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The Western Confucian · 西儒
"The superior man is catholic and no partizan. The mean man is a partizan and not catholic."
(君子周而不比、小人比而不周。) ─ Confucius, The Analects, 2.XIV, translation by James Legge.
Western Confucian of the Year
What we need is more confidence in ourselves, and a stronger belief in our traditions, so that we never are tempted to initiate force to make others live as we do. If we truly have an economic and political message worth emulating, our only responsibility is to set a standard that others will want to follow.
That profoundly Confucian sentiment of "reverence of tradition and antiquity on the one hand and governance by moral example rather than force on the other" (I quote myself) was expressed by Congressman Ron Paul in A Foreign Policy of Freedom: Peace, Commerce, and Honest Friendship, earning him this year's designation as "Western Confucian of the Year."
As I wrote in Ron Paul Tzu:
Dr. Paul's advocacy of constitutional principles and the thought of the founders would gain approval from Confucius, who said "I transmit but do not innovate; I am truthful in what I say and devoted to antiquity (The Analects, VII, 1)." The Paul Administration will serve to "transmit" the ideas of our founders and their documents, which are our classics. There will be no officials who "innovate" upon them with creative interpretations or dismiss them as "quaint." Indeed, Dr. Paul's strict adherence to the letter of the Constitution is reminiscent of the Confucian devotion to the "Rectification of Names," i.e. the restoration of original interpretations of words and the rejection of arbitrariness. Said China's first teacher, "When words lose their meaning, people lose their liberty (ibid. XIII, 3)."
The Confucian statement of the Golden rule-"What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others (ibid. VX, 24)"-is remarkably similar to the "no harm" principle that guides Dr. Paul's libertarian philosophy. While the Confucian version may be less active than the Christian version, it is perhaps more suitable to governance, in that it allows individuals and voluntary associations more leeway and incentive to carry out mutual aid and charity work.
Confucius would applaud Dr. Paul's opposition to rule by a unitary executive with unchecked powers. Confucius rejected rule by force, going as far to say, "Barbarian tribes with their rulers are inferior to Chinese states without them (ibid. III, 5)." Instead, he proposed leadership by example, which is what the Paul Administration will offer America, at home and abroad. Confucius offered this admonition which could have been levelled at the current occupant of the Oval Office: "Sir, in carrying on your government, why should you use killing at all? Let your evinced desires be for what is good, and the people will be good (ibid. XII, 19)." Indeed, Confucius, like Dr. Paul, was an arch-enemy of tyranny: "An oppressive government is fiercer and more feared than a tiger (The Record of Rites II, 2)."
As I wrote in America's Confucius:
On this blog's sidebar, you may have read that "Confucianism, condemned as 'Reactionary' during the so-called Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, is, in many ways, an ancient Eastern archetype of the highest ideals of both Paleoconservatism and Paleolibertarianism, to employ contemporary American political parlance, in that the Sage posits reverence of tradition and antiquity on the one hand and governance by moral example rather than force on the other."
The Good Doctor also calls for "reverence of tradition and antiquity" and "governance by moral example rather than force." His ideas have been decried as "reactionary" by our own cultural revolutionaries, whether they be neocon or left-liberal. The Sage came early in Chinese history, during a time of chaos, just as the Good Doctor has come early in ours and also during a time of chaos. Both great men looked to the past for guidance for the future....
Confucius' influence was limited in his lifetime, but would extend over 2,500 years of Chinese history; let us pray that Dr. Ron Paul's wisdom guides our next 2,500 years.
The Good Doctor may not have won the election, but he was right! Only one man was "truthful in what [he] said and devoted to antiquity."
Labels: America the Beautiful, Confucianism, Governance, Paleoconservatism, Paleolibertarianism, Ron Paul for President
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Hot Ash and the Oasis Defect
Philip Wyeth
Sep 2019 · Philip Wyeth · Narrated by Cheryl May
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"Robots and exowombs and hemp, oh my!"
Welcome to 2045. Automation has freed humanity from the drudgery and limitations of blue-collar labor. For twenty years, a remarkable group of female bureaucrats has overseen an ambitious construction program that is spreading equity, prosperity, and peace worldwide.
But Detective Ashley Westgard of the Jacksonville Police Corps senses that beneath all the glimmer and shine, a new malaise has taken root in society. From brazen acts of criminality and rampant party pill abuse, to her own insatiable desires... All is not well on the road to paradise.
Ash is beautiful, vain, headstrong, and erratic. A symbol of her time as she careens from impulsive shopping sprees to drunken fights to escapades of sin. But now that a methodical killer is on the loose, she must rise above apathy and doubt in order to forge her raging inner fire into a fearsome weapon of justice.
Philip Wyeth's crazy fifth novel is imaginative, hilarious, sexy, and poignant. It will dazzle fans of Philip K. Dick, John Varley, Rich Larson, Neal Stephenson's "Snow Crash," "The Tomorrow File" by Lawrence Sanders, and women who kick ass!
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(I received this novel as an ARC. All opinions are mine and freely given.) "She held up the two bras in front of the mirror. The yellow one looked nice. Maybe she could find a pair of matching panties and play banana for a lucky someone to peel later tonight..." No. You read that correctly. That's exactly how 'Hot Ash and the Oasis Defect' by Philip Wyeth begins. I don't know a single woman who thinks like that. Nor one who would wear a 'dark teal blue combat bra' in the line of work as a cop if she could, particularly one with 'blue glitter.' That stuff gets everywhere. But it's just a story and in this case it's really not meant to be realistic. If I'm being honest.. and that's something I pride myself on in reviews.. I immediately put the book down at that point and stared at it. I picked it up, re-read it, and followed the same pattern a couple of times in disbelief. I even went around my house telling people what I read.. because I was astounded that I'd read it at all.. but bear with me.. until the end of the review. The book is actually very well-written, despite my issues of personal taste and the general state of disorientation it left me with. Basically a satirical dystopian sci-fi story, the book is literally only 178 pages long. It should have been a quick read, but it wasn't and for me that's mostly because I found it so weird. I love sci-fi, dystopian works, and satire.. but together it takes a bit of adjustment. I'm a pretty open-minded person and reader.. so I'm not offended by the drug use or strange scenes or devices like the 'Clam Bake.' I'm not explaining that one here.. you're going to have to read it.. if you want to understand. As is especially popular these days, the book puts women in charge of the populace. The difference being that in this future things like procreation are all handled in labs, menial jobs by robots, and any work of any real value is done by women. Men are essentially being phased out. A few older men may still hold positions from before the changes, but the younger ones are mostly kind of set aside in communities together and kept entertained. As I said, it's an incredibly odd story. There's a lot of man-hating going on here and that's just something I've never been a fan of.. so I had to keep reminding myself it was a satirical approach. Unpopular opinion time. This felt like a representation of a lot of what's going on in society today. Women have been oppressed, harassed, assaulted.. so much.. that many men not only defend against that, but can be found going so far as to verbally degrade their own overall. Not just specific people. The same can be said for discussions on race, religion, gender, sexuality, and more.. and that's interesting.. but also kind of frightening. Anyway, after several attempts to read the book.. about 48 pages in, I hit my stride. I finally at least mostly adjusted to the strange atmosphere of their world and though the way women spoke to and about men never felt comfortable, I was used to seeing it enough that it didn't automatically pull me out of the story. Digging beyond all that, there's a murder mystery below that's centered around a group of women that have elevated themselves through helping to bring on the societal changes at hand. It's a bit predictable and the conclusion doesn't feel really satisfying, but it was woven well and no one could ever blame Wyeth of lacking in creativity. The book mostly comes across as a fun, kind of campy sci-fi adventure like one might have read in the 70's and 80's.. or like you still might catch on one of those tv channels specializing in bikini clad babes fighting aliens with giant guns shaped like-- well, you get the picture. If you enjoy those types of things, this is the book for you.
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Borno leaders meet, agree to accept 3,900 repentant terrorists…
..ask the military to goū6 down ISWAP
Finally, leaders and critical stakeholders of Borno state had on Sunday met and agreed, after a long day of deliberation, to forgive and accept the reintegration of repentant Boko Haram in to the society.
The stakeholders, comprising politicians, security officials, religious and traditional leaders as well as members of the civil society, had however spelt out conditions that government must consider before re-integrating the repentant Boko Haram.
The Humanitarian Times had reported how mass of repentant Boko Haram insurgents had voluntarily given themselves up to the military following the death of their leader, Abubakar Shekau.
Governor Babagana Zulum who convened the meeting disclosed that a total of over 3900 repentant insurgents have so far surrendered within and outside the country.
He said over 3000 of the insurgents are presently with the Nigeria security forces and the Borno state government, while another 900 are currently in Cameroom, stressing that he had received a missive in respect of that from the Cameroonian government.
The meeting which lasted five hours and held at the Multipurpose Hall of Government House Maiduguri recognized the need to fully screen and profile the returnee insurgents before they are finally reintroduced into the society.
In attendance at the town hall meeting were members of the National assembly, state lawmakers, the military and other representatives of the security agencies, victims of the insurgency, religious leaders, the CSO, the Nigeria labor congress, the Nigeria Union of Journalists and Borno elders, all bared their concerns on the mass surrender of the ex-fighters of Boko Haram fighters.
A 16-point communique signed by the Borno state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Kaka-Shehu Lawan was read at the end of the meeting.
Below is the full Communique:
"Stakeholders appreciated the untiring efforts and supports of His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria towards ending the Boko Haram insurgency and other criminalities in Borno state and the country at large.
"The Stakeholder commend the zeal and determination of His Excellency, Prof., Babagana Umara Zulum, FNSE and the Executive governor of Borno state, towards restoration of lasting peace in the state. The meeting further noted the unparalleled support rendered to the IDPs and the vulnerable by His Excellency , the Executive Governor.
"The Stakeholders welcomed the efforts of the Federal and State Government in the provision of state of the earth equipment and other logistics to the security operatives that led to the renewed vigor in the fight against insurgents which resulted in the recent surrender.
"The meeting urged the federal and state government to "handle the issue of repentant Boko Haram insurgents with utmost care and within the instrumentality of the law.
"The meeting stressed the need for "proper profiling of the repentant Boko Haram insurgents to avoid hasty release of harden elements to the larger society.
"The meeting welcomed the recent massive surrender by the Boko Haram insurgents and urged those still in the bush to follow suit.
"The meeting strongly advocated for the strengthening of the deradicalization mechanism of the Operation Save Corridor to involve parents of the surrendered Boko Haram members, Ulamas, traditional/community leader and the media.
"The meeting urged citizen to key into the educational opportunities created by the state government especially by enrolling their children and wards to schools as a counter measure for indoctrination.
"The Stakeholders reiterated the need for further support to all victims of the insurgency especially the women and children.
"The meeting called on the Federal Government for the establishment of world-class deradicalization/rehabilitation center in Borno State being the epicenter of the insurgency.
"The meeting called for a true reconciliation amongst the affected people.
"The meeting appreciated the support of the Federal government to the state but however solicited for more funding from the Federal Government to the State especially in the areas of reconstruction, resettlement, reintegration, education and health as the meagre resources at the disposal of the State is not enough in view of magnitude of the cost involved.
"The meeting urged the military to sustain the ongoing offensive on the activities of ISWAP.
"The meeting resolved to have periodic press briefing on the ongoing activities of the surrendered Boko Haram terrorists with a view creating awareness amongst the members of the public.
"All firearms and offensive weapons used by the insurgents be retrieved from them.
"The meeting further resolved that the North East Development commission as a matter of priority be involved in all aspects of rehabilitation and integration of surrendered Boko Haram into the mainstream society."
Details of the townhall meeting would be serially brought to readers in subsequent publication on The Humanitarian Times.
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codeml is, by far, the most valuable tool.
> The CodeML wrappers is now included in bioruby git.
> files are moved from bio/appl/codeml to bio/appl/paml/codeml.
> Do you (or someone) plan to write other PAML's wrappers/parsers?
> > It seems good. It will be included in BioRuby.
> > In my machine, a test was failed.
> > Can you fix the problem?
> > > I like to suggested that it for inclusion in the main BioRuby branch.


