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Failure to Perform Emergent Surgery
Date of Verdict/Settlement: April 29, 2010
Medical Malpractice - Endocarditis Diagnosis - Failure to Perform Emergent Surgery - Wrongful transfer of unstable patient in contravention of Federal Law - DEATH ACTION
Award Total: $3,000,000
RESULT: Settlement
The parties agreed to a $3,000,000 settlement.
Attorney for plaintiff : Victoria Wickman of Law Offices of Victoria Wickman in New York, NY.
This death action involved a 54-year old patient who was a transit worker and the married father of three who visited the emergency room of a non-defendant hospital with a history of back pain of approximately one month duration as well as decreased urinary output, weakness and fatigue of several days duration. The plaintiff contended that although appropriate testing led to the timely and accurate diagnosis of endocarditis and a decision that emergency surgery was necessary, the operation was not performed and that the patient died at approximately 8:00 p.m. five days after he was first seen and some 12 hours after cardiac enzyme testing showed that the patient was suffering a cardiac infarct.
The evidence disclosed that the patient first presented to the emergency room on Wed. Oct 19. 2011 and a correct diagnosis was made shortly thereafter. The patient was admitted and antibiotics were administered. The decision was made that emergency cardiothoracic surgery was necessary and since this initial institution did not have a cardiothoracic unit, the patient was transferred to the defendant hospital on Fri, Oct 21. The surgeon who was scheduled perform the surgery was called into service because of two unrelated emergencies, and since the patient was then stable, a decision was made to transfer him to a second defendant hospital for expedited surgery. This transfer was done on Saturday morning.
The plaintiff contended that upon arrival at this third hospital, a cardiothoracic surgeon lifted the order precluding food by mouth and recorded that he would not be having surgery over the weekend, but only monitored.
The plaintiff asserted that although the patient remained stabile over the weekend, his status changed dramatically by 8:00 a.m. Monday The plaintiff contended that records reflected that his BP was 80/40, that he was complaining of chest pain that was 8 out of 10, had increased respiratory rates and that his blood work showed abnormal cardiac enzymes. The plaintiff contended that the defendant nonetheless failed to bring the patient to the operating room and the plaintiff pointed out that in addition to describing his signs and symptoms, the records also reflected that no intervention was contemplated at that time, and that the patient would be transferred back to the second hospital.
The patient was transferred back to the second hospital at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The plaintiff maintained that although the patient was then clearly in extremis, the defendants kept the surgery scheduled for Tuesday morning.
The patient coded at approximately 7:00 pm on Monday and died as the defendants were scrambling to assemble an OR team for surgery.
The plaintiff maintained that it was clear that the defendants failed to act appropriately and perform surgery which it previously realized was necessary.
The plaintiff also maintained that the Monday transfer was in violation of federal law that precludes the transferring of unstable patients.
The plaintiff would have contended that it was clear that the patient's heart was slowly giving out and that the pain and suffering from 8:00 a.m. on Monday until his death that evening was extensive.
The defendant contended that in view of the extensive damage to the heart valves caused by the endocarditis, is was doubtful if the patient would have survivied, irrespective of the time of the surgery. The plaintiff's expert cardiothoracic surgeon would have testified that although this was a difficult surgical case, it was more probable than not that the patient would have survived. The expert would have also maintained that if he survived, the patient would have fully recovered.
The decedent was earning $75,000 per year. The plaintiff also maintained that since he generally worked from 7-3 and his wife, a nurse, had two jobs, he would usually be the primary care giver to the three daughters, age 9, 12 and 14. The plaintiff would have argued that the loss of parental nurture and guidance was particularly profound.
The case settled nine months after counsel became involved for $3,000,000.
The parties recognized early in the litigation that presenting this case before a jury would be likely to produce particularly strong results and a potentially excessive verdict. In this regard, counsel for plaintiff relates that a recognition of this probability on the part of the Court was especially helpful and assisted greatly in the swift resolution of the matter. Further, it should be noted that in this death action, prejudgment interest of 9% would have been accruing from the time of the death.


The Caura, is a tributary of the Orinoco River, located in Bolívar State in Venezuela. Its flow is the second after the Caroni River among the affluents of the Orinoco River, with almost 3,000 cubic metres per second (110,000 cu ft/s). The river is inhabited by both the Ye'kuana and Sanema indigenous groups.
The river drains the Guayanan Highlands moist forests ecoregion. The Caura River is about 723 kilometres (449 mi) long. Its major tributary is the Erebato. Both rivers emerge from the Jaua-Sarisariñama Plateau, more than 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) above sea level). The Caura is navigable up to Pará Falls (Salto Pará), an impressive waterfall formed by two branches of the river with an island in the middle 6°18′38″N 64°31′25″W / 6.310521°N 64.523735°W / 6.310521; -64.523735 Both branches have some rapids and join in one of the most remarkable waterfalls in the Orinoco basin, not because of its height, but because of the impressive flow of water. The Caura is a Blackwater river, like the Caroní, the Ventuari River and the upper Orinoco. The Caura is 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) wide at Musinacio (Musiú Ignacio ), the point where it joins the Orinoco, 5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi) wide at this point.
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Sunshine heats up both water in rivers and land surface. However, water needs much more time to heating up than land does and atmosphere air is not heated by solar rays because it is diathermanous. It is heat coming up from soil and river waters, which in turn heat up the atmosphere. Therefore, difference of temperature between land and rivers is at its maximum at 10 a.m. (more or less). At that time, the land surface reflects heat to the atmosphere, making air ascend and condense, forming clouds, while water is still heating up and, thus, there is not outcoming heat to the atmosphere.
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Olo and Faumuina's Parliamentary return "tarnished"
Olo Fiti Va'ai, M.P. for Salega East and Faumuina Wayne Fong, M.P. for Urban West. (Photo: Aufa'i Areta Areta )
By Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi, 20/12/2020
Independent M.P.s for Salega East and Urban West say they were treated with contempt after they successfully mounted a historic constitutional challenge to an attempt to exclude them from Parliament.
The Supreme Court on Monday overturned a decision by Speaker Leaupepe Toleafoa Fa'afisi, to vacate the seats of Olo Fiti Vaai, and Faumuina Wayne Fong. The court found the decision violated the independent M.P.s' constitutional rights.
Neither Olo nor Faumuina minced their words when asked about their return to Parliament the day after their court victory, on the Soalepule program on E.F.K.S. T.V.
The M.P.s' seats were declared vacant after they registered as candidates for the Fa'atuatua ile Atua Samoa ua Tasi (F.A.S.T.) party for the 2021 general elections.
A panel of three judges delivered a decision that overturned the Speaker's declaration that this move violated anti-party switching laws, ordering him to pay $1,500 to each M.P. for costs.
However, Olo and Faumuina said they were not "officially notified" to return to Parliament despite having been sent an official letter in October when their seats were vacated.
"We were so disappointed that they took our return to Parliament lightly," Faumuina said.
"Especially because it was a big and sensitive issue for not only us but for our families and most importantly, our constituencies."
The M.P.s ultimately arrived back just in time to record dissenting votes against three bills restructuring the nation's judiciary, which passed into law the day after they won their court case. It did so against their objections and those of two opposition colleagues, with 41 members of the party of Government voting for the bill.
Faumuina said the Speaker was unapologetic towards them during his welcoming remarks in Parliament.
"Hearing what the Speaker said, he was implying that the court's decision did not fall in line with what he wanted to happen," he said,
"He did say that he was hoping that the court would be mindful of their relationship and respected the decision by parliament to vacate our seats because of their interpretation of the Electoral Act.
"Which was something that did not sit well with us because the two bodies are independent. If this is what he (Speaker) believes in, then we should be worried about the future of our country.
"This is because they are indicating that the judiciary should make decisions to go in line with the decisions made by Parliament, but not according to what the law and constitution say.
"It's as if he was implying that the court should respect any decision made by Parliament or Cabinet, even if it's against the law.
"No one wanted to admit that they were wrong and that they made the wrong decision of vacating our seats.
"But we are happy and grateful that we achieved what we were fighting for. We believed from the very beginning that the decision they made was unnecessary and unlawful."
According to Olo, what happened was a lesson learned for all parties involved.
Turning to the Speaker and Government, Olo said that they should learn from what happened and should refrain from making decisions "unlawfully."
"The victory is not for us, but for God. We are just vessels used to bring out the truth," he said.
"But as it says in Proverbs 26:3, Guide a horse with a whip, a donkey with a bridle, and a fool with a rod to his back!
"That is the message for us."
Furthermore, Olo said the court's decision has proved that not all decisions made by "Leader of Parliament House" is not entirely lawful.
"We learned from what happened that just because he is the Leader of Parliament House, it does not mean that he fully understands the law. It also proves that not all decisions he makes are lawful," he said.
"The whole country can see the proof. No one is above the law.
"If they want to challenge the decision again, we still have time to do that.
"But it was funny how things unfolded that day. We went to Parliament, without official notice to notify us that we are back in Parliament.
"Just like how they sent an official notice to notify us that they have vacated our seats. We waited for a letter, but then we found out that the Parliament sitting is only for one day, so we didn't want to wait anymore and went ahead and attended on Tuesday.
"This is the first time a case has used this part of the constitution to challenge a decision made to Members of Parliament.
"On the day of [Parliament's] meeting, I was expecting the Speaker or the Prime Minister, to sincerely apologise to our constituencies because of what happened.
"Because we were not the only people who suffered the consequences of the decision they made.
"Our constituencies' reputations were also tarnished and they were also affected. But we all saw what happened and it was clear that they looked down upon Salega No. 2 and Faleata No. 2
"That's all I can say."
Both M.P.s took the opportunity to apologise to their respective constituencies for what happened.
Youth unemployment doubles; dropout rates increase
A high dropout rate in secondary school remains a significant challenge despite Samoa now enjoying a higher than average attainment of education in the Pacific region, the Samoa Bureau of Statistics (S.B.S.) has reported.
By Soli Wilson 19/01/2021
Sailors counting down the days to homecoming
Samoan sailors who have been stranded since the country's borders were closed in March last year are counting down the days until they touch down on Samoan soil on 22 January.
By Tina Mata'afa-Tufele 19/01/2021
Cabinet orders Associate Ministers to return Govt. property
At the dissolution of Parliament on 19 January, 2021 it also ends the services of the Associate Ministers and they are to turn in government assets allocated to them including government vehicles.
By Joyetter Feagaimaali'i 18/01/2021

