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OSAKA — After years of planning, a regional alliance of seven prefectures was created earlier this year and held its first meeting this month.
The Kansai Regional League, which includes Osaka, Hyogo, Kyoto, Shiga, Wakayama, Tokushima and Tottori, is the first of its kind and is designed to cut through prefectural and local government red tape and make it easier for participating officials to cooperate on everything from disaster relief to tourism.
Of special interest to rural members facing shortages of doctors and nurses is the increased availability of medical flights and emergency medical services participation in the league is expected to bring.
Such flights and emergency services based in urban areas have been previously faced with many bureaucratic obstacles to easily cross prefectural borders.
The league has long been heavily pushed by the Kansai business community, especially the extremely powerful Kansai Economic Federation. Frustrated with what they saw as the inefficiency of local governments, they saw streamlining local bureaucracies as a business advantage and practical necessity to compete with Tokyo.
However, doubts about how effective the league will be persist. Nara Prefecture opted not to join, feeling there was little merit in becoming a member.
Following are some questions and answers regarding the regional league.
What is the Kansai Regional League supposed to do?
Under the agreement, each prefecture will be responsible for certain administrative functions for the entire league. For example, Hyogo will be in charge of strengthening disaster response measures, while Kyoto will be in charge of tourism and cultural development, including overseas public relations campaigns.
Tokushima will operate medical flights and create an emergency medical response system. And Osaka will be responsible for coming up with an industrial vision for the league.
This, however, is only the first stage. The next step, the league hopes, will be to expand its power and assume responsibilities that have traditionally been the prerogative of the central government, including improving local transportation infrastructure.
The fundamental purpose of the league is to take charge of local matters that have traditionally been decided by Tokyo bureaucrats, in order to compete with Tokyo, and with other parts of Japan and Asia, more effectively.
How will the league be structured?
An assembly of 20 members from the seven prefectures, and a separate committee consisting of the seven governors, will run the league. Members will not be directly elected by citizens of the participating prefectures but will be current prefectural assembly members chosen by the seven governors. Hyogo Gov. Toshizo Ido is the league's chairman.
The first meeting of the league's representatives took place this month, and its budget for 2011, which is being funded by taxpayers in the seven prefectures, is set at ¥500 million.
What motivations do prefectures have for joining the league?
The league enjoys its strongest support in Osaka, Hyogo and Shiga. In the case of Osaka and Hyogo, economic rivalry has led to the duplication of projects and services, most notoriously visible in Kobe's construction of a domestic-only airport despite the nearby, more frequented, Itami and Kansai airports.
Wasteful local government projects funded 15 or 20 years ago, usually with the support of the same business communities now pushing for the league, have created grave financial situations in both Osaka and Hyogo and thus both governors are keen to cooperate more efficiently.
In Shiga's case, there is strong interest in having access to Osaka's vast medical services, especially medical flights, which Shiga does not have.
As a member of the league, medical helicopters from Osaka will be able to fly to Shiga within 30 minutes without having to go through cumbersome bureaucratic procedures to cross prefectural borders.
Kyoto strongly supports the league's efforts to promote regional culture and increased tourism. But local media polls show many Kyotoites are also concerned that the league not be dominated by Osaka and Hyogo, and that public support is somewhat less enthusiastic than elsewhere.
Is the league the first step toward eventually replacing the prefectural system with a series of superstates that are virtually independent from the central government?
Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto and officials in the Kansai Economic Federation who favor the superstate notion hope so.
But many politicians in the Kansai region and central government bureaucrats in Tokyo have opposed or expressed reservations about the superstate goal.
So, too, do other Kansai governors worried about polls showing large numbers of people in the region ambivalent if not outright opposed to a superstate if it means losing their identities or local democratic institutions.
Except for Hashimoto, the league is being promoted by the governors as something that will increase government efficiency throughout the region, but not as a steppingstone to a superstate.
Is that why Nara decided not to join?
Nara Gov. Shogo Arai told the seven governors last summer that because his prefecture is not as economically developed as main members of the league, and because of its dire financial situation, joining would have simply increased the prosperity gap between Nara and the others.
But Arai is also worried about whether the league will really be efficient, and warned the other governors that there is no merit to simply creating an organization for organization's sake.
How has Tokyo reacted to the league?
Politicians in the Liberal Democratic Party, the main opposition force, especially those from Kansai, have long supported the league and many hope to see a superstate system. Members of Your Party have also voiced support.
But the Social Democratic Party and Japanese Communist Party have both expressed opposition, saying the league will weaken local democracy for the sake of the Kansai corporate community.
The ruling Democratic Party of Japan has offered support for the league's creation, although it has not addressed questions about the future of the league and the kinds of political, and financial, authority now enjoyed by Tokyo that might be transferred to it.
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$267,000 Aston Martin owned by fraudster Bernie Madoff's brother goes up for sale
$267,000 Aston Martin owned by fraudster Bernie Madoff's brother goes up for sale
A court has granted permission for the classic car to be sold at RM Auctions this summer
The authorities have sold off just about everything they can belonging to Bernie Madoff. His art, clothing, watches, wine cellar, slippers and even underpants have all gone under the hammer, generally fetching more than the prices expected.
However the long arm of the law, (perhaps holding an auctioneer's gavel) has reached a little further, and has now stretched as far as Madoff's brother Peter. Specifically it has reached a vintage automobile which Madoff's UK firm bought for him in 2008.
The 1958 Aston Martin MK III Drophead Coupe was bought for $267,000 - but company wasn't reimbursed for the purchase. Irving Picard, who is liquidating Bernard Madoff's firm this week won permission for the sale to go ahead.
RM auctions will be handed the task of selling the car, which will make an unusual addition to its impressive line-up in Monterey, California.
This Bugatti Grand Raid roadster will be appearing in the sale
Lots already include a classic Bugatti Grand Raid roadster and a 1970 Porsche 911S delivered to Steve McQueen on the filmset of the movie Le Mans. The former is one of only 10 Bugatti Grand Raid roadsters built, and one of just two examples bodied by Carrosserie Worblaufen in Switzerland.
Picard, who has investigated potential reclaims from all the members of the Madoff family involved in the business, has recovered around $7.6bn in total for investors who lost more than $17bn in the Ponzi scheme.
RM's auction in Monterey, California takes place from August 19-20 later this year. Watch this space for more news of the sale.
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Common Policies
Non-Discrimination Policy | Affirmative Action | Federal Section 504 Policy Statement | Statement Regarding the Homeless | Student Abuse by District Personnel | Complaint Procedures | Grievance Form | Weapons | Sexual Harrassment Policy | Health Education - New Standards Policy | Child Abuse Reporting | Release of Information | Religion-Based Exclusion From a School Program | AHERA Notification | Right to Know I Anti-Bullying/Harassment
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Non-Discrimination Policy
It is the policy of the Woodward-Granger Community School District not to discriminate on the basis of sex, race, national origin, creed, religion, parental status, age marital status, or disability in its education programs, activities, or employment policies as required by Titles VI and VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendments, Section 504 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Iowa Civil Rights Act.
It is also the policy of this district that the curriculum content and instructional materials utilized reflect the cultural and racial diversity present in the United States and the variety of careers, roles, and life-styles open to women as well as to men in our society. One of the objectives of the total curriculum and teaching strategies is to reduce stereotyping and to eliminate bias on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, religion, age and disability. The curriculum fosters respect and appreciation for the cultural diversity found in our country and an awareness of the rights, duties, and responsibilities of each individual as a member of a pluralistic society.
