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2022Provide First Aid 14 December 2022 09:00am - 04:00pm Master Builders Tasmania, 41 Steele Street, Devonport. CPD Points: 6 Region North West
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"Arabica coffee, produced in PyinOoLwin region of Mandalay Region and Ywangan region of Shan State has reached the Speciality Coffee level. As coffee of the country is fetching reasonable prices in the global market, foreign exchange from coffee export will rise alongside the development of the country's coffee sector. Additionally, coffee farmers as well as entrepreneurs will gain more benefits," said Vice President U Henry Van Thio at the Myanmar Coffee Forum 2019 held in Mandalay.
At present, the country's coffee sector lacks development, if compared with other Southeast Asian coffee exporters including Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, because of the weakness in processing technology, sharing information and smaller market.
Increasing offers and orders
The country is exporting the coffee produced in PyinOoLwin and Ywangan regions to China, Chinese Hong Kong, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan and Germany. Additionally, the US is offering to buy coffee from Myanmar. So, Myanmar coffee has a share in the global market and has become cash-earning organic export item. The original place of coffee is Ethiopia where the berry plants are first found in the 13th century. Later coffee spread to Egypt and Yemen. After the 15th century, England, Brazil, Australia, the US, Indonesia and India were growing coffee. Brazil first grew coffee in 1727; and Vietnam, in 1857. According to records, Myanmar first grew coffee in 1885.
Coffee growing has gained extra public interest after the first Coffee Forum was held in Nay Pyi Taw in May 2017. There has been increased in coffee sown acreage in the country. Because of the improvement in quality, it has become exportable. Myanmar Speciality Coffee now has its own place in the global market. As Myanmar sees brighter prospects for its Arabica coffee, the country has been concentrating on catching up with its neighbours in technology and quality, and on extending global market.
More sown acreage
Like the country's Arabica coffee, the Robusta coffee also has bright prospects. As it is a high-yield crop, Kayin and Mon states and Taninthayi Region are extending Robusta coffee cultivation as their weather is suitable for the plant. They are going to export Robusta coffee to earn foreign exchange.
Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation U Hla Kyaw suggested means to increase the income of coffee farmers through brisker sales. He said, "As Myanmar is just a developing country, its people are relying only on Pyawbwe brand instant coffee. So the country should extend cultivation of Robusta coffee as it is exportable, and may have higher local demand."
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation has promised coffee farmers that it will apply innovative ideas in distributing high-yield quality coffee strains. In accord with the promise, the ministry will conduct awareness courses for coffee famers, and provide assistance for coffee entrepreneurs and farmers in all the different stages of the coffee business chain starting from cultivation to production of finish goods.
"We will join hands with foreign technicians, apart from local experts of the Agriculture Department in running education campaigns and courses for farmers and in setting up model plots region wise. We have already established some model plots in Kayin State. The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation will help solve the problems of the business, and provide necessary cooperation to extend the export market and to develop the local coffee business," the Deputy Minister explained.
Appropriate technology
But the local coffee business calls for greater cooperation between the Government and the private business sector, so that appropriate technology can be applied in producing quality coffee during the post-harvest processing, semi wash method can be conducted broadly, especially in the higher elevations, where water supply may be difficult, and small holders or farmers who own less land with low-coast agricultural equipment.
Local coffee businesses will be more successful if there is a link between the farmers and the ADB, NGOs and SMEs, which they can turn to for loans, besides the Myanmar Agriculture Development Bank. Moreover, this success also depends on organizing farmers into business groups or cooperatives, setting up a trust fund for them and provision of all-round assistance through correct and effective methods.
Farmers will be able to generate more profits, if they can harvest quality produce that is safe for consumers. At present, the good agriculture practice (GAP) certificates have been issued for 15 kinds of crops. The future prospects are bright as some of the State-owned and private coffee farms have already received the GAP certificate.
As regards the requirements and hardships local coffee cultivators and producers are facing, Chairman of Ywangan Coffee Association U Maung Nu said, "We need technology for our products to reach the international market. We need market that is reliable and stable.
We also need business connections. With all these requirement fulfilled, we can produce more. Moreover, we need loans to make more investments."
The major coffee growing regions of Myanmar are also the popular tourist destinations, which are usually crowded with visitors. So opening of coffee shops and cafés such as coffee gardens under innovative ideas will attract more vacationers. More visitors mean larger number of buyers. In this way, the coffee growing regions can generate more income and job opportunities and set up an auto economy.
Coffee produce in Myanmar now has a place in the international market. Thanks to the cooperation among the Myanmar Coffee Association, coffee farmers, experts of Agriculture Department, and foreign technicians, prospects are bright for the country to earn more foreign exchange from its coffee business. So coffee industry has reached the portal of its new era.
Source: Global New Light of Myanmar
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Versatile Stull shines on both field, court
ROCKFORD — Brock Stull can score from outside, way outside. He can also score inside, soaring high above the rim for dunks or juking and driving to the basket. But Boylan boys basketball coach Mike Winters said the best move by his star 6-foot-4 guard was changing positions in football.
Stull quarterbacked Boylan to an 11-1 season as a junior, passing for 1,232 yards, but when Boylan fell three touchdowns behind Hononegah in Week 2 this year, Stull moved to receiver in place of Demry Croft, who moved to QB. Boylan rallied for a stunning 35-34 victory and went 12-0 before losing to 6A state champ Batavia in the state semifinals.
"As proud as I am of everything Brock has done, that's what I'm most proud of," Winters said. "When he said, 'Put me in as wide receiver and Demry in as quarterback.' That pretty much sums him up and what his No. 1 goal is, and that's helping his team get better."
Stull was named NIC-10 Male Athlete of the Year at Wednesday's NIC-10 banquet after leaving his name all over the record books in two sports. Stull, a Division I recruit for Wisconsin-Milwaukee, led the NIC-10 in scoring the last two years, averaging 18.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.7 steals as a senior. In football, despite not switching to receiver until the second quarter of the second game, he caught a Boylan-record 52 passes, fourth-most in NIC-10 history, for 683 yards. That includes 102 of Croft's 134 passing yards in 2 1/2 quarters of Boylan's comeback win over Hononegah.
Winters said Stull is good at pretty much everything.
"I've heard stories about what a great baseball player Brock was before he decided to give that up," Winters said. "It's scary. We take our basketball players bowling every President's Day and by the second game he's got it. No matter what you show him, give him a little bit of time and he's going to excel at it."
Male Athlete of the Year
1972-Mark Lotzer, Boylan
1973-Ernie Kent, West
1974-Tom Norman, Freeport
1975-Jerry Holloway, East
1976-Greg Gilbaugh, East
1977-Rod Ekberg, Harlem
1978-Rob Bollinger, Guilford
1979-John Griffin, East
1980-Tom Linebarger, Freeport
1981-LeRoy Dixson, Freeport
1982-Leonard Bell, Jefferson
1983-Jeff Anderson, Guilford
1984-Reggie Harris, East
1985-Duke Joiner, Auburn
1986-Clarence Miller, West
1987-Paul Johnson, Boylan
1988-Scott VanSchelven, Hono.
1989-Terry Bell, East
1990-Rob Dal Santo, Belvidere
1991-Tom Wright, Guilford
1992-Ryan Hoover, Hononegah
1993-Nate Plager, East and Nick Cina, Belvidere
1994-Todd Brooks, Freeport
1995-Aaron Latino, Belvidere
1996-Jeremy Gunderson, Hono.
