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The American Medium Sound Series is a project conceived and curated by Arjun Ram Srivatsa and Roy Werner. The series will provide a deep listening environment and discussion platform exploring the parallel progressions of contemporary sonic and visual practices.
Curator's Statement:
In recent years, sonic and visual art have taken advantage of similar technological advancements. The majority of contemporary work is created on same all-encompassing hardware and is thus born out of the same artist/tool relationship. Eclectic computer software such as Max/MSP and Processing is used interdisciplinarily, catering to neither medium in particular. There exists a great deal of cognitive harmony created through this technical symbiosis, begetting common tropes traceable through both mediums. Further, through internet-based promotional channels, the consuming population of eyes/ears has become one overarching group. In this sense, contemporary sonic and visual art have and continue to progress in-parallel more so now than in past decades. However, as the significance of distinction between mediums becomes less relevant, there still exists much cognitive dissonance. Although sonic artists in the digital medium are using the same platforms and processes to create their work, there is a lack of understanding pertaining to their innate affiliation in contemporary culture.
The overarching concept of the American Medium Sound Series is to articulate and shed light on said harmony present in contemporary sonic/visual work to further an understanding of progressive sound. The artists involved in this series embody this interdisciplinary nature, all creating work that attempts to shift the art-world constructs of separation of media. Each event will be structured as a performance followed by a discussion between the performers and audience to highlight the artists process, concept, and perspective on the medium(s). Performances will be taken in by the audience via a "deep listening" environment, a setting which requires audience attention and critical interpretation. This environment will help to cultivate a sense of appreciation for the progressive nature of experimental electronic music. This format was taken into consideration in the selection and grouping of the participating artists, a group which will both lend itself well to these guidelines and present some of the most innovative contemporary work in the field.
The selected artists can be organized into three basic, broad categories in terms of their work. The first category of artists are multimedia oriented, those who embody the aforementioned thoughts of the series through simultaneous audio and visual outputs. Secondly, the series will feature artists whose work delves into an academic understanding of sonic art, both referencing established structures while also progressing the medium into new territories. The final category consists of artists experimenting with the concept of interactivity in their performances. These artists create systems that necessitate audience participation to succeed as functioning pieces of music.

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HBO's Upcoming Documentary Following the Rescued Chibok Girls To Premiere This Fall
"Stolen Daughters: Kidnapped by Boko Haram" presents the traumatizing stories of the Nigerian school-girls who were kidnapped by the extremist insurgent group.
In the town of Chibok, Nigeria, on the night of April 14, 2014, 276 girls were kidnapped from the Government Secondary School of Nigeria by Boko Haram—a violent, extremist Islamic insurgent movement, hidden in the Sambisa forest. It has been about a year now since the group of 82 Nigerian girls have been released, adding to the previous number of young women who have been released, rescued or successful in their escape.
This fall, HBO Documentary Films has partnered with BBC2 and ARTE France to present the stories of these young women.
Stolen Daughters: Kidnapped by Boko Haram, directed by Karen Edwards (Dispatches) and Gemma Atwal (Marathon Boy), will reveal the trials these young women face beyond captivity. It bares the scars of these young Nigerian women and their difficulty adapting to their newly found freedom.
The documentary will show the girl's rehabilitation through secret government safe houses in Abuja. It explores the emergence of their label as "The Chibok Girls," children who aren't allowed to live outside of their protected environment with limited access to the outside world.
Stolen Daughters will also explore the fate of the "Forgotten Girls," the thousands of women and young girls who remain tucked away in the slums and refugee camps in the city of Maiduguri who have and are constantly being attacked by Boko Haram before the school-girl attack that sparked the social media campaign #BringBackOurGirls, helmed by leaders and influencers like Michelle Obama.
Although this documentary is focused on the story of the young women who have become the target of the terrorizing tactics of the Boko Haram, it's documentation of how the Nigerian Government has been handling these attacks will also hopefully explore the ongoing injustices against the women and communities of Nigeria, and their resilience at the same time.
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He hasn't been back to Shingle Street for twenty years.
The first thing he notices, when he goes back, is that it's not the same. The coastline has moved. This is literally not the beach he remembers. He stands for a long time watching the waves crash, hands in pockets, braced stiff against the wind, and he looks from the sea to the single row of coastguard cottages, and then back to the sea again. The white-painted buildings stick up from the land like teeth. Small islands of shingle rise out of the water -- the humped backs of whales, sea monsters. Is there more beach here now? Less? Has the curve of the land changed? He narrows his eyes, trying to judge, to remember. He shakes his head. Perhaps it's just the tide, and the fog of turning forty. He trudges back to his rented cottage, every step an effort on the shifting sea of stones. He feels like a deep-sea diver. Like the opposite of an astronaut.
They arrange to meet in the King's Head in Orford, on the edge of the Ness. In the summer, tourists come to the village for the sailing, the castle and the artisan bakery. In January, under iron skies, it's easier to think of the Ness itself -- the long shingle spit following the curve of the coastline. A nature reserve now, it's constantly shifting, unpindownable, dragging a grey history of bomb-testing and radar behind it.
Perhaps they should have met at Shingle Street, but there's no pub at Shingle Street. The Lifeboat Inn was destroyed by a bomb from the labs at Porton Down thirty years before he was born, and if he's going to do this, he'll need a glass of beer in front of him. So he leaves the car behind and walks through the afternoon with the sea on his right. After a while, the flat grey expanses of sea and sky and river and stones all begin to merge together, to lose definition. If it weren't for all these leftovers -- the tank blocks and concrete structures, flotsam left behind by a receding war -- he's afraid he might get lost here. He sees no one on the walk. Above him, the clouds grow heavier.
