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Cannabis in the closet - video
9:41am Tuesday 13th December 2011 in Police Blogs By Richard Vernalls, @rvernallsWN #worcsnews
POLICE discovered what they said was cannabis growing inside a wardrobe during raids on homes as part a crackdown on suspected thieves and drug dealers.
More than 40 West Mercia Police officers were involved in Operation Christmas Crackdown, although the results brought anything but goodwill to the occupiers of the 23 homes targeted.
Thirteen people were arrested yesterday as officers discovered everything from cannabis to class A drugs including crack and heroin, and a loaded crossbow.
The Worcester News was given special access to the operation, which is running all week.
Superintendent Steve Cullen, operation commander, said the aim was to arrest 100 suspected robbers, burglars and drug-dealers by the end of the week.
Addressing officers before the launch of the operation, he said: "I will keep this short as we want to get out there.
In essence, we're showing them our gang is bigger than theirs.Superintendent Steve Cullen
"But in essence, we're showing them our gang is bigger than theirs."
Uniformed police, CID detectives, traffic and intelligence divisions had all been brought in for the co-ordinated strike to disrupt Christmas for "known robbers, burglars and drug dealers".
Officers from Warwickshire Police helped with traffic operations, with officers looking for "vehicles of interest" used by known criminals, as well as uninsured drivers and the like.
Normal police operations were continuing all day.
Deputy Chief Constable (DCC) Simon Chesterman said the crackdown was ahead of Christmas when "crime tends to spike" as crooks prey on people buying Christmas gifts.
He said: "We will be coming through their doors, we will be arresting them and we will be bringing them to justice."
Following the seven-strong team of officers of Charlie Victor Three, the first warrant was served at a house in Walnut Avenue, Brickfields.
The early morning raid had neighbours' curtains twitching. No arrests were made.
Meanwhile, in Teme Road, Warndon, their colleagues recovered a loaded crossbow, although no arrests were made.
After a quick debrief at the police station, officers of 'Charlie Victor Three' were sent to serve another drugs warrant on a maisonette in Elgar Avenue, Malvern.
Police put the door in with two blows and uncovered what they said were three cannabis plants in a grower hidden in a wardrobe, along with two bags of herbal cannabis.
A man and a woman were arrested on suspicion of cultivating cannabis and possession of cannabis.
Officers used body-worn cameras to record entry and evidence.
DCC Chesterman accompanied the Malvern team, while Sgt Peter Frankish, the team's leader, was pleased with the result.
He said: "We forced entry, found two bags of what we believe is herbal cannabis and evidence of cultivation and two people have been arrested.
"All in all, it's a good result."
Read – and comment on - our police blogs in our features section here
• A man was arrested in Ennerdale Close, Warndon, on suspicion of burglary.
• A male youth was arrested in Wasdale Court, Warndon, on suspicion of burglary.
• A man was arrested in Henwick Road, St John's, on suspicion of theft.
• A man and a woman were detained in Elgar Avenue, Malvern, on suspicion of possession with intent to supply cannabis and the production of cannabis.
• Two men were arrested in Langdale Drive, Warndon, on suspicion of theft from a car.
• A man was arrested in Lansdowne Road, Worcester, on suspicion of possession of a class A drug.
• A man was arrested in Foregate Street, Worcester, on suspicion of fraud.
• A man was arrested in London Road, Worcester, on suspicion of criminal damage.
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10:13am Tue 13 Dec 11
dulon says...
The use of cannabis is far less harmful than alcohol or nicotine . So why not decriminalise it and save the effort.
If anything why not have a crackdown on the purveyors of alcohol to under age drinkers and the promotion of cool to under age smokers.
You can always say no.
10:38am Tue 13 Dec 11
CJH says...
11:27am Tue 13 Dec 11
varien says...
11:53am Tue 13 Dec 11
iamconcernedbythis says...
Was it a good result because the door went in with two swings of the hammer instead of three swings or because they arrested two people instead of one person ? It can't be deemed a good result due to the amount of criminal activity that was uncovered at those premises as these two people are obviously not in it for the money, in which case they should be let off for having a small amount of personal in there possession. That is the outcome that any sensible law enforcement agency would have reached on such an occassion. Even though I do not know these two unfortunate victims, I am sure that this incident has done them more harm than the plants growing in there ward drobe could ever do. Why is this treatment of members of the public by police acceptable ? It should not be acceptable, it should be against the law.
12:02pm Tue 13 Dec 11
West Mercia Police says...
We continue to look at this area of criminality, though this is not the focus of this particular initiative.
12:12pm Tue 13 Dec 11
CJH says...
12:28pm Tue 13 Dec 11
Vergil says...
iamconcernedbythis wrote:You serious?
"Police put the door in with two blows and uncovered what they said were three cannabis plants in a grower hidden in a wardrobe, along with two bags of herbal cannabis....All in all, it's a good result."
Was it a good result because the door went in with two swings of the hammer instead of three swings or because they arrested two people instead of one person ? It can't be deemed a good result due to the amount of criminal activity that was uncovered at those premises as these two people are obviously not in it for the money, in which case they should be let off for having a small amount of personal in there possession. That is the outcome that any sensible law enforcement agency would have reached on such an occassion. Even though I do not know these two unfortunate victims, I am sure that this incident has done them more harm than the plants growing in there ward drobe could ever do. Why is this treatment of members of the public by police acceptable ? It should not be acceptable, it should be against the law.
You make it sound as though the police just picked on any old random door they could find, put it in and with a stroke of luck they happened to find some drugs!
This address would've no doubt been targeted for a reason and more than likely based on intelligence or information received from the likes of you and I (members of public in case you're wondering).
I doubt the police knew exactly what they were going to find, whether it be one small joint or a loft laden with cannabis plants!
Why do you label the occupants as victims? Do you know them? Do you know their history? Do you know how hard they work for a living to be entitled to wind down with a joint or two for "personal use"?
