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Webdiarist Tamsin Clarke agreed a while ago to write a piece for Webdiary on the State Government engineered collapse of the rule of law in NSW development. This has resulted in vandalism by lawless developers, because they know the law - and the conditions of development they've agreed to - will not be enforced by the State. They also know that most citizens don't have the money or the time to force developer compliance and can be intimidated by threats to sue for defamation and the like.
However the pending war on Iraq saw Tamsin write a piece on the widespread attacks by governments on the rule of law - the foundation of democracy - in general, with the threat by the United States, Britain and Australia to invade Iraq in defiance of international law the latest, and most dangerous, example. Tamsin argues that we've taken step two in the march towards fascism, and urges citizens to fight back before it's too late.
After Tamsin's piece, the text of a petition to be presented to the United Nations in New York tomorrow by Judge Weeramantry, a former Judge of the International Court of Justice and Professor of Law at Monash University, arguing that a unilateral attack would breach international law. Activism is taking many forms as the world braces for the war on Iraq, and lawyers are in the vanguard. I've also published the names and positions of the 130 signatories and the contact details for the group which organised the petition, the International Association of Lawyers against Nuclear Arms.
I've just published a brilliant but very depressing analysis on the wreckage of our universities - with even worse to come - by John Wojdylo. In The intellectual holocaust in our universities has just begun, he writes:
Western culture is rationalizing itself out of existence, destroying its own memory of itself. It is transforming itself into a universalized, globalized husk of economic exchange value. Amongst the academic fields threatened with extinction in Australia - virtually without exception - are those that since the Renaissance have played a major role in the development of our - Western - culture. Institutes of philosophy, history, classics and music have been decimated. Australia has lost world leaders in these fields, and is in serious risk of losing most of the rest.
Democracy, quality of life and the rule of law
by Tamsin Clarke, Sydney
Tamsin has been a corporate and trusts lawyer for more than 20 years, and is a PhD student at NSW writing about developing an Australian jurisprudence of free speech consistent with racial vilification legislation - ie which looks to European concepts of human dignity and the right to be free from racist speech rather than United States First Amendment concepts of absolute free speech and the 'market of ideas'. She has written a few academic articles on these issues.
In the light of present world events these concerns, indeed the NSW State election itself, are on one level are quite insignificant. But at the same time, a war context demonstrates to us how essential the rule of law is to the maintenance of any democracy, and why we should be demanding respect for law and compliance with (national and international) law from our own governments. Perhaps if we had done so already we would not be in the situation that faces us now.
What happens in a 'real' war, when a country is under military law? Many basic elements of democracy are thrown out the window. The rule of law is one of the first to go. We lose the Westminster system with its balance of powers. We lose our independent judiciary. We lose what we know as the rule of law - which may be when we first appreciate our need for it. Military law is basically, sophistications aside, what its name says - whatever law the military chooses to impose.
In Australia, we have already been brought a considerable way along the path to acceptance of a single body as executive, legislator and judiciary, not because we have been on a war footing (although contemplating that possibility highlights the present failings) but because of the confluence of a number of trends:
(1) the increasing refusal of all levels of Government to enforce their own legislation, or that of their political predecessors, where it suits them - unless forced to do so by court action,
(2) the drafting of legislation which restricts or removes the right of judicial review of executive decisions (known as 'privative clauses') and
(3) at Federal level, a general disrespect for international law, conventions and treaties (except relating to trade), for international institutions such as the United Nations and the International War Crimes Tribunal, and even for our own High Court.
The combined effect of these various trends is to nullify and undermine the basic notion of law as a defence of the rights of the individual against an arbitrary executive - with serious implications for Australian democracy. Our collective failure to demand compliance with national and international law has, it would appear, given the present Federal Government the message that Australians will accept the rule of an arbitrary executive.
The concept of a single body as executive, legislator and judiciary is 'acceptable' under military law in a war context, despite the fact that there is no redress if the decisions of that body prove to be unreasonable or arbitrary. In other contexts the concept is known as fascism or totalitarianism.
Perhaps the analogy appears too extreme. Let's examine exactly what is involved.
What is democracy?
The main elements of democracy are generally agreed upon as being:
* individual and group access to the political process,
* regular free elections, with votes of roughly equal weight,
* sequential and/or concurrent sharing of political power, so that no political group is able to maintain power over other groups indefinitely,
* maximisation of information available to voters on political issues, including free public discussion of political issues and free assembly,
* an independent judiciary,
* government self-regulation and accountability,
* just procedures, including in enforcement and interpretation of legislation, and
* maximisation of personal freedom/individual autonomy and privacy of citizens.
At the same time, we regularly put up with defects in these elements and still regard what we have as a democracy. Defects in the 2000 US Presidential election were expressed by the Florida bumper stickers One man one vote (not available in all States) and Don't blame me, I voted for Gore - I think. Indeed, Justice Scalia of the United States Supreme Court has expressed the view that the US Federal Constitution does not guarantee the right to vote.
While such defects are of concern, what is particularly disquieting is a situation where any of the agreed elements of democracy is regularly or systemically undermined. This is something that has been happening at all levels of Australian government as the rule of law is whittled away by governments who do not want to be answerable to anyone except the TV cameras.
Disrespect for laws and the judiciary
The Liberal Federal Government has encouraged public denigration of the High Court, as it did when in opposition, as being 'too political'. Now that the majority of the High Court members are Howard appointees, hopefully such criticism will cease.
Neither the Prime Minister nor Attorney General spoke up for Justice Michael Kirby during the infamous allegations against him. The Federal Government has steadfastly refused to honour international treaties or protocols, and came close to voting against an International War Crimes Tribunal. Howard has regularly presented the issue of Australia's compliance with international covenants on human rights, the elimination of racism, work conditions and the like in terms of an international conspiracy to impose on Australia laws that we don't want. He doesn't have the same reservations in relation to international trade agreements, although they too would affect Australia, arguably in much more serious ways.
Former federal president of the Liberal Party John Valder petitioned John Howard to have the cases of the two Australians held at Guantanamo Bay brought before a judicial body. They had been held for more than a year without access to family or lawyers. His efforts were 'futile'.
Legislation that excludes judicial review
In the last months of 2002, the NSW government passed the Terrorism (Police Powers) Act which purports to protect the decisions of the NSW Police Minister from any judicial review whatsoever:
s 13(1): An authorisation (and any decision of the Police Minister under this Part with respect to the authorisation) may not be challenged, reviewed, quashed or called into question on any grounds whatsoever before any court, tribunal, body or person in any legal proceedings, or restrained, removed or otherwise affected by proceedings in the nature of prohibition or mandamus.
As previously pointed out in Webdiary (eg Democracy's watchdogs blind to the danger), the contempt that this piece of legislation shows for the Westminster notion of the separation of powers, let alone for the notion of a modern democracy underpinned by the rule of law, is breathtaking. Similar Commonwealth legislation has been brought before the Federal Parliament (ASIO Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Bill 2002). The Federal Government has already heavily restricted judicial review of its immigration and refugee processing' procedures.
While it may be argued that the NSW legislation is aimed specifically at terrorism and hence involves the suspension of normal laws, as in a war situation, it is drafted so widely as to protect the police and the government from judicial scrutiny in relation to non-terrorist activities as well. And unfortunately the legislation is consistent with Australian governments' increasing disregard for the law across a wide range of areas.
Newly-appointed NSW Supreme Court Justice Jeff Shaw recently cautioned that judicial independence is central to democracy and that legislators should not circumscribe the functions of the courts - although there is a long history of governments doing so. The history of that kind of restrictive legislation was reviewed in the same week by the High Court in its decision in relation to the 'Tampa legislation' (Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth of Australia [2003] HCA 2). Chief Justice Gleeson quoted Lord Justice Denning's dictum that 'if tribunals were to be at liberty to exceed their jurisdiction without any check by the courts, the rule of law would be at an end'. However the court did not hold the legislation unconstitutional as such. Following previous English and Australian decisions the court found that the legislation would be unconstitutional only where it seeks to protect manifest jurisdictional errors or acts which are outside the powers of the government.
What History shows us - the First phase
It is not just the passing of new legislation that is the stratagem we should look for when we seek to protect ourselves against the totalitarianisation of our society. That is what we have been taught to look for, but a closer examination of history will show that the first sign of the approach of fascism is not the introduction of new measures, but the failure to enforce the existing ones that protect the structure of society and the interests of the individuals within that society. It is that first stage of fascism that we are now seeing.
Historically, the core of fascism is the placement of the interest of one sector of society above the interests of all others. One example is the placement of the interests of developers over and above the interests of those who must live in the cities that the developers build. There are no doubt other equally valid examples.
In 2002 the Joint Select Committee on Quality of Building in NSW received evidence about how various Councils across the State failed to implement their own Local Environmental Plans. In some cases, private certifying bodies owned by the Councils themselves certified developments as meeting the required standards without inspections or failed to redress clear inadequacies (such as the building of a house with only half of the correct number of supporting piers). Of course, such arbitrary enforcement of any law is itself an invitation to corruption. (See Developer heaven, Labor hell.)
Regular unjust or arbitrary practices at Local Council level are not investigated or corrected by State Government, nor in NSW by bodies such as the ICAC or State Ombudsman except for the most extreme examples.
Redress in relation to the most minor development matter is thus often only possible in NSW through the Land and Environment Court, where generally costs are not awarded even in favour of a successful applicant. Given that the costs of even a simple case are likely to be in the region of $40,000, redress is therefore effectively ruled out for most people.
Lack of government enforcement of its own laws is not just a practical problem - in this case, to the quality of our built environment and thus to our standard of living - but a real democratic issue. Laws impose restrictions, laws impose moderation. Ideally, laws impose civilised values and protect the rights of the individual against an arbitrary executive.
The effect of arbitrary government decisions, including as to when the government will choose to enforce its laws and regulations, gives the message that law does not reflect real social values. It is not as important as money, or power, or who you know. Or violence. Citizens are set against each other as Local and State and Federal governments fail to fulfil their enforcement roles.
What history shows us - the second phase
Once again, one need only look to history to see what the second stage in the introduction of fascism has been: It is the passing of anti-terrorist legislation. We have that now.
What history shows us - the third phase
What then is the third phase that we should be looking for? In Nazi Germany, it was the demonisation of a recognisable group of ordinary citizens selected by Hitler to be the scapegoats.
We learn through our culture precisely those groups against which we are supposed or allowed to vent our anger - the groups that our culture has stereotyped. By defining the enemy in unmistakable terms, our culture gives us implicit permission to attack. Social permission to act against people who are supposedly different is the first step along the road to genocide. Genocide and war are not due only to labelling, but labelling makes it easier to deny any common bonds.
What remains in the historical pattern is the destruction of the very machinery that brought the ruling party to power. In Nazi Germany it was the Rohm purge. Modern Australia is perhaps more gentle.
The process of introducing fascism or totalitarianism into a society that is traditionally democratic in nature must still in its early stages pass through the electoral process. But this can be interfered with in a variety of ways.
At an internal level, alienated party members are disengaged or overruled in preselections so that the parliamentary executive may have free reign in the choice of candidates and thereby in the construction and political nature of the organs of democracy. At a national level, history shows that what is required to bypass the normal electoral constraints is an external enemy that is seen to create an internal emergency.
Ironically, it is only by enforcing law and imposing laws upon itself that a democratic government can protect its own existence. Otherwise it will be destroyed, not according to the rules (which it has itself devalued), but by any available means. But before that happens, many people will be hurt in the process. And that process is happening now.
If we want to retain a true democracy in Australia we must all act to publicise lack of enforcement of legislation, and to oppose laws that prevent judicial scrutiny. We must put our names to submissions to enforcement agencies at all levels of government. Irrespective of whether or not we oppose the coming war we must protect and support the rule of law by every means available to us, in order to protect our own democracy.
Judge Weeramantry, former Judge of the International Court of Justice and Professor of Law at Monash University, has departed Australia to go to New York to release an international appeal drafted by the International Association of Lawyers AGainst Nuclear Arms and endorsed by more than 160 lawyers, law professors and jurists from 30 countries. It will be released at a press conference in the UN on Feb 14 (Australian time).
Here is the text of the appeal, followed by a list of signatories.
International Appeal by Lawyers and Jurists against the "Preventive" Use of Force
We the undersigned lawyers and jurists from legal traditions around the world are extremely concerned about conflicts in the Middle East regarding the suspected proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and the possibility that force may be used in response to this situation.
The development of weapons of mass destruction anywhere in the world is contrary to universal norms against the acquisition, possession and threat or use of such weapons and must be addressed. However, the "preventive" use of force currently being considered against Iraq is both illegal and unnecessary and should not be authorized by the United Nations or undertaken by any State.
General principles of international law hold that:
* peaceful resolution of conflicts between States is required,
* the use of force is only permissible in the case of an armed attack or imminent attack or under UN authorization when a threat to the peace has been declared by the Security Council and non-military measures have been determined to be inadequate,
* enforcement of international law must be consistently applied to all States.
In further enunciating and applying these principles, we believe that the use of force against Iraq would be illegal for the following reasons:
Peaceful resolution of conflicts required
i) The United Nations Charter and customary international law require States to seek peaceful resolutions to their disputes. Article 33 of the Charter states that "The parties to any dispute, the continuance of which is likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and security, shall first of all seek a solution by negotiation, enquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement, resort to regional agencies or arrangements or other peaceful means of their own choice."
ii) Under Article 51 of the Charter, States are only permitted to threaten or use force "if an armed attack occurs" and only "until the Security Council has taken measures necessary to maintain international peace and security."
iii) In the case of an act of aggression or a threat to the peace, the United Nations Security Council is also required under the Charter (Article 41) to firstly employ "measures not involving the use of armed force." Only when such measures "would be inadequate or have proved to be inadequate" (Article 42) can the Security Council authorize the use of force.
No act of aggression or evidence of imminent threat of such act
iv) In 1991 the Security Council responded to an actual invasion of Kuwait by Iraq by authorizing all means necessary to restore the peace. In the current case, however, there has been no indication by Iraq that it intends to attack another country and no evidence of military preparations for any such attack. In addition, it is generally recognized that Iraq does not have the military capability to attack the key countries in dispute, i.e. the United States and the United Kingdom.
No precedent for preventive use of force
v) There is no precedent in international law for use of force as a preventive measure when there has been no actual or imminent attack by the offending State. There is law indicating that preventive use of force is illegal. The International Military Tribunal sitting at Nuremberg rejected Germany's argument that they were compelled to attack Norway in order to prevent an Allied invasion (6 F.R.D. 69, 100-101, 1946).
vi) The Security Council has never authorized force based on a potential, non-imminent threat of violence. All past authorizations have been in response to actual invasion, large scale violence or humanitarian emergency.
vii) If the Security Council, for the first time, were to authorize preventive war, it would undermine the UN Charter's restraints on the use of force and provide a dangerous precedent for States to consider the "preventive" use of force in numerous situations making war once again a tool of international politics rather than an anachronistic and prohibited action. If the use of force takes place outside the framework of international law and the UN Charter, the structure and authority of international law and the UN Charter which have taken generations and immense human sacrifice to establish, would be severely undermined into the foreseeable future.
Consistency under international law must be maintained
viii) International law must be consistently applied in order to maintain the respect of the international community as law and not the rejection of it as a tool of the powerful to subjugate the weak.
ix) Security Council Resolution 687, setting forth the terms of the ceasefire that ended the Gulf War, acknowledges that the elimination of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction is not an end in itself but "represents steps towards the goal of establishing in the Middle East a zone free from weapons of mass destruction."
x) The International Court of Justice has unanimously determined that there is an obligation on all States to "pursue in good faith and bring to a conclusion negotiations leading to nuclear disarmament in all its aspects under strict and effective international control." (Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons, ICJ 1996). Meaningful steps need to be taken by all States to this end, and States wishing to enforce compliance with international law must themselves comply with this requirement.
xi) Action to ensure the elimination of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction should be done in conjunction with similar actions to ensure elimination of other weapons of mass destruction in the region - including Israel's nuclear arsenal - and in the world - including the nuclear weapons of China, France, India, Pakistan, Russia, United Kingdom and the United States.
Alternative mechanisms are available to address concerns
xii) The UN Security Council has established a number of mechanisms to address the concerns regarding Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. These include diplomatic pressure, negotiations, sanctions on certain goods with military application, destruction of stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction and inspections of facilities with capabilities to assist in production of weapons of mass destruction. Evidence to date is that these mechanisms are not perfect, but are working effectively enough to have led to the destruction and curtailment of most of the Iraqi weapons of mass destruction capability.
xiii) Mechanisms are available to address charges against Iraq and the Iraqi leadership of serious human rights violations, war crimes, crimes against peace and crimes against humanity. These include domestic courts utilizing universal jurisdiction, the establishment by the Security Council of an ad hoc international criminal tribunal, use of the International Criminal Court for any crimes committed after July 2002, and the International Court of Justice.
The use of force by powerful nations in disregard of the principles of international law would threaten the fabric of international law giving rise to the potential for further violations and an increasing cycle of violence and anarchy.
We call on the United Nations and all States to continue to pursue a path of adherence to international law and in pursuit of a peaceful resolution to the threats arising from weapons of mass destruction and other threats to the peace.
Appeal circulated by the INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LAWYERS AGAINST NUCLEAR ARMS, ialana.
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Appeal Supporters
Roy Baker, Project Director, Communications Law Centre, University of New South Wales
Jacoba Brasch, Barrister-at-Law, Brisbane
Patrick T. Byrt, Counsellor-at-law. Convenor- Reconciliation and Human Rights, Norwood.
Peter Cashmane, Maurice Blackburn Cashman, Lawyers, Sydney
Hilary Charlesworth, Professor and Director, Centre for International and Public Law, Faculty of Law, Australian National University
Paulette Dupuy, Legal Officer, Brisbane
Michael Flynn, Barrister& Solicitor Legal Officer, University of Canberra
Kate Gibson, Solicitor, Minter Ellison Lawyers, Sydney NSW
Paul Howorth, Barrister, Brisbane
Michael Hovane, Managing Solicitor, Child Support Legal Unit,Legal Aid WA
Stephen Keim, Barrister, Brisbane
Cressida Limon, Lecturer in Law, Victoria University, Melbourne
Lee McIntosh, Solicitor, Environmental Defender's Office
David McKenzie, Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and of the High Court of Australia.
Elisa Nichols, Lawyer, Environmental Defender's Office, Sydney
Polly Porteous, Lawyer, Sydney
Guy Powles, Professor of Law, Monash University, Melbourne. Pacific Law Consultant, University of the South Pacific, Vanuatu
Dr Murray Raff, School of Law, Victoria University, Melbourne
Gordon Renouf, Director, National Pro Bono Resource Centre
Peter Semmler QC, Barrister, Sydney.
Ben Slade, Maurice Blackburn Cashman, Lawyers
Jeff Smith, Director, Environmental Defender's Office, NSW
Gillian Walker BA LLB (Hons) Graduate Lawyer & Lecturer in International Law, Sydney
Adrian Williams, Solicitor, President of Sydney Young Christian Workers, Sydney
Aotearoa - New Zealand
Linley Black, Earth Charter Aotearoa - New Zealand
Prof Dr Klaus Bosselmann, Director, New Zealand Centre for Environmental Law
Duncan Currie, Barrister, Christchurch
Jane Doherty, Lawyer, Auckland
Claudia Geiringer, Lecturer in Law, Victoria University of Wellington
Kevin Glover, Solicitor, Auckland
Kitt Littlejohn, Lawyer, Auckland.
Nicollette Phong, Lawyer, Auckland
Simon Reeves, LL.M. (Virginia), Barrister of the High Court of New Zealand, Vice-president, IALANA
Hon Matt Robson MP New Zealand Parliament. Former Minister of Disarmament and Arms Control. Former Minister of Courts.
Scott Sheeran, LLB hons, Otago. LLM international law, Cambridge, UK.
Alan Webb, Solicitor, Auckland. Director International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms Southern Office
Dr David V Williams, Associate Professor in Law, University of Auckland
Anna Petra Roge de Marzolini, Lawyer Asociacion Ambientalista EcoLaPaz, Friends of Earth
Sara Hossain, Lawyer. Inter-rights.
Dr. Faustina Pereira, Advocate and Public Interest Litigator, Supreme Court of Bangladesh
Prof. Eva Brems, Human Rights Centre, Ghent University
Dr Prof.Tony van Loon, Free University of Brussels. Jurist of the public service, Flanders
Gina Fiorillo, Lawyer,Vancouver, BC
Holly Holtman, Counsel, Canadian Department of Justice
Pierre Sadik, LL.B. Lawyer, Ottawa
Clare Smith, lawyer (Ll.B.), Toronto,
Jane Stoyles, LLB. Lawyer, Ottawa
Michelle Swenarchuk, Counsel and Director of International Programmes, Canadian Environmental Law Association
Costa Rica
Dr Carlos Vargas, Interlaw Consultores Juridicos, San Jose.
Emily J Yozell, Attorney. Director Central America Program, Loyola Law school
Sotia Vuli Coutts, Legal Officer, Fiji Law Reform Commission
Ropate Green Lomavata, Solicitor, Fiji Law Reform Commission
Villiame Bokini Naliva, Solicitor
Kemueli Qoro, Solicitor, Airports Fiji Limited
Lavenia Rokoika, Principal Legal Officer, Civil Aviation Authority of the Fiji Islands
Bhupendra Solanki, State Prosecutor
Marama Tubuna, Solicitor, Human Rights Commission
Raijeli Vasakula, Solicitor
Josaia Waqaivolavola, State Prosecutor
Monique Picard-Weyl,Lawyer
Roland Weyl, Lawyer, Vice-President of International Association of Democratic Lawyers
Lars Albath, LLM, Berlin
Peter Becker. Secretary, International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms
Torsten Block, Judge. Vice Director of the Magistrates Court of Neumunster
Philipp Boos, LL.M, Marburg. Director International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms Northern Office
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Daubler, Law Prof. University Bremen
Prof. Dr. Herta Daubler-Gmelin, Berlin, Tubingen, attorney, former fed. minister of justice
Volker Lindemann, Vizeprasident des Schleswig-Holsteinische=n Oberlandesgerichts, Member of IALANA (German Section)
Renate Reupke. Lawyer. Member of IALANA Germany
Roda Verheyen, L.LM, Research Unit Environmental Law - University of Hamburg; Global Climate Justice Programme
Nicholas Barnes, Solicitor General
Barbara Bedont, LL.B, Legal Officer Public Interest Law Initiative, Budapest
Ms. Niloufer Bhagwat, Advocate, Vice President, Indian Association of Lawyers
Neha Naqvi, BABL(hons) Hyderabad
P.N. Bhagwati, Former Chief Justice of India. Chancellor Hyderabad University
D.J Ravindran, lawyer.
Jitendra Sharma, President, International Association of Democratic Lawyers
Professor Fionnuala Ni Aolain, School of Law, University of Ulster. Member Irish Human Rights Commission.
Marie Baker, BL. Lawyer, Cork
Aileen Donnelly BL, Barrister-at-Law, Dublin
Michael Farrell, Solicitor, Dublin. Former Chairperson of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties.
Joachim Lau, Advocate, Florence
Fabio Marcelli, First Researcher at the Institute of International Legal Studies of the National Research Council of Italy
Akihiko Kimijima, Professor of Law, Hokkai Gakuen University, Japan
Osamu Niikura, Secretary General of JALISA and Professor of Law at Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo
Kenji Urata, Professor of Law, Waseda University School of Law, Tokyo
Phon van den Biesen, Advocate, Amsterdam. Vice-President International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms
Stale Eskeland, Professor, University of Oslo Institute of Public and International Law
Bent Endresen, Advocate, Stavanger
Fredrik Heffermehl, Norsk Medlemsgruppe IALANA
Hyesterettsadvokat Hkon Helle, Lawyer, Stavanger
Akhtar Hussain, Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan, Secretary General Democratic Lawyers Association Pakistan. Bureau Member of International Association of Democratic Lawyers
Papua-New Guinea
Brian Brunton, former Judge of the National and Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea, former Chairman of the Law Reform Commission, former Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Papua New Guinea
Effrey B. Dademo-Kaili, Lawyer, Environmental Law Center, Malagan Haus - Boroko
Gregorio T. Fabros, Legal Counsel, National Federation of Teachers & Employees Unions
Alexander Lacson, Legal Counsel, Victims of Toxic and Hazardous wastes in former U.S. facilities
Corazon Valdez-Fabros, Lawyer, Manila Philippines
Puerto Rico
Roxana Badillo-Rodriguez, Esq. San Juan
Roberto A. Fernandez, Esq., San Juan
Marcos Rodriguez-Frese, Puerto Rico Bar
Jose R. Ortiz Velez, Esq., San Juan
Luis Amauri Suarez Zayas, Esq. San Juan
Shirley Atatagi-Coutts, Environmental Advocate, Greenpeace - South Pacific
Ioane Okesene, Assistant Legal Counsel, Samoa Tel Limited, Apia
Victor de la Barrera Naumann, Lawyer and former judge
Juan Ramon Capella Hernandez, Professor of Law, University of Barcelona
South Africa
Adrian Pole, Attorney, LRC-EJP Durban, South Africa
Sri Lanka
C.G. Weeramantry. Former Vice-President of the International Court of Justice. Former justice of the Sri Lanka Supreme Court. President of the International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms
Maria Bideke, International lawyer and Director of Law Association Justice International
Urs Cipolat, J.S.D., University of California, Berkeley
Dr. Marcelo G. Kohen, Professor of International Law, The Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva
Dr. Svitlana Kravchenko, Carlton Savage Visiting Professor of International Relations & Peace School of Law, University of Oregon Co-Director, Oregon-Lviv University Partnership President, Ecopravo-Lviv
United Kingdom
Geoffrey Bindman, Solicitor. Visiting professor of law, University College London and South Bank University
Emma Chown, Solicitor, London
Lord Anthony Gifford, Queens Counsel, Barrister-at-law
Professor Nicholas Grief, Bournemouth University.
Richard J. Harvey, Barrister, Lincoln's Inn, London. Attorney at Law, NY, Tooks Court Chambers
Dr Glen Rangwala, MA, LLB, PhD. Lecturer, Newnham College, Cambridge
Peter Roderick, lawyer
James Woolley, Solicitor, Sheffield
United States of America
James Abourezk, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Ian Anderson, Scottish Advocate. South African Advocate. Attorney & Councilor, State of NY.
Irene Baghoomians, Center for Constitutional Rights
Nancy E. Biberman Esq. New York
Robert Boehm, Attorney, New York. Co-Chair of the Board, Center for Constitutional Rights.
Audrey Bomse, Attorney, member of the National Lawyers Guild.
Lisa S. Brodyaga, Attorney, San Benito TX
John Burroughs, Executive Director, Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy
Juliet Chin, Attorney of Counsel Stevens, Hinds & White, P.C. New York,
Roger S. Clark, Board of Governors, Professor of Law, Rutgers University.
Angela J. Davis, Professor of Law, American University, Washington, DC
Julie E. Dinnerstein, Director of the Immigration Intervention Project, Center for Battered Women's Legal Services, New York
Mary Dryovage, Lawyer
Anabel Dwyer, Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy
Honorable Laura Safer Espinoza, Acting Supreme Court Justice, New York State
Richard Falk, Professor emeritus of international law, Princeton University
Howard Friel, World Editorial & International Law
Jeffrey H. Haas, Attorney, Taos, New Mexico and Chicago, IL
Christine Haight Farley, Assistant Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law
Professor Lennox S Hinds, Vice-President, International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL)
Wythe Holt, Professor of Law, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Mary Howell, Attorney at Law, New Orleans, Louisiana
K. Dean Hubbard, Jr. National Co-Chair, National Lawyers Guild Labor and Employment Committee. Joanne Woodward Chair in Public Policy and Advocacy, Sarah Lawrence College
Jean K. Hyams, Attorney
Abdeen Jabara, Attorney at Law, New York
Alicia Kaplow, Attorney at Law, New York
Natalie Kabasakalian, Attorney at Law, New York
Ken Kimerling, Legal Director Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
David Krieger J.D., President, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Michael Krinsky, Rabinowitz, Boudin, Standard, Krinsky & Lieberman, P.C. General Counsel, Bill of Rights Foundation
Nancy K. D. Lemon, J.D., Lecturer Boalt Hall School of Law, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California
Judith Levin, Lawyer, Washingtonville, New York
Andrew Lichterman, Program Director, Western States Legal Foundation
Jules Lobel, Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh Law School. Vice Pres. Center for Constitutional Rights
Saul Mendlovitz, Dag Hammarskjold Professor of International Law, Rutgers University.
Carlin Meyer, Professor of Law, New York Law School
Daniel Meyers; Attorney-at-Law, New York. Executive Committee, NYC Chapter National Lawyers Guild
Howard N Meyer, member American Society of International Law
Binny Miller, Professor of Law, Washington College of Law, American University
Tina Minkowitz, J.D., Staten Island, NY
Phyllis Olin, Esq. Berkeley, CA
Mary Boresz Pike, Lawyer, New York
Pamela Pitt, Lawyer, San Francisco
Severina Rivera, Esq. Director Campaign for Labor Rights, Washington
Celina Romany, Professor of Law, American University
Stephen A. Rosenbaum, Lecturer, Univ. of California, Berkeley School of Law. Adjunct Prof., Golden Gate Univ. Scl. of Law
Harold Rosenthal, Attorney, Pennsylvania
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Peachy Coffee Smoothie
Try this rich and creamy Peachy Coffee Smoothie for a unique and different breakfast drink. Blender-made in 10 minutes!
- 1 can (11.5 fl. oz.) peach nectar
- 1 can (16 oz.) cling peaches, drained
- 1 cup vanilla ice cream
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup water
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In an Internet posting late last month, former Governor Arne Carlson called her an embarrassment to the state and compared her to Joseph McCarthy, the Republican senator from Wisconsin whose anti-communist campaign in the 1950s ended the careers of some Americans.
"Like McCarthy, she has found herself in decline and outside her party's power structure," Carlson wrote. "What has happened to Bachmann is common with the McCarthy types -- they rise quickly as they step loudly and carelessly on the reputations of innocent people and they fall just as rapidly in accordance with the public's insistence on truth and decency."
In an e-mail, Bachmann campaign manager Chase Kroll declined to respond to Carlson's comments.
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Shabazz Muhammad's father caught lying about his son's age
UCLA's Shabazz Muhammad was not born in Los Angeles. His is not 20 years old.
People in basketball circles have long believed Ron Holmes is a shady character.
The Los Angeles Times proved it Friday.
The paper discovered that Holmes' middle child, UCLA star Shabazz Muhammad, wasn't born in Los Angeles and isn't 19 years old like Holmes has forever said. Muhammad was actually born in Long Beach and is really 20 years old, indicating Holmes has been lying about Muhammad's age. Here's the passage from the story:
According to the UCLA men's basketball media guide, he was born in Los Angeles on Nov. 13, 1993. But a copy of Shabazz Nagee Muhammad's birth certificate on file with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health shows that he was born at Long Beach Memorial Hospital exactly one year earlier, making him 20 years old — not 19 as widely reported.
How and when he lost a year of his life are unclear. But competing against younger, smaller athletes, particularly in the fast-growing years of early adolescence, can be "a huge edge," said Eddie Bonine, executive director of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Assn. "People naturally look at the big, strong kids."
Asked about the discrepancy, Holmes insisted his son was 19 and born in Nevada. "It must be a mistake," he said. Several minutes later, he changed his account, saying that his son is, in fact, 20 and was born in Long Beach.
Exactly why Holmes misrepresented his son's age for all these years is unclear.
He did not respond to a message from CBSSports.com early Friday.
But the story details how Holmes has always believed he'd be the father of professional athletes, and there's no denying a year advantage over competitors growing up can be a huge advantage, and that a 19-year-old Muhammad is more attractive to NBA scouts than a 20-year-old Muhammad, if only slightly. Either way, the most interesting thing is that Holmes lied initially, initially lied when he got caught and then seemingly tried to bribe the Los Angeles Times writer. His name is Ken Bensinger. He wrote this in his story:
Holmes expressed concern about disclosure of his son's true age and his own criminal record and questioned whether either was newsworthy. He followed up with a text message. "Bazz is going to blow up in the NBA lets team up and blow this thing up!!!" Holmes wrote to this reporter. "I'm going to need a publicist anyway why shouldn't it be you. We can do some big things together."
None of this is to suggest Muhammad will go undrafted. He's talented. He'll go in June's lottery. But these developments indicate Holmes is just as calculated as most have always thought, and you can see why the NCAA was skeptical of his motives years before his son even enrolled at UCLA. Bottom line, we now know Holmes has been lying about one important thing. Isn't it fair to wonder what else he hasn't been honest about?
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Aha, that's probably the problem I had too!!! any link to the directX version???
Avadon is, graphically, not a very demanding game. However, some systems, due to hardware or video driver problems, have been having trouble running it at an acceptable speed. Other systems have displayed odd or corrupted graphics. Should the game not run correctly for you, follow the steps below:
If you are using the newest version of Avadon, you might have a corrupted game file. Uninstall the game, redownload the installer, and reinstall. Don't skip uninstalling!
Open the Settings window on the title screen. Set Game Area Size to Small and Graphics Extra Details to Don't Draw.
If these steps don't help, try running the DirectX version of Avadon. This can be downloaded here. Move it into Program Files/Spiderweb Software/Avadon and run it.
Download the newest versions of your video card drivers and install them. Do this even if you think you have the newest version. Driver files and settings can sometimes become damaged or corrupted.
Don't run any other applications at the same times as Avadon.
If your system is fairly old or underpowered (particularly if it has 256 MB RAM or less, an Intel GMA graphics processor instead of a video card, or a video card over six years old), the game will probably always run slowly. Using Fast Graphics Mode will help.


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Hart District Council is to consider whether it should reduce the support it gives to residents who need help paying their council tax.
Hart's cabinet is to decided whether to keep its local council tax support scheme the same or whether it should be changed.
Around 835 lone parents in Hart would be adversely affected if a scheme to restrict support for working-age claimants was introduced.
Tony Higgins, head of finance for Hart, has recommended that the scheme remains the same to support the "poorer members of the community".
He said: "Given the council's current financial position, the fact that any additional savings generated are likely to be relatively minor and the impact of the scheme on primarily the poorer members of the community, it is suggested that the council continue with the current year's approach."
The UK's council tax benefit system was abolished in March last year and replaced with a more localised version – the council tax support scheme.
The change also meant that councils would receive a 10% cut in government funding – around £40,000 a year for Hart. There are currently 3,184 residents in Hart claiming council tax support.
Around 1,500 are pensioners who are protected under the legislation and receive council tax support to the same level as council tax benefit.
It is the remaining working age claimants where a local scheme can be determined, which can change the level of support provided.
For 2013/14 and 2014/15 the council decided to operate the new scheme where entitlement criteria was aligned to the old scheme, so that working age claimants did not have their support reduced.
Nationally for 2014/15 around 40% of local authorities adopted a similar approach whereas 60% of local authorities decided to make up the funding gap, in full or in part, by introducing a scheme which reduced support by taking into account various factors as determined by each local authority concerned.
Mr Higgins said: "In those council areas where a reduced level of support has operated the residents affected have typically been asked to pay £150 to £300 additional council tax per year.
"There was concern that as these taxpayers were on low incomes, there would be difficulty in collecting these amounts."
If Hart's cabinet is minded to change the scheme, it would need to decide what changes it wished to make and then consult with all existing claimants, interested parties, such as the CAB and the wider public, before adopting a revised scheme.
The estimated cost of maintaining its current scheme is around £40,000 per year. The cost of conducting the consultation on changing support would be around £10,000.
Ouida Grant, CEO of Hart CAB, hoped the council would continue to provide the same support.
She said: "People think Hart is healthy and wealthy, but there are pockets of poverty in the district.
"Around 50% of the issues we deal with are to do with benefits and debt, so anything that can ease the client's burden is of great value."


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The Top 8 contestants will all return next week to sing songs from the 1980s.
"American Idol" judges have used their save on Sam Woolf. On the Thursday, April 3 results show, the 17-year-old landed in the bottom 3 along with C.J. Harris and Malaya Watson. He apparently got the lowest votes and went with David Gray's "Babylon" as his survival song while the judges started having a discussion.
"We are unanimous, we're gonna use the save tonight," Jennifer Lopez delivered the good news after Ryan Seacrest asked their decision, meaning that Sam's not eliminated. The other finalists quickly swarmed Sam to celebrate it as he was showered with confetti.
Sam will return next week with Dexter Roberts, Jena Irene, Caleb Johnson, Jessica Meuse, Alex Preston, C.J. Harris and Malaya Matson. The will sing songs from the 1980s.
The results show featured DAUGHTRY, whose frontman Chris Daughtry is a former "Idol" finalist, as a musical performer.
If the show sticks to its tradition, two singers will be eliminated at the same time in the coming weeks before the grand finals.


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This is a guest post by Sandy Spavone, the Executive Director of National Organizations for Youth Safety® (NOYS).
Many years ago my brother lost a child in a drunk driving crash. The pain of losing someone we loved to the careless actions of one was a tragedy that could have been avoided. In those days the laws were weak and the penalty was as well. Educational efforts were starting but had a long way to go. Now through the work of MADD, fewer families are impacted by drunk driving crashes and the cost of taking a life because of drunk driving has more penalty. In my position with NOYS I now hear a new outcry from parents who are losing their children in texting while driving crashes. NOYS is honored to have MADD as a member of the NOYS Coalition and we encourage all to follow the success model of MADD to see continued success on issues that impact road safety. To that end, the NOYS Coalition is proud to support AT&T's efforts to end the deadly habit of texting while driving.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has called texting while driving a "national epidemic." AT&T's "It Can Wait" campaign seeks to educate the public about the dangers of texting while driving, and to encourage Americans to remember that no text is worth a life. The campaign is especially focused on teenagers, who are most likely to text behind the wheel. According to a recent survey commissioned by AT&T as part of the campaign, while 97 percent of teens know texting while driving is dangerous, 43 percent of them admit to sending a text while driving, and 75 percent say their friends text and drive.
But it's not just teens who are texting while driving – their parents are doing it too. While almost nine in ten teenagers report that their parents are good role models against texting while driving, they also note that they see the "hypocrisy" in adults between warning against texting while driving and then texting while they're on the road. These alarming statistics underscore the need to create a nation where texting while driving is as socially unacceptable as drunk driving—and to make sure both teens and adults are getting the message.
That's why the NOYS Coalition is glad to see that AT&T, its employees, and supporters of the no-texting-while-driving movement are urging Americans to pledge to not text while driving, and is holding events nationwide on September 19 to punctuate those efforts. NOYS encourages everyone to take a moment to visit www.itcanwait.com to take the pledge, and then share your promise with others via Twitter (#itcanwait) and Facebook.
The NOYS Coalition is always looking for new ways to make our roads safer, to eliminate dangerous practices behind the wheel and to set a good example for children and young adults in our communities. Together, we can work toward ending the practice of texting while driving, and help all Americans realize that no text is worth dying for.
About National Organizations for Youth Safety
National Organizations for Youth Safety® (NOYS) is a coalition of national organizations and federal agencies who serve youth and focus on youth safety and health. Through this coalition, NOYS influences more than 80 million young people and their adult advisors. The mission of NOYS is to promote youth empowerment and leadership, and build partnerships that save lives, prevent injuries, and enhance safe and healthy lifestyles among all youth.


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Although the assassin remains at large (three alleged accomplices were arrested last week), the March 10 killing appears to be part of the fierce battle raging between debtors and creditors in Thailand, a country drowning in bad debt. I think Mr. Wansley probably discovered something, says Banthoon Lamsam, president of the Thai Bankers' Association, who notes that debtors sometimes resort to hiding assets or squirreling away funds that should remain within a company. When it comes to sharing a smaller cake, things can get very emotional.
What happened to Thailand's recovery? For months, analysts have been predicting that Thailand would be the first Asian country to pull out of the region-wide financial crisis, just as it had been the first to crumble. The government of Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai has been diligently following the prescriptions of the International Monetary Fund and has succeeded in stabilizing the currency, bringing down interest rates and increasing the current account surplus. But there is little good news on the horizon, and Wansley's killing only adds to the gloom. The economy shrank 8% in 1998, and many analysts expect further contraction this year. Nearly half of all loans are now non-performing, and bankruptcies are on the rise. Says former Finance Minister Virabongsa Ramangkura: Our country could be headed into deeper recession.
Is the government to blame? Critics say Bangkok is obsessed with financial-sector reform, ignoring the decimation of the population's spending power. Instead of closing down companies that can't service their debt, critics charge, the government should be spending on public works programs, putting money in people's pockets and allowing businesses to recover and start repaying their obligations. Chuan's government is aware of the problem: last week it gave final approval to a $1.45 billion stimulus package from Japan's Miyazawa fund and the World Bank. But that won't go nearly far enough, says Senator Sawat Horungroeng. The government should put at least another 300 billion to 400 billion baht [$8 billion to $10.6 billion] into the economy, he says, adding that the funds could come from Thailand's banks, which are sitting on more than $80 billion in deposits. That would lead to more jobs and more spending power.
Thailand's economic data paint a dismal picture--almost two years after the collapse of the baht triggered a region-wide recession. Exports have remained flat, despite the currency's massive depreciation against the dollar, and so has domestic demand. With 46% of loans categorized as non-performing and half of manufacturing capacity going unused, prospects are slim for fresh investment in pretty much any industry. An estimated 3 million Thais are now out of work--9.4% of the work force--and there is not enough land to go around in the drought-stricken countryside. The government predicts economic growth of 1% this year, though many independent economists are skeptical. If we can get minus 2% or minus 3% this year, that will be good, says Graham Catterwell, former managing director of Deutsche Morgan Grenfell in Bangkok.
�Amid all of the economic gloom, there was at least some good news earlier this month when Thailand's Senate--after more than a year of deliberation--passed laws on bankruptcy and mortgage foreclosure. On paper, at least, the legislation will allow banks to move more quickly against debtors, while reducing defendants' ability to drag out proceedings through appeals. The legislation represents a major victory for the Chuan government, which came to power in November 1997 on promises of economic reform. Now we can go into high gear in clearing up bad debts in the Thai banking system, declared a jubilant Minister of Finance Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda.
But Thailand's smaller debtors fear the laws will be used to crush viable businesses. Consider Thanin Asawaphiset, 52, a jewelry manufacturer who employed 100 people before the crisis. As exports declined in 1996, he was enticed by the now-defunct Mahanakon Bank to take out a mortgage and buy a seven-story building in downtown Bangkok. Now Thanin's debt exceeds $500,000 and he is stuck with a building no one wants to buy. The creditors are closing in, eyeing not only the building, but also his jewelry workshop (which now employs just 14 staff) and his home. Thanin has adapted his production to new market conditions and is doing a brisk trade in cheap, copper-based jewelry. He says profit margins are close to 100%, and he is ready to take on more staff and start exporting again--if only the banks would give him six or seven months' breathing room. It was my own folly to buy that building, he concedes, but I am angry with the banks for not giving me another chance. I have been a good customer for 30 years.
Over the long term, Thailand needs to reinvent how it does business. Even when the financial system finally returns to health, the country will probably never again achieve the rapid growth rates of the past two decades. But Bangkok has been slow to develop strategies other than trying to revive exports and foreign investment--which critics say simply isn't enough. If Thailand insists on following the old model, it will be in a losing position, warns development economist Kamal Malhotra, co-director of Focus on the Global South, an independent Bangkok think tank. It can no longer compete with China, Vietnam and India in labor-intensive industries. Moreover, Thailand's education system has failed to produce a work force that can compete in high-tech industries with the likes of South Korea or Taiwan. As of 1997, only 17% of Thais had graduated from high school, and drop-out rates have been increasing. Thailand has 260 engineers per 1 million people, compared with 2,500 in Korea. Even government economists concede that the country's whole development strategy needs a rethink. We have to look at what our strengths are, says Kobsak Chutikul, director-general of economic affairs at Thailand's Foreign Ministry. We'll have to go back to the farms, modernize the agricultural sector and develop tourism. We're not going to be a Germany, but we might be a Spain.
Thailand's major bright spot: serious social unrest appears unlikely any time soon. The country has no history of ethnic conflict, and popular pressure for political reform--a key element in the recent disturbances in Indonesia and Malaysia--has eased since the democratization process got under way before the economic crisis hit. The Kingdom is also fortunate to be among only five countries in the world that are net exporters of food, which has helped hold down the price of staples. At the psychological level, the boom of the mid-'90s was brief enough to prevent Thais from becoming hooked on luxuries. It was only a short period when we felt we were seriously wealthy, says Korn Chatikavanji, president of Jardine Fleming Thanakom Securities in Bangkok. For most people the adjustment back is not a big deal.
Many Thais believe their traditional culture will help preserve harmony, even as economic hardship increases the potential for conflict. Says Kobsak: Thai people seem to accept their fate--a kind of Buddhist position that you can't blame anyone else for your own karma. Still, as the tragic fate of Michael Wansley illustrates, there can be exceptions.
With reporting by Kim Gooi/Bangkok


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East Greenland iceberg photos by Anne Jennings and L. Mikie Smith (Univ. of Colorado)
As a marine sedimentologist, I generally focus on sand and mud as opposed to rocks, and I deal with the relatively recent part of Earth history, i.e., the last 150,000 years, including timescales as short as a tidal cycle, a 2-day storm, or the month-long spring freshet of a river. I study the sources, transport and deposition of Quaternary sediments in coastal and deep marine environments. In coastal and shelf settings, one facet of this work constrains regional relative sea-level change. I also try to estimate the stability of the present sediment deposits and landforms. For example, are coastal dunes growing, shrinking or staying the same, and why?
One tool for tracing materials back to a geological source involves analyzing the geochemical and isotopic signatures of the materials. I have analyzed geochemical sediment tracers (radiogenic isotopes and trace element abundances) to track the provenance of sediments eroded and transported by the Laurentide Ice Sheet. These sediments were deposited in the Labrador Sea during the last ice age (Farmer et al., 2003; Benson et al. 2003). In addition to using this technique for sedimentological and paleoenvironmental questions, I am collaborating with archaeology students and faculty to discern the geochemical provenance of cultural artifacts such as potsherds and carved softstone.
Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
Past work has included detailed radiocarbon dating of marine shells from the Hudson Bay region of northeast Canada, aimed at improving our ability to date events in that region (cf. marine reservoir correction database, UW; Barber et al., 1999).
In my lab at Bryn Mawr, my students and I have worked on deep-sea cores by analyzing lithologic parameters such as grain-size, pebble abundance, organic carbon and calcium carbonate concentrations. In collaboration with Prof. Jim Wright at Rutgers University, we also have measured stable oxygen and carbon isotopic compositions of foraminifera shells separated from the core sediments (see Barber and Kraft, 2003 abstract). At the spring 2004 Joint Assembly of the American and Canadian Geophysical Unions in Montreal, I proposed, invited speakers and co-convened a theme session comprising a day and a half of talks and posters focused on the impact of ice-sheet surges and drainage events on the ocean's thermohaline circulation and climate. The broad impetus for these paleooceanographic studies is to help understand the glacial and oceanographic influences that contributed to abrupt global climate changes during the last 30,000 years; especially concerning the 8ka cold event (see 2004 GSA abstract). You can download a .pdf file to view slides from a talk I gave at the Earth System Processes 2 meeting on asynchronous ice discharges to the Labrador Sea during the last ice age. Ultimately, the inferences from this type of research relates to our expectations and predictions regarding the possibility of abrupt climate change in the future.


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The strong run which carried Australian shares into the new year began to fade as investors locked in profits.
The SPI futures index had predicted that the market would rise on Monday, but the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index failed to hold on to early gains, shedding 6.5 points or 0.14 per cent to 4717.3.
The losses came despite strong leads from overseas and a further bounce in the iron ore price on Friday night. Solid United States economic data on Friday drove the S&P 500 Index 0.5 per cent higher to a five-year high, while Chinese-landed seaborne iron ore gained 2.3 per cent to a fresh 14-month peak of $US153.30 a tonne.
"The underlying iron ore price continues to march higher so that really points to strength rather than weakness," Morgan Stanley Wealth Management vice-president Shannon Briggs said.
"Fund managers are returning from holiday and there may be a bit of profit-taking after a strong run throughout the break. The last leg of the rally didn't demonstrate too much conviction with the low volumes."
Telcos and mining stocks led the way down on Monday, while the consumer staples and consumer discretionary sectors lent some support to the index.
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Gold stocks were lower, with the All Ordinaries Gold Index shedding 1.7 per cent following a 0.5 per cent fall in gold price to $US16655.65 an ounce ahead of Monday's open. The gold sector has dropped 5.1 per cent in the last two trading days.
However the recovery in the iron ore price has been the major driver of the 7.5 per cent rally for the S&P/ASX 200 since October. Iron ore's 47 per cent bounce over that period catalysed a rebound in a resources sector that had crashed to three-year lows in July 2012.
Professional investors have suggested that sustained strength in commodity prices – particularly iron ore – is necessary if the market is going to continue its rally, with valuations on high-yield stocks looking stretched after a re-rating over the past 12-18 months.
Dividend-paying stocks like
"With limited growth we think CBA's valuation metrics are now stretched,' UBS analyst Jonathan Mott said in a research note. He Citing its lofty valuation, Mr Mott downgraded CBA shares to "sell".
"There's been a bit of an impact from rate cuts starting to hit the market and it does seem the banks and defensives continue to rise so some fund managers might be taking profits there," Mr Briggs said.
The decline in interest rates is tipped to be a key driver of sharemarket returns in 2013 as alternative investments like term deposits become less attractive and the large allocation to cash investments unwinds.
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Editor's note: This commentary is an open letter to the management of Sodexo written by the Vermont Fair Food Campaign. Concerned students, faculty and Burlington residents are gathering petitions signatures, which will be delivered along with this letter, to the general management of Sodexo at UVM in November.
UVM students, faculty/staff, community groups, labor unions, and Burlington residents are angry about Sodexo's exploitative practices toward its workers, and have joined together with the Vermont Fair Food Campaign and Students Stand Up! to address this unacceptable conduct.
Not only do a majority of Sodexo employees make unlivable wages (anything less than $12.48/hour, according to the Vermont State Legislature), now this multi-billion-dollar corporation is trying to cut benefits for its employees too.
Sodexo claims it's being forced to cut employees' health care, retirement, life insurance, sick leave and vacation time because of the Affordable Healthcare Act. This is completely untrue. Nothing in the new health care law requires any company to stop providing benefits to workers. Sodexo says they're "redefining" what it means to be "full time" in accordance with the ACA, but the decision to cut benefits is theirs and theirs alone. Sodexo has the ability and the money to continue providing benefits to all employees who currently have them. Sodexo has said it's taking away employees' benefits in order to maintain "market competitiveness" — a ridiculous notion considering that Sodexo is the second-largest food service corporation in the world and will make $12.3 billion in profits this year.
Sodexo thinks a small pay increase can make up for everything they're taking away from its workers — but tell that to the dining hall veteran who stands to lose retirement after 20 years with the company, or to the working parent who will have to lose a day of pay in order to stay home with a sick child.
We believe that all people (especially those who make and handle food for a living) should have paid sick days. These proposed cutbacks will mean that Sodexo workers who currently have paid sick days will lose them. It will also strip workers of their vacation time, retirement benefits and other necessities they and their families depend on.
Sodexo thinks a small pay increase can make up for everything they're taking away from its workers — but tell that to the dining hall veteran who stands to lose retirement after 20 years with the company, or to the working parent who will have to lose a day of pay in order to stay home with a sick child.
Sodexo employees have been told by management that they're not allowed to talk about these cuts and aren't even allowed to accept outside literature informing them of their rights! Dining hall managers have even gone so far as to confiscate literature from employees because it contradicted management. Not only are these gross violations of workers' dignity, they are violations of federal law under the National Labor Relations Act.
Most laughably, Sodexo claims that it "cares about" and is "deeply committed" to its employees. Being committed to employees is NOT paying them poverty wages. Being committed to employees is NOT taking away retirement from people who have worked for you for 10, 15, 20 years (or longer). Caring about employees is NOT denying them health care. Caring about employees is NOT stripping them of sick leave and vacation time. And caring about employees is CERTAINLY NOT silencing them or denying their freedom of speech.
We stand in solidarity with the hard-working employees of Sodexo in opposing these cuts and demand that Sodexo management immediately:
- Reverse its unnecessary cutback policy and continue to provide benefits to employees who currently receive them;
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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – In the chaos of combat, Marines in Afghanistan constantly communicate with their commanders to receive lifesaving support.
To organize the ebb and flow of information coming in, Marines operate from a Combat Operations Center. Marines at each level of the COC direct information to the coalition forces who control all the units in their area of operations.
Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) began a Mission Rehearsal Exercise Dec. 5, to perfect this vital role before they deploy to Afghanistan during early 2012.
Marines in the field periodically send status reports and any significant actions to their COC. If the troops need any support, such as explosive ordnance disposal to neutralize an improvised explosive device, the Marines in the COC will relay the information to a nearby EOD team who can eliminate the threat.
"If the Marines need any gear or support, we can give them any assets needed for mission accomplishment," said Cpl. Steven E. Relea, a watch clerk with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, 1st Marine Logistics Group. He added that the Marines in his part of the COC create combat logistics patrols, send them out and organize them in combat operations.
If a mistake is made in communicating and coordinating support, lives could be lost.
"The primary goal of the COC is to be the collection hub of information that allows for situational awareness in planning, a crisis response hub while the Marines are outside the wire and a collection point of information upon return," said Master Gunnery Sgt. Martin L. Trujillo, operations chief, I MEF (Fwd) "It's a critical necessity. Not only is it life saving, but assists all Marines in preparing for operations."
The COC's staff needs to be vigilant, just like troops in the field, because at any time they may need to relay information.
"The MRX must contain subordinate cells from the major subordinate units to allow for an information flow which teaches the higher and supporting staffs to work together in concert to achieve both a common understanding and operational picture," said Trujillo.
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"This is great for the Marines deploying," said Relea."Mastering these skills now will save lives in Afghanistan."
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Hreggan Krakfist is a orc holy strider. One of Orgrimmar's few orc holy striders, Hreggan is charged with the important task of mapping Kalimdor and its surrounding islands. He looks for new settlement sites, charts the monsters or Alliance forces in the area, and makes sure Thrall's maps are correct. He returns to Orgrimmar every year and has a 3-day meeting alone with his leader to report his findings. Once he charts the entirety of Kalimdor, Thrall plans on sending him to chart Northrend to learn of the Lich King 's activities.[1]
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Modelling Spikes with Mixtures of Factor Analysers
Identifying the action potentials of individual neurons from extracellular recordings, known as spike sorting, is a challenging problem. We consider the spike sorting problem using a generative model, mixtures of factor analysers, which concurrently performs clustering and feature extraction. The most important advantage of this method is that it quantifies the certainty with which the spikes are classified. This can be used as a means for evaluating the quality of clustering and therefore spike isolation. Using this method, nearly simultaneously occurring spikes can also be modelled which is a hard task for many of the spike sorting methods. Furthermore, modelling the data with a generative model allows us to generate simulated data.
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You need to setup a cluster with fencing, which will let you then use
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dlm. This will allow for the same LVs to be seen and used across cluster
Then you will simply add the VMs as resources to rgmanager, which uses
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I'm guessing that you are using RHEL 6, so this may not map perfectly,
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The main differences are; Corosync instead of OpenAIS (changes nothing,
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It's fine... I don't mind it.... just not to the extent of people asking you guys to GET A ROOM... hahaha
I get nervous about public display of affection because I'm gay.
Even holding hands gives me a little anxiety, but I do it anyway,
because frankly, hand-holding is not a big deal.
But I could do without the looks from passing mothers.
But to answer the topic:
Moderations of kissing, when in public, is acceptable.
That's just common courtesy/manners.
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The casual or friendly one is ok. A sweet kiss is fine, too.
As long as they're not too intimate or making out :|
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Yeah but only to a certain point, I mean like when i walk threw the hallways at school i see couple give a peck then go to class but theres always that one making out in the hallway and Im like get a room! lol
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Sure, why not.
For me, no. I find it rather disturbing when I see two random people kissing in front of everyone.
I have no issues with a kiss on the cheek, kiss on the lips, even a short french kiss in public. - although I try not to french kiss, since it is awkward and definitely a more intimate moment and I don't want to share that with spectators. Besides, my husband isn't much into public displays of affection - he doesn't really even like holding hands that much.
As for seeing people make out, it doesn't really "bother" me - I am not gonna stop and stare with my mouth all agape. I do think there is a time and place for everything though - and I don't think it is very respectful of yourself or others to make out/ have sex in public. And of course if I see the person later and actually have to interact with them, I probably won't have any respect for them with the mental image of someone's tongue rammed down their throat, or the roving hands, or missing clothing (depending on far they had gotten).
Oh well, in the grand scheme of things, it isn't killing anyone though.
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I'd say yes, it's okay. A quick kiss is fine, but if I see a couple making out, I look away because it's awkward otherwise. However, huge problem/pet peeve with couples making out right in the center of the aisles at the grocery store. Stop blocking the damned aisles, and get a room.
The world owes you nothing. If you want something, work hard for it.
I view kissing in public like I do cussing in public.
If it happens on impulse without trying to show off or be cool, then it's acceptable.
If its something quick like a hello, or a goodbye I suppose its fine... definetly not going up and making out with someone or kissing a complete stranger lol I imagine they have to have some sort of relation ship, and i dont mean relation ship like brother or sister.. or your mom and dad... or maybe even grandparents lol those are off limits in public pretty much
I live for cute things.
A peck is ok, just as long as they're not totally sucking face.
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it depends on the kind of kiss...
a kiss on the check or a soft kiss on the lips is fine i would say
but i don't wanna see any tongue or hear any noises!
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yes as long as your not slobbering over each others face or constantly kissing each other in front of me in a bus.
Truthfully any type of couples kissing really bothers me, I get super uncomfortable and it makes the whole atmosphere awkward
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Well, it bothers me a little to see couples kiss but that's just how it is...although making out in public is so weird and wrong. XD
It all started here...
It is, to an extent.
But, I don't want to walk down the street&see people having fricking sex or making out.
Keep that crap for home;
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Even though we're about to go into full-on iPhone event coverage, it doesn't mean we can't remind you of upcoming Apple events. For those of you who like nothing more than poring over financial information, you'll soon get your chance once again: Apple is holding its quarterly financial conference call for the second quarter of 2010 on April 20, 2010 at 2 p.m. Pacific, 5 p.m. Eastern.
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