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Calling Dr. Rivera……..Dr. Rivera to the mound Stat!
For some reason, the originator of the Mariano Rivera video clip has removed it from the Youtube.com files. Hopefully this was not done because of a overpowering amount of pressure thrown at him by New York Yankees fans. But since a second angle did not make the video's evidence conclusive, he might have decided to pull it down.
Have to admit, if I had a video I felt strongly about it would take a court order to pull it off my site. But that is the world we live in today. Sometimes things are not what they seem, and pressure can make you change your own strong will and integrity. I am still leaving the video up on the blog on because I feel if you post it, you believe in it. Plain and simple.
There is photo evidence of a "doctored" pitch by Yankees reliever Mariano Rivera during his relief appearance in Game 3 of the ALCS in Anaheim, California. Now this is not so shocking to me since every pitcher who has ever graced a mound in the MLB might at times have a dark secret under their caps. And this would not be the first time a pitcher has ever stepped beyond the realm of the rules to vex his own "alleged" spit towards the small white sphere.
But the immediate outrage might be a bit subdued compared to some stories that have broke during the 2009 season. For this is no "steroid" usage article, but this was a high visibility pitcher who might have been caught with video evidence that Major League pitchers sometimes do things outside the boundaries of their perfect job description.
From an extra bit of sticky rosin residue on their caps, pant legs or maybe even a hidden smudge spot of pine tar situated somewhere on their gloves, this is not the first time, or the last time a MLB pitcher will have their mound integrity called into question.
It is more a case of who got caught in this instance than why it was done in the first place. If it had been Angels reliever Jason Bulger or Kevin Jepsen, we might not even have a simple comment voiced. The evidence and the story are going global because a big fish got caught in the net this time.
Rivera has been the Major Leagues closer icon and a Yankee legend for so long that people forget he is also a pitcher who might sometimes enjoy an extra zippy edge on his cutter from time to time.
And he might have got caught yesterday by a camera using an extra slippery substances that can only be proven by DNA samples. But seriously here, are we going to even go there. Not only do the Angels and MLB not have the ball in question, but it also doesn't show a camera angle from behind the mound towards Home Plate.
This angle would produce beyond a shadow of a doubt that the "spit" in question actually landed on the ball and did not miss it and proceed downward to the mound clay. And even with a high definition video in hand, it is still missing the other single camera clip image from a Fox Television camera in HD completely proves guilt here.
Who is to say that when an MLB pitcher goes to his backside and then to his glove, then comes off the mound and rubs a baseball during a game he is not applying a substance? You have to assume on every pitch that the pitcher on the mound is doing it right, and by the rules. So why is it automatically taken as a proof par excellence that a website, www.HalosHeaven.com might have the only evidence in the world of this "alleged" doctoring of the baseball by Rivera.
Now if there is a reverse camera angle video, or a single frame shot taken from the Visitor's dugout that shows that Rivera did indeed provide some extra swerve to his cutter, than you can expect a MLB investigation and possible further action quickly. And you can bet that Fox right now is also scouring those tapes and looking for their own brand of either condemning or absolving Rivera.
With the advent of sites like Youtube and Twitter, such information is relayed as quick as our nimble fingers can pop it onto our screens. And sometimes those videos and photos do not show all the truth. Videos are always made that show a doctored view of someone's world.
In this case, the video is taken directly off the network feed, and doesn't show any evidence of being altered. But without that one definite camera angle, this video is just that…… a video right now. If Fox or anyone else can come up with additional angles or even a Home Plate to the mound shot that shows that spit "halo" above the ball, then the course of action will change 180 degrees and the Yankee spin doctors will work long into the night.
Balls have been doctored before in games, and people have been caught. If the evidence provided by the website does lead to more close investigation of the situation, and if it is indeed an action that can be validated, then MLB will be swift with its sword. But until then we have to keep an open mind that Rivera might be both innocent and guilty at the same time.
No matter what the result of any further investigation or video footage will bring out in the coming days, you either feel he is innocent or guilty. And with that you will have an opinion and a comment to make. My personal thoughts might be that he might have done the action, but since it did not play into the final result of the game, it should be logged, looked at and if no action is warranted….forgotten. So, what do you think?
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This is a non-story. MLB already reviewed the so-called evidence and said it was inconclusive. Camera angles compress images, HD or not. Those of us who watch Mo on a daily basis see him spit all the time – and not at the ball.
As I noted towards the end of the blog, it did not factor into the result of the game, so it is minor even if true.
But that is the cruifix of the Internet.
Things can be blown out of proportion, altered, and also just posted without regards to any slander or libel laws because it is…………..opinion according to the courts.
I am not upset either way, just following the trends of the day.
Rays Renegade
I can't see the video right now but whatever it shows, I think he is inncocent until proven guilty. But if any pitcher is caught cheating, I think they should be suspended. Of course, MLB can't even get the steroid thing right, so I cannot imagine a diffferent outcome on this subject.
I was really hoping that someone, somewhere had a secondary look at this situation from the other angle.
I still feel it is a bit more speculation than anything, but so much wild stuff has been brought out this season you do not take anything to chance.
I agree the "steroid" banishment and punishments have been more of a joke than a true embarrassment to the players.
Rays Renegade
I wouldn't be surprised if that is true. Not because I am a Red Sox fan but because of an article in Sports Illustrated I read a while ago talking about him.
Cliff – another video will of the incident will be found. And I wonder if all the Yankee fans who say this is a "non-issue" would say the same thing if it was Papelbon. Thank you for reporting on this.
I have not seen that Sports Illustrated issue, but I am about three weeks behind on my reading of that magazine and the ESPN magazine.
Sometimes pitchers do not have their "a" stuff, so they might dabble in some gray areas.
It is rare to be caught, and even rarer to admit guilt, so he is the only one who truly knows……….And we know he is not going to say anything.
For now, I say he is just in that middle ground where people will believe what they want to believe now.
Rays Renegade
Honestly, as far as I am concerned it is over, but you know he will be closely watched by a few video hounds for awhile now.
But that can also go to showing his innocence too. If they do not find anything, he can not be grilled by fans, bloggers or the media for a "ghost;y" appearance of a spitball.
Guess time will tell on this one.
Rays Renegade
This shouldnt really matter. Rivera spits all the time. If he was trying to doctor the ball, Im sure he wouldnt have done it out in the open like that, in full view of the umpires. Besides, I find it hard to believe he would be doing this for as long as hes been dominant and not 1 person would catch on beforehand.
Also, that 2nd image youve got which shows some alleged spit right above the balls is actually the logo on an Angels jacket. FOX was transitioning the picture from Rivera to the Angels dugout.
Though its all a moot point. Angels won that game and MLB decided hes innocent
At the time it was written, the video gave a false look of it going towards the ball, but I also did not find him guilty, but was more of investigating than accusing at that moment.
Since then things have come out to show his innocence, but you do not rewrite something that you passionately wrote about in the first place………..That would be reserved for the media guys who get paid to write their stuff, then change it to keep the complaints down (lol).
Rays Renegade


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SNOW HILL – A retirement benefits trust projected to earn 7.5 percent in interest is earning less than 1 percent right now, but Treasurer Harold Higgins reassured county elected officials this week that the trust will perform as planned when completely set-up.
Three years ago, a state mandate called for substantial yearly contributions from Worcester County to create a county fund for Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) for Worcester County government and Board of Education employees. Worcester County set aside $17 million each year, until that number dropped to $15.3 million this year.
"We were hoping it would be even less," said Higgins.
The yearly contribution should go down when the OPEB trusts are put into long-term investments, he said, which will yield 7.5 percent in annual interest.
On Tuesday, Commissioner Virgil Shockley questioned where the 7.5 percent return is that was forecast.
The OPEB trusts are not fully set up and are currently in short-term investments, said Finance Officer Phil Thompson. The OPEB funds should earn that 7.5 percent once in long-term investments.
The county still needs to establish an investment policy, form an investment committee and pick an investment manager, Higgins said.
"A 7.5 percent goal over the long term is not yet unreasonable. It's still obtainable," said Higgins. "It was never a linear relationship. It was more of an exponential relationship."
Shockley asked, "If you're not getting 7.5 percent on that, why isn't that $15 million number going up?"
Once the trust is set up, the county can pursue long-term investments to get that interest rate, and the cash flow from the county over the next five to seven years will create the ability to earn enough to keep the county's annual contribution at that rate or lower.
