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The NoMad Hotel
Our interview with the designers of New York's new boutique hotel
You know a neighborhood has made it in New York when it receives its own abbreviated nickname. The latest addition to the map is NoMad—short for North of Madison Square Park—which is also fittingly the name of Andrew Zobler's newest lifestyle hotel. Zobler, who is also responsible for the Ace Hotel across the street, was initially drawn to the distinct architecture along that section of Broadway. While the Ace set the neighborhood in a thrilling new direction, Zobler set his sights on the preserved facade of the NoMad to create something entirely new. "The challenge from an overall perspective was that we didn't want to do anything that was duplicative of The Ace—we wanted to compliment it," he says. "That was the impetus for going with something that felt more luxury, more European and more romantic." Using the Beaux-Arts style facade of the newly opened NoMad Hotel as inspiration for the interior, Zobler tapped French architect Jacques Garcia to complete his vision.
"What we really wanted was to explore Jacques at his roots, so we found a photograph of an apartment that he lived in when he was in his 20s in Paris, and you can see in the image the very early stages of the Garcia style—but much more bohemian and eclectic," explains Zobler. "It was that image that we wanted to achieve—his very early work." Garcia, who is behind Paris' sleek Hotel Costes, sourced many of the NoMad furnishings directly from France, including a 200-year-old-fireplace.
Also brought over from France is Parisian boutique Kitsuné, now located within the NoMad thanks to Zobler's young business partner Tanner Campbell. Says Zobler, "He identified the Kitsuné folks as having this sort of style that fit the hotel. We wanted to find people who were really talented but were also idiosyncratic."
From the inside out, the hotel boasts a distinctive feeling that mixes European hospitality with downtown NYC details. We checked in with Garcia to learn a little more about his design process for the NoMad, from the opulently dark hotel bar to the bright, spacious bedrooms.
What drew you to tackle the NoMad Hotel project?
The fact that a lot of Americans (especially New Yorkers) are fascinated by the Hotel Costes in Paris encouraged me in a way to accept the challenge. With this Parisian success, from my experience, most New Yorkers who visited Paris visited the Hotel Costes property at least once—either for dinner or to say overnight. I wanted to find the same craze in New York for the NoMad Hotel—which, in my opinion, has both a French and American spirit.
What about the original space did you find inspiring?
The building is extraordinary. The fact that it was a historical building was a blessing for me. I was also very impressed by the views of the city from the rooms. Also, the volume of the ground floor enabled us to build the central veranda, which recalls the Hotel Costes courtyard.
What was your main goal when defining the interior aesthetic of the NoMad Hotel? What do you want every guest to experience with their stay?
My goal for public spaces in a general way is often the same. I had to go through the 1980s during which the public spaces were all white or grey and the lights were so white and cruel that the women looked like they were 20 years older. This didn't please men, and therefore, men wouldn't be interested in seducing women under such conditions. With the NoMad Hotel, I tried to do the exact opposite. This philosophy will be the case for all my future creations because these public spaces are made for encounters—and not to be satisfied from a specific aesthetic.
You've defined luxury as knowledge. So, what defines the luxury component of The NoMad?
The luxury component of the NoMad is the simplicity in the sophistication with a feeling of eternity.


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Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago is a parliamentary democracy governed by a prime minister and a bicameral legislature. The population was approximately 1.3 million. Tobago has a House of Assembly that has some administrative autonomy over local matters on that island. In the 2002 elections, which observers considered generally free and fair, Prime Minister Patrick Manning's People's National Movement (PNM) secured a 20 to 16 seat victory over the United National Congress (UNC). The civilian authorities generally maintained effective control of the security forces.
While the government generally respected the human rights of its citizens, there were problems in some areas:
- police killings during apprehension and deaths in custody
- police and guard abuse of detainees and prisoners
- poor prison conditions
- violence against women
- inadequate services for vulnerable children
- lack of opportunities for persons with disabilities
a. Arbitrary or Unlawful Deprivation of Life
The government or its agents did not commit any politically motivated killings; however, 13 persons died during the year while in police custody or at the hands of police.Section 1 Respect for the Integrity of the Person, Including Freedom From:
On May 6, a policeman shot Mervyn Caton during communal celebrations at Point Fortin; he died in the hospital on May 19. The case was scheduled for a court hearing early in 2006. On May 27, an off-duty policeman shot and killed an unidentified man who had allegedly pointed his gun at the policeman during an attempted robbery of a taxi driver. This case was still under investigation by the police at year's end.
On October 11, police officers killed Jameel Alexander and Anthony Ellis during an exchange of gunfire in Port of Spain; on October 29, police officers killed Calvin Campbell, whom they were attempting to arrest on charges of kidnapping, robbery, and arms possession; and on November 23, police reportedly killed accused murderer Damian Gould, who had escaped from a police holding cell in Scarborough, Tobago. At year's end all three cases were under investigation by the complaints division of the police service.
The number of killings of innocent citizens at the hands of gangs and individual criminals rose sharply: there were 386 such killings, surpassing the 259 citizens killed in 2004.
There was no definitive resolution of the investigations into any of the persons killed by police during 2004, including Galene Bonadie and Noel Stanley.
In April and July, the director of public prosecutions reiterated his request for a police report of the circumstances surrounding the 2001 death of Marcel McLeod, allegedly killed in a shootout with police. By year's end, however, the report had not been produced.
In August authorities ordered a retrial in the case of a prison officer charged with the 2001 death of prisoner Anton Cooper, but it had not taken place by year's end.
b. Disappearance
While there were no reports of politically motivated disappearances, there was a substantial increase in criminal kidnappings, including kidnappings for ransom. During the year 235 citizens were kidnapped, including 54 for ransom, compared with 177 and 28 respectively, during 2004.
A growing number of citizens and some commentators believed that corrupt police officers were involved in kidnappings. In August authorities arrested two members of the special reserve police for their alleged role in a kidnapping characterized by the media as "high-profile" because the two victims were sons of a well-known businessman and one of the police officers was himself a member of a prominent family. Authorities had the two officers under investigation at year's end.
c. Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Although the constitution and law prohibit such practices, there were credible reports of police officers and prison guards mistreating individuals under arrest or in detention.
According to prison authorities, there were two cases before the courts at year's end in which prisoners charged prison guards with assault and battery. During the year authorities suspended 12 prison guards and pressed charges against 2 of them for poor conduct on the job, including possession of narcotics and provision of cell phones to inmates, reportedly under threat of violence. According to prison authorities, out of a prison guard complement of 2,050, 36 guards were under suspension and investigation for behavior incompatible with service as a law enforcement officer.
At year's end investigations and legal proceedings continued in the 2004 case of Camille Mitchell, who claimed that she suffered a miscarriage as a result of police mistreatment during a search of her home.
A court dismissed the 2004 case in which a Golden Grove Remand Center inmate sued five officers and the Attorney General's Office, claiming that prison guards beat him with a hose and sexually assaulted him with a wooden baton. The court determined that the inmate's allegations lacked substance.
A 2003 lawsuit, in which Danesh Mahabir charged police officers with assault, battery, and unlawful detention, continued in the courts at year's end.
Prison and Detention Center Conditions
Conditions in the prison system's eight facilities were upgraded but continued to be harsh. A 2002 government report on the prison service and the broader criminal justice system recommended transforming the system to focus on rehabilitation. To fulfill this goal, the government initially focused on overcrowding and unsanitary conditions at the Port of Spain prison. According to the newly appointed prison service commissioner, the number of prisoners at this facility, originally designed to accommodate 250 inmates, was reduced from 900 in 2004 to 650 at year's end. The number of prisoners in each 10- by 10-foot cell also was reduced from a maximum of 14 or more to a maximum of 5. The most recently built maximum-security prison in Arouca helped relieve the overcrowding at the Port of Spain prison. Other improvements included repainting, better lighting, improved toilet facilities, and more hygienic food service arrangements.
