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This week's New England Journal of Medicine has four free (no subscription needed) articles featuring British commentary on the emergency medical response to the London terror bombings of July 7th, 2005. On the NEJM front page they're under "Perspective" (toward the bottom of the page).
Each of these is worth reading, but I'm going to abstract a little here from my favorite:
Peter J.P. Holden, M.B., Ch.B., F.I.M.C.R.C.S.Ed.
Thursday, July 7, 2005. A hot, humid day for London, and all the windows on the third floor of the British Medical Association (BMA) building are open. A last-minute change of plans at 9 A.M. leaves me working at BMA House, preparing for a meeting. This is to prove fateful.
9:20 A.M. Colleagues begin arriving. There is more than the usual commotion from emergency-services vehicles. Ten minutes later, an emergency medical helicopter from the Royal London Hospital is hovering overhead. Newsflashes on our computer screens report power surges and incidents on the London Underground. We turn on the television: clearly, a major incident is unfolding. A chill runs down my spine. I sat in the same place watching the events of 9/11.
Suddenly, around 9:50, everything momentarily appears pale pink. There is an enormous bang. Some of my colleagues have looks of terror on their faces. We can see white smoke and debris raining down in the square. The fire alarms are sounding.
Although staff members leave, the doctors stay, and we lower the blinds to give a modicum of protection from flying glass from any further explosion. After several minutes, we gingerly make our way to the front of the building and look down onto the stricken bus.
Within a second, I recognize that we are dealing with multiple blast injuries. I grab some surgical gloves and my ambulance service physician identity card ? without it, we will be ignored by the London Ambulance Service.
On arrival downstairs, I meet the deputy chairman of the BMA Council, who is coordinating the first aid response. Knowing of my prehospital emergency care experience, he asks me to take over the direction of clinical operations while he requisitions and gathers resources. My assets are a building offering protection from all but a direct hit and 14 doctors, most of them experienced general practitioners with some training in emergency medicine. But we have no equipment, no communications, and no personal protective clothing. Armed with nothing, we set about maximizing the victims' chances of survival.
I have trained for such a situation for 20 years ? but on the assumption that I would be part of a rescue team, properly dressed, properly equipped, and moving with semimilitary precision. Instead, I am in shirtsleeves and a pinstripe suit, with no pen and no paper, and I am technically an uninjured victim. All I have is my ID card, surgical gloves, and my colleagues' expectation that I will lead them though this crisis.
Read them all, but it's an interesting look into their event, and at the flexibility of individuals under stress.
Oh, and in one article "…penetration with biologicals…" is a nice way to say bones and bits from one victim blown into another. Nice bit of understatement, that.


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Mario Kart 7 • Page 2
3DS gets closer to 3 million units sold, Mario Kart 7 moves 420,000 units
Nintendo's Satoru Iwata has said the firm expects 3DS to sell 4 million units by its first anniversary on the market, as the system gets closer to the 3 million sold mark.
Check out the 3DS's new Join Friend function
The latest 3DS firmware update allows players to party up quickly and easily.
Miyamoto: Mario Kart "pretty solid", "safe" to be "staid and traditional"
Creator Shigeru Miyamoto doesn't see much point in fiddling with Mario Kart's mechanics.
Australia: Mario Kart 7 release date set for December 3
Nintendo Australia has announced an antipodean launch window for 3DS racer Mario Kart 7.
Mario Kart 7 roster expanded to Wiggler and Honey Queen
Two more characters are making their debut in Mario Kart 7, joining Metal Mario and Lakitu.
New Mario Kart 7 trailer shows tracks and tricks
A new trailer highlighting the headline features in this seventh iteration of Mario's kart-based racer reveals the numerous items, customisation options and driving modes available.
Mario Kart 7 to get steering wheel peripheral
A Nintendo-licensed steering wheel peripheral from Hori is on the way for Mario Kart 7 in Japan. The wheel for the 3DS racer will go on sale at ¥1,280 alongside the game's release in the country on December 1. Thanks, Andriasang.
Quick Shots: Mario Kart 7 renders are rather adorable
Nintendo has released some nifty character renders for Mario Kart 7, which is slated for a holiday release on 3DS in the US and the UK. Check 'em out below.
Nintendo to hold internet-only 3DS presentation on Friday
Nintendo's announced it'll hold an pre-recorded online press conference for 3DS on Friday evening Japan time.
Thursday Shorts: Canada, Matsuura, Cosplay record, King's Bounty, Inafune, All 4 One
Lots of shorts below, along with news about ladies and gents dressing in a silly manner. We salute them.
Tuesday Shorts II: XBL error, Monster Hunter, Castle of Illusion, Arkham City
Right. Let's get you shorted real fast like.
Why Star Fox 64 3D has no online multiplayer
While everybody is almost universally fond of Star Fox 64 3D, a common complaint – even among fans – is that the game does not feature online multiplayer. According to Nintendo, you can blame cost and time restraints for that one.
Metal Mario and Lakitu added to Mario Kart 7 Roster
New gameplay footage has revealed that Mario Kart 7 will add Metal Mario and Lakitu to the starting grid for the very first time.
Quick Shots: Mario Kart 7 character renders, screens
Nintendo has released some screenshots and character artwork for Mario Kart 7, which is slated for a holiday release on 3DS. Check 'em out below.
Nintendo confirms holiday release for Super Mario 3DS and Mario Kart 7
Nintendo has revealed some details regarding some of its upcoming Mario game releases for the 3DS in the US and Japan.
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HOUSTON - A Houston police officer who has been in trouble in the past has been relieved of duty while internal affairs investigators probe new allegations of improper conduct.
Veronica Salmeron made news around the the world last fall after another officer allegedly used a Taser gun to stop her from thrashing his house and car.
She is now under investigation for allegedly posting pictures of herself posing with gang members online.
Houston police confirm Salmeron, 26, was relieved of duty with pay Aug. 8, pending the outcome of an internal affairs investigation into what a department spokesman called "conduct allegations."
Sources told KPRC Local 2 that Salmeron was relieved after she posted photographs of herself on her Facebook page posing with members of Texas largest prison gang, Tango Blast Houstone.
Both the photos and Salmeron's Facebook page have apparently been taken down.
Salmeron was not available for comment on Friday. Her police union attorney wasn't available either.
Last November, Salmeron was arrested and charged with criminal mischief. According to court documents, Salmeron went to the home of Officer Sergio Garza, her former boyfriend, and smashed out windows in his house and car before locking herself in a bathroom.
Garza allegedly used his Taser gun to subdue her.
The case never went to trial. The misdemeanor criminal mischief charge against Salmeron was dismissed last February, but she received a 30-day suspension from HPD.
This time Salmeron could be in danger of losing her job if the internal affairs investigation finds that she violated police policy.
Salmeron joined HPD in June 2009. She works in the North Patrol Division.
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The Great Hospital, Norwich
The Great Hospital at Norwich was founded in 1249 by Bishop Walter de Suffield, who paid for much of the building's original construction. Though not the largest early English hospital, the Great Hospital was quite substantial and representative of other medieval hospitals at the time. It was expanded in the 1300s, with much of the work paid for by donations, gifts and exchanges of land. The care provided at the Great Hospital was very religious in nature.
The Mass lay at the heart of hospital life, and took place in full view of the bedridden patient. The Mass was intended to comfort the sick, but also promised a cure. Spiritual medicine at this time was regarded as an effective treatment of disease. Nonetheless, patrons ensured that patients enjoyed bed rest in warm and relatively clean surroundings. Patients were also supplied with a regular supply of fresh food, often grown and cooked on the premises.
Today the hospital continues to provide a home to a number of elderly residents who enjoy sheltered accommodation and support.


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He was born August 15, 1935, in Russellville to Fred and Vena Canerday.
He was retired from Tyson Foods, was the former owner of Canerday's Honda in Russellville, was a life member of the National Rifle Association and a longtime and faithful member of the HCDG (Hardee's Coffee-Drinking Geezers).
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Nancy Martin Canerday; a son and daughter-in-law, Jon and Alice Canerday of Ashburn, Va.; a daughter, Natalie Canerday of Little Rock; and a grandson, Jon "Jay" Canerday of Hot Springs.
All service arrangements are private, by Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville.
