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Tue Sep 29 0:00:00 EDT 2009, Itajai, SC, Brazil
Church in Itajai
Mon Sep 28 10:06:04 EDT 2009, Navegantes, SC, Brazil
This is a work-in-progress picture of what's changing in the cockpit. The sliding companionway hatch has been replaced by a stainless steel frame covered in 1/2" (12.7mm) polycarbonate (and plywood on the top piece). The stainless steel straps across the door are part of the hinges, making it strong enough to handle a lot of weight hanging on the far edge. The door is 1" (25mm) marine plywood. A window in the door is still to be added. The bolts in the middle of the door are for the handle that is on the inside (not visible in the picture). There are two handles to hold the door closed (top and bottom), which press against a rubber gasket making it watertight.
The outside steering wheel, which was always too large to be easily used, would have obstructed the door, so it was modified to be the same size as the inside steering wheel.
There are now rope clutches (by the red rope at the right side of the picture) on each side to make the preventers (ropes that prevent the boom from moving) easy to use.
Not well shown in the picture is a larger main halyard winch, which was moved from the foredeck (where it was never got much use).
Sun Sep 27 9:19:49 EDT 2009, Itajai, SC, Brazil
Museum in Itajai
Sun Sep 27 9:17:36 EDT 2009, Itajai, SC, Brazil
Itajai is a larger city, across the Rio Itajai from Navegantes. I was there on Friday doing the clearing out process (several offices need to be visited to get permission to legally leave Brazil). It seems a clean and pleasant place.
Wed Sep 23 10:46:58 EDT 2009, Navegantes, SC, Brazil
A rope on a cleat holds down the inboard end of the anchor. New roller (white) is same shape as old roller (black), just farther over so the anchor doesn't hit the roller-furling drum (the dark grey circular thing).
Wed Sep 23 10:37:38 EDT 2009, Navegantes, SC, Brazil
Locking pin added to bowsprit to hold Raya 2500 anchor.
Tue Sep 22 0:00:00 EDT 2009
Issuma is the red boat behind the white-and-blue fishing boat, Adamantina. Adamantina has the kind of anchor (Northill style) typically seen on Brazilian fishing boats. These anchors are made to order by boatyards.
I had wanted a bigger anchor for a long time. I tried to buy a Rocna, because their 55kg (120lb) model seemed the size I wanted, but Rocnas are not really available in much of South America. In Florianapolis, quite near to where I am now, Ancora Latina makes their Raya anchors. While the very helpful Ancora Latina folks did not have an anchor size that was as heavy as I wanted, their 40kg (88lb) anchor seemed like it would work well for my boat, AND they were willing to bring the anchor over and put it aboard to see if it would fit. Fitting a new anchor can be a big deal, so I took them up on their offer, they drove over with their Raya 2500 and we put it aboard and saw that it would fit with some work.
The boatyard added another anchor roller beside the existing ones, made a lock mechanism to hold the anchor securely in place, and made a cleat (in Brazil, cleats tend to be made, not bought) to tie the anchor down for additional security (it is very important not to have a heavy, sharp anchor ever get loose at sea).
Mon Sep 21 0:00:00 EDT 2009
The picture is looking down into the forepeak. The white rope (polyester) is wound onto a stainless steel reel that was built for this space. There is 70m of anchor chain in the chain locker, and not really room for any more chain.
The purpose of the rope is to attach it to the anchor chain, so when anchoring in deep water, 70 metres of chain and up to about 100 metres of rope can be used. This should make it reasonable to anchor in up to about 50 metres of water. As the anchor winch is not designed for rope, anchoring in water that deep is expected to result in good exercise bringing the anchor up :).
Been following you since you left and love the pics and history as well as the maintenance and customization of Issuma. Looks and sounds like an incredible journey. Thanks for sharing! I was wondering what exercises you do to stay in ship shape ;-)
As for what exercises I do to stay in shape, well, actually, I just go sailing. Sailing a 21ton schooner offshore is an effective method of weight control :).
Sun Sep 20 0:01:00 EDT 2009, Navegantes, SC, Brazil
After the sting-like stuff has been put between the planks, a thick, hot liquid called asphaltum is poured into the space between the planks by the ever-smiling grandfather in the picture. The asphaltum is prepared by melting it in old paint cans over a wood fire.
Sun Sep 20 0:00:00 EDT 2009, Navegantes, SC, Brazil
To stop water going between the planks on the deck of my neighbor's wooden fishing boat, string-like stuff which expands when wet is pounded between the planks.

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1953 Ford F-100 - Timeless & ToughWritten by on February 3, 2011 Contributors: Mike Slade A Homebuilt '53 F-100 Cone Carver
You can't blame somebody for not wanting to subject their fresh homebuilt project vehicle to some aggressive performance flogging. But you can tell them about Mark Coleman, who drove his just finished '53 F-100 to the Goodguys Nashville Nationals and ran it, again and again, through the Street Challenge AutoCross.
When Mark got to Nashville, he was eager to enter the show 'n' shine, but more eager to enter the AutoCross to find out how the truck handled with Corvette suspension. Turns out, it handled better than the smaller and lighter roadsters competing against him, and ended up winning the AutoCross in the Street Rod class. He also took home a Top 100 award from Street Rodder magazine at the same event.
This was Mark's second time building the '53, which he has owned since 1977 when he bought the F-100 from a high school friend. When not driving it, he was building it up and showing it. That ended in 1991, when the truck was wrecked in an accident. It went into a barn and stayed there for a dozen years. Mark always intended to rebuild the '53, but he was busy with several other F-100 projects during that time. His '56 panel truck was shaved and smoothed with "things that go out of style" as he put it. His '55 extended cab followed a nostalgic resto theme with steelies, emblems, and a roll 'n' pleat interior. When he decided to start in on the neglected '53, he opted for something in between. Not trendy and not retro. Mark said, "I wanted this one to be timeless," and he wanted it to handle.
Part of the effort to keep it "timeless" was to keep the exterior fairly stock looking, adding custom elements that enhanced the stock appearance instead of eliminating it. Every change made was intended to look as if it could have come from the factory.
Mark pulled in the front bumper and added a pair of '34 Ford commercial headlights with custom-built trim rings. A '34 V-8 emblem was added to the smoothed grille to match the headlights. He smoothed the side cowl vents and removed the replaced the side windows and vents with smoke-tint one-piece windows from Vintage Glass. A big rear window from a '56 F-100 was added in back.
