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Apparently Alan Belcher is going to cut his legs off...
Alan Belcher: 'Rousimar Palhares will go for my legs ... and they just won't be there'
"You can't over train and over think it. The more you train, the more you are going to be prepared for it. Where people make mistakes, it's that they don't believe in the power of leg locks and foot locks and stuff. I mean, I was getting a little bit like that myself, but you know, in the Jiu-Jitsu community, you train everything. Leg locks, for years, a lot of people never figured out how to defend them because they'd be, 'Oh, I can't get caught at the high level.' Lately, the last couple of years, foot locks have made a huge comeback and there are some awesome technicians like Rousimar Palhares has proved. So, I think people going into a fight here just thinking, 'Yeah, well, you can't get me in that. I'll just turn out of it or twist put of it and pull my leg out or I will just punch him in the face or something.' Then they get their knee hurt. I'm aware of what I have to do and how dangerous those situations can be. That is something that will give me an advantage. He will feel it right away when he tries to grapple with me or go for my legs. They just won't be there, I will block and avoid, break him down and really frustrate him. I am going to surprise some people."

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Miro Forestry is a profit driven, commercial plantation timber business. The Company's objective is to be a leading low-cost producer and supplier of sustainable timber operating to high management, social and environmental standards.
Miro Forestry will continue to operate to FSC standards and to conserve natural forest and other valuable vegetation within its areas of operation. The Company will continue to reach out to local communities to establish social, economic and environmental development programs within the local community adhering to high standards of corporate social responsibility.
The Company aims to be the preferred partner for the local communities in which it operates and for international business partners and financial institutions.
The Company's principal objective is to continue to acquire and build interests in timber and sustainable forestry businesses and assets that provide the Company with:
To develop and operate globally high-quality and cost-competitive commercial forestry plantations producing lumber, poles and wood-chips sustainably to FSC standards whilst providing environmental, social and economic benefit to local communities.
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Human Rights Campaign fights for LGBT equality in Ohio alongside state and local groups and lawmakers. Find out more about what HRC is doing for LGBT equality in Ohio and how you can get involved with the local communities in Cleveland, Columbus and Greater Cincinnati.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 7, 2012Goldmark urges extra caution this weekend as wildfire conditions intensify across Eastern WashingtonWinds and extremely dry grasses and brush will heighten the chances of accidental wildfire starts
OLYMPIA – Bone dry conditions combined with high winds will boost the potential for wildfire to very high levels starting early Sunday in Washington counties east of the Cascade Mountains.
"This weekend we will see dry fuels and high winds that give us two of the three elements that can start a catastrophic wildfire. The third element is the tiniest spark. We are asking everyone to take extra care this weekend to avoid any risk of providing that spark," Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark said. "We have already lost 61 homes to wildfire this year, with more threatened in the Columbia Gorge; we cannot afford the risk of more human-caused wildfires."
Winds up to 40 miles per hour are predicted, starting Sunday through Monday, from the eastern slopes of the Cascade Mountains to the state's eastern border. The combination of high winds and extremely dry grasses and other fuels will greatly increase the potential for wildfire this weekend.
Wildfires are often started by lightning, but many fires are caused by people. The most destructive fire threats to Washington State's wildlands and private property in rural areas stem from three sources: carelessly tended campfires, recreational activities and sparks caused by equipment or vehicles.
Statewide burn banIn an effort to reduce human-caused wildfires, Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) issued a statewide burn ban on all DNR-protected lands, effective July 1, 2012, through September 30, 2012. The ban includes all forestlands in Washington except for federal lands, which have their own published restrictions. Campgrounds may have additional burn restrictions in place. Campers should check with their campground host before starting a campfire.
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Oral history
Sesquicentennial oral history project
Marking the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the University of Massachusetts, the Department of Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) is conducting an oral history project to capture the many voices and diverse experiences that make up our campus community. The anniversary presents an opportunity to reflect on the real achievements — and real challenges — of public higher education over the past century and a half, and a chance to consider where we would like to be in the future.
Over the course of eighteen months, the staff of SCUA and our associates will conduct one hundred and fifty interviews with an array of administrators, faculty, students, alumni, and university employees, as well as selected members of the local community. As they are completed, the interviews will be made available to the public through this website and Credo, SCUA's digital repository.
If you are interested in participating in the project, please contact the SCUA staff.
Regional history
As one of the main repositories documenting the history of western Massachusetts and New England, the Department of Special Collections and University Archives collects primary materials relating to the political, cultural, economic, and intellectual life of our region, and the lives and experiences of its residents.
Concentrated in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the collections in SCUA touch on many aspects of the history of the region with developing depth in immigration, labor, work, and industry, social change and movements for social change, and literature and the arts. Among the more valuable collections for the political history of the region is the papers of Silvio O. Conte, Republican congressman from the First District of Massachusetts from 1959-1991. A member of the House Appropriations Committee (and its ranking minority member from 1979-1991), Conte is particularly remembered for his work in Health and Human Services, education, and the environment. SCUA also holds collections for state representatives John Haigis and Maurice Donahue, as well as other figures involved in political life in the Commonwealth.
Although the Department holds materials relating to individual communities in western Massachusetts, the history of the Quabbin watershed is a particular focal point. SCUA collects books printed in the Quabbin region and more generally, in rural New England prior to 1900, as well as manuscript, printed, and photographic collections relating to Quabbin towns.
Significant collections
- Business and industry
- In addition to collections relating to organized labor and the labor movement, SCUA attempts to document the experience of work and the business community to provide a rounded understanding of work life in New England. For a more complete listing, see our guide for Labor, Work, and Industry.
- Civic organizations and charities
- Collections ranging from the records of charitable organizations that provide social services to groups that foster civic engagement and social justice, benevolent and ethnic self-help societies, to organizations that support social and professional communities.
- Family history
- SCUA has a strong interest in "family collections," typically collections that include correspondence, photograph albums, family and farm accounts, and other materials that reveal the every day lives of New Englanders. Researchers on family life and genealogy should note that many collections indexed under other subjects contain personal and family information of some importance. Our printed materials collections include many local and county histories, genealogies, and other resources which may be useful for understanding family life.
- Immigration, demography, and ethnicity
- SCUA is particularly rich in collections documenting the Polish immigrant community in Massachusetts, but our holdings include fine material on Southeast Asian immigrants and African Americans.
- Medical history
- Collections include daybooks and medical accounts of physicians, primarily from the nineteenth century, personal papers of physicians, and some materials on public health policy.
- Military history
- Although SCUA has scattered holdings relating to earlier wars, the department houses interesting materials relating to World War II and the War in Vietnam, with the latter concentrated on the antiwar movement.
