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2011 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - Comoros
|United States Department of State
|Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
|Publication Date
|24 May 2012
|Cite as
|United States Department of State, 2011 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - Comoros, 24 May 2012, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/4fc75aacc.html [accessed 16 November 2018]
|This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States.
The Union of the Comoros is a constitutional, multiparty republic. The country consists of three islands – Grande Comore (also called Ngazidja), Anjouan, and Moheli – and claims a fourth, Mayotte, which France governs. In November and December 2010 elections were held to choose a new union president as well as governors for each of the three islands. Serious electoral irregularities on the island of Anjouan noted by some observers were not sufficient to change the outcome of the national contests, and the constitutional court upheld the results of the elections. On May 26, former vice president Ikililou Dhoinine became president of the Comoros. Security forces reported to civilian authorities.
Official corruption, bribery in particular, was a pervasive problem in the government at all levels. Children were subject to various forms of abuse from violence to forced labor, including the worst forms of child labor, and trafficking in persons. The government did not effectively enforce laws providing protections of worker's rights.
Other human rights problems reported during the year included poor prison conditions, long pretrial detention, restrictions on press freedom, violence and societal discrimination against women, and criminalization of consensual same-sex sexual activity.
Impunity for violations of human rights existed. The government rarely took steps to prosecute, much less punish, officials anywhere in the government who committed abuses.
Section 1. Respect for the Integrity of the Person, Including Freedom from:
a. Arbitrary or Unlawful Deprivation of Life
During the year there were no confirmed reports the government or its agents committed any politically motivated killings. However, in June 2010 Colonel Combo Ayouba, a senior army officer, was assassinated at his home in Moroni. At year's end an investigation continued, and the chief of staff of the Comoran Defense Forces was under house arrest for his possible role in the killing (see section 1.e).
b. Disappearance
There were no reports of politically motivated disappearances.
c. Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
The constitution and laws prohibit such practices. During the year there were no reports government officials employed them.
Prison and Detention Center Conditions
The detention facility in Moroni was known as the national prison. There were detention facilities as well on Anjouan and Moheli. The military detained security personnel in its own facilities. National or island-level authorities used these various detention facilities as deemed appropriate, and detainees could be transferred from either Anjouan or Moheli to Grande Comore depending upon the nature of the offense.
The limited available information indicated that prison conditions remained poor. Detainees and prisoners normally received a single meager meal per day. They depended on family members to supplement their diet; those with no relations in the area suffered. Common problems included nonpotable water, inadequate sanitation, overcrowding, inadequate medical facilities, and poor diet. During the year there were no reports of deaths of prison inmates.
The national prison in Moroni accommodated a maximum of 150 persons under crowded conditions. Consistent records of prison populations were not available. Authorities held pretrial detainees with convicted prisoners.
Prisoners and detainees were permitted reasonable access to visitors and Muslim religious observance. Prisoners could also bring complaints to the attention of authorities; however, investigations or follow-up actions almost never occurred.
The government permitted visits by independent human rights observers.
There were some documented improvements in conditions in the Badjo detention facility on Moheli island, where a renovation included a new cellblock, potable water and sanitation infrastructure, and beds.
d. Arbitrary Arrest or Detention
The constitution and law prohibit arbitrary arrest and detention, and the government generally observed these prohibitions.
Role of the Police and Security Apparatus
Six separate security forces report to four different authorities. Union government forces include the Army of National Development and the Gendarmerie, which report to the president's Cabinet Director for Defense (equivalent of minister); and the National Directorate of Territorial Safety (immigration and customs) under the Minister of Interior, Information, and Decentralization. Each of the three islands also has its own local police force under the authority of its ministry of interior.
Impunity was a problem, and there was no mechanism to investigate police abuses. Police and security forces participated in training on civil-military relations, public health, and peacekeeping operations.
Arrest Procedures and Treatment While in Detention
The law requires warrants for arrests and permits detainees to be held for 24 hours, although these provisions were not always respected in practice. The prosecutor must approve continued detention. A tribunal informs detainees of their rights, including the right to legal representation. The law provides for the prompt judicial determination of the legality of detention, and detainees must be promptly informed of the charges against them. In practice these rights were inconsistently respected. The law describes a bail system under which the individual is not permitted to leave the country. Some detainees did not get prompt access to attorneys or families. The law also requires the state to provide an attorney for indigent defendants, but this rarely occurred. Formal procedures described under the law were subject to unpredictable, inconsistent, and broad variations in actual practice.
Pretrial Detention: Pretrial detention was a problem. By law pretrial detainees can be held for only four months, but this period can be extended. Detainees routinely await trial for extended periods for reasons including administrative delays, case backlogs, and time-consuming collection of evidence. Some extensions lasted several months.
e. Denial of Fair Public Trial
The constitution and law provide for an independent judiciary, and the government generally respected judicial independence in practice. However, judicial inconsistency, unpredictability, lack of payment of salaries, and corruption were problems.
Trial Procedures
The law provides for the right to a fair trial for all citizens. Under the legal system, which incorporates French legal codes and Shari'a (Islamic law), trials are open to the public, and defendants are presumed innocent. Juries deliberate criminal cases. Defendants have the right to consult an attorney; indigent defendants have the right to have one provided at public expense. Defendants may be present, access government-held evidence, question witnesses, and present witnesses and evidence on their own behalf. There is an appeal process. The formal procedures described in the law were subject to unpredictable, inconsistent, and broad variations in actual practice. Defendants rarely received legal counsel at public expense.
Political Prisoners and Detainees
In August 2010 the government put General Mohamed Amiri Salimou, chief of staff of the Comoran Defense Forces, under house arrest for his possible role in the killing of Colonel Combo Ayouba (see section 1.a.). In April the Court of First Instance acquitted Salimou and all but four of the 30 persons arrested with him of the charge of rebellion without pronouncing on the charge of murder. The four were sentenced to one year in prison; three have been held in solitary confinement. The investigation into the charge of killing Combo continued, and Salimou remained under house arrest, with no date set for his trial by year's end.
Civil Judicial Procedures and Remedies
There is an independent but not impartial judiciary for civil matters. Officers of formal courts frequently asked for payment from parties before the court in the course of exercising their functions. Administrative remedies were rarely available, although citizens with influence had access to such alternatives. Court orders were inconsistently enforced.
f. Arbitrary Interference with Privacy, Family, Home, or Correspondence
The constitution and law prohibit such actions, and the government generally respected these prohibitions in practice.
Section 2. Respect for Civil Liberties, Including:
a. Freedom of Speech and Press
Status of Freedom of Speech and Press
The constitution and law provide for freedom of speech and press.
Freedom of Press: The union government partially limited press freedom by publicly criticizing journalists who wrote controversial articles, and journalists on all three islands practiced self-censorship. According to the Comoran Federation of Human Rights, in March the outgoing administration of President Mohamed Sambi pressured the state-run newspaper Al Watan and the independent newspaper Al Balad to suspend their editor in chief and director, respectively, for articles critical of the long transition period and delays in inaugurating President Ikililou.
Internet Freedom
There were no government restrictions on access to the Internet or reports the government monitored e-mail or Internet chat rooms. Individuals and groups could engage in the expression of views via the Internet, including by e-mail.
Academic Freedom and Cultural Events
There were no government restrictions on academic freedom or cultural events.
b. Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association
The constitution and law provide for freedom of assembly and association, and the government generally respected these rights in practice.
c. Freedom of Religion
See the Department of State's 2010 International Religious Freedom Report.
d. Freedom of Movement, Internally Displaced Persons, Protection of Refugees, and Stateless Persons
The constitution and law provide for freedom of movement within the country and foreign travel, and the government generally respected these rights in practice. No specific constitutional or legal provisions deal with emigration and repatriation.
The government cooperated with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and other humanitarian organizations in providing protection to internally displaced persons, refugees, returning refugees, asylum seekers, stateless persons, and other persons of concern.
Protection of Refugees
The law does not provide for the granting of asylum or refugee status, and the government has not established a system for providing protection to refugees. In practice, although very few refugees sought asylum, the government provided protection against the expulsion or return of refugees to countries where their lives or freedom would be threatened on account of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.
Section 3. Respect for Political Rights: The Right of Citizens to Change Their Government
The constitution and law provide citizens the right to change their government peacefully, and citizens exercised this right in practice through periodic, free, and fair elections based on universal suffrage.
Elections and Political Participation
The constitution provides for a rotating union government presidency in which every four years each island takes a turn at holding a primary for three presidential candidates. The constitution thus restricts, by island, those eligible to run for the presidency. However, aside from the rotation principle, anyone is free to run for election.
Recent Elections: In November and December 2010, elections were held to choose a new union government president, as well as governors for each of the three islands. The turn passed to Moheli. From the original 10 candidates (all natives of Moheli), Mohelian voters selected three to run in the national election. Although some observers noted serious irregularities on the island of Anjouan in the national election, these were not sufficient to change the outcome, and the constitutional court upheld the final election results. Former vice president Ikililou Dhoinine became the union president in May.
In December 2009 legislative elections were held for both the union national assembly (parliament) and the three island assemblies. These elections were also considered generally free and fair.
Participation of Women and Minorities: There was one woman in the 33-member National Assembly and three women in the 10-member cabinet. No minorities held National Assembly seats or ministerial posts in the union or island governments.
Section 4. Official Corruption and Government Transparency
The law provides criminal penalties for official corruption. However, the government did not implement the law effectively, and officials often engaged with impunity in corrupt practices, such as taking money for performing routine administrative services or doing favors. Resident diplomatic, UN, and humanitarian agency workers reported petty corruption was commonplace at all levels of the civil service despite the government's anticorruption campaign. Businessmen reported corruption and a lack of transparency, and the World Bank indicators reflected that corruption was a significant problem.
Corruption continued in the security forces. Citizens paid bribes to evade customs regulations, avoid arrest, and have police reports falsified. Some police personnel paid bribes to receive promotions.
The union Ministry of Justice is responsible for combating corruption. However, although public allegations of corruption were routine, the government did not charge, prosecute, or discipline officials.
Officials are subject to financial disclosure laws as of June 21. Presidential decree No. 11-103/PR implementing a 2008 Law on Transparency of Political, Economic, Financial and Social Activities requires all officials at union and island levels to declare their assets prior to entering office. Officials subject to the law submitted written declarations on taking office.
No laws provide for public access to government information. Those who have personal or working relationships with government officials can generally access government information, but members of the general public cannot.
Section 5. Governmental Attitude Regarding International and Nongovernmental Investigation of Alleged Violations of Human Rights
One domestic human rights organization and some international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) generally operated without government restriction, investigating and publishing their findings on human rights cases. Domestic NGOs largely supplanted government ministries in the provision of some functions, especially in health and education. Government officials were generally cooperative and responsive to their views.
The government cooperated with international organizations and permitted visits by representatives of the UN and other organizations. No outside visits were made during the year, but domestic human rights and other nongovernmental organizations used locally based UN personnel as a means of influencing the government. No reports or criticisms were issued.
Section 6. Discrimination, Societal Abuses, and Trafficking in Persons
Although the law prohibits discrimination based on race, gender, disability, language, or social status, there were reports of discrimination against women and persons with disabilities.
Rape and Domestic Violence: Rape is illegal and punishable by imprisonment of five to 10 years or up to 15 years if the victim is younger than age 15. However, the government did not enforce the laws on rape effectively. The law does not specifically address spousal rape, which occurred. Statistics were scarce, since many of these situations were settled within families or by village elders without recourse to the formal court system. Authorities believed the problem was widespread, as was overall sexual violence. For example, allegations of crimes of sexual aggression accounted for about half of all persons detained.
The law prohibits domestic violence. No reliable data were available on the extent of the problem. The government did not take any concrete action to combat violence against women. While women can seek protection through the courts in such cases, extended family or village elders customarily addressed such problems. Domestic violence cases rarely, if ever, entered the formal court system.
Sexual Harassment: Sexual harassment is illegal and punishable by up to 10 years' imprisonment. Although rarely reported due to societal pressure, such harassment was nevertheless a common problem, and the government did not effectively enforce penalties against it.
Sex Tourism: The Comoros is a source country for men and women subjected to sex trafficking. There are reports that foreign tourists frequented establishments where such trafficking occurred.
Reproductive Rights: Couples and individuals are generally free to choose the number and spacing of their children, and to have the information and means to do so free from discrimination, coercion, and violence. Modern contraceptive use among married women and girls ages 15-49 was approximately 19 percent, according to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). Existing health resources (including personnel, facilities, equipment, and drugs) were inadequate, making it difficult for the government to respond to the health needs of the population. According to the Population Reference Bureau, approximately 62 percent of births were attended by skilled personnel. The UNFPA estimated maternal mortality in 2008 to be 340 deaths per 100,000 live births. A general lack of adolescent reproductive health information and services led to unwanted pregnancies and increased morbidity and mortality among adolescent girls. These incidents were generally concealed for social and cultural reasons. There are no legal barriers preventing women from receiving treatment for sexually transmitted infections, but many hesitated to do so due to social and cultural concerns.
Discrimination: The law provides for equality of persons, and in general, inheritance and property rights practices do not discriminate against women. The local cultures on Grande Comore and Moheli are traditionally matrilineal, and all inheritable property is the possession of women. This cultural practice leads at times to what might be seen as discrimination against men in the inheritance of homes and land. Men retain the head-of-household role in society. Throughout the country, including on Anjouan, land and homes are usually awarded to women in case of divorce or separation. Societal discrimination against women was most apparent in rural areas where women were mostly limited to farming and child-rearing duties, with fewer opportunities for education and wage employment. In urban areas growing numbers of women were employed and generally earned wages comparable with those of men engaged in similar work; however, few women held positions of responsibility in business. The Ministry of Health, Solidarity, and Gender Promotion is responsible for promoting women's rights.
Birth Registration: Any child having at least one Comoran parent is considered a citizen, regardless of where the birth takes place. Any child born in the country is considered a citizen unless both parents are foreigners, although these children can apply for citizenship if they have lived in the country for at least five years at the time of their application. An estimated 15 percent of children were not officially registered at birth, although many of these situations were regularized subsequently. No public services were withheld from children who were not officially registered.
Education: Universal education is compulsory until the age of 12, but not tuition-free. The public education system was in severe disrepair; private schools, including madrassas, took up some of the slack. When families paid private school tuition, boys generally were more likely to attend schools than girls.
Child Abuse: The government did not take specific action to protect or promote children's welfare and did not enforce legal provisions that address the rights and welfare of children. Although there were no official statistics on child abuse, it was common and often occurred when impoverished families sent their children to work for wealthier families. The practice was most prevalent on Anjouan, where children were sent to the French department of Mayotte, where the population is ethnically related to that of Anjouan. There were also scattered reports of teachers raping students in some schools. Traditional societal networks rather than formal law enforcement investigations generally handled these cases.
Sexual Exploitation of Children: Child prostitution and child pornography are illegal. The law considers unmarried children under age 18 to be minors, and they are protected legally from sexual exploitation, prostitution, and pornography. The age of consent is 13. Anyone convicted of luring a child into prostitution is subject to a prison term of two to five years and a fine of 150,000 to one million Comoran francs ($417 to $2,778). There were no official statistics regarding these matters. There was evidence that children sent to work within the country or to Mayotte by family members, or enrolled in madrassas were sometimes subject to sexual abuse. The country was a source for children subjected to sex trafficking. Girls were exploited in prostitution on all three islands in rented houses, nightclubs, and hotels, often with the knowledge of their families or after being coerced by other young girls. There were reports that foreign tourists frequented these establishments.
International Child Abductions: The country is not a party to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
There was no known Jewish population, and there were no reports of anti-Semitic acts.
Trafficking in Persons
For information on trafficking in persons, see the Department of State's 2011 Trafficking in Persons Report.
Persons with Disabilities
The constitution and laws do not mandate access to buildings, information, and communication for persons with disabilities.
Handicap Comores, the country's nongovernmental center for persons with disabilities on Grande Comore, was run by a local NGO called Shiwe, or "Pillar." The center imported wheelchairs and prostheses.
There is no restriction on the right of persons with disabilities to participate in civic affairs.
Societal Abuses, Discrimination, and Acts of Violence Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Consensual same-sex sexual activity is illegal and can be punished by up to five years' imprisonment and a fine of 50,000 to one million Comoran francs ($139 to $2,778). During the year, however, no case of this nature came before the courts. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons generally did not publicly discuss their sexual orientation, due to societal pressure. There were no LGBT organizations.
Other Societal Violence or Discrimination
There were no reports of societal violence or discrimination against persons with HIV/AIDS.
Section 7. Worker Rights
a. Freedom of Association and the Right to Collective Bargaining
The law allows workers to form and join independent unions of their choice without previous authorization or excessive requirements. It provides for the right to strike, requiring an eight-day notification period and specification of the reason for and duration of the strike. The law includes a system for resolving labor disputes. Unions have the right to bargain collectively. The government, especially the ministries of finance and labor, sets wages in the large public sector, and imposes a minimum wage in the small private sector. The law allows unions to conduct their activities without government interference. The law does not prohibit antiunion discrimination by employers in hiring practices or other employment functions. There are no laws protecting strikers from retribution.
The law was not applied in the settlement of private-sector disputes, but was invoked unpredictably and inconsistently in labor disputes in the public sector. Worker organizations were independent of the government and political parties.
Workers exercised these rights in practice. There were no reports of instances of retribution against strikers. Common problems included failure to pay salaries regularly or on time, mostly in the government sector, and unfair and abusive dismissal practices such as firing employees without giving proper notice or paying the required severance pay. There were no incidents of antiunion discrimination during the year.
b. Prohibition of Forced or Compulsory Labor
The law prohibits forced or compulsory labor by adults with certain exceptions for obligatory military service, community service, and during accidents, fires, and disasters. The union government's civil protection unit may oblige persons to respond to disasters if it is unable to obtain sufficient voluntary assistance. There are no specific prohibitions against forced or compulsory child labor. The law was not applied during the year.
Forced child labor occurred in practice, particularly in agriculture (planting, weeding, harvesting), fishing, informal retail (selling goods on the street), and domestic service.
Also see the Department of State's 2011 Trafficking in Persons Report.
c. Prohibition of Child Labor and Minimum Age for Employment
Laws exist to protect children from exploitation in the workplace. The law establishes 15 as the minimum age for employment.
The government did not enforce such laws. The Ministry of Labor is responsible for enforcing child labor laws, but it did not actively or effectively do so. There were three labor inspectors (one for each island). These inspectors were responsible for all potential violations of labor law and did not focus only on child labor cases.
Children worked in subsistence farming, fishing, in the informal sector selling goods along roadsides, and extracting and selling marine sand. Children worked on food crops such as manioc and beans, and also on cash crops such as vanilla, cloves, and ylang-ylang (a flower used to make perfume). Some children worked under forced labor conditions, particularly in domestic service, roadside and market selling, and agriculture. In addition, some Qur'anic schools arranged for indigent students to receive lessons in exchange for labor, which sometimes was forced. Some families placed their children in the homes of wealthier families where they worked in exchange for food, shelter, or educational opportunities. Many children were not paid for their work.
Also see the Department of Labor's 2010 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor.
d. Acceptable Conditions of Work
The official estimate for the poverty income level is 250,000 Comoran francs ($700) per year.
Although the union government and local governments did not enforce the minimum wage law and workweek standards, unions had adequate influence to negotiate de facto minimum wage rates for different skill levels for unionized jobs. These provisions applied to all workers, regardless of sector or country of origin. In practice unions promoted this de facto minimum wage via their ability to strike against employers.
Some employers, particularly the government, were consistently remiss in paying salaries. Despite some strikes and other protests, the union government was unable regularly to pay government employees – including low-level officials, teachers, and medical workers – with arrears building up over years; most public sector employees did not receive more than one third of their expected pay in any given year.
No safety or health standards exist for worksites.


