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The Ten Mile Creek State
Fish and Wildlife Area is located in southeastern Jefferson County and
the western sections of Hamilton County. Access to the site can be gained
from rural roads leading from Illinois Route 142 and Illinois Route 14.
The site provides a wide range of outdoor recreation opportunities which
include wildlife viewing, hiking, fishing, target shooting, hunting and
The 5,820 acres comprising
Ten Mile Creek were purchased in 1988, and approximately one third of
the site was strip mined for coal. These areas, all within Jefferson County,
have been reclaimed to varying degrees resulting in some areas being returned
to flat agriculture land and others to steeply sloped areas with many
ponds and lakes. The remainder of the site, which was not mined, is a
mixture of fields and forest bisected by small streams.
The site is divided into
four management units, each consisting of a main area and smaller scattered
tracts. Of these, the Eads Unit (1,550 acres) is located southwest of
the town of Belle Rive, and over 80% of this unit has been mined, which
has left a steep and rugged terrain containing many spoil ridges. Vegetation
has been established to stabilize the soil and provide cover for wildlife.
Next, the Belle Rive Unit (1,460 acres) is located east of Belle Rive,
of which nearly 60% has been strip mined. However, reclamation efforts
have resulted in a more even terrain including seven lakes. In addition,
this unit is bisected by Auxier Creek, and the bottomland areas have not
been mined.
Of the management units located
in Hamilton County, both contain similar terrain with a level to rolling
topography covered by a mixture of farm fields and forest. The Dahlgren
Unit (1,120 acres) lies south of the village of Dahlgren, and it is bisected
by the Big Creek watershed. This unit contains both upland and bottomland
forest with small ponds in various locations. The Goshen Trail Unit (1,690
acres) is located four miles west of McLeansboro and contains a portion
of the Ten Mile Creek watershed.
The composition of this site
includes the habitat types of cropland (2,600 acres), open non-cultivated
areas (1,640 acres), forest (1,330 acres), and water (250 acres). Portions
of the cropland are enrolled in a tenant lease program to provide wildlife
food and cover and to maintain the fields in an open condition. Crop rotations
include corn, soybeans, wheat, grass-legume seedlings, and one or more
years of idle to conserve the soil and allow wildlife nesting to occur.
The open, non-cultivated areas are mostly mined with succession occurring
to various degrees. Some locations are mainly grassland, while others
are being invaded by brush and trees.
The forested areas consist
of many small woodlots, forested corridors, and fencerows. The largest
wooded area is near 100 acres in size. The composition of species depends
on the location of the forest and includes various oaks, hickories, elm,
cherry, cottonwood, willow, ash, and other species. In addition, old field
and pasture areas contain such species as sassafras and persimmon.
Of the water areas, there
are 25 strip pit lakes from 3 to 45 acres in size located in the Eads
and Belle Rive Units which offer the opportunity for boating and fishing.
Depths of these lakes can reach over 30 feet. Furthermore, small farm
ponds are scattered over the Dahlgren and Goshen Trail Units to provide
wildlife water sources, soil erosion control, and fishing opportunitites.
Fishing is a popular use
of Ten Mile Creek SFWA. Access to the strip pit lakes is provided by five concrete boat ramps and additional gravel boat ramps and parking areas. The lakes contain populations of largemouth
bass, crappie, bluegill, and catfish. The site specific regulations for
this outdoor recreation include a two pole limit, a limit of three bass any size and
a six per day creel limit for channel catfish. In addition, a 10 horsepower
motor limit is in effect for boating. Fisheries management includes population
surveys and control measures, control of aquatic vegetation, and fish
stocking. The small ponds of the Dahlgren and Goshen Trail Units are stocked
with largemouth bass, bluegill, redear, and channel catfish.
Another favorite activity
is wildlife viewing, especially on the portions that are designated as
Goose Refuge. These areas are closed to all access during the Canada Goose
hunting season to provide a place for migrating ducks and geese to rest
and feed. Management activities include the planting of various crops
as food sources and the construction of shallow water impoundments which
are managed to promote moist soil vegetation. During each fall and winter
tens of thousands of ducks and geese can be observed using the rest area.
Of the wildlife that inhabit
the site, the following species may be hunted in the appropriate season:
cottontail rabbit, bobwhite quail, mourning dove, geese, ducks, deer,
squirrel, turkey, and furbearers.
Special regulations apply to each species. In addition, a Quality Deer
Management program is conducted on the Belle Unit which restricts the
harvest to certain types of deer. All necessary information on regulations
is provided with the hunting permit. Trapping of furbearers through the
use of water sets is also allowed through a seperate permit. For more
information: Hunter
Fact Sheet
Other recreation opportunities
exist at the Hand Trap Range (shotgun use only), Archery Range, and Rifle
Range, all of which are located in the Goshen Trail Unit. Use of the Rifle
Range requires an annual permit which includes the regulations and restrictions.
Equally important, a hiking trail, which menaders through an area of upland
forest, is located in the Goshen Trail Unit.
Ten Mile Creek State Fish
& Wildlife Area is located on IL Rt. 14 east of Benton, IL From I-57,
take exit #71 (Benton) and travel east on IL Rt. 14 a distance of 18 miles
to the site office located on the north side of the highway.


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Charlottesville, VA (Sports Network) - Joe Harris scored a career-high 26
points and the Virginia Cavaliers posted a 73-55 win over the Virginia Tech
Hokies in an ACC contest at John Paul Jones Arena.
Harris made good on 5-of-7 shots behind the 3-point line for the Cavaliers
(18-6, 8-3 ACC), the team finishing 9-of-19 on the perimeter as they won for
the seventh time in the last eight outings. Akil Mitchell pitched in with 17
points, eight rebounds and three assists for the hosts.
The Hokies (11-13, 2-9) were paced yet again by Erick Green who logged 22
points, but shot just 4-of-17 from the floor as the team suffered a seventh
consecutive setback.
Virginia connected on not only 50 percent from the floor in the first half but
also 7-of-13 behind the 3-point line in order to take a 36-23 lead at the
VaTech, which shot a mere 34.6 percent from the field in both the first and
second halves, held the hosts to just nine field goals after intermission.
However, the Cavs converted 17-of-19 at the free-throw line in the final 20
minutes in order to capture the double-digit win.
Green, who entered the contest leading the nation in scoring with 25.3 ppg,
had just a single point at the break and missed his first nine field goal
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Living the devout life
They heard a call for a distinctive life and answered it to live a life of service — of service to the people, to God and to the Catholic Church
He is now leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, which makes the new Pope Francis a man of great influence to a great many people. But even before he addressed the cheering masses in St. Peter's Square this week, the man formerly known as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was living a distinctive life.
