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LUDLOW, Vt. – Okemo Mountain Resort will host its annual Hops in the Hills Beer & Wine Festival and Chicken Wing Championship August 1-3. Jackson Gore will be the setting for enjoying the great outdoors and sampling a great variety of beer and wine from regional and national producers. Live concerts will accompany the tasting all three days and an on-site marketplace will feature food and craft vendors. Admission is free.
Hops in the Hills attendees will be able to sample from a selection of more than 50 craft beers and, new this year, a selection of great wines as well.
"This year's festival has been expanded to three days," said Okemo Events Manager Dennis Brady. "In addition to a great variety of brews and vintages, we will have a great lineup of live music, craft vendors, tasty food options and a chicken wing championship – all in the great outdoors at Okemo's Jackson Gore Paleo Field."
Hops in the Hills will be open from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, August 1, with live music by Cold Chocolate, an exciting and unique new sound fusing bluegrass and roots with a dash of funk. This four-piece band from Boston rocks audiences with guitar, banjo, upright bass, drums, and four-part harmony. Fresh-from-the-grill barbecue and full servings of beer and wine will be available for purchase.
The festivities resume on Saturday, August 2, from noon to 7 p.m. Beer and wine sampling begins. Several local restaurants will vie for the title of Okemo Valley Chicken Wing Champion and CK3, a trio of amazing musicians who take classic tunes and twist them into something new and exciting, will provide the music.
Phish tribute band Uncle Ebenezer takes the stage from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, August 3, while the beer and wine tasting continues starting at noon.
Admission to Hops in the Hills Beer and Wine Festival is free and open to all ages. Soft drinks and barbecue items will be available for purchase. Beer and wine tasters must be 21 or older and present a valid ID. Pricing for beer tasting is $20 for a souvenir pint glass with three 16-ounce samples ($6 for each additional 16-ounce sample) or $10 for a six-ounce souvenir beer tasting glass with three six-ounce sample ($2 for each additional six-ounce sample). Pricing for wine tasting is $20 for a 15-ounce souvenir stem-less wine glass with three three-ounce wine samples ($6 for each additional three-ounce sample).
Participating breweries include: Baxter Brewing Company (Maine), Browns Brewing Company (N.Y.), Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (Md.), Foley Brothers Brewing (Vt.), Founders Brewing Company (Mich.), Sebago Brewing (Maine), Shipyard Brewing Company (Maine), Smuttynose Brewing Company (N.H.), Trapp Family Brewery (Vt.), Champlain Orchards Cider (Vt.), Shacksbury Cider (Vt.), Redhook Brewery (N.H.), Magic Hat Brewing Company (Vt.), Leinenkugel Brewing Company (Wis.), Blue Moon Brewing Company (Colo.), Woodchuck Hard Cider (Vt.), Switchback Brewing Company (Vt.), Citizen Cider (Vt.), Element Brewing Company (Mass.), Lagunitas Brewing Company (Calif.), Allagash Brewing Company (Maine), Lost Nation Brewing (Vt.), Sierra Nevada Brewing Company (Calif.), Goose Island Beer Company (Ill.).
To learn more about Hops in the Hills Beer and Wine Festival, call (802) 228-1600 or visit okemo.com.
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"I'm a little older my relationship will be fine whether or not this amendment passes," Francioni said.
Equality is a possibility for her students, something she didn't even think of when she was their age.
"You just thought you were weird and just had to not have those hopes and dreams," Francioni said.
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Francioni said the commercial shows that times are changing.
She said if the marriage amendment passes it will make it harder to change the laws with the times.
Minnesota for Marriage, a group supported by the Catholic Church, is working on their own commercial which is expected to first air in October. Click here to view Minnesota for Marriage web site.
"I think it will have a good impact because the truth has this beautiful quality about it that it is with in us so when someone hears the truth it resonates with them," Peter Martin, Diocese of Winona Director of Office of Life said.
A truth that Martin said he shares with the Catholic Church, and a goal to keep marriage solely between a man and a woman; he said it's nothing personal.
"The catholic church has never been against any one person," Martin said. "We always up hold the dignity of every human person and so those who have same sex attraction certainly deserve every single right that is afforded to them...redefining marriage is not the way to go about that."
He said families will suffer if it's not passed.
"Children who have one mom and one dad are blessed to do better in school and to have better health and all of these things," Martin said.
He said what's best for children is also what's best for society.
In this case Francioni disagrees.
But one thing both sides do agree on is that the definition of marriage is worth fighting for.
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Saturday night, his family and friends gathered for a candlelight vigil.
It was held near Warren and Chippewa. That's the same place the 23-year-old was shot and killed.
Johnson's uncle says the violence has to stop. "What are we getting out of this? What are we accomplishing? Nothing but making the funeral homes rich. That is it. We are losing our families, losing our kids, no one ever care no more," said Nigel Johnson.
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The flags are standing tall and the bricks have been laid out in front of them. The Campbell Veterans Memorial is starting to get a finished look to it, and Campbell Veterans Memorial Foundation Chair Jim Free looks quite happy about it.
"We should be seeing the fencing come down in the next week," Free said.
The project's total cost is about $650,000; about $250,000 of the work is complete, Free said.
"About $120,000 of that was done pro-bono," he said.
Local landscaper Jon Nelson came in and told the foundation, "Don't worry about the lead-in path."
After putting down sod and other landscaping, Nelson continued on to the sprinklers.
"He just kept going," Free said.
Also being done this week is the engraving of the first 50 bricks in front of the flag poles. To date, there have been about 400 bricks sold, Free said.
Eventually, the path will also be made up of engraved bricks.
Once these things are completed, the foundation can move on to Phase 2 of the memorial's construction.
Phase 2 includes installing a memorial fountain and timeline wall, dating back to the Revolutionary War, and leading up to modern conflicts. A stream will flow along the wall, ending at an olive tree, symbolizing the hope that the wars veterans have fought in ultimately lead toward peace.
Bricks honoring veterans and soldiers who are still enlisted can be purchased via the memorial's website. Servicemembers do not have to be residents of Campbell to have a brick at the site. Donations are also welcome, along with donations "in kind," such as pro bono electrical work.


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The Coaches vs. Cancer program is a nationwide collaboration between the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) that empowers basketball coaches, their teams and local communities to make a difference in the fight against cancer. The program leverages the personal experiences, community leadership and professional excellence of basketball coaches nationwide to increase cancer awareness and promote healthy living through year-round awareness efforts, fundraising activities and advocacy programs.
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Dakota State travels to Dordt (Iowa) Saturday afternoon. The women's game kicks off at 2 p.m. with the men's game to follow at 4 p.m. The doubleheader takes place at DeWitt Gymnasium in Sioux Center, Iowa.