1997-Kevin Selover, Hononegah
1998-Matt Vorwald, Freeport
1999-Jeff Myers, Boylan
2000-Cal Ferry, Harlem
2001-Willie Tolon, East and Shane Hart, Hononegah
2002-Steve Harris, Boylan
2003-Matt Weber, Boylan
2004-Ricky Ellis, Jefferson
2005-Brad Ring, Guilford
2006-Matt Barr, Belvidere
2007-Jake Smolinski, Boylan
2008-Keith Dismuke, Jefferson
2009-Dustin Meier, Hononegah
2010-Matt Dwyer, Hononegah
2011-Paul Zeman
2012-Fred VanVleet, Auburn
2013-Garrett Lee, North
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The Stories of our Heroes - From our Heroes
As the years and even decades go by, our nation unfortunately loses more and more of its history. So many memories of our brave military veterans end up never being shared. I have always believed that it is not only interesting to hear these stories, but in many ways, it is critically important they are told.
Earlier this year, I decided to relaunch my "Veterans Voices" program. It provides area veterans with opportunities to share their stories, which are then sent to and archived by the New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center in Saratoga Springs. The program ensures the stories of our heroes—and the life lessons they possess—live on forever.
This year through my program, six different military veterans from our region shared their story through "Veterans Voices." Three of them served in the United States Navy, one in the Air Force and two in the U.S. Army during World War II. All six however, had one thing in common. They all had a sense of pride for their service, and each told stories that demonstrated bravery and heroism difficult for many of us to even imagine. These heroes survived intense battles, catastrophic events and took part in some of the most historic moments that have shaped our country.
Back on Veteran's Day, I shared videos featuring their interviews on a special page here on my website. In the coming weeks, I hope you will take a moment to watch these videos and listen to the stories of these six local heroes.
It is so important to listen to the experiences of those who have put their lives on the line for our freedom. I am hopeful that the stories told through "Veterans Voices" will inspire those who listen to them today, as well as will inspire future generations to go above and beyond for their country, as well as to appreciate those who have already done so.


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Kings Garden Announces Expansion via Licensing and Management Deals
Kings Garden, one of the largest and most successful indoor cannabis producers in California, has announced upcoming licensing and management deals in order to capitalize on its rapid growth since launching in 2015.
Co-Founded by Michael King and Charlie Kieley, Kings Garden's focus on operational excellence and quality has helped log $45 million in revenue in 2019, up 50% from 2018. The company expects to reach between $75 and $80 million in revenue in 2020 and up to $100 million by 2021, with a consistent EBITDA of 20%+, over triple the average of the top five publicly traded companies.
Kings Garden has scaled to an operational footprint of approximately 250,000 sq ft, consisting of indoor cultivation (3,400 flowering lights), manufacturing, processing, and distribution. The company is currently producing around 40,000lbs of indoor flower to support their flower line consisting of 1/8th oz jars, 1/4 oz jars, pre-rolls, and grams.
In addition to the premium flower line, Kings Garden has an ultra-successful connoisseur concentrate line consisting of shatter, budder, sugar, diamonds, and vape pens. In late 2019, Kings Garden launched their medical product line in a partnership with Avicanna to produce the highest quality medical products consisting of capsules, deep tissue gel, localized cream, tincture and spray. Additionally, a transdermal time release patch will be hitting the market at the end of Q2, 2020.
With an annual growth rate of 21%, the cannabis industry has grown to a $23 billion industry ($5 billion in California alone), attracting some of the most prominent investors in the world. Kings Garden has taken advantage of this opportunity by leveraging their experience, focus on compliance, transparency, and quality to become the number one brand in sales for all indoor flower and a top five brand when compared to the much larger greenhouse and outdoor segments.
Co-Founder, CEO and Chairman Michael King explains, "Kings Garden has created an extremely profitable business and loyal following by doing things the right way. We hold just under two dozen licenses in California alone with over 500 retailers in our distribution chain. Our team is comprised of some of the best experts in the industry who are devoted to providing top quality products and best-in-class production facilities."
Co-Founder and COO Charlie Kieley stated, "Our focus on operational excellence and our state-of-the-art cultivation and manufacturing facilities has resulted in Kings Garden being one of the top brands in California, the most difficult market of all. Now it's time to explore options for growth in other markets through licensing and management contracts."
Ivan Talan, Co-Founder and VP of Marketing, stated, "In today's extremely competitive market it is very difficult to establish a reputation and brand presence due to the restrictions placed on marketing and advertising opportunities in the cannabis industry. Kings Garden is able to provide its customers with the highest quality consistent product at large scale, thus establishing a successful brand identity with strong brand loyalty which continues to gain market share daily."
Lauri Kibby, Co-Founder and CFO, added, "In a constantly changing regulatory and consumer environment, flexibility without forsaking commitment to profitability has supported the dramatic expansion of Kings Garden."
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Based in Coachella Valley, Kings Garden Inc. is California's predominant cannabis cultivation, processing and manufacturing company, specializing in the world of premium grade boutique products at an unsurpassed commercial scale. Now one of the largest producers in California, Kings Garden prides itself on having organized highly experienced cannabis management and operations team, while being fully compliant and licensed across the state of California.
From its inception, Kings Garden has held unwavering values focused on superior quality of end products, its team of management and employees who are considered family, giving back to local communities, and the advancement of the cannabis industry as a whole.
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3 Wrong Ways to Treat a Dog
When I say treat a dog, I mean dog treats, yummy goodness that dogs will do nearly anything for, not behaviorally treat, or medicinally. Got it? Because, believe it or not, there are wrong ways to treat a dog, just like there are wrong ways to give treats to children. And no, none of my wrong ways involve a stranger in a van handing out yums. But you should totally watch out for that. Stay tuned to the end, though, and I'll show you some correct ways to treat a dog.
- Give your dog treats all day instead of food – this is wrong. This is like giving a toddler cupcakes and candy, potato chips and soda pop all day instead of healthy food. Our common sense kicks in with children, but it doesn't always kick in with dogs. Treats are meant to be dessert, or a small reward, a celebration. They're not meant to be food. So the first wrong way to treat a dog is offering treats instead of food.
- Give your dog cheap treats from the dollar store, from the clearance bin – no! Good, healthy dog treats don't have to be expensive, and it's okay to give your dog that bone shaped cookie from the bank drive thru, but as regular treats? No. Just like treats for toddlers, it's not okay to give toddlers soda pop every day as a reward or treat, so don't give your dogs cheap junk every day. I know I blog for Jones Natural Chews, so I'm partial to their treats, but they're quality meat and bones, not a ton of ingredients I can't pronounce. Find treats which are low in ingredients, all natural treats, good quality. You'll find that your dog will start to turn its nose up at inferior treats after awhile. And for the record, Jones treats aren't too pricey.
- Give that little dog the giant bone – not so much. While it's not a bad thing to give the little dog the giant bone, it IS a bad idea to give the big dog the small bone. Give your dog treats which are size appropriate. This also translates to chew appropriate. Aggressive chewers, regardless of their size, shouldn't get pork bones or lamb bones. Only beef bones for big dogs and aggressive chewers. What I'm trying to say here, is that you need to pay attention to your dog's chewing ability and treat accordingly. Just like you wouldn't give a tiny child something they could choke on, you treat dogs according to their size.
The Right Way to Treat a Dog
Those are my big three wrong ways to treat a dog. Sparingly, quality, and appropriately for their size and ability. What's the flip side of that, you may be asking. Well, here we go.