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All Press Releases for September 18, 2020
Tree Schema Partners with 1776 to Bring Metadata Management to Over 150 Startups
1776 continues to define the trend for startup incubators by being the first to make metadata management available to all members, exemplifying the growing importance for data management in companies of all sizes.
Members of 1776 can now take advantage of essential metadata management capabilities at no cost to the startup.
WASHINGTON, DC, September 18, 2020 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Tree Schema, the premier cloud-native data catalog for small and medium businesses, today announced that it has partnered with startup incubator 1776, the nation's largest network of business incubators, to bring metadata management and data catalog capabilities to over 150 startups.
Through this strategic partnership, startups that are members of 1776 can now take advantage of essential metadata management capabilities - data lineage, automated schema inference, rich-text documentation, asset tagging and more - at no cost to the startup. This is the first time that a startup incubator has taken the steps to make metadata management capabilities available to all of their members; these capabilities traditionally cost well over $1000 per month for small companies.
"We are excited to partner with 1776," said Grant Seward, Founder of Tree Schema. "After initial conversations with 1776, it was clear that their dedication to making innovative technology and tooling available to their members was aligned with our vision and product. With shared roots in Washington DC, Tree Schema is proud to partner with 1776 to help entrepreneurs grow their company and their data."
Tracy Turner, Campus Director, [email protected] said "1776 is very excited for this new partnership with TreeSchema. TreeSchema shares a passion for entrepreneurship and understands the needs of growing businesses. We are delighted to offer TreeSchema's services as an added value to our members and to continue our joint collaboration in giving back to the startup community."
About Tree Schema
Tree Schema is the premier data catalog for small, medium and mid-market businesses. Tree Schema is making metadata management accessible to everyone; built from the ground up with a focus on the intersection of people and data, Tree Schema makes it possible for your entire team to foster collaboration around your data.
To learn more about Tree Schema, please visit: www.treeschema.com
1776 is the nation's largest network of business incubators that cultivates and empowers companies and entrepreneurs to fuel innovation and growth. 1776 transforms markets by curating communities of entrepreneurs and enterprises in flexible work environments. Our members gain access to a dynamic network and focused programming to provide the knowledge and resources necessary to spur innovation and solve complex challenges. With 7 campuses across five states, we are the nation's largest network of incubators.
To learn more about 1776, please visit: www.1776.vc
Grant Seward
Tree Schema
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Air National Guard Suicide Prevention Program: Evaluating System-Level Variables Using Applied Behavior Analysis.
LLC, for the U.S. Air National Guard.
Calkin, A. B. (2015). Behavioral Development Bulletin, 20(2), 133-136.
How did we get into behavior analysis?
In Holdsambeck & Pennypacker, Behavioral Science: Tales of Inspiration, Discovery, and Service.
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English alternative rock group, active from 1983 to 1988.
The original line up of the group had Paul Heaton, Stan Cullimore, Ted Key & Hugh Whitaker. Ted Key was replaced by Norman Cook after the band's first single. Hugh Whitaker was replaced by the ex-Velvetones drummer David Hemingway in 1987.