Significant staff shortages compelled the prison service to decrease the "airing" time provided to prison inmates. This issue served as the basis of a complaint filed against the prison service by death row inmate Alladin Mohammed, which was still pending at year's end.
Pretrial detainees were held separately from convicted prisoners, usually in the remand section of the same facilities as convicted prisoners. However, convicted prisoners often were held in the remand section until they exhausted their appeals.
The government permitted prison visits by independent human rights observers, but the Ministry of National Security must approve each visit. Following prison visits during the year, members of the Criminal Bar Association first threatened legal action if the government did not take steps to improve prison conditions, and then filed two constitutional motions in the high court in an effort to apply greater pressure upon the prison service. Those motions were pending at year's end.
d. Arbitrary Arrest or Detention
The law prohibits arbitrary arrest and detention, and the government generally observed these prohibitions.
Role of the Police and Security Apparatus
The Ministry of National Security oversees the police service, the prison service, and the defense force. The police service maintains internal security, while the defense force is responsible for external security but also has certain domestic security responsibilities. An independent body, the Police Service Commission, makes hiring and firing decisions in the police service, and the ministry has little direct influence over changes in senior positions.
The national police force comprises 9 countrywide divisions, including 17 specialized branches, and has approximately 7 thousand members. The Police Service Commission, in consultation with the prime minister, appoints a commissioner of police to oversee the police force. Municipal police under the jurisdiction of 14 regional administrative bodies supplement the national police force. The Special Anticrime Unit, composed of both police and defense force personnel, combats violent crime-- including kidnappings for ransom--and carries out other security operations.
Police corruption continued to be a problem. On a number of occasions during the year, the authorities apprehended members of the police in connection with illegal drugs, firearms possession, and other illicit activities. The Police Complaints Authority receives complaints about the conduct of police officers for transmittal to the Complaints Division of the Police Service where uniformed officers investigate them. The authority simply monitors the division's investigations and its disciplinary measures. However, Police Service Commission restrictions limit the division's ability to dismiss police officers. The facts that the Police Complaints Authority has no power to investigate complaints and that those investigating complaints against the police are themselves police officers eroded the public's confidence in the entire police complaints process.
Arrest and Detention
A police officer may arrest a person either based on a warrant issued or authorized by a magistrate, or without a warrant when the officer witnesses the commission of an alleged offense. Detainees, as well as those summoned to appear before a magistrate, must appear in court within 48 hours. In the case of more serious offenses, the magistrate either commits the accused to prison on remand or allows the accused to post bail, pending a preliminary inquiry. Detainees were granted prompt access to a lawyer and to family members.
There is a functioning bail system, although persons charged with murder, treason, piracy, and hijacking are ineligible. Where bail is refused, magistrates advise the accused of their right to an attorney and, with few exceptions, allow them access to an attorney, once they are in custody and prior to any interrogation. In December parliament passed a bill that precludes the granting of bail to any person charged with kidnapping for ransom for a period of 60 days following the charge, as well as to individuals who have already been convicted twice of violent crimes.
The minister of national security may authorize preventive detention in order to preclude actions prejudicial to public safety, public order, or national defense, in which case the minister must state the grounds for the detention. There were no reports that the authorities abused this power.
There were no reports of political detainees.
Lengthy pretrial detention resulting from heavy court backlogs and an inefficient judicial system continued to be a problem. Out of a prison population of 3,730, 1,573 inmates were waiting to be tried at year's end. While the law requires waiting times for magistrate's court hearings to be no longer than 10 days, criminal indictees often waited months, if not years, for their trial dates in the high court.
e. Denial of Fair Public Trial
The law provides for an independent judiciary, and the government generally respected this provision in practice. The judiciary provided citizens with a fair judicial process, albeit at a slow pace due to backlogs and inefficiencies.
The judiciary is divided into the Supreme Court of Judicature and the Magistracy. The Supreme Court is composed of the high court and a court of appeal. The Magistracy includes the summary courts and the petty civil courts. Civil matters can be heard by both the high court and petty civil court, with the petty civil court authorized to hear only cases involving damages of up to $2,500 (TT$15 thousand).
Trial Procedures
Magistrates try both minor and more serious offenses, but in the case of more serious offenses, the magistrate must conduct a preliminary inquiry. Trials are public, and juries are used in the high court. Defendants have the right to be present, are presumed innocent until proven guilty, and have the right to appeal. While all defendants have the right to consult with an attorney in a timely manner, an attorney is provided at public expense to defendants facing serious criminal charges, and the law requires the provision of an attorney to a person accused of murder. Although the courts may appoint attorneys for indigent persons charged with indictable offenses (serious crimes), an indigent person may refuse to accept an assigned attorney for cause and may obtain a replacement. Defendants can confront or question witnesses against them, can present witnesses and evidence on their own behalf, and have access to government-held evidence relevant to their cases.
Both civil and criminal appeals may be filed with the local court of appeal and ultimately with the Privy Council in London.
Although the regional Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), intended to be a final court of appeal for member states, was inaugurated in April, the government had not passed legislation for it to play this role. The CCJ has a separate original jurisdiction whereby it interprets and applies, for all 15 member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the treaty which established CARICOM as well as the agreement creating the Caribbean Single Market and Economy.
In a September 16 speech marking the opening of the annual law term, Chief Justice Satnarine Sharma described progress made during the year in modernizing some dilapidated court buildings and measures to speed up trials, such as replacement of antiquated court reporting systems with new audio-digital recording equipment as well as more efficient case management procedures. However, he also criticized declining behavioral standards and ethics on the part of certain members of the bar, citing a case in which he said the prosecuting attorney cross-examined a witness as brutally as if she were one of the accused murderers in the dock.
Political Prisoners
There were no reports of political prisoners.
f. Arbitrary Interference with Privacy, Family, Home or Correspondence
The law prohibits such actions, and the government generally respected these prohibitions in practice.
Section 2 Respect for Civil Liberties, Including:
a. Freedom of Speech and Press
The law provides for freedom of speech and of the press, and the government generally respected these rights in practice and did not restrict academic freedom or access to the Internet. An independent press, an effective judiciary, and a functioning democratic political system combined to ensure freedom of speech and of the press.
In May the telecommunications authority disseminated for public comment a proposed broadcasting code of conduct, in what it claimed to be an effort to moderate the interracial animosity which characterized some of the country's talk shows. However, media and broadcasting professionals and their associations criticized the plan so harshly as an infringement on the right to free speech that the authority withdrew the proposed code for possible redrafting at a later time.
b. Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association
The law provides for freedom of assembly and association, and the government generally respected these rights in practice.
c. Freedom of Religion
The law provides for freedom of religion, and the government generally respected this right in practice.
The government limits the number of foreign missionaries allowed to enter the country to 30 per denomination. Missionaries must meet standard requirements for an entry visa and must represent a registered religious group. They may not remain in the country for more than three years at a time, but may re-enter after a year's absence.
Societal Abuses and Discrimination
There were no reports of societal abuses or discrimination, including anti-Semitic acts. The Jewish community was very small.
For a more detailed discussion, see the 2005 International Religious Freedom Report.d. Freedom of Movement within the Country, Foreign Travel, Emigration, and Repatriation
The law provides for these rights, and the government generally respected them in practice.
The law prohibits forced exile, and it was not used.
In 2000 the government acceded to the 1951 UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 protocol, but the government had not passed legislation to implement its obligations under the convention. The government cooperated with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other humanitarian organizations in assisting refugees and asylum seekers. The government placed asylum seekers in the care of the Living Water Community, a local Catholic social services agency, while their cases were reviewed by UNHCR and final resolution reached. Pending parliament's approval of legislation implementing the UN convention and its protocol, the Ministry of National Security's immigration division handled all requests for asylum on a case-by-case basis.
