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"RED" is the fourth studio album by Taylor. It was released on October 22, 2012, by Big Machine Records, as the follow-up to her third studio album, "Speak Now". The album title was inspired by the "semi-toxic relationships" that Taylor experienced during the process of conceiving this album, which she described the emotions she felt as "red emotions" due to their intense and tumultuous nature. "RED" touches on Taylor's signature themes of love and heartbreak, however, from a more mature perspective while exploring other themes such as fame and the pressure of being in the limelight.
The album features collaborations with producers and guest artists such as Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol and Ed Sheeran and is noted for Taylor's experimentation with new musical genres. She completed "The RED Tour" in support of the album on June 12, 2014, which became the highest-grossing tour of all time by a country artist, grossing over $150 million.
"RED" was well received by critics and earned Taylor GRAMMY Award nominations for "Best Country Album" and "Album of the Year". It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, giving Taylor her third consecutive chart topper in the US. Its first week sales of 1.21 million was the third biggest debut in history for a female artist and became the fastest-selling album in over a decade. It made music history for claiming the biggest first week sales of all time by a country act, the record previously held by Garth Brooks. "RED" is just the 18th album in United States history to sell one million copies in a single week. It was also a huge global success, becoming Taylor's first chart-topper in the UK, and also topped the album charts in Australia, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand while charting in the top ten in every other major market including China.
"RED" has sold over 7 million copies in the US and 14 million worldwide as of December 2018. It was Taylor's third consecutive US top-seller and the second best-seller overall across all genres despite being out only for two months. This makes the fourth time Taylor has an album ranked in the year's top three sellers.
BACKGROUND AND RELEASE
On August 13, 2012, Taylor gave a live webchat to over 72,500 viewers, in which she answered fan questions, previewed the lead single, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together", and announced her fourth album's title as "RED", as well as its release date. During the live webchat, she also revealed that she wrote more than 30 songs for the album, of which she included 16 for the album and expressed that dysfunctional relationships can provide a lot of inspiration.
Contrary to her previous self-written album "Speak Now" (2010), Taylor enlisted the help of several of her favorite songwriters. In an interview with Parade Magazine in 2012, she revealed:
"Making a musically diverse album was something I really wanted to do this time around, and I wanted to do that by pushing myself. My comfort zone had become writing songs alone and working with the same producer I'd always worked with, and although those things were really working and I'm so proud of the last album I did, I knew that you cannot do the same thing over and over again. So I felt like, okay, there are these songwriters and producers I've admired from afar and been influenced by, but I've never had the courage to sit in a room and make music with them. Walking into a studio with Max Martin or Gary Lightbody from Snow Patrol or Ed Sheeran—it was such an exciting rush." -- Taylor Swift
She also told MTV News that the album "is interesting because each song stands on its own. It's this patchwork quilt of different sounds and different emotions, and I don't think anything on the record sounds like "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together".
Taylor previewed songs from the album on Good Morning America every Monday, beginning on September 24 until October 15. She performed on October 22 for the album's release, and the next day, she performed a live concert on the same show.
According to the singer she had spent over two years with the recording process, writing and preparation for the album. Sarah Barlow shot the album's cover, which shows Taylor's face, particularly her red lipstick. The standard and deluxe versions of the album were released on October 22, 2012 in Italy, New Zealand, the United States, among others. The deluxe edition of the album comes with a second disc with three new tracks and the original demo recordings of "Red" and "Treacherous" along with an acoustic version of "State of Grace." A karaoke version of the album was also released on February 5, 2013 on the iTunes Store, which includes the instrumental version from all tracks of its standard version.
TITLE SIGNIFICANCE
Taylor stated her reason for naming the album "RED" as:
"All the different emotions that are written about on this album are all pretty much about the kind of tumultuous, crazy, insane, intense, semi-toxic relationships that I've experienced in the last two years. All those emotions — spanning from intense love, intense frustration, jealousy, confusion, all of that — in my mind, all those emotions are red. You know, there's nothing in between. There's nothing beige about any of those feelings." -- Taylor Swift
1. State of Grace
2. Red
3. Treacherous
4. I Knew You Were Trouble
5. All Too Well
7. I Almost Do
8. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
9. Stay Stay Stay
10. The Last Time (feat. Gary Lightbody)
11. Holy Ground
12. Sad Beautiful Tragic
13. The Lucky One
14. Everything Has Changed (feat. Ed Sheeran)
15. Starlight
16. Begin Again
17. The Moment I Knew
18. Come Back...Be Here
19. Girl at Home
20. Treacherous (Original Demo Recording)
21. Red (Original Demo Recording)
22. State of Grace (Acoustic Version)
HIDDEN MESSAGES
These are the hidden messages of the songs on "RED".


A Gmail bug has been found that lets electronic mails to be transmitted anonymously with no information contained in the sender field. The bug might easily be abused by cybercriminals for use in phishing attacks.
Phishers often hide the sender of an electronic mail in phishing campaigns to deceive the receiver into believing the electronic mail is genuine. The sender's electronic mail address can be deceived so the shown name seems to be a known contact or well-known organization. Nevertheless, if there is no information in the from field, several end users might be deceived into thinking the electronic mail has come from a genuine source.
The vulnerability was found by software developer Tim Cotton. It is the second Gmail vulnerability he has found in the past few days. The first Gmail vulnerability would let an attacker send a message directly to a user's sent folder, possibly bypassing inbox anti-spam safeguards. The vulnerability might be abused to make a user think that they have earlier transmitted a message.
The vulnerability is present in how Gmail categorizes electronic mails. If the account holder's name is in the from field, the message will be automatically sent to the sent folder. If an attacker was then to send a normal electronic mail to the same user, which referred to an earlier message they had received, the user might be enticed into checking the message in the sent folder and might open an attachment or click on an embedded hyperlink.
The latest Gmail vulnerability is similar to the first. Cotton found that if a receiver's name is paired with a random tag such as <img> or <object> that contained a distorted image, the sender name would remain blank. Using this method, even if the receiver clicks on reply, no sender's name will show. Even using the Show Original function, the sender's name was not shown.
As per Cotton, "It was the blend of the quoted alias, a preceding word, space and the long base64, [and] poorly encoded img tag." While the header was conserved and described, the Gmail UX might not handle it and returned a blank field.
Both vulnerabilities have been informed to Google, but thus far, they have not been rectified.
Donald Trump is well recognized for his claims to be the largest and best and now he can make a new demand, having been called by Proofpoint as the most usually used keyword in election-related spam.
The name Trump highlighting in 53% of election-related spam electronic mail subject lines, defeating the nearest opponent "Obama" who had a trifling 6%. The nearest keyword word to Trump was "Democrat" with 11% of spam volume, after that "election" on 10% and "republican" on 7%.
A search for the names of all contenders running for Congress generated insignificant results for all except two candidates. Although there were several well-liked, nationally-recognized names up for election, just Cruz and Pelosi had prominent spam electronic mail volumes, although at a low level. The name Cruz was present in 4% of subject lines and Pelosi was in 2%.
Proofpoint notices that in the run-up to the polls, higher spam volumes related with positive results for the contenders in the United States, UK, France, and Germany. In the run-up to the 2016 U.S. election, Trump spam was nine times as common as Clinton spam.
For the mid-terms, the results are not so obvious even though the higher number of "democrat" spam electronic mails compared to "republican" spam electronic mails did correspond with the outcomes for the House of Representatives with the Democrats acquiring a majority.
The examination of the election-related spam landscape emphasized a usual tendency in phishing and spamming. The use of effective brand names to generate clicks on hyperlinks inserted in electronic mails. The strongest brands are commonly used by spammers to creäte more clicks.
"Whether these brands are trendy or polarizing, spammers include them in subject lines, electronic mail bodies, URL landing pages, social media remarks, and more to drive clicks and eyeballs, even though the actual spam or associated pages are totally unconnected to politics," notes Proofpoint.