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Argus9: "Either Sony's trying to get more gamers into 3D TV technology, or we're just not buying it; either way, Sony is sticking to their guns, and Best Buy is offering their 3D TV bundle at the lowest price it's ever been."
BestBuy is simply trying get rid of the stock since nobody is buying this sh*t
I'd say it's a bit of this and a bit of that. 3D gaming is cool from what I've seen, but it's still a bit rough around the edges. This is really for early-adopters or those who love having the latest tech.
because 3D is not the future. It's the past that they have just been improving on till the present.
The future would be something like holography.
I may have to buy me a second one. Love my 24" 3D display. I use it as a computer monitor, and it's in my game cabinet (See pic). I just need more space. I just built the cabinet last week, so I'll have to put the 2nd monitor elsewhere.
Well... I just did it. Ordered a second. This price is just too good. My wife is gonna kick me in the nuts.
I dont think it will ever NOT be cheaper than ever.
it makes sense that it will always be cheaper than ever. if it goes up in price then ill be suprised
I just picked one up as well. Can't pass up such a good deal.
My only grip with it is the size. I want a 3D TV but for my living room and would love a big one at a discount... Oh well, I'm getting a 3D TV with passive shutters later this year anyway.
My cousin recently got one and I gotta say I'm impressed, it's actually as good as active shutters in detail, less dark and much cheaper (specially with the glasses, as I gotta pick up at least 4), the only downside I got was the view range a bit more restrict. Also it apparently don't cause as much headaches or sickness as active shutters (not that I personally suffered any in either system).
@ bishop-br
I can certainly understand wanting a bigger TV. I have a 42", 40", 32" and now 2x 24". I still have a PS3 and XBOX in the living room hooked to the 42"... great space for motion gaming and gaming with friends. I have my main game rig in my bedroom, where I used to use a 32" display. I thought I'd stick with the 32" display and use the 24" as a computer monitor, but the more I played on the 24", the more I liked it, and now it's where I prefer to play. I feel like I can see everything that is going on better on the 24" display, and my KDR reflects it. I can't say it would have the same results for you, but I like the display enough to buy a second, so that's saying something.
@Bishop-Br: Yeah, it's definitely not a living room TV. As most have said, it's great for a small bedroom / PC monitor setup. It's just barely larger than my PC monitor, at 22".
Cheap 3d Tv; yeah, I'll get that just because it's cheap, a HDTV, and it also does 3D.
When you can do it without glasses it will sell. Look at 3ds.
Btw... if im correct its a monitor not a tv.
instead of lowering the price here is a bright idea how about put it where all the other tvs and monitors are instead of putting it in gaming isle ! Seriously someone somewhere should be fired for that decision. Of course its not going to sell no one is going to go to the gaming isle to look for a tv they go where the tv department is.
I agree with you, but at the same time you could see this as a PS3 accessory, not just a TV. People wouldn't get much use out of Motorstorm Apocalypse if they didn't have a PS3, and I'm not sure how the 3D glasses, or the TV, work in absence of a PS3. Also, SimulView would be wasted on someone who doesn't own a PS3. Plus, the TV doesn't come with a remote. It's definitely a more niche item. Without a PS3, this is just a cheaper, smaller 3D TV.
it doesnt matter what dept these are in. I have seen them in the tv and gaming and yet nobody checks them out.
Now in other stores with 3d TV's, the glasses are usually broken. Places like costco and wal-mart just dont have the staff to watch over such things. So when people walk up and se they cant experience the effect, they keep on walking.
It's not a TV though, it's a monitor. You cannot watch tv on this and so putting alongside regular tv's will confuse people and you'll have alot of airy customers.
You can watch TV through it it just has to be through the HDMI cable. As a personal gaming TV, this TV is top notch. I would strongly recommend getting one. The only downside is the reflection off the screen in sunlight.
i already have a 32 1080p samsung, even though its old i dont want ot downgrade to 24.
Cool story, bro.
No one said you should buy a 24 inch TV to replace a 32 inch TV.
That was always the main problem with this display, it had to be at least 32" to have wider appeal. No one I know who plays console games uses anything smaller that 42".
I have a 37'' 1080p 200hz LG, which is in the living room. Play PS3 there however this would be great in my bedroom. It would be great for any bedroom to be honest.
Worst piece of [email protected] in the world...do not buy it unless your wiping your a$$ with money.
That's just stupid, money is far too rough, instead I use the money to buy hand knitted alpaca wool toilet "paper" :)
Don't listen to the trolls this is a great deal.
I got it for $250 with another game. Never was as cheap in canada as they say on that website.
Sony - PULSE Wireless Stereo Headset — Elite Edition $149.00
PlayStation 3D Display Bundle $169.00
I disagree. I know several people who have bought it, myself included, I think Sony/BestBuy is just trying to create more demand. It is a nice piece of Tech to have when you have a 3D game with couch co-op and a friend over (which I often do).
I honestly just wish it was a bit bigger.
I just bought it for 179.99 for the TV, glasses, MS:A and a HDMI cable. It`s an amazing amazing personal TV, the only downside is the reflection off of the screen in sunlight.
I just got it from Best Buy for $159.99 + $19.99 for the two year agreement. From what I read in reviews the warranty is a must. Some of the screens are borderline lemons out of the box.
dazzrazz is correct. 3D TV's dont translate well to the living room like they do on a gigantic movie screen. i dont like 3d in any format, i think its another gimmick to push to consumers to buy crap they dont need
i recommend this 3D Display to anyone who can use it as a PC monitor and for a second PS3! i got one recently and its a fantastic display!
I might but it and just use it as a small hdtv in my room. lol
if i lived in a dorm room, id get it but that little thing is useless for my living room.. My vita has a bigger screen than that.. Maybe a PS3 super slim, this, & uncharted 3 combo for my desk.. i just dont see myself playing anything beyond 30 mins on something that small.. Wait, can i still use netflix & hulu on my ps3 with this? Its a silly question but u never know, sometimes theres funny catches to things like this..
Your Vita has a bigger screen then that? I don't even...
sarcasm man.. Sarcasm.. That screen is just too damn small.. I have a 47 in & just cant see myself sitting all close to the tv in order to read tx or anything else for that matter... It would be cool for a desk but not a living area
hmmmm i was thinking about buying a new monitor and i just bought a Sony 3D tv but it didn't come with glasses. This kills 2 birds with one stone!
I suggest searching for more reviews and learning about "cross talk" and the limitation of the display (if it can be used as a 3D monitor for the PC too).
Then decide.
Goodluck with whatever your choice is!
May you have no regrets!
I'm not going to be using it for a PC, just console gaming at my desk.
If it dropped to $99 I'd buy it as a PC monitor. Probably wouldn't use the 3-D aspects though, I've also heard that this monitor has some issues and is prone to breaking.
You get a 1080p 240hrz 24 inch monitor with an hdmi 1.4 a game and active shutter glasses. You would buy at $99 lmfao, There is also nothing to support your claim of breaking? I smell a troll.
That is all I'd pay for the monitor. Its not a television and the screen is far too small for any kind of real 3-D aspect. I have a 60 inch LED in my living room, I don't like 3-D glasses, but as a monitor I'd get one at $99.
Also, check the feedback on those sets, they tend to black out often and have issues.
it breaks.... so why would you buy it.
if it didnt break, they wouldnt have any in stock.
That's why I wouldn't buy one even if it drops more. Every review I've read days out didn't last but a few months At Most. Most break within a month.
Everything can break. Why would you buy anything?
Not a stab at you, I'm just not sure the logic applies.
Because not everything is an originally priced $500 24-inch TV with an unacceptably high rate of failure within the first month of purchase.
Yes, "everything can break", but expectations of appropriate quality and reliability scale with the pricetag. There is a distinct difference between a several hundred dollar TV typically breaking in a matter of years and a matter of 'weeks', there is a reason the price is less than half what it used to be.. and it isn't a lack of enthusiasm for 3D technology.
Pretty much all of them broke in a short period of time. And Sony didn't recall them.
Pretty awful if you ask me.
Seems like a pretty hot deal. Don't really neeeeeed it, but for that price it would be pretty cool to have 3D
3D just didn't take off.
Too bad for the companies that invested billions in it.
Just like when you could buy an SDTV or HDTV. That's how 3D is now. When the price get's low enough on 3D panels all TVs will just come with 3D.
Yeah man 3D didnt pay off, thats y companies continue to make 3D Tv's, to lose money :(.
If you live in so cal. Frys has wifi Vita for 199.99
I think people are in denial about 3D because they're insecure about having to buy new technology, or they own an xbox. I love 3D. The movies and the games adds a whole new dimension to the gaming (pun intended)
Customary chuckle. :)
I love the 3D on my 3DS, it really makes the games much more immersive, and that's not B.S. The developers are really taking this new technology and running wild with it. I do know that some sectors (film for example) are using 3D as a gimmick, and I hope more people get to try it in gaming and see that it really can serve as a great supplement to a game's visual presentation.
Avengers in 3D on my 64 inch is amazing !!!
hopefully prices drop for the Tv's and glasses and more people can enjoy it.
The xbox can do 3D though. I was playing you spin 4 just the other day...
The problem? It's only 22 inches
3D gaming is A LOT better than 2D gaming! People who slate it are normally the ones who can't afford it unfortunately. 3D isn't going away, if it was the latest tvs would be going back to 2D!
Shadow of the Colossus looks sick in 3D, had a blast playing that game all over again.
I've got it. It's awesome, but depends on your setup. I went and got a tv stand for it along with the logitech GT steering wheel, bolts onto the stand perfectly. I sit right on top of the screen while playing all my games so that makes a huge difference, it's only 24" but when I'm that close really doesn't matter, but it's all about the placement. My wife got it for me for Xmas last yr at Bestbuy, by that time it had dropped to $299, at this price ($159) if you can work out the placement, the picture quality in 2d and 3d make it a huge value.
The only problem I have with it is that it lacks VGA and DVI support. >_<. Otherwise I'd buy it.
Another SONY bad product that is why Sony is broke.
seriously the best computer monitor ever. Im using it right now, bought it off of a friend for $100 and it is by far the best computer monitor ever.
When did you buy it?
I'd get it but I'm too afraid of having it break in a week or two to be honest.
i bought it in June or July and i haven't had an issue so far.
Hey are you able to use with your computer for 3d

