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Xinjiang Paramilitary Anti-terror Cop to Lead Hong Kong Garrison
HONG KONG - A general who led China's anti-terrorism special forces in Xinjiang has been promoted to head up the People's Liberation Army in Hong Kong, state media has reported.
The appointment comes as Beijing is remolding the international business hub in its own authoritarian image after huge and sometimes violent democracy protests in 2019.
Under the city's mini-constitution, Hong Kong has its own police force, but China has maintained military barracks there since the city's 1997 handover when colonial Britain's forces left.
A new national security law has also empowered the mainland's security agents to operate openly in the city.
China's official Xinhua news agency announced on Sunday that major general Peng Jingtang, deputy chief of staff of the People's Armed Police, has been appointed the Hong Kong garrison's commander by president Xi Jinping.
Among the few details released on state media about Peng's career is his former post as the chief of staff of the Armed Police Corps in Xinjiang, part of China's paramilitary police force.
Three years ago Reference News -- a branch of Xinhua -- reported that a new special force called Mountain Eagle Commando had been formed in Xinjiang 'for the anti-terrorism needs in the region and across China'.
Peng was quoted in the report as being the force's leader.
'Every single bullet of ours is aiming at the battlefield,' he was quoted as saying, alongside revealing that the ammunition spent by Mountain Eagle in training sessions over a single year was three times what other units use.
China has blanketed western Xinjiang in a security crackdown in recent years after ethnic riots in the capital followed by attacks by Uyghur militants.
Dense deployment of paramilitary forces and massive surveillance systems were installed to stamp out what the ruling Communist Party described as widespread Islamic extremism and separatism in the region.
Campaigners say at least one million Uyghurs and other Turkic-speaking, mostly Muslim minorities have been detained in Xinjiang camps alongside a deliberate campaign to assimilate the minority group's religion, language and culture.
Washington has labelled the crackdown a genocide.
After initially denying the existence of the Xinjiang camps, China later defended them as vocational training centers aimed at reducing the appeal of Islamic extremism. Beijing denies a genocide is taking place.
Peng is replacing his predecessor Chen Daoxiang, who is reaching retirement age.
Under Chen's leadership, Hong Kong's PLA soldiers have become more visible -- during the 2019 protests they cleared debris following a clash between demonstrators and police, as well as holding frequent drills simulating crowd control and anti-terrorism operations.
China's leadership has dismissed the city's huge democracy rallies, portraying the movement as 'local terrorism' and separatism, rhetoric similar to that used for Xinjiang.
Dozens of prominent democracy campaigners are in jail on national security charges.


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'Truckloads' of US arms and ammo reach Kurdish militia in Syria – reports
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Over 100 trucks loaded with US armaments and ammunition, including heavy mortars and anti-tank missiles, have reached the Kurdish controlled northern Syrian city of Hasakah over the past weeks, Turkish and Kurdish media report.
The US arms shipment was reserved for the multi-ethnic Syrian militia known as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) dominated by Kurdish YPG units, according to the media reports.
US to send heavier weapons to Syrian Kurds and reassures NATO ally, Turkey – Pentagon
The SDF is fighting Islamic State (IS, former ISIS/ISIL) and is preparing to launch an offensive on the city of Raqqa, considered to be the self-proclaimed capital of IS in Syria.
The trucks carrying the arsenal crossed into Syria from northern Iraq through the Simelka border crossing on two separate occasions on May 15 and May 20, Turkey's Daily Sabah reports.
The convoys reportedly moved to Hasakah and later headed to the Raqqa region where the SDF are currently battling Islamic State militants.
The consignment included US-made multiple rocket launchers, 80mm and 120mm heavy mortars as well as MK19 grenade launchers, M4 carbines and M16 infantry rifles alongside with FGM-148 anti-tank missiles, Turkish media report.
The convoys also consisted of fuel tankers, Humvee armored vehicles, Cougar armored personnel carriers that were reportedly also handed over to Kurdish forces.
However, neither the US-led coalition nor the SDF has confirmed the delivery so far, the Kurdish Rudaw news agency reports.
On May 9, the US Department of Defense confirmed a delivery of heavier weapons to US-allied Kurdish fighters. A day earlier, US President Donald Trump "authorized the department of defense to equip Kurdish elements of the Syrian Democratic Forces as necessary to ensure a clear victory over ISIS in Raqqa," the White House said.
Turkish President Erdogan urges US to reverse decision to arm Syrian Kurds
The first shipment also allegedly included 120mm mortars, machines guns, ammunition and light armored vehicles, according to US officials.
The US decision to arm the Kurdish militia in Syria has provoked serious concern in Turkey which perceives YPG as an extension of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), classed a terrorist group in both Turkey and the US.
Turkish President, Recep Erdogan, called the US decision "a mistake" and urged US authorities to "reverse it immediately."
His words were echoed by Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, who warned that the decision to supply arms to Kurds would have "consequences" and a potentially "negative result" for Washington.
In response, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has promised to "work closely" with Turkey to sort out this issue.