As a priest, he has dedicated himself to the church and its people to the exclusion of everything else. There is no marriage, no children and no life independent of the church.
For many of us, it seems to be a life of unimaginable sacrifice. But for the religious men and women who live it, it is the only life they can imagine. The sacrifice would be doing something else.
According to the Diocese of San Diego, there are more than 300 priests and retired clergymen and 230 religious sisters in Imperial and San Diego counties. Each have their reasons for making the Catholic Church their family and making the work of God their vocation. Here are three of their stories.
Abbot Charles Wright
Up a winding Oceanside road studded by signs reading "Thou Shalt Not Park Here" sits the lovely Prince of Peace Abbey, a Benedictine monastery and retreat center. And inside the Prince of Peace Abbey sits Abbot Charles Wright, graduate of La Jolla High School and San Diego State University, lover of the violin and Gregorian chants, and a monk for 49 of his 78 years. He was elected abbot in 1994 and plans to remain on "this windswept hill" for as long as the hill will have him, which could be awhile.
"This life might have some sort of elixir in it," he said, his eyes glinting happily behind his glasses. "Our last abbot lived to be 99."
On getting the call: "I didn't consider living the religious life until I was in the Army, because I was very impressed by a chaplain. I tried many things when I was in the Army, but nothing was satisfying. I overheard a chaplain speaking about the abbey, and he said, 'Why don't you visit?' That was in 1961, and I never left.
"It was never a voice I heard in my physical ear. It was a calling, but it was also an attraction. I really think that if God is calling someone, he closes other doors that would be detrimental or misleading or attractive enough to pull one away from God. There were other possibilities that I had, but I felt this was my real calling."
Why a monk?: "It was the idea that the monks were practical. They worked and they prayed, and that was the order. I like being able to work with people both in the community and the outside. If people knew the happiness that comes from being in a monastery, all of the monasteries would be very crowded."
Closer to God than thee?: "Everyone has a calling and everyone is given the wherewithal to answer that call. Everyone has a certain combination of attractions, and those attractions are God given. Not everyone is called to live a life of community. Not everyone is called to take a vow of stability. I will be here for the rest of my life, but not everyone is called to do that. I think God wants us to be wherever we are. I don't think he cares what we do for a job. It's the disposition with which we do the job that matters."
The sacrificial life: "I don't look at it as a sacrifice. It is a gaining. I did not take a leap that was any different from the leaps other people take. You take a leap when you get married. You take a leap when you join the Peace Corps. You take a leap when you become a parent. I never looked at it as a leap away from something. It was an assimilation into something larger than oneself.


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I know I'm beating a dead horse here, but I can't find any instances exactly like mine.
I've installed/uninstalled both the connector(5.0.21) and Microsoft Office 2003 more times than I can count; I finally got my school email to sync with my outlook. The only problem is that when I close Outlook I get an error; "Unable to open your default e-mail folders." I basically have to do a system restore and re-set up everything to get it to work for that one time.
I am not an IT guy, so I don't get a lot of the fixes the first time through....it takes me a while. Could someone help me go through some trouble shooting methods so I can get this thing figured out before the semester starts in September; I'm getting a little frustrated.....lol:rolleyes:
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I have all this set up on my laptop with wireless.....do I have to be at home in my network to use all this?????
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Looking Ahead: Portraits from the Mott-Warsh Collection
Panelist for the closing reception:
Wanda Sloan, the H.R. diversity/staff development specialist at Blackhawk Technical College.
George Williams Jr.,Beloit College Art and Art History Professor.
The exhibition, Looking Ahead: Portraits from the Mott-Warsh Collection, features the Black face in both representational and conceptual portraiture. The artists featured in this exhibition directly and indirectly examine the social, political, and cultural nuances of the Black face and head in fine art and popular visual culture. This theme of Black portraiture has been primarily explored in photography and literature, yet rarely in fine art museum exhibitions. Several of the works are self-portraits, and a few are portraits of artists who are represented in the Mott-Warsh Collection.
In general, art museums seldom present portrait exhibitions. This exhibition was organized as an attempt to fill that void and unite a group of artists, who rarely—if at all—are shown together in the same venue. Work by the following artists is featured in the exhibition: Charles Alston, Robert Arneson, Romare Bearden, John Biggers, Mary Borgman, Elizabeth Catlett, Chuck Close, Diane Edison, Chester Higgins, Jr., Whitfield Lovell, Robert Mapplethorpe, Allie McGhee, Hank Willis Thomas, Mildred Thompson, Alphonse van Woerkom, Charles White, Peter Williams, John Wilson, Richard Wyatt, Jr., and Richard Yarde.
This exhibition features artwork in a variety of media: drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, and sculpture. Several of the works are small, intimate pieces, while other works are large in scale and domineering in their presence.
The Mott-Warsh Collection was initiated by Maryanne Mott and her husband, the late Herman Warsh in late 2001. With a focus on artworks created by artists of the African Diaspora, the Mott-Warsh Collection includes artworks produced in the 20th and 21st centuries by more than 150 artists, covering a range of media from drawing to painting, prints to photography, and mixed media to sculpture.
Curated by Camille Ann Brewer
Read about one of our programs in the Beloit Daily News
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I signed up for a hosted Zimbra account yesterday. Now I have:
- 400mb of stuff in my zimbra account from my exchange server account
- perfectly working outlook with the outlook connector on two machines
- perfectly working evolution on my Linux desktop with the evolution connector
I've been struggling with email since I switched to Linux on the desktop, and now it all works. Surely something horrible is about to happen to me?
No, but seriously. This is insane. I have overnight become a true Zimbra Evangelist. To be honest, when I was using XP on 3 machines, I was really happy with a hosted Exchange server account ( it wasn't my job to keep the server running ) but after the switch to Linux I was very discouraged. The Evolution Exchange Server plugin is horrible and I've been struggling with the frustration of having a great OS on my desk that made me sacrifice on email and calendaring.
I switched to Zimbra expecting to be using the Webmail application (which is the best Ajax app I've seen to date) so having things work flawlessly with Evolution has floored me.. I'm truly happy!
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PS. I know that most people here are running their own servers, but the hosted account I got is with http://www.voxel.net. Good support, and sensible pricing on single user accounts.


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Can this knife mount to a HP hose?
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Community calendars coming soon
The Holyoke Chamber of Commerce/Holyoke School District community calendars will be available at Back-to-School Night Wednesday, Aug. 14 and will be available to the public Thursday, Aug. 15.