The government did not provide temporary protection to persons who may not qualify as refugees, but the Living Water Community provided such persons with needed social services.
Section 3 Respect for Political Rights: The Right of Citizens to Change Their Government
The law provides citizens the right to change their government peacefully, and citizens exercised this right in practice through periodic, free, and fair elections held on the basis of universal suffrage.
Elections and Political Participation
The most recent national election was held in 2002, and observers found it to be generally free and fair. The two major political parties are the PNM, which is primarily but not exclusively Afro-Trinidadian, and the UNC, which is primarily but not exclusively Indo-Trinidadian. A majority of voters in the 2002 national election supported the PNM, which retained control of the government.
There were 18 women in the 67-seat legislature, excluding the female president of the Senate; 9 women in the cabinet; and 10 female judges on the high court and the court of appeal. Both major political parties reached out to voters from relatively small ethnic minorities, such as the Chinese, Syrian, Lebanese, and European-origin communities, and members of these groups held important positions in government. There were six members of these minorities in the legislature and two members of minorities in the cabinet.
Government Corruption and Transparency
There was a widespread and growing public perception of corruption in the country.
In April there were reports that Minister of Works and Transport and PNM Party Chairman Franklyn Khan and Minister of Energy and Energy Industries Eric Williams had received bribes from Dansam Dhansook, a local PNM councilman and businessman. While Williams maintained his innocence, Khan resigned his cabinet post in May. In November authorities arrested Khan and charged him with six counts of misbehavior in public office for allegedly accepting $20 thousand (TT$120 thousand) for providing a contract to Dhansook's firm for seismic services. In December Khan resigned his PNM party chairmanship, and the case against him was still in the courts, pending further investigation. At year's end authorities continued to investigate the allegations against Williams.
The courts continued to hear a case that implicated the most senior members of the 1995-2001 UNC government in embezzlement and bid-rigging on the Piarco Airport expansion project. In May authorities arrested former UNC Prime Minister Basdeo Panday and charged him with corruption for accepting a bribe that allegedly led the Panday government to favor a contractor on the Piarco project. Panday, UNC party chairman and leader of the opposition, spent some days in jail before being released on bail. After a brief court hearing in December, the matter was adjourned until 2006.
A committee of experts continued to work on reform of the public procurement regime that would enhance public accountability and reduce opportunities for corruption by government officials.
The Integrity in Public Life Act mandates that public officials disclose their assets, income, and liabilities to an integrity commission. However, a growing number of officials and candidates for public office were reluctant to comply with this provision, claiming that such disclosures would make them and their families a target of the increasing number of criminals engaged in kidnappings for ransom. Panday continued to contest a 2002 arraignment under this act for allegedly failing to declare a London bank account during his tenure as prime minister. After Panday tried unsuccessfully through the entire court system to have the charge against him dismissed, the case was scheduled for its first hearing in early 2006.
In December the Integrity Commission reportedly exempted judges from the disclosure provisions, which led eight independent members of the Senate, who are appointed by the president, to argue that they too should be exempted. At year's end the Integrity Commission formally requested the high court to rule on the constitutionality of exempting judges from the disclosure provisions of the Integrity in Public Life Act.
The Freedom of Information Act provides for public access to government documents, upon application. When critics charged that a growing number of public bodies were exempted from the act's coverage, the government countered that the exemptions were intended to avoid frivolous requests and searches for information.
Section 4 Governmental Attitude Regarding International and Nongovernmental Investigation of Alleged Violations of Human Rights
A number of domestic and international human rights groups generally operated without government restriction, investigating human rights cases and publishing their findings. Government officials generally were cooperative and responsive to their views.
The ombudsman investigates citizens' complaints concerning the administrative decisions of government agencies. Where there is evidence of a breach of duty, misconduct, or criminal offense, the ombudsman may refer the matter to the authority competent to take appropriate remedial action. The ombudsman has a quasi-autonomous status within the government and publishes a comprehensive annual report. In 2004 the ombudsman resolved 954 complaints, received 1,012 new complaints, and continued investigating 2,664 complaints carried over from previous years.
In 1999 the government withdrew from the American Convention on Human Rights. The convention states that such an action does not release a government from its obligations under the convention with respect to acts taken prior to the effective date of denunciation. In February and March the Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued rulings on cases predating the government's withdrawal; by year's end the government had not provided any official or public reaction to the rulings.
Section 5 Discrimination, Societal Abuses, and Trafficking in Persons
The government generally respected in practice the constitutional provisions for fundamental human rights and freedoms for all without discrimination based on race, origin, color, religion, or gender.
Many community leaders asserted that abuse of women, particularly in the form of domestic violence, continued to be a significant problem. The law provides for protection orders separating the perpetrators of domestic violence, including abusive spouses, from their victims, as well as for penalties that include fines and imprisonment. While reliable national statistics were not available, women's groups estimated that from 20 to 25 percent of all women suffered abuse. Increased media attention to domestic violence resulted in a clear shift in public opinion from past views that had held that abuse of women in the home was a private matter.
NGOs charged that police enforcement of the law often was lax. According to both the government and NGOs, enforcement was weakened following the 1996 decentralization of the community policing unit specially trained to handle crimes against women. The Division of Gender Affairs (DGA) in the Ministry of Community Development, Culture, and Gender Affairs operated a 24-hour hot line for victims of rape, spousal abuse and other violence against women, referring callers to 8 shelters for battered women, a rape crisis center, counseling services, support groups, and other assistance.
Although rape, including spousal rape, is illegal and punishable by life imprisonment, the courts often handed down considerably shorter sentences. Both the government and NGOs estimated that many incidents of rape and other sexual crimes were unreported, partly due to perceived insensitivity on the part of the police.
Prostitution is illegal, and the authorities continued to monitor, investigate, and prosecute major operators believed to be engaged in soliciting for prostitution. In September authorities apprehended 28 women (26 Colombians and 2 Venezuelans) working in the capital's "red-light" district after they had entered the country illegally.
There are no laws specifically prohibiting sexual harassment. Although related statutes could be used to prosecute perpetrators of sexual harassment, and although some trade unions have incorporated antiharassment provisions in their contracts, both the government and NGOs suspected that many incidents of sexual harassment went unreported.
Women generally enjoyed the same legal rights as men, including employment, education, and inheritance rights. There are no laws or regulations requiring equal pay for equal work. While equal pay for men and women in public service is the rule rather than the exception, both the government and NGOs noted considerable disparities in pay between men and women in the private sector, particularly in agriculture.
The DGA had primary government responsibility for the protection of women's rights and women's advancement and sponsored income-generation workshops for unemployed single mothers, nontraditional skills training for women, and seminars for men on redefining masculinity.
A lack of funds and expanding social needs challenged the government's ability to carry out its commitment to protect the rights and welfare of children.
Education is free, compulsory, and universal up to the age of 12. The Ministry of Education estimated that 89 percent of school-age children attended school. Public education is available through the age of 20, and most students achieved the equivalent of a high school diploma. Some parts of the public school system failed to meet the needs of the school-age population due to overcrowding, substandard physical facilities, and occasional classroom violence. The government committed resources to building new facilities and expanded access to free secondary education.
Medical care for children was widely available, with equal access for girls and boys.
The Domestic Violence Act provides protection for children abused at home. Abused children removed from the home were first assessed at a reception center for vulnerable children and then placed with relatives, government institutions, or nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). There was one reception center for vulnerable children. The Coalition against Domestic Violence operated Childline, a free and confidential telephone hot line, e-mail address, and Web site for at-risk or distressed children and young persons up to age 25. In 2004 Childline received 3,184 calls, 74 percent from girls and 26 percent from boys.
