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Are You 'Pro-Israel' Or 'Pro-Palestine'?
Are you "pro-Israel" or "pro-Palestine"? It isn't even noon yet as I write this, and I've already been accused of being both.
These terms intrigue me because they directly speak to the doggedly tribal nature of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. You don't hear of too many other countries being universally spoken of this way. Why these two? Both Israelis and Palestinians are complex, with diverse histories and cultures, and two incredibly similar (if divisive) religions. To come down completely on the side of one or the other doesn't seem rational to me.
It is telling that most Muslims around the world support Palestinians, and most Jews support Israel. This, of course, is natural -- but it's also problematic. It means that this is not about who's right or wrong as much as which tribe or nation you are loyal to. It means that Palestinian supporters would be just as ardently pro-Israel if they were born in Israeli or Jewish families, and vice versa. It means that the principles that guide most people's view of this conflict are largely accidents of birth -- that however we intellectualize and analyze the components of the Middle East mess, it remains, at its core, a tribal conflict.
By definition, tribal conflicts thrive and survive when people take sides. Choosing sides in these kinds of conflicts fuels them further and deepens the polarization. And worst of all, you get blood on your hands.
So before picking a side in this latest Israeli-Palestine conflict, consider these 7 questions:
1. Why is everything so much worse when there are Jews involved?
Over 700 people have died in Gaza as of this writing. Muslims have woken up around the world. But is it really because of the numbers?
Bashar al-Assad has killed over 180,000 Syrians, mostly Muslim, in two years -- more than the number killed in Palestine in two decades. Thousands of Muslims in Iraq and Syria have been killed by ISIS in the last two months. Tens of thousands have been killed by the Taliban. Half a million black Muslims were killed by Arab Muslims in Sudan. The list goes on.
But Gaza makes Muslims around the world, both Sunni and Shia, speak up in a way they never do otherwise. Up-to-date death counts and horrific pictures of the mangled corpses of Gazan children flood their social media timelines every day. If it was just about the numbers, wouldn't the other conflicts take precedence? What is it about then?
If I were Assad or ISIS right now, I'd be thanking God I'm not Jewish.
Amazingly, many of the graphic images of dead children attributed to Israeli bombardment that are circulating online are from Syria, based on a BBC report. Many of the pictures you're seeing are of children killed by Assad, who is supported by Iran, which also funds Hezbollah and Hamas. What could be more exploitative of dead children than attributing the pictures of innocents killed by your own supporters to your enemy simply because you weren't paying enough attention when your own were killing your own?
This doesn't, by any means, excuse the recklessness, negligence, and sometimes outright cruelty of Israeli forces. But it clearly points to the likelihood that the Muslim world's opposition to Israel isn't just about the number of dead.
Here is a question for those who grew up in the Middle East and other Muslim-majority countries like I did: if Israel withdrew from the occupied territories tomorrow, all in one go -- and went back to the 1967 borders -- and gave the Palestinians East Jerusalem -- do you honestly think Hamas wouldn't find something else to pick a fight about? Do you honestly think that this has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that they are Jews? Do you recall what you watched and heard on public TV growing up in Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Egypt?
Yes, there's an unfair and illegal occupation there, and yes, it's a human rights disaster. But it is also true that much of the other side is deeply driven by anti-Semitism. Anyone who has lived in the Arab/Muslim world for more than a few years knows that. It isn't always a clean, one-or-the-other blame split in these situations like your Chomskys and Greenwalds would have you believe. It's both.
2. Why does everyone keep saying this is not a religious conflict?
There are three pervasive myths that are widely circulated about the "roots" of the Middle East conflict:
Myth 1: Judaism has nothing to do with Zionism.
Myth 2: Islam has nothing to do with Jihadism or anti-Semitism.
Myth 3: This conflict has nothing to do with religion.
To the "I oppose Zionism, not Judaism!" crowd, is it mere coincidence that this passage from the Old Testament (emphasis added) describes so accurately what's happening today?
"I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, and from the desert to the Euphrates River. I will give into your hands the people who live in the land, and you will drive them out before you. Do not make a covenant with them or with their gods." - Exodus 23:31-32
Or this one?
"See, I have given you this land. Go in and take possession of the land the Lord swore he would give to your fathers -- to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob -- and to their descendants after them." - Deuteronomy 1:8
There's more: Genesis 15:18-21, and Numbers 34 for more detail on the borders. Zionism is not the "politicization" or "distortion" of Judaism. It is the revival of it.
And to the "This is not about Islam, it's about politics!" crowd, is this verse from the Quran (emphasis added) meaningless?
"O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another. And whoever is an ally to them among you--then indeed, he is [one] of them. Indeed, Allah guides not the wrongdoing people." - Quran, 5:51
What about the numerous verses and hadith quoted in Hamas' charter? And the famous hadith of the Gharqad tree explicitly commanding Muslims to kill Jews?
Please tell me -- in light of these passages written centuries and millennia before the creation of Israel or the occupation -- how can anyone conclude that religion isn't at the root of this, or at least a key driving factor? You may roll your eyes at these verses, but they are taken very seriously by many of the players in this conflict, on both sides. Shouldn't they be acknowledged and addressed? When is the last time you heard a good rational, secular argument supporting settlement expansion in the West Bank?
Denying religion's role seems to be a way to be able to criticize the politics while remaining apologetically "respectful" of people's beliefs for fear of "offending" them. But is this apologism and "respect" for inhuman ideas worth the deaths of human beings?
People have all kinds of beliefs -- from insisting the Earth is flat to denying the Holocaust. You may respect their right to hold these beliefs, but you're not obligated to respect the beliefs themselves. It's 2014, and religions don't need to be "respected" any more than any other political ideology or philosophical thought system. Human beings have rights. Ideas don't. The oft-cited politics/religion dichotomy in Abrahamic religions is false and misleading. All of the Abrahamic religions are inherently political.
3. Why would Israel deliberately want to kill civilians?
This is the single most important issue that gets everyone riled up, and rightfully so.
Again, there is no justification for innocent Gazans dying. And there's no excuse for Israel's negligence in incidents like the killing of four children on a Gazan beach. But let's back up and think about this for a minute.
Why on Earth would Israel deliberately want to kill civilians?
When civilians die, Israel looks like a monster. It draws the ire of even its closest allies. Horrific images of injured and dead innocents flood the media. Ever-growing anti-Israel protests are held everywhere from Norway to New York. And the relatively low number of Israeli casualties (we'll get to that in a bit) repeatedly draws allegations of a "disproportionate" response. Most importantly, civilian deaths help Hamas immensely.
How can any of this possibly ever be in Israel's interest?
If Israel wanted to kill civilians, it is terrible at it. ISIS killed more civilians in two days (700 plus) than Israel has in two weeks. Imagine if ISIS or Hamas had Israel's weapons, army, air force, US support, and nuclear arsenal. Their enemies would've been annihilated long ago. If Israel truly wanted to destroy Gaza, it could do so within a day, right from the air. Why carry out a more painful, expensive ground incursion that risks the lives of its soldiers?
4. Does Hamas really use its own civilians as human shields?
Ask Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas how he feels about Hamas' tactics.
"What are you trying to achieve by sending rockets?" he asks. "I don't like trading in Palestinian blood."
It isn't just speculation anymore that Hamas puts its civilians in the line of fire.
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri plainly admitted on Gazan national TV that the human shield strategy has proven "very effective."
The UN relief organization UNRWA issued a furious condemnation of Hamas after discovering hidden rockets in not one, but two children's schools in Gaza last week.
Hamas fires thousands of rockets into Israel, rarely killing any civilians or causing any serious damage. It launches them from densely populated areas, including hospitals and schools.
Why launch rockets without causing any real damage to the other side, inviting great damage to your own people, then putting your own civilians in the line of fire when the response comes? Even when the IDF warns civilians to evacuate their homes before a strike, why does Hamas tell them to stay put?
Because Hamas knows its cause is helped when Gazans die. If there is one thing that helps Hamas most -- one thing that gives it any legitimacy -- it is dead civilians. Rockets in schools. Hamas exploits the deaths of its children to gain the world's sympathy. It uses them as a weapon.
You don't have to like what Israel is doing to abhor Hamas. Arguably, Israel and Fatah are morally equivalent. Both have a lot of right on their side. Hamas, on the other hand, doesn't have a shred of it.
5. Why are people asking for Israel to end the "occupation" in Gaza?
Because they have short memories.
In 2005, Israel ended the occupation in Gaza. It pulled out every last Israeli soldier. It dismantled every last settlement. Many Israeli settlers who refused to leave were forcefully evicted from their homes, kicking and screaming.
This was a unilateral move by Israel, part of a disengagement plan intended to reduce friction between Israelis and Palestinians. It wasn't perfect -- Israel was still to control Gaza's borders, coastline, and airspace -- but considering the history of the region, it was a pretty significant first step.
