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please join my I HATE MAYO CLUB..LOL.. anyone welcome..even if you like it rop So, you're OK with doctored-up mayo, right? |
I just checked the google machine, and apparently 'black pastrami means 'New York Style' , whereas 'red pastrami' signifies 'New England Style'. One site said that the black variety includes molasses in the black pepper rub. Still doesn't explain why Brent's doesn't call _both_ of their sandwiches 'black pastrami'... |
SOUP - LA Dish of the Month (November 2013) Hi Kevin... I think only their Tom Yum Kung/Goong has shrimp in broth. Also, I believe that in addition to the beef and pork versions of the boat noodles, they also have a duck version... |
SOUP - LA Dish of the Month (November 2013) The boat noodles/soup at Sapp Coffee Shop in Thai Town. The beef version with tendon, blood, liver, etc.. The broth is as murky as satan's bath water, and just as spicy... |
Where can I get Egg foo Young? Sounds good, will definitely swing by there. Thanks! |
Where can I get Egg foo Young? I'm in Granada Hills, so Porter Ranch is a quick speeding ticket away in my Mustang fastback! Thanks... |
# 1 butterscotch pudding for me is at Jar. # 2 is at AOC. # 3 is at Pizzeria Mozza. And # 4 (technically a pie) is the butterscotch pie at Pie n Burger. A distant # 5 is the butterscotch pudding at Milk (in their glass display case)... |
Where can I get Egg foo Young? I get the bbq pork egg foo young at Hong Kong 88 on Sepulveda Blvd. in the Valley (two doors down from Zankou Chicken). Large portion, tons of bbq pork, very eggy, very bean sprouty. Requisite deluge of brown gravy... |
soda pop & bottle cap rust: do me in?? Hi... Never really thought to complain, and here's why: I figure the esoteric flavors (Green River, Cheer Wine, etc.) don't move very fast off the shelf, and therefore its a crap-shoot if the bottle I'm selecting is years vs. months old. But I've seen it on bottles of mexican Coke too, which usually moves fast off the shelf. Eh, probably better this way, so I don't take in as many empty calories... |
soda pop & bottle cap rust: do me in?? LOL. Always enjoy your sense of humor... |
It's nothing to be ashamed of but....... Hi... I only eat breakfast cereal once or twice per year (and never as 'breakfast' per se). But when I have a hankerin' for some Capt N Crunch, I buy and empty an entire box into my wife's largest old-timey primary-colored Pyrex mixing bowl and hoover it down Jethro Bodine-style (ala Beverly Hillbillies), eventually tilting the bowl's-worth of sugary milk down my gluttonous gullet... |
Cash only gratuity allowed ... you may NOT charge the TIP to your CC. Hi Harters... I always keep an extra $100 note in my wallet, wedged between a small photo of my wife and another small photo of my cat (its' easy to remember that spare cash is hidden inbetween the two entities on whom I spend the most $ :-) When I break the $100 dollar bill into smaller currency for an impromptu tip, I just replace it with another when I'm next at the bank or ATM... |
Yummy east coast foods you can't get in LA area +1. Thanks, Servorg.... |
Yummy east coast foods you can't get in LA area Harrummpph! I've eaten stale west coast bagels and stale east coast bagels, and stale east coast bagels are better. But you are nonetheless correct, stale does not merit the trouble/cost of transcontinental travel... |
Cousins Lobster Truck: great first experience for me Hi Jase ... By nature, I'm not usually a food truck kind of individual, so when things went so smoothly on the eve of my Cousins experience, my enthusiaasm was as much about the relative ease of finding that which I sought, as it was about the quality of the lobster roll itself. Simply put, the result far exceeded my initial expectations. All that was missing was a nice ice cold bitter ale in a glass bottle to wash it all down by way of civilized transgression. Cheers! |
Hi... I've been to neither the CC nor SM locations. Whenever I'm in CC, I usually veer toward Honey's Kettle, like a shark drawn to a bucket 'o chum. Somethings' gotta give, so perhaps I should simply man-up and give one of them a try. I survived freshman year -- I'll likely survive a burger bar :-) |
Father's Office (original location). Waiting to pounce on a yet-to-be vacated table has never been a skill at ease in my wheelhouse. Reminds me too much of the lunch room during my freshman year at high school, propping-up the wall, waiting for a friendly face to acknowledge my existence. Ack... |
Umami becoming more corporate? Hey dude. A quick question: did you mean that you GF never ate a burger before of any kind? If so, don't leave a brother hangin' -- did she like her first burger?? I need closure... |
Cousins Lobster Truck: great first experience for me Hiya... Wife and I went to the weekly/Friday evening food truck experience on Chatsworth St. in Granada Hills (we 3 miles away). Pretty awesome selection of trucks every time, usually about 30 or more lining each side of the street for several blocks. Side-street parking is anxiety-inducing, but can be accomplished with a bit of effort, and so far, the crowd of patrons are OK or better, with lots of young families and a moderate smattering of tolerable hipsters. Finally saw the Cousins lobster truck about which I've read here on the LA board, and honed in on that, as I rarely find lobster rolls around town (or perhaps don't look astutely enough). The line was not short, but not too long either, as the pricing is a double-edged sword that keeps the throng of lobster admirerers down to a reasonable herd. So I went for it, BIG TIME (three lobster rolls for ME!!) The price is about $12.95 per roll. Maine-style and Connecticut-style, or some such differentiation (one served cool w/mayo on toasted lobster roll, and one serve warmed with butter on toasted lobster roll). I ordered two of the warm/butter versions, and one of the cool/mayo versions. My choice was perfect. The roll/sandwich isn't huge, but its' just fine for the price; one is almost enough and three (what I ordered) is almost too much. It felt like easily 4 ounces of good quality claw and tail meat in each sandwich. Just the right amount of butter and mayo on each, and not over-the-top unctuous. The bread/rolls could have been just slightly more toasty. They have a good system in place, because I only waited about ten minutes for my order of three lobster rolls (and an order of three shrimp tacos for the wife -- which were OK, but nowhere near as great as the lobster, natch). The young fellow taking my order was super nice and congenial/cool (like Glen Philips from Toad The Wet Sprocket) and even made a funny announcement over the speaker when my three sandwiches were ready, that made the crowd laugh). Next time, I will show more restraint and just order two lobster rolls from the Cousins truck, and then get a third one from across the street at the nearby Lobsta Truck, by way of comparison. My three lobster rolls set me back about $40, plus a nice tip for the crew manning the truck, but it was the most enjoyable lobster experience I've had in several years, on a near perfect Los Angeles summer evening... |