I'm also confused as to why you think this is ill treatment by the police and doing their job (by public consent) should be made illegal? What a bizarre thought!
12:42pm Tue 13 Dec 11
handytrim says...
A man and a woman were arrested on suspicion of cultivating cannabis and possession of cannabis.
Hardly the bust of the century and not really worth bragging about. I'd say more of a waste of my tax money. How about focusing on the bigger gang operated well organised grow operations that produce the majority of cannabis. It is only a matter of time before we fall in-line with the rest of Europe (even though we seem to not want to fully join them) and the rest of the world and change our outdated law in regards to cannabis as what we have in place at present is ludicrously expensive and a most painfully obvious failure where around 3 tonnes of cannabis is consumed every day yet police think by busting people growing a couple of plants is having any kind of impact.
I'm all for supporting the police tackling REAL crime and agree that there is a link between the mass production of cannabis and other criminal activity. Which is why myself and it would appear the majority of people, including many within the police force itself, agree that prohibition does nothing more than increase criminal activity.
There are those who oppose this on morale grounds, but how morale is it to allow the persecution of those who use cannabis as a legitimate, often suggested by a GP, medicine. What right do you have to pass judgement on often painfully ill people? You might not agree with allowing another vice into society. But what you fail to understand is that it is ALREADY here and the only people who truly benefit from its production and distribution are highly organised criminals who currently earn around £6billion simply because of deep-seated prejudice, hypocrisy and corruption within our government.
1:02pm Tue 13 Dec 11
SteveSimpson says...
Yet another complete and utter waste of tax payers money and yet another dent in our already weak economy. Legalise and regulate! It is the ONLY answer to this. Prohibition will not stop us using cannabis and as long as there is a demand there will be a supply. If cannabis was regulated and taxed, just as alcohol and tobacco are (which are far more dangerous than cannabis - FACT), it would take the supply out of criminality, give some relief to our over populated prisons and give our economy the desperately needed boost. When are our politicians going to make decisions on science fact instead of what fills their pockets? Our politicians are oozing with BS for their own gain, don't conform to it! Say NO to prohibition!
1:09pm Tue 13 Dec 11
RobYoung says...
There is a simple reason why crime is associated with drug use and that reason is drug prohibition. This policy has never and can never work, it drives prices sky high so there will always be an insentive to sell and we know the demand is out there.
Society needs to grow up, millions of people use drugs everyday regardless of the law.
1:25pm Tue 13 Dec 11
rpjones says...
0 police in britain and an estimated 3 million users of cannabis,I know which gang I'd rather be in.
1:34pm Tue 13 Dec 11
Endconreignforever says...
2:50pm Tue 13 Dec 11
lianeanddave says...
dulon wrote:With regards to the point made The use of cannabis is far less harmful than alcohol or nicotine 2 things i would like to raise you say cannabis is less harmful than nicotine... but you smoke tobacco with cannabis???? so in effect it is as harmful? also it is proven that it can be a cause of mental health problems
I wish that some of this effort was directed toward the metal thieves.
The use of cannabis is far less harmful than alcohol or nicotine . So why not decriminalise it and save the effort.
If anything why not have a crackdown on the purveyors of alcohol to under age drinkers and the promotion of cool to under age smokers.
You can always say no.
3:00pm Tue 13 Dec 11
handytrim says...
@Endconreignforever I don't think it could have been said any better! Who are the real victims of prohibition? More importantly we should also ask who GAINS from prohibition and thereafter why it is prohibition is still allowed to continue when we ALL know it doesn't work! It certainly revolves around ££££ within certain crowds. Unfortunately those crowds don't involve the public and those who could really benefit from more funds. It would seem that it goes to those who crave power and dominance over equality and justice.
3:29pm Tue 13 Dec 11
dulon says...
What we can all agree with is that the consumption of alcohol can have serious long term effects . Hence alcoholism.
Also the regular infusion of legitimate
tobacco products can also have long term health effects . Hence we have smoking bans and various other recognitions of the effects of smoking
such as lung cancer and heart disease.
I would suggest that the casual user of cannabis does not smoke 40 spliffs a day. But is more inclined to indulge when it is convenient. The user may also prefer to eat the substance. This I believe will not be as dangerous as smoking.
In fact it is not unknown that some users will only eat the stuff.
The 73 year old lady in I have in mind is suffering from severe back pain and is in agony . Smoking however is a total taboo to her.
Thank you WM police for pointing out your praiseworthy efforts in OCTOBER re metal thefts I did in fact congratulate you at the time through these columns.
However the frequency of these events does suggest that there is still an ongoing issue....
3:52pm Tue 13 Dec 11
mazari says...
3:55pm Tue 13 Dec 11
mazari says...
7:26pm Tue 13 Dec 11
David John Powell says...
Obviously personal use the plant in the tent would barely cover a persons use for a month or two when it matures.
How is this a result? This is a total and utter waste of public money, taxes and time.
The only positive result this provides is pumping endless sums of money into the pockets of those who are employed within the business of "prohibition". Thats the lawyers, court staff, court ushers, cleaners, prison staff, technical experts. This is a total and utter sham, the only people benefiting from this pathetic cannabis seizure are those hell bent on the spreading of misleading and non-sensical propoganda about drugs.
Look at that tent in the wardrobe, it's the most basic model, the smallest available. Leave these innocent smokers alone. Sooner we get it legalised the sooner we can end the alcohol problems this country is stained with. Yes, Alcohol is a DRUG too, no different to any other, as it nicotine, the two biggest killers of all drugs are legal.
This system is outdated and limp reporting such as this is only doing this entire country a penile injustice.
See you in Crown Court soon.
7:41pm Tue 13 Dec 11
David John Powell says...
This is a victimless crime in someones own house; alteast it was without victims until the police turned the poor growers house into a doorless barn. After this is a standard right of passage through a court system filled with little more than politically castrated and uptight control freaks that will further blight the lives of these innocent victims of prohibition.
