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Amor explains that the priority of Barça's youth academy is to develop players, but he adds that "we cannot forget about instilling a winning mentality"
"The difference between players who make it to the first team and those who don't boils down to their mentality," he says
Guillermo Amor, technical director of the FC Barcelona youth system, qualified last season as "very good in terms of titles won." However, Amor went on to say that "[most people] see the results, but we look at the season as a whole, how the players behave on a daily basis." Amor added, "we should be proud of the results, but even more so because of how we did it. In many occasions it's more important how how you achieve a result, because we're focusing on our style of play and how we interpret football."
Project continuity
The fact that nearly all of last season's managers will stay on at Barça next season will help in the development of the youth players, said Amor. "The idea is to have the same managers, that we make the fewest changes possible. The managers are very pleased and they want to stay on. If I didn't like my job, I wouldn't be here. Being at the Club is a reason to be proud," he said.
The importance of developing players
"The pressure is easier to deal with when a homegrown player makes it to the first team, because he knows what Barça is. He also feels supported by the group of homegrown players around him. He's taken care of because the rest of the team has experienced the same thing," said the technical director.
In addition, Amor said that he tries to not only teach the youngsters about Barça's philosophy but what it means to play for Barça: "we always say that winning is not a priority, we're focused on developing players. But we can't forget about teaching a winning attitude. The youngsters have to know what it means to represent Barça and they have to perform well."
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Three Barça youth products recently decided to sign with Premier League teams. When asked about the issue Amor said, "we have to be calm about it. The decision is a personal one. We don't stop anyone from leaving. However, we usually only have about one player who decides to leave per year."
"The difference between those who make it and those who don't is all about mentality"
Many players that come through the youth system are talented enough to break into top flight football, but for Amor the difference between those who make it into Barça's senior side and those who don't boils down to "their mentality, they need to have a clear idea of what they're doing, they need to have goals and work towards them."
"Saying that this child or that child will break into the first team is very complicated and we shouldn't do it. We have a lot of talented players but they have to grow, they have a long road ahead. When they're cadetes or juveniles the picture becomes a bit more clear," concluded Amor.


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Meeting an 'American War' hero: V.C. Jane?
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We had lunch in Tay Ninh today, a town about three hours northwest of Ho Chi Minh City. Several of the Vietnam veterans in our group, including my father, had served in combat operations in the Cu Chi – Tay Ninh area 40 years ago, so they shared some of their memories with us and marveled at how much the rural villages have grown since then.
It turns out that the restaurant owner, a woman named Tuyet Ngoi, was a highly decorated Viet Cong guerrilla. She came out and showed us her medals and traditional checkered V.C. scarf (it can also be used as a bandage), and through an interpreter, proudly explained that she had been a soldier from 1970 to 1979, first fighting the Americans and South Vietnamese, then the Cambodians.
Some of the veterans hugged her or shook her hand before we drove off to our tour of the nearby Nui Ba Den (Black Virgin Mountain).
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The Walking Dead season I rated it as a perfect 10/10....specially that part where Rick in that pilot episode commandeered a girly bicycle to get away from the hospital..memorable that was.
Grimm -7/10
Homeland - 10/10..what else can I say..it's got Claire Danes in it
The Simpsons - 10/10
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Family Guy and American Dad - 10/10
I saw the Sleepy Hollow pilot last night. Not bad.
One does not simply ride their bike into Mordor! - electrik
i have a man crush on karl urban, so i'll keep watching Almost Human. wasn't half bad anyway.
Looks like the Walking Dead is gearing up for a big mid-season finale. The Governor and his new group vs. the prison again
One does not simply ride their bike into Mordor! - electrik
White Collar on USA Network is a pretty good show!
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Last TV series I watched:
The Walking Dead 8/10
Breaking Bad 9/10
i'm blessed. didn't see much of anything as a kid, and the army kept tv away from me. i do get movies from the library, though.
first star on the right and straight on 'til morning
avatar is of dame edna
Mad Men - 7/10. I'm only 8 episodes in. It's growing on me. Did people really smoke and drink that nonstop in the 60's? Dayum!
French series Spiral (Engrenages). 7/10
I got the hots for French actress Audrey Fleurot and her fiery red hair.
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When I ride my bike I feel free and happy and strong. I'm liberated from the usual nonsense of day to day life. Solid, dependable, silent, my bike is my horse, my fighter jet, my island, my friend. Together we will conquer that hill and thereafter the world.
How I met your mother 9/10
Jericho 8/10
I did several episodes of Don't Trust the B____ in Apt 23, proving that I'll watch almost anything with Dreama Walker. 5/10
I haven't had a TV since the '90's. So, um, ST:TNG. 9/10
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Against the long sweep of economic history, the current moment is special. Living standards advanced so rapidly and across so many countries over the last decade that it is difficult to think of parallels—even the deepest recession since the Great Depression did not halt progress.
In Juggernaut, Uri Dadush and William Shaw explore the rise of developing countries and how they will reshape the economic landscape. Dadush and Shaw project that the global economy will more than triple over the next forty years and the advance of a large group of developing countries—home to most of the world's population but seen as supplicants rather than trendsetters less than a generation ago—will drive this improvement. The authors systematically examine the effects of this seismic shift on the main avenues of globalization—trade, finance, migration, and the global commons—and identify the policy options available to leaders in managing the transformation.
In the years to come, the rise of emerging economies will likely enhance prosperity but also create great tensions that could slow the process or even stop it in its tracks. Juggernaut calls for leadership by the largest countries in managing these tensions, and underscores the need to cultivate a "global conscience."
…[R]ich in insights and readable…provides an overview of critical areas of policy interest. This book makes an original contribution to the discussion of the long term prospects of the world economy.…[I]nnovative. While there are studies of future world growth, none that I have seen covers quite the same ground.
— Kemal Dervis, vice president and director of Global Economy and Development at the Brookings Institution, former head of the United Nations Development Programme
The Carnegie International Economics Program monitors and analyzes short- and long-term trends in the global economy, including macroeconomic developments, trade, commodities, and capital flows, drawing out their policy implications. The current focus of the program is the global financial crisis and its related policy issues. The program also examines the ramifications of the rising weight of developing countries in the global economy among other areas of research.
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I wish to set an attribute on a public property in .NET, however I do not have access to the explicit property itself, as this has been code generated in another file.
I have this field:
public virtual string Name { get; set; }
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[ValidateNonEmpty("Name is required", ExecutionOrder = 1)]
public virtual string Name { get; set; }
My class is marked as partial, but you cannot have partial properties. I thought I was on to something with the MetadataType class which is a new feature of Dynamic Data and DataAnnotations, but alas I feel it can only be used with Dynamic Data, is this true?
