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HOMEConnecticut is a statewide campaign aimed at increasing the stock of affordable housing in Connecticut. Housing affordability is a crucial element in the state's efforts to remain economically competitive and preserve the quality of life that has drawn population and businesses to the state. The ability of the state to attract the workers, young professionals and investment necessary to provide jobs and revenues is clearly dependent on its ability to provide the range of housing opportunities and choices needed by the full spectrum of its citizens.
The HOMEConnecticut Campaign is staffed by the Partnership for Strong Communities.
It was clear to housing advocates, economists, municipal officials, business leaders, environmentalists and others that Connecticut had many housing-related problems. It had lost more of its 25-34-year-old population than any other state; too many municipalities had no housing for teachers, police and volunteer firefighters; elderly residents had no downsizing opportunities; low- and moderate-income residents were burdened by their housing costs, and the lack of proactive planning for housing was allowing sprawl.
Simply put, Connecticut didn't have enough housing supply and what it had built wasn't affordable or accessible to the people the state needs. So in July 2006, a range of educators, economists, business executives, planners, mayors and first selectmen and many others gathered to suggest ways to proceed. From that group, the Partnership for Strong Communities invited 43 initial members to join the HOMEConnecticut Steering Committee.
HOMEConnecticut has succeeded because its Steering Committee is comprised of representatives of many sectors who can agree on one issue: the state needs more affordable housing options to create economic growth and opportunity. Together, business and labor, builders and environmentalists, municipalities and housing advocates researched, developed and successfully garnered legislative approval of a program that provides municipalities with an uncommonly effective housing creation tool. The Connecticut Housing Program for Economic Growth, known as the HOMEConnecticut program, was created in 2007. The HOMEConnecticut program is voluntary and, for towns that choose to use it, provides municipal officials and town residents with complete control over the amount, location, type and design of the housing. Learn more about the HOMEConnecticut program here.
In addition to the program, the campaign has succeeded in educating municipal officials, one conversation at a time, about local housing markets, facts and misperceptions about affordable housing and the tools available to create affordable housing, including the HOMEConnecticut program. The Campaign also provides a forum for continued discussions about how to create more affordable housing in Connecticut and related topics like land use, transit-oriented development, foreclosure policy, preservation of affordable housing and economic development.
Now, more than ever, Connecticut needs a range of housing opportunities that will retain our current residents, attract new ones to the state, and keep us economically competitive. Towns and cities throughout the state are interested in creating affordable and mixed-income housing, as evidenced by the 50 towns participating in the HOMEConnecticut program. The HOMEConnecticut Campaign will continue to build on this momentum, reaching out to policymakers and community members to share information about the benefits of affordable housing and the tools to help create it.


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"The family are descended from Radulphus de Insula, temp. William the Conqueror." [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Sims, Clifford Stanley The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. 1862. Print.
Some of the family later held estates at Dibden in Southampton. "The church, a very ancient structure, has been thoroughly repaired and repewed, at a cost of £500, and some windows of painted glass have been inserted; it contains monuments to the Lisle family, who were lords of the manor, and of whom Lady Lisle was condemned to death by Judge Jeffries (Jeffreys)." [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Despite the aforementioned, Scotland has traditionally held the lion's share of the family and most people claim descent from there as "a family of this name were barons of Duchal in Renfrewshire as early as the beginning of the thirteenth century. They were of the same stock as the Northumberland family of 'de Insula' (as the name appears in Latin) or 'Lisle' (de Lisle, Delisle in French). The first of the name in Scotland appears to have been Radulphus or Ralph de Insula, a follower of the Steward, who witnessed the gift by Baldwin de Bigre, sheriff of Lanharc (Lanark), of the church of Innerkyp to the monks of Paisley, c. 1170." [3]CITATION[CLOSE]
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
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Hello my loves,
Happy Easter to all my dearest blogger friends whom may celebrate it. On my today post, its all about my sneak peak from my birthday. Its very simply celebration and i have had a fantastic time with my loves one
best friend. Oh yes, my birthday is about 3 days ago on 13th April but i can make this post now as you know its a holiday season from Easter holiday, its make me a bit busy too with my family.
As always when I still living in Thailand exactly on my birthday is Thai New Year/Happy Songkran and here in Germany is also Easter time, so mostly my friends they're also n holiday or busy with their family. So, mostly on my birthday i also spent my time just with my lovely hubby( Mr. P). And already few years when we still living in Bangkok, i spent my birthday always in Bali. But since last year, i spent my birthday here in Germany and its awesome too.
Even not big celebration but im quiet happy and always be happy. But I'll make a little plan to invite some friends after holiday season. Simply prepared a afternoon coffee with my good friend at home and after in the evening Mr.P and I, we went for special dinner just in the near from our home. At a cozy restaurant and sport bar and looks so familiar, classic and this restaurant called Schweinke. It has so many branch here in Germany. And this is my very first experienced to have a dinner here, and its was great. Starting from the foods, the beverage, ambience and also the serviced all are really good. And for sure we'll come back again.
For started drink Mr.P and I, we order champagne for cheers on my birthday of course. Lol..
And the next we order our menu for myself I order beef steak with baked potato and for Mr.P he order grilled meat with french fries and extra big plate of salad. All foods are great and you can see all the foods pictures don't below. We have had a great time here in this restaurant on my birthday.
Here are a little quote and thanks on my birthday:
#.The more older im, i just realized to think a bit more simply and to make something priority to be number.
#. I'll more spend my time with people who really accepted me as how im, and people with positive vibes only.
#. Im really grateful for all what i have and not what i don't have.
#. Stay humble and be more grateful in life and positive vibes everyday.
And i learned every day in my life, the more i think positive in every situation in my life, the more easy life goes every single day.
#. Stay focus on my dream and my project and really work hard on it.
Lets talking about my look that i wore on my birthday shall we?
I wore a simply sweater with off shoulder from H&M and my long skinny pant is from Esmara. My new stretch sash belt is from Zara that i've bought from last week. I really obsessed this big corset since last year and this year getting more trend on fashion this year. Ahhh.... i really adore this new babe and im totally happy with it. :)
I picked up some accessories to complete my look. An old necklace and earrings that still i really love it. Finally i choose more casual look on my birthday as the weather is not really allow me to wear a sexy dress, strong windy evening. Yes...April weather is always known for strange weather here in Germany. From day to another can changed very drastic from beautiful hot sunny day and to cold and grey day with strong wind.
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Sydney Cox was born 1893 in NSW, married Edith Isobell Sincock in Adelaide in 1921.
Parents: Mr and Mrs Henry Cox and Mr and Mrs Joseph Sincock - looking for more information on the COX family. Where Henry was born and died and who he married etc. I have not been able to definatively identify the correct Henry Cox.
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I am looking to trace my husband's grandmother Margaret Welby (Nee MCLelland) Born 1880? Died in 1926 in Scotland.
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On January 10, 1861, Florida seceded from the Union.
In the wake of Abraham Lincoln's election to the presidency on November 6, 1860, Governor Madison Starke Perry called for Florida to prepare for secession and to join with other southern states in organizing an independent confederacy.
The state legislature voted to hold a statewide election on December 22 for the selection of delegates to a convention that would meet in Tallahassee beginning on January 3, 1861, to decide whether Florida should secede. Of the sixty-nine delegates eligible to vote on January 10, 1861 for the adoption of an ordinance of secession, sixty-two voted yea and seven nay.
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Fadol Brown has had his fill of South Florida.
The former FIU player committed to Ole Miss Friday, eschewing a Miami offer that was reportedly strong in the running.
At six-foot-five and 270 pounds, Brown is without a doubt ready to step into the SEC once he gets on campus in Oxford — a fact that made him so enticing to a defensive line-strapped Miami as well.
Brown had 10 tackles and 2 sacks his freshman season at FIU, but he transferred from after playing spring ball with the new FIU coaching staff. In the spring game, he registered four sacks.
FIU didn't initially release Brown from his scholarship after he asked to transfer, so he enrolled at Missississippi's Itawamba Community College and with the plan of playing his 2013 season there.
FIU eventually did release him from his scholarship, and he was flooded with interest from SEC schools and the Hurricanes.
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In the eyes of NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Joey Logano, getting behind the wheel of his stock car is safer than playing the NFL.
Logano, the Middletown, Conn., commented on the relative safety of the two sports during a visit to the Detroit Lions' training facility on Tuesday in Allen Park, Mich.
"I'm glad I'm in a race car (when I crash)," Logano said with a laugh, according to DeroitLions.com. "These guys get hit a lot harder than a race car does. Obviously, we take some big hits in cars, but the safety in our sport has improved a lot. Look at the seats, the helmets, the belts -- it keeps improving.
"Not that it doesn't in football. I think it does, too. We take a hit maybe once in every 15 races or so on average. These guys are taking hits on every play. I feel my sport's a lot safer."
Logano pointed to safety features that racing has adopted in recent years such as the head restraint device and emphasized that collisions occur more frequently in football.
"We may look crazy going 200 miles an hour thinking that, but I'd much rather hit a wall at 200 than have a 300-pound linebacker coming at me," Logano said.
Logano was visiting the Lions' facility as part of a promotional tour for the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 15. He has two Sprint Cup victories this season.
"There's areas that we have to improve on. I don't think there's as much area in football to improve on," Logano said. "Obviously, you got your pads, you got your helmets, stuff like that, but you're still going to get hit every time.
"There's still going to be big guys hitting you, and obviously when you get all that adrenaline going, those hits don't become softer. I think they are big and that's just a big difference. You are kind of comparing apples to oranges on that."


