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My Life As An Undocumented Domestic Migrant Worker in London
Speech delivered by an FDWA-UK member
Talking in front of a crowd is not a thing I like to do, specially to a crowd like you. But considering the contribution I am making to this community gives me strength to speak out and share my experience. But given that policies and the media has demonized us as illegal, I am scared. I am scared of being in detention after this speech. It is a gamble to stand here, but I would like to take this risk with the hope that I can have an impact on future decisions on making laws for undocumented domestic migrants.
How did I become undocumented?
When I visited London in 2002, I saw a chance to better my life economically and financially through acquiring work and not through claiming benefits as the politicians and media always claim. I came from a country where there is no such benefit claims. I was trained to earn every penny to survive. For me it is a basic human instinct to grab a rare opportunity if it means to better my life in a decent way. Nobody wants to be undocumented, but most were forced due to some circumstances, such as constant changing of immigration rules and introduction of anti migrant rules. In my case, I was able to find a job from the very beginning to support myself. I did not practice my profession as an accountant due to the requirement of having to enrol and pay for a UK educational requirement, but I was able to find good work and employers in DOMESTIC industry. Some of my friends who came ahead of me on the same route were able to work out their immigration status, with the help of their employer, but then the law changed during my time here. DOMESTIC work is not recognised as highly-skilled work and is not in short-occupation category, despite the fact that a lot of people, especially well to do families in the UK are in need of domestic workers. Given all these difficulties, I helplessly ended up becoming undocumented.
My contribution as undocumented migrant to the London community
From the very beginning I was here, I noticed that there was a need for domestic workers. Hence, despite my immigration status I was able to find a work in a restaurant, pubs, offices and family houses. These sectors of the community need domestic workers to make them productive in their lives and businesses. Most domestic work here in London is being done by migrants. There is no month or year that I did not have a job, this is affirms that DOMESTIC work is in demand in this country.
Most working people need domestic help in their house to be productive in their work. Domestic work, most of the time, is based on trust. People trusted me with the keys to their houses for years to maintain it. It is not normal to trust a key to your house to people you don't know, but I have been holding keys to seven different houses here in London for years. As a nanny, i help parents to look after their kids while growing. Sometimes, the lives of their children and pets are in our hands while they are away.
Like regular citizens in this country, we are not exempted in paying bills. We pay our rent, which helps landlords pay their mortgages. In my area, many landlords were saved from foreclosure during the financial crisis because of our contributions. In short, some of the money we earn is returned to the economy that helps the UK industry.
Disadvantages of being undocumented
Being undocumented makes me feel less human. It creates fear and insecurities. My life is very limited, and I have been unable to visit my family for 12 years. It is a very vulnerable life, that when you don't fight for your rights, you will be exploited and abused. We have no recourse to public services and protection from the state. There is no personal growth, you cannot practice your profession and you cannot go for further training. You don't have access to health and other services. Thanks to the availability of some charity and NGO service that help us, we have some support system.
Appeal or message
We are here for so long, we are like you; we have employers, and we work diligently in order to survive. We were able to integrate and identify ourselves as part of this community. Contrary to what politicians and the media says, we don't depend and never claim benefits from the state. We have no access to even the most basic protection of our rights and wellbeing.
I dream of the day when I am free to go home and come back here or elsewhere.
That all domestic migrants have the freedom to travel and establish themselves wherever they choose. We are all worthy of opportunity and the chance to progress. We have all the right to a better life. Stop using us for the sake of politics. We want you to recognise our contribution, and give us the dignity we deserve. Thank you.


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the children playing together; the wives in the kitchen;
the fathers in the living room sleeping after the meal;
the easiness of the day settling into a peaceful smile.
We used to gather for Chanukah at Auntie Dottie's
in one small living room filled to the brim with presents.
We ate cold cuts without mayonnaise, pickles, cole slaw;
the nontraditional traditional Shuman meal.
We used to be young but then we grew up.
Auntie Dottie passed away, then Auntie Wilma and
Auntie Natalie; all the husbands gone too, leaving one sister
whose arms aren't quite big enough to hold us all together.
We used to be children but now we have children
who see each other only at special Jewish holidays and
and it feels as if the traditions of the past are just barely holding on.
Then there are times when I look into the eyes of my cousins and
I am filled with the memories of smells, tastes and laughter;
the memory of four unforgettable sisters whose strong bond
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As the 2012/13 season drew to a close, I sent a few questions out on a number of topics to a few journalists whose email addresses I had successfully guessed. Thanks to Mark Ogden (Daily Telegraph Northern Football Correspondent), Oliver Kay (Chief Football Correspondent for the Times) and Daniel Taylor (Chief Football Writer for the Guardian and Observer) for taking the time out of their busy schedules to reply. These were their answers to my questions:
Do you think that Roberto Mancini deserved to go?
Mark Ogden (MO): If you base the decision on trophies won, then no, because Mancini's success in winning the FA Cup and Premier League earned him the right to endure a trophy-less season.However, there was real disharmony in the dressing room, with many players unable to work for Mancini. The players must take some blame for that, but ultimately Mancini was the manager and if he could not motivate his players to perform then there really was only one outcome.There was no sign that the situation would have improved next season, so the club had to dismiss him on that basis.
Oliver Kay (OK): I don't know if "deserved" is the word, but it was the right decision. The dynamic between Mancini and his players had been unhealthy for a long time – as we'd been trying to tell you, but it seemed unsustainable by the end. I know some like to portray it as healthy tension, but the evidence on the pitch says it was unhealthy. For a group of such talented players, who are actually fairly close-knit, to look as demotivated as they did for much of this season, is a problem. Given the quality of players that City have had over the past few seasons – better, man for man, than United's in my view – I always thought the Mancini situation was something of a leveller. I know some reporters believe Mancini was a source of strength for City. I thought he – or at least the situation – was a serious weakness.