The law defines a child as under 18 years of age, outlaws corporal punishment for children, and prohibits sentencing a child to prison. Under the Marriage Act, the minimum legal age of marriage is 18 for both males and females. However, in practice the minimum legal age of marriage is determined by the distinct laws and attitudes of the various religious denominations: under the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act, the minimum legal age of marriage is 16 for males and 12 for females, while under the Hindu Marriage Act and the Orisa Marriage Act, the minimum legal age of marriage is 18 for males and 16 for females.
Trafficking in Persons
Although the law does not specifically prohibit trafficking in persons, there were no substantiated reports that persons were trafficked to, from, or within the country. In the event of trafficking, perpetrators can be prosecuted under several related laws, with penalties ranging from seven years' to life imprisonment. There were no prosecutions during the year.
The government had not designated a specific agency to combat trafficking in persons, and it sponsored no public awareness campaigns to address this issue during the year. However, in September the government cooperated with the International Organization for Migration in a seminar on trafficking in persons as a first step in promoting an understanding of trafficking in persons and assessing the extent of its prevalence in the country. Domestic NGOs were available to provide care and protection to trafficking victims.
Persons with Disabilities
There are no statutes either prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability or mandating equal access for the disabled to the political process, employment, education, transportation, housing, health-care, and other citizen services. In practice persons with disabilities faced discrimination and denial of opportunities in the form of architectural barriers, employer reluctance to make necessary accommodations that would enable otherwise qualified job candidates to work, an absence of support services to assist children with special needs to study, lowered expectations of the abilities of persons with disabilities, condescending attitudes, and disrespect. According to the NGO Disabled People's International (DPI), the parliament building as well as many polling stations were inaccessible to wheelchair users. A 116-day demonstration led by DPI against National Flour Mills, a major public-private enterprise, in 2003 for its refusal to consider job applicants with severe disabilities for employment, did not prompt a change in corporate policy but did raise media and public awareness of the exclusionary practices and unequal treatment suffered by persons with disabilities.
The national library is widely regarded by the disabled community as a model of barrier-free design and genuinely equal service to patrons with disabilities. In January the University of the West Indies inaugurated, at its St. Augustine campus, a "disability studies" program in its department of behavioral sciences. At year's end the university was adding a research capability to complement its classroom activity in this subject area. In February a court was notified that the Prison Service Commission promoted prison officer Graeme Lewis to prison supervisor retroactively. Lewis had been passed over repeatedly for promotion after being confined to a wheelchair when an escaped convict shot him in 1990.
National/Racial/Ethnic Minorities
The country's diverse racial and ethnic groups lived together in what appeared on the surface to be peace and mutual respect. However, nonviolent racial tensions regularly emerged between Afro-Trinidadians and Indo-Trinidadians who each comprised approximately 40 percent of the population.
Indo-Trinidadians and persons of European, Middle Eastern, and Asian descent predominated in the private sector, and Indo-Trinidadians also predominated in agriculture. Afro-Trinidadians were employed heavily in the civil service, the police, and the defense force. Some Indo-Trinidadians asserted that they were not equally represented in senior civil service and protective service positions and among winners of state-sponsored housing grants and scholarships. In addition some Indo-Trinidadians denounced the use of the Trinity Cross as the country's highest honor, claiming that its Christian motif was not representative of a multireligious society.
Indigenous People
A very small group of people identified themselves as descendants of the country's original Amerindian population. The government effectively protected their civil and political rights, and they were not subject to discrimination.
Section 6 Worker Rights
a. The Right of Association
The law provides that all workers, including those in state-owned enterprises, may form and join unions of their own choosing without prior authorization. The law also provides for the mandatory recognition of a trade union when it represents 51 percent or more of the workers in a specified bargaining unit. According to the National Trade Union Center, one of two umbrella organizations in the labor movement, some 22 to 24 percent of the workforce was organized in approximately 25 active unions. Most unions were independent of government or political party control, although the Sugar Workers' Union historically was allied with the UNC. A union also may bring a request for enforcement to the Industrial Court, which may order employers found guilty of antiunion activities to reinstate workers and pay compensation, or may impose other penalties including imprisonment.
b. The Right to Organize and Bargain Collectively
The law allows unions to conduct their activities without interference, to participate in collective bargaining and to strike, and the government protected these rights in practice. However, employees in "essential services," such as police and teachers, do not have the right to strike. These employees negotiate with the government's chief personnel officer to resolve labor disputes. In May the International Labor Organization (ILO) criticized the government's definition of "essential services" as too broad and urged parliament to pass legislation to narrow the definition. There was no official response to the ILO request. There were no significant legal strikes during the year.
There are several export processing zones where the same labor laws are in effect as in the rest of the country.
c. Prohibition of Forced or Compulsory Labor
Although the law does not specifically prohibit forced or compulsory labor, including by children, there were no reports that such practices occurred.
d. Prohibition of Child Labor and Minimum Age for Employment
The minimum legal age for workers is 12 years. Children from 12 to 14 years of age may work only in family businesses. Children under the age of 18 may work legally only during daylight hours, with the exception that 16- to 18-year-olds may work at night in sugar factories. The Ministry of Labor and Small and Micro Enterprise Development and the Social Services Delivery Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister are responsible for enforcing child labor provisions. However, enforcement was not consistent since there was no comprehensive government policy on child labor and no formal mechanisms for receiving, investigating, and resolving child labor complaints.
There was no organized exploitation of child labor. A 2004 study by the UN Children's Fund estimated that 2 percent of children from 5 to 14 years of age were engaged in paid work.
The government had not passed implementing legislation for ILO conventions 182 and 138, both of which it has ratified. The National Steering Committee on the Prevention and Elimination of Child Labor completed a comprehensive draft national policy on child labor, which awaited cabinet approval at year's end.
e. Acceptable Conditions of Work
The national minimum wage is $1.50 (TT$9.00) per hour, which did not provide a decent standard of living for a worker and family. Actual wages varied considerably among industries, and most workers earned more than the minimum wage. The labor ministry enforced minimum wage regulations effectively.
The law establishes a 40-hour workweek, a daily period for lunch or rest, and premium pay for overtime. The law does not prohibit excessive or compulsory overtime.
The law establishes health and safety standards in certain industries and provides for inspections to monitor and enforce compliance. The law protects workers who file complaints with the labor ministry regarding illegal or hazardous working conditions. If complainants refuse to comply with an order that would place them in danger, and if it is determined upon inspection that hazardous conditions exist in the workplace, the complainants are absolved from blame. A number of highly publicized industrial accidents during the year galvanized the trade union movement into pressuring the government, through street demonstrations, to put into effect a stronger Occupational Safety and Health bill that parliament had already passed and to which the president had already assented. However, the government was intent on amending the bill and did not submit a revised bill to parliament by year's end.

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LONG BEACH - Margo Martinez says the volunteers at the AIDS Food Store of Long Beach were "given a gift" to help individuals with HIV or AIDS.
For 27 years, the AIDS Food Store, which is located at Christ Chapel of Long Beach, has operated a free weekly or bi-monthly food distribution. Participants do not have to be members of the church; the only requirement is to have an HIV diagnosis.
And for 27 years, Martinez, 75, has volunteered at the food store and now serves as the interim director.
The food store started in 1985, at the dawn of the AIDS epidemic. It was a time when many churches - and large parts of the American public - shunned, ostracized and cast vitriol at gay men with AIDS.
The members at Christ Chapel, however, opened their arms to these men, even when neighbors protested against the food store. When Christ Chapel opened its doors in 1981, it was Long Beach's first gay friendly church.
"Some people in the neighborhood didn't want us doing the food store," Martinez said. "They didn't want to see people here. They would walk across the street to avoid people waiting in line at the church."