In the village, he rubs his frozen hands together in front of the pub's open fire. It's winter, he thinks, castigating himself. Gloves might have been an idea. The friendly barman chats as he pours him a pint of Adnams Ghost Ship. Here on holiday? Down for the day? Writing a book, he explains, and the words echo meaninglessly in his head. The barman remembers the rumours, of course, but he doesn't know anything for definite. Well, as he says, who really does?
When Rob comes in, they're talking about the weather: rain is on the way. Rain is here. Rob's in the doorway, shaking the first cold drops from his hair, and he's smiling.
That's another surprise, then. The surprise is that this is not a hard thing to do, after all. It's a cold, wet day in January, and they're all smiles, he and Rob and the barman. The pub's yellow labrador comes out and pads among them, wagging her tail, happy because they are happy.
They're settled at a table under the window. It's quiet in here this afternoon; just them and two older women in the far corner, chatting over a late lunch of fish and chips.
Age has settled comfortably on Rob. He's filled out a bit; tall but no longer lanky, and the sharp corners seem to have worn off over the years. He nods and smiles, pushing up the sleeves of his blue jumper as he adjusts to the warm room. Rob's drinking Coke (he drove here, like a normal person). His smile hasn't changed.
He said he was coming here to interview people, so that's what he's been doing. He talks to artists and dog walkers, and people who watch birds. He questions the man who rows the foot ferry across the Alde, and pays his coins for the privilege. Sometimes the people think he's investigating, that he's here to write a book about facts. But that's not it, really. He just came to hear what they have to say. He wants to record their words, before their voices, like all voices, are lost.
She has silver hair curling over her shoulders, and a soft smile, and she paints. They walk a little way up the beach as they talk, to where the Martello tower hulks, long since given up looking out for Napoleon.
"Don't you find it lonely?" he asks.
They'd come to Shingle Street that summer because it was someone's birthday. He can't for the life of him remember whose. Probably Lou. Or Maria. Anyway, they'd brought cake and crisps and bottles of cheap wine, and someone had stuck candles in jam jars for later, to be wedged in the shingle like fairy lights when the sun went down. They spread blankets on the beach, and ate, and laughed at old jokes.
He was already half away from the place then; a year at university in London had begun the process of severing the strings. He'd volunteered to drive that day, so he was the sober one, the one in control. Back then, for some reason, he'd wanted to be one of the grown ups.
He lay back on the shingle, hands behind his head, and closed his eyes. The afternoon sun was hot on his skin. A little way out, the tide rose and fell, rose and fell.
"She's pissed already." Rob sat down heavily next to him, laughing.
"But in the end you just missed us all too much." Rob had stretched out on his side, head pillowed on his hands. He smiled up from where he lay, his gaze steady.
"I did. I admit it." His throat was dry. He needed to refill his plastic cup.
Memories of parties like this one -- tents pitched in people's gardens, parents conveniently dispatched. People passed out blind drunk on the lawn, and strings of lights, and smoking on the patio in the dark. Rob with his dark hair, fringe flopping in his eyes, and his smile. And so many opportunities not taken.
On the beach, he finds things. Small pieces of plastic, smoothed by the sea. Burnt wood. There are great slabs of concrete here, lying in pieces on the stones. He remembers how they used to make him think of Narnia -- Aslan's stone table, cracked in half. There are twisted lumps of rusting metal, and lengths of rope, and dull sea-worn glass.
He walks the shoreline with a man who is very angry about the sea, and also about the Government.
They stand and look at Shingle Street, at what it is now. A thin string of houses. A wide strip of flint and sky. He asks the man what he thinks about all the mysteries and the secrets.
Rob's the journalist, though, not him. Has been for twenty years now, still working for the same local paper. Even after they lost touch, he still found himself checking Google every now and again -- Rob's byline on a piece about an unsolved murder, a feature about local history. Rob never quite fell out of love with the job, he says now, even through the recession, redundancies and disillusionment. "Well," he says cheerily. "I am a journalist. Not like I had many illusions to start with." That summer, the last time they came here, was just before he started his training.
Maria and Andy had collected driftwood, and now they were trying to light a campfire, because Lou wanted to roast marshmallows. They were all laughing, preoccupied. He looked over at Rob as he stood up, catching his eye.
They climbed the heaped-up shingle together and walked, hands in pockets, to where scrubby grass and weeds began to encroach on the stones. They didn't speak. Their footfalls rang out a dissonant music on the pebbles -- now together, now apart. Just ahead of them, a concrete pillbox rose up, round and squat and weathered, half covered in ivy. Corrugated iron stuck out from under the roof, and the doorway gaped open, a dark hole.
"Ever gone inside in one of these?" Rob asked, looking at him. His fringe blew across his face. He'd caught the sun, a bit.
"I dunno... might be too scary for you." A smirk and a sideways glance.
It was dark in the small space after the bright sun, and it smelt damp, like leaf mould with acrid undertones. The tiny slits of windows let in rectangles of daylight and he blinked away neon afterimages in the gloom.
He stopped speaking then, because Rob had stepped up behind him, and was standing very close. He could feel warm breath on the back of his neck, and his own breath hitched in his throat.