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Torrington's Oliver Wolcott Tech focuses on manufacturing month with expanded skilled trade opportunities
TORRINGTON >> Manufacturing month in Connecticut, as proclaimed by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, is nearly over, and to celebrate everything manufacturing educational, Oliver Wolcott Technical High School is making its push for the skilled trade, hoping to get more students and community members involved in its program.
An estimated 165,000 jobs comprise 10 percent of the state's total employment, producing about 92 percent of the state's exports. Connecticut is home to approximately 5,000 manufacturing companies of all sizes, according to state agencies.
Manufacturing is no longer about dirty "sweat shops" and suffocating mill settings, Wolcott Tech Manufacturing Technology Department Head Larry Pomerleau, and that's a topic worth discussing. The old way of manufacturing -- and the smokestacks associated with periods like the Industrial Revolution -- is long gone.
Today, the manufacturing world in Connecticut is a much different landscape. And Wolcott Tech is doing its part to make sure those contemplating a manufacturing career are aware of the evolving business.
"There's still a stigma we fight," Pomerleau said. "Students coming to Oliver Wolcott Tech think they might want to be in this field, but aren't always sure."
According to Pomerleau, an "exploratory" class for incoming students will give them a better grasp on what the skilled trade is really made of. But sometimes, trying to get students into the exploratory class isn't always easy.
"It's a hard sell," he said. "Because there's still that negative stigma that [manufacturing] is the dungeon of the workforce.
"Manufacturing is the base for most all trades," Pomerleau added. "And of all the industries, we've survived the best in this economic recession."
Wolcott Tech is hosting a manufacturing open house on Oct. 30 during the day for manufacturing companies, showcasing the school's drive in the industry. The school was just awarded $150,000 in new technology -- funded through state bonding dollars -- that provides students with state of the art equipment they will see while on the workforce.
With the governor's agenda pushing skilled trade education, and with a lack of manufacturing-educated workers, Pomerleau said it's the perfect time to get involved with manufacturing. "Nobody got involved in the trade in the eighties and nineties," he said, adding that with the retiring Baby Boomer generation, students can expect to find a job or apprenticeship fresh out of school.
At Wolcott Tech, students can earn up to 16 community college credits, just from hands-on experience through the school's curriculum. Students getting recognition in the workforce will prepare them for a skilled trade career, Pomerleau said. Part of the recognition is based in a National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) certification, and Wolcott Tech is only one of three schools in the state with this certification credibility, according to Pomerleau.
"This is about the community -- when they hire these kids -- they get what they're looking for in a worker," he said.
The close of October will close a declared "manufacturing month" in Connecticut, but the state will seemingly continue to push the trade. As the home of aircraft engines, guitars, nuclear submarines and medical equipment, Connecticut hopes to keep this industry growing.
"They're really putting their money where their mouth is," Pomerleau said of state officials. "To me, there's nothing more convincing than someone backing what they say with dollars."
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Kristijan Krajina scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds to pace the host Mount St. Mary's men's basketball team to a 58-55 win over UMBC on Saturday. The Mountaineers improved to 3-0 at home this season with the victory.
The Mount used a 7-0 run early in the second half to take its biggest lead of the game, 39-31, with 14:30 remaining. Raven Barber capped the run with five consecutive points.
The Retrievers (2-11) answered with a 13-4 spurt to take its only lead of the second half, 44-43, on a Joey Getz layup. Mount St. Mary's (5-6) responded with 9-2 run of its own to grab a 52-46 advantage. Taylor Danaher started the run with a turnaround jumper, Rashad Whack hit a pair of free throws, Krajina a jumper in the lane, and Xavier Owens a 3-pointer from the right wing to give the Mount the six-point lead.
UMBC did not go away, tying the score on a pair of free throws by Brett Roseboro with 1:35 left in the contest. On the next possession, Josh Castellanos was fouled, and he hit one of two at the line to put the Mount on top 54-53. After a stop, Krajina hit a pair of free throws with 33 seconds left to give the Mount a 56-53 lead. Krajina had been 1-for-10 at the foul line on the year before those free throws.
Ryan Cook (St. Vincent Pallotti) cut the Mount lead to 56-55 on a jumper with 12 seconds left, and Castellanos was fouled again with 10 seconds on the clock. The junior guard hit both free throws to put the Mount ahead 58-55. UMBC's Brian Neller had his game-tying 3-point attempt at the buzzer come up short.
Krajina was 6-for-10 from the field to post a team-high 14 points for the Mount. The junior center's eight boards also tied a career high.
Cook led UMBC with 12 points, while Roseboro added a double double of 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Arizona State 68, Coppin State 52: Troy Franklin, Michael Murray and Patrick Cole each scored 13 points, but Jahii Carson had 15 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to the host Sun Devils (11-2) past the Eagles (3-11) in Tempe.
Carson, who shot 6-for-12 from the floor, led four players in double figures in scoring for Arizona State. Jonathan Gilling added 14 points, while Carrick Felix and Evan Gordon each added 11 points.
Arizona State shot 47.2 percent from the field while limiting Coppin State to 33.3 percent shooting.
Coppin State also received five rebounds and four assists from sophomore Taariq Cephas. Murray led the Eagles with six rebounds and Patrick Cole added five.
Stevenson 90, Skidmore 79: Christian Roberts had 19 points to power the host Mustangs (6-4) past the Thoroughbreds (6-3).
Stevenson outscored Skidmore 41-36 in the second half to win.
Manhattanville 74, Frostburg State 58: The Valiants (7-4) used a late 21-5 scoring run to beat the Bobcats (4-8) at the Randolph-Macon Coaches Classic.
Frostburg's Christian Jackson had a game-high 32 points.
Randolph-Macon 76, Washington College 55: The host Yellow Jackets (5-5) never trailed and beat the Shoremen (0-10) in the semifinal round of the at the Randolph-Macon Coaches Classic.
McDaniel 70, Trinity (Conn.) 53: The visiting Green Terror (5-4) built a 17-point lead midway through the first half and went on to beat the Bantams (4-6) at the Trinity Invitational.
Randolph 70, Johns Hopkins 48: The Blue Jays (5-4) second-half rally fell short in the Bojangles Holiday Challenge. The Wildcats improved to 10-0.
St. Mary's 75, Swarthmore 56: Donn Hill scored a game-high 19 points to lead the host Seahawks (9-1) past the Garnet (3-7) in the opening round of the Seahawk Holiday Tournament.