Inquiries regarding compliance with these policies may be directed to the Grandwood Education Center Principal, Woodward-Granger Community School District, 1251 334th St., Woodward, Iowa 50276 (515) 438-3240, to the Director of the Iowa Civil Rights Commission, Des Moines, Iowa, or to the Director of the Region VII Office of Civil Rights, Department of Education, Kansas City, Missouri.
The Woodward-Granger Community School District Complain Procedure in its entirety is located in the Board of Directors Policy Book. Procedures for staff are outlined in Board Policy 204.13. Procedures for parents, students, and community members are referred to in Board Policy 204.13. Copies are in each Principal's office and also in the Administration Office.
If additional assistance is needed, contact the Superintendent of Schools, 1904 State St., Granger, Iowa 50109, Telephone (515) 999-8022.
Affirmative Action
The Woodward-Granger Community School District takes affirmative action, consistent with its Affirmative Action Plan on file in the district, in the recruitment, appointment, assignment and advancement of women and men, members of diverse racial and ethnic groups and persons with disabilities to accomplish the goals of equal employment opportunity.
Federal Section 504 Policy Statement
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination against persons with a disability in any program receiving federal financial assistance. In order to fulfill obligations under Section 504, the Woodward-Granger Community School District has the responsibility to avoid discrimination in policies and practices regarding its personnel and students. No discrimination against any person with a disability should knowingly be permitted in any of the programs and practices of the school system.
The Woodward-Granger Community School District has the responsibility under Section 504, to identify, evaluate, and, if determined to be eligible under Section 504, to afford access to appropriate educational services.
If the parent or guardian disagrees with the determination made by the professional staff of the school district, he/she has a right to a hearing with an impartial hearing officer.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) also specifies rights related to educational records. This Act gives the parent/guardian the right to: 1) inspect and review his/her child's educational records; 2) make copies of these records; 3) receive a list of the individuals having access to those records; 4) ask for an explanation of any item in the records; 5) ask for an amendment to any report on the grounds that it is inaccurate, misleading, or violates the child's rights; and 6) a hearing on the issue if the school refuses to make the amendment.
If there are questions, please feel free to contact the Superintendent of Schools, Section 504/ADA Compliance Coordinator for the Woodward-Granger Community School District, at telephone number 515-438-4333.
Statement Regarding the Homeless
The Board of Directors of the Woodward-Granger Community School District is responsible for locating and identifying homeless children and youth who are "found" within the district. A "homeless child or youth of school age" is defined as one between the ages of 5 and 21 who lacks a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence and includes a child or youth living on the street, in a car, tent or abandoned building or some other form of shelter not designed as a permanent home; living in a community shelter facility; or living with non nuclear family members or friends who may not have legal guardianship over the child or youth of school age. The district shall make available to the homeless child or youth all services and assistance including, but not limited to, compensatory education, special education, English as a second language, vocational courses or programs, programs for gifted and talented, health services, and food and nutrition programs, on the same basis as those services and assistance are provided to resident pupils.
If you need further assistance/information, please contact the building principal, a school counselor or the Superintendent of Schools, 1904 State Street, Granger, Iowa, 50109 (515) 999-8022.
Student Abuse by District Personnel
It is the policy of the Woodward-Granger Community School District that school employees and volunteers not commit acts of physical or sexual abuse, including inappropriate and intentional sexual behavior, towards students.
It is the policy of the district to respond to allegations of abuse by school employees or volunteers by investigating or arranging for the full investigation of any allegations, and to do so in a reasonably prudent manner.
Anyone believing that a student has been abused by a district employee or volunteer may report the abuse to their building principal, each of whom has been designated as the District Level-One investigator in their building, or to the Superintendent (438-4333).
The entire policy on abuse of students by district personnel is defined in Board Policy 404 and is available in the Administration Office and each school building office.
Complaint Procedures
Purpose. The Board recognizes that situations may arise in the operation of the district, which are of concern to parents or to the public. The Board strongly believes that all concerns should be resolved at the lowest possible level of decision-making by the individuals involved. Concerns are best dealt with in open communication by the individuals involved. Therefore, the purpose of these complaint procedures are to resolve, at the lowest possible level, and as expeditiously as possible, complaints of any person regarding any District matter. No anonymous complaint shall be considered by the Board in any manner.
Procedures: Any person with a complaint or concern regarding a School District matter is encouraged to first talk with the school official or employee involved as soon as possible.
If the matter is not satisfactorily resolved, the complainant should file a written complaint with the school official or employee involved. The school official or employee shall indicate the disposition of the complaint in writing within ten working days.
If the complainant feels that the matter is not satisfactorily resolved, the complainant may file the complaint and the prior written disposition with the employee's immediate supervisor. If the matter involves a claim of discrimination or harassment, the complaint may be filed at this level or may be filed with the District's Compliance Officer. The supervisor or his/her designee (or the compliance officer) shall meet with the complainant within ten working days of receipt of the written complaint and shall indicate the disposition by responding in writing within ten working days of the meeting.
If the complainant feels that the matter is not satisfactorily resolved at that level, the complainant may file the complaint and any prior dispositions with the Superintendent of Schools. The superintendent, or his/her designee, shall meet with the complainant within ten working days of receipt of the complaint and shall indicate the disposition in writing within ten working days of the meeting.
If the complainant still feels that the matter is not satisfactorily resolved, the complainant may request to appear before the Board by filing the written complaint and any written dispositions with the Board Secretary and ask for a place on the agenda pursuant to Policy 204.2. Personnel desiring to address the Board on any matter shall direct their communication to the Superintendent of Schools, and not to the individual members of the board (except that copies of any communication to the superintendent may be sent to all members.) The Board secretary shall place the item on the Board's agenda. The complainant may appear at the Board meeting and discuss the matter with the Board. The administrative staff may also discuss the matter with the Board. The Board may refuse to take action on the complaint, or the Board shall decide the matter as soon as practicable, and the Board secretary shall communicate the Board's decision to the complainant. If the Board declines to decide the matter, the disposition of the Superintendent or his/her designee shall be final.
Any complaint procedure adopted by the Board for classified or certified employees will not apply to an issue that is covered by definition of a grievance in the master contract. (See Board Policy 204.13 for further description.)
Prohibition. The Woodward-Granger Community School District will not permit or tolerate the possession, display, or use of weapons by any person on school premises or vehicles, while the person is participating in or attending District events and activities, or while the person is away from school grounds if such conduct directly affects the good order and management of the District. Students who violate this policy may be subject to expulsion and/or other disciplinary action. Weapons shall be taken from students and others who bring them onto school premises, vehicles, or to school activities. When appropriate, violations of this policy will be reported to law enforcement agencies. Weapons under the control of law enforcement officials shall be exempt from this policy. The principal may allow authorized persons to display weapons for educational purposes on a limited basis.
Definition. Any object which could be used to injure another person and which has no school-related purpose will be considered a weapon. An object which has a school-related purpose but which is used to threaten or inflict injury will also be considered a weapon. Weapons include, but are not limited to, knives of all types, guns, firearms, metal pipes, chains, numchucks, throwing stars, metal knuckles, blackjacks, fireworks, explosives or other chemicals, simulated weapons, including toys.
Sanctions. Students may be subject to expulsion for violating this policy. The administration may impose a lesser sanction if in their judgment all of the circumstances surrounding the incident warrant a less severe sanction. Any lesser sanction invoked must have the approval of the Superintendent.
