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2006 AGM MinutesWestern United States Pipe Band Association Annual General Meeting Clarion Emerald Springs, Las Vegas, Nevada 4 February 2006 I. Meeting called to order at 9:15 a.m. II. Welcome and introductions of Executive Committee and attending members. III. Quorum: Forty-three bands paid, twenty-three in attendance, meeting the quorum requirements IV. Minutes of the 2005 AGM were approved V. Champion of Champions 2005. Janice Richey, WUSPBA Vice President, presented awards to the 2005 Champions and announced that the 2006 Champions will be invited to perform at the next AGM BandsGrade 1 Prince Charles Pipe Band Grade 1 Grade 3 Prince Charles Pipe Band Grade 3 Grade 4 Misty Isle Pipe Band Grade 4 SoloistsAdult Drum Major Kevin M. MacHeffner Juvenile Drum Major Robert T. LeVar Professional Piping Kenneth H. Sutherland Grade 1 Piping Cameron A. Scott Grade 2 Piping Christopher E. Bates Grade 3 Piping Kyle R. Rothschild Grade 4 Piping Jennifer Febre Professional Side Drumming Eli A. Fugate Grade 1 Side Drumming Andrew G. Moore or Brian Provencher (still waiting on this) Grade 2 Side Drumming Bryce E. Parker Grade 3 Side Drumming Chris R. Vitt Grade 4 Side Drumming Ceci A. Prator Professional Tenor Drumming Michael C. O'Neil Grade 1 Tenor Drumming Nicholas A. Pauliukonis Grade 2 Tenor Drumming 3 way tie VI. Reports A. Stuart Baker, President: he is not running again, due to health reasons. B. Janice Richey, Vice President: The main duty of the VP is to set up the AGM. She said that this hotel is great to work with. She is planning to have workshops presented by outside people for next year. C. Lise Nelson, Executive Secretary: The games sanctioning process is getting more organized, though is too time consuming to be able to do both Secretary and Sanctioning duties well. Form C has been changed to help sponsors determine what judges they are lacking. If contest additions are passed, they will be added to Form B. She reminder games sponsors to send their entry forms Form B as soon as possible, and suggested that games sponsors/piping and drumming organizers not include requirements on the entry form, but to refer competitors to the contest rules on website. D. Elaine Hoffman, Registrar: She presented totals of band and solo members, games, number of score sheets processed, and other statistics. See Registrar's Report in the Appendix. E. Scotty Dean, Treasurer: He presented 2005 financials and the draft 2006 budget. We have a surplus for this year. The extra funds will be used to increase the educational stipend to $1200 per branch, which effectively means $600 per state. See the Treasurer's Report in the Appendix. A suggestion was made to add $2000 more to the Adjudicator Certification funds. The Music Board Chair said he appreciated it, but it would not be necessary at this time. F. Larry Erdman, president Great Basin Branch: The two things they are working on at present are the 2006 Spring branch workshop, and the selection of a new WUSPBA Representative. G. Skip Ruleman, president of Intermountain Branch: There are seven games in branch. There were two branch workshops last year: an April beginner snare workshop, and a workshop in October for pipers and drummers. The branch ceilidh contest in February was well attended, and another is being planned for February 2006. The branch-sponsored and -organized Intermountain Highland Festival at Hudson Gardens went well, offering solos from Grade IV to I and bands Grades III and IV, as well as Highland dance competition. Another is being planned for 2006. 2006 Intermountain Branch Champions are: Piping: I - Jamie Cuthill; II - Todd Stockford; III - Ryan Balchuck; IV - William Woods. Side drum: I - Brian Provencher; II - Daniel Appel; III - Patrick Shobe; IV - Cameron Hoehn. Tenor drumming: II - Katherine Luntsford. Drum Major: Neal Titus. H. Liz Tubbs, president Northern Branch: This year they presented several events, including the workshop organized by the Macintosh pipe band; branch-sanctioned competitions; and a Grade III-IV piping workshop featuring Bruce Hitchings. Northern Branch member Cameron Scott represented the association at two piping invitationals, the Nichol-Brown and the George Sheriff, and did quite well. Several competitors at the Winter Storm contests in Kansas City represented the branch as well. I. Lanier (Bull) Henderson, president Southern Branch: He just became the president, after serving as Vice President. He plans to start getting around to games to talk with everyone to introduce himself and serve as WUSPBA Representative. J. Webmaster: Andrew Lenz is the new webmaster for www.wuspba.org. He could not attend, but emailed his report, which Scotty Dean read: The WUSPBA Webmaster's Report for the AGM: [Former] Kevin MacHeffner left the website well-designed and was very helpful in easing the webmaster transition [to me] in late June. There have been a number changes to almost all the pages on the site. Since I've taken over as webmaster I've had in the range of about 300 messages regarding WUSPBA activities. These include correspondence on the macro updates, band contact information changes, results updates, games sanctioning changes, instructor updates, adjudicator list updates, general news to be added to the home page, informational postings to the website for the AGM, the digital version of the Words & Music newsletter, questions from members regarding results and aggregate scoring along with other correspondence. So far, with the exception of one instance when I was out of town for a few days, all website changes requested of me have been made within 36 hours, the vast majority of changes were made the very same day of the request. I've reorganized a few items on the site, such as information on aggregate scoring and administration contacts, to help visitors find what they are looking for. I've also made some minor cosmetic improvements with regard to text formatting on some pages to increase readability. Since the Southern Branch portion of the website was several years out of date and included very obsolete band information, it has been removed from the WUSPBA site. I've corrected the Registrar's database macros that generate the HTML code for the results on the website. The code they were generating had problems which required manual correction for each venue entry. This correction will make the webmaster's job less tedious in the future. I conducted a brief investigation into alternative web hosting services, but I believe the one that WUSPBA is currently using is servicing our needs and is not unreasonable with regard to fees. At some future date, I will conduct another comparison. Scotty added to this that wuspba.org addresses do not accept attachments. The best course is to email the person to get an address that can accept attachments. In response to questions that have come up throughout the year regarding posting games results, Stuart Baker reminded people that no results are official until the paperwork comes from the games sponsors. K. Campbell Naismith, Music Board Chair: 1. Judge certification: All the testing can now be done in any branch. Bob Worrall and Hugh Cameron score the tests. Training seminars for judges are being set up in branches. Improving music and scoresheet writing skills are big requests. At some point those judges who haven't participated or shown interest will be dropped from the list. 2. Apprentice program going well. People who would like to participate in the program should contact the Music Board. 3. The approach is to include people, rather than exclude. We have A, B and L judges to try to accommodate all needs of our vast area. Both programs are working well, and the Music Board encourages people to get involved. 4. Tom Foley has resigned because is "actively retired." Replacement is in process. 5. Band regrading: three bands were considered for regarding. a. Coyne Memorial, Grade II to III: based on competition results and discussions with the band, it was decided to keep the band in Grade II. The Music Board is hoping to move some strong Grade III bands up next year to reintroduce Grade II in WUSPBA. b. Monterey, Grade III to IV: Due to changed circumstances, the band requested to be downgraded, and the Music Board recommend this. c. LA Scots IV to III: The band was not regarded this year, but may be in the future. 6. Solo contests: Cameron Scott was invited to compete in the Nichol-Brown and George Sheriff contests, and represented WUSPBA very well. Campbell would also like to support our own high-end contests such as the MacDonald and Dan Reid. 7. Website: Music Board would like to help contest sponsors by keeping judge list updated, including contact information. The Board would also like to have a judge's photo and resume posted. VII. New Business A. A Contest Organizers' Meeting was held Friday night, February 2, 2006. Representatives from two games were in attendance, no serious issues were raised. B. Games Sponsor Announcements Las Vegas (Betty Parker), Jackson Hole (Dave Macfarlane), Woodland (Chuck Jamison), San Diego (Campbell Naismith), Mt. Tamalpais (Jan Richey), Campbell (Jan Richey), Monterey (Jan Richey), Ft. Collins Indoor (Elaine Hoffman), Highlands Ranch has changed date (Elaine Hoffman), Hudson Gardens changed date (Elaine Hoffman), Queen Mary (Ken Misch). C. ANAPBA meeting January 27-29. 1. Stuart Baker presented a summary [currently available at ANAPBA news page] of the Presidents' meeting, which will be available at www.wuspba.org. The formal minutes of the meeting will be posted on www.anapba.org by the end of March. 2. Lise Nelson presented the Recommendations and Suggestions from the ANAPBA Music Initiatives Advisory Committee. These will be available at www.wuspba.org and at www.anapba.org. D. Stuart Baker presented a summary of the results of last summer's WUSPBA survey in Words & Music. This will be available at www.wuspba.org. [See Appendix V.] E. WUSPBA Championship: There are no plans at present. Some games indicated interest, but no strong organizing committee came forward. If such a committee does come forward, the issue of a championship will be revisited. F. Newsletter: It has been tough to find an editor who can produce it in timely fashion. Volunteers are invited to participate.
