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Turn the Water Tank Temp Up or Down? It's a Hot Question.
Is your hot water safe?? Too hot and you can be seriously burned. Not hot enough and your hot water may harbor dangerous bacteria. It's not a simple question!!
What's the "correct" temperature at which to set a water heater?
Stairways and Decks Aren't Safe Unless their Railings Are Secure
You're standing in the basement waiting for a friend, who is following you down the stairs. Missing a step, your friend reaches for the railing, which breaks away from the wall. This will not end well for your friend, who may be seriously injured or worse; and it may not end well for you, because of the law suit and liability claim that will follow, and the friendship that will almost certainly end.
This isn't an article about the importance of having adequate insurance; it's about the importance of having secure railings on your stairs.
Home Fires are Common, Deadly and Preventable - August, 2017
Fire safety probably isn't high on the list of concerns for buyers when they purchase a home. But the statistics indicate that it should be. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), in the United States:
- Most fire-related deaths (more than 80 percent of them last year) occur in residences.
- More than 4,000 people die and 25,000 are injured in fires every year.
Building Code Myths Create Liability Risks for Real Estate Professionals - March 2017
If we were writing a Steven King-style horror movie, it might begin with a real estate broker discussing all the attractive features of a new home. After noting the "brilliant design," the high ceilings, state-of-the art kitchen and the exciting architectural details, the broker happily, assures the buyer, "The house is fully compliant with the building code, so you can be confident that it has no structural defects and that the construction quality is superb." Cue the eerie music and note the black storm clouds forming in the sky.
Why is this a horror story?
Is Radon Risk Real?
You have heard of radon. Perhaps you have tested your home or the home you intended to buy for the presence of radon gas. If so, when you received the results, did you take any action? Did you install a mitigation pump or even refuse to purchase the home?
Is radon risk real? There is a wealth of information out there. Let's review some facts. Let's look at what leading agencies are saying.
MOLD - Hype or Real Risk?
Retaining Walls
What is a retaining wall? To retain, according to Webster's Dictionary, means "to hold secure or intact." A retaining wall, then, holds something "secure or intact." Typically, as it matters to homeowners, the "something" is soil on a slope or at a higher elevation that, if left on its own, will not remain "secure and intact."
Retaining walls come in many shapes, sizes and materials. This issue of YOUR HOME will examine a few of them.Why Retaining Walls?
Have you ever looked around your property to see if you have retaining walls?
A Few Words About WINTER....
Seen on a Maine license plate - BRRRRR. When it comes to winter, that says it all!
But what of our houses in winter? Think about it. Is your home winter-time safe?
Recovering from Hurricane Sandy; It's More than Just Cleaning Up
In the wake of the damage and flooding of Hurricane Sandy, Criterium Engineers encourages residents, homeowners, condo/apartment owners, and commercial property owners to have a thorough inspection, especially as winter advances.
Criterium Engineers are assessing the clean up for Hurricane Sandy. President of Criterium Engineers, Alan Mooney, P.E.says the devastation is still a shock but cautions commercial and residential property owners to consistently document damage as much as possible.
Fire! How Safe Are You In Your Home?
The following information has been compiled from several credible sources including the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).While for many years there have been two levels of fire protection available for your home, now there are three!
Smoke and fire alarms Fire extinguishers Fire sprinklers
Home Security
Feeling safe at home is important. While some crime statistics are declining, media coverage of acts of violence and vandalism increases our concerns about the safety of our families and ourselves. Busy families with chaotic schedules add to the concern as one may be returning home alone, late at night.
If you want to increase the security of your home, what can you do?
Home Security Checklist
Use this as a guide as you check your home for safety measures.Boxes marked "No" indicate areas where you could take action to improve your home's security.These are just some of the steps you can take to decrease the likelihood that you or your home is targeted.Exterior Doors
Energy Star
ENERGY STAR is a program first introduced by the U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency (EPA) in 1992. It is designed to save energy. While many people relate the name to the energy-efficient performance of individual appliances, lighting and equipment (heating, cooling and water heating), the ENERGY STAR program actually is designed to rate the performance of an entire home.
Real Estate or Wheel Estate?
Is it modular, manufactured or mobile? Or…is it pre-cut, pre-fab or panelized? Or…is it site built or stick built? Or…is it a trailer?
And what regulations apply, if any? Previously, we discussed building codes and addressed some common myths and misunderstandings. Building codes, when they do exist, apply primarily to homes built on-site. But there are other types of homes to consider as well.
Building Codes - Myths and Realities
What is a building code? Is it a law? Or a guideline? Or a voluntary standard?
What do building codes mean to my home?
Perhaps you will find it useful to review how building codes affect your home, both the theory and the reality.
Security - It's Important; But At What Cost?
Since September 11, 2001, we have become a much more security-conscious nation. We expect better lighting in parking lots and walkways, prefer living in communities with controlled access, and lock our cars and houses more frequently. And we are installing security systems at a record-breaking rate. Companies installing security systems have been one of the fastestgrowing types of businesses in recent years. That's probably a good thing.
Eight Ways You Can Save Energy!
It's not that hard, really!! If you have an existing home and want to reduce your energy bills, here are eight ways to do that. They are simple and basic because that's what energy saving is – simple and basic. If you read the latest Green Building guidelines published by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), you will find that building an energy-efficient home is a very big part of getting a Green Building rating.
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Water - The First H in H2O (Part 1 of 2)
Water – it's as important to our survival as air. We assume there is an unlimited supply of quality water, or maybe we just never really think much about it; it's just there when we turn on the faucet.
But we can't take it for granted. The supply of quality water in our world is limited, and we should take that seriously.
Water - The Second H in H2O (Part 2 of 2)
Water — it's as important to our survival as air. We assume there is an unlimited supply of quality water, or maybe we just never really think much about it; it's just there when we turn on the faucet.
But we can't take it for granted: the supply of quality water in our world is limited and we should take that seriously.


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(CBS News) ARLINGTON, Texas - In the presidential campaign, both candidates have made the election all about the middle class.
A report out Wednesday from the Pew Research Center shows us why so many members of that class are frustrated -- their net worth has dropped dramatically since the Great Recession. About 85 percent say it is more difficult than it was a decade ago to make ends meet.