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Truck Accident Settlement Reached, But Was Justice Served?
On behalf of McArthur Law Firm | May 25, 2016 | Trucking Wreck Injury
It was supposed to be their last day of rotations at St. Joseph's-Candler Hospital in Savannah when a group of nursing students at Georgia Southern University piled into a few cars and drove onto Interstate 16. These students were on their way to becoming nurses and potentially saving lives, but a Mississippi tractor-trailer shattered those dreams.
The Truck Accident That Changed It All
On April 22, 2015, a truck owned by Total Transportation of Mississippi crashed into a group of seven vehicles at 68 mph. Three people were taken to the hospital with major injuries, while five victims passed on the scene. All five fatalities were nursing students from GSU.
The truck driver would later deny that he had been texting at the time of the crash. He had also been fired from his previous job for falling asleep at the wheel and rolling a tractor-trailer. Nobody was hurt in that incident, but the potential for harm was still there, and Total Transportation of Mississippi still hired this driver. That oversight may have subjected the public at large to unnecessary danger, and so the families of the victims of the April 22nd crash took the Mississippi company to court.
Almost a year after the crash that changed the lives of so many parents, students and faculty at GSU, a settlement was reached. Details were not disclosed, but both the plaintiffs and TTM announced the settlement, and the trucking company apologized. Part of the money from the settlements will go to scholarships for nursing students at Georgia Southern University, but for some, a simple settlement isn't enough.
Rep. Hank Johnson is working on a bill that will require automatic braking systems on all tractor-trailers around the country. These new systems would use sensors to detect if vehicles ahead of the truck have stopped and then would brake accordingly to prevent a collision. This bill could help prevent future crashes like the one that took the lives of these five nursing students, but the trucking industry is trying to oppose its passage. However, can we really afford to take that risk when so many lives could be saved?
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USCGC Sorrel (WAGL/WLB-296) was a Cactus (A) class buoy tender of the United States Coast Guard built by Zenith Dredge of Duluth, Minnesota. Her keel was laid 26 May 1942, launched 28 September 1942 and commissioned on 15 April 1943.

History

After commissioning Sorrel joined her sister ships  and  in Boston, Massachusetts until 25 July 1947.  During her tenure in Boston she was used for maintaining navigational aids and ice breaking.  On 25 July 1947 she reported to Rockland, Maine and then on 25 October 1948 she returned to Boston where she would remain until 1 May 1954.  All during this time of being shuffled between Boston and Rockland, she frequently worked out of Argentia, Newfoundland.

On 8 December 1948 Sorrel freed icebound , on 23–24 October 1950 rescued 8 crew from the motor vessel North Voyager, on 29 November 1951 assisted following collision between motor vessel Ventura and fishing vessel Lynn near Boston, on 20–21 July 1952 towed disabled fishing vessel Richard J. Nunan to Portland, Maine for repairs and on 19 February 1953 towed disabled fishing vessels Geraldine and Phyllis to Boston, Massachusetts for repair.

On 1 May 1954 Sorrel was reassigned to Sitka, Alaska for maintaining navigational aids, search and rescue missions, ice breaking, law and treaty enforcement and enforcement of U.S. territorial waters.  On 12–13 September 1956 assisted fishing vessel Valencia near Sitka, Alaska, on 18 June 1958 assisted fishing vessel Guardian 120 miles west of Sitka, and on 10–11 July 1958 assisted residents at Lituya Bay and Yakutat Bay following an earthquake in the region. On October 22, 1962 Sorrel assisted in the successful rescue of 95 passengers of a Northwest Airlines DC-7C that crashed near Sitka, Alaska.

On 1 July 1965 Sorrel was reassigned to Seward, Alaska where she would remain until 18 April 1973.  On 13 September 1966 assisted towing fishing vessel Jo Ann to Cordova, Alaska, on 6 November 1967 fought a fire at Shelter Cove, Alaska, on 4 November 1969 medevaced two crewman seriously burned in a fire on the Japanese fishing vessel Koshin Maru, and on 21 November 1970 medevaced crewman from fishing vessel Lee Ann to Seward, Alaska for medical aid.

From 18 April 1973 to 31 March 1976 Sorrel was stationed in Cordova, Alaska.  On 31 March 1976 Sorrel left Alaska and reported to the Coast Guard Yard at Curtis Bay, Maryland for major renovation under the Service Life Extension Program (SLEP). Under SLEP, she would get new generator and propulsion systems, navigational electronics, new vang supported boom system (eliminating the distinctive Cactus (A) Class "A" frame boom support), reworked superstructure and renovations to crew's living spaces.

Following SLEP, on 2 December 1982 Sorrel reported to Governor's Island, N.Y. to continue her career as a buoy tender until decommissioned on 20 June 1996. Sorrel was sold and is now the SS Reliance operated by Sea Scout Ship #13 of Stockton, California.  She was used for training cruises to teach seamanship to young men and women.

In 2007, the Reliance was sold to Seaway Trading Inc and renamed Fearless.

