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OSSINING, N.Y. -- Teresita E. Inostroza, a resident of Ossining, died on Monday, June 9. She was 75.
Inostroza was born in Chile on Aug. 13, 1938 and was the daughter of the late Luis and Julia (Ferrari) Toledo.
She loved to spend time with her family and friends. She is survived by her husband Hector; daughters Teresa Veronica (Jose) Fuentes and Carmen (Doug) Lyon; siblings Monica, Maribel and Luis; and three grandchildren. She was predeceased by her son Marcelo, Sr.
Visiting hours will be held at Dorsey on Thursday, June 12, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Augustine's Church, Ossining. Cremation will follow at Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale.
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WICHITA — In many cases, high school sports offer its participants the chance to learn life lessons through competition. The Manhattan High boys' track team learned an important one over the weekend at the all-class state track meet inside Wichita's .
Incoming Kansas State freshman Dean Wade was among 30 high school seniors named to the 2015 Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team on Friday. The 6-foot-9, 225-pound forward from St. John was the only player from the state of Kansas selected to the .
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Even while coping with 10 inches of rain this month, Manhattan's gardeners are ready to show of their labors of love. The 2015 Manhattan Area Garden Tour is June 7. There are six gardens on the tour this year throughout Manhattan, each .
WICHITA — Only one other Class 1A team besides the Valley Heights boys scored more than 40 points over the weekend at the state track meet. The Mustangs' Elijah Smith put up 40 all on his own. After winning two golds as a .
Despite entering the tournament as the No. 8 seed, Riverton won three straight games to claim the Class 3A title at Tointon Family Stadium on Friday. Riverton jumped out to an 8-0 lead over sixth-seeded Wellsville in the championship game, and .
The Manhattan Optimist Monarchs played in the 14B Fastpitch National Invitational in Kansas City over Memorial Day weekend. The Monarchs opened the tourney on Friday, May 22 with a 4-2 loss to the Tropical Storm. Grayce Morrison had two hits, and .
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One of the hottest segments of vacation travel is "adventure travel". Not content to relax and lay on a beach, or enjoy a comfortable excursion on a cruise ship, adventure travelers want to ski difficult runs, hike in the Andes, or traverse a glacier.
For those of you who crave the challenge of adventure travel, let me humbly suggest my recent arduous hike: from the main terminal to Gate B 84 at IAH. Pshaw you say, "I've faced the queues at Heathrow on a Monday morning. I've fought through the cigarette smoke at the Bangkok's Suvanarbhumi airport so thick it was like a dense fog. I've made it from Terminal E to A at the ancient DTW. I've survived a trek from the American to the United Terminal in the dead of winter at ORD. I've even made it from the International Terminal to Terminal E at PHL and lived to talk about it. What possible challenge could Bush International possibly pose?"
Ah, listen closely fellow adventurer. Don't let the sleek visible exterior of IAH Terminal B fool you; behind that false front is an endless, nearly unmarked labyrinth. While Gate 84 is a mere 12 miles or so from the ticket counter as the crow flies, spelunking through the barely marked criss-crossed passageways requires a hike of twenty miles or more.
While we can't verify reports of casualties rivaling the climbers attempting the ascent of K2, we advise the intrepid adventurers willing to challenge the course to take provisions on - the last section is the most treacherous, and has absolutely no resources for the hungry or thirsty survivor. Those lucky or skilled enough to solve the riddles and find the lost territory of high numbered gates of 80+, thinking that they are near their goal, have their spirits dashed when they discover that Gate 84 is nowhere to be seen. Indeed, Gate 84 is reached only by finding a hidden path and a sharp descent to a lower level.
There one discovers not a single gate, but rather the equivalent of another entire airport terminal. A Spartan, enormous, poorly equipped terminal. It resembles a very large bus terminal, without any of the endearing qualities of a bus terminal: the old coin-op pinball and video games, the grill in the corner with burgers and onions sizzling on an oversized griddle, the scent of coffee that's sat far too long on a burner, and newspaper vending machines. B 84 offers no services at all: no newsstand, no concessions, no restrooms. If one can summon the strength at that point (and I confess that my will was crushed at that point- I couldn't push through the wall to go back into the maze) one must retrace through distance passages for any necessities.
Those lucky enough to find a seat in the crush of throngs of exhausted wayfarers and plop down thinking that their journey is at an end learn that it is far from over. While there are a number of counters where flights are announced, passengers must hike much, much further to an actual boarding area: B 84 actually has sub-gates A though Q! Those trail over the horizon, not facing each other, but all in a seemingly endless line like tombstones at Arlington cemetery, proving a worthwhile test to the most experienced, thoroughly trained and skilled adventure traveler in peak condition.


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Rome, Aug 18: Italy will not follow France by allowing burkini bans on public beaches but is planning tighter regulation of imams and mosques, the country's interior minister said in comments published on Wednesday (Aug 18).
Angelino Alfano told the Corriere della Sera daily that he regarded France's restrictions on Islamic clothing as counter-productive because of the potential backlash it could provoke.
"The interior ministry's responsibility is to guarantee security and to decide the severity of responses which however must never become provocations that could potentially attract attacks," Alfano said.
Asked specifically about the burkini bans recently introduced by several French seaside towns, Alfano added: "It doesn't seem to me, alas, that the French model has worked for the best".
Alfano, who is planning to table a new security law in September, also said he wanted all imams preaching in the country's mosques to be trained in Italy, and for all mosques to be fully compliant with the law.
"Enough already with these homemade mosques springing up in garages," he was quoted as saying.
Alfano has deported nine imams suspected of promoting radical Islam since the start of last year.
He defended the hardline approach, which has been uncontroversial in Italy, as necessary to reduce the risk of broader radicalisation.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A pair of sweeping education measures that would reshape high schools and higher education were overwhelmingly approved by the Senate as budget conforming bills Wednesday, setting the stage for a wide-ranging debate on the future of education.
Both bills passed on 33-7 votes.
The more sweeping of the measures (SB 1076), weighing in at 144 pages, would overhaul high school and higher education. It would create two "designations" for high school degrees, each with different requirements, with one aimed at encouraging students to work toward industry certification.
"What this bill does is it recognizes that the jobs and the job skills of Florida today are different than they were in the past, and that we need to prepare our students for those jobs," said Sen. John Legg, R-Lutz.
The bill would also set out standards for universities to be recognized as "preeminent universities," with one of those schools being tabbed to operate an online institute in an effort to encourage Internet-based education.
