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Democrazia in bilico nell'Unione europea
di Redazione mercoledì, maggio 2, 2018 0 Interventi austerity memoranda, democracy, EU-Turkey agreement, European Union, rule of law	Permalink
Intervento di Barbara Spinelli alla tavola rotonda "Democracy in the EU: between Theory and Practice", Istituto Universitario Europeo, Firenze 27 aprile 2018
Partecipanti alla tavola rotonda: Armin von Bogdandy, direttore dell'Istituto Max–Planck di Diritto Pubblico Comparato e Diritto Internazionale, e Mercedes Bresso, deputata del Parlamento Europeo (S&D)
Some preliminary remarks are necessary.
When we speak about democracy and rule of law – i.e. constitutional democracy, a system which is much more than a simple reflection of the will of a majority, and which ensures the separation of powers and strong institutional guarantees for the minorities – we should distinguish between democracy within the Union and democracy of the Union: because we have two levels of decision making, two levels of parliamentary control and as a consequence two levels of sovereignties. Constitutional democracy is today threatened at both national and supranational level. Moreover, we should bear in mind that there are other sovereignties, which have a substantial weight but are not codified nor democratically controlled: I'm referring in a specific way to the market forces, and to the famous formula coined in 1998 by Hans Tietmeyer, at the time President of the Bundesbank, according to whom there is, in parallel to national elections, the "permanent plebiscite of the international markets". Tietmeyer defended the legitimacy of such plebiscite, equating the latter to the legitimacy of democratic elections: a very questionable short circuit to say the least. Finally there are regional sovereignties, which are becoming more and more important and challenging from the point of view of democracy and rule of law – I'm referring to the Northern Irish or Scottish or Catalan cases – and which are the result of the progressive erosion of national sovereignties, combined with ill-defined democratic rules at supranational level. In the case of Northern Ireland, the citizens' right to determine their future and their borders is codified in international treaties like the Good Friday Agreement. Future developments of a more decentralized, regional Union could learn much from this treaty.
Let's begin with democracy in the Union, even if I'm perfectly aware of the intertwining of the different levels I mentioned:
What we are facing today is a double erosion: erosion of the constitutions in the Member States (strong tendency, except in Germany, to emulate the French model of centralisation and pre-eminence of the executives) and erosion of the popular sovereignties (increasingly calling into question of the universal suffrage, as expressed in national elections). This evolution is enhanced by the direct involvement of the EU Commission and of the ECB in electoral competitions, as we have seen in Greece, and by the aversion often demonstrated by these institutions to the constraints set by national elections or referenda. I remember what Mario Draghi said after a delicate Italian election, in 2013: elections come and go, since the EU is composed by democratic States, but one thing remains sure: "Structural budget reforms and fiscal adjustments will continue on automatic pilot".
The EU Commission and the European Parliament are very active on democracy and rule of law: in relation to Poland, Hungary and other Countries of Eastern Europe like Slovakia. I'm very in favour of such EU struggles, but there is a danger that Eastern Europe, because of ill-defined enlargements in 2004, becomes a sort of convenient punching-bag for the EU, hiding the fact that there is a problem of democracy in the Union as a whole, not only in the East. The strict criteria established since 1993 for the accession countries – the so called Copenhagen criteria – cease to operate once a country has joined the Union as a full member. It's called the Copenhagen dilemma and it's still not solved.
And now democracy of the Union:
We are experiencing a progressive shirking of responsibilities towards citizens by EU institutions – Commission, Council, EU agencies – and the European Parliament is not always the exception as we shall see. The increasing power of such institutions goes hand in hand with a deliberate avoidance of responsibility towards citizens not only from a political point of view but also from a judicial one. Such power without responsibility is exerted in different ways, through semantic and political escamotages, and explains the growing disrespect – in EU policies – of the Charter of fundamental rights, the European Convention of human rights, the Court of justice, the European Court of human rights.
As regards the austerity memoranda, the democratic retrogression is evidenced by the way in which the Commission denies its involvement and accountability in policy decisions which are taken by the European Stability Mechanism (ESM, that is an intergovernmental organization), but are nevertheless negotiated, supported and implemented by the Commission and the ECB (the ex-troika). Some ideas are circulating about the reform of the Eurozone and its governance, proposing the transformation of the ESM in an EU Monetary Fund (EMF) with full veto power over Member States' budget decisions: an even more disturbing evolution, if adopted.
As regards the EU-Turkey agreement on migration, the deal was negotiated by the States but implemented and financed by the Commission: it received a particular name (it was called statement), in order to avoid the control on international treaties normally exercised by the European Parliament.
As regards finally the trade negotiations, the Commission has an exclusive competence, hence an effective power (albeit limited on certain areas where the competence is shared) but the specific responsibility towards citizens is denied or avoided.
I would like to briefly dwell on the last point: the TTIP negotiations, and the discretionary, opaque power exerted by the Commission in this field. In this case the responsibility is not denied – it is on the contrary strongly defended against interferences by the Member States – but at the same time it is restricted and re-interpreted in its relations with the EU citizens. What I call into question, in this case, is not the communitarisation of national trade policies. The federal evolution of the EU is a good thing, but federalism is not an end in itself. It has been originally thought as an instrument intended to facilitate and consolidate policies aimed at enhancing democracy, rule of law, social cohesion and – last but not least – peaceful external policies, in the States belonging to the Union. The federal instrument makes sense if conceived as a bulwark against the return of aggressive nationalisms and centralistic dictatorships in Europe, as well as against social injustice, inequality and poverty. Too many elements of such project are missing in today's Union. Re-nationalisation of EU policies won't certainly do the trick, but "more of this Europe" – even if you call it federalist – won't help.
A vivid example of the wrong use of federalisation and of the transfer of powers to the Commission in trade deals comes from an episode occurred during the TTIP negotiation. When John Hilary, executive Director at War on Want, asked the trade commissioner Cecilia Malmström how she could continue her persistent promotion of the deal – including the most controversial clauses concerning the Investor-state dispute settlement – in the face of massive public opposition, her response – I quote an article written by Hilary in The Independent, on 15 October 2015 – came back icy cold: "I do not take my mandate from the European people".
So, from whom does Cecilia Malmström take her mandate? Officially, EU commissioners are supposed to take into account the popular will of the Member states, as well as their respective constitutional traditions, and make a synthesis of their diverging aims. Yet the European Commission has carried on the trade negotiations behind closed doors, ignoring the objections coming from the citizens – included a successful Citizens' Initiative against TTIP – and denying any dependence on them. In reality, as a report from War on Want revealed in autumn 2015, the Commission has been deeply involved in negotiations with lobbies, being dependent (i.e. responsible) on them. Hence the conclusion of John Hilary: "The European Commission makes no secret of the fact that it takes its steer from industry lobbies such as BusinessEurope and the European Services Forum. It's no wonder that the TTIP negotiations are serving corporate interests rather than public needs".
Lack of transparency is an essential ingredient of this misguided conception of the "mandate" granted to the supranational institutions: bodies like the Eurogroup, or the Council's obscure behaviour in the "trilogues" (decisions negotiated between the Commission, the Council and the Parliament) generate opaque decision making and procedures, out of any democratic control. This is the opinion expressed by the EU Ombudsman, especially on the Council and on the relation between the Commission and the lobbies. I quote a passage of the Mrs O'Reilly's recommendations of last February: "It is important to note that Member State representatives involved in legislative work are EU legislators and should be accountable as such. Democratic accountability demands that the public should know which national government took which position in the process of adopting EU legislation. Without this "minimum and essential item of evidence", citizens will never be able to scrutinise how their national representatives have acted. It is also important for national parliaments, in their task of overseeing their own governments' actions, to be able to know the positions taken by their own government".
I mentioned the European Parliament, the only really elected body of the EU. On 22 March, the European Court of justice has annulled a decision by the Parliament on transparency of the "trilogues" with a sentence of utmost importance. The Parliament had decided that certain provisional compromises between the three institutions had to remain secret, in order not to hamper negotiations and avoid interferences by lobbies. The Court has denied such dangers, prioritising the citizens' right to have full knowledge of the decision making in the trilogues.
But let's be clear on this point: lack of transparency is a symptom, not the disease itself. It makes no sense to have full transparency – as it makes no sense to have a full European sovereignty – if EU policies erode democracies in Member States and are in contradiction with article 2 and 6 of the Treaty. If they are in conflict with the "general principles" of the EU, including the respect of the Charter of fundamental rights, of the European Convention on human rights and of the Constitutional norms of the Member States.
Poland, the rising of the far-right and the responsibilities of the Union
di Barbara Spinelli martedì, gennaio 19, 2016 0 English European Union, far-right, Hungary, Poland, Solidarnosc	Permalink
Speech of Barbara Spinelli, shadow rapporteur of GUE/NGL, during the group meeting
Strasbourg, 18 January 2016
It is already a long time that we are discussing, in the European Parliament, on what the Union should do when facing with clear violations of fundamental rights in Member States. We already raised this issue with regard to Hungary, and we are now considering it again talking of the new Polish government. We ask ourselves if the Union will be able to deal with this situation, considering that it did not get much in the past; if the rule of law mechanism, triggered in these days by the Commission, will really work; if article 7 needs to be revised, since the procedures provided therein are complex and unlikely the Member States will unanimously apply it against one of them. New mechanisms for the protection of the rule of law are currently under discussion.
This analysis is undoubtedly appropriate and necessary but, in this context, I would like now to focus on something different that goes beyond the procedures and their content i.e. the roots of those phenomena and the rising of far-rights movements. The absence of a strong left-wing representation is equally a matter to understand. Having often frequented eastern European countries during the communist period and the transition, I will try to expose some ideas on this issue.
First of all, what is happening in Poland is neither an isolated incident nor an unwelcome surprise falling from heaven. The economic crisis, together with the refugees' crisis, has uncovered a reality which the European élite wanted to hide for long time. The entire eastern European area seems on the verge of collapsing from the point of view of the principle of democracy founded on human rights and separation of powers (including the fourth power i.e. the independence of the media): I am thinking of Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, the ethnic and russophobic closures in the Baltic countries, and of Poland, where the xenophobic and nationalist right-wing won for two times in 2005 and today with Jarosław Kaczyński – the brother of Lech, who was President and died in the plane crash in 2010.
Why the system is collapsing in this way? In my view it is happening because the transition from communism to constitutional democracy did not work, the enlargement was misconceived and the Polish liberal élites ruled the country without considering what their society demanded or suffered. Some speak of misunderstanding: the old Member States and the European Institutions did not clarify, during the accession negotiations, that the European project is not a merely neoliberal economic project based on an unbridled market. In reality, rather than misunderstanding we should speak about a deliberate strategy, carried out on the basis of a conscience which believes to be correct but, on the contrary, does not perceive its own limitations and deficiencies: a false consciousness, quoting Karl Marx. Europe, in the last thirty years and more, has intentionally reshaped the idea of Union as a neoliberal single market, with the result that the transition moved from the communism to the market democracy – as Clinton named it in 1992-93 – rather than from communism to the rule of law and a constitutional and inclusive democracy. Some argued that a victory against communism had produced an End of History, which means: the social issue belonged already to the past two centuries, the class struggle too; the rage of those left apart could be ignored.
