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by ardenchambers | March 28, 2014 · 11:37 am
Factionalism and Housing Law
Andrew Arden QC reflects on the persistence with which housing law appears to prefer factionalism to co-operation between all those involved in the task of securing housing for people most in need of it.
I have railed against factionalism in housing law for so long now – in articles, editorials and lectures – that there probably isn't much point in doing so again: to name but a few, see A Talk to the Housing Law Practitioner Association, December 14, 2005 [2006] JHL 17, A Plague on Partisanship [2007] JHL 69 and Social Housing Law Association – January 24, 2008 – The Future Role of the Housing Lawyer [2008] JHL 39.
In particular, I have expressed concern that such factionalism allows those who oppose publicly funded housing and publicly funded housing law to exploit divisions. To me, it seems self-evident that an attack on any element of the housing law process is an attack on all: the constituents of housing law are not only those who need social housing but also those who provide it. Without revisiting all the arguments, cutting public funding for housing does not only hurt tenants and the homeless but deprives social landlords of the input they (also) provide in relation to the subject – without that check or balance, housing becomes one-sided: just because it is about the occupation of homes, housing law is about a continuing relationship as much as, say, family law – it only needs saying to appreciate the point and its implications.
I founded Arden Chambers on this principle. In the first 15 years or so of my practice, long before I did so, it had been believed that I, too, acted only on one "side" – for tenants and the homeless. In response to accusations of breach of the cab rank rule, I wrote – on behalf of the Chambers of which I was then a member – an article in the LAG Bulletin in the late 1970s entitled "Some People Can't Afford Taxis" (or something like that – I cannot even find a copy now!). I claim no great credit for doing so: it was relatively easy to make a living on legal aid in those days: yes, it earned less than private work, but it was freely available, the rates of pay were far better than they now are and the legal aid authorities did not (as they do now) impose utterly unrealistic limits on the amount of time one could devote to a case.
There was, however, a clear point to what those of us engaged in that work, from that perspective, were doing: housing law barely existed as a subject, referring only to statutes conferring powers (few duties) on local authorities. To defend private tenants meant digging deeply into areas of landlord and tenant law that were nothing to do with how tenants at the poorer end of the rented sector actually lived or even about residential accommodation; to defend local authority tenants required burrowing into an ill-developed body of public law that was extremely resistant to challenge; courts were openly hostile to tenants – there was no homelessness law until 1977. Standing up for tenants and the homeless loudly and unqualifiedly – commensurate with a partisan approach – was, I believe, essential to the exercise of establishing the subject as one in which they had at least as loud a voice as that of the landlords and authorities whose claim on the terrain was as historically well-established as it was legally well-resourced.
For myself, I began to work with local authorities during the 1980s, in a lengthy, high profile enquiry into housing associations for the GLC and in relation to housing policies and local government finance, leading me to work closely and to form relationships with some of the most committed and – above all – most principled people I have had the privilege of knowing. Gradually, my focus expanded to include (and to appreciate and respect) what local authorities and housing associations were doing to provide housing – and to manage it better by way of, e.g., more tenant involvement, more transparency, improvement, re-development and even new developments which took full account of what those who would live in the accommodation wanted. (I am reminded of a memorandum disclosed during litigation in the late 1970s over disrepair in a large local authority estate, the design of which had won awards for its Borough Architect. The memo was from him to the Director of Housing and protested that "There was nothing wrong with these houses until you put tenants in them").
Whether this analysis is self-justification for a form of "selling out" or a genuine evolution I do not know and I am not sure it matters – my point is that an approach which acknowledges and accommodates all housing's constituents is far more likely to succeed in a sustainable way than keeping a score card as to which side has won the most skirmishes.
I should make clear, however, that when I refer to factionalism, I do not only mean on the tenant/homeless persons side. Some landlords' lawyers – even those whose work is exclusively in the social housing sector – have been just as guilty of partisanship, some perhaps more so. I and my Chambers have more than occasionally suffered the withholding of work by a client local authority which took offence because we had appeared for a tenant, homeless person or waiting-list applicant against it, even where there has been absolutely no basis on which we could have refused to do so, commensurate either with cab rank or with our own sense of professionalism and purpose.
Be that potted history as it may, I had begun to think that times were a'changin' and that the tendency towards factionalism was softening. Partly, I ascribed this to housing law starting to come of age and more of its practitioners appreciating that the most meretricious position rarely serves any useful long-term end. Partly, it was evident that the current pressure on public funding in housing was leading some practitioners to modify their publicised principles, whether one wants to call this financial realism or opportunism likewise does not really matter. (Not long ago, I was – rather painfully at the time – accused of selling out by an old friend, for whom I once had a profound admiration, now running his own firm of solicitors; a – very – few weeks later, I read an article by him, identifying his firm, in the pages of a magazine directed to – and read almost exclusively by – social landlords, given over to solicitors seeking to promote their profiles within that market. In the same vein, some of the lawyers who have made their names acting for tenants and the homeless nonetheless add to their incomes by advising social landlords, even if they are unwilling to be seen to do so and will not appear in court on their behalves).
I was, therefore, surprised and disheartened to receive information about a meeting to be held by housing practitioners, to consider making the same sort of public protest as our criminal colleagues have made about the continued reduction in public funding, possibly leading to similar action by way of "strike" that has attracted so much attention, generated so much support and is already having an effect on policy.
What has been most striking (sorry!) about this action on the part of the criminal bar is the support it has enjoyed from across the profession, from the most junior barristers to the law's most established institutions, as indeed the information itself makes clear. Opposition to the cuts is virtually universal across the profession and rightly so: the plain and simple fact of the matter is that, as a society, we have an adversarial system of justice (criminal and civil); we don't have to do so – we could have a more inquisitorial approach, or even one modelled more closely on a starting-point of consensus; we choose to do so and in making that choice, it requires us to ensure equality of arms – nothing else could even remotely, even arguably, comprise a system of justice. It follows as night follows day that there is a duty to ensure representation (as, in my view, Strasbourg will ultimately hold).
Which brings me – meandering as I may – to the point of this post. I congratulate the organisers of the meeting and hope that, perhaps by the time this appears on the LAG site, it proves as productive as it deserves to be. Nonetheless, organisation of the meeting was self-evidently and gratuitously partisan, drawing in three sets of chambers whose housing work is oriented towards tenants and the homeless (publicly funded) while leaving out altogether both Arden Chambers, which is the largest housing law set in the country and which routinely acts for tenants and the homeless at a volume at least commensurate with some of those involved but which also acts for landlords and local authorities, and others who may likewise confidently have been expected to make both a significant contribution to the discussion and – I am right at the core now! – to afford any action the level of support and credibility that it will need if it is to be as successful as that opposing the criminal legal aid cuts instead of being seen as self-interested and one-sided if not an opportunity to draw attention to some – but not all – those who participate in the process itself.
Of course, the meeting invites others to attend but let us not ignore reality: the foundations are laid by its organisation; the tenor is set by its proponents. After some 40 years of practising housing law – yes, I really am that old! – there is, to my mind, no greater failure than to have to witness continued partisanship amongst lawyers still being preferred to co-operation in the interests of occupiers: the cosy comfort of like-minded people rarely pushes the envelope of what is achievable.
by ardenchambers | March 18, 2014 · 12:32 pm
We shall not be moved
Andrew Arden QC and Robert Brown consider the rise and rise of the private rented sector and the corresponding need to afford more protection to tenants
Earlier this year, the English Housing Survey revealed that, for what it claims is the first time, the private rented sector was larger than the social rented sector; how accurate this is may be in doubt as, while concerned with stock rather than households, DCLG's Live Table 104 identifies that the private rented sector was larger than the social rented sector in 1961. Be that as it may, in 2012-13, 4.0 million households in England rented from private sector landlords, while 3.7 million rented from social landlords. While the private rented sector is still considerably smaller than the owner-occupier group (comprising 14.3 million households in England), it is the largest growth area, having doubled in size since the turn of the century. The present government is keen to see this growth continue; the enhanced ability for local housing authorities to discharge their homelessness duties by placing applicants in the private sector is testament to this: Localism Act 2011, s.148 amending Housing Act 1996, s.193.
The rapid growth of the private rented has not been without problems. Rent aside, the two most important problems are security and conditions.
Tenants in the private rented sector have negligible security of tenure. Lettings are, by default, assured shorthold: Housing Act 1988, s.19A. All that is required before eviction is service of a notice telling the tenant that the landlord wants the property back after two months (HA 1988, s.21) followed by application to court for a possession order which, provided the right procedure is followed, can even be obtained without the need for a hearing (CPR 55.11-19).
While some of the private rented housing is very good, the sector also contains some of the worst stock: 9.3% of private rented homes have some form of damp problem (compared to 2.6% for owner-occupied properties and 5.4% across the social rented sector) – English Housing Survey, p.69. Indeed, 33% of dwellings in the private rented sector fail to meet the decent homes standard: English Housing Survey, p.42. By way of comparison, the equivalent proportions are 20% for owner-occupiers and 15% in the social rented sector.
Concerns have been raised about placing homeless applicants in such accommodation, to the point where the Minister for Housing, Kris Hopkins MP, felt compelled to write to the leaders of a number of local housing authorities, reminding them about the Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (England) Order 2012, which includes the requirement that properties used to accommodate homeless households should be in reasonable physical condition, and about the "Gold Standard" scheme, "which aims to help local authorities raise the standard of their services to homeless people".
It should not be like this. Tenants, whether renting in the private or social sectors and whether placed in it as homeless or not, have much the same rights so far as repair of their homes is concerned: s.11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 imposes an obligation on landlords of most residential tenancies to keep various parts of the dwelling in repair.
The difficulty for tenants in the private rented sector is enforcement, at which point the problems of security and condition collide. While it is not always plain sailing for those in the social sector, in the end a social landlord will normally carry out the necessary works. Lack of security of tenure in the private sector gives landlords an easy way out. Eviction is often a cheaper and easier option than carrying out repairs, especially given the growing demand for rental properties.
This blog has touched on the problem of "retaliatory eviction" before. Perhaps others are listening! The Government has launched a Review of Property Conditions in the Private Rented Sector. This not a full-blown consultation or any indication of policy direction. It is described as a "discussion document" and is the first stage of a review into property conditions. The Government is at pains to point out that the purpose of the discussion document is to stimulate debate. The discussion document sets out six areas of concern:
i. rights and responsibilities of tenants and landlords;
ii. retaliatory eviction;
iii. rent repayment orders;
iv. safety conditions;
v. licensing of rented housing; and
vi. the Housing Health and Safety Rating System.
It is the second of these with which this post is concerned.
The discussion document notes that there is
"anecdotal evidence to suggest that some tenants are concerned that if they request a repair or improvement to the property, their landlord will decide that the easiest course of action is to simply evict the tenant, rather than carrying out the repair or improvement."
To say that there is "anecdotal evidence" downplays the problem: in housing terms, it is a given that to complain runs the risk of eviction, and it is sufficiently commonplace that every housing adviser has to factor it in when suggesting remedies to occupiers. For the first time, there is also now some – quite stunning – data. A recent investigation by Shelter suggests that 200,000 people had faced eviction in the previous year for having asked their landlord to fix a problem in their home. While it is true that (as pointed out by the Residential Landlords Association when it accused Shelter of "needlessly playing to people's fears") this figure includes those who weren't actually evicted, it is still a staggeringly high number; nor is there any reason why people who complain about housing conditions should have to risk uncertainty and even distress especially now, when the private rented sector contains many, many more families with children than has been the case over the previous five decades.
If a tenant believes, rightly or wrongly, that eviction could be the result, it would be a bold move to complain. While the tenant could get a better (i.e. repaired) home, he could also end up with none at all. In some cases, tenants choose to keep quiet, even if they have a landlord who would be prepared to carry out repairs if asked. The fear is inherent to the nature of the relationship: however far we have travelled since all landlords wielded absolute, arbitrary authority, the relationship is one rooted in power imbalance – so deeply that it still has a psychological hangover which commonly ( not occasionally) inhibits tenants.
The suggestion put forward in the discussion document is to extend the restrictions on relying on a s.21 notice until the repairs have been carried out. At present, a landlord cannot rely on a s.21 notice where the property should have been licensed by a local authority but has not been (Housing Act 2004, ss 75 & 98) or where a deposit has been taken and not protected in accordance with a tenancy deposit scheme (Housing Act 2004, s.215). These prohibitions have been in force since in April 6, 2006, and April 6, 2007, respectively, and the sky has not fallen in on the private rented world. The discussion document considers the possibility of a similar prohibition applying where a property is in serious disrepair or needs major improvements.
A landlord would still be able to rely on any of the discretionary grounds for possession. It might be thought that this is acceptable on the basis that the court can consider the overall reasonableness of making an order for possession, as part of which the court would be able to take into account proceedings motivated by spite. In practice, however, this is marginal because the starting-point remains a level of default (arrears or ASB) sufficient to justify outright eviction (in the case of arrears, after any deduction for the counterclaim) before the issue of spite is relevant; many courts – maybe most – will take the view that what they will view as two wrongs don't make a right; and, it is not difficult for the landlord to rebut the accusation with the simple answer that it is cheaper to repair vacant than occupied.
The landlord would also still be able to rely on the mandatory ground for possession for rent arrears, Ground 8. This applies where, broadly speaking, the tenant is two months' behind on the rent, likewise subject to any disrepair counterclaim. In those cases, the court has no discretion and must make an order for possession. Restrictions on retaliatory eviction therefore do not come into play.
In both cases, therefore, the tenant who seeks repairs will need to be careful not to give rise to putatively legitimate grounds.
The two difficulties identified in the discussion document are how to identify an appropriate "trigger" for introducing a restriction and how to prevent spurious or vexatious complaints (which presumably would include those raised after the landlord has already begun – or threatened – eviction). The discussion document suggests that the appropriate trigger might be "following a local authority inspection or even later in the enforcement process." It appears to be suggested that this sort of trigger would prevent spurious complaints that are designed merely to frustrate a landlord's entitlement to possession.
To suggest that such an important protection as is being proposed should only apply once there has been a local authority inspection (or even later in the enforcement process) is surely to create yet another postcode lottery, in which the degree of protection afforded to tenants depends entirely on the relevant local authority's willingness or ability to take action: many authorities now routinely fail to enforce lower level planning breaches simply because of cost; few authorities (if any) have reinforced their Tenancy Relations services to reflect the increase in the private rented sector; EHOs are massively overstretched (and were never in living memory one of those services which authorities resourced generously).
The better option could be to leave this as a matter for a court to adjudicate on: if it turns out that there is no disrepair, the court would be able to make an order for possession in the usual way; if, on the other hand, the tenant has made a complaint about disrepair and the landlord then serves a s.21 notice, the court should be able to presume that the notice is retaliatory and dismiss the claim for possession unless the landlord can satisfy it that the notice was not given to the tenant because of the exercise of his rights. A model, of sorts, can be found in employment law, where an employee who is dismissed because of whistleblowing (a "protected disclosure") is treated as having been unfairly dismissed: Employment Rights Act 1996, Pt 4A & s.103A.
One possible problem with this is that many landlords serve a s.21 notice at the start of a tenancy, which they can then rely on at any point later on. The answer to that would be to implement the proposal put forward by the Law Commission in Renting Homes, so that a s.21 notice (or its equivalent under those proposals) lapses after four months if proceedings have not been commenced.
The alternative, as we have discussed previously, is for the courts to develop a positive defence of retaliatory eviction. One way to do this would be to acknowledge that an art.8 defence can be raised in the private sector, as the overwhelming body of Strasbourg law now seems to suggest (see, e.g., Tysiąc v. Poland (2007) 45 EHRR 42, Zehentner v. Austria (2011) 52 EHRR 22, Zrilić v. Croatia, Application no. 46726/11, 3 October 2013, and Brežec v Croatia [2014] HLR 3), and as the High Court has recently held (although, on the facts of the case it did not assist the occupiers): Manchester Ship Canal Developments v Persons Unknown [2014] EWHC 645 (Ch). See also the minority judgment of Sir Alan Ward in Malik v. Fassenfelt [2013] EWCA Civ 798. On this scenario, retaliatory eviction would be deemed to be a disproportionate response to a (valid) complaint about disrepair.
The blog previously bemoaned the lack of legislative development on the issue of retaliatory eviction: while the discussion document states that it does not recommend any policy or legal changes, any measure to address retaliatory eviction will necessarily require the latter. Whether the implicit premise of the proposal – that (once the works have had to be carried out) most landlords, as reasonable people, will allow the tenant to remain and enjoy the benefit of the works – is correct is something only time could tell; for the moment, the proposal is not unattractive and – re-introduction of security and/or enhanced local authority resources aside – probably the best that is likely to be on offer.
Tagged as eviction, housing, repairs