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Cybercriminals post an ad on a job board. Successful job applicants are "hired" or asked to complete a trial project. Scam operators wire stolen money to the applicant's credit card and applicants are asked to purchase such goods as expensive electronics. The applicant ships the goods, often to Eastern Europe, where scam operators sell them. Applicants end up with neither a job nor a paycheck.
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Greenville, NC (SportsNetwork.com) - Jay Hook netted 17 points, leading the Tulane Green Wave over the East Carolina Pirates, 59-54, in Conference USA action at Minges Coliseum.
Hook shot 6-of-11 from the field for the Green Wave (11-9, 3-2 C-USA), who have won in back-to-back games. Jonathan Stark contributed 13 points in the win.
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Rosalyn Baxandall
- 1 WEB DuBois Clubs of America
- 2 Socialist Scholars Conference 1990
- 3 Socialist Scholars Conference 1992
- 4 Communist "Manifestivity"
- 5 How Class Works
- 6 MDS Board member
- 7 Feminists for Peace and Barack Obama
- 8 Progressives for Obama
- 9 "Support Bill Ayers"
- 10 Campaign for Peace and Democracy
- 11 External links
- 12 References
Rosalyn Baxandall
WEB DuBois Clubs of America
In 2014, Rosalyn Baxandall, was listed a a friend on the DuBois Clubs Facebook page.[1]
Socialist Scholars Conference 1990
The Socialist Scholars Conference 1990, held September 6-8, at the Hotel Commodore, New York, included panels such as:[2]
Rethinking the American Communist Legacy
- Sponsor: Radical Philosophers Association
- Moderator: Tony Rosso, Professor of English, Southern Connecticut State
- Alan Wald, English University of Michigan, Paper - Communist Wars
- Rosalyn Baxandall, American Studies, CUNY - Old Westbury, Paper - Women and the Legacy of the Party
- Javey Terres, English, Princeton University; commentator
Socialist Scholars Conference 1992
Rosalyn Baxandall, Michael E. Brown, Annette Rubinstein, editor, Science and Society and Anders Stephanson were speakers on the Rethinking the History of Communism: 1910 - 1992 panel sponsored by Research Group on Socialism and Democracy at the Tenth Annual Socialist Scholars Conference. The conference was held April 24-26, 1992 at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, New York City[3]
Communist "Manifestivity"
On October 30 and 31, 1998 the Brecht Forum presented the "Communist Manifestivity to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Communist Manifesto" at Cooper Union's Great Hall, New York.
Individual endorsers of the event included Rosalyn Baxandall.[4]
How Class Works
At the How Class Works - 2002 Conference, panels included;
- 2.0 Class and Community
- Rosalyn Baxandall and
- Elizabeth Ewen, SUNY Old Westbury – American Studies
- Fred Rose, Springfield, Mass
- Mark Aronoff, chair, Stony Brook – Linguistics and Deputy Provost[5]
MDS Board member
On February 17, 2007, the Movement for a Democratic Society held a well attended conference[6]at New York City's New School University.
The business portion of the meeting followed with each board nominee introducing themselves to the conference. The board, a very diverse group, was voted in by acclamation... Board nominees where were not able to attend the conference were included in the appointment by acclamation. The list included Elliott Adams, Panama Vicente Alba, Tariq Ali, Stanley Aronowitz, David Barsamian, Rosalyn Baxandall, John Bracey, Jr., John Brittain, Robb Burlage, Noam Chomsky, Jayne Cortez, Carl Davidson, Angela Davis, Bernardine Dohrn, Barbara Epstein, Gustavo Esteva, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Stephen Fleischman, Bill Fletcher Jr, Tom Hayden, Gerald Horne, Florence Howe, Mike James, Robin D G Kelley, Alice Kessler Harris, Rashid Khalidi, Mike Klonsky, Betita Martinez, Ethelbert Miller, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Barbara Ransby, Patricia Rose, Michael Rossman, Studs Terkel, Charlene Teters, Jerry Tucker, Immanuel Wallerstein, Cornel West, Leonard Weinglass and Howard Zinn.
Feminists for Peace and Barack Obama
In early 2008 Rosalyn Baxandall for State University of New York/Old Westbury signed a petition circulated by Feminists for Peace and Barack Obama[7].
- In the coming elections, it is important to remember that war and peace are as much \"women\'s issues\" as are health, the environment, and the achievement of educational and occupational equality. Because we believe that all of these concerns are not only fundamental but closely intertwined, this Tuesday we will be casting our vote for Senator Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee for President of the United States.
Progressives for Obama
In 2009 Rosalyn Baxandall was listed as a signer of the Progressives for Obama website and as affiliated with American Studies, SUNY Old Westbury.[8]
"Support Bill Ayers"
In October 2008, several thousand college professors, students and academic staff signed a statement Support Bill Ayers in solidarity with former Weather Underground Organization terrorist Bill Ayers.
In the run up to the U.S. presidential elections, Ayers had come under considerable media scrutiny, sparked by his relationship to presidential candidate Barack Obama.
- We write to support our colleague Professor William Ayers, Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago, who is currently under determined and sustained political attack...
- We, the undersigned, stand on the side of education as an enterprise devoted to human inquiry, enlightenment, and liberation. We oppose the demonization of Professor William Ayers.
Rosalyn Baxandall of the SUNY Old Westbury signed the statement.[9]
Campaign for Peace and Democracy
Baxandall is listed as an endorser of the Campaign for Peace and Democracy, as of March 15, 2010.[10]
External links
- ↑ FB friends page
- ↑ Second Annual Socialist Scholars Conference program.
- ↑ SSE Tenth Annual Conference Program, 1992
- ↑ Mail Archive website: Communist Manifestivity Conference Schedule, Oct. 28, 1998
- ↑ How Class Works - 2002 Conference Schedule (accessed July 24 2010)
- ↑ http://antiauthoritarian.net/NLN/?p=179
- ↑ http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/nyfeministsforpeace/
- ↑ http://progressivesforobama.blogspot.com/
- ↑ Liberal Education website: Bill Ayers supporters
- ↑ Endorsers


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Social giant's analytics dashboard becomes more robust.
With Advertising Week beginning in a matter of hours, Facebook today is unveiling an overhaul of its Page Insights product as well as a new ad unit called "Premium Ad Product." And whether your brand's Facebook posts inspire consumer engagement is about to become transparent for essentially all to see.
Among a slew of new Facebook Insights metrics sure to interest brand managers, "People Talking About This" is perhaps the most intriguing. It's a raw number - not a percentage - that adds up various engagement types that a page post generates for a brand. The stat will include number of likes, number of Facebook user comments involving the brand, RVSPs, "@mentions" of a brand, Facebook Places check-ins, and photo-tags.
What's more, it will publicly appear on all brand pages, just underneath the "Likes" count. David Baser, Facebook product manager for Page Insights, said marketers and consumers will begin looking at the "People Talking About This" the way they do the "Likes" tally.
