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The TAG application for judicial review of(co/12153/2011) was refused permission
by Mittel J. this morning and has been appealed to the court of appeal.
The judge held that each decision for removal must be individually appealed.
He did not allow a generic appeal. Nevertheless the grounds have merit. We hence recommend solicitors to use the generic grounds below for their individual application- these grounds do not make reference to the TAG case but use the same points. They can be combined with individual appeal points.
By way of supporting documents you may rely on
a. The Swiss Federal Court Judgment of 27 Oct 2011
(see http://www.tamilsagainstgenocide.org/story.aspx?ID=62)
b. Out of The Silence By Freedom From Torture
c. Witness Protection in Sri Lanka by TAG (contact us for this - firstname.lastname@example.com)
AND IN THE MATTER OF MR/MS [xxxx]
1. The Claimant Mr/Ms XXX seeks a stay to prevent their removal today by charter flight at 15.30 which has now been delayed by several hours.
2. The reasons for the stay are to pursue the following grounds concerning issues common to all those on the charter flight of proposed returnees to Sri Lanka.
3. The Claimant submits that the policy of removal is flawed because:
(i) The policy of removal breaches a legitimate expectation of review ,
(ii) The policy of removal is inconsistent with a recent judgment of the Administrative Court of another EU state,
(iii) The policy of removal is inconsistent with UKBA policy on assisting with the prosecution and apprehension of war criminals and those who have committed crimes against humanity and genocide.
4. This application arises as a result of new evidence collated in a UKBA bulletin dated the 30th November 2011.
5. The bulletin makes reference to reports submitted to the UN Committee against Torture that concluded its investigation in respect of reports concerning torture on the 25th November 2011.
6. The UNCAT published its concluding observations which amounted to a damning indictment of the Sri Lankan authorities record on torture.
7. Some of those reports included histories of torture faced by failed asylum seekers.
8. Also in the UKBA bulletin is a detailed reference to a returnee from the UK in 2011 who was tortured on return.
9. The claimant submits that the decision to remove failed asylum seekers to Sri Lanka by way of Charter flight on the 15th December 2011, is unlawful.
10. This is because it breaches a legitimate expectation held by the returnee that the policy on removal will be reviewed, in the light of 'credible and relevant evidence' [see ministerial statement, 28th November 2011 set out below] concerning safety. This 'credible and relevant' evidence has only recently existed in collated form and constitutes the basis of the UKBA bulletin entitled 'Recent reports on torture and ill treatment'.
10. Out of a sample of 35 clients , 14 were tortured after returning having spent time abroad including the UK. 3 had been subject to enforced removal by the UK. [p7, FTT report].
11. The Bulletin was published on the 30th November 2011. It was published after the policy decision to remove potential returnees.
12. As paragraphs (i) to (v) of the Bulletin states:
'ii The Bulletin brings to the attention of decision makers a number of reports released between September and November 2011 which document torture and other forms of ill-treatment in Sri Lanka. It provides a selection of extracts from the sources as a guide to the general content of the reports, with a focus on events in 2011. However the Bulletin is not intended to be comprehensive or detailed in its coverage and officials are advised to read all the reports in full. Additionally, the Bulletin makes no attempt to interpret or analyse the information contained within the reports referred.
iii The Bulletin should be read in conjunction with the COI Report Sri Lanka, July 2011 for an understanding of the general human rights situation and specifically ill-treatment and torture in Sri Lanka. If decision-makers require further information, they should submit an information request to COI Service.
iv The Bulletin is compiled wholly from sourced material, as listed in Annex A. It includes information up to, and including, 28 November 2011.
v The Bulletin does not contain any UKBA opinion or policy.
11. Therefore it cannot be inferred that review has taken place as a result of the mere production of the report but there is a presumption that UKBA policy on removals would be reviewed in the light of it.
12. The decision does not make reference to this material.
13. The policy decision to remove by way of charter flight was at least the 28th November 2011, [judging by the date of other notices] which is the very date of Ministerial reassurance to Joan Ruddock MP that 'we will continue to investigate any credible and relevant allegations and review our policy in light of any findings'.
14. It is almost certain that the policy decision to remove by way of charter flight was taken before consideration, or informed consideration of the relevant materials referred to in the Bulletin. This flaws the decision to remove , particularly where such removals are so public and bound to attract attention on return. Removal by way of charter flight is a policy statement that the UKBA considers that there is no risk to failed asylum seekers.
15. Given that some of the cases referred to failed asylum seekers including those who had been removed by the UK, failure to have proper regard and review in the light of these materials renders the removals unlawful.
16. The NGOs referred to in the bulletin had handed over the same materials to the UN Committee against Torture for investigation. Those materials included reports relating to the torture of failed asylum seekers.
17. The UN Committee Against Torture:
The Committee against Torture , presided by Mr Claudio Grossman began its consideration of the third and fourth periodic reports submitted by Sri Lanka pursuant to Article 19 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment on the 8 November 2011 and concluded on the 25th November 2011.
The materials presented to the UNCAT included the following:
Freedom from Torture [ formerly Medical Foundation] submission to the CAT, November 2011:
Return to Sri Lanka from abroad:
Fourteen of the 35 cases report periods of residence or travel abroad preceding detention and torture: 5 travelled for educational purposes, 3 for family reasons and 4 for the purpose of seeking refuge outside of Sri Lanka. In the remaining 2 cases, the purpose of travel was not stated.
Of the 4 who sought refuge abroad, 3 were forcibly returned to Sri Lanka. In one case the individual had claimed asylum unsuccessfully in the UK a number of years earlier but was returned to Sri Lanka from another European state whilst en route to a non-European state where a new asylum claim was to be lodged. The second case involves a similar scenario –an individual who had claimed asylum unsuccessfully in a European state was returned by a second European state whilst en route to a non-European state where a new asylum claim was to be lodged. The third was returned from another European state after two years of residence, having been refused asylum there. In each of these cases, the person was tortured on return.