After the evacuation, Israel opened up border crossings to facilitate commerce. The Palestinians were also given 3,000 greenhouses which had already been producing fruit and flowers for export for many years.
But Hamas chose not to invest in schools, trade, or infrastructure. Instead, it built an extensive network of tunnels to house thousands upon thousands of rockets and weapons, including newer, sophisticated ones from Iran and Syria. All the greenhouses were destroyed.
Hamas did not build any bomb shelters for its people. It did, however, build a few for its leaders to hide out in during airstrikes. Civilians are not given access to these shelters for precisely the same reason Hamas tells them to stay home when the bombs come.
Gaza was given a great opportunity in 2005 that Hamas squandered by transforming it into an anti-Israel weapons store instead of a thriving Palestinian state that, with time, may have served as a model for the future of the West Bank as well. If Fatah needed yet another reason to abhor Hamas, here it was.
6. Why are there so many more casualties in Gaza than in Israel?
The reason fewer Israeli civilians die is not because there are fewer rockets raining down on them. It's because they are better protected by their government.
When Hamas' missiles head towards Israel, sirens go off, the Iron Dome goes into effect, and civilians are rushed into bomb shelters. When Israeli missiles head towards Gaza, Hamas tells civilians to stay in their homes and face them.
While Israel's government urges its civilians to get away from rockets targeted at them, Gaza's government urges its civilians to get in front of missiles not targeted at them.
The popular explanation for this is that Hamas is poor and lacks the resources to protect its people like Israel does. The real reason, however, seems to have more to do with disordered priorities than deficient resources (see #5). This is about will, not ability. All those rockets, missiles, and tunnels aren't cheap to build or acquire. But they are priorities. And it's not like Palestinians don't have a handful of oil-rich neighbors to help them the way Israel has the US.
The problem is, if civilian casualties in Gaza drop, Hamas loses the only weapon it has in its incredibly effective PR war. It is in Israel's national interest to protect its civilians and minimize the deaths of those in Gaza. It is in Hamas' interest to do exactly the opposite on both fronts.
7. If Hamas is so bad, why isn't everyone pro-Israel in this conflict?
Because Israel's flaws, while smaller in number, are massive in impact.
Many Israelis seem to have the same tribal mentality that their Palestinian counterparts do. They celebrate the bombing of Gaza the same way many Arabs celebrated 9/11. A UN report recently found that Israeli forces tortured Palestinian children and used them as human shields. They beat up teenagers. They are often reckless with their airstrikes. They have academics who explain how rape may be the only truly effective weapon against their enemy. And many of them callously and publicly revel in the deaths of innocent Palestinian children.
To be fair, these kinds of things do happen on both sides. They are an inevitable consequence of multiple generations raised to hate the other over the course of 65 plus years. To hold Israel up to a higher standard would mean approaching the Palestinians with the racism of lowered expectations.
However, if Israel holds itself to a higher standard like it claims -- it needs to do much more to show it isn't the same as the worst of its neighbors.
Israel is leading itself towards increasing international isolation and national suicide because of two things: 1. The occupation; and 2. Settlement expansion.
Settlement expansion is simply incomprehensible. No one really understands the point of it. Virtually every US administration -- from Nixon to Bush to Obama -- has unequivocally opposed it. There is no justification for it except a Biblical one (see #2), which makes it slightly more difficult to see Israel's motives as purely secular.
The occupation is more complicated. The late Christopher Hitchens was right when he said this about Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories:
"In order for Israel to become part of the alliance against whatever we want to call it, religious barbarism, theocratic, possibly thermonuclear theocratic or nuclear theocratic aggression, it can't, it'll have to dispense with the occupation. It's as simple as that.
It can be, you can think of it as a kind of European style, Western style country if you want, but it can't govern other people against their will. It can't continue to steal their land in the way that it does every day.And it's unbelievably irresponsible of Israelis, knowing the position of the United States and its allies are in around the world, to continue to behave in this unconscionable way. And I'm afraid I know too much about the history of the conflict to think of Israel as just a tiny, little island surrounded by a sea of ravening wolves and so on. I mean, I know quite a lot about how that state was founded, and the amount of violence and dispossession that involved. And I'm a prisoner of that knowledge. I can't un-know it."
As seen with Gaza in 2005, unilateral disengagement is probably easier to talk about than actually carry out. But if it Israel doesn't work harder towards a two-state (maybe three-state, thanks to Hamas) solution, it will eventually have to make that ugly choice between being a Jewish-majority state or a democracy.
It's still too early to call Israel an apartheid state, but when John Kerry said Israel could end up as one in the future, he wasn't completely off the mark. It's simple math. There are only a limited number of ways a bi-national Jewish state with a non-Jewish majority population can retain its Jewish identity. And none of them are pretty.
Let's face it, the land belongs to both of them now. Israel was carved out of Palestine for Jews with help from the British in the late 1940s just like my own birthplace of Pakistan was carved out of India for Muslims around the same time. The process was painful, and displaced millions in both instances. But it's been almost 70 years. There are now at least two or three generations of Israelis who were born and raised in this land, to whom it really is a home, and who are often held accountable and made to pay for for historical atrocities that are no fault of their own. They are programmed to oppose "the other" just as Palestinian children are. At its very core, this is a tribal religious conflict that will never be resolved unless people stop choosing sides.
So you really don't have to choose between being "pro-Israel" or "pro-Palestine." If you support secularism, democracy, and a two-state solution -- and you oppose Hamas, settlement expansion, and the occupation -- you can be both.
If they keep asking you to pick a side after all of that, tell them you're going with hummus.
Ali A. Rizvi is a Pakistani-Canadian writer, physician, and musician who resides in Toronto. He is currently writing his first book, The Atheist Muslim. Follow him on Twitter
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The mob howled for vengeance, the missiles raining down on the synagogue walls as the worshippers huddled inside. It was a scene from Europe in the 1930s – except this was eastern Paris on the evening of July 13th, 2014.
Thousands had gathered to demonstrate against the Israeli bombardment of Gaza. But the protest soon turned violent – and against Jews in general. One of those trapped told Israeli television that the streets outside were "like an intifada", the Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation.
Some of the trapped Jews fought their way out as the riot police dispersed the crowd. Manuel Valls, the French Prime Minister, condemned the attack in "the strongest possible terms", while Joel Mergei, a community leader, said he was "profoundly shocked and revolted". The words had no effect. Two weeks later, 400 protesters attacked a synagogue and Jewish-owned businesses in Sarcelles, in the north of Paris, shouting "Death to the Jews". Posters had even advertised the raid in advance, like the pogroms of Tsarist Russia.
France has suffered the worst violence, but anti-Semitism is spiking across Europe, fuelled by the war in Gaza. In Britain, the Community Security Trust (CST) says there were around 100 anti-Semitic incidents in July, double the usual number. The CST has issued a security alert for Jewish institutions. In Berlin a crowd of anti-Israel protesters had to be prevented from attacking a synagogue. In Liege, Belgium, a café owner put up a sign saying dogs were welcome, but Jews were not allowed.
www.newsweek.com/2014/08/08/exodus-why-europes-jews-are-fleeing-once-again-261854.htmlAug 12, 2014 12:41 PM Whats InAName, San Francisco, United States
>> " It is simply siding with the co-religionists"
This is a very narrow and prejudiced view. The Economist reports, "The pummelling of Gaza has cost Israel sympathy not just in Europe, but also among Americans. Israelis are debating how to respond."
www.economist.com/news/briefing/21610312-pummelling-gaza-has-cost-israel-sympathy-not-just-europe-also-among-americansAug 12, 2014 02:14 AM Anwaar, Dallas, United States
I am not pro Israel and anti Palestinian or vice-versa,I am pro humanitarian.Both of them may have valid points or some brownie ones too,but only innocents are being killed.Not only in Gaza but in Iraq,Syria,Lebnon,Ukraine and in many African countries.They are supported by Arab countries or Nato countries or Russia.If they stop supplying arms and ammunition to these violence infested countries,there would be substantial reduction in violence.If at all they want to sell their technologies let it be not for waging wars but bridging the diverse cultures.Development alone will ameliorate their bruised economies.Let sanity prevail.Aug 11, 2014 09:17 PM shirish patwa, Ahmedabad, India
"In any case the Saudi government and the Egyptian government do not only endorse Israeli actions, they covertly support them". -Anwaar
These are governments - not commentators. They both consider Hamas a political outfit and a menace and fear rising popularity of Hamas could be a challenge to their regimes.
