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1. Memorandum from the Home Office
This memorandum is submitted by the Home Office in response to the request for comments on the Police Reform Bill in a letter from the Chair to the Joint Committee on Human Rights to the Minister of State (Lord Rooker) of 28th February 2002.
2. The Minister of State has made a statement under section 19(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1998 indicating that in his view, the provisions of the Bill are compatible with the Convention rights. He believes that, where the Convention rights are engaged, the proposals are a balanced and proportionate response to a pressing social need and that the judgements he has made about the balance to be struck between competing rights and responsibilities can be objectively justified.
4. Many of the provisions in the Bill confer discretionary powers on public authorities . In the Government's view, all these powers are capable of being exercised in a way which is compatible with the Convention. Those on whom the powers are conferredthe police, police authorities, the Independent Police Complaints Commission, the Secretary of State, and the courts will be obliged in accordance with section 6 of the Human Rights Act to exercise them in a way which is compatible with the Convention rights.
5. This memorandum is in response to the specific questions on the Bill raised by the Committee.
1. Are you satisfied that Convention rights are adequately protected by a provision in clause 19 which appears to give blanket discretion to the Secretary of State, without including any express requirements as to the manner in which the discretion may be used, particularly having regard to the principle of legal certainty?
1A. The Government is satisfied that Convention rights are adequately protected by the provision in clause 19, and intend to use the power to adapt or amend the provisions of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and the Police Act 1997 so as to put the IPCC in the same position as police forces with respect to powers granted and ECHR safeguards.
1B. The Government accepts that Clause 19 gives a wide power for the Secretary of State to make provision for the use of directed and intrusive surveillance and for the use of informers. Such provision will be made by suitable adaptation of and amendment to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and the Police Act 1997. Whilst the provision in the Bill does not make it clear on its face that any order made under it will have to provide sufficient safeguards to ensure that there is legal certainty as to powers and controls, such safeguards are, as the Committee recognizes required in any event to comply with the duty under section 6 of the Human Rights Act. As the Committee also acknowledges, the power is certainly capable of being exercised in full compliance with the ECHR, including the Convention requirements for legal certainty.
1C. The current provisions in the 1997 and 2000 Acts governing intrusive surveillance and the use of informers in RIPA have been drafted to ensure sufficient certainty in the mechanisms for authorisation of surveillance and use of informers, and changes made by regulations made under clause 19 which apply these provisions to the IPCC are intended to ensure that the same safeguards are retained. The intention is to make suitable amendments to the 1997 and 2000 Acts to ensure that the IPCC is put in exactly the same position as a police force in relation to the powers and safeguards to the exercise of these powers. It is intended to use the same or very similar wording to that currently in these Acts in relation to the powers and safeguards which apply to police forces. The Committee will also be aware that any exercise of the power in clause 19 will have the full scrutiny of both Houses of Parliament under the affirmative resolution procedure.
2. Why have these provisions of clause 20 and Schedule 3 been drafted in a way which would appear to authorise the making of regulations which, if implemented in accordance with their plain meaning, would be capable of leading to violations of the fundamentally important rights under ECHR Articles 2 and 3?
2A. Whilst it may be possible when looking solely at the enabling power, for regulations to be made which restrict disclosure in a manner which may be held to be incompatible with articles 2 and 3 of the ECHR, the Government considers that it is important to allow some discretion in order to ensure that an unmitigated duty to disclose does not trample over other ECHR rights.
2B. The Committee accepts that Clause 20 is designed to increase the extent of disclosure of materials to the complainant during and after the investigation of a complaint in comparison to the current system. Clause 20(6) is designed to limit the extent to which there can be any restriction, by regulation, to the duty under clause 20(4) to disclose materials to the complainant. The regulations which set out how the test is to operate can only provide for restrictions in the categories set out in clause 20(6). The Government considers that these categories should allow for restrictions to the duty in clause 20(4) on the basis, inter alia, of possible future prejudice to criminal proceedings or other matters contrary to the public interest. If this were not the case, inappropriate disclosure which contaminates the evidence of the complainant could prevent criminal proceedings from taking place and severely limit the system's ability to provide an effective investigation. The regulations themselves will set out the situations in which disclosure should and should not be made, and the decisions which need to be taken by the person responsible for the disclosure. In making these regulations, the Secretary of State will ensure that the regulations are fully compliant with the developing case law on eye-witness testimony disclosure to a complainant.
3. Do you take the same view in relation to the similar provisions relating to arrangements which may be made for handling complaints against members of the National Criminal Intelligence Service, the National Crime Squad, and other forces under clauses 23 and 24?
3A. Given the developing case-law in this area and the different ways in which disclosure can affect the rights of the different persons involved in a complaint, the Government considers it to be appropriate to provide wide powers for setting up the complaints provisions for NCIS and NCS and other bodies of constables which will then have to be exercised compatibly with the ECHR in each case.
4. In the light of the case-law, do you consider that rights under ECHR Article 6(1) would be engaged by Part 3 of the Bill?
4A. By way of clarification, the Government would point out that the Secretary of State's power to require a police authority to exercise its power to call upon chief officers to retire is not new. It is already contained in section 42 of the Police Act 1996. The power to require resignation and suspension are however new. The Government agrees with the Committee's provisional view that no rights under Article 6(1) are engaged by Part 3 of the Bill and that there is no civil right within the meaning of Article 6 to remain in office. Neither resignation nor retirement will affect an officer's accrued pension rights on the basis of his previous period of service.
5. In the event that you consider rights under Article 6(1) to be engaged by Part 3 of the Bill
What procedures would be provided for under regulations made under section 42A of the 1996 Act as inserted by clause 31 of the Bill?
Why has it proved impossible to include those provisions in the Bill, so that Parliament could satisfy itself that the requirements of ECHR Article 6(1) would be met?
5A. As mentioned above, the Government do not consider that Article 6 rights will be engaged by Part 3. Nevertheless, it is accepted that procedures must be fair and transparent. Section 11(3) of the 1996 Act which is unamended by the Bill, already provides that a police authority exercising its power to require retirement must give the officer concerned an opportunity to make representations and consider any representations which he makes. This obligation will apply equally to any requirement to resign. It is proposed that regulations under new section 42A will in addition confer a specific duty to give written reasons for the police authority's decision and a right to make representations to the police authority in person.
5B. Section 42(3) of the 1996 Act already provides that if the Secretary of State exercises his power to call upon a chief officer to retire he must appoint one or more people (at least one of whom must be someone who is neither a police officer or a civil servant) to hold an inquiry and report to him. This obligation will apply equally to any requirement to resign. It is proposed that regulations under new section 42A will also require written reasons and a right to make representations in person to those holding the inquiry.
5C. The legislation contains sufficient basic safeguards to ensure a fair system. In the Government's view it is appropriate to put more detailed provisions into regulations.
6. To assist it in considering whether the provisions of Part 3 of the Bill are compatible with rights under ECHR Protocol 1, Article 1, the Committee seeks your view on
What impact you would expect that requiring an officer to retire or resign, respectively, would have on the officer's vested pension entitlements?
What flexibility there is likely to be in the operation of the system to ensure that the need to act compatibly with Article 1 in relation to vested pension entitlements could be properly taken into account?
6A. A requirement to retire or resign will not adversely affect vested pension entitlements (although it may affect the accrual of future pension entitlements). Forfeiture of pension rights may occur in various narrowly defined circumstances, but these can only apply in the event of dismissal, which is not at issue in these circumstances. It follows that in the Government's view, rights under Protocol 1, Article 1 are not engaged by these provisions.
7. What measures do you envisage would be put in place to ensure that the civilians who would exercise such powers under clauses 33 to 41 of the Bill, and Schedules 4 and 5 to the Bill, would be properly accountable and subject to sufficient legal and managerial controls to provide adequate safeguards for the compatibility of their actions with Convention rights? In particular, what legal steps will be taken to make accredited persons under a community safety accreditation scheme, who might be employed by a private person or body, legally accountable for acts which would give rise to liability under the Human Rights Act 1998 had they been employed by a public authority?
7A. As far as designated persons are concerned, the chief officer of police will have a discretion as to which powers (if any) he confers on his support staff. Before conferring any powers he will need to be satisfied that the person is a suitable person to exercise those powers; is capable of effectively carrying out the relevant functions ; and has received appropriate training (clause 33(3)). Persons designated under clause 33 will be under the direction and control of the chief officer. They will be subject to the management control and disciplinary system of the chief officer and will be subject to the police complaints system (clause 12(7))). They will also be under a duty to have regard to any relevant Codes of Practice under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Schedule 7, para 7(6)). The powers capable of being conferred on them are already, with two exceptions, exercisable by constables. (The exceptions are the powers to require the name and address from a person acting in an anti-social manner and to seize vehicles used to cause alarm; these powers are conferred on constables by clauses 44 and 52 of the Bill.) In the Government's view, the same considerations apply under Article 8 of the Convention as in relation to the exercise of the relevant powers by police officers ie they will be justifiable within Article 8.2 as for the prevention of crime and disorder. The police authority will be liable for any unlawful conduct, including potential breaches of section 6 of the Human Rights Act (clause 36(5)).
7B. As far as accredited staff are concerned, powers will only be conferred by the chief officer with the agreement of the person's employer. It should be noted that the powers in Schedule 5 (those available to accredited persons) are limited. They do not include most of those referred to in the Committee's letter. For example, there is no power for accredited persons to use force; to carry out strip or intimate searches or take samples or fingerprints; to require persons to account for matters at the risk of adverse inferences being drawn; or to seize confidential material.
7C. A community safety accreditation scheme must contain provisions for ensuring employers supervise any employees on whom community safety functions are conferred and that employers have satisfactory complaints arrangements (clause 34(5) and (6)). The chief officer must also be satisfied that the employer is a fit and proper person to carry out that supervision; that the accredited person is a suitable person to exercise those powers; that he is capable of carrying out any functions effectively and that he has received adequate training (clause 35(4)). Accreditation may be withdrawn at any time and ceases if the person leaves the approved employment.
7D. A code of practice will be issued under clause 39 about the exercise by chief officers of their powers in relation to designation and accreditation. It will for example contain provision about requiring criminal record checks for individuals on whom powers may be conferred and on the standards of complaints system which must be in place before an employer's employees can be accredited.
7E. The accredited person's employer will be liable for any unlawful conduct by them in carrying out their functions (clause 36(5)). As far as potential liability under the Human Rights Act 1998 is concerned, as the Committee acknowledge, many of the potential employers will be obvious public authorities within the meaning of section 6 of the Act, for example local authorities. The decision on which bodies and persons are public authorities for the purposes of the 1998 Act is a matter for the courts. But in the Government's view, those private employers who enter into arrangements with the chief officer of police to accredit employees and accredited persons themselves would also be held to be "public authorities" within the meaning of section 6(3)(b) of the 1998 Act ("any person certain of whose functions are functions of a public nature") when exercising powers and duties conferred on them under the provisions of the Bill.
8. How do you propose to ensure rights are safeguarded in the exercise of powers under clause 38 and schedules 4 and 5 of the Bill? Why does the Bill not spell out the legitimate aims for which the powers could be exercised compatibly with Convention rights?
8A. As the Committee points out, the power in clause 38 to apply additional police powers is limited by clause 38(5) (no powers of arrest, entry without a constable or creation of new powers) and is subject to the affirmative resolution procedure. If additional powers are made available, the safeguards which apply to their exercise by constables will be applied. The legitimate aims in each case will be related to the prevention of disorder, crime and anti social behaviour and the protection of the rights and freedoms of others. In exercising his power under clause 38 to make an order, the Secretary of State will of course be subject to section 6 of the 1998 Act. In the Government's view, the combination of the effect of the 1998 Act and the level of parliamentary scrutiny will ensure that any exercise of the clause 38 power is compatible with the Convention rights.
9. Why has the unusual form of words "reason to believe" been used, in the Bill and how do you consider that "reason to believe" compares with the idea of reasonable suspicion that an offence has been committed, under ECHR Article 5(1)(c)?
9A. In the Government's view the test "reason to believe" is higher than that in Article 5.1c of the Convention"on reasonable suspicion". In our view, the meaning is indistinguishable from "reasonable grounds to believe". The use of "reason" imports an objective requirement of reasonableness and belief requires a stronger degree of certainty than suspicion.
10. In your opinion, could clause 36(5) of the Bill be usefully amended by expressly providing that employers under community safety accreditation schemes are to be regarded as public authorities (within the meaning of section 6(3)(b) of the Human Rights Act 1998, as a person "certain of whose functions are of a public nature") when performing functions in connection with those schemes? How otherwise would the exercise of powers under the Bill by persons not employed by a public authority be appropriately safeguarded?
10A. As explained in paragraph 7E above, in the Government's view, accredited persons and their employers would already be regarded by the courts as within the definition of a public authority in section 6(3)(b) of the 1998 Act. No further provision is therefore necessary. To make explicit provision in this Bill would undermine the approach of the 1998 Act in the case of other private persons exercising public functions in relation to whom no such provision is made.
