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text: Hello. I am in the middle of a very stressful period due to a house move and pressure of deadlines at the end of a work contract. Last week I started feeling as though I had aches and pains in my neck and glands. When I am anxious this can manifest as health anxiety over a nodule I have on my thyroid (tested last year and came back benign). I get worried that it will grow and change diagnosis. It's difficult to know whether the neck pain is real or a phantom symptom or tension due to stress. My partner (who I was with last week but work away so on my own now) became poorly with a cold and was off work after I left so maybe this is a sign that there was something to it originally but then I have now made it into something more. For the past week I have been experiencing symptoms relating to this, I'm constantly checking my neck and glands (though I don't press as I know it can exacerbate things), and the nodule in my neck and everything just feels very 'present'. I haven't been able to stop thinking about it for 5 days. Yesterday and today I have now been experiencing a weird sensation in my jaw, mouth and under my neck. It feels tight and it's difficult to explain. When my mouth is closed in my head it feels like it would be difficult to open and I wonder if I could open it. But I can open my mouth. Like a numbness almost. I don't know. It's a constant tension in my jaw, teeth and sometimes ear pain and I'm really worried about it because I've never had this before. I had a sleep before hoping it would ease but it was still there when I woke up and seems to be getting worse. Sorry for the long post. Please if anyone has any advice. Thank you.


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A Sunday Night Above The Rain (2CD)
Release Date: 27/06/2014
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Since 2002, Marillion celebrate themselves and their fans in an extraordinary way. Every two years, the band and their most dedicated fans gather together for a very
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18mm Socket
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18mm Combination Wrench
Jack stand
2 wooden blocks
Safety glasses
1. First we used an 18mm socket to remove the 2 bolts that secure the transfer case skid to the cross member, 1 bolt that secures it to the frame rail, and 1 bolt that secures it to the fuel tank skid.
2. Using the 18mm socket again we removed the transmission pan skid. There was one bolt in either frame rail and one in the crossmember.
3. Using the same 18mm socket we removed the 2 bolts that secure the fuel tank skid to the cross member.
4. Using the 16mm deep well socket we removed the 3 nuts that hold the transmission mount to the cross member (one nut is not shown in picture).
5. We then used a jack to slightly lift the transmission off from the cross member, taking care not to lift the transmission/transfer case assembly too far to avoid damage. The studs for the transmission mount did not need to clear the cross member, only slightly lifted to support the weight of the assembly. We used a block of wood in-between the jack and the transfer case to prevent damage (see picture). After slightly lifting the transmission we put a jack stand under the transmission pan with a block of wood for safety. We left both the jack and jack stand in place until the new cross member was installed.
6. Using the 18mm wrench and the 18mm socket we removed the nuts on either end of the cross member (4 total).
7. We then made sure that the transmission was securely and properly supported on a jack and a jack stand and then removed the two driver's side cross member bolts first, then removed the two passenger side bolts. At this point we lowered the cross member on the driver's side and slide it out towards the driver's side.
8. Now we simply reversed all the steps that we took during dis-assembly and reused all of our factory hardware, we slid the new cross member in from the driver's side and installed the 4 bolts that hold it in place, then installed the nuts on the bolts with the 18mm socket and wrench and tightened securely. After that we removed the jack stand and wood block from under the transmission pan. We gently lowered the jack and took care to make sure the studs on the transmission mount were correctly lined up with the holes in the new cross member. We then installed the 3 nuts on the transmission mount studs with the 16mm deep well socket and tightened securely. After that we installed the two bolts that hold the gas tank skid to the cross member with the 18mm socket and tightened securely. We then installed the transfer case skid plate and its 4 bolts with the 18mm socket, two bolts in the cross member one bolt in the fuel tank skid and one in the driver's frame rail and tightened securely. After that we installed the transmission pan skid plate and its 3 bolts with an 18mm socket.
Now we were ready to hit the trail and we didn't have to worry about the flimsy stock crossmember being a casualty of the trail!
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Washington, DC (PRWEB) October 16, 2012 - Fro.Zen.Yo has announced that it has created a Development Agent franchise program, similar to the franchising model that has enabled worldwide powerhouse brands, such as Subway, to grow exponentially.
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Retired Probation Officer Charged with Embezzlement
Source: Santa Barbara County District Attorney
Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce E. Dudley announced today that a felony complaint will be filed tomorrow against Retired Santa Barbara County Deputy Probation Officer, Manuel Edward Torres, 64, of Santa Maria, California. Mr. Torres will be charged in a 15 count felony complaint with Misappropriation of Public Funds in violation of Penal Code section 424, Grand Theft of monies from the Santa Barbara County Probation Peace Officers Association, in violation of Penal Code section 487(a), Forgery in violation of Penal Code section 470(d), and False Personation in violation of Penal Code section 529(a)(3), all alleged to have occurred between January 1, 2009 and June 30, 2019.
Mr. Torres will also be charged with 3 counts of Failure to File an Income Tax Return in violation of Revenue and Taxation Code section 19706 for tax years 2009-2011, and 8 counts of Filing a False Income Tax Return in violation of Revenue and Taxation Code section 19706 for tax years 2012-2019. Additionally, the Aggravated White Collar Crime Enhancement, pursuant to Penal Code section 186.11, will be alleged, stating that the alleged felony conduct in this case amounted to a taking of more than $500,000.
Mr. Torres was arrested on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Santa Maria, California, on a $500,000 arrest warrant, and will be arraigned tomorrow, July 31, 2020, in Department 8 of the Santa Barbara Superior Court in Santa Barbara, Figueroa Division.
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There are no more investigative journalists. Every County Department goes unchecked and un audited which leads to corruption and poorly run taxpayer supported organizations. SB County needs a complete DO OVER.
Thank you for sharing your story Law Abiding Citizen. True courage, which costs your job and your "friends" is extremely rare to find, while circling the wagons is the usual m.o..
Why any city, county or school district employee continues to let a union garnish their paycheck up to $1000 or more a year, every year is beyond me. No longer legal to require forced union membership as a condition of public employment in this state. Know your rights and opt out now.
9:28 So when the employer disciplines you or fires you for an unsupportable reason, the Union and/or their lawyer goes to bat for you. Also, some unions have better healthcare plans than the employer and some unions have retirement systems for their members.
