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Two days after launching a trade war with Canada by imposing tariffs on lumber imports, one day after nearly terminating NAFTA (but stopping just shy after an alleged phone call from the leaders of Mexico and Canada), Trump has finally turned his attention to the one nation whose GDP consists of roughly 60% net trade, and which we said several months ago, is far more likely to be punished for trade malpractice than China: South Korea.
Speaking to Reuters and WaPo, Trump - who earlier also told Reuters that a "major, major" conflict with North Korea is possible - Trump sharply criticized the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement, known as Korus, the latest version of which was ratified in 2011 and said that he will "renegotiate or terminate" the "horrible" free trade deal. Next week marks an anniversary for Korus and triggers a review period to potentially renegotiate or ratify a new version of the agreement.
"It's a horrible deal. It was a Hillary Clinton disaster, a deal that should've never been made," Trump said. "It's a one-way street."
"We've told them that we'll either terminate or negotiate," Trump said. "We may terminate."
Trump added: "I will do that unless we make a fair deal. We're getting destroyed in Korea."
On his trip to Asia last week, Vice President Pence said to an audience of business leaders in Seoul that the United States was looking to "reform" the Korus agreement because U.S. businesses "face too many barriers to entry, which tilts the playing field against American workers and American growth."
The president explained that the process of termination of Korus is simpler than with the North American Free Trade Agreement. "With NAFTA, we terminate tomorrow; if we did, it ends in six months. With the Korean deal, we terminate and it's over."
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Trump also said he wants South Korea to pay for the recent $1 billion deployment of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD battery, a missile defense system deployed to South Korea to protect against accidental North Korean launches, and to antagonize China.
Hyundai Motor shares fell as much as 2.4% after Trump's comments, while the South Korea's won also dropped on the comments. South Korea's automakers association said it was concerned about the possible revision of the country's trade deal with the United States, an official of the industry group said on Friday.
"We are worried about the uncertainty of the deal," Kim Tae-nyen, vice president at the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association (KAMA), told Reuters by telephone.
As Reuters followed up, a senior South Korean finance ministry official said the country has not yet received official requests on renegotiation of its free trade pact with the United States.
"Talk and actual policy are different," the official told Reuters. "They have not requested anything from us so we'll have to wait and see."
Trump's aggressive trade stance was unveiled as tensions are rising on the Korean Peninsula and as South Korea's increasingly more irrational neighbor is proving to be a major source of instability, and thus leverage for any future Trump negotiations.


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Steel Structure Shelters Sarcophagus at Chernobyl
31 years after the world's worst nuclear disaster
In the early morning of April 26, 1986, when darkness still cloaks the land, operators at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant conducted what is typically a routine safety test which instead went wickedly wrong.
The plant's Unit 4 graphite-core reactor's power surged and quickly raced out of control. Cooling water flashed into steam and blasted apart nuclear fuel rods. The roof ripped wide, as if someone was using a can opener, scattering the internals of the reactor around the exterior of the building and igniting a raging fire in what was left of the nuclear core.
For 10 days, the reactor blazed, disgorging 400 times the radioactivity released by the Hiroshima bomb. It drove 116,000 people from their homes—one of which eventually made his way to Richland, Wash. and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
During the years leading up to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Andrei Glukhov was a reactor operator and then a safety specialist at the plant. The morning of the explosion, he telephoned the Unit 2 control room from his home located a few miles from the plant. An operator told him they were increasing the power level after the outage. "What happened to Unit 4?" Andrei recalled asking.
"Look out the window," the man replied.
"I went to my balcony," Andrei said. "I saw smoke coming out of the plant." Telling his family to stay indoors, Andrei left to offer help.
Once the fire was eventually squelched, roughly 700,000 liquidators, civilian and military persons quickly went to work to help eliminate the consequences of the accident. They decontaminated the plant; immediately upgraded safety to Units 1, 2 and 3; and built a steel structure over the top of what remained of the Unit 4 plant to entomb the highly radioactive debris.
PNNL Brings Nuclear and Engineering Expertise
In the early 1990s, Andrei joined Battelle, operator of PNNL, where a team of scientists and engineers were employed to look at the long-term safety and containment of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Unit 4. Through 2014, our researchers have been applying their expertise in nuclear science, safety, remediation and engineering to help Ukrainians. The consortium comprised Bechtel, Electricite' de France and Battelle. Some highlights included:
- Improved the safety of the highly contaminated sarcophagus, a structure hastily built after the meltdown to contain the radiation.
- Awarded funding through the international Shelter Implementation Plan (SIP) to address rising safety concerns of the rickety sarcophagus. The SIP was a joint effort between the U.S., Ukraine and the G-7 nations. The $1.5 billion total effort included site safety projects, decommissioning facilities and constructing a new shelter to cover the existing sarcophagus.
- Led, through SIP, early designs for the arch structure called the New Safe Confinement (NSC) that would be built and then slid over the top of the contaminated hull. The effort was billed as the world's largest moveable structure—steel arch 257 meters (843 feet) across, 108 meters (355 feet) high, and 150 meters (492 feet) in length.
An Engineering Wonder
Battelle's recently retired Eric Schmieman led the early designs for the NSC. For Eric and his team, the effort was an engineering wonder that mandated stretching beyond conventional practices. Among the challenges:
- Ground-level radiation from buried materials
- Reflections from the sky down onto the top of structure
- No condensation on the inside to prevent corrosion of the steel frame
- Minimizing air movement to ensure no radioactive dust exposure for the workers
- Modeling effort challenged the limits of computational capacity available even at the U.S. national laboratories
- Biggest challenge: pick apart and permanently entombing what remains within the existing shelter
- Using remotely operated cranes to take down the sarcophagus
- Fuel-containing masses would remain
- Having to develop new technology.
"During the design and construction of NSC, I have frequently been asked what our greatest challenge was. Most people expected a technical response from me, such as this is a first-of-a-kind design, the unknown subsurface conditions, or scaling up the tensile truss, etc.," Eric recalled. "But, my answer was always the same: our biggest challenge was communication. Design works were carried out simultaneously in multiple locations in the United States, Ukraine and France by engineers of different cultures, different educations, different design codes and standards and different expectations."
Though Battelle withdrew from the project in 2014, a few employees remained "on loan" to Bechtel at Slavutych to oversee construction and movement of the arch to its final destination over the sarcophagus. In 2010, construction began on the nearly 40,000-ton structure—roughly the size of two Manhattan blocks and tall enough to enclose the Statue of Liberty. The massive arch was delicately slid into place in November 2016 over the sarcophagus and will safely and securely contain the radioactive materials for 100 years.
"The technical complexity of the project is beyond measure, and I've been impressed by how well the teams of engineers, designers and workers from dozens of countries have been able to progress so well toward a single goal. It's been very rewarding to contribute to a project that is as equally important to the local community as it is to the larger international community," said Michael Smith, a Battelle researcher who has spent nearly six years in Slavutych overseeing design aspects related to radiation safety and managing the biophysical and biomedical monitoring of over 2,000 workers.
Leaving a Lasting Legacy
For Andrei, who also remained on loan to Bechtel, seeing the commissioning of the NSC was especially monumental. "This step demonstrated the success of tremendous efforts undertaken by Ukraine and the international community within 30 years after the accident to bring the existing shelter into environmentally safe conditions for workers and the public. This accomplishment commends those who have spent the largest parts of their careers helping to mitigate the consequences and honor those who sacrificed their lives," Andrei said.
From 1994 through 2014, more than 200 staff members contributed to help to improve safety at the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant. Joel Hoyt worked at the Chernobyl site between 2005 and 2009, where he managed the $70-million SIP project effort until he returned to the U.S. "PNNL staff played a crucial role within the SIP consortium," said Joel. "We routinely brought our world-class science, engineering, safety and project management expertise to bear in solving first-of-a-kind problems faced at Chernobyl. This was expertly achieved by embedding key staff within the in-country SIP team and then leveraging all of PNNL's capabilities via reach-back support."
Several researchers uprooted entire families, relocating them from the Tri-Cities to Slavutych to be closer to where the solutions were needed. In addition to contributing scientific research and engineering, they introduced to Slavutych one of the U.S.'s favorite games—baseball.
Diane Strong coordinated travel and the relocation of families to Slavutych. The Ukrainians were so grateful for her efforts, the mayor of Slavutych awarded her with a letter of commendation.
Three decades later, much has been accomplished to safely contain the radiation that once ravaged the surrounding land under and near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power plant. Today, for many Ukrainians, daily life is routine.
"Living through this unprecedented accident is something I'll never forget, but I'm proud I was part of the international team dedicated to help overcome consequences of this tragedy," said Andrei, who has dedicated his life's work to helping his country.
Actual Unit 4 Emergency Shut Down Switch on Display
The actual emergency (KOM) shutdown switch is be on display in one of PNNL's lobbies. The switch, courtesy of Andrei, was used by the Unit 4 reactor operator in a last attempt to shut down the reactor. If the regular shutdown mode isn't functioning, regulations require operators to use an emergency switch to deactivate electrical power to control rod drive brakes which then allows the rods to fully drop—under gravity—into the reactor core.