11. Why in the light of the observations above, do you consider (as it says in paragraph 431 of the Explanatory Notes) that interfering with Convention rights in the ways provided for under clause 42 of the Bill will satisfy the test of proportionality?
11A. Clause 42 adds 3 new offences to the list of arrestable offences currently set out in section 24 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE). These are
assaulting a police officer in the course of his duty, contrary to section 89 (1) Police Act 1996;
driving whilst disqualified, contrary to section 103(1)(b) of the Road Traffic Act 1988; and
making off without payment, contrary to section 3 of the Theft Act 1978.
11B. The Government takes the view that these offences are sufficiently serious to justify interference with Convention rights within the terms of Article 8(2) for prevention of crime and disorder. A power of arrest is necessary in order to enable effective investigation and prosecution of these offences to take place. Arrest in these circumstances will also be compatible with Article 5.1c.
11C. Assaulting a police officer is a serious matter punishable by imprisonment. It is right that if the police are expected to deal effectively with crime and disorder then they should be able to respond firmly when they become targets of violence.
11D. Driving whilst disqualified puts the public at risk of harm from what are frequently repeat offenders. Currently, the police face difficulties in dealing with this type of offence as they are unable to arrest suspects who have absconded from the crime scene, and proceeding by way of summons can give rise to disputes about identification. Both these problems will be addressed if the offence is made arrestable.
11E. Offenders making off without payment are often traced after the event when no power of arrest may arise and there is no scope to take the offender into custody and interview him. Again, if this type of offence is to be combatted properly a power of arrest is needed.
11F. The Committee's concerns focus particularly on the fact that these offences could, in certain circumstances, fall to be treated as "serious arrestable offences". In reality, it will be very unusual for any of the new offences to pass the tests set out in section 116 of PACE and thus be classified as serious. In the event that one of the tests is met then extended detention will be subject to the usual reviews and checks and Convention rights will thus be secured as they are currently in respect of the offences listed in section 24.
11G. All the other offences listed in Schedule 6 to the Bill are offences which Parliament has already deemed suitable for inclusion within the "arrestable offences" category. Arguably, many of these, which have already passed scrutiny, are less serious than those which this Bill seeks to add. The Government, therefore, maintains that the new additions pass the proportionality test.
12. Why were the measures to extend the use of anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs) under section 1 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 not included in the Bill as originally published? The JCHR seeks the earliest possible sight of the proposed amendments to the Bill to make possible full parliamentary scrutiny of proposals which may interfere with human rights.
12A. The amendments relating to ASBOs were tabled on 5th March (amendments 298A to F on the marshalled list). Although not in the Bill on introduction, they will debated at Committee stage and, if the amendments are agreed, all subsequent stages. The new clauses do not affect Lord Rooker's view that the provisions of the Bill are compatible with the Convention rights. Although the Committee observe that the existing provisions of section 1 of the Crime and Disorder Act were controversial, their compatibility with the Human Rights Act has been confirmed in the case of McCann v. Manchester Crown Court (Court of Appeal, 1 March 2001).
13. Why, in the light of the relative weakness of the safeguards included in the Bill, do you consider that the powers granted under clause 52 strike a fair balance between the general interest in controlling anti social behaviour and protecting the rights of others? How could the safeguards be strengthened without losing the effect sought?
13A. The Government believes that these powers are justified under the first rule in Article 1 of Protocol 1. The powers will operate as a temporary control of use rather than a deprivation of property rights and represent a minimal interference in the general interests of controlling anti social behaviour and protecting the rights of others in circumstances in which it appears that offences are being committed. The clause strikes a fair balance between the general interest and the rights of the individual.
13B. The Government does not accept that the safeguards provided in the Bill are "relatively weak". The powers are only exercisable where an offence under section 3 or 34 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 is being committed and where alarm, distress or annoyance is likely is be caused to the public. Prior warning must have been given unless the circumstances make this impracticable. The anticipated level of charges payable (likely to be �105 for removal, and �12 per 24 hours storage) are relatively low and clause 53(3) requires an innocent owner to be exempted from any charge. The Government would draw an analogy between this power and those which already exist to deal, for example, with the removal of illegally parked vehicles.
13C. There are analogous precedents for the regulation making powers given to the Secretary of State in clause 53. The Government anticipates that the regulations made under this power will be modelled on the Removal and Disposal of Vehicles Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986/183) and on the Police (Retention and Disposal of Vehicles) Regulations (S.I. 1997/1908) which appear to have operated effectively and fairly.
14. What procedural protection is intended to be contained in regulations made under clause 53?
14A. The Regulations will contain procedural protection along the lines of that contained in the Regulations mentioned above and will cover, inter alia, the steps that must be taken to serve a notice on the owner requiring the removal of a vehicle in police custody; the period during which the owner can remove the vehicle; and information to be given before the vehicle can be disposed of. In the event of any dispute then the owner of the vehicle will have a cause of action in the County Court for trespass to goods. Similar cases arising out of existing powers of the police to seize vehicles have been dealt with effectively by the civil courts (see Service Motor Policies at Lloyds v City Recovery (Court of Appeal 1997)).
15. What are your reasons for concluding that the use of the power to enter premises under clause 52 would be justifiable under Article 8(2)?
15A. The power to enter property forcibly to confiscate a vehicle will not be exercisable in relation to a dwelling house (but will in relation to garages and outbuildings). We consider that, given this restriction, any interference under Article 8(1) would pursue the general interest referred to above and be proportionate and justifiable within Article 8(2) for the prevention of disorder and crime and the protection of the rights and freedoms of others.
16. What would the purpose of the removal of such truants be, and how it would relate to the legitimate grounds for depriving a person of liberty under Article 5(1) and for interfering with the right to respect for private life under Article 8?
16A. The amendment will provide the BTP with the power under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 to remove children and young persons from railway stations, other railway property and specified places and return them to their school or designated premises. All young people aged between 5-16 (with some exceptions) have to be in education, and in practice they should be attending school. It is current Government policy to encourage police forces and Education Welfare Services to conduct joint 'truancy sweeps' under these provisions to return school age children to schools if they are found off premises during school hours.
16B. Currently the BTP are unable to deal with children and young people under the provisions in the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and this creates significant difficulties in the application of a health, safety and care provision.
16C. Children and young people congregate at railway stations for a variety of reasons and their presence can jeopardise both their own safety and that of rail passengers. Groups of children hanging around stations are also vulnerable to criminal elements including drug dealers and sex offenders. They may also engage in petty crime such as pickpocketing and contribute to a fear of crime in other passengers. Other railway property including tracks and sidings can also act as a magnet to children. In the last five-year period 20 children aged under 13 were killed due to their trespassing or suicide on the railways. Vandalism (by adults as well as children) accounts for over half of railway accidents. These are all matters that the BTP is determined to tackle vigorously, and as with any other police force, they must be able to take all necessary steps to protect both the children and the travelling public.
16D. At the moment BTP either have to request that the local police force direct that the powers can be used at a specified railway location or they can use other, less appropriate police powers to remove the children. This is unsatisfactory approach when the welfare of children is at stake and is an inefficient use of police time and resources.
16E. The powers provided under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 are not of arrest or detention but the ability to remove a child found unlawfully from school and either return them to their school or take them to "designated premises". In practice the police will instigate a 'truancy sweep' but will closely co-ordinate them with education authority officials. When undertaking a sweep trained education officers will be in attendance at all times to deal with the children.
16F. Article 5 of the ECHR provides that "Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person"that right belongs to both fare paying passengers and child truants. The exercise of the power in section 16 of the 1998 Act to remove truants is part of achieving that aim. Removing a young person to their school or designated premises does not deprive that individual of their liberty, and it will also go some way towards protecting members of the public at stations.
16G. The provision will not provide the BTP with the power to detain that child or young person. The time taken to remove the child or young person to their school or the designated premises should always be relatively short, and we do not consider that this would amount to a detention and an interference with the Article 5 right. Even if it were considered an interference, Article 5(1)(d) recognises that the Article 5 right may be interfered with for the purpose of that child's educational supervisionan effect which the use of the power would also have.
16H. The protection of Article 8 for a person's "right to respect for his private life" may only be interfered with on the grounds contained in Article 8(2). The need to remove a child or young person from a railway station serves, for the reasons stated above, the purposes of ensuring "public safety", "the prevention of disorder or crime" and "the protection of the rights and freedoms of others".
17. What training would members of the BTP receive to deal with young people for educational purposes, if that is the aim for which the power is to be conferred?
17A. When encountering a child unlawfully absent from school in a specified area and at a specified time the BTP constable will either remove the child to premises designated by the local authority or return them to their school. They will not be dealing with young people for educational purposes. The BTP are already trained to the same standard as other Home Office Police Forces and it is not considered that additional training would be needed, other than training in the scope and application of the power.
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2012 Team Preview: Roush Fenway Racing
Owners: Jack Roush and John Henry (125 career wins, two career championships)
Drivers: Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle (finished second, fourth and 16th, respectively, in 2011)
Crew chiefs: Bob Osborne (Edwards), Jimmy Fennig (Kenseth), Matt Puccia (Biffle)
Key offseason changes: For the first time since 1997, Roush Fenway Racing is running fewer than four full-time Sprint Cup teams as the flagship No. 6 Ford will only run in limited races this season. Because of a lack of sponsorship, the RFR workforce has been downsized by more than 100 employees.
Overview: From a competition standpoint, Roush Fenway Racing has nothing to complain about with two of its three cars finishing in the top four in the points standings. However, the stark reality that one of NASCAR's top operations has shrunk from 10 fully sponsored teams in 2008 to barely three full-time Cup cars and a defending championship Nationwide Series program supported out of the owner's pocket is quite a change.
Edwards and Osborne comprise one of the elite partnerships in the sport. However, the No. 99 team fell short in executing multiple wins, which certainly factored into the team's runner-up finish in points to Tony Stewart last year. Stewart put Edwards away with five victories in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
Roush Fenway Racing has prided itself in consistency with points racing throughout the years, but as NASCAR gears its system with an emphasis on winning, teams such as the No. 99 will need to reinvent themselves. This team is strong enough to take the necessary chances to win early in the season when there's ample time to recover in the points. The good news for 2012 is Edwards won't have to worry about contract negotiations distracting himself, his team or the rest of the organization.
Kenseth, the only former champion on the Roush Cup roster, was a contender in the Chase until he tangled with Brian Vickers at Martinsville Speedway. The No. 17 boasted its best season since 2006, when Kenseth scored four wins and finished second in the points standings. Kenseth led the Roush contingent in 2011 with three wins and continued to solidify his relationship with Fennig -- a throwback crew chief of the Robbie Reiser mold. Although it's difficult to believe that the driver once referred to as "Matt the Brat" turns 40 this season, he remains on top of his game. This season will be no different.
Biffle missed the Chase in 2011 for the fourth time in seven seasons. Early in the year, the No. 16 Ford was plagued with problems in the pits, particularly with the new closed-loop fuel system. By the halfway point of the season, the 41-year-old Roush veteran demanded a crew chief change and Greg Erwin was replaced by engineer and former Nationwide crew chief Puccia in July. Although Biffle has complete confidence in Puccia, his statistics did not improve dramatically except with qualifying. Biffle scored three poles in the final 14 races, proving his cars had plenty of speed. However, the end results could not vault the former Truck and Nationwide series champ into the top 15 in the points standings by the end of the season, and an engine failure in the finale exacerbated the problem.
Having the opportunity to get acquainted with Puccia last year should allow Biffle to hit the ground running for SpeedWeeks. Also, Biffle's pit crew issues have been addressed and he will have a new look this season as he gets the former No. 6 crew, with the exception of the gas man.
With Roush's aging driver roster, Nationwide racers Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Trevor Bayne are waiting in the wings for an opportunity to take that next step into the Sprint Cup Series. Stenhouse, who has been marked as the future of Roush, will run the No. 6 Ford in the Daytona 500, but a lack of sponsorship will limit his opportunity to gain seat time in Cup. If RFR hopes to hold on to this hotshot, the marketing/sales group better bring its A game to the table or Stenhouse or his former USAC team owner, Stewart, will be waiting.
Prediction: Roush Fenway Racing remains one of the top organizations in NASCAR. Expect Edwards and Kenseth to pick up where they left off in 2011. These drivers and their teams continue to be perennial contenders, and that should not change. Biffle has the security of the 3M sponsorship (the closest example of a full-time primary at RFR) for the next three years and can concentrate on joining his teammates for the postseason. The competition side of the company understands the necessity of returning to a four-car operation to compete against the other juggernauts in NASCAR. And RFR is expected to reinforce its sales staff for 2012. At this juncture, sponsorship results will be every bit as crucial to the success of this organization as are the results on the track.