The study of middle-class Americans, like New Jersey garage owner John O'Connor, looked at households with incomes ranging from $39,000 to $118,000.
"We don't dine out." he said. "We don't go to the movies the way we used to. Like everybody, I think we've become more frugal," said O'Connor.
Between 2000 and 2010, median middle-class wealth dropped 28 percent from about $130,000 to $93,000. Lower real estate values played a big part. About 42 percent said their financial situation is worse now than before the Great Recession.
Middle-class share of America's income shrinks
"This is the first decade in the post-World War II era where the middle class -- indeed all families -- have actually less income at the end of the decade than they had at the beginning of the decade," said Paul Taylor, who co-authored the report.
The study also found the percentage of Americans in the middle class fell from 61 percent in 1971, to 51 percent now.
"I find that I am running in place at best," O'Connor said, "and in some areas I am probably slowly falling behind."
"I see it getting even worse, to be honest with you," said Dallas resident Theresa Martinez. "Because the money I bring home is not enough."
Martinez is a teacher's assistant. The mother of five was forced to file for bankruptcy four years ago. She has no savings.
"I don't feel that I have any money left for my kids," she said tearfully. "It's just hard, honestly."
Despite the anxiety, the Pew survey of 1,300 adults showed most have not lost faith. More than half say they are optimistic about the country's long-term future.
"I think the American dream is still there," said O'Connor. "It's still intact. I think the road to getting there is much bumpier, though."
Another question asked in this survey: Who do you blame?
The answer from many was very clear: Two-thirds of those middle-class Americans blamed Congress


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Seven Levels Of Thermal Protection
In any form of racing, heat is an issue drivers and crews have to deal with. From the effect of heat on the health of the driver in the seat, to the prevention of mechanical component failure or fluid system failure throughout the vehicle, the control and dissipation of heat is a major concern in motorsports.
Drivers in any division will sweat during the course of a race and an event weekend. Research has shown that an athlete's (driver's) performance can begin to be adversely affected with a loss of 2 percent of body weight. This would be 3 pounds in a 150-pound driver.
Even without the loss of fluids, the hot environment of a driver's cockpit will affect a driver's concentration and driving performance-not to mention that a driver getting burned on the foot or through the seat can be taken out of a race.
Heat Sources
There are three main heat sources in the race car that affect the driver-the engine (including the radiator), the exhaust system, and the oiling system. Each of these has its own specific volume of heat and transfer method to deliver heat to the vehicle.
The engine and radiator, because of location and how they operate, will transfer heat to the firewall and under the car. The heat they release will be transferred in the volume of air that flows across them. The method of shielding most practical for these components is to begin at the parts that are affected. This method works best because there is not an effective way to contain the heat of the engine or radiator.
The heat from the exhaust system will be transferred to the firewall, frame, and undercar sheetmetal. The exhaust contains the most heat, and its transfer is the one of greatest concern. The heat from the exhaust will transfer directly to the surrounding air and to the other elements through conduction. The most effective way to shield exhaust heat is to start at the pipe itself and work your way toward the driver or heat-affected component.
Heat from the oiling system is a concern throughout the car. In a car with a dry-sump system that has a rear-mounted tank, there are oil lines running throughout. The tank itself is a significant source of heat normally positioned behind the driver. Controlling the heat given off by the oiling system is difficult because each piece is different and the method that will work best depends on the individual component.
Now that we know the origin of the heat, we should look at the most effective theories for shielding the driver and specific components from it. Too many teams take the Band-Aid approach after there's a problem. They add more shielding at the driver's point, not understanding that the problem stems from too little shielding at the source of the heat. If the source of the heat were effectively directed away from the driver, any extra shielding at the driver would be unnecessary.
When looking at insulation products, undoubtedly, the question will be asked or a claim will be made about temperature reduction. Most manufacturers will have an answer for that question. However, there is a problem if the person answering the question doesn't have knowledge of your specific application or the true heat levels involved. These claims would be given more credibility if they were accompanied by test data, thermal imaging, or at least a description of the heat involved as radiant, conductive, and so on.
Level 1: Exhaust Pipe Coating
The best way to slow exhaust heat travelling to the rest of the car is to keep the heat in the exhaust pipe itself. Most often, the way to do this is through the use of coatings. One coating is called Emisshield, which makes use of the properties of emissivity, the ability to absorb and reradiate energy (in this case, heat). This coating is applied to the inside or outside of the exhaust pipes. The key is that it must have a "load" to reradiate toward. With the Emisshield applied, the heat energy is absorbed by the coating and reradiated back into the exhaust gasses as opposed to heat transferring through the metal pipe. Through dyno testing, the Emisshield has shown to maintain a higher exhaust gas temperature and a lower header pipe surface temperature when compared to an uncoated header pipe. The benefits of the Emisshield may be two-fold-protection for the rest of the car from the exhaust heat and its ability to maintain exhaust gas temperature, therefore sustaining exhaust velocity through the primaries.
Working with the emissivity principle (absorb and reradiate), Emisshield would not work the best in all situations. As an insulator from a heat source without any airflow to carry off the heat, the Emisshield would have limited places to reradiate the heat.
Level 2: Exhaust Pipe Shields
The next level after keeping the heat inside the pipe is to mount insulation materials to the exhaust pipe itself. A few years ago, fiberglass header wrap was outlawed by many sanctioning bodies because of its tendency to absorb oils and gasoline during an accident or engine failure. It would then continue to burn and fill the vehicle with smoke. In response to that rule, exhaust-mounted insulations were made by incasing the insulation inside metal such as stainless steel.
A few companies offer these stainless steel exhaust shields. These are made with ceramic and silica insulations. The stainless steel containers have grommets for attachment. They are attached to the exhaust using safety wire or stainless steel tie straps.
As an alternative to the stainless steel shields, 3M came out with an industrial fabric and insulation shield. This ceramic textile is used in place of the stainless steel as the outer shell material. The attachment uses the same methods as the stainless shields. These shields, although built of a high-tech textile, cause concern of absorbing the oil from a blown engine and smoking on the hot exhaust. However, if they do get normal oil drips on them, they can be cleaned.
