And perhaps the Bulls will also, at least the use of Jimmy Butler, who returned from missing two weeks and the first two games of the regular season with a sprained thumb to save the Bulls from frosted ignominy in chilly Minneapolis with a game high 24 points, including 11 of 15 from the free throw line. The last two came with 0.2 left in the game with the Bulls trailing by one point. The Timberwolves tried a tip play in vain as the game ended.
"What a way to kick off the season," said Butler in his first appearance. "I'm happy we got the W. They are hard to come by. On to the next one.
It may have been a bit of good fortune as well for the Bulls as usually when a player slips, it's almost automatically called traveling. Minnesota coach Flip Saunders was immediately up signaling traveling as Butler went down, quickly gathered himself and then faked Wiggins into the air. It comes a day after the Bulls were grousing about officiating in the loss to Cleveland that went against the Bulls.
"I thought it was a travel," said Saunders. "It's pretty tough to catch the ball, take two and a half steps, fall to the floor and then all of a sudden get back up. But that's the way it goes. They made the plays. They're a veteran team.
I'm not sure the NBA quite views the rules that way. But there's always been in the NBA a belief and direction that the aggressor gets the benefit of the doubt. It's not so much Michael Jordan, as the Bulls were accused in the 1990s, or LeBron James now gets the calls. It's that they were more energetic, more the provocateur. Much like in life. If you sit back and wait for success, it generally dunks over you.
So perhaps the Bulls still need to get to the level of the Cavs because of LeBron James, and especially because Derrick Rose missed the latter part of Friday's loss. He sat out Saturday as a precaution and is expected to play when the Bulls host Orlando Tuesday. But this Bulls team is being regarded in that category of one you have to meet with force or surrender.
The Bulls certainly expect to be doing so. And they could or should with performances like they received from Butler, and especially once Rose returns. The duo hasn't played together yet and is looking like they could be one of the premier backcourts in the NBA with Rose's explosive scoring abilities and Butler's aggressive play.
It should come Tuesday as Rose warmed up before Saturday's game and then decided it wasn't worth taking the chance after spraining his left ankle against the Cavs Friday before halftime.
Taj Gibson also sprained his ankle in Friday's game. It was more severe and he was declared out before the game and remains uncertain for Tuesday.
So it was left to Butler to return from his injury sustained two weeks ago and just in time. Butler also had just come off a long negotiation with the Bulls about a potential contract extension that didn't get done. But Butler reiterated he intends to eventually sign with the Bulls. They cannot negotiate again until next July.
Butler then did some adjudicating of prized rookie Wiggins early in the game, going into the post against the weaker Wiggins to draw fouls and get to the basket. It helped the Bulls take a 63-49 halftime lead that they basically rode until Minnesota made it a game by drawing within one point with eight minutes left in the game.
From there it was a pitched competition that concluded in the most unexpected way as the Bulls, again outrebounded and dominated on the offensive boards—42-38 overall and 13-5 offensive—failed to grab three missed shots in the last 15 seconds. A Mo Williams three bounced long left and Butler didn't box out Martin. Martin's baseline jumper came off to Tony Snell. But Nikola Pekovic grabbed it away and went up, denied by Joakim Noah. The ball was then tipped back on top to Williams. Butler ran at him, leaving Martin alone in the left corner and he made the three for a 105-104 Minnesota lead.
And then it was the Jimmy.
Jimmy doesn't like losing. Jimmy likes the spotlight now. Jimmy's ready.
The Bulls ran an inbounds play for a Butler winner in preseason. And this one was similar with Kirk Hinrich making the inbounds pass. Butler came up from the right block over screens from Pau Gasol and Noah, the last one sealing off the athletic Wiggins. Butler caught the ball on the run turning left above the three point circle. Instead of pulling up like last time, he began to drive the left side. But he slipped down at the free throw line extended on the left side. He immediately got up as Wiggins now caught him. Butler pump faked. Wiggins already had two blocks, including a terrific one outside on Hinrich. There was nothing there this time as Butler held the ball, took the contact and then shot and fell. The Minnesota bench erupted with traveling sign language. But the officials whistled only for the foul. Butler swished both and the Bulls were 2-1 and heading for five consecutive games against the poorest teams in the Eastern Conference.
"He was great throughout the game," Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said of Butler. "He's doing everything; he is guarding, he is scoring, he is making tough plays. He guards everyone, he is physical, he doesn't say boo. He works hard, he plays for the team and he plays to win. He played a great game. He has big time toughness.
It was another aberration of sorts, though this is a new Bulls team. Addressing the offensive deficiencies was a major off season priority. Mission accomplished. Now if they can get back to that defense and rebounding as well. Though at 2-1, there's plenty of time.
Gasol had another good game with 20 points and Mike Dunleavy had 13 points and a trio of three pointers. Though there's been discussion Dunleavy should work more with the reserves to enable rookie Doug McDermott to get going, Dunleavy has been proving his value with the starters. McDermott had a rough time again shooting one of four. But he played only about 11 minutes.
This time off the bench the surprise was rookie Nikola Mirotic, who had 12 points and eight rebounds, though was scoreless after halftime when the Timberwolves adjusted and put a smaller, quicker player on him. But it was Mirotic and Aaron Brooks who played crucial roles in the second quarter in giving the Bulls enough margin to withstand a better Minnesota game after halftime.
Brooks had 10 of his 16 points in the second quarter. Combined, he and Mirotic scored 22 of the Bulls 36 second quarter points and each made a pair of three pointers. Mirotic, who was too quick, took advantage of the Timberwolves trying to match him in size with Gorgui Dieng. Mirotic drove, passed well and then was able to have space for his threes and looked impressive. After halftime, Minnesota went with the quicker Robbie Hummel and Mirotic was scoreless. He'll have to adjust as once the NBA gets a book on your moves, you need to write some of your own new chapters.
Butler then returned late in the third quarter and scored on a pair of inside plays against Wiggins, who was no match for the 30th draft pick in 2011.
That second quarter which the Bulls dominated also raised some intriguing questions about another issue hanging over the season, the pairing of Noah and Gasol.
Noah finished with eight points and 11 rebounds. He had two blocks and Pau added four more after six Friday. But Noah in moving to center seemed much more involved in the second quarter playing with Mirotic, who stretched the floor with his size and shooting. Noah was four of seven overall, but three of three playing without Pau and got two of his three assists playing with Mirotic.
"When paired together, Gasol takes the center position because he is not quick or agile enough to defend outside. Plus, he's a superior interior offensive player. But the Timberwolves came right out making Noah chase outside against their stretch forward, Thaddeus Young, who was hurt later and left the game after a collision with Butler.
It cannot be easy on Noah having to chase on defense with his knee issues from offseason surgery. But Gasol cannot defend that way at all. Thibodeau has been mixing and matching the three big men when Gibson has played with Noah at power forward to start games and then moving inside once Gibson comes in. But Noah goes back outside to start the second half as well and his playing time is generally closely monitored.
Would he be better with Mirotic and Gibson with Gasol? Would there be enough minutes for four big men? Though a larger issue is how you ask the reigning Defensive Player of the Year and all-NBA first team center to now become a backup. Sure, there's the leave your ego at the door thing and all in this to win. But it's just not done. I wouldn't be able to do it if I were Thibodeau, either.
Though it could be one reason for the rebounding issues that have developed. Gasol isn't a physical defensive player, relying on his size and athletic ability for blocks and defensive rebounds. The Bulls thus have had trouble keeping opponents off the offensive boards. It's made more difficult with Noah chasing stretch fours outside.
The Timberwolves got right back in the game after halftime as Noah was forced to chase Anthony Bennett, playing for Young, and last year's No. 1 overall pick who looked good shooting and had 12 points. It was an 18-6 run to open the third quarter with Ricky Rubio piling up assists on the way to a career high 17 and getting in the way for steals and deflections. The Bulls again were careless with the ball and committed 17 turnovers for 23 points. They are averaging 22 points by opponents on their turnovers through three games.
Butler and Hinrich, the latter with another good game with 11 points, combined to push the Bulls ahead. Brooks then in for Hinrich got a driving three-point play accompanied with a fist pump to go up 82-76. But the young Timberwolves kept barking back thanks to Martin's clever play and 11 for 11 on free throws.
The Bulls led 85-81 after three and it was a grind throughout the fourth with a Dunleavy three and then finally getting the ball into Gasol enough times led to a pair of jumpers and two trips to the free throw line. Until Butler turned out to be the answer.