If you just want union job protections and feel this is worth paying your annual union dues, that is one thing. But what the unions did, what the the public sector unions did, is become so politically powerful they now sit on both sides of the collective bargaining table and have run up a public debt and unfunded pension obligation, even your grandchildren''s grand children's will still be paying off. The new generation of young adults who took on huge student debts to pay off teachers union bargained compensation packages, now also have to pay off the huge public pension debt the unions also were foist on taxpayers which is now them too. So there is a lot more on with public sector unions than one employee's personal job grievance . That is also why there are employment attorneys and a good Civil Service Act to protect employees. But public sector unions have morphed into quite a different animal and anyone coming of age to had better get themselves up to speed and learn what long-standing debts these public sector unions have run up in their names. Many might be nostalgic about their dad's private sector union membership; but today the growth monster that is now devouring us are the public sector unions. Do some homework. We can no longer afford them. They have crushed your grandchildren's futures.
Now he can join Melchiori in jail.
This article is quite misleading! Only after reading comments was it clear that he didn't embezzle from the Probation Department. Apparently, Noozhawk got it right and reported that funds were taken from the union.
1. I've never seen so many comments deleted on Edhat. 2. I'm glad that Probation is being a exposed. They are so poorly run it's incredible. No wonder they have open positions that never close. Hmmm... welp, just gotta wait and see what happens! Hope he rots in jail.
I'm just glad this clown got caught and is stewing at the jail right now. He deserves to suffer. Have fun bro! Way to blow your golden ticket (that you never deserved anyway).
As I had stated before, PPOA president Ed Torres was exposed as an "alleged" embezzler in 2014. The PPOA union board knew about it, management knew about it, the entire department knew about it because I publicly exposed Torres' "alleged" thievery during a PPOA meeting in the downtown Santa Barbara upstairs training room in 2014. Campaign flyers were delivered to all probation department buildings in 2014 requesting an audit of the PPOA.
Now, Ed Torres, former PPOA board members, and probation management are liable for the coming review of every single criminal sentencing case with the signature or involvement of supervising deputy probation officer Ed Torres. The taxpayers will be victimized by the coming release of offenders, some violent, and the untold expense of taxpayer money spent relitigating cases tainted by Torres, not to mention the lawsuits that will follow. This is going to get very expensive. Please do not suggest that the current chief is somehow savior of this story. The department is broken because leadership is dishonest and unethical and definitely not respected by its officers. The department continues to employ a perjurer. Every case that bears the perjurer's signature must also be relitigated. Not long ago a probation supervisor allowed a male peace officer to drive her car drunk, with her (probation officer) in the car, causing serious injuries to five people on Highway 154. Many more examples exist. You will never get the real story from the local media. Although I have reached out repeatedly over the years not once have I been contacted. The stories I see today are missing the most important facts. The probation department protects people who should be fired and fires people who should be retained.
Ed Torres, tell the district attorney what you know. We already know who protected you these past 5+ years.
The cover-up in this case it's almost worse than the crime. Other officers need to come forward. Don't hide in the shadows.
The former PPOA board members had a obligation to protect the community from Ed Torres. They are liable for this as they knew about the embezzlement way back in 2014.
SC & DR I am speaking directly to you!
The PPOA board members who served in 2014 should do the honorable thing and resign immediately. You are unworthy to wear a badge.
I'm going to let my connection over at LA Times know. This is insane and your deleted comments make complete sense! If I were in charge of that department I'd be scared or I'd just resign. Angry tax payers will emerge.
I wonder if this could be whispered to the governor's office so that a separate entitiy could investigate Santa Barbara County high ranking officials as a whole. The grand jury was given advanced notice of this issue (I can confirm 100%) yet somehow the news provided this story which is inaccurate!
Try the NLRB - National Labor Relations Board, Wash DC - they oversee union activities.
What is sad is that the current union board is no better than Ed Torres. Several union members have reported instances of bullying and/or mistreatment to the current union president and board, yet nothing gets accomplished. And they still have the same attorneys who were negligent to Ed's embezzling for years. What is the union even good for at this point? We voted "no confidence" for Rabago based on minimal information presented to us by Ed. Under Tanja's "leadership," several union members have been bullied and have reported misconduct by administration, but somehow the current union board still does not feel the need to do a vote of no confidence for Tanja. What more do you need? Then again, to my knowledge, all union board members currently have favorable assignments and receive special treatment. I remember telling the current union board about many of these issues, but they neglect them. What a cesspool!
For those line staff officers who do not agree with the current leadership and who have been victimized by this administration and feel you do not have support, several of us former employees will stand with you. We just ask that you speak up!
Absolutely! I hands down agree with you. There's more skeletons in their closets than a cemetery has buried in the ground!!
I am a former employee and union member as well and can corroborate @law abiding citizen's story. Administration did a good job of gaslighting its employees, which allowed this embezzlement to go on for way too long. After reading several articles involving probation employees, it wouldn't surprise me if Ed asked Tanja to fire the @law abiding citizen (who advised us union members at the time that Ed was not providing proper financial statements) and in exchange, Ed would get the union to turn against Rabago so that Tanja (who the union had always disapproved of and also why Rabago became our chief in the first place) could become chief. Or we could all just be wrong and this is all a total coincidence?
Wish I'd copied your multi-post story for the archives. Someone must've. Someone who's able to disperse it.
Plenty of us were following along live and took screenshots while we shared each post with one another. Here is a link to one of the deleted threads:
You could also just click above on the "Penalty Box" and all those comments are posted there for all to see.
Not any more they're not.
I have them still. I will retype them all and get them out there for the tax payers to see how corrupt this Santa Barbara County Probation, supervisors, administration, chief and deputy chiefs are
Thank you for the link to the deleted thread. My husband, retired DPO, remembers it the same way and was present at the PPOA meeting when Law Abiding Citizen spoke up requesting financial accounting of union dues.
Law Abiding Citizen has been used as a warning to others who consider questioning or speaking up when witnessing wrongful actions. Law Abiding Citizen has gone through hell, and we are thankful he/she has shared the background of Torres' embezzlement.
If Ed and Tanja conspired to get rid of Rabago and @law abiding citizen, that would have to mean that other high ranking officials were complicit. It would be good use of tax payer money to investigate this matter because these high ranking officials are currently making important decisions that "best serve our county."