- Political life and culture
- The distinctive political culture of Massachusetts and formal and informal political activity in the Commonwealth. Although the collections extend back into the nineteenth century, our focus is primarily on the post-World War II period.
- Printing in rural Massachusetts
- SCUA collects books, broadsides, and other materials printed in rural New England prior to 1900. The collections include a growing collection for the printers in the Quabbin region, Solomon and John Howes, but also includes works printed in small towns throughout Berkshire, Hampshire, Hamden, and Franklin Counties.
- Quabbin Regional collections
- Collections relating to all aspects of life and the legacy of the four towns inundated by the Quabbin Reservoir: Dana, Greenwich, Enfield, and Prescott, as well as surrounding communities such as New Salem, Petersham, and Wendell. In our rare books holdings, we have a number of works printed in Enfield or Greenwich, mostly by Solomon and John Howe.
- Religious life
- Our efforts to document the spiritual lives and religious commitments of New Englanders has resulted in a number of manuscript and archival collections. Our social change holdings include a number of collections on spiritually-motivated social reform, and our rare book holdings include hundreds of published sermons and other printed materials relating to religious life in the region.
- New England regional history
American Watch Company. Band
American Watch Company Band Engagement Book, 1878-1883.
Call no.: MS 364
Band of musicians who worked at the Waltham Watch Company in Waltham, Massachusetts. Engagement book itemizes engagement dates and locations, and membership (including recent immigrants), and includes information about rehearsals, business meetings, and payment.
- American Watch Company--Employees--Recreation
- American Watch Company--Employees--Social life and customs
- American Watch Company--History
- Brass bands--Massachusetts--Waltham
- Industrial recreation--Massachusetts--Waltham
- Waltham (Mass.)--Social conditions--19th century
- American Watch Company. Band
- South Side Brass Band (Waltham, Mass.)
Types of material
- Appointment books
Amherst Growth Study Committee, Inc.
Amherst Growth Study Committee Records, 1971-1974.
Call no.: MS 543
In May 1971 Otto Paparazzo Associates announced their plans to develop 640 acres of land in East Amherst upon which a proposed 2,200 residential units, a commercial center, and a golf course would be built. Concerned about unnatural growth of the community and about the effect such a development would have on the environment, a group of residents formed the Amherst Growth Study Committee within a few months of the announcement. Despite these concerns, the Zoning Board of Appeals issued a formal permit for construction in December 1971, which the AGSC immediately appealed. Even though the group was unable to overturn the zoning board's decision, they did achieve their ends, in part, when state and town agencies prevented the project from moving forward due to an overloaded sewage system. More importantly, the group increased public awareness about growth and housing in the town of Amherst.
Records include notes from AGSC meetings, correspondence, and newspaper clippings documenting coverage of the story in local papers.
- Amherst (Mass.)--History
- Amherst (Mass.)--Politics and government
- Amherst Growth Study Committee, Inc
Association for Gravestone Studies
Association for Gravestone Studies Collection
Association for Gravestone Studies Book Collection, 1812-2005.
Call no.: RB 004
Founded in 1977, the Association for Gravestone Studies (AGS) is an international organization dedicated to furthering the study and preservation of gravestones. Based in Greenfield, Mass., the Association promotes the study of gravestones from historical and artistic perspectives. To raise public awareness about the significance of historic gravemarkers and the issues surrounding their preservation, the AGS sponsors conferences and workshops, publishes both a quarterly newsletter and annual journal, Markers, and has built an archive of collections documenting gravestones and the memorial industry.
The AGS Books Collection contains scarce, out of print, and rare printed works on cemeteries and graveyards, epitaphs and inscriptions, and gravemarkers, with an emphasis on North America. The AGS Books Collection also includes the AGS publication, Markers. The collection is divided into three series: Series 1 (Monographs and Offprints), Series 2 (Theses and Dissertations), and Series 3 (Markers).
- Cemeteries
- Epitaphs
- Sepulchral monuments
- Association for Gravestone Studies
Bailey, Ebenezer
Ebenezer Bailey Papers, 1852-1882.
Call no.: MS 448
Ebenezer Bailey was a wholesale shoe purchaser and distributor from Massachusetts. The collection comprises just over 100 items, the bulk of which are receipts for the purchase and sale of shoes and slippers, covering the period from 1852 to 1882.
- Business records--Massachusetts
- Dearborn, J. J
- Lynn (Mass.)--History
- Shoe industry--Massachusetts--Lynn
- Shoe industry--New England--History--19th century
- Bailey, Ebenezer
Types of material
- Receipts (Financial records)
Baker, Hugh Potter, 1878-
Hugh Potter Baker Papers, 1919-1951.
Call no.: RG 003/1 B35
Hugh Baker served as President during most of the existence of Massachusetts State College, taking office in 1933, two years after it changed name from Massachusetts Agricultural College, and retiring in 1947, just as the college became the University of Massachusetts. A forester by training, Baker began his career as a professor, and later dean, in the College of Forestry at Syracuse University. In 1920, he left Syracuse to become Executive Secretary of the American Paper and Pulp Association, and for nearly a decade, he worked in the forestry industry. He returned to academia in 1930, when he resumed the deanship at the New York State School of Forestry. During his presidency at Massachusetts State College, Baker oversaw the construction of improved housing and classroom facilities for students, a new library, the expansion of the liberal arts curriculum, and a near doubling of student enrollment. Further, chapel services were reorganized to be voluntary, and a weekly convocation was initiated. Baker also founded popular annual conferences on recreation and country life.
The Baker Papers include correspondence with college, state, and federal officials, college suppliers, and alumni; speeches and articles; reports and other papers on topics at issue during Baker's college presidency, 1933-1947, particularly the building program. Also included are several biographical sketches and memorial tributes; clippings and other papers, relating to Baker's career as professor of forestry at several colleges, trade association executive, and college president.
- Clock chimes--Massachusetts--Amherst--History
- College buildings--Massachusetts--Amherst--History
- Massachusetts State College--Anniversaries, etc
- Massachusetts State College--Buildings
- Massachusetts State College--History
- Massachusetts State College--Student housing
- Massachusetts State College. President
- Massachusetts State College. School of Home Economics
- Massachusetts--Politics and government--1865-1950
- Old Chapel (Amherst, Mass.)--History
- Student housing--Massachusetts--Amherst--History
- University of Massachusetts Amherst--History
- Baker, Hugh Potter, 1878-
Belanger, J. William, 1907-1986
J. William Belanger Papers, 1932-1986.
Call no.: MS 117
A leader in organized labor, William Belanger began as an organizer for the AFL's United Textile Workers in 1932, eventually becoming the New England Regional Director and International Vice President of the TWUA and in 1958, the first President of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO.