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January 20, 2014 14:20 ET
Young adults encouraged to end their "bad relationship" with smoking
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Jan. 20, 2014) - Health Canada
The Government of Canada and the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) are launching Break It Off, a joint tobacco cessation, awareness and outreach campaign aimed at young Canadians. This campaign is part of the Government of Canada's multi-year $4.8 million investment to help young adults quit smoking and stay smoke-free.
Parliamentary Secretary Eve Adams unveiled the campaign at an event in Vancouver today. The multi-year campaign targets young adult smokers aged 20-24, who have a higher rate of smoking than the general population. The Break It Off campaign encourages young adult smokers to "break off" their bad relationship with smoking and stay smoke-free. Following the relationship theme, tools and resources have been developed to assist smokers as they move through various stages of breaking up with smoking, and builds on the success of a smaller-scale campaign funded by Health Canada and led by the CCS across six provinces in 2012.
Users can download a mobile app from the campaign website to track and share their progress with quitting smoking through Facebook, including the number of cigarettes "dumped". The website also allows visitors to connect with others who are trying to quit or who have already quit through other social media channels such as Twitter and YouTube.
The Biggest Break-up Tour will travel across Canada until March. Information on events in your area or to participate online, visit the Break It Off website.
Quick Facts
- The current smoking rate among Canadians (aged 15 years and older) is at an all-time low of 16 per cent versus 20% for young adult smokers aged 20-24.
- Since the inception of the Federal Tobacco Control Strategy, Canada has invested more than $500 million to help Canadians quit smoking and to prevent Canadians from starting to smoke.
- Canadians needing support to quit smoking can call a quit coach through the toll-free pan-Canadian quitline at 1-866-366-3667 or visit Healthy Canadians online.
"Every 14 minutes, a Canadian dies from tobacco use. Research shows us that if a smoker quits smoking before age 40, the risk of dying from tobacco-related illnesses is reduced by as much as 90%. Through initiatives such as Break It Off, our Government is helping save lives by encouraging young Canadians to Break It Off with smoking. "
Eve Adams, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health
"Quitting enables smokers to immediately improve their health, feel better, and save money. This campaign will provide support to young Canadians who are trying to make a clean break with smoking and help them move on with their lives"
Pamela Fralick, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Cancer Society
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iPOP at the Toronto International Film Festival (Part 4)
by Brian Brooks and Wendy Mitchell/indieWIRE
The Sundance Channel held a party Tuesday evening for its Sundance Film Series film "In This World." Party-goers including director Michael Winterbottom who is also in town with "Code 46." Also shot in iPOP is actor William H. Macy who came to Toronto for "The Cooler" by Wayne Kramer. Michael Pitt flew up to Toronto for the screening of his latest, "Rhinoceros Eyes," in which he is the lead, and posed with co-star Gale Harold who lives in Toronto where he shoots his regular series, "Queer as Folk." And, members of the New York film commmunity are hanging out at parties in Toronto during this year's festival.
At the Sundance Film Series party honoring Michael Winterbottom's powerful refugee drama "In this World," left to right: casting director Wendy Brazington, producer Gina Carter, producer Andrew Eaton, Winterbottom, Sundance Channel's Paola Freccero (senior VP of film programming), and Sundance Channel's Christian Vesper (VP of acquisitions). The shockingly prolific Winterbottom also has another new film, the futuristic drama "Code 46," playing in Toronto.
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William H. Macy came to town with his sexy starring role in the Vegas romance "The Cooler," from first-time director Wayne Kramer. After Kramer introduced a screening by praising his stars' bravery in the steamy sex scenes, Maria Bello flaunted her clingy dress while Macy dropped his pants to show off his legs (although he didn't give the crowd a glimpse at anything X-rated).
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Cuties Michael Pitt and Gale Harold in Toronto for their feature "Rhinoceros Eyes" by Aaron Woodley looking stylish at the party for the film.
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Outfest head Stephen Gutwillig, Mike Krueger and Carl Spence, the new programmer for the Palm Springs International Film Festival hanging at the "Rhinoceros Eyes" party.
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Lawyer Stephen Beer and Sundance director of programming John Cooper in Toronto giving a smile.
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By Michael S. Goldberger, film critic
Director Brad Bird's "Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol," starring Tom Cruise as agent Ethan Hunt, reminds of that rather interesting guest who overstays his welcome. While amiable and engaging through dinner, after dessert his stories become repetitive. Unfortunately, the only way to edit the fellow would be to kick him out of your house.
Though free of said moral dilemma, the filmmaker nonetheless fails to lop a good twenty minutes off his otherwise rousing and wonderfully absurd adventure yarn. If the tale were to conclude after what surely seems like the third act, complete kudos would be in order. But a problem in story structure makes for a cumbersome addendum and gilds the lily.
It doesn't help that, with the piggyback surplus slowing matters and giving us a chance to think, it occurs that the melodrama attached to the exhilaration is pure bathos. Odd in comparison to the stunning ingenuity it means to complement, its inclusion seems as disingenuous as a fast food restaurant putting a "trace of Vitamin C" in the Hefty Fries.
That said, this is pretty snazzy stuff, with enough spy-related gizmos and gadgets to fill any catalogues Hammacher Schlemmer or The Sharper Image might plan in the far future. And Mr. Cruise, adeptly sharing the limelight with an ensemble worthy of the gig, again ostensibly reminds that without him there couldn't have been a "Rain Man" (1988).
Of course, just as the extortionary fees in such gambits have climbed from the hundreds of thousands into the billions over the years, the real estate at risk also hasn't escaped the wiles of inflation. Threaten to knock off the local pumping station if they don't fork over a hundred grand and they'd think you a piker. Now, it's the whole world or nothing.
Dusting off the never completely settled, Cold War friction, arch-villain/madman Hendricks (Michael Nyqvist), aided by his genius goony, Wistrom (Samuli Edelmann), has a strange plan to achieve world peace. It's apparent he hasn't heard the maxim about not throwing the baby out with the bath water. He'd like to just cleanse the whole orb.
That's right, steal and activate the Russian nuclear launch codes and force humankind to begin anew. Witnessing the cold liquidations he performs while warming up to his scheme, it probably won't make much sense to try and reason with the crazy. In short, this is an assignment for Ethan and Co., providing of course that they choose to accept it.
Since it's the fate of the planet at stake, what kid's soccer game is more important? So off they go, into the breach, maybe the best balanced bunch of crusaders the silver screen will see this week. And nice, too. As alacritous and welcoming as Snap, Crackle and Pop, surely these worthies deserve a positive Yelp review under the category, World Savers.
Paula Patton supplies charm and eye candy as Jane Carter. OK, so she runs like a girl. Still, she's about the prettiest co-secret agent one could hope for, and can commiserate with Ethan in that she, too, lost a loved one to the cruel realities of international intrigue. Plus, the pulchritude serves a plot purpose when Jane is called to do the Mata Hari thing.
But the key supporting bit is Simon Pegg's reprise of Benji Dunn, techno geek extraordinaire. He could be streaming Netflix out of your kitchen faucet faster than you can say Ethernet megabit. While hardly as burlesque but nonetheless reminiscent of the jesting Hope furnished in the road movies, his wryness is a comedy relief for the times.
And naturally if push comes to shove, in good nerd sidekick tradition he can be counted on to surprise us with an emergency whirlwind of kung fu fighting. Of less certainty is what might be brought to the party by special analyst William Brandt, the wild card foisted upon the gang when a sudden tragedy requires a complete rethinking of the plan.
'Hmm,' we surmise while scratching the stubble of our chin. 'He sure is badass for just an analyst, don't you think?' While no great shakes, this enigma, etched appropriately enough by Jeremy Renner, will have some folks guessing. However, even I, who can rarely figure these things out, kind of grokked the soap opera-ish skinny in his case.
All of which is why this should appeal to the great unwashed. It's lots of glitz and fancy derring-do, easily accessible without having to know the secret handshake. And, in a world where the spin increasingly obfuscates values, clearly identifiable good guys and villains make "Mission: Impossible-Ghost Protocol" a properly spirited entertainment.
"Mission: Impossible-Ghost Protocol," rated PG-13, is a Paramount Pictures release directed by Brad Bird and stars Tom Cruise, Paula Patton and Simon Pegg. Running time: 133 minutes
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At the outset of the season most eyes at Aston Villa were on Christian Benteke.
After his stunning debut season in the Premier League and decision to stay and pen a new contract, the Belgian striker was widely expected to be Villa's most important player.
But as the forward has struggled for form and confidence , captain Ron Vlaar has stepped out of the shadows to illustrate precisely why boss Paul Lambert gave him the armband.
The Dutch centre-back – nicknamed Concrete - has been superb this season.
And recent stats I obtained from Opta really underline how vital he is to the side.
Villa are yet to win in six matches without the 29-year-old stopper this term and have picked up only one point in them.
Since Vlaar joined the club from Feyenoord in August 2012 for £3.25million, Villa's win percentage trebles when he plays and they average twice as many points per game.
He returned from injury at Cardiff in the side's last game to help Villa keep their seventh clean sheet in the Premier League.
Vlaar has played in all of the shut-outs and Villa clearly struggle when Lambert has to turn to his current inexperienced back-up defensive partnership of Ciaran Clark and Nathan Baker.
They are two left-footers which is never ideal as the best defensive partnerships are usually a left-footer and a right-footer which provides better balance.
Vlaar's return saw Clark dropped as Lambert picked Baker alongside his captain.
And there are high hopes at Villa for crocked stopper Jores Okore when he returns from injury.
In the meantime though there is no disputing Vlaar's supremacy in defence and he has surely become the so-called first name on the team sheet for Lambert this season.
What he is doing so well?
Well, as skipper, Lambert has described Vlaar as a man who leads by example rather than rants.
And this season he has been dominant in the air, solid in the tackle and assured on the ball.
Ahead of the game in Wales, Vlaar had won 84 per cent of his tackles and had a 78 per cent pass completion rate.
Villa were also averaging 1.3 goals per game when he plays as opposed to 1.8 when he is absent.
So for me he is now Villa's key player because the side's fortunes are so intrinsically linked with Vlaar's presence.
Villa now look to have a bargain on their hands after bringing him in on the cheap.
At this rate, he could even be a player Villa will have to fight to keep if he does well for Holland at the World Cup.
Vlaar took his time to adjust to England and Villa last season as Lambert's men suffered some hammerings.
But he is definitely repaying Villa handsomely now as Concrete Ron gives Lambert's side the foundations for points.


