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April 27, 2009
TONY VALENTINE, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT,v.STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, CORRECTIONAL MEDICAL SERVICES, ROBERT STANLEY, AND KAREN BALICKI, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.
On appeal from the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Gloucester County, Docket No. L-1779-04.
Submitted March 25, 2009
Before Judges Parrillo, Lihotz and Messano.
Plaintiff Tony Valentine appeals from the summary judgment dismissal of his same-sex harassment, hostile work environment complaint against defendants New Jersey Department of Corrections (DOC) and Karen Balicki. For the following reasons, we affirm.
The facts, viewed in the light most favorable to plaintiff, Brill v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 142 N.J. 520, 540 (1995), are as follows. Plaintiff is a senior corrections officer with the DOC assigned to Southwoods State Prison since 2000. From 2001 to April 2004, plaintiff worked in the same area of the prison -- FAC 1 Administrative -- as Robert Stanley, a licensed social worker employed by Correctional Medical Services (CMS), an entity that contracted with the DOC to provide mental health services to State inmates. The two interacted on a daily basis because plaintiff took the attendance and collected the ID cards of inmates who had daily appointments with Stanley and other staff social workers.
There was friction in the relationship. Stanley believed plaintiff was too hard on the inmates and wrote excessive charges. On October 29, 2003, Stanley complained to Superintendent Andrew Kinchen that plaintiff did not want inmates seen by CMS staff on certain days of the week. Plaintiff, Stanley and Kinchen met regarding this issue, and plaintiff agreed to work with CMS staff. The following day, Stanley complained to defendant Balicki, assistant administrator, that plaintiff had called him names including "a low life piece of shit." Balicki ordered plaintiff's supervisor, Captain Blaine Dawson, to investigate Stanley's complaints. During the course of Dawson's investigation, plaintiff, a heterosexual, asserted for the first time that Stanley, a homosexual, had called him a "bitch."
Dawson issued his report on November 13, 2003, concluding that both plaintiff and Stanley were name-calling and likened it to "schoolyard nonsense." Dawson found the incidents to be "offsetting penalties" and recommended that the parties keep their interactions minimal and professional. Dawson's investigation seemed to confirm that the tension between the two stemmed from disagreements over how the prison area to which they were both assigned should be run, a fact verified by plaintiff himself in his November 12, 2003 special report to Dawson:
I believe Mr. Stanley has a personal vendetta against me, because as he stated to me "what I did to Dr. Liberatore." I informed Mr. Stanley that I did not do anything to Doctor Liberatore. I just reported the facts. On several occasions he has stated to me that Dr. Liberatore... is his personal friend.... [I]n August of 2002, I observed Mr. Stanley going through my log book.... [H]e stated that he wanted to see what I was writing about Dr. Liberatore.... I reported this incident to the Administrative Area Sergeant for Facility I.
There have been many time[s] when an inmate has become unruly, and he has assumed the responsibility of coming out of his office and directs me in front of the inmate on how he thinks I should handle the incident.... As you are aware, Mr. Stanley's negative attitude and behavior in front of inmates had a negative [e]ffect and the inmates followed his example and they became argumentative with me.... Mr. Stanley is of the opinion that he is responsible for helping the inmate, of which I do not have a problem, unless it interferes with the safety and orderly operation of my area. On two of these occasions, I informed Ms. Kinchen of these incidents. Ms. Kinchen informed me that she spoke with Mr. Stanley regarding his behavior.
Having previously received and been made aware of the DOC's harassment policies and procedures, on November 18, 2003, five days after Dawson issued his report, plaintiff filed a formal complaint with the DOC's Equal Employment Division (EED), alleging sexual harassment. Specifically, plaintiff complained of incidents in September, October and November 2003 wherein Stanley stated to him "shut up bitch," "you know what they call you on the street, my bitch," and called him a "punk ass." Plaintiff's complaint did not refer to any other sexual comments or conduct by Stanley, but generally alleged that Stanley did not follow procedures regarding inmates' use of prison mental health services.
The EED formally investigated plaintiff's claims and two months later issued its report, concluding that plaintiff's claim that Stanley called him a "bitch" was substantiated. While Stanley's statements were found to be "emasculating and inflammatory," they did not violate the DOC's sexual harassment policy. However, because the statements could "hinder [plaintiff's] authority and effectiveness" in the workplace, the matter was referred to CMS for corrective action.
That same day, Melinda Green, Assistant Director of the DOC's EED, sent a letter to the Human Resources Director of CMS informing him of the results of the investigation and instructing him to take "appropriate corrective action" within three weeks. Green also informed plaintiff that his complaint that Stanley had called him a "bitch" on more than one occasion had been corroborated, that Stanley's actions were "inflammatory, offensive and unacceptable" and the matter would be referred to CMS for remedial action to correct the behavior. Consequently, on January 29, 2004, CMS issued a "Final Written Warning" to Stanley, stating, in part, that Stanley "will treat all co-workers with respect and dignity and on any occasion you are not [met] with the same you are to report those instances to your supervisor immediately.... Should this type of behavior occur again, further corrective action up to and including recommendation for termination may result." On February 5, 2004, CMS notified the DOC that it took "the most severe corrective action we have available, short of terminating Mr. Stanley."