Charming and cuddly presentation. Addictive and massive shopping experience.
Gameplay is a little shallow. Little reason to visit more than once a day.
Everybody loves a pet, but what if that pet is a shopaholic? PetVille is Zynga's latest Facebook hit and tackles the wonderful world of pet care. Only in this case the pet cares less about chasing a stick and more about buying it a new TV and some wall art. This pet lives in a house, and they want you to make their house a home!
Raising a virtual pet has far less to do with actual pet care than you might think. Sure you'll wash and feed your pet, but from there things start to look decidedly more… human. In fact, it's a lot like raising a teenager. Clothes and half eaten food litter the floor, dead flowers sit in vases, and all they ever want to do is visit their friends and go shopping. It's up to you to keep your little tike on the straight and narrow.
Cleaning the house is a little like playing the easiest hidden object hunt ever. Rotting food and dirty clothes will be scattered around every room of the house, and you'll need to click on each item to remove them from the scene. If you've missed one, the game will let you know. And it's never hard to find a missed item – there are usually flies buzzing around on top of it to tip you off.
Visiting friends usually consists of a neat little interaction of your choosing followed by – you guessed it — more cleaning. Your friends pets are just as messy as yours, so you can spend some time taking care of their mess as well. But why would you want to play virtual housemaid for all of you friends and neighbours? The same reason you'll do anything in PetVille; money.
Every little task you tackle in this game comes with a payoff of cash. Pick up a banana peel? Here's 3 coins. Feed your pet? Come back when his bowl is empty for more coins. High five a friend? You better believe that's worth some coins. And these coins are important, because despite the gameplay mentioned above, PetVille is really only about one thing: shopping. Your pet wants clothes, furniture, vehicles – you name it, your spoiled little princess wants it. Use the coins earned to decorate your home, dress your pet, and check out a massive assortment of goods to buy for your little greed demon.
When you break it down, there really aren't that many activities to tackle in PetVille. It may sound like a lot, but you'll be able to complete a daily PetVille visit in 5-10 minutes while tackling everything the game has to offer. The only thing we haven't mentioned is the Bubble Pop mini-game, and that's simply because it's too dull to even consider worth mentioning. When compared to the depth of a game like Pet Society, PetVille feels surprisingly shallow. It's almost as if PetVille was designed to be the Pet Society clone with a different audience in mind – the type of Facebook gamer who wants to dabble in an experience instead of getting lost in one. That's not necessarily a bad thing, mind you. Just not what we were expecting from a pet game from Zynga.
The visual polish in PetVille is outstanding for a Facebook game, and nowhere is this more noticeable than in customization options for your pet. Rather than selecting a certain species, cycling through a few facial features and being done with it, you'll create your own animal from different shapes, colors and elements and end up with a completely unique creature in your care. In my case I fiddled around until I created something that resembled a lion cub. Your end result doesn't have to look like a specific animal, but it was fun to task myself with an idea and see if I could follow through with the options available to me. PetVille came through with flying colors.
In a game that's more about shopping and decorating than anything else, variety and visuals are key to the products success. Much like the character creation, the quality of the content is more than we could have hoped for. When shopping for living room pieces alone there must have been well over 100 items to choose from. Furniture to fit every taste, electronics from every era, and classic paintings and posters with a unique PetVille twist filled the store. I quickly found myself drawn in by certain items that appealed to my sensibilities; a 70's style TV that reminded me of my childhood, a poster parodying the now classic Obama "hope" imagery, an arcade cabinet to stick in my kitchen (just like I've always wanted!) From costumes to cars and everything in between, PetVille offers up a tremendous shopping experience that can be revisited every day thanks to a fairly generous coin-earning system.
People are going to be quick to draw comparisons between PetVille and its chief rival Pet Society – heck, we even did it a few times in this review. Yet despite numerous similarities, PetVille is a unique game that stands on its own. Is there a clear influence taken from Playfish's super popular pet game? Absolutely. But with its unique visual style and smaller range of gameplay elements, PetVille provides a nice alternative for gamers looking to dabble in the pet gaming craze without going all in.


