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[JURIST] The Constitutional Court of Turkey [official website, in Turkish] on Thursday overturned a law that allowed the prosecution of military personnel in civilian courts and prevented military prosecution of civilians during peacetime. The court was unanimous [AA report] in its decision to overturn the law, which was seen as necessary for Turkish accession [JURIST report] to the European Union (EU) [official website]. The law would have allowed civilian courts to prosecute members of the military for attempting to overthrow the government, threats to national security, and violations of the constitution. The decision is seen as a hindrance [DPA report] to current investigations concerning an alleged plot [JURIST news archive] by the country's secular Ergenekon [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] group to overthrow the ruling Justice Development Party (AKP) [party website, in Turkish]. The law was challenged by the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) [party website, inTurkish] on the basis that it was technically flawed and unconstitutional. In June, Turkish President Abdullah Gul [official website, in Turkish] approved [JURIST report] the law after receiving a letter from Turkish military officials urging him not to approve the law because it runs counter to Article 145 [text] of the Turkish Constitution. At that time Gul said that the law was necessary for accession, but suggested [BBC report] that parliament should amend the law to clarify the civil court's jurisdiction over service members.
[JURIST] Chinese Foreign Ministry [official website, in Chinese] spokesman Ma Zhaoxu [official profile] stated in a press conference Thursday that Chinese human rights lawyer and activist Gao Zhisheng [JURIST news archive] is "where he should be." Ma stated that holding Gao in Chinese custody since February 2009 comports with the law. The official version of the press conference transcript [text, Chinese] omitted the exchange between the media and Ma over Gao's situation. Chinese authorities have shown reticence to discuss Gao's case, but made the recent statements under mounting demands [JURIST report] from rights groups that Gao be located after being reported missing since September.Gao drew international attention in September 2007 when he wrote a letter [JURIST report] to the US Congress requesting assistance in improving human rights in China. Gao, who has also defended Christians and coal miners in China, claimed [AP report] that he was tortured after his arrest in 2007. Gao was originally part of the Chinese Communist Party and handled prominent cases involving the outlawed Falun Gong movement [Falun Dafa website], but fell into disfavor with the government in 2006 when he was convicted of subversion [JURIST report] and placed under house arrest. China has long received criticism [JURIST news archive] from watchdog groups for its treatment of rights activists such as Gao.
[JURIST] European Union (EU) [official website] justice ministers considered Friday whether to use "enhanced cooperation" [EU backgrounder] to enable some EU countries to work together to create uniform marriage laws for mixed-nationality couples. Incoming EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding [official website] said that she would enter a demand [AFP report] for enhanced cooperation, a technique used when only some EU member states agree. In hearings before the European Parliament [official website] earlier this month, Reding said [press release] that she did not like to use such a technique but it must be used for important issues where unanimity is impossible. Reding said in a statement [press release] earlier this month that cross-border divorces provide a problem for the EU, citing a common hypothetical situation:
A German has married a Greek and they are living together in Belgium. Then they have a divorce. What happens with the children? Where are the children going? What law applies to this divorce to the good of the children afterwards? All this has to be clarified at the European level so that these matrimonial questions will not be headache anymore but that people will get concrete solutions and the children are treated for the better of children.
[JURIST] Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov [official profile; BBC profile] said Friday that nuclear arms reduction negotiations with the US are likely to resume in early February and will soon result in a landmark nuclear arms reduction treaty. The treaty is to be the successor to the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty [text], which expired in December. Official negotiations in Geneva stopped during the holiday season, and have yet to resume, although US National Security Advisor James Jones and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen [official profiles] were in Moscow this week to further the treaty negotiations. Both US and Russian officials have expressed their desire to conclude negotiations quickly in order to set an example before the upcoming Global Nuclear Security Summit [NTI backgrounder] in April, and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference [CAC fact sheet] in May.Nuclear disarmament between the US and Russia, whose nuclear arsenals comprise 95 percent of the world's nuclear weapons, languished [JURIST report] during the Bush administration. The treaty is considered a key part of easing tensions between the former Cold War rivals, which reached their worst point after the 2008 Georgia conflict [BBC backgrounder]. In July, US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev [official profiles] agreed [NYT report] that the treaty should reduce the maximum number of nuclear warheads that each country could have to between 1,500 and 1,675, down from the previous limitation of 2,200. They also agreed to reduce the maximum number of delivery vehicles allowed to between 500 and 1,100, down from 1,600.
[JURIST] A presidential task force has recommended that 35 Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archives] prisoners face trial or military commissions [AP report], the Associated Press reported on Friday. Government officials said that the proceedings for these detainees will most likely be carried out on US soil. The 35 detainees named in the task force report include five detainees that are already scheduled to be tried in New York for the 9/11 attacks and six detainees who have been chosen to face military tribunals [JURIST reports]. Taking into consideration the detainees to be held without charge, the total number of detainees potentially slated for transfer to the US could reach 80. It is anticipated that at least some of these detainees will be held at Thomson Correctional Center (TCC) [DOC backgrounder] in Illinois, which the Obama administration announced in December it plans to buy [JURIST report]. Last week, the Associated Press reported that the Obama administration is considering bringing charges [JURIST report] in a Washington, DC, federal court against Guantanamo Bay detainee Riduan Isamuddin [BBC profile], the suspected planner of the 2002 Bali nightclub bombing [BBC backgrounder]. In October, US President Barack Obama signed [JURIST report] into law the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2010 [HR 2892 materials], which allows for Guantanamo Bay detainees to be transferred to the US for prosecution. However, in December, House minority leader John Boehner expressed doubt [JURIST report] that the two pieces of legislation needed to bring detainees to Illinois will be passed. The Obama administration originally intended to close Guantanamo Bay by January 22, 2010, a deadline that expired on Friday.