"The key is the long term investment," said county attorney Sonny Bloxom.
The commissioners cut $3 million off the top of the contribution in last year's budget, expecting a 7.5-percent return, said Commissioner Bobby Cowger, and if the trust money isn't getting kind of return, that means the county faces a $3 million shortfall, Cowger concluded.
The county already expects less revenue in the next budget cycle, making it more difficult to fund that amount, county administrator Gerry Mason said.
"You can't get worried because of one year," said Bloxom.
"We're basing this on a study lasting 30 years," said Thompson.
The $15 million is a solid number through fiscal year 2010, said Thompson. A new study will be performed in 2011.
One change facing the county is the need for $141 million, not $121 million, over 30 years to fund OPEB.
The 2006 study, when the benefits contributions began, had no history to work off of, unlike more recent analysis, Higgins pointed out.
"Your recommendations were foresighted enough to say you need to fund this now when times are good," said Commissioner Judy Boggs. "Now $15 million off the top is painful."
"Fifteen million dollars is painful whether times are good or bad in my book," said County Commission President Louise Gulyas.
Healthcare costs continue to rise, and the demand for benefits goes up every time an older employee retirees and a younger employee with a family takes that open slot, doubling the costs, Higgins pointed out.
"We did the best we could do. Things have changed," Higgins said. "That was the big change we just didn't see coming."
Higgins said he does not know how the new national healthcare laws will affect healthcare costs, which could change OPEB needs in the future. Furloughs or layoffs would also affect OPEB, as well as overall economic changes such as inflation. How well, and how fast, the economy recovers from the recession will also make a difference, Higgins said.
Real world changes are the reason that a new needs study is conducted every two years.
That $15.3 million contribution figure should not go up, according to Higgins, who said he is 80 percent confident the number will hold.


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LSU scored 41 points against Florida last season, which finished the season ranked eighth nationally in total defense.
LSU scored more points on Florida's defense than any other team in 2011. The Tigers trampled UF 41-11 at Death Valley and doubled the Gators in rushing, passing and total yards.
"You had to remind me," Florida defensive coordinator Dan Quinn said Wednesday.
How could that happen against a unit that finished the season ranked eighth nationally in total defense?
"To be honest with you, I thought they played better," Quinn said. "In that style of game where they were able to run the ball and they got ahead, that's kind of where it stayed. We didn't do enough to change that. It was a game for us that when we go back, it's hard to watch."
The hardest part was seeing LSU continuously move the chains on third down.
"When we didn't get the stops that we wanted to, especially on third down, against a team like this it's important," Quinn said. "When a team keeps converting third downs on you, it's hard to win. I think that's just as important a story line in this game is winning on third down.
"Because this is a team that knows how to run. If they can possess the ball and continue to convert on third downs, it's a hard day. When you create some stops and have some series end and give the ball back (to the offense), that's when you got a chance."
Quinn believes the Gators will have a better chance because their roster is deeper and the players have improved. UF redshirt senior defensive end Lerentee McCray said this Saturday won't be a rerun of last year.
"We just didn't really play well (in 2011)," McCray said. "They scored 41 points, so I guess everything just went wrong. That ain't gonna happen this year. If we come ready to play, they're not gonna do nothing."
Tiger tricks
Florida's last two games against LSU have both featured trick plays from the Tigers. Their controversial fake field goal in 2010 led to the game-winning touchdown and a 44-yard run from LSU punter Brad Wing put UF in an early hole last year.
"I think through the history of their program, they've shown they're willing to take chances to win ball games," Quinn said. "That's the style that they have and one that certainly they've earned by their success."
On the SEC coaches' teleconference Wednesday, LSU coach Les Miles said running trick plays isn't something he enjoys doing even though they've worked so well in the past.
"To be honest with you, trying them a lot is not something I want to do, I promise you," Miles said. "Many times we go into game weeks without a plan (to run those plays). It's kind of specific to each year."
Muschamp said he hasn't done any special preparation this week for the Tigers' trick plays and that preventing them comes down to his players executing their assignments on special teams.
"We don't emphasize it any more than we do any other week," Muschamp said. "It's just all about doing your job. We have people responsible for the punter and the fakes and every different call that we have. It's just about guys going out and executing."


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The Obama administration isn't "anywhere near to saying mission accomplished" on the financial crisis that gripped the country a year ago, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said during a town hall on CNBC Thursday night.
The hour-long event touched on everything from bailouts to taxes to China, but Geithner repeatedly voiced the administration's belief that Wall Street needs new rules to prevent future crises.
"People should be angry," Geithner said of the bailouts, which he said were necessary to prevent more economic damage and suffering but fundamentally unfair. "People should be deeply angry and frustrated, and that's why it's so important that we find the will as a country to fix this, not just to get growth back."
The town hall, which looked more like an annual corporate meeting than the gatherings made famous over the August recess, was the first of several media events the administration has planned to mark the one-year anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers investment bank, which entered bankruptcy on Sept. 15, 2008.
On Monday, President Barack Obama will give what the White House billed as a "major" speech on the financial crisis in New York City. The president's remarks, like Geithner's town hall, will address both the measures taken to halt the current crisis and the steps the administration believes necessary to avert future crises.
Geithner tried to remind his audience of just how bad the economic situation looked this time last year.
"We were at the edge of the abyss. For the first time in really a century we were at the edge of really a classic run on the financial system," he said. "The rivets were close to coming off the submarine."
"We can never let that happen again," he added.
He defended the bailouts and other steps taken by the federal government since, though he did say that before the fall of Lehman Brothers, officials underestimated the crisis and thus waited too long to act, as is the case in most financial crises.
The economy is starting to grow, thanks to the stimulus and the steps to repair the financial system, which have brought borrowing costs down, Geithner said. But the administration won't feel satisfied until people feel confident they can find jobs, keep their homes and put their children through college, he said.
"That's the ultimate test of what we're trying to do."
On the topic of writing new rules for Wall Street, Geithner stayed well out of the weeds of the legislation being written on Capitol Hill, stressing only the need for stronger rules of the road that better constrain risk-taking by financial firms.
One audience member asked how firms should reform compensation practices, an issue that generated the most e-mailed questions, according to CNBC host Erin Burnett.
Geithner said he's seen some initial signs of improvements among firms, but "it's not really something you can leave to the market." Overtime, compensation without outside constraints will push firms to shape compensation to retain talent and compete with other firms, rather than tie to performance, he said.
Long-term bonus guarantees can't be acceptable, he said, arguing compensation should come largely in the form of equity in a firm that vests over time and is at risk should returns not materialize.
Americans don't begrudge people who do well to be paid well, Geithner said. But they "will not accept rewarding failure or insulating people from the consequences of making bad judgments that can threaten the economy as a whole."


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Off-duty cop suspended for sleeping at 2nd job
The officer was at a security job, but wearing his uniform and in his marked cruiser
By Roman J. Uschak
Belleville Times
BELLEVILLE, N.J. — A Belleville police officer has been suspended after he was caught sleeping in a police cruiser in a Bloomfield parking lot, police said.
A video of the officer appeared on the popular site YouTube as well as CNN iReport. The officer was identified as Jesse McKeough. McKeough, a recent police academy graduate, has since been suspended, although the duration of the suspension is not known.
McKeough was working an off-duty, part-time security job, according to Chief Joseph Rotonda, and was permitted to wear his uniform and use a police cruiser. However, the police chief said that off-duty officers are still subject to departmental rules and regulations just like on-duty officers are.
Full Story: Belleville police officer suspended for sleeping in cruiser, police say
(Photo courtesy YouTube)


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Fowler again limited to pinch-hit duties
By Owen Perkins / Special to MLB.com
"I'd have to say [he's available for] nothing beyond what he's done the last couple days," Rockies manager Jim Tracy said. "The fly ball that he hit leading off the top of the sixth inning [Sunday], coming out of the box and moving to first base, he was very ginger on that ankle."
Fowler has a career year in the works, hitting .305 with 12 home runs, 44 RBIs and a league-best 11 triples.
"I don't think right now that we have a major issue moving forward, straight ahead, but cutting and quick jab steps, routes that would be taken in the outfield, those type of things, those are still issues," Tracy said. "If a ball were to come out to him where he'd have to dive in order to make a play or something like that, we'd still have issues."
