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In 1886, father John and the boys John, Tom and Stewart were working on the Barberton alluvial gold fields, but after a short spell of mining they began transporting goods and supplies to the diggings.
In 1892, the three brothers left for the Mashonaland goldfields with five loads of general merchandise and three loads of liquor. In the same year they bought Marshlands Farm at Charter and constructed a Hotel and Store which Arthur Strickland, now married to Jeannie, would run. They were still living at Charter, as John Meikle writes: "in 1896 young John's sister Jeannie was anxious to visit the family in Natal, so John decided he would accompany her and her son Newby of 2 years old to see her safely on the boat at Beira.
At some time after 1896, Arthur and Jeannie moved to Inodzi Farm north of Penhalonga and adjacent to John and Barbara Meikle's farm at Mountain Home. There they built a gracious house in 1910 overlooking the arable land next to the Umtali River and created a model farm. Arthur died in 1928, but Jeannie lived on, only dying in 1958 at the age of 94 years old, and the proceeds of her estate, in accordance with her will, were used to build a retirement home, now Strickland Lodge.
R. Cherer Smith lists the Charter Post Office Agency in 1890; it was renamed Marshbrook in November 1910, and closed down in February 1942. In his chapter on some Rhodesian Post Offices he does include Orton's Drift on the Sebakwe River, (see the separate article on the website www.zimfieldguide.com) but makes no mention of Charter; although he does include the photo captioned as Meikles Hotel in the previous paragraph.
One of the few mentions by Cherer Smith of Charter is of C.H. Cary, the Postmaster, who found the lack of news in 1892 about the outside world so preyed on his mind that he began to doubt his own sanity. His solution was to carefully open all of Dr Jameson's newspapers and periodicals when the mail arrived at Charter on Tuesday night and before it left on Wednesday. As long as care was taken not to dirty any of the mail with finger marks, he got away with it, and Cherer Smith says the small population of Charter were kept well-informed through this means about what was happening in the country!
There is little information available about their history, although it is known that they were used by the firm of C.H. Zeederberg Ltd, which operated a mule drawn coaching service and narrows the construction period to between 1892 – 1902. David Worthington, who was Manager of Charter Estates for 37 years, thought the Mill and Coach House and Coaching Stables were built after 1896; J.K.G. Borcherds thought between 1892 – 1894.
There is a misconception that the 1896 Charter laager was at Fort Charter; in fact, it was at Strickland's Store in the middle of these buildings. So unlike the buildings that were abandoned in many isolated Mashonaland settlements, they were not destroyed, in fact, I don't think the laager was ever threatened, despite being so close to the centre of unrest on the Mupfure River.
In the absence of any information, I have some difficulty believing that the buildings were built after 1896-7. The Zeederbergs, being prominent in the transport business, knew the railway was being built from Beira from 1892 and must have anticipated its arrival in Umtali and then Salisbury and would have known it would, in all probability, kill off most of their business. They didn't know, of course, that the Boer War would delay things and provide a new temporary business opportunity.
The Mill and Coach House and the Coaching Stables at Charter are very substantially built and must have cost a fortune, just the timber requirements for the loft of the Coaching Stables must have been huge. They were built on the Meikles Brothers property at Marshbrook and I assume there must have been some lease agreement covering their use by the Zeederberg coaching service. Ownership of the buildings would have reverted to the Meikles, and I cannot envisage that Doel Zeederberg, being a good businessman, would spend such a considerable sum on such a short economic life span. Between 1895 and 1897 the Zeederberg's dissolved their partnership, and Doel got the monopoly for the mail coaches north of Petersburg and the internal routes in Rhodesia.
The coaching stations spread around the country were pretty rough and ready; very much the antithesis of these buildings at Marshbrook which show the quality of workmanship that you see at Rhodes' Stables near the Matobo Research station. [See Rhodes stables under Matabeleland South on the website www.zimfieldguide.com] I think there is probably a strong case for considering that they were paid for by the Meikles Brothers, with Arthur Strickland supervising the building between 1894 – 1896; after 1896 the Strickland's left and moved to Inodzi Farm at Penhalonga. They would not have had any need for coaching stables for 36 mules, but perhaps they thought they might be converted and used for some other purpose when and if the coaching business ceased.
Rob Burrett kindly sent me this photo of the Strickland's former home at Inodzi Farm, Penhalonga; the fine masonry work comprising the foundation of the building only reinforces my belief that Arthur Strickland directed the building work at Charter.
David Worthington provided the details of the Church in his talk to the Mashonaland Branch of the History Society at Charter Estate on 13th May 1990.
The Church was built in 1961 and blessed, but not consecrated as it was not on church property, by the Rev. Cyril Alderson, then Bishop of Mashonaland, with Sir Humphrey Gibbs, then Governor of Southern Rhodesia, reading the lesson. The Church has always been interdenominational welcoming worshippers of all faiths under its roof.
The Church is still in remarkably good condition, apart from the thatching on the apex of the roof which has now been blown off and a few broken windows, and the historic bell which is now missing, although its location is known. In the past six months period the roof thatching has visibly deteriorated.
The bell that used to hang in the Church at Charter was given by the Parish of Langford, Norfolk, England, whose 900 year old Church of All Saints was on land taken over by the military in WWII as a battle training area and is now disused. The bell was cast in 1766 and the Latin inscription on it says that it was purchased with pennies saved by the parishioners of Longford to commemorate the defeat of the Jacobite cause at the Battle of Culloden The Jacobite rising of 1745 was the attempt by Charles Edward Stuart to regain the British throne for the exiled House of Stuart.
The Church organ was the original first organ in the Anglican Cathedral and came from the Cape in 1891, before being given to the Methodists. They gave it to the Dutch Reformed Church, who gave it to David Worthington in 1961, but this has also now gone, but again its location is known.
A white marble plaque commemorates Viscount Hudson of Pewsey, Minister of Agriculture in Britain from 1940 – 1945 who died on the 2 February 1957 and was one of the five prominent Conservative Party members who owned Charter Estates between 1946 and 1979.
It seems surprising that with all the Churches springing up over this country that a religious community, or the nearby school, has not adopted this perfect little church as their own. In the meantime, as the thatching on the roof deteriorates, so the cost of any future repairs will rise considerably.
Brother and sister lie side by side; their graves are outlined with cemented bricks and the headstone faces east as is usual with Anglican burials.
The BSAP Troopers graves are a few metres to the south east face east. Their wood grave markers have long gone and their individual graves are no longer known, a simple line of granite stones outlines each grave; a custom that was in common usage at the time.
Both of the above were despatch riders. Colonel Hickman states that 29 BSA Police men died in 1890 – 1891. Two at Mafeking and one at Macloutsie before the column set out; but many of the deaths were amongst the despatch riders who lived in very primitive conditions (five at the Runde, formerly Lundi River) Neither Worthington's or Tony Mirams recall ever having seen the distinctive shaped metal grave markers usually found on early graves.
The BSAP compiled lists of the names of those buried at each site around the country before 1908. Lists were then drawn up by the Guild of Loyal Women (GLW) that were sent to be cast as the familiar circular cast markers by the Gregory iron foundry firm in Cape Town. Those who died prior to the death of Queen Victoria on 22nd January 1901 are headed "FOR QUEEN & EMPIRE" and those after are "FOR KING & EMPIRE." It seems that these two lonely graves were missed from the lists and never had grave markers; hence Col. Hickman had to identify them from the BSAP records.
R. Cherer Smith, in his book Rhodesia, a Postal History, says a heavy burden fell upon the BSA Police despatch-riders, who maintained the service under very difficult conditions. Apart from the weather, they lived on poor rations and were often dressed in rags and barefoot. They suffered from malaria, dysentery and undernourishment and their horses were often unfit for service.
