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Amaravati, Feb 8 (INN): Pavitra Sangamam, confluence of the rivers of Krishna and Godavari will host two international events during this week. The very first Amaravati Global Music and Dance Festival will be held simultaneously with the National Women's Parliament.
The festival, scheduled to take place between 10th and 13th February, will feature Indian Classical, Western classical Music, Bollywood, Global fusion, folk music, contemporary world music and other genres of Music and Dance.
The main aim of the festival is to put Amaravati on the global map and expose the different music and art forms of Andhra Pradesh to the world audience.
On the inauguration day, at 5 PM, Sundara Rama Sroutigal troop will perform Sama Veda Chanting followed by Mangalavadya Nadaswaram by Gonu Guntla Brothers. Vyjayanti Kashi will take the stage for a spectacular Kuchipudi dance performance.
At 7.15 PM, a live performance will be given by one of the most noted exponents of Kathak, Pandit Birju Maharaj. This will be followed by performance of renowned violinist and composer Dr L Subramaniam.
On the 11th at 5.30 PM Vivek Sadasivam will render Annamacharya Kirtanas. Dr. Madhuri Devi will perform Navarasa Veena.
Artist and playback singer Kavita Krishnamurthy Subramaniam will perform at 7.15 which will be followed by a performance by Purno Das Baul, Anup Jalota, Suresh Wadkar, Talat Aziz and Langas of Vision of India.
On the 12 that is Sunday, there will be a performance by Dr Yella Venkateswahwar Rao on the mridangam. This will be followed by a concert by Viku Vinayakram and Swaminanthan on the ghatam. Table players Anindo & Anubrata Chatterjee will perform at 7.15. At 8.10 Trilok Guru Quaret with Sivamani will share the stage together. The day will end by a performance of L. Subramaniam and friends.
The last day of the festival Chhau Dance would be performed. Chhau Dance is a tribal art form that originated in the district of Purulia, West Bengal. It's a vibrant combination of dance movement with martial arts.
This will be followed by a violin duet by Dwaram Durga Prasad and Satyanarayana Rao. Global Fusion Concert by Solo Cissokho and Jeno Lizstes will be held.
The last performance is by Hema Malini and ensemble.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said, 'I am keen on making Amaravati a global hub for culture and I am delighted that the Amaravati Global Music and Dance Festival is an important step in this direction.'
He added that everyone should attend and participate in this festival and celebrate the spirit of Amaravati- The People's Capital.
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Also, many questioned whether the tax was compliant with EU law and with double taxation treaties concluded by Belgium. A petition for the annulment of the fairness tax was lodged in front of the Constitutional Court in January 2014. The latter Court referred to the ECJ (by decision of 28 January 2015) with a request for a preliminary ruling. ECJ's Ruling The ECJ considered in its decision published on 17 May (C-68/15) that the fairness tax violates the Directive, but only in specific circumstances. Art. 4 of the Directive provides that member states should refrain from taxing profits received by a parent company which originate from a subsidiary in another member state. The ECJ found that the fairness tax is in breach of that provision when a resident parent company receives a dividend from a non-resident subsidiary, and redistributes (part of) that dividend in a subsequent year. The ECJ further considered that the fairness tax does not constitute a (prohibited) withholding tax in the sense of art. 5 of the Directive, because it is formally due by the distributing company and not by the shareholder. Referring to its Burda judgment (C-284/06), the ECJ maintained its legalistic approach, which requires that the taxable person of a withholding tax must be the holder of the shares, not the distributing company. The ECJ thus again rejects adopting an economic approach to the notion of withholding tax. Finally, the ECJ also stated that the fairness tax may potentially violate the freedom of establishment. (art. 49 of the European Treaty, TFEU). A resident company is subject to corporation tax on the basis of its worldwide income. A non-resident company conducting an economic activity in Belgium through a permanent establishment is subject to tax in Belgium solely on the basis of the profits made by that permanent establishment. Therefore, insofar the fairness tax computation rules lead to the taxation of profits over which Belgium has no taxing authority, the tax would constitute a violation of the freedom of establishment. The ECJ did not rule on this point as it is up to the Belgian national court to rule on whether the fairness tax provisions may lead to a permanent establishment of a non-resident company to be treated in a less advantageous manner than a resident company. What's next? The ECJ's decision should already offer sufficient basis for taxpayers to apply with the tax authorities for a refund of fairness tax they have already paid. This possibility is for now limited to the specific cases where the tax was paid on distributed dividends that (i) stemmed from dividends received in a previous year from a subsidiary in another EU member state and (ii) qualified to benefit from the Parent-Subsidiary Directive as implemented in Belgium. Other taxpayers may soon also have grounds to claim a remission of already paid fairness tax. Indeed, the Belgian Constitutional Court will now have to deliver a ruling on the request for annulment of the fairness tax, which in addition to the elements above, also encompasses Belgian constitutional law elements. If the Constitutional Court decides to annul the tax, other taxpayers should in principle also be allowed to reclaim fairness tax they have paid. To find out more about the implications of this development for your business, please contact the author.


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Sending PHI Over SMS
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I recently was talking with a doctor who told me about a healthcare communications company called YouCall MD. The doctor liked many of the features that YouCall MD provided. He loved that they would answer your Live Calls, transcribe a message to you and send you that message by SMS. Well, he loved all of it except the part that YouCallMD was using insecure SMS messages to send protected health information (PHI).
I wrote about this before in my post called "Texting is Not HIPAA Secure." I know that many doctors sit on all sides of this. I heard one doctor tell me, "They're not going to throw us all in jail." Other doctors won't use SMS at all because of the HIPAA violations.
While a doctor probably won't get thrown in jail for sending PHI over SMS, they could get large fines. I think this is an even greater risk when sending PHI over SMS becomes institutionalized through a service like YouCallMD. This isn't a risk I'd want to take if I were a doctor.
Plus, the thing that baffles me is that there are a lot of secure text message services out there. Using these services would accomplish the same thing for the doctor and YouCall MD and they wouldn't put a doctor or institution at risk for violating HIPAA. Soon the day will come when doctors can send SMS like messages on their phones in a secure way and they won't have to worry about it. I just think it's a big mistake for them to be using their phone's default SMS.