But the church didn't yield to the animosity.
"It was a gift we were given to take care of these men. We were called to take care of our brothers who needed taking care of," said Martinez. "God provided for us to do this. We weren't afraid. The job had to be done. We never turned anyone away."
The food store started when food baskets were distributed to seven members of the church who had AIDS and were too sick to work and couldn't support themselves, Martinez said.
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"People got very sick back then. There weren't any meds to keep them going. They couldn't work. They didn't have any money. It was a trying time," she said.
"We thought it would get better, but things got worse. We lost so many people. It was a sad and difficult time. It was horrible."
The church first started a weekly food distribution serving about 125 people a week.
Apart from donations from non-church-goers, the congregation helped stock the food shelves, Martinez said.
"People came with a Bible in one hand and a bag of groceries in the other hand," she said.
The demand from the community was so large that in 1992 the food store received its own 501 C-3 nonprofit status.
About six years ago, the food store became bimonthly, serving about 80 people a week.
Even though the demand has dropped, the food store will continue, said Greg Thompson, head pastor at Christ Chapel.
"As long people are living with HIV and AIDS in our community, we will be here to do the food store," Thompson said.
Martinez joined the church in 1983.
"I was a wild woman. I spent time in the bars and dated a lot," she said.
"I was married twice, but it didn't work out. I never understood why until I started dating a woman."
A friend eventually persuaded her to attend Christ Chapel, which was then located on South Street in North Long Beach in a converted garage at the pastor's home.
Even though the church was small in size, it embraced Martinez with a large, warm heart, she said.
"People were friendly and welcoming," Martinez said. "It felt good. It felt right."
But it took a while before Martinez became a member of the congregation, she said.
"I was an alcoholic," Martinez said. "My Saturday nights conflicted with my Sunday mornings.
"But my relationship with God became more important than my relationship with alcohol."
Thompson said Martinez is "the face of Christ Chapel."
"Our church works primarily with the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, who many times feel alienated or isolated from the church because of vitriol things people have said," he said. "But she goes out of her way to make them feel welcome.
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When Assault Weapons Deter The Good Guys
Yesterday's mass shooting at an IHOP in Carson City, Nevada was the latest in the long line of attacks involving the use of high-capacity magazines. In addition to the multiple 30-round magazines, the shooter reportedly employed an AK-47 [1] assault weapon.
The presence of high-capacity magazines was ignored by several media outlets, some [2] not even [3] mentioning [4] the high number of bullets [5] fired. But one witness' account that was widely covered provided insight about how assault weapons can make defensive intervention, armed or unarmed, impossible.
Gun advocates are always quick to take to the airwaves blaming gun free zones and suggest more guns could have prevented virtually any shooting. But like the attempted assassination of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) this mass shooting wasn't in a gun free zone and an armed civilian was present but unable to prevent the shooting.
Local store owner Ralph Swagler considered intervening, but was deterred by the assault weapon wielded by the shooter. As reported by The Associated Press [6]:
Ralph Swagler said he grabbed his own weapon, but said it was too late to stop the shooter, who charged into the IHOP through the front doors."
I wish I had shot at him when he was going in the IHOP," said Swagler, who owns Locals BBQ & Grill.
"But when he came at me, when somebody is pointing an automatic weapon at you -- you can't believe the firepower, the kind of rounds coming out of that weapon."
Promoting concealed carry of guns [7] generally and particularly in places such as bars is a primary goal of the gun lobby. Their justification is that more guns would deter or enable intervention against criminals. But they also lobby strongly against prohibitions on assault weapons [8], such as AK-47s and their variants.
One can clearly see the NRA's goal of promoting easy access to assault weapons and concealed carry come into conflict as a legal assault weapon deterred civilian intervention.
Law enforcement is currently examining if the gun in question was fully automatic or semiautomatic. If Swagler was mistaken it was an understandable mistake.
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MONROE — A Monroe corrections officer was taken to a local hospital Wednesday after being assaulted by an inmate, according to police.
The corrections officer, 56, was treated and released. Investigators believe he was punched in the face during a religious service at an activities building in the Minimum Security Unit. He was knocked backward and struck his head on a door.
The inmate, 59-year-old Allen Pavese, was being held Thursday in segregation, Monroe Correctional Complex spokeswoman Susan Biller said.
Pavese is serving time for a 2008 bank robbery in Moses Lake, according to articles in the Columbia Basin Herald newspaper.
The alleged assault was reported just before 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Preliminary police reports said the assault took place outside the chapel where Monroe corrections officer Jayme Biendl was strangled by inmate Byron Scherf in 2011.
Corrections officials on Thursday afternoon clarified the location.
Scherf was convicted of first-degree aggravated murder and sentenced to death earlier this month. The chapel was closed for months after the killing.
Monroe police are investigating Wednesday's incident as a potential case of third-degree assault, spokeswoman Debbie Willis said.
Prison officials also plan an internal review of what happened.
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The fire was first reported shortly before 6 p.m., according to county fire dispatch officials, in the 11200 Kiowa Place near Kiowa Road.
Around 6:15 p.m., there was an alert issued reporting an active gas leak on the property, according to initial dispatch reports.
Firefighters from county are assisting Apple Valley Fire Protection District firefighters with the blaze.
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As far as the US, Israel's actions certainly involve and affect the US, and by same token US does enter into Israel's calculations. Israel leaders have common sense, so will grasp the obvious fact that it's better for them to get the US entangled in a war with Iran than not. Americans should be aware of that, and not foolishly brush that idea aside as somehow US centric or insufficiently respectful of Israel's capabilities and intentions. It's not the main Israeli goal obviously, and their go/no-go decision in striking Iran doesn't necessarily hinge on it. But if at the margin Israel can help get the US entangled in a war with Iran, without it being too obvious that's their intent, it's in the Israeli national interest to do so, and so their leaders are duty bound to try.
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That's an entirely US-centric line of thought. Israel isn't the Svengalian manipulator of world and ME politics that it would take for that to be possible. In fact, it's an almost a stereotypical Jewish-world-conspiracy type of proposition. I'd suggest exercising extreme caution in trying to carry it further.
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That's an entirely US-centric line of thought. Israel isn't the Svengalian manipulator of world and ME politics that it would take for that to be possible. In fact, it's an almost a stereotypical Jewish-world-conspiracy type of proposition. I'd suggest exercising extreme caution in trying to carry it further.It's not US centric to deal with the implications of Israel's actions in a key region for the world's leading power and Israel's main ally. And the rest if is the kind of asinine name calling that often obscures this issue. I never said Israel had absolute power to get the US involved in a war with Iran, or it would just do that and not go to war itself, would have already. So clearly it doesn't. But the plain fact is that if Israel decides it needs to go to war with Iran, it's better off if it get the US into a war with Iran along with it. This is a simple common sense extension of the view that Israel must (or may have to) go to war with Iran to counter an existential threat. If considerations like pride and complete indepedence of action trump the need to counter the threat, then it's obviously not a life and death situation. And the US is more capable militarily v Iran if it chooses to join the war. Those are just facts, nothing to do with any conspiracies. If Israel decides to go to war with Iran as matter of national life and death, it would want to draw the US into that war, if possible. It's no different from stating the obvious fact that Britain preferred the US get involved in the world wars on it side, before and independent of the US coming around to seeing things the same way, and tried to make that happen, as far as possible.
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Interesting article. It does not have to be correct and it does still argue that Israel wants war with Iran.http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/13/why-israel-really-advocates-war-on-iran/
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jim3au:Why oh why are you so fixated on this alleged Israeli fascination with direct, active US involvement? The guy that's going to lead the decisionmaking process, even if he can't make it all by himself, has already said that he'll do it without the US if he has to. That's the only actual data point we have on Israel and US involvement. The rest is pure speculation, much of it, as I have already pointed out, based on fantastic, magical thinking.