There are graves of the Australians and New Zealanders who came up from Beira to Mutare by rail and then cross-country from Marandellas to Charter on their way to Bulawayo and Mafeking and died of malaria fever contracted in Mozambique. However, no evidence has been found for any being buried at Charter. [See the article: Anglo Boer War graves at Paradise Plot Cemetery, Marondera on the website www.zimfieldguide.com under Mashonaland East Province.
Alice Blanche Balfour (1850 – 1936) was a sister of A.J. Balfour, Prime Minister of England from 1902 to 1905. In 1894 she trekked through South Africa and Rhodesia with AHG Grey and his wife, afterwards the fourth Earl and Countess Grey and a future Governor-General of Canada and his brother, G. Grey. Miss Balfour was a keen amateur artist and four of her watercolour sketches were included in a set of stamps issued to commemorate Rhodesia through Artist's eyes on 20 July 1977; The National Archives in 1980 also issued a portfolio of ten of her watercolours.
Her book Twelve Hundred Miles in a Waggon published in 1895 tells of her challenging travels in often primitive and challenging conditions by ox-wagon from Mafeking with members of the Grey family through South Africa and Rhodesia. Her descriptions and drawings of this trip are an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the colonial history of this part of the world and below are some of her sketches made on the journey between Fort Victoria and Salisbury.
Borcherds who drew up the architectural plans of all the buildings, except the Meikles Hotel, was son of the Salisbury Mining Commissioner, Kenneth Havelock Borcherds, and was born in Salisbury on 4 July 1921. He qualified as a Pilot Officer in the RAF during WWII and fought in Persia (now Iran) and North Africa. After the war he qualified as an architect, but also worked in the Labour Department. He married Anthea, daughter of a Native Commissioner, Frank Howe Ely and the plans were presented by him to the National Archives of Zimbabwe in 1960.


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New Eco-Labelling Initiative 'Labelwise' Helps Us Shop Responsibly
Charlie Bradley Ross Tuesday, 22 November 2016
Ethical Manufacturing
In a newly released initiative, four trusted ethical and eco-friendly labelling councils have collaborated to spearhead a campaign called Labelwise. These include Fairtrade South Africa, Fair Trade Tourism (FTT), Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). The goal of the new Labelwise campaign is to spread knowledge amongst consumers about the production of ethical and sustainable products.
As businesses feel greater economic pressure to cut costs, consumers are still maintaining their desire for high standards, particularly when it comes to conserving the planet and ensuring the safety and wellbeing of industry workers. Cost cutting should never be at the expense of the people who produce the products or the planet. You may recall my blogpost that highlighted that it is possible to work ethically while keeping prices comparable with non-eco brands, without compromising on high ethical standards? But it's often hard to know where the cost cuts are being made.
@belabelwise is a new campaign to spread #consumerawareness concerning #ethical and #sustainable production
A big goal of the Labelwise movement is to empower the consumer by giving them more information about the production process. Consumers deserve to have the knowledge and awareness to determine which brands can be trusted ethically and socially.
@fairtradesa, @FTTourism, @FSC_IC and @MSCecolabel have banded together to initiate the #BeLabelwise campaign, to inform @consumers!
What Is An Eco-Label?
The Labelwise seal depicts the four symbols of the four labelling councils. Approved manufacturers display the symbols on their products. Each symbol says a lot about a product or a service, suggesting that it is better for the environment than the unlabelled competitor. It is important to know that while some ethical and eco-labels are mandatory, others are voluntary. For example, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) labels are not required and are requested at the discretion of a producer. These verify that a company is using sustainable fishing or harvesting strategies.
One of the most recognisable ethical labels is Fairtrade. The Fairtrade label ensures that an item or service is created through labourers with decent living and working conditions and fair compensation. It also asserts that the product of service has been produced or provided in a sustainable manner. You might recognise Fairtrade from your favourite coffee or chocolate but the label can also apply to tourism and an array of additional products.
How Did Ethical and Eco-Labelling Start?
These four labels made history when they banded together to initiate Labelwise. In an economy that is built on competitiveness, it is amazing to see four large, trusted councils join together for a common cause, fostering a more ethical society on a broad scale.
When considering the history of manufacturing, eco-labelling is a relatively new term that really only started to gain popularity in the last decade or so. Though the roots do run quite a bit deeper. The concept of a green label first arose in the 1970s, but it didn't gain traction until later. In the 1990's recycling took center stage and got people thinking more about greenhouse gases, where our goods come from, and what happens to them when we are finished with them. This awareness birthed EU Ecolabel in 1992 and the Global Eco-labelling movement in 1994. The movement started off slowly but has seen real growth in the last few years along with a renewed focus on green and sustainable living.
@EMAS_EUEcolabel began the #eco-labelling movement and are now joined by latest initiative @Belabelwise
Why Is Eco-Labelling Good?
Collectively, these labels allow a business to exhibit their commitment to sustainability measures directly on their packaging. They also empower and assist consumers in making good buying choices.
More than that, Labelwise unlocks a huge marketing vehicle for responsible businesses. The labels enhance their reputation and therefore grow the trust of loyal consumers, making their businesses more fiscally sustainable. When a consumer trusts in your brand, they will keep coming back for more. It's a marketing trend that is proving successful for these inspiring green fashion brands.
@BeLabelwise unlocks a huge #marketing vehicle for #responsible businesses. #BeLabelwise
When you see one of the four Labelwise seals, you can rest assured that your purchase wields positive power, that your lumber purchase isn't contributing to deforestation and your organic cotton fabric wasn't made from materials harvested by exploited workers. Now that's worth something.
Another benefit of the Labelwise movement with an even bigger impact is that when companies see their peers applauded for commitment to sustainability, they also become motivated to make their businesses more eco-friendly and ethical in order to stay competitive and relevant.
Companies bearing #eco labels inspire peers to compete to remain relevant by becoming more #sustainable
What If Your Favourite Brand Isn't Labelwise Approved?
Before signing off, I feel the need to temper this excitement over eco-labelling just a little. All these symbolic credentials are great, but don't follow them blindly. Make sure you know what they mean and also consider other aspects of the manufacturing process that might not be covered by a label.
Eco-labels are meant to clear the resulting confusion, but as the labelling is still fairly new they may not apply to every product you wish to purchase. Not all ethical and sustainable brands have earned these credentials thus far, but that doesn't necessarily make them inferior brands. Explain That Stuff has a great guide to making consumer decisions until more manufacturers embrace the simplicity that comes with trusted labelling.
#eco labels allow a #business to show their commitment to #sustainability. #marketing
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The False-Front Superpower
The new false front.
When the United States Senate votes unanimously for what President Trump calls the largest spending bill in the history of the planet, I take it as read that it's just the usual bazillion-dollar boondoggle that will merely lead to "North Troy Syndrome" on steroids.
By the way, the $25 million for the Kennedy Center remained in the bill. On the telly, critics of Kennedy Center greasing in a coronavirus emergency bill tend to preface their remarks with "I'm all in favor of the arts but..." Just for the record, the Kennedy Center is nothing to do with "the arts". It produces bland undemanding over-funded pap for DC lobbyists to take their clients to for a night of pseudo-culture. Had it never existed, we would have lost ...what? Leonard Bernstein's Mass? He'd have written it anyway, and would have benefited from a real and less indulgent producer. To hell with the Kennedy Center.
In economic (rather than humanitarian) terms, the main reason to bear the pain is if it's the first step in "decoupling" from China. I have loathed the mainstreaming of the ChiComs ever since it began. Here is what I wrote in The Sunday Telegraph fifteen years ago, certain aspects of which ring pathetically ironic now - like the Washington Post guy sucking up to the Commies about how China "is the best place in the world to be an American journalist": last week Beijing kicked the Post out of the country. Pretending, in the face of all the evidence, that this nation is a normal economic power like Germany or America has been deeply damaging, and may yet (virus-delivered or otherwise) prove fatal:
Seventy years ago, in the days of Fu Manchu and Charlie Chan, when the inscrutable Oriental had a powerful grip on Occidental culture, Erle Stanley Gardner wrote en passant in the course of a short story:
The Chinese of wealth always builds his house with a cunning simulation of external poverty. In the Orient one may look in vain for mansions, unless one has the entrée to private homes. The street entrances always give the impression of congestion and poverty, and the lines of architecture are carefully carried out so that no glimpse of the mansion itself is visible over the forbidding false front of what appears to be a squalid hovel.