After thinking about red, Mark changed his mind and painted the truck Mystic Silver, using Matrix System paint. "The paint turned out a little slicker than planned," he said. He added that he had never been a fan of silver exteriors with red interiors, but this combination converted him. Good thing because it's red all over, from the custom dash to the home-built buckets. Mark made the seats by modifying a pair of original bench frames. When he was done, "Thumper" took over and covered them in Ultraleather. The 14-inch steering wheel is an Outlaw model from Billet Specialties' line of half-wrap wheels. Mark installed gauges from TPI-Tech Instruments, air conditioning from Danhard, and a Sony head unit with Xplod speakers (with color-coordinated red cones).
This is a Ford-powered F-100. The engine compartment is loaded with an owner-built '84 302. The tall K&N air cleaner tops a 600-cfm Holley and Power+Plus manifold, with a pair of BBK equal-length shorty headers at the other end. The T5 five-speed transmission and shifter are also owner-built.
Since he planned on driving the revived pickup, Mark needed to build it to handle. He boxed the framerails with a 13/4-inch-tube inner structure, and added an '84 C4 Corvette front suspension and '82 Corvette rear. Front C4 suspension components include spindles, brakes, and antisway bar, in addition to rack-and-pinion steering. The rear includes transverse leaf springs, and four-piston disc brakes, along with 3.08:1 gears. Mark added Billstein shocks all around. The setup lowers the truck six inches front and rear. The tires and wheels have to keep up, so P235/55R18 and P255/50R20 Goodyear Eagle RS-A high-performance radials were mounted on 18x8- and 20x8-inch American Racing Torq Thrusts.
The just-finished pickup had about 400 miles on the odometer when Mark drove it to Nashville to show it off and to find out how it handled. He took it easy at first, getting used to the cone course, and getting the feel of the fresh Corvette suspension. After each run, he pulled right back into line for another go at it, pushing the '53 harder and harder with each subsequent run, and the truck keeping up. "It's a real blast to drive, and I sometimes get a little carried away," he told us. Eventually, he said, he was "running it for the folks in the bleachers." When Mark was done running, he had won the class and said he "cleaned out the bleachers" with spectators flocking to the truck, crawling underneath to see what made the thing handle so well.
In addition to the pride in knowing that his F-100 can hold its own in the AutoCross, Mark takes pride in the fact that his timeless silver cone carver was built at home with help from sons AJ and Jesse, and from Richard Vaughn.
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Mark is a toolmaker by trade and used that skill to build the instrument panel, dash knobs, pedal trim, shifter and knob, and many other pieces inside, outside, and under the hood.Mark built the 302 with a mild port and polish on the heads. Cool-looking components include the March pulley setup, the tall aluminum valve covers and, our favorite, the BBK equal-length shorty pipes.


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Typical Krugman
"The question about this looming deal is whether the end justifies the means"
Let's see, the end is looting and killing old people. With ends like those who gives a shit about the means?
Agonizing = justifying lesser evilism
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Krugman before Boehner's "Plan B" collapsed*:
The question about this looming deal is whether the end justifies the means. Unfortunately, it's not nearly as clear a case as the health care deal, and I'm agonizing, big time; as of last night I was marginally positive, right now marginally negative.
Furthermore, it's now clear that [Boehner]'s having trouble getting his party unified even for a tiny tax rise on the wealthy — which means that he would suffer massive defections in any deal that even a wimpy Obama (if that's what we have again, which I hope we don't)** might agree to. And that in turn means that any deal would have to have overwhelming Democratic support — which gives progressives in the House, who already feel that Obama has given away too much, a lot of veto power despite their minority status.
And what is Obama doing?
Still "negotiating"! Even though there is now nobody to negotiate with! Newark Star Ledger:
"It is very hard for them to say yes to me," [Obama] said, referring to the staunch opposition of the party's right wing to tax increases -- an intransigence vividly illustrated by Boehner's failed attempt to pass the millionaires tax Thursday.
"At some point, they've got to take me out of it and think about their voters, and think about what's best for the country," he continued. "And if they do that -- if they're not worried about who's winning and who's losing, did they score a point on the President, did they extract that last little concession, did they force him to do something he really doesn't want to do just for the heck of it, and they focus on actually what's good for the country."
In other words, there's really no "negotiation" going on, as far as wer'e concerned. Obama wants the scalps of some dead elders, and he will have them. As Pete Peterson's Fecal Times points out:
But whatever the reason, the result is that the nation no longer has a party of the left, but one of the center-right that is akin to what were liberal Republicans in the past – there is no longer any such thing as a liberal Republican – and a party of the far right.
In a little-noticed comment on Spanish-language television on December 14, Obama himself confirmed this typology of today's political spectrum. Said Obama, "The truth of the matter is that my policies are so mainstream that if I had set the same policies that I had back in the 1980s, I would be considered a moderate Republican."
I think this is correct and explains a great deal about why Obama refuses to use his leverage to pursue liberal policies and keeps inviting Republicans back to the negotiating table again and again on the budget. He wants a deal, he wants to cut spending and balance the budget if possible. This may or may not be a wise course for a Democratic president to follow, but that is who Obama is.
FWIW, I think Boehner got Obama to throw him in the briar patch. After all, which party is going to gut Social Security? Why, the Democrats, as Obama -- who is not, as Krugman seems to think, a wimp -- can go ahead and do exactly what he's wanted to do for years.
"The question about this looming deal is whether the end justifies the means"
Let's see, the end is looting and killing old people. With ends like those who gives a shit about the means?
Agonizing = justifying lesser evilism
Actually, I think the end is keeping the feckless rich happy, which means supporting their gambling habits. Looting and killing old people is just a means to that end.
Somehow, I don't think that's what Krugman imagined he was talking about, but he should have been.
I hope Krugman reads Hugh's comment about ends and means. Krugman suffers from Tweed Jacket + Pipe Syndrome, among other things, and sounds increasingly addled.
In any event, he has his work cut out for him. Obama is not letting up on the momentum to destroy Social Security (et al) -- he's just made a turgid announcement that could easily be decoded as prompting his GOP partners (and the fake-out "Democrats") to start the next set of pre-planned moves in this grotesque theatre:
From HuffPo "Just In" as of a few minutes ago:
"President Barack Obama announced on Friday he is still "ready and willing" to get a package done to avert the fiscal cliff, the latest development in an ongoing battle to reach an agreement to avert the fiscal cliff before the new year.
"As of today I am still ready and willing to get a comprehensive package done," Obama said, specifically urging lawmakers to craft a deal that would protect middle-class Americans from a tax hike set to be implemented if no deal is met."
I wonder if Krugman's brain is now going to swing back to "hmm, this sounds reasonable."
And I'll be listening with the rest of us as Dead Silence thunks from Trumka, Bernie, and the rest of the "democratic" sellouts.