Tulo, Giambi nearing return to Majors
DENVER -- Two big bats that have been out of commission for Colorado much of the summer are a step closer to rejoining the club. Troy Tulowitzki and Jason Giambi were each set to play their third rehab game with the Double-A Tulsa Drillers Monday night and could be activated as early as Saturday.
"The plan moving forward is for them to play tonight," Rockies manager Jim Tracy said before Monday's series opener against the Dodgers. "They'll be here in Denver tomorrow to be re-evaluated physically and see how they're doing. If everything checks out, then the plan moving forward would be to send them to [Triple-A] Colorado Springs on Wednesday and play a couple days there."
Tulowitzki has been recovering from groin surgery since May 30, and Giambi has been on the DL with a viral infection since July 21. In two games each in Double-A, Tulo is 1-for-6 with a double and an RBI, and Giambi is 1-for-4 with an RBI.
With the 25-man rosters expanding to as many as 40 on Saturday, both players will probably wait until at least that date to avoid additional roster moves.
"I think there's a strong likelihood that we would not do anything prior to Saturday, but I can't sit here and say definitely that Saturday is the target date for either one of those two guys," Tracy said. "At some point in time I am very hopeful of that."
Tulowitzki has missed 77 games heading into Monday, and the chance to return for a full September is valuable on a couple of fronts.
"Peace of mind as far as Tulo's concerned, so that between now and the fourth of October, he goes home knowing that everything's OK, that hopefully he gets a good feel physically as to where he's at, that he knows everything's in place," Tracy said.
A second reason is that, in Tulowitzki's absence, Josh Rutledge has emerged as a top rookie shortstop, hitting .338 with seven homers and 25 RBIs in 37 games. He's already penciled in as the Rockies' second baseman of the future, and the Rockies are eager to see Tulowitzki and Rutledge together on the big league stage this season.
"The opportunity to play together in the middle [of the infield] instead of it being in a less stressful environment beginning in Spring Training, it's much more important that we get them involved out here in Major League game-type situations, which -- fingers crossed -- hopefully we'll have an opportunity to do," Tracy said.
Rutledge has been nursing a tight quad and has been limited to pinch-hit appearances of late. He is available for a double-switch situation Monday.
LeMahieu has improved each month with Rox
DENVER -- In a season marked by Rockies rookies excelling all around the diamond, second baseman DJ LeMahieu has made a big impression.
After coming with Tyler Colvin in the trade that sent Ian Stewart to the Cubs this offseason, LeMahieu has gotten better and better. He played 37 games and hit .250 in his big league debut with the Cubs last year, but he is hitting .288 in 49 games with the Rockies this season. He started out hitting .200 (2-for-10) in May, and has improved month-by-month, hitting .207 (6-for-29) in June, .316 (6-for-19) in July and .328 (22-for-67) in August.
"He has a real nose for the ball," Rockies manager Jim Tracy said before opening a series against the Dodgers on Monday. "His field awareness is off the charts. He's a very good situational hitter. He has improved offensively, evidenced again yesterday by the double that he hit when he drove the ball over the center fielder's head."
LeMahieu has been working on making a mechanical adjustment at the plate, working to fire his lower half to get the bat a little further forward.
"That's what we're spending time on right now," Tracy said. "I personally feel we're succeeding. It's not an overnight fix. I knew that it wouldn't be. This is something from an offensive standpoint -- a project that we started with him on back in December -- and he's slowly but surely gravitating toward the area that we want him to go in."
LeMahieu figures to be a big part of the Rockies' infield plans, though he's probably penciled in behind Josh Rutledge at second, Troy Tulowitzki at short and Jordan Pacheco at third for the 2013 season.
"There's nothing not to like about this player," Tracy said. "He's versatile, he's smart, he's a gamer. Everything to love."
Worth noting
When Jeff Francis toed the rubber at Coors Field on Monday night, he faced a familiar foe. Josh Becket was Francis' opposing pitcher in Game 1 of the 2007 World Series, a game the Red Sox won, 13-1.
Beckett isn't the only new face wearing Dodger Blue this series. The Dodgers acquired Beckett, first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, outfielder Carl Crawford (disabled list) and infielder Nick Punto on Saturday from the Red Sox. Left fielder Shane Victorino, shortstop Hanley Ramirez, Wednesday's starting pitcher Joe Blanton, and relievers Randy Choate and Brandon League have all recently been required.
"It is a big deal," Rockies manager Jim Tracy said of the Dodgers' trade with Boston. "They acquired significant players in the deal. They deepened themselves if it plays out. It makes them very formidable.
"It's a terrific challenge for our young players to go out there and play against a group like this one. I think in relation to what I've seen over the last three weeks, our guys will embrace this challenge."
Owen Perkins is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The Election: Well, That was Anticlimactic
Well, that was anticlimactic. We listened to a grueling (for voters) 4-year long campaign during which we witnessed the worst political spectacle of the epoch. If, "liar, liar, pants on fire" meant anything, there wouldn't be a pair of Levis left on the planet. The country immersed itself in a boiling cauldron of rancor so deep there is no word in English to adequately describe it. And yet, after all that, we have essentially the same balance of power as before.Well played America, well-played.
It's time for a few observations and maybe a little advice. For the "mandate" crowd, winning an election by the skin of your teeth does not a mandate make. For the "it's imponderable we lost" crowd, no it isn't. You acted like a bunch of jackwads. For the "gridlock will finally break" crowd, what makes you think reelecting largely the same people who are already bought and paid for is going to break gridlock?
But since the nation is populated with a large ignorati caucus, let's break it down real simple like:
The Shallowest Anchorman in the History of Anchormen
- Ohio voting lines were as long as depression era soup lines because Ohio can't run an election to save their incompetent lives. It was not the, "African-Americans Ken Blackwell.
- Brit Hume, America is not more liberal than many thought. Independents didn't swing for Obama because they were liberal, they swung for Obama because Mitt Romney is a crapweasel.
- Bill O'Reilly stated the obvious and then spun off to his unhappy place. Minorities and women did vote for Obama because, "they want stuff". Many white men voted for Romney because, "they want stuff" too – namely the "stuff" minorities and women seek.
- Brian Kilmeade, if America is the, "shallowest country in the history of man" because they considered Sandy a valid election issue, it is because you are leading much of the country away from common sense for a dip into the same "shallow" end of the gene pool in which you dog paddle.
- Karl Rove, calling the Wars of Error huge successes is a lot like not believing actual math showing Obama won Ohio. Are you running for President on the Ignorati of Upsidedownistan ticket in 2016?
- Ari Fleischer, a word to the unwise. Elections have consequences and if the Republican party never embraces LGBT and women's rights you will suffer them.
- Kudos to Tammy Baldwin for becoming the first openly gay senator. It is a big accomplishment for the LGBT community. But it's also a big accomplishment for the straight voters who supported her and for a senate in dire need of diversity. That it pissed off the fundies is just icing on the cake.
- Dear Central Virginia Assembly of God, putting religious voter guides inside the polls is against the law and upstanding citizens who feel obliged to lecture everyone else on morals should know that. May God visit his wrath upon you for worshipping asshatery above all else.
- Ha ha, very funny Charleroi, PA Republicans. Putting up "NO PARKING FOR DEMOCRATS" and "WALK THAT WILL BE THE MOST WORK YOU DO ALL DAY" [sic] signs is a hoot. May you get a voter intimidation ticket.
- Tea bagging True the Vote people, you haven't taken back "your" country yet. Laws are still laws. Tampering with ballots is still tampering with ballots. Even if you hate the Big Government that passed them. Don't complain if your cheating asses get thrown out of the polls.
- Why the hell is Wall St. complaining about an Obama win? They made record profits since he's been in office. Huge bonuses for being stupid all 'round!
- So Diane Sawyer is a wine connoisseur. So what? She was just playing the drinking game where you take a hit every time a pompous asshole appeared on camera.
Donald Trump Impersonates Daniel Ortega
- Donald Trump isn't calling for a revolution a treasonous offense? No, wait! That ungodly hair is treasonous to good taste. Viva la Donald!
- Puerto Rico, as a citizen of a state lemme tell ya' being a state ain't all it's cracked up to be.
- Obama won, but Republicans aren't hysterical over it. Their wits are just temporarily misplaced.
- Dear Republicans, remember when you joked about Obama being a "community organizer"? Not so funny now, is it?
