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What is the CAT Committee?
The Committee
Against Torture was established under
Article 17 of the CAT Convention. Its role is to monitor and supervise the
implementation by States parties of their obligations under the treaty. The CAT
Committee operates on a part time basis. From 2015 onwards, the CAT Committee
will meet three times per year, for a period of three or four weeks. States are
generally obliged to submit their State report every four years.
Who are the CAT Committee members?
The CAT Committee is composed of ten members. Each member is nominated by a State party and elected by secret ballot by the States parties. Each member serves a four-year term and may be re-elected if re-nominated. States parties should ensure that there is an equitable geographic mix of CAT Committee members. Members shall be persons "of high moral standing and recognised competence in the field of human rights". A member serves in his or her personal capacity, rather than as a representative of his or her nominating State.
You can find an up-to-date
list on the official website of the UN OHCHR.
What is the State reporting procedure?
The reporting system is the only compulsory monitoring mechanism under the CAT Convention. A State party must submit an initial report within one year of the treaty coming into force for that State. Thereafter, as required by the CAT Convention, the CAT Committee requests reports every four years. At the end of its Concluding Observations, it indicates the date by which the State party examined should submit its next periodic report.
In its initial report, a State party should outline how it implements the rights and obligations set out in the CAT Convention. It should give details of relevant legislation, policies, and practices. It is not sufficient to simply outline legislation without commenting on how, or if, that legislation is enforced. It should also highlight areas where implementation is deficient or problematic.A State report is a public document, and is available on the treaty bodies' website. This website also details the dates at which future reports are due.
What is the List of Issues (LOIs)?
The CAT Committee will analyse the State report, upon which a list
of issues (LOI) will be drafted, generally by the member(s) of the CAT
Committee appointed as country rapporteurs or a country report task force,
which will then be adopted in plenary in the session ahead of the State party's
report. Subsequently, the State party will reply to the LOI in writing and will
also send a delegation to Geneva to engage in an interactive constructive
dialogue with the CAT Committee at the session in which the report will be examined.
The adoption of the LOI, in the session prior to the examination of the State
party report, allows, on one hand, for the CAT Committee to ask for the
clarification of and update on certain issues and, on the other, provides time
and guidance to the State party for the preparation of its discussion with the
CAT Committee, taking into account the issues of particular interest outlined
by the CAT Committee in the LOI. During the review process, CAT Committee
members make use of information originating from other treaty bodies and
special procedures from the UN system. They also draw on other sources of
information, including information from CSOs, but also from National Human
Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and regional human rights mechanisms.
What is the List of Issues Prior to Reporting (LOIPR)?
In 2007, the CAT Committee initiated a new optional procedure, which consists of the preparation and adoption of list of issues to be transmitted to State parties prior to the submission of their periodic report. This List of Issues Prior to Reporting (LOIPR) is a useful tool for preparing more focused and timely reports. The LOIPRs are prepared, adopted and transmitted to the State party concerned at least one year in advance of the due reporting date. States that choose to adopt the procedure and receive the LOPIR do not receive a further list of issues before the consideration of their reports.
What are the Concluding Observations?
Under Article 19 of the CAT Convention, the CAT Committee is mandated to examine reports on the measures taken by State Parties to implement the treaty. At the conclusion of the report examination session, the CAT Committee adopt Concluding Observations on the relevant State party. These include concerns and recommendations that reflect the CAT Committee's position on the status of the treaty's implementation in the respective country. The CAT Committee expert (appointed as the follow-up Special Rapporteur) will then engage in a dialogue with a State on how to effectively implement the recommendations, and addressing subjects of priority concern. Follow-up information is publicly available via the treaty bodies' website.The Concluding Observations also highlight areas that should be the focus of the next report. Periodic reports do not have to cover every treaty right in the same detail as the initial report, though significant developments between reports must be explained. That is to say, in periodic reports subsequent to its initial report, the State party should focus on issues "raised by the Committee in its previous Concluding Observations, and on significant developments since the previous report".
How can CSOs participate at the different stages of the Reporting Process?
Under the CAT Committee's Rules and Procedures, NGOs may be invited to
submit written information relevant to the Committee's activities. Any NGO may
also submit information on its own initiative. ECOSOC accreditation status is
not required for the submission of written information or participation in the
oral briefings.
How can CSOs register to attend the CAT session?
Participants must submit a completed Conference Registration Form for the attention of Ms. Adele Quist at , with a copy to the secretariat of the CAT at . This should be done no later than two weeks prior to the start of the session so that arrangements can be made for the issuance of the United Nations ground passes to enter United Nations premises.
To receive the ground pass, all applicants are required to bring the signed original of the Conference Registration Form, a valid national passport or government issued photo ID, and appear in person at the security booth of Palais Wilson (52 rue des Pâquis, 1201 Geneva, Switzerland. Office hours are 9:00 to 18:00, Monday through Friday). Please note that applicants must bring their passports (or government issued photo ID) every time they wish to enter UN premises.For more information, please refer to the CAT information page.


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LG introduces a new Isai device, comes with 3GB of RAM and VoLTE on board
It comes with the same, 5.5-inch Quad HD display that made the rounds in the Isai FL, which means that we are once again dealing with a respectable pixel density of 534ppi. Truly said, there are a few, yet substantial areas in which the Isai VL surpasses the FL – the RAM department and the call-making capabilities, to be exact. Whereas the Isai FL came with 2GB of RAM, its successor is a tad more future-proof with the 3GB of operational memory that can be found inside. The LG Isai VL is also among the first VoLTE-enabled devices in Japan. Oh, and it's dust- and water-proof, too.
However, it's too soon to speculate whether the LG G4 will bear as much similarities with the Isai VL as the LG G3 had with the Isai FL, so don't get too excited. Don't expect the Isai VL to be available outside of Japan, too.

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A funeral is being held Monday for the son of the late District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry.
The service for Marion Christopher Barry is scheduled 7 p.m. at the Temple of Praise in Washington.
The younger Barry died Aug. 14 from a drug overdose. He was 36 years old.
Prior to the funeral, Marion C. Barry will lie in repose from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Temple of Praise.
The elder Barry served four terms as mayor of the nation's capital before representing the poorest section of the city on the D.C. Council during the last 10 years of his life. He died in November 2014.
The former mayor always hoped his son would follow in his political footsteps, but NBC4's Tom Sherwood said Christopher Barry never seemed to warm up to the public spotlight like his father. Christopher Barry's bid for a Ward 8 seat, running as Marion C. Barry, fell short in 2015; he came in sixth place.
Although the younger Barry had some personal struggles and scrapes with the law, some said he was always fighting for his community.
"Through him I saw strength, I saw vulnerability," said a man who attended a vigil in Barry's memory. "I saw the type of heart that creates a community."


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Preventive and protective measures need to be implemented in the following order: Elimination of the hazard, substitution, technical measures, organizational measures and personal measures. The hierarchy of control measures is also called STOP. During the selection of measures must also be considered that the avoidance of hazards has a higher priority than the reducing the hazards. In the implementation period of protection measures all stakeholders of the company have to be informed and trained adequately.The higher the measure stands in the hierarchy, the more effective is the workers` protection from the harmful effects of the hazard. In the following overview examples of protective measures at various levels are listed.
Mitigation Methods / Hierarchy of Measures
After the hazards have been identified and the risks assessed, measures need to be developed and introduced, to reduce the risk to an acceptable level in the hazard area.


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Home > About > News & Media > Search Results for News > NKCH Welcomes New Chief Financial Officer
Published on June 06, 2018
North Kansas City Hospital is pleased to announce its new Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Henry M. Seybold, Jr. Seybold directs the organization's strategic and operational financial services. His responsibilities include all areas of financial planning, management and reporting, revenue cycle and supply chain management. Seybold succeeds Jim McNey, who retired in January.
"We are delighted to welcome Henry to North Kansas City Hospital," said Peggy Schmitt, president and chief executive officer of the hospital. "He has a proven track record for demonstrating fiscal leadership. His skills and expertise will allow us to continue our mission of providing hope and healing to every life we touch."
Seybold has more than 25 years of experience working in healthcare financial management. Previous roles include Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Renown Health System in Reno, NV where he was responsible for the system's finance and accounting areas, as well as supply chain, revenue cycle, health information management and retail services. He was also Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Mercy Rockford Health System, where he worked with other members of the executive council to merge two health systems into one integrated system serving southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois.
Seybold is a graduate of Drexel University and has a Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Management from La Salle University. He serves as an advanced member of the HealthCare Financial Management Association.
For more than half a century, North Kansas City Hospital has been the Northland's preferred healthcare provider. The hospital serves the community with 451 licensed beds, more than 3,000 employees, and 492 physicians representing 46 medical specialties. From a Level III neonatal intensive care unit to home health and hospice services, NKCH provides a lifetime of care.
NKCH offers award-winning cardiovascular and orthopedic programs and advanced cancer treatment options, including world-class care through a partnership with The University of Kansas Cancer Center.