Remember how the New Zealand intelligence organization GCSB (Government Communications Security Bureau) had to admit that it had illegally spied on Kim Dotcom? That kicked off an investigation that has now revealed that the GCSB illegally spied on somewhere around 85 people.
GCSB director Ian Fletcher said in February that his agency did not illegally spy on anyone else on behalf of law enforcement agencies.
But the Kitteridge report contradicts this - questioning the lawfulness of GCSB surveillance involving 85 New Zealanders. The agency is forbidden from spying on anyone with citizenship or permanent residence here.
The illegal spying was conducted between April 2003 and September last year and done on behalf of the Security Intelligence Service, the domestic spy agency.
But wait... there's more. The report also found that it's likely GCSB violated other laws as well, including the Privacy Act and the Defence Act. Not surprisingly, the report also finds a mess of an agency with terrible management, poor record-keeping and little oversight. Shocking, isn't it, that such conditions would lead to abuse of power and illegal surveillance, huh?
Are you sure this wasn't in the US?
Yes, that's a completely different bunch of alphabet-soup agencies.
Take the number, multiply it by 100,000 roughly, and you have the US.
In the US, you wouldn't know about until it was too late to prosecute and the perpetrators had obtained cushy outside jobs.
Oh Mike. Laws, due process, and individual rights are for those who hate freedom. You don't hate freedom...do you?
It's OK for governments to break good laws, in the name of protecting corporate profits. But when citizens harmlessly break bad or victimless laws (ie: IP laws), laws designed to protect corporate profits, then the govt will be all over you.
IP laws are not that important. Laws protecting citizens from oppressive government are far more important. Yet the penalty structure built into our laws, and how penalties are applied, are completely backward.
Backward, as in retarded. Grammar Nazi!!! Not backwards as in reversed!!!
In Australia, we'd just get the military to do it under the Defence power in our constitution.
As long as it's for a Defence purpose, legally they can spy on anyone they want, any time they want, anywhere they want, any way they want.
It's a very helpful loophole we use all the time.
Hey now, we have the Patriot act, see? So we're catching up. It's not our fault that Australia didn't patent it first.
Warrantless spying by the government that violates an individual's security. You really consider that a benefit? I hope you have no skeletons in your closet.
And their solution? To change the law to allow the GCSB to spy on citizens. This government is completely out of control and seem to be taking their instructions from their american overlords like good little lapdogs.
At least we can thank Kim Dotcom for being the reason this all came to light. Maybe now we can do something about it.
That is the likely outcome of this review. The government will just conclude, as their mouth pieces are currently arguing, that the GCSB is our eavesdropping tool so ought be allowed to assist others in doing their eavesdropping.
What happened was there was a law change that made it clear GCSB should not spy on NZ citizens in it's capacity as our signals intelligence service.
GCSB ignored that when requested to help other agencies that are allowed to do it because they think that's also their job - to wear a different hat and provide such abilities to others, and they didn't think themselves responsible when asked by other agencies to do the eavesdropping.
There's also a lot of uncovered lax behaviour that's typical of spooks that have no effective over-sight due to their secrecy.
What'll happen is the government will swear it's all cleaned up, pass legislation allowing GCSB to provide eavesdropping capabilities to over agencies and business will proceed as usual.
What they won't, but should do, is instigate real effective accountability.
If the NZ government doesn't go after those who broke its laws on spying and prosecute them, they have no right passing any laws. Something tells me nothing will be done; meanwhile if you or I did the same thing, we'd be in prison. Sounds like a corrupt NZ government, including their Attorney General.
cant imagine who else is in mind.
what this shows more than anything is that governments and law enforcement agencies think they have the right to do whatever they please, whenever they please, against whomsoever they please and will not get called out for that behaviour, let alone anything else. they have the opinion that they are answerable to no one and the people do not matter. every country in the so-called democratic world is within a whisker of being a Police State that it is absolutely terrifying! the power that corporations and industries have over governments is equally as terrifying if not even more so!!
It's amusing that by trying to destroy Dotcom they got a lot of dirt revolved and scrutinized and are looking much worse than the evil racketeer child molester Dotcom they tried to paint to the public.


