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Removing Human and Animal Remains
About the Activity Sheet
Hazards Associated with Removing Human and Animal Remains
Additional Medical Needs
Additional Training Needs
Related Activity Sheets
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This activity sheet outlines the hazards that apply to any response and recovery worker involved in recovering human remains and transferring them to a mortuary service facility for identification. It also applies to those who handle and dispose of animal remains after a natural disaster.
For some operations or situations (e.g., permit-required confined space entry, heavy equipment use) other activity sheets also apply; see related activity sheets below.
After any natural disasters, like Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (2005), that involve loss of life, human and animal remains must be removed from the site and transferred to an appropriate location.
Human remains are recovered from the disaster site and transferred to an approved facility that provides mortuary services. Response and recovery workers typically recover human remains by manually transferring them to a body bag and stretcher. This activity occurs early in the recovery process, but will continue as long as deceased victims continue to be found.
Animal remains are collected and disposed of using an appropriate method (typically burying or incineration). Animal remains are typically transferred manually or with assistance from heavy equipment.
Mass disposal of animal remains should occur as soon as time and resources allow; this will help ensure that the animal remains stay intact and response and recovery workers will have less contact with body fluids.
Response and recovery workers might need to shift debris, work in water, or enter enclosed areas to access remains. However, some hazards originally present at the recovery site during initial search-and-rescue activities can be stabilized or abated (e.g., downed power lines deenergized) before remains are recovered
Response and recovery workers conducting this operation may be employed by Federal, State, local, and private employers. Review How to Use This Matrix in the introduction for a discussion of how this information may apply to different workers.
This activity sheet does not provide an in-depth analysis of OSHA standards and regulations and cannot address all hazards. It does not increase or diminish any OSHA requirement or employer obligation under those requirements. It is intended as a guide and quick reference for employers and response and recovery workers. The Matrix captures major activities involved in hurricane response and recovery, highlights many of the hazards associated with them, and recommends beneficial work practices, personal protective equipment (PPE), and other exposure control methods. Employers must evaluate the specific hazards associated with the job/operation at the site where the work is being performed.
Employers are responsible for providing a safe and healthful workplace for their workers. OSHA's role is to assure the safety and health of America's workers by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach, and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual improvement in workplace safety and health.
The Hazard Exposure and Risk Assessment Matrix for Hurricane Response and Recovery Work provides a general overview of particular topics related to current OSHA standards. It does not alter or determine compliance responsibilities in OSHA standards or the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, or the equivalent State Plan standards and requirements. Because interpretations and enforcement policy may change over time, you should consult current OSHA/State Plan administrative interpretations and decisions by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission and the courts for additional guidance on OSHA compliance requirements. Employers should modify their procedures as appropriate when additional, relevant information becomes available.
Key Engineering Controls and Work Practices. See general recommendations document.
Personal Protective Equipment. The general PPE is recommended for all response/recovery tasks/operations; only the additional PPE that may be needed for a specific hazard is noted below.
General PPE includes:
Hard hat for overhead impact or electrical hazards
Eye protection with side shields
Gloves chosen for job hazards expected (e.g., heavy-duty leather work gloves for handling debris with sharp edges and/or chemical protective gloves appropriate for chemicals potentially contacted)
ANSI-approved protective footwear
Respiratory protection as necessary—N, R, or P95, filtering facepieces may be used for nuisance dusts (e.g., dried mud, dirt and silt) and mold (except mold remediation). Filters with a charcoal layer may be used for odors
Recommendations Specific to Hazards Associated with Removing Human and Animal Remains
Structural instability
Unsecured hazards in the work area
Contact with downed lines and live electrical equipment and other utilities (e.g., gas, water)
Contact with blood or body fluids
Improper ladder use
General heavy equipment operation
Work on, over, or near water
Falls from heights or through openings
Silica, mold, nuisance dust, dried mud, or silt
Exposure to contaminated water and/or floodwaters
Cuts and lacerations
Discovery of unknown chemicals
Other potential hazards
Key Engineering Controls and Work Practices
Limit access/set up controlled access zones until stability and structural integrity is known
Ensure that a competent person inspects building and floors before entry to perform work. A competent person is able to recognize existing and predictable hazardous conditions and has the authority to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate the hazardous conditions
Install temporary structural support (shoring, bracing) adequate to protect workers
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Remove or secure objects (glass, structural members) that may fall while workers work under them
Use debris netting, sidewalk sheds, canopies, or catch platforms to reduce hazards from falling objects
Assess the presence, contents, and condition of tanks and equipment that might contain hazardous chemicals, gases, or flammable materials. If the condition of tanks or equipment is suspect, avoid disturbing them
Use air monitoring equipment to determine if the contents of the tanks or equipment are creating a hazardous atmosphere (e.g., flammable, combustible, corrosive, toxic, or oxygen-deficient). When necessary, provide additional controls (e.g., forced ventilation, respiratory protection)
Test and purge tanks and equipment that may be impacted by work operations
Assume that electrical lines are energized until proven otherwise. Lines and other conductors may become re-energized without warning as utilities are evaluated and restored after a disaster
Inspect the work area for downed conductors and do not go near, drive over, or otherwise come in contact with them
Downed electrical conductors can energize other objects, including fences, water pipes, bushes, trees, and telephone/CATV/fiber optic cables
Unless deenergized and visibly grounded, maintain proper distance from overhead electrical power lines (at least 10 feet) and/or provide insulating barriers
Do not approach any gas leaks; if a gas leak is detected, secure spark-producing devices (e.g., engines, tools, electronic, and communications equipment) and evacuate the area until the leak is secured
Contact utility company to assist in locating, marking, and shutting off/purging utility lines that may pose a hazard or may be impacted; ensure that lines have been purged as needed before beginning work
Follow universal precautions, including washing any areas of the body or clothing that become contaminated with blood or bodily fluids
Wash hands with soap and water every time gloves are removed. In the absence of soap and water, use an alcohol-based hand cleaner after glove removal. However, wash hands with soap and water as soon as feasible
Do not wear PPE or clothing that has been damaged or has been penetrated by body fluids
Report injuries and exposures to body fluid to supervisor
Decontaminate equipment before reuse; do not reuse gloves or other disposable PPE
Additional Personal Protective Equipment
Fluid-proof gloves (e.g., latex, nitrile, rubber). Cover with heavy-duty work gloves if potential for cuts and abrasions (e.g., moving debris)
Protective clothing appropriate for preventing blood penetrating to underlying skin/clothing
Inspect ladders for cracked, broken, or defective parts before use
Do not exceed the load rating of ladders—remember that load ratings include people, tools, and equipment
Set up ladders on stable surfaces
Set extension or straight ladders at a 75 degree angle from the ground (1/4 foot back for every foot of rise) and provide 3 feet above an upper landing surface to ease climbing onto/descending from height
Use non-conductive ladders (e.g., fiberglass) and exercise extreme caution when working near power lines
Secure ladders that can be displaced by work activities; consider barricades at the base to keep traffic away
See Work Zone Safety and Traffic Control within a Work Area activity sheet
ANSI/ISEA 107-2004 compliant high visibility safety apparel and headwear
See Heavy Equipment and Powered Industrial Truck Use activity sheet
Hearing protection—see Noise hazard
Use buoys to mark underwater locations of submerged materials
Use additional protections, such as a lifesaving skiff and a ring buoy, as appropriate
Ensure that all divers and support teams follow the Diving and Diver-Support Operations activity sheet
See Deep-Water Work/Boating Operations activity sheet as needed
Coast Guard-approved Type I or II personal floatation devices
Watertight boots with steel toe and insoles
Limit access/set up controlled access zones
Use fall protection systems: guardrails, safety nets, or fall arrest systems
Cover or guard holes and openings as soon as they are created. Covers must support two times the weight (body, equipment, materials) that may be imposed
Personal fall arrest system including harnesses, lanyards, lifelines, connectors, anchorages, and anchor points (as needed)
Confined spaces have limited means of entry or exit, are large enough to bodily enter, and may contain physical (e.g., mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic energy; engulfment hazards; inwardly converging surfaces) or atmospheric hazards (e.g., atmospheres that are oxygen-deficient or oxygen-enriched, contain or may contain flammable gas, vapor or mist, airborne combustible dust, toxic substances, or any other atmosphere that is immediately dangerous to life or health). Examples include storage tanks, process vessels, bins, boilers, vaults, ventilation or exhaust ducts, sewers, tunnels, pipelines, and pits more than 4 feet in depth
Hurricane-related events might introduce hazards or potential hazards into confined spaces. For example, a space might have a potential to contain a hazardous atmosphere due to the presence of decomposing organic matter, to the use of hazardous chemicals in the space, or to the performance of operations in the space, such as welding, cutting, or burning, that may create a hazardous atmosphere. Additional precautions must be taken to make the space safe for entry
Evaluate the need for entry (i.e., placing any body part into the space)
If entry is required, see Entry into Confined Spaces activity sheet
Stay upwind of or away from dust-generating activities, and in particular those involving crystalline silica-containing materials like concrete, brick, tile, drywall, mortar, sand, or stone. When inhaled, the fine crystalline silica particles contained in the dust can become lodged deep in the lung, which can lead to silicosis and other respiratory illnesses
Use water spray or mist to suppress dust generation, especially during operations that may create a lot of dust, such as cutting or sawing silica-containing materials, jack hammering, impact drilling, using heavy equipment, and demolishing structures
Avoid using compressed air for cleaning surfaces
Sample worker exposures to silica during dust-generating activities
Limit contact or disturbance of surfaces containing visible mold growth
At a minimum, use respirators with N, R, or P95 filters for work with crystalline silica-containing materials (e.g., concrete, brick, tile, mortar). The use of N, R, or P100 filters may provide additional protection. Higher levels of respiratory protection may be needed for some operations (e.g., cutting concrete, sandblasting, mixing concrete)
N, R, or P95 respirators may be used for nuisance dusts (e.g., dried mud, dirt, or silt) and mold (except mold remediation). Filters with a charcoal layer may be used for odors
Place generators, compressors, and other noisy equipment at a distance or behind a barrier when possible
Hearing protection when working around potential noise sources and when noise levels exceed 90 dBA. A useful "rule of thumb"—if you cannot hold a conversation in a normal speaking voice with a person who is standing at arms length (approximately 3 feet), the noise level may exceed 90 dBA
Reduce the exposure to splash or aerosolized liquid hazards by limiting the number of people in the area and having those in the area stay upwind of water discharge areas
Ensure that good hygiene, especially hand washing, is practiced before eating, drinking, and smoking. If clean water is not available, use an alternative such as hand sanitizer or sanitizing wipes
Ensure that cuts and bruises are protected from contact with contaminated water
Clean areas of the body that come in contact with contaminated water with soap and water, hand sanitizer, or sanitizing wipes
If divers are involved, ensure divers and their equipment are appropriately decontaminated (fresh water shower/rinse at minimum) upon completion of dive operations—see Diving and Diver-Support Operations activity sheet
Goggles if routinely working near splashing floodwater
N, R, or P95 respirators may be necessary for exposure to contaminated water that may become aerosolized
Waterproof gloves for contact with contaminated water
Report any contact with blood or body fluids to your supervisor
See general recommendations document
If hazardous chemical containers are found or leaking materials are detected:
Do not use spark-producing devices (e.g., engines, tools, electronic, and communications equipment) in the immediate area
Take self-protective measures (i.e., move to a safe distance upwind) and contact hazardous material response personnel for evaluation/removal before continuing work in the area
Evaluate the need to revise protective clothing, respirator, and glove selection
Select any of the following potential hazards that can be associated with this activity in order to access relevant recommendations in the general recommendations document:
Manual handling of materials/weight
Animal/insect bites
Follow medical guidance and precautions outlined in the general recommendations document
Hepatitis B vaccinations must be made available to workers likely to contact blood and body fluids
Follow general site- and task-specific training guidelines as outlined in the general recommendations document
Workers who may be exposed to blood or other potentially infected materials (OPIM) must be provided with initial and annual training on bloodborne pathogens and the employer's exposure control plan, in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1030(g)
Diving and Diver-Support Operations
Deep-Water Work/Boating Operations
Entry into Confined Spaces
Heavy Equipment and Powered Industrial Truck Use
Work Zone Safety and Traffic Control within a Work Area
29 CFR 1910.1030, Bloodborne Pathogens. OSHA Standard.
29 CFR 1926.106, Working Over or Near Water. OSHA Standard.
Handling of human remains from natural disasters. US Army Public Health Command (USAPHC), (2011, July 18).
Interim Health Recommendations for Workers who Handle Human Remains After a Disaster. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Traumatic Incident Stress: Information for Emergency Response Workers. US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 2002-107, (2001, October).
Bloodborne Pathogens. OSHA Fact Sheets, (2011).
Cleanup Hazards. OSHA Fact Sheet, (2005).
General Decontamination. OSHA Fact Sheet, (2005).
Respiratory Protection. OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page.
NIOSH Respirator Selection Logic 2004. US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 2005-100, (2004, October).
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Tag Archives: F-22
United States Air Dominance
The Pentagon is inviting the aerospace industry to help brainstorm the next era in U.S. air- combat superiority after the F-35 and F-22 fighters are retired, decades from now. Reflecting the rise of drone warfare, an 18-month evaluation will consider both piloted and unmanned aircraft working in tandem with a network of weapons, sensors, electronic warfare and command-and-control capabilities, according to a memo by Frank Kendall, the under secretary of defense for acquisition, obtained by Bloomberg News. The intent of the "concept definition" initiative is to start preparing the Pentagon for a time when today's F-22 jets and the new F-35s still being developed reach the end of their service lives. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will sponsor the effort, providing $20 million to $30 million in funds, according to Kendall…
The Pentagon assumes 8,000 hours of flying time for each of the planned 2,443 F-35s over 30 years. The Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps have their own variations of the aircraft, with the last in the fleet to be produced in 2035.
The F-35 program has been subject to criticism for its ballooning cost, which at $395.7 billion is up 70 percent percent from the $233 billion projected when Lockheed Martin won the program from Boeing Co. (BA) in late 2001, after adjusting for inflation. The plane, known as the Joint Strike Fighter, has been the Pentagon's only high-performance aircraft in development for a decade. The Pentagon has spent $67 billion to buy 188 of the supersonic F-22 jets from Lockheed Martin. The military plans to spend an additional $11.7 billion to upgrade the planes, which were conceived during the Cold War as a fighter for the 21st Century.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or Darpa, is the Pentagon research arm dedicated to maintaining the U.S. military's technology edge. The agency, which played a role in developing the Internet, displays on its website the slogan, "Creating & Preventing Strategic Surprise." Agency spokesman Eric Mazzacone said Darpa "is in the early stages of working" with the Navy and Air Force to develop an implementation plan, including the timing of the competition among contractors. Kendall said the new competition can help sustain the U.S. defense industry's expertise in military aviation design, which he called "an important national resource." "Our ability to design cutting-edge platforms of this type is already atrophying" and the "potential for viable future competition in this area will shrink or be eliminated" if the Pentagon "doesn't take action soon," Kendall said.
Excerpt, By Tony Capaccio, U.S. Launches Air-Combat Brainstorm: What's After F-35?, Bloomerg Businessweek, Oct. 22, 2012
This entry was posted in civilian casualties, War and tagged air dominance, civilian casualties, drones, F-22, F-35, united states air force, War on October 24, 2012 by Stoa.