The family will receive friends on Friday evening, from 4-6 p.m., at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Arkansas Hospice, 2405 East Parkway, Suite 3, Russellville, Arkansas 72802 (www.ArkansasHospice.org), telephone 479-498-2050.
The online obituary and guestbook are available at www.shinnfuneral.com.


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Lauren Conrad Long Straight Formal Updo Hairstyle
Description(Added: 13th July 2009 )
Lauren had her hair pulled back loosely at People's Pre 50th Annual Grammy Awards Party and looked great! Her hair was styled into a sexy side part which complimented her face shape, and loose ends of hair were left to hang around the front of her hairdo to soften her look and complete her style.
- Hair Category: Formal
- Hair Length: Long
- Hair Elasticity: Straight
- Gender: Women
- Face Shape: Oval, Oblong, Square, and Diamond
- Hair Density: Thin/Medium
- Hair Texture: Fine/Medium
- Age: Under 21, 21 - 30, and 31 - 40
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- Glasses: Without glasses suits best
- Styling Time: 30+ minutes
- Products: Mousse, Wax, Smoothing Shine, and Hair Spray
- Styling Tip: Apply mousse to damp hair then blow-dry down and under, working in sections starting at the back, using a medium vent brush. Pull the top back and pin it into place. Once dry, smooth shine the top layers for gloss and then wax the ends for separation.


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30 comments:
- Headhunter said...
From what I've heard, the real nappy idea is good. Anything "disposable" including nappies has no place in a world in which we know we are slowly destroying the environment. Currently all these disposable nappies, with their chemicals and bleaches are dumped in landfill. Surely it's about time that we all learned to move away from disposability? Not to mention the potential damage to babies' skin caused by chemical irritants in disposable nappies.
- 6 November 2007 at 13:42
- ElijahBailey said...
I have heard nothing but good on the real nappy sceme, and it is not just the 'less-well-off families' that use it.
Disposable nappies are dreadful for the enviroment and very wasteful.
- 6 November 2007 at 13:46
- Brockley Nick said...
Out of interest, do either of you two have kids?
I totally understand how much waste is generated (although I am not sure about the chemicals, you mention) although I also know that they have made massive reductions in the amount of materials that go in to disposable nappies. I also know that the data is mixed about which is more environmentally damaging, given the amount of energy, water and chemicals required to clean nappy materials.
Anyway, I agree there is a valid debate to be had about the pros and cons of these nappies, but I don't think council money should be spent on this kind of scheme, which, at best, will have a minute impact on the number of people using them.
If they were really any good and saved money, people would be using them of their own free will.
- 6 November 2007 at 13:54
- Brockley Jon said...
I have an "I heart Brockley" badge, like the one in your picture Nick, but mine is WAY better :) I got it at the Hilly Fields Summer Fayre.
- 6 November 2007 at 14:02
- Pete said...
I would just like to back Nick up on the "real" nappy front.
A report entitled:
"Life cycle assessment of disposable and renewable nappies in the uk" concluded that "no system clearly had a better or worse environmental performance"
So why the green party feel the need to foist them on people is beyond me.
- 6 November 2007 at 14:22
- andy pandy pudding & pie said...
Where do I get a 'I Love Brockley' badge from??? I really need one!!!
- 6 November 2007 at 14:27
- Headhunter said...
You're probably right that there are bigger fish to fry on the environmental front. Certainly not a nappy expert and don't have kids myself. I was under the impression though, that it wasn't only the fact that disposable nappies go to landfill but also that their manufacture uses some quite toxic chemicals an bleaches but I could be wrong
- 6 November 2007 at 15:12
- Andrew Brown said...
I'm not a fan of real nappies, and luckily those of us living in Lewisham don't need to worry about landfill either!
But mentioning that our waste is incinerated tends to get some knickers in a twist too. But before passing judgement readers of this blog may want to take a look at the Health Impact Assessment of SELCHP.
- 6 November 2007 at 15:17
- Dan said...
It is possible to get organic and biodegradable nappies now. So no need for heavy duty chemical washes and less of a problem with landfill.
I am surprised that Lewisham are spending money on this when they are withdrawing funding from the Sure Start program. Surely the two could be combined to ensure that a very helpful service (sure start) is maintained.
- 6 November 2007 at 15:55
- Bea said...
As a mother of a young child still using Pampers at night and an Aunt of six nieces and nephews - I have seen my fair share of nappies.
My main reason for not using the renewable nappies is the cleaning! Scraping poo out of terry towels and then having them hang around until the next washing load is a loathsome idea - and something my parents had to do but hated! They had endless buckets of detergent all around the kitchen with renewable nappies being soaked before they went into the white wash. Then there was endless drying – or not drying when it was raining.
Believe me when I say I would much rather put the toxic smelling offering my much-loved child has created straight into the nearest outside bin!
Besides – as has been mentioned – some reports state that the impact of all the washing loads, tumble-drying, and use of detergents has an equally significant impact on the environment.
- 6 November 2007 at 16:42
- leenewham said...
We should make "I heart BC" badges.
Good job there isn't a Brockley John...
..."I heart BJ" might be miss-interpreted.
- 6 November 2007 at 19:11
- veggiegirl said...
For a discussion of the failings of the Environment Agency's report on washable vs disposable nappies, see the Women's Environmental Network http://www.wen.org.uk/nappies/index.htm.
My own personal view - I have a two year old and would have used real nappies if I'd been looking after her full-time but in reality she spends more time with other carers (family and nursery) who definitely expressed a preference for disposable - so we use what we judged to be the least "bad" we could identify.
- 6 November 2007 at 21:49
- Brockley Nick said...
Checked the link out - it recommends we should be switching to bamboo nappies to maximise the environmental benefits.
Anyway, the Environment Agency reiterated its position that there is no evidence of an environmental benefit from switching to washable nappies.
WEN disputes this (obviously) but I am not sure how credible they or their claims are.
So, the point remains that the benefits are disputed while the disadvantages are obvious to anyone with kids. It's fine if people want to make that choice, but I don't think our money is best spent encouraging people to switch. The campaigners already claim huge cost savings from using real nappies and yet they are still offering additional financial incentives to switch.
- 7 November 2007 at 09:08
- ElijahBailey said...
Fair enough all.
I don't have kids I was just going on what i heard people saying. From what they told me they didn't hae to do the cleaning, just hand the used ones back for cleaning.
- 7 November 2007 at 09:49
- Dan said...
elijahbailey you are correct that, if you use a company, you can now just hand them back to the company and they will sort them out. you are still left with a bubbling vat of poo in your house each week until they do though.
- 7 November 2007 at 10:20
- Monkeyboy said...
As childless bloke you guys are NOT selling the whole baby owning scenario to me.
- 7 November 2007 at 10:22
- Bea said...
Monkeyboy – you are quite right – "owning" or rather having a kid is not always a bundle of laughs. And we haven't even covered here the sleepless nights; cleaning up of vomit all over you (invariably in your hair and down your back – and I don't mean that sweet little white stuff new-borns puck up but the horrible virus infested thing toddlers have); the biting / hitting / kicking phase; the tantrums in front of friends and their uptight parents; the reminders not to climb all over the furniture – and no they aren't Peter Pan / Spiderman / Superman and can can't fly so "Please don't jump from those great heights AGAIN"; the uneaten food; the endless round of buying new clothes (they keep on growing) and the extra cost of these little people when going on holiday (a flight cost the same price as an adult after 2 years old!).
But despite all that there are many, many redeeming and loveable things about kids – otherwise the vast majority wouldn't make it to adulthood!
- 7 November 2007 at 11:46
- Anonymous said...
Please no more posts on the joys of having children. Now you're making me want to vomit.
- 7 November 2007 at 14:45
- Bea said...
- 7 November 2007 at 15:35
- Anonymous said...
I wasn't wanting to vomit because of the details in the post, but because you feel the need to write about what little darlings children really even though life with them is hard. You chose to have them so just spare us the yummy mummy outpourings.
- 7 November 2007 at 16:29
- Monkeyboy said...
Think I'll just buy a cat thanks.
- 7 November 2007 at 16:30
- Brockley Nick said...
If a thread about the relative merits of nappies isn't a legitimate space for people to talk about parental life then I don't know what is.