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Adobe has confirmed that this vulnerability exists and is currently working to remedy it. As it is, many of the major companies that provide antiviral software have already updated their applications to catch one of the exploits, which said exploit is carried out by way of a PDF file sent in an email; this PDF-equipped email is generally targeted to attack corporations rather than personal accounts.
According to Paul Royal, principal researcher at Purewire, the other type of attack that currently remains unchallenged is merely "a Flash movie of one-frame length. This malicious Flash file is being embedded in Web pages, sometimes of legitimate Web sites that are compromised." According to his research, this multimedia attack's code is just different enough from the PDF attack that it will not be caught by many antiviral programs until a separate package can be designed.
From Adobe: "A critical vulnerability exists in the current versions of Flash Player (v9.0159.0 and v.10.022.87) for Windows, Macintosh and Linux operating systems, and the authplay.dll component that ships with Adobe Reader and Acrobat v.9x for Windows, Macintosh and Unix operating systems. This vulnerability could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.". So if you were thinking that you're safe with a Linux-based system or OS X, you're unfortunately incorrect.
This vulnerability has apparently been known about since December of last year, but then it was merely regarded as a bug. It probably began to be exploited around the beginning of July. Still, it'd be nice for known and exploitable bugs to be fixed within a relative time after being found. The good news is that Adobe will have a fix brewed up for most of the exploitable applications by the end of this month.
Not that it's the end of the world and that we ought to shun Flash simply because of this exploit alone, but it's no secret that Flash isn't liked by a lot of people for varied reasons, and this will just amount on top of them. Taking a leaf out of Kroc Camen's book, I suggest that, if this new exploit in the Flash implementation bothers you enough, simply do without. Is the time been long coming for newer, better multimedia implementations? Is this the final straw for you? Should it be the final straw for everyone else, too? Or is it just another storm that'll blow by?
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Horvath Hurls Harassment Charges in Fiery GitHub Exit
Mar 17, 2014 3:41 PM PT
In a move that has added fuel to the debate over the treatment of women in tech, Julie Ann Horvath, a developer at GitHub, has stormed out of her job, accusing the company of ignoring harassment in the workplace.
One of the company's three cofounders and his wife had persistently intimidated her, and an engineer had repeatedly ripped out her code after she turned down his advances, Horvath claimed.
"I gave my story and my whole truth to a reporter I trust to be objective and fair," tweeted Horvath, best known for launching the Passion Projects series of talks given by women in tech.
GitHub has placed the cofounder and the engineer in question on leave, barred the cofounder's wife from the office, and launched an investigation, according to CEO Chris Wanstrath.
"We still have work to do," he said. "We know that. However, making sure GitHub employees are getting the right feedback and have a safe way to voice their concerns is a primary focus of the company."
GitHub did not respond to our request to provide further details.
What Horvath Says
Horvath was the only female designer or developer on staff when she joined GitHub in 2012, she told TechCrunch.
She felt her treatment internally was based more on her gender than the quality of her work, and said her character was being discussed in inappropriate places like pull requests and issues.
Further, the wife of one of the cofounders tried to intimidate her over drinks, Horvath claimed, saying she informed her husband's decision-making at GitHub, had spies in the company, and could read employees' private emails.
GitHub's HR department requested a meeting with Horvath and her partner, a colleague at the company, during which Horvath was asked to supply details of the conversation with the cofounder's wife, and her partner was asked about past events.
The cofounder's wife allegedly then stepped up her harassment, despite being asked by HR not to be present on the same floor as Horvath.
The cofounder apparently asked Horvath's partner to resign, but he did not.
Reactions to the Departure
Horvath received several expressions of support on her Twitter page.
Wanstrath publicly offered a personal apology to Horvath and said there were things the company could have done differently.
"The reality is we don't have a very easy time in high-tech," Maribel Lopez, founder and principal at Lopez Research, told the E-Commerce Times. "The New World companies -- those with 25-year-olds -- have less of a sense of entitlement and groupthink."
Struggling Through the Murk
Much remains unclear about just what happened at GitHub.
When did this mistreatment begin? Was Horvath singled out for this treatment? The Passion Projects series led GitHub to put another 15 women on the payroll over six months, ReadWriteWeb reported in January -- so did management not recognize Horvath's contributions?
Did HR and management see Horvath's issues with the cofounder and his wife as a personal disagreement? If the cofounder's wife was not on the payroll, what accounted for her repeated presence at the office?
How could the lovelorn engineer who repeatedly ripped out Horvath's code after she turned him down do so without raising a red flag?
Horvath's previous enthusiasm about GitHub also raises questions. In July, she praised the company and said she's well-respected by her peers.
Women in Tech
Despite the existence of high-profile women in leadership positions -- Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, HP CEO Meg Whitman and IBM CEO Ginni Rometty, to name a few -- the high-tech industry remains predominantly a male preserve.
Women face numerous obstacles, including discrimination and harassment.
"Even though there are rules now in place regulating company behavior, if you're the odd person out racially, culturally or by gender, you'll face a certain amount of discriminatory practice," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times.


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Well, here we are my dear friends, at the brink of spring! You have to admit, though, that until just recently we had a winter comparable to California's. I mean, really, did anyone even break out a winter coat? Regardless of the actual weather, it is time to invite another delightful new season in for a stay. Most certainly the signs of spring are arriving, things are beginning to peek up in our gardens, the trees are budding and the robins are everywhere. I've had to slow down my car more than once entering my neighborhood so as not to clip one of my spring friends!
This year, spring sprung into our glorious world with, of all things, a Target ad campaign for Threshold furnishings. In one of the most exhilarating visions of spring I've witnessed in a while, the TV commercial features a rendition of the classic Beatles song "Our House," offering the perfect invitation to butterflies and blossoms to come back. So, other than replaying the Target ad—or Beatles album!—over and over, what can we do to bring the joy of this exciting season into our homes? Let's explore just that on this spring Saturday. I hope you have a bundle of daffodils on your breakfast table to get you into the true spirit.