Rob's hands were touching his hips, and he allowed himself to be pulled round, turned to face him. They were face to face, and Rob was smiling again, and then they were kissing, and he thought, finally. Finally, this is happening.
Her uncle told her, told the whole family. He said, don't let it get out. It's a secret. Well, he was getting on by then. But he still had all his faculties.
The woman sits opposite him in the little cafe in Woodbridge. She drove from Ipswich; she doesn't get out this way much any more, she says. He orders a pot of tea, and she has coffee.
"It hardly seems to matter now, keeping secrets," she says.
Her eyes are mournful, but he thinks that's probably just the way her face is. His own does that too, a bit. But then, a lot of the time he is mournful.
"They were invading. We had to stop them." She speaks as though she was there, although she can't be more than ten years older than him.
It was a terrible sight, her uncle said. Given him nightmares for years. He'd never forgotten it, and he'd never told. Only just the once.
He remembers his back against the cold wall, and the heat of Rob's body. He remembers… his eyes fluttering open briefly, and seeing a figure in the doorway, a silhouette. The shock of it. He remembers shouting out, and Rob turning round, and the thin fabric of Rob's T-shirt bunched in his hand. He remembers that he went back to university the following month, and that he and Rob never really spoke after that.
Actually, he finds, the two of them remember it slightly differently.
He thinks about the man. No longer a silhouette, he was standing against the concrete wall, away from the doorway -- although he doesn't remember seeing him move. He noticed, in the dim light of the pillbox, that the man's clothes were soaked through. That his face was slicked with wet, and he was shivering with cold, although it was such a hot day. His eyes were like pale lights under water.
He thinks back, but it was so long ago. He really doesn't, despite that fact that that silhouette has been burned on his retinas for twenty years.
They are silent for a few moments.
He thinks that twenty years is nothing, really.
He thinks that Rob's face is open, honest in a way his has never been. It makes him thirsty.
On the beach at Shingle Street, someone has laid out a single line of white shells stretching from the coastguard cottages, all the way over the shingle bank, to the sea. Sometimes the line of shells meets a clump of grass, or a tough, cabbagey crambe plant, and then it will circle the obstacle, and make its way quietly on.
He steps carefully over the line as he walks along the darkening beach. The sun sets early in January, though the nights are beginning to draw out. Another year is beginning.
It's cold and the breeze bites. He stand still in his winter coat and scarf, blows into his numb hands. The road here goes nowhere -- only to the wide edge of the world. The sun, huge and orange, drops slowly out of sight, colouring the sky and the dark water in its turn. It looks, almost, as though someone has set fire to the sea.


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The Best Games You May Have Missed In 2021
by: Chris BarnewallTwitter December 17, 2021
There was a feeling earlier in 2021 that we could be in for a slow year with regards to games being released, but that couldn't have been further from the truth. The reality is that a lot of fantastic games came out every month, they just got overlooked. This is why we tried our best to come up with five games from the previous year that may have flown under the radar for one reason or another.
Whatever the reason, these games deserved a little more mainstream attention than they received.
Lost in Random
Lost in Random is a game where the player may as well be taking part in a fairy tale. The player controls Even as she goes on an adventure in a world very much inspired by Tim Burton to discover the fate of her older sister, Odd. In this world, the toss of a dice determine's ones fate because random is fair, random prevails, and random rules. This also happens to apply in combat, where a roll of the dice and a deck of cards decides what weapons Even is able to use against enemies. This may sound like a deck building game, but it's much more a third-person action game because the deck building is fairly basic. Where Lost in Random truly shines is the writing. It's funny, witty, and will pull at your heartstrings every once in a while. It's a game that deserved far more attention and recognition than it got. Unfortunately, it released in a fairly packed September and got lost amid everything else, but it's very much worth your time.
Overboard! has a really unique premise: It's a murder mystery game, but instead of trying to solve the mystery, the player is the one trying to get away with murder. They've just killed their husband on a cruise shop and now they have to use the little time they have left on the ship to map out a getaway strategy. Framing someone for murder means that they get to collect his life insurance check, which is the ultimate goal of the game. It's a really great time, we enjoyed our time with it thoroughly, and want everyone to play it. A big reason it didn't get more attention was it came out in June, which is the same month as E3.
Ace Attorney is one of the best visual novel series of games out there. Unfortunately, sometimes we have to wait a little bit longer for them here in the U.S. The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is a good example of that. Set near the end of Japan's Meiji period, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is a fun spin off that explores the ancestors of series protagonist Phoenix Wright. Both games in this setting came out in Japan years ago and it felt like we were never going to get them in the United States, but that's no longer the case. This meant a whole new opportunity to solve murders, read hilarious dialogue, and explore fun environments for us Ace Attorney fans. Since the game came out in July and wasn't technically "new," though, it got missed by a lot of potential new fans. Anyone that's a fan of murder mysteries and has wanted to give Ace Attorney a try should give this a spin. It's well worth the time.
Dorfromantik
One of the best stress relief games to come out this year was Dorfromantik. While the game is still in early access, we felt that there was enough of a game in it to not only review it, but love it. The game is very simple: play like tiles together to build a world. By gathering enough resources together, the player will earn more tiles and will be able to continue playing the game. The entire time, relaxing music plays and creates an atmosphere that melts any worries away. Unfortunately, not only is Dorfromantik not a genre that's going to get much notoriety, it also came out as an early access title, so most of the buzz around it came from word of mouth. We want more people to have a chill and relaxing time, and that's why we want more people playing Dorfromantik.
