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Nairobi, 18 September 2009 - Climate change is here and threatens us all, say Hollywood actors, film directors, environmentalists and politicians in a new UN public service announcement series, launched today. Jeffrey Nachmanoff, co-writer of blockbuster The Day After Tomorrow, an apocalyptic science-fiction film that depicts catastrophic effects of global warming, has directed the series which urges viewers to sign the Climate Petition (www.sealthedeal2009.org).Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), said: "The series is aimed a promoting public awareness and catalyzing action at the highest and humblest level to boost the prospects for a wide-ranging and transformative agreement at a crucial UN climate convention meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark in less than 80 days."Speaking about the project, Jeffrey Nachmanoff said: "Climate change is such a pervasive and persistent challenge that it's difficult to get people to focus on it constructively. The Copenhagen conference represents a specific moment in time, and is an opportunity for action. My hope is that this campaign will encourage people to increase public pressure on world leaders to seize that opportunity."The hard-hitting, Seal the Deal! public awareness campaign is being launched at the start of Global Climate Week, 21-25 September and was shot in six locations across four continents.The videos feature President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives; Don Cheadle -Hollywood actor, film producer and author; Professor Wangari Maathai - Nobel Peace Prize Winner; Midori Goto - UN Messenger of Peace; Phillipe Cousteau - Animal Planet presenter and environmentalist; Saba Douglas-Hamilton - wildlife film maker.Speaking about the Seal the Deal! campaign, the featured personalities said:The Honourable Mohamed Nasheed, President of the Maldives: "For the Maldives, climate change is no vague or distant irritation, but a clear and present danger. And what happens to the Maldives today happens to the rest of the world tomorrow. That's why the Maldives is slashing emissions by shifting from foreign oil to renewable energy, aiming to become carbon neutral in a decade. It's time we all Seal the Deal!" Midori Goto, UN Messenger of Peace: "I am happy to add my voice to those who are concerned about climate change, and I am extremely excited by the opportunities implicit in the commitment of the newly-appointed Prime Minister of Japan, Yukio Hatoyama. He and his government are advocating a substantial decrease in emissions. We can act together to bring meaningful changes to our lives and to our environment. Let's sign the climate petition and let our voices be heard." Professor Wangari Maathai, Founder of the Green Belt Movement and Nobel Peace Prize winner: "Climate change is a matter of life and death. Something very serious is happening. Africans - and especially African women - will suffer most from climate change. It's time to Seal the Deal! in Copenhagen."Phillipe Cousteau, CEO EarthEcho International, Animal Planet host and environmentalist: "I've spent my life working to educate people about our environment and about how human actions have had a catastrophic effect on our planet. Now we have the chance to take action to make a positive difference and correct some of the damage caused in Copenhagen. It's time to Seal the Deal!"Saba Douglas-Hamilton, BBC wildlife presenter and conservationist: "For me it took a trip to the high Arctic filming polar bears to understand what was going on in my own back yard. In Kenya, we live or die by the grace of the Monsoon and when the rains fail, as they have this year, we suffer terrible drought. Climate change is the great leveler. No matter who or what you are - rich or poor, human or amphibian - it will affect us all. I want to be able to tell my daughter with an open heart that I tried to make a difference when I could. Help us Seal the Deal." Notes to editors:1. To download the Seal the Deal! PSAs go to www.sealthedeal2009.org/psa-downloads which will be available from 0800 GMT on 18th September. The PSA is available for free distribution and promotion. Online and print versions will also be available. 2. To sign the Climate Petition, go to www.sealthedeal2009.org 3. 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Zope 3 meld3 bindings (z3meld)
This article is translated to Serbo-Croatian language by Vera Djuraskovic from Webhostinggeeks.com.
meld3 is an HTML/XML templating system for Python 2.3+ which keeps template markup and dynamic rendering logic separate from one another. See http://www.entrian.com/PyMeld for a treatise on the benefits of this pattern.
meld3 can deal with HTML or XML/XHTML input and can output well-formed HTML or XML/XHTML.
meld3 is a variation of Paul Winkler's Meld2, which is itself a variation of Richie Hindle's PyMeld.
meld3 uses Frederik Lundh's ElementTree library.
Python 2.3+
ElementTree 1.2+ (http://effbot.org/downloads/#elementtree)
python setup.py install.

, meld3
requires that you qualify the "id" attribute with a "meld"
namespace element, like this:

. As
per the XML namespace specification, the "meld" name is completely
optional, and must only represent the
"http://www.plope.com/software/meld3" namespace identifier, so

 is just as valid as as
textarea/>. In HTML mode, it will be rendered
<textarea></textarea>. In HTML mode, various other tags like
img aren't "balanced" with an ending tag, and so forth. You can
decide how you wish to render your templates by passing an
flag to the meld
A valid example meld3 template is as follows:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">   <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="content-type" /> <title meld:id="title">This is the title</title>

 <form meld:id="form1" action="." method="POST">

 Name	 Description

 Name	 Description

 <input type="submit" name="next" value=" Next "/> </form>

Note that the script contains no logic, only "meld:id" identifiers. All "meld:id" identifiers in a single document must be unique for a meld template to be parseable.
A script which parses the above template and does some transformations is below. Consider the variable "xml" below bound to a string representing the XHTML above:
from meld3 import parse_xmlstring from meld3 import parse_htmlstring from StringIO import StringIO import sys root = parse_xmlstring(xml) root.findmeld('title').content('My document') root.findmeld('form1').attributes(action='./handler') data = ( {'name':'Boys', 'description':'Ugly'}, {'name':'Girls', 'description':'Pretty'}, ) iterator = root.findmeld('tr').repeat(data) for element, item in iterator: element.findmeld('td1').content(item['name']) element.findmeld('td2').content(item['description'])
You used the "parse_xmlstring" function to transform the XML into a tree of nodes above. This was possible because the input was well-formed XML. If it had not been, you would have needed to use the "parse_htmlstring" function instead.
To output the result of the transformations to stdout as XML, we use
write method of any element. Below, we use the root element
(consider it bound to the value of "root" in the above script):
import sys root.write_xml(sys.stdout) ... <?xml version="1.0"?>    My document          Name Description   Boys Ugly   Girls Pretty
We can also serialize our element tree as well-formed XHTML, which
is largely like rendering to XML except it by default doesn't emit
the XML declaration and it removes all "html" namespace declarations
from the output. It also emits a XHTML
loose doctype declaration
near the top of the document:
import sys root.write_xhtml(sys.stdout) ... <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">   <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="content-type" /> <title>My document</title>

 <form action="./handler" method="POST">

 Name	 Description

 Boys	 Ugly

 Girls	 Pretty

 <input name="next" type="submit" value=" Next " /> </form>

We can also output text in HTML mode, This serializes the node and
its children to HTML (this feature was inspired by and based on code
Ian Bicking). By default, the serialization will include a
HTML DTD doctype (this can be overridden with the doctype=
argument). "Empty" shortcut elements such as

 will be
converted to a balanced pair of tags e.g.

