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Ref: CommHR/Bu/sf 113-2011
Mr Vladimir FILAT
Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova
Strasbourg, 21 December 2011
Dear Prime Minister,
During my recent visit to Moldova from 19 to 22 October 2011, I had the opportunity to continue my discussions with the Moldovan authorities, the Parliamentary Advocates and civil society actors on different human rights issues.
In this context, I would like to share with you some of my findings and observations on non-discrimination as well as human rights issues related to the April 2009 events. They are contained in the appendices to this letter.
Yours sincerely,
Thomas Hammarberg
Appendix 1
Human rights issues related to the April 2009 events in Moldova - Observations of the Commissioner for Human Rights
Ref: CommHR/Bu/sf 113-2011
Mr Vladimir FILAT
Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova
Strasbourg, 21 December 2011
Dear Prime Minister,
During my recent visit to Moldova from 19 to 22 October 2011, I had the opportunity to continue my discussions with the Moldovan authorities, the Parliamentary Advocates and civil society actors on different human rights issues.
In this context, I would like to share with you some of my findings and observations on non-discrimination as well as human rights issues related to the April 2009 events. They are contained in the appendices to this letter.
Yours sincerely,
Thomas Hammarberg
Appendix 1
Human rights issues related to the April 2009 events in Moldova - Observations of the Commissioner for Human Rights
1. During his October 2011 visit to Moldova, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights discussed with the Moldovan authorities and other interlocutors certain human rights issues raised in his earlier report concerning the events of April 2009 in Moldova, which focused on the treatment of people detained in relation to the post-electoral demonstrations of that period.1 Given the seriousness of his findings relating to ill-treatment by the police, the Commissioner recommended in his report that decisive action be taken to adopt and enforce a policy of "zero-tolerance" of ill-treatment throughout the criminal justice system. The Commissioner also recommended that a thorough and comprehensive inquiry be conducted into the events of 6-7 April, and provided assistance to the ad-hoc Parliamentary Inquiry Commission established for this purpose (Inquiry Commission).
2. The report of the Inquiry Commission which was presented to the Moldovan Parliament in May 2010 did not reflect the views of all the members of the Inquiry Commission, a group of whom submitted a dissenting opinion. The majority of the members of the Inquiry Commission found that coordination of the law enforcement forces had been inefficient, and that there had been abuses and excessive use of force by the police when apprehending and detaining people. The majority also referred to unlawful acts by prosecutors and judges who carried out trials in violation of the rights enshrined in Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
3. In April 2010 the Moldovan Government established a "commission for identifying persons who suffered as a result of events on 7 April 2009". Similar initiatives have been taken by the Chisinău local authorities to identify and compensate financially those who suffered physical or psychological harm during the April 2009 events. The Commissioner was informed by the Moldovan authorities that significant resources have been allocated for rehabilitation of victims of torture or ill-treatment or their families as well as to several employees of the Ministry of Interior who suffered injuries during the April 2009 events.2
4. During the Commissioner's October 2011 visit to Moldova, several representatives of civil society and lawyers expressed their concerns about the progress of trials against law enforcement officials charged with ill-treatment and other violent crimes against protesters and persons deprived of their liberty in the context of the April 2009 events. According to the Commissioner's interlocutors, those who committed acts of torture and ill-treatment have been treated with unjustifiable leniency, and trials have generally resulted in acquittals or light suspended sentences. Victims of torture and ill-treatment have not been allowed access to case files while policemen suspected of having committed such serious crimes continue to exercise their duties pending investigation. Due to the lack of a developed witness protection system, witnesses and victims of torture or ill-treatment can only receive protection from police staff, who might be colleagues of the very persons who are under investigation for such acts.
5. The case of Pădureţ v Moldova (application no. 33134/03, judgment of 5 January 2010) highlights the problems of accountability in cases of ill-treatment by law enforcement officials. In that case, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) noted with great concern the Government's assertion that torture in Moldova was considered as an "average-level crime". The Court found such a position absolutely incompatible with the obligations resulting from Article 3 of the Convention, given the extreme seriousness of the crime of torture. The Court concluded that the legislation adopted to prevent and punish acts of ill-treatment was not given full preventive effect, and that the case constituted an example of virtually total impunity for ill-treatment by law-enforcement agencies.
6. The Moldovan authorities have initiated a comprehensive reform of the justice system with the proclaimed aims of strengthening the rule of law and respect for human rights. In addition, a special anti-torture unit has recently been established within the Prosecutor General's Office to carry out investigations into cases of torture and ill-treatment committed by police officers.
7. The Commissioner strongly encourages efforts towards ensuring that the judiciary is independent and competent and that the right to liberty, security and to a fair trial are guaranteed. A thorough follow-up to the recommendations made by the ad-hoc Parliamentary Inquiry Commission is essential for an objective assessment of the current system when devising and implementing further reforms. Particular attention should be given to the reform of police in line with human rights principles, with a view to eradicating the phenomenon of police violence and abuse as well as to ensuring accountability for any officials who violate the prohibition against torture and ill-treatment. This also presupposes that great care is exercised in the recruitment and training of police officers, which should instill a culture of human rights within the law enforcement agencies. Police officers should not be left unprepared when encountering challenging situations such as demonstrations and should be provided with strict guidelines for the use of force.
8. Without an effective investigation of allegations of torture, the prohibition of ill-treatment would be rendered theoretical and illusory, thus allowing state authorities and their agents to act with impunity. Judges and prosecutors should react promptly and decisively whenever they become aware of information indicative of ill-treatment. For any investigations into ill-treatment to be effective, they should adhere to the major principles for effective investigations that the European Court of Human Rights has developed in its case-law. These principles are:
- Independence: there should not be institutional or hierarchical connections between the investigators and the officer complained against, and there should be practical independence;
- Adequacy: the investigation should be capable of gathering evidence to determine whether the police behaviour complained of was unlawful and to identify and punish those responsible;
- Promptness: the investigation should be conducted promptly and in an expeditious manner in order to maintain confidence in the rule of law;
- Public scrutiny: procedures and decision-making should be open and transparent in order to ensure accountability; and
- Victim involvement: the complainant should be involved in the complaints process in order to safeguard his or her legitimate interests.
9. As the ECtHR has emphasised in Pădureţ v Moldova, criminal proceedings initiated against law enforcement officers on grounds of torture and other forms of ill-treatment should not be time-barred and the granting of an amnesty or pardon should not be permissible in principle. Furthermore, a state agent charged with ill-treatment must be suspended from duty during the investigation and trial, and should be dismissed if convicted.
10. The National Preventive Mechanism under the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention Against Torture currently operates jointly with the Office of the Parliamentary Advocate. Steps should be taken to strengthen the independence and effectiveness of this mechanism, which should be entitled to have unlimited access to all places of detention.
11. The Commissioner strongly emphasises the importance of addressing the remaining human rights consequences of the April 2009 events in Moldova. Concrete and resolute action should be taken to bring to justice those responsible for illegal acts during that period, and reforms should be pursued with a view of preventing such large-scale violations from occurring in the future.
Appendix 2
Non-Discrimination: Legislation and Practice in Moldova - Observations of the Commissioner for Human Rights
Appendix 2
Non-Discrimination: Legislation and Practice in Moldova - Observations of the Commissioner for Human Rights
12. The issue of non-discrimination is an important element of human rights law, as reflected in various international instruments. Moldova has ratified most key treaties aimed at eliminating discrimination on various grounds,3 including the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), whose Article 14 establishes that the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms set forth in the Convention are to be secured without discrimination on any ground such as sex, race, colour, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, association with a minority, property, birth or other status. This is an non-exhaustive list of protected grounds, which the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has more recently interpreted as encompassing disability, age and sexual orientation.
13. Protocol No. 12 to the ECHR, which has been signed but not yet ratified by Moldova,4 expands the scope of the prohibition of discrimination by guaranteeing equal treatment in the enjoyment of any right, including rights under national law.
14. Other Council of Europe treaties which contain non-discrimination provisions include the revised European Social Charter (1996), which provides for the right to equal opportunities and equal treatment in matters of employment and occupation, protecting against discrimination on the grounds of sex. The principles of non-discrimination are also included in the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, the Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings and the new Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence.5
15. The equality provisions in the Moldovan Constitution6 contain a prohibition against discrimination on a list of specified grounds, which are more limited than those provided for by international law, and appear to limit equal treatment to citizens of Moldova. At the same time, the Constitution contains provisions which declare the priority of international regulations signed by Moldova in the field of human rights.
16. Having regard to the recent debates on a draft law on preventing and combating discrimination in Moldova, the Commissioner's observations concerning different aspects of the issue of non-discrimination are set out below.
Persons with disabilities
17. According to the Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and Family, there are approximately 176 000 persons affected by various disabilities, including 16 000 children. This constitutes more than 5% of the population of Moldova.7 Civil society representatives dealing with disability issues in Moldova have reported that members of this vulnerable group face discrimination on a daily basis.
18. A Thematic Report issued in 2010 by one of the Parliamentary Advocates (Ombudspersons), Ms Aurelia Grigoriu, found that persons with disabilities experience discrimination in the field of employment, access to communication and information (persons with hearing and visual impairments), and access to public services, due to the widespread lack of adequate physical facilities in administrative buildings, educational and other public institutions, public transportation, etc. The impediments for disabled persons also affect their ability to exercise political choice, due to factors such as physically inaccessible polling stations and a lack of ballots printed in Braille.
19. Certain positive steps have been taken towards the deinstitutionalisation of children with disabilities, one of which is the adoption in July 2011 of the Government programme for the development of inclusive education 2011-2020. This programme aims to replace the policy of segregation of those with special educational needs with a policy which would ensure equal access to quality education to everyone – children and adults - at all stages of the educational process.
