environment Inhospitable to Exploitation of Trafficked Women
While focusing on the demand side of sexual exploitation shows considerable promise, it cannot on its own eradicate prostitution from your locality. This is because the alleged demand by men for sex is not really that strong. For example, in the United States, where about 16 percent of men report having paid for a sex act, only 0.6 percent admit to doing so on a regular basis. [62] In other countries, particularly Latin and Asian countries, the percentage of men who admit to paying for sex is as high as 70 percent. It follows that the demand by men for sex is related to the opportunities and cultural norms that prevail in their respective environments. Therefore, reducing opportunities to buy sex by removing the sex trade from your area stands a very good chance of drastically reducing both prostitution and the exploitation of women.
It can be argued that such a response will merely displace the activity. Although there has been no research on displacement of prostitution, research on the displacement of other crimes suggests that sometimes displacement occurs and sometimes it does not, depending on the particular crime and environment. [63] It has also been found that other crimes may decrease as a result of successful efforts to thwart a specific crime ("diffusion of benefits"). The following responses are adapted from the Problem-Oriented Guide on Street Prostitution. We strongly recommend that you consult that Guide for further information.
Making an area inhospitable for prostitution helps
discourage the exploitation of trafficked women.
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12. Enforcing zoning laws, nuisance abatement ordinances, and business licensing regulations against the owners of properties used for prostitution or forced labor. Prostitution markets depend on other businesses to support them. The police and other enforcement agencies can exert pressure on those businesses by enforcing civil laws and business regulations. Zoning regulations that restrict the sorts of businesses that support prostitution, such as adult entertainment, can be effective. Zoning restrictions have been key in the redevelopment of Times Square in New York City, where prostitution has significantly declined.[64] The police and private parties can file nuisance abatement actions against businesses that support prostitution or forced labor. You should get advice and support from legal counsel before pursuing these options.
The Nassau County Police Department (New York) eliminated illegal massage parlors by targeting property owners, in partnership with the local county clerk, fire marshal, and building department (Goldstein submission). In 1999, similar results were achieved by the Chattanooga Police Department (Tennessee), which served eviction notices and initiated building condemnations (Goldstein submission).
13.Warning and educating property owners about the use of their premises for prostitution or forced labor. Many property owners unwittingly support street prostitution because they fail to appreciate how their business practices allow it to flourish. You can remind them of their legal obligations and provide business owners and their employees with specific training to help them prevent their properties from being used for prostitution. It is also possible that owners of property that house sweatshops may not realize that the workers are trafficked. You should make sure that they know the warning signs of trafficking. Developing training programs by partnering with businesses in entertainment districts should also assist in identifying trafficked women whether into forced labor or the sex trade.
In 1998, the South Mountain Police Precinct (Arizona) identified nuisance rental properties owned by absentee landlords as contributing to prostitution and drug dealing. To alleviate the problem, landlords were required to attend seminars that detailed the debilitating effects of property neglect and offered training on property management. In combination with considerable community support and the release of successful cases to local media, the program led to a successful neighborhood revitalization (Goldstein submission).
14. Establishing a highly visible police presence. A highly visible police presence, typically with extra uniformed officers, can discourage street prostitution and may discourage off- street prostitution as well. An extra police presence is expensive, of course, and is only effective if followed up with more permanent strategies; remember too that a heavy police presence can create the perception that an area is unsafe. Alternative methods for establishing a police presence include opening a police station in the area, such as in a storefront, a mobile office, or a kiosk, or affixing anti-prostitution warnings to police patrol vehicles. Private security forces can also be deployed to supplement a police presence.
15. Redeveloping the local economy. The exploitation of trafficked women flourishes in substandard social and economic environments: street prostitution markets thrive under marginal economic conditions; run-down apartments in impoverished neighborhoods are often all that are available to illegal immigrants, who can afford only the cheapest housing; dilapidated buildings in old industrial areas are commonly used for sweatshops. Thus, it follows that economic redevelopment is often necessary to permanently eliminate prostitution markets and forced labor. The idea is that improved economic conditions will foster the establishment of new businesses that are less hospitable to prostitution markets and sweatshops. Although economic redevelopment usually cannot occur without a substantial investment of governmental and private resources, police can play an important role in bringing the need for redevelopment to the attention of the appropriate authorities.
Working with local communities to change high risk areas using civil remedies, as suggested in Responses 13, 14 and 16, can be very complicated and is not always effective (Mazerolle and Roehl 1999).
