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Quotations for February, 2003
Commemoration of Brigid, Abbess of Kildare, c.525
After Calvary, God has the right to be trusted; to be believed that He means what He says; and that His love is dependable.
... A. J. Gossip (1873-1954), In the Secret Place of the Most High, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947, p. 55 (see the book; see also Mark 15:25-37; Heb. 4:7; 6:13-18; more at Belief, Calvary, God, Good Friday, Love, Trust)
THE PRESENTATION OF CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE
Has it ever occurred to you that one hundred pianos all tuned to the same fork are automatically tuned to each other? They are of one accord by being tuned, not to each other, but to another standard to which each one must individually bow. So one hundred worshippers meeting together, each one looking away to Christ, are in heart nearer to each other than they could possibly be were they to become 'unity' conscious and turn their eyes away from God to strive for closer fellowship. Social religion is perfected when private religion is purified. The body becomes stronger as its members become healthier. The whole church of God gains when the members that compose it begin to seek a better and a higher life.
... A. W. Tozer (1897-1963), The Pursuit of God [1948], Christian Publications, 1982, p. 51 (see the book; see also 1 John 1:7; Ps. 56:13; Rom. 13:12; Phil. 1:27; Heb. 12:1-2; 1 John 1:3; more at Body of Christ, Church, Ecumenical, Fellowship, Health, Purity, Religion, Social, Unity, Worship)
Feast of Anskar, Archbishop of Hamburg, Missionary to Denmark and Sweden, 865
No one uses instituted ways or forms of worship profitably, but such as find communion with God in them, or are seriously humbled because they do not.
... John Owen (1616-1683), Works of John Owen, v. IX, New York: R. Carter, 1851, Sermons X-XIII, p. 170 (see the book; see also 2 Cor. 6:16; Col. 1:27; 2 Pet. 3:10-12; 1 John 3:24; 4:13; 5:11; more at Communion, God, Humility, Worship)
Commemoration of Gilbert of Sempringham, Founder of the Gilbertine Order, 1189
It is well to have specifically holy places, and things, and days, for, without these focal points or reminders, the belief that all is holy and "big with God" will soon dwindle into a mere sentiment. But if these holy places, things, and days cease to remind us, if they obliterate our awareness that all ground is holy and every bush (could we but perceive it) a Burning Bush, then the hallows begin to do harm. Hence both the necessity, and the perennial danger, of "religion."
... C. S. Lewis (1898-1963), Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer, New York: Harcourt Brace and World, 1964, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2002, p. 75 (see the book; see also Ex. 3:2-5; Matt. 23:5-39; Rev. 22:11; more at Awareness, Belief, Danger, Day, God, Holiness, Religion)
Commemoration of Martyrs of Japan, 1597
The intelligence which has learned to be a law to itself, criticising, rejecting, appropriating, assimilating, cannot deny its nature and suspend its functions when it opens the New Testament. It cannot make itself the slave of men, not even though the men are Peter and Paul and John; no, not even though it were the Son of Man Himself. It resents dictation, not willfully nor wantonly, but because it must; and it resents it all the more when it claims to be inspired. If, therefore, the Atonement can only be received by those who are prepared from the threshold to acknowledge the inspiration and the consequent authority of Scripture, it can never be received by modern men at all.
... James Denney (1856-1917), The Atonement and the Modern Mind, London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1903, p. 6 (see the book; see also Isa. 6:9-10; Rom. 1:21-23; 5:11; more at Atonement, Attitudes, Authenticity, Bible, Inspiration, Man, Scripture, Slave)
The invasion of the Church by the world is a menace to the extension of Christ's Kingdom. In all ages conformity to the world by Christians has resulted in lack of spiritual life and a consequent lack of spiritual vision and enterprise. A secularized or self-centered Church can never evangelize the world.
... John R. Mott (1865-1955), The Evangelization of the World in this Generation, New York: Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions, 1905, p. 44 (see the book; see also Mark 16:15; Rom. 12:1-2; more at Christ, Church, Evangelization, Kingdom, Spiritual life, Vision, World)
In the "dynamic" religion that we are being promised for tomorrow, no ascetic discipline or special humbleness will any longer be required. It will be a hot-water bottle kind of piety with none of that gritty old morality it in. It will be a brand of faith that has been synthetized, vitaminized, homogenized, and capsulized, and it will be as ready-made for effortless consumption as that magically bleached, cottony, crustless, already sliced white bread which is the symbol of the modern American's massive superiority over the pagan bushwhacker.
... Curtis Cate (1924-2006), "God and Success", in The Atlantic Monthly, January/June 1957, p. 76 (see the book; see also Deut. 32:31-33; Matt. 7:15; 15:2-20; 2 John 1:7-10; more at Discipline, Faith, Humility, Kindness, Morality, Pagan, Promise, Religion)
Rich men now-a-days will have their monuments in churches... But if I were a priest or a bishop, I would put it into the heads of those thick-skulled courtiers or merchants, that if they would atone for their sins to Almighty God, they should privately bestow their liberality upon the relief of the poor.
... Desiderius Erasmus (1466?-1536), The Colloquies of Erasmus, v. I, tr. N. Bailey & ed. E. Johnson, London: Reeves & Turner, 1878, p. 190 (see the book; see also Matt. 6:19-20; 19:21; Mark 10:21; Luke 11:40-41; 12:33-34; 18:22; Acts 4:32-37; 2 Cor. 8:13-15; more at Atonement, Charity, Historical, Man, Poverty, Priest)
If sinners will be damned, at least let them leap to hell over our bodies; and if they will perish, let them perish with our arms about their knees... Let not one go there unwarned and unprayed for.
... Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892), Sermons of the Rev. C. H. Spurgeon of London, seventh series, New York: Sheldon and Co., 1864, Sermon 349 (see the book; see also Jude 1:22-23; Rom. 15:21; more at Condemnation, Evangelization, Hell, Mission, Prayer, Sinner)
Commemoration of Scholastica, Abbess of Plombariola, c.543
I have a profound belief in the power of the Sacraments. I believe that in a Divine way the use of them teaches the teachable their inward meaning... and therefore I think that we need be in no hurry to attempt to teach new converts all that we think we know about them.
... Roland Allen (1869-1947), The Spontaneous Expansion of the Church and the Causes Which Hinder It, London: World Dominion Press, 1949, reprint, Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 1997, p. 204 (see the book; see also Eph. 1:7-10; 4:11-13; more at Belief, Church, Conversion, Knowledge, Sacrament, Teach)
Lest it should be possible that any unchildlike soul might, in arrogance and ignorance, think to stand upon his rights against God, and demand of Him this or that after the will of the flesh, I will lay before such a possible one some of the things to which he has a right... He has a claim to be compelled to repent; to be hedged in on every side; to have one after another of the strong, sharp-toothed sheep-dogs of the Great Shepherd sent after him, to thwart him in any desire, foil him in any plan, frustrate him of any hope, until he come to see at length that nothing will ease his pain, nothing make life a thing worth having, but the presence of the living God within him.
... George MacDonald (1824-1905), "The Voice of Job", in Unspoken Sermons, Second Series, London: Longmans, Green, 1886, p. 193-194 (see the book; see also 1 Pet. 2:21-25; Job 19:6; Ps. 23; John 10:11-15; Heb. 13:20-21; more at Affliction, Arrogance, God, Hope, Ignorance, Knowing God, Life, Pain, Repentance)
Remember: he who despises and mocks a mental gift in another, calling it pride, and selfishness, and sin, mocks Jesus, the giver of every mental gift, which always appear to the ignorance-loving hypocrite as sins. But that which is a sin in the sight of cruel men, is not so in the sight of our kind God. Let every Christian, as much as in him lies, engage himself openly and publicly before all the world in some mental pursuit for the building up of [the Kingdom].
... William Blake (1757-1827), Poems of William Blake, ed. William Butler Yeats, London: Lawrence & Bullen, 1893, p. 203 (see the book; see also Jas. 1:17; Matt. 6:33; more at Builder, Gifts, God, Jesus, Kindness, Pride, Scorn, Selfish, Sin)
When we turn from the microcosm of man to see the same qualities writ large in the character of the state, we find that democratic government has flourished only where Protestant Christianity has been strong. (The democracies of Greece were not truly democratic, for they were founded on slave labour.) This may be an historical accident, but it looks rather as though democracy imperatively requires conditions which only Christianity can supply: a conviction that every person is of infinite worth, that man is not his own master, that duties are more important than rights, and that spiritual well-being is of more account than material comfort and security.
... G. B. Caird (1917-1984), The Truth of the Gospel, London: Oxford University Press, 1950, p. 51-52 (see the book; see also Zech. 8:16-17; Amos 5:24; Matt. 5:9; Rom. 12:18; Phil. 2:3; Heb. 12:14; Jas. 3:16-18; more at Comfort, Conviction, Duty, Historical, Security, Social, Spiritual life)
Feast of Cyril & Methodius, Missionaries to the Slavs, 869 & 885
Commemoration of Valentine, Martyr at Rome, c.269
What is "spirit?" (for Christ is spirit, his religion that of the spirit). Spirit is: to live as though dead (dead to the world).
This way of life is so entirely foreign to man that to him it is quite literally worse than death.
Very carefully introduced for an hour or so in the distance of the imagination, natural man can bear it, it even pleases him; but if it is brought nearer him, so near that it becomes, in all seriousness, something required of him, the natural instinct of self-protection rises up so powerfully in him that a regular uproar follows, as with drink... And in that condition, in which he is beside himself, he demands the death of the man of spirit, or rushes upon him to put him to death.
... Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855), Journals, ed. Alexander Dru, Oxford University Press, 1959, p. 548 (see the book; see also Rom. 8:10; Ps. 31:11-12; Rom. 7:8-11; Eph. 2:1-5; more at Death, Man, Nature, Religion, Self, Spirit, World)
Commemoration of Thomas Bray, Priest, Founder of SPCK, 1730
Guide me, O Lord, in all the changes and varieties of the world, that in all things that shall happen I may have an evenness and tranquillity of spirit; that my soul may be wholly resigned to thy divinest will and pleasure, never murmuring at thy gentle chastisements and fatherly correction, never waxing proud and insolent though I feel a torrent of comforts and prosperous successes.
... Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667), Holy Living [1650], in The Whole Works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor, D.D., v. III, London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1847, p. 34 (see the book; see also 1 Pet. 5:5; John 10:3-4; 16:13; Rom. 12:3,16; 1 Tim. 6:17; more at Affliction, Prayers, Pride, Resignation, Spirit, Success, Tranquility, Will of God, World)
Fear not because your prayer is stammering, your words feeble, and your language poor. Jesus can understand you. Just as a mother understands the first lispings of her infant, so does the blessed Saviour understand sinners. He can read a sigh, and see a meaning in a groan.
... J. C. Ryle (1816-1900), A Call to Prayer, published in the 1850's as a pamphlet, American Tract Society, 1867, sec. VII (see the book; see also Isa. 32:1-4; Rom. 8:26; more at Fear, Jesus, Meaning, Prayer, Savior, Sinner, Understanding)
Feast of Janani Luwum, Archbishop of Uganda, Martyr, 1977