Adjourned for lunch at 12:00-1:40 VIII. Bylaws and contest rule proposals: After presenting the Standards for Debate of Proposals, Stuart Baker led the discussion and voting. See Appendix for full text of proposals, and the results of voting. Updated Bylaws and Contest Rules will be posted to www.wuspba.org. IX. General questions, suggestionsDiscussion of changing the date of the Annual General Meeting. The bylaws state that the AGM must be held in the first three months of the year, so the date cannot be changed without changing the bylaws. Most pipe band associations have their AGMs in the Fall. The Executive Committee suggests calling a special meeting in November 2006. Bylaws changes and contest rule changes would be voted on at this meeting, including changing the date of the AGM. Assuming enough bands were present to constitute a quorum, if the date change were passed, this special meeting would then serve as the AGM. The date of the AGM would be permanently changed, and the next AGM would be held in Fall of 2007. Stuart called for a show of hands of those who would support this, and the response was encouraging enough to pursue it. In order for this special meeting to serve as an AGM, a quorum of one-third of registered bands would be absolutely necessary. X. Elections of OfficersPresident: Andrew Morrill and John Partenan nominated; Andrew Morrill elected. Executive Secretary: Lise Nelson nominated, elected. Sanctioning Secretary: Sue Altmeyer nominated, elected. (One-year term to start, two-year from then on.) Solo Registrar: Elaine Hoffman nominated, elected (One-year term to start, two-year form then on.) Band Registrar: Jeff Mann nominated, elected. XI. Closing remarks by Stuart Baker Meeting adjourned at 4:30. APPENDIX I: Registrar's report
APPENDIX II: Treasurer's Report APPENDIX III: Proposed By-Laws & Contest Rules Changes for the 2006 AGM The following are proposed amendments to the By-laws and Contest Rules of the Western United States Pipe Band Association for 2006 to be voted upon by the membership per the Association's existing by-laws at the Annual General Meeting to be held on Saturday February 4, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Clarion Hotel (Emerald Springs). See WUSBPA.ORG for more information on the AGM schedule and workshops. NOTE: All changes to the by-laws and contest rules take effect immediately upon approval, unless a change from the floor during discussion specifically states the time frame for the proposal and is voted upon and approved according to existing voting processes. New or additional language in CAPITALs, language to be stricken shows as strikethrough. BYLAWS PROPOSALS Bylaws proposal #1 Modification to the membership notification process - submitted by the Executive Committee ARTICLE XVII AMENDMENTS 1. These Bylaws may be amended at the annual general meeting by a two-thirds vote, provided that the proposed amendment has been submitted in writing to the membership at least thirty days prior to the meeting OR POSTED ON THE ASSOCIATION'S WEBSITE AT LEAST 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL MEETING. 2. Contest rules may be modified by a simple majority vote at the annual general meeting or at a special meeting, provided that the proposed modification has been submitted in writing to the membership at least thirty days prior to the meeting OR POSTED ON THE ASSOCIATION'S WEBSITE AT LEAST 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL MEETING. Bylaws proposal #2 Splitting of the Registrar position into separate positions for solos (individuals) and bands - submitted by the Executive Committee Article IV OFFICERS 1. Officers' Titles: The officers of the Association will be a President, a Vice President, an Executive Secretary, a BAND Registrar, A SOLO REGISTRAR and a Treasurer. 6. BAND Registrar Duties: 6.1 Membership roster: The BAND Registrar shall maintain a complete and accurate list of all BAND members of the Association including Soloists, Bands, and Games Organizers. 6.2 Register members: The BAND Registrar shall register all new BAND members; including Soloists, Bands, and Games Organizers. Solo competition results: The Registrar shall compile and maintain records of competition results among soloists. 6.3 Band competition results: The BAND Registrar shall maintain a grading chart that shall show the results of each band's performance in each grade of contest for purposes of band grading recommendations. 6.4 Champion of Champions: The BAND Registrar shall tabulate and verify contest results for Champion of Champions points for Soloists and Bands. 6.5 Other duties incident to the office: The BAND Registrar shall in general, perform all other duties incident to the office of BAND Registrar, subject to the control of the Executive Committee. 6.6 Other duties: The BAND Registrar shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him/her by the President of the Association. ADD: (numbering schema to be determined based on proposals 2 & 3) 8. SOLO Registrar Duties: 8.1 MEMBERSHIP ROSTER: THE SOLO REGISTRAR SHALL MAINTAIN A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE LIST OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION INCLUDING SOLOISTS, JUDGES, ASSOCIATES, AND GAMES ORGANIZERS. 8.2 REGISTER MEMBERS: THE SOLO REGISTRAR SHALL REGISTER ALL NEW MEMBERS; INCLUDING SOLOISTS, JUDGES, ASSOCIATES BANDS, AND GAMES ORGANIZERS. 8.3 SOLO COMPETITION RESULTS: THE SOLO REGISTRAR SHALL COMPILE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS OF COMPETITION RESULTS AMONG SOLOISTS. 8.4 CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: THE SOLO REGISTRAR SHALL TABULATE AND VERIFY CONTEST RESULTS FOR CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS POINTS FOR SOLOISTS. 8.5 OTHER DUTIES INCIDENT TO THE OFFICE: THE SOLO REGISTRAR SHALL IN GENERAL, PERFORM ALL OTHER DUTIES INCIDENT TO THE OFFICE OF SOLO REGISTRAR, SUBJECT TO THE CONTROL OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 8.6 OTHER DUTIES: THE SOLO REGISTRAR SHALL PERFORM SUCH OTHER DUTIES AS FROM TIME TO TIME MAY BE ASSIGNED TO HIM/HER BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION. Bylaws proposal # 3 - Split the Executive Secretary position into two positions, divided by duties for Secretary and Sanctioning Article IV, Officers: 1. Officers' Titles: 1.1 The officers of the Association will be a President, a Vice President, an Executive Secretary, A SANCTIONING SECRETARY, a Registrar, and a Treasurer. ADD (renumbering schema depends on proposals 2 & 3) 6. SANCTIONING SECRETARY DUTIES: 6.1 SANCTIONING REQUEST FORMS: 6.1.1 RECEIVE COMPLETED SANCTIONING REQUEST FORMS FROM GAMES ORGANIZERS. 6.1.2 UPDATE SANCTIONING REQUEST FORMS AS NECESSARY. 6.2 COMPETITION EVENTS: ENSURE THAT TRACKED EVENTS OFFERED AT GAMES ARE THOSE LISTED IN WUSPBA BYLAWS AND CONTEST RULES. 6.3 ADJUDICATORS: CONFIRM THAT ADJUDICATORS ARE APPROVED BY THEIR HOME ASSOCIATION FOR THE EVENTS THEY ARE ASSIGNED TO JUDGE. 