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With Blue Ray technology profitable the battle as the preferred provider of HD DVD's we can now enter a stable area of technology for some time and contemplate transferring our whole viewing experience to HD throughout the board. So, artists determined to current their artwork online with the assistance of web. Different software program is developed to increase the presence of digital art. For instance, since some people are visible learners, projection screens linked to computer systems can permit college students to see their notes as an alternative of simply listening to a instructor deliver a lecture.
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In California, besides the Labor Code which provides Injured Workers rights and benefits, Labor Contracts can also provide benefits and rights. Labor Contracts can be Union Contracts or Memorandums of Understanding (MOU). Each Contract or MOU can provide Industrially Injured Workers unique benefits and rights that exceed the benefits extended by the Labor Code. Continue reading
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Why is MMI Important to Your Workers' Compensation Claim?
Maximum Medical Improvement is the term used within California Workers' Compensation Law which applies to when one has recovered from their industrial injury. Previously, in Workers' Compensation Law, the term "Permanent and Stationary" was used. Continue reading
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A great therapist generally won't be like the stereotypical psychologist character that is often portrayed in movies. Therapy involves much more than venting to a listening ear, and your therapist should offer more feedback than repeatedly asking you, "So, how do you feel about that?" If you've been "shopping around" for a therapist or you're wondering if your current therapist is right for you, first ask yourself two questions:
If you find yourself hesitating to answer yes to either question, it would be best for you to find a different therapist. Even therapists are imperfect, so they may not communicate well with you, your personalities can clash, or you may simply not like them--and that's OK. However, if you answered yes to both questions, you're off to a good start! Keep reading to see if your therapist is the perfect fit for you.
Good Listener
Most people would assume that all therapists are naturally good listeners because it's such a huge part of their job. Sadly, some therapists can be distracted or unfocused when talking to their clients. Some patients have even reported that their therapist fell asleep during an appointment! If your therapist makes phone calls, texts, or eats meals during your session, these are warning signs that they're not entirely focused on you.
You will know your therapist is a good listener if:
Accepting and Non-judgemental
You should never feel ashamed or afraid of being judged during therapy. Your therapist shouldn't make you feel like you need to lie about your feelings, or cause you to fear disclosing "too much" during your appointment. If your therapist makes hurtful or judgemental comments that leave you feeling worse, it's time to find a more compassionate therapist.
A good therapist will help you feel accepted by building trust with you, and approaching sensitive topics carefully. They should display empathy and be able to understand things from your point of view. Once you're comfortable with opening up more to your therapist, they should ask you non-judgemental questions about the event to fully understand what happened so they have the knowledge they need to help you cope and heal.
Help You Implement Change
Making changes in your thinking habits or daily life can be really challenging, which lots of people might not realize. Therapy isn't just a weekly appointment to update your therapist on how your week is going! A good therapist will give you the tools you need to start making positive changes in your life. For example, if you're dealing with a mental illness, your therapist should work with you to identify specific goals you want to reach (i.e. challenge a negative thought daily), and teach you healthy coping skills. Your therapist should give you "homework" to do every week and ask you how it went at the following session.
If a few sessions go by and you haven't talked about setting goals yet, ask your therapist to help you begin setting reasonable goals for your treatment. But remember: your therapist shouldn't be telling you what to do, either. They can offer their advice or perspective, but in the end, all goals and decisions should be up to you.
Knowledgeable About Current Research
A good therapist should be up-to-date about the latest breakthroughs in treatments, new terminology, or changes in the DSM. Their sessions should be based upon proven scientific studies that have been shown to help people, such as using cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) or dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). Great therapists usually read books about psychology, attend conferences, or even take more training courses to stay knowledgeable.
The ways a therapist helps you should all be based on facts. Noam Shpancer, Ph.D., writes, "Good therapy does not contradict or ignore sound scientific data, knowledge, or evidence." So if your therapist promises that the treatment is guaranteed to help you or says they can "change" your personality, it would be wise to look for a new therapist.
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At Oakville Wellness Center, we understand how frustrating it can be when you can't find the right therapist for your needs, so we made the process easier for you. On our website, you can view the profiles and specialties of qualified therapists before scheduling a session, and you can even book an appointment online.
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Can someone let me know if it is possible to add
/tmp to Favorites on the Sidebar in Finder? If yes can someone provide me the steps?
While in Finder...
/private and press enter.
Now preform one or the other of the following actions:
tmp folder and press: controlcommandT
tmp folder to Favorites in the Sidebar.
The first method places the folder at the bottom of the existing Favorites, whereas the second method allows one to drag it where one wants. It also can be dragged after the fact to change its position in the Favorites.
Both methods have been tested by me to work in OS X Mountain Lion, OS X El Capitan, macOS High Sierra and I see no immediate reason one or the other will not work in other versions of OS X/macOS that actually support this action.
You can do this in two easy steps:
Create a symlink (in your Home Folder for example) and then add that to your favorites
$ ln -s /private/tmp ~/Temp\ Folder
Then drag that folder to your Favorites in your sidebar.