- Word to Allen West, angry black man in conservative Brooks Bros. sends a confusing message. Ditch the
wingtipswingnuttery if you plan to run again.
- It seems Univ. of Mississippi students are unclear on the concept of Sherman's March to the Sea. Put out the fires, you look ignorant and riots are not what Mom and Dad are paying for.
- Twitterers, repeating the N-Word 31 times doesn't change the fact Obama won. Oh, and that's African-American to you, buddy.
- Newt, what do you mean "we" were wrong. You were wrong about who would win the election. Admitting a mistake just isn't you so your confusion is understandable.
- Mitt, if you run for the trifecta loss next time, listen to why Chris Christie went from Seamus the Attack Dog to Obama's loyal Bo. "Know-nothing, disgruntled…staffers," aren't the path to victory. Neither is charging the media for access.
- Mitt always seemed out of touch with ordinary Americans. Perhaps he needs to go to his 'Socialist Hospital Paradise' for a free empathy transplant. Mitt, you don't look so mahvelous today.
- Sarah Palin is "perplexed" at the Obama win. She was also "perplexed" at her loss too. Sarah, people don't vote for morons…even ones wearing lipstick.
- Maybe Mika Brzezinski is onto something with Boehner. Buy stock in tanning beds NOW!
Cross posted at The Omnipotent Poobah Speaks! More than politics, more than pop culture & humor.


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I'm really trying your POV, but I'm just not getting it.Aemilius wrote:Please consider the koan: " A woman split her soul, which one is the real one?" You could apply this same question to Venerable Shuan Hua's story about multiple mosquitoes: Which one of the mosquitoes is the real You?Yudron wrote:
So, you are calling one's karmic trajectory "Atman, [soul]"?
If I were to accept this POV of your tradition, the Chinese Dharma teacher above goes one to say that one's atman can be split into numerous atmans. Do you concur with him on this as well? I have never read this in the sutrayana.
Do You see the point?
There is a Rddhi or magic power of multiplying one's body (or one's self), it exists in the Mahayana and in the Sravakayana too, it is explained in Buddhaghosha's Path of Purification. There are other Rddhis like transforming oneself into water and fire etc,.. Are we now quilty of the atman view because of these Rddhis in the sutras? Rddhis in the Mahayana are explained in Har Dayal's Boddhisattva Doctrine in Buddhist Sanskrit Literature, it is interesting reading.
It is a negative tendency to latch onto one greatly dreaded word Atman/soul or self. This word acts like trigger for immature behaviour, and I don't call one's karmic trajectory "Atman". We can express the same thing by saying that one identifies with the earlier moments in one's karmic continuum, one feels that "they are my past", or "my present existence is produced by the earlier moments in a consciousness series (citta-santana)", and in a common parlance: "I was this and that in a previous life". Buddha himself uses this last mode of expression. Is He also quilty of the atman view?
The concept of mere I or nominal self doesn't exist in the sutras, but the Buddha speaks in the mode of mere I or nominal self for example when He is telling about His past ascetic practices, his youth, about his self and his life in general. Buddha isn't afraid of this much dreaded word.
There is a sutrayana teaching of creating multiple manifestations of oneself on the bodhisattva bhumis.
If one enters the Bodhisattva bhumis, there are many emanations for the benefit of beings--that is the point of Mahayana practice. I have never heard of ordinary beings sentient beings having multiple rebirths concurrently. It doesn't sound like you have heard and scriptural evidence for this either.
I honestly don't know--when the Buddha talked about his past deeds, did he refer to himself as Atman? That would be different than my understanding of the word. It sounds like you are using atman to describe this nominal self, and you view this nominal self also as being well described by the English word "soul." Am I understanding you correctly?


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Ouch. I see what you did there.
I notice you also have a whole string of teh Minutemens. Mostly from double Nickels.
And I posted a link to something you already had up. I must look like a dork.
Golan606 says
Shit!. I can'get anything done. Hopefully, I will receive some inspiration after 9.30 p.m. that i will have dinner with some good friends
Francisco Bacopa says
Thanks for all the Minutemen clips. Anyone know the name of that X song that lists a bunch of names of lesser known LA bands, including The Minutemen? I presume it's gotta be on the X: The Unheard Music soundtrack.
Other missile themed bands include Ohio and Kentucky based SS-20, they're pretty good.
But alas, I think punk's kinda dead, saw local 80's faves The Hates a few years ago and it just wasn't the same. Really Red was a better band anyway and I heard their reunion show was quite good. Too bad I missed it


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Mexican trial of GM maize stirs debate
[MEXICO CITY] Mexico has authorised a field trial of genetically modified (GM) maize that could lead to commercialisation of the crop, sparking debate about the effects on the country's unique maize biodiversity.
Although Mexico already commercially grows some GM crops, such as cotton, GM maize is controversial because the country is home to thousands of the world's maize varieties that originated there.
The multinational corporation Monsanto will test a variety of maize resistant to the herbicide glyphosate on less than a hectare of land in north Mexico before it can commercialise the GM crop. Unlike experimental trials, such pilot projects do not require containment measures to prevent the spread of the GM crop.
Mexico's agriculture ministry said the project, approved last month (8 March), will occur "under the strictest biosecurity measures to guarantee the prevention of involuntary dispersion of the GM maize's pollen".
But Elena Ãlvarez-Buylla, head of the Union of Scientists Committed to Society (UCCS), said: "This opens up the door to contamination of native species in the most important centre of origin [of maize] in the entire world."
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text: BUYER'S GUIDE 2014 Volkswagen Golf First Look Less Weight, More Space, and New Safety Gadgets Jake Holmes writerSeptember 4, 2012 Share this article Facebook Twitter Google Plus Email Share this article Facebook Twitter Google Plus Email Free Price Quote From a Local Dealer View Special Offers No Obligation, Fast & Simple Free New Car Quote Change Car Select Make Acura Alfa Romeo Aston Martin Audi Bentley BMW Buick Cadillac Chevrolet Chrysler Dodge Ferrari FIAT Ford Genesis GMC Honda Hyundai Infiniti Jaguar Jeep Karma Kia Lamborghini Land Rover Lexus Lincoln Lotus Maserati Mazda McLaren Mercedes-Benz MINI Mitsubishi Nissan Porsche Ram Rolls-Royce smart Subaru Tesla Toyota Volkswagen Volvo Select Model Atlas Beetle Cabriolet CC e-Golf Eos EuroVan GLI Golf Golf Alltrack Golf III GTI Jetta Jetta Hybrid Jetta III Jetta SportWagen Passat Phaeton R32 Rabbit Routan Tiguan Touareg Touareg 2 Touareg Hybrid Touareg TDI GO 1. 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Even so, the specifications and updates announced for Europe closely predict what we can expect from the new Golf when it finally arrives stateside in just over a year. The new car has a lighter chassis, more spacious interior, and a long list of new active-safety equipment.While the Golf's basic shape carries on unchanged, the entire car has been sharpened and revised. The nose adopts the narrow, laser-straight grille design seen on other new Volkswagen products, and smaller headlights contribute to a squinting front-end. A sharp character line runs along the doors, a few inches below the door handles. A wide and slightly bow-shaped C-pillar gives way to a liftgate that has a pair of sharp creases, with narrow dark-tinted taillights. Compared to the current Golf, the 2014 model has considerably sharper and straighter lines.The big news behind the scenes is that the Golf is built on Volkswagen's new MQB chassis architecture, which is like an Erector Set for new cars. Although several basic dimensions are fixed, the MQB chassis can be stretched or modified to accommodate vehicles of many different shapes and sizes. This helps cut down development and production costs for new models.Moreover, the switch to MQB has helped Volkswagen trim as much as 220 pounds from the new Golf, meaning we can expect curb weights of 2700-2800 pounds. That's due to incremental diets in all parts of the MQB platform — the electrical system of the new Golf is seven pounds lighter than before, the seats are now 15 pounds lighter, and a redesigned air conditioner saves six pounds. The biggest change of all comes from the body shell, which adopts stronger and lighter types of steel in order to save 51 pounds. Whereas the sixth-generation Golf used high-strength steel in 66 percent of its body, the new car's body is made of 80 percent high-strength metals. That weight loss was achieved even though Volkswagen's hatchback has grown. It is now 2.2 inches longer, at 167.5 inches overall, and 0.5 inch wider at 70.8 inches overall. That allows for 0.6 inch more rear