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Historic American Engineering Record in New York (state)
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Ships built in Duluth, Minnesota

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Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers had particularly strong language for conservative members of the Supreme Court, which he said has "weaponized the First Amendment." | AP Photo
New York labor leaders voice fury, defiance in wake of Supreme Court decision
By ANNA GRONEWOLD and MADINA TOURÉ
New York's powerful public sector unions and Democratic politicians are using the U.S. Supreme Court's Janus v. AFSCME decision as a rallying cry, warning against the exploitation of workers and urging preparation to blunt the impact of the ruling in the country's most unionized state.
The 5-4 ruling Wednesday established government workers can't be forced to contribute to the labor unions that represent them in collective bargaining. It turned back decades-old laws that required some fees even from employees who did not join the unions, saying that practice violates the First Amendment by forcing workers to support unions they might disagree with.
Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers, which represents more than 200,000 teachers, nurses and other professionals, had particularly strong language for conservative members of the Supreme Court, which he said has "weaponized the First Amendment."
"The Supreme Court was supposed to be the one body above politics at all times, and it is clear at this point that it has become perverted and twisted by a political group of people who have been scheming for years to take this country in a direction they believe works for them and them only," Mulgrew said at a press conference held by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in his Manhattan office on Wednesday afternoon.
Of anti-labor conservatives in general, Mulgrew said New York will "continue to kick these people where they deserve to be kicked, and, as I promised my mom numerous times, I will pray for all of them when they're burning in hell."
The court's ruling stems from a case brought in Illinois by plaintiff Mark Janus, a child support specialist who objected to a requirement that government workers who choose to not be in a union still pay partial dues to cover the union's costs for collective bargaining and other expenses.
New York union leaders, despite their angry rhetoric, said labor in New York state had been preparing for the decision and, due to strong membership and political support, would act as a bulwark against anti-labor forces nationally.
"New York's labor movement, with 2.5 million members, will remain strong," said New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento. "In fact, today's decision will only make us stronger and more determined to fight for better wages, benefits and conditions of employment, as well as for a brighter future for all workers and their families."
New York State United Teachers President Andy Pallotta said even as teachers unions reel nationally, NYSUT has been preparing for the decision for at least four years by reconnecting with its members' concerns and trumpeting the importance of union benefits. NYSUT's efforts ramped up around 2016, following a case similar to Janus — Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association — which ended in a 4-4 deadlock following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.
NYSUT volunteer members have since been in schools, hospitals and knocked on some 100,000 members' doors for conversations about the ruling, Pallotta said.
Another buffer to stabilize the unions is legislation signed in April by Cuomo that would enhance public workers unions' ability to recruit members and would allow them to deny some perks — such as free lawyers, life or auto insurance and discount programs — to those who do not pay dues.
Cuomo, whose relationship with public sector unions has shifted remarkably since he first took office, penned a 1,000-word op-ed Wednesday morning, calling the decision an attack by "extreme conservatives and billionaires intent on diminishing the power of organized labor."
"Let me be very clear: the flame of the labor movement burns stronger than ever here in New York," Cuomo wrote. "And so long as I am governor of the State of New York, the labor movement will continue to deliver on the promise of the American Dream."
Pallotta said he is hopeful the ruling will not have a significant impact on NYSUT's membership or finances. He said it will boost the union's political activism, though, saying NYSUT "folks are mobilized; they're fired up." The union's campaign fundraising arm, VOTE COPE, has hit almost $11 million in voluntary donations, he said.
"I sleep very calmly at night," Pallotta said Wednesday.
Transport Workers Union Local 100, which represents about 45,000 workers mostly in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's subway and bus system, also said the union is "cautiously optimistic this putrid ruling will have a minimal impact."
"We are a very active, aggressive and growing union," TWU Local 100 President Tony Utano said. "We are always ready and willing to fight the bosses. Transit workers know that, and know how important it is to support their union so they don't become doormats for the MTA or other employers."
Even groups who praised the high court's decision, such as The Business Council of New York State Inc., whose president called it a "welcome victory for employee choice and freedom of speech," said the impact of the decision will be "limited" due to the new state law.
"It will be interesting to see if New York's attempt to circumvent employee choice will be challenged in court," Business Council President and CEO Heather C. Briccetti said. "In the meantime, it is unfortunate that New York lawmakers decided to put politics over their constituents' ability to freely express themselves."
Still, according to conservative think tank Empire Center, which praised the decision Wednesday, the ruling could have a significant financial impact. About 1.2 million of New York's 1.4 million government employees are unionized, collecting $862 million in dues and fees each year.
If 200,000 state and local government workers who chose not to belong to unions stop paying the mandatory "agency fees," as the ruling now allows, it would cut about $110 million a year from New York's public sector unions, according to an Empire Center report from earlier this year.
The decision also drew pushback from Democratic leaders and hopefuls in a state with 23.8 percent union membership.
In New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio, along with 22 other mayors nationwide, signed a pledge committing to defending the rights of working families and municipal workers — a pledge that has received support from national labor leaders such as the National Education Association, Service Employees International Union and the American Federation of Teachers.
Zephyr Teachout, a constitutional lawyer, former gubernatorial candidate and attorney general hopeful, slammed the ruling as an "upside-down understanding of the First Amendment."
Democratic gubernatorial candidate and actor Cynthia Nixon called the Janus decision "devastating for workers," and praised unions for upping standards for pay and safety.


Loving another human being over time is not as simple as it sounds. As inconstant, imperfect, contradictory beings, we are challenged by love's complexities and the demands of our relationships. In fact, as Thomas Merton observed, "Prayer and love are learned in the hour when prayer becomes impossible and the heart has turned to stone." In this month's edition of The Seekers Forum, we explore the enigma of committed love and how to cope with its ups and downs. How do we practice faithful abiding when emotions would have us run for the hills? What's the difference between attachment and commitment in love? Is it better to walk away than to suffer, or risk causing suffering to others? Finally, how can we know our potential as lovers, and give all that we can give, without losing ourselves in relationships? These are some of the challenges we examine in this first talk of Spring.
Dive Deeper: Describe a moment when love became impossible for you, but you managed to get out of your own way.


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We can serve others out of love but we cannot love others without serve them. Everyday, I always have lots of need-to-be-done things at home. If I did it out of love, I could serve my family without complaints. But sometimes, I did complain. Tired. Bored. Pain. Sore. etc.
I am so thankful to have a husband like Dave. I thank God for his kind heart, generous heart and lovely heart. So thankful that he will do whatever he can to help others. Most of all, he always be there when I need him. He always encourage and help me when I was down, and he encourage me to do things that he thinks I can do it.
Yes, what I want to say here that Dave is a supportive husband.
My prayer that God continue work in him, through his life to bless others. I pray that others will see and glorify God through Dave's life examples.
I praise God for Dave.
This 30-day Husband Encouragement Challenge is so challenging. Today is my first day.
I realize that my husband is a great wonderful gift ever! I thanked God for sending him to me, for using Dave to draw me close to God and help me to love Him more than before. God use my beloved husband to discover myself and his in the bonding of God's love. I thank God for leading us together and become blessings to each other.
I thank Dave for choosing me above all other women he knew in his life. I thank God for our marriage and all His blessings in our life together through sad and happy days, healthy and sick, rich and poor.
I am so blessed and so glad to be his wife. Our marriage has changed me a lot, I have learned a lot through his life, his efforts, his generosity, his love, his examples, his daily words and actions. Truly, he's the one.
Weddings are about vows. The flowers are fragrant, the dresses beautiful, and the tuxes dashing, but the promises take center stage. Yet compared to the high costs of typical weddings, the vows come cheap. The promises a bride and groom exchange cost nothing to say. But they cost everything to keep. They can be said calmly in less than twenty seconds, but they are meant to be lived out for a lifetime.
For this reason, I have asked couples during premarital counseling to join me for one session of attention to the vows. I usually take them to the very place where they will say them to each other and then I explain the plan. Since the wedding is not a setting where we can talk at length about the vows, it is crucial that both partners express what they intend the vows to mean and seek to understand their partner's meaning. Often this is the first time a couple actually thinks about the content of the vows. Sometimes they're surprised by the promises.