He expects brands to keep an eye on each other with the engagement metric, perhaps even competitively. "Over time, marketers and consumers will have expectations (on what that number should look like for brands)," the product manager said. "A brand's business objective will help define what the appropriate level is for their page."
Baser and his colleague Ami Vora, Facebook product marketing manager, last week briefed ClickZ News about updates to the Page Insights product. To understand the changes, let's start with what page metrics have been available to marketers: New Likes, Lifetime Likes, Monthly Active Users, Post Views, and Post Feedback.
In addition to "People Talking About This" metric, here is a sample of what is now available with Page Insights:
Friends of Fans: Another raw stat, it calculates the number of Facebook likers/fans times how many friends they have, excluding overlap. For instance, if your brand has 472,000 likers/fans, it may have in the neighborhood of 145 million Friends of Fans. "We want to focus on reach and how they achieved it," Baser explained.
Weekly total reach: This data-point accounts for the reach of Facebook posts, ads pointing to the page, user–generated stories, etc. when it comes to how a brand lives in the social site's ecosystem.
Analytics for up to 500 recent brand posts: Marketers can now see what kind of engagement they are creating with a fairly granular breakdown. There's an engagement metric that shows how many unique clicks a post gets. A "Talking About This" stat that measures the number of unique likes, comments, shares, questions answered, and event RVSPs. There's a "Virality" metric, which quantifies with a percentage how effective a post performed when it comes to word-of-mouth. It takes the number of people "talking about this" and divides it by the actual number of people who viewed the post. Lastly, marketers can sort the types of posts they want to see metrics for.
Vora explained that the new numbers should help brands optimize their Facebook messaging strategy. "They can see how well the posts are performing," she said. "They can see what works vs. what doesn't."
Baser said his team is far from done tweaking and improving the depth of Page Insights. "We are going to have cooler features for marketers in the not so distant future."
Facebook consulted with Context Optional, Webtrends, and Wildfire to improve Page Insights. Those companies and their competitors will be able to customize metrics for their clients on the Page Insights API.
"We're moving away from the era of 'likes,'" said Craig Stoe, Context Optional VP of product. "We're now measuring what people discuss on Facebook and a brand's total reach."
The enhanced Page Insights product will be rolled out globally in the coming weeks. For now, it's only available in English.
New Premium Ads Dive Deeper Into Social Context
Today, Facebook is also debuting its "Premium Ad Product" (see image) that's designed to promote page posts. Content from a brand's page sits at the top of the unit. The ads should intrigue marketers who have had success with the Sponsored Stories units, which launched in January.
Here's how they work: A brand posts a message or a video to its Facebook page. Then it decides to promote that particular post in the form of this ad. If one of a Facebook user's friends is already a fan/liker of that advertiser's page, the ad unit automatically expands to show that the user's friend has fanned/liked that brand.
Unlike Sponsored Stories, which can be purchased on Facebook's self-service system, the new ads must be obtained through the social site's direct sales team.
Facebook has offered ads with social context since 2008, when it debuted what were called "Engagement Ads." Part of the social site's premium ads portfolio, the ads allowed viewers to see social context - such as their friends "liking" a page or RVSPing an event - in the ad.
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Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez is determined to recapture the belt he lost to Junior dos Santos 13-months ago.
Luckily for the 30-year-old, his opportunity isn't far off as in the main event of UFC 155 on New Year's weekend (Dec. 29, 2012), he is scheduled to challenge dos Santos for the division strap.
The heavyweight championship bout will be a rematch from UFC on FOX 1 in November 2011. The first fight saw then-champion Velasquez get knocked out by "Cigano" just 64-seconds into the opening round.
Dos Santos landed a perfectly-placed overhand right behind the ear of Velasquez that not only knocked him out, but caused him to lose the title he took from Brock Lesnar just one fight prior.
With a little over a year since the first fight, Velasquez has had a lot of time to fix any holes in his game as well as right any wrongs he made in their initial bout. The No. 1 contender in the heavyweight division has rebuilt his confidence and is eager to show he is superior to dos Santos at UFC 155.
"I'm going to win this fight because I feel like I'm the better guy," Velasquez said in to a pre-fight interview with UFC.com. "I'm hungry and I want that belt back."
The fight with dos Santos is the only time in Velasquez's 11-fight career where he has failed to have his hand raised. Even though Velasquez has only fought once since his last meeting with the champion, the American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) product proved in that one fight --a first-round shellacking of Antonio Silva at UFC 146 -- that he is still one of the top dogs in the division.
Unfortunately for all the heavyweights in the UFC, being one of the top dogs isn't good enough for Velasquez -- he wants to be the very best.
"I got myself into this sport to be the best," Velasquez said. "I'm not there right now. There's one guy I have to go through to be that."
Velasquez was on the receiving end of a lot of criticism after his first match up with dos Santos. Even though the fight only last a little more than one minute, many spectators believed Velasquez should have put more effort into taking the fight to the ground where, on paper at least, he has an advantage.
There's a good chance Velasquez will implement a grappling-heavy strategy at UFC 155, however, if he can't keep the fight on the ground, the Californian will be prepared to fight in any position.
"His takedown defense is really good, as soon as he goes down he pops back up or he doesn't even let you go to the ground," Velasquez said of dos Santos. "If he does get up then hey, we're going to fight on our feet. He really doesn't have any weakness out there. There's something about ending the fight with punches, I mean for me it's the best feeling in the world. "
While Velasquez would certainly like to prove he can strike with dos Santos after the result of the first meeting, the goal is to win the belt, and he's not going to try and make a point by standing in front of his heavy-handed foe.
The ideal result for the challenger would be to take dos Santos to the ground and stop the fight with ground-and-pound.
"Going out there, taking him down and finishing him on top would be the ultimate thing for me." Velasquez said.
When Velasquez first won the heavyweight title back in October 2010, many believed he was destined to rule the division with an iron fist for a long time. Those talks were brought to an abrupt halt with just one punch.
Not many fighters are granted an opportunity to fight for a UFC title in their career, and in Velasquez's case he has the chance to become just the third two-time champion in the history of the UFC heavyweight division.
With so much on the line, Velasquez is supremely focused and at UFC 155 wants to prove he is not only superior to dos Santos, but he is capable of being the dominant champion people pegged him as not long ago.
"The whole reason I'm here to fight now is to be the best, to be the champ," Velasquez said. "That's the only thing that I want is the belt, and to keep it, keep defending it. I'm going to go in there and just take what's mine."
"I'm going to prove I'm the best when I take my belt back. There's nobody better than me, especially Junior dos Santos."


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By STEPHANIE BEECKEN6 News Reporter
LAFOLLETTE (WATE) - The case of a Campbell County pastor and reality TV star cited for snake handling will go to a grand jury.
Pastor Andrew Hamblin appeared in court for a preliminary hearing Tuesday afternoon as his supporters gathered around him.