Citations: http://blogs.oosterkamp.nl/blogs/jowen/archive/2008/10/16/metadatatype-attribute.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/davidebb/archive/2008/06/16/dynamic-data-and-the-associated-metadata-class.aspx
Is there any way I can set this attributes (even through web.config!) without touching the code generated class?
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With most Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphones debuting at $299 for a 2-year contract, its difficult for some consumers to jump on the "lightning fast" bandwagon. Samsung is looking to change that with the Stratosphere. These specs aren't high end, but for most consumers, they're more than satisfactory. Priced at $149 makes this affordable for everyone and brings the speeds of 4G LTE to the mainstream. Here is a more in depth look, but you can also checkout our initial hands on video.
This is a mid-range phone so don't expect it to be thin. It comes in at .55 inches thick (about 14mm). Part of the reason is it has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Fans of physical keyboards are going to love this one as it has 5 rows and the keys are spread out nicely. I found it very easy to type.


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The Springfield Park Board's president says a forensic audit didn't uncover anything they didn't already know.
The board ordered the audit after former park district executive director Mike Stratton resigned amid questions about a $2,100 pay advance without telling the board.
"We recovered quite a bit of money from our former executive director before he left," said Sgro. "This audit basically says we got it all."
Stratton maintained he'd done nothing wrong as employees are eligible for pay advances, as long as they're paid back. The audit, released to the public Wednesday, found the district recouped the $2,100 out of Stratton's final paycheck.
Sgro says the audit also made a few recommendations, some of which the district has already implemented. For example, it no longer pays employees for unused sick time upon resignation. The audit, conducted by Kerber, Eck and Braeckel, cost the district about $10,000 — money Sgro says is well spent.
"We needed to be assured that what we looked at was correct and we didn't miss anything," she said. "I think we owed it to the public to go through that process and to reassure the public that the monies to the district were recaptured."
Fundraising for Washington Park Dog Park Green Lighted
Fundraising can get underway for a new dog park in Springfield's Washington Park. But the 4-3 decision from the park board shows there are still concerns
About 1.2 acres on the park's west side are being targeted, and the start-up and maintenance money would allegedly come entirely from fundraising. Board member Sara Wojcicki-Jimenez isn't convinced that's sustainable.
"If there are any glitches or issues with that, we're just not in a condition, in my opinion, for the park district to take on an expansion," she said. "We have had to cut back hours at pools, we had to cut back seasonal workers, we even closed Eisenhower Pool for the summer."
The park district already operates a dog park in Stuart Park west of Veterans Parkway but there are no options more centrally located. Land use plans for the park would still have to come back to the park board for final approval.


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Originally opened in 1876 as a live theatre, known as St. Julian's Theatre, it was designed by architect William Robillard. It began screening films around 1913 and was taken over by the British owned Albany Ward circuit in 1915 and they began cine-variety shows. Taken over by Provincial Cinematograph Theatres(PCT), they were taken over by Gaumont British Theatres in 1929.
It was closed in 1930 for a complete internal reconstruction to the plans of architects William Edward Trent and Ernest F. Tulley, re-opening on 30th June 1930 as the Gaumont Palace. There were 570 seats in the stalls and 188 seats in the balcony. It was re-named Gaumont in 1937.
The cinema came under enemy occupation during the war when the Germans overtook the Channel Islands. Civilians were allowed to attend, but had to sit on one side of the stalls, whilst Germans sat on the other side and had exclusive use of the balcony. There were some prints of English and American films left behind on the island which were occassionally screened, but the cinema mostly screened new German-made films. After the end of the war, it re-opened in October 1945, again operated by Gaumont British Theatres.
The Gaumont was closed for twinning on 15th March 1980, re-opening on 2nd June 1980 with seating in the two screens for 157 and 391.
The Gaumont was closed by the Rank Organisation on 5th January 1985 and has now been converted into a bank.
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Dinosaur Fossil Auctioned for $1M; Skeleton is Still in Legal Limbo
A fossil of a fearsome T. Rex relative has been auctioned in New York City despite the Mongolian government's objections and a judge's order blocking the sale.
Heritage Auctions says the 24-foot-long tarbosaurus skeleton sold for $1,052,500 Sunday. But the sale is contingent on the outcome of the auction house's court fight with Mongolian President Elbegdorj Tsakhia (EL'-behg-dorj SAH'-kee-uh).
A Texas judge Saturday ordered the sale stopped while the case plays out.
Elbegdorj lawyer Robert Painter said Monday he'll ask a judge to find the auction house defied the court order. A Heritage spokesman didn't immediately respond to an email.
Elbegdorj says the fossil may belong to his country. He notes Heritage says the skeleton came from the Gobi desert.
Heritage says it was assured the specimen was obtained legally.
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The reason i ask is because my bro-in-law is trying to get the ICC and "cargo" insurance for his moving and for-hire truck, but the process is just way ****ed up for an IT guy trying to help him (me).
If any of you have an idea, share it.
I have a USDOT number already, truck insurance but that's it, i don't know what else he needs, that is where i am like lost, hehe.
I have been all over the web, the Illinois Commerce Commission and nothing, called them and nothing, phew govt. offices, haha.
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YOUNG Peter married Charlotte HAYTER 1893
Information & Research Journal.
Peter YOUNG and Charlotte HAYTER were married in Victoria in 1893.
Possible death for Peter is 1950 in Mildura, Victoria, aged 84 years. Parents recorded as George YOUNG and Ann WHITE.
Charlotte died 1957 in Mildura, Victoria, aged 84 years. Father recorded as George HAYTER. Mother unknown.
Seven children located Victorian records for Peter and Charlotte.
Arthur George Louis YOUNG.
Born: 1894 Warracknabeal, Victoria.
Died: 1982 Mildura, Victoria, aged 88 years.
Married: Louisa Isabella GLOVER.
Year: 1923.
Place: Victoria.
Gordon Francis YOUNG.
Born: 1896 Warracknabeal, Victoria.
Died: -
Angelina Florence YOUNG.
Born: 1899 Warracknabeal, Victoria.
Died: 1943 Mildura, Victoria, aged 43 years.
Married: Thomas John GOULD.
Year: 1927.
Place: Victoria.
Leslie Charles YOUNG.
Born: 1902 Warracknabeal, Victoria.
Died: 1902 Warracknabeal, aged months.
Frederick YOUNG.
Born: 1904 Mildura, Victoria.
Died: -
Kathleen Edna YOUNG.