New students to register
New students at Holyoke JR/SR High are encouraged to register for classes any time Thursday or Friday, Aug. 8-9 or the morning of Monday, Aug. 12.
Outdoor movie at library Fri.
Heginbotham Library presents "The Ugly Dachshund" at their old-fashioned movie night Friday, Aug. 9. The free outdoor flick will begin at sundown on the library lawn, and concessions are available starting at 7:30 p.m. Take lawn chairs, blankets and bug spray.
HVFD responds to accident
Holyoke Volunteer Fire Department was called for action Saturday, Aug. 3 at 6:15 p.m. when sirens in Holyoke sounded due to a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Phillips County Roads 14 and 49.
Extrication was necessary for one of the vehicles.
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Video: 11 hurt after street racing crash
BRANDYWINE, Md. (WUSA9) -- Maryland State Police continue to investigate a multiple car wreck that shut down the 15000 block of Crain Highway in Brandywine at about 2:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Witnesses tell WUSA9 it all may have been the result of drag racing.
In total 11 people were taken to area hospitals in varying conditions. Some were airlifted while others were taken by ground.
Officials have released the names of the victims involved in this accident:
Lon Colbert who was hit but uninjured said about the crash, "It was traumatic. It's the worst thing I've ever been involved in."
MSP officials say a black Mercury Marauder was speeding on the northbound lanes of 301 when it crossed the median and slammed into on coming traffic causing a chain reaction wreck involving 5 cars. The southbound lanes where the wreck happened were shut down for hours causing back ups that stretched for miles.
As of this report, MSP says no one has been charged but charges are pending.


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Our historic and revitalized downtown is always abuzz with shows and celebrations that bring thousands of visitors for events like an annual Italian opera celebration, free outdoor concerts, and the month-long Christmas in the City and Dogwood Arts festivals. The region's rich and progressive music scene features everything from local hip-hop concerts at shoebox-sized clubs to large acts like Loretta Lynn and Alison Krauss at a 1,000-seat 1920s art deco theatre. Eclectic shopping, an outdoor farmers' market, two historic theatres, art and history galleries, and museums are a few short blocks from campus.
The country is never far away from the town. Lakes and rivers scatter the landscape and eighty-six miles of paved greenway trails wind through the city, making Knoxville an outdoor adventurer's paradise. Here, it is easy to plan a day hike or just an afternoon of biking, kayaking, or boating. Less than an hour away is the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, with over 800 miles of maintained trails. The Knoxville area offers more than eighty parks including Ijams Nature Center, a 275-acre wildlife sanctuary just ten minutes from the university.
Volunteer pride runs deep through East Tennessee and beyond, and devoted Vols fans can be found in every pocket of the state. Saturday home football games draw fans from all over the nation to campus to cheer on the Vols. With twenty men's and women's competitive team sports to offer, there is always a meet, match, or game to catch on campus. Take advantage of Tennessee Smokies minor league baseball and Ice Bears professional hockey games in venues near campus.
As Tennessee's third largest city, Knoxville's mid-South and central location is good for business. It's home to corporate leaders like A.C. Entertainment, Scripps Networks (DIY, HGTV), Regal Entertainment, Pet Safe, and Pilot Flying J.
The community's storied past has been captured in the works of nationally renowned poets, writers, and artists who have called Knoxville home, including James Agee, Cormac McCarthy, Nikki Giovanni, and Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Knoxville was established in 1792 and named after Henry Knox, President Washington's war secretary.
According to 2010 Census data, the city of Knoxville's population is approximately 180,000 while the surrounding Knox County has over 430,000 residents.
The city of Knoxville comprises 101 square miles of the 526-square-mile total for Knox County.
Knoxville is situated at the crossroads of two major interstates, I-75, I-40.
Seven lakes surround Knoxville: Cherokee, Douglas, Ft. Loudon, Melton Hill, Norris, Watts Bar, and Tellico.
Knoxville is home to the Tennessee Valley Authority, which was created in 1933 to provide hydroelectric power cheaply and abundantly to the region.
Knoxville was home to the 1982 World's Fair which recorded over eleven million visitors.
The iconic Sunsphere, built for the 1982 World's Fair, is 266 feet tall and was featured in an episode of "The Simpsons."
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Donor Profile: Ernie Peterson
Being in hostile territory generally isn't a fun thing. Luckily, for Ernie Peterson, a Cyclone fan living in Husker Country, the Iowa State-Nebraska rivalry isn't quite as bad as the Iowa State-Iowa rivalry where friends are lost and enemies are made for one week every year.
"Being a Cyclone in Husker Country used to be a bit overwhelming because it seems like everyone here is a Husker fan," said Peterson, "but over the years it has become a lot more bearable."
Peterson, a 1990 Iowa State alum and Cyclone Club member, lives in Omaha, where he is the regional sales manager for Ash Grove Cement. He said that ISU-Nebraska is not a hated rivalry and is really more about fun.
During the week of the big game, Peterson can expect a little bit of smack talk from his Husker co-workers and the jokes fly back and forth at the office. Neighbors usually give him a little bit of grief when his Cyclone flag is flown but it's mostly just in jest.
On the golf course, Peterson said his Cy head cover usually elicits a few responses from Husker fans but he always sticks up for Cy.
"I take pride in that head cover if nothing else," he said.
Peterson said that over the years a sense of respect has grown between ISU and Nebraska fans. He said that is partly due to the fact that ISU has seen some success on the field and on the court recently against Nebraska. But, he said, it's about more than just the games.
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He said it's about friends and family and pride and enthusiasm. Peterson likes where Iowa State Athletics are headed and points to the passion and energy behind the programs.
One of Peterson's favorite memories of ISU in Nebraska happened last summer on the Tailgate Tour. For the first year, ISU crossed the river into Nebraska with a stop in Omaha. That night, tornado warnings went off in Omaha.
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- The NTCIR-10 1CLICK-2 homepage has been moved to http://research.microsoft.com/1CLICK/ (April 15, 2013). The information shown below may be obsolete.
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Current web search engines usually return a ranked list of URLs in response to a query. The user often has to visit several web pages and locate relevant parts within long web pages. However, for some classes of queries, the system should be able to gather and return relevant information directly to the user, to satisfy her immediately after her click on the search button ("one click access").
The 1CLICK task focusses on evaluting textual output based on information units (iUnits) rather than document relevance. Moreover, we require the systems to try to minimise the amount of text the user has to read or, equivalently, the time she has to spend in order to obtain the information. This type of information access is particularly important for mobile search. The systems are thus expected to search the web and return a multi-document summary of retrieved relevant webpages that fits a small screen.