When civilians get their vehicles stuck in mud pits, they've got to find someone with a truck (or tractor) and tow strap to give them a tug. But when Air Force airmen get their rigs stuck, they've got much cooler options.
Writer for the Billings Gazette Jordon Niedermeier was out turkey hunting in Montana with the newspaper's outdoors editor when the two came across a HMMWV stuck on the muddy road. After his editor took some photos (including the one above), Niedermeier did a bit of digging, and found that the HMMWV belonged to U.S. Air Force security forces out of Malmstrom Air Force Base, and that it had gotten stuck while its crew patrolled nearby Minuteman III missile sites .
The Billings Gazette spoke with public affairs chief at Malmstrom Air Force Base Connie Hempel, who said that, upon getting stuck, crew members patrolling the missile sites had to ditch the HMMWV in the mud and walk down the road carrying weapons and other military gear.
With mud all the way up to the driver's side door, the Humvee—which rides on enormous 37-inch tires and whose belly sits well over a foot above the ground—wouldn't budge even after multiple attempts to jam rocks and branches under the tires, and to tow the vehicle out with a truck.
Major Lende said the entire training operation only took 30 minutes, at which point the HMMWV (the "sling load") was back, safe and sound, on Malmstrom Air Force Base after being stuck in the mud pit for over a week.
Boy would it be nice if we civilian off-road enthusiasts had access to such machinery—it would make our mud-pit extraction operations a heck of a lot more interesting.


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Asma Rasheed on Sustainability at Kuramathi Island Resort, Maldives
Asma Rasheed, Director of Business Development at Kuramathi Island Resort in the Maldives, in this interview introduces us to the many sustainability initiatives implemented at the resort. She also shares her thoughts on the state of tourism sustainability in the Maldives and the main challenges this popular tourist destination faces.
How Kuramathi Island Resort in the Maldives approaches sustainability;
The main challenges for operating the resort sustainably, and how Kuramathi is tackling them;
How the resort's Eco Centre engages guests, staff and community;
How Kuramathi measures the progress of its sustainability initiatives;
The key issues affecting the sustainable development of the Maldives as destination.
Asma, as a leading hospitality professional in the Maldives, what does sustainable tourism mean for you?
Sustainable tourism is the way forward. It is a way in which tourism can thrive as an industry, whilst taking into account the effects it has on the community both socially and economically, and the environmental impact of the development of the industry as well. In order for tourism to be sustainable, we need to ensure that all these areas also develop or progress positively, along with the growth of the industry.
You joined Kuramathi Island Resort in 2009 as director of business development. Was sustainability already a part of the resort's corporate strategy and business management vision? And how has it evolved since then?
Yes, Kuramathi already had several measures in place towards sustainable development, even back then.
One of the key achievements during the earlier years was the set-up of the Eco Centre (previously known as the Bio Station) in 1999, one of the first of its kind in the Maldives. This was and still is the hub of all our environmental activities.
The Eco Centre was developed under the guidance of our Director in Charge, Ali Noordeen, and led by Professor Reinhard Kikinger – a well-known marine biologist, who eventually went on to run the facility for more than a decade.
The Centre was initially designed to study the effects of the '99 El Niño, but soon included sustainability projects such as the hydroponic garden, which operates in full swing at present. The 25 mini green-houses produce around 3.5 tons of salad per year.
Solar energy was also already implemented at the time that I joined Kuramathi, albeit not on a large scale. We then invested in sewerage treatment plants, incinerators and compost making facilities, all of which function and are used in our daily operations as we speak.
In your view, which are the main challenges that Kuramathi as destination faces today?
Proper garbage disposal is one of the main hardships we face on an operational level. It is a continuous struggle to reduce the usage of plastic and to "go green" in every way possible.
Of course, another key challenge is maintaining our coral reefs in a pristine and healthy state. Global warming, and the subsequent fluctuating temperatures on our planet, affect our oceans.
Kuramathi Island Resort, Maldives
How do sustainability actions undertaken at Kuramathi Island Resort help the destination to overcome these challenges?
We have implemented a lot of sustainable practices along the way, as mentioned above. Our resort has a fully functional sewerage treatment plant. The recycled water is used for irrigation, gardening and in water closets.
We also have a world-class bottling plant, that purifies and creates drinking water in glass bottles, which are offered across the island resort. This initiative alone meant a huge reduction on our use of plastic on the island. If I remember correctly, it saved us from using 1 ton of plastic during the year.
Our hydroponic garden supplies enough garden greens to cater to our guests and team members alike, with a variety of over 10 produces. Also, the incinerators help cut down our solid waste by 40%.
Since 1999, Kuramathi Island Resort has been running its Eco Centre. How does the Centre support the environmental protection of the island? What results have you achieved so far?
Our Eco Centre is overseen by our resident marine biologist. They run a lot of awareness programs for guests, team members and sometimes for the community as well. Additionally, we have an Environment Committee, made up of key persons from different operational departments of the resort. They meet monthly, and brainstorm ideas and solutions to foster a more eco-savvy atmosphere in our resort.
A few notable initiatives include:
installation of temperature loggers to monitor changes in the water,
installation of safety rings to minimize walking on coral reefs,
implementation of electric bikes and electric buggies as means of transport.
We also support our local communities in terms of economic welfare.
Eco Centre on Kuramathi Island
How do you communicate the resort's sustainability efforts to your suppliers and business partners?
We are active on major social media platforms, and relay important news via press releases to our PR agencies representing us in key markets. 'Nature appreciate' programs and back-of-the-house tours are also available for our in-house guests.
How do you measure and monitor the success of your sustainability initiatives?
We work with Travelife, who has awarded us Gold Status consecutively for our efforts in conservation and sustainability. Apart from that we monitor growth and changes through regular reports that highlight major operational fluctuations in the resort.
In your view, how important is sustainability performance for the reputation and competitiveness of a hotel?
Sustainability should not be an option for reputation and competitiveness anymore, it should be a rigid discipline that all hotels must follow, where possible.
Sustainability performance is probably not one of the top reasons of why travelers choose a particular hotel. I hope that this will change soon. There is also the other side to this:
It is a great experience to be part of a company that is actively engaged in always finding more sustainable ways to operate.
Your thoughts on the current state of tourism sustainability in the Maldives?
We are one of the world's lowest lying nations and the most susceptible in terms of climate change. Therefore, any positive impact made to cultivate tourism sustainability not only helps us overall, but also makes us the perfect exemplars in comparison to the rest of the world.
Thank you, Asma.
Connect with Asma Rasheed on LinkedIn or learn more about sustainability at Kuramathi Island Resort here.
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attention : in some cases pro-soil can cloud the water. this is temporary and neither harmful to plants nor fish.
its macroporous structure offers an exellent penetration area for the roots of all water plants. nutrients are slowly released over a long period of time. it stimulates the micro-fauna in the aquarium. enhances filtration function and stabilizes pH. exellent for bottom fish , shrimps and all fish living in a soft water biotope.


