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Bastioned Enceinte, Ditch and Covertway
Cittadella's bastioned enceinte was built from around 1600 to 1622, replacing the southern and most vulnerable section of an earlier medieval perimeter. The new ramparts were designed by the Italian military engineer Giovanni Rinaldini and consisted of a central bastion linked by curtains two demi-bastions and stiffened by two small cavaliers. Externally, the enceinte was enveloped by a low ditch, a covertway and a very steep glacis. With the exception of the glacis, all the original elements have survived largely intact, making the Cittadella one of the most complete and authentic early-seventeenth century bastioned fortification systems to be seen in the Maltese islands. Built largely of hardstone, the masonry fabric was nonetheless consumed through erosion and other pathological factors and required restoration, while the ditch was engulfed in rampant vegetation and the covertway and counterscarp badly damaged and consumed.


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The slam-dunk surprise for longtime super fan Bobby Weitzel. JROTC being named best Regulation Drill Team in the country. Hector Echevarria's move-you-to-tears performance of "You Raise Me Up" at this year's graduation ceremony. Our district Communications Department winning 23 state and national awards, Reading High's SPP score (School Performance Profile) surpassing the state's 70 percent benchmark and the German-American Exchange Program traveling across the globe, putting another layer of Red Knight pride on the map. Whew!
The list of recent #RSDproud accomplishments could stretch the length of North 13th Street — twice. But, as 13th and Union Elementary teacher and RHS alumnus Brooke Dower explains, often the most memorable #RSDproud moments are everyday occasions that nestle in your heart and never let go — a teacher remixing the "Whip and Nae Nae" song to teach sight words, a student mastering a math equation, a senior posting a selfie with her college acceptance letter, a huddle of kids shuffling with excitement as chicks hatch inside their classroom incubator. "The big things like Bobby, of course, make me so proud, but all the tiny, not-in-your-face moments are the ones that matter," Dower says. "The ones that happen in our classrooms every single day. The moments with the real smiles, the real laughs and the real light bulb moments. Those are the moments that make me #RSDproud."
For some, particularly those who reduce our district to nothing more than stereotypes and statistics, it might be difficult to understand just why so many of our students, staff, parents and alumni are #RSDproud. But instead of thinking our students are all trouble makers or assuming the worst, instead of calling them failures or judging them by their surroundings, take a moment to talk to them, to learn about them, to hear their stories. If you did, youwould see who they really "R" — diverse, role models, intelligent and hardworking, creative, involved in their community, passionate, talented and, above all, a family.
"I often tell people we're not perfect, but we're far better than the perception many have of us," says Kristin Boyd Edwards, a RHS alumnus and RSD Director of Community Engagement. "#RSDproud has become our Red Knight rallying cry, and it's a way to show the world the amazing moments that pop up in every corner of our district."
That's what makes #RSDproud more than a hashtag,says Shareetha Perry, a RHS alumnus who's now a Glenside Elementary Pre-K teacher. "I am #RSDproud because it's in my blood," she says. "My mother taught in RSD, the same district where I received my education. I loved my teachers throughout school, and they left an imprint on my life. Now I'm following in my mother's footsteps, and I'm able to leave an imprint on other children's lives like teachers did for me. I love my job. Where else can you go and have 40 smiling little faces embrace you?"
So what makes you #RSDproud?
Lonnie Walker IV, RHS Class of 2017
The teachers and students are all in this together. And I play on the best basketball team ever.
Wanda Gonzalez-Crespo, RHS alumnus and ESL Director
RSD empowers our students with the skills and knowledge needed to overcome what others would perceive as insurmountable challenges. RSD helped me achieve a college education, and the staff here continues to do this work for other students every single day.
Amanda Wilson, RHS alumnus
Its grit. This is something we discussed recently with friends. Reading kids grow up with grit. You know the world isn't perfect and you are so much better off for it. Grit is what makes you brush yourself off and get back up in life. Tolerance is a part of who you are, and diversity is all you know. These are not universals and cannot be taught.

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An urban oasis that effortlessly blends laidback cool and rugged desert beauty with high style, culture, and unrivaled Kimpton hospitality. The 153-room boutique hotel boasts the city's first and only rooftop pool complete with six luxury cabanas, two restaurants and two bars, idyllic views of the San Jacinto Mountains and desert landscape, and more than 16,000 square feet of multipurpose indoor and outdoor space for custom events and meetings. With its prime location anchoring the very center of the revitalized downtown Palm Springs, Kimpton The Rowan Palm Springs puts guests just steps away from some of the city's best dining, shopping, art, and attractions.