6.4 SANCTIONING: UPON PROPER COMPLETION OF SANCTIONING REQUEST FORMS BY GAMES ORGANIZERS, AND UPON APPROVAL OF EVENTS AND JUDGES, LABEL THE CONTEST AS SANCTIONED BY WUSPBA AND INFORM GAMES ORGANIZERS, REGISTRAR(S), AND WEBMASTER. 6.5 WUSPBA REPRESENTATIVE: CONFIRM THAT THERE WILL BE A WUSPBA REPRESENTATIVE AT EACH CONTEST. 6.6 THE SANCTIONING SECRETARY SHALL ALSO PERFORM SUCH OTHER DUTIES AS FROM TIME TO TIME MAY BE ASSIGNED TO HIM/HER BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION. Election of Officers at the 2006 AGM: The positions of President, Executive Secretary and Registrar will be voted upon at the 2006 AGM. In the event the proposal to split the Registrar and Executive Secretary position(s) passes, the membership will elect a Band Registrar and Executive Secretary for a normal term of 2 years and a Solo Registrar and Sanctioning Secretary for a one year term in order to stagger the positions to correspond to the rest of the officer positions. Bylaws proposal #4 Removal of WUSPBA Executive Committee Officers submitted by the Executive Committee Article IV. ADD the following before current section 3 (President Duties) and renumber all following sections accordingly: 3. REMOVAL OF OFFICERS 3.1 CURRENT OFFICERS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES PIPE BAND ASSOCIATION MAY BE REMOVED FROM THEIR ELECTED POSITIONS FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 3.1.1 FAILURE TO CARRY OUT THE DUTIES OF THE POSITION AS OUTLINED IN THE BYLAWS 3.1.2 FAILURE TO REPRESENT THE ORGANIZATION IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER 3.1.3 VIOLATION OF THE CONTEST RULES OR BY-LAWS OF THE ORGANIZATION 3.2 REMOVAL WILL BE THROUGH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PROCESSES: 3.2.1 3/4 VOTE OF THE REMAINING EXECUTIVE 3.2.2 2/3 VOTE AT THE AGM OR AT A SPECIAL MEETING Also ADD to: Article V Number 3 Parliamentary Authority (as part of Proposal #4) 3.2 IN THE EVENT OF CONFLICT WITH BRANCH BYLAWS OR ABSENCE OF A BRANCH BYLAW TO RESOLVE A SPECIFIC BRANCH PARLIAMENTARY ISSUE, WUSPBA BYLAWS WILL TAKE PRECEDENCE. Bylaws Proposal #5 clarification to Life Members submitted by the Executive committee Article III ADD the following: 2.2.6 LIFE MEMBERSHIP (A) LIFE MEMBERS ARE ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN GRANTED A LIFE MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATE BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. LIFE MEMBERS ARE AUTOMATICALLY CONSIDERED MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION AND PAY NO DUES. (B) LIFE MEMBERS HAVE ALL THE RIGHTS OF SOLO MEMBERS. CONTEST RULE PROPOSALS CR Proposal # 1 mandatory splitting of large solo events (all solo events): proposed by the Music Board Part I. SOLO CONTEST RULES
Replace entire section above with: 7. SUBDIVIDING LARGE ENTRIES: WHERE A SOLO CONTEST WILL CONSIST OF MORE THAN 20 ENTRIES, THE CONTEST WILL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO OR MORE SMALLER SECTIONS. THESE SECTIONS CAN BE DETERMINED RANDOMLY OR BY AGE BY THE CONTEST SPONSOR. AS GRADE IV IS THE ENTRY-LEVEL EVENT FOR SOLO COMPETITION, IT IS STRONGLY SUGGESTED THAT AN UNDER 18 YEARS OLD EVENT BE OFFERED. AWARD SEPARATE PRIZES FOR THE SEPARATE SECTIONS WITHIN EACH GRADE. IF THERE IS AN OVERALL TROPHY FOR THE GRADE, HAVE A PLAYOFF BETWEEN THE SECTION WINNERS OR PUT MULTIPLE NAMES ON THE TROPHY. WHERE POSSIBLE, THE PLAY-OFF ADJUDICATOR SHOULD NOT HAVE JUDGED ANY OF THE ORIGINAL GRADE SECTIONS. ALL PLAY-OFF COMPETITORS MUST BE NOTIFIED OF THE PLAY-OFF TIME AND LOCATION NO LATER THAN 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE START OF THE CONTEST PLAY-OFF. CR Proposal #2a addition of snare events for grade 3 & 4 proposed by the Music Board Part III. Rules and Recommendations for Solo Snare Drumming Competitions GRADE 32/4 March Submit one tune 6/8 March Submit one tune STRATHSPEY/REELSUBMIT ONE TUNE OF EACH TYPE. TO INITIATE THE CONTEST, THE PIPER WILL STRIKE UP ON AN E; THE DRUMMER WILL THEN COUNT OFF 4 BEATS; JUDGING WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST BEAT OF THE STRATHSPEY. GRADE 4 2/4 March Submit one tune 6/8 MARCH SUBMIT ONE TUNE CR Proposal # 3 addition of tenor drummers to band member requirements proposed by the Music Board Part VII. BAND CONTEST RULES 3.e . Replace entire section with: 3.E. BAND NUMBERS: GRADE 1, 2, AND 3 BANDS TAKING PART IN A PIPE BAND CONTEST SHALL COMPRISE NOT LESS THAN TEN (10) PLAYERS; SIX (6) PIPERS, TWO (2) SIDE DRUMMERS, ONE (1) BASS DRUMMER, AND ONE (1) TENOR DRUMMER. GRADE 4 BANDS TAKING PART IN A PIPE BAND CONTEST SHALL COMPRISE NOT LESS THAN NINE (9) PLAYERS; SIX (6) PIPERS, TWO (2) SIDE DRUMMERS, AND ONE (1) BASS DRUMMER. CR Proposal #4 clarify instructor rule language in grade 4 bands proposed by the Music Board Part VII. BAND CONTEST RULES Section 3, subsection h Band Registration: ii) One Person, One Band: With the exception of an instructor, no member shall be allowed to register in more than one band. Replace struck passage above with: GRADE IV BANDS MAY REGISTER, FOR THE COMPETITION SEASON, ONE PIPING INSTRUCTOR AND/OR ONE DRUMMING INSTRUCTOR FROM WITHIN THE WUSPBA WHO IS ALSO REGISTERED WITH ANOTHER, HIGHER-GRADED WUSPBA BAND. THE INSTRUCTOR(S) SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED TO MAKE UP THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF PIPERS OR DRUMMERS REQUIRED FOR GRADE IV COMPETITION. THE INSTRUCTOR(S) MAY NOT PLAY THE LEAD SIDE DRUM, BASS, OR ACT AS PIPE MAJOR IN COMPETITION. A HIGHER-GRADE BAND MAY HAVE MORE THAN ONE PIPER OR DRUMMER WHO SERVE AS INSTRUCTORS OF GRADE IV BANDS. CR Proposal # 5 change in judging forms for all solo competitions submitted by the Music Board Part I. SOLO CONTEST RULES ADD section 13: 13. INITIATE THE USE OF A PERFORMANCE RATING SYSTEM THAT RANKS THE TOP SIX PLAYERS FROM FIRST THROUGH SIXTH. NO POINTS ARE GIVEN ON THE SCORE SHEET. IN ADDITION TO THE RANKING OF THE TOP SIX PLAYERS, THE ADJUDICATOR WILL ASSESS EACH PLAYER IN MUSICAL, TECHNICAL, AND TONAL EXPECTATIONS FOR THE GRADE. THE PERFORMANCE LEVEL WILL BE MARKED AT ONE OF FIVE LEVELS: LEVEL 5 - ABOVE THE GRADE LEVEL LEVEL 4 - AT THE UPPER END OF THE GRADE LEVEL LEVEL 3 - IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GRADE LEVEL LEVEL 2 - AT THE LOWER END OF THE GRADE LEVEL LEVEL 1 - BELOW GRADE LEVEL CR Proposal #6 clarification to the sets for QMM and TLM for grade 4 band contests submitted by the Executive Committee Part VII. BAND CONTEST RULES q. Time Limit Medley Event: ADD: vi: THE SET PLAYED FOR THE TIME LIMIT MEDLEY SHALL NOT BE THE SAME SET USED IN THE QUICK MARCH MEDLEY Quick March Medley Event (QMM): This will be a graded contest limited to Grade IV and Juvenile bands only. Tunes played must consist of quick marches in any time signature(s). Bands will play from two minutes, forty-five seconds (2:45) to four minute, thirty seconds (4:30). THE SET PLAYED FOR THE QUICK MARCH MEDLEY SHALL NOT BE THE SAME SET USED IN THE TIME LIMIT MEDLEY. CR Proposal #7 - Proposed by Bruce Baxter and Andrew Morrill of Great Basin Branch: Part VII. BAND CONTEST RULES All bands, mini-bands and soloists residing in the area where the