The EED investigation also found plaintiff's reference to Stanley as a "low life piece of shit" to be improper and referred the matter to the DOC for any remedial action warranted. The EED report recommended that "administrative action [be] taken to improve the working relationship of [plaintiff Stanley]." To this end, the matter was referred by Balicki to Chief Stevens, who met with Stanley's supervisor and plaintiff's PBA representative and concluded that plaintiff and Stanley should try to be professional and avoid provocative situations. On February 4, 2004, plaintiff met with Chief Rayford Stevens and received a "performance counseling letter" for making the derogatory comment to Stanley.*fn1 Thereafter, plaintiff and Stanley continued to work in the same prison area after the EED's report until early April 2004 when Stanley left Southwoods State Prison. During that short period of time, plaintiff said their interactions were strictly "work-related [and] professional."
On November 8, 2004, plaintiff filed this lawsuit against the DOC, Balicki, CMS and Stanley, alleging sexual harassment and hostile work environment in violation of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD), N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 to -49; negligent hiring against the DOC and CMS; and aiding and abetting against Balicki. In addition to reiterating the name-calling alleged in his EED complaint, plaintiff, for the first time, complained of same-sex harassment beginning in late 2001 when Stanley allegedly pursued him romantically even after plaintiff rejected his advances. Specifically, plaintiff alleged that: (1) around Christmas 2001, Stanley gave both him and another corrections officer a chocolate badge and handcuffs; (2) on three or four occasions in 2002, told plaintiff that he (Stanley) looked like a tripod naked, stating that he "has a big dick"; (3) in February 2002, gave plaintiff a box of chocolates on Valentine's Day; (4) in the summer of 2002, invited plaintiff over to swim in the nude; (5) in the summer of 2003, left pornographic pictures and letters on plaintiff's desk on several occasions; and (6) in September 2003, along with Martellio, commented on plaintiff's groin area. None of these allegations were made in plaintiff's November 18, 2003 EED complaint or previously voiced to any supervisor prior to commencement of this lawsuit.*fn2
Plaintiff eventually settled with CMS and Stanley. In addition, the trial court dismissed the negligent hiring and training claim because plaintiff failed to file a notice of tort claim pursuant to N.J.S.A. 59:8-8. Following discovery, defendants DOC and Balicki moved for summary judgment on the remaining counts, which alleged, as against the DOC, violations of the LAD based on gender and failure to take prompt and effective remedial action, and, as against Balicki, aiding and abetting. The court granted summary judgment as to both defendants, finding as a matter of law that plaintiff had failed to establish a prima facie case of hostile work environment claim under the LAD, N.J.S.A. 10:5-12a, because he had not shown that Stanley's conduct was based on gender. The court further held that the DOC took prompt and effective remedial action, in that it has a "well publicized and anti-harassment policy" which plaintiff knew about and used; corrective action was taken; the complained of behavior was not repeated after the corrective action was taken; and Stanley left employment at Southwoods shortly after the corrective action was taken. The court dismissed the aiding and abetting claim against Balicki, finding no evidence to support the claim.
On appeal, plaintiff raises the following issues:
We find no merit to these contentions.
The LAD, which makes it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against an employee on the basis of sex or gender "in compensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment," N.J.S.A. 10:5-12a, protects both men and women against heterosexual and homosexual harassment. Lehmann v. Toys 'R' Us, Inc., 132 N.J. 587, 601 (1993). In Lehmann, the Supreme Court formulated the basic standard for determining whether acts of harassment in the workplace constitute invidious discrimination in violation of the LAD. When a male plaintiff alleges gender harassment under the LAD, as here, he must demonstrate that the defendant's "conduct (1) would not have occurred but for the employee's gender; and [the conduct] was (2) severe or pervasive enough to make a (3) reasonable [man] believe that (4) the conditions of employment are altered and the working environment is hostile or abusive." Id. at 603-04 (emphasis omitted).
Under the first prong of the Lehmann test, a plaintiff must demonstrate by a preponderance of the evidence that discrimination would not have occurred but for the plaintiff's sex or gender. Lehmann, supra, 132 N.J. at 604. When the harassing conduct is sexual or sexist in nature, the but-for element will automatically be satisfied. Id. at 605. For example, where plaintiff alleges he has endured commentary or speculation about his anatomy, or has been solicited for sex, this will suffice to demonstrate that the harassment occurred because of his sex. Ibid. Alternatively, if the harassment on its face is not an obvious form of sex or gender discrimination, the plaintiff must then make a prima facie showing that he was discriminated against because of his sex or gender. Ibid.