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Q: Preenchimento de campos com CEP em CakePHP 2.x Estou tentando fazer o preenchimento automático dos campos em CakePHP a partir de um CEP, estou adaptando o código encontrado nesse site:
http://matheuspiscioneri.com.br/blog/preenchimento-automatico-do-endereco-a-partir-do-cep/
Utilizei como exemplo o seguinte site, para saber como configurar requisições ajax para o Framework:
http://blog.erikfigueiredo.com.br/requisicoes-ajax-com-cakephp-artigo-super-completo/
Aqui encontra-se meu código:
 ContatosController

class ContatoController extends AppController {
    public $components = array('RequestHandler');

    public $uses = array();

    public function beforeRender()
    {
        if ($this->request->is('ajax')) {
            $this->layout = "ajax";
        }
    }

    public function consulta_cep() {
        if($this->request->is('post')){
            $reg = simplexml_load_file("http://cep.republicavirtual.com.br/web_cep.php?formato=xml&cep=" . $cep);

            $dados = $reg->sucesso($this->request->data['resultado']);
            $dados = $reg->rua($this->request->data['tipo_logradouro' . ' ' . 'logradouro']);
            $dados = $reg->bairro($this->request->data['bairro']);
            $dados = $reg->cidade($this->request->data['cidade']);
            $dados = $reg->estado($this->request->data['uf']);

            echo json_encode($dados);
        }
    }

teste.ctp
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$(document).ready( function() {
    /* Executa a requisição quando o campo CEP perder o foco */
    $('#cep').blur(function(){
       /* Configura a requisição AJAX */
       $.ajax({
            url : 'consulta_cep()', /* URL que será chamada */
            type : 'POST', /* Tipo da requisição */
            data: 'cep=' + $('#cep').val(), /* dado que será enviado via POST */
            dataType: 'json', /* Tipo de transmissão */
            success: function(data){
                if(data.sucesso == 1){
                    $('#rua').val(data.rua);
                    $('#bairro').val(data.bairro);
                    $('#cidade').val(data.cidade);
                    $('#estado').val(data.estado);

                    $('#numero').focus();
                }
            }
       });
    return false;
    })
});

