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Justia Dockets & Filings Sixth Circuit Michigan Eastern District Pena v. Winn Filing 7
Pena v. Winn
Filing 7
OPINION and ORDER Dismissing the 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus as Duplicative, Directing the Habeas Petition filed a Prior Case, Denying a Certificate of Appealability, and Denying Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis on Appeal. Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (TMcg)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION NICHOLAS PENA, #291145, Petitioner, v. CASE NO. 2:17-CV-12383 HONORABLE SEAN F. COX THOMAS WINN, Respondent. __________________________________/ OPINION AND ORDER DISMISSING THE HABEAS CASE AS DUPLICATIVE, DIRECTING THAT THE HABEAS PETITION BE FILED IN A PRIOR CASE, DENYING A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY, AND DENYING LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS ON APPEAL Michigan prisoner Nicholas Pena ("Petitioner") has filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 asserting that he is being held in violation of his constitutional rights. In his pleadings, he challenges his Lenawee County Circuit Court guilty plea convictions on two counts of the delivery of under 50 grams of cocaine, Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.74012, maintaining a drug house, Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.7405, and assaulting a police officer, Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.81(d)(1) for which he was sentenced to concurrent terms of five years seven months to 20 years imprisonment and one year four months to two years imprisonment in 2013. Petitioner, however, has already filed a federal habeas action challenging the same convictions and his current incarceration which is pending in federal court. See Pena v. Bauman, Case No. 2:14-CV-12855 (E.D. Mich.) (Zatkoff, J., deceased). In that case, Judge Zatkoff stayed and administratively closed the case so that Petitioner could return to the state courts to fully exhaust state remedies as to his habeas claims. Petitioner was instructed to move to re-open that case to proceed on an amended petition upon completion of his state court remedies. Rather than doing so, Petitioner filed the instant petition in the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan and the case was recently transferred to this Court. The instant action must be dismissed as duplicative and/or successive to his stayed petition. See, e.g., Flowers v. Trombley, 2006 WL 724594, *1 (E.D. Mich. March 17, 2006) Harrington v. Stegall, 2002 WL 373113, *2 (E.D. Mich. Feb. 28, 2002); see also Davis v. United States Parole Comm'n, 870 F.2d 657, 1989 WL 25837, *1 (6th Cir. March 7, 1989) (district court may dismiss habeas petition as duplicative of pending habeas petition when second petition is essentially same as first petition). Petitioner's pleadings should be submitted in his previously-filed case – which will be reassigned to this Court as the successor judge. Petitioner may not challenge the same convictions in two different habeas actions. Accordingly, the Court DISMISSES this case without prejudice. The Court DIRECTS the Clerk's Office to re-file the instant petition in Case No. 2:14CV-12855 for further consideration. The Court makes no determination as to the merits of the petition at this time. This case is closed. Before Petitioner may appeal, a certificate of appealability must issue. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(a); Fed. R. App. P. 22(b). A certificate of appealability may issue only if a petitioner makes "a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). When a court denies relief on procedural grounds without addressing the merits, a certificate of appealability should issue if it is shown that jurists of reason would find it debatable whether the petitioner states a valid claim of the denial of a constitutional right, and that jurists of reason would find it debatable whether the court was correct in its procedural ruling. Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484-85 (2000). Reasonable jurists could not debate the correctness of the Court's procedural 2 ruling. Accordingly, the Court DENIES a certificate of appealability. The Court also DENIES leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal as any appeal from this non-prejudicial dismissal would be frivolous and cannot be take in good faith. See Fed. R. App. P. 24(a). IT IS SO ORDERED. s/Sean F. Cox SEAN F. COX UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Dated: August 22, 2017 I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon counsel of record on August 22, 2017, by electronic and/or ordinary mail. s/Teresa McGovern Case Manager Generalist 3

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Brazil Corruption Foreign Legal News Politician Politics Arrest warrant issued for Brazil ex-President Lula da Silva
Arrest warrant issued for Brazil ex-President Lula da Silva
A Brazilian judge has issued an arrest warrant for Luiz Inacio 'Lula' da Silva, giving the once wildly popular ex-president until 5pm local time (20:00 GMT) on Friday to turn himself in.
Federal Judge Sergio Moro issued the warrant on Thursday evening, less than a day after the country's Supreme Court denied a request for habeas corpus from Lula da Silva who appealed a January court ruling that saw him sentenced to 12 years in prison on corruption charges.
The former trade union leader, who left office with record-high approval ratings, currently leads the polls for Brazil's elections in October by a wide margin. He says that the charges against him are politically motivated to keep him out of the race.
Moro said in a statement he would give Lula da Silva the chance to turn himself in because he was a former president. The judge is viewed by many Brazilians as a superstar anti-corruption crusader, but others see him as a man on a mission to destroy the leftist leader.
A crowd of about 2,000 supporters gathered in Lula da Silva's hometown Sao Bernardo do Campo on Thursday, urging him to resist arrest.
"Why would he turn himself in, given a situation like this? If they want to arrest him, to imprison him, let them come here," Workers' Party Senator Lindbergh Farias was quoted saying by AFP news agency.
Lula da Silva's conviction was part of Brazil's mammoth "Car Wash" investigation.
According to prosecutors, Lula was given a beachfront apartment worth 2.2 million brazilian real ($657,734) in a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme for helping to secure lucrative contracts with state oil firm Petrobras for construction company OAS.
His defence team have repeatedly denied the allegations, saying there is no material evidence and that he has not been given a fair trial.
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If you continuously login the game for 4 days,you will get Enhanced Steel, Level 3*3,Tribute Token*15,JadeGlobe*1000 in the end of the event.
Event 2 —top-up for rare items!
1. You just can get the highest reward in a day. Ex, if you add 3000 gold inthe first day,you can't get the reward for adding 500, 1500 and 5000 gold. If you want to get another three types reward,you can add the appointed gold in several days.
Haha and she promised MSB like 10 events ago. Said she was working on it and disappeared for the next couple of weeks.
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Q: Can I use Apple's auto-renewable Subscription Duration families, to offer add ons to the basic subscription instead of different family durations? I have not found examples of mobile apps with recurring subscription that display other than different durations of the subscription. I wonder if I could use this feature to offer different price point depending on the number of uses that can access the content.
For example: annual subscription for 1 user, annual subscription with for 2 users ...

A: Since auto-renewable subscriptions are tied to Apple ID and must be available on all devices logged into that Apple ID, this doesn't seem like an appropriate solution for you.