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We have been discussing extensively over the last couple weeks, the topic of knowing and hearing the voice of God. Herein lies one of the most powerful secrets to discerning His communication. Jesus showed us the way. In full surrender to Daddy's will, is where we will discover exactly what His will is.
"If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me" (Luke 9:23, NKJV).
"I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me…" (Gal. 2:20, NKJV).
"I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death…" (Phil. 3:10, NIV).
If we are to truly live, these must die. Every single one of them steals our life and peace.
You may be wondering, "What does this have to do with hearing God's voice?" Everything in the world, dear one. Here's why. One of the biggest impediments to correctly discerning God's will is a lack of surrender.
For example, an individual may pray until she is blue in the face, "God, is that handsome man in my church 'the one?' Is he going to be my husband???" She may want this so badly, that she imagines that she has heard God say "yes"… when really He has said nothing at all. She may be listening to the voice of her own soulish emotions instead of truly tuning into the Holy Spirit.
When will she truly be able to hear Daddy's voice on the matter? When she comes into a place of genuine, absolute, unequivocal surrender. When she prays, like her Savior, "Not my will, but Yours be done." (Notice that Jesus did express His own request for relief, His petition that the cup be removed. It's okay to pour out our soul's desires to Daddy. However, we need to follow those soul expressions with the prayer of utter surrender.) Mind you, praying "Your will be done" with our lips but not our heart of hearts, will not work. This must be a prayer coming from the very depths of our being.
Daddy knows that we often struggle with coming to the place of surrender. He has deep compassion on our struggle. Here's a prayer to pray when you're just not there, but your spirit wants to be: "Father, empower me by Your Holy Spirit to be willing!" If that one is too hard, try "Lord, help me be willing to be willing!" Wherever you are at, He will meet you there, and He will provide the strength that you need, if you only ask Him.
Here's the thing, though. The more we come to know Him, the more we will want to surrender to Him. When you know that someone is overflowing with goodness all the time, more than Niagara Falls is pouring out water, then trusting that Person comes more and more naturally. "No good thing will He withhold…" (Ps. 84:11, NKJV). He knows how to take the best care for you; He really, really does. His heart towards you is only, only overwhelmingly kind. The deeper and deeper this truth gets into your spirit, the more immediate your daily surrender becomes.
Yes, dying with Jesus has some pain that comes with it. But it's so very temporary! So very brief! The resurrection life that courses through our being and makes us come alive like we have never known life before is exceedingly worth that fleeting pain!
"I urge you… in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God — this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is — his good, pleasing and perfect will" (Rom. 12:1-2, NIV, bold emphasis mine).
Give yourself to God as a living sacrifice. Die with Him every day.
This is the essence of true worship.
You will be transformed into a brand new person.
Then you will be able to discern what His will is!
You will find out for yourself just how good, pleasing, and perfect His will is.
I promise you, you won't regret it. The indescribably abundant life He promises those who live in surrender to Him is REAL.
How has dying to yourself brought you into greater freedom?
Your words and choice of scripture resonates deeply with me this morning as I spend time with God's word and prayer. Thanks for sharing your spirit.
This is wonderfully said Jennifer, thank you! I have heard it preached that one problem with being a 'living sacrifice' is that being alive gives us the ability to step down from the altar. I can relate to that.
In the 'bigger' things; salvation, relief from alcoholism and tobacco addiction, I know beyond doubt that freedom God has given and the insight into His will. As you rightly listed, there are other areas of life that I stubbornly hold on to, preventing me from coming to a place of fuller understanding of the father's will.
My prayer for myself (and anyone else who finds themselves getting down from the altar) is that Holy Spirit will guide me to the place of total dependency on God. Then I can more fully live in the freedom that only He can give. Living a sacrificial life is truly the most rewarding life there is!
Thank you so much for thought provoking/heart searching writing.
And as my wife has told me, the more she learns to depend on Him, the more she realizes how much she needs to!
This is such good advice! God really speaks through you!
Again thank you. posts appreciated very much.
This message is totally on point, bless you sister!
Thank you so much, dear! Love and blessings!


The hoarding in Victoria Square is part of the Birmingham Westside Extension site, which is one of the five extensions that make up the ambitious metro extension programme. The Metro expansion is being planned, designed and built by the Midland Metro Alliance on behalf of Transport for West Midlands and will see the Metro network triple in size by 2026.