Responses With Limited Effectiveness
16. Legalizing or otherwise tolerating prostitution. There are two closely-related reasons usually advanced for legalizing prostitution. First, decriminalization puts buying and selling sex on the same footing as other commercial enterprises, thereby removing both the moral stigma and the well-known criminal justice issues that surround the policing of the sex trade. Second, when the sex trade is treated like any other business, it becomes subject to all the usual health, safety, and environmental regulations, thus protecting the health and welfare of the prostitutes. The latter was the rationale underlying the legalization of prostitution in New Zealand in 2004. There is evidence, however, that because compliance with health and safety regulations increases the cost of doing business, legal prostitution can create a black market sex trade populated by trafficked women. Legalization can also lead to an increase in the demand for the sale of sex,[65] because as legitimate businessmen the purveyors of prostitution can use sales and advertising tactics to increase their market shares. A final issue, which is the crux of this policy debate, is the moral argument: that prostitution converts a woman's body into a commodity, even if she does it willingly.< [66] Clearly, this debate involves deep philosophical questions that no single police department can solve on its own, at least not without lengthy consultation with civic and community leaders.
17. Punishing prostitutes. Although in most jurisdictions of the U.S. the prostitute remains criminally liable for her actions, the levels of enforcement or punishment that are applied against prostitutes vary enormously across jurisdictions and communities. The idea that prostitutes are both offenders and victims provides excuses either for inaction or for inconsistent and ineffective enforcement practices, such as sudden sweeps and raids - perhaps the most common police response (see the Problem-Oriented Guide on Street Prostitution). Because of the highly vulnerable situation of a trafficked woman who is a sex worker, punishment will most likely drive her further into the clutches of her traffickers, ensuring that she will never cooperate with the police, making investigation and prosecution of traffickers that much more difficult. It will be necessary, therefore, for your department to have a clear policy on the levels of enforcement to be applied to prostitutes, and for the vice squad, should there be one, to be well trained in detecting the presence of trafficked women in advance of any crackdowns or raids.
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When it's time to celebrate art, fashion & film, italians know how to do it the BIG way. The passion for these 3 elements in life are very much qualified when Italia it's on board. Do you know how much power Italy has in Hollywood today?
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Looking around the cigar blogs just now, it seems that I'm the very last person on earth to put up a review of a Jameson cigar. While I will admit to being a little lazy, it's not my slacking off that's got me so behind the curve. At least this time. As with the incredibly hyped Nub cigars (of which I've still only had one, and only because Walt was being generous), I seem to be the very last person to get one of these cigars! That's ok, I'll try not to let my sadness and bitterness taint this review.
I'm kidding! Seriously, I really do appreciate it when manufacturers and retailers value my opinion enough to share their cigars with me for a review. And the cigars for this review came to be completely out of the blue. I had just reconfigured my HerfSpace account after thes site's big software update when a friend request came in from Jameson Cigars. I knew they were a generous sponsor of the Stogie Review and any friend of the Stogie Review is a friend of mine. So I of course accepted the request.
In very short order Brad of Jameson Cigars sent me a message offering me the chance to try out a couple of Jameson cigars, the vitola of my choosing! Harkening back to my experiences with the Camacho Corojo Maduro, I recalled enjoying the torpedo more than the toro. So went for the torpedo. (My second choice was the petite corona, which he also sent!) Thanks for the cigars Brad! Now let's smoke 'em!
Cigar Stats:
Size: 6 1/2 x 54
Wrapper: Sumatra
Binder: Honduras
Filler: Dominican Republic
Smoking Time: 2 1/2 hours
Beverage: Water
Price: $25.50 a five pack
The Pre-Smoke
As you probably already know, I often like to comment on the cigar band. Though you don't actually smoke the band (man, I hope you don't!), it is a part of the smoking experience. Especially if you leave the band on like I do when you smoke your cigars. I'm not entirely sure why, but something about this band says Trader Joes to me. I think it's because the leaf pattern reminds me a little of the Hawaiian shirts the employees wear. It says to me, clean, a bit unusual and relaxed.
Beyond the band, on thing that makes these cigars look a little unusual to me is the sharp point at the head. Most torpedo cigars I've come across are a bit more rounded at the end. The Jameson torpedoes are sharp enough that they could almost be used in self defense when not being smoked. I don't know for sure, but I suspect that bringing the cap to a point like that is a little harder to accomplish than the normal rounded end.
Both torpedoes I smoked had a mottled brown wrapper on them with a few prominent veins. Giving each a squeeze I found them to be very well packed with tobacco and very firm. The scent of the wrapper was your standard barnyard/compost and at the foot I got more of a dusty hay scent.
