HUNDREDS of Muslims have signed a petition highlighting concerns over 'heavy-handed' police raids on terror suspects in south Manchester.
SIGNATURES: Saad Abdulatif with the petition at West Didsbury Mosque.
HUNDREDS of Muslims have signed a petition highlighting concerns over 'heavy-handed' police raids on terror suspects in south Manchester.
The Council of Manchester Mosques says the Islamic community is 100 per cent behind police efforts to root out terrorism.
But it claims recent raids in Fallowfield and Whalley Range 'appeared heavy-handed and insensitive' and that many Muslims feel frightened and vulnerable because of the 'vague and broad nature of anti-terror legislation'.
The council warns that some police action could harm community relations.
So far, a 40-page petition has been signed by more than 800 worshippers at Didsbury Mosque on Burton Road, the Victoria Park Mosque and the Madinhah Mosque in Levenshulme.
Didsbury Mosque manager Saad Abdulatif, also a member of the mosques council and police advisory body, said: "People aren't against taking measures over people's security here. Muslims are more concerned about the safety of the community because they are the ones that get spat at in the streets if anything happens.
"But they feel they are targeted whatever they do.
"And people are questioning the manner in which the raids were carried out.
"They believe the Home Office is trying to look tough but it is hampering all our efforts to open up the community."
During the Manchester raids, houses on Fallowfield's Widgeon Street, and Palmerston Avenue and Clarendon Road in Whalley Range were targeted.
Mr Abdulatif claimed some wives and children at the addresses told him afterwards they weren't even allowed to put on their clothes before police officers burst into bedrooms.
He said: "People don't like to see women and children caught up in all this. Why raid a house at 3am? There were 500 people to carry out just a few arrests.
"Wives and children have been terrorised. And for the wives and children of those suspects, their lives will never be the same again.
"The way their neighbours look at them now is unbearable. They don't feel safe in their own homes."
One of the men arrested, Taher Nasuf, 44, is suspected of being a middle-ranking member of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group and faces deportation back to Libya. His wife, Nora, 38, says he is innocent.
Mr Abdulatif said: "The Libyan community here is up in arms because they don't like what's going on. They're all British subjects.
"They think what's the point of being British, if it's just like Libya? They expect this under a dictatorship but we are supposed to live in a law-abiding country.
"A lot of Libyan people are quite concerned. They think the British authorities are acting on bad intelligence from Libya.
"Since when has Colonel Gaddafi been trusted? Only a few years ago, the Libyan government was blacklisted over the Lockerbie bombings and IRA funding.
"Libyans here have nowhere else to go. This is their country. They would be absolutely stupid to do anything to threaten their wives and children."
A police spokesman said: "Greater Manchester Police is aware of a petition signed by members of the Muslim community and the concerns raised by the Council of Manchester Mosques about recent police activity in relation to an investigation into facilitation of terrorist activity overseas.
"We are working closely with the local community to identify and address these concerns. Officers are in daily contact with key members of the Muslim community and are in the process of arranging a meeting with the Independent Advisory Group.
"It is always difficult to balance the need for operations of this kind with the sensitivities surrounding issues of terrorism. But we carefully consider the impact our actions will have on local people and, where possible, address this.
"The activity on May 24 was one phase of an extensive GMP-led investigation and, as a result of this operation, a significant amount of material was seized, which is currently being reviewed by detectives.
"Nine addresses in Greater Manchester were searched by police. Officers were not armed and the action was taken in the early hours of the morning to minimise disruption to the community.
"Two of the three men who were arrested under the Terrorism Act have been released while inquiries continue. A third has been arrested under immigration powers in accordance with the Home Secretary's powers to deport individuals whose presence in the UK is not conducive to the public good for reasons of national security. It is clear that the activity has disrupted a known terrorist group.
"Six of the eight arrested continue to be detained in custody pending deportation by the Immigration Service as they are considered to be a threat to national security."


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There is simply no denying that the surge in mixed reality has been the biggest story of 2017. Some might argue that the release of the iPhone X was just as big, or that soaring values for cryptocurrencies constitutes as big a tech phenomenon as a financial one. It was recently written that Nintendo's resurgence was the biggest tech story of the year, and that's not a bad argument either. But the broader and likely more impactful story was that mixed reality began to spread. Virtual reality became more accessible and more "normal" and, partly thanks to the iPhone X (but really thanks to new software development platforms from Apple and Google), augmented reality became commonplace overnight. Together, VR and AR make up what is often referred to as mixed reality.
The stage is set for 2018 to be a huge year in this industry, as developers across the gaming spectrum turn their attention to the potential of new styles. Already there are plenty of noteworthy games in both VR and AR. With these mediums still growing and evolving, however, here are 10 names to keep an eye on for further advancement.
Right now, Niantic is the hottest name in augmented reality. The company behind Pokémon GO helped expose the world to this style of gaming, and is now looking to seize control of the industry. In addition to continuing to update Pokémon GO, Niantic will be introducing new games in the near future – including an AR experience based on the world of Harry Potter.
Bethesda has been very busy (and very successful) over the last two years. Fallout 4 was arguably the biggest title in gaming for quite some time, and a mobile app accompanying it did very well also. Now preparing to dive into VR with a Fallout adaptation, Bethesda is poised for a lot of follow-up activity in 2018.
Late-2017 and early-2018 in VR are being marked by the transition of recognizable franchise titles to the new medium. Fallout is just one example, with titles like Skyrim and Doom also making their way to VR. Activision is a virtual gaming empire, but in particular we should keep an eye on its Call Of Duty franchise. It's just hard to believe that the company will allow its competitors to succeed in VR without a challenge.
Psytec Games was identified by VentureBeat in a 2016 article as a VR game developer to watch, and remains among the most intriguing companies in the business. With a budding series on its hands already (Windlands and Windlands 2), as well as the captivating game Crystal Rift, Psytec continues to be a company to watch.
This is more of a shot in the dark – but to this point, we've seen very little in the way of adaptation for serious sports games in mixed reality. This can only last for so long, and with EA being king in this genre, we should bear in mind that they could well announce any number of AR or VR sports games at any point.
Fireproof is the small mobile developer behind The Room and its sequels (very popular mobile games), and has also dabbled in VR before. With some games that appear to be imitations of The Room already circulating on AR, it seems very likely that Fireproof itself will become active in this category sooner rather than later.
Rovio, in case you've forgotten the name, is the developer behind Angry Birds (and its numerous sequels and spinoffs). With Angry Birds being arguably the greatest franchise in mobile gaming history, and being a fairly natural fit for AR, anyone with an interest in gaming trends should keep an eye on Rovio.
This is a developer that works in the casino genre, and which has already announced that it will add virtual reality games to its formidable collection. This puts the company at the forefront of what could be a significant movement of an entire genre into VR (and possibly AR as well).
HTC is not a game developer, but is certainly still a name to watch. The HTC Vive is by most accounts the most impressive VR headset available – and also the most expensive. It will be fascinating to see if the company attempts to lower the price for its headset in the near future, or whether it bets on consumers paying more. This decision could set the tone for the future of the technology.
As always, Apple should be kept in mind also. By introducing ARKit (its development platform for AR), Apple set itself up to define mobile-based augmented reality – even if Google's ARCore is more or less the same thing. But what we still aren't clear on is whether or not Apple will be adding AR glasses to its product line. Most of the evidence suggests it will indeed, though it's uncertain, and the timeline is hazy.