The first round of 1CLICK at NTCIR-9 (1CLICK-1) dealt with Japanese queries only.There, based on a study on desktop and mobile query logs, we considered four query types: CELEBRITY, LOCAL, DEFINITION and QA.
For this second round of 1CLICK (1CLICK-2), we have expanded our language scope to English and Japanese. Moreover, we will use the following, more fine-grained query types:
ARTIST (10) use wants important facts about musicians, novelists etc. who produce work of art;
ACTOR (10) user wants important facts about actors, actresses, TV personalities etc.;
POLITICIAN (10) user wants important facts about politicians;
ATHLETE (10) user wants important facts about athletes;
FACILITY (15) user wants access and contact info of a particular landmark, facility etc.;
GEO (15) user wants access and contact information of entities with geographical constraints e.g. sushi restaurants near Tokyo station;
DEFINITION (15) user wants to look up an unfamiliar term, an idiom etc.;
QA (15) user wants to know factual (but not necessarily factoid) answers to a natural language question;
The number of queries for each query type is shown in parentheses. Thus, we will use a total of 100 queries for the Japanese task, and another 100 for the English task. The queries will be selected from real mobile query logs.
Task types
Registered 1CLICK participants must submit at least one run to the Main Tasks or the Query Classification Subtasks.
MAIN TASKS (Japanese, English)
This is similar to the 1CLICK-1 task described in the Overview: given a query, return a single textual output (X-string). The length of the X-string is limited as follows:
- For English, 1000 chars for DESKTOP run and 280 chars for MOBILE run; and
- For Japanese, 500 chars for DESKTOP run and 140 chars for MOBILE run.
Note that symbols (such as ',' and '(') are excluded in counting the number of characters.
We require systems to return important pieces of factual information and minimise the amount of text the user has to read (time she has to spend to obtain the information).
There are three types of Main Task runs:
Mandatory Runs: Organisers will provide baseline web search results and their page contents for each query. Participants must use these contents only to generate X-strings. Using the baseline data will enhance repeatability and comparability of 1CLICK experiments.
Oracle Runs (OPTIONAL): Organisers will provide the supporting URLs and their page contents for the gold standard iUnits for each query. Participants can use the data either wholly or partially to generate X-strings. If this data set is used in any way at all, the run is considered as an Oracle run.
Open Runs (OPTIONAL): Participants may choose to search the live web on their own to generate X-strings. Any run that does NOT use the oracle data but uses at least some privately-obtained web search results is considered as an Open run, even if it also uses the baseline data.
QUERY CLASSIFICATION SUBTASKS (Japanese, English)
This is a relatively easy subtask: given a query, return its query type. The query type should be chosen from the taxonomy mentioned above. Main Task participants whose systems involve query classification are encouraged to participate in this subtask to "componentise" evaluation.
The input of Query Classification Subtasks is the same as that of MAIN tasks:
a query set file, which contains pairs of a query ID and a query string as explained below.
NOTE: For the Query Classification Subtasks, there are no run types such as Mandatory/Oracle/Open.
We will release a query set file, in which each line contains the following two fields:
Note that we will not explicitly provide the query type information before the run submission deadline.
For ORACLE and MANDATORY runs, we will provide a set of HTML documents for each query, from which participants are expected to generate X-strings. In addition, an index file for each query will be released, which contains the title, URL, rank, and snippet (summary of a HTML document presented under the title in SERP) of the HTML documents. The rank and snippet of HTML documents are derived from Bing's Web search results.
Index files are named <queryID>-index.tsv, and each line is of the following format:
where <filename> is the name of HTML document distributed by the organizers.
- Input files (Download via Microsoft SkyDrive)
- 1C2-E-SAMPLE.tsv (a query set file that contains five queries)
- 1C2-E-SAMPLE-000x-index.tsv (an index file for the query ID 1C2-E-SAMPLE-000x)
- 1C2-E-SAMPLE-000x folder (a folder that contains HTML documents for the query ID 1C2-E-SAMPLE-000x)
Each team can submit up to FOUR runs for Japanese and SIX runs for English. Note that only run files with higher priority will be evaluated if organizers cannot evaluate all the submissions due to lack of resources (see <integer> in file name specification below).
File name specification
The file name of each run must be of the following format:
- <teamID> is your registered team ID, e.g. MSRA
- <language> is either E (English) or J (Japanese)
- <runtype> is the identifier of a run type, which specifies DESKTOP (D) or MOBILE (M), and MANDATORY (MAND), ORACLE (ORCL), or OPEN. More formally, <runtype> must be of the following format: (D|M)-(MAND|ORCL|OPEN).
For example:
- D-MAND: a DESKTOP and MANDATORY run file,
- D-ORCL: a DESKTOP and ORCL run file, and
- M-OPEN: a MOBILE and OPEN run file.
- <integer> is a unique integer for each team's run starting from 1, which represents the priority of a run file. Run files with a smaller <integer> will be evaluated with higher priority in the event that organizers do not have resources enough to evaluate all the submissions. Note that at least one MANDATORY run with the highest priority will be evaluated regardless of its <integer>.
Some example run names for a team "MSRA" would be:
- MSRA-J-D-MAND-1.tsv
- MSRA-J-M-OPEN-2.tsv
- MSRA-J-D-MAND-3.tsv
- MSRA-J-M-OPEN-4.tsv
Run file specification
All run files should be encoded in UTF-8. TAB is used as the separator.
Each run file begins with exactly one system description line, which should be in the following format:
SYSDESC[TAB]<brief one-sentence system description in English>
Please make sure the description text does not contain a newline symbol.
Below the system description line, there must be an output line for each query. Each output line should contain an X-string. The required format is:
Again, X-strings should not contain any newline symbols. The nugget match evaluation interface will truncate each run before evaluation, ignoring punctuation marks etc.
Each output line should be followed by at least one SOURCE line. These lines represent the knowledge sources from which you generated the X-string. Each SOURCE line must be in the following format:
These lines will be used for investigating what kinds of knowledge sources the participating teams have utilized. <source> must be either a URL (for ORACLE and OPEN runs) or a filename (for MANDATORY runs).
- MSRA-J-D-MAND-1.tsv (Download via Microsoft SkyDrive)
a run file of a team MSRA for English Desktop MANDATORY runs with the highest priority 1
- MSRA-E-D-OPEN-2.tsv (Download via Microsoft SkyDrive)
a run file of a team MSRA for English Desktop OPEN runs with the second highest priority 2
File name specification
The file name of each run in Query Classification Subtasks must be of
the following format:
where <teamID> is your registered team ID, and <integer> is a unique
integer for each team's run starting from 1. You can submit as many Query Classification runs as you like.