The other measure (SB 1720) would essentially do away with non-credit remedial classes offered by the Florida College System. Critics said that bill would harm older students and perhaps veterans by pushing them to adult education centers.
"And to say to that population, now you have to go to adult ed, I think, is a major problem," said Sen. Geraldine Thompson, D-Orlando. "And because we've not addressed the issue of the open door, I won't be supporting the bill at this time."
But the bill's sponsor said the remedial courses don't help students very well.
"The reality is in the state of Florida is that what may seem like an open door just ends up trapping people in the vestibule," said Sen. Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton.
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In our August issue (on sale 30 July) Patrick Barkham reports on visions for a wilder Britain and discovers what rewilding can achieve in practice.
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Unit: Facilities Management, Engineering & Energy
Position #: 101656
Location: University of Maryland, College Park
Under general supervision of the Facilities Performance Operations Manager, the Facilities Performance Specialist is a key contributor to the University effort to improve occupant comfort and reduce energy use at all campus buildings. The Specialist is responsible for installing, programming, calibrating and commissioning Utility Meters and Data Acquisition Systems that measure campus energy. The Specialist maintains the equipment and calibration archive of these systems in the campus FMS while working closely with the Manager and various campus groups to establish and maintain connectivity of multiple data acquisition systems to the Utility Billing System and the campus energy dashboard. The Specialist also commissions, retunes, Test Adjust and Balances and installs HVAC, Lighting and Building Automation equipment to improve building performance as well as documents the correct performance of these activities when performed by others.
Qualifications: Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience required. Six (6) years of progressively responsible experience with HVAC, lighting, controls, metering and flow computers; ten (10) years without a Bachelor's. Minimum two (2) years of experience with Building Automation Systems.
Salary/Benefits: UMD offers a competitive benefits package. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Position is Essential and subject to 24-hour/day, 7-day/week span of operation. Benefits include health, dental, vision and prescription insurance plans, tuition remission for employees and dependents, and participation in the State pension system. EOE/AA
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This position will provide supervision, leadership and guidance to the utilities distribution shop for the operations and maintenance of the underground utility systems on the NCSU campuses. These systems include domestic water, steam/condensate, chilled water, sanitary/storm sewer and natural gas. This position will also provide project management duties for utility distribution system projects.
Must possess knowledge of steam, chilled water, potable and storm/sanitary system design/construction methods, principles and practices of maintenance and operation. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and support maintenance staff.
To learn more about the position and apply, visit our website at https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/80394. Position number is 00140966.
NC State University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as an individual with a disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Description: The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Campus has an opening for an Operations Superintendent at the Central Power Plant (CPP) whose mission is to provide utility services to the University of Michigan Central Campus. This position leads the Central Power Plant Operations Team to include all aspects of the University's mission and goals, ensuring that all staff is empowered to carry out their daily work. This includes building and maintaining a strong team to continuously improve the primary goals of safety, reliability, and efficiency. The Operations Superintendent is responsible for determining the operating philosophy for attaining the goals both over the long term and on a day-to-day basis. As a member of the Central Power Plant Management Team, the Operations Superintendent is expected to act in accordance with the Utilities department's values of focus, integrity, respect for people, empowerment, innovation, and responsibility to the environment, bringing a high level of energy, team building attitude, environmental awareness, fiscal responsibility, customer service, and above all personnel safety to this position.
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Wake Forest University has an opening for Facilities Infrastructure Engineer in our Facilities department. Please visit our website for additional information and to apply at www.wfu.careers.
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The University of Florida is seeking an energetic, dynamic, and technical leader for the University's Main Campus Utility Operations Departments in Gainesville, Florida. The Utility Operations Department is comprised of over 60 employees and serve the following utilities to 22M GSFT of buildings:
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Facilities Management at the University of Maryland, College Park, seeks an Assistant Director for HVAC Operations to manage a $3.4 Million zone operations unit of the HVAC Services unit comprised of two (2) zone superintendents and forty-two (42) mechanics. The zone operations unit is responsible for servicing, installing, maintaining and designing HVAC Systems in 300+ buildings totaling approximately 13 million square feet. The Assistant Director HVAC Operations manages facility renewal projects totaling approximately $1 million for the HVAC Services Operations unit.
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Whether it's New Year or not, we at Mind never want to 'let old acquaintances be forgot'. With all the the Best of 2015 lists floating around we've been thinking about all the great people that have blogged for us over the past year. Over 700,000 of you visited our blog section this year. Not all the blogs were posted in 2015, but thousands of you read and re-read them last year showing they are still relevant and worth celebrating.
Below we guide you through the ten most-viewed 2015 blog posts ranked by how many times each was looked at.
Thank you to everyone who wrote and read any of our blogs, and we wish you all a good 2016!
We were really pleased to see this in our top ten, as it's about someone we always want to remember. In September 2014 we lost a great supporter and dear friend, Becki Luscombe.
In February 2015 she was given a posthumous award by the Deputy Prime Minister for her achievements in mental health campaigning (remember the #mentalpatient hasthtag? - that was started by Becki).
To mark the occasion her Dad wrote this moving blog about how his and Becki's Mum's lives had changed since losing Becki, and about how they want to remember her.
Please be careful reading this if you're feeling vulnerable, as it might be upsetting.
> Read Becki's Dad's blog and join the conversation in the comments
In late 2014 and 2015 we started hearing more and more from people diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) who felt they weren't being represented properly by professionals, by the media or even by us.
Lucy and Rebecca (number 8 and 9 in our chart) were just two of those people.
> Read Lucy's blog and join the conversation in the comments.
If anyone is struggling at the moment please know you're not alone, there is help out there and please don't suffer in silence.
We think that one of the most important messages we can give about mental health is that no one person's experience is exactly the same as someone else's.
That's why when Rebecca told us over social media that she didn't feel our video Talking about BPD reflected how receiving the diagnosis of borderline personality disorder had affected her, we asked her to blog about it, so we could present her experience too. And she clearly wasn't the only one as it is our 8th most popular blog of 2015.
> Read Rebecca's blog and join the conversation in the comments
As understanding of bipolar disorder increases, many people still don't know that you can experience psychosis as part of it.
Katie blogged in December 2014 to tackle this misconception in a way that clearly touched many people.
From the comments on Katie's blog, we can see that what research tells us true. Hearing voices is actually very common, and although in many cases it can be upsetting and scary, it can also be quite pleasant.
It should also not be something anyone has to feel they need to deal with alone.