- Jones Natural Chews – c'mon, you knew that would be number one! Even if you don't give your dog Jones, please treat according to their standards. That would be all natural treats that are grown and sourced in the USA. The treats are single or low ingredients, with high quality ingredients. And they're not too expensive for most dog owners. I love that they keep things affordable, while making sure dog owners have safe, healthy options.
- Use treats for specific things – dogs learn so quickly and so well, and treats make that even easier. Just like kids, dogs read their adults. They play us if we let them. Be intentional about treating your dog. Make them work for the treats, or have it be at a specific time every day that they get a treat. This makes it special for both of you. And you don't run the risk of over treating.
And that's it. I'm sure you have your own rules, yes? Those are just mine.
Speaking of treats, Jones Natural Chews is giving some lucky dog a Windee treat! It's a single ingredient treat, a beef trachea, and your dog will love it! Click on this sentence to be taken to the post, then scroll down to the Rafflecopter to find instructions on how to enter! Tweeting daily racks up points, which betters your chance to win!
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DTH Chapter 219 – Wild Grave
Even though Xuanyuan was furious, he didn't plan on dealing head on with a large batch of enemies alone. Only a fool would confront them directly. He came to a wilderness on the border between the Fighting Dragons Sect and the Eastern Dynasty where many beasts dwelt. Ordinary people wouldn't be able to survive. In fact, not even Xuanyuan would be able to survive if Youxue was not protecting him.
"Damn it, Haiya. I'm going to make your life miserable. You're as disgusting as the pig." Xuanyuan gritted his teeth.
"Whoof, you're insulting me again. I'll transport you right next to your enemies if you do that again." The pig was sliding through the air next to him. Xuanyuan shook at the terror.
"Get lost. If it weren't for you, there wouldn't be all this drama!" Xuanyuan growled.
"If not for me, you wouldn't be able to find so much source energy. Give me half!" The pig replied, but Xuanyuan wouldn't budge.
"They won't be able to catch up anytime soon." Greed suddenly said.
"One day they will. There should be emperor class fighters among them this time. If Jiang Yitian joined them, I'll kill him right here." Xuanyuan held the Nightmare Talisman tightly in his hand. The gift from the Ghost was his last resort. "Also, I finally understand why the Devouring Emperor had so many enemies in this world. With this pig around, the chance to live a peaceful life is close to zero."
"Bullshit. If they don't attack us first, none of them would be killed. Boy, I'm showing you the reality of life. They want something from you. They want you dead. So you should kill them all. There's no point in hiding." The pig sneered.
In his heart, Xuanyuan knew that the pig was right. If he didn't show them his true power, the harassment would never end.
"You're right, pig. Since they want to corner me. I'll bite all of their heads off!" Xuanyuan cursed.
They didn't stop to rest for a day and a night. The wind blew violently in the wilderness causing Xuanyuan's black hair to dance all over the place. He stood on Youxue' dragon form, straight like a sword.
In front of them was a wall of Dark Qi, standing in great contrast to the sunny wilderness.
"Hahaha, it's a wild grave!" The pig giggled strangely.
The grave stretched out for forty-nine square miles. Rubble, made of both rocks and bones, covered the surface and if you listened carefully, you could hear faint screams.
Xuanyuan inhaled deeply. He looked at the naturally formed disposition with disbelief. "The Dispositions of White Bones, Kill at Sight, Desperate Delusion, and Mind Destroyer. Four major killing dispositions are bonded with each other here! Each of them is a top emperor class disposition already! Unless you're a xian class fighter or someone who know dispositions very well, no one could get out of here!"
"Isn't that just perfect?" The pig's eyes were sparkled with greed, "Lure your enemies here and kill all of them! Then you can take all their possessions!"
"That's insane. Are you sure?" Xuanyuan pretended to be benevolent.
"Well, of course! It's either you or them!"
"Then, if you want parts of the source energy, you better set up a trick to transport them here. Catch them off guard. Don't you even think you can get a share by doing nothing." Xuanyuan said.
"Alright, alright." The pig's ears flapped front and back. It began setting up a technique around the area spanning a few miles.
Xuanyuan ignored him. He didn't know anything about setting up these techniques anyway. He went into the wild grave and was immediately approached by an evil aura. A demonic face appeared in his mind, attempting to destroy it. He couldn't see nor sense any direction. He had put himself in great danger.
However, the next moment, the Nightmare Talisman glowed and dispersed all the attacks. He suddenly felt his mind opened and his sight cleared. All the features of this giant wild grave appeared in his mind and the dispositions no longer attacked him. He became part of the disposition.
"The Talisman from the Nightmare Ghost is wonderful!" Xuanyuan grinned.
He found a small hill made by white bones and sat down, taking out ten blocks of ten jin Thousand Ghosts Source Energies as he recalled the method to create one of the most terrifying dispositions, "I'll make the Cannibal Ghosts Disposition. Since all of you pushed me to this road, I'll have to destroy every last one of you."
He recited the Devouring Technique and sustained himself with all the Qi around him while he began carving on the source energies.
Even though Xuanyuan had completed the Cycle of Five Elements, he still found this disposition exhausting to create and taxing on his concentration. Since this is a disposition that was specially made to take lives, it was much more time consuming and draining of one's mind and energy to make. After entire day, he managed to finish.
When he was done, the blocks of carved energy source were full of murderous energy, like they were ready to kill.
He set up the new disposition, merging it into the existing ones.
"Finally." Xuanyuan looked up. The sky above the wild grave was still and quiet. Unlike the bloodbath that was destined to occur in this place. "Unless they send a Xian, none of them would get out of here unscathed. No one can fight against nature!"
Many dispositions were supported by energy mines, some of which were formed naturally. Those supported by both Source Energy and these natural mines were extremely powerful. Without the expertise needed to dismantle them, no one can escape. Even Xuanyuan, who inherited the Acquisition Technique, was unable to destroy it.
"They are coming, boy. Are you ready?" The pig snorted.
"Damn it. This pig is sinister." Xuanyuan cursed in his heart. He didn't think of how he was much more sinister than the pig.
"I'm ready."
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Perambur of all places in Chennai isn't the best place to be around, specifically should you have intentions for executing thought based actions and induce rationality whilst decision making or for that matter, merely survive or make unseemingly funny attempts at it while being bedmates with cerebral palsy. Should your instinctive temperament immediately cause you to raise questions like "Then how on earth did you survive?" I shall be exceedingly delighted to answer such profound questions of this universe, over a couple of large Grey Goose at your expense, once the new 7 star hotel the city of Chennai desperately needs, has been constructed and the bar doors are open. However such a deal may come with the clause that post my 3rd large of vodka, the possibility of me saying anything making sense, is pretty much equivalent to Deepak Chopra discussing quantum physics with Stephen Hawking.
What is more obscene? Being born into a Tamil Brahmin family where the idea of bramhinical superiority is piped down to your head from day one or be inspired by the stories of your grandfather's bible teacher in the Ooty convent school that he studied and thereby volunteering to sing center main for the Anglo-Indian schools choir for 9 odd years and top it up with bible studies while passing every bible exam with a distinction? My frontal cortex fails to comprehend and arrive at an explanation till date. Nevertheless, back here in 2012 the greatest inspiration for implementing the most successful business model and an almost fool proof strategy for revenue generation, I shall award, to the Christian Church. However, my only disappointment is that, they failed miserably to convert me to their clan, even while I had appetite in abundance to consume intellectual fecal matter with excruciating joy and contentment.