And just by using logic, why would the current probation union reach out to Tanja (to talk to Dudley) regarding this possible embezzelment? Union issues are not supposed to be county-related, so the union should've gone straight to Dudley. When I was a union member, the union mostly used county resources (taxpayer money) to conduct business. Tanja likes to be in control which is why I wouldn't be surprised if the current union is still conducting business using county resources (taxpayer money). It'd be interesting to do a study of how much of taxpayer money the current union board uses to conduct business.
I also recall that while former chief Rabago was under investigation, several staff reported that Ed Torres was rarely ever at work. Ed was instrumental in Rabago's termination. Once Rabago was removed, Ed Torres received the supervising probation officer of the year award. He also won a couple of more awards after that. Just a reminder, the Probation Department was aware of the embezzling this whole time. This is just one of several examples of the type of behavior that gets rewarded at the Probation Department. Compare that to type of punishment @law abiding citizen received for trying to do the right thing.
For those several officers who have reached out to me because you don't know who else to trust, your story will be heard. The truth will be heard. I empathize with your stories.
No one should experience being bullied for doing the right thing. But unfortunately, Probation leadership will continue to do this without proper intervention. They will continue to either eliminate the threat or discredit those individuals knowing the truth. That's right.... they will continue to gaslight staff. And the probation union is not going to do anything about it because their attorneys are debt collectors at this point. Do you think the attorneys care about representing staff associated with Ed Torres? or just collecting the debt that Ed owes? Think logically, please. I know this from first-hand experience and by being privy to several conversations. I heard the current union liasion even went to Las Vegas with Ed Torres. What is the point of a union again? The scope of this investigation is bigger than just Ed Torres... it's a web of lies after lies after lies. Unfortunately, several supervisors, managers, deputy chiefs and chief(s) were complicit to this bullying and misconduct. And yes, those individuals are going to be the future of this department whether you taxpayers like it or not.
It'd be interesting to see which staff gets terminated or bullied pending Ed's court appearances, all just so Probation leadership could continue to hide the truth... eliminate the threat. While the truth would set those staff with integrity free, the same truth would exploit probation leadership.
Nonprofit: does all the rehabilitating.
Probation: tells court how an individual is doing at a nonprofit.
Why can't the nonprofit agency report to the court on how a client is doing? Is the middleman necessary, especially now that you know what your taxpayer money is going to.
To compound matters further, several of probation's recommendations are money driven; not doing what's right. This jeopardizes the community's safety. Every. Single. Day. Additionally, staff get moved around to different assignments to support federal money. All. The. Time. I remember the probation days when we received sufficient training by seasoned officers and we were able to develop rapport with clients to effectuate change. But the turnover rate is to too high to sufficiently train staff. We are no longer effectuating change like we used to. SB probation has become money grabbers.
Given Heitman's track record, the grand jury should conduct an audit of probation funds to see where the monies are allocated. If line staff DPO's top out at $92k a year, imagine the perks the current administration receives. Even with the high pay, the turnover rate is ridiculously so high. As if that's not a red flag...
We are gaining a lot of community support, so please continue to speak up! More to come...
Since no one is now required to join the union, why keep signing the card that lets them garnish your paycheck? Best way to stop union abuses is to stop funding the union itself. They have to release you from any current union dues paying scheme immediately. Tell them to stop taking your money, starting today. Know your rights. Stop funding theirs corruption. If they don't immediately release your union dues paying obligation, contact the Freedom Foundation for more help.
Why would they stop supporting the organization that has made sure they get high pay and great benefits? Public safety unions are the most effective at this.
While I appreciate Edhat allowing us to comment and voice our concerns, we have posted on other media platforms. We appreciate the community's support in trying to end this government corruption. We will not let this issue lose momentum. Otherwise, Tanja will retire in December with an enormous pension. Santa Barbara County Probation Officers, think about what the department has become, and compare that to what it use to be. There is one common denominator for this disaster happening the last several years... Heitman. Not Ed Torres. Probation leadership insinuated @lawabidingcitizen was similar to Charles Manson? Hmmm.... Charles Manson was a master manipulator who manipulated and gaslighted people into doing so many deplorable, unethical, and immoral things. Does this sound familiar?
Can you share where posts have moved?
If Santa Barbara County or the grand jury show no progress in addressing the corruption, we will post this on a more popular sub. We have/are in the process of contacting the LA Times, Cal Coast times, and Ventura County Star. We understand this may be a small story, but if the governor gets a hold of this, there is a good possibility the state could re-evaluate funding/defunding probation departments.
Using the community's support, several of us former employees plan to volunteer our time to investigate the continued mistreatment of employees at the Probation Department in order to expose the government corruption.... for the benefit of the community and taxpayers. Unlike current probation employees, we do not fear retaliation.
At this juncture, it is evident the probation union serves no purpose, and manager positions were not even necessary at the Probation Department when I was working there because no one even knew what they did for 40 hours a week, yet they get $140k a year plus fringe benefits. Managers were rarely ever around.
I honestly can't imagine being a victim in this county, as I'd be under the impression that the probation department is effectively supervising the probationers who victimized you. Yes, there are currently thousands of victims out there in our community thinking this.
To the individuals serving on the grand jury, county CEO, and board of supervisors who are paying attention to this, should you choose to to circumvent the investigation of the Probation Department, at the very least, please do what LA County is doing... Have a separate entity oversee the probation department because clearly, the leadership is lacking... and this is an understatement. There is currently one deputy chief who I thought would be trustworthy, but she ended up gaslighting employees as well. No one in the current administration can be trusted to promote the values for which the probation department is supposed to stand for.
Probation employees reading this, please continue to reach out so your stories can be heard.
Well, the scumbag has been released. He's a total flight risk. Link below, warrant PDF is also available for those who are interested. SMH.
Interesting how the interviews of probation manager SC and probation supervisor MS were not addressed. Also, interesting that the judge's kids also went to St. Joes where Ed coached for years. How many bribes amongst high ranking officials do you think are happening as we speak? Thankfully, it's 2020 and not the 2000's. Only a matter of time until the corruption gets exposed.
So Law Abiding Citizen suffers for 6 years and counting for trying to expose Ed and Heitman, and Ed does a couple days in jail and potentially only loses 10 percent of his retirement?