2012 was the year of the motorized fishing kayak – Not just a common sit-n or SOT kayak outfitted with a lame electric trolling motor, but the real thing: a motorboat as American anglers understand it, and this means a boat powered by a gas engine – typically an outboard motor.
And by motorboat we don't mean one that offers just inland fishing on flat water but cannot be used for offshore fishing – What we're talking about is real ocean fishing capabilities, from surf launching to trips that are several times longer than what electric motors may enable before they run out of electricity.
This also means sufficient stability for stand up fishing, dryness (sorry, we don't buy the notion that kayak fishing is a wet sport…), sufficient storage space for long trips, and a comfort level that's acceptable for anyone, and not just for young, lightweight and athletic fishermen.
No-motor-zones? Not necessarily a problem when you can instantly switch to a human powered mode of propulsion – paddling in most cases, poling in shallow water, and rowing if you prefer!
This is no longer an experimental concept – People enjoy the advantages of fishing out of W motor kayaks worldwide, and if you ask many of them, the boat they fish from is a personal skiff that offers some extra advantages compared to small motorboats (skiff, jon boat, bass boat, etc.) and kayaks.
From now, this online kayak fishing magazine will focus exclusively on Motorized Kayak Fishing. We'll publish articles, videos and reviews related only to motorized fishing kayaks: Inland and offshore, in shallow and deep water, in cold climates and in warmer ones, in bass fishing trips and when fishing for other fish species.
Kayaks' sub-par ergonomics are putting thousands of kayak anglers in harm's way, a problem that is easily surmountable by switching to a more ergonomic kayak such as the W fishing kayak.
First, there's the peril of being unable to paddle back to shore due to fatigue or exhaustion.
In addition, anglers who are elderly or inexperienced, or just plain tired, can be at risk from outside hazards outside of their control such as strong wind or tidal current. If kayaking in your traditional kayak makes you tired quickly, consider switching to something more comfortable, with better tracking and easier paddling, namely a Wavewalk kayak.
Seasonal problems, such as overheating in summer, and hypothermia in winter, are also big threats, since they drain your energy and make it difficult or even impossible to return to shore.
Traditional kayaks that expose the user to the elements are costly both on your health and your wallet, for when buying extra gear such as dry suits to protect yourself you are potentially forking up hundreds of unnecessary dollars. Other heavy clothing, such as boots and waders, can disable you from swimming, and from getting back into your boat, or kayak, a very precarious situation to say the least.
Paddlers of traditional fishing kayaks are also susceptible to cramps, leg numbness and even partial paralysis, a problem that is virtually nonexistent in the W Kayak.
Leg cramps can be very painful and long-lasting if you can't stand up safely in your craft to loosen up. Sit-in and SOT kayaks restrict you to sitting in an L shape, with your legs forced forward and clamped by footrests. Paddling or fishing in this position for extended period of time all but guarantees the onset of cramps and leg numbness, a very uncomfortable paddling experience.
Both leg pain and leg numbness also prevent you from balancing and maneuvering your kayak efficiently, a very dangerous dilemma.
Examples like this are very common, many regular kayakers report experiencing similar discomforts with their sit-in and SOT kayaks. Many kayakers and kayak anglers have become so accustomed to this stiffness that they regularly stop their paddling and fishing just climb ashore and 'unkink'. 'Unkinking' basically means stretching and allowing some reprieve for the tensed back and sore legs. This hassle is completely unnecessary when using the W Kayak because the user can easily stretch within the spacious confines of the craft itself, allowing you to finish uninterrupted and comfortably. So in order to enjoy more hours of kayak fishing without the pain, danger, and hassle of traditional SOT and sit-in kayaks, make the switch to the W Kayak, and if you want, learn more about kayak fishing pains on Wavewak's website.


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How to Draw a Samurai Step by Step
Learn how to draw a samurai step by step with this tutorial. This guide contains nine very simple steps and will be useful to you.
In this tutorial, I will show you how to draw a samurai step by step. Samurai is a Japanese warrior-knight who served his state.
For a long time, the attitude towards the samurai has changed, and their role in the life of the state has changed. The whole world knows about the valor and courage of the samurai. It is now part of Japanese culture.
In this tutorial, the samurai is presented in a cartoon style. The head is larger than the body, arms and legs are small. As you can see, the samurai has a specially shaped helmet and special clothes worn only by warriors. You can easily complete this lesson if you consistently and patiently follow all the steps of drawing.
Draw the head and torso.
Depict an oval and draw a torso at the bottom with a smooth line, which is much smaller in size.
Depict the helmet.
The helmet has a rounded shape at the top, draw curly elements on the sides.
Add decorative horns.
Draw a small circle in the center of the helmet and add horns on each side.
Depict additional elements on the helmet.
Sketch out a small oval at the very top. Add additional elements on the sides.
Draw the shoulders and bottom of the suit.
Depict rounded shoulders on the sides of the body. Sketch out the skirt.
Add the hands.
Draw the forearm and hands.
Sketch out the legs.
The legs are very short. The feet are turned in opposite directions.
Add details.
Draw the eyes, mouth, and nose. Add cross stripes on clothes.
You will need beige, red, yellow and purple.
I have prepared a PDF file with a simplified version of this guide. Download the file to have access to the lesson at any convenient time.
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Facebook has added three new languages; Corsican, Fulah and Maltese to bring to one hundred and one, the number of languages on its platform. Facebook is now available in 101 languages even as more than one billion people use Facebook in a language other than English.
Facebook declared that its mission is to give people the power to share and to make the world more open and connected because language is vital to connection. The company said it discovered very early when it was only available in English, that people using Facebook were from all over the world.
In 2007 it built a Translate Facebook app that enabled anyone to translate the Facebook interface into their own language. Over the years, a vibrant community has developed, helping to make Facebook available in languages from all over the world.
What is particularly interesting about this community is that they have helped Facebook translate the service into nine languages that are on UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. These languages are the hardest languages to translate – there are fewer people speaking them and many of them oftentimes are not spoken in the home.


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Home Year 2017 Royal Enfield Twin-Cylinder to Debut in EICMA
Royal Enfield Twin-Cylinder to Debut in EICMA
Royal Enfield's twin-cylinder engine and motorcycles slated for EICMA 2017 debut
Widely speculated to be a 750cc engine
May even go above 800cc
Spyshots of the Royal Enfield twin-cylinder motorcycles have been circulating around the internet for some time now, more or less confirming the manufacturer's claim of working on a twin-cylinder engine, Autocar India reported.
It's also obvious that Royal Enfield are also working on different models around that twin-cylinder engine, as evidenced by the photo above. The model in the foreground appears to be a cafe racer-styled model, while the one on the right looks to be a standard model.
The cafe racer has a rounded fuel tank with deep knee recesses, and a single seat. The standard model has a bench seat, which is offered as an option to the current Continental GT 535 buyers.
Apart from those features, both bikes are mechanically identical. The engines of bikes appear to be the same air- and oil-cooled parallel-Twin. The suspension and brake components looked to be identical, too.
Building many different models based on one engine or chassis platform saves development and production cost, while customers enjoy lower maintenance costs as most parts are shared amongst a few models.
Although widely speculated as 750cc, Royal Enfield has not officially confirmed it to be so. But, the mule has been testing extensively in Europe before being tested in India. Royal Enfield sold 651,107 bikes in India alone, compared to 15,383 exported last year. However, the current 500cc and 535cc variants made up less than 10% of the domestic number; the bulk of the sales were the 350cc models.
That has lent fuel to the speculation that the new bikes may even feature a capacity higher than 750cc, possibly even going above 800cc to rival Triumph's best-selling 900cc Bonneville Street Twin lineup.
These new parallel-twin motorcycles are to make their international debut at the EICMA show in Milan this November, with an India launch slated for early 2018.
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18 Men Arrested In Sacramento Region Child Sex Predator Sting
By CBS13 Staff September 2, 2021 at 6:20 am
Filed Under:Child Sex Predators, Sacramento News
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A child sex predator sting resulted in 18 men from ages 19-57 being arrested from around the Sacramento region, authorities announced on Wednesday.
The men were booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on several felony charges relating to arranging to meet with a child for sex.
According to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, the arrests happened between August 23-27 as a result of an undercover operation: Operation Catch-A-Predator.
The sheriff's office said one of the most notable arrests was 56-year-old Ronald Ray Lovell who worked for the Tracy Unified School District and coached girls sophomore basketball at Kimball High School from 2010-15. Following that, Lovell was a varsity girls basketball coach at West High School from 105-19 before resigning from the district in September 2019.
The remaining suspects were identified as:
Sahan Wanithunga, 24
Nader Bassam Ayesh, 27
Michael Andrews, 32
Jose Alvarado, 21
Eric Stinson, 53
Jose Antonio Cabulajtzip, 23
Andrew Coleman, 22
Jeffrey Feldman, 57
Dandrei Jackson, 19
Eric Olmos, 29
Robert Martinez, 34
Isaiah Chacon, 22
Jamie Gipson, 20
Ian Kelley, 51
Edward Ashburn, 34
Ranjit Singh, 27
Vicente Ramirez-Solano, 29
Detectives posed online as underage boys and girls to engage with the suspects. The suspects would say explicit things and send graphic photos to the undercover detectives, the sheriff's office said.
Once the suspects made an attempt to meet the children, the undercover detectives would wait at the predetermined meeting location to arrest them. No actual children were involved in the arrests.
The sheriff's office Internet Crimes Against Children task force has already made 54 arrests this year in connection to child sex predators. In 2020, the task force made 55 similar arrests.
The Sacramento County Probation Department, Homeland Security Investigations, California Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney's Office assisted with the investigation.
Anyone with information relevant to the investigation is asked to contact the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office.


Our eight musts from this month's calendar of events.
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The nine musts from this month's calendar of events.
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Local musician talks about transitioning into a new chapter.