As the good samaritan I have always tried to be in life, I thought I would take a couple of minutes from my very short and precious life (to spend in futility, probably) trying to improve your organizations strategy which may help the church achieve a better, result oriented performance. You see, human memory is mostly relative but there are certain specific sections of it that are photographic, in nature. Like everyone else, some of these photographic memories I have that are associated with my school and the church that I went to, are sadly not so very pleasant enough for the occasional reconciliation of one's childhood memories. I would throw light into some of these memories, perhaps which experts of the theistic order can utilize to their organizations advantage and prevent repetitions of such trivial mistakes, which might perhaps in the long run throw some positive light on the clergy and the ideology and accommodate more people into their order.
Considering the fact I'm not someone you could classify as a highly intelligent individual I would retort not, to desperate measures about what your organization should do. Instead I will merely try and use common sense to point out, what certainly one should not do in the larger interest of your intentions that seem to be at stake.
- Repetitively telling a child with cerebral palsy that he has polio,simply because you couldn't understand what cerebral palsy was, is a bad idea. Even worse is accusing that the child's parents are stupid enough not to give the child polio drops and ending it with "Hindus always forget polio drops". This is not a very great way of gaining the confidence with the child.
- Repeating several times that the child is a sinner and that he/she must repent for his sins every day in his life is a great way to force guilt but not really good to make the system look any friendly. Stating that physical disability is evidence of such a sin though, I agree is an effective terror campaign.
- To remove the shoes, belt and mess up the hair of a few physically disabled children on the day of the memorial day of the schools, dead ex-correspondent, applying rose powder to their faces only to make them sit as decorative pieces of poverty tourism for random white guys who come to that event as guests, isn't a good idea in my humble opinion.
- Whilst those white guys come around to look at the poor crippled children, conning them about how these orphaned kids are given free education in the school for which they need funding is not a very smart idea, specifically considering the fact that it is the most expensive school in town + the entire family of that child lives no farther than 2 kms from where the school is.
- Before you try and convince that cripples can be cured by converting to Christianity, a simple cross checking of facts as to cerebral palsy being a curable disease is seemingly a fantastic idea in my opinion. I agree we didn't have the internet in the 80's but the school doctor was closeby.
- Before offering a teenage boy "a beautiful girl's hand, in marriage", it is wise to think "will this scare the living daylights out of this individual?"
- Before suggesting, desperately hinting and indirectly offering sex to a physically challenged teenager for converting them to your religion wouldn't it be wise to gauge how much of human anal intercourse and the derived pleasures of which the candidate would understand? Perhaps teaching Lesson#9 titled "Nutrition, Hygiene and Evolution" could have helped impart some ideas about what sex was, but then…
- "I know you look strong on the outside, but you are weak on the inside and there are things you want…" is not a great strategy in opening a conversation with people having physical disability. In fact this applies to pretty much 90% of the human population and we all need something that we cannot openly demand or seek. Psychology 101, kapish?
- "Like you, I used to be a loser and the only difference is…" is an absolute no as a conversation starter. Nothing what-so-ever can make sense to a cripple post that, specifically if the cripple isn't convinced that he/she is a loser in the generic sense, in life.
- Point #2 of this post does not really go well with the logic "Jesus died for your sins" because if Jesus died for my sins, my condition explains the obvious fact that Jesus died in vain, since my sin still lingers and as a result, I still limp around as a cripple. Not a good advertisement for the product being sold?
I guess that's pretty much it, as of now. 10 amendments, like I would call it in true infidel style. There is no harm trying it, seriously.


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I talk with all of my clients about using the vertical space in our homes and offices. So often I see people using their closets to the max or using the floor space but I see vertical space being unused. It's so valuable and can be so useful in your home. I'll show you a few places in myhome where I am using vertical space. Off of my kitchen I have an area where we have some bins for storing headphones and chargers (and the top one has candy...shhh). The … [Read more...]
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One out of every four Dallas County criminal defendants fails to show up for court, according to a yearlong study by a University of Texas at Dallas professor.
In the county's misdemeanor courts, almost 30 percent of defendants did not appear, according to the study by criminology professor Robert G. Morris.
However, the county's rate of missed court dates in its felony courts — 19 percent — was slightly better than national numbers. A 2007 Bureau of Justice Statistics report found that 23 percent of felony defendants failed to show for court from 1990 to 2004 in the nation's 75 largest counties.
When defendants miss a court appearance, the county has to spend time and money to track them down and issue paperwork. Also, it delays justice for crime victims and can result in risks to the public safety.
Morris' comprehensive analysis is the first of its kind in Dallas County, officials said. They said they want to compare their numbers with those in other large Texas counties to see if they can make improvements and get more defendants to court.
"This creates a baseline for us. It gives us a starting point," said Ron Stretcher, the county's criminal justice director. "We will look at this and dive in some more and see what changes we can make to improve that rate."
The analysis didn't cost the county anything except staff time to gather the data, but Stretcher said the county will consider paying Morris to continue studying court appearance rates. The county's criminal justice advisory board will make recommendations on what to do and oversee any additional work, he said.
Morris approached county commissioners in 2011 about conducting the analysis. Commissioners accepted his offer, saying they wanted to find out which method of pretrial release works best and saves the most money.
Releasing defendants while they await trial clears room in the county jails, saving the county millions of dollars that would have to be spent on food, medical service and housing.
The study, which examined the cases of more than 22,000 defendants who were released from the county jails in 2008, concluded that those released on commercial bail bonds were more likely to show up to court than those who posted cash or obtained a pretrial services bond or attorney bond.
As a result, the study concluded that bail bonds — the most commonly used method of pretrial release — were also the most cost-effective.
Morris focused on 2008 data to allow enough time to see how the cases ended, whether the defendants showed up in court, disappeared and became fugitives, or committed new crimes.
Stretcher said he wasn't surprised that bail bonds are more effective. Bail bond companies, he said, have a financial incentive to make sure their clients show up in court. If not, they have to forfeit the amount of the bond to the county.
Pretrial services bonds were the least likely to ensure that Dallas County defendants got to court, the study said.
That's because the county's pretrial services department has just four officers and a supervisor, Stretcher said. Other counties, such as Harris and Travis, have dozens of pretrial services officers. They monitor defendants and require them to report periodically and undergo drug testing, Stretcher said. Those counties report that defendants released on pretrial services bonds are more likely to attend court.
Stretcher said there are plans to try and make Dallas County defendants who miss court pay the entire amount of the pretrial services bond, which officials hope would improve court attendance. But typically, few of those defendants can afford to do so.
Morris also studied recidivism rates for those out of jail on the various types of bonds.
He found that in felony court, those who posted a bail bond were more likely to reoffend within a year than those released on a cash bond, attorney bond or a pretrial services bond. But he noted that many other outside factors contribute to recidivism.
Morris' study is likely to add fuel to a bitter competition in the U.S. between providers of commercial bail bonds and pretrial services bonds.
The commercial industry, which profits off jail releases, has waged a heated public relations war against pretrial services programs across the nation for years. Both sides accuse each other of obscuring the facts.
Drew Campbell, spokesman for Dallas County's bail bond companies, said local bondsmen feel vindicated by the study's results but also want to continue to work with the county to improve the system. He also said more study is needed to find out whether defendants are merely forgetting their court dates or becoming fugitives.
"We don't know why there is a failure to appear," he said.