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MIAMI >> Well before their roster became decimated with a shortage of talent and an abundance of injuries, the Lakers once fought challenges that had little to do with X's and O's.
It had everything to do with who the Lakers played and when. A team fixated on competing for championships in June viewed the rest of the calendar as enjoyable as visits to the dentist.
The Lakers nearly took advantage of the Miami Heat showing that mindset, a team winning back-to-back championships viewing a matchup with a once-storied franchise as one of 82 games to forget. But even with the Lakers chipping away toward single digits up through the final minutes of the game, the inevitable happened.
The Lakers walked off the floor at American Airlines Arena with a 109-102 loss on Thursday to the Miami Heat for obvious reasons that explain the disparity between the two teams.
Miami guard Dwyane Wade missing his fourth consecutive game because of persistent knee soreness hardly equated with the Lakers' injury riddled roster that includes Kobe Bryant (fractured left knee), Steve Nash (nerve issues in back), Steve Blake (hyperextended right elbow), Jordan Farmar (torn left hamstring) and Xavier Henry (bone bruise in right knee).
"Things have to go perfect for us to beat them," Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni said. We just didn't do it."
LeBron James bulldozed over the Lakers anytime he wanted, his 26 points on 9-of-15 shooting featuring a one-handed fast-break dunk on which he outsprinted every Lakers player on the floor. Chris Bosh's efficiency with 29 points on 14-of-21 shooting basically canceled out Pau Gasol's efficiency with 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting. The Lakers' defense, as always, stayed non-existent, allowing Miami to shoot 57.7 percent from the field, go 40 percent from three-point range and score 52 points in the paint. The Heat also outrebounded the Lakers 52-48.
The Lakers (16-26) could have lost their 14th game in the last 17 contests in much uglier fashion had Miami (30-12) felt inclined. Bryant certainly understands after the Lakers' back-to-back title runs in 2009 and 2010 ended with a four-game sweep in the 2011 Western Conference semifinals against the Dallas Mavericks
"Having a competitive spirit night after night, it's very tough to do, "said Bryant, who will get his fractured left knee reevaluated either Monday or Tuesday. "You're going for three championships in a row. It's tough to get guys going. It's tough to have everybody ready when the time is right. You have to have everybody healthy and make sure your competitive spirit is ready to go when the playoffs come around."
The Lakers won't reach that, let alone win consistently if they don't fix their defense. The Lakers have conceded an average of 113 points per game through 11 games this month.
"Sometimes I get frustrated. I'm trying to cover the penetration from different guards attacking us and my guy is wide open," Gasol said. "We're hustling and we don't have great defensive individuals, so we have to cover for each other and communicate."
Yet, the Lakers nearly stole a game. A Nick Young layup punctuated a 9-1 run that cut the deficit to 85-80 with 9:45 remaining. Optimism also bloomed considering Young's 19 points on 8-of-20 shooting entailed him overcoming a 4-of-12 clip through the first three quarters.
The Heat called timeout and its announcer pleaded to Miami's fanbase to increase its volume level. Bosh then scored eight points in the Heat's 10-1 run. Even when the Lakers chipped away at a double-digit deficit, James' 25-foot 3-pointer that gave Miami a 106-99 cushion with 2:24 left appeared to demoralize the Lakers.
"You have to be tough. You can't be scare of the name. You can't be scared of the rings or the Miami team, period," Young said. "We still fight, but it's more than playing hard. We have to think more."