> Read Katie's blog and join the conversation in the comments
During mania, the voices can be comforting. They give me ideas and fill me with confidence that then elevates my mood further.... When I'm severely depressed I have heard screaming and shouting in my head.
For many people struggling with depression, the thought that you are not good enough, or weak, can be overwhelming. It doesn't matter how many people tell you it's not true, many of us still live with a sneaking suspicion that they're just being nice.
Perhaps that's why so many of you took comfort in Olympian, fastest man in Britain (probably) and definitely-not-in-any-way-weak Andy Baddeley's moving blog about his struggle with depression.
This blog is actually the most popular blog that we posted in 2015. We're sure he will be glad to add this to his ever increasing list of achievements!
> Read Andy's blog and join the conversation in the comments
Something that is really great about blogs is that when you can't find words to explain how you feel, you can find someone else that can do it for you.
Looking at the comments below Zoe's post from April 2014, we feel like this might be the reason it's so popular. Here's a selection:
"I felt I was reading something from my own diary"
"...great blog zoe I wish I could put words together so I could explain to people more"
"So refreshing to hear a true account of how it feels."
"This is perfect, I can't thank you enough for putting it into words."
> Read Zoe's blog and join the conversation in the comments
'But you look normal,' he said. It's true. I haven't got a plaster cast on my leg, or a sling on my arm, or a bandage on my head. But I'm hurting all the same.
Who among us has not lain awake, watching the clock creep through the wee small hours while we think over and over again about the events of the day just gone? Or the day about to arrive for that matter...
Many of us underestimate the importance of sleep for mental health. Not getting enough can be both the cause and effect of problems like anxiety.
Thanks goodness for Annie, who in her blog in April 2013 gave us some tips so great that over 2 years later people are still using them. With insights we can all get on board with, like watching boring boxsets and giving up on housework, we're not surprised.
> Read Annie's blog and get involved with the discussion
Your third favourite blog of last year was J. Grant's uncommonly frank account of what it's like to experience intrusive thoughts, which we posted in January 2014.
As J explores in his blog, it is not an easy topic to talk about. By their very nature, many people's intrusive thoughts are around topics which are considered shameful or taboo.
We are constantly stunned by how something seemingly simply like reading a blog can help people. You only need to read the first few comments of this one, to see it is no exception.
> Read J. Grant's blog and join the conversation in the comments
How does one say that they have scary thoughts of child abuse without sounding like a paedophile? How does the mother explain that she thinks of harming her child without having to doubt her own sanity?
With about 1 in every 4 people in the UK experiencing mental health problems in any year, it must be very rare to find someone who isn't supporting a loved one with mental health problems.
That's why we're not surprised that our top two blogs for 2015 are both from people with experience of caring for a person with mental health problems.
Tragically, Clare lost her husband Mark when he took his own life in 2011. In her blog she explains how important she feels being open about our mental health is for coping, and how she wonders if this would have made a difference to him.
Clare has been a great supporter of Mind over the past few years. Her and her team at Money Supermarket have raised over £130,000 through boat racing, marathons, bake sales and climbing Kilimanjaro, not to mention the awareness she has raised with this blog.
> Read Clare's blog here and join the conversation in the comments
Here it is, our number one blog of 2015!
When someone is experiencing depression, communicating with people around them can feel like the hardest thing to do. They can feel like everything around them is hopeless, including their relationships.
That's not an easy thing to talk about. And perhaps that's why George's open and honest account of how difficult it was to understand what his girlfriend was going through was so popular with you this year.
> Read George's blog and join the conversation in the comments
As we progressed things definitely got tougher. We were arguing a lot and often about nothing... It never clicked while this was going on that it might have been down to her depression. This only made matters worse.
So there you have it. Your favourite blogs of 2015. What do you think? If you follow the Mind blog, did we miss anything? You can tell us on Twitter, or on Facebook. And if your new years resolution was to write more or to spread awareness don't forget you can submit your own idea for a blog or vlog here. Maybe next year you'll see your name on this list!
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by Ben Daniels (Admin) on Mar.14, 2017, under Bareback Me Daddy
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Horny Italian Hunk Ettore Tosi Gets Fucked By Always Horny Bearded Spanish Stud Hector
by Ben Daniels (Admin) on May.07, 2016, under LucasKazan
Who wouldn't like to at least watch a power fuck in the loft? Not that many of us, I agree. Here we get to watch Spanish stud Hector and our old friend Ettore (who is Italian).
Both guys have mesmerizing blue eyes and yes, both guys have such insatiable sex drive that they simply can't keep their dicks in their pants. All we had to do was to turn on our cameras and let the guys do their magic. Ettore took this pounding like a real man and Hector fucked him like a true madman. I hope you're gonna enjoy this fantastic fuck scene as much as we did.
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Aggressive Country Boy Haigan Has His Way With Submissive Gay Boy Marc
by Ben Daniels (Admin) on Apr.27, 2016, under Southern Strokes
We wanted to know what is Marc's favorite type of guys that turn him on the most, and he immediately replied: tall, inked and generally the bad boy type. Well, I guess that pretty much describes Haigan, a hot straight country boy with a beautiful big uncut weapon.
Haigan knew in advance that we had a bottom boy for him today, and when he arrived he started speaking in Spanish with Marc. Of course, Marc was all over Haigan and couldn't keep his hands off his chest and growing dick. Marc wants to kiss Haigan but Haigan is impatient to stick his cock into Marc's ass asap. He pushes Marc down on the bed and grabs his ankles, manhandles Marc quite aggressively and spreads his legs apart.
Marc's cock was rock hard throughout this entire shoot and even while Haigan ravaged his hole, it was rock hard! Marc enjoyed being manhandled by Haigan and his big cock. He spread his legs like a whore and let Haigan have his way with him. Haigan was gentle in the beginning, but soon he went into his wild pace and pounded Marc's ass like a madman.
Marc is obviously fond of rough sex, and he keeps begging Haigan to fuck him harder. As the time went by it became obvious that Haigan intended to plow that hole like nobody ever did before – and he fucked him real hard until he managed to fuck the cum out of Marc's balls. Marc shoots his load with Haigan's cock still deeply buried in his ass, then Haigan pulls out and shoots his load all over Marc's face. He pushes his cock into Marc's mouth and orders him to lick it up!
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New Fierce Russian Top Michail Barebacks & Breeds Lucky Bottomboy With His Huge Uncut Cock
by Ben Daniels (Admin) on Apr.19, 2016, under MachoFucker
This hot manly motherfucker from Russia is going to be a big hit for all the cock hungry bottom boys! Besides having a huge, thick, uncut cock, Michail is very aggressive and likes to dominate his pussybois and treat them like bitches.