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HIT ventures into Transformer Manufacturing
The Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) has become the first local institution to produce a working transformer certified for field roll-outs by the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority.
Zimbabwe has struggled to procure transformers in recent years due to ongoing foreign currency shortages, resulting in a slow electrification process.
Dr Talon Garikayi, Director of HIT's Technology Transfer, Licensing and Commercialization Centre said the project started with researches and hypothetical tests five years ago which later intensified into full practical development leading to the production of a final working prototype of the electricity transformers.
"We are now supplying to various sectors and commercial users at a very good scale. The electricity transformers have been certified by the local authorities for industrial deployment and we look forward to make a massive contribution in developing Zimbabwe's energy industry" added Dr. Garikayi.
Many households have endured power blackouts lasting several months when a ZESA electricity transformer develops a malfunction which requires a complete replacement. The situation has been exacerbated by ZESA's reliability on importing the electricity components from South Africa and other countries.
Zimbabwe's power supply problems were made even worse in recent years by the increasing cases of vandalism and theft of critical electricity transmission components which made it difficult for the authorities to keep the national power supply grid working at full capacity.
The innovation of transformers by HIT's Technology Transfer, Licensing and Commercialization Center will undoubtedly ease the electricity supply situation and reduce the country's import bill as the economy continues to experience constant foreign currency deficiencies.
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beginning, again
It is such fun to teach the Intro to Yoga class at Upper Valley Yoga.
Each session I try to have a new framework for myself to teach around, a new way to organize myself. I've used all kinds of structure to help me: the koshas, the eight limbs of yoga, a breakdown of the yamas and niyamas. This time, I decided to use a few concepts behind the yoga, picking simplicity as the theme for our first day.
Simple doesn't come easy to me. I have a tendency to talk a lot, and get excited about the details, which can be fun and helpful, and overwhelming. But if my intro students are doing something that's new to them, and probably hard for them (coming to yoga class for the first time), then I can push myself into unfamiliar territory, too.
So, I headed into class with my teaching notebook open to the intro week one page, with only a few reminders about simplicity, the simplest of cues for a few postures, and a lot of blank space. A visual reminder to myself: keep it simple; leave lots of space.
We started seated, practicing sitting up tall, reaching the hands out in front and overhead while leaving a lot of space for the neck and the shoulders. Then we kept both sides of the body long as we arced to one side and the other. Then we twisted, keeping the seat on the floor as we revolved the belly, chest and head in one direction, and the other. Finally, we folded forward, staying long and open and keeping ourselves from folding in half at the ribcage or shoulders.
We moved to standing and did all the same things, this time with our feet underneath us. We moved into a couple of standing poses: Warrior two (take your feet wide, bend your right knee as deeply as you can); Tree (stand and balance on two feet, then pick up your left put, place it on your right leg wherever you can).
We moved slowly. I left big spaces without words. I looked at my blank page. Held my tongue. Breathed.
It was hard work for everyone. Yoga is not easy. Simple is not easy.
I'll keep you posted on the themes we use each week and how it goes.
Meanwhile, perhaps try simplicity in some aspect of your own day, whether in your practice, your work, or wherever you think it may be helpful, and if you have a chance, post here to let me know how it goes.
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One of my favorite moments of every day is watching my daughter Nora wake up. Sometimes she is lying in bed with her eyes open when I go in to check on her. She's quietly looking around the room, wrapped up in her swaddling blanket. Sometimes she's fussing a bit, making the squeaks and squawks which mean she is about to cry. Sometimes she's already crying, mouth wide open and eyes tightly shut.
When I peel open her swaddling blanket, no matter what Nora was doing the moment before, she stretches. Immediately when her first arm is released, it goes over her head. Second arm released, goes overhead. Then a long stretch with her short little arms, and a big arch in her back as she rolls slightly to her side. Then she stretches her little legs as long as they go.
What an inspiration! Although Nora has been in many yoga classes since she was conceived–most of them in utero!–nobody had to teach her to stretch first thing in the morning. It's something every baby knows to do–after a long sleep, some time in the carseat, or a satisfying meal, pause and take a long stretch, head to toe.
I have so little time to practice these days, but I watch Nora and realize–much as I would enjoy it, I don't need 90 minutes–or even 9 minutes–to practice yoga. I just need to pause for one moment, take a deep breath, and stretch myself head to toe.
It's as simple as that.
Return of the Light
One of my first winters in Vermont, I attended a solstice party, in which we all went from the warm and cozy house out into the very dark and deeply cold night, where we each took a candle, and lit it from the fire that burned outside (it had been set the hour before we arrived by our lovely hosts).
We brought our candles in to the hearth, lighting the fire in the fireplace (the house made cozy by the woodstove in the other corner), welcoming the return of the light.
Today, just after the solstice and just before Christmas and the New Year, I imagine the return of the light within myself. As long as I have breath in my body, the light of the divine is always within me. On my darkest days, I may not be able to feel the warmth of that light, or experience its brightness, but when I close my eyes, I can find it somewhere within me.
I imagine I bring that light–perhaps burning as bright as a bonfire, perhaps as tiny as the flame of a tealight–into my heart, reigniting myself in this winter darkness.
Solstice, the return of the light, as we journey, here in Vermont, towards the coldest part of winter.
Stay warm with your yoga practice, with the love of friends and family, and with the light of your own self, and your own heart.
I am whelmed.
My husband and I love to listen to Car Talk on the radio. I know this is a divisive issue–I've yet to meet someone who is neutral about the snorting laughter and general silliness. However, I have learned a lot about cars listening to them, and I love the snorts.
Whatever you may think of them aside, I do recall one show in which they read a story (probably submitted by a reader and certainly not an original), that took words like "disheveled" and "overwhelmed" and used their roots (as if they had them): sheveled, whelmed, and many others I've forgotten.
In this season, with so much movement, travel, and bustle, it is easy for me, and I think many others, to become overwhelmed. Days that are busiest or that I feel most frenzied for whatever reason, I try to imagine myself being "whelmed."
What would this day feel like if I were taking in every moment fully, as I take in deep breaths of cold, wintery air? What would this moment feel like if I stayed fully present to my breath, to myself, and fully present to the experience around me?
What would it feel like to experience the wonder, the excitement that comes with overwhelmed, but stay whelmed–fully present to the moment, overcome by nothing, ever aware of my breath, of myself?
Good luck and good cheer as you move through December and into the new year. If you are shopping for gifts for anyone, please remember to check the uppup yoga store for wonderful, wearable gifts for women, men, children and babies, including new sizes and a new color for children.
Someone in Vermont has a license plate that reads AHIMSA. I see it from time to time as I drive around. I'm always jealous that I was not clever enough to have thought of this idea–what better place to remind people to be nonviolent than in our cars (surely I am not the only one who has cursed at the car in front of me for driving too slowly when I am running late on my way to yoga class!)?
Ahimsa, which is often translated as nonviolence, is one of the yamas, or ethical guidelines, of yoga. Although they each have a strange-sounding Sanskrit name, they are all principles we've heard along the way: to practice gentleness, and truth; to not covet the things or talents of others; to remember that each breath is a blessing.
The yamas are meant to govern our conduct with the world–the rules of the sandbox so that we can all get along with each other–but I've found it helpful to also think about how they apply as I interact with myself.
Am I gentle and nonviolent with my body when I come to my yoga practice, when I choose what and how much to eat, and to drink (ahmisa)? Do I see my reflection in the mirror of truth, or do I allow it to be distorted by my own judgements, and expectations of what I "should" be (satya)? Do I give myself credit where credit is due, stepping into the bright light of my own goodness (asteya)? Do I pause to feel the satisfaction with who I am and what I have in life, instead of looking for what's to come (aparigraha)? Do I see the spark of the divine within myself, the light that shines out from my own heart–that piece of God within me (brahmacharya)?
In my classes, as in most yoga classes, we "Namaste" each other at the end of the practice. This simple and beautiful word holds so much meaning–the light of the divine within me, recognizes and honors the light of the divine within you.
When we practice the yamas not only out in the world but also within our own selves, it is as if we are giving ourselves that greeting, Namaste. I see myself as a spark of the divine. I honor myself, in all of my grace, in all of my potential, in all of my perfection.


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Minecraft Story Mode Episode 2 is now available to download. Here's what you need to know about Minecraft Story Mode, including the UK release date, platforms, episodes, gameplay and the official trailer. Read: Best PS4 games of 2015.
"You'll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond," said the firm. "You and your friends revere the legendary Order of the Stone: Warrior, Redstone Engineer, Griefer, and Architect; slayers of the Ender Dragon. While at EnderCon in hopes of meeting Gabriel the Warrior, Jesse's friends discover that something is wrong… something dreadful. Terror is unleashed, and you must set out on a quest to find The Order of the Stone if you are to save your world from oblivion."
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Minecraft Story Mode UK release date and platforms
Made by Telltale Games, the Story Mode version of Minecraft is a narrative-driven video game about Minecraft closely developed with Mojang (now a subsidiary of Microsoft) and members of the community. It will be released in episodes just like other games including The Wolf Among Us, The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones.
Minecraft Story Mode Episode 1 was released on 13 October on a wide-range of platforms (27 October for retail). Just a couple of weeks later at Paris Games Week on 27 October it was announced that Minecraft Story Mode Episode 2 is now available to download for all platforms.
You might like: 11 best alternatives to Minecraft.
Story Mode Episode 1 is called "The Order of the Stone" and there will be five episodes in all available for individual purchase or through a season pass. The retail version will come with the first episode on a disc, with the other four arriving via download when they are released. The newly released Minecraft Story Mode Episode 2 is called Assembly.
You'll be able to play Minecraft Story Mode on PlayStation 3, PS4, PS Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC, Mac, iOS and Android devices. For the first time a Minecraft game will also be available on a Nintendo console with Wii U support. Check out: PS4 vs Xbox One review.
Minecraft Story Mode gameplay demo and official trailer
In Minecraft Story Mode you'll take control of protagonist Jesse, who can be male or female (you get to choose between 6 options).
Jesse will be voiced by comedian Patton Oswalt with other cast including Brian Posehn (Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer), Ashley Johnson (The Last of Us), Scott Porter (Batman: Arkham Knight), Martha Plimpton (The Goonies), Dave Fennoy (The Walking Dead), Corey Feldman (The Goonies), Billy West (Futurama), and Paul Reubens (The Nightmare Before Christmas).
"We've been working closely with the people at Mojang to ensure that Minecraft: Story Mode absolutely feels like a part of the world that Minecraft players already know and love, with a cinematic story and trademark Telltale choice-based gameplay."
The game will take you to 'the Nether, the Farlands, the End, and beyond!' and you'll be able to drive how the story flows based on the decisions you make: what you say to people (and how you say it), and what you choose to do in moments of thrilling action.
Watch the Minecraft Story Mode official trailer below.
And if you missed the live stream at Twitch Con then you can see the Minecraft Story Mode gameplay demo in full below courtesy of OzzyUK.
Here's some action from Minecraft Story Mode Episode 2 Assembly, too:


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A maximum amount of energy in a minimum amount of space: Lithium-ion batteries have met that standard for a long time. Still, modern mobile devices and electromobility have even greater needs. Now a "super battery" from the 94-year-old co-inventor of the lithium-ion battery is supposed to still their hunger for electricity.
Lithium-ion batteries and mobility were always a good team. Since 1991, when the high-energy-density batteries were first used to power Sony's Hi8 video cameras, plenty of electronic devices have liberated themselves from electrical outlets. However, when it comes to electromobility, that technology is now considered a hindrance: Either it doesn't keep smartphones running long enough, or they catch fire, like they did with Samsung. In other words, the time has come for better energy storage solutions. They need to be smaller, cheaper, safer and longer lasting.
So-called solid-state batteries are way at the top of the list of candidates. In this case, instead of passing through a liquid, the charges between the anode and cathode pass through a polymer, ceramic or glass. And it happens surprisingly quickly. Simply put, the lithium ions "jump" from one available spot in the atomic liquid crystal structure to the next. Back in 2013, researchers at TU Darmstadt demonstrated how complex this process is in simulations for lithium-phosphate gas. However, a high level of complexity also means plenty of room for optimization.
Advantages of solid-state batteries
Actually, batteries with solid electrolytes actually offer a number of advantages. Assuming equal size, they store more energy that current lithium-ion batteries. That is because energy density depends on the concentration of lithium in the anode. But in conventional rechargeable batteries, too much can cause the formation of dendrites, particularly in the case of high charge currents. And they can grow all the way to the cathode and cause a short circuit. That is why the anodes are packed in graphite, although it reduces the amount of energy that can be stored. However, pure lithium can be used in solid-state batteries.
In addition, solid electrolytes are very good insulators when it comes to electrons. That minimizes the self-discharge rate and extends the life of the battery. Another advantage is the compact cell design with considerably less dead volume. And: solid-state electrolytes are not flammable, are thermally stable and they don't ooze out of the battery.
Still, there are some problems. Specific conductivity is not as good, which reduces power density. Solid-state electrolytes just a few milligrams thick may provide a solution here. Coming up with an interface between the solid-state electrodes and the electrolytes, which are also solid, is more difficult. The high resistance prevents high currents from flowing, which has a negative effect on power density.
Battery from the "father" of lithium-ion technology
Research laboratories around the world including those of Toyota, Samsung, Bosch, MIT, the ETH and the Jülich Research Centre are working to get this new technology ready for series production.
That includes the now 94-year-old co-inventor of lithium-ion technology, John Goodenough, and his research group at the University of Texas in Austin. He appears to have developed a glass electrolyte that eliminates many of the obstacles, at least in the laboratory. The energy density of his rechargeable battery is three times higher than that of current lithium-ion batteries, and until now, only supercapacitors could match its sensational charging times of one minute. In addition, 1,200 charging cycles without significant capacity losses are definitely respectable. And because glass remains conductive, even at low temperatures, the solid-state battery from Texas works up temperatures up to -60 °C (-76 °F).
It may still take several years before the magic battery actually makes its way into an electric car. Add to that the fact that "breakthroughs" in research are now almost a daily occurrence, but only a few will ever make it to actual production.


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how to plant the seeds of a kumquat
Do you soak the seeds in water? Do you plant them in a pot first or in the ground? What type of fertilizer do you use?
You will not need to soak your seeds, plant them directly from the fruit. Start the seeds in a small starting pot in a potting mix.
Keep your seed moist and warm while it germinates. Then as your seedling grows you can move up the pot size.
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GLP U-Torm 100 Modular Truss
U-Torm is a flexible solution for hanging drop positions for lighting, projection and other equipment in a completely modular solution. Comprised of modules and sections that fit seamlessly together with standard pipes and adaptors, the U-Torm allows endless configurations for single fixtures, double hangs, or ladders of multiple fixtures.
The U-Torm 100 is able to take a center point load of up to 220 lbs. and up to 5 units can be mounted in a ladder formation. The system has been designed for quick deployment and can be hung or mounted to a floor stand.
Currently only available at 4Wall PA.
We strive to provide impeccably maintained equipment that is prepped and ready for your next event. Our experienced staff stands ready to help you create the perfect lighting and video experience. You will receive a rental quote back within 1 business day.
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You may be on the fence about jumping on the cloud technology bandwagon, and that's ok. Investing in a new practice management and EHR software is a big investment and requires a lot of research and thought before making a decision, one way or the other. But seeing as how this is the month of love, we thought we'd talk about 5 reasons you might just fall in love with cloud computing in eyecare.
Cloud Computing in Eyecare:
5 Reasons to Fall in Love with Being in the Cloud
Data security, especially in healthcare, is an important topic. And many of you might question security when it comes to moving your practice management and EHR software to the cloud. But you should know, cloud vendors wouldn't be in business today if they couldn't keep your data safe. Cloud vendors have more secure data centers than what you could likely provide for security on a server in your office. They have the technical background to provide top of the line cyber security, along with physical controls to make sure that your data is kept safe.
There are a lot of costs associated with software and technology. So when it comes to big investments for your practice, saving a few pennies here or there can add up big time! Compared to having to pay for an on-site server to store all of your data, which also must be maintained and secured, the cloud can be a cost efficient option. Cloud service vendors are in charge of hosting and managing your servers for you, so you won't need to worry about having all of the IT knowledge to maintain them in your own practice, or spending the money to outsource those needs to an IT consultant.
Another cost-efficient benefit to cloud technology is that you don't need to purchase and install software on each computer in order to access your system. So when new, updated versions of the system roll out, you won't have to spend more money purchasing the latest updates for each computer. Since cloud-based systems are accessed via the Internet, the latest updates to the system are automated, and won't cost you a penny.
As a small business you're going to go through changes. Some expected, and some unexpected. Cloud-based technology helps make changes to your staff easier. Scalability to cloud-based software is only going to require new usernames and log in information, not another software purchase for additional new employees.
Bad Weather Days
Many of you probably live in parts of the country where weather can affect your commute to work (even here in sunny Austin, TX we had a few weather delays this year)! In the event that you get stuck at home due to weather, if you're using a cloud-based system, you'll still be able to access everything that you'd need! Since you access your system from the Internet, and not from a device where the software needs to be installed, you can reach your system from any device with a compatible web browser and Internet connection.
Cloud-based software will also provide more flexibility for your office. With most cloud-based systems, you'll have the freedom to choose your device - desktop, laptop, iPad, or Android tablet. As an OD, would it make your day-to-day tasks more efficient if you were able to carry a tablet around your office instead of logging in and out of computers in each exam room? Cloud-based software would give you the flexibility of choosing which device would work best with your workflow.
Want to learn more about the cloud? Check out our eBook, Rise Up to The Cloud - Cloud Computing in Eyecare!


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Established in 1947, the Mosman Art Prize is Australia's oldest and most prestigious local government art award. It was founded by the artist, architect and arts advocate, Alderman Allan Gamble, at a time when only a small handful of art prizes were in existence in Australia and the community had very little support and few opportunities to exhibit their work.
Over the past 72 years the Mosman Art Prize has developed in stature to become Australia's most prestigious municipally funded art prize with a national profile. As an acquisitive art award for painting, the winning artworks collected since 1947 form a splendid collection of modern and contemporary Australian art, reflecting all the developments in Australian art practice since 1947.
The inaugural winner in 1947 was a young Margaret Olley. Since the prize has been won by scores of artists including Guy Warren, Grace Cossington Smith, Weaver Hawkins, Nancy Borlase, Lloyd Rees, Anthony Galbraith, Elisabeth Cummings, Tim Johnson, Guan Wei and Michael Zavros among many others. Past adjudicators also include notable Australian art figures such as Margaret Preston, John Olsen, Tim Storrier, Jenny Sages and Edmund Capon.
The 2019 Mosman Art Prize was judged by artist and former Mosman Art Prize winner Guan Wei.
Guan Wei was born 1957, Beijing, China. After graduating from the Department of Fine Arts at Beijing Capital University in 1986, he came to Australia to take up a number of residencies including at the Tasmanian School of Art, Museum of Contemporary Art and the Canberra School of Art. Since then he has received many grants, including Australia Council's New York studio residency (2003), Cite International des Arts Paris residency (2007) and a Fellowship in 2008-2009. In 2008, Wei set up a studio in Beijing, and now lives between Sydney and Beijing.
Wei's solo exhibitions include: Chilvary, ARC ONE Gallery, 2018; Cosmotheoria, White Box Art Centre, Beijing, 2017; Salvation, ARC ONE Gallery, 2014; Spellbound, He Xiang Ning Art Museum, OCT Contemporary Art Terminal, Shenzhen, China, 2011; and Other histories: Guan Wei's fable for a contemporary world, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, 2006–07. He has been included in major group exhibitions such as Infinite Conversations: Asian-Australian artistic exchange, National Gallery of Australia, 2018; Illuminating Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Video Art, Yuiyang Beijing Art Center, Guizhou, China, 2017 and the 2017 Wynne Prize, as well as the Shanghai Biennial (2010), Havana Biennial (2009) and the Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art (2008). His work is included key collections such as Art Gallery of New South Wales; Contemporary Art and Culture Centre, Osaka; National Gallery of Victoria and Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China.
To read more about the 2019 Mosman Art Prize and see the winners, click here.
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Featured image - Winner of Mosman Art Prize 2016 Michael Zavros, Flora (Detail), 2016


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ABB is a pioneering technology leader that is writing the future of industrial digitalization. For more than four decades, we have been at the forefront, innovating digitally connected and enabled industrial equipment and systems. Every day, we drive efficiency, safety and productivity in utilities, industry, transport and infrastructure globally. With a heritage spanning more than 130 years, ABB operates in more than 100 countries and employs around 136,000 people.