You still refuse to acknowledge the point I am making. Nobody is acting secular or liberal here. Most of the Muslim commentators are siding with the Muslims of Palestine and most of the Jewish commentators are supporting the Jewish state Israel's position. It is simply siding with the co-religionists no matter how you try to conceal support for Judaism beneath Zionism and concern for fellow Muslims beneath secular liberalism. I call it hypocrisy.Aug 11, 2014 07:25 PM DC, NEW YORK, United States
Liberal Muslims are a rare species, and in the coming days, they will even be rarer.Aug 06, 2014 11:31 PM , ,
Another question
why do Arab regimes(minus a few) publicly attack Iisrael but privately detest Hamas?Aug 06, 2014 06:24 PM arvind baliga, bangalore, India
I don't know if this is true or if it is just propaganda but it makes interesting reading.
Stories From The Battlefield: Hamas Tunnels Used To Target Israel's Kindergartens - The Daily Caller
By Mordechai Ben-Menachem
Multiple media outlets report that Hamas's offensive tunnel network – now known to have been composed of over forty attack tunnels dug underneath Israel's border with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip – was set to be activated during the Jewish High Holidays (September 24th) as a mass terror attack.
The attack was meant to generate as many as ten thousand casualties, men, women and particularly children and hundreds of captives. Explosives were particularly placed underneath kindergartens to make certain that these "institutions" would be the first struck, even before any thing else....
The tunnels inside Gaza and under the Israeli border are not a secret project Hamas ran under the noses of Israel and the Palestinian public. Everyone in Gaza, knew that beneath Gaza, the City and all of its environs, a network of tunnels was being dug over the past five years, with an investment of tens of millions of dollars. Yet no one in Israel, public or military, was prepared for the scope of the tunnels – the danger that became clear in the past week or two.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2014/07/27/stories-from-the-battlefield-hamas-tunnels-used-to-target-israels-kindergartens/#ixzz39bveCjqM
Aug 06, 2014 05:05 PM , ,
>> "will the killing of innocent Muslim men, women and children stop? Of course not. Will we hear condemnation from Anwaars of the world?"
Why do you have to make such dumb and mendacious comments? I must have condemned sectarian killings a hundred times and I have addressed other idiots who made comments similar to yours at least a dozen times.Aug 06, 2014 12:46 PM Anwaar, Dallas, United States
>> "No Muslims- liberal and conservative alike- are endorsing the rights of self defense of Israel against rocket attacks targetting its civilians."
What does that have to do with your point, "most Muslim commentators (including Anwaar) support Palestinians", to which I replied, "Actually most liberal as well as left-of-center commentators (support Palestinians)". In any case the Saudi government and the Egyptian government do not only endorse Israeli actions, they covertly support them.
Aug 06, 2014 12:41 PM Anwaar, Dallas, United States
Maha >> Really surprisingly good balanced article in outlook.
Sometime back OUTLOOK went beserk with blitzkreig of pro Palestine, pro Hamas articles and i commented that OUTLOOk and owners are having other considerations to make the whole media house so partisan..
Looks like OUTLOOK has realised the mistake and balanced it somewhat. Good..
Let us hope they take criticism in the right way. And yes, there is lot to criticise still. Their domestic articles continue to be hopelessly biased against ruling government of India it is just that post May 16 they take care not to push anti modi views in VM or SN's articles. That does not suffice.
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A proposed Jefferson Hills oil and gas drilling ordinance will get another airing.
Borough council voted on Monday to set a hearing for May 23 at 6 p.m. at the municipal center along Old Clairton Road.
The proposed ordinance is a work in progress while the state Supreme Court considers the commonwealth's oil and gas Act 13.
"The borough wants to be in a place to hit the ground running once the court decides on Act 13," Jefferson Hills Solicitor William Shimko said.
The hearing cannot be held without clearances from Allegheny County and borough planners. The Jefferson Hills planning commission's next meeting is May 20.
The focus on a local ordinance was sharpened by plans EQT Corp. and two Texas firms have for seismic testing in a 68-square-mile area.
An uproar as EQT, Cougar Land Services and Geokinetics canvassed Jefferson Hills neighborhoods led to a halt of that activity until borough staffers allow it to resume.
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Council authorized McLean Architects to advertise for bids for a public works complex estimated to cost $3.43 million to $3.75 million.
Council also approved:
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• Concurrence with SHACOG in pacts with Insight Pipe Contracting LP for multi-municipal sanitary sewer lining (the borough's share of the cost is $66,525.50) and for continued sanitary sewer point repair with Roto Rooter Services ($39,800).
• A second option year with Cargill Inc., beginning July 1, for purchasing rock salt.
Council also authorized engineering consultant Gateway to work on Peters Creek stream restoration and Beedle Park improvement plans.
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A little girl writes to Australians. She longs for a life of normality. She should be freed now, writes Suzy Freeman-Greene.
This is the story of a girl called Amina. For two years, she has lived in the Nauru detention camp with her brothers, aged nine and 16, and her sisters, aged seven and 11.
Amina is 14. She has never been to a cinema, she says, but she has watched her grandmother die at sea. I'll let her explain:
"I have a very kind mum that I love her so much, more than this world," Amina writes.
"And I had a lovely grandmother that we lost her when our ship was fire-caught in a big ocean, I don't know the name of that ocean. She was buried in Christmas Island.
"I'm from Afghanistan and I and my family had a lot of problems in my country. The Taliban or Pashtun people used to kill the young boys and men, they used to take our things etc - we are the Hazara, and they used to take the young girls and violate them. So my father, Musa, sold all of things we had and he chose this way because we had heard that Australia's government and the people of Australia are very kind.
"So we left our country and we lost our dear grandmother and now we are in Nauru. You know I hate Nauru, due to here is a jail. I'm in a cage. I have been here near two years, this is not fair. I'm not worried about myself I'm worried about my family. My mother is always ill, sick, she's always in bed, my father, too. You know, my life has been lots of sorrow, always, always, and now we come to this way to be peace and safe but they tell us to go back, anyway, now I feel like a crazy."
In September, Melbourne woman Susie Irving started writing to Amina.
Soon after, Brigidine nun Brigid Arthur began writing, too. Amina is learning English. Her letters reveal a curious, lively teenager who is desperate and confused.
She likes to draw pictures. In one, a weeping bird asks for help. Around its ankle is a huge ball and chain. In another, hands reach out imploring, "please help me, release". Beside them, Amina has drawn her broken heart, sobbing.
Amina says it is hot, "like fire", on the island. There is a small library (she reads "love story books" and "horror books") and some kids go to school.
Her letters dwell on illness; her own and her family's. "We aren't in mood, even my little sister," she writes.
"There are lots of disease here, both of my brothers have been suffering from asthma for a long time." Her mother, she says, has liver problems; her dad has "mental problems since he lost his mother and there is no good medical support for them".
In her third letter to Irving, Amina describes how she will miss her best friend in the camp, who has been accepted to live in Australia. She sounds, for a moment, like any other young girl. "I love her so much. Have you ever had a best friend in your life, dear Susie?" In the same breath, she writes "the situation in the camp is getting worse day by day".
Amina is dependent on the kindness of strangers. She is grateful they are writing to her and wary of offending them.
"I hope my questions don't make you angry," she says to Irving. She asks for help, over and over. It becomes a kind of refrain, like a child praying to God.
"Please," she asks Arthur. "If there is some way you can help, please, I request of you to help me and my family to release from this jail. Please. Help. Help."
Amina is one of 93 children locked up on Nauru. A year after the Federal Government announced a broadening of residential housing projects for families seeking asylum, just 19 children are living in them, according to the group A Just Australia. It says 188 children are still locked up.
Community groups and the ALP had called on the Government to free the children and their families by Christmas. That day has passed - amid a frenzy of consumer spending - but as each day goes by, children like Amina become more damaged. Locking up innocent kids is shameful, harmful and wrong.
All children and their families should be released into community housing, once health and security checks have been carried out.
Hazara families such as Amina's, who were rejected as refugees, should be released on humanitarian visas. Even the Afghan Government has asked us not to return them, as conditions are too dangerous, especially for Hazaras who have long suffered persecution.
How did Amina spend Christmas Day? How is her seven-year-old sister, Samira? Is her mother still in bed? What do her brothers do all day? What is it like for children to live amid desperate, traumatised hunger strikers? We don't know because journalists can't get in to the camp to ask.
Last week, as the Nauru hunger strike intensified, a worried Brigid Arthur sent a phone card to Amina and asked her to call. She has had no reply.
This week Irving received another letter.
"What do you do in your spare time?" asked Amina. "Do you go to cinema? You know, I have never gone to cinema. If one day, God willing, I come to Australia, will you take me to cinema?"
Suzy Freeman-Greene will be a regular contributor to these pages over the holiday period.
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Telstra chief executive
Thodey, whose company has one of the strongest balance sheets in Australia and is about to get the first $300 million of $11 billion in national broadband network payments, is facing decision time because Packer is a likely seller of his controlling stake in a company that owns 25 per cent of Foxtel and half of Premier Media, which owns Fox Sports.
If Thodey is serious about transforming
Murdoch has known and liked the Foxtel business for years. He has a strong foot on it because his Australian arm News Ltd gets to appoint its chief executive. Former Foxtel CEO
The catalyst for the opportunity for Thodey and Murdoch to raise their holdings in Foxtel through a takeover of Consolidated Media is Packer's high-profile political and corporate play for control of Echo Entertainment.
More importantly, it is growing at 15 to 25 per cent in some locations such as Macau and Singapore. Packer is proposing to build a $1 billion hotel in Sydney on the controversial Barangaroo harbourside site. However, in its current form this plan requires the involvement of Echo Entertainment.
Packer's Crown owns 10 per cent of Echo but the chairman of the company, John Story, has rebuffed his request for a board seat. That dispute could be headed for a proxy battle, which would be very messy.
There appears to be many layers to the Echo play including a separate political strategy that could cut out the need for taking over Echo. But the ultimate end game would be control of Echo as there may be political resistance to the issue of another gaming licence in NSW on top of the one held by Echo.
Either way, Packer has made it clear that his focus is on gaming. He wants to place a bigger bet on the future of that industry, which is tied to the growth in the middle classes in Asia, particularly in China. Asia is predicted to add 2.5 billion people to the world's middle classes over the next 20 years, according to work done by the East Asia Forum.
There has long been talk about Packer finally severing his family's long-standing connection with the media, but that faded away after he had a stoush with Stokes over Consolidated Media. Stokes started to creep up the register several years ago, prompting Packer to lift his holding to more than 50 per cent Stokes now owns about 24.4 per cent, according to Bloomberg. The rest of the register is wide open.
The stock has a market capitalisation of $1.5 billion. A takeover premium typical of what has been paid in recent years of about 30 per cent would suggest a takeover offer price of $2 billion would go somewhere near getting it over the line.
Ideally, Packer would orchestrate a Dutch auction between News and Telstra. Murdoch is sitting on more cash than Telstra but the medium- term financial outlook for Telstra is very strong. In an NBN world it could have cash flows of about $5 billion a year. It has made commitments to review its capital management strategy but that could be put on hold in the interests of a deal that could be sold as transformational.
The decision facing the two bidders is tough. Packer would be selling for a good reason. You won't hear him talking down the media but some would argue that Foxtel is not going to be the growth business it has been. Its subscription growth has hit a plateau and its ownership by Telstra has led to subdued growth in its online strategy.
A controlling stake in Foxtel will better enable Telstra to crank up its digital strategy with better bundling and better use of Foxtel's exclusive sporting content. That content is under threat from a recent court ruling in favour of Optus, which is now allowing its customers to download certain free-to-air sport on to mobile devices.
The move by the country's largest online broker CommSec to offer all its clients best execution for trading in the top 200 companies is likely to put competitive pressure on other retail brokers to follow suit.
CommSec can offer best execution thanks to its membership of alternative exchange operator Chi-X and other trading platforms. From now the broker says it will attempt to obtain the "best possible outcome" for its retail and institutional clients. For retail clients that means best total consideration. For wholesale clients best outcome will include price, cost, speed, likelihood of execution and any other relevant considerations such as liquidity and size of the order.
CommSec says in its best execution disclosure policy that it will choose between four venues to achieve this: ASX TradeMatch, ASX CentrePoint, Chi-X Australia and the CommSec internal crossing system.
The broker says that due to limited liquidity, CommSec will not send orders to the ASX PureMatch order book. The flow of business to Chi-X from CommSec is likely to be slow and steady rather than a big bang.
"Bear hugs" have become the favoured mechanism for aggressive takeover deals in the Australian market, according to a publication out today from lawyers Clayton Utz. The analysis in The Real Deal says that rather than launch a hostile bid, bidders are approaching boards with an unsolicited proposal which is subsequently made public before any transaction is announced.
About 30 per cent of all bids in 2011 were bear hugs, including some of the largest deals of the year such as the Peabody Energy bid for Macarthur Coal and the SABMiller bid for Foster's.
Partners John Elliott and Jonathan Algar say the bear hug has a number of advantages. It works well with a scheme of arrangement, it can trigger access to due diligence and it might get target shareholders to pressure the board to negotiate.
However, about 75 per cent of all deals in 2011 were announced with an initial target recommendation.
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Don't let Confederate flags lead to interoffice civil war
While enjoying a scenic drive along the Maine coast recently, I was startled to come across a giant Confederate flag prominently displayed in a house's front yard. Less than a week later, a client contacted our firm to ask for advice in responding to an employee's claim that a vehicle with a Confederate flag bumper sticker in the parking lot made her uncomfortable. While the timing of the occurrences may have been a coincidence, the events are a reminder that the Southern symbol can appear at any workplace, including workplaces in one of the northernmost states in the country. For many, the Confederate flag is an offensive image, and addressing the symbol at work can be tricky. Employers in other states have been sued for ordering employees to remove Confederate flags, while other employers have been taken to court for failing to order workers to remove the flags.
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Kathryn Rhodes Alden is Associate Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing. She received a BSN from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, an MSN from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a doctorate in adult education from North Carolina State University.
Dr. Alden has extensive experience as a nursing educator, having served on the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. For the past 25 years as an educator for baccalaureate nursing students at UNC-Chapel Hill School of Nursing, Dr. Alden has taught in maternal-newborn nursing courses, providing both classroom and clinical instruction. Dr. Alden coordinates and leads the academic counseling program, providing assistance to students and to faculty. She is actively involved in the leadership of the undergraduate nursing program as member and former chair of the Baccalaureate Executive Committee.
Dr. Alden has been involved in the use of high fidelity simulation as an instructional strategy in the School of Nursing. She has created numerous simulation scenarios, including obstetric simulation cases for Elsevier, and has co-authored chapters on high fidelity simulation and patient safety in publications by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the National League for Nursing (NLN).
As a certified lactation consultant, Dr. Alden has provided inpatient and outpatient care for breastfeeding mothers and infants and she has taught prenatal breastfeeding classes to expectant parents. She has taught continuing education courses on breastfeeding throughout North Carolina.


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Cialis primarily known as a long-acting drug. Along with the drugs sildenafil and Levitra, Cialis is a potent drug for the prevention and treatment of complete or partial absence of men the possibility of excitation of the penis (erection). Cialis invented by Eli Lilly Company in the United States. He is a relatively new tool for potency, released on the market in 2003, but immediately took its rightful place in the top three drugs for the treatment of sexual problems and has become the most popular among them, primarily because of the duration of the action, giving a natural youthful erection and almost complete absence of side effects on the body.
As a rule, the positive reviews about Cialis. Many men believe that the drug is effective. On the basis of their stories can be concluded that Cialis erection stimulant is not, per se ... - helps to increase local drug sensitivity. The result obtained after taking Cialis lasts for two or three days, anyway, so write a review. A lot of men think that this is the medicine that they need. Due to its effects, they get rid of a significant mental stress associated with erectile dysfunction. This drug comes in tablet form in a special coating for oral use. The main active ingredient of the drug - Tadalafil. Needless to say, there is a drug called Cialis, the effect of which is virtually no different from the effect of Cialis. One tablet of the drug tadalafil included five, ten or twenty milligrams. Besides the main active ingredient in the formulation also includes lactose monohydrate, cellulose, sodium lauryl sulfate, magnesium stearate, talc and colorant. Each tablet is marked. Tablets containing the active substance are five milligrams of the inscription C5 preparation containing ten milligrams of tadalafil, labeled C10, and those pills that contain twenty milligrams of tadalafil, labeled C20.


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To read more about Cyberattack Insurance, check out the full article from the New York Times.
To learn how TCG can also help insure your company is protected from Cyberattacks, check out our Business Coninuity page and our Systems Management page and see how TCG can provide peace of mind for your business!
Perlroth, Nicole and Elizabeth A. Harris. "Cyberattack Insurance a Challenge for Business." New York Times. June 8, 2014. Web.
It seems that criminals no longer need to kidnap a family member to demand a ransom; instead, internet criminals have developed a ransomware to go after your money. Most internet users know to be weary of certain websites and advertisements in order to protect your computer from viruses and having malware downloaded. However, according to an article in Network World by Jeremy Kirk, malicious advertisements have now started to appear on common domains such as Disney, Facebook, and the Guardian newspaper websites
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"We have had a great relationship with TCG over the past few seasons and are excited to welcome them back to the team," Cannons VP & GM Kevin Barney stated. "We look forward to continuing this partnership for years to come."
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TCG monitors and manages all aspects of our Network and Security with TCG's TecCare Managed Services. From migrating email to Microsoft Office 365 to providing onsite and Help Desk support, the Team at TCG Network Services is one vendor we count on to keep our organization up and running.
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I am a 1943 graduate of Mantua Center School. The building should be a place of history.
I attended school at Mantua Center from sixth grade, graduated and met my husband of 65 and a half years there.
I remember Miss Metz, the English teacher, Mrs. Glunt, the music teacher, and the principal, and have many fond memories of students who graduated from there. In fact, I still talk with some of them.
It would cost as much to get rid of the school building as it would to fix the inside for meetings, etc.
It is really getting back to the Dark Ages when the new generation of politicians has to get rid of such a beautiful piece of architecture.
Please save this school.
Jean A. Nagy, Cuyahoga Falls
Certain trustees have already dumped a ton of money into this bldg. (approx. $800,000.00)
When they bought the school in 2004 it should have gone to the voters first. Take a tour of this bldg.
and actually see what it needs. Alot of work and money to save it approx. 1.5 million or more.
Places of history cost money. The phone ($2,646), electric ($33,396), gas ($60,670) and sewage have cost $103,404 from 2004 to October 17, 2013 and repairs and maintenance $35, 261 over the same time span. The cost of the structure and capital improvements aren't included in these figures.
There was no plan, there is no plan and the recent project conducted by Todd Peetz, the PC Regional Planning director was presented to trustees two weeks ago. It should be on the agenda for the meeting this Thursday, 7:30 pm, unless they've changed the time again. If you call the fiscal officer at 330-995-2640, her voice message says her office is closed until April 15 and to call one of the trustees. She doesn't list their numbers though - Carlton 330-274-2649; Festa 330-274-4144; Grimm 330-274-2850. The web site www.mantuatownshipohio.gov
Call and ask if the Center School report and its future will be on the agenda for the regular meeting Thursday night!


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Cute Kid Alert! Flynn Bloom's Most Adorable Looks (PHOTOS)
Flynn Bloom's chubby little cheeks!Don't you just want to pinch
The adorable offspring of supermodel Miranda Kerr and Pirates of The Carribean stud, Orlando Bloom has one of the cutest little smiles in all of Hollywood. When nine-month-old Flynn travels world with mom and dad, he always seems to always have a grin that reaches from ear to ear.
Although he hasn't even seen his first birthday yet, Flynn seems to be quite the fashionable kid, too. With a supermodel mom like Miranda, we're not surprised he is one of Hollywood's best dressed babies. Check out more of his most adorable pics in the gallery.


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Cool season trends usually feature winter woolies and a sea of black but this autumn/winter may see the fashionistas break with tradition.
Expect to see the return of colour, feminine shapes and sexy leather when David Jones showcases its 2013 collection on Wednesday night. There will be a move away from the summer brights into deep sapphires and maroon colours.
The digital and clashing prints seen during the summer months will also continue to be a major trend this winter.
''We call it the 'pyjama party'. There will be relaxed trouser style in clashing prints that can be worked back with a tailored jacket,'' Sophie Clarke, the general manager of shoes and accessories at David Jones, said.
Forget the layered, oversized knitwear that was popular last winter, a key trend for this season is the hourglass silhouette. ''This winter is all about tailored separates, couture hourglass shapes combined with embellishments and sequins,'' Clarke said.
Lace is also a major focus this season, and leather will feature on Wednesday's runway in everything from pants, pencil skirts and jackets showcased in leather styles.
''Think 'glam rock' from the '80s with statement leather pieces and studding,'' she said.
Myer will also show an array of leather styles during its runway when they showcase their autumn/winter 2013 collection at the Mural Hall at Myer Melbourne on February 28.
Myer' general manager of womenswear, Nicole Naccarella, said: ''Leather is big for us this season, and in everything from stretch pants, dresses, tops, jackets and dresses. Florals in bold prints of jewelled tones, skinny pants and peplum styles will be also be a major factor of the Myer runway.''


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Complete Coverage
Rios is guilty a second time
By JOE MEYER of the Tribune's staff
Although the recommended sentence differed from one handed down more than three years ago, friends and relatives of murder victim Jesse Valencia appeared pleased with the outcome of the retrial that resulted in a second conviction of the man who killed the University of Missouri student in 2004.
Rios murder case sent to jury
Testimony dwells on Rios' actions
DNA a focus in murder retrial
Rios trial testimony begins
Ex-cop's retrial in murder case kicks off today
Prosecutor gets delay for Rios case retrial
Hair cited by defense as problem
Conley to preside over retrial of Rios
Judge bows out from Rios trial
Redoing a homicide case
Crime victim's mom describes heart attack
Rios murder retrial scheduled for August
Rios back for second trial
Prospective lead attorney's credits extend to TV, books
Ex-cop Rios moved to local jail for trial
Ex-cop to get new murder trial
Steven Rios case boils down to hearsay evidence
State supreme court sets stage for new Rios trial
asks for review of ruling in Rios case
Court won't reconsider ruling in Rios case
Valencia mom shocked by ruling
Court overturns Rios conviction
Prison officials transfer Rios to Minnesota
program to focus lens on Rios case
Jurors didn't believe Rios, panelist says
Ex-officer convicted
Tears flow on steps of courthouse
Deliberations continuing
Rios, wife testify in trial
Testimony links Rios, victim
Testimony draws time line
Rios trial under way
Jury chosen for Rios murder trial
Secret behind the shield
Previous Articles
Judge allows lawyer to interview Rios
Murder suspect faces questioning in civil case
Rios murder case to have Clay County jury
Rios gets new judge, change of venue
Rios' attorneys seek to move murder trial
Ex-officer will not face death penalty
Rios pleads not guilty in student's slaying
Police department seeks dismissal from Rios suit
Parent names police, Rios in injury lawsuit
Valencia's mom faces Rios' smile
Rios gets new pair of lawyers
Rios sees freedom in future
KC group commends CPD work
Former cop hears charges against him
Ex-officer returns for arraignment
Rios to face preliminary hearing
Ex-officer charged with murder
Trail to a suspect
Rios subject of arrest request
Outsider assigned to case
City's detective unit stretches resources with Valencia case
Rios has quit post, chief says
Police seek evidence in Rios' house
Rios was at scene of East Campus murder, chief says
Officer not a 'suspect' in Valencia slaying
Officer threatens to leap from ledge
Officer in protective custody
Police inquiry remains internal
Valencia had ties to officer
Police seek clues in student's death
Throat wound killed victim, autopsy finds
Police investigating East Campus death
TV in court
Prosecutor, jury finally force moment of truth from killer
Memo challenging cops gave prosecutor special ammunition
Look into eyes of ex-colleague gives jury window into Rios' soul
CSI Columbia isn't ready for prime time viewers
Ex-Columbia police officer lives in a land filled with objections
Television script can't do justice to Columbia's week of violence.
Mother of victim says no to request for compassion.
Compassion is on the mind of ex-cop accused of murder.
Former schoolmate of Rios tells tale of constant stalking.
Troops on Thin Blue Line suffer through tough day in two states.
City's supercop crosses thin blue line to catastrophe.
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The Chicago White Sox completed a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 5-4 win in the series finale at PNC Park Thursday night.
Chicago won the game as -130 favorites, and the nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks.
Mark Buehrle scattered two earned runs off six hits over 7 1-3 innings in the win for the White Sox.
Ross Ohlendorf gave up nine hits and five runs over 6 1-3 innings in the loss for the Pirates.


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Michael Diaz, Jr.
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Global Managing Partner, Founder, of Diaz Reus international law firm, and noted litigator is focused on helping corporate and individual victims of international financial fraud recoup assets—Ponzi schemes (including Madoff and Standford), pyramid schemes, money laundering, and RICO litigation. (See BusinessWeek "The Asset Hunters," July 6, 2009.)
Cuban-born bilingual international attorney and former Assistant State Attorney for Janet Reno, successfully investigating and prosecuting highly publicized corruption, economic, drug and other cases. Over 25 years in private practice defending and investigating noted Latin American money-laundering and public corruption cases: Montesinos, Aleman/Jerez, Casablanca, Rosemont, and more.
International Law Practice
Represents multinational corporations, multinational financial institutions, foreign governments, foreign officials and high-profile individuals in sensitive regulatory, civil and international criminal matters. Most recent published case-opinions on international matters:
- Argentine Bondholders Class-Action (Asset Recovery) Writ and order
- Elsevier Publishing vs. PPT Subscriptions (Copyright Law)
- Honduran National Soccer Federation (FENAFUTH) vs. Traffic Sports (International Arbitration)
- Canon Latin America, Inc. vs. Lantech (C.R.), S.A. (International Anti-suit Injunction)
- Guevara vs. Republic of Peru (Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act)
- Redfield Investments, A.V.V. vs. Village of PineCrest(International Service of Process)
Frequent Guest Lecturer on International Fraud, Money Laundering, Banking, and Asset Recovery topics
Highly honored and frequent guest lecturer and commentator on international legal and banking issues.
- AV Rated by Martindale Hubbell,
- Designated 2011 "Most Effective Lawyers," International Law Category by the South Florida Daily Business Review.
- Selected as a 2011 "100 Latinos Miami," a project that identifies and recognizes a group of individuals from a variety of professional backgrounds and age groups in the South Florida area, and who by virtue of their talent and success contribute to the economic, social and cultural development of the region.
- Latin Business Chronicle selection as a 2012 "Top 50 Latin America's Legal All Stars" selection based on a number of criteria, including involvement in recent prominent deals in Latin America.
- See complete list of honors and achievements here.
Follow Michael on Twitter @michaeldiazjr, on Facebook (Diaz Reus International Law Firm), on LinkedIn or JDSupra.
Brant C. Hadaway, Partner
Seasoned bilingual (English/Czech) attorney and partner at Diaz Reus & Targ, focusing his practice on international commercial disputes on behalf of foreign and domestic clients in the U.S. and abroad.
Played key role in 2008 multimillion-dollar media-rights dispute win for Honduran Soccer Federation (Federacion Nacional Autonoma de Futbol de Honduras), earning his Diaz Reus team a Daily Business Review nomination for Most Effective Lawyers in International Law and likely giving other Latin American soccer leagues more leeway in breaking monopolistic control over media rights.
Admitted to practice in Florida, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, United States Supreme Court, and Supreme Court of England and Wales. Also skilled in arbitration, deceptive trade practices and consumer fraud litigation, insurance coverage, employment law, international law, maritime law.
Formerly in motion picture and television industry. Holds degrees in criminology from Florida State University, motion picture production from University of Southern California, and Juris Doctor from the University of Miami. Previously associated with Mase & Lara, P.A., Miami.
His University of Miami Law Review article "Executive Privateers: A Discussion on Why the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act Will Not Significantly Reform the Practice of Forfeiture" cited in numerous articles and seminars on forfeiture and money-laundering.
Gary E. Davidson, Partner
High-stakes international litigator and arbitrator with noted successes in state and federal courts and before AAA and other arbitral tribunals. He is designated as "Top Lawyers 2013" International Litigation, South Florida Legal Guide, "Florida Super Lawyers" 2013 (International Law), Florida Super Lawyers Magazine, and "Most Effective Lawyers," International Law Category by the South Florida, Daily Business Review for successful efforts as legal counsel for Venezuela's Banco Latino.
Frequent speaker and author on international law, he currently sits on the Executive Council of the Florida Bar's International Law Section.
In 2013 he was selected to the steering committee for the"International Disputes" group of International Referral, playing an influential role in the collaborative development of attorney members of International Referral, the worlds largest group of advisory firms.
Former adjunct professor of law, Nova Southeastern University School of Law, he was also a visiting lecturer in International and Comparative Law, University of Tartu, Estonia, and Comenius University, Slovakia. Former liaison to Slovakia for American Bar Association Central and Eastern European Law Initiative, providing advice and assistance to various Slovak governmental and judicial organs at independence.
Learn more about Gary's case work here.
Carlos F. Gonzalez, Partner
Concentrates on appellate litigation, with an emphasis on international civil and commercial disputes and white collar criminal defense. Regularly appears before state and federal courts of appeal on behalf of individual and corporate clients from Central America, South America, the Caribbean and the U.S.
Fluent in Spanish, Arabic, and English, aiding in transnational client communication.
Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).
Experience arguing cases before state and federal appellate courts, researching and drafting motions at all litigation stages, and serving as issue-preservation counsel at trial and arbitration hearings.
Prior to joining Diaz Reus, served as Assistant Public Defender, appellate division, Miami-Dade County Public Defender's Office, litigating dozens of appeals of complex felony offenses; and litigation associate in Miami offices of major New York, and Chicago firms, White & Case, LLP, and Arnstein & Lehr, LLP respectively.
Recent Published Opinions:
- Canon Latin America, Inc. v. Lantech. Obtained anti-suit injunction for DRRT client Canon Latin America, Inc., prohibiting Costa Rican distributor from prosecuting $6.3 million claim for allegedly violating Costa Rica's Representatives of Foreign Companies Act. A case of first impression and legal significance regarding foreign anti-suit injunctions.
- José Guevara v. Republic of Peru. In a precedent decision, successfully pierced the Republic of Peru's attempt to insulate itself, using the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), as a defense to avoid payment of a $5 million bounty for the capture of international fugitive and spymaster Vladimir Montesino.
- Gary Lamar Polite v. State of Florida. Challenged in Florida Supreme Court scope of criminal statute making it a felony to resist a law enforcement officer with violence, even where no evidence existed that accused knew of officer's official status. Click here for media coverage on the case. Read the Supreme Court Opinion.
Representative cases and experience:
- Successfully appealed trial court order dismissing, pursuant to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, complaint against foreign government and two of its ministers for failing to pay a $5 million reward offered for information leading to capture and arrest of international fugitive.
- Represented Venezuelan financial institution in successful appeal of trial court order denying additional time extension to serve U.S. and foreign-based defendants with summons and complaint in an action to collect on defaulted loan.
- Defended major U.S. corporation against foreign distributor's appeal of an order granting an anti-suit injunction.
- Represented Miami-based auto parts wholesaler convicted of conspiring to launder proceeds of criminal acts occurring in United States and Suriname.
- Defended an orchid importer convicted of violating Convention On International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna before U.S. Court of Appeals in novel challenge to application of U.S. sentencing guidelines.
- Reversed default judgment on behalf of foreign client not properly served with summons and complaint in real-estate dispute.
- Successfully appealed, in conjunction with Nova University's Innocence Project, order denying motion for post-conviction DNA testing of evidence recovered from decades-old crime scene.
- Recovered on appeal multi-million dollar property on behalf of client whose former wife violated terms of the parties' marital settlement agreement.
- Obtained confession of error from Florida prosecutors after arguing on appeal that trial court erred in denying motion for post-conviction relief where the trial lawyer failed to disclose his client's legal use of prescription medication prior to pleading guilty.
- Long-term interest in juvenile justice issues, representing children challenging the violation of their due process rights. Successfully petitioned Florida's Third District Court of Appeal three times for habeas corpus relief on behalf of illegally detained children. The decisions are reported at S.C. v. State, 860 So. 2d 1018 ( Fla. 3d DCA 2003), D.B. v. State, 848 So. 2d 1219 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003), and A.M.V. v. State, 840 So. 2d 1071 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003).
- Designated a "Most Effective Lawyers," International Law Category, 2011 by the South Florida, Daily Business Review for successful efforts as legal counsel for Venezuela's Banco Latino.


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|The Science of Fire
|What is Fire?
Fire is a significant force in the forest environment. Depending upon the specific land management objective and a host of environmental variables, fire will sometimes be an enemy, sometimes a friend, and frequently its effects will be mixed between the two extremes.
Fire Triangle:
In order to have a FIRE, there must be three elements:
Fuel -- something which will burn (such as paper, wood, etc.)
Heat -- enough to make the fuel burn
Oxygen -- air we breathe
Usually these three elements are expressed as a triangle, called the FIRE TRIANGLE. Remove one of these three elements and the fire will go out.
Fire Behavior Triangle:
Fire Behavior is one of the most important aspects of wildfires because almost all actions taken on a fire depend on how it "behaves." Success in presuppression planning and actual suppression of wildfires is directly related to how well Fire Managers understand and are able to predict fire behavior. The safety of all fire fighting personnel also depends on this knowledge.
What makes some wildfires burn so hot and others not? What makes fires spread fast one day and slow on another day? A wildfire behaves according to the environment in which it is burning. This environment consists of various elements of fuels, topography and weather. These elements and their reactions with one another - and the fire itself - determine the behavior of fire.
Fire Behavior is defined as: the manner in which fuel ignites, flame develops, and fire spreads as determined by the interaction of fuel, weather, and topography
There are many elements under each of the three major components of the fire's environment that affect how a fire behaves. A change in any one of these elements will cause a change in the behavior of the fire--and this change can be very abrupt and rapid.
Fire Behavior Triangle Elements:
What is a fuel? It's anything that will burn.
What fuels do you find in a forest?
Forests have plants at different levels - canopy, understory, and forest floor. So, the fuels in the forest will be at different levels, too. "Aerial fuels" do not in touch the ground. They are at least 1 meter (39 inches) above the ground. Aerial fuels could be branches, leaves, and bark still on the tree or tall bushes. "Surface Fuels" are on the ground. Here you'd find bushes, logs, stumps and fallen leaves, needles, branches, and cones. "Ground fuel" is anything that will burn below the surface fuels. That could be roots or rotting branches, leaves and needles.
Ground fires burn the ground fuels. These fires usually don't have much flame, they smolder. Surface fires burn the surface fuels. Crown fires burn the aerial fuels. Crown fires spread from tree to tree and are the most destructive.
Here's another way fires spread: fuel ladders. Fuel ladders form when fuels at different levels touch. Fuel ladders move fire up from the ground into the tree tops.
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Part 1-Prescribed Fires-Good Fires
Fire is an important natural force that causes change in an ecosystem. Prescribed fires are fires intentionally set when the conditions are correct, reintroducing the beneficial effects of fire into an ecosystem. The beneficial effects are many: reducing fuel build-up so that wildfires that do start will not become catastrophic, releasing plant nutrients back into the soil enhancing plant growth, and keeping areas open and free of shrub and tree growth among others.
Effects of Fire on Plants and Animals
If fire is a natural force that has always been around it makes sense that plants and animals have adapted to surviving fires. To explore the effects of fire on plants go this website and complete the chart below.
To explore the effects of fire on birds and mammals go the following website and complete the chart below.
Find the common name for a bird or mammal, click on the abbreviated scientific name, and click on "Fire Effects and Use."
To explore what happens when fire is taken out of the ecosystem, read the following story "Smokey Gets Smoked."
1. What were the problems that developed for squirrels after fire suppression started about a century ago?
2. Explain the statement "Fire is an important to the ecosystem as rain or snow."
Part 2-Wildfires-the Bad and the Ugly
Wildfire is one of the most destructive natural forces known to mankind. While sometimes caused by lightening or volcanoes, nine out of ten wildfires are caused by people. Put simply "wildfire" is the term applied any unwanted and unplanned fire burning in the forest, shrub, or grasslands.
What do you think is causing more wildfires today?
The current increase in wildfires can by explained by four factors:
Human-caused wildfire case studies:
What do you think could have been done differently to prevent any one of these situations from happening?
Now that you have read and studied about fire from both sides, you need to make a decision. Fill out the chart below and then present your opinions about fire by answering the following questions.
1. Are all forest fires bad?
2. What is the difference between a "good" fire and a "bad" fire?
3. When should a fire be allowed to burn?
4. How have people moving into what once were wild areas changed the way we fight fires?
5. Do you think Smokey Bear's message of Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires is still a good one, why or why not?
6. How would you rewrite Smokey Bear's message?
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I am sure many of you will like this excerpt
On the new carriers, he says Apple will announce distribution deals with Sprint and T-Mobile in time for the holidays
Larry ~ OKIESTRO
I can't wait for the iphone to come to Sprint. WWDC going on this week and I have already seen the new ios 5 software run on the iphone 4. Major improvements. Besides, I don't really care for the 4 + inch screens coming out. I don't watch TV on my phone or movies. I'm just a tiny woman.
Lucky for you ur not visually impaired. The small screens hurts my ONE eye.
I'm sorry if you took what I said wrong. I'm tired of being told by everyone what I have to carry in a phone. I hope they continue to make the big and small screens. No matter what, I still need my reading glassses but I don't have to carry a big phone.
i realy dont care what people say i been waiting on this day for a long long time i will be the first one to order the iphone 5 but i just hope sprint will not change my unlimited plan like ATT and Verizon
Me too, I cant wait,already sold my 3D and stashed to money for the iphone .
this is awesome.. and to think i was planning on leaving sprint to go to att just for this phone.... i love u sprint u read my mind..
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text: Matthew joined NYSCF in January 2011. He previously studied differentiation and post-transplant homing of mouse hematopoietic stem cells in the lab of Dr. Camilla Forsberg at the University of California-Santa Cruz. At NYSCF, Matthew conducts flow cytometry and cell sorting/cell separation research for Parkinson's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer's Disease, Diabetes, Cardiac Differentiation, and Bone Regeneration. Matthew also holds a degree in Music from Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz.


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'Everybody goes home in October', wrote John Kerouac in 'On the Road'.
Everybody but me.
This October for the first time in my life, I am headed south of the Equator to volunteer teach. This upcoming trip has been by far the boldest step in my comfortably sheltered life.
When people hear of my trip there is a look about them and 'yes' I answer them , 'yes, there are a million other things one can do in Africa than spend the entire time teaching kids'. But how can I make them understand that this is something I feel destined to do; something I have always wanted to do.
With every day that brings the journey closer, a storm is brewing within me. I am petrified. What if I get lost? What if I fall dangerously ill? What if out of the million things that could go wrong a hundred do go wrong?
I even have voices in my head letting me know that it is not too late to pull out of this.
Through all the turmoil E. E Cummings reminds me that it takes courage to grow up and become who I truly am. I may not change the world while I am there. But I may touch a little soul, mend a broken toy, wipe a tear from sad eyes, be the reason for another's smile.
I may never change the world while I am on it, but that does not mean I am not going to try.


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Although Jen Hoffmann has passed away, her memory lives on through her Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure teammates.
Team THRIVR was founded by Hoffmann and is primarily comprised of Ahwatukee Foothills residents.
Hoffmann's husband, Greg, has taken over and become the new captain of the 38-member team.
The group will be hosting a fundraiser this Saturday, June 26, between noon and 5 p.m. at Florencia Pizza Bistro to raise money for this year's 60-mile walk in November.
Team member Marisa Craney walked the 3-Day for the first time last year after Hoffmann passed away during her third reoccurrence of breast cancer at 37.
Hoffmann was 28 when she was first diagnosed, and Craney said her life was prolonged by the research of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure organization.
"Jen was a complete inspiration and she never complained during chemo," Craney said. "When she passed away so young it was tragic. That was when I knew it was time for me to do something more."
Craney said her first walk as a part of Team THRIVR was overwhelming, but through preparation and the help of cheering crowds she was able to cross the finish line.
"There was a senior couple who had two daughters both pass away from breast cancer in their 30's. They gave me a little card with pictures of their daughters on it during the walk. It meant the world to them that we were trying to make a difference," Craney said.
Last year Team THRIVR raised more than $90,000. This year, they have upped their goal to $125,000. The team has currently raised $46,056.
Craney said that asking for donations in this bad economy sometimes makes her uncomfortable, but that "the response I have gotten has been all positive."
Florencia Pizza Bistro owner Val Yemetz is donating 20 percent of his proceeds from the fundraiser to Team THRIVR.
"I chose Florencia Pizza for this fundraiser because I wanted to keep the event casual and familiar," Craney said, adding that she wanted to support Yemetz's Ahwatukee Foothills business because his food is outstanding and he has been wonderful about doing whatever he can to help.
"We want to help raise money for a cure," Yemetz said.
Florencia Pizza Bistro is located on 3646 E. Ray Road.
The cost of the event is $15 for adults and $10 for children. There will be buffet-style pizza, salad and drinks as well as wine tasting by Cline Cellars at the fundraiser.
There will be raffles throughout the day and a silent auction. Some items in the silent auction include a mountain bike, spa and golf packages, custom jewelry and a collectible electric guitar.
A representative from the Susan G. Komen organization will be present to answer questions about breast cancer awareness.
For more information or to make a donation, contact Craney at email@example.com or visit www.the3day.org.
Erica Tiffany is interning this semester for the Ahwatukee Foothills News. She is a senior at Arizona State University.


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by Staff Writers
Beijing (AFP) Feb 27, 2014
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for his country to become a "cyber power," state media reported Thursday after he chaired a meeting of a special group focused on Internet security.
"Efforts should be made to build our country into a cyber power," he said, according to Xinhua, which cited a statement it said was released after the group's first meeting earlier in the day.
"We should be fully aware of the importance and urgency of Internet security and informatisation," he said.
Xi heads the "leading group," Xinhua said, with Premier Li Keqiang and Liu Yunshan -- who along with Xi and Li is a member of the Communist Party's powerful politburo standing committee -- the deputy heads.
At the meeting, Xi emphasised that Internet security is a key strategic and security issue for China, Xinhua reported.
Xi's call comes as the question of large-scale cyber espionage has become a key point of contention for China and the United States, the world's two biggest economies and which both possess large militaries.
In a report released in February last year, security firm Mandiant said China was devoting thousands of people to a military-linked unit that has pilfered intellectual property and government secrets.
In November, the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission said in its annual report to Congress that China has not curbed rampant spying on American interests.
The report accused China of "directing and executing a large-scale cyber espionage campaign," penetrating the US government and private industry. China has vehemently denied accusations of cyber espionage.
Beijing has also cited leaks by former American intelligence contractor Edward Snowden -- revealing mass US electronic surveillance programmes -- as evidence that the United States is guilty of double standards when it comes to online espionage.
US President Barack Obama said last year that he and Xi had "very blunt conversations" about cyber-hacking when they met for a summit in June in California.
Xi insisted at a joint press appearance during the meeting that China itself was a victim of cyber theft.
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Car passenger charged with carrying pipe bomb
A backseat car passenger has been arrested and charged with possessing a pipe bomb inside a car that an Oconee deputy stopped Saturday near Seneca. That pipe bomb, a PVC pipe with an electric fuse, was processed by a bomb squad and deemed safe. But Steven Matthew Neal, 24-year old resident of Levi Lane, was arrested and charged by the Sheriff's Office with possession of a pipe bomb and possession of a controlled substance. A white-colored sedan with three occupants was stopped on Stork Way near Radio Station Road. Deputies also placed in evidence a bullet-proof vest found on the car's floorboard.


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UNLV must focus on the future if it is to help the region grow and diversify. The status of the state and national economy in 2010 makes it difficult to understand why and how NSHE and UNLV intend to develop this new large campus.
The reality is that important steps have been taken to allocate this valuable land for the future development of higher education. The campus will be developed when economic conditions permit. The following timeline provides some insight into current and future plans.
- NSHE will request capital construction funding per state legislative schedule for 2011 and future sessions.
- Environmental cleanup completed and receives NDEP certification.
- NSHE accepts land after receiving No Further Action Required notification from NDEP. (late 2013/early 2014)
- UNLV initial infrastructure and first building design completed.
- Anticipated completion of first UNLV North Campus building if state capital funds are authorized in 2011 and/or 2013 state legislative sessions.
- Master planning, infrastructure planning and the first UNLV building design commence if state capital funds are authorized.
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, with oversight by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP), begins environmental remediation of the 2,000-acre campus portion of the former small arms range.
- Southern Nevada Higher Education Land Act of 2009 was introduced by the Nevada congressional delegation lead by Sen. Harry Reid. (S940 and HR2210). The legislation is currently active in both houses of Congress with hopes for passage in 2010.
- UNLV/NSHE completed intergovernmental agreements with City of North Las Vegas and United States Air Force.
- UNLV continues to plan for development infrastructure and the first building for state capital funding submission.
- UNLV/NSHE requested state capital funding for first building planning during 2009 Legislature with help from City of North Las Vegas. Poor economic conditions prevented State funding.
- UNLV begins the search for public-private partnerships for development of the new campus.


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I miss Ifrit, I miss Final and talking to my LS (<3 Dianara) I wish I could come back, but I canceled my account, got a full time job and been spending time with my friends.
Anyone miss me? I know I spent alot of time LFG in lower Jeuno though lol. I had lots of fun just helping random people (I LOVE LB2, 4k DMG on the Boruel hound hehe). I might eventually come back but the game consumed my life, Heck, for the year that I was playing I didnt even have a job o.O
Anyway, Just saying hiya to everyone that I know and miss heaps.


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August 28th What Happened on the day you were born on This day in History For Those With Birthdays or looking for specific year these years are Included on this date 1923, 1928, 1937, 1945, 1955, 1956, 1963, 1968, 1978, 1985, 1989, 1994, 1996, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, Born This Day,
U.S. 1963 U.S.A. "I Have A Dream Speech" Aug. 28, 1963 : More than 200,000 people gather for a peaceful civil rights rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, and Martin Luther King, Jr. makes one of the most well known and quoted speeches in Modern Day History saying the immortal words " I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character" to the peaceful demonstrators black and white, poor and rich who had came together in the nation's capital to demand voting rights and equal opportunity for African Americans and to appeal for an end to racial segregation and discrimination. Find More What happened in 1963
In October 1964, Martin Luther King, Jr., was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. On April 4th, 1968, he was shot to death while standing on a motel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee.
In October 1964, Martin Luther King, Jr., was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. On April 4th, 1968, he was shot to death while standing on a motel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee.
U.S. 1923 U.S.A New Speeding Laws Aug. 28, 1923 : In the ever increasing fight against speeding drivers new laws have been implemented in many states that allow the magistrates to put the car in store for periods of time which depends on the severity of the speeding offence and if the motorist is a repeat offender, also due to the increase in accidents by speeders some are being sentenced to farm labor.
France 1928 France Feminist Leaders August 28, 1928 : Ten world famous feminist leaders stormed the gates of the presidential palace demanding equal rights, they were carried kicking and struggling off to jail by the local gendarmes.
China 1937 China Shanghai Bombing By Japanese Aug. 28, 1937 : Japanese warships and aircraft with machine guns and bombs are raging war on women and children in Shanghai including bombing and strafing railway carriages with schoolchildren, the rest of the world is protesting deeply but the Japanese are taking no notice and continue their war on civilians.
U.S. 1945 U.S.A. Butter Rationing Aug. 28, 1945 : Rationing for butter is to be decreased again with the red points required for butter going down to 12 points per pound, this is the second decrease since July when butter was 24 red points per pound
U.S. 1955 U.S.A. Emmett Till Murder Aug. 28, 1955 : Emmett Till, a black fourteen year old teenager from Chicago, is abducted from his uncle's home in Money, Miss. after he was accused of disrespect to a local store owner Carolyn Bryant. He was found three days later, he had been badly beaten and his eye had been gouged out, before he was shot through the head and thrown into the Tallahatchie River.
U.S. 1956 U.S.A. Milk Raised To 24 cents per quart Aug. 28, 1956 : The price of milk is to be raised to 27 cents per quart for delivery and 24 cents per quart when purchased at a shop.
U.S. 1968 U.S.A. Anti-Vietnam War Protestors Chicago Aug. 28, 1968 : At the democratic convention in Chicago 10's of thousands of Anti-Vietnam war protesters battle police in the streets. The mayor of Chicago Richard Daley calls in 15,000 state and federal officers together with Chicago 12,000 officers to control the streets. As the situation worsened Television Cameras were on hand as Police used tear gas and were beating the protesters including innocent newsmen and doctors who had come to aid the injured . The backlash from these happenings shown on news programmes throughout the country caused a swell of the ordinary American to question what America was doing in Vietnam if that was how they treated their own citizens.
Vatican 1978 Vatican City Pope John Paul I August 28, 1978 : The new Pope has been elected by Cardinals, he is Pope John Paul I and in his first action has pledged to follow in the footsteps of Pope Paul VI
UK 1985 UK East German Spies Aug. 28, 1985 : An East German couple ( Reinhard and Sonja Schulze ) have appeared before Horseferry Road magistrates court in London charged under the Official Secrets Act.
South Africa 1989 South Africa Township Violence Aug. 28, 1989 : The continued fighting in South African townships protesting against the white Apartheid Regime continues to bring more deaths on a daily basis and it is believed over 2,500 have died since this series on troubles began.
UK 1994 UK Sunday Trading Laws Aug. 28, 1994 : Following a change in Sunday Trading Laws passed, thousands of shops throughout England and Wales have opened legally. Hundreds of thousands of shops were open before but always took the chance of being prosecuted under the 1950 Shops Act. This will affect a few of the largest department store chains who have not opened due to the old laws including Marks and Spencer and the House of Fraser chain of department stores.
UK 1996 England Diana Divorce Formal Aug. 28, 1996 : After four years of separation, Charles, Prince of Wales and his wife, Princess Diana, formally divorce.
U.S. 2002 U.S.A. Scott Sulivan and Buford Yates Jr Aug. 28, 2002 : WorldCom executives Scott Sulivan and Buford Yates Jr. are indicted on charges of criminal fraud in connection with the company's collapse.
U.S. 2002 U.S.A. Two more deaths from West Nile Virus August 28, 2002 : Two more deaths have been recorded from this years attack of West Nile encephalitis an inflamation of the brain caused by the West Nile Virus which is spread by mosquito's, the virus is having it's worst year with 425 reported cases in the US.
U.S. 2005 U.S.A. Hurricane Katrina Aug. 28, 2005 : One day before Hurricane Katrina Timelinestrikes New Orleans it is upgraded to a Category 5 hurricane and the Mayor of New Orleans Ray Nagin orders everyone in the city to evacuate ahead of the landfall of Hurricane Katrina. 1,000,000 evacuate the city of New Orleans,
2007 Turkey New President Elected Aug. 28, 2007 : The first president with an Islamist background to be elected in Turkey since the creation of the Turkish Republic in 1923 was sworn into office on this day. His election came amid concerns that his religious background would influence his politics disrupting Turkey's strongly secular government.
United States 2011 United States Hurricane Irene hits East Coast 28th August, 2011 : Hurricane Irene hit the Eastern coast of the United States causing damage and flooding to many areas along the coast including New York City. Many citizens were ordered to evacuate the area prior to the storm and the storm claimed several lives.
United States 2012 United States Republican Convention Chooses Romney
28th August, 2012 : The Republican National Convention officially choose Mitt Romney as their presidential candidate after beginning the nomination process. The convention will consist of speeches by popular voices in the party and discussion on the party's platform for the upcoming election.
28th August, 2012 : The Republican National Convention officially choose Mitt Romney as their presidential candidate after beginning the nomination process. The convention will consist of speeches by popular voices in the party and discussion on the party's platform for the upcoming election.
2013 India Building Collapse in Vadodara
28th August, 2013 : Eleven people died after a building collapsed in Vadodara, India. The three-floor residential building was home to about twelve families and many more are believed to be trapped in the debris.
2013 India Building Collapse in Vadodara
28th August, 2013 : Eleven people died after a building collapsed in Vadodara, India. The three-floor residential building was home to about twelve families and many more are believed to be trapped in the debris.