Under the second prong of Lehmann, the harassing conduct must be found to have been severe or pervasive, not its effect on plaintiff or on the work environment. Id. at 606. Courts consider the cumulative effect of the various incidents of harassment to determine the level of pervasiveness or severity. Id. at 607. Under the third and fourth Lehmann prongs, a plaintiff need only show that a "reasonable [person] would consider the working environment hostile." Id. at 610. Because "discrimination itself is the harm that the LAD seeks to eradicate, additional harms need not be shown[.]" Ibid. The standard under these last two prongs is objective and gender-specific. Id. at 612.
Here, contrary to the motion judge's finding, there appears a genuine fact issue whether Stanley's harassing conduct was gender-based. Although the judge attributed Stanley's conduct to his animosity towards plaintiff for his role in having a CMS doctor removed from employment at Southwoods, there was ample other evidence that over an eighteen month period, Stanley made sexual advances toward plaintiff, targeted him because of his gender, and undermined his authority as a corrections officer in front of co-workers and inmates, thereby creating a hostile work environment.
Nonetheless, plaintiff had settled with Stanley and CMS, and therefore to hold DOC and Balicki directly or even vicariously liable, plaintiff must still demonstrate the existence of a "dispute which resolution in his favor will entitle him to judgment." Brill, supra, 142 N.J. at 540. On this score, "in cases of supervisory sexual harassment... the employer is directly and strictly liable for all equitable damages and relief." Lehmann, supra, 132 N.J. at 617. Further, an employer will also be liable for compensatory damages if the supervisory employee is acting within the scope of his or her employment in creating a hostile work environment, or if acting outside the scope of employment, if an employer delegates the authority to control the work environment to a supervisory employee who abuses that authority. Id. at 619-20.
Employer liability, however, is not limited to agency-based claims of supervisory harassment. "To do so could potentially discourage employers from adopting proactive sexual harassment policies that are well-publicized and directed to all employees." Cerdeira v. Martindale-Hubbell, 402 N.J. Super. 486, 494 (App. Div. 2008) Thus, Lehmann recognized a negligence-based theory of liability arising from an employer's failure to have effective preventive mechanisms in place. Lehmann, supra, 132 N.J. at 621. Liability may be based on the employer's "actual or constructive notice of the harassment" or the employer's negligent or reckless failure to have "an explicit policy that bans sexual harassment and that provides an effective procedure for the prompt investigation and remediation of such claims." Lehmann, supra, 132 N.J. at 624. As to the latter, "[a] plaintiff may show that an employer was negligent by its failure to have in place well-publicized and enforced anti-harassment policies, effective formal and informal complaint structures, training, and/or monitoring mechanisms[,]" the existence of which will provide "some evidence of due care on the part of the employer." Id. at 621. "[A]n employer's liability for a supervisor's sexual harassment will depend on the facts of the case." Id. at 624.
Here, plaintiff has failed to establish any basis for employer liability. In the first place, Stanley was not an employee of the DOC, much less a supervisor. Moreover, plaintiff has offered no evidence that any supervisor knew of Stanley's conduct prior to plaintiff formally reporting it. Indeed, plaintiff himself never complained of sexual harassment until November 2003 when he filed an EED complaint, and even then, plaintiff limited his allegations to Stanley's "bitch" or "punk ass" comments, which in themselves do not suggest sexual harassment or gender-based discrimination. Simply put, we fail to see how the DOC could have been negligent regarding Stanley's comments and conduct since plaintiff never complained about them. See Woods-Pirozzi, supra, 290 N.J. Super. at 272.
The evidence is also undisputed that once the employer was put on notice of Stanley's conduct, the DOC acted in a prompt and remedial manner. Cf. Gaines v. Bellino, 173 N.J. 301, 316 (2002). The DOC had a "well-publicized" anti-sexual harassment policy of which plaintiff was both aware and availed himself. Indeed, plaintiff filed a formal EED complaint, choosing of his own volition to severely limit the allegations therein. Nevertheless, the EED investigation was completed in sixty days, the DOC took corrective action within thirty days of the findings, and the complained-of conduct, as found by the motion judge, was not repeated. Stanley left Southwoods a mere two months later.
When addressing employer liability for co-worker harassment based upon the negligent failure to have in place effective and well-publicized sexual harassment policies, courts should generally consider whether the "discrimination policy provided a reasonable avenue through which plaintiff could have voiced [his] complaints about [the harassment][,]" and "whether the absence of such an effective policy was causally related to any harm plaintiff claims [he] suffered[.]" Cerdeira, supra, 402 N.J. Super. at 493.