Hamblin was cited last month for having dangerous wildlife. Fifty venomous snakes were seized from his church, The Tabernacle Church of God in LaFollette.
Hamblin entered a not guilty plea a few days later.
Hamblin said he is fighting for his right to worship with snakes, calling it a civil rights battle.
More than a dozen of Hamblin's supporters met at his church before going to the courthouse. Some people even came in from other states to show support during the hearing.
In the middle of the afternoon on a Tuesday, members of the Tabernacle Church of God in LaFollette held a praise and worship service.
Pastor Hamblin said the midday fellowship was rare, but important to have before the court hearing.
"Nothing big, nothing special. We aren't making a battle plan or nothing. We are just out here to support one another and help each other," said Hamblin.
Hamblin has been taking up serpents in the name of faith for five years and says having the snakes taken away by authorities violated his freedom of religion.
"They walked into a church house and took the church's snakes right away from us, no different if they took our oil bottle. I don't think no kind of authority should walk into a Christian church and do that," he said.
Hamblin looks forward to the end of the case and hopes the court's decision will be in his favor.
"I feel alright about it. There's nothing too big or too small that God can't handle," said Hamblin.
During the hearing, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Sgt. Joe Durnin took the stand for over 90 minutes. He went to Hamblin's residence in November.
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and asked him about his possession of his class one reptiles," said Durnin.
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with snakes. Durnin said Hamblin said yes.
"I asked if he could show us those snakes that
he possessed, and he agreed to let us follow him down to the church," he said.
Sgt. Durnin testified that Hamblin unlocked the church and another room where
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He discovered 53 venomous snakes and made Hamblin aware
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residence in the first place, asking if the TWRA had prior evidence. Durnin said his captain sent him to the home.
The judge found probable cause to send the case to the grand jury, which is scheduled to meet on January 6.
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News: Drake Publicly Unveils Aaliyah's "Enough Said" At Toronto OVO Festival
Monday, Aug 6, 2012 11:30AM
Young Money rapper Drake made Sunday (August 5) a memorable night for his Toronto hometown by publicly premiering his new "Enough Said" Aaliyah collaboration at his third annual OVO Festival.
Drizzy Drake used last night's concert stage to officially debut their collaboration.
Drake headlined his third annual OVO Festival in his hometown of Toronto on Sunday night (August 5) with guests like Nicki Minaj, 2 Chainz, A$AP Rocky, Snoop Dogg as his reggae alter-ego Snoop Lion, French Montana, Meek Mill and singer The Weeknd all sharing the stage with him. And as promised, Drake unleashed his featured guest appearance on Aaliyah's posthumous single, "Enough Said," debuting it as part of his huge concert last night. It has previously been reported that Drizzy would be executive-producing the late and loved singer's posthumous album and "Enough Said" seems to be the first listen off the project. (XXL Mag)
Prior to the performance, the track premiered online Sunday afternoon.
Drake released his first track with the late Aaliyah , 'Enough Said.' How does it fare? Probably better than most people expected. "Can't you talk to me? / Tell me what you need," Aaliyah pleads over a soft, somewhat minimalist beat. Yes, Drizzy can. The Toronto-bred MC, who has a tattoo of the fallen starlet on his back, spits an entire verse on why his life is tough, asking, "Is this even a discussion?" he rants. "Don't you ever wake up disgusted? / Every million I get an enemy or a cousin." Aw, Drake! Your life is so hard! The track sounds like traditional Aaliyah, with the stunner's signature smooth, soft vocals. Early in the tune, Drake asks, "What's up?" over and over like a hype man who doesn't know how to listen, while Aaliyah harmonizes with herself, dropping her signature coos over "Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah." The song doesn't sound like it'd be out of place next to her hits like 'Are You That Somebody' or 'Rock the Boat,' though it's most reminiscent of 'We Need a Resolution.' (Pop Crush)
A few days ago, longtime Aaliyah friend/producer Timbaland weighed in on reports of Drizzy's involvement in a posthumous album.
Timbaland doesn't want Drake to do an Aaliyah album--unless he and Missy Elliott are involved. The super producer spoke with Power 105.1's The Breakfast Club about the rumor that Drizzy is in talks to executive produce the album , and was pretty clear about all of the components that need to line up first. "I know they trying to drop some Aaliyah records, but if he do it, it should be with me and him, and Missy." Even though the YMCMB rapper allegedly contacted Aaliyah's estate over plans to make the project, Timbaland revealed that the 25-year-old has yet to reach out to him. "I don't know what's going on. The proper way to do that would be for me him and Missy to be all on the record." (HHW)
In a recent interview, Drake hinted at having some big Aaliyah-related news.
Drake touched on having "special things" related to Aaliyah coming up when speaking to Tim Westwood. "I have some great Aaliyah news coming soon," Drake told Westwood. "Just some special things. Just gave you that, just a little. Because I said, I'm with Westwood, so I can't not... But great things, great things for music, period." (The Juice)
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Keeping Your Tween Safe
As our children grow, we allow them more and more freedom. It's all a part of becoming independent. But are we preparing our preteens for all the responsibility that goes along with this freedom?
As parents we know there comes a time when we must let go just a little and allow our kids to partake in various activities on their own. It can be easy to acquire a false sense of security in regards to the safety of our preteens. Haven't we already spent the last 10 years going over and over the safety rules? Unfortunately, many preteens may not know how to follow these rules once they are out in the world exploring their new liberation.
Rules of the Road
"This is the perfect age to begin introducing traffic safety to a young rider," says Preston Tyree, education director for the Texas Bicycle Coalition in Austin, Texas. "They are physically and developmentally capable of handling a bike and understanding the complexity of traffic situations."
At this age, kids are usually riding on busy roads outside the neighborhood, and they need to know the rules of the road. "Approach this discussion as the 'first driver's ed,'" says Tyree. "Everything a bicycle rider learns is exactly what a motor vehicle driver needs to know. We will have better drivers and drivers who are more aware of cyclists."
The single most important thing that parents can stress to their preteen when talking to them about bicycle safety is to wear a helmet. This single rule, according to the National SAFE KIDS Campaign, can reduce the risk of head injury by as much as 88 percent. As kids get older, they often become reluctant to wear helmets, which increases their risk factor dramatically for injury or even death related to a crash. They feel it doesn't look "cool" to wear the helmet. As a parent, it's your job to give them all the information and stress to them that if they ride, they wear a helmet.
"If my son was caught without a helmet, he knew he wouldn't have a bike to use for a very long time," says Jane Simpson of Ontario, Canada. "I am adamant about the use of helmets. My older son does not ride a bike any more because he refuses to wear one. My 10-year-old knows the rules; I tell him every time he leaves the house."
When your child is given the freedom to ride the roads on his own, you need to ensure that he is mature enough to handle the risks. Many of the accidents are caused by a child's behavior, things like not following the road signs, swerving into traffic, goofing around and showing off and not following the rules of the road.