Well, the mansion's pretty much out in the open now. Confucius say: If you got it, flaunt it, baby. China is the preferred vacation destination for middle-class Britons; western businessmen return cooing with admiration over the quality of the WiFi in the lobby Starbucks of their Guangzhou hotels; glittering skylines ascend ever higher from the coastal cities as fleets of BMWs cruise the upscale boutiques in the streets below.
The assumption that this will be the "Asian century" is so universal that Jacques Chirac (borrowing from Harold Macmillan vis-à-vis JFK) now promotes himself as Greece to Beijing's Rome, and the marginally less deranged of The Guardian's many Euro-fantasists excuse the EU's sclerosis on the grounds that no one could possibly compete with the unstoppable rise of a Chinese behemoth that by mid-century will have squashed America like the cockroach she is.
Even in the US, the cry is heard: Go east, young man! "If I were a young journalist today, figuring out where I should go to make my career, I would go to China," said Philip Bennett, The Washington Post's managing editor, in a fawning interview with The People's Daily in Beijing a few weeks back. "I think China is the best place in the world to be an American journalist right now."
Really? Tell it to Zhao Yan of The New York Times' Beijing bureau, who was arrested last September and has been held without trial ever since.
What we're seeing is an inversion of what Erle Stanley Gardner observed: a cunning simulation of external wealth and power that is, in fact, a forbidding false front for a state that remains a squalid hovel. Zhao of the Times is not alone in his fate: China jails more journalists than any other country in the world. Ching Cheong, a correspondent for The Straits Times of Singapore, disappeared in April while seeking copies of unpublished interviews with Zhao Ziyang, the Communist Party general secretary, who fell from favour after declining to support the Tiananmen Square massacre. And, if that's how the regime treats representatives of leading global publications, you can imagine what "the best place in the world" to be a journalist is like for the local boys.
China is (to borrow the formulation they used when they swallowed Hong Kong) "One Country, Two Systems". On the one hand, there's the China the world gushes over - the economic powerhouse that makes just about everything in your house. On the other, there's the largely unreconstructed official China - a regime that, while no longer as zealously ideological as it once was, nevertheless clings to the old techniques beloved of paranoid totalitarianism: lie and bluster in public, arrest and torture in private. China is the Security Council member most actively promoting inaction on Darfur, where (in the most significant long-range military deployment in five centuries), it has 4,000 troops protecting its oil interests. Kim Jong-Il of North Korea is an international threat only because Beijing licenses him as a provocateur with which to torment Washington and Tokyo, in the way that a mob boss will send round a mentally unstable heavy. This is not the behaviour of a psychologically healthy state.
How long can these two systems co-exist in one country and what will happen when they collide? If the People's Republic is now the workshop of the world, the Communist Party is the bull in its own China shop. It's unclear, for example, whether they have the discipline to be able to resist moving against Taiwan in the next couple of years. Unlike the demoralised late-period Soviet nomenklatura, Beijing's leadership does not accept that the cause is lost: unlike most outside analysts, they do not assume that the world's first economically viable form of Communism is merely an interim phase en route to a free - or even free-ish - society.
Mao, though he gets a better press than Hitler and Stalin, was the biggest mass murderer of all time, with a body count ten times' higher than the Nazis (as Jung Chang's new biography reminds us). The standard line of Sinologists is that, while still perfunctorily genuflecting to his embalmed corpse in Tiananmen Square, his successors have moved on - just as, in Austin Powers, while Dr Evil is in suspended animation, his Number Two diversifies the consortium's core business away from evildoing and reorients it toward a portfolio of investments including a chain of premium coffee stores. But Maoists with stock options are still Maoists - especially when they owe their robust portfolios to a privileged position within the state apparatus.
The internal contradictions of Commie-capitalism will, in the end, scupper the present arrangements in Beijing. China manufactures the products for some of the biggest brands in the world, but it's also the biggest thief of copyrights and patents of those same brands. It makes almost all Disney's official merchandising, yet it's also the country that defrauds Disney and pirates its movies. The new China's contempt for the concept of intellectual property arises from the old China's contempt for the concept of all private property: because most big Chinese businesses are (in one form or another) government-controlled, they've failed to understand the link between property rights and economic development.
China hasn't invented or discovered anything of significance in half a millennium, but the careless assumption that intellectual property is something to be stolen rather than protected shows why. If you're a resource-poor nation (as China is), long-term prosperity comes from liberating the creative energies of your people - and Beijing still has no interest in that. If a blogger attempts to use the words "freedom" or "democracy" or "Taiwan independence" on Microsoft's new Chinese internet portal, he gets the message: "This item contains forbidden speech. Please delete the forbidden speech." How pathetic is that? Not just for the Microsoft-spined Corporation, which should be ashamed of itself, but for the Chinese government, which pretends to be a world power but is terrified of words.
Does "Commie wimps" count as forbidden speech, too? And what is the likelihood of China advancing to a functioning modern stand-alone business culture if it's unable to discuss anything except within its feudal political straitjackets? Its speech code is a sign not of control but of weakness; its internet protective blocks are not the armour but the, er, chink.
India, by contrast, with much less ballyhoo, is advancing faster than China toward a fully-developed economy - one that creates its own ideas. Small example: there are low-fare airlines that sell £40 one-way cross-country air tickets from computer screens at Indian petrol stations. No one would develop such a system for China, where internal travel is still tightly controlled by the state. But, because they respect their own people as a market, Indian businesses are already proving nimbler at serving other markets. The return on investment capital is already much better in India than in China.
I said a while back that China was a better bet for the future than Russia or the European Union. Which is damning with faint praise: trapped in a demographic death spiral, Russia and Europe have no future at all. But that doesn't mean China will bestride the scene as a geopolitical colossus. When European analysts coo about a "Chinese century", all they mean is "Oh, God, please, anything other than a second American century". But wishing won't make it so.
China won't advance to the First World with its present borders intact. In a billion-strong state with an 80 per cent rural population cut off from the coastal boom and prevented from participating in it, "One country, two systems" will lead to two or three countries, three or four systems. The 21st century will be an Anglosphere century, with America, India and Australia leading the way. Anti-Americans betting on Beijing will find the China shop is in the end mostly a lot of bull.


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Concord Law School Appoints Martin Pritikin as Dean
Por: Latinowire | 15 de Junio 2016
Harvard Law Graduate and California Attorney Takes Charge of
Nation's First Fully Online Law School
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#lawschool—Concord
Law School of Kaplan University, the nation's first fully online law
school, today announced that Martin Pritikin, an experienced lawyer and
educator, has been appointed the dean of the school.
In this role, Pritikin will be responsible for providing academic
leadership for the school's programs, faculty, and students while
advancing the school's mission to provide an affordable and accessible
education for aspiring attorneys and others seeking to learn the law. He
has committed his professional and academic career to integrating theory
with practice. His areas of expertise include business litigation, civil
litigation, criminal law, jail overcrowding, Jewish law, and white
collar crime.
Pritikin joins the school with more than 15 years of professional
experience, most recently serving as the associate dean of Whittier Law
School in California.
"Marty brings extensive experience and an exceptional record of academic
success to the role. We are confident he will take Concord Law School,
which opened its virtual doors in 1998 as the nation's first fully
online law school, to the next level," said Betty Vandenbosch, President
of Kaplan University. "His commitment to innovation coupled with his
many accomplishments as an educator will be a great asset in shaping the
online learning environment for years to come."
Pritikin, who officially starts at Concord on July 5th,
earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Southern
California and his juris doctor degree from Harvard Law School, where he
graduated magna cum laude and served on the Harvard Law Review. He was
the regional champion in the ATLA Student Trial Advocacy Competition as
well as a semi-finalist in Harvard's Ames Moot Court Competition.
Upon graduating from law school, Pritikin spent several years practicing
law with Quinn Emanuel in Los Angeles, where his clients included
Lockheed Martin, Fox Studios, and Union Bank of California. He entered
academia full-time in 2004 at Whittier Law School, where he has taught
courses on evidence, advanced litigation, criminal law, and wills and
trusts. He has maintained his connection to practice even while in
academia, including as a summer volunteer at a prosecutor's office and
as a consultant on a multi-year litigation against Lehman Brothers in
bankruptcy court.
While at Whittier, Pritikin won the law school's Teacher of the Year
award (twice), and was the first to design and implement a hybrid online
"flipped" classroom model. As an administrator, Pritikin founded and
directed Whittier's Institute for Trial and Appellate Practice, served
as the school's associate dean for experiential learning, associate dean
of the law school, and acting dean. In 2013, he spearheaded the adoption
of the school's "Experience the Law" curriculum, which was named among
the 'Most
Innovative' in the nation by National Jurist. In 2015, he launched
the law school's incubator program, which provides recent graduates with
the infrastructure and legal and business training to launch their own
law practices.
He has addressed both substantive legal issues and the need for reform
in legal education as an author for the Harvard Law Review, the Yale Law
and Policy Review, the Colorado Law Review, the Wisconsin Law Review,
the Cardozo Law Journal, and the Journal of Legal Education, among
Pritikin replaces Interim Dean Larry David who is returning to private
For more information about Concord Law School of Kaplan University visit www.concordlawschool.edu.
About Concord Law School
Concord Law School is the nation's first fully online law school. Since
opening its virtual doors in 1998, Concord has educated more than 1,800
graduates who have obtained their Juris Doctor (JD) or Executive Juris
DoctorSM (EJD) degree. Concord Law School is part of Kaplan
University which is accredited by The
Higher Learning Commission. Kaplan University, furthermore, is part
of Kaplan Higher Education LLC and Kaplan, Inc., which serves over 1.2
million students globally each year through its array of higher
education, test preparation, professional education, English-language
training, university preparation, and K-12 offerings to individuals,
institutions, and businesses. Kaplan has operations in over 30
countries, employs more than 19,000 full- and part-time professionals,
and maintains relationships and partnerships with more than 1,000 school
districts, colleges, and universities, and over 2,600 corporations and
businesses. Kaplan is a subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company (NYSE:
GHC) and its largest division. For more information, please visit, www.kaplan.com.
For Concord Law School
Amy Hawkinson
ahawkinson@kaplan.edu
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I MERELY REPRIMANDED HIM : MOTHER'S SHOCK AT SON'S SUICIDE
Sunday, September 19, 2021 NewsdzeZimbabwe 0
"It is so hard to take it in because I could not hear him scream or anything, it is too painful," those are the heart-breaking words from Farai Munemo's mother Felistas Mundere.
Munemo would have turned 10 next year, but in unclear circumstances, the Grade 3 pupil at Queensdale Primary School in Harare tied a rope to the wooden beam supporting the roof and hanged himself in their Glenwood Park home.
His case shook many to the core and raised alarm on rising suicide cases in Zimbabwe.
In an audio message, his distressed mother narrated her ordeal which has touched many people and dredged up the sinister subject of suicide.
"I merely reprimanded him for beating up the child," she said. Munemo's father Michael Munemo is still beside himself with grief.
The nine-year-old was his first born. Michael is still struggling to come to terms with the sad event, describing his son as a quiet and lovely boy.
He does not believe Munemo intentionally ended his life. He urged parents and guardians to be on alert and to always stay in the loop on what their children are watching on television or reading.
"He was just like any normal child of his age and watched cartoons," he said. Radio Maria Zimbabwe director Tendai Reki Mashayamombe, who is also a priest, said children learnt from what they saw and heard.
"When I spoke to Farai's father, he told me that the boy loved watching one particular cartoon called, 'Craig of the Creek'.
"The cartoon, which features on the DSTV popular Cartoon Network is about a young black boy Craig who goes on numerous adventures in the creek with his two friends," Reki said.
"It begins with one character jumping from a high place and that is exactly what Farai was trying to do."
Michael believes the boy most likely pulled the stunt many times, but this time around things did not go as planned.
"I pray for the Munemo family," said Reki, who has dedicated an upcoming retreat (28-30th September) to the late Munemo.
Right across town in the quiet medium density suburb of Ashdown Park, Desire Mungoma's mother is also grieving her son .
A third year Development Studies student at Great Zimbabwe University, Mungoma was found lying dead after taking a poisonous liquid in a bushy area just a few minutes away from his home.
It is believed he ended his life following a misunderstanding with his girlfriend.
As the only child, Mungoma has wrenched his mother's heart out and she too, like the Munemos, is failing to comprehend how a quiet, well-behaved boy could do something like that.
In a video titled: 'Inside GZU student Desire Mungoma's death' shot by the Students and Youth Working on Reproductive Health Action Team (SAYWHAT) Desire's mother Svorai Chariga bares all. Her grief and pain is evident.
"I have a lot of unanswered questions. At times I think he will come back home, but when I visit his grave at Glen Forest and see his name I then realise he is gone," she said wiping away tears.
Svorai cuts a lonely figure as she sits on that chair in front of the camera sharing her last moments with her only son.
Barely three weeks later another student Takudzwa Chifamba, a third-year Journalism student at Harare Polytechnic also took his life after his girlfriend of four years allegedly eloped to another man.
Parents and guardians are unsettled by this dark trend which has also not spared couples. But what are the issues?
Von Mbaya, a psychologist described suicide as a situation where someone is ending his/her own life.
This she explained, may be caused by externally motivated factors or family pressures that put a person in a position of uselessness.
"This is a way of trying to escape pain or suffering which might be caused by depression or other mental illness," Mbaya said.
"Covid-19 has accelerated the occurrence of suicide cases in communities.
"This is a disease that has brought despair and added salt to some already injured souls."
The suicide cases have been reported across the gender divide and age groups.
Mbaya said families who are already under pressure because of lack of resources to sustain themselves, are further pushed to the edge of disaster.
The lockdown measures brought conditions that made people lose employment, sources of income as businesses closed or customers are left with no income to spend.
The most affected are women and children.
"Family feuds usually arise when food runs short at home and there is no money to pay rent and for other necessities," she explained.
"Blame is apportioned to one member of the family as the cause of all this suffering or that he/she lacks the qualities of a family provider."
Women, Mbaya noted, are usually on the receiving end as domestic arguments may end up getting physical.
"In the Covid-19 situation, causes of suicide cases include societal attitudes towards the infected, affected and stigma which may be shown towards the victims," she said.
"This gives a sense of rejection to the affected. They will feel as outcasts, rejected and avoided, hence they become suicidal.
Lack of financial and social support during the time one is suffering makes pain seem insurmountable and the quick solution of escape from such is suicide.
"Covid-19 creates a situation where a lot of people are idle, with virtually nothing to do," Mbaya said.
"To while time, some people will use sex as entertainment or time occupier and as a result there will be more unwanted pregnancies and more pressure is brought to bear as resources to support the pregnancy and the resultant child will be scarce.
"The result is domestic violence and rejection of the girl child by parents."
The mounting pressure, says Mbaya, often leads to suicide. Girls and boys will think of ending their lives because of such challenges.
Suicide is common in teenagers, reason being parents tend to have a hardline approach on children who then bottle these frustrations and eventually commit suicide.
"Partners in relationships tend to hide their emotions for fear of being labelled attention-seekers," Mbaya said.
"There has never been a study of suicide in relationships yet the statistics indicate abuse in relationships can lead to suicide."
Warning signs to watch out for
Mbaya said suicidal signs may be noticed when strange behaviour or out of normal behaviour manifests in an individual with no coping skills due to illness and life stresses.
The usual common warning signs are: talk, behaviour and mood.
"An individual may not exhibit suicidal ideas but be casual and talk in parables," she said.
"Most suicides are a cry for help or guilt. People may ignore this but regret when a person eventually commits suicide."
"Behaviour change — This may manifest in the person having excessive use of alcohol or drugs and wanting to remain intoxicated most of the time.
"Withdrawing from activities, choosing to be alone and avoiding friends.
"There will also be changes in personality and attitude. One might suddenly become less concerned about his /her appearance," said Mbaya.
She also said sleeping too much or too little was another sign. A suicidal person may sleep more than normal or struggle to get to bed.
Mood swings can be a sign and symptom of a suicidal person as well. The person can suddenly be angry with anyone, be more argumentative or extra quiet.
The possible prevention solutions according to Mbaya will be careful and full engagement with the suicidal person.
"After observing the signs and symptoms, do not ignore. Listen carefully, observe and talk to the person without judging him/her," she said.
"Let the person be the one who provides possible solutions during your conversation."
She also recommends provision for resources of engagement. "For example, you may notice the person has space for gardening, but does not have resources to work the garden," she said.
"Provide these or seek help from those who can chip in to provide.
When one is engaged in manual work, it lessens stress."
In severe cases: "Remove dangerous weapons and chemicals around the person.
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Current Events / News
Taliban Fighters Enter Kabul
By Bouncing Bill,
August 15, 2021 in Current Events / News
Bouncing Bill
Location: Mitchellivile
1 hour ago, SureWord said:
20-20 is perfect. Really, it's not that we shouldn't have gone in its we shouldn't have stayed for 20 years. Probably a year or two.
I agree we should not have stayed 20 years. I do agree with Biden, if we waited 5 or more years before we pulled out the result would be the same.
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PastorMatt 9 posts
Bouncing Bill 13 posts
SureWord 14 posts
BrotherTony 15 posts
From Ted Cruz: It is now clear there has been a disastrous breakdown across the political, military, and intelligence leadership of the Biden-Harris administration, culminating in the catastro
1Timothy115
I watched as Obama eliminated the best military tactical minds and leaders in favor of generals and admirals skilled in social engineering and expert in maintaining their retirement pensions. Biden wa
Location: S.E. Ohio
11 hours ago, Bouncing Bill said:
If we followed God's play we would have promoted peace and not war.
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God."
Do you always attempt to antagonize? I suppose someone has to do it.
God doesn't 'play' I'm sure you meant 'plan' not play. Matthew 10:34 "Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword." Romans 12:18 "If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men."
We (USA) had no intention of involving ourselves in a protracted war with the Taliban or any of the terrorist groups given haven there. We were living peaceably with them. However, from that haven, the USA was attacked. The government of the USA is a secular entity and is subject to passions of any lost unsaved folks. They are also subject (or should be) to the passions of citizens of the USA and many of them are lost. The citizens were enraged and the government responded with a search and destroy mission for Osama Bin Laden. The remainder of the mission suffered 'mission creep' and resulted in 20 years of war over there with prevention of other terrorist attacks as justification. Sadly, Obama and Biden could have pulled us out after they killed Osama and his family but they chose instead to relieve every general and admiral who advised them to get out. Back to my comments its Obama and Biden's fault we have no military leadership remaining.
Edited August 25, 2021 by 1Timothy115
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Location: Murfreesboro TN United States
9 hours ago, Bouncing Bill said:
Bush made the mistake of going in. All the presidents since have made mistakes. We should never have gone in.
So, instead of going after the Taliban, Isis and Al Quada we should have just let the attacks on 9/11 go....I see. We should have gone in with the ONE objective of ending these groups permanently and finding Osama Bin Laden and taking him out, then getting out. We shouldn't be nation building. Seems like lately we can't take care of our own nation, and allowing the Taliban to take back over in the capital of Afghanistan is just more proof of this administrations failed policies...At least the previous admiistration had a more measured response to leaving on a timely basis.
30 minutes ago, BrotherTony said:
Did any of the terrorists on 9/11 come from Afghanistan?
Why didn't we go after the country where the majority were from?
6 minutes ago, Bouncing Bill said:
Afghanistan was harboring Osama Bin Laden...all intelligence reported for over 18 months pointed to them. Pakistan, too, was hiding hiim. Where the attackers came from in unimportant...where the mastermind and money trail led to was far more important. You should know that by now...but again, why should I expect you to use deductive reasoning? You've done so little of it in the past communications I've had with you. I see you're still trying to deflect and introduce irrelevant, leftist theories. You'll never learn.
And where did the money come from?
That's the argument that Biden keeps having with himself. It's NOT that we pulled out of Afghanistan, its HOW we pulled out. That is the part Biden will not talk about. He just deflects back to the we should never have been there which he is correct, but nobody is arguing that part lol). How this for a plan, evacuate people BEFORE the military pulls out.
The blood of many is on his hands. Executed correctly, many lives could have been saved.
Would you be willing to discus this topic of Matt 5:9 in another thread? Christ, the Prince of Peace, realized there must at times be conflict.
1 hour ago, PastorMatt said:
How about we actually have a commander-in-chief who's got brains enough to remove military ordinants before leaving the country so that there's nothing left for the enemy to use against their citizens or their neighboring countries? Biden's been a miserable failure and has given the Taliban all it needs to continue just as strong as it was before!
1 hour ago, Bouncing Bill said:
Seems like you can't think for yourself, BB...I'm NOT doing your homework for you! You know for sure that much of the money came from Osama, and some may have come from his family....But, you wouldn't want to have him take responsibility for that, now, would you?
Sure, start a thread.
First paragraph.
Most of the ordnance was what we had given the Afghani military so they could defend the country. Too bad they simply ran away, leaving the ordnance behind and giving the Taliban a free gift.
Second paragraph. You are admitting you do not know who supplied the money. I know who supplied it. It was and is common knowledge. So, you need to do a bit of research so you will know.
Should we have gone after the country that supplied the money?
Edited August 25, 2021 by Bouncing Bill
I don't know what you're trying to push over on me, BB...but it's not going to work. I haven't admitted anything...All I said was that I wasn't going to do your homework for you. You keep answering questions with questions...typical of someone who has NO ANSWERS...which apparently, you don't! Go figure!
I've done my homework. I seriously doubt you have as you dodged the question.
Now, an easier question. Should we have gone after the country that supplied the money?"
I've not dodged anything...and you're pulling the same thing you did before you 'took a vacation." Remember, BB, I'm NOT going to be intimidated by you. You've got little sway over anything I do or feel. You've been trying to get me to answer your inane questions for several weeks now, and I thought you'd have learned...you answer a question with a question like you're still doing, and you'll not get an answer from me. I don't play those games. You apparently don't know who supplied the money, as you're still iem-hawing around looking for an answer. I've told you where the money came from...accept it and move on.
Now, back to the Taliban...which apparently BB wants to avoid since he's trying to derail his own thread again!
Edited August 25, 2021 by BrotherTony
The execution of leaving had no thought out plan other than getting on planes and leave, that was the problem. Of course doing the same execution in 5, 10, 15 or 20 years will produce the same result. However a well thought out execution that had American and our allies best interested in mind would have produced a better outcome and we'd not be talking about this right now. The execution is squarely on Biden's shoulders.
Biden only cares about people not dying of covid, not by execution... well, that's part of the plan I guess.
BrotherTony and John Young
6 minutes ago, BrotherTony said:
Well, just answer my question please. Should we have gone after the country that supplied the money?
19 minutes ago, Bouncing Bill said:
You have no idea where the money came from even though I've given you several possibilities to choose from. Do your own homework....We went after the country that was harboring the terrorist who set up the attacks...that's all that matters...Care to go around again, BB?? You're losing!
No. Your refusal to answer answers all I need to know.
Just now, Bouncing Bill said:
I've not refused to answer anything. It's just NOT THE ANSWER YOU WANT. You still think you can intimidate people like the Talibans does, eh? Maybe you should go to Afghanistan and help!
"If you ever feel useless, remember it took 20 years, trillions of dollars and 4 US Presidents to replace the Taliban with the Taliban"
Disciple.Luke and John Young
3 minutes ago, PastorMatt said:
Amen! A much better armed Taliban!
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An expansion clause is when a landlord will provide a right to the tenant to expand into an adjacent space, if/when such adjacent space becomes available, before the landlord offers and/or markets the space to the general public or another tenant in the building.
Why is this important to dentists?
This clause is beneficial to a dentist because if/when your business is growing, it is advantageous to be able to grow without being landlocked in your current space. This allows you the flexibility to take only the space you require for your new business today, but have the opportunity to expand when your business continues to grow and needs more space.
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Douglas L. "D.J." Pratt, Jr., 41, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at his home.
D.J. was born August 19, 1977 in Denver, Colorado to Douglas L. and Sandra (Stressler) Pratt. D.J. attended Grandview Elementary, District 39 and Hemingford High School where he graduated in 1995.
Following graduation he began working at Perrin Manufacturing, Swepco Rail Service, Knorr Airbrakes as a field tech representative, Alstom as a supervisor and finally at Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway as Locomotive Engineer.
D.J. had numerous friends he considered family. He was an avid sports fan. He loved softball, golf, bowling and was a huge Husker fan. He was also a huge fan of "The Duke", John Wayne. He was a member the Eagles Club and the BLET Union.
D.J. is survived by his parents, Doug (Glenda) Pratt, Sr. of Berea and Sandi Pratt (Mike McCauley) of Alliance; the love of his life, Amber Jacobs and her children, Haley, Brittany and her son, D.J.'s "lil bud" Grayson, Maria and Alec; his sister, Katie (Bryan) Herndon and their children, Xavier, Xander and Xalynn Robb of Alliance; and his step-brothers, Jed (Heidi) Bergan and their sons of Sutton, Kevin (Connie) McFarland and their sons of Alliance, and Nicholas (Sarah) McFarland and their daughters of Friona, TX. He is also survived by his grandfather, Tom Estrada of Alliance; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends; and his beloved dog, Sunshine.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, James Pratt, Marie Pratt Estrada, Grace Pratt, Robert and Louise Stressler and his step-brother, Phillip McFarland.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 3, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at the Eagles Club. Mr. Greg Carter will officiate. The family requests Husker attire or Softball Jerseys be worn. Burial will be in the Alliance Cemetery. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with the family present from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Memorials in D.J.'s name may be sent in care of Consumers Cooperative Federal Credit Union, 217 Toluca, Alliance, NE, 69301 or to Pawsitive Endings.


After finishing medical training Uwe Marx received his doctorate degree in immunology from the Humboldt University, Berlin. In 1995 Dr. Marx was appointed Head of the Department of Medical Biotechnology at Leipzig University and joined ProBioGen, Berlin, in 2000 as Chief Scientific Officer.
With more than 20 years of experience in protein drug development and improvement of cell culture techniques, Uwe Marx has published more than 50 scientific papers and holds numerous patents.
Volker Sandig studied medicine and received his PhD in molecular biology from the Humboldt University, Berlin. He designed experimental strategies for adenovirus based tumor treatment and directed research projects in cell cycle regulation and artificial promoters at the Max Planck Society and Hepavec, a former Berlin-based biotech company. He then joined Merck Research Laboratories, USA and was appointed Vice President Molecular Biology and Virology at ProBioGen, Berlin, Germany in 2000.


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US sends first shipment of military aid to Ukraine amid standoff with Russia
By Euronews with AP • Updated: 22/01/2022
A relative of Ukrainian servicemen who died defending Donetsk airport, at a memorial wall for service personnel killed in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Kyiv, January 21, 2022. - Copyright SERGEI SUPINSKY / AFP
The United States says the first shipment of military aid promised by President Joe Biden to Ukraine amid the standoff with Russia has arrived in Kyiv.
Washington has also endorsed a move by the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to send US-made weapons to Ukraine. Secretary of State Antony Blinken tweeted on Saturday to salute the three NATO nations and former Soviet republics "for their longstanding support to Ukraine".
Late on Friday the US embassy in Kyiv tweeted photos of a consignment it said had just arrived from the US, with "close to 200,000 pounds of lethal aid, including ammunition for the front line defenders of Ukraine".
The shipment demonstrated Washington's "commitment to helping Ukraine bolster its defenses in the face of growing Russian aggression", the embassy said on Twitter.
But further cracks in European unity emerged on Saturday when a diplomatic row erupted between Ukraine and Germany. Ukraine's foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba accused Berlin of "undermining unity" and "encouraging Vladimir Putin" to attack his country, after Germany's defence minister ruled out sending weapons to Kyiv for now, arguing such a move would not help defuse tensions with Moscow.
Meanwhile Kyiv was further angered by comments made by Germany's navy chief, questioning Western views regarding Putin's intentions and suggesting Ukraine would never regain Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014.
Top US and Russian diplomats agreed on Friday to keep talking in the standoff over Ukraine, even though their meeting produced no movement in the worst security crisis to emerge between Moscow and the West since the Cold War.
Ukrainians react to rising tensions
Demonstrators formed a human chain in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Saturday for the annual Unity Day, which marks the anniversary of the country's unification.
About 200 people held the 30-metre-long Ukrainian flag, gathering on both sides of the Dnieper River to show the union of Ukraine's east and west in 1919.
The rally was also a show of solidarity amid the recent escalation of tensions with Russia, which has massed tens of thousands of troops at the Ukrainian border.
In the northeastern city of Kharkiv, Ukrainian State Border Guard, Lieutenant Colonel Yurii Trubachov said the territory has "special reserves prepared".
"This territory is equipped with surveillance cameras so we will see early signs of an attack and can warn the armed forces who will send defensive support," he added.
Local resident, Victor Pichugin said he was scared as he feels like Ukraine is "on the edge of something very terrible".
Ukraine accuses Germany of 'encouraging Putin' over refusal to send weapons to Kyiv
Weapons for Kyiv
Washington's Western allies have also been pledging to supply weaponry and equipment to Ukraine.
Britain sent anti-tank missiles earlier this week, while the defence ministers of the Baltic nations issued a statement saying they received US approval to send Stinger air defense missiles and Javelin anti-tank missiles to strengthen Kyiv's defences.
"Today Ukraine is at the forefront of separating Europe from the military conflict with Russia," said Estonian Defence Minister Kalle Laanet. "Let's face it — the war in Ukraine is ongoing and it is important to support Ukraine in every way we can so that they can resist the aggressor."
President Sauli Niinistö of Finland said he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone on European security and Ukraine, saying it was "imperative to preserve peace in Europe," according to his office.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of NATO member Turkey, which touted its strong ties with Russia and Ukraine, renewed an offer to mediate between the two countries. Erdogan said he plans to visit Kyiv next month, adding that he would also hold talks with Putin.
US to respond to Russia's NATO demands 'next week', Lavrov says after Geneva talks
Talks to continue amid military build-up
Russia has further upped the ante by announcing more military drills in the region. It also has refused to rule out the possibility of military deployments to the Caribbean, and Putin has reached out to leaders opposed to the West.
Moscow denies it is planning an invasion of Ukraine, and instead accuses the West of plotting "provocations" in the country, citing the UK's delivery of weapons in recent days.