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At the heart of the Indonesian Coral Triangle, lies an area of marine biodiversity like none other on Earth. It's a place so rich in fish, corals and invertebrates that new species are still being discovered today. But this vulnerable ecosystem is under threat and without your help, it could be lost forever...
Sea Sanctuaries is a conservation organisation primarily focused on protecting the vulnerable ecosystems in the heart of the Coral Triangle in Indonesia. We are a UK charitable trust which works with local and national government and Non Governmental Organisations together with local people to develop a comprehensive strategy for conserving some of the most important coastal and marine habitats on Earth.
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Our initial area of focus is Raja Ampat which is situated in the Bird's Head area of West Papua, Indonesia which has the highest degree of marine biodiversity in the world. Although this small area is home to more species of fish, corals and marine invertebrates than anywhere else, it is under threat from over exploitation by fishing, mining and logging. According to Dr Mark Erdmann of Conservation International, Raja Ampat is not just the epicentre of marine biodiversity but the archipelago appears to function as a "species factory" due to the complex nature of converging currents and a relatively stable climate.


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Process Models and Advanced Services Offshoring to IndiaØrberg Jensen, Peter D. (, 2009)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper addresses a recent strand of offshoring research that concerns the processes of evolution and change that appear in offshoring partnerships after the launch of offshoring operations. Based on longitudinal case studies of offshoring of advanced IT and engineering services from Danish firms to Indian firms, I identify a process model with three stages that captures the evolution of the initial 1-2 years of the offshoring partnership. Overall, the data portray a rapid development of the Danish-Indian offshoring partnerships which show that once trust is established and offshoring firms gain experience, the offshoring firms will increase the sophistication as well as expand the range and volume of advanced work done offshore. The dynamics of the process therefore suggest that at a broader scale, advanced services offshoring will increase in the coming years. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8946
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Abstract: Corporate entrepreneurship is deemed essential to uncover opportunities that shape the future strategic path and adapt the firm to environmental change (e.g., Covin and Miles, 1999; Wolcott and Lippitz, 2007). At the same time, rational central processes are important to execute strategic actions in a coordinated manner (e.g., Baum and Wally, 2003; Brews and Hunt, 1999; Goll and Rasheed, 1997). That is, the organization's adaptive responses and dynamic capabilities are embedded in integrative structures that accommodate dispersed business initiatives. The dual concerns for integration and entrepreneurial behavior are reflected in the conjoint need for effective routines and exploratory search in adaptive systems (e.g., Pfeifer and Bongard, 2007; Sutton and Barto, 1998). It has also been expressed as a need to balance exploitation and exploration (March, 2001) and configure ambidextrous organizational forms (e.g., O'Reilly and Tushman, 2008; Tushman and O'Reilly, 2004). In strategy research, optimization and rejuvenation perspectives have variously been described as intended and emergent strategies (Mintzberg, 1978; Mintzberg and Waters, 1985), top‐down and bottom‐up strategies (Nonaka, 1987), induced and autonomous strategy processes (Burgelman, 2005; Burgelman and Grove, 1996, 2007), central planning and decentralized initiatives (Andersen, 2000, 2004, Andersen and Nielsen, 2009). Burgelman and Grove (2007) outline such a combined strategy process and observe how central direction and dispersed exploration can change over time influenced by strategic leadership. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8552
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Paul Walker's death on Saturday afternoon in a fiery car crash drew reactions from his famous costars and other celebs, and a makeshift memorial grew at the site of the Santa Clarita wreck.
The "Fast and Furious" star, 40, was killed when the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT he was a passenger in hit a tree and a concrete lamp post, exploding into flames. The driver, Walker's friend and business partner Roger Rodas, also died. The sound of the crash was audible from the car shop where Walker and others had gathered earlier in the day for a charity event, a witness told L.A. Now.
Law enforcement was still investigating how fast the car might have been going and whether drag racing might have played a role; an update was not expected until Monday. Meanwhile, people close to the Always Evolving shop -- co-owned by the actor and Rodas -- wondered to TMZ whether an automotive malfunction, specifically a steering issue, might have occurred.
"Fast" costar Tyrese Gibson, who broke down in tears at the crash site on Saturday, leaving a flower at the memorial, remembered his friend in a post on Instagram in which he wrote, "My heart is hurting so bad no one can make me believe this is real Father God I pray that you send clarity over this cause I just don't understand My heart hurts it's broken no one can convince me that this is real.... Prayer warriors please pray real hard for his only child, his daughter and family... #HeartOfAnAngel13YrsFamilyForeverWeJustCelebreatedYour40thBirthday..... My God... My God... I can't believe I'm writing this."
Other costars were similarly broken-hearted over the actor, who'd also appeared in films including "She's All That," "Pleasantville" and the upcoming "Hours."
"Paul was pure light," Jordana Brewster tweeted. "I cannot believe he is gone."
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson remembered Walker's family, writing, "All my strength, love & faith to the Walker family during this heartbreaking time. We find our strength.. in his light. Love you brother."
Neil Patrick Harris, Alyssa Milano, Rihanna and William Shatner were among those to express their condolences, while Ludacris, who'd appeared in several "Fast" films, Instagrammed a photo of cast members at a meal together.
"Your humble spirit was felt from the start," Ludacris wrote. "Wherever you blessed your presence you always left a mark, we were like brothers & our birthdays are only 1 day apart, now You will forever hold a place in all of our hearts@paulwalker legacy will live on forever. R.I.P."
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Florida's Family Court
Florida's Family Court uses a fully integrated, comprehensive approach to handling all cases involving children and families, while at the same time resolving family disputes in a fair, timely, efficient, and cost effective manner.
The Florida Supreme Court has recognized that families should be able to have all of their disputes resolved in the most effective and efficient way possible. Court cases involving one family are handled before one judge unless impractical. Since 1991, a series of Florida Supreme Court opinions have been instrumental in shaping family courts throughout the state. Click the links below to view the full versions of the opinions.
In re: Report of the Commission on Family Courts, 588 So. 2d 586 (Fla. 1991)("Family Courts I")
In re: Report of the Commission on Family Courts, 633 So. 2d 14, 16 (Fla. 1994)("Family Courts II")
In re: Report of the Commission on Family Courts, 646 So. 2d 178, 179 (Fla. 1994)("Family Courts III")
In re: Report of the Family Court Steering Committee, 794 So. 2d 518 (Fla. 2001)("Family Courts IV")
Family court is comprised of many different case types as listed in the Rules of Judicial Administration, Rule 2.545. See the list below.
Family Court Jurisdiction
- dissolution of marriage
- annulment
- support unconnected with dissolution of marriage
- paternity
- child support
- custodial care of and access to children
- proceedings for temporary or concurrent custody of minor children by extended family
- adoption
- name change
- declaratory judgment actions related to premarital, marital [marital], or post marital agreements
- civil domestic, repeat violence, dating violence, stalking, and sexual violence injunctions
- juvenile delinquency
- termination of parental rights
- juvenile dependency
- emancipation of a minor
- truancy
- modifications and enforcement of orders
Family Court Tool Kits
Several Florida Supreme Court steering committees and the Office of Court Improvement have developed three Judicial Tool Kits. The first tool kit covers "the basics" of family court. The second addresses legal issues that occur while coordinating related cases. The most recent tool kit, developed in 2015, provides information about child development and trauma.
Final Friday Family Court Communiqué Video "Commercial"
On the last Friday of each month, the Office of Court Improvement disseminates an e-newsletter called the Final Friday Family Court Communiqué to chief judges, trial court administrators, every judge who hears any family court case type, and all family court staff. This newsletter provides information on family court promising practices, upcoming events, and hot topics, such as the one family, one judge model, trauma-responsive courts, school-justice partnerships, and early childhood courts, to name a few.
The following video "commercial" is a light-hearted attempt to highlight the numerous benefits of the Final Friday Family Court Communiqué.
OCI Acronyms and Terms
A helpful chart with definitions for common acronyms found in Florida's family courts.