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Women and Beer Facet #13 is No Color Needed (or wanted).
Beer is beer. Beer is not pink, it's not baby blue, or any other color.
And it's not about marketing a beer expressly made for women to women. That's tooooootally off base and complete bunk. Here are a couple doozies that stink (1 and 2).
We had yet another contact by a student involved in a group marketing project. This group chose to market beer to women.
Right off the bat I told them: Beer isn't about gender. And marketing is about knowing your market. One facet of this that came up in our conversation was the color issue. No pinkification – it's insulting, totally misguided and usually is quite a pandering move by the driving company. Unless you're Barbie, Victoria's Secret or Susan G. Komen, or you're doing an authentic collaboration with the aforementioned, leave the pink alone.
Beer is about flavor, not color. In one way, it's that simple.


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Total time: 1 hour, 10 minutes
Servings: 6
Note: Silan, which is sometimes labeled date syrup or date molasses, can be purchased at kosher or Middle Eastern markets.
3 matzos
1 cup water
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons (3 ounces) butter or margarine, divided
2 sweet apples, such as Fuji (about 12 ounces)
4 eggs
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 to 3 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons sugar, divided
3/4 cup (packed) haroset with Bible land fruits (about 6 ounces)
2 teaspoons grated orange zest
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, divided
About ½ cup silan or 2/3 cup haroset sauce (optional)
Walnut pieces or coarsely chopped walnuts (optional)
1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 2-quart casserole.
2. Break the matzos into bite-sized pieces (about 1-inch square) and put them in a large bowl. Add the water and let the matzos stand, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes.
3. Melt ¼ cup (2 ounces) of the butter in a small saucepan over low heat or in a small bowl in the microwave, then set aside to cool. Cut the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in 16 pieces.
4. Peel the apples and halve them. Cut each half lengthwise in three, and slice them crosswise as thin as possible.
5. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs with the salt and 2 or 3 tablespoons of the sugar, depending on how sweet you would like the kugel. Add the haroset and whisk until it is blended in. Whisk in the grated orange zest and one-half teaspoon of the cinnamon. Stir in the apple pieces.
6. If there is any water left in the bowl of matzos, drain it. Stir the matzo pieces and the melted butter into the kugel mixture. Spoon the mixture into the casserole dish.
7. Mix the remaining 2 teaspoons sugar with the remaining one-half teaspoon cinnamon. Sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar mixture evenly over the kugel. Dot the kugel evenly with the pieces of butter.
8. Cover the kugel and bake for 20 minutes. Uncover and continue baking the kugel until it is browned and firm, about 10 minutes. Serve it warm. If you like, spoon a little silan or haroset sauce next to each serving and top the syrup or sauce with walnut pieces.
Each serving: 386 calories; 9 grams protein; 41 grams carbohydrates; 5 grams fiber; 22 grams fat; 9 grams saturated fat; 154 mg cholesterol; 23 grams sugar; 148 mg sodium.