 TESI was founded in 1981 by engineer A. Zubiani as a manufacturer of accessories, joints, terminations (made in plastic insulating heat-shrinkable material) and identification systems for electrical cables used in railway and electrical energy distribution fields.

In 1986 TESI becomes partner and exclusive distributor in Italy for Canusa CPS, manufacturer of heat shrinkable tubing for corrosion protection of metal pipes.

Over the years the company undertakes several strategic acquisitions that enabled the expansion and rise also in the ignition devices sector and pipeline induction heat treatment.

In 1995, indeed, TESI acquires ELTER and IRTI groups, manufacturers of ignition devices for industrial burners and related accessories, and in 2000 SIRIM, a company designing and manufacturing induction heating, coating and heat treatment equipment for pipelines.

The company's growth leads to the establishment, in 2007, of TESIGROUP LLC headquartered in Houston, in order to better meet U.S. market needs. Furthermore, in 2010 DAEMAR Heating Technology Co. Ltd, headquartered in Beijing, is founded with the aim to expand into Chinese market.

WIKA is a global market leader in pressure, temperature and level measurement technology. Working together with our customers, we develop comprehensive solutions based on our high-quality measurement technology components, with the solutions ultimately being integrated in their business processes.

We deliver 50 million quality products to over 100 countries every year. Worldwide, approximately 600 million WIKA measuring instruments are in use.

Kobold is one of the leading international instrumentation engineering enterprises specialized on monitoring, measuring and regulating the physical quantities of flow through, pressure, level and temperature.

Rotork is the market leading actuator manufacturer and flow control company that operates in any market where the flow of gases or liquids needs to be controlled. It has established manufacturing facilities, a global network of local offices and agents who can truly provide a worldwide service. You will be able to locally source Rotork's products, supported by life-of-plant maintenance, repair and upgrade services.

Technoflow was founded in 1999 by people with many years of experience in the field of industrial valves. The long experience gained in the field, combined with the close collaboration with its partners, puts it in a position to give reliable answers in selecting the most suitable products for the needs of customers. In terms of service Technoflow can therefore offer the typical flexibility of a young and dynamic company; in terms of product, it is able to propose technical solutions in line with the demanding market requirements. In this way, Technoflow proposes a very wide and specialized range of process valves able to satisfy the requests of important engineering companies looking for suppliers able to offer different items of plant, as well as to give a precise solution to the end- users who need secure answers on specific applications. Technoflow at its headquarters in Cesate works essentially on a contract, carrying out all activities aimed at it for each order, from the preparation of the product to the completion of the documentation. Its achievements include the assembly of accessories on board the valve and their functional testing. An essential part of its activity is the knowledge of every component of the supply so as to be able to provide an adequate after-sales to the customers. Its warehouse is operative both as storage of finished valves and as deposit of actuators and accessories; it can also count on the warehouses of its partners, able to put valves in stock.

TAI Milano

TAI Milano was founded in 1959. Since 1962 we have been manufacturing safety valves for industry in general and, in particular, for the petrochemical, chemical and refining industry, power boilers and steam plants.

Its Milan offices, of approximately 1.000 m2 of floor space, are situated close to the Railway Central Station.

TAI Milano factory, located in Guardamiglio near Piacenza, occupies a total of 13.000 m2 comprising a covered area of 8.000 m2. Solar panels cover 25% of the electrical energy needs. The factory is modernly equipped and can handle a monthly production of 600 valves.

M.B. Valveservice

Our commitment is the continuous foundation for the improvement and growth of our society.

We ensure that our products are reliable and meet the specific needs of our customers.

We place high levels of quality in our work and continuously improve our standard.

We want to be a reliable partner for our customers and as a result we have implemented the ISO 9001: 2008 Quality Management System

Furthermore we have obtained the 94/9 / EC ATEX certification for our Automation solutions. (TÜV IT 14 ATEX 107 AR)

We do not have a sales office but a team of technicians who respond to your requests and look for the solution with you.

PRUFTECHNIK has more than 600 employees working in our business divisions and subsidiaries worldwide. Almost half of our employees work in Research & Development, and the number of university graduates is also very high at ca. 50%.

The PRUFTECHNIK business divisions operate independently and benefit from central services of a higher level holding company. This streamlined organizational structure allows the PRUFTECHNIK group to operate flexibly and efficiently in the world market. The high export share – which has always been an indicator of technically qualified products – has increased due to the development of agencies and subsidiaries on every continent. Today, this share makes up ca. 75% of the total production.

With our international subsidiaries, our employees are most of the time already where they are needed. This global and at the same time local presence allows PRUFTECHNIK to respond optimally to the wants and needs of the customers.

FLIR Systems, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes technologies that enhance perception and awareness. We bring innovative sensing solutions into daily life through our thermal imaging systems, visible-light imaging systems, locator systems, measurement and diagnostic systems, and advanced threat detection systems. Our products improve the way people interact with the world around them, enhance public safety and well-being, increase energy efficiency, and enable healthy and entertained communities.

Pioneers in thermal imaging, we were founded in 1978, originally providing infrared imaging systems that were installed on vehicles for use in conducting energy audits. Today our advanced systems and components are used for a wide variety of thermal imaging, situational awareness, and security applications, including airborne and ground-based surveillance, condition monitoring, navigation, recreation, research and development, manufacturing process control, search and rescue, drug interdiction, transportation safety and efficiency, border and maritime patrol, environmental monitoring, and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives threat detection.

We operate our business through six operating segments:

The Surveillance segment provides enhanced imaging and recognition solutions under our commercially developed, military qualified (CDMQ®) model to a wide variety of military, law enforcement, public safety, and other government customers around the world for the protection of borders, troops, and public welfare.

The Instruments segment provides devices that image, measure, and assess thermal energy, gases, and other environmental elements for industrial, commercial, and scientific applications under the FLIR and Extech brands.

The OEM and Emerging Markets segment provides thermal imaging camera cores and components that are utilized by third parties to create thermal and other types of imaging systems. The segment also develops and manufactures intelligent traffic systems and hand-held and weapon-mounted thermal imaging systems for use by consumers and law enforcement.

The Maritime segment develops and manufactures electronics and imaging instruments for the recreational and commercial maritime market under the FLIR and Raymarine brands.

The Security segment provides cameras and video recording systems for use in commercial, critical infrastructure, and home security applications and operates under the FLIR and Lorex brands.

The Detection segment offers sensor instruments and integrated platform solutions for the detection, identification, and suppression of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives threats for military force protection, homeland security, and commercial applications.

  Fluke Corporation is the world leader in the manufacture, distribution and service of electronic test tools and software.

Since its founding in 1948, Fluke has helped define and grow a unique technology market, providing testing and troubleshooting capabilities that have grown to mission critical status in manufacturing and service industries. Every new manufacturing plant, office, hospital, or facility built today represents another potential customer for Fluke products.

From industrial electronic installation, maintenance and service, to precision measurement and quality control, Fluke tools help keep business and industry around the globe up and running. Typical customers and users include technicians, engineers, metrologists, medical-device manufacturers, and computer network professionals — people who stake their reputations on their tools, and use tools to help extend their personal power and abilities.

Fluke has achieved the number one or number two position in every market in which it competes. The Fluke brand has a reputation for portability, ruggedness, safety, ease of use and rigid standards of quality.