I use cannabis medically to treat symptoms of my Manic Depressive Disorder, it's brilliant, miracle cure. I'll be down in Worcester Crown early next year on similar charges.
I couldn't care less about it. Cause I am right and they are wrong! I'll still be using Cannabis everyday unless I get a death sentence. I'll make sure the person picking me up from prison brings my pipe and bit to smoke.
Model citizen me, smoke cannabis everyday, eat whole foods, work out 2hrs a day, cycle everywhere, read books, grow my intelligence.
I look at articles like this and makes me weap as to what this country has become, mainly due to this type of biased scaremongering nonsense.
8:42pm Tue 13 Dec 11
s1nnah says...
Theres one thing I can say for certain. no crime has been commited here. There is no way these poor lads would have grown these three little plants for three months, giving them love, care and attention only to sell it and be back to buying .8 of a gram for £10 within a couple of weeks.
no what these lads did was say no to prohibition. they decided to take the money out of criminal hands and become self sufficient. guaranteeing themselves good quality pot for christmas.
All around us attitudes towards cannabis and its users are changing. approx 6million canna users in the uk 700 odd hospital admissions. 30 million alcohol users is around 50k hospital admissions in 2011. you do the maths.
legalise and regulate.
9:08am Wed 14 Dec 11
jovialcommonsense says...
When alcohol was first used it was seen as a good way of avoiding diseased water and therefore a good cause.
When tobacco was introduced it was not seen as harmful for about 300 years.
What knowledge do we NOT have now that future generations will see us as primitive?
11:05am Wed 14 Dec 11
varien says...
"Model citizen me, smoke cannabis everyday, eat whole foods, work out 2hrs a day, cycle everywhere, read books, grow my intelligence."
You forgot to mention working. That is assuming you have a job of course.
1:03pm Wed 14 Dec 11
David John Powell says...
1:08pm Wed 14 Dec 11
David John Powell says...
It's all on the blog.
2:09pm Wed 14 Dec 11
danny mc says...
6:08pm Wed 14 Dec 11
varien says...
A very good friend of mine suffered from manic depression the cause of which was identified, by the medical profession, as cannabis use. He used cannabis on a regular basis for over 40 years and it eventually destroyed his career and marriage. He used to grow his own cannabis and the crunch came when his 15 year old son, who was so fed up with his father's behaviour, destroyed the plants. His father's reaction was to beat up his son so badly he needed hospital treatment - it was me who took him to hospital. From that point onward things went from bad to worse.
This, together with other encounters with cannabis users - all negative - is why have little or no time for those that advocate its use.
7:09pm Wed 14 Dec 11
David John Powell says...
I am sure if you had even the faintest idea about being manic depressive you would see that failing to be treated effectively for manic depression is what lead to this persons downfall, people were too busy blaming cannabis cause of misleading and casual links that manifest from the right-wing-papers you probably read each day.
If you had the faintest idea about the condition of manic depression, you would understand that is generally a condition that worsens with time and with each episode, it's cyclic and the gameplan changes all the time. It's a day to day battle with the devil.
Maybe your "friend" was suffering the effects of mania at the time of this hospitalisation, most people are. I can quarantee you that the effects of mania are stronger than any drug you can legally or illegally obtain. It's effects are similar to that of LSD combined with PCP or Crack Cocaine.
If you get in the way of someone suffering mania of this degree, psychosis and near schtizopheric: you will find they have super-human-strength
, zero ability to control their actions, hense they term if psychotic features. The suffers behaviour is typical of a person suffering a psychotic disorder and in no way does this persons behaviour manifested from or portay the effects of cannabis use.
The effects of manic depression, mania; these are the same effects as those caused by excessive drug use, such as being strung out on stimulants, manic depression is a drug of it's own. Infact drugs are just trying to replicate the effect and feeling of manic depression be that downers or uppers.
Drugs act on neurotransmitters, the same ones going haywire in person who has Manic Depression, it's the same fuctionality in the brain being manipulated in two different ways.
Manic depression is the motion of the ocean, it's relentless and never ends; cannabis and it's effects are just a drop in that ocean. The effects of cannabis are probably like 1% of the potential that the manic depression can inflict by bending a persons behaviour from pole to pole.
Cannabis's effect compared to manic depression is like a cup of tea being cannabis versus a litre of vodka being manic depression.
It's easy to lack even the faintest idea about what you believe you have a right to comment on when you have absolutely no experience of these things, as such is obvious.
It's plainly about as good as it gets for an outsider to say a manic depressives problems were caused by cannabis. The guy seeks cannabis cause he has a MASSIVE UGLY problem inside him. Ignorants like you drove this man to these acts by removing the only thing he had access to that dampened the absolute misery he deals with privately day to day.
Like many people are held together by alcohol, most of them in denial depressives.
People like you should be ashamed of going around claiming moral high ground; when you haven't the knowledge about the subject of which you speak by those of blinkered observer. Your level of knowledge warrents your opinion worthly of no notable form of recognition bar by people of very blinkered perception.
Regards. David
6:14pm Thu 15 Dec 11
varien says...
Yet another cannabis user unable to accept criticism and respect the views of others.
Your last rant only serves to strenghen my contempt for those that use cannabis.
9:20pm Thu 15 Dec 11
David John Powell says...
"Count of finished admission episodes (FAE) with a primary diagnosis of mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cannabinoids (ICD10 code F12) and alcohol (ICD10 code F10)
Cannabinoids (F12)
2009-10 713
2010-11 799
Alcohol (F10)
2009-10 47,402
2010-11 47,287
Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), The NHS Information Centre for health and social care."
10:53pm Thu 15 Dec 11
jovialcommonsense says...
Using your 2010/11 figures above:
Estimated 6,000,000 cannabis users in the UK mean that 0.133% are FAE.
Estimated 46,000,000 (I do not accept s1nnah 30m figure above) alcohol users in the UK mean that 0.115% are FAE.
Does that appear to suggest alcohol is safer?
Fortunately, I am not in your situation so cannot understand your dilemma. However surely you can appreciate others, for whatever reason, are just as passionate in their views as you.