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The Gaza ceasefire: An early assessment
November 26th, 2012 | Author: Jan
By Richard Falk
The Gaza Ceasefire, unlike a similar ceasefire achieved after Operation Cast Lead four years ago, is an event that has a likely significance far beyond ending the violence after eight days of murderous attacks. It is just possible that it will be looked back upon as a turning point in the long struggle between Israel and Palestine. Many have talked about 'the fog of war,' but it pales besides the 'the fog of truce making,' and in our media-infected air, the outcomes along with conjectures about the future are already being spun in all possible directions.
Supporters of every position give their own spin, and then proclaim 'victory.' But as with the violent phases of the conflict, it is clarifying to distinguish the more persuasive contentions and interpretations from those that are less persuasive. What follows is one such attempt at such clarification.
It remains too soon to tell whether the ceasefire will hold for very long, and if it does, whether its central provisions will be implemented in good faith. At this early moment, the prospects are not promising. Israel has already used excessive violence to disperse Palestinian civilians who gathered on the Gaza side of the border, with a few straying across into Israel, to celebrate what they thought was their new freedom now to venture close to the border.
This so-called 'no-go-area' was decreed by Israel after its 2005 'disengagement' has been a killing field where 213, including 17 children and 154 uninvolved, had lost their lives according to Israeli human rights organizations. Israeli security forces, after firing warning shots, killed one Palestinian civilian and wounded another 20 others with live ammunition. The Israeli explanation was that it had given warnings, and since there had been no agreement on new ground rules implementing the ceasefire, the old regime of control was still in place. It is notable that Hamas protested, but at this point has made no moves to cancel the ceasefire or to retaliate violently, but the situation remains tense, fragile, and subject to change.
Putting aside the precariousness of the current situation and the accompanying uncertainties, it remains useful to look at the process by which the ceasefire was brought about, how this sheds light on the changing dynamics of the conflict itself, as well as discloses some underlying shifts in the regional and global balances of forces.
First of all, the role and outlook of the Arab governments was far more pro-active than in past interludes of intensified Israel/Palestine violence. During attacks several leading foreign ministers from the region visited Gaza and were received by the Hamas governing authorities, thus undermining the Israeli policy of isolating Hamas and excluding it from participation in diplomacy affecting the Palestinian people.
Egypt played the critical role in brokering the agreement, and despite the Muslim Brotherhood affiliation of its leaders. Mohammed Morsi, the Egyptian President, emerged as the key diplomatic figure in the process and widely praised by the West for his 'pragmatism.' This can be understood as recognition of Morsi's capability as a statesman to address the concerns of both sides without intruding his own pro-Palestinian outlook. Indeed, the auspices of this brokered agreement inverted what Americans have brought to the table in past negotiations, a pretension of balance, a reality of partisanship.
Secondly, the text of the agreement implicitly acknowledged Hamas as the governing authority of Gaza, and thereby gives it, at least temporarily, a greatly enhanced status among Palestinians, regionally, and internationally. Its claim to be a (not the) legitimate representative of the Palestinian people has now become plausible, making Hamas a political actor that has for the moment been brought in from the terrorist cold. While Hamas is almost certain to remain formally 'a terrorist organization' in the eyes of Israel, the United States, and Europe, throughout this just concluded feverish effort to establish a ceasefire, Hamas was treated as if 'a political actor' with sovereign authority to speak on behalf of the people living in Gaza.
Such a move represents a potential sea change, depending on whether there is an effort to build on the momentum achieved or a return to the futile and embittering Israeli/U.S. policy of excluding Hamas from diplomatic channels by insisting that no contact with a terrorist organization is permissible or politically acceptable.
Correspondingly, the Palestinian Authority, and its leader, Mahmoud Abbas, have been for the moment awkwardly sidelined, overshadowed, and made to appear irrelevant in the midst of this latest terrible ordeal affecting the Palestinian people. It is puzzling why such an impression was fostered by the approach taken by all the diplomatic players.
Thirdly, Israel accepted as integral conditions of the ceasefire two sets of obligations toward the people of Gaza that it would never have agreed to before it launched its Pillar of Defense Operation: (1) agreeing not to engage in "incursions and targeting of individuals" and (2) agreeing to meet so as to arrange for the "opening the crossings and facilitating the movements of people and the transfer of goods, and refraining from restricting residents free movement, and targeting residents in border areas."
If implemented in good faith by Israel, this means the end of targeted assassinations and it requires the lifting of the blockade that has tormented Gaza for more than five years. These are major setbacks for the Israeli policy, although Hamas is obligated to stop sending rockets from its territory.
The political acceptance by Tel Aviv of a prohibition on targeted assassinations, if respected, renounces a favorite tactic of Israeli governments for many years, which although generally regarded as illegal was still frequently relied upon by Israel with impunity. Indeed, the most dramatic precipitating event in the recent controversial unfolding crisis timeline was the killing of Ahmed al-Jabari on 14 November, a military/political leader of Hamas, who at the very time was negotiating a truce relating to cross-border violence.
Unraveling the competing claims of acting defensively should at least acknowledge this complexity that makes polemical the contention that only one side is responsible. The Obama administration, with its usual deference to Tel Aviv, misleadingly told the story of the sustained violence as if only Israel was entitled to claim a defensive prerogative.
Fourthly, the role of the United States, while still significant, was considerably downsized by these other factors, especially by the need to allow Egypt to play the main role as arbiter. Such a need was partly, no doubt, a consequence of Washington's dysfunctional insistence of continuing to avoid any direct contact with Hamas officials.
This Egyptian prominence suggests a trend toward the regionalization of Middle East diplomacy that diminishes the importance and seriously erodes the legitimacy of extra-regional interference. This is bad news for the Israelis and for the United States. Turkey, a state with bad relations with Israel, also played a significant role in defusing the escalating crisis.
There exists a revealing gap between the U.S. insistence all along that Israel's use of force was fully justified because every country has the right to defend itself and the ceasefire text that placed restrictions on future violence as being applicable to both sides. After the ceasefire, the United States needs to make a defining choice: either continue its role as Israel's unconditional enabler or itself adopt a more 'pragmatic' approach to the conflict in the manner of Morsi.
If the United States remains primarily an enabler, its diplomatic role is likely to diminish rapidly, but if it decides to adopt a balanced approach, even if quietly, it might still be able to take the lead in establishing a real peace process that is sensitive to the rights of both sides under international law.
To make such a shift credible, President Obama would have to make a major speech to the American people at some point explaining why it is necessary to choose between partisanship and diplomacy in reshaping its future relationship to the conflict. However sensible such a shift would be both for American foreign policy and the stability of the Middle East, it is highly unlikely to happen. There is nothing in Obama's resume that suggests a willingness to go to the people to circumvent the dysfunctional outlook of special interest groups that have dominated the way the U.S. Congress and the media present the conflict.
Fifthly, the United Nations was made to appear almost irrelevant, despite the presence of the Secretary General in the region during the diplomatic endgame. Ban Ki Moon did not help matters by seeming to echo the sentiments coming from Washington, calling attention almost exclusively to Israeli defensive rights. The UN could provide more neutral auspices for future negotiations if it were to disentangle itself from Western geopolitics. To do this would probably require withdrawing from participation in the Quartet, and pledging a commitment to a sustaining and just peace for both peoples.
As with United States, it is highly unlikely that the UN will make such a move, at least not without prior authorization from Washington. As with Obama, there is nothing in the performance to date of Ban Ki Moon as Secretary General that suggests either the willingness or the capacity to act independently when the geopolitical stakes are high.
Sixthly, the immediate aftermath of the ceasefire was a call from the Gaza streets for Palestinian unity, symbolized by the presence of Palestinian Authority, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine flags all flying in harmonious co-existence. As the New York Times commented, "a rainbow not visible here in years." If Palestinian unity holds, and becomes a practical reality by being implemented at governmental levels, it could alter the political landscape in a fundamental manner. To take hold it would require open and free elections throughout Occupied Palestine. If this narrative were to unfold, it might make the ceasefire to be perceived as much more than a temporary tense truce, but as a new beginning in the long march toward Palestinian justice.
All in all, the outcome of Operation Pillar of Defense was a resounding defeat for Israel in at least three respects: 1) despite the incessant pounding of Gaza for eight days and the threat of a ground invasion, Hamas did not give in to Israeli demands for a unilateral ceasefire; 2) the military capabilities of Gaza rockets exhibited a far greater capacity than in the past to inflict damage throughout the whole of Israel including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, which suggests that in any future recurrence of major violence the military capabilities at the disposal of Gaza will become even greater; and 3) the Israeli politics of promoting the Palestinian Authority as the only legitimate representative of the Palestinian people while refusing to deal with Hamas was dealt a heavy, possibly fatal, blow.
There is one chilling slant being given by Israeli officials to this attack on Gaza. It is brazenly being described as 'a war game' designed to rehearse for an impending attack on Iran. In the words of Israel's ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, "Israel was not confronting Gaza, but Iran." Considering that at least 160 Gazans were killed, 1000 wounded, and many more traumatized, this is, or should be, a shocking admission of a declared intent to commit crimes against humanity.
It should at least prompt the UN Human Rights Council to appoint a fact-finding mission to assess the allegations of criminal conduct during the military attack. In effect, the situation demands a Goldstone 2 report, but this time with the political will to follow through, assuming that incriminating findings are reported. If the HRC does not initiate such a process, as seems a near certainty at this point, the responsibility and the opportunity is a challenge to civil society organizations committed to peace and justice. Given the tactics and disproportionate levels of violence, it would be a fresh abuse of those who died and were injured, to fail to assess this behavior from the perspective of international criminal law.
These developments will themselves be affected by the pervasive uncertainties that make it likely that the ceasefire will be a short truce rather than a dramatic turn from violence to diplomacy. Will the parties respect the ceasefire? Israel has often in the past made international commitments that are later completely abandoned, as has been the case with dismantling the numerous 'outposts' (that is, 'settlements' unlawful even under Israeli law) or in relation to the commitment to settle the 'final status' issues associated with the Oslo Framework within five years.
It is not encouraging that Israeli officials are already cynically whispering to the media that they agreed to nothing "beyond the immediate cessation of hostilities." The undertakings of the text are thus being minimized as 'talking points' rather than agreed commitments that lack only specific mechanisms for their implementation. If Israel refuses to give effect to the agreed stoppage of targeted assassinations and does not move to end the blockade in good faith, it will not be surprising to see the rockets flying again.
The Palestinian Authority is poised to regain some of its lost ground by seeking recognition by the UN General Assembly of its status as 'a non-member state' on November 29, 2013, a move being fiercely resisted by Tel Aviv and Washington. It is probably too much to expect a softening of this diplomacy. Any claim of Palestinian statehood, even if only of symbolic significance, seems to threaten deeply Israel's hypocritical posture of agreeing to the creation of a Palestinian state in the abstract while doing everything in its power to oppose any Palestinian efforts to claim statehood.
Such speculations must be conditioned by the realization that as the clock ticks the international consensus solution to the conflict, an independent sovereign Palestine, is fast slipping out of the realm of the feasible, if it has not already done so.
The situation of prolonged occupation has altered the demography of Occupied Palestinian and raised the expectations of most Israelis. With as many 600,000 unlawful settlers in the West Bank and Jerusalem no foreseeable Israeli government would survive if it agreed to any conflict-resolving arrangement that required even a small percentage of those settlers to leave. In contrast, on the Palestinian side no arrangement would be sustainable without the substantial reversal of the settlement phenomenon. So long as this 1000 pound gorilla strides freely along the corridors of diplomacy, attaining a genuine peace based on the international consensus of two states for two peoples seems an exercise in wishful thinking.
At the same time, history has shown us over and over again that 'the impossible' happens, impossible in the sense that it is an outcome that informed observers rejected as 'possible' before it surprised them by happening. It happened when European colonialism was defeated, and again when the Soviet internal and external empire suddenly disintegrated, and then when the apartheid regime was voluntarily dissolved.
Sadly, the Palestinian destiny continues to be entrapped in such a foreclosed imaginary, and yet as we have learned from history the struggles of oppressed peoples can on occasion achieve the unforeseeable. It is just barely possible that this latest display of Palestinian sumud (steadfastness) in the face of Pillar of Defense, together with the post-2011 increased responsiveness of the governments of Israel's neighbors to the wishes of its their own citizenry, will give rise to a sequence of events that alters the equations of regional and global power enough finally to give a just peace a chance.
Posted in Israel/Palestine, Richard Falk, US Empire


Our story begins on the ocean, with wind and rain and thunder and lightning and waves.
Roz finds herself stranded on an island, where the only inhabitants are animals. She does not know where she came from or for what purpose she was built. Unlike everyone else on the island, she is a robot.
The island was teeming with life. And now it had a new kind of life. A strange kind of life. Artificial life.
The animals do not understand this new thing at first. They run from her and call her a monster. And Roz has trouble dealing with life on the island. But she's smart and built to learn and soon she can understand the language of the island's inhabitants.
When a terrible accident happens, she takes care of a single goose egg, becoming the hatchling's mother. Together with her son, she forges friendships with the other animals on the island.
The Wild Robot is an incredibly sweet story. The tone of the book feels very classical, the sentences melodious and perfect for reading out loud.
I also loved the themes in this book. The main character is a robot but in essence, this book is about friendship and family. Roz tries her hardest to be the best mother a young gosling can have.
His mother carefully laid him on a soft cushion of moss. But he didn't want to sleep there. So she put him back in his little nest, but he didn't want to sleep there either.
Roz held him. The robot's body may have been hard and mechanical, but it was also strong and safe. The gosling felt loved. His eyes slowly winked closed. And he spent the whole night quietly sleeping in his mother's arms.
She helps out wherever she can and her friendliness is rewarded by the friendship of the animals.
It's a wonderful story, both to read by yourself as well as reading it to others.
A sweet book with a classical feel about friendship and what it means to be alive.