Association sanctions contests must be members of the Association to be eligible to participate in such contests COMPETING IN WUSPBA SANCTIONED GAMES MUST BE A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING OF THE WUSPBA OR AN ANAPBA-AFFILIATED PIPING ASSOCIATION IN ORDER. appendix IV: Voting Results of Bylaws and Contest Rule Proposals Bylaws proposal #1 Modification to the membership notification process - submitted by the Executive Committee 1. These Bylaws may be amended at the annual general meeting by a two-thirds vote, provided that the proposed amendment has been submitted in writing to the membership at least thirty days prior to the meeting OR POSTED ON THE ASSOCIATION'S WEBSITE AT LEAST 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL MEETING. PASSED, NO MODIFICATIONS 2. Contest rules may be modified by a simple majority vote at the annual general meeting or at a special meeting, provided that the proposed modification has been submitted in writing to the membership at least thirty days prior to the meeting OR POSTED ON THE ASSOCIATION'S WEBSITE AT LEAST 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL MEETING. PASSED, NO MODIFICATIONS Bylaws proposal #2 Splitting of the Registrar position into separate positions for solos (individuals) and bands - submitted by the Executive Committee PASSED, NO MODIFICATIONS Bylaws proposal # 3 - Split the Executive Secretary position into two positions, divided by duties for Secretary and Sanctioning PASSED, NO MODIFICATIONSDiscussion/questions regarding proposals 2 and 3: á Why not simply appoint assistants? Both are big jobs, with some degree of confidentiality. The people in those positions need to be accountable to membership. á Does splitting the positions involve extra costs? Some, including more costs for teleconferences, airfare and hotel room. Practically, costs will not increase much, as the assistants were usually included in these in 2005. Bylaws proposal #4 Removal of WUSPBA Executive Committee Officers, and adding to Article V Number 3 Parliamentary Authority regarding conflicts with Branch bylaws. SPLIT INTO TWO PROPOSALS, 4A AND 4B. 4A: Removal of WUSPBA Executive Committee Officers SENT TO BYLAWS COMMITTEE (Chaired by Stuart Baker) Discussion of Southern Branch proposal a couple of years ago regarding the same subject. It was rejected for not being specific enough, which was the main objection to this proposal. 4B: Conflict with Branch BylawsPASSED, NO MODIFICATIONS Bylaws Proposal #5 clarification to Life Members submitted by the Executive committeeDiscussion: grammar inconsistency fixed, changed :Life Members are anyone whoÉ" to, "A Life Member is anyone whoÉ" PASSED CONTEST RULE PROPOSALS CR Proposal # 1 mandatory splitting of large solo events (all solo events) Discussion: change "20 entries" to "approximately 20 entries." PASSED, WITH ADDITION OF "APPROXIMATELY" (takes effect immediately) CR Proposal #2 addition of snare events for grade 3 & 4 PASSED, NO MODIFICATIONS (takes effect immediately) CR Proposal # 3 addition of tenor drummers to band member requirements Discussion/modifications: á Modification 1: In proposed changes, unstrike "If a bass contest is heldÉ" (It was a typographical error, not meant to be crossed out.)
PASSED WITH MODIFICATIONS (takes effect immediately) CR Proposal #4 clarify instructor rule language in grade 4 bands Amendment: remove WUSPBA references. AMENDMENT PASSED Discussion: Campbell Naismith, Music Board Chair, explained that the intent of the rule change is to ensure that the instructor is not a "hired gun," but truly is instructing the entry-level band. Jan Richey reminded everyone that the original intent of the instructor rule included enabling the leaders in a lower grade band to be able to play up in a higher grade band, as well as those in a higher-grade band playing down. Question: Does it restrict an instructor to only one band? No. Amendment proposed: Eliminate the Pipe Major from the rule. FAILED, so the PM cannot be the instructor. Amendment proposed: Delay the start of this rule change until the 2007 season. After much discussion the amendment FAILED by a very narrow margin. Amendment proposed: delay the start by 90 days, until 5 May 2005. PASSED Rule change voted on. PASSED, TAKES EFFECT 90 DAYS FROM AGM (5 May 2006) CR Proposal # 5 change in judging forms for all solo competitions to a performance rating system Discussion: some competitors like to compare where they rank against others in field, which will be harder to do without numerical scores. A performance rating system actually may give more valuable information, as the judge has less to write and can focus on music. It is not encouraging for a competitor to know he/she came in last, but is helpful to know how they are comparing in relation to the standard of the grade. PASSED (takes effect immediately) CR Proposal #6 clarification to the sets for QMM and TLM for grade 4 band contestsPASSED (takes effect immediately) CR Proposal #7 association membership in order to compete Amendment: add "to participate in such contests" to the end of the proposal. PASSED (was left out inadvertently in the proposals) Discussion/questions: - What is an ANAPBA-affiliated association? All North American, New Zealand and Australian associations, as well as the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association. - Isn't that the same as RSPBA? No, not all associations are affiliated with RSPBA. PASSED (takes effect immediately) APPENDIX V: WUSPBA Survey Summary [Note: Responses are on a scale of 1 (disagree) to 5 (agree).]


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The Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency rejected Wauconda in a partnership for Lake Michigan water. (CLCJAWA, Provided photo) |
After being shunned by a regional agency Wednesday night, the village of Wauconda will have to work with another provider to get water from Lake Michigan.
At what was expected by at least some Wauconda officials to be merely a negotiations meeting, the Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency board voted 8-1 to discontinue working with Wauconda on a deal to join a system with Volo.
Instead, the agency will continue to work with Volo and will now look to other communities to replace Wauconda in the project, said Darrell Blenniss, executive director of the Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency.
"We needed to keep moving forward," Blenniss said.
The Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency, or, CLCJAWA, is a wholesale water agency that provides Lake Michigan water to nine Lake County communities including Grayslake, Lake Bluff, Mundelein, Libertyville and Gurnee.
The agency had given Wauconda multiple deadlines to sign an agreement, asking village officials to make a firm commitment to join the system, but the Wauconda board members said they felt there were lingering issues.
The cost of a route study and the matter of whether the village would get recapture fees were among the main concerns, Wauconda officials said.