I don't see anyone special pleading on here, but moaning about the tribulations of parenthood is just as legitimate as grumbling about the train service or the lack of decent pubs.
I love having kids and the joy they bring outweighs the practical challenges. I doubt many parents would feel otherwise.
- 7 November 2007 at 16:37
- andy pandy pudding & pie said...
I love my kittens like they were kids. My snowy spotty bengal (which i've named 'winky') has a horrible habit of we'ing on my bed, but I love her to bits anyways! :o)
- 7 November 2007 at 18:57
- andy pandy pudding & pie said...
I love my kittens like they were kids. My snowy spotty bengal (which i've named 'winky') has a horrible habit of we'ing on my bed, but I love her to bits anyways! :o)
- 7 November 2007 at 18:57
- Monkeyboy said...
OK....now I'm not getting a cat either. Do goldfish have a downside?
- 7 November 2007 at 19:00
- Bea said...
The habits of a troll are equally nauseating and I spot one above.
- 8 November 2007 at 08:47
- The Troll said...
Sense of humour not a strong point I take it?
- 8 November 2007 at 08:54
- Bea said...
Monekyboy – well apart from the filter blocking up and having to fish out (excuse the pun) dead "Goldies" from the murky green water – no I don't think so.
Get a new gadget instead – as it's not a living organism you don't have to deal with any agro. Well that's apart from when the new piece of equipment breaks down of course.
- 8 November 2007 at 09:04
- Bea said...
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- 8 November 2007 at 10:29
- Monkeyboy said...
Gadgets - now your talking! Although my PC needs lots of love and attention otherwise it spits it's CD out.
- 8 November 2007 at 11:13


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Hey guys,
So I own an asrock p67 pro3 mobo, and recently something strange has been happening.
Every time I turn on my computer, the computer flashes the bios screen, then goes into the UEFI bios, like I had pressed the enter bios key on my keyboard. I can go to the exit bios section and click "discard changes and exit", and the computer boots into windows just fine. To my knowledge the keyboard is working fine (no stuck keys), and my date and time seems to be normal, so I don't think it's the CMOS battery. Any advice?
I have bios version 2.0
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Peugeot 207
Most people buy the Peugeot 207 for its looks, but it's more than just a pretty face. …
Once upon a time, Hyundai's mid-range family cars were packed full of shiny plastics and about as stylish as a rubber doorstop – but with the arrival of the Hyundai i30, all that started to change.
The first-generation model, built from 2007-2012, proved that the South Korean manufacturer could punt out a credible hatchback, but this second-generation model threw a little flair into the mix, with a stylish body and a tastefully finished interior that made it a genuine alternative to the Ford Focus and Vauxhall Astra. So it remains today, and the five-year, unlimited-mile manufacturer warranty all i30s came with only sweetens the deal.
The i30 isn't exactly the last word in driving excitement, mind you; vague steering and lolloping suspension sees to that. But it still grips well enough, so while it's a little bland, it's still composed and safe. And the upside of that soft ride is that the i30 remains smooth and comfortable all the time – even when it's fitted with big wheels. You might find it a little noisy once up to speed, mind you.
The petrol engines are responsive enough – the entry-level 1.4-litre is surprisingly perky – while the lower-powered of the two 1.6-litre diesels offers plenty of low-down grunt, making it our engine of choice. The i30 Turbo gets a 1.6-litre petrol turbo engine, but while quick enough to be satisfying, it's no hot hatch.
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Empowering deserving military families with educational support and opportunities.
Nicolas Colsaerts (FJ ICON & StaSof) beat his fellow competitor on the final green to win the Volvo World Match Play Championship.
In blustery conditions at Finca Cortesin, the Belgian bomber
continued his remarkable record in Volvo-sponsored events. Since winning
his maiden European Tour title at the Volvo China Open in 2011 he has
finished third at last year's Volvo World Match Play, fourth at the
Volvo Golf Champions and second at the 2012 Volvo China Open.
His seventh win as a professional takes him into the Official
World Golf Ranking's top 50 for the first time and lifts him into an
automatic qualifying place for The Ryder Cup.
The 29 year old from
Brussels, whose 316 yard average off the tee is longer than that of
America's number one bomber Bubba Watson, Moves to €1,130,111 in The
Race to Dubai. This is the second consecutive season and second time in
his career he has won more than €1 million in a single season. It is
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Asst. GM Thad Levine: Rangers 'ready to strike' if right deal comes along
News that Nick Swisher had signed with the Cleveland Indians on Sunday continued a familiar storyline this off-season for the Rangers – another high-priced free agent going somewhere other than Texas.
And while seeing yet another big name come off the market will cause fans to fret, Rangers assistant GM Thad Levine hinted this week that the club may not have been as involved in certain free agents as reports indicated.
"We're still looking at the free agent market to see if there are fits for us," Levine said during an appearance on Sirius XM's Front Office show. "But we really went into the off-season with a very short list of free agents that we felt really could impact us in a significantly positive way. And without signing those guys, we were pretty content to turn it over to our internal group."
The Rangers have already lost a slew of their own free agents – the most notable being Josh Hamilton and Mike Napoli – while missing out on the likes of Zack Greinke and Torii Hunter.
But the club still has more than four months to tweak the roster before the regular season gets underway in April, and Levine says the club is ready to pounce if the right deal comes their way
"We're still prospecting and seeing what the asks are for each free agent and all the guys that are still available on the trade market," Levine said. "We're very abreast of that and really ready to strike in the event of a deal that's ready to pursue."


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Revere back in lineup for first time in nearly a week
By Todd Zolecki / MLB.com
CLEVELAND -- Phillies center fielder Ben Revere played for the first time since Wednesday, batting ninth against the Indians on Tuesday. He had been out of the lineup, partly because of a strained right quadriceps and partly because he had been struggling offensively.
But Revere could get more frequent breaks if Delmon Young plays regularly in right field. Phillies manager Charlie Manuel indicated John Mayberry Jr. could see more time in center.
"I look at John kind of like how I look at Freddy Galvis on the infield," Manuel said. "We can definitely use Freddy Galvis to give guys breaks and all, so against lefties, I can give [Domonic] Brown or Ben a blow every now and then, too, just to see if we can keep [Mayberry] sharp."
Delmon homers in first at-bat after coming off DL
CLEVELAND -- General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said a few times in the past couple of weeks that the Phillies would not put Delmon Young in a uniform unless he showed he could play competently in right field.
Apparently, they believe he can.
The Phillies activated him from the disabled list before Tuesday's game against the Indians at Progressive Field, designating outfielder Ezequiel Carrera for assignment to make room for him on the 25-man roster. Young hit fifth behind Ryan Howard in the lineup Tuesday, serving as the designated hitter, and he belted a solo homer in his first Phillies at-bat.
Young finished the game 2-for-3 with an RBI, a run scored and a hit-by-pitch
Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said he expects Young to play right field Wednesday.
It should be interesting to watch. Young has been recovering from microfracture surgery on his right ankle, reacquainting himself with right field, a position he has not played since 2007. Young said he feels fine out there and his mobility continues to improve the more he plays.
He also said he is motivated.
"You've got to be motivated if you want to play," Young said. "If you aren't motivated, you could have one good season and then take it back to the house and never play again. So if you want to play as long as you can possibly play, have a career sort of like Chipper Jones, you have to be motivated day in and day out. This is not an easy sport. It's not a sport that's going to let you have your way with it. You have to work hard. You have to have some type of motivation to come out here and play."
Young signed a one-year, $750,000 contract for a chance to play with the Phillies. He received a $250,000 bonus for being activated Tuesday, and could receive up to $600,000 in bonuses if he simply makes weight on six different occasions this season. That is a lot of money for the average American, but by baseball standards it is a pittance. Young would like a big-time deal, but he can only get that if he earns it.
A big season with the Phillies where he shows he can be a decent outfielder would help.
But Manuel acknowledged he is likely to use a defensive replacement for Young late in games. Manuel did that regularly with Pat Burrell in 2008, having Eric Bruntlett and So Taguchi take his place in left. The Phillies can live with that if Young hits.
They certainly need that. Phillies outfielders entered the night with a combined .602 OPS, which was the second-worst mark in baseball behind the Marlins (.597).