SANDWICHES - LA Dish of the Month (July 2013) Almost forgot to mention The Cheese Box at Wally's, in Westwood. Really esoteric (to me, anyway) selection of quality cheeses and meats, on really good bread/baguette/brioche, grilled or otherwise. I recall having a duck prosciutto and gouda (with truffle?) & arugula on a grilled/pressed brioche, and I wanted that sandwich to never end! Alas, no place to sit... The shop also sells preserves, spreads and the kinda expensive ingredients that you'd find in Giada DeLaurentis's fridge. A nice splurge if you're in the area, or to stock up on edibles for foodie friends... |
Hi... I agree about Joe's. I have a very specific ritual every time I visit the Santa Monica location: I order two slices to go, lay the slices on top of each other, then re-create a young John Travolta's opening sequence from Saturday Night Fever, striding down the Promenade wolfing down the layered slices and making goo-goo eyes at the young ladies I pass, with my mouth stuffed full of delicious crust and sauce and cheese. I know I look goofy, but Joe's pizza puts me in such a good mood, I pretend I'm in Brooklyn circa 1977 and hoover down my slices... |
Since the OP mentioned pizza requests in a follow up reply, I will mention Vito's Pizza on La Cienega. Great by-the-slice selection. A slice joint where one can actually sit, chew and digest. Pretty fast, pretty casual... |
SANDWICHES - LA Dish of the Month (July 2013) Concur. Soon, someone will question whether a hotdog (and bun) is a sandwich. |
SANDWICHES - LA Dish of the Month (July 2013) Euro Pane's soft-yolk/open face egg salad sandwich, on rosemary/currant toast. with arugula, and sun-dried tomato pesto. I buy two at a time, hoovering down the first one and then dreamily lingering over the second one. Then take a nap like a kitten having its chin chucked... |
This is my third visit here for dinner. Well, you certainly were hungry and thirsty. And hungry. And thirsty... |
Hi... I go to a couple of restaurants in Los Angeles that I'll refer to here as nice/mid-priced ($50 to $100 per person, not including wine), where I am generally considered a 'regular' (2+ visits per month). Where I _have_ noticed improved service, warmer cordiality and/or special treatment (frequent arrivals of amuses and 'tastes' from the kitchen) is on my repeat/return visits. I know it has nothing to do with my looks or stately gait. :-) I tip at 20%, and if I'm feeling flush, 25%. No doubt this gets around and is remembered by wait staff, even if it's not all that much in the scheme of things. And it results, as I've said, in just a bit more attentiveness and generosity on my plates. I wasted so much $$ in my misspent youth, on over-indulgences and selfishness, and now in middle age, I'd rather indulge others when I can afford to. To quote a line from tv show MASH: "Its' nice to be nice to the nice". |
The battle with hostesses over table space: have you had this experience? I have social anxiety disorder (receiving treatment, BTW) and usually feel uncomfortable with certain simple (to most) social negotiations. But I make the negotiations anyway, as it is my choice to be out and about amongst my fellow humans, and it is therapeutically helpful for me to push myself when anxiety arises. Not as big a deal as it was in times past, but I think many people do not realize that simple social graces such as appropriate eye contact and requests for what cannot be assumed (most hostesses aren't mind readers) can be difficult for some of us. Taking a deep breath, smiling, and asking nicely and with sincerity always results in favorable outcomes for me and mine. but it is an effort, and I hope you good people can understand this. I know you do, as you all respond in kind with a smile... I am not speaking for the OP, but for myself. |
Yummy east coast foods you can't get in LA area A decent REAL bagel. Make it a dozen... A real east coast bagel doesn't even need butter or cream cheese or lox. A real water bagel is fine snacking even if untoasted. Same goes for REAL challah. Just pull it apart and chew... |
I've seen Jacques Pepin's wife sit down (on the series just prior to the current one airing) with him to taste his food preparation and wine selection on more than one occassion, but certainly not often; the little grand daughter (who abruptly wipes her cheek any time Jacques affectionately gives her a peck on the cheek) makes more appearances than his wife. And If one looks up the word 'elegant' or 'sophisticated' in a dictionary, I wouldn't be surprised to see a photo of Pepin's wife. I reckon she has made a similar decision to RB's wife, regarding a low profile... As regards JonParker's comment about public interest in celebrity family dynamics, I suppose the moment the public viewership and a film crew is invited through the door to my home, interest in my home/family/lifestyle is to be expected. Its' not the papparazzi chasing me through my neighborhood... |
After further consideration of this topic, I now believe the issue is less about Lanie and how she relates to RB, but more that it would seem that RB's actual wife is relegated to third-tier status and (perhaps by choice) keeps a very low profie on the show. Whereas Lanie is often seen traveling/eating/cooking/mugging for the camera with RB in Mexico and Chicago, RB's wife will usually be seen only in the last five minutes of an episode handing plates to the party/dinner guests, often silent and looking away from the camera. Maybe that's how they all like things, with a silly/vivacious daughter and a reliably staid wife keeping it real. Me, I just talk back to the TV and implore RB to shave that white goatee :-) |


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these are so delicate! wish i had a loom.agnes
if you are interested in a loom that is smaller & more affordable, I'd suggest looking into a frame loom. you could probably make one, too! they're very simple & small, and yet you can create very cool things on them
great idea, thanks! :) i remember having one as a kid! :)agnes
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they look so beautiful, caitlin! they go so well together.

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I built a frame out of PVC. 24" high ladder sections tie to the toe rail around the entire perimeter. Then I have PVC lengths with u-clips on then ends that bend over the stored mast and clip to the ladder sections. There's uplift now, that's why the ladders are tied down. I cover the whole thing with a tailored tarp. I bought a huge blue tarp, measured the boat at 4'-0 intervals and cut the tarp to fit on the back lawn. A couple of hours on mama's Singer and Voila! Boat cover. I secure it with bungies so it's pulled tight. It has taken 24" of snow without failure. Someday I'll use the cover as a template and make a real one out of Sunbrella.