Of those 10 cases involving individuals who travelled abroad for non-asylum purposes, 9 returned voluntarily to Sri Lanka (all from the UK). Five returned voluntarily for temporary visits for a variety of family reasons including family sickness, child custody issues, to visit family and attend family celebrations. Two individuals returned due to the disappearance of their fathers and 2 others returned voluntarily. The remaining individual was en route to a non-European state for family reasons, but was returned en route due to the use of false documents.
All of the 14 individuals who had returned to Sri Lanka after a period abroad, whether they left Sri Lanka through a legal route or otherwise, were subsequently detained and tortured.
In 5 of the 14 cases, the episode of detention and torture documented in the MLR occurred over a year and up to 7 years after return. However in 9 cases the individual was detained within days, weeks or a month of their return. Of these 9 cases, 6 were detained in Colombo, either from their home or at checkpoints or from a lodging house. Two were detained at checkpoints elsewhere in the country and 1 was detained directly from the airport on arrival.
Four of the 6 cases detained in 2010 report being arrested from their own home or that of their family, in locations including Kandy and Colombo. One was taken at a checkpoint and the other from his workplace in Colombo. Two of these individuals report being taken by plain clothed 'officials' and transported to the detention facility in unmarked 'white vans'. Four of these 6 individuals had recently returned from abroad, 3 for family or health reasons and 1 due to a refused asylum claim (from the UK and another European state respectively). Five of the 6 cases report detention due to an imputed association with the LTTE through a family member or friend. The sixth case was associated with the political opposition during the 2010 presidential elections.
Of those 8 cases detained in 2009 after the ceasefire (June onwards), the majority report being taken from their homes in Colombo , Batticola and Kalmunai. These individuals were taken in some cases by plain clothed 'officials', and in others by uniformed police. One individual was visiting Sri Lanka from the UK and was accused of having fundraised for the LTTE. Three others had an imputed association with the LTTE through family members or their own history of detention and 1 was a supporter of an opposition party.
The remaining 3 cases were taken at a checkpoint in Omanthi, at the airport (removed to Sri Lanka following a refused asylum claim) and during a round-up of Tamils in Vavuniya following LTTE activity in the area.
Concluding observations of the Committee against Torture:
On 25 November 2011, the final day of its 47th session, the Committee published its concluding observations on Sri Lanka.
As to the quality of the Sri Lankan reports, the Committee remarked that it regretted that "the report lack statistical and practical information on the implementation of the provisions of the Convention".(13)
The Committee pointed out that it remained "seriously concerned about the continued and consistent allegations of widespread use of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of suspects in police custody, especially to extract confessions or information to be used in criminal proceedings", about the Sri Lanka's "failure in practice to afford all detainees, including those detained under anti-terrorist laws, with all fundamental safeguards from the very outset of their detention",(15) and about the "reports documenting individual cases of torture and ill-treatment where the victims were allegedly randomly selected by police to be arrested and detained for what appears to be an unsubstantiated charge and subsequently subjected to torture or ill-treatment to obtain a confession for those charges".(16)
The Committee mentioned the allegations of secret detention centers (17) and enforced disappearances including those documented by the Working Group.(18)
The Committee expressed its concern at the reports of intimidation and harassment of human rights defenders, lawyers, journalists, and other civil society actors.(19) It mentioned by name the cases of Prageeth Eknaligoda, Mr Weliamuna and some others.(20)
As to the conditions of detention, the Committee expressed concern "at the deplorable levels of overcrowding and poor conditions prevailing at police stations and prisons, especially the lack of hygiene, inadequate medical care"(21)21 and reports on death in custody.(2)
On the National Human Rights Commission, the Committee expressly requested the Government of Sri Lanka to provide information on the follow-up to its recommendations made after the surprise visit to the Mount Lavinia police station on 15 August 2011.(23) The Committee expressed its concern on the fact that the independence of the National Human Rights Commission had been undermined.(24)
Most importantly, the Committee underlined "the prevailing climate of impunity in and the apparent failure to investigate promptly and impartially wherever there is reasonable ground to believe that an act of torture has been committed".(25) The Committee's concerns about the lack of protection of victims and witnesses were supplemented by the mention of the assassinations of Messrs G. Perera and Mr S.K.A.S. Nishantha Fernando.(26) The Committee reiterated its previous recommendation on the establishment of an independent body to conduct the prompt, impartial, and spontaneous investigations into the allegations of torture and ill-treatment committed by the police officers.(27)
As to the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission, the Committee noted its "apparent limited mandate" and "alleged lack of independence".(28)
As to the training of law-enforcement personnel, the Committee invited the authorities to "assess the effectiveness and impact of training programmes and education on reducing the incidence of torture and ill-treatment" and support the training on the use of the Istanbul Protocol. (29)
On redress, the Committee noted lack of the legislative provision on compensation or other forms of reparation for torture victims. The Committee reiterated its previous recommendation that the Government of Sri Lanka "should ensure that appropriate rehabilitation programmes are provided to all victims of torture and ill-treatment, including medical and psychological assistance".(30)
The Government of Sri Lanka is requested to furnish the follow-up information to the Committee by 25 November 2012 (31) and their fifth periodic report by 25 November 2015.(32)
a. 'We will continue to investigate any credible and relevant allegations and review our policy in light of any findings'.
Alistair Burt (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Afghanistan/South Asia, counter terrorism/proliferation, North America, Middle East and North Africa), Foreign and Commonwealth Office; North East Bedfordshire, Conservative. Sri Lanka: Deportation Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs ... Hansard source (Citation: HC Deb, 28 November 2011, c685W),
b. [We] "constantly monitor the country situation, and issues of safety on return have not arisen. There is no evidence that those who were previously removed to Sri Lanka have been mistreated. All those who returned to Sri Lanka last week passed through border control procedures and were allowed to proceed without incident."
Chris Dix: The South Asia Regional Director of the UK Border Agency interviewed by the Ratmalana-based newspaper The Sunday Leader. (27 June 2011).
c. The UKBA's Chief Executive, Rob Whiteman – on behalf of Immigration Minister Damian Green – stated that: "The return of individuals is not enforced unless we and the courts consider that it is safe to do so."