Level 3: Under Floor and FireWall (Tunnel Shield and reflective fabric shielding)
At times, it is impractical to mount insulation onto the exhaust itself. In that case, the next best location for the insulation is on the floor and firewall. There are a few options, including reflective silicone foam, adhesive gold foil, and ceramic insulations. But the product that has taken off the most in the last few years is a composite material called Tunnel Shield. This material consists of an embossed aluminum face backed up with fiber insulation and an aggressive high-temperature adhesive on the mounting surface. This material can be cut and molded to fit any shape underneath the car. The adhesive has been shown to hold to 450 degrees F, but it is recommended that a few safety rivets be used if a large piece is being installed.
Level 4: Floor Coating
Once the heat has reached the sheetmetal floor, it has many paths from which to transfer into the vehicle. It is important to look at the interior sheetmetal as a place to continue to slow the transfer of heat.
Some teams have sprayed traction materials onto the floor to help prevent the driver's feet from slipping. These materials, similar to truck bedliner materials, can act like hot sugar or hot cheese in that they hold heat as opposed to insulating. It's important to be careful when selecting materials for the inside of the car. A material may work well for a specific task, but may hinder in another area.
One option for direct floor applications is a product like Nomex board. This material is a thin, hard Nomex laminate that provides excellent thermal shielding in short-race and lower-heat areas.
Level 5: Air Gap Insulating
We've talked about the physical means of shielding heat, but you can use air as an insulator. There are two main ways to accomplish this. The first is by building a false floor. This is a fabricated piece that raises the driver's feet from the actual steel floor by 11/42 to 4 inches, depending on the car's configuration and the size of the driver. This gap area does not have any insulation. The air in the gap will effectively slow the flow of heat. Some teams have even added a hose to direct a current of air into and out of this air gap and further help to slow the heat transfer.
The second way to use an air gap to insulate a driver is through the use of insulating items that contain a partial vacuum. One of the more popular options is the composite honeycomb board. The outer surface can be made out of the carbon, Kevlar, or other composite materials. The inner core of the board is a honeycomb cell structure that is 11/44 to 31/44 inch thick. Most composite shops can make a board of this type; however, the key to the insulating nature of this board is that it's assembled under a partial vacuum. This processing method leaves a partial vacuum in the honeycomb cells. It is this vacuum, combined with the insulating nature of the carbon or Kevlar, that provides the thermal barrier. It is more difficult for a composite shop to set up and manufacture under a vacuum, so there are only a few shops and retailers that offer this type of board.
Level 6: Floor Mats and Component Shielding
In addition to air gap insulating, which can be expensive or difficult with space limitations, the next layer of protection is a physical layer of insulation directly below the driver's feet. This layer of the insulation has more requirements because of where it's placed in the vehicle. First, this layer will be closest to the driver and must act as a final line of defense. Secondly, the driver's feet are rubbing on it, so the top material must be able to take more physical abuse than other insulation. Next, the floor mats have to fit in and cover complex floor- and transmission-tunnel configurations. Finally, it is the most popular piece of insulation shielding and may be installed when all other levels have been neglected. As a result, it must take up the workload of other items not installed.
Most floor mats use a coated fiberglass top material to provide an abrasion-resistant surface. Most often this coating is a silicone in black or iron-oxide color. The fiberglass or ceramic insulation will be under the top material. The insulation will be as thin as 11/44 inch to as thick as 1 inch, depending on the application and how effective the rest of the insulating system is designed. Special stitching techniques and patterns are used to slow the migration (or bunching up) of the insulation from the driver's feet rubbing against the top material. The bottom material consists of a vapor barrier that is often a reflective material. The vapor barrier is installed so the insulation stays dry. The reflective material is not as effective as when used in other applications because it lays directly on the floor or other insulating materials, but it completes the package and provides a good look to the mat.
Level 7: Heel Boots
One of the first places most teams begin shielding a driver or a component is the last place they should look. The use of body or component shielding is popular because it is thought to attack the problem at the source of the complaint. A driver suffering burns or the failure of a component gets attention, but the root of the problem should be addressed. Doing this will reduce, if not eliminate, the need for extra shielding at the body or individual components in most cases.
That said, there will always be a place for heel boots and other component protective shielding. Fuel pump covers and reflective sleeves for fuel lines have grown in popularity and will always find their place in the industry.
System Concept Through each of the previous sections, we have tried to describe the system concept of thermal shielding. It is important to first look at the source of heat anytime you try to shield or redirect heat. Next, determine if it's a source that can be shielded in such a way to contain the heat (i.e., exhaust pipe) or a source that is required to expel its heat (i.e., radiator). From that determination, you then look at what is to be protected (such as a driver, fuel line, or carburetor). Once you have identified the source and the pro-tected item, an effective plan can be devised to protect the driver or components. The system used may be made of many parts, which is better than relying on only one method of protection.
Thermal protection is highly important in motorsports. Many companies have spent time researching different methods and techniques to shield heat in a race car. It is important to utilize the resources of these companies and the products they designed in order to thermally shield your race car.


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The drones are coming.
Now what do we do?
The unmanned aerial vehicles have become a mainstay of the U.S. military. In combat zones, the pilotless craft perform everything from surveillance to missile strikes against U.S. enemies in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Now, just as our troops are coming home, so is their most advanced technology. And it's bringing with it a cargo of safety, privacy and civil liberty concerns.
Benjamin Wittes, a Washington, D.C., national security analyst, has been asking that what-now question and expects to pose it to Minnesota leaders at the second annual Robotics Alley conference in Edina, Thursday, Nov. 15 — a conference designed to boost a burgeoning Twin Cities robotics industry.
Wittes, a senior fellow who studies national security and terrorism at the Brookings Institution, said supporters of a Minnesota or Upper Midwest robotics industry had better come to grips with troubling questions of privacy and safety that domestic use of drones pose.
"As these craft get cheaper and more prolific, the question becomes how do we keep them safe without retarding a nascent and relatively attractive industry," he said.