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Southern Poverty Law Center
Founded | 1971 |
Founder | Morris Dees Joseph R. Levin, Jr. |
Type | Public-interest law firm Civil rights advocacy organization |
Focus | Hate groups Racism Civil rights |
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United States |
Product | Legal representation Public education |
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J. Richard Cohen, President |
Endowment | $281.1 million |
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The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is an American nonprofit legal advocacy organization specializing in civil rights and public interest litigation. It is noted for its legal victories against white supremacist groups, its legal representation for victims of hate groups, its classification of militias and extremist organizations, and its educational programs that promote tolerance.[2][3][4] The SPLC also classifies and lists hate groups—organizations that in its opinion "attack or malign an entire class of people, typically for their immutable characteristics."[5] The SPLC's hate group list has been the source of some controversy.[6][7]
In 1971, Morris Dees and Joseph J. Levin Jr. founded the SPLC as a civil rights law firm based in Montgomery, Alabama.[8] Civil rights leader Julian Bond joined Dees and Levin and served as president of the board between 1971 and 1979.[9] The SPLC's litigating strategy involves filing civil suits for damages on behalf of the victims of hate group harassment, threats, and violence with the goal of financially depleting the responsible groups and individuals. While it originally focused on damages done by the Ku Klux Klan and other white supremacist groups, throughout the years the SPLC has become involved in other civil rights causes, among them, cases concerned with institutional racial segregation and discrimination, discrimination based on sexual orientation, the mistreatment of aliens, and the separation of church and state. Along with civil rights organizations such as the Anti-Defamation League, the SPLC has provided information about hate groups to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).[10] The SPLC has been criticized by conservative politicians and media, and by organizations that have been listed as hate groups in their reports.[11][12][13][14]
The SPLC does not accept government funds, nor does it charge its clients legal fees or share in their court-awarded judgments. Most of its funds come from direct mail campaigns[15] which have helped it to build substantial monetary reserves. Its fundraising appeals and accumulation of reserves have been the subject of some criticism.[16]
- 1 History
- 2 Litigation
- 2.1 Young Men's Christian Association in Montgomery, Alabama
- 2.2 Vietnamese fishermen
- 2.3 White Patriot Party
- 2.4 United Klans of America
- 2.5 White Aryan Resistance
- 2.6 Church of the Creator
- 2.7 Christian Knights of the KKK
- 2.8 Aryan Nations
- 2.9 Ten Commandments monument
- 2.10 Ranch rescue
- 2.11 Billy Ray Johnson
- 2.12 Imperial Klans of America
- 3 Advocacy
- 4 Education
- 5 Tracking of hate groups and extremists
- 6 Controversy
- 7 Finances
- 8 See also
- 9 Notes
- 10 References
- 11 External links
The Southern Poverty Law Center was founded by civil rights lawyers Morris Dees and Joseph J. Levin Jr. in 1971 as a law firm designed to handle anti-discrimination cases in the United States. SPLC's first president was Julian Bond, who served as president until 1979 and remains on its board of directors. In 1979, the SPLC brought the first of its many cases against the Ku Klux Klan and similar organizations. In 1981, the Center began its Klanwatch project to monitor the activities of the KKK. That project, now called Hatewatch, has been expanded to include seven other types of hate organizations.[17]
In July 1983, the center's office was firebombed, destroying the building and records.[18] In February 1985 Klan members and a Klan sympathizer pleaded guilty to federal and state charges related to the fire.[19] At the trial Klansmen Joe M. Garner and Roy T. Downs Jr. along with Charles Bailey pleaded guilty to conspiring to intimidate, oppress and threaten members of black organizations represented by SPLC.[19] According to Dees over 30 people have been jailed in connection with plots to kill him or blow up the center.[20]
In 1984, Dees became an assassination target of The Order, a revolutionary white supremacist group.[21] Another target, radio host Alan Berg, was killed by the group outside his Colorado home.[22]
In 1987, SPLC won a case against the United Klans of America for the lynching of Michael Donald, a black teenager in Mobile, Alabama.[23] The SPLC used an unprecedented legal strategy of holding an organization responsible for the crimes of individual members to help produce a $7 million judgment for the victim's mother.[23] The verdict forced United Klans of America into bankruptcy. Its national headquarters was sold for approximately $52,000 to help satisfy the judgment.[24] In 1987, five members of a Klan offshoot, the White Patriot Party, were indicted for stealing military weaponry and plotting to kill Dees.[25]
In 1989, the Center unveiled its Civil Rights Memorial, which was designed by Maya Lin.[26]
In October 1990, the SPLC won $12.5 million in damages against Tom Metzger and his White Aryan Resistance when a Portland, Oregon, jury held the neo-Nazi group liable in the beating death of an Ethiopian immigrant.[27] While Metzger lost his home and ability to publish material, the full amount of the multi-million dollar reward was not recovered.[28] In 1995, a group of four white males were indicted for planning to blow up the SPLC.[29] The Center's "Teaching Tolerance" project was initiated in 1991, and its "Klanwatch" program has gradually expanded to include other anti-hate monitoring projects and a list of reported hate groups in the United States.
In May 1998, three white supremacists were arrested for allegedly planning a nationwide campaign of assassinations and bombings targeting "Morris Dees, an undisclosed federal judge in Illinois, a black radio-show host in Missouri, Dees's Southern Poverty Law Center in Alabama, the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles, and the Anti-Defamation League in New York."[30]
In 1999[31] the SPLC broke ground on their new headquarters building. It was completed in 2001.[32]
The SPLC has been criticized for using hyperbole and overstating the prevalence of hate groups to raise large amounts of money. In a 2000 Harper's Magazine article, Ken Silverstein said that Dees has kept the SPLC focused on fighting anti-minority groups like the KKK, whose membership has declined to just 2,000, instead of on issues like homelessness, mostly because the former issue makes for more lucrative fundraising. The article also claimed that the SPLC "spends twice as much on fund-raising--$5.76 million last year--as it does on legal services for victims of civil rights abuses."[33] Harper's also pointed out that more than 95% of hate crimes are committed by lone wolves without any connection to militia groups the SPLC speaks of.[33]
In July 2007, the SPLC filed suit against the Imperial Klans of America (IKA) in Meade County, where in July 2006 five Klansmen allegedly beat Jordan Gruver, a 16-year-old boy of Panamanian descent, at a Kentucky county fair.[20] After filing the suit, the SPLC received nearly a dozen threats.[20] During the November 2008 civil trial, a former member of the IKA said that the Klan head told him to kill Dees.[34]
In 2008, the SPLC and Dees were featured on National Geographic 's Inside American Terror exploring their litigation against several branches of the Ku Klux Klan.[35]
The Southern Poverty Law Center has won multiple civil cases resulting in monetary awards for the plaintiffs. The SPLC has said it does not accept any portion of monetary judgments.[36][37] Dees and the SPLC "have been credited with devising innovative legal ways to cripple hate groups, including seizing their assets."[38]
Young Men's Christian Association in Montgomery, Alabama[edit]