19. The Policy is to be contrasted with this case history taken from 'Out of the Silence: Ongoing torture in Sri Lanka. Report from the FTT 2009 – 2011'.
20. The case history below is extracted in the Bulletin but was obtained after the FTT's submission to UNCAT.
21. Rohan was tortured on his return to Sri Lanka from the UK in early 2011. He was referred to Freedom from Torture (formerly the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture) several months ago when he escaped – on payment of a bribe by his family – and flew back to the UK.
"After I arrived in Sri Lanka and tried to leave the airport, two men stopped me, asked for my passport and asked me to come with them. They showed me their IDs – two people from CID[Criminal Investigation Department]. They took me out of a different entrance and pulled me inside a van. They started to ask questions about why I had come back to Sri Lanka – saying that I had escaped the first time but not this time. They tied my hands and legs and kicked me very badly.
"I was taken to a building. They asked questions like 'why have you come back again?, 'what did you do in the UK?', 'where is your brother?' [an LTTE member]. I said I had no contact with him. They tortured me inside the room by removing my clothes and hitting me with burning irons. I was feeling a burning sensation all over my body. They kept me for two days and I found my body was all swollen. On the third day they put me inside the van. I thought they were going to shoot me. Later I realised that my family had given them some money and because of that I was released."
22. On the 28th November 2011 the Parliamentary Secretary of State, Alastair Burt stated in parliament that:
'We will continue to investigate any credible and relevant allegations and review our policy in light of any findings'.
23. There is no evidence or statement to indicate that the UKBA have considered whether collective expulsion by way of charter flight on the 15th December 2011 is appropriate given public statements by the UKBA that the policy on removal will be reviewed.
24. It is submitted that it is almost certain that the decision to remove failed asylum seekers was taken without any review of policy in the light of the new reports and the observations of the UNCAT.
25. The claimant also submits that the policy to remove is unlawful because it has been taken with no regard to the judgment of the Swiss Federal Administrative Court in Urteil E-6220/2006 on the 27th October 2011, but published on the UNHCR website recently.
26. This decision by the Federal Administrative Court updates the Court's decision of 14 February 2008 (Tribunal administratif fédéral ATAF 2008/2). It states that political opponents, critical journalists, human rights activists, critical NGO representatives, as well as victims of or witnesses to serious human rights violations and persons who are presumed to have close contacts to the LTTE represented groups are still at risk of persecution in Sri Lanka. In general, returns to Sri Lanka including the East and North are considered reasonable, with the exception of Vanni region where no returns should take place. For persons who left the northern province some time ago, the existence of social network and chances for securing minimal living conditions should be considered.
27. Given the harmonization of asylum procedures in the EU, this judgment is highly persuasive.
28. This challenge raises important issues of fundamental rights and the Claimant ought to have the opportunity to access the Court.
© 2019 Together Against Genocide.


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However, she said Tailored West isn't simply just a clothing and gift store.
"I want this environment to be a place where people feel they can just come and have a cup of tea, walk around, see beautiful things from all over the country," she said. "I would really love this to be the kind of place where someone walks in and if there's some kind of encouragement we can give them, we will."
Kezar began sewing seriously when she was 8 years old, and she was sewing professionally by the time she was in high school. She made her own clothes, dresses for friends and eventually special outfits for her friend's children. She sewed in her home while raising a family, and now that they are grown and out of college, Kezar is pursuing the desire of her heart. She opened her shop and studio Feb. 1.
"God gives us the desires of our heart," she said. "If there is a desire laying dormant in your heart, try to bring it to the top and go after it."
Many of the store's items are designed and made by Kezar and some are made by other designers from across the country. She carries handmade gauze skirts, organic shirts with recycled trims and embellishments, items adorned with heirloom and antique lace, jewelry, candles, bags and purses, scarves, men's vests and more. She carries exclusive items by designer Tasha Polizzi.
Kezar offers custom sponsorship shirts, custom show shirts for horse competitions, rodeo and ranch events, rodeo queen formal wear and lambskin garments, pageant formal wear, custom costuming of all kinds prom and bridal formal wear and more. She offers gift wrap and gift certificates that may be used for online purchases.
Kezar also has a design studio inside the store where she and her part-time employees make several of the pieces that are available for sale.
Kezar moved to Cañon City from Arizona two years ago and said she loves Fremont County.
"I think this is a wonderful place to live," she said. "I love it here and I'm here to stay."
Tailored West is located at 113 Latigo Lane, suite A, behind Chili's. The business phone number is 719-320-1067 and the hours are from noon to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. For more information, visit tailoredwest.com.

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20 February 2017
Over the next three months Ukie is touring the country with its Brexit Roundtables. We want to hear from game businesses about their post-referendum concerns and examine opportunities for providing more support for the sector.
Game Makers, 1 Eastgate, Leeds, LS2 7LY
20 February 2017
Come along to one of our Brexit Roundtables to:
- Shape the games industry's position to government on key areas such as access to talent, international trade, video games tax relief, the free flow of data and funding.
- Hear the latest expert thinking around the key areas affecting games businesses in the UK.
- Develop new ideas that could re-think policy to better support the games sector and increase growth.
- Help provide evidence and case studies to present to government on key issues.
This roundtable is designed for games developers and publishers.


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Dr. Puran Sharma is a Certified Reiki Grand Master, a Mind Trainer and successful Mid Brain Trainer. He has learnt different modalities of Energy Healing System and Mind Training from 21 Gurus across the world...
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She is a Certified Integrated Clinical Hypnotherapist, Past Life Regression Therapist and Clinical Psychologist. She has been facilitating healings for all kinds of mental, emotional and physical problems, holistic health, anger and stress management, and personal and spiritual development. She is a Reiki Practitioner and practices Tarot and Angel Card Reading. She is an internationally Licensed teacher for Heal your Life® workshops, that have transformed lives of many individuals.