Wauconda was hoping to secure recapture fees to help compensate the village for the cost of funding the project, which officials said would run about $50 million, an expense approved by Wauconda voters in a 2012 referendum.
With recapture fees, the village would receive money from any communities in the future that would link up with the system.
Wauconda's board of trustees neglected to sign by Sept. 18 an agreement that CLCJAWA had requested.
Instead, Wauconda Mayor Frank Bart and trustees asked for a face-to-face meeting Sept. 25 to iron out issues.
After a presentation by Bart, the water agency board voted 8 to 1 to not include Wauconda in the system.
Wauconda officials had not been expecting such an outcome, they said.
"Obviously, when we went there, we always knew it was a possibility. But we didn't see it as the most likely outcome," Bart said.
The village's request to collect recapture fees from any community that would join in the future was an issue on which the Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency did not want to budge.
Blenniss said no other community linked to the system had requested such fees.
The disintegration of the potential deal with CLCJAWA has caused the village to intensify negotiations with another regional agency based out of Des Plaines, the Northwest Water Commission, Wauconda officials said.
"We are moving forward with Northwest. It's more of a collaborative process," said Bart, explaining he expect the timetable for accessing Lake Michigan water by 2016 or 2017 to remain the same. "We are still working and we will get Lake Michigan water."

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Then there's another issue at stake in this year's Kennedy balloting: What to do with Martinsburg's Malique Watkins?
Watkins, a senior quarterback and the leading rusher for the three-time defending Class AAA champion Bulldogs, possibly has his eligibility hanging by a court order as the regular season winds down.
Watkins, who attended the eighth grade twice - once in West Virginia and once in Maryland - has already been ruled ineligible by the SSAC, but a Jefferson County circuit court judge issued a temporary injunction, allowing Watkins to play. The SSAC awaits a court order explaining the decision before making its next move.
His credentials are certainly impressive enough - Watkins has run for 865 yards and seven touchdowns and has completed 31 of 53 passes for 372 yards and three TDs. In one of Martinsburg's biggest tests, he rushed for 277 yards and three TDs in a 28-21 win over otherwise-unbeaten Morgantown.
But some media members will surely penalize Watkins on their ballots - or not vote for him at all - because of the circumstances. The same thing happened in 2010 when Justin Fox of Magnolia edged South Charleston quarterback Tyler Harris in one of the closest votes in the history of the Kennedy Award, now in its 65th year.
Harris, who won the Kennedy in 2009, was one of four Black Eagles suspended after their involvement in an end-of-game fight in the playoff quarterfinals and received a local court injunction to be able to compete in the 2010 semifinals. That move was later rescinded after rulings by the state Supreme Court and the SSAC, forcing a forfeit loss.
Several voters around the state admitted they didn't vote for Harris due to the controversy.
Reach Rick Ryan at 304-348-5175 or rickr...@wvgazette.com.
A look at recent George Washington running backs, their total yards rushing and per-game average:
Year Player Yards Avg
2010 Felix Mollett 2,024 168.7
2011 Ryan Switzer 2,796 199.7
2012 Ryan Switzer 2,379 198.3
2013 Draven Riffe 1,158 231.6
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+PHOTO GALLERY & VIDEO: Kindergarten Thanksgiving Program
The Out-of-Door Academy's kindergarteners performed a Thanksgiving Program Monday, Nov. 19, in the Multi-Purpose Room at Out-of-Door Academy on Siesta Key.
+PHOTO GALLERY: Harvest Hustle
East County runners hustled to raise money for the All Faiths Food Bank, during Harvest United Methodist Church's annual Harvest Hustle 5K race Nov. 17, at the church.
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August 4, 2012 - BOSTON, MA - Five Cannons had multi-goal games as the Boston Cannons (8-5) defeated the Ohio Machine (2-11) tonight, 19-13, in front of 9,056 fans at Harvard Stadium. Paul Rabil and Ryan Boyle led the offense with seven and six points, respectively, while Chris Eck was named Bud Light Player of the Game for winning 75% of the face-offs (24 of 32).
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"It was a nice way to finish strong at home and get the win for our fans," said Cannons head coach Steve Duffy. "The win keeps us in the playoff hunt and we'll move forward to Ohio next week hoping to clinch."
Ohio came out hot as Jim Connelly, Connor Martin and Greg Bice scored three in a row for the Machine before Kevin Buchanan scored an unassisted goal to get the Cannons on the board. Ohio added two more but Ari Sussman had one and JJ Morrissey scored two, including a fast break goal with seven seconds on the clock, to keep the Cannons within one at the end of the first quarter.
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Connelly again opened the scoring for the Machine with two straight goals, but it was all Boston after that with goals from Buchanan, Boyle, Sussman and Poskay as the Cannons pulled away with a six-goal lead going into the final quarter.
Rabil scored two unassisted goals in the fourth quarter to reach 68 points on the season, just three from matching the MLL single-season record of 71 set by John Grant, Jr. in 2007. In an awards ceremony following the game, Rabil was named the 2012 Cannons Offensive Player of the Year.
With 17 goals and 35 assists for 52 points on the season, Boyle received the Cannons MVP Award. Goalie Jordan Burke earned Defensive Player of the Year and Owen "Kit" Smith, who won a spot on the team at the open tryout in March, was named Rookie of the Year. Matt Smalley received a standing ovation from the crowd and his teammates as he received the 11th Man Award after returning to the field following a fight with testicular cancer earlier this year.
The Cannons travel to Ohio next Saturday, August 11, to finish the regular season against the Machine. A Cannons win next week secures a spot in MLL Championship Weekend, which takes place August 25 & 26 at Harvard Stadium.
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Patrick Lynch of Daleville, VA was the overall winner of the Roanoke Valley Senior Golf Tour's tournament played today at The Vista Links in Buena Vista, VA. Lynch, playing in Division 2 (handicaps 14-18) recorded a net score of 57. Other Division 2 winners were: 2nd, Bill Oliver – 61; 3rd, Sherwood Woodford – 62; 4th, Ken Kornegay – 63; 5th, Dan Shelton – 63.
Playing in Division 1, (handicaps 0-13), Andy Shumate of Southwest Roanoke County finished 1st Place in his division with a net score of 63. Other Division 1 winners were: 2nd, James Sitton – 64; 3rd, Alan Brenner – 65; 4th, Doug Spencer – 65; 5th, David Heath – 66.
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Heaney's defense dismissed alcohol as a cause of the crash, arguing it was the result of a hypoglycemic attack stemming from gastric bypass surgery.
The jury of six men and six women acquitted him of all but one of the alcohol-related charges. He was convicted of two counts of involuntary manslaughter and four counts of reckless endangerment. The defense attorney, Dennis Charles, said he would file an appeal.
"This is not a person that would drink and drive, get intoxicated behind the wheel," Charles said, describing his client.
Heaney's sentencing has been scheduled for Jan. 14. Because he is a first-time offender, state guidelines suggest nine to 16 months in prison.
Luisa Michaelson, 49, said she believed the crash was not intentional but that alcohol was a factor.
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At 6:30 pm Eastern today, we will be streaming Krista's live public interview with New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne — all live from the campus of Georgetown University. For those of you in Washington D.C., there's still time to attend the event in person. For those of you who can't, the best place to watch the conversation is right here at SOF Observed.
The topic of conversation is the legacy of Reinhold Niebuhr and the future of his idea of Christian realism. I'm excited — and prepared to be surprised — to hear where Krista directs this topic as the U.S. shifts gear during a new presidential administration.
I got a preview of Niebuhr's relevance during our morning briefing (actually, a confab with coffee and pastries). Krista has been reading one of Niebuhr's later works, The Irony of American History. Part of his book addresses the very real threat of communism of the day. But, Niebuhr warns, that the virtuous founding principles of the United States — simplicity, rugged individualism, frugality, modesty, faith — has lead to the country's success and great wealth. This prosperity comes at a cost of abandoning some of what made the U.S. great; the threat is to wield such power and might with humility.