Cuts to Social Security, and its ultimate transformation into a harshly means tested welfare program, was O's goal from the beginning of his public life. That is what his patrons wanted. That is what he intends to give them. The destruction of Social Security (and Medicaid and Medicare cuts) could mean the end of the Democratic Party. But since O has no interest in, or loyalty to, the Democratic Party, it won't matter to him. What O and his patrons want, are the heads of old Americans on sticks. That is what he will get.
"The truth of the matter is that my policies are so mainstream that if I had set the same policies that I had back in the 1980s, I would be considered a moderate Republican."
Obama lies even when he's being "candid" on Spanish media. Portraying himself as an 80s "moderate Republican" -- so we have to conclude that Obama thinks that Regan was a conservative member of Bernie Sanders' party. Right.
BUT, that opens up space for a new party, like the Greens. We need a lot more Green folks over here, I think.
I'm kind of working out in my head how this could work as a 10 year plan. Step one is younger people "coming out of the closet" to family as liberals. (It's amazing how many are in the closet.)
Then, a "talk to your Grandma about what both legacy parties want re ss/medicare." campaign. Convincing older folks to stop taking CNN/MSNBC/etc seriously will be the hardest part, and a lot of older folks are just NOT going to read the internet (many can't because of vision problems, too.)
I hate generational analysis, so this is just shorthand but--
I think 'Reagan's children," the creative class technocrats like Nate Silver are not our natural allies. I'm convinced of this because of my experiences with health care discussion. How to reach them, I don't know. Did you see that horrible Times article about kids with college degrees sleeping in shelters because there's no work? They are our natural allies.
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Wofford at #9 S. Carolina 7-7 at Half
Georgia Southern at #5 Georgia 7-7 mid-2nd Quarter
Last Week Florida needed a blocked punt return for TD to beat UL-Laf at home
Arkansas lost at home to Rutgers and UL-Monroe earlier in the year
Kentucky has lost to basically everyone
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But Alabama! But LSU!
Lost to a team that couldn't make it in the Big 12.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (WUSA9) -- If you're planning on driving along the I-395/95 corridor this weekend, then you may want to take note: there will be major road closures from the Washington D.C. line to Garrisonville Road (Route 610) in Stafford County.
Here's a list of the closures from VDOT:
I-395/95 HOV Lanes-- All HOV lanes on I-395/95 will close beginning Friday at 11 p.m. until 5 a.m. Monday. Drivers should use the "general purpose" lanes between the D.C. line and Dumfries instead, say officials.
I-95 South at Exit 143 -- All lanes will close Friday and Saturday nights on I-95 south just before Marine Corps Base Quantico (MCBQ) Russell Road, Exit 143 to Garrisonville Road (Route 610), Exit 148, say officials. Traffic will be detoured to U.S. Route 1. Officials say lanes will begin closing on both nights at 9:30 p.m. with all lanes closed between 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.
During this time, crews will lift steel beams for a new bridge to carry traffic from the future 95 Express Lanes in the median to the right side of I-95 south, just north of the Garrisonville Road (Route 610) exit, according to officials.
When all lanes on I-95 are closed, I-95 southbound traffic will be directed to Exit 148, MCBQ, Russell Road east, to U.S. Route 1 south, to Garrisonville Road (Route 610), and back to I-95 south. One lane on U.S. Route 1 south will also be closed before Russell Road to accommodate detour traffic, say officials.


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By:Kara Duffy
Thomasville Police are investigating three residential burglarizes, all reported within a 36 hour time period; one on Monday night and two on Tuesday night.
"It's bad for everybody now because you used to never hear about this in Thomasville and now, you hear about it all the time," said Janet Johnson, who lives right next door to one of the homes that was burglarized.
According to police, there's been a rash of burglaries scattered throughout the city over the past month.
Just last week, they alerted people in the area to what was going on, but that hasn't curved the problem.
In fact, they say burglars are stealing everything from food to electronics, and in some cases, the criminals are making themselves right at home.
"In one burglary, someone entered the house and drank their Coca-Cola and on the same premises, there was a shed that the lady has in the rear of her residence and someone actually moved into the shed," said Lt. Eric Hampton with the Thomasville Police Department.
Inside the shed officers found a baby mattress, a television and a heater.
Police say they're not sure at this time if any of the burglaries are connected.
"I hope they catch whoever is doing it, that way everybody can feel safe in their homes again," said Johnson.
Police are asking anyone with information on these crimes to call them immediately.
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Crompton Collective: Local Artisans Under One Roof
Store Profile
- Location: Worcester, MA
- Specialty: Simple chic handmade, vintage, & antiques
- Price range: ($) Budget - ($$) Mid-Range
- Website: cromptoncollective.com
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- Founded: 2012
- Founded by: Amy Lynn Chase
- Headquarters: Worcester, MA
- Sister stores: The Haberdash Vintage
Crompton Collective is a antique and artisan mall in the heart of Worcester's Canal District that sells a curated collection of antiques, handmade item, furniture and vintage clothing.
Worcester doesn't usually tip the trendy scale, but it's Amy Lynn Chase's misson to change that. The fab fashion diva behind the Haberdash mobile vintage shop has founded a permanent brick and mortar store that showcases nearly 60 artisans, antiques vendors, and craftspeople in the revitalized Canal District.
Vintage clothing and the cutest baby plushies mingle with mid-c finds, reclaimed wood storage pieces, and milk paint all under one roof. Like shopping your favorite flea market, but open more often and with just one checkout, Crompton Collective is the best mix of thrifting prices and finds with retail convenience.
Wandering from stall to stall, there's something for everyone: you can shop local and check off everyone on your list in one stop — even down to the letterpress greeting cards from Inkling. Some standouts include Henley House handmade bowties (and hair bows!), Hundred Acre design's reclaimed wood hall tree, and crochet animals from Sweet Carolyn's.
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|C girls fall to Wray
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In their season opener against Wray Saturday, Dec. 5, Holyoke girls' basketball C team suffered a 21-45 loss. Wray led in scoring throughout the game.
Marissa Chambers and Elissa Baker both claimed six points for the Dragons followed by Makaila Stapleton with five and Becca Brandt and Molly Brandt with two apiece.
Scoring By Quarters
Holyoke—2, 7, 5, 7, --21
Wray—7, 10, 14, 14, --45


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Mr. Chairman,
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to brief you today on Romania and its largest minorities. A profound change has occurred over the past decade in Romania. From presidents to members of a variety of parties, political leaders within Romania have assumed a discourse that would have been unimaginable a mere decade ago--this, the result of a decade of increasingly deliberate, persistent, and open dialogue. People of divergent political persuasions have participated in order to create a national, albeit imperfect, consensus on issues of national importance, such as improving ethnic relations in Romania. The international community has played a pivotal role (including my organization, the Project on Ethnic Relations) in this effort. But most critical has been the dedication exhibited by Romania's political leadership. Indeed, concrete changes that have taken place at the local level are the most meaningful, largely because Romania's people want to feel secure and to live in peace. But in order to strengthen democracy in the country and build upon its hard-won gains, Romania must follow through both on what it has accomplished, and that which it has pledged to accomplish in the future.
