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On May 15, 2019, Alabama's Republican governor Kay Ivey signed into law the Alabama Human Life Protection Act— America's most restrictive anti-abortion law that makes it a felony for doctors to perform or attempt to perform an abortion in the state. The new law allows no exceptions for rape or incest but does allow for abortions in cases where the mother's life is at risk.
Alabama's anti-abortion law provoked these responses from the Left:
- Feminist, attorney, and NYT columnist Jill Filipovic proposeed a requirement that a quarter inch be cut off of a mans's penis for every pregnancy he creates.
- Being the exhibitionist narcissist that she is, actress Emily Ratajkowski posted to Instagram a nude photo of herself in protest.
- U.N. human rights spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani expressed "concern" that Alabama and several other states, including Georgia, passed laws "severely restricting access to safe abortion for women," which would "jeopardize" women's life, health and safety by driving them underground.
Now, Alabama is doing another good thing.
The New York Daily News reports (via Syracuse.com) today that the Alabama Legislature has passed a bill that would require chemical castration of child molesters over age 21 who have abused a child younger than 13.
The bill, known as HB379, would make the measure a condition of parole. Convicted sex offenders would have to undergo chemical castration before leaving prison, both as punishment and to prevent them from harming more children in the future.
The legislation has been introduced before, but this is the first time it has passed both the state House and Senate.
It now awaits Gov. Kay Ivey's signature.
Attorney Raymond Johnson told WIAT the measure could be seen as a violation of the Eighth Amendment, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment, and predicted it would be challenged in court: "They're going to claim that it is cruel and unusual punishment for someone who has served their time and for the rest of their life have to be castrated."
But State Rep. Steve Hurst (R-Calhoun County), HB 379's chief sponsor, maintains that the bill would prevent other children from being hurt. He told WIAT:
"They have marked this child for life and the punishment should fit the crime. I had people call me in the past when I introduced it and said, don't you think this is inhumane? I asked them what's more inhumane than when you take a little infant child, and you sexually molest that infant child when the child cannot defend themselves or get away, and they have to go through all the things they have to go through? If you want to talk about inhumane—that's inhumane."
Some objections to the bill were framed around whether or not the measure would actually work. State Rep. Sam Jones (D-Mobile) said: "A molester is still going to molest. Medication won't do it."
According to to a July 2010 Harvard Medical School Mental Health Letter, "Pessimism about pedophilia", drugs that suppress production of the male hormone testosterone are used to reduce the frequency or intensity of a pedophile's sexual desire, but it may take 3 to 10 months for testosterone suppression to reduce sexual desire. The health letter notes that "physical castration is another option".
The Harvard mental health letter says pedophilia is incurable:
There is no cure, so the focus is on protecting children.
Pedophilia, the sexual attraction to children who have not yet reached puberty, remains a vexing challenge for clinicians and public officials. Classified as a paraphilia, an abnormal sexual behavior, researchers have found no effective treatment. Like other sexual orientations, pedophilia is unlikely to change. The goal of treatment, therefore, is to prevent someone from acting on pedophile urges — either by decreasing sexual arousal around children or increasing the ability to manage that arousal. But neither is as effective for reducing harm as preventing access to children, or providing close supervision.
Here are other interesting points in the Harvard health letter:
- Estimates of recidivism of convicted pedophiles vary because studies define "recidivism" term in different ways. The estimates range from 10% to 50%. One long-term study of previously convicted pedophiles (with an average follow-up of 25 years) found a 25% recidivism rate for heterosexual pedophiles, and 50% recidivism for homosexual or bisexual pedophiles.
- Experts estimate that only one in 20 cases of child sexual abuse is reported.
- Nearly all people with pedophilic tendencies are male. Studies of child molesters have reported that only 1% to 6% of perpetrators are female.
- Several reports have concluded that most people with pedophilic tendencies eventually act on their sexual urges in some way.
- Fears about predatory behavior are valid. Most pedophiles who act on their impulses do so by manipulating children and gradually desensitizing them to inappropriate behavior. Then they escalate it. Pedophiles are able to do this because in most cases they already know the children or have access to them. In about 60% to 70% of child sexual abuse cases involving pedophiles, the perpetrator is a relative, neighbor, family friend, teacher, coach, clergyman, or someone else in regular contact with the child.
See also:
- Organizations that advocate pedophilia/pederasty
- Academic normalization of pedophilia as natural and normal
- In college, Joe Biden was known to be a pedophile
- Billionaire founder of social network of sadistic pedophiles is a Hillary Clinton supporter
- Hillary Clinton State Dept official guilty of producing and distributing child porn
- Normalizing pedophilia & bestiality: Democrat Senate candidate Jerome Segal's campaign ad
- Report: Priest pedophilia is on the rise again, linked to homosexuality
- Cher, 29, raped a 13-year-old boy
- The sick pedo tweets and pics of Hollywood director James Gunn
- Breitbart Takes Down Yet Another Hollywood Pedophile
- More Hollywood pedophiles unmasked; Sarah Silverman threatens netizens
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Times are tough in Nicaragua. On April 18-19, protesters from two movements took to the streets to criticize the Sandinista government response to forest fires in a nature reserve and to object to government plans for unpopular pension reforms. The demonstrations spiraled into a political crisis when police and armed pro-government groups (including the Sandinista Youth) used violence against the participants, triggering follow-on demonstrations, looting, and additional deadly repression. A few days after the protests began, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega had retracted the plans for pension reform. But by then many in opposition had expanded their demands to include calls for democratic reforms and for Ortega – who is serving his third term in office – to step down.
The estimate of actual deaths during this time varies and includes police deaths; human rights groups say the figure is about 300 with about 2000 injured. In addition, the government initiated a crackdown on independent journalists which has continued into the new year.
As I headed to Nicaragua for the month of January to work remotely, improve my Spanish, and escape the polar temperatures in Chicago (with two chihuahuas in tow), this much I knew about the situation.
But over the weeks I learned that the state of affairs was much more complicated. I'm not an expert on Nicaragua or Central America. My Spanish is limited but I was able to have conversations with everyday Nicaraguans in Granada, Leon, and Masaya: hotel and restaurant workers, taxi drivers, guides, Spanish instructors, and farmers. These conversations are merely anecdotal, I'm not going to make broad generalizations from singular meetings like some writers do. But there has also been some nationwide polling on the issues, thanks to CID Gallup, a research firm founded in Costa Rica with affiliates throughout central America.
Many were shocked at the government's disproportionate response against its own people – a May 2018 CID Gallup survey found that 68 percent agreed with the actions of the students and other protesters versus 22 percent who supported the actions of the police. Because many of the people I spoke with worked in tourist-based businesses, they were particularly concerned about the economic impacts of the unrest. Hotel and restaurant proprietors have had to let their staff go or decrease their hours, close their businesses and/or slash their prices. CID Gallup's January 2019 survey found that 46 percent of Nicaraguans said their family economic situation had worsened, compared to 25 percent the year prior.