Born: 1907 Mildura, Victoria.
Died: -
Married: Gordon James GARDNER.
Year: 1936.
Place: Victoria.
Elsie May YOUNG.
Born: 1909 Mildura, Victoria.
Died: 1979 Mildura, aged 70 years.
Louis. The spelling changes to Lewis in other records.
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Last week we asked what you like to do at the Grand Canyon. Coming in first with 44 percent of the votes was hiking below the rim. Hiking along the rim was second with 23percent, taking a sunrise or sunset photo was third with 20 percent and exploring the historic buildings was fourth with 13 percent.
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text: Pianocade synth lets you set a high score Culture 21 August 12 by Duncan Geere This beautiful creation is the Pianocade, an open-source chiptunes synthesiser and MIDI controller that's available for pre-order right now.Inside, an Atmel AT90USB646e powers a monophonic square-wave synth, with a four-bit digital-to-analogue convertor. Ports include In, Out and Through MIDI, USB midi, a 1/4-inch amplified headphone-out, a 1/4-inch line out, a five-watt internal speaker, and a DC or USB power adapter. The enclosure is powder-coated aluminium, completed with arcade buttons and a joystick. It was designed by Andrew Kilpatrick, and includes strap mounts so that you can put a strap on it and use it as a keytar. Two variations are available -- a one octave version which is 388 x 160 x 91mm, or a two-octave edition that measures 632 x 160 x 91mm.It's a Canadian project, which came out of various Toronto hackerspaces, and was directly inspired by the chiptunes night at the 2011 Nuit Blanche. Once the device ships, its open-source, highly customisable nature will mean that users will be able to share mods, hacks, custom sounds and even case mods. Right now, you can pre-order a one-octave edition for £160, a two-octave version for £210, or just get the electronics for £65. Get your pre-order in on pianocade.com, or watch it being played in the video in this story. Edited by Nate Lanxon Latest on wired.co.uk


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Last night, CAA played host to an intimate crowd that ran the gamut from political activists to breast cancer survivors, from doctors to filmmakers, in honor of Nina Montee Karp and Joyce Ostin's film Breast Cancer: The Path of Wellness and Healing. Photographers made their way through the group while everyone enjoyed a round table of crudités and an open bar. When the doors closed, the pre-film speeches began and with them a whole host of ohhs, ahhs, and melancholy shakes of the audience's heads. Perhaps Ostin, a co-producer of the film, set the tone best when she said in her speech that as a two-time breast cancer survivor, she feels she owes her three daughters a cure.
And then the special 50-minute preview of the documentary began. First Melissa Etheridge, then a string of widely recognizable faces and their husbands very candidly discussed their experiences with breast cancer. From doctors to therapists (including Deepak Chopra in bedazzled spectacles) and from celebrities to out-of-the-spotlight survivors, the film presents a host of charming interviewees who all echoed the feeling of accomplishment that Olivia Newton John articulated best, saying, "once I got through it, it was surprisingly satisfying because I did it; I actually got through it." Between inspirational stories, some very medicinal language was thrown around; and by medicinal, think "breast tissue," "mastectomy," and anything else that makes grown men revert back to little boys in sex-ed watching the "girlie" video.
Everyone in attendance was thoroughly riveted and for good reason - the filmmakers (and panelists) had accomplished a great feat in bringing to light an issue at the forefront of women's most vexing medical hardships. The film is, at its base, a how-to on surviving breast cancer, but beyond that, it is filled with brave women who understood that by sharing their stories, they help others affected by breast cancer.


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What was up with the end of the game, ISU radio announcers and refs double check to see if the shot was good. The buzzer didn't go off till the ball hit the backboard Lol, they might be a little slow in the head tonight.
Go Cyclones!
Yeah, I didn't think it was even in question until I saw the OSU players standing there, and then the announcer yelling that it was good.
I thought it was pretty obvious that the shot was good.
Not 100% sure, but I believe it's a rule that they have to check. Same with Scotty's 3/4 court shot against Mizz. Doesn't matter how obvious it is.
I am pretty sure they are required by rule to double check any last second shot, no matter how obvious it may have been.
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Not 100% sure, but I believe it's a rule that they have to check. Same with Scotty's 3/4 court shot against Mizz. Doesn't matter how obvious it is.
Ya, I know. I'm just saying I wasn't worried at all when they went to go review it.
Also probably checked to see if OSU was entitled to a few tenths back on the clock.
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Albany Med cares for more cardiology patients, performs more cardiovascular and thoracic surgeries, and has a larger coronary care unit than any other hospital in the region. Albany Med is the best place for treatment of cardiac conditions, from the simple to the complex:
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Flu Vaccine Rates in Children Remain Low, Which Explains Why My Kids' School Is Such a GermfestJoslyn Gray
Despite health officials' recommendation that all children 6 months and older receive an annual flu vaccine, less than 45 percent of children are being vaccinated against the flu.
The news comes out of a five-year study conducted by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, published in the journal Pediatrics.
Notably, the study also showed that seasonal flu remains a major cause of hospitalization, emergency department and outpatient visits among children and that the use of tools known to reduce flu rates vaccination and antiviral medications were underused.
Okay, fine, this doesn't entirely explain why my kids' school is such a germfest (the flu vaccine doesn't prevent gross stomach bugs and the common cold, for example), but I'm pretty sure it's not helping, either.
"Our research showed that one in six children under age 5 who went to an emergency department or clinic with fever and respiratory symptoms during the peak flu seasons had the flu," said Katherine Poehling, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at Wake Forest Baptist and lead author of the study. "Many of those illnesses could have been prevented by vaccination, the best known protection against the flu."
The researchers found that children less than 6 months of age had the highest hospitalization rates with flu. "Parents should include a yearly flu shot to protect themselves and their children," Dr. Poehling said. "The best way to protect infants too young to receive the influenza vaccine is for pregnant women, the infant's family members and contacts to get the shot, too."
The study, funded by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reported population-based data on confirmed flu cases in children younger than 5 years old in three counties in Ohio, New York and Tennessee. More than 8,000 children seen in inpatient, emergency department and clinic settings were included during five flu seasons from 2004 through 2009. Over the five-year study period, the overall flu vaccination coverage didn't change much, although the prevalence of the flu varied.
The proportion of infants less than 6 months old diagnosed with flu increased to 48 percent as compared to 28 percent in a previous study (2000 2004) conducted by the research team. For children between ages 6 months to 5 years, the proportion diagnosed with the flu remained similar in both studies. Researchers said these data suggest that doctors' awareness of the flu among young infants has increased, but hasn't among older children.