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text: Prentice Bisbal wrote: > [...] > My new cluster, which is still in labor, will have InfiniBand for MPI, > and we have 10 Gb ethernet switches for management/NFS, etc. The nodes > only have 1 Gb ethernet, so it will be effectively a 1 Gb network. > > I'm also curious as to whether the dual networks are overkill, and if > using a slower network for I/O will cause the system to be slower than > doing all traffic over IB, since I/O will be slower and cause the nodes > to wait longer for these ops to finish. Hello, Prentice and Alan. I've built a Beowulf based on EPCC BOBCAT: http://bioinformatics.rri.sari.ac.uk/bobcat/ What attracted me to BOBCAT is that it used two completely separate network fabrics: One for 'system' and one for 'applications'. Before I used this approach, it was very easy to lose control of the Beowulf cluster because it's easy to saturate the 'application' IPC, but if you have completely separate network fabrics, you can still control the Beowulf even when the 'application' network is saturated. This works extremely well in practice on our openMosix Beowulf with 88 PXE-booted nodes using NFSROOT over 100Mb and 'application' IPC over Gb ethernet. Tony. -- Dr. A.J.Travis, University of Aberdeen, Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health, Greenburn Road, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB21 9SB, Scotland, UK tel +44(0)1224 712751, fax +44(0)1224 716687, http://www.rowett.ac.uk mailto:ajt at rri.sari.ac.uk, http://bioinformatics.rri.sari.ac.uk/~ajt


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Katy Perry Asked Russell Brand to File for Their Divorce to Please Her Parents
New details are emerging about Katy Perry and Russell Brand's sad split. While both camps initially denied any marital problems, rumors swirled since the divorce filing that Brand wasn't getting along with Perry's Christian parents. In addition, TMZ is reporting that Perry asked Brand to officially file for their divorce because she didn't want to upset her infamously religious family.
Us Weekly provided more details of the bust up — including why they spent Christmas apart. "She was like, 'F— you. I'm going to do my own thing.' Russell replied, 'Fine, f— you too,'" a source told Us. Another sourced added, "They've fought since they met." One major issue? Another pal told the mag, "Katy doesn't think Russell respects her parents' Christian beliefs or her friends."
TMZ claims that the pair had been on the rocks for a few months and that both Brand and Perry made efforts to work it out before agreeing to divorce. Perry and Brand planned to divorce weeks ago, but neither wanted to be in Los Angeles when the papers were officially filed – which explains his trip to London and her Hawaiian beach frolic on Christmas.
Because Katy's parents are evangelical Christians, she didn't want to be the one to officially end file for her divorce, because she was raised to believe that divorce is wrong.
Perry's religious upbringing posed some predicaments elsewhere in her life. In her 'Most Fascinating People' interview with Barbara Walters, Perry revealed that she couldn't listen to the pop music or watch much TV as a child — and that she had to call deviled eggs "angeled eggs."
While the break up is sad, there may be a silver lining in the split. Perry had planned to take a year off of music to start a family with Brand — but now there may be hope for new (if more somber) music from the 'One That Got Away' singer a bit sooner than we expected.


text: MFG Review: Introducing the 2010 DYE NT, a revolutionary technology break through in air usage efficiency, accuracy performance and stylish design. The NT is not only the most air efficient and accurate paintball gun Dye has ever produced, it is also the lightest and most compact in its category. Continuing with Dye's famous patented spool valve design, the new NT Boost Bolt design is the ultimate refinement of next generation spool valve technology. After several years in development, the NT sets a new performance standard for all high-end paintball markers to aspire. Simply put, the best just got better.


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Eastern Maine Walk to End Alzheimer's A Huge Success!
The Eastern Maine Walk to End Alzheimer's was held on a beautiful fall day in Bangor, on Saturday, October 5, 2013, and it was a huge success!
The Eastern Maine Walk to End Alzheimer's well exceeded its goals, collecting over $107,000 for the Alzheimer's Association. (Last year, the same walk raised $86,000.) Over 600 walkers participated in the 2013 event!
Stay tuned to: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Eastern-Maine-Walk-to-End-Alzheimers/126917482516 for photos of the event in the coming days and weeks.
Congratulations to all who participated, and a special congratulations to the following:
Top individual fundraisers:
Julie Crafts $2,813
Heather Fletcher $1,671.85
Claire Cullinane $1,600
Top Family/ Friend Teams:
Maynard Shute Team $8,258.17
In Memory of Janet Long $3,553
The Whitney Family $2,802
Top Business Team:
Maine Veteran's Home Bangor $9,998.81
Kindred Westgate $7,197
Dirigo Pines Retirement Community $6,279.90
Maine Veteran's Home did an outstanding job unseating the long-time top business team fundraiser, Kindred Westgate. Congratulations to MVH for an incredible year!


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NEWS- 'Sticker shock': New traffic laws promise fat fines
Think traffic tickets take a bite out of your bank account? Starting July 1, they just might swallow it whole– but only if you're a Virginia resident. That's the result of a new state law that tacks hefty civil fees on already-existing traffic fines for certain driving infractions committed by Virginia drivers on Virginia roads.
For example, if you're caught reckless driving (going 20 mph over the speed limit), you'll pay the standard fine– usually $200. But now you'll also add an additional $1,050 to the Commonwealth's coffers. First time drunk driving used to carry a $300 price tag; add $2,500 to that starting July 1.
What has some people really screaming: out-of-state drivers nabbed while passing through won't have to pay anything beyond the traditional fines, because the fees, legislators claim, are essentially a tax applicable only to residents.
The bill's sponsors, Fairfax Republican Senators David Albo and Thomas Rust, believe the fees– part of the massive Transportation Bill– are a clever way to pay the state's transportation expenses at the same time they try to slow people down and stop dangerous road behavior.
"It's a totally voluntary charge," says Albo. "If you don't break the law, you don't pay anything."
Albo and Rust believe the fees will net the state between $65 and $120 million. Smaller speeding tickets and other minor infractions won't be assessed the additional fees, which can be paid over three years in annual installments, with the first one due at the time of conviction.
But critics say the new law will be overly burdensome for poor drivers and may clog courthouses with offenders fighting the charges to avoid the fees.
"It's a huge hardship on people," says defense attorney David Heilburg, who predicts "sticker shock" for many court-bound drivers in the near future. And Heilburg isn't the only local lawyer worried about the consequences.