I can understand your bewilderment as to why cannabis cannot be a prescribed drug, but all drugs have different side affects for different people, so I am sceptical about it becoming freely available.
Currently the law states cannabis use is illegal so the police must do their job and it is up to parliament to make any law changes.
If you were willing to enter in to debate using your knowledge on the subject rather than ranting at those with other views I am sure you could make progress.
9:49am Fri 16 Dec 11
mazari says...
Thousands of otherwise law abiding, hard working people in this country have been criminalised because they have chosen to use this natural herbal substance, on the sole basis that our Government has decided it is 'harmful'. Gordon Brown went so far as to describe cannabis as "lethal" in spite of the fact that there has never been a single recorded death attributable to cannabis use. We know what happened when his appointed Chief Scientific Advisor spoke out against this ridiculous statement that has absolutely no basis in factual evidence.
I know personally of a man who was told by a Judge in a court of law in response to his defence claim that he was harming nobody else in his choice to use cannabis that he had "committed a crime against himself". I don't know about others, but personally I find that to be quite ridiculous. My point is that where a responsible adult chooses to grow and use cannabis within his or her own home that person is not interfering with anybody else's life, neither is that person harming anybody else, and these two criteria are the fundamental principles of English Common Law.
In addition there are now hundreds of peer reviewed research papers that reach the conclusion that cannabis is a "relatively harmless substance". The biggest hypocrisy is that this same Government have granted a cultivation licence to GW Pharmaceuticals to grow thousands of cannabis plants from which Sativex is produced. The Chairman of that company Dr Geoffrey Guy is quoted as saying: "My professional view of cannabis as a substance is that it appears to be a remarkably safe substance in comparison to most medicines prescribed today". This is a view shared by health professionals around the world.
Something is badly wrong here, and every time I read a report of yet another front door broken in and a small personal grow of a few plants leading to yet another criminal record I will have my say and post my comments. This barbaric practice that flies completely in the face of scientific evidence must end.
7:04am Sat 17 Dec 11
jovialcommonsense says...
If, as you say, cannabis is harmless then why is the govt continuing to keep it illegal? Does the govt know something you are not telling us?
You argue that it is wrong to persecute those growing their own supply for health reasons. Does that mean you are happy for them to grow tobacco also, if they smoke the cannabis?
Surely it is best to promote the use of cannabis via prescription and the growing to be done by legalised, licensed companies.
The idea that it should be legal for anyone to grow it would quickly be lost to money making schemes, and those that need it and unable to grow it, put at the mercy of unregulated others.
In the meantime the police have to uphold the current laws.
10:01am Sun 18 Dec 11
mazari says...
Interesting reply. Cannabis Law Reform (CLEAR) of which I am a member advocates the licensing and regulation of small 'personal' grows of up to 6 plants. My own objection to the current law is more on Human Rights grounds. Up until the age of 50 I had never once been in trouble with the law. I had worked hard since leaving school, had held down a demanding job, bought a nice home etc. Through much of that time I had used cannabis as a relaxant after a long day, in much the same way as my colleagues would go home and pour a G&T. I grew my own cannabis for probably 15 years, never bothering anybody else, I sat and smoked it in my own garden. One day 6 police officers came through my front door and removed my plants, searched my home and arrested me. I was fingerprinted, mugshot, had DNA extracted and was locked in a cell for 7 hours before questioning. The police were fine, my wife even made them a cup of tea! The leading officer said with in a few minutes it was 'personal'. One told me they were used to rooms full of 5 foot plants, mine were just 18"tall in full flower and I had taken years to genetically select just 2 strains. I walked out of the police station at 9pm and later received a caution. It took me just 48 hrs to find a local 'dealer', such is the abundance of cannabis in the UK today. This is how prohibition works, or rather fails, cannabis use will not go away, I know people from so many walks of life who use cannabis including several nurses, a teacher, a self employed central heating engineer, a senior civil servant of 28 years service, I could go on. I don't grow anymore and I don't keep the stuff around as I prefer to be free to speak my mind, but the bottom line for me is that cannabis (and other drug use) should be a health issue and not a criminal offence. many other EU countries are now moving in that direction. As for tobacco, well I don't know as I have never smoked the stuff beyond trying once at school! Bring cannabis into line with alcohol and tobacco, make it available only to over 18's and regulate it in the same manner, it IS actually a far less harmful substance after all as is statistically proven beyond any doubt.
1:43pm Sun 18 Dec 11
jovialcommonsense says...
As I have stated before I am not pro or anti,but have concerns for the wider community because most problems are caused by a minority, with a selfish attitude.
I am happy to agree with your comment, especially the last sentence.
3:06pm Wed 21 Dec 11
mazari says...
2:54pm Thu 29 Dec 11
stevester says...
I believe that if the cannabis was for their own personal use and to be used in the privacy of their own home then there is no crime there period . If anything they were doing the police a favour by not buying cannabis from local criminals and gangs who use that cash to buy guns to kill the police .
At the end of the day it is against your human rights for someone / the Government to tell you what you can and cant put in your own body or do with your body . Remember it used to be a sin , criminal act in the UK to be homosexual does anybody remember the aids propaganda and so on .
There are some sad comments here and some sad victims of the prohibitionist propaganda machine and if you think the Government is correct in keeping drugs illegal against all the evidence then ask yourself this . Why is our Government agreeing with criminals , gangs and terrorists that drugs should remain illegal ? And why do they let GW Pharma make sativex when wee told cannabis has no medical value ?
12:12pm Mon 2 Jan 12
mary james says...
lazy work by senior officers looking to tick boxes and send messages rather than preventing real crime.
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Self-immolation is not going to do anything to help the monks cause. The rest of the world know that it is going on, but are to afraid to supports Tibet because they do not want to upset China. All the self-immolations are doing is causing even tighter security like the article states. Until the rest of the world decides to step up against China, Tibet will continue to be under their control no matter what they do.