Law Abiding Citizen speaks absolute truth! I remember that meeting where Law Abiding Citizen alerted union members in 2014 that Ed was not providing proper financial statements. I remember Ed's face in particular while Law Abiding Citizen was trying to explain. Ed rolled his eyes and smirked as if Law Abiding Citizen was a crazy person and had no idea what he was talking about. I wish I supported you more Law Abiding Citizen. We should've all supported you then. Several of us are here for you now. #JusticeforLawAbidingCitizen
2019 Pension -$110,206: Manuel Edward Torres
Pension: $103,935.12
Benefits: $6,270.96
Total pension & benefits amount: $110,206.08
Last Employer: Santa Barbara County
Years of Service 33.92
Year of Retirement 2019
(Source: Transparent California- Pensions)
This is the affidavit from the district attorney. It's a start but nowhere near all of the facts and all of the truth.
I appreciate the support shown here. All PPOA members past and present please remember to file Victim Impact Statements and claims for restitution. Contact Brian Cota and the County DA Victim Witness Office and use the tools of gov't to get out the real story that the media absolutely refuses to cover. All local media outlets have been provided with this information.
Thank about the hypocrisy I am about to share and tell me if any of it makes sense:
1. In 2014 I had been a DPO for 16 years. My career had been destroyed in 2004 simply because I asked the Civil Service Commission to intervene in a minor dispute. The Commission ruled in my favor. However, in response, the Department forcibly transferred me to a desk assignment and refused my transfer and promotion for the remainder of my career. Ten years passed.
2. My pleas to leadership were ignored.
3. In 2014 I asked Ed Torres to provide me legal counsel to represent me at a Civil Service Commission alleging retaliation.
4. I petitioned the Commission and asked the Commission to schedule a hearing as I was alleging the Probation Department had acted with retaliation against me for appearing before the Commission a decade earlier. There was no reason why I had been denied promotion or transfer for more than a decade.
5. Ed Torres refused to help. I had been in the PPOA/union 16 years, paying dues.
6. I appealed and asked the entire PPOA Board to hear my case. They agreed. SC and DR in particular argued against me. The other board members had nothing to say. All those board members should be considered complicit in Ed's crimes. Shame on you. We all know who they are.
7. I called our law firm directly and learned Ed had cancelled the contract with Mastagni etc.
8. I then asked Ed Torres to show me the PPOA financials. He refused.
9. I then demanded a PPOA meeting and told Ed to bring the financials to the meeting. No financials were provided, ever.
10. We had a meeting upstairs at 117 E Carrillo and I stood to speak and said we have a problem as no PPOA financials have been provided despite my requests. I said we need to conduct an audit and have an election. A management representative was present at the meeting. Who was it? Anybody recall?
11. A sham election was held where Ed counted the votes. I did not get a seat on the PPOA Board but all existing members amazingly won reelection.
12. No audit of the PPOA finances was done.
13. A few months later I was suspended after invoking my peace officer bill of rights when I believed I was facing discipline. I had been injured on the job and needed a little extra time to complete a report. I never refused to answer any questions. I simply insisted on my rights and a PPOA rep was present. For that I was suspended and fired. I had to undergo surgery for the injury and am still suffering.
14. Probation management appeared in my officer and I was handed a letter on Jan 8, 2015, which threatened me with termination unless I waived my peace officer rights and answered their questions. I said to all persons present that I had been threatened with discipline and per my peace officer bill of rights I was now invoking those rights and I was recording the discipline. If you want to hear the recording I will post it. Thank goodness I have the recording as it proves that I did nothing wrong.
15. I was escorted out of the building after being read suspension documents.
16. I was ordered to return a few weeks later to be deposed.
17. When I appeared I was read my miranda rights. I thought that was odd.
18. I later learned that I was read my rights because probation leadership had formally asked the DA to file felony criminal charges against me for violating a wire tap law. Mind you, I had told all persons present that I was going to record. It was my right and they were free to leave. KS can be heard saying, "He is recording" when KB walked in to my office 32 seconds after I had been threatened with termination. I know because I have the recording. KB then read me a pre-prepared suspension letter. They had already prepared a suspension letter but later lied before the Commission and said they had never intended to discipline, therefore, they alleged, I was not entitled to my rights. Somehow, they typed up a 7 page suspension/termination letter 32 seconds after threatening to fire me but they later argued that they never intended discipline. Why have these people not been charged with perjury? Why have they not been fired?
So here is the irony...Probation requested that I be sent to prison because I asked for a continuance and then asked for my rights. Doesn't that sound like retaliation?
Yet, when I exposed Torres as an embezzler in 2014, TH and others made no such request of the District Attorney. No, they allowed Torres to remain as a supervisor for 5 more years while he continued to steal and lie and appear in court on their behalf. This happened AFTER he was exposed as the embezzler he is, allegedly.
Do you see the corruption? Ed is corrupt (allegedly) and leadership is corrupt and they are still being paid. There have been no consequences. The Board members who protected Ed and looked the other way are still there.
I have a hearing coming up before the Commission and County Counsel is still insisting that I be subjected to discipline. For what? The court already found I was entitled to my rights and was never insubordinate. It is County Counsel that covered up the misleading statement from a high ranking Probation official that the Commission relied upon to support my wrongful termination. Without the perjury I would not still be suffering. I am still suffering. Think of the financial damage I have suffered. Think of the physical and emotional stress. Think of having your reputation destroyed and job prospects ruined because of what Torres, the PPOA Board and probation management did. They withheld discovery and then flat out lied without any consequences and their "word" can send people to prison today. They wanted me in prison but Torres is walking free today.
This post will be taken down as others have been. Why is this happening?
Like I said, if it can happen to me it can happen to you. Do not fear these people. They only have power because they have been not been challenged. The community and taxpayers deserve better.
What backdoor deals is the current union Leadership making with the Chief ?? Seems awfully odd numerous articles say the Chief initiated contact with the District Attorneys office to kick off the investigation on Ed.
People need to know Torres was writing himself checks pretending to be an attorney. He was Posing as legal counsel for PPOA members who were falsely being accused of things and being subjected to internal affairs investigations.
How much was the Chief getting out of the union dues?
I wish the department branches weren't so separate. SB not knowing SM and vice versa allowed and worked in the corruption. I've worked for the department for many many years and never even heard of the meeting I wish it would have made more noise up north. These people in admin are so unbelievably corrupt and they continue to get away with $hi#### on good staff by their bullying and intimidation!!


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Marco Alisdair is one of the main protagonists of The Night Circus. He is the adopted pupil of The man in the grey suit and the personal assistant to Chandresh Christophe Lefevre.
