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Bryan Kearney is performing interesting interoperability tests with Microsoft WCF using our JBossWS-CXF integration stack... and the results look good :-)
Read the details here. Thanks Bryan!
Friday, March 13, 2009
JBossWS-CXF and WCF interoperability
3 comments:
- r.battistoni said...
I'm fighting with an integration between WCF C# and a JBoss 5.0.1 GA and JBossWS.
Here is the thread on MSDN and you can see the strange beavhiour.
linkFrom a Java WS Client all works normally.
do you have any idea about this problem?
do you think it could be a problem related to JBossWS version included in JBoss 5.0.1 GA?
- April 22, 2009 at 9:14 AM
- Alessio Soldano said...
Please post to the jbossws-cxf forum as soon as it's back from maintenance mode.
- April 22, 2009 at 9:25 AM
- r.battistoni said...
Here is the link to JBossWS Forum:
link to fourm
- April 29, 2009 at 3:20 AM
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The week ahead in literary London
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from a thread about why use lugs...
> A large part of the reason that lugged construction became
> the norm was that it was better suited to large scale production
> by semi-skilled labor - not because it was always "better."
since the 80s and the mtb era changed everything and took
any convention that bicycle aesthetics had and tossed them,
tig has became the norm and is better suited to large scale
production by semi-skilled labor. it's an economic issue,and
nothing more. welding is an accepted look, and more folks in
tech schools (and other venues) are trained to weld then are
to braze, this providing a steady labor stream intoany factory
that chooses makes bicycle frames en masse.
> "Still" is not a verb, and thus has no infinitive form. That said,
> no, there's no reason at all still to use lugs. It is so, so much
> easier to make a glue-bike in a mold; even kids can (and do)
do it. Just do that.
uh -
with that logic i can may i deduce that we no longer need
ovens as long as microvaves exist? better yet, why cook
food when we can get the stuff that mixes with water. well,
for that, we'd prolly need military stripes! do we eschew
mechanical watches and all get quartz? that kinda' sums
it up here.
> I read recently that some words and phrases are going away
> because they are used so little. Counter / anti clockwise was
> one.I haven't worn a watch in over 6 years. If I do need accurate
> time I look at my cell phone. But then again I haven't had to do
> that in years either.I no longer have any lugged bikes.I like the
> look of my sloping top tubes, on my smallish frames. No doubt
> different skills are needed to tig rather than braze.I have a lot of
> respect for someone that can lay down a frames worth of tig
> welds as there is no where to hide. Plus the mitres are as tight
> if not tighter than lugged frames.Watching a skilled tig welder is
> amazing. Besides using both hands, they get to use a foot too.
fwiw - i am tig lover, not its anti-christ.
i don't wear a watch, and i don't care who cooks my meals or how!
so this isn't (for me) an issue about if one method is better than another.
as a bicycle maker, ibelieve that design and construction trumps all,
and that material is over-rated. and i'd rather have a nice cannondale
or C-50 than many of the so-called artisan made frames that are
so-called lovingly built with lugs. lugs constitute a joining process,
and their inclusion validates nothing atmo. but when used by a
skilled builder, they can still grab my attention.
> All my bikes are lugged, and I built about half of them myself.
> I couldn't think of a good answer, so I gave a bad one. In truth,
> I have no idea why we still "need" lugs, or why anyone still uses
> them at all. I think they're nice. I like the way my bikes ride, but
> I doubt it has all that much to do with the joinery method. I work
> for a shop that does pretty much exclusively TIG'd frames, and
> they all work pretty well, too.
one reason that some use them is simply that some use them.
it's true - they make no difference at all. they are just a visual
when the frame is built. however, for some (me...), it's not
about lugs, it's about brazing. and i know that as a brazer,
i can make a better frame than if i transferred my skills to tig
welding. when a client orders a frame from me, it's not because
i use lugs, or make my own lug designs, or anything closely
related. a client chooses the entire body of work; design,
execution, history, longevity, etc. not to parrot lance, but it
really isn't about the bike at all. it's more likely about the maker.
and if the maker is a brazer, and a good one,there is no reason
at all to veer simply because the cat across the hall has a
pulse welder.
> I've been around a while and started racing back in the days
> when everyone rode lugged steel frames and everyone knew
> what chromoly meant. That was also back in the day when a
> typical race bike weighed 23 pounds. The steel is real crowd
> forgets that when newer frame materials were being developed
> in the mid-80s, many pro teams actually chose to buy these
> new frames rather than accept a steel frame sponsor...
can we get some examples of teams that bought frames with
"newer frame materials" rather than accept free steel frames?
> That used to be Look's slogan (the only bikes in the peloton teams
> buy...). Like arguing against a creationist, there's no way the steel
> is real crowd will ever be persuaded but there's a reason why
> every pro team rides carbon frames--it's a vastly superior material,
> and getting past traditional lug designs is one of those superior qualities.
i believe the reason "every" pro team rides carbon frame is that
the parties involved cut equitable business deals, and the the
unit cost (not selling price) of an asian made nonferrous material
frame is quite low, and that thesebad boys are practically disposable.
that's quite a good price considering these are just tools.
> The question was, is there a reason to still use lugs. The
> answer, from a performance perspective, is a definite no.
> Non-lugged construction is structurally superior.
be that as it may (even if i don't know how one would quanitify
that non-lugged construction is "structurally superior", the
performance is equal parts design and design, with a small
dose of construction skill thrown in for good measure (and
that good measure will only matter if you desire a frame with
longevity), and the smallest measure of the equation is material
choice. don't get me wrong, it's all good, but pros ride what
they ride because of deals cut for economic reasons. mj coulda'
got it done in cons, but nike paid him more yada yada.
> i'm not denying that if you choose tradition, craftsmanship,
> etc., a steel frame is a fine choice. Just don't pretend steel
> can go toe-to-toe on any performance characteristic of
> newer materials.
i'm not pretending. it can.
> E-Richie, the notion that pro teams ride carbon just
> because it's what their sponsors tell them to ignores
> the history of the development of carbon frames. None
> of these are sponsored frames-simple sponsorship economics
> doesn't explain it. It is because carbon frames have a distinct
> advantage that teams are willing to pay for out of pocket.