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Truth be told Sergeante, I do forget the details of Nimble Archer but yet again I think you are plain wrong. The operations Nimble Archer and Praying Mantis were in a totally different context and time1) In 1988, Iran and Iraq were at war. The USA was in the middle trying to keep oil coming out of the Gulf. Israel is not Iraq and Saddam Hussein is not Benjamin Netanyahu. The USA has picked sides even more decisively than she did in 1987.2) Ronald Reagan was President of the United States of America. There are many large differences between Reagan and Obama. One is that Barack Obama is standing for re-election and Ronald Reagan was in the last year of his last term. President Obama is a poll driven political animal ruthlessly fighting for re-election. The retaliation may in part be driven by domestic US politics. My expectation is that Obama will avoid being called "soft" by hammering Iran.3) Praying Mantis was at least in part, retaliation for a mine hitting a USN frigate. The attack was not directly aimed at the USA but at ships using the Gulf. The Samuel B Roberts was not lost and no lives were lost. This would be an attack aimed directly at the USA intending to harm Americans directly and indirectly. I can't see America ignoring an attack like they did the Iraqi attack on another vessel. It is the directly intended malice that will not be forgiven.4) Your assertion that the US will "use carefully controlled and clearly announced punitive strikes that do not threaten the Iranian regime or its military power centers, and act defensively otherwise" is most unlikely because the US positively does want regime change. Regime change was not an issue in 1988.5) How you can suggest that Praying Mantis did not threaten Iran's military power centres, I do not know. You Americans tried to sink every Iranian navy ship you could. I am suggesting that the USN will be told to do something like that again, just more successfully.6) Where you get the idea of "carefully controlled and clearly announced punitive strikes" from I still do not know. As if that happened in Praying Mantis? Some of the contributors to this forum were close to the action in Praying Mantis and I would give weight to their opinions. My recollection is that there was a general brawl with some limits. It is those limits that I would expect to be removed. There will be no Iranian aircraft warned away. I would expect them to be blown up.7) Praying Mantis was illegal. A direct attack on US vessels [in the Gulf] is an act of war. That changes the legal situation somewhat. I can't know how the USA will respond to that but I do not think you are on the money with your suggestions either. The US has chosen to ignore attacks on her vessels if it suited her. USS Liberty and the USS Stark being a couple that come to mind. I can't see the US response to an act of war by Iran in an election year being small. But neither was Praying Mantis.Please let me say again Sergeante, we actually agree, as the article did too, that Israel attacking Iran will not automatically get the US involved. The US does not want to be involved or there would be USAF aircraft with the Israeli Air Force. We also agree that the US would try to be somewhat measured in her response to an Iranian provocation. Where we disagree is that if an attack by Israel on Iran results in Iran retaliating directly and seriously, against the USA, then Israel will have gotten America involved in the conflict. But I say again, I do not think that the USA wants to be involved in the conflict and Iran does not want the USA involved in the conflict either.
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OPMFor what its worth, I was manning MT 52 DURING OPM,we assumed that things where going to escalate at any moment in that tit for ta escapade. And for WIW, we hit the platforms 33 out of 36 rounds and took an Nactive roleN in arrainging the meeting of ALLAH with the crew of 1 Iranian PG. Things can go from bad to red hot in seconds in that regionSmall world Guns, we were in the same neighborhood at that time but I was riding a much smaller boat. Op Prime Chance---))))jim3au wrote:4) I think that regime change should be top of the priorities even if it is not.I have to agree with you Jim. Come November the Chi Town bag boy's regime gets it's eviction notice effective January.As far as the Mullahs, AKA Iranian Regime, is concerned "regime change" is far too mild and ultimately an ineffective solution. What Iran requires is regime extermination AKA JUSTICE, total destruction of it's nuclear program and reduction (with great prejudice) of their military and terrorist capabilities to the point they no longer pose a major threat to the straights of Hormuz and other nations. I don't care to do any nation building in Iran and after accomplishing the above would be happy to leave them to butchering each other, as in indigenous regime change---)))) It is the only way that some sort of security can be gained for the Gulf in general and Israel in particular. I expect that you will agree with that so you need to think about you suggestion that the USA will not try to strike at the regime instead of Iran's military.5) I have been trying to think of why the USA should limit what she targets in retaliation. Expense? Do not want to provoke Iran and her allies? Keep international allies on side? Personally, I think that the USA will grab the opportunity to uncomplicated the problems of defending the USN. [Sink everything that floats and blow up everything that flies.] Damn good start Jim--)))PS I did remember a few of the facts about Praying Mantis. So do I---))))
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The Middle Tennessee Medical Center (MTMC) Foundation's second annual Wine Around The Square (WATS), benefitting the Power of Pink, is Friday, Sept. 20, beginning at 6 p.m. in downtown Murfreesboro around the historic Square. The MTMC's Power of Pink program provides diagnostic breast cancer services to Rutherford County women who are uninsured and underinsured.
"Last year's event, our first, was so much fun," said event co-chair Rita Ash. "It was the first crisp fall evening and we had 600 people who came out to enjoy the cool evening walking, talking, tasting wines and enjoying great food and conversation. This year, we want to invite even more Rutherford County friends and neighbors to buy a ticket, come join in the fun and help provide diagnostic breast cancer screenings for Rutherford County women who can't afford those medical services on their own."
Wine Around the Square is a casual, fun evening outdoors, featuring a progressive wine tasting with more than 75 wines at multiple retail and office venues around the Square. Each venue will be staffed with volunteers who will describe and pour wine as well as offer a water rinse of the wine glasses before visitors proceed to the next station. Last year's event raised more than $120,000 to fund breast cancer screening and testing.Â
Live music will be playing at multiple venues throughout the evening. Booked musicians include the Michael Toman Quartet; Bobby Howard, DJ; John Ward, Mid-South Mobile DJs; and DJ Jimmy Mansfield.Â
The event check-in will be at the south end of the downtown Square, near retail stores The Write Impression, Sugaree's and FunTiques. Paid guests will receive an admission bracelet, a Wine Around the Square-etched signature wine glass and instructions for the evening. Parking is located at the City Center Parking garage located off Vine Street or south Church Street.
In addition to the progressive wine tasting, guests will enjoy tasty snacks throughout the evening, courtesy of the following local restaurants, including:Â Five Senses, Slick Pig, Jim 'N NIcks, Peter D's and Kirkenburt's Smokehouse.
The seeds of Power of Pink were planted eight years ago when Patty Marschel's best friend, Susan Loyd, whispered to her the chilling words, "I have breast cancer." The following year, Patty chaired a golf and tennis tournament to benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation, which ignited her passion to do something to benefit local women.  Then, Rita Ash and Leslie Akins joined Patty to develop a wine and cheese event to help women here in Rutherford County. The Power of Pink effort blossomed, and the group eventually partnered with Anne Davis and the MTMC Foundation to increase Power of Pink's reach within the community.Â
Patty's friend Susan has fully recovered from her bout with cancer, and today, the Power of Pink continues to help more local women every year to provide early breast cancer detection and to increase survival rates. Â
Tickets may be purchased at winearoundthesquare.org for $75 each.Â
Proceeds of the 2013 Power of Pink Wine Around the Square event benefit the Our Mission in Motion mobile mammography coach operated by St. Thomas Health and Susan G. Komen. The coach serves a number of Power of Pink patients; event proceeds provide for a portion of the nurse navigator's salary, and pay for local, indigent women's mammograms and breast cancer care.Â
During the last fiscal year, the Our Mission in Motion coach visited Rutherford County 29 times and performed 329 mammograms, 35 percent of which were charity care. In addition, $88,843 Power of Pink monies have been spent this year for mammograms and/or biopsies for 529 indigent women. All funds raised at Wine Around The Square will remain in Rutherford County and will help provide care for Rutherford County women.