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Imagine if you will a story that a father tells regarding illicit contact with his daughter.
A story even MORE bizarre than a fish story.
In Fredicksburg, Virginia yesterday a Stafford man was sentenced to 22 years in prison for raping his 12 year old daughter.
Judge Charles Sharp handed down the sentence that a jury had recommended in November. The father was convicted of two counts each of rape, aggravated sexual battery, indecent liberties and incest.
The only reason this conduct came to light was after the child became pregnant.
In the fathers testimony he claimed he had passed out from drinking one night when he was awakened by someone in a white nightgown on top of him. He said he didn't realize it was his daughter until the next morning, when he saw her wearing the nightgown.
Prosecutor Andrea McCauley argued that the father conocted the story because he feared that he had impregnated the child but DNA tests on the aborted fetus showed the actual father was the girl's step-uncle.
According to the evidence presented by prosecutor Andrea McCauley, the girl, now 14, lived with her father in central Stafford from August 2007 until June of 2008. (I wonder who ordered that?)
The girl moved back to Georgia to be with her mother, who is divorced from the father. She was five months pregnant by the time the mother realized that something was amiss.
The girl later told Detective Chris Cameron that her father regularly molested her when she lived in Stafford. She claimed she hadn't had sex with anyone else.
The DNA test proved otherwise. But by then, the child's father had already made incriminating statements to police.
The father's story to police was dubbed by Cameron as the "sex ninja story."
The father maintained his innocence again yesterday.