The September Email Danger Report circulated by cybersecurity firm FireEye has cast light on the latest methods being used by cybercriminals to dupe end-users into disclosing confidential information such as login identifications to online bank accounts and electronic mail facilities.
Phishing attacks continue to control the dangerous landscape and cybercriminals have been improving their methods to achieve a higher success rate. Standard phishing electronic mails, sent in massive batches to random receivers, require no earlier research on a person or business and can be effective if they reach an inbox. Nevertheless, spam sieving solutions are now much better at identifying these 'spray and pray' electronic mail attacks and end users can identify these electronic mails as malevolent with comparative ease if they do reach an inbox. A lot of phishers are now spending more time examining targets and are carrying out much more sophisticated attacks to enhance their success rate.
Among the most usual pieces of advice given to workers in safety awareness training sessions is never to click on a link or open an electronic mail attachment that has been received from a strange sender. If an electronic mail is received from a known individual, it is much more likely to be reliable. It is also much tougher for spam sieving solutions to identify these electronic mails as malevolent.
These imitation attacks involve the attacker imitating to be a known contact, such as the CEO or a coworker. In order to pull off a cheat such as this, the firm should be examined to identify a person within the firm and to find out their electronic mail address. That person's electronic mail address is then spoofed to make it appear like the electronic mail has been sent from that person's electronic mail account.
Better still, if an electronic mail account of a worker can be compromised, it can be used to send phishing electronic mails to coworkers from within the business. These Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks are even tougher to recognize as malevolent, and if the CEO or CFO's electronic mail account can be compromised, workers are much more likely to reply and open a malevolent attachment or click an embedded hyperlink.
Instead of having to create a message for one target, if access to an electronic mail account is gained, it becomes much easier to deceive large numbers of people with general phishing electronic mails. "By including a phishing link in the impersonation electronic mail, cybercriminals understood they could send out a vaguer electronic mail to a larger amount of people while still seeing a similar open rate," wrote FireEye in the report.
This method works well if the electronic mail account has been compromised, however, it is also effective if the display name is deceived to demonstrate a person's actual name instead of just the electronic mail address. Similarly, if the display name is modified to show a real electronic mail address used by the firm, many workers will trust the messages have come from that person and will not carry out additional checks to decide whether the electronic mail is genuine. An alternative method is to register a domain name that is extremely similar to the one used by a firm – with two letters transposed for example – which can be sufficient to fool numerous workers.
These kinds of impersonation attacks are known as friendly name deceiving and are often effective. FireEye notes that there has been a major increase in these kinds of phishing attacks in the first half of the year. Further, a lot of these electronic mails are being delivered – 32% as per the FireEye report.
The study demonstrates not only how important it is to apply an advanced spam sieving solution to block these electronic mails, but also how important it is for workers to receive safety consciousness training to assist them to recognize attacks such as these and to condition workers to carry out additional checks on the actual sender of an electronic mail before taking any action.
Pegasus spyware is a genuine surveillance device that has been accredited to the Israeli cyber-intelligence company NSO Group. The spyware functions on both Android smartphones and iPhones to permit safety services to interrupt text messages, trail telephone calls, trail a telephone's location and get passwords and data from apps connected to an infected appliance.
Since at least 2016, NSO Group has been offering Pegasus spyware to nation-state actors, as per the Citizen Lab, which has carried out an in-depth analysis into the use of the spyware.
The analysis into Pegasus spyware has been going on for two years, during which time the scientists have seen a major increase in the number of operators using the malware. In 2016, there were only 200 known servers linked with Pegasus spyware; nevertheless, by 2018 the number had risen to over 600 servers. There are currently 36 operators known to be using Pegasus Spyware. Infections have been identified in 45 countries and there are 10 operators with infections in another country.
The complete list of states where Pegasus spyware has been noticed is: Algeria, Bahrain, Uzbekistan, the United States, the United Kingdom, Uganda, the UAE, Turkey, Tunisia, Thailand, Togo, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Singapore, South Africa, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Poland, Qatar, Pakistan, Palestine, the Netherlands, Oman, Mexico, Morocco, Lebanon, Libya, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Kenya, Kuwait, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Iraq, Israel, Greece, India, Egypt, France, Canada, Cote d'Ivoire, Bangladesh, Brazil, Yemen and Zambia.
An advanced new Brazilian banking Trojan has been found by safety scientists at IBM X-Force. The Trojan has been titled CamuBot because of its use of concealment to fool workers into running the installer for the malware. Like with other banking Trojans, its aim is to get bank account identifications, even though its method of doing so is different from most of the banking Trojans presently used by threat actors in Brazil.
Most banking Trojans are silent. They are silently connected out of sight, oftentimes through PowerShell scripts or Word macros in malevolent electronic mail attachments. In contrast, CamuBot is very visible.
The cheat begins with the attackers doing some reconnaissance to identify companies that use a particular bank. Workers are then identified who are likely to have access to the firm's bank account particulars. Those people are got in touch with by telephone and the attacker pretends to be a worker at their bank carrying out a regular safety check.
The workers are directed to visit a specific URL and a scan is carried out to decide whether they have the latest security module installed on their computer. The fake scan returns a result that they have out-of-date safety software and they are told to download a new safety module to make sure all online banking dealings remain safe.
When the safety module is downloaded and executed, a standard installer is shown. The installer contains the bank's logos and accurate imaging to make it seem genuine. The user is directed to shut down all running programs on their computer and run the installer, which directs them through the installation procedure. During that procedure, the installer generates two files in the %Program Data% folder, determines a proxy module, and adds itself to firewall regulations and antivirus software as a confidential application.
The installer then leaves and a popup screen is opened which guides the user to what seems to be the bank's online portal where they are required to enter their banking identifications. Nevertheless, the site they are directed to is a phishing website that transmits the account details to the attacker.
As soon as the banking identifications have been obtained and their account can be accessed, the attacker verifies that the installation has been successful and ends the call. The victims will be unaware that they have given complete control of their bank account to the attacker.
Some users will have additional verification controls in place, such as an appliance linked to their computer that is required in order for account access to be allowed. In such instances, the attacker will advise the end user that an additional software installation is needed. The malware used in the attack can fetch and connect a driver for that appliance. The attacker tells the end user to run an additional program. When that procedure is finished, the attacker is able to intercept one-time codes sent to that appliance from the bank as part of the verification procedure.
A transaction is then tried, which is tunneled through the user's IP address to make the transaction seem genuine to the bank. IBM X-Force notes that this attack method also permits the attackers to evade the biometric verification procedure.
A major data breach has been informed by the San Diego School District that has possibly led to the theft of the personal information of over half a million present and former staff and students. The data disclosed as a consequence of the breach date back to the 2008/2009 school year.
The breach was noticed after reports from district staff of a flood of phishing electronic mails. The electronic mails were highly credible and deceived users into visiting a web page where they were required to enter their login identifications. Doing so passed the identifications to the attacker.
The attacker succeeded in compromising over 50 accounts, which permitted access login to the school district's network which comprised the district database having staff and student information.
A wide variety of confidential information was saved in the database including names, birth dates, deduction information, salary information, savings and flexible spending account details, dependent identity information, tax information, payroll information, legal notices, enrollment information, emergency contact details, Social Security numbers, health data, attendance records, the names of banks, routing numbers, and account numbers for direct deposits.
The break was noticed in October 2018 but was determined to date back January 2018. When a data breach is noticed, the first step that is commonly taken is to shut down access to all undermined accounts. Doing so would obviously forewarn the attacker that the breach has been noticed.
In this situation, the San Diego Unified Police was notified about the breach and the decision was taken to probe the breach before ending access. By taking this measure, the police division was able to identify a person who is supposed to be behind the attack.
All compromised identifications have now been reset and illegal access is no more possible. Additional safety controls have now been applied to avoid similar attacks in the future.
Notices have now been issued to all affected people. Those notices were delayed to allow the police to probe the breach without tipping off the attacker.