The reality was and is completely different. The economic policies adopted by the Polish liberal élites, abiding by the Union's central doctrine, still produce social anger. The class struggle is far from being dead – after all it is intrinsic to capitalism and not to communism. If denied – and especially deprived of its social-economic nature – the class struggle tends to appear in any case, following however spoiled and destructive dividing lines. It will express itself along nationalistic or religious or even moralistic dividing lines, as well described by the sociologist David Ost.[1] As long as social inequalities produced by neoliberalism increase, the anger falls in the arms of the far-right, which converts it into hatred towards the different, into research of a scapegoat: hatred for the ethnic, racial, religious, moral "Other" (for instance, think about the unemployed described as "morally lazy"). This is what happened in the "Eastern front". But it is also what is happening for decades in the Western part of the Union. We cannot hide this.
How to explain the absence of a strong left-wing, capable of representing the interests of workers and of those who have paid a high price as a result of the choc therapy (the so-called Balcerowicz Plan) adopted in Warsaw after the '89? The answer is that there was a basic agreement between the leadership of Solidarnosc and the Communist Party to move towards a "market democracy". Additionally, the heirs of the Communist Party were occupying entirely the left area of the Parliament and were completely in favour of the "choc therapy". There was no place for another left wing.
Long before 1989, the leadership of Solidarnosc – I refer particularly to Adam Michnik and Lech Walesa – was convinced that the country needed ultra-liberal economic reforms. For them, the greatest danger was represented by the class struggle and an independent and demanding trade union. I would like to quote what Walesa said in '89: "We will not catch up to Europe if we build a strong trade union (…) We cannot have a strong trade union until we have a strong economy". [2]
According to some analysts, including David Ost, the "round table" negotiations with the Communist Party in '88-'89 was possible precisely for these reasons: Solidarnosc had preliminarily decided to commit suicide, abandoning its nature of trade union. I remember some conversation I had with representatives of Solidarnosc just before the '89: many of them did not hesitate to sing the praises of the economic policy of Pinochet. That seemed to be the model. During the same period, I heard similar arguments concerning the "Chilean transition" in Hungary and in the Baltic countries. The Polish liberal élite is a child of Solidarnosc, albeit one thing must be said: Solidarnosc has many children, including the Kaczyński brothers.
I would like now to provide you with some data regarding the socio-economic situation in Poland.
Today, Poland is characterised – even in a period of economic growth – by a very high rate of inequality, widespread poverty and a serious lack of social protection. Less than a half of the working population has a stable employment, 27 per cent of the workforce is temporary (ten years ago the percentage was 15). 9 per cent of the young population under 18 lives in absolute poverty. 19 per cent of the active population works for paying, through its own income, social insurances, and only 16 per cent of them receive unemployment benefits. In the private sector, only 2 per cent of the working population is member of a trade union. The State has abandoned and practically liquidated key sectors (welfare, rail system, health care, postal services). What strikes me with regard to some Eastern European countries is the opinion that liberal élites have about trade union's actions. These actions are from their point of view something to fear and hide, and never essential ingredients of an inclusive social system that need to be listened and integrated.
In this case too, the Union does not give any support: the welfare state is experiencing, even in the rest of Europe, the same process of dismantlement, and trade-union representatives are equally perceived as a hindrance. With regard to those States which joined Europe after the transition, the truth is that they acceded almost without any welfare system. In this context, far-right movements have been able to catalyse the anger caused by the austerity policies promoted from the beginning of the '90, and to present themselves as the spokespersons of the most oppressed citizens.
The European Union appears to be concerned by this involution but – in my view – has actively contributed to the demolition and distortion of the social conflict, even favouring such distortion. The Union was itself the primary promoter of an idea of democracy bent exclusively to the free market, and the main conditions that the Union has created for the accession of new States were based, substantially, on neoliberal features. On one side it is true that Europe has demanded the respect of some rule of law's criteria – the so-called Copenhagen criteria – in the process of accession but, on the other side, its concept of democracy was minimalistic, i.e. merely procedural.
All of this applies to some Eastern European countries which have been considered excellent pupils for implementing austerity policies.
Now, both the Commission and the President of the European Parliaments seem outraged by these developments, but they have done little to safeguard a European project including the social question and even the social conflict ad an essential ingredient of the project. Nor did they make the effort to abandon the false consciousness of an "ended history". In other words, the victory of the far right in Poland and Hungary should not be considered an anomaly: "it is rather rooted in the practice and ideology that have dominated over the past quarter of a century".[3]
The Union made also another mistake i.e. leaving the issue of peace and war in the hands – both from a conceptual perspective and partially in its management – of its front-line States, namely the Eastern and Baltic countries (the same happened during the Cold War with regard to the Federal Republic of Germany: it represented the bulwark of the West). Consequently, Hungary has chosen to strengthen the partnership with Russia while all other States have decided to place their trust more on the United States and NATO than on the European Union.
The above fragmentation originated from the continuous unwillingness of the Union to develop a real and coherent policy with regard to Russia; a policy aiming to become independent from the strategies adopted by the United Stated and NATO. This failure led to the revival, in the Eastern part of the new enlarged Union, of the "bulwark mentality" – in an anti-Russian perspective – which characterised the borderlands of the ancient Community during the Cold War period.
The recent request of the Polish government of establishing a permanent NATO and US troops' presence in it's own territory, to ward off security threats coming from Moscow, represents just the latest example in that sense.
I would like to conclude by recalling that in Poland there are left-wing forces which strongly oppose the policies adopted so far and criticise the far-right as well as the liberal élites who ruled the country in the last years. I am referring particularly to the Razem ("Together") movement, which is inspired by Podemos. It is a small force, not even represented in the Parliament. It could be suitable to invite its representatives to a Group meeting, in order to give them the possibility to explain their positions and the situation in the country, and to support them if we consider this appropriate.
[1]. David Ost, Defeat of Solidarity: Anger and Politics in Postcommunist Europe, Cornell University Press, 2006.
[2] Ibid. pp. 37, 53.
[3] Cfr. Gavin Rae, http://beyondthetransition.blogspot.be/2015/12/the-liberal-roots-of-polish-conservatism.html
Viaggio nella giungla di Calais
di Redazione giovedì, dicembre 3, 2015 0 Rassegna stampa Calais, European Union, France, giungla, human rights violations	Permalink
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GUE/NGL PRESS RELEASE
Brussels 03/12/2015
GUE/NGL MEPs shocked at undignified conditions of refugees in Calais call on French government to provide adequate reception conditions urgently
GUE/NGL MEPs went to Calais on Tuesday 1st December to assess the situation in 'the jungle' refugee camp where around 4,500 refugees are currently living. The delegation aimed to evaluate the situation on the ground in the camp in light of reports of appalling living conditions, rape, police violence and attacks from far-right extremists. The delegation met with NGOs and refugees on site. The visit was organised with the support of the local section of the French Communist Party (PCF).
The French state has been condemned for serious breaches of migrants' rights not to be exposed to inhumane and degrading treatment by the Administrative Tribunal of Lille on 2nd November 2015, and reconfirmed by the State Council (conseil d'Etat) after an appeal by the Home Affairs Ministry which was denying French state responsibility. As a result, the court ordered the French state to carry out a census of all unaccompanied minors on the site within 48 hours and to provide within 8 days adequate sanitary conditions. Instead of improving the conditions, the French government has been putting its efforts into evacuating part of the jungle, notably by putting some refugees in detention centres. This practice has just been condemned on 2nd December by Adeline Hazan, head of the independent authority in France responsible for monitoring places of deprivation of liberties (contrôleure générale des lieux de privation de liberté – CGLPL) who, in an 8-page document, calls on the government to end this practice that is a serious breach of the fundamental rights of the people in question (see: http://www.cglpl.fr/2015/recommandations-en-urgence-relatives-aux-deplacements-collectifs-de-personnes-etrangeres-interpellees-a-calais ).
French MEP, Marie-Christine Vergiat, said: "It was important for the GUE/NGL that a delegation came to Calais at a time when the number and situation of migrants is worsening. We have noted situations that are unworthy of a country like France: increasing numbers of unaccompanied minors and women, including young people with no protection. Hundreds of people who cannot apply for family reunification because Great Britain demanded an opt-out of the directive on this issue. We all noted that the situation in Calais is often worse than in most refugee camps outside the EU and subsequently we are not surprised that tensions arise when the response by the government authorities is limited to controls, arrests and even raids."
Barbara Spinelli added: "France's Council of State recently declared that the conditions in the Calais camp expose the migrants to inhuman or degrading treatment. We stand with the Court and NGOs' pleas for adequate reception conditions right now, together with the facilitation of access to family reunification for the many refugees with family and friends in the UK. Seeing the inhuman conditions in the jungle in Calais, I felt shame and anger because this is not happening in an underdeveloped country, but in our comparatively affluent societies. We, as Europeans, are guilty of two crimes, at least: the failure in our duty of care, and the crime of indifference."
"The worst part of this intolerable and unacceptable situation is the tremendous vulnerability of women and children in a place where more than 90% of the population are men. This means there is a huge risk of abuse and harassment against women and children, especially considering that all of them have been deprived previously of human justice and therefore anything can be expected; this is even worse in view of the fact that mafias operate and control the camp. I urge the French State and the European Union to follow the requirements of International Humanitarian Law to guarantee minimum living conditions for the refugees," commented Angela Vallina.
Miguel Viegas continued: "This visit confirms the lack of political will to address this problem seriously. It also contradicts all the speeches and all the promises made in the framework of the European Commission's action plan. The relocation plans are not advancing and aid for humanitarian work is not reaching places where thousands of people still live in dreadful conditions like here in Calais. We must demand a new approach to refugee policies taking into account the EU's responsibilities in the existing chaos in countries such as Libya, Iraq, Syria or Afghanistan. In contradiction to EU action based on repression and action to discourage the arrival of refugees escaping the war, we must demand policies based on two axes: the first to promote peace and development in conflict zones and the second based on effective support for refugees so that they find the peace and security that they do not find in their countries."
For Miguel Urban, Podemos, who previously had the opportunity to witness the situation of people under forced mobility in Hungary, Macedonia, Serbia and Spain (Melilla), said: "The humanitarian situation of more than 4,000 people crammed into deplorable conditions in the Calais camp (dubbed the Jungle) shows how much the European Union and its member states have failed to implement effective solutions to the structural causes of the mass exodus of people from their places of origin, and in which Europe has a fundamental responsibility; on the contrary, by worsening the security approach and the repressive siege of these people rather than anticipating dignified reception conditions and integration, member states are aggravating the humanitarian catastrophe."
"It is essential to denounce what is happening in the refugee camp in Calais. It is essential that European public opinion knows that at the heart of Europe, the human rights of thousands of people are being systematically violated. Society has to know that the French government and the European Union also are allowing this infamy. All rights for all people!" said Josu Juaristi.
Marisa Matias added: "What we have seen in Calais is not the Europe that we want. The European Union should assume its responsibilities for the consequences related to conflicts. It is not possible to live in these kinds of life conditions which are devoid of any European values. It's important to come to these places and see how these people are living and not only speak about them, but especially speak with them. I urgently demand that we put a stop to this security-based logic and the criminalization of people who are fighting for a better life. European countries have the obligation to put the human life first and foremost and not the business of weapons and oil."
Pictures of the delegations are available here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/guengl/albums/72157661943793875
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We continue to see sloppy, choppy easterly wind-swell this Sunday morning ahead of the approaching storms. Not great form at report time, but there are some decent sized sets still coming in. Winds are forecasted to stay out of the east all day today in the 10-15mph range. We could see some improvement with the incoming tide towards mid-day. Stay tuned! Sunday tides: L 8:17 am – H 2:12 pm.