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Why am I not conceiving?
I am 34 and have 2 girls aged 2 and 3. My eh and I have been trying conceive for 5 months. We fell pregnant very easily with our first 2 but not this time. My cycle has changed in the last 6 month. Very long cycles, (normally 32) days but now more like 45. I am not even sure if/when I am ovulating. Usually I can tell with CM changes, I have never charted anything before because that was very reliable. Now, I do not have the same egg white CM that I usually get during ovulation - slight changes, but not like usual. The first day of my last period was 1/6/12 and I am still not sure if I have ovulated yet.
Has anyone else had changes like this in their cycle and conceived? I am worried the might be something wrong.
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Hi TIA,
The lack of good "egg white" quality cervical mucus is just one sign that your hormones are out of balance. The lack of regular cycles is another.
My first thought is that you may have developed PCOS. You may want to rule this out either by having the doctor look at your ovaries by a scan, or by taking an online test which will help you to determine whether you have it or not. The PCOS test would be a good "first step".
My second thought is that you could be peri-menopausal. When I was your age, I had a difficult time conceiving, so I worked closely with my nutritionist, who said I was peri-menopausal. I had regular cycles, but I wasn't ovulating. We were able to turn it around so that I was able to conceive again (I had 2 more children, my last just a month before my 41st birthday).
The average age of menopause in Australia is between 51-52 years of age. The average age in the USA is 52 1/2 years of age. Yet I've talked to a number of women who said they went through menopause in their mid 30's. Each woman is different - some earlier, some later.
Go ahead and take the PCOS online test and let me know your results. If it's looking like there could be a connection between your absent cycles and PCOS, then be sure to list the areas that the test found, that could be contributing to the challenge.
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Taylor Swift & Katy Perry Reunite In Fantastic 'Chained To The Style' Mashup (LISTEN)
We may never see the day when Taylor Swift and Katy Perry make nice and collaborate on a song together, but the pop titans, or at least their hits, have come together in the form of a new mashup called "Chained To The Style."
For the minute-and-a-half mashup, which surfaced on Tuesday (February 14), listeners hear the vocals from Swift's severely underrated 1989 single, "Style," layered atop the instrumental of Perry's newest single, "Chained to the Rhythm." Not so coincidentally, both cuts feature production from pop hitmaker Max Martin. Even if this reunion only lives on a 88-second fan-made mashup, we'll take it.
Take a listen to "Chained To The Style" below!
Katy Perry & Taylor Swift in "Chained To The Style" #mashup pic.twitter.com/s4jXjYkvUm— Andrew (@ajhmate) February 14, 2017
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Internal Revenue Bulletin: 2011-1
January 3, 2011
Following is a list of revenue procedures requiring payment of a user fee or an administrative scrutiny determination user fee.
Rev. Proc. 2011-4, this Bulletin, provides procedures for issuing letter rulings, information letters, etc., on matters relating to matters under the jurisdiction of the Commissioner, Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division.
Rev. Proc. 75-26, 1975-1 C.B. 722, sets forth the general procedures of the Internal Revenue Service for the processing of applications for exemption under § 4975(c)(2).
Rev. Proc. 87-50, 1987-2 C.B. 647, as modified by Rev. Proc. 91-44, Rev. Proc. 92-38, Rev. Proc. 2002-10, 2002-1 C.B. 401, and Rev. Proc 2010-48, 2010-50 I.R.B. 828 sets forth the procedures of the Service relating to the issuance of rulings and opinion letters with respect to the establishment of individual retirement accounts and annuities (IRAs) under § 408, the entitlement to exemption of related trusts or custodial accounts under § 408(e), and the acceptability of the form of prototype simplified employee pension (SEP) agreements under §§ 408(k) and 415.
Rev. Proc. 92-24, 1992-1 C.B. 739, provides procedures for requesting determination letters on the effect on a plan's qualified status under § 401(a) of the Code of plan language that permits, pursuant to § 420, the transfer of assets in a defined benefit plan to a health benefits account described in § 401(h).
Rev. Proc. 92-38, 1992-1 C.B. 859, provides notice that individual retirement arrangement trusts, custodial account agreements, and annuity contracts must be amended to provide for the required distribution rules in § 408(a)(6) or (b)(3) of the Code. In addition, Rev. Proc. 92-38 modifies the guidance in Rev. Proc. 87-50 with regard to opinion letters issued to sponsoring organizations, including mass submitters and sponsors of prototype IRAs.
Rev. Proc. 93-41, 1993-2 C.B. 536, sets forth the procedures of the Service relating to the issuance of an administrative scrutiny determination as to whether a separate line of business satisfies the requirement of administrative scrutiny within the meaning of § 1.414(r)-6.
Rev. Proc. 97-29, 1997-1 C.B. 698, describes model amendments for SIMPLE IRAs; guidance to drafters of prototype SIMPLE IRAs on obtaining opinion letters; permissive amendments to sponsors of nonSIMPLE IRAs; the opening of a prototype program for SIMPLE IRA Plans; and transitional relief for users of SIMPLE IRAs and SIMPLE IRA Plans that have not been approved by the Service.
Rev. Proc. 98-59, 1998-2 C.B. 727, as modified by Rev. Proc. 2010-48, 2010-50 I.R.B. 828 provides guidance on obtaining opinion letters to drafters of prototype Roth IRAs, and provides transitional relief for users of Roth IRAs that have not been approved by the Internal Revenue Service.
Rev. Proc. 2003-16, 2003-1 C.B. 359, sets forth guidelines for the implementation of the provision for a waiver of the 60-day rollover period described in section 644 of EGTRRA.
Rev. Proc. 2005-16, 2005-1 C.B. 674, revises and combines the Service's master and prototype (M&P) and volume submitter program into a unified program for the pre-approval of pension, profit-sharing and annuity plans.
Rev. Proc. 2011-6, this Bulletin, provides procedures for issuing determination letters on the qualified status of employee plans under §§ 401(a), 403(a), 409, and 4975(e)(7).
Rev. Proc. 79-62, 1979-2 C.B. 576, outlines the procedure by which a plan sponsor or administrator may request a determination that a plan amendment is reasonable and provides for only de minimis increases in plan liabilities in accordance with § 412(f)(2)(A) of the Code and § 304(b)(2)(A) of ERISA.
Rev. Proc. 90-49, 1990-2 C.B. 620, modifies and replaces Rev. Proc. 89-35, 1989-1 C.B. 917, in order to extend the effective date to contributions made for plan years beginning after December 31, 1989, to change the deadline for requesting rulings under the revenue procedure, to revise the information requirements for a ruling request made under the revenue procedure, to furnish a worksheet for actuarial computations, and to provide a special rule under which certain de minimis nondeductible employer contributions to a qualified defined benefit plan may be returned to the taxpayer without a formal ruling or disallowance from the Service.
Rev. Proc. 94-42, 1994-1 C.B. 717, sets forth a procedure for obtaining approval of an amendment to a qualified plan that, under § 412(c)(8), reduces the accrued benefits of plan participants.
Rev. Proc. 2000-41, 2000-2, C.B. 371, sets forth the procedure by which a plan administrator or plan sponsor may obtain approval of the Secretary of the Treasury for a change in funding method as provided by § 412(c)(5) of the Code and section 302(c)(5) of ERISA.
Rev. Proc. 2004-15, 2004-1 C.B. 490, sets forth procedures for requesting waivers of the minimum funding standard described in § 412(d) and the issuance of such waivers by the office of the Director, Employee Plans, Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division.
Rev. Proc. 2004-44, 2004-2 C.B. 134, outlines the procedure by which a plan administrator or plan sponsor may request and obtain approval for an extension of an amortization period in accordance with § 412(e) of the Code and section 304(a) of ERISA.