. But some
HTML tags (defined as per the HTML 4 spec as area, base, basefont,
br, col, frame, hr, img, input, isindex, link, meta, param) will not
be followed with a balanced ending tag; only the beginning tag will
be output. Additionally, "boolean" tag attributes will not be
followed with any value. The "boolean" tags are selected, checked,
compact, declare, defer, disabled, ismap, multiple, nohref,
noresize, noshade, and nowrap. So the XML input
type="checkbox" checked="checked"/> will be turned into
type="checkbox" checked>. Additionally,
script and
style tags
will not have their contents escaped (e.g. so "&" will not be turned
& when it's iside the textual content of a script or
style tag.):
import sys root.write_html(sys.stdout) ... <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">   <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="content-type"> <title>My document</title>

 <form action="./handler" method="POST">

 Name	 Description

 Boys	 Ugly

 Girls	 Pretty

 <input name="next" type="submit" value=" Next "> </form>

meld3 elements support all of the ElementTree _ElementInterface API . Other meld-specific methods of elements are as follows:
"clone(parent=None)": clones a node and all of its children via a recursive copy. If parent is passed in, append the clone to the parent node. "findmeld(name, default=None)": searches the this element and its children for elements that have a 'meld:id' attribute that matches "name"; if no element can be found, return the default. "meldid()": Returns the "meld id" of the element or None if the element has no meld id. "repeat(iterable, childname=None)": repeats an element with values from an iterable. If 'childname' is not None, repeat the element on which repeat was called, otherwise find the child element with a 'meld:id' matching 'childname' and repeat that. The element is repeated within its parent element. This method returns an iterable; the value of each iteration is a two-sequence in the form (newelement, data). 'newelement' is a clone of the template element (including clones of its children) which has already been seated in its parent element in the template. 'data' is a value from the passed in iterable. Changing 'newelement' (typically based on values from 'data') mutates the element "in place". "replace(text, structure=False)": (ala ZPT's 'replace' comnand) Replace this element in our parent with a 'Replace' node representing the text 'text'. Return the index of the index position in our parent that was replaced. If 'structure' is true, at rendering time, the outputted text will not be escaped in the serialization. If we have no parent, do nothing, and return None. This method leaves a special kind of node in the element tree (a 'Replace' node) to represent the replacement. NOTE: This command has the potential to cause a non-well-formed XML/HTML serialization at render time if "structure" is True. "content(text, structure=False)": (ala ZPT's 'content' command) Delete every child element in this element and append a Replace node that contains 'text'. Always return None. If 'structure' is true, at rendering time, the outputted text will not be escaped in the serialization. If we have no parent, do nothing, and return None. NOTE: This command has the potential to cause a non-well-formed XML/HTML serialization at render time if "structure" is True. "attributes(**kw)": (ala ZPT's 'attributes' command) For each key value pair in the kw list, add an attribute to this node where the attribute's name is 'key' and the attributes value is 'value'. Keys and values must be string or unicode types, else a ValueError is raised. Returns None. "__mod__(other)": Fill in the text values of meld nodes in this element and children recursively; only support dictionarylike "other" operand (sequence operand doesn't seem to make sense here). "fillmelds(**kw)":Fill in the text values of meld nodes in this element and children recursively. Return the names of keys in the **kw dictionary that could not be found anywhere in the tree. Never raise an exception. "write_xml(file, encoding=None, doctype=None, fragment=False, declaration=True, pipeline=False)": Write XML to 'file' (which can be a filename or filelike object) encoding -- encoding string (if None, 'utf-8' encoding is assumed) Must be a recognizable Python encoding type. doctype -- 3-tuple indicating name, pubid, system of doctype. The default is to prevent a doctype from being emitted. fragment -- True if a 'fragment' should be emitted for this node (no declaration, no doctype). This causes both the 'declaration' and 'doctype' parameters to become ignored if provided. declaration -- emit an xml declaration header (including an encoding if it's not None). The default is to emit the doctype. pipeline -- preserve 'meld' namespace identifiers in output for use in pipelining "write_xhtml(self, file, encoding=None, doctype=doctype.xhtml, fragment=False, declaration=False, pipeline=False)": Write XHTML to 'file' (which can be a filename or filelike object) encoding -- encoding string (if None, 'utf-8' encoding is assumed) Must be a recognizable Python encoding type. doctype -- 3-tuple indicating name, pubid, system of doctype. The default is the value of doctype.xhtml (XHTML 'loose'). fragment -- True if a 'fragment' should be emitted for this node (no declaration, no doctype). This causes both the 'declaration' and 'doctype' parameters to be ignored. declaration -- emit an xml declaration header (including an encoding string if 'encoding' is not None) pipeline -- preserve 'meld' namespace identifiers in output for use in pipelining Note that despite the fact that you can tell meld which doctype to serve, meld does no semantic or syntactical validation of attributes or elements when serving content in XHTML mode; you as a programmer are still responsible for ensuring that your rendering does not include font tags, for instance. Rationale for defaults: By default, 'write_xhtml' doesn't emit an XML declaration because versions of IE before 7 apparently go into "quirks" layout mode when they see an XML declaration, instead of sniffing the DOCTYPE like they do when the xml declaration is not present to determine the layout mode. (see http://hsivonen.iki.fi/doctype/ and http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2005/09/15/467901.aspx). 'write_xhtml' emits a 'loose' XHTML doctype by default instead of a 'strict' XHTML doctype because 'tidy' emits a 'loose' doctye by default when you convert an HTML document into XHTML via '-asxhtml', and I couldn't think of a good reason to contradict that precedent. A note about emitting the proper Content-Type header when serving pages rendered with write_xhtml: you can sometimes use the content-type 'application/xhtml+xml' (see "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml-media-types/#application-xhtml-xml"). The official specification calls for this. But not all browsers support this content type (notably, no version of IE supports it, nor apparently does Safari). So these pages *may* be served using the 'text/html' content type and most browsers will attempt to do doctype sniffing to figure out if the document is actually XHTML. It appears that you can use the Accepts header in the request to figure out if the user agent accepts 'application/xhtml+xml' if you're a stickler for correctness. In practice, this seems like the right thing to do. See "http://keystonewebsites.com/articles/mime_type.php" for more information on serving up the correct content type header. "write_html(self, file, encoding=None, doctype=doctype.html,fragment=False)": Write HTML to 'file' (which can be a filename or filelike object) encoding -- encoding string (if None, 'utf-8' encoding is assumed). Unlike XML output, this is not used in a declaration, but it is used to do actual character encoding during output. Must be a recognizable Python encoding type. doctype -- 3-tuple indicating name, pubid, system of doctype. The default is the value of doctype.html (HTML 4.0 'loose') fragment -- True if a "fragment" should be omitted (no doctype). This overrides any provided "doctype" parameter if provided. Namespace'd elements and attributes have their namespaces removed during output when writing HTML, so pipelining cannot be performed. HTML is not valid XML, so an XML declaration header is never emitted. In general: For all output methods, comments are preserved in output. They are also present in the ElementTree node tree (as Comment elements), so beware. Processing instructions (e.g. '<?xml version="1.0">') are completely thrown away at parse time and do not exist anywhere in the element tree or in the output (use the declaration= parameter to emit a declaration processing instruction).
XML source text is turned into element trees using the "parse_xmlstring" function (demonstrated in examples above). A function that accepts a filename or a filelike object instead of a string, but which performs the same function is named "parse_xml", e.g.:
from meld3 import parse_xml from meld3 import parse_xmlstring
HTML source text is turned into element trees using the "parse_htmlstring" function. A function that accepts a filename or a filelike object instead of a string, but which performs the same function is named "parse_html", e.g.:
from meld3 import parse_html from meld3 import parse_htmlstring
Using duplicate meld identifiers on separate elements in the source document causes a ValueError to be raised at parse time.
When using parse_xml and parse_xmlstring, documents which contain
entity references (e.g.
) must have the entities defined in
the source document or must have a DOCTYPE declaration that allows
those entities to be resolved by the expat parser.
When using parse_xml and parse_xmlstring, input documents must
include the meld3 namespace declaration (conventionally on the root
element). For example,
parse_html and parse_htmlstring take an optional "encoding" argument which specifies the document source encoding.
The API is not yet finalized.
This implementation depends on classes internal to ElementTree and hasn't been tested with cElementTree or lxml, and almost certainly won't work with either due to this.
See TODO.txt for more to-do items.
Please visit http://www.plope.com/software/collector to report bugs and request features.
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Justin Vivian Bond :: Hail to the 'V'
You would have to be living under some kind of trans-phobic rock to not know that the pronoun V and the prefix Mx refers to Tony Award nominee and cabaret performer extraordinaire Justin Vivian Bond.
Being hailed as "the best cabaret artist of (V) generation comes as no fluke. As stage performer, a recording artist, a film actor, and an author, Bond has done it all, and all the way receiving accolade and awards for V endeavors. With the publishing of V autobiography "TANGO: My Childhood, Backwards and in Heels" in late 2011, the release of V new CD "Silver Wells" earlier this year, and the production V new stage show "Mx America," Justin has been so busy that the fact that V had no permanent address to call home sort of went under the radar.