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Demarcus Cousins, Golden State Warriors And Lakers discussed on Get Up!


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Tucked into a sloping hillside on the island of Phuket, Thailand sits , a resort getaway designed by and .
Rather than tear down the existing vegetation to create the resort, the design focused on complimenting nature and making the most of the landscape that was there. Vibrant colors, earthy fabrics, and natural materials used throughout the resort are all meant to show appreciation of both the land and the culture of the local people.
The resort was inspired by the that settled on the island and united to form a community that offered help and respect to others while still maintaining their knowledge and beliefs.
The design of each of the four types of villas is representative of each clan with unique details in each villa that reflect the qualities of a specific clan and the story of how the clans came to settle there is depicted in the mural that welcomes guests to the resort.
The Bird Nest Pool Villas are designed to offer a taste of the lavish and luxurious lifestyle enjoyed by the Rung-Nok clan. Situated up in the trees, criss-crossing strips cover the outside of the villas to create an exterior that resembles a birds nest.
A canopy bed, bathrooms with a view, and a private pool overlooking the forest and surrounding sea await guests inside the villa.
The Tree Pool Houses feature a second floor and hanging furniture to create extra height and put guests just a little bit closer to the sky, something the people of the We-Ha clan longed for.
A private pool, a spa like bathroom, and incredible panoramic views give guests an opportunity to unwind and get closer to nature while still enjoying the luxuries of a resort stay.
The Tent Pool Villas were designed to represent the Khon-Jorn clan who were known for their traveling, nomadic lifestyle.
Flowing fabrics, warm earth tones, and few decorative details create an environment that makes it easy to relax and enjoy the views while also reflecting the ease at which clan members would have been able to pack up their belongings and set up home somewhere new.
The Clay Pool Cottages were inspired by the Pa-Ta-Pea clan who valued nature and the earth above all else. This was incorporated into the design by making the walls of these cottages from clay and dirt and including other natural materials, like wood and stone, into the interior as well.
The two restaurants at the resort cater to all sorts of dietary needs and, if you're looking for a more intimate dining experience that can be arranged as well.


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COUNT ME OUT
Jason Mazzola - Vocals
Pete Appleby - Guitar
Garth Petrie - Guitar
Charlie Flexon - Bass
Colin Kimble - Drums
Count Me Out started in the fall of 1997 under the moniker "What The Fuck". Luckily, the band changed their name before playing their first show in December of that same year. In 1998 the group entered the studio with the then up-and-coming producer Brian McTernan to record their first e.p. "Few and Far Between". They shopped around the recording and finally found a home on the now defunct Ambassador Records. That summer the band embarked on their first U.S. tour with Death By Stereo and Time Flies. Most shows were at VFW halls and basements and after only a handfull of shows, Count Me Out found themselves stranded in Texas for a week after blowing up their engine. Still, they persevered and returned home more determined than ever.
After working and reworking countless songs and growing their hair out (yes, they were the first hardcore band to do that) they recorded "110". This was their first release with Indecision Records and the first recording to capture Count Me Out's powerful sound. After a full year of touring Count Me Out returned to the studio to record their final album "Permanent". If you only listen to one Count Me Out record, this is the one to listen to. From start to finish you find classically constructed hardcore athems picking up where bands like Chain of Strength and Statue had left off.
In February of 2003, after touring Europe, Count Me Out returned to Richmond and played an unannounced last show in the same small club where it had all started for them. In their relatively short existence Count Me Out made an undeniable impact on the straight edge hardcore scene which is still being felt today.
Count Me Out "Permanent"
Count Me Out "Permanent" T-Shirt
Count Me Out "110"
Various "Indecision 100 - Lost Artifacts"

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Cotter Corp. tour planned for Thursday
Kara Mason / Daily Record
Cotter Corp. Project Manager Stephen Cohen's goal is to decommission the site, get the license terminated and the property handed over to the Department of Energy.
By Kara Mason and Special to Daily Record |
PUBLISHED: June 5, 2017 at 5:51 p.m. | UPDATED: April 15, 2019 at 4:08 a.m.
Interested community members are able to attend a guided tour Thursday of the Cotter Corp. property, the defunct uranium mill now ground zero of the Lincoln Park Superfund Site.
Steve Cohen, current Cotter plant manager, will lead the small group and explain the landscape where the plant once operated and produced yellowcake. Now, the former mill, notably contaminated with uranium and molybdenum, is on the long road to clean-up.
A max of five people can attend the tour, which will begin at 9 a.m. Cohen can be reached by email to reserve a spot on the tour at steve.cohen@cotterusa.com.
At the beginning of the year, Cohen announced Cotter would host one tour each quarter for those on the superfund site community advisory group and interested community members as a way to better communicate the status and ongoing work at the site with the community.
This tour is the first to take place after the completion of the SCS pumpback line replacement. Work began on the line in February after multiple leaks happened on the pipeline — last August, Cotter reported a 7,000-gallon water leak that occurred during a weekend. At the end of 2015, two separate leaks from the SCS pumpback line happened during the course of two weeks.
There were no reports or suspicion that water left Cotter property in any of the leaks.
Cotter employees finished replacing 3,300 feet of PVC pipeline with a high-density polyethylene pipeline.
During the replacement of the pipeline, more than 4,000 gallons of water were spilled at the site as workers were attempting to drain a section of the pipeline.
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In a world overrun by zombies, military personnel and survivalists live in an underground bunker while they seek a cure.Day of the Dead: Bloodline featuring Sophie Skelton and Johnathon Schaech is streaming with subscription on Netflix, available for rent or purchase on iTunes, available for rent or purchase on Google Play, and 5 others. It's an action & adventure and horror movie with a low IMDb audience rating of 3.4 (6,514 votes).
Day of the Dead: Bloodline has a low IMDb audience rating of 3.4 (6,514 votes). The movie is somewhat popular with Reelgood users lately.