In 1969, prior to founding the SPLC, Dees sued the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in Montgomery, Alabama at the request of civil rights activist Mary Louise Smith, whose son Vincent and nephew Edward[39] the YMCA had refused to allow to attend its summer camp.[40] The YMCA was, of course, a private organization and therefore presumptively not bound by the provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,[41] which would have forbidden them to discriminate against children on the basis of race.[42] However, Dees discovered that, in order to avoid desegregating its recreational facilities,[40] the city of Montgomery had instead signed a secret agreement with the YMCA to operate them as private facilities but on the city's behalf.[42] This fact led the trial court to rule that the YMCA had a "municipal charter" and was therefore bound by the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution to desegregate its facilities.[43] According to historian Timothy Minchin, Dees was "emboldened by this victory" when he founded the SPLC in 1971.[42] The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit(α) later affirmed the trial judge's finding, reversing only his order that the YMCA use affirmative action to racially integrate its board of directors.[44]
Vietnamese fishermen[edit]
In 1981, the SPLC took Ku Klux Klan leader Louis Beam's Klan-associated militia, the Texas Emergency Reserve (TER),[45] to court to stop racial harassment and intimidation of Vietnamese shrimpers in and around Galveston Bay.[46] The Klan actions against the approximately 100 Vietnamese shrimpers in the area included a cross burning,[47] sniper fire aimed at them, and arsonists burning their boats.[48] In May 1981 U.S. District Court judge Gabrielle McDonald[49] issued a preliminary injunction against the Klan, requiring them to cease intimidating, threatening, or harassing the Vietnamese.[50] McDonald eventually found the TER and Beam guilty of tortious interference, violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act, and of various civil rights statutes and thus permanently enjoined them against violence, threatening behavior, and other harassment of the Vietnamese Shrimpers.[49] The SPLC also uncovered an "obscure" Texas law "that forbade private armies in that state."[51] McDonald found that Beam's organization violated it and hence ordered the TER to close its military training camp.[51]
White Patriot Party[edit]
In 1982 armed members of the Carolina Knights of the Ku Klux Klan terrorized Bobby Person, a black prison guard and members of his family. They harassed and threatened others, including a white woman who had befriended blacks. In 1984 Person became the lead plaintiff in Person v. Carolina Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, a lawsuit brought by the SPLC in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The harassment and threats continued during litigation and the court issued an order prohibiting any person from interfering with others inside the courthouse.[52]
In January 1985, the court issued a consent order that prohibited the group's "Grand Dragon," Glenn Miller, and his followers from operating a paramilitary organization, holding parades in black neighborhoods, and from harassing, threatening or harming any black person or white persons who associated with black persons. Subsequently, the court dismissed the plaintiff's claim for damages.[52]
Within a year the court found Miller and his followers, now calling themselves the White Patriot Party, in criminal contempt for violating the consent order. Miller was sentenced to six months in prison followed by a three-year probationary period, during which he was banned from associating with members of any racist group such as the White Patriot Party. Miller refused to obey the terms of his probation. He made underground "declarations of war" against Jews and the federal government before being arrested again. Found guilty of weapons violations, he went to federal prison for three years.[53][54]
United Klans of America[edit]
In 1987, the SPLC successfully brought a civil case against the United Klans of America (UKA) for the 1981 lynching of Michael Donald in Mobile, Alabama by two of the UKA's members.[55] Unable to come up with the $7 million awarded by the jury, the UKA was forced to turn over its national headquarters to Donald's mother, who then sold it for $51,875 and used the money to purchase her first house.[56][57]
White Aryan Resistance[edit]
On November 13, 1988, in Portland, Oregon, three white supremacist members of East Side White Pride and White Aryan Resistance (WAR) beat Mulugeta Seraw to death. Seraw was an Ethiopian man who came to the United States to attend college.[58] In October 1990, the SPLC won a civil case on behalf of Seraw's family against WAR's operator Tom Metzger and his son, John Metzger, for a total of $12.5 million.[59][60] The Metzgers declared bankruptcy, and WAR went out of business. The cost of work for the trial was absorbed by the Anti-Defamation League as well as the SPLC.[61] Metzger still makes payments to Seraw's family.[62]
Church of the Creator[edit]
In May 1991, Harold Mansfield Jr, a black war veteran in the United States Navy, was murdered by a member of the neo-Nazi "Church of the Creator" (now called the Creativity Movement). SPLC represented the victim's family in a civil case and won a judgement of $1 million from the church in March 1994.[63] The church transferred ownership to William Pierce, head of the National Alliance, to avoid paying money to Mansfield's heirs. The SPLC filed suit against Pierce for his role in the fraudulent scheme and won an $85,000 judgment against him in 1995.[64] The amount was upheld on appeal and the money was collected prior to Pierce's death in 2002.[64]
Christian Knights of the KKK[edit]
The SPLC won a $37.8 million verdict on behalf of Macedonia Baptist Church, a 100-year-old black church in Manning, South Carolina, against two Ku Klux Klan chapters and five Klansmen (Christian Knights of the Ku Klux Klan and Invisible Empire, Inc.) in July 1998.[65] The money was awarded stemming from arson convictions in which the Klan burned down the historic black church in 1995.[66] Morris Dees told the press, "If we put the Christian Knights out of business, what's that worth? We don't look at what we can collect. It's what the jury thinks this egregious conduct is worth that matters, along with the message it sends."[67] According to The Washington Post the amount is the "largest-ever civil award for damages in a hate crime case."[67]
Aryan Nations[edit]
In September 2000, the SPLC won a $6.3 million judgment against the Aryan Nations from an Idaho jury who awarded punitive and compensatory damages to a woman and her son who were attacked by Aryan Nations guards.[8] The lawsuit stemmed from the July 1998 attack when security guards at the Aryan Nations compound near Hayden Lake, in northern Idaho. The guards shot at Victoria Keenan and her son.[68] Bullets struck their car several times, causing the car to crash. An Aryan Nations member then held the Keenans at gunpoint.[68] As a result of the judgement, Richard Butler turned over the 20-acre (81,000 m2) compound to the Keenans, who then sold the property to a philanthropist who subsequently donated it to North Idaho College, which designated the land as a "peace park."[69] Because of the lawsuit, members of the AN drew up a plan to kill Dees, which was disrupted by the FBI.[70]
Ten Commandments monument[edit]
In 2002, the SPLC and the American Civil Liberties Union filed suit against Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore for placing a two-ton display of the Ten Commandments in the rotunda of the Alabama Judicial Building.[71] Moore, who had final authority over what decorations were to be placed in the Alabama State Judicial Building's Rotunda, had installed a 5,280 pound (2400 kg) granite block, three feet wide by three feet deep by four feet tall, of the Ten Commandments late at night without the knowledge of any other court justice.[72] After defying several court rulings, Moore was eventually removed from the court, and the monument was removed as well.
