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Top Ten Reasons You Should Fear the Transit Searches in New York City
Top Ten Reasons You Should Fear the Transit Searches in New York City – Even if You Don't Live There, Never Plan to Visit, and Think New York's Noxious Nuts Are Finally Getting What They Deserve
by Becky Akers
July 25, 2005
1) It's Starting Small. On Thursday, July 21, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that all passengers using New York City's transit system are subject to search by the City's police. So far, only their bags – not their persons – can be violated. Because His Majesty zips about town in a limousine, he had to rely on his imagination to console commuters. "We just live in a world where, sadly, these kinds of security measures are necessary. Are they intrusive? Yes. A little bit."
2) It Began This Way At the Airports. After a couple of skyjackings in the late 1960's, the Federal government decided that it had an "interest" in "protecting" aviation. Congress had so little respect for the Constitution that it simply ignored the Fourth Amendment, rather than formally abolishing it, by decreeing that passengers' bags would be rifled at airports. The judiciary connived and read our minds. Judges solemnly informed us that we consider airport searches not "a resented intrusion on privacy, but, instead, a welcome reassurance of safety." About 25 years passed before ransacking luggage progressed to pawing passengers.
With this precedent easing their way, New York's cops will be feeling up commuters in a matter of weeks, not decades.
There are other eerie parallels. Both the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and New York's rulers blame passengers for the delays and harassment that characterize searches. The TSA's website warns, "Taking a few minutes to prepare for security before you pack for your trip can save you and your fellow travelers precious time when you arrive at the airport." Meanwhile, Ray Kelly, New York's Commissioner of Pork, sorry, Police, laments that passengers make searches necessary. "Ideally, people wouldn't carry any backpacks or bulky packages on the transit system." For sure Kelly never does: he's got swarms of underlings who tote things for him.
3) According to the Courts, You Consent To Being Searched By Flying – And Now Riding. I kid you not. Grown adults wearing silly gowns have seriously argued that because we "choose" to fly, we "choose" to be manhandled. Warrantless searches are part of flying. If you dislike them, don't buy a plane ticket.
New York's rulers have already trotted out this blatherskite to justify their rifling of commuters' belongings. Our Man Kelly says, "You have a right to turn around and leave..." rather than submit to the search. But he offered no advice on how secretaries, nurses, and other workers dependent on the subway could get to their jobs. These folks typically live in the outer boroughs, miles from midtown, because of the exorbitant rents Manhattan's landlords charge to cover exorbitant real estate taxes.
4) The Searches Purport To Be Random, But Cops Are Picking on "Suspicious" Folks. They define "suspicious" behavior as making a fist, apparently because that's the preferred method among suicide bombers for clutching detonators. No word on whether babies clasping Cheerios will also be considered threats. People wearing "heavy coats inappropriate for the summer weather" rouse cops' curiosity as well. Someone warn the elderly that if they're cold because of poor circulation, they'd better stay home. And anyone prone to sweating when it's hot should avoid the subways: the NYPD is gunning for such miscreants because terrorists sweat. One fears New York's Brightest will one day realize that terrorists breathe, too, but let's not hold our breath.
5) It's Spreading Like Wildfire. Boston inaugurated transit searches last year at the Democratic National Convention. There was little outrage: few protests, no riots. Rulers in cities across the country perked up. New York's latest adventure in fascism fascinates them as well. They are studying the sheeple's submission. Keenly. Before rush hour had even ended that first evening, New Jersey and Connecticut announced that they, too, would begin ransacking bags.
Transit searches easily translate to suburban and rural areas. They're called "roadblocks."
6) NYC Officials Have Been Scheming About This For 3-1/2 Years. But they were waiting for the right moment to spring it on us, as Ray Kelly confided to the New York Times. "The reality is, you need an event such as London for people to realize this is a procedure put in place for their safety...The issue is what the public will accept. You still need an event to get public support."
I wonder what else they're plotting, what "event" will unleash it on us, and how they'll manipulate public opinion. Yo, guys, those plans for the camps: have you ordered the razor-wire yet?
7) It Has Nothing to do With Security. New York City's transit system is the country's largest. At street level, almost 4500 busses traverse about 2000 route-miles in the five boroughs. Underground (and occasionally above ground, too) there are 468 subway stations with multiple entrances, over 31,000 turnstiles, and 656 miles of track for carrying passengers. About 4.7 million patrons ride the City's mass transit each day.
Our Rulers actually want us to believe that 40,000 New York City cops – not all of whom will be deployed to the transit system: after all, someone has to pester pedestrians and ticket drivers – can identify and intercept a suicide bomber lost in this vastness.
Additionally, the gaps in this "security" yawn so prodigiously that even dumbed-down public-school graduates could exploit them. The cops and their "checkpoints" will rove from subway station to station, depending on the time of day. They will search a certain percentage of passengers.
Let us suppose for sake of argument that suicide bombers are actually waiting to blow commuters sky-high. Let us further grant that these terrorists are of sufficient intelligence to construct a bomb and plot its effective detonation. Yet, when they come upon a search at one entrance to the subway, it will not occur to them to "turn around and leave" so they can hunt a different entrance. And men eager to die for their cause would never consider walking 7 or 8 blocks to the next station.
"The public wants to feel safe, as well as be safe," says William W. Millar, president of the American Public Transportation Association, "So this has a benefit of perception." Yep. It's also invaluable to Our Rulers for the cover it provides.
8) Your Fellow Citizens Think It's Dandy. Johnny Eggz, 31, exclaimed to The New York Post, "Cool!" Kinda makes you wonder what Johnny does for entertainment of an evening, doesn't it? He continued, "We're at war. What are you going to do – cry about being searched or cry about being blown up?" Michael Schultz at least recognizes that "it's an invasion of privacy," but, as he concluded in The New York Sun, "if you're not carrying anything illegal, you've got nothing to hide." Eve Holbrook, 35, volunteered to be searched. "It gives me a sense of comfort," she told The New York Times. "I went up there of my own free will." We can only hope the terrorists among us are as amenable.