I had the privilege to catch up with Bond while V was preparing to pack for V upcoming appearances in San Francisco at the Rrazz Room and at a Project Inform benefit, and during our conversation we discussed what projects have been completed for Justin in the past year and a half, how Bond's busy schedule has prevented him time to find new housing digs, what all children will get from Justin's authored book, how Bond's new CD represents V ability to interpret a song, and what the concept is behind the new stage show "Mx America".
Backwards and in High Heels
BeBe: It has been about a year and a half since we have had an opportunity to chat about your projects, and during that time, you have been one busy bee.
Justin Vivian Bond: I have. It's been crazy!
BeBe: Let me run it down. In April of 2011 you had just released your debut album on your independent label (Whimsy Music), "Dendrophile," and then 6 months later (September 2011) you turn around and release an autobiography "TANGO: My Childhood, Backwards and in High Heels."
Justin Vivian Bond: You know, I thought they were going to wait awhile on that (the book). It all came kind of quickly. The record comes out in April, the book comes out in September, and then I was kicked out of my apartment. So, from June 2011 until February of this year (2012), I was just on tour promoting my book and CD because I was homeless.
BeBe: Well what a way to be homeless, right? It drives you to go ahead and work, right?
Justin Vivian Bond: Yes, exactly because I thought who knows when I'm going to get an apartment (in New York City)? I had done this series of shows at Joe's Pub in November (2011) and I thought since I don't have anything to do until January, and I'm homeless, I might as well make another record.
About 'V'
BeBe: Let's back up a little bit because I want to talk a little about the book. I have read some of the reviews that the entertainment industry's A-list folks have given your book. You have people like Sandra Bernhard, Rufus Wainwright, the New York Times. And, Yoko Ono says "Tango should be in the hands of every child who can read". That's a pretty powerful statement. Yoko didn't say every gay child or every trans child, she said "every" child. So, what impact do you think Tango has on every child?
Justin Vivian Bond: Well, I think it's about formulation of identity. I have a friend whose father is a psychiatrist, and my friend's father has been recommending the book to several of his patients who either have difficulties that aren't necessarily trans or queer related, but they had difficulties because of the way they were raised with the expectations of how they were supposed to be as opposed to how they were. Using my story as an example has somehow helped them go back and deal with things they went through just within that sort of family dynamic of what your parents' expectations of you are, and how that can kind of warp you as you are trying to develop as a person whether your trans or not.
BeBe: You have always had a challenge in how society places on us those gender roles. Now, how we address you, we use a non-biased and nondescript pronoun (V) and prefix (Mx) in front of your name that is not gender identified. Does "Tango" explain to us, the reader, how your gender identification challenges came to be?
Justin Vivian Bond: I think so because writing the book helped ME explain to myself as well (said over a little laughter). Going back and reliving that time, and going through all of that again as an adult, gave me a chance to look at it in a different way. By doing that, I started to think about my life, who I am, and how I want to engage in and with the world. I think that led me to just take the plunge and throw out all these ideas that were put on me, and make ideas for myself. It's been great!
A new CD
BeBe: This sounds like a book I can see Oprah diggin' her fingers into and get you on television to talk about it. (We both roar with laughter) And going a step further, it appears to be one of those stories that would make a good Movie of the Week, or on the big screen so more people have access to the subject you are talking about. Has anyone approached you about taking this book a step further into other media?
Justin Vivian Bond: I've talked about approaching people, but the only difficulty is there is graphic sexuality between young people (in the book). I think the story in the book is also about that because it is about my relationship with a boy who was my age, and it was a sexual relationship. He was sort of the bully, you know? It was a complicated relationship that may be difficult for TV or even the movies to tackle because people have such issues around it (sexual relationships amongst children). My book kind of talks about how adult have the hysterical response to childhood sexuality, but children aren't sexual.
BeBe: Moving from the book to the new CD, I know you wrote solely or co-wrote the songs on your first album "Dendrophile," is that true of the new CD "Silver Wells?"
Justin Vivian Bond: "Silver Wells" is all covers. I didn't write any songs on this one because it took me so long to get "Dendrophile" ready, I thought what if I never put out another record and start to freak out about it? And I think I'm a pretty good interpreter of other people's songs. Because I was so busy, and also adrift, I started listening to all these songs that I would listen to when I was younger and songs I kind of think of as my comfort foods. Songs that make me feel better if I'm feeling down. I gathered all those songs and went into the studio with Thomas Bartlett who produced "Dendrophile" as well, and recorded all of those songs as a way of just being in touch with something that was a facsimile of home.
"Mx America" tours the world
BeBe: You mention your ability to interpret material done or written by others, and I think as an audience that is what we are so accustomed to seeing of you on stage. So, unlike "Dendrophile" with loads of original stuff, "Silver Wells" represents a bit more of what we see you don on stage. Would that be a fair statement?
Justin Vivian Bond: Yes. I think there is a little bit more introspective because it's a recording, so it is a little more intimate. I didn't feel I had to sing really loud and make them real showy, you know? It's kind of a quiet record. That's nice because when I'm doing my upcoming show at the Rrazz Room in San Francisco, I'm playing half of the show at the piano myself, and doing the other half with Lance Horne who plays with me on tour a lot and was with me in San Francisco before. I'm also doing a segment from a show ( "Jukebox Jackie: Snatches of Jackie Curtis") in the spring where I play Jackie Curtis (A Warhol superstar who died tragically from a heroin overdose in 1985). So, I'll be doing a Jackie Curtis song and monologue.
BeBe: You have never been one to do anything without purpose. So with that, the title of your show "Mx America," what significance does that title have? What I'm thinking when reading it is a show with a lot of political-oriented material. But, from what you have just explained, that's not what the show is about. So, when you came up with the title "Mx America" for your new show, what were you thinking?
Justin Vivian Bond: It was inspired by a quote from my friend Billy's father who says, "a measure of a person's tragedy is the distance between how they see themselves and how they are perceived by others." So as a trans person,
we constantly are trying to be seen and have other people see us as we see ourselves. But I also think as Americans, there's another issue. Americans have an idealized version of
what it is to be American and how Americans are seen throughout the world, but that isn't necessarily always an accurate idea. So the show is kind of an explanation of that state between how we see ourselves and how we are seen by others, as trans people and as Americans. I'm going to somehow work that idea into a cabaret (laughing). We'll see how it works. "Mx America" is definitely in its first carnation and I'm not going to say that what I do in San Francisco will be anything close to what it will be as I tour this around in 2013. I'm going to Australia in February and Europe in the spring. I'll be touring it all over the world.
Working with Sandra
BeBe: I have no doubt that you will find that button that will make the whole connection flow like clockwork. I think it will pretty interesting because over the past couple of years you have worked on putting out there how you see yourself and how you want others to see you. You've worked really hard on that through a series of interviews that explain your genderless concept and how you use that concept to identify yourself. This may be the show that puts all that in perspective.
Justin Vivian Bond: Let's hope (with ore laughter)!
BeBe: Before we wrap up, there is one project I want to talk about that I haven't seen or heard much on since the last time I spoke with you and Sandra Bernhard, is the project called "Arts and Crafts" which also involves Scissor Sisters Jake Shears who co-wrote some songs for that project. Where is that project?
Justin Vivian Bond: To be perfectly honest, BeBe, it kind of got lost in the shuffle. We are all so busy because Sandra's been busy touring and doing all her television stuff that she does, and my record and my book and my other record came out and I was looking for a place to live, so, we really haven't done anything about it sadly. It still exists we just need to find the time where we can pick it back up and put our energy into it. And then Scissor Sisters put out there new record ("Magic Hour") and their single "Let's Have a KiKi" has become such a hit, they have been touring on it. Jake only co-wrote one of the songs, but he too has been insanely busy.
BeBe: Please, please don't let this die. I think this "Arts and Grafts" thing would be wonderful for the public to see. A modern day KiKi and Herb with you and Sandra.
Justin Vivian Bond: I, too, think it would be a great thing to do.
Justin Vivian Bond will perform V's new show "Mx America" at the Rrazz Room in the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco October 12-14.
Also, Bond will be hosting Project Inform's Evening of Hope - A Night of Lifesaving Fashion in San Francisco on October 24
at the Metreon.
Follow Justin at www.justinbond.com for future "Mx America" tour dates.
As an actress, BeBe was introduced to film with a lead role in the independent film "Under One Sun" with her character dealing with religious, racial and gender issues. Additionally, she appeared in the campy musical "Devious, Inc" (Australian Film Festival, San Francisco Short Film Fest) also adding additional vocals to the musical soundtrack. Both of these performances led to her selection for a lead role in Aisha Media's next short film series, "Con-tin.u.um" to be released in 2012.