Daniel Taylor (DT): I'm not sure I'd use the word 'deserved'. Am I surprised? No, not at all. In fact, I'm just surprised that so many other people are so surprised. I think a few people have been found out on this one. It's not a question of whether it's harsh; it's a question of whether you understand ADUG's ambitions and expectations. And if you do, you know that they are not going to tolerate a team that is going backwards.
I feel like a bit of a stuck record on this, but it doesn't matter to the people in Abu Dhabi, or Txiki/Ferran, what the fans think, or what happened in a game at Old Trafford almost two years ago, or even what happened a year ago. City were eight points worse off and 20-odd goals down on the same stage last season when Mancini was sacked. The league was all but over by mid-February and the performances in Europe were poor again. Of course he was vulnerable. It was just naïve, in the extreme, to think he wasn't.
If you have had dealings directly with him – what was Mancini like to deal with?
MO: I always found him good to deal with. He was bold, outspoken, mischievous and very much his own man.
But we only saw the public side of him. The stories I hear from people who worked with him at the club talk of a different man entirely.
OK: I never had any one-to-one dealings with him – only press conferences etc. The Manchester reporters speak well of him on a personal basis. I was told by someone at City at an early stage that he seemed more interested in being courteous with the media than with his players or his staff. Even in this PR-sensitive age, that strikes me as a strange way to be.
DT: Good. Generous with his time, streetwise, tough. He could be charming (first season), he could also seem permanently dissatisfied (second season onwards). He'd take us out every Christmas to San Carlo. You could ask him anything in his press conferences, or anything in those social gatherings and he would be happy to talk on or off-the-record. He could be a bit aloof sometimes, he wouldn't give out his numbers or develop relationships that way, but maybe I'm living in the past there. Very few modern-day managers do. Overall, he's been good to deal with and he got on pretty well with the Manchester-based football writers. He generates good copy. He has an opinion, he shares it and that's always welcome when so many other managers are trained to see nothing and say even less.
City appear to be carrying out something of a PR war v Mancini now to win over fans. Without referring to this episode, are journalists "fed" news from clubs on a regular basis?
MO: I wouldn't say we are fed. It is more a case of asking the right people the right questions.Most of us operate on the basis that somebody will always have an axe to grind and, when they do, you have to decide whether their information is given with an agenda or not. If it is, then there will always be scepticism on my part. You don't want to become a mouthpiece for either camp.
But the negativity about Mancini has not come from one, two or three people. It has been widespread for months.
OK: It depends on the club and the situation. There will be times when clubs will spin like mad, but it's only usually when there's an issue when someone else is spinning against them. Mostly I would say that Premier League clubs are reactive rather than proactive in a PR sense. Some aren't even reactive. The real spin doctors in football these days are some of the managers..…
DT: Every club has press officers and, in a lot of cases, they are acting as spin doctors, bending the truth to help themselves. It goes on a club-by-club basis. Some clubs are just useless (Sunderland, Blackburn, Villa, Stoke etc). Others have very proactive press offices and realise there are benefits of leaking info. To clarify though, a lot of the stuff about Mancini is coming from other sources – disgruntled players, agents, staff, former colleagues etc.
And on a similar theme….It's well known that Alex Ferguson can be rather, well "troublesome" to deal with. Has it been a constant struggle during your career to handle him, and are you bound by what your bosses demand? After all, United are big news, so being denied access to the club must hurt. And will your job be that little bit easier now?
MO: Even when you are not denied access at United, everything is still very limited and hard to get into. Much of the time with Ferguson, you knew that some things were guaranteed to annoy him, while there were other times when the most random things led to him banning people, myself included.
City tend not to ban journalists, so that is a good thing on their part, but I suppose it ultimately comes down to who the manager is and how he wants the club to manage the press.
OK: There are a few myths about Ferguson and the banning culture. If it had been successful, if it had brought people into line, he wouldn't have spent the last few seasons handing out more bans than ever, would he? If you were talking about a teacher who gave out far more detentions than everyone else, would you conclude that he had more control over his pupils' behaviour? Or less? It amuses me that people accuse the media of being sycophantic to Ferguson. If anything, I thought his approach to media relations meant that the inevitable praise, for his achievements, was slightly grudging from some quarters. People talk about "bias". It doesn't exist. Or rather, if there is any subconscious "bias" among sportswriters, it is more likely to be towards someone with whom you have good relationships. That's human nature. There was never any of that with Ferguson. If he had a good press, it was because his achievements merited it, not because journalists were awe-struck or terrified. Newspapers always want to be in rather than out, but I don't remember any journalist being in trouble for being banned by United. Some see it as a badge of honour for the paper and the reporter. I think things will probably be a little bit more cordial between United and the media next season. Provided they keep winning under David Moyes, of course …
DT: He didn't make life very easy for me. I'd been banned since 2007 for writing a book he never actually read ("one of us is going to have to read this shite and it isn't going to be me," as he told his press officer). I'm sure you know about his bans – the PA for "asking too many questions", MUTV (MUTV!) because one presenter was impertinent enough to suggest the team played 4-4-2,. Sky for (again) asking too many questions – and only allowed them back if their reporter didn't sit on the front row, etc etc . .
It's always been a struggle for any journalist covering him on a regular basis (well, anyone below the age of 60) but that was the culture under him and it's not much good me wandering in halfway through and saying it should change. Was it unpleasant? Yes, frequently. Was it an incredible experience covering the guy? Totally. He also generated more back-page headlines for us than any other manager in history.
Ironically, it was easier in some ways being banned because, after that, you don't have to worry about the 'rules' that are in place. For example, he banned me once because I'd flown out to Antwerp to interview Dong Fangzhou. There was no reason for it. He just wanted to get the message out there that people shouldn't do that sort of thing (I know that sounds ridiculous, but it's all about his control). At least when you're banned, you don't have to worry about that kind of nonsense. But equally, you always knew you were covering one of the really great football managers. So there were good bits and bad bits.
Has the Premier League been weaker this season, especially compared to the other major European leagues?
MO: I think it has been weak for a few years now. Since Cristiano Ronaldo left, only City have been able to attract world class stars to the Premier League and that is because of the money they were prepared to pay to sign the likes of Silva, Aguero and Yaya Toure.