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Maitena Burundarena was born in Buenos Aires. A self-taught artist, she drew erotic comics for European and Argentine magazines like Makoki, Sex Humor, Fierro, Humor and Cerdos&Peces in the 1980s. For Fierro, she made among others the sexually violent 'Barrio Chino' with Juan Martini. She worked as an illustrator for Argentine newspapers and magazines. She created her first comic, 'Flo', for the newspaper Tiempo Argentino. These strips were collected in the book 'Y en este Rincon: Las Mujeres'.
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In 1993, she began a weekly comic in the female's magazine Para Ti: 'Mujeres Alteradas' ('Women on the Edge'). This comic is now published in magazines and newspapers all over the world. Between 1998 and 2003 she drew the daily cartoon 'Superadas' ('Striving Women') in La Nacion. This cartoon was later featured in a great variety of other publications. In 2003, she took on a new feature for La Nacion, called 'Dangerous Curves'. She lives part time in Argentina and part time in Uruguay.


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"It's easier to write songs that are about other people," says Natalie Maines. "It's much harder to put yourself out there, but the songs are so much better and mean so much more when you can let yourself be vulnerable, and be honest with your emotions and your beliefs." Of course, that's a subject that the Dixie Chicks know a few things about, since their first album, hits such as "Wide Open Space" and "Cowboy Take Me Away have stirred emotions in fans across the world making them one of the biggest bands of our time. Not just "big for a country band" or "big for a big female band," the Dixie Chicks are a multi-platinum selling act in North America, Europe and Australia.
They are one of a mere handful of acts with multiple albums achieving "diamond" status (meaning sales over 10 million copies) - both WIDE OPEN SPACES (1998) and FLY (1999) hit that stratospheric landmark - and over the years have won thirteen Grammy awards. Their on-stage reputation has helped them sell over $100 million worth of concert tickets, and outspoken songs like "Goodbye, Earl" and "Not Ready To Make Nice" made it clear that this power trio played by nobody's rules. Superstars, renegades, innovators, heroes, villains, and moms – for over a decade, the Dixie Chicks have grown from a band into a phenomenon, with over 30 million albums sold, Dixie Chicks are the biggest selling female band of all time in the U.S.
DISCOGRAPHY VH1 Storytellers (DVD) – Nov. 11, 2011
The Essential Dixie Chicks – Aug. 24, 2010
Taking The Long Way – May 23, 2006
Top of the World (Live) – Nov. 25, 2003
Top of the World (DVD) – Nov. 25, 2003
An Evening With The Dixie Chicks (DVD) – Feb. 11, 2003
Home – Aug. 27, 2002 Fly – Aug. 31, 1999
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First of all I will say the hotel has good value and the location is perfect as it is situated just one block from the ocean. The hotel is also located behind the Malecon which means anything you may need is just 2 to 3 minutes walk from you. The customer service I got from the staff was pretty amazing as they all were friendly. I traveled alone on vacation and a friend recommended this place to me as she has been here before and told about how great my holiday would turn out so I went for it and I have no regrets. The hotel generally is neat and the rooms are clean as well. You can get different rooms from standard to luxurious it depends on your budget and they have nice installments too. The price of the hotel is not so expensive or so cheap; allow me use the word 'moderate' as the services you will get are well worth it. Everything in my room was in working condition; I had no problems at all as I stayed for just 5 days. Just so I'm honest, because it is located close to the Malecon center, it can be noisy at times due to the buses. I use to take walks along the Malecon and it was great, you will also see restaurants outside that you can try if you don't want the hotel food. If you want your room cleaned regularly, you should probably tip the working staff and you will get extra attention.


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The Adelphi series is The International Institute for Strategic Studies' flagship contribution to policy-relevant, original academic research.
Six books are published each year. They provide rigorous analysis of contemporary strategic and defence topics that is useful to politicians and diplomats, as well as academic researchers, foreign-affairs analysts, defence commentators and journalists.


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We want to build a directory called HotelClicks.org. This directory will feature listings for the end-users to search hotel information via a geographic directory. HotelClicks.org is a world wide directory for hotels. The main feature of this website directory is to display hotel listings which include hotel information such as (phone, fax, address, paragraph, photo, and a direct link to the hotel).
The functionality of these websites will be very similar to HotelClicks.org.
We love the awesome design of these and the great quality.
A clean and easy to navigate design. Remember this is a global travel directory and properties can be listed anywhere. Thus navigation is very important. How would a traveler get to a listing in Alberta, Canada for example. Simple is key!
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- inside page which will basically be an internal template which will contain listings for any location where properties will be listed. Also we should be able to use this design to make an about us page if we need to.
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Factura Directa provides an online bill pay solution that helps users create, send, manage, and monitor bills and budgets. The Factura Directa API allows users to remotely access his/her account and utilize it's full functionality. The API uses REST calls and returns XML. SSL is used for authentication. This site and documentation is in spanish.


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China: After historic downgrade, U.S. must address its chronic debt problems
The days when the debt-ridden Uncle Sam could leisurely squander unlimited overseas borrowing appeared to be numbered as its triple A-credit rating was slashed by Standard & Poor's (S&P) for the first time on Friday.
Though the U.S. Treasury promptly challenged the unprecedented downgrade, many outside the United States believe the credit rating cut is an overdue bill that America has to pay for its own debt addition and the short-sighted political wrangling in Washington.
Dagong Global, a fledgling Chinese rating agency, degraded the U.S. treasury bonds late last year, yet its move was met then with a sense of arrogance and cynicism from some Western commentators. Now S&P has proved what its Chinese counterpart has done is nothing but telling the global investors the ugly truth.
China, the largest creditor of the world's sole superpower, has every right now to demand the United States to address its structural debt problems and ensure the safety of China's dollar assets.
To cure its addiction to debts, the United States has to reestablish the common sense principle that one should live within its means.
S&P has already indicated that more credit downgrades may still follow. Thus, if no substantial cuts were made to the U.S. gigantic military expenditure and bloated social welfare costs, the downgrade would prove to be only a prelude to more devastating credit rating cuts, which will further roil the global financial markets all along the way.
Moreover, the spluttering world economic recovery would be very likely to be undermined and fresh rounds of financial turmoil could come back to haunt us all.
The U.S. government has to come to terms with the painful fact that the good old days when it could just borrow its way out of messes of its own making are finally gone.
It should also stop its old practice of letting its domestic electoral politics take the global economy hostage and rely on the deep pockets of major surplus countries to make up for its perennial deficits.
A little self-discipline would not be too uncomfortable for the United States, the world's largest economy and issuer of international reserve currency, to bear.
Though chances for a full-blown U.S. default are still slim now, the S&P downgrade serves as another warning shot about the long-term sustainability of the U.S. government finances.
International supervision over the issue of U.S. dollars should be introduced and a new, stable and secured global reserve currency may also be an option to avert a catastrophe caused by any single country.
For centuries, it was the exuberant energy and innovation that has sustained America's role in the world and maintained investors' confidence in dollar assets. But now, mounting debts and ridiculous political wrestling in Washington have damaged America's image abroad.
All Americans, both beltway politicians and those on Main Street, have to do some serious soul-searching to bring their country back from a potential financial abyss.


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The Woodstock Fleece Festival is an annual event that invites fibre artists and others to join together in an atmosphere of appreciation, learning and camaraderie.
The show will incorporate workshops and demonstrations from top instructors. Exhibition booths will be selling everything from raw fibre to quality finished goods. It is also a great place to have lunch.


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Disaster, no. Difficulties, yes.
"Sen. Obama opposes offshore drilling," McCain said on July 15, 2008. "I think if the states want to drill off their coasts, we should do it and do it immediately. And by the way, the governor of Florida has said he thinks it's a good idea. In California, Gov. Schwarzenegger thinks it's not a good idea. I would remind you that off the coast of Louisiana and Texas, they both had hurricanes that did not cause any real difficulties. So the environmental side of it I think is pretty well okay. But we need to do that. "
McCain is referring here to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, which hit the coasts of Louisiana and Texas within weeks of each other in 2005.
Consider the worst-case scenario of years ago: a drilling rig becomes unplugged and spews an unending supply of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Back in June 1979, the Mexican drilling rig IXTOC I malfunctioned off the coast of Mexico and spilled about 140-million gallons into the Gulf before technicians were able to cap it 10 months later. To prevent that sort of disaster, rigs now have safety valves under the ocean floor that prevent spills even if the rig is damaged. Those valves worked as they were supposed to during Katrina and Rita.
But it's a stretch to say the storms caused "no real difficulties."
Without question, oil spills did occur offshore in the wake of Katrina and Rita. Studies commissioned by the Minerals Management Service, a division of the U.S. Interior Department, concluded that a total of just over 741,000 gallons of oil spilled due to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the outercontinental shelf, the technical term for the area offshore.
"We have not said that there were no spills," said David Smith, deputy chief of public affairs for MMS. "We've said that there are no reports of oil from federal waters reaching shore or causing environmental damage."
Another MMS study looked at offshore oil platforms. It noted that the hurricanes crossed the path of about 3,000 offshore platforms, destroying 117 platforms that either became unmoored or fell into the sea.
"They were either completely toppled to the seafloor with no structure visible above the waterline, or were so severely damaged that it was obvious the structure was destroyed by the hurricanes and could no longer carry out its purpose and had to be removed," according to an MMS report. (You can view prestorm photos of the destroyed platforms via this report .)
Nevertheless, according to the MMS report authored by Energo Engineering of Houston, "There was no life loss and no significant pollution, which is a tribute to the Minerals Management Service oversight of offshore operations and American Petroleum Institute design codes … for the structural design of fixed offshore platforms."
Some of the oil spilled likely came from the pipelines that bring oil from the platforms to shore. When rigs are blown over in the storms, the collapse can damage the pipes, and that's likely what caused most of the offshore spills.
A McCain spokesman said McCain was referring to problems associated with offshore platforms, and that the amount of oil spilled from them was minimal. "Senator McCain is exactly right, offshore oil facilities in the Gulf of Mexico stood up astoundingly well to the hurricanes," said spokesman Taylor Griffin.
Keep in mind, however, that Louisiana's oil business isn't strictly offshore. Oil is piped from rigs in the Gulf to the mainland of Louisiana, where it is stored and processed throughout the area.
"Offshore, there were relatively few spills," said Roland Guidry, head of the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office. "Inland, we have a lot of exposed pipelines and tank batteries along the shore. Those are the things that gave us trouble."
Mostly onshore sources created oil spills that came to 8.2-million gallons, and possibly reached as high as 9- to 10-million gallons, Guidry said. That includes spills from platforms, pipelines, tankers, oil refineries and storage facilities.
The upper end of that estimate would place the gallons spilled near the same scale as the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill, one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history. The important difference here is that the Valdez spill — at close to 11-million gallons — was highly concentrated, while the Katrina and Rita spills were from numerous sources and spread widely.
One of worst spills occurred at a refinery in Meraux, La., operated by Murphy Oil USA Inc., which before the storm handled about 630,000 gallons of oil a day. As Hurricane Katrina roared ashore, it breached an above-ground oil storage tank that disgorged more than a million gallons of oil into a residential area, tainting about 3,500 homes and businesses. As the result of a federal lawsuit, Murphy Oil agreed to a settlement that totaled $330-million.
A 2006 report from the U.S. Coast Guard detailed six major oil spills, including the Murphy Oil spill, five medium spills, and approximately 5,000 minor spills that occurred in the wake of the storms.
Environmental groups agree that the worst damage occurred away from the offshore drilling platforms, but say it's silly to think that the two things are unrelated.
"You can't have offshore development without the onshore facilities to support it," said Athan Manuel, a spokesman with the Sierra Club.
McCain's statement about drilling not "causing any real difficulties" is cautiously phrased in comparison to remarks from some other political figures.
Trent Lott, the former senator from Mississippi and a McCain supporter, said on MSNBC on July 15, 2008: "We didn't have one drop of oil spilt when we had the biggest hurricane in recent history, Hurricane Katrina." That statement is demonstrably false.
"The government data itself shows that there were spills," said Manuel. "We're disappointed that that argument has taken root."
The divide here seems stark: Oil drilling proponents view the damage as minimal, an acceptable part of doing business. They say safety precautions the oil industry put in place worked. Opponents of drilling, on the other hand, see the amount of oil spilled onshore and near shore as cause for concern, and are angered by attempts to minimize the real damage that did happen.
If McCain's point is that no individual well spewed large amounts of oil into the Gulf as a result of Katrina and Rita, he's correct.
But his comments at the town hall meeting were more vague. Talking about oil drilling and saying the storms "did not cause any real difficulties" seems like putting a happy face on a situation where damage did occur as a result of the oil and gas industry that permeates south Louisiana.
If McCain had been more specific about rigs versus oil development as a whole, we might be inclined to give him a better rating. But in this case, we give his statement Half True.


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Opinion: Egypt's Constitutional Run Around
Editorial page editor Paul Gigot on the Muslim Brotherhood's rush to pass its flawed constitution. Photo credit: Associated Press.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Debt bondage (also known as debt slavery or bonded labor) is a person's pledge of their labor or services as security for the repayment for a debt or other obligation. The services required to repay the debt may be undefined, and the services' duration may be undefined. Debt bondage can be passed on from generation to generation.
Debt bondage has been described by the United Nations as a form of "modern day slavery" and the Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery seeks to abolish the practice.[1][2][3] Most countries are parties to the Convention, but the practice is still prevalent in South Asia.[1] Debt bondage in India was legally abolished in 1976 but remains prevalent.
Debt bondage was very common in Ancient Greece. In ancient Athens, Solon forbade taking out loans using oneself as a security and ended such debts.
Classical antiquity
Debt bondage was "quite normal" in classical antiquity.[4] The poor or those who had fallen irredeemably in debt might place themselves into bondage "voluntarily"—or more precisely, might be compelled by circumstances to choose debt bondage as a way to anticipate and avoid worse terms that their creditors might impose on them.[5] In the Greco-Roman world, debt bondage was a distinct legal category into which a free person might fall, in theory temporarily, distinguished from the pervasive practice of slavery, which included enslavement as a result of defaulting on debt. Many forms of debt bondage existed in both ancient Greece and ancient Rome.[6]
Ancient Greece
Debt bondage was widespread in ancient Greece. The only city-state known to have abolished it is Athens, as early as the Archaic period under the debt reform legislation of Solon.[7] Both enslavement for debt and debt bondage were practiced in Ptolemaic Egypt.[8] By the Hellenistic period, the limited evidence indicates that debt bondage had replaced outright enslavement for debt.[8]
The most onerous debt bondage was various forms of paramonē, "indentured labor." As a matter of law, a person subjected to paramonē was categorically free, and not a slave, but in practice his freedom was severely constrained by his servitude.[9] Solon's reforms occurred in the context of democratic politics at Athens that required clearer distinctions between "free" and "slave"; as a perverse consequence, chattel slavery increased.[10]
The selling of one's own child into slavery is likely in most cases to have resulted from extreme poverty or debt, but strictly speaking is a form of chattel slavery, not debt bondage. The exact legal circumstances in Greece, however, are far more poorly documented than in ancient Rome.[9]
Ancient Rome
Nexum was a debt bondage contract in the early Roman Republic. Within the Roman legal system, it was a form of mancipatio. Though the terms of the contract would vary, essentially a free man pledged himself as a bond slave (nexus) as surety for a loan. He might also hand over his son as collateral. Although the bondsman might be subjected to humiliation and abuse, as a legal citizen he was supposed to be exempt from corporal punishment. Nexum was abolished by the Lex Poetelia Papiria in 326 BC, in part to prevent abuses to the physical integrity of citizens who had fallen into debt bondage.
Roman historians illuminated the abolition of nexum with a traditional story that varied in its particulars; basically, a nexus who was a handsome but upstanding youth suffered sexual harassment by the holder of the debt. In one version, the youth had gone into debt to pay for his father's funeral; in others, he had been handed over by his father. In all versions, he is presented as a model of virtue. Historical or not, the cautionary tale highlighted the incongruities of subjecting one free citizen to another's use, and the legal response was aimed at establishing the citizen's right to liberty (libertas), as distinguished from the slave or social outcast.[11]
Cicero considered the abolition of nexum primarily a political maneuver to appease the common people (plebs): the law was passed during the Conflict of the Orders, when plebeians were struggling to establish their rights in relation to the hereditary privileges of the patricians. Although nexum was abolished as a way to secure a loan, debt bondage might still result after a debtor defaulted.[11]
European Middle Ages
While serfdom under feudalism was the predominant political and economic system in Europe in the High Middle Ages, persisting the Austrian Empire till 1848 and the Russian Empire until 1861 (details),[12] debt bondage (and slavery) provided other forms of unfree labour.
- During the colonial history of the United States, persons bonded themselves to an owner who paid their passage to the New World. They worked until the debt of passage was paid off, often for years.[13]
- In Peru a peonage system existed from the 16th century until land reform in the 1950s. One estate in Peru that existed from the late 16th century until it ended had up to 1,700 people employed and had a prison. They were expected to work for their landlord a minimum of three days a week and more if necessary to complete assigned work. Workers were paid a symbolic two cents per year. Workers were unable to travel outside their assigned lands without permission and were not allowed to organise any independent community activity. In the Peruvian Amazon, debt peonage is an important aspect of contemporary Urarina society.[14]
The Indian indenture system was an ongoing system of indenture, based on debt bondage, by which perhaps two million Indians were transported to various colonies of European powers to provide labour for the (mainly sugar) plantations. It started from the end of slavery in 1833 and continued until 1920.
Current status
According to the Anti-Slavery Society:
Pawnage or pawn slavery is a form of servitude akin to bonded labor under which the debtor provides another human being as security or collateral for the debt. Until the debt (including interest on it) is paid off, the creditor has the use of the labor of the pawn.[15]
Debt bondage has been described by the United Nations as a form of "modern day slavery"[3] and is prohibited by international law. It is specifically dealt with by article 1(a) of the United Nations 1956 Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery. It persists nonetheless especially in developing countries, which have few mechanisms for credit security or bankruptcy, and where fewer people hold formal title to land or possessions. According to some economists, for example Hernando de Soto, this is a major barrier to development in those countries because, for example, entrepreneurs do not dare take risks and cannot get credit because they hold no collateral and may burden families for generations to come.[citation needed]
Researcher Siddharth Kara has calculated the number of slaves in the world by type, and determined that at the end of 2006 there were 18.1 million people subject to debt bondage.[16]
In India, the rise of Dalit activism, government legislation starting as early as 1949,[17] as well as ongoing work by NGOs and government offices to enforce labour laws and rehabilitate those in debt, appears to have contributed to the reduction of bonded labour there. However, according to research papers presented by the International Labour Organization, there are still many obstacles to the eradication of bonded labour in India.[18][19]
See also
- Debtor's prison
- Human trafficking
- Indentured servitude
- Involuntary servitude
- Peon
- Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention
- Forced labor
- Child labour
- Trafficking of children
- Forced prostitution
- Serfdom
- Modern day slavery
- Chukri System
- Bonded Labour Liberation Front, India
- The State of Bonded Labor in Pakistan
- Debt bondage in India
- Restavek, Haiti
- Siddharth Kara - Author
- United Nations 1956 Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery
- ^ a b Kevin Bales (2004). New slavery: a reference handbook. ABC-CLIO. pp. 15–18. ISBN 978-1-85109-815-6. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ^ Article 1(a) of the United Nations' 1956 Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery defines debt bondage as "the status or condition arising from a pledge by a debtor of his personal services or of those of a person under his control as security for a debt, if the value of those services as reasonably assessed is not applied towards the liquidation of the debt or the length and nature of those services are not respectively limited and defined".
- ^ a b The Bondage of Debt: A Photo Essay, by Shilpi Gupta
- ^ Kurt A. Raaflaub, The Discovery of Freedom in Ancient Greece, p. 47.
- ^ Raaflaub, The Discovery of Freedom, pp. 32, 47 et passim.
- ^ G.E.M. de Ste. Croix, The Class Struggle in the Ancient Greek World (Cornell University Press, 1981), pp. 136–137, noting that economic historian Moses Finley maintained "serf" was an incorrect term to apply to the social structures of classical antiquity.
- ^ Ste. Croix, The Class Struggle in the Ancient Greek World, pp. 137, 162.
- ^ a b Ste. Croix, The Class Struggle in the Ancient Greek World, p. 165.
- ^ a b Ste. Croix, The Class Struggle in the Ancient Greek World, p. 169.
- ^ Raaflaub, The Discovery of Freedom, p. 49.
- ^ a b P.A. Brunt, Social Conflicts in the Roman Republic (Chatto & Windus, 1971), pp. 56-57.
- ^ Serf. A Dictionary of World History
- ^ Cheesman Herrick, White Servitude in Pennsylvania: Indentured and Redemption Labor in Colony and Commonwealth (New York: Negro University Press, 1969), 26.
- ^ Dean, Bartholomew Urarina Society, Cosmology, and History in Peruvian Amazonia Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2009, ISBN 978-0-8130-3378-5
- ^ What is pawnage or pawn slavery? Anti-Slavery Society
- ^ Kara, Siddharth (January 2009). Sex Trafficking - Inside the Business of Modern Slavery. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-13960-1.
- ^ Hart, Christine Untouchability Today: The Rise of Dalit Activism, Human Rights and Human Welfare, Topical Research Digest 2011, Minority Rights
- ^ International Dalit Solidarity Network: Key Issues: Bonded Labour
- ^ Ravi S. Srivastava Bonded Labor in India: Its Incidence and Pattern InFocus Programme on Promoting the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work; and International Labour Office,(2005). Forced Labor. Paper 18
- Giri, B.R. (2012) 'The Bonded Labour System in Nepal: Musahar and Tharu Communities' Assessments of the Haliya and Kamaiya Labour Contracts,' Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences, 4(2): 518-551.
- Giri, B.R. (2010) 'The Bonded Labour Practice in Nepal: "The Promise of Education" as a Magnet of Child Bondedness?' South Asia Research, 30(2): 145-64
- Giri, B.R. (2010) The Haliya and Kamaiya Bonded Child Labourers in Nepal, in G. Craig (ed.), Child Slavery Now, pp.227-241, Bristol (UK): Policy Press.
- Giri, B.R. (2009) 'The Bonded Labour System in Nepal: Perspectives of Haliya and Kamaiya Child Workers,' Journal of Asian and African Studies, 44(6): 599-623.
- Giri, B.R. (2007) 'Modern Slavery,' in: R. Ennals (ed.) From Slavery to Citizenship, West Sussex, UK: John Wiley and Sons, pp. 257–261.
Organisational Reports
- The Cost of Coercion ILO 2009
- International Labour Office. (2005). A global alliance against forced labour
- ILO Minimun Estimate of Forced Labour in the World. (2005)
- Forced Labour: Definition, Indicators and Measurement 2004 - ILO
- Stopping Forced Labour 2001- ILO
- Operational Indicators of Trafficking in Human Beings 2009 ILO/SAP-FL
- Lists of Indicators of Trafficking in Human Beings 2009 ILO/SAP-FL
- Edward H. Lawson; Mary Lou Bertucci (1 September 1996). Encyclopedia of human rights. Taylor & Francis. pp. 345–346. ISBN 978-1-56032-362-4. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
External links
- Human Rights Watch report on Thai women tricked into debt bondage in Japan
- 1996 Human Rights Watch report on bonded child labor in India
- Anti-Slavery International
- Common Language Project article on bonded labor in Pakistan
- Bonded child labor
- The ILO Special Action Programme to combat Forced Labour (SAP-FL)
International legal instruments
- ILO Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29)
- ILO Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105)
- ILO Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138)
- ILO Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182)


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Emergency and First Aid Kits
A basic personal Emergency Kit should include:
- flashlight and extra batteries
- pager batteries
- first aid kit
- non-perishable packaged food
- bottled water
- prescription medications
- an extra set of keys
- blanket
- family contact information
- paper and pencil
In an emergency, you should be sure to have your wallet or purse for identification, emergency funds, prescription medications, and keys. If you are a person with a disability, your kit may require additional items.
A First Aid Kit should include:
- Sterile adhesive bandages, assorted sizes
- Tube of petroleum jelly
- Safety pins, assorted sizes
- 2-inch sterile roller bandages (3 rolls)
- Cleansing agent/soap
- 3-inch sterile roller bandages (3 rolls)
- Latex gloves (2 pairs)
- Moistened towelettes
- Sunscreen
- Antiseptic
- 2-inch sterile gauze pads (4-6)
- Thermometer
- 4-inch sterile gauze pads (4-6)
- Tongue depressors (2)
- Triangular bandages (3)
- Scissors, tweezers, needle
- Non-prescription drugs: aspirin, ibuprofen, anti-diarrhea medication, antacid, laxative, Syrup of Ipecac and activated charcoal (both for use if advised by the Poison Control Center.)
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The Getty Center Date: Wednesday, September 5, 2012 Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: Harold M. Williams Auditorium Admission: Free; reservations recommended. Call (310) 440-7300
In 1998, Saint John's Abbey and University in Minnesota commissioned calligrapher Donald Jackson to produce a handwritten, hand-illuminated Bible—the first to have been commissioned by a Benedictine Abbey since the invention of the printing press. Completed in 2011, The Saint John's Bible features calligraphy developed by Jackson himself, as well as lavishly decorated pages created by contemporary artists. In this presentation, Jackson discusses the historical influences and techniques that informed his project and how the process provided insights into the work of the past. The Saint John's Bible is divided into seven volumes, has 160 illuminations, and cost $4 million to produce. Collaborating with a team of scholars, theologians, calligraphers, and illuminators, Jackson used a mixture of techniques to create the Bible, including text handwritten with goose and turkey quills on calf-skin vellum, gold and platinum leaf, hand-ground pigments, and Chinese stick ink. Computers and digital fonts were used to plan the layout of the Bible. "When I was 14 years old I was thrown out of an art museum for whistling in the public galleries," says Jackson. "But I'd already caught the magic of the illuminated texts I saw there, and my life was changed by them. My presentation will help audiences better understand the creation of these complex works of art." Donald Jackson is the official scribe and calligrapher to the Crown Office of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and artistic director of The Saint John's Bible. Complements the exhibition The Art of Devotion in the Middle Ages.


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Oh Mexico, it is so damn groovy I just want to ride there! *Whenever I point the front wheel of mi Motocicleta south to Mexico I cannot get the James Taylor song "Oh Mexico" out of my mind. *Here are my photos of good times spent en Baja California Norte y Sur with My Norte Americano riding friends. *Mas Caminos y Mas Amigos! *Suerte! *Arriba!
"Oh, Mexico
Way down here you need a reason to move
Feel a fool running your stateside games
Lose your load, leave your mind behind, baby james
It sounds so simple I just got to go
The suns so hot I forgot to go home
Guess I'll have to go now
Americano got the sleepy eye
But his bodys still shaking like a live wire
Sleepy Senorita with the eyes on fire
Oh, Mexico
It sounds so sweet with the sun sinking low
Moons so bright like to light up the night
Make everything all right
Babys hungry and the moneys all gone
The folks back home dont want to talk on the phone
She gets a long letter, sends back a postcard; times are hard
Oh, down in Mexico
I never really been so I dont really know
Oh, mexico
I guess Ill have to go
Oh, Mexico
I never really been but Id sure like to go
Oh, mexico
I guess I'll have to go now"
Joe, Chuy, Melanie, Brian and Todd in front of the Gustave Eiffel Iglesia (Church) in Santa Rosalia. *Eiffel sent dozens of these prefabricated structures to Catholic parishes around the World.
Lots of liquor was consumed around the pool at the Playa Frambes Lighthouse Resort.
The view from the Lighthouse itself, looking south down Bahia Concepcion!
Joe and Todd checking out the cliffside nests of the Frigate birds on La Princesa Island, once airborne these birds cannot touch down on water: They stay aloft for many weeks.
Staying at Playa Frambes gave us unlimited use of this Panga (skiff), we had it out on the water constantly.
Bob Frambes, The Resort Owner, is standing in this photo; those are his guard and attack Dachshunds!
Loreto is the largest city between Ensenada and La Paz on the Baja Peninsula, it is truly a "Pueblo Majico": One of my favorite villages in all of Mexico!
We ate great in Mexico, no one makes a better Torta (sandwich) than the Mexicans, best sandwiches ever South of the Border!
The Boojum Tree Forest of Central Baja in the Vizcaino Desierto (Desert) around the oasis village of Catavina.


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Mayor's Office
Mayor Chris Beutler today presented the Mayor's Award of Excellence for 2009 to Police Officer Jason Brownell. The award recognizes City employees who consistently provide exemplary service and work that demonstrates personal commitment to the City. It was presented at the beginning of today's City Council meeting. All monthly award nominees and winners are eligible to receive the annual award, which comes with a $500 U.S. savings bond, two days off with pay and a plaque.
Brownell has worked for the Police Department since 2000 and was the 2005 Annual Mayor's Award of Excellence recipient. He was nominated by Sergeant Mark Meyerson in the categories of customer relations, productivity and safety for his work as a Northeast High School Resource Officer to create a Drug and Alcohol Intervention and Prevention Forum. He secured federal grant funds to cover expenses, surveyed students to develop questions and information and obtained merchandise from the Lincoln Police Foundation to provide incentives for student involvement.
In May 2009, about 300 students participated in the forum. Speakers included Police Chief Tom Casady, an emergency room doctor, a substance abuse counselor and a 12-year-old from Iowa who is now a paraplegic after being struck by a drunk driver. Brownell arranged for 5 CITY-TV to record the forum, and the video was shared with area middle and high schools. Meyerson said Brownell displayed keen intellect, outstanding organizational skills and a tireless determination in developing the forum. He said that Brownell works not just to solve crimes, but to prevent them as well.
The 2009 Honorable Mention Award went to a team of arborists from the Forestry section of the Parks and Recreation Department – Dennis Gartner, Jeffrey Gruber, Allen Keen, Joseph Pett and Andrew Walker. The team was the monthly winner in September 2009.
The other categories in which employees can be nominated are valor and loss prevention. Consideration may be given to nominations that demonstrate self-initiated accomplishments or those completed outside of the nominee's job description. All City employees are eligible for the award except for elected and appointed officials. Individuals or teams can be nominated by supervisors, peers, subordinates and the general public. Nomination forms are available at lincoln.ne.gov (keyword: personnel) or from department heads, employee bulletin boards or the Personnel Department, which oversees the awards program. All nominations are reviewed by a committee, which includes a representative with each union and a non-union representative appointed by the Mayor.


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