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Austria - Constitutional Court case of 30 September 2019
Court name: Constitutional Court of Austria (Verfassungsgerichtshof)
State: Austria
Key aspects: Acquisition of nationality, Burden of proof, Deprivation of nationality, Determination/confirmation of nationality, Respect for private and family life, Standard of proof, Voluntary renunciation of nationality
The applicant acquired Austrian nationality in 1995 and renounced her former Turkish nationality in 1996 as a condition for retaining the Austrian nationality. In 2018 the Austrian authorities declared that she has no longer been an Austrian national since 1997 as it appeared that she voluntarily re-acquired her Turkish nationality at that time, which is a ground for automatic loss of Austrian nationality. The Court set aside the determination of loss of Austrian nationality as it did not carry out a proportionality test on the basis of the Tjebbes judgment.


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Study and teaching (Higher)
Postprocess Postmortem
by M. Kristopher Lotier
University Press of Colorado, 2021
Library of Congress Classification PE1404
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In Postprocess Postmortem, Kristopher M. Lotier surveys the postprocess era-that-never-was, its end, and its after-lives. Employing cutting-edge digital research tools to track the circulation of texts and shifting scales from the global to the local and back again, he offers a revisionist history of a largely unchronicled past. From one perspective, the history of postprocess might seem to be a history of failure: what could have become The Next Big Thing in composition and writing studies during the 1990s and early 2000s never quite ascended. Today, few writing studies scholars apply the term postprocess to their own research or self-identify with a postprocess movement. And yet, as Lotier demonstrates, numerous core postprocess tenets have attained disciplinary centrality. The result: whether they admit to doing so or not, many contemporary scholars employ a postprocess vocabulary, allowing the ideas underlying this important movement/theory/period/attitude to live on.
Kristopher M. Lotier is assistant professor of writing studies and rhetoric at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, where he teaches courses on professional communication, rhetorical theory, digital culture, and first-year writing. He has published work in College Composition and Communication, Pedagogy, and Enculturation. He holds a Ph.D. in English from Penn State and bachelor's degrees in English and Marketing from the University of South Carolina.
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NEW YORK -- Even at the end of an exhausting series, the Arizona Diamondbacks are a determined bunch in extra innings.
Cliff Pennington hit an RBI single with two outs in the 15th and the Diamondbacks, boosted early by Gerardo Parra's bunt double, finally outlasted the New York Mets 5-4 in a back-and-forth classic Thursday to split a draining four-game set at Citi Field.
Meanwhile, the NL West-leading Diamondbacks improved to 10-3 in extra innings, the most such wins in the majors.
In a span of four days, the clubs played a 13-inning game, a 15-inning marathon and two others delayed by rain for a total of 3 hours. The 16 hours, 40 minutes worth of baseball marked the second-longest four-game series in the majors since 1987, according to STATS. The Dodgers and Astros played 11 more minutes inside the Houston Astrodome back in 1989.
So it was only fitting that the finale Thursday went on and on throughout a humid afternoon as kids who lined up beyond the outfield wall in the eighth inning waited patiently to run the bases after the final out.
"At first, you get disappointed. You've got the lead, they hit the home run. And it's disappointing when you have to reload and understand what's ahead of you," Gibson said. "Then, they hit the second one and you've just got to tell yourself, `You can take it.' You learn a lot about yourself in series like this and days like this."
Ziegler walked two in the bottom half but hung on for his first save since 2011 with Oakland.
And at last, it was over.
"This is one of the good signs for this club: We're really good in close games," Gibson said. "A good character check today. They all stepped up."
By pulling out this test of endurance, the Diamondbacks finished 3-7 on a long road trip against three NL East teams.
"It was exhausting, especially when we got the lead twice and we kept losing it," said Nieves, who had a teddy bear in his bag to bring home to his daughter.
Wearing alternate caps on the Fourth of July, the teams were back at it in 87-degree heat and humidity less than 13 hours after their rain-delayed game ended Wednesday night. Arizona put the leadoff batter on six times in the first eight innings but managed only Nieves' two-run single in the fifth.
Gee, who entered with a .126 career batting average, lashed a two-out RBI single that tied it at 2 in the fifth.
David Wright doubled in the Mets fourth and advanced on Kennedy's wild pitch before scoring on a groundout by Marlon Byrd.
NOTES: For the first time since 1973, the Mets have played three games that lasted at least 15 innings. They've lost all of them. ... Arizona will recall top prospect Tyler Skaggs from Triple-A Reno to start Friday night against Colorado in place of injured RHP Trevor Cahill (bruised right hip). The 21-year-old lefty went 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA in three starts for the Diamondbacks earlier this season. He was optioned to Reno on June 10. "He went back down there and got some more starts. He'll have a better understanding of what he's up against," Gibson said. ... Parra returned to the lineup in RF after sitting out two games. He was shaken up trying to make a diving catch on the warning track Monday, leaving him with scrapes and bruises on his face and arm. ... After the game, the Mets designated Lyon for assignment. They will recall reliever Greg Burke from Triple-A Las Vegas before Friday night's game in Milwaukee. ... Mets RHP Zack Wheeler (1-1, 5.06 ERA) makes his fourth major league start Friday night. ... New York pinch hitter John Buck was ejected in the 12th by first base umpire Mike Everitt for protesting a checked-swing third strike.


Candace Dwan and Nailya Alexander Galleries are pleased to announce "The Visual Path," a photography exhibition opening on June 25th and running through August 1, 2008. Please see the press release.
"The Visual Path" invites the viewer to consider diverse ways of connecting with the spiritual and the metaphysical as explored by gallery photographers Kevin Bubriski (American, b. 1954), Neil Folberg (American/Israeli b. 1950 ), Nicholas Hughes (British, b. 1963), Olivier Meriel (French, b. 1952), James Nicholls (American, b. 1941), Prabir Purkayastha (Indian, b. 1952 ), Pentti Sammallahti (Finnish, b. 1950), Igor Savchenko (Belarussian, b. 1962), George Tice (American, b. 1938), and Jean Claude Wouters (Belgian, b. 1956). A vision, a miraculous moment, a mystery of nature, and a holy site are some of their many inspirations. Metaphysical transcendence through photography grants us a moment of wonderment. Indeed, an almost gravitational pull of pure expression reflects a growing interest in the sacred felt in many circles.


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Frozen recut as a horror film. Disney's beloved "Frozen" a horror film? Let's see how easy it is to cut-and-paste scenes so that they reflect common horror film tropes in "The Frozen Horror Trailer."
We all know how Hollywood does it: you do quick-cutting of evil glances and violent gestures and so forth and intersperse them with some innocent little youngster playing in the garden, oblivious to the evil that (via the cutting process) surrounds her, just a hairs-breadth away.
So, my favorite moment in this humorous trailer is when it zeros in on innocent young Elsa saying in a child-like voice "Do you wanna build a snowman," followed immediately by a shot of the fierce snowman created later in the film. As if we haven't seen exactly that kind of quick-cut in dozens of actual horror film trailers! It's all about the close-ups and the timing and how you juxtapose different actions of completely different - but nicely balanced - emotional intensity.
To be truthful, there were many other scenes that could have been chosen to make the point as well and padded this, that he was judicious and kept it lean and mean like a real trailer is more to his credit.
Basically, this trailer deconstructs the horror film genre and shows how it's the editing that creates the horror, not what actually happens in the bulk of the movie. The sound and lighting are all important in the mood conveyed, with a standard menacing background baseline added. In a back-handed manner, this is a tribute to the craftsmen who labor behind the scenes to create the illusion you see on screen and feel while sitting in your chair. Context is everything.
It also is a kind of cynical smack-down of the film for those who think it is a bit campy with all the punches it pulls, overblown showy sentimentality and its air of complete unreality. "It's a fine line between...."
Ultimately, the difference between a drama and a horror film isn't the journey, it's the resolution. In "Frozen," the resolution is benign, and thus you have a "happy tale." But what if instead, they had...
Anyway, it's a fascinating example of how similar the underlying product is in films of completely different impact.
I have two versions below.
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All of Your Favorite Stars Frolic in DreamWorks' "Antz" "Antz" (1998). Pixar had revolutionized the field of ...