20. However, serious concerns remain in relation to the current legal provisions for the removal of legal capacity of adult persons with mental health or intellectual disabilities. Such a major interference with a person's rights is fraught with possibilities for abuse and therefore must be genuinely justified, tailor-made to the individual's needs, and be the result of rights-based procedures combined with effective safeguards, as foreseen by the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Mechanisms providing for full incapacitation and plenary guardianship must be abolished and the presumption of capacity for persons with intellectual or mental health disabilities should be formalised in Moldovan legislation.
21. According to various reports from international organisations and civil society, Roma in Moldova continue to face discrimination and exclusion in various fields including employment, education, housing and healthcare, their political representation remains minimal, and they run a high risk of being marginalised by state authorities as well as by non-state actors.8
22. In Resolution CM/Res(2010)6 on the implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities by Moldova, the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers recommended that the Moldovan authorities take more resolute measures to ensure that the implementation of the Government's Action Plan on Roma results in substantial and lasting improvement in the situation of the Roma in all areas, including by allocating adequate resources to its implementation. The authorities were also called upon to take steps to promote a better representation of Roma at all levels. In July 2011 the Government adopted a new Roma Action Plan for the period 2011-2015. However, concerns have once again been raised as to the provision of adequate resources for this plan, as well as mechanisms and indicators for the monitoring of its implementation.
23. During his October 2011 visit to Moldova, the Commissioner was informed about pilot projects for creating the institution of Roma community mediators to serve as an interface with public authorities, employers, health providers, etc. This promising initiative has the potential to encourage inclusion and integration and should receive further support. In this regard, it is important to bear in mind that Roma themselves must be key partners in the designing, implementation and monitoring of any policies affecting them at local and national level.
24. The Ministry of Education plans to introduce a new class on History and Culture of Roma in the school curricula in 2012. The Commissioner considers it important to provide factual, informative education on Roma history and culture, and to raise awareness about the nefarious effects of prejudices and stereotypes against Roma (e.g. through the Council of Europe campaign Dosta!). In order to be most effective, such education and awareness-raising should start in the early stages of the education system.
25. Anti-Roma rhetoric has been used by certain politicians in Moldova, and has apparently been broadcast on TV channels without any editorial criticism, distance or placement in an appropriate context. The use of such rhetoric and the lack of subsequent condemnation can undoubtedly exacerbate the existing marginalisation of Roma persons. Leading politicians and other opinion makers should instead take a stance in favour of principles of non-discrimination, tolerance and respect for people from different backgrounds.9 Media outlets and journalists should also abstain from spreading and perpetuating anti-Roma stereotypes in the context of reporting on social problems or crimes.
Religious minorities
26. Since its accession to ECHR, Moldova has been found responsible for breaching Article 9 of ECHR (freedom of thought, conscience and religion) in three cases.10 According to the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, the Orthodox Christian Church has a privileged status among other religious groups. Various reports have highlighted different manifestations of intolerance against other religious groups, including hate speech, interference during religious ceremonies, and cases of vandalism.
27. The registration of the Islamic League as a religious association in March 2011 is indicative of a willingness of the Moldovan authorities to uphold international human rights standards and commitments in the area of freedom of thought, conscience and religion, despite Islamophobic rhetoric used by some politicians and leaders of certain groups. It is important that everyone is able to exercise this right, in accordance with the principles established in the case-law of the ECtHR.11
28. The Commissioner has noted the recent amendments to the school curricula relating to education on religion, which have included the introduction in September 2010 of two optional curriculums prepared by representatives of various Orthodox Christian denominations joined by the Roman Catholic Church and by representatives of the Baptist, Adventist and Pentecostal Churches. According to the Ministry of Education, this curriculum replaces the previous course of history of religion and, together with the mandatory curriculum of "Civic education" and a pilot project of optional teaching of "Education of Human Rights", promotes moral education, tolerance, respect for oneself and for others.
29. The Commissioner recommends that steps be taken to ensure that curricula in schools and higher education, especially in the field of history teaching, present factual information about religious and cultural history with a view to promoting tolerance, mutual respect and diversity. Religious education should not be mandatory.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons
30. The European Court of Human Rights has in its case law of the past two decades recognised sexual orientation and transsexuality as prohibited grounds of discrimination under the European Convention on Human Rights. The ECtHR has issued several landmark judgments concerning discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in which Article 14 has been invoked in conjunction with substantive articles of the Convention.
31. The Commissioner published in June 2011 a report on Discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity in Europe, which shows that homophobia remains a serious problem in many Council of Europe member states, including Moldova. In recent years, the right to freedom of association and assembly has been denied to LGBT persons in Moldova. The legislative framework of the Republic of Moldova does not define discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity nor does it provides mechanisms for redressing discrimination on such grounds.
32. The Committee of Ministers in its Recommendation CM/Rec(2010)5 and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in its Report of 23 March 2010 have recommended the implementation of effective policies to address sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination in all member states of the Council of Europe. The newly created LGBT issues unit in the Council of Europe's Directorate General of Democracy (DG2) has started to implement a "LGBT assistance project", which aims at cooperating with up to ten Council of Europe member states to implement the Recommendations of the Committee of Ministers. Activities in the project, which has already been joined by some member states, may include awareness-raising campaigns, trainings for civil servants and police, and assistance in drafting or reviewing current legislation. Joining this project could encourage a more constructive approach to the rights of LGBT persons in order to ensure that they have the same access to human rights and fundamental freedoms as any other members of the society.
33. The Commissioner was informed by civil society actors about the recent withdrawal of outdated references to homosexuality from textbooks used at the State University of Medicine. This is a positive development; teaching materials should exclude biased and retrograde descriptions of LGBT persons.12
Conclusions and general recommendations
34. The Commissioner encourages the prompt ratification by Moldova of Protocol No. 12 to the European Convention on Human Rights and the acceptance of the collective complaints procedure under the European Social Charter.
35. The essence of equal treatment and non-discrimination is to allow all individuals to have an equal and fair prospect of accessing opportunities available in a society. Specific equal treatment or anti-discrimination legislation at national level can be an important tool for providing actionable rights to people who have been wronged because of discrimination on various prohibited grounds. In order to be effective, such legislation should have a clear scope and provide for accessible and effective mechanisms and resources for its implementation, as well as sufficiently dissuasive sanctions against any violations. The Commissioner recommends that the government propose such a legislation to be adopted by the Moldovan parliament.
36. People or groups subjected to discrimination should have access to functional anti-discrimination bodies. In this context, reference might usefully be made to the recommendations set out in the Commissioner's opinion on national structures for promoting equality.13
37. The shift in official policy towards deinstitutionalisation of children with disabilities and providing inclusive education has to be translated into concrete measures, having regard inter alia to the guidelines contained in the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers' Recommendation CM/Rec(2010)2 on deinstitutionalisation and community living of children with disabilities. In addition, steps should be taken to give full effect to the provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as well as to the Council of Europe Disability Action Plan 2006-2015.
38. The authorities should ensure that adequate resources are allocated to the implementation of the Action Plan on Roma, and that there is effective monitoring of its impact, including through the publication of regular evaluation reports. In this context, the authorities should also give full effect to the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers' Recommendation CM/Rec(2008)5 on Policies for Roma and/or Travellers in Europe.
39. Awareness-raising is essential for the success of any strategy to promote the principles of equality and non-discrimination. The Commissioner therefore strongly supports measures aimed at promoting tolerance and respect for everyone's human rights, as well as increasing public awareness of the situation of groups which are subjected to discrimination. Such measures should begin in the educational system, and school curricula should include education about the diverse groups in society with a view to countering ignorance and intolerance. Media outlets and journalists can also contribute to a fairer and more tolerant society by practicing ethical and responsible journalism.
1 The report in question was published on 17 July 2009 (CommDH (2009) 27).
2 In this context, reference could be made to the recommendations contained in "The United Nations Basic Principles on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations of International Human Rights and Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law".
3 Moldova has ratified, inter alia, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; the International Covenant on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women; the Convention on the Rights of the Child; and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
4 The National Report submitted to the UN Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (A/HRC/WG.6/12/MDA/1 of 19 July 2011, § 87) and the Informative Note to the latest draft law on preventing and combating discrimination expressly state that the ratification of Protocol No. 12 to ECHR is a priority for the Moldovan authorities.
5 Moldova has signed and ratified all the treaties mentioned in this paragraph except the new Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. It has not accepted the collective complaints procedure under the Additional Protocol of 1995 to the European Social Charter.
6 Article 16. Equality of rights
(1) It is the foremost duty of the State to respect and protect the human being.
(2) All citizens of the Republic of Moldova are equal before the law and the public authorities, without any discrimination as to race, nationality, ethnic origin, language, religion, sex, political choice, personal property or social origin.
7 Excluding the population from the region of Transnistria.
8 SOROS Foundation-Moldova, Survey "Perceptions of population of Moldova on the phenomenon of discrimination", p.6, http://soros.md/files/publications/documents/Studiu%20Sociologic.pdf
9 Useful information and insights may be drawn from a study and declaration on the use of racist, anti-Semitic and xenophobic elements in political discourse published in 2005 by the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI).
10 Metropolitan Church of Bessarabia and others v. Moldova, no. 45701/99, judgment of 13 December 2001, Biserica Adevarat Ortodoxa din Moldova v. Moldova, no. 952/03, judgment of 27 February 2007 and Masaev v. Moldova, no. 6303/05, judgment of 12 May 2009;
11 Cf. also the Guidelines for legislative reviews of laws affecting religion or belief prepared by OSCE/ODIHR experts in consultation with the Venice Commission (CDL-AD (2004)028).
12 Homosexuality was removed from the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) in 1990 by the World Health Organization (WHO).
13 CommDH (2011)2 Opinion of the Commissioner for Human Rights on national structures for promoting equality.