Marco Alisdair (born 1866) was orphaned at a young age, and sent to live in an orphanage in London. In 1874, a man named Alexander arrives at the orphanage, looking for a suitable student. The headmistress brings him three children who fit the criteria - one of whom is Marco - and Alexander questions them all in private. Marco is the last to speak with Alexander, and after a short period of time he is chosen to be Alexander's student who will be trained to compete against an unknown opponent in a mysterious contest. Alexander does not give him a name and he instead chooses one for himself.
Physical Description
When Marco is first introduced, he is described as having badly cut dark hair and grey-green eyes. Due to his life in a orphanage, he is also introduced in extremely ragged clothes. However, after Alexander "adopts" him as his student, Marco's appearance improves; he is treated to private hairdressers and tailors, and his wardrobe consists of expensive, fashionable suits.
However, one of Marco's specialties is the ability to manipulate his appearance, and he uses this skill throughout much of his adult life. Even though the changes are subtle, they are noticeable to Celia Bowen, and are enough to attract the attentions of Isobel and the Burgess sisters upon sight; when using the enchantment, his features become sharper, a goatee appears and his eyes turn to a bright green - the general effect makes Marco appear older than he really is. When Marco and Celia are alone for the first time, she mentions that his "mask" is handsome, but consciously so, and for her the sentiment is off-putting. Marco proceeds to drop his guard afterwards, and Celia notes that he is still handsome - from this point onwards, it is suggested that he only reverts to his normal face when he is in the company of Celia; however, the manipulated face is still visible to everybody else.
Because of Marco's studies and his habit of keeping notebooks, he fingers are constantly stained with ink (Tsukiko also studied with Alexander, but she avoids this through her tattoos).
One trait that Marco shares with Celia is a permanent scar on his ring finger, which binds him to the Challenge. The only difference is that the ring used on Marco was gold and on his palm, whilst Celia's was silver.
As the people involved with the circus are aging extremely slowly due to the various enchantments, it is suggested that Marco constantly resembles how he was when the circus opened, although by the end of the novel, it is noted that the various characters appear much older on closer inspection (as the climax of the novel happens in 1902, without the enchantments Marco would naturally appear to be 37 years old).
Following the dates from the novel, Marco is three years older than Celia, and the circus opens when he is 21 years old.
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One of Marco's key personality traits is his charm: whether he has a natural charm or whether he was taught to be charming, Marco is shown to win over many of the people that he meets. He notes that it's what helped him to become Chandresh's assistant, and Celia notices the way that Isobel is attracted to him.


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"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." ― Eleanor Roosevelt. That is this week's quote. A few of my teachers have this quote hanging up on a poster and I always wondered what it meant, so when I started the Quote of the week, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to find out.
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Denise VonRotz is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Registered Play Therapist in private practice, a Mental Health Consultant for a local Head Start agency, and a Reflective Supervisor for the Early Childhood Socio-Emotional and Behavior Regulation Intervention Specialist (EC-SEBRIS) Program at San Diego State University. She is in the process of applying for endorsement through the state of California as an Infant-Family Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist and a Reflective Practice Facilitator II. She has provided trainings and workshops in both Northern and Southern California at conferences, non-profit agencies, and community associations covering topics related to trauma and attachment for young children (ages 0-5) and their caregivers.


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During the first three months of the year, more than 150,000 more foreigners visited Chile than in the same period of 2011, and all of the nation's regions received more tourists than last year, according to Undersecretary for Tourism Jacqueline Plass.
For the first time in three years, the number of European travelers increased, with a total of 157,000 tourists, 6 percent more than in 2011. European statistics were strengthened notably by the increasing number of tourists hailing from Germany (12 percent), France (6 percent) and Spain (14 percent).
The tourism office said that the number of North American tourists also increased during the first quarter of 2012 for the second consecutive year, with 73,000 visitors to Chile, 4 percent of the total. Mexican travelers represented 20 percent of visitors from North America.
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Development of a glucose prediction and insulin dosage-aid system for patients with type 1 diabetes
Administrative data
Project reference: DPI2004-07167-C02-01
Title: Development of a glucose prediction and insulin dosage-aid system for patients with type 1 diabetes – INSULAID
Participating centers: Coordinated project
Subproject 1: Universitat Politècnica de València (coordinator)
Subproject 2: Universitat de Girona
Principal investigador: Jorge Bondia (coordinator); Josep Vehí
Funded by: Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia
Duration: 13/12/2004-13/12/2007
Funding awarded: Subproject 1: €92,000.00; Subproject 2: €97,750.00
Project summary
Type 1 diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease of great individual and social impact which affects a great number of people. It produces important damages in organs like eyes, kidney, heart, etc. leading to blindness, renal insufficiency, heart attack, etc, as well as a significant reduction in life expectancy. These facts are directly related to the glucose levels in blood. The glycaemic control in normality levels is the main objective of the treatment for type 1 diabetes.
The development of glucemic predictive models will allow a better metabolic control and, thus, reduce the complications of the disease. The metabolic model of the glucose due to Cobelli is nowadays widely validated in clinic experiences. This model is non-linear and with more than 30 parameters to identify. The objectives of this project are the parametric identification of this model for particular patients and the development of a training and simulation system for guaranteed prediction of patient's glucemia. Based on it, an insulin dosage-aid system will also be developed. With these two systems the quality of life and life expectancy of the patient will be increased. For it, techniques for the resolution of constraint satisfaction problems in continuous domains will be used. These ones have experimented great advances due to the interval methods and combination with programming and optimisation techniques.
Universitat Politècnica de València:
- Jorge Bondia (coordinator)
- Jesús Picó
- Cristina Tarín
- Edgar Teufel
Universitat de Girona
- Josep Vehí (co-IP)
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Social Forms: A Short History of Political Art
By Christian Viveros-Fauné
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Critic, curator and writer Viveros-Fauné surveys 50 artworks and artists at the frontline of political resistance. From Francisco de Goya's The Disasters of War (1810–20) and David Hammons' In the Hood (1993) to Picasso's Guernica (1937) and Jenny Holzer's Truisms (1977-79), these artworks represent the strongest calls to political action in modernity, providing the context of the artwork and the artist's background. It also explores the ensuing historical impact of each work, whether proving enough to subvert power structures, or challenging society's status quo. While highlighting the connection between art and the real world, this publication veers away from acting a definitive history of political art, rather offering a compelling resource to how artists over the past 150 years have handled, challenged and interpreted shifting systems of politics, conflict, consumerism, inequality, and technology.