The question is crucial to the region's entry into the robotics race. North Dakota is a hub for the unmanned aerial systems industry, as it prefers to be called. The military controls many of its war zone drones from thousands of miles away in North Dakota; it has a center for drone research in Grand Forks called the Unmanned Applications Institute International.
Minnesota is entering the game, too. Edina-based ReconRobotics, a maker of ground-based surveillance "throwbots" for the military and police, is developing an autonomous landing system to help drone aircraft land without human help.
The system is aimed at military and commercial use, and the domestic version could be ready by next fall, said Jean-Luc Panetta, vice president of engineering and product development for ReconRobotics.
"We think there is momentum for this," he said of commercial drone adoption.
First, domestic drone use must be legalized. Congress has directed the Federal Aviation Administration to develop safety regulations so pilotless drones can share the skies with manned aircraft by 2015.
There's a lot of work that needs to be done, but drones already are working U.S. skies in a few areas, Wittes noted.
For example, drones are being tested to survey fields for crop conditions, and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection is using them to keep watch for unauthorized crossings along the nation's remote northern and southern borders.
Local law enforcement agencies, including the Seattle Police Department and Alameda County Sheriff's Department in Oakland, Calif., have ordered small drones with powerful cameras for surveillance use by their SWAT-style units.
But that's just the beak of a very large bird flying our way, to hear Wittes describe it. And it's carrying a lot of baggage.
Domestic drone work raises immediate worries about government surveillance, he said. But that might be the least of our worries.
Don't think Big Brother; think nosy neighbor.
"A lot of it will depend upon the pace of technological development," Wittes said. "If they become small, quiet and relatively inexpensive, then it will be more neighbor to neighbor (surveillance)."
Decent drone technology is already within the grasp of ordinary citizens, he said.
You can go to a Brookstone store at the mall and pay $300 for a Parrot AR.drone Quadricopter — a toy-like helicopter that looks like four hoops glued together. It flies using an iPad app, and the operator sees what it sees from its on-board camera.
"But if they remain large and relatively expensive, then it'll be the government" that poses the greatest privacy threat, Wittes said.
For example, a Predator surveillance drone, like the one that Iranian jets fired upon last week, is about the size of a Cessna light airplane and costs $20 million, according to the Air Force.
"At the end of the day, you have to worry about both," Wittes said.
The American Civil Liberties Union already is worried — about the lack of regulations on a surveillance technology that appears to be spreading.
"Imagine technology similar to the naked body scanners we are all familiar with from airports attached to a drone," ACLU legislative counsel Chris Calabrese testified last month before the House Judiciary Committee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security. "Through technologies like face recognition, improved analytics and wireless Internet, it is possible to track cars for traffic enforcement."
Wittes sees both sides. While aerial robotics holds great money-making promise for industry, the fear of unwanted surveillance is its biggest roadblock, he said.
A 2011 study by the Teal Group, an aerospace consultancy, estimated that worldwide annual spending on unmanned aerial vehicles will nearly double from $6.6 billion now to $11.4 billion by 2022.
Yet more than a third of Americans worry their privacy will be invaded if police are allowed to use drones to track suspected criminals, according to a poll conducted this year by the Associated Press and the National Constitution Center, a nonpartisan, nonprofit group.
Wittes also worries about restrictions due to safety concerns.
While he criticized the FAA for stopping him from conducting a drone "dogfight" over a Washington, D.C., park, he acknowledged that a drone revolution could unleash a beehive of aircraft flying overhead anywhere.
What happens if our relatively empty skies become more like our crowded roads? he asked. What if drones are flown over densely populated neighborhoods or over freeways to monitor traffic? What happens if one crashes into traffic?
"I'm talking about thousands and thousands of people sending things into the sky that don't have pilot licenses," Wittes said. "That's not in (the FAA's) comfort zone. This is an agency that really, really, really doesn't like plane crashes."
Maynard Herting, an unmanned aerial vehicle expert from the University of North Dakota, is less alarmed about both issues.
Herting, executive director of the Unmanned Applications Institute International, said existing laws already address privacy questions.
"I don't want people flying over my back yard looking down on me, either," he said.
He also doubts the FAA would allow drones to be flown over densely populated areas.
Instead, he sees them used mainly to survey crops, track wildlife and livestock or survey power lines — applications that occur in remote areas.
Herting said he also believes the FAA will require drone operators to get licenses and have the crafts pass certification tests, just like regular aircraft, ensuring a level of safety.
Panetta, the engineer at ReconRobotics, said he does not believe there will be blanket regulations.
"It will be dissected by the market, and some parts will develop slower," Panetta said.
For drone makers and their potential suppliers like ReconRobotics, he said, "this is the right time to ramp up."
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Che Guevara talks to young people
Pathfinder, 1 mars 2000 - 162 pages
The Argentine-born revolutionary leader challenges youth of Cuba and the world to study, to work, to become disciplined. To join the front lines of struggles, small and large. To politicize themselves and the work of their organizations. To become a different kind of human being as they strive with working people of all lands to transform the world. Eight talks from 1959 to 1964."Revivified to an extent that even the best biographies rarely achieve... [Che] challenges his audience to study, work, and to join the front lines of struggles. His public, the youth of Cuba, is also the world at large.... [A]ny sizable library serving Spanish-speaking young adults should include [Che Guevara habla a la juventud, Spanish edition of Che Guevara Talks to Young People]."-Criticas review of the Spanish edition. Introduction by Mary-Alice Waters, 12-page photo section and other photos, glossary, index.
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30 years ago this month, Professor Scott Fahlman of Carnegie Mellon University sent an email with the first ever sideways smiley face: "I propose the following character sequence for joke markers: :-) Read it sideways."
He never expected emoticons to go global. But now, millions of people are unable to express their emotions without adding a :( to convey despair or a :) to convey "that thing I just typed was kinda bitchy but if I put a smiley face after it maybe you won't think so?"
Fahlman, however, is unhappy with what he has spawned. "I think they are ugly," he told The Independent regarding more advanced emoticons, such as emojis, those Japanese icons your friends are always drunk texting you."They ruin the challenge of trying to come up with a clever way to express emotions using standard keyboard characters."
But Fahlman did admit he might just be biased. "Perhaps that's just because I invented the other kind," he conceded.