> I believe Kelme or Once bought their Look badged frames
> instead of a sponsorship.
here's a little anecdote for you -
in the film sunset boulevard, the william holden character meets the
gloria swanson character at the staircase of her hollywood mansion.
startled, he says -
"you're norma desmond. you were in pictures. you used to be big."
to which she replies -
"i am big; it's the pictures that have gotten smaller."
by and large, the industry has veered away from steel because,
using nonferrous materials, it can eek out higher profits from
better production numbers using more automated processes
and leaving more of what was the skilled work force behind.
listen - i am not anti-profits or anti-progress, but look around
the rose colored glasses and realize that the sport is also
underwritten heavily by industry, and the racers use what
they are paid to be seen with - and i have no issues with
that either.
from a thread about why use lugs...


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Battle of the Sexes: the story that Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris' biopic tells is an important one (particularly in this day and age where this issue seems to have stagnated for a while, to be generous), but that doesn't make it any less entertaining. It could be more incisive, in any case. The film mixes well drama with farce, in part due to the nature of the character played (rather efficiently, as a matter of fact) by Steve Carell. Emma Stone is very strong, in a tougher, more nuanced role; Andrea Riseborough is also a nice presence in a pivotal role dealt with great delicacy. Period recreation is very good, in particular Mary Zophres' costume design, which replicates the era without falling into a caricature. Cinematographer Linus Sandgren images are richer, more elegant and distinctive than the genre usually displays.
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5 states in 3 days
December 31, 2012
Thursday I left with my Dad for South Dakota. We traveled to a total of 5 states in 3 days. It was a lot of fun to spend that time with my Dad. He took me to the town of Sisseton, South Dakota. The population is a little over 2500 people. It was pretty cool to see where he came from. It was a fast, cold and long trip but I enjoyed it. Here are some of my favorite images from the drive up and back. They are a mix of camera and iPhone images editid with VSCO Film.
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Performance Details
Event 55 Meter Dash
Mark 8.44
Place 12th
Race/Results Page Complete Results
Round Prelims
Heat 1
Team Exeter High School
Native Country USA
Season Indoor 2018
Level HS
Meet Date Dec 30, 2017
Date Added Jan 4, 2018
Grade 2020
Timing FAT
Personal Best? No
Season Best? No
Venue UNH - Paul Sweet Oval, Durham, NH, USA
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I know a lot of people might not like the idea of going away over Christmas time, especially if you have children, but as a child who holidayed over Christmas, it is wonderful. One place that I especially loved was Lanzarote. I visited as an adult, aged 19, with my parents and my then 9 year old sister so we did a lot of family friendly activities whilst we were there.
We stayed in Costa Teguise and obviously you can't expect the weather to be as warm as it would be during the middle of summer, but we had days where it was 21 or 22 degrees - so much better than being at home and you could definitely tan yourself. I came home with sunburn! It is quite a breezy place too, depending on where you stay but I loved that it wasn't so hot that you couldn't handle it.
Whilst being away over Christmas, you still want to feel like it's Christmas. At the time of staying, my sister still believed in Santa so my parents had told her that Santa would leave a few small things in our apartment but because Santa knew where she lived, the rest would be left at home. Children accept stuff like that and it's totally believable. You don't lose the magic of Christmas. In the main lobby of our accommodation, they had a Christmas tree and other decorations and on the streets they had Christmas lights on the lampposts, just like at home. Lots of shops and restaurants were also decorated so it was easy to still feel festive.
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Categories: Comedy, Drama, Local. From The New Collectives. Written by Sam Gooley. Directed by Melissa Firlit. Featuring: Mara Gannon, Sarah Moore, Dan Morrison* and James E. Smith*
Assistant Directed/Produced by Giverny Petitmermet. Sound Design by Kevin Novinsky. Lighting Design by Elaine Wong. Stage Managed by Rebecca Kane
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"An edgy piece that is equal parts funny and provocative. The story captures a discussion on rape from a different perspective, through the eyes of gender...Gooley's dialogue is sharp and quick...The characters he creates are basic archetypes, just with a little more depth. It's a satisfying story. Except for the ending...'Steve Got Raped' exemplified the beauty of a connected ensemble...Not for everyone. If you're willing to be challenged, it's worth a visit." Full Review
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The boy sat alone in an attic. He had no food or water. He propped himself on a rafter amid chunks of pink fiberglass insulation that ate at his skin. Nail points stuck out of boards like fangs.
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The only light came through slits in a vent, and eventually the boy sat in complete darkness. As the hours ticked on, his frail body became even weaker.
Almost 7 years old, Govi weighed 17 pounds, about the same as two gallons of milk.
He'd been up there for more than nine hours when he felt a board beneath his legs push up. Someone was there.
Someone had come for him.
Deputy John Klingele stood on his toes, pushing up on the panel that allowed access to the attic.
He and three others from the Johnson County Sheriff's Department had come looking for a boy who family members insisted had been left alone when his mother was arrested earlier in the day on traffic warrants. They'd heard noises coming from inside the home that gave them reason to enter. Patricia Moran, Govi's great-grandmother, waited outside.
The deputies went room to room in the De Soto duplex, calling Govi's name. They heard movement, then the same hum they'd heard outside. Finally, Klingele realized the sound was coming from above.
The access panel went up.
Two tiny feet flopped down.
Startled, Sgt. Mark Rokusek and Sgt. Brent Moore stepped back. Deputy Evan Comerio wasn't sure what he was seeing.
The boy's body was so gaunt that as he bent down, his head dropped between his feet. They'd come here on a mid-August night looking for a young boy. But the child staring at them looked more like a baby.
It was like a scene from Auschwitz, Klingele thought. Skin stretched over bones.
As he took Govi into his arms, he couldn't believe how much this boy didn't weigh.
The deputy, a father of three, thought of his own children at home, safe in their beds. He thought of his little one, just 15 months old and weighing 18 pounds, a little more than this boy in his arms. The deputy's middle child, almost 4, was about the same height.
Klingele looked down at Govi.
How did he survive?
Seven minutes before midnight, Govi's mother, Rachel Perez, called her family from the Johnson County jail. One of her traffic citations was from another county and there'd be no resolving that until morning.
The jail recorded a call between her and her father, Marty Foster.