Ranch rescue[edit]
On March 18, 2003, two illegal aliens from El Salvador, Edwin Alfredo Mancía Gonzáles and Fátima del Socorro Leiva Medina, were trespassing through a Texas ranch owned by Joseph Sutton. They were accosted by vigilantes known as Ranch Rescue who were recruited by Sutton to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border region nearby.[53]
According to the SPLC, Gonzáles and Medina were held at gunpoint, and Gonzáles was struck on the back of the head with a handgun, and a rottweiler was allowed to attack him. The SPLC said Gonzáles and Medina were threatened with death and otherwise terrorized before being released.[53] The El Salvadorans stated that the ranchers gave them water, cookies and a blanket before letting them go after about an hour. Ranch Rescuer Casey James Nethercott denied hitting either of the trespassers with a gun, and none of the vigilantes were convicted of pistol-whipping.[73]
In 2003, SPLC, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and local attorneys filed a civil suit, Leiva v. Ranch Rescue, in Jim Hogg County, Texas, against Ranch Rescue and several of its associates, seeking damages for assault and illegal detention. In April 2005, SPLC obtained judgments totaling $1 million against Nethercott and Torre John Foote, Ranch Rescue's leader. Those awards came six months after a $350,000 judgment in the same case and coincided with a $100,000 out-of-court settlement with Sutton. Nethercott's 70-acre (280,000 m2) Arizona property, which was Ranch Rescue's headquarters, was seized to pay the judgment. Nethercott, previously convicted of assault in California, was sentenced to five years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. SPLC staff worked closely with Texas prosecutors to obtain that conviction.[53][74]
Billy Ray Johnson[edit]
Billy Ray Johnson, a black, mentally disabled man, was taken by four white males to a party where he was knocked unconscious then dropped on his head, referred to as a "nigger", and left in a ditch bleeding.[75][76] Due to the event, "Johnson, 46, who suffered serious, permanent brain injuries from the attack, will require care for the rest of his life."[77][78] At a criminal trial the four men received sentences of 30 to 60 days in county jail.[75][79] On April 20, 2007, Billy Ray Johnson was awarded $9 million in damages by a civil jury in Linden, Texas.[76][78][80] The jury hoped that the verdict would improve race relations in the community stemming from a United States Department of Education investigation and other controversial verdicts. During the trial one of the defendants, Cory Hicks, referred to Johnson as "it".[75]
Imperial Klans of America[edit]
In November 2008, the SPLC's case against the Imperial Klans of America (IKA), the nation's second largest Klan organization, began in Meade County, Kentucky.[81] The SPLC filed suit in July 2007 on behalf of Jordan Gruver and his mother against the IKA in Kentucky where in July 2006, five Klansmen savagely beat Gruver at a Kentucky county fair.[82] According to the lawsuit, five Klan members went to the Meade County Fairgrounds in Brandenburg, Kentucky, "to hand out business cards and flyers advertising a 'white-only' IKA function."[82] Two members of the Klan started calling the 16-year-old boy of Panamanian descent a "spic".[82] Subsequently the boy, (5 feet 3 inches (1.60 m) and weighing 150 pounds (68 kg)) was beaten and kicked by the Klansmen (one of whom was 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) and 300 pounds (140 kg)). As a result, the victim received "two cracked ribs, a broken left forearm, multiple cuts and bruises and jaw injuries requiring extensive dental repair."[82]
In a related criminal case in February 2007, Jarred Hensley and Andrew Watkins had been sentenced to three years in prison for beating Gruver.[81] On November 14, 2008, an all-white jury of seven men and seven women awarded $1.5 million in compensatory damages and $1 million in punitive damages to the plaintiff against Ron Edwards, Imperial Wizard of the group, and Jarred Hensley, who participated in the attack.[83] The two other defendants, Andrew Watkins and Joshua Cowles, previously agreed to confidential settlements and were dropped from the suit.[84]
Opposition to Arizona illegal immigration measure[edit]
The SPLC has spoken against Arizona SB 1070, the anti-illegal immigration measure passed by the state of Arizona in 2010, calling it "brazenly unconstitutional" and "a civil rights disaster". In June 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the case, Arizona v. United States, upholding the provision requiring immigration status checks during law enforcement stops but striking down three other provisions as violations of the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution.
The SPLC's initiatives include the website Tolerance.org, past winner of the international Webby Award.[85] The site provides daily news on tolerance issues, educational games for children, guidebooks for activists, and resources for parents and teachers.[86][87]
The site's Teaching Tolerance initiative is aimed at two different age groups of students with separate materials for teachers and parents. One portion of the project targets elementary school children, providing material on the history of the civil rights movement.[88] The center's material for elementary school children includes a publication entitled "A fresh look at multicultural 'American English'" which explores the cultural history of common words. A project website includes an interactive program addressing such topics as Native American school mascots, displays of the Confederate flag, and the themes of popular music and entertainment, encouraging pupils to consider racial, gender, and sexual orientation sensitivities.
A similar program aimed at middle and high school pupils includes a "Mix it Up" project urging readers to participate in school activities involving interaction between different social groups.[89] Other features of this project includes political activism tips and reports highlighting student activism. The SPLC puts out a monthly publication typically focusing on a minority, feminist, or LGBT youth organization. Publications such as "Ways to fight hate on campus" suggest ideas for community activism and diversity education.
Teaching Tolerance also provides advice to parents, encouraging multiculturalism in the upbringing of their children.[85] A guide urges parents to "examine the 'diversity profile' of your children's friends," to move to "integrated and economically diverse neighborhoods," and to discourage children from playing with toys or adopting heroes that "promote violence."[this quote needs a citation] The publication also advises parents to use culturally sensitive language (such as the gender-neutral phrasing "Someone Special Day" instead of the traditional Mothers Day and Fathers Day) and to make sure that "cultural diversity (is) reflected in your home's artwork, music and literature."[this quote needs a citation]
The SPLC also produces documentary films. Two have won Academy Awards for documentary short subject: Mighty Times: The Children's March, in 2005, and A Time for Justice in 1995.[90] Another film was Wall of Tolerance, starring Jennifer Welker. Five others have been nominated for awards.