Happy 30th birthday emoticon! :-) [The Independent]
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Another Senior PGA Championship in the books and what a great week it's been. I'm so grateful to the PGA of America for the first-rate championship it conducts and for the opportunity they provide club professionals like myself to play and test our game against the best players in the world.
For this week's "A Lesson Learned" I'd take away two important points that meant so much to me this week and will certainly help every golfer.
1.) When you come to a major championship, every player will tell you that the key to winning is controlling the speed of your putts. To that I say..."Yes!" The greens you putt on at home may not roll at the same championship speeds that Bellerive had this week, but whatever the speed they roll, you have to be confident that any putt you take will either go in or leave you with a comfortable (and hopefully tap-in) distance.
I see far too many amateur players tie themselves up in knots trying to read the line and not respect the speed of the putt enough. My guess is, the average energy and thought to each putt by amateur golfers is 80 percent read, 20 percent speed. I say it should be the reveresed. If you concentrate more on the right speed, you'll be a better putter. Speed dictates line anyways and if you have the right speed, you can trust more. The reason people three putt is rarely because they have a bad line, it's because they did not have the right speed.
2.) Another golf maxim that I think is overstated is that "golfers spend too much time on the range working on driving" (and thus, by default, not enough on their short game.) Of course your short game is critical but so is your driving. It's no secret in golf: If you cant drive, you wont' have any fun playing golf. So my tip on driving is - curve your golf ball. Either left to right or right to left, know your shot pattern and play to that. None other than Jack Nicklaus told me that a straight was an accident.
These two areas of my game are two that I often focus on when I know I need to play my best. If I'm confident with my driver and I'm confident on the greens, I know I'm going to have a good round. I hope that's that case for you too.
Jeff Coston is the PGA Teaching Professional at Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine, Wash. Coston has played on the PGA Tour, played in 3 PGA Championships, 3 Senior PGA Championships and one U.S. Open. You can learn more about Jeff Coston at his website.


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Today is the anniversary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme. Widely regarded as the blackest day in British military history, approximately 60,000 British soldiers were killed, wounded or missing as Kitchener's New Army was blooded – quite literally – on the battlefields of France. That's sixty thousand men…twenty thousand of them killed. Twenty thousand families ruined in a few hours. Think about that for a minute. As a comparison, that was more than 5x more than the combined Allied casualties on D-Day.
Now, popular myth and perception is that the generals and officers that devised this attack were incompetent fools that led their brave new armies to death due to poor decisions, poor planning and a bucket-load of indecisiveness and delays…Well, in my opinion this is not necessarily 100% true. Yes, mistakes were made, however many of these generals and staff officers may not have been quite the bumbling fools that have since been characterised by the likes of General Melchett in the splendid Blackadder Goes Forth.
So were the lions of the Great War really led by donkeys?
No! Let's blame it on the French.
At the end of 1915, there were considerable tensions rising to the surface between the British and the French governments. The French Commander in Chief – Generale Joffre was demanding strenuously that the British take part in more offensive actions on the Western Front. Up until now, it was his impression that the French were doing most of the fighting. And most of the dying. The 2 million British sailors afloat keeping the high seas safe and free of U-boats were of little consequence to the French who just wanted to get rid of the German invaders. However, the British has a tiny army compared to the French, and wanted more time to recruit, equip and train new conscripts, their argument being you cannot send raw recruits into battle without the proper training and equipment. That would be just madness, right?
The French wanted the Somme to be a battle of attrition – their own attempt at bleeding Germany white. He promised 40 divisions (500,000 men) which would have been double the British representation. Oh and they also said the battle would be in August 1916.
Let's blame the politicians.
Despite these promises, the British (and specifically Haig) didn't really fancy a bloodbath on the Somme. He had his attentions turned to those pesky U-boats that were threatening to cut off vital war supplies that were being shipped in from overseas. If the U-boat bases, especially those in Belgium, could be wiped out, that would help everyone. What would winning on the Somme achieve? hmmmm…he had a point. So why did he agree? One word my friends: Politics. He was under enormous pressure by the British government to keep the Frenchies happy, he had no choice really. Merd.
No, Let's Blame it on the Germans instead.
So, Haig was all set for an August attack with a signficant French army backing him up…then, in February 1916 those ruddy Germans decided to have a go at Verdun. To bleed France white. They almost succeeded too. The battle was ferocious and pretty soon the French army was at breaking point. They demanded help from Britain. And quick. June please. Or July at the very latest. They needed a diversionary attack to draw German troops away from Verdun. Oh, and you know those 40 Divisions of French help? Make that 5.
And so, the scene was set for the Battle of the Somme. An unwanted battle for the British. Fought for the wrong reasons, fought in the wrong place, and fought at the wrong time.
So what about the attack itself. One myth is that the British soldiers were told to stand up and walk slowly across No Man's Land towards the German trenches. Did this actually happen? Well, yes it did, actually.
Here's the deal with the 'walking slowly towards lots of machine guns' thing. I guess you have 3 options here: walk, run or crawl. The German trenches were at a minimum a quarter of a mile away from the British lines, and in many places more than a mile away. How long would it take to crawl that amount of distance? I suspect too long, so that is the crawling business put to bed. The average Tommy wore kit that weighed about 30-35kg, now, you try running up hill for a mile carrying 30kg on your back and then have a fight with some angry Germans. Chances are you would be exhausted before you got anywhere near the enemy. Oh, and dont forget the terrain would have been annihilated by shell fire and would be very treacherous and uneven. As a result the British attackers were instructed to walk, to take it easy in the first stages of the advance in an effort to save themselves for a short, sharp rush when they got near the oppositions trenches. Kinda makes sense I guess, and it may have worked if it wasn't for those darned machine guns.
This was an artillery war, indeed 58% of all casualties during the first day of the Somme were due to artillery fire. As soon as the British poked their heads above their parapets for the advance the Germans let them have it with a huge artillery bombardment on their trenches and in No Man's Land. But hang on a minute. This was never meant to happen. The Brits had been shelling the crap out of the Germans, at the rate of 3 shells a second, every second of every minute of every hour of every day, since the 24th June. That's a lot of shells by the way, about 1.7million. That's got to hurt. Indeed the entire battle plan was that this bombardment would be so devastating that there would be nothing left of the German lines, and the attack troops would just have to 'mop up'. But it didn't work out that way. Why?