Firearms. Any student who is determined to have brought a firearm to school will be expelled from school for a period of not less than one calendar year. The Superintendent shall have the authority to recommend this expulsion requirement be modified for a student on a case-by-case basis. The purposes of this policy, the term "firearm" includes any weapon which is designed or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive, the frame or receiver of any such weapon, a muffler or silencer for such a weapon, or any explosive, incendiary device, or poison gas.
Sexual Harassment Policy
It is the policy of the Woodward-Granger Community School District to maintain a learning and working environment that is free from sexual harassment. Because of the district's strong disapproval of offensive or inappropriate sexual behavior at work, all employees and visitors must avoid any action or conduct which could be perceived as sexual harassment. It shall be a violation of the policy for any employee or visitor of the Woodward-Granger Community School District to harass others through conduct or communications of a sexual nature.
Definition. Sexual harassment shall consist of unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual acts or favors and other verbal or physical conduct of a harassing nature where:
- Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment;
- Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment decisions affecting that individual; or
- Such conduct has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with an individual's employment or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive employment environment.
Sexual harassment may include, but is not limited to the following:
- Verbal harassment or abuse
- Pressure for sexual activity
- Repeated remarks to or about a person with sexual or demeaning implications
- Unwelcome touching
- Suggesting or demanding sexual involvement accompanied by implied or explicit threats concerning one's job etc.
- Display of sexually graphic pictures
If you feel you have suffered harassment, see Board Policy 204.13 for full complaint procedures. The compliance officer is the Superintendent of Schools, 1904 State Street, Granger, IA 50109, (515)999-8022.
Health Education - New Standards Policy
Students in grade level one through twelve shall receive, as part of their health education, instruction about personal health, food and nutrition, environmental health, safety and survival skills, consumer health, family life, substance use and not-use, including the effects of alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and poisons on the human body, human sexuality, self-esteem, stress management, and interpersonal relationships, emotional and social health, health resources, prevention and control of disease, and the characteristics of communicable diseases, including acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
While the areas stated above shall be included in health education, the instruction shall be adapted at each grade level to aid understanding by the students. Beginning no later than in grade seven, characteristics of communicable disease shall include information about sexually transmitted diseases.
Parents who object to health education instruction in human growth and development may file a written request that the pupil be excused from the instruction. The written request shall include a proposed alternate activity or study acceptable to the superintendent. The superintendent shall have the final authority to determine the alternate activity or study.
Please note: This course is required to be offered, but students are not required to take the course.
Child Abuse Reporting
All certified school employees are mandated reporters and as such must make reports directly to the Department of Human Services (DHS). Previous provisions of the law required that the teacher report to the building principal who in turn made the report to the DHS. This has been changed. Reports are not made to the building principal unless the certificated employee wishes to do so. If a report is also made to the building principal, DHS must be notified that such a report has been made. Principals should remember that if they report cases of child abuse (which have been reported to the DHS), to their Superintendent, then they also must notify the DHS of this fact. In short, all suspected cases of child abuse are to be reported directly to the DHS and if a report is made to another school official, then that fact must be reported to DHS.
Release of Information
The Woodward-Granger Community School District collects and maintains records about each student in order to facilitate the instruction, guidance and educational progress of the student. The records contain information about the student, his/her educational background, and may include but are not limited to the following types of records; identification data, aptitude and achievement tests, educational and vocational plans, honors, and activities, discipline data, objective counselor and/or teacher ratings and observation, and external agency reports.
The records of each student are located in the school building which he or she is attending. The building Principal or counselor is responsible for maintenance of student records.
The following persons, agencies, and organizations may have restricted access to students records without prior written consent of the parent or student over eighteen years of age. Any other access to student records shall be only upon written consent, court order or legally issued subpoena.
- School officials and teachers with a legitimate educational interest
- Officials of other schools which the student proposes to enroll.
- Representatives of state and local government when auditing and evaluating Federal Education Programs. (Title I, Vocational, etc.)
- Officials in connection with a student's educational financial aid application.
- Government officials to which information is to be reported under state law adopted prior to November 19, 1874.
- Organizations which process and evaluate standardized tests.
- Accrediting organizations for accrediting purposes.
- Parents of dependent children, regardless of child's age.
- Persons in connection with an emergency.
Student records are reviewed and inappropriate material removed periodically, but at a minimum when a students moves from elementary to middle-senior high school or when a student transfers out of the district. Records that are not pf permanent importance, or where attendance is discontinued, or the student is transferred out of the district are kept a reasonable amount of time and then destroyed. Graduating students records are kept for three years then destroyed; however, a permanent record, classes attended, grade level completed, and/or years completed may be maintained without time limitation.
Parents of students under age 18 and students over age 18 may exercise the opportunity to review educational records of the student, to obtain copies of the records, to write a response to material in the record, to challenge content of the record on the grounds of inaccuracy, and to have the records explained. A request for review of student records shall be direct to the building principal in a timely manner.
The procedure to be followed in exercising any of the rights under school policies or rules may be obtained from the person responsible for maintaining student records in each building. The school district will make available to interested persons upon request at each attendance center copies of policies and rules pertaining to the maintenance of student records.
The principal or person in charge of each attendance center and/or Superintendent of Schools may release the following types of directory information to the public as the desire or the necessity arise: name, name of parent or guardian, address, telephone (if listed in the local directory), major field of study, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weight and height of members of athletic teams and identifying numbers, dates of attendance, degrees and awards received, and the most recent previous school or institution attend by the student.
Any parent objecting to the public release of directory information must file a written objection with the person responsible for maintaining student records in each building. Information objected to shall not them be publicly released. All such objections shall become a part of the student's record.
Any student and/or parent who has a concern of objection about student record policies or procedures may file a written complaint with the Superintendent if the complaint is not resolved at this level, the party(s) may then make a written objection to the local Board of Education.
Religion-Based Exclusion From a School Program
Parents who wish to have their child excluded from a school program because of religious beliefs must inform the superintendent. The Board authorizes the administration to allow the exclusion if it is not disruptive to the educational process and it dies not infringe on a compelling state or education interest. Further, the exclusion must not interfere with other school district operations.
In notifying the superintendent, the parents shall abide by the following:
- The notice shall be in writing.
- The objection shall be based on religious beliefs.
- The objection shall state which activities or studies violate their religious beliefs.
- The objection shall state why these activities or studies violate their religious beliefs.
- The objection shall state a proposed alternate activity or study.
The superintendent shall have sole discretion to make this determination. The factors the superintendent shall consider when a student requests to be excluded from a program or activity because of religion include, but are not limited to, staff available to supervise a student who wishes to excluded, space to house the student while the student is excluded, available superintendent approved alternative courses of study or activity while the student is excluded, number of students who wish to be excluded, whether allowing the exclusion places the school in a position of supporting a particular religion and whether the program or activity is required for promotion to the next grade level or for graduation.
Students who are allowed to be excluded from a program or activity which violates their religious beliefs shall be required to do an alternate supervised activity or study.
AHERA Notification
General Information: The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986, or AHERA, was put into effect to determine the extent of, and develop solutions for, any problems school may have with asbestos. The Woodward-Granger Community School District has had all facilities inspected by a certified asbestos inspector, as required by AHERA. During this inspection, all materials suspected of containing asbestos were located, sampled, and rated as to the condition and hazard potential. The inspection report and laboratory analysis records were given to a certified firm to develop asbestos management plans for our facilities.