In fact, since you specifically mention iOS, and iOS doesn't have the concept of users, you're probably going to find yourself in a situation where you'll have to re-think your subscription model and probably roll your own external management system, complete with dealing with all the "how do I access the content via the app and still adhere to Apple's IAP rules" complications.

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Wike Lauds Buhari For Defeating Boko Haram
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari's strides at "defeating insurgency in parts of the country."
Wike stated this on Sunday while speaking at a ceremony to mark the Armed Forces Remembrance Day at the Government House, Port Harcourt.
The governor who described Buhari's efforts as extraordinary said the armed forces have played a key role at eliminating Boko Haram and other insurgents in the North-East and North-West, including the "unknown gunmen" in the South-East of the country.
The Peoples Democratic Party governor stated that Buhari's actions at coordinating a successful military intervention would be a legacy for sustaining free and fair elections.
He said, "I commend our President, General Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, for his sustained efforts at defeating the Boko Haram insurgents and bandits terrorizing and destroying our communities in parts of our country.
"The restoration of peace to our troubled geo-political regions, and the conduct of the free and fair general election are the best legacies you can live for our country.
"As leaders, our goal must be one Nigeria, one destiny, and the challenges of building a more fair, inclusive, and just society are not beyond us.
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"Therefore, I will not relent in my prayers to God to enable Mr President and other leaders of our country to succeed in our mission and commitments to our country."
Wike called for a prioritisation of the welfare of the armed forces in and out of service alongside their families, adding that they should be given attention from the public purse.
He added, "As a state government, we have, over the years, provided financial support to our veterans through the state office of the Nigerian Legion.
"We have since redeemed the N50 million pledge we made during the remembrance emblem appeal fund launch in December 2022.
"Today, I wish to donate the sum of N100 million on behalf of the state government for the economic empowerment of the veteran servicemen from Rivers state."
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BELTON – The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor went unbeaten this season in the American Southwest Conference and were awarded 22 spots on the 2013 ASC all-conference teams on Wednesday.
Senior defensive tackle Silvio Diaz was voted Defensive Player of the Year and also took Defensive Lineman of the Year honors, senior punter/kicker Chad Peevey was voted ASC Special Teams Player of the Year, senior running back Elijah Hudson was named to the ASC Outstanding Sportsmen of the Year Team and head coach Pete Fredenburg was named ASC Co-Coach of the Year.
UMHB received 10 first team selections, 5 second team picks and seven that received honorable mention.
Diaz leads a Cru defense ranked #1 in the country in rushing defense and he also broke the ASC career sack record this season. He is the third straight UMHB defender to win ASC Defensive Player of the Year honors and is just the fourth player in conference history to sweep Defensive Player of the Year and Defensive Lineman of the Year honors. Peevey is averaging 41.1 yards per punt this season including a school record with a 79-yard punt. Diaz and Peevey were were joined on the All-Conference First Team defense with senior defensive end Korey Steward, seniro linebacker Andy McAteer and senior defensive backs Cody Jones and Brodrick Crain.
Hudson is joined on the All-Conference First Team offense by sophomore slot back Marcus Wimby, senior guard Josh Holt and senior tackle Montana Duncan.
Junior linebacker Deshon Kinsey was a second team selection on defense joined by offensive selections junior tight end Eric Nelson, junior center Sterling Cantue, sophomore quarterback Zach Anderson and freshman kicker Drew Owen.
Junior wide receiver Kamray Runnels, junior offensive tackle Jose Ostos, freshman linebacker Baylor Mullins, sophomore defensive tackle Lamar Seels, freshman defensive end Teidrick Smith, junior defensive back Eric Allen and senior cornerback Derek Williamson earned honorable mention honors.
This is the fourth ASC All-Conference selection for Peevey. This is the third ASC All-Conference honor for Diaz, Hudson and Steward. Crain and Jones are two-time All-Conference selections. The other UMHB players earned All-Conference honors for the first time.
UMHB will advance to the NCAA Division III National Championships for the tenth straight year and the Cru will open the postseason with a 12:00 PM home game against the University of Redlands this Saturday at Crusader Stadium. The Cru has won at least one playoff game in each of the last nine years and UMHB joins Mount Union as the only two Division III programs in the country to have accomplished that feat.


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The trend in new construction and retrofits can only be described as "extreme green" or "net zero." Venture capitalists have plowed more than $4 billion into the development of sustainably designed, energy efficient buildings. Now, they are looking at ground-breaking technologies to further develop this space, according to a report just released by Boston-based Lux Research.
To understand investment activity in the green buildings space, Lux Research analysts have followed 332 venture transactions— amounting to $4.06 billion in 160 companies— since 2000. Of the 332 investment rounds in companies that offer technology and materials for green buildings, 152 were series A investments and 83 were series B. Start-ups from North America have attracted 77 percent—or $3.1 billion— of the green building VC invested so far.
Last year, however, nearly 50 percent of the funding—totaling $445 million—went into 15 late-stage investments, signaling the maturation of the first wave of green building start-ups.
Meanwhile, new opportunities are emerging in a number of leading-edge areas, including integrated design, on-site power generation, energy services and the advanced building envelope.
TreeHugger has covered Henry Gifford's $100 Million Class Action Filed Against LEED and USGBC . .To the best of my research, Mr. Gifford is not a LEED AP, and indeed, from his website and publications, he has outspokenly denounced the USGBC and LEED. Mr. Gifford does not appear to own any property certified LEED. In short–the USGBC's actions have not harmed him His career, if anything, has been enhanced by the USGBC's position.


Yesterday, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden stood beside U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx and Amtrak CEO and President Joe Boardman to announce the launch of our Amtrak Cities Sprinter locomotive at an event held at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. Go here to see photos from the memorable event.
The first locomotive goes into service today, traveling from Boston to Washington, D.C., on our Northeast Regional service. The remaining locomotives are scheduled for delivery two per month through 2015. Want to learn more? Scroll down for facts about our Amtrak Cities Sprinter.
The assembly of the Amtrak Cities Sprinter (ACS-64) will provide work for 69 local manufacturers in 23 states across 60 cities in the United States.
The 70 new locomotives are replacing equipment that has been in service for more than 25 years and average mileage of more than 3.5 million miles traveled. The new locomotives are part of our comprehensive Fleet Strategy Plan to modernize and add equipment.
Our new locomotives will be easier to maintain, more energy efficient and provide improved performance for regional and intercity routes.
The ACS-64 can reach speeds up to 125 mph pulling up to 18 Amfleet coach cars.
Amtrak Cities Sprinter will operate on the Northeast and Keystone corridors as well as on long-distance trains on the Northeast corridor.