Today is the 500th anniversary of the Rheinheitsgebot, the German beer purity law that regulates which ingredients can be used to brew German beer: barley, hops, water, and (later added to the list) yeast. Prost! is marking the occasion with a biergarten, special beers, a pig roast, and music.
Tiffany Howard of Oh Honey Bakes is hosting a Mother's Day tea and cake party at the Smith Tea tasting room on Sunday, May 8. Tiffany is creating a a Jasmine Silver Tip infused cake layered with macerated raspberries and topped with a chocolate ganache and covered with a raspberry buttercream, which will be paired with three tea selected by Head Teamaker Tony Tellin.
12 Experiments is my favorite new blog, which happens to be run by my dear friend Sarah who is spending the year challenging her fears and raising questions about the way she lives. Equal parts hilarious and poignantly insightful, it will make you look at your own life with renewed curiosity and reflection.
Lots of photo editing this week meant that I had the opportunity to catch up on past episodes of Fresh Air. I especially enjoyed this interview with Danny Bowien of Mission Chinese Food. We're headed to San Francisco in May and can't wait to try it out.


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Attachment, Trauma and Multiplicity, Second Edition
Attachment, Trauma and Multiplicity: Working with Dissociative Identity Disorder
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Notice to Members: Unpaid Mechanical and Video Royalties Canadian Class Action Settlement –Group III Claims Period begins on April 3, 2017
In 2008, a proposed class action was initiated in Ontario against Sony BMG Music (Canada) Inc., now Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc., ("Sony"), EMI Group Canada Inc. ("EMI"), Universal Music Canada Inc. ("Universal"), Warner Music Canada Co. ("Warner"), the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. ("CMRRA") and the Society for Reproduction Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (SODRAC) Inc. ("SODRAC"), in which it was alleged that the record companies were liable for reproducing certain musical works in sound recordings released in physical formats in Canada, without securing the necessary mechanical licenses and/or without payment of the necessary royalties. Settlement agreements were reached with the defendants in 2010. The settlement agreements were approved by the Court by Order dated May 31, 2011.
Pursuant to the court-approved settlement agreements, CMRRA-SODRAC Inc. ("CSI") was appointed as Settlement Administrator. An initial claims period was held for Group I Products which relate to Products Released at any time up to and including June 30, 2007 and Group II Products which are Products Released between July 1, 2007 and December 31, 2009, inclusive. The Group I and II Products claims period concluded in February of 2013.
The settlement agreements required a further payment of additional amounts on account of Group III Products which are Products Released between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2012, inclusive. The claims period for the Group III Items will commence on April 3, 2017.
In order to facilitate the individual class process for class members for the Medium- and High-Value Group III items, CSI will make the Medium- and High-Value Group III information available on a searchable web-based system (the "Claims Website"). The Claims Website can be accessed from CSI's website at www.cmrrasodrac.ca.
Claims for Medium-Value items, which are those items with a value between $1,000 and $2,500, must be filed on or before October 3, 2017 while claims for High-Value Items, which are those items with a value of $2,500 and above, must be filed by April 3, 2018.
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The first month of 2019 was a busy and often frightening one for journalists who write about LGBTQ life in the Russian-speaking world. While escalating arrests, torture, and killings of suspected gay and lesbian citizens in Chechnya made headlines, a number of publications also stepped beyond the Caucasus to report on queer and trans history in a variety of times and places. Here, Hilah Kohen summarizes two recent Russian-language stories on LGBTQ life at length and briefly describes four English-language pieces.


Belvedere College S.J., situated in Dublin's inner-city, marked the Centenary of its Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVP) on 9 March. A number of students and staff gathered at the school for the event, including Padraig Swan, Director of Faith and Service Programmes.
According to Padraig, "It's remarkable that the amazing work of the SVP has such a long legacy. The hundreds of students and staff that are, and have been, involved in sustaining this legacy can be really proud of their service to so many families and communities in the inner city".
This self-sacrifice was certainly embodied by Blessed Frederic Ozanam, who began the Society of St. Vincent de Paul with a number of friends in Paris on April 23, 1833. A French lawyer, author, and professor in the Sorbonne, Frederic became acutely aware of the huge disparity between rich and poor. He and his friends responded by giving their time, talents and resources to help impoverished people living in the slums of Paris. The Irish branch was established in 1844, and it is now the largest voluntary charitable organisation in Ireland.
It is easy to draw a comparison between the work of Blessed Ozanam and what Belvedere's SVP students do today. Stephen Quinn, a SVP member, says, "The society is open to students from every year, first through sixth, and runs many social justice activities, such as the soup run for the homeless, social visitations, Christmas children's parties, old folk's parties, and hampers." The social visitations are particularly important to the Society, where two or three students are assigned to meet with one of the elderly people around the area.
The work of the SVP in the college is most definitely collaborative, according to Padraig Swan. "The current team of people who make the work of the SVP happen includes teachers Emma Brennan and Sinead McGouran; the current officers and members; and especially Brother Eamonn and we're grateful to them all".
There will also be a bigger SVP celebration in the autumn involving many of the guests the Society engages with.