Notification- This notification, and methods of educating and training the District's employees, together with a set of procedures designed to minimize the disturbance of the asbestos-containing materials and plans for regular surveillance of these materials are all a part of the school's asbestos management plan. The management plan is available for review in the district central office. Questions regarding the plan should be directed to the Superintendent of Schools.
Yearly Update- It is the intent of the Woodward-Granger Community School District to comply with all federal and state regulations in this area. All procedures will be followed to ensure that the District's facilities continue to be a healthy, safe environment in which to work and learn. During the spring of 1998 our three-year evaluation was conducted throughout the district. Some minor repairs to asbestos containing materials were needed and those repairs have been completed.
Right to Know
- state licensure requirementsthe grade level and content areas taught
- the current licensing status of your child's teacher/paraprofessional
- what degree (baccalaureate/ graduate certificate etc) is held by the teacher or paraprofessional
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My wife has been my main climbing partner since 2007. So when, in early 2011, she walked into my home office holding up a pregnancy test with a little "plus" sign, I knew I would need to dial in a self-belay system—and quick.
Enter a pair of red-and-black Petzl Mini Traxion pulley/ascenders. Big-wall free climbers like Tommy Caldwell, Justen Sjong, and Chris Weidner prefer these for solo toproping. These guys would know: they routinely hiked around El Cap carrying heavy-as-hell 100-meter static lines, rapped in to fix the ropes on VI 5.13 and 5.14 climbs like Magic Mushroom and Golden Gate. They sussed the beta on Mini Traxions because it was far more time-efficient and predictable than heading up with a partner. In fact in 2008, I'd through a spotting scope watched Caldwell and Sjong simul-Mini Traxioning the overhanging upper half of Magic Mushroom, with its blank 5.13 and 5.14 stemming corners, razor-thin cracks, and bomb-bay chimneys. Each climber worked a separate pitch, one man above the other, then they'd meet at the belay stations to eat, hydrate, regroup, and swap beta. If one pitch was particularly recalcitrant, they might rap down and work it again. Josh Wharton similarly used Mini Traxions to suss out the the route's crux on his seven-pitch Black Sheep (5.13) in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado, before returning with partners.
Throughout my climbing career I've toyed with different fixed-line self-belay techniques, but many have had dangerous risks. I needed to learn to use my Mini Traxions.
There are already some great how-to resources online, in particular a blog posting at Steph Davis's site High Infatuation. I also had Weidner give me a tutorial in the Flatirons, and it's this particular permutation that I've stuck with.
Since dialing in this system, I've found the Mini Traxions to be consistently reliable, easy to use, and versatile on all angles and terrain. Always go with two, so that you have a backup for your top, primary Mini Traxion.
Here's how I do it:
Note: Climbing is dangerous. Solo climbing is particularly dangerous. You assume all personal liability for risk incurred while climbing, including with the self-belay method described below. This is not meant to replace professional instruction nor Petzl's official product literature, and we can't guarantee we didn't leave out a crucial step that will send you hurtling to your doom (although we certainly did our best!). Neither the author nor the Gear Institute assume liability for any injury or death that might occur.
Ten Easy Steps to Mini Traxioning
1. Anchor a nice, beefy static rope to a bombproof anchor point below the lip of the crag. (A static line limits stretch and will stand up to the toothed cams of the Mini Traxion better than a dynamic rope. Note that the Mini Traxion is designed for ropes from 8mm to 13mm.) You don't want your rope running from an anchor back over the lip and then down the face, as it can abrade or cut when weighted at this 90-degree angle. In many cases, this might mean rapping down to an anchor first and fixing your rope again from there.
2. Rap down or walk around to the base; whatever's easiest.
3. You'll rig your top, primary Mini Traxion first. This is the first one to catch in a fall, while the lower one serves as backup. If you cross–load the first Mini Traxion it can become damaged. Steps 4 through 6 explain the process.
4. Build a "chest harness" out of two sewn shoulder-length runners—one over each shoulder, X-ing across your breastbone. This chest harness doesn't bear any weight; it serves only to keep the locking carabiner for the top Mini Traxion upright, so that the pulley slides freely along the rope and you reduce the risk of cross-loading. (For further safety, you could also use a real chest harness [link to one].)
The two shoulder slings forming the "chest harness" X.
5. Thread your rope through the Mini Traxion as per Petzl's instructions (the device has a handy diagram), close it, and engage the trigger cam. Clip it into your belay loop with a locking carabiner and lock the locker. It's critical to use a carabiner designed to prevent cross-loading like the DMM Belay Master:
Your top Mini Traxion and an anti-cross-loading locker: locked, cammed, and ready to rock.
If you don't, and you fall and cross-load your Mini Traxion biner, the force might spring/bend the device open—potentially catastrophic without a backup. (Which is why—duh!—you should always have a backup.)
What happens when you cross-load a Mini Traxion—no bueno! [Photo: James Lucas]
6. Thread a small cinch strap (available at any outdoor store) through the X on your chest harness and then through the Mini Traxion's clipping eye. Tidy the strap up and tighten it down; this attaches the pulley to your chest harness and helps keep the locking carabiner upright and Mini Traxion oriented nicely. Again, there is no holding power in this part of the system, so you can use any old cinch strap.
The cinch strap that connects the top Mini Traxion to your chest harness.
If you don't have a cinch strap, you can use a 24cm 8mm ultralight Dyneema sling (like Petzl's ST'ANNEAU) and locking carabiner.
7. Rig your bottom Mini Traxion by threading it, closing it, and engaging the trigger cam; clip it into your belay loop with a locking 'biner below the upper Mini Traxion and lock the locker. Use a screwgate oval-shaped carabiner (and not a D-shaped carabiner) to minimize the risk of cross-loading. You may need to disengage the cams on either or both Mini Traxions to feed enough slack through to clip them in in an orderly fashion, but once you've done so immediately re-engage the cams on your Mini Traxions!
Bottom (backup) Mini-Traxion: locker locked, cam engaged, ready to rock.
8. Double-check that the trigger cams on both Mini Traxions are engaged! Now get yourself up the rope a little to sit back, test your system, and remove any excess slack. I made the mistake my first day out of neither engaging the cams nor double-checking them, and it's a good thing that the route I was on was well below my limit, as the pulleys slide along the rope much the same whether engaged or not. (When cammed, they'll make a reassuring raspy/mechanical sound you'll soon learn to recognize.)
Sit down on your rope to test the system and remove any excess slack. Everything A-OK? You're good to go!
9. Finally, just before climbing, you can attach a few pounds of weight to the rope just up off the ground, so that the Mini Traxions have some resistance down low and you don't have to manually pull slack through. (They will slide better the higher you climb, due to the increased weight of the rope.) I usually clove in my crag pack or a rack of quickdraws or trad gear.
You can clip a little weight into the bottom of the rope—in this case a rack of quickdraws—and off you go. In this photo, I am air-climbing 5.15c/d.
10. Climb to the top and clip into the anchor directly; you can back yourself up with a Grigri below the Mini Traxions if you wish, as you'll likely use the Grigri to rap anyway. Now introduce slack into the line to un-cam/de-rig your Mini Traxions, which you can do either with slack fed through the Grigri, or by pulling up rope and stepping on it or clove hitching it off to your harness. Rap down for another lap, move your rope to another climb, etc. Repeat as necessary until totally pumped. Go home and change diapers!