Microsoft has issued an out of band update for Internet Explorer to rectify a vulnerability that is being actively exploited. The Internet Explorer vulnerability was found by Clement Lecigne at Google's Threat Analysis Group, who informed Microsoft of the vulnerability.
The remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2018-8653, is in the Internet Explorer scripting engine, which manages memory objects. If the vulnerability is abused, an attacker might corrupt the memory in a way that lets the implementation of arbitrary code with the same level of rights as the existing user.
If the attack happens while a user is logged in that has administrative privileges, an attacker would be able to take complete control of the user's appliance and connect programs, modify or erase data, or create new accounts with complete admin privileges.
For the vulnerability to be exploited, a user would need to visit a specifically created web page having the exploit code. This might be achieved through malvertising – malevolent advertisements that redirect users to the malevolent webpages – or by sending electronic mails having a hyperlink to the malevolent web page.
Obviously, the updates must be applied as soon as possible, even though temporary measures can be taken until the update is applied to defend against attack. Microsoft proposes rights to the jscript.dll file for the Everyone group must be removed. This will not have any unfavorable effects for users of Internet Explorer 9, 10, or 11, which use the jscript9.dll file by default.
No details have been issued to date on present attacks that are abusing this vulnerability. Google has yet to provide that information to Microsoft.


In the United States most cops drive around in the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor, more commonly known as the P71.
When the cops have finished with them, having driven them into the ground, they sell them off at auction. Which means you can own an old cop car. But should you?
This video shows some guy talking about what it's like to own an old Ford P71 Interceptor. And pondering whether buying one is a good option for regular people.
The thing is, the cops drive these cars for a reason. Multiple reasons, in fact. So you'll get a highly maneuverable tank which should never let you down. I'm in.


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Schwertgesang (engl. Sword Song) ist ein Roman des britischen Schriftstellers Bernard Cornwell. Es handelt sich um einen historischen Roman, also um ein Prosa-Werk, das für seine erfundene (=fiktionale) Haupthandlung historische (also tatsächliche) Ereignisse als Hintergrund nimmt. Schwertgesang ist im 9. Jahrhundert n. Chr. in Wessex und Cornwall angesiedelt und beschreibt die Auseinandersetzungen des angelsächsischen Königs Alfred von Wessex mit den dänischen Wikingern unter König Guthrum. Historischen Personen wie den Königen Alfred und Guthrum stehen erfundene Figuren wie der Angelsachse Uhtred, der Held und Erzähler der Geschichte, gegenüber.

Schwertgesang wurde im Jahr 2007 in englischer Originalsprache veröffentlicht, die deutsche Übersetzung erschien 2008.

Einordnung in Cornwells Serien
Schwertgesang ist der vierte Teil einer mehrteiligen Serie, die unter dem Titel The Saxon Stories in englischer Sprache erscheint. Im Deutschen heißt sie nach ihrem Protagonisten Die Uhtred-Saga. Vorgänger von Schwertgesang sind Das letzte Königreich, Der weiße Reiter und Die Herren des Nordens. Die Serie wurde mit Das brennende Land, Der sterbende König und Der Heidenfürst fortgesetzt. Mit Wolfskrieg wurde im April 2019 der elfte Roman des Zyklus um Alfred den Großen und seinen Sohn Edward auf Deutsch veröffentlicht. Wie viele Teile die gesamte Serie enthalten wird, wurde von Cornwell noch nicht bekanntgegeben.

Handlung
Schwertgesang setzt zeitlich einige Jahre nach Die Herren des Nordens ein: Uhtred von Bebbanburg geht auf die 30 zu, hat zum zweiten Mal geheiratet und hat zwei kleine Kinder.
Auf König Alfreds Befehl hin, baut er die Burgen und Festungen entlang der Themse aus und bereitet sie für die Dänenangriffe auf das Königreich Wessex vor.

Als die Dänen, unter Führung der Brüder Erik und Sigefried Thurgelson und Graf Haesten, der einst Uhtreds Mann war, die Stadt London besetzt halten, immer mehr Verstärkung bekommen und der Seehandel über die Themse zum Erliegen kommt, sollen Uhtred und sein Cousin Æthelred, Aldermann von Mercien, London zurückerobern. Nachdem dies mit einer List und nach hartem Kampf gelungen ist, wird Uhtred Militärgouverneur von London und kümmert sich um die Stadtverteidigung. Währenddessen setzt Æthelred den Dänen nach, die sich an die Themsemündung zurückgezogen haben. Dabei begleitet ihn seine Frau Aethelflaed, die die älteste Tochter von König Alfred ist. Die Flotte wird von den angreifenden Wikingern stark beschädigt und Aethelflaed wird bei den Kämpfen gefangen genommen.

Die Dänen fordern nun ein unvergleichlich hohes Lösegeld für die Tochter des Königs. Mit dem Lösegeld könnten die Dänen ein Heer aufstellen, das stark genug wäre um Wessex zu erobern. Doch Alfred will seine Tochter nicht als Hure der Dänen gedemütigt wissen. Also schickt er Uhtred mit Steapa zum Lager der Dänen nach Beamfleot um ein gutes Lösegeld zu verhandeln.

Bei den anschließenden Lösegeldverhandlungen erkennt Uhtred, dass sich Aethelflaed in den Wikingeranführer Erik verliebt hat und gar nicht mehr zu ihrem tyrannischen Ehemann zurückwill. Sie vereinbaren eine List, die Aethelflead und Erik zur Flucht in den Norden zu Uhtreds Freund Ragnar verhelfen soll, doch diese misslingt, denn Graf Haesten nimmt die Königstochter gefangen und will mit ihr fliehen. Am Ende gelingt es Uhtred aber dennoch, Haestens Plan zu vereiteln, Erik jedoch wird dabei von seinem Bruder Sigefried getötet. Osferth, der uneheliche Sohn Alfreds, tötet auf Uhtreds Befehl hin Sigefried.
Haesten entkommt jedoch und Uhtred bringt Alfred seine Tochter zurück.

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Historischer Roman
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The applicant in this application for leave to appeal was convicted andsentenced to ten years imprisonment on each of four counts in theSpecial Criminal Court on the 28 October 1983. The counts in questionrelated to possession of firearms, control of firearms, falseimprisonment and unlawful seizure of a vehicle. In this application,which relates to the convictions and not to the sentences, only oneground of appeal has been argued, namely that there was no adequateevidence that the applicant had been duly arrested pursuant to s. 30 ofthe Offences Against the State Act, 1939. It is common case that proof of such arrest was necessary to establishthe jurisdiction of the Special Criminal Court to try theapplicant.
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Specialist in occupational safety is going to rise by 2026. If you analyze such figures and are interested in developing a career in this field, then it is your perfect opportunity to start making the necessary stride; however, the most significant inquiry is how can you do this? In the text underneath, you are going to learn more about how you can become a safety specialist.
In whatever you are keen on, you have to get however much data as could be expected, and subsequently, get familiar with this field. Those people who are working in this sector collect and analyze data about working environments. It is the role of these specialists to ensure that all people in the working environment are safe and secure by sticking to set standards. In this manner, there will be less mischief occurring in the workplace which implies less pay claims. Reliant on the business relegated, these experts satisfy diverse jobs. One thing's for sure; it is hard to earn a specialist status without going through the appropriate education system. Furthermore, you should go for a course that will procure you a four-year college education in occupation and security. If not, there are some other adequate courses that you can take and still procure your degree. Since the occupational and safety industry is massive, you will learn different subjects depending on your interested niche. Of course, those concentrating on industrial hygiene will not cove the same subjects as those handling health physics although there will be some similarities. If you are in secondary school and are contemplating building up a profession here later on, you have to concentrate more on Math, Science, Chemistry, English, and Physics. Such subjects are going to make your studies progressively centered around the field.