Through its Meritas Health subsidiary, North Kansas City Hospital offers the largest network of physician practices in the Northland, with more than 140 physicians and 30 advanced practitioners in 30 convenient locations, including express care clinics in the Liberty, Gladstone and 64th Street Hy-Vee stores.
The hospital's mission, vision and values reflect a strong commitment to the health and well-being of the Northland community and beyond. Last year, NKCH sponsored 60 charitable and community organizations and served more than 24,000 people through its dynamic Community Health & Wellnessprograms. And, it recently became the first hospital in Kansas City to offer a zero-percent financing option to help patients manage their medical expenses.


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Who knew a defense company could be hip? All those guys with slide rules and pocket protectors. I know, I know. It's not like that anymore. Well, not so much.
But a major defense company producing its own rock music video?
Check out the video from Lockheed Martin called "Go Anywhere, Do Anything".


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Super Special Super Bowl Show! - With Special Guest Sports Guy Adam! Well this week we talk about some of our fans from way out! Schnell, Ryan, Josh, and of course the phone call from Craig! Bidness - New Logo, beat the junkies, Episode 10 is leaving, Playboy, Trisan bitching about coke. GuyCast Weekly Winner - Steve McQueen, and the Absolute commercial. But our big ass topic of the day is the SuperBowl. We go over the stats (via adam) the predictions, and the commercials, of course! So enjoy the show and hit us on the email (firstname.lastname@example.com) or the voicemail (206-666-7062) or the check out the website (guycast.net)!
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A fascinating and intimate novel of the life of Mary Todd Lincoln, narrated by the First Lady herself
Mary Todd Lincoln is one of history's most misunderstood and enigmatic women. She was a political strategist, a supporter of emancipation, and a mother who survived the loss of three children and the assassination of her beloved husband. She also ran her family into debt, held seances in the White House, and was committed to an insane asylum—which is where Janis Cooke Newman's debut novel begins. From her room in Bellevue Place, Mary chronicles her tempestuous childhood in a slaveholding Southern family and takes readers through the years after her husband's death, revealing the ebbs and flows of her passion and depression, her poverty and ridicule, and her ultimate redemption.
"One of those rare books that turns the reader into an admiring fan of both the author and her subject. You feel a compulsion to urge others to read it."--USA Today
"Like its protagonist, Mary is bold, happy to trample upon convention. It is also an old-fashioned pleasure to read . . . Newman daubs period detail like an Impressionist, splashing in lines that intensify her color."--The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)
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Fantastic collection of outtakes and alternate versions of Lost Sounds tracks, from the surprisingly poppy and garage rock ("Frankenstein Twist," "No Count") to heavier, darker metallic sounds ("Look At Me," "Total Destruction")
With random noises strewn between!
Really, a great look at the dynamic and the songwriting of Jay Reatard and Alicja Trout, with elements of each's previous musical outings and where they were headed as well.
1. A Foreign Play
2. Blackcoats Whitefear
3. I Cannot Lie
4. Frankenstein Twist
5. No Count
6. Throw Away
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8. Die Alone
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10. No One Killer
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16. I Didn't Mean to Lose U
17. fuck u and fuck ur band
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22. Glued to the Screen
23. I Get Nervous
24. Total Destruction
25. Look at Me
27. I Get Nervous (outro)
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Featuring early and alternate versions from Jay Reatard
and Alicja Trout's epic garage / electro-punk band Lost
Sounds, Lost Lost collects songs off the Black Wave and
Rats Brains and Microchips albums and their final selftitled
EP, as well as ones that never saw proper release.
The rare and unheard material ranges from captivating
kitchen recordings and acoustic takes to fully realized studio
Covers of garage obscurities like "I Cannot Lie" and
originals like "No Count" betray the garage rock sensibilities
that Reatard was still shedding during the earlier years
of the band, while later recordings show the electropunk
and black metal influences that crept into their sound.
A great collection from a great band and a couple of great
songwriters—maestros of tension without release—Lost
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12 Fascinating Victorian Expressions You'll Want to Use Today
Posted on Jul 04, 2016
The English language changes very rapidly, and although it evolves and gains new words and expressions every day, some wonderfully colorful terms became forgotten over time. Here are 12 brilliant expressions from the Victorian era that you may want to resurrect.
1. "Bit o' Jam"
Example: "Your neighbor Katy sure is a bit o' jam, can you give me her number?"


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Welcome to the North American Wood Pole Council website. NAWPC is an independent council representing the producers of wood poles and crossarms in North America. The Council is supported by member companies from the Western Wood Preservers Institute, Southern Pressure Treaters' Association and Wood Preservation Canada.
Utilities can get new perspectives on overhead systems, including wood poles, at the Powerline 2020 Overhead Conference, scheduled for June 2-3 on the campus of Mississippi State University.
The two-day conference follows up on a successful 2019 session, which brought utilities, suppliers and others involved in overhead systems together to review current issues. The conference features insights on wood pole quality and design, service life, maintenance and remediation, and system resiliency.
The conference is sponsored by NAWPC and the Mississippi State Department of Sustainable Bioproducts. It will be held on the university campus in Starkville, Miss.
Powerline 2020 will be beneficial for utility personnel at all levels who are involved with design, purchasing, installation, management and maintenance of the electrical distribution and transmission systems.
In addition to classroom presentations, the conference features a field visit to the Mississippi State High Voltage Laboratory, the largest university operated high voltage lab in North America. Laboratory demonstrations will include what happens when objects come in contact with lines.
Each registered attendee will receive a certificate of completion for 12 hours of instruction, which can be used to qualify for Continuing Education Unit (CEU) credits.
Registration for Powerline 2020 will open in late January. Cost is $250 per attendee. Each attendee will receive digital versions of the presentations and NAWPC technical guides and a copy of ANSI O5.1-2017 Wood Poles, Specifications and Dimensions.
Click here to see more on Powerline 2020.
The natural strength variations in wood poles can be a benefit for overhead systems facing extreme weather such as wind, snow and ice, according to a new NAWPC Technical Bulletin.
The bulletin Unique Overload Capacity of Wood Utility Poles details how natural variations and recognition of such variations in the National Electric Safety Code (NESC) allow wood poles to have a much greater overload capacity compared to poles made from alternative materials.
Wood poles are able to withstand a wider range of forces than concrete, steel and composites in extreme conditions. Alternative materials have a narrower strength range and once that range is exceeded, the materials often fail. Wood's wider range of strength allows for a greater chance of survivability under demanding forces.
Wood's strength variations are recognized in the NESC and can provide a way to better design hardened overhead systems rather than just switching pole materials. Since damage and outages from wind and hurricanes is often due to secondary causes such as flying debris, utilities may be best served by spending limited budgets on improving right-of-way clearances as opposed to buying more expensive alternatives such as steel and composite poles.
Click here to review the Technical Bulletin.
For as long as there have been wood poles, there have been wood crossarms. The often overlooked benefits of wood crossarms compared to alternative materials our outlined in a new publication Wood Crossarms: Six Overlooked Benefits from a Century of Performance.
The one-page technical sheet reviews the extensive performance record of wood crossarms, which can be found throughout North America. Wood crossarms are a vital component that carry wires and other equipment to bring electricity to the continent.
Common misperceptions, such as wood crossarms are heavier, are explored in the sheet. It also notes that alternative materials are often three to four times more expensive than wood for crossarms that are functionally equivalent.
Click here to review the crossarm publication.
Utilities can get an assist in expanding their community affairs activities and communicating important safety information on overhead lines with a new, customizable coloring book.
The 16-page book Electricity from Tree to Me is designed for children from kindergarten through elementary school. It explains how wood utility poles are made from sustainable and renewable trees and includes important safety messages for about overhead lines, including what to do if lines are on the ground.
NAWPC has created a companion Teacher's Lesson Plan for teachers who want to use the coloring book in the classroom. The lesson plan provides learning objectives and suggestions for classroom discussions to engage students.
The book is designed to be customized with utility information on the inside cover page and the back cover. The pages can feature colored artwork, such as a utility or company logo, so it can be integrated into utility community affairs programs. Click here for information on how to order customized coloring books for your utility.
Custom color books are available for less than a dollar each for 1,000 or more copies. Quantities of 500 and 750 copies are also available at discounted prices.
Click here to review the coloring book.
Hiding power lines underground is significantly more expensive than using overhead systems, potentially costing utility customers millions of dollars. The high cost of going underground and other potential issues with burying lines are explored in a new Technical Bulletin Undergrounding: Hidden Lines, Hidden Costs.
The new bulletin reviews government studies that show moving lines underground cost as much as 10 to 20 times more than overhead systems using utility poles. It also explores the supposed improved reliability of underground systems and the potential safety issues when such systems fail.
The misleading claims that steel, concrete and fiberglass poles can be substituted as "equivalent" to wood poles are explored in a new Technical Bulletin. The bulletin, "Wood Equivalent" Utility Poles and the NESC, details wood's unique structural properties that are recognized in the NESC.