"It's going to be incredibly bad," says attorney Ford Childress, who, like Heilburg, predicts increased numbers of people will drive on suspended licenses when they're unable to pay the sometimes whopping amounts required to get their licenses reinstated.
Albo defends the fees and bristles at the idea that the fees will unfairly target those of lower socioeconomic status.
"Do people think that poor people drive illegally?" he asks.
Democratic Senator Creigh Deeds, who voted to pass the Transportation Bill but dislikes the fees, doesn't shy away from answering that rhetorical question.
"Many people with serious driving problems," says Deeds, "have serious economic problems as well." That can include substance abuse issues.
David Dutcher is executive director of James River ASAP, which provides classes that people convicted of DUI, underage drinking, and certain marijuana possession charges are required to take. He worries that heaping fees on top of fines will make it harder for his organization– which relies on the $300 tuition paid by 1,500 clients annually– to collect money for the court-ordered services and may face its own financial difficulties. And even local governments may suffer if judges– who have no discretion over the new civil fees– choose to help drivers by dropping the other fines, which typically go to localities.
Heilburg says there's a better way to pay for new roads.
"Tax is a dirty word," he says, "and that's what this is all about." Adding a five- or 10-cent-per-gallon tax to gasoline, he believes, is a better way to raise money.
To this suggestion, Albo scoffs.
"Gas tax?" he asks. "Yeah, like that has a possibility of ever being passed."
Deeds points out that if the fees do act as a dangerous driving deterrent, they won't raise the predicted funds for roads. "No long term gain was made" by adding the fees, he says.
Childress and Heilberg believe the new fees will be challenged soon after they go into effect, and indeed Fairfax attorney Michael S. Davis says in a June 23 article in the Washington Post that he's already planning a legal challenge based on the fact that only Virginia residents will be slapped with the fines– something he says violates "equal protection" under the U.S. Constitution. Any challenge to the law, however, will likely take years to work through the system.
Unfortunately for Charlottesville drivers, the new state fees aren't the only expensive news. As reported in last week's Hook, Charlottesville City Council recently voted to add a $200 surcharge for speeding on three city roads: Old Lynchburg Road, Altavista Avenue between Monticello and Avon streets, and Avon Street from the city line to Monticello Avenue.
Mayor David Brown says he and fellow councilors were aware of the new state legislation, and he points out that the city surcharge, which takes effect September 1, will be a six-month trial and that judges will have discretion to levy or remove the fees depending on circumstances.
He admits he has some concern about the fairness of the city's new fees, but he says he's far more concerned about the state legislation.
"You're taking people who aren't in a position to complain and making them pay," says Brown. "It's a regressive approach to paying for roads, and I think it's going to cause big problems."
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In Charlottesville, 'Tards drive faster in neighborhoods than on Rio or Hwy 29....because they can.
For example, go on Rio and you're lucky to go over 30 near Dunlora because there is always that 1 putz driving a train....driving so fuggin slow that there are 50 cars in tow.
So, you're forced to blast thru neighborhoods to avoid the putzes, minivans, and cell-phone yappers clogging arterial roads.
BEST KEPT SECRET: The Belmont alleys. You can run the alleys if you have an SUV, etc, and make better time than the stoplight game.
The above retard sounds like a new resident. Thanks "tard" for telling us your B.K.S. I consider it a public service annoucement. So beware all those who live near the alleys of Belmont. There's some crazed newbie in town that might mow you down to shave a couple of minutes off his/her commute.
I never knew the purpose of laws was to raise money for state projects. I thought laws are supposed to just, fair and fit the crime. If someone from out of state can speed in Virginia and not recieve the same penalty as a virginian, how is that fair? If on 3 roads-- Old Lynchburg Rd, Altavista Avenue and Avon St. a driver will incurr an additional $200 fine, how is that fair? Interesting some of the more modest housing divisions of Charlottesville are located around there. And the purpose of this arbitrary bill is to raise money, but if it is putting virginian citizens in jail who are unable to pay these exborbinant fines and therefore unable to work, how is that helping the economy? It seems like a very shortsighted, punitive, unjust and arbitrary law.
Anne, it's all about money. On both the local and state levels, as both have adopted fat fines in traffic matters. It's much easier than cutting back on spending. And they know the taxpayers don't have a spine to fight back with like was the case in the Boston Tea Party. We're just a spineless race of Lemmings.... and pretty damn close to communist Lemmings as everything we earn going to the states and localities nowadays.
OK, OK, I'm tired of us lemmings always getting a bum rap. Sure, we're herbivorous rodents like rats, mice and hamsters, but we've got feelings too, ya know.
And while we might migrate together in large herds, the notion that we'll line up single file and collectively jump off of cliffs, or go for a group swim on a hot day and wind up drowning en masse are just plain wrong.
It's all about self-esteem. What's an animal gotta do to get a little respect from you bipeds anyway? Be a sellout like the Geico Gecko? At least he's getting paid. I wish I had a nickel for every time someone used a disparaging phrase like Steve just did about us Lemmings not having the gumption to stand up and fight for what we believe in; just for the sake of making a silly point that has nothing to do with us.
Besides, what with Johnny not being able to read and all these days, how many people even know what a Lemming is anymore? I think if I were human I'd stick to talking about what I know and using some better analogies. Maybe something along the lines of referencing your Jim Jones followers. Or maybe even your holocaust victims. We Lemmings stand head and shoulders above that type of madness!
Does any one have a complete list of the polititians NOT to vote for next election who came up with/support these outrageous traffic fine laws?
i think that if Virginia residents should have to pay the hefty fine out of state residents should too because they broke the law either way if the sign says the speed limit is 25 and they go 45 they know what there doing it's common sense you break the law you get fined so if Virginia residents have to pay these extreme fines so should out of state residents


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The mother of a girl declared brain dead has started an online fundraiser to get the money needed to airlift her daughter to a facility where she will be put on long-term life support, according to ABC station KGO-TV in San Francisco.