Foster: "We found him, Rachel."
Perez: "Where?"
Foster, angry: "In your attic."
Perez: "What the hell are you talking about?"
Foster: "We have Giovanni. He's on the way to the hospital."
Perez: "Huh?"
Foster: "Huh, hell."
He would say later that he never could have imagined his daughter mistreating Govi — the boy with Down syndrome who as a toddler would sit with his grandpa and his wife and chatter, drawing them in with his smile and playing with his uncles' wrestling action figures.
Foster told his daughter that she'd never convince him she didn't know Govi had spent hours alone in the hot attic. In the coming days, he would go to the duplex to get clothes for Govi's sisters, Brandee and Angel. He'd see the filth and maggots and feel the heat of the attic. And he would cry.
"Holy shit, Rachel," he said. "Why? Why?"
"It was not on purpose," she said, her voice almost a whisper.
"What do you mean, 'It wasn't on purpose'?" Foster asked. "Are you that ashamed of him, Rachel?"
"No, Dad," she said. "That's not what happened. … Daddy, I tried to get up there with him."
Foster said he needed to get off the phone so he could call his mother. Moran was still at the duplex.
"As a father, I love you," he told Perez. "And I want you to get some help.
"He would have been dead if we hadn't went back."
An ambulance whisked Govi to Children's Mercy Hospital. The next 24 hours were crucial. Not just for Govi, but for his family.
At the hospital, doctors pumped fluids into Govi, following a chart that measured how many calories his malnourished body could handle. As they assessed him, a clearer picture of his suffering emerged.
Starved of nutrients, the boy had lost hair on his head, his bones were brittle and bowed from rickets, and the fatty tissue on his bottom had wasted away. One doctor said Govi wouldn't have lived much longer if he hadn't been rescued that night.
The first step back was simply a matter of getting the nutrients he had been deprived of for so long. He gained more than a pound from liquids before he had his first bite to eat.
Govi's physical condition, though, was just part of it. The emotional toll seemed insurmountable for a boy who had been abused and neglected, isolated in locked bedrooms and closets and ultimately the attic.
Severely abused and neglected children don't heal in days or months. And they don't do it alone.
Stacy Eastwood was in a cell phone store when she heard the news.
Word was spreading through the family members about the rescue of her great-nephew. They wondered aloud what would lead a mother to treat her child this way.
Rachel put Govi in the attic. They couldn't find him. There's a good chance Govi won't live.
Stacy remembered the September day in 2003 when Govi, her great-nephew, was born. Stacy's sister, Lori Monroy — Rachel's mother — had called to share concern that Rachel wasn't taking the Down syndrome diagnosis well. Stacy went to the hospital.
As she held the baby, touching his light brown skin and looking into his eyes, she saw only beauty.
"He's perfect," she remembered saying. "There's nothing wrong with him. He's not the one who is screwed up; we are."
Stacy and her husband, Joe Eastwood, discussed what had happened to Govi and what he faced. They talked about his sisters, Brandee and Angel, and the case building against Perez.
They also sat through periods of silence in those first days after Govi's rescue. They needed time to work through everything in their own heads.
Stacy grew up in rural Leavenworth County, more cowboy boots and horses than ballet shoes and dolls. She was always the one in the room who said exactly what she thought. She'd back it up and wouldn't back down.
Sometimes the words came out more blunt than polished. For her, life was about relationships and doing what's right. Not about what sounded or looked the best.
And when it came to family, she was there, the way she was with Rachel's mom. Lori was three years older than Stacy. Growing up, the two fought as sisters do. But as adults, they were best friends.
In 2008, Lori's kidneys were failing. She spent her last 3½ months with Stacy and her family.
Just before she died, Lori asked her sister to do something for her after she was gone: "Take care of my babies." She worried about her grandchildren, especially Govi.
Those words carried a stronger message now.
Stacy knew her husband of 11 years, a family-first guy, was also thinking about the three siblings and their future. And she knew, when she spoke to him, that he would understand what she said.
"We have to do something."
Betsy Bautz was nervous on the day she met Govi.
Driving south on Interstate 35, she headed to the Kansas foster home where he and his sisters were living. A volunteer with Court Appointed Special Advocates of Johnson & Wyandotte Counties, Bautz had been going to homes like this for three years.
But this case was different.
What does a 7-year-old weighing 20 pounds look like? A boy who wasn't potty-trained and never even learned to walk?
Brandee and Angel would need help, too. They had heard the smacks and name calling. They had seen their brother get locked away. They'd felt guilt when they received more food than he did, and they'd saved bits to sneak to him.
The girls eventually would tell stories of how their mother became angry when Govi soiled his clothes. She'd haul him to the shower, yelling at him. The girls would hear the running water but also the banging that comes when someone puts up a struggle. They would listen to their brother gurgling and choking.
They, like Govi, needed to heal. And Bautz was among the first to help them down that road.
But how would Govi, a boy with Down syndrome, respond to therapy? Bautz didn't know how far he would be able to go.
She had been working with Govi and his sisters for several weeks when she went to school for lunch. It was a chance to catch up on his progress and see if there was anything he needed.
When Govi sat down at the classroom table, he hunched forward and wrapped one arm around his tray. Like a makeshift fort protects toy army men, he was guarding his lunch.
"That's your food," Bautz assured him. "You eat your food." She wanted him to know she wasn't going to take anything from him.
As she spent more time with Govi, she took cues from him, letting him guide her as she worked to gain his trust.
She noticed he would flinch from the slightest touch. Bautz wanted to hug him, but if she just brushed by him he would cry, "Ow, ow, ow."
A month after that first school lunch, Bautz went again. And Govi surprised her. As she sat with him, he no longer wrapped his arm around his tray, guarding his food.
This time, he offered her some.
A jury never heard the evidence against Govi's mom.
Rachel Perez pleaded guilty days after a Johnson County district judge heard the preliminary case against her. A big part of the prosecution's case, along with the testimony from officers and the physician who treated Govi, were the photos of the emaciated boy.
My first thought was, 'Oh my God, how is this kid still alive?'
Chris Brown, former Johnson County prosecutor
Chris Brown, who prosecuted the case with Erika DeMarco, would always remember where he was standing when he saw the images.