Over the summer, three locomotives underwent a variety of testing including ride quality, maximum speed and diagnostics. The testing took place at the U.S. Department of Transportation facility in Pueblo, Colorado and on the Northeast corridor.


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The "There's a Poem for That" series features readings of contemporary and classical poems illustrated by award-winning animators. Linked within the descriptions of many of the videos are interviews with the poets who, in turn, identify...
Black Women Writers: What Gets Black Women Heard?
New ReviewZora Neal Hurston, Toni Morrison, and Maya Angelou are featured in a guided inquiry unit. High schoolers research the lives and works of these and other Black women writers and craft an argument, using evidence from their research, to...
On This Day: Publication Of Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Uncle Tom's Cabin was written to expose the evils of slavery. Published in 1852 by abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe to demonstrate the terrors and reality of slavery African Americans were experiencing. The interesting resource...
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Believe it or not, the world's first author was a woman! A short, illustrated video tells the story of Enheduanna, a Sumerian princess, priestess, and poet who is credited as being the first author.
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Afraid to read Virginia Woolf? Check out a short video that presents arguments for why you should read the works of this famous writer.
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"Three Months After" by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz
What does despair feel like, and what does it look like? Pupils explore the theme of sadness with the sixth episode from the first season of the "There's a Poem for That" playlist. They watch an animated representation of Cristin O'Keefe...
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Teach the importance of context and perspective with a unit focused on Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. The first lesson considers the role of female characters and readers, including the gender expectations of the time. The...
Rediscovering Forgotten Women Writers
Women's voices are becoming more prominent in the world of literature, but for centuries, this wasn't the case. Young historians research a woman whose writings are considered to be lost, out of print, or forgotten. They develop an oral...
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Students are introduced to Nadine Gordimer's Town and Country Lovers in the context of the acts of apartheid. They analyze Gordimer's depiction of racist legislation at its most intimate levels. Students assess how to weave a political...
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New Rentals Arrive in Luxury Marina District
May 18, 2020 byRay Huard forSan Diego Business Journal
Timing was a little off for Legacy Partners, opening a $65 million apartment complex in downtown San Diego in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
As a result, leasing in the six-story building at 4th Avenue and J Street has been a little slower than the San Francisco-based company would have liked.
Still, people are signing leases and interest is picking up, said Tim O'Brien, senior managing director of Legacy Partner's Southwest region.
"Downtown San Diego is a very active market, but just like everywhere right now, it's been affected by COVID-19," O'Brien said.
"That being said, coming out on the market this month is better than coming out last month and I think that it's just going to get better as we're going into the prime lease months," O'Brien said. "Whether it's here or in other markets that we're leasing in, we're starting to see markets loosen. We're doing (virtual) tours and we're doing guided tours, so we're making it easy for people to get in and tour the property."
As of early May, O'Brien said about 10 percent of the building's apartments had been leased.
Location is Top Amenity
The project's unparalleled location in the heart of downtown's Midway District gives it an advantage other downtown apartment complexes lack, said Rachel Parsons, a director of the commercial real estate brokerage Moran & Company.
"It's the only multifamily property built in the Marina District in over 28 years. It's literally the only institutional property in the Marina District," Parsons said, institutional meaning it is a sizable project built by a large company.
"The fact that the developer was able to find this site and is doing this project, I think the project will do exceptionally well because of the desirability of the Marina District," Parsons said. "Long term, I think this project is going to outperform a lot of the other pockets downtown because there isn't any competition (in the Marina District)," Parsons said.
The district is within walking distance to the bay front, the bustling Gaslamp Quarter, Little Italy and the San Diego Convention Center.
Those venues are quiet during the pandemic, but almost certain to pick up once the pandemic passes.
The district also is just far enough away from the busiest sections of downtown to offer a respite when someone wants more quiet.
"Before Little Italy was anything, Marina was the only luxury market downtown," Parsons said. "It was built out first and foremost of anywhere downtown."
A Mix of Modern and Old Mexico
Designed by Carrier Johnson + Culture, the 110,000 square-foot Legacy Partners project has a modern flair with a nod to colonial Mexican architecture.
Part of the design was inspired by the architecture of San Miguel de Allende in Mexico, O'Brien said.
The building has 75 studio apartments ranging from 376 square feet to 435 square feet, 63 one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartments ranging from 570 square feet to 880 square feet, nine two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartments, and top floor penthouse apartments ranging from 782 square feet to 1,186 square feet.
There also are 13 of what Legacy Partners calls stoop apartments that open onto the street. The stoop apartments are a mix of studio and one-bedroom apartments ranging from 398 square feet to 1,130 square feet.
The ground floor has 1,200 square feet of retail space that's earmarked for a coffee shop.
"We're in negotiations with a local coffee roaster," O'Brien said. "It will be a great amenity for the building."
Other amenities include a clubhouse that overlooks a swimming pool and spa and a gym.
Monthly apartment rents range from about $1,970 to $5,000 for the bigger penthouse apartments.
"Generally, it averages about $2,400," O'Brien said.
O'Brien said the large number of studio apartments should add to the building's attractiveness to younger renters.
Typical renters will likely range in age from the late 20s to late to mid-40s, O'Brien said.
The apartments themselves have stainless steel appliances, kitchen backsplashes and bathroom tiles that go to the ceiling, O'Brien said.
The four corner penthouse apartments have lots of glass to take advantage of the views.
"You basically have two levels of glass on these penthouse units and a loft-type bedroom," O'Brien said.
There also are two rooftop decks that have "get terrific views," O'Brien said, despite the building's modest height compared to some of the apartment towers built downtown of late.
"There are taller buildings downtown. Where we are in the Marina District, six stories is pretty tall," O'Brien said.
One of the decks is what O'Brien described as more of an outdoor walled-in dining with no roof that is similar to the style of Mexican courtyards.
"Even though it's a contemporary space, it has kind of an old-world feel to it," O'Brien said. "It's really a pretty romantic space."
Downtown's Appeal
Despite the pandemic, Parsons said the multifamily market in downtown in particular and county-wide has been relatively strong.
"There isn't any sign of distress in the multifamily market," Parsons said, although she said "velocity isn't as high as most downtown building owners would like to see. That's not unique to downtown."
"Right now, there's still a lot of demand from people to move downtown and traffic generally speaking has picked up compared to where we were four to six weeks ago."
For one thing, many building owners have switched to offering online tours as Legacy Partners has done.
"In this COVID environment, you're remaking your marketing and your touring with safety protocols," O'Brien said.
Prospective renters at Legacy Partner's project can take a video tour of the project and then an actual physical tour.