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Ігор Миколайович Бєзлєр ( , Сімферополь, Кримська область, Українська РСР, СРСР) — російський диверсант, підполковник військової розвідки Росії, один з лідерів маріонеткової ДНР, польовий командир незаконного збройного формування «ополчення Донбасу». Громадянин України хоча різні джерела вказують, що він мав російське громадянство.

Підозрюється у скоєнні низки найтяжчих злочинів на території України: жорстокі вбивства людей, захоплення державної влади, тероризм та інших.

Життєпис

Народився 30 грудня 1965 року в Сімферополі, УРСР. Батько — кримський німець (народився 1937 року), мати — українка. Виріс і закінчив школу в Сімферополі.

Освіта
У 1994–1997 навчався у Військовій академії імені Дзержинського, Москва, Росія.

Кар'єра
До 2002 працював в ГРУ РФ, після чого переїхав в Україну. Не має ані родини, ані дітей. Звільнився в запас тільки в 2012 і на цей час офіційно перебуває в резерві. Після виборів 2012 Бєзлєр працював у службі безпеки заводу «Горлівський машинобудівник», був у команді Ігоря Крижановського, який став депутатом Донецької обласної ради від Партії регіонів. Очолював Горлівську громадську організацію воїнів-десантників.

Російсько-українська війна

За даними СБУ, в лютому 2014 з диверсантом Бєзлєром був відновлений зв'язок з боку співробітників Головного розвідувального управління Генерального Штабу Збройних Сил Російської Федерації. Для виконання їхніх вказівок диверсант Бєзлєр виїхав в АР Крим, де брав участь у силових акціях з захоплення військових частин, органів влади і управління, що призвело до анексії частини території України.

В квітні 2014 Бєзлєр за завданням російської військової розвідки у складі диверсійної групи брав участь у захопленні будівлі УСБУ в Донецькій області, а пізніше в захопленні райвідділу МВС України в місті Горлівка, в ході серії операцій спецслужб Росії «Російська весна», метою яких є анексія східної частини України за сценарієм анексії Криму.

З 17 квітня 2014 перебуває у всеукраїнському розшуку злочинців за запитом Служби Безпеки.

21 квітня 2014 за підняття українського прапора в м. Горлівка Бєзлєр, Стрєлков і Пономарьов організували і здійснили жорстоке вбивство депутата Горлівської міськради В. І. Рибака та ще кількох цивільних осіб. Терористи заживо розрізали жертвам животи, потім одягли їм рюкзаки з піском і ще живими втопили у річці.

22 травня 2014 угрупування терористів Бєзлєра здійснило напад на колону українських військових під Волновахою Донецької області. Було вбито 16 і поранено 31 українського військовослужбовця. Захоплено зброю.

23 травня 2014 брав участь в організації засідки на бійців добровольчого батальйону «Донбас» під селом Карлівка (Мар'їнський район). Трохи згодом заявив, що всіх захоплених в полон бійців батальйону Донбас було розстріляно.

27 травня 2014 в Горлівці Бєзлєр розстріляв нібито двох керівників міліції, але потім виявилося, що розстріляли не цих міліціонерів. Отже, угрупованням Бєзлєра було розстріляно двох невідомих громадян. Можливо, робітників міліції, які не зрадили присязі Україні.

4 червня 2014 за наказом Бєзлєра було нібито розстріляно двох заручників, громадян Будіка і Васющенко, які ймовірно були офіцерами СБУ. При цьому Бєзлєр пообіцяв вбити й інших шістьох заручників, якщо його умови не будуть прийняті владою. Пізніше з'ясувалося, що «розстріл» був інсценуванням, а «розстріляні» терористом Бєзлєром — живі.