As with all torpedoes I smoke, I clipped these cigars on about a 45 degree angle. A cut which is commonly referred to as a "dickman" cut. (Someday, I'm going to find out why it's called that. Someday.) The cold taste was kind of a sweet prune or fig flavor.
The Burn
I have absolutely no complaints about this cigar's burn. The ash was mostly solid and white, and held on easily to achieve lengths of at least an inch and a half. The second cigar I smoked only ashed once! As you will see in the tower of burn, I put it to rest with about a two inch ash still very firmly attached.
Likewise the draw was great.
The Flavor
These cigars had a rather unusual flavor profile. If asked to compare them to another cigar, I'd be a bit at a loss to do so. They started out with an interesting combination of sweetness, creaminess, leather, wood and spice that seemed to play musical chairs on my tongue. Each puff seemed to be a little different, and my notes for the first third were rather long. But what really stuck out to me is that about half way into the first third, the flavor seemed to go flat, great suddenly sweet and then it jumped into a kind of rough, dry salad flavor.
In the second third the cigar seemed to settle down a bit, opting for a savory leather with some occasional earthiness here and there. In the first cigar I smoked, I got an unpleasant burnt flavor a couple of times in this third.
The final third saw a re-emergence of sweetness, with cedar and almost a cinnamon raisin flavor at the beginning. But it wasn't long before the cigar went back to its savory leather ways. I should also mention that the first cigar I smoked had a sort of unpleasant funkiness that appeared in this third. It didn't overpower the other flavors, but it was there almost the entire third.
The Price
You're looking at $4.60 to $5.10 per stick with these, depending on whether you buy them by the five pack or the box. It's hard to find any fault that price tag for this size of smoke.
The Verdict
I think there was a problem with the first cigar I smoked. The burnt flavor of the second third and the funkiness in the final third were enough to make me a bit hesitant to try the second. But I'm glad I did. I really enjoyed the second cigar, especially after I got past the slightly hyper first third. It just really hit the spot that evening which was a bit of a surprise after the first completely missed the mark! And that is why it's important to smoke a cigar more than once, especially for a review. I have the petite coronas still left to try and I have high hopes for them.
I'd recommend giving these a shot, but I'd advise going for the five pack first. (I love that they sell them by the fiver.) As I mentioned before, the flavor is pretty unique, and after five, you'll know whether they're a box buy or a pass.
Thanks again Brad for the smokes!
Liked It: Yes and no, the second was pretty enjoyable, the first, not so much.
Buy It Again: I think I will, we'll see how the petite coronas fare.
Recommend It: I think it's worth a try. It's unique!
Tower of Burn
Here for your viewing pleasure is my trademark Tower of Burn.
What Other People Are Saying
- The Jameson robusto wasn't quite up Walt's Alley.
- Tom (a.k.a. McLovin) loved it, Ed was less enthused.
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- After a few weeks rest in the humidor, Jesse found the short torpedo more enjoyable.
- Lisa found her robusto a bit harsh, and gave it a 73/100.
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Large-scale land investment is not a new phenomenon in Africa, but the speed and scale at which it is occurring today makes it one of the most pressing issues on the continent. These land investments are promoted by advocates as "win-win" solutions – benefiting national economies, rural development and ensuring food security at the same time. Critics on the other hand view large-scale land acquisitions as "land grabbing", a process that undermines local land rights and that disproportionately affects the socially and economically vulnerable who bear the bulk of the costs while reaping few of the benefits of the transactions.
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U.S. a Leader in Making Very, Very Big Stuff
The U.S. may not be much good at making small things like smartphones, but it is still a global leader in some of the biggest products, such as mining trucks as big as a two-story house and capable of hauling 400 tons of ore, James Hagerty reports on the News Hub. Photo: Daniel Acker for The Wall Street Journal.