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[JURIST] A Swiss court Friday convicted Turkish Workers Party [party website] leader Dogu Perincek [personal website] for denying that the mass killings of 1.5 million Armenians [ANI backgrounder] during World War I constituted genocide [JURIST news archive]. The Swiss canton of Vaud [official website], where Perincek made the denial in a 2005 speech, passed a law in 2003 criminalizing the denial of genocide as racial discrimination. Perincek has denied the charges, saying that he could not deny the genocide since there was no genocide to deny.Armenians say 1.5 million of their people were killed in a genocide by Ottoman Turks during World War I through massacres or starvation. Turkey [JURIST news archive] acknowledges that many Armenians died, but denies that it was genocide [JURIST comment] and insists that the total number of victims was under one million. Last month, the French parliament deferred consideration of a bill [JURIST report] that would have made it a crime to deny the Armenian genocide. The US Congress is meanwhile considering a bill that would recognize the mass killings as genocide [JURIST report], to the considerable consternation of Turkish leaders [JURIST report; JURIST comment]. The Bush administration has spoken out against the bill, but the Democratic-led Congress may decide to pass a resolution condemning the killings in April. BBC News has more.
[JURIST] US military hearings on whether 14 top terror suspects [DNI profile, PDF] formerly held in CIA secret prisons [JURIST report] qualify as "enemy combatants" [CFR backgrounder] began Friday at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive]. Combatant Status Review Tribunals (CSRTs) [DOD backgrounder] will determine the status of Abu Zubaydah [BBC profile], Ramzi bin al-Shibh [Wikipedia profile], Riduan Isamuddin [Wikipedia profile], and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [FoxNews profile], the alleged mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks, as well as other detainees. The proceedings are closed to the press [JURIST report]. The Center for Constitutional Rights [advocacy website], the civil rights group representing detainee Majid Khan [GlobalSecurity profile], has protested that the procedings "cannot in anyway legitimize Khan's unlawful detention." Seton Hall law professor Mark Denbeaux [university profile] and Joshua Denbeaux [corporate website], co-authors of a comprehensive study of Guantanamo detainees [PDF; JURIST report] based on declassified Defense Department records, have criticized the CSRT hearings as "lawless" because detainees cannot have lawyers present or call or view evidence. AFP has more.
[JURIST] The Cambodian government uses systematic human rights and civil liberty violations to maintain its hold on power, according to a report by UN special rights representative Yash Ghai [appointment notice] and obtained by AFP. The report listed illegal land grabs, torture while in police custody, corruption among senior government officials, and a steadfast government opposition to democracy among other violations. Cambodian officials angrily denied Ghai's allegations, accusing him of being an outsider speaking about things he did not understand. Cambodian government human rights advisor Om Yentieng said it would not be appropriate to respond to the accusations [DPA report], which he insisted were not based on fact. Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen [BBC profile] said that Ghai is no longer welcome in Cambodia because of his criticism. In contrast, the Asian Human Rights Commission [advocacy website] condemned [press release] Sen's remarks and human rights advocate and founder of Cambodian rights group Licadho [advocacy website], Kek Galabru, said Ghai's conclusions were "generally correct." AFP has more.The UN findings are broadly consistent with the latest US State Department human rights report on Cambodia released earlier this week as part of its 2006 worldwide human rights review [JURIST report], which concluded:
The government's human rights record remained poor. Government agents committed extrajudicial killings, and security forces acted with impunity. There was little political will to address the failure by government authorities to adhere to the rule of law. Detainees were abused, often to extract confessions, and prison conditions were harsh. Human rights monitors reported arbitrary arrests and prolonged pretrial detention, underscoring a weak judiciary and denial of the right to a fair trial. Land disputes and forced evictions, often accompanied by violence, were a growing problem. The government restricted freedom of speech and press through the use of defamation and disinformation suits, controlled or influenced the content of television and radio broadcasts, and sometimes interfered with freedom of assembly. Corruption was endemic and extended throughout all segments of society, including the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.
[JURIST] Ugandan judges Friday agreed to call off a strike after President Yoweri Museveni [BBC profile] wrote a letter to the judiciary, expressing regret for a March 1 siege of the Ugandan High Court [Reuters report]. The judges went on strike [JURIST report] Monday to protest the incident, in which state security agents surrounded the courthouse and rearrested six defendants who had been granted bail. The defendants' lawyer was also beaten unconscious by security forces. Ugandan judges and international legal groups decried the siege as an attack on the independence of the Ugandan judiciary. On Tuesday, Museveni promised to implement more transparent procedures for making arrests [JURIST report]. The six defendants arrested in the court siege were charged with being members of the People's Redemption Army (PRA) [Wikipedia backgrounder] and plotting a rebellion with opposition leader Kizza Besigye [BBC profile]. In April of last year, Besigye pleaded not guilty [JURIST report] to treason charges. Reuters has more.
[JURIST] The US DC Circuit Court of Appeals [official website] Friday invoked the Second Amendment to reverse a lower court ruling and strike down [opinion, PDF] a three-decades old ban on individuals in the District of Columbia having handguns in their homes. The 2-1 ruling is likely to be appealed to the US Supreme Court. The Second Amendment to the US Constitution provides: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed." Senior Judge Laurence Silberman wrote for the majority:
...the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms. That right existed prior to the formation of the new government under the Constitution and was premised on the private use of arms for activities such as hunting and self-defense, the latter being understood as resistance to either private lawlessness or the depredations of a tyrannical government (or a threat from abroad). In addition, the right to keep and bear arms had the important and salutary civic purpose of helping to preserve the citizen militia. The civic purpose was also a political expedient for the Federalists in the First Congress as it served, in part, to placate their Antifederalist opponents. The individual right facilitated militia service by ensuring that citizens would not be barred from keeping the arms they would need when called forth for militia duty. Despite the importance of the Second Amendments civic purpose, however, the activities it protects are not limited to militia service, nor is an individuals enjoyment of the right contingent upon his or her continued or intermittent enrollment in the militia.
[JURIST] A federal judge in Argentina [JURIST news archive] Thursday ordered former president Reynaldo Bignone [Wikipedia profile] arrested for his alleged role in disappearances and human rights abuses during Argentina's 1976-83 "Dirty War"[GlobalSecurity backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. Judge Alberto Suarez Araujo ordered Bignone's arrest as part of an investigation into alleged human rights abuses that occurred at secret detention centers in Buenos Aires during the dictatorship. Bignone has denied any involvement in the disappearance of dissidents during the military regime.Bignone was the last of Argentina's 1976-83 military dictators before democracy was re-established in 1983. Nearly 13,000 people are officially reported as missing during the military crackdown, although human rights groups say the toll is closer to 30,000 victims. In January, Argentine judges issued two separate warrants [JURIST report] for the arrest of former president Isabel Peron [BBC profile], currently living in exile in Spain, for her alleged role in dirty war disappearances before she left office in 1976. AP has more.
[JURIST] Flights carrying illegal workers caught in a federal raid in New Bedford, Massachusetts to a deportation holding facility in Texas were delayed Thursday after Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick [official website] asked federal authorities to stop the flights until the workers' children could be accounted for [press release]. The US Department of Homeland Security [official website] detained more than 300 people for possible deportation after a raid Tuesday at Michael Bianco Inc.. [corporate website], a leather factory that makes equipment for the US military. Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Julie Myers [official profile] said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) [official website] agents released 60 people who said they were the sole caregivers for their children. One woman was detained until Thursday night, despite having a 7-month-old infant in the hospital for dehydration, according to Massachusetts Department of Social Services [official website] spokeswoman Denise Monteiro.Workers were flown to a Texas detention center, where they face possible deportation [JURIST news archive]. Factory owner Francesco Insolia and three top managers were arrested for allegedly running a sweatshop, and a fifth person was charged with helping workers get fake identification. The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) [official website] said Thursday it was suspending the company from bidding on future military contracts, but no changes were made to the firm's current $83.6 million contract. AP has more.