legroom and 1.2 inches more shoulder room on the inside. At the same time, the roof is 0.8 lower and the front wheels are 1.7 inches farther forward than on the old Golf, translations designed to give the new car a sportier stance. Out back, the hatchback area grows by about one cubic foot, and the liftover height is lower so it's easier to load cargo. Dimensionally, the seventh-generation Golf is within spitting distance of the Ford Focus hatchback. The Focus is a few inches longer, but only a smidge wider and taller than the new Golf. The passenger compartment shows the same design evolution as the exterior, with sharper lines but few dramatic styling changes. The center stack is now angled slightly toward the driver, and the center console has more storage and cubby spaces because the large handbrake has been eliminated in favor of a compact electric parking brake button. The instrument cluster remains a straightforward design, with an analog speedometer and tachometer bookending an LCD trip computer. The new Golf is offered with touch-screen radio interfaces measuring 5.0, 5.8, or 8.1 inches diagonally depending on trim. A new proximity sensor allows the systems to switch between display and operation modes when the driver or passenger reaches toward the screen. Models with navigation have free map updates for the first three years of ownership. There's also a variety of new technology meant to improve the driving experience, starting with variable-ratio steering, an electronic front differential introduced on the Volkswagen GTI, and adaptive cruise control. A new City Emergency Braking function uses a laser sensor to detect imminent collisions at speeds below 19 mph. It can pre-charge the brakes or apply full braking force if the driver doesn't react in time. Another feature called PreCrash automatically tenses the seatbelts and closes the windows if it detects panic braking or a loss of vehicle control. On top of that, Multi Collision Brake applies the brakes when the airbags deploy, so as to stop the car after a big crash.The 2014 Volkswagen Golf also gains Lane Assist, which uses cameras to detect whether the driver is veering out of the current lane. If so, the system vibrates the steering wheel and steers the car back into its intended lane. A fatigue detection system sounds an alarm if it detects a drowsy driver. Finally, Dynamic Light Assist uses a front-facing camera to prevent the headlights from dazzling other drivers. The system uses a moving aperture to prevent the high-beam headlights from blinding oncoming traffic, and automatically switches to the low-beam lights if necessary. Others gadgets that were already available on the European Golf include adaptive suspension, traffic sign recognition, self-parking, and push-button start.Volkswagen says the 2014 Golf is 23 percent more fuel-efficient than the current model, an improvement attributable to the reduced weight and more aerodynamic body. In Europe, the automaker expects that a thrifty Golf with a new 140-hp, turbocharged 1.4-liter inline-four engine will return the equivalent of 41 mpg. A 105-hp turbodiesel engine is expected to return economy equal to 52 mpg.The American market won't be privy to such efficient engines, but the Golf should be made available with a choice of at least three engines. The current 2.5-liter inline-five engine should be replaced be a more efficient 1.8-liter turbo-four, alongside an updated 2.0-liter turbodiesel for the Golf TDI. The gas engine should finally approach the new 40-mpg benchmark on the highway, while the diesel should exceed its current EPA rating of 42 mpg. When the next-generation GTI debuts at a later date, it will reprise its 2.0-liter turbo-four gas engine, albeit with significant revisions expected to push power closer to 250 hp.Unfortunately, we will have to wait a long time to see the 2014 Volkswagen Golf in the U.S. The new car probably won't arrive in showrooms here until early 2014, and when it does, the new Golf might lack some of the equipment touted in Europe. Because Volkswagen must import the Golf from Germany, the automaker is under intense pressure to keep the car's price down. 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Rules relating to the conduct of combatants and the protection of prisoners of war
Extract from "Basic rules of the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols"
Geneva Convention relative to the treatment of prisoners of war (Convention III of 12 August 1949)
Additional Protocol I, Part II
Section I
Section II
Regulations relating to the conduct of combatants
Section III
Protection of prisoners of war
1. Rights and obligations
2. Protection and treatment
3. Physical conditions of internment
4. Moral and psychological conditions of internment
5. Aid
6. Discipline
a) General observations
b) Escapes or attempts to escape
c) Prisoners' representatives
d) Sanctions
7. Repatriation
a) Direct repatriation and hospitalization in a neutral country
b) Release and repatriation at the end of hostilities
8. Death
9. Information bureaux and Central Tracing Agency
10. Assistance by relief societies and the ICRC
11. The right of Protecting Powers and the ICRC to visit
(Please note: Roman numerals indicate the number of the Convention or the Protocol (designated by the letter
P), Arabic numerals refer to the articles of these instruments.)
Section I
The status of prisoner of War is governed jointly by article 4 of the Third Convention and by articles 43 and 44 of
the Protocol. The general principle is the following: any member of the armed forces of a Party to a conflict is a
combatant and any combatant captured by the adverse Party is a prisoner of war. [III, 4; P. I, 43, 44 ]
This general rule is supplemented by three types of provisions which specify the conditions in which armed forces are recognized as such, to extend the qualification (or the treatment) of prisoner of war to categories of persons not covered by the general rule, and finally to deprive, in a specific case, a captured combatant of his qualification as a combatant and hence of his status of prisoner of war.
a) To be recognized as such, the armed forces of a Party to a conflict must be organized and placed under a command responsible to that Party for the conduct of its subordinates, even if that Party is represented by a government or other authority not recognized by the adverse Party. In addition, these armed forces must be subject to an internal disciplinary system which, inter alia, enforces compliance with the rules of internationallaw applicable in armed conflicts. In particular, this compliance requires combatants to distinguish themselves from civilians, except in particular circumstances (see point c below) by a uniform or other distinctive sign, visible and recognizable at a distance, while they are engaged in an attack or in a military operation preparatory to an attack. Violation by a combatant of the rules applicable in armed conflict is punishable but if this combatant at least carries his arms openly during the engagement, he is not deprived of his right to the status of prisoner of war in case of capture. If the Party to which these armed forces belong omits or deliberately refuses to enforce compliance with these rules, it can result in all members of these forces losing their status of combatant and prisoner of war . (1)
b) The status or treatment of prisoner of war is extended to various categories of persons who do not come under
the definition of combatants as given below, or who are not combatants. The following are thus also entitled to the
status of prisoner of war:
- those taking part in a levy en masse, that is, when the inhabitants of a non-occupied territory spontaneously take
up arms on the approach of the enemy to combat invasion without having had time to organize themselves as laid down under point a) above, if they carry their arms openly and respect the laws and customs of war;
-persons authorized to follow the armed forces without being directly part of them;
-crews of the merchant marine and civil aviation;
-members of military personnel serving in civil defence organizations.[P. I, 67 ]
The following are entitled only to the treatment of prisoner of war:
- persons arrested in occupied territory because they belong to the armed forces of the occupied country;
- military internees in a neutral country;
- members of non-combatant medical and religious personnel who are part of the armed forces.
c) In exceptional cases, when required by the nature of the hostilities, a combatant can be released from the
obligation to distinguish himself from the civilian population by wearing a uniform or distinctive sign recognizable at
a distance during military operations. However, in such situations, these combatants must distinguish themselves
by carrying arms openly during the engagement and during such time as they are visible to the adversary while
engaged in a military deployment preceding the launching of an attack in which they are to participate. Even failing
to comply with the obligation of carrying arms openly can deprive a combatant of his status, but not of the
guarantees relating to it, in the case of his being prosecuted for carrying arms illegally either with or without other
offences. (2)
These provisions are not intended to modify the generally accepted practice of uniforms being worn by members of regular armed units of the Parties to conflicts.