На думку міністра внутрішніх справ України Арсена Авакова, Бєзлєр скоює вбивства і підриває залізницю на сході, бо намагається встановити контроль над переміщенням вантажів, щоб обкладати даниною потяги: «Саме через це пан Безлер, за нашими даними, убив так званого міністра транспорту» від терористичної організації ДНР. Як відомо, протягом червня 2014 року в Україні здійснено низку терористичних актів на залізниці у різних регіонах сходу України. 29 червня СБУ затримала членів терористичного угруповання, які планували підірвати харківську залізницю. За даними СБУ, організатором угрупування був 45-річний харків'янин, який діяв під безпосереднім керівництвом диверсанта Ігора Бєзлєра на прізвисько «Бєс». Від свого «куратора» терорист отримав завдання організувати підрив потягу з артилерійськими боєприпасами. На підставі цих фактів слідчими СБУ було розпочато кримінальне провадження за ст. 258 (терористичний акт) та ст. 258-3 (створення терористичної групи чи терористичної організації) Кримінального кодексу України.

1 липня 2014 російський державний телеканал «Russia Today» першим з державних ЗМІ Російської Федерації за весь період російської диверсійної діяльності в Україні та весь час війни на сході назвав Ігора Бєзлєра терористом.

В перших числах листопада 2014 г. «здав справи» та виїхав з Горлівки до невідомого місця перебування.

7 листопада екс-радник міністра оборони України О. Данилюк повідомив, що російські спецслужби ліквідували Ігоря Безлера. Раніше Д. Тимчук повідомляв, що у Горлівці нейтралізовано бандформування, створене Безлером. Пізніше «прес-секретар» Безлера заявила, що він «живий і постійно знаходиться на зв'язку».

Дані ООН про злочини незаконного збройного формування Безлера
У лютому 2017 р. ООН опублікувала доповідь про сексуальне насильство під час війни в Україні. Доповідь охоплює період з 14 березня 2014 року по 31 січня 2017 року та стосується всієї території України, в тому числі Криму і так званих "ЛНР" і "ДНР". У доповіді про злочини збройного формування Безлера зазначено наступне:
 "25 вересня 2014 озброєні чоловіки з "групи Безлера" викрали жінку і двох її колег (чоловіка і жінку) з робочих місць. Вони привезли їх в захоплену адміністративну будівлю вугільної шахти в Горлівці. Трьом особам повідомили, що вони заарештовані. Їх відвели в інше приміщення, в якому були сліди крові. Чоловіка били на очах у жінок, поки він не знепритомнів. Після цього обох жінок побили і зґвалтували, як мінімум, сім осіб, які допитували їх про те, де вони тримають гроші і цінності. Одну з жертв катували електричним струмом – дроти були приєднані до її грудей".

Див. також
 Російська диверсійна діяльність в Україні (2014)

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 Бєзлєр Ігор Миколайович  // Центр «Миротворець»

Учасники Афганської війни (1979—1989)
Випускники Військової академії ракетних військ стратегічного призначення ім. Петра Великого
Німці
Фігуранти бази «Миротворець»
Воєнні злочинці російсько-української війни (з 2014)
Російські воєнні злочинці
Агенти російських спецслужб у російсько-українській війні (з 2014)
Відмічені в українофобії
Учасники боїв за Горлівку
Особи, до яких застосовано санкції через російсько-українську війну