[JURIST] Imam Hassen Chalghoumi of Paris gave his support Friday to a proposed law that would ban wearing the burqa [JURIST news archive] or niqab in public. In an interview [text, in French] with Le Parisien, Chalghoumi said that the full veil is not a part of French culture and that a woman should move to a country where it is accepted if she wishes to wear one. While Chalghoumi supports the ban, he criticized conservative lawmaker Jean-Francois Cope [official profile, in French] for introducing legislation [JURIST report] without waiting to hear the results of the commission established by National Assembly [official website, in French], which are expected next week.Cope's move to introduce legislation last week was in direct opposition to the National Assembly's November decision not to push for specific legislation [JURIST reports] banning the burqa. The commission began its hearings in July after being established [JURIST report] a month earlier to address the issue. The controversy between the Muslim community and the secular French government has gone on for several years. In December 2008, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) [official website] unanimously ruled [JURIST report] that there was no human rights violation when a French school expelled two Muslim students for refusing to remove their headscarves. In July of that year, a Muslim woman's citizenship application was denied [JURIST report] because she failed to assimilate to French culture and practiced a type of Islam found incompatible with French values.
[JURIST] US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano [official profile] said Friday that Haitians who arrived illegally after last week's earthquake [JURIST news archive] would be sent back to Haiti. Napolitano told a news conference [Reuters report] that Haitians should not view the earthquake as an open opportunity to migrate to the US, but should remain in their country to help rebuild. Last Friday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) [official website] granted temporary protective status [JURIST report] to Haitians that were in the US prior to the earthquake in order to provide "a temporary refuge for Haitian nationals who are currently in the United States and whose personal safety would be endangered by returning to Haiti." She noted however, that "attempting to leave Haiti now will only bring more hardship to the Haitian people and nation."The DHS announced on Monday that the US will allow Haitian orphans into the country [JURIST report] to receive needed care in the aftermath of last week's 7.0 magnitude earthquake [USGS backgrounder] that caused massive damage to property and infrastructure in Haiti. The UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti [official website] has said that up to 50 percent of buildings [statement, PDF] have been destroyed or damaged, including the presidential palace, the UN Mission headquarters, and the main prison, allowing nearly 4,000 inmates to escape [JURIST report]. Thousand of US military troops have been deployed to assist the Haitian police and international peacekeepers as they confront rising lawlessness [JURIST report] in the country. UN officials say the death toll may never be known [Washington Post report], but Haitian officials have estimated that between 100,000 to 200,000 have died as a result of the earthquake.
[JURIST] Nigerias cabinet must pass a resolution within 14 days on whether ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua [BBC profile] is capable of running the country, according to an order issued on Friday by Judge Dan Abutu of Federal High Court in Abuja. Yar'Adua has been absent from the country for two months receiving medical treatment in Saudi Arabia. Last week, a judge for Nigeria's Federal High Court ordered [JURIST report] Vice President Goodluck Jonathan [Online Nigeria profile] to assume executive powers due to the prolonged absence of President Umaru Yar'Adua. Nigeria's cabinet will hear testimony from five doctors to make its decision. If the cabinet finds Yar'Adua to be unfit, Jonathan will take over [BBC report], in accordance with Nigeria's Constitution [text].In 2008, the Nigerian Supreme Court upheld the results of disputed 2007 election that brought Yar'Adua to power, despite opposition groups' allegations of fraud [JURIST reports]. Yar'Adua had promised to step down if the court invalidated the election. A tribunal [JURIST report] formed before the 2007 election to deal with allegations of fraud ruled that the opposition groups lacked enough evidence of fraud to have the results overturned.
[JURIST] Chinese Foreign Ministry [official website, in Chinese] spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu on Friday accused the US [press release] of harming bilateral relations with China after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton [official website], gave a speech [text] promoting Internet freedom and criticizing censorship. Though she did not overtly attack China, Clinton did critique countries that restrict free access of information, declaring that they "risk walling themselves off from the progress of the next century." Clinton also referenced a recent threat by Google [corporate website] to pull out of China [JURIST report], calling on Chinese authorities to conduct a thorough investigation of alleged cyber intrusions and make its findings transparent. Zhaoxu reponded:
The US attacks China's internet policy, indicating that China has been restricting internet freedom. We resolutely oppose such remarks and practices that contravene facts and undermine China-US relations.China's internet is open. China is a country with the most vibrant internet development. By the end of last year, China had 384 million internet users, 3.68 million websites and 180 million blogs. China's Constitution guarantees people's freedom of speech. It is China's consistent policy to promote the development of internet. China has its own national conditions and cultural traditions. It supervises internet according to law, which is in parallel with the international practice.Hacking in whatever form and offence of others' privacy is prohibited by law in China. As a major victim of hacking in the world, China believes that the international community should intensify the cooperaion in jointly combating internet hacking so as to safeguard internet security and protect the privacy of citizens in accordance with law.We urge the US to respect facts and stop attacking China under the excuse of the so-called freedom of internet. We hope that the US side can work with China to earnestly implement the consensus between leaders of both countries on developing bilateral relationship in the new era by strengthening dialogue, exchanges and cooperation, respecting each other's core interest and major concerns and properly handling differences and sensitive issues so as to ensure the healthy and stable development of China-US relationship.