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Going into the season, the Emery coaching staff thought that the game against Grand might be an easy one. That thought was reconsidered after the results of the first week. After the Spartans squeaked by their opener over Richfield and Grand blew out their opener at Carbon, the Spartan team was not quite sure what to expect in week two.
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Emery's rushing attack overwhelmed the Red Devils all night long as they accumulated 429 yards on the ground. For the second week in a row, senior David Dyer led the team in rushing, this time with 153 yards on eight carries. Those carries all occurred in the first half of play. Dyer scored a touchdown on one of those carries.
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On defense, Emery held Grand to 217 yards with 73 of those yards coming on the last drive of the game for Grand. Slayde Childs led the team with nine tackles. Taylor Weihing had seven tackles and Dyer and Zach West each had six tackles. Ryan Cox had five tackles.
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Skip to comments.GIULIANI URGES CLINTON TO RELEASE ISRAELI SPY (1999, Jonathan Pollard)
Posted on 05/06/2007 11:57:38 AM PDT by calcowgirl
WASHINGTON -- New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani urged President Clinton Tuesday to free convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, a move that could boost Jewish support for the Republican's prospective Senate campaign -- and complicate a possible run in 2000 by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Regarding Pollard, Giuliani said the Israeli deserves presidential clemency because the life sentence for espionage given him in 1987 goes "way beyond" sentences given in the past to American citizens convicted of spying for a U.S. ally.
Pollard, a former civilian U.S. Navy intelligence analyst, has already served a longer prison term than enemy spies who are routinely traded by their governments, according to Giuliani, a former federal prosecutor and associate attorney general in the Justice Department.
"It seems to me that there was an appropriate basis on which the President could exercise his discretion and cut that particular sentence," Giuliani said, adding that Pollard has "served much more than anyone else convicted of the same thing."
Giuliani stressed that he was restating a position that he had taken on the Pollard case "a couple of years ago" rather than announcing a new position.
The Clinton administration continues to review clemency for Pollard following repeated requests by the Israeli government. ...
Giuliani deflected questions about whether he would endorse Texas Gov. George W. Bush as the Republican presidential nominee. The Associated Press quoted a top New York GOP official as saying the mayor could make such an announcement on Thursday.
FYI, from the "tough on crime", "national security" candidate.
Rudy...."The open borders/national security candidate"
The facts keep rolling in, exposing Rooty for his liberal politics. Rooty takes another hit, knocked down another notch. This is great stuff.
Releasing a traitor to get votes. Now there's an admirable quality. Thanks calcowgirl!
Great find!
I've been trying to connect Rudy with Mauro Giuliani who 1819 left Vienna, mainly for financial reasons: his property and bank accounts were confiscated to pay his debtors.
This could be another smoking gun exposing the Giuliani family (if this is one of his ancestors) to lack of knowledge when it comes to finances.
Mauro Giuliani appears to have had an illegitimate daughter named Maria.
Anybody got more info on this stuff?
LOL. Michael Milken served a whole 18 months of his 10 year sentence, and Rudy thinks he served his time?
And according to this, Rudy wasn't just calling for Clemency for Pollard, but a PARDON!
Giuliani said he was "shocked" that Clinton was not merciful to felons who truly turned their lives around, such as disgraced Wall Street wizard Michael Milken, or Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard.
"Michael Milken has paid his price," Giuliani said. "Unlike Marc Rich, he actually went to jail, actually paid his dues to society."
The junk bond king was one of the high-profile convictions Giuliani won as federal prosecutor. After serving 22 months of a 10-year sentence, Milken became a philanthropist who crusaded for a cure for prostate cancer and counseled the mayor on his own bout with the disease.
As for Pollard, Giuliani said he is "probably serving the longest sentence any spy has ever served" and deserved a pardon.
Giuliani also joined cop groups in blasting Clinton for pardoning Susan Rosenberg, who was linked to - but never charged with - a 1981 Brink's armored car robbery that left two police officers dead in Nyack, Rockland County.
Rosenberg enjoyed her first day of freedom yesterday after being sprung from the federal prison in Danbury, Conn., on Saturday. She could not be located for comment.
Among the others getting pardons were Clinton's half-brother, Roger, and Clinton's Whitewater business partner Susan McDougal. Giuliani's friend William Fugazy, a former limousine mogul, also received a pardon from Clinton.
"Again, unlike the Marc Rich case, Bill Fugazy pled guilty, was sentenced, paid his price," the mayor said, adding that Fugazy "may be one of the most charitable people in the City of New York."
1819???? You cannot be serious.
He left in 1819 for financial reasons and his property and bank accounts were confiscated to pay his debtors! Then he goes out and has a daughter and wasnt even married.
Tearing up the Saudi check, tossing Arafat out of the concert, urging Clinton to release Pollard----hey, every little bit helps when you're running for president. Read on.
EXCERPT April 21, 2007 -- A group of Israelis has launched a grass-roots effort to get people living in the Jewish state who are eligible to vote in the United States to line up behind Rudy Giuliani, it was reported yesterday. The group, Giuliani Supporters in Israel, was launched by Mordechai Twersky, a onetime candidate for state Assembly in The Bronx ...... "I did this as a private personal initiative, as a proud American and Israeli citizen..." Twersky told the NY Post. He said the Giuliani campaign hadn't set up his group, but that he's been in contact with Team Giuliani......Giuliani has historically been popular with Jewish voters, and took a hard pro-Israel line when he was in office........ In some past elections, planeloads of Israelis with American citizenship have flown to the United States to vote.
SOURCE http://www.nypost.com/seven/04212007/news/nationalnews/giuliani_bandwagon_branches_out_to_israel_nationalnews_maggie_haberman.htm
You are THAT desperate to dig up dirt on Giuliani? This is hilarious!
I just did a search and I think Hunter should really publically call Rudy on the carpet for this
This is my thoughts on Rudy: Right after 911 he had these people on the streets removed by ground zero who were selling 911 tee shirts, 911 hats, 911 posters, etc etc. Disgusting opportunistic pigs he said. What he called those people, that`s how I see this RINO today. If this idiot uses 911 anymore than he has to enrich and promote himself, I`m going to puke. The only thing he ever did during 911 was not leave the city. If that makes him "Amercias Mayor" then what does that make Ray Nagin?
Thanks for the ping. Nice find.
Giuliani proves once again he's tough on crime, and THE national security candidate (gag, heave, spew).
Kerik hogging FBI files is a distinct possibility.
Interesting bait that you're throwing out...
Your contention is what, exactly?
"On 9/11 I announce as the 9/11 candidate. I would not even be here on 9/11 if 9/11 had not happened.
I own 9/11. 9/11 is my lucky number.
Even my dog is named 9/11. And my wife has 9/11 tattoed on her thigh.
I get up at 911 AM everyday and retire at 911 PM.
I only buy cars that get 9 to 11 miles to the gallon.
9/11 is the lottery number I play everyday.
I live on 911 Ninth Street at the corner of 11th Avenue.
I'm buying the 7/11 store chain and renaming it 9/11. 9/11 will be forever embedded in the memory of 9/11
I shall make 9/11 a national holiday....that's why I'm running."
Stormfront is two doors down on the right.
Dang! We need to get rid of dual citizenship, NOW!
And all elected politicians, State and Fed, should hold citizenship in only ONE country (yeah, Arnie—that's YOU, too).
Thanks for that link... I missed it but now see it was posted at FR:
" Oh, please, let me sound conservative. Who knew I'd need those
'dumb pro-life Christian conservatives' to make a primary showing?
They're killing me on FR just b/c I had three wives, several mistresses,
was honored by NARAL, donated to Planned Parenthood, and marched
for gay rights under the NAMBLA banner."
You're not implying I made this up, are you?
Check it out at your public library—or buy a lexis/nexis account.
The Times Union doesn't archive their articles online prior to 2005.
Here's the full citation for your further research:
Giuliani urges Clinton to release Israeli spy; [THREE STAR Edition]
STEWART M. POWELL Times Union Washington bureau. Times Union. Albany, N.Y.: Sep 29, 1999. pg. A.1
So sorry, cal. My error.
I was remiss in not posting the FR link.
Thanks for posting it.
No problem. :-)
I would have no reason to imply that. I saw the story from other sources just before you posted it.
Is there a reason to doubt this about Rudy? Forgive me, I just dont understand how you could have come to such a conclusion. Maybe you accidentally posted your reply to me instead of whoever implied that.
Off topic a little bit, but has anything been posted about Giuliani flip-flopping on the Terri Schiavo case during the debate?
Watta sweetheart-——grin.
The link in your post #15.
What were you trying to say then?
Giuliani flips on Schiavo case
St. Petersburg Times ^ | May 5, 2007 | By ADAM C. SMITH
Posted on 05/05/2007 3:06:35 AM PDT by Jim Robinson
Yeah-—I did see a reference to that on FR. If I had known you'd be asking, I would have taken notes (grin).