Russia wants binding security guarantees, including a permanent prohibition on Ukrainian membership in NATO, to which Kyiv aspires, and the removal of most of the US and allied military presence in eastern Europe.
Washington, Brussels and NATO have rejected these demands and warned that any attack on Ukraine would have costly consequences.
As Russia flexes its muscles in the Baltic, Sweden prepares for the worst
The UK government said on Saturday that Russia's defence minister Sergei Shoigu had agreed to meet his British counterpart Ben Wallace, in the first bilateral encounter between the two governments since 2013.
After their talks in Geneva on Friday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov the US would give Russia written responses to Moscow's proposals next week.
Blinken said the US would be open to a meeting between Putin and President Biden, if it would be "useful and productive". The two have met once in person in Geneva and have had several virtual conversations on Ukraine that have proven largely inconclusive.
After the meeting, Blinken spoke by phone with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and reaffirmed US support for Kyiv's sovereignty, stressing that no decisions would be made without his country's input, State Department spokesman Ned Price said.
Blinken will also brief the foreign ministers of Washington's European allies, the spokesman said.
Biden plans to spend the weekend huddling with his national security team at Camp David, the White House said.
US puts troops on alert for Europe deployment as Ukraine allies mull options
Ukraine: Blinken defends Germany after Kyiv criticises Berlin over Russia stance
German navy chief Kay-Achim Schönbach resigns over 'ill-considered' Ukraine-Russia comments
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Lindsey Graham's comments during the Kavanaugh testimony came after held a press conference Thursday during the Christine Blasey Ford testimony.
An angry Sen. Lindsey Graham lashed out at Democrats during Thursday's Brett Kavanaugh hearing, yelling that the allegations made against the judge are a "sham" before turning to ask the Supreme Court nominee a very direct question.
Graham's angry remarks came after Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., called for Kavanaugh to request an FBI investigation into the sexual misconduct allegations made against him.
Graham said he sympathizes with Kavanaugh and said the Democrats had no intention of protecting Christine Blasey Ford, the first woman who came forward publicly with sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh.
"Let me tell you when it comes to this," he said to the judge. "You're looking for a fair process? You came to the wrong town at the wrong time, my friend."
At the end of their exchange, Graham declared he would vote for Kavanaugh.
Earlier in the afternoon, Graham's frustration was apparent when he gave fiery comments after Ford's testimony with the committee concluded.
Graham, speaking to a group of reporters, became animated in saying that the hearings are a "delay" that he has decided he won't "reward."
"I'm not going to reward people for playing a political game," he said.
His questioning of Kavanaugh and his speaking with reporters after Ford's testimony have been part of his daylong effort rally against the effort to remove Kavanaugh from consideration.
Julie Swetnick, represented by Avenatti, said that in the 1980s, she witnessed efforts by Kavanaugh and his classmate Mark Judge to get teenage girls "inebriated and disoriented so they could then be ' gang raped' in a side room or bedroom by a 'train' of numerous boys."
Graham went on Fox & Friends to defend Kavanaugh and urge the GOP to stand firm against allegations that are more than three decades old and that he said lack credibility.
Graham told CBS everybody who knows Kavanaugh also knows these allegations aren't true and specifically said Swetnick's allegations are impossible for him to believe.
"You expect me to believe that any reasonable person would go to 10 parties where people are being drugged and raped and not tell anybody about it, I don't believe it," Graham told CBS.


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COLUMBUS – A new concussion management guide through REAP is now available for the public.
The Columbus Community Hospital announced the release of REAP Version 2.0 on Tuesday. REAP stands for remove/reduce, educate, adjust/accomodate, and pace, and is a community-based model for concussion management utilized across the country.
REAP offers a guideline for coordination and communication between four important groups of adults that surround a child following a concussion: parents/guardians, medical professionals, educators, and athletic staff.
REAP was created by Dr. Karen McAvoy, a psychologist at a high school in Colorado which lost a freshman football player to "Second Impact Syndrome" in 2004. McAvoy pulled together team members at the school (Certified Athletic Trainer, School Nurse, Counselors, Teachers and Administrators) and outside of the school (Students, Parents and Healthcare Professionals) to create a safety net for students with concussions.
CCH says that through working with the Brain Injury Alliance of Nebraska and the Nebraska Concussion Coalition, the hospital supports the use of REAP in Nebraska, and copies of the new REAP guide will be distributed throughout the community.
Those interested in a copy can contact the Concussion Management Clinic at (402) 562-4710, and a full digital version is available online at www.columbushosp.org.


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De Slooter, Sloot of Slochter was een zijriviertje van het IJ en liep ten westen van Amsterdam van Sloten naar het IJ. Ter hoogte van Slooten Buyten Dijcks verbreedde het veenriviertje zich tot een brede monding naar het IJ.

Bij de ontginning van de veenwildernis ten oosten van Haarlem ontstond in de 11e eeuw aan dit riviertje de nederzetting Sloton, het latere Sloten. Omstreeks 1175 kwam het dorp Sloten op zijn huidige locatie te liggen. Het veenriviertje verbreedde zich in het midden door oeverafslag tot een meer, het Slootermeer. Nabij het punt waar het riviertje overging in de brede monding werd een dam aangelegd, en ontstond de nederzetting Slooterdam, later Slooterdyck en nu Sloterdijk.

Na de drooglegging van het Slootermeer en de aanleg van de Sloterdijkermeerpolder in 1644 bleef alleen het gedeelte ten noorden van het voormalige Slootermeer over. Halverwege nabij de Sloterdijkermeerweg liep de Notwech naar het oosten en daarna naar het noorden richting Sloterdijk. De brede monding verdween bij de aanleg van de IJpolders.

Bij het opspuiten van het gebied met zand uit de tot de Sloterplas vergraven polder voor de bouw van de Westelijke Tuinsteden verdween na de Tweede Wereldoorlog het laatste restant van het riviertje, maar ook de Notwech, onder het zand.

De waterhuishouding in het gebied rond de Sloterplas doet nog aan dit riviertje herinneren omdat de Sloterplas in verbinding staat via grachten en kanalen met zowel de Ringvaart Haarlemmermeer als het IJ met meerdere Schutsluizen.

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The green-robed old man's loud shout suddenly sounded in the quiet room.
At this moment, the meditation room that Wei Suo was cultivating in was filled with all kinds of ancient books, scrolls, jade manuals, and jade talismans.
Hearing the green-robed old man's loud shout, Wei Suo, who was originally sitting cross-legged as if he was meditating on some magical technique, suddenly stopped. He stretched out his hand and sucked in the book in front of the green-robed old man.
In just three days, he would be able to prepare for the Core Formation stage. The vibrations brought about by the Primordius Nether Crystals were simply too great, to the point where he couldn't believe it.
A single stone was equivalent to thirty thousand high-grade spirit stones, and it could be refined in about six hours. Wouldn't that sect which received the Silver Primordius be extremely easy to refine?
However, Wei Suo was completely sure that even in the ancient cultivation world, where countless Divine Profound Realm cultivators had sprung up, it was extremely difficult to reach the Aurous Core stage.
Because he couldn't figure it out no matter what, he ordered the Sea Immortal Sect disciples outside to bring over all of the ancient scriptures and ancient scriptures that might contain information on beasts like the Primordius Silver Nuwa.
The fact that he could prepare to break through to the Aurous Core stage in three days' time already shocked him too much. If he was unable to clear his doubts, even he was unable to calm his heart down.
"The Primordius Silver Nether Crystal Marrow. A thousand years to form a single crystal, a single crystal, and a Grand Dao Flowing Dan …"
After Wei Suo captured the ancient, yellowed leather scroll in his hand, he unconsciously read it out in a low voice.
"Forming one in a thousand years? "The Great Way of the Samsara?" Immediately after, Wei Suo frowned slightly. He couldn't help but ask the green-robed elder, "What is the Great Way of the Appraisal Pill?"