The main event of LFA 64 will see Harvey Park take on Demarques Jackson. After a trip up to Albuquerque to train at Jackson's Acoma, Mika Frankl caught up with Clovis, New Mexico's, "Fightbot" Harvey Park.
This interview was conducted before news broke that LFA Lightweight Austin Hubbard had signed with the UFC, changing Park vs. Jackson, from an interim to a title fight.
What was your reaction to finding out you'll be in a title fight?
What do you feel will be some keys being victorious and coming out with the belt?
What would it mean, what are your thoughts on getting the LFA title?


I went for a health assessment at the beginning of last week and one of the results was that I had poor flexibility in my spine and an ever so slightly curved spine at the top and the bottom. So, OK posture, just not great. Working a desk job, training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu four times a week and a few strength and conditioning sessions, the result is not really that surprising. It's all well and good hammering your body with intense workouts, although this really needs to be balanced out with recovery or prehabilitation type exercises.
The doctor doing the assessment suggested Pilates had worked really well for a number of people in terms of correcting their posture, although adding further classes to my weekly schedule just wasn't going to work. I did a bit of searching on the good old interweb and found a ton of pilates books and DVDs, all with a female instructor and the thought struck me that even though I would benefit from them, they may not tackle specific issues faced by men in terms of flexibility, for example much tighter hip flexors (which is even more pertinent if you do BJJ). Then after a quick search of 'Pilates for men', I found the very aptly titled 'Pilates For Men' . Seemed like an easy choice, had good reviews, so five minutes later it was on the way.
Now, I've read this one book in the last three days, so I'm not in anyway going to pretend to be a Pilates exepert. I just want to give my initial reactions. First, after one session I already felt far more mobile in my movements and stronger in my posture and core. Second, Pilates is HARD. There are a few exercises that we tend to do in BJJ training, that are similar (note the word similar) to those in the book. However, when you start doing these exercises with proper form, such as an engaged core, keeping you spine to the floor, shoulders back, etc, etc, they soon highlight how bad your mobility really is and I even consider myself a more flexible person that most. Third, 'Pilates For Men' is a really great book that gives enough of the core principles and history of Pilates at the start to set the seen before quickly diving into the actual exercises, which are broken down into beginner, intermediate and advanced workouts. The excercises are descirbed very well with step by step detailed illustrations, covering off the key points and pitfalls you may encounter. Fourth, Pilates certainly is for men. Not only was the creator Joseph Pilates male, when you consider the lack of flexibility and mobility most men have versus women, it could be argued men would benefit from it more than women. Maybe we just find this stuff naturally harder, which is maybe why we shy away from it. Finally, just give it a go.


