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MICHAEL KNIGHT, Petitioner, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. [January 24, 2002] ANSTEAD, J. We have for review the decision in Knight v. State, 791 So. 2d 490 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000), in which the First District certified the following question as one of great public importance: DOES SECTION [775.082(8)(a)2.a.], FLORIDA STATUTES (1997), WHICH MANDATES A LIFE SENTENCE FOR PRISON RELEASEE REOFFENDERS WHO COMMIT "A FELONY PUNISHABLE BY LIFE," APPLY BOTH TO LIFE FELONIES AND FIRST DEGREE FELONIES PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR A TERM OF YEARS NOT EXCEEDING
LIFE?1 791 So. 2d at 490. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const. For the reasons set forth below, we answer the certified question in the affirmative. FACTUAL BACKGROUND Michael Knight (Knight) was charged in an information filed by the State Attorney with armed robbery with a firearm pursuant to section 812.13(2)(a), Florida Statutes (1997), which states, "If in the course of committing the robbery the offender carried a firearm or other deadly weapon, then the robbery is a felony of the first degree, punishable by imprisonment for a term of years not exceeding life imprisonment or as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084." (Emphasis Added.)2 The State Attorney also filed a notice of intent to seek enhanced penalties against Knight as a prison releasee reoffender (PRR) under the
1. The First District asked this Court to address section 775.082(9)(a)3.a., Florida Statutes (1999). However, because Knight's offense occurred on August 23, 1998, his prison releasee reoffender sentence is controlled by the 1997 Florida Statutes, and we therefore revise the certified question to involve section 775.082(8)(a)2.a., Florida Statutes (1997). Cf. Ellis v. State, 762 So. 2d 912 (Fla. 2000) (stating that the Laws of Florida or the Florida Statutes give citizens constructive notice of the consequences of their actions, including the Prison Releasee Reoffender (PRR) act). The section of the PRR act that is at issue in this case, although renumbered, remained substantively unchanged from 1997 to 1999. 2. Knight was also charged in the same information with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. However, that count is not an issue in this review proceeding. -2-
provisions of section 775.082(8)(a)2.a., Florida Statutes (1997). At trial, the jury returned a verdict finding Knight guilty of robbery with a firearm. The trial court then sentenced Knight to be imprisoned for a term of natural life as a PRR, pursuant to section 775.082(8)(a)2.a., as well as imposing a three-year minimum mandatory term due to the robbery being committed with a firearm, pursuant to section 775.087(2), Florida Statutes (1997). On direct appeal, the First District affirmed Knight's sentence.3 See Knight, 791 So. 2d at 490. On motion for rehearing and certification the First District added the aforementioned certified question of great public importance. See id. ANALYSIS Section 775.082(8)(a)2.a. provides that if the trial court determines that a defendant is a prison releasee reoffender, the defendant must be sentenced: "For a felony punishable by life, by a term of imprisonment for life." On the other hand, the PRR provision in section 775.082(8)(a)2.b. provides that for an offender convicted of a first-degree felony, offenders must receive "a term of imprisonment
3. On direct appeal, the First District certified the question of whether the PRR act violated the separation of powers clause of the Florida Constitution. See Knight, 791 So. 2d at 490. However, this question is no longer at issue as we subsequently held that the PRR act does not violate the separation of powers clause of the Florida Constitution in Cotton v. State, 769 So. 2d 345, 349-50 (Fla. 2000). -3-
for 30 years." Knight asserts that for purposes of application of the PRR act, his armed robbery conviction should be treated as a felony of the first degree even though the conviction is subject to a sentence of life. Hence, he contends his sentence should have been limited to a maximum term of thirty years imprisonment.
The First District rejected Knight's contention: "This Court has also found that the term felony punishable by life in subsection 775.082(8)(a)2.a., Florida Statutes (1997), covers both life felonies and first degree felonies punishable by a term of years not exceeding life." 791 So. 2d at 490. The First District relied upon the reasoning set out in its earlier decision in Brown v. State, 24 Fla. L. Weekly D2753 (Fla. 1st DCA Dec. 8, 1999). In Brown, the First District reasoned that the wording "felony punishable by life" in section 775.082(8)(a)2.a., Florida Statutes (1997), included both life felonies and first-degree felonies punishable by life. See id. at D2754. The court explained: Appellant also challenges his life sentence, asserting that because his armed burglary conviction is a first degree felony punishable by life, not a life felony, the maximum sentence he could have received under section 775.082(8) was 30 years; hence, his life sentence is illegal. In support of his argument, appellant points to Burdick v. State, 594 So. 2d 267 (Fla. 1992), wherein the Florida Supreme Court designated the following five types of felonies: capital, life, first degree, second degree, and third degree, and stated that first degree felonies punishable by life were first degree felonies regardless -4-
of the sentence imposed (life or a term of years). Id. at 268-69. Appellant argues that because he was convicted of a first degree felony, section 775.082(8)(a)(2)(b) provides a maximum sentence of 30 years. We cannot agree. Subsection 775.082(8)(a)(2)(a) provides for an enhanced life sentence for a "felony punishable by life." The statute does not use the term "life felony," but rather uses the term "felony punishable by life," which includes both life felonies and first degree felonies punishable by life. Because appellant's armed burglary conviction under section 810.02(2)(b), Florida Statutes (1997), is a first degree felony punishable by life, the life sentence imposed under section 775.082(8)(a)(2)(a) was legal. In so saying, we are not persuaded by appellant's analogy to the habitual felony offender statute, which at one point did not include an enhancement for life felonies. See Burdick; Lamont v. State, 610 So. 2d 435 (Fla. 1992). Unlike the habitual felony offender statute, section 775.082(8)(a)(2)(a) unambiguously includes both life felonies and first degree felonies punishable by life. Id. We agree with and approve of the First District's analysis in Brown. Here, as in Brown, Knight cites this Court's holding in Burdick v. State, 594 So. 2d 267, 268-69 (Fla. 1992), in which we held that "[t]here is no separate classification for first-degree felonies punishable by life imprisonment" in section 775.081, Florida Statutes (1989). Further, Knight argues that section 775.082(8)(a)2.a. is ambiguous because it is susceptible to different interpretations and it should thus be construed in the manner most favorable to the accused as provided for under the statutory lenity rule set out in section 775.021(1), Florida Statutes (1997).
Initially, we conclude that Knight's reliance on Burdick is misplaced. In Burdick, we addressed how first-degree felonies and first-degree felonies punishable by life should be treated under Florida's habitual felony offender statute. See Burdick, 594 So. 2d at 267-68. However, in this case, we must determine the meaning of the term "felony punishable by life" as used in the PRR act. We agree with the First District that this term is not ambiguous. Hence, we also reject Knight's second argument that the PRR act is ambiguous, and must be construed in the manner he advocates. 4 As the First District held, it appears the Legislature used the catch-all phrase 4. Legislative history may be helpful to ascertain legislative intent when statutory language is susceptible to more than one meaning. See Rollins v. Pizzarelli, 761 So. 2d 294, 299 (Fla. 2000). See also State ex rel. Davis v. Rose, 122 So. 225, 233 (Fla. 1929) (holding that ambiguous terms within a statute should be applied and interpreted in light of the legislative intent). However, this would not help Knight. Although the portion of the PRR act that refers to a "felony punishable by life" does not expressly articulate that it includes both life felonies and first-degree felonies punishable by life, the legislative history contained in the bill's Staff Analysis indicates that the Legislature intended to include both life felonies and first-degree felonies punishable by life in that term. The Staff Analysis states: "Any first degree felony that is punishable by life, is treated as a life felony." Fla. H.R. Comm. on Criminal Justice Appropriations, HB1371 (1997) Staff Analysis 5 (final April 2, 1997) (on file with comm.). The Staff Analysis also specifically states that one of the goals of the PRR act was to convert the statutory maximum penalties into the mandatory minimum penalties for those who have offended within three years of being released from prison. Fla. H.R. Comm. on Criminal Justice Appropriations, HB1371 (1997) Staff Analysis 1 (final April 2, 1997) (on file with comm.). Compare § 775.082(3), Fla. Stat. (1997), with § 775.082(8), Fla. Stat. (1997). -6-
"felony punishable by life" to include life felonies and first-degree felonies punishable by life since they both carry the maximum penalty of life imprisonment. Logically, prison releasee reoffenders who commit either life felonies or first-degree felonies punishable by life are to receive mandatory life sentences, since life sentences are the statutory maximum penalties provided for those crimes. Based upon the Legislature's unambiguous language and its apparent purpose in providing for mandatory life sentences in PRR cases when the underlying offense carries a maximum life sentence, we conclude that the phrase "felonies punishable by life," used in section 775.082(8)(a)2.a., Florida Statutes (1997), provides for a mandatory life sentence for prison releasee reoffenders who commit either life felonies or first-degree felonies punishable by life. Accordingly, we approve the decision below of the First District and answer the certified question in the affirmative. It is so ordered. WELLS, C.J., and SHAW, HARDING, PARIENTE, LEWIS, and QUINCE, JJ., concur. NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION, AND IF FILED, DETERMINED.