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3) Of course, it looks like tarjeta 3 was identified by the module-detect/module-hal-detect.  What we've done is disable this and tried to set the sources/sinks manually.  module-detect/module-hal-detect seems to be an all or nothing proposition...  if anyone knows of a way to auto-detect specific devices and manually set others in the same config file... please speak up now.
Let's see if module-hal-detect/module-detect allows manual loading of sources/sinks.
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can you test the information?
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5 Haitian Women to Celebrate
How women shake up the political world
Originally published: International Viewpoint by Sabine Lamour (February 7, 2020 ) | - Posted Feb 10, 2020
Culture, Feminism, IdeologyHaitiNewswire
This paper was presented at the REHMONCO symposium during activities commemorating the earthquake of 12 January 2010, in Montreal.
The originality of the Haitian feminist movement lies in the fact that it can be thought of neither in terms of a wave (first, second or third) [1] nor in terms of a defined current (liberal, black, decolonial, etc.). This movement in contradistinction to other feminist movements contributes enormously to the identification of problematic national realities, such as violence against women and girls, political participation, impunity, national sovereignty and the fight against obscurantism.
It seems to me that the metaphor of the earthquake is more appropriate to talk about the Haitian feminist movement. Whenever a problem arises at the national level, feminists take centre stage to make demands and indicate guiding principles, as was the case in 1915 (occupation of Haiti by the United States), 1957 (rise of Duvalier to power), 1986 (fall of Duvalier), 1991 (military coup d'état against the government of Jean Bertrand Aristide), 2004 (fall of Lavalas power). The movement takes shape in critical situations where the foundations of living together as a community (vivre ensemble) are attacked by both internal and external dominant actors.
These struggles are organized around strategic pillars based in popular demands such as the right to self-determination, equal sharing between men and women, and the right to resources. The feminist movement fights against gender asymmetries from a global popular perspective. Feminists have always been part of the effervescence that stirs our society. Faithful to this tradition, after the earthquake, the movement took a stand against a series of abuses that jeopardized its existence and were opposed to a real reconstruction of society.
To talk about its actions on the political scene over the last ten years, we will focus on: firstly, the losses suffered during the earthquake, secondly, the exclusion of Haitian feminists imposed by international actors present in Haiti after the earthquake, after the actions to restore reality, and finally, the struggles against sexist or anti-feminist actions undertaken by Haitian governments since that time.
The losses of the feminist movement
The 2010 decade began with the terrible earthquake of 12 January 2010. The disaster hit the country hard. Among the victims, several feminists perished, including 3 historical leaders of the movement, namely: Magalie Marcelin leader of Kay Fanm (Women's House), Myriam Merlet leader of EnfoFanm (Organization for the Defence of Women's Rights) and Anne Marie Coriolan, the instigator of SOFA (Solidarity of Haitian Women). It was a painful moment for the movement. The feminists did not even have time to mourn their sisters. The unprecedented international influx of foreign military forces, humanitarian contingents of NGOs, and missionaries that the country experienced after the disaster also came with its share of problems and aggressions. These new actors settled into society with an imposing apparatus. They took advantage of this to strengthen their hold on the state apparatus with the complicity of the national authorities. [2] They mapped out the country according to the self-assigned competences of these actors while imposing emergency as a managerial management method for the socio-political and economic problems raised by the earthquake. By setting up this mechanism, they imposed the conjuncture as the criterion for governing the country while ignoring the weight of Haitian civil society in the traditional management of certain problems. The NGOs took advantage of this situation to take decisions, some of which were more inappropriate than others for the Haitian population.
An ideological struggle imposed by external actors
In this logic, these new actors have taken an interest in the issue of violence against women in defiance of the know-how developed for more than two decades by post-dictatorship feminist organizations. In order to impose their legitimacy in dealing with violence, international actors have used the concept of a rape epidemic to talk about violence against women in the camps. The result has been a construction of Haitians as sexual predators and Haitian women as prey. This has depoliticized rape and sexual violence against women, even though the political construction of rape has been a fundamental structural part of the feminist movement since 1915.
Post-1986 feminist organizations rebelled against this situation. They refuted the constructed discourse and also rejected the collaboration proposed by certain NGOs and denounced these unhealthy intrusions into the media. In order to neutralize feminists and continue their designs, these actors spread the rumour of the "death of the movement" worldwide. [3] The result was a negative assessment of Haitian feminism, which was then disqualified as an interlocutor in the resolution of the national crisis after the disaster. The circulation of this rumour facilitated the rise of a victimizing discourse aimed at denying any form of recognition for the work already done by feminists since the end of the dictatorship. The opinions of the feminists who survived the disaster has also been delegitimized. In this struggle for information, feminists' access to media platforms has been restricted; their visibility has been reduced in favour of women's organizations created in the aftermath of the cataclysm.
In this struggle that tried to sideline organized actors on the ground, NGOs either stopped funding the organizations' programs or offered them exaggerated amounts of money that they had to spend in record time under the pretext of urgency (the Haitian state does not fund its civil society). Organizations that refused these conditions suffered a drastic reduction in their funding during the first years after the earthquake, despite continuing their political work in support of women. The movement was banned. By going down this path, external actors reaffirmed the subordination of women in the debate on the reconstruction of the country.
At this stage, the mechanism put in place by international actors facilitated the domestication of civil society by regimenting expression and controlling the available resources: on the one hand, they make speeches about recognition of women's rights, and on the other hand, they prevent feminists' access to media arenas and the resources to continue this same struggle. By its workings, this mechanism ensures that the organizations that make up the movement appear and remain as objects rather than subjects of an internally constructed discourse.
Affirmative action in the field
In order to fight against these abuses and to challenge the discourse of impotence of feminists, Haitian feminists have resumed their work of accompaniment, referral and support to women victims of violence in extremely difficult conditions since February 2010. They commemorated the key dates of the movement, namely 8 March and 3 April. [4] Indeed, in March 2010, they set up a mobile psychological intervention structure to support women in temporary shelters [5] while continuing to raise awareness against rape tendencies in the camps. In addition to these actions, their efforts were manifold: they in turn sheltered abused women in their homes and supported the revival of income-generating activities with other women.
The first major post-earthquake battle that the women waged was against the PDNA (Post Disaster Needs Assessment), the document which defined the actions to be followed for post-earthquake reconstruction). The PDNA was the result of a two-month process led by the Haitian government that brought together more than 250 people from the United Nations, the World Bank, the European Union and the Inter-American Development Bank. Despite the number of actors involved, the document failed to integrate the gender dimension into the strategies proposed by the Haitian government for the reconstruction of macroeconomic, social, environmental, infrastructure and governance policies.
During this same period, Haitian feminists led the struggle for the passage of the law on responsible fatherhood by the Haitian parliament, with the support of Gérandal Thélusma, a Haitian politician and member of the 48th legislature. They won their case.
More realistic information on women's conditions
To counter the PDNA, feminists with the support of international allies produced a counter-report in which they denounced the absence of the specific problems experienced by women in the document.
On 3 April 2010, CONAP (Coordination nationale de plaidoyer pour les droits des femmes – National Coordination for Advocacy for Women's Rights) issued a statement denouncing the country's structural dependency on imperialist powers, questioning the legitimacy of the IHRC (Interim Commission for the Reconstruction of Haiti) in Haiti as the body in charge of reconstruction. In an article published online on the Radio Kiskeya website on 3 April 2010, CONAP stated the following:
For this 3 April 2010, CONAP proclaims its independence from opportunistic actors or any populist approach involved in efforts to pick up the crumbs of a poisoned cake whose recipe, as always, has been simmered on the backs of women and once again at the expense of the claiming people and therefore against the interests of the Haitian nation. [6]
In another position paper on March 31, 2010, the same organization explains:
CONAP is more determined than ever to take up the pen of Mireille Neptune-Anglade, to claim the contributions of the second half of development to the creation of wealth in our country, and thereby continue the struggle to claim, to impose the recognition of the "very fanm" of those left behind by women workers in the industrial park, domestic workers, traders in the informal sector and peasant producers exposed more than ever to the phenomenon of the feminization of poverty and gender violence. The devastating impact of the January 12 earthquake has resulted in immeasurable economic losses in terms of the economic situation of families, weakening the "potomitan fanm" on which the survival of more than 80% of the nation's households, 48% of which are managed by heads of household, surviving on less than US$2 per day, thus compromising the well-being of several generations. [7]
Women's quota or men's responsibility
In 2012, feminist organizations have stepped up to the plate to reject the promise of 40% women in the Lamothe/Martelly government. For Danièle Magloire,
The most important thing is not the presence of women. What is most important is the government's focus on social and economic issues and the rule of law.
Michaëlle Desrosiers, for her part, says this:
the presence of [these] women in an extreme right-wing government – although popular – reflects the vision and the ideopolitical and economic positioning of women at a time when Haiti is extremely open to investors linked to the neo-colonists. [8]
In May 2012, SOFA asked that President Michel Martelly publish a report outlining the sources of funding for his election campaign and that he denounce the blue helmets who are at the root of the cholera epidemic in Haiti. Since that time, SOFA has been drawing society's attention to the corruption that has plagued the political arena and the institutional abuses of parliament. At the same time, SOFA had sounded the alarm to show the problems related to the cherished ti manman programme implemented by the Martelly government. Contrary to this measure, feminists through Marie Jocelyn Lasègue demanded the promulgation by the executive branch of the law on paternity, maternity and filiation, while positing the principle of free DNA tests to break with the reality of children without fathers in Haiti. This step is part of the feminists' struggle for women's access to uncontrolled autonomy in Haiti. In Haiti, women's movement are not restricted, but this apparent autonomy is correlated to the fact that they take care of their offspring.
The year 2012 was crucial for feminists in the fight against the sexual harassment of professional women in Haiti with the highlighting of the Josué Pierre-Louis Affair [9], then president of the electoral council and former minister of justice. It was a key year in the fight against sexual and gender-based violence. At the same time, we witnessed the implementation of internal anti-feminist strategies led by male journalists in Haiti. Danièle Magloire's article on the women's movement (ibid. 2018) bears witness to this.
In 2013 feminists demanded the introduction of the 30% quota in the electoral law. Speaking of this period Marie Frantz Joachim noted:
The institution of the 30% quota principle in the 2006 electoral law is one of the greatest advances of the feminist movement during this period, in that it introduces a formal political dimension to the feminist struggle in Haiti. We say formal because it is well known that the feminist movement is eminently political in its struggle to overthrow the patriarchal system and transform women's living conditions economically, politically, socially and culturally. It opposes all forms of authoritarianism. [10]
They also wanted the electoral law to crack down on political parties, groups and groupings guilty of sexist practices, including the derogation of the quota principle. In October 2013, feminists marked the year with the holding of the symbolic women's parliament. Speaking about this action, Marie Frantz Joachim explains:
The action mobilized about a hundred women representing forty (40) associations and women's committees of Political Parties from all departments, except those of the Centre and North East. 150 members of women's organizations and mixed structures were involved in the Women's Symbolic Parliament. They simulated with the utmost rigour, pride and serenity the role of Women Deputies (99), Senators (30), Prime Minister and Ministers (Men and Women). The Women's Symbolic Parliament process was in itself an important inclusive advocacy action linking SOFA, friendly and associated organizations and parliamentary authorities. [11]
In 2014, the movement's biggest battle was the enactment of the Responsible Fatherhood Act under the Martelly government. This was a key moment in the fight against impunity in Haiti. The turbulence brought on by political aberrations consecrated the government's control over the Ministry of Women's Affairs, which has become a pro-government propaganda institution.
Focused within their respective organizations, during the five years that followed the cataclysm feminists led a merciless struggle for women's participation at all levels in decision-making spaces. Within this framework, SOFA [12] conducted a study in 2015 on the obstacles preventing women from accessing decision-making spaces. This struggle has made it possible for feminists to be recognized as interlocutors able to position themselves on national issues, leading to pleas for a greater number of women to enter these spaces.
Several women's coalitions emerged, including COTEM (Technical and Multi-sectoral Committee). These actions have borne fruit and feminists have won the battle for representativeness at the level of town halls and territorial authorities. All the municipal executives have at least one woman out of the three compulsory members. It is in the wake of this struggle that we must understand the existence of the association of Haitian women mayors Fenafemh(National Federation of Haitian Women Mayors). Currently, feminist organizations are working with local elected women, including women mayors, for the preservation of the 30% quota recognized by the amended Constitution of 2011.
Throughout Michel Martelly's mandate, women have denounced the abuses of power, including the president's attacks on women in society. The Nou Tout se Lili (We are all Lili) support campaign in support of journalist Liliane Pierre-Paul, who was attacked by President Martelly, is one example. In addition to the struggles for women's political participation, a constant watch is kept on how politicians deal with the movement's main strategic areas, including women's health issues and the ruthless fight against violence against women.
In 2016, an international symposium on gender, feminism and gender relations was held in Port-au-Prince. The result was a book published in 2018 by Editions Féministes Remue-Ménage, entitled Déjouer le silence: Contre-discours sur les femmes haïtiennes (Breaking the silence: A counter discourse on Haitian Women). In addition, feminists have participated together in several major international feminist scientific events. This dimension of the struggle reflects the global dynamic that drives the Haitian feminist movement. Indeed, due to the unfavourable position occupied by the country on the international scene, feminists generally fight on two fronts: national and international. Haitian feminists were the first to denounce the excesses of MINUSTAH (United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti), the rapes of minors and young people of both sexes and the abandonment of their children by peacekeepers. To mark their disagreement, feminists have cut off ties with MINUSTAH in Haiti by starting a battle for the disoccupation of Haitian territory by UN soldiers and the compensation of abused women and cholera victims.
At the same time, during this period, struggles for the decriminalization of abortion intensified. This is because feminists have become aware of the damage this act has done to the lives of women, especially the poorest women. They have therefore set up a collective, the DSSR (Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights) collective, which is essentially responsible for fighting for women's access to sexual and reproductive health rights.
Between 2018 and 2019, post-1986 women's organizations, including SOFA, waged a fierce struggle against the current government by taking a stand for the departure of the current president, participating in demonstrations, writing statements for the press, and organizing activities to denounce the creeping signals of the dictatorship. This struggle is part of a fight against obscurantism and for the survival of Haitian society.
In addition to these actions during the decade, feminists have been waging a relentless battle against the ruling PHTK (Haitian Tet Kale Party), which mobilizes a toxic form of masculinity to govern. Indeed, this power does not hesitate to call for women to be raped when they question the authorities. The PHTK does not distance itself from the men in power, officials whose names are cited in physical and sexual assaults on their relatives and employees. PHTK officials use slander, insult, violence and corruption as modes of government.
In Haitian society's fight against corruption, the rape of women, particularly in poor neighbourhoods, is used as a means of repression to neutralize the mobilization. To counter these abuses, SOFA), Kay Fanm (Maison des femmes) and Fanm Deside (Femmes déterminées) are carrying out a series of awareness-raising activities in the field to explain to the population the danger posed by this power by showing the similarities that exist between the PHTK power and the power of the Duvalier. The regime that had reigned in Haiti by killing, massacring, pillaging and raping for 29 years with the complicity of a large fringe of the international community, as is the case today with the PHTK regime.
In conclusion, this journey through the decade shows that the feminist movement carries in its momentum a double movement: responsibility towards Haitian society and hope for a better tomorrow. Women refuse to give up. Since 1915, they have made indignation a leitmotiv to build a political dynamic in Haiti that will bring about social transformation. Faithful to its strategic pillars built over a century of struggle, the Haitian feminist movement has been able to impose the question of political participation in the national debate over the last ten years, although the means at its disposal are rather weak.
During this decade, women have strengthened their presence on the political scene at the level of town halls and local authorities. They have emerged as key political interlocutors with CONAP, which in the past decade has been engaged in a relentless struggle to raise the profile of the political work of feminists. They also succeeded in adding the issue of harassment to the debate as violence against women with the Josué Pierre-Louis Case and they succeeded in imposing the term Tizonnay in Haitian vocabulary to qualify sexual harassment. They have transformed women's political demands into public policy through the National Plan for Equality between Women and Men and the national plan to combat violence against women, while demonstrating the need for a national law to combat violence.
In the area of health, they have shown the need to link the fight for the decriminalization of abortion to the fight for the right to life, and for access to sexual and reproductive health rights. They also relaunched the fight against impunity by taking up the fight against corruption and administrative mismanagement with the rest of society by participating at various levels in the battle over Petro-Caribe funds. In addition to these actions, the most important gain is the transmission of feminist know-how to a new generation of activists in order to keep alive the flame of women's combativeness in Haitian society.
Ultimately, through this presentation, the earthquake shows how feminists are forced to fight on several spaces (international, national …) to maintain their gains while campaigning for new ones. This shock evokes the idea of an earthquake; after aftershock after aftershock, women respond to situations of aggression while clinging to the strategic pillars that support the movement's social demands, which must help them overcome social crises and contribute to building society.
Translated by International Viewpoint from "Haïti : comment les femmes secouent le monde politique" Plateforme altermondialiste.
[1] Bibia Pavard, "Faire naître et mourir les vagues : comment s'écrit l'histoire des féminismes", Itinéraires [Online], 2017-2, published online 10 March 2018, consulted 14 January 2020.
[2] Sabine Lamour, "L'irresponsabilité une compétence de dominant" Revue Internationale des études du développement, n°239, September 2019.
[3] Danièle Magloire, "L'antiféminisme en Haïti" et Denyse Coté, "Défense des droits des femmes en Haïti: les effets déstructurants de l'aide humanitaire" in Déjouer le silence : contre discours sur les femmes haïtiennes. Editors Sabine Lamour, Denyse Coté et Darline Alexis, Montréal et Port -au-Prince : Remue-ménage, Mémoire d'encrier et Press UniQ, 2018.
[4] 3 April is the Haitian National Women's Day in commemoration of the demonstration of 3 April 1986 prganiozed by feminists after the fall of the dictartorship.
[5] Ronald Colbert, "Des cellules mobiles d'intervention psychosociale pour soutenir les femmes victimes de violences," Alterpresse, published online 9 April 2010.
[6] See "Statement by CONAP against the 'rebuilding prohject' adopted in New York". The statement was signed by the organizations Fanm Deside jakmel, Kay Fanm, REFRAKA, SOFA.
[7] "Haïti-Séisme/Conférence NY :La CONAP « s'inscrit en faux contre la tenue de la rencontre onusienne »" Alterpresse. Published online 31 March 2010, consulted 10 January 2020.
[8] "Haïti : Une organisation féministe dénonce le silence de Michelle Bachelet sur la violence des casques bleus contre les femmes," Alterpresse, published online 25 November 2011, consulted 14 January 2020.
[9] "Haïti-Viol-Affaire Josué Pierre-Louis : des organisations de droits humains interpellent le CSPJ sur de graves menaces contre un juge d'instruction, Lettre de 4 organisations et plateforme d'organisations de défense des droits humains aux membres du Conseil Supérieur du Pouvoir Judiciaire," Alterpresse, published online 20 December 2012, consulted 9 January 2020.
[10] Marie Frantz, Joachim. "Quand Fleurissent les lilas acquis et questionnements autour de 25 ans de lutte de femmes," Alterpresse, published on line 27 December 2012, consulted 12 January 2020.
[11] ["Haïti :Le mouvement féministe est-il en hibernation ?" Alterpresse, published online 9 January 2015.
[12] SOFA, Ankèt prezans fanm yo nan eleksyon législatif 2015 yo : Baryè avan, pandan epi apre kanpay sou direksyon Julien Sainvil, Septanb 2016.
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High level intervention needed at Loxton school
by Fawzia Rhoda, MPL – DA Constituency Head of Bo-Karoo
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Northern Cape has escalated our call for an investigation into the goings-on at the JJ Booysen Primary School in Loxton, to Premier Zamani Saul. This comes after our initial call for an intervention, directed at MEC of Education Mac Jack, appears to have fallen on deaf ears.The school is in the grip of a crisis, with a number of scandals and irregularities allegedly involving the school principal, Gordon Lottering, and the chairperson of the School Governing Body (SGB), Cheryl Jantjies.Lottering, who is not popular with a large contingent of parents, particularly for the way he allegedly disciplines children, has further drawn their ire following his recent reappointment as school principal. His shock reappointment came after he resigned in April this year because of his extensive involvement in the ANC's election campaign.Lottering is believed to have powerful connections in the ANC and in the education department and has further managed to ensure that the SGB is constituted with close allies of himself and Jantjies.In effect, Lottering and Jantjies are accused of running the school like a mafia.Since his return as the head of the school, Lottering has failed to act on the alleged physical assault of a schoolteacher by Jantjies, that took place in June. He also facilitated the suspicious sponsorship of R5000 of the child of a connected member of the SGB, to attend an athletics event. There are also many questions regarding his management of an apparent R85 000 allocation to the school from the provincial department.A number of parents have signed a petition calling for Lottering's reappointment to be revoked. The parents' pleas, however, have been disregarded, creating the impression that Gordon is being protected.At the same time, the parents who have signed the petition are being victimised.In addition, the project director of local Non-Profit Organisation (NPO), the "I am Living Trust", has also been accused, by Lottering, as being the instigator of the petition. In effect, the Trust which, for a number of years has offered financial and other support to the school, and also directly provided learning support to the school's 285 learners, is being prevented from operating on the school premises, as it has done in the past.The result is that many learners have had to forfeit the additional help that they were receiving from the Trust – this is unfair and to the detriment of the children.It is clear that all is not well at JJ Booysen Primary and that an urgent intervention is required to prevent learners from being further disadvantaged by the whims of Lottering and his SGB.The DA will forward the correspondence that we previously sent to MEC Jack, to Premier Saul.If the Premier truly cares about the wellbeing of our poorer learners in our more rural areas, he will not ignore the increasingly volatile situation at JJ Booysen Primary School but will launch an urgent investigation into all the matters of concern.