Demeking the Sea Monster is sold as a kaiju film, but that's really stretching it. There is a giant, city-destroying monster involved, but it's seen for about as much time as Clover is. And like Cloverfield, and Monsters next year, this is more about people that the monster, or at least the prophecy of the monster, impacts than the monster itself. Demeking is really a story of a couple of disaffected people, with a ten minute kaiju sequence thrown in. Further, Demeking is referred to as a space monster in the film, not sea monster any more than Kraa the Sea Monster turned out to be.
In the openning, Hachiya drives among a blighted industrial landscape similar to the one from All Monsters Attack. This gives the audience a sense of time. 1970, when Japan's industries were indifferent to pollution, the era when Godzilla vs Hedorah was made.
The majority of the action happens in 1970, when our protagonist, Kameoka, is in high school. Kameoka is socially awkward, dislikes school, and would rather hang out with his middle-school aged friends, forming the Tanoura Exploration Club. Anything to get away from his dreary reality. The film has some notes of Gamera the Brave, with the bored kids trying to make their own fun, but Gamera had more focus.
The town has a dreary little fun park, but it seems as listless as everything else. But When Kameoka meets Hachiya, Hachiya reveals that he has a desting. To fight Demeking. Hachiya could become the head of the club if he wanted it. He has a motorcycle. When he suddenly leaves for Tokyo, however, he leaves behind a treasure hunt for the boys. And suddenly, thre's magic in their lives. Something to investigate, something to to. Something unknown.
In the end, they come up with a large banner. When spread out on the beach, is says "Space Monster Demeking Witness Koichi Hachiya, 2019" With a large painting of a footprint, a clever subversion of the giant footprint trope that goes all the way back to the black and white King Kong.
It's difficult to portray boredom in a film without boring the audience. Demeking is mostly successful. The pace is leasurely, with many shots of the fun park's Ferris wheel turning lazily, and many scenes of Hachiya and Kameoka doing dull or repetitive things. Anyone coming expecting a giant monster trashing Japan is going to be sorely dissappointed, and the marketing of the film as a kaiju work doesn't help. I'd read a few reviews and knew what to expect, but someone who picks up the film because the tag line is "Terror Lies Beneath" is going to be sorely dissappointed.
Demeking arrives, like Ghidorah, in a meteor. And I wonder if there isn't a certain amount of influence from King Ghidorah. Demeking is best described as a huge, walking snail with a barnacle cluster for a shell. It has a breath weapon, which it uses to destroy the oil refinery it landed in (shades of Gamera) because without another monster to fight, what else is there to do with a breath weapon?
Demeking blazes a trail of destruction, and in its wake, it leaves dozens of eggs. Kameoka chases it down, confronts the creature, only to wake up. It was a dream.
Two years later, Kameoka meets his buddies again. He is still in high school, but he's writing a novel about Hachiya and Demeking. In a piece of truth in fiction, he is more enthusiastic about telling people about it than he is in actually writing it. The last we see of it is Kameoka's empty desk. Has he given up? Or was the novel finished? Haochiya has taken several part-time jobs, but he's still dissaffeced and aimless, even though his father tries to get him to take his life seriously.
Demeking uses its kaiju in a very dfferent way than other films. The creature is more a subplot in the film, a dream Kameoka has. TV Topes calls this Rent-a-zilla, where the kaiju appears, but itn't the full focus of the film. The most famous example is probably the Stay-Puft marchmallow man from Ghostbusters. As it gets easier to put CG into films, it gets easier to introduce a kaiju this way. Unfortunately, the English marketing team seems to have latched onto this as the main feature of the film.