As I have already alluded to, the Germans had very good defensive positions. And so they should, they had dug in in 1914 and could pick the best positions at their leisure. The Somme area is very chalky, and chalk is good for deep dugouts that can resist artillery bombardments. Over time the Germans had built a subterranean network of deep dugouts some more than 10m below ground, and were able to hide in relative safety from the guns. Whatsmore, the British artillery failed to cut the German barbed wire defenses, it just didn't have enough of the correct type of shell to effectively cut wire, this in particular would prove catastrophic. Add to this the fact that around 30% of all shells were duds that failed to explode and the effectiveness of the barrage was significantly reduced.
Can we really blame the Generals in the field for poor quality ammunition and superior enemy defences?
In any walk of life if you buy something to do a specific job you would normally expect it to be tested to ensure it can do what it was designed to do. Unfortunately many of the bits of kit that the Soldiers took into battle in 1916 were not tested properly before being issued. Take wire cutter extensions, a natty little gadget that soldiers placed on their rifles..the idea was that you pushed it against the German wire and it would snip neatly through the wire. It worked great on British wire…just didnt work at all on the Germans stuff. Which was a shame.
When you think about it, you can have the best troops in the world, the best equipment, the best training, the best of everything, but if you cannot move your armies, or feed them, or get them to hospital when they are injured, then they are quite useless. The logistics for the Somme battle were incredible. It was like moving a large city over to the middle of France. Don't forget, this was a time before helicopters, lorries, mobile phones etc. There were no tyres, wheels were wooden and transport was largely horse or mule powered. All rations, ammunition, guns, clothing, railway tracks, gravel and other equipment were all moved about using equine power. And here is another thing, feeding those horses took huge resources as well, in fact some sources suggest that in weight terms, there was more fodder for horses transported to france, than shells. Hat's off to those logistics people is what I say.
As the preparations for the attack were being made above ground, preparations underground had been going on for months. Tunnelers were excavating huge mines packed full of explosives directly under the German lines, in a scale never seen before. The British Army was pushing the boundaries of warfare. These tunnels, dug within metres of the enemy It was a master stroke which caused, as intended, massive loss to the enemy.
The First World War was the only war ever where the commanders could not directly affect the flow of battle by his own voice. In previous wars he would be right there with his troops, shouting instructions, in later wars there was radio. On the Somme the commanders were forced to use carrier pigeon, basic telephones (although the wire was cut almost immediately) and runners. The fact is the technology of killing had vastly out stripped the technology of communication. They simply didn't know what was going on, and thus were almost unable to make decisions on the spot that would perhaps have changed history.
Haig – Prime Donkey or War Hero
Field Marshall Douglas Haig is widely seen as the prime donkey in all of the donkey kingdom that was the British high command. At the end of 1918 he was a hero. It was his army, he had built it, he had deployed it and he had maintained it in such a fighting state that by the end of the war it was the only army fit enough to defeat the Germans militarily. He won the war. The politicians loved him, his soldiers loved him, the people of Britain loved him. He was a very popular chap.
He was also a champion of technology. He has demanded more than 40 tanks for the opening day of the battle, if they had been delivered on time who knows what would have happened.
On July 12th the Germans pulled out of Verdun, so I suppose in a funny kind of way the early days of the Somme were a strategic success in that it relieved the pressure on our French friends and allowed them to regroup and recover. And another thing, after the Battle had ended in November 1916, the German High Command conceded that it couldn't take another Somme battle. It therefore resumed its U-Boat war, that in the end brought the USA into play, another indirect consequence of the Somme.
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S. Afr. j. surg. vol.47 no.1 Cape Town Fev. 2009
Laparoscopic repair of Morgagni diaphragmatic hernia in children
M. L. van Niekerk
M.B. CH.B., M.MED. (SURG.), F.C.S. (S.A.); Department of Paediatric Surgery, University of Pretoria
Minimal invasive surgery allows for excellent visualisation of the diaphragm, and is increasingly used for the repair of diaphragmatic hernias in children. This report describes laparoscopic repairs between 2001 and 2007 of four Morgagni hernias in children. All defects were treated successfully using the laparoscopic method, with no recurrences. The laparoscopic method is an ideal way to treat this type of diaphragmatic hernia.
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Mariah Carey to Stream First Live Performance Since Birth of 'Dem Babies'
Mariah Carey is one busy mama! The proud parent of Dem Babies is gearing up for her first performance since their birth at a private New York City concert. Only 50 tickets have been released to the public, but fret not, lambs! She's streaming her show online.
The Boombox reports that Mimi's special, exclusive set will take place at New York City's Gotham Hall tonight. It's free and intimate — and it's part of a larger network of shows. The concert is part of the Plot Your Escape Concert Series. Diddy will share the stage with Mimi at Gotham Hall.
Other artists on board with the project include Gavin DeGraw, who will perform in New Orleans, while Maroon 5 will hit the stage at the same time in Chicago.
Mimi's last performance was at the end of 2010, so this is a big deal for the newly svelte diva. You can catch her performance on live stream tonight at 9PM ET.


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Procedures for events in public rooms in the residence halls are regularly reviewed by staff and student residence hall councils. Similarly, procedures and supervision schedules for events in McIntosh Center and other non-residential buildings are established by the College Activities office in consultation with the Public Safety Department and other relevant departments, and are reviewed by the College's Events Committee and the McIntosh Activities Council.
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Kids Make Deviled Eggs
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We couldn't very well have a food appreciation class without something to snack on. So while our Salvadoran curtido is curing, the kids made these deviled eggs.
Actually, I hardboiled the eggs ahead of time in the manner described in our earlier post. Then the kids peeled the eggs and we whipped 1 dozen yolks with 1/4 cup mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
To finish the eggs, we spooned our finshed yolk mix into a plastic storage bag, cut off the tip of one corner and squeezed the mix into the whites. The plastic bag makes a very efficient pastry sack. Simply dust with a little paprika.