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package org.batfish.representation.juniper;

import static org.batfish.datamodel.transformation.Transformation.when;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Optional;
import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;
import javax.annotation.ParametersAreNonnullByDefault;
import org.batfish.common.Warnings;
import org.batfish.datamodel.Ip;
import org.batfish.datamodel.acl.MatchHeaderSpace;
import org.batfish.datamodel.transformation.Transformation;
import org.batfish.datamodel.transformation.TransformationStep;

/** Represents a nat rule for Juniper */
@ParametersAreNonnullByDefault
public final class NatRule implements Serializable {

  private List<NatRuleMatch> _matches;

  private final String _name;

  @Nullable private NatRuleThen _then;

  public NatRule(String name) {
    _matches = new LinkedList<>();
    _name = name;
    _then = null;
  }

  @Nonnull
  public List<NatRuleMatch> getMatches() {
    return _matches;
  }

  @Nullable
  public String getName() {
    return _name;
  }

  @Nullable
  public NatRuleThen getThen() {
    return _then;
  }

  public void setThen(@Nullable NatRuleThen then) {
    _then = then;
  }

  /** Convert to vendor-independent {@link Transformation}. */
  public Optional<Transformation.Builder> toTransformationBuilder(
      Nat nat,
      @Nullable Map<String, AddressBookEntry> addressEntryMap,
      Ip interfaceIp,
      Warnings warnings) {

    List<TransformationStep> steps =
        _then == null
            ? null
            : _then.toTransformationSteps(nat, addressEntryMap, interfaceIp, warnings);

    MatchHeaderSpace match =
        new MatchHeaderSpace(NatRuleMatchToHeaderSpace.toHeaderSpace(_matches));

    // steps can be empty when the pool used by the rule is not found
    return (_then == null || steps.isEmpty())
        ? Optional.empty()
        : Optional.of(when(match).apply(steps));
  }
}

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From left to right: Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce Board member and Past President Dan Harrington, Chamber Director Caitlin Christiana, Edward Jones Financial Advisor Amy Duffy, Branch Office Administrator Heidi Huber, Chamber Board President Amanda Moore, Chamber Board member Nicole Picard. Photo provided.
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – On Thursday, Jan. 31, the Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce was thrilled to perform a ribbon cutting ceremony on behalf of financial advisor Amy Duffy to celebrate the opening of her new Edward Jones Investments office at 41 Chester Rd., Suite 1 in Springfield. Amy's office is now one of two Edward Jones locations in Springfield, complementing Gerry Mittica's site at 300 River St., which has been serving this community for many years.
Amy is a native of Springfield and a graduate of Springfield High School. She attended New Hampshire Technical Institute and then went on to Vermont Technical College. She has been investing personally for about 20 years and has always had an interest in the cycles of the stock market. She started with Edward Jones in 2016 and worked from the River Street office before opening her own office. "I have seen people that I care about struggle financially in their later years and wanted to help others avoid the same challenges," she explains.
For more information about Amy Duffy's Edward Jones Investments office at 41 Chester Rd. in Springfield, call 802-885-1352 or visit her website at www.edwardjones.com/amy-duffy.


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More than words.
1. How To Train Your Dragon (3D)
Wei Chuen and I watched the aforementioned cartoon on Saturday night. While the movie was enjoyable, the 3D was a huge rip-off. I read a soaring New York Times review about how you'd toatlly feel like you're flying during the dragon flight scenes and I was eagerly anticipating that, only to be sorely let down. It felt exactly like how it'd feel without paying an extra $4. It felt perfectly normal. Either the reviewer lied, or something went wrong with the tech when the reels were shipped from the US to here.
Crap 3D. Nonetheless, I wanna watch Clash of the Titans in 3D. I fully expect things to be flying at me then, and if they don't, I'd never watch another 3D movie again in my LIFE.
Movie itself was really cute. The dragon - Toothless - was adorable. I didn't like the non-training scenes as much as the training ones and America Ferrera as Astrid was surprisingly grating. But still an enjoyable movie. Good.
2. 9 months
No, not preggers; our 9 months.
We had dinner at Oscar's, Conrad. He raped the seafood section and binge-ate the lobsters. And to think he requested to leave later as he was full from lunch. I'm dating a pig - an adorable one.
A bit too tired right now to write this adequately, but words, at this point, can no longer express. He's truly the best ever.
3. Prison visit
Went Changi today to interview client. Most shocking discovery: Dude was from my JC.
He seemed perfectly normal and even affable. I was rather assured to see that he wasn't moody or down-trodden, but was open and smiling. He looked a lot younger than his age and he came across as a generally good character that has unfortunately been led astray.
It's rather sad. I stayed back today to finish the draft rep (to incorporate the things he told us during the interview) and although I was hoping to do it tomorrow, I didn't mind staying back the way I normally would have.
I am, however, tired as hell. Shall spend the rest of the night watching tennis.
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Sorry for that. Alex can be a little, well, you know, Lori. You saw it before.
Oh, I did. I know how he can be.
You'll see what we mean, Jennifer.
Now, what can I get you to both drink? We've got the wine you brought which is chilling. I've got another bottle of white already cold, a red that's very good, or I can mix a cocktail.
You go ahead. Can I just get some water to start?
Sure! We have Pellegrino, tonic, seltzer, tap?
Some Pellegrino would be fine.
So many choices. Uh, how about the lemon?
Now what kind of question is that? I offer you a cocktail, and you ask if I have vodka.
Well, you guys only drank gin that night, so I wasn't sure.
That was one night, and before the white wine at dinner. We are perfectly capable of mixing it up a bit.
Tito's. Tito's. Is. Good. Now I know how you feel, Jen.
How do you want your Tito's?
Of course, I did. You ordered three of them!
And Jennifer, it's nice to meet you in person. We heard a lot about you.
All good things. No need to worry. Lori filled us in.
So she says. I kinda wish you had talked about some other things instead of me.
Yeah, well, we did talk about other things, but four hours in a car is a long time. Talking about you was inevitable. (turning to Gary and Lori) Right?
Sure, I mean, what else could I do? You weren't there, and then when they heard about you, these two were like a commercial for The Enquirer.
You're also ruthless about being a good host and making drinks, right? Did he get your orders already?
I was just about to get them started, but you made your grand re-entrance, so I figured I should wait and make sure you actually put your clothes on.
He loves to give me a hard time, this one.
Get those drinks going, and I'll keep everyone in here occupied.
Did you see this Frank Lloyd Wright exhibit?
We did. It was beautiful.
I wanted to see it, and then I just lost track of when it closed.
Yeah, I ended up going on the last day. I couldn't show my face at work if I didn't see it. It's my job and all.
Honey, I told you Alex was the architect, sweetie. And Gary is a lawyer.
Right. Sure. But without having met them before, it's hard to keep all of that straight.
No worries at all. I barely keep it straight, and we've been together for 11 years. You two are going on 7?
Here, let me take that. (He takes the book and sets it back on the coffee table.) Great flowers. Did you bring those?
The train station. Gary made such a big deal about the stand having Gerber daisies.
Right. I figured it would be a nice reminder.
A real surprise given the circumstances.
Don't mind me. Just trying not to spill. We just got this new rug from Room and Board and this one gets all worked up about stains.
It's expensive, and I after a week I still think it should be stain-free.
Is this the story about the dropcloth? Like when your friend invited you over and put a drop cloth down under the dining room table as a joke? I LOVE that story.
Lori told us over dinner that night in Boston. That was after she sent a meatball flying off her plate and under the table next to us.
It was a real "Pretty Woman" moment, except that Richard Gere was nowhere in sight.
He's gotten kind of old looking don't you think?
Oh sure, but that's the great thing about film. It traps a person in time and they look like that forever and ever and ever.
Is there anything that you didn't tell these two?
No, I'm serious. What else do they know about me? About us? I mean you barely know them, and they know all sorts of things about us.
Should not be what? I told you I thought this was all a little strange.
I appreciate the invitation, but I don't understand why you know so much about us. The fact that you spent the evening together after what happened and then drove back the next day is bad enough, particularly when I told Lori she was crazy to get into a car and drive four hours with two men she didn't know. But Lori never worries about those kinds of things, and I just have to live with that.
It's fine, I just think it's too soon for this.
We've done a first-class job of telling every inside joke possible, and nothing to welcome you. That's not what we meant to have happen. We invited you and Lori to dinner because we want to know you. We heard all about you, probably more than we would've under normal circumstances, but that night was anything but normal.
I know. I know you did. I'm sorry.
I thought she was dead. She always took that train out of Boston, and she always traveled in the business class car at the front of the train.
Me too. If Gary hadn't been with me, he would have felt the same way you did. I was there at our Boston office for a design presentation. I would have been traveling in the same car.