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Huguette Caland: Everything Takes the Shape of a Person, 1970–78
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Considered the first comprehensive dive into the early works of the Lebanese painter, this book explores the erotic and humorous undertones of Huguette Caland in her practice between 1970 and 1979. With a particular emphasis on the works on paper that depict female forms, Caland has only in recent years been fully appreciated in the Middle Eastern region for her avant-garde approach to more risqué themes and imagery. With an essay by established regional art critic Kaelen Wilson-Goldie covering Caland's progress as she shifted from Beirut to Paris, a text from Negar Azimi discussing the implications of her ground-breaking abstract artworks, and a transcription of a conversation between the artist and Hanan Al-Shaykh held in 1974 for Télé Liban presented for the first time in English, this publication provides substantial insight into Caland's practice.
John Akomfrah
Edited by Gary Carrion-Murayari, Massimiliano Gioni
Texts by Tina Campt, T.J. Demos, Okwui Enwezor, Aram Moshayedi, Srivinas Aditya Mopadevi, Diana Nawi, Zoe Whitley. Interview by Gary Carrion-Murayari
Published by New Museum
Complementing the New Museum solo exhibition of renowned artist John Akomfrah, this tome is the first monographic survey of the artist. Tracing his moving image and film works since the 1980s, John Akomfrah explores his impact on the understanding and perception of the culture of the black diaspora. It also delves into how Akomfrah finds new languages for film, representation and narrative, addressing the concept of the Black Atlantic and philosophical undercurrents in his work. Among several contributing writers are texts by Zoe Whitley and Aram Moshayedi cover his early work in the Black Audio Film Collective; Tina Campt's discusses sonic resonances in The Unfinished Conversation (2012); and writings by T.J. Demos and Okwui Enwezor, which look at Vertigo Sea (2015).
Against Photography, an annotated history of the Arab Image Foundation
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Lebanese artist and Arab Image Foundation co-founder Akram Zaatari has a body of work that consists of videos, books and photographic installation that tackle political resistance, the lives of former militants, the circulation of images in conflict, and narratives that have been lost, discovered or delayed. Acknowledged for helping form the formal, intellectual and institutional infrastructure of Beirut's contemporary art scene, his endeavours have seen the archiving and study of photography, as well as research into Arab imagery and its preservation. This publication covers his efforts and practice since 1995, focusing on 'photographic formations'—what the artist considers enigmatic objects that contain traces of their histories that accompany people through time. Exploring the changing perception of these remnants, Against Photography also highlights the effects of natural, social and political environments.


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- A study on capital tax in the printed press
Authors: Nurettin Güz; Hayrullah Yanık, Mahmut Bingöl, Zeynep Bengisu Uğur
Abstract: Capital tax, which put into practice in Turkey duringthe Second World War, aims to generate revenue. It is an application designedto prevent profiteering and black market to obtain an unfair advantage in suchways. Discussions on the subject are still ongoing during the period from thetime of application to today. The aims of the tax and punishments given totaxpayers frequently criticized because of claiming that capital tax used as ameans of oppression against minorities. This study examines the capital tax inthe printed press. How the printed press approaches the subject in the news andcomments during the period of the application is revealed. In relation to thesubject, the approaches on the subject of the capital tax is mentioned based onthe literature and approaches of printed press representing Turkey is given.The news and comments of Son Telgraf, Son Posta, Cumhuriyet, Akşam, Yeni Sabah, Tan and Vatannewspapers which are leading newspapers of the selected period are examined inthis study.
PubDate: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +030
- The problem of efficiency in the municipal councils: The case of Isparta
Authors: Niran Cansever; Nilüfer Negiz, Seda Efe
Abstract: Günümüzde, yerel kamusal hizmet sunumunda en önemli aktörolarak belediyeler karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Özellikle 2000'li yıllar sonrasındahizmette etkinlik ve etkililiği sağlamak için pek çok düzenleme yapıldığıgörülür. Ancak yerel hizmette etkinlik konusunda beklenen dönüşümüngerçekleşebilmesi, yerel aktörlerde böyle bir bilincin ve isteğin ortayaçıkmasıyla mümkün olabilecektir. Bu çalışma, yerel halk tarafından seçilen veen önemli yerel aktörlerden biri olan belediye meclisi üyelerinin, bu konularhakkındaki algıları ve nitelikleri üzerine odaklanmaktadır. Bu noktada çalışmanınörneklemi Isparta Belediye Meclisi ve Isparta'nın ilçesi olan Yalvaç BelediyeMeclisidir. Bu doğrultuda bu belediye meclislerinin hizmet etkinliğine bakışı,"nitelik sorunsalı" kapsamında ampirik olarak incelenmiştir.
PubDate: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +030
- An Archetypal Examination on the work of "The Wall" by Marlen
Authors: Şenay Kırgız
Abstract: It is an indisputable fact thatliterature is in interaction with other branches of science, and that thisinterdisciplinary interaction greatly enriches literary works. Because of thisrich blend, literature is tightly bound to many disciplines. This study focuseson a concept that corresponds both to literature and to psychology. The Swisspsychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung, who is the prominent figure of analyticalpsychology, puts forward the concept of archetype, which can also be defined asthe "first example." Jung defines the collective unconscious through theconcept of archetype. The archetype exists in the range of collectiveunconscious and corresponds to a cultural heritage coded within the individual.This study examines the concept of archetype using Marlen Haushofer's novel DieWand (The Wall) as a point of reference. With the aid of the psychology, whichcan function as a tool for decoding literary texts, and the hidden messagesplaced into the text by the author will be attempted to be revealed with theuse of archetypal analysis.