Can I just say, kids love deviled eggs.


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Morning MarketBeat: Fed Won't Pull Back on Stimulus Any Time Soon
Pre-Market Brief:
MARKET SNAP: At 5:44 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures down 0.1%. Treasury yields lower. Nymex down 10 cents at $94.02; gold higher 0.9% at $1,682.30. In Europe, FTSE 100 up 0.1%, DAX little changed and CAC 40 up 0.2%. In Asia, Nikkei 225 up 0.7% and Hang Seng down 0.1%.
Overnight action: Germany's economy slows markedly; Hungary faults 'Dr. Doom's' firm for forint's fall; Mali rebels push on despite French strikes
Watch for: January New York Fed Empire State Survey (8:30 a.m. Eastern Time): seen: -1.5; last: -8.10. December Retail Sales (8:30): seen: +0.2%; last: +0.3%. December Producer Price Index (8:30): seen: -0.1%; last: -0.8%; core seen: +0.2%; last: +0.1%. November Business Inventories (10:00): seen: +0.3%; last: +0.4%.
Earnings: Commerce Bancshares, Forest Labs, Freeport-McMoran, H.B. Fuller, Interactive Brokers, Lennar, M&T Bank and Pinnacle Financial
For more MarketBeat and other streaming markets coverage from The Wall Street Journal, point your mobile browser to wsj.com/marketspulse.
The Breakfast Briefing
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, yet again, has, attempted to quell fears that he's going to pull back the stimulus spigots earlier than anticipated.
Speaking late Monday at the University of Michigan, Bernanke made it clear that he's still not satisfied with the economy's progress and indicated he intends to stick with the central bank's bond-buying programs to boost economic growth.
"There are some positives, but I want to be clear that while we've made some progress there is still quite a ways to go," Bernanke said, noting the Fed's $85 billion-a-month bond-buying effort hinges largely on progress in the job market. "We would like to see a stronger labor market…There are too many people whose skills and talents are being wasted."
Bernanke's comments were the first he has made publicly since minutes from the Fed's most recent meeting were released earlier this month. The minutes showed Fed officials were divided over how long they should continue buying bonds, sparking concerns that QE3 might end sooner than many had anticipated.
Treasury yields have remained so low for so long predominately because the Fed has been such a big buyer of the debt. If that were to change, prices could fall, which would push yields higher. Those worries partly explain why yields have risen early in 2013.
But Bernanke has, at least for now, put those worries to bed. "Chairman Bernanke's remarks this afternoon contained no major surprises," says Jan Hatzius, chief economist at Goldman Sachs.
Say what you will about the different positions multiple Fed officials have laid out in recent days regarding their stances on QE, one thing remains clear: whatever Bernanke says is ultimately what matters most. "Remember that the discussions about the size and duration of the purchase program will ultimately be driven by the Chairman," RBS economist Omair Sharif wrote earlier this month. "He has made it pretty clear he does not plan to take the punch bowl away anytime soon."
Yesterday's speech only reinforced that mindset.
Meanwhile, stocks continue to plow ahead. The Dow is riding a four-day winning streak and is already up more than 3% this month. Whether the streak continues may hinge on the earnings and economic data scheduled for this week.
December retail-sales data are due later this morning. Economists expect modest results from the holiday season, forecasting a 0.2% increase from a month earlier.
Retail sales "will likely point to another sluggish – but positive – quarter for consumer spending, consistent with the signal from holiday sales incidactors," says Jim O'Sullivan, chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics.
That viewpoint exemplifies the current state of the economy: sluggish, but positive. It is also consistent with what Bernanke has been saying over and over, proving the Fed isn't likely going to change course anytime soon.
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Use only fluids and fuels authorized by Porsche. Your authorized Porsche dealer will gladly advise you.
Your Porsche has been designed so that it is not necessary to mix any additives with oils or fuels.
Oil change quantity with oil filter approx. 1.98 U.S.gallons/7.5 liters
Please see the chapter "ENGINE OIL RECOMMENDATION" on page 174.
Windshield washer
approx. 0.66 U.S. gallons/2.5 liters without headlight washer
approx. 1.58 U.S. gallons/6 liters with headlight washer
Fuel tank
Refill volume approx. 16.9 U.S. gallons/64 liters (Boxster Spyder approx. 17.17 U.S. gallons/65 liters), including
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Your engine is designed to provide optimum performance and fuel economy using unleaded premium fuel with an
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Porsche also recognizes that these fuels may not always be available. Be assured that your vehicle will operate properly
on unleaded premium fuels with octane numbers of at least 95 RON (90 CLC or AKI), since the engine's "Electronic
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Identification rate: about 11 "
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Phillies Get Wrecked by the Mets for 6 Straight Loses
An 11-1 loss against the Mets tonight was a complete and utter disaster on all sides for the Phillies. The pitching stunk, the offense was invisible and the defense phoned it in too.
Vance Worley had the worst start of his career, allowing 6 runs in only 4 innings. When Raul Valdes took over, he left 2 runners on base in the 6th before being pulled with 2 outs recorded. Why was he pulled? Because apparently, he was not giving up enough home runs. So the Phillies brought in Brian Sanches from our minor-league bullpen to take care of that. David Wright thanks him for the 3 RBI.
Behind the pitchers, the defense was not great either. John Mayberry Jr. missed a fly ball he should have caught. Chase Utley made a mistake on what could have been a double play ball. Instead, both runners were safe. And Placido Polanco was charged with a throwing error.
But the offense was even worse. The Phillies managed only 3 hits and went 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position. The only Phillies run in the game was a solo homer from Carlos Ruiz in the 2nd inning.
Folks, this is as bad as it could possibly get right now. This game was the epitome of this horrible season, now more than halfway over. We could all try chanting the insurance jingle, "Like a good agent, State Farm is there…with a 10-game winning streak! Poof!" But I have a very bad feeling that even that will not help.
Instead, you could go to blast some virtual home runs online at statefarm.com/gotobat for the chance to win two tickets to the World Series. So even if the team doesn't win, you can get back that feeling of good baseball, even if it is just a virtual version.
I mention that because the Go To Bat charity has offered me a video interview with Ryan Howard! I will be posting that sometime next week during the All-Star break; Ryan will be in Kansas City promoting the charity and I have a few fun questions for him.
So there is a little bit of good news in the midst of a whole bunch of bad.
The Phillies will try once again to conjure a win tomorrow at 1:10pm. Start praying for a 4th of July miracle!
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If basketball players were selected singularly on statistics, Dillon Boucher knows he wouldn't have played very often.
He averages 3.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, but there are other numbers which are more revealing.
Against Cairns tomorrow night, Boucher will play his 200th game for the Breakers - only Paul Henare (250) has played more - and 305th ANBL match overall.
He could also count in the thousands the number of screens he has set for teammates and hundreds the amount of advice he has dished out or basketballs he has dived on a court to retrieve.
Those numbers will soon dry up. The 36-year-old will finally call time at the end of the season on a remarkable career that has tasted both extremes the game can offer, and he's hoping it will end on another high.
With three ANBL and eight New Zealand NBL titles to his name, there are few more decorated basketball players in the country. Those are the things that are important to him, not the number of games he has played.
"It's not really [a big deal]," Boucher said. "I guess my whole career has never been about stats or games played. It's more about results.
"If I was being selected on stats, I probably wouldn't make any team. I have made a career from setting screens and giving guys easy opportunities. That's where I get my satisfaction. I am also able to do things on a court through my intelligence rather than athleticism or skill."
Boucher's 200 games for the Breakers have been achieved in two distinct phases. There was the dreadfully awful period when they languished at the bottom of the competition, went through coaches and players like they were on trial and Boucher was even embroiled in controversy when a text message to friend and former coach Jeff Green about Frank Arsego's coaching style landed him in hot water.
He went off and played a season with Perth (2006) and then secured a title in his two seasons with Brisbane (2007/08) before returning to the Breakers. His second stint has been altogether more successful and a principal reason for his longevity.
"There have been days when it's felt like I have played 300 games but most of the time I feel pretty good," he said. "Towards the end of my career I've been heavily on the winning side of things and it's amazing how much better the body feels after a win rather than a loss. I haven't had to deal with too many losses.
"I know within myself it's getting harder and harder to come to training and kickstart the body. That's when you know your career is coming to a close. Things you used to enjoy are all of a sudden becoming a chore."
There's still enough fire to chase a third consecutive title and a win at Vector Arena over Cairns tomorrow night will help. The Breakers are still equal-top with Perth - the two teams everyone expects to play in the grand final series - but have lost two of their last three, including an abject 75-62 defeat to Sydney last weekend.
The match against Cairns will be their last at home before four away games over the Christmas period when momentum could be gained or lost.
A decision on the health of Will Hudson, who was concussed against Sydney, will be made tomorrow. If he can't play, there's one fairly handy player who doesn't possess the best statistics in the world who could help fill in.


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Heyy I am entering a competition for my law class regarding a "made up" peaceful protest very similar to the G20, i was told to write about rights and freedoms in the Canadian charter and apply them to society. I chose to side on societies behalf, stating the police infringed on sections 2,7,10,11 and 12 of the charter. You will understand the scenario after reading my essay, i am having trouble closing it and adding more! Will someone PLEEEASE help me lol it is due tonight at midnight!
Peaceful Protest
A peaceful protest is an effective, vital, organised way of raising awareness to any specific campaign such as better education funding. A protest is not set out to be unlawful, it is set out as a tool which has been effective in gaining and enjoying some of the rights and freedoms we have to this day.
During a large but peaceful protest regarding better education funding, 10 protesters were arrested due to suspicion of crime as a result of 2 protesters tossing a brick through the local MP office as were the last of the protesters present for Breach of the Peace, after protesters expressed their opinions on education funds. This protest resulted in a series of violations of individuals Rights and Freedoms guaranteed in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms including sections 2b and c, 7, 10, 11 and 12.
Police present during the protest infringed upon a total of 5 sections in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms after arresting protesters for suspicion of crime and Breach of the Peace for a max total of 24 hours. Not only did these 24 hours not have legitimate explanation behind them, these hours of arrest also took away individuals section 7 rights. Protesters held under arrest during a protest are often deprived food and water, washroom privileges, medical care and human dignity, also evident during the G20 protest.
It is written and guaranteed in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms that all individuals apply to Canada's Fundamental Freedoms, in section 2b which includes Freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression including the press and the media. Section 2c includes Freedom of peaceful assembly, allowing peaceful protest to occur. Individuals present at the protest regarding better education funding had the right to present themselves, speaking their thoughts and opinions. Police arresting protesters for suspicion of crime and Breach of the Peace violates Section 2b and 2c. Group mentality during protest has the ability to increase stress on police officers, but does not increase violence in any matter until police use their power to arrest a person for the wrong reasons.
During the time of this peaceful protest, police also infringed on societies right to section 7, depriving food, water, human dignity, washroom privileges and medical care. Police also made unreasonable arrests, dismissing the democratic societies right to sections 10, 11 and 12. Individuals detained for a maximum of 24 hours are guaranteed rights on arrest/detention and are permitted to be informed with reason behind the arrest as stated in section 10. Section 11 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms states persons have rights when charged with an offence. Section 11d specifically states one is to be presumed innocent until proven guilty. During this protest, 10 protesters were assumed guilty of throwing a brick through a local MP office with no proof. Section 12 states one has the right to not be subjected to cruel and unusual treatments and/or punishments. Protesters held under arrest at this time were deprived their requested treatments and were subjected to cruel punishments which falls under their section 7 legal rights.
This peaceful protest proceeded as a composed, undisturbed campaign for better education funding until police began using their rights against societies guaranteed rights and freedoms. A democratic society must claim that their rights and freedoms including in sections 2, 7, 10, 11 and 12 were violated. Police officers arresting protesters due to suspicions and Breach of the Peace under section 1 of the charter; reasonable limits, cannot justify their acts through section 1 simply because police did not derive their actions from a legal authority that is explicit regarding what they can and cannot do. No actions towards protesters were proportional to any substantial objective a police officer wished to pursue.
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