The few sheeple who object do so on PC grounds: they fear "racial profiling," not unConstitutional, general searches. The Times quoted Hani Judeh, 24, a Palestinian-American living in Brooklyn. "They should check bags, but they can't discriminate. You can't tell Indian from Pakistani, you can't tell West Indian from black, you can't tell Arab from Mediterranean."
On the bright side, Gene Russianoff, a lawyer for the Straphangers Campaign, understands what's really going on. "Riders being randomly searched is what they do in Communist regimes," he told the Post. Ironically, the article in which his comment appeared began, "Call [the searches] freedom frisks."
9) Contraband Will Get You Arrested. In another parallel with the airports, anyone found with drugs, weapons, or the myriad other things on which Our Rulers frown will be arrested.
10) Larry D. Hiibel, Petitioner v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada, Humboldt County, et al. This case, decided last summer by the Supreme Court, held that citizens must identify themselves to cops. Refusal can result in arrest.
At some point, Our Rulers will revoke the "freedom" to leave the transit system rather than be searched. And searching will spread to streetcorners: if one consents to being frisked by riding in planes and busses, one consents as well by stepping onto a sidewalk. Those who don't cooperate, who complain or hesitate or perhaps don't raise their hands overhead as quickly as ordered, will immediately rouse suspicion. Names will be demanded and compared against lists of "protestors." It won't be difficult to join those lists. Writing letters critical of Our Rulers to one's congressman or a newspaper editor will be enough. Having written one probably will be too: computers have long memories. And we all know the patience police states extend to dissidents.
Are you scared yet?


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Bhutan: Comprehensive Eastern Himalayas
Nestled between the plains of India and the Tibetan plateau, the Kingdom of Bhutan occupies a rampart of spectacular Himalayan terrain. Isolated for centuries, Bhutan is home to one of the world's least disturbed cultures as well as the most intact natural habitat in the entire Himalayan range, boasting an enticing array of enigmatic Eastern Himalayan specialities.
As a result of their geographic location, influenced by both the temperate Palaearctic and tropical Indo-Malayan zones, and a steep elevational gradient resulting in a rich mosaic of habitats, the Eastern Himalayas are the most bird-rich part of the Himalayan chain. In Bhutan, as a result of the limited development, low population density, and a traditional respect for nature inherent in Buddhist culture, birds are relatively undisturbed and approachable, offering a window into what the Himalayas must once have been throughout their range.
Our comprehensive birding tour takes us on a journey across this fascinating country. We begin at the border town of Gelephu after crossing the international border from India. On the Bhutan side of the border foothill forests remain relatively intact, and we will enjoy a good introduction to Bhutan's lowland species such as Wreathed Hornbill, Great Slaty Woodpecker and Pied Falconet, alongside the endemic Golden Langur. Moving north we spend time in the dense and productive foothill forests of Tingtibe, targeting a host of low elevation species including Red-headed Trogon, Barred Cuckoo-dove and Long-tailed Broadbill. From here we head north and east along Bhutan's Lateral Road, crossing a series of high mountain passes ending with Thrumshing La, looking for Spotted Nutcracker, Wallcreeper and Himalayan Monal. We drive east along the ornithologically celebrated Lingmethang Road as far as the Shonkhar Chu Valley. This section of the Lateral Road offers incredible access to pristine forest over 3150m of altitude, and from bases at two elevations we will thoroughly explore the habitats and species on offer. Key among these are some of the most enticing birds to inhabit the Eastern Himalayas, stunners such as Ward's Trogon, Gould's Shortwing, Himalayan Cutia, Satyr Tragopan, and an incredible selection of scimitar-babblers, wren-babblers, thrushes, flycatchers, warblers and tits. Retracing our route back west, we make our way via Pele La to the Phobjikha Valley, where cultivation and scrub hosts Yellow-billed Blue Magpie, Chestnut-bellied Rock-thrush and Striated Prinia. Further west, in dense forests spanning a range of elevations in the scenic Tashitang Valley we will search for Spotted Elachura, all three species of tesia, Golden Bush-robin and Small Niltava while our next destination the Pho Chu Valley and Jigme Dorji National Park is home to the critically endangered White-bellied Heron, Black-tailed Crake and Ibisbill. The final days of the tour take us to Paro, with a further chance of high-altitude specialities including Blood Pheasant and Himalayan Griffon at Bhutan's highest pass, Chele La.
This is the epitome of Himalayan birding; taking us through sub-montane forest adjoining the Brahmaputra floodplain into magnificent moss-draped mid-altitude forests that blanket the hillslopes, up into alpine meadows and over high mountain passes hung with prayer flags, this tour offers a rich diversity of regional specialities across the altitudinal gradient, against a backdrop of the high Himalayas punctuated by colourful Buddhist stupas and imposing royal palaces.
18 April - 2 May 2020
(also available as a custom tour)
Ground price: £ 3805
Single room supplement: £ 290
Deposit: £ 500
The price includes: Accommodation, all meals, bottled drinking water, services of ground crew for camping/meals, all ground transport, all birding/wildlife activities as described, Bhutan visa fees, guiding, pre-tour information, species checklists.
The price excludes: Flights, Indian visa fees, travel insurance, drinks other than water, tips and any expenses of a personal nature.
Maximum group size: 8
Accommodation: Fully serviced tented camp in Tingtibe, comfortable rooms with private facilities elsewhere.
Tour grading: Moderate. Most birding will be on foot along quiet, paved roads; the tour is intensive in terms of time spent in the field. Note we bird to 3890m where altitude makes walking more strenuous.