The Belanger Papers provide insight into the long career in labor activism, and include correspondence, writings, subject files, and printed materials. Of particular interest is a series of four oversized scrapbooks that cover Belanger's career from 1934 through his final position as Director of the Massachusetts Department of Employment Security. These are especially enlightening on labor's political activities, the CIO's success in thwarting anti-labor referenda in 1948, and the efforts to expel Communists from the labor movement.
- Elections--Massachusetts--History--20th century
- Labor leaders--New England--Biography
- Labor unions--Massachusetts
- Massachusetts--Politics and government--1865-1950
- New England--Economic conditions--20th century
- Textile Workers Organizing Committee
- Textile Workers Union of America
- Textile industry--Massachusetts
- Textile workers--Labor unions--New England
- Belanger, J. William, 1907-1986
Types of material
- Photographs
- Scrapbooks
Bennett, John W., collector
John W. Bennett Labor Collection, ca. 1880-2000.
Call no.: MS 443
Labor historian John W. Bennett has researched the history of the labor movement since his days as an undergraduate at the University of Massachusetts (Class of 1952). A born collector, he began accumulating memorabilia associated with unions, drawn to their potential as a visual record of labor iconography and self-representation.
Extending back to the 1880s, the Bennett Collection includes examples from around the country, but with a particularly strong representation of New England unions between the mid-1930s and mid-1970s.
- Labor unions--Massachusetts
- Bennett, John W
Types of material
- Badges
- Ephemera
- Realia
Boarding House (Swift River Valley, Mass.?)
Boarding House Register, 1850.
Call no.: MS 098
Twenty-four page register kept by unnamed person, possibly from a Quabbin town, listing boarders by name, payment received, and employee accounts. Payments noted in detail from February to October, 1850. Boarders included several doctors and L.S. Hills, possibly Leonard S. Hills of the Amherst, Massachusetts hat factory. Employee accounts list many women with Irish surnames, including Ellen O'Leary, Ellen Callahan, and Margaret Murphy.
- Boardinghouses--Massachusetts--19th century
- Irish American women--History--19th century
Types of material
- Account books


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The current population of Tifton Metro is 40,578 with the median age of 38. Tifton Metro's median household income is $48,858, and the average household net worth is $362,243. 35% of Tifton Metro's population are long term residents having lived in their homes for more than 5 years, while 12% of Tifton Metro's population have moved in the last year.
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Age distribution represents the distribution of the population in Tifton Metro by age group. In Tifton Metro, the male-to-female ratio is 19,452:21,131, which is 3% lower than the ratio of Georgia, which is 4,858,299:5,092,772. Age demographic data is sourced from census, 2015.
Crime rate index represents the average crime rate for a local area in comparison to nearby areas and the national average. A crime index of 100 represents the national average. Georgia, has 15% more property crime than the national average, and has 7% less personal crime than the national average
Marital status represents the percent of residents in Tifton Metro that are single, married, widowed and divorced. In Tifton Metro, 68% of people are married and 32% of people are single. The percent of people married is 2% lower than the ratio of Georgia, which is 70%. Marital data is sourced from census, 2015.
Household income distribution represents the distribution of Tifton Metro income brackets at the household level. Overall, the median household income for Tifton Metro is $48,858, which is 1% lower than that of Georgia ($49,276). Income data for Tifton Metro is sourced from census, 2015.
Education data represents the highest level of education attained by residents in Tifton Metro. In Tifton Metro, 23% of residents 18 and over graduated from high school and 17% completed a Bachelor's degree or higher, which is 10% lower than that of Georgia. Education statistics is sourced from census, 2015.


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Seldom has a Kia been described as unmistakable, but there was no missing the yellow-hued Kee concept on the Korean manufacturer's stand.
Kee is the official name of the coupe concept that we showed you teasing sketches of a few months back, and Kia designer Peter Schreyer's first ground-up design for the firm.
There's no denying it's a bold effort. A 2+2 coupe with a curious-looking multi-level hatch, the Kee showcases a design language that looks like nothing Kia has done before.
The LED running lights surrounding the front headlamps are our favourite touch - in fact, the whole of the front end looks good - but the rear clamshell hatch is a little over-fussy.
The Kee is powered by the 2.7-litre V6 from the Hyundai Coupe, which drives the front wheels through a six-speed paddle-shift auto 'box.
Though there's no word on what sort of performance the 200bhp engine might produce, the fact that much of the Kee is constructed from lightweight plastics and aluminium means it should be fairly chuckable.
That's if it makes it to production. Kia says it still hasn't decided whether to build the Kee or not, but we're assured that if it gets the thumbs-up, it could be on the road within a year.
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HIV Testing Update: New Regulations & Strategies from the Field
Originally broadcast on May 17, 2012
Opening Remarks:
Daniel O'Connell, Deputy Director
HIV, STD, and Hepatitis C Prevention and Epidemiology, AIDS Institute, NYS DOH
Daniel J. Egan, MD, FACEP
Associate Program Director Emergency Medicine Residency and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center
Debbie Lester, LMSW
Director of Urban Health Plan's Institute for the Advancement of Community Health, Urban Health Plan Inc.
Section Head, Division of General Pediatrics, Albany Medical Center, General Pediatric Group
This webcast will provide updated information about New York State public health law and regulations that mandate the offering of HIV testing to all patients 13 to 64 years old receiving hospital or primary care services, with some limitations. New York State Department of Health staff will review regulations that went into effect in March of 2012 and health care providers from clinical settings will share real-life experiences implementing the regulations.
Program Objectives
After watching this broadcast participants will be able to:
- State the main objectives of the amended public health law that require the offer of HIV testing to all individuals aged 13-64 in certain health care settings;
- Describe the finalized regulations based on the amended HIV Testing Public Health Law (Chapter 308);
- Recall straight-forward strategies for implementing the regulations in three different settings: hospital, emergency department, and community health center; and
- List the contents of the New York State Department of Health's "HIV Testing Tool Kit: Resources to Support Routine HIV Testing for Adults and Teens"
- Explain how providers can use the HIV Testing Toolkit resource in their work setting.
Continuing Nurse Education Contact Hours
The School of Public Health, University at Albany is an approved provider of continuing nurse education by the Massachusetts Association of Registered Nurses, Inc., an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
This offering is approved for 1 nursing contact hour(s).