To avoid uncertainty and prevent any arbitrary measures at the time of capture, the Protocol specifies that any person taking part in hostilities and captured is presumed to be a prisoner of war and is treated as a prisoner of war, even in case of doubt as to his status. In the latter case, the question will be decided by a tribunal at a later date. A person who, having taken part in hostilities, is eventually deprived of his right to the status of prisoner of war, benefits not only from the provisions of the Fourth Convention applicable in his case but also from the fundamental guarantees laid down in article 75 of the Protocol (see Section Ill, point 6 at end, below page 31).[III, 5; P. I, 45 ]
Spies and mercenaries are not entitled to the status of prisoner of war. Children under the age of fifteen shall not be recruited into the armed forces.(3) [P. I, 46, 47 ]
Children under the age of fifteen shall not be recruited into the armed forces.[P. I, 77 ]
Section II
Rules relating to the conduct of combatants
Part III of the Protocol does not confine itself to stating the rules relating to the status and treatment of prisoners of war. It also recalls the correct conduct of combatants in the course of hostilities. The fundamental principle forming the basis of these rules is that the right of the Parties to the conflict to choose methods or means of warfare is not unlimited. [P. I, 35 ]
For example, it is prohibited to employ weapons, projectiles and methods and materials of warfare of a nature to cause superfluous injury, particularly those which are intended to cause, or can be expected to cause widespread, long-term and severe damage to the natural environment. Neither may the presence of civilian persons be used to render certain points or areas immune from military operations.[P. I, 51; IV, 28 ]
It is prohibited to kill, injure or capture an adversary by resort to perfidy. Acts inviting the confidence of an adversary to lead him to believe that he is entitled to receive, or is obliged to accord protection under the rules of international law applicable in armed conflict, with intent to betray that confidence, shall constitute perfidy. The recognized emblems (the white flag, the emblem of cultural property, other recognized protective signs) and in particular the sign of the red cross or red crescent must not be used improperly. The use of the national insignia of States not Parties to the conflict is forbidden. The national insignia of the adverse Party must not be used during attacks or in order to shield, favour, protect or impede military operations.[P. I, 37; P. I, 38; P, I, 39 ]
The Protocol thus asserts that the law of armed conflicts demands a minimum of honesty on the part of the combatants. Other rules of conduct of combatants are summarized either in Section I of this chapter or in the relevant chapters of this manual (see in particular Chapter 1, points 2 and 5, Chapter 11, points 3-4 and 7-11 and Chapter IV, Section 1). But it should be stressed here, once again, that it is prohibited to declare that no quarter will be given, to threaten the adversary with this and to conduct hostilities in such a way that there are no survivors. The enemy who is hors de combat, or who has surrendered, or who shows his intention to surrender, or who has parachuted from an aircraft in distress, shall not be made the object of attack. If the capturing Party is unable to evacuate its prisoners from the fighting zone, it must release them and take all feasible precautions to ensure their safety.[P. I, 40, 41, 42 ]
Section III
Protection of prisoners of war
1. Rights and obligations
Regarding the rights of prisoners of war, the principle specifying that prisoners of war are in the hands of the enemy Power, but not of the individuals or military units who have captured them, should be borne in mind. Prisoners of war are entitled in all circumstances to respect for their persons and their honour. [III, 12, 14 ]
Women must be treated with all the regard due to their sex and shall in all cases benefit from treatment at least as favourable as that granted to men. Finally, it should be noted that prisoners of war retain the full civil capacity they had at the time of their capture. Within the limits imposed by captivity, they therefore continue to enjoy their civil rights according to the law of their country o f origin. In particular, they can marry by proxy.[III, 14 ]
As for the duties of prisoners, they are generally derived from the laws of war and the rules of military discipline.
Some of these duties are formally stated in the Convention; thus article 17, relating to questioning of the prisoner, specifies that he is bound to give his name, first names and rank, date of birth and army, regimental, personal or serial number or, failing this, equivalent information.(4) However, the same article adds that no physical or mental torture, nor any other form of coercion may be inflicted on prisoners of war to obtain from them information of any kind whatever.[III, 17 ]
The Convention also provides for the case - which is not excluded, if the laws of the Power on which prisoners depend allow it - for the release on parole or promise. Article 21 states that prisoners released under these conditions will be bound, on their personal honour, scrupulously to fulfil, both towards the Power on which they depend and the Power which has captured them, the engagements of their paroles or promises.[III, 21 ]
This mention is important for it shows that honesty is essential to the successful application of humanitarian rules.
2. Protection and treatment
The Protocol prohibits declaring that no quarter will be given, threatening the adversary with this, and conducting hostilities in such a way that there are no survivors. The enemy who is hors de combat, who has surrendered or who shows his intention of surrendering, or who has parachuted from an aircraft in distress shall not be the object of attack.[P. I, 40, 41, 42 ]
In these art icles, the Convention states that prisoners of war must at all times be treated humanely and that subject to any privileged treatment on account of rank, sex, state of health, age or professional qualifications, all prisoners of war shall be treated alike. The Protocol specifies that no prisoner may be subjected to physical mutilation or to medical and scientific experiments of any nature whatever, which are not justified by the medical treatment of the prisoner concerned and which are not in his interest. It nevertheless allows for exceptions in the case of donations of blood for transfusion or of skin for grafting, providing that these are voluntary.[III, 13, 16; P. I, 11 ]
Among the general principles protecting prisoners of war, the following should also be mentioned: they shall not be unnecessarily exposed to danger while awaiting evacuation from a fighting zone. When they have been captured under unusual conditions of combat which prevent their being evacuated in the normal way, they shall be released and all feasible precautions shall be taken to ensure their safety.[III, 19; P. I, 41 ]
Prisoners of war may be interned only in premises located on land and affording every guarantee of hygiene and wholesomeness. No prisoner of war may at any time be sent to or detained in an area where he may be exposed to the fire of the combat zone, nor may his presence be used to render certain points or areas immune from military operations.[III, 22,23 ]
Prisoners without the recognized status of prisoner of war are at all times entitled to the fundamental guarantees (see Chapter IV, Section II, Point 2, letter g, page 43 and point 6 below, guarantees of judicial procedure).
3. Physical conditions of internment
The Detaining Power assumes general responsibility for the life and welfare of prisoners of war, who must be kept in good health. Women and children under the age of fifteen becoming prisoners of war must be treated with special respect and protected against any form of indecent assault. Other information concerning the application of these principles can be found under the following headings: [P. I 76, 77 ]
Quarters [III, 25 ]
Food [III, 26, 28 ]
Clothing [III, 27 ]
Hygiene and medical attention [III, 29, 30, 31 ]
Under all circumstances, prisoners of war will receive any medical care they may need and will preferably be treated by medical personnel of the Power on which they depend and, if possible, of their nationality.
Transfers [III, 12, 46, 48 ]
Prisoners of war may only be transferred to a Power which is a party to the Convention and after the Detaining Power has satisfied itself that the Power in question is willing and able to apply the Convention.
Transfer within the territory of the Detaining Power will always be carried out humanely and in condit ions no less favourable than those enjoyed by the troops of the Detaining Power during their movements.
4. Moral and psychological conditions of internment
The Convention is not only concerned with the physical conditions of internment. A great number of articles are devoted to moral and psychological conditions. They deal not only with religion, intellectual and sports activities but also with the kind of work considered suitable to maintain prisoners'self-respect and mental well-being and protect them from boredom and idleness. In application of these principles, the Convention includes a number of provisions on the following matters:
Religion [III, 34, 35 ]
Intellectual and sports activities [III, 38 ]
Work [III, 49, 50, 51, 57 ]
In order to prevent the work carried out by prisoners from degenerating into inhumane exploitation or participation in the war effort of the Detaining Power, such work is limited by a series of very strict rules.
Property and working pay [III, 18, 28, 59, 60, 61, 62 ]
Correspondence [III, 71, 74, 76 ]
Prisoners of war shall be allowed to send and receive letters and cards free of postage.(5)
5. Aid
The Convention affirms the right of prisoners of war to receive relief.