I love hair products, and I am always, always trying new products and things on my hair. I have recently been trying out some Neäl & Wølf * hair products, this brand and range was very new to me, and I had only heard of them briefly before.
I've been trying the shampoo, intensive treatment, volumising lotion, super shine spray and the hold and shine spray and I have really enjoyed them all. The packaging for the products is very luxurious looking, and all the them smell amazing, and it's a scent that lasts on the hair until the next wash, which I always enjoy.
The Daily Cleansing Shampoo is a thick luxurious shampoo - a little goes a long way and it creates a nice lather that really leaves my hair feeling clean and soft and looking shiny and hydrated. I use it in conjunction with the Intensive Care Treatment which is like a conditioning treatment that you leave in the hair for a few minutes (like Aussie 3 minute miracle) .. This is really thick, like a hair butter, and it smells amazing. I leave it on for about five minutes and after using it my hair feels luxuriously soft, and it's texture is much less frizzy, and very smooth. I love anything that helps to contain my frizzy hair, it feels like such a treat for my locks.
The Volumising Lotion was a new things to me. I had used volume mousse and sprays before, but this is a lotion that you put through your damp hair, and then blowdry. I don't have much problem with volume as I have big full hair already, but this really added a bit of extra ooomph (is that a word?) to my hair, and created some great volume throughout my hair.
Lastly the finishing products. The Super Shine Spray gives my hair such a mirror like shine. I'm not really one for bothering with shine spray, as I feel if I use too many products it weighs my hair down, but this didn't do that at all. I just put a light spritz on my hair after straightening, and it adds a glossy sheen.
The Hold & Shine Spray is my favourite, it gives the amazing shine that the shine spray alone gives, but it adds some great hold too, and it's a natural hold, not a crunchy hairspray hard hold. My hair still has the natural movement I like it to have, but all fly aways and frizz remains tamed throughout the day. It smells great too, as do the other products.
Have you tried any products from the Neäl & Wølf range? You can check them out here.
new follower! wow sounds like a great product, will definitely give it a try!lately my hair has been falling out, not quite sure from what but wanted to try other products to see if it makes a difference.


Governors Landing is a great place to stop for the day and swim but there is also a campground. This campsite consists of 15 sites suitable for tents or RVs less than 28 feet. There are no hookups but Governors Landing is one of the state campgrounds on Lake Amistad but it is the only campground in the park with potable water available.
Each site costs $8/night and all sites first-come, first-served. Amenities include vault toilets, water, tables, shelters, grills. This campground is one of the most popular campgrounds and fills up quickly on weekends. Several of the campsites have pathways to nice swimming areas. Pets are allowed but need to be kept on a leash.
Governors Landing also has a large car/RV parking area for those just visiting for the day. There are also picnic areas for day use as well.
There are many pathways that will take you right down to the lake.
The road the campsites can be pretty tight, especially during holiday weekends. RVs over 28ft are not recommended.


Formally announced at Image Expo last month, Umbral is the new dark fantasy series by Antony Johnson (Coldest City, Dead Space, Daredevil) and Christopher Mitten (Criminal Macabre, Batman: Legends of The Dark Knight) launching in November. The pair previously worked together on a 30-issue stint of Wasteland, an post-apocalyptic epic for Oni Press (that continues long after Mitten's departure), and knowing something about the work of these two creators, it's likely that Umbral is similarly ambitious in scope, world-building and genre-tweaking.
What's known about Umbral is presently as shadowy as its name, but it definitely involves magic and murder. You can see Johnston and Mitten's specially prepared "trailer" strip below.


In the ongoing fracas over illegal immigrants and their status within the United States, some cities have declared themselves to be 'sanctuary cities'. There, illegal immigrants can seek a sort of asylum once they've entered the country. Recently the President proposed a potential win-win situation for the sanctuary cities who ignore federal law in order to provide sanctuary to people traveling illegally into the country.
In a tweet on April 12th, Trump explained that if states like California and cities like New York City really wanted to help illegal immigrants, then they should be doing all they can to get these people into their self-designated sanctuary areas. Trump even hinted that the federal government would help them. Using ICE and other departments, Trump expanded the idea to make sure that illegal immigrants could reach their sanctuary cities and states. Chris Wallace and Sarah Sanders discussed the possibility in an interview on Fox News Sunday.
Resistance from among Democrats included multiple arguments which Wallace covered. He expressed worries that this kind of political move would be costly, difficult, and, ironically, illegal. Sanders admitted it was not an "ideal solution". She hinted broadly that it was more of a test to see just how committed Democrats and liberally oriented regions are to the actual suffering brought about by illegal immigration. On the one hand, the suffering of illegal immigrants is highlighted. On the other hand, the suffering of innocent U.S. citizens is the focus, as story after story reveals how illegals who are gang members and other predatory illegals are manipulating the inner conflict and overburdened immigration systems to gain access to U.S. resources.
Whether this was a classic bluff on the part of the President remains to be seen. Sanders stated that it was being seriously considered. DHS had made statements concerning the logistics and legality of such a move while sanctuary cities and states argue against it for their own reasons. Sanders said that the best working solution would be to secure the southern border of the country. This would discourage illegal immigration before it even began and reduce the illegal population within the U.S. In the meantime, for sanctuary cities that want illegal immigrants 'safe' within the U.S., this would be a 'win'. For those who do not reside within the boundaries of sanctuary areas, this will represent something of a 'win' as well.


Ashley Stanford addresses all of the issues that can arise once a person with AS secures employment, through the eyes of both employee and employer. Describing what might be expected of any employee, she offers helpful tips and workarounds not only to enable AS individuals achieve their fullest potential, but to take advantage of their strengths.
Business for Aspies: 42 Best Practices for Using Asperger Syndrome Traits at Work Successfully ePub (Adobe DRM) can be read on any device that can open ePub (Adobe DRM) files.
Diversity in Career Preferences of Future Health Workers in Rwanda: Where, Why, and for How Much?


Months seem to be coming around so fast and I keep saying to myself where are the days and weeks going, January February and March are our buying season and I have to say I love this time of the year planning ahead and seeing what's new for the Christmas season trends.
First thing I saw that got my attention was the life size Santa doll dressed in a woolly jumper and wearing a duffle coat, Even know Katherine's Collection is well known for there lace detail and sparkling crystals Aspen Santa still had that attention to detail with tartan material and flux fur trim with adorable winter boots, Just like he has been outside in the freezing cold weather, making me think he would be a great display for the hall way of the house.
Even know he comes with a stand I love the choice of him sitting on a chair.
Looking around the showroom I came across this beautiful theme called Treasures Of The Sea, beautiful theme of Santa dolls and mermaids with matching ornaments and table themes, the depth of detail in every design from Katherine's Collection is truly breathtaking. Santa doll in this theme was truly remarkable with so much attention to detail and beautiful pastel colours. Looking at this theme my first thoughts where Should Christmas be about tradition Santa in Reds and White but the more I looked and felt this collection the more I was starting to love the theme.
Christmas themes and display don't always have to be a traditional style, being a little creative can be a good thing and finding the right display to go with your home decor.
As I was talking about Traditional themes around the corner was a theme called Christmas Wishes and my heart melted seeing mr and mrs Clause holding a tray each, my reaction was what a great idea to stand the wonderful couple in the hall way or kitchen ready to serve mince pies and drinks, perfect way to welcome your guest. The depth in detail with this collection was truly remarkable for me and a lot of detail and thought has gone in to creating this collection, Mrs Clause has beautiful material flowers on her dress with hand finished crystal detail as one would expect from Katherine's Collection.
With this theme you will be seeing in our collection Elf dolls and table decorations as well as Christmas tree ornaments.
Katherine's Collection 2019 themes I have to say you will love and enjoy having for this season and many more to come. People sometimes ask me why is the new collection showing so early in the year, I reply we have to plan ahead of time as Katherine's Collection do sell out sometimes before they're launch date.
My next trip will be all about my visit to Goodwill 2019 showroom Stay Tunes!