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(Farmville, NC) – The Farmville-based Duck Rabbit Craft Brewery announced it will launch their portfolio of craft beers in Florida with distribution partner Cavalier Distributing beginning September 1.
Cavalier will distribute draught and bottle versions of Duck-Rabbit's award-winning beers including Milk Stout, 5.7% ABV, Amber Ale, 5.5% ABV, Brown Ale, 5.6% ABV, Hoppy Bunny American Black Ale, 7.3% ABV, Baltic Porter, 9%, and Wee Heavy Scotch Ale, 8% ABV. Several events across the state are planned to celebrate the launch beginning Thursday, September 3 through Saturday, September 5. All launch events are listed at cavbeer.com.
"Florida has been on our radar for quite some time now. We've received loads of requests to send our beer to Florida, but we were determined to wait until we were confident that we could treat the state right. After a significant expansion of capacity here at the brewery, we decided the time was right and started visiting the market to talk with wholesalers and retailers. After several trips to different parts of Florida, it became quite clear that Cavalier was going to be a fantastic partner for The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery. We just couldn't be more excited to start sending delicious North Carolina dark beer to Florida and to begin a partnership with Cavalier Distributing," says Duck-Rabbit Founder Paul Philippon.
Boxelder Craft Beer Market – 6 p.m.
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Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery sold its first beer in August 2004 and has been growing steadily ever since. Founder Paul Philippon was happily pursuing a career teaching philosophy when the siren song of brewing beer, his hobby since 1987, could no longer be ignored. He went to work for a succession of three breweries until he felt his experience was sufficient to try to open a brewery himself. The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery was born. Since opening in 2004, Duck-Rabbit has won five Great American Beer Festival (GABF) awards and several other awards.
Established in 1992 by Founder/President George Fisher, Cavalier Distributing is one of the only distributors in the country with a portfolio that is exclusively American craft and imports. Cavalier operates 250,000 square feet of warehouse space dedicated to bringing great beer and spirits to increasingly discerning, appreciative, and educated consumers in Ohio, Indiana, and Florida. Cavalier employs more than 250 employees throughout the three states and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Indianapolis, Indiana, and Lakeland, Florida.


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"The schools and colleges of the Archdiocese of Brisbane aspire to educate and form students who are challenged to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ and who are literate in the Catholic and broader Christian tradition so that they might participate critically and authentically in faith contexts and wider society"
This vision for Religious Education within the Catholic schools of the Brisbane Archdiocese provides a challenge to students and teachers: for teachers to engage students in a religion program that prepares them to live this vision and for our students to become a religious voice in the world beyond the classroom.
As a Catholic school, we seek to be a welcoming faith community in which all are encouraged and empowered to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We believe that every person is created in the image and likeness of God and that we are continually being called into new ways of growing and renewing ourselves. We are challenged to examine who Jesus is and to live his message of serving in our daily life.
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School provides an engaging and relevant Religion program for all of our students. Quality programs focusing on Religion that are well planned, age appropriate and pertinent to the needs of our community are delivered across the school. At the same time as we acknowledge that parents are of the first educators of their children in faith, we aim to work with parents in teaching our children to be religious in a particular way; having a deep knowledge of the Catholic Christian faith which forms their actions and attitudes in an ever- changing world.
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The first dimension, most commonly referred to as the classroom teaching of religion, is focused on Religious Education as an educational activity. As one of our Key Learning Area, Religious Education is based on an outcomes approach, emphasising the educational alignment between this key learning area and the other KLAs. We align quality Religious Education with the Archdiocesan vision, policies and guidelines.
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To apply to study at a German university a high level of German is required. For many universities passing the TestDaF is accepted as fulfilment of their language requirements.
The course prepares you for the TestDAF exam using material developed especially for this purpose. There are two 45-minute lessons a day.


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Beauts sink Whale in home opener
Back-to-back shutouts take backseat to offensive output
By erik_wollschlager Oct 14, 2018, 10:00am EDT
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The 2018-19 Buffalo Beauts home opener against the Connecticut Whale could not have been scripted any better if it were a Disney movie. The home team was superior to its opponent in almost every aspect of the game - something that fans of the Queen City are getting used to seeing from its most dominant sports club. The 7-0 victory marks the first back-to-back shutouts in team history, with Shannon Szabados getting her first in her professional women's hockey career.
For the second consecutive game, the Beauts relented play to the Whale for the first several minutes of the game, even allowing the team to get a lead on shots before rookie and recent National Team Development Camp selection, Savannah Harmon, scored her first goal of her professional career. A streaking Harmon entered the offensive zone and snuck behind an unsuspecting Whale defense, rifling the shot over the left shoulder of goaltender Meeri Raisanen.
A minute passed before another Buffalo rookie, Annika Zalewski, added her first goal as a Beaut. Lisa Chesson assisted on the play.
Buffalo's defense has routinely been an important part of the club's offensive dynamic, but is was clear that general manager Nik Fattey wanted to improve the team's firepower from the back end. Beauts defenders contributed Harmon's goal and three assists in the matchup, with Chesson offering two and Sarah Casorso adding another.
"We look for our D this year to be a lot more mobile than they have in the past," coach Ric Seiling explained; "We didn't have [Emily] Pfalzer there last year, and now she's back, and when you add the others into it, they're all very mobile, capable defensemen who can do the job on both offense and defense."
Seiling and assitant coach Craig Muni certainly feel their defensive core are key components of the team's scoring ability, lining up three defenders on the second power play unit. It was a new approach for the club as they tried to shake an 0-for-5 performance in the season opener the week prior.
The power play units were unsuccessful again, but the team is gaining important experience, and beginning to 'gel,' as Harmon put state to the media. "I think any of our D could be on the power play, it's definitely super fun to be able to get out there as D partners - it helps us start to gel together and be more productive as partners."
The Beauts would end the period unleashing 15 shots in the first period on an embattled Raisenen. They finished the game with 34, chasing the Finnish star after scoring the fifth goal on 28 shots.
The team managed to score one in the second period when Maddie Elia clapped home a pass from Hayley Scamurra at 10:59. It was a sloppy period, and Buffalo was lucky to emerge with Szabados' shoutout intact. A broken play behind the net to try to kill the clock ended up with an incredible chance for Whale forward Katerina Mrazova. Szabados tracked the puck to the front and positioned her self high in the crease. Mrazova fired a shot which the legendary Szabados was able to react to, springing out a leg to make the save. The inconsistet play prompted Seiling to shake up the lines for the first time in the season.