The pride hoarding has been designed by the organisation to celebrate Birmingham Pride, which hosts its 21st celebration for the local LGBTQ community between Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 May 2018. The rainbow design is in pride of place for the "Be You" Birmingham Pride Carnival Parade which sets off from Victoria Square at noon on Saturday 26 May.
The hoarding is also designed to make more LGBTQ individuals consider careers in the construction, civils and transport industries, which are often viewed as being less diverse than other sectors. For example, a report from 2015 revealed that only 14 per cent of gay employees felt that they could be open about their sexuality in the workplace.
To allow the Birmingham Pride Carnival Parade to cross Corporation Street, trams, operated by National Express Midland Metro, will terminate at Bull Street between 11:00 and 14:00 on Saturday 26 May. National Express, Transport for West Midlands and the West Midlands Combined Authority will also all be part of the parade which runs from Victoria Square to the south side of the city centre.
Tickets, and more information, for the two day festival located in Birmingham's Gay Village, are available online at www.birminghampride.com.


The sanctuary echoed with hundreds of voices singing, "His love endures forever!" A deep voice thundered the words from the seat behind me. A well trained soprano harmonized from across the room. The words were barely audible from the heartfelt whispers of the frail, elderly woman beside me. As I listened to the praises of the young, the old, the broken and the joyful, I was overwhelmed by the reality of God's faithfulness to mercifully inhabit our unworthy hearts.
Thousands of years ago, there was another sanctuary filled with similar praises from the lips of God's servants. After seven years of diligent and meticulous labor, Solomon's workers completed the construction of the Lord's glorious temple. With joyous expectation, the elders and priests gathered together to give thanks and dedicate the magnificent structure.
The trumpeters and singers joined in unison, as with one voice, to give praise and thanks to the LORD. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, they raised their voices in praise to the LORD and sang: "He is good; his love endures forever."
Then the temple of the LORD was filled with a cloud, and the priests could not perform their service because of the cloud, for the glory of the LORD filled the temple of God.
The presence of God descended in a cloud, filling every crevice of that temple with His awe-inspiring glory. The instruments were silenced. The praises ceased. The Spirit of the Living God so overwhelmed His servants that they were unable to stand in His presence. What had simply been a spectacular building was instantly transformed into a sacred temple.
It is not our worthiness that woos our heavenly Father to the temples of our hearts. It is His abundant mercy. According to The Bible Knowledge Word Study: Joshua-2 Chronicles (Cook), The Hebrew word translated "love" in the worshippers' song (2 Chronicles 5:13) refers to the mercy and kindness God faithfully bestows upon His covenant people.
As Christians, we come before a holy and righteous God only by the covenant blood of His beloved Son. It is God's mercy that brought His son to earth. It is His mercy that sustained our Lord on the cross. It is God's mercy that makes a temple worthy of His holy presence.
Beloved, regardless how ordinary or unworthy you may feel, by the cleansing blood of Jesus Christ and the indwelling of His Spirit, you have been mercifully transformed into a sacred temple of a Holy God.
Are you compassionate toward people in need? I did a word study on the word, "compassion." I felt a little convicted as I was reminded that compassion is more than a feeling.
There are several different Greek words that are translated "compassion" in the New Testament. As I studied, I noticed there was one particular Greek word used throughout the gospels to describe Jesus' response to people around him. The word is, splagchnizomai. It means, "to have the bowels yearn, i.e. (fig.) feel sympathy, to pity: - have (be moved with) compassion (Strongs)." It is a heart response felt deep in the gut that compels us to action.
Moved by compassion, Jesus healed the sick (Matthew 14:14), cleansed the leper (Mark 1:41), taught the crowds (Mark 6:34), raised a widow's son from the dead (Luke 7:13), and miraculously fed the multitudes with seven loaves of bread and a few small fish (Matthew 15:32). In every instance, the compassion Jesus felt deep within Him, compelled Him to take action – to eliminate pain or help the needy.
If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth (NIV).
Christ-like compassion is expressed when we go beyond simply telling others that we care by taking action to help them.
I have several reference books on Jewish history and traditions (one of my favorite topics!). I was interested to read that Jews have always had a strong sense of responsibility toward the poor and needy in their communities. Perhaps we can learn a little about compassion from our Jewish friends. Jesus was a Jew, you know!