The bulletin notes there is no universally universally applicable "wood equivalent" pole made from steel, prestressed concrete, fiber-reinforced polymer, or other nonwood material because of the differences in relative strengths inherent in poles manufactured of different materials by different methods.
Understanding national wood pole standards and how they apply in designing overhead electrical systems are critical for utilities. A new presentation National Wood Poles Standards helps create that understanding with an overview of the standards process and basic wood pole design information.
The presentation was developed by Nelson Bingel, chairman of the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC).
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This year has been a busy year for Jidenna. The artist has been everywhere and today he is back with some big news for fans across the country. Today the word comes down that Jidenna Announces The 'Long Live the Chief' Tour.
The wordsmith has been doing his thing as of late, dropping off his debut album, The Chief, performing at the NBA All-Star Game and much more along the way. Now the wordsmith is taking his show on the road, which kicks off on July 20th in Raleigh, NC. Along the way Jidenna will visit Philly, Boston, Cleveland, St. Louis, Austin, Los Angeles, and more. Check out the full roster of dates below and look for tickets to go on sale today!


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Taipei, The new de facto U.S. embassy in Taiwan has suffered little damage from Typhoon Maria that swept through northern Taiwan late Tuesday and early Wednesday, according to an AIT spokesperson.
Local Chinese-language EBC News reported Wednesday morning that the new American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) compound in Neihu was hit by a small mudflow triggered by Typhoon Maria.
Asked for comment, AIT spokesperson Amanda Mansour said the AIT was aware of reports about issues at the compound caused by Tuesday night's storm, but she described the impact as "minor."
"The construction team is currently addressing the storm's impacts on our grounds, which were relatively minor. None of the compound's buildings sustained damage," Mansour told CNA in an email, without confirming or denying that a mudflow had occurred.
The AIT represents U.S. interests in Taiwan in the absence of official diplomatic ties.
A dedication ceremony was held June 12 to unveil the nearly completed 14,934-square-meter, five-story complex. But its staff are not scheduled to move into the new building until sometime after September.
The AIT is still operating out of its office on Xinyi Rd. that has been in use for nearly 40 years.
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We interviewed the Carolina Career College staff and asked them one simple question:
Why are IT certifications so important?
Here's what the CCC staff had to say:
- The advantage of IT certifications is that they represent a proven skill set.
- Certifications create networks of like-minded people.
- Much like passing the CPA exam, the BAR exam, or Medical Boards, IT certifications can carry more weight than a diploma.
- IT certifications show the commitment and expertise of handling real world tasks.
- Certifications show an employer that not only do you know what you are doing, you also follow through which demonstrates commitment.
- IT certification training can make a transition from just about any profession to the Information Technology field possible.
- Certifications are a major benchmark for hiring managers as they are evaluating candidates and are often an automatic qualifying requirement.
- You have a baseline with certifications under your belt. The opportunities are there and the possibilities are endless.
- IT training and certifications are an important factor in hiring, job retention and promotion eligibility.
- Certifications take less time to obtain than a degree, and, with career placement assistance, a career changer can start working in the IT field in as soon as a few months.
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Budget Forces Adjustments on Vikings Project
(from Sports Business Journal, April 28, 2013) Not only is the Minnesota Vikings facing public financing issues, but they are also facing a fixed budget of $690 million to build a 65,454 seat facility. In mid-February Mortenson, the Twin Cities contractor, estimated the Vikings estimate for construction $100 million dollars more than the fixed budget. Now, Mortenson and their minority partner, Thor Construction, have made changes to the pricing and are in acceptable numbers. The Vikings' Vice President of public affairs and stadium development, Lester Bagley, said there is no reason to be alarmed because the design remains a moving target.
They are now evaluating various designs for the stadium. They should reveal the final design in the next few weeks. The goal is to develop a facility that fills a similar role as the Vikings Metrodome has. They want to have a building that meets the expectations of a NFL stadium, but the senior vice president at Mortenson says he will acknowledge that it will be a challenge to meet both Vikings and the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority needs. With the design calling for a fixed roof with a retractable feature, it will be a challenge to keep construction under budget. This calls for a very creative design to make it work.
The Vikings have a much smaller budget compared to the last three NFL stadium projects. This includes the 49ers $1.2 billion project, the Cowboys $1.2 billion project, and the New Jerseys $1.13 billion dollar project. It is hard to make a fair comparison to these venues, because the 49ers have to build in the cost of a roof that holds heavy snowfall. The Vikings expect to reach a guaranteed maximum price with Mortenson late this year. The total project costs $975 million, which includes infrastructure and relocation costs.


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The jittery mind and wobbly thoughts often require a retreat to the religion. We, at Expedition Holidays, understand the requirements of the conscience of the human beings. Based at Port Blair (Andaman & Nicobar Islands), we offer packages for Pilgrimage Tours.
These Pilgrimage Tours let you listen to the voices of the soul as you spend peaceful moments, far away from the maddening rush of the world as well as the frenetically paced life. The Pilgrimage Tours let you spend your time in peace wherein you tend to rediscover yourself and rejuvenate your mind and body without any problem or worries about anything else.


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Zambales Diversified Metals Corporation provided fourteen sacks of fertilizers to 200 rice farmers in Brgys. Malimanga and Yamot in Sta. Cruz, Zambales, to help increase their yield. The company also provided two (2) units of tractors (kuliglig) to Brgy. Uacon to assist the 294 farmers in the host community.
Maynilad and the Parañaque City Government inaugurated eight FAITH (Food Always In The Home) Gardens in eight daycare centers in the area. To help families grow their own food, they also conducted a series of workshops on practical urban gardening techniques. 250 residents attended the workshops. FAITH Gardens is a home food security program that aims to provide marginalized groups in Parañaque with a steady source of fresh vegetables. Under the partnership, Maynilad also installed 260-gallon overhead water tanks and drip irrigation systems to help sustain the community gardens.
Berong Nickel Corporation (BNC) supported community-based agro-forestry, banana plantation and seaweed farming projects in Brgys. Berong and Aramaywan in Quezon, Palawan to provide the local farmers with sustainable livelihood options even after
the operating life of the mine.
Free seedlings and technical assistance were given to the host communities, allowing 117 local farmers to plant 26,175 rubber trees and banana seedlings. Nearly a hundred farmers (97) also planted 3,518 kilos of seaweed seedlings.
BNC held livelihood trainings and capacity building seminars for 97 farmers and fisherfolks in Brgys. Berong and Aramaywan so they could develop by-products from their crops. The trainings and seminars focused on fish and seaweeds processing technology. The company also distributed new fishing equipment to 45 local fishermen to help increase their yield.


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What Is Your Biggest Digital Marketing Challenge? How To Overcome it
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I recently posted a question on LinkedIn asking what is your biggest digital marketing Challenge? After I read through the answers, which I am very grateful to have received, and thought about them for a very long time, one of the conclusions that I came to is that you can gauge success or failure of your strategy only when you have set measurable goals.
Here are two of the responses that I found quite interesting to share with you. The first one was from Sheila Jacaman, the founder and creator of Divina Natural which has a wide range of 100% pure, natural and organic skin care products.
"Digital marketing has been difficult for us as a new skin care company committed to natural and organic. We have relied completely on third party companies for our web site and marketing strategies. This part has been most challenging and unfruitful. The challenges we face in a very competitive market of skin care is obtaining the search engine optimization needed for successful eCommerce to be developed. Being a small company and preferring to focus on eCommerce is difficult without the back links and search words. eCommerce is a costly venture. "
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The second response was from Raoul Didisheim, who owns a boutique and online store in Madisson, that features his wife's own curated selection of fine, semi–precious and costume jewelry.
Raoul Didisheim Mariana Antinori, Inc.
The way to measure success, ROI, or measure the effectiveness of your strategy is by setting measurable goals. Some questions to ask yourself are:
- How can I measure the success or the failure of the strategy I am currently using?
- What are the key performance indicators to look out for?
- What do I expect the 3rd party that I am working with to deliver?
- How can I measure the deliverables from 3rd party against by goals?
- How do I know if they are worth the investment I am making or if their efforts are not working towards my goals?
There are two crucial steps that I follow when I work with my clients on setting expectations:
1. Set Your Digital Marketing SMART Goals
Starting to work on a strategy without setting your S.M.A.R.T goals (SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely), is like getting into a canoe without paddles. Nobody wants to do that because you wont move very far. SMART goal setting brings structure and trackability into your goals and objectives. Your goal should be specific, focused and meaningful. A goal without a measurable outcome is like a sports competition without a scoreboard or scorekeeper. Your goal should be attainable - not too far or impossible to reach. Also your goal should be realistic or relevant to the current realities of the market of your industry. For example, you can't set a goal to double revenue in a time of recession. Finally your goal should be timely, as in have a specific time period for it to be reached. An example of a SMART Goal would be I want to increase our online marketing qualified leads by 50% from 100 leads per month to 150 leads per months by the end of Q3 2015.