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Justin Barrie necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 45 diseños de 9 diseñadores freelance.
perkler.com is a web 2.0 start-up due to hit the market in a matter of weeks. We have the back end and key pages and now we need a designer to give our in-house team a concept that will make it fly off the page.
Perkler is a new community for people who love loyalty programs and want to use them better. Perkler allows members to manage all of their programs in one place, as well as searching for perks based on their likes and location.
As well as being a community perkler.com also allows program owners to directly advertise to a market that loves rewards and wants to attain membership.
perkler.com is made up of four key pages or elements, and for the purposes of this contest we are asking you to refine our graphic representation to better suit our market.
We want a graphic interface that fits with current 2.0 feels and is a place where our members feel it is community first, expert knowledge area second and transaction space third.
At the same time we want the pages to look professional from an advertising and branding perspective, so that some of the world's leading companies in the fashion, credit card, airline and accommodation markets would be happy to have their brands associated.
Take the key pages attached here and develop a graphic style that is consistent throughout.
Specifically design a new graphic interface for the home page, member profile page, 'wallet' and program page. When focussing on the home page take particular care to make our search engine - the perkolator - jump off the page.
The perkler logo provided should remain in tact and be a guide to the look and feel we are after.
All content provided in the mock-ups should be used - no need to create additional content unless you provide feedback that it is necessary.
Don't alter the logo, don't re-position the navigation or content elements - just give this shell a dramatic graphic transformation.


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It's 6 a.m. Monday morning. It's been a long weekend. The alarm goes off. You know you should get up, but it's just so much more comfortable not to move, not to deal with getting out of bed. So, today you decide to stay in bed. No harm done, right?
All day and through the night you stay in bed and then comes Tuesday morning and you again decide you're not moving. Then Wednesday, Thursday and Friday — in bed all week. Now it's Saturday and you want to get up, but all that staying in bed and not moving is making it really hard to move. You feel depressed, your muscles have atrophied, your body aches from staying still and you're even more tired from poor circulation. On Monday it seemed like such a good idea to stay right where you were, and now you are frustrated at having to deal with the demanding price you have to pay.
The above scenario describes the experience of most Americans. No, most Americans don't stay in bed for a week. However, most people have gone into a dormant state of inactivity. They are doing less and less — always taking the elevator, walking less, not even bending over whenever possible because it feels better and is less painful in that moment — just like staying in bed. But all of the inactivity that seemed like an easier choice sooner or later starts to come back and trouble us. Our energy wanes, our weight gains and our body pains.
One thing that the health club industry would significantly benefit from is getting out the message that "easy hurts more." Inactivity hurts more. Eventually, it hurts a lot more. A little discomfort from exercise now is far better than a lot more pain and discomfort down the road.
As famous motivation coach Tony Robbins indicates in all of his books and courses, avoidance of pain is a stronger motivator than seeking out pleasure. That is why people let the pain and discomfort of exercise rule their choices. However, they have trapped themselves by rationalizing that not going to the gym makes them feel better at that moment. Yet the very discomfort they want to avoid is going to be multiplied before they know it. Easy hurts more.
We need to help people understand and then acknowledge the connection of inactivity with its many negative consequences. For example, when someone thinks about staying in bed and missing work, they quickly connect the consequences of that choice. If they don't show up at work, then their boss will call. If they still don't go into work, they will eventually lose their job, the money will stop coming in, they won't be able to pay rent and then there will be no more fun. The result of this connection? They get up and moving.
What if that same kind of connection, that same kind of thought process occurred when choosing to exercise or choosing to not exercise? That connection surely happens with regular exercisers. Just ask them how they feel when they don't exercise. Watch the faces they make and listen to them emotionally describe how lousy they feel.
An inescapable fact is that most people will not be regular with exercise until they "learn" to feel lousy when they don't exercise.
However, for most, when they choose inactivity, this connection to the negative consequences is not readily made — and most often is denied. Years of being predominately inactive have been a key contributing factor to less confidence, poorer health and growing waistlines. Yet, to face up to this truth means accepting something that most people dread accepting — responsibility.
It's so much easier when you feel out of shape and stressed out to blame it on life — and not the choices you make in life. So be prepared. Don't make others wrong. Just keep smiling and help them see what's truly holding them back — not their schedule or a lack of money, just themselves. Deep down they truly want to change, and if most people can just get over the initial mild discomfort of exercise (one of the key roles of a club and trainer), then the wonderful benefits take hold and they won't accept anything less in their life.
So never miss an opportunity to get this truth out when talking to a member or potential member, friend or relative. Yes, have positive messages in your club about what exercise does for people, but follow up with what happens when they don't exercise. That is the other side of the coin — the missing part of the formula that is absolutely necessary for someone to regularly act in achieving fitness success.
Accepting this truth is powerful and as many a wise sage has said, "There is no such thing as the easy way out."
Bruce Carter is a 40-year veteran in the fitness industry and author of The Fitness Mindset - You Can't Get Fit Without It. He also is president of Optimal Design Systems International, a national health club design firm.