Many are waiting for new elections, currently scheduled for 2021, hoping that will solve the political turmoil. Others would like President Ortega to step down now or at least hold early elections. Ortega has ruled out both of these options arguing that it would violate the constitution. Constitutional or not, a January 4-10, 2019 survey found that a slight majority of Nicaraguans believe the elections should be moved forward to 2019 (54%, though down from 60% in September 2018). Just over a third (34%) prefer to wait until 2021 when officially scheduled.
Whether Ortega would leave office peacefully is an open question. Moreover, it's unclear what opposition party or candidate the public would support. The January 2019 survey found that sixty-eight percent of the public say they are not inclined to support any political party in the country. Nor is there a clear favorite among the opposition figures.
On the other hand, there is a core of group of at least a quarter of Nicaraguans who continue to back the Sandinista regime (25% in the January CID Gallup poll, down from 31% in May 2018 and 56% in January 2018). The president of CID Gallup noted in El Nuevo Diario that roughly three in ten Nicaraguans have consistently supported the Sandinistas since 1990. In defense of the government, some pro-Sandinista Nicaraguans that I spoke with criticize western media reports for ignoring key details. They point out that several police were killed in the violence, not just demonstrators – and that not all protesters were non-violent. Many government buildings, businesses, and infrastructure had been attacked. And they state that the very action that sparked the protests – the social security reforms – deserves more explanation. The need for pension reform was first raised by the International Monetary Fund (IMF); financing for Nicaragua's social security system was on course to run out of cash by 2019. The government had apparently rejected the earlier IMF reform options that were more severe than those Ortega had attempted to implement.
Sandinista backers rightfully point to the great gains the Sandinista government has achieved in cutting poverty in half in Nicaragua and increasing Nicaragua's per-capita GDP. Some also describe the protest movement as a failed coup, potentially backed by the United States to prevent Nicaragua from becoming a successful leftist model outside of the US orbit. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, in the face of international criticism for human rights violations during the conflict, Ortega developed this same narrative – an opposition coup backed by foreign supporters – to explain the violence. The government could also use the recent economic sanctions imposed by the United States to feed into this line of argument.
In sum, the picture seems to be more nuanced than some media outlets have reported. The government apparently bungled the rollout of the social security reforms, inadequately preparing the public for the changes and then responded with excessive violence to the public demonstrations against those reforms - especially considering that the government had earned majority public support by 2018. The current polarization in the country between the government supporters and the opposition coalition of students, farmers, civil society groups, and business leaders makes compromise a challenge. Regardless of which side they favor in the current climate, Nicaraguans are living with great uncertainty about the future.


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New report calls for prisoners' votes and an end to solitary confinement in prison
Votes for prisoners, a ban on strip searches and solitary confinement, and regular private family visits are just three of the recommendations in a new report aimed at improving prison standards across the European Union. The report, From national practices to European guidelines: interesting initiatives in prisons management, is being launched in London at the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies on Tuesday, 25 November.
Since 2013 the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies has been the UK representative body on the European Prison Observatory: an eight-nation European Commission-funded collaboration promoting better practice in prison management across the European Union. The European Prison Observatory monitors and analyses the conditions of the different national prison systems, comparing these conditions to international norms and standards relevant to the protection of inmates' fundamental rights, including in relation to the European Prison Rules of the Council of Europe.
This latest report concludes that there are promising examples of better practice in the United Kingdom. It also describes 'several interesting initiatives… that could be an inspiration for other countries', including the UK. In particular, it notes that according to the European Prison Rules life in prison should approximate 'as closely as possible the positive aspects of life in the community' (p.10). None of the European Union countries it reviewed came close to meeting this standard.
An example of better practice in the UK are Prison Councils (p.17). Originally recommended in 1991 by Lord Woolf following his enquiry into the Strangeways riots, Prison Councils create constructive dialogue between prisoners and prison staff, helping prisoners to think of themselves 'as people - beyond "prisoners" or "offenders" - and more importantly, as people that have value and worth'. Grendon Prison in Buckinghamshire offers a model for other countries in its approach to dynamic security. Financial support for families to visit inmates and 'video visits' was another example of UK better practice cited by the report.
Some of the other positive initiatives highlighted in the report include:
- The right of prisoners in Poland to vote in elections (p.25).
- Supervised access to computers and the internet in France (p.14).
- University centres in Italy: lecturers visit and the university quality-assures tutoring and exams (p.14).
- Family visit units in France that permit space for both privacy and intimacy (p.22).
The report concludes with ten recommendations that, it argues, would dramatically improve human rights in prisons in the UK and across the EU.
Will McMahon, deputy director at the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies said:
'Treating prisoners with humanity, decency and respect is the hallmark of any society that considers itself civilised. The UK has some strong foundations to build on in promoting human rights in prison. It also has some way to go in ensuring that prisoners have good family contact and access to high quality education.
'The gathering crisis in the prison system - too few staff being expected to supervise too many prisoners in deteriorating buildings - highlights the challenge the UK faces in embedding a human rights-informed approach to prison management.
'I welcome the inclusion in the report of the right of prisoners to vote in elections in Poland as a demonstration that people do not stop being citizens once they have passed through the prison gate.'
1. At the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies we advance public understanding of crime, criminal justice and social harm. We are independent and non-partisan, though motivated by our values. We stand with those most vulnerable to social harm. We believe that the United Kingdom's over reliance on policing, prosecution and punishment is socially harmful, economically wasteful, and prevents us from tackling the complex problems our society faces in a sustainable, socially just manner.
2. 'From national practices to European guidelines: interesting initiatives in prisons management' is available to download from the European Prison Observatory website, or below. Its UK launch is at an event at the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies on 25 November.
3. The Council of Europe's European Prison Rules can be found here. The Council of Europe is the continent's leading human rights organisation. It includes 47 member states, 28 of which are members of the European Union. All Council of Europe member states have signed up to the European Convention on Human Rights, a treaty designed to protect human rights, democracy and the rule of law.
4. The ten recommendations for better prison practice in the report are:
- The development of a representative democracy inside prisons in England and Wales has been beneficial for prisoners, staff and the wider society. The development of a constructive dialogue helps to improve staff-prisoner relationships; it is transformative for prisoners and leads to a general reduction in tension across the institution. Prison governors across the EU must be encouraged to commit to the development of prison councils in all establishments.
- Across the EU, strip searches and solitary confinement should be banned. Cell searches should only conducted in the presence of the prisoner.
- The development of mediation and restorative practices over the use of disciplinary proceedings is almost entirely absent across the states involved in the European Prison Observatory. It is recommended that the EU gathers evidence on positive mediation as a restorative practice across the EU and actively communicates this research to prison administrators of the member states.
- Grendon Prison in Buckinghamshire has demonstrated, over half a century, how the effectiveness of dynamic security, and a therapeutic approach in delivering a better quality of life in prison leads to lower re-conviction rates. The EU should encourage the development of a trial and evaluation of the Grendon model in each member state.
- Poland has demonstrated that allowing prisoners the same democratic rights as other citizens acts as a symbol of citizenship and continued social participation, without challenging security. The EU should promote the universal prison franchise, as demonstrated in Poland, to encourage the responsibilisation and normalisation of prisoners and to strengthen democracy in the EU.