The Complex Relationship with the Hungarian Minority
The relationship between Romania's ethnic majority and ethnic Hungarian minority has seen a complex post-communist history. A long time has passed it seems, since the interethnic violence of March 1990 until the present day participation of the ethnic Hungarian political leaders in the country's political scene.
After the fall of Communism and a brief period of euphoria, the political leaders of the two communities barely spoke to one another. The Romanian majority suspected the ethnic Hungarians of disloyalty and separatism, and the Hungarians considered themselves, with their distinct culture, oppressed by the Romanian majority and government. Today, a politically sophisticated set of ethnic agreements has been developed, unique in the region, which confers particular benefits on the Hungarian minority while improving Romania's image abroad. This is due to a great extent to a decision taken by the Hungarian minority's leadership that participation, rather than confrontation should be their preferred approach. For this reason, the Hungarian minority sent its leaders after the revolution of 1989 to represent them in Parliament, and starting in 1996, within the governing coalition. After the elections of 2000 however, which brought the Party of Social Democracy (PSD--formerly PDSR) into power, the Hungarian minority, represented by the UDMR (Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania), decided once again to join the opposition, feeling that the PSD was unsympathetic to their aspirations. After a brief period of time however, the PSD appeared to change their attitude toward the UDMR and in 2001 entered the first of three consecutive Protocols of Understanding with the Alliance. Indeed, the leadership of the UDMR believes that the Alliance is no longer perceived only as an ethnic party. Rather, the Hungarian minority has come to be seen as part and parcel of the population at large; the problems it faces are similar to those of the majority population.
During the past three years, through three consecutive Protocols of Understanding between the ruling party and the UDMR, the Hungarian minority in Romania has made significant gains. With the passing of the Law on Local Public Administration in 2002, communities with minority populations of over 20 percent have obtained the right to have bi-lingual signs, as well as the use of their mother tongue in administrative matters. Recently, the use of the mother tongue has been expanded to the judicial system. In addition, the Hungarian minority has secured the return of a large number of schools to the community to be used exclusively by Hungarian pupils with education at all levels in Hungarian. A small percentage of church properties have now been returned to the Hungarian community, although more needs to be done in this matter. Moreover, the Protocol of Understanding between PSD and UDMR has been negotiated at the local levels in many counties, mostly in Transylvania.
Such gains notwithstanding, the debates continue. Recently adopted changes to Romania's Constitution have brought major disputes to the fore. Hungarians would like to see Article 1 of the Constitution that describes Romania as a national state be changed recognizing the existence of minorities. In addition, as part of the 2003 Protocol of Understanding between PSD and UDMR, Hungarians expect further changes in the education system at the well-known Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj which would further the education in Hungarian of the students of that ethnicity.
Symbols have always played a significant role in the relations between Romanians and the ethnic Hungarians in Romania. The latest issue concerns the construction of a Liberty Statue in the city of Arad, commemorating 13 Hungarian generals killed during the revolutions of 1848. Although accepted by the leaderships of the two political parties, the project was rejected last minute by members of the Ministry of Culture and has become the topic of heated debates between both ethnicities.
Both UDMR and PSD have undergone changes and splits within their parties. Whether this is due to the stress associated with the cooperation between the two parties of which not everyone approves, or due to other causes, Romania's ruling party, as well as the party of the Hungarian minority, now contain a larger segment of individuals who proclaim nationalist tendencies than one year ago. The demands of the so-called Hungarian "reformers" include a desire for territorial autonomy, dual citizenship with Hungary, and other such issues which not surprisingly have evoked a strong counter-reaction from the Romanian side, both from PSD as well as the other political parties, particularly the Greater Romania Party, which is still a major presence on the political scene. On the other side, members of the PRM (Greater Romania Party) have once again issued their demand that the UDMR be excluded from Parliament.
Many of these disputes have revived issues that traditionally appear just prior to elections. Although Romania will not have national elections before the end of 2004, local elections will take place soon and the election campaign seems to have started with nationalist rhetoric once again. We hope that the rhetoric will be toned down and that reasonable leadership will prevail.
The Challenges Faced by the Romani Minority
It is ironic that the party that has done the most to advance the rights of the Roma in Romania--the Party of Social Democracy now has to confront the most difficult problems regarding this minority, including a continuously racist attitude and discriminatory feelings from the majority population toward them.
The question arises whether the problems associated with the Roma in Romania today are so overwhelming that present strategies are inapplicable, or whether the Government Strategy for the Improvement of the Situation of the Roma in Romania is not being carried out as it should be? Developed in cooperation with Romani NGOs, the ambitious Strategy includes a four-year action plan as well as ten-year action directives.
According to the Government, the Strategy is on track with some minor delays. To be sure, efforts are indeed being undertaken to implement the Strategy. Yet serious challenges remain in the fields of health, education and social security. What has the Strategy accomplished? Perhaps most importantly it has encouraged the creation of an infrastructure designed to handle Romani issues. Started at the national level (monitoring bodies, inter-ministerial commissions), efforts were later undertaken at the local level including the designation of Romani experts assigned to the offices of county Prefects, the hiring of Romani councilors in some mayor's offices, and the formation of county commissions designed to improve the situation of the Roma in every field.
While the year 2001 was dedicated entirely to building up this infrastructure, no funds were allocated for the Strategy. Moreover, what was clearly needed was the development of a qualified group of individuals to handle the Romani issues inside the public administration structures. Regrettably, however, Romani experts were appointed after consultations with a single Romani political organization, the Roma Party (Partida Romilor). Consequently, the "expertise" and certainly the representativeness of these appointed persons have been called into question. Training of these experts took considerable time and was not executed in an efficient manner. The designation of Romani experts could be the key element of the Strategy's implementation, but these experts must serve party interests first and the Prefect's interests second. These do not necessarily coincide with the interests of the Romani community as a whole.
The year 2002 has aptly demonstrated that without funding, the Strategy will fail. Governmental representatives quickly recognized the NGO sector as a valuable resource, both for funding and human capital. Therefore, the infrastructure built to implement the Strategy focused on establishing new partnerships in order to accomplish the Strategy's goals for 2002. The Government allocated some funds, mostly through the budgets of various ministries, yet the lion's share of funding came from the European Union, for example, the PHARE funds.