Start with a Clean Slate
Clearly the first thing we can do is spring cleaning! Yep, it's that time again. The dust bunnies have come in for the winter and it's time to scoop them up and send them out. Move all the furniture (within reason) away from the walls and get in there and clean, clean, clean. Mirrors tend to take on a sort of film during the winter and this is the perfect time to haul out the ladder and really shine those beauties to diamond-like quality. Same with the windows—let the glorious longer days come streaming in through pristine windows. Once you finish the dirty work, it's time for fragrance that says the world is in bloom.
Sprinkle Some Potpourri
The heavenly bouquet of Smell of Spring by Aromatique, my favorite potpourri, is the perfect scent. Every year, this beautiful potpourri has a new combination of preserved posies, it's always such a delight to see what new visions were fashioned for the current spring. Filling bowls with this fragrance makes for a lovely accessory, remember my cautions when using potpourri! Aromatique is easily found at Trio's and Dillard's in Wichita as well as at Walter's Flowers & Interiors in El Dorado.
Add a Floral Flourish
Nothing does more for a room than a collection of bulb plants ready to burst forward with their colorful blooms. Maybe tuck them into a wonderful wicker basket for your breakfast table. Hide the pots with reindeer moss, whose woodsy fragrance is as amazing as its rich green color. Save-on-crafts.com is a wonderful site for all sorts of natural products, so you might want to log on and take a look.
Splash on Some Color
A simple but very rewarding spring change is to purchase some fresh, bright, new cloth napkins and placemats. This practical little change can put such a smile on your face when you sit down to breakfast. Add some deliciously tinted water glasses or stemware for another touch of spring bling, a small thing that will keep you humming as you go out the door to face the world. (On a side note, I am a firm believer in using cloth napkins. For one thing, they are just plain prettier than paper napkins. For another, cloth napkins are one small step in saving our precious trees. So if you are not a devoted cloth napkin user, give it a try and you will find that dabbing the corners of your mouth becomes just one more little element of gracious living for you and your family!
Accessorize Your Sofa
Just as you cast aside your winter coat and tartan scarf, you can pack up your wool throws and plaid pillows. Switching out your decorative sofa and chair pillows each season is such an easy yet exciting change. Take a break and search online in pursuit of cream or white linen pillows adorned with, perhaps, lovely birds or flowers hand painted in just the exact color to showcase your new table lamp. While writing this piece, I poked around the Wal-Mart website and spotted some cheerful little spring pick-me-up pillows! While you're swapping out those pillows, pack up those heavy throws and replace them with some yummy spring hued ones. Try Pottery Barn, which has some lovely French striped throws as well as great finds on sale.
Along the same sofa-changing strategies, take a quick look at slipcovers, including the "drop cloth" styles at Pottery Barn and those on the Sure Fit website. Slipcovers were actually conceived before homes were air conditioned to keep body moisture off the upholstery. Since air conditioning has become a part of life now, slipcovers really have become wonderful room changers with their shabby chic appeal. Look for bright, airy colors for your sofa and even your chairs to reenergize your room for spring and summer.
Make Over Your Mantel
Complete—or kick off—your home's spring fling by redressing the fireplace mantel. Pick a pair of ivy topiaries, maybe, and a collection of crystal candlesticks. Or, try a collection of various carved wooden backyard birds—your own private bird sanctuary and no bird seed required! The key is to transform the warm cozy tones of winter into the bright cheerful sunshine colors of spring.
Nothing sums up this amazing time of year better then these words of scripture:
"See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of the doves is heard in our land. The fig tree forms its early fruit; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance." Song of Solomon 2:11-13
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Denning shoots for the moon
Bobby Denning runs his company without the use of his hands or legs. Last month, Bobby Denning Properties in Mount Olive opened its latest apartment building, Sue�s Bunkeroo.
The apartments are a novel idea, at least in the state. Similar to student apartments in Greenville for ECU students, these are fully furnished and designed for Lenoir Community College students.
The building on N. Herritage Street and Grainger Avenue features a common living area for social activities, including watching television on a large screen, cooking and eating. The building is secured from general public access.
There are bedrooms for one or two students, and renters share bathrooms, shower areas and laundry room. The rent includes all the utilities and maintenance.
�We furnish everything but the food,� Denning said. Students have convection and microwave ovens for preparing meals.
A search online reveals no other off-site type of housing designed specifically for community college students in North Carolina. Wikipedia lists one community college in Louisburg that offers a dormitory, and the website communitycolleges.studentads.com/dorms lists a few specialized two-year colleges with dorms.
Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, provides a list of 14 privately-owned apartments in the area with amenities and price comparisons, as well as a roommate matching service. The college accepts the applications. But these examples are not common.
Sue�s Bunkeroo, which Denning named after his wife, may be the only apartments of its kind. Sue Denning found the building in Kinston, and the couple intended to rent it out as office space.
Bobby Denning, who is a quadriplegic due to multiple sclerosis diagnosed when he was 6 years old, said his grandchildren began telling him there is a need for community college students to have housing.
�We got to looking into it,� he said, �and, sure enough, we were finding all kinds of needs.�
Shooting for the moon
Towards the end of June, the Dennings made the decision to convert the building into student apartments with the idea of having the building ready before Aug. 15, the first day of class.
�The architect drew up plans,� Denning said, �and the contractor said it was a six-month project. But in order to make it work, we had to have it ready by August 10.�
Denning said he and the general contractor, David Edwards, who is also the couple�s son-in-law, didn�t get much sleep during the renovation.
�We did a minimum three-month project in 42 days,� Edwards said, adding they used mostly local workers.
Edwards and the Dennings gave credit to the city of Kinston for being �professional and businesslike.�
�I didn�t get no special treatment,� Edwards said about city officials. �I just feel like they did business the way it should be done.�
Denning, 75, oversaw the project with minimal assistance from his wife of 42 years. He handles his wheelchair like a pro, using his mouth and buttons behind his head to operate it. It comes complete with a small computer screen on the chair�s arm.
�They told my mom and daddy,� he said of the doctors when he was 12, �I would never see my teens.�
Denning couldn�t go to school in the days before handicapped-accessible became a term. He was tutored using courses similar to what LCC teaches, he said.
He started out in the furniture business and later ventured into real estate. Not being able to do what most people take for granted, he focused on taking a piece of rundown property and making it into something valuable and �learning how to do things.�
�My granddaddy told me when I was a little boy,� Denning said, �to shoot for the moon, even if I hit my daddy�s barnyard door.�
He not only runs the large-scale operation in Mount Olive, but he has traveled all over the world.