Tyree says that over half of cyclist-caused crashes can be prevented by three simple actions:
- Ride to the right, in the same direction as other traffic.
- Look over your shoulder before swerving or turning left.
- Stop and look before riding into crossing traffic.
"Kids need to know that a head injury can happen to them. It can change the way they look, think and feel and impact their lives forever," says Heather Paul, Ph.D., executive director for the National SAFE KIDS Campaign. "We encourage parents to sit down with their children and discuss the long-term consequences and risks associated with not wearing a helmet. Parents can empower their children to wear a helmet on every ride."
It never hurts to go over the safety rules again with your preteen. Better yet, post them somewhere – like on the door to the garage – where he can be consistently reminded.
On Wheels
When your child is involved in any type of physical activity, there is always the chance of injury. Even preteens are often unable to assess the risks involved with a particular activity or sport they are participating in.
Does that mean you should shelter your children? Absolutely not – but you do need to continually educate and remind them about the safe ways to play. It's unrealistic to expect your children to be by your side at all times so that they remain safe. It is the ultimate goal of parents to raise independent and safe adults.
There are training programs available that can aid parents in teaching safe play for kids. Information can be found online that is a great resource for parents to use when discussing the safety issues with preteens. When talking with your child, state the facts. This age group can be told actual statistics. It may add impact to know that there is truly a risk for serious injury or death if they don't follow the rules when on wheels.
Firearm Safety
You don't have to look far to see why children in the United States are dying from gun injuries. The statistics on gun availability are staggering, and most parents who own guns believe that the weapon is safely stored, yet kids are finding them and using them.
When trying to demystify the use of firearms, it is important to be aware of the kinds of programs your preteen is watching. "Some shows romanticize the use of guns," says Simpson. "At this impressionable age, they don't need to see all that violence."
It is also advisable for parents to talk to their kids about the danger of guns, as well as talk to your child's friend's parents about whether they have a gun in their home.
"I am not embarrassed to ask anyone if they have a weapon in their home if my son is going to be playing there," says Simpson. "Accidents happen – even when you have the most educated child. Curiosity wins sometimes."


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Seabrook also claims another senior detective working on the case, Detective Superintendent Bill Baldock disagreed with Du Rose's findings, and deeply resented Du Rose going public with his claims, but didn't want to publically contradict his superior. However, Seabrook says Baldock believed the killer to be another suspect, who Seabrook outlines in Jack Of Jumps.
This individual was younger than Ireland, but he was also a former policeman who had good reason to have a grudge against the police. He was kicked out of the force in the early 1960s after being convicted of a series of petty burglaries in the area he patrolled. He later admitted that his motive had been bitterness at missing having been previously accused of corruption ("My feeling..." he admitted at the time," was that if they thought so strongly that I was a black sheep then I will show them and be a black sheep"). He wanted to make life difficult for his former colleagues, committing crimes which they would then spend many hours trying to solve, with no success (since he himself was disposing of evidence). Seabrook's theory is that the killer murdered the girls with the same motive to humiliate his former colleagues. He backs up his claim by pointing out the fact that the last six bodies (police never officially confirmed if they believed the deaths of Elizabeth Figg and Gwynneth Rees were definitely part of the series) were all found in different police sub-divisions. Very few people would know of these areas of jurisdiction, apart from a former police officer. Seabrook's suspect had actually worked in all but one of them.
After leaving the police force, he worked as a car salesman, which would have given him considerable opportunity to travel around London. The Heron trading estate, meanwhile, was easy to access 24 hours a day for someone with local knowledge.
Baldock wrote of this man in his original report, "(this man) cannot be eliminated from the enquiry and it is felt that he is still a strong possible suspect. The circumstances surrounding his mental history, knowledge of the area and background are ideal in every respect for his being the murderer."
But obvious questions remain why did he stop killing? Admittedly police presence in West London was intense, but we know now that the danger of being caught is rarely much of a prohibiting factor once a serial killer has become addicted to murder.
Seabrook argues that since the old London police boundaries were changed in April 1965, his motive disappeared with them. A plausible reason for a killer to go straight? Your guess is as good as ours...
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11:25am Tuesday 7th January 2014 in News
WILTSHIRE Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault in Swindon.
The incident took place in Okus Road, Old Town, shortly before 2am on Saturday, December 21, 2013.
A lone female was walking home when she was grabbed from behind by an unknown male attacker.
He grabbed her around the neck and she was pulled to the ground.
The man is described as white, about 30 years old, approximately 5ft 10ins tall with short fair hair and wearing dark clothing.
Wiltshire Police Detective Constable Matt Lewis said: "The female victim was walking home which was only a short distance from her leaving a friend.
"The victim was dragged backwards which caused her to fall and injure her elbow.
"She fought back against this male and managed to fight him off. The man then ran off towards Bath Road.
"The victim was terrified about what this man was going to do and bravely fought him off.
"I am appealing for any witnesses who were in the area at this time who may have seen this assault to come forward immediately."
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— Today is Friday, Dec. 7, the 342nd day of 2012. There are 24 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Dec. 7, 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as part of its plan to conquer Southeast Asian territories; the raid, which claimed some 2,400 American lives, prompted the United States to declare war against Japan the next day.
On this date:
Ten years ago: Iraq handed over its long-awaited arms declaration to the United Nations, denying it had doomsday weapons. President Saddam Hussein grudgingly apologized to Kuwait for his 1990 invasion. Shuttle Endeavour returned to Earth, bringing an astronaut and pair of cosmonauts home from a 6-month space station voyage. Bombs tore through four movie theaters in Bangladesh, killing 19. Miss Turkey Azra Akin won the Miss World contest in London, bringing to a close an international pageant that had incited deadly rioting in Nigeria, the original site of the event.
Five years ago: Congressional Democrats demanded a full Justice Department investigation into whether the CIA had obstructed justice by destroying videotapes documenting the harsh 2002 interrogations of two alleged terrorists. Two window washers fell 47 stories from a Manhattan skyscraper when their scaffolding failed; Edgar Moreno was killed, but his brother, Alcides, miraculously survived.
One year ago: Rod Blagojevich, the ousted Illinois governor whose three-year battle against criminal charges became a national spectacle, was sentenced to 14 years in prison. Veterans from Pearl Harbor observed the 70th anniversary of Japan's attack with a solemn ceremony at the site of the bombing. Veteran character actor Harry Morgan, 96, died in Brentwood, Calif.