PubDate: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +030
- Social media usage of universities in the process of preference
Authors: Erhan Akyazı
Abstract: The activities of helping new generations to acquire the knowledge andskills necessary to take their place in society are briefly referred to aseducation. Man is a social entity and can not be considered apart from society.It is natural and a right to participate in the training activities necessaryto be able to adapt to society. This right has been registered bothinternationally and in national laws and contracts. Article 26 of the UniversalDeclaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in1948, states that every person has the right to education. In Article 42 of theConstitution of the Republic of Turkey it is stated that no one can deprived ofeducation and training. The task of States is to open training institutions, toassign training staff to these institutions, and to ensure that their citizensbenefit from the relevant rights. Educational institutions opened by privateinstitutions also alleviate the responsibility of the state in this task.Thousands of schools have been opened in our country for millions of studentsat primary level. There are dozens of higher education institutions, includingat least one in each city, and they continue to open. There are currently 206Higher Education Institutions in the Higher Education Council. The main task ofeach higher education institution is to be able to add qualified graduates.While performing this task, they are competing for the most successfulcandidates to choose themselves. Attracting successful candidates to themselvesrequires firstly reaching them. With the help of the communication andinformation technologies that entered our lives together with the end of the90's, access to individuals has become much easier and the scope has expandedso much. Social media, which has added another dimension to communication withthe new millennium, has penetrated every aspect of our lives and offered newopportunities for higher education institutions as well. Institutions can checkwhether their messages reach their target group, see the profile of the massthat they reach, and thus they can make the next contents more planned. It isnot wrong to say that today almost all higher education institutions have atleast one social media account. This situation, which is the result of thecompulsion of the competitive environment, gives the candidates the convenienceof making their preferences. With the support of mobile devices and operators,social media, which has entered every area of our lives, is the source of this.In this context, the study aims to measure the social media presence ofuniversities and the performance of social media platforms in the selectionprocess. In this framework, the study will try to analyze the social mediashares of universities in Istanbul towards to candidates.
PubDate: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +030
- Analysis of advertising on special days in the context of the agenda
setting theory
Authors: Emine Sahin; Zülfiye Acar Şentürk
Abstract: Nowadays, the mass communicationinstruments play determinant role on which the individuals will be interestedin, in which position they will be, and how long these subjects will be on theagenda. From this aspect, the objective of this study is to reveal the role ofAds, which are related with the special days, on setting the agenda. After aliterature research within the scope of Agenda Setting Theory, the surveymethod used as data collection instrument in the study designed as aquantitative research. 330 questionnaires were conducted on the sample, whichconsisted of students from the Faculties of Communication in Gaziantep and UşakUniversities; 26 of them were accepted invalid and the answers of 304participants were included in the analyses. When the study data were analyzed,it was determined that the participants most frequently faced with theValentine's Day advertisements. It was determined that the participants facewith the advertisements most frequently in environments such as social media,TV, open air, and newspaper, and that the advertisements related with specialdays and the audience's attitude towards the brand play role in setting theagenda but the agenda types (phases)have no role.
PubDate: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +030
- Leader-member exchange and follower trust in leader: The moderating effect
of leader emotional expressivity
Authors: Nevra Baker
Abstract: This researchattempts to explain the moderating effect of leader emotional expressivity onthe relationship between leader-member exchange (LMX) and follower trust inleader. Accordingly, quantitative data, collected via survey administration tofront-line employees of service-rendering companies from Istanbul was used totest the hypotheses. The findings of this study revealed that the strength ofleader emotional expressivity weakened the positive contributions of LMX tofollower trust in leader for leaders who engage in a high level of LMX. On theother hand, higher leader emotional expressivity compensates for the low levelsof LMX relationship in terms of increasing follower trust in leader.
PubDate: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +030
- Social media education in communication faculties
Authors: Erhan Akyazı
Abstract: Social media emerging with the new millennium hasbrought a new breath to the world of communication. Although it does not differfrom traditional media in the sense of media content, social media has its ownunique jargon and more threats. Who will be taught the media literacy course isa topic that is especially interested in communication faculty students. In thefuture, if the social media literacy course enters the primary curriculum, itis expected that the course will be taught by the communication facultygraduates. To do this, communication faculties must first place a social mediacourse in their curriculum. The aim of this study is to measure the facilitiesof the communication faculties of the Higher Education Council within the meaningof social media education. Within this context, the curricula of allcommunication faculties will be analyzed within the context of social medialessons.
PubDate: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +030
- Examination of value levels of secondary school students towards Physical
Education and Sports lesson in terms of various variables: Batman province
Authors: Mustafa Enes Işıkgöz; Melike Esentaş, Mahmut Işıkgöz
Abstract: The aim of this study is to examine the valuelevels of secondary school students towards physical education and sportslesson according to various variables. The study group of this research, whichis descriptive in the screening model constitutes 373 students who study in theSecondary school located in the Batman province center during the academic yearof 2017-2018 spring term. The data of the study were collected with"Physical Education and Sport Classroom Value Scale".It was observedthat secondary school students showed the highest value level of "awareness"(4,54±0,56) and the lowest value level of "national culture and cooperation"(3,77±1,06) regarding Physical Education and sports. Other sub-dimensions are"Respect" (4,45 ± 0,56), "Solidarity" (4,29 ± 0,61),"Healthy Living and Nutrition" (4,25 ± 0,71), respectively; anddetermine the value levels of students. In this study, it was concluded that secondary school studentsfrequently and always display the values related to physical education and sportslessons and they are aware of these values.
PubDate: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +030
- Analysis on social and cultural life in Antiokheia in the Seleukos Period
Authors: Nurgül Yıldırım; Meltem Temizkan
Abstract: Antiokheia (Antioch) was made capital city by Macedonian Seleucid Empirewhich annexed most of the Near East lands in 300 BC and reconstruction activitystarted by Seleucid kings to make it prosper like any capital city. Since the reconstruction activities bearedthe traces of Macedonian and Greek overtones, it caused a great disintegrationaspect of local fabric of the area and this disintegration was not limited toreconstruction activities and it is accepted that it affected all social areasover time. Seleucids largely relied on the immigrant Macedonian and Greekpopulation in Antiokheia and in its vicinity to dominate the rich localculture. In this new social stratification that they build to achieveaforementioned aim, was shaped by giving local man the positions in lover ormedium level administrative authorization. By the revolts in Antiokheia againstthe attempts of changing the belief system that existed before and during thethe Seleucid Era, it is observed that the dominant factions in the city showedresistance to keep their own culture. Inthis study, analysis of the Seleucid Kingdom' decision to make Antiokheia thecapital, efforts of making it a magnificent royal center which reflects theirown Greek culture, the effect of this on the already existed culturalbackground that belongs to the solid local factions and on social life of thesefactions who brought the local culture into existence are aimed.