Rev. Proc. 2007-37, 2007-1 C.B. 1433, provides guidelines for requesting letter rulings for substitute mortality tables for certain defined benefit plans as a result of section 102 and 112 of the Pension Protection Act of 2006.
Rev. Proc. 80-27, 1980-1 C.B. 677, as modified by Rev. Proc. 96-40, 1996-2 C.B. 301, provides procedures under which recognition of exemption from federal income tax under § 501(c) may be obtained on a group basis for subordinate organizations affiliated with and under the general supervision or control of a central organization. This procedure relieves each of the subordinates covered by a group exemption letter from filing its own application for recognition of exemption.
Rev. Proc. 2011-9, the next Bulletin, sets forth revised procedures with regard to applications for recognition of exemption from federal income tax under §§ 501 and 521.
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With the pending resignation of Taylorsville Mayor Russ Wall, the city needs someone to fill his position for the last year of his term, which ends Dec. 31, 2013. The salary is $82,472 a year.
The city council plans to officially post the job during a meeting scheduled for Friday evening.
The deadline to apply is Jan. 4. Applicants need to be a registered voter and a Taylorsville resident for the past 12 months. In addition, they cannot be a convicted felon.
Applicants can fill out an application online at www.taylorsvilleut.gov/ beginning late Saturday or in person at City Hall, 2600 W. Taylorsville Blvd. (5325 South) beginning Wednesday.
City Council members will interview applicants at a Jan. 9 public meeting, then vote on the replacement.
Wall announced Thursday that he plans to take a job as director of public works and regional development for Salt Lake County. He is resigning as mayor effective Jan. 8 after serving seven years in the position.
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Americas Syria Policy Emboldens Assadand Iran (WEEKLY STANDARD) BY JAMIE M. FLY AND ROBERT ZARATE / BLOG 05/01/12)
Source: http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/america-s-syria-policy-emboldens-assad-and-iran_643043.html
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Bashar al-Assads security forces have brazenly slaughtered more than 10,000 Syrian civilians, and injured or detained tens of thousands more, since the anti-regime protests began in March 2011. Despite these facts, Americas policy towards Syriaa terror-sponsoring government that is Irans closest ally in the Arab World, a possessor of weapons of mass destruction, and a supporter of foreign fighters that killed American troops in Iraqremains incoherent and ineffectual.
Indeed, President Obama still refuses to forcefully back up his August 2011 demand that Assad step down. Consider his high-profile speech at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum last week: He rightly condemned Assads mass murders, but showed only enough resolve to announce more sanctions against Syrian officials and the formation of a new Atrocities Prevention Board. The fecklessness of the announcement surely was not lost on Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor, who critically said in his introduction of the president, So in this place we may ask: Have we learned anything from [the atrocities of the Holocaust]? If so, how is it that Assad is still in power?
Meanwhile, Congress is still struggling to find its collective voice on Syria. Take last weeks debate over a non-binding resolution (S. Res. 435) by Senators Bob Casey (D, Penn.) and Marco Rubio (R, Fla.) that calls for democratic change in Syria. During the Senate Foreign Relations Committees markup of the resolution, several Republican lawmakers argued for an amendment to remove language reaffirming that it is the policy of the United States that the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people cannot be realized so long as Bashar al-Assad remains in power and that he must step aside. Although the committee rejected the proposed amendment and eventually passed the Casey-Rubio resolution in a 13-6 vote, it is shameful that any member of Congress would even countenance the notion that Assads departure may not be in Americas interest.
There remains, however, a solid core of lawmakers that is continuing to work for greater U.S. involvement in Syria. During a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee last week, Senator John McCain (R, Ariz.) rightly lambasted the ceasefire plan in Syria brokered by former U.N. secretary general Kofi Annan and backed by the Obama administration. McCainwho recently joined Senators Joe Lieberman (ID, Conn.), Lindsey Graham (R, S.C.), Jon Kyl (R, Ariz.), Kelly Ayotte (R, N.H.), and John Hoeven (R, N.D.) to introduce a non- binding resolution (S. Res. 424) that recognizes the right of the Syrian people to defend themselveseven cornered senior administration officials into conceding that the Annan plan is failing.
In March, the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously approved an amended version of the Syria Freedom Support Act (H.R. 2106) by Chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R, Fla.) and Congressman Eliot Engel (D, N.Y.). In particular, the legislation imposes harsher sanctions on the Syrian energy and financial sectors, as well as the Assad regimes proliferation activities, and also authorizes the State Department to provide financial and political assistance to carefully vetted foreign and domestic entities that are seeking to facilitate a democratic transition in a post-Assad Syria. But it remains to be seen how the Syria Freedom Support Act, which was subsequently referred to four other House committees, will progress in the weeks and months ahead.
Whats deeply troubling is that, while Washington keeps wringing its hands over how to halt the crisis in Syria, the Assad regime is continuing to use mass violence to maintain its hold on power. Fortunately, there are things the United States can do to advance its strategic and moral interests in Syria and the wider Middle East. As the Foreign Policy Initiative (where we work) and the Foundation for Defense of Democracies have argued, the president should work closely with Congress to:
§ Initiate and intensify direct contact with the Free Syrian Army and associated forces, and provide them with a full range of assistance, including self-defense aid;
§ Establish safe zones for civilians within Syrian territory; and
§ Use limited retaliatory airstrikes against select Syrian military targets in order to protect the safe zones.
If the United States still cant bring itself to stop the mortally wounded Assad regime (which lacks nuclear weapons) from murdering its own people and destabilizing its neighbors, then how likely is it to deal with much harder cases in the Middle Eastlike a nuclear-armed Iran that starts inflicting Syria-like mass atrocities on its own people or menacing its own neighbors? Indeed, not only Damascus and Tehran, but also Americas allies and partners throughout the world, are waiting and watching to see whether the Obama administration and Congress will truly side with the Syrian people and show resolve against Assad.
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Expert elicitation into Bayesian networks, Part 4 of 4: eliciting a conditional probability table
Low-Choy, Samantha (2011) Expert elicitation into Bayesian networks, Part 4 of 4: eliciting a conditional probability table. In Third Annual Conference of the Australasian Bayesian Network Modelling Society (ABNMS2011), 21-24 November 2011, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD. (Unpublished)
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During the first four weeks of the season, the seven public high schools in Hall County have played a total of 23 games.
One of the perks of my job as a sports writer is to catch so many moments on the athletic fields in the moment. It helps put things into proper context and perspective. I've seen the thrill of victory through the eyes of those on the team, and agony of defeat unfiltered. Then, there's the moments that simply go under the category of 'did that really just happen'?
First let's get this cleared up: games are not won and lost by one player. Football's just not that kind of sport. For any measure of success, 11 separate pieces must form one cohesive force.
Gainesville-North Hall doesn't have many things typically associated with great rivalries.
I am going to make a couple of coaching observations I have been thinking about for a while.
Truly, the one and only game that captures my attention on the high school football calendar is upon us this week: Gainesville vs. North Hall. With the high school season and college season overlapping, most of my attention during the fall is centered exclusively around the University of Georgia's game for the weekend, and if possible, seeing kids locally on the high school field that the Bulldogs are targeting.
After a three-year stretch in which it nearly choked the competitive life out of high school football in Northeast Georgia, the era of the blowout has ended.
At the end of week 2, we still have three undefeated teams in Hall County: Flowery Branch, which has been impressive in pitching two shutouts; West Hall which is coming off a winless season; and North Hall, which beat a very good Jefferson team last Friday and faces perennial power St. Pius X on Friday at the Brickyard.
One of the good things about high school football, is that coaches can plug in athletes - regardless of size - into unconventional positions.
It's going to get easier. Repeat after me.
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