[JURIST] The Bangladeshi interim government issued a complete ban on political activities late Thursday, stating that "the government will take stern action against anyone who breaches" the order. The announcement, issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, expands the January 11 state of emergency [JURIST report] order by President Iajuddin Ahmed [Wikipedia profile], which prohibited street protests, public meetings or gatherings, but did not prohibit "indoor political activities." In addition, police have been given four days to question Tareque Rahman [party profile, Bengali], son of slain former president Ziaur Rahman and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) [party website] leader Khaleda Zia. Rahman is accused of being involved in a $186,000 extortion scheme. Rahman, a senior member in the BNP who was widely expected to succeed his mother, was arrested [JURIST] Thursday in Dhaka. In recent weeks, government security forces have arrested more than 60 politicians [JURIST news archive], mostly members of the BNP and the Awami League [party website]. Several major corruption trials are slated to begin later this month [JURIST report]. Transparency International [advocacy website] has listed Bangladesh as one of the world's most corrupt states. The interim government mandated by the constitution prior to a scheduled national poll has promised to hold elections which were canceled following the January 11 order, but no date has been set. AFP has more.
[JURIST] Bolivian President Evo Morales [official website, Spanish; BBC profile] told reporters Friday that his government has a desire to "renounce the recourse to war under the Republic of Bolivia's new constitution." Morales made the remarks following a meeting in Tokyo with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe [official website; BBC profile], whose country already has a constitution [official text] with a pacifist provision [Article 9 backgrounder] imposed by the United States following World War II. Morales added, however, that even if a pacifist constitution were implemented, Bolivia's armed forces would not be dissolved and Bolivia would maintain its conscript one-year military service. Bolivia is currently engaged in a major constitutional overhaul led by a Constitutional Assembly [official website, Spanish] dominated by members of Morales' Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) [party website, Spanish]. Japan's Abe, ironically, is currently seeking to amend his country's pacifist constitution [JURIST report] to allow more flexibility for Japanese military activities abroad. AFP has more.
[JURIST] Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf [official website; BBC profile] suspended Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry [profile] Friday "after receiving numerous complaints and serious allegations for misconduct, misuse of authority and actions prejudicial to the dignity of office of the Chief Justice of Pakistan." Musharraf has directed the Supreme Judicial Council [governing constitutional provisions], the oversight body of Pakistan's judiciary, to investigate the allegations against Chaudhry. The details behind the allegations are uncertain, although various private media outlets have recently reported that Chaudhry used his influence to help his son, Dr. Arsalan Iftikhar Chaudhry, obtain the position of an Assistant Superintendent of Police. Media reports allege that Arsalan have failed to pass the highly selective Central Superior Services (CSS) exams, and is therefore unqualified for his position. Musharraf has appointed Justice Javed Iqbal as acting chief justice.Chaudhry assumed the position of chief justice in 2005. He developed a reputation during his tenure on the supreme court for being willing to investigate alleged government abuses involving the illegal detention of political activists. In December last year, he blocked Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) from enacting a strict Sharia law bill - the so-called Hasba bill [BBC report] - after the issue was referred to the Supreme Court by Musharraf. AFP has more. BBC News has additional coverage.
[JURIST] Portugal's parliament, the Assembly of the Republic [official website, Portuguese], loosened Portugal's strict abortion law [text, Portuguese; JURIST news archive] Thursday to allow abortions in the first 10-weeks of pregnancy. The legislation still requires the endorsement of President Anibal Cavaco Silva [official profile] to come into effect. In February, Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates [official profile] said he would look the Assembly to pass liberalizing abortion legislation [JURIST report] after the failure of a general referendum [JURIST report] on the issue due to low turnout. Previous law allowed abortions only in order to save the life of the mother, in rape cases, or if the baby will be born with a deformity or incurable disease. Reuters has more.
[JURIST] Britain's most senior judge assailed recent government sentencing guidelines in a speech [PDF] Thursday, warning that minimums set in 2003 threatened to eventually fill up the country's prisons with "geriatric lifers" and would have negative consequences for years to come. Speaking at Birmingham University, the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers [BBC profile], also expressed concern about recent proposals [materials] by the Law Commission [official website] to break the sentencing scheme for murder down into separate categories with potentially quite disparate minimums of their own. Instead, Phillips suggested that the mandatory life sentence for murder be abandoned and that a new broad offense of "homicide" be created which would allow judges wide discretion in sentencing for different scenarios of that according to circumstances.Both sentencing and prison overcrowding have made headlines in the UK recently. In January, the 600-member Council of Her Majesty's Circuit Court Judges pointedly rejected government proposals for sentencing reform [JURIST report], calling them "kneejerk". The same month, UK Home Secretary John Reid, Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer and Attorney General Lord Goldsmith wrote to British judges [HO press release] urging them to limit imposition of prison sentences to only the most dangerous criminals in order to help the government deal with prison overcrowding [BBC backgrounder; Guardian Q/A] that has reached crisis proportions [JURIST report]. The Times has more.
[JURIST] Six foreign medics sentenced to death in Libya [JURIST news archive] will not be executed, according to Libyan Secretary of the Foreign Affairs Committee [official website, in Arabic] Suleiman Shahoumi, quoted by Bulgarian media. In December, a Libyan court found five Bulgarian nurses and one Palestinian doctor found guilty of deliberately infecting 426 children with the HIV virus and sentenced them to death [JURIST report]. The medics have appealed [JURIST report] the decision to the Libya Supreme Court. An earlier trial also resulted in a guilty verdict that was overturned by the Libyan Supreme Court in 2005 when it ordered a retrial [JURIST reports]. According to a report by the Sofia News Agency, Shahoumi said last week in the Libya's General People's Congress that the medics will not be executed even if the court upholds their sentence. The medics were imprisoned in Libya in 1999, but say they are innocent and are being scapegoated for unsanitary conditions in the Benghazi hospital where they worked. An independent report [text, PDF] by leading experts including Luc Montagnier [Wikipedia profile], who co-discovered the HIV virus, supported their claim. International medical and human rights groups have vigorously criticized Libya's treatment of the prisoners; a report by Human Rights Watch [text] said the medics were tortured into admitting guilt. AKI has more.
[JURIST] A US Department of Justice review of the FBI's use of so-called national security letters (NSLs) [FAS backgrounder; example, PDF] and ex parte orders for business records criticizes the Bureau for ineffective management, monitoring and reporting of the programs. The DOJ Office of the Inspector General (OIG) conducted the review under the terms of the 2005 Patriot Act renewal legislation, and found according to officials interviewed by AP that the Bureau had under-reported usage by some 20 percent due to improper record-keeping procedures. The full report is being delivered to Congress; a redacted unclassified version is expected to be made public as early as Friday. Some 20,000 national security letters are issued by the FBI each year, authorizing agents to seize telephone, business and financial records without prior judicial approval. Alleged abuses and overreaching with the letters spurred provisions in the 2005 Patriot Act renewal to provide for greater Congressional oversight of the practice. AP has more.11:55 AM ET - The unclassified version of the full report [PDF] - 199 pages including appendices - is now available online. It concludes that mostly as a result of poor-record keeping and mistakes by agents, the "FBI used NSLs in violation of applicable NSL standards, Attorney General Guidelines, and internal FBI policies."1:45 PM ET - The FBI has issued a press release responding to the OIG report:
In the post-9/11 world, the National Security Letter (NSL) remains an indispensable investigative tool. NSLs contribute significantly to the FBIs ability to carry out its national security responsibilities by directly supporting its counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and intelligence missions. NSLs also allow the FBI to obtain information to eliminate concerns about individuals and close down investigations with a high degree of confidence there is no terrorism or adverse intelligence-gathering threat. We are pleased the Inspector General concurs with the FBI concerning the value of the NSL tool.The Inspector General conducted a fair and objective review of the FBIs use of a proven and useful investigative tool, said Director Robert S. Mueller, III, and his finding of deficiencies in our processes is unacceptable. We strive to exercise our authorities consistent with the privacy protections and civil liberties that we are sworn to uphold. Anything less will not be tolerated. While weve already taken some steps to address these shortcomings, I am ordering additional corrective measures to be taken immediately, Mueller said.