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Downbeat Review - Aimee Nolte's voice is beautiful, sonorous and reflective on her latest album Looking For The Answers, The singer arranged and produced every track on the album, lending a consistent aesthetic and laid-back vibe to most of the cuts here. What separates Nolte from other vocalists and composers is the poetry and storytelling quality of her compositions, with lyrics reminescent of Joni Mitchell - just minus Mitchell playfulness. "Save Me One Last Time" speaks to the bandleadeader's seriousness as a lyricists when the theme of lost love is addressed: "If I keep on falling, I'll be lost forever/ Save me one last time." [ Read the full reviw here ]
Aimee Nolte is a jazz singer and pianist who lives in the LA area and performs regularly, both solo and with her trio. She is primarily a jazz player but knows over a thousand songs and can play them at the drop of a hat. She has a jazz piano degree from Brigham Young University and has been an active performer ever since she graduated in 1998; even as a wife and mother of 4! She has released two full-length albums so far that have been reviewed as deeply personal, captivating pieces of art. In 2016, Aimee started her YouTube channel, "Aimee Nolte Music" where she shares the music that is inside of her with the world. Teaching topics like harmony, arranging, advanced jazz piano techniques, and even beginning piano and vocal skills comes as second nature to Aimee. This single is the first step in a new album that will be finished around the end of 2018, and it marks a new stepping stone in Aimee's career. With it, she hopes to find a new, warmer vibe; an organic-feeling sensibility that takes from her jazz background but sees no limits, and stretches to include all flavors of music. "The Loveliest Girl" really captures that new feeling that she's trying to achieve with the use of orchestral-type scoring for woodwind instruments and lovely textual painting that makes you want to close your eyes and journey through the story that the song tells. Listen carefully. You won't want to miss a thing
She continues to play and sing regularly all over Los Angeles County. January, 2006 marked the release of her first album, "Up Til Now". She sings, plays piano and harmonica, and wrote and produced all of the tracks on the album.
In 2010, Aimee released her second album with her longtime guitarist, Hideaki Tokunaga, entitled, "Just Us". Aimee composed 7 of the CD's 11 tracks, and co-wrote 2.
Aimee has had the opportunity to perform in the past with greats such as John Clayton, Jeff Hamilton, Ken Peplowski, Frank Vignola, Lenny White, and most recently, the Aimee Nolte Trio (with Mike Scott and Roger Shew), and her duo, "Skirt & Suit (with Joshua Payne on guitar) with regular gigs around the LA area. Recently she performed with Nicki Parrott along with a new trio (Robert Taylor & Justin Varnes).
Giant Steps And Katy Perry And Simon Fransman, The Genius
Simon Fransman (subscribe to him here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIglhQNl15_hi0M0FD2BFCQ ) Released this amazing piece of work today, and I love it. Katy Perry's "Roar" but it's John Coltrane's "Giant Steps." I had to take a solo over it.
How Pros Start Their Solos
My favorite jazz players don't show me everything at once. They have the courage to leave me wanting more...waiting to see what they will do next. Finding truth in your improvisation is KEY. Recorded using Earthworks SV33 Earthworks PM40 5'3 Hallet Davis Baby Grand
Speak To Me Of Love (For Phil Mattson)
"Phil Mattson is the greatest vocal jazz arranger on the planet." – Richie Cole
In the last while, before Phil's passing, he had a dream to form a vocal group. He invited myself, Tama Shutts, Angela Parrish, Christine Guter and Gerhard Guter (and later, Michele Weir) to be his singers, and we called ourselves "5 PM." Phil was commissioned to arrange "Speak To Me Of Love" by Jed Scott, but let us try it out at this rehearsal, which we recorded (thanks to Mark Mattson). It was shot in April of 2018.
McCoy Tyner On Untitled 11383, PART 2
Make sure to watch Part 1 about McCoy Tyner And Anticipatory Pentatonics before watching this video which analyzes the quartal harmony and complexities that make up "that Tyner sound."
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Scott Holden Interview, Part 2
Part two of my interview with Dr. Scott Holden. In this half, we work on Scott's jazz playing and have a blast just talking about whatever happens to come up. Scott could use a boost in subscribers. Please help him out by clicking the subscribe button here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeQRHV2uHeU_J1FcbtodRcQ
Interview With Concert Pianist, Scott Holden
Scott Holden is a dear friend of mine who knows the piano inside and out. He holds music degrees from University Of Michigan, Manhattan School of Music, and the Julliard School where he was a recipient of the Horowitz Prize. Scott and I met when we were both living in Washington Heights in New York City and it was a pleasure to hang out with him and play/talk about music. Part two is coming soon, when I help Scott out with his jazz chops. Scott could use a boost in subscribers. Please help him out by clicking the subscribe button here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeQRHV2uHeU_J1FcbtodRcQ
Please Come Home For Christmas (tutorial)
Use this groove to play Please Come Home For Christmas or any other 12/8 doo-wop or R&B tune and have fun for days!
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Please Come Home For Christmas (tutorial to follow)
Merry Christmas, everybody. This is one of my very favorites. I'll teach the piano accompaniment in my next video. Stay tuned!
McCoy Tyner And Anticipatory Pentatonics
Saturday Chat And Tunes
Stay Young. Stay Relevant. Be In The Conversation.
Let's Chat About "Baby It's Cold Outside" and more...
Interview With Guitarist, Steve Cotter
Live Requests and Hang
Aimee Nolte Live At South Plains College
Can You Match The Pitch Of These Jingles?


Hey ladies, the day that I blessed my parents has come again and I will be out of the salon! Be sure to book in advance. Ps. I like chocolate chip cookies, candles and high fives!
LISTEN….. I will be eating all the cookies I was supposed to be leaving for Santa with a cocktail on the side. Oh ill be online shopping as well.
I probably won't be shopping but ill be stuck to the bed from all the food i'm going to eat. Somebody bring me some sweet potatoe pie!!
Book in Advance! Don't get left raggedy!
I will be out of the salon September 15th. Please book accordingly or have your wigs on deck!


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I found a Blu-Ray rip. I'll try to post the shower scene before going to bed.
Hey thanks Xenaguy,,,, but "The file you requested has been blocked for a violation of our Terms of Service."
should I try again later...?
Ah, the lovely Tea. I'm probably dating myself but Tea was my first ever #1 way back when I made my first favorite female celeb list. Heck, I still have VHS tapes of her 1st sitcom "Flying Blind" even though I haven't had a VHS player in years.
Interesting! I has a notification from Mediafire that they had had objections to 2 my clips of Ashley Tisdale from Sons of Anarchy. I now use initials rather then full names in file names!
I just watched this movie yesterday!
The shower scene is great but the closeups of her lying on the bed looking up at Nick Cage are sensational.


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Eeyore's View: What Can You Really Produce with Web Services Today?
By Andy Longshaw
When Is a Web Service Not a Web Service?
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The concerns about how far we can treat Web Services as "interoperable RPC" come into starker relief when we look at using Web Services within larger organizations or between organizations. Many organizations have been searching for the Holy Grail of reuse, and may see Web Services as an easy way to deliver this goal. If all their distributed components can be exposed as Web Services, then their developers can just select from all the services available on the intranet—right? Unfortunately, things are not quite that simple. First, how do you find the services that are available? The obvious answer is UDDI (Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration), which leads us to the questions of where you find the UDDI service and who takes responsibility for creating and maintaining it. Also, who governs what goes into it? Can anyone advertise their services there, or is it only for "authorized" services? Even for an "authorized" service, who takes on responsibility for the ongoing maintenance of that service once the project in which it was used is complete? Who will keep track of which clients are using which services and ensure that services are not removed while they're still needed?
Second, even if you decide to have a "Web Service librarian" who will take on responsibility for the registration of Web Services, what about the scalability of the services that are being used? Were they intended for the increased amount of traffic? Will the increased load cause the original application to fail? Who owns and maintains the hardware on which the services run? Can the different stakeholders (and budget holders) agree to jointly fund hardware upgrades for these servers?
Another role for the Web Service librarian would be to reduce the proliferation of datatypes across an organization. How many definitions of a customer do you really need? Can you create common, XML-based datatypes and impose them across the organization? Indeed, can you impose common services? How many times must you reinvent the wheel? There is a major amount of work in pursuing this route—it's not an "easy option."
A final point here is that while WSDL is okay for interface description, it has no scope for semantics. It's important to understand the "sweet spots" of the services so that you use them in the manner intended. Using them in other ways can cause more problems than the benefits gained. There are ongoing initiatives to define the expected flow of interactions between a service and its clients, such as XLANG and Web Services Flow Language (WSFL). Without this capability, the use of Web Services will be more manual and error-prone than you might hope.
Core Java, Volume II--Advanced Features, 11th Edition
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Archived theses are available online and in the department's library.
Consult with your thesis advisor on how to fulfill your external presentation requirement. They may direct you to specific conferences or other opportunities, but the following list of conferences where HMC students have presented their thesis work is a good place to start.
Also: "How to Write a Great Research Proposal" (Simon Peyton Jones and Alan Bundy).
Access is through the Claremont Libraries' database list or directly from the AMS.
Access is through the Claremont Libraries' database list or directly from the ISI Web of Knowledge.
An online compendium of mathematical facts from the quadratic formula to hypergeometric functions.
In addition, the Claremont Colleges Library website has many useful links to online material, including the library catalog, electronic journals, and other electronic databases.