"The Great Way of the Appraisal. It is a heaven-step pill that could greatly raise one's cultivation level in our time." The green-robed old man looked at Wei Suo and explained, "According to the current number of Spirit Stones, one is estimated to be worth at least a hundred thousand high grade Spirit Stones."
A single crystal is equivalent to a heaven-step pill, and its value is over 100,000 high grade spirit stones. According to this record, this crystal essence does indeed contain 30,000 high grade spirit stones. Wei Suo took a deep breath and said in a slightly surprised tone, "However, even if one was produced in a thousand years, the destruction of the Cloud Realm Sect would still be less than ten thousand years. Wei Suo took a deep breath and said in a slightly surprised tone," But a thousand years, the destruction of the Cloud Realm Sect would still be less than ten thousand years.
The green robed old man nodded his head, "There are only two possibilities. The first is that the Primordius Silver Primordius isn't an ordinary mature Silver Primordius, it is an advanced elder level Silver Primordius, its grade might even be higher than the eighth level. Otherwise, after its body is defeated, how can it release so much silver liquid, as if it was possessed and reborn again. For a Primordius Silver Nuwa at this level, it should be the equivalent of a Divine Profound Realm cultivator. The speed at which it transforms into crystal essence might not even need a thousand years. The other possibility was that the Cloud Realm Sect had spent so much effort to seal this demonic beast there. Naturally, it was because they wanted this demonic beast to produce a continuous stream of crystal essence for them to use. Perhaps they had other methods that could help this demonic beast awaken its crystal marrow. "Look at the black and purple talismans that you've obtained. They should be the spiritual symbols that allow Cloud Realm Sect cultivators to enter the Demon Sealing Mountain."
"Very likely." Wei Suo nodded.
"I wonder what kind of price the Cloud Realm Sect paid to seal a demon beast that has the strength of a Divine Profound Realm expert. However, if the Cloud Realm Sect doesn't perish, then this Primordius Silver Nuwa definitely won't die. They will definitely raise this Primordius Silver Nuwa like a hen that has consumed a golden core. "For a crystal to be so effective, even if you can produce one in 600 to 700 years, it will definitely be worth it. I wonder how many cultivators with shocking cultivation bases will be able to produce such a crystal!" The green-robed old man became more and more excited as he spoke, and towards the end, he began to shout incoherently: "Wei Suo, it seems that there is no problem now that the matter of the Crystal Marrow has been completely clarified. This Crystal Marrow should indeed have such a shocking effect! Three days! As long as it takes you three days, you will be able to break through to the Core Formation stage. At your age, if you succeed in reaching Core Formation, you will most likely be number one for thousands of years! "
The reason why the green-robed old man was so excited was because helping him to form his true form required an Aurous Core stage cultivation level. As long as Wei Suo succeeded in forming his Core, he would be able to prepare the matter of helping him form his true form. This kind of speed, if everything went well, before his lifespan runs out, there's a high chance of helping him form the formation.
Seeing how excited the green-robed old man was, Wei Suo, who was extremely shocked after discovering the effects of the crystal essence, had actually completely calmed down.
This was because he was very clear that even though refining the Crystal Marrow would require three days to reach the Aurous Core stage, the time needed to actually prepare for it would definitely not be just three days.
After all, the green-robed old man had never followed an Aurous Core stage cultivator before, so he didn't really know much about Core Formation.
Wei Suo also needed to understand in detail how much attention and preparation he had to make when he reached the Core Formation stage.
Also, Wei Suo did not dare to rashly rush into the Aurous Core Stage while his Spirit Sea was not the same size as the others. He must first refine some Heaven Mending Pills and then turn his newly cultivated Spirit Sea into the same size as the other fourteen. He would need a certain amount of time to refine both the Heaven Mending Pill and the Purple Fox Flower. Moreover, Wei Suo would definitely wait for Ji Ya to refine the Nine Yang Pills and save Han Weiwei before attempting to break through to the Golden Dan stage. Otherwise, if he was worried about other matters, there was a high chance that it would affect his breakthrough to the Golden Dan stage.
After a moment of excitement, the green-robed old man calmed down and began to offer suggestions, "Wei Suo, this Sea Immortal Sect is not a small sect. Quite a few Aurous Core stage cultivators have appeared, so there should be quite a few records about Core Formation. Tell them to bring all the books regarding Core Formation over as well. The matter of Core Formation must be prepared immediately. For someone like Ye Ling, if we want to deal with you, we definitely have to avoid too many troubles. We definitely won't give you too much time, it might be so fast that we wouldn't even be able to imagine it. "
"As long as you succeed in forming your core, you will be able to suppress the demonic umbrella and Adept Huo Yun's golden cores and refine them into the Extinction Gold Pill. When that happens, even the powers of the Yin Corpse Sect will have to fear you." I will only let you have a fair fight. Even if you kill Ye Ling, with the two 'Extinction Gold Pills' in your hands, they won't dare to suppress you. "
"Extinction Gold Pill?" Upon hearing the green-robed old man's words, Wei Suo's eyes flashed. He recalled the terrifying fake core that Dong Qingyi had used to deal with him, "Old man, this Aurous Core of an Aurous Core stage cultivator can be used to refine magic tools?"
"That's right!" A sinister look appeared on the face of the green-robed elder as well. Now that Wei Suo was about to break through to the Aurous Core stage, Ye Lingcun could be a huge hindrance, the biggest factor of uncertainty. And Wei Suo's success in forming his core was also the key to his success in forming his core. In his eyes, Ye Ling had naturally become his greatest enemy. Naturally, he hated Ye Ling to the core too.
After fiercely nodding his head, the green robed elder's eyes flashed as he explained, "A cultivator's aurous core is the life essence of more than half of an Aurous Core stage cultivator. It gathers countless of Essence Qi and True Essence, just like a small planet. Thus, although the true essence and origin energy within the aurous core were extremely pure and condensed, definitely far superior to this crystal marrow, there were only two ancient cultivation methods that could produce a portion of the aurous core's might and origin energy for their own use. Moreover, these two techniques had long been lost. In our era, the only way left is to refine the Jindan into a magic tool, the 'Extinction Gold Pill'. "
"The Aurous Core, when activated, is equivalent to an Aurous Core stage cultivator exploding his own golden core. Even a cultivator at the second or third level of the Aurous Core Stage might not be able to defend against one. If you had two of them in your hands, a cultivator at the second or third level of the Aurous Core Stage would definitely be killed. However, when refining the Extinction Gold Pill, only Aurous Core stage cultivators would be able to suppress the glow of the Golden Core. Otherwise, the two Aurous Cores will explode when they are refined. "
"How much time does it take to concoct a metal extinguishing pill like this?" Wei Suo took a deep breath and slowly let it out, "Daoist Master Huo Yun must hate Ye Ling to death. If he knew that I refined his Jindan into an Extinction Gold Pill to deal with Ye Ling, he would definitely be very happy."
"You are too soft-hearted!" The green-robed elder harrumphed, "What are you trying to do with all this nonsense?" This kind of 'Extinction Gold Pill' required almost no time to be refined. It only required a massive amount of true essence and blood essence. As long as he was prepared, he would be able to successfully forge it in a short period of time. After he finished refining these two items, he would then think of ways to refine some of the items on the body of the Primordius Silver Nuwa into powerful magic treasures. "When that time comes, you can go directly to the Corpse Sect to challenge Ye Ling."
Wei Suo knew that even though the green-robed old man kept on yelling at him, saying that cultivators need not acknowledge each other, only caring about themselves, in reality, even the green-robed old man might not be able to do it himself. Thus, after hearing the green-robed old man's words, he did not bicker with the green-robed old man.
"What, a book about Core Formation?" Outside of the residence, a square-faced disciple dressed in silver clothes of the Sea Immortal Sect couldn't help but feel greatly shocked after hearing Wei Suo's orders.