<fieldset>
    <?php
        echo $this->Form->create('Contato');
    ?>
    <? php
        echo $this->Form->input('cep');
        echo $this->Form->input('rua');
        echo $this->Form->input('numero');
        echo $this->Form->input('bairro');
        echo $this->Form->input('cidade');
        echo $this->Form->input('estado');
    ?>
</fieldset>

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Router::parseExtensions('json');

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*Na url da view teste.ctp o que devo colocar, pois quero chamar a função consulta_cep que se encontra na ContatoController

*A forma como estou fazendo no controller para jogar os dados que retornam na variável $reg para a variável $dados está correta, pois no site que utilizei como exemplo ele está convertendo para String antes de atribuir os valores a variável $dados?
Gostaria da ajuda de vocês, porque não encontrei nenhum exemplo na internet para o CakePHP que utilize preencha os dados a partir do CEP e estou tentando ajudar a comunidade com o conhecimento que tenho no Framework, para que possam utilizar de uma funcionalidade básica, mas que ajuda e muito os desenvolvedores em seus projetos.
Obrigado

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14 March 2013 by Lisa
Beth Tweddle has signed a copy of the Museum of Liverpool book that we're giving away
Following Olympic gymnast Beth Tweddle's visit to the Museum of Liverpool yesterday, we have a little competition for you to enter.
During her visit, Beth signed a copy of the fabulous Museum of Liverpool book, Liverpool- the Story of a City. The book is illustrated with the collections in the Museum and celebrates Liverpool's rich history and the people who have made the city what it is today. Beth is undoubtedly one of those individuals, as shown in her dedication and relentless determination.
To win the signed copy of the book you'll need to watch this video and answer the question: where was our video interview with Beth filmed?
Send your answers, along with your name, postal address and phone number to: press@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk by midnight on Monday 18 March 2013. The winner will be drawn and notified on Tuesday 19 March 2013.
Beth, who trains and studied in Liverpool, visited the Museum of Liverpool yesterday to see a sculpture of her body on display, which was created by body cast sculptor Louise Giblin. Beth was also presented with her own edition of the piece which is called 'Olympian Series II – Beth Tweddle MBE'.
Beth is genuinely inspiring. Last year at her home games, she became the first British woman in history to win an Olympic gymnastics medal and the oldest female competitor to win a medal in gymnastics in nearly 50 years. Prior to this, Beth is a three-time World Champion, six-time European Champion, Commonwealth Champion and has won seven consecutive National Championships too.
Louise Giblin was inspired by Beth's performance at the 2009 World Championships at London's O2 Arena and has incorporated aspects into the bronze sculpture, such as the London Eye, leaping gymnasts and the Thames which weaves across the middle of the sculpture. If you take a look at the back of the sculpture you will see how Louise has used sweeping lines to create a spine and muscles which represent Beth's strength and agility.
Tags: art, celebrity, competition, liverpool, museum of liverpool, sculpture, sport, video