Jahi McMath, 13, was declared brain dead following a surgery to remove her tonsils and adenoids on Dec. 9. For weeks her family has been battling with the Children's Hospital Oakland to keep Jahi on life support, even though multiple doctors say she is brain dead with no hope of recovery.
An Oakland judge ruled Tuesday that the hospital could remove Jahi from life support only after the family had time to appeal or make other arraignments. The judge made his decision after being presented with evidence from an independent neurologist that Jahi was brain-dead.
The hospital will be able to remove Jahi from life support after 5 p.m., Dec. 30 at 5pm.
Jahi's mother, Latasha Nailah Winkfield, created an online fundraiser Friday in the hopes that they can raise $20,000 to airlift Jahi to an unidentified facility in southern California.
As the family attempts to raise money to move Jahi, another legal battle has been brewing between Jahi's family and Children's Hospital Oakland.
While Jahi's family wants her to be moved to a facility where she can remain on life support, the hospital has questioned the logistics and legality of moving her.
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In a letter to Christopher Dolan, the lawyer for the family of Jahi McMath, Children's Hospital Oakland lawyer Douglas Straus said the hospital "will allow a lawful transfer of Jahi's body in its current state to another location if the family can arrange such a transfer and Children's can legally do so."
However, the letter questioned whether this would be legally possible, in part because the coroner would need to sign off on moving Jahi and the family would need proper transportation.
According to The Associated Press, Dolan said the Alameda Coroner had signed consent to the transfer. However, when reached by phone, the coroner's office declined to comment and referred all questions to Children's Hospital Oakland.
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Calls to Children's Hospital Oakland were not immediately returned.
Additionally, before Jahi can be moved a surgeon must perform a tracheotomy and implant a feeding tube on the teenager. The hospital has refused to perform the procedures.
"Children's Hospital Oakland does not believe that performing surgical procedures on the body of a deceased person is an appropriate medical practice," David Durand, the chief of pediatrics at Children's Hospital Oakland, said in a statement on Thursday.
According to KGO-TV, Dolan plans to go back to court Monday to file an extension and file a federal complaint against the hospital.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — A University at Buffalo geologist will journey to the Caribbean island of St. John this month to study the impact of hurricanes Irma and Maria on coral reefs in the region.
"We won't know the extent of damage on the reefs until we are able to get into the water," says Howard Lasker, PhD, professor of geology in UB's College of Arts and Sciences, who departs for St. John on Nov. 18 aboard the F.G. Walton Smith, the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science's research vessel. "Hurricanes create huge waves in the ocean, and these go crashing onto the reefs with great force. Sand also gets tossed around, so it's like sandblasting. These direct physical impacts can cause a lot of harm."
With his collaborator, Peter Edmunds, PhD, from California State University, Northridge, Lasker has been researching reefs off St. John's southern coast for several years. The team has been documenting which coral species live there today, and examining photographs dating back to 1987 to determine how the composition of reefs has changed.
The focus is on understanding the balance between hard, stony corals, which form the backbone of ocean reefs, and softer, more flexible gorgonian corals — tree-like species that form an underwater forest of sorts, providing habitat for small fish and other aquatic life.
The hurricanes add an unexpected variable to this work.
"It's interesting because it's a natural experiment," Lasker says. "It's not an experiment that you could in good conscience conduct yourself, but we can learn a lot from studying the recovery if there has been any damage."
Coral reefs act as habitats for fish and other wildlife, providing food for communities worldwide and generating tourism dollars for seaside economies. Investigating how traumatic events like hurricanes affect these important resources is particularly vital in a time of global climate change, Lasker says.
Lasker's trip to St. John, which is part of the U.S. Virgin Islands, is funded by a $126,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, which is also paying for his time aboard the F.G. Walton Smith.
His team will include Angela Martinez Quintana, a UB PhD student in Lasker's lab; Jacqueline Krawiecki, a recent UB master's graduate from the lab; and Douglas Penninger from the Georgia Aquarium.
The hurricane caused severe damage to the Virgin Islands Environmental Resource Station — Lasker's usual home base on St. John — so the team will be based aboard the F.G. Walton Smith and take smaller boats out to dive sites along St. John's southern coast.
Lasker is unsure what they will find, but in general, he compares the effect of storms on coral reefs to the effect of wildfires on forests.
"Hurricanes have always occurred," he says. "They can cause extensive damage, but then the populations start to recover. It's analogous to forest fires: After a number of years, the forest starts returning. There's a period of disturbance, and then the system recovers."
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A few weeks ago, Nathon Bransford, a writer and blogger I follow, wrote a post asking the question "How long does it take you to finish a draft?"
My first gut reaction answer to that question was "F-O-R-E-V-E-R," but sadly, I couldn't figure out how to embed this little video clip into the comments on his blog. It's from one of my all-time favorite movies ever, The Sandlot.
Then I read some of the comments people wrote in response to his question. Not one single person answered with "forever" – just me, slow writer extraordinaire! In fact, I could only read the first 30 comments or so as they were just a wee bit intimidating.
Some people actually counted how long it took them to write an entire novel in days. Days!! I count down the days until vacation starts, or the age of a newborn baby, NOT how long it takes me to write a novel. Most people were in the 3-6 month range which to me is still mind boggling.
I suppose if I wasn't teaching full time, coaching, participating in my own children's lives, and I don't know, eating and sleeping occasionally, I might be able to do that, but at the current level of "busy" in my life, I cannot see ever writing a novel worth reading in days or weeks time, a blog post or two maybe, but not a novel. I'm more of a months/years novel writing girl.
With that said, I am happy to announce that I finally finished a very rough first draft of my very first novel, and I did it . . . are you ready? . . . in 460-something days (or just over 15 months). I can check that little to-do off my bucket list!! I wrote a novel – even though right now its in the "shitty first draft" stage, I'm still checking it off! Happy dance!
It's around 105,000 words. I'm thinking quite a bit of it needs to be cut, but I think I'd rather cut and tighten the writing up than have to add something.
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Before the new baseball season gets underway, many fans are wondering what to expect from their favorite teams. The latest issue of Sports Illustrated has listed the over or under win totals for each club, which will either encourage or discourage its followers.