Denning is now in stage three of four stages of MS, but his wife said she never treats her husband like a handicapped person. The couple has three daughters.
Moving in
On Aug. 7, the 6,000-square-foot apartment building received a certificate of occupancy, and students began moving in Aug. 10 with 75-percent of the rooms rented prior.
There are 21 rooms for 27 students � 15 single-occupancy and six doubles.
The students, the majority of which are freshmen, are all athletes. Three of the students are females who play volleyball.
Austin Carrington, 18, was one of the first residents.
�My baseball coach said they were doing this thing,� he said about the apartments, �and it would probably be the best thing because they have wi-fi and cable available in the rooms.�
The apartment�s resident advisor and student, Stephen Allard, said there is no curfew, but students sign a contract agreeing to no parties or alcohol.
�We do expect you to clean up for yourselves,� he said concerning the students.
Josh Boykin, 18, from Johnson County lives 10 minutes from a community college, but it doesn�t have a baseball team.
�We had trouble find a three-bedroom apartment,� he said, �and we didn�t like some areas and we couldn�t really find the trailer park.�
Student Alex Groff, who resides at Sue�s Bunkeroo, came all the way from Pennsylvania to play baseball at LCC. He said his coach had sent a player to Kinston and the student went on to be successful.
�My summer ball coach told me,� he said, �that it would be a better opportunity here to get better.�
Stoney Wine, the head of LCC�s athletic program and a baseball coach, said most of the athletes at the college come from out of the area.
�I guess the benefit is,� he said of student apartments, �I think there�s a need for it. � It�s very beneficial for us because of the limited housing in the area.�
Richy Huneycutt, LCC�s director of communications, also said there is a need for student housing, but the college doesn�t endorse any particular business.
�We have a lot of students that come to LCC,� she said, �not just athletes that come from outside the driving area � students that come for unique programs.�
Some of those hard-to-find programs include gunsmithing, aviation management and pilot technology.
Denning is looking at the possibility of building another apartment like Sue�s Bunkeroo.
�I�m trying to make sure the demand is here,� he said. �And if there is, I�ll do another.�
Margaret Fisher can be reached at 252-559-1082 or email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @MargaretFishr.
For information about Sue's Bunkeroo, call 919-658-8048.


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one of my friends at school cuts the sleeves off all his shirts. is that what the 2d. amendment is talking about?sorry i had to do it.
Re: Is the right to bear arms worth the death of 33 innocent people?
Quote from: adrenaline on April 23, 2007, 11:51:04 PMRe: Is the right to bear arms worth the death of 33 innocent people?Yes.Bad things happen. They will always happen. To restrict the rights of the overall, law abiding, decent population of a nation to prohibit or at least limit the actions of a few psychopaths is wrong. We don't need "stricter, much stricter, gun controls." We need better human controls. An unstable, unpredictable, violent individual is going to cause harm no matter what. To cut the rights of everybody in an effort to limit him is the wrong way to go about controlling violence.
Oh man, first of all, I didn't say gun control laws WOULD OR WOULD NOT help, so I'm not sure where you're getting this from? I just aked how can you be so sure that gun control laws would not affect the murder rate at all? I mean, aren't murder rates extremely low in countries with gun control laws? What makes you think the same wouldn't happen here?
[...] In America, the Constitution guarantees the right to bear arms -- borrowed out of the Elizabethan era in England which granted Protestants the right to bear arms. Interpretations of the meaning of the right are numerous and of many perspectives. What does not seem to be controverted is the fact that, based on when the right to bear arms became part of the law of the United States, it was meant to address a situation where the people would be confronted with foreign aggression and the citizenry -- as a militia -- should be in a position to defend the country. This seems clear from the very wording of the Second Amendment to the US Constitution, to wit: "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
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5 Stylish Wipe-Clean Placemats
We've been focusing a lot on special holiday tablesettings lately. But even during this season, everyday life goes on. Wipe-clean placemats are convenient for daily use, and there are lots of stylish options out there:
The Kitchn reader Arielle recently wrote to ask us:
Could you do a feature on placemats? My boyfriend and I are looking for something cool to go on our vintage, teak dining table. Our current IKEA ones have to be washed by machine and then hung to dry, which means that we have significant stretches with no placemats -- plus, they have to be ironed which is a big pain. So we are looking preferably for placemats that can easily be wiped down our cleaned without need the whole wash, hang dry, iron cycle. Thanks!
These are some placemats we like that wipe clean and look terrific:
- Chilewich's Earth Basketweave Placemat at Sur la Table, $13
- Liora Manné's Montique Placemats of plastic-covered fabric, $14
- Home Deconomics' oilcloth placemats, 2 for $18
- Pourpre & Co.'s rubber placemats at Nelson Bridge, 2 for $58
- Crate & Barrel's Dotty Wooden Placemat, $13
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While the fields, orchards and gardens are laying in rest, Rockford community Grange is busy with several different activities to which the public is invited.
Master Mark England and member Linda Short will be conducting two in-services to share with potential members and current members what Grange is all about. Come learn about Grange history, culture and what sort of activities and work Granges do.
Jan. 16, 30 – All about the Grange, 7 p.m.
Jan 22 – First "Crop Talk" event, 5:30-7 p.m.
The in-services will be on Jan. 16 and Jan. 30, beginning at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Anyone is welcome to attend.
Rockford Community Grange will be the host of an informal gathering of farmers, gardeners, growers of food in the Mid-Columbia Gorge region to share the ins and outs of growing food. "Crop Talk" is a casual gathering and is open to the public.
The first talk will be Jan. 22 at 5:30 to 7 p.m. Refreshments will be provided. Crop Talk is co-sponsored by Gorge Grown Food Network.
The Grange is also starting a Seed Bank to help preserve genetic diversity and to share heirloom, non-GMO and locally adapted seeds with local gardeners.
Look out for a Seed Sharing event at the Grange in March when there will be an opportunity to learn more about the ancient tradition of seed saving and amateur plant breeding.
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The Netflix newcomer "Orange Is the New Black" won for best comedy and AMC's departed veteran "Breaking Bad" won for top drama at the 4th Critics' Choice Television Awards, which were handed out by the Broadcast Television Journalists Assn. on Thursday night.