Run file specification
Each line in the run file should contain the following two fields:
where <querytype> is a query type predicted by your system, which must
be one of the following eight types: ARTIST, ACTOR, POLITICIAN, ATHLETE,
FACILITY, GEO, DEFINITION, and QA.
We will follow and possibly extend the S-measure evaluation methodology as described in a CIKM11 paper and Overview of NTCIR-9 1CLICK. S-measure is like weighted nugget recall, but it encourages systems to
(a) present important pieces of information first; and
(b) minimise the amount of text the user has to read.
In addition, unnecessarily long X-strings will be penalised, using a nugget-precision-like metric, as described in an AIRS12 paper.
We also plan to devise new iUnit-based evaluation methods using
ideas from a WSDM12 paper.
Please register online . Note that registered participants must write a participant paper and physically attend NTCIR-10 in June 2013 to present a poster.
Participants who have come back from NTCIR-9 1CLICK-1 are encouraged to continue using the same team name to facilitate the progress monitoring.
ORGANISERS(ntcadm-1click at nii.ac.jp)
|Makoto Kato
|Kyoto University, Japan
|Tetsuya Sakai
|MSRA, China
|Virgil Pavlu
|Northeastern University, USA
|Takehiro Yamamoto
|Kyoto University, Japan
|Mayu Iwata
|Osaka University, Japan
|Zhicheng Dou
|MSRA, China
|Matthew Ekstrand-Abueg
|Northeastern University, USA
|Shahzad Rajput
|Northeastern University, USA
1CLICK-2 sample queries (released April 30, 2012)
1CLICK-1 at NTCIR-9 NTCIR-9 1CLICK-1 queries and official results (README)
- Li, J. Huffman, S. and Tokuda, A.: Good Abandonment in Mobile and PC Internet Search, ACM SIGIR 2009, pp.43-50, 2009. doi
- Pavlu, V., Rajput, S., Golbus, P.B. and Aslam, J. A.: IR System Evaluation using Nugget-based Test Collections, ACM WSDM 2012, pp.393-402, February 2012. doi
- Sakai, T. and Kato, M.P: One Click One Revisited: Enhancing Evaluation based on Information Units, AIRS 2012, to appear, 2012.
- Sakai, T., Kato, M.P. and Song, Y.-I.: Overview of NTCIR-9 1CLICK, NTCIR-9 Proceedings, pp.180-201, December 2011. pdf
- Sakai, T., Kato, M.P. and Song, Y.-I.: Click the Search Button and Be Happy: Evaluating Direct and Immediate Information Access, ACM CIKM 2011, pp.621-630, October 2011. preprint


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If there's one room in the house where you can get away with a theme, it's your child's room where playfulness and whimsicality are right at home. We see many themed rooms throughout the year - some parents go all out with a bold, obvious theme while others chose to make a more subdued nod to a point of inspiration. Here are ten standout themed rooms from 2012 to revisit:
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Kyrie Irving registered 20 points and five assists for the Cavs, who have
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Irving's reverse layup brought Cleveland within 67-64 with 3:42 remaining in
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An 11-3 run helped the Thunder establish a 98-81 advantage with 4:04 to play.
Oklahoma City led 27-21 after a quarter of play and took a 57-46 edge into
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prison looks better every day.will the concentration camps be next?this whole country is in for a hel-l of an uprising if this government doesn't at least make an attempt to fix it.us "real" americans can see it coming.
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@mikeyd - "this whole country is in for a hel-l of an uprising if this government doesn't at least make an attempt to fix it.us "real" americans can see it coming. "
Real Americans 'eh? Love to read your definition of a 'REAL' American !!!!
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rover,a real american is one that truly cares about his country and it's future.too many people out there have lost sight of taking care of our own instead of the whole world.us people with kids do worry about the condition of this country not for us but for them.real americans work for a living,pay taxes to support and a lot of us served in the military[which wasn't just for the money].too many in this country are out for the free ride and don't give a crap where we end up.what is your definition,somebody just born here?
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@mikey - thank you for clarifying your view on 'real' Americans. Actually, both of us are in full agreement on not being the world's policeman. I also support that if we MUST have an armed conflict (America truly attacked or threatened) that a fair and equitable draft be implemented. That way many not 'half of one percent' will have some skin in the game. Especially I like including the kids of the 'chickenhawks'. That should slow the 1 percent from sending others off to die to enrich the 'contractors'.
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We have a government that promises something for nothing. That simple. Can't be done, has never worked for long, and won't work now. It's just a question of how long they can keep this Ponzi scheme up.
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The best thing that could happen to us is for that sequester to happen. The world will not end. I fully expect the regime to try and shut things down that are funded, to sustain the argument, but this group is a fraud.
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Ignition Wiring - Secondary ThoughtsWritten by on June 1, 2010 Know Your Wire Before You Fire
Have you ever put much thought into the specifics of your car's ignition system-above and beyond the simple fact of whether it's working or not, that is? More specifically, how about those spark plug wires you're running? Aside from passing a quick visual inspection to detect any loose connections, burnt insulation, and whatnot, are you even using the correct type of wire to begin with? Yeah, they may refer to this as the "secondary" side of the ignition, but oftentimes, some rarely give their plug wires a second thought ... unless it's which color goes best with the engine compartment.
Lately, we've been seeing quite a few "new" builds using "old"-style spark plug wires. To the naked eye, the lacquered, cloth-wrapped wires look identical to the original ones-and in many cases, they are just that ... NOS solid-core, non-suppression wires. They could, however, be a modern spiral-core dual-insulated wire hiding behind a braided cloth outer shell. Each has its place, so before you go off and ruin a brand-new electronic ignition system, make sure you're well aware of what goes where and what does what.
First off, your particular ignition system will tell you what type of plug wire you should or-more importantly-shouldn't use. Early points-style ignitions and magnetos used low-resistance wires to carry a lower voltage as compared to modern systems, which can easily carry up to twice the load, thus requiring a higher tolerance wire. Running a modern, spiral-core suppression wire with the early ignition can actually decrease the voltage being carried to the plugs; running the early solid-cores with a high-output (breakerless, capacitive discharge, or HEI) system can easily result in damaged electronic components for the exact opposite reason. There's more to a plug wire than the color of its skin.