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Voters easily passed levies for local schools and fire department.
Four villagers running for school board, two for re-election
By Carol Simmons
Four candidates — two incumbents and two challengers — are running for three open seats on the Yellow Springs Board of Education in the Nov. 7 election.
Seeking re-election on the five-member board are Steve Conn and Aïda Merhemic. Also running are first-time office-seekers Dawn Johnson and Steve McQueen. Board member Anne Erickson, whose tenure concludes this year, chose not to seek another term.
In the weeks leading up to the fall election, the News is profiling candidates for local offices. This week's paper focuses on the four school board hopefuls — in alphabetical order — who were asked to talk about why they are running, what experiences and skills they bring, what they consider to be the most pressing concerns for local schools and their thoughts on facilities needs being discussed by the district.
Steven Conn (submitted photo)
Steven Conn
As a member of the steering committee that drafted the school district's 2020 strategic plan, which was adopted in 2011, Steven Conn said he ran for a seat on the Yellow Springs school board in the subsequent election cycle because he wanted to help implement the plan's objectives.
"It was kind of a way of putting my money where my mouth is," he said.
Now, after serving on the board for four years — in which time the district has acted on each of the plan's six priorities, with the exception of addressing identified facilities needs — Conn said he is seeking a second term in part to finish the job.
"I want to see this through," he said.
Additionally, he wants to challenge the board "to start talking about a new strategic plan." He noted that if he is re-elected this fall, his new term would end in 2021. "I want to finish this [plan] out and initiate the next one."
He said he is inspired to seek a second term not only because of the work he hopes to complete, but also because of his high opinion for those with whom he has served.
"I really have had a terrific time working with this board," he said, citing their "talents and chemistry" as superior to other boards of which he has been a part in his 20-plus years working in higher education. "I've learned a tremendous amount from my fellow board members," he said.
A professor of American history at Miami University, Conn moved to Yellow Springs with his family in 2004. Daughter Olivia Brintlinger-Conn graduated from the high school last spring, and son Zach is a senior this year.
"I have a professional and personal dedication to public education … not just for kids, but for communities," Conn said.
He said that in addition to the experience he has acquired during his elected term and in his career as an educator, he is "pretty good at digesting" a variety of reports and information quickly, which often comes into play on the district board.
"I'm also a pretty strong writer," he added. "I didn't anticipate that when I first ran, but I've done quite a bit of writing and editing in my role on the school board."
He also identified having "some skills around facilitation and consensus building," pointing to his participation last year in contract negotiations with the Yellow Springs Education Association, the collective bargaining unit for district teachers.
He described the process as "nontraditional," with "no lawyers."
"I had a role in moving negotiations through to, I think, a pretty good outcome."
Acknowledging that "a lot of people" may perceive the facilities issue as the most pressing for the district, "I have a different response to this," Conn said.
"The consistent challenge we face is that the state has not been a reliable partner," he said.
One issue is funding. "The [district] treasurer is required to have a five-year plan. Unanticipated changes in the state budget can play havoc with local finances, as do new legislative mandates that are made without additional funding for their implementation."
He expressed frustration with "often unannounced" state mandates in such areas as testing and "the ever-shifting ground of graduation requirements."
"Meshing these two things [funding and mandates] has been the most consistent challenge we have faced," he said.
Not that the facilities issue isn't pressing. The topic was put on the table in the strategic plan seven years ago because "our schools are not physically in good shape," Conn said. "Some version of the status quo is neither feasible nor financially responsible."
He compared the situation to a car that's leaking oil. "Do you keep putting oil in? The status quo is continuing to pour oil into a leaking oil tank."
He noted that the nearby Greenon school district recently passed a levy, after an initial rejection, for a $54 million K-12 campus. In the first week of school this year, at the high school that is now slated to be replaced, "a large piece of their ceiling collapsed," he said.
"That's what you're up against in buildings that are 50-plus years old," as are Yellow Springs buildings.
"Something has to be done," he continued. "I can not see any way around doing work on the buildings."
At the same time, he said he understands community concerns about cost. "We have to find the option that is financially viable for the community."
"What the solution is, is still in the works," he said, though he has gone on record as not supporting a proposed option to locate a K–12 campus at the current McKinney/YSHS site.
In the meantime, Conn said the continuing discussion is not helped by certain voices in the community that have been "downright nasty and rude."
The most important thing to consider is "what's best for kids in the district right now and for kids who come along 30 years from now."
"There's a drift of conversation that the village is somehow taxing itself to death," Conn added. "But if we look at the numbers" comparing Yellow Springs to other area districts, "we're not at the top of the charts. … We get a tremendous bang for the buck," he said.
Dawn Johnson (Photo by Carol Simmons)
Dawn Johnson
With a background in city and regional planning, villager Dawn Johnson thinks her skills and experience would benefit the school board as well as the entire community, particularly at this time as the district considers pursuing costly major construction and/or renovation projects.
"I'm running because I want to serve my community, first off," she said, "and I think that I can bring a lot of my [expertise] to the school board."
She currently works as the Geographic Information System, or GIS, coordinator for Warren County. Her office develops comprehensive plans for area communities. "We do a lot of data analysis."
Such planning involves "needs assessments and lots of face-to-face with the community," she said. "We're active listeners," with the goal of developing a plan that "is reflective of what the community wants."
She sees those strategies as clearly applicable to school district needs.
A village resident for 20 years, Johnson has been married to former school board member William Firestone since 2005. They each had two children from prior marriages, and all four young people went through Yellow Springs schools. She's now a grandmother of three.
"I love children," she said, and she has a deep respect for public education that goes back to her own childhood.
"My family comes from very humble roots," Johnson said. Nevertheless, her grandfather graduated from high school at a time when others in similar circumstances often left school for work.
Now, as Johnson perceives public education being threatened at the national level, she said she is "grateful that this community supports education the way it has." Her hope is that "we can be a beacon with our superior, excellent education."
To do that will take some work, however. "The most pressing issue" Johnson sees "is the need to balance our obvious facility needs — our aging facilities — and the desire to keep the cultural diversity that Yellow Springs is known for."
The challenge, she said, is figuring out how to fund building modernization without "driving young families out of town, or making it impossible for them to move to town, for that matter. … I don't want our diversity to come strictly from open enrollment."
She said she questions how much taxes can rise "without changing the [village's] demographics."
Ideas for moving forward can be found in the community, she said. "I think it's important that the board doesn't lead without learning where the community wants to go."
She said that the community pulse meetings this summer were a "good start" in opening up the discussion about facility needs "to more voices," but she is concerned that there hasn't been enough public engagement.
She has looked through school board minutes from the past year and half and "saw only bits and pieces" of what is being considered.
"People really feel blind-sided by this," she said of the proposals on the table and their costs. "I think I'm paying a lot of attention for what's going on," yet the process has not been as open as she feels it could or should be.
She said the district should have started the process by forming a "blue-ribbon panel" with members from various constituencies in the community. "I have never seen a plan accepted unless it came from the community," Johnson said. "Top-down plans are usually controversies."