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There tends to be a seasonal pattern to the nat gas trade. But have the recent discoveries changed the game for good?
Historically, natural gas, like most commodities, moves between cycles of oversupply and undersupply.
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Paul H. Bock, Jr. K4MSG
Hamilton, VA U.S.A.
Author's Note: This tutorial was first written in 1992 and was originally intended for digital & software engineers and non-engineers, in the belief that the concepts and explanations might prove useful to anyone wishing to develop a better understanding of the decibel and its value in electronics work.
All references to "telephone company" and "telephone company engineers" are based on anecdotal evidence rather than historical fact, so the author apologizes for any inaccuracies.
General. The decibel, or dB, is a means of expressing the gain of an active device (such as an amplifier) or the loss in a passive device (such as an attenuator or length of cable). It is simply the ratio of output to input expressed in logarithmic form. The decibel was developed by the telephone company to express the gain or loss in telephone transmission systems, and is best understood by first discussing the rationale for its development.
If we have two cascaded amplifiers as shown below, with power gain factors A1 and A2 as indicated, the total gain is the product of the individual gains, or A1 x A2.
In the example, the total gain factor At = 275 x 55 = 15,125.
Now, imagine for a moment what it would be like to calculate the total gain of a string of amplifiers. It would be a cumbersome task at best, and especially so if there were portions of the cascade which were lossy and reduced the total gain, thereby requiring division as well as multiplication.
It was primarily for the reason stated above that Bell Telephone developed the decibel. Thinking back to the rules for logarithms, we recall that rather than multiplying two numbers we can add their logarithms and then take the antilogarithm of this sum to find the product we would have gotten had we multiplied the two numbers.
Mathematically, log (A x B) = log A + log B
If we want to divide one number into another, we subtract the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend, or in other words
log (A/B) = log A - log B
The telephone company apparently decided that it might be convenient to handle gains and losses this way since it would simplify transmission path calculations. It is also possible that the fact that the human ear's response to sound is logarithmic may have influenced this decision. In any event, a new unit of gain measurement was invented and called the "Bel," after Alexander Graham Bell. The Bel was defined as
Gain in Bels = log A
where A = Power amplification factor
Going back to our example, we find that log 275 = 2.439 and log 55 = 1.740, so the total gain in our cascade is
2.439 + 1.74 = 4.179 Bels
It probably occurred rather quickly to telephone company engineers that using Bels meant they would be working to at least two decimal places. They couldn't just round things off to one decimal place, since 4.179 bels is a power gain of 15,101 while 4.2 bels is a power gain of 15,849, yielding an error of about 5%. At that point it was decided to express power gain in units which were equal to one-tenth of a Bel, or in deci-Bels. This simply meant that the gain in Bels would be multiplied by 10, since there would be ten times more decibels than Bels. This changes the formula to
Gain in decibels (dB) = 10 log A (Eq. 1)
Again using our example, the gain in the cascade is now
24.39 + 17.40 = 41.79 decibels
The answer above is accurate, convenient to work with, and can be rounded off to the first decimal place will little loss in accuracy; 41.79 dB is a power gain of 15,101, while 41.8 dB is a power gain of 15,136, so the error is only 0.23%.
What if the power gain factor is less than one, indicating an actual power loss? The calculation is performed as shown above using Equation 1, but the result will be different. Suppose we have a device whose power gain factor is 0.25, which means that it only outputs one-fourth of the power fed into it? Using Equation 1, we find
G = 10 log (0.25)
G = -6.0 dB
The minus sign occurs because the logarithm of any number less than 1 is always negative. This is convenient, since a power loss expressed in dB will always be a negative number.
Using the Decibel
There are two common methods of using the decibel. The first is to express a power gain factor in dB as just described; the second is to determine the power gain factor and convert it to dB, which can all be done in one calculation. The formula for this operation is as follows:
G = 10 log ---- (Eq. 2)
where G = Gain in dB Po = Power output from the device Pi = Power input to the device
Both Po and Pi should be in the same units; i.e., watts, milliwatts, etc. Note that Equation 2 deals with power, not voltage or current; these are handled differently when converted to dB and are covered later. Below are two examples of the correct application of Equation 2:
Ex. 1: An amplifier supplies 3.5 watts of output with an input of 20 milliwatts. What is the gain in dB?
3.5 watts G = 10 log ----------- 0.02 watts
G = 10 log (175)
G = 22.4 dB
Ex. 2: A length of coaxial transmission line is being fed with 150 watts from a transmitter, but the power measured at the output end of the line is only 112 watts. What is the line loss in dB?
112 watts G = 10 log ----------- 150 watts
G = 10 log 0.747
G = -1.27 dB
Alternative Calculation Methods
It is also possible to calculate gain or loss in decibels using voltage or current measurements rather than power measurements. Power is the product of voltage and current, and is also defined as the square of the current times the circuit resistance, or the square of the voltage divided by the circuit resistance. The mathematical expressions for power are
where P = power E = voltage I = current R = resistance
Power will thus vary as the square of the voltage or current, so if either voltage or current ratios are measured in a circuit the decibel representation of that ratio will be found from
dB = 20 log E1/E2 *OR* dB = 20 log I1/I2 (Eq. 3)
CAUTION: The circuit resistance must be the same for the two voltage or current measurements, otherwise calculating a dB value will give an erroneous answer.
The following is an example of the same kind of calculation shown previously except that a voltage ratio is used instead of a power ratio (Equation 3):
Ex. 3. An audio engineer measures the RMS voltage level of a test tone at the output of an amplifier running at maximum gain setting and finds it to be 6 volts. He then measures the RMS level of the input signal and finds it to be 135 millivolts. If both the input and output impedances of the amplifier are 600 ohms, what is the gain of the amplifier?
G = 20 log 6volts/0.135 G = 20 log (44.444)
G = 32.9 dB
(NOTE: As an exercise, the reader is encouraged to convert the output and input voltages to power in watts using the stated output/input impedance, and then to calculate the amplifier gain in dB using Equation 2. If the mathematics are done correctly the answer will be the same.)