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WHO(Wolrd Health Organization) defines human's health as follow:
"Health is a dynamic state of complete physical, mental, spiritual and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity."
Hibino Sound Therapy Lab aims to bring joy of life to as many people as possible through holistic approaches in the course of whole sound production process, such as sound creation, performance, sound engineering, and signal transmission.
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Rinshu consists of beautifully crafted wooden device as well as hi-resolution therapeutic music library (170 songs) created by piano, guitar, harp, violin, and nature sounds. Curved wood creates similar sound as acoustic instruments. This is used in home care, nursing homes, law office, nursery school, office, and individuals for healing inpaired, as a stress-reducing tool.


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This is such a cute swim coverup, I decided I wanted it a little shorter than called for in the pattern, so I made it tunic length and I think it is adorable!
The fabric is a cotton jersey from Girl Charlee and the trim is me made. Pineapples are in right now, so I knew that these pineapples needed to be made into a Cannes. Like I've said before, fabric speaks to me. I also knew I needed a neon pop for the trim. Pom poms probably would have been cuter but that required a trip to Hobby Lobby and I wanted a specific color so I whipped up some crochet trim in a few hours. I love the pop of color it adds.
You can make this pattern lined, but it's too hot here for that. However, come fall, the lining could come in handy if you wanted to hack this pattern into a cute shirt.
I think that is about it, a short and sweet post for a short and sweet Cannes coverup!