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Q: Stack bar graph data with a differentiator line which shows exceed values We need a bar chart library that can show the data in the graph, the same as attached in the image.
are we need to show the data in the bar graph with a line that represents the user data limit?
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In the graph, the bar which grows above that line, only that part of the graph colors turns to red.
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Guam Legislature to conduct Forum on Decolonization
LEGISLATURE TO HOST DECOLONIZATION FORUM
Pacific Islands Report
By Therese Hart
HAGÅTÑA, Guam (Marianas Variety, Oct. 26, 2011) – The Legislature, in collaboration with the University of Guam (UOG), will host a forum on Guam's quest for decolonization on Friday, Oct. 28 in the Legislature's session hall from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Speaker Judi Won Pat yesterday said she looks forward to the dialogue, and her hope is that the forum will further solidify the determination of Guam's people to realize a dream that has been kept alive, generation to generation.
The forum will feature speakers Dr. Carlyle Corbin, an international advisor on governance and self-determination, and Dr. Robert Underwood, former congressman and current president of UOG.
Included in the program are perspectives from the legal community presented by a panel that includes former Chief Justice and current Vice Speaker Benjamin J.F. Cruz, in addition to Attorneys Julian Aguon, Leevin Camacho, and Therese Terlaje.
"As we move forward, we realize that there are those who do not wish us to achieve self-determination. As a person who comes from a unique indigenous people, I believe that as we move forward, we will encounter more resistance, but we must prevail; failure is not, and never was, an option. Believe me, we will prevail," said Won Pat.
Counteractive dialogue, which could be misconstrued, does promote lively debate, but even those who have fought for Guam's political self-determination know this is part of the process, said Won Pat.
[Pacific Islands Report editor's note: As the Westernmost U.S. soil in the Pacific, Guam today remains a strategic outpost for the U.S. military. In 1949, U.S. President Harry S. Truman signed the Organic Act making Guam an unincorporated territory of the United States with limited self-governing authority and granting American Citizenship to the people of Guam.]
The Speaker and her colleagues are encouraging and inviting the island community to participate in the forum. "This is the opportunity for our community to hear from a world-renowned speaker of the challenges we on Guam and other colonized indigenous natives experience, and the tools we need to move forward."
During the "Second International Decade For The Eradication Of Colonialism" held in Nouméa, New Caledonia in May 2010, Dr. Corbin spoke about the United Nations' responsibility in recognizing the existence of the international mandate of the integration of the non-self-governing territories in the work of these organizations, and devising ways and means of implementing that mandate.
"The extent of participation of the territories in these UN bodies is not as extensive as it could be, owing mainly to insufficient awareness on the part of the territories regarding their eligibility to join such UN bodies," said Corbin in his speech.
Corbin also said many of the agencies do not consider the participation of the territories a priority, despite annual resolutions of the General Assembly 13 and the Economic and Social Council requesting that the issue be taken up in the governing councils of these agencies.
"Thus, when the Secretary-General makes his annual request for information from the specialized agencies on their assistance programs to the territories, only a few agencies reply. Even a number of agencies which include territories in their programs do not reply," said Corbin.
The international advisor said a better approach needs to be found for the UN system "to acquire this important and relevant information."
He said: "The direct participation of the territories in the UN system provides the territories with access to the dialogue on some of the major economic and social issues facing the sustainable development of small island countries. Equally as important, it provides them with essential exposure to the international dialogue, and the developmental space to enhance their capacity building."
Corbin said the support for principles of self-determination and decolonization by the General Assembly is useful, "but it is the support for such tangible assistance, such as the participation in the technical work of the UN system, that is equally important to the development process of the territories in a globalized world. Flexibility must be shown by member states if these territories are to be adequately prepared to assume increasing levels of self-government."
Marianas Variety: www.mvarietynews.com
Labels: autonomy, Caribbean, Decolonization, Guam, non self-governing territories, Pacific, United Nations, US Virgin Islands
Legacy of Frantz Fanon honoured at Casa de las Americas
Havana's Casa de las Americas to Honor Legacy of Martinican Frantz Fanon
Havana, Cuba, Oct 20.- The life and work of Martinican intellectual Franz Fanon
(Black Skin, White Masks) will be the focus of a colloquium to be held
at Havana's Casa de las Americas cultural institution, on the occasion of
the 50th anniversary of his death.
The meeting, entitled "Topicality of Frantz Fanon: towards renewed humanism,"
is part of the cycle Caribbean Social Thinking, and will take place from October
24th through the 28th, highlighting the humanism of the author and his proposal
to decolonize knowledge, the Prensa Latina news agency reported.
Participating in the event will be renowned researchers and academicians
from Latin America and Europe, among them Professor Jacky Dahomay
(Guadeloupe-France); Emeritus Professor Denis Diderot, from the University
of Paris; Algerian Tassadit Yacine Titouh, director for studies of the School
of Social Sciences and a researcher with the Social Anthropology Laboratory;
and the president of the Frantz Fanon Foundation, Mireille Fanon-Mendes
(France).
Cuba will be represented, among others, by Yolanda Wood, director of Casa's
Center for Caribbean Studies; Roberto Fernandez Retamar, writer, University
of Havana professor and president of Casa de las Americas; sociologist Aurelio
Alonso, philosopher, professor and essayist Rafael Rodriguez; Felix Valdes,
a researcher with the Institute of Philosophy of Cuba's Academy of Sciences;
and historian Digna Castañeda.
Organized by Casa de las Americas in cooperation with the Frantz Fanon
Foundation, the colloquium has the support of the UNESCO, the Alliance
Française, the French Institute, and the embassy of that European nation. (ACN).
Labels: Caribbean, Colonialism, Decolonization, French overseas departments, Martinique, Self-Determination
A Review of "Defrosting the Self-Determination Imagination: The Trajectory of Right Under International Law."
The Drowning Mermaid
This past Wednesday, attorney Julian Aguon gave a presentation regarding Guam's self-determination. He titled it, "Defrosting the Self-Determination Imagination: The Trajectory of Right Under International Law."
Aguon is an internationally trained lawyer, who has long advocated for this island, even when many of the people who are from here have turned their noses up at him, assuming he is too young to understand the issues he has dedicated his every waking moment to understanding. His list of accomplishments is overwhelming; and it's apparent that he has put the time and work into developing a well-informed, credible position regarding Guam and the right of self-determination. His perspective is sought after both nationally and internationally.
He is flown all over the world to enlighten people on this issue. Ironically, our island rarely provides him with a space in which he can share his knowledge with the people who need it most, us, the people of Guam. For too long, the island has been afraid of anything that deviated from the truly limited understanding we currently have of our inalienable right to determine our own futures.
Please read the comprehensive analysis and observations of the presentation here.
View Attorney Julian Aguon's full presentation here.
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Labels: Chamoru, Colonialism, Decolonization, indigenous peoples, non self-governing territories, Pacific, Self-Determination
Saba protests conditions of new political status
Silent protesters strike thoughtful tone with Dutch parliamentarians
SABA--Some forty Sabans of all social backgrounds and ages turned out at Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport early Saturday morning to greet in silent protest the visiting president and parliamentary group leaders of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament.
Participating parliamentary group leaders Stef Blok (VVD), Job Cohen (PvdA), Sybrand van Haersma Buma (CDA), Alexander Pechtold (D66), Jolande Sap (GroenLinks) and Kees van der Staaij (SGP) hold varied levels of local knowledge, with some visiting the islands for the first time and others having been closely involved in Kingdom relations over the years.
The silent protest, with a large number of placards carrying messages of frustration, was an unprecedented first action of its kind from the small island community known for its stoicism.
If Sabans had acknowledged themselves shy in representing their views and rights publicly in the past. Saturday's protest proved their ability to stand up.
Many European Dutch residents joined the silent protest, which sidelined thoughts of this being a clash of cultures. It reaffirmed the problems as being pressing, basic, tangible frustrations compounded by broken communication and perception of lacking trust or care.
Tense moments passed until the delegation, greeted by Governor Jonathan Johnson and Kingdom Representative Wilbert Stolte, entered the crowd of gathered protesters. President of Parliament and delegation leader Gerdi Verbeet led the way with parliamentary group leaders following on cue.
Instead of whizzing away from the unscheduled welcoming party, each member of the delegation approached the protestors and held conversations about their grievances, the very purpose of their visit achieved in a most direct interaction.
The delegates took the time to speak directly, in what appeared most natural and genuine concern for what people had to say.
The protesters' placards read "Show us that you really care" and "We demand respect," messages taken seriously by the visiting politicians. Many of them stopped to talk to locals about what they meant by their signs asking, "We do belong to Holland, right?" or "Sabans, second class citizens."
The politicians paid attention to the many protest signs related to healthcare problems, the issue of putting a price on the lives of Sabans, and playing cost-efficiency games endangering the lives of locals. The unscheduled moment was described on all sides as a thoughtful interaction.
PvdA leader Cohen said the current situation in which Sabans had to refer to various ministries in The Hague was "absurd."
Several ministers are keeping Sabans at an arm's length. D66 leader Pechtold said it was a "disgrace" that the Executive Council's efforts for consultations with the Health Minister had been in vain.
The visiting parliamentarians were confronted with emotional appeals during a meeting with some 200 Sabans later in the afternoon.
Kingdom Representative Wilbert Stolte also was criticised. He had been mainly in Bonaire and hardly ever had been seen in Saba, which was "worrisome," according to VVD fraction leader Blok.
Labels: Caribbean, Netherlands Antilles, Saba
Guam Public Forum on Decolonization
Labels: Colonialism, Decolonization, Guam, Self-Determination
Secretary of Samoan Affairs, Paramount Chief Tufele Li'amatua dies in Honolulu at 71
Samoa News
Secretary of Samoan Affairs Tufele Li'amatua, the first elected lieutenant governor of the territory and a Manu'a Paramount Chief, passed away yesterday morning in Honolulu at the age of 71. The cause of death is unknown. Rep. Pulele'iite Tufele confirmed to Samoa News the death of his father and it came after Samoa News received word about the passing of this great traditional and government leader, who had left the territory several weeks ago with his wife to attend the world summit of "Christian Government Leaders" from around the world hosted by All Nations Convocation Jerusalem, held Sept. 28-Oct. 12 in Jerusalem. Pulele'iite said this is a very difficult situation faced by the family... Fili Sagapolutele [+]
Labels: American Samoa, indigenous peoples, Pacific
University of Guam public forum for discussions on self-determination with international experts