[JURIST] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] announced Friday that two Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainees have been transferred to Algeria [press release]. Hassan Zumiri had spent more than seven years in the Guantanamo detention center, while Adil Hadi al-Jazairi bin Hamlili [NYT profiles] had been held for five. Both men are Algerian nationals, bringing the total number of Algerians released from Guantanamo [KUNA report] to 19. The transfer comes amid criticisms from Republican Congress members after a Department of Defense [official website] official stated [JURIST report] recently that about one in five detainees have returned to terrorist activities, according to a classified Pentagon report.Earlier this week, Slovakia's foreign ministry [official website, in Slovak] confirmed [JURIST report] that Slovakia will be accepting three detainees currently being held at Guantanamo Bay. Closure of the detention facility was initially due by January 22, 2010, but that deadline was not met. The administration has run into several hurdles in closing the prison, including opposition from members of Congress and the recent suspension of detainee transfers to Yemen [JURIST report]. In November, the Center for American Progress [advocacy website] issued a report [JURIST report] blaming missteps by the Obama administration for the delay.
[JURIST] The California Supreme Court [official website] on Thursday unanimously overturned [opinion, PDF; case materials] a 2003 law limiting the amount of marijuana that may be possessed under the state's Medical Marijuana Program (MMP) [materials]. The court ruled that Health and Safety Code § 11362.77 [text], allowing patients to possess no more than eight ounces of dried marijuana, represented an unconstitutional effort by the legislature to alter Proposition 215 [text], a voter-approved initiative, without voters' consent. Because the amendment was not approved through the initiative process, the court found:
[T]he Legislature is powerless to act on its own to amend an initiative statute. Any change in this authority must come in the form of a constitutional revision or amendment to article II, section 10, subdivision (c). Therefore, we are compelled to conclude that section 11362.77 impermissibly amends the [Compassionate Use Act].
[JURIST] Federal prosecutors on Thursday announced the indictment [text] of seven more individuals [press release, PDF] in connection with the probe surrounding Galleon Group [partnership website] hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam [Financial Times profile, JURIST news archive] and former hedge fund consultant Danielle Chiesi. The seven defendants were originally arrested in November on insider trading charges, and the 10-count indictment includes additional charges of securities fraud and conspiracy to commit securities fraud. Thursday's indictment brings the total number of indicted individuals to nine in the probe that currently involves 21 people and is being called the largest hedge fund insider trading probe ever. Seven of those have already entered guilty pleas and the government said last week that an eighth plea agreement is close. Rajaratnam and Chiesi were arrested in October and charged [complaint, PDF] along with four other individuals and two business entities with insider trading. The complaint alleged that the individuals, including a managing director at Intel Corp., a director at McKinsey & Co., and a senior executive at IBM [corporate websites], provided Galleon Group and another hedge fund with material nonpublic information about several corporations upon which the funds traded, generating $25 million in illicit gain. Rajaratnam and Chiesi pleaded not guilty in December after being indicted for insider trading [JURIST reports]. Separately, the government of Sri Lanka has accused Rajaratnam of helping fund [Financial Times report] the Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) [JURIST news archive], a group designated as a terrorist organizations by several countries including the US. Although records show that Rajaratnam contributed money to the Tamil Rehabilitation Organization, a charity that the US claimed was a front for the LTTE, Rajaratnam denies funding the LTTE and has not been charged with funding the LTTE.
[JURIST] US President Barack Obama proposed new banking rules [statement; press release] Thursday that he claims would stabilize the banking system and reduce the risk of future bank failures. The legislation [Washington Post report] would prohibit banks from owning, investing or sponsoring hedge funds, private equity funds, or proprietary trading funds for profit where the funds do not benefit the banks' customers. Obama termed this rule the "Volcker Rule" after former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker [official profile], who stood behind Obama during Thursday's announcement. The second part of Obama's proposed legislation would prohibit future consolidation between banks to prevent any one bank or small group of banks from having a disproportionate, and potentially negative, impact on the economy. Obama emphasized his commitment to banking reform, stating:
I welcome constructive input from folks in the financial sector. But what we've seen so far, in recent weeks, is an army of industry lobbyists from Wall Street descending on Capitol Hill to try and block basic and common-sense rules of the road that would protect our economy and the American people. So if these folks want a fight, it's a fight I'm ready to have.
[JURIST] Kenyan officials on Thursday announced the creation of a special tribunal to hear legal claims dealing with HIV [JURIST news archive], including discrimination and medical confidentiality cases. The tribunal will have the legal standing and powers of a subordinate court, and will be under the office of the Attorney General [official website]. Earlier this month, Kenya's National Aids Control Council [official website] unveiled Part III of the Kenya National AIDS Strategic Plan [text, PDF], which outlines the government's plans to fight the HIV epidemic in Kenya [NEPHAK backgrounder]. Ambrose Rachier, the tribunal chairperson, commented [PlusNews report] on the situation and the need for a specialized legal authority:
Nobody can pretend that there haven't been cases of violations and abuse of people living with HIV. When an HIV-positive woman is chased from home, either by in-laws or the husband, you have a serious case of human rights abuse.