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William Francis Allen, 1830-1889, Charles Pickard Ware, 1840-1921, and Lucy McKim Garrison, 1842-1877
Slave Songs of the United States
New York: A. Simpson & Co., 1867.
In his introduction, William Allen states his purpose for publishing Slave Songs of the United States: "...it seems time at last that the partial collections in the possession of the editors, and known by them to be in the possession of others, should not be forgotten and lost, but that these relics of a state of society which has passed away should be preserved while it is still possible" (iii).
Allen continues his introduction with a thorough discussion of the songs, including their places of origin, their composition, their phonetic and grammatical properties, and their performative qualities. The editors then provide directions for singing the songs before providing the musical transcriptions of one hundred and thirty-six mostly sacred songs from Delaware, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Florida, and Louisiana.
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First zero out the MBR, and preserve the partition table:
% dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda bs=446 count=1The MBR is 512 bytes, and the first 446 contain the boot records. The remaining 66 bytes contain your partition table, so you don't want to erase that. (If you're thinking wow, this seems rather quaint and archaic, you are correct. The x86 architecture still thinks it's running MS-DOS. And that is why modern operating systems contain so many kludges just to boot successfully.)
It's usually not necessary to do this when Linux controls the MBR, but it doesn't hurt anything and it's good to know how to do it. If you want Windows to control the MBR, then you do need to zero it out before installing Windows, or before running any Windows boot fixit tools.
OK then, enough of that dull Windows stuff. Let's get back to nice sane Linux and open the GRUB command console:
% grub Probing devices to guess BIOS drives. This may take a long time. [snip boring stuff]Now find GRUB's stage1 loader:
grub> find /boot/grub/stage1 (hd0,3)If there is more than one, which there often is on a multiboot system, you need to know which one you want to use. (If you pick the wrong one, just boot SystemRescueCD and do it over.) Now enter the root partition:
grub> root (hd0,3) Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83Then run GRUB's setup command:
grub> setup (hd0) Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists...yes Checking if "/boot/grub/stage2" exists...yes Checking if "/boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5" exists...yes Running "embed /boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0)"... 15 sectors are embedded. succeeded Running "install /boot/grub/stage1 (hd0) (hd0)1+15 p (hd0,3)/boot/grub/stage2 /boot/grub/menu.lst"...succeeded Done. grub> quitWhen you reboot you'll be welcomed by your familiar GRUB menu.
In these two parts we've just scratched the surface of what you can do with SystemRescueCD. You can also rescue RAID and LVM volumes, do secure erasures, snarf up Windows passwords and edit the Registry, edit any Linux/Unix file, run benchmarks, burn in new systems, run virus scans, extract Windows CAB files, create and unpack compressed archives, and lots more. If you're not happy with the stock package selection, visit the Howto page to learn how to create your own customized rescue CD.
Carla Schroder is the author of the Linux Cookbook and the newly-released Linux Networking Cookbook, and is a regular contributor to LinuxPlanet.
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* Focus on next week's auction
* ECB agrees to reduce stimulus-sources
* Fed's Dudley was less hawkish, but helps yields (Adds comment, updates prices)
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss
NEW YORK, Sept 8 (Reuters) - U.S. long-dated Treasury yields were little changed to slightly lower on Friday, as investors squared positions ahead of next week's auction of government debt.
Treasury will auction $56 billion in debt: $24 billion in U.S. three-year notes, $20 billion in 10-year notes, and $12 billion in 30-year bonds.
"The key question for the auctions this month is whether investors will be keen to buy in at the 2017-year lows," analysts at TD Securities said, noting that the U.S. 10-year yield stands about 20 basis points below August's auction level.
Yields overall have declined over the last few weeks given geopolitical uncertainty and some softening of U.S. economic data.
Earlier on Friday, U.S. 10-year note and 30-year bond yields rose off 10-month lows, in line with gains in Europe, after Reuters reported that European Central Bank policymakers at Thursday's meeting discussed reducing stimulus for the euro zone.
New York Fed President William Dudley's comments overnight also helped push U.S. yields higher, even if they were less hawkish than expected, analysts said. Dudley, a voting member of the Federal Reserve, reinforced the Fed's general expectation that an inflation rebound was around the corner, allowing it to continue raising rates before too long.
After Dudley, the focus shifted to the ECB.
ECB officials discussed four options in paring back monetary easing policy at Thursday's meeting, Reuters reported, such as cutting asset purchases to 40 billion euros or 20 billion euros a month, with extension options including 6 months or 9 months, two sources with direct knowledge of the discussion said.
As a result, bond yields in Europe rose, with the peripheral markets - Italy, Spain, Portugal - getting the brunt of the selling. Germany's 10-year bond yield rose to 0.327 percent , having fallen to its lowest since late June.
Jim Vogel, interest rates strategist at FTN Financial in Memphis, Tennessee, said Treasuries moved in tandem with Europe in the absence of U.S. economic data.
"The ECB story's first impact was with peripheral yields so that Spain, Portugal and Italy's yields widened quite quickly on the idea that the ECB will buy fewer bonds than people had been thinking," said Vogel.
In late trading, benchmark 10-year Treasury yields slipped to 2.055 percent, from 2.061 percent late on Thursday. Ten-year yields earlier dropped to 2.016 percent, a 10-month low.
U.S. 30-year bond yields were down at 2.673 percent, from 2.678 percent the previous session. Thirty-year yields earlier dropped to a 10-month trough of 2.636 percent. (Reporting by Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss; Editing by Dan Grebler and Rosalba O'Brien)