AT A GLANCE: Bailing out of jail
When someone is arrested, he or she can use several methods to get out of jail until the case goes to trial. The following are most commonly used in Dallas County:
Commercial bail bonds: These are the most common. Private companies post a bond that acts as insurance that the defendant will show up for court dates. The defendant pays the bondsman a nonrefundable fee, usually 10 percent of the bond, and possibly collateral if required. If the defendant fails to show in court, judges are supposed to forfeit the bond to the county unless the defendant is rearrested within a certain time.
Attorney bonds: Attorneys must seek authorization from the county to write these bonds for their clients. They are similar to commercial bail bonds.
Pretrial services bonds: The county issues these bonds to low-risk defendants accused of nonviolent crimes. The bonds cost $20 or 3 percent of the bond, whichever is greater. The law allows the county to waive that fee. County staffers screen defendants to determine the likelihood of their returning to court. Once released, they may be under county supervision, which includes electronic monitoring, drug testing and treatment requirements.
Cash bonds: The bond, usually in smaller amounts such as $500, is placed with the county. When the case has concluded, the entire amount is returned.
SOURCE: Dallas Morning News research


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Washington, DC – Today, the leadership of the Democratic Women's Working Group (DWWG), Representatives Jackie Speier (CA-14), Lois Frankel (FL-21), and Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), as well as Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) and 77 of their House colleagues sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos condemning her recently proposed rule for Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 (Title IX). The letter urges Secretary DeVos to withdraw these dangerous proposed policy changes and arrange meetings with a broad range of survivors and survivor advocacy organizations to develop meaningful guidance on Title IX that protects all students.
"This rule is a blatant attempt to silence survivors of sexual harassment and violence and force them back into the shadows. A year after the Me Too movement went viral, we will not tolerate a system that shames and blames victims," the Representatives said. "The epidemic of sexual harassment and violence in our K-12 schools and on college campuses continues to be a threat to students' rights to pursue their education. We cannot condone proposals that will result in fewer survivors coming forward to report their assaults and make it harder for those who do to seek justice. You must do more, not less, to ensure the safety of students across the country."
The proposed rule is Secretary DeVos' latest attempt to roll back protections for survivors of sexual harassment and violence in our K-12 schools and on college campuses. In September of 2017, the Department of Education received over 16,000 formal comments during the public comment period on deregulation, which showed overwhelming support for the Obama Administration's 2011 and 2014 Title IX guidance documents. This guidance built upon previous policy precedent from the Clinton and G.W. Bush administrations. Despite this support Secretary DeVos chose to rescind these critical civil rights documents and released inadequate interim guidance that has left schools and survivors in limbo for over a year.
The Representatives asked Secretary DeVos to respond within two weeks of receipt of the letter. Click here for a copy of the signed letter.
The complete list of cosigners are as follows: Reps. Jackie Speier (CA-14), Lois Frankel (FL-21), Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), Annie Kuster (NH-02), Alma Adams (NC-12), Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Donald S. Beyer Jr. (VA-08), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Julia Brownley (CA-26), Salud O. Carbajal (CA-24 ), Kathy Castor (FL-14), Judy Chu (CA-27), David N. Cicilline (RI-01), Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), Emanuel Cleaver II (MO-05), Steve Cohen (TN-09), Jim Cooper (TN-05), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Susan Davis (CA-53), Peter DeFazio (OR-04), Diana DeGette (CO-01), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11), Debbie Dingell (MI-12), Anna Eshoo (CA-18), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02), Elizabeth H. Esty (CT-05), John Garamendi (CA-03), Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Raul M. Grijalva (AZ-03), Colleen Hanabusa (HI-01), Alcee Hastings (FL-20), Denny Heck (WA-10), Jared Huffman (CA-02), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (GA-04), Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Rick Larsen (WA-02), Al Lawson Jr. (FL-05), Barbara Lee (CA-13), Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), Nita Lowey (NY-17), Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), Doris Matsui (CA-06), Betty McCollum (MN-04), James P. McGovern (MA-02), Jerry McNerney (CA-09), Grace Meng (NY-06), Gwen Moore (WI-04), Seth Moulton (MA-06), Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Grace F. Napolitano (CA-32), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), Bill Pascrell Jr. (NJ-09), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Kathleen Rice (NY-04), Jacky Rosen (NV-03), Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Tim Ryan (OH-13), Linda Sanchez (CA-38), Janice Schakowsky (IL-O9), Adam Schiff (CA-28), Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01), Albio Sires (NJ-08), Adam Smith (WA-09), Darren Soto (FL-09), Dina Titus (NV-01), Paul Tonko (NY-20), Norma Torres (CA-35), Juan Vargas (CA-51), Nydia Velazquez (NY-07), Peter J. Visclosky (IN-01), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), Peter Welch (VT-AL), Fredrica S. Wilson (FL-24), and John Yarmuth (KY-03).


text: 9.0 Department of Eagles: In Ear Park By Courtney Balestier | October 20, 2008 | 4:20pm Music Reviews Department Of Eagles Share Tweet Submit Pin A beautiful swell of experimental folk The songs of In Ear Park, the sophomore effort from Grizzly Bear's Dan Rossen and his college classmate Fred Nicolaus, are not so much heard as absorbed. After repeated listens, the densely layered and often distorted instrumentals begin to parse themselves out, the hooks of "Floating on The Lehigh" proving particularly arresting. Dedicated to Rossen's recently-deceased father, the title a nod to the Los Angeles park they used to visit together, the album is more nostalgic than mournful; on occasion, like the lighthearted and impossibly catchy "No One Does It Like You," it's downright jaunty. The artfully paced "Classical Records" is a stand-out, beginning sparse and haunting before growing into a crush of piano and percussion. Some songs are more memorable than others ("Teenagers" too closely recalls "Teen Angel," while "Herring Bone" largely registers as background music despite some gorgeous piano playing), but the less compelling tracks still have enough melodic twists to hold interest. Harmonic and ethereal, there's something comforting in the album's sonic charge, with its folksy beauty seeping in like crisp autumn air through an open window. Tagsdepartment of eaglesgrizzly bearGET PASTE RIGHT IN YOUR INBOXThe best music, movies, TV, books, comedy and more.Sign UpYes, I would like to receive Paste's newsletter


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Crafton Tull is one of few firms in the region to use Light Detection and Ranging Scanning. This technology provides comprehensive data capture for 3D modeling, 3D inspection, and improved 3D asset management from computer locations. Our professionals have used this technology for multiple oil and gas applications including first time fit strategy, as built modeling, clash detection, parts replacement, intelligent plant, and virtual asset management.


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Thick and Meaty Chili
Shrug sent this one in. She writes:
It's snowing here again, and snow always reminds me to make a big pot of chili. To me, there's nothing better to make when you're trapped inside and there's nothing better to eat after a long day of shoveling. This recipe produces a nice savory chili—not too spicy but very flavorful.Thick and Meaty Chili
The thing about chili is the longer you let it simmer, the more flavorful it will be. I usually start making it around lunch time and let it simmer until dinner. However, if you don't have the time for an all-day meal, this recipe can be made on the stovetop using a Dutch Oven (4-5 qt pan with lid), and you can cut the simmer times down dramatically. Once you've browned the ground beef, you can add all of the ingredients at once, get it to where the mixture is heated through, and serve.
- 2-3 lbs ground beef
- 2 cans diced tomatoes
- 1 can tomato sauce
- 1 can dark kidney beans
- 1 can pinto beans
- ½ packet chili seasoning mix (any brand)
- 1 T dried minced onion
- 1 T steak sauce
- 2 beef bouillon cubes
- 1 can tomato soup
- Brown ground beef.