Using a smart phone app, a business manager from Legacy Partners will lead prospective renters through the building and the apartments that interest them, O'Brien said.
"They'll have a route they follow. They go by the amenities and go into the apartment they're interested in leasing," O'Brien said.
Surfaces of everything along the tour are cleaned before and after.
Vacancy Rates
Vacancy rates in apartment buildings are higher than they were prior to the pandemic, but they've seen nowhere near the increase in vacancy among retail and office property.
"Here, your vacancy rate was 6 % before, maybe it's 8 % now," Parsons said.
Looking ahead, "I think there's optimism that we'll get back to a more normal situation in the coming months or the coming weeks," Parsons said. "The demand will always be there and people love downtown San Diego. That's not going to change."


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Marian Okogwu	healthy, lifestyle, survey, UK Active
An England-wide survey of over 5,000 adults found that 80 per cent of people aged over 18 have made the decision to change their lifestyle in 2021.
Of those, 70 per cent want to become healthier and fitter due to the threats posed by coronavirus (COVID-19).
Among the most popular changes that people want to make is to exercise more (41 per cent of all respondents) and to lose weight (39 per cent). Two in five (40 per cent) want to eat more healthily.
Evidence in the study – published by Public Health England – shows that being obese significantly increases your chance of being admitted to intensive care with COVID-19 compared to those with a healthy body mass index (BMI).
The effect of the pandemic is obvious. Compared to last year (beginning of 2020), nearly half of the population (43 per cent) now feel more motivated to make changes to their life in January.
The survey also revealed that the impact of the pandemic saw people's behaviours become more unhealthy during 2020.
Nearly a third (30 per cent) said they were exercising less in the latter half of the year, while 29 per cent of smokers agreed they smoked more since the second national lockdown.
The research is further evidence of the role played by the sport and physical activity sector – and gyms in particular – in keeping people healthy and fit.
Gyms were among the first businesses to be ordered to close their doors on 23 March and among the last to be allowed to re-open.
If the current, third lockdown lasts until 23 March, it will mean that, in the past 12 months, gyms and fitness facilities will only have been operating for 121 days, losing more than 240 trading days and more than 700m individual visits to facilities.
Industry body ukactive has already called on the government to ensure physical activity facilities will be at "the front of the queue" to reopen, once COVID-19 restrictions are lifted.
"There is no doubt 2020 has been a challenging year for everyone," said public health minister Jo Churchill.
"The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted particularly the impact obesity can have on some people's health and health outcomes."
GP and TV presenter, Dr Dawn Harper, said: "The impact that COVID-19 has had on our physical health and mental wellbeing is huge.
"We saw households across England revert to unhealthy eating habits and reducing the amount of exercise they undertook. However, 2020 has also caused us to feel more motivated to make lasting changes in the new year."
Ref: Sportsmanagement.co.uk
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WORTHING & MONCRIEFF
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Worthing and Moncrieff, LLC is an independent developer of video games founded in 2015. What? You've never heard of us? Well pull up a stool my friend, and we'll tell you a story. No, seriously, that's what we do. We're story-tellers and our medium of choice is digital games. We draw on the traditions of live theatre, classic mystery novels, board games, Victorian music, literature, architecture, typography, classic sci-fi — you name it. So grab a tablet, a laptop, or your favorite bit of gaming hardware and let's talk stories.
We released our first title, A Matter of Murder, in April of 2016. Since then, it's appeared in festivals and showcases from Boston to San Francisco including the 2016 Google Play Indie Festival, one of only thirty games to be invited to participate. Austen Translation, a satirical strategy game set in a Jane Austen-inspired universe, was released on May 1, 2018. Austen was featured in both the 2017 and 2018 Boston Festival of Independent Games and IndieCade 2018. Worthing and Moncrieff's principals have spoken on game design, game audio and narrative structure at conferences including IndieCade East, Boston FIG Talks and GDC. The team is currently hard at work on their next title — HRO: Adventures of a Human Resources Officer.
Zounds! One of the guests at an English house party has fallen victim to cold-blooded murder. Your weekend in the country is ruined! What choice have you but to ask your fellow guests probing questions, search the house, draw astonishingly insightful conclusions and solve the crime?
In OverHerd you play an English nobleman in charge of an over-enthusiastic catapult unit. Your assignment? Demolish the wall of your enemy's castle by firing livestock at it. The challenge? You have to do it in the dark of night using only sound to guide you. If you score three hits before sunrise, the enemy walls will be breached and your army will be able to successfully assault the castle! This game requires Bose AR Technology to enjoy.
Worthing & Moncrieff's second title is a satirical strategy game called "Austen Translation." Think Jane Austen meets the Dating Game with a dash of Flintstones thrown in. It's a tongue-in-cheek riff on caustic literary rivalries, appalling preconceptions of the roles of women and men, and, of course, the unending quest to marry well.
HRO: Adventures of a Humanoid Resources Officer is a branching narrative experience with sandbox puzzle-solving elements. You play the underappreciated Humanoid Resources Officer aboard the SpaceArmada flagship Venture— whose crew has a long history of questionable behavior. When the ship is thrust into the middle of dramatic and universe-shaking trouble, can you harness the power of the bureaucracy to rein in their worst impulses and survive to the next episode?
June OverHerd Expansion
We're gearing up to release an even zanier version of our acclaimed audio-only AR game, OverHerd! On the list of new content: additional levels, new challenges, surprise opponents, and bonus hilarity. Watch for the update to be available on iOS and Android (yes, we'll also be available on Android) in June of 2019. In the meantime, we'll be demo'ing "OverHerd Classic" with the Bose folks at the Spring Playcrafting event in Boston this Saturday, May 11. Come join us for the fun!
Newest W&M Project Announced
Worthing and Moncrieff is pleased to announce that development of our latest project is underway. Titled "HRO: Adventures of a Humanoid Resources Officer" it will be a branching narrative experience with light puzzle elements which transform the course of each play through. In this homage to classic sci-fi TV series of the past, you will get to play the underappreciated Humanoid Resources Officer aboard a spacecraft whose crew has a long history of dicy decision-making. Keep an eye on our dev blog for the latest on this exciting new project.
ERIC HAMEL
A graduate of the Entertainment Technology Center at Carnegie Mellon University, Eric continues to explore the crossover between the theatre arts and digital interactive storytelling. Before co-founding Worthing & Moncrieff, Eric began his game development career working on the Audio team at Mythic Entertainment.
MARC HARPIN
Marc studied writing at Rhode Island College before going on to complete a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Rhode Island School of Design in 1990. He currently runs the design firm Rhumba, and is a practicing playwright. He is a co-founder of Worthing & Moncrieff.
RYAN HAMEL
Ryan is an avid gamer and computer technician. He holds degrees in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from UMASS Lowell.


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Technology today have revolutionised a lot of processes, automation of records are getting completed through the development of database management system. Searching via the database of individuals regarding data about their occupation or even personal information is now quite accessible. With these emerging technologies it truly is prudent for a private investigator to jump on the bandwagon before they are left behind. As a result of the existence of databases and access to them, private investigators or private detectives can now conduct background searches about their target and even about their customers as a way to totally give them the background that they would need to create a sound choice on how to method the case they are handling.
This social media network, for example Face Book and Bebo are a treasure-trove of data about individuals who are connected to them. The social media network's purpose is to connect men and women with their friends, relatives and colleagues, however the database has grown exponentially that information is then being utilised for distinct purposes. 1 such purpose is that it could be utilised to check the background or personal information of men and women making use of the internet site. Cost-free access which is given on most social media networks is actually a amazing thing for the private detectives and private investigators because they can now stay behind the computer looking or performing a background check on their client at no expense to them.
Even though performing a background check on clients and case targets by means of social media network will not give one hundred percent accuracy this could allow you to commence your background check by gaining expertise on exactly where clients or case targets frequently go, their favorite music and hobby which might appear to appear like tiny data but such would have a great impact in a private investigators' process of investigation.
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I have had a private Hypnotherapy practice for over 30 years and I know for sure that Hypnotherapy is without a doubt the best therapy for, relationship issues- drug and alcohol problems-Weight Loss - Phobia's - Eating Disorders - Money Blocks - Self Esteem - Addictions - Lower Blood Pressure - Guilt - Improved Sports - Insomnia - Fears - Motivation - Anger - Sexual Issues - Money Blocks - Chronic Pain - Inner-Conflicts - Focus – Negative Beliefs and many other issues.
Why do I believe Hypnotherapy is the best possible therapy available for all of the above issues, because how it works and why it works? In this introductory section, I am going to explain how it works and why it works. So let's get started.
In this explanation process, I am going to talk to you in terms of a computer because our two minds are identical to our everyday computers. There are two parts to us, the conscious mind and the subconscious mind. The conscious mind is just like the icon you have to click on in order to get into the hard drive our subconscious mind, it holds files just like the computer does. The conscious mind is a learning mind and when it came into this world it knew nothing, although it did learn that it was easy getting here or it was hard getting here. The main job of the conscious mind is to learn everything it needs to know in order to function in this world we live in and what we need to know in order to get what we want. So if you want to get a job it knows you need a resume and where to start looking for a job, it learned that over the years. When we want something its main job is to know what we need to have and do in order to get what we want, that is its job. It has a few other jobs like, to know how to communicate in writing as I am doing now and of course to listen and then respond to what it heard.
So when we came into this world we knew nothing and now let's say we are twenty- five years old and in those twenty- five years it has learned how to get around and function in this world we live in.
The subconscious mind has other jobs and they are too protect you and give you pleasure. When we came into this world it also lived in your real world just like the conscious mind did, but as the conscious mind gets smarter and smarter there comes a time where the conscious mind believes it is now smart enough to protect this vehicle we live in and it then removes the subconscious mind from your real world and puts in in a sealed container just like the hard drive in your computer. This happens at different times for different people; depending on how fast the person matures in regards to learning what it thinks is enough so it no longer needs the subconscious mind to protect them anymore. From that point on the subconscious mind no longer lives in your real world.
From that period of time when the subconscious mind lived in our real world, it created folders just like our computer does. The folders hold negative feelings from childhood whenever we got emotionally hurt or physically hurt by someone. The emotion feelings that are programmed into the emotional folder are feelings like, rejection, loneliness, abandonment, disappointment and hundreds of other negative feelings. The feelings that are programmed into the physical folder are feelings of being physically abused by maybe a parent, bitten by a dog, or anything that physically hurt us. Once these emotional and physical feelings are programmed into the subconscious mind they stay there for a lifetime, the only way they can be removed is with Hypnotherapy.
All of us have unwanted behaviors, some strong and some mellow but every unwanted behavior pushes people away from us in some way or another. The purpose of the unwanted behaviors is to keep people at a distant so we don't have to feel a hurtful feeling we experienced as a child. As a child every time we program in an emotional feeling the subconscious mind creates an unwanted behavior that goes along with the negative feeling. The unwanted behavior is created as a method to push people away so we don't get hurt again like we did when we were a child. These unwanted behaviors are behaviors like liars, perfectionist, procrastinator; someone who is late all the time, someone whose word is no good and the list goes on and on. From just a few unwanted behaviors I posted you can now see how people don't want to spend time being around a liar, you never know when they are telling the truth, a perfectionist, no matter what you do for them or with them is never good enough. The unwanted behaviors are used as a protection keeping us from getting hurt and they work. The main problem with the unwanted behaviors is they keep us from being the best we can be; they stop us from having, being and doing what we want. I have a long list of unwanted behaviors.
An example, a man has a feeling of rejection programmed into one of his feeling folders and he is smart, a good talker and he wants to be a salesman. He goes for a job as a salesman and gets the job and his first task is to do some cold calling in order to build up his database. When the owner tells him that he will have to make cold calls he quickly feels some anxiety, the anxiety is there because the subconscious mind is telling him that he could get rejected and he could feel that rejection feeling again just as he did as a child. Because of that fear he has problems making his calls, he loses his power when he does make a call and his performance is terrible, shortly after being hired he is laded off. Because of the negative feeling programmed into one of his feeling folders he could not have what he wanted, could not be his best he could be and he did not get what he wanted. The unwanted behavior did its job and kept him from getting rejected but it also kept him from doing what he wanted to do, be a salesman. I have a list of hundreds of negative hurtful feelings and each one of them comes with an unwanted behavior. Since the subconscious mind is the creative part of us it is the one that creates the unwanted behaviors.
When clients come to me I first try and find out if they know what their unwanted behavior is that is causing them from being the best they can be and pushes people away. If they know what the unwanted behavior is then when they are under hypnosis it becomes easier to find the negative feeling hidden behind the unwanted behavior. We must find that negative feeling in order to solve the problem so the unwanted behavior will go away.
There is another set of folders and they are belief folders, they hold all the beliefs that we believed as a child and also the beliefs we take on as adults. It is harder to create a new belief folder as adults because we are now more mature and in many cases we automatically do not believe something someone tells us and because of that the subconscious mind does not allow the belief to be programmed in, it only allows it to be programmed in when we believe what we were told or read.
All of us have many belief folders, especially since childhood. The reason there are so many beliefs from childhood is that as children our conscious mind is not mature and as a result children tend to believe a lot of things that were told to them. Things that were not true and they were programmed into their subconscious mind, there was no resistance to stop them from believing what they were told, and their conscious mind is immature and has no idea that what they were told is true. Since we can talk to the subconscious mind under Hypnosis, beliefs are easy to change, we can ask the belief if it is open to the possibility that what it believes could be wrong and if it says yes, then just by logically explaining why it could be wrong and introducing why it could be wrong and what the truth is about the belief allows the subconscious mind to change the belief or just let the belief go. Actually, under hypnosis, we can talk to the belief because the belief is really the subconscious mind. The only way someone can talk to the subconscious mind is under hypnosis, that is how things are resolved with hypnotherapy by communicating with the subconscious mind.
Since the subconscious mind has a job to give you pleasure you would think it would be a good thing for us, but it is not. Making sure we have pleasure creates a lot of problems in many areas of our lives. Here are two areas that we get pleasure from that creates problems, smoking, and eating (food). Now let me explain what I mean about having the pleasure that creates a problem.
Smoking, everyone thinks that the reason people can't quit smoking is that of the nicotine but that is not true. When we took our first puff of a cigarette and we decided it was pleasurable the subconscious mind attached smoking to something that is not pleasurable for us such as boredom. Nicotine is out of our body in 4 to 5 days and so the truth is if smoking had to do with Nicotine then we should be able to quite easily in 6 days when the Nicotine is no longer in our body but we can't.
This is how it works with hypnosis. Once the subconscious mind attaches smoking to let's say boredom and since boredom is not pleasurable every time the person gets bored the subconscious mind has a job to give us pleasure and the person immediately picks up a cigarette, lights it and they will experience the pleasure of smoking and in the time it takes to smoke the cigarette they are out of boredom and that is the reason people have a hard time quitting smoking. The way we solve it under hypnosis is to have the subconscious mind switch the pleasure feeling from smoking to something else that is pleasurable for that person other than smoking. Once it agrees to make that switch the pleasure of smoking gets switched to something else that is pleasurable and the need to smoke goes away.
So, eating is similar, food is attached to something that does not give the personal pleasure and the food gives the personal pleasure which causes them to overeat which also has to be switched to something else that is pleasurable and once that is done the overheating problem goes away . The problems with overeating are we can become obsess which can create all kinds of health problems. Overeating and being obsess can be an unwanted behavior which is a way of keeping people out of a relationship and also keeping other people at a distance.
WHY DOES HYPNOTHERAPY WORK IN SOLVING CLIENTS ISSUES?
Hypnosis works because under hypnosis we are able to talk directly to the subconscious mind where all the negative feeling files are, unwanted behaviors and the belief files are stored. The only way communications can be established with the subconscious mind is through hypnosis, there is no other way. Under hypnosis, we can get the two minds to talk to each other so we can get these issues either deleted or changed. The reason why they have to talk to each other is that the subconscious mind does not live in your real world and because of that it has no idea that these negative feelings and the unwanted behaviors (both are protections) are interfering in the client's life, it has no clue. If the two minds could talk to each other then you could solve your issues without a hypnotherapist, you would not need me, but they don't talk together. Because they don't talk to each other we have spent years trying to figure out why our life is not working the way you want it to. When the two minds are talking to each other that is when we tell the subconscious mind how the negative feeling and the unwanted behavior are interfering with the client's life, as I mentioned the subconscious mind doesn't know that there is a problem. Once it realizes that the negative feeling and the unwanted is harming the client it then becomes willing to make a change. It is willing to make a change because its job is to protect the client not to harm them but because of these two programs, the client is being hurt. You see how important it is to be able to talk to the subconscious mind because it has no idea it is harming the client and since the two minds don't talk to each other the client cannot solve the issues, they just can't and never will.
Ever one of us is being controlled by the little boy and little girl within us, which is the subconscious mine that holds the folders where the programming has to be changed. In order for hypnotherapy to work the client must know they have a problem and they must want to change or eliminate the problem. Next, they have to allow themselves to be hypnotized. Every person on this planet can be hypnotized and the only reason they can't be hypnotized is that they have a fear. A few fears are, he will get into my brain and make changes I don't want, I won't come out of hypnosis and even this, he is charging me this amount of money and it won't work.
In the very beginning of this writing article I said the conscious mind is like the icon on your computer, well imagine the conscious mine as the icon and you have to click on it to move it out of the way in order to be hypnotized, once that happens we can get to the subconscious mind (your hard drive). If the client has a fear and constantly keeps thinking about the fear while I am going through the process of hypnotizing them they will never be hypnotized. The constant thinking of the fear keeps them from clicking on the icon and moving the conscious mind out of the way. If the client does not move the conscious mind out of the way then they are not hypnotized and no work can be done. The hypnotherapist has no control over whether the client has a fear or not and if they do have a fear the hypnotherapist has no control in getting them to let go of the fear, it's the client's responsibility.
OK, our client allows him/she to be hypnotized and when that happens we now have access to the subconscious mind and that is where we are supposed to be in order to get some of the client's issues solved by elimination, changing or deleting. In working with my clients, ninety percent of my clients know what their unwanted behavior is before we even start the hypnotizing process; they know what they do to push people away from them. If the clients do not know what his/her unwanted behavior is, I am usually able to figure it out by just listening to them in our pre-discussion before the hypnotherapy session.
My job in this session is to ask a lot of questions and listen to the answer I get from the subconscious mind. I do know when I am talking to the subconscious mind because when I ask a question the answer is almost immediately; there is no conscious thinking involved. Since the subconscious mind does not live in your real world it always tells the truth and because of that the answers come quickly, it doesn't have to manipulate or control an answer to figure out the right answer, it just tells the truth. It is not like the conscious mind that lives in our real world and when you ask someone a question it takes them time for them to try and figure out what is the right answer is to give the person who asks the question. The conscious mind is a manipulating and controlling mind where the subconscious mind is not, it just tells the truth, that is why the answers pop out immediately.
If the little boy or girl (subconscious mind) is willing to let go of the feeling of rejection then the rejection feeling is gone forever. The client will always know they once had a feeling of rejection but from the moment they let it go of the rejection feeling they will no longer know what that feeling of rejection feels like. Since they will no longer have to worry about feeling the rejection feeling they regain their power back, in other words, they will never have to worry about being rejected because the feeling is gone.
That is why Hypnotherapy is so powerful; it allows you to get your power back. If you find yourself trying to do, be or have something but you keep running up against a block and can't get what you want than the little boy or girl has your power via a negative feeling, unwanted behavior or a belief. If you want your power back then I am suggesting you give me a call as I have Free Unlimited Hypnotherapy Phone Consultation, I can help you.
I am making available to you two list, one is a list of Negative Feelings and the second is a List of Unwanted Behaviors. These lists are for you to look through. When looking through the Negative Feelings list and you see a Negative Feeling on the list that is programmed into your Hard Drive you will actually feel that feeling, then you know you have a Negative feeling absorbing your power.
When looking over the Unwanted Behavior list you will know when you see an Unwanted Behavior and you will know that is you. When you discover your Unwanted Behavior on the list you may be able to also discover the Negative Feeling hidden under the Unwanted Behavior. If that is the case my suggestion is to call me as I have Free Unlimited Hypnotherapy Phone Consultation, I can help you.
The list is free all you have to do is insert your name and email address in the box below and I will email both lists to you.


The Textile Heritage Inspiring Creatives project aims to promote the knowledge of European heritage, experimenting with its use as a source of inspiration for design and contemporary artistic creation.
The project idea was born for a series of initiatives to enhance the textile archives, carried out in recent years by the Prato Textile Museum Foundation with the support of various European programs. The purpose has been developed by the "Associazione Città Tessili Europee" Acte (www.acte.net), of which the Municipality of Prato has been a member for many years. All the project partners, in fact, come from cities with textile vocation belonging to the association (Gironella in Spain, Boras in Sweden, Lodz in Poland and Santo Tirso in Portugal, as well as Prato in Italy), who have decided to commit the development of their collaboration also in the cultural field.
1) Digitization of the textile heritage kept in the partner territories, which share a well-established pre-industrial and industrial textile tradition, as well as being equipped with museum structures dedicated to the conservation and enhancement of the heritage, expression of local products.
In this activity, the important experience about digitization of the company textile archives acquired by the Textile Museum will be used and disseminated in the context of the ongoing European project, Creativewear (MED Program - with the leader of the Municipality of Prato and the Textile Museum partner), has developed the Heritage Manager cataloging software.
2) Experimentation of the use of textile heritage as a source of inspiration for applied creativity and creative residences.
In this activity will be organized for young people of the territories involved different opportunities to learn about the textile heritage and reinterpret it in a creative way as a source of inspiration for new designs and products (fabrics, clothing, accessories, works of art, etc.).
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[OD04] Transboundary shipments of waste
The export of waste from Slovenia has been increasing sharply in recent years; since 2009 (after the peak in 2008), the increase has been more than threefold. In 2015, 238 thousand tonnes of waste was exported, mostly to Austria and Hungary. The import of waste has been rather stable. In 2015, 41 thousand tonnes of waste was imported.
This indicator shows the annual quantity of hazardous or non-hazardous waste exported from and imported to Slovenia, for which approval must be obtained. The terms 'export' and 'import' are used for transboundary shipments of waste regardless of whether or not they concern shipments within or outside the European Union.
Transboundary shipping of waste is governed by the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia – International Agreements, Nos. 15/93, 2/00 and 23/04), and Regulation (EC) No. 1013/06 on shipments of waste (OJ L, No. 190/06). The Regulation implements the Basel Convention, the OECD Council Decision on the control of transboundary movements of wastes, and the Lomé Convention.
Import of waste to Slovenia for the purpose of depositing into or onto land is prohibited. This is only allowed when such waste will be safely recovered and disposed of in some other manner and when sufficient technical capacities are available. Export of waste from Slovenia for disposal purposes is only allowed when sufficient technical capacities and facilities required for harmless disposal are not available in the territory of the Republic of Slovenia or when such export is not in conflict with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No. 1013/06.
Figure OD04-1: The quantity of waste imported to and exported from Slovenia
Transboundary Shipment of Waste Database, Environmental Agency of the Republic of Slovenia (2018)
Figure OD04-2: Količine odpadkov izvoženih iz Slovenije glede na državo uvoza
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Figure OD04-3: Količine odpadkov uvoženih v Slovenijo glede na državo izvoza
Figure OD04-4: Nadaljnje ravnanje z odpadki uvoženimi in izvoženimi iz Slovenije
IMPORT - recovery
IMPORT - disposal
EXPORT - recovery
EXPORT - disposal
· To ensure Slovenia's recovery capacities and capacities for disposal – the principle of self-sufficiency;
· to properly monitor the shipping of waste, including the certificate on final recovery or disposal of waste;
· to ensure a high level of environmental protection and protection of human health;
· to limit the transboundary shipment of waste to a minimum level that still enables environmentally sound waste management;
· to ensure that waste is recovered and disposed of in an environmentally sound manner and as close as possible to its place of origin and to give resource recovery priority over disposal;
· to limit generation of hazardous waste to the lowest possible level (in terms of quantity as well as level of harmfulness);
· to prevent illegal shipments of waste;
· to ensure final disposal and recovery of hazardous waste, and to use infrastructure within the EU when national facilities are insufficient or non-existent.
Control of transboundary transport of waste was largely put in place due to the fact that countries exported their hazardous waste for disposal. In most cases, the cost of export was low compared to waste treatment in the source country, but disposal in the recipient country did not always comply with the principles of protection of human health and the environment. After 1990, transboundary movement of waste gradually became regulated. Regulations require the Member States to become self-sufficient in waste disposal, to recover or dispose of waste as close as possible to the location of its generation and to give priority to recovery over disposal. Also, the Member States are obliged to ensure environmentally friendly waste management and prevent illegal shipments of waste.
The quantity of internationally shipped waste is largely influenced by the differences in recovery and disposal prices, insufficient domestic capacities for waste recovery and the requirements for special recovery technologies. Generally, larger countries have a greater variety of and more technologically advanced facilities for recovery and disposal of waste.
The export of waste from Slovenia has been increasing since 2005. A slight decrease was recorded only in 2009. An increase in the years immediately following 2005 was largely the result of a larger volume of sludge from urban wastewater treatment plants. In 2005, the export of sludge from urban wastewater treatment plants amounted to approximately 1,730 tonnes (7% of the total quantity of exported waste), in 2006 to approximately 14,200 tonnes (36% of the total quantity), and in 2007, approximately 21,600 tonnes (31% of the total quantity). Export of certain other types of waste increased as well, e.g. waste from (mechanical) waste treatment that does not contain hazardous substances, combustible waste, solid waste containing hazardous substances from the treatment of hazardous gases and waste from the deinking of waste paper and board.