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HTC One Officially Hitting Verizon Later This Summer
After months of rumors, leaks, and hints here and there, the HTC One has officially been confirmed that it will be hitting Verizon's Big Red network later this summer. Verizon themselves tweeted this from their @VZWnews Twitter account so we know that this isn't another rumor. Unfortunately, they didn't release any further details about a release date or price so we'll have to wait for those. But I know that for Verizon customers like myself, this news gives us a reason to scream and shout. Any other Verizon peeps looking to get this when it comes out?

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CALEDONIA TOWNSHIP – Davenport University will honor Steelcase President and CEO James Hackett with its top award for a business leader.
Hackett, who has led Steelcase since 1994, will receive the Peter C. Cook Excellence in Business Award at a special event May 6 featuring a keynote speech by Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton.
The event is the largest annual fundraiser for Davenport University Foundation scholarships.
In announcing the award Davenport pointed to Hackett's "steady hand" guiding the office furniture company through a turbulent economic period as well as his involvement in founding the Grand Rapids Preparatory Academy and opening the West Michigan Center for Arts & Technology.
Announcement of the award comes less than a month after Hackett announced plans to shut down a Steelcase chair plant in Kentwood, eliminate 400 local jobs and shift chair production to Mexico.
"Given the challenging economic times we're in there are always difficult decisions that business learders have to make," Dennis Washington, executive vice president for advancement at Davenport. "Those include job loss. When you look at the totality of his leadership at Steelcase it shows he has been an innovative leader."
The Kentwood closing announcement came shortly after the company announced solid profits and a rebound in sales. It also was shortly after Steelcase touted the same Kentwood plant as an efficient environmental success story.
Hackett said the changes, part of a broader restructuring, were necessary to ensure as many jobs as possible could remain in West Michigan. The company has more than 3,000 local workers, down from more than 9,000 a decade ago.
"There's no question that there's been significant challenges to deal with, the challenges in the economy," Washington said. "Anyone will also tell you that many companies during the same period of time have done more to lose their revenues. Just maintaining some sense of revenue growth has been, in some ways, something you can hang your hat on."
The award is named for Davenport alumnus Peter Cook, a Grand Rapids businessman and philanthropist who died in November. The event will include a special video tribute to Cook.
E-mail Chris Knape: firstname.lastname@example.com and follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/Kcorner


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The Roots are substantially different from the Flaming Lips musically: The former are known for thoughtful, funky hip-hop, while the latter are an arty rock band. But the Roots do live up to festival organizers' stated goal of bringing in another well-known group with proven appeal to young listeners.
Between 1994 and 2004, the ensemble put more than a half-dozen singles on the rap charts, with "What They Do" and "You Got Me" crossing over to the pop Top 40. The latter won a rap 1999 Grammy.
The relative lack of recent chart success belies the group's critical acclaim — it was nominated for two Grammys and won an NAACP Image Award in 2007 — and its reputation as a strong live act. More recently, the Roots has been the house band on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," giving the act ongoing national exposure.
The Hangout festival is planned for May 14-16 in Gulf Shores. Organizers have expressed confidence that they will be able to carry on despite the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico. The Roots will headline the festival's Verizon Stage on May 15.
The Flaming Lips announced late last week that they were canceling or postponing a series of shows due to the hospitalization of member Steven Drozd. The band has given no official explanation of his illness.
For full festival information, visit www.hangoutmusicfest.com.


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MARSHALL - From Schubert to U2, Cantus will guide its audience in Marshall on a musical tour of sorts.
Cantus, a Twin Cities-based premier men's vocal ensemble, will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, in the Schwan Community Center for the Performing Arts at Marshall High School.
This activity is made possible in part by a grant from the Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council (SMAHC) with funds appropriated by the State Legislature and by the Minnesota State Arts Board through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on Nov. 4, 2008.
Aaron Humble, a tenor who's been with the ensemble for eight seasons, said Cantus is a national touring professional vocal ensemble and that being in the group is the members' full-time job.
Cantus is just one of two full-time ensembles in the country, along with Chanticleer. Since its beginning in 1995, Cantus has done 14 recordings.
"We have a strong tradition of supporting the arts in Minnesota," Humble said.
Cantus is doing 100 dates with this tour, On the Shoulders of Giants.
"It's a look at masterworks and great music and how that composer was inspired and how that composer inspired future generations," Humble said about the tour. The concert will feature works from Sibelius, Greig and Schubert to Michael Jackson and Bono from U2.
Cantus is a non-profit, mission-driven organization, Humble said. The nine members of the group perform as chamber musicians and work without a conductor or music director, which allows the audience to experience a connection with the singers.
Humble said Cantus does a lot of educational work and outreach concerts. It also does a high school residency in the Twin Cities.
"We do believe in educating the youthfor young men to be involved," Humble said.
Cantus is a collaborative organization, Humble said, which is used to plan each season.
"We start by brainstorming a theme and then bring in music," he said.
Accessibility to the music is also important to Cantus, Humble said, as you don't have to be a music expert in order to enjoy a performance.
"We speak with the audience and guide them on that (musical) journey," Humble said. "We want to present it in a way that is not 'scary.'"


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Local lovely, Trish Grantham is having a BIG art sale!
At www.trishgrantham.com and her Etsy Shop, she has marked down many of her pieces, some by hundreds of dollars! The Portland artist is making room in her studio for the new pieces she has been working on. Some of her more recent work can be seen at Life + Limb through September 30th.
You can also find Trish's artwork on Postcards, Notecards, Magnets and adorable onesies online at Paper Milk. Notecards and postcards are available in sets that come in a beautiful box as well. More items are in the works for this Fall/Winter at Paper Milk too!
Feel free to email the artist directly for information on custom work.


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New Orleans police are investigating two homicides, in Central City and the Bayou St. John neighborhood. Two men were killed in separate shootings within 40 minutes of each other.
Police received a call about the Central City death at 3:19 p.m. The shooting occurred on Franklin Court near the intersection of Louisiana and Loyola avenues, police said.
Carl Bridgewater, 31, was shot multiple times and was found in the street between a vehicle and the curb.
His mother said Bridgewater was living in Kenner with his girlfriend.
Police also were called to a second shooting about 4 p.m. in the 2700 block of St. Philip Street. A 19-year-old man was shot several times and died later in surgery, officer Frank Robertson III said. Investigators have not established a motive and have no suspects, he said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crimestoppers at 504.822.1111 or toll-free at 1.877.903.7867. Callers do not have to give their names or testify and can earn as much as $2,500 for tips that lead to an indictment.
Leslie Williams can be reached at email@example.com or 504.826.3358.


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Xfprot brokenThanks to technosaurus who advised that there is anew download URL for f-prot, which needs to be fixed in Xfprot. The latter is a GUI for f-prot, and f-prot is a command-line virus scanner.
I fixed the URL. I noticed that Wary is using a very old Xfprot PET from the puppy-4 repo. I download version 2.4 source, had to hack it to compile, due to a symbol not supported by GTK (at least from version 2.20). Example fix in src/mygtk.c:
/*BK if(GTK_WIDGET_VISIBLE(widget)) replace with...*/
Xfprot does not recognize the version of f-prot, and aborts at startup with:
Cannot detect f-prot's version. Aborting
I hacked around that as well, and got Xfprot working. Yes, it scans, however the commandline parameters for f-prot's 'fpscan' seem to have changed and Xprot does not control it properly. For example, archives are scanned even though the checkbox to do so is not ticked. Scanning is only down about 4 directory levels and Xfprot offers no way to change that. And so on.
I was going to put Xfprot into the 'common' repo, however it is too broken. Someone needs to put some time into updating it to work properly with latest f-prot.
I have removed it from Wary and Racy.
Some guys using Lucid Puppy have recently been trying to use Xfprot:
...the suggestion of using f-prot directly, on the commandline, is the only viable choice for now.
Comments:Posted on 23 Sep 2011, 23:22 by majorfoo
Xfprot Broken
Tasmod created two pets - one for F-prot-6.0.3 and one for Xfprot-2.4
Pemasu combined both pets into one - see page two of link you posted above
I have used the combined pet in luci-001, lucid 528, lucid 528 and Dpup Exprimo 5x7, running from GUI. No problems for me
Posted on 24 Sep 2011, 3:49 by GCMartin
In addition to Xfprot
Any known issues with CLAM?
Is CLAM in the Repo, too?
Posted on 24 Sep 2011, 6:48 by BarryK
Xfprot issues
Yes there are issues for you too. If you read that Lucid thread, you will see. Xfprot does not work properly with the latest commandline f-prot.
I have never tried ClamAV. Is there a PET somewhere for it?
Posted on 24 Sep 2011, 6:55 by BarryK
F-prot 6.0.3
Ah, the latest f-prot is 6.5.1. So yes, perhaps if use Xfprot with older f-prot 6.0.3 then it is ok. But then, does the older f-prot work with the latest signature files?
If it does, then I guess we can modify Xfprot startup script so that it doesn't download the latest f-prot, instead installs the older f-prot PET.
Yeah, that might be do-able.
Posted on 24 Sep 2011, 7:15 by linuxcbon
new folders in the ibiblio...
Hi Barry,
one idea is can you make new folders to order the ibiblio site http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/
with folders like :
And inside each folder, a folder for each version, like puppy-2.16.1
Then a folder pet_packages with inside folders called : pet_packages-2 pet_packages-3 pet_packages-4 pet_packages-5
Same for sfs_modules
ps : I was reading this http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=65544
Thank you
Posted on 27 Sep 2011, 17:11 by tasmod
f-prot 6.0.3
The pet says 6.0.3 because the f-prot site at the point I downloaded said that was the latest.
I can only assume they had not updated the download title and have done so since.
It did however come up as 6.5 when you clicked the about in xfprot.
I also found issues with icons etc with xfprot but I found it mostly worked. I only did this a s a response to a request. Asd i originally fixed the xfprot back at pwidget days i thought I would just update it.
I personally don't use it.
Posted on 3 Nov 2011, 7:23 by DSMD
Poke it..
I used to use xfprot but after the GUI went awary I wrote to the author of the app asking if he knew of a way to fix the version info but then came here and saw the other comments..
Then I noticed the Build date on the scanning engine itself with fpscan --version
Build 2010-09-10
It's like thats almost a year out of date, what are frisk doing to their open source users, treating us as second class to paying windows nerds that's what. I'll be re-installing the latest Clam definitions from the Clam PPA as soon as I get the time to do it as I dont have time for an anti-viral solution that can't even give me an up to date on demand scanner with a GUI that is specifically designed for KDE users.


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In Mega-City One, unemployment has reached epidemic levels, reaching as high as 98% in some sectors. Critical housing shortages force the population to inhabit vast mile-high blocks that cram tens of thousands of citizens into their apartments. Life in Mega-City One is one of claustrophobia and extreme boredom – small wonder many citizens turn to crime as an escape to the monotony of their lives. In a city of four hundred million people, crime always provides a way to stand out from the crowd, however briefly.
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Amendment #37 to H.55
provide counseling; peer support; assistance in coping with anger, substance abuse, domestic violence, and sexual assault
Ms. Fox of Boston move that the bill be amended in item 5930-1000 insert the following; request that no less than $120,000 be funded to the Aid to Incarcerated Mothers Family Re-Unification Program.
Aid to Incarcerated Mothers (AIM) (a.k.a. Home S.P.A.C.E., Inc.) provides parent, child, and family reunification services to maintain positive parent-child relationships during and after the incarceration of mothers. These services include, but are not limited to: assisting children to visit their mothers in prison or other correctional facilities; promoting positive social behavior in children; arranging and supporting mentoring of children by trained volunteer mentors; providing parenting education and related classes and support groups for mothers; and linking children to other support services.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Local house prices rose at a faster clip in November, shrugging off the typical fall-to-winter lull even as home sales slowed.
The much-watched Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, updated Tuesday, show that Cleveland continues to lag much of the country in this protracted housing recovery. But local price gains accelerated in November on both a monthly and an annual basis.
Cleveland was one of only two northern cities -- Boston was the other -- to post an October-to-November gain. Prices typically soften toward the end of the year, when fewer people are looking to buy homes.
An index tracking prices in the Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor area climbed 1.2 percent from one month to the next, when adjusted for seasonal patterns. Stripping out seasonal factors, local prices rose 0.3 percent from October. Either way, the pace of growth quickened.
On an annual basis, local prices were up 6 percent in November. That put Cleveland at the bottom of the pile, far behind cities like Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Francisco -- where prices rose more than 20 percent over 12 months.
Economists expect price growth to moderate this year. Nationwide prices actually dipped from October to November, based on an unadjusted Case-Shiller index tied to 20 major cities. Factoring in seasonal patters, though, the 20-city index rose less than 1 percent.
When compared with November 2012, prices across those cities were up 13.7 percent.
"Home prices may be leveling off, but this slowdown quells all fears of a bubble," Bill Banfield of Quicken Loans said in an emailed statement.
And, he added, "the annual increases can encourage owners to list their home."
David Blitzer, chairman of the index committee at S&P Dow Jones Indices, described November as a good month.
"While housing will make further contributions to the economy in 2014, the pace of price gains is likely to slow during the year," Blitzer said in a written statement.
The Case-Shiller indices reflect average sales prices for single-family homes over a three-month period. So Tuesday's report was based on activity in September, October and November.
Stepping back, nationwide prices have recovered to mid-2004 levels. But they're down roughly 20 percent from their pre-recession peak.
In the Cleveland area, average prices are hovering near early-2002 levels. The local index is down 13.4 percent from its mid-2006 peak.


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FOUNDED: just celebrated 50th anniversary last May
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Skip to comments.Moderator Role Under Scrutiny Before Debate (Crowley wants to interject into town hall debate)
Posted on 10/15/2012 6:01:39 AM PDT by mrs9x
In a rare example of political unity, both the Romney and Obama campaigns have expressed concern to the Commission on Presidential Debates about how the moderator of the Tuesday town hall has publicly described her role, TIME has learned. While an early October memorandum of understanding between the Obama and Romney campaigns suggests CNNs Candy Crowley would play a limited role in the Tuesday-night session, Crowley, who is not a party to that agreement, has done a series of interviews on her network in which she has suggested she will assume a broader set of responsibilities. As Crowley put it last week, Once the table is kind of set by the town-hall questioner, there is then time for me to say, Hey, wait a second, what about X, Y, Z?
(Excerpt) Read more at thepage.time.com ...
"Broader set of responsibilities" = tag-team Romney and throw lifelines to Obama.
Interject on behalf of obama? After Biden's disrespectful performance at the last debate, I imagine Romney won't be taking any crap from Candy or obama.
........In truth, this is exactly how the members of the media see these debates in their heads.
The best we can hope for is that the electorate now recognizes that the rabid, spittle-infused, gattling-gun approach to debate favored by liberals contains no truth.
Yo, Candy! NOBODY — with the possible exception of your mother — is tuning in to watch YOU. Get over yourself and let Obama go about making an ass of himself. Again.
Let's hope Romney can fashion a noose for one of those lifelines for Obozo, so Barackwards can hang himself again in public.......
ALL of them should be under scrutiny . . . why the hell the Stupid Party has anything to do with these 4 straight highly liberal commentators moderating a so-called debate is beyond me. What the hell is the matter with the Stupid Party?
Why don't they just say that until they have a 50-50 participation (perhaps with Rush, Hannity, Levin, Malkin) as the co-moderator or perhaps as the ONLY moderator of at least 1/2 of them, then they can go to hell.
All these things are anyway is an attempt to get the conservative debater to say or do something stupid. My God, don't they Republicans get it?
The obvious answer is to fire her, but no one will have the nerve to do that. The GOP, in particular, has a long history of playing on the enemy's battlefield.
I can see him stuttering now..... uh uh uh .... blah blah blah. Romney is far superior in intellect and he knows how to every so nicely deliver the zinger responses. He also didn't let them get away with lies at the last debate. He talked over who he had to talk over and refuted each lie point by point. Obama will go in over confident and blow it.
She is one of the worse liberals there is. Romney needs to stuff a sock in her mouth.
It will be a hall packed with Pony Tail Guys moderated by a Lib reporter. Romney will be under assault from the get-go.
Oh, you mean the way Martha Raddaz did, huh? What a biased tool she was. And yet, Alan Simpson and the GOP RINOs keep agreeing to these debate moderators year after year.
How very politically INcorrect of you! ;^)
Her future in the media depends on Obama winning this thing. He wins, she keeps her show, he loses she gets a gig on Al Jazzera, RT or Current TV.
She's an umpire that owes the mob a bunch of money and they're sitting in a van outside his house awaiting the outcome of the game. Funny thing is that the fans in the stands know this.
Goes to show that the remaining two debates are excercises in futility. Nothing new will emerge and Obama will demonstrate his frustration with the fact that he has to attend the debate in the first place.
If the story on the eve of the debate is the moderator, then it is further evidence that the debate is meaningless.
I hope Cany interjects and tries to save Obama from himself, but after Joe Biden's foolishness, the only people tuning into the debate will be MSNBC and DU Dummies.
If we are going to play these debates like this then we should get moderators on our side. Let Limbaugh and Levin moderate 2 debates and let the Candy Crowley's of the world moderate the other 2.
That would be entertaining!
It would be hilarious if Romney would just totally ignore any of her follow ups and keep answering the question as asked by the debate participant as if Crowley didn't exist (yes I realize it would be difficult to pretend something so large didn't exist).
Romney should come out and present Crowley with a big bag of halloween candy. That will keep her quiet the whole debate.
So Romney has to debate two clowns?
Not only that, but the left-wingers will be sure to have their left wing plants in the audience.
If Obama pipes off about Bain, Romney should let him have it about Solyndra and its litany of brethren and how he successfully ran Bain while Obama never even ran a lemonade stand.
Since this debate is on foreign policy, be sure to beat the Benghazi drum hard and don't forget Fast & Furious - we had to rely upon a Spanish language station to report on that disaster that resulted in the deaths of dozens of Mexicans.
Sorry, next debate is foreign policy... :)
She needs to be excused and put in her place a fair and honest moderator.
Does it really matter who the moderator is or what role they play? Obama is now akin to Hitler coming out of the bunker at the end of WWII to debate Eisenhower on whose leadership will be better for Germany.
I'm not a fan of Town Hall debate formats either, they lack substance imho.
Obama will do better as he'll seemingly connect with the questioner during his responses, it will give him a place to focus rather than a Camera which seems to intimidate him.
I also think that Obama will start every answer with a hyperbolic anti-Romney statement and then try and contrast himself as the better of the two.
Finally, I'm suspect that Obama will pull a prop out of his pocket — which I believe is against the debate rules.
Romney should come out and present Crowley with a big bag of halloween candy. That will keep her quiet the whole debate.
Yep....Barackwards is a Narcissist.... AND..... Of course, the media is doing everything in it's power to inflate the poll numbers coming out before the debate to make Obozo even more confident.
I often wonder if Romney was really good at playing "War" in the snow with the neighborhood kids when he was young.......
Well, Crowley is nothing if not broader. My wife laughs at the way she stands sideways to give her reports, no doubt thinking that it makes her look thinner.
I hope we're all prepared to see Romney attacked by obama, Crowley, and the crowd. Expect to see the MSM declare obama the loser and expect a rash of polls showing obama ahead...at least until the next debate.
Put a couple racks of ribs in front of her and she won't care about interrupting.
That's better...
Puhleeze be my daddy!
This debate will be a "townhall" with CNN's Candy Crowley advocating for Obama so expect the "War on Women," 47%, "fair share," Bain Capital, tax returns, homosexual agenda and even Romney's Mormonism to appear.
It WILL be ugly for Romney. Pray he handles himself well.
Looks like I had Crowley's role defined even though I was posting 'tongue-in-cheek'.
I fully expect the additional minute of facilitated discussion will go something like this:
Crowley: Mr. President, when you said XYZ, didn't you mean 123?"
Putzident: 123, yes, Candy, 123.
Crowley: And you really meant to imply ABC, correct?
Putzident: Correct, Candy, ABC.
Crowley: Because you believe so-and-so, isn't that right?
Putzident: Absolutely, Candy, I believe so-and-so.
86 posted on Sunday, October 14, 2012 11:38:26 AM by workerbee (The President of the United States is DOMESTIC ENEMY #1)
The image of the unrestrained arguments carrying on while the moderator is buried in ribs just tickles me for some reason. Maybe she could throw bones at them when they exceed their time...lol
"Just keep feeding them the rope.......eventually they'll hang themselves with it."
.........when I wrote that. It's a technique I employ often with the spouses relatives. I don't call them in-laws I call them my "out-laws"......
Is this Alan Colmes' wife? He is married to Monica Crowley's sister but I don't know if this is her sister?
R: "B, how fortunate for you that you have Ms. C here to come to your assistance."
"Put a couple racks of ribs in front of her and she wont care about interrupting."
Well, we know that works on Moochelle
See #39
Candy Crowley is one of the more partisan Dem reportes out there. Of course she's going to try to open her fat mouth to cut off Romney when he's on a roll and save Obama when he starts to stutter and stammer.
Remember this: Crowley's goal at this debate is not to host a good debate. Its to do everything she can to turn this into a "turning point" so that Obama and the press can start a "comeback" narrative. She's looking for praise from her fellow reporters as the person who turned this back around for Obama. She wants to have an interview like Katie Couric had with Sarah Palin. One that was perceived as stopping the McCain - Palin momentum.
Sadly, she's a vegetarian.
I dunno Iron, are you sure even a Mother could love THAT face?
I'm sure Crowley will make sure that the following topics are addressed:
"War on Women"
Gay Marriage
Maybe Romney should show up with a slice of cake and mount it on the podium...just to distract her..
I think unfortunately this format favors Obama. This was the debate where the troll McCain looked like an elderly hobbit next to him, hobbling around the stage.
Though Romney looks and sounds more youthful than his years, he's got something of a stiff, old-man walk himself.
And of course Obama will have already had Crowley working hard, picking out the best questions for him.
Then there's the fact that the MSM is especially prepped to declare Obama the big winner. That's what will both give Obama a boost and boost the ratings for the final debate.
The only thing that works against Barry in this is the structure of short answers. In one or two minutes, he barely gets more than his first three "ah's" in, let alone comes to any sort of conclusion. Yet, Crowley can't obviously let him run over time, as the first two moderators did, without it mucking up the format.
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Wall Street likes it. President Obama likes it. Even House Majority Leader and deficit hawk Eric Cantor has a few encouraging words.
We're talking about the plan that a bipartisan group of senators known as the Gang of Six proposed this week to cut the national deficit by nearly $4 trillion over the next 10 years.
Although the plan contains provisions that definitely will not sit well with most Americans, it deserves the immediate and thoughtful attention of Congress. The Aug. 2 deadline for raising the federal debt ceiling is almost here, and as our favorite foe of big government, Snuffy Smith, used to say, "Time's a wastin'."
Are we optimistic? No. Chances are that our dysfunctional lawmakers will drop this proposal down the same well they've tossed others. The Gang of Six's proposal asks for across-the-board sacrifices, and sacrifice is not popular.
Republican members will have to persuade their colleagues that proposals to simplify the tax code from six to three rates and reduce tax breaks for mortgage interest and charitable contributions are not tax hikes in disguise.
The Democrats, meanwhile, will have to get their colleagues to accept that cuts to federal health care and Social Security cost-of-living increases don't spell the end to the New Deal.
While we're not convinced Congress has the stomach to fix the nation's fiscal problems, failure to act could spark a crisis that our economy doesn't need.
If lawmakers can't deal seriously with the Gang of Six's proposal, they should pass Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's proposal to give the president the authority to raise the debt limit subject to Congressional oversight. It's a cynical political dodge, but it's one Obama has said he can live with.
The alternative is a federal government default. The economic chaos that would provoke is something we don't want to contemplate.
Editorial: Gang of Six proposal to cut national deficit deserves consideration
on July 21, 2011 at 11:30 PM, updated July 22, 2011 at 9:38 AM
Wall Street likes it. President Obama likes it. Even House Majority Leader and deficit hawk Eric Cantor has a few encouraging words.


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The Washington Legal Foundation and National Association of Manufacturers have filed an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to review and overturn the D.C. Circuit decision holding that tobacco companies can be charged with racketeering for defending their products in public controversy. Earlier here and, at Overlawyered, here.
Amicus brief in tobacco-RICO case
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Partiers of the Week: Prince Harry, Bono, and More
A time when fashion designers mingled with royals.
As a good chunk of movie stars were off in Cannes this week, flashing their megawatt smiles on red carpets, the New York party scene was saturated with fashionistas, socialites, and girly D.J.'s (a.k.a Chelsea Leyland and Hannah Bronfman). Prince Harry attended a polo match at the Greenwich Polo Grounds; Aby Rosen threw a star-studded birthday bash at the Paramount Hotel, where Ashley Olsen's cheeks got pinched; Bono was snapped speed-walking; and André Leon Talley posed with a princess. Kerry Washington side-hugged Iman at an Elle and Tod's event celebrating her, and designers like Zac Posen, Peter Som, Prabal Gurung, Jason Wu, Olivier Theyskens, and Narciso Rodriguez looked happy to be celebrating the down-time. Click through the slideshow to enjoy famous faces getting loose.BEGIN SLIDESHOW


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The Boy Scouts of America said Monday it hasn't seen a civil lawsuit related to alleged sexual abuse by a Perry County scoutmaster in 1976, and therefore has no comment. The lawsuit by Carl Maxwell of Newport was filed Friday in the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia County.
Here is the statement from the organization, based in Irving, Texas:
"The BSA requires background checks, comprehensive training programs for volunteers, staff, youth and parents and mandates reporting of even suspected abuse. We have continuously enhanced our multi-tiered policies and procedures to ensure we are in line with and, where possible, ahead of society's knowledge of abuse and best practices for prevention. We haven't been served with the lawsuit so we cannot discuss it."
The other defendant in the lawsuit is the Cumberland County-based New Birth of Freedom Council, which oversees scouts in the Harrisburg region. The head of New Birth declined comment on Monday, saying the organization doesn't comment on pending lawsuits.
He said Maxwell's lawsuit is the first filed against the New Birth of Freedom Council since last year's release of decades worth of files detailing incidents and allegations of pedophilia and sexual abuse by scouting leaders across the country. The files covered decades. The so-called "perversion files" included roughly 100 from Pennsylvania and a half-dozen from the Harrisburg area.


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Keith Earls returns to the Munster side in place of Casey Laulala for Sunday's Heineken Cup clash against Edinburgh in Murrayfield.
Up front Dave Kilcoyne and Tommy O'Donnell are others returning from and injury respectively. O'Donnell included at the expense of Dave O'Callaghan, and the Tipperary man will operate out of the openside berth allowing Peter O'Mahony switch to the blindside.
The other change in the pack sees Damien Varley start ahead of Mick Sherry who has recovered from an ankle injury to take his place among the replacements.
Munster XV to play Edinburgh: F Jones; D Howlett capt, K Earls, J Downey, S Zebo; R O'Gara, C Murray; D Kilcoyne, D Varley,BJ Botha; D O'Callaghan, D Ryan; P O'Mahony, T O'Donnell, J Coughlan.
Replacements: M Sherry, W du Preez, S Archer, B Holland, P Butler, D Williams, I Keatley, C Laulala.


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Obama seeks stay on gay military ban judgment but promises policy will end
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Nothing but a damn hypocrite! Must be the Mid-Terms coming.
How ridiculous.
On the 1 hand he is saying 'I want this homophobic policy to end'.
On the other hand he is actively keeping to keep the homophobic policy in place.
I do not understand why Congress needs to lift the ban?
It is the president's job to uphold the US Constitution. It is not his job to defend legislation that has been deemed unconstitutional by the courts.
Obala is a slimy opportunist. His behaviour on this issue is appalling.
I'm so fed up with Obama. Doesn't he remember that Gates is a conservative republician and will fight to keep DADT to the end. And is the military so imcompedent that it needs a year for a 'study'. And Obama says it will change on 'his watch'. If it's wrong why do we need any damn study anyway. I ain't voting for the guy again!!
I wonder if the real reason he wants it b ended by Congress is that, if it is ended by the courts, there will be MASSIVE claims for damages against the Federal government for operating what will have been deemed an illegal policy?
Just a thought..
"Opponents to repealing the law say it will harm recruitment, cohesion and morale at a time when the military is fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan."
Now let me get this straight. The U.S. military didn't refuse the help of western allies in Iraq and Afghanistan (particularly the UK) the majority of which allow their gay people to serve openly. How did that effect the U.S. military's cohesion or morale? Where is the evidence? This is nothing more than a red herring to do nothing. We all know why Gates et al use it, because they're hoping that after the November 2 mid-term elections, the republicans could regain one of the houses in Congress which would mean they would filibuster any attempt to repeal the ban. They're already planning to overturn every piece of legislation passed since Obama came into office, to take their country back to the good old days of Bush who was responsible for wrecking the economy with blatant disregard for oversight and regulation. The majority in the republican party want the ban to remain even though it runs counter to the wishes of the majority of the electorate who want it overturned.
"It has enormous consequences for our troops."
Why? There are already lots of gay people serving in the US army, they just keep quiet about it. Their fellow soldiers manage to serve alongside them just fine, so what would these 'enormous consequences' be?
Obama is all words. In my opinion, he's a coward. IN fact, now I often doubt whether he actually wants equality for LGBT people at all. DADT is still there and so's DOMA. I can't see one thing he's done to try to remedy that.
Obama's promises mean _______. He is a coward, so concerned with his own position that he has bent over backwards so many times he can now effortlessly kiss his own ass. Cowardice of course is the number one problem with Dems, they don't seem to be bright enough to notice that the Republicans will never be on their side no matter how much brown nosing they do (although some times you have to wonder if Obama is not on the GOP payroll).
If only Hilary had run as an independent, like Lieberman, she might have won. Her husband was mostly worthless (but Obama seems to think he is a role model with his kissy kissy with big corporate and the same crappy mistakes with the ban). Hilary always was the one with the brains and her mind seems more open than Obama's.
If only we could dig up either of the Roosevelts and re-elect them. Oddly the Republican one was the most socialist in his policies. But thinking of the needs of the people was not called socialism (as a four letter word) back then.
so he's going to end it and kick up a stink when someone else ends it before he does? surely if he was that keen he'd have ended it ASAP instead of the homophobia he's previously spewed
He isn't going to end it.
They wanted a year review and he is already half way into his first (and probably only) term.
This means that by the time the review is done, he'll have less than a year left to reappeal it; if at all. He appealed to gay americans, then later let his true life shine. That he lets himself be told by others that LGBT Americans are worthless, that he should lie to us, ect.. He is nothing but a follower (who won't follow the will of the 65%+ Americans that want DADT to end).
There is a myth in America that Obama is a progressive. Far from it. He's also a political opportunist. In 1996 when he was running for office in his home state of Illinois, he declared support for full marriage equality. Speed ahead to 2008, he campaigned for civil unions at the federal level (national level) and made it quite clear that he does not support marriage equality but happy to support civil unions. In other words, coming from an ethnic group that suffered more than any other in America until the civil rights movement heralded full equality for black Americans during the 60s, he chooses to support legal segregation under civil unions for LGBT people, a complete 360 degree turn. Its absolutely shameful that he's backtracked on this issue merely to get elected and once in, fails to deliver one extremely important piece of equality related legislation being repealed. It won't happen under his watch since the Democrats will lose control of one of two houses in Congress giving the republicans the keys to keeping the ban in place which they will of course. Elections can be bought legally now that corporations both domestic and foreign do not have to reveal who they are, no thanks to a republican stacked Supreme Court that overturned the law prohibiting the decades-old system of rules that govern the financing of the nation's political campaigns. Most corporations donate heavily to the republicans. This will unleash a torrent of corporate and union cash into the political realm and transform how campaigns for president and Congress are fought in the coming years. So now its perfectly legal to buy elections in America and the seeds for a banana republic are now sewn. There will be no full equality in America with republicans in control, ever.
"There will be no full equality in America with republicans in control, ever."
Nor with tge Democrats it seems!
Obama is a spineless coward and a traitor to the American people he is going against everything the USA is meant to represent. Freedom and opportunity …
If he gets re-elected it will be a shame. Americans deserve better, tbh they need better.
For a few GLBT folks this will be the proverbial straw that broke the proverbial camel's back.
For the rest of its proof positive, as if anymore were needed, that Obama is an anti-LGBT bigot. It matters not at all whether he's a bigot because of his own narrow-mindedness or because he's a functional bigot, a backstabbing, unprincipled hustler trawling for christian, aka, bigot votes.
The Democrats and the Republicans are almost without exception bigots, functional bigots or bigot panderers. They, like Obama, are the enemy. The key difference is that the Republicans don't bother lying about it.
On Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010 and again on Tuesday, November 4th, 2012 lots of GLBT Americans will vote against the twin parties of bigotry, war and Depression. Join millions of us sitting it out (barring important referenda) or vote left or write in your favorite GLBT person. That's the only way to respond to the fact that the Democrats are virtually indistinguishable from their brother-cousins the Republicans.
"it [lifting the ban] has enormous consequences for our troops… who need a lot of prior training" ??? What planet are many Americans on? European defence forces lifted the ban virtually overnight once the deciison was taken, some nations it was decades ago, even the more conservative UK it was last century. There is no difference having a colour bar in the armed forces and having a Don't Ask Don't Tell – both as reprehesable as the other. Just do it Obama, stop shilly shallying around.
Well said, Bill. I'd love to ask Obama why he needs to proceed through Congress, yet Loving v. Brown (allowing interracial marriage) and Roe v. Wade (allowing women the right to choose if they want an abortion) weren't put to a congressional vote but by the Supreme Court ruling. This is nothing more than a red herring to do nothing to appease the bigot base on both sides of the aisle. I predict, once the republicans take back one of the house on November 2, repeal will be dead in the water, ditto ENDA (Employment Non-Discrimination Act) not coming to the floor for a vote and of course DOMA (Defence of Marriage Act) will remain in place. In the absence of the economic downturn, the two wars, the housing foreclosure and stimulus package,we still would not be any further ahead. They'd come up with another excuse to delay which is political speke for "do nothing".
the mid-terms are almost on us, and at least one Chamber will go GOP; he's squandered his time not very fruitfully overall, and merely talked a good fight on gay issues. He can now try to blame the Repuglicans for the obstruction.
It never ceases to amaze me that a country like the US, where anything is for sale, capitalism trumps morality, that the godbotherers have such a strong grip on the balls of every politician! Is it because Americans have a hidden guilt about how willing they are to subvert their Xianity in the fight for profit?
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MIDLAND — Evergreen Solar Inc., which operates a manufacturing facility in Midland, reported negative gross profits for the fourth quarter of 2010.
Revenues for the fourth quarter were $89.3 million, an increase of $2.7 million compared to third quarter of 2010 revenues of $86.5 million.
But Evergreen said its gross margin fell to negative $400,000 for the fourth quarter, down from a gross margin of $8.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2009 and $6.5 million in the third quarter of 2010. The solar-power product maker attributed declining sales prices and rising manufacturing costs for the loss.
Last month, Evergreen Solar closed a plant in Marlboro, Mass., taking 800 jobs with it. Michael El-Hillow, chief executive officer of the company, said then that dropping prices and competition from heavily subsidized solar manufacturers in China made the plant "no longer economically feasible."
Its $55.8 million Midland facility employs about 30 people.
For all of 2010, the company had about $68.4 million in cash and equivalents. It expects to incur about $340 million in non-cash charges associated with the closing of its Devens plant.
The company also expects to incur approximately $15 million to $20 million in costs associated with employee separation and placement services, facility decommissioning and other costs required to close the facility.
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"Almost 60 percent of home and apartment fires are caused by cooking or heating," said Chris Osborne, Alabama Region Communications Officer, in a press release. "These are disasters that can usually be prevented if people think about safety as they cook and as they heat their homes."
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The Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center serves over 30,000 veterans in 35 counties.