You will never know how many Han Chinese can come to the Tibetans' help when...
I get that but that's not going to happen, is it?
This is when you need the Han Chinese to help the Tibetans , you dummy.
"Adopting an apathetic attitude of "it's all good" is for those that don't deserve anything better because they aren't willing to try.
Sure, change will happen no matter what but if you're not willing to make the effort then you deserve what you get. The Tibetans have been making what little effort they can and they deserve better than what they are getting from the Han Chinese and the CCP."
Who are you talking about? Does it look like I have adopted an apathetic attitude? I've got literally sore fingers from 'typing for Tibet', mate!
Everyone has the right to self-determination. The Tibetans are being denied that basic right by a stronger force. Certain people will argue that there are more important issues than self-determination but they can argue all they like, it still won't change the fact that most people are willing to die for their basic rights.
Remember, "Live free or die" and "Give me liberty or..."? People fighting for what they beleive in, dying for what they beleive in. Now you want to replace this with, "Change will come" and "It's a work in progress". No, I don't accept that. People's fate may not be entirel in their own hands but they still have to try. Adopting an apathetic attitude of "it's all good" is for those that don't deserve anything better because they aren't willing to try.
Sure, change will happen no matter what but if you're not willing to make the effort then you deserve what you get. The Tibetans have been making what little effort they can and they deserve better than what they are getting from the Han Chinese and the CCP.
"If they want real self-determination, fighting for independence is all they can do. The CCP and the Han Chinese in general aren't going to stop until Tibet has been subjugated by means of assimilation."
Frankly, I believe that is a misconception, Fooli.
Things don't go well because there's not sufficient dialogue.
And that's why we are talking, right?
Life's a work in progress...
I put out "IMHO the Tibetans in exile should enlist help from Han Chinese as their advisers when they genuinely decide to stick to autonomy instead of independence."
And you have "paraphrased" into: "Tibetans need to stop worrying about directing their fate and reside themselves to what the CCP deems fit to hand them".
Your interpretation is worse than Google's interpreter.
[Alex] You constructed the above sentence out of context. My position is clear on Tibet independence: the Tibetans have a right to do it but they have a remote possibility to succeed. The Tibet independence should not be in its "covert" form hiding behind "autonomy". I grew up in China and I understand what the government will do to ensure its perceived territorial integrity. The few Tibetan monks/nuns perished from self-immolation would seem like a walk in the park when the full blown violence should materialize.
You are waffeling on your claim they should stick to the autonomy policy as laid out by the CCP. The amount of violence is irrelevant. To paraphrase, "Tibetan's should give up their futile desire for self-determination and the CCP will simply crush them."
[Alex] With my understanding of the Chinese mentality if the drive for "autonomy" is sincere there can be a lot CCP is willing to do. Unfortunately after closely watching the Tibetans political moves since 2008 I have concluded that they are indeed driving towards Independence.
If the Tibetans were allowed their autonomy perhaps they wouldn't desire independence. The CCP isn't up-holding even it's own legislation concerning the 'autonomy' of the Autonomous Tibet Region.
[Alex] You can not find it. He has not done it since the first self-immolation earlier this year. The reason I raised the issue is because it is significant when you think he did it once some years ago.
Still can't find it. I have to concede this one.
[Alex] There have been periods when the "stomping" was less harsh. Please feel free to put your blinders on but the fact of matter IS that the "stomping" increased significantly since 2008. BTW I doubt "tanks" were used because of the geological landscape in Tibet; I have never seen one in the videos of armed conflicts in Tibet.
CCP's heavy handed techniques in controlling Tibet has increased and decreased over the decades according to what the CCP has needed to maintian control. Pointing to what you claim to be an increase as though it were the first ever is simply bullshit.
[Alex] Yes. The US was the main exacerbating country in the case of Tibet. You can google all the CIA activities in the 50's and 60's and read about how the Tibetans were used to make trouble to the Chinese. As far as India goes, here is a home work assignment: find an article from Indian strategists that count the Dalai Lama as their strategic asset. I can not predict how the Xinjiang issue could have been used but it is a possibility from a geopolitical maneuver standpoint.
You can't predict how Xinjiang would have been used to advantage but you brought it up. I'm familiar with CIA activity in Southern China during that period, it had less to do with attacking China than containing China's support of other communist countries in the area. You make it sound like other nations were using Tibetans to set the stage for invasion.
[Alex] My opinion is that China has been very peaceful for the past 30 years or so. You need to understand the party line before accusing others of towing it. The party line is to reject military containment as aggressions from the other countries. My opinion is that the military containment is irrelevant if China indeed wants to rise peacefully. Your other ramblings do not make sense to me.
Again, to paraphrase the official Party line, "We're not aggressive, we're not expansionist, we're not violent." Compared to the realities: China supports juntas like the one in Myanmar, of course the CCP is a little pissy about the recent changes in Myanmar. They support Kim Jong Il, Iran, Pakistan. They supported Qaddafi. They support and supply dictators in Africa. Why? Because they want the resources and the contracts. China doesn't have to commit it's own acts of violence to exploit other peoples, it has plenty of others to it for them.
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NORMAN — For all the divas among NFL receivers, and there are plenty of them, there are just as many difference makers.
They showed themselves in impressive and, in Calvin Johnson's case, incredible form on Sunday. Megatron's meganumbers were so astounding that several Dallas defensive backs could do little more than shrug at how he dominated them in a scintillating 31-30 Lions victory.
Brandon Carr, a good cornerback who was left in single coverage on Johnson far too often in Dallas' game plan, admitted he was "licking my wounds" after being torched all day.
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Receivers were rolling throughout the league with some of the most impressive performances in memory. Even on the other side at Ford Field was a dynamic (and definitely a diva, unlike Johnson) wideout in Dez Bryant, who had only three catches, but for 72 yards, with two TDs. His 24-yard average was higher than Johnson's 23.5.
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Original recipe yields 1 nine inch pie
- Mix together mulberries, rhubarb, sugar, and flour.