The team projected to have the biggest increase in victories is Minnesota which, according to oddsshark.com, will go from 59 wins last season up to 70 in 2017. While an eleven win improvement seems radical, fans should keep in mind that in 2015 the Twins finished with 83 victories.
The Texas Rangers, who had the best record in the American League last year, are projected to experience the largest reduction in wins. After notching 95 wins last year, their over/under entering this season is 85.
Believe it or not, the biggest drop in the win column in the National League is projected to be the team that won the World Series. The Cubs came out on top 103 times during the regular season in 2016, a total that should drop to 96 based on the over/under listed in Sports Illustrated.
The other Chicago team is also predicted to drop seven games from the win column, partly due to the trades of left hander Chris Sale and outfielder Adam Eaton. The White Sox won 78 times last year, but are projected to come out on top in only 71 games in 2017.
Only three teams in addition to the Twins are expected to increase at least seven wins this year, although none are expected to reach the post season. The Arizona Diamondbacks are projected to rise from 69 to 78 wins, the Pittsburgh Pirates from 78 to 85, and the Tampa Bay Rays from 68 to 75.
Most clubs will rise or drop no more than a few wins, according to the projections, but fans should be prepared for much more radical changes than that. After all, exactly one half of all thirty teams experienced either a rise or a drop of at least seven wins from 2015 to last year.
Besides Minnesota's 24 win drop mentioned earlier, Kansas City went from 98 to 81 wins while the Angels won eleven fewer than in 2015. Pittsburgh suffered the largest drop in the senior circuit, going from 98 wins in 2015 down to 78 last year. The Cardinals dropped from 100 wins in 2015 to 86 last year, and the Diamondbacks won ten fewer games in that same one season span.
On the positive side, Boston increased its victory total from 78 in 2015 to 93 a year later, followed by Detroit's jump from 74 to 86 victories. Washington led the National League in win increases, a boost that took Dusty Baker's club from 83 to 95.
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Sworn in as the council's new president was Steve Haskins, joined by executive board members Charles Hartford, secretary; Yolanda de Riquer, second vice president; Glenda Rothberg, first vice president; and Ron Jones, treasurer.
The new group leaders were fêted with a cake depicting the town council logo, furnished by The French Gourmet.
Near the end of the meeting, Haskins called out trustee Nancy Gardner, alleging Gardner made an unauthorized check presentation recently to a veterans group, the Warriors and Quiet Waters Foundation, without the town council's knowledge or approval. The incident was part of continuing fallout from the La Jolla Dancing with the Stars fundraiser held last Oct. 5 at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines Hotel.
"In the past," Haskins began, "we've had problems with trustees related to funds of the town council, and this is something that really needs to be dealt with." He added that the council must "follow ethics no matter what" in order to "maintain the integrity of the group."
Haskins called for the board to initiate a vote of the council's full membership to seek Gardner's removal from office. Gardner organized the Dancing with the Stars fundraiser.
"Nancy Gardner," Haskins continued, "acted without the voting approval of the town council in presenting a donation to an unauthorized organization completely misleading the public." He noted that some funds from the dancing event have somehow recently turned up missing.
Trustee and Realtor Charles Schevker said he was "bewildered" by the recent turn of events in the fundraiser's aftermath, noting he resigned from participating in the event because "I saw what appeared to me to be an apparent disregard for financial controls and security, saw that as a possible future problem, and didn't want to be associated with that."
Gardner responded that it was unnecessary to put the matter to a full vote of the council's membership and that she would resign.
Defending her actions, Gardner said, "There was no way one person could have run that entire event and also handle all the finances. My job was to oversee the event, which I did. I never had control of the money; my name is not on the bank account; I don't have any (account) access."
The town council voted near unanimously in a full membership vote, with only one trustee dissenting, to ask for Gardner's ouster. Town council membership totals around 500.
Firefighter Eric Topacio gave a slideshow presentation to the council on his new invention, the Cedar Valve, a detachable fire hose connection that he said saves invaluable seconds disengaging from a water source. He said he believes his invention could ultimately save lives and countless property damage in combating wildfires.
Topacio, who lost a colleague in a fire fight, said he has made it his mission to convince firefighting agencies regionwide of his device's viability. He said he's vowed "that I was going to make a difference, make a change, in the fire service."
The next town council meeting will be Thursday, June 12, at 5 p.m. at La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St.


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ONE of Scotland's foremost historians has entered the debate over sectarian singing, saying a sheriff had "no alternative" but to dismiss a charge of "religiously aggravated" breach of the peace against a man accused of singing songs referencing the IRA.
Professor Tom Devine said the case had "significant legal implications" for how prosecutors and police responded to the behaviour of fans at Old Firm matches, and said "those who sing songs of hate against another religious group are, prima facie, committing an offence".
Prof Devine, the Sir William Fraser professor of Scottish history and palaeography at Edinburgh University, said the sheriff in the case, where he was called as an expert witness, ruled that the IRA was a "republican military organisation" that was "not sectarian in intent".
He added that those who showed support for the organisation were found not to be "showing 'malice or ill-will towards members of a religious group'", as defined under Section 74 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003.
Prof Devine told The Scotsman yesterday that "the sheriff had no alternative but to come to the conclusion which he did in light of the religious focus" of section 74.
However, the general secretary of the Rangers Supporters Association, John Macmillan, said he strongly disagreed with the professor's comments, saying they were "unworthy of a man of Tom Devine's standing".
Mr Macmillan said: "It seems to be one-way traffic at the moment. It seems the Rangers supporters are the only ones who are talked down.
"Quite clearly some of the songs sung by Rangers supporters are unacceptable - but it seems non-Rangers people seem to be in denial about anything their fans do, and people like Tom Devine seem to support that view.
"From their point of view, Rangers fans are the only ones singing unacceptible songs - and that is not the case. It is always argued the Celtic supporters are singing 'folk songs' - but their songs are glorifying the IRA.
"It gets a bit tiring when Rangers supporters are singled out and Celtic supporters glorified. The whole thing is a bit of a mess."