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The newly minted groups paid dividends for the team, as they scored four more goals in the third. Zalewski got her second of the night at 5:44; again on a pass from Chesson. Scamurra added a goal as did freshman Juliana Iafallo and Corrine Buie.
Connecticut had visibly improved from the previous week, and had several good chances that tested Szabados. Still, the stifling Buffalo attack retained possession in the offensive zone for marathon shifts, which certainl played a role in the Beauts' third period dominance.
The team has two weeks off before they will play a pair of big games against the newly-franchised Minnesota Whitecaps, who share first place with the Beauts at the top of the NWHL standings. Despite two strong wins, the team has a lot of work to do in the next two weeks, locking down laxidasical play and strategizing to find their groove on the power play.
"There's little things we can clean up," Szabados confessed, "but I thought we played well both games...just kinda keeping the foot on the pedal is what we'll look to do moving forward, but overall, two solid games for a group that has a lot of new faces in the lineup.
Final: Beauts 7, Whale 0
Shots on Goal: Beauts 34 | Whale 22
Beauts Goals: Savannah Harmon (1), Anikka Zalewski (2), Hayley Scamurra (1), Maddie Elia (1), Julianna Iafallo (1), Corinne Buie (1)
Three Stars of the Game
1. Lisa Chesson (2 A)
2. Hayley Scamurra (1G , 1 A, 6 SOG)
3. Shannon Szabados (22 SA, 22 SAV)


Two young Swanage sailors,Luke Yeates and Mark Angell,leave Poole Harbour on 3rd June to attempt a circumnavigation of mainland Britain on their 18ft Hobie Tiger catamaran.
They hope to complete the marathon in 27 days. You can follow their progress on their website at www.britCAT.co.uk.
a denture repair cost £75 just recently here in Swanage.
I am not aware of any official notification that the Balmoral and the Waverley will no longer be allowed to dock at Swanage Pier. However, I understand an accident involving the Balmoral there last Summer has led to a disagreement over insurance claims for the necessary repairs.
The door to the Jurassic Coast from Swanage pier has been closed. Another blow to tourism, another step backwards, another opportunity squandered.
It seems the problem is financial. Swanage Town Council or Purbeck District must see the need for financial support for proper maintenance or insurance cover; even if the Council accepts no responsibility or recognition of the pier's value to tourism. Surely it is not beyond their means to get the Dolphin pier replaced or repaired? The argument over insurance can follow. Keep the boats coming sooner rather than later.
Being a foodie! With a figure to match. A connoisseur of good food beautifully cooked and presented.
What and where, are the best recommended restaurants in a radius of say- 20 miles?
If nothing else, Swanage has had its fair share of Characters.
Can anyone shed any light on Mt Streeter? Or come to that, any of the other eccentrics that brightened our lives here in Swanage?
Carlo and Angelo Wiggins have been successful in their application for an alcohol license in the lower High Street. Conditions apply: No off sales after 11pm, CCTV to be installed, all looking under 21's to be I.D.'d. I am sure everyone wishes them every success in the new venture.
At the Parish Assembly,Councillor Gary Suttle explained that after a review of all options, the existing number of huts would be maintained. Town Clerk said new licences would be going out soon. Councillor Colin Bright added that the council was arranging to provide new bases for all huts.
funding apparently ceasing, no secretary, no reports published, function seems to support just a few projects. John Wootton asked what feedback was given to the community.
Town Clerk (Alan Leeson) answered that funding was assured to keep this project going; considered an important government programme, part of the Countryside Agency and South West Regional Assembly. Councillor June Farrow noted the secretary's absence was temporary. Councillor MIke Pratt noted that other councils regarded Swanage's progress as an excellent model. Councillor Mike Hadley asked how anyone could say the Swanage Partnership was a good model if no report has ever been published, and reported that in response to a request he had made, minutes were now to be available at the Town Hall and the Library.
2/ Sand build up in bay. Mr Mole raised recent report by boat operator Roger Marsh of boats grounding near the old stone quay, suggesting this is caused by the recharge works. He said this could also lead to greater flooding in strong easterlies. He also noted the amount of sand blowing up Victoria Avenue. Councillor Gary Suttle said PDC engineers were investigating these issues now, and that the roads (and drains) would be cleared.
3/ Licensing, Lower High Street. Mr Owen raised issue of new 12.00am license application for snack bar in Lower High Street, concerned with excessive drinking in this area. Councillor Gary Suttle noted that new laws gave individuals greater powers than ever to have their objections/concerns addressed, and that all complaints/objections should be made to the licensing authority.
4/ Footpath/waymarking. Mr Mackenzie expressed gratitude (on behalf of the Ramblers' Association) for much improved footpath signage in and around Swanage. The Town Clerk said that this was in part owing to the efforts of the late Hilary O'Donovan, and was certainly council policy to continue.
5/ Pier jumping. Lorna Haines asked that signs could be put up to tell people that pier jumping was "at own risk". Mike Hadley suggested an area be provided where jumping could be allowed. Councillor June Farrow to take up with the Pier Company.
6/ Boat park. Questions asked why price rises so high, and could there be special (discounted) passes for residents whose boats have been displaced by refurbishment?Assistant Town Clerk (Martin) explained that (although he didn't have figures to hand) he didn't believe the increases were exceptional, that under Best Value the council had to try to maintain income so increase had to attempt to compensate for reduced spaces. Mike Hadley asked about proposal for barrier, and how this would work for people wanting to launch/retrieve their boats early/late. Town Clerk said barrier was deferred for the time being, though it was a balance between the need to provide security and access.
7/ Beach huts. Question asked if the possible reduction of the number of beach huts was resolved yet. Councillor Gary Suttle explained that after a review of all options, the existing number of huts would be maintained. Town Clerk said new licences would be going out soon. Councillor Colin Bright added that the council was arranging to provide new bases for all huts.
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Swanage Residents Association -- AGM --- Public meeting for all interested in any issues to do with Swanage, Wednesday 17th May, 7.30 pm Catholic Hall, Rempstone Road. Non-members welcome.
The Unfettered immigration of Foreigners into Britain.
On another thread this subject has been responsible for some heated and conflicting views. Let us bring it out into the open.
It is my considered opinion that this influx of peoples from foreign lands. (Any foreign land) should stop. Immediately. Those that come here illegally, should be returned post haste.
Those that have settled here again illegally, no matter the period of time, should also be repatriated. Immediately.
All criminals in our prisons should be deported, or stay in prison.
Before any one starts yelling Racist! This is the policy of the two main political parties.
SWANAGE has been declared the fourth best seaside resort in Britain,by Which? magazine.A mixture of laid-back atmosphere, dramatic scenery and Blue Flag beaches has earned Swanage its spot in the top 10."Saucy postcards and penny slot machines evoke the past on the restored Victorian pier," the article continues.
"And boat trips run to the soaring Old Harry Rocks or further afield to Bournemouth, Poole or Brownsea Island. The Durlston Country Park trails offer stunning views, as well as a chance to spot bottlenose dolphins."
The top spot in the Which? poll went to Whitby in Yorkshire.


Isaiah is arguably the most popular of all the Hebrew prophets who wrote their oracles. His writings are cited more than any other Hebrew text in the New Testament, and there are more copies of Isaiah than all the other prophetic texts combined among the Dead Sea Scrolls.
The specific dates of the prophet Isaiah's life are unknown, but most scholars place his prophet activity around the late eighth century and early seventh century B.C.E. Hezekiah relied on the counsel of the prophet Isaiah, perhaps as a court prophet with walk-in privileges ( 2 Kings 19:2 ). The stories involving the siege of Jerusalem and Hezekiah's recovery from illness featuring both King Hezekiah and Isaiah the prophet are recorded on three separate occasions in the Bible— 2 Kings 18–20 , 2 Chronicles 32 , and Isaiah 36–39 .