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Sean "Diddy" Combs and Mark Wahlberg Join Forces to Launch Revolutionary New Performance Water, AQUAhydrate®
Entertainment & Brand Moguls Expand their Multi-dimensional Portfolios and Take Over the Beverage Industry
Feb 27, 2013, 02:27 ET
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Entertainment powerhouse Sean "Diddy" Combs and actor/producer Mark Wahlberg today announced a joint venture with Southern California-based fitness and wellness water brand, AQUAhydrate. Per the arrangement, Combs and Wahlberg will oversee business strategy along with CEO John Cochran, formerly President of Fiji Water. Together they will help drive the AQUAhydrate vision and be instrumental in helping secure retail partnerships for the water brand, such as their recently signed deals with Safeway, Kroger and GNC.
Already voted BevNET's Best of 2012 award for Best Product Revamp, AQUAhydrate is a high performance water without the sugar and calories found in traditional sports drinks or vitamin enhanced beverages. The product's combination of performance-grade electrolytes and a higher pH level of 9+ has caught the attention of elite athletes, active health-conscious consumers, and celebrities looking to perform at the top of their game, in every aspect of their life. In addition to the brand's existing athlete roster, AQUAhydrate recently inked an official partnership with the Los Angeles Clippers wherein the product will be distributed to the team on and off the court.
"This is a truly innovative company, and I'm thrilled to be part of it," says Wahlberg. "We all strive to do the best we can for our bodies but sometimes schedules, stress and other factors get in the way. AQUAhydrate helps me achieve the balance my body needs, no matter what. I enjoy being involved in every aspect of the AQUAhydrate brand and I'm looking forward to a very successful partnership."
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AQUAhydrate is set to have a banner year in 2013. Having secured thousands of points of distribution across the U.S. within the last six months, the brand has big marketing plans to establish AQUAhydrate as a household name and become a torchbearer of innovation and health and wellness in the beverage category. Further to that, with Combs and Wahlberg understanding the value and brand impact of having an engaged social audience, AQUAhydrate will take its message viral and offer consumers exclusive content and fan-based promotions that underscore the values of the brand.
About AQUAhydrate
AQUAhydrate, Inc. is a Southern California-based health and fitness water brand founded on innovative technology and science. Through a proprietary process, its water is purified to some of the most rigorous standards in the industry, supplemented with key performance electrolytes in significant amounts, and raised to an alkaline pH of 9+. It is this powerful synergy between alkalinity, electrolytes and minerals which fuels ultimate hydration, balance and performance, and which has made AQUAhydrate the water of choice for myriad health/fitness authorities, athletes, and celebrity endorsers. AQUAhydrate is available through a variety of grocery, health and natural foods stores throughout the U.S. and at www.aquahydrate.com. For further info on AQUAhydrate check out www.aquahydrate.com. Find them on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/aquahydrate and Twitter @AQUAhydrate
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Much like a stylish pair of leather shoes or a perfectly patterned pocket square to a suit, the right decorative accessories add the polish and character that brings a home to life. Here are some with enough edge and substance (literally...some are made from cast iron) to add a subtly masculine vibe to your space.
These accessories will not only add an industrial punch to your space, but they also say that after a long day, you'll hang up your coat, pick up a good book and open a bottle of wine or beer. There are definitely worst thing your home accents could say about you.
• Grip Bookend, from CB2, $24.95
• Spike Wall Hooks by Brendan Ravenhill from UMA, $30.
• Factory Wall Wine Rack from Restoration Hardware, $99.
• Bottle Opener by Brendan Ravenhill from Design Public, $20.
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> John Colet
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Volume III. Renascence and Reformation.
Englishmen and the Classical Renascence
§ 7. John Colet.
Among English scholars who were contemporaries of Erasmus, the first place must be given to John Colet, if precedence be determined not so much by the acquisition of exact scholarship as by the gifts of a commanding personality and the power to influence workers in a mans own and the succeeding generation. In another age, he might not have been the leader of men that he actually was; but, north of the Alps, during the close of the fifteenth and the earlier part of the sixteenth century, the moving force was religion, and Colet was the chief Christian humanist of England. Singularly enough, he seems to have been awakened to his vocation while in Italy. No evidence connects Colet with Florence, yet it is probable that his inspiration came from Savonarola. The probability is strengthened by his familiarity with the works of Marsilio Ficino, who, for a time, was completely under the influence of the great Florentine reformer, and of Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, who was his lifelong and ardent disciple. Colet began his work on his return to England. His was a typically English mindconservative, practical, careless about exact definitions in theologyand the value of the classical learning for him was the use it could be put to in effecting the task which lay nearest his heart.
His sermon, preached before convocation (6 February, 151112), was instinct with the sense of individuality, a new product of the renascence, and with a wise ecclesiastical conservatism. Everyone admitted the need of reformation: the question was how it could be effected. Colet argued that all reformation must begin within the individual soul, and that, if those in authority within the church set about reforming themselves, the movement would spread throughout the inferior clergy and the laity. No startling change was needed either in ecclesiastical constitution or in the enactment of new and drastic ecclesiastical laws. The existing laws could be made sufficient by the example of the bishops and their honest administration of their dioceses. The sermon was immediately published, and has been frequently reprinted.
It was enlivened by pictures of the luxury, sloth and simony of the bishops and clergy of England, and, naturally, gave great offence. Colets bishop, FitzJames of London, hastened to prefer charges of heresy against the dean of St. Pauls, and extracts from his sermons, showing that he had at other times denounced the worship of images, large episcopal revenues and the practice of reading sermons, were laid before archbishop Warham with a view of procuring his condemnation. The charge was dismissed as frivolous.
Colet was more than careless of exact definitions in theology; he disliked them thoroughly. Most of those theologians who were at all tinged with the spirit of the renascence had turned from the later Scotist theology with its endless quibbles, but Colet went much further. He had a rooted dislike to Thomas Aquinas and had no sympathy with the reviving study of St. Augustine. An examination of his various writings and of the reports of the lectures which he delivered in Oxford on his return from Italy suggests that he did not care for that use of legal terms and forms of thought which had been the characteristic of western theology from Tertullian to Aquinas and Ockham, to say nothing of post-reformation developments. The great men who built the western church and gradually formulated its elaborate constitution and its scheme of doctrine were almost all Roman lawyers, and their training influenced their ways of thinking on all matters ecclesiastical and theological. They inspired the medieval church with the conception of an intellectual imperialism, where a system of Christian thought, expressed in terms of legal precision, bound into a comprehensive unity the active intelligence of mankind. Dogmas thus expressed may become the instruments of a tyranny as galling as, and more penetrating than, that of an institution. In his revolt, Colet turned to the Christian thinkers who had lived before Gregory the Great, whose writings form the bridge between the earlier Latin Fathers and the schoolmen, to the Greek theologians who never exhibited the lawyer-like instincts of their western colleagues and, above all, to a thinker removed further than any other from the legal precision of statement which was distasteful to his practical English common-sense. It is probable that his intercourse with Christian humanists in Italy, and his introduction to the Christian Platonists and Neo-Platonists there, drew him to the writings of Pseudo-Dionysius, whom, at first, he believed to be the convert of St. Paul and, therefore, able to tell what a Christian thinker taught during the first age of the church. After Grocyn had convinced him that these writings could not be of earlier date than the sixth century, he still held that, through them, he could recover a theology such as it had been before being subjected to the domination of the schoolmen. They led him to two things he was very willing to learn: that the human mind, however it may feel after, and apprehend, God, can never imprison His character and attributes in propositionsstereotyped aspects of thoughtwhich can be fitted into syllogisms and built up into a compact and rigidly harmonious structure; and, also, that such things as hierarchy and sacraments are not to be prized because they are in themselves the active sources and centres of mysterious powers, but because they faintly symbolise the spiritual forces through which God works silently for the salvation of His people.
If the stress Colet laid on the worth of the individual soul, and his dislike of the puerilities and intricate definitions of medieval theology, were characteristic of the spirit of his age, striving to escape from the thickets of medieval thought and reach the open country, the lectures he delivered in Oxford after his return from Italy showed that he was strikingly original and in advance of his time in seeing how to apply classical learning to the requirements of Christian thought. His method of exposition, familiar enough after Calvin had introduced it in the reformed church, was then absolutely new. He discarded completely the idea, as old as Origen, indeed older, that the Scriptures may be understood in a variety of senses, and that the simple historical sense is the least valuable. He insisted on the unity of the meaning of Scripture, and that the one meaning was the plain historical sense of the words. An intimate acquaintance with the methods of exegesis common in the medieval church is necessary to enable us to understand not merely the originality but the daring involved in the thought and practice. Colet, however, went further. He believed that the aim of a true interpretation of Scripture was to discover the personal message which the individual writer meant to give; and this led him, in his lectures on the
Epistle to the Romans,
to seek for every trace which revealed the personality of St. Paul. It was equally imperative, he believed, to know what were the surroundings of the men to whom the letter was addressed. This led him to study in Suetonius and other historians the conditions of the Roman populace during the first century. Colet was the first to introduce the historical method of interpreting Scripture, and, as such, was far in advance not merely of his own time but of many a succeeding generation. It is not surprising that his lectures were thronged by Oxford scholars and that the audience included such personages as Richard Charnock and Erasmus. They revealed a new world to men who had been accustomed to believe that the only method of interpreting Scripture was to string together quotations, appropriate and inappropriate, from the Fathers. Scholars like Cornelius Agrippa studied theology under the lecturer, and Erasmus wished to take part in his researches.
Colet continued his lectures at Oxford on the New Testament during six successive years. When he became dean of St. Pauls, he was accustomed to preach courses of sermons which are said to have resembled his Oxford lectures and drew crowds of listeners to his church.
An Exposition of St. Pauls Epistle to the Romans
An Exposition of St. Pauls First Epistle to the Corinthians,
enable us to understand somewhat of Colets lectures. Their merits must be judged by comparing them with contemporary attempts at exegesis.
Colet is now best remembered by his educational work. He resolved to set apart a large portion of his great private fortune to endow a school where boys could enjoy the privilege of an education in Latin and Greek. The buildings were erected on a site at the eastern end of St. Pauls churchyard, and consisted of a schoolhouse, a large school-room and houses for two masters. An estate in Buckinghamshire was transferred to the Mercers company to provide for the salaries of the teachers. Other property was afterwards given to provide the salary of a chaplain to teach the boys divinity and for other school purposes. Colets letters to Erasmus show how absorbed he was with his project and what pains he took to see that his ideals were carried out. He asked Linacre to write a Latin grammar for use in his school; but, not being satisfied with the book, he himself wrote a short accidence in English, and William Lily furnished a brief Latin syntax with the rules in the vernacular. This syntax was afterwards enlarged or rewritten at Colets request and, in this form, was revised by Erasmus. The book remained long in use and was revised and amended at various dates during two centuries. It was so highly valued that, in 1571, the upper house of convocation actually passed a canon making its use compulsory throughout England, and a bill was introduced in the House of Lords to give legal effect to the decision, but was withdrawn. In 1758, after further emendation, it became the
Eton Latin Grammar.
Colet wrote a short series of rules for the guidance of his teachers and scholars, and an English version of the creed and some prayers. They were printed at the beginning of the accidence. Erasmus, likewise, furnished some Latin prayers for the use of the scholars and wrote for the school his
Copia Verborum et Rerum
a Latin phrase-book. In the last year of his life, Colet, after long thought, drew up a final set of statutes for his school. He formally appointed the Mercers company to be the governing body and desired that the actual governors should be married men, not ecclesiastics. The combination of religious education with the firm rejection of clerical control was very characteristic of the man. It indicated a trend of mind corresponding to that which was to be found in Germany at the same time.
From all the accounts that have come down to us, it is evident that Colet was a great personality, who impressed everyone with whom he came in contact by his incalculable force of character. He had not the scholarship of Grocyn, Linacre, Latimer, or even of More, yet he was the central figure in the group of English humanists who figure in the correspondence of Erasmus. He was, perhaps, the only man who exercised a commanding and abiding influence on the brilliant Dutch humanist. What his attitude would have been in the crisis which overwhelmed his friends More and Fisher, it is impossible to say. We may be sure that he could never have accepted in any complete way the Lutheran reformation. The revived Augustinianism of the German reformer would, certainly, have repelled him as it did Erasmus and many of the German humanists; but he held opinions which neither Fisher nor More ever shared.
He openly expressed his disbelief in the efficacy of relics, and ridiculed the credulity of the pilgrims when he made the famous journey to the shrine of Thomas à Becket at Canterbury which is recorded in
Peregrinatio Religionis ergo. Viclevita quispiam opinor,
was the remark made by the hearer when Colets behaviour was described. He omitted the usual reference to the Blessed Virgin and the saints in his last will, and left no money to be expended on masses for the benefit of his soul. He delighted in the
Novum Instrumentum
of Erasmus, and would not have transmitted to him the criticisms and cautions which More thought proper to send. He was among the earliest Englishmen of his generation to believe that the Bible in the vernacular ought to be in the hands of the people, and he would not have indulged in the disparagement and angry comment with which More greeted the remarkably accurate translation of the New Testament by William Tindale. His refusal to permit ecclesiastical control over his school is very significant, and suggests that he shared the opinion which Cranmer came to hold, that the transference of power from the clergy to the laity was the only guarantee for a reformation of the evils he clearly saw infesting the church and society. He was passionately convinced of the degradation of the church of his day, and believed that, in order to effect its cure, Christians must revert to the thoughts and usages of primitive Christian society. It is scarcely too much to say that the process of the English reformation down to the publication of the
Ten Articles
and the
Bishops Book
to a very large extent embodied the ideas of the dean of St. Pauls.
Note 3
. In 1661, 1701 and 1708 (in the
) in English, and in Knights
Life of Colet
(1724, 1823).
Note 4
. Edited by J. H. Lupton from MSS. in the Cambridge University Library (Latin text and English translation).
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By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 05 Oct 2012
This week we go on a 'habitat road trip', as we watch Golden Perch in the green waters of Blowering Dam, a snailfish swimming in the ocean depths, a stargazer bursting from the sediment and pipefish living between the tentacles of an anemone in the clear waters of Komodo Island. Thank you everyone!
Horseshoe Leatherjacket at the Investigator Group
Finger Dragonet, Dactylopus dactylopus
Softcoral Pipefish, Siokunichthys breviceps
Common Stargazer, Kathetostoma laeve
Giant Guitarfish, Rhynchobatus laevis
Golden Perch, Macquaria ambigua
Snailfish swimming on the Northwest Shelf
Harrisson's Dogfish, Centrophorus harrissoni
Will White examining a Mandarin Shark
Tags fishes, ichthyology, Horseshoe Leatherjacket, Finger Dragonet, Softcoral Pipefish, Common Stargazer, Giant Guitarfish, Snailfish, Harrisson's Dogfish, Golden Perch,


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Where to Get Married on the L.A. River
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So you're wondering where you and your betrothed can get hitched on the LA River… Well, fret not, for the creek freak has done some advance scouting so you won't have to. Here are three excellent L.A. River wedding locations, listed from upstream to downstream:
The Japanese Garden is located on the grounds of the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant, which is the source for most of the reclaimed water that flows in the Los Angeles River. The "garden of water and fragrance" and sewage treatment plant are safe behind the Seplulveda Dam in the middle of the San Fernando Valley. The address is 6100 Woodley Avenue, Van Nuys, California, 91406 – a short walk or bike ride from the Woodley Avenue Metro Orange Line Station. Though they're connected hydrologically, the very pleasant and immaculately manicured garden is a lot unlike the unkempt Los Angeles River. The river and garden do attract a similar mix of birds, including plenty of ducks and herons. Urban Ranger and river nature writer Jenny Price sums up the quirky wonder of the place by quoting the gardens' promotional materials stating: "Enjoy the beauty of another culture while learning more about wastewater treatment and reuse." The garden features docent-led tours, a quaint gift shop and a very helpful website, with its own section specifically for weddings.
The Los Angeles River Center and Gardens is located in Cypress Park right around the corner from the historic confluence of the Los Angeles River and the Arroyo Seco – just north of downtown Los Angeles. The address is 570 West Avenue 26, Los Angeles CA 90065 – easy access from the Metro Gold Line Lincoln/Cypress station. It's a great setting for events and is booked nearly every Saturday all year for weddings. It's the former corporate campus for Lawry's spice company which had a popular restaurant there – called Lawry's California Center. Now it's owned by the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority – a state agency that develops and manages parks along the L.A. River, in the Santa Monica Mountains and elsewhere. The River Center's buildings house the offices of various governmental agencies and non-profits that are working on the restoration and revitalization of the Los Angeles River. They have a river visitor center, lots of bike and car parking, and a helpful wedding planning page.
The Queen Mary is probably the only site where you can really say that you were married in the Los Angeles River. She has been called the toothpick in the mouth of the L.A. River (romantic, no?) It's a beautiful setting for weddings with lots of ornate, well-preserved woodwork and ornamentation. See their wedding information web page. Their address is 1126 Queen's Highway, Long Beach, CA 90802 – a long walk, manageable bike ride, or a short shuttle ride from the Metro Blue Line Long Beach Transit Mall station. I attended the wedding of Jim and Nina Danza there a while back, where Friends of the Los Angeles River founder Lewis MacAdams read his poem 'Wedding Song on Board the Queen Mary.' It's printed in his excellent L.A. River poetry collection The River: Books One, Two & Three (Blue Press 2005). Jim and Nina Danza, were two great river advocates who, back in the early 1990's, were instrumental in getting me involved in river advocacy. Here's the start of that poem:
The wood's split and stacked against the night.
We're having a cool snap. There's a ring around the
night-before-the-bean-harvest moon. You'll soon be
roaring over the Atlantic on your honeymoon.
I can see you dozing underneath a thin blanket
in your narrow seats, while a report on the hydrology
on the Los Angeles River slips to the floor unread.
(Note: Lest the rumors start to fly, please don't get any ideas that this creek freak has plans to get married any time soon. I still have to meet the woman of my dreams first – and she has to get along with me. These wedding locations were something that occurred to me when I was writing my book Down By The Los Angeles River… but I wasn't able to weave them in there, so I present them for your enjoyment here.)


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BRUSSELS, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- EU members need strong rules to regulate the emergence of shale oil and natural gas deposits, European committees ruled.
Separate non-binding resolutions from the European Energy Committee and the Environment Committee called for "robust regulatory regimes" on shale developments in the European Union.
"Member states should have robust rules on all shale gas activities, including hydraulic fracturing of rock," a parliamentary statement read. "Members of the European Parliament also advise the EU to learn from U.S. experiences, with a view to using environmentally friendly industrial processes and 'best available technologies.'"
The French government placed a moratorium on shale natural gas exploration in part because of environmental concerns. Some of the chemicals used for resource extraction from shale are viewed as harmful to the environment.
French supermajor Total, which had a permit to explore 1,670 square miles of land in southern France, said last year it would challenge the decision.
The British Institution of Mechanical Engineers, meanwhile, issued a policy statement to lawmakers expressing its support for the exploitation of shale reserves there. Shale is "no silver bullet" but it can help allay regional economic concerns, it said.


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FREEDOM PLAINS — When Kyle McGuire takes the mat, opponents can't miss a brace on his right knee.
FREEDOM PLAINS — When Kyle McGuire takes the mat, opponents can't miss a brace on his right knee.
McGuire has become acclimated to the brace. The Newburgh Free Academy junior 170-pounder has worn it the last three seasons.
The brace served as protection in his freshman and sophomore seasons when McGuire wrestled with a torn anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus.
The knee injury originally was suffered in the summer before his freshman year.
Doctors suggested to postpone surgery until McGuire's growth plate were finished developing.
Finally, a few weeks after the Section 9 tournament in February, McGuire's knee was repaired. He was told by doctors the brace needed to stay on for another year.
"My parents want me to keep it on for the section tournament," McGuire said. "As soon as that's done, I'm out of that."
McGuire calls the brace a "good-luck charm." He forgot to put the brace on in a match against Middletown earlier this season.
"When I went out for the match, it felt like something was missing," McGuire said.
McGuire didn't need much luck in a Mid-Hudson Tournament championship match Friday. He jumped out to an 8-0 first-period lead on Kingston's Jake Wood and won 10-5 at Arlington High.
McGuire won his first title in four trips to the tournament and improved his season record to 21-2.
He hopes the win is a sign of things to come. McGuire placed second in the section tournament last season.
"I've been at the same weight class for the last three years," McGuire said. "I feel like it's my year."
Pine Bush juniors Chris Cuccolo (99 pounds) and John Stramiello (113) each won titles.
Cuccolo avenged a 3-2 loss to Arlington's Alfredo Olmedo in pool wrestling Thursday by pinning him in 1:40 in the final.
"I've weighed 84 and 90 pounds in the past few years," Cuccolo said. "This is the first year that I'm wrestling at my actual weight. I feel stronger. There's a big difference when I'm in the bottom position. It's easier to get out now."
Stramiello improved to 13-0 with a 5-1 win over Valley Central's Gabe Campbell.
Onteora senior Austin Weigel's first tournament at 160 pounds was a success. Weigel won all three of his matches Friday by pin including dropping Arlington's Mike Peterson in 4:32 in the final. He picked up his 100th career win in the quarterfinal and is now 102-18.
Cornwall led Section 9 teams with a third-place finish (146 points) in the 18-team field. Brett Johnson (138) and Ray Isales each took second place.
Valley Central's Tyler Lynch (106 pounds), who place second, was named the tournament's best freshman.


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A girl just as unique as sushi. Usually something you barely find in this world. This girl has a nice ass, is very playful, and can seduce the hell out of you with the raise of an eyebrow.
Man, I'm tired of all these fake relationships with random bitches. I need a merceades.
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Architects & Designers to Bookmark
It's a very small percentage of people that will actually hire an architect or interior designer in their lifetime. Yet, even for someone (like me) who lives in a rental apartment and will probably never have enough money to build a house, it's fascinating to browse the portfolios and websites of people whose job involves constantly re-thinking space. For the full list of links to interesting people & ideas, read on.
1. Color Pros: 10 Inspiring Interior Designers
2. 10 Residential Architects to Watch in 2011
3. 10 Green Designers to Watch in 2011
4. 10 Women Designers to Watch in 2011
5. Best Small Home Designers and Builders
6. Guide to Green Home Architects
7. 10 Talented Women Architects
8. 10 Great Hotel Designers
9. 5 Great Architects' Offices
10. Best Interior Designers You May Not Know
11. 40 Gorgeously Green Go-To Designers
12. Following the Careers of 7 Young Interior Designers
13. 5 Workspaces We Love from Famous Designers
14. Architects and Homes We've Admired: Residential Roundup
15. A Peek Inside Designers' Studios and Home Offices
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Mini Paris Monuments
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Great post Carol, and I agree with you. So many Little Big monuments in Paris ;-) The tall green columns advertising plays and new shows in Paris are known as "colonne Morris" I believe, and they have been around since the 19th century. Have a wonderful day. We are buried in snow, here in the Pacific Northwest. Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)ReplyDelete
I think the paintings created by the French Impressionists, mini monuments in themselves, contributed in total to the monumental change in the definition of what a "painting" could be, and had been.ReplyDelete
Such a nice post..I sent it to my friend..She knows Paris very well..but you never know..she might discover something unknown to her~ReplyDelete
How 'bout bridges? When I think of Paris, I think of the Seine winding through it and all those gorgeous bridges...lovely, Carol...ReplyDelete
"sur le pont, d'Avignon,
l'on y dance, l'on y dance..."
- katy3:08 PM
today's pb about monuments is a delight! bravo!ReplyDelete
My favorite is a little fountain on the rue des cascades in the 20th. metro jourdan and decend rue cascades, one of the most magical little streets in paris. also near the top of the lovely park de belleville.
it's where henri XIV watered his horses when he came riding up the coline here, the country back then.
check it out!
love, katy
I need to send your blog to my sis! She loves Paris and lived there for a summer in college.ReplyDelete
Wonderful post!
I'll take YOUR monument list over the official publications any day!ReplyDelete
One of my very favorites is someone walking down a Rue anywhere in Paris with their just purchase baguette and one bite on the end is missing!!! Voila!ReplyDelete
I have to say I really like the Metro signs and the street signs.ReplyDelete
They are French icons to me.
I want one of those mugs!!! :) I used to think Paris was a dull gray place with rude people, but when you really get to know it, its a combination of so much. The History,ReplyDelete
The Artists, Flower shops, Bridges, Eiffel tower, Opera house, Eiffel tower.. worth repeating..:) and all you pointed out here. They are all monumental in making Paris an exciting City I have come to love getting to know thru your blog.


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Room with a view
Room with a view
Artist-in-residence Daniel Harvey sat in one of the two new apartments at the Gardner Museum.
The modern kitchen has a flat Miele electric stovetop.
The entire front wall of the living space is glass. There are two kinds of shades that can be lowered on that glass wall: one to dim the light, the other to block it out.
Each artist's space is private, but the artists share the main entrance and a stairway.
The roof deck of an apartment at the museum.


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Fun and interesting! And sadly accurate that war usually comes down to profit, whether that of religious, governmental, or private entities.
just wandering about...
aidenraine wrote:
I'm pretty sure economics isn't supposed to be the main selling point of the series, anyway.
By golly this gif...it's amazing
I say good sir, I must applaud your work
What even
I see red haired, big breasted chicks are getting popular
Never watch openings ever again! Too many spoilers in them...
giraffeswillrule wrote:
I don't see why it keeps being compared to Spice and Wolf. Besides having the same director and a similar setting, they aren't really all that alike. I'm not getting any Spice and Wolf vibes from it yet. The comedy in this show is not as "smart" and subtle as in SaW, and it is a lot more sexed up than SaW. I still enjoyed it, though. Probably my favorite new anime this season. I really like the Demon King. I love how her horns were a headband!
I think it's the Economics, and some the Art, Character designs. also I expect that people are anticipating an anime that, like spice and wolf, was less about fighting and more about the art of the deal.
But I agree with you. The main characters are too different the world too detached from that of spice and wolf for me to see a strong connection either. and the music is radically different.
11. Everything is air-droppable at least once.
xxwizkkidxx wrote:
I see red haired, big breasted chicks are getting popular
"My Demon Queen can't be this cute while teaching economics"
*goes back to staring at that gif*
What even
aidenraine wrote:
I'm pretty sure economics isn't supposed to be the main selling point of the series, anyway.
The combination of these two things might be the big selling point for me. That gif may sum up that point perfectly.
It really looks promising but to soon to make a judgement call on it yet and um... (stares at gif) ..... what was I saying?
Darkness beyond twilight, crimson beyond blood that flows
11. Everything is air-droppable at least once.
The main difference between Maoyu and S&W is characters. This series has just begun so it'll take time to see, but the character depth in S&W was second to none. You cared first about Lawrence and Horo and second about the world they lived in. The characters feel a bit generic on the start and I'd like to have seen more people introduced such as the hero's party.
Also, I was kind of disappointed when she took off her horns. I was hoping they were real.
My Jumbo Jet Flies Cheerfully.
The new SAO?
Episode 1
Anyway, the first episode was cute.
But where the hell are they going? Thought they'd just get married and end the war.
Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful?
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chrome_mist wrote:
Anyway, the first episode was cute.
But where the hell are they going? Thought they'd just get married and end the war.
Its not that easy to end a war thats been going on for centuries and is essentially a money-pit for a government so that's basically where the series is going. At least if they follow the same basic premise as the manga.
"...Love is love & it's beautiful no matter where & who you find it with."
That was the premise of the first episode to spend half an hour to explain why the Hero of the humans that the war is NOT going to stop because you cut off the head of the other side. They've been at war for so long that war is a way of life and the economics of the world on both sides made war profitable and would not be in their best interests to stop.
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The hero may have had an easy path to the King of Demons because her generals, advisers or whomever may have wanted to have her offed because she wanted to stop their revenue streams by bringing an end to the war. They would at some point crown a new King of Demons who "likes to play ball". Of course this is how I read the situation and only my opinion. I believe that they did the right thing to end the war by destroying the processes that drive the war from within, in their own way.
Living with the Parum of manliness, mennnnn!!
Finally got to see it and was surprised how much I loved it! I mean.. for a first episode I was already hooked! YAY
The medieval-looking script used on the maps at the beginning and the illuminated manuscript at the end is a substitution code for English and actually says things. Quite spoilerish things, actually -- the illuminated manuscripts during the ED animation are a synopsis for the plot of the entire series!
I've made an alphabet chart at http://rickadams.org/ciphers/maohyuu/maoyuuchart.jpg . (Figuring out things like this is a little hobby of mine.)
ep 2 was great again
when the Head Maid was saying she hates insects, all I heard was Senjougahara calling Araragi an insect as well
Chiwa Saito!! xD
Demon Queen!!
What even


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Councils have 'moral duty' on tax - Eric Pickles
Councillors have a "moral duty" to sign up to the government's council tax freeze, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has said.
Some local authorities in England have said they will increase council tax and reject money from central government.
Mr Pickles said council tax rises were a "kick in the teeth for hard-working, decent taxpayers".
Many of the councils planning increases say it is the only way they can protect services in light of government cuts.
Government figures indicate that 142 councils in England have so far promised to freeze bills this year.
Money has been offered both last year and this year to local authorities promising to freeze council tax, although the government cannot force them to do so.
Significant rebellion
Last year's freeze was observed by all councils.
But BBC local government correspondent Mike Sergeant says this year there is a small but significant rebellion under way.
A number of Labour-controlled authorities, including Leicester, Nottingham, Darlington and Stoke-on-Trent, are planning increases of up to 3.5% from April.
Conservative-led Surrey, Chelmsford and Peterborough have also announced plans for a rise in recent weeks.
Last month, Mr Pickles said any local authority in England wanting to raise council tax by more than 3.5% this year must consult the public in a referendum.
Councils seeking to raise bills in tough economic times needed a "direct democratic mandate" to do so, he said.


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Rep. Hagen arrested
U.S. Representative Edward Hagen arrested
Multiple gambling counts; more charges may follow, officials say
Monday, December 17, 2012
By Kelly Shackleton
Oxford Eagle
Yoknapatawpha County in particular and North Mississippi on the whole were hit with a bombshell over the weekend, when local law enforcement officials announced that U.S. Representative Edward Hagen was arrested at his home Sunday on gambling-related charges.
Yoknapatawpha County Sheriff's Department officials said evidence implicating Hagen was uncovered during the course of an unrelated investigation but declined to provide additional details, saying the investigation is still ongoing.
Sheriff's department spokesperson Elizabeth Jones said Hagen allegedly participated in illegal high-stakes poker games on multiple occasions. The games were reportedly held at The Rebel Yell restaurant/bar on Highway 6 near the eastern county line.
Jack Rowan, owner of The Rebel Yell, was also arrested Sunday on similar charges. Additional arrests are expected, Jones said.
Staffers at Hagen's Mississippi and Washington, D.C. offices had no comment on the arrest. An official statement is expected Monday.
A woman answering the telephone at The Rebel Yell, who refused to identify herself, said she was not aware of any illegal activity at the establishment and claimed the sheriff's department was unfairly targeting the business and Rowan.
Both Hagen and Rowan are expected to be released on bail Monday.