Here, there is no dispute that DOC had an effective anti-sexual harassment policy in place. While its mere existence is not alone a sufficient defense to vicarious liability, Gaines, supra, 173 N.J. at 319, it is also undisputed that in this instance, the DOC followed and enforced its own policy and procedures, Velez v. City of Jersey City, 358 N.J. Super. 224, 236 (App. Div. 2003), aff'd, 180 N.J. 284 (2004), and no genuine factual question is raised as to the reasonableness of the DOC's "dissemination, implementation, monitoring and enforcement of its sexual harassment policy." Ibid. Indeed, as the motion judge noted, plaintiff did not avail himself of the established avenues of redress until he filed his EED, and even then, chose to omit most of the allegations presented in the subsequent lawsuit. Therefore, any harm plaintiff claims he suffered as a result of harassment was not causally related to a lack of an effective anti-harassment policy. Moreover, by plaintiff's own admission, Stanley did not repeat the complained-of conduct after the EED investigation and in fact left Southwoods soon thereafter. "[W]hen an employer's response stops the harassment, there can be no employer liability[.]" Weston v. Pennsylvania, 251 F.3d 420, 427 (3d Cir. 2001). We, therefore, conclude plaintiff has failed to present a prima facie case of employer negligence in instituting and implementing an effective anti-sexual harassment policy.
Nor do we find any proof of individual liability on the part of defendant Balicki. In the first place, there is no individual employee liability under the LAD unless the employer is first found liable. Tarr v. Ciasulli, 181 N.J. 70, 82-83 (2004). In any event, there is no proof she knew of Stanley's conduct, much less substantially aided and abetted it in violation of N.J.S.A. 10:5-12e.
A finding that an employee is liable as an aider or abettor requires a showing that "(1) the party whom the defendant aids must perform a wrongful act that causes an injury; (2) the defendant must be generally aware of his role as part of an overall illegal or tortious activity at the time that he provides the assistance; [and] (3) the defendant must knowingly and substantially assist the principal violation." Id. at 84. Factors to be considered by the court in determining whether the defendant substantially assisted the principal include the nature of the acts, the amount of assistance, whether or not the supervisor-defendant was actually present when the acts were being committed, the supervisor defendant's state of mind, and his or her relation to others. Ibid.
Here, plaintiff has not pointed to any wrongful act committed by Balicki that has caused him injury. Nor is there any proof in the record that Balicki substantially assisted Stanley in any of the alleged conduct. Indeed, Balicki was not present during any of the alleged incidents of harassment, and given the nature of acts alleged, it would have been difficult, if not impossible, for Balicki to have assisted. Although, as the motion judge noted, Balicki, as Stanley's friend, should have disqualified herself from any participation in the matter, the fact remains that the EED investigation was thorough, fair, and resulted in a resolution unfavorable to Stanley and a recommendation for future corrective action to be taken against him. Viewing the facts most favorable to plaintiff, no rational factfinder could conclude that Balicki aided and abetted Stanley's sexual harassment of plaintiff.
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- Bedrooms:1
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Welcome to 'Wailua Hale Lani'; our beautiful, Kauai, one bedroom, one bath condominium at Wailua Bayview. The condominium is on the second floor (#201) of a three-story, 45 unit complex. Continually updated and meticulously maintained, the unit boasts island-themed furniture, high-end appliances, and comfortable flooring throughout. Traditional tropical decor and soothing colors complement the spectacular ocean view from your private lanai. Wailua Bay with a wonderful, sandy, swimming beach is just 100 feet from your door.
Located on Kauai's sunny east Coconut Coast, you will be close to fine dining, shopping, and golfing. The Fern Grotto, Wailua River, Lydgate Park, and the Coconut Marketplace are all within a five minute walk or drive. With the spectacular Na Pali Coast and Hanalei Bay to the north, and Poipu Beach and Lihue to the south, your central location will make exploring easy and convenient.
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Additional Information: Our fully-equipped, No-Smoking, air-conditioned condo will accommodate four guests with a queen bed in the bedroom, and a comfortable sleeper sofa in the living room. A custom kitchen as well as a washer and dryer in the unit will make you feel right at home. With 700 square feet of living space, the unit has plenty of room for you to relax and enjoy your dream vacation in Paradise.
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$125/night plus 13.42% tax (3 night minimum) $95 Cleaning Fee on Bookings of 5 Nights or Less. **SEVENTH Night FREE - Valid 12/21/15 - 12/20/16** $200 Deposit Due Within 10 Days of Booking, Balance Due 30 Days Prior to Arrival. Refunds: Full If Cancelled More Than 30 Days Prior to Arrival, Less Than 30 Days Forfeits Deposit. Instant Quotes from HomeAway are estimates only and do not include taxes, free nights or cleaning fees (if applicable). A detailed quote will be provided by the owner upon receipt of prospective traveler's inquiry. ***Please note - for reservations processed and paid for through HomeAway, a service fee of 4% to 9% of the quoted price is assessed by HomeAway and is collected at the time of initial payment.***
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You Will Be Just 100 Feet From A Golden Sand Beach
Television w/Free Cable, VCR, DVD Player, Stereo
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I've been breastfeeding my twins for almost two years now.I decided that I have to wean them because I'm losing a lot of weight,and now that they are eating meals and only breastfeed to help them sleep..at first 2 days it was hard because they're rejecting their milk in a bottle,and so hard to make them fall asleep..but after a week things are on a smoothsail..it feels like that they dont want to breastfeed anymore.but when it is time for bed,we cuddle and that what helps them get sleepy..