Law enforcement training[edit]
The SPLC offers training for local, state and federal law enforcement officers by request, focusing "on the history, background, leaders and activities of far-right extremists in the United States".[91][92][93][94][95][96]
Tracking of hate groups and extremists[edit]
Hate group listings[edit]
The SPLC maintains a list of hate groups defined as groups that "...have beliefs or practices that attack or malign an entire class of people, typically for their immutable characteristics." It says that hate group activities may include speeches, marches, rallies, meetings, publishing, leafleting, and criminal acts such as violence. It says not all groups so listed by the SPLC engage in criminal activity.[5] The FBI has partnered with the SPLC and many other local and national organizations "to establish rapport, share information, address concerns, and cooperate in solving problems".[97]
The SPLC reported that 784 hate groups were active in the United States in 2014, down from 939 in 2013[5] and 1,007 in 2012.[98] These included:
- 186 separate Ku Klux Klan (KKK) groups with 52 websites
- 196 neo-Nazi groups with 89 websites
- 111 White nationalist groups with 190 websites
- 98 White power skinhead groups with 25 websites
- 39 Christian Identity groups with 37 websites
- 93 neo-Confederate groups with 25 websites
- 113 black separatist groups with 40 websites
- 90 additional groups divided by the SPLC into categories such as anti-gay, Holocaust denial, white power music, radical traditionalist Catholic, among other categories for designated hate groups,[99][100] which maintained another 172 websites.[101] Only organizations active in 2013 were counted, excluding those that appear to exist only on the Internet.[5]
J.M. Berger, writing for Foreign Policy, disputed the 2012 numbers and said that after merging separate groups of similar names "the list of 1,007 becomes a list of 358".[102]
Anti-government patriot groups[edit]
The SPLC's Intelligence Project states that it "identified 1,360 anti-government 'Patriot' groups that were active in 2012" The SPLC describes these groups as parts of an extremist Patriot Movement characterized by anti-government doctrines, conspiracy theories or opposition to the New World Order. The SPLC states that its listing of groups does not imply that such groups "engage in violence or other criminal activities, or are racist".[98][103]
Nativist extremist groups[edit]
The SPLC identified 38 groups which it lists as nativist extremist groups active in 2012. These groups (ordered by the number of groups) were based in 13 states: Maryland (14), California (5), Arizona (3), Texas (3), Florida (2), Missouri (2), New Jersey (2), North Carolina (2), Oregon (1), Rhode Island (1), Pennsylvania (1), Minnesota (1), Georgia (1).[98][104]
Intelligence Report[edit]
Since 1981, the SPLC's Intelligence Project has published a quarterly Intelligence Report that monitors what the SPLC considers radical right hate groups and extremists in the United States.[105][106] The Intelligence Report provides information regarding organizational efforts and tactics of these groups, and has been cited by scholars as reliable and as the most comprehensive source on U.S. right-wing extremism and hate groups.[107][108][109][110] In addition to the Intelligence Report, the SPLC publishes HateWatch Weekly, a newsletter that follows racism and extremism, and the Hatewatch blog, whose subtitle is "Keeping an Eye on the Radical Right".[111]
Two articles published in Intelligence Report have won "Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism" awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. "Communing with the Council", written by Heidi Beirich and Bob Moser, took third place for Investigative Journalism in the Magazine Division in 2004,[112][113] and "Southern Gothic", by David Holthouse and Casey Sanchez, took second place for Feature Reporting in the Magazine Division in 2007.[114][115] On March 20, 2009, the Intelligence Project received a Distinguished Public Service Award from the American Immigration Law Foundation for its "outstanding work" covering the anti-immigration movement.[116]
Year in Hate and Extremism[edit]
Since 2001, the SPLC has released an annual issue of the Intelligence Project called Year in Hate later renamed Year in Hate and Extremism, in which they present statistics on the numbers of hate groups in America. The current format of the report covers racial hate groups, nativist hate groups, and other right-wing extremist groups such as groups within the Patriot Movement.
Academic assessment[edit]
In their study of the white separatist movement in the United States, sociologists Betty A. Dobratz and Stephanie L. Shanks-Meile referred to the SPLC's Klanwatch Intelligence Reports in saying "we relied on the SPLC and ADL for general information, but we have noted differences between the way events have been reported and what we saw at rallies. For instance, events were sometimes portrayed in Klanwatch Intelligence Reports as more militant and dangerous with higher turnouts than we observed."[117] Rory McVeigh, the chair of the University of Notre Dame Sociology Department, wrote that "its outstanding reputation is well established, and the SPLC has been an excellent source of information for social scientists who study racist organizations."[107]
In 2010 "22 Republican lawmakers, among them Speaker Boehner and Representative Bachmann, three governors, and a number of conservative organizations took out full-page ads in two Washington papers castigating the SPLC for 'character assassination' by listing the conservative Family Research Council as a hate group."[6][118][119] Critics including journalist Ken Silverstein and political fringe movements researcher Laird Wilcox have accused the SPLC of an incautious approach to assigning the label.[120][121][122] In the wake of an August 2012 shooting at the headquarters of the Family Research Council, some columnists criticized the SPLC's listing of the Family Research Council as an anti-gay hate group while others defended the categorization.[7][122][123] The SPLC defended its listing of anti-gay hate groups, stating that groups were selected not because of their stances on political issues such as gay marriage, but rather on their "propagation of known falsehoods about LGBT people ... that have been thoroughly discredited by scientific authorities".[124]
J.M. Berger of Foreign Policy disputes SPLC analysis in its Intelligence Report and Year in Hate and Extremism reports, and believes the SPLC carries a political slant. He also questions the methodologies used by the SPLC and suggests that it overstates the presence of extremists in the United States.[125] Jesse Walker, writing in the libertarian magazine Reason, charges the SPLC with discrimination and fear-mongering in its portrayal of Patriot groups.[126]
The SPLC's activities including litigation are supported by fundraising efforts, and it does not accept any fees or share in legal judgments awarded to clients it represents in court.[127] Starting in 1974, the SPLC set aside money for its endowment because it was "convinced that the day (would) come when nonprofit groups (would) no longer be able to rely on support through mail because of posting and printing costs."[127] The SPLC has received criticism for perceived disproportionate endowment reserves and misleading fundraising practices. In 1994 the Montgomery Advertiser ran a series reporting that the SPLC was financially mismanaged and employed misleading fundraising practices.[16][128] In response co-founder Joe Levin stated: "The Advertiser's lack of interest in the center's programs and its obsessive interest in the center's financial affairs and Mr. Dees' personal life makes it obvious to me that the Advertiser simply wants to smear the center and Mr. Dees."[129] The series was a finalist for but did not win a 1995 Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Journalism.[130] In 1996 USA Today called the SPLC "the nation's richest civil rights organization", with $68 million in assets at the time.[131][132] Commentators Alexander Cockburn writing in The Nation and Ken Silverstein writing in Harper's Magazine have been sharply critical of the SPLC's fundraising appeals and finances.[133][134][135]
The SPLC stated that during 2008 it spent about 69% of total expenses on program services, and that at the end of 2008 the endowment stood at $156.2 million.[136] According to Charity Navigator, SPLC's 2009 outlays fell into the following categories: program expenses of 67.5%, administrative expenses of 13.4%, and fundraising expenses of 18.9%.[137] In October 2013 the SPLC reported its endowment at $281.1 million.[138]
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- Dees, Morris, and Steve Fiffer. 1991. A Season for Justice: The Life and Times of Civil Rights Lawyer Morris Dees. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. ISBN 0-684-19189-X
- Dees, Morris, and Steve Fiffer. 1993. Hate on Trial: The Case Against America's Most Dangerous Neo-Nazi. New York: Villard Books. ISBN 0-679-40614-X.
- Fleming, Maria, ed. 2001. A Place At The Table: Struggles for Equality in America. New York: Oxford University Press in association with the Southern Poverty Law Center. ASIN B008TCFV46. ISBN 978-0195150360.
- Hall, Dave, Tym Burkey and Katherine M. Ramsland. 2008. Into the Devil's Den. New York: Ballantine. ISBN 978-0-345-49694-2.