Today's Birthdays: Actor Eli Wallach is 97. Linguist and political philosopher Noam Chomsky is 84. Bluegrass singer Bobby Osborne is 81. Actress Ellen Burstyn is 80. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., is 75. Broadcast journalist Carole Simpson is 72. Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Bench is 65. Actor-director-producer James Keach is 65. Country singer Gary Morris is 64. Singer-songwriter Tom Waits is 63. Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, is 60. Basketball Hall of Famer Larry Bird is 56. Actress Priscilla Barnes is 55. Former "Tonight Show" announcer Edd (cq) Hall is 54. Rock musician Tim Butler (The Psychedelic Furs) is 54. Actor Patrick Fabian is 48. Actor Jeffrey Wright is 47. Actor C. Thomas Howell is 46. Producer-director Jason Winer is 40. NFL player Terrell Owens is 39. Rapper-producer Kon Artis is 38. Pop singer Nicole Appleton (All Saints) is 37. Latin singer Frankie J is 36. Country singer Sunny Sweeney is 36. Actress Shiri Appleby is 34. Pop-rock singer/celebrity judge Sara Bareilles (bah-REHL'-es) (TV: "The Sing-off") is 33. Singer Aaron Carter is 25.
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Located in the historic Cotton Exchange, Two Sisters Bookery is a lovely shop full of pleasant surprises. The bookstore has been in business for 25 years and specializes in regional and local authors. Two Sisters is a retail only store owned and operated by Barbara Galvin, A Wilmington resident and avid reader.
She is also supportive of local merchant shopping and dutifully practices this cause. Barbara has a well stocked store that is full of classic and contemporary authors and unique gifts as well. As I entered the bookery, I was immediately impressed with the easy-to-locate layout of the store and the ambiance of décor that influenced me to stay and browse. Two Sisters bookery also has a wonderful children's section that is truly inviting to inspire young readers. This shop has unique gifts at every turn, and something to please everyone, especially those who love all things coastal. Whether you are in search of a mystery/thriller, a children's book , a local southern cookbook or the perfect gift for that hard-to0buy-for person in your life, the Two Sisters Bookery is sure to fill the need. Make this shop a must stop treat while visiting the Cotton Exchange In Wilmington. Two Sisters Bookery is located at 318 Nutt Street (in the Cotton Exchange)
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The Assembly debates the right to a healthy environment
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The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, meeting this week in plenary session in Strasbourg, will end its Summer session on Friday with a debate on the environment and human rights.
Assembly: US detention of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and in Afghanistan unlawful
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The detention by the United States of more than 600 combatants and non-combatants at Guantanamo Bay and in Afghanistan is unlawful - since their status is undefined in international law - and their
Walter Schwimmer: EU enlargement will make the Council of Europe more necessary than ever
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Speaking at the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly's urgent debate on the Convention on the Future of Europe, Walter Schwimmer Secretary General of the 45-member Organisation said that EU enlargement will strengthen, rather than reduce, the need for the Council of Europe....
Walter Schwimmer: 3rd Council of Europe Summit will define the role of the Organisation in an enlarged Europe
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During a press conference held yesterday in Strasbourg, the Secretary General stressed that the 3rd Summit of Heads of State or Government of the Council of Europe, to be held between autumn 2004 and spring 2005, would deal with the role of the Organisation in the institutional...
Assembly debates proposal for EU associate membership in the Council of Europe
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The fourth day of the Assembly's Summer part-session will begin with an urgent procedure debate on the EU's draft constitution. A report prepared by Theodoros Pangalos
Council of Europe's new multimedia portal
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On Monday 23 June, the Council of Europe launched a new multimedia portal on its Internet site. This new facility can be accessed via the Organisation's general site and will offer journalists,
Threats to the International Criminal Court and trafficking in organs on the Assembly's agenda
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United States demands to conclude bilateral agreements providing for a blanket exemption from the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court will be debated by the Assembly under urgent procedure on Wednesday 25
Peter Schieder : ''Our position on the ICC remains firm''
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At a press conference Parliamentary Assembly President Peter Schieder announced an urgent debate this week on 'The Convention on the future of Europe and the Council of Europe' as well as the participation of the European Commissioner Franz Fischler in the debates on agriculture....
Prevention of violence in sport: Council of Europe conference in Lisbon
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The role of local and regional authorities in the prevention of violence at sports events, particularly football matches, is the theme of a conference taking place in Lisbon on 23 and 24 June. The event has been organised by the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe...
Council of Europe calls for organ donor registers
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The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted a recommendation to its member states calling for the establishment of organ donor registers.
The European Diploma for Protected Areas of the Council of Europe awarded to three new protected areas
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By decision of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, the European Diploma for Protected Areas of the Council of Europe has been awarded to three new applicant areas:
Council of Europe University summer school on the misuse of history
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The Council of Europe will be organising a university summer school on the theme 'The misuse of history - history teaching in the 21st century: a challenge for Europe' from 2 to 5 July 2003. The gathering is aimed at students, specialist university lecturers and teachers and...
Opening for signature of three new legal instruments of the Council of Europe
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On the occasion of the 112th session of the Committee of Ministers taking place in Strasbourg, three new legal instruments have been opened for signature. States that have signed (15.06.03.) these new texts are the following:
Council of Europe/European Union quadripartite meeting
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The 19th Quadripartite Meeting between the Council of Europe and the European Union, a high-level co-ordination meeting, took place in Luxembourg on Tuesday 17 June at the invitation of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Seminar on Organisation of the Police
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18 - 19 June 2003 Seminar on "Organisation of the police" is held on 18 -19 June in Tbilisi. The seminar is organised by the Criminal law and criminal justice Division (DG 1 - Legal Affairs) of the Council of Europe in cooperation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia...
Media and Politicians in Time of Elections Workshop
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17-18 June 2003 Seminar on "media and politicians in time of elections" is held on 17-18 June in Tbilisi. The seminar has been organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia in co-operation with the Directorate General of Human Rights of the Council of Europe.
Summer session of the Parliamentary Assembly
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Highlights of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly's Summer session (23-27 June 2003) include debates on organ trafficking in Europe, on a proposal to create a public prosecutor at the European Court of Human Rights (part of a report on areas where the European Convention...
The Group of States against Corruption produces new CD-ROM
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GRECO, a Council of Europe Partial and Enlarged Agreement , has just published a CD-ROM on its activities. Legal instruments, evaluation reports adopted and made public, and many other basic texts are available on this CD-ROM.
Council of Europe seminar on "Road traffic and psychoactive substances"
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A seminar on 'Road traffic and psychoactive substances', organised by the Pompidou Group, will take place from 18 to 20 June in Rooms 7 and 10 of the Palais de l'Europe. Founded in 1971, the Pompidou Group is a multidisciplinary group for co-operation in the field of drugs and...
The Council of Europe Publications
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The Council of Europe Information Office in Georgia is publishing "Media and Elections Handbook" (by Yasha Lange). The following chapters of the publication discuss possible regulation of free political advertising, paid political advertising and editorial coverage in the broadcast...