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Top 40 Red and Gold Nails
Red and gold nails are the epitome of classic luxury. They bring about a sort of old world elegance and fanciness to your manicure. Whether you use acrylic or gel, bright red or deep red polish, or gold glitter, flakes, or paint, you will always create a beautiful effect when you choose to wear red and gold nails. Here are the top 40 red and gold nail designs that will turn heads and make you feel confident, sparkly, and elegant all day and night!
Simple is beautiful
You don't need to spend more than fifteen minutes on red and gold nail designs for your nails to be beautiful. Simplicity is very sexy, and these photos will give you proof of that! If you're a busy person, and you don't have time to be slaving over your fingernails, these red and gold nails are for you. Simply swipe on some polish and be on your way!
Just a touch of glitter goes a long way!
These red and gold nails ideas show you that a tiny bit of glitter goes a long way. A touch of shimmer and shine can really make any manicure pop, don't you agree? In these images, glitter was used very conservatively to produce a mature, sophisticated look.
Glam up the classic French tip and moon tip
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Experiment with ombre
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Be bold with an all gold glitter accent nail
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Flourishes a trendy patterns make up this section of our red and gold nails collection. Don't you think they are absolutely elegant and beautiful?
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For many retirees, the main home is the largest asset and whilst we all would love to pass this money on to our dependants, it is rarely sensible to live on a low income in retirement just to pass the money on in your will.
Equity Release can provide home-owners over the age of 55 with the facility to release part of or all of the money from their home and remain in the property rent free until they die or enter long-term care. There are two main types of equity release; lifetime mortgages and home reversion plans.
Lifetime mortgages are a mortgage secured against the value of the home. There are normally no monthly repayments and interest is rolled up over the life of the loan and repaid upon leaving for long-term care or death at which point the property is sold and the lender repaid. With some plans you can choose to make monthly repayments to cover the interest in part or in full maintaining the initial capital withdrawn. How much you can release from your property will depend on the value of your property and your age. Some providers may take into account past or present medical conditions.
Lifetime Mortgages are the most popular form of Equity Release. A Lifetime Mortgage works as follows –
- A lender offers a cash lump sum, or a monthly income, or a combination of the two which is based on the value of a property and the age of the homeowner.
- Interest is charged on the loan but the homeowner does not normally pay it.
- Instead, the interest is added or 'rolled up' on top of the original loan.
- Interest is compounded over the years (interest charged on interest).
- On the eventual sale of the property the loan and the interest is repaid.
The loan can potentially increase to greater than the value of the property particularly if the property price should fall or you live longer than expected which is good for you but not the lender. To cover this, most schemes will offer a no-negative-equity guarantee under the equity release council SHIP standards. Look for their logo if you are considering one of these mortgages.
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But on that long and very competitive road, they ran into an unexpected result one night. It was a mid-January Saturday night in '64 and they hosted the then-lowly Boston Bruins in Toronto. When play-by-play man Bill Hewitt came on the TV that night to welcome the nation's hockey fans on Hockey Night in Canada, the score was already 6-0—for the Bruins.
I remember sitting in my customary spot in my "hockey-watching" chair at home in what we called the "sun" room. Hewitt's shocking announcement was disappointing for Leaf fans—and it was odd. The Bruins were generally a pushover in Toronto in the early '60s, and the game was essentially over before I—and millions of other Leafs fans across the country—had even begun to watch. (The games, in those days, started at 8pm, and the broadcast came on at 8:30—usually very near the end of the first period, because there weren't all the commercial breaks we endure nowadays.)
The Leafs and Don Simmons, who was in goal that night, went into Chicago Stadium the very next night and shut out a very strong Hawks team 2-0 in quite a reversal of form. But that awful performance against the Bruins probably helped lead to the massive trade that brought Andy Bathgate to the Leafs from New York some weeks later.
In any event, earlier on in my young life I had had the opportunity on a couple of occasions to see the Leafs play at the wonderful old Olympia in Detroit when I was quite young. My Dad would buy us standing room tickets.
But the idea of actually watching a game live, in Toronto, at Maple Leaf Gardens, was something a kid from a small town like myself really only dreamed of.
It so happens that, during the 1964-'65 season, my oldest sister's fiancée, Peter, somehow got a hold of two tickets for a game, and invited me to come to Toronto to attend the game with him.
It was January of 1965 and I was 11 years old at the time. I don't even remember how I got to Toronto—I probably took the train with my mother. I do know that I was so excited, I barely spoke the entire night at the game. Peter was a lot older than me and was someone I kind of looked up to and was shy around. Earlier, he had taken me to the store inside the Gardens that sold sticks and team jerseys and such. Even that was unbelievable to me, just to be in Toronto, inside a part of Maple Leaf Gardens.
Once the game started, we sat in the green seats—between one of the blue lines and the net. While Dave Keon was my favorite leaf, I also liked Ronnie Ellis, who was a young 20-year old rookie with the Leafs that year. I recall Peter teasing me in a good-natured way whenever Ellis had the puck, because he knew Ellis was a bit of a favorite of mine. Ellis wore number 11 in his rookie season, though later in his fine career with the Leafs he wore number 8 and finally number 6.
Peter and I enjoyed the game together, I think he bought me a soft drink and snacks between periods but I was too nervous to eat. The Leafs won handily that night, something like 6-1. I don't remember many details, just a feeling of awe being at the game.
What I'm not sure is true, but Peter at least told me at the time that it was, is that the game was on the one-year anniversary of the 11-0 whitewashing the Leafs had suffered at the hands of the Bruins the year before. It was mid-January, as I recall, so it may well have been exactly one year later.
That didn't much matter to me. Just entering the building, seeing the majesty of the old Gardens, the old photos, the bright lights, the Leafs in their blue uniforms, was something. You couldn't help but be aware, even as a kid, of the great teams and players that had performed there—everything, was overwhelming.
I don't have the ticket stub from my first game at the Gardens. I may have an old program somewhere. But I remember Peter (who died many years ago) fondly, and appreciate to this day that he made the effort to take me to my first game in Toronto.
Like thousands and thousands of other Leaf fans, I'll always remember my first game at the Gardens.


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Without a doubt, 2013 was a fantastic year for new music. Almost everyone's favorite artist (from Beyonce to Kanye to Daft Punk to Drake – to name a few) released a new album. We celebrate not only the mainstream few (named above), but additionally, an eclectic mix of honorable mentions (for good measure).
Honourable Mentions (In no particular order):
Chance the Rapper – Acid Rap
Baths – Obsidian
The Neighbourhood – I Love You
Dpat – In Bloom
Sango – North
The Child of Lov – The Child of Lov
Autre Ne Veut – Anxiety
Tyler, the Creator – Wolf
Daft Punk – Random Access Memories
Iamnobodi – Elevated
A$AP Rocky – Long Live A$AP
Majical Cloudz – Impersonator
Bonobo – The North Borders
Childish Gambino – Because The Internet
Jai Paul – The Demos
Killer Mike & EL-P – Run The Jewels
Deptford Goth – Life After Defo
A$AP Ferg – Trap Lord
King Krule – 6 Feet Beneath the Moon
Lucki eck$ – Alternative Trap
Albums Of The Year:
10. Toro Y Moi – Anything in Return
Behind the veil of Toro Y Moi is Chazwick Bundick, a twenty-something who many associate with the rise of chillwave. Perhaps it is this chillwave affiliation that does Bundick a disservice, as his progression as an artist reveals someone with unique inspiration and defined goals. His latest work, Anything In Return, expands beyond chill wave and beyond his first two albums, as Chaz takes off the veil and lets his personality seep through.