2. Planning and Blue Print Creation
Now that you have your Digital Marketing SMART goals in place, the next step is to plan how you are going to achieve these goals, and creating the blue print on how to do this. Here are the steps that I follow when I work with my clients:
- Create your buyer personas based on customer research
- Current content audit to assess existing offers
- Develop an editorial calendar to suit the buyer personas in different stages of the buyer journey
- Analyze your current digital marketing techniques to find out what is working and what is not working
- Analyze your competition use tools like marketing grader, Search Metrics, and PR Checker
- Define your Value Proposition
- Set strategy to generate leads online by publishing remarkable content that your website visitors will be willing to give their contact information in return of downloading your remarkable content
- Not all leads are created equal, so set your strategy to score your generated leads and go after the ones with the highers score
- Use Customer Relationship Management, to manage your sales opportunities pipeline and delight your existing customers,
Without these two steps, Digital Marketing can be very frustrating.
Going a step further, after your Digital Marketing Smart Goals are defined, your planning and blue prints are ready, and your strategy is in place and ready to rumble, it becomes the time to start implementing and crucially tracking results. Results I hear you say. Yes. Results. The best way to measure results with the 3rd party that you are working with, is to agree on key performance indicators (KPI's). Here are my favorite bunch:
1. Sales Growth
Sales Growth metrics measure the pace at which your companies sales revenue is increasing or decreasing. This is an essential key performance indicator that needs to be monitored by every company as it is an essential aspect of growth projections. Make sure to monitor this metric over several time periods (weekly, monthly, quarterly etc…) so you have a clear indication of growth trends, be them positive or negative. Don't forget to have the the time periods agreed on with your 3rd party before you start. In addition, sharing your results with your entire sales team is a great way to keep them in the loop with progress.
2. Marketing Qualified Leads
According to Hubpost, "A marketing qualified lead (MQL) is a lead judged more likely to become a customer compared to other leads based on lead intelligence. MQLs are those people who have raised their hands (say by downloading an eBook or whitepaper, attended a webinar or browsed more than a handful of pages on your website) and identified themselves as more deeply engaged, sales-ready contacts than your usual leads, but who have not yet become fully fledged opportunities". How many do you have weekly, or monthly, or quarterly?
3. Sales Qualified Leads
As defined by Hubpost, the leaders in Inbound Marketing, "A sales qualified lead (SQL) is one that your sales team has accepted as worthy of a direct sales follow up (source). SQLs on the other hand have been vetted much further and indicate a prospect that is ready to make a decision." How many do you have weekly, or monthly, or quarterly?
4. Social Media Reach and Engagement
Reach and engagement are the most important 2 metrics when it comes to social media KPI's. Vanity metrics, such as page likes, number of followers, post likes, etc are not as important as calculating the reach and engagement percentages. An example of this is, say I have a Facebook fan page that has 15,000 likes and only 6 people are engaging with the content, versus a Facebook fan page that has 2000 likes and 650 people are engaging with the content. Obviously the latter can generate more leads, or drive more traffic to your website. As the famous saying goes, it is not about quantity, but more about quality. I like to measure my social media efforts with my clients by focusing on the reach and engagement. What is the percentage of engagement on my social profiles, versus the number of people I am reaching. It is this number that is the one to be calculated - not how many likes or followers.
5. Website Traffic to Website Lead Ratio
This KPI is as clear as it reads - what is the percentage of website visitors that convert into leads. Do not only look at the amount of traffic you are getting on your site, unless one of your Digital Marketing SMART goals is x amount of traffic. What is more important is how much of this traffic coverts into leads. The reason this is so important is because it lets you know what the quality of your website traffic and conversion rate are like. So again, similar to the social media reach and engagement, it is not about how much traffic you have, it is actually about how much of that traffic turn into leads, and eventually sales.
6. SEO: Keyword Ranking
When it comes to Search Engine Optimization (SEO), the most important metric to be looking at is your keyword ranking, and not bounce rates, number of visits, pages visited, and time spent on site. Keyword ranking is the position in the search result by searching specific keyword on search engine. Research shows that almost half of all search engine users click on a result on the first page, and the higher you rank on that Search Engine Results Page (SERP), the better off you are. There are several tools available on the internet to help you with this.7. Email: Click RateThe most valuable metric to your reporting when it comes to email marketing is the click rate. What is the percentage of emails that were opened, followed by clicked throughs. Open rate alone wont provide you with sufficient information to indicate your progress because some email clients, will automatically open an email. However, measuring click rate shows you who engaged with your content. If you are seeing high clicks rates, then this means that your content is resonating with your buyer persona and inspiring them to engage.


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Bone Density Scan
A bone density scan is recommended for the following people:
- Those with one or more additional osteoporosis risk factors (besides menopause)
- Those who have had a fracture (broken bone); a bone density scan can help determine if osteoporosis was the underlying cause
- Those who are age 65 or older
- Those who are considering therapy for osteoporosis (if a bone density scan will help make this decision)
- Those who have been on hormone replacement therapy for prolonged periods.
What is Osteopenia?
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If You Were to Create a Bargaining Unit for Visual Effects Artists; What Would You Call It?
Here is a question posed to several visual effects artists and supervisors over the past several months. Their answers reveal there is not real consensus yet. It may be because of the myriad of employment relationships in the industry. Perhaps not enough time and effort had been given to the idea or maybe more artists need to put in their two cents. Here's your chance.
What could be more important than choosing the right name?
A name projects an image; positive or negative. It's up to the individual hearing the name to interpret that of course, but this shows why we must take great care when choosing a name that represents everyone in the group. A good name projects confidence, reliability, professionalism, perhaps even tradition or newness. Future as well as existing businesses, individuals, organizations and even politicians will ask themselves:
- Do I want to align myself with this group?
- Does the name create a positive image?
- Is the name marketable?
- Will it look good on a resume or as a sponsor?
- Does it dominate an entire category?
- Is the name easy to remember?
- Is it easy to pronounce?
- Is the name original?
- Is the name clever?
- Does the name have staying power?
- Is it distinguishable from the competition?
These are some questions you might consider as you create a name to describe the group.
Here are some traditional terms used in naming groups of workers:
- Artists
- Alliance
- Allied
- Network
- Affiliation
- Employees
- Media
- Multimedia
- Council
- Guild
- Union
- League
- United
- Workers
- General
- Trade
- Industry
- Commonwealth
- Association
- Federation
- Confederation
- International
- Independent
- Amalgamated
- Committee
- Organization
- Professional
- Society
- Fraternal
You might try a combination of the previous names with a specific description of the work performed or industry segment. Hopefully this will start the conversation. Reply with your thoughts.


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A couple of months ago I wrote a post about my new favourite lip colours from Savvy by DB. Last week I've discovered a range that I love just as much and that is the VelourLips by Australis. I've become much more interested in makeup recently partially because I've started following a few youtubers (that became my main hobby during winter time this year). After many year of only using very few different products, I've broadened my makeup collection. I still don't experiment a lot but these new products of mine make me wonder how I ever survived without them. As a result I'm much better at makeup now and therefore more interested in it.
Australis is a brand to which I have paid very little attention in the past. However, when I was in Priceline I was drawn to the range ofVelourLips because of the vibrant shades. I often feel so frustrated that lip products come in very limited colour ranges. After researching the product subsequent to buying it, I realised that VelourLips has actually been around for quite a while so I am probably writing this post a year too late. However, I know that a number of these shades are new release so it is still relevant. In my usual style, I ended up buying six different colours. There was a buy two get one free offer on Australis products in Priceline so that helped.
These lip creams are a gloss when applied but dry to a matte finish. My preference, when it comes to lip products, is to use matte products but then add a clear lip gloss over the top. I hate using coloured since they are not very pigmented and can end up all over my face. I also hate using just matte products because of the dryness and also the look (I know this isn't the case for everyone but I prefer the look of glossy lips). So in the pictures below I have added clear gloss in each case. The staying power of this product is amazing; it stays on well all day even after eating and drinking. They are all well pigmented but I prefer to apply two layers since I like the shades to be extra bright.
Main Benefits
-affordability ($9.95)
-colour range
-the names seriously annoy me!
I've wanted an orange lip colour for quite awhile now so I thought I'd be brave and try this one. It's actually brighter in person so I feel rather daring. I'm not used to orange so this will be one of the least wearable shades for me. If I'd known that the Mi-a-mee shade was slightly orange then I may not have chosen this one. However, I'm up for the challenge of this bright orange.
This shade is so bright that it's almost a fluro pink. Again it may not be to everyone's taste but it sure is to mine. I love this so much and it was the colour which initially drew me to this range. It's also the colour I was wearing in my last outfit post with my pink tartan skirt. This is a really fun and summery shade; you can never have too much pink in your life.