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To educate people about their rights, and empower them to be active in the protection and preservation of liberty.
The creation and targeted distribution of 10,000 educational packets consisting of literature on the following subjects:
-The Philosophy of Liberty/The Nonaggression Principle
-Police Accountability/Know Your Rights When Encountered by Police
-Never Take a Plea Deal Concept
-Jury Nullification
We feel these subjects are the most critical to convey to the public; as they offer the most direct, immediate, and individually beneficial results in dealing with the ever expanding police state.
How it's going to work:
To start every morning we will be handing out this literature in front of various court-houses and police stations from roughly 8/ 8:30am – 10/ 10:30am – which allows us the chance to then go into the neighborhoods mid-morning, keeping in consideration residents who may be late sleepers, or not "morning people". We will target everyone out in the street, sidewalks, pedestrians as well as go door to door handing out literature, and if not home leave the literature in a bag hanging on the door handle. We will be on foot doing outreach, educating an activism 8-10 hours a day. If we encounter anyone whom we get a very positive reaction out of we will ask to do a quick video interview (and will try and do this as much as possible.) We will also make a quick 2-5 minute AAR (After Action Review) video at the end of each day explaining what we accomplished for the day, if we ran into anything positive or negative, police, etc. At the end of every week we will make a 5-10 minute AAR video covering/ releasing anything not included in those daily updates. We will be making live/ real-time updates throughout the week. EVERYTHING will be transparent.
Materials Included:
-The Philosophy of Liberty (trifold brochure)
is the fundamental message behind our movement. This brochure breaks down the principles behind liberty in a very easy and eye catching manner and it also is paralleled with a brief explanation of the Non-Aggression Principle. Statism is running rampant in this country and educating people on these basic principles is a MUST if we want to see further growth in the Liberty Movement.
-Police Accountability/Know Your Rights (4″x6″ flyer & business card)
The Country has literally become a Militarized Police State that has very little accountability. It appears the police have thrown their oaths out of the window and have chosen to "serve and protect" Lobbyists, Law Makers, themselves & The State – Instead of the people whom are coerced to pay for their "services". It's been my personal, second hand and thirty party experience that many people whom are encountered by the police simply DO NOT know their rights, and because of this they are either victimized by police abuse or misconduct OR they are taken advantage of and get locked up or some sort of citation simply because they incriminated themselves by talking or allowing for a search of their person or property. We MUST educate and empower people. The literature we plan on handing out from this comes from CopBlock.org and VirginiaCopBlock.Org. It explains the mission of Cop Block, being police Accountability, it encourages people to film the police, most especially their interactions with the police as well as educating individuals on what to do/ not do and say/ not say when talking with the police.
-Don't Take the Plea Deal (trifold brochure)
The idea behind this initiative is that if enough people (not necessarily a majority) STOPPED pre-paying their pre-payable traffic "violations" (or any victimless crime for that matter) and insisted on battling it out in court even if the likelihood of being found guilty is still imminent, the idea is to CLOG the system. Who knows how many people, probably countless amounts pre-pay their tickets, or go to court and inter a "Plea Deal". Take a second and think about this, if you've ever been in a court room, you know they are already backed up with all sorts of cases and there are always delays and they have an increasingly harder time trying to manage their dockets because of how many people they coerce into these unpleasant appointments with the State. Imagine If more and more people stopped prepaying those tickets, and stopped taking plea deals and exhausted the State by fighting for their innocence. The Court system would be shut down, they'd have to figure something out.. or stop arresting/ issuing citations for so many people. The Fact of the matter is non-violent offenders make up more than 60 percent of the prison/ jail population. Nonviolent drug offenders now account for about one-fourth of all inmates, up from less than 10 percent in 1980. FACT: There are 2.1 MILLION people caged up in a Prison — or in Jail, awaiting trial. FACT: More than 40% of the prison population are African American despite African American's making up only 12% of the American Population. The U.S has about 5% of the world's population, yet 25% of the world's prison population
-Jury Nullification (trifold brochure)
To educate individuals regarding their full powers as jurors, including their ability to rely on personal conscience, to judge the merit of the law and its application, and to nullify bad law, when necessary for justice, by finding for the defendant. When every American juror is aware of and permitted to exercise all of his and her rights, the final judgment of law will return to where it was always intended to be located…in the hands of the people. Once again our jury system will function as our country's founders intended it to function as people's final check against the government's tendency to encroach upon the rights of its people. Jury Nullification is another effective way and essentially our last resort to restore the republic, to salvage and take back our freedoms and to strike the root of the State.
How to make this project possible:
I (Nathan) initially thought of this idea or similar version of it, near the beginning of this year or late last year but it was for a 6-12 month plan, plus I was working two jobs. Now that I lost my full-time job (about 4 weeks ago) I have the opportunity to do FULL-TIME Activism. This idea I have, the project I'm pitching is for ONE MONTH of Full-time 40+ hour a week educating, outreach and activism. Meg McLain along with myself will be on the street of Richmond, targeting inner-city neighborhoods, residents, etc combined with a number of "part-time" activists/ educators whom are eager to help as well.
All donations will first go to cover material expenses, then personal expenses.
Philosophy of Liberty (trifold brochure) x 10,000: $463
Don't Take the Plea Deal (trifold brochure) x 10,000: $463
Jury Nullification (trifold brochure) x 10,000: $463
Virginia CopBlock (business card) x 10,000: $139.15
Police Accountability/Know Your Rights (4″x6″ flyer) x 10,000: $261.88
Cover (4″x8.5″ flyer) x 10,000: $301.92
Bags (6″x9″ clear bags w/ handle) x 10,000: $209.60
Cell Phone (Verizon): $109.38
Car Insurance (Progressive): $85.92
Rent: $700
Electric (avg of last 3 months): $115
Water (avg of last 3 months): $69
TOTAL = $1,079.30 (does not include things like gas, food, etc…)
Ad Sales:
To help fund this project, we have come up with several different ad options. These spots will be sold on a first come, first serve basis. Print ads range from $25 to $500, depending on size and location. Please see images for size/price options.
If you would like to support this project, donations can be made here:
Here are current AD spaces available: (ALL SOLD OUT)
unless otherwise stated, ADs can be purchased for $50 (1.75″ x 2″ – "small") or $100 (3.5″ x 2″ – "large") till AD space is filled
-Philosophy of Liberty (trifold): $300 worth of AD space available (SOLD OUT)
-Don't Take the Plea Deal (trifold): $400 worth of AD space available (SOLD OUT)
-Jury Nullification (trifold): $200 worth of AD space available (SOLD OUT)
-Police Accountability/Know Your Rights (4″x6″ flyer): $100 AD space (SOLD OUT)
-Cover (4″ x 8.5″ flyer): $500 for full page (SOLD OUT)
Liberty Empowerment Project UPDATE #1


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OMGPop's Draw Something, the mobile game that has taken both iOS and Android by storm, surpassed the 50 million downloads mark today just a short time after the company sold the game to mobile gaming giant Zynga for $210 million.
The game has hit the 50 million download mark just 50 days after launching. That means that the application has been downloaded roughly 1 million times a day since it launched.
In the game's first five weeks, it was downloaded a cool 20 million times.
The paid version of the game currently sits at the top of both the iOS and Android app marketplaces putting it above popular apps like Angry Birds Space, Infinity Blade, and Cut the Rope.
Zynga, who bought the game from OMGPop, says that it believes the game is "not only the fastest-growing original mobile game of all time – 50 days to hit 50 million downloads — but one of the fastest growing web sensations that we've seen."
And while that might be true, there is still one major mobile platform where the game isn't yet available.
Microsoft's Windows Phone.
The same goes for Rovio's Angry Birds Space, although the developer has announced that a game for Windows Phone is indeed in the works. Zynga however, has not announced whether it will bring the Draw Something phenomenon to Microsoft's platform.
As it stands, Zynga doesn't yet have a presence on the Windows Phone Marketplace, and that doesn't bode well for Draw Something.
Still, with demand seemingly through the roof (there petitions for Windows Phone on Zynga's own website) and Windows 8 on the way later this year, Windows Phone owners can only hope that the Zynga reverses course and brings the app to the Windows Phone Marketplace.
Are you still holding out hope for Draw Something on Windows Phone or have you given up?