A Public Forum examining Political Decolonization will be held at the University of Guam Lecture Hall on October 19th, 2011 from 5:30 to 8:30 PM.
Papers will be presented by Dr. Carlyle Corbin, United Nations Advisor and Internationally Recognized Expert on Decolonization, on "The Role of the United Nations in the Self-Determination Process" and Attorney Julian Aguon, Guahan Coalition for Peace and Justice, on "Defrosting the Self-determination Imagination: The Trajectory of Right Under International Law."
Labels: Caribbean, Colonialism, Decolonization, Guam, indigenous peoples, non self-governing territories, Pacific Islands Forum, United Nations
"No Effort Should Be Spared to Fulfil Dream of All Peoples to Self-Determination" - Lesotho tells U.N. Fourth Cmt.
GA/SPD/478
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York
Sixty-sixth General Assembly
2nd Meeting (PM)
Calling Decolonization 'One of Most Defining Issues' of Twentieth Century,
Committee Chair Urges End to Colonialism for Non-Self-Governing Territories
Decolonization was one of the most defining issues of the latter part of the twentieth century, and the untiring efforts of United Nations had ensured that nearly all of the world's population no longer lived under colonial rule, the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) was told as it began its annual general debate on that issue.
However, that task was not yet complete, the Committee's Chair, Simona Mirela Miculescu (Romania), told delegations as Member States were urged to continue their common endeavour to bring an end to colonialism for the remaining 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories on the United Nations list.
No effort should be spared in ensuring that the numerous United Nations resolutions on decolonization were implemented and that the dream of all peoples to self-determination was fulfilled, Lesotho's representative said. Regarding one such Non-Self-Governing Territory, Western Sahara, he supported the mediation efforts of the Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy and urged the parties to commence formal negotiations without delay, saying that the time for concluding that issue was long overdue.
He also called for allocation of adequate financial resources for the Special Committee on Decolonization within the regular budget, and appealed to that Committee to craft tailored solutions that took into account the varied circumstances involved. Administering Powers must evince renewed political will to end colonialism and to show good faith in negotiations, and adequate funding should be provided to the Department of Public Information to disseminate information to local populations on the available political options.
Chile's representative, on behalf of the Rio Group, urged resumption of negotiations regarding the Malvinas islands to find a peaceful and definitive solution as soon as possible to that dispute, as well as to the questions of sovereignty over South Georgias and South Sandwich islands, and the surrounding maritime areas.
He further said that the actions of the United Kingdom in exploring and exploiting hydrocarbons in areas of the Argentine continental shelf ran counter to General Assembly resolution 31/49, which called on the parties to avoid unilateral modifications to the Territory before a resolution could be reached.
Also on that issue, Argentina's representative said that further delay of the application of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples was a continuing source of a lack of harmony, created "a dangerous situation" in various parts of the world, and posed a threat to international peace and security. The sovereignty dispute in the Malvinas islands was an impediment to the promotion of world peace and cooperation.
It was a "peculiar and particular colonial situation", he said, since there was not a subjugated population in the South Atlantic, but rather British subjects whose situation had not changed since the United Kingdom had put them there. Thus, there existed a colonial situation, but not a colonized people.
Countering that claim, the United Kingdom's representative said his country's relationship with the Territories it administered was based on the choices of the people, and that it would not force populations into independence. Where they wished to keep the link, the British Government would assist the Territories with development and good governance, according to the specific conditions of each Territory.
He stressed that good governance was the central theme in the United Kingdom's engagement with Territories. Where Territories were felt to fail in that area, the issue would be addressed and occasionally intervention would take place, such as had been the case with the Turks and Caicos Islands. Milestones had been identified that must be attained before the Islands were able to return to elected Government, and a new Constitution that would underpin good governance had been completed.
Also speaking today were the representatives of Egypt, Uruguay, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Nicaragua, China, Comoros, Brazil and Benin. Speaking in exercise of the right of reply were the representatives of the United Kingdom and Argentina.
The full press release is available here.
Labels: Caribbean, Decolonisation, Fourth Committee, human rights conventions, non self-governing territories, Pacific, Self-Determination
Guam Governor Advises President Obama on self-determination process
Pacific News Center
Guam Governor Eddie Calvo has written a letter to President Barak Obama detailing Guam's intentions to seek political self determination. The Commission on Decolonization met last Friday for the first time in 8 years. In his letter, the Governor declares that Guam's Commission on Self Determination "is embarking on a quest for political destiny."
He points out that Guam is one of 16 non self-governing territories identified by the United Nations and he asks the President for his administration's continued support during this "significant endeavor."
Members of the Commission on Decolonization voted to schedule regular meetings every first and third Friday of the month.
Labels: Colonialism, Decolonization, economic development, Guam, non self-governing territories, Pacific, United Nations, United States
Digital Granma International
SANTIAGO DE CHILE, Oct. 10.—Around 12,000 people took part in a peaceful march in defense of indigenous Chileans on Hispanic or Columbus Day, a festivity scheduled for October 12, the date of Columbus' arrival in the Americas, this year moved to October 10 in Chile, EFE reports.
Protestors demand the liberation of all Mapuche
political prisoners. Photo: AFP
Manuel Díaz, spokesperson for the Meli Witran Mapu (From the Four Corners of the Earth) organization, stated that the indigenous peoples are demanding "freedom for all the Mapuche political prisoners and the restoration of their ancestral lands," currently the property of agricultural and forestry companies.
It is a mobilization repudiating the invasion of more than 500 years ago, but also a mobilization which criticizes the role of the state and the economic model in relation to the indigenous peoples, the march communiqué notes.
MASSIVE PARTICIPATION IN REFERENDUM
Close to half a million people voted in an Internet referendum on education in Chile, whose results, with a 57% count, showed 95% of participants in favor of public and free education, PL reports.
According to the Social Table for Education, organizers of the referendum, more than 422,000 Chileans resident in the country and in 25 other nations managed to cast their vote online, despite the saturation of the web pages and accusations of intentional blocks of the network.
Labels: Chile, culture, education, human rights conventions, indigenous peoples, Self-Determination, sovereignty
U.N. Fourth Committee Discusses Decolonisation Issues
3rd Meeting (PM)
Questions of Western Sahara, Turks and Caicos, Guam, Gibraltar Central to Fourth Committee Debate as United Nations Urged Not to 'Turn a Blind Eye' to Hardships
The United Nations could no longer "turn a blind eye" to the risks posed by a failed State in the Western Sahara, as that would jeopardize global security, the Fourth Committee heard today, as petitioners for Western Sahara, New Caledonia, Guam, Turks and Caicos, and the United States Virgin Islands took the floor in the decolonization debate.
Petitioners on the question of Western Sahara told the Committee that the people of that territory were suffering in refugee camps in the Sahara desert, where they had been forgotten for decades. One speaker said that the failure to protect the Saharan people was a violation of international law. Other countries had calculated their own economic and political interests in the region, but continued to ignore the terrible human costs. Morocco had been allowed to delay the referendum, and the United States had also decided that the situation could be ignored.
Drawing attention to human rights abuses by both sides to the conflict, one petitioner said the Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and Rio de Oro (Polisario Front) needed the conflict to go on, ensuring that some of its leaders "continue on as millionaires". Meanwhile, the ongoing time frame of the conflict opened more doors to jihadists and international drug traffickers, and the speaker stressed that the international community would be making a "serious irresponsible mistake" by ignoring the Front's ties to terrorist groups.
Another petitioner said that the whole of Western Sahara was subjected to a military siege and a media blackout, as the Moroccan authorities had made it very difficult to grant access to non-governmental organizations, international media and observers. Torture was not just limited to the period of investigation, but was a daily practice in most cases throughout the period of disappearance, which ranged from a few weeks to several years.
It was difficult to imagine what it would be like to have been denied contact to one's extended family and loved ones for more than 30 years, as had been done to many Saharans, the Committee was also told. In that light, one speaker urged the Committee to intervene on behalf of women and children in the Western Sahara, whose human rights were systematically violated. For anyone concerned with the plight of the Saharans, a concrete written agreement needed to be reached, aimed at providing educational opportunities for Saharans, as well as immigration status as soon as education was completed.
Still more speakers made a connection between events in Western Sahara and the recent democratic movements elsewhere, saying that North Africa's Maghreb was "living a new reality". The Arab Spring was opening a new future for people in the region. Such events elsewhere in the Arab world had carried a clear message that the people must speak: Western Saharans had been promised the right by the United Nations for self-determination, and the time had come for that right to be fulfilled, a petitioner declared.
Speaking on the question of Guam, one petitioner said the Chamorro people had a long history of independence prior to the arrival of colonizers in the sixteenth century. However, over the last 500 years, they had endured ethnic and cultural genocide at the hands of three sovereign nations. She appealed for United Nations assistance in the political evolution of Guam to enable the people there to assemble their social, political, economic, and cultural future peaceably.
Turning to the question of the Turks and Caicos Islands, a speaker called attention to the fact that those islanders were not allowed the privilege of absentee balloting, as was accorded to United Kingdom citizens. He asked if that inequality was due to the fact that the Islands' residents were of African descent.
On the issue of Gibraltar, that territory's Chief Minister Peter Caruana said it was incomprehensible that Spain, itself an important democracy, continued to believe and assert that the people of Gibraltar did not enjoy the right to self-determination. He said that Spain's historical obsession with the recovery of the sovereignty of Gibraltar, which was lost 307 years prior, could not excuse or justify the undemocratic willingness to do so against the wishes of the territory's people.
He expressed frustration that as much as Gibraltar wished to be de-listed as a Non-Self-Governing Territory, and as much as it was necessary to modify the criteria to permit it, its continued listing in the meantime did not alter the fact that Gibraltar was no longer in a colonial relationship with its ex-administering Power.
Also speaking to that issue in a right of reply, the representative of the United Kingdom said that, while the people of Gibraltar enjoyed all collective and individual rights ensured by the United Nations Charter and relevant international treaties, independence would only be an option with Spanish consent.