... Corrie ten Boom (1892-1983), Clippings from My Notebook: writings of and sayings collected, Nashville: T. Nelson, 1982, p. 64 (see the book; see also Josh. 5:9; Matt. 6:5-8; Jas. 5:16-18; more at Commitment, Guidance, Prayer)
Those who call these cults "religions," and "compare" them with the certitude and challenge of the Church have much less appreciation than we have of what made heathenism human, or of why classic literature is still something that hangs in the air like a song. It is no very human tenderness for the hungry to prove that hunger is the same as food. It is no very genial understanding of youth to argue that hope destroys the need for happiness.
And it is utterly unreal to argue that these images in the mind, admired entirely in the abstract, were even in the same world with a living man and a living polity that were worshipped because they were concrete... They are only different because one is real and the other is not. I do not mean merely that I myself believe that one is true and the other is not. I mean that one was never meant to be true in the same sense as the other.
... Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936), The Everlasting Man, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1925, Wilder Publications, 2008, p. 68 (see the book; see also 2 Pet. 1:16; 1 John 5:19; Rev. 7:16-17; more at Challenge, Church, Happiness, Hope, Need, Religion, Truth, Worship)
It is difficult to document such a thing as the general attitude of a profession. But the hostility of most psychologists to Christianity is very real. For years, I was part of that sentiment; today it still surrounds me. It is a curious hostility, for most psychologists are not aware of it. Their lack of awareness is due mostly to sheer ignorance of what Christianity is—for that matter, of what any religion is. The universities are so secularized that most academics can no longer articulate why they are opposed to Christianity. They merely assume that, for all rational people, the question of being a Christian was settled—negatively—at some time in the past.
... Paul C. Vitz (b. 1935), Psychology as Religion, Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1977, p. 12 (see the book; see also Eccl. 6:11-12; 8:17; 1 Cor. 2:7-10; 3:19; Jas. 1:5-6; more at Attitudes, Hostility, Ignorance, People, Reason, Religion, Today)
Commemoration of Cecile Isherwood, Founder of the Community of the Resurrection, Grahamstown, South Africa, 1906
Not by conforming to this world can humanity be saved. Lying down in the gutter with the derelict is no way to reform him. Acquiescence is not an effective way of remedying evils. Sharing the gains of exploitation and enjoying the privileges arising out of injustice will never lead to the transformation of society. Untiring opposition to false standards and ceaseless activity against wrongdoing are demanded by love. Mankind can never be lifted to the highest levels if its teachers dwell in the lowlands. To be in the world and yet not of it is the difficult requirement of love.
... Kirby Page (1890-1957), Jesus or Christianity, Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1931, p. 32 (see the book; see also Luke 6:39-40; Isa. 40:11; John 10:3-4; 15:19; more at Evil, Love, Man, Social, Teach, Way, World)
Lord, I have shut the door, speak now the word
Which in the din and throng could not be heard;
Hushed now my inner heart, whisper Thy will,
While I have come apart, while all is still.
In this blest quietness clamorings cease;
Here in Thy presence dwells infinite peace;
Yonder, the strife and cry, yonder, the sin:
Lord, I have shut the door, Thou art within!
Lord, I have shut the door, strengthen my heart;
Yonder awaits the task—I share a part.
Only through grace bestowed may I be true;
Here, while alone with Thee, my strength renew.
... William M. Runyan (1870-1957), [1923]The Complete Book of Hymns, William J. Petersen, ed., Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2006, p. 574 (see the book; see also 2 Kings 4:32-33; Matt. 6:5-8; 14:23; 26:36-39; more at Door, Grace, Heart, Peace, Prayers, Renewal, Sin, Strength, Strife, Will of God)
It is true that [people] are praying for a worldwide revival. But it would be more timely, and more scriptural, for prayer to be made to the Lord of the harvest, that He would raise up and thrust forth laborers who would fearlessly and faithfully preach those truths which are calculated to bring about a revival.
... A. W. Pink (1886-1952), Eternal Punishment, Swengel, Pa. : Bible Truth Depot, 1951, Introduction (see the book; see also Matt. 9:35-38; Mark 16:15; Luke 10:1-3; John 4:35-38; more at Church, Fearless, Harvest, Prayer, Preach, Scripture, Truth)
Feast of Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, Martyr, c.155
Though holy doctors have uncovered many mysteries and wonders, and devout souls have understood them in this earthly condition of ours, yet the greater part still remains to be unfolded by them, and even to be understood by them. We must then dig deeply in Christ. He is like a rich mine with many pockets containing treasures: however deep we dig, we will never find their end or their limit. Indeed, in every pocket new seams of fresh riches are discovered on all sides. [Continued tomorrow]
... St. John of the Cross (1542-1591), from the commentary, The Spiritual Canticle, XXXVII.4 (see the book; see also Rom. 9:22-23; 11:33; 1 Cor. 10:3-4; more at Christ, Discovery, Jesus, Treasure, Wonder)
For this reason the apostle Paul said of Christ, "In him are hidden all the treasures of the wisdom and knowledge of God." The soul cannot enter into these treasures, nor attain them, unless it first crosses into and enters the thicket of suffering, enduring interior and exterior labors, and unless it first receives from God very many blessings in the intellect and in the senses, and has undergone long spiritual training.
The gate that gives entry into these riches of his wisdom is the cross; because it is a narrow gate, while many seek the joys that can be gained through it, it is given to few to desire to pass through it.
... St. John of the Cross (1542-1591), from the commentary, The Spiritual Canticle, XXXVII.4, XXXVI.13 (see the book; see also Matt. 7:13-14; Luke 13:24; Col. 2:2-3; more at Christ, Cross, Jesus, Joy, Knowing God, Suffer, Treasure, Wisdom)
In one language of East Africa, missionaries have been saying for more than fifty years, "The Lord be with thy spirit," but they never realized until recently that, because of subtle grammatical distinctions, this important benediction actually implied, "Yes, the Lord be with your spirit, for we don't want him." When this fact was discovered, the missionaries protested to their native brethren and demanded [to know] why they would permit missionaries to go on making such a mistake for so many years. The only reply from the natives was that the missionaries were in the habit of saying a good many strange things, and since the missionaries all agreed in making the mistake, it must have been true, regardless of the strange implications. But this is scarcely [more] incongruous than the manner in which we have taken the Mizpah declaration, "The Lord watch between me and thee while we are absent one from the other" [Gen. 31:49], and have twisted it from its original context in which two jealous, cheating men called upon God for protection one from the other, and have appropriated it as a request for mutual blessings and benefits.
... Eugene A. Nida (1914-2011), God's Word in Man's Language, New York: Harper, 1952, p. 18 (see the book; see also Gen. 31:49; more at Bible, Blessing, God, Goodness, Knowledge, Missionary, Truth)
[God] wants to bring the man to a state of mind in which he could design the best cathedral in the world, and know it to be the best, and rejoice in the fact, without being any more (or less) or otherwise glad at having done it than he would be if it had been done by another. [He] wants him, in the end, to be so free from any bias in his own favour that he can rejoice in his own talents as frankly and gratefully as in his neighbour's talents—or in a sunrise, an elephant, or a waterfall. He wants each man, in the long run, to be able to recognise all creatures (even himself) as glorious and excellent things... When they have really learned to love their neighbours as themselves, they will be allowed to love themselves as their neighbours.
... C. S. Lewis (1898-1963), The Screwtape Letters, Macmillan, 1944, p. 73 (see the book; see also Phil. 2:3; 2 Cor. 10:5,18; Jas. 4:4-6; 1 John 2:16; more at Gladness, Glory, Gratitude, Knowledge, Love, Man, Talent)
Feast of George Herbert, Priest, Poet, 1633
A pastor is the deputy of Christ for the reducing of man to the obedience of God. This definition is evident, and contains the direct steps of pastoral duty and authority. For, first, man fell from God by disobedience. Secondly, Christ is the glorious instrument of God for the revoking of man. Thirdly, Christ being not to continue on earth, but, after He had fulfilled the work of reconciliation, to be received up into heaven, He constituted deputies in His place; and these are priests. And therefore St. Paul, in the beginning of his epistles, professeth this; and in the [letter] to the Colossians [1:24] he plainly avoucheth, that he "fills up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in his flesh, for His body's sake, which is the church." Wherein is contained the complete definition of a minister.
... George Herbert (1593-1633), The Priest to the Temple [1632], London: H. Washbourne, 1842, p. 1-2 (see the book; see also Col. 1:24; Rom. 8:35-39; 15:8; 2 Cor. 4:16-18; more at Affliction, Christ, Church, Minister, Obedience, Priest, Reconciliation)
Well may this body poorer, feebler grow!
It is undressing for its last sweet bed;
But why should the soul, which death shall never know,
Authority, and power, and memory shed?
It is that love with absolute faith would wed;
God takes the inmost garments off his child,
To have him in his arms, naked and undefiled.
... George MacDonald (1824-1905), Diary of an Old Soul, London: by the author, 1880, p. 163 (see the book; see also Zech. 3:3-4; 2 Cor. 5:1-4; Heb. 2:14-15; 9:27-28; more at Child, Death, Faith, God, Knowledge, Providence, Soul)
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A Four-Legged Treasure
He?s climbing up the wall in our large entry hall as though he were still trying to escape the hunter whose bullet found him ? this ocelot from South America. Framed exotic plants from Asia are blooming beneath him, and large Japanese fans spread out above him like the protecting crowns of primeval trees. But whatever brought him here?
This much we know: a young German seaman discovered the ocelot fur in a South American port and probably spent most of his pay to obtain it. For decades, he enjoyed its company. The seaman later became a captain, and also a member of the seaman?s mission. When the DUCKDALBEN annexe was completed at the end of 1995 and the empty walls offered lots of place for displaying treasures, the captain, who was by now retired, decided to part with his ocelot fur and gave it to the seamen?s club.
By this time ocelots had already been listed in Appendix I of the Washington Convention on International Trade in Engendered Species from 1989. The convention forbids, among other things, all trade with products that have been made from ocelots, including the private buying and selling of used objects. DUCKDALBEN director Jan Oltmanns therefore got in touch with customs authorities. But since ?our? ocelot had been in our possession long before the convention went into effect, officials had no problems with our displaying the animal.
A note for all those who use the perfume ?Obsession?: scientists in a nature sanctuary in Southern Texas had difficulties in finding the few ocelots living in the region. They laid out all kinds of scents to attract the animals, but not a single one showed itself. So it was a fortunate coincidence for the scientist who had applied the men?s perfume when an ocelot tried to rub himself against the man to take on more of the scent. From then on, scientists knew that ocelots love Obsession, and they now use the perfume in an attempt to increase the number of ocelots living in this protected area. (Source: Internet)