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Swinging 60s Psychedelic Shift . Neon Colored Paisley Cheongsam . Hot Pink Vermilion Magenta Green Black Jersey Dress . Asian Hostess Gown .
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Yan Xie, 30, was sentenced to five years in federal prison, 500 hours of community service and a $15,000 fine for his role in the scheme, according to federal prosecutors in Oregon. He was sentenced during a court hearing last week.
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TD Ameritrade strategist says lock profits in stocks and buy these sectors in 2018
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Investors should embezzle gains after a strong rally in major stock markets and scout haggles in the energy and technology sectors next year, a senior strategist at TD Ameritrade predicted Tuesday.
Equity markets have had an ebullient 2017 with the S&P 500 produce 18.8 percent so far this year and the Nasdaq clocking a 27.7 percent come to.
"This has been a tremendous rally, and if you're overweight in certain sectors such as technology, your portfolio potency be a little bit out of whack as to what your goals are," said JJ Kinahan, chief vend strategist and managing director of TD Ameritrade, which manages $1.16 trillion-worth of assets for its epidemic clients.
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Kinahan revealed he sees some value in the energy sector, which has lagged behind its S&P 500 sector peers this year and descent almost 10 percent year-to-date, despite crude oil "being competent to hold that $50 and $55 level pretty convincingly," foretold Kinahan.
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The other exchange opportunity could lie in the technology sector, which "still has room to reach ones majority," according to Kinahan, despite the S&P 500 Technology sector already eminence almost 38 percent year-to-date.
"You have to be a little more discriminating, but if you look at the last earnings calls, they're talking about wen and they're talking about growth worldwide," he said.
Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google parent-company Alphabet — the so called FAANG sells — have contributed the bulk of the S&P 500's gains in 2017.
Kinahan also stipulate the eventual passage of tax reforms in the U.S. could help the financial sector, some stockpiles in the tech sector and American multinationals. He still sounded a note of watchfulness on the magnitude of the rally.
"A lot of the expectations have been built in and with that being chance, I think the question is: can the reality of what the corporate rate will be, truly live up to the expectations we've heard for the last six months or so?"
Kinahan also weighed in on the new rally in bitcoin, as the buzz surrounding the cryptocurrency's introduction to the Cboe Comings Exchange continued to reverberate across global markets.
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On the price movement, he said: "Everyone is talking fro it ending poorly, I certainly hope not."
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I have seen the HAL Robotic Exoskeleton in a forum on cybernetics (the use of robots to enhance the human body). I was really impressed by how helpful it could be to people: imagine people who got polio at birth, and had never moved one of their leg, walking on two feet for the first time! That's just one of the extraordinary applications of these robot suits. And what's even better with this Japanese robot leg is that it is a medical robot. No military robots applications were intended, which contrasts a lot with the research made in America.
1) How does the HAL robotic exoskeleton work?
HAL stands for Human Assistive Limb, and was developed by Cyberdine Ltd., with researchers from Tsukuba University in Japan. While Cyberdine (from Terminator) and HAL (from Space Odyssey) sound like they plan to take over the Earth, their technology is one of the most helpful robotic application for humans.
Don't forget to turn on the sound for my explanations.
The goal is to wear a robotic exoskeleton on you to support your weight and help you in your movements. The robot suit, as they call it in Cyberdine Ltd., has to feel your intention, and then not just follow your movement but actually do it for you.
So the first question is: how does it feel your intention? Before putting on the HAL robotic exoskeleton, you need to put some electrodes that sense your muscle activity. These patches are called EMGs (electromyography) that look a little like the patches used to stimulate your muscles for fitness, but this time it's your muscles that stimulate the patch. So you still need to be able to activate your muscles with a nerve impulse to make it work (it's an important detail when it comes to who can use the robotic suit, in the next part).
The second question is how does it make you move? Well, it is really like you were driving a robot by showing it which muscle it should move for you. A little muscle activity is enough to send a big torque in the motors, so that it multiplies your strength. The articulations of the robot suit contain motors while the skeleton is supporting the weight and "holding" your limbs to make them move comfortably.
2) Who is this HAL robotic Exoskeleton for?
That is actually the most interesting thing about this robot suit: it was conceived as a medical robot, not a military robot. American research focuses on robotic exoskeletons to make soldiers able to carry heavy loads on long distances, and still be fresh for fights afterward. But Japan has (almost) no army, and its problems are more focused on their aging society, and how to handle dependence of old or disabled people.
So how can the HAL suit help old or disabled people? Well, the first applications were to help people recover from partial spinal injury (when there are still some nerve connections) or strokes in rehabilitation clinics. Doctors have known for years that stimulating the muscles help the recovery. The problem is that when the patient is unable to move by himself, you need one or several assistants to stimulate manually the limbs. The HAL robotic Exoskeleton is a great machine to teach the patients in rehabilitation how to walk again. Studies have shown better and faster recovery for patients using the suit.
During a conference by the CEO of Cyberdine Ltd, Yoshiyuki Sankai, I could also see how a patient with a muscle atrophy in his right leg (the muscles in his right leg never developed because of polio) could use the robot. In less than one day of training, he was able to stand on both legs and walk for the first time in his life. Several other examples showed that the robotic exoskeleton could help people with various muscle disease that made them unable to use one or several limbs.
As I said before, it doesn't work if you don't have the nerve connections reaching your limbs. So in the case of a complete spinal injury, it will not be able to help. Still, this is a major advanced in reeducation medicine, and Cyberdine is working to improve it. They are working on a brain scanner helmet (see picture above the 2), the person on the right). The intent is to allow people to "drive" the robotic exoskeleton with their brain, and thus helping even more people.
3) A robot suit for everyone?
Though only the leg system (for 1 or both legs) is being used in Japanese clinics, Cyberdine Ltd. created several versions of the robot suit. The common ones are able to support your own weight and help in your movements. They are already used in several rehabilitation clinics in Japan, usually covering one or both legs. But they can be as small as one articulation (one knee or one elbow), or cover the whole body. It comes in different sizes though, covering people from 1'45m to 1'75m, and up to 80kg.
The next model is the one that is used mostly for demonstration. It covers the body like a light armor and can carry some 70kg with one hand. But they wanted to make robot suits that would enable to carry humans (in hospitals and retirement homes, mainly). In Japan, a machine carrying a human should have a 4 fold security margin: to carry a 80kg human, you should actually be able to carry 240kg (elevators and cars should comply to this, for example). That's why Cyberdine Ltd. created the heavy robotic exoskeleton, that really looks like a mecha armor from a Japanese animation series (ever read "Red Eye"?). It was revealed during the Shanghai World Exposition 2010, where it carried around young ladies on one arm.
From there, Cyberdine has diversified and are creating the suit for the hand (only one finger seems ready though). They are also creating a humanoid robot using the HAL technology to learn how to walk, and have also shown some videos of bionic leg: a robotic leg that would replace a missing one from the knee (but they didn't elaborate on that).
As you see here, the HAL robotic exoskeleton is a technology that is focusing on helping people, and can achieve near miracles when it comes to make disabled people walk again or for the first time. The sad news is that after Japan, only Germany has started the process leading to the use of the robot suit, and this process make take 1 or 2 years! So it's not ready to enter your home just yet. Be patient, and I hope this kind of technology can give hope to people who would need it to walk.
Japanese robots are awesome. Discover more of them: the funny ones, the big ones, and the most advanced ones.