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News Clips – October 15, 2010
- The loss of leading international human rights scholar Louis Henkin is mourned, while the legal community remembers his long career dedicated to the development of international law and the protection of human rights. [Human Rights First]
- Moldova has ratified the Rome Statute to become the newest State Party to the International Criminal Court, bringing the total to 114. [UN]
- Canadian citizen Omar Khadr may have reached a plea agreement with the U.S. government, ending his prosecution by a Military Commission at Guantánamo. [Human Rights First] Khadr was detained in Afghanistan when he was 15 years old and recently turned 24 while in U.S. custody. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has declined to confirm the status of Khadr's case, but reports indicate that the deal would require Khadr to plead guilty to the war crimes charges against him – including murder, attempted murder, and conspiracy – and serve eight years in prison, the final seven years being served in Canada, contingent on the Canadian government's agreement. [CBC News] Khadr's case has drawn attention because of his young age, but also as one of a handful of cases in which Guantánamo detainees have argued that their home country governments have an obligation to use diplomacy to secure their nationals' release from Guantánamo. See INTERIGHTS' third party intervention in Boumediene before the ECHR for relevant jurisprudence and an example of the analysis used in such cases.
- France has arrested Rwandan rebel leader Callixte Mbarushimana, who is wanted by the ICC on charges that he committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Democratic Republic of Congo last year. [ICC; HRW]
- Uzbekistan has convicted two journalists, Vladimir Berezovskii and Abdumalik Boboev, on defamation and insult charges in connection with articles written or made available by them which were critical of the Uzbek government's policies; Boboev was ordered to pay a hefty fine. [VOA; HRW]
- Kenya will no longer prosecute suspected Somali pirates captured by international forces, as it lets expire an agreement entered into last year with the European Union and several national governments. [Impunity Watch]
- Indonesian President Yudhoyono cancelled his scheduled trip to the Netherlands last week due to a human rights suit filed in Dutch court against him by a Maluku separatist who was allegedly detained and severely beaten for showing a Maluku independence flag during a presidential speech in 2007. [VOA]
- The United States Senate Committee on Armed Services has published a 105-page report on private security contractors in Afghanistan, calling for greater government oversight and contractor accountability. [Human Rights First]
- Federal district court judge Virginia A. Phillips has granted the plaintiffs permanent injunctive relief against the government's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy which had allowed the U.S. military to dismiss soldiers for revealing their homosexuality, upon finding that the law violates the U.S. Constitution's substantive due process and free speech protections. [C.D. Cal.] The federal legislature has recently been deliberating repeal of DADT, but Senate Democrats were unable to overcome Republican opposition to the bill. [WSJ]
- Human Rights Watch calls on the Rwandan government to protect the rights and safety of opposition leaders, in relation to the detention of the leaders of two Rwandan opposition parties. [HRW]
- The IACHR has released its hearing schedule for 140th Period of Sessions, to begin later this month. [IACHR] The Commission's thematic hearings will address issues ranging from camps for the internally displaced in Haiti to prosecutions for crimes against humanity in Argentina, while the hearings on the admissibility and merits of individual cases will include that of Guantánamo detainee Djamel Ameziane. Livestreaming and/or recordings will be available for most hearings.
- The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has urged the United States and Somalia to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child, as the only two remaining countries that have not done so since the treaty was opened for signature in 1989. [UN]
- A Peruvian court has convicted Vladimiro Montesinos, former aide to ex-President Alberto Fujimori and de facto head of security, as well as members of the Colina death squad, on charges of extrajudicial killing and injury of 29 individuals in separate incidents, including the massacre of Barrios Altos. The court (Sala Penal Especial de la Corte Suprema de Justicia) found the acts constituted crimes against humanity, as it similarly found in the case of Alberto Fujimori. [CEJIL] The Barrios Altos case has been reviewed by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, which found Peru responsible for the deaths and lack of investigation or reparation (merits decision here).
- Ecuador is receiving negative attention from NGOs and the UN as recent unrest has led the Ecuadorian government to crack down on freedom of the press and of expression. [UN]
- UN peacekeepers and Democratic Republic of Congo forces have captured a DRC rebel leader accused of orchestrating the mass rape of more than 300 people two months ago. [UN]
- South Africa's majority party, the African National Congress, is considering pursuing a bill that would allow the government to imprison journalists for 3 to 25 years for publishing any information that impacts the "national interest". [Impunity Watch]
- Following the Nobel Committee's award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Chinese democracy activist Liu Xiaobo, UN experts and others have called for his release from detention and respect for fundamental rights in China. [UN]
- The UN has called for an investigation into the October 8th death in custody of a man detained for throwing stones at DRC President Joseph Kabila's motorcade last month. [UN]
- ProPublica reports that the U.S. government significantly altered a federal judge's decision granting a Guántanamo detainee's habeas petition while reviewing the order for classified information, removing eight pages of the opinion, including the judge's criticism of the government's weak case, and changing key details to make the detainee appear more threatening. The changes were discovered because the court had published the judge's original opinion online. [Democracy Now!]
News Clips – October 3, 2010
- In Ecuador, a state of emergency remains in place following last week's uprising of members of the military against President Correa's government, prompting human rights defenders to call for a quick restoration of full civil liberties. [CEJIL] The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights condemned the attack against Correa. [IACHR]
- Germany today commemorates 20 years of reunification and will use its experience to assist the South Korean government in moving forward with unification of the Korean Peninsula. [New York Times; VOA]
- The UN fact-finding mission into the Gaza flotilla incident has issued its report, concluding that Israel used "unlawful" and "unnecessary" violence in its interception of a flotilla of ships carrying humanitarian aid in May and June of this year. The report was adopted by the Human Rights Council. [UN; OHCHR]
- The U.S. government has apologized for conducting medical experiments on Guatemalan prisoners, sex workers, psychiatric hospital patients, and soldiers from 1946 to 1948. The tests purposefully infected approximately 1,500 Guatemalans with syphilis and other sexually transmitted diseases between 1946 and 1948. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed outrage and regret, while Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom qualified the experiments as a "crime against humanity" and reserved the right to pursue legal redress. [CERIGUA; Reuters]
- In Venezuela, a riot in the Tocoron prison, which is allegedly run by gang members, has claimed 16 lives. [Impunity Watch] The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has previously expressed concern regarding the overcrowding and conditions in Venezuelan prisons, and last week expressed its concern at the discovery of a child prostitution ring operating out of a Paraguayan prison. [IACHR]
- Uganda has charged detained Kenyan human rights defender Al-Amin Kimathi with terrorism and murder due to his role in representing the six Kenyans being prosecuted for the Kampala World Cup bombing. [HRW]
- New signatories to international human rights treaties include the following: Zambia has signed the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; the Central African Republic has signed the optional protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict and on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography; Greece has signed the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. [UN] Additionally, Tunisia has ratified the UN-backed treaty banning cluster munitions. [HRW]
- Cuba may release more political prisoners if they agree to leave the country. [AP]
- Seven years after Liberia's civil war, Prince Johnson, a current Liberian senator and former warlord who participated in atrocities committed during the war, has been certified to run for the presidency in next year's election. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia's final report recommended that Johnson be banned from holding public office for 30 years and be prosecuted for crimes against humanity (p. 353). [AP] The Special Court for Sierra Leone is managing the prosecution of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, in The Hague, for atrocities committed by Liberian and rebel forces under his direction in neighboring Sierra Leone, but the International Criminal Court has not opened an investigation into the crimes committed in Liberia during its civil war.
- The UN Human Rights Council has confirmed that the right to water and sanitation is binding on States, as embodied in international treaties [UN]
- The U.S. Supreme Court begins a new term tomorrow with Justice Elena Kagan becoming the third woman on the court. As quoted in the Washington Post, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg stated, "When the schoolchildren file in and out of the court and they look up and they see three women, then that will seem natural and proper – just how it is." Critics note that the the ideological divide among the 9 justices may be seen as partisan, in that each Supreme Court justice viewed as conservative was nominated by a Republican president and each justice viewed as liberal in his or her judicial philosophy was appointed by a Democratic president, which had not previously been true. [Washington Post] The Court's docket this term will include cases related to immigration law, freedom of expression, criminal due process and other issues. [SCOTUSblog] For an interesting commentary on the Roberts Court's impact on American constitutional law thus far, see Barry Friedman and Dahlia Lithwick's article on Slate.
- The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has issued a report calling on Nepal to establish an independent body to receive and investigate citizen complaints, following its discovery that security forces are suspected of having committed dozens of extrajudicial killings since January of 2008. [UN]
- As a series of teen suicides in the United States are attributed to school bullying on the basis of perceived sexual orientation, activist Dan Savage has initiated the It Gets Better Project on YouTube to offer messages of hope to LGBT teens. [ACLU]
- The trial of former Guantanamo detainee Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani for his alleged participation in the U.S. embassy bombings in Tanzania and Kenya in 1998 is set to begin tomorrow in federal court in New York City, drawing further criticism of the continued use of military commissions and detention abroad of terrorism suspects. [ACLU; HRW]
- Indigenous Chilean prisoners have ended their hunger strike in protest of the terrorism charges levied against them in connection with their anti-poverty protests. The end of the hunger strike was welcomed by the UN, but Human Rights Watch called on the Chilean government to amend its anti-terrorism laws and limit use of the military court system. [ UN; HRW]
- Human Rights First urged the UNHCR to continue working to ensure equality and dignity in the treatment of LGBTI refugees, as governments and civil society met in Geneva to discuss the issue. [HRF]
- The UN Human Rights Council has established a new Special Rapporteur on the rights to Peaceful Assembly and Association, a Working Group on Discrimination against Women in Law and Practise, and a Working Group on activities of Private Security Companies. [OHCHR]
- The CIA has begun using armed drones in Afghanistan and Pakistan, in an expansion of the highly controversial use of targeted killings. [Washington Post]
- Bahrain has issued a travel ban against several human rights defenders, preventing them from leaving the country. [HRW]
- Mexican mayors' lives are at risk in the country's ongoing battle against drug trafficking. [Washington Post]
- Britain has legally recognized Druidry, an ancient faith whose followers worship the natural world, as a religion by approving the Druid Network's application to be registered as a religious charity. [Huffington Post]
- Liu Xiabobo, a likely contender for the Nobel Peace Prize and Chinese dissident, is serving an 11-year prison sentence for subversion in connection with the publication of Charter 08, a proposal for peaceful democratic reform. [Washington Post]
- One year after a massacre perpetrated by Guinea security forces claimed the lives of more than 150 people, the government has yet to prosecute the suspects, despite the ICC's opening a preliminary examination. [HRW]
- Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy has been convicted of spreading disinformation and falsifying maps, as the UN Special Rapporteur on Cambodia criticizes "disproportionate use of the law" against the press, activists and political leaders. [OHCHR; VOA]
- The Thai government continues to invoke emergency powers to limit civil liberties, five months after anti-government protests were suppressed. [HRW]
- Human Rights Watch calls for an investigation into a recent rash of police brutality and deaths in custody in Vietnam. [HRW]
- The Office of the High Commission for Human Rights will hear direct testimony from victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, following the release of a preliminary report on a series of mass rapes occurring in the DRC this summer, and the publication of a comprehensive UN report on human rights and international humanitarian law violations committed in the DRC from 1992 to 2003. [OHCHR]
- In Zimbabwe, violence and arrests of activists have led to the disruption and suspension of community outreach meetings on Zimbabwean constitutional reform. [HRW]
- The Global Migration Group, comprised of various intergovernmental organizations including the International Organization for Migration, urges States to ensure the fundamental rights of migrants in irregular situations. [OHCHR]
- The Al-Jazeera network protested the arrest of two cameramen by NATO forces in Afghanistan. [Washington Post] The cameramen were released two days later. [Al-Jazeera]
- Following reports that Burmese democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi was to be allowed to vote in upcoming elections and be freed from house arrest, it remains unclear what action the military government will take. [The Hindu; AP]