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History will never forget Srebrenica genocide: Erdogan
Turkish president remembers 1995 massacre in Srebrenica
Turkish president said Thursday that history will never forget the 1995 Srebrenica genocide that massacred more than 8,000 innocent people.
"Srebrenica genocide, which took place before the eyes of Europe and claimed lives of 8,372 innocent people, will never be forgotten throughout the history," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Twitter.
In his post, Erdogan also conveyed his condolences to Bosnian people on the 24th anniversary of the massacre and wished God's mercy to those martyred in the incident.
More than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were killed after Bosnian Serb forces attacked the UN "safe area" of Srebrenica in July 1995, despite the presence of Dutch troops tasked with acting as international peacekeepers.
Srebrenica was besieged by Serb forces who were trying to wrest territory from Bosnian Muslims and Croats to form their own state.
The UN Security Council had declared Srebrenica a "safe area" in the spring of 1993. However, Serb troops led by Gen. Ratko Mladic -- later found guilty of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide -- overran the UN zone.
The Dutch troops failed to act as Serb forces occupied the area, killing about 2,000 men and boys on July 11 alone.
Some 15,000 Srebrenica people fled into the surrounding mountains, but Serb troops hunted down and killed 6,000 of them in the forests.

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From the years of selling fascinators, headband a fascinator are the most popular. They are the most stable on the head and the headband can come in various sizes, thick headbands or thin alice headbands. The headband can be made to match the fascinator or your hair. Some fascinator like to hide the headband to match their hair colour, and some see it as part of the design and want it to stand out. Headband fascinators can also be used on any hair type. The negatives are that it may alter you hair style (you hair will be flattened on where the headband is on your head), and the angles that you can wear the fascinator is restricted.
Comb fascinators again are more suitable for ladies with longer and thicker hair, as it will need hair to grip. A comb fascinator can compliment your hair style by holding the hair back.
Understated subtle fascinators can be as simple as a rose or a small flower on the head. See our Classic Flower design as an example here.
Hoop fascinators usually consist of strips of sinamay or horsehairbraid netting looped around to for glorious designs. See our most popular mixed colour hoop fascinator design here.
Pillbox fascinators are small hats attached with clips or headband. They can be made of wool, felt or sinamay. They are the option of choice if you would like something more traditional but smaller than a hat.
Disc fascinators are sometimes referred to as hatinators. They do not side on the head like traditional hats, but are usually attached with clips or a headband. We have examples for medium sized disc fascinators and large sized disc fascinators.
Sinamay is a natural material used to make fascinators it is similar to woven straw. What makes sinamay so special is that is is easily shaped into different shapes. Some millinery may use harders to stiffen their designs once the fascinator has been made. Sinamay can be used to make the base of the fascinators or strips of sinamay to make bows to hoops to embellish the fascinator.
Horsehair braid netting is a polyester netting designed for making fascinators. It is not are easily to shape as sinamay but because of its beautiful look milliners find a way to shaping them via heat, stitching or glueing.
Fascinators love to have feathers as embellishments. Coque feathers, rooster hackle, goose biot, peacock feathers and ostrich feathers are most commonly used.


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Today is my wedding anniversary (hence the shameless posting of my wedding photo). Cliche alert: I can't believe it's been that long. I also can't believe how much has changed in just three years. Nick and I are now parents, homeowners, suburbanites, self employed and, um, a good 30 pounds bigger between us (God I loved having brideorexia!).
We were at a party a few weeks ago (and by party I mean a one-year-old's bday bash) and Melissa was there and had just found out her C-section date. "I'm having the baby on July 30th!" she told a big group of us. Here's how Nick responded: "Oh, sorry Melis, but that won't work for us...it's our anniversary that day." Here's what I said: "Um, no it's not."
Needless to say Nick was a little embarrassed (he had been so proud he knew the date) though now it's one of our favorite stories. The thing is, I hadn't even thought about our anniversary at that point and if you put a gun to my head and said, "what day did you get married?" I'd think long and hard before answering. That's not to say we're not thrilled to have made it three years--and happy we've survived some pretty hairy times--we're just not big on dates. So, do you guys roll out the red carpet for anniversaries?
P.S., we are going out to a nice dinner tonight. SO looking forward to it!


The secret to getting around Bangkok comes down to two things: water and sky. Between the efficient ferry system that navigates the Chao Phraya, with colored flags designating express and local stops, and the equally efficient Skytrain, you can get almost anywhere you want without once getting stuck in a cab.
Bangkok included both Sukhothai and Ayutthaya for the country's capital in 1782. Its sovereigns were fretful to build upon the splendor of the past two capitals and created signposts that still form an essential fraction of Bangkok tourism.
Make sure you book Bangkok accommodation to visit all the sights in the city.
Another essential constituent of Bangkok holidays is, of course, its bumper shopping. Two sites that are not to be missed during Bangkok vacations are the Chinatown and Siam Square. Dating back to the 18th century, Chinatown is the home of one of the world's most piquant culinary experiences. However, if you're in the feel for something slightly more chic and fashionable during your Bangkok vacation, step into the Skytrain and look into the hustle and bustle of the glittering and classy Siam Square. You'll enjoy a selection of high-end shopping malls including the Siam Discovery Center and the Siam Center even famous fashion and showbiz icon ride into the Bangkok flights to have a luxury and fashion shopping from the center.
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What is Neuro Kinetic Therapy?
Have you ever chased your tail with the same old injury? people often do not get the right treatment for injuries and often see a multitude of practitioners from physio to the osteopath and then un-wittingly in the surgeon's office.
Kinetic Therapy or NKT ™ is a form of body detective work. It utilises a form of muscle testing combined with strategies to unlock stored patterns of dysfunction that may have been ingrained from many years of the dysfunctional movement. Assessment and treatment using NKT protocols are often effective where many other strategies have failed to either reduce pain or get real changes in the way that your body moves and functions.
Old injuries, scars, types of exercise, work, operations, pain avoidance and neuro-biomechanical dysfunction all contribute not only to how we move but how we recreate painful movements. Unless a clear identification of what has happened and exists right now in your body is assessed, there is no opportunity to reset and hardwire new, more efficient strategies that get you as far away from pain as possible.
Or give me a call to find out how pain and movement can improve quicker than ever before.