Relief supplies may be individual or collective but the Convention indicates a preference to relief parcels of a standard model, intended for all the prisoners in a camp and shared out among them by prisoners'representatives.(6) [III, 72 ]
All relief shipments are exempt from import, customs and other dues and the experience acquired by the ICRC and National Red Cross Societies in the course of the two World Wars is implicitly recognized.[III, 74, 75 ]
6. Discipline
a) General observations
To ensure discipline in accordance with military honour, every prisoner of war camp is placed under the immediate authority responsible commissioned officer belonging to the regular at forces of the Detaining Power.[III, 39 ]
This officer must be fully acquainted with the text of the Convention and the relevant provisions of the Protocol. These texts must also be posted in each camp, in the prisoners'own language, in places where all may read them. The wearing of badges of rank and nationality, as well as decorations, shall be permitted, in due respect for the dignity of the persons concerned.[III, 41; P. I, 83; III, 40 ]
Military commanders must ensure that members of the armed forces under their command are aware of their obligations under the Conventions and the Protocol. They are responsible for preventing any breaches of these provisions, for suppressing them and, if necessary, reporting them to the competent authorities.[P. I, 87 ]
b) Escapes or attempts to escape
The Convention has several provisions relating to escapes or attempts to escape. These are accepted as being consistent with military honour and patriotic courage. Punishments incurred in cases of escape are consequently limited. Weapons may be used against prisoners who escape or attempt to escape, but such use should only be made as a last resort and must always be preceded by warnings appropriate to the circumstances.[III, 91, 92, 93; III, 42 ]
c) Prisoners' representatives
Article 79 stipulates that in all places where there are prisoners of war, except in those where there are officers, the prisoners shall freely elect by secret ballot, every six months, and in case of vacancies, representatives entrusted with representing them before the military authorities, the Protecting Powers, the ICRC and any other organization which may assist them. These prisoners'representatives shall be eligible for re-election. In camps for officers and persons of equivalent status or in mixed camps, the senior-ranking officer among the prisoners of war shall be recognized as the camp prisoners'representative.[III, 79 ]
This institution is very important. Benefiting from various prerogatives and facilities enumerated in article 81, the prisoners'representative is the intermediary qualified to further the physical, spiritual and intellectual well-being of prisoners of war.[III, 80, 81 ]
He not only supervises the distribution of relief supplies but also does all he can to mitigate the severities of discipline, to help prisoners in their difficulties with the detaining authority.
Finally, it should be stressed that prisoners must have the unrestricted right to apply to the representatives of the Protecting Powers, either through their prisoners'representative or, if they consider it necessary, direct, in order to draw their attention to any points on which they may have complaints about their conditions of captivity.[III, 78 ]
d) Sanctions
The Convention specifies that prisoners of war shall be subject to the laws, regulations and orders in force in the armed forces of the Detaining Power. [III, 82 ]
A general leniency clause protects prisoners of war against excessively severe interpretation of the laws and regulations. In deciding whether an offence committed by a prisoner of war should be subject to disciplinary or judicial punishment, the Detaining Power shall ensure that the competent authorities exercise the greatest leniency and adopt, wherever possible, disciplinary rather than judicial measures.[III, 83 ]
Disciplinary sanctions may only be ordered by the camp commander or an officer appointed by him, and in no case by a prisoner of war. Moreover, certain concessions are granted to prisoners undergoing disciplinary punishment: permission to take exercise and to be in the open air for at least two hours daily, permission to read and write, as well as to send and receive letters.[III, 96, 98 ]
Finally, in no case shall disciplinary punishments be inhuman, brutal or dangerous to the health of prisoners of war and the duration of any single punishment shall never exceed thirty da ys.[III, 89, 90 ]
As far as judicial sanctions are concerned, a prisoner of war may only be tried by a military court, except under specified circumstances. Furthermore, prisoners of war may not be sentenced to any penalties other than those imposed for the same acts committed by members of the armed forces of the Detaining Power. Collective punishment for individual acts is forbidden, as are corporal punishment, imprisonment in premises without daylight and, in general, torture or cruelty in any form whatsoever.[III, 84, 87 ]
It is important to note that prisoners who are prosecuted shall still benefit from the Convention, even if they are convicted.[III,85 ]
The death penalty can be imposed, in principle, for offences liable to capital punishment in the armed forces of the Detaining Power. Since the accused is not a national of the Detaining Power, owes it no allegiance, and is in its power as a result of circumstances beyond his control, the court must take these facts into account before pronouncing a death sentence.[III, 100 ]
As far as possible, the death penalty shall not be pronounced on pregnant women or mothers having dependent infants. If it is pronounced, it will not be carried out. The same will apply to prisoners under the age of eighteen at the time the offence was committed.[P. I, 76; P. I, 77 ]
Article 101 extends to at least six months the period that must elapse between the time the death penalty is pronounced and the time the sentence is executed. Furthermore, Article 107 provides an opportunity for the Protecting Power to intervene in the case of a death sentence being pronounced.[III, 101, 107 ]
The guarantees of judicial procedure form part of the fundamental guarantees, which means that they must be accorded even to prisoners whose status of prisoner of war is not recognized.
Judicial procedure must be regular, i.e. it must include at least the following guarantees: the accused to be informed without delay of the particulars of the offence he is alleged to have committed, which must have constituted an offence at the time it was committed; presumption of innocence; no coercion on a prisoner to force him to confess judgement to be pronounced in the presence of the accused and, in principle, publicly. The prisoner cannot be punished more than once for the same act or on the same charge if it is based on the same law and the same judicial procedure. [III, 86, 99; P. I, 75 ]
The rights of defence are recognized and guaranteed and, accordingly, the prisoner of war shall be entitled to be assisted by one of his fellow prisoners, to be defended by a qualified attorney of his own choice, to call witnesses and, if he thinks it necessary, to employ the services of a competent interpreter. On the same conditions as members of the armed forces of the Detaining Power, he will have the right of appeal with a view to quashing or revising the sentence pronounced on him; any judgement and sentence shall be immediately reported to the Protecting Power.[III, 105,106; P. I, 75 ]
7. Repatriation
a) Direct repatriation and hospitalization in a neutral country
Even during hostilities, the Convention prescribes the direct return to their own countries of the wounded and sick
whose mental or physical fitness seems to have been seriously impaired, and hospitalization in neutral countries of
specific categories of those less seriously sick or wounded.[III, 109 ]
A model agreement, annexed to Convention 111 (Annex 1, referred to in Article I 10) cites numerous cases which
can give rise to application of this principle. Mixed Medical Commissions, set up at the outbreak of hostilities, are
called upon to decide what prisoners are to be repatriated. The Parties to the conflict must send back to their own
country, regardless of number or rank, seriously wounded and sick prisoners of war, after caring for them until they
are able to travel.[III, 112 ]
No sick or injured prisoner of war may be repatriated against his will during hostilities.
No repatriated person may be employed on active military service.[III, 117 ]
b) Release and repatriation at the end of hostilities
Situations which can arise at the end of a war have shown that the way in which the principle of the Code for
prisoners of war of 1929 was worded, requiring the repatriation of prisoners on the conclusion of peace, could be
detrimental to them, because experience has shown that a very long time can elapse between the time hostilities
cease and the tim e peace is concluded. To remedy this, the Convention states that repatriation will take place
"without delay after the cessation of active hostilities", i.e. after the cease-fire.[III, 118 ]
One exception to immediate repatriation is provided in the case of prisoners convicted or prosecuted for criminal
offences, who may be detained until the end of legal proceedings and, if necessary, until they have completed their
sentences.[III, 119 ]
8. Death
Prisoners of war are entitled to make wills. The Convention prescribes that wills of prisoners of war shall be drawn up so as to satisfy the conditions of validity required by legislation in their countries of origin, which will take the necessary steps to inform the Detaining Power of its requirements in this respect.[III, 120 ]
The Convention specifies the conditions of burial (or, in certain cases cremation) appropriate to ensure respect for the dead and to safeguard the interests of their families. The Protocol supplements these provisions.[III, 120; P. I, 35 ]
In case of death from suspicious causes, an enquiry is opened in order to determine responsibility, particularly with a view to possible compensation for beneficiaries.[III, 121 ]
Death certificates must be forwarded as rapidly as possible to the Prisoner of War Information Bureaux.
9. Information bureaux and Central Tracing Agency
The services rendered to prisoners and their families by the Central Prisoner of War Agency (now known as the Central Tracing Agency) during the two World Wars and the numerous conflicts since 1945 are well known.
Created under the auspices of the ICRC, this Agency keeps in its archives over fifty million cards which constitute a unique information system to establish the rights of prisoners or their families. In particular, it contains all the information it can obtain through private or official sources concerning prisoners of war with a view to determining their identity, and any particulars about them relating to transfers, releases, repatriations, escapes, hospitalization and death.
These results have been consolidated by the Convention, which not only requires Governments to set up official bureaux to collect and transmit information about prisoners of war, but provides for establishment of a Central Prisoner of War Information Agency in a neutral country.[III, 122, 123; P. I, 34 ]
To facilitate the work of the national Bureaux and the Central Information Agency, States must grant them free postage for mail, as well as all exemptions provided for in Article 74 and, as far as possible, exemption from telegraphic charges or, at least, greatly reduced rates.(7) [III, 124 ]
Families have the right to know what has become of their relatives. As soon as circumstances permit and, at the latest, from the end of hostilities, the Parties to the conflict should therefore search for persons reported missing by an adverse Party and transmit all relevant information concerning such persons in order to facilitate the search. [P. I, 33; III, 119 ]
10. Assistance by relief societies and the ICRC
Relief societies, the ICRC and the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies have played such an important role in helping prisoners of war during the two World Wars that the Convention devotes an article to them, to facilitate and encourage their activity.
