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A life-saving sisterhood in Indonesia
Liana is a female sex worker living with HIV. She is the national coordinator of OPSI, a national network of sex workers in Indonesia. Together with UNFPA, OPSI is developing an innovative model for reaching female sex workers with HIV in Indonesia. During the pandemic, this innovative model has helped reach more than 60,000 female sex workers with information on HIV prevention and treatment, mental health and COVID-19.
Liana says that one of the hardest parts of being a sex worker in Indonesia, as in so many countries, is being legally invisible. "Sex work is not seen as work in Indonesia," she says. "And in some cases sex work is criminalized. A couple of years ago the law changed and all the brothels closed. The situation is not easy for sex workers in Indonesia at the moment."
In 2016, the government passed a law criminalizing sex work and offered small grants to encourage sex workers to return home and reskill. Liana has found that the law has only made it harder to maintain a network of sex workers and keep them safe. "The result of the closure of brothels is that sex workers are now scattered," she says. "Some are going online, some work on the streets, and they have formed new hotspots, new places for finding clients."
"Sex work is not seen as work in Indonesia."
Liana points out that, because sex workers are isolated and on the margins, they are more vulnerable on a number of fronts. "The consequences are there are more cases of abuse," she says.
Under the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, UNFPA is supporting HIV prevention programmes for key populations including sex workers, and forging links between sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence services.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, UNFPA was working with OPSI to develop a peer-to-peer outreach model using active and former female sex workers to reach this vulnerable group. "Only sex workers know where they are, and it's easier for sex workers to reach their peers," Liana explains.
"Only sex workers know where they are, and it's easier for sex workers to reach their peers."
Liana says that the itinerant nature of the work can make it difficult to follow cases: "There is high mobility of female sex workers. They often move from place to place and when they move, the system is not always ready to keep supporting them."
Furthermore, a lot of Lia's peers do not have the critical papers they need to access services. "Many sex workers do not have ID cards," she says. "These ID cards are important for accessing health services and for them to be eligible for support from the national insurance scheme."
To ensure that no one was left to struggle on the margins, Lia and her peers developed a colour-coded community mapping system to track hotspots and help identify sex workers and help them to access support and services.
"Community alert mapping helps us see where female sex workers are working and living so they can be reached," Liana says. "This mapping is led by the community members themselves."
The network currently covers 88 districts and is able to provide support in communities that normal health services are unable to reach.
"Community alert mapping helps us see where female sex workers are working and living so they can be reached."
This innovative approach of working with the community has helped in identifying and supporting people with HIV and ensuring that they are accessing antiretroviral treatment. The dynamic process of tracking cases through online networks and word of mouth has become central to adapting the project to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Without safe spaces and without legal protections, the sex workers of Indonesia were already at risk before the pandemic. With COVID-19, their clients disappeared and their situation became even more acute.
With health centres overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients and outreach health services on hold, Liana worried that many sex workers would not be able to access the treatment they needed. She says that the effect of stopping treatment for HIV is devastating: "Slowly but surely, the immunity of the body decreases. People become vulnerable to opportunistic infections, which can be fatal."
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, OPSI has increased the level of services that it offers online. "We've been trained in simplified case management and to provide basic psychological first aid and psychosocial support," Lia says. "We offer this for all sex workers in the 15 days after an HIV diagnosis. It's important to be there to help them adjust and get them on treatment."
During the lockdown, Lia and her peers also organized the delivery of medicine to sex workers and ensured that they were connected, safe and staying healthy.
"There were many negative assumptions at the beginning about recruiting female sex workers as leaders."
Despite the success of OPSI in reaching especially vulnerable groups in the community, Lia says that her network has been viewed with suspicion by other non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and that she and her colleagues have faced unfair cultural stereotypes about sex workers. "There were many negative assumptions at the beginning about recruiting female sex workers as leaders," she explains. "But OPSI invested more in communicating with the local NGOs to explain that the programme could actually contribute in a big way to their work by helping them reach new groups."
While OPSI has earned the growing respect of other NGOs and a big following within the sex worker community, Liana says that the network's members are struggling through a very difficult time. "The number of clients is decreasing, so female sex workers can't send money home. Most of them are supporting their extended family in their home village." With fewer clients and reduced earnings, sex workers are unable to access cash support schemes from the government unless all their paperwork is in order.
"For those who are living with HIV, they need to go to the health facilities to take the medicines."
Liana also says that urgent action is needed to ensure that testing and treatment can continue. "They need to continue, especially for those who are living with HIV," she says. "They need to go to the health facilities to take the medicines."
In addition to offering solidarity and counselling and helping female sex workers living with HIV to maintain treatment, OPSI is now expanding the free legal services that it offers sex workers. Liana says, "We've demonstrated that by linking with community-based organizations sex workers can benefit from support like having advice from paralegals when they are involved in violence cases."