Nothing yet. I did come up with Ed Koch calling Rudy a "nasty man" in a google search. That's about it.
Damn, this girl's good, eh, garv?
Links and all. Wow.
Bumping up so all can see just how tough Rudi is on criminals!
post 15:
Google Search results:
Your search - "Duncan hunter URGES CLINTON TO RELEASE ISRAELI SPY in 1999" - did not match any documents.
(It means Duncan Hunter could be the one to call Rudy out on this.)
I wanted to make sure Hunter was clean before I made the suggestion. I wasnt born yesterday.
Thanks, that was quick. I saw a replay of the debate this morning and realized that he had flipped. Shocking, not.
ROTFLMBO----now that's funny.
Stirring up a little dust, eh? You might want to start making some sense pretty soon or else some would peg you as a disrupter.
BTW, Ed Koch wrote a whole book on Rudy. The title: "Nasty Man." :-)
Man, you are such an asset to FR.
Cal did good posting this thread---to showoff tsowellfan's many talents.
You know, that comment went right by me the first time.
Thanks you two.
Thanks, Liz!
Soon we will see Mcain and Giuliani beat each other down and Fred Thompson will come in through the dust
This Pollard article and anything else on the "Nasty Man" also belong in FR's Rudy Giuliani Truth File, as follows.
Posted on 04/25/2007 by Jim Robinson
The Rudy Giuliani Truth File in his own words and deeds - quotes, speeches, transcripts, clips, reports........This is the start of a series of threads that will be used to expose the truth about Rudy Giuliani in his own words and deeds. Please post all of the quotes, speeches, interview transcripts, video clips, photos, newspaper/magazine articles, reports, records, statistics, that you can find re:
NYC budgets,
NYC spending,
political appointments,
gun grabs,
connections to the gun control lobby,
lawsuits against gun manufacturers,
the truth about crime reduction in NYC,
private property grabs,
asset forfeitures,
abuses of office,
individual rights trampling,
constitution trampling,
violations of public trust,
violations of the rule of law,
national security risks, failures in security preparedness prior to and after 911,
corruption, graft, bribes, favors,
union dealings, mob dealings,
business dealings leveraged through government contracts and contacts,
rainmaking for his business partners,
connections to US, Middle East or South American oil and energy companies and law firms that have profited and or will profit from Giuliani's government offices especially if he becomes president,
war profiteering,
his personal and business finances,
his train wreck of a private life and lack of character,
lack of qualifications for high office,
illegal alien sanctuaries, welfare for illegals, pandering to illegals/illegal alien lobby,
support for the abortion and gay rights lobbies,
NARAL connections,
participation, past and current support for McCain-Feingold,
connections and dealings with liberal officeholders or the liberal/socialist caucuses/lobbies,
etc, etc, etc,
The Rudy Giuliani Truth File http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1823139/posts?page=51
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38.1. The mandate of UNCED emanates from General Assembly resolution 44/228 which, inter alia, affirmed that UNCED should elaborate strategies and measures to halt and reverse the effects of environmental degradation in the context of increased national and international efforts to promote sustainable and environmentally sound development in all countries and that the promotion of economic growth in developing countries is essential to address problems of environmental degradation. The intergovernmental follow-up to the Conference process shall be within the framework of the United Nations system, with the General Assembly being the supreme policy-making forum that would provide overall guidance to Governments, United Nations system and relevant treaty bodies. At the same time, Governments, as well as regional economic and technical cooperation organizations, have a responsibility to play an important role in the follow-up to UNCED . Their commitments and actions should be adequately supported by the United Nations system and multilateral financial institutions. Thus, national and international efforts would mutually benefit from one another.
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(a) to ensure and review the implementation of Agenda 21 so as to achieve sustainable development in all countries;
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(g) to establish effective cooperation and exchange of information between the United Nations organs, organizations, programmes and the multilateral financial bodies, within the institutional arrangements for the follow-up of Agenda 21;
(h) to respond to continuing and emerging issues relating to environment and development;
(i) to ensure that any new institutional arrangements would support revitalization, clear division of responsibilities and the avoidance of duplication in the United Nations system and depend to the maximum extent possible upon existing resources.
A. General Assembly
38.9. The General Assembly, as the highest level inter-governmental mechanism, is the principal policy-making and appraisal organ on matters relating to the follow-up of UNCED. The General Assembly would organize a regular review of the implementation of Agenda 21. In fulfilling this task the General Assembly could consider the timing, format and organizational aspects of such a review. In particular, the General Assembly could consider holding a special session no later than 1997 for the purposes of overall review and appraisal of Agenda 21, with adequate preparations at a high level.
B. Economic and Social Council
38.10. The Economic and Social Council, in the context of its Charter role vis-a-vis the General Assembly and the ongoing restructuring and revitalization of the United Nations in the economic, social and related fields, would assist the General Assembly through overseeing system-wide coordination, overview on the implementation of Agenda 21 and making recommendations in this regard. In addition, the Council would undertake the task of directing system-wide coordination and integration of environmental and developmental aspects in the United Nations' policies and programmes and make appropriate recommendations to the General Assembly, specialized agencies concerned and Member States . Appropriate steps should be taken to obtain regular reports from specialized agencies on their plans and programmes related to the implementation of Agenda 21, pursuant to Article 64 of the Charter of the United Nations. The Economic and Social Council should organize a periodic review of the work of the Commission on Sustainable Development envisaged in paragraph 38.11, as well as of system-wide activities to integrate environment and development, making full use of its high-level and coordination segments.
C. Commission on Sustainable Development
38.11 In order to ensure the effective follow-up of the Conference, as well as to enhance international cooperation and rationalize the intergovernmental decision-making capacity for the integration of environment and development issues and to examine the progress of the implementation of Agenda 21 at the national, regional and international levels, a high-level Commission on Sustainable Development should be established in accordance with Article 68 of the Charter of the United Nations. This Commission would report to the Economic and Social Council in the context of the Council's role under the Charter vis-a-vis the General Assembly. It would consist of representatives of States elected as members with due regard to equitable geographical distribution. Representatives of non- member States of the Commission would have observer status. The Commission should provide for active involvement of organs, programmes and organizations of the United Nations system, international financial institutions and other relevant intergovernmental organizations, and encourage the participation of non-governmental organizations, including industry and the business and scientific communities. The first meeting of the Commission should be convened no later than 1993. The Commission should be supported by the secretariat envisaged in paragraph 38.19. Meanwhile the Secretary-General of the United Nations is requested to ensure adequate interim administrative secretariat arrangements.
38.12 The General Assembly, at its forty-seventh session, should determine specific organizational modalities for the work of this Commission, such as its membership, its relationship with other intergovernmental United Nations bodies dealing with matters related to environment and development, and the frequency, duration and venue of its meetings. These modalities should take into account the ongoing process of revitalization and restructuring of the work of the United Nations in the economic, social and related fields, in particular measures recommended by the General Assembly in resolutions 45/264 of 13 May 1991 and 46/235 of 13 April 1992 and other relevant Assembly resolutions. In this respect, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, with the assistance of the Secretary- General of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, is requested to prepare for the Assembly a report with appropriate recommendations and proposals.
38.13. The Commission on Sustainable Development should have the following functions:
(a) To monitor progress in the implementation of Agenda 21 and activities related to the integration of environmental and developmental goals throughout the United Nations system through analysis and evaluation of reports from all relevant organs, organizations, programmes and institutions of the United Nations system dealing with various issues of environment and development, including those related to finance;
(b) To consider information provided by Governments, including, for example, in the form of periodic communications or national reports regarding the activities they undertake to implement Agenda 21, the problems they face, such as problems related to financial resources and technology transfer, and other environment and development issues they find relevant;