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'There is no one else like Diego': Maradona made us fall in love with the beautiful game
Melanie Anzidei | NorthJersey.com
Diego Maradona dies at 60, remembered as an artist on the soccer field
SportsPulse: For The Win's Nate Scott remembers soccer legend Diego Maradona who passed away at the age of 60. leaving behind a massive impact on the sport.
Argentina lost a piece of itself with the death of Diego Armando Maradona.
His death, by heart attack on Wednesday at just 60 years old, was such a devastating blow that the Argentinean government declared three days of national mourning.
The agony is so painfully obvious. Yet, it's hard to put into words what this man and his athletic achievements meant to Argentineans, especially for those like me, a first-generation Argentina who grew up in New Jersey, who fell in love with the beautiful game at just 3 years old, and who idolized players like Maradona her entire life.
Even thousands of miles away, in another country, on a different continent – my heart was hurting.
Maradona was Argentinean football at its finest and at its worst. He represented what it was like for a young kid from el barrio to make it to the highest level of play. But, like all of us, he was not perfect, and the world sat front row to watch his fall from grace.
Argentineans disagree about a lot – just ask us which club we root for, or de que cuadro sos. But we all agree that Maradona was the greatest soccer player in the history of the game. Even better than Pelé – a phrase that rang through the streets of Brazil all summer long during the 2014 World Cup, reminiscent of the feud between two of soccer's greatest players.
When news of Maradona's death broke, the first thing I did was call my mom.
She and I share a love for the beautiful game, and she knows just as much about the sport as any commentator on TyC Sports, the Argentinean equivalent of ESPN. She also is one of the few people I know who watched Maradona play in-person.
Back in 1994, my mother, brother-in-law and older sister drove from North Jersey to Foxborough, Massachusetts, to watch the Argentinean men's national team face Nigeria in a World Cup group stage match. It was the only game within driving distance for my family, my mother insists. It was also the game when Maradona's fall from grace began.
During that game at the now-gone Foxboro Stadium, Maradona was escorted off the field, hand in hand by a nurse for a random drug test. One he later failed. Argentina still won the game, and it's a moment my 72-year-old mother never forgets. Twenty-six years later, she still says the 430-mile round-trip was worth it.
News: Diego Maradona, soccer legend who led Argentina to 1986 World Cup title, dies at 60
When I asked my mother how she felt about Maradona's death, she minced no words. In Spanish she told me: "It's an ugly feeling, like everything is dead. There is no one else like Diego. There never will be."
Although there will never be another Diego, Argentinean soccer – and soccer as a whole – is better for having had a player as gifted as he to grace the world stage.
Maradona gave us so much. He gave us unforgettable moments, like in 1986 when he dribbled 70 yards through five English players before scoring the "Goal of the Century." Moments earlier, he also gave us "La Mano de Dios" – a controversy my British coaches and I bantered over some decades later while I was playing in college.
That game is emblematic of the complicated legacy Maradona leaves behind: minutes before scoring one of the most astounding goals in soccer's history, he also gave the world one of the most infamous cheats.
By knocking the ball past the goalkeeper using his fist, his infraction knocked the English out of the World Cup. At first, he denied using his hand, which only goalies are able to do, before later saying it was a goal by "the hand of God."
In 1986, Maradona also gave Argentina its most joyous gift: its second World Cup title.
But he also gave us so much more, like stories of watching him play that my family will pass down for generations to come.
I don't know when Argentina became as infatuated with soccer as it is. I just know this is the way it is, and it is the way I was raised.
Fútbol is in our veins. We live for it. It's our passion. When the national team plays, we cancel all plans. And Maradona... he was Argentinean fútbol at its core.
He fueled a love for the game for generations of Argentinos to come, from greats like Lionel Messi to no-name players like me. He may be gone, but his influence is eternal.
For my mother, Maradona at the height of his game re-sparked a passion for the beautiful game that she later passed down to me.
A love my mother also shared with my late grandfather, who she says played semi-professionally in the Tucuman province of Argentina. When I asked my mother why she loves soccer so much, she told me: "It's not my fault my father took me to pitch when I was a young girl. If I were a man, I would've played, you know."
Although my mother couldn't play, I did. And, maybe one day, my daughter will, too. She'll be sure to hear about the greats before her, especially Diego Maradona.
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Avril Ramona Lavigne (/ˈævrɪl ləˈviːn/; French: [avʁil laviɲ]) (born 27 September 1984) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actress. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more than $2 million. In 2002 she released her debut album, Let Go, featuring personas of a "skater punk" and "pop punk princess". She has sold more than 40 million albums and over 50 million singles worldwide.
Let Go made Lavigne the youngest female soloist to reach number 1 in the UK. As of 2013, it has sold nearly 7 million copies in the United States and over 20 million copies worldwide.
Her breakthrough single, "Complicated", peaked at number 1 in many countries around the world, as did the album Let Go. Her second studio album, Under My Skin, was released in May 2004 and was her first album to peak at number 1 on the US Billboard 200, eventually selling more than 12 million copies worldwide.
The Best Damn Thing, Lavigne's third album, was released in April 2007, becoming her third number 1 album in the UK Albums Chart and featuring her first US Billboard Hot 100 number 1 single, "Girlfriend". Lavigne has scored six number-one singles worldwide, including "Complicated", "Sk8er Boi", "I'm with You", "My Happy Ending", "Nobody's Home", and "Girlfriend". Lavigne is one of the top-selling artists releasing albums in the US, with over 11 million copies certified by the RIAA. Her fourth studio album, Goodbye Lullaby, was released in March 2011. Goodbye Lullaby gave Lavigne her fourth top 10 album on the US Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart and her third number 1 album in both Japan and Australia. Three months after the release of Goodbye Lullaby, Lavigne began work on her eponymously titled fifth studio album, which was released by Epic Records on 1 November 2013 following her departure from RCA Records in 2011.
Lavigne took a break from recording music, pursuing careers in feature film acting and designing clothes and perfumes. She voiced Heather, a Virginia opossum, in the animated film Over the Hedge in 2006. That same year, she made her on-screen feature film debut in Fast Food Nation. In 2008, Lavigne introduced her clothing line, Abbey Dawn, and in 2009 she released her first perfume, Black Star, which was followed by her second perfume, Forbidden Rose, in 2010 and her third perfume, Wild Rose, in 2011. In July 2006, Lavigne married her boyfriend of two years, Deryck Whibley, lead singer and guitarist for Sum 41. The marriage lasted four years. In October 2009, Lavigne filed for divorce. Whibley and Lavigne continued to work together, with Whibley producing her fourth album, as well as Lavigne's single "Alice", written for Tim Burton's film Alice in Wonderland. Lavigne married Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger in 2013.