To further expound on the need for maintaining the same reference impedance when calculating decibel gain or loss using voltage (or current), let's consider what will happen in the example above if the input impedance is 600 ohms as stated but the output impedance is 16 ohms.
If we do the calculation using Equation 3 we arrive at the same answer shown in Example 3; if, however, we first convert to power levels using the impedances just stated we find that the input power is 3.04E-5 watts, while the output power is 2.25 watts. Substituting these two values in Equation 2 (for power):
2.25 watts G = 10 log -------- 3.04E-5 watts
G = 10 log (74,074.1)
G = 48.7 dB
Big difference! If the impedances are not equal, the answer found by using Equation 3 is in error by almost 16 dB! This should point out the need for caution in ensuring that impedance levels are constant when using voltage (or current) for decibel calculations. Remember that an audio (or RF) voltmeter doesn't know what the impedance of the circuit is; it simply registers voltage. In addition, some voltmeters are designed to operate at a certain impedance level, so if the circuit impedance is some other value the voltage reading itself may be erroneous, throwing yet more confusion into the calculation process. Caution is ever the watchword!
Some Rules of Thumb
As with many other mathematical or technical concepts, there are some easy-to-remember "rules of thumb" which can make calculating with decibels much easier. Here are several which will make working with decibels simpler when you don't have a calculator handy:
a) A power ratio of 2 is equal to 3 dB. Conversely, a power ratio of 1/2 is equal to -3 dB. (NOTE: The -3 dB point is often referred to as a "half-power point," as when describing, say, a frequency response curve.)
b) A voltage or current ratio of 2 is equal to 6 dB. Conversely, a voltage or current ratio of 1/2 is equal to -6 dB.
c) A power ratio of 10 is equal to 10 dB. Conversely, a power ratio of 1/10 is equal to -10 dB.
d) A voltage or current ratio of 10 is equal to 20 dB. Conversely, a voltage or current ratio of 1/10 is equal to -20 dB.
Here is an example of how the rules of thumb can be useful:
Ex. 5: A spurious signal specification for a transmitter states that the maximum level of any spurious signal shall not exceed -36 dB relative to the output power. If the output power is 5 watts, what is the maximum permissible level for spurs?
(a) Since -10 dB is 1/10th, then -20 dB is 1/100th (or 1/10th of 1/10th) and -30 dB is 1/1000th (or 1/10th of 1/10th of 1/10th). So 30 dB below our 5 watt output power becomes 1/1000 x 5 = 0.005 watts.
(b) For the additional -6 dB, remember that -3 dB = 1/2, so -6 dB = 1/4th (or 1/2 of 1/2). Thus, our 0.005 watts previously calculated becomes .005 x 1/4 = 0.00125 watts, or 1.25 milliwatts. This is the maximum power level any spur can have if the transmitter is to meet the stated specification.
Uses of the Decibel with a Defined Reference
The most common "defined reference" use of the decibel is the dBm, or decibels relative to a power level of one milliwatt. It is different from the dB because it uses the same specific, measurable power level as a reference in all cases, whereas the dB is relative to whatever reference a particular user chooses or even to no reference at all.
The difference between "relative" and "defined reference" can be understood easily by considering temperature. For example, if I say that it is "20 degrees colder now than it was this morning," it's a relative measurement; unless the listener knows how cold it was this morning, there is no reference for comparison.
If, however, I say, "It was 20 degrees C this morning, but it's 20 degrees colder now," then the listener knows exactly what is meant; it is now 0 degrees C. This can be measured on a thermometer and is referenced to a defined temperature scale. So it is with dB and dBm. A dB has no particular defined reference while a dBm is referenced to a specific quantity: the milliwatt (1/1000 of a watt).
{NOTE: The IEEE definition of dBm is "a unit for expression of power level in decibels with reference to a power of 1 milliwatt." Note that no mention is made of the value of circuit impedance; the dBm is merely an expression of power present in a circuit relative to a known fixed amount (i.e., 1 milliwatt) and the circuit impedance is irrelevant.}
We can apply this concept to Equation 1 as follows:
dBm = 10 log (P) (1000 mW/watt)
where dBm = Power in dB referenced to 1 milliwatt P = Power in watts
For example, take the case where we have a power level of 1 milliwatt:
dBm = 10 log (0.001 watt) (1000 mW/watt)
dBm = 10 log (1)
dBm = 10 (0)
dBm = 0
Thus, we see that a power level of 1 milliwatt is 0 dBm. This makes sense intuitively, since our reference power level is also 1 milliwatt. If the power level was 1 watt, however, we find that
dBm = 10 log (1 watt) (1000 mW/watt)
dBm = 10 (3)
dBm = 30
The dBm can also be negative, just like the dB; if our power level is 1 microwatt, we find that
dBm = 10 log (1 x 10E-6 watt) (1000 mW/watt)
dBm = -30 dBm
Since the dBm has a defined reference it can be converted back to watts if desired. Since it is in logarithmic form it may also be conveniently combined with other dB terms, making system analysis easier. For example, suppose we have a signal source with an output power of -70 dBm, which we wish to connect to an amplifier having 22 dB gain through a cable having 8.5 dB loss. What is the output level from the amplifier? To find the answer, we just add the gains and losses as follows:
(signal) (amp. gain) (cable loss)
Output = -70 dBm + 22 dB + (-8.5 dB)
Output = -70 dBm + 22 dB - 8.5 dB
Output = -56.5 dBm
As a final note, power level may be referenced to other quantities and expressed in dB form. Below are some examples:
dBW = Decibels referenced to a power level of 1 watt
dBk = Decibels referenced to a power level of 1 kilowatt (1000 watts)
dBm0 = Decibels with respect to 1 mW at the zero (0) Transmission Level Point
dBrnC = Decibels above the reference noise level for a C-weighted communications circuit
Another common usage is dBc, which is essentially a relative term with a variable reference, like dB alone. It is usually taken to mean "dB referenced to a carrier level" and is most commonly seen in radio receiver specifications regarding spurious signals or images. For example, "Spurious signals shall not exceed -50 dBc" means that spurious signals will always be at least 50 dB less than some specified carrier level present (which could mean "50 dB less than the desired signal").