- Pour into unbaked 9 inch pie shell. Dot filling with butter or margarine, and add top crust.
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We picked a lot of mulberries at a friend's house, but none of us really liked them too much. I thought putting them in a pie with something else would help, so I tried this. It is outstanding! It tastes like neither mulberries or rhubarb, and we loved it. Dicing the rhubarb is a great improvement over cutting it in big chunks the way people seem to do with strawberry rhubarb pie. I did cut the sugar back to 3/4 c because 1 1/2 c seemed like too much for four cups of fruit. I also added a few dashes of salt. Be prepared to spend a long time removing stems from your mulberries! I wasn't sure if it would be worthwhile, but this is probably the best pie I have ever made.
I have to say, I love rhubarb pie. I have always found strawberry/rhubarb pie to be a little over-rated, so I wasn't too sure how mulberry/rhubarb pie would come out...I now know that mulberries are the perfect compliment to rhubarb. This pie is not only superb, but the color is wonderful. It's a lavender-blue. I made two of these pies for family and they were gone in no time. Thanks for the recipe!
Good pie! However, on the ingredients list, you list only a "single" crust. Then it says to add a top crust. The ingredients list should state 2 crusts. I had enough pie dough for one crust, so I got the whole thing together and then discovered I needed another crust. Disappointing. But the flavor was excellent.
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Amount Per Serving (8 total)
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- 14%
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- 16%
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- 5%
- Cholesterol
- 4 mg
- 1%
- Sodium
- 132 mg
- 5%
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The Greenlodge Student Council sponsored "Cozy for a Cause" on Friday, Nov. 9 to raise money to help those affected by Hurrican Sandy.
Students and staff were asked to come to school dressed in their cozy pajamas or sweats and bring a cash donation to school to be donated to the Red Cross for Hurricane Sandy relief. Student council members collected and counted the money, and are very pleased to announce that almost $1300.00. was collected to help those who need assistance.


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2006: Voted Sun Belt Second Team All-Conference ... Became the first Middle Tennessee softball player to be named to the ESPN The Magazine District IV Academic All-America First team ... Ranked second on the team with a .329 batting average ... Broke the school record for homeruns in a season with 11 ... Snapped her own school record for walks in a season with 30 ... Ledbetter's 69 walks for her career breaks the Middle Tennessee school record for free passes ... Led the team in RBI with 32 ... Led the team and the Sun Belt in doubles with 17 which is also good for fourth place in the Blue Raider record books.
2005: Redshirted due to injury.
2004: Played in 53 games with six of those games being on the mound ... Only logged six innings on the mound with four strikeouts ... Ranked fourth on the team in batting average with a .311 ... Third on the team in doubles with 13 ... Knocked in two homeruns and had 22 RBI.
2003: Broke the school record for walks in a season with 29 ... After an injury, had to sit out the final 20 games of the season ... Started 33 games and played in 34 ... Played at second base as well as pitched ... Tossed 48.1 innings with a 4.63 ERA and a 3-4 record ... Ended the season with a .282 batting average ... Had 20 hits and 16 runs.
High School: Four year letter winner in softball at Collierville High School...Four time winner of Gold Bat Award...Three time team MVP...Wendy's High School Heisman Nominee...Commercial Appeal's Softball Player of the Year in 2002...Three time Best of Preps Nominee...Holds school record for most career hits (251), RBI's (184), wins (99), E.R.A (0.36), strikeouts (1191), no hitters pitched (31), and batting average (.563).
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Termini Accommodation 2 is situated just few steps from the Roma Termini train, underground and bus station.
Termini Accommodation 2, is a small guesthouse, situated just a few steps from the Roma Termini train, underground and bus station. All major monuments, tourist attractions and a wide range of restaurants are reachable on foot. All our rooms have private bathrooms , TV, fridge and air conditioning. We offer FREE Wi-Fi
At Termini Accommodation 2, you will be assisted with all the tourist information you need to have a great time in Rome.
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- Fridge in each room
- Free hot showers 24 hours
- Free city maps
- No curfew
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- Safe paid car parking nearby
- Supermarket around the corner (open 8:00-20:00)
- Restaurant and pizza nearby
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- Tourist information
- Airport transfer (not included in the price).
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Starting from the 1 January 2011, Rome City Council will ask for a overnight accommodation tax. Will be 2 euro per night ( 10 nights maximum ) per person.This fee ,is not included in the hotel rate , must be paid cash at check -in time.
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First off, don't we all have enough of a challenge making New Year's Eve a holiday we actually enjoy? Well-meaning director Garry Marshall's latest holiday offering, while clearly attempting to get us into the spirit of hope and optimism, falls so short it feels like a cinematic hangover without the delightful drunk the night before.
Watching "New Year's Eve" is a bit like watching an old episode of "Love Boat," only on land, with cell phones, and with a much bigger budget. A budget big enough to attract actors and actresses who should know better and aim higher. There are Oscar winners in this movie, for pity's sake!
It's most disappointing for those expecting to see anything akin to "Love Actually." That movie is the perennial high bar Marshall clearly attempts to reach, first with 2010's "Valentine's Day," and less failingly (by a small margin) with "New Year's Eve," partly because with "VD" we've been numbed into lowered expectations, and because they make New York look so darn holiday festive in this.
Those looking for a mostly feel-good holiday trifle won't leave entirely deflated, but might do better to DVR one of the dozens of Hallmark seasonal offerings and toast to saving the cost of admission.
Let me be clear here. I have actually made Siren Spouse sit through a number of cheesy made-for-TV holiday movies, so I walked into this movie with an open chick flick-loving girlie mind, having seen and not having thoroughly hated "Valentine's Day." I still wanted to turn back the clock to get my valuable holiday viewing time back.
What we have is a mishmash of mini-stories and subplots, made into uber-schmaltz by trying to take about 10 stories that have already been made far better in far less-cliched ways as full feature-length films, then shortening, simplifying, and whitewashing them so as to reduce each one to forgettable, incoherent, and plastic messes.