If Young hits like he hit with the Twins in 2010 (.826 OPS), the Phillies will be happy. But he had a .707 OPS with 74 RBIs last season in Detroit. He ranked 20th in baseball with 415 runners on base during his plate appearances in 2012. He had a ton of opportunities to knock in runs, but his runners-batted-in percentage (13.5 percent) ranked 98th, meaning he did not take advantage of those opportunities.
Young was asked if the arrival of himself and Carlos Ruiz this week could jump-start the offense.
"If we hit," Young said with a chuckle. "It doesn't matter who you bring in. If the team is struggling and we struggle, it doesn't matter who you bring. You can go get a kid from A-ball, and if he's raking, he's going to help carry the team. So it just matters who's playing well."
The Phillies are betting Young will.
"The thing people don't understand about Delmon, in my opinion, he's a baseball player," assistant general manager Scott Proefrock said. "He's got instincts for the game. He's a baseball rat. He's going to find a way to get it done. It might not look like it's supposed to look, but he'll find a way to get it done. ... He's a very motivated guy. It's big for him to show people he can still play in the field and swing the bat like he always has. It's all they're waiting for. Now he just has to go do it."
Manuel still a well-known figure in Cleveland
CLEVELAND -- Phillies manager Charlie Manuel ordered a medium black coffee at Starbucks inside the team hotel Tuesday when the barista asked for his name for the order.
"It's Charlie!" a few strangers behind him shouted.
"That kind of felt good," Manuel said with a chuckle.
Manuel, 69, remains a well-known figure in Cleveland. He managed the Indians from 2000-02, and served as their hitting coach in 1988-89 and 1994-99. He recalled his best times with the Indians before Tuesday's game at Progressive Field, including trips to the World Series in 1995 and '97. But he also talked about other things, like his desire to keep managing and how former Indians and Phillies slugger Jim Thome is doing.
Manuel's contract with the Phillies expires after the season.
"I want to manage as long as I can," he said. "I've never told anybody I was going to retire. We'll see. ... I'm not worried about anything. I want to keep managing."
Thome is hoping to continue his career, but so far he has not found a job. He called Manuel a couple of weeks ago and asked if he could swing by the clubhouse in the future.
"You can come and live with me," Manuel said he responded. "I hope he does. ... He still thinks he can play. He misses the game. Baseball is his identity. That's all he's done for 20-some years or so. He's kind of having a hard time adjusting."
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Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by Admiral2, Oct 27, 2012.
don't hold back, tell us how you really feel.
You know, people who liked this should probably track down SPIDER BABY, which is this weird cult movie from 1964. Imagine the Addams Family if the Addamses actually killed and ate their visitors . . . .
It is always remarkable how people who insist that rules and definitions don't apply and it's all a matter of taste so often are the first to be so abusive when someone else's taste doesn't match theirs.
The show was in many respects spastic, pointless and confused. Add the unarguable feeling that it was tasteless, then deeming it stupid and moronic, is understandable.
Well, I don't feel it was in bad taste. Fundamentally, humor is conflict, and in its essence conflict isn't tasteful. Herman fucking so hard his old heart is "broken" aims straight at the conflict between love and sex, not to mention self-image and reality. But, surely anyone with any judgment at all should be able to see why that might felt to be breaking the bounds of good taste?
Also, a pilot should know better than to have a man go into cardiac arrest, then have Grandpa call that a perfectly good heart. Shit like that really is just stupid. How could they have left that in there after all the time they took in putting their best foot forward?
I understand criticism and people having different opinions but in what way was this spastic? I just don't get that one. Any examples?
And pointless? Maybe you didn't like it or it didn't work for you but that's a rather shaky point to stand on (for any show).
The sudden tonal shift between the massacre in the opener and the non-massacre in dialogue is a nice example of spastic. You are allowed to quibble about the particular adjective "spastic" but that's all it would be: A quibble.
As for pointless: Why have Marilyn try to save Eagle Scout just to kill him herself? To cutely say "Oops!" in a Betty Boop voice? Or to show Herman fretting over losing his heart and then conveniently throwing in another heart besotted with Lily? Why was the denouement of the pilot episode devoted to showing us Spot?
I rather enjoyed some one liners. But there were quite enough problems even in the pilot that it is unlikely we're missing out much because it wasn't greenlit.
Were you watching a different show than us? Because Marilyn didn't kill the scout master; it was an accident, albeit one caused by being distracted by a monstrous man-bat stalking towards him. Marilyn could have easily fallen to her death, too, but she was a step or two in front of him.
^^Actually I'm inclined to agree with you. But in the discussion above the hints toward an evil Marilyn (who would have done this on purpose) were stretched to interpret Marilyn as a consistent character. I thought she was not, partly because like you I thought she was supposed to have killed the scoutmaster by accident. I was phrasing things with this context in mind.
I think where we differ is that the hints about an evil Marilyn versus this scene (and Lily/Herman's discussion) of her, left Marilyn unfocused. For me, that meant dull, because it had no point. I think your real argument is with the people who thought Marilyn was the creepiest one of all and had conflict with Granpa (over what? not said, I think.)
As I say, there were good one-liners etc. but the whole thing was just kind of off-kilter, and it seemed that NBC made a good call, all things considered.
I think Marilyn was worried about getting Steve out to fulfill Herman/Lily's wishes ("No one is getting eaten tonight.") which are ultimately to protect Eddie. I don't know that she shows any concern for the scoutmaster for the scoutmaster's sake. Her admonishments to Grandpa are "This is not how we treat company." and "Aunt Lily has expressly forbidden eating anyone in the house."
Thanks. Always on the lookout for "new" old B-Movies. And Lon Chaney Jr is in it....
Spider Baby is really good and twisted. and yes, Lon Chaney Jr is in it. as is Sid Haig.
I believe it was his very last film, released after his death.
A hell of a lot better than Bela's last movie!
I thought Herman ("her man") was the weakest role. Not sure if that was due to writing, acting, or directing.
Grandpa? A scenery-shewing role that was very well chewed and enjoyable.
Marilyn was perfect. Looks sweet on the outside, but inside, she's just as much a monster/Munster.
I miss Eddie's widow's peak. I suppose, if they make it a series, Paul Ryan might be available after Tuesday (if things go as I hope).
Or "hu man"? (Or the name of the guy in the original )
He kind of grew on me, he was the glue of the family and the twisted moral compass, I liked how he could roll with both sides of his nature as if they were equally natural.
Sadly, Ryan is going back to his day job and he's way too scary-looking for an 8pm show.
Exactly so. The notion that she was complicit in deliberately killing Steve is preposterously unobservant.
Not having been a watcher of the original series, what exactly is Marilyn's relation to the rest of the family? Is she a niece? Is there any back story on that?
Exactly the same as here. The unaired pilot that someone else linked to earlier even made reference to her being the daughter of Lily's sister.
The reference to the sister made it into the aired pilot too.
If the show by some miracle gets picked up, the sister shold be played by Justine Bateman.
If Marilyn's motivation was concern for Eddie's welfare and Lily's orders, where did it go when the guy goes down? "Oops!" doesn't fit that scene either. Either it's just a cute one liner, which undermines (makes boring) the Marilyn character. Or it was supposed to be a hint of evil Marilyn, except as I complained earlier, if that was what it was supposed to be, it failed miserably. "Oops!" is too cutesy, either way.
What would've been the correct Marilyn response?
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India, Sept. 30 -- The losing sides in the first round of the Super Eights reminded me of a phrase that comes from all those old Wild West spaghetti westerns I used to watch in my teenage years, 'Last chance at the OK Saloon'. For India and South Africa, the pressure is on. South Africa keep denying they have problems with these World Cup limited-over tournaments, but the problems just keep occurring. How did they let Pakistan win the other night?
The mindset in playing these crunch games is your ability to avoid the trap of thinking about the consequences of losing. Even great players and teams can be made to look ordinary when faced with the pressure of the situation and consequences of defeat.
As powerful as the South Africa batting may appear, over the years it has not performed in big World Cup matches. Now that they are the No 1 Test team, their batting has to stand up and perform against Australia.
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Again, if you're thrown the ball to bowl, you are never a part-timer. You are a bowler and expected to take wickets. If you field within the circle, you are expected to stop singles and if you field around the boundary, you must dive when necessary to prevent the boundary. They understand that catches win matches and practice hard accordingly.