[JURIST] Zimbabwean state-run media on Thursday announced [AFP report] the suspension of governmental efforts to collect public opinions on a new constitution for the country. Munyaradzi Paul Mangwana, co-chairman of the committee charged with drafting the document, cited financial and logistical concerns, as well as disagreements over who would be responsible for gathering the publics views. Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) [party website; JURIST news archive] leader and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] accused President Robert Mugabe [BBC profile, JURIST news archive] of utilizing stall tactics [BBC report] to delay the process, as new elections are to be held once the constitution is completed. No indication was given as to when the project might resume, though the committee will meet next week to discuss funding options. The Zimbabwean parliament announced the formation of a committee to draft a new constitution in April as part of the power sharing agreement [JURIST reports] signed in September 2008 by Mugabe and Tsvangirai. It was hoped that a draft of the new constitution would be completed by this February [Mail and Guardian report] so that it could be decided upon via referendum in July and adopted by the end of the year. Zimbabwe last attempted a constitutional referendum in 2000, though it was rejected due to concerns about the extent of power that would be given to Mugabe.
[JURIST] EU officials told US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano [official profile] Thursday that European airports will not install body scanning technology until the countries have studied the effectiveness, safety, and threat to privacy of such devices. The US already has placed body scanners in some airports, and encouraged their use in Europe following the failed airline bombing attempt on Christmas Day. Napolitano met with security officials [NYT report] from several EU nations at an informal meeting of Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs in Spain to discuss terror concerns [AFP report]. Although the the two sides could not come to an agreement on the use of body scanners [El Pais [report, in Spanish], the ministers and Napolitano released a joint statement [press release] affirming their commitment to share information and work together to eliminate terrorism. The ministers also requested [EU press release] that the European Commission [official website] accelerate a study on using new technologies, including body scanners, to prevent terrorism.UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced [JURIST report] Wednesday that the UK would improve security using several methods, including the use of body scanners. Earlier this month, US President Barack Obama called for stricter airline security measures [JURIST report] in response to the failed Christmas Day attack. Obama pledged to improve airline passenger security, stating that there had been "a failure to integrate and understand the intelligence," because the US government had sufficient information to uncover the plot, but "our intelligence community failed to connect those dots." Abdulmutallab has been charged [JURIST report] with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, attempted murder within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the US, willful attempt to destroy or wreck an aircraft, willfully placing a destructive device on an aircraft, use of a firearm/destructive device during and in relation to a crime of violence, and possession of a firearm/destructive device in furtherance of a crime of violence. A plea of not guilty [JURIST report] has been entered on his behalf.
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I really like chemistry and have been interested to venture into chemical engineering. However, my family does not encourage me to do so because they said that it is a dangerous job and I have to be exposed to chemicals. So my question is, is it really dangerous to be a chemical engineer?
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Dear Margarate, I am delighted to hear that you are considering Chemical Engineering as a major in college and perhaps as a career. As you might expect, Chemical Engineers spend a lot of time learning the fundamentals of chemistry, especially physical and organic chemistry. They also take a lot of mathematics courses (usually four) and they learn some physics and biology before specializing in the fundamentals of chemical engineering (courses like thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and chemical kinetics, but also process control, separation processes and heat and mass transfer). When you graduate, you will find that a degree in Chemical Engineering is valued by a broad range of potential employers: pharmaceutical companies, chemical companies, semiconductor and electronics companies, consumer products, and oil and gas companies. But chemical engineers graduates are also hired by some companies that you might not expect, like banks and other financial institutions, consulting firms, and food companies. Of course, safety at work is an issue. But there is not a reputable industry that I know that hires chemical engineers that doesn't have employee safety as their most important concern. The safety of workers in the chemical industry is, in fact, much better than the average manufacturing job in the U.S. But chemical engineers work in so many industries that, if safety is a particular concern, you can work in a department or in an industry that does not involve exposure to hazardous materials. Chemical engineering is a wonderfully versatile degree to have and we make important advances in the production of products that make life better. It's a very fulfilling career path and one in which safety concerns should not be the deciding factor in your choice of study at college. I hope you keep working at your studies and fulfill your dreams, whatever they may be. Paulette Clancy
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These are some myths about chemical engineering. No it is not unsafe to work as a chemical engineer. There are many avenues of chemical engineering. It is the base for many new streams like bio engineering. As a woman you can opt for R &D , plant design, pilot plant development work, or any other process of engineering work. These jobs do not expose you to any harmful chemicals. Also, these days plants are so well designed that the fugitive emissions are minimum and human exposure is well taken care. I have worked in plants, pilot plants for almost 25 years now. But chemistry and chemical engineering are two different fields. Chemical engineering is highly mathematical and unless you have aptitude for maths and are good with calculus etc you should not opt. But safety is no issue. suniti
I am a college senior who will be graduating in the spring of 2010 with a chemistry degree. My career path was to become a chemistry teacher but recently i have been thinking about becoming a chemical engineer. I never fully thought out the idea earlier when i was thinking about what to do with my life. Sadly, my school does not offer an engineering program. I was wondering what i needed to do so i could become a chemical engineer. Do i have to go back to get my degree in chemical engineering or can i just get a masters in it? Thank you for your time. Have a nice day.
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Hi Christine I am a chemist by training too, so I understand this transition well from personal experience. No, you don't have to go back to college to get a ChE degree. There are professionally oriented master's degree programs that, while not a substitute for a BS in ChE, will give you a good foundation in the engineering side of the chemical industries. At Cornell, for instance, a chemist can complete a Master of Engineering (Chemical) in under two years (4 semesters), depending on the courses you took as an undergraduate. I've attached a file that gives you a brief description of the M. Eng. program at Cornell in Chemical Engineering. If you want more details there are two points of contact on the last slide. Being an engineer will certainly broaden your career options and significantly increase your starting salary relative to that of a BS chemistry graduate. It would help a lot if you were able to take some courses in your final year to help prepare you and cut down your time-to-degree . I hope this helps. Paulette Clancy
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Hi! A degree in chemical engineering would require a second BS, but would not take you four years. You would need to take any calculus and ordinary differential equations that you did not take as part of your chemistry degree and then engineering science such as fluid mechanics and heat transfer and then of course, the required chemical engineering courses. Best, Kathy
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My Goddess is loose and still one piece.