Nonetheless, the referendum organized and carried out by the people of Gibraltar constituted a democratic and entirely lawful act, he said. The United Kingdom, according to the expressed wishes of the people of Gibraltar, retained responsibility for the territory, including for its defence, and he called on the United Nations to take that relationship into account.
The representative of Spain spoke on the question of Gibraltar.
The Vice-President of the government of New Caledonia, Gilbert Tyuienon, spoke on the question of New Caledonia.
Also participating was the representative of Papua New Guinea.
The Committee also heard additional petitioners on the question of Gibraltar, Guam, Turks and Caicos, the United States Virgin Islands, Western Sahara and agenda item 60.
The Fourth Committee will meet again at 3 p.m. Wednesday, 5 October, to hear remaining petitioners regarding decolonization issues.
Full press release available here.
See full set of press releases on deliberations of the U.N. Fourth Committee here.
Labels: Caribbean, Colonialism, Decolonisation, non self-governing territories, Pacific, United Nations
Sint Maarten Prime Minister's Address on first anniversary of constitution
Country's first Anniversary, Prime Minister Hon. Sarah Wescot-Williams Address
St. Martin News Network
Madam Chair, your excellency Governor Holiday, honorable members of Parliament, ministers of Government, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, people of St. Maarten;
Today we celebrate one year of "Country Status", our own "constitution" day.
I don't know for any-one else, but any time doubt creeps into my mind regarding the wisdom of our collective choice back in 2000, I remember with extreme pride that evening of October 9th, 2010 and the dawning of the morning of 10-10-10.
I remember the faces and the expectations of our whole community; the satisfaction of accomplishment, of fulfillment of long held aspirations.
The 10th of October 2010 came amidst times of global economic uncertainties, as well as during the time that these uncertainties and global economic tumults were casting shadows on St. Maarten's path.
Nevertheless, we braced ourselves and heralded the long awaited status with much confidence in our country and ourselves.
The first Government of St. Maarten started its work on that day of October 10, 2010.
At face value during the first months not much changed. Our Parliament could not immediately occupy its new chambers;
some civil servants were still in limbo as far as their position with the new Country St. Maarten was concerned; there were quite some uncertainties relative to the workings of the new systems of government.
Recall that firstly the government's structure had changed dramatically, as our familiar island council had become parliament and our executive council, our council of Ministers.
Gone was the familiar position of the Lt. Governor.
The governor is no longer part of the daily governing of the country, yet his signature is affixed to the decrees of government. The governor also receives the decision lists of the Council of Ministers.
I am proud to note that we have insisted on and built the institutions worthy of country St. Maarten. But they too needed to get their feet wet and their bearings going.
Not only the Parliament and the Government, the Justice organization, completing the Trias Politica, but also the institutions for the checks and balances of these very three, to mention the Council of Advice, the General Audit Chamber, the Ombudsman and the SER.
Has everything gotten off to a smooth start? No, definitely not. But who is defining what we are becoming with all the bumps and hurdles in the roads? We are!
Slowly but surely, our country is taking shape, definite shape. However, we must also be prepared and assertive, ready to face new challenges that might come our way. And ready to adjust our sails to the wind.
All actors are understanding their role better and as we look at the coming 12 months, our focus should be on crafting a vision for St. Maarten that has the input of every-one and takes into account every-one.
This is no less of an undertaking that our first undertakings as a new country, and it requires a new collective mindset, that begins with each individual realizing his/her "debt" to St. Maarten.
This debt is one of gratitude. Gratitude for what this country, our country has allowed us to be and to become.
Looking back over the last 12 months, many things stand out. On the inside of government, the placement of civil servants is practically complete. This process continued even as other personnel matters had to be organized, such as the salary indexations and training of civil servants.
The government continues to seek a durable solution for the myriad of plans to be executed and the financial constrains facing government at this time.
The Cabinet of the Minister Plenipotentiary in the Hague is also up and running, representing us in the Kingdom Council of Ministers.
As St. Maarten achieved its country status, efforts to solidify regional collaboration, started immediately. St. Maarten has become a player in international and regional fora. With that however, comes the responsibility to live up to and meet reporting obligations in many areas, to mention a few: international standards and obligations relating to labor, finances, human rights and human development.
The legacy left behind by the Netherlands Antilles has had many pitfalls, but also some left us some strengths.
When I look at how, because of our former constitutional constellation, we have on St. Maarten a pool of resources, not in terms of money, but persons who have remained with us on St. Maarten, this is definitely a plus.
Government remains committed to use this legacy and seek with former Antillean islands and Aruba ways to strengthen relationships that are mutually beneficial.
Other matters that might not have gotten the attention they deserve, but are an important part of this nation and state building that we are engaged in, are e.g. the works towards our national archive, securing our historic documents, digitalizing our historic records.
In looking back over the past year, we can therefore safely conclude that we have met the challenges head-on, that a few challenges still elude us, but that we have built the foundation of country St. Maarten, and now should continue with the shaping and unifying of what is to be "the country St. Maarten".
On this day, I wish to again congratulate all who worked so hard to make our status happen, I commend those who were involved during the past year in further building our country and I call on the community at large to join in shaping the nation St. Maarten.
A nation is more than a state. A state demarcates the political lines and borders, but a nation is determined primarily what takes place within those borders. What distinguishes us from every-one else?
How do we live and work and treat one another?
I used the term "getting in gear" some days ago. And I wish to close with the expression of the hope that in the coming year and years, what we do and the preparations we have made will manifest themselves in tangible results for the people of our nation St. Maarten.
Madame Chair, I am one of those who always see the glass as being half full. Why? Because half full is not enough. It drives all women and men of good will to strive for better, ever better, always critical of ourselves firstly.
Those who see the glass as half empty, if not of a strong character and good will, will throw their hands in the air and constantly look for those who caused the glass to be half empty in the first place and knock any achievement, regardless how great or meaningful.
When I look back, sacrifices told and untold by so many persons, time lost in the process, never to be regained, still I say, if I had to do it all again, I would.
I will never stop hoping and...... working for a better St. Maarten. Never stop believing in St. Maarten and it's people. Never stop saying, we can do it ourselves.
Never stop believing, that in the words of the Rev. Father Bob Johnson earlier, we can accept the pains of change and soar like the Eagle. We can rise from the proverbial ashes, however these are brought upon us. Why?
After all, we are St. Maarten.
HAPPY CONSTITUTION DAY.
Labels: autonomy, Caribbean, Dutch Antilles, Sint Maarten, small island developing states
British Manipulating Turks and Caicos Judiciary to Ensure Mass Convictions; Targets Island lawyers
Human Rights Violations
by AnselLoya
Ground Report
The UK government has officially confirmed its intervention of legal rights in Turks and Caicos. Following a two year corruption investigation led by UK's Special Investigation Prosecution Team (SIPT) in Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), Helen Garlick (SIPT lead prosector) and Turks and Caicos's Attorney General Huw Shepheard announced officially that local TCI lawyers are "probably suspects" and therefore will bring in London lawyers assisting SIPT to represent those accused of corruption in TCI. SIPT has been installed in TCI, along with the British regime, taking back TCI government from the TCI people since August 2009. The UK had insisted in August 2009 that the former Premier and several of his cabinet members were corrupt. The SIPT investigation has yet to bring any results.
However, the TCI people soon learned that SIPT and the British regime are not just investigating corruption and they are not in TCI merely to prosecute corruption. The UK had announced that they are implicating all TCIslanders for corruption. Therefore, the UK has dissolved TCI government, written a new constitution and have recolonized TCI. The UK originally stated that it would "help" TCI get back on track. However, the UK planned evolved and TCI is now unrecognizable to TCIslanders. British new faces take up government official jobs, islanders are shut out of all decisions because they are all "suspects" according to the UK. Only local staunch UK supporters are allowed on any government board but even they have no vote.
There have been insider warnings for two years that TCI lawyers would be eventually sidelined by UK in an effort to limit legal rights to those accused of corruption by SIPT. This attack on TCI lawyers apparently has been in the works since the start of the UK occupation in August 2009. Our sources tell us that the British government through the Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) had made a plan to dismantle TCI's judiciary (accomplished), dissolve TCIslanders' rights to trial by jury (accomplished), and then finally to remove or conflict local TCI lawyers (in the final stages). Everything predicted came true even while most TCI people doubted it could be possible.
Why is the UK government doing this in TCI? The British regime in TCI had been telling parliament and warning the TCI people over two years that many TCIslanders will be implemented in criminal charges because of close family relations, which is also the excuse as to why the (SIPT) investigation has taken over two years while TCIslanders have gone without democracy. The plan all along has seemingly been to withhold TCI peoples' democracy and capacity for fair trials so that recolonization could go unchallenged.
The biggest concern with the latest development of removing TCI lawyers is that the accused would not have the right to a fair trial for several different reasons, but in this matter they would be prejudiced in their restriction in hiring a lawyer of their choice.
Furthermore, it has been feared that not only would local TCI lawyers be sidelined but that UK lawyers would be imported as the peoples' options for legal representation, UK lawyers who could be biased in favour of the UK agenda and the ones with the true conflict of interest. In this case, the SIPT has brought in and decided which lawyers will represent the accused. The glaring conflict of interest is that SIPT made the selection of lawyers to represent those accused by SIPT, it is a clear conflict of interest since SIPT will be prosecuting. The new UK lawyers, obliged to SIPT, will be working to defend the accused from the same group that enlisted them (SIPT).
Exactly as feared, an announcement was just made that UK's SIPT is bringing in law firms from London to help the SIPT with upcoming criminal charges to represent Turks and Caicos people accused of corruption because "Turks and Caicos Islands law firms might face conflicts in representing their clients" because they are "probably suspects". The law firms are from London, Pinsent Masons LLP and London barristers Richard Kovalevsky QC and Sean Hammond from 2 Bedford Row.
TCI's political parties also have warned of the draconian changes made to the legal system in TCI, worrying that the UK changes are meant to guaranty convictions instead of uphold justice.