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DJ Kay Slay Calls On Rap Legends For "Hip Hop Frontline"
DJ Kay Slay drops the visual for his hot single "Hip Hop Frontline."
DJ Kay Slay Drops Visuals For "Danger" Featuring Young Buck, Uncle Murda, Don Q, Trick Trick, and Tony Yayo
Dave East, DJ Kay Slay, Moneybagg Yo & Meet Sims Drop "Hater Proof"
Kay Slay offers the fans a video for "Hater Proof" featuring Dave East and Moneybagg Yo.
Young Buck, Raekwon, & Jay Rock Assist DJ Kay Slay In "Can't Tell Me Nothing" Video
Check out DJ Kay Slay's new video for "Can't Tell Me Nothing" featuring Young Buck, Raekwon, Jay Rock, and Meet Sims.
French Montana, Dave East & Zoey Dollaz Assist DJ Kay Slay In New Video "Rose Showers"
Check out DJ Kay Slay's new video for "Rose Showers" featuring French Montana, Dave East & Zoey Dollaz.
DJ Kay Slay Feat. Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, Meet Sims "Wild One" Video
DJ Kay Slay brings out Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, and Meet Sims for a lavish track.
DJ Kay Slay Feat. Young Buck, Sheek Louch, Sammi J "Good Man Gone Bad" Video
Watch DJ Kay Slay's new video for "Good Man Gone Bad" featuring Young Buck, Sheek Louch, and Sammi J.
DJ Kay Slay Feat. Fame, Maino, Papoose, Troy Ave, Uncle Murda "Straight Outta Brooklyn" Video
Check out DJ Kay Slay's new video for "Straight Outta Brooklyn" featuring Fame, Maino, Papoose, Troy Ave, Uncle Murda, and more.
Watch Chinx's Last Radio Appearance 3 Days Before His Murder
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DJ Kay Slay Feat. Fat Joe, French Montana & Rico Love "Don't Do It" Video
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DJ Kay Slay nabs Fat Joe, French Montana & Rico Love for his "Don't Do It" video.
DJ Kay Slay Feat. The Outlawz & Onyx "My Brother's Keeper" Video
Watch DJ Kay Slay's latest video for "My Brother's Keeper" featuring The Outlawz & Onyx.
DJ Kay Slay Feat. Termanology, Chris Rivers, William Young & Papoose "Enter The Cypher" Video
DJ Kay Slay invites Termanology, Chris Rivers, William Young & Papoose to "Enter The Cypher."
DJ Kay Slay Feat. Papoose, Vado, & Ransom "Real Hip Hop" Video
DJ Kay Slay recruits Papoose, Vado, and Ransom for his newest visual "Real Hip Hop".
Maino "K.O.B. (Rules To This Shit)" At Shade 45 Studio
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DJ Kay Slay Feat. Juicy J, Jadakiss, 2 Chainz & Rico Love "Keep Calm " Video
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Kid Ink "Victorious (Funk Flex Freestyle) In Studio Performance w/ DJ Kay Slay" Video
Watch Kid Ink "Victorious (Funk Flex Freestyle) In Studio Performance w/ DJ Kay Slay" Video, the latest video from Kid Ink, which dropped on Friday, May 10th, 2013. Kid Ink's horizons are broadening with each new release, and Kid Ink "Victorious (Funk Flex Freestyle) In Studio Performance w/ DJ Kay Slay" Video is no exception. It's a worthy addition to a catalogue that has seen much growth since Kid Ink stepped foot in the rap game. We're looking forward to hearing more.
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DJ Kay Slay Feat. Fabolous, T-Pain, Rick Ross, Nelly & French Montana "About That Life" Video
Watch DJ Kay Slay Feat. Fabolous, T-Pain, Rick Ross, Nelly & French Montana "About That Life" Video, the latest video from DJ Kay Slay, which dropped on Thursday, February 7th, 2013. DJ Kay Slay's horizons are broadening with each new release, and DJ Kay Slay Feat. Fabolous, T-Pain, Rick Ross, Nelly & French Montana "About That Life" Video is no exception. It's a worthy addition to a catalogue that has seen much growth since DJ Kay Slay stepped foot in the rap game. We're looking forward
DJ Kay Slay Feat. A-Mafia, Shoota, St. Laz, Hardluck, Cef Allah & Lucky Don "Bang" Video
Get a load of DJ Kay Slay Feat. A-Mafia, Shoota, St. Laz, Hardluck, Cef Allah & Lucky Don "Bang" Video, a new visual from DJ Kay Slay that saw the light of day on Wednesday, June 6th, 2012. DJ Kay Slay's movement grows stronger with each new release, and DJ Kay Slay Feat. A-Mafia, Shoota, St. Laz, Hardluck, Cef Allah & Lucky Don "Bang" Video has further strengthened that fact. It's a solid addition to the commendable body of work DJ Kay Slay has been creating since stepping foot in the rap game,
DJ Kay Slay Feat. Busta Rhymes, Layzie Bone, Twista & Jaz-O "60 Second Assassins" Video
Watch DJ Kay Slay Feat. Busta Rhymes, Layzie Bone, Twista & Jaz-O "60 Second Assassins" Video - it's the latest video from DJ Kay Slay, having dropped on Tuesday, January 17th, 2012. DJ Kay Slay's musical situation is improving with every new release, and DJ Kay Slay Feat. Busta Rhymes, Layzie Bone, Twista & Jaz-O "60 Second Assassins" Video will most definitely help the cause. It's a fine addition to the growing body of work DJ Kay Slay has been developing since stepping foot in the game. We're
DJ Kay Slay Feat. Maino, Papoose, Red Cafe, Ray J "Thug Love" Video
Stream DJ Kay Slay Feat. Maino, Papoose, Red Cafe, Ray J "Thug Love" Video, the latest video from DJ Kay Slay, which dropped on Saturday, January 16th, 2010. DJ Kay Slay's odds keep getting better with each new leak, and DJ Kay Slay Feat. Maino, Papoose, Red Cafe, Ray J "Thug Love" Video will undoubtedly improve his chances of winning. It's a worthy addition to a respectable catalogue that has seen a lot of growth since DJ Kay Slay debuted in this game. We're looking forward to the follow-up.


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To play in Benicia Little League you must be a resident of Benicia and provide proof of residency within the league boundaries.
You must fall within the guidelines of the Little League Waivers which are provided below.
Proof of Residency must be provided before the Majors Division Draft or you player will be placed on a waiting list. The easiest way to give this to the league is by attending one of the Walk-In Age and Residency validation sessions. These are scheduled in December of each year.
If you do not attend a Walk-In session, you will need to contact the Player Agent to make arrangements to provide the documents.
Proof of Residency
Per Little League International:
Residence shall be established and supported by documents containing the full residence which includes parent(s) or guardians(s) name, street address, city, state, and zip code information, dated or in force between February 1 (of previous year) and February 1 of the current season year, from on or more documents from EACH of the three Groups outlined below:
- Driver's License
- School Records
- Vehicle records (i.e., registration, lease, etc.)
- Employment records
- Insurance documents
- Welfare/child care records
- Federal records (i.e., Federal Tax, Social Security, etc.)
- State records
- Local (municipal records)
- Support payment records
- Homeowner or tenant records
- Military records
- Voter's Registration
- Utility bills (i.e., gas, electric, water/sewer, phone, mobile phone, heating, waste disposal)
- Financial records
- Medical records
- Internet, cable or satellite records
School Enrollment Forms
School Enrollment Form
As of 2015 - If your player or players attend school within the Benicia Unified School District, your player may play baseball in Benicia Little League.
To do so you must download the School Enrollment form, have it signed by the school principal, and turn the form in during one of the Age & Residency Validation sessions.
Regulation II(d) Waiver - The Parents / Guardian of the Player must have lived in the Local League's boundary while the Player was registered and playing (at least 1/2 season) at the Local League. If due to a residential move or league boundary change, the Parents / Guardian no longer live in the boundary of the Local League, the Player may be Approved to continue playing at their former park with a waiver. Siblings of Players who are Approved to play under Regulation II(d) may also qualify to play at the Local League.
3 Valid Proofs of Residency from the last season in which the player resided within the Local League boundary are required for this waiver request.
Regulation IV(h) Waiver - This waiver is similar to a II(d) Waiver in that the Parents / Guardian must have previously lived in the Local League's boundary and be able to produce 3 Proofs of Residency of such. The Parent / Guardian must have continued Volunteer Service to the Local League in the capacity of a Board Member or Coach in order to qualify for this waiver.
Regulation V(a) 12 Year Old Waiver - Players who are League Age 12 MUST play in the Little League Major Division. In order for a League Age 12 Player to play down in the Minor Division, a Waiver MUST be approved by the Local League, the Parent / Guardian, and the District Administrator.


We pride in our highly qualified personal trainers with a diverse range of specialties. Personal trainers are on site to assist you with advice and tips and can be booked to cater for your personalized fitness program in our Platinum packages, which are available from 3 – 12 months.
At Franschhoek Health Club we believe in the importance of assessing our members on a regular basis to ensure that the programmes prescribed are perfectly designed for individual needs. These specialists are there to care for your health and wellness. The biokineticist also help with rehabilitation of injuries.
We offer the latest in group training with instructors who will motivate you and keep you excited and active for the duration of your class. Add a class to your normal training schedule and see the difference!
The studio can also be booked for team building session for corporate gatherings. This can vary from 2 hour street-wise karate sessions by Chris Ensil or any other of our specialized trainers according to your specified needs. In conjunction with our local Medicare EMR, Garth Van Zyl, CPR trainings and first aid will be offered to our members.
Strengthen your body with this special class which originates from Pilates, but with a little difference.
Spin to the beat with some guidance and improve your cardiovascular endurance as well as leg strength and stamina.
Try out this non weight bearing class which would challenge you on a whole different level to improve strength and endurance.
Get Discovery Vitality Points while using our Facility!
We believe in serving our community and have listed the groups we are associated with. If you want to be involved with any of these projects, come and speak to us.


Who said you can't wear orange? This floral swing dress from Unique Vintage is a zesty dream, in a lightweight fabric with coral orange floral prints. The neckline and skirt are finished with a flash of orange in all its glory and with a structured bodice we can guarantee the Detroit Swing Dress will only bring you joy!


With the help of adult education, I'm learning WordPress for site and content management and transitioning my site and blog over to that format. It's got a lot of exciting potential; even after the first class, I want to spend all this time playing around with WP and ignoring all the other stuff I need to do (which is probably not the best plan ever). Looking forward to learning more of the software's potential!
I've migrated a lot of content from my prior websites and blogs (on MobileMe, LiveJournal, and via Adobe PageMill) to this site, but it's still a work in progress as I "backfill" some of the posts/content. Fortunately, WordPress tags and categories should keep the archives easily searchable so you can find particular things. Keep an eye on the tag cloud for subjects of interest.
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Remote data for a Submodule can be fetched in different ways via Tower.
You can have Submodules fetch from their remotes automatically when you perform a Fetch in the main repository. You can configure this behavior in the Submodule's detail view (shown when the Submodule is selected in the sidebar).
On Demand [default]: The Submodule only fetches data when it needs to - for example, when the revision pointer was moved, but the corresponding commit hasn't been downloaded, yet.
Always: Every time you perform a Fetch in the main repository, the Submodule executes a Fetch, too.
Never: The Submodule never fetches data automatically.
You can of course always initiate a Fetch manually. To do this, simply right-click the Submodule in the sidebar and select Fetch <name>….