Continuing Medical Education Contact Hours
The School of Public Health, University at Albany is accredited by the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The School of Public Health, University at Albany designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Sponsored by the School of Public Health, University and Albany, SUNY, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1.0 total Category I contact education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available are 0.
Continuing education credits will be available until May 2015.
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interviewBy Ben Atonko
Pastor Michael Akpami was recently ordained bishop under the auspices of the Cathedral of Life Church based in Ohio in the United States of America. Akpami who has taken various forms of leadership in the body of Christ was general secretary of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, an arm of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), for eight years. In this interview, he explains what being elevated means. Excerpts:
How did this journey of becoming bishop start?
The journey started from the moment I gave my life to Jesus way back as 1975. All through my days in the secondary school, I was always in leadership position. In my days in the university, I was in leadership position in the Christian circles.
Incidentally, I didn't canvass for the position of bishop. My overseer recommended me to be coffered the title of bishop. He didn't see it as a title; he saw it as greater grace and opportunity for greater grace upon me and of course, upon the ministry. That's how the journey began. I thank God. I thank my daddy, Bishop Ben Oruma who carried out the consecration. I want to thank my general overseer.
Now that you have been elevated, what difference does it make of you vis-à-vis your relationship with the church?
My understanding of this office is service. It's not about lording it over the people of God--being the master over the people of God. I see it as a greater opportunity for service.
Second, I see it as an opportunity for greater influence for the sake of God. I also see it as opportunity for greater authority because it wasn't just taking a title. It was oil coming upon me--the anointing of God coming upon me. So it's more authority; it's more influence; it's service to the people of God--not just the people of God, to humanity at large.
While coming to this church, I saw a policeman at the gate. It looks odd. Why must there be a security man at the post for the people of God to go praise God. What does this mean to you as a shepherd of the flock?
It's an issue that gives all of us a major concern. It gives me a major concern. One wonders whether we will ever come out of this vicious circle of violence. But there are words of consolation that I take personally. One of them is a prophecy that was given by a prophetess of God in Guatemala, I think in the year 2002--Cindy Jacobs. In that prophecy, she said Nigeria will become one of the greatest nations on earth.
It was way back as 2002 when this insecurity challenge had not been of this proportion. She said that Nigeria is going to be one of the most peaceful countries on earth where violence will not be heard.
There is also a scripture God assuring us...that He will take away violence from our land. I want to believe God that the God of peace will soon crush the serpent under our feet. There is a scripture for that. Proverbs 16:20, the God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.
How soon?
That will be determined by God. I wish it happens immediately. It's for us to be seeking his face for it to be sooner than later before the whole humanity, the whole Nigeria is wiped out in violence for him to intervene.
But you see, it behooves us the clergy to teach and pray for change. For us to teach the body of Christ the need for us to imbibe the principles that we were taught by Jesus, the Prince of Peace--Jesus was a man of peace. He wasn't a violent man. The Bible tells us that everywhere he went, he preached peace. When God anointed Jesus with the Holy Ghost and power he went about doing good and healing all the oppressed. Peace is what we are all looking for on this earth. Peace!
We must all embrace the Prince of Peace and the principles he teaches. For instance, He teaches me to forgive those who persecute me; those that despise me--I should pray for them and should forgive them. These are principles he taught us.
Apart from insecurity, what challenges do men of God face in the course of making Christians live as God directs?
We preach everyday, yet we come back to the same issues preached about.
For me, one major challenge I see is self-centeredness. All we care about is ourselves. We don't care about others. If I kill you, as long as I get what I want, I don't give a damn. I don't care about the widow, the orphans I will leave behind. I don't care about what happen to you as long as I'm comfortable.
Self-centeredness is a major issue. The root of self-centeredness is sin. Because of this, we still find ourselves coming back to the same point.


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Schools Promoting Learning Achievement through Sanitation and Hygiene (SPLASH)
A USAID/Zambia funded WASHplus activity known as SPLASH (Schools Promoting Learning Achievement through Sanitation and Hygiene) is underway in Zambia to support the Ministry of Education to bring clean drinking water, sanitation and hygiene education to primary schools in Eastern Province.
The goal of SPLASH is to improve health, learning and performance of primary school pupils and teachers by providing a cleaner and safer learning environment. Project activities focus on provision of safe water and adequate sanitation and the adoption of better hygiene practices. SPLASH is part of the USAID/Zambia Education Team's portfolio that includes other projects designed to strengthen the MOE institutional, teacher and pupil performances, especially in reading achievement. SPLASH contributes by tackling student attendance and dropout rates, teacher attrition, and overall health and well-being. SPLASH also aims to strengthen local operations and maintenance and management capacity by offering innovative solutions to commonly encountered technical and organizational problems, and linking school efforts to community development and ownership. (More about SPLASH)
Girls and female teachers are disproportionately affected by poor access to sanitation. SPLASH's comprehensive school-based menstrual hygiene management program trains teachers and provides them with materials for counseling and supporting girls and involving their families. Schools are encouraged to stock sanitary pads along with other hygiene consumables, and girls' latrines are equipped with washrooms.
SPLASH embeds WASH in the MOE system. The official School Monitoring Instrument now has an extensive WASH section that includes MHM and O&M, and WASH is part of the new curriculum. SPLASH supports the integration through teacher in-service training and provision of materials.
SPLASH Stories
|SPLASH Encourages a Community Approach to Menstrual Hygiene Management. SPLASH's comprehensive WASH in Schools program includes a strong menstrual hygiene management (MHM) component. Having the confidence to attend school at all times can make the difference between succeeding and dropping out for many adolescent girls. Read more.
|Success Story: Falling in Love All Over Again. "Life in rural Zambia is unbearable." This is the story that is always heard among newly trained teachers who are posted in rural areas. This reaction is due to the perception that rural schools have poor or inadequate water and sanitation facilities. Read more.
|Let Kids Learn: Boosting Opportunity for Girls and Boys through WASH in Schools. Clean water, adequate sanitation and proper hygiene require appropriate facilities and an awareness of good practices. Through the SPLASH partnership, CARE International supports the construction of boreholes and sanitation facilities, while FHI 360 supports teacher training and curriculum development. Local ministries, nongovernmental organizations and communities take it from there. Read
Reports and Tools
- WASH in Zambian Primary Schools: Essential Elements for Quality Education. Dr. Justin Lupele and Sarah Fry, SPLASH and WASHplus, FHI 360. A Presentation at the Comparative and International Education Society Conference 2015.