Watch as he manhandles this willing and obedient bottom boy and pounds his ass like a total madman. First he makes the boy suck his huge monster cock, then spits on his asscrack and fingers it until it's relaxed and ready to get plowed. He then shoves his cock without much mercy, all the way to his balls. He fucks the lucky bottomboy in several positions and finally shoots his load straight into the bottom boy's ass, making a great creampie. This is a real internal cumshot, and lovers of these kinds of things are going to love this.
Michail is truly a worthy successor to now retired Russian legend Igor, and we are happy to feature him for the first time. Hopefully we'll be seeing a lot more of this fierce mofo in the months to come.
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Manly & Very Hung Straight Fitness Trainer Kirkland Gets His First Gay Blowjob
by Ben Daniels (Admin) on Apr.14, 2016, under Chaosmen
West certainly knew he had a big task ahead of him. Kirkland's huge monster cock really requires a lot of work and special skills to handle! In the beginning, Kirkland is focused on the porno film that plays on the DVD, but as West sucks his cock, Kirkland more and more pays attention to the blowjob itself. He quickly realizes that West is doing a great job and there's no need to watch the porno in order to remain hard. Soon enough he gets totally into it and forgets about the porno playing in the background altogether.
West's hands are literally full of Kirkland's cock – it takes both of his hands to fully encircle that monster and swallowing it with his mouth is a bit of a challenge. Kirkland gets on his knees so as to enable West to swallow as much of his cock as possible, but taking that huge piece of manmeat all the way down to his balls is virtually impossible to do!
Kirkland is no stranger to rimjobs, his girlfriends had already done it to him, and when West does it Kirkland's cock shows how good it feels. Next, West positions Kirkland on his back again and sucks his cock more aggressively now, with the aim to get him off this time. There's a lot of precum oozing out of Kirkland's monster cock at this time, too.
When Kirkland finally shoots his load, most of it is caught by West's hungry mouth who pretty much eats it all. Those among you who like to watch real cum eating are going to love this video for sure!
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Straight Muscular Brazilian Dude Alex Fucks Handsome Gay Boy Andy Hard & Deep
by Ben Daniels (Admin) on Apr.14, 2016, under LucasKazan
Ettore Tosi has the coolest job: He travels to exotic places like Rio in search for the hottest Latin men. What a job! Anyway, Ettore has been quite busy lately and the results are here. He found two hot Brazilian guys: Alex and Andy. Alex is a muscular straight dude who, although 100% straight, doesn't mind topping other guys from time to time. Alex's cock also didn't mind one little bit the fact that he didn't get to fuck a pussy but a man's ass instead. Alex's cock rose to the occasion in no time!
Andy is a handsome gay dude whose sexual appetites are pretty much insatiable. As soon as he saw Alex, his muscles and hard cock, he demanded to get fucked and always asked for more. Ettore tells us: "Everything is bigger in Rio: The muscles, the cocks, the bubble butts…" Thanks for the info, Ettore, you lucky motherfucker!
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Sexy & Manly Straight Man Lionel Gets Fucked At His First Porn Audition
by Ben Daniels (Admin) on Apr.01, 2016, under TheCastingRoom
Scruffy, manly and stunningly good-looking – those are the attributes that immediately come to mind when one thinks of this sexy motherfucker. Lionel had never had sex with other men before this casting interview, but he was curious to try something like that. He had no idea how it might feel like to get fucked in the ass so he asked his girlfriend to put a strap on and fuck his ass, just so he could test the waters, so to speak.
We must admit, this hetero dude has a very vivid and filthy imagination when it comes to his favorite type of action for porno movies. He told us some things that we would have never expected from a straight guy. Anyhow, the whole thing with Lionel looked very promising and we just knew it would be a lot of fun. We decided to put him in the soccer kit so that he looks like an Argentinian footballer who is like a fucking fuck machine, always ready to fuck a hole.
Funny thing is, those silky football shorts proved to be a great inspiration and Lionel grew a big boner as soon as Adrian stroked his body while Lionel wore them. Adrian can't pass a good blowjob, and quickly gets on his knees and starts servicing this hot footballer's cock and balls. The two guys fucked each other, with Lionel taking the final round and plowing Adrian's ass pretty hard. Adrian told us that Lionel has a very strong manly manscent that drove him totally crazy with desire.
In the end, Lionel stands above Adrian and dumps his seed straight into Adrian's open mouth. Then Adrian does the same to Lionel. Two facial cumshots, can there be anything better than that?
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The Casting Room (formerly known as First Auditions) is a great, original porn site that showcases young, cocky straight men who would like to become porn stars and make loads of cash. They think that they'll be accepted right away and be able to fuck lots of girls, but they don't know that our casting director is very strict and wants to fully inspect them during the audition. He orders them to get fully naked, show their ass, and jerk off so that we can clearly see the cumshot. Plus, we get to hear all their fetishes and what turns them on.
Revengeful Ladies Punish & Examine Hairy, Beefy But Arrogant Stud Paolo
by Ben Daniels (Admin) on Mar.13, 2016, under CFNM
Paolo thinks very highly of himself. He's so cocksure and thinks he can do whatever he wants with women. He habitually takes advantage of his female colleagues and treats them like shit, and on the other hand he claims to be an irresistible lover whom all the hot women in the neighborhood chase continually. His methods are as transparent as they are cheap – he usually takes some cheap flowers in a local flower shop and gives them as a present to some lovely lady. Then follow his flattery and cheap, insincere compliments whose final goal is to bring that lady into his bed so he can fuck her.
Well, Betty and Farrah know types like Paolo very well. They aren't impressed by his macho crap methods at all, and can see through his façade of a crook. Mrs Barcliff is a woman who thoroughly hates when someone tries to cross her and one can be sure that her revenge is not going to be easy to endure…
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Clothed Female Naked Male (CFNM) is a very hot site for lovers of truly straight guys. It's a little tongue in cheek but the men are fuckingly hot!
Handsome Muscled Martial Artist Shepherd Strokes His Nice Stiff Cock
by Ben Daniels (Admin) on Mar.10, 2016, under Chaosmen
Shepherd hails from one of the Southern states and the first impression about him is that he's as natural as it gets. He's got a lot of body hair on his pretty muscular body and a rather big nice dick to match. He speaks with a bit of typical Southern accent, which makes him even more sexy.