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AQAP's July 4 Attack Calls for Heightened Concern
On July 4, a group of six fighters reportedly attacked the al-Wadia border post, two of whom managed to enter the Saudi city of Sharurah and blew themselves up after police surrounded them inside a government building. Two days later, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a set of pictures featuring scenes from the attack.
The nine pictures, which were distributed on Twitter and jihadi forums on July 6, 2014 as a claim for the attack, were given the title, "Invasion of Revenge for the Female Captives" in reference to the Saudi government's detainment of female, al-Qaeda-linked prisoners.
This July 4 attack by AQAP takes on new significance in light of the group's activity for the past five years. The two reported suicide attackers that made it from Yemen into Sharurah mark AQAP's first attack on Saudi soil since 2009's attempted assassination of Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, signaling that AQAP's current campaign against U.S.-affiliated military targets is not limited to just one country.
Over the course of this past year, individual attacks and statements by AQAP have echoed the ones that came before them, revealing an enduring timetable of the group's bloody campaign against "the Western Crusader enemy led by America" and any military establishment "cooperating with the Americans in the drone operations"—taking place strictly within Yemeni borders.
Just days before, AQAP also claimed credit for the suicide bombing at a military headquarters in the Yemeni city of Sayun along with a raid at a nearby airport and building on June 26, 2014, reportedly killing three Yemeni soldiers.
This campaign began around the time of a raid on the Second Military District headquarters in Yemen's Hadramawt governorate on September 30, 2013 that reportedly killed four Yemeni soldiers—an attack AQAP would take credit for on October 6, 2013. Along with this claim, the group stated that the headquarters, along with other Yemeni sites, aided in U.S. drone strikes and declared:
Such joint security headquarters or participations with the Americans in their war against these Muslim people is a legitimate target of our operations anywhere.
Reiterating the threat two weeks later in a video speech entitled "Statement on the Course of the American War in Yemen"—released on October 27, 2013 by the group's media wing, al-Malahem Media Foundation—AQAP military official Jalal al-Marqishi (AKA Abu Hamza al-Zinjibari) gave updates on those and other following attacks while establishing a manifesto for the campaign. In the speech, al-Marqishi claimed that the Yemeni army serves as an instrument for American foreign policy and demanded that soldiers rise against Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi. He stated:
Our war in its origin and basis is against the Western Crusader enemy led by America, and the operations we carry out against the security and army forces are only within the framework of repulsing the aggression and making the legitimate reaction.
On December 5, 2013, AQAP activated a Twitter account on which they claimed credit for a raid on Yemen's defense Ministry in Sana'a, killing over 50 people. AQAP argued that those in the Defense Ministry were legitimate targets and that they contain drone control rooms and American operators. The group also further criticized the Yemeni army, stating, "The duty of the army is to defend the country and not pant behind the American desires."
AQAP continued to reinforce their campaign in the months leading into April. The group claimed credit for a suicide raid at the Yemeni army base in Aden on April 2, wherein 10 AQAP fighters allegedly killed just under 50 soldiers. And, once more, the group referred to the Yemeni military's cooperation with America, promising:
…to target the joint operation rooms for the management of the American drones wherever we find them and wherever Allah the Almighty facilitates for us the opportunity to destroy them.
More, in a tweet on July 4, AQAP commander Sheikh Makmun Hatim implied further action in the country, referring to the recent July 4 attack in Saudi Arabia as being the "first invasion." The tweet showed a picture of a recently attacked building and stated in Arabic:
Ansar al-Shariah in Yemen On the Path of destroyer of the walls, first invasion against al-Saloul [the Saudi Royal Family]. May Allah support you and may Allah make it among your sincere deeds # are coming.
AQAP's campaign focuses on high-profile targets. The group's ability to attack these well-guarded bases in both Yemen and now in Saudi Arabia—along with its proven persistence and promise to continue—should be of alarm regarding their capabilities. Though Iraq and Syria have engulfed the world's attention, governments should not lose sight or priority over this group's campaign. Inattention will not provide us with a break—only another blindside.
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Rita Katz is the Executive Director and founder of the SITE Intelligence Group, the world's leading non-governmental counterterrorism organization specializing in tracking and analyzing online activity of the global extremist community. Ms. Katz has tracked and analyzed global terrorist and jihadi networks for over two decades, and is well-recognized as one of the most knowledgeable and reliable experts in the field.
Ms. Katz has infiltrated terrorist fronts undercover, testified before Congress and in terrorism trials, and briefed officials at the White House and the Departments of Justice, Treasury, and Homeland Security. Her investigations and testimony have driven action by several governments against terror-linked organizations and individuals. She has provided counterterrorism training sessions to military leadership, intelligence analysts and law enforcement agents from numerous government agencies in the U.S. and abroad. She has led numerous workshops for non-governmental organizations and academic audiences.
For her unique contributions to FBI counterterrorism investigations, Ms. Katz received special recognition from FBI Director Robert Mueller for her "outstanding assistance to the FBI in connection with its investigative efforts."
Outlets to profile Ms. Katz have included the New Yorker, the New York Times, and 60 Minutes. Her commentary on the recruitment, financing, and operations of terrorist organizations regularly appears in leading media outlets such as The New York Times. Reuters, CNN, and The Huffington Post. She is also a regular contributor to The Washington Post, VICE News, The International Business Time, and other publications.
Ms. Katz is the author of Terrorist Hunter: The Extraordinary Story of a Woman who Went Undercover to Infiltrate the Radical Islamic Groups Operating in America (Harper Collins, 2003).
Born in Iraq and a graduate of Middle Eastern Studies at Tel Aviv University, Ms. Katz is fluent in Arabic.
Wednesday, 02 September 2020 Daily Beast: "Violent Protests Are a Neo-Nazi Fever Dream Come True" - by Rita Katz
Thursday, 09 July 2020 WIRED: "Neo-Nazis Are Running Out of Places to Hide Online" - By Rita Katz
Monday, 27 April 2020 Daily Beast: "Coronavirus Bungling Breathes New Life into Terrorist Movements" - by Rita Katz
AQAP Official Speaks on Charlie Hebdo Attacks, Threatens France
Al-Qaeda Addresses Message to Family of U.S. Hostage Warren Weinstein
Has al-Qaeda Struck Back? Part One
AQAP's Updated Bomb Tutorial: New Targets and a Push for Swiftness
The Kouachi Brothers: Inaugurating a New Era of Jihad