- WASH-Friendly Schools: A Training Resource for SPLASH Use, 2014. The Training Guide for WASH-Friendly Schools and the companion Basic Guide is now a tested package that SPLASH has adapted and refined from country-specific models for use in schools, communities, governments, and organizations anywhere. The complementary guide is intended to be useful to those working for the benefit of children in resource-poor environments who, like children everywhere, have the right to a safe, clean, and welcoming school environment. It is envisioned that this guide will support the creation of an enabling environment to establish WASH-Friendly Schools.
- Exploring the Potential of Schoolchildren as Change Agents in the Context of School WASH in Rural Zambia: Final Report, 2014. In this study, researchers explored the potential for children to be change agents for behavior change and technology adoption in their households. The work was conducted in the context of a school-based WASH program, SPLASH, funded by USAID| Zambia and managed by the USAID WASHplus project. Based on the results there are four major areas that SPLASH can target to encourage children to become change agents.
Baseline Survey: School WASH Facility Assessment, February 2014. (pdf, 2.1MB)
- Zambia Eastern Province WASH in Schools INDABA Whole System in the Room-Strategic Planning Workshop Report, 2012. (pdf, 916KB)
- Menstrual Hygiene Management Mini-Toolbox for Teachers and Schools in Zambia, 2015. SPLASH (Schools Promoting Learning Achievement through Sanitation and Hygiene) Project.
Menstrual Hygiene Management or MHM is an important component of a "WASH Friendly School". As it is a new concept in schools, SPLASH is offering various kinds of support to teachers to help set up MHM programs and facilities to help keep girls and female teachers in school. This toolkit was designed to help classroom and guidance teachers, SHN coordinators, and other school personnel in Zambian primary schools who are carrying out menstrual hygiene management (MHM) programs or activities in their school. As MHM gets more established in schools, more and better tools will be developed and added to the toolkit.
SPLASH in the News
- Zambia's Eastern Province Schools Help Girls Stay in School Through WASH. An article by Sergio Ramírez-Mena/Chemonics International in the Huffington Post, April 6, 2015.
- SPLASH Project Director Justin Lupele featured on expert panel at African EduWeek, June 12, 2014.
- Celebrate Solutions: WASH Helps Girls Learn in Zambia. Women Deliver, March 31, 2014.
- SPLASH in the News: East schools to benefit from $20 sanitation fundTimes of Zambia, March 26, 2014.


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Springtime For Rapists In Egypt
(… and then they have the gall to freak out over some cartoons…?!)
Whither the Arab Spring, you might well ask.
Or not.
So, far, it's not so much Springtime For Hitler as a Rapists' Charter.
I mean, who needs consent when you have some mad Mullahs on your side?
So, you want to have sex with 14 years' old girls? That's cool with Allah.
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listen closely. we'll talk slowly so you can understand. 14 > 2. Period. You all made fun of our statues but couldn't wait to put up your own. You have Heisman winners. Congratulations. We have national championships. Many national championships. Again, 14 > 2, anytime. anyplace. anywhere.
and YOU realize we won it in 2009. That fact was forgotten all last year in 2010, dude. In fact, we have a boatload of national championships resting in OUR trophy case. Bet you use LOTS of Swiffers dusting all the empty shelves at the Barn.
us "DA" bammers" really don't care. Barn recruits mean nothing to us. Just noting how whenever Auburn underachieves - which is so very very often, it is always Saban's fault. See you in November, loser.
as usual. The Barn loses a recruit that was "all in" and it becomes about Saban. Jealously noted.
Here we go again. Starting a little early with the young excuses, aren't we - haven't played a down and The Barn already has the excuse in place. Good job - must mean y'all aren't expecting too much this year EITHER.
"Saban went over 25 recruits."
and yet, Auburn CAN'T recruit even 25. GO figure.
"Offering a greyshirt to an injured player is wrong? You can't fix auburn fans."
If Auburn is so concerned about this kid, why didn't THEY pick him up? Even the Arkansas press now smells something fishy down there. Jealous little brother ..... AGAIN.
Arrogance and those hiding behind the scenes calling all the shots.
Arrogance. Plain and simple.
yuck. Kinda wish he had stayed gone.
seems to me our 5-stars aren't leaving the team and heading for "ANYWHERE" else (Dyer).
The fact that you think the University of Alabama Crimson Tide is AFRAID of anything UAB related is enough for me. Seriously. It's dollars. You support your team with dollars and attendance. Same with UAH hockey. You have to support it with your PHYSICAL attendance. At the turnstiles. And you don't.
uh, about those third down conversions..............
Spin, spin and more spin. The plains are burning down around their ears and they still don't smell the smoke.
I love how Auburn fans are so holier than thou. They have no bad fans - just ask them. The guys with the skeleton in the houndstooth hat with the Jack Daniels bottle outside the Bama dressing room in Jordan - Hare.....that's not classless. Turning the water sprinklers on the Georgia fans after a loss, nope - that's not either. It's always Bama's fault. National whiners - whine when you don't get your way in 2004. Whine because you get no respect. Whine when your questionable recruiting tactics or at least your Heisman winner's father's tactics bring suspicion. Want some cheese with your whine?
The Barn gets no respect because prior to the arrival of Tuberville - they were a non-issue. Even Dye didn't produce national contenders. Alabama has been on the national stage - with Penn State, Michigan, USC, Ohio State. AU doesn't like to recognize national championships prior to BCS because they only had one - with an asterick. Two national championships don't equal thirteen or even eight. Respect has to be earned. Legally - without questions.
The Barn gets no respect because prior to the arrival of Tuberville - they were a non-issue. Even Dye didn't produce national contenders. Alabama has been on the national stage - with Penn State, Michigan, USC, Ohio State. AU doesn't like to recognize national championships prior to BCS because they only had one - with an asterick. Two national championships don't equal thirteen or even eight. Respect has to be earned. Legally - without questions.
yes, just as TIDE for TOOMERS was before Toomers for Tuscaloosa. So - get your facts straight.
Let's see - this time last year Aubs swore the Miss State story was bogus. The NCAA isn't backing off because they feel there is something there - just like everbody else in the nation. It isn't just Bama fans that think Cam and Auburn are dirty. They will follow the money - and it will come out. As for Sheridan "hiding behind a lawyer" - seriously. He'd be an idiot not to have a lawyer -- and unfortunately for AU, no matter how you try to paint it - he does have some clout and people ARE listening to him.
it's okay, dude. I'm a graduate engineer of the University of Alabama and - I HATE AUBURN, too!
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My students and I were interviewed recently by some middle school students in Dover, New Jersey, about the process of making films. They had watched some of our films on our class weblog, Watch Out!, and decided to contact us. One of the cool things about sharing our classroom work online is that sometimes others find it useful.