Various changes in legislation were also made and new laws adopted to influence either directly or indirectly the situation of the Roma in Romania. The law against all forms of discrimination was adopted in order to combat among others, discrimination against the Roma. In addition, the law for guaranteed minimum income (not meant exclusively to help the Roma) brought temporary aid to many Romani families in the country. In order to gain direct access to Romani communities, school and health mediators have been trained and are working with the communities. A law was also adopted to give land to Romani persons. Each year approximately 200 Roma obtain a workplace. Additionally, a law against social marginalization was also adopted. A new generation of young Roma has completed their academic studies and is now poised to assist their communities.
In short, both an infrastructure and limited human resources exist to help meet this challenge. Legislation is adequate and in accordance with international laws in this field.
Where then are the problems? In short, the Government has devoted an insufficient amount of funding to the Strategy's implementation. In addition, local elected authorities continue to try to expel Romani residents from their communities at the behest of the majority population. The educational system at the local level is woefully lacking and the special needs of Romani children are not being met. Low levels of education preclude the Roma from taking advantage of employment opportunities thus perpetuating negative stereotypes and discrimination against the Romani community. The country's high unemployment rate also contributes to its poor social conditions and health, underpinning an increasing rate of criminality.
The rising number of hopeless Romani persons should worry Romania's mainstream society. Indeed, ever-increasing violent outbursts threaten the entire society in Romania. There is a fear among experts and observers alike that the tragic attacks of the early 90s, whereby the Roma were viciously targeted by the majority population, could recur. This social inequality could cause new interethnic conflicts in Romania.
In order to avoid this possibly explosive situation, a professional evaluation of the Strategy's implementation thus far is critical. We must determine both, what was successful and what failed and then discern the causes for these successes and failures. Education may be the key element to solving most of the problems of the Roma. However, this takes time and time is running short. Therefore, alternative methods must be sought. Cooperation among Romani leaders is essential in order to fashion a true partnership with the authorities, yet this is almost non-existent at this time. (It is important to underscore however, that a protocol of cooperation exists between the government and the principal Romani political party). A high level of flexibility on the part of the authorities in addressing Romani issues is also needed, yet this too is virtually non-existent.
The media must also be part of the solution. Indeed, there has been a marked deterioration in the way the Roma are portrayed in the Romanian media. They are represented either as criminals, or as misfits that soil Romania's reputation abroad. The perpetuation of such stereotypes has led to several instances whereby villagers have taken the law into their own hands and decided to punish Romani individuals perceived as guilty of misdeeds.
Discrimination and prejudice against the Roma should be fought assiduously with every available means. Finally, the international community should accept the Romani issue as a common problem and not try to isolate it as a regional problem. More than chastisement, those countries of Central-Southeastern Europe with large Romani populations need encouragement.
The country-to-country situation as regards interethnic relations varies considerably throughout Central-Southeastern Europe. In spite of the challenges that Romania faces with its two largest minorities, few countries have come as far on this front as Romania. With the prospect of NATO and EU membership and the newly strengthened relationship with the United States, Romania must realize that there can be no backsliding with respect to reforms on all fronts. Indeed, Romania has a unique opportunity to serve as a positive example of ethnic understanding and progress in the region.


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Distinguished Commissioners,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Allow me first of all to express my great appreciation for the honour of the invitation to address you again. I remain grateful for the support of this distinguished Commission and of the United States to the activities and the mission of my Office. This is, furthermore, a welcome opportunity to reflect back on the years that have passed since I last testified in 2008, at the very beginning of my tenure as ODIHR Director, and the challenges and opportunities ahead as I am entering the last year of my term.
Over these years, we have witnessed significant developments and challenges throughout the OSCE area and in our closest neighbourhoods. Unfortunately, these developments and challenges may have led to an increased mismatch between the decision-making part of the OSCE, and those bodies in the rest of the organization responsible for implementing those decisions.
When I last appeared before you, many of our participating States were just about to be among the hardest hit by the worst global economic crisis in living memory, and some may still have the worst of it ahead. Five years of austerity have squeezed available resources, and some participating States have had to economize by prioritizing immediate fire-fighting over long-term fire prevention and protection, so to speak, including within the OSCE's human dimension. Others, meanwhile, whether affected by the economic crisis or not, have continued to prioritize stability over human rights standards, and system continuity over systematic democratic reform.
For the OSCE one might argue that the past few years have seen a development of a situation where some of the willing have become increasingly less able, while some of the increasingly able have become less willing. The result has been that individual appetites for questioning existing commitments sometimes seem stronger than the common desire to further strengthen them. The result has also been that the increased mistrust and suspicion in internal OSCE relations that I spoke of during my previous visit, seems further entrenched on some fronts.
But there is also the other part of the OSCE, and this is the OSCE of the institutions, field operations and secretariat, which are mandated and tasked to assist and support the participating States. This is the OSCE that, over the past two decades, has been instrumental in turning commitments into practice, and offer best practices for other regions and organizations to learn from. This is the OSCE that helped develop democratic institutions in the war-torn region of the Balkans, including in the country soon to become the EU's next member-state. This is the OSCE that has pioneered the development of standards, methodologies and expertise in many fields, and has done so for a "bang for the buck" that few if any can match. This is also the OSCE whose many accomplishments are little known simply because effective prevention of conflicts draw less attention. Last but not least, and for the reasons just mentioned, this is the OSCE for which the demand for its services is growing, rather than diminishing.
I therefore see the OSCE largely as a profitable and well-functioning enterprise based on sound principles, but with an increasingly paralysed boardroom. The main problem is not so much that discussions in the boardroom on meeting protocols and possibly new products require increasing amounts of both energy and time. The main problem, and risk, is that, as collateral damage from this process, combined with the ongoing budgetary squeeze, our assembly-line is slowed down or even put on halt, limiting the output and value of well-tested and quality OSCE products requested.
I would now like to turn to some of these products, consistently delivered under the OSCE/ODIHR brand.
Our Office continues to work closely with human rights defenders. We provide training opportunities for civil society and include NGOs in our activities. This is to ensure that their voice is heard and that they can play, as effectively as possible, their fundamental role in human rights protection. Most importantly, we remain strongly committed in our efforts to ensure that they can operate in an enabling environment, free from reprisals, harassment, and intimidation. Unfortunately, what we have witnessed in the past few years is that much work remains to be done. We have also seen disturbing developments that would indicate that the environment for some human rights defenders to operate freely has become more, not less, restricted. The meeting of civil society organizations on the margins of the Dublin Ministerial made a strong call by adopting a Declaration on Human Rights Defenders. Our Office is now redoubling its efforts by initiating the development of OSCE/ODIHR Recommendations on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders. Our aim is to publish this document in spring 2014 following a fully inclusive process with human rights defenders across the OSCE region. Our hope is that the Recommendations will assist OSCE's 57 participating States to fulfil their commitment to protect human rights defenders and that they will provide a solid basis, for human rights defenders themselves, to campaign for their own rights and those of the citizens and communities they so bravely defend.