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... the ... joining us now from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania is Bob had a one story in tomorrow's paper about ... the nine states may not be having EEI manufacturing economy but there's part of the parts of this economy they're doing really well when it comes to manufacturing is fascism victory big ticket items ... Bob what what what are these items that people are not spending with two to six million dollars ... or a change of this article ... large mining trucks their bodies they get a two story house ... with a thirty foot high wheels and they can carry ... up to four hundred thousand tonnes of ore at the back ... but the really big thing that we're good at making and selling all of the world ... about ... ninety percent of the ... trucks use all over the world come from ... a tree planted in us and only one of those is owned by a US company ... masses interesting this is the Japanese company's margin profile sperm in your story and on top of that ... they're shipping these these tourists to Australia to Asia to Europe and the news or not ... it's not like a car plant is putting in your backyard of this of the cellar ... it's it's gotta go for long distances to get to the end and use it ... today ... but these items are so large and it did so in such small quantities ... I can sell about fifteen hundred to two thousand of them this year all over the world that their industry ... so that ... it doesn't make sense to set up a plant on every continent ... you gotta pick one place and and this area ... and as for the product we have those killed Lipper and we have the suppliers ... we have established a beach ... we get them you mention the story ... on this most fastening part why do we have the stillness what is what is it that ... American manufacture workers have ... taken a boom to build these trucks to be someone else doesn't have a vision for the well ... will we pioneered a lot of equipment used for agriculture traction and might become a huge country with a lot of my day ... so that that that I've that we develop the skills of it before anybody else and that the skill we've been able to ... hang onto ... it's not something where you are ... struggling to save a nickel of labor cost which was something ... where you have to have the scale of the technology which also got a very large military which has created demand for ... a expensive machines have to be super reliable ... don't have to be too preachy for ... two hours of debate like excavators and the ... big diesel engines railroad locomotive ... the spread of mining equipment ... I really enough I'm ... going to get ... a piece of the bank's customers ... as well ... and how does this translate into that and can we look at the lessons were learning this one large manufacturing industry ... we still have our dominant player in ... extrapolate that ... the other industries were weak and ... improve upon which which ... really is ... not a ... good direction from time to trade last decade ... well it shows the importance of skilled labor and a network of suppliers ... but China had several iconic ... Taiwan Korea ... so I think will do what it is unique in a ... series of skill and technology and really effective ... education ... and we would need to diversify ... further into the leaderboard markets in which we can be the large cap ... wearing locally ... and with one final question can you walk into a little bit of what she already looks like and what kind of town is this ... that were seen this in some sense manufacturing boom about the large scale machine ... and that ... the ditto of the area ... but prosperous ... Bacile equipped for ... manufacturing jobs you can get a ... better average service ... so I think your is doing okay ... thank you so much that was Bob Haggerty reporter for us ... to Wall Street Journal Pittsburgh Pennsylvania ...


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The Promise of Persecution?
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If you live a godly life, you will be persecuted. You can count on this. It is not a matter of if; it is a matter of when and how much.
We love to claim the promises of God. We love to claim His promises of provision and protection. But how many of us have claimed this promise: "Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution" (2 Timothy 3:12)? I haven't. Who likes to be persecuted?
Yet Jesus said, "Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you" (Matthew 1:1 5:10-11).
In all the other beatitudes, the word "blessed" is used once, but in this particular beatitude, Jesus used the word "blessed" twice to emphasize the generous blessing given by God to the persecuted.
Righteousness, by its very nature, is confrontational. The very fact that you believe in Jesus bothers some people, because Jesus said, "For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed" (John 3:20).
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October 04, 2016
Salted Caramel Sauce | Caramel Apples with Simple Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce | Easy!
Making homemade caramel sauce might sound difficult. It's not... it takes minutes. If you can boil water (and sugar) then you can make it. It is even easier than unwrapping all of those caramels to melt - and so much better! It is really is so delicious.
Especially when it is warm, right off of the spoon.
There is something about the sea salt that adds so much flavor and the vanilla that brings out a warm sweet aroma.
It takes just a little bit of effort and can be used on apples for a snack or on top vanilla ice cream with candied pecans for a quick and easy dessert.
Homemade Caramel Sauce
with vanilla and sea salt
New! Printable Recipes, here.
1 1/2 cups of sugar
1/3 cup of water
1 1/2 cup of heavy cream
2 teaspoons of sea salt
1 tablespoon of vanilla bean paste or the seeds from 1 vanilla bean
In a saucepan, mix together sugar and water. Heat on medium until the mixture begins to bubble (for about 3-5 minutes), then raise the heat to medium high. Do not stir - only swirl the pan. Cook for 5-7 minutes until it becomes light chestnut in color. Again, do not stir, just swirl the pan.
Remove from heat and add heavy cream slowly. It will bubbly up, so stand back! Stir over low heat for a couple of minutes until the caramel melts into the cream and it is smooth. Add sea salt and vanilla. Let it cool.
Serve over apples, or ice cream... or apple crisp. Or anything.
The sugar is just beginning to turn a caramel color.
This is when you should remove it from the heat - it can go from chestnut to molasses colored in 30 seconds!
I've just added the cream and cooked for about 1 minute - it goes from separated taffy to a smooth sauce.
I need some more ideas for Fall Favorites... what are your favorites?!