Jon Bon Jovi and Katherine Heigl are a rock star and his jilted lover, a catering chef who spends the evening of her biggest event outside the kitchen. I don't think so.
Michelle Pfeiffer and Zac Efron are a lonely woman and the fast-talking hottie smart aleck she hires to help her cross items off her bucket list, a plot line which could have become a more interesting "Harold and Maude" sort of story, but sadly went nowhere.
Sarah Jessica Parker and Abigail Breslin play a mother chasing her rule-breaking daughter into the festivity fray. Among many other plots are Ashton Kutcher and Lea Michele as strangers trapped in an elevator, which is oft-listed as the #1 subject to avoid as a fiction writer.
I hope the screenwriter (and niece of "I Dream of Jeannie's" Barbara Eden, Katherine Fugate), was trapped in an elevator and threatened by the producers into these meandering plot messes. It would be her only excuse. The actors are so much better than the script, they almost made up for it. Almost.
On the plus side, if you approach the movie with a forgiving holiday spirit, and you are a huge fan of any two actors in "New Year's Eve," you can bask in the obvious enjoyment the clearly unfazed cast had play-acting with each other, and in work that makes an inexcusably bad script tolerable. New York looks beautiful, and viewers can let themselves get carried into the stories through the many lovely images of the city dressed in it's holiday best.
Bear in mind, however, when you go expecting to see and enjoy your favorite star, no one actor has much screen time. What does get lots of screen time, is the shameless parade of product placements. This makes the viewers repeatedly wonder if director Marshall's warm-hearted intent to spread holiday love was split with his intent to spread advertising. Cynicism has no place in this movie. Witness the veritable sea of blue Nivea lotion party hats in Times Square, and the loving visual caress of a billboard pimping the Sherlock Holmes sequel, also being released by Warner Brothers.
If the movie survives more than a week in theaters, that particular placement is likely to backfire into a stampede of viewers leaving one screening mid-film for the one next door.
There are a few nuts blind squirrel director Marshall finds in the protracted 118 minutes, due mostly to the quality of actors present. Robert DeNiro finds a way to show his talents even in some truly bad movies (sadly, a list that continues to increase), and does so as a regretful cancer patient looking back on his life.
Kutcher is believable as he builds a crush on fellow trappie Michelle, and he'll have a hefty portion of gals in the audience wishing they'd been trapped with him. On the other hand, those are two of the weakest plots in the movie. With them, and a few other scenes, we forget how bad the film as a whole is, but we never forget enough not to wait for the DVD.
I'm assuming Marshall has a long list of projects lined up for the near future. We can all look forward to "Mother's Day," "Memorial Day," then on to "Presidents' Day" and "Secretary's Day." I say, just say no now to another movie that believes it can spray celebrity all over a shallow sub-par script and believe they can hand it to us and we'll toast and drink it up like a kid-concocted schlock cocktail.
New Year's is the time we all celebrate the fact that we've lived long enough to know better. We learned to ask for our drinks, our holidays, and our movies served to us with a little more cohesion, depth, and even panache. None of these actors will stop working after this movie.
Go if you must. It won't kill you. But as this New Year's approaches, let's all decide we can ask for more. Let's ask for panache and get it.
Here are a few feel-good optimistic movies with star ensemble casts, one that even has some actors from this movie, and three that capture the essence of New York City beautifully.
I recommend:
- "Hairspray": John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Marsden, Zac Efron, and a ton more greats, having a blast in this funky sweet musical confection with depth.
- "On the Town (1949): Here's a movie that shows having fun in New York, with Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Ann Miller, and Vera Ellen. It also Betty Garrett, who was a regular on Gary Marshall's "Laverne and Shirley." This movie is directed by Gene Kelly and the costumes and dancing alone are worth a viewing.
- "How to Marry a Millionaire (1953): Lauren Bacall, Betty Grable, and Marilyn Monroe and featuring William Powell (of "Thin Man" fame). Three of the hottest women in the history of film, having fun together and finding love in the big city.
- "Best In Show" (2000): A list of great star ensemble casts wouldn't be complete without a Christopher Guest movie featuring his wonderful group in this semi-improvised satire of the world of championship dog breeding. Michael McKean (also from "Laverne and Shirley!" Take that, Gary!) Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Jennifer Coolidge, Jane Lynch, and Parker Posey all join Guest in this hilarious dog-centric mockumentary.
- "Moonstruck" (1987): Yes, it centers on Cher, but the ensemble cast, including Nicolas Cage, Olympia Dukakis, Danny Aiello, John Mahoney, and Vincent Gardenia all conspire to treat us to some of the true magic New York has to offer. And, it takes place around the holidays!
About this column: Leslie Combemale, "Cinema Siren," is a movie lover and aficionado in Northern Virginia. Alongside Michael Barry, she owns ArtInsights, an animation and film art gallery in Reston Town Center. She has a background in film and art history. She often is invited to present at conventions such as the San Diego Comic Con, where she has been a panelist for The Art of the Hollywood Movie Poster and the Harry Potter Fandom discussion. See more of her reviews and interviews on www.artinsightsmagazine.com.


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A neighbour of the grandmother of murdered schoolgirl Tia Sharp has been charged with wasting police time.
Paul Meehan, 40, from Croydon, south London, will appear at Croydon Magistrates' Court on February 28 charged with the offence.
He is the neighbour of Tia's grandmother Christine Sharp, whose boyfriend Stuart Hazell is due to stand trial over the 12-year-old's murder later this year.
Tia's body was found in the loft of her grandmother's house in New Addington, south London, in August last year, more than a week after she went missing.
Ms Sharp was arrested on suspicion of murder but in December she was told she would face no further action in relation to the case.
Her boyfriend Hazell, 37, from New Addington, is charged with murdering the schoolgirl between August 2 and 11.
A plea hearing has been listed for March 8 at the Old Bailey, and a trial date has been set for May 7.