In 2013, Slovenia exported 192,000 tonnes of waste. As many as 43% of exported waste belongs to the category of 'other waste' (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical waste treatment, while the second largest group is represented by sludge from wastewater treatment plants (19%). Exports also consisted of mixed waste in which at least one type of waste was classified as hazardous (7%), solid waste from waste gas treatment and combustible waste (both 4%). Exported waste was mostly disposed of or recovered in Austria (47%), Hungary (35%) and Germany (9%), and smaller quantities in Slovakia, Poland, Italy, Bulgaria and France. While most exported waste was intended for recovery, 18% (34,097 tonnes) was disposed of (mostly hazardous waste), which is slightly more than the previous year.
The quantity of imported waste remains relatively stable. In 2013, 34,000 tonnes of waste was imported to Slovenia. This was mostly waste lead batteries from Italy, Hungary and Croatia, and partly also from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Montenegro, France, the Netherlands, Sweden and Serbia to be recovered by the company MPI-Reciklaža d. o. o. (87%). In 2013, combustible waste was also imported (7%) from Austria and sludge containing hazardous substances from physical-chemical treatment (4%) from Italy. All imported waste was recovered in Slovenia.
Over the last decade, the European Union Member States have been facing increased cross-boundary transport of waste. According to the Eurostat data, the quantity of hazardous waste shipped between EU Member States or outside the EU in the period 2001–2012 increased by 66%, from 3,164,000 tonnes in 2001 to 5,249,000 tonnes in 2012. Most waste crossing borders in small-quantity shipments (between 2.5 and 8 kg per capita) is received by Germany, Belgium and France.
The quantity of exported waste intended for disposal increased from 600,000 tonnes in 2001 to 1.4 million tonnes in 2012, while the quantity intended for recovery increased from 2.4 million tonnes to 3.8 million tonnes.
According to an EEA study (2012), a special example of transboundary shipments of waste is electric and electronic equipment exported from the EU to African and Asian countries, where components are to be reused. It is hard to determine whether the equipment is exported as used goods, which is acceptable, or as waste intended for disposal, which is unacceptable. In general, export of waste electric and electronic equipment from the EU to non-members of OECD is prohibited. In order to reuse metals, components are often burned outside, which usually causes the release of fly ash and other toxic substances into the air and greater exposure to the population of such substances, while the contamination of food, soil and surface water becomes more likely as well. Europol has been recording an increase in illegal waste trade within the EU. In some cases, exported waste that is marked for recycling is disposed of illegally. In order to assess the environmental and economic impacts of transboundary shipments of waste, more detailed information would be required on the types of shipped waste, as this is the only way to identify the reasons for shipping. A better overview of legal shipments of waste at the EU level could enable a more successful identification of illegal shipments.
The objectives have been taken from the Operational Programme on waste deposition aiming at the reduction of deposited quantities of biodegradable waste (Novelation of March 2008, pages 39 and 40), the National Environmental Action Plan 2005-2012 (Chapter 4.4.1) and the Basel Convention.
The data have been collected on the basis of the legislation in force, i.e. the Basle Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia – International Agreements, Nos. 15/93, 2/00 and 23/04) and the EU legislation. EU Legislation was modified in 2006.
Regulation (EC) No. 259/93 was replaced by Regulation (EC) No. 1013/06 which became effective in mid 2007. Also implemented was Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1418/07 concerning the export for recovery of certain waste listed in Annex III or IIIA to Regulation (EC) No. 1013/06 of the European Parliament and of the Council to certain countries to which the OECD Decision on the control of transboundary movements of wastes does not apply.
Wastes which require approval for import or export are, according to the Act Ratifying the Basle Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia – International Agreements, Nos. 15/93, 2/00 and 23/04) – defined as wastes that belong to any category contained in Annex I to the Basle Convention, unless they do not have any of the characteristics contained in Annex III to the Basle Convention (show no hazardous properties), and – wastes that are not covered under the first paragraph (show no hazardous properties), but are defined as, or are considered to be, hazardous waste by the domestic legislation of the country of export, import or transit. This means that, considering the provisions of the Basle Convention and of Regulation (EC) 1013/2006, these can also be wastes which do not show any hazardous properties, but approval is required for their transboundary movement, for example if a country desires stricter control over deliveries of paper, glass, tyres or similar.
Any waste treatment facility in the country of importation that recovers or disposes of wastes for which it has obtained all the necessary approvals for import, transit or export of waste is obliged to present to the Environmental Agency of the Republic of Slovenia, to the competent body in the country of importation and in the country of transit, and to the supplier of wastes, a certificate of their disposal or recovery no later than within one year from the receipt of the shipment if the waste is subject to final procedures, or within two years from the receipt of shipment if the waste is subject to intermediary procedures of disposal/recovery. The form to be completed shows the date of shipment, delivery and receipt of waste by the provider of disposal or recovery, and the date of actual disposal/recovery of such waste, as well as the quantities of transported, delivered, received and disposed/recovered waste.
The data from transportation papers on the executed disposal/recovery of waste are entered into the database of transboundary shipments of wastes in which all issued approvals are also recorded. These data then constitute the basis for records on actually imported and exported quantities of waste under each issued approval, and for reporting to the Secretariat of the Basle Convention in accordance with its Articles 13 and 16, and to the European Commission in accordance with Article 51 of Regulation (EC) No. 1013/2006. Data on permitted transboundary shipments of waste acquired by such procedure is reliable and accurate.
- EARS, 2008. Reports under the Basle Convention.
- MESP, 2008. Operational Programme on Waste Deposition.
- EEA (ETC/RWM), 2008. Transboundary shipments of waste in the EU (Developments 1995 – 2005 and possible drivers; Technical report 2008/1).
- IMPEL-TFS, 2006. IMPEL-TFS verification - 2 Project report: Is what you see, what you get?
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[OD08] Sewage sludge from urban waste water treatment plants
Author(s): Nada Suhadolnik Gjura, Barbara Bernard Vukadin, Agencija Republike Slovenije za okolje


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Public displays of affection, or PDA, are actions or gestures that couples engage in to show their affection for each other in public. This can include holding hands, hugging, kissing, and even cuddling. While some people may feel comfortable engaging in PDA, others may not be as open to it.
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A study published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships found that men and women both value physical affection in a relationship, but men place slightly more importance on it. This may be one reason why men are more likely to initiate PDA. In a survey of over 1,000 adults, men were more likely to initiate holding hands, cuddling, and kissing in public compared to women. With that said, it doesn't mean that women don't engage in PDA at all.... in fact, the same survey found that women were more likely to initiate hugging in public.
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"The importance of physical affection in romantic relationships: A study of gender differences" by C.E. Floyd and M.M. Tix in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.
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