- Day, Katie (January 21, 2010) "Southern Poverty Law Center". Encyclopedia of Alabama online
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- Official website
- Official Tecahing Tolerance website
- Voices on Antisemitism Interview with Mark Potok from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Smith v. Young Men's Christian Association of Montgomery Inc. (462 F. 2d 634), United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decision in the SPLC's case against the Montgomery, Alabama YMCA. Open Jurist. Accessed April 22, 2014
- Southern Poverty Law Center
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- Anti-discrimination law in the United States
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object of "I
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The operational capacity of the 'A' Division Traffic Department of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has been bolstered, with the acquisition of eight motorcycles to its fleet.
Today June 6, 2014 in front of Stabroek Market, Minister of Public Works, Robeson Benn officially handed over the motorcycles to his colleague Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee and Commissioner of Police (ag) Seelall Persaud.
The special Honda motorcycles [two 500cc and six 250 cc] and spare parts were purchased for approximately GYD $15M through a loan from the International Development Bank (IDB).
This Ministry of Works photo shows policemen with their new wheels.
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This is my racquet of choice. I get no pain to wrist. I did get some pain at first but it was from getting used to smaller sweetspot etc but now its gone. It could be your technique and the overall specs of the racquets (maybe too light who knows) not the amplifeel. I think a sample size of 2 people with pain isnt enough to justify "amplishock" Its a great racquet guys!
It didn't bother me at first and never during actual play. It was always after a hitting session and usually at night or the following morning.
Injuries or damage Due to tool vibration don't always show up instantly. For example, long term use of power tools at certain frequencies is now known to cause long term damage with the severity varying by person. Some experience the damage sooner than others.
This is why tool companies try to REDUCE tool vibrations instead of increasing them. It's all well understood physics and medicine, nothing fancy here. Just science. Increase shock/vibrations and you get more damage/injuries. And since people are different the rate and severity of damage varies by person.
And whether or not it's a great racquet has NOTHING to do with its intended function of transmitting MORE shock/vibration to the hand. It's very precise and has great spin potential. The only downside is that it's designed by Wilson to deliberately transmit more of the impact vibrations to the hand which might cause damage in some cases.
Saying that calling it "ampli shock" is unjustified ignore the fact that Wilson designed the frame to amplify the transmission of vibration/shock/impact on purpose.
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25th June 2013
Poll: UK support for equal marriage at 55% 18
2:04 PM — A new poll by Ipsos of 16 countries puts support for equal marriage in the UK at 55%.
24th June 2013
Baroness Deech: If gays can marry, cohabiting sisters should be allowed civil partnerships 110
11:16 PM — The eventual passage of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, could lead to cohabiting relatives, or carers, being given the same legal status as married couples, the House of Lords has heard.
US: 67 Congress members take part in NOH8 on The Hill III 1
6:57 PM — Ahead of the US Supreme Court's decision on the constitutionality of the Defence of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8 ban on equal marriage, the NOH8 Campaign has today released NOH8 portraits for the 67 Members of Congress who took part in its third NOH8 on The Hill event.
Ireland to hold referendum on equal marriage in 2014 101
6:15 PM — The Irish Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore, has announced that the country will hold a referendum on equal marriage next year.
US Supreme Court adds Tuesday as possible day for opinions on equal marriage cases 2
5:41 PM — The US Supreme Court has added Tuesday to the calendar as an extra day on which it could issue opinions on two key equal marriage cases.
Lord Alli withdraws his pensions amendment to the equal marriage bill 26
3:57 PM — Labour peer Lord Alli's amendment to equalise pension provision for same-sex couples in the area of survivor benefits has been withdrawn.
US Supreme Court expected to add extra days of announcements as no opinions on equal marriage cases
3:33 PM — Despite reaching the final scheduled day, the US Supreme Court again failed to issue a ruling on two key equal marriage cases, and is now expected to add extra days to give its opinion.
Live blog: Highlights from the House of Lords committee on same-sex marriage 35
3:00 PM — As part of the final day of the committee stage, peers are scrutinising the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill and debating amendments.
US Supreme Court reaches last scheduled day to offer opinion on key equal marriage cases 3
2:23 PM — The US Supreme Court has reached the last scheduled day to make a judgement in two key equal marriage cases, and could possibly issue a ruling imminently.
Nick Clegg: 'I look forward to one day seeing the rainbow flag fly over every government building' 9
1:27 PM — Nick Clegg has spoken of his pride at having the rainbow flag soaring above his office in Whitehall and says "I look forward to one day seeing the rainbow flag fly over every government building and above parliaments across the world - maybe Russia, Uganda or Yemen."
Rapper Macklemore joins support for gay student expelled from university for proposing to her girlfriend 1
1:17 PM — US rap star Macklemore has showed his support for a Nebraska student who was expelled from her university after she proposed to her girlfriend at one of his concerts.
US: Same-sex wedding held opposite Westboro Baptist Church 5
12:44 PM — A Same-sex wedding was held opposite the adamantly homophobic Westboro Baptist Church last saturday.
Liberty: Pensions inequality remains in marriage bill 9
12:30 PM — The Director of Liberty, Shami Chakrabarti, writes on how there remains one obstacle to full marriage equality in the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill.
Coalition for Marriage: 'Quakers, Unitarians and Liberal Jews have unfairly dominated the equal marriage debate' 61
10:58 AM — Speaking to PinkNews.co.uk, Coalition for Marriage spokesperson Dr Sharon James says Liberal Judaism, the Unitarians and the Quakers have been given "a disproportionate amount of time" in the debate for equal marriage at the expense of "mainstream Christian people".
Video: Scottish campaign for equal marriage launches 'It's Time' celebrity video campaign 15
12:00 AM — The Scottish Equality Network, the key LGBT group campagining for equal marriage north of the border, has launched a video campaign modelled on the English Out4Marriage campaign to help convince the public and politicians of the need for same-sex marriage.
23rd June 2013
Baroness D'Souza: The vote against Lord Dear's fatal amendment was a 'massive defeat' for him 25
2:11 PM — The Lord Speaker, Baroness D'Souza, said the vote against Lord Dear's anti-equal marriage bill amendment was a "massive, massive defeat" for him, but warned that further "ping-pong" debate on various issues within the bill would be imminent.
22nd June 2013
German foreign minister slams Russia over possible anti-gay adoption ban 4
6:48 PM — Germany's foreign minister has heavily criticised Russian's recently advanced legislation which would ban the adoption of Russian children by foreign same-sex couples.
US: Conservative groups pledge to defy Supreme Court rulings on equal marriage 12
6:27 PM — A coalition of conservative groups in the US have vowed to defy any ruling made by the US Supreme Court next week in favour of equal marriage.
US Supreme Court Justice says the court should not rule on 'moral' issues like equal marriage 34
5:37 PM — Less than a week until the US Supreme Court is expected to make rulings in two key equal marriage cases, one of its justices has spoken out to say the court should not be ruling on such an issue.
Tory MPs write 'alternative queen's speech' urging referendum on equal marriage 80
5:02 PM — Conservative MPs have drawn up an 'alternative queen's speech', including policies to hold a referendum on equal marriage, bring back the death penalty, ban the wearing of burkas in public and to rename a public holiday after Margaret Thatcher.