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In the drop down menu select "trlte Galaxy Note 4". Download CyanogenMod 12 and Lollipop Gapps and put somewhere on your phone internal memory. Go to "Patch zip file" and choose CyanogenMod 12 ROM and then Gapps. Move the patched ROM and Gapps to /patchmultiboot/dual; Now you have to download and install Dual Boot apk on you phone. Move the patched ROM and Gapps to /patchmultiboot/dual... I installed a custom rom on my note 4 but somehow the recovery booted back to stock recovery losing twrp. I cant for the life of me get twrp back on my phone, ive done the odin way (do I need to untick reboot when complete). when I reboot its stuck on the glaxy screen wont budge.
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Dili Institute of Technology (DIT) is a private, non-profit and accredited higher education in Timor Leste which was inaugurated on the 10th of May 2002 by His Excellency Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao as the President of the Resistance Veterans Association (AVR).
DIT is a new institution, in a new country, run by a new generation (with an average staff age of 35). It is also known as the institute of the capital with the motto: "matenek nodi serbii (educated to serve)".
As a new institution, DIT gives a new and great expectation to young Timorese people to develop their intellectual quality, professionalism and social sensitivity in the following areas: (1). Civil and construction engineering; (2). Mechanical and manufacturing engineering; (3). Petroleum engineering and management; (4). Computer science; (5). Agribusiness, (6). Finance management, (7). Tourism and hotel management; and (8). Policy and Public management.
DIT places great emphasis on quality of learning and teaching, research and community service. It values principles such as education for all, without borders, non-discrimination, and no political intervention in education. It believes that only such education can bring progress to the East Timorese people and the nation.
DIT hopes that the community will choose the institute to educate their children, not because of low tuition fees, easy marking, a large student and alumni population, or the presence of public figures within the student body. Rather, they will choose DIT because it offers quality education to prepare skilled people who can apply science and technology for the wellbeing of the community.
As the rector of DIT, I believe that a tertiary education institution will have no value, if it receives massive students numbers, but they end up as low quality, poorly-skilled graduates, who are fatalistic, and lack creativity and innovation, with a diploma that is not recognised. Such an institution would become part of the problem rather than part of the solution. Instead, DIT is committed to developing graduates who are intelligent and professional pioneers for development, to helping bring freedom from poverty, to enhancing the competitiveness of Timorese professionals, to respecting the dignity of all people, and to encouraging Timorese people to value their identity and stand tall.
DIT therefore continually carries out evaluations of its courses, curriculum, teaching and assessment methods, to ensure these are integrated, high-quality, efficient, relevant, and sustainable, and that they meet the needs of the community, industry and marketplace, as well as being consistent with the framework of higher education in this region. DIT gives priority to providing continuing education to its staff and improvement of its teaching facilities, to keep up-to-date with developments in science and technology. So also, DIT continually works to improve its own management, so as to fit within the global higher education trend, such that its management practices become increasingly effective, high-quality and sustainable.
The rector is proud to announce that DIT is the only tertiary education institute in Timor Leste that has a full-time staff (from the rector right through to the cleaning staff) who are fully committed to the institute, working from 8.30am to 5.30pm, on teaching, training, research, assistance to students and the community, despite the salary levels being low.
DIT is working together with the government, industry and other higher education institutions both within and outside the country, to improve the quality of its teaching and of the institute as a whole. Through such cooperation, DIT obtains opportunities for continuing education for its staff and for students to do fieldwork, as well as resources to contribute to the quality of education, and recognition from institutions overseas.
As rector, I am proud to formally launch this website, which was designed to make information about DIT more readily available to the public. My sincere congratulations to the members of the ICT DIT team who prepared it.