Before Anything In Return was released, Bundick stated that it was his intention to make a more straightforward pop album. He aimed to steer away from his usual laid back, experimental style and more towards catchy Top 40 hits. To his credit, he has in a sense achieved this, with an album where not a single terrible track can be found. While thankfully not venturing into cliché, the album is Toro Y Moi's most straightforward work yet. It is in this that Anything In Return finds an honest yet nostalgic identity. Continue reading the full review: Here
9. Drake – Nothing Was The Same
On his critically acclaimed sophomore album, Take Care, Drake proved his signature blend of rap and R&B as a formula for success and his work on the project resulted in numerous accolades — including a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album.
The Grammy was not only a symbol of how far Drake had come from his days as a child star on the set of Degrassi, but it also showed a shift in the overall hip-hop landscape. Someone who conveyed superior rapping and singing abilities, coupled with honest lyricism grounded in stories about his own life, was able to break boundaries in the genre – far removed from content about the hardships of growing up in ghetto America.
It's been nearly two years since Take Care, and Drake has since become hip-hop's brightest star, surpassing the current success of icons like Jay-Z, Kanye West and even his mentor Lil Wayne.
His latest album, Nothing Was the Same, is a view from the penthouse, an ode to having finally made it and a statement that he isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
Needless to say, the new album is also a musical departure from Take Care, as the slick R&B flavoured samples of Jon B. and Playa are largely dropped in favour of grittier Wu-Tang Clan beats that play an important role influencing the '90s hip-hop sound on certain tracks. Continue reading the full review: HERE
8. Lapalux – Nostalchic
Stuart Howard, better known by his alias Lapalux, is changing the way we listen to experimental electronic music. He seamlessly weaves together his niche genre, UK bass, with lush LA beats creating sounds previously left unheard. After signing to Brainfeeder, headed by Flying Lotus, he's made waves in maximalistic music, focusing on raw sounds and real-life circumstances, connecting us listeners in a collective imaginative experience.
Over the course of the last year, Lapalux bestowed us with release after stunning release of EPs and remixes, finally giving us his debut album Nostalchic earlier this month. After the album dropped, Lapalux noted on his Facebook page that he wrote Nostalchic for listeners to make love to with each other. This mood became heavily evident within the first few tracks in the LP. Continue reading the full review: HERE
7. Rhye – Woman
Little more than a year ago, we were introduced to the enigmatic Rhye. With no knowledge of who was behind the veil, all we could do was listen in sheer curiosity to their ethereal lone track "Open". The inception of the song draws you in to a beautifully rendered soundscape, as delicate violin strings and calming horns give way to tranquil simplicities. It revels in its finesse, its minimalist approach, finding evocation in its most subtle nuances. The fluid vocals drift along with distant yearning, imbuing a sense of desire and restraint upon the listener. It's sexy yet despondent, never forceful but always suggestive of its emotions. Now, a year gone by, the veil has been cast aside, yet Rhye retains its mystery. Their debut album Woman embodies an expressive restraint, knowing what it wants to emote and how. The mystery of Rhye remains not by means of the physical presence behind it, but through the music itself.
Rhye is Los Angeles-based duo Robin Hannibal and Mike Milosh. With their identities no longer a point of contention and curiosity, the focus shifts instead towards the lush, soulful sounds comprising Woman. What Hannibal and Milosh have accomplished together is unadulterated pleasure, with the two melding their talents in perfect harmony. Continue reading the full review: HERE
6. Mount Kimbie – "Cold Spring Fault Less Youth"
Mount Kimbie are often considered defining artists in the, at times, confused and miasmic genre of post-dubstep. Some might say they are on the side of future garage. Most would file them under 'electronic' and 'experimental'. In my humble opinion, a duo as technically intrepid as London-based Kai Campos and Dom Maker are aural explorers. For them, genre boundaries are permeable. This is evident on "Cold Spring Fault Less Youth", their second album. "Crooks & Lovers", their 2010 debut, garnered a considerable amount of critical acclaim for its innovative sound and precise yet easygoing experimentation. Since the release of "Made To Stray" back in March, fans and critics alike have been looking forward to seeing where Mount Kimbie will take their sound next.
They certainly sound like an act in control of their own output. The fanfare at the beginning of "Home Recording", the album's first track, clearly indicates that this is more than a collection of tunes created between now and 2010. It's a well thought out exhibition of sound and their own musical development, structured in a specific way to take us on a delicate and beautiful journey. To get the most out of the album, I would recommend that you grab your headphones – or at least a quiet room – and listen to it in full. Broadly speaking, one could separate the album into three categories: chilled out vocal tracks, party tracks and hard experimental tracks. "Home Recording" is a perfect example of the primary category, and acts as a showcase of the new ideas at play in the rest of the album. Fans of Mount Kimbie might be more familiar with the lovely laidback, textural electronica of previous releases, but this album takes a decidedly more engaging approach. Continue reading the full review: HERE
5. Kanye West – Yeezus
I've been struggling with this review for over two weeks. I've had discussion after discussion with friends and colleagues, analyzing the details of Yeezus ad-nauseum. The road behind me is littered with the bloody corpses of false starts and abandoned ideas. After some serious searching, I realized that I was trying to create a masterpiece of critical musical writing, sweeping and eloquent. I was trying to follow the all-encompassing model of grandeur Kanye West laid out in his magnum-opus My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy when I should have been looking right in front of myself and gone for the polar opposite, sleek and stripped-down approach West has employed on the dark, minimalist Yeezus.
Yeezus shares its skeletal form with West's most divisive album, 808s & Heartbreak. But where that album was a desolate wasteland that found West pouring his heart out, Yeezus is an unrelentingly bleak record that finds West angrily amplifying his personality by lashing out at everyone.
West has proven time in and time out that he is a top-tier producer and Yeezus is no different. The sound of the album is one overflowing with aggression and rage, never letting up from the opening moments. Continue reading the full review: HERE
4. James Blake – Overgrown
James Blake has never been one to fear the unknown. On his 2011 self-titled debut, he saw the mortality of dubstep, understanding that it was a genre rife with limitations and a definite chance of fading away. For Blake, he saw this as an opportunity to explore the boundaries of dubstep-style production. It was a leap of faith. While other artists were going in the direction of assaulting, grandiose production, Blake took the style and minimized it. By removing the trivial bombastic exterior, he was able to emphasize the underlying beauty. What came of it was something wholly unique, a beautifully crafted exploration in unfamiliar territory. It felt foreign, yet it also felt assured and purposeful. Blake, it seems, finds comfort in this. With Overgrown, his sophomore album, he once again looks towards the unexplored. Embracing elements of R&B, hip-hop and pop, sounds once separate from the name James Blake have been thoughtfully interwoven amongst his post-dubstep sensibilities. This is how Blake thrives. Continue reading the full review: HERE
3. Disclosure – Settle
Disclosure's formula is masterful. They might be young, they might be new, but these kids, these brothers from Surrey, have something huge. I guess that's why they're wanted on every festival line-up you can imagine these days. Get yourself a copy and take time to go through the album with a holistic approach. You will be stunned by the maturity if you aren't too busy dancing or calling up your friend who's (somehow) never heard of Disclosure. Continue reading the full review: Here
2. Pusha T – My Name Is My Name
Even after finding critical success with the release of his first official GOOD Music EP Fear of God II: Let Us Pray in 2011, Pusha T was still stuck in a transition period being less than two years removed from the last Clipse album Til the Casket Drops — the Virginia duo's final project together before their current hiatus.