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I would like to join in too please........just one of many joyous surprises of this Spring. After winter in 2010 I lost a Black Hamburg grape vine. DEVASTATED I was, it was in a large pot going up the pergola and lasted 9 years. I left the dead root and two branches in the pot and planted a jasmine to climb up it.
Two days ago I noticed a shoot with leaves that looked like(YES).....grape. Boy, it made my day, I couldn't believe it. The shoot is now GUARDED with holly branches(lots of squirrels and cats here). Even if I only get the leaves to stuff with rice (delicious) it is a result.
It also reminded me that PATIENCE is a major part of gardening. It breaks my heart to watch my neighbours rip out their garden EVERY year and "redesign" it because they "are tired of waiting for things to grow......"
Hi Tina Turner and Gardening Granny, thank you for taking the trouble to respond. It is very encouraging and I will start E-mailing and telephoning again. The manager at the local nursery that I have used for 30 years saw the photos and has offered to speak to the retailers in question about the issue.
By the way GG, I had a problem with Wyvale last year. I ordered £60/= worth of bedding plants and after fobbing me off for 3 weeks I received an E-mail to say the order was ready for collection. When I arrived there with my friend (she offered to bring them home in her car) the GC denied all knowledge of it and were most unhelpful. They offered me 10% off plants in the GC(none of the plants I wanted) I wrote to head office with copies of E-mails etc.
I was sent a voucher for £10/= and it was too late for beddings.
I gave the voucher away and NEVER used them again.
I think that they don't care as they have lots of customers and my contribution is a drop in the ocean.
Hi Bev and Sarah, thank you for taking the trouble to respond as I felt as if i was the only one complaining. Apart from my post, I too had the problems that you highlighted and we tend to assume that GW magazine endorse these retailers as they offer % off in the magazine.
As for Crocus, Paula, when my plant that cost £15/= had two withered leaves out of 4 3 days after delivery. It was implied by a PLANT DOCTOR called Helen (what is she when she is alive, is it a new agricultural qualification?) that I had killed it as I had not put it in a BIGGER pot as soon as it arrived. It was delivered in a2L pot, for Christs' sake!
This is what the plant looked like 3 days after delivery.
They are like cats.......if they like you they go mad, if they don't they won't grow! It took me a couple of attempts to get them to grow. They now look lovely under a mature Bramley.They share the area with wild garlic, foxgloves,ferns, euphobia(orange ones) and a few other semi shade lovers.
So, if you like them and their fragrance, coax them on and they will take over the garden. Enjoy!
Sadly there is more of them then there is us(does not sound like good grammar...but hey ho )
We have a badger and baby visiting our area( probably driven out of the North Downs nearby......or they have heard of the cull(sorry, bad joke.) But it's the reaction of some of my neighbours that astounds me. The nasty animals have dug under the concrete that is holding their 6' high fences ....oh dear, and defaced their decking. They have created havoc in my controlled jungle that is enjoyed by the birds, foxcubs and the plants that I lovingly enjoy nurturing!
I apologise for grinning....BUT they are part of life, why fight it? I suggested to the neighbours that if they left the "holes" it will prevent more damage. But they are up in arms and have involved the "Environment Agency" ........to have the vermin eradicated. Ho Hum.
Thank you Verdun, Berkley and Bird13 for your response.
I have not posted on the forum for a while and am doing so to see if other forum members have felt the same about the shoddy "customer service " I have received this year from online retailers. They range from small specialists, large G/C's and specialist nurseries. Orders have taken ages to arrive and are in poor conditions. Others don't communicate or respond to E-mails. Phone calls result in fob offs and rude replies.
I have waited weeks for refunds and some have not arrived at all. I buy online as I am 70 and do not drive. I do go to local GC's whenever I am offered a lift. What gives these retailers the right to entice us with GLOWING testimonials and take our money and not deliver?
Sadly ,most of them advertise in GW and include T&M; Primrose.co.uk; Crocus; Brookside Nurseries; Carreglefn Nurseries and Jersey Plants.
Am the only one who feels cheated and robbed?
Aaaaaaaa........has anyone seen Nigel on Montys' Blog? Even black sheep love Nigel makes me smile
Hi, I second what Obelixx has said, but do speak with the neighbours in question regarding the fence.
I know of 4 neighbours who have put up 8 foot fences(not allowed here) and put the supports on the wrong side too.(For better aesthetics.) Bye the way, the council makes the regulations but is reluctant get involved with the problem
You just wait and see.....a bit of sunshine and warmth and you will not be able to keep up with them !! Its still cold at night, even in the greenhouse. It was -3 in the SE last night. My plants, in a GH, under cloches are still asleep!


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Diamond, Ortiz lift spirits after bombing, manhunt
BOSTON A defiant David Ortiz stood on the Fenway Park infield and told the crowd to "stay strong," bringing a rousing cheer from Bostonians weary from a week of bombings, stay-at-home orders and a manhunt that locked down the city for a day.
Playing at home for the first time since two explosions at the Boston Marathon finish line killed three people and wounded more than 180 others, the Red Sox honored the victims and the survivors with a pregame ceremony and an emotional video of scenes from Monday's race.
"This past week, I don't think there's one human being who wasn't affected by what was going on down here," Ortiz said after the Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals. "I was emotional, very angry about the whole situation. ... Everybody was hurting. I know it's going to take some time to heal up, but the one thing everybody's got to remember is that everybody supports each other."
Starting with a video, alternating between celebratory and somber and accompanied by Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah," the tributes continued with a first-pitch ceremony that honored a first responder, a victim of the blast, and a marathon institution: Dick and Rick Hoyt, who have participated in the race for more than 20 years.
Then Ortiz took the microphone and, in what he later said was an unplanned outburst, let loose with an expletive that drew a huge cheer from the 35,152 who managed to make it through the beefed-up security and into their seats on time.
"This is our (expletive) city, and nobody is going to dictate our freedom," he said. "Stay strong."
Neil Diamond, who flew into town on his own and asked if he could sing, gave a live performance in the eighth inning of "Sweet Caroline," the Fenway staple that has been adopted by opposing ballclubs to show their support for the city.
As Diamond, a New York native who wore a Red Sox cap, left the field, fans chanted "U.S.A.! U.S.A.!" In the bottom half of the inning, Daniel Nava hit a three-run homer to give the Red Sox the lead, and they held on to win 4-3.
"You give people hope," Ortiz said. "We wanted to let them know we're here for them."
Across town, the Bruins also returned to the ice after postponing their game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night, when a manhunt for the bombing suspects led to a "shelter-in-place" order that locked down the city. One suspect died and the other was captured, hiding in a dry-docked boat in a Watertown backyard.
"At least we could all breathe a little easier and sleep a little easier," coach Claude Julien said after the Bruins lost 3-2. "And now it's, hopefully, time to work ourselves into trying to get things back to normal again. But it will always leave a scar somewhere."
Penguins coach Dan Bylsma met with reporters before the game wearing a black T-shirt with words "Boston Strong" over his shirt and tie.
"I feel like we're playing with the Bruins today, not against them," Bylsma said before the game. "I know I share their pride yesterday in their city and their people and certainly their law enforcement yesterday. I'm certainly not a Bostonian, but I certainly share in that pride and hope to today with them as well."
The Bruins took the ice for their pregame warmup wearing baseball caps for the Boston and state police, along with one for the police in Watertown featuring the Bruins' "Spoked B" logo and the word "Strong" on the back.


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MOORESVILLE – Don't judge a book by its cover. And don't judge Ten O'Clock Charlies by the appearance of its interior. Customers have a long walk down a hall to get to the restaurant.
"I call it the Green Mile," owner Ray Ryoti said, laughing.
The décor could be described as 'dive bar' except for one glaring anomaly: the food.
Ryoti brings out plate after plate of good-looking, great-tasting fare that belies the atmosphere of the place. The restaurant is housed in the old Comedy Zone and still has a very open feel with the bar as the center attraction feel to the space.
"Well, we used to be a bar that had food," Ryoti said. "Now we're a restaurant that happens to have a bar."
Plans are underway to create a space worthy of his wonderful food.
Ryoti has bought the land behind the closed Biscuitville on Plaza Drive and plans to build a restaurant in the next year.
Ryoti is originally from Marquette, Mich. In December 1987, he moved to Charlotte to escape the brutal winters and join his parents who had already relocated. All through high school in Michigan and once he arrived in Charlotte, he worked in the restaurant business.
He opened up Ten O'Clock Charlies in 2000.
"I really loved Mooresville," Ryoti said. "And thought it would be the perfect place for a great restaurant."
The name comes from a logger from his hometown, named Charlie Laurich, who got to the site every day at 6 a.m. He would work until 9 a.m. and then visit the bank, returning to the site around 10 a.m. All the workers, having arrived to work just after 9 a.m., would razz him for being 'late' by calling him Ten O'Clock Charlie.
"It used to drive him crazy," Ryoti said. "It was really funny."
The menu at the restaurant is quite large, featuring salads, sandwiches, seafood and steaks. The ribs absolutely fall off the bone. The roadrunner sandwich is a thing of beauty with fried turkey breast mixed with sautéed onion, peppers, pepper jack cheese and mushrooms on an oversized panella bun.
The kitchen staff is constantly coming up with new daily specials. They've fried Oreos and created glorious beer-battered chicken fingers with succulent chicken and a greaseless crunch.
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There is a nicely laid-out private room toward the front of the restaurant that can be rented out free of charge as long as food is ordered from the restaurant. The room is good sized with long tables and it's own bar. The Rotary Club often meets here as well as other businesses and families.
Ryoti is pleased with his yearly positive growth and serving the patrons of Mooresville and beyond.
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Kall v. Poland, Communication No. 552/1993 (31 March 1993), CCPR/C/60/D/552/1993.
Submitted by: Wieslaw Kall
Victim: The author
State party: Poland
Date of communication: 31 March 1993 (initial submission)
The Human Rights Committee, established under
article 28 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,
Meeting on 14 July 1997,
Having concluded its consideration of communication
No. 552/1993 submitted to the Human Rights Committee by Mr. Wieslaw
Kall under the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil
and Political Rights,
Having taken into account all written information
made available to it by the author of the communication and the State
Adopts the following:
1. The author of the communication, dated 31 March 1993,
is Wieslaw Kall, a Polish citizen, residing in Herby, Poland. He claims
to be a victim of a violation of articles 2, paragraph 1, and 25 (c)
of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Covenant
entered into force for Poland on 18 March 1977. The Optional Protocol
entered into force for Poland on 7 February 1992.
Facts as submitted by the author
2.1 The author was employed in various positions in the
Civic Militia of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for 19 years, and
from 1982 to 1990 as a cadre officer of the political and educational
section, at the senior inspector level. He stresses that the Civic Militia
was not identical with the Security Police, and that he never wore the
uniform of the Security Police but only that of the Civic Militia. On
2 July 1990, he was retroactively reclassified as a security police
officer, and on 31 July 1990, he was dismissed from his post, pursuant
to the 1990 Protection of State Office Act, which dissolved the Security
Police and replaced it by a new department.
2.2 Under the Act, a special Committee was established
to decide on the applications of former members of the Security Police
for positions with the new department. The author claims that he should
not have been subjected to "verification" proceedings, because
he had never been a security officer. In view of his leftist opinions
and membership in the Polish United Workers' Party, his application
was dismissed by the Provincial Qualifying Committee in Czestochowa.
The Committee considered that the author did not meet the requirements
stipulated for officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The author
appealed to the Central Qualifying Committee in Warsaw, which quashed
the decision, on 21 September 1990, and held that the author could apply
for employment within the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
2.3 The author's subsequent application for re-employment
at the Provincial Police in Czestochowa, however, was rejected on 24
October 1990. The author then complained to the Minister of Internal
Affairs by letter of 11 March 1991. The Minister replied that the author
had lawfully been dismissed from service, in the context of the reorganization
of the department. In this connection, the Minister referred to regulation
No. 53 of 2 July 1990, according to which officers who performed service
on the Political and Educational Board were considered to be members
of the Security Police.
2.4 On 16 December 1991, the author applied to the Administrative
Court alleging unjustified dismissal and error in subjecting him to
verification proceedings. On 6 March 1992, the Court dismissed his application,
considering that it was not within its competence to hear appeals from
Provincial Qualifying Committees.
The complaint
3. The author claims that he was dismissed without justification.
He claims that his reclassification as a member of the Security Police
was only implemented to facilitate his dismissal, as the law did not
stipulate the termination of contracts of officers working in the Civic
Militia. Moreover, he claims that he was subsequently denied access
to public service only because of his political opinions, since he has
been an active member of the Polish United Workers' Party and refused
to hand back his membership card during the period of political changes
within the Ministry. He claims that this constitutes discrimination
in contravention of article 25 (c) of the Covenant.
The Committee's admissibility decision
4. On 25 October 1993, the communication was transmitted
to the State party under rule 91 of the rules of procedure of the Human
Rights Committee. No submission under rule 91 was received from the
State party, despite a reminder addressed to it on 7 December 1994.
By letter of 11 May 1995, the author confirmed that his situation remains
5.1 At its fifty-fourth session, the Committee considered
the admissibility of the communication. The Committee noted with regret
the State party's failure to provide information and observations on
the question of the admissibility of the communication.
5.2 As required by article 5, paragraph 2 (a), of the
Optional Protocol, the Committee ascertained that the same matter was
not being examined under another procedure of international investigation
or settlement. With respect to the exhaustion of domestic remedies,
the Committee found that the author met the requirements of article
5, paragraph 2 (b), of the Optional Protocol.
5.3 The Committee observed that the author alleged that
he was denied access, on general terms of equality, to public service
in his country, a claim which is admissible ratione materiae,
in particular under article 25 (c) of the Covenant.
6. On 5 July 1995, the Human Rights Committee declared
the communication admissible.
State party's submission and the author's comments
7.1 By submission of 11 March 1996, the State party apologizes
for its failure to provide observations in time on the admissibility
of the communication. According to the State party, the delay was attributable
to extensive consultations concerning the matter. The State party undertakes
to cooperate fully with the Committee in the consideration of communications
submitted under the Optional Protocol.
7.2 The State party provides information concerning the
legal background of the facts of the communication. It explains that,
following profound political transformation towards restoring representative
democracy, it was necessary to reorganize the Ministry of Internal Affairs,
in particular its political service sector. Parliament thus adopted
a Police Act and a Protection of State Office Act, both of 6 April 1990.
The Protection of State Office Act provided for the dissolution of the
Security Police and the ex lege dismissal of its officers. The
Police Act provided for the dissolution of the Civic Militia, but provided
that its officers became ex lege officials of the Police. However,
article 149 (2) makes exception for those Militia officers who until
31 July 1989 were Security Police officers posted in the Militia. These
officers were ex lege dismissed from their post. The changes
became effective on 1 August 1990.
7.3 Under article 132 (2) of the Protection of State Office
Act, the Council of Ministers issued ordinance No. 69 of 21 May 1990,
providing for "verification proceedings" of the ex lege
dismissed officers before a Qualifying Committee. An appeal was provided
from negative assessments by the Regional Qualifying Committees to the
Central Qualifying Committee. Upon application, the Committees examined
whether the applicant fulfilled the requirements for officers of the
Ministry of Internal Affairs as well as whether (s)he was a person of
a high moral character. Those positively assessed were free to apply
for a post within the Ministry. According to the State party,
10,349 of the former Security Police officers who applied for verification
were positively assessed, while 3,595 received a negative assessment.
The State party explains that the reorganization of the Ministry led
to a substantial reduction of posts and a positive verification assessment
was merely a condition necessary to apply for employment but did not
guarantee placement.
7.4 On 2 July 1990, the Minister of Internal Affairs issued
an order confirming which categories of posts were recognized as forming
part of the Security Police. According to the order, officers employed
until 31 July 1989 on posts of, inter alia, Head and Deputy Head
of the Political and Educational Board were considered officers of the
Security Police.
7.5 The State party further points out that employment
under the Police Act and the Protection of the State Office Act is not
regulated by the Labour Code, but by the Code of Administrative Procedure,
an appointment being based on a special nomination and not on a labour
contract. Interested parties can thus appeal decisions concerning their
employment to the higher administrative authority. A decision on either
admission or non-admission to the service of the Ministry of Internal
Affairs may be appealed in highest instance to the High Administrative
8.1 As regards the author's case, the State party points
out that he started his public service in September 1971 in the Civic
Militia, attended the Militia College from 1972 to 1977 and then served
at the Regional Militia Headquarters at Czestochowa. On 16 January 1982,
he became Deputy Head of the Regional Office of Internal Affairs in
Lubliniec, responsible for the Political and Educational Board. Since
1 February 1990 he had served as senior inspector at the Regional Office
of Internal Affairs at Czestochowa.
8.2 On 17 July 1990, the author submitted his application
to the Regional Qualifying Board in Czestochowa with a request for employment
in the police. According to the State party, this already shows that
the author considered himself a Security Police officer, since if he
had just been a member of the militia he would have had his employment
automatically extended. The Regional Qualifying Committee issued a negative
assessment of the author's case. However, on appeal, the Central Qualifying
Committee quashed the assessment and stated that the author was eligible
for employment in the Police or in other units of the Ministry of Internal
8.3 Consequently, on 3 October 1990, the author submitted
his application for employment to the Regional Police Headquarters in
Czestochowa. On 24 October 1990, the Regional Police Commander informed
him that "he did not avail himself" of his employment offer.
The State party points out that the author could have appealed this
refusal to nominate him to the Police Chief Commander. The author failed
to do so, but instead, on 11 March 1991, complained to the Minister
of Internal Affairs that he had been unjustly subjected to the "verification
procedure". The Minister replied that the procedure had been legal
and that his dismissal could not be reviewed. Further, on 16 December
1991, the author complained to the High Administrative Court to request
a change of the assessment done by the Regional Qualifying Committee.
On 6 March 1992, the Court rejected the author's claim, since it was
incompetent to hear complaints against the Qualifying Committees as
they were not administrative organs.
9.1 The State party requests the Committee to reconsider
its decision declaring the communication admissible. The State party
submits that the Covenant entered into force for Poland on 18 March
1977 and its Optional Protocol on 7 February 1992 and thus contends
that the Committee can only consider communications concerning alleged
violations of human rights which occurred after the Protocol's entry
into force for Poland. Since the author's verification procedure was
terminated on 21 September 1990 with the decision by the Central Qualifying
Committee that he was eligible for employment in the Ministry, and the
author was refused employment on 24 October 1990, the State party argues
that his communication is inadmissible ratione temporis. In this
connection, the State party explains that the author could have appealed
the refusal of employment within 14 days to a higher authority. Since
he failed to do so, the decision of 24 October 1990 became final. The
State party argues that the author's complaints to the Minister and
to the High Administrative Court should not be taken into account, since
they were not legal remedies to be exhausted.
9.2 The State party is of the opinion that there is no
reason in the present case to resort to retroactive application of the
Optional Protocol, as elaborated by the Committee's jurisprudence. The
State party denies that the alleged violations have a continuing character,
and refers to the Committee's decision in communication No. 520/1992
E. and A.K. v. Hungary, declared inadmissible on 7 April
1994. that a continuing violation is to be interpreted as an affirmation,
after the entry into force of the Optional Protocol, by act or clear
implication, of the previous violations of the State party.
9.3 As regards the exhaustion of domestic remedies, the
State party refers to rule 90 (1) (f) of the Committee's rules of procedure
that the Committee shall ascertain that the individual has exhausted
all available domestic remedies. The State party refers to the legal
background to the case and argues that the remedy available to the author
for the refusal of employment was an appeal to the Police Chief Commander
and, if necessary, subsequently to the High Administrative Court. The
author chose not to avail himself of these remedies and instead submitted
a complaint to the Minister of Internal Affairs. According to the State
party, this complaint cannot be considered a remedy, since it did not
concern the refusal of employment, but the qualifying procedure. Similarly,
the appeal to the High Administrative Court concerning the qualification
by the Regional Qualifying Committee was not the proper remedy to be
exhausted by the author. The State party therefore argues that the communication
is inadmissible for non-exhaustion of domestic remedies.
10.1 As regards the merits of the communication, the State
party notes that the author claims that he was groundlessly denied employment
in the new Police and that his classification as a former Security Police
officer was but a pretext to dismiss him on the ground of his political
opinions. The State party contends that the author has not substantiated
that his party membership and political opinions were the reason for
his dismissal or his denial of employment. The State party refers to
the applicable legislation and notes that the author was dismissed ex
lege from his post together with others holding similar posts. The
State party emphasizes that it was a lawful and legitimate decision
of Parliament to dissolve the Security Police. It adds that the Minister's
order of 2 July 1990 was no more than a specification of posts required
under the legislation, and did not change the existing classification
of posts.
10.2 The State party explains that both the Security Police
and the Civic Militia were part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
According to the State party, at regional and district levels of the
administration for internal affairs special sections of the Security
Police existed headed by an officer with rank of Deputy Head of Regional
or District Office for Internal Affairs. The author held a post of Deputy
Head of the Regional Office of Internal Affairs responsible for the
Political and Educational Board. According to the State party, there
is no doubt that this post was a component part of the Security Police.
The Protection of State Office Act was thus correctly applied to him
and consequently the author lost his post ex lege. The State
party adds that the type of education or the uniform worn by officers
are not decisive for their classification.
10.3 As regards the refusal to re-employ the author in
the Police, the State party argues that decisions regarding employment
remain largely within the discretion and appreciation of the employer.
Further, the employer is dependent on the number of available vacant
posts. The State party refers to the travaux pr�paratoires of
article 25 (c) and notes that its intention was to prevent the monopolization
of the State apparatus by privileged groups, but that it was agreed
that States must have possibilities of establishing certain criteria
of admitting its citizens to public service. The State party points
out that in dissolving the Security Police, ethical and political reasons
played a role. In this connection, it refers to the view expressed by
the Committee of Experts of the Council of Europe that the selection
of public servants for key administrative positions could be made according
to political aspects.
10.4 The State party further notes that the rights in
article 25 are not absolute, but allow reasonable restrictions compatible
with the purpose of the law. The State party is of the opinion that
organizational changes in the Police and the Protection of State Office,
combined with the number of available posts, sufficiently justifies
the reasons for denying the author employment in the Police. Moreover,
the State party argues that article 25 (c) does not oblige the State
to guarantee a post in public service. In the State party's view, the
article obliges States to establish transparent guarantees, especially
of a procedural nature, for equal opportunities of access to public
service. The State party submits that Polish law has established these
guarantees, as outlined above. The State party contends therefore that
the author's right under article 25 (c) has not been violated.
11.1 In his reply to the State party's submission, the
author reiterates that he has never been a member of the Security Police
but that he has always served in the structures of the Civic Militia.
He maintains that there is no order in his personal file to show that
he became a member of the Security Police. In the author's opinion the
Minister's Order of 2 July 1990 was arbitrary and retroactively classified
him as a Security Police officer. In this connection, the author points
out that according to the circular of the Ministry of Internal Affairs,
before the Order of 2 July 1990, the following posts were considered
to belong to the Security Police: all those in Departments I and II,
the Security Police staff operations group, Ministry advisers, intelligence
and counter-intelligence secretariat, Deputy Chiefs of Provincial Security
Police, and Chiefs and Senior Specialists for the Security Police in
the Provincial Offices of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The author
submits that it is clear from this that his post was not part of the
Security Police.
11.2 The author refers to a report from the Ombudsman
of 1993, where the Ombudsman found that the retroactive classification
of officers as members of the Security Police had been illegal. He also
refers to remarks made by Members of Parliament in 1996, that it had
been a mistake if militiamen who had never been members of the Security
Police had been forced to undergo the verification procedures.
11.3 The author does not challenge the State party's assertion
that the Security Police was abolished lawfully. However, he claims
that the verification procedures established by the Act and by the Minister's
order were illegal and arbitrary.
11.4 As regards the exhaustion of domestic remedies, the
author states that until now he has not received any legally binding
documents which would ascertain on what grounds he was dismissed from
service. He did not receive a dismissal order, nor was he instructed
about the possibilities of appeal. He states that he submitted a complaint
to the Minister of Internal Affairs, because he did not know to whom
to turn, and expected the Minister to redirect his complaint to the
appropriate authority, pursuant to article 65 of the Code of Administrative
Proceedings. He further submits that he complained to the High Administrative
Court as soon as he learned from the press that such a recourse was
possible. Because of lack of legal advice, however, he filed the complaint
against the Qualifying Committee's decision, not against the refusal
to employ him.
11.5 As regards the verification procedure, the author
states that he was given the choice between participating in it or being
dismissed. He contests that by submitting himself to the verification
procedure he showed that he considered himself a Security Police member.
In this connection, he points out that on the form, where it said "application
by a former Security Police functionary", he crossed out the words
"Security Police" and replaced them with "Civic Militia".
11.6 As to the merits, the author states that he is convinced
that if he had been a good Catholic, he would certainly be a police
officer now. Since he was considered eligible by the Central Qualifying
Committee, he does not see why he was not offered a job with the Police,
if not for his service in the communist party and his political opinions.
In this context, he states that a colleague was recommended by the Bishop
of Czestochowa to the position of Police Regional Commander and was
Review of admissibility
12. The Committee notes the State party's claim that the
communication is inadmissible ratione temporis and also for non-exhaustion
of domestic remedies. The Committee has examined the relevant information
made available by the State party. However, the Committee has also examined
the information submitted by the author in this respect and concludes
that the facts and arguments as advanced by the State party in support
of its claim do not justify the revision of the Committee's decision
on admissibility.
Examination of the merits
13.1 The question before the Committee is whether the
author's dismissal, the verification proceedings and the subsequent
failure to employ him in the Police Force violated his rights under
article 25 (c) of the Covenant.
13.2 The Committee notes that article 25 (c) provides
every citizen with the right and the opportunity, without any distinctions
based on race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion,
national or social origin, property, birth or other status, and without
unreasonable restrictions to have access, on general terms of equality,
to public service in his country. The Committee further observes, however,
that this right does not entitle every citizen to obtain guaranteed
employment in the public service.
13.3 The Committee notes that the author has claimed that
he was unlawfully dismissed, since he was not a member of the Security
Police. The Committee observes, however, that the author was retroactively
reclassified as a Security Police officer on 2 July 1990; it was as
a consequence of the dissolution of the Security Police effected by
the Protection of State Office Act that the author's post as Security
Police officer was eliminated, resulting in his dismissal on 31 July
1990. The Committee notes that the author was not singled out for retroactive
reclassification of his post, but that posts of others in positions
similar to the author in different regional districts were also retroactively
reclassified in the same manner. The reclassification was part of a
process of comprehensive reorganization of the Ministry of Internal
Affairs, with a view to restoring democracy and the rule of law in the
13.4 The Committee notes that the termination of the author's
post was the result of the dissolution of the Security Police by the
Protection of State Office Act and by reason of the dissolution of the
Security Police, the posts of all members of the Security Police were
abolished without distinction or differentiation.
13.5 Moreover, as regards the author's complaint about
the verification procedure to which he was subjected, the Committee
notes that, on appeal, the author was found to be eligible for a post
in the Police. Thus, the facts reveal that the author was not precluded
from access to the public service at that stage.
13.6 The question remains whether the fact that the author
was not given a post in the Police constitutes sufficient evidence to
conclude that he was refused because of his political opinions or whether
said refusal was a consequence of the limited number of posts available.
As reflected above, article 25 (c) does not entitle every citizen to
employment within the public service, but to access on general terms
of equality. The information before the Committee does not sustain a
finding that this right was violated in the author's case.
14. The Committee concludes that the facts before it do
not disclose a violation of any of the provisions of the Covenant.
ANNEX* The following members of the Committee
participated in the examination of the present communication: Mr. Nisuke
Ando, Mr. Prafullachandra N. Bhagwati, Mr. Thomas Buergenthal, Ms. Christine
Chanet, Lord Colville, Ms. Elizabeth Evatt, Ms. Pilar Gaitan de Pombo,
Mr. Eckart Klein, Mr. David Kretzmer, Ms. Cecilia Medina Quiroga, Mr.
Fausto Pocar, Mr. Martin Scheinin, Mr. Danilo T�rk and Mr. Maxwell Yalden.
** The text of an individual opinion by Committee members
Elizabeth Evatt and Cecilia Medina Quiroga, cosigned by Christine Chanet,
is appended to the present document.
[Adopted in English, French and Spanish, the English text
being the original version. Subsequently to be issued also in Arabic,
Chinese and Russian as part of the annual report to the General Assembly.]
Elizabeth Evatt and Cecilia Medina Quiroga,
cosigned by Christine Chanet (dissenting)
In this case, the author has argued a violation of article
25 (c) of the Covenant because he was unreasonably dismissed from the
Civic Militia. The Committee has found that the State did not violate
the Covenant. We cannot agree with this finding on the basis of the
following facts and reasons:
1. A Polish law of 6 April 1990 dissolved the Security
Police and de lege dismissed all its members. It is a fact that the
dissolution of the Security Police was made because of ethical and political
reasons, as stated by the State itself (para. 10.3). This law did not
affect the author, since he was not a member of the Security Police.
By further Ordinance No. 69 of 21 May 1990 all members
of the dissolved Security Police were subjected to a process of verification
which, if approved, would enable them to apply for new jobs in units
of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
A subsequent Order of 2 July 1990 of the Minister of
Internal Affairs gave a list of positions which would be considered
to belong to the Security Police, among which the author's position
was found. There was no domestic remedy to appeal that order (para.
2. The State argues that the author was dismissed from
his post ex lege, since there was no doubt that the author's
post was a component part of the Security Police (paras. 10.1 and 10.2).
However, the law was not enough to dismiss the author from his post,
as a further Ministerial Order was needed. It is hardly conceivable,
thus, that there was no doubt that the author belonged to the Security
Police, what leads us to conclude that the author was not dismissed
from his post ex lege.
This being the case, we must start from the premise that
the author was dismissed by the Ministerial Order of 2 July 1990, and
consequently it has to be examined whether the classification of the
author s position as part of the Security Police was both a necessary
and proportionate means for securing a legitimate objective, namely
the re/establishment of internal law enforcement services free of the
influence of the former regime, as the State party claims, or whether
it was unlawful or arbitrary and or discriminatory, as the author claims.
It is clear from the mere enunciation of the issue that there is a significant
issue here, arising under article 25 (c) and that it was a question
the author should have been able to raise through the exercise of a
remedy allowing him to challenge the Order.
3. This leads to the examination of whether article 2.3
of the Covenant was complied with by Poland with regard to the author.
Under article 2.3 of the Covenant States parties undertake to ensure
that any person whose rights are violated shall have an effective remedy
for that violation. The Committee has taken the view so far that this
article cannot be found to have been violated by a State unless a corresponding
violation of another right under the Covenant has been determined. We
do not think this is the proper way to read article 2.3.
It has to be taken into account that article 2 is not
directed to the Committee, but to the States; it spells out the obligations
the States undertake to ensure that rights are enjoyed by the people
under their jurisdiction. Read that way it does not seem to make sense
that the Covenant should tell the States parties that only when the
Committee has found that a violation has occurred they should have provided
for a remedy. This interpretation of article 2.3 would render it useless.
What article 2 intends is to set forth that whenever a human right recognized
by the Covenant is affected by the action of a State agent there must
be a procedure established by the State allowing the person whose right
has been affected to claim before a competent body that there has been
a violation. This interpretation is in accordance with the whole rationale
underlying the Covenant, namely that it is for the States parties thereto
to implement the Covenant and to provide suitable ways to remedy possible
violations committed by States organs. It is a basic principle of international
law that international supervision only comes into play when the State
has failed in its duty to comply with its international obligations.
Consequently, since the author had no possibility to
have his claim heard that he had been dismissed arbitrarily and on the
basis of political considerations, a claim which on the face of it raised
an issue on the merits, we are of the opinion that in this case his
rights under article 2, paragraph 3, were violated.
Elizabeth Evatt [signed]
Cecilia Medina Quiroga [signed]
Christine Chanet [signed]


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