In 2017, we were put to the task of making RHB Bank's quarterly thematic credit card campaigns stand out from the crowd. The marketing strategy was to offer Cash Back in every promotion all year long and for us to develop a thematic visual idea to link to cash back offers.
We designed the RHB mascots – tiny-sized personalities who star in all credit card communications. These mascots make it easy for viewers to recognise that a communication is from RHB Bank and are easily adaptable to any creative iteration. For example, for the Raya campaign, the mascots were dressed up in traditional Raya clothes, adding to the festive look and feel of the campaign.


Big Draw: Hartwell City Manager David Aldrich says having the lake at full pool is a boon to the area. He believes the second-home market will come back.
Just south of Hartwell is a monument to the Center of the World. The designation by the Cherokee Indian Tribe was prophetic, as Hart County's particular geography makes it a midpoint between Atlanta and Greenville, SC, and easily accessible to the entire Southeast. Central to this positioning is Lake Hartwell, a jewel of the region covering 56,000 acres with 962 miles of shoreline.
Agriculture here produces around $200 million in goods each year – half of it poultry – but Hart County's roots are in textile manufacturing. Replacing that industry, once the backbone of this community of 23,000, requires balance to preserve the farms that make up most of the county and the pastoral lakeside community of boaters and second-home residents.
Lake Hartwell also provides water for the burgeoning industrial parks by Interstate 85, where the county has made strategic investments in its industrial capacity, and leaders have proven shrewd negotiators. After the textile industry went bust, Hart County was determined to diversify its industry and retain and grow the companies that are left.
"We even want diversity in the product itself," says Dwayne Dye, director of economic development and an officer with the Industrial Building Authority, who mentions the conveyor belts made by manufacturer Fenner Dunlop, which opened up shop in 2007 and brought 140 jobs. "They're used for everything." Dye and other county leaders dream of remaking manufacturing for a new northeast Georgia.
In fact, Hart County just landed a major victory by convincing another manufacturer, Tenneco Automotive, to stay home and invest rather than pack up and move. Tenneco has been a staple of downtown Hartwell for 50 years. The deal will save 220 jobs and bring 180 new ones and $10.2 million in new investment as the company closes its Nebraska plant.
Hart County touts its logistical centrality to manufacturers. A key part of the strategy is the Gateway Industrial Park at Interstate 85, where the board of commissioners helped acquire 1.2 miles of frontage in 2004. "There was nothing there five years ago. We came in knowing what we wanted," says Caime.
Gateway One (G1), at the Highway 177 exit off I-85, recently welcomed CD Controls, which manufactures refrigeration and electronic components and expects to hire 20. CD joins Fenner Dunlop, the conveyer belt manufacturer, and gas tank manufacturer TI Automotive, which employs 100 and is expanding to hire 50 more.
In Gateway Two (G2), across Highway 177, 71 acres were recently taken over by Ritz Instrument Trans-formers. Earth is churning on both sides; the new Ritz plant is 65 percent finished, and CD Controls just finished its LEED-Certified Platinum building, which utilizes high-end environmentally sustainable practices.
Half of G1 is actually in Franklin County. Hart, Franklin and Stephens counties created a Joint Development Authority to make Gateway happen, with help from a $650,000 OneGeorgia grant in 2004. Proximity to I-85 has been a boon: TI came close to locating along rail line but instead chose G1 and the visibility of the interstate.
Another company, AgStrong, did locate on Hart County's rail line in Bowersville, south of Hartwell, just last year. AgStrong extracts oil from canola and sunflower seeds, and took advantage of the Hartsville Shortline, which connects to Norfolk Southern in the north and CSX in the south.
AgStrong is a company that works with local farmers and will employ around 25. Companies such as Ag-Strong and CD Controls represent just the type Hart County is seeking to slowly but steadily rebuild its industrial base – adding several smaller companies, rather than relying on one big manufacturer. It is a lesson that was hard learned.
The last textile company to close its doors in 2006 was Springs Global – 800 workers lost their jobs, and the community was devastated. Subsequent low lake levels hurt tourism, and the recession hit the home market; but Hart County barely noticed. "Unemployment is old news to us," says Caime.
Gateway is only one element in Hart County's 20-year comeback plan, combining state Certified Work Ready Community resources to fight the high school dropout rate with other partnerships with Athens Technical College, Northeast Georgia Technical College and the University of Georgia Archway program to retrain workers. Work Ready designation came in early 2009; the 615 Work Ready certificates earned by high school students were 92 percent above goal, and the public high school graduation rate increased from 63.9 percent to 78.5 percent over the course of the year.
The Archway program extends UGA resources to the community (about a half hour from Athens) and includes a part-time faculty member, Tracey El-dridge, from UGA's College of Edu-cation, to help teachers learn from other peers and integrate new courses of study.
Most of the school system reform took place under former Superinten-dent David Hicks, but the new super can build on his momentum, says Caime. "We have a new board of education, new superintendent, new administration and a new focus," says Caime. "We need a young workforce with high school education but we also have workers in their 40s, coming out of the mills where they were making good [salaries] with benefits, shifting to a minimum wage service job with no benefits. They, too, have to realize the importance of education and tell their kids.
"They're plugging real world projects into the Ivory Tower," he says.
Hart County has many nurseries in addition to its farms; ecotourism is already here.
"We're always looking for conducive industry. We have a strong tourism industry and don't want to conflict with that, or hurt our high-end residential community," says Caime.
Tourism is a "hot topic," says Dennis Cobb, board chairman of the Hart County Chamber of Commerce. "The lake is a big draw for us, being the biggest lake between Atlanta and Greenville. When the water is not there, the people are not here. So being back up to full pool is a good thing for Hart County," says Cobb.
Fishing enthusiasts can also look forward to a new fishing pier and Lake Hartwell Mega-Ramp being built on the lake and scheduled to open in April. Construction funds came from a PCB contamination settlement for harmful chemical releases by a plant in South Carolina.
The new Mega-Ramp means the county could lure some well-attended bass tournaments.
"It's my understanding that a bass tournament draws, on average, 400 to 500 people, and that the economic impact could be as high as $1 million to $1.5 million per fish tournament," says Cobb.
Leaders here are looking at all kinds of development – industrial, residential and tourism-related – as they rebuild and re-energize their community. Aldrich even believes the second-home market will return. Part-time second-home residents make up about 17 percent of the county's population, and many redevelopment opportunities remain for more residential activity – both in and around Hartwell, including offices and retail, in old mill buildings and on the lake, where many older ranch homes have been bulldozed to build bigger estates.


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Yves Saint Laurent co-Founder Pierre Bergé Dies at Age 86
The long-term partner of Saint Laurent helped create the iconic brand.
Sep 8 2017, 10:16 am EDT
Getty / Design by Perri Tomkiewicz
Yves Saint Laurent co-founder Pierre Bergé has died after a long illness, at age 86. The businessman and philanthropist passed away in his sleep this morning at his Paris home.
"It is with immense sadness that the Fondation Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent, Paris and the Fondation Jardin Majorelle, Marrakech, announce the death of their founding president Pierre Bergé, which occurred on September 8, 2017, at 5:39 am, at home in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. He died in his sleep at the age of 86 following a long illness," read a statement today.
Pierre Berge and Yves Saint Laurent in 1998 - Getty Images
Bergé met Saint Laurent in 1958 and they began a relationship. In 1961, they launched the iconic fashion house together. Although their romantic involvement ended in 1976, Bergé remained by the designer's side until he died of a brain tumor in 2008.
In addition to his work in fashion, he also became known as philanthropist, becoming a vocal and active campaigner for gay rights and AIDS research. In 2015, he was awarded one of France's highest accolades—the Grand Officier of the Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur.
"He was a magician who made his life and those who he loved a symphony of happiness," former French culture minister Jack Lang said today. "Pierre Bergé was above all a marvelous and loyal friend, who was there to take on all the good fights, the noble causes, in particular to provide the means for research to defeat AIDS."
Francois-Henri Pinault, chairman and CEO of Kering—the parent company of Saint Laurent—also paid his respects, saying:
"It is with great emotion that I learn of the death of Pierre Bergé, a person integral to the history of the House of Yves Saint Laurent. I will always remember him as a man instilled with a fertile tension between avant-gardism and the will to work relentlessly to inscribe creation in history. From the outset, he wished to preserve all the archives of Yves Saint Laurent's work; an inestimable patrimony that will soon be made available for the public the world over to see in exceptional museums. This man who has just left us was a great cultural figure, and a man with convictions he fought tirelessly to uphold. Pierre Bergé was at the same time a visionary precursor, a great patron, a creative and passionate businessman and a defender of noble and universal causes. He was a tireless patron of young creation, notably through the Andam Association (Association Nationale des Arts de la Mode) he had created - he was also a generous patron of heritage. A man I deeply respect."
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Q: pass Python str to C function I have libx.so, and it exports a function and a global char *,
char *c_ptr = 0;

void foo(char *s)
{
    c_ptr = s;
}

In python, I pass a str to foo in 2 ways,
>>>libx = ctypes.CDLL("./libx.so")
#pass a raw str
>>>libx.foo("string")

#pass a c_char_p object
>>>libx.foo(c_char_p("strng"))

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1.I think, libx.foo("string") passes a Python str object to a C function which will later assign the string to char *c_ptr. I wonder, will c_ptr points to the str object "string" after the call foo? Cuz I presume the str object "string" will be garbage-collected after the call to foo, right?
2.Are the 2 ways (passing "string" and c_char_p("string")) difference in effect?
Are they different in effect?

A: For anyone who finds this, in Python 3 string and bytes are now different. ctypes needs a bytes instance in order to correctly pass the parameter as char*.
test_lib.get_val(b'Test1', byref(a)) will pass the full 'Test1' as a char* to the c function
test_lib.get_val('Test1', byref(a)) will not pass 'Test1' as a char*, from my little bit of testing it passes the first letter of the python str followed by a null charcter.

A: 1: What is Happening
ctypes does adapt the Python string, correctly guessing that the function takes a char*.  Effectively, libx.foo("string") is equivalent to the second example libx.foo(c_char_p("string")) with a little runtime adaptation.
Your intuition about the string being garbage collected shortly after the call is correct.  Nothing in Python retains a reference to the adapted c_char_p view of the string, and thus it will be returned to the object pool — likely to be re-issued in the future.  Which means that the char* c_ptr will probably point at junk very soon.
2: Different in Effect
The second form allows you to keep a reference to the view passed to the C function.  If you changed the example slightly:
>>> s = c_char_p("string")
>>> libx.foo(s)

Then as long as a reference is maintained to s, the c_ptr value will be valid.  You could accomplish that by just keeping a reference in the module implementing your binding to libx.

A: Addition to the answer by Keenan Kugler,
another code seems to work for Python 3.x users to deliver string text to callee C function, when dynamic text value is being handled:
text = input("Text:")
test_lib.get_val(bytes(text, encoding='utf-8')

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Q: Old bash: syntax error near unexpected token `}' (bash version 3.2) I cant figure out what's wrong with this:
$ {echo 3; echo 4; echo 5;} | cat

I get this:
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `}'

I am on bash version 3.2.
On zsh version 5.8, seems to work fine. Why doesn't old bash like this?

A: Looks like syntactically, we need a space here:
  { echo 3; echo 4; echo 5;} | cat

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