Before you start practicing in this field, certification is very important. They are not mandatory, but it is going to give you better credibility as those that have certifications are trusted more. The best certificate to own here is the Certified Safety Professional (CSP). If you have this and begin searching for work, your manager will confide in you more. Although formal education is essential, you need to have the right experience too. You can get this through on-job training that is going to help you discover more about the field before you become a specialist. Individuals who are doing these courses are in intense interest today. This is because there are increasing insurance expenses and older people in the working environment. According to statistics, the older the workforce, the more significant the number of compensation claims. You need to learn more about your job prospects. Will you be successful in your career?
Put more effort in this field to realize better gains. It is essential that you learn more on all you can here.


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13 year old girls given contraceptive implants without parents' knowledge
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Telegraph: The procedure was carried out in Southampton, Hants, as part of a government initiative to drive down teenage pregnancies. As many as nine secondary schools in the city are thought to have been involved.
But it has caused a backlash from parents who weren't aware that their daughters had been fitted with the device, which sits under the skin. It is currently unknown exactly how many youngsters have taken part in the scheme. Parents say they have been forced to inspect their child's arm for any sign of the implant.
Health chiefs have defended sexual health services going into schools, saying teenage pregnancies had dropped by 22 per cent as a result.
But campaigners from the Family Education Trust say the implant fuels the flames of promiscuity by giving girls licence to have underage sex. Norman Wells, director of the trust, has urged health chiefs to look at ways of discouraging sexual activity amongst children in the first place. He said: "Schemes like these inevitably lead to boys putting pressure on girls to have sex. They can now tell their girlfriends: 'You can get the school clinic to give you an implant, so you don't have to worry about getting pregnant'."
"Parents send their children to school to receive a good education, not to be undermined by health workers who give their children contraceptives behind their backs."
One mother, whose 13-year-old daughter was given the implant, has called the scheme "morally wrong". She claimed the school had gone ahead without consulting their family doctor. The woman, who wished to remain anonymous, said the pupils had to simply fill out a questionnaire about their medical history. They then underwent a consultation with health experts before receiving the contraceptive but there was a lack of follow-up appointments. She said: "I feel really angry about this. I agree that teaching teenagers about sexual health and contraception is very important but this is a step too far. To perform a minor surgical procedure on school grounds, without parents knowing is morally wrong."
Health chiefs have defended the scheme, insisting letters were sent to all parents at participating schools in 2009 when the service was launched. It was then left to individual schools to inform parents of all future students joining, either by letter or in the prospectus. They also say reports are showing that teenage pregnancies have dropped by 22 per cent since sexual health services went in to schools.
A spokeswoman for Solent NHS Trust and NHS Southampton said: "We are committed to ensuring local young people are able to access clinically appropriate sexual health support. This helps them to avoid unwanted pregnancies and protect themselves from sexually transmitted infections."
What could go wrong here? This: A 13-year-old girl who had a contraceptive implant fitted at school without her mother's knowledge said she wanted the procedure because she "felt like having sex".
The teenager is one of 33 schoolgirls who have been fitted with the device in Southampton, Hants, as part of a controversial government initiative to drive down teenage pregnancies. Now she has broken her silence to defend her actions, saying she believes she acted responsibly by taking measures to stop herself getting pregnant.
And her mother insisted she was "proud" of her daughter, although she claimed performing a minor surgical procedure at school without parental consent was "morally wrong".
"I think it has really helped me because if I am with my boyfriend and we feel like having sex, I have the peace of mind knowing that I am OK. At the time I didn't want to tell my mum because there are some things you don't want to talk to your parents about. But I am glad I have told her now. I'd rather tell her I've had an implant than tell her I was pregnant. But I think there should be the option to have full confidentiality because some children just can't speak to their parents."
Her mother said she was proud her daughter has taken responsibility to protect herself. But she is now demanding an apology from health bosses at the Solent NHS Trust and a review of the service in schools. She said: "I believe they have neglected my daughter by not making sure she had a follow-up appointment. I want an apology. I know I may not be able to stop this surgical procedure being carried out on school grounds altogether."
This is disturbing on many levels. A 13 year old girl is not mature enough to make informed decisions about her medical care. And she certainly isn't emotionally mature to deal with the consequences. How can she be afraid to speak with her mom yet "mature" enough to participate in the most intimate act of sexual intercourse?
Wait for Obamacare folks and the mandate Skippy wants for access to birth control. And be sure to check your young girls' arms.
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This is so wrong on so many levels. Are they still suspending students for having Advil in their backpacks? A child can't take an aspirin or ibuprofin without a doctor's note for pete's sake and here they are performing surgery. A thirteen year old should not be sexually active much less be encouraged to do so. A young girl whose hormonal cycle is just being established should certainly not be taking hormones.
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The alternative school in the Lynnwood School District was doing this to middle school girls back in the mid-1990s. I met the woman who blew the whistle about school staff taking the girls off campus to a clinic for Norplant without parental permission.
Now the Teachers in the Public School System can really get their jollys.
Well, just keep sending your children into the 666 beast state re-education camp synagogues of Satan. Next, they'll be coming home with THE MARK OF THE BEAST implanted in them. Christians don't obey God to remove their children from 666 beast system "public school". So, in this day and age, what do they expect??
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No. 40 of the "45 Communist Goals for America":
Discredit the family and wrest control of children from their parents.
https://neprimer.com/1963ComGoals.htm
Can't have Aspirin 'cause of Zero Tolerance of drugs, but here's a birth control implant.
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Senators Re-Sign Klimchuk to Two-Way Deal
June 13, 2019 - American Hockey League (AHL) - Belleville Senators News Release
The Ottawa Senators announced today that the club has signed forward Morgan Klimchuk to a one-year, two-way contract. The contract will carry an annual value of $700,000 in the National Hockey League and $85,000 in the American Hockey League.
Klimchuk, aged 24, was acquired by the Senators on Jan. 11 in a trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 6-0, 185-pound Regina native played in eight games with the Belleville Senators following the trade, scoring four goals and recording five points before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury in early February.
Drafted by Calgary with its first-round selection (28th overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft, Klimchuk was acquired by the Maple Leafs in a trade with the Flames on Nov. 27, 2018. In 38 AHL games last season with the Stockton Heat, the Toronto Marlies and Belleville, he scored nine goals and added six assists for 15 points.
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Cranksters Rod and Kustom are invading Nagambie in central Victoria on 13 to 15th of September 2013 and want you to join in.
Sunday 15th will see the Tuff Lift Chrome Bumper Show and Shine @$10 a car load - Big Thanks to Tuff Lift for being a major sponsor.
It's sure to be big! To help pay for all the fun, Cranksters will be raffling off a 2 post Tuff Lift Hoistble - tickets are 5 bucks each. More Info? Ring Secretary Golly on 0429 959 185.


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Mount Yale is a 14er in the Sawatch Range near Buena Vista. This is a STRENUOUS hike. The distance is roughly 9.5 miles and vertical gain 4300'. This is not a good introductory winter 14er hike. Bring winter gear and SNOWSHOES. Post hike meal somewhere in Buena Vista.
This 13er is in James Peak Wilderness area off of the Fall River Road exit! This is a class 2 hike in summer but probably a class 3 with snow. It is approximately 8 miles round trip and ~3000 feet in elevation gain. Start Elevation: 10400' End Elevation: 13294' Skill Level: Strenuous https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/colorado/james-peak-trail Carpool location: Skier's lot (1682 S Foothills Hwy, Boulder, CO), Coordinates: 39°57'14.2"N 105°13'52.8"W Trailhead location: St Mary's Glacier Trailhead, Coordinates: 39°49'38.4"N 105°38'34.7"W This hike is for the fit and acclimated. Meet at 7:00am at Skier's lot to organize carpool. If you are driving to trailhead by yourself, meet us at 8:10am at St Mary's Glacier Trailhead. We will start hiking promptly at 8:20am so don't be late. If you have a reliable car, please be prepared to drive. Please remember to give your driver $6 for gas, car wash and parking fee. It is always appreciated. Make sure to bring water, snacks, warm layers and micro-spikes (maybe snowshoes). Bad weather postpones/cancels. Disclaimer: By attending this hike, you assume all responsibility for your own safety. Mountaineering in Colorado can be very dangerous. Altitude sickness, dehydration, and fast-building storms are the most common problems. Please be in shape and self-sufficient.