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The Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts regrets to announce the Line of Duty Death of Brother Christopher M. Haney, Woburn Fire Fighters Local 971.
Brother Haney lost his battle with Occupational Cancer on Wednesday, May 23, 2013.
*A Fire Fighter walk thru is planned for 8pm.
Uniformed Members are asked to please stage outside the Church at 9am. The Uniform of the day is Class A uniforms with white gloves, cover & badge with mourning band.
Please keep Brother Haney's family, and our Brothers and Sisters of the Woburn Fire Fighters Local 971 in your thoughts and prayers.


Santa Barbara, CA - The Atkinson Gallery ANNEX at Santa Barbara City College is pleased to announce its first exhibit of the year. A student curated, exhibition of student work, Garden Observations responds to the plant life found on the SBCC campus. The exhibit, which will be held in the Environmental Horticulture Department's greenhouse in the garden on East Campus, will open with a reception on Tuesday 29th November 2016, 5pm-7pm. Light snacks and refreshments will be served.
Emily Corb and Cristina Marquez, the Atkinson Gallery interns who curated the exhibition, sought to merge nature and art to facilitate a stronger bond between the SBCC community and their natural habitat. In addition, they were greatly inspired by Los Angeles artist Devon Tsuno's current Atkinson Gallery exhibition, Los Angeles River: Urban Reclamation, which explores similar issues regarding the human relationship to the natural world.
Featured artists include Anjanette Aguilar, Anthony Benedict-Smith, Nancy Bingham, Deborah Bradbury, Emily Corb, Blake Jensen, Kathryn Lubahn, Melissa Mathieson, Alejandro Martinez, Lauren Nishioku, Carmen Reid, Sarah Starks, Elin Thomson, Deandra Ulloa, Luis Velazquez, and Vani Alana Winick. Their work, in all media ranging from ceramics to oil painting, celebrates the beauty of the garden and raises concerns about environmental degradation.
The exhibition will be on view during the last week of classes, Tuesday, November 29 to Friday, December 2, 2016. With its partners, the Atkinson Gallery ANNEX is also please to offer a series of public programs throughout the exhibition period. From Tuesday through Friday, the Environmental Horticulture Department will host Native Seed Planting workshops from 10am-12pm daily. On Tuesday and Thursday, the Wellness Connection will offer Yoga classes at 12pm and Meditation classes at 1pm. The greenhouse will also be open for addition exhibit viewing Wednesday through Friday from 12pm-4pm. All programs are free and open to the public.
The exhibition and related programs are made possible with generous support from the SBCC Foundation.


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Up & Atom
In Rare 3-3-3 Decision, Supreme Court Upholds Virginia Ban on Uranium Mining
By Ryan K. Lighty and Brad Fagg
The US Supreme Court issued its decision on June 17 in the case of Virginia Uranium, Inc. v. Warren. The Court affirmed the decision of the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, which held that the Atomic Energy Act does not preempt Virginia's statutory prohibition on uranium mining. This decision is important to the nuclear industry because it considers the extent to which state and local governments may insert themselves into the field of radiological safety by enacting "bottleneck" laws purporting to regulate antecedent activities.
By way of background, a large deposit of uranium ore (thought to be the largest in North America) was discovered in southern Virginia. Shortly thereafter, Virginia imposed a moratorium on uranium mining. The landowners petitioned the courts to decide whether the Atomic Energy Act (AEA) preempts that moratorium. Virginia argued that the ban only regulates mining—an activity clearly within state jurisdiction. Petitioners claimed, however, that the ban was enacted due to Virginia's disagreement with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) judgment that milling and tailings management activities (within federal jurisdiction) could be conducted safely.
Petitioners claimed the legislative purpose was relevant because 42 USC § 2021(k) says states may "regulate activities for purposes other than protection against radiation hazards." Petitioners also argued their position was supported by the Supreme Court's decision in Pacific Gas, which considered the purpose of a California law prohibiting nuclear plant construction.The US Solicitor General agreed with petitioners and further argued Virginia's stated purpose of regulating mining was mere pretext for its underlying desire to regulate milling and tailings management.
Justice Neil Gorsuch announced the judgment of the court in a "lead opinion" joined by Justices Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh; Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg filed a concurring opinion in which Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan joined; and Chief Justice John Roberts filed a dissenting opinion in which Justices Stephen Breyer and Samuel Alito joined. Both the lead opinion and the concurrence reject petitioners' arguments, emphasizing that the statutory prohibition, on its face, only purports to regulate mining. Both opinions construe the language of 42 USC § 2021(k) narrowly; indeed, Justice Gorsuch says this provision "might be described as a non-preemption clause," and rejects the notion that it might "expose every state law on every subject to a searching judicial inquiry into its latent purposes." Both opinions also distinguish Pacific Gas: Justice Gorsuch, on the basis that nuclear plant construction "comes close to trenching on core federal powers," whereas mining is "far removed from core NRC powers"; and Justice Ginsburg, on her view that the ban "targets" mining alone.
The lead opinion and the concurrence diverge, however, on the appropriateness of judicial inquiry into legislative purpose, generally. Justice Gorsuch appears to justify the Court's holding on the second ground that such inquiry is disfavored ("this Court has long warned against undertaking potential misadventures into hidden state legislative intentions . . ."). Justice Ginsburg, on the other hand, argues this discussion is "inappropriate" because it "sweeps well beyond the confines of this case." Notably, this split could signal future disagreements about the relevance of legislative—or executive—motive in other cases.
In a vigorous dissent, Chief Justice Roberts excoriates his colleagues by arguing they reached the wrong conclusion because they answered the wrong question:
Although one party will be happy with the result of today's decision, both will be puzzled by its reasoning. That's because the lead opinion sets out to defeat an argument that no one made, reaching a conclusion with which no one disagrees. Specifically, the opinion devotes its analysis to whether the field of uranium mining safety is preempted under the Atomic Energy Act, ultimately concluding that it is not. But no party disputes that. Rather, the question we agreed to address is whether a State can purport to regulate a field that is not preempted (uranium mining safety) as an indirect means of regulating other fields that are preempted (safety concerns about uranium milling and tailings). And on that question, our precedent is clear: The AEA prohibits state laws that have the purpose and effect of regulating preempted fields.
The holding in this case could be of concern to the nuclear industry because it likely will be argued by anti-nuclear state and local governments to support efforts to circumvent the AEA and to regulate activities that are essentially "nuclear." A bright spot for the industry may be that the lead opinion and the concurrence suggest they might have reached a different conclusion had the "target" of the state law been focused on "core" federal authorities that may not be delegated via the Agreement State program—in other words, regulation of nuclear power plant construction and operation.
Tags: Preemption, State Issues, Uranium
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Q: SVG background-image in ::after not showing in IE I have this SCSS code:
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  // ...