The PNP party saw this judicial degrade occur early on when UK's Colin Roberts celebrated the UK's judicial power over TCI, the PNP said, "For [Mr. Collins] to proclaim and predict the outcome of a pending court case, could severely undermine the integrity, credibility and fairness of the judicial process; ... Indeed, Mr. Robert's comments implies a dismissive attitude to the judicial process; [...] on grounds that suspending the House of Assembly is unconstitutional and infringes the human rights of the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands."
The PDM party said in March 2010 on the dissolution of the TCI peoples' right to trial by jury, "the temptation will be there for the judiciary to have absolute power over the lives of our people."
Local lawyers, including TCI Bar President George Missick opposes the degradation of legal rights by UK's attack on TCI lawyers and calls SIPT a fishing expedition. One local lawyer said about the UK's actions, "There is clearly no separation of powers … in particular the administration of justice in the Turks and Caicos Islands... The Judges are selected and appointed by the Governor; the Special Investigator Helen Garlick was selected and appointed by and answers to the governor, the Attorney General of the Turks and Caicos Islands are appointed by and answers to the governor, the top brass of the police force appointed by and answers to the governor."
TCIslanders are in need of human rights relief. The UK's abuse of the judicial system in Turks and Caicos is prejudicing and harming the TCI people. Now that the UK is importing legal representation for TCIslanders accused under SIPT, it will violate legal rights and set an international precedent for this kind of legal prejudice and degradation of the rule of law.
Labels: Caribbean, CARICOM, Colonialism, human rights conventions, human rights violations, non self-governing territories, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Kingdom
A Permanent Memorial to Honour Victims of Slavery
UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - As a follow-up to a General Assembly resolution adopted recently. the United Nations last week announced an international competition for the creation of a Permanent Memorial to honour victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Over five centuries ago, more than 18 million people were forcefully removed from Africa and enslaved in the Americas and Europe in "one of the most devastative chapters of our history", Ambassador Joseph Goddard, Permanent representative of Barbados told reporters Friday. It's a chapter the Permanent Memorial Committee and the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) decided to highlight at a U.N. press conference. The theme of the Permanent Memorial initiative is: " Acknowledging the Tragedy; Considering the Legacy; Lest We Forget".
"This monument must be a strong symbol to say 'never again'," Ambassador Raymond O. Wolfe, Permanent Representative of Jamaica and chair of the Permanent Memorial Committee said.
With this permanent memorial, the international community wants to ensure that the world will never again endure another tragedy of such immense proportions, which today is commonly referred to as a crime against humanity. The memorial is aimed at honouring the victims of this crime, Tete Antonio, Permanent Observer of the African Union said. Philippe Kridelka, Director of UNESCO's New York Office said "this monument is not only a symbol, but it is part of the educational process around the memory of slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade".
The memorial represents an effort to acknowledge the tragedy of slavery but also to provide future generations with an understanding of the history and consequences of slavery. It will serve as an educational tool to raise awareness about the current dangers of racism, prejudice and the consequences that continue to impact the descendants of the victims today.
Wolfe pointed out "there are still contemporary forms of slavery, but a lot of resolutions have been adopted…the monument represents a source of reflexion not just in terms of what happened in the past, but also for what is taking place today." And he added, "We are here not to judge but to educate and encourage a total participation from all the countries because it is a United Nations' project."
According to the press release, UNESCO invites artists, designers, sculptors, architects and other visual arts professionals worldwide to take part in this global effort to commemorate history. The deadline for the submission of design proposals to UNESCO is December 19, 2011. The design of the memorial will be selected through an internationally acceptable, credible and transparent global competition. The actual monument is expected to be unveiled at the United Nations Headquarters in New York in 2013.
Labels: Africa, Africa Union, Caribbean, CARICOM, emancipation, UNESCO, United Nations
Puerto Rico Governor proposes 2012 political status referendum, Independence Party supports initiative
Island electorate to vote up or down on territory's current status, and constitutional amendment to reduce bloated Legislature
SAN JUAN, PR – Puerto Rico Governor Luis G. Fortuño today announced legislation that will enable the people of Puerto Rico to determine whether or not they want to change the island's current status as a U.S. territory.
"We must enable our citizens to resolve the most important and transcendental issue in Puerto Rico's history, the island's political status," said the Governor. "The island's status is an issue that affects every aspect of our daily lives, including employment opportunities, health services, public safety, our children's education and our very rights as citizens."
The status referendum bill Gov. Fortuño will file tomorrow in the Puerto Rico legislature will provide for a two-step process, starting with an initial up or down vote on Aug., 12, 2012, on whether or not voters want to change the island's current territorial status. If a majority votes in favor of maintaining the current status, there will be no further action.
If a majority votes for a change, however, on Election Day 2012 (Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012), people will vote on their preference among Puerto Rico's three non-territorial status options: statehood, independence or sovereign free association, Fortuño said.
As promised in Fortuño's 2008 electoral platform, the Governor and the island's sole elected representative in the U.S. Congress, Pedro Pierluisi, initially pushed in 2009 and 2010 for Congress to set into motion a fair process for resolving the island's political status. The Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2009, introduced by Pierluisi, was passed in 2010 by a strong majority of the U.S. House of Representatives, but was not voted upon by the U.S. Senate.
"Every day, it becomes more and more evident that the lack of resolution to the status issue is the primary obstacle we face in order for Puerto Rico to make further progress," the Governor said. "The current status provides us with neither the means nor the powers that are needed to achieve the growth we need in the years ahead. That's one thing we all agree on," said the Governor.
Gov. Fortuño emphasized that the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status outlined three political status alternatives – statehood, independence or sovereign free association – that are recognized as Puerto Rico's non-colonial, non-territorial status options, and which will be presented to voters if the referendum proceeds to the second stage.
"This process is equitable, fair and transparent; and will give all our voters the opportunity to vote for the status option they prefer," said Fortuño.
The Aug. 12 up or down vote on Puerto Rico's political status will take place the same day Puerto Rico voters will also cast their ballots on a constitutional amendment to shrink the size of the island's Legislature by more than 25 percent. Fortuño promised action on both status and legislative reform in his 2008 campaign platform, and the measures enjoy the support of the majority of lawmakers in the Puerto Rico Senate and House of Representatives.
"We are fulfilling our pledge to cut down to size one of the costliest Legislative Assemblies in the entire United States," Fortuño said. The Governor indicated that the final version of the island's legislative reform has already been approved by the Puerto Rico House of Representatives, and is expected to be approved by the Senate within the next week.
Puerto Rico's legislative reform reduces the overall size of the territory's legislature from 78 seats to 56 seats, a more than 25 percent reduction. If voters approve the proposed constitutional amendment to reduce the Legislature, the Puerto Rico Senate would shrink from 27 to 17 members, while the size of the House would be reduced from 51 to 39 members.
"From the beginning, our administration has had the courage to take on Puerto Rico's toughest issues, and do what's right by our people," said Fortuño.
"In less than two and a half years, we've gone from having the worst fiscal situation of any state or territory in the Nation, to one of the best," he pointed out. "We've also delivered on our promise to provide the people of Puerto Rico with the biggest reductions in individual and corporate income taxes in history," he added.
"Puerto Rico can wait no longer. The moment has arrived for our people to decide on amending the Constitution in order to have a smaller, more efficient and less costly Legislature, as well as to act decisively to resolve Puerto Rico's status issue once and for all," the Governor said.
Puerto Rico Independence Party: fix status to cure social ills
BY MARIA MIRANDA
Of the Daily Sun Staff
mmiranda@prdailysun.net
The heart of the infection that has caused many ills could very well be that the island's status dilemma has yet to be resolved, Puerto Rican Independence Party President (PIP by its Spanish acronym) Rubén Berríos said Wednesday.
"Without a doubt, Puerto Rico's fundamental problem that affects everything else, is the [island's] colonial [status]. It has to be resolved because it's the focus of the infection of many of our ills," Berríos said at a news conference at PIP headquarters in Hato Rey.
Berríos said that he was satisfied with the ratification of the status project before the legislature indicating that "such an initiative in essence picks up the proposal that has been pushed by the PIP since 2005 and it's the antidote that will initiate the cure for the terrible colonial disease that our country has been suffering from for the past 113 years," Berríos said.
Berríos, who is also the honorary president of the international socialist movement, said that Puerto Ricans can't continue being condemned to colonialism forever or to mere change, as has occurred during the past four decades — from Popular Democratic Party or New Progressive Party leaders and vice-versa — because on the contrary everyday problems will continue to be aggravated.
"Months ago the governor and I — after a number of substantive discussions — announced at La Fortaleza that a principal of understanding existed on how to face Puerto Rico's colonial problem. That is where the legislative measure is headed … If approved, in its fundamental aspects, as it has been ratified, we will be heading towards decolonization," Berríos said.
Berríos insisted that resolving the colonial issue is indispensable to face all other immediate problems.
"Those who are opposed to the holding of this consultation, arguing that it's of priority to deal with everyday problems, what they are really doing is using every problem as an excuse to keep us as a colony, which is what generates these problems. As if it was not as necessary to resolve the colonial problem as to solve every day problems. For the first time in 113 years the people of Puerto Rico will be able to express themselves as a majority against the colonial and territorial condition that exists at this time, opening the doors to decolonization," Berríos added.
Meanwhile, PIP Vice President María de Lourdes Santiago said that the pro-independence political party will be challenging in court the legislative reform project as soon as lawmakers approve it.
Santiago said that the bill, as is, needs at least three amendments to be made to the Constitution. In addition, the way the measure was designed makes it quite difficult for PIP contenders to become lawmakers.
"Once the legislative reform is approved we will have the opportunity to refute it in court. We had already talked about this when the project was announced because we understand the proposal represents over three amendments being made to the Constitution, as you would have to alter the way in which the Senate and representative districts are composed and the number of lawmakers would also change," Santiago said.
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De zwartkeelbaardkolibrie (Threnetes leucurus) is een vogel uit de familie Trochilidae (kolibries).