(c) To review the progress in the implementation of the commitments contained in Agenda 21, including those related to provision of financial resources and transfer of technology;
(d) To receive and analyse relevant imput from competent non-governmental organizations, including the scientific and the private sector, in the context of the overall implementation of Agenda 21;
(e) To enhance the dialogue within the framework of the United Nations with non- governmental organizations and the independent sector as well as other entities outside the United Nations system;
(f) To consider, where appropriate, information regarding the progress made in the implementation of environmental conventions which could be made available by the relevant Conferences of Parties;
(g) To provide appropriate recommendations to the General Assembly, through the Economic and Social Council, on the basis of an integrated consideration of the reports and issues related to the implementation of Agenda 21; and
(h) To consider, at an appropriate time, the results of the survey to be conducted expeditiously by the United Nations Secretary-General of all UNCED recommendations for capacity-building programmes, information networks, task forces and other mechanisms to support the integration of environment and development at regional and sub-regional levels.
38.14. Within the intergovernmental framework, consideration should be given to allow non-governmental organizations including those related to major groups, particularly women's groups, committed to the implementation of Agenda 21 to have relevant information available to them including information, reports and other data produced within the United Nations system.
D. The Secretary-General
38.15. Strong and effective leadership on the part of the Secretary-General is crucial, since he/she would be the focal point of the institutional arrangements within the United Nations system for the successful follow-up to the Conference and for the implementation of Agenda 21.
E. High-level interagency coordination mechanism
38.16. Agenda 21, as the basis for action by the international community to integrate environment and development, should provide the principal framework for coordination of relevant activities within the United Nations system. To ensure effective monitoring, coordination and supervision of the involvement of the United Nations system in the follow- up to the Conference, there is a need for a coordination mechanism under the direct leadership of the Secretary-General.
38.17. This task should be given to the Administrative Committee on Coordination (ACC) headed by the Secretary-General. ACC would thus provide a vital link and interface between the multilateral financial institutions and other United Nations bodies at the highest administrative level. The Secretary-General should continue to revitalize the functioning of the Committee. All heads of agencies and institutions of the United Nations system shall be expected to cooperate with the Secretary-General fully in order to make ACC work effectively in fulfilling its crucial role and ensure successful implementation of Agenda 21. The ACC should consider establishing a special task force, subcommittee or sustainable development board, taking into account the experience of the Designated Officials on Environmental Matters (DOEM) and the Committee of International Development Institutions on the Environment (CIDIE) as well as the respective roles of the UNEP and UNDP. Its report should be submitted to the relevant intergovernmental bodies.
F. High-level advisory body
38.18. Intergovernmental bodies, the Secretary-General and the United Nations system as a whole may also benefit from the expertise of a high-level advisory board consisting of eminent persons knowledgeable about environment and development, including relevant sciences, appointed by the Secretary-General in their personal capacity. In this regard, the Secretary-General should make appropriate recommendations to the 47th session of the General Assembly.
G. Secretariat support structure
38.19. A highly qualified and competent secretariat support structure within the United Nations Secretariat, drawing, inter alia, on the expertise gained in the UNCED preparatory process is essential for the follow-up to the Conference and the implementation of Agenda 21. This secretariat support structure should provide support to the work of both intergovernmental and interagency coordination mechanisms. Concrete organizational decisions fall within the competence of the Secretary-General as the chief administrative officer of the Organization, who is requested to report on the provisions to be made, covering staffing implications, as soon as practicable, taking into account gender balance as defined in Article 8 of the United Nations Charter, and the need for the optimum use of existing resources in the context of current and ongoing restructuring of the United Nations Secretariat.
H. Organs, programmes, organizations of the United Nations system
38.20. In the follow-up to the Conference, in particular implementation of Agenda 21, all relevant organs, programmes and organizations of the United Nations system will have an important role within their respective areas of expertise and mandates in supporting and supplementing national efforts. Coordination and mutual complementarity of their efforts to promote integration of environment and development can be enhanced through countries encouraging to maintain consistent positions in the various governing bodies.
1. United Nations Environment Programme
38.21.In the follow-up to the Conference, there will be a need for an enhanced and strengthened role of UNEP and its Governing Council. The Governing Council should within its mandate continue to play its role with regard to policy guidance and coordination in the field of the environment, taking into account the development perspective.
38.22. Priority areas on which UNEP should concentrate include the following:
(a) strengthening its catalytic role in stimulating and promotingenvironmental activities and considerations throughout the United Nations system;
(b) promoting international cooperation in the field of environment and recommending, as appropriate, policies to this end;
(c) developing and promoting the use of techniques such as natural resource accounting and environmental economics;
(d) environmental monitoring and assessment, both through improved participation by the United Nations system agencies in the Earthwatch programme and expanded relations with private scientific and non-governmental research institutes; strengthening and making operational its early warning function;
(e) coordination and promotion of relevant scientific research with a view to providing a consolidated basis for decision-making;
(f) dissemination of environmental information and data to Governments and to organs, programmes and organizations of the United Nations system;
(g) raising general awareness and action in the area of environmental protection through collaboration with the general public, non-governmental entities and intergovernmental institutions;
(h) further development of international environmental law, in particular conventions and guidelines, promotion of its implementation, and coordinating functions arising from an increasing number of international legal agreements, inter alia, the functioning of the secretariats of the Conventions, taking into account the need for the most efficient use of resources, including possible co-location of secretariats established in the future; (i) further development and promotion of the widest possible use of environmental impact assessments, including activities carried out under the auspices of United Nations specialized agencies, and in connection with every significant economic development project or activity;
(j) facilitation of information exchange on environmentally sound technologies, including legal aspects, and provision of training;
(k) promotion of sub-regional and regional cooperation and support to relevant initiatives and programmes for environmental protection including playing a major contributing and coordinating role in the regional mechanisms in the field of environment identified for the follow-up to UNCED;
(l) providing technical, legal and institutional advice to Governments, upon request in establishing and enhancing their national legal and institutional frameworks, in particular, in cooperation with UNDP capacity-building efforts;
(m) supporting Governments, upon request, and development agencies and organs in the integration of environmental aspects into their development policies and programmes, in particular through provision of environmental, technical and policy advice during programme formulation and implementation;
(n) further developing assessment and assistance in cases of environmental emergencies.
38.23.In order for UNEP to perform all of these functions, while retaining its role as the principal body within the United Nations system in the field of environment and taking into account the development aspects of environmental questions, it would require access to greater expertise and provision of adequate financial resources and it would require closer cooperation and collaboration with development and other relevant organs of the United Nations system. Furthermore, UNEP's regional offices should be strengthened without weakening its headquarters in Nairobi, and UNEP should take steps to reinforce and intensify its liaison and interaction with UNDP and the World Bank.
2. United Nations Development Programme
38.24.UNDP, like UNEP, also has a crucial role in the follow-up to the UNCED. Through its network of field offices it would foster the United Nations system's collective thrust in support of the implementation of Agenda 21, at the country, regional, interregional and global levels, drawing on the expertise of the specialized agencies and other United Nations organizations and bodies involved in operational activities. The role of the Resident Representative/Resident Coordinator of UNDP needs to be strengthened in order to coordinate the field-level activities of the United Nations operational activities. 38.25.Its role would include the following:
(a) acting as the lead agency in organizing United Nations system efforts towards capacity-building at the local, national and regional levels;
(b) mobilizing donor resources on behalf of Governments for capacity-building in recipient countries and, where appropriate, through the use of UNDP round-table mechanisms;
(c) strengthening its own programmes in support of follow-up to UNCED without prejudice to the Fifth Programme Cycle;
(d) assisting recipient countries, upon request, in the establishment andstrengthening of national coordination mechanisms and networks related to activities for the follow-up of the UNCED;
(e) assisting recipient countries, upon request, in coordinating themobilization of domestic financial resources;
(f) promoting and strengthening the role and involvement of women, youth and other major groups, in recipient countries in the implementation of Agenda 21.
3. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
38.26.The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development should play an important role in the implementation of Agenda 21 as extended at the eight session of the Conference, taking into account the importance of the interrelationships between development, international trade and the environment and in accordance with its mandate in the area of sustainable development.
4. United Nations Sudano-Sahelian Office
38.27.The role of the United Nations Sudano-Sahelian Office, with added resources that may become available, operating under the umbrella of UNDP and with the support of UNEP, should be strengthened so that this body can assume an appropriate major advisory role and participate effectively in the implementation of Agenda 21 provisions related to combating drought, desertification as well as land resource management. In this context, the experience gained could be used by all other countries affected by drought and desertification, in particular those in Africa, with special attention to countries most affected or classified as least-developed countries.
5. United Nations specialized agencies and related organizations and other relevant intergovernmental organizations
38.28.All United Nations specialized agencies, related organizations and other relevant intergovernmental organizations within their respective fields of competence have an important role to play in the implementation of relevant parts of Agenda 21 and other decisions of UNCED. Their governing bodies may consider ways of strengthening and adjusting activities and programmes in line with Agenda 21, in particular, regarding projects for promoting sustainable development. Furthermore, they may consider establishing special arrangements with donors and financial institutions for project implementation that may require additional resources.
I. Regional and sub-regional cooperation and implementation
38.29.Regional and sub-regional cooperation will be an important part of the Conference outcome. The United Nations regional economic commissions, regional development banks and regional economic and technical cooperation organizations, within their respective agreed mandates, can contribute to this process by:
(a) promoting regional and sub-regional capacity-building;
(b) promoting the integration of environmental concerns in regional and sub-regional development policies;
(c) promoting regional and sub-regional cooperation, whereappropriate, regarding transboundary issues related to sustainable development.
38.30.Regional economic commissions, as appropriate, should play a leading role in coordinating regional and sub-regional activities by sectoral and other United Nations bodies and shall assist countries in achieving sustainable development. These commissions, regional programmes within the United Nations system, as well as other regional organizations should review the need for modification of ongoing activities, as appropriate, in light of Agenda 21.
38.31.There must be active cooperation and collaboration among the regional commissions and other relevant organizations, regional development banks, non-governmental organizations and other institutions at the regional level. UNEP and UNDP, together with the regional commissions, would have a crucial role to play, especially in providing the necessary assistance, with particular emphasis on building and strengthening the national capacity of Member States.
38.32.There is a need for closer cooperation between UNEP and UNDP, together with other relevant institutions, in the implementation of projects to halt environmental degradation or its impact, and to support training programmes in environmental planning and management for sustainable development at the regional level.
38.33.Regional intergovernmental technical and economic organizations have an important role to play in helping Governments to take coordinated action in solving environment issues of regional significance.
38.34.Regional and subregional organizations should play a major role in the implementation of Agenda 21 provisions related to combating drought and desertification. UNEP, UNDP and UNSO should assist and cooperate with those relevant organizations.
38.35.Cooperation between regional and subregional organizations and relevant organizations of the United Nations system should be encouraged, where appropriate, in other sectoral areas.
J. National implementation
38.36.States have an important role to play in the follow-up of UNCED and the implementation of Agenda 21. National level efforts should be undertaken by all countries in an integrated manner so that both environment and development concerns can be dealt with in a coherent manner.
38.37.Policy decisions and activities at the national level, tailored to support and implement Agenda 21 should be supported by the United Nations system upon request.
38.38.Furthermore, States could consider the preparation of national reports. In this context, the organs of the United Nations system should, upon request, assist countries, in particular developing countries. Countries could also consider the preparation of national action plans for the implementation of Agenda 21.
38.39.Existing assistance consortia, consultative groups and round tables should make greater efforts to integrate environmental considerations and related development objectives into their development assistance strategies, and consider reorienting and appropriately adjusting their membership and operations to facilitate this process and better support national efforts to integrate environment and development. 38.40.States may wish to consider setting up a national coordination structure responsible for the follow-up of Agenda 21. Within this structure, which would benefit from the expertise of non-governmental organizations, submissions and other relevant information could be made to the United Nations.
K. Cooperation between United Nations bodies and international financial organizations
38.41.The success of the follow-up to the Conference is dependent upon an effective link between substantive action and financial support, and this requires close and effective cooperation between United Nations bodies and the multilateral financial organizations. The Secretary-General and heads of United Nations programmes, organizations and the multi- lateral financial organizations have a special responsibility in forging such a cooperation, not only through full participation in the United Nations high-level coordination mechanism (Administrative Committee on Coordination) but also at regional and national levels. In particular, representatives of multilateral financial institutions and mechanisms, as well as the International Fund for Agricultural Development, should be actively associated with deliberations of the intergovernmental structure responsible for the follow up to Agenda 21.
L. Non-governmental organizations
38.42. Non-governmental organizations and major groups are important partners in the implementation of Agenda 21. Relevant non-governmental organizations, including scientific community, the private sector, women's groups, etc., should be given opportunities to make their contributions and establish appropriate relationships with the United Nations system. Support should be provided for developing countries' non-governmental organizations and their self-organized networks.
38.43. The United Nations system, including international finance and development agencies, and all intergovernmental organizations and forums should, in consultation with non- governmental organizations take measures to:
(a) design open and effective means to achieve the participation of non-governmental organizations, including those related to major groups, in the process established to review and evaluate the implementation of Agenda 21 at all levels and promote their contribution to it;
(b) take into account the findings of non-governmental organizations' review systems and evaluation processes in relevant reports of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly and all pertinent United Nations agencies and intergovernmental organizations and forums concerning implementation of Agenda 21 in accordance with its review process.
38.44.Procedures should be established for an expanded role for non-governmental organizations, including those related to major groups, with accreditation based on the procedures used in UNCED. Such organizations should have access to reports and other information produced by the United Nations system. The General Assembly, at an early stage, should examine ways of enhancing the involvement of non-governmental organizations within the United Nations system in relation to the UNCED follow-up process. 38.45.The Conference takes note of other institutional initiatives for the implementation of Agenda 21, such as the proposal to establish a non-governmental Earth Council and the proposal to appoint a guardian for future generations as well as other initiatives by local Governments and business sectors.