  &__title {
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    position: relative;

    &::after {
      background-image: url('data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"%3E%3Ctitle%3Eicon-plus%3C/title%3E%3Cg id="Symbols" stroke="none" stroke-width="1" fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd" stroke-linecap="square"%3E%3Cg id="modules/cards/events-ext" transform="translate(-183 -1212)" stroke="%232F2F2F" stroke-width="1.5"%3E%3Cg id="ui/plus-black2" transform="translate(184 1213)"%3E%3Cpath d="M7 .5v13m6.5-6.499H.5" id="Line"/%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E');
      background-position: 50%;
      background-size: 100% 100%;
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      height: 1rem;
      position: absolute;
      right: 0;
      top: 50%;
      transform: translateY(-50%);
      width: 1rem;
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Which is working fine in Chrome and FF, as can be seen here:

But not in IE:

Could it be, that IE does not like background-images in ::after-Elements? Because there is another case, with this code (overriding Bootstraps (4 alpha.6) custom checkbox class:
.custom-control-input {

  &:checked {
    ~.custom-control-indicator {
      background-color: $white;
      background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg width='12' height='11' viewBox='0 0 12 11' version='1.1' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cg id='Styleguide' stroke='none' stroke-width='1' fill='none' fill-rule='evenodd' stroke-linecap='square'%3E%3Cg id='styles-forms' transform='translate(-333 -2181)' stroke-width='1.5' stroke='%232F2F2F'%3E%3Cg id='Group-2' transform='translate(329 2141)'%3E%3Cg id='Group'%3E%3Cpath id='icon-checkmark' d='M5 46.744L7.2 49l7.8-8'/%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E");
    }
  }
}

And this is working in all the browsers. The only difference I see is the first case being in an ::after pseudo element. Also, in IEs dev tools the corresponding CSS part is crossed out:

Any ideas?
EDIT: I only need to support down to IE10

A: I found the problem... For some reason, there seems to be some kind of parsing problem in IE and interchanging the ' with " fixed the problem, so changing this:
background-image: url('data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"%3E%3Ctitle%3Eicon-plus%3C/title%3E%3Cg id="Symbols" stroke="none" stroke-width="1" fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd" stroke-linecap="square"%3E%3Cg id="modules/cards/events-ext" transform="translate(-183 -1212)" stroke="%232F2F2F" stroke-width="1.5"%3E%3Cg id="ui/plus-black2" transform="translate(184 1213)"%3E%3Cpath d="M7 .5v13m6.5-6.499H.5" id="Line"/%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E');

to
background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 16 16' version='1.1' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Ctitle%3Eicon-plus%3C/title%3E%3Cg id='Symbols' stroke='none' stroke-width='1' fill='none' fill-rule='evenodd' stroke-linecap='square'%3E%3Cg id='modules/cards/events-ext' transform='translate(-183 -1212)' stroke='%232F2F2F' stroke-width='1.5'%3E%3Cg id='ui/plus-black2' transform='translate(184 1213)'%3E%3Cpath d='M7 .5v13m6.5-6.499H.5' id='Line'/%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E");

did the job... the more you know.

A: Try giving single colon &:after as stated here IE8 doen't support ::

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WASHINGTON -- A Washington bar owner has been arrested following a four-year investigation into illegal gambling.
WTHI-TV in Terre Haute reports Roger Padgett was conducting that illegal gambling and book keeping in the Tuxedo Bar in Washington, which he owns.
The investigation began back in March of 2014 and included surveillance, undercover officers and trash pulls.


Some updates for you. I don't do a lot of personal blogging here, but in order to catch you up, I need fill you in, because other projects are making it difficult for me to do any food blogging.
First up, the cookbook. What's 4 Dinner Solutions: Spring Edition is all put together and at MacIan Publishing, with someone who is familiar to anyone who reads the blog regularly, see: Kirk makes an announcement.
Unfortunately, there's been a bit of delay, but we will keep you informed of the status as it's known. See: Kirk takes a tumble. You can leave well-wishes in his comments there, I'm sure he'd appreciate it.
When I started talking with Kirk, well over a year ago, about publishing a cookbook based on the menu service that morphed into this blog, it felt too big and time consuming to pursue. When he decided to start a micro-publishing company, it seemed like fate was saying, "time to actually finish up the cookbook" I'd started two years ago. His first recommendation was to split what was a huge book into four seasons, since it was written in a seasonal format originally. That one suggestion made the whole project possible in my mind. As soon as it's ready, I'll do an entire post on its contents and what makes it unique.
That's brings us up to the project I had to put on hold in order to get everything ready for the cookbook (it is actually one of two projects I'm working on, but the second is still in chrysalis form, not ready for sunlight). This one is fiction, and I'm having a dickens of a time refocusing my attention to it, so I had some insane idea that I'd put the first chapter online and somehow that would help me get my groove back.
I've been writing since, well forever. I used to write my Gram long, newsy letters when I was a kid and lived half a country away from her. Friends got long, humorous 'diaries' describing my many adventures as I traveled crossed-country as a young adult. I've played with scripts, written a ton of marketing materials for various business and email, facebook and twitter opened up an entire new avenue of short, quick opportunities for humor.
…I'm hoping you'll take a look at the first chapter. It's not for everyone. It falls in the category of books I enjoy, a bit of murder, a bit of mystery with a sassy, strong female lead, and a touch of romance.