.... but honestly ... i´m not posing her in marginal positions
My Goddess figure is out of the packaging (loose) and subsequently broke.
My Goddess figure is out of the packaging and just fine.
My Goddess figure is still MOC and fine
My Goddess figure is MOC and broken.
There has been discussion about the QC (or in some cases, lack thereof) of this fan favorite. This is probably the best way to see how people are faring with this action figure. So let's be direct about it.
Is your Goddess action figure now broken, or has it held up just fine?
My Goddess is loose and still one piece.
.... but honestly ... i´m not posing her in marginal positions
Both of mine broke (2)... from trying to move her legs SLIGHTLY. In both cases, the pelvis piece, NOT the legs (ahem, TG), crumbled into several pieces. The pelvis is clear-plastic painted green.
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So far both my MOC and loose Goddess have avoided the dreaded transparent plastic crumbling disease ... so far!
I barely dare look at my Goddess figure ... which is a pity cos I love her so much.
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Mine broke at the hip indeed.
Piece of my loose Goddess' neck broke off (but is now glued back on). My MOC one seems to be intact, but who knows, what might happen, if ever removed from the package.
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My loose Goddess (she's such a party animal) is still doing fine even after falling down twice from my desk. I hope it stays that way.
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Mine did break. I was attempting to do the pose Teela has on the back on the card and the crotch piece shattered. I wasn't even forcing it. Now I have the leg propped in place, but yeah, she's completely broken.
Mine's out of the pack, and fine - for now. I don't pose her much. She's got a super-bobble-head thing happening, so I leave her alone for the most part. Hopefully she stays fine.
So far, so good, though I've made sure to separate her from the rest of my figures in case my nephew ever decides to play with her when I'm not looking.
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out of box and doing good so far.
Out of package, played with, and currently one of my few displayed figures. She's fallen at least once or twice now, and she's been fine.
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Excellent poll Agostinho!
...and yes, sadly my Goddess is broken, too
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All four I bought broke at the crotch. I turned them into shadow weavers ...I still have one in the package but i'm not opening it
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my girl broke a hip coming outta that package.....
My Goddess was broken, but through some clever parts swapping with an extra Teela (Thank you for the crotch, Warrior Goddess!), she is back in action and better than ever before-fully poseable and awesome!
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The pelvis of my Goddess crumbled after standing in a storage box for 6mths untouched. I have since fixed her leg in place with Liquid Nails Epoxy and while it substantially limits her movement/poseability - she is able to stand and be displayed.
There seriously needs to be a release of the green goddess. I never got one & the first release had to many problems.
I left mine MOC as I do with most of my MOTUC stuff. The Goddess is one that I will NEVER open for a fact though. Simply because I'm just not very interested in the character and I don't want to break it.
My Goddess figure stands in the 2nd floor tower of castle Grayskull, and there she will stay. I don't want to have a broken figure on my hands!
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Mine broke when I (for some reason) took off her head when I first got her. Actually, she broke when I was trying to put the head back on. It was in the back of the neck, and I glued it, and it doesn't show, so I'm not too irritated by it (any more).
Actually, I'd kind of forgotten she was broken until I saw this thread ...
I couldn't vote, because my option would be;
"My Goddess figure is out of the packaging and just fine for now..."
This may change at any moment seeing how she can just fall apart...
When I first got her, the head was extremely wobbly,
so I ripped off her head and tied a rubber band around her neck and
firmly pressed the head back on.
She was fine and didn't break anything.
She also survived a 11 hour plane flight where she was loose in a ziplock bag pressing tightly
against other loose MOTUC figures in a fully packed backpack as carry-on luggage.
I barely posed her though.
I like her standing up straight with one arm holding her staff.
She stands all the way in the back of my display just in case,
so she can't fall off the shelf.
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She's not broken, but her head is so loose that I get nervous just touching her. She is one figure that hasn't shelf dived. Not sure what that would do to her if she did.
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My Goddess figure is loose, and broken.
Her pelvis is gone, but there is enough of it left, that her legs can be put back in to place so that she can atleast stand up.
But I can't pose her, or even touch her without her legs falling off.
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April 14 2005
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Good morning, Chairman Cornyn and Chairman Kyl and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee. My name is Victor Cerda, and I am the Acting Director of Detention and Removal Operations at Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It is my privilege to appear before you to discuss Detention and Removal Operations' (DRO) enforcement mission. The DRO mission is to promote public safety and national security by ensuring the departure from the United States of all removable aliens through the fair enforcement of the nation's immigration laws.
The role that DRO plays is recognized throughout our strategic plan, "Endgame," which seeks to reach a point where for every order of removal issued, a removal is effectuated. While we have a significant road ahead to achieve the results envisioned in Endgame, our recent efforts and results indicate that we are moving in the right direction.
DRO has benefited from the exclusive focus on enforcement as well as organizational changes that have occurred since its transfer to DHS. Previously, DRO officers at times would be tasked with immigration benefit duties, to include issuing employment authorization cards. That is no longer the case. Now, DRO as a law enforcement division in ICE dedicated exclusively to enforcing our laws and meeting the strategic goals of Endgame. Organizationally DRO is a distinct division within ICE that reports directly to the Assistant Secretary. The DRO field chain of command was also improved with the creation of direct reporting lines from the field to headquarter management. These changes recognize the importance of the DRO role in enhancing the integrity of our immigration system and supporting the Department's National Security mission and have also been critical to the recent success DRO has achieved.
