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SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - Dining at top-notch restaurants just got more meaningful with a charity drive that hopes to turn gourmet meals across Asia into food for children in one of the world's poorest nations, East Timor.
More than 50 restaurants across Asia will donate 15 percent of their proceeds from special menus or promotions during August to the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) in East Timor as part of an initiative with regional food guide, the Miele Guide.
"I feel that in Asia, it's very easy to forget the fact that there are about 600 million people going to bed hungry each night," the WFP's Cynthia Jones said.
East Timor, which was invaded by Indonesia in 1975, has suffered from widespread food shortages and civil unrest since gaining full independence in 2002. According to U.N. figures, it faces one of the highest malnutrition and mortality rates among children aged below 5 years in Asia.
Participating restaurants include Iggy's in Singapore, ranked one of the world's top 50 restaurants, Japan's Hanasanshou and Hong Kong's Nobu. Jones said the WFP aimed to raise $200,000 during the month, which could feed around 11,000 children in East Timor for three months.
"This program will hopefully work well because it gives people the excuse to go back to great restaurants, to feel less guilty about spending freely and eating well," said Aun Koh, director of Ate Media, the Singapore-based firm which publishes the Miele Guide.
Koh said August is usually a difficult month for restaurants across Asia because holidays and festivals mean people do not eat out as often, so the initiative also aims to revive business, especially during these tough economic times.
Koh, who was once a journalist trailing East Timor's first president Xanana Gusmao, hopes to turn the initiative into an annual event. The WFP hopes it won't be needed for ever.
"We are filling a gap in government capacity at this stage of the game. Our intent is to build the government capacity so we can then phase out and governments can take over," Jones said.
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In every community around the world there are different opinions about who is "really masculine." And globally, boys and men hurt themselves and each other and die younger than girls and women. Many scholars and activists think that trying to live up to masculine ideals contributes to these patterns. But which ideals? Where? Using media, research and active exploration, this class examines masculinity: what is it, who has it, what are the consequences? How are the answers different in different communities? In our own lives?
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Yesterday, I had the opportunity to talk at the Connecticut Legal Conference about employment law issues. My talk focused on free speech rights in the workplace — a topic I've covered well in some prior posts here and here, for example. One of the other topics of our discussion was the Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: class action
Opt In or Opt Out or Both? Collective and Class Actions in Wage & Hour CasesPosted in Class Actions, Highlight, Litigation, Wage & Hour
A limo driver believes that he should be paid overtime. He brings a lawsuit on both state and federal wage & hour laws. But he believes that other similarly situated drivers should also be part of his lawsuit. How does that happen? Well, he asks the court to represent all the other drivers as well…. Continue Reading
Law Tribune's Editorial on "Downright Coercive" Employment Arbitration Clauses Is Off-BasePosted in Class Actions, Highlight, Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Litigation
It's hard to read the Connecticut Law Tribune's Editorial this week on "The Problem of Workplace Arbitration Clauses" with a straight face. It is dripping with sarcasm, filled with sweeping generalities, and reserves its greatest enmity for employers and the lawyers that represent them. If the editorial is to be believed, employers and their lawyers apparently routinely use "deceptive"… Continue Reading
Summer Fun: Hot Dogs or Wage & Hour Issues for Unpaid Interns?Posted in Class Actions, Highlight, Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Wage & Hour
While the temperatures this morning didn't feel much like summer, the season is upon us. And be honest — when you think of summer do you think a) hot dogs or b) wage & hour issues for interns? If you answered b), you probably need some help. Which is why my colleague Jarad Lucan has drafted this timely… Continue Reading
"D.R. Horton" Ruling by NLRB Gets Overturned; Mandatory Arbitration Agreements Are Alive (and Well?)Posted in Class Actions, Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Labor Law & NLRB, Litigation
In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (which does not include Connecticut) held on Tuesday that the NLRB erred in disallowing an employer's mandatory arbitration agreement that waived the rights of employees to participate in class actions. The decision in D.R. Horton v. NLRB (download here from Bloomberg Law) has… Continue Reading
History Repeating Itself? $160M Settlement in Race Discrimination Brokerage CasePosted in Class Actions, Discrimination & Harassment, Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Litigation
For those of us that have been practicing for a while, it had seemed that the days of the big settlements for race discrimination cases were behind us. After all, when the Coca-Cola and Texaco settlements were announced back in the late 1990s and 2000, many companies took notice. But the news today is a… Continue Reading
Collective/Class Action Waivers & Arbitration Clauses: Why Employers Should CarePosted in Highlight, Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Litigation, Wage & Hour
Continuing my series of posts this week on recent Second Circuit FLSA cases, today I'll talk about class action waivers and arbitration clauses. If that last clause is just legalese to you, let me try to walk you through it and why employers should care deeply about it. As I've covered in prior posts, wage… Continue Reading
Offers of Judgment in FLSA Collective Actions: Another Tool for Wage & Hour ClaimsPosted in Class Actions, Highlight, Litigation, Wage & Hour
Last week, while most of us were focused on the events in Boston, the U.S. Supreme Court came down with a notable decision last week involving a wage & hour class action (it's actually called a "collective" action, but for the non-lawyers out there, just think of it as a class action) and what should… Continue Reading
The Beginning of the End for Wage & Hour Class Actions Through Arbitration Agreements? Second Circuit Sets StagePosted in Class Actions, Discrimination & Harassment, Highlight, Litigation, Wage & Hour
Suppose you have your employees' sign agreements to arbitrate all of their employment disputes. (I've talked about arbitration agreements in many posts before.) Can you have an arbitration agreement that says that an employee is precluded from bringing a Title VII (race or gender discrimination) class action claim in Court? Employees have argued that because most arbitration agreements… Continue Reading
Should You Care That Supreme Court Will Rule on Offers Of Judgment in Wage Cases?Posted in Class Actions, Litigation, Wage & Hour
I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Not all employment law cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court matter are of equal significance and importance to employers. What? How can that be, you say? It's the SUPREME COURT! Isn't everything that they say important? Well, sort of. The truth is that sometimes… Continue Reading
Five Things To Know About Paid Sick Leave, NLRB and Other New DevelopmentsPosted in Highlight, Laws and Regulations, Legislative Developments, Social Media, Wage & Hour
At yesterday's labor & employment law seminar, we had both Heidi Lane, a Prinicipal Attorney with the Connecticut Department of Labor, and Jonathan Kreisberg, Regional Director of the NLRB's Hartford Office, speak to attendees about the latest developments under both Connecticut and federal law. But for those who couldn't make it, here are five notable things they discussed: 1)… Continue Reading
Guest Post: NLRB Acting General Counsel Addresses At-Will Disclaimers and More at CBA Annual MeetingPosted in Class Actions, Highlight, Labor Law & NLRB, Social Media
On Monday, the Connecticut Bar Association held its annual meeting. Lots of labor and employment law topics were covered, some of which I missed. I've asked one of my bar colleagues, Rita Trivedi — who will be a Teaching Program Fellow at Columbia Law School in the fall — to share her insights on the… Continue Reading
Class Action Waiver For Employment? Not So Fast, Says the NLRBPosted in Class Actions, Labor Law & NLRB
Last year, I talked a lot about a U.S. Supreme Court case that seemed to open the door for employers to use mandatory arbitration agreements that precluded employees from using class actions to sue their employers. But I noted at the time that this was a quickly shifting landscape. A few days ago, the NLRB… Continue Reading
The End of the Mega-Class Action Era?Posted in Class Actions, Litigation, Wage & Hour
In this week's Connecticut Law Tribune Labor & Employment Law Supplement, I penned a piece about the impact of the new U.S. Supreme Court cases from this past term. My conclusions? It is premature to announce the death of wage and hour class actions. But the cases suggest a different future for those types of… Continue Reading
Court: Class-wide Arbitration May Be Allowed, Even if Agreement Is SilentPosted in Class Actions, Human Resources (HR) Compliance
Earlier this month, the Second Circuit (Jock v. Sterling Jewelers, Inc.) affirmed an arbitrator's decision, concluding that the arbitrator's analysis should be upheld even if the District Court disagreed with the legal analysis. Such a decision is entitled to "substantial deference". The case rests on the principle that arbitrations are not going to be going… Continue Reading
Wal-Mart v. Dukes: What The Class-Action Decision Really Means for EmployersPosted in Class Actions, Discrimination & Harassment, Featured, Highlight, Litigation
Over the last 24 hours, there's been a lot written about the Supreme Court's decision yesterday in Wal-Mart Stores v. Dukes. Frankly, all of them are starting to say the same thing: The decision is going to hamper all class-action discrimination cases going forward. But that statement tends to simplify the decision a bit too… Continue Reading
BREAKING: Supreme Court Rejects Class Action Against Wal-MartPosted in Class Actions, Discrimination & Harassment, Litigation
Back in March, I reported on the likelihood of a victory for Wal-Mart in an important class action case up at the U.S. Supreme Court. This morning, the Supreme Court unanimously rejected the class action against the nation's largest employer, saying, in essence, that the women who were bringing the sex discrimination charges would have… Continue Reading
The Quickly Shifting Landscape of Class Actions and ArbtirationsPosted in Class Actions, Litigation, Wage & Hour
Now that the dust has settled a bit, it's time to look at the long-term impact of last month's Supreme Court decision in AT&T v. Concepcion for employment matters. (For a great analysis of the decision itself, see this SCOTUSblog post.) All the analysis that has been coming out seems to suggest that there are two main… Continue Reading
Are Some Employment Law Class Actions in Jeopardy? New Supreme Court Case Suggests PathPosted in Class Actions, Discrimination & Harassment, Litigation, Wage & Hour
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, yesterday held that the Federal Arbitration Act preempts state laws that discuss or limit arbitration agreements on the availability of class action arbitration procedures. The case, AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion (download here) isn't an employment law case (it concerns whether AT&T should have charged consumers sales tax on… Continue Reading
The Strong Pull of a "Day in Court"; Lessons Learned from Wal-Mart v. DukesPosted in Class Actions
Nearly everyone has chimed in over the oral argument in Wal-mart v. Dukes over the last 36 hours up at the Supreme Court. And nearly everyone seems to be predicting an outright victory to Wal-mart. Because we don't even have a decision yet, I'll leave it to others to prognosticate (read: guess) what will really… Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Wage & Hour Litigation; Protected Concerted Activity; Set-Off in Mass.; Prevailing Wage; I-9sPosted in Wage & Hour
With all the snow piling up, there's been a lot I've been meaning to get to but haven't. So, it's time to bring back the "Quick Hits" feature where I recap some of the employment law tidbits you might have missed recently. The Wage & Hour Litigation blog (a new employment law blog, so welcome),… Continue Reading
Breaking: U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Wal-Mart Class Action CasePosted in Litigation
The U.S. Supreme Court this morning agreed to hear Wal-Mart's appeal of a decision that granted certification to what would be the largest employment discrimination class action case ever heard in the United States. The SCOTUSBlog has the definitive wrapup here. The underlying case has raised allegations of sex discrimination by current and female workers… Continue Reading
Court Upholds Arbitration Agreement; Says Employee Can Waive FLSA Collective ActionsPosted in Class Actions, Litigation, Wage & Hour
Employers who have shunned using arbitration agreements for fear that they will be overturned, will want to take a look at a recent federal court decision that upheld an arbitration agreement that had provisions that some would consider very pro-employer. In Pomposi v. GameStop, Inc. (download here), the employer moved to dismiss a collective action… Continue Reading
Connecticut Supreme Court: Order Denying Class Certification in Minimum Wage Case Is Not Immediately AppealablePosted in Class Actions, Litigation, Wage & Hour
The Connecticut Supreme Court, in a decision released today, ruled today that an order denying class certification is not an appealable final judgment. The case, Palmer v. Friendly Ice Cream Corporation, gives employers and other defendants in class actions, an important arrow in their quiver of defending against class action cases. In Palmer, thirty-seven waiters or waitresses employed by Friendly's,… Continue Reading


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Worldwide Beach Behavior; Germans Like to Sunbathe in the Buff
Expedia's recent "Flip Flop Report" gives a break down of common habits of beach goers around the world. After surveying 8600 people, 46% took a beach vacation in the last 12 months, and 64% said they were "somewhat or very likely" to go on a sandy excursion in the next year.
When asked about comfort level around nude beach patrons, 23% said they were somewhat to very comfortable in that situation. 29% said they were to neutral to the nakedness, and 27% would prefer that others keep the goods covered up.
While 33% of people said they would never go topless or nude at the beach, most Germans are cool with it. 17% admitted to nude beach attendance, compared to 5% of Americans.
Fears that trouble Americans before hitting the seaside; are stolen possesions (54%), drowning/rip currents and sharks (each 16%), and jellyfish stings (10%).
Sharks are the main fear for those in Singapore (85%), and Malaysians are most afraid of drowning (42%)
In true Borat fashion, the speedo is most popular in France (91% think it's acceptable) and Italy (87% approve).
The rest of the details and full report can be found at this link: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/expedia-2013-flip-flop-report-examines-beachgoer-behavior-worldwide-germany-takes-top-honors-in-going-naked-on-the-beach-215801351.html


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Here's Stephen Amell as Green Arrow in the CW Network Pilot "Arrow"
Brooding. Atmospheric. I hope the pilot episode is more lighthearted than this. One of Oliver Queen's charms (maybe his only one) is his devil-may-care willingness to do almost anything… Usually just for the thrill and fun of it. Also wish Green Lantern hadn't come along and screwed the pooch for the name of this series… As Arrow doesn't really do anything for me. But that's an extremely small gripe.


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Ireland's location amidst the warm Gulf Stream means that Limerick experiences a mild climate. In winter, temperatures rarely fall below freezing, and in the summer temperatures are conducive to swimming. Warmest months are July and August, with average highs in the seventies and lows in the fifties. In winter, the average high is 52 during the coldest months of December, January and February. Lows stay near freezing during this time.
Ireland is famous as a lush, green land, which results from the country's steady rainfall. Average monthly rainfall remains above two inches year-round, and achieves an annual high of around 4 inches in December and January. Locals will tell you, however, that the rain falls mostly at night, and even during the winter the sun shines an average of two out of every three days. Nevertheless, make sure you pack a waterproof shell and boots, as you are sure to encounter some rain during your stay.
Because of Ireland's latitude, days are nine hours long in the winter, and stretch to seventeen hours long during the summer, when the sun shines from 5am to 10pm.


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Parliament - SA Airways remains constrained by a weak balance sheet and needs a capital injection from government to thrive, airline executives told MPs on Wednesday.
Briefing Parliament's select committee on labour and public enterprises, SAA CEO Monwabisi Kalawe said he remained confident the airline's long-term turnaround strategy would yield results by 2018.
"Somewhere between year four and year five, the business should either break even or show a small profit," Kalawe said.
MPs grilled him on the continuing bailouts by government, which have seen the airline severely criticised. Kalawe explained the bailouts were in the form of government guarantees which allowed the state carrier to borrow from banks.
"Against those loans we pay heavy interest."
This was setting the airline back even more.
"When SAA was taken out of Transnet, it is our view... that the balance sheet was undercapitalised," he told MPs.
He insisted the call for a capital injection was not as a result of poor management by the current board and executive management.
"We inherited a business with a balance sheet that was not properly capitalised. All we are asking for is give us a fair start, shareholders," Kalawe said.
He could not publicly say exactly how much they were asking for.
"I'm not able to give you ratios or numbers because if I do that, I will compromise the confidential conversations that are taking place between DPE (department of public enterprises), our shareholder, and National Treasury," he said.
DPE deputy director general Kgomotso Modise confirmed her department was in talks with Treasury to ask for the capital boost and said the numbers were currently being "worked out".
SAA chairwoman Dudu Myeni threw her weight behind the airline's request for a capital boost.
"The issue of being bailed out all the time, every year, is not something that augurs well with the board... There must be an end to when we go to government with a hat," Myeni said.
The lack of a capital injection meant the airline would continue to make losses on specifically international routes, where older "gas guzzlers" aircraft were still being used. As a result of the weak balance sheet new wide-body planes could only be delivered by 2018.
The fuel price, a volatile exchange rate, and loss-making routes were some of the issues blamed for the over R900 million loss the airline made last year.
The long-term turnaround strategy would include "aggressively" negotiating fuel costs, closing loss-making routes or reviewing them, and improving sustainability.
The South Africa to Kigali route had already been closed, and flights to Buenos Aires were to be withdrawn.
The loss-making Johannesburg to Beijing route would remain open, as government saw it as a key route for maintaining relations with China.
Myeni confirmed that SAA would most likely open up flights between Durban and Cape Town.
"We made a mistake by just closing the route altogether. We probably should have... looked at the frequencies... maybe, Monday, Thursday and Friday, instead of seven days a week."


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Opening today, The Avengers marks the unofficial beginning of the summer movie season. A sequel of sorts to several others set in the Marvel universe, the blockbuster-to-be is one of the most highly-anticipated films this year1.
In part, that can be chalked up to the success of the previous flicks. But it's also receiving mostly favorable reviews and involves a well-regarded cast and crew. Behind the scenes, there's the creative mind of director and geek god Joss Whedon, and in front of the camera, the leading actors boast multiple Academy Award nominations between them.
Perhaps above all, why our appetite for superhero movies borders on insatiable is because audiences simply enjoy the basic premise of the story: a ragtag group of dysfunctional good guys overcome their differences and combine forces in order to defeat evil.
For a program as accomplished and talent-rich as Ohio State, Scarlet and Gray fans certainly understand the excitement moviegoers are feeling. Looking to avenge the demons of last season, the football team will have to band together to defend Planet Buckeye.
An expert game planner with an intensity that commands respect, Urban Meyer can handle clashing egos and provoke his players into maximizing their potential.
And just as S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury recruited Iron Man, Thor, The Hulk, Hawkeye, Black Widow, and Captain America to save Earth2, Urban has taken charge of this squad, which consists of key players who will help Ohio State return to its winning ways.
With a larger-than-life personality, Tony Stark, a.k.a. Iron Man, takes over any room he enters. He is also limited by a piece of shrapnel embedded near his heart, which requires him to wear a chest plate to stay alive.
Johnathan "Big Hank" Hankins knows a thing or two about drawing attention. When he first stepped foot on campus, the 6'4" defensive tackle weighed more than 350 pounds. Quick for his size and more athletic than he appeared, Hankins earned playing time during his freshman season and recorded 16 tackles, including a sack and 1.5 TFL.
A year later, he was 15 pounds lighter and had improved his conditioning so much that he went from playing about 15 snaps a game to 60. As a result, Big Hank totaled 67 tackles, 11 of which were for a loss, and three sacks. He notched a fumble recovery as well.
Now, after shedding another 15 pounds, Hankins is supposed to have a monster junior season. He is currently projected as a 2013 first-round draft pick, but if he's hindered at all, it will probably be due his knee. He had to wear a brace around it towards the end of his sophomore season and after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery a couple of weeks ago, he was forced to sit out of Ohio State's spring game.
Big Hank's partner-in-dominance on the defensive line is John Simon. Although he lacks the flowing golden locks of Thor3, he can seemingly match the son of Odin's otherworldly strength. Similarly, you wouldn't want to infuriate Simon's father.
A man of action more than a man of words, Simon so impressed Urban that the coach called him "Tebowish", comparing him to one of his former players who others have deified.
He ended last season with a team-high 16 TFLs and 7 sacks and for his senior year, expectations are even higher. Throughout the spring, he constantly disrupted the offense, and as a leader both on and off the field, the rest of his line will try to follow suit.
Early on in his freshman year, it became clear that people wouldn't like Ryan Shazier when he's angry. His bone-crushing hits on special teams soon translated to increased playing time on defense at the Will spot, where he started for the final three games of the season.
His 57 tackles included five TFLs and three sacks. He also came away with two forced fumbles and a blocked punt. Barring unforeseen circumstances, that should pale in comparison to the stats he puts up for the remainder of his career.
Once considered on the small size for a linebacker, the sophomore is now looking dangerously powerful. That's bad news for any opponents who set him off.
While not there quite yet, Buckeye fans are hoping Braxton Miller can one day claim the same excellent marksmanship of Hawkeye4. A dual-threat QB who led the team in rushing a season ago, Miller's passing game has steadily improved. On October 15th at Illinois, the freshman was a mere 1/4 for 17 yards. Over a month later, he went up against Michigan for 14/25 and a career-high 235 yards.
Miller finished his first year with his best completion rate, 78.3% (18/23), and threw two touchdowns versus zero interceptions in the Gator Bowl. Even though Meyer, an admittedly tough grader, only gave his accuracy a B or a C after the spring game, Miller still completed 24/31 for 258 yards.
As he's becoming more proficient as a quarterback, there's no change in Miller's demeanor, which remains stoically cool like Clint Barton.
In the world of Marvel, Hawkeye shares a connection with Black Widow just as a QB must do with his backfield. Black Widow, with a diverse skill set and an ability to elude men much bigger than herself, has a male football counterpart in Jordan Hall.
One of the few players Meyer has deemed worthy of being a playmaker, Hall is viewed as the closest match on the team to Percy Harvin, Urban's star utility man at Florida.
Hall is similarly versatile. A running back in name, the senior can also line up as a wideout and return kicks. In last year's one-dimensional offense, he managed to do all three, accounting for 408 yards on the ground, 114 receiving yards, and averaging 26.3 yards on kickoff returns.
In the new offense, the goal is to get Hall in open space so he can make guys miss.
Jake Stoneburner was also hamstrung by the conservative play-calling of yesteryear. Like Captain America, frozen in ice for a long time and now being put to use again, the tight end finally sees an opportunity for him to catch the ball on a consistent basis. A wide receiver in high school, Stoneburner has the capability to do so and offered a glimpse of that a season ago.
With seven touchdown receptions, he led the 2011 Buckeyes in that category. The problem was that he only hauled in a total of 14 catches all season and seemingly disappeared for stretches at a time. That should change now that the new coach has excavated Stoneburner; Meyer is ready to employ the tight end on his mission to keep Ohio State safe from the dangers that recently plagued them.
Of course, in a sport like football, there are more than a select few who must do their part. Superhero or not, the team has to unite in order to take down a common enemy, whether it's the Chitauri or the Wolverines. But with this crew leading the way, our Scarlet and Gray world is well-protected.
- 1 In case anyone is worried about spoilers, there will be none in this piece. The movie just came out and I didn't care to ruin specific plot points for myself or others.
- 2 I haven't read any of the comic books, so if get a detail or two wrong, please don't go too Comic Book Guy on me.
- 3 And as far as I know, John Simon does not work at Dawson's Garage.
- 4 Not Drew Tate.


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Dessert of the Week: Cookie Fundido at Matador Cantina
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Once Rockin' Taco Cantina with a not-so-rockin' reputation, the space that now holds Matador Cantina in downtown Fullerton has received a major overhaul after reopening earlier this year under new ownership. Following the staff's recommendation--many of whom came from Rockin' Taco Cantina--I tried the Cookie Fundido dessert.
Taking a cue from the BJ's Restaurant chain, Matador Cantina offers a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie served with a scoop of dulce de leche ice cream. Although it requires some extra wait time for this dessert, the cookie comes to your table still warm from the oven. It's served in a small dish and has a perfectly gooey center to complement its firm outer layer. The ice cream is sweet with a ribbon of dulce de leche sauce running through it. The dish is topped with two tortilla chips, an attempt to add a Mexican influence.
The food at Matador Cantina may not be as authentically Mexican as it tries to be, but the influence is there. A simple chocolate chip cookie has been turned into a dessert worthy of an upscale restaurant, and it matches its fundido ("melted") name with the hot and cold combination of cookie and ice cream.
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Students' sense of belonging can be an important factor in how well they do in school. But students have different conceptions of what it means to belong, with some students emphasizing the importance of interpersonal relationships and others emphasizing academic achievement or opportunity, according to a recent study of 6th-8th-graders in The Journal of Experimental Education.
"Beliefs about belongingness are complex and multidimensional," the researcher writes. "For some, belonging among friends compensated for the perceived deficits of the school, whereas for others, the school did not compensate for lack of friendships. Likewise, teachers' caring and concern may compensate for lack of friends and vice versa."
When students are starting a new school, it is important to understand students' expectations for the new school. Parents also need to involve students in the decision to change schools. "Students who anticipate a positive change in setting are more likely to feel that they belong if the experience is what they expected," the researcher writes. "In contrast, students who resist the change or who have a negative anticipatory goal for the change might be more likely to resist fitting in, especially if dire predictions are met."
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The Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival from the interns' point of view
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Blog posting written by Kacey Deamer, Journalism and Environmental Studies '13, FELFF Intern, Binghamton, NY
My family isn't real, it can't be. Parents happily married living with their daughter, son and dog in a brick-faced suburban home with nice landscaping out front and a small pool in the back. Every Sunday there's dinner at the grandparents' house, only two minutes away. Holidays are a family affair; uncles and aunts, cousins and second-cousins, and the occasional family friend all around one excessively long table.
This is my idea of a microtopia: a family as close to perfect as possible without going back into a black-and-white television screen. To me, this is a tiny piece of perfect harmony in the middle of a chaotic world. The image to the right is my dad and I at Yankee stadium, a trip we make as a family each summer. I'm smiling in that picture because I'm happy. It's not one of those fake smiles you force as you barely survive time with the parents. I am actually smiling. Because this is my microtopia.
To someone else, this is hell.
How do we define a word that is inherently a person's own construction rather than a socially accepted definition? We don't. We share our own ideas of microtopia and listen to other's. We start a conversation. That's what FLEFF is for, and that's what this blog is for. So I ask you: is my microtopia your perfection or your biggest fear? Why; what's your microtopia?
This was great, and possibly one of my favorite Microtopia definitions yet! You really hit the nail on the head about why a definition of Microtopia is so hard to place. It's different for everyone...
As for my microtopia? It's somewhat similar to yours - that 'moment' when you're smiling, when things are happy. Of course it may not be a 50's family that makes me feel this way, but I have to agree on the smiling.
Sarah - Thanks for sharing. I think smiling is definitely one of the signs of finding your microtopia.


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What are the important events that happened on January 11, 1995? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
January 11, 1995: Facts & Myths About This Day
January 11, 1995 is the 11th day of the year 1995 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 354 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is December 29, 1994 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 219,384 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called 'hendecagon' day.
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Capricorn is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Dog is the mythical animal and Wood is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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- 1995 –Josef Gingold, Russian-American violinist (b. 1909)
- 1995 –Lewis Nixon, U.S. Army officer (b. 1918)
- 1995 –Theodor Wisch, German general (SS) (b. 1907)
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and other CareGroup Inc. affiliates have agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit against the hospital chain alleging that workers were not paid for working through lunch breaks or beyond their scheduled shifts. The $8.5 million settlement, if given court approval, will cover as many as 9,000 current and former employees. The settlement includes payment to cover back wages for workers who claimed they were not paid overtime for working beyond their shift, or who worked through their lunch without pay.
June 9, 2010 Beth Israel Settles Overtime Lawsuit
June 9, 2010 Boston hospital group settles overtime lawsuit
June 9, 2010 Overtime lawsuit costs Beth Israel Deaconess and parent CareGroup $8.5 million
June 9, 2010 Overtime lawsuit costs Beth Israel Deaconess and parent CareGroup $8.5 million
June 9, 2010 Mass. hospitals agree to settle overtime lawsuit
June 9, 2010 Boston hospital group settles overtime lawsuit
June 9, 2010 Beth Israel parent OKs payout
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BIDMC Hospital Executives under the microscope after receiving large bonuses, hefty salaries and other major perks.
An investigative report by WCVB-TV Channel 5 reveals that several senior level executives at BIDMC were paid large bonuses, hefty salaries as well as stipends for cellular phones and parking in the same year that 70 BIDMC employees were laid off.
Nov. 25, 2009: Nonprofit Execs Pocket Large Salaries, Perks State Review Under Way
There couldn't be a worse time to increase
healthcare costs for BI employees and their families.
For many employees at Beth Israel Deaconess, it's a struggle to make ends meet this time of year. Now, hospital administration is hitting them with increased health insurance premiums of as much as 15% while asking them to accept decreases in coverage.
Last year, the administration cut their earned time off, retirement benefits and raises. They shouldn't have to spend more for their own healthcare.
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Superior court rules former Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center chief can proceed in court with her sexual discrimination lawsuit.
Dr. Carol Warfield, former anesthesiology chief at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, can proceed in court with her lawsuit. BIDMC had sought for her case to be heard by an arbitrator.
Warfield's suit alleges years of abusive and demeaning treatment by former surgery chief Josef Fischer and seeks millions of dollars in damages from Fischer, BIDMC, and CEO Paul Levy.
According to the Boston Globe, Warfield's attorney noted that "The reality is that Mr. Transparency has been trying to keep the lid on this case,'' and suggested the "open vetting'' of Warfield's case will produce evidence embarrassing to Levy and Beth Israel Deaconess.
This is an important victory for Massachusetts workers who confront discrimination or retaliation on the job.
July 28, 2009: Doctor can take Beth Israel to court: SJC says she has right to sue despite arbitration clause
June 4, 2009: Childhood Game of 'Tag' In Boston ED Changes to 'Assassin'
BI's ER staff engaged in a variation of the game of "tag" in which staff monitored each other in order to incentivize improving hand washing compliance and avoiding infection transmission prior to a federal review. Despite BI's focus on transparency and a blame-free culture, a few members of the staff, including nurses, physicians, and technicians, became "nervous" and asked to stop the game because in a time of layoffs "they felt that anything might come back and haunt them," according to ED chief Richard Wolfe.]]>
To ensure that Boston's working families are able to have secure lives, raise healthy children, and send them to college, our caregivers must have high quality jobs. Yet many Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center workers struggle to provide for their families.
A total of 1,367 Beth Israel workers and their dependents relied on tax payer funded health insurance in 2008, an increase of 17% since 2007. This cost Massachusetts taxpayers $1.8 million, a 50% increase from the prior year. This runs counter to statewide trends – the Massachusetts Taxpayer Federation recently found that private coverage accounts for nearly half of the newly insured since passage of health care reform.
As one of the largest employers in Boston, Beth Israel Deaconess should take a leadership role in offering jobs with dignity, fair living wages, affordable health insurance for caregivers and their children, and retirement security. It is not only low-wage workers who lack workplace rights and respect. Physicians and residents also deserve high quality jobs. Recently, a lawsuit was filed by a leading Boston physician accusing BIDMC and Paul Levy of gender discrimination and retaliation. In addition, an accreditation organization cited the hospital because resident surgeons were working 90 hours a week, in violation of national safety rules.
October 13, 2008: Valor and fear in surgeons
Dr. Steven Bergman examines why there have been violations of safety limits on the work hours of resident surgeons at BIDMC. Bergman believes resident surgeons may fear losing their place in "the pecking order" and be disrespected within the hospital hierarchy. Dr. Bergman states: "There have been reports of frequent violations of time restrictions, residents working more than 80 hours a week, or being off duty for less than the specified 10 hours at a time."
September 7, 2008: Beth Israel Cited for Resident Hours
The accreditation organization overseeing graduate medical education cited BIDMC for surgical residents working up to 90 hours a week, which violates national safety rules.
July 26, 2008: Doctor in Bias Suit Asked to Resign
Synopsis: A BIDMC doctor accused of a pattern of gender discrimination and retaliation whose conduct, according to the lawsuit, was defended by the CEO for years, resigns.
March 8, 2008: Physician Alleges Gender Bias against Beth Israel Hospital- Says She Faced Abuse, Demotion Synopsis: A leading Boston physician sues BIDMC and its CEO Paul Levy claiming that she was demoted in retaliation for bringing allegations of gender discrimination to light. Read the lawsuit
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September is the start of the meningitis peak season, so the charity is urging parents, students and teachers to be vigilant for signs of the illness and download its free phone app or request a symptoms card.
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According to E! Online's source, the deal between the Oscar nominee and the execs of the variety show 'literally just happened'.
Surviving from the lost in Oscars and the harsh criticism from Howard Stern, Gabourey Sidibe takes a step forward in her career by taking the hosting job on "Saturday Night Live". E! Online heard from a source that the deal is done to have the "Precious: Based on the Novel PUSH by Sapphire" star on the variety show.
However, her date is not yet revealed. The next three weeks' slots have been filled by Jennifer Lopez, Tina Fey and Ryan Phillippe respectively. This leaves April 24 slot empty and available for Sidibe. MGMT have been confirmed to be the musical act that episode. Meanwhile, Betty White was announced to be the host on May 8.
Gabourey Sidibe has a recurring role on Showtime's "The Big C" as Laura Linney's character's student. The series about cancer survivor will debut in August.


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Bemidji State's Menton takes first place at Wayne State golf tournament
WAYNE, Neb. -- Danny Menton fired a 3-under-par 141 (68-73) to earn medalist honors and guide the Bemidji State men's golf team to a second-place finish at the Wayne State Spring Invitational golf tournament Monday.
Nebraska-Kerney won the team title with a 36-hole total of 591, five strokes ahead of BSU and Minnesota State Mankato.
Menton led from start to finish, riding a tournament-best 4-under 68 on Sunday. The senior from Hutchinson, Minn., cruised to a six-stroke victory. He was the only golfer to finish the two-day event under par.
The Bemidji State women's team opened its spring season with a second-place finish.
Sophomores Maria Sloan and Rachel Wold tied for 12th place individually, posting matching scores of 181 to lead the Beavers.
BSU shot 737 over two days to finish 69 strokes off the pace set by Concordia-St. Paul.
Baseball drops two
BEMIDJI - The Bemidji State baseball team fell 3-0 and 8-2 to Minnesota Duluth in a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference doubleheader Sunday at the BSU baseball field.
The Beavers split the four-game series with the Bulldogs and moved to 12-10 overall with a 5-3 NSIC record.
BSU posted two hits in the first inning of Sunday's opener but could only muster two more hits the rest of the way. Logan Kalis gave BSU a chance on the mound, as he allowed just one hit until the top of the sixth inning. In the sixth frame Kalis and the Beavers were able to get two outs but a couple UMD hits and two BSU errors allowed the road team to score three unearned runs. Those miscues proved to be costly as the Beavers lost the game 3-0.
Kalis (2-3) allowed just three hits and struck out four.
The Bulldogs jumped on the Beavers in the nightcap, scoring two runs off three hits in the top of the first off BSU starter Miles Campbell.
UMD added three unearned runs in the fifth.
The Beavers used a four-hit sixth to cut the deficit to 5-2. Trevor Purvis got Bemidji State started with a lead-off double to right center. Kean Paxton banged a wind-guided single to center and Zach Braun doubled down the left field line. Paxton later scored on a Jaryd Marks ground out.
UMD got the two runs back in the top of the eighth off reliever Ryan Anderson.
The Beavers threatened in the bottom of the seventh, loading the bases with one out, but failed to get a run across and went into the ninth trailing 7-2. A home run by UMD in the ninth made the final 8-2.
Bemidji State managed seven hits in the nightcap, two of them by Purvis.
The Beavers continue their homestand Friday and Saturday with doubleheaders starting at noon against Upper Iowa.
Wayne sweeps softball team
WAYNE, Neb. - Courtney Anderson pitched a two-hit shutout through five innings in the second game of Sunday's doubleheader but the Bemidji State softball team fell 2-0 to Wayne State.
Wayne State also took the opener 6-1 to drop BSU to 7-20 overall and 0-10 in the NSIC. The Wildcats improved to 17-15 and 3-7.
Sunday's opener Kelsey Saralampi got the start on the BSU mound and went 6.2 innings. Saralampi gave up only three earned runs on seven hits through five innings before a series of errors in the field allowed three unearned runs to widen the gap to 6-1 in the bottom of the sixth inning.
In the upper sixth BSU scored its run on a bases-loaded walk to Nicole Dupay which scored Courtney Loegering.
Megan Beard had three hits to pace Bemidji State's offense.
Anderson and Wayne State pitcher Kelcie Bormann dominated the second game. Both pitchers were tossing shutouts until the bottom of the sixth when Wayne State scored two runs on a single and a home run.
Anderson went six innings for the Beavers giving up two runs on five hits. Bormann went a full seven innings for the Wildcats and only gave up singles to Summer Monsrud and Kayla Babinski.
BSU hosts MSU Moorhead today in a doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m.
Tennis team falls
FARGO - Bemidji State's tennis team dropped an 8-1 decision Sunday at Minnesota State Moorhead.
BSU won at fifth singles where Meg Hafdahl posted a 5-7, 6-2, 10-6 victory.
Falling in singles action were Britney Greenwaldt at (6-0, 6-1), Kelli Christiansen at (5-7, 6-2, 10-8), Caley Westin (6-3, 7-5), Miranda Milless (6-1, 6-2), Hafdahl and Abby Vohaska (6-0, 6-0).
BSU also dropped all three doubles matches.
The Beavers will end their regular season April 14 at St. Cloud against Upper Iowa and Southwest Minnesota State.


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Get an overview of this hotelSuburban hotel with free breakfast and free area shuttle
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Situated near the airport, this hotel is 1.7 mi (2.8 km) from Herndon Park and 2.3 mi (3.7 km) from Spring Hill College. Mobile Botanical Gardens and Oakleigh Historic Complex are also within 6 mi (10 km).
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This smoke-free hotel features an indoor pool, a health club, and an outdoor tennis court. Free self parking, a free area shuttle, and a free shopping center shuttle are also provided. Other amenities include a 24-hour business center, a conference center, and WiFi in public areas.
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In addition to an indoor pool, Ashbury Hotel & Suites provides an outdoor tennis court and a health club. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge. This hotel offers access to a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. A complimentary breakfast is offered. Event facilities measuring 12000 square feet (1115 square meters) include a conference center. An area shuttle within 2.00 mi and a shopping center shuttle are complimentary for guests. This business-friendly hotel also offers complimentary newspapers in the lobby, laundry facilities, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Onsite self parking is complimentary. Guests can use the health club at a partner property.
Ashbury Hotel & Suites is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 199
- Number of floors - 4
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A complimentary breakfast is offered.
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The season opener for the Camping World Truck Series is now only three days away, and teams are still announcing their plans for the Daytona race, as well as their full-season plans.
German Quiroga will drive for Red Horse Racing; he will drive the No. 77 Toyota competing in the full season and running for Rookie of the Year. He will be sponsored by NET10 Wireless in 12 of the 22 races, including Friday's NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona.
"I am very happy to join Red Horse Racing," said Quiroga. "I looked around the RHR shop back in December and was very pleased with the entire organization and how well they support each other."
Quiroga won the 2011 NASCAR Mexico Series championship. He has six career Truck Series starts that came in 2011 and 2012, all of them with Kyle Busch Motorsports. His best finish was eighth at Talladega in 2012. He will have Dan Stillman as his crew chief. Stillman is a veteran crew chief of the Nationwide series, with five wins, a second place points finish, and seven pole awards under his belt.
He joins Timothy Peters and John Wes Townley as full-time drivers for Red Horse Racing this season.
Hillman Racing and Team 7 Motorsports announced Tuesday that they will combine efforts to field the No. 27 Chevrolet full-time in the Truck Series. Jeff Agnew will be the driver for the start of the 2013 season. Agnew will make his first start at Daytona on Friday.
Hillman Racing opened doors in 2012, but is the same equipment and management team from Germain Racing that won the 2006 and 2010 Truck Series championships. Doug Weddle and Mark Hillman will both call the shots for the No. 27 at Daytona.
The 47-year old Agnew has 14 career Truck Series starts over the past two seasons. He is a veteran of the Rev-Oil Pro Cup Series where he won the championship in 1998 and 2003 and has 20 wins. He holds numerous series records including total series starts (237) and top-10 finishes (153).
Twenty-year old Brett Moffitt will race at least five times for Hattori Racing Enterprises in the 2013 Truck Series. He will drive full-time for HRE in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East as well. HRE and Moffitt plan to race in the Camping World Trucks Series at Charlotte on May 17, Kentucky Speedway on June 27, Michigan International Speedway on August 17, Iowa Speedway on September 8, and at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 15. More Truck Series races could be added for Moffitt if sponsorship is obtained.
Randy Goss will serve as crew chief for Moffitt in the Truck races. He served as Greg Biffle's crew chief during his championship years in the Truck Series and the Nationwide Series. Moffitt also will continue to be a NASCAR Sprint Cup test driver for Michael Waltrip Racing.
He made one Nationwide Series start in 2012 for RAB Racing and finished ninth in that race at Iowa Speedway. He has competed full time the past four seasons in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East with finishes of third, second, third, and third in the points standings. He has nine wins and 34 top 10's in those 47 starts.
Kyle Busch Motorsports announced on Tuesday that GunBroker.com will sponsor Joey Coulter's No. 18 Toyota in five Truck Series races this season. The first will be on Friday at Daytona then at Bristol Motor Speedway August 21, Las Vegas Motor Speedway September 28, Phoenix International Raceway November 9 and in the Truck Series finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway November 15.Tags: Brett Moffitt, Camping World Truck Series, Dan Stillman, Doug Weddle, German Quiroga, Hillman Racing, Jeff Agnew, Joey Coulter, Kyle Busch Motorsports, Motorsports, NextEra Energy Resources 250, Randy Goss, Red Horse Racing


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Two Dave Matthews fans got the surprise of a lifetime on Saturday while they were on their way to his concert in Hershey, Pa. They noticed a hitchhiker and when they picked him up, it turned out to be none other than the rock star himself. Matthews had been riding his bike before the show when he got a flat tire. He had left his cell phone at home, so Matthews had to hitch a ride. The good Samaritans got some snapshots, were upgraded to front-row seats, and even got a shout-out from the stage.
And they're back! Twinkies have returned to store shelves, but you may notice a small difference. They're smaller! The old Twinkie had 150 calories and weighed 42 grams. The new ones weigh in at 38 grams and 135 calories. The new owner of Hostess said it had to make them smaller to cut costs.
Psy's "Gangnam Style" debuted on YouTube one year ago today. Since then, it has been watched 1.7 trillion times, making it the most-watched video on YouTube ever. Now, we dare you to try to get it out of your head.


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Clarens, Clementines and a cat
Sitting just off the main square of Clarens, a town known as the Jewel of the Eastern Free State, is the warm, intimate and all-round lovely Clementines restaurant.
Sitting down in this gourmet gem, you wouldn't be mistaken for thinking that you'd stumbled across a cross between a farmhouse, a jumbled collection of vintage goodies and one of the loveliest fireplaces in the country. It's inside Clementines that I've had some of the best meals while travelling, and it's a place I always make time for whenever I find myself back in Clarens.
Growing up, my family always packed up and headed off towards the Eastern Free State as soon as the first autumn chill revealed itself. See, my dad loves to take photos, particularly photos of the poplar trees in this area as they reveal their golden coat. These fiery bushes make for great photos and I always laugh to myself when I think of photographers dragging their families out of bed at 6am to get that perfect shot of the poplars, which look as if Midas himself touched them.
And because of the time I've spent here, I've gotten to know Clementines fairly well as a spot to always head for a great meal, a pretty splendid wine selection and the warm hospitality of the people that work in the belly of the restaurant.
Owner Shelley Tressider jokes with patrons about how she isn't the actual owner – rather, the establishment is run by Clementine the cat, who will just as soon make himself comfortable on your lap as he will scatter when you make any sudden movement. He's certain to greet you as you wander into the place, naturally for a scratch and to show his characteristic feline indifference.
The restaurant, housed in an old railway shed, is the definition of hearty dining, and the menu is complemented by a range of specials that change regularly. There is plenty on offer for all tastes and you may even find some great South African fare such as oxtail stew. Paired with some of the most delicious South African wines and beers from the local Clarens Brewery, any meal at Clementines can turn into a rather festive affair.
For me, any trip to Clarens isn't complete without a meal at Clementines and the warmth of the staff at the restaurant. For more information on Clementines, check out its website. It's best to book ahead if you'd like to enjoy a meal there as it gets pretty busy, even during the week!
Signature dishes at the restaurant include:
- Camembert and green fig – baked in phyllo pastry and served with a mango coulis
- Lamb bredie – tender lamb casserole in red wine, tomato and rosemary Steak Rossini – fillet steak layered with chicken liver in a spicy tomato sauce, served on a crouton
- Pavlova – homemade meringue with fresh cream and seasonal fruit
- Chocolate orange terrine – rich, dark chocolate terrine with a hint of orange and Cointreau
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LONDON — British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Home Secretary David Blunkett (who resigned last week) have been doing their utmost to alert the British people to the terrorist threat. This is seen by some as a cynical attempt to divert criticism of government support for the Americans in Iraq and to justify both men's attempts to promote an image as defenders of law and order.
They also want to obtain popular support for strong-arm policies to tackle crime to try to pre-empt the Conservative Party's claim as the party of law and order, and to counter Conservative allegations that the Labour Party is soft on crime.
Unfortunately, after the failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and the way in which intelligence was manipulated to justify the attack on Iraq, Blair's credibility with the electorate is low and his motives are suspect. However, the commissioner of police in London and the head of MI5, the British security service, have both warned the public to expect attempts by terrorists to cause serious incidents in London and other population centers. The Madrid bombings last March were a reminder that the threat is a real one. The British public cannot afford to ignore these warnings despite their lack of trust in the prime minister.
Some of the government's proposals to tackle terrorism are sensible. It is wise to warn people to be alert and to take precautions such as keeping a small stock of food and water. But it is difficult to persuade people to prepare for an emergency whose shape cannot be anticipated without resorting to what some consider scaremongering. If politicians cry "wolf" too often, they will not be listened to, and when the danger is even greater than it is now, the public may have become complacent. A difficult balance must be achieved with the emphasis on common sense.
Many of the government's other proposals look like copies of measures taken by the U.S. government's Department of Homeland Security. The British government already faces criticism both at home and abroad for imprisoning without trial a small number of foreign extremists who cannot be returned to their home countries for fear that they would be persecuted.
An appeal to the highest court in Britain is pending, as is an appeal to the European Court of Justice, on the grounds that the detainees have been denied their right to a fair trial. The government now wishes to extend their powers to detain extremists and to arrange for terrorist suspects to be tried by a judge without a jury. Wiretapping evidence would be allowed and witnesses would be forced to answer questions. These proposals, which are contrary to long standing principles of British justice, have been criticized not only by human-rights activists but also by the government's own prosecution service.
Blunkett has publicly criticized Lord Woolf, the lord chief justice, for his "liberal" views on crime and punishment. Woolf, noting the overcrowding in British prisons and the failure of the British penal system to educate and reform criminals, has sensibly urged that imprisonment should be primarily used to detain criminals who pose a real threat to society and not used indiscriminately. Blunkett is seen by his critics as illiberal and authoritarian.
The British public, if the media are to be believed, is greatly exercised by the growth in crime and antisocial behavior. It is difficult to get accurate crime statistics. Many crimes were not recorded in the past. The media give particular prominence to violent crimes. Reports of drug-related crimes have increased to the extent that, in some areas, people are reluctant to go out. Antisocial-behavior orders are one way in which rowdy youths are being controlled. More community support officers on the streets help.
Many lawyers argue that there is no need to modify the basis of British justice to deal with ordinary criminals. Terrorists are different and special measures may be needed, but if basic principles of justice are set aside in an attempt to protect the public, we are playing into the hands of the terrorists. One of the terrorists' main objectives is to subvert the system of democratic government.
The government replies that whatever it does, or doesn't do, will be criticized. The public should trust it to maintain a balance between security and freedom. Unfortunately the necessary trust is missing. Moreover, history has shown that when basic freedoms are undermined to deal with emergencies it is very difficult to get them reinstated when the threat is over. No government likes to give up powers it has acquired, and there are always those who will argue that we must be prepared for the threat to return.
The government is proposing that all British residents in the future hold identity cards with photographs and biometric data. It will also become an offense not to report a change of address. The government argues that identity cards will help to cut fraud and prevent abuse of the social security and health systems. It also argues that it will help the police keep track of potential terrorists.
Opponents of the proposals point out that the Spanish system of identity cards was ineffective against the Madrid bombings. They argue that no agreement has yet been reached on what biometric data to include and question how accurate the results will be. They point to the huge costs of the proposed system and note the failure of so many of the government's ambitious info-technology projects. Critics also point out that the bureaucratic rules requiring proof of identity before the approval of financial transactions such as opening a bank account have done little to prevent fraud and money laundering, and have merely complicated life for law-abiding citizens and organizations.
Before introducing Draconian measures limiting freedoms, all governments need to think carefully about whether the measures are necessary and whether they will be effective in meeting the objectives. The media need to question the motives and the methods of the authorities. Good ends do not justify bad means.


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IT decision makers have more flexibility than ever in addressing the backup and recovery challenges of remote and branch offices—and in 2015 they plan on taking full advantage of this broader set of options, according to exclusive research by TechTarget.
As many organizations move away from tape and implement disk-based backup solutions, IT departments are finding that they can utilize technologies such as deduplication, compression and snapshots to accelerate backup times and improve both recovery time objectives (RTOs) as well as recovery point objectives (RPOs).
In addition, cloud-based backup and recovery solutions are providing cost-effective alternatives that have proven to be particularly helpful in remote settings where there may not be IT personnel physically present to manage backup and recovery.
Disaster recovery and business continuity represent the leading backup storage initiatives for IT departments in 2015, according to the more than 1,300 IT professionals surveyed by TechTarget for its 2015 Purchase Intentions Survey, compiled in December 2014.1
Approximately 46% of the respondents to the survey said they are deploying disaster recovery and business continuity backup solutions in 2015—which should surprise no one at a time when the negative effects of downtime are rising dramatically. In fact, the latest study from the Ponemon Institute indicates that the cost of downtime grew by a staggering 41% between 2010 and 2013, and is estimated to be approximately $7,900 per minute.2
But disaster recovery and business continuity are not the entire story for backup in 2015, and many of the solutions that are being deployed will make it much simpler and more economical for IT to address the backup challenges of remote and branch offices.
According to the TechTarget Purchase Intentions Survey the other key backup storage initiatives that are driving IT decisions in 2015 include backup for virtual servers; continuous data protection; cloud backup; data deduplication for backup; snapshots/replication; and laptop/mobile device backup.
These initiatives all represent rising trends in the market, particularly:
Recognition of the importance of virtualization to facilitate and improve disaster recovery.
The shift to disk-based backup to improve speed and responsiveness.
The growth of cloud-based models for backup and recovery to enable simplified scaling and improve business agility.
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From the responses to the TechTarget survey it is clear that IT departments are embracing technologies and methods to reduce the amount of data being stored and improve recovery times, facilitating the shift from disk to tape for both on-premises and cloud-based solutions.
And, as technologies such as data deduplication and snapshots become standard for most backup and recovery solutions, they will play an increasingly significant role in accelerating backup and recovery for remote and branch offices. Today's backup and recovery solutions also have the potential to deliver increased uptime, lower overall costs and reduced risks for remote and branch offices.
12015 Purchase Intentions Survey, TechTarget, December 2014
2"Emerson Network Power, Ponemon Institute Study Finds Significant Increase in Cost of Unplanned Data Center Outages Since 2010," Emerson Network Power, Dec. 3, 2013
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The first death of an LAPD SWAT Team officer in the line of duty stunned and saddened police officers Thursday from California to Pennsylvania - a sign of just how important the elite, tactical force has been for law enforcement nationwide.
"LAPD has always been looked at ... as Mecca. (It's) where SWAT started," said John Gnagey, executive director of the Pennsylvania-based National Tactical Officers Association.
Born out of the turbulent 1960s and amid the rise of a number of militant groups, the LAPD's Special Weapons and Tactics team was created to respond to hostage situations and other extreme emergencies.
The elite, tight-knit cadre of just 60 officers has helped set the law enforcement standard for urban, tactical response.
Chadd Harbaugh, president of the Eagle, Idaho-based Government Training Institute, which performs advanced tactical training for law enforcement and military personnel in the country, said SWAT calls are among the most dangerous police face.
"The situation is always tense, uncertain and rapidly evolving," Harbaugh said. "It's a very sad day for the Los Angeles Police Department. My heart goes out to them."
Just two years after its formation in 1967, LAPD's SWAT team drew attention worldwide when it engaged in a fierce, four-hour shootout with members of the Black Panther Party.
SWAT was serving a search warrant for illegal weapons at the radical group's headquarters. Three officers and three Panther members were wounded before the Panthers surrendered.
During a 1997 North Hollywood shootout, broadcast live on television, SWAT members rescued wounded victims and helped other officers take down two AK-47-wielding bank robbers. The shootout lasted 44 minutes; one shooter killed himself, the other bled to death from 29 gunshot wounds.
For the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, SWAT team members underwent extensive training to deal with possible terrorist threats, but there were no incidents.
Hollywood realized early on the public's interest in the elite force.
In 1975, the television series "S.W.A.T." was based on their daring raids. Starring the late Robert Urich, the series lasted two seasons. In 2003, the feature film "S.W.A.T." was released, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Colin Farrell.
Trained in domestic hostage rescue skills, the team handles about 100 barricaded suspect incidents and over 120 high-risk warrants a year, according to LAPD records.
Despite its dangerous mission, team members pride themselves on caution, said LAPD Deputy Chief Richard Roupoli, commander of the Special Operations Bureau, which oversees some 60 SWAT officers.
In more than 100 SWAT calls in 2007, none resulted in deaths.
"These guys pride themselves on ... ending a situation positively," he said. "The goal is to (get the suspect to surrender) whether he's armed, barricaded or bent on suicide."
Roupoli said it was too early to say what happened, but it appeared Officer Randal Simmons, 51, who was killed Thursday, and James Veenstra, 51, who was injured, went by the book.
Lt. Phil Hanson of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Special Enforcement Bureau, said his unit works closely with SWAT and that he worked with both Simmons and Veenstra.
"I was heartbroken," Hanson said. "The bottom line is, you don't know exactly what you're going to run into when you go through that door."
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