Key species: Himalayan Monal, Satyr Tragopan, Blood Pheasant, Himalayan Cutia, Beautiful Nuthatch, Ward's and Red-headed Trogons, Fire-tailed Myzornis, Gould's and White-browed Shortwings, Brown Parrotbill, Spotted Nutcracker, Yellow-rumped Honeyguide, Wallcreeper, Ibisbill, White-bellied Heron, Black-tailed Crake, Himalayan Griffon, Golden Langur.
Day 1: Guwahati to Gelephu
Arrivals into India's Guwahati airport this morning, driving across the border into central Bhutan to Gelephu for the night. Along the drive we will encounter a host of the subcontinent's more widespread birds, looking in particular for range-restricted Greater Adjutant.
Day 2-4: Tingtibe
The morning at Gelephu will provide a good introduction to Bhutan's lowland birds, such as Wreathed Hornbill, Great Slaty Woodpecker, Violet Cuckoo, Spotted and Black-backed Forktails and Pied Falconet in relatively intact lowland forests. Moving on, we spend two nights camping at Tingtibe and Zhemgang, birding along a quiet and little-visited road that runs through mid-altitude broadleaved forests of the foothills, protected as Black Mountain and Royal Manas National Parks and hosting species such as Red-headed Trogon, Barred Cuckoo-dove, Long-tailed Broadbill, White-browed Piculet, Red-billed Leiothrix, Streak-breasted Scimitar-babbler and Blyth's Kingfisher, together with the endemic Golden Langur. Drive on to Trongsa in the afternoon of day 4 for an overnight stay.
Day 5: Bumthang
Today takes us north onto the Lateral Road, the extraordinary feat of engineering that bisects Bhutan, travelling east via Trongsa to Bumthang for the night. This will take us through some wonderful rhododendron forests at 3425m Yutong La, where we will encounter skulking high-altitude species such as Spotted and Black-faced Laughingthrushes, Slender-billed Scimitar-babbler, Scaly-breasted Wren-babbler, White-browed Shortwing and Fire-tailed Myzornis.
Day 6-9: Thrumsing La to Sengor, Namling and Yongkala along the Lingmethang Road
On day 6 we descend into the Ura Valley, looking for Plain Mountain-finch and Russet Sparrow, before ascending to 3780m and into the towering firs of Thrumsing La, prime habitat for Himalayan Monal, together with Spotted Nutcracker, Wallcreeper and Altai Accentor. The pass marks the start of the ornithologically celebrated Lingmethang Road, the section of the Lateral Road between here and the Shonkhar Chu Valley, widely regarded as one of the finest birding sites in Asia. Passing through pristine forest spanning over 3150m of altitude, this road offers incredible access to pristine forests across the altitudinal range, and with four nights divided between Sengor and Yongkala, we can expect an incredible diversity of species in high elevation coniferous forests and subtropical broadleaved woodland at lower levels. These include Ward's Trogon, Gould's and Lesser Shortwings, Bar-winged Wren-babbler, Beautiful Nuthatch, Yellow-rumped Honeyguide, Himalayan Cutia, Rufous-necked Hornbill, the star-studded Satyr Tragopan, Snow Pigeon, more secretive residents such as Sikkim Wedge-billed Babbler and Coral-billed Scimitar-babbler, and an incredible selection of flycatchers, warblers and tits.
Day 10: Trongsa
Today we retrace our journey, heading back west to Trongsa, looking and listening for any species we may so far have missed.
Day 11: Pele La and the Phobjikha Valley
This morning takes us up to 3420m at Pele La, looking for Spotted and Bhutan Laughingthrushes, Long-tailed Thrush, Collared and White-winged Grosbeaks, Black-throated Parrotbill, Bearded Vulture and with luck Red Panda, as we make our way to the Phobjikha Valley for the night. The vast glacial valley's mosaic of grass, scrub and farms supports Yellow-billed Blue Magpie, Chestnut-bellied Rock-thrush, Green-tailed and Mrs. Gould's Sunbirds, Black-faced and Grey-hooded Warblers and Striated Prinia.
Day 12: Punakha and the Tashitang Valley via Lawa La
Today we cross Lawa La, where stands of dwarf bamboo hold Great and Brown Parrotbills, heading towards Punakha for the night. We will spend the afternoon birding within the scenic Tashitang Valley, where dense forests spanning a range of elevations host Spotted Elachura, all three species of tesia, Golden Bush-robin, Red-faced Liocichla, Small Niltava, Scarlet Finch and Fire-capped Tit.
Day 13: Pho Chu Valley and Jigme Dorji National Park
Spend the day birding within the Pho Chu Valley in Jigme Dorji National Park and along the Pho Chu River. The valley hosts many of our targets, notably the critically endangered White-bellied Heron, Black-tailed Crake and Ibisbill, plus White-capped Redstart, Brown Dipper and Pallas's Fish-eagle. By mid-afternoon we will drive west via Dochu La and the capital city, Thimphu, to Paro for a two-night stay.
Day 14: Chele La
The final day of the tour will take us to Chele La, at 3890m the highest pass accessible by road in Bhutan. Ascending above the treeline we can expect to encounter a final selection of high-altitude specialties, in particular Blood Pheasant and Himalayan Griffon.
Day 15: Depart Paro
Departures from Paro international airport today.


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Sunday, June 10, 2007
Sunday Splints
This splint is the Healwell Night Splint. It works the best in Maw's opinion at keeping her foot stretched. She wears it on her right foot.
This is the Dorsal night splint that Maw wears on her left foot.
This sock contraption didn't work at all for Maw. Her podiatrist sold it to her, but she can still make her foot go almost flat when wearing it, so it didn't keep her foot stretched at night.
This is the thumb spica splint that Maw wears on her left hand at night and when driving or mowing the grass or pushing a grocery cart. Maw has severe osteoarthritis in her left thumb and her arm goes numb when the thumb gets over-used and inflamed. She found out she had this condition when she was in court reporting school a couple of years ago.
So, as you can see, Maw wears lots of dangerous devices to bed at night. It is tricky sleeping with her. We usually go flying when she moves so we don't get boinked by contortion devices. Yup.