- Most prisoners come from the most disadvantaged communities in the EU and many are resident in prisons that are far away from family and friends. In these circumstances maintaining vital relationships can be difficult because visits can be very expensive for families on low incomes; it can be felt as a burden for those visiting imprisoned relatives. Meeting the travel costs of family and friends on social security payments, as demonstrated by the Assisted Prison Visits Scheme in England and Wales, and Scotland should be standard practice across the EU.
- When family members visit prisoners, the need for privacy and the possibility of intimacy are paramount. Research on private visiting rooms in France show them to be of benefit to relatives and friends, and to enhance family links while not compromising security. Research also indicates that tension in prison is reduced if prisoners are permitted private visits. The French Familial Visit Unities system should be implemented in all French prisons and trialled in prisons in every EU country.
- Digital technology offers the possibility of maintaining contact with family and friends even if travel is not possible. Across the EU, those who are unable to travel to visit prisoners (because of distance, illness, disability or age) would benefit from the adoption of the video visit schemes as developed by APEX and the Scottish Prison Service. The technology required is low cost and secure, as demonstrated in Scotland. The EU should promote the development of 'video visits' across the member states.
- There is an urgent need to bridge the digital divide for those who are on medium- and long-term prison sentences. The 21st century has witnessed a digital revolution and the speed of change means that prisoners can be cut off from such developments and are at a significant social disadvantage as a result. There is a need to establish a comprehensive programme of secure cyber-access across the EU, as has been piloted in the French penal system. The technology exists to make such access secure and for certain sites to be blocked.
- Access to courses focused on learning development should be the norm across the European Union. Evidence from Italy shows access to university education can be transformative for the individual in terms of self-reflection and personal development and, further, it can broaden employment opportunities following release.


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Serves: 6-8
- Preparation: Approx 20 minutes
- Cooking time: Approx 35-40 minutes
- 1 x 227g Pineapple Slices in Juice, drained
- A little margarine, for greasing
- 6 tbsp golden syrup
- 7 glace cherries
- 150g self-raising flour
- ¼ tsp salt
- 150g caster sugar
- 150g soft margarine
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan oven 160°C/Gas Mark 4. Grease and line a 20cm (8 in) round cake tin.
- Spoon the golden syrup into the cake tin, spreading it over the base. Arrange a pineapple ring in the middle, then cut the remaining rings in half and arrange them in the tin with the glace cherries.
- Sift the flour and salt into a mixing bowl. Add the sugar, margarine, unbeaten eggs and vanilla extract. Use a hand-held electric mixer or wooden spoon to beat the mixture together until smooth and creamy - this will only take 1-2 minutes.
- Spoon the mixture into the cake tin and spread it out carefully to cover the fruit. Transfer to the oven and bake for 35-40 minutes.
- ool the cake in the tin for 10 minutes, then run a knife around the edge to loosen it. Place a large plate on top of the tin, invert quickly and lift the tin away. Remove the lining paper. Serve warm with custard or ice cream, or cool completely to serve as a cake.
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Keyshia Cole is not looking back on the cover for her sixth album Point of No Return. The R&B songstress trades her designer gowns for ripped jeans, a white tank top, and shades as she stands alongside a deserted highway.
The album has already spawned the singles "Rick James" featuring Juicy J, the personal ballad "Next Time (Won't Give My Heart Away)," and the DJ Mustard-produced "She."
"There's definitely more sexy songs on this album than I've ever done," Keyshia told Fuse. "I'm excited to see what the people think about that, so we'll see how receptive they are to the album. I think it's a great album and I feel like it's one of my best albums to date."
Keyshia Cole Keeps It Sexy On The Set Of 'She'
Earlier this week, she kicked off her "Point of No Return" tour.
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4-Steps to moving 3 million REO properties with a 203k and other tools
This is a great blog post from Vito Simone, an FHA 203k consultant who services the Maryland area. His contact information is below and his blog can be viewed at http://203kexperts.com/.
4-Steps to moving 3 million REO properties with a 203k and other tools
Here is a simple (even oversimplified) action plan to move 3 million REO properties:
1. Reduce overall market inventory by an aggressive Short Sale/Refinance program This will stop the flow of new inventory onto the market, keep people in their homes and reduce new foreclosures. To accomplish this, lenders should be pressured to reduce principal amounts on 1st mortgages to a level of affordable payments. Then place a "soft 2nd" for the remaining balance that balloons in 5 years when the market and economy are likely to be doing much better.
2. Bring back the Investor 203k with terms that encourage local individual investors to risk their own capital and take action to buy, fix and sell or rent as local markets dictate. This will invigorate local markets and stimulate local economies much more than any institutional bulk sale can ever do.
3. Offer the same discounts to individual buyers that are being considered for the bulk institutional buyers. After all, why should the individual homeowner have to pay the institutional buyers a higher price (to account for their profit). The discounted prices could be and should be offered to individuals who after all, are the taxpayers paying for the government bailouts anyway. Get a 1,000 points of light who are motivated to do something with these properties and ignite energy throughout the country.
4. Allow institutional bulk buyers, but only after a certain "bid period" that allows individuals to buy at the same, or close to the same discounted prices as those being considered for institutional buyers.
This is THE BEST buying opportunity and the BIGGEST market correction in history with the LOWEST interest rates ever! Individuals should be given every tool and every opportunity to invest right now BEFORE the market turns upward. The FHA 203k loan program is a safe and efficient financing option.
True many cannot afford to, but those who can should and they will help stimulate the economy and change the attitude which will help those who do not yet qualify.
There's more to do of course, but I hope that does provide some clear steps for housing professionals, government policy makers and individuals to make decisions about investing in our future.
My website www.203kServices.com and my Blog "Today's Real Estate Matters" at www.203kExperts.com has information about how to use the FHA 203k as a tool in today's market. You can reach me by email at email@example.com
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When I heard the Astros made a trade before Wednesday's game I was excited. I was waiting for announcement about an impact player coming to the Astros and injecting some life. Then they announced they had acquired LaTroy Hawkins. Huh? This guy has been quite unimpressive for years. So much so that the pitching-thirsty Yankees cast him aside.
The Astros gave up Hawkins for minor league second baseman Matt Cusick, who was a South Atlantic League All-Star this year. I'm not sure of his ceiling, but he was one of those prospects you kept your eye on for a few years down the road. I don't like the idea of giving up Cusick, a left-handed hitter, for a player who won't impact the team. I hate giving up prospects unless it's a real impact player.
Hawkins has a 5.71 ERA this year in 33 games with the Yankees, but where is he supposed to pitch? I would rather have Geoff Geary, Doug Brocail, Chris Sampson or even Wesley Wright pitch in the seventh or eighth over Hawkins. In essence, it appears the Astros just traded for an average middle reliever. The LaTroy Hawkins of the early 2000s would have been great, but now? I don't get it.


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Meierei transports a taste of Alpine cuisine to Berlin. Specialising in delicacies from Switzerland, Austria, Southern Germany and Northern Italy the cafe brings the hospitality of a mountain lodge to the bustling streets of the German capital. We caught up with cafe owner Sandra to learn more about why she decided to open Meierei and using SumUp.