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12 Terrible Changes From The Books In Game Of Thrones
By Akkad47 March 21, 2016 // 2:06 pm
UPDATE! Part II is now available: 12 Terrible Changes From The Books In Game Of Thrones – Part II
George R.R Martin's fantasy epic "A Song Of Ice And Fire" already had its cult following before HBO decided to turn it into their most profitable TV series ever. And just like any other adaptation from written medium to an audio visual one, changes had to be brought in order to facilitate the transition of mediums. Changes that would have angry fans come out of the woodwork and express their anger.
Now Benioff and Weiss did indeed make some amazing changes between to the books and the show, but they also had some mishaps along the way. Here are 12 changes that angered fans the most, and for good reasons at times
NOTE: We did not include anything related to the Greyjoys and Coldhands, since they just might both make significant appearances in the 6th season…
12 – Renly's Peach
A small yet impactful event in "A Clash Of Kings" when Stannis and Renly Baratheon meet in the Stormlands to discuss their claims. After the parley goes sour, Renly offers his older brother a peach which Stannis refuses. After his death at the hands of a shadow demon he helped conceived, Stannis is vexed and later haunted by the memory of his brother's peach. Not sure why this scene wasn't added, as it would have emphasized on Stannis' regrets with having murdered his own brother.
11 – Jaime Lannister & Bronn Head To Dorne To Rescue The Princess
The show decided to postpone Jaime's travels to the Riverlands, instead bringing back Bronn and having this new dynamic duo travel to Dorne to rescue Princess Myrcella. What was initially a potential good idea turned into a disaster once the (Lesser) Sand Snakes were introduced into the mix. The entire Dorne storyline feels like it was rushed and not given proper resources to work on.
10 – Barristan Selmy Dies In A Pretty Bland Way
Barristan "The Bold" is one of the fiercest warriors in the Seven Kingdoms who always lived up to his reputation. In the books, he watches over Mereen after Daenerys flies off with Drogon. Since the show decided to give this task to Tyrion, who has yet to meet Daenerys in the books, it was decided he was to die as he lived, by the sword.
Nothing wrong with that, except for the actual way in which he died: in a tight alleyway, outnumbered by unarmored civilians with knifes, against him, the best fighter in the realm, Grey Worm and 2 other Unsullied. Feels like a quick way to write off a character that should have shined more on the show.
9 – The Massive Chain Tyrion Uses During the Battle Of The Blackwater Is Omitted
In the book version of Battle of Blackwater, Tyrion has Bronn lift a Chain that traps Stannis' ships along the Muddy Gate, making them tighter together for when the Wildfire attack comes after. The show had the bay too large for such a chain to be realistically there, yet its presence would have been another element of surprise to precede the Wildfire attack.
8 – Daario Naharis' Look Is Toned Down… WAY DOWN!
via HBO, Drawing by Steamey
This one is debatable, the look of Daario Naharis as described in the books would make for a ridiculous looking character: Blue Hair, Blue Beard and Golden Mustachios. But not only his look, it's also his cocky swagger that's been completely toned down on the show in order to not have him steal scenes from the other main characters, something Ed Skrein's depiction of the Sellsword almost did for the short run he had in Season 3. Michiel Huisman's portrayal, while good, is a completely toned and watered down version of what this character could be.
7 – Jojen Reed Dies
Jojen meets his (predicted) fate at the hands of resurrected wights in front of the Cave of the Three Eyed Raven. In the books, he had more visions to share with Bran, but it looks like the show decided to have Bran have all these visions himself, now that he's training with the Three Eyed Raven.
6 – Mance Rayder Dies (For Real)
As confusing as this storyline can be, it would have been a great addition: Mance Rayder is seen burning at the stake, but Melisandre cast a spell that makes another Wildling look like Mance, and Mance look like that Wildling. Jon Snow eventually learns of the trick, and keeps it to himself, sending Mance on missions to Winterfell to attack the Boltons and rescue "Arya Stark" (Jeyne Pool pretending to be the youngest Stark sister).
5 – Shae Honestly Falls In Love With Tyrion
In order to make her betrayal at his trial even more vicious, the show decided to have Shae legitimately fall in love with Tyrion after he brings her to Kings Landing. Which makes little sense, considering all the instances where Tyrion explained to her why he couldn't be with her, not to mention all the times he protected her from danger.
4 – No Mention Of Tysha
Tysha, Tyrion's first wife, was briefly mentioned in Season 1. When Tyrion is saved by his brother, and before he kills his father in the privy, Jaime confesses to him, knowing it may be the last time he sees his little brother, that Tysha wasn't actually a paid prostitute hired to marry Tyrion. Her love was real and Tywin had him humiliated to teach him a lesson, which is what drives Tyrion to go visit his father.
The confession makes Tyrion resent his brother, and he flees to Essos with harsh feelings towards him; something the show decided to remove entirely, and have Tyrion focus on his love for Shae instead, when it came to killing Tywin.
3 – The Entire Young Griff, Old Griff Storyline Is Cut
credit: Nick Alcorn
Not wanting to spoil this storyline (An entire article can be dedicated to it), the addition of yet another potential Targaryen going for the Iron Throne in the mix just might confuse fans even more, and hence it was most likely cut for these reasons. Now with this storyline gone, we really have no idea what Varys is really up to….
2 – Lady Stoneheart Is Cut
Credit: ertacaltinoz via DeviantArt
Three days after the Red Wedding, the body of Catelyn Stark is found in a river by the Brotherhood without Banners. Beric Danderrion gives her the kiss of life and she is reborn as Lady Stoneheart, bent on avenging all those that wronged her and her family.
While it's understandable that in the grand scheme of things, she is as minor as it gets in terms of how often she appears after her resurrection, it's the sense of Justice for the Stark that would have rejoiced fans the most.
1 – Grey Worm & Missandei Become Romantically Involved
A former slave now aid to the Mother of Dragons, and a former slave soldier, now the commander of the Unsullied for the same ruler. Given that the books have enough material to try and fit in 10 one hour episodes, a lot of good characters and storylines end up getting cut to make room for more important ones. So why even bother with a love story between these two, that literally adds zero value whatsoever to the entire storyline?
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#4 is wrong. Jaime confesses to Tyrion that Tysha was NOT a paid prostitute in the books. Tyrion had been led to believe by Tywin that Tysha had been paid to marry him and that she had never loved him, but after setting Tyrion free from the black cells, Jaime confesses that her love was in fact genuine and it was all their fathers plot to teach Tyrion a lesson, inspiring Tyrion to pay a visit to his dear old dad before leaving across the narrow sea
Mar 27, 2016 @ 18:58 Reply
Prestor John
GOT didn't use this scene, but The Vikings on The History Channel sure did.
May 9, 2016 @ 15:59 Reply (in reply to Mia)
GOT didn't use this scene, with Tyrion's chains in the Black Water Battle, but The Vikings on The History Channel sure did.
Isn't that what it said?
Jul 5, 2016 @ 2:51 Reply (in reply to Mia)
Norm Higgs
That's pretty much exactly what the article says.
Jul 13, 2016 @ 15:46 Reply (in reply to Mia)
Eddie Riley
The Tysha thing was the reason Tyrion turned on his brother and told him about Cersei, even making some of it up and also said he killed Joffrey when he's the only person we know DIDN'T do the poisoning.
The Shae thing is typical Hollyweird "hooker with heart of gold' mentality. They refuse to look at the reality of how badly they have it being prostitutes, which Martin seeming to know exactly how.
The Dorne storyline was a pure Fubar and they might as well have a tidal wave level the place. The Sand Snakes weren't "strong women" but pure sociopaths with nothing to separate their personalities except how they looked in the movies.
By putting Bronn in that situation, they completely ignore his side swipes at Cersei. Naming Lollys' kid "Tyrion" for one, taking over the castle another.
Jaime shows his true mettle and just how he's becoming a true knight in the Riverlands. He's strict but fair to all that's still fighting. Having this side trip to Dorne negates all of that.
I've got to stop or I'll rant all day.
Sep 10, 2016 @ 10:40 Reply (in reply to Mia)
Stannis's butchered story was pretty bad.
jubejubes
For me, the part that annoyed me the most was that Sansa was married to Bolton when that did not happen in the book. Even though Sansa showed strength in that alteration, I found it rushed and fake in her presentation when she boldly went to asked Theon for his help. Just my opinion.
Jbrish
Where's Cold Hands and Darkstar?
Apr 2, 2016 @ 17:28 Reply
Wasn't Missandei 12 years old in the books? Completely boring romance anyways.
Okay list. Several things are missing: the character assassination of Stannis; Shireen's death; Sansa marrying Ramsay; the circumstances of Jon's stabbing; no Coldhands (*wipes away a tear*); the reason for Margaery's arrest, and resulting reduction of Loras' character to a stereotype; leaving out the valonqar…I better stop now or I'll be at this all day.
I get why they killed Jojen…for the same reason they killed Barristan. They can have other characters take over some of their stuff. Tyrion can advise Dany about Westeros, and Three-Eyed-Raven can tell Bran most of what Jojen could have told him. I'm sure they have a similar reason for offing Mance–whose duties will probably be taken over by Tormund and/or Howland Reed. Agreed that Barristan's death was lame though. At least Jojen was attacked by supernatural ice forces. Barry was taken down by some chumps in masks…who were attacking in broad daylight, which is stupid.
To date, I consider the omission of the truth about Tysha to be the biggest mistake they've made. It makes such a difference to Tyrion's character and without that he never would have wasted time trying to talk to Tywin. The whole point is that he wants to know where Tysha is. He doesn't plan to kill his father, it just ends up that way. It's a crime of passion, as opposed to the slightly premeditated murder it is on the show.
I think the Griffs were cut to save money on CGI. With Young Grilff in the mix, there's a good chance of a battle between dragonriders, which would have been incredibly difficult to produce. Also I think the kid will end up dead anyway and mainly exists for the way the other characters react to him.
Erika O'Bar Schwink
Are we positive that they won't try to introduce Lady Stoneheart? This was what I most looked forward to – the fans would have loved the shock and surprise!
Apr 25, 2016 @ 2:07 Reply
A complete waste of time. The origins of this nonsense is probably rooted in requests to increase "minority" screen time in the show.
Apr 25, 2016 @ 13:00 Reply
What they did to the Dorne story line is nothing less then lazy writing. The attempt to create "bad ass Bitches" is simply boring. The characters, as written in the book and their interaction with Doran was amazing. What D & D has done is a travesty.
Totally agree about the Dorne story line in the show. The sand snakes in the show are loathsome and ridiculous. Terrible dialogue and acting. A complete waste of precious storytelling minutes.
Aug 13, 2016 @ 7:09 Reply (in reply to Jake)
Anyone who understands film and editing would get why these pieces were cut and that others were revised. I think the show has done a great job highlighting the important characters and limiting the lesser characters. I think adding more time to these minor characters and minor details would have made the show drag on and become overly confusing. You just have more time to spell things out in a book.
I agree with almost all of the comments so far. However, I think that the changes to the battle in the snow for Winterfell were lame. Melisandre did not even go with Stannis, which in his past defeats, he also chose to leave her behind. Missed some good foreshadowing there among other things. I am concerned with all of the changes the first episode of this season has made to the story in book 5. I am concerned much time will be wasted developing storylines not actually in the book and leaving out some that true fans will sorely miss (like Lady Stoneheart). I supposed there is still time…
Were is the youngest brother of starks? Its like he just disappeared.I really want him to come rideing back in with a army and the starks banners flying.
He's in a terrible spot now…
May 11, 2016 @ 20:33 Reply (in reply to twitch)
FusionSteak
Hoq about how Robb Starks wife was killed in the show but in the books is alive and in hiding.
Chadoui
She wasn't pregnant either.
May 12, 2016 @ 19:19 Reply (in reply to FusionSteak)
Cheevus
Who gives a shit about the lame ass books?
May 6, 2016 @ 0:35 Reply
Let's be honest, Lady Stoneheart is crap in the books. Tyrion taking over Mereen is way better than what happens. As for your number 1, I agree and disagree.
The unsullied are sworn to Daenerys – not Tyrion. Tyrion saving Missandei helps Grey Worm trust Tyrion, and I'm guessing at some point in the show Tyrion is going to need the unsullied to solve the harpy problem in Mereen. Also, the subplot about unsullied going to visit brothels might come back, and is definitely related to that relationship.
She is going to kill off freys. She might be more important than we think.shes still alive so the next book night have her more. Plus she did kill a character that's still in the show. But maybe they will still bring her back the freys have not been shown since the red wedding.
May 25, 2016 @ 2:20 Reply (in reply to ROb)
I agree. The Missandei gray worm romance is pointless, especially since that means relevant storyline gets cut.
May 12, 2016 @ 19:15 Reply
Chasmosaur
Thank you for mentioning Daario. Michiel Huisman is quite charming…but in the book, Daario is more of a sleaze with a high level of self-interest. Missing flamboyant costuming & makeup aside, I thought Ed Skrein embodied Daario so much better, and I was bummed to see him recast.
The Grey Worm/Missandei romance was created out of PC reasons, nothing else. Many of the other changes I can understand, but I do agree that Selmy's death was underwhelming – he deserved better. I also lament that the show is not giving us more insight on the Tyrian/Tysha story, which in the books is such a driving force behind his actions.
Schwaba
The homosexual scenes between Renly Baratheon and Loras Tyrell in the series. Why?! Where are they to be found in the books and why would they be important? The same goes for Oberyn Martell! Somehow the writer of this article was very meticulous in his research, but strangely omitted to notice these discrepancies.
May 24, 2016 @ 3:42 Reply
1. No Strong Belwas…
Jun 3, 2016 @ 13:30 Reply
Ok what about the skinchangers. Why are they leaving that out? Like six skins who rode with Mance. He had six different animals that he lived in. And that Jon and Bran were both skinchangers. And that Rickon was like 3 in the books not 13. He may have been 5 or 6 tops at this point but thirteen? Am I missing something?
Jul 3, 2016 @ 19:08 Reply
They made all of the Stark children 2-3 years older than in the books. Not necessarily a bad change, more of a neutral change.
The books span probably close to 5 years time. Jaime was imprisoned by the Starks at Riverrun for over a year….
Jul 13, 2016 @ 15:39 Reply (in reply to Sandra)
Bbushh
The worst thing….it basically gutted Season 2 and 3 was the execrable Talisa Maegyr. A ridiculous modern stereotype with a big mouth that stole endless scenes from the wonderful Kat (a truly magnificent intelligent and strong woman).
Jul 21, 2016 @ 13:36 Reply
Wuffie
Martin doesn't know how to stop himself. Just one, if the visuals were all as he described, the show would be ridiculous and ridiculed, review his description of armor and heraldry. plenty more. the show runners are doing a good job of editing, which the books could have used to begin with.
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Sep 18, 2016 @ 19:23 Reply
I don't know why people get all bent out of shape over differences between the show and the books. If it were exactly the same, it'd be kinda boring. I like the changes, they keep me on my feet.
Nov 15, 2016 @ 16:51 Reply
I heard that Lady Stoneheart will be appearing in the last season. Who knows?
Dec 27, 2016 @ 17:39 Reply
Some of the changes in the show were actually changes George R.R. Martin wished he did in the books. For instance the Stark children ages. Originally in the books there was suppose to be a 5 year gap between books. This would allow the children to age and make it more believable for someone like Jon Snow to be Lord Commander. However, Martin realized he would have to waste so many chapters doing flashbacks (as it would be unbelievable nothing significant happened to anyone in 5 years) that he just moved the plot forward. Because of this he's said on record he wished he started off those characters at an older age.
All the main plot points of the books line up with show. Considering the show is now ahead of the books it actually gives insight into the fate of many minor book characters. Cutting Young Griff out of the show must mean his character in the book is much more insignificant then he appears. Additionally in George R.R. Martins original 3 page outline of the whole story only 5 main characters are ever suppose to live until the end: Jon Snow, Arya Stark, Bran Stark, Tyrion Lannister and Daenerys Targaryen.
Dinglbearie
Almost everyone of these examples is painfully obvious why they were changed from the books if you actually work it out in your head.
Jun 7, 2019 @ 4:11 Reply
Most of these changes makes perfect sense. Book readers have a tendancy to automatically hate anything that is changed from the books without actually working out why it does or doesn't make sense on screen.
12. Starting with the peach. You realize how lame this would play on screen for Stannis to be repeatedly troubled over a peach. How would you shoot this? Have Stannis have flashbacks of his brother whenever he sees a peach? And should we be interested enough in Stannis's psyche to delve into such a thing? The answer is no.
11. The going to Dorne to rescue the princess/sanndsnake thing is just a really bad write on GRRM's part. Do we care about the princess? No. We care about Jamie's character though, but is that enough to carry this storyline? The show knew that they didn't have much to work with, so they brought in Brohn to build on Jamie and Brohns relationship which h is something that is actually pertinent to the overarching storyline, which is the only thing about the storyline that works. This storyline is something GRRM pulled out of his ass to build a vengeance storyline on behalf of prince Oberyn's widow who was turned into a sandsnake as soon as it became convenient to the plot. Every writer makes bad choices. This was one of them.
10. Sure the way Barristan dies could have been better, but give praise were praise is due. Bringing in the most popular character in the entire story to fulfill that role was a brilliant move on the shows behalf. Of course we want more Tyrion. These are major improvements. Why are book readers so stupid? Book readers tend to not think, rather they just hate change.
9. – Does the chain in the water do anything to enhance to story one way or the other? No. So who gives a.
#8. Daario Naharis – it's pretty much explained why this would be a bad idea. It's a perfect case and point why certain things simply don't convert well from book to show and it's best to cut out the things that don't rather than forcing something that doesn't fit.
#7. Do I need to breakdown why this was a good move to have Jojen die before they get in the cave. Once again. People not thinking, rather change = bad.
#6. The magical stuff doesn't convert well on the show. The least entertaining storyline's for the show is Bran's 3-eyed Raven seeking storyline and Arya's while at the House of Black & White. Along those lines Melisandre magically switching out Mance Rayder doesn't work well for the show at all and would take away from when Melisandre brings Jon back to life.
#5. I find it odd that the fault with Shae would be her falling in love with Tyrio. The show did an atrocious job with this character. All she does is bust Tyrions balls in 90+% of her scenes. She's not likeable and she's not attractive, so why is Tyrion so compelled to her? Who knows? But it makes the entire Shae storyline a horrible one when it should be one of the stronger ones. When Cersei thinks Tyrion's lover is the Ross chick we don't feel relief for Shae or Tyrion, we feel bad for Ross.
4. no oponion
3 & 2 – magical storylines that wouldn't work on screen. Of course they were good cuts.
1. I would agree this was an atrocious storyline. I give the show runners and HBO credit for not giving into most of the pc nonsense that got thrown their way. This was an instance where they tossed a bone. I'm not going to give them too hard of a time for creating this storyline for the sake of pandering since every other show does it 10 fold, but a horrible storyline nonetheless.