David McLetchie, the former MSP who is seeking re-election to the Scottish Parliament as the member for Edinburgh Pentlands, said the law needed to be clarified: "The case to which Tom Devine refers proves conclusively what I have maintained all along, which is that the legislation is not focused on what most people in Scotland would call sectarian behaviour.
"The legislation needs to be re-examined."
Peter Kearney, director of the Scottish Catholic Media Office, said: "While much attention has been given to the topic of sectarianism, unfortunately an informed perspective has been lacking. If neither the fans who sing 'sectarian' songs nor the officials charged with policing them have an accurate understanding or definition of the term, it seems unlikely they will be able to respond, far less eradicate such behaviour."A Crown Office spokesman said: "Offending motivated by prejudice will not be tolerated, and the perpetrators of any incidents of this nature will be dealt with robustly."


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When making chocolate desserts, I usually go by the following guideline: use good chocolate! The types of chocolate that I prefer to use are Valrhona, Scharfenberg, Callebaut or Lindt. The quality of your chocolate will affect the quality of your desserts and baked goods - try not to compromise. For the brownies I used a dark bittersweet Callebaut and for the pudding, I used a dark semisweet Callebaut. The ginger in the brownies was a nice touch, it gave the brownies a rich and complex flavour, that was familiar and comforting, without being too sweet or intense. The chocolate pudding was tasty, simple and satisfying. The flavour and consistency is exactly what a chocolate pudding should be. Both recipes are incredibly simple and comforting.
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1/2 cup unsalted butter, plus more for the baking dish
3 oz bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
2 large eggs
1 tsp grated peeled fresh ginger
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp course salt
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1. Preheat oven to 325ºF. Butter an 8" square baking dish. Line bottom with parchment paper, allowing 2 inches to hang over 2 sides. Butter parchment; set aside. Melt butter and chocolate together in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat, and stir in remaining ingredients.
2. Pour batter into prepared dish. Smooth top with a rubber spatula. Bake until a cake tester inserted into the centre comes out with moist crumbs, 30- 35 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack. Cut into squares. Brownies can be stored in an air tight container at room temperature up to 4 days.
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1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 Tbsp cornstarch
2 Tbsp unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 cups milk
2 large egg yolks, lightly beaten
4 oz semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
1 Tbsp unsalted butter, softened
1/3 cup heavy cream
1 Tbsp confectioner's sugar
1. Whisk granulated sugar, cornstarch, cocoa, and salt in a medium pan. Whisk in milk and yolks. Cook over medium-low heat, whisking, until thickened, 8-10 minutes. Remove from heat. Add chocolate and butter; whisk until melted.
2. Pour pudding through a sieve into a heatproof bowl and set in an ice-water bath. To prevent a skin from forming, press plastic wrap directly onto the surface. Refrigerate, stirring occasionally, until cold and set, about 40 minutes (up to 2 days).
3. Whip cream and confectioner's sugar in a medium bowl until soft peaks form. Divide cold pudding among 4 bowls, and serve with whipped cream.
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Amish Bread Pudding Recipe
Oh my gosh, is this recipe to die for! I used to have another go-to recipe for bread pudding, but I always felt that something was missing. Then, I found this recipe on the Moms Who Think website, and I will never make my old recipe again. This is an Amish recipe that has been passed down for multiple generations. On top of that, it is very simple and delicious!
- 2 cups whole milk (or 2 cups half & half)
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2/3 cup brown sugar (light or dark, depending on taste preference)
- 3 eggs
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups bread torn into small pieces (french bread works best)
- 1/2 cup raisins (optional)
- In medium saucepan, over medium heat, heat milk (or half & half) just until film forms over top. Combine butter and milk, stirring until butter is melted. Cool to lukewarm.
- Combine sugar, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer at medium speed for 1 minute. Slowly add milk mixture.
- Place bread in a lightly greased 1 1/2 quart casserole.
- Sprinkle with raisins if desired. Pour batter on top of bread.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes, or until set. Serve warm.
If you make the sauce to put on top of your bread pudding, adjust the brown sugar in the bread pudding recipe. Reduce the amount in the recipe to 1/3 cups dark or light brown sugar (the sauce has the other 1/3 cup in it, in the form of white or light brown sugar).
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- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/3 cup granulated white sugar (light brown sugar can be substituted)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon flour
- dash of salt
- Mix everything together and bring to a boil for 3- 4 minutes, stirring constantly. Set aside for 5 minutes, then pour on warm bread pudding.
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Jennifer Lawrence accidentally ambushed Natalie Dormer with a kiss during the London premiere of "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2."
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I think it's more than that... it's a kind of "coloring," where a specific character of something would be noticed, and then usually used as identification. What kind of characteristics we notice depends on the sankharas involved.alan... wrote: perception: the six senses.
For example, when we feel drowsy during meditation, the Buddha said to develop the perception of light. When you focus on the "light" with the objects, or is reflecting off them, then the surroundings around you will brighten up quite noticeably.
It's not that the light actually becomes intensified, or is imagined... it's just that the perception changed. Many people seem to take it for granted that their own perceptions are something that would be definitive, when they're actually changeable... most of the time it's beyond their control, if they're not aware of it, or they're not sure how to change it.
consciousness: knowing, the light behind the projector.
I disagree with this metaphor. Consciousness is just a construction out of the sankharas that were involved... it arises only when there is a contact between a sense and its object.
I myself have trouble seeing how the consciousness could be seen as something that never changes...the only thing is i see a consciousness that never changes except when sleeping or dying. however this consciousness has no characteristics that are personal so it is not self. it is no different than a flame, it's certainly an action, but not a personal or permanent one. i have trouble seeing it as constantly changing as it is so impersonal! like a star, it certainly has a beginning and an end, you can't see them for half the day and they twinkle, but for the most part they are always there and yet they are still totally impermanent.
i suppose it goes from very wakeful to sleepy pretty frequently, i just feel like the raw consciousness is almost totally consistent. again though, i in no way am saying it is permanent, just that i have trouble seeing it as a constantly changing thing.
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