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McAlary, Frank Stratton (1925–2010)
by John Farquharson
Frank McAlary had a distinguished legal career as a Sydney barrister, and was a passionate pastoralist. He was equally passionate about his faith and worked at weekends attending those who were forsaken and forgotten. But he was more than that, for he was also the "dancing man", who was caught on film leaping, twirling his hat in the air and frolicking down a Sydney street at the end of World War II. His pirouettes captured the joy of Australians on VP Day 1945. It has become one of Australia's most celebrated cases of mistaken identity.
He recalled later in an interview that it was a "very spontaneous affair. Chester Porter, myself and Barry Egan [a former Compensation Court judge] and his wife came out of the Law School building [in Elizabeth Street] and were standing there on the edge of the crowd and a Cinesound truck was going along filming and Chester Porter said, 'give 'em a show, Frank'. So I said ok and I jumped out and did a series of twists and turns, and as I was doing them I suddenly thought, my God, my master solicitor will see this if it gets on the newsreels and I'll be in trouble. So I darted off into the crowd. That's really all that ever happened".
It was shown on newsreels in cinemas shortly afterwards, and then it just got lost and didn't appear again for years. But when 50th anniversary of the end of World War II was coming up, an organisation called Australia Remembers set out the find out who everyone was who appeared on the newsreels. Frank said he didn't put his hand then, but he did later, under heavy pressure from colleagues and friends. However, three or four other people did and Ern Hill was identified as the dancing man. In 2005 the Royal Australian Mint decided to put the image on the obverse side of the dollar coin. It was then that Patricia McAlary came out and said, "They've made a dreadful mistake", adding that her husband was definitely the dancing man. The mint went ahead and used the image, but without identifying the man. Mrs McAlary demanded an apology from the mint, which it refused. McAlary, positive that he was the dancing man backed his wife's call. Chester Porter, QC, corroborated McAlary's account, saying, "blind Freddy could see it's Frank McAlary". Some years ago colleagues of McAlary put up a picture of the dancing man outside his rooms in Selborne chambers. There the matter rests.
When McAlary retired in December, 2002, the NSW Court of Appeal held a special sitting at which president Justice Keith Mason described him as a forceful advocate who could inform and persuade a judge with charm and utter frankness. The president went on, "Yours has been a most varied practice. Common law was your staple diet, but you moved freely in equity, family law, commercial cases, local government law and many other fields. Special mention should be made of your role as an appellate advocate. The court thanks you for the assistance given to it (and its predecessor the full court of the Supreme Court) over many years.
"Another aspect of your advocacy style has been its forcefulness. If prodded, you do not take a backward step. Your nickname 'Roan Bull' probably attests to the number of opponents who have been gored. Judges have also felt your wrath. In the Court of Appeal, presided over by Mr Justice Moffitt, you had a blazing row with Mr Justice Hutley. Even you thought you might have gone a little too far and this was confirmed when you received a note from Justice Moffitt commanding you to attend his chambers at the conclusion of the hearing. You were relieved when, upon entering the judge's chambers, you were greeted with a glass of whisky. He said, 'Here Frank, take this and settle down, I haven't seen such a good show in years.'"
Frank McAlary, who has died in Sydney on January 17, aged 84, after a heart attack, was born in Sydney, at Darling Point, on March 1, 1925. His parents, Daniel Patrick McAlary and Beryl Louisa Stratton, lived on a property, Emu Park, near Warren, NSW, where McAlary grew up. His great grandfather was an Irish labourer, who came to Australia with his wife about 1840. They lived in Sydney and Grafton before going to Victoria and settled in the Kelly country. They left there in 1880, because of the trouble over the Kellys, and a group of them went to Warren and settled there. McAlary's grandfather was very successful. He started of as a labourer and fencer, but in the end bought three or four properties in the Warren district. The family still own part of the land they settled on.
McAlary's father died when he was 10, and in a sense he, as the eldest (there were four brothers and a sister) became head of the family. His mother tended to do nothing without consulting him. The family stayed on at Emu Park until he was 13, when his mother decided to move to Sydney because he would never get an education. He hadn't been to school, though he did correspondence courses. They lived in Woollahra until his mother bought a house in Rose Bay in 1942. He went to the Christian Brothers school at Edgecliff and then Rose Bay. His mother had insisted he go into a profession and decreed it should be law.
He enrolled as a part-time student after getting a job as an articled clerk at Freehills, Hollingworth and Page. He graduated in 1946 with Gough Whitlam and, after three years at Feehills, he joined Minter-Simpson where his role was if anyone had a problem it was his job to fix it, whether it was a problem in conveyancing, contract law or whatever. One job he did was being responsible for (Sir) Warwick Fairfax's first divorce from Betty Buckland.
When he went to the Bar in 1948 at 23, Minters gave him some briefs, including a junior brief at the Maxwell Liquor Royal Commission. McAlary was junior to Hugh McGuire, who was representing the wine and spirit merchants.
McAlary got his first rooms in Chalfont chambers, where he shared with Jack Slattery (later Chief Judge at Common Law). When Chalfont broke up, McAlary bought a room at Wentworth/Selborne chambers in 1957. At the beginning he did crime, tenancies and then started doing workers' compensation. Sir John Kerr led McAlary in a number of cases, mostly involving negligence claims. (Sir) Garfield Barwick led him several times in dam cases, Clive Evatt (Snr) in cases involving personal injuries and also Eric Miller.
One case in which McAlary established a key principle was Cooper v Standard Portland Cement. McAlary appeared for Cooper, a little boy who had his arm burnt off. The boy was sliding down a tip of spill, which came very close to a high-tension wire at 32,000 volts. The boy was a trespasser who put his arm up and got it burnt off. The jury returned a verdict for the boy. But McAlary faced a problem, there was no duty of care owed by an occupier of a property to a trespasser. That was in the 1960s. McAlary won it in the High Court and then it went on appeal to the Privy Council, where he won it again. That was the first case where it was held that the occupier of land owed a duty of care to a trespasser. It established a precedent. However, it doesn't apply now because the High Court subsequently abolished all the different duties of care, deciding instead there would be a duty of care to take reasonable care.
McAlary took silk in 1969 and has been involved in a number of notable cases including Astley v Austrust (1999), Brodie v Singleton Shire Council (2001) and Burnie Port Authority v General Jones Pty Limited (1994), a case which he won at each level of the judicial hierarchy on a different ground at each level. The depth and breadth of his practice has been vast.
He appeared for a wide variety of sporting personalities - horse trainer, Bart Cummings, fight promoter, Bill Mordey, Robbie Waterhouse, and Rugby League player Ian Roberts. But perhaps his finest hour was when he didn't open his mouth in court. McAlary owned Yeeda station, in the Kimberley, where an Aboriginal named Wallace, who was working for him, came home late at night and found a man in bed with his wife. Wallace allegedly hit the man with an iron bar and was charged with murder. McAlary sat in the back of the court, the only white face among a sea of blacks, with his manager, Gordon Gallea, looking at the witnesses giving evidence and they couldn't remember anything. So the magistrate ruled there was no evidence and discharged Wallace. Outside the court, McAlary said to Gordon, "That's remarkable, I thought there was a strong prosecution case". Gordon said, "I told those witnesses that if they gave evidence against the Big Fella's friend the Big Fella would deal with them".
McAlary always had a hankering for the bush, but he didn't go back to the bush. He stuck with the law but he followed the bush through buying properties, Each time there was a rural depression he bought a couple of properties and over time the properties improved. He bought a number of properties in the Glen Innes district, including Lombardy, which his son, Daniel manages. He also bought several properties in the West Kimberley. Later he sold two of them, but retained one, Mount House, which his daughter, Caitlin, manages.
A man of true humility and faith, he regularly attended Mass and communion and worked at weekends for the St Vincent de Paul Society at Matthew Talbot Hostel. He also went on several pilgrimages to Madjagouria, in Bosnia, where it is believed the Virgin Mary revealed herself to a number of school children and continues to do so.
Perhaps the last word on Frank McAlary should go to Justice Michael Kirby, formerly of the High Court, who said, "To understand his technique of advocacy one had to see him from the other side of the Bar table. Opponents never knew his secret weapon. It was those eyes. It was absolutely unbearably painful for a judge to reject the slightest argument, however trivial, of a barrister always so utterly convinced of the rectitude of his client's cause. I hope those eyes are captured on video in the High Court's filmed archives. They should be played and replayed in centuries to come to teach new judges of the need to be on the lookout for advocates of passion like Frank McAlary. A big mind. A big heart".
He is survived by his wife, Patricia (nee Saunders), who he married in 1952, his sons Daniel and Michael, and daughters Marianne, Suzanne, Patricia and Caitlin. Two of his sons, Shane and Frank, predeceased him.
Frank Stratton McAlary, born March 1, 1925; died January 17, 2010.
taped interview, 2001, TRC 4742 (National Library of Australia)
'They're Eager and Confident', Courier-Mail (Brisbane), 28 January 1946, p 1
'Who's Who at the Hearing', Sydney Morning Herald, 12 September 1951, p 4
Whitlam, Edward Gough (classmate)
Moffitt, Athol Randolph (work colleague)
Hollingdale, Peter Eustace (work colleague)
John Farquharson, 'McAlary, Frank Stratton (1925–2010)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/mcalary-frank-stratton-1564/text1627, accessed 1 February 2023.
Darling Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
17 January, 2010 (aged 84)
Christian Brothers College (Waverley, NSW)
Christian Brothers College (Rose Bay, NSW)
Royal Commission on Liquor Laws in NSW, 1951
Matthew Talbot Hostel (Sydney)
St Vincent de Paul Society (Sydney)
New South Wales Bar Association
Lombardy (NSW)
Mount House (WA)
Yeeda (WA)
Freehill Hollingdale & Co
Minter, Simpson, and Co
Chalfont Chambers (Sydney)
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SciTech committee – who was pulling the newbies' strings?
Tags: Incompetence, MPs, New Politics, Politicians, Useful Idiots
Bishop Hill explains the 'findings' of the Science and Technology Committee's inquiry into the reviews into the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit's (CRU) e-mails, a key part of the Climategate scandal.
To describe this latest report as another bucket of whitewash is an understatement. Andrew Montford, the author of the Bishop Hill blog, covers some of the assertions of the Committee members and sums it up thus:
The best that can be said of the report is that it is marginally better than expected. This, I suppose, is the great advantage of low expectations. My impression is of a group of people who know they are raising two fingers to the general public, and feel forced at least to admit that there is something amiss, but the overwhelming need to hold the line on global warming gets the better of them and leaves them looking at best foolish and at worst outright criminal.
Once you have read Montford's post on this, do take a few moments to absorb his follow up post that shows a proposed amendment to be included in the report. Despite this amendment being proposed by the only MP on the committee with a scientific qualification and understanding of scientific rigour, Graham Stringer, it was voted down by the other three MPs present, all of whom are wet behind the ears having been elected for the first time at the 2010 General Election:
There are proposals to increase worldwide taxation by up to a trillion dollars on the basis of climate science predictions. This is an area where strong and opposing views are held. The release of the e-mails from CRU at the University of East Anglia and the accusations that followed demanded independent and objective scrutiny by independent panels. This has not happened. The composition of the two panels hasbeen criticised for having members who were over identified with the views of CRU. Lord Oxburgh as President of the Carbon Capture and Storage Association and Chairman of Falck Renewable appeared to have a conflict of interest. Lord Oxburgh himself was aware that this might lead to criticism. Similarly Professor Boulton as an ex colleague of CRU seemed wholly inappropriate to be a member of the Russell panel. No reputable scientist who was critical of CRU's work was on the panel, and prominent and distinguished critics were not interviewed. The Oxburgh panel did not do as our predecessor committee had been promised, investigate the science, but only looked at the integrity of the researchers. With the exception of Professor Kelly's notes other notes taken by members of the panel have not been published. This leaves a question mark against whether CRU science is reliable. The Oxburgh panel also did not look at CRU's controversial work on the IPPC which is what has attracted most [serious] allegations. Russell did not investigate the deletion of e-mails. We are now left after three investigations without a clear understanding of whether or not the CRU science is compromised.
This paragraph should not be forgotten, it is a damning indictment that should be trailed as widely as possible.
What possible reason could the three MPs, Gregg McClymont, Stephen Metcalfe and Stephen Mosley have for rejecting this paragraph proposed by an experienced scientist and parliamentarian? We seem to have moved on from 'hide the decline' to 'cover up the truth'.
2 Responses to "SciTech committee – who was pulling the newbies' strings?"
1 right_writes 25/01/2011 at 10:19 am
Stop AM!
Are you attempting to tell me that our judicial system is in someway corrupt?
I find that hard to believe.
2 Uncle Badger 25/01/2011 at 12:59 pm
By all accounts 'Call me Dave' likes to make it quite clear what lies ahead for any Conservative MP who dares take an independent line.
It's not hard to imagine the bribery and corruption used to ensure that only toadies got on the committee. And then did precisely what as expected of them.
It's time that place was bulldozed.


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Each year, the UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy funds visionary research projects and programs that bring together in-depth historical research and cutting-edge policy analysis.
Luskin Center Research Grants are awarded to research teams comprised of UCLA faculty, graduate students, and community partners. These research teams are awarded funds to conduct collaborative research that will bring historical analysis to bear on specific issues of contemporary relevance. The teams are specifically asked to produce historical and policy analysis that will aim to solve the contemporary issue they have identified.
See below for announcements and updates from our grantees. To see a full list of our grantees, click here.
LCHP Research Fellows Release Report on History of Traffic Congestion in Los Angeles
October 5, 2020 /in History→Policy History→Policy (Featured) LCHP Research Grants Uncategorized /by maia
A Century of Fighting Traffic Congestion in Los Angeles (1920-2020)
LCHP Research Fellows (2019-20) recently completed their report tracking the history of fighting traffic congestion in Los Angeles.
This report was completed by Martin Wachs, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering and City and Regional Planning at the University of California, UCLA PhD candidate Peter Sebastian Chesney, and UCLA Master of Urban and Regional Planning Candidate Yu Hong Hwang. Read more about the research team here.
To read the paper, click [HERE].
To see a timeline of attempts to solve the "congestion problem" in Los Angeles, click [HERE].
To listen to the podcast episode with the authors, click [HERE].
Announcing the 2020-21 Class of Luskin Center Research Fellows
July 16, 2020 /in LCHP Research Grants News News (Featured) /by maia
The UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy is pleased to announce its next class of Luskin Research Fellows for 2020-2021. The Luskin Center is one of the first institutions of its kind in the nation to bring together in-depth historical research and cutting-edge policy analysis.
The Luskin Research Fellowships for 2020-2021 have been awarded to research teams comprised of UCLA faculty, graduate students, and community partners. Four Research Fellowship teams were selected this year from a large pool of very strong candidates.
These research teams are awarded funds to conduct collaborative research that will bring historical analysis to bear on specific issues of contemporary relevance. The teams are specifically asked to produce historical and policy analysis that will aim to solve the contemporary issue they have identified.
This year, we broadened our call for proposals to include public facing and artistic projects that also engaged partner institutions across Los Angeles.
The following projects reflect some of the most cutting edge approaches to utilizing history to inform the present and help guide the future. They address some of the most pressing issues of the day through a historical lens, including public health, racial inequality, and systemic injustice.
The winning teams are:
Project Members: Tyree Boyd-Pates of The Autry Museum of the American West, Dr. Stephen Aron, Dr. Brenda Stevenson
In 2020, the Autry Museum of the American West launched The Collecting Community History Initiative (TCCHI): The West During COVID-19, which aims to help communities across the West identify and preserve items of historical and cultural significance during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the wake of the killing of George Floyd, the Autry expanded the project to collect and contextualize artifacts related to the "Black Lives Matter" protests that have erupted across the West (as well as the nation and the world).
This project will involve developing a UCLA seminar about the initiative, curation, and community engagement. It will also involve a series of public programs about plagues and protests, past and present.
Project Members: Hao Ding, Dr. Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris
Architecture and design not only shape the built environment but can also help create and reinforce cultural identities of places and communities through the construction of historic and cultural heritage. What happens, however, in neighborhoods that have a significant presence of racial and ethnic minority populations? To what extent is the evolution of architecture and design in these neighborhoods reflective of their cultural heritage and identity? Do local planning authorities allow expressions of the ethnic culture (or cultures) in the built environment or seek to reinforce a singular hegemonic cultural identity (namely the one of the dominant culture) through planning regulations, planning codes, and design guidelines?
This project will examine these question by researching the history of the architectural styles of cities such as Alhambra, Compton, and El Monte. Click here to learn more about this project and the project members.
Essential Workers, Health Crisis and Policy: A Public History of Farm LaborTitle
Project Members: Dr. Tawny Paul, Dr. Daniel Diaz
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted how much society depends on essential workers. But some workers are more protected by policy than others. Rates of pay, health provision, working conditions, and access to recourse through unionization varies from sector to sector. Within the broad category of essential workers, farmworkers stand as a class apart.
LCHP will support this team to hold a public workshop that will contextualize the struggles being faced by farmworkers during the pandemic by discussing the movement to protect farmworkers in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, from dangerous pesticides. Click here to read about this project and the project members.
Constructing Death in Medical Examiner Reports Title
Project Members: Dr. Terrence Keel, Armond Lee
The medical examination of George Floyd is a recent episode in a long history of American biomedical science constructing death in ways that absolves state accountability and suppresses knowledge about the biological effects of institutional racism.
This project asks: How does the pretense of objective biomedical knowledge erase the conflict of interest between state-sanctioned violence protected by legal immunity and a state sanctioned medical body charged with the task of disclosing cause of death in state custody? LCHP will support this team in obtaining coroner's reports and proof of death letters to examine historical examples that address this question. Click here to learn more about this project and the project members.
For inquiries about the Luskin Center, please write to luskincenter@history.ucla.edu.
Luskin Fellow Tyler Reny Publishes Article on White Voting Patterns after the Second Great Migration
September 12, 2018 /in Announcements History→Policy LCHP Research Grants /by historyweb
Luskin Innovation Fellow for 2017-2018 Tyler Reny (Ph.D. Candidate, UCLA Political Science) has just published an article based on research funded by the Luskin Center. The article, entitled "Protecting the Right to Discriminate: The Second Great Migration and Racial Threat in the American West," explores voting patterns in White communities in California in the wake of the Second Great Migration of the 1940s-1960s, when many Black families moved into majority White neighborhoods. Reny's work suggestions that White voters perceived a "racial threat" that significantly altered their voting choices. To view the article, visit this webpage.
Luskin Center for History and Policy Class of Innovation Fellows for 2018-2019
July 25, 2018 /in Announcements LCHP Research Grants News /by jebueng
The UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy is pleased to announce its next class of Luskin Innovation Fellows for 2018-2019. The Luskin Center is one of the first institutions of its kind in the nation to bring together in-depth historical research and cutting-edge policy analysis.
Innovation Fellowship teams for 2018-2019 will address a range of national and international problems. To learn more about the Innovation Fellowship teams and their projects, visit this webpage.
For inquiries about the Luskin Center, please write to luskincenter@history.ucla.edu
Madina Thiam's Experience at the 2017 Second coordination meeting with C2Cs and UNITIWIN/UNESCO Chairs
January 12, 2018 /in LCHP In Action LCHP Research Grants Research at Work /by jebueng
About Madina
Madina Thiam, a Luskin Center grant recipient for 2017, is a doctoral student in the Department of History at UCLA. She is also the co-editor-in-chief of Ufahamu: A Journal of African History. Madina's research focuses on the history of Sahel. Her Luskin Center grant allowed her to attend the Second coordination meeting with C2Cs and UNITIWIN/UNESCO Chairs. The meeting is described in her report.
Madina's Report
History, Policy and Politics at the UNESCO
On November 23-24, 2017, I attended a meeting at the UNESCO's Paris headquarters, thanks to a joint grant from the UCLA Luskin Center and Department of History. The UNESCO is the body of the United Nations Organization (UN) devoted to education, the natural and social sciences, culture and communication. The meeting attendees were all academics, either holders of UNESCO-sponsored Chairs in their respective universities, or representatives from research institutes and centers affiliated with the organization. All were specializing in topics falling under the scope of the UNESCO's Culture Sector. One of the focal points of the meeting was the UNESCO's current efforts to use cultural and historical heritage preservation as a tool to implement development policy, which resonated with my research in Mali. Additionally, a number of informal conversations revolved around the upcoming withdrawal of the United States from the organization.
Using Historical Research to Inform Development Policy
In 2015, the UN member States ratified a declaration entitled Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The signatories each pledged to work towards the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their respective countries. The SDGs are a list of 17 actionable items to be achieved, through policy, by 2030. They include: Climate Action; Decent Work and Economic Growth; Zero Hunger; Reduced Inequalities; etc.
The UNESCO believes the work of historians and other scholars is crucial in helping countries implement the SDGs. At the Paris November meeting, Francesco Bandarin, UNESCO Assistant-Director General for Culture, and Jyoti Hosagrahar, head of the Division for Creativity, enjoined academics to keep sharing with the organization research that could help governments better integrate issues pertaining to cultural and historical heritage preservation into their economic development strategies. In short: humanistic and social science research should be part of the policy-making processes of governments seeking to create employment, carry out industrialization projects, attract investments, foster business ventures, etc.
Among the academics in attendance, whose input the organization relies on, were a cultural historian studying theater in Brazil; a Chinese historian and curator recording, preserving, and promoting the industrial heritage of the city of Wuhan; and a number of architects, urban planners, and art historians working on the conservation of historical sites and monuments in their respective countries. Dr. Hosagrahar urged all scholars to consider submitting relevant work to the UNESCO, for potential publication and dissemination to the general public and policy-makers. Interested researchers, including graduate students, may reach out to the Division for Creativity.
Rapa Nui National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
© The TerraMar Project
In Mali, where I conduct work, historians have a role to play in critiquing and informing policy-making. Mali, along with the broader Sahel-Sahara area of Africa, has since the 1960s been a site of sustained —though largely ineffective— policy-making from local governments and international organizations, mostly in the areas of economic development and conflict resolution. Yet, many issues these policies target should be framed and understood within their historical context. For instance, the recent publication of a widely shared video-clip showing the auctioning of Black African migrants in a Libyan slave market revived calls for development policies aimed at curbing migration, in order to prevent enslavements and death in the Sahara. Yet, the selling and enslaving of humans in the Sahara is a centuries-old practice, which cannot be tackled solely in the context of South-North migrations. It is crucial that more historians keep speaking out about this practice, as Mauritanian anti-slavery activist Biram Dah Abeid recently did (see also Malian anthropologist Naffet Kéïta's book L'Esclavage au Mali.)
Politicizing History?
While at the UNESCO, I also sought to better understand recent events that have highlighted the deep intertwining of history, policy, and politics that the organization embodies, particularly through the work of the World Heritage Committee. On October 12, 2017, the United States took the unilateral decision to withdraw from UNESCO, effective December 31, 2018, citing "concerns with mounting arrears at UNESCO, the need for fundamental reform in the organization, and continuing anti-Israel bias." This announcement happened in the wake of the inscription of Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town as a Palestinian World Heritage site, during the 41st session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee held a few months prior, in July. Did the treatment of a historical site truly determine United States financial and diplomatic policies?