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Koscielec Climber's Log
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|Route Climbed: Normal Route Date Climbed: august 2016
|Nice walk from Hala Gąsienicowa, awesome views from the summit.
|Posted Sep 4, 2016 4:58 am
|First mountain experience!
Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2015
|Via normal route.
|Posted Jun 21, 2016 11:55 am
|WHP114 (V) winter
Date Climbed: Dec 15, 2014
|Amazing, so alpine... Done in 3h20min with Legaszewski and Rokowski.
|Posted Dec 21, 2014 8:41 am
|Winter, Zadni Kościelec - Setka M4+
Date Climbed: Feb 9, 2014
|Very recommendable diverse winter route. 11pitches in topo, done in about 7.
Begin by iced rock, watchful, (M4+)
Next by easy snow terrain, to a few dry rocky sections (M4), well protected.
Last pitch by traversing almost horizontal ridge (I) to the top.
4h30min of climbing.
Descent by old trail and ramp under the Koscielec west face.
|Posted Mar 20, 2014 7:31 pm
|In perfect weather
Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2013
|In perfect sunny weather, from Polana pod Jeziorem. Ascent from Czary Staw, descent to Zielony Staw. Total hiked distance: 19.5 km
|Posted Sep 11, 2013 4:02 am
|very interesting
Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2012
|through Karb, ascent in the sun, descent in hail and heavy rain.
|Posted Sep 9, 2012 3:52 am
|Few times,few routes
|02.08.2014 Zadni Koscielec-Setka (IV)Quite long route with fantastic granit passages.Great sunny day in Tatra with Jacek
14.08.2013 Zadni Koscielec by Zalupa H II UIAA and Koscielec by Gnojek III UIAA
fast climbing before the rain.
Climbed with Mariusz.
Zadni Koscielec by Plyta Lerskiego and south ridge 11.09.2011
We climbed Plyta Lerskiego (solid II+ UIAA) to Mylna pass and then via the south ridge only to Zadny Koscielec. Lack of time because of rescue on Zamarla Turnia (we couldn't hear each other becuase of helicopter) and crowds on the ridge...However good dry rock and fun.
Climbed with my colleague from climbing course-Bartek.
Second time January 2009
Very cold winter's day -15C.Trip by normal marked route with Natalia.
First time autumn 2005
Nice hike by marked trail.Trip with Asia.
|Posted Oct 1, 2011 5:04 am
|West Face - Lobby Instruktorskie, Sprezyna
Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2011
|Lobby Instruktorskie (VII)
Interesting and safe route. Just few passages with own protection. Two last pitches are delightful. Crux without problems. Run to the summit without shoes.
Sprezyna (VI-)
Hmm... Classic route, however I don't like it. First pitch in easy ground, some old pitons. Second firstly by nice and exposed slab. Next the traverse between two roofs (crux) - more uncomfortable than hard place. Last pitch - 20m in chim. 3rd team member didn't want even to try the crux, so I've done it twice to take our eq out.
Splendid summer day in Tatras.
April 2013
Byczkowski' route attempt, total wet face, it was more swimming the crawl than climbing:) Rappel two pitches before the top after traverse to the Lobby.
|Posted Jul 16, 2011 7:00 am
|Konrad Sus
|Crowdy summer trail
Date Climbed: Aug 16, 1997
|Not good memories because of too many peaople at the pat and summit
|Posted May 15, 2011 8:15 am
|Easiest route
|Terrible weather, visibility 15 meters. Nice climb though.
|Posted Nov 18, 2010 11:36 am
|Gnojek and Zalupa H route
Date Climbed: Oct 16, 2010
|Gnojek route (SW face) is short, but interesting route. We climbed in mid-fall weather, quite foggy. After having summited Koscielec, we went down and got back on the trail, to follow another route, on Zadni Koscielec west face: Zalupa H (beautiful and quite exicitig, due to some icy passages - total fog, no views at all).
Climbed with Igi.
|Posted Oct 17, 2010 2:14 pm
|South ridge - Koscielce Ridge
Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2010
|Very nice route, done in a great company and good weather. Solid rock, some quite exposed passages, varied and interesting. Technically, not very demanding, but definitely worth recommendation.
Climbed with Igi and Jck.
|Posted Jun 9, 2010 5:00 am
|Several times
Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2010
|Potoczek (III) - winter route
The condition en-route where pretty bad: not much snow,icy, water flowing on some pitches. Might be a nice route in good snow conditions.
Byczkowski (VI-)
6 pitches up the West Face. The crux on the fifth pitch is not so difficult (when dry). Nice day in Tatras with Radek.
Stanislawski (V)
Another classic on West Face of Koscielec, climbed with Radek. Exposed first pitch, risky traverse and the dark and wet chimney in the middle part. Lovely.
Setka (IV)
Fantastic, classic route. The most notable points: Traverse, Overhang, Black wall - not difficult, solid granite, just a piece of perfect climbing. Very recommendable route.
Zalupa H (III) and Gnojek (III) routes combination
Classic, easy and not very long routes. Good for the beginning of the summer season in the Tatras. Well protected.
South ridge - Grań Kościelców (II-III)
Very interesting, not very difficult (UIAA III) route. Took the way from the West to Mylna Pass then by the ridge through Zadni koscielec and Koscielcowa Pass to the main summit. Mostly dry rock, some nasty snow passages, nice weather. Good day out.
Climbed with Ania (Mooliczek) and Igor (Igi).
Been also two times on the top by the marked route (11 Aug 1997 and 29 Oct 2005).
|Posted Jun 6, 2010 11:57 am
|Tourist route
Date Climbed: Sep 16, 2009
|Reached the peak as the first ones early in the morning. Beautiful views. Saw a bear at the lake on the way down!
|Posted Dec 17, 2009 2:05 am
|Via Karb pass
Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2005
|A steep rocky ascent but very enjoyable and the views are amazing!
|Posted Aug 9, 2009 12:11 pm
|Via black route 2008
|Been there once, good weather
|Posted Jan 11, 2009 11:48 am
|August and May
|the May was better - some snow, lots of sun (sunhat a must to avoid sunstroke) but far fewer hikers
|Posted Aug 29, 2008 2:00 pm
|Kościelec & Świnica, a great day
Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2007
|Posted Aug 29, 2008 7:12 am
|Koscielec, South Ridge
Date Climbed: Mar 10, 2008
|Great beautiful route, two full ropes, one on ascend, second on summit ridge traverse. Rough weather conditions. Whiteout in the morning during approach. Normal visibility, but very strong winds during the climb. Descend by normal route.
|Posted Mar 31, 2008 3:45 pm
|climbed in july 2006
|met some curious person and had some unusual experience
|Posted Nov 5, 2007 5:54 am


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OCALA, Fla. - A 15-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl were arrested Sunday on charges of conspiracy to commit murder after the boy, according to Marion County sheriff's deputies, slit the throat of his girlfriend's mother.
Marion County deputies said they arrested Pedro H. Solis and Yaquelin Galvez Don on charges of attempted murder in the second-degree.
Solis told authorities that he and his girlfriend planned the attack because they wanted to be together.
According to deputies, Don lured her mother into the garage early Sunday, and Solis attacked her. Deputies said Solis then went inside the house and held the knife to the father's throat but was persuaded to take the bleeding woman to the hospital.
According to an arrest affidavit, Solis dropped her off at the emergency room and hospital officials called the Marion County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies said the mother survived surgery and told them what happened. Don's father was not injured.
The teens were arrested hours later and taken to the Marion County Juvenile Detention.
The Don's neighbors told Local 6 they had no idea what had happened.
"I think it's crazy for kids to be making plans like that," said Dustin Estey, who lives next door. "I pray for their family. I just can't believe that would happen at all."
Local 6 has learned Solis has a history of behavior problems in school and had been attending an alternative school most recently.
The two teens faced a judge Monday morning. They sat just feet apart from each other and continuously glanced over at one another.
During the hearing Solis' mother broke down in tears. She remained emotional while she stood next to her son, but Solis showed no signs of emotion.
Don appeared in front of the judge without a parent or guardian.
The judge refused home confinement for the teens so they will remain locked up at the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center.
They are scheduled to be arraigned on March 18.