Here is the easy-to-pin strip for the Salted Caramel Sauce!
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- Anonymous4:00 PM
Fall favorites include salted carmel corn, pumpkin scones, granola, and on and on. May I ask where you purchased your good manners napkins?
Your photos are lovely! Looks yummy! One of my Fall favorites - seasoned pumpkin seeds with dried cranberries. Completely addicting!ReplyDelete
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- Anonymous10:45 AM
I love your recipes! Your blog is a favorite! Where do you get your white serving bowls? I love the mini ones. Are they oven safe? I am getting married in June and would love to have some of those for my kitchen!ReplyDelete
Very adorable blog.....lovely.....ReplyDelete
A friend sent me a link and I know how amazing salted caramel (in a jar) is. Several times a week, I pour all the fresh goats milk (from our Nubians) into the big pots and make either bourbon vanilla, coffee or salted caramel and then sell the addictive little jars at the market at our farm. Indeed, the salted caramel is the most popular.
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Looks so yummy,I am wondering if this needs to be refriderated or how do you store it?ReplyDelete
- Anonymous6:35 PM
I just made this and it was EASY and so tasty. I did buy a candy thermometer and that made it goof proof. Thanks!!ReplyDelete
- Toni11:24 AM
Looks wonderful, but can you tell us how to store it and how long it lasts? Thanks so much!ReplyDelete
- Jenny5:31 PM
Hi Everyone! I'm glad that you are as excited about this as I am. Here are some answers to your questions...ReplyDelete
I do not think this would be great for a caramel on a stick - I think you need a tackier caramel that would dry. Anyone have a recipe for that? I would just add sea salt at the end... or on top!
Store it in the refrigerator - it should keep for about 2 weeks.
The white bowls are from Anthropologie - Biscuit is the brand name. I'm not sure if they are oven proof, but I do put them in the oven for 10-20 minutes when making baked pasta or chick pot pie.
- Fat Lauren Squared (and tri-nomi-al)10:49 PM
This didn't work at all! The example pictures were beautiful but ours just ended up as a grainy, smelly mess (and a big pain to clean up!!)! Additionally, we ended up wasting oodles of valuable supplies; a true shame with the economic crisis we are currently facing, fit to compete with the great depression. Furthermore, our toilet clogged when we tried to dump it, and it was clogged again, this time beyond repair, when we tried to shit it out of our system. We were thoroughly disappointed with this recipe, and we will not be visiting this site again. Henceforth we will certainly be not recommending this recipe to all those in need of caramel- i was craving a sense of gooey salty caramel but instead ended up with a disaster! shame on those who have crated this! Good riddance and a fortune filled blessed new year, sans caramel sauce. --Fat Lauren Squared (and tri-nomi-al)ReplyDelete
I have made this twice now and it is my new favorite caramel sauce! It is so delicious! The only problem, though, is that mine didn't turn that lovely caramel-y color. It is very light blonde. I thought maybe I didn't cook it long enough the first time, so when I made it again, I cooked it longer. I cooked it so long that the water evaporated and it was just grainy sugar in the pan. It took some TLC and patience to get it back to a sauce after adding the cream. Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong?ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11:27 PM
Yummmm just made it for dessert as filling and topping for molten chocolate cakes, and there were definitely second helpings! Sea salt and caramel is our favorite flavor, and this turned out beautifully, so thanks for posting the recipe. I've poured the rest in an old honey jar and still can't believe it's homemade :) Hope you're keeping warm!ReplyDelete


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On April 1 cigarette smokers are in for a big shock, and it's one that won't be an April Fool's joke. That's because the federal tax on cigarettes is going up 62 cents, from 39 cents to $1.01 per pack. The monies collected are earmarked to pay for an expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), which was signed into law by President Obama in February. So in an effort to make lemonade out of what many smokers will doubtless see as one huge lemon coming their way I'd suggest they take this as a perfect opportunity to quit.
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), "tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States. Each year, an estimated 443,000 people die prematurely from smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke, and another 8.6 million have a serious illness caused by smoking. For every person who dies from smoking, 20 more people suffer from at least one serious tobacco-related illness. Despite these risks, approximately 43.4 million U.S. adults smoke cigarettes. Smokeless tobacco, cigars, and pipes also have deadly consequences, including lung, larynx, esophageal, and oral cancers."