Magazi matt black with two-tone LED rear view motorcycle mirrors Lucifer is universal fit for most Harley Davidson motorcycles. Sealed LED module with IP67 dust & waterproof compliant. The mirror housing is made out of ABS plastic and the stem is made of aluminum 1 joint(s) make it fairly adjustable, diamond shape chrome convex lens gives a wide and clear view. The package contains a pair (Left hand / Right hand) of mirror, 10MM standard thread bolt x 2 pcs, 10MM reverse thread bolt x 1 pc, 10MM to 5/16-24 adapter x 2 pcs, bolt cap x 2, cable tie x 4. We do loud, we do fun, we do AWESOME.
Dual LED rétroviseurs moto Lucifer clignotants + feux position 5/16 pour Harley (paire). Colors may vary depending on monitor profiles and printer settings. Please must check the measurement before making final decision. Printable 1:1 actual size. Pictures might look perfect; one thing that is not showing in the photo is the actual size of the mirror.
Two-tone color LED lights, various combinations of driving and indicator lights set up. Stylish designs for your custom applications. Wider vision with convex lens and E-mark approved.
Mirror Housing: ABS plastic Mirror Stem: Aluminum. 1215 g/ 2.68 lbs.
Minor modification might be required depending on motorcycles. Also, please wire the position line (white) of this product to the accessory power supply of each vehicle.
In order to use this product safely please understand and work on the followings. This is only suitable for skilled users, others please find the nearest dealers.
Please stop using it immediately if any faults happen. We are making every effort to manufacture and making sure its quality, but please do not install if there is any incompleteness in the item if any. KiWAV, kiwavMirror, kiwavmotor, motorcycle, Lucifer, LuciferLED, LuciferHarley LED, naked, black, mat 5/16inch. Every ride has its own personality, its own visual identity.
With this in mind, Magazi has gone the extra mile to bring cosmetic individuality to its product proposition. An extremely dynamic designer , producer and supplier of mirrors for all type of motorcycles , Magazi's dedicated team of professionals has managed to strengthen and consolidate a brand that for many , is synonymous with flexibility and competitiveness. Magazi's efforts to bring is quality brand to a market that is highly competitive has depended hugely on its ability to produce a range of cost-effecetvie mirrors that has superior design attributes.
Dispatch from NSW warehouse, if stock is available. We are not responsible for custom applications and any fitments that do not correctly match listed descriptions. 18 à 11:16:50 Paris, le vendeur a ajouté les informations suivantes. L'item "Rétroviseur 2tone LED blanc ambre DRL blinker for Harley dyna softail sportster" est en vente depuis le dimanche 2 décembre 2018.


Oooh...really interesting, Willum. It looks like buildings emerging out of mists, but it's not clear yet if they're decayed, or shaping up into something more solid and substantial. I'll be watching to see where this goes.
Following,,,,eager to see where it takes you.
Where you are is already intriguing.
This is lovely, Willum. I like it in its first stage itself... the mist lends an air of intrigue.
What is your medium ?


Designed by Dave Farey and Richard Dawson at Housestyle Graphics in the UK, Collins is one of two new fonts from Letraset that have been developed from specific hand lettering styles by the celebrated British lettering artist, Cecil Wade. Named after the old Collins music hall in London's Clerkenwell district, it has a soft, light-hearted chunky appearance and incorporates clever use of blatant variants in stroke weights that are particularly evident in the lowercase letterforms. Nevertheless, this feature works well with the thinner lineweight appearing within sufficient characters to ensure an interesting texture, whatever the text. The objective was to create a typeface that retained all the wonderful features that Cecil Wade managed to incorporate into his lettering and Collins is proof that the objective was achieved. The light-hearted, fun evoking appearance, is reminiscent of lettering popular in children's comics and books, therefore making it a highly desirable face for the vast children's toys and baby products arena.


Alex, the self-proclaimed Cardboard Genius, is able to build a space ship, an anti-gravity machine and even a time machine --- so why does he always seem to be at the mercy of his rotten little brother, Jonathan? Complete with the Cardboard Genius's many top-secret "blueprints," Alex's journals make for cosmically hilarious chapter-book reading. Written and illustrated by acclaimed children's book creator Frank Asch.


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Lisa M. Krieger is a science writer at The Mercury News, covering research, scientific policy and environmental news from Stanford University, the University of California, NASA-Ames, U.S. Geological Survey and other Bay Area-based research facilities. Lisa also contributes to the Videography team. She graduated from Duke University with a degree in biology. Outside of work, she enjoys photography, backpacking, swimming and bird-watching. Follow her on Facebook.
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How climate change widens gap between haves and have-nots
Stanford scientists found that gap between economic output of the world's cool wealthy nations and hot struggling nations is 25 percent larger today than it would have been without global...
Who killed the fog? UC Berkeley nabs a suspect
Scientists have cracked the cold case of the Central Valley's missing fog. The suspect: Clean air, according to new research by UC Berkeley researchers. As pollution declines, so does the...
Weed wars: Santa Cruz sues California to defend its pot shops
The community's proud retailers are being undercut by out-of-town interlopers, who drive from places like Oakland and San Francisco to deliver cannabis, after the state opened up marijuana delivery to...
Recycling crisis: China rejects most of our junk. Now what?
Until recently, almost all of our vast piles of plastic and paper refuse were sold and shipped abroad, promising a second life for much of what we so blithely tossed...
State's recycling efforts are wasting away
With probes and clipboards, Chinese inspectors tour California recycling centers at least once a month, testing our trash to see if it meets their new high standards. Until recently, almost...
Deadly chicken disease spreads to Bay Area
News that a highly contagious and deadly bird virus was detected at a veterinary clinic in Redwood City on Thursday has alarmed the Bay Area's poultry community, indicating that the...
Designer bacteria: The end of fertilizer?
Berkeley scientists have genetically re-designed a critical microbe, creating the first and only bacteria to fix nitrogen for corn crops. Pivot Bio's innovation could help replace polluting fertilizer with something...
Demanding open access, UC rebuffs world's largest publisher
By ending its contract with behemoth Elsevier, UC is leading the effort to gain open access publishing for scholarly research. As a result, everyone in the UC system — 21,200...
Too much snow plaguing the Sierras
February was a month for the history books, with resorts getting the extraordinary powder that skiers and snowboarders dream of. But the snow is so deep that there's no easy...
Russian River flooding swamps two dozen towns in Sonoma
All roads in and out of the Sonoma County town of Guerneville are flooded after about 20 inches of rain fell in the hills above the Russian River Valley.


I am Mathematical Statistics and Data Analysis MSc student at Warsaw University of Technology interested in machine learning and its applications.
Currently, I'm working as a research assistant - statistical software at MI^2 DataLab. This position is part of the "MLGenSig: Machine Learning Methods for building the Integrated Genetic Signatures" project funded by NCN program OPUS 11.