Luf, Us
18 comments:
- The M's said...
wow, those are alot of contortion devices. Becareful if she gets mad at you during the night...Hehehe
- June 10, 2007 at 10:56 AM
- Parker said...
Yup, I'd be careful in bed with her too! But I bet it's worth the risk to snuggle!
- June 10, 2007 at 11:03 AM
- Dragonheart, Merlin, Devi, and Chloe said...
Your poor Maw. I'm glad those contraptions help her though!
- June 10, 2007 at 11:46 AM
- Daisy said...
Guess what? My Daddie sometimes wears a splint just like that first contraption for his achilles tendon. On account of he runs too much. I think it works good!
- June 10, 2007 at 11:50 AM
- Oscar the Puppy Cat said...
Seanbean wears hard braces called AFOs during the day. Everyone has to watch out when he starts swinging his feet cause it really hurts to get hit by them. You guys are wise to get away when your Maw start moving at night! Yikes!
- June 10, 2007 at 12:06 PM
- Shaggy and Scout said...
Your Maw is practically bionic!!!!!
Our mom thanks you for the tips and she's pretty nervous about what her doctor will say on Tuesday.
- June 10, 2007 at 12:25 PM
- Cats~Goats~Quotes said...
That's lots of equipment to dodge!
Our Meowmie had to wear a wrist brace. Those things have METAL in them!
We glad everything helps your Maw feel better :)
- June 10, 2007 at 3:27 PM
- JT said...
Wow. Ernest and I hope that the splints help your Maw feel better. Those fancy shoes sound like they are helping her!
- June 10, 2007 at 5:12 PM
- Lux said...
Isn't it amazing how many things have been created to help beans that wouldn't have been available in earlier times?
- June 10, 2007 at 6:31 PM
- Zippy, Sadie, Speedy and M'Gee said...
Sometimes, when mom's been on her feet to long, her sciatica acts up worser than ushual and she will sit on a funny pillow dat vibrates. She has to rap her left foot and pull it up and den rap it around her calf so when she wakes up her leg duzzent go num. It's all acuz of a big truck rolling over grammas car when mom wuz in it. We don't unnerstand much of it and her duzzent like ta talks about it a lot, not cuz of da aksident but cuz of what grampa did after it.
- June 10, 2007 at 7:52 PM
- Memories of Eric and Flynn said...
Those splints look like torcher instruments, but we're glad they help yer Maw.
- June 10, 2007 at 7:59 PM
- MaoMao said...
Wowie, those are some furry funny devices! I'm glad they're good fur your Maw.
Kittyhugs and purrs from MaoMao!
- June 10, 2007 at 10:25 PM
- Zoey and the furballs said...
Yeowy, that's a lot of stuff to put on every night.
- June 10, 2007 at 10:53 PM
- Tara said...
That is a lot of stuff, but it is doing good for your Maw. You are all very good for still sleeping with her, she deserves it!
- June 11, 2007 at 1:49 AM
- ANGEL ABBYGRACE said...
Momma told us a long time a'fore we came to live wif her she had dat planter fascia...and it was furry painful. It eased off furrs her and she does better, but she says that she used to do a LOT of repetitive movements in her jobbie and it caused her to have carpal tunnels in her arms and now she has troubles wif her fingers. I nefur seed Momma wif tunnels....we is glad dos fings are helping yur Maw!
- June 11, 2007 at 7:18 AM
- Icon Baxter Bentley said...
OHH! Your Maw is bionic! That is very interesting, although, it do not sound very pleasant for her. Or yoo for sleeping by her.
I am glad that the shoes help. My mamma doesn't go owt in bear-feet either, but only because of my crop circles. hehe.
- June 11, 2007 at 9:36 AM
- Mr. Hendrix said...
oooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwww I hope these things help your mommy. Be careful at night you guys!
- June 11, 2007 at 9:07 PM
- Mo and The Purries said...
dang, those are lots of devices!
now we know where that extra bit of empathy towards special needs felines comes from.
Thanks for sharing this with us, Maw!
- June 13, 2007 at 5:50 PM


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Anyone else want to pack in this life and spend the next year travelling the world visiting all of the different international McDonald's branches to try out the menu items we just don't get here?
While we wait for some volunteers to come and join us on our trip, we may as well plan our route right now - and we know exactly where we're starting.
Forget the Chicken Big Mac in Australia and the Twister Fries in Singapore - mmm Twister Fries... - the menu item we're most excited to try is in South Korea, and it looks gooey.
You know how sometimes the best part of your McDonald's meal is the Apple Pie that comes at the end of it? IMAGINE if that apple pie was made from chocolate pastry and that chocolate pastry was filled with molten chocolate instead of apples.
Well, you don't have to imagine it because such wondrous magical things exist, you're just going to have to go to South Korea to try it.
According to The Metro, the 'rich chocolate pie' costs just £1.40 which is obviously well worth the coinage.
We'll see you in S. Korea.


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Kazakhstan - Khalida
Khalida travelled from Kazakhstan to the UK and is studying for a Law PhD at Leicester.
How did you discover the University of Leicester?
I learned about the University of Leicester from my best friend, who did her Master's degree in Law there. I was attracted by the fact that the University offers PhD in Law by distance learning. At that time, I was employed by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Central Asia. Two years later I decided to transfer to a full-time study mode and arrived in Leicester.
How easy was the application process?
I found the application process easy and time-efficient. I had only minor questions, and all of them were quickly answered by the PhD Administrator. I received the offer within two months of submitting my application. This helped me a lot to make my final decision. I have never regretted choosing Leicester. I have a great research supervision team who closely guide me in my studies and encourage me to write a successful PhD.
Did you find it easy to adjust to your new life?