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This summer, the first female lord advocate of Scotland lectured at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Fla.
Scotland's former lord advocate, Elish Angiolini, co-taught a summer course with Stetson Law professor and Center for Excellence in Advocacy Director Charles Rose on Comparative Criminal Justice Systems: Scottish, Civil, and Common Law.
Angiolini talked with students about the history of Scottish law, the development of Scotland's unique legal system and the impact of the global war on terror on criminal justice in the UK. She also discussed the experience of serving as the senior law officer and first female lord advocate of Scotland.


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Publication Date : 12-03-2012
Seven professions in the labour market will be freed up in 2015 by Asean nations under mutual recognition agreements (MRAs). But it will not be easy for Thai workers in these jobs to gain accreditation, Assoc Prof Patcharawalai Wongboonsin, a researcher from Chulalongkorn University's College of Population Studies, told a seminar last week.
Accreditation by foreign countries requires top qualifications, and most Thais would find it really hard to reach the criteria in order to be recognised in Asean, Patcharawalai said.
She spoke at a seminar on Thai workers' qualifications for the Asean labour market, held as part of a Future of Thai Education symposium, at Impact Arena Muang Thong Thani.
The seven occupations she referred to are: medical practitioners, dental practitioners, nursing services, engineering services, architectural services, surveying qualifications, and accountancy services.
Thais' lack of foreign-language skills was an obvious major |obstacle, compared to people from Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines. Without accreditation by foreign countries, Thai engineers would lag behind rivals in Singapore and Malaysia in foreign recognition, she said, noting that Singapore had been accredited by many engineering technology leaders, including the US, UK, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Ireland, Australia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Malaysia. Malaysia was trying for similar recognition.
"Now, less than 100 engineers across the region have been recognised as Asean chartered professional engineers because it's really tough and difficult to achieve the criteria," Patcharawalai added.
Only 3,712 engineers - just 2 per cent of the total 170,830 engineers in Thailand - have the necessary certificates, portfolios and eight years of continuous work experience. More newly graduated engineers who have just started their careers are likely to change to other fields.
The researcher said engineers who want to register as Asean chartered professionals had to apply to the Asean Chartered Professional Engineer Coordinating Committee. Important criteria include a bachelor's degree in engineering accredited by a professional agency in their own country or in countries that would hire them; having at least seven years' working experience; and having been in charge of important work for at least two years.
The criteria for Asean professional architects are also difficult to achieve - people must have worked in architecture for at least 10 years, half of which they must have held a professional licence; and been in charge of important architectural projects for at least two years.
The demands mean architects have to plan, design and coordi-nate with agencies in a public |building construction project. However, Thai architects' training is usually limited to design, so individuals here need to understand and be responsible for a complete project, or one that is made up |of various fields, according to Patcharawalai.
"With these tough criteria, |most Thai engineers and architects cannot compete with leading skilled workers in the region," she said.
Boonlert Theeratrakul, director of the labour market research division at the Department of Labour, said a survey found many Thai workers lacked most in English, IT and numerical skills.
"So, this makes it really hard for them to compete in Asean," he said.
Patcharawalai also said Thai professionals had more weak points than strong ones. Most workers in Thailand were low-skilled, although Thais were easy to train and could learn their jobs quickly. They were polite and not aggressive. However, Thailand had fewer individuals at medium and high skilled and professional levels. Many workers lacked training, preparation, ethics, discipline and punctuality.
Therefore, she urged Thai authorities to prepare Thai students in those professions for the future.
In 2015, the number of workers in the Asean region is expected to increase from 250 million to 300 million. Higher quality Chinese and Indian workers were likely to come to the Asean region as well, said Chirapun Gullaprawit, director of social development strategy and the planning office at the National Economic and Social Development Board.
"Thailand should prepare its workforce with different levels of ability to gain higher quality so |that they can compete in the Asean labour market," Chirapun urged.
He said the education system in Thailand should produce workers for the 21st century with discipline, synthesising, creative, respectful and ethical minds, aside from knowledge in their fields and professional skills.


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Digital Restrictions Malware only is, was, or ever will be malicious software meant to attack the end user and strip them of their rights.
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Blu Ray DRM has never been very robust. Funny things like showing the device a forged revocation list with the version number maxed out so it never accepts another real one does not make that component robust.


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Coal fired power plants are ubiquitous in the United States and most developed countries around the world, providing affordable electricity to consumers. In the US, approximately six hundred power plants generate 136 million tons of Coal Combustion Residuals (CCRs) annually, encompassing fly ash, bottom ash, and flue gas desulfurization materials. The range and blends of CCRs varies substantially across coal-fired plants and depends on a unique set of circumstances for each plant and coal source. Current U.S. regulations mandate the installation of advanced capture technologies to reduce atmospheric pollution, but do not address the transfer and storage, or the potential impacts to water resources. Thus improved air quality is traded for significant enrichments of contaminants in the solid waste and effluent discharged from power plants.

This work examines the geochemical and isotopic characteristics of CCRs, as well as potential environmental impacts from CCRs. This investigation looks at several different aspects of CCR and environmental interactions from 1) the immediate impacts of the 2008 TVA coal ash spill in Kingston, TN, 2) the long-term (18-month) exposure of the spilled ash in the Emory and Clinch rivers, 3) impacts on waterways in North Carolina that receive CCR effluent from coal fired power plants, and 4) examination of boron and strontium isotopes of CCRs from leaching experiments and their application as tracers in the environment of the TVA spill and NC waterways. These investigations have illuminated several conclusions, including contact of surface water with CCRs leach high concentrations of leachable CCR contaminants, such as As, Se, B, Sr, Mo, and V in the surface waters; the dilution effect is critical in determining the concentration of contaminants from the CCRs in surface water (both at the spill and in waterways receiving CCR effluent); recycling of trace elements (such as As) through adsorption/desorption can impact water quality; and elevated boron and strontium concentrations, in addition to their isotopes, can trace CCR effluent in the environment. Combining the geochemical behavior and isotopic characteristics provides a novel tool for the identification CCR effluents in the environment.
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dc.subject | Geochemistry | en_US |
dc.subject | Environmental geology | en_US |
dc.subject | Environmental science | en_US |
dc.subject | boron isotopes | en_US |
dc.subject | coal ash | en_US |
dc.subject | coal combustion residuals | en_US |
dc.subject | contamination | en_US |
dc.subject | strontium isotopes | en_US |
dc.title | Geochemical and Isotopic Characterization of Coal Combustion Residuals: Implications for Potential Environmental Impacts | en_US |
dc.type | Dissertation | en_US |
dc.department | Earth and Ocean Sciences | en_US |
duke.embargo.months | 12 | en_US |