Mount Snikatu, Grizzly Peak D and Cupid Peak via Mount Sniktau Trail and Loveland Pass is a 9 mile trail with ~3100' elevation gain located near Dillon that offers scenic views. Distance: ~9 miles Start Elevation: 11900' End Elevation: 13427' Skill Level: Strenuous Difficulty: Class 2 This hike is for the fit and acclimated. Route Info: Some information on hiking along these routes can be found at the sites below. Please review the route before the trip. https://www.14ers.com/13ers/peak.php?peakkey=3220 https://www.14ers.com/13ers/peak.php?peakkey=5040 https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/colorado/sniktau-mountain-trail https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/colorado/grizzly-peak-and-cupid-peak-via-mount-sniktau-trail-and-loveland-pass Carpool location: Skier's lot (1682 S Foothills Hwy, Boulder, CO), Coordinates: 39°57'14.2"N 105°13'52.8"W Trailhead location: Loveland Pass, Coordinates: 39°39'48.5"N 105°52'43.9"W We'll meet at the Skier's lot 6:00am and carpool to the Loveland Pass. We should arrive about 7:15am and will start hiking at 7:30am. We may stop for food after the hike. If you have a reliable car, please be prepared to drive. Please remember to give your driver $5 for gas and car wash. It is always appreciated. Make sure to bring water, snacks, warm layers, gloves and microspikes. Bad weather (rain, high winds) postpones/cancels. Disclaimer: By attending this hike, you assume all responsibility for your own safety. Mountaineering in Colorado can be very dangerous. Altitude sickness, dehydration, and fast-building storms are the most common problems. Please be in shape and self-sufficient.
Mount Morrison is the mountain behind Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison CO. It is one of the steepest hikes in the Denver-Boulder area. Some sections require the use of your hands! After hiking to the summit, you are rewarded with a gorgeous view of Red Rocks and the surrounding area. The total distance is 3.6 miles and the vertical gain is 1975'! Bring water and a HEADLAMP! Bad weather i.e. pouring rain or snowstorm cancels.
Mount Antero is a 14er in the Sawatch Range near Buena Vista. This is a STRENUOUS hike. The distance is roughly 16 miles and vertical gain 5200'. This is not a good introductory winter 14er hike. More info: https://www.14ers.com/route.php?route=ante1&peak=Mt.+Antero Post hike meal somewhere in Buena Vista.


The Self-Assessment deadline is fast approaching! Irrespective of whether you have a liability or not, if your Self-Assessment return is not submitted by 31st January 2020 you will be facing a minimum penalty of £100!
Every year HMRC publish the top excuses taxpayers give for not filing their returns. Earlier this year it was revealed that such excuses included 'my wife has been seeing aliens and won't let me in the house' 'I've been far too busy touring the country with my one-man play' and 'my business doesn't really do anything'. These, along with many others are obviously not acceptable.
If you have not yet submitted your return, make sure you talk to your accountant whilst there is still time. And if your return is going to be late, make sure you have a reasonable excuse.
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Buying and selling are essential for any country to develop its economy and maintain good relations with other nations. The first table below shows top trading partners of Australia in terms of export sales (selling), including Japan, China, and South Korea. The second lists top trade partners of Australia regarding import total (buying). That is, most products are imported from these countries to Australia.


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Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy is committed to providing the best possible Careers Education Information and Guidance (CEIAG) for all students, from Year 7 to Year 13. We ensure students have access to impartial careers advice and have access to employers who can help them consider their future options.
OBA's Careers Leader is Assistant Principal, Mrs Oulton, and she can be contacted by email at s.oulton@ob-ac.co.uk or by telephone on 01928 711643, Monday to Friday, if you have any questions related to CEIAG or you wish to access further information about OBA's Careers Programme. If any external providers would like to contribute to our CEIAG Programme, please contact Mrs Oulton on the email address above.
Our qualified Careers Adviser is Siân Woods who can be contacted by email at s.woods@ob-ac.co.uk three days a week. Siân, who works for MPloy Solutions, holds 1:1 Careers Guidance sessions with students and provides them with expert and impartial advice on the range of opportunities available to them. This is then followed up with an Individual Action Plan, which will be given to both students and parents/carers, so that further research can be carried out independently on the internet.
The dates that Siân is available are displayed on the Careers noticeboard, outside the Careers Hub and on Tutor Group noticeboards.
Appointments with Siân are arranged by Mrs Oulton but, if required, Siân can also be contacted by email.
Our Careers Advisor is also present at relevant key events in OBA. She attends Year 8 Options Evening and Year 10, 11, 12 and 13 Progress Evenings and is also present at GCSE and A Level Results Days to give advice and guidance to both students and their parents regarding grades achieved and next steps.
In addition, she is available after school three nights a week in The Careers Hub, if students would like additional advice or support.
Even though Year 7 students might think that decisions regarding their future are many years ahead, all students have an introductory assembly about the importance of developing Transferable Employability Skills, even at the age of 11 or 12. They are involved in a number of Enterprise Projects via or OBA's very rich ECM programme and Impact Days where they begin to explore the skills employers are looking for and involve themselves in activities to gain experience and develop an understanding of these crucial skills. Students are introduced to the online careers information available to them and begin to learn more about the vast amount of possible career routes both via the curriculum and the weekly newsletter which is available on OBA's website and is emailed to parents.
The good work introduced by Form Tutors and Subject Teachers in Year 7 is then built on further in Year 8 and students go on to investigate further possible career routes and explore further the skills and qualities required in different occupations. They consider stereotyping and the importance of equal opportunities and a Year 8 Careers Fair is delivered for students and parents to assist in Option Choices. Students also begin to have an understanding of a range of local businesses; they develop links with them and receive advice and constructive criticism from them following presentations in assemblies.
In Year 9, further understanding and embedding of key employability skills takes place by external providers. A variety of projects to develop Enterprise Skills take place and exploring post 16 opportunities and CV preparation start to gain a higher profile. Students are introduced in assemblies to employees from local businesses to help them begin their planning for their work experience placement in Year 10.
In Year 10, as well as the ECM programme and Impact days offering students many opportunities to develop the skills learnt in Years 7-9, they begin to prepare for their week's Work Experience placement. The aim of this valuable week is to give students first-hand experience of the world of work. A huge range of links with business and industry are set up by Mploy Solutions, which is a major provider of Work Experience Placements for schools in the North West of England. A Work Experience meeting for parents/carers will take place early in the Autumn term and students are fully prepared for their placement through planned careers lessons during ECM time and assemblies.
All Year 11 students have a 1:1 Careers Guidance Session with the Careers Adviser who offers each individual expert and impartial advice about the routes of further study and apprenticeships available to them. A Careers Fair is held for all students and they have the opportunity to speak to various professionals and organisations, in order to help with their post 16 choices. Students are invited to attend workshops and presentations with outside speakers regarding various post 16 routes. In addition, each student will have at least one 1:1 careers meeting with either the Principal, Vice Principal, an Assistant Principal or a Head of Year.
In Year 12 all students have a 1:1 interview with the Careers Adviser and Form Tutors offered structured support via an on-line programme called Unifrog. All students also begin to keep a 'Soft Skills Passport' which will help them build up, develop further and log a range of transferable skills required by both universities and employers. A number of CEIAG assemblies also develop their thinking as they begin to prepare for a week's Work Experience, which may link in with the Key Stage 5 curriculum options that they have chosen. A Work Experience meeting for parents/carers will take place early in the Autumn term so that students are fully prepared for their placement and there will be further follow-up and support via tutorials and assemblies.
Alongside this runs a package of support regarding university aspirations and a variety of university and outside speakers attend to offer first hand advice on the best way to pursue and apply for Higher Education courses.