For Further Study Readers wishing to pursue other applications of the decibel are encouraged to consult any of the various handbooks dealing with specific disciplines such as Bellcore Telecommunications Transmission Engineering, Volumes 1 through 3; IEEE Press Subscriber Loop Signaling and Transmission Handbook (Analog); ITT Radio Engineer's Handbook; NAB Engineering Handbook (broadcasting); ARRL The Radio Amateur's Handbook; etc.
About the author Paul H. Bock, Jr. has worked as an electronics professional since 1960. He served 14 years in the U.S. Navy as an Electronics Technician, rising to the rank of Chief Petty Officer (enlisted) and thence to Chief Warrant Officer. After resigning his Warrant Officer commission he spent 9 years with the Naval Reserve, retiring as a Master Chief Petty Officer in 1983.
After leaving active duty, Bock worked for four years as Chief Engineer of a commercial AM & FM radio station complex, then spent 19 years as a design and systems engineer in the defense industry. Since 1996 he has been employed as a design engineer in the telecommunications industry, specializing in digital loop carrier (DLC) systems.
First licensed in 1957, Bock holds an Extra Class amateur radio license (K4MSG) as well as a General Radiotelephone Operator License. He is a life member of ARRL, and also holds memberships in IEEE, SOWP, and VWOA. His other primary hobby is astronomy and he holds memberships in the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers, and the William Herschel Society.
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As far as anyone knows, the plane he was piloting descended sharply during an air show stunt and he couldn't pull out of it.
PALM COAST — William E. Walker said nothing during the last seconds of his life.
As far as anyone knows, the plane he was piloting at the Wings over Flagler air show in 2011 descended sharply during a stunt and he couldn't pull out of it.
Horrified spectators watching the air show saw flames and billowing smoke from a distance. No one on the ground was injured.
The remnants were few and evidence was scarce. There was no indication of mechanical failure or medical condition that caused the crash. Walker couldn't recover from the "nose-low descent before ground impact," according to a report from the National Transportation Safety Board.
It took two years for the NTSB to publish the findings from its investigation into the March 26, 2011, crash that claimed the life of the pilot known as "Wild Bill." The final report was released in April.
The aircraft headed downward at a 45-degree angle before taking a "shallower angle" during the last 1.3 seconds of flight, according to the report. The crash was so powerful there was little remaining for investigators to collect, sift through and analyze.
Walker, a 58-year-old developer from Cookeville, Tenn., was flying an Aerostar S.A. Yak-52, a two-seat, low-wing, tail-wheel airplane. He was part of the Red Thunder Air Show Team, which was performing during the annual Flagler County air show.
"The airplane was substantially damaged by impact forces and a post-crash fire that nearly consumed the fuselage and portions of both wings," an investigator stated in a brief attached to the 11-page report.
"There was no evidence of a pre-impact failure or malfunction of the flight controls," the investigator continued.
"Analysis of the limited evidence available found nothing to support a medical cause for impairment or incapacitation."
During the routine, another pilot flying in the "right wing position" with Walker noticed he was out of position, according to the final report. The pilot called out Walker's name on the radio but there was no response. The right wing pilot called off the maneuver. Again, there was no response.
The pilot performing acrobatics with Walker, after noticing Walker was out of position, told him on his radio to "knock it off." After that, he expected the maneuvers to stop and the team to regroup, according to the report.
"He then heard on the frequency, 'no, no, no,' which was later attributed to another team pilot," the investigator wrote.
The pilot, on his way in for a landing, saw the smoke from Walker's crash.
Another eyewitness said he "did not see any deviation" during Walker's last 300 feet of descent, according to the NTSB.
Walker was an experienced commercial and private pilot with more than 3,500 hours in the air, according to his latest medical certificate. A review of his medical file from the Federal Aviation Administration showed he had no history of heart or vascular trouble, neurological disorders or any other ailments that would affect his ability to fly, the investigator stated.
On the application form he submitted five months prior to the crash, Walker stated he wasn't taking any prescribed medication, according to the report.
An investigator interviewed Walker's wife and one of his sons and they talked about the pilot's health history and eating and sleeping habits. The NTSB also interviewed Walker's team members, who described every detail of their time together, from dinner the night before to takeoff. There was no indication of any medical issues prior to flight.
The weather that day consisted of clear skies, a gentle breeze and temperatures in the low 80s.
Based on the maneuvers Walker was performing, the investigator concluded he endured –– at the most –– a G-force of about 4.3. An average person can sustain a gravitational force, or G-force, of about 5 before losing consciousness, but modern pilots can handle about 9 Gs with proper gear, according to NASA.
A video of the accident was taken by someone on the ground and submitted to the NTSB, according to the report.
"No parts were noted separating from the airplane," the investigator wrote in his report.
Flagler County has been the location of at least three fatal aircraft accidents since 2000.
On May 27, 2000, Daniel Heligoin, 69, and Montaine Mallet, 52, of Palm Coast, were filming flying maneuvers for a promotional video over the Flagler County Airport when their planes crashed into each other in midair and plummeted to the ground.
On Jan. 4 of this year, the pilot of a single-engine aircraft heading from Fort Pierce to Knoxville, Tenn., lost control of his plane and crashed into a house at 22 Utica Path, less than a mile from the Flagler County Airport.
The three people on board the plane died and the house was destroyed. The homeowner, Susan Crockett, was inside her house and escaped with minor injuries. The NTSB is still investigating that crash.


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January Is Stalking Awareness Month
|Until you are a victim, there is no real understanding of what
stalking is or the physical and emotional devastation and impact it has on not only the
victim, but also family, friends, neighbors and co-workers.
Many people and police officers tend to believe that the victim is fabricating, overreacting, or that it's simply too bizarre to be real. All of a sudden the victim is being followed, continual drive-bys to their home or office, the stalker appears out of no where, no matter where the victim is or how careful they may have been. Victims start receiving countless phone calls, messages, pages, e-mails, unwanted gifts, letters, notes and possibly death threats. Tires on their vehicle(s) are often slashed or damage to their home occurs. Pets are injured, suddenly disappear or are found dead.
Simple things in life that many take for granted are soon taken from the victim. They can no longer answer their phone or drive in their car without constant fear. A victim soon learns that he/she can't meet family members or friends for lunch or dinner or even stop to talk to someone outside their home or office, as they are often times putting everyone in immediate danger . Although many victims have support from family and friends, victims will often pull away for fear that the stalker will take revenge on them. A stalker sees other people as an obstacle in his/her way and will stop at nothing.