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fiery asian flank steak
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Author Notes: Combine:
1 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup sugar
4 cloves garlic (smashed and pulverized)
4 tsps grated fresh ginger
4 tbs rice wine vinegar
2 tbs (or more) Indonesian Sambal
1 bunch chopped green onions
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
Pierce flank steak with fork all over - both sides. Let marinade for 1 to 2 hours.
Cook over high heat quickly to develop a good char. Pull meat when still somewhat rare. Cover with foil and let cook up for twenty minutes. Slice against the grain and serve over Japanese style rice, with Japanese cucumber/ cabbage salad. Enjoy with icy Korean Soju.
Serves: 4
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Flank Steak
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text: Harmonix announced today that "The Beatles: Rock Band" is coming to PS3, 360 and Wii to the US on 09/09/09. The game will have instruments like Rock Band, the bundles will come with instruments modeled after the ones used by the band. According to Harmonix players will "experience The Beatles extraordinary catalog of music through gameplay that takes players on a journey through the legacy and evolution of the band's legendary career". Compatibility with original Rock Band instruments is confirmed. Prices are out too: • The Beatles: Rock Band Software - Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3, Wii: $59.99 MSRP • The Beatles: Rock Band Standalone Guitars - Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3, Wii: $99.99 MSRP • The Beatles: Rock Band Limited Edition Premium Bundle: Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3, Wii: $249.99 MSRP source: http://kotaku.com/5164835/the-beatles-rock...ith-instruments official website: http://www.thebeatlesrockband.com/


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A POA task to provision a Windows-based service through the HMC Provisioning System (MPA, Microsoft Provisioning System) fails with the error message Failed while instantiating provider object associated with Namespace.
More detailed diagnostics is provided below:
Exception during execution of MPF request: 'Unknown error 0xC2201001
description="Failed while instantiating provider object associated with Namespace = 'Powershell Provider'
with CLSID = 'Microsoft.Provisioning.Providers.PowershellProvider.PowershellProvider'
with Error Code='0x80131040'" code="0xc2201001" executeSeqNo="0">
<errorSource namespace="Powershell Provider" procedure="ExecuteCmdlet"/>
<errorSource namespace="SW Managed Exchange" procedure="CreateDisclaimer"/>
Note that the name of the failed Namespace (or HMC Provider), PowerShell Provider in the example above, may be different in different failed tasks.
The MPS (Microrosft Provisioning System) server stuck or the HMC Provider mentioned in the failed POA task is not properly installed on the MPS server.
First, try to restart MPS service using the instructions in the Knowledgebase article #1851 How to restart MPS Provisioning Engine properly.
Check that MPF groups are members of local Administrators group:
- [DOMAIN]\MPFServiceAccts
- [DOMAIN]\MPSExchangeAccts
- [DOMAIN]\MPSPrivAccts
- [DOMAIN]\MPSSQLService
If the failed task does not go through after MPS restart, then reinstall the broken provider on the MPS server:
- Log in to the MPS server by RDP.
- Run the MPS Deployment Tool: Start > All Programs > Microsoft Hosting > Deployment Tool > MPS Deployment Tool.
- Find the needed provider, e.g., PowerShell Provider.
- Right-click and choose Uninstall.
- Click the Start Deployment button.
- Wait until deployment is finished.
- Find PowerShell Provider again.
- Right-click and choose Install.
- Click the Start Deployment button.
- Wait until deployment is finished.
- Restart the MPS engine per the instructions in the Knowledgebase article https://kb.cloudblue.com/1851
- Restart the failed task in POA Task Manager.


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Master account and sub account holders can limit how visible they are to other users on PlayStation Network and who they receive communications from using 'Privacy Settings'. The aspects that can be altered include the following:
PlayStation 4 has more social options so there are a number of extra settings grouped into four areas. These extra settings include:
If you are a master account holder you cannot set parental controls on your associated sub accounts to limit the aspects of PlayStation Network listed above. Privacy Settings can only be changed through the sub account itself.
There are a few extra ways to communicate and share your information on PlayStation 4, so make sure you check all four options in the Privacy Settings menu.


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The Legacy 450 is the first jet in its class to replace conventional controls with full fly-by-wire technology. This technology enables a smoother, more natural feeling flight by translating the manual input from the pilot electronically rather than mechanically. Electronic fly-by-wire systems increase the number of control surfaces that can be actuated simultaneously. This allows for maximum performance and control, while at the same time, reducing the pilot workload and creating a smoother flight for passengers. Additional flight envelope protection also increases flight safety. The Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 fly-by-wire system has received a prestigious Flightglobal Achievement Award in the Innovator of the Year category 2010.
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Brands aren't entertainers – they're better than that
Advertising has always tried to copy entertainment. It appears in the same places, plays by the same general rules, and since we're living in a golden age for the arts, the creative premium for advertising has never been higher. The subtlety of the best now often escapes easy description, playing with tone, feel, pacing and irony in ways out of reach for the majority of work. Ideas that sounded great on paper, when filtered through the inevitable compromise and committee, can easily be rendered gauche and bland.
It wasn't always this way. Back in the day when the bulk of our entertainment came from four grainy channels and dog-eared Dick Francis novels, we were pretty easy to impress. This made marketing quite a bit easier, since we were all capable of producing something that could command forgiving attention spans.
But now we're spoiled. Our exposure to intricate and plentiful expanses of content has chiselled our palates to a level of discernment that feels distaste at even the tiniest misstep or incongruence.
Applying this discernment to advertising (and why wouldn't we, it invites the comparison), has produced the highest absolute quality of work we've ever seen, but simultaneously the lowest ever relative quality in comparison to the public's standards and tastes.
How can brands survive this situation?
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Rick Knudson is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist with Premier Consulting Solutions, a subdivision of Premier, Inc. Rick provides consultative services to hospital and health care systems to identify opportunities for improvements in cost-effective therapeutic interventions within supply chain management and medication utilization. Prior to his consulting career, Rick was a clinical pharmacist at a large community hospital in north central Iowa, providing clinical pharmacy services and managing formulary processes.
Rick received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Drake University in Des Moines, IA. His practical training was completed through a Pharmacy Practice Residency at Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Rick has served as president and treasurer of North Iowa Pharmacy, Inc., a local pharmacy association in north central Iowa. In addition, Rick is an active member of the Iowa Pharmacy Association where he has served in the House of Delegates, as a member of various IPA Committees, a past participant in the Leadership Pharmacy Conference, a current member of the IPA Health-System Liaison Board, and most recently as a Trustee-at-Large on the IPA Board of Directors. Rick is also an active member of both ASHP and ACCP. Rick continues to actively support the Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and he is a participant in many community and church events.


text: While in Tijuana, we helped build a fence for a local Catholic school and made a sandbag wall to minimize the effects of erosion. The mission trip gave our group chances to learn first-hand about immigration, the border fence controversy and social justice. We were given many opportunities to serve the poor, the less fortunate and the youth of the community through various activities. The next opportunity to participate in a mission trip will be the summer of 2011. Please contact Michael Scheel at DeSales High School for more information.


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April Paired Passages are all ready for you for the month of April!
Just like my past Paired Passages, April has 5 seasonal themes.
-Earth Day
-Arbor Day
Here is a layout of the traditional printable format:
-Nonfiction Passage w/ Questions
-Nonfiction Fact Writing
-Nonfiction Informational Writing
-Fiction Passage w/ Questions
-Fictional Story Elements
-Fictional Writing Response
-Venn Diagram to compare the two texts
-Questions to compare the two texts
And here is a peak at the interactive notebook format!
Grab the packet here!


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Wastewater Treatment PlantsEU Ecological standards introduce stricter criteria in relation to wastewater treatment and bring new obligations for every builder. Everyone has a duty to secure his building so that the environment would not be polluted by its operation. However, we are convinced that, at the same time, everybody has the right to a reliable solution which is economical, comfortable, efficient and complex at the same time.
ECOWA represents a new perspective on residential wastewater treatment plants. New generation of our residential wastewater treatment plants ECOWA 6 brings a guaranteed cleaning effect, flexible individual solutions, economical and an efficient operation, together with a package of service utilities.