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MovieChat Forums > Pervert Park (2014) Discussion > Craigslist sting?
Craigslist sting?
posted 4 years ago by coloradochinesecrested
The guy with pink hair and baby face is just as bad as the others, period. I'm sure there is more than this pervert is telling in his story, it's bad enough what he does share!
He agreed to be sexual with the 14 year old daughter of the mother he was soliciting, how much worse can you get! I'm only sorry he didn't get ten years in prison, but at least he's labeled for life as the scum he is. These people all sound so sad telling their stories and how a troubled childhood created these sexual perverts. Hey, my childhood was rotten, but I don't ruin another person's life by being a sexual predator and then blaming my childhood on the decisions I make as a responsible adult. Have bad memories and an awful past? Seek a counselor, get on medication and stop preying on innocent victims! Sickening.
[–] samunfiltered 4 years ago
When I heard that little turd say his arrest was because of a sting and all he did was say he would. I knew he was lying. They had to have had other stuff on him as well. Probably searched his computer and found child porn.
[–] LaneKnox 4 years ago
I just watched this ... and enjoyed it. I was also curious enough to look up each of the individuals registry to see if they'd reoffended. Guess who is the ONLY ONE to have additional charges filed against them since the filming of this documentary?
That same little jerk who claimed he was "just in the wrong place at the wrong time" online.
The filmmakers website says: "Jamie Turner violated his probation in 2015 for using the Internet for other than work or school purposes. He got a nine year suspended sentence and was put on house arrest for two years. He was released on early termination of probation on April 21, 2016, and has after his release moved back to Connecticut with his mother. He plans to move abroad and get a Ph.D. in film studies" http://www.pbs.org/pov/pervertpark/film-update/ .....
....but that doesn't really jive with the FLA State offender registration site. According to that, he was charged with SE COMPUTR SEX W/MINOR; F.S. 847.0135(2) (*gasp*...again?), Traveling to meet minor to commit unlawful sexual offense, F.S. 847.0135(4), and Lewd Or Lascivious Exhibition, Victim Under 16, Offender 18 or Older; F.S. 800.04(7)(b). http://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/flyer.do?personId=79912
In other words, it looks like that first arrest wasn't just him being unlucky ... it was him hunting for something specific ... just like the other man in the documentary predicted. I shudder to think what country "abroad" he plans to move to ... and what he might get up to once he's there/away from the restrictions of the sex offender registry.
So far, all the others have not been arrested for any other violations of their parole. I saw that as a positive sign that their community and outreach has benefits. My congrats to the individuals for working hard to change their lives.
[–] kid_c 4 years ago
Honestly the part where he says he's going to get his PhD and become a professor is just a pipe dream, along with the "moving abroad" thing as well. No country is going to give him a student visa with his criminal history and he certainly is never going to be hired to teach 18-22 year olds even if they're legally adults.
I too had some trouble buying his story. I work with drug addicts and they are similar to sex offenders in some ways in that they're stigmatized by society and unable to control their impulses and cravings. Early on they almost always minimize their use and addictions because they're still in denial and don't want to admit to others (or even themselves) quite how bad things really are. I think it's the same with this kid. He wanted people to think he didn't belong there and that he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time but the fact that he's the only person to re-offend shows that he definitely belongs on the sex offender registry.
[–] spacefink (92) 3 years ago
It's funny, both my sister and I felt his story seemed like bullshit and sure enough, here's the proof! I honestly think a lot of these people lied a little bit, in the same way many criminals sometimes do to seem more innocent than they really are.
That said, sometimes things DO happen (like people are at the wrong place/wrong time) but A) I don't believe that usually ever applies to soliciting prostitutes and B) if someone was talking about including their kid, and you don't shut that conversation down? That really says something about you. I mean this is common sense...I'd be freaked the fuck out and would be like "yeah no..." I mean who goes along with that? It says quite a bit about his character.
And tbh even the counselors came across as manipulative, like they tried to claim that these guys are really innocent and society doesn't do enough to understand them. I actually think it's a little fucked that these people live pretty ok but those who commit light sentences get treated way harsher. Says a lot about how we view "justice". This kid got to camp outside because he's very privileged, not because he's a genuinely good person.


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It's been 20 years since the Spice Girls debuted in the U.S.
So tell me what you want, what you really, really want"
Back in the day, Scary Spice, Ginger Spice and the rest were singing about girl power. Just last year, the charity Project Everyone covered the anthem. The video redux promoted gender equality, telling government leaders what women "really, really want."
So, what if you knew what your donors want...what they really, really want?
And, if you knew, what would you do with that information?
measurable results on those gifts at work, before they are asked for more money.
Burk's research found that, when donors get these three things, they are more likely to continue giving to a charity - and increase the value of their gifts over time.
Fast forward a dozen years and you get Roger Craver's "Retention Fundraising: The New Art and Science of Keeping Your Donors for Life."
In the book, Craver shares a DonorVoice study that asked donors to rate 32 essential activities in terms of their importance to the donor. Specifically, which activities would cause an existing donor to continue supporting an organization?
The choices included a series of marketing, communications, fundraising and operational activities. Craver acknowledges that the list was long because they wanted to provide as complete a list of choices as possible.
DonorVoice then ranked the results by their relative importance in improving donor loyalty and their lifetime value (that is to say, the total of their gifts over time).
Are you surprised at what donors want?
You're not alone. When I shared this information at a workshop recently, the executive directors and development directors were shocked. A few even commented that this was the most valuable takeaway from the session.
If you'll compare Craver's findings to Burk's, the parallels are striking.
Burk found that what donors want most is "acknowledgement" and "information."
Craver found that what donors want most relates to "communication" and "impact."
What about you? Are you spending time properly acknowledging your donors? How are you communicating? Are you giving your donors the information they want to know? Are you telling them about the impact of their gifts?
Consider how you spend your time. How often do you communicate with donors, and what do you say when you do?
Roger Craver posits, "By eliminating activities that don't matter to donors and improving those that do, we're creating a meaningful different experience for our most loyal donors and deriving significantly more revenue from them with no mid-level or major gift officer required."
'Tis the season that nonprofits are planning for year-end fundraising. Updating donor lists. Drafting appeal letters. Many will add a touch point and thank donors for their previous gift, before asking for another. Maybe you're one.
Don't wait until December. Be sure you're communicating with your donors throughout the year - not just during "giving season."
Tell them exactly how you're using their money. And be sure that you're sharing the impact of their gifts.
After each new gift, tell donors what difference their contribution will make. What will happen because of his donation? What will change as a direct result of her gift?
And before asking again, make sure you've told your donors how things are different (and better) because of them and their support.
Be careful not to talk about what you (the organization) did. Instead, talk about what they (the donor) made possible. The children who aren't hungry. The single mothers who got living-wage jobs. The water that's safe to drink. The wildlife that's protected. You get the idea.
These are the messages that donors want to hear. And these are the messages that will drive donor commitment, loyalty and retention.
It's quite simple really. Keep doing your good work and give your donors what they want. When you do these two things - and do them well - your donors will keep giving.
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      t.string :user_token
      t.string :name,               null: false
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AUTHOR: Brad Olsen is a Contributing Editor for World Explorer magazine and has written several guide books. His seventh, "Sacred Places Europe: 108 Destinations," was released in March, 2007. The second edition of "Sacred Places North America: 108 Destinations" was released in 2008 and won the "Best Travel Guide for Planet Earth" Award in 2010. Brad's commentaries have appeared on National Public Radio, CNN and the Travel Channel. He enjoys extended global travel (particularly to exotic locations), and public speaking on the subject of sacred places.


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Anti-Coal Movement Grows in Philippines
A year ago, with the Philippine economy soaring upward along with its expanding population, energy officials issued environmental compliance certificates for 21 new coal-fired plants to meet the country's burgeoning energy needs. Some 40 percent of the country's energy needs are now provided by coal, in a country whose citizens are fearful of superstorms that are devastating the country possibly as a result of climate change. It is reckoned that at least 45 new coal-fired plants are to become operational by 2020, increasing carbon dioxide emissions by 64.4 million to 79.8 million metric tons a year.
That massive increase has led to a growing coalition of NGOs concerned over the burgeoning coal plant construction and emissions and leaves the country with a deepening dilemma as economic growth outstrips power needs. A terrifying onslaught of super typhoons has battered the country, including Haiyan/Yolanda in November of 2013, listed as one of the strongest ever to come ashore anywhere and taking the lives of nearly 6,500 persons, driving up aversion to more fossil fuel plants.
On May 4, an estimated 10,000 environment advocates marched through Batangas City 105 km. south of Manila to push for the cancellation of all proposed coal-fired power plants in the Philippines. This protest was part of a campaign launched as part of the Break Free movement against fossil fuels staged in several countries worldwide. The march, led by Catholic Archbishop Ramon Argueles, was in protest of approval of a proposed 600-MW JG Summit coal plant in a Batangas City district.
The protestors are calling for the phase out of existing coal plants and mines and a more rapid transition to renewable energy during the next administration. They criticized the approval by outgoing President Benigno Aquino of the proposed coal-fired power plants throughout the country, citing its contradiction to the country's commitments under the Paris agreement at COP21. As declared in RA 9513 or the Renewable Energy Act of 2008, the State is mandated to accelerate the exploration and development of renewable energy resources to attain energy self-reliance and "to reduce the country's dependence on fossil fuels", which will reduce its exposure to oil price fluctuations in the international market.
The coalition is likely to run into trouble at the start of the new administration of Rodrigo Duterte, the maverick Davao mayor who has been elected to the presidency by a large margin. In April, Duterte said the plant is necessary to combat the country's energy crisis and called climate change advocates in industrialized nations "hypocrites" for failing to impose sanctions on those historically responsible for climate change. "We need energy," he said. "At all costs." In 2010, he went against environmentalists to defend Aboitiz Power, the owner of Davao light and Power, in the construction of a coal-fired power plant being proposed by company to be built there, saying it wouldn't affect people or the environment.
To a large extent, the country is stuck when it comes to renewables or clean energy production from gas. It doesn't have the technology or the sophistication to operate nuclear plants. Wind is fickle and not a particularly attractive investment for private enterprise without subsidies, which are provided in many developed countries. Gas is far more expensive than coal, the bulk of which both must be imported, a strain on the fiscal budget. Geothermal has considerable potential but like wind is an investment risk by private enterprise. With hydropower, the two comprise 5,275 megawatts, or about 30 percent of total usable power. While national energy capacity is more than 16,000 megawatts, only about 13,000 are available at any given time, given plant maintenance, breakdowns, etc. Solar remains in its infancy despite abundant sunlight nearly all year long.
Batangas already hosts the oldest coal-fired plant in the country, a 30-year-old 600-MW facility currently owned by DM Consunji Inc. (DMCI) in Calaca. Residents from Batangas and Cavite reportedly engaged in conversations with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on March 17 to call for the closure of coal plants in their areas due to health and environmental concerns. The participants shared their coal-related struggles within their respective communities and how much these experiences motivated them to support Batangueños against the proposed Pinamucan coal plant.
One of the local speakers, barangay councillor Lina Abalos, focused on concerns about how the health of nearby communities and the environment have been compromised by JG Summit's existing coal plants. She also commended the presence of the youth in the event. In particular, young members of NGOs such as the Youth for Climate Justice and the Climate Reality Project Philippines were active in speaking out about how the coal plants would adversely affect the local fishing industry, which has both economic and health implications on the residents. Fontanilla also spoke against the naïve assumption of coal being cheaper than solar or wind energy that policymakers use as justification in favoring fossil fuels over renewable energy.
"The people of Calaca and other coal-affected communities are already paying the terrible price, with their poor health and poisoned air, land, and water. In fact, the entire country, which is among the most vulnerable in the world to climate impacts, is already paying the price for the world's long-time dependence on dirty and harmful energy", she said. "Another dirty and deadly lie is that there is such a thing as clean coal. Even the proposed clean coal technology to be used in the Pinamucan coal plant is not enough to contain multiple risks, such as coal ash pollution, wastewater pollution, and spills," she added.
She described the country as "more than needful and ready for renewable energy. We must shift to renewables if we are to ensure our own survival, but thankfully the country is abundant with solar, wind, and other renewable sources."
Another mobilization event is currently planned by Piglas Pilipinas to be held in Quezon City as part of the Break Free campaign until May 14. However, the environment advocates pledge to conduct more activities after the end of the global movement to push for the end of fossil fuels in the Philippines and monitor the progress of the incoming administration on climate change and sustainable development.
"Piglas is a continuing challenge to the incoming administration to take a public stand against coal dependency and for a clean energy transition. We are working with other groups to hold our next leaders accountable particularly in their first 100 days in office", she said.


A chiropractic office becomes a more productive and profitable one with the help of a chiropractic software suite. More and more chiropractic clinics are turning to technology to expedite back office operations. Everything from accounts receivable to appointment tracking, to reports generation can be expedited with the right chiropractic application that can handle every step of your patients' visits. If you are looking for an efficient chiropractic practice management system then chiropractic software could be what you need to help you get organized and have your staff work more efficiently.
Chiropractors use various software, and the most basic one available is the 3D modeling software that allows patients to view a computer rendered view of the bone structure, while the chiropractor explains the injuries. This type of powerful software allows the doctor to pinpoint specific vertebrae in the spinal cord while the injury is displayed on the screen.
Simulation software is used to simulate the effect of possible scenarios with the spinal cord when certain stresses are applied. This type of software is used to study the possible causes of stress and injuries to the back. Chiropractors are able to share their discoveries with their patients. With this information, patients can maintain postures that will help them prevent such injuries.
Another version of chiropractic software, and a very popular application in the field of professional sports, is the use of this type of simulation software combined with a motion capture apparatus. With these advance technologies, medical professionals can advise athletes on proper posture and form, not only to prevent injuries, but also for better performance.
SOAPe is state-of-the-art chiropractic software that was designed and developed by a chiropractor with additional input from a team of physicians, attorneys and insurance adjusters. SOAPe gives you all the tools necessary to accurately document your findings and GET PAID with just a few taps of the stylus. Best of all, SOAPe can save you hundreds or even thousands of dollars each year on transcription costs! It literally pays for itself in just a few short months. SOAPe chiropractic software is also 100% tax deductible.
SOAPe chiropractic software is designed exclusively for the Pocket PC, SOAPe is a completely portable, yet robust program that rivals similar chiropractic software and chiropractic EMRs costing thousands of dollars! SOAPe allows you to create complete and detailed chiropractic SOAP notes and reports in just seconds! SOAPe comes preloaded with hundreds of orthopedic exams, neurological tests, CPT and ICD-9 codes, and complete spinal rehabilitation programs. SOAPe Chiropractic Software is the number choice among thousands of chiropractors worldwide for chiropractic documentation. With SOAPe, you can create SOAP Notes, Initial Exams, Progress Reports and even Narratives in just seconds! Try it free today by visit GetSoapE.com .


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"Dumb Love" is a song by British singer and songwriter Mimi Webb, from her debut EP, Seven Shades of Heartbreak. It was released on 11 June 2021, through Epic Records. The song debuted at its peak of number 12 on the UK Singles Chart dated 18 June 2021. It received certifications in three countries, including being certified silver in the UK.

Writing and inspiration
Taken from Seven Shades of Heartbreak which as a collection of songs, according to Harper's Bazaar, "narrates the stages of healing", the song itself "also lays out the nuances of lyrical heartbreak".

Webb said about the EP "I wanted to create around different feelings and the idea of explaining my seven stages. The song "Dumb Love" was that part of the EP where it was great. [At that point,] everything was lovely, fresh, and new. It was nostalgic because you were going back into a situation you had not visited for a long time. Yeah, "Dumb Love" was definitely an exciting part because it was much more lighthearted and loving than other songs."

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Aston Villa Transfer Rumours
Aston Villa: Gerard Deulofeu urged to sign and form deadly link with Bailey
by Angus Sinclair share
Aston Villa have been urged to intensify their interest for dynamic Udinese forward Gerard Deulofeu, who has been of recent interest to an outfit scouring the market for a top-class winger…
According to a report from the Daily Mail at the end of December, Villa manager Unai Emery has been considering a move for Deulofeu, who has been in electric form over the past few campaigns for Udinese.
Now, transfer insider Pete O'Rourke has hyped up a potential deal with the January transfer window open for business. Speaking to Football FanCast, he waxed lyrical about the ingenuity and fleet-footed ability of Deulofeu, who could strike up a flourishing partnership with Leon Bailey.
When asked about a possible partnership between the two, the reporter said: "I think on paper, both players will definitely add something to Villa's attacking play. They can both score goals and create goals. And I'm sure the way Emery sets his team up to play he does want skilful wide players. Both players can do that and I think they can provide ammunition for whoever plays."
"I'm told" - Insider reveals transfer claim from "reliable sources" at Aston Villa
Emery in talks to seal £13m AVFC signing, he's an upgrade on their "questionable" dud - opinion
Aston Villa hit with "big doubt" ahead of Wolves clash, it could be bad news for Emery - opinion
A fresh canvas for the artist?
Deulofeu has been a creative force on the European scene for some time now, playing for the likes of Everton and Watford in the Premier League, FC Barcelona and FC Sevilla in Spain, and in the Italian Serie A with Udinese, whom he joined for £15m.
It is with the latter, his current team Udinese, that the 28-year-old has been enjoying a prolonged purple patch, scoring 18 goals and assisting 14 more from 67 appearances, including three goals and seven assists this term.
And the Spaniard also happened to enjoy his most prolific creative spell of his career under Emery's wing, scoring three goals and assisting ten times from just 15 starts for FC Sevilla across all competitions during the 14/15 term, where he also achieved European glory by winning the Europa League.
Who did Villa sign 2014 World Cup enforcer Ron Vlaar from?
His natural instinct for providing iron-clad auxiliary to the more direct focal points in his side could pay dividends for Villa, who are in dire need of wily wingers to fortify the early gains made since Emery's arrival.
Indeed, the Midlands club have won half of their six Premier League victories since their bosses resounding managerial debut against Manchester United in a dazzling 3-1 display.
Deulofeu's guile from the wide flanks could provide impactful support to the likes of Bailey, who has somewhat struggled since his £25m arrival from Bayer Leverkusen in 2021.
Bailey's 1.4 shots per match in the Premier League this season indicate a willingness to make an impact, and his seasonal heat-map, as per Sofascore, indeed illustrates his deployment deep within enemy territory.
However, the 25-year-old has failed to unearth his clinical roots on English soil, and has clinched just the five goals and four assists from 37 appearances for Villa.
In retrospect, the "artist" Deulofeu – as lauded by statistical site Opta – ranks within the top 1% of positionally similar players for progressive passes and shot-creating actions over the past year across Europe's top five leagues, as per FBref, and could certainly aid the ascension of Bailey's productivity with his deft, selfless approach.


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NC voters want to see substantial teacher raises
May 14, 2014 | Tom Jensen
Raleigh, N.C. – PPP's newest North Carolina poll finds that teacher pay raises are a top priority for voters in the state- and that they want to see teachers get more than Republicans in Raleigh are proposing.
By a 54/36 spread, including 50/39 with independents, North Carolinians think raising teacher pay should be a higher priority for the General Assembly than cutting taxes. 50% of voters in the state support at least a 5% increase, 59% support at least a 4% increase, and 76% support at least a 3% increase. Only 24% of voters think that a 2% teacher pay increase or less is adequate.
There's also strong support for increasing the starting teacher salary in the state. 56% of voters think teachers should start at at least $40,000 a year and 82% think they should start at at least $35,000 a year.
Given these findings it's not surprising that Pat McCrory's teacher pay announcement last week hasn't done anything to shore up his standing with voters in the state. Only 40% of voters approve of the job he's doing, compared to 48% who disapprove. A hypothetical match up for reelection with Roy Cooper would be a toss up at this point, with McCrory ahead by a single point at 43/42.
The General Assembly begins the short session with a 16% approval rating and 56% of voters disapproving of it, reflecting residual anger from last summer. It doesn't have much room to fall over the next few months. The generic legislative ballot in the state is tied at 43%. If that holds to November Democrats will probably be able to pick up a few seats but nothing close to a majority.
"North Carolinians want the legislature to give teachers a substantial pay increase this year," said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling. "If they don't, it could give Democrats a good issue to run with this fall."
PPP surveyed 877 registered voters, including 394 Republican primary voters, from May 9th to 11th. The margin of error for the overall survey is +/- 3.3% and for the Republicans it's +/-4.9%. 80% of interviews for the poll were conducted over the phone with 20% interviewed over the internet to reach respondents who don't have landline telephones.
General Election Toplines
Q1 Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Pat
McCrory's job performance?
Approve …………………………………………………. 40%
Disapprove……………………………………………… 48%
of Roy Cooper?
Q3 If the candidates for Governor in 2016 were
Republican Pat McCrory and Democrat Roy
Cooper, who would you vote for?
Pat McCrory……………………………………………. 43%
Roy Cooper…………………………………………….. 42%
Q4 Do you approve or disapprove of Senator
Richard Burr's job performance?
Q5 If the candidates for President next time were
Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Jeb
Bush, who would you vote for?
Hillary Clinton………………………………………….. 45%
Jeb Bush………………………………………………… 42%
Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Chris
Christie, who would you vote for?
Chris Christie ………………………………………….. 40%
Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Mike
Huckabee, who would you vote for?
Mike Huckabee ……………………………………….. 43%
Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Rand
Paul, who would you vote for?
Rand Paul ………………………………………………. 44%
Q9 Do you approve or disapprove of the job the
General Assembly is doing?
of the Democrats in the North Carolina
Legislature?
of the Republicans in the North Carolina
Q12 Generally speaking, if there was an election for
the state legislature today, would you vote for
the Democratic or Republican candidate from
your district?
Q13 North Carolina is eligible to receive new federal
funding to pay for health care through the
Medicaid program. Do you think the North
Carolina state government should accept this
federal funding to expand Medicaid coverage,
Think it should…………………………………………. 58%
Think it should not……………………………………. 31%
Q14 Would you support or oppose the creation of a
nonpartisan panel to draw North Carolina's
Congressional and legislative districts every 10
years?
Support ………………………………………………….. 45%
Oppose ………………………………………………….. 18%
Q15 How much do you think the starting salary
should be for a public school teacher in North
Carolina: $30,000, $35,000, $40,000, $45,000,
or more?
$30,000………………………………………………….. 14%
More than $45,000…………………………………… 12%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 4%
Q16 How much of a raise do you think all North
Carolina teachers should receive in this year's
budget: a 1% raise, 2% raise, 3% raise, 4%
raise, 5% raise, 6% raise, 7% raise, more than
7%, or no raise at all?
1% ………………………………………………………… 7%
2% ………………………………………………………… 15%
More than 7% …………………………………………. 17%
No raise at all………………………………………….. 2%
Q17 With limited money in the budget, do you think
it is more important for the General Assembly
to raise teacher pay or cut taxes?
Raise teacher pay……………………………………. 54%
Cut taxes………………………………………………… 36%
Q18 Would you support or oppose a small increase
in your power bill to help pay for the cleanup
from the recent coal ash spill?
Q19 In the last presidential election, did you vote for
Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
Barack Obama………………………………………… 48%
Mitt Romney……………………………………………. 48%
Someone else / Don't remember ……………….. 4%
Very liberal ……………………………………………… 9%
Q22 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If a Republican,
press 2. If you are an independent or identify
with another party, press 3.
Independent / Other…………………………………. 23%
Q23 If you are white, press 1. If African-American,
press 2. If other, press 3.
45, press 2. If 46 to 65, press 3. If you are 65
or older, press 4.
Q25 Mode
Phone ……………………………………………………. 80%
Internet ………………………………………………….. 20%
Q26 Area Code
Republican Primary Toplines
Q1 Given the choices of Jeb Bush, Chris Christie,
Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal, Rand
Paul, Marco Rubio, Paul Ryan, and Scott
Walker, who would you most like to see as the
GOP candidate for President in 2016?
Ted Cruz ………………………………………………… 12%
Bobby Jindal …………………………………………… 2%
Marco Rubio …………………………………………… 5%
Paul Ryan ………………………………………………. 8%
Scott Walker …………………………………………… 5%
Someone else / Not sure ………………………….. 11%
Q2 Would you describe yourself as very liberal,
Somewhat liberal …………………………………….. 2%
Q3 If you are a woman, press 1. If a man, press 2.
Q4 If you are 18 to 45 years old, press 1.If 46 to
65, press 2. If you are 65 or older, press 3.


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ED raids former IFS officer's home in PMLA case
New Delhi, Dec 7, 2021- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday said they conducted searches at the residential premise of a former Indian Forest Service officer Abhay Kant Pathak, in connection with a case lodged under PMLA against him and his son.
The case also deals with Disproportionate Assets acquired by them.
An ED official said that during the search they recovered a lot of things along with incriminating documents against him.
"We recovered a Tata Harrier car, documents and other evidence which will be crucial to our case," said ED official.
Abhay and his son Akash were allegedly possessing Rs 9.3 crore disproportionate assets. After an inquiry State Vigilance Directorate (Bhubaneswar) arrested them in 2020.
The vigilance department had then requested the ED to trace their assets which can be seized and to lodge a case if possible. The ED after getting the request decided to lodge a case of PMLA and had started the probe.
During the probe, one MLA Pradeep Panigrahy also came on the radar of the ED. It was alleged that Akash the son of IFS official and Panigrahy allegedly duped jobless people promising them jobs in Tata Motors. It is to be mentioned that Panigrahy was arrested by a local crime branch.
The ED scanned the bank statement of Akash and found them suspicious over which his father Abhay was questioned. The investigation is still going on.
The ED said that they will update about the ongoing probe if they take any stern action. (Agency)


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God chose four men to form His own nation, a group of people that would be special to Him. These men were called patriarchs. The first was Abraham, the father of all who believe. Next was his son Isaac, followed by his son Jacob, who wrestled with God to get His blessing. Finally, one of Jacob's sons, Joseph, was betrayed by his brothers and sold as a slave. But Joseph trusted God, who blessed him and used him to save his family and the whole nation of Egypt.


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Kirchner Food Fellowship Announces Inaugural HBCU Cohort
Fellows represent Florida A&M University, Morgan State University and Xavier University
Jacksonville FL and Washington, DC – July 27, 2021, – The Kirchner Food Fellowship, an initiative of the Kirchner Impact Foundation, today announced the selection of its fellows for the inaugural HBCU cohort. As a pioneering program in developing the next generation of venture capital allocators in food and agriculture, the program launched the dedicated HBCU cohort to help address the lack of diversity within the VC sector.
The 2021-2022 Kirchner Food Fellowship HBCU Fellows:
Bryana Pittman is pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Systems Engineering at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida. She is passionate about bridging the gap between food deserts in the local community, researching innovations in intellectual property, and exploring financial markets.
Martin Adu-Boahene is pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. He is passionate about investing, entrepreneurship, and technology.
Kwame Terra is currently pursuing a Master of Public Health degree in Health Equity at Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana. His studies focus on the association between the local food environment and chronic disease prevalence.
The Fellows will be "impact venture capitalists" for an academic year, investing real money in a real company while remaining full-time students at their respective universities. The HBCU Cohort will look to invest in an early-stage, minority-owned business in the agriculture and food ecosystem.
"We are so incredibly proud of the candidate pool for this inaugural year of the HBCU cohort. This was a tough decision because of the talent and enthusiasm we saw throughout the application process, but ultimately, this group of fellows emerged as passionate, intellectually curious, and hard-working," stated Hattie Brown, Director. "We know they're going to have great success at finding an impactful company addressing food security and cannot wait to get started with our collective work."
"As a Kirchner Food Fellow, I want to help connect founders of agriculture-oriented businesses with the knowledge, advisors, investors, and the support they need to thrive," added Martin Adu-Boahene, 2021-2022 Fellow. "I am thrilled to be a part of this initiative, helping bridge the funding gap for minority-owned businesses solving some of the most pressing challenges in the food and agriculture sector."
"I'm truly honored to have been selected for the inaugural HBCU cohort and look forward to all the connections I'll make, the training I'll receive and the exposure I'll gain over this coming year," added Kwame Terra, 2021-2022 Fellow. "When I first received the news that I had been selected, I naturally shared it with my close friends and family. While a few of them were excited for me and recognized the value of the opportunity, most had no idea what a venture capitalist was. Lack of awareness is a huge factor affecting many racial disparities and I believe this program will help address that."
The Kirchner Food Fellowship is made possible through the support of the Kirchner Group, a leading values-based traditional merchant bank, partners such as the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research, and donor organizations such as The Rockefeller Foundation and Burroughs-Wellcome Fund, as well as individual donors.
Kirchner Food Fellowship
The Kirchner Food Fellowship is a pioneer in the lean impact investment movement, harnessing the power of highly committed next generation talent to find, fund, and assist promising socially responsible, for-profit agricultural businesses to advance global food security. The program has proven that it is possible for newly-formed investment teams to become effective venture capital allocators in a matter of months by using a "real world, real time, real money" model. The combination of compressed learning time frames and low operating costs makes it possible to more cost-effectively deploy smart and impactful capital in parts of the world where angel capital is needed most, leading some to describe the program as "Peace Corps meets VC." For more on the program or to apply please visit www.fundthefood.com and our recent AgFunder article.
The Kirchner Food Fellowship is an initiative of The Kirchner Impact Foundation (501 (c) (3)) one of the "returning arms" of Kirchner Group, that focuses on harnessing the positive power of enterprise to make a difference in addressing some of the most important issues of today. www.kirchnerimpact.com
Hattie Brown | Director | hbrown@kirchnergroup.com
Kirchner Group
Kirchner Group was founded in 1985 as a boutique firm and today operates various subsidiaries, providing advisory services (M&A, assessments, diligence) and operational support (interim management, workouts, turnarounds) as well as asset management (dedicated, portfolio optimization) – all leveraging a proprietary approach that dovetails domain and process expertise.
Throughout the decades Kirchner Group has been internationally recognized for its unique business model centered around creating value while promoting values: "earning while returning". The firm has also established a reputation for building and rebuilding important business and social paradigms based on its deep entrepreneurial orientation.
Kirchner Group's clients and partners include early stage to mid-market companies, venture capital and private equity firms as well as family offices and some of the world's largest insurance companies, commercial banks and institutional investors. www.kirchnergroup.com
Blair Kirchner | Managing Director & Co-Head of Impact Activities | bgkirchner@kirchnergroup.com
Kirchner Impact Foundation (KIF), is a non-profit organization that serves as one of the "returning" arms of Kirchner Group. KIF harnesses the positive power of enterprise to make a difference in addressing some of the most important issues of today and reflects our belief that all businesses should contribute to a positive human future.
© 2022 Kirchner Impact Foundation, Inc.


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Party's inspection commission checks violations in Khanh Hoa, Dong Nai
Saturday, 08/24/2019, 09:13
The Party Central Committee's Inspection Commission has reached conclusions on violations committed by incumbent and former officials of central Khanh Hoa province and decided on disciplinary measures for some others of the southern Dong Nai provincial Department of Public Security.
Tran Cam Tu (standing), Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of the committee's Inspection Commission, chairs the 38th meeting of the commission
The commission said on August 23 that it held the 38th meeting in Hanoi recently.
During this meeting, it found that the Standing Board of Khanh Hoa province's Party Committee and the Party unit of the provincial People's Committee had violated the principle of democratic centralism and lacked responsibility, leadership, examination and monitoring, thus causing many serious violations and shortcomings in the land management and use and the implementation of construction projects, along with infringements of the Party and State's regulations and laws on land and forest allotment and leasing, bidding, investment, planning, construction, finance and taxation.
These have led to "very serious consequences" and caused "very big losses" to the State's assets and budget, according to the commission.
Le Thanh Quang, member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Khanh Hoa provincial Party Committee, must bear the main responsibility for the violations and shortcomings of the provincial Party Committee, the commission concluded.
Le Duc Vinh, Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the Party unit and Chairman of the provincial People's Committee; and Nguyen Chien Thang, former Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, former Secretary of the Party unit and former Chairman of the provincial Party Committee, also share the responsibility for those violations and shortcomings and are the main ones to be blamed for the violations and shortcomings of the Party unit of the provincial People's Committee, it added.
Both Tran Son Hai, former member of the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee, former Vice Secretary of the Party unit and former Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee; and Dao Cong Thien, member of the provincial Party Committee, member of the Party unit and Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee are responsible for the violations and shortcomings of the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee and the Party unit of the provincial People's Committee. They also hold personal responsibility for the poor performance of their assigned duties.
The Inspection Commission said the violations by the Standing Board of the Khanh Hoa provincial Party Committee, the Party unit of the provincial People's Committee, and the abovementioned persons have affected the prestige of the local Party committees and administration so negatively and stirred public concern so much that disciplinary measures against them must be considered.
During its meeting, the commission also discussed disciplinary measures for the Standing Board of the Party unit of the Dong Nai provincial Department of Public Security and some individuals, whose violations were pointed out at the 37th meeting of the commission.
It decided to dismiss Col. Ly Quang Dung, former member of the Standing Board of the Party unit and former Deputy Director of the department, from the post of member of the Standing Board for the 2015-2020 tenure.
Meanwhile, warning was issued against Maj. Gen. Nguyen Van Khanh, former member of the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee, former Secretary of the Party unit and former Director of the department; Col. Tran Thi Ngoc Thuan, Vice Secretary of the Party unit and Deputy Director of the department; Col. Ngo Minh Duc, former Vice Secretary of the Party unit and former Director of the department; Col. Nguyen Van Kim, member of the provincial Party Committee, member of the Standing Board of the Party unit and Deputy Director of the department; and Col. Nguyen Xuan Kim, former member of the Standing Board of the Party unit of and former Deputy Director of the department.
The Inspection Commission also proposed the Party Central Committee's Secretariat to consider disciplinary measures against Col. Huynh Tien Manh, member of the Standing Board of the Dong Nai provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the Party unit and Director of the provincial Department of Public Security; and Ho Van Nam, member of the Standing Board and head of the internal affairs division of the provincial Party Committee. It also asked the Standing Board of Dong Nai province's Party Committee to give penalties to the standing boards of the Party units of the provincial Department of Public Security for the 2010-2015 and 2015-2020 tenures.
Tran Cam Tu, Party Central Committee, Inspection Commission, Khanh Hoa, Dong Nai
NA leader visits armed forces in Hai Phong city
NA Standing Committee fulfills working programmes of 2019
PM disciplines incumbent, former officials of Khanh Hoa
Top legislator values water academy's contributions to agricultural development
Eighth session of 14th-tenure National Assembly closes
Army stands firmly under Party's leadership: top leader
Central Steering Committee on anti-corruption convenes 17th session
Government Inspectorate's efforts lauded
Diplomatic representatives hosted by Deputy PM at New Year banquet
Deputy PM receives Second Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brunei
HCM City leader hosts Japanese city governor
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Adams, Bears come through in crunch time to down Valiants 68-65
SUNY Potsdam
Manhattanville (5-7) 29 36 65
SUNY Potsdam (2-7) 33 35 68
Pts: Jack Bramswig - 22
Reb: Juan Camacho - 8
Ast: 3 Players (#03, #10, #33 - 2)
Pts: Zac Adams - 14
Reb: Rob Duquette - 7
Ast: Joe Estramonte - 4
More news about: SUNY Potsdam
By Pete Holehan
Assistant SID-SUNY Potsdam
For each challenge posed by Manhattanville College, the SUNY Potsdam men's basketball team had the answer as the Bears came up with big buckets down the stretch to pull out an exciting 68-65 nonconference victory back at the home confines of Jerry Welsh Gymnasium on Tuesday night.
Potsdam (2-7) had not played at home since Nov. 16 and was playing for the first time overall after a 20-day break over the holidays.
"Since we came back from break, we have been focusing on being mentally tough and fighting through adversity," said junior guard/forward Zac Adams (Potsdam, N.Y. / Potsdam).
"I think it showed tonight. They played physical so it felt like a SUNYAC game. It was just like getting ready for the conference games. It's really fun to be playing and seeing us come together after all that work that we have put into this."
Adams scored 10 of his 14 points in the second half including a driving score on a swoop to the hoop and two clutch free throws in the final three minutes to create some breathing room for the Bears. Adams added five rebounds, three assists and two blocks.
"[Zac] understands the concepts of the game," said Potsdam coach Sherry Dobbs. "He's just a coachable guy. He wants to be coached. One of the things that we have been looking to see from Zac is for him to be more assertive in trying to score. I was pleased to see that tonight."
But, it was largely a team effort for Potsdam as four Bears reached double digits in scoring and momentous baskets came from sophomore guard Joe Estramonte (Greenwich, N.Y. / Greenwich), who completed a four-point play to reclaim a 49-46 lead with 9:41 remaining and then nailed another key 3-pointer to get the Bears the lead for good at 62-59 with 3:30 left.
Bears' leading scorer Rob Duquette (Peru, N.Y. / Peru) returned to the lineup after a missing over a month to injury and responded with a 12-point, seven rebound effort.
Junior guard Tom Graf (Elbridge, N.Y. / Jordan-Elbridge) had 11 points—including 3-for-5 from 3-point range and snagged five rebounds and three assists. Freshman Josh Blagrove (Brooklyn, N.Y. / Bishop Ford) had 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the floor.
"We've been working on cutting down on our turnovers and becoming a better passing team," coach Dobbs said. "We were looking at getting 15 plus assists and 15 or fewer turnovers in the game. Tonight, we had 15 assists and 15 turnovers. That turnover total still needs to get down to 10 or 12, but we have to start incrementally bringing it down."
Potsdam shot 48 percent from the floor and took a 33-29 lead into halftime. Neither team was able to get more than an eight-point lead.
"I thought our first half defense was really good," Dobbs said. "They attacked our zone much better. We switched to man and our guys grinded out some possessions. They made a run and then we made a run back. I was proud that we were able to execute our plan and do what we wanted to do. We shared the ball well and we were really resilient. "
After trailing 16-12, Potsdam went on an 11-3 run sparked by the substitution of Graf who drove for a lay in and knocked down a 3-pointer from the wing to give the Bears a 23-19 advantage.
Graf later nailed another 3-pointer and senior forward Colin Peterson (Hilton, N.Y. / Hilton) followed with a 3-pointer of his own from the corner to give the Bears its largest lead of the game at 33-25.
The Valiants (5-7) held a 59-54 lead with 5:56 remaining after senior forward Jack Bramswig scored on a driving lay in. Bramswig shot 9-of-18 from the field for a game-high 22 points and six rebounds.
But the Bears outscored the Valiants 14-6 to seal the victory.
Potsdam will be back in action on Friday 8 p.m. against Brockport in a SUNYAC game.


Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Greg Clark MP visited Scotland to meet new graduates as they embark on science and engineering careers at Dounreay, to meet with local business leaders, and to see the site of a future UK spaceport in Sutherland.
In Aberdeen, Mr Clark visited the Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning which aims to regulate the offshore oil and gas industries in the context of sustainable development. He visited the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), a UK Government company whose role is to regulate, influence and promote the UK oil and gas industry to maximise economic recovery, and the Oil and Gas Technology Centre, which has received £180 million of funding from the UK and Scottish governments as part of the Aberdeen City Region Deal.
Mr Clark then met with Aberdeen-based business leaders included oil and gas, clean growth, professional services, food and drink, tourism and education to discuss Industrial Strategy and EU exit. He visited NovaBiotics, a local life sciences company which is part of a growing sector in Aberdeen, with the region representing 75% of Scotland's late-stage drug development companies.
Mr Clark then visited Sutherland, where he viewed plans for the spaceport site and held discussions with local people and businesses to hear their thoughts. In July £31.5m of funding was announced to support the Sutherland spaceport, which could be worth 400 jobs to the local economy.
The minister talked with the new starters at Dounreay and some of the site's existing apprentices who are helping to take apart ageing facilities while learning critical skills that could be transferable to other industries in the future. Mr Clark also met armed officers from the Civil Nuclear Constabulary who protect the site 24 hours a day.
Mr Clark meeting new graduates as they embark on science and engineering careers at Dounreay.


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The precise number of Ian Anderson or Martin Barre concerts scheduled for 2018 has yet to be finalised.
Unless specified, listed concerts are by the Ian Anderson Band.
Note that though we always aim for 100% accuracy for past shows, information about future tours and releases is the most accurate available at the time of writing – it's not official, and is subject to change at any time, so check before making plans. Keep checking as we add finalised information.
Please help us compile the set lists!
Martin Barre Band on the 'Cruise to the Edge'.
19:30 start. "Jethro Tull The Rock Opera performed by Ian Anderson".
Ian Anderson tour of UK: "'Jethro Tull' 50th Anniversary Tour".
Martin Barre tour of Europe.
19:30 start. Ian Anderson's "Jethro Tull 50th Anniversary Tour".
Ian Anderson tour of western USA: "Jethro Tull 50th Anniversary Tour".
Martin Barre Band at the 'Northern Kin' festival.
Ian Anderson tour of N.America: "Jethro Tull 50th Anniversary Tour".
Ian Anderson at the Tollwood Sommerfestival.
19:30 start. "Jethro Tull 50th Anniversary Tour" setlist.
Martin Barre Band at the 'A New Day' festival.
Ian Anderson tour of Germany: "Jethro Tull 50th Anniversary Tour".
Ian Anderson at the Monschau Festival.
Ian Anderson at the Emsbeach Festival.
Martin Barre Band at the 'Woodstock Forever' festival.
Ian Anderson tour of USA: "Jethro Tull 50th Anniversary Tour".
Ian Anderson at the Ravinia Festival.
Martin Barre Band at The Secret Widget Fest.
Martin Barre tour of N.America.
"Martin Barre Celebrating 50 Years of Jethro Tull"
An Evening of Blues, Rock & Jethro Tull.
Ian Anderson tour of Europe: "Jethro Tull 50th Anniversary Tour".
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Hoist on their own petard
November 25, 2004 John Quiggin10 Comments
Having been involved in the debate over schools policy for quite a few years, I'm enjoying a bit of schadenfreude following the publication of a couple of regression analyses showing that students at charter schools (publicly funded US schools operating independently from the main public school system) score worse on standard tests than students at ordinary public schools[1]. I don't have a particularly strong view on the desirability or otherwise of charter schools, but I have long been critical of one of the most prominent rationales for charter schools and other programs of school reform[2].
This is the claim that "regression analyses show that students in small classes do no better than those in large classes". If you believe this claim, you should believe the same claim with "charter schools" replacing "small classes" since both are supported by the same kind of evidence.
The class size claim goes back to the pioneering attempts of James Coleman to estimate "educational production functions", which came up with the conclusion that almost everything is insignificant. A lot of other studies had similarly negative findings, and the natural interpretation, that this was because there was no effect, was promoted vigorously by a number or writers, notably including Ric Hanushek, who collected a bunch of studies and summarised the results as showing no effect.
An alternative interpretation is that the dependent variable in these regression analyses is so noisy as to make the results highly suspect. We want to know how much the kids learnt in a given period in school, but what we can typically measure is the difference between two test scores, before and after the relevant schooling[3]. A test score is a pretty noisy measure of how much someone knows; the difference between two test scores is so noisy as to be close to useless.
Of course, problems of this kind arise in lots of contexts, and there's a big literature on meta-analysis as a way of extracting meaningful results from disparate studies. Hanushek's "counting studies" approach is a very crude kind of meta-analysis. A more sophisticated version, undertaken by Hedges, Laine and Greenwald[4] shows that there is a significant relationship.
There's also revealed preference to consider. If small class sizes are educationally valueless and are adopted as a response to, say, teacher union pressure, we'd expect to see a very different allocation of resources in private schools. In fact, though, wealthy private schools typically go for small classes – the share of budgets going to teaching staff doesn't vary much between public and private schools.
Anyway, I've been hammering these points for years, without much of an impact. But now, I expect, a lot of people are suddenly going to discover that comparisons of school performance are tricky, that regression analysis is not infallible, and that there's more to educational outcomes than test scores. I hope they will be consistent enough to revise their prior beliefs about class sizes.
fn1. As you might expect, there's another study that gets the opposite result.
fn2. As always, I use the term 'reform' to mean 'structural change', without any connotation of approval or disapproval.
fn3. Sometimes, there's only one test score, which makes everything even worse.
fn4. Hedges is one of the big names in meta-analysis
Containers, full and empty
Universities and diploma mills
10 thoughts on "Hoist on their own petard"
Not quite on the same topic, but the Wednesday Git article in the Sydney Morning Herald was also an interesting read.
David Tiley says:
Maybe we should simply harpoon the word reform and use "structural change".
I'm going to reform the waterfront! – good, when do we start?
I'm going to structurally change the waterfront!- um, why?
Tom DC/VA says:
Charter schools and vouchers are basically a "solution" to the "problem" of teachers' unions. Better educational outcomes are beside the point.
At its core, teaching is a form of performance art, which is why it has been so hard to institutionalize success. But even a great teacher will have a hard time stuck in classroom full of students who have bad attitudes about education. And even good students with good teachers won't be ready for the modern world if they are taught an antiquated curriculum. I think a lot of incremental adjustments will produce better results than the various clean sheet approaches Americans seem compelled to seek.
Andrew Leigh says:
John, Caroline Hoxby was one of my supervisors, so you should take what I'm about to say with a grain of salt. But she has two useful studies on the points you discuss.
* A recent charter school paper that uses the nearest public school as the comparison (not every public school in the state, as the AFT and DOE studies do), and finds small positive effects of charters:
http://post.economics.harvard.edu/faculty/hoxby/papers/hoxbyallcharters.pdf
* A class size paper with a plausibly exogenous identification method that finds not an imprecisely estimated zero effect (which as you correctly point out wouldn't tell us much), but a precisely estimated zero effect:
http://post.economics.harvard.edu/faculty/hoxby/papers/classsize_oct2000.pdf
Uncle Milton says:
"If small class sizes are educationally valueless and are adopted as a response to, say, teacher union pressure, we'd expect to see a very different allocation of resources in private schools"
John – Private schools are very skilled at responding to what the market wants. Parents who stump up big wads of cash to send their kids to private schools, demand small class sizes.
Private schools who want to keep their enrolments up give the parents what they want, and that means small class sizes. (Private schools must keep their enrolments up to stay financially viable. Because their costs are largely fixed costs, even small drops in enrolments make huge differences to their bottom line.)
I'm not saying that small class sizes aren't good, but you can infer very little about their educational value from what you observe private schools to be doing.
Andrew – if class size has a precisely zero effect, does that mean you could have class sizes of 50, 60 or 70 without harming students ediucational outcomes? Presumably not. "Zero effect" must mean, at best, zero effect within a certain range.
John Quiggin says:
Off the top of my head, Andrew, one possible problem with Hoxby's analysis is that schools may reallocate resources internally to compensate for class size variations, for example, by giving newer/weaker teachers the small classes.
Milton, you need to say why parents demand small class sizes.
"you need to say why parents demand small class sizes."
Because they believe them to be educationally beneficial.
Which might or might not be true, but then a lot of parents also believe that six cuts of the cane are educationally beneficial, and that is another reason they send their kids to private schools. (These parents are then disappointed to discover that not even private schools do that any more, but that is another story.)
Parents are important buyers of educational services, and they drive the market outcomes, but not all of them are well-informed buyers.
Biil O'Slatter says:
Quoth Caroline Hoxby "it is not obvious that schools have stringent achievement maximization objectives imposed on them" from classsize_oct2000.pdf. This so misunderstands what a school is that you would conclude that this person has nothing to say about schools to people from planet Earth.In fact I would say it borders on the bizarre. A classic example of new speak that would have George Orwell spinning. Up there with "collateral damage"
Milton, you're right — the study was in Connecticut, and the relevant range was 20-30. Another Israeli study (based on Malmomides rule) found significant class size effects for classes in the 30-40 range.
John, the instrument was a Connecticut rule that when classes in a given school went over X students, they got a new teacher. My guess is that this affected all classes in the school that year – most likely, schools would tend to have similar size classes.
Bill, I think the key word is stringent. Here's one example for you: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A42155-2003Oct3&notFound=true
Andrew, I don't think you're correct here. Hoxby compares cohorts within a school. Her argument is that, because of integer problems, some cohorts will consistently experience smaller classes than others. To the extent that the school as a whole can capture and redistribute benefits, as is implied by your comment, this won't work.


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The foothills of the Southern Alps undergo a magic transformation in winter. A covering of snow turns these tawny tussock lands into an extensive playground, not just for skiers, but also trampers on snowshoes.
Hike 3 hours up to our cosy mountain hut at the snowline (1280m) and use this as a base to explore a winter wonderland of ice-covered streams, curving ridges and snowy valleys. Relax in the evenings in the warmth of a pot belly stove. Maybe try a Glühwein and fondue in true Swiss style. The more adventurous can choose to build a snowcave and sleep in it - or retreat to the hut!
Here in the foothills of the Southern Alps you are in the newly created Kahui Kaupeka Conservation Park of the Two Thumb Range with grand views across the Mackenzie Basin and of the major peaks of the Main Divide, Mounts Cook and Tasman.
We recommend 3 days as an optimum time for sampling snowshoeing, but for those limited to weekends 2 days will certainly give a refreshing break; and there are plenty of trail options for those who are able to spend 5 days.
The Two Thumb Range forms the eastern boundary of the Mackenzie Basin, close enough to the Southern Alps to get great views, but sheltered enough to escape many of the predominant north-west storms hitting the Main Divide.
Gottlieb Braun-Elwert, founder of Alpine Recreation, pioneered ski touring in the Two Thumb Range in the early 1980's. The high country above Lake Tekapo ticked all the boxes: a good variety of terrain, a series of parallel valleys to allow different tours for at least five days, a choice of alternatives for marginal weather and avalanche conditions, and easy foot access (3 hours from the road-end to Rex Simpson Hut). Add to this a cosy hut and you have the recipe for a great backcountry holiday!
Hike above worry level in the foothills of the Southern Alps. Be inspired by the magic light of the Mackenzie High Country across golden tussock, snow-capped peaks and the turquoise of Lake Tekapo.
Climb a 2070m peak and return to a cosy mountain hut to savour the sun setting behind mountain silhouettes and a star-studded sky - one of the clearest and darkest skies in the southern hemisphere. The Tekapo Trek is in the newly created Te Kahui Kaupeka Conservation Park, which encompasses the spectacular landscapes of ice-steepened mountains and broad glaciated valleys of the Two Thumb Range.


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ГЕС Liánbǔ (联补水电站) — гідроелектростанція у центральній частині Китаю в провінції Сичуань. Знаходячись між ГЕС Луогу (вище по течії) та ГЕС Делуо, входить до складу каскаду на річці Xīxīhé, лівій притоці Дзинші (верхня течія Янцзи).

В межах проекту річку перекрили бетоною греблею висотою 27 метрів, яка утримує водосховище з об'ємом 2,1 млн м3 та припустимим коливанням рівня поверхні у операційному режимі між позначками 1670 та 1674 метра НРМ.

Зі сховища через правобережний гірський масив прокладено дериваційний тунель довжиною 13,7 км з діаметром 5 метрів, який транспортує ресурс для двох турбін потужністю по 65 МВт.

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