It likely did not. During informal conversations at the meeting, many opined that the United States merely utilized this issue as a pretext to justify their isolationism and lack of interest in allocating money to multilateral diplomacy. As such, the upcoming Trump administration withdrawal from UNESCO is a coherent follow-up to the Obama-era decision to stop honoring the country's dues to the organization —following Palestine's formal induction as a member State in 2011. Since then, the UNESCO has been operating under a considerable strain, having had 22% of its budget cut off. In 1983 already, under the Reagan administration, the United States had left the organization, only to announce their return around the first anniversary of 9/11 in a bid, some have argued, to gain international support for the Bush-era wars.
Boasting National Histories
Source: World Heritage List Statistics
As this example shows, World Heritage properties are sites of politics at least as much as they are sites of history. As of today, the UNESCO World Heritage List comprises 1073 natural and/or cultural properties from 167 countries, including Machu Picchu, Timbuktu, Mount Huangshan, the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Chaco Culture, etc. All these properties, according to UNESCO's criteria, hold Outstanding Universal Value in showcasing nature's beauty and human creativity, throughout history. Unfortunately, the current geographical repartition of the sites fails to accurately portray the wealth and diversity of natural and cultural heritage in all parts of the world. Rather, it reflects the disparities in economic resources and diplomatic leverage countries are able to devote to heritage preservation. Indeed, while about half of the inscribed properties are located in Europe and North America, Africa is home to less than 9% of those. This does little to counter the commonly-held assumption that Africa has historically neither been home to influential civilizations, nor produced intellectual and artistic innovations, which historians of Africa find themselves having to regularly rebut.
At the Paris meeting, Mechtild Rössler, head of the World Heritage Centre, lamented that some States were overly dedicated to inscribing new properties on the list as a matter of prestige, and pointed out that the Centre was struggling to process the continuous flow of applications for inscriptions. Rather, Dr. Rössler stressed, countries should devote time and resources to work on the safeguarding of already inscribed sites, especially those endangered by conflicts or climate change, such as the cities of Aleppo or Timbuktu.
"We must be optimistic."
This was Michael Turner's response to my skepticism regarding the future of the organization, as we talked on the last day of the meeting. Prof. Turner holds the UNESCO Chair in Urban Design and Conservation Studies at the Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem, and specializes in architecture, conservation, urban design and historic cities. He pointed me to some of the organization's founding documents. Its 1945 Constitution, for instance, argues the need for a UN agency solely dedicated to education, science and culture, based on the idea that "since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed." Reading these words, I mentally wandered away from UNESCO, and back to Mali: I was reminded of Boukary Konaté. Until his passing this past September, Mr. Konaté, an educator and language teacher, tirelessly collected, digitalized, translated and spread Malian rural traditions and oral histories that would have otherwise remained little accessible, or might have been lost. He set out to do so on his own, with few resources and no compensation. Optimism is warranted as long as academics, historians, and the UNESCO, keep striving to do work emulating that of Mr. Konaté and others like him.
Madina Thiam is a doctoral student in History at UCLA, and co-editor-in-chief of Ufahamu: a Journal of African History. She represented Mali at the 2017 UNESCO World Heritage Young Professionals Forum.


It was inevitable big money would rule politics once Citizens United was ratified as the law of the land. It is the culmination of the oligarchs of big business taking over our free markets. As a result of not enforcing antitrust laws these crony capitalist have taken over what use to be free markets.
Their next step was to take over the political process by buying politicians and control the regulators who are the referees having responsibility to keep our free markets free. Citizens United allowed these oligarchs to do just that. This country, in total unison, demanded the experienced referees in the NFL be brought back immediately after the first week of the season when their replacements made several game changing blunders. Yet, little is said about the lack of enforcing antitrust laws.
The founder of capitalism, Adam Smith, and one its strongest proponents, Milton Friedman, both acknowledged that free markets needed a referee in order to function properly. Now the crony capitalist are beginning to control the politicians that control the referees.
The United States was founded on the principle that everyone is born with the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Early on our forefathers decided the best economic model to reach these pursuits was capitalism. Free markets was chosen to best attain the nations economic objectives. Capitalism is here to serve society. Society is not here to serve capitalism.


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Frequently Asked Questions about Mythology
What is mythology?
Mythology is the study of folklore stories from particular cultures or religions. Myths generally deal with gods and demigods and their interactions with humans, and they often tell stories that attempt to explain creation and aspects of the human condition. You can also find mythological stories about humans who are exceptional or even noble yet not necessarily divine. Additionally, myths often relate the stories of a hero's journey and its ups and downs. Though we usually equate mythological stories with fiction, myths can actually tell true stories too. When we talk about mythology, we tend to think about ancient cultures, like the Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, or Norse, but myths can have more recent origins as well. Mythological stories can tie in with historical events, or they can have settings that don't have parallels here on earth.
Why learn mythology?
Mythology is important because it gives us glimpses into how other cultures think and believe and because myths are simply fun and rewarding to read. If you read mythology alongside historical accounts of the nations and cultures that originated those myths, you get a picture of how those people interpreted the world in which they lived. Tracing the common threads of myths can give you an understanding into how cultures make sense of the world around them, even when they express things differently from other cultures. Mythology also helps you grasp the foundations of religious beliefs in various cultural contexts. Even though most myths deal with cultures from a different time and place, they can have parallels to your own life. For example, reading the hero's journey myths can help you understand how to approach your own struggles with determination and courage. Myths also tell rollicking and fascinating tales that are enjoyable to read, which may be the best reason of all to read and learn mythology.
How can online courses on Coursera help me learn mythology?
Mythology is a fascinating and complex subject, and online courses on Coursera help you gain a thorough understanding of the stories and concepts behind the myths of different cultures. You can take courses that cover the basics of mythology, or you choose from any number of more specific mythological topics like myths that involve plagues and witches or how mythology relates to psychology.
This FAQ content has been made available for informational purposes only. Learners are advised to conduct additional research to ensure that courses and other credentials pursued meet their personal, professional, and financial goals.


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MainAll NewsInside IsraelRabbi Druckman: Support the religious Zionist list
Rabbi Druckman: Support the religious Zionist list
Leaders of Jewish Home and National Union decide to continue their partnership and run as one list in the upcoming elections.
Tags: National Union Party Jewish Home Uri Ariel Rabbi Haim Druckman 2019 Elections
Hezki Baruch , Dec 30 , 2018 1:23 AM
Meeting at home of Rabbi Haim Druckman
Leaders of the Jewish Home and the National Union parties decided on Saturday night to run together as one list in the upcoming Knesset elections.
The decision was made at a meeting which took place in the home of Rabbi Haim Druckman, head of Yeshivat Or Etzion and chairman of the Yeshivot and Ulpanot Bnei Akiva and one of the leaders of religious Zionism.
The meeting followed the bombshell announcement by Education Minister Naftali Bennett and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked that they will be leaving the Jewish Home to form a new party, called "'HaYamin Hachadash" (the New Right).
National Union chairman Uri Ariel said at the conclusion of the meeting that "it was agreed to continue and strengthen religious Zionism by running together."
"It was also decided to continue the negotiations to accelerate the unification and win the next elections as a united right-wing faction led by a strong religious Zionist leadership. We will continue to lead to many achievements and to properly represent the national-religious public," he added.
Rabbi Druckman released a video statement following the meeting in which he urged voters to support "the one and only" religious Zionist list.
"I call upon the national religious public to support the one and only religious Zionist list. The religious Zionist list is vital to the State of Israel and it is vital that it have a very significant representation in the Knesset," he said.