Despite having already paved a solo career for himself with GOOD Music, Pusha was still mostly being billed as member of Clipse rather than being recognized as the individual talent Kanye West believed him to be.
After Fear of God II dropped, Pusha still wasn't getting much attention outside of Clipse diehards. Last year, he appeared on the GOOD Music compilation album Cruel Summer where the 36-year-old rap veteran was forced to share the spotlight with younger stars like Big Sean, Cyhi the Prynce and Kid Cudi.
Thanks in large part to the success of his second mixtape, Wraith of Caine, at the top of the year, Pusha's position as one of the game's finest lyricists was beginning to solidify. His album single "Numbers On The Boards" took him over the top and proved that a hip-hop song with a high level of word mastery could still attract a mainstream following.
Pusha has finally released his first full-length studio debut My Name Is My Name and the finished product is one of the most lyrically dense, furiously delivered and brilliantly produced pieces of hip-hop in recent years. Continue reading the full review: HERE
1. Blood Orange – Cupid Deluxe
Cupid Deluxe dives into the vast mind of Dev Hynes who is an artist with almost too many ideas. At one moment the album is laid-back EDM pop to soft rock with sax balladry to '90s New Jack Swing to hip-hop and chillwave. These juxtapositions of styles and Hyne's deeply emotional lyrics leaves you guessing throughout the album and its direction.
Much like Coastal Grooves, this album contains tracks that are catchy, hypnotizing, and deep. Dev Hynes and his gang of collaborators (who include Caroline Polachek of Chairlift, Friends' Samantha Urbani, Dirty Projectors' David Longsteth, and Clams Casino) manage to take the sound to a whole other level – this album is full-blown and evolved.
No wonder Dev Hynes is one of the most sought after songwriters in the business.


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I didn't put this in religion because religion likes to hijack serious philosophy as it's own.
Knowing that you don't know something is a state of knowledge. In order to know everything, you also have to know what it's like to know nothing that you know, simultaneously, forever. Leads to absurd contradiction.
In order to have potence, you must have presence as well... to be all present is to run into the first absurd contradiction, to be everywhere and nowhere and everything in between at the same time.
There goes the three main omnistates people consider philosophically.
Of course; the most important omnistate for everyone is omnibenevolence....


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Q: What should I read first?
A: To get a feel for the characters in this series and a taste of Jessie's writing style without investing a lot of time or money, we recommend starting with Inevitably a Duchess: A Spy Series Novella. It's a short, exciting read that will plunge you into the Spy Series world.
Q: I don't understand. Why Inevitably a Duchess when it was released after the first two books in the series?
A: Yes, this novella was released later. It was actually never a planned story until readers started asking about Jane and Richard's story. So yes, it was released later, but you can read it in any order as the events in the books do not impact the reading of the rest of the books in the series.
Q: Okay, so what is the chronological order of the books?
A: It goes like this chronologically:
Inevitably a Duchess: A Spy Series Novella
Son of a Duke: Book One of the Spy Series
For Love of the Earl: Book Two of the Spy Series
A Countess Most Daring: Book Three of the Spy Series
To Save a Viscount: Book Four of the Spy Series
Q: Do I have to be a history buff to understand these books?
A: Most definitely not. Jessie spent way too much time (and educational loans!) sitting in a history classroom. So don't worry. She did the heavy lifting for you. Your job is to sit back, relax, and love the unexpected.
Q: What are the Spy Series Short Stories?
The short stories take a look at the next generation of the Black family. Samuel has grown into a young man with a mission that may endanger the rest of his family.
The stories should be read in this order:
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Italy is just beginning to come to terms with the abuse of hundreds of children by members of the Catholic clergy. And that may only be the tip of the iceberg.
A decade ago, reports of clerical sex abuse were virtually unknown, but the "tsunami" of cases—as Vatican prosecutor Charles Scicluna calls it—brought to light in the past seven years in the U.S. may have encouraged Italian victims to come forward. A recent Associated Press tally has documented 73 cases with allegations of sexual abuse against minors in the past decade, with more than 235 victims. The information was gathered from local media reports, linked to by victims groups websites and blogs, reports Nicole Winfeld for the Associated Press. Perhaps even more tellingly, almost all of the victims came forward since the allegations of sexual abuse forced the U.S. Catholic Church to deal with the staggering number of sexual crimes committed by its priests and clergy.
The cases also in Italy follow a similar pattern to those reported in the U.S. and in Ireland. The victims are often poor, physically or mentally disabled, or struggling with drug addiction. These vulnerable kids are appealing targets to priests, who needed to intimidate their victims into silence. Several of the cases reported in Italy came out of a Catholic-run institute for the deaf (which were omitted from the AP survey because by the time the victims went public, the statute of limitations had already expired). Along with 14 other former students, Alessandro Vantini has come with the story of his abuse. He says he was sodomized repeatedly by the priests, until he began to feel "as if I were dead." The abuse took place in the priests' bedrooms, in the bathroom, and sometimes in the confessional. As Winfeld says, the deaf students were targeted particularly because their speech impairments "made the priests' admonition 'never to tell' all the more easy to enforce."
Although 67 former students from Verona's Antonio Provolo institute for the deaf signed a statement accusing 24 priests, lay religious men, and religious brothers of participating in a pattern of abuse that took place from the 1950s to the 1980s, the investigation conducted by the Verona diocese has chosen not to interview any of the alleged victims. Gianni Bisoli, 60, named Verona's late bishop, Giuseppe Carraro (image above), of molesting him on five separate occasions. A diocesan probe cleared Carraro of all charges—again, without interviewing Bisoli—and Carraro is currently being considered for sainthood.
While the fact that Verona bishop Giuseppe Zenti even ordered the investigation is encouraging (although they were originally dismissed as a publicity stunt), the way in which the probe was conducted is incredibly questionable. Advocates have criticized the diocese's investigation because they only interviewed people with links to the school, the very people most likely to try and cover up a scandal of this magnitude. "If they had wanted to shed full light on it, they wouldn't have only heard from priests and lay brothers, but from the deaf as well," said Marco Lodi Rizzini, a spokesman for the victims.
Scicluna says he sees the increased public awareness of clerical abuse in Italy as a bright spot in a whole mess of darkness. "There is a change of mentality, and we find that to be very positive," he told the Associated Press. He continued: "[sexual abuse] has always happened. It's important that people talk about it, because otherwise we cannot bring the healing which the church can offer to people who need it - both the victims and perpetrators."


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October 23 4:00 p.m-8:00 p.m.
October 24 12:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
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Official speeches and statements - March 23, 2016
2. Tourism - gastronomy - Operation Goût de France-Good France 2016 - Statements to the press by M. Jean-Marc Ayrault, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development - excerpts (Paris, 21/03/2016)
1. Fight against terrorism - Reply by M. Jean-Marc Ayrault, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, to a question in the National Assembly (Paris, 22/03/2016)
Once again democracy is being attacked, and a blow has been struck to Europe a stone's throw from its institutions, where the attacks took place. Yet, more than ever, Brussels embodies, and more than ever will embody, European solidarity.