Nobody else had that kind of money, so the European clubs have been able to close the gap and now overtake the Premier League.
Still, beyond the top two in Germany and Spain, there is not a great deal of depth, so let's not beat ourselves up about the quality of our league. You would not get the Spanish or German equivalent of Wigan beating one of their CL clubs in a cup final, so maybe the strength of the PL is its depth, rather than its absolute quality.
OK: I've been arguing since 2009 that the top teams are not as strong as they were, particularly relative to the top teams elsewhere. I don't think United's post-2009 team has been anything like as strong as their 2006-09 team, yet they've ended up winning two league titles and missing out on the other on goal difference. Likewise, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool look weaker than four or five years ago. If City had become as formidable a team as they could be – and I do appreciate the difficulties they've had with Champions League draws – then they would be a serious force within Europe, but they haven't. If City had punched their weight this season in the Premier League or the Champions League, the perception would be a different, but I'd say all the English clubs have to improve if they are to make a stronger challenge in the Champions League next season.
DT: It's been a strange Premier League. Just look at the number of clubs who you could say have had a good season and there aren't many: Man United, Southampton, Swansea, West Ham, Everton maybe, Chelsea-ish (it hasn't felt that way), anyone else?
The title race was never going to match the previous season's but, then again, it's been a one-horse race in Germany, France, Italy and Spain too. So it's not just us. I think it's been duller and the fact City have regressed has got a lot to do with it.
Do you think the Financial Fair Play rules are a good thing?
MO: Yes, but only on the basis that they will make clubs more responsible and end the ridiculous escalation of player salaries. Nobody wants to see clubs going into meltdown like Leeds or Portsmouth and FFP will help stop that happening.
And from City's perspective, while FFP obviously eats into the power of Sheikh Mansour's weath, the flip side is that the club is having to grow off the field and become a bigger entity commercially.
Long-term, that is good news for City.
OK: The principle of (lower case) financial fair play is undoubtedly a good thing, but I really dislike the version that UEFA have ended up with. It's not about "fair play". It's about ring-fencing an established elite and it is obvious that it will increase the enormous gap between the rich clubs and the poor. FFP was an opportunity to combat all kind of financial excesses – leveraged buyouts, debt, parasitic owners, exploitative ticket prices and unfair distribution of TV money in certain countries – but after talking to the ECA, which is dominated by the very biggest clubs, UEFA decided that it should all be about controlling spending. Funny, that.
DT: No. I think it's unfair on City. They're being implemented so the rich can stop the super-rich from catching and overtaking them. Yet that has been the history of football for donkey's years. They want a closed shop at the top and so they have established these rules purely as a means of safeguarding themselves.
Are you worried about the future of print journalism?
MO: You have to be concerned, but also have the attitude that the Internet is a great opportunity for the industry to survive and grow. When Fergie retired and Mancini was sacked, you heard it first via national newspaper websites. It didn't break on Sky or via club websites, so that week was a good one for newspapers in that it reminded people of the relevance of good journalism.
OK: Naturally, yes. It's depressing when you're on buses or trains and so few people are reading a (paid-for) paper. The quality and content of most newspapers is extremely good, depending on what you're looking for. They're certainly extremely good value. I can't understand why most papers persist in giving away their content online. The future is in paid-for tablet apps etc. I really enjoy the football coverage, and much else, in The Guardian, but what incentive are they giving anyone to buy their app – never mind the paper – when the whole thing is published for free on the website? Buy The Times (or the digital app – £2 a week for the first three months, £4 a week thereafter) and hoover up all the free content you can find. Impartial advice, there.
DT: No. It's a strange time for the industry and everything was a lot more straightforward a few years ago when people actually bought newspapers but this is the age we live in. The Guardian has been the first to go digital-first and you can see the others – Mail, Telegraph, even the Sun now – putting more and more into their websites. I don't think that means the end for newspapers, it's just moving with the times.
Similarly, how do you feel about stories breaking on the internet first, rather than stories being held back for the morning newspapers?
MO: It's fine. I suppose we're facing the same dilemma as the guy who made carts for horses when cars started to be made. You either look to the future or live in the past.
DT: I had this when I interviewed Mancini earlier in the season and we broke it around 3pm. A lot of journalists at other newspapers couldn't work it out. But we want people to see what we have written and, by doing it our way, we ensured X times more hits. Stories are still held back for the morning in certain cases but, to go back to the previous answer, it's a moving industry. You can't afford to be a dinosaur or you will be left behind.
Do you ever wish Twitter had never been invented? Or do the pros outweigh the cons?
MO: Twitter is a pain in the arse and the cons outweigh the pros. However, it does have its pluses. They are becoming fewer and fewer though.
OK: I do actually. It's just this ever-present noise and you can't ignore it, so instead you have to embrace it. You could say I embrace it more than most. There are some very good things about it, particularly on the football side, and I do like engaging with and explaining myself to readers, but, like most journalists, I would say I preferred life BT.
DT: Twitter's fine. It's so big now it's difficult to have an opinion – or, at least, you know that you might have to brace yourself for weeks of abuse if that opinion is different to someone else's. It can all get a bit silly but I've tried to kick the habit, I've gone cold-turkey for a few days. I always come back. #addict
Your Premier League player of the season?
MO: Tough one. I won't say Bale or Van Persie because neither has done it from August to May.
I'd go for Christian Benteke. Great first season at Villa and a player who will become a huge star.
OK: Van Persie.
DT: Boringly, Gareth Bale. You just have to put together a portfolio of his goals. From a City perspective, Zabaleta (but from a small pot of candidates).
The biggest disappointment/flop of the season?
MO: Liverpool under Brendan Rodgers.
OK: City were one of the biggest disappointments. Newcastle were another. QPR were terrible. As far as individual players are concerned, I was really disappointed by Tiote and Cabaye at Newcastle. They were magnificent last season, but unrecognisable this season. But the same could be said of a few of City's players.
DT: I support Forest, and losing in the last minute of the last game, against your local rivals, is always going to hurt . .
What would you change (briefly!) in the game?
MO: 5.30 kick offs on a Saturday. Just a waste of time. I don't know anybody who thinks they're a good idea.
OK: Briefly? It has to be something to stop investors coming and committing the type of ruinous ownership we've seen at Blackburn, Portsmouth etc. I would add Manchester United to that, but somehow, despite draining £500m+ from the club's accounts since 2005, the Glazers seem to have got away with it. People will say "it's business". Well football shouldn't be about "business". Something should be done to give football clubs a special status that protects them from ruinous owners.
DT: It's not going to generate any widespread sympathy but it would be nice – selfishly speaking, anyway – if football clubs knew how to deal with the media properly. It's amazing how many non-qualified people are in charge of media departments for big clubs and regularly make a pig's ear of it.
Leading on from that…I've followed closely (and written for fanzines about) the call for cheaper tickets for fans. Do you think that day will ever come? Is it a topic that newspapers plan to give major backing to in the future?
MO: The new TV deal should ensure cheaper prices, but players and agents need to drop salary demands first, otherwise clubs won't be able to afford the best players.
City and United appear to be sensible with prices at the moment, but yes, it will become an issue if things don't change and I think the German model will be used as justification for that.
OK: It depends what you mean by major backing. It's hard to have a formal campaign when market forces say that the demand is still so big. I've spoken to people at clubs who suggest that the price paid in secondary ticket sales (to touts, agencies etc) suggest that, if anything, tickets are under priced. I completely disagree. With the TV deals and commercial deals as huge as they are, regular ticket sales – as opposed to corporate, hospitality, boxes etc – are no longer a major driver of revenues. I suggested that there should be some consensus reached on maximum ticket prices as part of the Premier League's new financial regulations – and particularly something to encourage younger fans. It's not something the big clubs seem interested in.
DT: We've covered it quite extensively already. It's a worry – even in the last two of three years you can see a sharp drop in the number of away fans at games. You hear people moaning about the atmosphere at games and clubs bringing in sound engineers or tinned crowd noise and it's fairly simple – the decibel levels have gone down because so many hardcore football fans are being priced out of it. I've lost count of the number of my mates who used to devote their entire lives around going to games and just can't be bothered any more because of the money and the way they're messed about.
Embargos – why are you asked to hold back news sometimes?
MO: To keep stuff fresh for the morning papers, otherwise who will want to pay for old news in the morning?
OK: Mostly for our benefit and at our request. Daily newspapers want fresh coverage, fresh material and fresh quotes, so where possible we look to place an embargo so that people aren't running it on websites during the afternoon. And because there is this embargo culture, sometimes clubs ask us to do likewise with statements that they are announcing on their club website or whatever. That's fair enough in most cases.
DT: So the Telegraph can break them, of course (only joking).
And finally, what's been the highlight of your job over the past season?
MO: Being involved in Champions League games. It really is the best place to work and streets ahead of international football. We are so lucky in Manchester to be able to cover two CL teams and long may it continue.
OK: There hasn't been a moment to compare with City's title triumph last season. At risk of upsetting you, I'll say the send-off for Ferguson at Old Trafford was the most memorable occasion. In terms of matches I've reported on, I'll pick from opposite ends of the scale: at the Allianz-Arena for Bayern Munich 4 Barcelona 0 in the Champions League and at the Coral Windows Stadium for Bradford's wins over Aston Villa and Arsenal. The best nights are those when a crowd are wide-eyed in disbelief at what they're seeing. The Bradford games were the perfect example.
DT: Probably the interview with Mancini I mentioned earlier. It might not sound much but those interviews are so rare these days. It took 13 months to set up and there were 11 different PR/marketing people involved (including three Etihad air stewardesses who turned up on the day in case we needed them for the photos). It's all a bit ridiculous, to be honest, but the top managers pretty much don't do one-on-ones these days so that was a nice one to get.
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Ransomware is a type of malware that restricts the access to the computer system and demands that the user or the company pay a ransom to gain back control. There are different types of ransomware: some encrypt all the files on a system and some just lock the system so it's unusable.
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The best way to handle ransomware is prevention. If you have a good backup system in place, that takes a backup of your files every few minutes, then you are able to turn back time and restore your system to a time that it was before it got infected. If you do what Morton did, and contact your computer vendor or IT services company, they are going to be more likely able to get rid of the ransomware. It is hard to completely clean your system of the ransomware though. If someone was out the day you got it and cleaned everything up, and they come in the next day and turn on their computer or open up the infection again, then your whole system is compromised once again. Sometimes, the only option to totally rid yourself and company of the ransomware is to unfortunately pay up. This is why it is so important to take preventative security measures so that you do not get hit with ransomware, especially as a small business where ransomware could do a lot of damage.
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In 1992-93, Hirsch made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers, the team that had drafted him in 1991. He played only four games for the Rangers that season and spent most of his time with the Binghamton Rangers of the AHL where he led the league in wins with 35 and an average of 2.79. These numbers earned him a spot on the AHL First All-Star Team, the Garrett Memorial Trophy for AHL Rookie of the Year, and a share of the Holmes Memorial Trophy, which he shared with Boris Rousson.
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Films are manipulative. They can move around in space and time and control the way we receive information, affecting how we perceive reality, who we root for, what is truth. Especially documentaries, which cover factual events and people, can trick us into choosing one theory, or interpretation, or ideology in the guise of being objective. What is so powerful about The Invisible War is how it presents the facts of its charged subject matter, rape in the military, because the film's very focus is the facts: the abundance of evidence of sexual assault that has gone unheard or ignored or been swept under the rug.
The Invisible War centers on a court case brought by a handful of former service members, and its point is simply to place faces from both sides and let the personal stories of the victims compete against the brass tasked with parroting policy, interspersing this with statistics put out by the Department of Defense, or that the court in question ruled rape to be an "occupational hazard" of military service. The game is rigged. But when a documentary's done its job, you understand why it's rigged the way it is. The whole point of The Invisible War is that this issue is so cancerous in part because the institutions in question refuse to discuss it at all, leave alone address the underlying problems. So let's talk about it.
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Part of what's so impressive about the film is the sheer number of subjects filmmaker Kirby Dick secured to speak on camera and share their stories, some in shadow with altered voices for fear of discovery, particularly as part of the problem in rape cases is a fear of coming forward. The most prominent of these is former Coast Guard servicewoman Kori Cioca, whose jaw was shattered while she was raped, and her struggles to collect health benefits from the V. A. to receive proper treatment. The film spends a lot of time in her home, watching her play with her young daughter and go on doctor visits with her husband. It is the juxtaposition of her daily life, the tension and strain simmering just below it, that makes the statistics so damning. Left alone are the instances of bureaucratic SNAFU, letters denying her for coverage for supposed back injuries when it is her jaw that needs work, while the film lingers on Cioca in her kitchen, with no other option than to eat soft foods with a spoon.
Experts, advocates and archival footage are trotted out at regular intervals to examine the whys of institutional negligence in the prosecution of rape cases in the military, a negligence which only breeds more rape, and the famous sex scandals of the various service branches – Air Force Academy, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, and the Tailhook scandals – but the key to The Invisible War's effectiveness is in its success putting faces to the statistic which opens the film: after a peppy montage of WWII era propaganda footage advertising the exciting new opportunities for women in the service, we are hit with the heartbreaking fact that 20% of all active-duty female service members are sexually assaulted during their time in the military.
Without recourse to traditional law enforcement, representation, or the ability to leave of one's own will, survivors of military sexual abuse are trapped in a way other survivors are not. The film takes a similar approach to its statistical analysis, showing talking head after heartbreaking talking head of survivors telling their stories, then always returning to the damning numbers and the rage-inducing responses of the military leadership, including a "Prevention" strategy so unspeakably idiotic, the film doesn't need to do anything but show posters chiding soldiers to, "wait until she's sober."
The film methodically builds its case, examining the circumstances of Cioca and her fellow plaintiffs in the D.O.D. lawsuit assaults and the command structures, psychological tendencies, and institutional culture that permitted such crimes to occur, to skate punishment, and, implicitly, to go unheard in the wider dialogue we as a country have about the military. The film's endpoint is its most damning: breaking the coverup and exploring the culture of sexual abuse at Marine Barracks Washington, the most prestigious ceremonial unit in the United States. The Invisible War punctures that glittering façade, to make you wonder as you glance at the servicewomen atop the rotunda during the Inauguration, what's happened to them? Upon showing a completed version of the film to newly appointed Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, he revoked the right of commanders below the rank of colonel to handle cases of sexual assault two days later. That's how powerful a case The Invisible War makes. The success of its case hinges, however, on the rest of us to continue to speak out once the lights have come up.
The rare film that deserves the word 'Important' in front of it, The Invisible War should be required viewing for potential recruits and has done a great deal to further the case for further justice and accountability in the military. It's streaming on Netflix. Go watch it.
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Waterfall Your Drink: during the Army's "Assault Prevention" rap video, but even then it will probably be just as awful and enraging.
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Smithfield Horse Market in Dublin, Ireland
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- Smithfield horse market dates for 2012: January 1, February 5, March 4, April 1, May 6, June 3, July 1, August 5, September 2, October 7, November 4, December 2
Smithfield horse market, in Dublin, Ireland, is one of the oldest - and most controversial - horse fares in the world.
The horse fare takes place on the first Sunday of the month and attracts horse traders and owners from across Ireland. There are also hundreds of urban cowboys that attend as well as tourists and photographers eager to experience the atmosphere of the market.
Dublin residents are all familiar with the fare. However, it is not always as easy for tourists to find. Smithfield is a short distance from the main road through Dublin and the nightlife. The easiest way to reach Smithfield horse fare is to catch a taxi from O'Connell street. It should not cost more than five euros.
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Smithfield horse fare history
The 400-year-old market started alongside vegetable and other livestock traders in one of the run-down factory areas in the North of the city.
But as the popularity of horses among farmers and city-folk grew the market developed into a bustling sale on the first Sunday of each month.
Once a month hundreds of equine traders and buyers descended on the bleak cobble square eager to make a profit or collect a bargain animal for carraiges or ploughs.
But during the 1960s the market attracted a new type of customer - bored kids from the inner city council estates who bought cheap ponies.
They became known as urban cowboys and rode the animals through tarmac streets and let them graze on public fields.
This practice gave the Smithfield market a bad reputation as many horses were mistreated and abandoned around the city.
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Further controversy came in 1997 when Dublin city council started a sweeping modernisation of the run-down Smithfield area to make Dublin a tourist hot-spot.
Residents who moved into luxury flats that now lined the former Smithfield square - renamed a 'plaza' - complained about the noise and smell of the monthly market.
And town-hall bosses tried to close the market in 2002 after a horse bolted into a car and injured a woman who had her young son in the passenger seat.
Since then the city council and various animal welfare organisations have campaigned tirelessly but without success to shut the market down.
Traders and buyers have continued using the cobbled area once a month to sell their animals and prices as low as 10 Euros - around seven dollars.
An ancient by-law giving traders the right to use the market means that there is noting police or council officials can do to remove the horses.
Tourists and photographers who are fascinated by the romanticism of the market continue visiting the area to see the market in action.
This has led to a bizarre situation in recent years where dozens of traders are surrounded by police as the cram into the square to sell their animals in a backdrop of luxury flats and chrome sculptures.
Much of the abuse that is dealt out to the animals continues and as many as 100 horses are abandoned in the city each year.
The future of this unique market is currently uncertain as council officials battle to find an alternative site for it and traders refuse to leave Smithfield.
But It should certainly be a source of interest for anybody who is interested in horses and concerned for their welfare.
There are various websites that give more information about the market and it's interesting history.
A quick search of Google news will also yield the latest newspaper articles that have been written about the market or horses connected to it.
For anybody who would like to visit, it happens on the first Sunday of every month and there are plenty of cheap hotels nearby. Dublin is great to visit on the weekend, thought it is particularly expensive. Book a hotel in advance and it shouldn't cost more than 40 euros.
When visiting the market, be sure to take a camera. Many of the Irish horse owners are happy to pose to have their picture taken but always ask them first. The Irish people are also happy to chat at the market. But bear in mind, there is a suspicion about people such as the police and DSPCA interfering with their business. Remember to keep your wits about you as the horses can sometimes be agitated and unpredicatble.
More Smithfield and gypsy horse links
- Smithfield Horse Market
Pictures, video, history, dates, media controversy, horse car tips and more!
- VOTE NOW: Should Smithfield horse market stay open?
There are few places in the world where animal cruelty continues on a regular basis. That makes the unspeakable treatment of ponies at the Smithfield Horse Market in Dublin, Ireland on the first Sunday of...
- PICTURE GALLERY: Smithfield horse market in Dublin, Ireland
Smithfield horse market is a bustling 400-year-old horse fare in Dublin, Ireland that takes place on the first Sunday of the month, every month. Hundreds of horse lovers, traders and 'urban cowboy' pony kids...
- Urban horse riding and urban cowboys
Urban horse riding is when children and teenagers keep horses in cities and housing estates in a striking contrast to the green countryside stables where equines are usually kept. These riders have...
- Appleby Horse Fair for Gypsies and Travellers
Appleby Horse Fair is the largest and most well known equine market anywhere in the world. Every year more than 10,000 gypsies and travellers plus up to 30,000 visitors descend on the small town of...
- Animal abuse and cruelty at Smithfield Horse Market in Dublin
There are few places in the world where animal cruelty continues on a regular basis. That makes the unspeakable treatment of ponies at the Smithfield Horse Market in Dublin, Ireland on the first Sunday of...
- Traditional gypsy horse fairs in the UK
When: June every year Where: Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, Englan How much: Free Appleby Horse Fair is the largest and most well known equine market anywhere in the world. Every year thousands of Romany...
I see there are a lot of reasons why this is bad and why people want to shut it down but, why is it good? How come they haven't? I'm from states and I'm going to Ireland for a study abroad creating documentaries. I was thinking this topic could be a good one.
i have never been is it like briggs fair in england,i must say that the horses look ok to me,and from what is see the horses/poneys owened by travellers,in england are treated very well, and i have been to lots of horse fairs.
well i think yous are fu**ing ashol** how would us like if some 1 beat us up the poor horses yous prickes
I love the fair I look forward. To riding threw it tooled up every month
hey. Great site. I actually set up the Fettercairn Youth Horse Project in Tallaght with mixed success. have to say that although many of the sights i saw at smithfield broke my heart, when getting to know some of the kids through the project, much of this 'cruelty' was really just down to poor equine education. I hope they can improve the situation sooner rather than later.
u wouldn't no wat it would do to the true kids horse loves it nothin doing any harm to u so leav it be
all use midend your on buzzness dont be gettin into others>:)
Cruelty at it's best/worst.
Smithfield market should be closed down. As you said nobody wants this market to proceed only the traders themselves. The cruelty that these poor horses suffer is appalling and you would not want to see it, it is not a tourist attraction. It is an eye sore on the city of dublin and the sooner its closed down the better. It costs 10,000 euros of tax payers money each month to clean up the mess that is left by these so called horse owners.
i love smite field i got a muire at that smitefield
thanks for this hub - I have never heard of the Smithfield horse market before. I live here in the States but I think it would very interesting to go to something like this.


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Creating beautiful photo galleries in WordPress is a quick and easy process with no plugin required. In this article we look at how exactly to create a photo WordPress photo gallery and how it can be enhanced using some of the Jetpack modules.
However, the features of a WordPress gallery, even with the improvements Jetpack offers, are still pretty limited. If photos and images make up the bulk of your portfolio or website, then a premium gallery plugin is essential. Here we discuss a couple of the best premium plugins too.
How to Create Photo Galleries in WordPress
So how do you create a photo gallery? You can add a gallery to an existing page or post, or create a new page or post specifically to display your images. Here I have created a new page, which I entitled Gallery.
Click on the page, then select 'Add Media'.
From the sidebar, choose 'Create Gallery'.
Here you can choose images from your Media Library, or upload new files. Select all the images that you wish to appear in your gallery.
Once you have finished select 'Create a New Gallery'.
Now you can alter the order of your images and add a caption to each of them.
You can also adjust the Gallery Settings. Choose your 'Link to' preference, alter the number of columns, select the size of the images, and specify whether you want them to display as a thumbnail grid or a slideshow. Once finished click on 'Insert Gallery'.
Select 'Save Draft' and 'Preview' to see how your gallery is looking so far.
If you want to make any changes, click on your images and then select the pencil edit icon. This will take you back to the Gallery Edit page where the Gallery Settings are displayed.
Once you have finished 'Publish' your page or post. Now your gallery will be viewable to your audience.
Improve Your Gallery with Jetpack
If you aren't using it already then you should seriously consider installing Jetpack. A great collection of modules all within one plugin, Jetpack from WordPress.com caters for numerous WordPress needs, helping to improve engagement, security, the appearance of your site, and lots more.
Jetpack has a couple of modules aimed at helping you to create attractive and eye-catching photo galleries in WordPress. Let's have a look at what is on offer…
Tiled Galleries
The Jetpack module Tiled Galleries will add extra display options for your galleries. Choose between a rectangular mosaic, a square mosaic, and a circular grid style, giving your galleries a professional look and feel.
To set up Tiled Galleries, install Jetpack and then select 'Jetpack > Settings' in your WordPress dashboard.
Click on 'Appearance'. Then activate 'Tiled Galleries'.
Back under Gallery Settings, you can now choose from the different display styles.
Carousel is another Jetpack module that has the potential of improving your WordPress galleries. This module enables images from a gallery to be displayed full screen, in a rolling carousel. This feature will help your photos make a strong impact on your audience and make your website stand out from the crowd.
To get started with Carousel, simply select 'Jetpack > Settings'.
Under 'Appearance' you will find 'Carousel', which simply needs activating. All WordPress galleries on your site will now be able to to be viewed in a full-screen carousel mode.
If you are adding numerous photos and images to your site then you run the risk of slowing your page loading times. This can have serious consequences, negatively affecting the user experience, and can result in losing your visitors and customers, as well as lowering your SEO rankings.
The Jetpack module Photon helps improve your site load times by caching images from your site on the WordPress.com servers. Loading images from the fast WordPress.com network delivery service, instead of your own hosting provider, will mean that photos from your galleries will not slow down page loading. So if your website is image heavy, Photon an important module to activate.
Use a Premium Gallery Plugin
As you can see, creating beautiful photo galleries in WordPress is extremely easy. And with Jetpack you can add the extra functionalities needed to help display your photos in style.
However, if you are looking for more advanced features than those we have mentioned, it may be necessary for you to upgrade to a premium gallery plugin. Here is a couple of the best options currently available…
Envira Gallery
Envira Gallery enables you to create stunning photo and video galleries for your WordPress website. Its drag and drop builder and pre-built templates lets you easily design modern and stylish galleries in minutes with just a few clicks of a button.
Other features include…
- Add slideshow displays, or enable fullscreen lightbox mode
- Organize photos in albums with tags
- Protect your photographs by adding watermarks and passwords
- WooCommerce support
- Social Media integration
As you can see, Envira Gallery provide a full package of features and support for photo galleries. And with prices starting at just $19, this is a plugin well worth considering.
NextGEN Gallery Pro
NextGEN Gallery, can be downloaded for free, and is the most popular gallery plugin around. However, it is NextGEN Gallery Pro that provides the powerful extensions that will enable you to create show-stopping galleries.
The numerous pro gallery extensions will allow you to design slideshows and filmstrips, add hover captions and much more. The pro lightbox extensions mean you can setup full-screen lightboxes and enable image sharing and commenting. A lightroom plugin is also included in the NextGEN Gallery Pro package, alongside pro support so you can really get the most out of the premium features offered.
NextGEN Gallery Pro doesn't come cheap, starting at $99 a year. However, if photos and images make up the bulk of your website and business, then this is a WordPress gallery plugin worth investing in.
Final Thoughts
Creating photo galleries in WordPress is very straightforward, and with the extra options Jetpack adds, may be all many of us will ever need. However, if you rely on your images to win over customers and sell your services or products, then a premium gallery product will add that extra wow factor to your photos and so will be the best choice for you.
Will you create your photo galleries in WordPress or choose a premium gallery plugin? Please share your thoughts in the comments below…
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"Digital savvy means survival," is not just for the private sector anymore.
By Mary Jirak, Bayshore Solutions Project Management Team
Public sector and educational organizations need to step up their game with digital capabilities and "customer" service. The Atlantic reports that even the US Government is getting serious about making its web design "Less Sucky."
As the attention span of the average human declines, it is important to adopt as many digital trends and best practices to reach your audiences. Even public sector services such as government agencies and educational entities need to establish themselves as equal with the private sector and better their customer service using these best practices. Their voter-originated and constituent-funded long-term survival will increasingly depend on this.
Some of the Digital Factors that need strategic attention are:
Digital Media
With customers more focused on social media and online news sources, public sector entities are looking to create digital channels to improve their audiences' access to the information they share. Additionally, their websites are moving towards more responsive web design to make it easier for public access via mobile devices and tablets.
Digital Analytics
The use of analytics is helping these entities to grow, monitor, and mark areas that need improvement throughout their constituents' (a.k.a. their customers') journey.
Improved Consistency Across Channels
To improve customer service, entities are working to better connect all channels of communication so they can consistently provide the same message and answers; whether it be by phone, email or social media.
Cross-Device Uses
The media in which users are interacting today are vast. Therefore, it is important to consider cross-device development when modernizing new websites and applications. Entities are looking to create website and social presences that can be used by any device with any screen size to make digital learning more accessible.
Whether you are in the private or public sector it is important, now more than ever, to stay relevant and adopt digital best practices. The digital marketing industry is ever-evolving and can be hard to keep up with. Bayshore Solutions is here to help.
Click here to view some of our recent work and how we applied industry best practices.


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327 Films to produce Converse commercial
327 Films will head into production next week, creating a 24 second commercial for Converse sneaker.
327 Films founder Wyatt Ben Bernstein comments, "I'm delighted to take on my second spec commercial which hopefully will take my career to the next level. I have over 800ft.of Super 8 home movies that NYC's Pac Lab just telecined, and I'm confident that I can create a personal spot that will resonate with viewers who have adored their Chuck Taylors all these years. I miss those ol' Chuck Taylors. They are probably collecting dust in my parent's attic."
For more information, visit www.conversegallery.com


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"I am he" said Jesus. "You don't have to wait any longer or look any further."
John 4:26
In the last couple of weeks there have been many people speak words of life over me; it's been encouraging and uplifting. It's felt like Jesus has repeatedly been saying to me " I am he, you don't have to wait any longer or look any further." This doesn't mean I won't keep seeking Jesus, it just means that He is becoming more and more visible to me through the encouragement and love of others. I spent some time reviewing some of my journals from years ago, and one of the constant themes from each day was Jesus saying "focus on me."
As I have focused more on Him, my life has been surrounded with life speakers, and I'm learning to be a life speaker. As I've listened to my Bible this year, I've marveled at the way God only has to speak a Word, and there is life. And, He does it over, and over, and over again.
I love how Jesus knows who He is! "I am he" said Jesus. "You don't have to wait any longer or look any further." When the life of Jesus is totally wrapped around your life and my life, we don't have to wait or look any further than Him. He brings all the life we need. And, He enables us to bring life to others, real uplifting encouraging life.
When I was a child, about 5 years old, I needed surgery. I remember being in the pediatric ward, and looking out the window. As I looked out that window the only thing I could think of was how much I wanted to jump out the window. I sat several stories high, and I knew that jumping would lead to death. Later, on my way to the operating room, two nurses stood beside me and spoke words of encouragement over me, they comforted me. It impacted me greatly. There have been other times in my life that the thought of death has entered my mind, when that happens, God brings me back to those two nurses and words of life they spoke over me.
Look for life speakers and hang out with them. Ask Jesus to speak life over you and empower you to do the same. There is no other place to look, but to Him.


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In early September I had to laugh at myself after downloading the Beta 1 of Windows
Longhorn Vista. I had spent hours downloading the DVD ISO through my saturated Internet connection and the firewall kept disconnecting the download process. The process had taken a toll on my few remaining strands of sanity. When I finally acquired the complete ISO, I fought with my DVD burner for a bit but eventually got that worked out. At last, the power of the sun in the palm of my hand. I mean, I get to see what is in store for me and all the users I support. The humor came from my stupidity; I had failed to reason that Microsoft might update their OS during the PDC in the next couple of days.
Of course during the PDC, "Windows Vista CTP - 32-bit - Build 5219 (English)" was announced. That's ok I muttered to myself, it was my fault, so then I waited, and waited for the ISOs of the new build to appear on MSDN. Then I waited some more, until finally in the middle of October we received "Windows Vista CTP - 32-bit - Build 5231 (English)".
At last I have the 5231 build, and low and behold this morning what do my eyes see? An article from InfoWorld stating, "Microsoft updates Windows Vista beta." Yes I know this is the world of beta software, but I am a simple and foolish man, and had hoped for some peace after getting off my lazy behind, and installing the 5231 build on Friday. Their article prompted a visit to the MSDN site to download the updated version. My trip to MSDN was fruitless, and there wasn't any new Vista build. What gives? InfoWorld! Get it right: a CTP is not a Beta, nor is it an update to a Beta. Not to mention I could have used those precious moments to stare at my monitor blankly, or go to the coffee pot again. Their only saving grace is that they pointed out some neat things that I had forgotten were being built into Vista:
New diagnostic software will be capable of detecting and resolving problems in the computer's memory or on the hard drive. For example, it will be capable of warning users whenever the hard drive begins to show signs of failing, Burk said.
Also new is a feature called Network Center, which allows users to store and manage their network settings in one centralized location. The new Internet Explorer code will expose Vista testers to some new browser features, including Quick Tabs, which displays thumbnail versions of tabbed pages in a single window, and Tab Groups, a feature that allows users to save a set of tabbed pages into a single group within the browser's Favorites list.
I've yet to test out these new features, and it is my assumption that they have made it into the 5231 build. Folks don't forget to isolate your Vista systems before testing out the network capabilities. Put them on a LAN that isn't shared by your production boxes.


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Having sold our Project BMW M5, we went on the hunt for a new ride to build before the end of the 2011 year. Tossing up ideas between the new Audi S4, building a throw back E36 BMW M3, or just sittin pretty till the new F10 BMW M5 comes out, we decided we needed to get the BMW M3 E90. Having built a E46 M3 and a 135I, we had our feet wet in the BMW market. Wanting to further our recognition, we felt that the BMW M3 Sedan was the perfect platform to show how the daily driver could still be a monster.
The car we got is a 2008 M3. Done in the Interlagos Blue, the car came with the DCT transmission, navigation, cold weather package, and uniquely enough, no sunroof. Who needs the extra weight anyways! This car had some slight mods on it which included being lowered with a set of H&R springs, intake scoops, and a front carbon fiber lip spoiler. Being that the car was used a little, its alignment was a bit off. So besides the compact feeling of going from a M5 to a M3, its hard to give a good review on the car. However, the V8 engine does feel much more responsive then the V10 of the M5. As well, the DCT transmission is HUGELY improved over the SMG that the M5 came with. You can actually put the car in D and not feel like your getting whiplash. The V8 has alot of torque where the V10 was all up top.
With this car we will accomplish 4 major goals. Power, Styling, Handling, Stopping. On board for this project car will be several sponsors you have seen work with Vivid Racing in the past and some new ones. We are very excited to announce these partnerships. First, we are going back to our old friends and aerodynamic pros, Vorsteiner. Having started with Vorsteiner back in the E46 M3 days, we are privelaged to continually be apart of this trend setting company. Our past successful promotions of our Mercedes C63, BMW M5, and Porsche 997TT, will compliment the M3 as just another great car to add to the line up.
A new partnership that we are very excited about is with VF Engineering. For over 15 years, VF Engineering has been supercharging vehicles. With BMW and Porsche as their top marquees, their new VF620 supercharger kit for the M3 E92/E90 is what will be going on our car. To seperate ourselves, this will be a VR Edition kit with custom carbon fiber components, change of color, and packaged with our Agency Power exhaust system. With this power comes alot of awesome horsepower tests and videos!
Our next collaborations have some strong history with Vivid Racing. The first is with Brembo North America. Vivid Racing has been using Brembo GT Big Brakes on many cars for years. Their enormous 380mm 2piece drilled rotors with 6piston front and 4piston rear calipers will stand out well in a custom paint we are doing. The brakes will pop beautifully behind a set of Volk Racing G2 matte black wheels. The 20×9 and 20×10 wheels are 1 piece forged in a simple 6 spoke design. From our original Subaru WRX in 2003 using Volk TE37 wheels to our latest Subaru STI Cosworth edition running G2 wheels, Volk Racing has been a strong partner for us. Wrapping those wheels will be a set of Toyo T1R tires. The fronts are a 255/35/20 and the rears a 285/30/20. H&R has come on-board to handle our suspension needs with a set of lowering springs to maintain the EDC adjustable ride along with front and rear sway bars.
This project like all Vivid Racing Project Cars will be fully documented and you can always view the latest photos on our official BMW M3 gallery here.