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A road raged driver intentionally hit a motorcycle carrying two people on the Coronado Bridge, San Diego Police Department officials confirmed.
The incident happened just before 6 p.m. on Saturday in westbound traffic atop the Coronado Bay Bridge.
According to CHP officials, a motorcyclist exchanged words and hand gestures with the driver of a blue BMW. The driver of the vehicle then allegedly intentionally struck the motorcycle, and two people were thrown from the bike.
SDPD Lt. Paul Rorrison said the incident was an act of road rage.
"I was a deliberate act – it was not an accident. [The male driver] tried to crash into the motorcycle," Lt. Rorrison told NBC 7.
Police say a woman and toddler were inside the BMW with the male driver when the collision occurred. The driver was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon.
Lt. Rorrison said an off-duty officer traveling on the bridge at the time of the incident saw the whole thing. The officer first noticed the BMW swerving in and out of traffic at a high rate of speed.
"He almost hit our sergeant's car and he almost hit another vehicle that was right next to our sergeant's car," Lt. Rorrison explained.
Police say the off-duty officer saw the motorcycle come up from behind, then maneuver past the BMW.
Then, tempers flared.
"It appeared to our sergeant that there were some words exchanged between the motorcycle rider and his passenger and the driver of the BMW," said Lt. Rorrison. "Our sergeant saw the driver of the BMW look at the motorcycle, make some sort of gesture and turn directly into it, striking it."
Police say both occupants of the motorcycle were thrown off it in the crash. The driver then fled the scene, and the sergeant chased him, detaining him once he stopped in Coronado.
Lt. Rorrison said the road raged driver began following orders once the sergeant identified himself.
The driver was directed to stay in the car, but allegedly attempted to get out of the vehicle and flee at least twice, according to police.
The two motorcycle victims were taken to UCSD Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.
The incident is under investigation. The names of the driver and motorcycle occupants have not been released.


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Discussion in 'Shoes and Apparel' started by anhuynh16, Jan 2, 2013.
what are the next colorways?
Not a fan of the (real) 9.5s. It's just a change of the upper and I prefer the upper on the 9s. Maybe seeing them in person or at least better pics will change my mind.
Is he still wearing a vapor9?
Sorry this is already the best pic i could find, anyone has a better closer look of both Berdych and Stepanek's shoes???
those are just their IDs for davis cup.
here ya go!
You made it exactly like Berdych's V9?
I can now understand why does it looks like Djo's USO B7 to me ;-)
No those are Berdych's own shoes from ID, he posted that pic on his twitter.
I don't know how I feel with those salmon-looking laces on the bottom pair. The top pair w/ the grey looks nice.
The grey upper on the id is that dark?
Had mine for a month now. The most comfortable shoes I've ever owned. So light, they seem to fill in every part of my feet. Time will tell how long they last.
Do more people have the same problem with the vapor9? It started after 3-5h of play. I mostly play on clay (as you can see).
I really love the fit of the vapors but these are only 1,5month old and allready torn to pieces. Are the SL better maybe?
Oh...is that why they replaced the mesh with sl for the clay version.
Technically, the SL is for clay due to the outsole anyway. But hey if you can slide no problems with a hardcourt outsole, then thats fine. The SL wont break down as quickly as the mesh in those areas for obvious reasons
This is exactly why they make a close toe leather CLAY shoe, isn't it?
and to keep clay out.
I wonder if this is enough.
We all know you are just pulling our leg.
No amount of V9's is ever enough!
I've had many pairs of the V9's, all with the mesh, and none of them have ever ripped up like this.
it's nice to see a well worn shoe8)
lol I commend you for this. I never had the balls to take a mostly white pair of vapors on clay... WOW...lol
It isn't that well worn actually.. only 2 months, with a average of 8h of play each week.
Haha, ye that wasn't really smart. The first day I used them on clay was even a very dry day and they where instantly orange. Before the pictures I cleaned them.
It's a shame that you can't order the SL versions with allcourt outsoles (or very rarely) since I play 70% on clay and the rest on syntethic grass/smashcourt.
Wow I have never seen a pair of vapors ripped up like that. Did you continue playing with them after they started ripping???
And the audacity to take white zapors onto clay courts. Lol.
Question to those who own a pair of vapor 287.
Were the vapor 287 made in different sizes or just one size? If they were made in different sizes, how many of each size was made?
Tandringa, I had the exact same problem. I am 23 years old and play competitive tennis. Searching for a replacement for my worn out babolat propulse 3, and after reading comments in this forum I decided to try de Vapor 9s (same colour as yours and play in clay too!).
Unfortunately after 45 days the shoes started to wear out in the mesh, (where the pinky toe is? same place as yours). I have to say I am really disapointed. I don't drag that part of the shoe. The mesh wore out just by the normal folding of a foot in the movement, like any other shoe.
I know that a lot of people say Vapors are not so durable in order to be light and comfy, but I think this is so wrong. I can accept a shoe that is slightly less durable for other benefits. But this shoes have almost no durability at all! In my neighbourhood's Nike shop they told me it was a design flaw, and they already had an amount of custommers complaining for the same problem. They did offer me to change them for a another shoes.
As a consumer I am disapointed and I would never buy this model again.
Sorry if some people get offended by this post. But I had to it.
I love tennis, and I love to push myself to improve. So if I pay an expensive shoes I expect them to perform in consonance to it's price.
If you thinking in buying this shoes consider my experience: The shoes are really comfortable, lightweight, they look awesome BUT THEY ARE NOT DURABLE AT ALL.
If you can afford buying new shoes often, or your playing style is not too demanding on the shoes, and like the shoe GO FOR THEM.
From my perspective, a pair of shoes that are not reasonably durable they are not the best tennis shoes, don't be misguided like I was.
GAAAAAAH!! I just released all my anger!!
Full sizes only, 9-12.
c.70 pairs of each of the four sizes were released worldwide.
Federer got pairs 1 and 287.
I see the new Vapor 9 coming out on October 1st has an RF logo on it! About time.
2nd pair to have RF logo in 2 years... C'mon Nike.
the thing is there are also a lot of people out there who rly don't like any of the pro's logos on their clothes and shoes... I'm not one of them (I rly don't mind) but I have met people who really liked polos or shirts but because of the bull logo or rf they don't want to buy them
But I'm not Roger Federer...
Weren't the sizes made to order? So there was no set quantity of each.
it's ok. imagine that you are Roger. and need new rackets to improve. works out great
Oh come on. I know that because i am. Now I can buy a Vapor 9 with my logo on again. Awesome.
Got my 2nd pair of vapors today's from a cb credit. Ordered the atomic red. Not sure why they didn't call it atomic pink. Yikes! Can't wear these.
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Summaries of EU Legislation
Summaries of EU legislation: direct access to the main summaries page.
Provisions of the TWF directive on televised advertising (interpretative communication)
The objective of this communication is to clarify the way in which the "television without frontiers" (TWF) Directive should be applied to new advertising techniques (split-screen advertising, interactive advertising, product placement). This interpretative communication on televised advertising is part of the framework for amending the TWF Directive.
Commission interpretative communication of 23 April 2004 on certain aspects of the provisions on televised advertising in the "Television without frontiers" Directive [C (2004) 1450 - Official Journal C 102 of 28.04.2004].
The objective of this interpretative communication is to specify how the provisions on certain commercial practices and new advertising techniques in the TWF Directive should be applied. It seeks to clarify some key rules and increase legal certainty for economic operators.
This communication focuses on existing rules; it does not lay down any new ones.
Compatibility of new advertising techniques
The communication shows that the new forms and techniques in advertising are not per se incompatible with the Directive, provided their use does not undermine the objectives of general interest pursued by the Directive:
- the right of viewers to a clear-cut separation of advertising from editorial content (in particular by acoustic or optical means);
- the right of viewers to protection against excessive advertising of all kinds;
- the right of rights holders to have the integrity of their audiovisual works respected.
The Commission sets out to clarify how the TWF Directive should be applied to certain advertising practices (e.g. mini-spots, telepromotions) and to new advertising techniques (split-screen advertising, virtual advertising and interactive advertising).
The advertising practice of using mini-spots consists of broadcasting an extremely short advertising spot when an incident occurs during a programme broadcast. This practice has emerged particularly in connection with the transmission of football matches.