A tradition that I found fascinating is the use of a small collection box called a pushke (or charity box). Jewish families begin teaching their children about the importance of regular, charitable giving through the use of small charity boxes. A collection box is kept in the home and used by all members of a Jewish household to deposit loose change on a daily basis. The money colle cted in the box is given to the poor or to a type of benevolence fund at their local synagogue. The presence of the charity box encourages young and old alike to cultivate the habit of giving to others without counting the cost.
After my research, I ordered a charity box for our family. Compassion isn't a feeling. It is a heart response that compels us to action.
How does your family cultivate a habit of giving and reach out to the world around us with Christ-like compassion? I'd love to hear what you're doing! Please share by posting a comment.
After living in our home for ten years, we finally granted our Family Room and Foyer a badly needed coat of fresh paint. I felt a little trepidation as the painters invaded our usually quiet home with a flurry of activity. Armed with a variety of ladders, neatly folded drop-cloths, spools of plastic , and paint buckets filled with our carefully selected colors, the diligent crew of workers began moving furniture and preparing our home for transformation.
Once they settled into their work, I poured a fresh cup of coffee, chased down our one-year-old Yorkshire Terrier, Mollie (who was curiously inspecting the painters supplies), and closed myself into the master bedroom to do a little research for a lesson that I was working on. I spent the majority of the day confined to the bedroom, but as the painters were nearly finished, I cautiously stepped out into the foyer.
The rich colors brought new life to our ten-year old walls that had previously sported a drab shade of beige. I was surprised how much a fresh coat of paint and a change of color could transform our surroundings. I enjoy spending time in our "new" Family Room.
Interestingly, I had a similar experience recently when I began utilizing different versions of the Bible for my prayer time. I often read a Proverb and pray passages as I feel convicted or inspired by the content. Although I typically memorize passages and teach from the New International Version, by changing translations during my quiet time, I find that my time in God's Word is enhanced and my prayers have more depth.
I encourage you to try reading from different versions of the Bible during your prayer time. I've collected a number of different translations over the years and always get excited when I am able to add a new Bible to my collection.
Post a comment and tell me your favorite version of Scripture. If I don't have it, I'll be sure to place it to my list of Bibles to add to my collection!
Have you ever asked God Why? "Why does He allow His servants to suffer?" "Why do cheaters often appear to win?" I must admit, the more answers I stumble upon in my journey of faith, the less I seem to fully understand. God uses the unqualified and exalts the meek. He cures some people from terminal illness and heals others by ushering them to Heaven.
In wrestling through the whys in my life, I've often thought I might do things differently if I were God. I'd probably choose the strongest and most influential folks to carry out my work. Certainly I'd only select leaders with unwavering faith and steadfast obedience. Criminals would always suffer and the righteous would always prosper.
Yes, I might have created a world without annoying ants, creepy cockroaches (there's a why!), or the nuisance of bees, but in my diligence I would have produced a planet without amusing creatures like anteaters, the beauty of flowers, or the sweetness of honey.
For my thoughts are not your thoughts; neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts (NIV).
I do not always understand the ways of God. But I marvel at the beauty He frequently generates from the ashes of tragedy. I am continually amazed that He so often chooses mercy when others might opt for wrath. And I am continually in awe of His ability to transform the rebellious and restore the broken.
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For a moment, I wondered why the petite, middle-aged woman driving the car would have applied the sticker improperly. Surely she recognized that other drivers would have a difficult time reading the awkwardly displayed sign. But as I gave the scenario more thought, I realized that the woman hadn't applied that sign to her window for other drivers. She had displayed the sign there for herself. It was positioned slightly off center so that it could be seen (and easily read) every time she glanced into her rearview mirror.
I felt an immediately sense of kinship with this unknown woman. I too have experienced seasons in my life when I needed visual reminders of God's goodness amidst circumstances that were exhausting or deeply painful. There have been times when I've written Scriptures that speak of God's faithfulness on my hands, on my vanity mirror, or even taped to the dashboard of my car. Passages like, Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; He is the faithful God, keeping His covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commands (Deuteronomy 7:9) have helped focus my thoughts on God's goodness when my circumstances were not so good.
As the traffic light changed from red to green and we drove in different directions, I lifted up a prayer for this mysterious woman who chooses to keep God's goodness ever present in her rearview mirror. I would imagine her focus on the goodness of our God will give her the strength she needs to make her way through whatever challenges lay ahead for her.
You may not want to paste a sign on the rear window of your car, but during seasons of disappointment or trial, I challenge you to write passages that speak of God's goodness and faithfulness in prominent places in your home, your car, or your workplace. You'll find strength and courage for whatever the road of life may bring.