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In kindergarten, we would always sing the old Icelandic folk songs like 'Heyr himna smiður' and such. I really liked them and now I sing those same songs to my daughter. She's five and very musical—she now knows all of them too. I think some of my black metal is highly influenced by those old folk songs. We all grew up with them so there is some part of them in all our music.
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by tmooney | Apr 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
RG1074.AM: William Henry Woods, 1839-1927
Papers: 1864-1927
Fort Calhoun, Washington County, Nebraska: Journalist, historian
Size: 5.0 cu.ft.; 10 boxes + oversize
William Henry Woods was born in England, and was brought to America in 1849 because of poor health. He was orphaned in 1850 and made his way as a printer's devil, boot black, or stable boy. In 1861 he enlisted in Company B, 10th Missouri Infantry, where he was given medical training. He married in 1863, and was discharged from the Army in 1864. Then he worked as a drug store clerk, and got into mission and YMCA work. Between 1870 and 1872, he was a circuit rider around Ft. Calhoun. In the early 1880's he seems to have gone into journalism and, at the urging of Governor Furnas, began his study of Ft. Atkinson. He wrote a series of articles on pioneer history and was recognized as an authority on early Nebraska. Woods died on February 8, 1927 and was buried in the Fort Calhoun Cemetery.
This collection consists of ten manuscript boxes of material consisting mainly of information accumulated by William Henry Woods for his newspaper column, "Pioneer Days." Also included are various materials relating to people and events around Washington County. There is a great deal of information in letters and clippings concerned with the history and location of Fort Atkinson.
Correspondents include: Jacob Adriance, 1919; Robert J. Burdette, 1902, 1905, 1913; Lorenzo Crounse, 1906; Eugene Fontanelle, 1915, 1918-1919; Robert W. Furnas, 1902; John Goss, 1905-1906, 1909; Gilbert M. Hitchcock, 1903, 1910-1911; Robert R. Latta, 1919; Charles S. Lobingier, 1902-1905; Nellie Magee, 1913; Samuel R. McKelvie, 1921; Roscoe Pound, 1904; Charles W. Pool, 1916; and A.E. Sheldon.
Correspondence, undated and fragments
Diary/register, 1898-1899
Diary/register, 1908-1909, 1915-1917
Diary/register, 1908-1910, 1922
Diary/register, 1921
Autobiographical information, W.H. Woods and Woods family
Civil War reminiscences and clippings
Washington County Centennial Association minutes, 1921
Biographical sketches and notes, including:
Black, Isaac
Cruickshank, James A. and wife (poem read at their 66th wedding anniversary)
Kountze, Herman
McMullen, Adam
Montrieul, Joseph
Historical notes (used in "Pioneer History" column)
Scrapbook, 1889, Jan.-1890, May
Scrapbook, 1890
Scrapbook, 1890, May-1891, Aug.
Scrapbook, 1891, Aug.-1894, Nov.
Scrapbook, ca. 1898-1901
Scrapbook, "Veter'n," 1902-1924
Scrapbook, "Pioneer History for Schools, 1912-1915
Scrapbook, "Pioneer History for Schools – D.A.R.," 1912-1915
Scrapbook, "Officers' Graves," 1914
Scrapbook, "Fort Cal City," ca. 1915-1923
Scrapbook, "D.A.R. 2," 1916
Scrapbook, "Pioneer History 2," 1916-1917
Scrapbook, "Pioneer History – D.A.R. 3," 1917
Scrapbook, "Fort," 1918
Scrapbook, "A War Album," ca. 1919
Scrapbook, "D.A.R. – W. Hist.," 1919
Scrapbook, "D.A.R.," 1920
Scrapbook, "Woods History & C.," ca. 1905-1916
Scrapbook, "D.A.R.," 1922-1923
Scrapbook, "Cannon, 1920 – Depot Celebration"
Scrapbook, "Feb. 15-1924"
Scrapbook, "Apr. 1924"
Scrapbook, "D.A.R., Jul. 11, 1924"
Scrapbook, "D.A.R., Nov. 7, 1924"
Scrapbook, "PION.," ca. 1924
Scrapbook, "D.A.R., Jan. 16, 1925"
Scrapbook, "D.A.R., May 6, 1925"
Scrapbook, "May 8, 1925"
Scrapbook, "Fontenelle, 1925"
Scrapbook, "Old Fort, 1925"
Scrapbook, "1926 Woods"
Scrapbook, "Woods, July 30, 1926"
Scrapbook, "D.A.R., November 1926"
Scrapbook, 1924 (see oversize)
Blair High School – events, programs, etc.
Business cards, calling cards, etc.
Douglas County Veterans' Association
Fort Calhoun – events, programs, meetings, etc.
Fort Calhoun/Fort Atkinson Centennial, 1919
Fort Calhoun Historical Association
Invitations – weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, commencements, etc.
McKeith, Rev. George R.
Nebraska Academy of Sciences
Nebraska and Washington County
Rally Day
Territorial warrants
Washington County – meetings, events, programs, etc.
Washington County Pioneers and Old Settlers Association
Washington County Veteran Association
Adriance, Jacob, 1835-1922
Burdette, Robert J.
Crounse, Lorenzo, 1834-1909
Fontenelle Family
Fontenelle, Eugene, 1863-1944
Fort Atkinson (Nebraska) — History
Fort Calhoun (Nebraska) — History
Frontier and pioneer life
Furnas, Robert Wilkinson, 1824-1905
Goss, John Q., 1827-1918
Hitchcock, Gilbert Monell, 1859-1934
Journalists — Nebraska
Lobingier, Charles Sumner, 1866-
Magee, Nellie Throop, 1874-1964
McKelvie, Samuel Roy, 1881-1956
Pound, Roscoe, 1870-1964
Pool, Charles Wesley, 1856-1930
Sheldon, Addison Erwin, 1861-1943
Washington County (Nebraska) — History
Woods, William Henry, 1839-1927
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UC's Office of General Counsel has determined that the university is not subject to California Labor Code, Sections 200-243. We will implement this new determination immediately for all Non-Represented employees; please report their final hours on their next regular payday.
A Final Pay Guide (PDF) has been created to assist departments in determining when payout should occur.
If an employee resigns, refer to the Final Pay Guide (PDF) to assist in determining when payout should occur. By following the contract language you will, in many cases, be able to pay the final wages on the employee's next regular payday and the request for a separation check by Central Payroll will no longer be required. This will also allow the employee to receive their final pay via their normal election – direct deposit, for example.
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You've been together for a little while now and while you've always known how you feel about him, you weren't sure if he was on the same page until he finally said those three little words. Or, maybe caught him doing some shady behavior but he had a perfect explanation for why it was a totally innocent situation. However, something just doesn't quite feel right. Is he being honest or just telling you pretty little lies? Here's how you know when a guy means what he says.
His word is gold.
If he keeps his promises when it comes to the little things like texting you when he said he would or doing the dishes after you cooked dinner, then that's a good sign you'll be able to trust him when he promises bigger things. This has sort of become a dating cliche, but it's so true!
He's quick to explain.
If he drops his game, he apologizes. Hey, no one's perfect. Maybe he had good intentions to call you but something serious came up. A guy who means what he says will let you know why he couldn't follow through with his promises instead of leaving you to wonder why he's bailing on you.
His words aren't exaggerations.
When he tells you that he loves you, does he go off on a tangent about how you're the most amazing person he's ever met in his whole life and he'd die without you, or does he wax lyrical about how excited he is to have met you even though it's only your second date? Umm. If he's laying it on a little too thick, you have to wonder if you can trust him. It just doesn't seem genuine.
His body language isn't left behind.
When he tells you that he's keen to see you again or that he loves you, does his body language match his words? Or, does it seem like he's contradicting his words, such as by fidgeting or crossing his arms? You want his words and body language to be in sync in order for what he says to be believable.
He doesn't beg you to believe him.
Is there anything dodgier than a guy who begs you to believe in him when you're having doubts? It screams that he's actually not telling you the truth. You know what they say: the truth speaks for itself. He shouldn't have to be so dramatic to make you believe in him.
He's honest in the rest of his life.
You can usually believe what he says if it's clear that he's honest in the rest of his life with other people. If you catch him telling lies to other people on a regular basis, whether they be his mates or co-workers, that's not a good sign. What's stopping him from lying to you?
His compliments are real.
You don't want a guy to give you generic compliments that feel like they've been said to tons of women before you. You want a guy who's going to give you unique compliments that really mean something and show you what he feels for you.
He times it right.
The guy who tells you he loves you after sex but at no other time isn't being real with you. Neither is the guy who tells you that you're the most important person to him just as you're about to walk out the door because he's let you down yet again. These kinds of guys are manipulative. So, look at the timing of when he shares his feelings for you or promises to be a better guy to prevent getting conned.
He doesn't change the story.
If he said he wanted a committed relationship but now he's backtracking on his words, that's a huge sign he's not being real with you and you're wasting your time. A guy who changes his story from one day to the next or – worse – makes you think you're crazy for hearing what he initially said, is not worth caring about. A guy who's honest with you will be consistent.
He's not bad for your gut.
If no matter what the guy says, it still makes you doubt him, you should trust your gut on the matter. Actually, you should trust it all the time. If you just get a good feeling about what he's telling you, then that's usually a good sign that he can be trusted and he means what he says. If not, you know what to do.
Jessica Blake Jessica Blake is a writer who loves good books and good men, and realizes how difficult it is to find both.