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29 Sep 2017 | Press Release No. 20
"The labour market continues to develop very positively. As a result of the onset of autumn, unemployment decreased more than usual in September. Employment continues to grow and the demand for new employees is growing strongly this month, "said the CEO of the Federal Employment Agency (BA), Detlef Scheele, today at the monthly press conference in Nuremberg.
Unemployment rate in September:
-96,000 to 2,449,000
Number of unemployed compared to the previous year:
Unemployment rate compared to the previous month:
-0.2 percentage points on 5.5 percent
Unemployment, underemployment and inactivity
As a result of the onset of autumn, the number of unemployed fell by 96,000 to 2,449,000 from August to September. The decline was more pronounced than usual. As a result, unemployment has also declined by around 23,000 compared to the previous month. Compared to the previous year, 159,000 fewer people were registered as unemployed.
Underemployment, which also includes people in workloads which are relieving labour market policies and short-term incapacity for work, has declined by 20,000 seasonally adjusted. The total of under-employed in September 2017 was 3,406,000 People. That was 118,000 less than a year ago. Thus, it fell less sharply than the unemployment in the previous year. This is caused by extending the labour market policies, especially for refugees, which was not the case during the previous year.
The unemployment rate determined by the Federal Statistical Office according to the ILO acquisition concept amounted to 1.60 million in August and the unemployment rate to 3.7 percent.
Gainful employment and employment subject to social security insurance
Gainful employment and employment subject to social security insurance continued to grow strongly, compared with the previous year. According to the Federal Statistical Office, in the month of August, the seasonally adjusted number of gainfully employed persons (using the domestic concept) rose by 64,000, compared to the previous month. With 44.50million people, it was 692,000 higher than in the previous year. The increase is mainly due to more jobs subject to social security insurance. This has increased by a seasonally adjusted figure of 57,000 from June to July, according to the BA. Overall in July, according to extrapolated data, 32.15 Million people were employed under social insurance. This number was 888,000 more than the previous year. It should be noted that the increase is overshadowed by the fact that the previous year's value is estimated to be 120,000 due to data processing errors.
Labour Demand
Demand for labour continues to grow at a consistently high level. In September 773,000 jobs were registered with the BA, 86,000 more than a year ago. On a seasonal basis, demand rose by 11,000 compared to the previous month. The BA (BA-X) employment index - an indicator of the demand for labour in Germany - rose by 4 points in September 2017 to 244 points. The previous year's figure is still very clear, with a plus of 24 points.
Cash Payments
A total of 684,000 persons received unemployment benefits in September 2017, 42,000 less than a year ago. The number of persons eligible for benefits in the basic job for jobseekers (SGB II) stood at 4,337,000 in September. Compared to September2016 this was an increase of 31,000 persons. 8.0 percent of the working-age population in Germany was therefore in need of help.


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Saturday, 30 June 2012
Take Back the Land Action
Friday, 29 June 2012
Thursday, 28 June 2012
Diggers2012: Two Week Anniversary At Runnymede
Wednesday, 27 June 2012
Diggers 2012 views of massive empty Runnymede Campus
A walk around the Runnymede campus empty for 5 years, unused and wasted resource one of the nearly 1 million empty buildings in the uk. Over 500 student flats lay empty while the homeless (now criminalised under new laws,due to be put into effect in Sept. ) freeze on the cold concrete streets .We want solutions not criminalisation.Homes not Jails,Dis used Land for Eco villages.Reclaim the Land Dig in for Victory Occupy and resist.U cant kill the Spirit.http://diggers2012.wordpress.com/
Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
The Power of Sitting: "Unplugged" Desk Harvests Your Energy for Electricity
2012 The Mayan Word - Excellent documentary by Mel Gunessana of Undercurrents,on the 2012 prophecies from the mouths of the Mayans themselves.This groundbreaking work reveals Indigenous wisdom that the international commentators are not listening to.The Film is downloadable from the website,please organise a film showing in your area.
www.2012mayanword.org Download film and organise a film showing.
Tuesday, 26 June 2012
Squatters and tenants action weds 27th june
Squatters and tennants unite. Direct action tomorrow. Weds 27th june.Meeting at Vauxhall tube. Exit 2 8.30am
Together we are the resistance
From the eviction resistance network call 07591 415860 or txt them to be added to txt list for actions events and eviction resistance. email: email@example.com
Together we are the resistance
From the eviction resistance network call 07591 415860 or txt them to be added to txt list for actions events and eviction resistance. email: email@example.com
FORUM: Squatting is just not going to go away
FORUM: Squatting is just not going to go away
Great old article in the Camden new Journal on some of the history and positive sides of squatting,aiming to counter some of the tidal wave of lies and mirepresentation by the mainstream media.
Great old article in the Camden new Journal on some of the history and positive sides of squatting,aiming to counter some of the tidal wave of lies and mirepresentation by the mainstream media.
WE ARE ALL ONE - Protests erupt across the world
The World is Telling Us WE ARE ALL ONE, Protests erupt across the Globe calling for a Peacefull fairer,Just and sustainable society.
Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth
http://occupyrioplus20.net/other-peoples-initiatives/universal-declaration-on-the-rights-of-mother-earth/ This Declaration was created at the Bolivia Earth Summit,helped by the Indigenous President of Bolivia Evo Morales,lets hope in time it will be adopted across the world.
Activists Criticize Rio+20 Declaration at Summit's Close
Activists Criticize Rio+20 Declaration at Summit's Close The U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20, has concluded in Brazil. Over the weekend, negotiators unveiled an agreement that sets new development goals and lays the groundwork for future talks. Rio+20 Secretary-General Sha Zukang hailed the pact as a success. Sha Zukang: "You laid out the groundbreaking guidelines for applying green economy policies as a useful tool in advancing sustainable development and ending poverty. You agreed to strengthen the environmental pillar of sustainable development by enhancing UNEP. You decided that we need a high-level political forum to address the three pillars of sustainable development in an integrated way." Many groups working on environmental and poverty issues have criticized the Rio+20 agreement for being too weak. Iain Keith of AVAAZ and Kumi Naidoo of Greenpeace International had harsh criticism of the summit as it came to a close. Iain Keith: "What has happened in Rio is weak language with no timelines for these polluter payments. We are here today demonstrating the fact that the wealth and the power of big oil, coal and gas speaks louder than people here at the Rio summit." Kumi Naidoo: "I think that it is criminal that we have close to a hundred heads of state who have come here and do not spend even one hour in negotiations with each other. That the whole process was left to civil servants and diplomats to actually negotiate an agreement with no effort by heads of state to actually say, 'It is not good enough, we need more ambition and so.'"
The Foundry Old st has been squatted by Occupy London crew
Reports coming in of the famous alternative venue The Foundry,which has held many gigs and supported many causes over the years has been squatted by some of the Occupy London crew who were at Finsbury Square.They may be in court soon so get down and show your support,help it last longer or plan the next Occupy squat space.Keep networking viva the resistance.
Friday, 22 June 2012
Rio earth summit+ 20
http://occupyrioplus20.net/ Check for info from Occupy movement demands to the Rio plus 20 earth summit.
Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Gathering this saturday 23rd June at Magna Carta monument, Runnymede at 1 p.m.
Gathering this saturday at Magna Carta monument, Runnymede at 1 p.m. We'll be playing music, having a picnic and walking up to the eco village on the hill. Bring a tent and sleeping bag if you want to stay. Call 07963 475 195 if you have any questions or check www.diggers2012.wordpress.com
Parliament Square Occupation calls for people's assemblies - the tent occupation of Parliament square was an inspiration to the Spanish 15M movement which helped to set up the take the squares action days that seeded the Occupy Movement.Never doubt that direct action by a small number of people can send ripples across the world.Phoenix explains how at the Copenhagen climate summit, Indigenous movement and Campesinas called for peoples assemblies to spring up Globally within 2 years the Occupy movement had General (peoples ) Assemblies in over a thousand cities.
Introduction to people's assembly democracy village -frrom the phoenix archive of direct action from the frontlines of Britain. more to be added soon.Democracy village was a Peoples assembly on Parliament square to protest against the illegal Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.It lasted around 3 months and raised a massive amount of awareness about the unpopular wars at the time.
Sunday, 17 June 2012
Excellent photos and article on Diggers meet at Magna Carta memorial on Demotix
Friday, 15 June 2012
Diggers meeting this sat June 16th at Runnymede
This sat 16th 1pm meeting at the Magna Carta memorial Runnymede near Windsor. More info map contacts etc at http://diggers2012.wordpress.com/
Reclaim The Streets UK documentary- Tales from back in the day to inspire the next generation of activists,keep networking You cant kill the spirit.Reclaim the Streets ,Reclaim the Land
Carnival of dirt today big reclaim the streets style party later
Hey today Carnival Of Dirt happening today. Highlighting the criminal activities of mining & extractions companies. Lots of Indigenous speakers talking about their experiences. Then at 6pm meet outside Embankment & then go somewhere for a massive street party!! The sound system is big!! Bring your friends:))) xxxhttp://www.carnivalofdirt, http://www.facebook.com/carnivalofdirt - twitter, http://www.twitter.com/
Piers Corbyn on Elgin ave in the 1970s Part 2 on the church,corruption in housing system,GLC,barricades and re-housing victory.New squat laws in Sept. Resistance 1 eviction 2 new squats slogan.