A survey in 2007 found that nearly 20 percent of U.S. adults were current smokers. That's one person in every five or 60 million smokers. But according to a Reuters report Danny McGoldrick, vice president for research for the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, predicts the "tax hike will persuade just over 1 million current smokers to quit and prevent 2 million children from starting. These changes will avert about 905,000 smoking-related deaths and save $44.5 billion in healthcare expenses over time." This makes tobacco retailers worried. Reuters quotes Thomas Briant, executive director of the National Association of Tobacco Outlets, as saying that "higher prices will lead to at least a 10 percent decline in cigarette sales." Let's hope both their estimates are right (or even too low!).
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Who would want to co-opt Ubisoft's bothersome mascots, the Raving Rabbids? Russian salad maker Belaya Dacha, apparently, who have swiped the leporine mischief makers—or a very, very close approximation—to shill their pre-packaged salad greens.
A helpful tipster turned us on to Belaya Dacha's salad spot, which he says was created by the Bazelevs Group, a media company founded by Timur Bekmambetov. He's the director of Angelina Jolie vehicle Wanted and the Day Watch/Night Watch movies. Belaya Dacha plans to continue making the ads starring these "Заи (bunnies)."
We contacted Ubisoft to see if they were aware of or approve of the stars of Rayman Raving Rabbids and Raving Rabbids: Travel in Time pimping Russian salad mixes, but they haven't responded. Perhaps they're just as stunned as we are that anyone would glom these annoying little creatures.


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Well, I'm back from my break. Yet again, it was unintentional. But I after working this weekend I was sick again, so stuck with no pictures whatsoever. Pretty much living between my bed and desk all these days.
To not totally neglect my blog, I decided to do a little post about my favorite waste of time. Yes, really a waste. Cause instead of drawing or studying for a driving license, I watch series.
Hello, my name is Sabina and I'm a series addict. I love them all, the cheesy teenage stuff, the drama's, the horror stories, the funny ones, ... If I could hunt, series took away a serious amount of my life, but still, it's better than drugs, right?! So, here're a few of my recent favorites.
Don't Trust the B---- In Apartment 23
Must be a series with the longest name EVER. It centers around three main characters in NY, Chloe, June & James (as in Van Der Beek as in Dawson's Creek Beek :D ). Besides that the show has absurd humor (which is the best), great style and Krysten Ritter it made me appreciate James. Dawson's Creek was my show, growing up I watched every day after school. I never liked Dawson much, though. He was a nag and that's how I thought over James too, but apparently he's quite funny. Luckily he doesn't look like an awkward teenager anymore, but turned into a quite charismatic man. He plays himself on the show and that gives it a sense of reality. Lot's of Creek jokes included. James is not afraid to laugh with himself. I totally recommend this show!
And just look at Krysten Ritter, I'd totally marry her.
2 Broke Girls
2 Broke Girls is equally funny. The two main characters are Max and Caroline, who are broke, work in a diner and dream of an own cupcake business. 2BG must be one of a few shows were every character main or secondary is equally funny. I especially love the character of Sophie, their Polish sassy neighbor.
And Kat Dennings, I'd totally marry her too. She's got it going on in all the right places! I have the same leotard btw, it's from Agent Provocateur ^^
And last, but not least, Dexter. As I told you, me and my boyfriend are totally hooked on this show. We were pretty late and only started watching it a month or so ago. We're now watching the 4th season. For those who don't know it, Dexter is an annalist of blood spatter for Miami PD, a husband, a father and a serial killer in his free time. But not just some psycho serial killer, he only kills those who deserve it. Other killers for example. The idea is brilliant! The show is based upon a series of books, which I'm also reading. Gotta be dedicated! I wouldn't mind such a 'Dexter' in every city. And no, I don't want to marry him. It's clear, I only marry girls or my bf.
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(CNN) -- NASA has clamped a tight lid on its choice of a name for the international space station's new wing, but it's sending an astronaut to break the news to comedian Stephen Colbert on Tuesday night.
Stephen Colbert has threatened to become "space's evil tyrant overlord" if he doesn't get his way.
The name "Colbert" received the most votes in an online poll soliciting names for Node 3, a connecting module and its cupola. The comedian has warned NASA he would "seize power as space's evil tyrant overlord" if the results are not honored.
Astronaut Sunita "Suni" Williams will reveal the decision on the comedian's show, "The Colbert Report," which will be taped in New York on Tuesday afternoon and broadcast later at 11:30 p.m. ET on Comedy Central.
"I certainly hope NASA does the right thing," Colbert said in a news release from the space agency. "Just kidding, I hope they name it after me."
Colbert's campaign generated welcome attention for the oft-forgotten space station, but it also presented a dilemma for NASA.
The contest rules spelled out that NASA reserves the right to "select a name in accordance with the best interests of the agency. ... Such name may not necessarily be one which is on the list of voted-on candidate names."
The runner-up was Serenity, which was more in line with the names of other nodes. In 2007, a poll of kindergartners chose the name of Harmony for Node 2.
Colbert demanded NASA allow "democracy in orbit" on his show two weeks ago.
"Either name that node after me or I, too, will reject democracy and seize power as space's evil tyrant overlord," he said.
NASA has welcomed the publicity from Colbert's interest.
"This spread overall awareness of the international space station," said Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA's associate administrator for space operations, who has appeared on Colbert's show.
NASA changed plans to announce the name in late April at Kennedy Space Center in Florida when Colbert's producers invited officials to do the show, the space agency said.
Node 3 -- whatever it's called -- will house many of the space station's life support systems. A space shuttle mission is set for later this year to deliver the module to the space station, NASA said.
Colbert's loyal fans, known as the "Colbert Nation," have in the past bombarded polls to have things named after their idol.
The comedian outpolled every other name in a bridge-naming contest in Hungary. The country's government later said it couldn't name the bridge after him because he didn't speak Hungarian and wasn't deceased.
Colbert also tried to get himself on Democratic and Republican primary ballots in his home state of South Carolina in 2007. The Democratic Party's executive council voted against his inclusion, and he did not qualify for the Republican primary because he missed the deadline.
But ice cream maker Ben & Jerry's named a flavor in honor of him, calling it Stephen Colbert's AmeriCone Dream. And Virgin America airline named one of its planes Air Colbert.
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Ataxia TelangiectasiaAtaxia Telangiectasia - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
There are mutations in some genes that potentially give a small predisposition to develop breast cancer. One example is ataxia telangiectasia (A-T). The risk for breast cancer may be increased for carriers of the A-T gene. Ataxia telangiectasia is a rare childhood disease that affects the nervous system and other body systems. A diagnosis of A-T is made when the following characteristics are present (symptoms often start by age 10):
Poor balance and slurred speech
Ataxia (lack of muscle control leading to an awkward gait when walking)
Telangiectasias (tiny, red "spider" veins) in the corners of the eyes or surfaces of the ears and cheeks (soon after the onset of ataxia)
Other symptoms of A-T include:
Weak immune system
Increased risk of leukemia
Increased risk of lymphoma
Extreme sensitivity to ionizing radiation (for instance, radiation from x-rays)
Ataxia telangiectasia is caused by mutations in a gene on chromosome 11 known as the ATM gene, which is involved in cell cycle control. This neurodegenerative disorder is inherited in an autosomal recessive fashion, which means that two mutated ATM genes are necessary to produce the condition - one inherited from each parent. People with only one ATM mutation are referred to as "carriers."
Some studies suggest that people who are carriers of an ATM mutation are at an increased risk to develop breast cancer. It is estimated that about 1 percent of the US population, or about 2.5 million people, may be carriers for an ATM mutation. This may lead one to believe that many people with breast cancer develop it because of an ATM mutation. When breast cancer patients are studied, however, they do not have an excess of ATM mutations as compared with people without breast cancer. Therefore, the association between ATM mutations and breast cancer risk remains unclear. Studies are being done to better understand this possible link.


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As the military battled drug cartels--and the gangs clashed with one another--the press came under fire from criminals and corrupt officials seeking to control the flow of information. Journalists disappeared or were threatened or forced to flee in reprisal for their work, and several media outlets were attacked. Freelance journalist Adrían Silva Moreno was shot to death in Puebla shortly after the reporter had gathered information on a large-scale gasoline theft and then witnessed a stand-off between soldiers and gunmen. Five other journalists were murdered during the year; CPJ was investigating to determine whether the killings were work-related. After being repeatedly targeted, one daily published an editorial stating it would no longer report on cartel violence. In a sign of the public's dissatisfaction with President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa's bloody offensive against the cartels, the rival Institutional Revolutionary Party won back the presidency in an election that vaulted Enrique Peña Nieto to power. Calderón's administration did have a landmark press freedom achievement in its final year. After years of advocacy by CPJ and other press freedom groups, Congress and the states passed a Calderón-backed constitutional amendment federalizing crimes against freedom of expression, a key step in combating local-level corruption and impunity. Still, the legislation needed to implement the amendment had yet to be passed in late year. At least 14 journalists were killed in retaliation for their work during Calderón's presidency, which ran from December 2006 through December 2012, marking the tenure as one of the deadliest on record for the press anywhere in the world.
More journalists have gone missing in Mexico than in any other country in the world. At least nine were reported missing during President Calderón's six-year term, according to CPJ research. Crime photographer Miguel Morales Estrada was reported missing in Veracruz state in June 2012, according to news reports.
Mexico: 12
Russia: 8
Democratic Republic of Congo: 2
Iraq: 2
Rwanda: 2
Syria: 1
Sri Lanka: 1
Ukraine: 1
Kazakhstan: 1
Indonesia: 1
Ivory Coast: 1
Egypt: 1
Serbia and Montenegro: 1
Algeria: 1
Lebanon: 1
An additional 27 journalists were murdered during the same period. CPJ is investigating whether those killings were work-related.
With at least 15 unsolved murders over the past decade, Mexico is the eighth worst nation in combating deadly anti-press violence, according to CPJ's Impunity Index, which spotlights countries where journalists are murdered regularly and killers go free.
1. Iraq
2. Somalia
3. Philippines
4. Sri Lanka
5. Colombia
6. Nepal
7. Afghanistan
8. Mexico
9. Russia
10. Pakistan
11. Brazil
12. India
The offices of at least six media outlets were attacked in 2012, according to CPJ research. Three supplements of the Monterrey-based daily El Norte were attacked in July. The Nuevo Laredo-based daily El Mañana was targeted in the same month. In March, two outlets in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas were attacked within a week.
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10.09.2017 New Travian version 'Fire and Sand', new tribes and updates
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Three auctions the past six weeks in Benton Co., Iowa, show the wide variability being seen at auctions as buyers stretch for quality but retrench on lower-quality ground. Benton County is located just to the west of Cedar Rapids and features rolling terrain ideal for cattle as well as high-quality level cropland.
The bell-ringer came March 7 as 200 acres went to market located a half-mile northeast of Atkins, straight west of Cedar Rapids. Improvements included a barn and three grain bins. This was high-quality ground for the area. It was 97% tillable with 194 tillable acres. It had a CSR2* rating of 85.8. Using the old CSR rating, the soils rated 78.6 compared to the county average of 72.8. Bottom line: Well-above average ground for the area, level, easy to farm and lots of it. It brought $13,600 per acre or $158.50 per CSR2 point. It was a rare property in an area that had not seen much land come to market.
Following that on March 12 was an offering of 104 bare acres on the north edge of the small town of Norway. This is an area more prone to rolling ground and cattle operations. Of the 104 acres available, 89.5 acres were tillable -- 86% tillable. The CSR2 was 72.3 and the old CSR was 69.0, well under the county average of 72.8. It brought $8,000 an acre, or $110.65 per CSR2 point.
The final occurred a month later on April 17. It was 160 acres located 4 miles northeast of Belle Plaine. It featured level terrain and 149 tillable acres -- 93% tillable. The soils were high quality with a CSR2 of 83.0 and an old CSR of 76.84. It also had an abandoned building site with concrete located down a lane inside the 160 acres. It brought $10,700 an acre or $128.91 per CSR point.
Observations: The March 7 sale brought a 23% premium per CSR point over the April 17 auction due to its higher quality, higher percentage tillable and clean bin site. In addition, May corn futures also completed a near-two-month rally and spiked $5.00 for the first time since September 1 that day. That's a great combination for the sellers--top-quality ground and surging grain prices.
The March 12 property was a below-average piece of ground and was discounted 30% from the March 7 auction as a result. We suspect the discount would have been much less if the auctioned was held a year earlier. In addition, May corn futures had backed off 15 cents by the day of the sale.
The April 17 auction was possibly discounted because of the abandoned building site in the middle of the property. And a little more land may have turned over in that area recently, which may have satisfied some demand.
All three properties were handled by Troy Louwagie, ALC, Hertz Real Estate Services, Mount Vernon, Iowa.
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Blodget has a post on video advertising. I've been working hard to get my advertising vision at PodTech to embrace this trend. What is video advertising? Short form youtube videos? Infomercials? Entertainment? All of the above?
A new report by research-boutique Off The Record suggests that, after a couple of years of dabbling, big advertisers are now taking online video advertising seriously. This is good news for traditional TV networks–Disney, Viacom (VIAB), News Corp (NWS)–and it's good news for Google. The report was based on 10 interviews with ad-agency execs conducted from Sept 21-Oct 4.
Key points:
- Video ads growing faster than ad execs expected.
- Video ads still account for only a tiny percentage of overall web ads but are expected to be the fastest growing category for the foreseeable future.
- Auto and entertainment categories strongest, with good growth in consumer products, technology, and fast food.