The Commission reminds national authorities that they must ensure that the broadcast of mini-spots does not undermine the principles of the TWF Directive with regard to the form and presentation of televised advertising. These advertising messages must be readily recognisable as such and kept separate from other parts of the programme. Furthermore, the broadcast of mini-spots must remain the exception.
Telepromotions are a form of television advertising based on the interruption of studio programmes (especially game shows) by slots devoted to the presentation of products or services. During telepromotions, the programme presenters momentarily swap their role in the games in progress for one as "promoters" of the goods or services presented.
The Commission considers that telepromotions are compatible with the Directive, provided they are kept quite separate from other parts of the programme service. Telepromotion spots fall under the daily limits set by the Directive (the proportion of telepromotion spots may not exceed 20% of the daily transmission time).
Split screen
Split-screen advertising involves transmitting editorial content and advertising content simultaneously or in parallel. For example, one or more advertising spots appear in a window during the transmission of a programme in such a way that two separate images are visible on the screen. This technique enables the viewer to continue to watch the editorial programme during the transmission of an advertising spot.
The Commission explains that split-screen advertising may be superimposed during programmes, provided there is a period of 20 minutes between each advertising announcement. Furthermore, the superimposition of split-screen spots must comply with the Directive provisions on hourly and daily limits for broadcasting advertising spots.
Interactive advertising
Interactive advertising allows viewers to supply information directly to the broadcaster via a return path, or to interactively explore a chosen environment for as long as they wish.
When it comes to applying the TWF Directive to this advertising technique, the Commission distinguishes between two different scenarios.
As long as the viewer has not entered the interactive environment, the context is one of a linear broadcast of television programmes governed by the TWF Directive. This means that the provisions of the Directive apply with respect to the obligation to keep advertising separate from editorial content, to advertising content and to the protection of human dignity and of minors.
However, when the viewer chooses to enter the interactive environment voluntarily, he or she leaves the linear environment governed by the TWF Directive and enters an interactive electronic commerce environment. The messages aimed at him or her now are governed by the electronic commerce Directive.
Regardless of the broadcasting method used (linear or interactive), advertising announcements must observe the Recommendation on the protection of minors and of human dignity.
Virtual advertising
Virtual advertising involves using virtual techniques for inserting advertisements during broadcasts of sporting events, in particular, by replacing existing advertising boards on the field or by superimposing new images.
The Commission emphasises that virtual advertising may be used to replace the actual messages advertised on billboards in sports arenas and stadiums. However, virtual advertising messages must not be more visible or conspicuous than those that normally appear on the billboards in question.
This communication follows on from the public consultation launched in 2003 as part of the review of the TWF Directive. The consultation showed that there was a need to reconsider how the Directive should be applied in light of the changes that had occurred in the audiovisual world (particularly with regard to advertising) since the Directive had been adopted in 1989.
On the basis of this consultation, the Commission stated in a communication of 15 December 2003 on The Future of European Regulatory Audiovisual Policy that it intended to adopt an interpretative communication on the provisions in the TWF Directive which dealt with televised advertising.
The Directive on the provision of audiovisual media services amending the TWF Directive entered into force on 18 December 2007.
Commission communication of 15 December 2003 on the Future of European Regulatory Audiovisual Policy [COM(2003) 784 final - not published in the Official Journal].
Council Directive 89/552/EEC of 3 October 1989 on the co-ordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities [Official Journal L 298 of 17.10.1989].
See also
Further information can be found on the European Commission's Audiovisual and Media website.
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Kenya: Don't Force 55,000 Refugees Into Camps
|Human Rights Watch
|Publication Date
|21 January 2013
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|Human Rights Watch, Kenya: Don't Force 55,000 Refugees Into Camps, 21 January 2013, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/50ffd7392.html [accessed 16 January 2018]
|This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States.
The Kenyan authorities should halt their plan to forcibly move 55,000 registered refugees and asylum seekers from cities to overcrowded and underserviced refugee camps, Human Rights Watch said today. Citing a number of grenade attacks in 2012, the authorities contend the move will improve Kenyan national security and lead to the return of Somali refugees to Somalia.
The plan would violate refugees' free movement rights and would almost certainly involve the unlawful forced eviction of tens of thousands of refugees from their lodgings in the cities, Human Rights Watch said. The longstanding humanitarian crisis in Kenya's refugee camps also means the relocation would affect refugees' ability to make a living and unlawfully reduce their access to adequate food, clothing, housing, health care and education.
"Kenya is using the recent grenade attacks to stigmatize all refugees as potential terrorists and to force tens of thousands of them into appalling living conditions in already severely overcrowded camps," said Gerry Simpson, senior refugee researcher and advocate for Human Rights Watch. "The plan to forcibly transfer tens of thousands of people from the cities to camps is unlawful and will cause extreme hardship."
In a December 13 news release, the Kenyan authorities said the transfer of urban refugees to the camps responds to a series of attacks in which unidentified people threw hand-grenades into crowds in various locations, killing and injuring a number of people, including police officers and soldiers.
On January 16, 2013 the Ministry of Provincial Administration and Internal Security wrote to the Ministry of Special Programs saying the first phase of "rounding" up refugees would "target" 18,000 people and would start on January 21. The letter said they would be taken to Nairobi's Thika Municipal Stadium, which would act as a "holding ground" pending transfer to the camps.
Organizations and lawyers working with refugees in Nairobi say that since December, police in Nairobi have arrested dozens of Somalis on spurious charges of belonging to terrorist organizations. All of those taken to court have been released for lack of evidence.
In May, Human Rights Watch reported on serious abuses by security officers in northern Kenya against civilians following some of the grenade attacks that killed security officers. In response to the report, the Kenyan military promised to end such violent reprisals and formed a committee to investigate the abuses. Human Rights Watch is concerned that security forces would again use violence while arresting and forcibly transferring refugees to the camps.
The plan, if implemented, would violateKenya's international and national legal obligations, Human Rights Watch said. These obligations require Kenya to show that any free movement restrictions must be the least restrictive measure possible to address Kenya's national security concerns.
Human Rights Watch's June 2010 report, "Welcome to Kenya," concluded that Kenya's requirements that half a million refugees live in closed camps -- which only a few thousand may temporarily leave each year under special circumstances -- violated its legal obligations to guarantee refugees' freedom of movement.
"Kenya's plan to move 55,000 refugees into camps is clearly an unnecessary and disproportionate response to the recent attacks," Simpson said. "Kenya should not just brand all refugees a security risk and walk all over the rights of 55,000 people."
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), at the end of 2012, 46,540 registered urban refugees were living in Kenya, including 33,246 Somalis. In addition, 6,832 registered urban asylum seekers from a variety of nationalities, including 447 Somalis, were living in Kenya.
On December 13, Kenya's Department of Refugee Affairs (DRA) released a press statement to the news media announcing the authorities' plan to "put in place a structure encampment policy" because of an "unbearable and uncontrollable threat to national security" caused by "grenade attacks in our streets, churches, buses and business places" that have "killed and … injured … many people."
It said that all asylum seekers and refugees from Somalia in Kenya's urban areas should move to the Dadaab refugee camps near the Somali border and that all urban asylum seekers and refugees from other countries should move to the Kakuma refugee camp, near the Sudan border. It said thatregistration of asylum seekers and refugees in urban areas had been stopped, that all registration centers had been closed and thatUNHCR and other agencies serving asylum seekers and refugees should stop providing all direct services to refugees.
At a December 13 news conference, Kenya's acting commissioner for refugee affairs, Badu Katelo, said that urban refugees' and asylum seekers' "documentation has ceased to function in the urban areas and if they will continue staying in the urban areas they will be staying illegally -- and that [arresting and removing them from the cities] is a function of another department of government, probably police and immigration."
Since December, UNHCR and other organizations have asked the Kenyan authorities for a copy of the directive on which the December 13 news media statement is based, but the authorities have refused to issue a copy.
Since the plan was announced, non-governmental organizations and refugee lawyers in Nairobi say the police in Nairobi have arbitrarily arrested hundreds of Somali nationals, most of whom have been released after paying hefty bribes. Reports from the Somali Embassy in Kenya, airline companies and aid workers on the Kenya-Somali border near the Dadaab camps say that since December over a thousand Somalis have returned to their country every week, either by air or overland. Some told aid workers in Somalia they left because they feared a crackdown against Somali refugees in Kenya.