"My first thought was, 'Oh my God, how is this kid still alive?' "
It was the worst case of physical abuse either prosecutor had seen in which the child survived.
"A kid does not get this bad in a couple of days," said DeMarco, an assistant Johnson County prosecutor. "He doesn't get this bad in a couple of months. This had to be something going on for a lengthy period of time."
Govi was so calm when the deputies rescued him from the attic that they figured it wasn't his first time there. But authorities weren't able to determine how often he had been put in the attic.
Perez pleaded guilty to child abuse and aggravated child endangerment. She pleaded no contest to attempted second-degree murder; she didn't accept guilt on that charge but stipulated that prosecutors had enough evidence to convict her.
The prosecutors thought so, too.
"She put him in the attic; she made false statements," said Brown, then the section chief of the Johnson County district attorney's sex crimes and child abuse unit. "She knew where he was and still didn't say, 'Hey, by the way, it's August and my young child with Down syndrome, who by the way weighs less than 19 pounds, is in the attic.' "
At sentencing, Perez sobbed.
She said she tried to hide that day in August 2010 when she saw the police outside.
"I put my son where he was," she told the judge. "I tried to climb up and as I climbed up, I grabbed the ledge and ... I fell through a table. I start panicking. I couldn't reach him. I couldn't do anything. I didn't want him to fall out, so I repositioned the cover so that he wouldn't fall out and get hurt."
She said that when deputies started asking questions about Govi, she lied.
"How was I supposed to tell the deputies, 'Oh, you're here to check on the welfare of my son. Well, I was just trying to hide him and stuck him in the attic,' Perez told the judge. "I didn't know."
When she was done talking and after attorneys on both sides had had their say, the judge spoke.
He called the actions of Govi's mother "unfathomable" and sentenced her to 8 1/2 years in prison.
"The maximum sentence here is not a terribly long sentence for what happened to Giovanni," he said.
But it was all the law allowed.
As news of Govi's case spread, calls came in from across the country. People wanted to help him. Did he need clothes? Did he and the girls need toys? Anything?
Some families wanted to adopt the young boy.
That worried Stacy Eastwood, Govi's great-aunt.
"I didn't want Govi getting adopted by someone, somewhere else in the state or in another state and the girls going somewhere else," she said later.
"I wanted to be their voice. I wanted to be the one to help them get through it."
The whole family did. Their two boys, Tucker and Spencer, 9 and 10 at the time, came up with a plan.
We jumped in eyes wide shut and hearts wide open.
Stacy Eastwood
Tucker would let the girls have his room, the boys told their parents. Govi could bunk with the two brothers in Spencer's room.
Stacy's oldest son, Ryan, who had started a family of his own, had already signed up to take care of Tucker and Spencer if something happened to her and Joe. He assured his mom that if needed in the years to come, he would take on the lifelong commitment for Govi.
Tucker and Spencer said they'd help out as adults, too. Tucker would take Govi during hunting season; Spencer wanted baseball season.
In October 2010, Joe Eastwood talked with Bautz. The Eastwoods wanted to do whatever they could for the children. Even they didn't know what that would be.
"We jumped in eyes wide shut and hearts wide open," Stacy would later say.
Years later, in therapy, Govi would remember that Joe Eastwood had come to see him in the hospital. And he remembered what "Unc Joe" told him: "You're going to be OK, boy."
Brandee, Govi and Angel moved into the Eastwoods' home as foster children in January 2011.
"It wasn't as easy as everyone thought," Stacy said later.
The older boys started to resent the way everything had changed. The transition took more sacrifice than just giving up a bedroom. Much of the attention went to the three new siblings. Everything was shared. Everything was different.
They began to have fights.
And Stacy would resort to an old family saying about overcoming a big obstacle: "We eat our elephants one bite at a time."
One day, she called the five kids into the living room. She was going with her gut here, but she wanted the children to understand each other. To know that with the bad also comes the good.
So she tried something. She had the kids sit in a circle and, starting with Spencer, say one thing that bugged them about one of their siblings. Then they followed it up with something good.
Spencer said something he didn't like about Brandee. Then he added: "She's a good artist."
Brandee went next: She didn't like it when one man who had been in Perez's life would grab Angel and "throw her across the room."
The boys sat stunned. Off to the side, Stacy watched her two older boys try to understand what that meant.
It took awhile for them to grasp how different their lives were. They'd been raised in a loving family where you watched TV together, played ball outside and went to wrestling practice after school. Mom and dad made dinner and helped with homework.
"You mean, throw her?" they asked. "Actually pick her up and throw her? … Across the room?"
They made overhead throwing motions, like they were passing a basketball. They couldn't visualize how a man could throw a girl.
And the three siblings couldn't begin to imagine the starkly different life their cousins had lived.
On May 9, 2012, inside a Johnson County courtroom not far from where Perez had been taken away in handcuffs, the three siblings sat in front of District Judge Kathleen Sloan.
"The court absolutely believes that this adoption is in these children's best interest," Sloan said.
Stacy and Joe adopted the three siblings.
Their first foster mom was there. So was Bautz. She posed with the children for a photo in front of the courthouse. Govi sat close, one arm wrapped around "Etsy."
On the way out of the courthouse, the kids released blue helium balloons with the message, "No More Abuse !! !! !!"
Stacy knew she and Joe were doing what Lori would have wanted: taking care of her babies.
"Whatever they'd been through, they went through together," Stacy said later. "And I wanted them to come out of it together."
But there was so much she didn't know. Would the girls be OK? And how far could Govi go? Did he have a chance to heal, to fully recover, to become a complete boy?
Related: Court Appointed Special Advocates focus on kids
Related: Why the family told Govi's story
About this series
Govi's story is based on interviews with family members, law officers and prosecutors, as well as counselors, doctors and people with CASA. It also draws from court documents, other records and transcripts of hearings for Rachel Perez. The Star tried to contact Perez in prison, but she did not respond.
Reporter Laura Bauer and photo journalist Tammy Ljungblad spent time with Govi over a period of several months.
Bauer has been a reporter for The Star since January 2005. She often writes about children in need, including LP, the girl who was found locked in a closet. Ljungblad has been with The Star since 1989.
All videos were edited by Monty Davis, a video journalist for The Star.