The biggest motivation is being allowed to be creative, to be able to make my own decisions and to fulfil these with what I offer my customers.
No, we don't really have a typical customer. We have young to old, male and female, hipster and more traditional; it goes through the whole range of society. The diversity is very interesting to work with.
Card payments have become more and more important for us. Many bank branches are closing, so many customers come in asking if they can pay with card, including many cashless tourists. We decided to start accepting card payments a few years ago and it has just continued to grow. At the moment around 30-40% of our takings are card payments.
Our customers really like it. They think it's cute and modern. It has all the features you need, especially as it accepts contactless payments it's become a really important tool on our counter.
For someone who wants to open their own business, my advice would be to think about a strong concept, focus on a few things, be passionate about what you do and go for it!
Thank you for sharing your story with us Sandra, and we wish you all the success in the future with you delightful cafe!
Do you also have a business story to share? At SumUp we are always looking to share the successes of merchants who dared to turn their dreams into reality! Feel free to send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com. We'd love to hear from you!


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The latest argument that we should be worried about a crisis in the university system comes, via The Guardian, from the US consultant Karen Kelsky. Her key concerns are student debt and casualization of the academic labour-market. The UK, she claims, is barrelling down a road familiar from the US.
Student debt? Well, yes: absolutely, and let's not forget it. But I want to reflect here on the arguments about casualization and the fears for early-career academics, because it seems to me there are some curious paradoxes here. For Kelsky, the 'neo-liberal' structures of UK higher education, such as the Research Excellence Framework, are all part of the problem. But as I see things, they are also having contrary effects, helping to hold at bay some of the economic logic that has driven things in the US.
So let's consider some effects of two of those neo-liberal monitoring structures, both unique to the UK: the REF and the National Student Survey.
The REF and the academic job market
Casualization of academic labour makes good economic sense. Why pay someone a full-time professional salary when you can hire in perfectly well qualified temporary lecturers and pay them only for the teaching they do? That logic has taken root in many US universities; it will most likely drive the growth of private universities in the UK. So there definitely are reasons to be concerned.
But the REF posits a contrary logic, along the lines: why appoint temporary and part-time teaching staff, when you could appoint someone who will contribute to the REF? And that appointment – not always, but more often than not – will be permanent. Certainly that's my experience. We always have temporary lecturers – to cover for people on funded leave, or maternity leave, and so forth – but we appoint to permanent, research-active posts whenever we can.
And it seems to me that the REF is also a friend to early-career academics. There's a strong, REF-guided logic to appoint younger people, publishing high-quality work often straight from their doctoral research. It's not about quantity: four decent pieces in 6-7 years is not unreasonable, and ECRs will typically require fewer than four. The principle of peer-review, meanwhile, remains strong, underpinning the commitment to rewarding quality.
And this all means that universities will generally gain more benefit, for relatively low cost, appointing junior lecturers, as opposed to appointing senior people. This does stimulate the job-market, albeit in an uneven pattern: better in pre-REF years than others. It won't create jobs for everyone finishing PhDs (and there is a genuine debate to be had over whether we are educating too many smart young people to doctoral level), but it surely works against the logic of casualization.
Kelsky argues also that the REF drives us all towards performance targets, and leads to the persecution of great minds who work slowly. Yes, that's an old and not invalid argument. But here's the paradox: if the goal is to create a structure that is more open to early-career academics there is actually a value in ensuring that those in mid-career and late-career are actually doing all parts of their job. However much some of us might resent it, the REF helps with that.
The National Student Survey
The National Union of Students has proposed a boycott of the NSS. Actually there's a logic to this: they argue that if the NSS is to be linked into the Teaching Excellence Framework, and if the latter is to be used to determine differential fees, then the Survey's original purpose of feeding back to universities on their performance will in practice be superseded by its use as a vehicle of marketization. As someone who has seen the NSS improve the quality of education over many years, I fear a boycott would be self-defeating. But I can see the point.
Yet the NSS – and in due course the TEF, presumably – also works contrary to the forces of casualization that Kelsky bemoans. The NSS gives students some power, and in my experience students tend to be fairly clear about their desire to be taught by fully-qualified and fairly employed lecturers. That's not to say that we haven't had superb feedback in my department, year after year, on our (very well trained) graduate teaching assistants. But it is definitely one reason why we employ very few people who look like US-style 'adjuncts': who are, typically, people with PhDs, paid to drop into a campus to deliver particular courses, and often working simultaneously at multiple universities.
Do we have people in this category in the UK? Absolutely we do; and I agree that it's a problem. But I'm yet to see hard evidence that it's getting worse. And, as I see things at least, another of those neo-liberal monitoring devices, the NSS, is working to some extent counter to the logic of casualization.
I've written before about the temptation to draw easy parallels between the US and the UK (in the context of the so-called 'crisis of the humanities'). I think there are genuine problems in the US, which affect all of us one way or another; and I think there is always cause to be vigilant about developments in the UK system. But there are paradoxes in some of these arguments, and structural forces pulling against what may seem like an incontrovertible economic logic. As much as the UK's various monitoring systems may at times feel oppressive or frustrating, it just might be the case that they have some positive effects on the sector.


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Need For Speed Hot Pursuit lottery primarily from the gameplay and behavior of Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit; its emphasis was on eluding the fuzz and over-the-top tracks featuring lengthy shortcuts. As with the original, the athlete also has the option to play as a lint appointee trying to arrest speeders. To do so the player rams the speeding instrument multiple times to disable it. The gambler must turn on their lights and sirens while in pursuit, and they automatically inning off after detainment the suspect. Police can call for a progress block, spike strips, and request assistance from a helicopter to assist in chasing the aim vehicle. At the end, the trifler is awarded for the cars busted. In the PlayStation 2 version this fashion is called You're the Cop way while in the PC, Gamecube, and Xbox variant it's Be the Cop mode. Races profits post in four environments which differ in atmosphere, with a handful of tracks per environment. The different tracks in an dwelling-place are formed by different railway creature connected or separated by lane blocks. A fictional tropical island, reminiscent ofHawaii, is the mass varied environment; the track traverses a city, volcano, waterfall, beach, forest, and two villages. The coastal forest environment, reminiscent of the Washington coast, sometimes has foggy weather, but this does not effectively limit visibility during races. The Mediterranean coast and so-called Alpine environments are more homogeneous, with little deviation except the occasional shot cut. Compared to the original Hot Pursuit, which features weather and day/night variation independent of track, and widely changing environments from snowy mountains over cities to desert, Hot Pursuit 2tracks have significantly less variation. Hot Pursuit is also the first in the series to evasion an in-car perspective that was available in preceding Need for Speed titles. There is only a "driver's perspective" view available, without a visible dashboard. There is one sort however on the PlayStation 2 version, with a Ferrari, in which the trifler drives with this in-car view. Race typesAll types of way can only have a certain status of cars to be used. Faster cars are used near the end of the "Championship" and "Ultimate Racer" modes. Delivery is a timed point-to-point dash, with the police in pursuit. This is similar to the salvation assignments in Porsche Unleashed while the fluff bustle makes it more challenging. Sprint is a point to kernel breed where contestant try to get from one end to the other before their opponent. Time Trial gives gambler three laps on a tier with the goal entity to beat the required time to get the gold/silver/bronze medal. Lap Knockout eliminates the vitality racer in each lap until one idler remainders the victor. Knockout follows a similar principle, but eliminations are made to the end racer at the end of each race. Several other modes, such asTournament, Single Race, and Championship/Ultimate Racer are also available.