In Year 13, The Sixth Form Team make further recommendations for further 1:1 guidance sessions with the Careers Adviser and students are given the opportunity to have a mock interview with local businesses. Students following vocational courses in the Sixth Form also develop links with local businesses, with some spending curriculum time in the work place.
By using the Careers and Enterprise Company's Compass Tool. This is a tool for schools and colleges in England, that quickly and easily helps us to evaluate our careers activity against the Eight Gatsby Benchmarks. This means that we are constantly comparing what we do against the best national practice. The tool was built in partnership with the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, to help us to easily discover our strengths and find areas for improvement. Once completed, the tool provides us with a confidential report and ideas to help you achieve the best for our students in relation to each benchmark.
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同伴する(どうはん する) A person accompanies another person.
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Schenectady's PanderPols vote to evict sex offenders
Filed under: Haiku or Senryu,lawyer news or ethics,Schenectady Synecdoche,viewpoint — David Giacalone @ 8:50 am
follow-up (March 27, 2010): The Schenectady County sex offender residency law was voided yesterday by State Supreme Court Justice Barry Kramer, who held that the law was pre-empted by New York State laws covering restrictions on where sex offenders may live. See "Sex offender law tossed out" (Albany Times Union, March 27, 2010). The case was brought pro bono by the Albany law firm of [Terence] Kindlon Shanks & Associates, which has successfully challenged similar laws in Albany, Resselaer and Washington Counties. Attorney Kathy Manley handled the Schenectady County case for the Kindlon law firm.
Talk about child abuse. More than a dozen Schenectady County high school students were "shadowing" our county legislators at a public meeting last night, and they got an unsavory and unvarnished civics lesson. Not only were the youth kept in their seats for four hours, but they had to witness both the ugly refusal by the Chair (Susan E. Savage) to permit debate on what is surely the most controversial piece of local legislation this year, and the nasty sight of posturing and pandering politicians, who "did something to protect children" by passing a means-pirited, shoddily-drafted and predictably ineffective set of residency restrictions on sex offenders. (see a FoxNews23 video covering the story) As today's Albany Times Union explains, in "Law aims to shield kids: Schenectady County passes housing rules for sex convicts (June 13, 2007), under County of Schenectady Local Law No. 03-07 & 04-07, no matter what their risk level, the age of their victims, or the nature of their crimes, sex offenders may no longer reside near places where children congregate (that is, any elementary, middle or high school, child care facility, public park, playground or swimming pool, or youth center). Not only are they prohibited from moving to a residence within 2000 feet of such places, but:
"The change requires sex offenders — at every level — to leave their homes starting Oct. 1, should they reside within 2,000 feet of public parks, pools and playgrounds, as well as schools, day care and youth facilities." (emphasis added)
Indeed, if any of those facilities are built, relocated, or licensed within 2000 feet of the residence of a sex offender at any future time, he or she must move within ninety days. These draconian restrictions were passed yesterday by an 11 to 3 vote of the county legislature, with only former judge Michael Eidens, former Schenectady mayor Karen B. Johnson, and Carolina M. Lazzari voting "no." The legislators who voted "yes" knew two things: (1) many aroused voter-citizens, who are fearful for their children and angry over having sex offenders live near them, want the County to do something; and (2) there is absolutely no evidence that proximity restrictions in any way reduce recidivism, and much research and expert advice that says they are likely to make things worse (by destabilizing the offenders, removing social networks, and making it harder to locate them). Despite the latter fact, the politicians decided to bow to the politically-urgent former one.
In case you're thinking "they surely aren't doing this for political advantage," let me point out that the nine co-sponsors are all Democrats, who would not permit any Republicans to co-sponsor the bill — not even Joseph Suhrada, who had first proposed the restrictions two years ago. (The procedural bullying done by my party, now that they have local and federal legislative majorities, often embarrasses me). The Democratic legislators only became aware of the importance and urgency of the problem when a sex offender moved on the block of one of them, and the folk in one town got very loud in their demands for action. Frank Quinn, a town supervisor (who spoke for four others whose towns would likely be the destination of many offenders displaced from the more populous parts of the County) complained they were never consulted, and said last night: "There's no reason to do this tonight. . . The problem of how to effectively manage sex offenders has been around for thousands of years." As the TU reported, he added, "This legislation is really designed to influence upcoming county elections by pandering to selected voters and their fears." [also see CapitalNews9, "Schenectady County legislature considers sex offender legislation," June 12, 2007]
eviction notice —
a moth ricochets
in the lampshade
. . . by Alice Frampton — The Heron's Nest (March 2004)
When I first wrote about sex offender residency limits in April 2005 (and the related Halloween Political Tricks), I had no idea that my little County would be passing the most restrictive laws of any of the jurisdictions in our region. In 2005, there was a spurt of activity by politicians in many states and localities rushing to out-do each other in being tough on sexual predators — by pretending to do something that would actually make a difference and protect children. One spur was the Doe V. Miller decision by the 8th Circuit federal appellate court, which upheld the residency restrictions in Iowa against constitutional challenges. Since then other states have upheld similar laws, but not laws that failed to grandfather in current residences or forced offenders to move if a children's facility moved near them. The restrictions (with or without grandfather clauses) have not been tested in New York Courts. I believe they should be struck down as violations of important civil liberties. As the Associated Press reported on May 30, 2007, a Missouri circuit court judge has struck down the retroactivity feature of a Missouri residency law [in the case rel L. v. Dept. of Corrections]. "Missouri judge tosses part of law keeping sex offenders away from schools, " KansasCity.com/AP (via the Sex Crimes weblog)
warm rain
on cardboard
………………….. by Alice Frampton – New Resonance 3 & The Heron's Nest (2002)
Many viewpoints were expressed at least night's public meeting. Having represented many children in abuse cases, I believe sex abuse is a serious and terrible crime. I told the County Legislature, however, that they ordinance was not a serious attempt to solve the problem and was terrible policy. I'm sympathetic with the fear of so many parents, but I believe they must be told that there are better alternatives for dealing with this problem and residency restrictions will only produce a false sense of protection. The TU article describes the message of "David Hess, a registered Level 1, or 'low-risk,' sex offender — and now a minister from Henrietta in Monroe County." Hess warned that the changes would cause sex offenders to move underground and commit more offenses. The TU continued:
He noted nothing keeps them from visiting locations they will no longer be permitted to live. "This law says sex offenders cannot spend their nights where children spend their days," he said.
now with homeless eyes
I see it…
blossoming spring
…. by Issa, translated by David G. Lanoue
You can find a very good discussion of issues presented by the residency restrictions on sex offenders by Lior Strahilevitz and many commentors at PrawfsBlawg's "Sex Offender Residency Restrictions and the Right to Live Where You Want," Aug. 3, 2005, and Michael Cernovich reviews many of the relevant legal issues at Crime & Federalsim, in his posting Doe v. Miller: The Legal Theories. Residency restrictions have been in the news a lot recently, and have been covered well by Corey Rayburn Yung at Sex Crimes (e.g., here), and by Prof. Douglas A. Berman, at Sentencing Law and Policy weblog. Last year, Prof. Berman pointed to "A potent and important prosecutorial statement against sex offender residency restrictions" (Feb. 9, 2006). The document was released by the Iowa County Attorneys Association, an organization of county prosecutors seeking "to promote the uniform and efficient administration of the criminal justice system." In its five-page statement ICAA explains that Iowa's broad sex offender residency restriction "does not provide the protection that was originally intended and that the cost of enforcing the requirement and the unintended effects on families of offenders warrant replacing the restriction with more effective protective measure."
in the scent of summer
autumn wind—
a leaf and homeless man
cross paths
……………………….. by Andrew Riutta
"deep" – Roadrunner (Winter 2005)
For further reading on this topic, I suggest:
An important amicus brief to the Ohio Supreme Court, which is quoted at length in the Sex Crimes posting "Amicus Brief in Challenge to Ohio Residency Restrictions" (June 5, 2007). Among many cogent points, the brief argues that "the Ohio statute may increase the risk of recidivism by forcing many sex offenders to move from supportive environments that reduce the offenders' risk of re-offending. See, e.g., JOAN PETERSILIA, WHEN PRISONERS COME HOME: PAROLE AND PRISONER REENTRY (2003) (concluding that positive social support is critical to the success of released offenders.)."