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Can and visit our store, find thousands of items available not In your average store. A whole wonderland of wonderful foods from all the four corners of the world. Quality exotic fresh fruits and vegetables at prices you won't believe existed. Visit our fresh meat counter and be served with whatever you're heart desires. A vast range of frozen foods and many many special offers are always in-store. And if you have travelled a fair journey, or just feeling pekish, try our "spit-roast chickens, niblets, pasty's Punjabi Aloo or Meat samosas, also a range of vegetarian products from Onion Bhajis, Potato vadas, Vegetable spring rolls, Moong Dall pakoras and good old English Cheese & Onion Pies or Pasties.
Visit our store at:
35 Oxford Street
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Fax 01924 442128
Email: email@example.com
Trading Hours:
Monday to Saturday: 8:00am to 8:00pm
Sunday: 9:00 to 8:00pm
Fridays only closed between 12-2pm
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Elite armed police officers trained to protect the Royal Family are being investigated over claims that items confiscated from Buckingham Palace visitors have been "mishandled".
Four police officers from the SO14 Protection Command are facing an inquiry and one sergeant has been placed on restrictive duties.
The claims centre on items confiscated from tourists and other visitors to the Queen's London home, which are then placed in "weapons disposal bins".
Senior officers have distanced themselves from allegations that items missing from the bins had appeared on eBay, the online auction site, according to the Sunday Mirror.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "Officers from the Directorate or Professional Standards are investigating an allegation of mishandling of property from the weapons disposal bin by SO14 officers.
"Four officers, three sergeants and one Pc, are the subject of the Directorate of Professional Standards investigations."
None of the officers being investigated was arrested or suspended, the spokesman said.
Small knives and scissors are among items which must be checked in on a visitor's arrival at the palace and can be reclaimed on departure, according to the Royal Collection Trust website.
However, many visitors forget to collect the confiscated items on their way out.
Visitors must undergo airport-style security checks to ensure firearms, knives, blades or other weapons are not taken inside the security zone at the Palace, which is opened to tourists during the summer months.
Twenty members of the Royal family are guarded by SO14's "close protection" experts who receive specialist training in firearms and unarmed combat.
Last year the Duke of York was involved in a stand-off with SO14 officers who failed to recognise him as he took a walk in the palace gardens.
He was reported to have angrily asked them "Do you know who I am?" after armed officers – who were on high alert after an intruder alert 48 hours earlier - ordered him to put his hands above his head.


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The European Commission is set to unveil a package of measures on Wednesday designed to protect consumers and foster a unified telecoms market across Europe.
Draft versions of the bill include measures that would remove mobile roaming charges, make it easier to switch provider, and prevent operators from blocking certain internet services.
Neelie Kroes, the European Commission's digital chief, is leading the process, claiming that one set of rules across Europe will help to create a single telecoms market, with cross-border synergies for multinational operators such as Vodafone and Telefonica – the Spanish owner of O2.
The proposals will see more control of the telecoms market handed to Brussels, with power taken away from national governments.
The plans are opposed by the industry's biggest groups, who say the consumer-facing measures will hit annual revenues to the tune of £6bn and hamper investment.
Other proposals designed to create cross-border economies of scale, such as harmonising the timing and rules of spectrum auctions, are seen as ineffective.
Representatives from some of Europe's biggest telecoms groups have been in talks with the commission in the last week over the finer points of the bill. They argue that removing roaming charges could lead to bills being increased across the board to make up for lost revenue.
A series of enforced cuts to roaming charges and other call rates has chipped away at operators' profits in recent years. While prices are lower than in many other areas of the world, Europe has lagged behind the US and areas of Asia in rolling out high-speed mobile internet.
"The industry has been of the opinion that Brussels has been far too focused on the consumer, there are areas where there could be room for negotiation," said Matthew Howett, a regulation expert at telecoms analysts Ovum.
"The commission will be sensitive to the funding models that [the industry] has got in place."


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See Emeryville's and other Green Streets on this Clean Water Program website, and multiple resources and info on the Blue Green Building website
The Alameda County Waste Management Authority has developed information on landscaping that is better for the environment and is tailored to our Bay Area plants, climate, and soils. For more information, view an overview of the program, including the 7 principles of Bay-friendly design.
The Bay Friendly Gardening Program is primarily for residential gardens. For additional information on this program, view the Guidelines.
The Bay Friendly Landscaping Program is for commercial landscapes. For more information on this program, view the Guidelines and the Scorecard.
Details regarding the conversion of City Hall's lawn to water-efficient, Bay-Friendly certified landscaping can be found here.


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The Personal Project is an opportunity for students to deeply explore a topic of interest at the end of the Middle Years Program.
As with most projects, the personal project involves ongoing research and development, in stages, on a selected topic, calling upon many of the skills students have acquired in their other subjects. This major interdisciplinary project enables students to demonstrate their independent learning abilities and their mastery of the range of skills necessary for readiness to progress to the next stage of their learning.


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Davey Johnson, Bryce Harper and Gio Gonzalez have all been named finalists for major awards that will be handed out next week by the Baseball Writers Association.
Harper is a finalist for NL Rookie of the Year, which will be announced Monday evening. Johnson is up for NL Manager of the Year, to be revealed Tuesday evening. And Gio Gonzalez was among the top three finishers in voting for the NL Cy Young Award, the winner set to be named next Wednesday evening.
The only BBWAA award without a finalist from the Nationals will be NL MVP, though both Adam LaRoche and Ian Desmond are expected to have received top 10 votes by the writers.
Of the three Nationals who were named finalists, Johnson appears the likeliest award winner. The 69-year-old manager guided a franchise that had never posted a winning season since it arrived in Washington in 2005 to an MLB-best 98 wins and the NL East title before it lost the NLDS to the Cardinals in five games.
Johnson's toughest competition will come from Dusty Baker, who led the Reds to a 97-65 record. Bruce Bochy, whose Giants went on to win the World Series, is the third finalist among NL managers.
(Voting for all BBWAA awards are submitted before the start of the playoffs, so only regular-season performance is taken into consideration.)
Harper appears to have a good chance of becoming the first Washington player to win Rookie of the Year honors since Senators outfielders Albie Pearson and Bob Allison captured back-to-back awards in 1958 and 1959.
Harper led all NL rookies with 98 runs and 57 extra-base hits, finished second with 22 homers and 18 stolen bases and third with a .477 slugging percentage and .817 OPS. The other rookie finalists in the NL: Reds third baseman Todd Frazier and Diamondbacks left-hander Wade Miley.
Gonzalez faces a tougher challenge to capture NL Cy Young Award honors, with Mets knuckleballer R.A. Dickey the odds-on favorite to win. Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw also finished among the top three.
The five finalists for NL MVP: Giants catcher Buster Posey, Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun, Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen, Padres third baseman Chase Headley and Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina. The winner of that award will be revealed on Nov. 15.
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Attorney sues library over ban on plaza exhibits
Submitted by Bibliofuture on October 6, 2012 - 12:59pm
David J. Kolhoff is suing the Allen County Public Library after it barred him from having a demonstration against the federal health care law.
After reading article
Permalink Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on October 6, 2012 - 7:44pm.
After reading the article my assessment is that the attorney will lose his case against the library.
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absolutely would hate to be approached as I entered and left the library. If I want to be educated about it, I'll find the resources to be educated. I hate to be approached by surveys, petitions, and bell ringers, too.


text: My partner and I booked a two night stay (with breakfast included) at this hotel after winning a voucher and this being on the list of participating hotels. When booking the hotel we were told there was no reference number or email needed, however we received a phone call the day before check-in asking for the voucher reference again! Upon... More


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Currently seeking experienced General Manager candidates in the Las Vegas, Reno, Carson, & Fernley areas.
The GM is responsible for total operations of the restaurant including all aspects of financial performance, staff management, and adherence to operating standards in order to ensure overall restaurant success.
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Drug user, how he beat the habit....
Having been living with the drug addicts you do see how they see life. Fun, well they think lying on a bed zonked out full of drugs is good. Well I don't call that fun, when you see them in the foetal position. For many drug users they spend their last money all on drugs.
How they con people out of money, walking up to them promising them to bring back drugs to just fix themselves up with the drugs... Then they never go back, free drugs they look at well they have just stolen money, bought an illegal drug and hiding whilst they take the drugs. Is this life.... A drug user thinks... (more)
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