These students, taught by Mr. Zangerle, an 8th grade English teacher, are working on a year-long project looking into important topics in their community. As part of the project they are creating films, so they wanted to interview us about how we make our films.
I edited our 30-minute Skype conversation into the 10-minute video I posted here. My students and I really enjoyed talking with Mr. Zangerle and his students. They may contact us again in the future for feedback as their project develops. We're looking forward to seeing what they create and I'm glad we could help out in some way.


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Looking straight down the driveway at Techo Azules to the caribbean swimming
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A last look at Taganga as headed out of town:
I headed out of town and stopped at this tienda and made friends with this Colombiana who was very interested to know where I was going:
Continued on to Tayrona National Parque. Here's the turnoff:
Where I ate some lunch with a Chileno:
But alas, the buses were many and the lineup at Tayrona was long. And the computers were down. After waiting a while, I said to myself, WTH? and decided to head down the road. The hell with Tayrona. I headed down and stopped to check out the Caribbean at this overlook:
Some people stopped and asked me how the hell I had ridden a 250 Kawasaki from the U.S. down to Colombia. Here are Johan and his wife and son Lucas. He owns a coffee shop in Taganga and told me he was going to Palomino to the Dreamer Hostel on the beach for the weekend. Wow! I never question serendipity. Locals know the good spots to hang out. Sounded good to me. Here are Johan and family:
Here is the road to the Dreamer Hostel. A little rough. But that's how I like it:
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Got a bed in the dormitory for 29,000 pesos (16.67)
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It's an upscale Euro hostel kind of place with lots of cute 20 something women staying here. I'm old enough to be most of these people's grandpa, so once again, I am the oldest person here by a generation or two. Ah well. It's a nice place.
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FROM the woman whose "maturity leave" was the reason for quitting her last job, to the man who included a letter from his mum, the road to CV hell is paved with good intentions, so dos and don'ts are vital. And with most recruiters only giving each one a measly 20 seconds, your CV also needs to pack one hell of a punch. So here are our top 10 ways of getting your two pages to the top of the pile.
Remember: Revere relevance.
"A CV serves one purpose and one purpose only, and that's to secure an interview," says John Doherty of technical and engineering recruiters CBSbutler. So tailor the content accordingly and cut out irrelevant waffle. Employers state the skills they are looking for, so check that they match the information in your CV, advises Stephen Kennedy, a recruitment partner for pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. "Put your money where your mouth is and prove you actually have that expertise."
Remember: Spellchecker is your friend.
It may seem like a no-brainer, but using a spellchecker is overlooked by scores of foolhardy applicants. According to Doherty, this is still one of the most common mistakes, and could send your CV straight to the shredder. Proofread your CV, then get someone else to check it, advises Kennedy. You rarely get a second chance.
Remember: Keep it clean.
According to a study by online CV service iProfile, most applicants believe the way their CV looks is key to impressing recruiters, whereas employers themselves couldn't care less. So forget coloured paper, weird titles and elaborate fonts; the best way to make your CV stand out is clarity. "Keep it plain and simple, and think about the layout," says Ros Kindersley, head of JFL Search & Selection. And of course, a CV sent electronically will be printed, so if it requires yellow ink and black paper to be legible, it's no good to anyone. "The most attractive thing on your CV is the name of your current employer and your current position," adds Kindersley. Not a border of pretty pink stars.
Remember: Sell yourself (just try not to get carried away).
Bigging yourself up can be embarrassing, but that's what your CV is there for. "Scientists tend to be modest," says Lorna Crombie, director of scientific recruitment firm CK Science, "they're not the kind of people who blow their own trumpet." It might feel alien, but you need to learn to show off tastefully, she says. "It's not enough that you've done something really well. You have to be able to explain that to people in a way that casts you in the most positive light."
Remember: Keep your interests interesting.
Believe it or not, these are all real examples. But even mainstream hobbies can say more about you than you might think. According to research by Yell.com, 59 per cent of the nation's employers believe your interests tell them how well you'll fit in. Despite this, a third of us don't list any at all. As a scientist you can use your hobbies to counter common stereotypes. Don't just pick solitary pursuits such as reading or listening to music, but highlight some team activities too. Skills like DIY will also demonstrate a practical side, proving you're not just a big brain. But be warned: "'Socialising' is overrated as a hobby - what you really mean is going to the pub and getting drunk with your mates," Crombie says, "and we see that a bit too often."
Remember: Don't try to be funny; there are no good jokes on a CV.
"It's really important to try to get your personality across in some way," says Crombie, but jokes simply aren't the way to do it. "Sense of humour is such a personal thing and it's a minefield when it comes to offending people," she warns. A much better way to inject your personality is with passion. "If there's one thing all candidates underestimate it's the power of enthusiasm," she says. "That's what's going to get you an invite for interview."
Remember: A photo is a faux pas.
"What a good CV needs is a succinct profile of no more than half a dozen sentences summarising what you are all about," says Doherty. It should include key skills and activities from previous employment, and perhaps longer-term career aspirations. But unless specifically requested, don't include a photo, of you or any other wildlife.
A personal profile should also be just that - personal. Avoid saying you are a team player with excellent communication skills, warns Crombie: "Picking these clichés will make you look like just another graduate."
Remember: Honesty isn't always the best policy.
Career objectives say a lot about your attitude, so think about the kind of person the company wants to employ. If you are applying to a charity, a mercenary outlook won't go down well. Money is important, but there are better ways to get it than asking outright. According to iProfile, one way is to make sure your CV accurately reflects your current skills.
CEO Rick Bacon says applicants often suffer from what he calls "CV amnesia". By forgetting to list skills they actually have, he says, "people miss out on career opportunities worth thousands of pounds more than what they ended up with". For more information on how much you're worth, take a look at the graphic below.
Remember: Your CV is not your thesis.
"Twenty seconds is the average amount of time people look at a CV before deciding whether to read on," says Kindersley, so be succinct. As a general rule, stick to two pages. In fact, less can be more when it comes to career history - if you graduated last year and have already done more jobs than the local cab driver, alarm bells will ring with potential employers. But if it's important, don't leave it out. "People leave out really critical skills and experience for the sake of getting onto two pages," says Crombie, "and that's the wrong approach to take."
Remember: The little details say a lot.
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"Your cover letter should be really short and to the point," says Kindersley. Only if skills are crucial - such as languages for a position abroad - should you include them. "All the other selling points should be in the CV," she says. Your letter is also the ideal place to state salary expectations, as a CV may get passed around a team of people who aren't interested in that information.