- While beef is browning, open cans of tomatoes, sauce and beans. (Do not drain any of them.)
- Place contents of cans in crock pot or slow cooker.
- Turn temperature setting on high.
- When beef is finished browning, add it into your crock pot.
- Stir until well combined.
- Add chili seasonings and minced onion.
- Stir.
- Allow mixture to cook for approximately 1 hour – stirring occasionally.
- Add steak sauce and bouillon cubes.
- Stir.
- Allow to cook for another hour or so – stirring occasionally.
- Add undiluted tomato soup.
- Stir until well combined.
- Allow to cook for another hour or so.
Good Chili is not easy to make. Shrug is right. You must let it simmer for quite some time. Additionally, remember if you are cooking kosher, you should let the beans sit is water alone for at least a half hour to make sure all the little nasty bugs are out. (Bags of beans have a habit coming with small little bugs.)


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Cubs Reportedly Agree to Terms with Lefty Brett Anderson (UPDATES)
Well how about that? As we talked about this morning in the Bullets, the Cubs are in relatively dire need of certain kinds of depth starting options like Brett Anderson, a pitcher we wondered about in connection with the Cubs last week.
And, just like that:
Sources: Brett Anderson has deal with #Cubs, pending physical. Impressed club during recent bullpen session in Arizona.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) January 24, 2017
Anderson would add to #Cubs' rotation options, but his physical will be critical. Has appeared in only 65 games past five seasons.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) January 24, 2017
Getting Anderson into the fold, in any capacity, would be a great move for the Cubs, who presently have very little in the way of established, big league rotation depth. Because of his injury history, there's a lot less certainty with Anderson than you'd normally like to see from a "depth" starter, but at least there's plenty of upside.
The question here – yet unanswered – is what kind of deal it will take to sign Anderson, who essentially did not pitch last year after finally putting together a mostly healthy (and very effective) season with the Dodgers in 2015. No sense in reinventing the wheel, so here's much of what I wrote last week on Anderson:
"Anderson, who is incredibly still only 28, was drafted by the Diamondbacks, but came up with the A's. There, he made his bones as one of the better young pitchers in the game, before succumbing to a spate of injuries that limited him to just about 320 innings (a good season and a half's worth) from 2010 through 2014. In 2015, with the Dodgers, he managed 180.1 innings of effective ball, which was sufficient to net him a qualifying offer, which he accepted.
In 2016, he managed just 11.1 innings spread across four outings in late August and late September thanks to back surgery in the spring.
The injuries for Anderson have been an interesting thing, as the biggest time-sucks have been a foot injury, an oblique injury, a back injury, and 2011 Tommy John surgery. That is to say, you wouldn't necessarily look at him and say that he's a typical "injury-prone" pitcher (as in, a guy who has chronic arm problems – the stuff you expect to show up again down the road). That doesn't mean you can dismiss all the injuries as flukey and entirely unrelated, though. And back issues can certainly be chronic, even after surgery.
As for his pitching, well, sure, he's solid. He's got a career 3.86/3.70/3.55 ERA/FIP/xFIP slash line, and has demonstrated the ability to be a good middle-of-the-rotation starter when healthy. But, as we just went over, he has almost never been healthy for a full season in his big league career.
If the Cubs want to bring him in on a minor league deal in the hopes that he's healthy, that's certainly fine by me. And, as was the case with Tyson Ross, the Cubs would have the luxury of giving Anderson starts – to rest the other five starters – to see where he's at in April and/or May, but wouldn't necessarily be leaning on him to be one of their front five starters.
As things stand with the Cubs, their greatest pitching need is quality starting pitching depth. Anderson is, to me, less that than he is an upside play – like, he's a guy who is a solid rotation member (even on the Cubs) if he's healthy. But, since you cannot count on him to be healthy, his presence doesn't necessarily help on the depth front. (Which is complicated by the fact that he's not a guy you could option up and down from AAA.)
In the end, it's all about the contract and the role. Upside play to see where he's at this spring? Absolutely.
Counting on him as the primary depth/definite 5th/6th starter for the rotation? That would not be prudent."
So, then, Anderson is not the perfect depth option for the Cubs' needs, but that doesn't mean he's not worth pursuing.
Now we await the results of the physical, and what the deal looks like. Pending those … I am very pleased.
Even if Anderson cannot be counted on as the 5th starter (or 6th, or 5.5th, depending on how the Cubs want to dole out starts among the front four and Mike Montgomery), the low-risk upside of getting a mid-rotation guy – even if only for 15 starts – this late in the offseason is fantastic.
UPDATE: A thinking-on-the-fly kind of thing, and not so much a news update: you are reminded that the minimum stay on the disabled list has been reduced this year from 15 days to just 10 days, which may amount to only one missed start. For a guy with myriad injury issues, the ability to DL him a little more proactively without crushing the rotation is huge, especially if you'd like to keep him going for the full season.
UPDATE 2: A low-guarantee big league deal is not that much different from a minor league deal with a big league split, for what it's worth:
discussion was about low base plus incentives #cubs https://t.co/I9Bshi6oL8
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) January 24, 2017
UPDATE 3: So it is, very reasonable:
Source: Brett Anderson's deal with the Chicago Cubs is for $3.5M, should he pass his physical. Incentives can take it up to $10M.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 24, 2017
At $3.5 million, the pain of having to eat Anderson's deal if he simple cannot be given a 25-man roster spot out of Spring Training (but is not injured) is minimal. We'll see what levels trigger the incentives, but if he can make 15 or so starts this year, he could easily prove to be worth much more than $10 million.
As it stands, I'm a big fan of this signing – and it looks like Anderson kind of fell into the Cubs' lap.


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How to Do the Grind Yo-Yo Trick
The next trick we're doing today is called The Grind. With this trick, you have to have a really, really long sleeper, so you've got to throw it fairly hard. And with the grind, you basically have the yo-yo grind on your skin, basically either left or right hand.
And there's different variations you could do with the grind. This is the basic one.
You could grind with your left hand.
Utilize both hands. Grind up with your arm.
Grind on your thumb, like so.
To do the grind, there's a lot of factors that help with the grind. Basically, you got to have really smooth skin. Basically it helps if you're ashy. If you're sweaty, it's going to grab the Yoyo and not grind as well. And it just rolls right off. But if you get sweaty, like something that dries your hands like baby powder helps out a lot. And that's The Grind.


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Laughter Is Life
Among scads of other people, jazz jock and All Things Considered local host David Brent Johnson came into the Book Corner to visit me today. He delivered what is so far the best gag regarding my lump and all the folderol surrounding it.
The set-up: DBJ's employer, NPR affiliate WFIU, runs daily promos asking listeners to consult with their financial advisors to set up "a planned gift or a bequest." The station's website offers helpful suggestions of the forms this largesse may take. You may name the station in your will, designate it as your life insurance beneficiary, and even have your retirement plan assets turned over to WFIU after you've departed this coil.
I've written this once before in this space — basically, WFIU is making the euphemistic yet still unsavory request that more accurately can be posed: Say, I hate to bring this up, but once you're dead, can we have some of your money?
Well, DBJ insisted on giving me a big lug-hug. It worked so well, we actually did it again. Under normal circs., two guys embracing within a period of three or so minutes might lead the more suspicious among the populace to begin to gossip. It's a testament to both of our confident natures that we were able to clasp each other so readily and publicly. Although I must admit DBJ looked mighty dashing in his stocking cap and trench coat — but that's another matter.