Today the hearts of French people beat for Brussels. I spoke to my counterpart, Didier Reynders, to tell him that France is at one with the Belgian people and that we're totally committed, as the Prime Minister said a few moments ago, to fighting terrorism together.
As you pointed out, the savages, the terrorists hesitate at nothing and have no more limits; they've hit Tunisia, they've hit Côte d'Ivoire, they've hit Turkey, Burkina Faso, Somalia and Mali. But wherever democracy is attacked, we shall respond with strength and determination; wherever lives are stolen, we shall respond with courage and solidarity.
To be effective, as you pointed out, this response must be global, it must be European. And, indeed, it's a matter of urgency to implement the decisions already taken and the commitments which have been announced. This applies to the exchange of air passenger data, which the European Parliament must finally adopt.
But the same goes for controlling our external borders. The creation of a European border guard corps has been decided; it must be implemented in practice.
But mobilizing also means mobilizing internationally to eradicate the source of barbarism. So, [this means] fighting Daesh [so-called ISIL] militarily in Iraq and Syria, but also making headway - as the negotiators in Geneva are doing - on a political solution in Syria. And also providing help to the countries which need it, particularly in Africa, as we're doing with the European countries. This was also my message to Tunisia, which we must help to ensure security and development.
2. Tourism - gastronomy - Operation Goût de France-Good France 2016 - Statements to the press by M. Jean-Marc Ayrault, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development - excerpts (Paris, 21/03/2016)
THE MINISTER - On the one hand, there are the great chefs: Alain Ducasse initiated this; we're going to see him shortly at the [Restaurant] Le Meurice. I wanted to show here that there are also young chefs taking risks and getting involved. I think this is an absolutely extraordinary adventure. (...)
I think it's very important to show that there are a huge number of resources in our country and that gastronomic heritage, the development of the regions, in other words culinary expertise but also the quality of produce - not only produce for creating meals but also French wines -, this quality isn't focused on the past but bears the promise of hope for the future. And if we ensure it's promoted globally - as we're doing this evening, with up to 1,715 meals organized by chefs all over the world, great chefs, great restaurants but also bistros and small, high-quality restaurants - it helps a great deal to show that this expertise is part of, and contributes to, France's attractiveness.
That's what I wanted to promote and show this evening: that our country's young people have talent and want to deploy it in France. Of course, when cooks learn their trade and go travelling around the world, they learn new things elsewhere. But the tremendous thing is that this also happens in France, and that France is capable of new initiatives and also capable of inventing new things; this, too, is what gives it its charm, and this charm is about living together and about quality.
Q. - Are you going to continue the «gastro-diplomacy» your predecessor initiated?
THE MINISTER - Yes. I've quoted Talleyrand, who said about Napoleon: «Give me a good chef and I'll give you good treaties.»
But I think it's also about the quality of the relationship: yesterday evening I had a meeting with my Japanese counterpart, we shared a dinner together - it's also the quality of the welcome that enables a relationship to be built - and at the end, he said to me: «I'd really like us to be on first-name terms.» I don't know if the dinner played a part, but it was a powerful moment in which we discussed a lot of things. It was a working dinner, but at the same time it was a pleasant moment. I think that's important.
Here in Paris, it also sends a message: on 13 November, there were terrible attacks that we no longer even have the words to describe, they were so horrible, and at the same time France doesn't give in, France doesn't surrender, especially Paris. So this evening is also a way of saying no, and a way of saying yes to life.
In our network of French embassies, 150 countries are going to take part in this Operation Goût de France/Good France today, very often in ambassadors' residences but also in the sky, because Air France, the national airline, is going to organize some dinners. There's even a cruise company, Ponant, which is organizing dinners under the French flag.
It's not a nationalist idea. On the contrary, it's an idea of openness to the world, of sharing: we're sharing the quality of produce, sharing expertise, sharing the quality of French wines, and we want others to share them too. And because we also want our country to be attractive, to welcome new investors, welcome new creatives, welcome tourists, it's a way of saying to them: come to France, come and appreciate not only the quality of the gastronomy but also a certain art of living; it's about France's originality, which is also universal.
It's something of a message of hope this evening: it's the beginning of spring, and it's important that we can also send this message, which is a message of confidence.


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More and more Denver businesses are recognizing the opportunities for hiring a plaintiff's injury lawyer on a contingency fee basis for their business litigation needs. These high risk/high reward cases are being handled by injury lawyers because Colorado businesses understand that their recoveries will be maximized by seasoned litigators.
Business litigation in Colorado follows a national trend. The following
are examples of decisions by corporate counsel to hire injury lawyers
for high risk/high reward litigation:
A personal injury lawyer in Florida was used in a securities fraud suit
against an investment bank. The injury lawyer obtained a $1.4 billion
dollar verdict.
A New York personal injury lawyer is representing an insurance company
in litigation arising out of the September 11, 2001 destruction of the
World Trade Center. Suit is against an airline and airport security to
recoup costs paid out for losses covered by insurance.
A plaintiff's injury lawyer in Illinois has formed a business-to-business
relationship with a commercial litigation firm. The relationship will
represent businesses on a contingency fee basis.
One of the early stories of this trend was reported in an excellent article
published in the
National Law Journal, July 12, 2005. The reporter cited a number of examples of businesses
who make the switch from commercial litigators to injury lawyers.
Traditionally, most business-to-business lawsuits were handled by full
service law firms charging by the hour. Hiring an injury lawyer was considered
taboo. The injury lawyer just didn't have the accounting, tax, patent
or commercial background needed. This is a myopic decision by businesses
who think that a trial is nothing but discussion of technology. These
businesses have overlooked the fact that jurors themselves have no background
at all in the technology. However, the jurors and the injury lawyer all
understand the importance of a good story.
Rising legal fees have caused businesses to examine their litigation strategies.
They are now looking to lawyers to share some of the risks.
Businesses also know that a courtroom savvy plaintiff's injury lawyer
knows how to try cases. The plaintiff's injury courtroom lawyer
is experienced in simplifying complicated issues. For example, the courtroom
injury lawyer may never have been to medical school or mechanical engineering
school, but certainly knows how to tell a medical malpractice story or
auto defect story.
One prominent injury lawyer is of the opinion that businesses are chasing
injury lawyers to handle their litigation and that tort reform has nothing
to do with those decisions. That attorney repeats what corporate counsel
in Colorado and nationally are saying, "All of a sudden, the negative
connotations that have been directed to contingent fee lawyers over the
last decade seem to have been overcome."
A New York aviation and personal injury lawyer says, "Contingency
fees are very attractive for companies that are trying to control their
litigation costs. A contingent fee lawyer only gets money if he wins."
At least one defense attorney feels that plaintiff injury attorneys are
winning businesses over because of the lucrative verdicts they get, which
are often impressive.
Some businesses form relationships with injury lawyers for a specific
case based upon a mix of contingency fee and hourly fee. Additional arrangements
require the business to cover the costs of litigation. However, a Colorado
business seeking an attorney to share the risk never chooses to pay the
attorney a straight hourly fee. There is at least a mix of hourly and
Corporate counsel knows that the plaintiff's injury lawyer has a
certain mindset – one that optimizes time and money, as opposed
to the reactive posture a traditional commercial litigation firm takes.
I have devoted my career to winning high risk and complex litigation.
I would be pleased to talk to you about how I may be able to assist your
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Using Plaintiff Injury Attorneys for Colorado Business Litigation
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