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One of the most annoying of all things that only happen in movies is that "let's do the wrong thing for all the right reasons" thing I'm sure you've noticed. A soldier disobeying an order and doing something that would make the audience get all teary-eyed, for example. I mean, I absolutely love the message it sends but I also think producers should pay more attention to how they integrate this into the whole story. Sure, a soldier can and should be righteous and humane but you shouldn't try to pull this off by making him appear undisciplined, disrespectful, negligent of the mission and his team's safety. I'm sure it doesn't do real soldiers any justice!
Our lovebird New Yorkers manage to bump into each other five times a week, like they are living in a borderline village, a small island Greece doesn't even know it owns or well…name any other poorly-populated region you're more familiar with. I mean, come on, you can't convince me bumping into people in New York (or Washington or any other huge city movies usually take place in) is so easy that 90% of couples end up hooking up that way! NY is way bigger than Athens and I'd need all the fingers of one hand to count my chance-meetings on. Seriously, I don't even bump into my sister-in-law and we shop at the same supermarket!
I happened to stumble upon a really old movie with Hulk Hogan playing the lady-saving knight in shiny armor and hot damn! I don't know what this guy eats for breakfast but I'll have what he's having! The guy was holding his breath in for like five minutes straight, navigating his way through a water-filled cave all the way. And check this out – no brain damage, not even a small episode of dizzy spells. I couldn't stand to watch it much longer after that but I do hope the pretty, long-legged babe gave him a kiss in the end. The man did deserve it.
Gotta appreciate a girl who can hold her own, right? Well, every single one of us apparently has this little Rambo lurking inside waiting for someone to try to mug, manhandle or take us hostage to come to the surface. Want my advice? Invest in some self defense classes just to be on the safe side because wresting a gun out of one robber just to hit the other with point blank range precision isn't as easy as it looks.
If it starts with a highly improbable chance-meeting you can bet there's a great love story to follow, an even greater misunderstanding and another chance-meeting to make things right. People, basically, make a mess out of their relationship because sitting down to talk things over is so darn hard. But that's okay because they'll both have an epiphany by the end and bump into each other yet again. Then they can finally spill their heart out and say all the things they should've said much earlier.
Do film studios have scouts scouring the earth in search of greasy-looking men with an exceptionally poor command of English? Sheesh! Here's a Game of Thrones-inspired drinking game for you – get your spare liver on standby and drink whenever you see a Russian mobster, drink if he looks the part (missing eye, facial scar and all), drink if he sounds like Count Dracula, drink for a sidekick named either Ivan or Sergei, drink whenever you see people living in horrible houses and do pour yourself a drink for every family with like a gazillion poorly-dressed children you see. Seriously, you guys, this is so unfair! I would like to visit Russia!
How is it that when Jennifer Lopez gets caught in the rain, she never ever ends up looking like a wet rat? Even her hair dries in a stylish way, her nose never gets red and her mascara doesn't run. She's about to run into Mr. Perfect, of course and she'll look like Ms. Perfect even if it's raining raw catfish chunks. Puh-leeze! Enough with the hints, already! I'm not going to go hide in a Dumpster or something whenever my hair looks less than perfect!
Well, that pretty much covers it as far as I'm concerned. What about you? Got any of those super annoying movie clichés to share?