The Artful Escape is as much an experience as it is a video game. It is designed to push the player forward. Failure is easily rectified and there are no real game overs. It's not meant to challenge the player, it's meant to put them on a journey. Through that, the player is able to go at their own pace. Enjoy the visuals and think on the story. It's an experience that we enjoyed ourselves, but it didn't gain as much buzz as we expected when it was released. Perhaps it was overshadowed, or maybe it fell through the cracks, but we hope that as time goes on, more people experience this delightful game.
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"Lorsch Abbey" in Southern Hesse was listed as a World Heritage Site in 1991. The first monastery on the site was the Altenmünster which dates from the reign of Pippin the Short. As the monastery gained spiritual and economic influence an abbey was built nearby on a huge glacial sand dune. The complex became an important centre of restoring the cultural memory/inheritance of antiquity.
Parts of the area are the fragments of Lorsch Abbey's complex with the famous Carolingian gate hall, the church ruins as well as the traces of the preceding Altenmünster, which is mainly a large green space with very few remains. In 2009 an interdisciplinary competition aimed at redesigning the area by connecting landscape and architecture while strictly following the regulations of monument preservation.
Our central idea was to render history visible as a landscape. Unlike former, often historicising visualisations, our design approach focused on the ground plane. With the help of careful and subtle topographic interventions the spare remains were accentuated. Thus we mainly provided a "stage" for the site to present itself. – The glacial sand dune where the Abbey was built on was remodelled. Lines of sight from the visitors' different points of view were established as well as new paths and walkways to stroll between the Abbey and the Altenmünster. The footprint of the monastic building structures have been reshaped and covered with a lawn-like protective carpet.
With these means we succeeded in making the absence of the ancient monastery felt. The design has resulted in an unobtrusive layout that respects topography, architecture, and archaeological findings at the same time.


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Though wine has been grown in Paris since ancient Roman times, the only remaining vineyard within the Périphérique is Clos Montmartre. A small, 16,774-square-foot (1,556-square-meter) patch of greenery located adjacent to the Montmartre Museum (Musée de Montmartre), the winery also features various fruit trees, and, to the untrained eye, resembles nothing more than a garden. That changes, however, each October, when the annual harvest festival (Fête des Vendanges) is held in the neighborhood and celebrates the winery's latest bottlings.
Clos Montmartre features on walking-tour itineraries of the neighborhood, as well as various wine-themed Paris tours.
Montmartre and Sacre Coeur Walking Tour in Paris
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We've visited Montmarte on our own in previous years but joining the walking tour under "Kit" was an eye opener! Kit is very knowledgeable regarding all the famous artists and writers that lived in Montmarte. He will will walk you past the previous haunts of Picasso, Van Gough, Renoir, J.D. Salinger, Gertrude Stein and others. His stories bring the past to life. Kit is also an artist so his perspective is one of appreciation of this historic neighborhood and its living past! Thanks, Kit!
Dennis_F, Sep. 2021
Clos Montmartre's wines are fermented in the basement of Montmartre City Hall.
The vineyard produces roughly 1,000–1,500 bottles annually, though most are purchased as collector's items—their proceeds are used to support local charities.
While the original vines succumbed to phylloxera (a grapevine pest that ravaged France's vineyards), they were later replanted in 1933.
Given its steep slope and elevated position, Clos Montmartre offers views overlooking Paris, including as far as the Eiffel Tower.
Each year, different local artists are commissioned to design the wines' labels.
Clos Montmartre is located at the corner of Rue des Saules and Rue Saint-Vincent. To get there, take Metro line 12 to Lamarck–Caulaincourt station, or use the Montmartrobus. The vineyard can also be reached by car, on foot, or by bike, though that may require navigating the area's notoriously steep streets.
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While Clos Montmartre is typically off-limits to visitors, applications can be made in advance through the Montmartre tourist office; groups of 12 visitors or larger are preferred. The annual Fête des Vendanges allows another opportunity to get acquainted with Clos Montmartre.
La Fête des Vendanges
Held every October, the Fête des Vendanges has been celebrated for nearly 100 years. The multi-day festival comprises dozens of events, including ceremonial speeches, tours of the vineyard, musical performances, parades, wine tastings, and even an artisanal food market held in the shadow of Montmartre's iconic Sacré-Coeur Basilica.
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Letters: Census questions and answers;…
Letters: Census questions and answers; Spotlight on reparations; Omar should respect the country she worked so hard to serve (7/12/19)
Bruce Plante, Tulsa World
By DP Opinion | openforum@denverpost.com
Census questions and answers
Where are the originalists — those who believe the interpretation of the written Constitution should be consistent with what was meant by those who wrote and ratified it?
Article 1, Section 2 of the Constitution includes this phrase: "The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct."
The first census was conducted 229 years ago in August 1790 and has been conducted every 10 years since. The year 2020 should prove no exception.
Harriet Mullaney, Denver
Shouldn't the president of the United States be seeking ways to support Supreme Court decisions rather than a way to subvert them?
Priscilla Rice, Centennial
Re: "Trump's latest failure to corrupt our democracy," July 6 commentary
Greg Sargent wrote this opinion piece claiming that President Trump is trying to "rig" the 2020 census by including a citizenship question. His rationale is that this question would "skew" the results and cause loss of "representation" — seats in Congress — and the loss of federal dollars to "those areas."
"Those areas" — being liberal strongholds — benefit by having more seats in Congress and more of citizen taxpayer dollars into their areas. And you say that Trump's rationale is "driven by naked partisan purposes." Oh, my. Thank you for explaining the left's "naked partisan purposes" to do everything they can to stop the question being added! Please get that question on the census at any cost, Mr. President.
David Nelson, Denver
Spotlight on reparations
We need to be the reparations of equality, peace and community, not pay reparations.
David L. Stevenson, Denver
Omar should respect the country she worked so hard to serve
Re: "Ilhan Omar unlike anyone else who's served in Congress," July 7 news story
Rep. Ilhan Omar has lived the American dream, and she should fully embrace and appreciate her circumstance.
Rather, she ignorantly derides the country that allowed her a path to a most prestigious opportunity in America — serving in the United States Congress.
No one ever said living the American dream is easy, but Omar pined for an "America, with its pristine suburbs, perfect lawns and paeans to representative democracy."
Yet she is the first Somali-American legislator in the U.S. and is one of the first two Muslim women to serve in Congress. How did she get there? The old-fashioned American way — hard work, determination and resiliency.
Rep. Omar, stand up for the country that provided you the opportunity to rise up and represent your district in Minnesota and America. Be a positive role model for the girls and boys who are following in your footsteps. Think very carefully about your attitude and words. People are watching for your leadership in the greatest democracy in the world.
Will you continue to live the American dream, or will you find yourself out of office with no platform upon which to spread your contempt for the country that afforded you, a Somali refugee, the opportunity to serve in the Congress of the United States of America?
Ann Moore, Centennial
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Priwallpromenade 31 Apartment 21 is situated in Priwall. The apartment features sea views and is 20 km from Lübeck. The 1-bedroom apartment features a living room with TV, and a fully equipped kitchen with dishwasher. The property has a hot tub. Timmendorfer Strand is 10 km from the apartment, while Travemünde is 3 km away. Hamburg Airport is 83 km from the property.


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Fighting Human Trafficking
State Rep. Steve Stafstrom (D-Bridgeport), vice chairman of the Judiciary Committee, led House passage of House Bill 7309, which aims to combat human trafficking through increased penalties, training and awareness.
The bill, which was unanimously approved by the House of Representatives, now heads to the Senate for consideration. If approved, HB 7309 would make sex trafficking a class A felony under state law, punishable by up to 25 years in prison. It would also create a new class B felony charge of commercial sexual abuse of a minor.
"Human trafficking is on the rise in Connecticut. It is imperative that we put harsher penalties in place so human traffickers are brought to justice. Making sex trafficking a class A felony will also deter people from committing this horrific crime," Stafstrom said.
In 2015, the Department of Children and Families reported that the agency received 133 referrals of suspected child victims of sex trafficking. In 2016, this number skyrocketed. The department said that it received 202 referrals of youth who are either at risk or confirmed victims of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children.
"We need to make sure the necessary measures are in place to prevent one less child from becoming a victim of human trafficking," Stafstrom said.
The bill also seeks to appoint an adult victim of human trafficking to the Trafficking in Persons Council from the Governor's Office. By requiring state officials to provide health counseling and support programs to victims of human trafficking, those affected can get the help they need.
The bill also seeks to expand the entities required to post signs about human trafficking. If an establishment does not post the proper notice, they would be subject to a fine.
"Countless establishments across the state knowingly or unknowingly support human trafficking. These policy changes are necessary to send the message that this crime has no place in Connecticut," Stafstrom said. "I thank the bipartisan group of legislators and advocates who worked so hard to craft this legislation."
Press Release: State Rep. Steve Stafstrom leads House passage of H.B. 7309


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It's coming in late, but it's still Thursday! This was a last minute inspiration after making a grocery run for ingredients for something else entirely. I had these two poblano peppers that I was going to turn into some kind of enchilada casserole, but then I decided to make another Mexican themed soup instead. The results were delicious and incredibly healthy, coming in at 445 calories and 1.6 grams of fat per hearty serving (makes 4). Of course I want to offer this up to Deb at Kahakai Kitchen for Souper Sundays.
Deseed and dice the poblano peppers.
Toss everything except the rice into your crock.
During the last half hour, throw in the rice. Stir.
OK, now you having me craving Mexican food. 😉 Delicious-looking soup.


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A wise man (me) once wrote, live as and eat what the locals do. To save a fistful of pesos in Cuba, bunk down at a casa particular, grand-value genuine home-stays that pre-date Airbnb but can now be booked on it (and other dedicated websites), at a fraction of the price of generic Havana hotels. They can be a touch noisy and a pinch rustic, but the characters you'll meet and the culture you drink in is well worth it. The best part is, you get to practise your kindergarten Spanish to a captive audience. The owners will rustle up a brekkie for next to nix, and often will recommend a buen amigo's 'paladar', a private-home restaurant for dinner, where you may be able to pay with local currency (CUP) instead of the official tourist currency (CUC).
A novelty of any holiday for an Australian is public drinking, or known everywhere else as simply: drinking. The Beer Bay is a small shopfront on Hong Kong's central piers with a good bottle list and rotating taps to suit any casual TGIFer or nerdy connoisseur. On weekends the stall next door grills meat on sticks as a perfect accompaniment for these responsible adults consuming alcohol. There are buskers everywhere, public stairs as seats and a wonderful view of the harbour, the perfect setting to drink drinks with friends outside. At home there's a hefty price attached to having a friendly drink with waterside views, but not here.
I'm a big fan of the late afternoon discount entry ticket, especially when you have children: many headlining galleries and museums around the world offer discounted entry tickets one to two hours before closing time, which is about as long as most children want to spend being dragged around looking at art, so it makes perfect sense.
Often, travelling off season can be a great option. If you're braced for the weather, you can enjoy places with half the number of other tourists and, if you time things right, you can generally avoid rain/too much sun etc. As a rule, you'll get better priced hotels, the best guides, and you'll be more likely to be able to secure nice upgrades at hotels.
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Surrounding any famous attraction will be the overpriced restaurants and souvenir shops taking full advantage of their prime location. It's hot, you're bothered, but if you're on a budget, you don't have to be a sitting Peking duck. The proximity of the attraction attracts other businesses too, which is why it pays to employ the One Block Rule. Walk one block back from the main strip, and watch prices fall dramatically. Two blocks back, even more. There are enough One Block people to ensure plenty of business to go around, and rest easy knowing your hard-earned buck can jump a little further.
Fancy some wine to end the day, but not keen to pay a hefty €20-plus for it? Wine lovers can rejoice in Europe! Head to the nearest supermarket, where you can pick up a nice bottle for less than €10, plus some fresh bread and cheese. The only problem you'll face now will be choosing the perfect picnic spot to enjoy your très European supper.
For those travelling to big cities, consider staying at micro-hotels, particularly in places like NYC. Aussies who are willing to stay small in a micro hotel can save big on accommodation costs; on average, travellers can save around $90 a night, which goes a long way in the Big Apple. Also look out for bonus free extras. If you can get things like free breakfast, free spa treatment or free meals, that's a great way to reduce your on-the-ground costs. I only book hotels with breakfast included – on a two-week holiday I estimate I'm saving around $350.


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Advocates celebrate 'huge win' against Trump's transgender military ban
Jan. 2, 2018, 9:02 PM UTC / Updated Jan. 2, 2018, 9:02 PM UTC
By Julie Moreau
Openly transgender individuals are now able to enlist in the U.S. military, after the Justice Department on Friday made clear that its proposed ban on such recruits was on hold and that it would not appeal federal court rulings ordering the military to begin the enlistments.
"It's a victory for trans people, and it's a victory for the military," said Joshua Block, a senior staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, which has been fighting the ban in court. "There is no reason whatsoever why people who can meet the rigid and very strict standards for enlistment should be barred from doing so simply because they are transgender."
featureTransgender people cleared to join military, for now
Friday's announcement came as a welcome relief for Nicolas Talbott, a 24-year-old transgender recruit from Lisbon, Ohio, who has been planning to join the Air Force for nearly two years.
"All I'm waiting for now is a phone call back from my recruiter," he told NBC News, adding that the past few months have been "an absolute roller coaster" for him.
Transgender people have been able to serve openly since June 2016, but this month is the first time they can be open about their gender identity in the enlistment process. Despite this, however, the future of transgender people in the military remains uncertain.
Birth of the trans ban
In a series of unexpected early morning tweets in July, President Donald Trump tried to reverse U.S. policy by announcing that the military would "not accept or allow" transgender people to serve "in any capacity." The tweets left the nation in shock and thousands of currently serving transgender people in the dark. Trump's social media posts also set off months of lawsuits and court cases, which resulted in 10 federal judges blocking his attempted ban.
File photo: President Donald Trump waves after he spoke to members of the White House Press Corps at the White House on December 15, 2017.Alex Wong / Getty Images
Trump's proposal went against the military's own recommendations regarding transgender service members, which were arrived at as part of policy review that began in 2015 by the secretary of Defense at the time, Ashton Carter. Under Carter, a Pentagon-commissioned study concluded that there were no reasons to exclude trans individuals from military service. The Obama administration then lifted the ban on transgender people serving in the military, permitting those already in the armed forces to be open about their gender identities and setting a date to allow the recruitment of openly transgender individuals.
After Trump's unexpected July tweets, several legal organizations filed lawsuits to prevent the ban from going into effect. On Dec. 21, in a case brought by the ACLU, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit denied the Trump administration's request to delay the Jan. 1 enlistment date (which had already been delayed from July 1). Then on Dec. 22, in another suit filed by GLAD (GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders) and the National Council for Lesbian Rights, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled the same way.
On Friday, just ahead of the Jan. 1 deadline, a Justice Department official said the administration would not challenge the rulings, but wait until an independent study by the Pentagon "of these issues" was released. In the meantime, the administration "will continue to defend the president's lawful authority in District Court," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Matt Thorn, executive director of the LGBTQ military organization OutServe-SLDN, called it a "huge win" for transgender service members.
"Had this administration actually taken a look at this before the president decided to tweet randomly, they would have come to the same conclusion that the DOD did a year ago," he added.
Finding legal success
Block said the fact that four district court judges and six appeals judges sided with the plaintiffs was indicative of "a unanimity of opinion that what the president did was just so far beyond the bounds of reasoned decision making, it certainly laid bare that there was no good reason for trying to push the start date back."
featureFor LGBTQ community, 2017 was a mixed bag
Thorn echoed Block in regards to the importance of all the courts being "in sync" on their decisions regarding Trump's proposed ban. "They all came to the same conclusion," Thorn said. "You didn't have a split in the circuit. That's the only way the Supreme Court would have considered hearing the case."
Thorn said the legal arguments of those fighting the ban were compelling to appeals and circuit judges not only because the ban is unconstitutional under the equal protection clause, but because high-ranking members of the military have publicly criticized the ban.
He said while courts tend to give latitude to the government in issues pertaining to defense and national security, "military deference flew out the window" after having "active duty [transgender] service members who are still working on the front lines" in conjunction with statements from people like former Joint Chiefs Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen, who had worked on the policy regarding transgender people serving openly in the military.
All future cases related to a proposed transgender military ban, according to Block, will now move forward with a "discovery process," which means the government must substantiate Trump's claim that trans service members pose an undue burden on the military. Block said the government is unlikely to be successful in doing this, since the Pentagon's own 2015 study demonstrated the opposite.
Felix Debs, 30, protests President Trump's proposed ban of transgender people serving in the U.S. military during a rally outside the U.S. Army Recruiting Station on July 26, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.Luis Sinco / LA Times via Getty Images
"The military is allegedly supposed to give its recommendations to President Trump in February," Block explained. "It's entirely possible that they would just announce in February that they recommended that President Trump rescind the ban and he accept the recommendation, but that's all in their hands."
"At the end of the day, the military told Trump not to issue this ban. They warned him, and he did it anyway," Block added. "Who knows if the president is going to take their recommendations or not."
Thorn said he is "cautiously optimistic" about litigation in 2018. "We have proven we can go to court and we can win."
The longer the Defense Department allows trans service members and trans recruits, "the harder it is to put that genie back in the bottle," Thorn added. "This country has now seen trans individuals serving the armed forces."
Like Thorn, Talbott said he, too, is "optimistic."
"I really think we've come so far already that we are going to go all the way with this," he said. "I confidently believe that we are going to get this ban lifted once and for all and that transgender people are going to serve in the U.S. military and not have to worry about this ever again."
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Jenkins Marine are thrilled to announce the addition of a new barge JML30 to their fleet; a new flat top, deck cargo barge.
JML30 is the latest addition to the Jenkins Marine fleet and is a 30m by 11.2m pontoon equipped with 2 x14m spud legs for precise positioning, and a 6t/m2 deck loading.
JML30 is being put straight to work on the Boston Barrier project, where she is being used as a materials barge to feed the 'Topjack' jack-up barge currently engaged in piling at the site.
The Boston Barrier Project is £100 Million scheme to help protect more than 14,000 properties in the area from tidal surge flooding, such as dramatically occurred in 2013.
Jenkins Marine Smaller Dredge team have been busy dredging local back in Poole with maintenance dredging over three different marinas and boat parks.
Dredge pontoon JML60 (18m x 6m) has been fitted with a 22t excavator, which has been loading 150m3 capacity split hopper barge 'HURST'. Workboat 'Buffalo' has been used to push the Hurst to the sea disposal site within Poole Harbour, benefitting from its recently upgraded higher horsepower engines. These dredging works, like many of our dredge projects, have required careful planning. To access dredge areas with the relatively large dredging vessels requires parts of a marina to be taken apart, with finger pontoons removed, and in this case pontoon piles extracted as well.
Working in several different areas of marinas also means completing one area, only to be faced with a period of standing time waiting for it to be put back together, boats to be moved back, and then the next area to the cleared of pontoons. As a result we have been back and forth between these dredge sites, with a total dredge estimated in the region of 10,000m3. Works started in January, and are due to complete before Easter 2018. In addition to the dredging works, Pontoon removals and repairs have been required, together with piling works for approximately 15no tubular piles; either new, replaced or extracted and re-driven. Capable workboat STOUR has been used for the piling works, utilising its powerful 68t/m deck crane, and a combination of percussive and vibratory piling equipment.
Since the Nab and Needles returned from Scotland in September 2017 they haven't stopped! The Doreen Dorward, Nab and Needles started a maintenance dredge in September for Dean and Reddyhoff Marinas at Haslar Marina (just inside Portsmouth Harbour entrance, and opposite the iconic Spinnaker tower), of over 30,000m3. Spoil had to be loaded and transported to sea near the Nab Tower disposal ground off the Isle of Wight. This was completed in November, and followed by some vessel maintenance works back in Poole.
Early December saw us start work in Plymouth for the Yacht Haven's group using our new 48t long reach excavator. Dredging was required to bring sea bed levels back to original depths at Plymouth Yacht haven, Yacht Haven Quay and Turnchapel Wharf, with an estimated total dredge of 75,000m3. Disposal of dredged spoil is to the newly opened Plymouth Deep sea disposal site outside the approach to Plymouth Sound, which has been closely monitored by the MMO (facilitated by AIS tracking devices on all Jenkins Vessels).
Works here are still ongoing in Plymouth, and due to completed just before Easter 2018, ready for the start of the boating season!
We are delighted to report Specialist Barge Hire Booming at Jenkins Marine.
Pontoons JML50 (50m x 14m x 3m) and JML36 (36m x 10m x 3m) have been on bareboat charter to Marine Civil Engineering Contractors BAM Nuttall. BAM are renovating the Oikos Jetty near Canvey Island, a bulk liquid storage facility constructed in the 1930's, and requested the charter of both barges for a total period of 40 weeks to cover the duration of the main works on site. Both Barges have been supplied with 20m long spud legs.
JML36 is being used as a berthing pontoon for the support vessels on site, while JML50's larger 1300t capacity is more suitable for transport of construction materials and equipment. Works are anticipated to continue until summer 2018.
Buffalo previously had 2 x 160hp L136 naturally aspirated Doosan engines, and is currently being upgraded to 2 x 200hp L136T Doosan engines, to give the vessel increased power, speed and bollard pull. The first new engine has been installed, and the second new has just been delivered and Jon is pleased to be involved in the replacement of this unit, from removal of the old engine, transfer of the gearbox and other components, and installation and commissioning of the new engine.
Jon joined the company in late November 2017 as our new Apprentice Marine engineer is able to combine his 'on the job training' in the workplace with block release at college where he is studying a 4 year advanced level NVQ in Marine engineering.
Jon's placement demonstrates our continued commitment to training young people and bringing them into the commercial marine industry.
Jenkins Marine has continued its investment in new equipment and services recently with the purchase of a new Hyundi R480LC Excavator to upgrade and eventually replace the services of the current 35 ton machine.
The excavator was supplied with a custom made 7.5m dipper arm and has a larger bucket and reach than the machine it replaces making it faster, more efficient and cost effective for dredging and similar operations. The longer reach of the new dipper arm allows it to dredge over 1 metre deeper than before.
The standard factory fitted short arm is also available increasing the versatility of the excavator for jobs such as rock placement; and the reliable, fuel efficient, Cummins Tier 4 interim & EU stage III B engine is low emission and low noise reducing any project's impact on the environment.
With International Maritime Day in Poole, and Poole harbour Boat show approaching fast Jenkins Marine have been on a mission to take some pride in Poole, their base of operations. and restore some of the local maritime landmarks and features.
Having been approached about participating in these forthcoming maritime events Jenkins Marine Director Dan Jenkins took the opportunity to ask the council if they had any plans to get these nautical features spruced up in time for their start but was saddened to here that the council did not believe it had resources to do so at this time.
Keen to see the features restored, Jenkins Marine has provided labour, equipment and paint to get the job done – and all at their own expense.
For more information regarding any of our other specialist vessels or services please contact Jenkins Marine or navigate to the relevant section of the web site.


NSPS (National Security Personnel System) was touted as the answer to performance management in the Federal sector. If followed as taught, it should have resulted in fairness and transparency across the board. High performers would be rewarded. Borderline or non-performers would either shape up or ship out.
Enter the real world … the perception and in some cases the reality was anything but the "as taught" version. The Unions never bought into it and fought it in court. The system that was planned to cover all DoD employees eventually never succeeded in getting that far. Most supervisors now had at least two personnel systems to deal with that operated on different schedules. The work day for NSPS supervisors demanded time and attention to documenting performance in order to write meaningful assessments for each covered employee. At least that is the way is was for supervisors who were following the rules.
Complaints emerged that the system was not being applied fairly and after a study that lasted several months, the task force recommended that NSPS be amended, improved. President Obama ultimately saw things differently and on October 28 signed the National Defense Authorization Act which included a provision that effectively kills NSPS by January 1, 2012.
Now comes the scramble and the wait. Everyone wants to know when the transition out will take place. Folks, the operative word here is "transition". A transition is a gradual move from one position or condition to another. It is not a hot cutover and the transition out of NSPS is certainly not going to be a hot cutover.
A memorandum coming out of the NSPS PEO (Program Executive Office) dated December 10 indicates that a major pivotal date in the transition out of NSPS is March 1, 2010. It is with this date that we will begin to see actions based on whether they take place before or after 3/1/10. The guidance is 4 pages long, but it is pretty simple. No later than March 1, 2010, new appointments to a position previously covered by NSPS must be placed either in GS or another applicable non-NSPS statutory pay system. Agencies picking up new people can begin to do this immediately if they so choose, but beginning with March 1, it is mandatory.
If you are an NSPS employee, you were probably hoping to read that your transition out was imminent. Perhaps by the time this hits the press, such guidance will be available. Today, it is not. You may rest assured that provided you are in a good performance status, you will not lose money in the transition. That has been assured. More than that has not been determined. Stay tuned for we are making history every day!


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Assassin's Creed Syndicate – Jack The Ripper is an action–adventure DLC for the game Assassin's Creed Syndicate.
It is developed by Ubisoft Quebec in collaboration with Ubisoft Annecy, Bucharest, Kiev, Montreal, Montpellier, Shanghai, Singapore, Sofia, Toronto studios. Take note that the base game is needed to play the DLC.
Jack the Ripper takes place 20 years after the events of Assassin's Creed Syndicate. It is the 'Autumn of Terror' in Whitechapel. The year is 1888 and series of unimaginable crimes have spread across Scotland Yard.
Newspapers covered each and every graphic detail and has instilled fear in almost everybody. The authorities are shocked and will be going against something that they cannot handle. The killer is very much feared that even the existence of the Brotherhood of Assassins is threatened.
Get to play as a master assassin with the help of Indian Brotherhood. Put a stop to the evil doings of Jack the Ripper.
Can you handle Jack the Ripper? Play Assassin's Creed Syndicate – Jack the Ripper and find out.
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UPLAY CD KEY : Uplay Digital Code to download and play Assassins Creed Syndicate Jack The Ripper. You need to install the (Uplay Software HERE), then simply add the CD Key on Uplay to download the game.
STEAM CD KEY : Use the Steam Key Code on Steam Platform to download and play Assassins Creed Syndicate Jack The Ripper. You must login to your Steam Account or create one for free. Download the (Steam Client HERE). Then once you login, click Add a Game (located in the bottom Left corner) -> Activate a Product on Steam. There type in your CD Key and the game will be activated and added to your Steam account game library.
Pretty good DLC. I would recommend buying it if you enjoy Syndicate.


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