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About Propeller Dance
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An Agent of Change
The Propeller Dance Company is an agent of change. Through the performance company we create and perform original, high-quality works of contemporary dance-theatre. The company has been presented at venues across Canada. In doing so, the company offers new aesthetics that contribute to broadening people's acceptance of diversity, and promote a holistic view of the body. Propeller inspires people with disabilities to take up dance.
The Propeller Dance Company is comprised of seven performers, plus the two co-directors. Dancers are hired by audition and/or invitation. In addition, guest artists are invited to perform in select pieces, and professional artistic collaborators are essential to the productions.
Works are created by in-house choreographers Shara Weaver and Renata Soutter, as well guest and emerging choreographers. The company uses a collaborative creation methodology. We build meaningful dance works that move audiences, empower dancers, and ensure a positive representation of diversity. Original, innovative movement is sourced from each individual dancer, often through intensive improvisational research, and built into dynamic choreographies that are relevant to diverse bodies and minds.
Our professional creations provide a distinctive artistry; crowds are moved, perceptions are changed, people are entertained. The experience of watching our work provokes reflection on themes of what is beauty, what is power, and who is a dancer. Our performances are known to shake people out of their previous fears and beliefs about people with disabilities by demonstrating that we are all able.
Our audiences' enthusiasm proves our success: productions consistently sell out!
Now heading into its 13th year, the Company presents in professional theatres, including the National Arts Centre (Ottawa), Centrepointe Theatre (Ottawa), Vertigo Theatre (Calgary), Daniels Spectrum Theatre (Toronto), and The Great Canadian Theatre Company (Ottawa). Some of our many achievements include: being presented by DanceWorks at the Fleck Dance Theatre in Toronto; being presented by GCTC and Ontario Scene; performing as part of Ontario Celebration Zone at Harbourfront Theatre in Toronto; creating a dance score to accompany a section of the NAC Orchestra's Family Music Series The Hockey Sweater; performing at Ottawa's Dusk Dances; self-presenting many sold-out theatre shows in Ottawa; and performing in the Senate Chamber on Parliament Hill for National Child's Day.
In 2014, the entire company toured to the Tangled Arts Festival at Daniels Spectrum Theatre in Toronto, Kingston's Able Artists Festival, and Registry Theatre in Kitchener. The company has also worked with two international choreographers, Sonsherée Giles from Axis Dance Company, USA (Thanks to MASC and the Embassy of the United States) and Tara Brandel, Croi Glan Integrated Dance Company, Ireland, each creating new works on the company. Our work has been presented as part of a showcase of the best of Ontario Arts and Culture during the Ontario Celebration Zone in Toronto and as part of Ontario Scene in 2015.In 2017. Propeller performed for Canada Day at the National Arts Centre for prestigious audience that included Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire, Governor General David Johnston and his wife Sharon, and some royal visitors: Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall!
The Great Canadian Theatre Company (GCTC) selected Propeller Dance to be its resident company for 2014-2015 and this partnership has continued into the 2019-2020 season.
Winter 2021 Digital Classes
Propeller Dance digital classes for children, youth and adults, winter 2021. Inclusive, fun and interactive! This winter 2021, we are keeping our classes digital so that we can continue to stay connected safely while reaching a wider audience! Registration is open now for Children, Youth and Adult classes. Subsidies available on request. [Image Description: Aread more
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BGT fires back
Good for them.
Allegations that Battleground Texas broke the law during its voter registration activities are "entirely without foundation," the Democratic group wrote in a letter to Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst on Tuesday.
Dewhurst, citing a secretly recorded video of Battleground volunteers in Bexar County, had earlier called for a criminal investigation because of allegations that privacy laws had been broken.
But Graham Wilson, an attorney for the group, told Dewhurst in the letter that his call for a probe "reflects no familiarity with either the law" or rules promulgated by the office of the secretary of state, which handles voter registration regulations at the state level.
He said opinions from Attorney General Greg Abbott demonstrate that phone numbers gathered during the voter registration process were considered public information. Phone numbers allegedly copied down by Battleground volunteers sparked the accusations in the first place.
"In short, Battleground Texas is operating in full compliance with the law as set forth in the Attorney General's legal opinions, and with attention paid as appropriate to the Secretary of State's official guidance in this area," Wilson wrote.
As for the phone numbers, Wilson cited three opinions from the office of the attorney general, including one from 2010 stemming from a case in Dallas County. In that opinion, Abbott's office concluded that "the county may not withhold the telephone numbers" from a requestor who had asked for the information.
Battleground also cited a pamphlet from the office of the secretary of state that says in part that a volunteer deputy registrar "may also copy the relevant information from the application in writing just as you would be able to do if you went to the registrar's office and pulled a copy of the original application."
Wilson said the group does not photocopy voter registration applications and "has not used and is not retaining phone numbers taken off voter registration forms by volunteers."
See here for the background. I've got a copy of the AG opinion here and the letter to Dewhurst, which shows him the level of respect he deserves, here. Not really a whole lot to add at this point – either a DA files a charge or convenes a grand jury (Abbott handed off to Bexar County DA Susan Reed, who last I checked was seeking a pinch hitter) or they don't. Any lawyers want to take a crack at evaluating this one? BOR has more.
First impressions of the 2014 results
Voter registration numbers are up
Texans Together asks for Justice Department investigation of AG and Harris County
Posted in: Show Business for Ugly People.
Tagged: Attorney General · Battleground Texas · Bexar County · David Dewhurst · Election 2014 · Greg Abbott · James O'Keefe · Secretary of State · Susan Reed · Texas · voter registration
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Once Again on the Importance of Canonical Standing in Nurturing and Supporting the Eremitical Vocation
[[Dear Sister, I wondered if one of the reasons you support canonical standing for hermits has to do with the difficulty and importance of people understanding that solitude is more about communion or community than it is about isolation? What I was thinking was that it takes people to discern whether one is living an isolated life or one of eremitical solitude and the individual might not even know the difference. I also wondered if countering stereotypes of hermits is part of this same need for canonical standing or Church approval. Is this the reason the Church requires the hermit to jump through so many "hoops" to be professed canonically? I think you have written about this some. Lastly, I wondered if your own distinction between isolation and solitude as a "unique form of community" is rooted in your own experience of isolation or of growing to maturity in eremitical solitude? I don't think you have said much about this.]]
Thanks for your questions. They are excellent and it is very cool to hear you were wondering about this! I think I have written about all of these things except perhaps my own experience with/of isolation; I know I did some writing about the importance of canonical standing in On Hermit Ministry and the Call to Become God's Own Prayer and there may be another recent article that did the same. You might check under the label "solitude vs isolation" to see some of the ways I have approached this topic, especially as the place of the Church's discernment is revealed; the same is true of the label "eremitism as ecclesial" (or variations of this). One clarification, I do think canonical standing is important for hermits who live their vocations in the name of the Church, and I believe that strictly speaking, eremitical life is a gift of God to the Church and World which needs to be governed and supervised --- not always easy with such a prophetic vocation, but necessary nonetheless. At the same time I believe that many more than these relative few (consecrated/canonical hermits) are called instead to be lay hermits and to live eremitical life with the aid of spiritual directors and the support of their parishes; I also believe that the Church and world can and should benefit significantly from these lay eremitical lives --- no less than they do from the lives of consecrated hermits.
Difficulties in Discerning the Difference between Isolated Persons and Hermits:
That said, I do agree that there can be a significant difficulty in discerning the difference between an isolated person and one who has been embraced by and embraced eremitical solitude. (Remember that Merton writes poignantly about the necessity of solitude herself opening the door to the one who would be a hermit!) It requires a real knowledge of the person's heart and her commitment to and relationship with Life, Truth, and Love, not merely a sense of the external silence and physical solitude of the person's life. I also agree that the process of discernment associated with the relatively long journey toward eremitical profession and consecration (always public or canonical in nature!) is a central way the Church lays bare and resolves this difficult question on a case by case basis. But the general difficulty remains and is evident even in newsletters, etc., which are meant to support and nurture eremitical vocations per se. One of the reasons I am not particularly enthusiastic about the self-identification so prevalent in forums like that of Raven's Bread (a newsletter for hermits, solitaries, and others who love solitude), for instance. is because just about anyone can call themselves a hermit and never feel a need to draw important distinctions regarding motivation, personal woundedness vs relative wholeness, historical and ecclesial understandings of the vocation, or to attend much to the tradition of eremitical life.
In today's excessively individualistic society everything from an intolerant or self-indulgent cocooning to agoraphobia and misanthropy can be subsumed under the rubric "eremitism" in order to attempt to validate expressions of selfishness and woundedness while escaping the need for responsibility to Church and world in regard to a vocation which is meant for the edification of others via a unique proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This tendency to re-brand any number of social deficiencies and "disorders" as "eremitism" because solitude is defined only in terms of physical aloneness goes hand in hand with the tendency to rebrand or redefine license as authentic freedom. But eremitical solitude is only partly about physical solitude; at its heart it is about communion -- communion with God, with oneself, and with all others, communion which vividly defines the nature of the human being as a covenantal reality and human freedom as the counterpart of divine sovereignty.
In any case, just because someone says, "I am a hermit" in today's world does not mean they are one --- at least not as the Church understands the term; you are exactly right in pointing to the need for discernment in this. Even more important than the distinction between solitude and isolation in the need for canonical standing is the way in which this distinction is achieved and the reality it witnesses to in the authentic hermit: namely through her experience of the love of God in Christ which heals and transforms isolation into solitude. Because the canonical hermit is very specifically called and commissioned to live a solitude which vividly and consciously proclaims the life and love of God, the mutual discernment of the canonical process is necessary and helpful for all eremitical vocations. This is so because such a vocation results in wholeness, holiness, and a freedom expressed in compassionate self-gift rather than an isolation associated with personal woundedness, lack of freedom, a lack of generosity, and the incapacity for compassion or sacrifice. Distinguishing between these dimensions (solitude vs isolation, healthy withdrawal vs unhealthy withdrawal) in oneself is difficult; they can co-exist, especially in the beginning of an eremitical life when so much is ambiguous and still needs to be sorted out, integrated, or formed.
Fooling Ourselves and Misleading Others: The Importance of Mutual Discernment
Moreover, apart from this, our ability to fool ourselves and justify isolation --- especially by applying a label like "hermit" to validate this, by uncritically comparing ourselves to "hermits" of different centuries with different (and sometimes less valid) or actually unhealthy sensibilities and spiritualities, or (when unhealthy withdrawal or selfish isolation are met with skepticism or concern) by concluding, for instance, that we are simply misunderstood by "the world" which we believe we are somehow superior to spiritually or otherwise --- is simply too easy to do. But in these situations the so-called "hermit" will never witness adequately to the power of the love of God which unites her with all God loves; she will never be able to proclaim the Gospel in the unique way a hermit called to human wholeness and holiness will.
It takes others to assess and assist the hermit in assessing the real nature of her physical solitude, her deep motivations, her understanding of the nature of the vocation itself, the place of her relationship with God in Christ and others, and her own wholeness and holiness, if they are to truly discern the presence of an eremitical vocation. This has always been true in the church but it is much more urgent since canon 603 and the possibility of dioceses accepting hermit candidates without long formation in religious and/or monastic life. Further, because of the individualism of our society, eremitism looks like many other things today but at its heart it is generously (sacrificially) countercultural. Thus, because it is lived for others it is not a facile rejection of the world outside the hermitage nor an expression of spiritualities which falsely hypostasize and demonize "the world". (See posts re Thomas Merton's treatment of the notion of "the world" for explanations of this.) Countering this false and destructive approach to the world around us and other stereotypes and misconceptions is certainly a part of the importance of canonical standing and the sometimes-lengthy discernment those seeking profession require.
After all, how can a church be expected to profess individuals to a genuinely compassionate and generous eremitical life without making sure the distinction between isolation and eremitical solitude is something candidates for profession and consecration have come to understand on the basis of long-experience, prayer, and even struggle to love effectively while embracing the life of a hermit? I sincerely believe the "hoops" we often refer to having candidates jump through are not usually onerous and are completely reasonable as the Church attempts to adequately embrace and celebrate the gift which God has given her in the midst of a world so often marked and marred by individualism and license. This is especially true given the uniqueness of each vocation and the way each candidate serves to educate the Church on the way the Holy Spirit brings individuals to an authentic eremitical vocation.
My Own Experience of the Distinction Between Isolation and Eremitical Solitude:
Your question about my own experience of isolation and growing to maturity in solitude is very perceptive. I insist that solitude is a unique experience of community partly because I have experienced the unhealthiness or destructiveness of isolation (physical, emotional, etc.) and its antithesis in the healing character of solitude, partly because psychology and theology stress the importance of human relatedness (theology stresses this is our very nature), and partly because my own growth in solitary eremitical life (including the inner work I have undertaken over the past couple of years with my director) have each underscored this in its own complementary way.
Taking all these things together I would say I have been exploring the distinction between isolation and solitude for the whole of my life; I began long before I began doing so in a conscious way by focusing on eremitical solitude as a result of the publication of canon 603 in 1983. A number of factors made this necessary, not least significant childhood experiences of isolation and the effect of medically and surgically intractable epilepsy from the age of @ 19. Similarly, the really positive influences in my life have underscored the communal nature of solitude along with the solitary pole of all community; that has been especially true with violin and orchestral playing, but also with academic work in Theology, my experience of community in religious life, work with physicians and others, and the gift of friendships, parish relationships, etc.
Without the deep and extensively-rooted sense that solitude represents the redemption of isolation, or the profound experience of being communal at our core, I do not know how I could have made sense of eremitical life or embraced it as a divine vocation. Thomas Merton's Contemplation in a World of Action captured my imagination but it did so because it spoke to and built on my life-experience of isolation vs. solitude. Without the experience of having the whole of my life being called to this particular form of self-gift, or the sense of the significance such a life holds where even many discrete gifts and talents are relinquished in order to witness to the way God alone creates, calls, and completes us as covenant partners in a relationship foundational for authentic human being, I could only have rejected eremitical life as the epitome of an unhealthy and inhuman withdrawal. For a host of reasons through the whole of my life I have been uniquely sensitized to isolation and marked with a hunger for genuine solitude. The inner work I have undertaken as part of spiritual direction is a commitment to being made more and more whole and holy in this kind of deeply relational or communal solitude.
By the way, in my emphasis on the ecclesial nature of this vocation this same dynamic is a defining element. While it is true that I often speak of ecclesial vocations in terms of ecclesial rights, obligations, and stable and governing structures, the communal nature of every such vocation is at the heart of the term "ecclesial". Ecclesial vocations represent vocations summoned forth by God from the "called ones" constituting the ecclesia. We say canonical hermits live eremitical life in the name of the Church and by that we mean such hermits are specifically authorized to live these vocations in the power and as an instance of the presence of the ecclesia. In other words, all such vocations are commissioned by the Church; they are nourished by, embraced on behalf of that community and missioned by and for that same community as well as those outside it; finally they are lived in a way which edifies (builds up) the faith community/ecclesia. While it does happen, it is hard for me to conceive how someone claiming to be called by God to be a canonical hermit could honestly accept consecration to this ecclesial vocation if she failed to appreciate the communal dimension of her solitude and was committed to an individualistic isolation instead of eremitical solitude.
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Based on Philip Roth's 1997 Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, American Pastoral, this film adaptation stars Jennifer Connelly and Ewan McGregor, making his directorial debut. With a screenplay by John Romano, the film revolves around a family caught up in the social and political milieu of the 1960s.
"What is it you think you did?" Watch the trailer for the film adaptation of Indignation (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2008), one of Philip Roth's last books before his retirement as a novelist. The film is directed by James Schamus who also wrote the screenplay.
The PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award, which "honors a writer whose critically acclaimed work has drawn a wide audience and helps us to understand the human condition in original and powerful ways," was recently given to Philip Roth. Watch his speech at the awards ceremony, held at New York City's American Museum of Natural History.
Philip Roth recently granted a relatively rare interview to CBS on the occasion of the publication earlier this month of Nemesis, his thirty-first book.