DRO's core mission is the apprehension, detention and removal of removable aliens, the management of non-detained aliens as their cases go through immigration proceedings, and the enforcement of orders of removal. DRO has implemented an aggressive national fugitive operations program that targets fugitive aliens who have flouted the law and ignored judicial orders of removal. Another part of the enhanced DRO role in interior immigration enforcement is the transition to DRO from the Office of Investigations of the Criminal Alien Program (CAP), formerly called the Institutional Removal Program, the Institutional Hearing Program, and the Alien Criminal Apprehension Program. Aside from eliminating some confusing acronyms, the transition of this program to DRO will permit the creation of a strategic approach that targets criminal aliens regardless of their location or stage of prosecution. DRO will be the lead for ICE in identifying criminal aliens subject to removal. The CAP plan will, over time, bring under control our Nation's criminal alien population, a population that poses known community safety issues. By utilizing DRO resources and oversight, this transition will allow ICE Special Agents to focus on complex investigations including cases involving national security threats, money laundering, human smuggling organizations, and human trafficking organizations.
I would like to share with you some benchmark numbers that show the direction in which we are moving and examples of initiatives we have implemented to achieve better enforcement results.
Record Removal Numbers - ICE Detention and Removal officers removed 160,000 aliens in fiscal year 2004. Since the founding of the Department two years ago, ICE has removed approximately 302,440 aliens.
Record Number of Criminal Aliens Removed - In Fiscal Year 2004, ICE removed over 84,000 criminal aliens from the United States. Through a realignment of functions and an enhanced focus on the Criminal Alien Program (CAP), we are more effective in removing criminal aliens who have finished their sentence in prison, thus preventing their release back into our communities. This program is realizing tremendous public safety benefits. During the five months of Fiscal Year 2005, DRO officers from the New York City CAP have identified approximately 1,200 criminal aliens amenable to removal.
62 Percent Increase in Fugitive Apprehensions - In Fiscal Year 2004, ICE had 16 Fugitive Operations teams deployed across the country. These teams apprehended 11,063 fugitive aliens with final orders of removal, a 62 percent increase from the prior fiscal year. This represents an increase of 112 percent in comparison to the same period in FY 2003. 458 aliens of these fugitives were aliens with records of sexual offenses against children--a high priority target for ICE under Operation Predator.
More Effective Detention Management - As part of our law enforcement mission, ICE DRO is responsible for managing the DHS bed space resources for detaining aliens. At the end of FY 2004, DRO maintained an average daily population of over 21,000 detainees per day. During the same year, DRO processed a record 213,000 initial intakes. This was accomplished by focusing on more efficient processing, reducing the average length of custody, and the careful setting of priorities, which resulted in our providing greater enforcement support to the arresting officers.
Innovative Alternatives to Detention - As our arresting officers continue to become more effective in their mission, the demand for bed space and detainee management will continue to grow. Recognizing this, and with the support of Congress, we have begun to explore potential alternatives to detention - innovative approaches that may allow us to release those aliens who do not pose a national security or public safety risk - while at the same time ensuring that they comply with court hearing dates and removal orders. We have already begun implementing these programs, which we believe will help to reverse the historically abysmal rates of compliance with hearing dates and removal orders. Just in the last year, we have nationally deployed electronic bracelet capabilities and telephonic voice recognition to all of our field offices to be applied to aliens on the non-detained docket. These technologies free up officer resources that normally are tied up with docket interviews, while at the same time providing automated notification of violators and enhanced conditions of release for those who may pose a greater risk of flight or threat to the community safety. We have also implemented an Intensive Supervision Appearance Program Pilot (ISAP) in eight cities. The ISAP makes use of electronic bracelets in the initial phase of the program, but then also provides home and work visits, weekly reporting, and legal and social support information to the aliens designed to increase appearance rates for hearings and removal dates. ICE currently has a total 1339 participants in ISAP. From this pilot program we will be able to determine the effectiveness of ISAP in decreasing the absconder rate. Initial feedback from the field is that this is a promising solution that may help us to maximize resources.
When we consider the improvements we have seen in the apprehension, detention and removal of aliens, the accomplishments we have realized over the past two years have been management-driven as much as budget-driven. By improving the management of our resources and the processes employed, we have greatly improved our performance. For example, one of the biggest delays we face in removing an alien who has been ordered removed is the timely issuance of travel documents from the foreign embassy. Therefore, we have worked with the Department of State and the foreign embassies to identify ways to facilitate the issuance of travel documents. Similarly, we have centralized the process for arranging country clearances for escort removals, work closely with the Justice Prisoner Alien Transportation Systems (JPATS) on larger-scale removals, and have worked with charter and commercial airline companies to facilitate removal scheduling. These process enhancements reduce the amount of time an alien spends in detention, thereby increasing the impact each additional bed will have in support of our enforcement goals.
ICE has implemented a number of investigative initiatives. Each initiative is targeted at specific, differing categories of immigration violators, but each is designed to effectively enforce our nation's immigration laws.
Targeting Child Sex Predators - Under Operation Predator, ICE has arrested more than 5,100 sexual predators since the program was launched in 2003. ICE has already removed over 2,100 of these predators from the United States.