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Double win for Zsombor Berecz as leaders extend on day 4
By Finn Class
After a week of incredibly consistent racing, the defending European Champion from Hungary, Zsombor Berecz, broke free of the fleet for the first time on Thursday with two quite impressive race wins that leaves him with an 11 point lead with just two races to go. Britain's Giles Scott consolidated his second position overall but never got close to Berecz, while Wednesday's star performer, Nils Theuninck, from Switzerland, had another good day to move to third overall.
Berecz is the only sailor so far this week to have all top 10 placings. Consistency has eluded almost everyone, but Berecz has defied the odds and stayed in control.
"Today was my day, but I would not call it easy."
He is passionate about the class and the sailors in it and determined to fight for its continuance at the Olympic Games
"This class is full of great sailors and characters, which makes us the strongest family, both physical and mental, in the Olympic classes. When somebody calls you a 'Finn sailor' it has the value, the history, the legends and we need to keep this class shining.
"One thing for sure, everybody in the class is proud to be part of this class and we are ready to fight for it. We have so many young talents who can have a future in Olympic sailing and they need the chance."
With the sunshine back in Vilamoura, conditions on day 4 were near perfect. The wind was 10-12 knots with big rolling waves and a lot of chop on top. Though the left side was generally paying again, the big puffy clouds caused big long shifts.
On the first beat it was anyone's game with gains on both sides as well as the middle, which provided more opportunity to gain from the shifts. Berecz emerged from the middle to round the top mark ahead of Australia's Jake Lilley, Poland's Piotr Kula and Max Salminen, from Sweden.
Salmnen moved up and closed on Berecz downwind, but the defending champion stayed in control to lead up the left and downwind to the finish in what turned into a Finn sailor's delight, a pumpfest to the finish. However, not much changed and Berecz took his first win of the day from Salminen, Kula and Lilley.
Race 8 was simpler with extra pressure on the left so it turned into a boatspeed race uphill and down. Again, Berecz had the edge, leading to the left and rounding ahead, again from Lilley, with Taavi Valter Taveter, from Estonia, in third.
Berecz then pulled out a comfortable lead on the first downwind to extend round the course for a big win. Britain's Giles Scott and Henry Wetherell were not far behind, picking up the chase with Lilley.
While Scott passed Lilley to take second, the big Australian crossed in third for his best day of the week so far and move into the top 10 for the first time.
Berecz explained his day, "This boat in these conditions is killing you and if you don't get the first upwind right then it is even more painful because you have to work twice as hard to climb back."
In the first race, "It was another tricky day on the water. The only difference was that we predicted it right. On the second part of first upwind, the right side came into play which made it easy for those who were there. On the downwinds I had great speed, which also helped a lot.
"The second race was in 12-13 knots with a pin favoured start line and from there everybody was sailing a bit higher than the one above them and every time I looked back it was looking better and better. Both times I rounded first."
Max Salminen, from Sweden, has been consistently top 15 all week, and today moves up to sixth after a 2, 9.
"I finally got the hang of the strategy today. The first three days were more about trying to save races. Today I got in to the rhythm of the shifts more from the start, which made the rest of the race a lot easier. I'm currently sitting in sixth and have a chance for a medal. So that's what I am going to go for.
Tokyo 2020 will be the Swede's third Olympics. After winning the Star class gold in London 2012, crewing for three-time Finn world champion, Freddy Lööf, Salminen placed sixth in Rio 2016, in the Finn.
"It's really nice to be racing again and the fleet feels stronger than ever with many European countries fighting hard for the last spot for the Olympics. Also the America's Cup sailors are coming back to the class. It really shows how important of a role the Finn class has in bridging the gap between America's Cup and professional sailing to the Olympic circuit."
Lilley stands head and shoulders over most of the fleet and had a better day in the slightly stronger winds and bigger waves. After a 6, 3 he is up to tenth.
"Today was again a beautiful day in Vilamoura, with about 10-13 knots and some bigger chop to ride. I felt I had good starts and good speed and got around the top in good shape so it made for a more consistent day starting like that."
It's his first international regatta in the class for 15 months after being unable to leave Australia all last year.
"I think this week has presented beautiful and challenging racing conditions and it's just a privilege to race in a truly world class fleet with the very best sailors in the world. I think the hiatus from international competition left me a little rusty in some areas, but that's why we are here again and making big steps forward every day."
He has strong feelings over the need for the Finn to be retained on the Olympic programme.
"The Olympics are not far away and it's really disheartening to think it may be the end of an era for us. The Finn has produced the greatest sailors in the world over the past decades. This is no secret. From John Bertrand to Russell Coutts, Jose Van der Ploeg, Mateusz Kuznierewicz, Ben Ainslie and the current heroes.
"It's hard to see the future of our sport if we don't continue to create icons, let alone cater to the majority of the populous, while fielding only smaller guys at the pinnacle of our sport, the Olympics."
In the U23 championship, Spain's Joan Cardona is still leading by a significant in margin. Leading the whole championship overall after two days, he has had a tough few races and is now in eighth place overall, while the Russia's Mikhail Yatsun is second U23 in 31th and third is Panagiotis Iordanou, from Cyprus, in 37th.
There are just two races left in this championship and with the final day looking likely to have lighter conditions, it will go down to the wire. The points are not exactly close, but given the high scoring so far there is still plenty of racing left in Vilamoura.
Racing in Vilamoura is scheduled to continue at 13.00 on Friday.
Results after 8 races
1 HUN 40 Zsombor BERECZ 32
2 GBR 41 Giles SCOTT 43
3 SUI 1 Nils THEUNINCK 56
4 TUR 21 Alican KAYNAR 67
5 NED 89 Nicholas HEINER 68
6 SWE 33 Max SALMINEN 72
7 ARG 48 Facundo Mario OLEZZA BAZAN 72
8 ESP 26 Joan CARDONA 78
9 GBR 71 Henry WETHERELL 78
10 AUS 1 Jake LILLEY 88
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93rd Academy Awards: Watch movies featuring Oscar-nominated actors for free on Tubi
By Catherine Park
FILE - Oscars statuettes are on display backstage during the 92nd Annual Academy Awards. (Matt Petit - Handout/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images)
The Oscars are here once again and even as the world continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic and learned to cope with lockdowns and social distancing, Hollywood continued to churn out some memorable movies featuring exceptional talent.
The 93rd Academy Awards will be held at Union Station Los Angeles and the Dolby Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland Center on April 25.
After a year that erased movie titles from marquees and sent seismic shockwaves through Hollywood, the show is going on — two months later than usual, in a crowdless ceremony and with a batch of nominees that have barely played in movie theaters.
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Viewers can watch anything from retro TV shows to Hollywood blockbusters, all completely free.
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Nominations include "Nomadland," for best picture, featuring the talents of Frances McDormand and "Minari," which shines a new light on how immigrant Korean families cope with moving to and living in America.
The 93rd Oscars also has a record nine of 20 acting nominees who are non-White. Steve Yeun, from "Minari," is nominated for actor in a leading role and will be making history as the first Asian American actor to be nominated in this category.
Freshen up on your Oscars knowledge by watching a number of free titles available on Tubi featuring some of the nominated actors and directors.
Titles featuring actors nominated for best in a leading role
Riz Ahmed
4 Lions (2010): Starring Riz Ahmed, Arsher Ali, Nigel Lindsay, Kayvan Novak, Adeel Akhtar and Benedict Cumberbatch.
"Four idiotic terrorists push their fuzzy dreams of jihad to the breaking point, as their beliefs and methods clash, in this far-out British farce."
Wire (2008) (Season 1): Starring Jodie Whittaker, Riz Ahmed, Toby Stephens, Helena Fox and Charlie Brooks.
"A tough, ambitious banker struggles as a single mom until she's promoted at her bank in London, but exposure to criminal danger comes with the raise."
Gods of Egypt (2016): Starring Gerard Butler, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Chadwick Boseman and Geoffrey Rush.
"A mortal tries to save the world and his own true love by joining with a powerful god in an epic battle against his rival, the deadly god of darkness."
The Kill Hole (2012): Starring Chadwick Boseman, Billy Zane and Tory Kittles.
"An Iraq War vet is forced to pursue one of his own into the Pacific Northwest wilderness to finally confront a war crime that has haunted them both."
World's Fastest Indian (2005): Starring Anthony Hopkins, Diane Ladd, Paul Rodriguez, Aaron Murphy and Chris Lawford.
"An eccentric racer takes his custom-built motorcycle to America with hopes of setting the world land-speed record in this inspiring true story."
Desperate Hours (1990): Starring Mickey Rourke, Anthony Hopkins, Mimi Rogers, Lindsay Crouse, Kelly Lynch, Elias Koteas, David Morse, Shawnee Smith, Danny Gerard and Gerry Bamman.
"In this psychological thriller, an escaped con forces his way into a dysfunctional couple's home and takes over their lives while hiding from the law."
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Child 44 (2015): Starring Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman and Paddy Considine.
"Set in the Stalin-era Soviet Union, an exiled secret police officer hunts a serial killer murdering children, but the trail leads to an internal cover-up."
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1990): Starring Gary Oldman, Tim Roth and Richard Dreyfuss.
"Two of the outrageous supporting players from Shakespeare's Hamlet finally get their due in this witty, clever, and hilarious film."
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Burning (2018): Starring Steven Yeun, Yoo Ah-In, Jong-Seo Jun, Choi Seung-Ho and Kim Soo-kyung.
"A man agrees to watch an ex-neighbor's cat while she goes on a trip and becomes suspicious of the man she brings back just before her disappearance."
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Titles featuring actors nominated for best in a supporting role
Lakeith Stanfield
Live Cargo (2017): Starring Dree Hemingway, Lakeith Stanfield, Sam Dillon, Leonard Earl Howze and Robert Wisdom.
"A grieving couple retreats to a remote Bahamian island and become entangled in a dangerous turf war between the mayor and a greedy human trafficker."
Titles featuring actresses nominated for best in a leading role
Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail (2009): Starring Viola Davis, Tyler Perry, Sofia Vergara, Derek Luke and Keshia Knight Pulliam.
"How do you solve a problem like Madea? You sure don't send her to jail, where a hell raising Madea waits for freedom while helping a troubled hooker."
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011): Starring Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Thomas Horn, Viola Davis, John Goodman, Jeffrey Wright and Max Von Sydow.
"Following the death of his father in the 9/11 attacks, a nine-year-old boy sets out on a journey to solve his dad's last great mystery."
For more titles featuring Viola Davison Tubi, click here.
Kill Command (2016): Starring Vanessa Kirby, Thure Lindhardt and David Ajala.
"In a dystopian future, an elite army crew heads to a remote island for routine training, but finds that deadly robots have other plans in mind."
Wasteland (2013): Starring Luke Treadaway, Iwan Rheon, Matthew Lewis, Timothy Spall and Vanessa Kirby.
"After an innocent man is released from prison, he recruits three friends to help him rob the local drug kingpin who put him there."
North Country (2005): Starring Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand, Sean Bean, Richard Jenkins, Jeremy Renner, Michelle Monaghan, Woody Harrelson and Sissy Spacek.
"Charlize Theron delivers a powerhouse performance as a young single mother who contends with sexual harassment while working as a miner."
Chattahoochee (1990): Starring Ned Beatty, Dennis Hopper, Frances McDormand, Gary Oldman, Pamela Reed and M. Emmet Walsh.
"An American war hero attempts a bizarre suicide and ends up in the nightmarish Chattahoochee State Mental Hospital. Once inside, he devotes himself to exposing the horrific treatment of the patients."
For more titles featuring Frances McDormand on Tubi, click here.
Drive (2011): Starring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Christina Hendricks and Ron Perlman.
"Atmospheric slow-burn about a Hollywood stuntman whose side job as a getaway driver for criminals earns a bounty on his head after a botched heist."
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Titles featuring actresses nominated for best in a supporting role
Transgression (2018): Starring Maria Bakalova, Rossen Pentchev, Lara Zlatareva and Venko Dimitrov.
"Told from Yana's own stream of consciousness, this voyeuristic story traces the unseemly relationship between a teenage girl and an aging rock star."
Dangerous Liaisons (1988): Starring Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Uma Thurman and Keanu Reeves.
"In pre-Revolution France, a pair of conniving elitists conspire to corrupt a virtuous young woman for the sake of their own twisted entertainment."
Things You Can Tell Just By Looking At Her (2001): Starring Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman, Glenn Close, Cameron Diaz, Calista Flockhart and Holly Hunter.
"Five interweaving vignettes following a group of women, over the course of a few days, as their lives become entangled, eroded, enriched and ultimately changed forever."
For more titles featuring Glenn Close on Tubi, click here.
Cuban Fury (2014): Starring Nick Frost, Rashida Jones, Chris O'Dowd, Olivia Colman and Ian McShane.
"Beneath an overweight and awkward exterior, a passionate salsa dancer lives within a 30-year-old man, and only love's flame can reignite his fire."
Fathers and Daughters (2016): Starring Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Aaron Paul, Jane Fonda and Octavia Spencer.
"A writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, decades later, his daughter struggles to make her own connections."
Love the Coopers (2015): Starring Alan Arkin, Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, John Goodman, Diane Keaton, Amanda Seyfried, Marisa Tomei and Olivia Wilde.
"A chaotic Christmas reunion links intertwined generational stories and leads to a joyful rediscovery of family bonds and the sparkling magic of love."
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Titles featuring directors nominated for best directing
The Hunt (2013): Starring Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Alexandra Rapaport and Susse Wold.
"A man trying to regroup after losing his job and facing a divorce is shattered when a lie about him throws his community into mass hysteria."
The Commune (2017): Starring Trine Dyrholm, Ulrich Thomsen, Helene Reingaard Neumann and Martha Sofie Wallstrøm Hansen.
"When a Copenhagen couple in the free-love era of the 1970s inherits a huge family home, they open it as a commune to a motley crew of new residents."
Rick Springfield: The Beat of the Live Drum (2020): Starring Rick Springfield, Tim Pierce, Mike Seifrit, Mike Baird, Neil Larsen, Brett Tuggle and Joel Peskin.
"At the height of his career, the chart-topper performs his greatest hits, showcasing the energy and verve that propelled him to stardom and a Grammy."
Side by Side (2012): Starring Keanu Reeves, James Cameron and Martin Scorsese.
"Featuring interviews with famed directors like James Cameron, David Fincher and David Lynch, Keanu Reeves explores the future of digital cinema."
Lee Isaac Chung
Munyurangabo (2007): Starring Jeff Rutagengwa and Eric Ndorunkundiye.
"Munyurangabo and his best friend set out to avenge his parents murder, but encounter ethnic clashes along the way."
Tubi is an ad-supported video-on-demand service with a massive library of 30,000 movies and television shows that are free to stream for viewers. The platform is currently available in the U.S., Canada, Australia and Mexico.
Tubi is available on Android and iOS mobile devices, Amazon Echo Show, Google Nest Hub Max, Comcast Xfinity X1, Cox Contour, and on OTT devices such as Amazon Fire TV, Vizio TVs, Sony TVs, Samsung TVs, Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X | S, and soon on Hisense TVs globally.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. This station is owned by the FOX Corporation.


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