If you have some passages that you use to remind yourself of God's goodness, I encourage you to share them by posting a comment.
Our family took a short trip to kick off the new year. We stayed in some quaint little rustic cabins, nestled in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. Our son, Brandon, brought along his girlfriend (they stayed in separate bedrooms, of course), so needless to say, we had a full cabin. My mother, sister, my thirteen year old niece and eleven year old nephew joined us, staying in a near-by cabin on the same property.
Without the distractions of television, cell phones, and the world-wide web, everyone was forced to occupy themselves with more primitive forms of entertainment. We played cards, read, and just talked as we sat on the deck under the starlit sky. It warmed my heart when frequent laughter and competitive shouts erupted from the cabins as the younger crew played card games until the wee hours each night. My husband, Mark, provided comedic relief with his unsuccessful, yet persistent efforts to convince the kids that a wild animal was invading the grounds. This is a photo of the kids. Fun was had by all!
The weather was extraordinarily warm – in the upper 40's at night and low 70's during the day – which made for a beautiful hike at a near-by state park. The first couple miles of the hike were intense, with a steep incline to the hilltops, but the view at the top was breathtaking…okay, we were out of breath from the hike, but it WAS beautiful. As we made our way down the other side of the hillside, we were surprised to see a LIVE armadillo beside the trail - only in Texas! It was a wonderfully refreshing way to begin the new year.
We all need times of rest and refreshment. After the apostles went out and preached and ministered among the people, they "gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught" (Mark 6:30). Jesus urged them, "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest." (Mark 6:31). We've visited FoxFire Cabins several times throughout the years when our family needed time away to rest and reconnect with one another.
Please share a little about the quiet resting places God has provided for you or your family by posting a comment.


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The statement concluded, "Finally, it is illegal to open carry firearms in the District". Several rallies are planned for Wednesday, including one outside the US Congress .
More than 109,000 coronavirus tests have been carried out in the last seven days, with a positivity rate of 16%. There are now 776 people hospitalised with Covid-19 as of this evening, with 70 of these in ICU.
For the upper house to return to the democratic fold, their candidates will have to win both seats, a hard bet. Both Biden and Harris have campaigned hard in the state and raised millions in the quest to flip the Senate .
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It has always been their dream to be financially independent and they have made this possible for themselves. After stepping down from their role as senior royals, Harry and Meghan moved across the world to California.
A "massive ramp-up operation" is now underway in the vaccination program, Johnson said. Some areas in the region have more than 1,000 coronavirus cases per 100,000 people.
If United can offload some senior stars that are spinning their wheels, most at the club would consider it a good month. Solskjaer went a step further, in his Friday press briefing, when he was asked about the Dutch defender.
For his part, Harry Styles was previously in a relationship with Taylor Swift and Camille Rowe, a French model. He replaced Shia LaBeouf; Chris Pine and Florence Pugh also star.
- London is to move into the highest level of anti-virus restrictions, the health minister announced Monday.
Speaking on the BBC, Health Secretary Matt Hancock declined to speculate on whether the government would introduce stricter rules "because the most important message is not whether the government will further strengthen the rules".
There are growing fears that people have not been observing social distancing rules, as case numbers surge, hospitals become swamped and deaths continue to rise, with one in 50 people in England now thought to have COVID-19, according to the Office for National Statistics. This week I declared a major incident due to the threat this virus poses to Londoners.
Police said the victim, 92, allowed the man into her Surbiton home on December 30 after being told he was from the National Health Service (NHS) and there to administer the vaccine.
"We're really going to have to do a significant action for all of us for several more weeks until probably some time in the spring for very much of what we have to do".
He also called on the public to help the NHS, saying: "Please don't contact the NHS to seek a vaccine, we will contact you".
This means that Britain has hit another two grim milestones in the pandemic as total coronavirus cases passed 3 million and total coronavirus-related deaths topped 80,000.
The British Medical Association (BMA) said that over 46,000 NHS staff are now off work after contracting the virus - a situation which places even more strain on those still able to work.
Once more, we must all stay at home.
Boris Johnson said the public should "stay at home" and not get complacent. It's partly that we need the beds for patients with a better chance, and partly that we feel it is cruel to keep these people suffering when their chances of survival are slim.
London councils have urged places of worship to close and the bishop of London Sarah Mullally said churches should "consider the seriousness of the situation" before holding in person services this weekend.