I fell in love with Leicester immediately upon arrival! I find the city very easy to navigate and comfortable to live, especially for families with little children. I adjusted to the new life rather easily. Of course, the first two weeks were hectic because I had to find a flat for my family, open a bank account, and register with the NHS and utility services. But once I had settled, I could fully dedicate myself to studies.
The majority of my PhD classmates are from outside the UK. Early in my first school year, all new students were invited to attend a legal research training week organised by the School of Law. The School of Law also organised a welcome dinner for us in a nice restaurant in the city centre and also gave us vouchers for Starbucks coffee. That was a great treat! I remember feeling very welcome.
I formed good friendships with my classmates and we have been supporting each other in our studies and arrange regular social events to keep in touch with each other. My classmates' support makes my PhD a much enjoyable experience.
What are the best things about living and studying at Leicester?
I live in Leicester with my family and a little daughter. I find Leicester as the best place to study for students who have little children. The best thing is that the University is located close to the city centre and the gorgeous Victoria Park that has great recreation facilities for people of all ages. Sports facilities, restaurants, and shopping centres are all just a short walking distance from the University.
I also enjoy the great variety of museums in Leicester; all of them have interactive exhibitions and play areas for children. We enjoy going to the New Walk Museum, the Newarke Houses Museum, and the Space Centre with its mind-blowing observatory experience.
I also like that Leicester is only about 1 hour away from London and 1 hour away from Birmingham, the second largest city in the UK. It is easy to commute there by train. So I can visit London any time without needing to book a hotel.
I am also quite satisfied with the quality of teaching, research supervision and learning facilities at the University of Leicester. As a PhD student, I have a separate working desk in a room for post-graduate students at the School of Law and two personal lockers to keep my research documents. I also like that the library is open 24 hours a day during term time and that most of the books are available in electronic format, so I can work from home as well. The learning environment at the University of Leicester is quite friendly and makes me want to study.
After you have graduated from Leicester, what are your plans for the future?
After I graduate, I am planning to return to Kazakhstan and implement the results of my research on refugee protection in Central Asia. Already, I have several job offers from leading universities and research centres in Central Asia. I also hope to contribute to the development of academic and research partnerships between Central Asian universities and the University of Leicester.
What advice would you give to anyone thinking about studying at Leicester?
I have visited many cities and universities throughout the UK, and completed a Master's degree in Law at the University of Oxford. But after two years of living in Leicester, I can say that this is the place where my family and I have enjoyed ourselves the most.
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Rejoicing in Baghdad
April 10, 2003
BAGHDAD, Iraq – They used shoes and slippers, sledgehammers, cardboard boxes, sticks and garbage. Joyous Baghdad residents pelted, swatted and swung just about anything they could find Wednesday at the toppled statue of Saddam Hussein – the most potent symbol of the Iraqi leader's stunningly swift demise.
"Now my son can have a chance in life," said Bushra Abed, pointing to her 2-year-old son, Ibrahim, as they watched the statue come down in central Baghdad with the help of U.S. Marines – images that were broadcast throughout the Arab world and beyond.
Hours later, in the darkened streets in northern Baghdad early today, U.S. Marines engaged in a fierce fire fight, using heavy machine guns.
An undetermined Iraqi force used rocket-propelled grenades, hitting some American vehicles. There was no immediate word on casualties from the three-hour fight near a presidential palace.
On Wednesday, there were signs of mixed emotion toward U.S. forces. Marines briefly covered Saddam's face with an American flag, and were greeted with silence. They quickly replaced it with the Iraqi flag, to cheers from the crowd.
There was also scattered sniper fire directed at the U.S. troops, and fighting broke out in some parts of the city. In one neighborhood, hundreds of Iraqis who'd been cheering American troops came under heavy automatic weapons fire at sunset, apparently from Iraqi fighters. At least six people were killed in a car riddled by bullets.
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But mostly, it was a day for celebrating – when fear of the regime began to melt, and hope surged across the Iraqi capital.
Watching U.S. troops move through the city in armored convoys, people flooded the streets to cheer. Women lifted their babies for the soldiers to kiss. Young men shouted in English, "Bush No. 1, Bush No. 1."
Some men, swept up by the emotion of the moment, rushed into the streets wearing only their underwear to greet the Marines.
"I'm 49, but I never lived a single day. Only now will I start living," Yussuf Abed Kazim, a mosque preacher, said as he whacked tile and concrete off the pedestal of the toppled statue.
Many in the crowd beat their chests and chanted, "There is a burning in our chests," a Shiite Muslim slogan. Celebrations were particularly strong in Baghdad's Shiite neighborhoods, like Saddam City in the northeast. In one area, hundreds of jubilant Shiites shouted, "There is no God but Allah!" waving palm fronds and prayer stones.
Shiites make up the majority in Iraq but have long felt oppressed at the hands of Saddam's largely Sunni Muslim government.
With no one to police them – and certainly no sign of Saddam – some Iraqis went on a looting rampage, mostly against installations of the government that ruled them for decades: ministry buildings, the state-owned Oil Marketing Co., traffic police headquarters, even Iraq's Olympic headquarters, said to be the site of a torture center run by Saddam's eldest son, Odai.
Youths stripped tires off military vehicles. Men made off with a police car, pushing it down the street and waving its red-and-blue roof light in triumph. One man tottered down the street carrying an elaborate vase half his height. Others hauled ceiling fans, refrigerators, TV sets, computers, appliances, tires, bookshelves and tables from government buildings.


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Pradhan Matri Maan – Dhan Yojana
- Who have monthly income Rs.15,000/- are eligible
- People must and should deposit Rs.55/- per month
- After age 60 Years, people will receive Rs.3,000/- per pension.
World Most Ethical Companies 2019 List
- Total number of companies are recognized: 128
- Number of counties: 21
- Number of Industries: 50
HRD SHREYAS Programme
- Shreays Abbreviation: Scheme for Higher Education Youth in Apprenticeship and Skills
- AIM of Shreyas: To provide industry-specific apprenticeship opportunities to fresh graduates.
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana
- Farmers who have less than 2 hectors (4.9 acres).
- Farmers will receive Rs.6,000/- per year after verification of document and the land process by the official.
PMEGP scheme: Businesswomen launched 1.38 lakh Projects
- PMEGP Started in 2008 -09 Year
- PMEGP scheme is Rs.25.00 lakhs for manufacturing sector units & Rs.10.00 lakhs for units for the service sector.
- Number of Women Entrepreneurs Set Target: 1.38 MSMEs Lakhs
- PMEGP Provides 30% Share in rural areas and 25% in urban areas
Universal Old Age Pension scheme
- Name of the Scheme: Universal Old Age Pension
- Name of the State: Bihar
- Name of the Official Scheme: Mukhya Mantri Vriddha Pension Yojana (MMVPY)
- Monthly Pension: Rs.400/-
- Age Factor: Who have above 60 Years
- Effective from: 01.04.2019 onwards
2 new Districts created in Telangana
- Name of the New Districts: Mulugu and Narayanpet.
- Total number of districts: 33
- Official Statement Issued by Revenue Department
Official Visit Of Monaco's Prince Albert II
- Name of the Prince: Albert II of Monaco
- How many days: 2 (Two days: 4to 5th Feb 2019)
- Purpose of Visit: Addressed at India-Monaco Business Forum
Odisha launched Kalia scholarship scheme
- Full Name of Scheme: KALIA Chhatravritti Yojana
- KALIA Abbreviation: Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation
- Kalia Scholarship Aim: To provide the education to Farmers children
- It provides free education to pursue Higher studies
- Students should take the admissions in Government Professional Colleges are eligible.
Mukyamantri Yuva Swabhiman Yojana
- Schemes belong tp Madya Pradesh State (MP)
- Aim to provide employment to youth in 100 days
325 Children Recused in Hyderabad
- Operation of Smile is a rescue program to save children from begging events
- Name of the Operation: Operation Smile
- Children From: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Nepal, Bihar
RBI Penalised 5.2 crore to three Banks
- Name of the Finalised Banks: Axis Bank, UCO Bank, and Syndicate Bank
- Penalised Bank: 5.2 Crore
- Penalized Reason: violation of norms
- World Cancer Day: 04.02.2019
- NATO 31st December: Macedonia
- World first privately funded moon mission: SpaceX
- World Sustainable Development Summit: At Delhi attaining the 2030 agenda
- Aero India 2019 at Bangalore: Theme= The runway to a billion Opportunities
- Director of CBI Organization: Rishi Kumar Shukla
- Election Commissioner: Sushil Chandra
- President of Astronomical Society of India: Dr. GC. Anupama
- First Women Flight engineer at IAF: Hina Jaiswal
- Chairman of African Union: EI Sissy
- Chairman & MD, Air India: Ashwini Lohani
Awards, Cricket& Trophy
- Ranji Trophy 2019: Vidarbha
- Qatar Open 2019: Elise Martens ( Belgium)
- Asia football cup at Qatar
- Football Ratna Award: Sunil Chhetri
- Cannes International open trophy: Abhijeet Gupta
- Asian hockey federation for a player of the award: Indian Skipper Manpreet Singh
- Who played 200 ODIs in Cricket: Mithali Raj
- Who retired from one-day international cricket: Chris Gayle
- Who banned from International Cricket for 2 years: Sanath Jaisurya
- Tagore Awards for Cultural Harmony: Ran Sutar Vanji (2016), Chhayanaut (2015), and Rajkumar Singhajit Singh (2014).
- Seoul peace prize award: Narendra Modi
- 91ST Oscar Awards 2019: Rami Malek (Best Actor), Olivia Colman (Best Actress), Best Documentary Short (Period – End of Sentance)
- EY Entrepreneurship of the year 2019: Siddhartha Lal, CEO & MD Eicher Motors.
One Liner Current Affairs
- Kala Ghoda festival 2019 was held in Mumbai on Feb 5, 2019.
- Government notifies Rules to allow women to work in mines
- Mary Kom designated as women's training Ambassador of PUMA
- 6.23 Crore free LPG connections issued under PMUY
- 83rd Yonex Sunrise Senior Badminton Nationals was held at Guwahati.
- Shehri Samridhi Utsav launched by Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (UPA)
- Government forecasted 7.5 percent GDP growth 2020 Year.
- Azerbaijan Grand Prix extends F1 deal to 2023.
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HOLLYWOOD — Two big winners emerged from the Kodak Theatre Wednesday — Fantasia Barrino and "American Idol" itself.
In the process of crowning the 19-year-old single mom, the FOX show attracted more than 25 million viewers, making it one of the most watched events of the year (see " 'I Made It' Declares Tearful 'Idol' Winner Fantasia Barrino"). And with 65 million votes cast, nearly triple the number from last season, there's clear evidence fans are more dedicated than ever.
Host Ryan Seacrest made mention of a fourth season during Wednesday's finale, and there's been no talk of the show coming to an end, which begs the question: How long can something this good last?
Kimberley Locke, who finished third last season, thinks not long.
"I'm over it," she said recently. "When they did 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' show, and they brought William Hung back, I was like, 'Oh, they're focusing on the bad.' And I think that's what happened to the show. I think that's why the talent really didn't get recognized this year."
Locke was impressed with Fantasia but saw the early departures of Jennifer Hudson, George Huff and La Toya London as a sign of the show's imminent demise. "If they don't fix it, it's [going to fizzle]," Locke said. "They're going to have to change the voting process and get some really talented people next year and let that talent shine."
Another concern with the future of "American Idol" is overkill. While long-lasting shows like "Friends" air once a week, "Idol" always broadcasts twice, and sometimes three or four times counting various specials. And the show's 40 or so episodes a year is twice the amount of a typical series.
"That's always the million-dollar question when you have a successful show, 'How much is going to be too much?' " Seacrest pondered. "If you were to ask me what's going to happen with reality shows in general a few months ago, I would have probably said I think we may be at a saturation point, but most shows are performing better than ever.
"It seems that when we do a bonus 'Idol' show, if it's a Monday special or an extended Wednesday or Tuesday show, people continue to watch," he added.
"American Idol" producers, Seacrest said, avoid overkill by spreading out each season. "They were smart in only doing this once a year," he added. "You know that once it goes away, it's going to be awhile, and hopefully the appetite to have it back will be large by the time it comes back."
Still, the host is hesitant to commit to a long-term contract. "The judges and myself, we're all looking at it just sort of one season at a time," he said. "We want to put on a compelling show that people want to turn on each week."
Randy Jackson guesses the show will last another three years, mainly because the talent improves each year, making it more interesting.
"I think that we haven't seen the most successful winner yet," the judge said earlier this season. "At some point, the odds are in our favor that we'll find the next Mariah, Whitney, Justin Timberlake, Celine. I don't think we've found that yet, but I think at some point, the odds are we could discover that."
Ruben Studdard, last year's winner, sees a long future for the show simply because the stars it produces are good for the entertainment business. "It's not only helped TV, it's helped the record industry," he said. "It's proven that albums can be sold."
Tamyra Gray, a favorite in the first season, also sees "Idol" filling an important void that should keep it around awhile.
"I didn't think it would make it through the second season, but it's proving to be something that people like, and it's because people are hearing good songs again and some of their favorites they don't hear a lot on the radio these days," Gray said. "And it's putting singers back out there ... It would be a good thing if it stuck around."
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Medicine Grand Rounds on Fri., Sept. 12 at 8 a.m. in Duke Hospital room 2002 will feature David D'Alessio, MD, chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition and professor of medicine.
Dr. D'Alessio will present Regulation of insulin secretion by GI hormones: Physiology, Pharmacology and Mythology.
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New York, US (BBN) – Testimony from Bank of England Governor Mark Carney before Parliament's Treasury Select Committee is in focus in European trading hours.
Realised and expected UK inflation are on the rise and Carney will probably get grilled about why this does not warrant tightening, reports dailyfx.com.
This may translate into a conversation about the negative effects of Brexit-related uncertainty.
Brexiteer MPs are vocal members of the committee and have a long history of challenging Carney, who openly cautioned that exiting the EU would probably hurt economic growth ahead of the fateful referendum last year.
Similar pressure this time around may see him reiterate that the BOE is prepared to pull back on stimulus if price growth appears more than transitory, which might boost the British Pound.
Later in the day, the spotlight will turn to President-elect Donald Trump as he holds his first formal press conference in almost six months.
Traders will look for details on economic plans that has been expected to ramp up inflation and speed up the pace of Fed interest rate hikes, driving the US Dollar to 14-year highs.
This so-called "Trump trade" has struggled lately amid uncertainty about policy specifics.
The Yen underperformed as Japanese shares advanced in overnight trade, pressuring the perennially anti-risk currency.
The Australian Dollar outperformed against a backdrop of rising local bond yields, hinting that a modest intraday improvement in the RBA policy outlook may have accounted for gains.
Still, the priced-in outlook implied in OIS rates shows markets do not expect a rate hike in the next 12 months.
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In a representative democracy, such as we are supposed to have in the United States, we elect people to be our representatives. We do not require them to have any special knowledge or training. We elect them because we believe they can assimilate the information necessary to make sound decisions in the best interests of the American people.
Since the laws passed by our Congress apply to all our citizens, we anticipate that all interested parties will present their arguments, for and against, pending legislation. We expect our representatives to weigh the information presented to them objectively and to enact laws that benefit our nation and reject laws that are harmful to the American people.
As an example, we do not expect our representatives to know the science underlying the threat of global warming. Instead, we expect citizens who have the knowledge to present their arguments to our Congress for consideration. The Houses of Congress schedule hearings to allow these presentations. Since the hearing rooms will not hold the three hundred million people who might be affected by a law, the interested parties designate agents, called lobbyists, to present their arguments for them.
That's the theory, and it's a good one, but it doesn't work quite like that.
I functioned in the role of lobbyist in the mid-1950s, lobbying against The Transportation Act of 1958 ... which passed, in part because the lobbyists for the large trucking firms (aka The American Trucking Association) had greater access to the Senators on the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee than those who opposed the legislation ... like me.
In those years, I still believed our representatives were worthy of our trust. Gradually, I came to realize that the problem is not lobbying, it is that lobbyists are allowed free access to our representatives. In addition to donating huge sums to political parties, lobbyists seek their goals by suborning public officials with "favors". They wine them, dine them, provide them with exotic vacations, hire members of their family, promise them future employment and, by more subterfuges than I can relate, guarantee their fortunes. Since he who pays the piper calls the tune, our representatives do what the lobbyists ask, not what's best for our nation. The free access lobbyists have to our representatives, when added to the commitments made by party fund-raisers, undermines a truly great system.
From time to time (quite frequently, actually), a Jack Abramoff shows up and we have a brief flurry of interest. New laws are proposed, considerable lip-service is paid to cleaning up the mess, toothless legislation is passed, and then the whole thing dies down ... until next time.
There is a solution ... but do we have the stomach to demand it?
Our elected representatives are in service for the length of their term ... just like members of our armed forces ... and like members of our armed forces, they should be kept at a government installation. When I went in the service, I reported to a military installation and that became my home. The arrangements for our elected officials should be similar.
The facilities at the installation should be as palatial as need be, with golf courses, marinas, and all forms of educational and entertainment facilities, but access to our representatives should be restricted. Those wishing to affect pending legislation should present their arguments, publicly, in the hearing rooms provided for the purpose ... and that should be the absolute limit of their interaction with our elected representatives.
In addition to designing a better way to select those who represent us in our government, we must prevent special interests from propagating the corruption that currently permeates our political system.
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On Sunday, it was announced that IBM will buy open source software company, Red Hat, for $34 billion. This is a landmark deal, as the biggest IBM has made in its more-than-a-hundred year history, and the third largest deal ever for a US tech company. It also moves IBM very quickly into pole position as the largest hybrid cloud provider, ahead of its rivals Amazon and Microsoft. But the most interesting thing about the acquisition is what it suggests about IBM's future relationship with the open source community.
This is the latest in a string of deals in the open source space that suggests a major shift in the tech industry. In March, Salesforce acquired MuleSoft for $6.4 billion. This was quickly followed Microsoft's eyebrow-raising $7.5 billion acquisition of open source developer platform, Github, in June – which generated a degree of backlash from the developer community. Since then, Microsoft has joined the Open Invention Network, effectively offering up its entire patent portfolio to the open-source patent consortium's members, and just this month open source data management platforms Cloudera and Hortonworks merged in a $5.2 billion deal.
This activity marks a change in the perception of open source. Traditionally, the worlds of intellectual property protection and open source were vastly separate. They were seen as completely opposing business strategies, and tech companies favoured one or the other – but the Venn diagram rarely overlapped. Microsoft and IBM were viewed as the epitome of a closed-door approach to protection of intellectual property, and open source was associated with smaller, edgier development teams doing more interesting things. So, to many, this recent activity seems to be completely left field. To some developers, it is even alarming.
However, to those who had been paying attention, these acquisitions are actually a completely logical development in a shifting approach to open source that has been taking place for years. The reality is that the opposition between the protection of intellectual property and the open source ethos has long since passed, and in fact a combination of both approaches is common.
Microsoft, for example, has been deeply involved in the open source development community. In fact, figures show that Microsoft was the number one contributor to GitHub in 2017, so the acquisition should hardly be surprising at all. In the same year Google ranked second, and ranking in third and fourth place? Well Red Hat and IBM, of course.
At the same time, these companies also remain proponents of traditional IP protection strategies. As well as ranking in the top ten as Github contributors in 2017, IBM, Microsoft, Google, and Intel also all rank in the top 10 for US patents granted in 2017. Others, such as Amazon and Facebook aren't far behind, only losing out to hardware-focused tech companies such as Samsung, Canon and LG (who wouldn't contribute to an open-source platform for obvious reasons).
The message is that the tech giants haven't just turned their gaze to open source – they've been highly active in these communities for a long time and have no qualms with making open source contributions alongside their traditional IP protection strategies. It's important to dispel the myth that the two approaches are mutually exclusive because it creates a distorted image of the market.
If SMEs are operating under the impression that open source is a "small-businesses' game", they may make the wrong choices. For example, this presumption may lead to the conclusion that by building their own solution from scratch they will be competing with similarly sized open source enterprises – when in fact they are going to be competing with companies with vastly superior resources, and they are almost certainly going to lose out. However, by recognising that the tech giants are active open source contributors, SMEs can identify opportunities in the market to piggyback upon the ready-made solutions that such giants provide, freeing up time and resource to focus on the aspects of their innovation that really set them apart and add value to their business.
That said, SMEs must enter into open source arrangements with their eyes open, particularly regarding ownership of innovation. For example, no start-up wants to discover that they do not own, or cannot license out, key parts of the technology underpinning their value proposition. Careful review of open source license agreements before committing significant resource to a project that makes use of open source technology is therefore essential.
Companies such as IBM and Microsoft buying open source enterprises – and paying over the odds for them – is ultimately good news for the market. It shows that the giants have recognised the value of open source for their own businesses' future development and, therefore there is opportunity for everyone else. This isn't going to be the last major open source deal we see. It's probably not even the last one of this year.
Open source has become a more sophisticated market than people expect. Rather than seeing this as a conflict, SMEs have to accept this reality and use it to their advantage. As these acquisitions have shown, Microsoft, Google and IBM have the potential to be valuable allies for open source companies looking to bring their innovations to the next level.
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Airlines vary from those with a single aircraft carrying mail or cargo, through full-service international airlines operating hundreds of aircraft. Airline services can be categorized as being intercontinental, domestic, regional, or international, and may be operated as scheduled services or charters.
DELAG, Deutsche Luftschiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft was the world's first airline. It was founded on November 16, 1909 with government assistance, and operated airships manufactured by The Zeppelin Corporation. Its headquarters were in Frankfurt. The first fixed wing scheduled air service was started on January 1, 1914 from St. Petersburg, Florida to Tampa, Florida. The four oldest non-dirigible airlines that still exist are Netherlands' KLM, Colombia's Avianca, Australia's Qantas, Polish AeroTarg, and the Czech Republic's Czech Airlines. KLM first flew in May 1920, while Qantas (which stands for Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited) was founded in Queensland, Australia, in late 1920.
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Airline is a British television series produced by Yorkshire Television for the ITV network in 1982.
The series starred Roy Marsden as Jack Ruskin, a pilot demobbed after the end of the Second World War who starts his own air freight business.
Airline was created by Wilfred Greatorex and lasted for one series of nine episodes broadcast in January & February 1982, with a repeat in the summer of 1984. Other leading cast members were Polly Hemingway, Richard Heffer, Nicholas Bond-Owen, Sean Scanlan and Terence Rigby, while noted guest-stars included Anthony Valentine and Walter Gotell (better-known for his numerous guest stints as KGB General Gogol in a string of James Bond films during the Cold War era).
It was partially filmed at the former RAF Rufforth in Yorkshire.
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A credit card is different from a charge card, where it requires the balance to be repaid in full each month. In contrast, credit cards allow the consumers a continuing balance of debt, subject to interest being charged. A credit card also differs from a cash card, which can be used like currency by the owner of the card. A credit card differs from a charge card also in that a credit card typically involves a third-party entity that pays the seller and is reimbursed by the buyer, whereas a charge card simply defers payment by the buyer until a later date.