In our efforts to promote human rights and the rule of law in the OSCE region as outlined in the Copenhagen document, our Office has developed a methodology for trial monitoring, which is used in our own trial monitoring operations and in our training and capacity-building of civil society. Trial monitoring can be an important way to promote transparency in the administration of justice, and full adherence to fair trial standards. Since 2008, ODIHR has monitored trials in Armenia following the 2008 presidential elections, in Belarus in the aftermath of the 2010 elections and currently in Georgia, where we monitor criminal proceedings against former senior officials of the previous government, initiated following the 2012 parliamentary elections. The ODIHR recommendations from trial monitoring have been widely recognized as providing a key added value in support to OSCE participating States in their efforts to implement OSCE rule of law commitments. ODIHR wishes to thank the United States for its continuous financial and political support to ODIHR in relation to the trial monitoring portfolio, given the complexity and mid- to long-term duration of these activities. In this regard, I would also like to welcome the openness of the United States authorities to host an ODIHR mission to assess the possibility of observing proceedings before the Military Commissions at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.
Together with the OSCE Special Co-ordinator on Trafficking in Human Beings, ODIHR has already for many years been at the forefront of the international fight against trafficking in human beings by pioneering, developing and promoting a human rights-based approach in the development of anti-trafficking policies and legislation of OSCE participating states, including National Referral Mechanisms, access to justice and compensation for victims. ODIHR was also one of the first international organizations to raise the issue of trafficking for labour exploitation and trafficking in men, by advocating for a diversified approach to the identification of and assistance to trafficked persons depending on their sex and age, as well as on the type of trafficking. With this aim in mind ODIHR is trying to build the capacity of lawyers, specialized in trafficking cases, advocates the establishment of compensation funds for victims of trafficking, and encourages the OSCE participating States to explore the possibility of filling such funds with confiscated criminal assets from human trafficking cases.
In accordance with the 2004 OSCE Gender Action Plan, ODIHR has a strong mandate in relation to the promotion of women's political participation in the OSCE region and the strengthening of national mechanisms for the promotion and protection of gender equality. ODIHR takes a holistic approach to gender, striving to mainstream gender into all its programmatic activities and applies a strategic approach to women's political empowerment in the form of local capacity building, networking and knowledge sharing among gender advocates and political actors. The aim of increasing awareness among OSCE participating States of the importance of gender equality forms the core of our two main programmes on "Human Rights, Women and Security" and "Increased Participation of Women in Politics". Furthermore, ODIHR's Election Observation Mission Reports are gender mainstreamed, and Gender Analysts form an integral part of EoMs in the OSCE region. Given ODIHR's increased engagement with the OSCE's Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation, ODIHR has also worked on transferring good practices and the experience of the OSCE participating States in promoting women's political participation to the Mediterranean partner countries, in particular to Tunisian counterparts upon request. ODIHR has also developed a plethora of tools in support to OSCE participating States and its Field Operations in the implementation of gender commitments, such as the Baseline Study "Gender Equality in Elected Office: A Six-Step Action Plan", the "Handbook for National Human Rights Institutions on Women's Rights and Gender Equality"as well as the upcoming "Comparative Study on Women structures for MPs in the OSCE Region" and the "Handbook for Women in Political Parties" to be published in 2013.
Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association has come under increasing strain in the OSCE region since 2008. In some OSCE participating States, the space for free expression of these fundamental rights is shrinking as a result of restrictive legislation and practices, including increased scrutiny and monitoring of civil society activity. Another troubling development is the tendency to "brand" legitimate exercises of freedom of peaceful assembly and association as the work of "extremists" or "foreign agents". ODIHR is now launching a joint activity with the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe to develop guidelines on freedom of association, which will be designed to assist States in implementing their important commitments in this area and to complement our existing Guidelines on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly.
For nearly two decades now, ODIHR has vigorously raised attention to the plight and challenges of our Roma and Sinti communities, and provided concrete assistance to the OSCE participating States in meeting their Roma and Sinti commitments. In 2008, I reported on the first ODIHR Status Report assessing the participating States' efforts after five years' implementation of the landmark 2003 OSCE Action Plan on Improving the Situation of Roma and Sinti within the OSCE Area. This year, we are marking the tenth anniversary by preparing the second Status Report for release this fall. The past five years have seen a continued increase in terms of initiatives and programmes, with considerable funds devoted to the improvement of the socio-economic situation of Roma communities. However, and notwithstanding all the resources invested, a preliminary reading of the background data for the second Status Report indicates that Roma and Sinti overall remain vulnerable, with sizeable communities living in abject poverty and on the margins of society (including in many otherwise well-developed countries).
Despite progress made by some participating States to combat hate crimes, much more needs to be done to develop the capacity to effectively address such crimes. In many instances, law enforcement agencies and officers lack the required knowledge and skills to recognize hate crime to be able to offer effective and adequate victim protection. For this reason, victims are often reluctant to report hate crimes to law enforcement agencies with the result that the magnitude of this problem is underreported and the victims are left without justice. To support the efforts of the participating States to address this issue, ODIHR has particularly focused on training of police. Our Training against Hate Crimes for Law Enforcement (TAHCLE) has to date included training of more than 70,000 police officers in Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland, and, with the support of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, training of police officers in Pristina. In 2013, ODIHR is planning to work in Albania, Italy, Montenegro and Ukraine on this issue.
Combating hate crimes is only one of our ongoing activities in the field of promoting tolerance and non-discrimination. We continue to develop a variety of tools and activities to assist the participating States in combating anti-Semitism, discrimination against Muslims, as well as of Christians and members of other religions. Next month, for instance, we will help organize a conference in Berlin on the security of Jewish communities.
In some parts of the OSCE region, there are significant obstacles to exercising freedom of religion or belief. In some states, for example, communities cannot register and obtain permission to operate due to bureaucratic and restrictive procedures. In 2012, our Office has launched training seminars for government officials and civil society to raise awareness about international standards. We are also developing guidelines on the recognition of religious or belief communities in collaboration with the Council of Europe's Venice Commission to present examples of good practices in this field. We hope that the recently completed overhaul of the OSCE/ODIHR Advisory Panel of Experts on Freedom of Religion or Belief will strengthen our ability to assist participating States in meeting their obligation to ensure that everyone is able to exercise their fundamental freedom to believe what they wish, when they wish and where they wish.