Despite scare stories about recruiters scouring Facebook for damning evidence, the internet is an amazing tool to help you get a job, says Yann Motte, CEO of networking site Webjam. Use it to create an online CV which links to groups and activities you are involved in, news stories about your career achievements, or past employers' websites. Plus it's easy to keep updated, and with services like iProfile alert - which tells you when someone has read your CV- it's easy to monitor employer interest, too.
You don't need to include referees in your CV, says Crombie, but if you know some key industry people whose names might be recognised, "that would be a selling point". Ask referees for permission before including them on a CV, and of course, make sure that they're going to say nice things about you.
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What's Brad Womack Been Up To?
Two-time Bachelor Brad Womack, 39, has been
(hiding in a bunker) keeping a low profile in Austin, Texas, since his split with ex-fiancee Emily Maynard.
The Bachelor Season 15 finale aired in March 2011, and in June Brad and Emily announced they were officially dunzo. Brad didn't want anything to do with that televised breakup special with Emily and Chris Harrison, but he told People Magazine, "the demise of our relationship was completely my fault." Emily disagreed with that, but either way it was over.
There are lingering rumors that Brad still calls Emily at all hours, even though she's moved on and is officially the next Bachelorette for Season 8. All we know is Brad finally showed his handsome self on the red carpet on October 27, 2011, for the "Howl-O-Ween" party hosted by True Blood hottie Joe Manganiello at The Palms Hotel and Casino's Moon Nightclub in Las Vegas.
We're not sure what he was doing there, but we know Brad does have a strong connection to Vegas — beyond visiting the place on The Bachelor. Back in October 2010, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported the Titan Nightlife Group "has a new deal with the Womack brothers, including Brad Womack of The Bachelor, to bring a concept from the Womacks' hometown of Austin, Texas, to Las Vegas."
Later, in March 2012, Brad was spotted taking in the tunes at Austin's annual SXSW music festival. After all, Brad, his two brothers, and their business partner own four bars in Austin.
We have no idea if Brad is dating anyone at all at this point, but we hope he hasn't tried going back to his on-and-off ex, Laurel Kagay, considering how much tabloid drama she brought to Season 15. And we KNOW Brad won't be coming back to ABC for a third round as the Bachelor, so we hope he just finds the right girl the old-fashioned way.
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FORT WALTON BEACH — The city's staff is considering options to charge an assessment fee to make funding for fire protection more uniform.
The Fort Walton Beach Fire Department's roughly $3.8 million budget now is funded through property tax revenue. The staff is gathering information on fire assessments to determine whether that would be more efficient.
City Manager Michael Beedie said one of the benefits of a fire assessment is that it would allow the city to spread out the cost of fire services. About 10 percent of the city's property base — which includes schools, churches, some nonprofits and government facilities — is exempt from paying property taxes.
If the City Council opts for a fire assessment, those property owners would pay assessment fees.
"You would actually be paying for the service that you receive," Beedie said. "It allows us to spread the cost out in a fair manner for both commercial and those 10 percent of properties who don't pay ad valorem taxes."
Commercial buildings likely would be assessed based on their square footage and type of construction, while residential properties would pay a flat fee, Beedie said.
The City Council recently directed its staff to research how other governments with fire assessments collect and oversee them.
If the assessment is placed on property tax bills, Beedie said the collection rate is about 95 percent. However, if the assessment appears on utility bills, the rate typically falls to 60 to 70 percent.
The staff is in the early stages of planning next year's budget, but a fire assessment will not be ready by the time the fiscal year begins Oct. 1.
Fort Walton Beach would reduce its millage rate if an assessment is approved, but Beedie said it was too early to know by how much.
"In a perfect scenario, you implement the fire assessment and then decrease the millage by the same amount, but we're also looking at the entire budget," Beedie said. "Right now we're right in the beginning stages of our budget. The millage would offset a little bit, but I couldn't say it would be a one-for-one offset right now until we actually start getting into the true numbers."
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Posted at: 11/26/2012 3:56 PM
Updated at: 11/26/2012 5:21 PM
By: Berkeley Brean
An animal rescue organization is looking for anyone who knows who put a dog in a bag, tied it up and left it in the bathroom of a Pittsford pet store.
The dog, named "Pierre" by its rescuers, is a French Bulldog. It has severe health problems including malnourishment, decayed teeth, missing fur and dehydration.
The rescue organization, GRASP (Greece residents assisting stray pets) says the dog was left in a bathroom of the PETCO on Monroe Avenue in Pittsford Sunday afternoon. Pierre was left in a bag that was tied at the top. A store worker found the dog sometime in the afternoon and got Pierre to an animal hospital.
The dog is now with a foster owner.
GRASP hopes that people recognize Pierre and then alert police about its owner.
Sue Zukoski, foster owner for Pierre, said, "I want Pierre to find a wonderful home. And I want the community rallying around him, taking care of him. It takes a village to raise a child. I guess it does a dog too."
Karla Barkley, GRASP, said, "I'd like to see the person prosecuted. I'd like to see the community be aware that these things can happen. You hear about these stories but you don't realize it until you physically have to do this. "


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Once again America's Racist Right Wing Conservative Element shows its cowardly stone throwing. Just look at these comment shows where America is NOW…which is not much difference than where it was 50 years ago!
Total disrespect for the President of These As Yet United States of America!!!
The Struggle Contineus—RLHSR.
Their Racism Today…Is Just Like Their Racism Of Yesterday
The Tragedy of Ambassador Rice withdrawing her name to paraphrase my book title, It Was Never About Susan Rice. It was and is about Racism and the Infrastructure of Racism.
The American Dream as internalized and dreamed by most white males is to one day become President of the United States. It becomes even more intense when the political arena comes into play. For an "incompetent and inferior Black Male" to become President …and now twice…before a John McCain or a Lindsey Graham or a Mitt Romney could even smell new paint in the Oval Office is a blow to their psyche.
After the tragedy of Benghazi, Mrs. Rice represented the President and the United States; and vitriolic and racist John McCain, still smarting from his drubbing 4 years ago, and egged on by the white male establishment of the Racist Tea Party also still smarting from bruised egos and psyches of 2008, saw this as an opportunity to strike back at the President and even undercut his bid for re-election. The strike back had to be at, and through some of the President's representatives. They were too cowardly to take on the President. Mitt Romney, the Racist Cultist tried to disastrous results. Who was most vulnerable? By most accounts, Susan Rice was repeating the official information as given to her by the Intelligence Community…headed by, you are right, General Petraeus. So if the information Ambassador Rice gave was not accurate…and since she was not in Benghazi…then the person these cowardly senators should have addressed was General Petraeus. This is where the Infrastructure of Racism is most prevalent. Petraeus is a white General…Racist Republicants will believe him before we they would believe the Black President and his representatives, even though Petraeus works for …or did work for …The President.