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Hello, I am in need of advice before making the decision to wean my 3 month old due to mental and physical exhaustion!
My son will not nurse for more than 5 minutes and only one side every 3 to 4 hrs since his delivery.
I pump all day long to empty my breast and try bottle feeding my breastmilk with no success. He will not drink more than 1oz. He will latch on and for the most part start crying and pulling away from the nipple after only 3-5 minutes , 7 minutes if I am lucky!
I have tried pumping before feeding him as I do have a fast let down and still no luck. it is very stressful and the more i try the more he fusses and screams if I try bringing him back to the nipple.THIS HAPPENS IN EVERY FEEDING SESSION!
I waste so much of the milk I pump on a daily basis. I am suffering from postportum depression and nursing him is the only thing that helps me feel better.
I tied my tubes during my csection delivery and sadly regret the decision. I have an 8yr old boy and a 7yr old girl that I did not nurse due to my lack of strong will. I was than 21yrs old and gave up too easily(yrs later I regretted that so much).
I don't want to do that with my little baby!! Please help me. I called the hospital lactation consultants where I deliver and they claimed not to help babies older than 6 weeks. What do I do?
I have also tried different nursing positions including nursing while walking and different bottles, Nothing works!! Please help me !!
He does have a bowel movement and wet diapers as normal, but its all extra work that I have to do in order for this to happen. Again it's taking a toll on me!! Thanks im advanced for any advice.
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I am wondering if there has ever been a study about older babies and self weaning from nursing and pacificer use. Specifically babies between 12 -18 months old. Do you think older babies wean early after 12 months because of extended pacificer use?
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The view from Dallas' North Tollway has always been impressive: Providence Towers with its Neapolitan arch and polished red granite exterior gleaming against the backdrop of a burgeoning business district.
Inside the prominent building, however, another story was told. An outdated, monolithic lobby and a confusing entryway overshadowed the building's numerous selling points. In 2011, Newport Beach, CA-based owner KBS Realty Advisors initiated a $3 million renovation of Providence Towers, aiming for a better first impression and hospitality-like service and amenities.
Brightening key entry points and reenergizing the grand lobby were some of the design objectives of Dallas-based Entos Design. By using classic, luxury materials like light marble stone to complement the existing granite and selecting contemporary, high-end furnishings, the designers realized KBS' goal for improved ambiance.
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While Providence Towers already had an impressive list of on-site amenities (including a fitness center, shops, and a delicatessen), the renovation improved upon them by enhancing gathering areas and tenant lounges and providing access to a courtyard with a waterfall. The renovation also created an "elevated" garage experience with 100% covered parking. New paint and elevator vestibules, improved lighting, and directional signage provide the five-star hotel feeling KBS hoped to achieve.
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Crowne Plaza Beijing International Airport
No 60 Fuqian 1 Street, Beijing 1013124.5 out of 5.0
Located near the airport, this family-friendly hotel is 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from New China International Exhibition Center.
CITIC Hotel Beijing Airport
No.9 Xiao Tianzhu Road, Beijing 1006213.5 out of 5.0
Situated near the airport, this hotel is 5 mi (8 km) from New China International Exhibition Center and within 16 mi (25 km …
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Terminal 3, 1 Sanjing Road, Beijing 1006215.0 out of 5.0
Situated on the Strip, this luxury hotel is within 6 mi (10 km) of Goldenport Park Circuit, Tulip Merry Waterworld, and Heyan …
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Located near the airport, this family-friendly hotel is within 6 mi (10 km) of Goldenport Park Circuit, Beijing City Sea View …
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Situated in Beijing, this luxury hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of 798 Art District, Galleria Continua, and Ullens Center for …
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According to a new survey, here's some of the nutty stuff these parents have done to get their kids employment!
Check your child safety seat(s) Friday at a special 'check event' Friday in Binghamton.
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Why is it important to get your baby in the water? How about this- kids 1-4 years old who participate in swim lessons have an 88% reduced risk of drowning.
Twin Tiers Comic-Con grows bigger every year and this weekend is not to be missed by comic lovers all over the Southern Tier.
It's a basketball tournament that honors the memory of a child and raises money for the underprivileged children in our community. It's Mase Madness and it begins tonight (8/12) and runs through Sunday.
It becomes more difficult to find the good news in the world but we've found it 619 miles away.
Wesley DeGonzaque of Syracuse donated a kidney to his little brother Colin and if this isn't a story of selflessness and true love, I don't know what is.
New research says kids who suck their thumbs and bite their nails reduce their chances of having problems with allergies.
The CEO of 'Sesame Street' has apologized and says Bob, Luis and Gordon may return to the show.
It's 'National Night Out' across the country. For the 21st year, they will celebrate in Binghamton. The event will take place at six different locations. Find out where and when.
Tonight is 'National Night Out'. Communities throughout the country are celebrating including our area. Here is what they are doing in Vestal.
This is just one example of the many good things police officers do for people that isn't shared the way it should be.
Boys & girls age 8-14 are coming from all over the country to participate in a national golf tournament in Binghamton. It's at the Vestal Hills Country Club. Come support and help grow golf in our area.


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Victor Davis Hanson on grand strategy, immigration, and the coming election. It's a fascinating conversation, worth every minute. I hope you can find time.
Filed under: Cool Site of the Day, Democrat Corruption, Domestic Policy, Election 2016, Foreign Policy, Freedom, History, Immigration, Intelligence, Law, Middle East, National Security, Politics, Terrorism, The United States | Tags: Capturing the Essence, Crackpot Policy, Michael Ramirez
It doesn't always take a long-winded discussion to explain just what is going on in our world. Michael Ramirez strikes again!
Filed under: Bureaucracy, Democrat Corruption, Intelligence, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Media Bias, Middle East, National Security, Politics, Syria, Terrorism, The United States | Tags: Mindless Platitudes, Political Correctness, Terrorist Attacks
Bombs in New York and New Jersey, stabbings in a mall in Saint Cloud, Michigan. President Obama urged us not to go assuming it was terrorism and getting ahead of the police, but to allow them to search for answers. The American people, on the other hand, do not assume that bombs that injure 29 people in an upscale part of Manhattan and a railroad station in Elizabeth, New Jersey are just a curious event that could be anything — a birthday party joke, some new computer game with loud bangs.
New York Governor Andrew Como said on Sunday morning that it was "obviously an act of terrorism," though so far there was no evidence of an international terrorist connection. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio got as far as calling it an "intentional act." ISIS promptly claimed credit. Hillary got into accusing Trump of being provacative for saying "bombing," though she'd just said it herself.
Only 2 days later, while the police are still efficiently figuring it all out, arresting the bomber, and the slasher has been killed, Obama will lead a special summit on the need to take in more Syrian refugees. The FBI has politely said that it cannot vet every single refugee, which rephrased slightly, says they cannot vet any. To clear everything up, President Obama's spokesman, Josh Earnest, earnestly explained that the U.S. is in a fight with the Islamic State, but it is a fight of words — not arms. "When it comes to ISIL, we are in a fight — a narrative fight with them." A narrative battle, so the problem is just getting the correct words? No wonder nobody can say "terrorism" except ISIS.
If you wonder why Americans are so totally fed up, so angry, you just have to reread that narrative. The people call it ISIS, but the president insists on "ISIL." Under the headline "The Mulish Stupidity of Clinton-Obama Counterterrorism" Andy McCarthy wrote:
Perhaps the only thing more sadly hilarious than watching the political class tie itself in knots over whether a bomb should be called a "bomb" and whether a terrorist attack should be called a "terrorist attack" is Clinton's claim that ISIS is rooting for Trump to be elected president. Newsflash: Jihadists don't give a flying fatwa who wins American elections, or even whether there are American elections.
Islamic supremacists and their jihadist front lines are in the business of killing Americans and supplanting our constitutional republic with sharia. To claim that they care about our elections is to exhibit ignorance about who they are, who they think we are, and what they seek to achieve.
ISIS has told us quite clearly why they hate us and why they fight us. Do you suppose Mr. Obama missed the message? Do they think they are fooling us with their careful language? Mulish Stupidity indeed.
The Department of Homeland Security admits "mistakenly" granting citizenship to 858 immigrants from countries of concern to National Security." These are our "elites," who find it amusing when their champion, Hillary Clinton, calls us "the deplorables." The same woman who in a commercial I hear several times daily says "We want an America where everyone is treated with respect." The deplorables? She also says that "Donald Trump is running a campaign based on insults." "The deplorables" — there you go.
What our President fails to understand is that his legacy, which he is working so hard to enhance, will be composed of the death-count of American lives lost as a direct result of his policies. As of October 2015, an estimated 75 percent of all the military deaths and about 90 percent of the injuries linked to the ongoing war in Afghanistan have occurred under President Obama's watch. Refusing to recognize acts of terrorism, and engaging in a battle of "narratives" instead, has consequences. That will be his legacy.
Filed under: Bureaucracy, European Union, Foreign Policy, Free Markets, Freedom, History, Middle East, National Security, Politics, The United States
The Obama administration has planned to admit 110,000 refugees to the United States during the next fiscal year, a 57% increase over the 70,000 refugees admitted in FY 2015. Only 36% of the American people believe we should admit any Syrian refugees at all.
Americans have watched the surge of migrants into Europe and the subsequent terrorist attacks, rape and sexual attacks on women and girls, and the problems the Europeans are just beginning to learn about. German Chancellor Angela Merkel was at first extremely welcoming, and many Syrian refugees are refusing to work saying that they are now the guests of Angela Merkel and they don't have to work.
Turns out many of the Syrian refugees in Europe are not from Syria and are not even "refugees." Chancellor Merkel has recently admitted that she was mistaken, and the polls don't look good for her continuation in office. The European Union has been very politically correct, with emphasis on compassion as a virtue. People at first came out with flowers and food to welcome the migrants. After the discovery that they were indeed somewhat dangerous, complained about the housing and food provided, executed terrorist attacks, most notably in France, and regarded sexual gratification as an entitlement, Europeans began to lose their enthusiasm.
We cannot vet refugees from Syria. There is no government to which we can apply. Syrian passports are easily copied and widely available. For many, the simple opportunity to move to a more prosperous country is very appealing, and for others, the welfare and free goodies are the defining element.
A professor of economics at the University of Munich has said that 65% of Syrian refugees are "functionally illiterate — they fail to have basic reading and writing skills in accordance with international standards." 73% have dropped out of job training classes.
According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service, more than 90% of Syrians applying for refugee status are approved despite the lack of any ability to verify their identity. The Federal government is going to spend $4,6 million to give "emotional wellness" to refugees. The Department of Homeland Security is allegedly refusing to release an immigration study "pinpointing the number of illegal immigrants who successfully sneak across the southern border" because it might help Donald Trump's campaign.
Since 2013, the Obama administration has allowed 300,000 criminal aliens to return to the United States because their home countries will not take them back. Hillary Clinton had the power to stop it cold, but chose not to. CIS estimates that it costs twelve times as much to resettle refugees here rather than in a neighboring country in the Middle East. The wealthy Arab-Islamic countries near Syria aren't accepting refugees because of "security concerns."
The Center for Immigration Studies (cis.org) is a think tank devoted to the issue of immigration. They are pro-immigration and pro-immigrant, but they want immigrants to be legal. It is a very useful website for all things concerning immigration and immigration law. It's an enormously complicated matter.
George Soros, who backs the Democratic Party with major funding, believes in completely open borders. Apparently so does Hillary, who Trump has accused of wanting to resettle 1 million in her first term. At the other extreme are those who want the flow of immigrants completely stopped. Which does not bode well for much in the way of compromise.
Every time we offer amnesty, it is an open invitation to the world that we have open borders and they are welcome. One can favor admitting legal immigrants and even refugees. Our laws favor those refugees who face religious persecution, and getting immolated in a cage by ISIS would seem to be a major incentive, but President Obama rejects admitting Christians as the law requires.
For the most part, once refugees are admitted, they're on their own. Homeland Security has no idea where they are, nor how they are doing. nor does anybody else except for the school districts that have to provide for them, and the police departments who cannot get any help in deporting them because of "sanctuary cities." By failing to deal with jihad and terrorism, President Obama has created the backlash all by himself from Americans, who do follow the news.
Filed under: Bureaucracy, Domestic Policy, Foreign Policy, Immigration, Iran, Islam, Law, Middle East, National Security, Politics, Progressives, Syria, Terrorism, The United States | Tags: Angela Merkel, EU Migrants, Germany's Problems
We are all aware of the problem of illegal immigration at our own Southern border, and of the various euphemisms used to disguise the term "illegal alien" which is not a slander, but accurate terminology as defined by the dictionary, in this case — Merriam Webster:
illegal, il•le•gal, adjective: not allowed by law.
—not according to or authorized by law.
alien, noun: a person who was born in a different country and is not a citizen of the county in which he now lives. A foreign born resident who has not been naturalized and is still a subject or citizen of a foreign country.
Straightforward and accurately descriptive. Let's dispense with the meaningless politically correct euphemisms.
Europe is suffering from our same problems, but a lot more so. Angela Merkel has finally admitted that Germany and the EU have bungled the refugee crisis. German intelligence has acknowledged that ISIS "sleeper cells" have infiltrated the country disguised as refugees. But that's only the beginning.
The American Interest notes that "As Migrant Deal Falters,Strains on EU's Underbelly Grow." On average, the number of people landing on Greek islands has risen to about 100 a day in August, up from fewer than 50 a day in May and June. About 460 people landed on Greek islands on Monday, a number Greece hasn't experienced since early April.
The traffic is still far below daily peaks of 6,800 in October last year. But the rising numbers are making Greek and EU officials worried that the fragile deal with Turkey—aimed at returning almost all who land on Greek shores—could break down. Mr. Erdogan is not currently in a getting along with the West mood.
German asylum seekers refuse to work insisting "we are Merkel's GUESTS." While asylum seekers are not allowed to work under immigration rules within the EU, they are allowed to do voluntary work.
However officials in the district of Zwickau came up with a plan to help encourage those without employment to get back to work and to help them become more accepted within the local community.
Girls are disappearing from school as Germany has logged over 1,000 child marriages to older men, and there may be many more unreported marriages. Some as young as 11. And that 's just some of the reported problems.
An excellent article from Ted R. Bromund at the Hoover Institution: "How Should Europe Respond to Islamism?" He points out that the standard of border control is effectively that of its least capable member i.e. Greece.
If Islamism's first challenge to Europe is to its uncontrolled borders, the second, and far more serious, is to its society and culture once those borders have been crossed. Over the coming years, we can expect to see all manner of pleas for a unified European approach to combating Islamism. What we will not see is any serious effort to deprive Islamism of a measure of its ideological legitimacy by defeating it on the ground in the Middle East.
Barack Obama's hard left ideology has kept him from dealing effectively with the problems facing the United States and with Europe. Obama is striving for a borderless world. He expects the flood of immigrants to become future Democrat voters, grateful for free education and welfare. The problems in the Middle East were caused by Bush's invasion of Iraq, and if he just turns the entire Middle East over to Iran, it will all settle down. And he seems to continue to believe that ISIS is just some kind of J.V. team. The West cannot seem to agree on the aims of the jihadists, or Iran, or ISIS —nor what to do about it. See the post below.
European countries are getting an up-front and real lesson in the aims and customs of their Muslim migrants, but they haven't quite put aside the hopes of peacefully assimilating them, nor of facing up to the immense problems involved. Assimilating single families or small groups was one thing, but the mass of millions of young Muslim men, with ISIS fighters as "sleeper cells" disguised among them is something quite different entirely.
It is all a huge problem, and we are called upon to pay attention and try to think clearly. Obama is intent upon importing as vast numbers of "Syrian refugees" as he can get away with, as future Democrat voters — so we may soon be facing the same problems as Europe.
Obama has been asked to consider specifying Christian refugees who, can expect to be killed brutally if they are captured by ISIS. Refugees fleeing religious persecution are supposed to get special consideration under our laws about refugees, but Obama is not interested.
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ISIS publishes a glossy magazine to spread their propaganda called Dabiq. Issue 15 is entitled BREAK THE CROSS.
The debate about the fault lines in American and Western politics has concerned whether jihadist groups like al-Qaeda and ISIS are motivated by their religion or by politics, more specifically, by grievances against Western Foreign policy. Some insist that Islamic doctrine is the basis of their violence, others insist that such groups are not truly Islamic, but are instead using the guise of religion to lash out against Western influence and intervention. A recent issue of Dabiq settles the question.
American scholar Raymond Ibrahim has "sought to translate and publish al-Qaeda's internal communiqués to fellow Muslims side by side with al-Qaeda's communiqués to the West to show the stark differences in tone and purpose. The volume is The Al Qaeda Reader, in which he proves that radical Islam's war with the West is not finite and limited to political grievances, but is existential, transcending time and space and deeply rooted in faith."
In a recent article from Dabiq titled "Why We Hate You & Why We Fight You" the Islamic State offers six reasons, but Reason number one says it all:
We hate you, first and foremost, because you are disbelievers; you reject the oneness of Allah – whether you realize it or not – by making partners for Him in worship, you blaspheme against Him, claiming that He has a son [Christ], you fabricate lies against His prophets and messengers, and you indulge in all manner of devilish practices. It is for this reason that we were commanded to openly declare our hatred for you and our enmity towards you. "There has already been for you an excellent example in Abraham and those with him, when they said to their people, 'Indeed, we are disassociated from you and from whatever you worship other than Allah. We have rejected you, and there has arisen, between us and you, enmity and hatred forever until you believe in Allah alone'" (Al-Mumtahanah 4 [i.e., Quran 60:4]). Furthermore, just as your disbelief is the primary reason we hate you, your disbelief is the primary reason we fight you, as we have been commanded to fight the disbelievers until they submit to the authority of Islam, either by becoming Muslims, or by paying jizyah – for those afforded this option ["People of the Book"] – and living in humiliation under the rule of the Muslims [per Quran 9:29].
This is completely plain, and grounded in Islam's traditional worldview. Unrelenting hatred fuels their jihad — not grievances. Islam commands Muslims to hate non-Muslims. Hard for Westerners to comprehend." In Osama bin Laden's communiqués to the West he stressed the idea that al-Qaeda's war was entirely based on Western foreign policies detrimental to Islam; cease those and terrorism would cease." A great many Western leaders accepted al-Qaeda's lies and "it became the default answer to the tired question "why do they hate us?"
So, plain and simple — there it is.
Last November, Hillary Clinton tweeted that Muslims "have nothing whatsoever to do with terrorism."


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