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner Louise Arbour marked International Women's Day [official website] Thursday with a stark message [text] on violence against women [factsheet 1, 2, DOC], urging an end to impunity for what was paradoxically the "most common but least punished crime in the world" in an environment where "most States have largely accepted the international normative framework aimed at preventing, tackling and punishing discrimination and violence against women":
A recent World Health Organization study found that 23 to 49 per cent of women suffered violence at the hands of their intimate partners in most of the 71 countries surveyed. UNICEF has reported that 130 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation. According to the United Nations Population Fund, 5,000 women die every year in "honour" killings perpetrated by family members. And it is estimated that less than 5 per cent of rape prosecutions lead to convictions globally, partly because the majority of cases place emphasis on the conduct of the woman and not on that of the perpetrator....[M]ost States...recognize that women's equality and entitlements are human rights, thus empowering women to become active right-holders and claimants, rather than passive beneficiaries of discretionary policies. Many countries, however, have not matched this progress in international law with implementation, policy and practice, particularly where it matters the most, that is, in the daily lives of women around the world.
[JURIST] US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales told senators in a private meeting Thursday that the Bush administration would drop its objection to proposed legislation requiring Senate confirmation of all US Attorneys, reversing a rule change approved a year ago in the Patriot Act reauthorization [JURIST report; HR 3199 text, PDF] allowing the Attorney General to replace removed US attorneys with permanent substitutes. The legislation [S 214 text, PDF] sponsored by Sen. Dianne Feinstein and pressed in a letter [text] to Gonzales earlier Thursday would permit US district courts to appoint temporary US Attorneys when those spots become vacant. Gonzales also agreed to let senior members of DOJ staff involved in the removals of several US Attorneys appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee to answer questions. AP has more.Several former US Attorneys have recently said they were pressured to resign [JURIST report; House Judiciary Committee hearing recorded video] after pursuing politically sensitive cases. In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee last month, Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty denied [JURIST report] that the removal of the Attorneys was motivated by political considerations, although the Washington Post later reported that the White House approved of the firings [JURIST report]. The House Judiciary Committee has launched a parallel investigation [press release] of the firings.
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Back in the late 90s, the Denver Center Theatre Company was a Cactus client. Because of our partnership, we were all able to attend the Company's world-class productions. Being a lover of traditional theatre, I saw this as a pro bono client with benefits and one we loved.
There were many amazing plays, but the one that stands out is a play written by George Bernard Shaw called, "You Never Can Tell." I was, of course, very familiar with the saying and had used it many times. However, I never truly appreciated either the origin of the phrase or the absolute truth of its meaning until after seeing this wonderful play. A relevant and interesting side note, Shaw was a theatre critic before he started writing plays and was seen by many as far too critical of everything he reviewed. When chided with "do you think you can do better?" he responded with a "hell yes" and went on to a legendary career as one of the world's greatest playwrights.
But it is absolutely true that you never know how things are going to turn out. I am amazed at how many times I have to just shake my head and remind myself that you just don't know how many twists and turns something can make along your journey. So I'd like to share a recent "You Never Can Tell" story that just went down here at Cactus.
In 2008, as a part of our partnership with the Colorado of Department of Public Health and Environment, I was introduced to Jarrod Hindman, Director of the Office of Suicide Prevention. He was running an entirely underfunded program to address the critically important issue of suicide in Colorado. The rate in the state is alarmingly high for both youth and adults, particularly working-age men. We agreed to do some pro bono work for the program. Through that process we learned a great deal about this issue and were introduced to a number of other organizations working on the front lines. Groups like the Carson J Spencer Foundation, a local non-profit dedicated to suicide prevention. We developed a comprehensive public education and social marketing plan while conducting some very insightful and thrifty research studies.
Planning with no budget is one thing, but implementing an aggressive public awareness campaign is another. But low and behold, the social marketing gods came through and the Office of Suicide Prevention landed a federal grant for a three-year, $500,000 campaign. Cactus competed for the contract in a competitive, state-bid process and was awarded the job in late 2009. We were elated. Finally, we were going to be able to implement our plan and create something powerful.
However, a week after the contract was signed, we were informed that due to state budget cuts the entire grant and contract was cancelled. We were left with nothing but a really great plan and zero budget to implement it. After griping and sulking for a week or two, we decided to carry on and implement whatever we could of the plan on our own, and that's what we have been doing for the past 18 months. We kept the fire burning and the hope alive to launch the first-ever suicide prevention campaign targeting working-age men.
Just before the holidays, I was having lunch with a good friend. When I shared this story, he told me about a Foundation he knew that was looking to invest in a suicide prevention program. We jumped on the opportunity and submitted a grant proposal on behalf of a private/public/non-profit partnership between Cactus, Office of Suicide Prevention at CDPHE and the Carson J Spencer Foundation. And just last week, we were informed that we have received a grant to get the ball rolling and build the foundational components of a suicide prevention campaign in Colorado and beyond. Thank you to the Anschutz Foundation for reviving this important campaign.
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It's a sad day on television and one I am not fully prepared to admit is happening - the final episode of 30 Rock airs tonight and we must say goodbye. It is a show that has struggled in the ratings really during its seven seasons on air, but for the fans who watch and love it, it has been an important part of their lives.
30 Rock follows the lives of Liz Lemon, Jack Donaghy and more characters than I can list. The show revolves around the behind the scenes happenings of "TGS with Tracy Jordan". It is a sketch show that airs on NBC under the parent company "Kabletown". One of the best parts about 30 Rock is the fact that it doesn't take itself too seriously and in fact, exposes and makes fun of many of the ridiculous aspects of the network television business. If you want to know what it is like - watch 30 Rock - no joke.
Tina Fey created and stars in the show as Liz Lemon and Alec Baldwin's turn as Donaghy was one of the first times a major film star appeared on a comedy series. The quirky boss of the show who for years just hasnt seemed to be able to get her life together. However, it looks like in tonight's series finale, things might finally come together for Liz and her "family".
It's a sad day (and year for comedy) as we say goodbye to 30 Rock and The Office, especially for NBC. With Community's fate always unknown and Parks and Rec in the middle of its 5th season it is hard not to wonder what is next for network comedy. Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, How I Met Your Mother are all entering later life and New Girl on FOX appears to be to only recent comedy to be even somewhat of a hit. It's a sad time for laughing.
I have tried not to read too much about tonight's 30 Rock series finale as I would like to be surprised. I do know that several celebrities will be making guest appearances and reprising their roles.
So, tonight in honor of a great show, I implore you to grab a glass of scotch, sit back, relax and say goodbye to one of the best comedies of our time.
Oh, and if you ever ask nice enough perhaps I will show you a picture from my childhood in which I was Young Liz Lemon's Doppelgänger. No joke.
The series finale is an hour long episode and airs on NBC tonight 8:00pm (7:00pm Central). Weep Weep.


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