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Queen Victoria is judged differently from other monarchs because historians are too interested in her parenting skills, according to the creator of an ITV drama about her reign.
Victoria and Prince Albert had nine children: four boys and five girls. She is held accountable for their upbringing in a way that male monarchs are not, Daisy Goodwin said.
"I want people to be with Victoria," Goodwin told Radio Times before the third series of the period drama.
The first series focused on Victoria taking the throne; the second dwelt on the early years of her marriage and her struggles with postnatal depression. The third series opens in 1848, by which time Victoria, played by Jenna Coleman, was 29 years old and a mother of six.


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RRI and its Partners, Affiliated Networks, and Collaborators regularly produce videos and other media relating to local communities' and Indigenous Peoples' land rights, specifically at the country level. Explore the collection of visual resources below.
This video testimony describes the demands and struggles of 8 Peruvian indigenous organizations for the defense of their communal lands.
See what happens when all those with an interest in land and resources work together.
Learn more about why we think secure community land rights are so vital.
The Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests and PRISMA capture the achievements of the Embera Wounan Territory in the Darien Province of Panama, in the sustainable management of its natural resources.
REFACOF Video on Ndokohi (Cameroon)'s women adapting to climate change through sustainable and green business initiatives.
"La Revolución Forestal" traces Greenpeace and National Geographic on their trip through four forest communities around the country in order to show how community forest management can help stop deforestation and allow the country to witness a true forest revolution.
This interview of RRI Coordinator, Andy White, aired live on BBC World News at 1900 GMT on February 1, 2012.
Andy White, Opening Remarks at the International Conference on Scaling-up Strategies to Secure Community Land and Resource Rights.
Landowners or Laborers? English Webcast Recording from RRI on Vimeo.
A panel on the rural development choices facing leaders of developing countries. Hosted by RRI and Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) on February 5, 2013 at Royal Society, London.
Full length video from the RRI panel event held on February 1, 2012 at the London Royal Society. At the event RRI released its 2011-2012 annual review on the state of rights and resources titled, TURNING POINT: What future for forest peoples and resources in the emerging world order?
The event also featured reports from RRI Fellow Liz Alden Wily titled, Rights to Resources in Crisis: Reviewing the fate of customary tenure in Africa.