13 and 14 June: Secretary General at conference on Islam in Graz
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Council of Europe Secretary General Walter Schwimmer will be in Graz on 13 and 14 June at a conference on "the role of Islam and Muslims in Europe". More than 100 theologians and leaders of Islamic centres in Europe, representing more than 20 million Muslims, will meet to discuss...
Council of Europe Secretary General to take part in Central European Initiative meeting in Wroclaw
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Council of Europe Secretary General Walter Schwimmer will take part in the meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers of countries involved in the Central European Initiative (CEI) in Wroclaw, Poland, on 12 and 13 June.
The Committee of Ministers has given the green light for two new buildings
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The Committee of Ministers has just agreed to the construction of two new buildings for the Council of Europe: a new general office building and a new building for the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines. These buildings will be the work of AUKETT Art & Build, of...
The North-South Prize Award Ceremony will take place on 16th of June in Lisbon
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The North-South Prize Award Ceremony will take place on Monday 16th of June at 5 pm in the Senate Room of the Assembly of the Portuguese Republic in Lisbon (Portugal)
Seminar on the Financing of Political Parties and Electoral Campaign
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12-13 June 2003, (Hotel Sheraton Metechi Palace) The seminar within the framework of the Council of Europe Integrated Project "Making democratic institutions work" is organised in co-operation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Anti-Corruption Bureau of Georgia and is...
Working Group meeting on the Local Charter and National Training Strategy for Local Government in Georgia
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Tbilisi, 12 June 2003. In the framework of the European Commission and the Council of Europe Joint Programme the third Working Group meeting on the Local Charter and National Training Strategy for Local Government in Georgia is being held in Tbilisi on 12 June, 2003.
Collection of electronic documents
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The Council of Europe Information Office in Georgia is publishing the detailed web-guide to the organisation. The material, which represents an official handbook of the Council of Europe, covers all activities of the organisation and gives explanatory notes on different European...
Council of Europe and European Commission launch a European Day of Civil Justice
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The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has just decided to launch, together with the European Commission, the European Day of Civil Justice (EDCJ) which will be held throughout Europe every year during the last week of October.
Colloquy on Regional Rural Produce in the Era of Globalisation
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Versailles ,
Versailles (France), 6 June 2003 The CLRAE Committee on Culture and Education of the Regional Chamber is organising a colloquy on Regional Rural Produce in the Era of Globalisation. The colloquy will be held in the afternoon of the 6 June 2003 at Versailles, Paris.
Council of Europe Publications
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The Council of Europe Information Office in Georgia is publishing its second brochure for 2002-2003. A new edition contains the following topics: Council of Europe at a glance, Council of Europe Information Office in Georgia, Council of Europe and...
Council of Europe ministerial conference in Oslo to discuss health, dignity and human rights
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Integrating the ethical and human rights dimension into the delivery of health care services is the aim of the seventh conference of European Health Ministers, whose theme is "Health, Dignity and Human Rights". The conference, organised by the Norwegian Government and the Council...
Monitoring – Co-rappourters visit Georgia to assess honouring of commitments
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3-5 June, The co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Georgia, Mátyás Eörsi (Hungary, LDR) and Evgeni Kirilov (Bulgaria, SOC), make a fourth fact-finding visit to the country to assess the state of Georgia's honouring of the commitments it made on joining the Council of Europe in...
New Council of Europe response to the regulatory challenges posed by the Internet
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On 28 May 2003, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted a Declaration on freedom of communication on the Internet.
Prosecutors General from Council of Europe's 45 member States meet in Bratislava
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Prosecutors General from the 45 member States of the Council of Europe are meeting for the fourth time, from 1 to 3 June in Bratislava (Forum Hotel, Hodzovo namestie Nr.2).


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Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls, the Greater Cincinnati Port Authority and community partners on Monday unveiled the "Come Home Cincinnati" initiative, which promises to make vacant properties available to new occupants in an effort to increase homeownership and redevelop neighborhoods hit hardest by vacancy and abandonment.
The goal is to establish a residential base that will help jumpstart private redevelopment and revitalize largely abandoned areas of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
"Just about a year ago, we were in Evanston to talk about their housing strategy for the Woodburn Avenue corridor and what to do about the 200 vacant and abandoned properties in the community," Qualls said in a statement. "The next logical step on the path to revitalization is to incentivize private market investment in the residential core of our neighborhoods and help to fill the once-abandoned homes with new owner-occupants."
The initiative will work through the Hamilton County Land Bank, private lenders and community development corporations to connect potential homeowners with a pool of loan guarantees.
Qualls' office says the plan will likely require tapping into the city's Focus 52 fund, which finances neighborhood projects.
To qualify for the program, owner-occupants will have to meet minimum credit requirements, agree to live in the rehabilitated home for five years and pay for 5 percent of the total rehabilitation and acquisition costs as a down payment. After five years, the loan will be refinanced at the same or better interest rates to relinquish the city and its partners' loan guarantee.
The city is eyeing a few potential partners for the initiative, including the Cincinnati Development Fund, Cincinnati Preservation Association, the University of Cincinnati Urban Design Center and neighborhood-specific groups.
The initiative will start with 100 homes in the pilot neighborhoods of Evanston and Walnut Hills, but it will expand to Avondale, College Hill, Madisonville, Northside, Price Hill and South Cumminsville as resources grow. It will work in conjunction with the Moving Ohio Forward demolition grant program, which allows the city and Hamilton County Land Bank to tear down blighted and vacant buildings.
At the same time, three of the neighborhoods — College Hill, Madisonville and Walnut Hills — are currently trying out form-based code, a special kind of zoning code championed by Qualls that allows developers to more easily pursue projects as long as they stay within a neighborhood's established goals.
City Council will now need to approve a motion that gives the city administration 60 days to develop a plan and budget for the initiative. The city administration's proposal will also require City Council approval.
Just two days after he proposed the idea, Cincinnati City Councilman Jeff Berding quietly dropped his proposal to tax panhandlers and require them to wear signs stating how much the city contributes to social service agencies on an annual basis. Despite the sudden flip-flop, Berding's idea has inspired a similar concept targeting City Hall.
Some members of city council agreed that the city needs to take a hard look at the way it inspects projects done with taxpayer money, but they took no action during a special joint committee meeting Thursday to discuss allegations that workers were being underpaid at the University Square development in Clifton.
Council members Laure Quinlivan, Cecil Thomas and Wendell Young presented a video investigation they conducted, which included interviews with workers on the project who claim they were being taken advantage of by the University Square developers.
Under Ohio and Cincinnati law, workers on projects funded by taxpayers must be paid a so-called "prevailing wage" (the same as a unionized worker) and be given benefits.
In Cincinnati, that wage is $23.17 an hour for the carpentry work done by the workers interviewed for the video.
The workers in the video claimed they were paid $500 for working a 60-hour week.
"Five-hundred dollars a week to me when you don't have a job, that's a lot," said Garrick Foxx, a construction worker on the project.