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- the Book was adapted for BBC radio 4 by writer, Ivan Jones , in 2006.
This well-researched work of fiction is for everyone. The story is a trip back to what might have been a fantastical past wrought with magic, danger, and discovery. This back-to-ancient-times story for younger generation gives you an opportunity to stow away from the now abundant magical novel as this novel present a new kind of experience.
The adventure begins when Torak and his father, considered outcasts, encounter a bear believed to be possessed by a demon. Unfortunately his father didn't survived this encounter that lead to a promise that Torak will do everything in his power to avenge his father's death. To do so he must go to the north to find the Mountain of the World Spirit, and ask the World Spirit to help destroy the bear before it kills all life in the Forest.
Along the way Torak found a wolf cub, whose family has been killed by a great river flood. There Torak decided to adopt the cub and bring it along his journey. Months passed and as Torak nears his destination, the cub grows into a majestic wolf. They become closer to each other forming a stronger bond.
They meet many tribes along the way, which bring about fights, scary moments and accusations. In these episodes he meet Renn, which helps him in a certain event and decides to join the journey. Forward they go and finally they reach the Mountain of the World Spirit. In an instant the possessed bear face them and the great battle between Torak and the bear begins surprisingly that ends in a memorable triumph.
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Can a Man Of God Run a School For The State?
Jersey Jazzman and I have been using our blogs in the last week or so to raise questions about the Regis Academy that was approved by Acting Commissioner Cerf for Cherry Hill, Voorhees, Lawnside and Somerdale. Jersey Jazzman came up with a great timeline that raises some serious questions as to how and why this application made it through the supposedly tough new application process.
I have some additional questions.
The first question stems from the videos that surfaced of Amir and Aughtney Kahn relishing the defeat of the marriage equality bill and vowing to continue to fight against the bill any time it comes before the legislature. If you haven't seen them yet, you can catch them here and here.
It is important to note that each and every applicant for a charter school, including Amir and Aughtney Khan, must sign a Statement of Assurances when they apply for a charter that says the charter:
(W)ill be open to all students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or a foreign language, or academic achievement.
Is it conceivable that two pastors that feel so strongly that the LGBT community should not have the same rights as the rest of us would be able to admit gay students to their school and treat them equally? Or hire gay teachers? Or make gay parents feel welcome?
And then today I saw on an online petition (go sign it!) on Twitter against the National Heritage Academy which is trying to set up a charter against community wishes in Chapel Hill, NC. This is the charter the Ragin' Grannies were protesting.
The petition includes a quote from self-described evangelical J.C. Huizenga (cousin of billionaire H. Wayne Huizenga)." He is the man behind NHA (and big surprise that there's another billionaire in the mix, huh?)
Asked by the Wall Street Journal whether he would hire a homosexual to teach, Huizenga said, "Personally, I don't believe a gay teacher is an appropriate teacher for a child."
NHA, which currently lists 71 locations on it's website, has also been in hot water for promoting religious activities and teaching creationism. From a New York Times article in 2000:
National Heritage has been sued by the American Civil Liberties Union in Michigan over what the group says is the company's promotion of religious activities, including prayer sessions for parents, in a charter school there. National Heritage says it provides parents with a meeting room and some have prayed there, but not with the school's sanction. The suit is pending.
And this from a Wall Street Journal article on the topic from 1999:
National Heritage policy is to treat both evolution and the Biblical creation story as theories. Carolyn Thompson, a fifth-grade science teacher at Knapp Charter Academy and an evangelical Christian, says she believes in "creationism and then evolution from that point on" - and teaches it that way in class.
Becky Bullen, a fourth-grade teacher at Knapp, told her students about dinosaurs last year - and learned a lesson herself. Some parents protested that fossil evidence of dinosaurs, which became extinct 65 million years ago, contradicted their Biblical belief that God created the world 6,000 years ago. Since then, Ms. Bullen has dropped the dinosaurs and says, "I basically try to steer clear of any hot issues."
No hotter issue in public education than dinosaurs...
And this is from the same Wall Street Journal article:
Charter schools, which operate independently of local school districts, were intended to create a choice for parents discontented with traditional public schools. Under Michigan law, charter schools get almost as much per capita funding as area public schools - nearly $6,000 in National Heritage's case.
It didn't occur to many people that tuition-burdened parents at religious schools would also welcome an alternative, particularly one featuring small classes, strict discipline and moral education. But today, charters are taking market share from fundamentalist schools, their predecessors as the hottest phenomenon in American education. And charters' smudging of the separation of church and state has stirred up an unlikely combination of opponents: private religious competitors and civil-liberties advocates.
"Charter schools are often a ruse for the kind of schooling that the Supreme Court has said violates the Constitution," says Kary Moss, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, which is suing National Heritage for promoting religion.
About one-tenth of the nation's 400,000-plus charter-school students come from private schools. But at National Heritage, 19.7 percent are private-school transfers. And that doesn't count any of the 17 percent or so of the student body who started at National Heritage in kindergarten, and might otherwise have opted for private school.
The phenomenon goes beyond National Heritage. At Marvin Winans Academy, one of several Detroit charters started by ministers, one-fourth of the students transferred from religious schools. The Rev. Robert J. Coverson, who runs a small Baptist school in Detroit, says he may have to close it because he has lost half of his students to charters.
Now, I understand these articles are from more than 10 years ago, but there is no reason to think these exact same issues aren't occurring here in NJ in 2012. If anything, the example of the Regis Academy is more egregious.
You have two pastors closing their private Christian school to open a publicly funded charter. The charter will be located on the same premises as the pastor's church. Are we to believe that a large portion of the parents that paid to go to Children of Promise will not be the first in line to attend Regis for free?
Not to mention, Children Of Promise was charging $5,400 per child as a private school. But Regis Academy will be allotted 90% of the per pupil funding of the sending districts. Let's do the math. The Cherry Hill district stated they have been billed $9,551 for each student that chooses to attend Regis, based on the preliminary estimates from the NJDOE. That's a nice jump of $4,151 per child in tuition for the Khans, and all they had to do was apply for a charter!
Are we really expected to believe that they can just switch gears from a curriculum that is based on the teaching of bible verses to a secular curriculum with no religious content at all? This is the program description from the website for Children of Promise:
Elementary Education: Bible is taught in a deeper level at these grades. Oral recitation of memory verses is integral at this stage as it will greatly aid in their cognitive and memory recall development. History, geography, health, safety, manners, arithmetic (number recognition to the hundred thousands, metric system, carrying, borrowing, story problems, multiple combinations and estimations) are just a few of the things your child will be learning.
When Khan responded to being awarded the charter by the NJDOE he said:
I thank God that we got approved
And here's a video (that is also backed up if it gets taken down…) of the interior of the school. There's an awful lot of religious stuff that's gotta come down for this to be a public school.
like the music?
Remind me again how this will be a secular school?
Labels: Acting Commissioner Cerf, Amir Khan, Aughtney Khan, Regis Academy
Students Take On Cerf. And Win.
Today Jersey Jazzman pointed out that while ed reformers use students to bolster their weak arguments or show numbers at their protests, many of the kids don't seem to know what school they supposedly want to see closed down or why they are protesting.
In contrast, check out these intrepid high school reporters in Cherry Hill and Highland Park. They are all over this charter thing, and they get it. No high tech wizardry, just good old fashioned student work. This amazing illustration went along with an article on Regis Academy in the Cherry Hill High School East paper, Eastside.
In the same paper there was an Editorial as well:
The detrimental effects of the charter school on Cherry Hill's public school finances and ultimately the success of existing public schools make it completely unwelcoming to most Cherry Hill residents. Although it sounds absurd, the current process surrounding the charter school system application offers Cherry Hill representatives little room to influence the final decision. On November 4, the district filed notice of intent to appeal the State Commissioner of Education's approval of the Regis Academy Charter School, and is asking residents to voice their opinions regarding the charter.
The kid is dead-on.
And speaking of dead-on, Highland Park High School junior Charlotte Finegold has been writing about Tikun Olam in her school paper, the Highland Fling. Not only has she written several articles, she testified before the Assembly Education Committee, spoke at the Highland Park Save Our Schools NJ rally for local control and emailed Acting Commissioner Cerf DIRECTLY about her thoughts on the fourth application! The kid has guts!
Here's a bit from her letter:
My public high school is not failing, nor is it in danger of doing so. Not only are we a good school, but my school district has taken numerous efforts to compromise with the founders of Tikun Olam. The district implemented a Hebrew language program in the high school, even though it could have created a program for a more in-demand language like Mandarin or Hindi. Even when these changes are disregarded, it still remains clear that this charter school has no place in my community.
And then she nails her conclusion:
It is not fair for local taxpayers, Highland Park educators, and students to pay the price for an ill-organized school which lacks a location and support from its sending community and supposed endorsers.
I sincerely hope that the Department of Education sufficiently investigates Tikun Olam's application and makes the right decision.
What was Cerf's response?
Thank you for your thoughtful letter.
That's it? Really? A student takes the time to write a heartfelt, articulate email, and that's the most the Acting Commissioner of Education can muster? Why not take the time to engage with a student that clearly wants to be a part of the dialogue?
Note to Cerf. The students in districts like Cherry Hill and Highland Park are SO well educated that they can see through all of this charter nonsense. They deserve answers. Real answers.
Students 2. Cerf 0.
Labels: Acting Commissioner Cerf, Cherry Hill, Highland Park, Highland Park Fling, the Eastside
Much Ado About Nothing…. If You Consider the Corporate Takeover of Public Education Nothing, Then I Guess You're Right Ms. Waters!
Below is my comment on the opinion piece posted today on NJ Spotlight by Ms. Laura Waters, President of the Lawrence Township School Board. I have emailed John Mooney numerous times to ask why he continues to give voice to the weak arguments presented by Ms. Waters. I won't bother this time. Instead, I kind of want to thank him for the opportunity to bring everyone together to take her on. It's kind of cool how everyone came together to debunk her opinions. The comments today from so many people were just stellar.
And don't miss Jersey Jazzman's blog response. In classic Jersey Jazzman style it makes you think and laugh at the same time.
Here's my take on it.
Is there any point where a district can do anything other than roll over and allow a charter to set up shop in your opinion, Ms. Waters? Highland Park has been fighting Tikun Olam pre-approval, South Brunswick, Princeton and West Windsor-Plainsboro have been fighting post approval, but prior to the final charter being granted, and East Brunswick is fighting Hatikvah post approval.
At NO POINT in this process is the local district or community allowed access to the NJDOE as they are deciding on a charter that will siphon hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars out of it's budget. Districts are not granted meetings without significant pressure. In our case it took a Town Hall, Occupying the NJDOE and a NY Times article in order to be able to make our case directly to the NJDOE. Without these extraordinary measures the ONLY RECOURSE a district has is to submit written responses. Districts have every right to have these responses drafted by their district council. If a charter is approved against the wishes of a district, they are also entitled to appeal, which is also handled by a lawyer.
Do you not see that these written responses and appeals are the only way districts can make their case to the NJDOE, but when they do they risk lawsuits from charters claiming they are wasting district resources? Not only that, but in the case of PIACS, the New Jersey Charter School Association threw their weight and money behind the suit as well. Oh wait, I mean the Walton Foundation's money that keeps the NJCSA in business. How silly of me.
And by the way, Walton is a major funder of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools whose report you mention in your piece. Oh, and the National Alliance of Charter School Authorizers, too. And all three organizations, all bought and paid for by Walton etal. testify before the Senate Education Committee to push for the legislation that will give even more advantages to charters and even less to districts. Oh, and lets not forget that NACSA is also advising the NJDOE on their application process and paying for the reviewers. And we only know this because of OPRA requests and lawsuits from lawyers and Senators. But, yeah, you're right. Much ado about nothing...
So HELL YEAH. We are fighting back. Get used to it Ms. Waters. We're not going away either. I doubt we have scared the NJDOE and Governor out of the suburbs entirely, and even if we have we will fight them in the urban districts as well if those district don't want more charters.
Ms. Waters, I have asked this of you before and you have failed to answer me. What in the world will you do if a charter application is dropped on the desk of the superintendent in Lawrence Township? Do you honestly think the MAJORITY of parents and residents there would be any happier than those in East Brunswick, Highland Park, or any of the districts facing PIACS? How will you respond to them when they come before your board to ask what you will do to protect the budget they vote on year after year?
Until the day you are in that position Ms. Waters, I can't imagine how you feel so entitled to pass judgement on districts that are faced with not only the loss of funds that charters represent, but have to fight special interests that are connected to both the legislature AND the NJDOE.
I'll try to come back to this post later and add links and stuff, but I am a mom after all. Need to go feed the troops...
Labels: Laura Waters, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, National Association of Charter School Authorizers, New Jersey Charter Schools Association
Ragin' Grannies v. For Profit Charter Operator
One of the founders of Speak Up South Jersey (yes, you heard that right, Speak Up Highland Park is branching out…) posted a link to a YouTube video on their Facebook page that, I'm not ashamed to admit, literally brought me to tears:
I say we take the Ragin' Grannies on tour. Their fight in Chapel Hill is in many ways the same as the fight in Cherry Hill. What sets their fight apart however is the inclusion of a for-profit entity, in this case National Heritage Academy, which prides itself on it's "mandatory and extensive" use of testing data to "inform and adjust teaching."
But it's only a matter of time before New Jersey is confronted with a massive for-profit invasion.
As I've detailed previously, Imagine Schools, the nation's largest and perhaps most controversial for-profit charter operator with huge problems in Florida, Washington DC and Indiana just to name a few, has already been behind four applications in New Jersey. Last October the Star Ledger reported:
Among the proposals were some with ties to out-of-state charter school networks, like Imagine Schools, which helped local residents write applications in Jersey City, Newark, Camden, Trenton.
Imagine serves 40,000 students in 72 schools in 12 states, according to its website. "New Jersey is an area that is favorable for (education) alternatives," Samuel Howard, Imagine School's executive vice president, said.
Christie has said he hoped to attract charter networks to New Jersey, but out-of-state companies face a roundabout process. A local group must first win approval for a charter then, if it wants to outsource the operation, must ask for bids. (emphasis mine)
Meanwhile, in St. Louis Missouri Imagine schools are an unmitigated disaster:
Education Commissioner Chris Nicastro advised Jim French, chairman of the university's education division, to announce "immediately" the closure of the underperforming schools after this school year.
Nicastro's recommendation comes days after French said the university needed more support and direction from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as it scrutinizes the charter schools operated by Virginia-based Imagine Schools Inc.
The six schools, which enroll about 3,800 students, fared worse on standardized tests this year than nearly all traditional and charter schools in St. Louis. French said the university is not getting the direction it needs from the education department or from state statutes to ensure the schools are living up to their charters.
Nicastro wrote that it is the sponsor's role, not the state's, to regulate charter schools.
So with Imagine's abysmal track record across the nation, clearly New Jersey should be wary of for-profit operators. And since a university authorized and oversaw Imagine in St. Louis, and then seemed not to know what to do with the ensuing disaster, clearly we should also be careful about who we select as authorizers.
What's that Governor?
Earlier this week in his State of the State speech, Governor Christie urged the legislature to make much needed changes to the state's charter school law through bill A-4167 introduced last June. Sweeping changes to New Jersey's charter school laws are needed to remove barriers and roadblocks to the growth of high-quality charter schools. The current laws and rules governing charter schools act as a deterrent to growth instead of fostering expansion. It is time to aggressively encourage some of the nation's most-respected and successful charter school operators to come to New Jersey while making it possible to implement the same model of innovation and results in other new and existing charter schools. (emphasis mine)
Guess the Governor got tired of that "round about process." So, what is added to, and taken away from, the charter school law in bill A-4167 to make it easier for for-profits to step in?
10. Section 4 of P.L.1995, c.426 (C.18A:36A-4) is amended to read as follows:
4. a. A charter school may be established by:
(1) teaching staff members[, parents with children attending the schools of the district, or a combination of teaching staff members and parents. A charter school may also be established by an institution of higher education or a private entity located within the State in conjunction with teaching staff members and parents of children attending the schools of the district] who either reside or are employed in the State;
(2) community residents who reside in the State;
(3) a public institution of higher education, except that a charter school authorizer which is an institution of higher education shall be prohibited from reviewing and approving a charter application submitted by that same institution of higher education;
(4) a private entity that is either for-profit or not-for-profit;
(5) a charter school that is currently operating in the State; or
(6) a combination of any of the above. (emphasis mine, and for damn good reason, too)
Here's your lesson for the day on how to read a proposed bill, if you don't already know that is. Everything not underlined is the original legislation, and everything underlined is new and what's in [brackets] comes out.
In the original law, an eligible applicant had to either teach in the district they wanted to serve or have kids in the PUBLIC schools of that district. But even with this supposed limited pool of eligible applicants, who were supposed to represent the needs of the community, the charter school movement in New Jersey easily managed to subvert the intent of the law and to override local wishes.
Bill A-4167 will REMOVE the part about being a public school parent or teacher ENTIRELY, and will open the door to everybody and anybody, unless you are the actual authorizer. That sure does make it easier, now doesn't it?
So who is going to do the authorizing? The bill will allow public institutions of higher education in New Jersey to be authorizers.
The fact that the Imagine Schools in St. Louis were authorized by Missouri Baptist University doesn't lend much credence to the fact that adding universities as authorizers will increase accountability. Did you notice that when the Imagine Schools blew up in their face MBU looked to the state and said, "What should we do?"
The bill does however say that the local school board may be an authorizer…
NOW we're getting somewhere. Until districts and/or voters have local control over their schools, I think we can expect many more disasters like Imagine schools in St. Louis.
And with the Christie administration behind legislation that will open the door to non-profits, we NEED local control more than ever. Keep up with Save Our Schools NJ to help fight for legislation that will work for students, not for-profits.
Take it grannies:
Let's say no to charter schools
They don't follow any rules
NHA will rip us off
For-profit at a very high cost
What to do, oh, what to do
Support Carrboro and Public Schools
Great, now I'm crying again...
Labels: Governor Christie, Imagine Schools, New Jersey charter schools, Save Our Schools NJ, Speak Up HP, Speak Up SJ
Demi-Billionaire and Consultant v. Parent Advocate (I Think This Is a New One…)
In an article today Debra Rubin (she's been busy with all of these Hebrew charter dramas) reported on the fourth denial of Tikun Olam. And in it she dropped a couple of bombshells!
The first was from the Hebrew Charter School Center (HCSC). We'll get to that bombshell in just a moment, but first let me tell you about the HCSC. They describe themselves as "a nonprofit organization created by the Areivim Philanthropic Group in 2009 to help advance the Hebrew language charter school movement."
So what's the Areivim Philanthropic Group you ask and who runs it?
Why, it's run by none other than Michael Steinhardt, who was called a luminary of the hedge fund world by New York Magazine in their 2007 rankings of the hedge fund elite. What's a reform movement without a billionaire backer, right? Although to be fair, Steinhardt is only described as a demi-billionaire by Forbes. Poor guy.
How crazy is it that here in tiny Highland Park we are fighting off the direct impact of the billionaire boys club on public education?
Julie Weiner of the New York Jewish Week reported in February of 2010 that:
The fledgling Hebrew charter school world has two major players right now, although only one — the newly launched Hebrew Charter School Center — is actively seeking to build the movement beyond Florida.
Quietly launched over the past year by the Areivim Philanthropic Group, a Jewish funding partnership established by Birthright Israel co-founder Steinhardt and the late William Davidson (whose estate Areivim is currently suing), the $3.2 million Hebrew Charter School Center is providing seed money and free consulting to aspiring Hebrew charter schools throughout the country.
HCSC gave Tikun Olam a $30,000 start-up grant in 2009. When I reached out to them they would only go on record as saying that they were no longer working with high schools. However, after Michael Winerip's NY Times column about the misrepresentations in the application, the HCSC sent Ms. Rubin an unsolicited statement confirming that the HCSC:
"is not involved with Tikun Olam, we do not support their application, and we share many of the concerns that the Times and others have raised about it."
Whoa. They really couldn't put any more distance between themselves and Tikun Olam, could they?
Ms. Rubin's second bombshell was a quote from Tikun Olam "consultant" Jeffrey Lischin, who claims that:
founders have been "harassed through misinformation and disingenuous traditional district leaders who love their monopoly." They are flouting the spirit of the charter school law, he said, which envisions the concept as establishing vehicles for "educational improvement through competition and choice. Sadly that vision is being harmed and most sadly students are being harmed."
Lischin, an associate of the NJ Charter School Resource Center, said Tikun Olam's founders are "committed to a multicultural, ethnically diverse, economically diverse secular school."
He added he would "not address the accusations of misconduct because of legal implications other than to say it is my personal opinion that the founders were slandered."
Monopoly! Competition! Choice! Man, that's a lot of reformy speak for one quote!!!
Every claim that has been made by our community is backed up with documentation. Enough documentation that the NY Times was able to run with our story. The HCSC, who is not exactly a friend of our cause, seems to be saying they noticed some stuff too and they share the concerns in the NY Times.
Yet Mr. Lishcin, who by they way is not just a random consultant, he's their grant writer, sees fit to state that "it is his personal opinion that the founders were slandered."
That is quite a claim, sir. You got anything to back that up?
Anything I have told reporters regarding Tikun Olam is based on written documentation from individuals and organizations. Nothing has been based on my "personal opinion." I and other members of the Highland Park community like Chris Rodda, did the due diligence that the state and federal governments did not see fit to do.
Apparently, neither did Mr. Lischin.
Labels: Debra Rubin, Hebrew Charter School Center, Mike Winerip, New Jersey charter schools, Tikun Olam
Charter v. Board of Education, Again
The New Jersey charter invasion has created such a ruckus because many towns have great schools and the parents of the students that are well served in those schools are willing to go to the mat to protect them.
That said, there will always be a percentage of parents, no matter how good the schools are, that will avail themselves of choice for whatever reason. And when the Governor and Education Commissioner are hot for charters and all too happy to steamroll districts that stand in their way, you end up with these two groups of parents pitted against each other, and the charters and the districts as well.
Great, now what?
What do the parents that don't want to "avail themselves of choice" do when they see their district losing funding to support the niche wants of a select few at the expense of the majority? What do the districts that don't want to lose funds do?
A story in the New Jersey Jewish News yesterday really brings home the pickle districts are in. Debra Rubin reported that Hatikvah International Academy Charter School has filed an OPRA request to make it's host district, East Brunswick, disclose financial documents related to it's opposition to Hatikvah. East Brunswick filed a suit against Hatikvah that claimed they did not have the enrollment required to open their doors. The district lost the last round in the appellate court, but recently decided to bring the case to the New Jersey Supreme Court.
This is reminiscent of the lawsuit Princeton International Academy Charter School lost when they unsuccessfully sued the South Brunswick, Princeton and West Windsor-Plainsboro boards of education, claiming they misused public funds to prevent the opening of the charter. Davy James of the Patch reported that:
In her decision, Judge Beavers found that the three districts have "discretionary authority to perform all acts and do all things, consistent with the law and the rules of the state board, necessary for the lawful and proper conduct, equipment and maintenance of the public schools of the district."
"The discretionary authority includes activities at issue here, which were taken to protect the financial interest of the resident districts," Judge Beavers wrote in her decision.
Hatikvah asked the district to turn over all financial documents surrounding legal action from March 1, 2009.
"We believe that our fellow citizens should be aware of exactly how much this baseless case, which the town is actually subsidizing both sides of, is costing them," Hatikvah board member Pam Mullin said in a statement given to NJJN. "East Brunswick's taxpayers have a right to know how their public funds are being used, or in this case, misused."
Mullin claims that the board has "wasted tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars" in challenging Hatikvah, the state's first Hebrew-language charter school, on enrollment issues.
In a series of legal salvoes, the board claimed the kindergarten-third grade school did not meet the state-mandated requirements for enrollment when it opened last year.
Here is the part of the article that makes me the saddest, although I have to admit this sadness quickly turns to anger:
"Hatikvah is now in its second successful year in operation and has a waiting list of parents who desire to enroll their children in Hatikvah," he continued. "Rather than collaborate with Hatikvah officials to advance the best educational interests of East Brunswick children, your client persists in its campaign, however meritless, to close Hatikvah."
East Brunswick Superintendent Dr. Jo Ann Magistro wrote a letter to Acting Commissioner Cerf for our opposition to Tikun Olam. In it she states that East Brunswick lost 1.2M to Hatikvah and she details the services that had to be cut in her district to make these funds available. It is a striking example of the sacrifices public schools are forced to make.
In order to pay the Hatikvah bill, East Brunswick Public Schools had to cut programs affecting thousands of our public school students; including:
The elementary foreign language program
The Summer Academy for at-risk students
21 extra-curricular clubs
3 sports programs
Got that? To provide language immersion to 108 students in K-3, thousands had to lose programs and services -- most notably, the entire elementary foreign language program! How does this make sense?? And how is the district's advocacy on behalf of ALL of the students in East Brunswick "meritless?"
Hatikvah released a statement on their website that details their reasons for the OPRA request. The title of the statement reads:
Voters deserve to know how much in public money
is being wasted on legal fees for baseless case
Voters didn't have a say in wether they wanted public money to go to this charter in the first place, but now that it's been approved against the wishes of the district, the voters "deserve" to know how much money is being wasted. And remember, those same voters that can vote yes or no on the school budget have no say in the charter school's budget. But I digress...
Hatikvah was approved to take students from East Brunswick, but students from Edison, Highland Park and New Brunswick currently attend as well. If Hatikvah is so successful and there is a waiting list, why are they admitting students from other districts? Wouldn't they be able to fill their seats with the East Brunswick kids that are supposedly clamoring to get in to this successful school?
And if they don't have enough interest to fill all of their seats in the only district they listed on their application, how can they claim to be so successful?
East Brunswick, like many New Jersey towns, can not afford full day Kindergarten and only offer half day. Hatikvah offers full day Kindergarten for the select few that can get in, and I am sure many parents are looking for a free full day option and would gladly get on a waiting list to get one of those spots. Here is the Hatikvah "brochure" from their website which touts it's full day Kindergarten.
Did you catch the 11:1 student/teacher ratio with two teacher in every classroom to go along with that full day Kindergarten and dual language partial immersion?
Until New Jersey funds public schools so that ALL students have the benefit of a partial immersion, full day kindergarten program with a 1:11 ratio, how can we provide these services to a few while we take services away from the rest?
East Brunswick has my gratitude for taking on this fight, and I hope the parents and residents of that district rally behind their board and administration as they take this to the Supreme Court of New Jersey. They certainly have my support.
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Amir Khan Doesn't Want YOU to Have Local Control!
Apparently the Khan's have not only been to Trenton to deny the LGBT community the right to marry, they have also made the trip to lobby the state to deny voters the right to control their school budgets and keep out unwanted charters. Like his.
It make perfect sense that he would be against local control.
The way the system is set up works so well for him and the other members of the Black Minister's Council, why wouldn't he defend how the state is running the show!
Check out this YouTube video, PK on 3852. Notice it's PK, not AK. This is coming to you from Pastor Khan, not Amir Khan. He is delivering this message straight to other pastors and the members of their churches. (And don't worry, if it gets taken down I have it backed up…)
Pastor Khan encourages the pastors to come to Trenton and asks their congregants to contact their legislators to make sure that YOU won't have local control over charter schools in your community.
Let your legislators know exactly how you feel, and let them know you are in support of charter schools, and you are not in support, you oppose this bill, you want to keep it in the hands of the state, and not the local township. -- Pastor Khan
And then he prays that those pastors will let their members use their smart phones to call and email their legislators to oppose the bill right in the middle of their sunday sermons!
Now check this one out…
If we have a couple hundred churches and pastors rally behind us, and each one of us as pastors make the phone calls, send out an email, and we get our congregation members to do the same, we can bombard the senators and the speaker with thousands and thousands of phone calls and emails, that will put enough pressure to bring about change. -- Pastor Khan
Now here is my favorite part. Did you catch that when he is talking about local control the decision should be in the hands of the state, not the local township. But when he is talking about school choice, he says:
I believe that school choice should be in the hands of not the politicians or the government or the city, but back in the hands of the parents.
What it REALLY sounds like to me is what Pastor Khan believes is that decisions about public education should be based on whatever is best for HIM and whatever enables HIM to re-open his private school as a charter with public money. And he's not afraid to lobby Trenton for what's best for HIM.
Funny, looks like Khan could lose his tax exempt status if he get's caught doing it:
A church or religious organization will be regarded as attempting to influence legislation if it contacts, or urges the public to contact, members or employees of a legislative body for the purpose of proposing, supporting, or opposing legislation, or if the organization advocates the adoption or rejection of legislation .
Churches and religious organizations may, however, involve themselves in issues of public policy without the activity being considered as lobbying . For example, churches may conduct educational meetings, prepare and distribute educational materials, or otherwise consid- er public policy issues in an educational manner without jeopardizing their tax-exempt status.
Uh oh PASTOR Khan.
Let's get back to how Khan got his charter for a minute though.
When the approval of Regis Academy was announced in September of 2011 Jessica Calefati reported:
Amir Khan, the principal founder of Regis Academy Charter School in Cherry Hill, said earning approval was an "honor."
"I thank God that we got approved," said Khan, the senior pastor at Cherry Hill's Solid Rock Worship Center who also runs a private, Christian school associated with the church. "We applied last year, but our first application was denied."
He really should have thanked Acting Commissioner Chris Cerf. Regis Academy's approval was one of only four that round; the first round COMPLETELY overseen by Cerf. In the press release to announce the decisions it was stated that:
The Department has expanded its strategies for growing the state's charter sector and increasing the number of high-quality seats available to students. One shift in focus includes expanding efforts to attract high-quality charter applicants.
Which "expanded strategy" allowed for Amir Khan to be considered a "high-quality applicant?"
Guess only Acting Commissioner Cerf and the Governor know for sure. But when Khan is on the dais, and the Governor preposterously claims not to know him, it sure makes you wonder, doesn't it?
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2 suspects charged after 5 killed on Central Washington reservation
Five people were killed on the Yakama Indian Reservation near Yakima late Saturday.
Author: Associated Press
Published: 8:18 AM PDT June 10, 2019
Updated: 10:15 PM PDT June 10, 2019
Two men arrested in connection with five slaying over the weekend on the Yakama Indian Reservation were charged on Monday with assault with a dangerous weapon related to fleeing the slayings.
James Cloud, 35, and Donovan Quinn Carter Cloud, whose age was not available, briefly held a child at gunpoint, resulting in the assault charge, and demanded the keys to a car while fleeing, according to documents filed in federal court in Spokane, Washington.
The documents also said witnesses told officers the two men "shot and killed several people" in White Swan on Saturday. Both men were identified in the documents as members of the Yakama Nation.
James Cloud was taken into custody early Monday morning with the help of a police dog near the town of Wapato after a brief fight with law enforcement officers, the Yakima County Sheriff's Office said.
Cloud was treated at a hospital for minor injuries and then booked into jail on a federal warrant for assault. Three other suspects were arrested shortly after the Saturday killings.
"Currently there are no further suspects or persons of interest outstanding," the sheriff's office said.
The identities of the victims, how they were killed, and a motive were not immediately released.
All the victims were adults, and officials were trying to determine if they were related, Sheriff Robert Udell told The Associated Press.
Some were known to law enforcement for being involved in illegal drug activities, the sheriff said.
The Saturday killings were near the reservation community of White Swan, about 150 miles (241 kilometers) southeast of Seattle. One of the five victims was found in a vehicle.
"I've been here 30 years and I don't remember another case with five different homicides," Udell said.
White Swan, an impoverished community of about 800 residents located south of the city of Yakima, can be a rough place. Last year, the Yakama Nation Tribal Council passed a resolution declaring a public safety crisis, specifically citing rampant crime in White Swan.
The Yakima County Sheriff's Office, Yakama Nation Tribal Police and the FBI are jointly investigating the killings.


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Like its mass-market counterpart, the premium compact crossover segment has really been heating up over the past few years. That puts the BMW X3 in a good position to outpace sales of BMW's larger X5 crossover. With smaller X-boxes available, the middle X could even, someday, unseat the venerable 3 Series sedan from its perch at the apex of the BMW sales curve.
BMW's widened kidney-shaped grilles aren't too crazy on the redesigned 2018 X3, something those who like more conservative styling will appreciate.
BMW has redesigned the X3 for 2018, transposing the shark nose, wider kidney grilles and well-defined body creases recently introduced to the 5 Series sedan. The X3's styling still looks a bit dowdy next to the upcoming 8 Series coupe and even the new X2 subcompact crossover, although its conservative styling will likely square with potential X3 customers. At any rate, it's an aesthetic that holds up well next to competitors like the Audi Q5 and the Volvo XC60, which also tend to play it safe in that regard.
In terms of capability, BMW's small crossover has everything people looking with interest at the corresponding Audi and Volvo—as well as the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class and even the Jaguar F-Pace—would want: luxury, precision and utility.
Quilted leather seats are available for the new BMW X3, and in a variety of rich earth tones.
BMW customers have come to expect nothing less than the best, and they'll certainly find that level of perfection inside the new X3. Everything from seat stitching to button placement is well thought out. The seats are supportive and firm, and in just the right amounts. The model I tested came with beige-colored seat leather that was as beautiful to the eye as it was pleasant to the touch. Dark oak wood trim (also available in aluminum and other wood tones) added an extra dash of elegance in an interior that was nicely polished.
For an extra $350, heated front and rear seats can be added into the $3,300 Premium Package, which includes a heated steering wheel, navigation and a head-up display. Front and rear seat passengers have adequate head, leg and hip room, and visibility is good all around. The belt line doesn't kick up until it reaches the rear quarter windows, so even rear seat passengers benefit from relatively low windows. An optional panoramic moonroof only adds to the openness of the interior.
The X3's cargo space is well laid out, though, with a wide, flat cargo floor that will swallow a folded jogging stroller and several bags of groceries with room to spare. I didn't particularly care for the drop-off at the rear edge of the spare tire cover, as smaller items had a tendency to roll back there while I was driving, then fall out the back of the vehicle when I opened the rear hatch. But kudos to BMW for including a spare tire, which every car, truck, van, airplane, or spaceship should have.
Minimalism has taken root in the 2018 BMW X3, making for a clean, well-ordered control panel.
Remember those science fiction forensic crime movies from the '80s and '90s? The technology and graphics, and the beeping noises they made, were too good to be true.
I've experienced a bit of déjà vu looking at the razor-sharp displays in BMW's latest cars. Of course, unlike those corny movies of old, the tech in a BMW is real and it actually works. The parking assist feature, for example, uses high quality cameras to present a crisp image of what's outside to the driver. The graphics that overlay onto the camera view show quadrants and distances to help the person parking avoid hitting anything. The system is accurate, has great graphics and, better yet, the warning tones it emits aren't overwhelming or even annoying.
As always, though, BMW's iDrive system is a little on the cumbersome side, although the graphics are top-notch there, too. It pays to spend a few minutes flipping through menus to get the gist of where everything is before venturing forth on the road. Some cars allow you to figure things out without much effort, but BMW requires you to do your homework before getting behind the wheel.
A little studying goes a long way, though—iDrive is not rocket science. I've always liked the big control knob that operates the system, and appreciate the presence of a volume knob for the audio system. BMW's ubiquitous stubby automatic shifter handle is just as annoying in the X3 as it is in other of the company's cars. It's not what anyone would call intuitive, and I often found myself revving in Neutral when I was ready to take off in Drive or Reverse.
The X3 has plenty of buttons, but not an overwhelming amount. And they're placed in a way that makes sense. Adrian van Hooydonk, BMW's design chief, has promised a more minimalist approach in the future, but I think the company's engineers are already on the right track.
The BMW X3 can be had with a 248-horsepower turbocharged 4-cylinder or a 355-horsepower turbocharged 6-cylinder.
Forget about BMW's nonsensical X3 nomenclature. This model, the one with the 2.0-liter, turbocharged 4-cylinder, is called the xDrive30i. The more powerful model, the one with a 3.0-liter turbocharged inline-6 living under its hood, is dubbed M40i. It would have made more sense to call them 20i and 30i, respectively, but that's not how things worked out. Who knows why?
The BMW X3 has more cargo volume than the Audi Q5 and Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class, but not the Volvo XC60.
When it comes to doing things the right way, BMW has plenty of experience. Big picture, this year's X3 gets a snappy, efficient 4-cylinder engine and a slick-shifting 8-speed automatic with steering wheel-mounted paddles for manual shifting in Sport mode.
On the details side of things, features like quilted seat leather, wood accent panels and crisp parking assistance graphics on the wide infotainment screen give the BMW a feeling of quality that's difficult to match in a car that isn't German. But the car isn't even completely German. The X3's design may be of Teutonic origins, but it's built—as it has been since the 2011 model year—in South Carolina, for the North American market.
One note of caution: with a BMW, it's very easy to tack thousands of dollars onto an already spendy vehicle's base price by adding options that may come standard from other brands. The model I tested carried a price tag of nearly $58,000—more than $15,000 above the xDrive30i's base price.


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Sanctions are used by governments across the world to restrict - or prohibit entirely - trade with people or organizations involved in criminal activities. OFAC is the Office of Foreign Assets Control, the US department that enforces economic and trade sanctions on countries, regimes and individuals engaged in activities that threaten US national security. OFAC publishes lists of individuals and companies owned or controlled by or acting for or on behalf of sanctioned countries and lists known individuals, groups, and entities involved in terrorism and trafficking.
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Special Interest Persons (SIPs) are like PEPs but rather than having an increased risk of money laundering due to their public position, their risk is due to previous involvement, or suspected involvement, in crime. SIPs are people who have been convicted, arrested, or are undergoing investigation for serious financial or organized crime. Relatives and Close Associates (RCAs), sometimes referred to as 'PEPs by association,' are related to or have a close connection to a PEP. RCAs will include spouses, partners, family members including in-laws, as well as close friends, legal advisors, and business associates.
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Thurs 1st Feb – Cake Sale, Mrs Dunn (US) raised £127.51 which was spent on books for the class library, card games for wet playtimes and a subscription to Aquila magazine.
Thurs 11th Jan – Cake Sale, Mrs Woolston/Mrs Gregory (US) raised £110.55.
Saturday 2nd December – PTA Christmas Fayre 12pm – 3pm was a great success. £3700 was taken on the day across all the stalls. Profit figure to be confirmed.
Friday 1st Dec – PTA Non School Uniform raised £261.60.
Thurs 30th Nov – Miss Saunders Cake Sale raised £97.43.
November – Christmas Puddings raised £TBC.
Thurs 9th Nov – Mrs Culham's Cake Sale raised £110.56.
October – Personalised Christmas Cards generated 95 orders, income of £913.45 of which £225.40 was profit for the PTA.
Fri 20th Oct – Bag2School Textile collection raised £238.
Thurs 19th Oct – Family Lounge raised £118.56.
Thurs 5th Oct – Cake Sale, Mrs Coleman/Mrs Smith (LS) raised £123.80, and was a complete sell out. The class decided to spend their money on … a special gold star cushion for their 'star of the week' child, Special pens, Star wars figures, Secret Seven stories, Wooden train set, Playmobil spaceship, Dolls and a Traditional bingo game.
Thurs 20th/Fri 21st – Tuck Shop raised £133.00.
Thurs 6th July – Miss Alberti's cake sale raised £111.91.
Fri 23rd Jun – PTA 2 pence pictures collected £267.50 the highest amount since we can remember!
Thurs 11th May – PTA Disco took £917.47 on the night and the Parent Creche had takings of £151.19, both are subject to costs.
Thurs 27th Apr – Cake Sale Miss Nowell (FS) raised £102.10.
Wed 29th & Thurs 30th March – PTA Easter Egg Hunts – lovely sunny days with 269 children taking part across the two days (numbers up on last year which had 226 children entered), total profit this year is £274 compared to £203 in 2016. A parent has also applied for match funding giving us a profit of £534.
Jan & Feb Ad-hoc 2nd hand uniform sales raised £65.
Thurs 9th Feb – PTA Disco, takings were £1,038.35, after costs have been removed this works out as a profit of £574.35 to donate to the Air Ambulance.
Thurs 9th Feb – Parent Creche, after costs saw a profit of £176.80 to donate to Air Ambulance.
Christmas fayre raised £2710.38 from the day, plus a further £2100 match funding provided by Vodafone and £300 match funding from Sky.
In addition to the various events organised throughout the year by the PTA, there are several on-going initiatives all aimed at raising more money towards equipment and activities for all the children of Aldryngton. Below we have provided information on various other ways you can easily help raise funds for your school.
Matched Funding is a scheme which lots of employers offer, please click on the link to find out more and/or contact your HR department for details … Matched Funding.


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John Joseph Bertrand (* 22. März 1956 in San Mateo) ist ein ehemaliger US-amerikanischer Segler.

Erfolge
John Bertrand nahm an den Olympischen Spielen 1984 in Los Angeles in der Bootsklasse Finn-Dinghy teil. Er belegte mit 37 Punkten den zweiten Platz hinter Russell Coutts, der auf 34,7 Punkte kam, und knapp vor Terry Neilson, der die Regatta mit 0,7 Punkten mehr als Bertrand abschloss. Bei Weltmeisterschaften gelang Bertrand 1976 in Kiel und 1977 in Cabo Frio im Laser jeweils ebenso der Titelgewinn wie auch 1978 in Manzanillo im Finn-Dinghy. Darüber hinaus sicherte er sich im Finn 1979 in Weymouth und 1980 in Auckland jeweils Silber. 1987 war er Teilnehmer beim Louis Vuitton Cup.

Er ist nicht zu verwechseln mit dem gleichnamigen, zehn Jahre älteren australischen Segler John Bertrand, der ebenfalls in der Bootsklasse Finn-Dinghy olympische Medaillen gewann und WM-Erfolge feierte.

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Corey Jones' Last Call May Have Recorded His Own Shooting Death
Five minutes before he was shot and killed by a plainclothes Palm Beach Gardens police officer, Corey Jones made one final call on his cell phone, dialing #HELP for AT&T roadside assistance.
The call lasted for 53 minutes, according to call log records obtained by the Palm Beach Post.
And there's a good chance the call was recorded, which would shed light into what actually took place in the early morning of October 18 when he was confronted by officer Nouman Raja, a cop [**with a history of disciplinary problems.**](http://photographyisnotacrime.com/2015/10/corey-jones-familys-attorney-reveals-cop-fired-6-rounds-musician-didnt-shoot/)
But as of now, the Palm Beach State Attorney's Office is refusing to comment whether or not it had obtained any recordings. And AT&T is also not commenting.
And Jones' phone has not yet been returned to the family.
According to the [**Palm Beach Post:**](http://theinsider.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2015/10/26/exclusive-corey-jones-phone-records-show-last-call/?ecmp=pbp_social_twitter_2015_sfp)
> The first indication of car trouble came at 1:35 a.m., when he called band mate Mathew Huntsberger for help.
> Nine minutes later, he called *FHP, the Florida Highway Patrol's main line. The records indicate that the call lasted four minutes, but an FHP spokesman wasn't able to obtain the content of the call late Monday.
> Starting at 2:09 a.m., Jones called the AT&T #HELP four times, spending about 36 minutes trying to get help.
> Those calls were probably fruitless, however, since he called #HELP again, at 2:45 a.m., a call that the log says lasted 32 minutes, even though he dialed three other numbers after that call began.
> The final call went to the help line at 3:10 a.m. and records show it wouldn't have ended until 4:03 a.m., long after the 3:15 a.m. shooting.
> It was the last call Jones would make.
Jones' car broke down on Interstate 95 after the South Florida drummer was driving home from a gig. He pulled his SUV off to the side of an exit ramp and began making his calls.
The 31-year-old man, who had a concealed weapons permit, was also armed.
Raja was working at a nearby hotel, sitting in an unmarked van, keeping an eye out for potential car thieves. He was not supposed to leave his post at the Double Tree Hotel without prior approval from a supervisor, which he did not obtain, according to Palm Beach journalist [**Jose Lambiet.**](http://www.gossipextra.com/2015/10/19/nouman-raja-palm-beach-gardens-police-shot-civilian-car-theft-stakeout-5298/)
Raja claimed he left his post to check on an abandoned vehicle. A screenshot from a news video report the following day shows the cop pulled his van perpendicular to Jones' car, blocking the exit for other cars.
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Raja stepped out of the vehicle without a badge or police radio.
Police claim he was "suddenly confronted by an armed subject," which made Raja fear for his life.
Raja fired six times, striking Jones three times.
Jones did not fire once.
Police have yet to say whether or not he actually pointed his weapon at Raja. Or whether or not Raja identified himself as a police officer.
But the recorded call should answer that question.
The case has attracted national attention and the [**FBI is now investigating**](http://www.wpbf.com/news/fbi-investigating-area-where-corey-jones-was-shot/36028546), an agency that recently [**blamed citizens with cameras**](http://photographyisnotacrime.com/2015/10/fbi-director-blames-citizens-with-cameras-for-increase-in-homicides/) for a recent surge in homicides in some U.S. cities.
More than 700 people attended a protest against the shooting last Thursday in front of the Palm Beach Gardens Police Department as you can see in the video below.
Another protest is scheduled for Sunday, November 8. Click [**here for details**](https://www.facebook.com/events/529660843851694/).
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Century-old newsagencies for sale under generational change. What is their future?
ABC Central West
/ By Hamish Cole
Posted Sat 11 Dec 2021 at 8:27pm Saturday 11 Dec 2021 at 8:27pm Sat 11 Dec 2021 at 8:27pm
Hilton Robinson and his wife Emma Rice owned the Canowindra newsagency in the early 20th century. (Supplied: Canowindra Historical Society)
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Century-old newsagencies are up for sale across the New South Wales central west, sparking concerns rural towns could lose a piece of history.
A number of rural newsagencies across the NSW central west are listed for sale
An industry association says it's a sign of generational change
The pandemic has been a successful time for rural newsagencies, but locals are concerned the businesses could close
Newsagencies in Cowra, Wellington, Condobolin, Temora, Coonabarabran, and Canowindra have all been listed for sale in the past 12 months.
Debby Rice and her husband Graham, owners of the 100-year-old Canowindra newsagency for the past three decades, have put their business up for sale so they can retire.
Ms Rice said it would be a shame for the town to lose the newsagency.
"It has been a newsagency since before I was born and we still have a customer who worked in the newsagency when I was a child, so yeah it would be a real shame," Ms Rice said.
"I think once it is gone, it's gone and it has been operating for a long time, so it would be nice if it would stay there, especially for the town.
The main street of Canowindra and its newsagency during the early 20th century. (Supplied: Canowindra Historical Society)
"You have the same customers coming in every morning. I guess they love to have their newspaper in front of them.
"It is also a bit of a meeting place to catch up with people.
"Everyone says, 'Come into a newsagency, you will probably bump into a lot of people you haven't seen in a while.'"
Debbie Rice, owner of the Canowindra newsagency, hopes it does not close after a century of business. (Supplied: Canowindra Historical Society)
Ms Rice said the newsagency had not been impacted by the digital age like other metropolitan agencies.
"It hasn't really affected us.
"Because we are in a small town, we don't have the big supermarkets selling newspapers, but you just go out into a few other things as well, like we have toys and giftware," she said.
"The Lotto over the years has really grown and that's a big part of the business now, which back in the early days it wasn't."
Ms Rice and her husband Graham are going into retirement after 32 years at the helm. (Supplied: Debby Rice)
Rural newsagents reap benefits of pandemic
The CEO of the Newsagents Association of NSW and ACT says the increased sale of newsagencies is due to a generational change in ownership.
"The number of businesses for sale has increased but that is not necessarily a negative thing; what we find is there is a generational change going on," Ian Booth said.
"Whether it be time to retire or time to move onto something else, they are possibly taking advantage of what is a rising interest in newsagencies as successful businesses to purchase."
Locals are concerned the sale of the Canowindra newsagency could see it close. (Supplied: Debby Rice)
Mr Booth said the pandemic had been a successful time for rural newsagents.
"Newsagents in city locations have had to deal with quite severe challenges over the last 18 months, particularly if they have been located in a central business location or in a major shopping centre," he said.
"That hasn't been the case generally in country areas because they have retained their customer base and in many instances their customer base has actually increased.
"That has allowed many newsagents in country areas to ride the crest of a wave as it were and that has improved the attractiveness of their businesses for sale."
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Cargo Transportation via Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway Expected to Grow 50 Percent
The 826-kilometer Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway corridor passes through Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey.
The volume of cargo transportation on the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway line this year is expected to increase by 50 percent compared to last year, Azerbaijan's Report News Agency reported on Thursday citing Emil Ahmedov, Head of the Cargo Transportation Department of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC.
The head of the department said the BTK railway line transported 1,266 pieces of 20-foot containers in the first 100 days of last year, and in the first 100 days of 2020, the figure increased to 2,148.
"In 2019, compared with 2018, the volume of 20-foot container transportation increased by 43 percent," Ahmedov said. "If we compare freight transportation via railway wagons, 611 railway wagons with 40 thousand tons of goods were transported in the first three months of 2019, then in the first three months of 2020, this figure increased to 1,572 wagons - 70 thousand tons."
The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway corridor was commissioned in 2017. The 826-kilometer railway passes through Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey.
The project connects not only three countries, but also the U.K., France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and China.
Turkmenistan and Afghanistan Extend Contract on Turkmen Electricity Supplies
Russian Cargo Transit Through Turkmenistan Increases Fourfold
Azerbaijan Imports More than 8.25 Thousands Tons of Turkmen Gasoline
Turkmenistan and Afghanistan Discuss Security Concept of TAPI's First Phase
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia Mull Creation of New Transport Corridor
Transportation Along North-South Corridor Increases by 36,3%


King had a lot of batty ideas and a few truly dumb ones, and he did indeed flirt with the idea of democratic socialism toward the end of his life. But he was right about the thing we remember him for, and that was important.
Using King's moral stature to promote socialism or global-warming legislation in 2018 is morally and intellectually dishonest, as its the adoption of King as a charismatic mascot for all things leftish. (One wonders what the Christian minister would have thought about the modern Democratic party, particularly its attitudes toward abortion and homosexuality.) King belongs in a category with Mohandas Gandhi and Thomas Jefferson, men who were giants on the issue most closely associated with them but who also had some pretty bad ideas, including destructive political ideas, and each man of course fell short of the glory in the usual human ways.
No one knows what King would have thought about the Paris climate agreement or publicly funded abortions. And even if we did know, there would be no reason to treat his preferences as dispositive, inasmuch as he was wrong about a great number of important things during his own life.
One may admire Gandhi without sharing his reverence for cattle, and one need not take the Mammoth Cheese along with one's Jefferson. And one may admire the best of King without admiring blindly.


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Q: Subgraph access control In the official Documentation (3.1: http://neo4j.com/docs/operations-manual/current/security/authentication-authorization/subgraph-access-control/)
It is said
"For example, a user can be allowed to read, but not write, nodes labelled with Employee and relationships of type REPORTS_TO"
But nowhere it's written in this page and others how to do it.
With the "call dbms.procedures()" we can see many more function in the enterprise edition but nothing about defining this Subgraph control
We think on changing the an enterprise edition, but if we are sure to be able to do that.
Can anyone explain me or gives me the address of the relevant documentation
Thanks

A: The documentation is all right there. Note the first sentence:

Through the use of user-defined procedures and custom roles, an
  administrator may restrict a user's access and subsequent actions to
  specified portions of the graph.

The approach seems to be, for users without write permission, create roles for them as appropriate, then create (or use existing) user-defined procedures to do what operations they are allowed to do. Then configure the permissions of the procedures to the appropriate level, and associate the roles of the procedures (by modifying dbms.security.procedures.roles) with the roles you previously created. This allows the procedures you created to be executed by the roles you associated it with.
For example, given an HR user, who does not have write permissions, you could create a procedure to create or delete a :REPORTS_TO relationship between :Employee nodes. The procedure would need to be set to mode=WRITE since it needs write access. This would normally not be executable by this HR user, since they don't have write permissions.
But if you created a role, say 'hr', and added that role to this user, and set the procedure to be accessible by the hr role in dbms.security.procedures.roles, then the hr user could execute this procedure, and it would perform the necessary write operations.
In summary, Neo4j's subgraph access control isn't defined on the nodes or labels themselves, nor does it apply when executing write statements in Cypher. This access control is specific to user-defined procedures, and allows users with certain roles (where that role is associated with those procedures) to execute those procedures even if they normally would not be able to due to their access level.
EDIT
One final thing that could work for you...Neo4j has a means of registering transaction event handlers that can perform checking and logic on a transaction in progress, and reject if some criteria are not met. I would assume you could get a user's roles here, and probably check the transaction for writer operations on certain labels. Odd that this wasn't referenced in the securing the subgraph section of the documentation. I haven't tried this approach myself (I'll try my own testing later) so I'm not sure if it will fulfill what you need, but it's worth a look.
UPDATE:
It's been awhile, but we do have a more comprehensive means of access control coming to the upcoming Neo4j 4.0.
4.0 will include schema-based security, full ability to define, per user and role, the ability to grant or deny various levels of permissions (read, write, traverse, and more) for nodes and relationships of specific types. So for example you can have various roles that only have visibility on certain kinds of nodes, or are specifically denied visibility on others. You can also restrict whether certain nodes can be traversed through at all.
This should fulfill the needs of everyone who has been waiting for a more comprehensive security and access solution in Neo4j.
Here's the Neo4j 4.0 MR2 documentation, more to come as we approach the official 4.0 release!

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Q: @RequestMapping without @Controller annotation Is it possible to use @RequestMapping annoation in controller class without the use of @Controller annotation for controller class i will register the bean i am asking this coz @Controller class if i deploy as jar file it not working properly so any help ?

A: You need <context:component-scan base-package="com.yourpackage" /> to activate annotations.
As for the question - your bean should be a controller in order to be eligible for request mapping.


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couchTests.view_include_docs = function(debug) {
  var db_name = get_random_db_name();
  var db = new CouchDB(db_name, {"X-Couch-Full-Commit":"false"});
  db.createDb();
  if (debug) debugger;

  var docs = makeDocs(0, 100);
  db.bulkSave(docs);

  var designDoc = {
    _id:"_design/test",
    language: "javascript",
    views: {
      all_docs: {
        map: "function(doc) { emit(doc.integer, doc.string) }"
      },
      with_prev: {
        map: "function(doc){if(doc.prev) emit(doc._id,{'_rev':doc.prev}); else emit(doc._id,{'_rev':doc._rev});}"
      },
      with_id: {
        map: "function(doc) {if(doc.link_id) { var value = {'_id':doc.link_id}; if (doc.link_rev) {value._rev = doc.link_rev}; emit(doc._id, value);}};"
      },
      summate: {
        map:"function (doc) { if (typeof doc.integer === 'number') {emit(doc.integer, doc.integer)};}",
        reduce:"function (keys, values) { return sum(values); };"
      }
    }
  }
  T(db.save(designDoc).ok);

  var resp = db.view('test/all_docs', {include_docs: true, limit: 2});
  T(resp.rows.length == 2);
  T(resp.rows[0].id == "0");
  T(resp.rows[0].doc._id == "0");
  T(resp.rows[1].id == "1");
  T(resp.rows[1].doc._id == "1");

  resp = db.view('test/all_docs', {include_docs: true}, [29, 74]);
  T(resp.rows.length == 2);
  T(resp.rows[0].doc._id == "29");
  T(resp.rows[1].doc.integer == 74);

  resp = db.allDocs({limit: 2, skip: 1, include_docs: true});
  T(resp.rows.length == 2);
  T(resp.rows[0].doc.integer == 1);
  T(resp.rows[1].doc.integer == 10);

  resp = db.allDocs({include_docs: true}, ['not_a_doc']);
  T(resp.rows.length == 1);
  T(!resp.rows[0].doc);

  resp = db.allDocs({include_docs: true}, ["1", "foo"]);
  T(resp.rows.length == 2);
  T(resp.rows[0].doc.integer == 1);
  T(!resp.rows[1].doc);

  resp = db.allDocs({include_docs: true, limit: 0});
  T(resp.rows.length == 0);

  // No reduce support
  try {
      resp = db.view('test/summate', {include_docs: true});
      alert(JSON.stringify(resp));
      T(0==1);
  } catch (e) {
      T(e.error == 'query_parse_error');
  }

  // Reduce support when reduce=false
  resp = db.view('test/summate', {reduce: false, include_docs: true});
  T(resp.rows.length == 100);

  // Not an error with include_docs=false&reduce=true
  resp = db.view('test/summate', {reduce: true, include_docs: false});
  T(resp.rows.length == 1);
  T(resp.rows[0].value == 4950);

  T(db.save({
    "_id": "link-to-10",
    "link_id" : "10"
  }).ok);

  // you can link to another doc from a value.
  resp = db.view("test/with_id", {key:"link-to-10"});
  T(resp.rows[0].key == "link-to-10");
  T(resp.rows[0].value["_id"] == "10");

  resp = db.view("test/with_id", {key:"link-to-10",include_docs: true});
  T(resp.rows[0].key == "link-to-10");
  T(resp.rows[0].value["_id"] == "10");
  T(resp.rows[0].doc._id == "10");

  // Check emitted _rev controls things
  resp = db.allDocs({include_docs: true}, ["0"]);
  var before = resp.rows[0].doc;

  var after = db.open("0");
  after.integer = 100;
  after.prev = after._rev;
  resp = db.save(after)
  T(resp.ok);

  var after = db.open("0");
  TEquals(resp.rev, after._rev, "fails with firebug running");
  T(after._rev != after.prev, "passes");
  TEquals(100, after.integer, "fails with firebug running");

  // should emit the previous revision
  resp = db.view("test/with_prev", {include_docs: true}, ["0"]);
  T(resp.rows[0].doc._id == "0");
  T(resp.rows[0].doc._rev == before._rev);
  T(!resp.rows[0].doc.prev);
  T(resp.rows[0].doc.integer == 0);

  // there's no compaction on cluster (and the test ist questionable to say the least: mvcc is no version control after all) - but keep rest of test
  /*var xhr = CouchDB.request("POST", "/" + db_name + "/_compact");
  T(xhr.status == 202)
  while (db.info().compact_running) {}

  resp = db.view("test/with_prev", {include_docs: true}, ["0", "23"]);
  T(resp.rows.length == 2);
  T(resp.rows[0].key == "0");
  T(resp.rows[0].id == "0");
  T(!resp.rows[0].doc);
  T(resp.rows[0].doc == null);
  T(resp.rows[1].doc.integer == 23);*/

  // COUCHDB-549 - include_docs=true with conflicts=true

  var db_name_a = get_random_db_name();
  var db_name_b = get_random_db_name();

  var dbA = new CouchDB(db_name_a, {"X-Couch-Full-Commit":"false"});
  var dbB = new CouchDB(db_name_b, {"X-Couch-Full-Commit":"false"});

  dbA.createDb();
  dbB.createDb();

  var ddoc = {
    _id: "_design/mydesign",
    language : "javascript",
    views : {
      myview : {
        map: (function(doc) {
          emit(doc.value, 1);
        }).toString()
      }
    }
  };
  TEquals(true, dbA.save(ddoc).ok);

  var doc1a = {_id: "foo", value: 1, str: "1"};
  TEquals(true, dbA.save(doc1a).ok);

  var doc1b = {_id: "foo", value: 1, str: "666"};
  TEquals(true, dbB.save(doc1b).ok);

  var doc2 = {_id: "bar", value: 2, str: "2"};
  TEquals(true, dbA.save(doc2).ok);

  TEquals(true, CouchDB.replicate(dbA.name, dbB.name).ok);

  doc1b = dbB.open("foo", {conflicts: true});
  TEquals(true, doc1b._conflicts instanceof Array);
  TEquals(1, doc1b._conflicts.length);
  var conflictRev = doc1b._conflicts[0];

  doc2 = dbB.open("bar", {conflicts: true});
  TEquals("undefined", typeof doc2._conflicts);

  resp = dbB.view("mydesign/myview", {include_docs: true, conflicts: true});

  TEquals(2, resp.rows.length);
  TEquals(true, resp.rows[0].doc._conflicts instanceof Array);
  TEquals(1, resp.rows[0].doc._conflicts.length);
  TEquals(conflictRev, resp.rows[0].doc._conflicts[0]);
  TEquals("undefined", typeof resp.rows[1].doc._conflicts);

  // cleanup
  db.deleteDb();
  dbA.deleteDb();
  dbB.deleteDb();
};


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With a stretched tyre, at 32PSI, I would assume that because of the sidewalls angleing in it would induce a 'dip' in the centre of the contact surface similar to a low tyre pressure. I have increased my tyre pressure to 40PSI to combat this effect and to gain an optimum tyre wear.
i also figure that being able to use such an even higher PSI for a 'drift setup' pressure whilst also giving an extra hard tyre.
Apart from the dangers of beads breaking etc, it sounds ideal.
i was running 20psi on 8s (195/50r15) i got to start running more pressure. awsome grip! tyres last ages.
^^do u mean the tyres last longer on lower pressure? i though it was the higher the pressure the longer it lasts?
I use 34-36psi in my 215/45 on 17x9's and get fairly even wear considering neg and good ride with sharp response.
What pressure were you running when your tyre came off the bead on the Equips? If it was only 20psi then starts to make sense, I know when drifting the tyres will heat up and pressure will increase... or did you clip a kerb drifting to push it off the bead?
Use no less than 30, harder if you need.
20psi on track only. once they heat up the pressure rises.
with 160rwkw on 20psi a new pair of tyres has been lasting me a whole day.
where as on 35 psi i have had a new pair of tyres last me 2 sessions.
more pressure-more smoke-less grip-less life.
less pressure-less smoke-more grip-more life.
to an extent 20psi is a bit excessive. but it worked well.
nah dude when i had the 195s on the rear i was not running 20psi. worked out why tyre popped off bead.
it was to do with the modified valve.
Maybe try a 205/50 with 28psi or so for more grip? Just a suggestion.
i have been using 15x9 with 205/50r15 tyre with about 23psi cold. awsome grip.
been keeping up with those 250rwkw nissans no worries haha.


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What do you think about Samsung getting rid of free device themes with Pie?
People aren't too pleased about this new policy change.
On November 16, word broke out that Samsung is changing the way it handles free device themes. Starting with its Android 9 Pie update, free themes will be limited to just 14-day trials. After that time, the theme you applied will go away and you'll be reverted back to Samsung's default UI.
It's a pretty strange move, and unsurprisingly, one that a lot of people aren't very pleased with.
Here's what the Android Central forum community has to say about it.
gendo667
Since the Oreo update, I've been thrilled with the S8. If you're into theming and constantly changing your look, it's a dream. This news would push me away from Samsung.
BlackZeppelin
I can think a ton of reasons to jump OEM ship. But loss of free themes? I do say this using a free one myself. But you know, I'll fork out a dollar or two to keep this one if I have to. Only because I spent heaps of time finding this particular one. Not necessarily because it's free, just because I liked it and it wasn't resource heavy.
I downloaded a few themes but didn't use them, so I deleted them. I guess I'll stay with the default theme.
ansa82
Really stinks, I've been enjoying the free themes
What about you? What's your take on Samsung crippling free themes like this?
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Sara (7) and Quinn (9) are my inspiring grandchildren (Alissa and Steve Amos). Quinn and Sara (and all our grandchildren) are the main reason we focus on collaboration as the better path to our shared future. In this episode, Quinn and Sara (without hesitation) offer their dreams for the 21st Century.