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Van Parijs ou  est un patronyme néerlandais fréquent en Belgique et aux Pays-Bas, signifiant de Paris (nl. Parijs vaut Paris).

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Q: Haskell reverse function application operator not working I'm playing around with Haskell, but I can't figure out why the reverse function application operator (&) is not working.
For example in ghci I get:
Prelude> "hello" & length

<interactive>:1:9: error:
    Variable not in scope: (&) :: [Char] -> ([a0] -> Int) -> t

When I expect it to return 5
Why is it not working?

A: Looks like it's not in scope. Asking Hoogle tells me that you need to import it from, for example, Data.Function:
Prelude> import Data.Function
Prelude Data.Function> "hello" & length
5

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Q: How do I force automatic subtitles on a youtube video to play on youtube.com? How do I force automatic subtitles on a youtube video to play on youtube.com? Not embedded. Can you give me a full line of URL to show me what code I need to add. My youtube video is in English, my family are French & old & can easily click a link from Facebook messenger or other messengers but get confused if choosing a language manually. Thank you.

A: As far as I am aware, YouTube does not expose a URL parameter for subtitles like they do for timestamps and other such features.
If you wish to automatically enable subtitles on every video they watch, I would suggest changing the playback settings for their browser(s).
Here's a screenshot for a visual example of what that would look like:

Note: The language of the automatically generated captions would be determined by YouTube in this case. Changing the above option also requires them to use the same browser whenever they watch videos for it to take effect. (It is configured separately for each browser and computer).


Western Amazonia is known to harbour some of Earth's most diverse forests, but previous floristic analyses have excluded peatland forests which are extensive in northern Peru and are among the most environmentally extreme ecosystems in the lowland tropics. Understanding patterns of tree species diversity in these ecosystems is important both for quantifying beta‐diversity in this region, and for understanding determinants of diversity more generally in tropical forests. Here we explore patterns of tree diversity and composition in two peatland forest types – palm swamps and peatland pole forests – using 26 forest plots distributed over a large area of northern Peru. We place our results in a regional context by making comparisons with three other major forest types: terra firme forests (29 plots), white‐sand forests (23 plots) and seasonally‐flooded forests (11 plots).
Peatland forests had extremely low (within‐plot) alpha‐diversity compared with the other forest types that were sampled. In particular, peatland pole forests had the lowest levels of tree diversity yet recorded in Amazonia (20 species per 500 stems, Fisher's alpha 4.57). However, peatland pole forests and palm swamps were compositionally different from each other as well as from other forest types in the region. Few species appeared to be peatland endemics. Instead, peatland forests were largely characterised by a distinctive combination of generalist species and species previously thought to be specialists of other habitats, especially white‐sand forests.
We suggest that the transient nature and extreme environmental conditions of Amazonian peatland ecosystems have shaped their current patterns of tree composition and diversity. Despite their low alpha‐diversity, the unique combination of species found in tree communities in Amazonian peatlands augment regional beta‐diversity. This contribution, alongside their extremely high carbon storage capacity and lack of protection at national level, strengthens their status as a conservation priority.
© 2017 The Authors. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Draper, F. C., Coronado, E. N. H., Roucoux, K. H., Lawson, I. T., Pitman, N. C. A., Fine, P. V.A., Phillips, O. L., Montenegro, L. A. T., Sandoval, E. V., Mesones, I., García-Villacorta, R., Arévalo, F. R. R. and Baker, T. R. (2017), Peatland forests are the least diverse tree communities documented in Amazonia, but contribute to high regional beta-diversity. Ecography. Accepted Author Manuscript. doi:10.1111/ecog.03126, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.03126. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy.