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James de Vere Allen was the author of The Swahili House: Cultural and Ritual Concepts Underlying its Plan and Structure (London: AARP, 1979), Swahili houses and tombs of the coast of Kenya (London: AARP, 1979), and Swahili Origins: Swahili Culture and the Shungwaya phenomenon, among many other works. He is remembered by his fellow scholars for his wide, and occasionally unorthodox, contributions to the study of Swahili history and culture. One of his greatest achievements was the establishment of the Lamu Museum.
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After four years of negotiations between the Faroe Islands and Denmark, the two parties reached an agreement in the form of new legislation regarding international relations. The new laws were approved by both the Faroese and Danish parliaments this summer.
What does this mean for us? This means that regarding areas that are under Faroese authority, such as fisheries, trade, education and research, environment, taxation, transport and so on
- We can now directly contact other states and international organizations.
- We can now enter into negotiations with other states and international organizations.
- And we can conclude agreements with them.
Before this new legislation the Faroese government had to aquire positive consent from Danish authority before contacting other governments. Now this is not necessary any more.
Of course Denmark still can intervene in cases where they feel a need regarding the interests of the Kingdom of Denmark as a whole.
So will all this matter? Does it mean that the Faroes will be more active on the international arena? Well, in this country there is a saying that is quite appropriate now around Chrismas time: "The proof of the pudding is in the eating."
And the Faroe Islands are not only talking about the pudding – we are actively engaged in negotiations with the European Union on taking part in the Union's education and research programmes. The Faroes also want to be part of the community regarding civil aviation.
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Week two of the NFL season is already behind us! Sunday, the Colts pulled off their first home victory over the Minnesota Vikings, despite the absences of notable players due to injuries. As we head into week three let's catch up on the slew of injuries that have affected players on the roster:
Dwight Freeney (OLB)
-Ankle injury from week one matchup against the Chicago Bears
-Did not participate in practice in week two and did not play Sunday against the Vikings
-Coach Pagano has talked about Freeney's injury as day-to-day progress in the local media
-ESPN analyst Adam Schefter stated that we shouldn't expect to see Dwight on the field for another month or so
Austin Collie (WR)
-Suffered third or possibly fourth concussion in the preseason
-Fully participated in practice last Wednesday, but he did not practice the rest of the week
-He was expected to play in Sunday's game against the Vikings but he was sidelined
-Whether Collie is ready to play or not is being detected on a weekly basis. He was expected to be well enough the last two games but did not play.
Joe Reitz (G)
-Knee injury
-Did not practice in week two and did not play in either games against the Bears or Vikings
-Reitz's progress is also being monitored day-by-day
-It is not confirmed whether Reitz will play next week against the Jaguars
Winston Justice (T)
-Concussion from head injury against the Bears
-He had limited participation in practice on Wednesday, but he was in full participation the rest of the week
-Listed as questionable to play in the home opener on Sunday and he did not play
-It is uncertain whether Justice will fully practice and play against the Jaguars in week 3
Pat Angerer (ILB)
-Fractured foot from preseason opener against the St. Louis Rams
- Did not practice last week
- Projected to be out at least six weeks
T.Y. Hilton (WR)
-Out with shoulder injury in week one
-Fully participated during week two and was cleared to play
-Made regular season and Fantasy debut in Sunday's game
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I'd argue that those limitations are exactly what keeps the Mix CD relevant. The format limits you to 80 minutes of music. That's pretty spacious, but it still means you have to be selective about what you put on it. And because most mailboxes these days are filled with nothing but flyers and credit card offers, finding something as personal as a Mix CD in there is that much more meaningful.
A CD with a discrete, ordered tracklist also offers something an individual mp3 cannot: context. Personally, one of the things I enjoy most about making mixes is ordering songs in such a way that they either flow into each other or highlight contrasting sounds. Even on traditional albums the tracks are ordered the way they are for a reason. On a couple of occasions I've listened to CDs for the first time in the 'wrong order' due to technical difficulties. It's amazing how much more enjoyable they are when the order of the songs is what the artist intended.
In my opinion the personalized Mix CD is still relevant. In fact in this day of instantaneous messaging and digital downloads, having someone drop a CD in your mailbox could seem quite personal. Mix CDs make great gifts when funds are low!
What songs you should put on a CD, what flow it should have, whether you should limit yourself to ten or fill up the entire CD... those are subjective. Make the mix you want to make. But I'm going to tell you how to make one that sounds good. Not in an artistic sense (that's subjective) but in a technical sense.
Part 1: Minimize the number of steps between the Mix CD and the original audio source
For good sound quality, this is really important. Every step between the original audio source, whether that's a track on a CD or a high-quality mp3 purchased from a digital store, potentially degrades the sound quality. The mp3 format, specifically, is a 'lossy' format. What this means in layman's terms is that when a sound source is converted to mp3, the conversion throws away minor, theoretically unnoticeable parts of the sound in the interest of keeping the file size small.Imagine that you rip a track from a CD to an mp3. Then you use a sound editing program to shave some dead air off the end. You export that as an mp3. Then you burn it onto your mix CD. By the time it makes it onto your mix CD, the tracks has been through four separate audio conversions. This could result in a noticeable loss of sound quality.
Avoiding unnecessary conversions is a good idea, but obviously some number of conversions are unavoidable. The solution here is to use a 'lossless' format. I suggest WAV files. WAV files are completely uncompressed digital images of the actual waveform. They are as close as you can get to the original source. If you immediately rip your source to a WAV file and then use that format right up until the point where you burn it back to disc, you should have no noticeable loss in sound quality. WAV files are often 5-6 times larger than an mp3 which would be an issue if you were to convert your entire music library, but you are going to be working with a limited number of tracks so that shouldn't present a problem. At any rate, these days space is cheap.
Part 2: Use Audacity for total control of dead air and track breaks
If you've ever tried to burn two mp3s that are supposed to flow seamlessly into each other to a CD, you'll probably notice that once they're on the CD they... don't. There is often a slight but noticeable pause during the transition between tracks.This problem gets even worse if you're trying something fancy, like gracefully cross-fading from one song to another. Professional albums don't have this problem.
Track spacing can also be a challenge if you're just burning tracks to a disc using iTunes or Nero Burning ROM. Often when a song is ripped you're stuck with whatever 'dead air' was at the end of the track. In some cases this can be several long seconds of awkward silence, which can really kill the 'flow' of your mix.
Is there any solution to these problems? Yes and yes. You just need a little help from a readily available free software package called Audacity. It is available for Mac, Windows and LINUX and you can download it here. You will also need to download the LAME encoder separately if you want to be able to export mp3s. Find out how to get it and install it here.
Audacity, besides being a useful tool for converting and editing audio files, allows you to assemble multiple tracks into a single project. You can then precisely control the spacing between songs and where the track breaks are.
A full tutorial in Audacity is beyond the scope of this post (but you should start here for more information) but it is simple to add multiple tracks to a project. Simply open Audacity, select File > Import and then browse to your audio file. Once the file is added, repeat the process for the next file. Each file will will be imported into its own track. You can position each respective track down the timeline so that it plays after the preceding track. By highlighting parts of a track you can also cut and paste, fade in, fade out, or cross-fade (these last three options are available under the Effects menu). With a little experimentation you will master the basics in no time.
To create clean CD breaks for tracks, place a cursor at the place in the project where you would like the track break to be, then select Tracks > Add Label at Selection. Give the label a name, probably something like # Artist - Song. Repeat this process for each track break.
Once you are finished, select File > Export Multiple... In the window that pops up, make sure that you are exporting WAV files (see above) that under "Split files based on..." "labels" is checked. For a more in-depth tutorial go here.
If you burn the resulting WAV audio files to a disc with NO BREAKS between tracks, they should flow seamlessly from one track to another, even if you've placed a break right in the middle of a song.
Part 3: Slice and dice your tracks with Audacity
As mentioned above, Audacity has many more uses than simply creating clean track breaks for your mix CD.One of my personal peeves are songs that pad out their length with repetitive choruses or noodly instrumental breaks. With a little precision, you can use Audacity to trim the fat. Add a fade out effect to to end a song whose chorus overstays its welcome. With some careful matching of sounds you can cut that dull keyboard part entirely.
As you gain proficiency with the software, you will find you can make some pretty sneaky edits that are completely unnoticeable. I have excised entire verses, and once I created an entirely new ending for a song by reverse-engineering its beginning. In most cases, the point of this fiddling was to shorten a good song that overstayed its welcome, allowing me to fit more songs into the mix.
Another good use of Audacity is for songs that don't have a proper beginning or ending. Sometimes a song on an album flows out of or into another song. If you place the song in your mix as-is, it will cut in or cut out abruptly. Once more, judicious use of cutting and fading can alleviate these issues. If you have two songs that are especially complimentary, you might want to try smoothly cross-fading from one to the other.
Bear in mind that you don't want to over-do this. Your mix CD listeners will appreciate clean track breaks once they've inevitably ripped their favorite songs!
Part 4: Burning the mix
So now you should have 80 minutes of music or less. Actually, if you have burning software that supports 'overburn' such as Nero Burning ROM, you can get away with a little more. Much like the 'Empty' light on your fuel gauge, CDs have a little time left on them after 80, although exactly how much is unclear.Overburning will allow you to 'break the limit' by a minute or two if you need it. Nero produces a warning about potential damage to CD players when you do this. I have never ever seen this happen, even on very old CD players. I suspect the warning is there purely for legal liability reasons.
Make sure when you add the tracks you are burning that you remove all space between them. Remember, you should have already spaced the tracks out exactly like you want them using Audacity. Many burning programs will add a default two seconds of space between each track. You don't want that.
Okay, now it's time to burn a CD. Then you need to listen to the burned CD in its entirety. Make sure it is error free and exactly what you want your listeners to experience. If so, this is now your MASTER DISC.
Part 5: Normalization, and why you should avoid it
Before we go any further, I would like to make a note on 'Normalization'. In audio terms, normalization is the process of automatically adjusting all tracks so that they are similar in volume (this is similar to, but not exactly the same as, compression). Audacity can do this, and so can many CD burning programs.You do not want to normalize your mix CD.
Why not? Well, even though normalizing your mix might give you a very even volume level, it will do so at the cost of audio quality. Normalization artificially increases the loudness levels of softer song to bring them in line with the louder songs. This can introduce artifacts into the track and significantly degrade sound quality.
I find that a much more natural solution is to simply group the songs on your mix by production quality. If you've got a few older songs that are softer or have quieter production values, group them together. If possible use a song of intermediate production and loudness to transition into the newer or louder songs. Otherwise pick a song that 'ramps up' gradually to smooth the transition. Your listener may have to adjust the volume at times, but it should be a gradual process.
For me personally, leaving the original sound of a song intact is preferable to trying to artificially make it louder, even if it comes at the cost of a little manual volume control. This is personal preference to some degree, but try normalizing a very soft song against a very loud one and you'll notice a severe degradation in quality.
Part 6: Production (making more copies)
If you've done much CD burning, you know that every so often something goes wrong in the process. That means you need to check each track on a CD after burning copies to check for glitches. If you are burning lots of copies, it is going to be annoying to check every single track on every single copy to make sure it came out okay. Fortunately, there is a better way.Once you have your Master Disc, rip an image of the disc. Nero Burning ROM will let you do this, and there are also many freeware programs available on the internet. After you have that image, which is a holistic copy of the entire disc, burn that to each subsequent CD. The nice thing about burning an image is that either the disc burns entirely successfully or it doesn't. There's no chance of individual tracks being bad. A quick check of an image-burned disc to make sure that it's not obviously messed up and you should be okay.
Part 7: Submit the CD to the GraceNote database
When you insert a professional CD into your CD-ROM drive, iTunes or whatever media player program you use will typically recognize the disc and label the tracks for you. You can make this happen for your CD as well! Any CD may be submitted the GraceNote database. The details of how to do this will depend on the media player you are using, but you should be able to submit the CD with a name and the complete track-list. This will be nice for your friends when they insert your mix CD into their computer and a properly labeled song list pops right up!Part 8: Putting it all together
So to recap: for the best audio quality, make sure you minimize the number of steps between the final audio files burned to the CD and the original source. Avoid mp3s and similar file types, as they are 'lossy'. Use WAV files if possible. Do not 'normalize' the audio at any point in this process.Use Audacity to create a seamless mix with smooth fade-ins, fade-outs and track transitions. You can also use it to do more sophisticated edits with practice.
When you've burned your finalized WAV files to a CD, copy an image of the entire CD. Use that to burn subsequent copies. Be sure to submit your track list to GraceNote so that when people insert the CD into their computers they will see the tracks properly labeled.
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I assume your little "smiley" is indicative of the fact that you believe you've smugly trumped the original poster.
While your unvaccinated status may not affect me, as a vaccinated adult, it does, in fact, put my infant child and a relative who cannot be vaccinated at risk. It also puts at risk the small percentage of people for whom the vaccine does not "take." Vaccines are most effective when every single person who can receive them, does.
The fact that we still have ignorant people running around in their tinfoil hats believing that the flu vaccine is a conspiracy, doesn't work, is dangerous, causes the flu, etc. is the reason we see this epidemic every single year. If all eligible Americans got vaccinated in the fall, we'd cruise through the winter and spring without the missed days of work and school, the misery, the doctor's visits, the medications, the hospitalizations and the deaths.
It's a pity that people STILL refuse to accept science, and refuse to take two minutes out of their year to receive an effective, painless, inexpensive vaccine that could not only save them a week of misery, but could also save their lives or the life of someone they love.
"While your unvaccinated status may not affect me, as a vaccinated adult, it does, in fact, put my infant child and a relative who cannot be vaccinated at risk."
No vaccine is 100% effective. They are marketed under a blanket of disease hysteria and pimped by a cult following of medicalized quacks and needle junkies who abandoned real science long ago. After all, who needs real science when you've got the CDC marketing all the fear for you?
You wanna talk about people who pose a real health risk to others? How about people who routinely take antibiotics? Those who take the most antibiotics become drug-resistant bacteria factories, and they can spread their drug-resistant strains to others around them. Their risk of developing superbugs rises proportionally to the frequency and duration of their taking prescription antibiotics.
You want to protect your unvaccinated infant and relative? Keep them away from people who use antibiotics on a regular basis.
Do a little research. Go farther than your doctor's office for answers. You'll be very surprised to learn there is SO much more out there...
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On behalf of the citizens of Pigeon Forge, thank you Greg for unbiased reporting on this issue. We have no other option for neutral information. There are several issues that need to be clarified concerning the city manager Earlene Teaster, the Mayor David Wear, the Vice Mayor David McClure, and Commissioner Joyce Brackins and their relationship to Darby Campbell and Bob McManus.
1. Investigate and determine the legal name of the corporation that includes Campbell, McManus, and Blalock and publish the other owners. The corporation and the owners should be public knowledge due to the special treatment they are receiving. The mystery corporation accepted a check from the city for over $1.8 million to help purchase part of the Island land. The second they received that check, the taxpayers deserved to know the entire ownership of the corporation. How many if any are Earlene Teaster and the 3 city commissioners or related to them in some manner?
2. Investigate if Darby Campbell, Bob McManus, Sid Blalock, etc. own the entire island property. Did this corporation buy the hotel property on the island? If not, what does the owner think about this road and zoning? What legal issues does the city face if the owner opposed the road? What about the other property owners in the newly created C-7 zone?
3. Investigate the accuracy of assurances by Darby Campbell that the FEMA and flood issues regarding the Island have been solved. A call to FEMA is in order because of misunderstandings of the truth in the past. If the flood issues haven't been resolved then it is my understanding that those issues will cost millions and a couple of years of Federal paperwork to make the Island into legal compliance. If that is the case, then $80,000 worth of road study was a waste of taxpayer money. If that is correct then Earlene Teaster, David Wear, Kevin McClure and Joyce Brackens should at the very least resign.
4. Did the City Manager and the 3 Commissioners also ignore the flood issues regarding the land where the Lumberjack Feud is located? The Mountain Press reported that 2 of the owners of the Lumberjack Feud also are partners in the Island Corporation. That coincidence needs to be explored.
5. There is the additional issue of all the secrecy concerning the Events Center and the Island. What was the series of events that led us to hiring Darby Campbell and Bob McManus to the tune of $4 million to "develop" the Events Center? What is their job description? Why was the city being sued for the land deal? Why was the city illegally accepting money as a TDZ when we don't meet the legal requirements?
6. MtnHigh also brings up the attempted end around by Earlene and her 3 Commissioners and that is disgraceful and their motives need to be investigated.
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Krueger, K. (2010). U-X-L encyclopedia of U.S. history hones students' subject search and indexing skills. School Library Monthly, 26(5), 38-40.
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Krueger, K. (2009). Three new digital libraries by World Book. School Library Media Activities Monthly, 26(3), 39-41.
Krueger, K. (2009, November 6). Reporting the research: What does school library research tell us? Panel presentation of A Case Study of a Rural Iowa School Preparing to Meet New State Guidelines for School Libraries. American Association of School Librarians 14th National Conference. Charlotte, NC.
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I've been debating my half marathon goals for awhile now.. And with the only big race I'm running this Fall coming up on Saturday, I need a new goal to hit.
So after many weeks (nearly month) debating and throwing around ideas. Tossing & turning in bed last night I finally made a decision.
I had previously stated that I wanted my first half marathon to be the Disney Princess half in February, but after much deliberation (and the fact that my step mom will be running it with me & zack would rather go to Austin than Disney world I have decided on and registered for the 3M half marathon on January 29, 2012 in Austin, TX!
I decided on this one for many reasons. As many of you know my father lives in Dallas, his entire family lives in San Antonio.. And what happens to be in the middle of these two fine cities? Well one of my favorite cities in America, AUSTIN Texas baby! On top of the fact that I'll have family running with me and cheering on the sidelines, I know this city like the back of my hand. I lived in Texas for a few years after high school, and I absolutely fell head over heals for Austin. One of the music capitals of America, not to mention home of my Long Horns! (the eyes of Texas are upon you…)
This "downhill" race is not nearly as downhill as people claim. It's got several climbs in the first and last 4 miles of the race, and a slow decline, mostly flat. However race Recaps tell me that it's more difficult than the half marathons website states. But, compared to a half in say… San Fran… Easy peasy (in theory)
I'm so stoked!!! I'm more excited for this than Baltimore running festival and that's THIS Saturday. Sorry but a 5k barely cuts it anymore. Time to up the challenge!!!
After this weekends race I'm beginning a 16 week training program, as well as hitting up my local running store (Charm City Run) Fall Half Marathon training clinic! I also signed up for the Hot Chocolate 15k DC in December as a nice stepping stone during my training!
Truth be told I have a goal (I shouldnt. I have barely begun to prepare for this race) but — I sort of do. I'm sure it'll definitely change in the weeks/months to come so I'm not announcing it. To be honest, I just want to finish. I just want that medal around my neck and my feet to pound the ground for 13.1 miles throughout a city I have grown to love, respect, and miss. In a state as large as my dreams
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Last modified: January 12, 2011The Mission Statement of Long Beach Cyclists, as found in our Bylaws, reads as follows: Long Beach Cyclists promote cycling as a fun, valued, and sustainable transportation choice in Long Beach through community, advocacy and education.
The Purpose Statement of Long Beach Cyclists, as found in our Bylaws, reads as follows: Long Beach Cyclists is organized and operated exclusively for the charitable and educational purposes that follow: a) promote and protect the road rights of bicyclists, b) inclusively advocate for the interests of the full spectrum of bicyclists, c) support bicycling skills education, d) promote bicycling for fun, fitness and transportation, e) promote societal acceptance of bicyclists as equal road users.
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While each month Long Beach Cyclists enjoy participating in fun activities, we also enjoy addressing serious advocacy and educational work.
Long Beach Cyclists provided input nearly a decade ago that helped shape the Bicycle Master Plan created by the City of Long Beach. In the past year or two, as the City announced that it is determined to make Long Beach the most 'bicycle friendly' city—contracting the services of Mobility Coordinator Charles Gandy, for example—many Long Beach Cyclists members have provided a new burst of input and cooperation with some of our City leadership. We hope that whenever possible City efforts take into account the concerns and suggestions of people with abundant experience cycling Long Beach streets.
We recognize that some people cycle every day as responsible drivers—mindful of traffic law, striving to be safe in their interactions with other road users. Yet we all have observed some road users who drive less responsibly, less safely. And we know that some people cycle like 'Sunday drivers'—fearful of motorized traffic, perhaps oblivious to traffic law, perhaps meandering left and right without regard to the safety of others. Driving a bicycle the wrong way down a one-way street is against the law no matter what, and the police are right to give warnings or write citations to encourage safe cycling. Long Beach Cyclists embraces safe, predictable vehicular cycling—driving one's bicycle in ways that are consistent with California law. We advocate for safe infrastructure, and we offer Traffic Safety courses, taught by LCI certified instructors, to encourage cyclists to be lawful, safe road users.
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Bangalore Protest Report
Quick Update
- We had about 400-500 people at the town hall at the peak of the meeting.
- The participation was diverse – many many groups came in a good numbers. Strong show of solidarity! {Everybody mobilised well}
- Highlighting quotes from the speakers:
- Justice Saldanha says, " It is not a judgment but an atrocity of the worst order."
- Veerabhadra Chennamalla Swamiji, from Nedumamudi Mutt, says, "Its an undemocratic judgment, and it is an assault on justice".
- From Popular Front of India, Usman Baig says, "Judiciary is also becoming fascist like the executive and legislature."
- Advocate Balan, from AITUC, says, "This is judicial terrorism"
- U.R Ananthmurthy says, "Dr. Binayak Sen represents me too"
- Agni Sridhar, and other speakers condemned the turn of events and called it an assault on democracy, pressing for the release of Dr. Binayak Sen.
- There was a good media presence!
Bangalore Campaigners welcomes binayak's release
The Campaign for the Release of Dr Binayak Sen, Bangalore welcomes the decision of the Supreme Court to grant bail to Dr Sen. Dr. Sen's incarceration had become a symbol of brutal state force, especially after a sustained national and international campaign for his release that involved a wide spectrum of human rights activists, health workers, doctors, trade union workers, grass root movements, NGOs, and other civil society members. Justice Markandeya Katju and Justice Deepak Verma after a very brief hearing on 25th May, 2009, granted bail on production of a personal bond after senior Advocate Shanti Bhushan had appeared before the Court on behalf of Dr. Sen. Dr Sen was arrested by the Chhattisgarh government on May 14th 2007 on charges of abetting Naxalites. Amongst the laws that he was detained under the draconian Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act, enacted by the Raman Sigh government in 2005. Dr Sen was one of the first of more than 43 people who have been detained under this Act.
Dr Sen's arrest was a result of his tireless work as a member of the Peoples Union of Civil Liberties, Chhattisgarh in exposing the state government's human rights abuses, especially violations by the state-sponsored vigilante force Salwa Judum. He was one of the few voices of dissent in state that clamps down on democratic rights in the name of fighting Naxalism. A recent example was the Chhattisgarh government's demolition of the 17 year-old Vanvasi Chethana Ashram (VCA) in Dantewada run by Gandhian Himanshu Kumar. Though the VCA was contesting an eviction notice filed by the local administration alleging that it was occupying revenue forest land, on May 15th, 2009, 250-300 members of the District Force (DF), Special Police Officers (SPO), and Chhattisgarh police, razed the ashram to the ground. Himanshu Kumar was been instrumental in exposing the fake encounter of 12 adivasis from the Singara Salwa Judum relief camp on March 30th 2009. He was also been working towards the rehabilitation of some of the thousands displaced by the Salwa Judum. Journalists and students who were present during this demolition were intimidated and severely beaten up by the police. Two of those who were beaten were students from the Indian Institute of Science (IISC), Bangalore.
RIGHTS-INDIA: Activist Doctor's Incarceration Flouts Democratic Norms
By Keya Acharya
IPS News
BANGALORE, May 8 (IPS) – Even while India goes to the polls in a lumbering show of democracy, human rights activist-doctor Binayak Sen remains in prison on unproven terrorism charges.
Sen's bail plea was finally admitted by the apex Supreme Court (SC) on May 4, 10 days short of his second anniversary in jail in Raipur, capital of the central state of Chhatisgarh where Sen has practiced as a doctor to the rural poor for nearly three decades.
The SC has now asked the state government to report, posting a final hearing in another fortnight. The SC has also asked the Chhatisgarh government to ensure that the best medical treatment be made available to Sen.
Prison authorities have refused Sen, who was diagnosed with cardiac symptoms, permission to go to his alma mater, the reputed Christian Medical College, Vellore, south India, for cardiac surgery.
Sen has refused treatment in Raipur saying he perceived a threat to his life from a local hospital and that he had the legal right to a hospital of his choice.
"I think he's in danger," his wife Illina Sen, a professor of women's studies in Wardha University, told IPS on the telephone from Raipur. "… Binayak is absolutely right that his life may be in danger in any facility controlled by the state in Chhatisgarh."
The government accused Sen of passing on a set of letters from Narayan Sanyal, a guerrilla Naxal, or Maoist leader in Raipur jail, to a businessman with alleged close links to the radical left movement in Chhatisgarh. He is charged under the sweepingly-powerful Chhatisgarh State Public Security Act 2005, for "hatching a conspiracy" and abetting terrorism.
The Naxal movement, rampant in the southern forested belt of Chhattisgarh, is an armed and violent guerilla conflict born from long years of socio-economic inequality, alienation and displacement of tribals from their lands.
In its turn, the state authorities have aided and abetted an even more violent vigilante movement started in 2005 to quash the Maoists.
The movement, called Salwa Judum is charged by the independent, national People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), of which Sen is the state co-ordinator, of using rape, arson, intimidation and other brutalties to forcefully evict all tribal settlements in the district under the guise of their being Naxals.
The Continued Incarceration of Dr. Binayak Sen:What does it mean for Indian Democracy?
The Campaign for the Release of Binayak Sen invites you to a public seminar
It is almost two years since Dr. Binayak Sen was arrested by the Chhattisgarh government for alleged 'crimes against the state'. Civil society has in the intervening period been deeply disturbed about this most unjust incarceration. All major cities across the globe and within India have seen protests, signature campaigns, discussions, and media awareness events all of which have attempted to raise awareness and make the state respond to the concerns of ordinary citizens. It is a telling comment on the nature of Indian democracy, that two years down the line we are still engaged in this struggle to free a man who should never have been imprisoned.
We see the struggle to free Dr. Binayak Sen as not just the struggle to secure the liberty of one man but rather a struggle, which in its many dimensions encompasses the very idea of India. It is a struggle which strives to protect and defend those who work to secure the Preambular promise of social and economic justice, it is a struggle against unjust and arbitrary state terror directed at those with the deepest Constitutional commitments and it is in every sense a struggle about the ethical content and meaning we wish to give to the Indian Constitution.
To understand and to reflect upon the many meanings of the struggle to free Dr. Binayak Sen and to renew our commitment to this highly significant struggle, we invite you to this public seminar.
Date: May 9th, 2009 (Saturday)
Time: 2 pm to 5 pm
Venue: SCM House, 29, 2nd Cross, Mission Road, Bangalore.
Speakers: Dr K. Balagopal,(Human Rights Forum, Hyderabad) B.V. Seetharam (Karavali Ale, Mangalore), and B.N. Jagadeesha (Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore)
Dr Sen's heart condition: Letter to Chief Justice of India
Medicos demand immediate release
4 April 2009
Honorine Ward, MD
Associate Professor
Div of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases
Tufts Medical Center
800 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111
To : The Honourable Chief Justice of India,
We are extremely concerned about the health of Dr. Binayak Sen who has been imprisoned in Raipur since May 2007. Recently we learned that his health had worsened and that the doctor appointed by the court to examine him recommended that he be transferred to Vellore for an angiography and perhaps, if needed, an angioplasty or Coronary Artery Bypass Graft without further delay.
We believe that the court had ordered that Dr. Binayak receive treatment as per the doctor's recommendations but there are still hurdles being created by the local administration. We urge you to use your good offices to see that this order is implemented immediately, as any delay may pose a risk to Dr. Binayak Sen's life.
We also urge that Dr. Binayak be granted the bail that has been denied to him for almost two years now. Dr. Binayak has a blemishless record of public service both as a medical doctor amongst the poor and as a human rights crusader, and it is our humble opinion that a great injustice has already been done to him. We urge you to review his case.
Enclosure: Copy of Letter from Dr. Malhotra who examined Dr. Binayak Sen, March2009.
Citizen's Statement Against Terrorism and Communal Violence
'No Double Standards in the Fight Against Terrorism'
In recent months the country has witnessed a spate of terrorist attacks in different cities as well as organised communal violence against religious minorities in several states.
We the undersigned strongly condemn all these acts of violence that have resulted in loss of life and grievous injury to scores of innocent people. It is clear that whoever is responsible for such violence should be severely punished under Indian law and all measures be taken to protect the lives of ordinary citizens under threat from their activities.
We find it deeply disturbing however that the Indian government as well as concerned state governments have adopted double standards in dealing with the two equally deadly phenomenon of terrorist bombings and communal violence.
On one hand throughout the country Muslim youth are being targeted, without any or little evidence, as responsible for terrorist attacks. In our view there is a concerted attempt by the Indian police, sections of the media and certain political parties to portray all members of the Muslim community as 'terrorists and extremists' – to be arbitrarily arrested, tortured and killed in fake encounters.
Plain truths: Ajay T.G.'s films uncover a world hitherto concealed
Friday Review
The Hindu
THIRD EYE Ajay T.G.'s films reveal a socio-political insight into the state of Chhattisgarh
Ajay T.G.'s films are simple and telling. Screened recently by Vikalp Bengaluru, Alternative Law Forum and Pedestrian Pictures, five short films by the 35-year-old Chhattisgarh-based filmmaker drew crowds at the Centre for Film and Drama in Ban galore. Ajay T.G. and Dr. Binayak Sen have been arrested and charged under the Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act (CSPSA). Several well-known filmmakers, film societies, writers, thinkers and journalists have expressed publicly, the demand for Ajay's release and his right to make films by screening his films and holding discussions in some parts of the country.
"Anjam" was an informative film about the life and work of Dr. Binayak Sen at the Shaheed Hospital in Rajhara. As patients pour in, nurses, workers and doctors give personal accounts about Dr. Sen's contribution and efforts. Newspaper-clippings and certificates float on the screen — going back to Dr. Sen's role and phenomenal achievements as a student at the Christian Medical College, Vellore and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi where he studied social medicine. Fifty six-year-old Binayak Sen has been in jail for more than a year for working for more than 30 years with the tribals of Chhattisgarh. On May 14, Ajay was arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Chhattisgarh Special Security Act after publishing
"Hathaure Wala" (Man with the Iron Hammer) was short and revealing. Mid-long and life-size shorts of an ageing blacksmith working in the shadow of the Bhilai Steel Plant brought the audience in close proximity of his life and occupation.
Again, a short film, "Jeet" was a pre-rehearsed film by Jandarshan — a video-training project under the European Union-India Economic Cross Cultural Programme and Raipur-based Hindi daily "The Deshbandhu". The student film captured a malaria-prevention drive in a village — very similar to a government movie on healthcare. Simple and straightforward for a target audience, "Jeet" portrayed the dichotomy of modern medical treatment and ancient myths.
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Bangaloreans lend support to human right activist
Times of India
BANGALORE: Students, writers and film-makers thronged the Centre for Film and Drama (CFD) on Monday to express support towards and watch films made by journalist Ajay T G, who has just been released by the Chhattisgarh police on bail after being arrested on charges of Maoist links.
The CFD screened four films shot on life in Bhilai and Jharkhand, reflecting the varied working conditions of people – from ironsmiths to hospital workers – and different societal expectations on family, marriage , gender progress and community life.
Ajay, who hails from Kerala, stayed in Bhilai for almost two decades. The photojournalist is also part of the People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), which is spearheading a campaign for human rights in Chhattisgarh. His PUCL colleague, Binayak Sen, is in a Chhattisgarh jail on charges of lending covert support to Maoists.
Writer and historian Ramachandra Guha, who spoke soon after the screening, said Chhattisgarh was caught in a cycle of violence between the police, Salwa Judum and Maoists. "Adivasis are most affected. Dantewada district, in particular, has been hit badly. The arrest of Sen and Ajay reflects the conditions prevailing in Chhattisgarh," Guha said.
Ajay was picked up after his camera was allegedly found in the Maoists' possession. He will address a meet in Delhi on his arrest, the reasons given and the circumstances under which he was jailed.
Resolutions on the convention against draconian laws
Resolution on serial bomb blasts in bangalore and ahmedabad
This convention against draconian laws organised by Asha Parivar, INSAF, NCDHR, FDI, SAHR APDP (J & K Manipur forward youth front, Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee Hyderabad and Reach out Condemns the serial bomb blasts at Bangalore and Ahmedabad.
In any civilised democratic society killing of innocents, women and children, whatever the demands and politics should be condemned. We condemn the barbaric acts of killing, maiming and sexual assaults in all forms of conflicts.
It should be noted that the serial bomb blasts will further vitiate the already communally charged atmosphere of Gujarat.
The country is yet to come over the Shock and Trauma of the Ghastly state sponsored communal carriage in Gujarat in year 2002, which is one of the blackest Spot in Post Independent India.
An attempt to deprive tribals of their constitutional rights: National Adivasi Alliance
Bangalore July 28: Decrying the conspiratory moves by forces with vested interests to thwart the rendering of constitutional benefits to the Adivasis across the country, the National Adivasi Alliance (NAA), a national level NGOs network has, in unison declared to intensify its efforts to lobby for the effective implementation of the Forests Rights Act. The resolution to this effect was taken at the three-day national workshop on "Adivasi World View and Adivasi Dialogue organized by NAA in association with Coorg Organisation for Rural Development (CORD) that concluded here on Sunday.
Briefing reporters here on the deliberations, NAA spokesperson, V S Roy David informed that the discussions which were actively participated by Adivasi representatives from eight states across the country including Jharkhand, Chattisgarh and Orissa, strongly felt that it was high time that the Governments and the other powers that may be, accorded serious weightage to the Adivasi ways of sustainability, ecology governance and justice system so as to enable progress in the true sense.


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Jub Jub remanded in custody, sentencing November 30
The State brought an application before a Soweto court for musician Molemo "Jub Jub" Maarohanye to be remanded in custody after he was found guilty of murder and attempted murder.
"After conviction the witness is expected to address your worship thoroughly on sentencing," State prosecutor Raymond Mathenjwa told the Protea Magistrate's Court.
"We can't do it today... We ask that we adjourn to November 30 for sentencing. The accused were convicted of a schedule six offence and we request that they be remanded in custody."
Responding to the State's request for remanding Tshababala and Maarohanye in custody, Magistrate Brian Nemavhidi said: "Bail ended at the time the court announced its finding."
Maarohanye and Themba Tshabalala were both found guilty on four counts of murder and two of attempted murder.
"The State managed to prove beyond reasonable doubt... that the accused are guilty on four counts of murder... [and] two counts of attempted murder," said Nemavhidi.
He also convicted them of racing on a public road and driving while under the influence of drugs.
"The death of the deceased occurred as a result of the driving of those vehicles and as such the accused are convicted of driving their vehicles while under the influence of drugs," he said.
The court had to be called to order as the magistrate delivered his judgment.
Besides looking around to his family once, Maarohanye showed little emotion, as did Tshabalala.
The families of the victims could not control their emotions.
One woman was carried out after fainting and a court official passed water around.
The court had to silence the families and friends of the schoolchildren when their loud groans signalled their objection to the State's request that sentence only be passed on November 30.
Mathenjwa said he needed time to prepare his appeal for mitigating circumstances as he had no previous indication of what judgment should be passed.
Sentencing would take place on November 30.


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Below, a list of some of the bills that were approved or failed in the 2013 legislative session. Unless noted, the bills that passed still must be signed by Gov. Rick Scott before they become the law of the land.
• WINE KEGS (PASSED): Allows wine to be sold in five-gallon containers, repealing current limit of one gallon. (SB 658/HB 623)
• CAR DEALERS (PASSED): Requires consumers to submit demand letter prior to filing lawsuit against car dealer. (SB 292/HB 55)
Criminal, civil justice
• MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS (PASSED): Adds regulations to curb businesses that could be a front for human trafficking. (SB 500/HB 7005)
• FOREIGN LAW (FAILED): Bans use of foreign law in family court cases; critics said it was rooted in legislation against Sharia or Islamic law. (SB 58/HB 351)
• LANDLORDS, TENANTS (PASSED): Allows landlords to evict tenants after accepting partial rent payments and makes other changes to landlord-tenant law. (SB 490/HB 77)
• WAGE THEFT (FAILED): Prohibits local governments from setting up wage theft prevention programs. Requires unpaid workers to sue their bosses in civil court. (SB 1216/HB 1125)
• ANIMAL CRUELTY (PASSED): Prohibits dyeing or artificial coloring of animals, the sale of certain animals and boosts animal cruelty penalties. (HB 851)
• NURSING HOME LITIGATION (FAILED): Makes it tougher to sue a nursing home for punitive damages. (SB 1384/HB 869)
• ALIMONY (VETOED): Ends permanent alimony; places caps on alimony payments based on payer's income. Requires judges to give equal custody to newly divorced parents, unless one parent can make a convincing case otherwise. (SB 718)
• PERSONAL RECORDS (PASSED): Makes it illegal to possess other people's personal information such as Social Security numbers and credit cards. (HB 691)
• DEATH PENALTY (FAILED): Repeals Florida's death penalty for capital cases. (HB 4005)
• EXPERT WITNESS (PASSED): Requires courts to adhere to a modified Daubert standard to determine the admissibility of expert witness testimony, patterned after standard used in most other states and the federal government. (HB 7015)
• SEXUAL BATTERY (PASSED): Severs paternal rights of a rapist when a child is conceived during the assault. (SB 964 /HB 887)
• DRONES (SIGNED INTO LAW): Limits law enforcement use of unmanned drones for surveillance; bans local law enforcement officials from using drones without a warrant or threat of a terrorist attack; and prohibits information collected by drones to be used as evidence in court. (SB 92)
• JUVENILE INMATES (FAILED): Makes juvenile inmates sentenced to life imprisonment for non-homicides eligible for resentencing after 25 years. (SB 1350/HB 963)
• DEATH PENALTY (PASSED): Limits the legal arguments used by inmates sentenced to death and awaiting execution, in an effort to accelerate the death penalty process. (HB 7083)
• SEX OFFENSES (FAILED): Increases the age when out-of-court tape can be used in child abuse cases; adds more restrictions on sex offenders. (HB 7031) Part of bill passed in HB 1325.
• MEDICAL LIABILITY (PASSED): Makes it more difficult to sue doctors in medical malpractice lawsuits by allowing their lawyers to consult with the doctors of plaintiffs without another lawyer present; limits which expert witnesses can testify. (SB 1792)


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Summary form only given. Entangled photons are the workhorse of quantum information technology and cryptography. So far, the emphasis has been on entanglement of the polarization state (for type II down conversion), or of the wave vectors of the degenerate signal and idler pair (for type I down conversion). A subject of current interest is entanglement in the spatial domain, i.e. nontrivial, spatially extended, correlation between signal and idler. A prime example of this being the discussion regarding the conservation and entanglement of orbital angular momentum in spontaneous parametric down conversion. We report our very first measurements of the signal-idler correlation in type I down conversion, employing a frequency-doubled femtosecond Ti:sapphire laser as our source of pump photons, and a fourth generation intensified CCD as our "multi-element single-photon detector" With pump pulses at /spl lambda/ = 400 nm of approximately 2 nJ energy and 250 fs duration directed at a 0.5 mm long BBO crystal we detect roughly one pair in every four frames.
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Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2001. QELS '01. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
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Recent Traveler Reviews
Here is a selection of the most recent reviews of the San Francisco Bay Sailing Cruise submitted by actual travelers. Read what travelers liked, what they loved, and what they thought could be improved.
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Very calm and relaxing! Glad they had front and back seating as well as extra jackets!
Reviewed by: doodahjeny, December 2013Great way to see some of the sights around the bay. Crew was very nice and we had a beautiful day to cruise. We enjoyed seeing the sealiins before the sail and walking thru pier 39 afterward. Lots of restaurants around for a meal before or after sailing.
Reviewed by: Rebecca T, November 2013Great trip, great crew, definitely recommend!
Reviewed by: Helen M, September 2013Excellent experience. I go to San Francisco every year for more than 15 years now. I had never try that kind of tour, and it was an error.
It's really exceptional. First, there is only 15 people on the boat. So, it's like the boat is yours.
The path made by the boat allows you to see the back of Alcatraz, generally you never see it.
And the best of the best is when you go under the Golden Gate bridge.
The trip is 1.5 hours, so you have time to totally appreciate.
I had the chance to meet dolphin during the trip.
The crew is very friendly and by the way the skipper cute which does not spoil anything.
I suggest, same if there is sun, to have a coat. The Pacific wind is little cold. (if you forget, there have on the boat.)
To conclude, I strongly recommend this trip. I do not like tourism activities. There, it is quite the opposite, it is really an experience.
Reviewed by: Jean-Marc P., France, August 2013This tour was one of the best one's I have done it was a nice experience going under the Golden Gate and just getting to see the city from a different point of view I would definitely do it again.
Reviewed by: Salvado G, September 2013


text: If you want a creative plate and you also desire to have a tour of the local cuisine in Canazei, this is the place to be. Not cheap in the full sense of the word. You pay a bit more, but you get the quality. Also serves pizza which is good. Particular was the mixed plate with typical local food... More