Human Rights Watch has also received reports of a significant increase since late December in sexual violence against refugee women and girls in one of the Dadaab camps, "Ifo 2."A reliable source told Human Rights Watch that the police have failed to respond adequately to the attacks, which refugees say has led to a general fear of insecurity that has caused hundreds of refugees to leave the camps and cross into Somalia. Others have relocated to the edge of other camps near Dadaab. In 2010, Human Rights Watch reported on longstanding Kenyan police failures to investigate sexual violence in the Dadaab camps.
At the December 13 news conference, Commissioner Katelo said that the refugees' relocation to the camps would "closely be followed by repatriation of Somali refugees back to Somalia." On December 21, President Mwai Kibaki said that, "There is no dignity in living in refugee camps" and that Somalia and Kenya would "work together to enable the hundreds of thousands of Somalis who are living in refugee camps to return to their homes."
Human Rights Watch said the situation in south-central Somalia remains insecure and that any steps by Kenyan authorities to force or otherwise encourage Somalis to return to their country would breach Kenyan and international law, which forbids the forcible return of refugees to persecution, torture, or situations of generalized violence.
The ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Dadaab camps – where at least 450,000 refugees are crammed into space meant for 170,000 -- and the lack of properly developed new camps there or near the Kakuma camps means any transfer of refugees from the cities to the camps would also breach Kenya's international legal obligations. They require Kenya not to adopt "retrogressive measures" that would negatively affect refugees' rights to adequate standard of living -- including food, clothing and housing -- and to health and education.
On December 28, Doctors Without Borders, which runs numerous health care programs in the camps, said that in light of "completely overstretched assistance" in the camps, the "medical and humanitarian situation" of the refugees in Dadaab was already "disastrous," "dire," and "precarious" and that the organization was "concerned about the medical consequences [of] a new influx of refugees" on the camp population.
Human Rights Watch also said that arbitrarily forcing tens of thousands of people out of their homes in the cities would amount to forced evictions, unlawful under international law.
Human Rights Watch called on foreign donors to Kenya and on UNHCR to oppose the relocation plan, based on its inevitable violation of refugees' rights to free movement, basic social and economic rights, and the right not to be forcibly evicted.
"This plan would ride roughshod over a range of refugees' fundamental rights and enforcing it could well precipitate the very insecurity Kenya says it's trying to prevent," Simpson said. "Foreign donors to Kenya and UNHCR should encourage Kenya to abandon the plan."
For more details about the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Kenya's refugee camps and how the plan would violate Kenya's international legal obligations if implemented, please see below.
To read the June 2010 Human Rights Watch report, "Welcome to Kenya: Police Abuse of Somali Refugees," please visit:
To read the March 2009 Human Rights Watch report, "From Horror to Hopelessness: Kenya's Forgotten Somali Refugee Crisis," please visit:
To read the May 2012 Human Rights Watch report,"Criminal Reprisals: Kenyan Police and Military Abuses Against Ethnic Somalis," please visit: http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/22/kenya-end-security-force-reprisals-north
For more reporting on Kenya's treatment of Somali refugees, please visit: http://www.hrw.org/africa/kenya
Ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps
Human Rights Watch said Kenya's refugee camps – Dadaab and Kakuma – are unsuitable for relocating refugees from Kenya's cities. Since 2007, the Dadaab camps, which UNHCR says have a capacity for 160,000 people but shelter at least 450,000, have faced a permanent humanitarian crisis. UNHCR says that of the refugees in Dadaab, 96 percent are Somalis and that the Kakuma camp is almost 10,000 over capacity.
In March 2009, Human Rights Watch reported on the humanitarian crisis in the three refugee camps near the town of Dadaab in Kenya's North Eastern Province, which although designed for only 90,000 refugees were then sheltering 250,000. In 2009, UNHCR appealed for US $92 million to run the camps but received a little over a third of that amount. Since then, the number of registered refugees in the two-decade-old camps has doubled: as of early January 2013, 450,000 refugees in Dadaab were living on land officially approved for around 170,000 people. Aid agencies working there say the camps have lurched from one crisis to the next. UNHCR's budget remains chronically under-funded.
In an attempt to decongest the old camps, in mid-2011 the Kenyan authorities opened a fourth camp – Ifo 2 – which is sheltering 70,000 people, 10,000 short of its capacity of 80,000. Due to lack of space, tens of thousands of refugees continue to live outside the official confines of the four camps, where they struggle to access even the most basic services.
Since mid-2011, some 18,000 refugees have also moved to a fifth site near Dadaab, Kambios. On January 18, UNHCR said the government had agreed to recognize Kambios as Dadaab's fifth camp. Informally, the site has a capacity for 20,000 people. UNHCR says that if approved and properly prepared – at a cost of millions of dollars-- the camp could shelter 80,000 people. At full capacity, the camp would have annual operating cost of millions of dollars.
UNHCR says refugees in Kambios camp receive minimum of assistance, with no food distribution in the camp itself, and poor quality health care and education provided in makeshift structures. There is also no officially-approved market place to help refugees trade to supplement basic assistance and there is no police station.
The Kakuma camp in Turkana District, northwestern Kenya, is also over capacity, sheltering 107,205 refugees and asylum seekers in space meant for 100,000. Half are Somalis and 30 per cent are south Sudanese. Since early 2012, UNHCR has been negotiating with the authorities for approval to open a second camp nearby, in Kalobei. On January 18, UNHCR said the authorities had agreed that the camp should be built. UNHCR estimates it will cost $15 million to build a camp at Kalobei for 20,000 people and tens of millions more to increase its capacity to over 50,000 people and to maintain it every year.
Refugees' free movement rights
Since the early 1990s, Kenya has adopted an informal policy requiring most refugees to live in refugee camps and restricting their movement to the limited confines of these camps. In June 2010, Human Rights Watch reported that the policy -- which now affects 560,000 refugees and asylum seekers in Kenya's camps -- violates international and Kenyan human rights and refugee law guarantees of refugees' right to move freely in their country of refuge.
Under international and Kenyan law, Kenya must formally justify any prohibition on free movement as the least restrictive measure necessary to protect national security, public order, or public health, which it has never done for the 560,000 people forced to live in Kenya's camps. In addition, any such policy may not discriminate between Kenyan citizens and foreign nationals.
Human Rights Watch said that the authorities' December 13 news release fails to show that the plan to force another 55,000 refugees living in Kenya's cities into camps is the least restrictive measure to address Kenya's national security concerns and clearly discriminates between Kenyan citizens and refugees because the policy allows Kenyans to move freely and denies refugees' that right.
Refugees' rights not to have their social and economic rights reduced and prohibition against forced evictions
Kenya is a party to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which sets out the rights of everyone, nationals and non-nationals alike, to an adequate standard of living -- including food, clothing and housing -- and to health, and education.
The covenant -- and the committee that reviews compliance – says countries have "a minimum core obligation to ensure the satisfaction of, at the very least, minimum essential levels of each of the rights." It also prohibits countries from carrying out "any deliberately retrogressive measures" – measures that deprive people of rights that they used to enjoy -- which breach countries' obligation to "progressively realize" the rights in the convention.
Kenyan refugee organizations say many refugees who have lived for years or even decades in Kenya's cities have found access to livelihoods, live in mostly adequate shelter, and largely have access to education and health care. Human Rights Watch said moving them into the overcrowded camps would clearly amount to "retrogressive measures" and would therefore violate Kenya's obligations under the covenant.
The covenant's compliance committee has said that article 11, which guarantees everyone the right to adequate housing, prohibits the forced eviction of people from their lodging. The committee defines "forced evictions" as "the permanent or temporary removal against their will of individuals, families and/or communities from the homes and/or land which they occupy, without the provision of, and access to, appropriate forms of legal or other protection." Evictions are only lawful if they are carried out in a way "envisaged by law" and "relevant legislation must specify in detail the precise circumstances" in which such evictions "may be permitted." Any such laws must be "in conformity with the provisions of" international human rights law.
Human Rights Watch said that because Kenya's plan to relocate urban refugees could not be justified on national security grounds, any evictions carried out under the plan would not comply with international human rights law and would therefore amount to forced evictions.