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Julius Korir (ur. 21 kwietnia 1960 w Nandi) – kenijski lekkoatleta, długodystansowiec, złoty medalista olimpijski z Los Angeles.

Największe sukcesy odnosił w biegu na 3000 metrów z przeszkodami. Zwyciężył w tej konkurencji na Igrzyskach Wspólnoty Narodów w 1982 w Brisbane.

Zajął 7. miejsce w finale na 3000 metrów z przeszkodami na mistrzostwach świata w 1983 w Helsinkach. Na igrzyskach olimpijskich w 1984 w Los Angeles wygrał kolejno przedbieg, półfinał i finał. W biegu finałowym rozpoczął finisz w połowie ostatniego okrążenia i nie oddał prowadzenia do mety.

Późniejsza kariera Korira była utrudniona przez kontuzje, ale zdobył brązowy medal indywidualnie i złoty drużynowo w mistrzostwach świata w biegach przełajowych w 1990 w Aix-les-Bains.

Rekordy życiowe
 bieg na 3000 metrów – 7:50,54 (1994)
 bieg na 10 000 metrów – 28:17,43 (1994)
 bieg na 3000 metrów z przeszkodami – 8:11,80 (1984)

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Medaliści Letnich Igrzysk Olimpijskich 1984
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Open Dialogue FoundationActivityDebates, hearings, conferencesThe Open Dialog Foundation took part in the 2018 edition of the OSCE HDIM in Warsaw
The Open Dialog Foundation took part in the 2018 edition of the OSCE HDIM in Warsaw
19 September 2018 | Author: Author: Editorial office
Between Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 September 2018, the ODF conducted an advocacy mission in Warsaw at the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, a forum aimed at providing a platform for dialogue between NGOs and the representatives of OSCE Member States, in order to evaluate the status of the human dimension, one of the three core founding dimensions of the OSCE.
During the two-day participation, ODF took part in Working Session 2 Freedom of the Media, Working Session 4 Rule of Law I – including independence of judiciary – and Working Session 5 Rule of Law II –prevention of arbitrary arrest, detention or exile, prevention of torture; protection of human rights in the fight against terrorism. At the plenary sessions, ODF brought to the table the cases of violations of human rights in the post-Soviet area, focusing in particular on cases of torture, politically motivated persecution and arbitrary detentions in Kazakhstan, the persecution of lawyers, the threats to the rule of law in Moldova and in the whole region of former Soviet countries.
Moreover, on Tuesday 11 September 2018, the ODF organised a side-event entitled "Defence for the Defenders: Lawyers and attorneys under attack for participation in politically motivated cases in the post-Soviet area and Turkey".
Guests made contributions presenting the results of fact-finding missions, recounting their own stories and testimonies and providing recommendations.
Antonio Stango, President of the Italian Federation for Human Rights (FIDU), highlighted the main results of the three missions he participated in during the past few months in Kazakhstan, all conducted together with representatives of different European parliamentarians. Stango reported on the observation of trials, where irregularities and signs of politically motivated prosecution were found in the case of Iskander Yerimbetov.
In particular, Stango mentioned that "Mr Yerimbetov had originally been accused of an economic crime for which the pre-trial detention could not be longer than 6 months. Six months passed, the trial did not start and he remained in prison. The reason provided was that, in the meantime, he was accused of another crime – fraud – for which there is, however, no provision for pre-trial detention. When the lawyers filed a motion during the hearing, asking the judge to set Yerimbetov free because the law did not provide for any possibility to keep him in prison before sentencing, the judge simply decided to keep him in prison, considering the case serious enough, although the law did not provide for this". Stango also underlined the lack of free access to hearings that should be public, and the breach of the principle of presumption of innocence, which is carried out through the fabrication of charges and evidence spread in defamation and disinformation campaigns, and puts the judiciary under undue pressure from the state apparatus.
Stango has also recently visited Moldova in a joint mission with ODF, which found several cases of violations of the right to defence and in particular of the right of the defendant to choose their own lawyer. Stango pointed out that in many cases "police officers, investigators or the prosecutor often ask the prisoners to refuse their chosen lawyer and choose a lawyer suggested by the authorities". Moreover, in Moldova "there are judges who are persecuted for political reasons, because they want to exercise their profession independently". "There are also judges that have been discriminated against and who are persecuted by other judges, depending on their opinions and refusal to sentence some people who are on a political opposition front against the government, or better to say the system of power", he added. The whole system of the judiciary in Moldova is not independent at all, he concluded.
Ana Ursachi, persecuted lawyer from Moldova and currently asylum seeker in Poland, recounted her personal story. In her country, she was subjected to a huge smear campaign, spread by the media under the control of oligarch Vlad Plahotniuc. "This campaign was aimed at discrediting not only me as a lawyer but the whole activity of attorneys. The result was that many lawyers gave up defending individuals under prosecution for political reasons". She mentioned the cases of persecuted judge Domnica Manole and the recent outrageous deportation of six Turkish lawyers from Moldova, stating that these are all signs of the rule of law being endangered in the country.
The persecution of lawyers who work for political prisoners is a serious problem in Ukraine as well, as explained by Igor Kotelianets, who chairs the Ukrainian public organisation "Association of relatives of political prisoners of the Kremlin" and is the brother of the Ukrainian political prisoner Yevgeny Panov, who is being illegally held by Russia in occupied Crimea. Speaking on behalf of relatives of hostages of the Kremlin, he underlined that "lawyers who try to protect Ukrainian political prisoners from Russian arbitrariness are our only way of communicating with the Kremlin prisoners. Thanks to lawyers who work for political prisoners in the occupied Crimea and Russia, we know that our relatives are alive, we know where they are". However, he stressed, "lawyers are also under pressure from the Russian authorities. The Russian authorities used administrative arrest for a post in a social network as a way of pressuring the Crimean lawyer Emil Kurbedinov, who was sentenced to a 10-day administrative arrest for posting on a social network, and a search was carried out in his house as well as in the office".
Kotelianets called on OSCE member countries to provide continuous support in activities aimed at the release of political prisoners and to insist on personal sanctions against Russian officials involved in fabricating cases against Ukrainian political prisoners.
Andrii Chernousov, leading expert at the Kharkiv Institute for Social Research, shared the findings of his recent mission of research in Kazakhstan. He warned about the independence of lawyers and the judiciary, pointing out the "serious threat to independence and guarantees of advocacy" that was posed by "the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Advocacy and Legal Assistance, adopted on July 5, 2013, and coming into force on July 15, 2018", which was adopted while he was in the country. Chernousov listed some concrete worrying examples from the text of the law such as, "at the request of anti-corruption bodies, the lawyer is obliged to disclose information that is classified as covered by client privilege (Article 37, paragraph 4); the composition and powers of the Qualification and Attestation Commissions of lawyers are approved by the Ministry of Justice, which clearly contradicts the principle of the procedural independence of lawyers (Article 39); lawyers file, equipment, telephones, etc., can be seized on grounds that are not described in the law (paragraph 5 of Article 35)".
Bakhytzhan Toregozhina, head of the social foundation "Ar Rukh Hak", reiterated how hard it is to find lawyers who are willing to engage in defending victims of political prosecution and torture, given the many pressures they are subjected to. She mentioned the cases of Yerimbetov, Ablovas Dzhumayev, Almat Zhumagulov and Kenzhebek Abishev as examples of the difficulty for political prisoners to freely access justice and choose their own lawyer. Furthermore, she expressed her regret for "the most significant and principal part of the comments and recommendations of international organisations and experts have not been reflected in the text of the Law on Advocacy and Legal Assistance and therefore the reform is incompatible with international standards and the basic principles of the organisation of activities advocacy, and do not comply with Kazakhstan's international obligations, in particular under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers". As a conclusion, she called for "all recommendations of international bodies with regards to the independence of the judiciary and Bar Associations to be promoted further and implemented.
Finally, exiled Turkish lawyer Mehmet Kasap sent a video to ODF to voice his concern on behalf of the Arrested Lawyers Initiative, which seeks protection and justice for those lawyers who became victims of the harsh political prosecution that commenced after the failed coup attempt in Turkey. "After the state of emergency was declared, a mass arrest campaign against Turkish lawyers started the same day. Since then, 581 lawyers have been arrested, 1500 lawyers have been taken into custody or are still wanted and, as of today, 169 lawyers have received sentences of between 2 and 14 years. These are not just numbers, but lives," he stressed. "The lawyers are targeted mostly on the basis of their clients' profiles". The rights to a fair trial and access to a lawyer are gravely infringed: in many cases, Kasap recalled, "lawyers who went to police head office to give legal aid to detained lawyers were arrested in turn".
The persecution of lawyers, together with the decreasing independence of the judicial system, unfortunately represent a worsening trend in many countries who are governed by systems of power that maintain an autocratic stance, in the post-Soviet region and not only, as shown by the alarming case of Turkey. The ODF calls on all OSCE member states to ensure that the independence of the judiciary, as a cornerstone of a democratic system, be provided and implemented. Violation of the basic principles of the rule of law should be investigated thoroughly and individuals responsible for such violations should be included in the list of personal sanctions based on the model of the Magnitsky Global Law.
The full statements of the contributions can be downloaded on the webpage of OSCE HDIM 2018 at the following links:
Statement of the Open Dialog Foundation, working session 2
The live recording of the side-event is available on the Foundation's Facebook page.
Kazakhstan , Ukraine , human rights , OSCE , Open Dialogue , HDIM , Moldova , persecution of lawyers , FIDU