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After the coffee. Before choosing between the debate and the baseball playoffs.
The Skinny: I have got to stop turning these football games off at halftime. That Broncos comeback would have been fun to watch. Tuesday's headlines include a curtain-raiser on News Corp.'s annual meeting, India-based Reliance Media's thoughts on outsourcing and an update on the Cablevision - Dish Network trial.


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Microsoft Hardware is announcing today 3 limited edition mice that feature exclusive designs to celebrate the 2012 Chinese New Year - the Year of the Dragon.
I'll start with the Arc Touch Mouse Year of the Dragon (which is my favorite of the 3).
Microsoft Hardware has done something really neat with the packaging for this limited edition Arc Touch Mouse. The box in which the mouse is in is wrapped in a paper label which you remove to open the box.
After removing the paper label, you lay the box on its side and it opens up like in a triangular fashion to reveal the mouse inside.
Ok, so enough about the box, right? The Arch Touch Mouse Year of the Dragon has all the awesomeness that the regular Arc Touch Mouse has. Remember, this mouse has that unique flexible design where to use it; you bend it up (this turns it on essentially). When not in use, you fold it flat. When it's flat, it's off and won't use up the battery. But it also has Microsoft's BlueTrack Technology so it can be used on surfaces such as carpet or wood without the need of a mouse pad. It also has a Touch strip on the top and utilizes haptic feedback – light vibrations that represent scrolling speed. There are also customizable touch buttons too.
The Arc Touch Mouse Year of the Dragon features a paper-cut crouching dragon design from the artist Lin Xu Pan. The design on the mouse incorporates the 5-finger claw dragon which is normally used for exclusive royal use. This specific dragon design symbolizes nobleness.
Next up is the Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 Year of the Dragon – which is actually 2 different colored mice. This mouse also has BlueTrack Technology and can have up to 8 months of battery life. The two colors are red and gold. The red symbolizes good fortune and joy that wards off evil. The gold symbolizes wealth and happiness. I gave the red mouse to Kristina who is out on an adventure this week traveling for good luck! The dragon design on these mice was done by artist Nod Young.
The Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 Year of the Dragon is available now for $34.95 (U.S.), and the Arc Touch Mouse Year of the Dragon will be available soon for $69.95 (U.S.). Keep in mind, when we say these are limited edition mice – we're not kidding. Microsoft Hardware tells me these are quite limited so if you find one, be sure you pick it up if you want one of these!
Want to find out if you were born in the Year of the Dragon? Click here to learn more about your zodiac sign. I was, apparently, born in the Year of the Pig which doesn't quite have the same ring to it as maybe a dragon but I'd totally buy limited edition pig mice. Microsoft Hardware, you listening?
For more on these limited edition mice, see this blog post from Microsoft Hardware and this blog post from Steve Clayton on the Next at Microsoft Blog.
Fortunately for me... I was born in the Year of the Dragon...I have to say Matt...the Arc of Touch Mouse - Year of the DRAGON... the packaging alone convinced me...I love that it works on various surfaces. I have to admit, I use my computer everywhere... Great post! See you on Tuesday at #win7Tech
Maybe a better source for determining your sign is the Wikipedia article, en.wikipedia.org/.../Chinese_Zodiac. It shouldn't be surprising that the years aren't quite western calendar years. For years I believed I was a Snake based on the Chinese resturant placemats, but this just listed year of birth. Turns out I am a dragon as the year of the dragon extends into my birth year by almost a month and a half. Been intriqued by the arc mouse for some time anyway and this just tipped the scales. Mine is on order...pre-order as it were.
I only wish MS would steal some technology for a unified USB receiver, so the arc mouse and arc keyboard wouldn't require independent ones (they would both conect to one). I suppose there survey research found that most people wanted to use up two USB ports to handle a mouse and keyboard.. Someone please correct me if I have been misinformed on that. Actually BT would have been nice.


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Beachgoers now have the chance to walk through the heart of the Malibu Lagoon Restoration and Enhancement Project, starting Thursday.
The change in beach access took place Thursday, Aug. 16, according to Craig Sap, district supervisor for California State Parks Los Angeles District.
"It will give people a different view and they get to see what is going on," Sap said. "They can get an idea of what it looks like."
California State Parks released the following notice about the change:
The public access to the beach at will be changed to accommodate the continued restoration of the lagoon. This temporary access route will begin at the southeast end of the existing parking lot closest to Pacific Coast Highway and continue parallel to Pacific Coast Highway and then turn north toward the beach where it runs parallel to the main channel of the Malibu Lagoon across the temporary dike toward the ocean.
The new walkway across the dirt dike is fenced in on both sides to keep the public out of the lagoon channels and the construction zone, according to Sap.
Sap said the original layout of the beach access, which included a path over bridges, was not ADA compliant.
"It's an outdoor recreational standard – that's what state parks uses for outdoor trails," Sap said.
Once the project is completed, the beach access will be ADA compliant, according to Sap.
The temporary access path will likely be in place through the end of the project, which could be wrapped up in December or January.


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A 30-year-old Santa Monica woman has succumbed to injuries sustained in a hit-and-run about midnight Monday at Wilshire Boulevard and 21st Street.
The woman was walking northbound in a crosswalk on 21st when she was struck by a car headed west on Wilshire, the Santa Monica Police Department reported Monday night.
It is the second fatal hit-and-run in the city in the past week.
On July 10, a 29-year-old Venice woman was .
Investigator's responded to Monday's deadly crash at 12:16 a.m. The woman was taken to a local hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries.
Via Twitter, a Venice resident who described the victim as an "amazing girl," said it was her birthday.
The car was a charcoal grey or black Toyota or similar type sedan with damage to the front grill, hood and driver side headlight. After crashing into the woman, the driver continued west on Wilshire Blvd to 15th Street, then east to California Avenue and out of sight, according to police.
At night, many of the intersections along Wilshire Boulevard are poorly lit with no flashing lights to alert drivers when pedestrians cross.
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