When an officer is dispatched on a call relating to domestic violence there is physical evidence (pictures can be taken of injuries, overturned or damaged property and excited utterances of the parties involved can be heard). What do stalking victim's experience when an officer responds to their calls? It's left entirely up to the victim to convince the officer that they are in fear for their life and that the phone calls, recorded messages, cards, letters, dead animals, unwanted flowers left at their door, and threats are far more than just harassment. Stalking victims don't have the physical bruises to show. Day after day they are mentally raped. Can pictures prove their anguish or their fight to survive? No. Are their stalkers there when the police arrive? No. Almost every stalking victim you speak with will tell you the same thing. "It would have been much easier if he/she had just shot and killed me than the hell I went through" or "no one would believe me, especially officers." "Everyone thought I was the crazy one."
In essence, stalking is more than just harassment and verbal threats - it's an act of terrorism that a victim faces every hour of every day. Often times the nightmare of stalking does not end for the victim when the stalker is incarcerated, awaiting trial or even after sentencing. Victims are still faced with obstacles to overcome after the stalker is released.
Stalkers know no boundaries and they do not comprehend nor do they understand the true meaning of the word "NO". They come from all walks of life from the poor to the rich and famous. They can be laborers or they can be professional, well-educated members of society. Many come from well-respected families. There are no age limits.
Stalking can happen to anyone. Until the general public, law enforcement and judicial systems understand that, lives will be lost for nothing more than lack of education. Until higher bonds are set and stiffer sentencing in all states are given, stalkers will be allowed to continue without any remorse.


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Hi my loves! I'm in the fashion district working again and I wanted to do a post. I'm not wearing anything new but I still wanted to share outfit photos with you. I've worn this blazer twice before in different ways, and today I have more of a casual vibe going on. Blazers are really a staple for me. These pics were all taken from my iPhone, but pretty soon I'll be bringing my mom's Nikon here so I can do outfit posts in the city. So excited about that, so hope you like!
Blazer: Zara
Tank: Target
Jeans: Forever21
Shoes: Zara
Clutch: H&M
I decided to pair these ripped boyfriend jeans with heels and a blazer for a casual but still feminine look. I love doing things like this, taking menswear inspired pieces and adding a girly touch. I can't stress enough how I think that every girl should own at least one blazer. I promise you won't regret it!
This tank is really loose fitted but I like the laid back feel that it brings this outfit.
Here I am checking out different fabrics in the showroom..... ;)
Hoping to do another outfit post tomorrow and then I leave for Miami on Thursday. I will definitely be taking photos and sharing on here!
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A government human rights body has implicated Kenyan police in the abduction, torture and execution of at least 500 young men. Scores of others arrested from their homes cannot be found.
In its report, the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights says that top political leaders working with police commanders were aware of the death squads. Last year, Cabinet minister John Michuki, predicted that there would be "many funerals" of Mungiki members.
The report further accuses police officers of kidnapping, torture and extortion on the pretext of anti-Mungiki operations. For the unfortunate victims, payment of a ransom was no security against death. The commission has documented cases where individuals were hunted down and killed after paying ransom.
Mungiki, popular with disillusioned youth from the Kikuyu ethnic group, is calling for a return to traditional African spirituality. It despises Christianity as a colonial religion. In the teeming slums of Kenya's cities and in rural squatter settlements, Mungiki has grown by providing casual jobs, protection, housing and other social services.
The Mungiki are calling for a generational change in Kenya to pave way for youthful leadership. According to Mungiki, Kenya's current leaders are remnants of, "colonial home-guards."
Since its beginnings in the 1980s, the group's membership has grown to the lower millions. It has become a formidable political and quasi-militia force that has drawn the wrath of State security machinery. Kenya's government declared war against the group in mid 2007.
The Kenya Police force, however, faces little condemnation for its actions. The ethnic affiliation of Mungiki has spawned fear of Kikuyu nationalism in the rest of Kenya's tribes, especially after political and ethnic clashes earlier this year. Consequently, there has been no criticism of police tactics against Mungiki.
Mungiki's leader and founder, Maina Njenga, is serving a five year jail term on weapons and drug possession charges. Mr Njenga says police falsified the charges against him. After his arrest, the state turned Mr Njenga's mansion in Kitengela into a, "police station." Kenyan police rarely confiscate property from criminal suspects.
Earlier this year, Njenga's wife, Virginia Nyakio, was abducted, raped and beheaded by persons believed to be working for the state. Within a few days, two top officials of the Kenya National Youth Alliance – Mungiki's party – were gunned down by unidentified people along the Nairobi – Naivasha highway. The two were on their way to see Mr Njenga in prison. One of the dead was a brother to Virginia Nyakio's driver. According to eye-witnesses, the gunmen in the daylight shooting first identified themselves as police.
Mr Njenga has vowed not to allow the funeral of his murdered wife until the government drops all charges against him. Her body has been lying in a morgue ever since.
In April, Mungiki engaged riot police in national demonstrations to protest constant killings. Railway lines were uprooted and national highways blocked. The violence ended when Prime Minister Raila Odinga offered to negotiate with them. Police withdrew from Maina Njenga's mansion in an apparent goodwill gesture from the government. Television footage showed the building suffering from extreme vandalism. Apparently police officers lit cooking fires on the living room floor.
The report by the Kenya National Human Rights Commission accused police of using unmarked vehicles to abduct Mungiki youth, most of whose bodies have been found in woodlands outside the capital city. Police deny they are involved in the killings. However, in parts of Central Province and in the slums of Nairobi, young men live in fear of abduction.
Public opinion in Kenya is split between those calling for dialogue with Mungiki and those insisting on tough measures. Majority of Kenyans associate Mungiki with extortion, crime and murder.
Numerous scholars and journalists have attempted to analyze Mungiki. The explanations of the Mungiki phenomenon are as varied as the number of papers and press articles about the group.
However, all agree that the Mungiki is a product of a dysfunctional society and without a change in the way Kenya is governed, Mungiki is likely to become a much bigger and dangerous phenomenon.
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