- The Obama administration has again invoked the state secrets privilege in an attempt to block a lawsuit challenging the federal government's actions in the war on terror. Previously, the Department of Justice successfully invoked the state secrets privilege to win the dismissal of a suit against a Boeing subsidiary for its alleged role in extraordinary rendition. Now, the Department will invoke the privilege in Anwar al-Aulaqi's suit challenging the targeted killing program that the government allegedly plans to use against Al-Aulaqi. [AP; The Nation]
News Clips – September 20, 2010
- In a heartbreaking blow to Afghan hopes for peace, several U.S. soldiers are under investigation for murdering at least three Afghan civilians last year as part of a rogue "kill team" that was allegedly formed when a staff sergeant who had served in Iraq in 2004 joined the platoon stationed in Kandahar province. [Washington Post]
- The French Senate has approved a ban on the use of full-face veils in public, subject to a fine of 150 Euros ; the legislation will now be reviewed by the Constitutional Council [Impunity Watch; BBC]
- France faces widespread criticism for its destruction of Roma settlements and forced repatriation of Roma to other European nations – including from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights, and the EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding. [HRW]
- On Thursday, the U.S. state of Virginia will execute Teresa Lewis, following her conviction for the 2002 deaths of her husband and stepson; she will be the first woman to be executed in the state in 98 years and is reported to have "severe learning difficulties". [Guardian]
- Polish police have detained exiled Chechen leader Akhmed Zakayev, who was granted asylum in the United Kingdom in 2003, but Polish authorities have not determined whether he will be extradited to Russia, where he is sought on charges of armed revellion, murder and kidnapping. [BBC; RNW]
- Italy and Libya's joint agreement to intercept would-be migrants at sea has led to several incidents where Libyan patrols have fired upon Italian boats in the mistaken belief that they were carrying migrants. [Impunity Watch; Human Rights Watch]
- Ecuador and Colombia have met to discuss the plight of the approximately 135,000 displaced Colombians living in Ecuador, due to ongoing violence [Impunity Watch; ADN]
- Leading Russian gay rights activist, Nikolai Alekseyev, has been released after being held by Russian authorities for two days while they allegedly pressured him to withdraw a complaint before the European Court of Human Rights. [Radio Free Europe]
- A U.S. citizen has been released from Iranian custody after inadvertently crossing Iranian border from Iraq while hiking; meanwhile, while Amnesty calls attention to 30,000 held in Iran without trial and prominent Iranian human rights activist Shiva Nazar Ahari has been sentenced to six years' imprisonment. [Guardian; NYT; Amnesty]
- The Philippine National Police will support the installation of a human rights desk in every police station, following torture accusations levied against the police. [Manila Bulletin]
- In Kyrgyzstan, human rights reporter Azimjon Askarov has been sentenced to life imprisonment on charges the Committee to Protect Journalists says are completely unfounded. [CPJ]
- Peruvian President Alan Garcia approved a repeal of recent Legislative Decree 1097, amidst fears that the law would provide amnesty for security forces members accused of human rights violations. [Peruvian Times] The repeal was viewed favorably by the IACHR, which had criticized the decree. [IACHR]
- Citing "the lack of the right to legitimate defence in Rwanda today", a French court has rejected Rwanda's request to extradite Eugene Rwamucyo, a doctor wanted for his alleged involvement in the Rwandan genocide. [RNW]
- Hamas and UN Relief & Works Agency clash over human rights curriculum in schools. [NPR]
- The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders has released its annual report, Steadfast in Protest, provides a region-by-region analysis of government protection (or repression) of the media and civil society (note that the Table of Contents is at the end of the 500-plus page report). The report is choc-full of individual examples of human rights defenders who were subjected to harassment or prosecution, and instances of dissent which were stifled – particularly during elections – in 2009. [FIDH]
- Human Rights Watch calls for the establishment of an international Commission of Inquiry for Burma, to investigate past abuses by the military and armed groups. [HRW]
- The U.S. Senate is poised to vote on legislation, which has been approved by the House of Representatives, and which would repeal the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy towards gay and lesbian members of the military. [ACLU]
- Kashmiri separatists protest curfew laws and Indian occupation in bloody battles with Indian troops, in which at least three protesters have lost their lives, while Human Rights Watch calls for the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, which protects members of the Indian military from prosecution and grants broad powers to use force and conduct warrantless arrests. [BBC; HRW]
- UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing warns of the high rate of forced evictions in Kazakhstan. [OHCHR]
- The IACHR has presented a case to the Inter-American Court involving Chilean courts' denial of parental custody rights to a lesbian mother because of her sexual orientation. Karen Atala's petition is the first to be decided by the Commission relating to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. [IACHR]
- UN expert calls on Sudanese authorities to investigate the September 2nd killing of dozens of civilians in North Darfur. [OHCHR]
- A Reprieve investigator reports that the FBI has been deeply involved in the questioning and detention of individuals connected to the World Cup bombings in Kampala this year, the investigation of which has included the arbitrary detention of two Kenyan human rights defenders arrested in Uganda last week. They had been working on behalf of three Kenyans subjected to extraordinary rendition and charged in Uganda for their alleged role in the Kampala World Cup bombings. [Huffington Post]
- UN Deputy High Commission for Human Rights calls for greater protection of civilians against attacks in Somalia, following her visit to the country.
- Organizations call for the immediate release of 19-year-old blogger being held incommunicado in Syria for nine months now. [AFP; HRW]
- Attacks against journalists threaten lives and freedom of expression in Mexico. [Impunity Watch]
- The Costa Rican Supreme Court has ruled that the high crime rate in the country cannot justify arbitrary police checkpoints on public roads, which may be established only when there is substantiated evidence or actual notice of a crime having been committed. [CEJIL]
- 18 protesters were injured, and one killed, in a confrontation between Peruvian police and protesters opposed to a dam and agricultural irrigation system which residents of Espinar fear would leave them without water. [Reuters; AlertNet]
- In Thailand, planning for anti-government protests is underway as the fourth anniversary of the military coup approaches. [Democracy Now]
- The UN Representative on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons calls for increased efforts to improve the lives of the internally displaced in Armenia.
News Clips – July 18, 2010
- Argentina legalizes same-sex marriage, becoming the second country in the Western Hemisphere to do so. [Washington Post]
- The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the ICC has issued a second arrest warrant for Sudan's President Al Bashir, who is wanted to face charges of genocide against the Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa ethnic groups. The first warrant was based on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. [ICC]
- ACLU files suit alleging U.S. "No Fly List" is unconstitutional, on behalf of individuals placed on the list without explanation or recourse, and seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. [ACLU]
- In its admissibility decision in Babar Ahmar and Other v. United Kingdom, the ECHR requested additional information from the parties and extended interim measures to suspend the extradition of the applicants to U.S., where they could face life imprisonment in supermax prisons. The Court sought further information on the conditions of detention in such prisons, the reach of the U.S. Constitution's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment, and the reducibility of the life sentences potentially imposed – in order to determine whether the transfer would constitute a violation of Article 3's prohibition on inhuman or degrading treatment. [Huffington Post, BBC, ECHR]
- Jorge Rafael Videla, the former Argentina dictator whose de facto government was in power for most of the Dirty War years, has gone on trial again this month, in connection with the murder of 32 political prisoners in 1976. [BBC, La Nación] Videla was previously convicted on kidnapping and other charges and later benefited from Argentina's amnesty law, but began serving a life sentence in 2008 after his pardon was overturned [BBC].
- IACHR welcomes the release of 7 Cuban political prisoners, which belatedly, partially complies with the Commission's 2006 merits report in the case of several dozen journalists and human rights activists detained in Cuba, in which it recommended their release. [IACHR]
- Attorney Lynne Stewart's sentence has been increased on appeal to 10 years, following her2005 conviction of conspiring to aid terrorists for conveying messages on behalf of her client, who was detained on terrorism-related charges. [Democracy Now!]
- Human Rights Watch calls on Iran to spare civilians in its military operations surrounding Kurdish villages in Iraq. [HRW]
- D.C. court upholds same-sex marriage for the district. [Washington Post]
- Human Rights Watch's new publication Hellish Work denounces Philip Morris' labor practices and exploitation of migrant workers in Kazakhstan. [NYT]
- Internal Israeli report finds that the Gaza aid flotilla deaths were justified. [Impunity Watch]
- President Medved says killer of human rights defender Natalya Estemirova has been identified, as European Commissioner for Human Rights calls on government to bring to justice those responsible. [VOA]
- NGO Islamic Human Rights Commission says veil ban violates religious freedom and girls' right to education, as French law faces constitutional and international human rights challenges. [NYT, AsiaNews]
- Uganda Human Rights Commission condemns World Cup bombing in Kampala. [ugpulse]
- Zimbabwe faces continued allegations of human rights abuses in its diamond mines, as Kimberly Process and World Diamond Council approve Zimbabwean diamonds for sale. [NPR, Newsweek]
- Conditions for Haitians displaced by earthquake are criticized, as nearly 2 million remain homeless. [truthdig]
- Last week, thousands commemorated the 15th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia-Herzegovina. [Impunity Watch]
- IACHR laments deaths in Uruguay prison fire. [IACHR]
- South Korean human rights commission to review chemical castration of sex offenders, approved by parliament last month. [Dong-a Ilbo; MSNBC]
- Egyptian Bedouin rights activist freed following three years of detention under Egypt's emergency law. [Impunity Watch]
- Russian Duma expands Russian security services' powers, amidst protests. [Business Week]
ICTY Convicts Seven in Srebrenica Massacre Case
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) convicted seven Bosnian Serb military leaders owing to their participation in the Srebrenica massacre of 1995, in which over 7,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were killed. Read the judgment summary here. [Impunity Watch, ICTY] From among the many atrocities committed during the Balkans conflict, the Srebrenica massacre has been singled out by the ICTY and International Court of Justice (ICJ) as an act of genocide.
The crimes of which the seven former military and police officials were convicted include: genocide, crimes against humanity and violations of the laws or customs of war, including extermination, murder, persecution, and inhumane acts. The Trial Chamber found that the crime of deportation had not been proven. The ICTY's press release notes:
This trial has been the largest conducted to date at the ICTY. Trial proceedings in this case commenced on 21 August 2006 and concluded on 15 September 2009. The trial took a total of 425 days during which the Trial Chamber heard or otherwise admitted evidence from 315 witnesses: 182 by the Prosecution; 132 by all the Defence teams and one by the Trial Chamber. There are 5,383 exhibits before the Trial Chamber, amounting to 87,392 page numbers.
The Tribunal has indicted a total of 21 individuals for crimes committed in Srebrenica. Among these are Radislav Krstić who was the first individual to be convicted of aiding and abetting genocide in Srebrenica on 2 August 2001. The Appeals Chamber sentenced him to 35 years' imprisonment on 19 April 2004. The trials of Radovan Karadžić, Zdravko Tolimir as well as Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović are ongoing. To date, Ratko Mladić, the war-time leader of the Bosnian Serb Army also charged with genocide in Srebrenica, remains a fugitive.
Since its establishment, the Tribunal has indicted 161 persons for serious violations of humanitarian law committed on the territory of the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 2001. Proceedings against 123 have been concluded. Proceedings are currently open for 40 Accused with 25 at trial stage and 11 before the Appeals Chamber.
Radio Free Europe has published an interesting commentary on the implications of the judgment, which is available here.
In March of this year, the Serbian parliament passed a resolution condemning the Srebrenica massacre and extended a formal apology to the victims and their families, although it did not categorize the massacre as genocide. [Radio Netherlands] The International Court of Justice found the Srebrenica massacre to be genocide in its 2007 judgment in the case Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro), as have the ICTY and the War Crimes Chamber of the Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina.
As reported by Radio Netherlands, in March of this year a Dutch court upheld a lower court's decision that the United Nations and Dutch government were immune from suit by families of victims of the massacre who alleged that the UN had abdicated its duty to protect the civilian population. [Radio Netherlands]
Relatedly, former acting Bosnian president Ejup Ganic was arrested in March of this year in London on allegations that he had committed war crimes during the conflict. Serbia is seeking his extradition from the U.K. despite a previously unsuccessful attempt to secure his prosecution by the ICTY. [BBC, RFE]
See PBS' interactive timeline of events leading up to the massacre here.
New Human Rights Watch Publications on DRC Massacre and Vigilante Justice in Burundi
This week, Human Rights Watch published two new reports documenting abuses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Burundi. The first, Trail of Death, reports the findings of HRW's fact-finding mission to the Makombo area, in the aftermath of a December 2009 massacre committed by the Lord's Resistance Army. The second, Mob Justice in Burundi, documents official complicity in acts of both organized and spontaneous mob violence against suspected criminals in Burundi.


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