The only way to accurately tell one type of wire from another is to go beneath its skin to reveal its core construction. Basically, there are three main types of ignition wire: solid-core, carbon-suppression, and spiral-wound. As previously mentioned, each has its place when it comes to specific types of ignition systems-rarely can they perform up to par when used outside their initial realm (mostly applies to the solid conductor wires, which can't be suppressed). A solid wire offers virtually no resistance, as it was designed to deliver the maximum amount of spark from a low-output ignition. This type of plug wire is perfectly suited for a points-style distributor (but NOT one that's been converted to electronic!) or with a magneto; used with an electronic ignition, a solid wire cannot protect the sensitive components like a properly insulated wire can. A carbon-conductor wire, on the other hand, does offer the shielding characteristics needed for a "basic" electronic ignition (with the terminals acting as resistors), however, its high level of suppression (designed to prevent noise/radio interference) equates to reduced spark travel. A spiral-wound or induction-type wire offers the same or more high suppression as a carbon-core, but unlike its predecessor, has the low resistance necessary for optimum spark, making it perfectly suited for performance ignition systems. Knowing the differences between the types of wires and ignition systems is important, but when it comes to the higher-end of the performance scale, always refer to the manufacturer's requirements, specifically the ohm resistance.
When purchasing an aftermarket performance wire, such as an MSD 8.5mm Super Conductor, Mallory 8mm Pro Sidewinder, or the "little" underdogs, ACCELL 5mm Ferro-Spiral, the final decision may ultimately rely on personal preference, as they're all quality high-performance wires. But not every ignition requires such a high level of performance, in which case something along the lines of the 7mm Stock-Look wires from PerTronix are not only well above average performance-wise, but can be ordered pre-fit for many applications. Fortunately, for those wanting the real old-timey look, there are more options now to choose from-just ensure that you know what you're buying before you buy, as there are many variations of vintage-style plug wires available to consumers these days.
While some, like me, prefer a universal kit over pre-fit, when it comes to the actual "fitting", the end result-crimping of the terminal-can literally make or break (emphasis on the latter) a wire when it comes to achieving optimum performance. Like many things, it just takes a little patience, following procedure, and of course the right tool. Starting with a cut-to-fit wire set will allow you to custom-tailor the wires to your specific engine configuration, which is especially beneficial when working around tight confines, namely block-hugger headers. The key, ultimately, is to route all wires safely around any potential hot spots, which oftentimes means having to run plug wires down toward the oil pan, rather up and along the valve cover, to avoid contact with the headers when dealing with common V-8s. Your exhaust will also dictate what plug terminal boots to use-90-degree or straight. More often than not, tight headers will not allow the use of straight boots. With earlier engines, such as Flatheads and most inliners, exhaust interference isn't a concern.
If you've rarely given your spark plug wires a second thought, maybe now's a good time to go pop the hood. While you're in there, check all the fluids too!
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Not everyone wants to run a big 8 or 8.5mm plug wire, for both performance and aesthetic reasons. In this case, something along the lines of the 7mm Stock-Look wire from PerTronix will cater to their needs by providing the necessary low resistance and high suppression in a factory-looking disguise.Among the vintage-looking ignition wires currently being used these days, there's a bit of discrepancy among the core construction of each. From top to bottom: NOS cloth-wrapped (copper) solid-core, '60s-era carbon-core, cloth-covered spiral-wound, reproduction cloth-wrapped (insulated stainless) solid-core, and reproduction silicone-housed solid-core.Shown are the two examples of lacquered/cloth-wrapped wire: on the left, Vintage Reproduction Parts' new 7mm wire with silicone suppression layer insulating a stainless strand core; to the right is the solid-core NOS wire it's modeled after. Along with the added suppression benefits, the reproduction wire features a much heavier exterior coating.There are spiral-wound versions of the cloth-covered wire available out there for those running an aftermarket electronic ignition such as an MSD 6AL or PerTronix Igniter series. Make sure you have the appropriate core type before installing any vintage-looking wire, as a solid-core will ultimately damage ignition components.With the reproduction Standard Motor Products 7mm wires (available through Speedway Motors and Mooneyes), it's "clear" to see what you get. There should be no confusion regarding what type of wire this is.Along with the vintage look of the ignition wire itself, there's also the terminal end to consider. It's important to provide enough added resistance (varies on vehicle particulars) via the terminal, which is one of the reasons Vintage Reproduction Parts uses quality rubber boots.The Raja terminal is still quite popular, but as you can see, leaves little in the way of concealing the spark once it reaches the plug, thus the higher potential of cross firing.More concealed versions of the Bakelite or plastic terminals are available (mostly in straight configuration) and, for the most part, relatively inexpensive. That said, the cheaper ones tend not to hold up very well over time, as evidenced by the connectors losing their "grip".
For any ignition system above and beyond the OE norm, a spiral-wound inductor-type wire is required, at least if you want to actually get all the performance benefits out of your ignition. No other type of wire can transmit optimum spark with such high suppression characteristics.There's a broad spectrum of induction-wound wires available today: from high-end 8.5mm MSD Super Conductors all the way down to ACCEL's 5mm Ferro-Spiral wires.It's helpful to know the difference in terminal ends, at least if you're planning to install a universal set of plug wires...... Typically, a manufacturer will supply their wires with the plug ends already installed, so the end user is left with the distributor side, either HEI or standard.When it comes to HEI terminals, there are different crimp types, as shown here. MSD uses the dual-crimp style, while many other manufacturers still use the single-crimp...When it comes to ignition specialty tools, you can tackle most any job by using manufacturer-supplied crimp dies (usually vise-clamp type). For more frequent use, however, consider a ratcheting multi tool.Same can be said for wire stripping when it comes to tool of choice. When using pliers to strip a spiral-core, as shown here, make sure to strip only the insulating layers; damage to the conductor wire will adversely effect performance.
MSD's supplied crimping die also features a stripping guide-just insert the wire and, using a razor or X-ACTO knife, carefully trim excess insulation off as you rotate wire inside the guide.-with standard-type terminals, especially 90-degree ones, it's best to have the boot in place first instead of trying to force it over the terminal and risking the chance of damaging the crimp.As previously mentioned, the HEI terminals used by MSD require two crimps-one for the primary conductor wire as well as the traditional insulation crimp.The mini-crimp tool does not have a provision for the conductor wire crimp (simply use a set of pliers), but the multi-tool can perform both crimps almost effortlessly.If you need to further justify having a ratcheting tool as such, there are replacement crimping dies available, allowing you to perform a number of crimping tasks above and beyond plug wires.Whether installing a plug boot before or after crimping a terminal, to help ease the situation, use a dab of dielectric grease to prevent the two silicone components from binding up.
Once cutting and fitting wires is done and out of the way, no matter how you ultimately route said wires from the spark plugs to distributor cap, use some sort of separating device to prevent any possible crossfire or arching.Typically, choices for popular plug wire (7, 8, and 8.5 mm) separators are nearly unlimited, however, if you happen to find yourself installing a set of the mini 5mm Ferro-Siral wires, you don't have many choices to begin with-that's where creative thinking comes in!Don't let all your hard work making and installing a brand-new plug wire set go to waste by ripping a terminal from its connection (often the result of pulling from the wire "behind" the crimped terminal).


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This Week In Home Entertainment: True Blood Season 5, The Last Stand And More
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If you are a regular Blu-ray or DVD purchaser, youve probably been saving your monies for at least one of this weeks big releases. From True Blood putting out its fifth season to National Lampoons Vacation 30th anniversary, there are a ton of releases to choose from this week, and most of them come stacked with bonus features (and even some pretty sweet packaging). Read on to learn about some of May 21st's best releases, and maybe even a few that may have slipped under your radar.
If you are looking for our coverage of the National Lampoons Vacation 30th Anniversary Blu-ray, please head here.
True Blood: The Complete Fifth Season Blu-ray
After an explosive Season 4 finale, True Blood kicked off its fifth season right where the show left off: with a couple of dead bodies and a resurrection plan. Various storylines swell from this initial plot following Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), Tara (Rutina Wesley), Pam (Kristin Bauer Van Straten), and a very dead Debbie. True Blood has always been a show that deftly switches between plotlines focusing on characters of different ages and species and in Season 5, the show grows even more expansive.
The Authority, a group of religious and very powerful vampires with sway throughout the globe, comes into major prominence during Season 5, even as their numbers dwindle. Both Bill and Eric are tied up with The Authority for most of the season, which leads to plenty of vampire religion lore regarding a goddess named Lilith and also plenty of rambunctious sex scenes. More importantly, Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) has been a reasonable vampireexcepting his occasional possessiveness towards Sookiethroughout the series and his transformation during the fifth season into a Lilith believer is fascinating and a little frightening.
As usual, some of the plotlines on True Blood fare better than others. Great examples of these include fire monsters and the Jessica, Hoyt, and Jason love triangle that is still playing out well into the season despite being redundant early on. If you can manage to get through the slow plots, youll find a season that offers viewers plenty of suspenseful moments and ties up plenty of characters' arcs while still leaving us with a cliffhanger of an ending. If you missed the episodes during Season 5s first run on the subscription cable station, catching them on Blu-ray is a worthwhile experience, especially since True Blood is a show that runs a little on the dark side, due to plenty of scenes occurring during vampire hours. Any chance to catch this series in HD is always a better option.
HBO is gearing up for a sixth season of True Blood, which will begin airing on June 16, sans showrunner Alan Ball.
Nab a copy of True Blood: The Complete Fifth Season over at Amazon.
Best Special Feature: HBOs sets have always been pretty great, but the packaging and menus have steadily grown better. Blu-ray copies now come with nifty inserts offering fans DVD and digital options and the ugly blue Blu-ray headings on most DVDs are easily removeable within the True Blood Blu-ray set. It looks so good on my shelf, I feel like I can almost count the packaging as a bonus feature, but since theres some pretty great segments with the set, Ill count those, too.
The Inside the Episodes segments are always worth a watch, but I especially liked True Blood Episode Six: Autopsy Behind the Scenes. Through use of multiple camera screens, Episode Six is actually available in full, with interview segments and behind-the-scenes shots explaining how ideas came about and then came into fruition onscreen. If you like that sort of thing, its actually a really fun way to watch an episode, with fun facts abounding, including the insane asylum in the episode being the same place Ball shot parts of Six Feet Under.
Other Special Features:
Authority Confessionals
Character Bios
Vampire Histories
Flashbacks and Flashforwards
True Blood Lines
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Testimony :: Nicolae Gheorghe
Senior Advisor, Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights - Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
The Role of International Institutions in Addressing the Human Rights Problems Confronted by Roma
Mr. Chairman,
Distinguished Commissioners,
Ladies and gentlemen,
Allow me to thank you for inviting me to discuss the role of international institutions in addressing the human rights problems confronted by Roma in Europe. In my capacity as Adviser on Roma and Sinti Issues with the OSCE Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues, I have observed the rapid transformations taking place to those countries in Central and South Eastern Europe.
Recent efforts have also been underway within international institutions and inter-governmental structures to
conceptualize an integrated approach
to Roma focused policies. This includes both targeted and mainstream strategies that seek to incorporate Roma populations into majority societies throughout the Central and South East European States. While targeted approaches focus on specific capacity building assistance for Roma social groups, mainstream efforts emphasize general inclusion of Roma into wider international and national anti-discrimination and social affairs policies.
One of the features impeding the effectiveness of Roma-oriented policies is a
lack of input from Roma communities
. This situation is succinctly summarized in a report by the OSCE's High Commissioner on National Minorities: "Unfortunately, countless programs for Roma have been destined to fail because they were developed without Roma participation, and, correspondingly, with scant awareness of the specific culture and needs of the intended beneficiaries. Equally important, programs
Roma designed
Roma are scarcely likely to earn the confidence and commitment
Roma". The High Commissioner then goes on to question the long-term sustainability of projects if the recipients are not part of the design and implementation process: "…the active engagement of Roma in developing and implementing projects helps ensure that they do not inadvertently create or perpetuate a classic syndrome of dependency and passivity on the part of the intended beneficiaries" (OSCE, 2000: 8).
The OSCE has consistently sought to assist national minorities, first through the establishment of the High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) and more recently through its 55 participating State's commitment to specific measures to empower Roma communities. These measures are reflected in the 2003 Action Plan on Improving the Situation of Roma and Sinti in the OSCE Area (the Action Plan), whose scope and objectives are: "…intended to reinforce the efforts of the participating States and relevant OSCE institutions and structures aimed at ensuring that Roma and Sinti people are able to play a full and equal part in our societies, and at eradicating discrimination against them." (OSCE 2003)
As the primary OSCE body responsible for reporting on the implementation of the Action Plan and keeping in line with the ODIHR's overall mandate, the
key objectives of the Contact Point
are to promote a broad range of fundamental human rights, including civil and political rights, in relation to the Roma and Sinti communities in the OSCE region. Enduring security and stability throughout the region is fostered through the development of truly inclusive societies in which all citizens enjoy equal rights and opportunities. In particular, the ODIHR's activities on Roma and Sinti issues intend to strengthen national and international efforts to promote tolerance and non-discrimination.