Since my last appearance in 2008, ODIHR has also witnessed the impact of the "Arab Spring" on the OSCE region, and the call for increased engagement by OSCE participating States with its Mediterranean Partners, as outlined in the 2011 Ministerial Council Decision No. 5/11. In response, ODIHR is facilitating the exchange of good practices and experiences between OSCE participating States and the Mediterranean Partners and is providing expert assistance in the fields of election observation, political party regulation, legislation, human rights monitoring and women's political participation. ODIHR projects promote democratization and increased understanding of the human dimension upon request from Mediterranean Partner countries. ODIHR's recognized expertise and its co-operation with the Council of Europe's Venice Commission in reviewing legislation has been seen by OSCE Mediterranean Partners as a valuable contribution to their reform efforts. Some of our key tools, such as the Guidelines on Political Party Regulation, the Guidelines on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly, the Guidelines on Assembly Monitoring and our hallmark Election Observation Handbooks are increasingly being made available also in Arabic.
Needless to say, this presentation would not be complete without sharing some recent highlights from what has been a signature activity for more than two decades since the Office was first established as the Office for Free Elections. Over these years, ODIHR has developed a comprehensive methodology for professional, independent and impartial election observation, one that many other major actors, including the EU, have based their own methodology on.
Among the many election observation missions we deployed over recent years, the last parliamentary and presidential elections in the Russian Federation stand out. Their observation was a major undertaking under complex and challenging circumstances. As you will recall, ODIHR was not able to observe those elections in 2007 and 2008, and we had to overcome that legacy. The challenges involved, however, were met, and I am proud of the two final reports that these two missions produced, and confident in the value of the recommendations they contain.
This year, the ODIHR has already deployed election observation activities to ten participating States (Armenia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Iceland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, and Montenegro, as well as on-going Election Observation Missions in Albania and in our newest participating State, Mongolia). We are also looking forward to upcoming elections later this year in Austria, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Germany, Norway, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. We continue our efforts to follow electoral developments across the OSCE region and I am pleased to note that the ODIHR has now observed elections in 56 of the 57 OSCE participating States.
It has been said many times that election observation is not an end in itself, but is intended to assist participating States in implementing their election-related OSCE commitments. In the 1999 Charter for European Security, participating States committed themselves "to follow-up promptly ODIHR's election assessments and recommendations". To promote more effective follow-up, ODIHR now regularly presents its final reports with findings and recommendations 'in country' following each electoral process. Such follow-up visits serve to discuss ODIHR's election recommendations as well as possible areas of future co-operation and assistance. Most recently, visits have taken place to present final reports in Belarus, Georgia, Montenegro, Spain and Ukraine. This week, we are presenting the final report on the United States elections to a wide range of interlocutors here in DC. Let me at this point thank you, the Helsinki Commission for the support we have received over the years - not only for the activities we undertake in Europe and Asia, but also here in the United States. By inviting ODIHR to present its findings and recommendations in this country, the United States is again demonstrating that it stands behind the commitments it has made and is ready to show an example. We look forward to good co-operation and positive discussions in the week ahead.
Let me also reaffirm that ODIHR relies on the continued co-operation of all participating States in seconding qualified short-term and long-term observers to our missions. As many of you will know, ODIHR was forced to cancel the Limited Election Observation Mission (LEOM) to Italy earlier this year due to a lack of secondment of long-term observers (LTOs) from participating States. The involvement of LTOs permits observation of the administrative preparations for elections, the campaign, adjudication of complaints, and the media and gives all participating States the opportunity to take part in election observation missions, as is part of their common commitment to each other. ODIHR therefore appeals to participating States to review their rules, policies, and practices regarding the secondment of long-term and short-term observers so as to enable election observation throughout the OSCE area, in line with the 2010 Astana Commemorative Declaration that reiterated that "all OSCE principles and commitments, without exception, apply equally to each participating State."
I would also like to take this opportunity to recognize the valuable contribution of parliamentarians to election observation, and in particular our co-operation with the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. As I have emphasized before, we are committed to partnership, based on the 1997 co-operation agreement. As the participating States stressed when they endorsed the 1997 agreement, in Ministerial Council Decision 19/06, election observation is a common endeavour involving ODIHR, the OSCE PA and other parliamentary bodies. I can assure you all that ODIHR remains committed to work in this spirit of co-operation and partnership. I also fully agree with the view, often voiced by the previous President of the OSCE PA, Petros Efthymiou, that the PA and ODIHR have complementary roles to play. And I note that under his presidency of the PA our co-operation was generally good and smooth.
I started this presentation by reflecting on some of the main developments and challenges we have witnessed since my last hearing here, and on the work of my Office and the OSCE as a whole in addressing those and future ones. When I took up my tenure, my point of departure was that the Helsinki Final Act, in its spirit and its letter, and the commitments undertaken in Copenhagen, Paris, Moscow and elsewhere, established that the protection of human rights is the first responsibility of government, and that the only system of government is one that is transparent, democratic and accountable. I also stressed that every democracy is "condemned" to forever being "work in progress"; I highlighted the uniqueness of the OSCE as a platform for peer-review; and the ability and value of its institutions and missions to be of assistance and support when asked by some or tasked by all.
Some of those most directly involved with and frustrated over the recent inability of the decision-making machinery in Vienna to produce timely budgets, agendas for events or human dimension decisions, may question whether the OSCE has lost its relevance. As the Director of the OSCE's principal institution in the human dimension, I certainly understand, share and feel this frustration.
After five years as ODIHR Director, I nevertheless remain fully convinced that neither is the OSCE broken, nor has it lost its relevance. On the contrary, its principles, values and achievements remain as relevant as ever. And so does its potential. I am equally convinced that by employing the same determined leadership and formula that produced the Helsinki Final Act in the midst of the Cold War, the current mistrust and suspicions can also be overcome, for the same mutual benefit of all participating States, based on high standards, and not double-standards.
Nobody could deny the importance of United States leadership in the promotion of human rights, freedoms, the rule of law and democracy over the past century, not least within the framework of the OSCE. But as for all leadership, it is the most effective when done by example.
In January 2012, on the tenth anniversary of the transfer of the first detainees to the US naval base in Guantánamo Bay, it was with both regret and dismay I had to stress that universal human rights standards require that the detention of terrorist suspects shall be accompanied by concrete charges and the persons detained under these charges shall be immediately informed of them and brought before a competent judicial authority. I also called for a swift closure of Guantánamo, prompt prosecution of the remaining detainees in accordance with international fair trial standards, or their release.