PubDate: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +030
- Enterprise resource planning in human resources management impact on
workforce career and information function
Authors: Berkant Dulkadir
Abstract: ERPsystems are software that facilitates coordination and communication betweendepartments by gathering all business departments that are remote or closetogether under a single roof. This enables department managers and employees toreach clearer information in less time. This research examines the impact ofERP systems on human resource management. The definition and characteristics ofhuman resources management in ERP and the human resources management featuresof ERP are emphasized. The research was carried out on tourism sector operatingin the Mersin region. The research was conducted with 150 samples coveringhotel managers and managers. Regression analysis was conducted in the analysisof the results and it was determined that ERP had positive effects on humanresources management.
PubDate: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +030
- The lack of technology in teaching EFL to learners with dyslexia in
Authors: Miloud Fekih
Abstract: Technology has become anoteworthy element in teaching, including the case of EFL (English as a ForeignLanguage). There seems to be a never-ending list of various uses of technologyto achieve and accomplish particular tasks in a spectrum of fields, such asbusiness, medicine, architecture, and education. Teachers, in general, have toteach varied learners with different needs and exceptionalities, wheretechnology is of paramount significance in order to help teachers accommodatethe required interests of learners, especially for those with specialeducational needs such as dyslexia. The present paper aims to investigateAlgerian EFL teachers' perspective on dyslexia where teachers highlighted thelack of technology in teaching affected learners. A sample of 42 EFL teacherswas recruited from different middle schools in Algeria from the four regions(North, West, East, and South). A triad of research tools was employed: aquestionnaire, interviews, and ending up with focus group discussions. Resultsrevealed that there is a serious reported lack regarding the use of technologyin Algerian Middle schools. Additionally, Teachers reported that one of thebiggest challenges that they face in Algeria is the classic way of teachingEnglish where technology is still not used in a way that can make bothprocesses of teaching and learning easy and effective. Likewise, findingsshowed that there is no particular technology in teaching those with dyslexia,where teachers highly recommend the integration of technology in Algerianschools for the purpose of improving the quality of education.
PubDate: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +030
- Study of equation model for vertical jump test
Authors: Sercan Öncen; Serkan Aydın, Salih Pınar
Abstract: Vertical jump is regarded as high poweroutput that can be reached by maximum muscular contraction taking place in lessthan one second and described as explosive power. Different results may beobtained in different methods applied to the same individual in vertical jump measurements.In the study, it has been aimed topresent an equation model at the end of determining the correlation between StrideBluetooth Sensor (PSBS), Jumpster mobile phone jumping test program (JSP) andVertical Jump Test (VJT) and deducing by simple linear regression model. 56male and 34 female participants having 19,4 ± 1,1 year, have been included inthe study. Average height of jump of the participants have been measured asPSBS 32.8 ± 8,2 cm, JSP 39.2 ± 8.2 cm and VJT 43.6 ± 8.6 cm. There is a positiverelationship of r= 792**, r= 804** according to thePerson correlation analysis results between the results of PSBS and JSP testsand VJT test.
PubDate: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +030
- The unfounded mass burials of the so-called Armenian Genocide
Authors: Yurdagül Atun; Ata Atun
Abstract: According to some sources, TheArmenian Genocide Appeals (the so-called Armenian Genocide or the UnfoundedArmenian Claims) indicate that the Armenian deportation, which was carried outby the Ottoman State in Eastern Anatolia for internal security reasons from Mayto November 1915, was aimed at destroying the Armenian community in the region,Millions of Armenians are alleged to have been killed by this reason. In the early years of the FirstWorld War, the Ottoman State while fighting in many fronts with Allied Powers,the Armenians attacked the Ottoman army jointly with the Russian army in theregion up to Central Anatolia in the East, and rebelled in many cities. Inorder to overcome these rebellions, the Ottoman State held a joint meeting withthe Armenian Patriarchs, especially the Armenian Members of the TanzimatParliament, and the leaders of the Armenian community, and informed them thatthe Ottoman State would take countermeasures if the Armenians continued to killlocal Muslim people in Eastern Anatolia. On the basisof this notion, the Ottoman State in April 24, 1915 arrested 235 people who hadorganized the rebellions and closed down all the Armenian Committees and localorganizations that supported and organized the rebellions. The Ottoman State promulgatiatedthe Temporary Law of Deportation, in 27 May 1915. Accordingly, it was decided someof the Armenians in Eastern Anatolia would be displaced to Syria, Lebanon andIraq. According to the Armenians' claims, massacre and genocide were carriedout under the deportation title and 1.5 million Armenians were killed. Thisarticle is about the mass graves of 1.5 million Armenians which would form thebasis of the massacre allegations, the size, how and by whom they were dug, howthe massacred Armenians buried and how the mass graves covered with soil. Thepaper is written to investigate whether there are mass graves or not.
PubDate: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +030
- Authentic leadership and follower job satisfaction: The moderating effect
of leader emotional expressivity
Authors: Nevra Baker
Abstract: This researchattempts to explain the moderating effect of leader emotional expressivity onthe relationship between authentic leadership and follower job satisfaction.Accordingly, quantitative data, collected via survey administration tofront-line employees of service-rendering companies from Istanbul was used totest the hypotheses. The findings of this study revealed that the strength ofleader emotional expressivity weakened the positive contributions of authenticleadership to follower job satisfaction for leaders who demonstrate a highlevel of authentic leadership. On the other hand, higher leader emotionalexpressivity compensates for the low levels of authentic leadership in terms ofincreasing follower job satisfaction.
PubDate: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +030


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Mother's Day spa break and gift ideas
It's almost that time when we let the very special ladies in our lives know how much we appreciate them.
Because all mums love a well-deserved pamper, we've picked the top Scottish Spa hotels that are easily accessible by rail. So whether her drink of choice is a mug of tea or a glass of wine, she can relax and let us do the driving before indulging in these sumptuous spas.
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Situated in Glasgow city centre, this hotel is within walking distance of various train stations. Mum can hit the shops for some retail therapy - Glasgow is known for its Style Mile with malls, independent boutiques, and designer stores - before relaxing in the Hilton's Ocean Rooms Spa whirlpool, steam room and sauna. Find out more.
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The award-winning Balmoral Spa is the ultimate urban spa experience, set in the heart of the city – just steps from Edinburgh Waverley station. You can expect a sanctuary of personal comfort and total escapism. The Balmoral Spa's expert therapists will awaken your senses as you revive, relax and rejuvenate. Find out more.
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