The guidelines detailed in the
Action Plan
call on participating States to take steps to ensure that Roma and Sinti social groups are able to participate fully in public and political life, effectively eliminating obstacles caused by discrimination. The ODIHR is the primary OSCE body responsible for reporting on the implementation of the
Action Plan
, as well as for providing advice to participating States on specific issues related to the documents key thematic areas, including:
Combating racism and discrimination
Racism and discrimination against Roma and Sinti has been on the rise in the last decade. The tensions that can exist during any period of profound political transition, such as those that have taken place throughout Eastern and South Eastern Europe, have often exposed divisions in society, including racism targeted at Roma and Sinti communities. Examples of hostility, rejection and hate speech continue to be expressed and enacted in the OSCE region. Such racism and discrimination can result in the inability of Roma and Sinti to access such areas as employment, education, housing and healthcare. In several countries, Roma have become the victims of racially motivated crimes and suffered abuses of police authority.
Addressing socio-economic issues
Widespread discrimination has resulted in the exclusion of many Roma and Sinti groups in all spheres of public life. It has left many Roma and Sinti communities, with a high average of young persons, unable to access basic needs, including adequate living conditions, healthcare and education. For many Roma, the issue of secure living conditions and residence is at the forefront of any effective strategies for recognition and fulfilment of rights. Without an address, it is often impossible to register for public services and engage in lawful income generating activities. Problem areas that have resulted from insecure residence include: forced evictions, lack of secure land tenure, inadequate alternative housing, lack of civil registration and inability of Roma children to attend school. You will notice in the hand-out on civil registration, the many challenges Roma face and some practical initiatives to address these.
In addition, trafficking in human beings has shown an increase among Roma populations, in particular of children. This has been due to four distinct but interrelated factors: endemic poverty, social marginalization, the collapse of institutional support structures, and ultimately widespread discrimination.
Enhancing Participation in Public and Political Life
Intolerance and discrimination have characterized Roma and Sinti populations' ability to participate in the public and political life of the countries in which they live. Strong ethnic and cultural identity, and entrenched attitudes can lead, in particular countries, to a sense of marginalisation and alienation. This is often compounded by a lack of awareness among Roma of their ability to influence their own circumstances through political participation. Particularly affected are the most vulnerable groups within the Roma and Sinti communities, including internally displaced people, refugees, young people and women.
To carry out its work, the Contact Point acts as a clearing house for the exchange of information on Roma and Sinti issues, including information on the implementation of Roma related commitments by participating States. Examples of best practices across participating States are collected and shared, as well as lessons learned from challenges that arise when implementing national Roma related strategies at the local level.
The ODIHR Contact Point seeks to enhance interaction between OSCE structures, governments, international organizations and Roma or Roma focused non-governmental organizations to develop a common approach that avoids duplications of programmes and projects. This is done by collecting information from OSCE countries on legislative and other measures related to improving the situation of Roma and Sinti and making this available to relevant actors.
As a
mechanism for early warning
, the ODIHR Contact Point has been effective in signaling instances of increased tensions between Roma and majority populations, and calling for crisis management in cases where the potential for conflict exists. In implementing its programmes and projects, the Contact Point pays special attention to the advancement of fundamental human rights for Roma and Sinti, including those agreed upon by OSCE participating States and elaborated in the Action Plan, through an integrated strategy. The end objective is to eliminate the disparities that affect the Roma population's ability to participate fully in political and public life, access social services on equal terms, and to enjoy the same economic opportunities as others.
The overall goal of the Action Plan is to mainstream Roma into wider institutional structures at both the national and international level. Activities to achieve this goal focus on encouraging and promoting the sharing of best practices among participating States', international organizations, non-governmental organizations, Roma representatives, and local authorities within States. It also calls for assisting in more effective implementation of Roma policies by raising awareness of how to create better inter-linkages among Roma-related initiatives of other inter-governmental organizations (facilitating better use of the resources allocated by the limited number of donor States and organisations, and avoiding parallel, and sometimes redundant, programmes and projects). There is also a focus on targeting specific areas of concern for Roma communities (such as combating discrimination in law enforcement institutions). Ultimately, the Action Plan envisages assisting participating States in increasing the level and quality of reporting regarding the implementation of the
Action Plan, and
creating networks among Roma and non-Roma NGOs that may contribute to the further effectiveness and sustainability of implementing national strategies for Roma on particular issues.
The process of accession to the European Union has also brought both positive and negative consequences for the human rights situation of Roma. With the recent expansion of the European Union (EU) to 25 members in May 2004, a majority of the newly admitted member States from Central and Eastern Europe have brought with them a large proportion of Roma communities living at or below national poverty lines. With the accession of Romania and Bulgaria in 2007, the number of Roma who will become European Union citizens may reach several million. The marginalization and social exclusion faced by this minority group are profoundly distinct from issues faced by other minorities. Low levels of education, lack of official documentation and centuries old forms of 'anti-gypsyism' have condemned Roma to a state of second class citizenship.
You will note in the
Table of Incidents
made available to participants at this hearing that a number of recent human rights violations have been targeted towards Roma communities. These infringements are in direct violation to the OSCE commitments signed by those counties in which these incidents have taken place. The incidents point to a dramatic increase in levels of racially-motivated crimes which are exacerbated by impunity for the perpetrators of such crimes.
One of the most crucial challenges to overcome is translating political and legal commitments on national minority protection policies into local action. While institutions like the OSCE and the EU has been instrumental in persuading governments to adopt minority protection rights, there is a vacuum when it comes to monitoring and evaluating the effects these rights have had. A key feature of this includes finding solutions to disseminating information at the local level regarding the various legal mechanisms that Roma may access.
Another challenge is to address the underlying issue of discrimination, such as unemployment, health, housing and education, and move away from adopting 'cultural' approaches in the policies of many CEE national governments. The costs of ignoring the root causes will manifest themselves in misconceived and misdirected action.
It is important to note that ethnic tensions result from the inability of states to address the multiplicity of groups inherent in its society. Focus on past injustices or conquest is still invoked to mobilize national sentiment among majority populations. The war in Bosnia is still a fresh reminder of the consequences that the politicization of ethnicity, leading to extreme nationalism, can impart. Most of the countries of the Central and South Eastern European region have initiated major reforms that include minority rights protection, through enacting legislation. Yet the transformation of institutions, in terms of lasting systemic change, will only be accomplished once the embedded frame of mind inherited from the past is also altered. The many decades of socialism cannot be abolished through new laws if the socio-political will is non-existent to enforce these legislative acts.