She also thinks the district is moving too quickly. "I think they're rushing the building discussion," she said. "Slow down and trust the community." For her part, she hopes the final decision saves "our Mills Lawn green space and its heritage trees."
In addition to engaging in facilities planning, Johnson said she also wants to ensure that local teachers are well supported.
"I think funding and keeping good teachers will be our next hurdle." She questions whether putting substantial financial resources into buildings will affect the district's ability "to get the best teachers."
"I would prioritize competitive salaries and benefits over spending for expensive new buildings," she said.
Other areas of particular interest for Johnson include state testing requirements and funding for special needs students.
"I know Yellow Springs has pushed back [on testing], and I would like to get more involved in learning how other schools manage it. One-size-fits-all testing does not fit our children. I would continue to be an advocate against it."
As for special needs students, "funding keeps going down or away and these children are not," she said. "I'm concerned how we make a positive experience for those students."
"I'd also like to know why so many Yellow Springs families send their children to private schools. What is it that motivated them [to leave]? Is there something we can do to bring them back?"
"We have some really big issues that we're facing as a town," particularly concerning equality, justice and tolerance, Steve McQueen said, and serving on the school board is the most effective way he sees that he can play a part in addressing them at a foundational and transformative level.
A member of the Human Relations Commission and the Justice Task Force, he also serves on the boards of YS Heritage and Home, Inc. and is active with The 365 Project and its affiliated Young People of Color, or YPOC, group. He is also a member of Central Chapel AME Church, where he is the church drummer.
McQueen said he is committed to helping the village live up to its highest ideals, and his civic activities bear witness to his interests and goals.
A native of New Jersey, McQueen came to town in 2003 to attend Antioch College, and except for some traveling, including a trip to Kenya in 2006, he "never really left," he said.
Now his home life, just outside the village limits on Lamont Street, includes two children in the schools and a job as the radio reading services coordinator for Goodwill Enterprises. "We provide the news, books, magazines 24/7 for the blind, illiterate, autistic and others," he said.
He said he has "major love for Yellow Springs." But that love doesn't obscure his vision of how things could improve.
When it comes to our schools, "some things do squeak by," he said.
Instances of "intolerance" pertaining to "race and class" have surfaced in recent years, he said.
"Our kids are being bullied over racial issues, sexual orientation. … When students are saying it's affecting them here, we must address that."
The reports of bullying don't fit how the village or school communities think of themselves, and they're difficult to discuss, he said, but "this is where we are now."
It's important that "we are willing to face it, as opposed to fighting against" the reality, he said.
Through 365 and YPOC, he has been involved with some school programming to help address the issues, including an African-arts event last winter.
McQueen also wants to make certain that district teachers get the support they need.
"We have some great teachers here, and I want to maintain that," he said. "I want to make sure to hear what the teachers say, that we listen to them. I want them to know we have their backs."
As for the facilities issue, "clearly what we need to do when it comes to renovating or rebuilding, we're at a crossroads or crunch time, where we know something has to be done," he said. "The question is: how are we going to do it, and listen to everyone?"
McQueen said he wants to make certain that people whose voices might be missed, such as "fixed-income elderly who live nowhere near Mills Lawn," are heard.
As he sees it, "the biggest problem we're facing is trying to work together."
"When it comes to facilities, there's no one solution" and no way to make everyone happy, he said.
"What my father taught me — a preacher's son — [when] not everyone is all pleased, at least [make it so] not everyone is all upset."
The reality is that "not everybody's going to get what they want. We should already be starting the conversations — 'If the thing I didn't want happens, here's how I would like to compensate for that.' Whatever it is, let's start talking about solutions."
We also "have to make sure the kids and teachers are comfortable — and parents, too."
The understanding the community needs to reach is whether "people are willing to work with the district whatever decision is made," he said. "The more we can get everyone's perspectives, and really face where we re now," it's all for the better, he said.
Aïda Merhemic
After serving 12 years on the school board, currently as board president, Aïda Merhemic said her commitment to local youth is unwavering.
"I want to empower youth, and I want to support them any way I can," she said.
"I feel very honored to hold this position," she said of her school board tenure, and she believes that her "historical perspective and experience" are valuable resources on the board.
As a longtime psychologist in town, in practice with her husband, Bob Barcus, at Yellow Springs Psychological Center, Merhemic said her skills include active listening, patience and mediation. She said she values strong relationships and tries to foster a collaborative style of working with her fellow board members, district administrators and staff, parents, students and community members.
"I tend toward process more than I do toward content," she said.
She cited a variety of issues facing the school district and its students.
"State funding is always an issue," she said, noting her desire to "establish a solid relationship with legislators."
"Technology and the rapid change of technology," are also important considerations for the board in ensuring that "our kids have what they need."
Testing is another issue. For Merhemic, state-mandated testing is inadequate in assessing such essential outcomes as whether students are "critical thinkers" or effective at "problem-solving."
"I see students as co-learners, co-creators and co-evaluators, and I think there are ways to assess all that besides tests," she said. "Testing narrows our curriculum."
More important than test results are "how students demonstrate their ability to think, how creative they are, how they present their work."
"Not to say I don't see testing as unvaluable," she added, "but I don't see that the kind of testing that we've been focusing on has been helpful."
Five years into the initiation of the district's Project-Based Learning curriculum, Merhemic wants to continue to support and improve the program, including seeing students take more of a lead in what she calls their "learning journey."
"I think what we really want is learners excited about what they're doing. That can really only come from them."
Turning her attention to the facilities question, Merhemic began by saying that the school board's job is: "to hire and fire the superintendent and treasurer and policy work."
How that pertains to the facilities issue is that "Mario [Superintendent Basora] will bring a plan to the board as it gets clearer, and the board will decide if that moves on" to the voters in the form of a tax levy request, she said.
"Right now, we are engaged in an active listening process. … I appreciate hearing from everyone. And I am saying yet again, we have not made a decision."
She said that while she is an advocate for children, she also feels "the whole lifespan is important" and is "sensitive to our elders and people on fixed income."
"I don't want to diminish or devalue that," she added.
This is a very complicated process," she said. For her part, she has been reading various studies and reports and has attended two related workshops.
Regarding the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission's recommendation that Yellow Springs build new structures, she noted that people have said the state agency is biased toward new construction. "What they are for is making buildings that will last and have more integrity," Merhemic said.
Merhemic also takes some issue with the call by some in the community to preserve the green space on the Mills Lawn property. "I value green space," she said. "Many of us have been committed to fighting for that around us as well. Part of my homework has been wrapping myself around the traffic issue and seeing how much that space is being used. Honestly, I do not see a lot of people use that green space."
From her perspective, the board is moving slowly, she said, and she welcomes the chance to gather more information through the community survey started this week.
At the same time, she said "everybody on the board feels particularly sensitive" to community criticisms they feel are unwarranted. "I just want to defend my board on some level," she said.
"Like evolving brain research, where we're learning more about how the brain works. I feel that's true with the building process too," she said.
"I am not into spending money needlessly," she concluded. "That is just not my style. Period."
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Piramatovci falu Horvátországban Šibenik-Knin megyében. Közigazgatásilag Skradinhoz tartozik.