The Sun Sentinel article "Offender fights Palm Beach County ordinance: Tough laws limit where they can live, but critics doubt their effectiveness (June 3, 2007).
The Newsday story, "Residency laws for sex offenders under microscope:
Restrictions aim to prevent repeat crimes, but critics say all laws do is prevent offenders from rebuilding lives," Dec. 2, 2006.
"More limits on sex offenders won't help, advocate tells board," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 7, 2007, covering the consideration of residency restrictions in Wentzville, MO.
[update: June 14, 2007] "Patchwork of sex offender laws leads to confusion," CapitalNews 9 [Albany, NY], June 13, 2007.
"Montgomery County reacting to Schenectady sex offender restrictions," WNYT.com, June 14, 2007. ["We'll take a look at what we have here on the books already, do an assessment in order to keep them from making a mass exodus from Schenectady County or any other county into our county," said Tom DiMezza, chairman of the Board of Supervisors.] And, "Sex offender says he has no place left to go," WNYT.com, June 14, 2007 (focus on Richard Matthews, a registered sex offender living in Scotia, NY).
I believe the policy issues presented by sex offender residence restrictions are important for the integrity of our society. Notwithstanding the example of the current Administration in Washington, we cannot react to fear (especially exaggerated fear) by unduly restricting the civil liberties of an undesirable or unpopular class of people. The issues are important enough, that I told the County Legislature last night that I would come out of retirement to help bring a declaratory judgment suit or other challenge to their actions (that really brought them to their senses). Since I'm a bit rusty (as well as under the weather a lot), I would appreciate any volunteer assistance in this battle. If you don't know how to contact me, just leave a Comment below.
Carl Strock
update (June 14, 2007): Columnist Carl Strock, of the Schenectady Gazette (which is only available online by subscription), continued his excellent coverage of sex-offender issues today — attempting to focus on facts and reason in the face of hysteria and political pandering. We've mentioned Carl at f/k/a before (e.g., here, there). In my own quixotic role of self-appointed Ethics Advisor to the legal profession, I often feel kinship with Carl. As a journalist with an opinion and sharp pen, he must enjoy having targets like our local politicians, who are so often engaged in easy-to-lampoon behavior. As a citizen, however, Carl must feel very frustrated by the futility of his mission. In a column titled "Sch'dy law speaks to primal fears" (June 14, 2007), Carl exercises his "customary restraint" and calls Tuesday's meeting of the Schenectady County Legislature "one of the most shameful displays of pandering that I have ever seen in a lawmaking body." Carl asks "Pandering to what?" and replies:
"To the deep primal fear that your child or mine might be raped and murdered by some slavering, out-of-control, subhuman monster. . . . "
Noting that sex offenders are officially called "predators" and "have become in the popular imagination a separate category of human beings," Strock shows that the idea of a lurking bogeyman has captured the public and left our Legislature beyond caring about facts and reason. They have passed a law that is very likely to make things worse but don't care. "They have spit in the eye of the bogeyman, and that's enough." On the Gazette's opinion page today, the lead editorial, "Lousy laws on sex offenders," also gets it right, saying that the new legislation "not only plays to public hysteria, but promotes it."
What makes this law so despicable to me is the fact that our legislators do know better. They're not overwhelmed by the fear of the bogeyman. They are instead willing to exploit those fears for political advantage.
Personally, I have no problem having a sex offender who is struggling to straighten out his life living on my block. Right now, I'm more worried about the power and bad example of our pandering politicians. I'm relieved that I don't live within 2000 feet of Ed Kosiur, Bob Farley, Sue Savage, Tony Jasenski, Vince DiCerbo, Mike Petta, Gary Hughes, Philip Fields, Brian Gordon, and Judy Dagostino. Please warn me if any of them move to my neighborhood. [Update: July 18, 2007: For a recent, well-written, 36-page opinion, from the Kenton District Court, refusing to enforce Kentucky's SORR (which also has no grandfather clause) and declaring it to be unconstitutional ex-post facto punishment, read Kentucky v. Baker, Case Number, 07-M-00604, etc., Martin J. Sheehan, District Judge (via David Hess at The Parson.net).]
update (July 30, 2007) See stop kosiur: my first single-issue election (July 31, 2007)
update (Aug. 8, 2007): See our post "NYCLU Letter threatens lawsuit over Schenectady County sex offender law" (Aug. 7, 2007)
update (Aug. 9, 2007): see "not one repeat child-molesting stranger: Strock," covering Carl Strock's findings about child molestation cases in Schenectady County over the past two years.
update (Aug. 23, 2007): "Schenectady's (d)evolving sex offender laws". And see
Sex Offenders: A Flawed Law: from Gatehouse News Service.
Overview: Here's a list of major f/k/a postings on residency restrictions and other exclusionary laws relating to sex offenders:
Schenectady's PanderPols Vote to Evict Sex Offenders (June 13, 2007)
stop Kosiur: my first single-issue election (July 30, 2007)
NYCLU Letter threatens lawsuit over Schenectady County sex offender law (Aug. 7, 2007)
not one repeat child-molesting stranger: Strock (Aug. 9, 2007)
new Schenectady sex offender law proposal (Aug. 13, 2007)
Schenectady's (d)evolving Sex Offender Law (Aug. 23, 2007)
courageous mayor vetoed flawed sex offender laws (Aug. 26, 2007)
"Mt. Upton acts up against sex offenders" (Aug. 30, 2007)
"Ohio sex offender residency law can't be applied retroactively: federal district court" (Sept. 4, 2007)
"Sunday papers question sex offender laws" (Sept. 9, 2007)
"sex offender study released by Human Rights Watch" (Sept. 12, 2007)
"Patty Wetterling tells "the harm in sex offender laws" (Sept. 14, 2007)
"how we treat 'those people'" (Sept. 27, 2007, scroll to Maine registry decision)
NY lawsuit challenges Albany County sex offender restrictions (Sept. 28, 2007)
Ohio high court to hear sex offender retroactivity case this week (Oct. 7, 2007)
wrecklessly unconstitutional (Oct. 11, 2007)
"our first look at the Schenectady County Council to Prevent Sex Offenses" (October 22, 2007)
"hauntingly familiar: pols, sex offenders and Halloween" (Oct. 24, 2007)
"georgia sex offender residency ban struck down — no grandfather clause" (Nov. 21, 2007)
"CNN interviews Kindlon on sex offender laws" (Dec. 6, 2007)
"more ostracism of sex offenders" (June 22, 2008)
"NJ appeals court strikes down sex offender residency law" (July 15, 2008)
"more scary Halloween laws against sex offenders" (October 9, 2008)
"Oberlander Case: preemption sinks Rockland County sex offender residency law" (Jan. 23, 2009)
"don't let a bad idea go statewide" (Feb. 2, 2009)
"zanier and zanier: sex offender frenzy in Colonie, NY" (Feb. 10, 2009)
"Albany City Court Judge says local sex offender law is pre-empted" (Feb. 20, 2009)
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Thank you for your blogging about this issue. This is an interesting topic to me, as I'm a level two sex offender facing nearly the same dilemma in Oneida county, which is about an hour and a half away from you. Their proposed law is found at the bottom of this PDF, http://www.oneidacounty.org/oneidacty/gov/leg/Communications07/Communications053007new.pdf . It'll probably pass in about two weeks. It too is retroactive, but does not effect level ones, so I suppose it is not as bad as what is in your county, but it will still effect at my best estimation about 200 offenders (even though newspaper articles say it will only effect about 50). Either way, personally, I'm a step away from a nervous break down, as no matter how I read the law, I'll be forced to move and there really is no place to go other than to the next county, as it'll blanket most of the towns and cities around, and country space is either just too expensive to live at or simply not available.
But then again, this situation is the same just about everywhere that passes a zone. If you read Putnam County's laws, you'll see that they are probably worse than Schenectady's, as it's 2500 feet and bans incredibly insane things, like 2 family homes, trailer parks, school bus stops, etc. Here is the county map of laws if you want to review what's out there. http://theparson.net/so/residency.htm It was not until this year when suddenly everyone went retroactive crazy. I'm not entirely certain why, but I think there was some cases in other states had judged that you have the right to own property, but not the right to stay there, which is how they can justify going retroactive, in addition that these requirements are not 'punishments', but regulations done in the best interest of public safety. I'm no lawyer, but that's how it reads to me and probably how people would loose these cases in NY when sued up to the highest courts. I'm personally still trying to work out how we lost the Doe V. Pataki case where 4400 SOs had a tight contract with the state which said that we had only 10 years on the registry, but now we must now be on the registry for life (for level 2s that is) regardless of that contract. It seems that anything goes with bending and twisting the legal system around to take away our rights at the highest appeal court and it'll take a Supreme Court ruling to settle anything.
Anyway, the sad fact is that the laws will get passed, as it looks good for votes, even when they know better. I've read this over and over and it won't change. It's come to the point that we need to put some lawsuits out there to slow things down. In my particular situation, one of the people on this board that will vote for this law is the same lawyer that had defended me some 9 years ago! It'll be a kick in the gut to me and all the sex offenders which he defended if he votes for this one.
Anyway, the pastor/minister you had mentioned, David Hess, is a vocal leader in the efforts of SO rights and probably the one you really want to be in actual contact with. You can probably get some legal things going as he knows other legal people you can probably talk to and so on with the networking. He had tried in several areas to prevent the passing of these laws, yet only once managed to get an area to change their minds. Talking is probably not going to change minds, but lawsuits will.
The sad fact here is that we are all hoping for legal action to happen, but absolutely nothing is happening. I think it's mostly because SOs are poor and cannot afford to take this to the highest court in the land. Not to mention the public humiliation and hatred we face if we do try to fight. Even those brave enough to fight, They've tried to get help and was turned down by legal aid, civil liberties unions, and the like as well.
I see you're pleading for help, as well as we are, so perhaps we can join up to combine our efforts to somehow restore liberties that we are loosing. Many SOs and their families, are joined together at a website at http://www.sohopeful.org and I'm certain you are welcomed to join if you wish to keep abreast on things. Also, http://theparson.net/ is the website for David Hess and it is a wealth of additional knowledge and the man to contact to get things going.
Thanks for reading and I hope we can see justice happen together.
Comment by RW — June 17, 2007 @ 4:34 pm
Thanks for your commentary on the Schenectady situation. I am the minister who spoke at the hearing.
As you rightly point out, there has been no court ruling yet on a New York residency law; however there was a ruling in a Rochester court a couple of weeks ago which has some relevance. The decision dealt with a Level 2 offender on probation:
http://www.whec.com/article/stories/S99401.shtml?cat=565
"The probation department made a request to limit where he can go in this community, asking that he not be allowed to go within 1,000 feet of a school or facility where there are children under the age of 18. The judge denied the request because it comes out of a law enacted in September of 2005, Farchione was sentenced three months before the law went into effect."
If this court denied this limitation being placed on someone on probation, it hardly seems likely that the court would allow a residency limitation to be placed on an offender no longer on probation and to do it retroactively.
There is also a well written decision in a recent Kentucky case – http://theparson.net/so/residencyrestrictions.source.prod_affiliate.79.pdf
I have put up a page dealing with "Facts about Megan's Law and Sex Offenders In New York State" – http://theparson.net/so
Comment by David Hess — June 18, 2007 @ 6:52 am
RW and David, thank you for the information and your thoughtful comments, and for staying on top of this important and complicated issue.
Comment by David Giacalone — June 18, 2007 @ 8:33 am
I was contacted by a Schenectady family (includes school age children) who is being forced to move by this law. I gave them your name and phone number If you are serious about coming out of retirement to fight this, I'm sure they would willing to be your client. They are a low income family and cannot afford legal representation. So if you are interested in taking it on pro bono…. :-)
Comment by David Hess — June 20, 2007 @ 4:38 pm
Thank you for being focused on this very serious issue.
If you believe that I could be of help please feel free to contact me at the e-mail address that I provided.
My skills are primarily statistic/probability theory.
Comment by Mike Boyer — July 9, 2007 @ 10:28 am
Yes, thank you for your web site. Let the public know that the scales of justice can be rigged for anyone to fail and be convicted. When public officials knowingly present and instruct a jury to serious major fraudulent false evidence then anyone can be convicted. Tampering with evidence is not public policy nor a state interest. I have proof of the fraud by public officials to a jury. Hiding stated evidence to innocence by prosecution witness is further proof of obstructing justice. Public officials here manufacture evidence to deceive a jury…this manufactures more prisons that takes and deceives the public. The real name to these laws should be Stalin Law. You will be oppressed punished restricted for a crime that another person is responsible for in another state or location that you had nothing to do with but that doesn't matter; Stalin Law. They put someone elses name on this law but they really should name it what it really is; Stalin Law= communist law. Help me with a donation so the truth can be exposed and also prove these restrictions are punishment=unconstitutional. I can help . Lets go ! MOLINA 927 south Bruce-# 5 Anaheim, Ca. 92804
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Umno must present a new deal, says Tok Mat
By MAZWIN NIK ANIS and And JOSEPH KAOS Jr
KUALA LUMPUR: Umno must come up with a "new deal", which among others, must see a change to its agenda to be a more inclusive party, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.
The Umno deputy president said the party should undergo a "serious radical alignment" in its approach to regain the people's support.
Mohamad said the party needs to convince not only the Malays but also the non-Malays that it was the best bet for a better Malaysia.
Umno, he pointed out, could not just depend on a Pakatan Harapan downfall for it to succeed.
"Be reminded that Umno's future is not only in the hands of its three million members. Its future is also determined by all Malaysians, even those who are not party members.
"Therefore, to prove that Umno is serious in becoming an inclusive movement, I urge the Youth, Wanita and Puteri wings to come up with a concrete agenda that Umno can offer to the Malays and every other Malaysian. This should be our new deal," he said at the opening of Umno's three wings meeting last night.
Also present were Umno's three vice-presidents Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid and Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin, as well as the chiefs of the three wings.
Outlining his idea of a new deal, Mohamad said it should include a guarantee by Umno to strengthen Malaysia's diversity, to respect the interests of all races and to develop and prosper the country.
Adding to that, the deal must also include commitments by Umno to improve the socioeconomic status and political standing of the Malays and at the same time strengthen the position of Islam, the royal institution and the national language.
"Umno cannot operate like how it did in the past, where the party enforces its policies on the Malays," he said.
"Now we must work with all, and not just a selected few. We must pick the brains of academicians, thinkers and experts in various fields to help formulate this new deal."
Mohamad also spoke about the need to ensure Pakatan's failure.
"We must be at the forefront of a mass movement of Malaysians to reject Pakatan.
"They have failed to fulfil their promises, failed to administer the country and are constantly embroiled in a power tussle among themselves. What is certain is that we must not gamble Malaysia and its future in the hands of Pakatan," he said.
Mohamad admitted to the delegates that his greatest worry was on who should lead the party in the future, adding that good leadership was "the basis of Umno's well-being and continuity".
He said the Malays could only become a resilient race if it was led by forward-thinking leaders.
"What I mean by forward-thinking is that this leader has to have a vision that is ahead of his time, can see what others don't, dream what others can't, and has confidence in something when others lack the belief.
"The leader must also have good moral values, a quality that is of utmost importance in the Malay leadership," he said.
"This country cannot be led by those with questionable integrity, not even for a second.
"Malaysia deserves a Malay leadership that is fair, humble, pure and righteous," he added.
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