Elgin ave anti cuts college part 1.NEWSFLASH The Anti Cuts College has been evicted! Approximately 20 students and activists were forcibly evicted by bailiffs and security in a surprise dawn raid. One naked protester locked herself in one of the classrooms and wasn't found for hours by the security team. Vive Le Resistance!!! The local community gave their full support to the student occupation of the college and were inspired by our work there. They are now pushing the owner to open up the building again for community use as a free college. We have now occupied a gigantic university in a secret location. NO SURRENDER!!! NO GOVERNMENT CUTS!! WE HAVE ONLY JUST BEGUN!!!
Thursday, 14 June 2012
Occupy London Finsbury square camp evicted
http://occupylsx.org/ At 1am this morning, 14th June 2012, over a dozen police vans raced down City Road, towards Finsbury Square. Accompanied by two or three coaches of bailiffs in orange jackets. They quickly formed a line round the site and dragged thoose asleep out of their tents. Some being aware of the police coming climbed into the barricade built over three of the wooden pallet houses, with one masked protester at the top of a tree in the square. Soon enough people walked out favoring a non violent exit, after many hours the human figure in the tree climbed down. The bailiffs set up two lines of metal fencing around the pavement surrounding the area. Most stayed on the pavement watching the place be destroyed, then some to a grotty homeless shelter the council had liaised with, and some to a new site in Shoreditch Park.
Latest from Windsor Diggers
This Earth divided we will make whole, so it can be a common treasury for all. Featured Latest from Windsor Diggers by nettleship www.diggers2012.wordpress.com Despite things not quite working out as planned at the weekend with the hay-field incident, the rain, and one arrest for breach of an Olympic ASBO(!), the camp is alive and well with a small group of dedicated Diggers in the woodland near Runnymede (the birthplace of our supposed Democracy) on Cooper's Hill in Surrey. The police did continue to follow us and have been present with torches and harassment but Royal Holloway University who own the specific piece of land on which the camp is currently situated have not yet attempted to serve court papers, so for now we are staying put and ignoring any attempts at intimidation. We invite everybody to join us, especially those who have become dispossessed due to the unequal and cruel nature of our system of crises. There is a map of our location below. You can call or text the site phone 07963 475 195 for more information. Directions to the camp: If walking up the mud track from Egham town look out for the orange cones on your left – these mark the point at which to enter the woods and you'll see the camp. The nearest train station is Egham,about 25 mins walk. If you want to get nearer the camp by public transport you can get on the Slough bus from Egham town and get off at the stop before the top of Priest Hill, Englefield Green. That saves you a walk up a steep hill and is ten mins from the camp. (click to enlarge) The group will be camped at this spot until Saturday 16th June. On Saturday at 1pm we will have a meetup at the Magna Carta Monument to discuss freedom, democracy and of course plans for the future. Please bring camping equipment – tent, sleeping bag, cup, supplies etc… if you wish to join the camp. Whilst scouting around the area we have discovered ample disused land on which to grow food and communities. The site for the community is a secret for the moment. more info www.diggers2012.wordpress.com
Latest News from the frontlines
News flash - Simon Digger arrested again a second time for returning to Runnymede camp and breaking his Draconian ASBO,which says he cannot be on any land in britain without the permission of the owner. He is in court in west London today updates as we get them.However there is still a diggers camp atRoyal Holloway college land just behind the Magna Carta memorial.see www.diggers2012.wordpress.com for location map Finsbury square Occupy London Camp is on eviction alert today. @occupyLSXSOS says Police vans showing up at camp eviction is happening tonight come down and show support.Apparently the court appeal has been denied. The Old Lambeth fire station near Oval tuber is also due for a big eviction resistance this fri 15th. 9am Party and sleepover thursday night.This is a big one .Together we are the resistance network it. Carnival of Dirt goes off this fri 15th http://www.carnivalofdirt.org/ Also Stonehenge free festival 2012 is coming up with a gathering near the the stones around Summer Solstice. The Elgin Ave Anti cuts college was evicted yesterday video and photos from the college posted soon and finally the Diggers 2012 group is calling for a General Assembly this sat 16th at 1pm at the Magna Carta memorial Runnymede address www.diggers2012.wordpress.com bring people,tents,tarps food,bowl and spoon and be prepared to take a new eco village site.The diggers also request led lights and boots. The Magna Carta monument is a very historically important place where the beginning of some our our ancient rights that had been ignored by the Norman robber barons were begun to be restored,the beginning of our unwritten constitution was created in the Magna Carta (the great Charter) The ctreation of the Magna Carta was a protest against the unjust and arbitary acts of the king and the law at the time.It seems these unjust and arbitary times have come again with the new laws to imprison the homeless and squatters coming into force around Sept its time for the the Rebels to gather at Runnymede again and demand a fair just and sustainable future.
Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Simon Digger released after 1 day inside to return to Runnymeade in defiance of Draconian ASBO barring him from any land in Britain without the owners permission
Report from the court room on the ridiculous ravings of the landowning monopoly magistrates. http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2012/06/497031.html Runnymeade Rebels in the woods behind Magna Carta memorial off Coopers Hill lane windsor.Reinforcements welcome especially good folk,hot food water,dry clothes,tarps and morale boosters,cake etc.Visit ASAP tel 07963 475195 http://diggers2012.wordpress.com/ https://www.facebook.com/events/388997621152693/ http://london.indymedia.org/events/12282 https://twitter.com/#!/freetheland This saturday is Magna Carta day the anniversary of the signing of the document that reaffirmed some of our ancient rights. The new Diggers are calling for a General Assembly gathering at 1 pm at the Runnymeade Memorial Runnymeade near Windsor to discuss among other things our access to land to grow food and live on ,and the return of many of our rights.More info soon.
Tuesday, 12 June 2012
Diggers arrested by Crown agents of Land monopoly
Free Simon Simon Digger a very peacefull and inspiring man,who was on the Diggers 2012 mission to set up an eco-village on crown land in Windsor had been arrested under the terms of a Previous Olympic ASBO which means he can be arrested and imprisoned for up to 5 years for entering ANY land in Britain without the permission of the owner. All this for peacefully aiming to highlight the land situation,where 1% owns 70% of the Land in this country. The peacefull and simple objective was to get dis-used land to be used to grow food and to live on.More info on the following Indymedia report http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2012/06/496992.html and also the website http://diggers2012.wordpress.com/ Reclaim the Land keep networking you cant kill the Spirit Update breaking news the Diggers 2012 group is still camped in the woods above Runnymeade and there has been talk of calling a General Assembly there on this Sat as it is Magna Carta day. Simon the Digger is in court today at Guildford and faces possibly up to 5 years inprison for challenging the undemocratic tyrants monopoly on land use in this country.When the fundamental issue of land ownership by the 1% is peacefully challenged we suddenly see the mailed fist of the feudal system move to crush the peaceful attempts at dialogue and discussion.Especially with the new laws on squatting, criminalising the homeless and dispossessed that may start to come into effect around Sept,now more than ever we need to question this draconian law and the unfair distribution of land in this country.There is enough disused land in the Uk to grow food for twice our population with no need to unsustainably,ship and fly food in from many other continents,as peak oil begins to bite,the sense of this argument will be vindicated. Stay tuned for more info from the freedom trail,see you in Runnymeade to demand our rights and take them back as our ancestors did hundreds of years ago.Diggers mobiles 07963 475195,07905 283114 network it needs people,transport,tents food and networking in it,stand up diggers all ,to Runnymeade for freedom and land.
Sunday, 10 June 2012
Diggers camp at Runnymeade historic place of the magna carta after full day of adventure, check longer story at
Walk to Windsor Eco village begins
Walk to Windsor crown estate Eco village begins. Injunction has been served but we believe we have the right to use the disused land to grow food and live on. Reclaim the land
Saturday, 9 June 2012
Friday, 8 June 2012
Earth Times- updates on a great green blog
http://www.earthtimes.org/ A very intresing blog with a wide variety of articles on our current eco situation,green gadgets,species extinction,forest protection,solutions,news from the oceans and skies above.
'Leak it all!' Anonymous calls for Fight Club-style 'Project Mayhem-2012'
http://www.rt.com/news/anonymous-leaks-fight-club-057/ Anonymous are set to activate the dormant cells of a global 'Fight Club' to battle corruption by calling on supporters to leak a massive cache of state and corporate secrets for the world to see. "Imagine you purchase a USB drive. Imagine you take it to your work place. Imagine you collect evidence of illegality and corruption. Imagine together we expose all lies. Imagine we leak it all." https://twitter.com/anonops http://search.mibbit.com/channels/AnonOps http://www.youtube.com/user/AnonOps
Carnival of Dirt to hit London 15 June
http://www.carnivalofdirt.org/ If you scratch the surface of any transnational mining or extraction corporation, you will find the same abhorrent, filthy behaviour. The billionaires behind this trade, make their fortunes at the cost of human rights abuses, labour rights violations, poisoning of the environment and dwindling water resources, forced acquisition of lands with empty promises of adequate housing and employment, evading millions in taxes, corrupting governments, thriving in conflict zones and turning peoples against each other. Financial institutions like the London Stock Exchange and the London Metal Exchange and governments turn a blind eye to these abuses and fail to punish for these crimes in the majority world or even legislate against them adequately. Carnival Of Dirt celebrates all those fighting this injustice and remembers those who have suffered for doing so.
Thursday, 7 June 2012
Occupy London resistance is fertile.Headed East and West
Finsbury Square eviction delayed by an appeal,**** Update 7 June – The Finsbury Square occupation has been granted a stay of execution until Friday 15 June to lodge an appeal. Pop down, show support, bring supplies (food, bedding, cleaning stuff etc)More updates http://occupylsx.org/ Pilgrimage for Justice starts Thursday 7 June – London,Heads East to Canterbury mor info http://www.occupyfaith.org.uk/ As a thrust to the west is carried out by the True Levellers to occupy land to the west of London in Windsor a new eco village to be set up. http://diggers2012.wordpress.com/ Also news Occupy benefit album Folk the Banks album out now – Pay what you can afford,http://www.occupationrecords.com/ Carnival of Dirt reminiscent of June 18th (J18)actions in the city of London. the Carnival of Dirt will occur on June 15th,members of Occupy London have joined up with an unprecedented coalition of activist groups across the world to address the criminal behaviour of mining and extraction corporations. more info here.http://www.carnivalofdirt.org/ and Finally the occupied college at 129 Elgin Ave,Maida Vale tube, is due for possible eviction the morning of friday 8th June and is calling for barricading and bailiff resistance network it.Followed by a weekend of fun and games network it.viva the resistance
Mark Thomas at Bank of Ideas
Solutions Zone - Voices of Copenhagen 2009
Solutions Zone TV expedition to the Copenhagen Climate Summit 2009 Ashort edit from nearly 70 interviews with the many people and organisations who travelled from around the world to discuss solutions and actions for the current environmental emergency we find ourselves in....more edits soon.
ENERGY NEWS Germany Sets New Solar Record
ENERGY NEWS Germany Sets New Solar Record By Meeting Nearly Half of Country's Weekend Power Demand Read more: Germany Sets New Solar Record By Meeting Nearly Half of Country's Weekend Power Demand | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1JrPxs/inhabitat.com/germany-sets-new-solar-record-by-meeting-nearly-half-of-countrys-weekend-power-demand/
Wednesday, 6 June 2012
The Dispossessed - 'Access to Land and Resources'
Excellent cartoon animation from the Crisis of Civilisation film. By Dean Puckett (Kew Bridge Eco village and Democracy Village Parliament Square Peace camp. Watch film at http://crisisofcivilization.com/
Monday, 4 June 2012
Squatters Eviction Resistance Network
Squatters Eviction Resistance Network: email@example.com 07591 415860 Support and advice before, during and after an eviction attempt. We re really interested in producing our own media raising awareness of the following issues *Evictions due to benefit cuts, rent increases and the Olympics. *Rising levels of homelessness despite there being 700,000 empty properties in the UK *Privatisation of social housing and lack of investment *Poor regulation of unscrupulous landlords *The criminalisation of squatting under clause 136 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishing of Offenders Bill 2012 *Increased vulnerability of private tenants and squatters *The demonisation of social housing tenants, people receiving LANDLORD benefit and squatters The idea is to encourage people and organisations to submit articles or reports or case studies that highlight these issues. We, the Eviction Resistance Network, are currently writing our article about the criminalisation of squatting in residential properties and how this will leave both squatters and private tenants extremely vulnerable in the middle of a housing crisis. Perhaps someone who works with people in social housing who are facing eviction due to benefit caps could submit an article about that? And someone who has had the unpleasant experience of a naughty landlord could submit an article about that? We would like the publication to be similar in size to a regular newspaper and perhaps around 4 or 5 double sized pages. We would like to distribute it at tube stations during the morning rush hour as an alternative to the Metro. We are looking at printing costs and funding at the moment so can update about that later. Also, at the last housing for the 99 percent meeting, there was an agreement to do some direct action. We think this publication could promote and get more people involved in that too. So? What are peoples thoughts? Would anyone like to submit an article? Is anyone good with Graphic Design? It would be great to have as many people as possible involved in this project, lets make it happen. Also, please forward this email on to anyone who might be interested. Love and resistance,
Relaunch of Solutions Zone TV ...coming shortly. After returning from Brazilian forests last year (2011) the main message that came back from meditations with Mother Earth ,were that ,we as a human race need to focus on the Solutions. We as a species are focussed on the problems,bad news travels fast,war,death,murder and now for the sport. So the Solutions Zone was born a culmination of 20 years of environmental action,campaigning networking and research. Solutions Zone TV will present a wide range of solutions that can help rebalance and repair our damaged earth eco system. A lot of time last year energy was diverted into the save squatting campaign. Now is the time to refocus on Solutions,for all our future generations sakes.Keep networking.The following are some web links to the beginning Solutions Zone Project. http://solutionszonetv.wordpress.com/ Youtube channel :Solutionszonetv http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lC7gyNx5yY Facebook group:Solutionszonetv : http://www.facebook.com/groups/solutionszonetv/
Declaration from the dispossessed- Windsor eco vill
Declaration from the dispossessed- True Levellers -Windsor eco village. On June 09th a group of dispossessed people will be walking from Syon Lane Community Allotment in Isleworth, West London to Windsor. Our aim is to start a community on a piece of disused land on the Crown Estate. We have written the following declaration to express our intentions. For more info on the project, please visit: www.diggers2012.wordpress.com This Earth divided we will make whole, so it can be a common treasury for all. A declaration from the dispossessed by True Levellers We: peaceful people, declare our intention to go and cultivate the disused land of this island; to build dwellings and live together in common by the sweat of our brows. We have one call: every person in this country and the world should have the right to live on the disused land, to grow food and to build a shelter. This right should apply whether you have money or not. We say that no country can be considered free, until this right is available to all. With our current system in crisis we need a radically different way of growing our communities. We call on the government and all landowners to let those who are willing, make good use of the disused land. Land that is currently held from us by force. By our actions, we seek to show how we can live without destroying the planet or ourselves. Free from the yoke of debt and rent, our labors can be directed to the benefit of all. Though we may be oppressed for our actions, we will strive to remain peaceful. But we are committed to our cause and will not cease from our efforts until we have achieved our goal. 20th May 2012. http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2012/06/496633.html
Saturday, 2 June 2012
Brighton Squatters Convergence last week ish
Brighton Squatters Convergence last week ish Report will appear here soon meanwhile here is a rough draft of a leaflet to clarify some of what is going on in the changes in squatters law ting. Defend our Rights - Squatting law update as of 25th May 2012 1. Don't panic, Squatting is not illegal yet. Section 6 rights still apply. 2. You're not alone; there are thousands (estimated 20-500,00} squatters in residential properties; this will make the new law very hard to enforce and potentially unworkable. 3. Private tenants and those in social housing are also vulnerable under the laws; many groups are forming in response to the new legislation – both squat and not. Squatters are not alone in this time of housing insecurity. 4. In Holland, anti squatting legislation was successfully challenged under the European human rights legislation. People still need to be taken to court to be evicted. In the UK, legal experts are already building a case to challenge this legislation in the European Court of Human Right – under right to family life (Article 8) 5. In the government consultation, 96% of people who replied said don't criminalise squatting including the Metropolitcan Poloce, Judges and the Law society. Criminalising squatting in residential properties is not popular legislation, it has and will continue to come under attack from all sectors of society. 6.The police and bailiffs may act as if the law has already come into force. It has not. Inform them of this and refer them to the contacts at the end of this leaflet if further clarification is needed. 7. The commencement order has not been made, meaning we don't know yet when the law will take effect although we can predict it will be sometime around September. 8. The new law: Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 Section 144 Offence of squatting in a residential building The new law makes it a crime where: You trespass in a residential building, and You entered the building as a trespasser (rather than e.g. by invitation), and You know or 'ought to know' that you are a trespasser, and You are living in the building or intend to live there (for any length of time) It is not a crime to remain in a building after the end of a lease or licence, even if you leave and re-enter the building. The law only applies to 'residential buildings.' A building is "residential" if it is designed or adapted, before the time of entry, for use as a place to live - in other words if commercial premises are squatted and turned into residential premises by the squatter, the law won't apply. Its still legal to squat empty unused commercial buildings,eg :factories,shops,churches,community centres,warehouses,pubs,land for eco villages,etc. derelict/unused space. Penalty - If convicted of this offence by the court, the maximum penalty is imprisonment for 51 weeks or a fine not more than £5,000 or both a fine and imprisonment. Police powers - Police can enter and search squatted premises to arrest a person for squatting. Be prepared for when this legislation comes into force. We need to work as a community to fight this together. This law will be resisted all the way. Together, we will show this law is unworkableby building networks of solidarity, having regular meetings, meals, socials, football games,parties. Turning up to eviction resistances, networking with other housing groups and local communities Tell SQUASH and other groups about positive squatting case studies, illegal evictions by police and bailiffs and other information that would be useful for media and court cases. Filming can help. Timeline: May – Queen gave Royal Assent, therefore law is now on the statute books; the law is not in force until a consultation has been conducted. May-September: consultation period when the government will consult local authorities, police, and housing and affected groups to inform them and assess the impacts of the new law. During this period the law and its implementation will be clarified. September onwards: Prosecution cases will start to define how these cases are handled by the courts, eg setting precedents, punishments, evidence. There may be opportunities to repeal Section 136 of LASPO. For more and updated info check 1) SQUASH – Squatters Action for secure Homes www.squashcampaign.org Provide positive case studies and support when dealing with the media. 2) Advisory Service for Squatters (A.S.S) www.squatter.org.uk Help with court proceedings, illegal evictions 3)Squatters Legal Network sln@aktivix Assisting with legal cases, arrestee support 4) Squatters Eviction Resistance Network: firstname.lastname@example.com 07591 415860 Support and advice before, during and after an eviction attempt. The government said that it would not bring in any new laws to unnecessarily criminalise people, yet they are criminalising the homeless in the middle of a housing crisis, which makes this law unjust and unworkable. The whole process has completely bypassed any kind of democracy. It will cost the government an estimated £790 million in the first 5 years to implement even though the aim was to cut Legal Aid expenditure by £350 million a year. This new law will be difficult to interpret and enforce, taking up massive amounts of police time. Whatever they say, squatting will stay!
Usefull websites for Occupy Movement
Some Usefull websites for Occupy Movement Keep Networking the Resistance Occupybritain.co.uk http://occupii.org/ https://occupywiki.org.uk/wiki/Main_Page http://occupydesign.org.uk/ http://occupylsx.org/ http://www.occupythehoodchicago.org/ Exciting action coming in from occupy the hoods across the USA,foreclosure resistance. Also soon info posts on the student uprisings in Canada and the recent Blockuppy Frankfurt. Some of the inspiration to keep this blog updated more is from the increasing censorship of occupy actions by FB,there is an amazing amount of actions,events and many land reclaims going on but this is increasingly being ignored or censored by the main stream media and facebook. As the uprising across the Globe gathers pace it is more than ever for us to build our own communications networks.Dont hate the media ,be the media check www.indymedia.org.uk for regular updates and actions from the protest movement in the UK and worldwide. We shall overgrow reclaim the land
palestine place squat succesfully resisted illegal eviction
palestine place squat succesfully resisted illegal eviction yesterday,build the resistance networks to the new tyrranical squat laws http://palestineplace.wordpress.com/
Occupy London invites you to its Occupy Democracy event
This Jubilee weekend, at noon on Sunday 3 June by the steps of St Paul's, Occupy London invites you to its Occupy Democracy event.http://occupylsx.org/
this is good reminder of what occupy is achieving
this is good reminder of what occupy is achieving,great reminders we are more powerfull than they can possibly imagine http://www.whatthefuckhasoccupydone.com/
Occupy land Windsor eco village sat 9th june 2012
Saturday, 9 June 2012 11:00 Syon Lane Community Allotment, adjacent to Platform 1, Syon Lane Station, Rothbury Gardens, Isleworth, Middlesex, Stand Up Ye Diggers All! On Saturday 09th June, we will be walking from Syon Lane Community Allotment in West London to Windsor. We will be camping for one night on the route. Our aim is to start a community on a piece of disused land on the Crown Estate. We plan to grow our own food, make shelters and live sustainably: to show an alternative to our system of crisis. We call for the right for everyone to be able to use the disused land to live on, free the yoke of debt and rent. If you share our vision, and you are willing to work to achieve it, we welcome you to join us. Meetup details: Meet at Syon Lane Community Allotment on Sat 09th June from 11 a.m. We will be departing at 1 p.m sharp. Bring camping equipment, warm clothing, mug, bowl, spoon and a torch. Also please bring seeds and any useful equipment if you can. Should you wish to meet us in Windsor, or at some other point along the journey, please call the numbers below on the day. If you would like to know more about this project, please visit: www.diggers2012.wordpress.com or email email@example.com Alternatively you can call or text the following numbers: 07963 475 195 / 07905 283 114 to find out more. Meetup Location: Syon Lane Community Allotment. Map link: http://g.co/maps/ga6mn Meetup date: Sat 09th June. Meetup time: 11 a.m Departure time: 1 p.m Arrival time in Windsor: Sun 10th June before 12 Noon.
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by Alison James and Nik Griffith
On September 16, the Helena Independent Record ran a letter to the editor written by Helenan Joe Morgan, headlined "What did Curtis Need Planned Parenthood For?"
In a debate with Steve Daines in 2014, Rep. Amanda Curtis of Butte recounted the critical services offered by Planned Parenthood and stated that she accessed health care there as sixteen-year-old.
Two years later, Mr. Morgan is still thinking about this and wondering why Daines didn't inquire further into the reasons why a young woman would need to access health care at Planned Parenthood. Morgan uses some rough prose to imply Curtis probably got birth control or an abortion and therefore is not fit to run for office or have an opinion. You can read the entire appalling letter here.
Let's stop for a second to play the following public service announcement for the seven millionth time: Planned Parenthood does more than abortion.
In 2013 alone, abortion made up approximately 3% of the 10.6 million services offered by Planned Parenthood clinics across the country. Other services offered that year consisted of:
– 4.5 million tests and treatments of STDs and STIs,
– 3.6 million contraception (condoms, IUDs, birth control, etc.) related services,
– 935,573 cancer screenings including breast exams and pap smears, and
– 1.1 million pregnancy tests and other prenatal services.
But it doesn't matter if Amanda Curtis used Planned Parenthood for an abortion, a cancer screening, or the bathroom. As a Montana woman, it's her right to make private healthcare decisions at any time in her life without being pilloried in the public square.
Regardless of how big a case of the sads Mr. Morgan and others get at the thought of a young woman exercising agency in her healthcare decisions, the Montana State Constitution (Article II, Section 10) guarantees all Montanans the right to privacy that "shall not be infringed without the showing of a compelling state interest." Additionally, multiple decisions by the Montana Supreme Court and actions by sitting Legislatures and Governors alike have reinforced that those privacies explicitly mean a woman's decisions in healthcare are between herself and her medical provider(s)–and that includes minors.
For now, let's ignore the obviously creepy undertones of an adult man still wondering after the one-time healthcare choices of a female senate candidate two years after her candidacy. Let's even set aside the troll-ish attempt by Mr. Morgan to divert attention from the point of Rep. Curtis' original letter (Melissa Romano's qualifications for Superintendent of Public Instruction). We're left with the lingering question: "Why would the Independent Record publish such an asinine letter?"
Surely the IR receives ugly, rude, racist, sexist, homophobic letters to the editor all the time.But the IR published this letter and gave credence to the views expressed by featuring it in print. Mr. Morgan's letter should have hit the trash can the moment it was received, based on the truly offensive material it contained, directed at a public figure who's done nothing worse than support a fellow teacher running for office and go to the doctor as a teen.
It seems to us that there are two explanations, and either or both could be true (it's probably both). First, editors at the IR share Mr. Morgan's views and don't mind vulgar, sexist attacks directed at female public figures. Second, the IR was trying to stir up controversy and get more hits by publishing the offensive letter. Either way, the IR has once again failed in the ethics of journalism by legitimizing a sexist attack and undermining the voice of a hardworking public servant simply because she's a woman.
The good news is that Amanda Curtis and Planned Parenthood are accustomed to dealing with wingnuts and sexist attacks and this one won't faze them. They will both continue serving the people of Montana, in spite of the vitriol of bullies and the clickbaiting of editors desperate to remain relevant, no matter the cost.
If you'd like to demand that the Helena Independent Record apologize to Amanda Curtis and start publishing news, not sexist clickbait, you can email the editor atmailto:[email protected]
To donate to Planned Parenthood, who continues to provide necessary, comprehensive care to thousands of families a year–including, but very much not limited to abortion services, you can do so here.
To help elect Amanda Curtis to House District 74, donate to her campaign here.
Alison James occasionally accesses women's health care, because she is a woman, in Missoula.
Nik Griffith is a Helena-based consultant with a chip on his shoulder and a need to share.