Fekvése
Šibenik központjától légvonalban 20, közúton 30 km-re északra, községközpontjától 14 km-re északnyugatra, Dalmácia középső részén, az 56-os és az 59-es számú főutak között fekszik.

Története
A régészeti leletek tanúsága szerint területe már az őskorban lakott volt. A falu határában a Vrbica nevű lelőhelyen a 20. század hetvenes éveiben az újkőkori impresso-kultúra (i. e. 5000 előtt) nyomait fedezték fel házak és tűzhelyek maradványaival és számos apró anyaggal. Az 1980-as években pedig egy régi horvát temetőt tártak fel, amely 130 sírt tartalmazott. Piramatovci területe a középkorban a bribiri grófok a Šubićok birtokaihoz tartozott. A Šubićok birtokközpontja a szomszédos Bribir településen emelt váruk volt. A család fénykorát a 13. és 14. században Šubić I. Pál idejében élte, aki horvát báni tisztsége mellett hatalmas birtokok ura is volt. A mai piramatovci plébánia területe is nagyrészt a bribiri főplébánia egyházi igazgatása alá tartozott. A török 1522-ben foglalta el a környék várait, ezt követően az itteni hívek lelki gondozását a visovaci ferences atyák látták el. A török uralom a 17. század végén ért véget, mely után velencei uralom következett. A piramatovci plébániát 1710-ben alapították, de székhelye kezdetben Krkovićon volt. A plébániatemplom ma is ott áll. Székhelye csak újraalapítása után 1876-ban került Piramatovcira. Ma Piramatovci, Krković, Vaćane, Ždrapanj, Bribir, Žažvić, Bubić, Bilo-stanove, Gračac, Cicvare és Lađevce települések tartoznak hozzá. Régi anyakönyvei nem maradtak fenn, csupán a visovaci ferencesek őriznek néhányat a kezdeti időszakból egy-két ide tartozó településről. A falu 1797-ben a Velencei Köztársaság megszűnésével a Habsburg Birodalom része lett. 1806-ban Napóleon csapatai foglalták el és 1813-ig francia uralom alatt állt. Napóleon bukása után ismét Habsburg uralom következett, mely az első világháború végéig tartott. A településnek 1857-ben 183, 1910-ben 322 lakosa volt. Az I. világháború után rövid ideig az Olasz Királyság, ezután a Szerb-Horvát-Szlovén Királyság, majd Jugoszlávia része lett. 1991-ben lakosságának 93 százaléka horvát, 5 százaléka szerb volt. Még ez évben elfoglalták a szerb felkelők és a Krajinai Szerb Köztársasághoz csatolták. 1995 augusztusában a horvát hadsereg foglalta vissza a települést. A településnek 2011-ben 275 lakosa volt.

Lakosság

Nevezetességei
A plébániaház mellett építették fel 1938 és 1940 között az Irgalmas Szűzanya tiszteletére szentelt kis templomot. 1991. december 9-én a szerb felkelők gránátokat lőttek ki rá és kigyulladt. A háború után rögtön újjáépítették.

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 Skradin város hivatalos oldala
 Skradin város turisztikai irodájának oldala
 A spliti ferences rendtartomány honlapja

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The SPD suffered its worst result in a September national election since Germany became a federal republic in 1949 and initially ruled out another coalition, vowing to rebuild in opposition.
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The coalition deal must be approved by the SPD's 463,000 rank-and-file members, many of whom bristle at the prospect of enabling yet another star turn for Merkel in Germany and overseas.
While it ensures her position at the head of the coalition, she had to make the deal attractive enough for traditional rivals the SPD and its members to back.
A Social Democrat finance ministry - replacing pro-austerity Wolfgang Schäuble - is more likely to go along with French President Macron's ambitious plans for European Union reform, by allowing more German support for struggling eurozone economies.
After a first attempt to form a coalition with the ecologist Greens and the pro-business liberals fell through in November, Merkel was forced to turn to the reluctant SPD for talks while she and her ministers worked on as caretakers.
News of a deal will bring some relief to investors and partner countries, who had been concerned by Merkel's failure to cobble together a government for more than four months at a time when Europe is facing multiple challenges - including the need for euro zone reform and Britain's departure from the EU.
The SPD looks set to control six ministries including finance and foreign affairs.
German media reported that Social Democrat party leader Martin Schulz will serve as foreign minister, Hamburg mayor Olaf Scholz will oversee finance, and Horst Seehofer-chief of the Bavarian Christian Social Union-will get interior. The Exterior Ministry is also said to have been given to the SPD with speculation that party leader Schulz could be put in charge.
All Germany's mainstream parties are united in saying they want a good deal with the UK, while at the same time stressing the single market should not be undermined by cherry-picking. "This government will have an even clearer SPD stamp than the former grand coalition did".
"I think the coalition agreement that we've assembled can be exactly this: the basis of a good and stable government that our country needs and that many in the world expect from us", Merkel told reporters.
Net debt fell to $37.8 billion at the end of the fourth quarter, down significantly from $39.8 billion in the preceding period. It does expect long-term earnings to benefit from the reduction in United States federal corporate tax to 21% from 35%.
The Indian Army's Vice Chief, Sarath Chand, said the force will give a befitting reply and its action will speak for itself. The PDP on Monday batted strongly for the resumption of a "peace and reconciliation process" between India and Pakistan.
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North Korea will send 22 athletes to the Winter Games in Pyeongchang, under a deal reached with Olympic officials last month. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff, have briefed Trump several times on military options for North Korea.


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