National Security-The protection of our National Security is a fundamental facet of ICE's mission. In terms of immigration enforcement, ICE has several programs in place to address vulnerabilities in this area. ICE has permanent personnel assigned to 77 of the 100 Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) locations with a permanent point of contact available for the remaining 23. Their participation provides critical immigration enforcement expertise to counter-terrorism investigations. ICE field offices support these counter-terrorism efforts by providing actionable proactive counter-terrorism lead information and investigations in furtherance of preventing and disrupting alien terrorist cells domestically and abroad. ICE also has responsibility for compliance and enforcement of various programs aimed at protecting our Homeland by identifying and apprehending those individuals who have violated the purpose and terms of their admission into the United States, as well as identifying individuals and organizations using our immigration system who may be threats to our national security. These programs include the National Security Entry/Exit Registration System (NSEERS) 248 arrests and 2420 completed cases, Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) 672 arrests and 2675 completed cases, and the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indication Technology (US VISIT) 30 arrests and 326 completed cases.
Targeting Human Smuggling and Trafficking - ICE special agents have new tools under the Department of Homeland Security to effectively dismantle criminal organizations that smuggle and traffic human beings for profit. By successfully investigating these organizations from both the financial aspect (following the money trail) and the human smuggling aspect, ICE arrested more than 1,630 human smugglers in FY 2004. Under Operation ICE Storm, an ICE initiative launched in 2003 to target violent human smuggling networks in Arizona, the Federal Government has brought charges against more than 300 defendants and resulted in the seizure of more than $7 million. This unprecedented seizure of alien smuggling proceeds is a direct result of the merger of our immigration and customs authorities. These are powerful tools that did not reside within one agency prior to the creation of DHS, and these tools have been effectively used by ICE agents over the past two years. Law enforcement authorities in Arizona have credited Operation ICE Storm with a dramatic decrease in alien-related kidnappings and other violent crime in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Homicides dropped 19% and alien -related kidnappings dropped 82%. Less than two weeks ago, on March 4, 2005, ICE agents arrested three leaders of the Franco Human Smuggling Organization. All three individuals have been indicted by a grand jury in Phoenix and are charged with human smuggling violations and conspiracy. These arrests begin the disruption of one of the largest and the most violent criminal smuggling organizations operating along the United States / Mexican border.
Cracking Down on Identity and Benefit Fraud--ICE targets the fraudulent schemes that terrorist and other criminal organizations can use to gain entry to the United States. One example is Operation Card Shark, which targets fraudulent document-vending enterprises that operate in the Adams Morgan section of Washington, D.C. ICE enforcement efforts are aimed at disrupting the illegal activity, dismantling the organizations and apprehending the individuals involved in the trade. So far over 9,500 fraudulent documents have been seized and six document mills have been closed down. 29 aliens have been Federally prosecuted, 30 have been removed from the U.S. and an additional 100 aliens have been arrested on criminal and/or administrative charges. The ICE Forensic Document Laboratory (FDL) is a critical investigative tool in fighting immigration fraud and making cases like Card Shark. The FDL is the only federal crime lab devoted almost entirely to the forensic examination of documents and analysis for law enforcement agencies nationwide.
Providing Timely Information to State and Local Law Enforcement--The ICE Law Enforcement Support Center (LESC) provides local, state and federal law enforcement agencies with timely immigration status and identity information on aliens suspected, arrested, or convicted of criminal activity. The LESC operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to provide real-time assistance to law enforcement officers who are investigating or have arrested foreign-born individuals. In FY 2004, the LESC responded to more than 667,000 requests for immigration-related information to law enforcement across the country.
287 (g) -Under section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), the Secretary of Homeland Security has the authority to enter into formal written agreements with state and local political jurisdictions to for the training and certification of expertise in immigration enforcement functions for state and local enforcement officers. All selected local or state law enforcement officers must receive the appropriate training in immigration law and procedure and must be individually certified. ICE must supervise all selected officers when they are using their delegated immigration authority.
The use of Section 287(g) is a flexible and controlled force multiplier for ICE in its effort to protect the Nation. In 2002, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement requested to participate with the Federal government under Section 287(g). Florida officials were concerned about the number of terrorist related cases in Florida involving foreign nationals. ICE and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement have investigated over 170 cases with numerous arrests.
Building on the success of the Florida agreement, on September 10, 2003, ICE and the State of Alabama signed an agreement to provide immigration authority to a group Alabama State Troopers. These State Troopers received extensive training in nationality and immigration law and procedures. These officers will have the authority to determine alienage and deportability incident to their normal duties as patrol officers or at driver licensing stations. They will also be trained to process, transport and detain illegal aliens.
Worksite Enforcement--ICE worksite enforcement efforts focus on promoting national security, protecting critical infrastructure and ensuring that employment is authorized. ICE worksite enforcement efforts include focusing on investigations that target unauthorized workers employed in sensitive security sites such as airports, nuclear and chemical power plants and defense contractors. Operation Tarmac specifically targets employers who hire unauthorized workers and give them access to sensitive areas of airports. ICE agents have conducted investigations at 196 airports nationwide, audited nearly 6,000 businesses, obtained 775 criminal indictments, and arrested 1,058 unauthorized alien workers as part of this operation. ICE is conducting similar worksite enforcement operations for nuclear facilities, defense facilities, shipyards and transportation sites and other vulnerable industries.
As part of the President's proposed temporary worker program (TWP) to match willing foreign workers with willing U.S. employers, enforcement of immigration laws to ensure compliance is required. The FY 2006 President's budget would fund 143 positions and the required training to conduct employer audits, investigate possible violations, and prepare criminal employer case presentations. This funding more that doubles the resources dedicated to the worksite enforcement effort.