The NHS risked being overwhelmed within a couple of weeks, he said, and in some areas was facing "the most unsafe situation anyone can remember".
He said hospital bosses were working in the dark as they did not know why there were shortages, how long they were likely to last, how geographically widespread they were nor what priority would be given to healthcare workers.
Prof Michie, who is also part of Independent Sage, told Today: "It is definitely too lax, because if you think about it and compare ourselves with March, what do we have now? If you meet someone from another household, the virus has an opportunity to be transmitted".
Mr Nabarro said there will be "a bit more difficulty to weather" in the months ahead in terms of the virus.


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This page covers three different changes in WV DUI laws that are very important to DUI penalties and consequences. In a 4-year period, the WV Legislature altered our state DUI laws three times: in 2012, 2014 and 2016. Read this entire page to better understand WV DUI laws.
In 2012, the West Virginia legislature amended West Virginia laws to include a WV DUI Deferral Program on a first offense DUI where the BAC is < .15, and where the citizen has zero prior DUI criminal or administrative history. This is commonly referred to as the "West Virginia DUI Deferral Program," whereby the citizen enters a conditional guilty plea in the criminal court that the court does not enter on the driver's permanent record.
The person using the deferral program also must concurrently agree not to contest the administrative license revocation proceeding, and agree to go 15 days without any driving at all, followed by 165 days of installation and maintenance of an interlock device in the citizen's vehicle.
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Changes in WV laws have limited the ignition interlock options for a DUI WV. In 2014 the WV legislature, in Senate Bill 434, amended the interlock statute of WV Code, whereby the citizen can elect not to contest the revocation of his or her driver's license due to a DUI charge, and then elect to do the entire revocation period on a WV DMV test and lock program.
For example, a first-offense aggravated (BAC > .15) can elect to not contest the revocation of his or her driver's license, and do 10.5 months of interlock instead of a 45-day hard revocation and 9 months of interlock. In other words, there would be no actual hard revocation of the driver's license. This applies to all the various types of DUI charges on the administrative side of the case.
The only exception to this new interlock law is a conviction for DUID (DUI Drugs). In that scenario, the citizen is facing a 6-month suspension of his or her driver's license, which can be reinstated after 90 days provided the DUI license course (DUI school) has been completed.
However, a DUI drugs 2nd offense is extremely harsh, since the revocation period is five years. A 3rd offense DUI drugs in WV is ten years. Plus, no DUI drugs offense — whether DUI first offense, 2nd DUI or third DUI in West Virginia — has any provisions for favorable WV DMV interlock usage.
What Happens to First-Time DUI Offenders in West Virginia Under Current DUI Laws?
In 2016, the WV legislature enacted legislation that amended the 2012 "first time DUI offender" Deferral Disposition Program statute to eliminate from eligibility any citizen who refused to submit to the secondary chemical test (i.e., the breath alcohol machine) after he or she was arrested for DUI. Like many other states, the West Virginia Legislature sought to punish a drunk driving suspect with a DUI refusal. This new WV DUI law that affects 1st offense DUI took effect on June 17, 2016.
Prior to this effective date, a first offense DUI who had never previously been charged with DUI anywhere in America in his or her lifetime, but who refused alcohol breath testing when arrested, was also eligible for the deferral program. That favorable law has now been taken away for any driver with a DUI refusal.
Lastly, citizens who hold an out-of-state driver's license are treated the exact same way on the administrative side of a drunk driving or drugged driving arrest, with the exact same procedures and reinstatement requirements. Many non-residents passing through WV, or who have moved here from other states may have been told that a DUI refusal was the smart choice if ever suspected of DUI-DWI. That advice is common in South Carolina, Florida and Texas, and (to a lesser degree) in Georgia and Alabama.
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The Occupation after 51 Years
in Israel Studies Review
Author: Ian S. Lustick 1
1 University of Pennsylvania ilustick@sas.upenn.edu
https://doi.org/10.3167/isr.2018.330309
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Israel Studies Review
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Issue Table of Contents
Effects of Religious Identity and Ethnicity on the Israeli-Jewish Electorate
Civic Awareness and Associations in Israel's Underprivileged Sectors in the 1950s–1960s
Reshaping the Political Order in Israel, 1965–1967
The Creation of the Likud and the Struggle for the Identity of the Alternative Party
The Ethics of Citizenship in Israel
Israel's Politics of Citizenship
Relations between Development Towns and Kibbutzim
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