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Beaver Bar
Bar & Grill Restaurant in Murrells Inlet
35 Reviewswith There are currently 35 user submitted reviews for this restaurant.
Located in the heart of Murrells Inlet, the Beaver Bar was selected " Best Biker Bar in Myrtle Beach" by the Sun News.
Beaver Bar
3381 Business Hwy. 17
Murrells Inlet
3381 Business Hwy. 17
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Beaver Bar
Posted: May 09th, 2014 at 7:53 am
From: richmond, VIRGINIA
By: ecw
Avg. Rating:4.5
Awesome atmosphere. The few negative reviews were typed by test monkeys from a failed NASA expirement , I'm sure. Anyway, awesome food, great service, best bike hangout in s.c. maybe not suited for a non-biker? But if your on 2 or 3 wheels you have to stop by there and enjoy the cheapest bottle beer in town.
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Beaver Bar
Posted: Apr 02nd, 2013 at 4:54 pm
From: Martinsburg , WV
By: kr
Avg. Rating:4.3
Great place we (were) down during bike week and also stoped in after bike week. Great staff and the owner Leslie was the best very nice lady. Good food and great prices and great entertainment. Will be back in spring.
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Beaver Bar
Posted: Jan 07th, 2013 at 4:27 pm
From: princeton, WV
By: clb
Avg. Rating:4.7
Loved everything about this place. The food was awesome and the staff was very nice. Didn't have to wait on a table. Definately going back!
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Beaver Bar
Posted: Oct 05th, 2012 at 11:05 pm
From: loris, SC
By: dfd
Avg. Rating:4.2
We order philly steak and cheese subs,the food was wonderful;the beers was nice and cold.
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Beaver Bar
Posted: Sep 09th, 2012 at 3:36 am
From: murrells inlet, SC
By: jc
Avg. Rating:1
Just left the Beaver Bar and watched the owner's son and his friends attempt to jump a small man and then his friends. It's businesses like this that give our community a bad reputation and I pray that this establishment gets closed down so real southern hospitality can be provided.
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Beaver Bar
Posted: Aug 20th, 2012 at 10:11 pm
From: wilmington, MA
By: js
Avg. Rating:3.7
Went for the Sunday brunch...what a deal for 5 bucks!!! Walk in, pays your 5 bucks and get a 3 sectioned paper plate...walk down the end of the bar, and the food is set up..waiting!! Coffee and water on the end of the bar. Start with pancakes, biscuits and sausage, scrambled eggs, grits, corned beef hash(delicious!), sausage links and patties, and bacon...also, don't forget the cinnamon raisin toast, maybe bagels, and those chocolate and honey dipped donuts!!! can't beat it for a great Sunday brunch. The owner is around to the tables checking to see if everyone is satisfied. Also, smoking is allowed, but with the great smoke eaters, you wouldn't know that smoking is allowed!! Have been there the last 2 Sundays!!
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Beaver Bar
Posted: Jun 28th, 2012 at 9:16 pm
From: Murrells Inlet, SC
By: rtc
Avg. Rating:3
That last review in January about the BVR BAR seems to be a jealous restaurant owner which comments had nothing to do with the Beaver Bar's, food, service, atmosphere, value, noise, cleanliness, etc, could there be some partiality in who reads and post these reviews, shame on u whoever u are, Sun News !
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Beaver Bar
Posted: May 19th, 2012 at 8:00 pm
From: Creedmoor, NC
By: as
Avg. Rating:4.2
We ate at the Beaver Bar while we were in town for Bike Week. We ate hand cut french fries, a philly cheese steak sandwich and chicken tenders. Superb for bar food.
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Beaver Bar
Posted: Apr 02nd, 2012 at 2:01 pm
From: Myrtle Beach, SC
By: rob smith
Avg. Rating:4.3
Was just going to write, "The Beaver Bar is an excellent local bar, that is often frequented by tourist as well". After reading the previous post I must add, The Beaver Bar has great staff and being in business many years must also say management isn't half bad either. Sounds like a disgruntled customer that may have had too much to drink. LOL!
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Beaver Bar
Posted: Feb 04th, 2012 at 3:12 am
From: Pawleys Island, SC
By: ceg
Avg. Rating:4
I have been going to the Beaver Bar for lunch and dinner and have enjoyed both. Can't please everyone but they sure try ! Best meal for the money and by far the busiest in the Inlet, just ride through and see for yourself, always cars in the pking lot ! Great music, happy hour, $2 domestics all the time, really great place !
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Beaver Bar
Posted: Jan 23rd, 2012 at 11:21 am
From: Mayfield, KY
By: djm
Avg. Rating:3
My absolute favorite place to go especially on Sunday night! It is Karaoke night. Some of the best voices I have ever heard!! There were only a handful of people there that night, but the quality of singers were incredible. It is worth your time to visit the Beaver Bar sometime on your vacation. I did not eat there, but I will on my next trip.
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Beaver Bar
Posted: Jan 07th, 2012 at 4:18 am
From: Murrells Inlet, SC
By: lc
Avg. Rating:3
This is the worst run establishment I have ever been in. Any good business begins at the top and as a lifer in the restaurant business, I wouldn't let Beaver Bar's top people run the dish pit at a Waffle House.
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Beaver Bar
Posted: Nov 20th, 2011 at 8:18 pm
From: myrtle beach, SC
By: cm
Avg. Rating:5
Love the both Beaver Bars and love leslie and all here daughters and staff.
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Beaver Bar
Posted: Sep 29th, 2011 at 4:44 pm
From: Cayce & Greer , SC
By: mlb
Avg. Rating:5
My girlfriend and I were at Surside on vacation for the week of September 12 2011. I had read reviews about the Beaver. All seemed to be good. i went on Thursday night. First of all some Bikers were leaving as we arrive and i asked if my girlfriend, Sandra by could sit on back of one of the bikes and geta picture. He was more than acomidating. We went inside and sat right at the bar, Nice Alligator on the wall by the way. The special that night was all the fried oysters you could eat an excellent price. The came with three sides of which all were home made. We tried to get the recipe for the baked beans. We had all of the oysters that we could eat. With all of that and three bottle beers, and three mixed drinks the bill was less than $30.00. We had spent over $60.00 at another nice seafood place on Tuesday night. Everthing was excellent, friendly and attentive waitress and a nice gentleman sitting beside us. We were so impressed we went back Sunday night. I had a fried shrimp basket, Sandra had Flounder, still with all the trimmings. Excellent again. We met Don the owner who was very gracious and even bought a jar of his Barbecue sauce. We have already reccommended the Beaver to lots of friends.We will be at sSurside next year about the same time if not before and definitly be back to the Beaver Bar. We look forward to seeing you next time.
Tanks again for your hospitality and great food
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Beaver Bar
Posted: Aug 14th, 2011 at 9:11 am
From: Surfside Beach, SC
By: gri
Avg. Rating:1.7
Horrible. The service was terrible, the food awful, the owner crude and insulting. Definitely not a place to go even with your bike. The crab cakes were supposed to be "lump", but had no crab meat, let alone lump crab. We even took apart one to show the waitress, if she finally showed up. As we were photographing the crab cake to put up on the web, the waitress suddenly showed up and took away the plate, saying she would show it to the cook. She returned without it and said the owner told her to tell us she did not care. When we tried to talk with the owner, she got nasty. We paid and left at that point. There are many other places in Murrells Inlet that offer good food. You will not see my bike anywhere near there.
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A 1972 graduate of Northwestern Michigan College, Andersen also has a bachelor's degree in fine art from the former John Wesley College and an associate in arts degree in graphic design and illustration from Lansing Community College. She currently lives in Grand Rapids, where she has maintained a fine art studio since 1991.
For more than thirty years, Andersen's original oils have been acquired for private and corporate collections across the country. Her many juried competitions include Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts, West Michigan Regional (Art) Competition at LowellArts!, Muskegon Museum of Art Regional Exhibition, and Celebration of the Arts at First United Methodist Church, among others statewide. She has been the artist-in-residence for the Forest Hills Fine Arts Center and has also exhibited during ArtPrize. Andersen's work can be seen locally at Lake Effect Gallery, 16 W 8th St., Holland. For more information, visit www.LakeEffectGallery.com or call 395-3025.


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In a new report, the technology analyst firm reveals how a dynamic network environment can enable the CIO to face the challenges of delivering efficient and effective IT in a world where content and access within the enterprise are being democratized.
In today's organisation, the CIO has the hardest job. The pressure to do more with less has never been greater, both from within lines of business and from end users, and the evolution of technology will only add to the pressure on increasingly burdened CIOs.
The growing number of devices and sources of content mean that the enterprise network is being given a strenuous workout. When the connected world arrives, and many physical objects are digitally enabled as communications nodes, the enterprise network will play an even more critical role.
"Provisioning new capacity to meet extra demand is only the first of many tasks for today's CIO," says Molony. "The rise of bring your own device (BYOD) – employees using their own devices to connect to corporate resources – is also bringing a new wave of security and cost pressures."
The intelligent network will meet these challenges head-on, addressing mixed end-user and customer requirements. It will manage traffic effectively, and offer CIOs a greater range of billing, payment, and cost management tools than ever before. The intelligent network will also promote on-demand distribution and consumption, and anticipate future requirements.
"With the intelligent network, IT will become decentralized, allowing the CIO to focus on innovation and aligning IT capabilities with business and user requirements to a greater degree than has previously been possible," concludes Molony.
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Hotel Riva del Sole - Moniga del Garda
This elegant, comfortable hotel offers a bar and a chic restaurant where guests can try local wines as well as Italian specialities. A seasonal outdoor swimming pool is the perfect place for relaxing in the sun.
Furthermore, the hotel offers wireless Internet access, a conference room for up to 60 persons equipped with modern facilities, and free parking.
Hotel Riva del Sole - Moniga del Garda
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Hotel size
- This hotel has 39 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 4 floors
- Check-in time 2 PM-11 PM
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Travelling with others
- Pets allowed
- Up to 10 kg
- WiFi in public areas *
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- Free self parking
In the hotel
- Free breakfast
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- Bar/lounge
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Conference space size (feet) - 753
- Conference space size (meters) - 70
- One meeting room
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
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- Laundry facilities
- Luggage storage
- Multilingual staff
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
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- Safe-deposit box at front desk
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An unsuccessful carjacking attempt led to a daring ride on the side of a taxi cab for a Bronx man early Monday morning.
Matthew McCorkle, 26, tried to steal a taxi cab around 2 a.m., police told PIX 11 news. Instead of succumbing to McCorkle's demand, the driver of the cab pressed on the gas and took McCorkle on a ride along the Bruckner Expressway.
The incident was caught on camera and appeared to be filmed from outside a fellow driver's sunroof.
McCorkle allegedly stole another vehicle after the cab stopped, and crashed it before he was finally caught, PIX 11 reported.
He was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, robbery and grand larceny.