Of course, he is not to be blamed because his sexual peccadilloes got in the way of his doing his job. So no complaints against Petraeus or anyone in the Intelligence Community but they focused on Susan Rice…because like President Obama…she is Black…intelligent…heavily educated…and the added bonus of being a female. That made her a much better target. Yet their problem was then and is now President Obama. But like most Racist Political Cowards they do not have the guts to take him on Elected Senator on Elected President. They do not like those odds. Let's go after the Black appointed Ambassador because she can not return fire with fire.
New Republicant Flavor of the Month — Tim Scott
Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law has returned to the center of national controversy after another unarmed African-American teenager was shot and killed. Florida Governor Rick Scott appointed a Stand Your Ground Task Force after the national outcry of the murder of unarmed Black youth Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman (whose trial is scheduled for June 2013). Scott named his Black Lt. Governor, Jennifer Carroll, as the Chair, and named Rev. R. B Holmes, a Black minister as the Vice Chair. Governor Scott appointed the Task Force for political cover after the killing of Martin. His Task Force appointees included proponents of the law …some state elected officials who voted for the law …and the Florida Stand Your Ground Law sponsor in the Florida Legislature. And the incoming leadership of the Florida Legislature had already indicated they were not in favor of any changes to the Stand Your Ground Law.
Jordan Russell Davis, 17, was gunned down by Michael Dunn, a 45-year old Florida man whose lawyer is now invoking the controversial "Stand Your Ground" law after he fired eight shots at an SUV occupied by Davis and his friends. Dunn told police he left his son's wedding, where he admitted to having only a couple of drinks. Dunn reportedly confronted the teenagers because they were playing loud music in the parking lot of a convenience store and he then asked them to turn the music down. Jordan Davis and his three friends did not turn the music down. Dunn's story, as told through his lawyer, is that he thought he saw a shotgun in the car and felt his life was threatened. Dunn's lawyer says he fired several rounds and two bullets hit Davis who was sitting in the middle of the back seat.
After shots were fired, Dunn quickly fled the scene. Police found him 173 miles away from the shooting and arrested him the next day. On Wednesday, Dunn was formally charged with murder in the second degree of Jordan Davis and the attempted murder of the other kids in the car.
Local reports say Michael Dunn is an avid collector of guns and frequently visits a local shooting range near his Florida home. In an interview with WJXT-TV, Dunn's lawyer, Robin Lemonidis, recounted Dunn's account of the scene, saying Dunn felt "threatened" by the kids who were blasting loud music, blaming his fear on the lyrics of the music.
"Uh, 'Kill that mother (expletive),' 'That mother (expletive) is dead,' 'You dead (expletive),'" Lemonidis said Dunn heard from the teens. "And he sees that much of a shotgun coming up over the rim of the SUV, which is up higher than his Jetta, and all he sees are heavily tinted front windows that are up and the back windows that are down, and the car has at least four black men in it, and he doesn't know how old anyone is, and he doesn't know anything, but he knows a shotgun when he sees one because he got his first gun as a gift from his grandparents when he was in third grade."
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell, who initially heard this story from a flight attendant who plans to attend Jordan Davis' funeral and burial this Saturday, made the story the topic of The Last Word Rewrite segment on Thursday."It's safe to say this guy and Jordan Davis had different tastes in music.
Michael Dunn decided he had the authority to tell the kids to turn down the volume. The kids did what most kids would do and what I certainly would have done under the circumstances–nothing. They didn't turn down the volume for the suddenly self-appointed volume cop of Jacksonville, Florida.
So, Michael Dunn, who was waiting, I think we can say impatiently, for his girlfriend to return to the car with some more wine–took out his handgun and started shooting. He fired eight bullets at the four kids in the car. Like most amateur cops, he completely missed his target with six of those bullets. The other two hit Jordan who was sitting in the middle of the back seat. Michael Dunn didn't behave in a very cop-like way after that. He immediately fled the scene. The kids quickly piled out of their car realizing they weren't injured, and looked back to see Jordan slumped alone in the back seat."
Dunn's lawyer responded to the charges by claiming that he acted "responsibly and in self-defense." This claim of self-defense is part of Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law and is the same claim used by George Zimmerman, the man accused of murdering 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman employed this defense after he shot and killed Martin in February of this year. This incident might rekindle the public outrage surrounding Florida's gun laws. Debate about incidents involving "Stand Your Ground," such as Davis's death, has the state reevaluating the law's standing.
O'Donnell is waiting to hear more from Dunn and his lawyer, expecting that their version of Dunn's story will increasingly include arguments supporting a "Stand Your Ground" defense."His lawyer told reporters yesterday that she is considering using Florida's 'Stand your ground' law as a defense. And of course, his lawyer knows that the law doesn't say you can stand your ground against loud music and shoot and kill kids who refuse to turn down the volume.
So now that Michael Dunn has a lawyer, he now has a story. And his story is, as told through his lawyer, that he thought he saw a shotgun in the car and felt his life was threatened. But he didn't feel his life was threatened enough to call the police after being in a shoot-out with dangerous kids who had a shotgun and were still on the loose, according to his story, a story that he and his lawyer will surely be rewriting as they approach trial. The police say the kids did not have a gun."
Last month Scott's Task Force determined that the state's controversial Stand Your Ground laws should remain largely intact. In the months since the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin national attention has been drawn to Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law and others like it that authorize the unfettered use of deadly force in self-defense. Several empirical studies have found these laws are associated with a significant increase in homicides, have a disproportionate impact on African Americans, and do not appear to deter crime at all.
But you wouldn't know any of this from the draft report coming out of Gov. Scott handpicked (basically) task force members. Following a six-month review, not one of these studies were even incorporated into the task force's recommendation. Instead, the recommendation states:[A]ll persons have a fundamental right to stand their ground and defend themselves from attack with proportionate force in every place they have a lawful right to be and are conducting themselves in a lawful manner.So the NRA-backed-Task Force supporting-Florida Stand Your Ground law remain largely unchanged.
What is striking and galling at the same time is there was no minority report that spelled out recommendations that Blacks and progressives would have wanted considered. Blacks on the Task Force including Vice Chair Holmes, who served several years as the President of the Jacksonville Branch NAACP sat and sat and sat and DID AND SAID NOTHING. Maybe they did not want to upset Massa? The Struggle Continues…RLHSR.