A year ago today you surprised us all by arriving a little earlier than planned.
I was stood beside your mummy as you came into our world. I saw your first breath, your first movements, your first blink, and I was totally unable to comprehend the wonder of you.
I slowly began to take you in. Your tiny little fingers and toes, your little button nose and your big wide eyes. You didn't cry when you were born, you just looked at everything and soaked it all up.
I took your first photo before I watched as they whisked you away to the Special Care Baby Unit to give you the attention you needed due to your prematurity.
I showed your mummy your picture while she was attended to by the delivery team, then she sent me up to SCBU to be with you so you weren't alone.
I watched you sleep peacefully in your incubator before you realised I was there and awoke with a smile. I listened intently at your first little noises and gurgles. They were so quiet, but loud enough to let me know you were there and you were doing ok.
After a few hours your mum was allowed to come up and see you, and finally we were allowed to hold you for the first time four hours after you were born. The longest four hours of our lives.
You were just a tiny little head resting against my chest in a knitted hat under a massive blanket.
I held you close and my world changed forever in that instant. I didn't yet know you, but I felt nothing but overwhelming love and protection for you.
It was 40 days later, on the 13th March, that we finally got to bring you home from the hospital. You rewarded us by not sleeping for the next three weeks unless you were on me or mummy's chest, so I spent a lot of time on the sofa with you in the middle of the night and we took it on turns to keep you company. It helped us quickly bond with you.
You wiggled, you kicked, you smiled, you rolled over, you sat up, you pulled yourself across the floor like a marine, you pulled yourself up at the sofa to stand.
You giggled, you belly laughed, you found your voice, you said dada for the first time.
In no time at all you could communicate and we got to know your personality and little quirks.
Your hair finally started to come in, your eyes became wider and bluer than I thought possible, your gummy mouth that had nibbled on my fingers started to fill with teeth, you grew longer and stronger.
Obviously none of it was that simple, it felt like it happened in the blink of an eye but it all took time, patience, effort and reward. Sometimes the progress was much slower than you or us wanted it to be. We could see how frustrated you became when you wanted so much to do something but couldn't.
We supported and encouraged you every baby step of the way, and applauded you when you finally overcame a hurdle and in time you learned to clap with us when you achieved something.
There were tears from all of us. Every time you cried it felt like forever. There are a limited number of sounds in this world that can cut deeper than that of your own child in distress. It wasn't all bad though, sometimes those tears are important. They were part of your learning, part of your development. There were times where all I could do was hold you in close and tight and comfort you, waiting for the big sobs to pass and stop shaking your whole body.
We've had so much fun together! We've played peek-a-boo, stack the cups and knock them down, chase and tickle, take all the balls out of the ball pit and put them back again, we've discovered new cartoons together like The Lion Guard and Sofia The First and I've introduced you to some old ones like Tom & Jerry, we've read stories together until you have fallen asleep in my arms, we've gone on holidays and mini breaks with mummy, gran and papa, we've had all of our Dadurday trips to the shops and the farm. We've laughed together at absolutely nothing. I've loved every minute of it.
You've done nothing but enrich our lives and bring happiness to us since the second you were born and every day I cannot wait to see what tomorrow will bring.
Mummy and I are both so proud of you and the perfect little lady you are becoming.


It's a disorder that leaves you at the mercy of your moods, but tends to be subtle enough that you may not even understand you're struggling with diagnosable symptoms. It's not particularly common, and there's not much information available.
Cyclothymia affects up to 1 percent of the population. However, at a hospital's psychiatric department, it's anywhere from 3 to 5 percent, according to Dr. Stephen B. Stokl, MD, Chief of Psychiatry at Southlake Regional Health Centre in Ontario.
Cyclothymia is marked by bouts of low-grade depression and hypomania, which includes elevated or irritable mood, decreased need for sleep and racing thoughts for at least four days. Adults are diagnosed after symptoms persist for two years. (Kids and teens are diagnosed after one year.) "Cyclothymia has an insidious onset that starts in late adolescence or early adulthood, and has a chronic nature," Stokl said. It's milder than bipolar I and bipolar II.
In other words, because symptoms tend to be less debilitating, people just don't realize they have an illness, said Sheri Van Dijk, MSW, a psychotherapist and author of The DBT Skills Workbook for Bipolar Disorder. It's usually loved ones who notice a problem, finding it hard to live with someone who has unstable moods, Preston said.
In fact, the toll on relationships can be dramatic. "Cyclothymia usually comes with a high morbidity in terms of breakdown in relationships both personal and at work," Stokl said.
Also, if untreated, cyclothymia can get worse. "At least half of the people with cyclothymia, over a period of time, will start developing increasingly severe mood episodes," and will be diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Preston said.
Diagnosing cyclothymia can be tricky. It may be misdiagnosed as bipolar NOS, bipolar II or borderline personality disorder, Van Dijk said. But individuals with bipolar II tend to struggle with more severe depression.
The hallmark sign of hypomania is a decreased need for sleep, Preston said. People with hypomania only sleep for four or five hours. But they feel no fatigue, while those with borderline personality disorder become exhausted, he said.
Also, "People with borderline personality disorder are exquisitely sensitive to feeling rejected and abandoned," he added.
The best way to diagnose cyclothymia – and bipolar disorders in general – is to get a comprehensive history of the person's mood, which requires talking to both the person and a loved one who knows them very well, Preston said. Loved ones are usually better able to spot the mood changes, he said.


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Steve "Speedy" Gonzalez (born May 1, 1981) is a former American football wide receiver who played one season with the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League. He first enrolled at Modesto Junior College before transferring to Menlo College. Gonzalez was also a member of the San Diego Riptide, Manchester Wolves, Green Bay Blizzard and Dallas Vigilantes. He appeared on Michael Irvin's reality show 4th and Long.

Early years
Gonzalez played football, baseball and basketball at Ceres High School in Ceres, California.

College career
Gonzalez first played college football for the Modesto Junior College Pirates, starting at cornerback and wide receiver for two years.

He then transferred and played for the Menlo Oaks of Menlo College for one year before dropping out of college after his junior year. Unable to pay the tuition, he instead took jobs such as working for a moving company and a coffee shop.

Professional career

San Diego Riptide
Gonzalez played for the San Diego Riptide of the af2 in 2005. He played in 13 games for the Riptide during the 2005 season, leading the af2 in kick return yards with 1,666 and kick return touchdowns with six. He was also fourth in the league in all-purpose yards with 2,792 and tenth in scoring with 206 points. Gonzalez earned Second Team honors on the National Conference All-af2 team.

Manchester Wolves
Gonzalez was signed by the Manchester Wolves of the af2 in November 2005 and played for the team during the 2006 season. He played offense in fifteen games for the Wolves, recording 1,355 receiving yards and 45 touchdowns on 118 receptions. He saw action on defense in two games, accumulating seven pass breakups and one interception. Gonzalez was also fourth in the af2 with 2,525 all-purpose yards and second in scoring with 276 points. He suffered an ankle injury that caused him to miss the last two games of the regular season and all of the playoffs. He was named the sixth best kick returner in af2 history in 2009.

Philadelphia Soul
Gonzalez signed with the Philadelphia Soul in October 2006 and played for the team during the 2007 season. He was released by the Soul on August 1, 2007.

Green Bay Blizzard
Gonzalez played for the Green Bay Blizzard of the af2 in 2008.

4th and Long
Gonzalez was the fifth cut on Michael Irvin's reality show 4th and Long.

Dallas Vigilantes
Gonzalez was signed by the Dallas Vigilantes on January 13, 2010.

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External links
Just Sports Stats

Living people
1981 births

American football wide receivers
Modesto Pirates football players
Menlo Oaks football players
San Diego Riptide players
Manchester Wolves players
Philadelphia Soul players
Green Bay Blizzard players