Anyway, as he was leaving, DBJ stopped, turned back toward me, and said: "Maybe this is too soon, but have you considered making a planned gift or bequest to the station?"
I roared. He did too. On the other hand, the eyes of Nick, the teenaged lad who works Saturday AMs w/ me, appeared about to pop out of his head.
Don't worry, kid, laughter's therapeutic.


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Below are some pictures of the car being prepped for paint. I did all this prepwork execpt for the rust repair during the summer of 2001. These pictures are in no particular order.
Front bumper and fender removed for replacement
Closeup of passenger fender removed
Passenver fender removed
Nasty rust under fender to be repaired
Filling in dents in hood caused by hail storm
Hood with dents filled, ready for priming
Hood and bumper being wet sanded
Passenger side being wet sanded
Rear of car being wet sanded
New fender and bumper installed, ready for sanding/filling
Closeup of fender rust repair
Passenger side with new fender, bumper, rust repair
Drivers side
Passanger side
While waiting for the others to show up for the Markham Meet, I amused myself by taking a few pictures. Please note that there was hardly any sunlight (infact, I think the flash went off a few times) and I had just drivin 140KM on the highway in the rain. The Kitchener guys and I usually meet up in the parking lot of Sportsworld, a local fun center.
Miscellaneous pictures.
Odometer at 199,999 KM
Odometer at 200,000 KM
Odometer at 249,999 KM
Odometer at 250,000 KM
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Walt Disney and Verizon have struck a new carriage agreement, avoiding a showdown that might have taken popular ESPN college-football games away from subscribers of Verizon's Fios service in the first days of 2019.
"Verizon and The Walt Disney Company have reached a broad-based distribution agreement. Details will be released in the coming days," the companies said in a joint statement.
The current contract between Disney Media Networks and Fios had been set to expire on December 31, and Disney has started to run messages on networks like ESPN and Freeeform this past Wednesday morning, and also on Disney-owned ABC stations like New York's WABC and Philadelphia's WPVI.
Verizon's Fios reached about 4.6 million subscribers at the end of 2017. In the third quarter of this year,Verizon said it lost 63,000 video subscriptions, "impacted by ongoing shifts away from linear video offerings," but notched a "net add" of 54,000 Internet connections.
Content producers and content distributors have placed more emphasis on the financial terms of their contracts in recent years, sometimes resulting in blackouts. Dish and AT&T's HBO are currently battling over a contract, for instance, and the result has been a days-long blackout of the popular pay-TV outlet on the satellite company's service.
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Shipping them over
Should more Britons accused of crimes be tried at home?
IT IS now almost a year since the experts asked by a new government to review Britain's controversial extradition arrangements produced a tome of "War and Peace" proportions. They found nothing much to criticise in the bilateral treaty with America (though many think it gives Britain a raw deal), but quite a lot in the European Arrest Warrants that let EU countries extract their nationals from each other.
Since then, unsatisfied, the House of Commons has debated extradition and urged change; a parliamentary committee has prescribed reforms; and a review for the deputy prime minister has said that extradition should be overhauled. But from the government, so sympathetic in opposition to unfortunates being shipped off to face foreign justice, scarcely a peep.
That may change, as deadlines come fast and thick in high-profile extradition cases. On or around October 16th Gary McKinnon, a sufferer from Asperger's syndrome arrested ten years ago for allegedly hacking into the Pentagon's computers, will find out whether the home secretary, Theresa May, has refused to extradite him to America on grounds of ill health. Richard O'Dwyer, a British student wanted in America for running a website with links to music and TV shows, has an appeal hearing pending. Five Muslims may learn this month whether their bid to stave off an involuntary trip to America has run out of road in the European Court of Human Rights. One of them, Babar Ahmad, who is alleged to have raised funds for jihadists from London, has been imprisoned for eight years without trial.
Such cases stoke unease over what many see as Britain's loss of legal sovereignty, and especially over the fact that so many Britons are being tried elsewhere for offences committed wholly or partly in Britain. The government insists the extradition flow has not been entirely westward: between January 2004 and April 2012, England and Wales sent 83 people to America (refusing nine requests) while America handed over 41 (with no refusals). But dig deeper, suggests Dominic Raab, a Conservative MP, and you see that Britain has extradited seven of its nationals for each American coming the other way. And no American has been extradited for offences committed entirely on American soil.
One reason for the imbalance is that America, with its big, well-resourced and territorially ambitious Department of Justice, is more inclined than Britain's poorer and weedier prosecutors to tackle white-collar crime in particular. Britain can and does refuse to hand over a suspect if it is investigating the matter itself. But often police and prosecutors reckon they cannot get enough evidence to secure a conviction and throw in their cards. Mr McKinnon, Mr O'Dwyer and Mr Ahmad are all crying out to be tried at home. "We are effectively subcontracting our justice system to America," says a barrister.
Concern about this prompted the House of Lords in 2006 to approve a "forum bar", giving judges greater freedom to deny extradition for offences committed in Britain. To come into force it needs a vote by both houses of Parliament. Mr Raab says he may try to amend the Crime and Courts bill to this effect later this autumn.
Many are wary, though, of changes that might prompt arduous renegotiation of the bilateral treaty. A strong extradition system is clearly in the public interest as people, and crime, grow more mobile. But treaties are supposed to stop criminals fleeing from justice, not send them all to a self-nominated enforcer. Britons are beginning to add too-ready extradition of their fellows to the list of failings they hold against this government.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline "Shipping them over"
From the September 22nd 2012 edition
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Have you ever felt stuck in the middle of your blogging journey?
Sometimes you might have gone out of blog post ideas or the motivation to write your next weekly post. Maybe, you suffer from dissatisfaction, traffic failures, and fear to try again a new strategy for your blog's success. It could be anything.
You know, why does this happen all the time?
Because you've not strategically set your blogging goals!
But, the best thing is.
You can do it now!
As a blogger, I've completely realized the significance of goal setting for the sustainability of the online business. Successful entrepreneurs set strategic business goals for acquiring noticeable results every upcoming year.
Goal Setting is an actionable process which involves step by step guidance about your targets. It gives you a benchmark to find out whether you are succeeding or not.
I've attended a free webinar by the famous Leadership Coach Michael Hyatt about goal setting. It was a mind-blowing webinar, leveraged with valuable key points.
The day I attended the live webinar, I promised myself to jot down essential points for my upcoming blog post and I successfully did.
In this post, you'll get to learn how to set blogging goals in 2021.
I will give you the fundamentals so that you can set personal business goals for your blog too.
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A written goal with a specific date for accomplishment provides you something to plan and work for. It is a designed program on which you have to perform intelligently to bring productivity in life.
To answer, I've briefly discussed below why you need goals for your blogging venture or entrepreneurship.
1-If you want to propel forward, you need goals.
2-If you want to succeed in life, you need goals.
3-If you want to make your dreams come true, you need to set goals.
4-If you want to break larger aspirations into smaller ones, you need to set minor goals for achieving the initial targets.
5-If you want to accomplish something, you need to create goals.
6-If you want to motivate yourself for achievements, you need to first set those goals.
7-If you want to live life to the fullest, you need goals.
It's time to ascertain those meaningful targets in your life.
Acknowledge your important ambitions and set goals to achieve them!