This provision requires the Powers to grant them and their duly accredited delegates, all the necessary facilitates to visit prisoners, distribute relief supplies and material from any source, for religious, educational or recreative purposes, and help them organize their leisure activities within camps. The special status of the ICRC in this sphere must be recognized and respected.[III, 125 ]
1 1. The right of Protecting Powers and the ICRC to visit
Furthermore, the Convention provides that representatives of the Protecting Powers shall have permission to go to all places where prisoners of war may be, particularly to places of internment, imprisonment and labour. They shall have access to all premises used by prisoners. ICRC delegates shall enjoy the same prerogatives. The appointment of such delegates shall be submitted to the approval of the Power detaining the prisoners of war to
be visited.[III, 126 ]
The Parties to the conflict shall grant the ICRC all facilities within their power to enable it to carry out the humanitarian functions assigned to it by the Conventions and the Protocol, to assure protection and assistance to the victims of conflicts. The ICRC may also carry out any other humanitarian activities for the benefit of these victims, subject to the consent of the Parties to the conflict. The League of Red Cross Societies and National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies shall also receive the necessary facilities to car ry out their humanitarian work.[P. I, 81; III, 9 ]
1. In article 4 of the Third Convention, the term " armed forces " or " regular armed forces " covers only " regular " manpower, i.e. constituted in application of the national legislation recognized by the Government in power at the time of the constitution. Members of " other " militia do not form part of the regular establishment. This distinction is eliminated by the Protocol.
2. A reminder that The Hague Regulation concerning the laws and customs of war on land (article 1), confirmed by article 4 of the Third Convention, does not confer recognition of the status of prisoner of war to combatants not forming part of the " regular " army unless they fulfil the following conditions: a) being headed by a person responsible for his subordinates, b) having a fixed distinctive sign recognizable at a distance, c) carrying arms openly and d) conducting their operations in accordance with the laws and customs of war.
3. Only persons acting under false pretences or in a deliberately clandestine manner can be considered as spies. Thus a member of the armed forces in uniform is not a spy even if he conceals himself to gather information.
4. These particulars will be reproduced on the identity card which the Parties to the conflict are required to issue to the prisoner of war (III, 17, 18).
5. Immediately after capture, the Detaining Power must issue the prisoner of war with a " capture card " by means of which he can himself inform his family and the Central Tracing Agency of his capture (see below, point 9, page 33).
6. See below, point 6, page 29.
7. These facilities have been ratified by the Universal Postal Convention, Article 37 ( Acts of the Universal Postal Union, Brussels, 1952).
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FIELD DAY ... El Camino Park is set for a major transformation as part of Palo Alto's decision to build a large underground reservoir at the park. But what started out as an emergency-preparedness endeavor is now spilling over into the recreational realm. City officials plan to use the water project as an occasion to add a host of new amenities to the park, including new pathways, a synthetic playing field, an expanded parking lot and potentially a dog exercise area. The City Council will consider on Monday a proposal to spend $2.3 million on the proposed amenities. The biggest question surrounds the dog area — a $207,000 project that staff recommends deferring for the time being. In a new report, Daren Anderson of the Community Services Department wrote that the water project "has created a unique opportunity for the City to leverage time and resources to improve several areas of the popular park."
A NEW LEAF ... Palo Alto will proudly flaunt its arboreal zeal on Saturday, March 10, when local officials and tree enthusiasts flock to Mitchell Park to celebrate Arbor Day. The city, which after all is named for a tree, is inviting residents to join staff members of the nonprofit group Canopy in planting trees and partaking in a host of tree-related activities. These will include a "tree-climbing circus" with champion tree climbers, said Catherine Martineau, Canopy's executive director. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
LABORING ALONG ... Palo Alto and its police union remain far apart in their negotiations over a new labor contract, but city management earned a small victory last week in its three-year quest to reduce employee costs. The council approved on March 5 a new contract with Fire Department management — an agreement that eliminates managers' bonus program, raises the amount they have to contribute for pensions and requires them to contribute 10 percent toward their medical premiums. The benefit adjustments that the city has made to the four-member labor group are similar to those that have been recently accepted by Palo Alto's major unions, including the Services Employees International Union, Local 521, and Palo Alto Professional Firefighters, Local 1319. "I'm happy we can now put this behind us and move into structural changes for another group," Councilwoman Nancy Shepherd said at the March 5 meeting. The city's next goal is convincing the police union to make significant concessions — a quest that has yet to bear fruit. Last month, the city declared an "impasse" in its negotiations with the 82-member Palo Alto Police Officers Association, whose contract expired last July. On a parallel track, city officials are now looking to adopt "labor guiding principles" that would require the city to reach agreements with its labor unions before existing contracts expire — a policy championed by Councilman Larry Klein. The City Council's Policy and Services Committee is scheduled to consider the proposed document Tuesday night.
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Factory Data From China Is Bright Spot in Asia
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BEIJING—China's factory sector showed signs of stronger growth Monday, while weak economic data from a number of other Asian nations underscored the impact of a recent selloff in emerging-market assets.
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This week we have four games. First one is tomorrow against the Jazz than on the second night of the back to back we got the Pacers. We have three days to get ready for the Celtics at Boston and after that we end the week with Orlando at home.
I predict that we go 2-2. I think we win both home games and lose both road games. That's only if Kyle Lowry plays every game. If he doesn't we lose all 4.
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USD Law Students Receive Honorable Mention for Best Brief at Duberstein Moot Court Competition
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
San Diego (March 28, 2012) - University of San Diego (USD) School of Law's Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court team was awarded an Honorable Mention for Best Brief at this year's Conrad Duberstein National Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition held at St. John's University School of Law in Queens, N.Y.
Third-year students Max Carpinelli and Lauren Hargrove competed alongside 50 other teams to receive this distinction. Carpinelli and Hargrove also finished in the top 20 for the overall competition. The other USD Duberstein team members participated in the competition were third-year students Ryan Washburn and Jessica Sudweeks.
The team was coached by Mary Jo Wiggins, Vice Dean and Professor of Law; attorneys Jeff Isaacs and Philip Giacinti of Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch, LLP; attorney Edward Silverman of Sandler Lasry Laube Byer & Valdez; and attorney Marty McCauliffe. USD School of Law and Procopio jointly fund the competition in order to defray travel costs and competition fees.
"This is the eighth-straight year USD had fielded a team for this prestigious, nationwide competition. Students who participate in Duberstein consistently describe it as the best experience they have had in law school," said Vice Dean Mary Jo Wiggins. "We're proud of the legacy that these students have created for future students and we're grateful to the attorney coaches, the judges and Procopio for helping to make this possible."
Special thanks to U.S. Bankruptcy Judges John Ryan (Ret'd), John Hargrove (Ret'd), Louise DeCarl Adler, Laura Taylor and Margaret Mann who opened up their courtrooms and presided at oral argument practice sessions before the New York competition.
See the competition's complete results at Stjohns.edu.
About Duberstein Moot Court
The annual Duberstein Moot Court Competition is the premier, nationwide competition that attracts law school teams from around the United States each March at St John's University in Queens, N.Y. The competition involves appellate brief writing and two days of oral arguments about a pressing issue facing the Bankruptcy Bar as selected for argument by prominent bankruptcy practitioners.
About the University of San Diego School of Law
The University of San Diego School of Law is a center of academic excellence focused on preparing its students for legal practice in the new century. One of the most selective law schools in the country, the School of Law's nationally recognized faculty create a demanding, yet welcoming environment that emphasizes individualized education. USD law school graduates consistently score higher than the state average on the California Bar Exam and go on to practice law throughout the country and abroad, forming an influential network of alumni. The USD School of Law is one of only 81 law schools in the country to have a chapter of The Order of the Coif, the most distinguished rank of American law schools. The school is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. Founded in 1954, the law school is part of the University of San Diego, a private, nonprofit, independent, Roman Catholic university chartered in 1949.
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