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After much talk, Cardinal Blase Joseph Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago, has finally issued a decree banning firearms from all churches, schools, and other properties across the archdiocese.
When Illinois legalized concealed carry in 2013, priests were allowed to choose whether or not their individual parishes would be gun free zones. But under Cupich's decree, it's no longer a choice.
The decree, which goes into effective on Thursday, September 14th, states that anyone found with a gun – including clergy and staff members – on archdiocese property will be promptly asked to leave. They will not be able to return until the firearm is no longer on their person.
Clergy members who live on the premises and legally own firearms for hunting or sports shooting can keeping firearms inside their homes. However, the gun must be unloaded and stored in a lockbox or safe.
"The intent of this policy is to balance the rights of all who approach Archdiocesan churches, schools or other facilities with the greatest possible protection for children, the elderly, and otherwise vulnerable people in our society," Cupich told priests and parish staff in a memo, reports to the Chicago Tribune.
And it appears many Reverends are on board with the decision.
Rev. Michael Pfleger, pastor of St. Sabina Catholic Church, praised the Archbishop for the move. Although his reason why is rather odd.
"There has been this kind of madness, in my mind, a growing obsession that guns are needed to be safe," he tells the Chicago Tribune. "With that reality growing day by day, it is a tremendous statement for the cardinal to say for the church, we are not buying into this madness. In our buildings and our properties, we are not going to allow guns."
It's not mad to think that guns are a great form of protection – there are countless stories of firearms saving lives. What's mad is thinking that gun-free zones will make the archdiocese of Chicago and those who frequent it safer.
Sorry, Cupich, but criminals aren't going to following your decree. All you've done is left your fellow Clergyman and churchgoers more vulnerable.


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Via: The JasmineBrand.com
Comedian/Actor Kevin Hart recently hinted in a radio interview that he and longtime girlfriend Eniko Parrish have discussed marriage in the near future. The couple has been dating for nearly five years and his kids absolutely adore her.
This is a true testament that you make time for what you want to make time for. For Kevin Hart to release six films this year and to not skip a beat, holiday, birthday or date night with his boo, no one should ever use the excuse of being too busy for love.
Check Out What Kevin Hart Did For Valentines Day
"She's definitely proven herself," Hart went on to say. Hart gushes over how Eniko is in love with him, not for who he is but because he is charming and thoughtful.
Kevin Hart was married once before to Torrei Hart. The couple filed for divorce in 2010 citing irreconcilable differences.
Because I am HUGE fans of this cute couple, I wish the very best to Kevin and Eniko!


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Grounds Maintenance Contract Hertfordshire
To carry out Grounds Maintenance Services to a number of sites in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
United Kingdom-Hemel Hempstead: Grounds maintenance services
Contract notice
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Hightown Housing Association Ltd
Hightown House, Maylands Avenue
Contact point(s): Procurement Department
For the attention of: Mark Salmon
HP2 4XH Hemel Hempstead
Telephone: +44 1442292392
E-mail: email@example.com
Fax: +44 1442215978
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.hightownha.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.hightown.org.uk
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
I.3)Main activity
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Service category No 1: Maintenance and repair services
NUTS code UKH2
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
There are 2 lots and Tenderers can submit for 1 or both lots. 1 lot contains 60 sites and the 2nd lot contains 105 sites.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 250 000 and 500 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Information about lots
Lot No: 1 Lot title: Grounds Maintenance
1)Short description
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 2 Lot title: Grounds Maintenance
1)Short description
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: The Authority will apply all the offences listed in Article 45 (1) of Directive 2004/18/EC (implemented as Regulation 23 (1) of the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2006 in the UK) and all of the professional misconducts listed at Article 45 (2) of Directive 2004/18/EC (see also Regulation 23 (2) in the PCR 2006) to the decision of whether a Candidate is eligible to be invited to tender.
A full list of the Regulation 23 (1) and 23 (2) criteria are at: http://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/project/reasonsForExclusion.html#pcr
Candidates will be required to answer these questions as part of the qualification process. For candidates who are registered overseas, you will need to declare if you have any offences/misconduct under your own countries laws, where these laws are equivalent to the Regulation 23 lists.
Candidates who have been convicted of any of the offences under Article 45 (1) are ineligible and will not be selected to bid, unless there are overriding requirements in the general interest for doing so.
Candidates who are guilty of any of the offences, circumstances or misconduct under Article 45 (2) may be excluded from being selected to bid at the discretion of the Authority.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
(c) A statement of the undertaking's overall turnover and, where appropriate, of turnover in the area covered by the contract for a maximum of the last 3 financial years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information on these turnovers is available.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
(a) A list of the works carried out over the past 5 years, accompanied by certificates of satisfactory execution for the most important works. These certificates shall indicate the value, date and site of the works and shall specify whether they were carried out according to the rules of the trade and properly completed. Where appropriate, the competent authority shall submit these certificates to the contracting authority direct,
(f) The educational and professional qualifications of the service provider or contractor and/or those of the undertaking's managerial staff and, in particular, those of the person or persons responsible for providing the services or managing the work,
(h) A statement of the average annual manpower of the service provider or contractor and the number of managerial staff for the last 3 years.
Section IV: Procedure
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IV.2.1)Award criteria
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
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Look for Jack Lockhart's Gallery sign at 958 Highway 94 (Corbeil
Road) east of Nipissing Manor and drop in for a special art experience. You
will find original paintings, prints, plates, boxes etc. by Jack, and stained
glass by Jack's wife Bea. You will also find exclusive original Lynn Johnson
For Better or For Worse drawings and you can get any framing you want done on
Jack was a teacher for 36 years, 31 as a Principal, before
retiring 12 years ago. For the past eight years he has worked as a Supervising
Professor and Faculty Advisor in the Faculty of Education at Nipissing
University using his years of educational experience to advantage.
He was painting long before retirement and opened his and
his wife's Gallery at the back of his home many years ago. He has been painting
for over 40 years after getting interested in painting by watching his
grandfather, an excellent painter in his own right. He tells the story of
buying a box of paints and showing them to his grandfather who sent him back to
get the three primary colours so he could learn to mix the colours himself.
Jack and Bea have two sons and several grandchildren but
now have time to travel, paint and teach as they see fit. They are both
teaching at the Haliburton School of Arts this summer. Bea is teaching a course
on framing.
Jack and Bea spend a lot of their artistic energy on
commissions. Jack's works in private and corporate collections around the
world. He recently fulfilled a contract for close to 300 paintings and prints
for the Clarion Resort in North Bay. His commemorative paintings have been
featured at numerous corporate, municipal and sports occasions. He has worked
with Mike Harris, Bobby Orr, Michael Burgers and Lynn Johnson to name a few.