Support for children with Down syndrome
For more information about Down syndrome or for support and resources, go to the Down Syndrome Guild of Kansas City's website, www.kcdsg.org, or send email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Coming tomorrow: Govi's journey
Laura Bauer: 816-234-4944, @kclaurab


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Hunter Mahan made it another win for us after a stunning final round at the Ridgewood Country Club. And with that, he remains the only person to have played all FedEx play-off events in their short history while also propelling himself above Rory McIlroy in the FedEx standings.
So with our 100% record in this year's play-offs, we move confidently to TPC Boston. The Arnold Palmer designed 7,200 track is one where it does not particularly suit a style of golfer although aggressive, low scoring is the order of the day. Henrik Stenson (-22) and Rory McIlroy (-20) have both reached -20 or lower on the way to their victories in the past two events here. Both are known for their big hitting but Stenson last year averaged just over 280 yards off the tee suggesting positional play on the fairways, especially with the number of doglegs, beats length.
As long as you average between 280-290 yards off the tee, yardages left will rarely require more than an 8 iron. Approaches from 150-175 yards is a key area for us this week. Putting with any low scoring event is paramount alongside other key areas: scoring average, total birdies, par 5 performance, GIR and driving accuracy.
Except for Graham DeLaet last year, everyone who did well this week put in a solid finish the week before without really contending. To contend back to back in the play-offs is tough.
Don't forget to follow us throughout the week on Twitter @downthe18th for the latest news, betting + banter. Please get in touch and let us know what you think of our picks and who you fancy as well!
Matt Kuchar (20/1 Various)
Mr Nice always finds himself on our radar and we were close to backing him last week, but question marks surrounded his fitness following his withdrawal from the USPGA.
Kuchar finished with rounds of 68 and 67 last week and played solid all four days without ever really mounting a serious challenge. He ranked inside the top 25 for driving, GIR and putting showing all facets of his game were in tip-top condition. Any fears over his fitness were dispelled.
Until last year, Kuchar hadn't recorded a top 10 around this track. But a T4, including three rounds of 66, showed the true class he possesses. Perhaps a little harsh to call him a late bloomer, but the last couple of years have shown Kuchar to be a player who belongs with the elite of golf.
In statistics he looks like this: 4th scoring average; 38th birdies, 49th par 5, 46th GIR, 22nd driving accuracy and 8th strokes gained-putting.
Jordan Spieth (33/1 Various)
If you were lucky enough to get on it, Spieth came out early doors at 40/1 which we thought was tremendous value, and we'll tell you why. The American has suffered the inevitable slump over the past month or so after what was unbelievable form in the mid-part of the season. But question marks were raised over whether he can get the job done after a string of last day heartbreaks. It wasn't in Jim Furyk's league mind.
Spieth is getting on now after all, he recently reached the grand old age of 21. Undoubtedly, he came to TPC Boston with better form last year after his maiden PGA Tour victory but we saw enough last week to suggest this is the week we remember this guy is good.
Last week, he finished with his best round of the week, 67, to secure his first top 25 in over a month. Although let's not forget his 'slump' has only been 3 tournaments – 2 majors and a WGC. Even more impressive was that he finished 5th in putting. When the young man putts well he inevitably contends. He comes to the Deutsche Bank after finishing with a 62 and T4, so he will be confident. And naturally, he fits the statistics too.
Zach Johnson (66/1 Ladbrokes BEST PRICE)
A course like this plays exactly into Zach's hands. Notorious for his short length off the tee, this is a week where that length is needed and everyone has to play it Zach's way. 8 iron and below, you will struggle to find many better than this man. Just like Spieth, he also finished T22 last week, ranking 4th driving accuracy and T27 GIR on what was ultimately a tougher course.
He still finds himself 12th in the FedEx rankings after a scintillating early season and is very much still in contention for the overall prize. Not since his 2nd at the John Deere Classic in July have we really seen his name on the top of the leaderboard but we believe, like Spieth, this is the ideal time and course for Zach to show what he is all about.
Ranks: 23rd scoring average, 22nd birdies, 8th par 5, 21st GIR, 13th prox to hole and 9th driving accuracy.
Brandt Snedeker (40/1 Various)
A man with a point to prove. Much was expected last week as Sneds recorded finishes of 12th, 13th and 5th coming into it. He responded with a missed cut… So the pressure really is on as Mahan essentially booked his place at Gleneagles. He needs to show Tom Watson why he should be picked over the likes of Simpson, Bradley and Moore – and time is running out to do so.
TPC Boston is a track that saw record him three consecutive top 6 finishes between 2010 and 2012. So he loves it around here. Being a shorter hitter, it plays perfectly into the yardages he feels comfortable at. We are willing to forget about last week's display considering the form he had before that and the form he has around this course. With Butch Harmon taking Brandt under his wing, a win will not be far away. The putter needs to get hot once again and these familiar greens could be the perfect place to do so.
Ranks: 55th scoring average, 33rd birdies, 26th par 5, 17th strokes gained-putting.
Outside Bets
John Senden (125/1 BetVictor)
The Aussie is much fancied coming into this week, which makes us slightly wary of how he is going to fare. But at these odds, it's worth the punt.
He has only finished outside the top 25 once in his last 6 appearances at this event. He is arguably having the season of his life with a win at the Valspar Championship and 8th at the Masters. So confidence is high in the Senden camp.
Last week on the way to his T22 finish (it seems most of our picks finished T22) he ranked T3 GIR and T23 driving accuracy. A few more dropped putts and Senden could have contended.
Ranks: 34th scoring average, 31st birdies, T2 par 5, 30th GIR, 54th driving accuracy and 9th strokes gained-putting.
Bo Van Pelt (100/1 BetVictor)
The American will be confident after starting last week 104th in the FedEx rankings and now finding himself in week 2 of the play-offs. His 13th last week, where he was 1st round leader, followed up a 14th at the Wyndham which has signaled an impressive return to form for the American.
At the Barclays he ranked T5 in driving accuracy, 30th putting and 2nd GIR. He has 2 top 10's to his name at this event and interestingly ranks T16 in approaches from 150-175 yards, our outlined yardage.
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2 Million People Using Their Credit Cards to Cover Housing Costs
Research suggests that there are over 2 million people in the Britain are using credit cards to pay their mortgage or rent according to Shelter, a UK charity which provides support for the homeless and lobby for more affordable housing.
From a survey of 2,234 adults aged 18+, conducted by YouGov Plc, it was found that 6% had used their credit cards to pay either rent or mortgage payments in the 12 months to August 2010. Based on there being 47.3 million adults in Great Britain, Shelter estimates 2.6 million people were shockingly using their credit cards to pay for housing.
With the deterioration in the economy and the vast number of redundancies it is not surprising that many people are having to resort to credit cards to pay for their monthly accommodation costs. However, it is not advised to pay basic household costs with additional debt. This is especially the case for making mortgage payments, where the borrower is essentially ramping up their debt levels by paying for their current debt obligations with more debt.
These recent findings, in combination with a weak labour market, support the need for mortgage and rent protection policies. Mortgage Payment Protection can be used to cover the risk of home loan default as a result of loss of income due to accident, sickness or unemployment. There are other forms of payment protection, such as bill protector policies, that can be used to cover rent and utility bills from these risks. In this market it definitely makes sense to explore these protection options.


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Philippines Hotels » Zamboanga Hotels Resorts » Dakak Park Beach Resort
About the Hotel
Choose Dakak Park Beach Resort as your next serene hideaway from the hustle and bustle of city life. The resort's tropical island setting gives you access to fascinating views of plush trees, cool waters, sandy shores, and sunset views that is as close as you could get to witnessing paradise on earth.
Facing the exquisitely turquoise Sulu Sea and set amongst a 21-hectare coconut grove surrounded by tropical jungles, Dakak Park Beach Resort will set your mind at ease and invigorate your spirit. If you are the adventurous type, the resort offers many activities for you - from beach combing to deep sea diving, cove hopping, horseback riding, to trekking along tropical trails.
Experience the beauty of this equatorial paradise in Zamboanga with an unforgettable stay at Dakak Park Beach Resort.
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Accommodation Details
Dakak Resort's accommodation consists of 144 beautifully furnished rooms built in native themed duplex bungalows. Each bungalow is made from bamboo and nipa leaves and furnished with capiz shell window panes. There are 26 Bungalows, 106 Deluxe Bungalows and 12 Beachfront Bungalows.
Despite the rustic style, each bungalow is fully equipped with all the technological needs of the modern tourist. This includes air conditioner, color television, NDD/IDD telephone, mini-bar, shower/bath with hot and cold running water, dressing area and main bedroom. In-house mavies, local channels & CNN are available at all rooms.
Bungalows have their own veranda facing Dakak Bay so you can behold the view at your convenience. Beachfront bungalows are situated by the beachside.
Facilities and Amenities
The resort's Aqua Sports Centre is a mecca for watersports fans. State of the art facilities include hobie cats, jet skis, waterskiing and deep water fishing. Spend your days on a neon sail board weaving skillfully among the masts, waterski on calm turquoise seas or discover the vibrant marine life in crystal clear waters.
The snorkeling and diving here is truly exhilirating. With professional diving school and dive boat all at your disposal you can head out on a dive cruise for anything up to ten days with full provisions aboard.
The resort also has its fair share of land activities, including tennis and golf (complete with professional instructors), archery, billiards, ten-pin bowling and horse back riding down tropical trails.
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A Hotel in ZamboangaNestled on the tip of Northern Zamboanga, Dakak faces the Sulu Sea in the west and is surrounded by mountains on its east side. North of Dakak are Negros, Cebu and Bohol. To its south is the Mindanao mainland with Borneo and Sarawak beyond the Celebes Sea. Conveniently encircled by all these large islands, Dakak avoids the typhoon belt, making it the perfect all-season destination.
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Beautiful Fireworks on Sparrow Hills
ArtLook Photography - Photo Gallery by Arthur Lookyanov Special Tours and Events Circle of Light 2013
The grandiose firework show on Sparrow Hills on October 7, 2013, with background of the main building of prestigious Moscow State University (MGU) became a part of the Moscow International Festival "Circle of Light" and celebrations of Olympic Torch Relay in Moscow.
About Me in Short
My name's Arthur Lookyanov, I'm a private tour guide, personal driver and photographer in Moscow, Russia. I work in my business and run my website Moscow-Driver.com from 2002. Read more about me and my services, check out testimonials of my former business and travel clients from all over the World, hit me up on Twitter or other social websites. I hope that you will like my photos as well.
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There's a unique gift shop in Peoria Heights (handily located near the Navy Marine Club) that's part of the Fair Trade Federation. Global Village is a non-profit store, run by volunteers and they support low-income farmers, artisans and small handcraft production communities in developing countries and in the U.S. The goal of Global Village and the Fair Trade Federation is to stimulate trade without worker exploitation and to help the poor live in dignity. Pretty nice mission statement and this is a store our community should support. So let's hop on over show them a little MBIP love!
Here we are traveling down the long and winding Prospect Avenue to Global Village and this is just one of many "speed humps" you have to drive over while cruising down Prospect. Are you like me and do you just hate the speed humps all to hell and back? HATE the speed humps! HATE HATE HATE the speed humps! Blah!
Alright, speed humps be damned, we've made it to Global Village. Huzzah!
Coffee and chocolate! They were once the opening act for Simon and Garfunkel, so I'm pretty gosh-darned excited right now!
Okay, the open sign is displayed and we have one half of an unplanned obligatory door mirror shot, so I can't think of any reason to delay our entry into this Global Village any longer. Let's go inside!
Wow, lots of stuff inside of here and it's a little bit of a sensory overload moment, which I always love!
This is Rebecca, who's a board member and volunteer at Global Village. All the people that work here are volunteers and as I explained in the introduction, this is a non-profit store where the money goes to people who really need it. This is kind of the anti-Wal Mart store and I hope if you're reading this you stop in and help support this fine retail outlet in our community. Spend your money in a store that gives back to others.
I saw this article from the PJ Star and remembered reading it. It's about a not-for-profit knitting company, called KidKnits that was founded by Ellie Zika, when she was just nine-years-old. You can read the article here.
Here's the KidKnits package that you can buy at Global Village, it includes yarn, a round thingy to make your knitted cap on, instructions and a bag. Who could ask for anything more? Nobody, that's who, Uncle Floo! So there!
That's a great quote and I'll have to do a blog on KidKnits down the road. Stay tuned for that! Now let's take a look around inside of Global Village.
Mexican Silver Bracelets! Perfect for those spine-tingling Wall of Voodoo moments!
Shirts and other assorted clothing hang over here and makes me think of Pete Ham and Tom Evans from Badfinger.
Unlike the door shot, this is a planned obligatory mirror shot and I have to admit, I'm really jazzed about it! You don't encounter full-length mirrors all the time and I had a brief moment of happiness here. You have to appreciate these moments because they are few and so very far between!
I love this frog kite, too cool! When frogs fly, we will all wonder why? Fly froggy...fly!
Coffee talk, I'm getting a little verklemped over here! Talk amongst yourselves...
Marmalade and jam sit together on this shelf like twin sons of different mothers.
This is a turtle magnifyer for watching bugs. Perfect if you have crabs and want to watch them marching herky-jerky all over your crotch!
Salt lights, hey Salt Restaurant, you seeing this shit over here? These would look nice on your bar!
These little wooden cats are beautiful, but I have to confess, their gravity-challenged tails are freaking me out a little bit over here! Yikes!
Giant fly-swatter alert!
Love the paper mache bear and bunny!
Seeing this split pea soup leads to this Exorcist flashback moment! Always a wonderful moment when that happens!
Father's Day is coming up and this is the perfect place to shop for your Dad's day gift!
Here's some ties for a traditional Father's Day gift.
Ha, and check this out, here's my dad and the official barkeep of Jerry's Bar holding a Father's Day sticker! The funny thing is that this guy has never changed a diaper in his life! But thanks for the ride today, Dad! Good hanging out with you!
I purchased one of the gravity-challenged cats and the paper mache bunny. Pretty wise selections, if I do say so myself and I just did, so that's that and go check your hat and just leave me alone already!
On the way out I checked out some pamphlets and business cards. Hey, there's the MBIP business cards, how in hell's fire did they get there? Ha! We'll see you all tomorrow!
Global Village
1308 E. Seiberling Ave.
Peoria Heights
Related posts: Shop Hop @ Shop Hop—Lovers Playground (Formerly Swingers World), Relics and Grove Taxidermy.
We are the Village Green Preservation Society.
God save Donald Duck, vaudeville and variety.
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When a typical workday for a small business turns from normal to tragic, having the right support system both emotionally and financially can bring peace of mind.
Here's how PG Cutting Services survived a horrifying accident in January with support from the Laborers' International Union of North America.
A crew of seven were busy cutting slab on Interstate 10 in Los Angeles with safety barriers set up between them and the gridlocked traffic. Just down the way, a driver was becoming impatient waiting behind the sea of cars. Suddenly, the driver saw an opening in the road at the spot of the construction site and decided to go for it, hoping to get around some of the traffic.
Barreling through the safety barriers, the driver recklessly drove over a small hill. On the other side of that hill stood PG Cutting Services Safety Manager and foreman Angel Perez, who was speaking with one of his crew members.
In a flash, the man he was talking to was gone. He had been run into head-on by the oncoming car, and flung from the spot where he was standing. The impact also hit one of the crew's saws, which bumped another saw into a second employee.
A flood of emotions flowed through PG Cutting Services Vice President Juan Garcia on the way to the hospital: Would these guys and their families be okay? How is this going to impact the emotional state of his entire team?
How are Angel and the rest of his crew going to come out of seeing this happen right in front of them? Would his team ever feel comfortable again on highway projects — a segment of work that accounts for 50 to 60 percent of the company's business?
PG Cutting Services is a family-owned, Downey-based company with 20 employees. It largely operates as a sub-contractor for concrete cutting and coring jobs in the Los Angeles area. The company started in 2005 with just one truck and two saws. As it grew over the next 12 years, the company had never experienced a traumatic incident greater than someone smashing their thumb with a hammer.
Just a few weeks prior to this incident on the highway, PG Cutting Services joined the Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA). Health benefits, business development and safety training were the main motivating factors behind the decision. Now, just a few weeks in, that decision was being put to the test.
Garcia got in contact with LIUNA after the accident occurred. The union sent flowers and cards to the employees hurt in the incident and their families on the same day it found out.
PG Cutting Services was put in touch with the Laborers' Health and Safety Fund of North America, which has a Critical Incident Stress Management program. This program provides education, prevention and mitigation of the impact of a traumatic event on workers. Trained professionals share resources and guidance to help workers cope with their feelings and prepare to return to work. This program kicked in immediately for PG Cutting Services.
"Had we not been in the union, I honestly wouldn't have known where to start and what to do after this incident," Garcia said. "I'm sure in the process and the research, I would have found people that charged for all those services. It would have probably cost thousands of dollars for specialists to come out." As a LIUNA contractor, these services were free.
Both men injured in the incident would survive the traumatic event, though the man who was struck directly by the car is still in the process of rehabilitation. Workers' compensation kicked in and PG Cutting Services began the process of helping its staff cope.
"It was really hard on the guys. I think any time anybody talks about it we still get a little choked up. You hear about all these illnesses and cancers, but when it hits someone in your family you really understand the impact and you become very educated very quickly. The same thing happened to us with this accident," Garcia said. "We really thought the guys would be too scared to return to work on the highway and actually considered not taking any more highway work."
That didn't happen, though. "The incident stress team really did what their title says, they kept us from being traumatized," Garcia said.
Some seven months removed from the incident, the PG Cutting Services team has continued to grow its business while they encourage and root for the employee who is rehabilitating. Perez has mentally recovered from seeing the accident first-hand, but still gets emotional when talking about it.
LIUNA has helped in other ways, too. In addition to helping with the highway incident, PG Cutting Services has been able to reassure its employees with health benefits through the union. It also has allowed the company to increase its revenue by $300,000 to $400,000, according to Garcia. This is largely because the company now has a gateway to larger projects upward of $100,000, rather than its typical $15,000 to $30,000 projects in the past.
When Garcia meets with companies about jobs, he gets asked the same question a lot: "Are you union? Are you union? To be able to say 'yes,' takes us to the next level," he said.
And in terms of safety, along with reactive programs like the Critical Incident Stress Management program, LIUNA also offers preventative resources to keep job sites safe, protect workers and keep them as an employer in compliance with regulations as well.
"We now have pamphlets and brochures for around the office, and we are saving a lot of money on printing and having to make up our own safety documents. It's awesome," Perez said.
Garcia has seen first-hand in a short time how PG Cutting Services has been able to take its business to the next level, and also keep his employees safe and secure through the union.
"If someone is considering the union, really do the research and see and realize all the perks and benefits that come with it because it's not an expense, it's an investment. That's really the way we looked at it," he said.


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NHRC asks the Delhi Govt. to pay rupees five lakhs as monetary relief to a victim of sexual harassment by a police constable
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The 2007 Jeep Patriot features a new kind of campaign – plus it sure will not take advantage from the usual combination of television, radio, and print campaigns.
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It might be appreciated that last February the organization had sent that campaign referred to as "The Patriot Factor" quite unique. It's a combination of the Jeep logo design and Marvel Comics' figures. It has been produced to become comic but tend to be read and utilized online. Site visitors might be proven the adventures which will have a story according to who's reading through through. It goes towards the entire new plan of marketing the Jeep Patriot and clients receive that chance to experience a "choose your individual adventure" kind of game.
The additional web marketing strategy is becoming already launched and it is known as "The Means By Which Beyond Trail". This time around around around, this is an online film made to be interactive. Once they choose to, clients and site visitors can participate a whole adventure by joining the three other figures proven round the monitor. They'd be driving a Jeep Patriot, coping with different locations very little noise, due to Nissan exhaust pipes, and they may be around the quest for hidden treasure.
Jay Kuhnie, the director of Jeep Communications, is satisfied using these techniques which he shares, "'The Way Beyond Trail' and 'The Patriot Factor' mix the timeless miracle of story-telling while using energy and get from the web. Both programs let's engage prospects in the Jeep Patriot inside an atmosphere that's interactive and entertaining, which resonates well together.Inch


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No longer united
John McCain's appeal to both sides of the aisle in Congress to resume engaging in negotiation and compromise reminds me of the brief period, following the 9/11 attacks, when our watchword became "United We Stand."
Instead, we now seem to exemplify just the opposite of that spirit, as our discourse degenerates into increasingly rancorous and paralyzing disunity.
If we are no longer worthy of the great gift, given us by this nation's founders, and for which so many of our fellow citizens died fighting to preserve, can the loss of democracy be far behind?
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Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Wednesday, Jan. 1:
Analysts upbeat about mainland stock markets in 2014
Deepening reforms in various sectors in the mainland are expected to drive related stocks higher in 2014, analysts said. Counters in the healthcare, environmental protection and alternative energy sectors are among top picks, given potential benefits from reform in the financial markets, social security system and household registration regime. The outlook is upbeat although the mainland stock markets have posted the worst performance four years in a row as compared with major markets in Asia, Europe and the United States. The Shanghai Composite Index fell 6.8 percent in 2013 and the Shenzhen Component Index was down 10.9 percent.
Economists urge Hong Kong to widen renminbi investment product range
Hong Kong needs to diversify the range of renminbi-denominated investment products to secure its status as an offshore center for the Chinese currency, economists said. The remarks came even as official data showed total renminbi deposits in the city topped 1 trillion yuan (US$165.13 billion) as of the end of November. The deposit figures were in line with expectations, economists said, adding that they believe the amount will continue to grow steadily in 2014.
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Macau Legend seeks to run gaming referral business
Macau Legend Development Ltd. (01680.HK) is studying the feasibility of running gaming intermediary business in Hong Kong and Macau for referring clients to its casino subsidiaries. The company is currently in talks with authorities on both sides as it does not have a license to operate such businesses. One of the options may be for the company to engage with New Legend VIP Club Ltd., a company with a gaming referral license that is controlled by a senior executive of Macau Legend, in conducting the concerned businesses.
Vanke denies tax evasion accusation by CCTV
China Vanke Co. Ltd. (000002.CN) has refuted an allegation that the company has evaded taxes on four of its property development projects last year. The four projects are either projected to have a profit margin below the threshold for paying a land value-added tax or are still in the construction phase and yet to be put for sale, the developer said in a statement in response to a report by China Central Television. The state-backed TV station had also reported in November that certain developers have avoided more than 3.8 trillion yuan of tax in total from 2005 through 2012.
Room for moderate politics narrower in Hong Kong, academic says
Interview: The room for moderate politics in Hong Kong has become increasingly narrow as Beijing tightened its control over the city in view of the governance difficulty faced by Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, said Brian Fong, a vice-chairman of think-tank SynergyNet and a political scientist at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. Fong warned the city would be pushed to the brink of turmoil unless Beijing changes its hardened policy and adopts a more liberal universal suffrage model for the city.
Clashes feared between pro-Beijing group and participants at Jan 1 rally
Fears of clashes between a Beijing-loyalist group and activists championing Hong Kong identity at today's New Year's Day march have emerged. The Defend Hong Kong Campaign said its members would wave the national flag and sing the national anthem to "promote the importance of the Basic Law" at stalls along the route of the march. Meanwhile, a group calling themselves "Hong Kong self-determination" said it would urge supporters to adopt peaceful means to separate the pro-Beijing group from the marchers.
2014 a testing time for Hong Kong
Hong Kong bade farewell to 2013, which was marked with escalation of conflicts and deepening of social and political rifts and worries about the future. Whether the social divide will grow wider or become narrower will be the key to development of the city in 2014. It hinges on whether different parties in the society are able to accommodate differences, seek common ground and make wise decisions in the long-term interest of the city.
Economic requirements on mainland migrants reasonable, Wong says
It is reasonable and legitimate for Hong Kong to impose requirements on the economic situation of legal migrants from the mainland before they are allowed to settle in the city, former civil service minister Joseph Wong said. He said countries such as Canada have similar requirement for Hong Kong migrants. Wong said the Basic Law also did not specifically say Hong Kong has no role to play in the approval of migrants from mainland under the single-entry permit system. The Basic Law does not say whether part of the whole process of permit issuance can be done in Hong Kong.
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