Better Compliance Enforcement for Students and Exchange Visitors--The Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) allows DHS to collect and manage information on international students and exchange visitors and their dependents by maintaining up-to-date data on a student's status that can accessed electronically. SEVIS has simplified what was once a manual process, resulting in more accurate and timely data, faster processing and fewer delays at ports of entry. It is also an effective enforcement tool for ICE special agents.
Mr. Chairman, today I have focused on just a few of the immigration enforcement initiatives. The United States has a strong tradition of respect for the rule of law and the integrity of our legal system and respect for immigration laws should not be the exception. At the same time we should be proud of our rich tradition of being a Nation of immigrants. I personally am a product of that tradition. By aggressively enforcing our immigration laws, we seek to deter criminal and terrorist organizations who threaten our way of life, and we seek to strengthen the legal immigration process for worthy applicants.
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Hello, my name is Simon and I am trying to get signatures to get a skate plaza built in the Maple/Woodbridge area. Skaters all around this area have to go a long way to look for a decent skate spot and I feel that with a skate plaza in Maple/Woodbridge, local skaters will have the chance to skate somewhere close to home and will be able t enjoy themselves more and more each day. With a skate plaza in this area competitions and demos can be held to bring the skateboarding community closer together and it'll help to give kids something to do instead of lingering the streets to skateboard, they will have a place where they can come together with friends and skate. The plaza can become a reality if we all work together and help get it built!!!
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A few people dropping out means we are having to think up some match day entertainment to keep a few hundred people entertained. We are attempting a festival feel on match day, and the BBQ and music will be there. However, what imaginative and cheap/free ideas have worked for clubs?
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Bouncy castles, local bands playing, a few games stalls or food stalls usualy go down well
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An arts & crafts table for the kids , painting , glitter pictures drawing etc keeps them amused. Face painting. Invite stalls i.e cake stall, Avon type thingy, sweet stalls.
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Party Animals | Actor | Kirsty MacKenzie | 7 | |
The Silent Storm | 2013 | Actor | n/a | 20137 |
Love You More | 2013 | Actor | Georgia | 20137 |
Resistance | 2014 | Actor | n/a | 20147 |
W.E. | 2011 | Actor | Wallis Simpson | 20117 |
Brighton Rock | 2011 | Actor | Rose | 20117 |
Made in Dagenham | 2010 | Actor | Brenda | 20107 |
Hidden | 2014 | Actor | Claire Hewitt | 20147 |
Shadow Dancer | 2013 | Actor | Collette | 20137 |
Welcome To the Punch | 2013 | Actor | Sarah Hawks | 20137 |
Oblivion | 2013 | Actor | Victoria | 20137 |
Happy-Go-Lucky | 2008 | Actor | Dawn | 20087 |
Magicians | 2013 | Actor | n/a | 20137 |
Disconnect | 2013 | Actor | Nina Dunham | 20137 |
Birdman | 2014 | Actor | n/a | 20147 |
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Born in 1981 in northern England a few days shy of Halloween, Riseborough was an inveterate people watcher from a young age. Keenly aware of her socio-economic status -- her father worked as a car salesman, and her mother was employed as both a secretary and beautician -- the young Riseborough closely observed those around her. Though she did well in the private school her parents placed her in, which they were able to afford thanks to the economic boom England enjoyed in the 1980s, she eventually dropped out and worked a number of odd jobs, including managing a Chinese restaurant, as a way to gain experience outside school walls. Her family lost everything in the early '90s recession, and their resulting hardship supplied another experience for her to draw from.
Her interest in acting led her to enroll at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and after graduating from the internationally-renowned school in 2005, she quickly jumped from stage to screen with supporting roles in everything from the BBC made-for-TV movie "A Very Social Secretary" (2005) to the feature film "Venus" (2006), starring Peter O'Toole as a nearly-forgotten actor who becomes a mentor to his wild-child granddaughter. In 2006 she won a prestigious young actor's award for her work in the Royal Shakespeare Company productions of the Swedish "Miss Julie" and "Measure for Measure," one of Shakespeare's not-quite-comedy, not-quite-drama "problem plays." A year later she was cast in a breakout role on "Party Animals" as Kirsty, a political researcher not above using her feminine charms to rise to the top. It was that mix of dogged ambition and steely calculating that led to her being cast as a young Margaret Thatcher in the BAFTA-nominated "The Long Walk to Finchley," which chronicled the future Prime Minister's decade-long battle to win a Parliamentary seat. Her intense preparation and commitment to the character has since proved to be one of Riseborough's greatest strengths.
The film, which skirted controversy by avoiding Thatcher's politics and focusing on feminist ideals, also marked a stretch of challenging performances for Riseborough. In 2010 she was featured as a sewing factory machinist in "Made in Dagenham," based on the 1968 female employee-led protests that shut down a Ford sewing factory and led to the Equal Pay Act of 1970. That same year she turned in a harrowing performance as a naive waitress in "Brighton Rock," which could not have been farther from her confident turn as Simpson in the critically dismissed "W.E." She next portrayed a defiant housewife in the alternate-reality World War II drama "Resistance" (2011), and appeared opposite Clive Owen in the critically-acclaimed "Shadow Dancer" as an IRA member whose attempt to leave the deadly organization leaves her paralyzed with fear. In 2013 she appeared in the cat-and-mouse thriller "Welcome to the Punch," and later made her U.S. debut with her role as Tom Cruise's aloof supervisor in the aptly named "Oblivion."
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