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I gave it a 4 just because it is really hard to replace the material. The last corner needs 2 strong people to pull it tight and get it screwed on. Otherwise we like the bed and have gone thru a couple covers. It would be nice if there was a way to able to double the cover with the one that didn't hold up to the chew to make it tougher.
My 8-year-old Weimaraner thinks it's cute when a company tries to call it's product "chew proof" and does her best to be in that 0.5% who ruin that claim.
This is our 3rd Cujo Cot in about a year and a half - that being said, I still rate this at 5 stars. Other beds don't last a day. I bought the first two beds on Amazon, but bought the 3rd directly from K9 when I heard about their guarantee.
This company is great. When she managed to rip through the material, I sent a picture in and they gave me two replacement materials. I thought this was smart because the frame was perfectly fine and I love that I have a spare!
I sprayed the new material liberally with bitter spray before installing it and so far, she hasn't managed any damage.
K9 has excellent customer service and their products are very well-made. I just have an abnormally strange dog.
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My dog is a beagle mix and at almost 2 years, he still chews. When he goes to sleep each night he does some ritual scratching and then goes to sleep. The material is tough, and it usually lasts for us about 3 months. The replacement material comes and it is difficult to put together (very tight fit) but now that I have done it three times. It is doable!
I am very cautious this time with my fur-baby! As soon as I hear him scratch, I take it out of his crate! I want the ZEN Master to appreciate what he has!
Keep you posted on our progress.
To be fair, there's really nothing short of hard metal that is absolutely "chew proof" - dogs have been known to chew through kevlar, wood, bricks, chain link fences and light metals just to name a few! If a dog has the ability and wants to bad enough, they can chew through most materials. However, we advertise our beds as "chew proof", and we stand behind our beds as the most chew proof products available. Ultimately, what makes our beds "chew proof" is not only the materials that we use, but also our 120 Day Chew Proof Warranty!
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Today's messy situation was submitted by Angie!
Angie, you can totally do this! Start by looking through your eBay stuff again – do you generally follow through on selling, or do the items just sit and sit? If you tend to follow through, are those particular items worth your time and effort to photograph, list, pack up, and ship out? If they are, then list those items now and get them out of your house! Or, free yourself from the commitment and simplify you life a little bit by just dropping the things off at a donation center and writing the amount off on your taxes.
It sounds like you need a defined space for office work in addition to your space for home papers so separate those things out. You can dedicate a tote or a drawer to work documents, and have a separate drawer or tote for personal documents.
I wrote another article about how to simplify the paper clutter – that should really help you out as you declutter. Dani wrote a fabulous article about how to turn a messy home office into something beautiful so definitely check that out as well.
In addition to extra papers and eBay items, I think I see a closet without a door to the left of the desk – make good use of that closet! My mom uses pretty baskets in her closet to neatly store items – you could do something similar using the baskets and totes you already have on-hand.
I hope this helps you, Angie! Please let me know if you have any more questions about your office, and don't forget to submit photos of your great space after you're finished decluttering!
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The big question: are we worth it?
At the start of an undergraduate course, we pose a straightforward question: what is PR?
With more advanced students, we progress to what is the purpose of PR? These discussions can often become rather abstract and idealistic.
Now, there is a more pressing big question facing all in the business: how can we prove the value of PR?
There has been a deep recession; many European countries are facing painful cuts in public spending. Political rhetoric in the UK equates PR jobs with waste and propaganda.
So this is a time for industry leaders to defend PR by making a clear statement of the value it provides to organisations and society. It's a discussion that goes well beyond debates about evaluation and goes to the heart of organisational purpose and sustainability.
Are we worth it? Can we identify the universal value delivered by the public relations function?
From the middle of the twentieth century, systems theory was adapted from science via management studies as a framework for explaining the organisational role of public relations. By the end of the century, we had stakeholder theory and the Tomorrow's Company report (which gave us the concept of 'licence to operate'). In the early twenty-first century, we're using the language of sustainability.
As the output of a committee – most of whom do not have English as a first language – the Stockholm Accords are no literary masterpiece. But that's beside the point. We now have an intellectual framework to use as a starting point for a discussion of values and sustainability. It's not the end of the journey, but it's a useful milestone along the way, and progress is being made transparently and cooperatively.
Among the many to have commentated on the Stockholm Accords, Fraser Likely views the text from the perspective of global thought leadership. David Phillips has made a major contribution by asking questions about how we can value relationships and networks.
Note the argument of the critics too. The highly articulate Paul Seaman, addressing this from a free market perspective, sees it (in my words) as meddlesome and over-complicated.
But the questions remain: Are we worth it? How can we prove it?
An excellent and timely post, Richard. I think you are right in saying that the significance of Stockholm is in the narrative rather than the fairly challenging texts. Not elegant, but important.
I am simultaneously trying to "explain PR" to new students in terms that somehow accord with their experience and expectations and also come up with a framework of definitions that works for me in 2010. It is not at all easy!
I know this is far from a new problem, and that some get frustrated when the "What is PR?" question is raised, but that doesn't make it any easier to answer. But, as you say, in age when "Political rhetoric … equates PR jobs with waste and propaganda" we have to try.
It's an interesting journey – like you I see it from different places simultaneously since I teach first years (who I can frighten by insisting they take note of the big bad world outside the classroom) and also practitioner-students (who are sometimes slow to value the ideas in the literature).
I'm still using 'ideas management' with new students as a way of taking what they know (PR as events) and developing it. Can't report any success though (I lost one to 'a more academic course' only yesterday).
In terms of practitioner sites, here's two that you will know about and which can spark a lively discussion. Weber Shandwick sees PR as advocacy; Edelman as 'public engagement'.
It could be that our students are being intellectually agile in accepting that one view is right in the classroom, and another is right in the workplace.
Look how it works with AVEs. Everyone who gives it a moment's thought accepts they're limited (wrong even) – yet many dutifully crank out an analysis of advertising value equivalency at work.
Aye, and there is the rub.
Not that it matters a great deal. The first and second year student will find this all out in placement years and may need to be agile or subservient to a dominant coalition with an AVE culture but also need to begin to understand that such issues are temporary.
The 'Google car' syndrome (evolution and competition from a completely unexpected direction) is waiting in the wings to subsume PR. We know this because of the holy grail of measuring the value of PR has not been cracked (as driver-less motoring had not been).
With so much possible using PR, the rewards are far too tempting to leave it be.
Perhaps students might like to learn to look for the radical which may be common practice on the day they graduate.


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The students can choose from Football, Tennis, Badminton, Basketball, Athletics and Swimming (advanced coaching) as their sporting club options. Highly qualified and experienced professionals train and oversee the students in Adventure Sports like trekking, rock climbing and river crossing.
Every year, TRINS students compete successfully at the sports meet organized by The Association of International Schools in India (TAISI), and also in the ISC/ICSE annual sports meet organized by the Council For The Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE).


Well it's midwinter here in the northwoods. Ice fishing is going full speed right now. The main species of fish being caught has been walleyes and northerns. Fish are being found in deeper weed edges – 8 to 10 foot or more and have been hitting on both small golden shiners and sucker minnows. Anglers are even catching a few using jigging rapalas. Northerns are providing anglers with their daytime action while the best walleye bites are both early mornings and late-afternoon – early evening. The panfish front has been a little bit quiet. I'm not hearing much for crappie action, but anglers are finding some bluegills and perch – primarily in the weedbeds and are using spikes and waxies. The main difficulty right now is moving around. We've been getting a lot of snow and snow depths are getting up there now. So if you have a snowmobile or 4-wheeler it would be very helpful in your endeavors.
Well, that's it for now; see you out there.