His cards have been widely distributed by individuals and groups. He has also
created 35 limited edition prints which are available. Jack has had numerous
exhibitions and has taught private and group courses for years including at
Artsperience and the Canadian Ecology Centre. He paints primarily in oil,
acrylics and egg tempera. What impressed me the most was the variety of
painting styles he has mastered from sharp realism, through impressionism to
abstraction – something for everybody's taste and he and Bea obviously enjoy
what they do.
By the way, look for Jack's new art instruction book Jack's
Way due out soon giving ideas he has used over the years to make great art.
Your best bet is to stop in during business hours but it
may be a good idea to call first if you are coming any distance because they are
sometimes away on painting trips or teaching courses. The Gallery is open from
9-5 weekdays and 9-5 weekends by appointment. Call 705-752-1834 – cell
497-4507, fax 705-752-1368. To look at his work on the computer log on to
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You'll learn about the latest advances in technology and hear about industry changes and developments first-hand from industry experts. Find out about the latest lidar technology to hit the market, new data fusion/classification and processing techniques and the increasing integration of key technologies. Listen to case studies highlighting actual experiences and lessons learned.


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DISNEY'S best live action movie in memory is an engrossing thriller for movie lovers of all ages to enjoy.
Children under eight might find it too long at two hours, but this neatly follows another recent adventure inspired by a true story - The World's Fastest Indian starring Anthony Hopkins.
Eight Below's snowy landscapes are worth the admission alone, though by shooting in Canada, Greenland and Norway means the light does not always follow the Antarctic story!
Jerry Shepherd (Paul Walker/ The Fast and the Furious) spends 'six months of the year dragging scientists around'.
The latest is UCLA's head of Earth and Space Sciences, Dr Davis McClaren, played by the always underrated Bruce Greenwood (Thirteen Days).
Determined to find a meteorite from Venus, the pair set off with eight dogs pulling their sled - but they know it's not long before the 'worst storm in 25 years' is looming.
You might think this is going to be a movie like the mountaineering docu-drama Touching the Void, where the pair have to spend the entire movie trying to survive.
But it has a surprise up its sleeve and Eight Below broadens out into a much warmer story, touching on everything from human ambition to emotional debt and the need to take chances to succeed.
Plus, of course, man's relationship with his four-legged best friends.
Though better known as a producer of The Sixth Sense and series like Gremlins, Back to the Future and Indiana Jones, Frank Marshall has directed before on Congo (1995) and Alive (1993).
Eight Below is immodestly taglined: 'the most amazing story of survival, friendship, and adventure ever told'.
But it really does have some of the year's best family-friendly action sequences, the best animal performances since Stuart Little 2 and, get this: one of cinema's all-time great jump-in-your-seat moments!
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Application of codified laws in lower courts – The ground realities
Position of our legal system and its harsh realitiesWhenever the term court is heard by a common man, a terrific feeling and an awe starts revolving in his/her mind. It is a well-known old saying in India, that a family will be ruined financially if they are dealing with persons in the white or black coat. This simply means the systems in district courts have a bad reputation in the public at large. Whenever anyone visit the lower court in one's district, they will be met with poor infrastructure, even no proper arrangements for lawyers. Here, we will scroll throughout the court and try to find out the extent of application of codified laws and how far the lawyers and judges effect that. We will also try to unearth the harsh realities that we generally ignore like Perjury business, lost of trust in the proceeding etc. We will also analyze the poverty of our legal system, i.e. why is it still far away from an advanced legal system like in developed countries. This work will not merely be a critic, but after close and careful analysis valuable suggestions and possible recommendations will be listed to eradicate the shortcomings and make the situation much better for public. The arrangement of the court is complex one and often one type of court carries on the function of other court. It is very important to understand the composition and working of court as prescribed. Any District Court has three major organs.
- Civil court
- Criminal court
- Revenue court
Extent of application of codified laws
(a) Role of Police and FIR:
(b) Dramatic role of lawyer's influence and personality of offender:
(c) Non-observation of few provisions of procedural law:
Harsh Realities:
In pleading, they (lawyers) studiously avoid entering into the merits of the cause; but are loud, violent and tedious in dwelling upon all circumstances which are not to the purpose… they never desire to know what claim or title my adversary hath to my cow, but whether the said cow were red or black; her horns long or short; whether the field I graze her in be round or square; whether she were milked at home or abroad; what diseases she is subject to; and the like; after which they consult the precedents, adjourn the cause from time to time, and in ten, twenty or thirty years come to an issue. Jonathan Swift in his famous work Gulliver's TravelsIt is likewise to be observed that this society hath a peculiar cant and jargon of their own, that no other mortal can understand, and wherein all their laws are written; which they take special care to multiply; whereby they have wholly confounded the very essence of truth and falsehood; of right and wrong; so that it will take thirty years to decide whether the field, left by my ancestors for six generations, belong to me or to a stranger three hundred miles off.
Position of our Legal SystemAfter more than 60 years of independence, our legal system has still not achieved much advancement. Still our legal system is far behind the system of USA, UK, etc. Our courts are seen as helpless regarding the matter of corruption, piling of cases, matter of under-trials etc. As per Supreme Court data (as on April 1, 2014):
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|Freshly instituted
|Disposed off
|District and sub-ordinate court(criminal)
|District and sub-ordinate court(civil + criminal)
Conclusion and Suggestions:
- For more efficient administration the police should be made extra efficient, quick in response everywhere –for representing the government in courts, for producing evidences etc. Their work should be excluded from investigation, and that task should be dealt by investigative agencies in each state. The role of police should be related to only documentation, filing of cases, charge sheet etc. But matter of investigation and examination should be under the guidance of investigative agencies
- To get rid of the ulcer of "approach and influence" of lawyers and offenders, the seniority trend should be abolished because it only act as a license to demand huge sums from the client. There must be provisions, prohibiting the close attachment of lawyers and judges informally. Most of the time the offenders get benefited through the leniency of judges that has been realised in-Malimath committee report.
- In relation to non observation of provisions of procedural law-There is one provision, which, if used effectively by courts, can help to cut short the litigation. Order 10 Rule 2 of civil procedure code, provides that at the first hearing of the suit, the court (a) shall, with a view to elucidating matters in controversy in the suit, examine orally such of the parties to the suit appearing in person or present in court, as it deems fit; and (b) may orally examine any person, able to answer any material question relating to the suit, by whom any party appearing in person or present in court or his pleader is accompanied. Thus, this provision casts a duty on the court to examine the parties orally before settling the issues. In practice, however, this provision is simply ignored and issues are in variably raised from the pleadings of the parties. If judge examines the parties orally, it is quite likely that many a time the truth will come out immediately in spite of what is stated in the pleadings. This will obviate the need for examining numerous witnesses on either side on a point of disputed fact.