He works in a warehouse, but he's also pretty crazy about training and competing in various Martial Arts. It starts to become clear how serious and hard-working he is regarding martial arts when one takes into account the fact that he went to Thailand to train there seriously.
Shepherd is predominantly straight and is crazy about girls. Girls rule his world, but he says he experimented once with another guy, they were just too horny to pass a mutual blowjob. So, although he didn't have any more experiences with guys since then, he thought he might try a man-on-man action once again, to see how it goes. It seems he didn't quite forget that first time, and there must have been something he genuinely liked about it. He does look like Vander's brother (although they're not related in any way), so we thought it would be a nice idea to pair them together, for a start.
Well, Shepherd comes across as a pretty laid-back dude, calm and serious. He likes to explain things in a calm but assured manner. He said he wasn't nervous at all, and who would be nervous with a cock like that which tends to get hard and remain hard at a mere thought or touch. He couldn't keep his hands to himself during the interview and played with his willy all the time. Finally, he got rid of his clothes and, although he thought his cock was soft, it wasn't entirely. Every next moment, his cock would rise a bit and get harder… and within a minute or so it was standing there like a pole mast.
Shepherd gets pretty intense and passionate while jacking off, so I'm sure you'll gonna like it.
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Sexy & Manly Dude Nathan At His First Porn Interview
by Ben Daniels (Admin) on Mar.08, 2016, under TheCastingRoom
This time round, we will meet sexy, handsome dude called Nathan. He's only recently started his career in porn but owing to his good looks he managed to gather a lot of experience in a short time. He's very popular now among his colleagues in the porn biz because of his super sexy face and hot ripped body. He's also a perpetually horny guy, his cock gets hard very easily at the slightest provocation!
In this particular shoot we get to see an interview with Nathan, and then he proceeds to jack off his nice thick cock for us. We really hope to see lots more of Nathan in the months to come.
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Dehydrator/Oven Beef Jerkey
Recipe by The Hen Basket
Mouth water beef jerky made from ground meat and a "Jerky Gun". Directions for a dehydrator or oven included.
Top Review by Chef Terisa
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1 ReviewIngredients Nutrition
- 907.18 g lean ground beef
- 907.18 g ground turkey or 907.18 g ground venison
- 9.85 ml onion powder
- 9.85 ml garlic powder
- 59.14 ml brown sugar (I like a sweetness to mine) (optional)
- 2.46 ml hot pepper sauce (to taste)
- 118.32 ml Worcestershire sauce
- 118.32 ml soy sauce
- 59.16 ml ketchup
- 19.71 ml kosher salt
- Mix the beef/turkey and all the ingredients in a large glass bowl, then cover it with plastic wrap and left it to refrigerate/marinate for about 4-5 hours.
- Using your Jerky Gun, fill your dehydrator racks, careful not too overlap the slices.
- After all the raw jerky slabs placed onto my trays run the dehydrator for about 8-10 hours at 145 degrees. The last hour periodically check on the consistency of the jerky. The edges will be the first to dry out. When the center still had a tiny bit of "softness" to it seems to be the consistency that is perfect to me. For a tougher jerky, of course, cook longer and just keep checking. Take a piece out and let it cool and see what you think about the consistency. When the jerky is cooled, it tends to stiffen up a bit. So, keep testing until you find your perfect "bite".
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News Archive - 2011
Friday, December 30, 2011
NIAGARA, ON.: An outbreak of Norovirus at the Niagara Health System Welland Site's Woolcott Wing has been declared over, effective today.
The Norovirus outbreak was declared on the Woolcott Wing on December 19, 2011, and declared over this morning. An outbreak is…
Friday, December 23, 2011
As we approach the peak of the holiday season I wanted to extend greetings to all members of the NHS team, to our partners and colleagues in the community, and to all those we serve. I hope you have safe and happy celebrations with your friends and family.
In particular…
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Hospital emergency departments and emergency services personnel across Niagara are extremely busy this time of year. It is important that Niagara residents know the options available to them for emergency and urgent care.
Sometimes it is difficult to know whether your…
Friday, December 16, 2011
Story by Michael Sherar
Excitement is mounting in the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Regional Cancer Program as everyone is now counting down to the completion of what will be a state-of-the-art centre for the treatment and care of cancer patients.
When it opens to…
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Tim Denis in the Morning (News Talk 610 CKTB) talks to Dr. Michael Gardam, Infectious Diseases Consultant for the Niagara Health System, about the latest outbreak of C. difficile in Unit D at the Greater Niagara General Site of the Niagara Health System.
Friday, December 09, 2011
NIAGARA, ON: New data shows the Niagara Health System (NHS) is making significant progress in improving patient safety and quality of care.
The Hospital Standardized Mortality Ratio (HSMR), released yesterday by Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), is one of…
Friday, December 09, 2011
NIAGARA, ON: The Niagara Health System is experiencing a Norovirus outbreak on the Woolcott Wing of the Welland Site.
Eight patients on the Woolcott Wing are confirmed positive for the virus; approximately a dozen staff members are showing symptoms and off work.
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Over the past year, the St. Catharines General Auxiliary, Canada's oldest hospital auxiliary, has raised more than $30,000 to purchase a new bariatric bed for the Medical Unit thanks to the dedication from the volunteers on the Bingo Team.
The team of energetic,…
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
NIAGARA, ON: The Niagara Health System today declared a C. difficile outbreak at the Greater Niagara General Site's Unit D.
Three patients have confirmed positive for hospital-associated C. difficile on Unit D in the last week. Under newly established infection…
Thursday, December 01, 2011
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These were two of the key takeaways for Dr. Carol Sawka, Cancer Care Ontario's Vice-President of Clinical Programs and Quality Initiatives, after a recent visit to NHS's Oncology…


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- AnonymousJanuary 11, 2011 at 9:52 AM
Stop trying to make me have a third! Stop it this minute!
jbhat - BarbaraJanuary 12, 2011 at 5:26 PM
Very cute! My third child is so NOT chill, I'm a little envious. Thanks for sharing.
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> I am relatively new to this list. I joined because I was told that one can
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> I do not know Mr. Mann or the judge he is referring to, however, I am
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As Sean Leahy wrote this morning, whether Alexander Ovechkin's(notes) knee-on-knee hit on Pittsburgh defenseman Sergei Gonchar(notes) in Game 4 deserved a suspension was a point of debate; what wasn't in question was that the Penguins' best defenseman was going to miss some time.
Make that a long, long time according to Darren Dreger of TSN, who reported this afternoon that the knee injury will cause Gonchar to "miss the next several weeks."
Dreger also published an on-the-record comment from Gonchar's agent J.P. Barry about Ovechkin that was absolutely devastating in its candor:
''We now have Exhibit A of the extreme double standard that exists in the NHL's approach to discipline. Alex clearly cuts back with his knee after missing his check with devastating results. But of course, because it's Alex, its all Sergei's fault,'' Barry told TSN.
''It was a extremely negligent hit and if anyone else in this league does the same we all know they will face serious discipline,'' Barry continued. ''Part of being 'great' means playing with respect.''
Wow. Not only does Barry label Ovechkin as a disrespectful player, but he calls out the NHL for blatant protectionism. Sure, he's caught up in the emotions of the moment; but damn if that isn't one of the most scathing indictments of a star player we've read in quite some time.
Ovechkin didn't deserve a suspension, mind you, for the hit on Gonchar. The more you view the clip, the more accidental it seems. It's a reckless play that deserved more than a minor penalty, but it wasn't an intentional attempt to cripple Gonchar.
That said, Barry's completely correct when he says there's a double-standard for Ovechkin's hits at times. Especially the ones on which he leaves his skates.
So it's Alex Goligoski time for the Penguins, who face the Washington Capitals in a critical Game 5 tonight in D.C. I'll be following the game on Twitter and here on Puck Daddy. Let's see if Simeon Varlamov(notes) shakes off Game 4.
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Establishing the right balance between legal requirements and the ability of governmental institutions to enforce the law is a key consideration, especially with the shrinking governmental powers and weak forest administrations observed in many countries (Christy, 2004). Capacity building may need to precede the legislative reforms described in the previous chapter, as amending laws is time- and resource-consuming and requires a wide range of stakeholders to agree.
The World Bank, in cooperation with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), has developed a list of priorities for increasing the capacity to detect and suppress forest crime in producer countries (see Box 35). However, increasing the efficiency of the public forest administration requires a great deal more resources than are presently available in most countries. The following relatively low-cost options are therefore explored in this chapter:
Giving local people the tools to observe, report on and judge whether local forest operations are within the law or not, through policies on transparency and participation (as described in Chapter 4) is another low-cost and irreversible way of requiring forest administrations to be more effective.
Limited government resources, as well as the magnitude and complexity of the issue of law compliance in the forest sector, make it imperative for the government to strategize, prioritize and focus its actions (Scherr, White and Kaimowitz, 2004). Although the priority actions will depend on the national context, the following points give indications on how to make the most out of existing resources.
The following are specific examples of governments giving priority to one or more actions to improve forest law compliance:
Governments can concentrate actions on a few regions of the country, for example where local governments have a greater capacity to detect illegalities and enforce the law and/or where illegalities are strongly suspected. Focusing on areas threatened with the construction of new roads in currently inaccessible forest lands may be more cost effective than focusing on areas presently under intense population and economic pressure, where solutions may be extremely expensive and the chances of success are slim.
Focusing on key forest criminals and companies with a bad track record will bring longer-lasting results than punishing communities that may be administering their forests in sustainable ways but technically operating illegally because they are unable to submit and secure government approval of local forest management plans. A few highly publicized success stories of forest law enforcement can serve as effective deterrents to illegal acts. They will also show others that the government is serious about prosecuting illegal acts in forestry (Box 18).
However, in order to remain credible in the public eye, control agents need to be transparent in the decisions they make about where to go and who to check. For example, in Cameroon, the control agents have shifted the focus away from targeted investigations, as industry might become suspicious of activities singling out particular companies for no good reasons, and towards more systematic inspections of all concessions and other titles over time. An alternative approach might be to clearly lay out criteria for deciding which suspicious cases/actors to follow up on (Global Witness, 2005a and 2005b).
Enforcement bodies often lack the staff, infrastructure, equipment and money to effectively regulate forest resource use. Poor management skills and weak monitoring procedures and accountability structures are also hindering progress towards better law enforcement in the forest sector. Field staff may have to rely on logging operators themselves for assistance with inspection processes. An inadequate number of often underpaid government officers with insufficient resources are expected to monitor and impose the law in immense areas.
Some of the measures which can be adopted to tackle forest crime are related to how government institutions process information and make decisions about the implementation of specific legislation. Sometimes, the restructuring or creation of new institutional bodies might help fill gaps in the forest governance system (Box 21 in Chapter 4 and Box 36).
Wherever possible, the number of staff assigned to forest crime detection should be increased. Where this is not feasible due to resource limitations, improving the terms and conditions of the existing forestry officials may reduce corruption. Better-paid staff would have less incentive to accept bribes and more to lose from suspension or dismissal. However, it may be more cost effective to increase the supervision of staff and raise the probability of finding and dismissing staff colluding in illegal activities. Incentives such as rewards for contributing to the apprehension of those involved in illegal activities are likely to improve staff performance more than general improvements in terms and conditions of employment (Whiteman, 2003). Such incentives should be combined with other measures to foster the commitment of forestry officials to forest law enforcement, such as promoting team spirit and enhancing loyalty.
Training of forestry officials and staff is also needed to provide them with a better understanding of the regulatory framework and increased knowledge of the techniques and mechanisms for effective monitoring and reporting of illegal activities (Box 37). For example, in Costa Rica forestry administration officials are currently being trained to use GIS and GPS to help detect the illegal conversion of forests to pasture lands, as part of a comprehensive strategy to combat illegal logging (see also Box 9 in Chapter 3).
As long as the probability of being caught and disciplined for accepting bribes is negligible, forestry officials have little to lose from corruption. Thus, increasing the monitoring and supervision of field staff is crucial. If the probability of being caught and disciplined increases, the minimum amount acceptable as a bribe will also increase. If this minimum amount rises above a certain level, corruption will disappear because the producers' maximum willingness to pay will be less than the forestry official's minimum willingness to accept a bribe (Box 37).
However, very high levels of staff supervision may be costly and affect staff morale. Another way to change the attitude of forestry officials is to allow them to retain a proportion of the fines or penalties from offences (Boxes 38 and 39).
The Regencia forestal system was first established in Costa Rica in the mid-1990s, and later adopted by Ecuador, Mexico and other countries (Box 40). The system is based on the devolution of the state's forest-monitoring functions at the forest management unit level to private foresters ( regentes ) under a contract. These professional foresters accomplish a series of administrative and control tasks on behalf of the state to relieve the public forest administration from tasks it does not have the capacity to carry out. The forest regentes are legally responsible for managing the forests they are in charge of. If there is proof of illegal acts on this land, they lose their licence and can be legally prosecuted. The functions carried out by the regente can include:
As mentioned in Chapter 4, interagency cooperation is essential to the success of the chain of enforcement. When such cooperation has been achieved, with key agencies operating as a system along the chain of enforcement, overall performance has been greatly enhanced. In Ecuador, for example, the government has made a substantial effort to contract out the implementation of an integrated computerized control system (SNTCF) to improve cooperation, operational linkages and cross-checks between actors involved in controlling illegal logging (Vigilancia Verde road checkpoints; Regentes forestales , SGS and Ministry of Environment forest administration, licensing and verification services). As a result the volume of illegal timber seized grew exponentially (Thiel, 2004).
Experience shows that training of staff is also important in improving interagency cooperation. To establish proper communications with law enforcement agencies, forestry officers need training in functions that facilitate the prompt prosecution of law offenders. For example, they need to be trained on the procedures to be followed for the collection of solid and legally admissible evidence. Judges are seldom knowledgeable of the issues involved in law enforcement in the forestry sector and their training in this subject is also likely to facilitate more intensive collaboration with the public forest administration.
Establishing partnerships between the public forest administration and civil society or the private sector to monitor law compliance in the forest sector will directly or indirectly limit the capricious or arbitrary use of discretionary power and tend to increase transparency.
The case studies considered here show that government agencies often have critical limitations on their abilities to impose the rule of law. Responsibilities assigned to government institutions often bear little relationship to their ability to fulfill them. Law enforcement requires technical and financial capacity. When capacity is lacking, it may be possible for governments to delegate or subcontract some of the law enforcement tasks and responsibilities to other, specialized non-governmental institutions. Collaborative arrangements that take advantage of relative strengths have proved useful in various countries (Ecuador, Brazil, the Philippines, Cameroon, Cambodia) and in various functions such as monitoring, ensuring transparency of operations and accountability (Box 41).
There are various partnership modalities. The first type (Ecuador, Cameroon) simply consists of contracting out some particular function - such as organizing inventories or bidding procedures, awarding concession contracts or licences, or controlling forest product transport and verifying compliance with sustainable
forest management indicators in the forest - to an independent and reliable specialized entity of the private sector or the civil society. In Peru, the implementation of the law is expected to rely on Forest Management Committees ( Comités de Gestión Forestal ). These are basically partnerships between the local branch of the public forest administration, concessionaires, indigenous and peasant communities, local environmental and other institutions, which have the responsibility of controlling harvesting operations, coordinating maintenance of common infrastructure and providing surveillance and conflict resolution services.
Another form of collaboration is the use of independent monitors and observers, whose mandate is to assist governments with an informed and independent assessment of the efforts and achievements of the forest administration and related agencies in investigating and suppressing forest crime, and to make recommendations for improvements to the current system. The independent monitor is not expected to implement government policy. Box 42 describes the main advantages of this type of arrangement.
Independent monitors/observers have been used by the governments of Cameroon, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Ecuador, and Canada. In Cameroon and Cambodia, the international NGO Global Witness was contracted as the independent monitor in 1999. It issued a wide range of policy, legal and technical recommendations based on field missions. In both cases, the independent monitors were proposed and supported by international donors as conditions for the granting of structural adjustment loans. Eventually, however, independent monitoring might become more common practice and not be tied to loan conditions, as a result of market pressure through schemes such as the EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) licensing system, which are expected to drive demand for independent monitoring from exporting countries (see Chapter 5 and Annex 3 for more details). Although frictions between governments and independent forest monitors have occurred, such as in Cambodia (revocation of the independent monitor's contract by the Royal Government of Cambodia in 2003), independent monitoring often creates political space in which debates about illegality can take place. Independent monitoring has the potential to strengthen calls for reforms and anti-corruption measures, which are welcomed by those officials with a genuine interest in their public duty. The willingness of the government and forest administration to tackle the issues of illegality and corruption in the forest sector and their commitment to transparency are prerequisites for an enabling environment for independent forest monitors. Likewise, agencies undertaking independent forest monitoring need to be impartial to all partisan interests in order to retain their legitimacy and credibility in the eyes of their stakeholders. Independent monitors also need to be protected in carrying out their tasks (Brown and Luttrell, 2004). Institutional rules and structures need to be put in place to enhance both of these elements (Box 43).
By and large, independent monitors have been found to be very effective in increasing the levels of information about the sector and the extent of law compliance within it. They have also helped to reveal the political interests and relationships which underpin these practices. In some cases, this increase in available information has been matched by increased discipline within the state enforcement agency and the timber industry (Brown and Luttrell, 2004). A guide has been prepared which describes the general criteria that need to be in place for independent forest monitoring to operate effectively, while recognizing that each country has its own history, characteristics and needs and therefore requires tailor-made independent monitoring (Global Witness, 2005b).
TCAP are a type of multistakeholder partnership which go beyond monitoring. They produce evidence of actual forest practices on the ground, document their compliance with agreed indicators of acceptable performance and communicate this to the market and the public. TCAP were established by the Global Forest Watch (GFW) initiative of the World Resources Institute (WRI). TCAPs are a concept under development that could unite diverse forest stakeholders in a given region to assess compliance between certain norms, such as the law or a set of criteria for good forest management, and actual practices in the forest.
In Central Africa, this partnership is promoting the establishment of the Forest Concession Monitoring System for Central Africa (FORCOMS). FORCOMS endeavours to provide public access to verified concession-level information on measurable actions and voluntary commitments by timber producers in Central Africa to support legal and sustainable forest management as defined through previously agreed indicators. The core principles resulting from many multistakeholder discussions on the organization and functioning of FORCOMS as initially put forward can be summarized as follows (World Resources Institute, 2001).
WRI-GFW and partners are developing a framework that would guide such partnerships in multiple regions. A trial TCAP funded by ITTO is being implemented in the Congo.
While forest certification is a tool designed to assess the sustainability of forest operations, the implementation of certification initiatives and the development of certification standards also provide opportunities to address legal compliance. Forest inspections carried out by an independent, third party accredited organization assess the forest owners'/operators' compliance with a set of criteria and indicators; this almost always includes the operators' adherence to the legal framework for sustainable forest management (Box 44 and Annex 2). Establishing forest certification partnerships is therefore a practice that can ensure that timber from certified forests is not only legal but also sustainably produced according to the criteria of the certifier. If information on certification follows the wood through the chain of custody, informed consumers can have a positive influence on forest management by choosing products which originate from well-managed forests. Although forest certification by itself is not really a partnership, forest operations certified to programmes that meet stated criteria could be given incentives, such as avoidance of official inspections.
Corporate codes of conduct are voluntary initiatives by which corporations, either independently or as members of industry associations, commit themselves to follow self-defined principles of social and environmental responsibility, including compliance with the law of the countries where they operate (see Box 45 and Annex 1 for more details).
Although these are private initiatives, public forest administrations have in some cases contributed to the design of the codes, persuaded interested enterprises to adopt them and established incentives for companies that follow codes of conduct.
Improving law compliance in the forestry sector is primarily the responsibility of governments in the affected countries. In recent years, however, producer and consumer countries alike have paid increasing attention to forest law compliance, with many of their activities being triggered by the G8 Action Programme on Forests of 1998-2002 (Brack, 2005). The main initiatives, which are briefly described below and in more detail in Annex 3, include:
A great deal of international attention has been dedicated to international schemes, which seek to restrict imports of timber for which legality cannot be verified while simultaneously helping exporting countries to filter out exports of dubious origin. These schemes are of particular interest to countries with significant exports of forest products. They can be either bilateral agreements between a country and its trading partners (Box 46) or multilateral agreements involving a large number of exporting and importing countries. The current state of these initiatives is described in Annex 3. They are summarized here.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES). With 166 signatory countries at the time of writing, CITES is the only truly global scheme imposing restrictions on trade in wood products. This legally binding convention has three lists, or appendixes, each including species endangered to different degrees. CITES provides for different rules governing international trade in species listed in each appendix. By controlling international trade, CITES contributes to closing an economic window for trade in endangered timber species. Currently, relatively few timber species are included in the CITES appendixes, but the recent inclusions of mahogany ( Swietenia macrophylla ) and ramin ( Gonystylus spp.) in Appendix II have led to stricter controls on the harvest and international trade of these species.
Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (FLEG). FLEG processes are regional World Bank-coordinated initiatives to foster political commitment and facilitate cooperation to fight illegal logging and trade. The first regional FLEG was launched in Southeast Asia in 2001 and a similar process followed in Africa in 2003. In 2005, the World Bank started collaboration with the EU to ensure continuation of the African and Asian FLEG processes and initiated a similar initiative in Latin America. The Russian Government intends to hold the first Ministerial Conference on Europe and North Asia Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (ENA-FLEG) during 2005. All FLEG processes define priority issues of forest law enforcement and governance and a list of actions to address both illegal logging and illegal timber trade throughout the respective regions.
European Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan. In 2004 the European Commission approved the creation of a Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Action Plan. The Plan promotes bilateral agreements between importing and exporting countries to create, with the help of the EU, a voluntary licensing scheme to verify the legal origin of wood imported into Europe. The plan does not impose binding trade restrictions (the scheme is voluntary) but it rather attempts to support country efforts to suppress illegal logging and trade by discouraging markets for products that cannot be validated as legally sourced.
Asia Forest Partnership and the Congo Basin Forest Partnership. Both of these regional initiatives were launched at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002. Their objective is to facilitate country cooperation in various areas, many of which are exposed to illegal activities. Both partnerships include country governments as well as a wide range of relevant stakeholders including international organizations and civil society groups.
The United States President's Initiative against Illegal Logging. The United States launched the President's Initiative against Illegal Logging in 2003. The goal of the Initiative is to assist developing countries to combat illegal logging, trade of illegally sourced timber products and corruption. It focuses on the countries of the Congo Basin, the Amazon Basin, Central and South America, and Southeast Asia.
The United Kingdom's Illegal Logging Programme. This three-year programme, launched in October 2002, aims at facilitating reforms by national, regional and international institutions to address the problem of illegal logging and international trade in illegally harvested timber. It focuses on improved governance of the forests in West and Central Africa.
Virtually all international organizations dealing with natural resource use have programmes aimed at improving forest law compliance. The World Bank Forestry Strategy prominently includes actions aimed at promoting forest law compliance. The Bank also hosts the Programme on Forests (PROFOR), a multidonor initiative established in 1997. Its objectives include enhancing accountability in the forest sector, improving understanding of forest law enforcement, supporting empirical research to fill information gaps and assessing possible tools to facilitate enforcement. ITTO supports several countries in designing and implementing programmes for forest law enforcement and has undertaken an analysis of trade data discrepancies that can be related to illegal trade (see Chapter 6). FAO hosts the National Forest Programme Facility, a multidonor support mechanism that helps countries strengthen their knowledge basis and provides assistance to facilitate broader stakeholder participation as well as legal and policy reform. These international organizations offer multiple possibilities to countries committed to fighting illegal activities in the forest sector. They can assist governments in rationalizing their policy and legislative framework, in training staff responsible for planning, monitoring and enforcement or by providing technical assistance programmes to support forest operators with the design and implementation of forest management plans.
Local, national and international NGOs can be strategic allies to improve law compliance in the forest sector, if governments are open to cooperating with such organizations. There are many NGOs active in the forest sector and they have played a key role in raising the issue of forest law enforcement on the international agenda. The role of Global Witness as an independent forest monitor/observer has already been discussed above. Global Forest Watch, established under the World Resources Institute, has carried out concession monitoring work in several countries that has led to improved government supervising of forestry operations. The Environmental Investigation Agency, working with local NGOs in countries such as Indonesia and Cambodia, has compiled evidence of illegal activities and assisted governments in bringing perpetrators to justice. The Nature Conservancy and WWF have begun an alliance to promote sustainable forest management and curb illegal logging and international illegal timber trade in Indonesia (Box 47). Partnerships with such NGOs promote transparency and can often catalyze forest law enforcement activities by governments.
Increasing the efficiency of the public forest administration often requires many more resources than are available in most countries. Relatively low-cost options do however exist, including to:


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"Sometimes it's a bit hairy when we are getting to our position when there are rounds and mortars coming down around us," he said.
"It's also a bit scary going into the buildings because they haven't been cleared and we don't know if they have left any booby traps for us. But once we are here they don't know where we are and it feels OK.
"I've killed two people for definite. When I got the first guy they brought up a second, and when I shot him they didn't send any more. I shot somebody else, but he went over a wall so I couldn't see what had happened to him."
A sniper could hold back a whole regiment. "The only thing that can beat a sniper is another sniper," he said.
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