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Ban of books false say school officials
Reports of TUSD book ban completely false and misleading
Tucson Unified School District (January 17, 2012)
Tucson, AZ - Tucson Unified School District has not banned any books as has been widely and incorrectly reported.
Seven books that were used as supporting materials for curriculum in Mexcian American Studies classes have been moved to the district storage facility because the classes have been suspended as per the ruling by Arizona Superintendent for Public Instruction John Huppenthal. Superintendent Huppenthal upheld an Office of Administration Hearings' ruling that the classes were in violation of state law ARS 15-112.
The books are:
Critical Race Theory by Richard Delgado
500 Years of Chicano History in Pictures edited by Elizabeth Martinez
Message to AZTLAN by Rodolfo Corky Gonzales
Chicano! The History of the Mexican Civil Rights Movement by Arturo Rosales
Occupied America: A History of Chicanos by Rodolfo Acuna
Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire
Rethinking Columbus: The Next 500 Years by Bill Bigelow
NONE of the above books have been banned by TUSD. Each book has been boxed and stored as part of the process of suspending the classes. The books listed above were cited in the ruling that found the classes out of compliance with state law.
Every one of the books listed above is still available to students through several school libraries. Many of the schools where Mexican American Studies classes were taught have the books available in their libraries. Also, all students throughout the district may reserve the books through the library system.
Other books have also been falsely reported as being banned by TUSD. It has been incorrectly reported that William Shakespeare's "The Tempest" is not allowed for instruction. Teachers may continue to use materials in their classrooms as appropriate for the course curriculum. "The Tempest" and other books approved for curriculum are still viable options for instructors.
The suspended Mexican American Studies classes were converted last week to standard grade-level courses with a general curriculum featuring multiple perspectives, as per the directive by the state superintendent. Students remained in classes with their teachers, who are now teaching general curriculum.
As the district has taken action to comply with the order from the state, the goal of the district has continued to be to prevent disruption to student learning. Books used as instructional materials in the former Mexican American Studies classes were collected only from classrooms in schools where the courses were taught. Again, all the books are still available to students through the TUSD library system.
In one instance, at Tucson High Magnet School, materials were collected from a filing cabinet while students were in class though teaching did not stop during the process.
Tucson High Magnet School Principal Dr. Abel Morado acknowledges that the gathering of materials could have been accomplished outside of class time in all instances.
"We had a directive to be in compliance with the law and acted quickly to meet that need," says Morado. "Part of that directive is communicating with teachers, students and parents, and collecting materials. We regret that in one instance materials were collected during class time."
Cara Rene
Tucson Unified School District
Cara.Rene@tusd1.org
Labels: Arizona Hispanic Republicans, Books Banned in Arizona, Latino authors, Latino Students, Latinos in Education, Tucson Unified School District
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MyNorth Media entertainment writer Ross Boissoneau gives an exciting look into an upcoming Northern Michigan music event. The McCartney Years, a Paul McCartney and the Wings tribute band, will be performing at the Ramsdell Theatre in Manistee. Founded by Beatles superman Yuri Pool, the band perfectly emulates Sir Paul's mid-70's sound. Learn more about Yuri Pool and his band below, and get tickets to the show!
A native of the Netherlands, Pool first became fascinated with The Beatles when he was four years old, when he heard "A Hard Days Night" and "Can't Buy Me Love" on the radio. He got his first guitar at 11, after completing a year of playing the recorder. The very first song he played on guitar was "Obla-Di Obla-Da," which he says, "was easy to play, seeing that it contained the only three chords I could play at the time." He continued playing music throughout high school and at 23 wrote his first three-hour stage production show, performing a large selection of the hits by the Fab Four.
Pool spent years playing in various Beatles tribute bands, performing shows ranging from small, smoky, back-alley pubs where the band sometimes outnumbered the audience, to festivals with 25,000 screaming Beatles fans. He toured the world, singing and playing in countries ranging from Lebanon to Russia, Sweden to Saudi Arabia, Japan to South Africa. Now based in Canada, he founded The McCartney Years in November 2007. Like Macca, Pool plays bass, guitar, piano and sings, even emulating the 70s wardrobe and plucking McCartney's signature Höfner bass, while his backing band mimics McCartney's band Wings. Last year, the McCartney Years faced the dubious prospect of playing a concert in Buffalo the night after McCartney himself played in the city.
Friday, June 3 at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $30 for The McCartney Years Manistee event. Go to MyNorthTickets.com.


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Denise Brandenberg: Dallas Local Expert
Don't leave Dallas without trying a frozen margarita (the frozen margarita machine was invented here in 1971).
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Dallas has an amazing skyline and the best way to see it is 470-feet up in Reunion Tower's GeO-Deck.
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Nestled between Uptown, Lower Greenville Avenue and the town of Highland Park, lies the trendy Knox-Henderson neighborhood, a pedestrian-friendly area named for the two...
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Chihuly Nights at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens
Held from May until October
May 8, 2012 // By Denise Brandenberg
By Denise Brandenberg
Dallas Local Expert May 8, 2012
Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens — Photo courtesy of Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens Facebook page
Featuring the exquisite works of Dale Chihuly, Chihuly Nights at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens is a must-see attraction for Dallasites and Dallas visitors alike. This magnificent exhibit will only be only display in Dallas in 2012, from May until October. It is comprised of dramatic glass sculptures, in a wide variety of presentations, throughout the 66-acre arboretum.
Chihuly Nights is an evening exhibit that runs from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. It features the magical sculptures illuminated in the night sky, as well as a wide variety of dining options. On Tuesday and Thursday evenings, the exhibit will also feature live music from the "Concerts at the Arboretum" series.
Dale Chihuly has received accolades for his blown glass work, as well as 10 honorary doctoral degrees, a Fulbright Fellowship, two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships and a Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant. His work has been displayed in more than 200 museums worldwide, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, but his lifelong affinity for glasshouses evolved into a series of exhibitions set in botanical settings. This particular exhibition is being shown for the first time in the five-state region of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.
A first-timer's guide to dazzling Dallas, Texas
About Denise Brandenberg
Denise is a member of the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens.
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Up for sale is my Ultimaker 2 3D Printer. This printer has very little print time. This is a great printer and makes excellent prints out of the box with very little setup. I'm only selling to get ready to our new home. Asking 1450 shipped.
Ultimaker 2 3d Printer, 24v Power Supply, SD Card, Original Manual, 1 partly used Roll of Ultimaker 2.85 Silver Metallic PLA, and all included hardware including glue stick, glass plate etc.
Color Fabb - Bronze Fill, red, white, lime green, navy blue, turquoise, black, gold and clear included, plus original shipping box and packing material.
Most Filaments have been partially used, but cost $40/each new when buying from the company you get them free.
The machine is in great condition and with no visual blemishes, scraps or scratches.
Shipping is included in the price if shipped inside the USA, will ship out of the US for the additional cost. The printer will be packed very will and shipped via UPS. Tracking will be provided upon shipment. Any questions feel free to ask.


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Breakthrough In Measuring Plant Improvements To Boost Food Production
May 16, 2019 at 5:27 pm by Jacob Wolinsky
Study Reports Breakthrough in Measuring Plant Improvements to Boost Food Production
Image source: YouTube Video Screenshot
CHAMPAIGN (May 16, 2019) — An international team is using advanced tools to develop crops that give farmers more options for sustainably producing more food on less land. To do this, thousands of plant prototypes must be carefully analyzed to figure out which genetic tweaks work best. Today, in a special issue of the journal Remote Sensing of Environment, scientists have shown they have a new technology that can more quickly scan an entire field of plants to capture improvements in their natural capacity to harvest energy from the sun.
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"This method allows us to measure improvements we have engineered in a plant's photosynthesis machinery in about ten seconds, compared to the traditional method that takes up 30 minutes," Katherine Meacham-Hensold, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Illinois, who led this work for a research project called Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency (RIPE). "That's a major advance because it allows our team to analyze an enormous amount of genetic material to efficiently pinpoint traits that could greatly improve crop performance."
RIPE, which is led by Illinois, is engineering crops to be more productive by improving photosynthesis, the natural process all plants use to convert sunlight into energy and yield. RIPE is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR), and the U.K. Government's Department for International Development (DFID).
The traditional method for assessing photosynthesis analyzes the exchange of gases through the leaf; it provides a huge amount of information, but it takes 30 minutes to measure each leaf. A faster, or "higher-throughput" method, called spectral analysis, analyzes the light that is reflected back from leaves to predict photosynthetic capacity in as little as 10 seconds.
"The question we set out to answer is: can we apply spectral techniques to predict photosynthetic capacity when we have genetically altered the photosynthetic machinery," said RIPE research leader Carl Bernacchi, a scientist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, who is based at Illinois' Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology. "Before this study, we didn't know if changing the plant's photosynthetic pathways would change the signal that is detected by spectral measurements."
Although they can prove this method can be used to screen crops that have been engineered to improve photosynthesis, researchers have not uncovered what spectral analysis measures exactly. "Spectral analysis requires custom-built models to translate spectral data into measurements of photosynthetic capacity that must be recreated each year," Meacham said. "Our next challenge is to figure out what we are measuring so that we can build predictive models that can be used year after year to compare results over time."
"While there are still hurdles ahead, spectral analysis is a game-changing technique that can be used to assess a variety of photosynthetic improvements to single out the changes that are most likely to substantially, and sustainably, increase crop yields," said RIPE executive committee member Christine Raines, a professor of plant molecular physiology at the University of Essex, whose engineered crops were analyzed with the technique. "These tools can help us speed up our efforts to develop high-yielding crops for farmers working to help feed the world."


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package bryghts.benchmarks

import net.liftweb.json.JsonParser

class JsonLift_Benchmarking extends Benchmarking
{

	protected val parseOther: String => Any = js => JsonParser.parse(js)

	protected val otherTitle: String = "lift-json"

}


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The aim of this website is to provide information about the Mark and Royal Ark Mariner degrees and to share news items with our members.
We hope that this website will also promote interest from members of the Craft who are not yet Mark Masons and to whom we extend a welcome to this enjoyable "friendly" degree. Our ceremony has lighter elements in it, but like all Masonry contains an important message for us all. If you would like further information about our Mark or Royal Ark Mariner degrees, the Province or any of our Lodges please do not hesitate to contact us.
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Ex-Angels employee charged in overdose death of Tyler Skaggs
A former Los Angeles Angels employee has been charged in connection with the fatal 2019 overdose of pitcher Tyler Skaggs, the Department of Justice announced Friday. Skaggs, who was 27, was found dead in his hotel room in Southlake, Texas.
Eric Kay, the team's former communications director, was charged with conspiracy to distribute a mixture containing detectable amounts of fentanyl, the department said in a news release. Kay, 45, was arrested in Fort Worth and could face up to 20 years in prison if he's convicted.
The charges came after the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's office determined that Skaggs had a mixture of ethanol, fentanyl and oxycodone in his system at the time of his death, according to the criminal complaint. When searching his hotel room, investigators found multiple pills, including a single blue pill with the markings "M/30."
An analysis showed that the pill had been laced with fentanyl, the complaint said, adding that it was later determined that Skaggs would not have died if he had not ingested the fentanyl.
The DEA agent who wrote the criminal complaint said that the M/30 pill "had the appearance of a legitimate prescription 30-milligram oxycodone tablet," and said that the presence of fentanyl in the pill meant it was counterfeit.
Tyler Skaggs at Angel Stadium on August 11, 2018, in Anaheim. / Credit: Victor Decolongon / Getty
Kay originally claimed that he didn't know Skaggs used drugs other than marijuana and said he had last seen him at hotel check-in on June 30, the complaint alleges. But text messages showed that Skaggs asked Kay to come by his room with pills on June 30, and hotel key card records show that Kay's door opened at 11:29 p.m. and Skaggs' opened at 11:38 p.m.
The complaint also alleges that Skaggs and Kay had "a history of narcotic transactions," including "several exchanges" in which Kay gave Skaggs oxycodone pills.
The Angels said in a statement Friday that after conducting their own investigation into Skaggs' death, the organization "learned that there was unacceptable behavior inconsistent with our code of conduct, and we took steps to address it."
"Our investigation also confirmed that no one in management was aware, or informed, of any employee providing opioids to any player, nor that Tyler was using opioids," the Angels added.
In December, Major League Baseball announced it would start testing for drugs including opioids and cocaine.
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A dealer of heavy construction equipment was unable to maintain exclusive dealing, monopolization and unlawful merger claims against heavy construction equipment manufacturers, but could maintain its group boycott claim, the federal district court in Wilmington, Delaware, has ruled (International Construction Products LLC v. Caterpillar Inc., August 22, 2016, Andrews, R.).
Plaintiff International Construction Products (ICP) is an importer and dealer of heavy construction equipment. Defendants Caterpillar, Komatsu and Volvo manufacture heavy construction equipment, and defendant Associated Auction Services (AAS) conducts auctions for used heavy construction equipment.
ICP brought various claims against the defendants alleging violations of the Sherman Act and the Clayton Act. Previously, the court had dismissed without prejudice counts related to group boycott and exclusive dealing, and dismissed with prejudice counts related to monopolization, attempted monopolization, conspiracy to monopolization and unlawful merger. Presently, ICP's amended its group boycott and exclusive dealing claims and moved for reconsideration and leave to amend the counts related to monopolization and unlawful merger. The defendants sought to dismiss.
Group boycott. The court previously dismissed without prejudice, as vague and conclusory, ICP's allegation of a group boycott in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act. This claim requires an allegation of concerted action beyond mere parallel conduct that could be the result of independent action. In the Third Circuit, the court explained, "plus factors" are used to determine whether parallel conduct may give rise to an inference of agreement.
In its amended complaint, ICP alleged that a month after its announcement of a partnership with IronPlanet, the manufacturer defendants, investors in IronPlanet, threatened to withhold used equipment sales from IronPlanet if it continued to deal with ICP. ICP argued that the parallel threats were against self-interest, which was a "plus factor." The defendants countered that each manufacturer defendant independently had sufficient power to influence IronPlanet on its own; hence there was no parallel action. But the court stated that defendants' reasonable inference did not make ICP's version of events implausible, so the "plus factor" requirement was satisfied. In addition, while only one "plus factor" is required, ICP pleaded more. ICP noted that the manufacturer defendants made the same threat to IronPlanet at the same time, while not having a legitimate reason to know of each other's actions. This was suggestive of a traditional conspiracy. Thus the court found that ICP had satisfactorily pleaded more than mere parallel behavior and denied the defendants' motion to dismiss ICP's group boycott claim.
Exclusive dealing. Although there was no set formula for evaluating the legality of an exclusive dealing agreement allegedly violative of Section 1 of the Sherman Act and Section 3 of the Clayton Act, the court explained, pursuant to the rule of reason, courts in the Third Circuit generally require a showing of significant market power by the defendant, substantial foreclosure, contracts of sufficient duration to prevent meaningful competition by rivals, and an analysis of likely or actual anticompetitive effects considered in light of any procompetitive effects.
The court previously dismissed without prejudiceICP's allegation of exclusive dealing for failing to adequately plead a lack of alternative distribution channels. ICP had acknowledged that direct sales over the internet was an alternate distribution mechanism for new heavy construction equipment, but alleged that this was not a bona fide alternative distribution channel to IronPlanet, which had exclusive dealing arrangements with the manufacturer defendants, and was dominant in the marketplace due to "network effects." But the court noted that IronPlanet, itself an internet marketplace for used heavy construction equipment, was not the sole means of accessing the internet as a means of distributing new heavy construction equipment.
The court stated that ICP had not alleged facts that plausibly suggested that, when end-users would visit IronPlanet to buy new construction equipment, they would do so to the exclusion of other websites. The court again concluded that ICP failed to adequately plead a lack of alternative distribution channels, thereby failing to make a prima facie showing that the exclusive dealing arrangements foreclosed from competition any part of the relevant market, and thus failing to state a claim for exclusive dealing. The court therefore granted the defendants' motion to dismiss ICP's exclusive dealing claims.
Monopolization, attempted monopolization. ICP had directed a claim of monopolization and attempted monopolization against defendant Caterpillar, which the court had previously dismissed with prejudice. ICP sought reconsideration of that ruling.
The previous dismissal was based on failure to allege a relevant market and a failure to plead monopoly power. The amended complaint alleged that each and every state was a relevant geographic market, because end users typically did not purchase heavy construction equipment without an authorized service location within 75 miles. But the court found that 75-mile radius geographic markets were facially unsustainable, as they were unrelated to the political subdivisions ICP used to define its proposed markets. The court also found that the relevant geographic markets for new and used heavy construction equipment differed. The court found that ICP had failed to plausibly allege that any state was a market largely segregated from, independent of, or not affected by competition elsewhere. Having failed to adequately define a relevant market, there was no clear error of law justifying reconsideration. Thus the court denied ICP's motion for reconsideration of its monopolization claim.
Unlawful merger. Finally, ICP's allegation that the merger of IronPlanet with AAS was unlawful under Section 1 of the Sherman Act and Section 7 of the Clayton Act had been dismissed for the failure to allege that the merger had the substantial effect of lessening competition in the new heavy construction equipment market. ICP sought reconsideration of that ruling. The court noted that antitrust injury must be the direct effect of an antitrust violation, but ICP had failed to allege any harm directly traceable to the merger. The prospective harm to competition was entirely speculative, the court found. Thus there was no clear error of law or fact in the earlier ruling justifying reconsideration. Thus the court denied ICP's motion for reconsideration of the dismissal of its unlawful merger claim.
The case is No. 1:15-cv-00108-RGA.
Attorneys: John W. Shaw (Shaw Keller LLP) for International Construction Products LLC. David J. Baldwin (Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP) for Caterpillar Inc. Denise Seastone Kraft (DLA Piper LLP) for Komatsu America Corp. James Harry Stone Levine (Pepper Hamilton LLP) for Volvo Construction Equipment North America LLC. Henry E. Gallagher, Jr. (Connolly Gallagher LLP) for Associated Auction Services LLC.


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Daimler to cut $6.75 billion at Mercedes, sever ties with Renault-Nissan
10,000 jobs to go, magazine says, and there was a costly error from Tuscaloosa
Apr 19th 2019 at 8:45AM
FRANKFURT, Germany — Daimler is looking to make 6 billion euros ($6.75 billion) in cost cuts and efficiency gains by 2021 at Mercedes-Benz passenger cars and a further 2 billion euros at its Daimler Trucks division, Manager Magazin said on Thursday.
Around 10,000 jobs will be cut at Daimler, the business-focused magazine said, without citing sources. The separations will likely be voluntary, as Daimler has previously ruled out layoffs until the end of 2020.
Daimler declined to comment on the cost savings figure and on Manager Magazin's report.
The magazine said the savings are being sought by Daimler's Ola Kaellenius, who will become CEO in May.
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Share this Story: Calgarian's advocacy for diversity makes him finalist for NHL's O'Ree award
Calgarian's advocacy for diversity makes him finalist for NHL's O'Ree award
Brar works to mentor and teach youth hockey, and is an advocate for women and cultural diversity in the sport
Todd Saelhof
Dampy Brar is a finalist for the Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award. Photo by Courtesy Dampy Brar
Willie or won't he?
That depends on if the campaign to garner enough votes works for Dampy Brar.
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Not that winning the Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award would change the way people look at the Calgarian.
He's already known as quite the humanitarian for his work with hockey's youth, which is the reason he's one of three finalists for the coveted National Hockey League honour.
"Anytime your name gets attached to the NHL, it's a great thing," said the 44-year-old Brar. "Willie O'Ree had a hand in picking the finalists, so to have that honour is a big thing. It gives you a little more inspiration and motivation to continue to do what you're doing. And the support I'm getting from social media is amazing."
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"Being able to educate and promote the game of hockey within our community and breaking barriers with diversity in hockey and bringing different communities together is important."
Dampy Brar is a finalist for the Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award. Photo by Courtesy Dampy Brar
Brar was born-and-bred in Sparwood, B.C., where the game first moved him behind the support of his parents, dad Ram and mom Satwant.
He eventually turned pro, playing eight games in both the East Coast Hockey League and International Hockey League before suiting up for the Tacoma Sabercats and the Idaho Steelheads over four seasons in the West Coast Hockey League.
Along the way, he tried out for the Canadian Olympic team in 1997 and made six of seven cuts, getting a chance to play in the Saddledome against the Calgary Flames rookies to fulfil one of his dad's dreams for his boy.
These days, however — when he's not playing ball hockey, highlighted by his spot on Canada's over-40 select squad — it's about giving back to the game.
"When Apna Hockey came about, it was basically like a breath of fresh air," said Brar, who worked with Hayley Wickenheiser and Wickfest in 2018 to bring the first-ever women's hockey team to Canada from Leh Ladakh, India, and then travelled one year later to that Himalayan city to provide his support for the sport.
"I grew up with a bunch of East Indians, and we all moved to Calgary and all put our kids in hockey," Brar continued. "So to find players to be part of the program, they were already there.
"Now I get to do what I want to do. Just to be involved with women's and East Indian girls' hockey is amazing. To be able to give back to female hockey is a big point."
It's truly in line with the spirit of the honour for which he's in the running.
The award recognizes an individual, who, like O'Ree, has worked to make a positive impact on his or her community, culture or society to make people better through hockey.
"Without a doubt, Dampy has made a positive impact, not only in the Calgary South Asian Community but also major cities across Canada and into the Himalayas of India, where he has done work with the Indian national women's hockey team," said Toor of Brar, who's also travelled to a college in Punjab, India, to mentor students of a roller hockey program. "Dampy is a true role model for the next generation of South Asian athletes from our community. Apna Hockey is very fortunate to have a person like Dampy leading the way."
Voting for the Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award opened Monday morning and closes Friday night, and supporters can cast their ballot once a day, every day.
Joining Brar on the ballot is Alexandria Briggs-Blake — who led her community in an effort to rebuild Tucker Road Ice Rink in Maryland, the home to a predominantly African-American hockey team, after it was ruined by a fire in 2017 — and John Haferman — who founded the Columbus Ice Hockey Club, which has led to approximately 30,000 boys and girls from underprivileged neighbourhoods in central Ohio being introduced to hockey.
"The other two finalists, they're doing great things in the community," Brar added. "What we're doing is just being positive role models in our communities and bringing our communities together. I think anybody in the world that is helping out youth is bringing positivity to the community.
"And I think I can speak for all the nominees in saying that this is just gratitude towards what we're doing. You do it because you love to do it with passion and to help out, but if you get recognized, it's a thumbs up, especially by the NHL."
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HomeOpinionSupreme Court can't care for Shaheen Bagh children more than the parents
Supreme Court can't care for Shaheen Bagh children more than the parents
The infant was at Shaheen Bagh because his parents were protesting, and unless you are well-off, reliable childcare is beyond the means of most people.
Nitin Pai
11 February, 2020 08:38 am IST
Anti-CAA protest at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi | Manisha Mondal | ThePrint
Like God supposedly does, the Supreme Court of India works in mysterious ways. Even as we lament the fact that it has delayed deciding on important petitions involving the violation of people's fundamental rights, the Supreme Court has acted upon a letter written by a 12-year-old against the involvement of children in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh protests. While issuing notices to the Union and Delhi governments after an infant died at the protests, the court asked: "Was a four-month-old child there to protest?"
Well, it's easy to answer why an infant was at the scene of the protests, but harder to answer to what extent should older children make — and be used to make — political and public arguments.
The infant was at Shaheen Bagh because his parents were protesting, and unless you are well-off, reliable childcare is beyond the means of most people. That is why we in India are witness — and oblivious — to infants at hazardous locations like construction sites, footpaths and traffic signals.
Parents feel their children are safer in such dangerous places than at the alternative, if at all there is one. It is an indictment of both Indian society and the Indian state that this should be the case. The exact sequence of arguments in the Supreme Court is unclear but the advocates for the Shaheen Bagh protesters ought to have argued that the best place for infants is at the side of their breastfeeding mothers.
Also read: Karnataka anti-CAA school play: Should children not participate in political movements?
Politics of convenience
A much harder question to answer is the extent to which older children ought to be engaged in politics and public discourse.
Unless in the most exceptional cases, children's involvement in politics is supported, encouraged, managed or instigated by the adults in their family. There is a long history of children waving flags, dressing up as political leaders, holding ideological banners or singing songs in support of political causes. Our reaction to these images depends on our politics: we tend to approve of these actions when we support the cause, and are horrified when we don't. We are not horrified if little children celebrate violence or martyrdom, provided they are doing it for the 'right' cause. Most of the time, therefore, adults' opinion on children in politics is unconsciously self-serving.
Now, no liberal society should bar children from engaging in politics. The question is how should a liberal society deal with them. We know that most of the time, the child's politics is greatly influenced by the immediate family and community. We also know that children can be used to disarm opponents, their innocence deployed to silence critics.
Also read: How India protested when there was no WhatsApp or Instagram
Look at arguments, not age
Seventeen-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, whom the Shaheen Bagh lawyers' cited in the court, is a good example. If you agree with her political views — yes, views on environmental protection are political — you are likely to approve of her speeches and activism. We are told that we should listen to her arguments and do what she recommends because she is so young, and a lot of people do. Disagreeing with her invites charges of being heartless, rude or dismissive. I do not doubt that Thunberg is really passionate about the cause she espouses, but only the credulous will believe that there is no strategy and marketing behind the Greta Thunberg phenomenon. Just like it took a lot of money to keep M.K. Gandhi poor, it takes a lot of adults for a child to occupy space in the public discourse.
Despite this, we should neither disallow nor discount the arguments that children make. What we should do, to the extent that they affect public policy, is to treat their arguments in the same way as we would if they were adults. Greta Thunberg the person should be entitled to special treatment on account of being a teenager. But Greta Thunberg's arguments should not be entitled to any special privilege on account of her age. They should be examined and debated with the same rigour as those made by any adult. So too our 12-year-old bravery award winner: her arguments too must not be dismissed because of her age, nor must they be accorded special privilege.
Whether or not children should be kept away from protest sites is not a decision for the Supreme Court to make. It is a decision that rightly belongs to — and is best left to — their parents or legal guardians. No organ of state cares more for the well-being of the child than the parent. No organ of state is more equipped than the parent to weigh the trade-off between the risks of participating in a protest against the value of doing so. As much as the Supreme Court is concerned about the welfare of infants and children, it must not intervene in the private matter of the choices that parents make for their children. After all, the Supreme Court is not responsible for the consequences of its decisions. Parents are.
The author is the director of the Takshashila Institution, an independent centre for research and education in public policy. Views are personal.
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Valerian 16 February, 2020	At	7:49 pm
The author should be congratulated for his forthright views. If the parents do not have a safe place to keep their breast-fed children they have to carry them to a place wherever they go even if it is a place of protest. If the SC had solved their ggenuine grievances of their rights vis-a-vis CAA etc. in time this situation would not have risen.
Upvrao 16 February, 2020	At	11:43 am
The author is an idiot No one denies that infant should be with the morher but not in the protest gathering
Mohd Pasha 14 February, 2020	At	3:51 am
Typical liberal left argument not burdened by logic or reality. Using children to trigger an emotional response is the oldest trick in the book..Cant afford childcare ? A very low IQ argument if there was one.. The author would do well not to breed any children of his own. He would gladly leave his children to fend for themselves and then claim cant afford childcare. One advice : Please quit writing and get another job and earn your living in an honest way.
Raj 12 February, 2020	At	10:16 am
Author is a dumb idiot to justify an infant to be in protests, these people want to kill their own to gain sympathy and media attention. What are they protesting against, why should a country not legitimize their citizens. Are we suppose to leave borders open for people to come over and settle no country does that. If you are a citizen you have nothing to worry, if you are not follow the law and relocate to where you belong or get a valid residence status which is a norm in any country.
Neil 12 February, 2020	At	9:56 am
Didn't know takshila produced shallow and inbred like this author.
4 month old dying is on the parents.
6 year old spewing venom against caa is on parents.
Parents taking their kids to protest are putting them in harms way, stampeded riots or any disaster.
At this tender age it's not free will but indoctrination what these kids are parroting and future jihadis.
ak.dev 12 February, 2020	At	1:40 am
Muslim women participating in anti-CAA protests have compromised with the child safety for their selfish goals. This author often justifies anything that is done against BJP's interests. Nonsensical arguments of this author can't be bought by SC.
Vish 11 February, 2020	At	8:42 pm
With such opinions no wonder India fares so poorly on child welfare with some of the highest rates of child mortality, abuse and malnourishment. In any civilised country social welfare takes over children's upbringing of parents, if they are not found up to it. Nothing justifies putting a child at risk including protests and revolutions.
ramnesh 11 February, 2020	At	7:44 pm
Its easy to write an article where you cannot argue with the writer. the matter is still in court. you can contact the lawyer defending the protestors and feed him with your erudite arguments. you will find out whether you are right or wrong.
Sinha An 11 February, 2020	At	4:45 pm
Absolutely wrong viewpoint.child under the age of 6 months have their working mothers out on maternity leave.For the sake of her child she should have stayed home
Divya 12 February, 2020	At	6:11 pm
Exactly…..
tantan 11 February, 2020	At	3:02 pm
'No organ of state cares more for the well-being of the child than the parent. No organ of state is more equipped than the parent to weigh the trade-off between the risks of participating in a protest against the value of doing so.'
Well Mr Tintin, in civilized soceities the parents have responsibilities towards their children. In the US, if children are found in a car without a child seat the parents can be arrested and charged. You cant make an argument that the parents are too poor to afford a car seat.If the parents expose their children to a dangerous situation then they are liable for criminal charges.
"Parents feel their children are safer in such dangerous places than at the alternative, if at all there is one. It is an indictment of both Indian society and the Indian state that this should be the case."
Mr Tintin, do you mean India is such a dangerous place for children,that people have to take their children to potentially violent protests and feel safe there. And that you can publish such frivolous drivel from the safety of your home and nothing happens to you. Imagine if you were in China, you would have been shot by the time such drivel is published. Be greatful for the rights given to you by the Indian Constitution.
Cut The Crap 11 February, 2020	At	2:32 pm
The child died at home in his bed and not at shaheen baugh. Unless a post mortem report specifies what he died of, it is ridiculous for the supreme court and the plaintiff to jump to conclusions. What is the difference between a construction site woman who brings her kid to work at a potentially hazardous site, and a human rights activist who brings her kid to her place of work be it a safe satyagraha sit-down like Shaheen baugh or UN activist like Angelina Jolie who was pregnant when she visited Iraq warzone. Maybe the SC should be thundering at cops who grabbed blankets from activists in Lucknow in the bitter cold.
Savy 11 February, 2020	At	2:25 pm
The author if this article appears to be biased, mother is responsible for child and not SC or Govt.
prashant sharma 11 February, 2020	At	2:07 pm
KANISHK LAD 11 February, 2020	At	1:46 pm
Mr Pai,
This comes from a fellow Goan based in Mumbai. Please tell me if its ok for women and children who do not understand what even the acronym CAA stands for to protest randomly along an arterial road causing disruption and inconvenience to millions?? Secondly, your argument is so western that it makes me laugh….I am from a well off family, when my parents were protesting against labour policies of the Maharashtra govt, my mom and an infant me would stay at home while dad went to protest. This unfortunate incident happened because the lady wanted 500 rs. more for herself and to show the world that look we have a baby with us. This is manufacturing unrest in the most simple way. Just threaten people by saying that the govt and Modi are out to get them and voila….a bunch of uneducated, home makers come out and start protesting for what they do not know. Furthermore, its sad how educated people like you are supporting this farce. Shame!
juhi 11 February, 2020	At	1:22 pm
Very well argued. Child protection should definitely be a priority but mothers can not be imprisoned in the name of child protection. To fulfill her function as a conscientious citizen, the mother could either take her child along or she could leave it alone at home – she chose to do what thousands of poor mothers do every day – keep her baby with her at all times. if the court is sensitive to this issue, it should instruct the government to prioritize child-care and baby-sitting facilities – including for the domestic workers who are forced to leave their young children tied up at home, a complete crack-down on child labour including in tea-shops and fire-works industry and a general culture of society as a whole taking responsibility for kids – not only the mothers.
Pramod Patil 11 February, 2020	At	1:17 pm
The protesters have made their point. This has forced the Centre to backtrack on NRC. Without NRC, CAA is benign. BJP has lost three consecutive state elections. Hope that BJP will realise the futility of adopting radical Hindu majoritarianism. It is not paying any political dividends. As such to continue protest indefinitely is absurd and irrational. The Delhi elections should be eye-opener for both supporters and protesters of CAA. The Shaheen Bag has been carried out too far. People can become sick of continuous protests and this was evident in the Delhi elections. Congress opposed CAA, it got a zero. BJP's tally has improved despite CAA protests. AAP simply ignored Shaheen Bag. They have got a thumping majority. CAA is being contested in the Apex Court. The protests should pause now.
ashok 11 February, 2020	At	12:38 pm
Sometimes the oral observations of the apex court are puzzling, if not insensitive.
Daniel 11 February, 2020	At	11:20 am
Absolute nonsense no wonder western countries are way ahead when it comes to child rights. It is nothing less than a stupid argument. A 4 month baby who is vulnerable to disease even in the most favourable of conditions at home is brought out on the street by his/her parents who are protesting in a place which is highly charged with emotions and anger and advocates are making such imbecilic arguments. Both the mother and child should have stayed at home.
To the man above who is indulging in whatboutery about judgements of the court he must understand each case is dealt with on its own merits. Delhi is not kashmir, Kashmir was prone to violence and political turmoil for the last 70 years and what are you trying to point out? Anyone can even ask where was the SC when mobs of muslims threatened kashmiri pandits with rape and murder if they don't leave.
Manoj 11 February, 2020	At	7:41 pm
Kids ideally should not come to any protests whatsoever, but ours is not a ideal world , our impoverished country much less so , the supreme court commenting on a single kid is the height of supreme incredulity. Courts of India I believe should have better things to do.
Bala Varadarajan 11 February, 2020	At	11:03 am
The author is ignorant of the law. Parents have a duty of care to the children. They are supposed to act in the best interest of the child. If the parents fail to act in the best interest of the child then the State will take custody of the children. In this instance a strong case can be made for criminal negligence by the parents
RK 11 February, 2020	At	2:07 pm
The state should first come forward to provide care for lacs of children across country who are to be found on footpaths, construction sites etc.
Indian 12 February, 2020	At	8:01 am
Anu 11 February, 2020	At	10:28 am
Extremely poor argument.
If parents knowingly or unknowingly bring their children into harms way.. culpability can be established and it can be termed manslaughter.
We are not cave men that the safety of the child is sole prerogative of the parents and in the event of death, it's just a sad accident with no culpability. You live in a society with laws.. surprise surprise!
If there is no adequate child care, and taking a child for protest would harm him/her in any manner, then safety of the child and his life holds precedence over the protest.
So stop writing these silly articles online, where people with common sense can also come across them.
Print pamphlets and distribute in villages like shaheen bagh where majority don't have any common sense and they will blindly agree.
kopi 11 February, 2020	At	1:14 pm
all those kids that get hurt every diwali, all those who are given prasaad and get food poisoning… who is worried about them? while safety of a child is paramount, one cannot tie-up the mother at home – if society cannot provide child care, the mum has the right to do the best she can to balance her role of a mother and an autonomous human.
Vijay devarakonda 11 February, 2020	At	10:07 am
This is the most regressive statement I have ever read. Period.
Vivek Narayan 11 February, 2020	At	9:51 am
The issue is around neglect and if it was criminal or not. That is something the legal system is well positioned to address.
Dr Zaidi 11 February, 2020	At	9:37 am
_Shaheen Bagh:_ "One can't block the road forever:" ~ Supreme Court
*But one can lock a state for months together.*🤷🏻♂
Anon 11 February, 2020	At	9:22 am
I have nothing against the protests. In a democracy people have rights to protest against govt or an act of law. But I strongly disagree with the headline. A civilised society should interfere when children are abused or seem to have been abused by even the parents.
Gururaj 11 February, 2020	At	9:14 am
How silly can your contributors get? If protestors have children, they must stay out of politics of protest. This commen sense matter does not occur to the writer of this trash. Probably, children also get paid per head for appearing in the protest venue. Hence, participation of children. None of these protests can happen unless someone is footing the bill: AAP? Pakistan? PFI? what else?
Vineetha 11 February, 2020	At	8:54 am
I think this is a lame argument .
Children's rights include
Right to Protection:
• Right to be protected from all sorts of violence
A protest site is not a safe environment for a child If any violence breaks out, injury or harm to children could be used as a emotional tool to exploit people's emotions, which the media and politicians of the country are already good at.


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