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Skip to comments.Broward County Sheriff's Office Prepares Zimmerman Verdict Riot Plan
Posted on 07/09/2013 4:26:39 AM PDT by servo1969
On Monday, the Broward County Sheriffs Office released a video calling on the public not to riot in the wake of the George Zimmerman verdict, expected this week or next in Florida. The Sheriffs Office released a statement explaining that it was working closely with the Sanford Police Department and other local law enforcement agencies to coordinate a response plan in anticipation of the verdict.
The video, titled Raise Your Voice, Not Your Hands, focuses on attempting to channel reaction into non-violent response. It depicts two youngsters, one black teenage boy, one Hispanic teenage girl. Raise your voice! says the girl. And not your hands! says the boy. We need to stand together as one, no cuffs, no guns, says the girl. Lets give violence a rest, because we can easily end up arrested, says the boy. I know your patience will be tested, says the girl, and then both conclude, but law enforcement has your back!
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This is not about a cause or Trayvon or Zimmerman. It is about thugs who are looking for a reason to behave the way they want to. Of course they aren't rallying or demonstrating. That isn't what they find interesting/fun/profitable at the moment. After the verdict, it will be like the urban 4th of July. Although, I am sure they will be excused by the media and our President for blowing off a little steam.
I was living near LA during those riots. The riots didn't start to calm down until the rioters realized that since they burned the post office down, they had no place to pick up their checks (it was the beginning of the month).
So it's simple. If you riot, no EBT cards for anyone for 6 months.
That's really the only way to communicate with the type of folks who would riot like this.
Someone tweeted
"Riot! I needs me a new TV."
Simple way to quell or prevent rioting is to cut off public aid for anyone identified rioting.
Old Fifty-Seven-States-Stupid will be complicit, as will be the Lame Stream Media, in the event of rioting following the white Hispanic's exoneration.
sounds utterly moronic. was this sherrif a democrat?
he must be pro-obama and anti-constitution.
Broward is highly urbanized and even its "suburban" communities, such as Sunrise and Lauderhill, have large black populations.
I agree there won't be riots in Sanford, because it is a quiet suburbia. Broward county is five counties away from Seminole county, where the trial is being held.
Seminole county is 9.5% black; Broward about 20.5% black.
At 16%, Florida has the second largest number of blacks per capita among states. Its black majority county is Gadsden, with 57% black, in the north, part of the Tallahassee municipal area. However, just north of there in Georgia, 17 counties are black majority.
But I do think that riots in Florida are less likely than they are in other cities around the US. Places always looking for an excuse to riot.
Oh yeh that'll work. Black teens believing law enforcement has their back. It appears Broward County was not listening to Rachel Jeantel when she said black people don't call the police.
Broward county better just roll out the decades tested plan of surrounding the Hood til the fires burn out and the Walmart is looted.
They were very upset.
Sanford is 40 percent black and 20 percent hispanic.
According to the US census (2010):
Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian 45.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 20.2%
(The two combined as white or white Hispanic) 57.3%
Black or African-American 30.5%
That is still a very high concentration of nonwhites for "quiet suburbia."
Sunrise here.
At the nearest walmart, I'm the only white person when I go there.
Miami-Dade is far worse, and actually did have a very large race riot in 1980.
Even at sunrise you are outnumbered???
Disseminate this widely.
One or two people shot will lead to peace.
How in heck is telling people to keep their cool racist? I'm aware it's mainly addressed to the Demographic That Must Not Be Named, but it certainly does not disparage that demographic.
By the way, if there are any Zimmerman riots, I'm holding the media partially responsible, along with such idiots as Al "They're Killing Our Children!" Sharpton.
I suspect that the media covers the stories up because it's the reverse of their "white racism behind every corner" worldview.
Great "graffic" from you as usual (the Zimmerman one)!! Keep it coming, FRiend.
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