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UPDATE. Trump's America: Essex County, New York
Photo credit: North Country Public Radio
Trump Supporter: 'He Called For Unity, I Never Saw Obama Call For Unity'. (NPR, 8/13/2017)
There's a huge gap, Chumley, in what you never saw and what actually happened.
The New York Times, 3/15/2018
CBS News, 9/10/2011
CNN, 11/24/2016
LOTS more where these headlines came from.
Original 1/29/2017 post starts here.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
As Protests Emerge, Brothers Agree To Give Trump Administration A Chance. (NPR, 1/29/2017)
"I feel the same way," Bill says, describing a broad concern that Islam is incompatible with life in America.
"I feel that if a Muslim woman wants to move into this country, she needs to leave her towel home. Because the reason this country is here and safe today is because of Jesus Christ," Bill says. "We were one nation under God. The Muslims are into Allah. They can't live there [in their home countries] anymore because of all the turmoil and unrest. Here we still have somewhat peace. So if you're going to come here to enjoy this peace, follow our rules and be one nation under God. Or stay home. I'm not making you change your religion, or whatever you want to call it, your belief. But if you want this, what we want, then you got to do what we're doing to get it."
When Italian immigrants were 'the other'. (CNN, 7/10/2012)
America has a proud tradition as an immigrant nation, but it also has a long history of marginalizing those it marks as "other." America's other heritage includes suspicion, hostility, abuse and even death, leveled against ethnic groups as they arrived one after another in waves over the past 2½ centuries.
How Los Angeles Covered Up the Massacre of 17 Chinese. (LA Weekly, 3/10/2011)
The greatest unsolved murders in Los Angeles' history — bloodier than the Black Dahlia, more coldly vicious than the hit on Bugsy Siegel — occurred on a cool fall night in 1871. Seventeen Chinese men and boys, including a popular doctor, were hanged by an angry mob near what is now Union Station, an act so savage that it bumped the Great Chicago Fire off the front page of The New York Times.
Irish-Americans, Racism, and the Pursuit of Whiteness. (Racism Review, 3/17/2010)
Once in the U.S., the Irish were subjected to negative stereotyping that was very similar to that of enslaved Africans and African Americans. The comic Irishman – happy, lazy, stupid, with a gift for music and dance – was a stock character in American theater. Drunkenness and criminality were major themes of Irish stereotypes, and the term "paddy wagon" has its etymological roots in the racist term "paddy," a shortening of the name "Patrick," which was used to refer to the Irish.
Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. (8/10/2017)
Wright County, Iowa. (8/8/2017)
Cabell County, West Virginia. (8/4/2017)
Northampton County, Pennsylvania. (7/20/2017)
Mesa County, California. (7/20/2017)
Pontotoc County, Mississippi. (7/19/2017)
McDowell County, West Virginia. (7/10/2017)
Shasta County, California. (7/4/2017)
Piscataquis County, Maine. (7/3/2017)
Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota (7/2/2017)
Autauga County, Alabama. (6/29/2017)
Letcher County, Kentucky. (6/29/2017)
Huron County, Ohio. (6/19/2017)
Wisconsin Dairyland dilemma, part 2. (6/19/2017)
Jackson County, West Virginia. (6/18/2017)
Jackson County, Ohio. (6/6/2017)
Spartanburg County, South Carolina. (6/5/2017)
St. Joseph County, Michigan. (6/5/2017)
Cambria County (Johnstown), Pennsylvania. (6/3/2017)
Union County, Tennessee. (5/30/2017)
Marion County, Iowa. (5/23/2017)
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. (5/22/2017)
Douglas County, Oregon. (5/17/2017)
Perry County, Illinois. (5/8/2017)
Bryan County, Oklahoma. (5/5/2017)
Greene County, Pennsylvania. (5/3/2017)
Huntington County, Indiana. (4/27/2017)
Lawrence County, South Dakota. (4/27/2017)
Gaines County, Texas. (4/26/2017)
St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. (4/26/2017)
Morgan County, Colorado. (4/25/2017)
Oneida County, Wisconsin. (4/24/2017)
(Trending) Trump's America. Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. (4/22/2017)
Van Wert County, Ohio. (4/12/2017)
(Impatient) Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District. (4/18/2017)
New Jersey's 7th Congressional District. (4/14/2017)
Trumbull County, Ohio. (4/3/2017)
lMarion County, Tennessee. (4/1/2017)
Illinois 16th Congressional District. (3/26/2017)
New York 19th Congressional District. (3/26/2017)
Granger, Indiana, bad hombre. (3/26/2017)
Clark County, Kansas. (3/21/2017)
Defiance County, Ohio . (3/21/2017)
Williams County, Ohio. (3/21/2017)
Sawyer County, Wisconsin. (3/20/2017)
Clark County, Wisconsin. (3/19/2017)
Taylor County, Wisconsin. (3/19/2017)
Highland County, Ohio. (3/19/2017)
Buffalo County, Wisconsin. (3/19/2017)
Union County, North Carolina. (3/9/2017)
Franklin County, Illinois. (2/27/2017)
Knox and Whitley counties, Kentucky. (2/17/2017)
Where voters abandoned the Democratic Party in droves. (2/7/2017)
Poweshiek and Webster counties, Iowa. (2/7/2017)
Adams and Waushara counties, Wisconsin. (2/6/2017)
McHenry County, Illinois. (2/5/2017)
Mitchell County, Kansas. (1/29/2017)
Fayette County, West Virginia. (1/24/2017)
Williamsport, Pennsylvania, home of the Little League World Series. (1/24/2017)
Johnson Creek, Wisconsin. (1/21/2017)
Get me rewrite: Buncha white people in Boone County, Iowa, talk about Trump. (1/15/2017)
UPDATE. Luzerne County, Pennsylvania is a Trump election success story. (1/14/2017)
Monticello, Iowa. New York Times joins the search for Trump's America, a very white place. (1/13/2017)
UPDATE. Boston Globe reporter continues to explore Trump's America, where mostly white people live. (1/13/2017)
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The Schengen visa lets individuals enter the Schengen countries for various purposes and stay there for a duration of 90 days in a 180-day period. With the permit, the holder is also free to move throughout the Schengen region. However, the embassies issue different Schengen visa types that can suit the visitor accordingly.
The following sections will explain in detail the different types of Schengen visas that are issued for the visitors.
Uniform Schengen Visas(USV)
The Uniform Schengen visa is the most common type issued. As the name suggests, this category is uniform throughout the entire Schengen region. As a result, the visa allows the holder to visit all of the Schengen countries. However, the total duration of the stay in the Schengen region must not be more than 90 days in a 180-day period.
Further, based on the purpose of the visit, the USV can be classified into the following -
'A' Category
The 'A' category Schengen is also known as the Airport Transit visa. This type of Uniform Schengen Visa lets people travel through the international zone of a Schengen country's airport without the visitor having to enter the Schengen region. This is mandatory for people who are travelling from a non-Schengen country to another non-Schengen country via a Schengen state. Or in other words, the transit visa is required when the traveller will have to board a connecting flight in a Schengen country.
However, not everyone requires an Airport transit visa. Most nationalities are free to pass through the international zone of a Schengen airport without the need for an 'A' category visa. Apart from this, certain Schengen countries have their own regulations regarding who will need to possess a transit visa to enter the country.
'C' Category
The 'C' category is also known as a Short Term visa. This is issued for visitors who are entering the Schengen states for a short stay as per the validity. The permitted stay duration can, however, be a maximum of only 90 days in a 6 month period. They can be divided into different types based on the purpose of the visit as well as the number of entries. Based on the number of entries, these can be classified into the following -
The single-entry visa, as the name suggests, allows the holder to enter the Schengen area only once in the validity period as mentioned in the visa sticker. As a result of this, once the visa holder exits the Schengen region, they will not be able to re-enter, even if they have a lot of days left on the permitted stay duration and validity.
One thing to make sure is that you must not confuse this with the permit allowing entry into only a single country. The single-entry visa lets the holder visit any of the Schengen states. As in, the permit allows you to move within the Schengen zone as many numbers of times as required. The only limitation is in re-entering the Schengen region from a non-Schengen country.
Similar to how the single-entry type works, the double-entry visa lets the holder enter the Schengen area twice within the permitted validity mentioned on the visa. With this, even if the holder has exited the Schengen region once, they can enter back once more with the same visa as long as they do not exceed the allowed stay duration and that the entry is made before the visa expires visa. However, if the visa holder exits the region again, they cannot re-enter.
Just like the single-entry, this allows you to visit as many countries as required, that is within the Schengen region.
Multiple Entry Visa