Recently, President Obama echoed what international human rights and democracy movements and organizations have been saying for years, that Guantánamo "hurts the United States in terms of its international standing" and that the facility "likely created more terrorists around the world than it ever detained". The United States has traditionally aspired to play a role as both a leader and example for others; if it wishes to do so, it must move, without further delay, towards closing of the Guantánamo detention centre.
In conclusion, I would like to thank you once more for your kind invitation to address you here today; I look forward to our discussion and our continued co-operation for the remainder of my term in Office.
Thank you for your kind attention.


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The Open Lines call-in show has been suspended until we get a delay machine, better known as a "beeper", so that we can insure certain words do not make it to the airwaves.
When it comes back, maybe we should rename the show "How Do You Know?" so that all the assertions that get made might be backed up with some evidence.
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The Fourth Floor Program Room is located in the Andrew White Student Center on Loyola's Evergreen campus, 4501 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md. 21210. Parking will be available on Diane Geppi-Aikens Field, however, it is limited to the first 30 arrivals. See a map of campus >>
Free overflow parking is available at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen with shuttle service to and from the University. An hourly fee lot is available on Bunn Drive.
Directions to satellite parking at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen:
The parking lot is located at 5200 North Charles Street approximately three tenths of a mile south of Northern Parkway and one-half mile north of Cold Spring Lane. Upon reaching the lot, park your car on one of the two lower tiers. Loyola's shuttle service will transport you to campus. There are shuttles stopping at the Cathedral every 10 minutes. Look for a white bus with green lettering and green flashing lights. Upon arrival on our campus, you should tell the driver that you are getting off at the Boulder Café stop – signs will direct you to Fourth Floor Program Room.
*Our handicap accessible bus will run on the Cathedral-Library route. All entrances are handicap accessible via the ramps. Elevators to Fourth Floor Program Room, a second-floor entrance, are available near Boulder Café.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – The first motorcyclist to be charged for his alleged role in last Sunday's attack on an SUV driver who was chased for miles along a Manhattan highway by dozens of bikers was released on bail on Wednesday.
Christopher Cruz, 28, of New Jersey, was freed on $1,500 cash bail on Wednesday after being formally charged with unlawful imprisonment and reckless driving, authorities said.
A second biker who was arrested on Tuesday by New York police and charged in the attack went free on Wednesday, after Manhattan prosecutors declined to pursue a case against him.
Allen Edwards, 43, of the New York City borough of Queens, was charged on Tuesday with criminal mischief, menacing and reckless endangerment after he surrendered himself to the NYPD, authorities said.
On Wednesday, a top prosecutor in Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance's office called the charges against Edwards "premature," and said the D.A's office would not prosecute him.
Last Sunday, dozens of motorcycles riding north on Manhattan's Henry Hudson Parkway halted traffic after a man driving in an SUV with his wife and young child got into a fender bender with one of the bikers.
As the bikers swarmed around the SUV, the driver accelerated suddenly, sending motorcycles flying and reportedly crushing the spine of one biker who was run over.
Dozens of bikers gave chase in a high-speed pursuit into upper Manhattan, where the driver was caught, dragged from the car and viciously beaten in front his wife and child, according to New York police.
Most of the incident was captured on one biker's helmet-camera video, which was posted to YouTube and went viral.
Authorities believe the motorcyclists who chased the SUV were in town for an unauthorized rally in New York, following a similar gathering last autumn where riders organized online and arrived in large groups in Times Square without permits.
Tensions between law enforcement officials under growing pressure to crack the case spilled into public view on Wednesday with Vance's refusal to pursue charges brought by the NYPD against Edwards.
Karen Friedman-Agnifilo, Vance's chief trial prosecutor, said in a statement that the "low-level" charges against Edwards could undermine the more serious case Vance is trying to build against other bikers who remain at large.
Prosecutors want to make a case against the most violent among the bikers, including one man who authorities say attacked the driver, and another who smashed the SUV's window with his helmet, said a source in Vance's office.
The source, who requested anonymity in return for speaking, said prosecutors faced different pressures from police.
"This is not 'Law & Order,' said the source. "We can't solve this case in 24 hours."
An NYPD source defended the decision to charge Edwards as basic to building a case.
"This is not rocket science," the police source said. "Let's keep this (case) moving. This is national news."


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Skill Level: Easy
Size: Afghan: Approx. 30″ long x 40″ wide; Bear: 10″ tall.
Materials: Yarn Needle; Worsted Weight Yarn:
Afghan: White (MC): 21 oz, 1155 yd (588 g, 1040 m); Gold (CC): 3 oz, 165 yd (84 g, 149 m);
- For Cross-Stitching: Worsted Weight Yarn, Black (Cat): 10 yd, 9 m;
Dark Brown (Cat): ½ oz, 28 yd (14 g, 25 m); Light Brown (Cat): ½ oz, 28 yd (14 g, 25 m);
White (Cat): ½ oz, 28 yd (14 g, 25 m); Red (Words): 10 yd, 9 m; Tan (Bear): ½ oz, 28 yd (14 g, 25 m); Small amount Pink and Blue;
Model used TLC Amore for cross-stitching.
- For Outlining: Sport Weight Yarn, Black: 2 oz, 144 yd (56 g, 130 m)
Model used Red Heart Lustersheen.
Bear Toy: Worsted Weight Yarn, Tan: 3 oz, 165 yd (84 g, 149 m); Small amount Black, Pink and Red; Two ½″ Black Eyes or Beads.
Model used TLC Amore.
Crochet Hook: Size G-6 (4.00 mm) and I-9 (5.50 mm) or sizes needed to obtain gauge.
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text: Overview Malaysia's Next Generation Hub On 9 May 2014, AirAsia will be moving to a new home in Kuala Lumpur, which is Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2). Due to this move, all current operations in Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) will be ceased, and will be resumed at the new airport. klia2 is built with the vision to be Malaysia's Next Generation Hub that allows seamless connectivity for both local and international low-cost and full-service carriers. Aimed to cater for the explosive growth in low-cost travel, it has the capacity of 45 million passengers a year, replacing Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT). The new klia2 terminal is measured to be at least 257,000 sqm, with 60 gates, 8 remote stands, 80 aerobridges, plus a retail space of 32,000 sqm to accommodate 225 retail outlets. Passengers flying on the 8th and 9th May 2014 Guests travelling on these dates will need to take notice of the changes that will be occurring during this transition period. Because of the limited time period given to move all the aircrafts and equipment, several flights on 8 May 2014 will arrive/depart straight to/from klia2. Please refer here to know if your flight is affected. As klia2 is a much bigger airport compared to LCCT, there will be several operational changes to serve guests better. Please do refer to the new counter check-in policies here.