The judge has wide discretion in awarding the sentence within the statutory limits .There is now no guidance to the judge in regard to selecting the most appropriate sentence in the given circumstances of case. Some judges are lenient and some are harsh .Exercise of unguided discretion is not good even if it is the judge that exercises the discretion .In some countries, guidance regarding sentencing option is given in the penal code and sentencing guidelines law. There is need for such law in our country to minimise uncertainty in the matter of awarding sentence to the accused person Malimath committee report
- For evil of perjury business- through technical advancement of courts it can be washed out. The judge should use saved data in the computer immediately before the examination of witness to verify the credibility of that person.
- The lower courts should be made technically advance. Latest and modern technologies, must be utilised. The E-court mission of government should be implemented for all types of courts, specially the lower courts. Adjudication through special process like fast-track courts should be promoted. The people can get early adjudication through non technical method, homely methods, by using lok adalats.
- When the plight and misery increases due to the trial, instead of relief, the people become irritated, become wilder and deny any type of trust in proceeding .that wilderness may force them to opt for short-cut methods in their life that may become a threat to the nation .The situation need immediate and constructive action .It is argued that the prolong demand of making the courts time bound must be accepted. There should be a time frame in which the court has to adjudicate the matter. That time frame should be different for different types of cases.
When the plight and misery increases due to the never-ending trial, trust in proceeding is lost. That wilderness may force a lot of them to opt for methods that may become a threat to our nation. This situation needs immediate and constructive action. MD Minhaj uddin


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You Are Dumb, which is not a blog, posts new columns when it can manage to in these troubled Trumpian times. It is also a Twitter feed, @youaredumb, with content in a similar vein but much shorter. For a take on what a blog by me would be like, check out OLDNERD.
Colon Blow
Memo to Katherine Kersten's colon: YOU ARE DUMB.
Of all the shit I've had to read in the last week, the worst by far was when I saw Katherine Kersten's colon. Her gratuitous, some might say even spastic colon makes me irritable. I don't know why she even has a colon at all. It's a patently unnecessary appendage for a bland, right-wing culture warrior and newspaper columnist.
So really, fuck Katherine Kersten. Right in her colon.
The last time I mentioned Kersten, I mentioned I found her dull and pointless. This is still true. But since she decided to pick on one of my pet subjects, violent video games, I feel the need to give her colon a swift booting.
Her column was triggered by the completely expected ruling that the Minnesota Stupid Fucking Act of 2006 was unconstitutional. The law, for those of you who hate clicking, would levy a twenty-five dollar fine against any minor caught buying an M-rated video game. Unenforcable, pointless, stupid.
As a result, Kersten was beside herself over the activist judge who ruled against it. ACTUAL QUOTE TIME!
"Our kids can easily get their hands on "Manhunt," or other M-rated games such as "Resident Evil: 4,"God of War" or "Postal 2: Apocalypse Weekend." Games such as these invite kids to set people on fire, urinate on them or disembowel them. Young players can rack up points for raping women."
I will give her credit. God of War was popular, has blood, has boobies, and is only eighteen months old, making it the single most relevant game ever cited by foes of evil video games. The rest is the usual rightwank. Nobody played Postal 2. Nobody. Almost nobody played Manhunt, and three years after its release, the apparently inevitable epidemic of twelve-year-olds making snuff films has yet to materialize.
And once again, I have to state for the record that these people have NO FUCKING CLUE what they're talking about, because there isn't a single American mass-market game released in the past two decades that allows any people, young or otherwise, to rack up points for raping women. NO GAME DOES THIS. None. Rape is not a game mechanic. And Katherine Kersten cannot name any game that allows players to rape women, because not only do they not exist, but as a right-wing columnist, she's required by law to repeat third-hand bullshit she heard someone read on Focus On The Family's website once, instead of actually playing a game herself.
If she had any first-hand experience with, well, ANY form of entertainment whatsoever, she wouldn't be sticking her colon where it doesn't belong. And where her colon doesn't belong is, as you can note in the quote above, between the word EVIL and the number 4. What the fuck is that?
It's RESIDENT EVIL 4. It's called Resident Evil 4 because it's the fourth* Resident Evil game. It's not a fucking subtitle. I can't think of a single sequel, in any medium, that decided to put a colon between the title and the number. But there it is. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised. Kersten's gay-bashing columns show that she has an unhealthy colon fixation.
Since Kersten seems to get a pass on basic facts and basic punctuation, I know it's too much to ask that she be required to follow basic logic, but still:
"Ask anyone you know -- your neighbor, your barber, a junior high school teacher -- who has kids or works with them: How would a typical 14-year-old boy be affected by immersing himself in a video game that mimics snuff films? You'll get a common-sense answer. Only don't ask a federal judge. You'll get a cold, detached answer from the world of social science."
This is why people don't realize Stephen Colbert is a parody, you know. Here's Katherine Kersten, saying in all seriousness that we should discard the rational findings of judges and social science, and instead apply a meaningless fine to an art form, based on the gut feelings of people on the street who are given a simplistic description of a three-year-old game that was a COMMERCIAL FAILURE.
That seems like a shit policy to me, but thank goodness we have Katherine Kersten's colon to show us the way.
*I know what you're thinking, and you're right, but as much as I love lengthy digressions, the question of Capcom's numbering system as it relates to various side projects, spinoffs, online games, and Code Veronica would just send the whole column careening into a ditch.


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Basil - rich in GLAs which support the production of prostaglandins; soothes spasms
Lady's Mantle -a hormone balancing herb with calming effects
Lavender - calms and centres; provides pain relief
Motherwort - a 'birthing aid' herb - a uterine stimulant which supports relaxation, effective contractions and cervical dilation
Nettle - rich in nutrients, including iron, zinc, magnesium and Vitamin K. It eally is the ultimate woman's herb.
Nutmeg - a calming herb which supports relaxation
Peppermint - works synergistically with Red Raspberry Leaf and Nettle, supporting the absoprtion of nutrients. A positive stimulant for the mind.
Red Clover - rich in many nutrients; supports the optimal release of hormones
Red Raspberry Leaf - rich in many nutrients; tones and nourishes the uterine muscles
To get the full therapeutic benefit of herbal teas, avoid metal implements which may kill off fragile nutrients. Blissful Herbs stocks bamboo strainers and spoons; and muslin tea-bags for our customers. You can brew the whole amount of tea in early labour, and sip on this hot, warm or cold during labour. If you prefer your tea hot, use a smaller amount and make a fresh pot each time. Lemon and honey can be added for taste. Manuka honey is ideal to have with the Birthing Bliss tea as it will give the hard working mama a boost of energy.
|Preparing Birthing Bliss tea in early labour
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Small-Talk about the lingo,slang culture and how important it is for a huge part of the global youth and adult culture.
Slang is the non-standard use of words in a language and sometimes the Slang terms are often particular to a certain subculture - such as hip hop.
Several scholarly works have begun to explore the relationship between slang and African American English!
Below is a list of alternatives to general English that has been adapted by many in the Hip Hop Slang community.
The-art-of-small-talk Team has compiled the list of slang words, for your further EDUCATION!