The multiple-entry visas, as the name suggests, allows you to enter and exit the Schengen area multiple times within the validity provided on the Schengen visa. In simpler terms, even if you exit the Schengen region to a non-Schengen country, you can re-enter and exit again as many times as you want, provided that your visa is still valid and that you do not stay for more than a total of 90 days in a half-year.
Essentially, the multiple-entry permits are provided on fewer occasions than the other two. In order to obtain a multiple-entry, you would have to possess strong reasons to visit the region multiple times, and also, you must be a frequent traveller.
Normally, the multiple-entry visas can be issued with varying validity depending on the applicant and the application. In cases where there is a strong reason for the applicant to visit the Schengen area multiple times, and if the applicant is a frequent traveller, they may be issued with visas that have a validity of 1 year, 3 years, and even up to 5 years depending on how strong your reasons for travel are. However, in spite of this, the maximum duration the holder can stay in the Schengen region cannot exceed more than 90 days in a 180-day period, a.k.a the 90/180 rule.
Limited Territorial Validity Visas (LTV)
Even though most people applying for a Schengen visa are issued with the USV, in certain circumstances, the embassy will only issue the Limited Territorial Visa. The LTV is a type of the Schengen in which the holder is allowed to visit only the specific Schengen state or states as mentioned in the visa sticker.
Normally, this is issued in cases where there is a humanitarian issue preventing the embassy from issuing a USV. For example, this is issued in cases where the applicant has an emergency to travel to the Schengen state, but they do not possess a valid travel document. Note that this permit strictly prohibits you from entering any of the states other than the ones mentioned specifically.
National Visas
Officially known as the 'D' category visa, the National Visa is a permit issued by the Schengen nations that allow the visa holder to stay in the country for a duration that exceeds 90 days. Even though the issuing country is a Schengen, these are not technically a 'Schengen visa'. In fact, in most cases, they even have different application forms from the Schengen. Although, there is still a silver lining to this - Even with this permit, the visa holder is free to travel to any of the other Schengen nations without any additional visa requirements. However, the permitted stay duration in those countries must be according to the 90/180 rule.
The national visas can be issued as a single entry or even multiple entries, and usually are issued for purposes such as employment, studies, family reunion, medical treatments, etc.
Schengen Visa Types according to the purpose of travel
One can have a wide range of purpose to visit a country. As a result, embassies of the Schengen nations usually issue various types of visas according to the applicant's motive of the visit. Let us take a look at the various Schengen visa types issued according to the purpose of the travel.
The Schengen airport transit visa is granted to individuals who have to pass through an airport in a Schengen country for a connecting flight or layover. Since flight layovers require that the person only pass through the international zone of the airport and not technically enter the Schengen area, you will not require a 'C' category visa.
Though most nationals are exempt from this, there are a few countries whose citizens will need an airport transit to pass through a Schengen airport. Apart from this, a few Schengen nations have their own list of people requiring a transit visa. For example, Indian nationals generally do not require a Schengen airport transit to transit in countries like Belgium, Switzerland, Denmark, etc. However, they would need one if the transit is made in Germany, Czech Republic, etc.
Significantly similar to the Airport Transit Visa, the Schengen Transit visa is a permit issued for seafarers who have to enter the Schengen region through a seaport. The visa allows them to disembark a vessel at the port and stay in the country until they have obtained the necessary transport for their onward travel.
The visa can be issued where a seafarer has to join a vessel at a Schengen seaport, to change vessels at a Schengen seaport, or even to sign off from a vessel at the end of the contract, holiday, etc.
The most common type of Schengen visa issued is the Schengen tourist visa. This category allows people to enter the Schengen area for the purpose of tourism. These include sightseeing, taking part in adventure sports, enjoying the culture, heritage, food, climate, and so on.
You must also ensure that you meet all the Schengen tourist visa requirements while applying for it. Along with the general documents, you may also have to submit certain supporting Schengen tourist visa documents along with it.
In a lot of cases, people travel to the Schengen to visit their family members and friends living in a Schengen country. If this is the purpose of your visit, you will have to mention on the application form that 'visiting friends/family' is your purpose of visit. In this scenario, you will be issued with the Schengen visit visa. Along with meeting your kin, the permit also allows you to engage in tourism.
Along with the general documents, you will also have to submit certain additional documentation such as an invitation letter as per the Schengen visit visa requirements.
The Schengen business visa is a type of the 'C' category is issued for people entering the Schengen zone for the purpose of taking part in business-related activities such as business meetings, conferences, trade fairs, and so on. For this, you would have to mention your purpose of visit as 'business' in the Schengen application form.
As per the Schengen business visa requirements, along with the general documents, you will have to show proof of purpose such as an invitation letter from the Schengen company, entry tickets to trade fairs, etc. Due to the lower volume of applications for this category, the processing times are faster.
The Schengen medical visa permits people to travel to any of the Schengen countries for the purpose of getting medical treatment from a medical clinic or hospital in a Schengen nation for a duration of 90 days. For this, you would have to mention the purpose as 'medical reasons' on the application form. If they stay has to be longer, you can apply for the national visa.
Schengen Study Visa
Travelling to the European countries for studies is a common purpose of visit. In this case, you'd have to apply for the Schengen study visa. The permit allows you to take part in academic courses for a maximum duration of 90 days. These can include technical courses, university courses, language courses, etc. If the course exceeds a duration of 90 days, you must instead apply for the national visa.
As per the Schengen study visa requirements, along with the general set of documents, you will have to provide a letter of acceptance and may have may also have to submit proof of language proficiency.
Officially known as the Cultural/Religious/Sports visa, this permit is for people looking to enter the Schengen area for taking part in cultural, religious, or sporting events. However, this is not valid if you are travelling as an audience. You must be a performer at the event. In this case, you should mention the purpose of the visit as 'cultural/sports/religious' in the Schengen application form.
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If the reason for your visit is not among the ones listed on the application form, you must tick the 'other' option and specifically mention the purpose in a short sentence. While making the application, you must submit documents that would prove your purpose of the visit.
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Ireland being investigated by Europe for failing to protect victims of racism.
As the world marks International Day for Victims of Hate Crime, a coalition of Irish NGOs has received news that it has triggered a European Parliament investigation into Ireland's compliance with European law on racism, citing the lack of hate crime legislation.
Following a petition from ENAR Ireland (the Irish section of the European Network Against Racism) the European Parliament's PETI commission has ruled that it will examine Ireland with regards its obligations under the 2008 Framework Decision on Racism and Xenophobia. New correspondence to ENAR Ireland, which has 60 member organisations, confirms the European Commission has already begun investigating on behalf of the Parliament.
The 2008 Framework Decision obliges member states to "take the necessary measures to ensure that racist and xenophobic motivation is considered an aggravating circumstance, or, alternatively that such motivation may be taken into consideration by the courts in the determination of the penalties." The deadline for transposition was 28 November 2010. Irish civil society organisations and researchers have long argued that the failure of the state to enact hate crime legislation or ensure that hate crimes are treated as such by the courts constitutes a breach of the Framework Decision obligations.
The Love Not Hate campaign for hate crime legislation has been led by the ENAR Ireland group Action Against Racism. It is a multi-faceted campaign and has collected nearly 5,000 signatures for handing in to the Minister for Justice. More information about the campaign can be found here.
ENAR Ireland periodic reports on racism can be found here.