Verspreiding en leefgebied
Deze soort komt voor in het Amazonebekken en telt vier ondersoorten:
 T. l. cervinicauda: oostelijk Colombia, oostelijk Ecuador, oostelijk Peru en westelijk Brazilië.
 T. l. rufigastra: van centraal Peru tot noordwestelijk Bolivia.
 T. l. leucurus: van Venezuela tot Suriname, Brazilië en noordelijk Bolivia.
 T. l. medianus: noordoostelijk Brazilië (ten zuiden van de Amazonerivier).

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Kolibries
Dier uit het Neotropisch gebied
IUCN-status niet bedreigd

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


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A firefighter walks outside the New England Casket Company a day after a 9-alarm fire destroyed the business in the East Boston neighborhood of Boston, Saturday, March 16, 2019.
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$5 million grant benefits Massachusetts firefighters
(The Center Square) – Fire departments throughout the state will have access to $5 million in grant funds to purchase equipment and supplies, Gov. Charlie Baker said.
The funding will be distributed to the 306 fire departments in the state, the governor announced in a news release, as part of the FY22 Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant Program.
"Our communities and families depend on firefighters in difficult and dangerous moments," Baker said in the release. "This program is an opportunity to show our deep appreciation for their work by ensuring they have the tools they need to stay safe and healthy."
According to the release, the is the consecutive straight year the funding has been made available to departments. The funding was created through a $25 million bond bill.
The fire departments that applied to the program are now eligible to purchase 118 different types of equipment, according to the release. The program allows for the purchase of personal protective clothing, gear washers and dryers, thermal imaging cameras, hand tools and extrication equipment, along with communications resources, hazardous gas meters, and fitness equipment.
Michael Winn, who servers are president of the Fire Chiefs' Association of Massachusetts, said the job of the modern firefighter has taken on countless forms.
"At any given moment, they could be asked to respond to a fire, a hazardous materials leak, a car accident, or a medical call," said Winn, who also serves as chief of the Centerville-Osterville-Marston Mills department. "Equipping them for safety in each of these situations is a significant financial burden for every department. We are so thankful that funding was made available to help with this challenge, especially at a time when so many departments are facing budget issues due to COVID-19."
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Q: Question about Conditional Probabilities I had a question about conditional probabilities. Say I had the probabilities P(X), P(Y), P(Z), P(X|Y), and P(Y|Z) (assume the random variables are boolean random variables with either a true or false value). Originally I was thinking I could create the product: P(X|Y) * P(Y|Z) = P(X,Y|Z). But that seems like it would only be accurate if X was conditionally independent of Z given Y. Is this accurate?
Also, say I additionally have P(X|Z). I'm assuming P(X|Z) * P(Y|Z) =/= P(X,Y|Z) unless there's some conditional independence between X and Y given Z. Can I make any additional claims about the joint probability distribution with this information (like about P(X,Y,Z))?

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But that seems like it would only be accurate if X was conditionally independent of Z given Y. Is this accurate?

Indeed, that's a corollary of the definition of conditional independence.
$$\mathsf P(X,Y\mid Z)=\mathsf P(X\mid Y,Z)\,\mathsf P(Y\mid Z) \overset{X\perp Z\mid Y}= \mathsf P(X\mid Y)\,\mathsf P(Y\mid Z)$$
And likewise conditional independence of $X,Y$ when given $Z$ leads to:
$$\mathsf P(X,Y\mid Z)=\mathsf P(X\mid Y,Z)\,\mathsf P(Y\mid Z) \overset{X\perp Y\mid Z}= \mathsf P(X\mid Z)\,\mathsf P(Y\mid Z)$$

Can I make any additional claims about the joint probability distribution with this information (like about P(X,Y,Z))?

Not particularly.   Well, if you know one of the above cases does apply, then you can make appropriate substitutions into:
$$\mathsf P(X,Y,Z)~{= \mathsf P(X,Y\mid Z)\,\mathsf P(Z)\\ = \mathsf P(X\mid Y,Z)\,\mathsf P(Y\mid Z)\,\mathsf P(Z)}$$


Phenix City lies immediately west across the Chattahoochee River from much larger Columbus, Georgia. Sometimes called Hub City, Phenix City is included in the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, but a section is located in Lee County, and is, therefore, in the Auburn, Alabama metropolitan area.
Phenix City is located at (32.472822, -85.020121). It is the easternmost settlement in the state of Alabama as well as the Central Time Zone, but it uses the Eastern Time Zone, due to the city's proximity to the state of Georgia.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 24.8 square miles (64 km2), of which 24.6 square miles (64 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (0.61%) is water.
The climate in this area is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Phenix City has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
What some claim was last battle of the Civil War took place in Phenix City, then known as Girard.
What is Phenix City today initially began as two towns bordering each other on the north and south. On the south side was Girard, in Russell County, and the town of Brownville, on the north side, which was entirely within Lee County. Because a community in Tuscaloosa County already claimed the name of Brownville, the post office insisted on the name of "Lively." To compound the confusion, the nearby railroad depot was called Knight's Station. Because residents preferred Brownville, on the 1880 U.S. Census, it was listed as both Brownville and Lively. It was formally incorporated by the legislature on February 23, 1883.
Within the decade, the name would be changed to Phenix (or Phenix City), although some misspellings had it as "Phoenix." It was not clear if it was named for Phenix Mills in adjacent Columbus, Georgia, or for the fabled bird. It appeared as Phenix City on the 1890 U.S. Census and was incorporated as such on February 19, 1897 by the state legislature.
On August 9, 1923, Russell County's neighboring Girard (which made up most of current downtown Phenix City) and Lee County's Phenix City formally merged, keeping the name of Phenix City. Because the consolidated city still remained divided into two counties, in 1932, the Lee County portion was moved entirely into Russell County (also cited for the redraw was to account for population shifts involved in the Auburn University opening and expansion). Lee County received the rural segment centered on Marvyn as compensation, which was formerly in Russell County's northwest corner.
In 1926, the Russell County portion of Phenix City was designated the second county seat (the seat from 1868 had been at rural Seale). In 1934/35, Phenix City then became sole county seat.
In 1955, it won the All-America City Award from the National Municipal League.
Curiously, despite the city having been entirely annexed into Russell County in 1932, the growth of the city has spread northward back into Lee County, where it first appeared on 1980 U.S. Census records. As of 2010[update], nearly 4,200 residents (out of almost 33,000) reside in the Lee County portion, almost exactly the same number that lived in Phenix City in 1910 (which was then entirely in Lee County).
As of the census of 2000, there were 28,265 people, 11,517 households, and 7,566 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,149.1 people per square mile (443.6/km²). There were 13,250 housing units at an average density of 538.7 per square mile (208.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 52.94% White, 44.97% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.56% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. 1.49% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 11,517 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.4% were married couples living together, 22.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the city, the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 86.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,720, and the median income for a family was $33,740. Males had a median income of $28,906 versus $21,348 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,619. About 18.8% of families and 21.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.5% of those under age 18 and 20.6% of those age 65 or over.
As of the census of 2010, there were 32,822 people, 13,243 households, and 8,623 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,334.2 people per square mile (515.3/km²). There were 15,198 housing units at an average density of 617.8 per square mile (238.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 48.7% White, 46.6% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 1.4% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. 4.0% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 13,243 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.4% were married couples living together, 23.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the city, the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.1 years. For every 100 females there were 87.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,120, and the median income for a family was $39,417. Males had a median income of $36,827 versus $27,001 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,883. About 20.3% of families and 23.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 39.7% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.
Although Alabama is legally in the Central Time Zone, Phenix City's proximity to the larger city of Columbus, Georgia causes Phenix City (including its municipal government) and areas within a 10-15 mile radius (such as Smiths Station) to observe Eastern Time on a de facto basis.
The character "Maggot" from E.M. Nathanson's novel The Dirty Dozen was from Phenix City.
The 1955 film The Phenix City Story (directed by Phil Karlson) is a biopic film noir focusing on the rampant crime and corruption in the city (then called "the wickedest city in the United States") and the 1954 murder of newly nominated Alabama Attorney General candidate Albert Patterson.
Ska saxophonist Rolando Alphonso of the Skatalites had a 1960s hit titled "Phenix City"
The town gained attention in 1999 when Phenix City National Little League advanced to the final of the Little League World Series.
The city is mentioned in the film Driving Miss Daisy.
The city is mentioned in the book The Silence of the Lambs in Chapter 12.
The city is mentioned as a former bootlegging city by the character played by Robert Mitchum in the film Thunder Road.
The 2008 novel Wicked City by Ace Atkins is set in Phenix City.
The Brooks-Hughes House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 3, 1983.
The Floyd-Newsome House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 3, 1983.
The Morgan-Curtis House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 3, 1983.
The Shapre-Monte House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 3, 1983.
Phenix City, Alabama Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.


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Pseudacris maculata, la rainette faux-grillon boréale, est une espèce d'amphibien de la famille des Hylidae.

Répartition
Cette espèce se rencontre du niveau de la mer jusqu'à  d'altitude :
 au centre du Canada :
 dans le sud des Territoires du Nord-Ouest ;
 en Alberta ;
 en Saskatchewan ;
 au Manitoba ;
 dans le nord et le sud de l'Ontario ;
 dans le sud du Québec ;
 dans le centre des États-Unis :
 au Montana ;
 au Dakota du Nord ;
 au Minnesota ;
 dans l'ouest du Wisconsin ;
 dans l'ouest du Iowa ;
 au Dakota du Sud ;
 au Nebraska ;
 au Wyoming ;
 en Idaho ;
 en Utah ;
 au Colorado ;
 dans l'ouest du Kansas ;
 dans l'ouest du Oklahoma ;
 dans le nord de l'Arizona ;
 dans le nord du Nouveau-Mexique.

Publication originale
 Agassiz, 1850 : Description of some new species of reptiles from the region of Lake Superior. Lake Superior: its physical character, vegetation, and animals, compared with those of other and similar regions, ,  (texte intégral).

Liens externes

 Chant des rainettes faux-grillon de la ville de Saint-Constant (Québec)

Notes et références

Hylinae
Anoure (nom vernaculaire)


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Spanish, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and Bengali classrooms are available.
All SDS classroom staff and therapeutic staff are New York State Certified.
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