"But actually when you average it out, it's not. Like to the hour-wise it's probably like 9-something, so like I could actually make that working at McDonalds."
The University Square developer — a collaboration between Towne Properties and Al. Neyer, Inc. — is building a complex with a parking garage, residential units and retail space.
The City of Cincinnati has $21 million invested in the parking garage. The State of Ohio recently ruled that the prevailing wage provisions apply only workers constructing the garage that the city has money invested in.
Arn Bortz with Towne Properties said the controversy was ginned up by unions and it hasn't been proven that workers are being underpaid.
"All of this was started by the unions themselves because they became very unhappy when the State of Ohio said a sizeable portion of our project was not subject to prevailing wage," Bortz said. "They tried then to discredit and intimidate anyone who is on the other side of the table."
Bortz said he agreed to pay a prevailing wage even to workers who worked on parts of the project not subject to the law. He said he cuts a check to the subcontractors based on that agreement.
"Whether any of those subcontractors might have been unfair to the workers, we do not know," Bortz said. "If they were, they should be made to be fair."
Deputy City Solicitor Aaron Herzig said if the contract required a particular wage be paid and it wasn't, the city can bring a breach of contract action against the developers. But to start an investigation, a complaint must first be made.
The council members asked that their investigation be considered a formal complaint.
Facing term limits, Cincinnati City Councilman John Cranley announced today that he would resign his seat Thursday to join the Keating Muething & Klekamp law firm and concentrate on development projects in East Price Hill.
During the past two weeks CityBeat has published its list of endorsements in the race for Cincinnati City Council,along with those on local and state issues.
Some readers have requested that the endorsements be put into a smaller format that will be simpler to print out and take along with them to their polling places on Tuesday.
So, here it is. Clip, save and enjoy.
A forum is planned to question Cincinnati City Council candidates on issues involving "green" building techniques, making the city more sustainable and other environmental topics.
The event, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled for 6 p.m. Oct. 12 in the rear stage area at the Northside Tavern, 4163 Hamilton Ave. Before the forum begins, a networking session with candidates will be held at 5 p.m.
It's finally over and done with.
After years of criticism by his opponents and at least one similar attempt two years ago, the Cincinnati Democratic Committee voted this morning to un-endorse City Councilman Jeff Berding. CityBeat first mentioned the current effort in early July.
A community group known for its controversial and antagonistic tactics is asking other neighborhood organizations to take a vote on whether they support Cincinnati's proposed streetcar project.
In a recent e-mail sent to leaders of the city's network of neighborhood councils, John Sess, president of the Westwood Civic Association, wants to gauge sentiment about the project. Sess states he will be "keeping tracks of the results," presumably to lobby city officials to reconsider the project.
It took awhile due to some miscommunication about police terminology, but CityBeat managed to get a copy of the incident report that Cincinnati City Councilman Jeff Berding filed late last month against a one-time political ally.
Berding filed a report with Cincinnati Police Officer Jay D. Barnes on Jan. 27, the same day that Berding announced his impending resignation from City Council.


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Meet the 15 Utahns who will help represent the US at the Sochi Olympics (15 items)
Here is a quick look at the 15 homegrown Utah athletes, as defined by the USOC, who will be competing in the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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1 of 15. Joss Christensen
Sport: slopestyle ski
Fast fact: His first major win was the final Olympic Grand Prix in Park City three weeks ago. He has numerous podiums in competition and graduated from the Winter Sports School.
Day competing: Thursday, Feb. 13
Twitter: @josschristensen
2 of 15. Chris Fogt
Sport: Bobsled, push athlete
Fast fact: A member of the Army's world-class athlete program, Fogt competed in 2010 Olympics with USA 2 and then served a year in Afghanistan, where he advanced to the rank of captain. He is married and expecting his first child in May.
Days competing: *Sunday, Feb. 16, and Monday, Feb. 17 (two man); Saturday Feb. 22, and Sunday, Feb. 23 (four man)
*Coaches decide if Fogt participates in two-man during the games. He and Steve Langton have shared runs with Holcomb this season with equal success.
Twitter: @christopherfogt
3 of 15. Jared Goldberg
Sport: Alpine skiing
Fast fact: Feels his background as a freeskier helps him when the Alpine course gets rough. Grew up racing with the Snowbird Ski Team, but said he wasn't serious until he was 15. Also played lacrosse at Skyline High.
Days competing: This is up to the coaches, but most likely he'll compete in super combined on Friday, Feb. 14. Possibly men's downhill Feb. 9.
Twitter: @jared_goldberg
4 of 15. Preston Griffall
Sport: luge doubles
Fast fact: A graduate of Olympus High, Griffall competed in the 2006 Games but narrowly missed making the Olympic team in 2010.
Days competing: Wednesday, Feb. 12 (possible team event Feb. 13)
Twitter: @prestongriffall
5 of 15. Faye Gulini
Sport: snowboard cross
Fast fact: At 21, this is the former Brighton Bengal's second Olympic experience. She finished 12th in the Vancouver Olympics and top eight in last year's event on the Olympic course in Sochi. She got her start at Snowbird Ski Resort.
Days competing: Sunday, Feb. 16
Twitter: @fayegulini
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Where is Lehi's Kristi Koplin (bob sled) in your review?!
It bugs me that the media always says that all these athletes are from Utah. While some are, most simply train here. Unless you graduated from a Utah high school (not a ski school, but a real school) or have lived here for more than half your life, you are not from Utah. We don't claim that John Stockton, Karl Malone, or Jerry Sloan are from Utah. They "lived" here too. It just bugs me.
Noelle-Pikus Pace actually lives in Eagle Mountain and has done so for many years.
Go Megan McJames!!
There are 3 there that I can name I graduated High School with in Park City, and another that my cousin Graduated High School with in Salt lake City......... Which ones do you know that did not graduate high school in Utah?


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11:08 pmDecember 15, 2011
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Today I got a call from this number: 1-800-672-7920
I didn't answer it as it looks suspicious. I told my sister who is also on SpeakOut about it, and she got a call from the same number 2 days before.
Are other SpeakOut users getting calls from this number?
I don't give out my number to anyone other than a few friends, and I never use it to sign up for things. It seems too much of a coincidence that we both got a call from it, especially in such a short time. Could SpeakOut or Rogers be selling their phone list?
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I would be more apt to believe it is a cold call you got. If you got Speakout recently, the number you got assigned probably had some past history, and likely was added to some telemarketers list.
10:04 amDecember 16, 2011
I've had my number for more than 1 year now (we both have, actually) and this is the first time I've gotten a call like this. I googled the number, and found a forum where Rogers customers have been getting calls from the number recently as well, so that's why I wonder if it's carrier-related.
But it could be a coincidence. If other SpeakOut users get a call from this number, guess we'll know.