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In the upcoming year, you might want to create a new blog for a particular niche as a full-time career. Or, you are interested in creating quality content for your blog to drive valuable traffic. Maybe, you wish to create an infographic for a viral blog post or you are preparing to start an e-course to earn a full-time income. You might have been planning for affiliate marketing to make money from blogging or keeping your focus on sponsored posts. Your blogging goals can vary from time to time.
Every blogger has distinctive business goals to propel forward with more confidence and motivation. This is why there is an urgent need of smart goal setting for bloggers and entrepreneurs.
Ways to create blogging ideas/goals for your blog
I've listed down a few ways through which you can manage your goals and ideas easily. You can pick whatever suits you better.
- There are multiple digital tools and apps like Evernote, Asana, Trello. I use trello and Evernote most of the time.
- You can use Journals for collecting ideas, daily tasks, and reminders.
- If you love to note down things then get a blog planner. You can have a project planner and a daily planner separately to manage your work.
- You can make your personal notebook more creative by writing down daily ideas, weekly plans, and major goals.
These easy steps will tell you how to set blogging goals that produce optimum results in the benefit of your blog.
The first step is about clarifying your priorities. As a blogger, you should have a clear idea about your objective.
In the end, where do you see yourself in the upcoming years? A popular fitness blogger, a successful leadership coach or a popular lifestyle blogger. In order to pursue your blogging goals, you need to be specific about it.
Task-to-do: List down your number one blogging priority.
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I would personally suggest this step as a compulsory takeaway. You should write down your goals every day. I come up with a rough planner every week to keep myself motivated. I've seen better results on my blog.
A research from the Dominican University Of California states that you are 42% more likely to achieve your goals just by writing them down.
Writing is a strong asset that helps to lessen your business burdens by half. It explains that if you write down your goals on a notebook or a bullet journal, chances are that you'll achieve the targets on the set date. While writing down the blogging goals, you should also insert deadlines. It creates a sense of urgency and also has the potential to balance the workload.
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Task-to-do: Write down your main blogging goals in a planner for the upcoming year.
The third step in setting blogging goals is to prepare yourself for challenging tasks. You should jump into the discomfort zone in order to pursue compelling goals. People say that great things often happen in the discomfort zone. It entices you to become more energetic to work efficiently.
If you are a travel blogger, you should plan for a new place about which you can share with your audience. You can work on a thought-provoking photography about unique places and introduce giveaways to promote your blog. If you want to improve your credibility as a writer, you can approach for high traffic sites like Huffington, Forbes etc. Maybe, 2019 can be a dynamic year for your profession and business. You never know.
Task-to-do: Make sure your goals are intellectually stimulating so that you can work with more enthusiasm.
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Before we plan to maximize our persistence as successful bloggers, we have to achieve goals that really matter to us. While setting blogging goals think about 'Why these goals matter to you and your audience'. What will be the profitable outcome you'll get once you achieve particular goals?
'People lose their way when they lose their WHY' – Gail Hyatt
After determining the reasons, you've to find out how can YOU stay motivated. In your blogging planner, consider ways to keep yourself encouraged. And, finding reasons to your GOALS will give you the answer for your motivation.
When you plan to set blogging goals, it is significant to break bigger goals into smaller ones. It gives you a clear path to take the right steps toward accomplishing your objectives. Narrowing down your focus also helps to work more strategically.
Task-to-d0: Break main goals into small 2-3 goals. Distribute those minor goals in your weekly and monthly planner. Take a look at this chapter from Slay your goals planner!
This Slay your blog planner is an ideal choice for individuals who love to track goals. The planner has got a beautiful design and a perfect plan to help you with goal setting.
The final step to set blogging goals is the accountability for your overall progress. You cannot miss this step. You might have written down life goals several times but failed terribly to stay in sight about the development of the goals.
This last step helps to determine the procedure to track your success or failures. Basically, this step aims to acknowledge where do you actually stand.
Task-to-do: At the end of each month, track the progress of your goals.
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HAVE YOU JOTTED DOWN YOUR BLOGGING GOALS For 2019?
I'd love to have your opinion on goal setting.
Is there any tip you want to add that would benefit readers? It can be a small tip to use a planner or notebook.
What tools or planners you use for better productivity?
I'd appreciate your plans in the comments section.
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The family members of rescued Chibok girl Amina Ali Nkeki who was abducted by Boko Haram and then was rescued, are demanding information from the country's government over her whereabouts according to a report by The Guardian, UK. Her family says they don't know her whereabouts. Amina Ali Nkeki was one of the 219 girls kidnapped from Chibok, Nigeria, in 2014 that led to international outrage and the #BringBackOurGirls campaign. Her rescue last month drew international headlines. The demand was issued in a statement released Wednesday, marking the 800th day since the girls were taken.
Ali was found by Nigerian soldiers on May 17 as she wandered with her 4-month-old baby and the infant's father, a Boko Haram fighter, through the Sambisa Forest, where the extremist Islamic group is based. She was later recognised by local civilian JTF who identified her as one of the missing girls. After her rescue Ali was flown to Abuja for a televised meeting with President Muhammad Buhari, but she has not been seen since.
"Even this morning people came to my house asking if I had been able to find out her whereabouts. It's outrageous. Some people are crying. We don't understand why the government wants to keep her family away," Yakubu Nkeki, an uncle of Amina Ali Nkeki said.
Ali's uncle said the last time he saw her and her mother, Binta Nkeki, along with baby Safiyah, was in the office of the National Security Adviser at the presidential villa on 19 May.
"We have had no credible information since, though I am told they are in the hands of the government," he said.
The founders of the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, Aisha Yesufu and Oby Ezekwesili, released a statement saying they have a "number of concerns" about Ali since the government has held her for more than a month in what was called her "restoration process."
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Pope opens the Synod: No ideologies. This is not a parliament to negotiate
Pope Francis opened the first session of the Synod on the Family, asking all those taking part to stay true to their convictions, but to not close in on their prejudices. He said ultimately the Synod, is not about negotiations, but about truth.
"The Synod is neither a Parliament nor a Senate where we have to negotiate. It is an expression of the Church, it is the Church which walks together to read the truth with the eyes of the faith and God's heart. It is the Church that questions its fidelity to the tenants of the faith. Faith is not a museum to look at and protect, but a live fountain the Church drinks from to give to others.â?
Before anything else, the priority, he said, must be the good of the Church, families and the salvation of souls. So being courageous and humble is a must.
"Apostolic courage is not frightened in the face of the world's temptations, which tend to extinguish the light of truth in the hearts of men and women, replacing it with small and perishable lights. It's not frightened either by the hardening of some hearts, who despite good intentions, turn people away from God.â?
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OnePlus 5 is just around the corner. We've already seen several leaks and teasers and have reached a point where we have a fair idea of what to expect from the smartphone that's presumably named OnePlus 5. The smartphone will take on venerable giants such as the Samsung Galaxy S8+ and the iPhone 7 Plus. Android enthusiast Roydon Cerejo joins host Pranay Parab to talk about the OnePlus 5 and what we want from the smartphone.
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it always comes around when I need it most
my new calendar page for the month of"Aprile"
{that reminds me how close I am to this semester ending and the next one starting! yikes!}
a warm bath in my favorite tub
piles of records to listen to in-between sessions
+ the loverliest blanket you ever did see
{made by my mother for christmas}
P.S. I think my mother was right in her comment on yesterdays post, I do owe you all a great giveaway! And I know just the thing :) stay tuned...
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