Alternative Pronunciation Anatomy
Brand Names & Commercial Trademarks
Consumer Products
Drug Terms
Gang Terms
Gun Terms
Alternative Spelling
Conjoined Words
Partial Words
Replacement Suffix
Brand Names & Commercial Trademarks
Consumer Products
Drug Terms
Gang Terms
Gun Terms
Alternative Pronunciation
Used to shorten, alter, or change the sound of a word. Often used for ease of rhyming or to fit into rhythm, such as placing emphasis on the "O" vowel, while dropping the end consontants.
Alternative Spelling Hip Hop Slang.
Spelling that
alters letters in a word but results in roughly the same pronunciation. The intent is to place more emphasis on a part of the Slang word than in the traditional pronunciation.
Conjoined Hip Hop Slang Words.
Words that are combined for ease of pronunciation, and to reduce the total number of syllables.
Uses part of a word to represent an entire word in Hip Hop Slang.
The ending of a word is removed, and replaced with a new suffix used as a substitute, much like Pig latin.
Brand Names & Commercial Trademarks.
Learn more about Product Mentions in Rap Music.
Yow Bro! Take ur Cuz to Australian Slang , for a real Buzz Down Under!
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Pressure units
For units of partial pressure, should we use bars or atmospheres? What is the difference between the two?
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You would commonly use torr or atmosphere as the units for partial pressure. I would stick with atmospheres to be safe. A bar is atmospheric pressure at sea level and equals 100 kilopascals.
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At the end of lecture, Professor Lavelle briefly stated that you should use atmosphere as the unit for partial pressure.
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I think we are fine labeling the units for Kp as either bars or atmosphere. Whereas, Kc is identified in molar/moles.
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I believe for Kp we use bars but for solving for anything using the equation Pv=nRT we use atmospheres. Hope this helps :)
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Our fees cover all of the work required to complete the sale of your home, including dealing with your mortgage lender and paying off your mortgage (this assumes that you only have one mortgage)
Our fees and disbursements
Disbursements are costs related to your matter that are payable to third parties, such as the Land Registry. We handle the payment of the disbursements on your behalf to ensure a smoother process.
|Sale Price
|£0- £200,000
|£695 + vat
|Official Copies of title
|£200,001 – £300,000
|£745 + vat
|Land Registry documents (each)
|£300,001 – £500,000
|£845 + vat
|Money transfer fee (each)
|£500,001 – £700,000
|£945 + vat
|Anti-money laundering ID checks ( each)
|£700,001 – £900,000
|£1045 + vat
|£900,001 – £1,000,000
|£1145 + vat
|£1 million+ Fee % of agreed price
|0.125% + vat
|Extra costs where applicable
|Unregistered land
|Plus £150 + vat
|Plus £150 + vat
|Help to Buy Redemption
|Plus £100 + vat
|Paying off 2nd or other mortgages
|Plus £75 + vat
Example. For a freehold property in Buckingham costing £295,000, 2 sellers
- Legal fees £745
- VAT payable £149
- Official Copies of title £7.20
- Land Registry transfer document £3.60
- Electronic money transfer fee £36
- Anti-money laundering ID checks (2) £20
- Subtotal £960.80
Leasehold Properties and Freehold Properties with Management Companies
There may be a further disbursements* for a Leasehold sale or the sale of a freehold property where there is a Management Company. This is for the 'management pack' which gives information for example about the payments made under the Lease or Transfer, the accounts, and any expected works .Often this is between £150-£300
*These fees vary from property to property and can on occasion be significantly more than the ranges given above. We can give you an accurate figure once we have sight of your specific documents.
If we found that the title was defective, or, if for example, there were planning permission or building regulations that had not been obtained this would lead to increased costs.
Please do contact us on firstname.lastname@example.com,uk for information specific to you or your property
How long will my house sale take?
The time that it will take from you accepting an offer until you can move out will depend on a number of factors. The average process takes between 10-14 weeks.
It can be quicker or slower, depending on the parties in the chain. For example, if you are selling to a first time buyer and have nothing to buy, it could take 10-14 weeks. However, if you are selling a leasehold property that requires an extension of the lease, this can take significantly longer, between 4-6 months. In such, a situation additional charges would apply.
Stages of the process
The precise stages involved in the sale of a residential property vary according to the circumstances. However, some key stages include:
- Take your instructions and give you initial advice
- Contact your lender to get an indication of what outstanding on your mortgage
- Obtain your replies to Property Information and Fixtures and Contents Forms
- Draft the contract
- Sending the contract and any related documentation to the buyers solicitors
- Obtain your answers to enquiries that the Buyers solicitor raises
- Obtain further documentation if required
- Send final contract to you for signature
- Agree completion date (this will be your moving date)
- Exchange contracts and notify you that this has happened
- Obtain the exact figure from your lender to repay your mortgage
- Prepare the financial statement showing you how much money you will receive
- Complete sale
- Repay your mortgage and prove that to the buyers solicitors
- Pay estate agents fees
- Send the balance of the sale money to you


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UNA Hotels is a chain of quality hotels spread around Italy (Milan, Rome, Naples, Venice, Bologna, Bari, etc.).
So far we have stayed in Benevento, in Campania, and we were happy with the conditions (see review on our blog).
Their current promotion is as follows: stay 2 consecutive nights and get a 30% discount. Follow the link below to obtain the code and search your hotel:
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We tested the deal with the UNA Hotel Bologna, where 2 nights over the week-end 18-20 January 2013 cost a total of 138 euro (breakfast included). The same room is 168 euro on booking.com.
That's a 30% discount on UNA's flexible rate, but it's not really 30% discount compared to what you can get on other travel websites like booking.com.
Even so, it's 30 euro discount, which is still a good deal (about the same discount was shown also for other UNA hotels in Milan and Rome).


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We use a wick clip so the candle will burn efficiently. If you have trouble getting the candle into the holder, gently squeeze the bottom of the candle so that it is as narrow as the wick clip. This will allow the candle to be put into the holder.
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State Journal: Faint rays of hope; Political testament
After many months of unremitting bad news, states may be getting some "faint glimmers of improvement'' on the fiscal front as the nation's economy improves.
The early rays of hope were spotted by Steven D. Gold, the director of the Albany, N.Y.-based Center for the Study of the States.
In a report based on a 49-state survey this spring, Mr. Gold found that sales-tax revenues had improved by 2.8 percent over last year, due to a rebound in consumer spending.
Still, Mr. Gold observed, "The first three months of 1992 produced a little good news for many states, but not much.''
Although total state revenues in the first quarter were up 7.8 percent, all but 1 percent of the rise was due to tax increases approved by the state legislatures last year.
Given the overall improvement in the national economy, the relatively modest uptick in state revenues might seem "somewhat surprising,'' Mr. Gold noted. One factor working against the states, he explained, is the unusually large income-tax refunds going to taxpayers who were unemployed in 1991.
Looking ahead, Mr. Gold sees slim prospects for state tax hikes in 1992, with "the normal reticence about raising taxes in election years'' reinforced by "anti-incumbent sentiment among voters this year.''
In a speech that he described as his "ultimate statement and final political testament,'' Gov. James G. Martin has urged North Carolinians not to adopt private-school choice.
Mr. Martin, who is leaving office this year after two terms as Governor, was addressing the convention of the state Republican Party late last month.
"Reform means we decontrol, shift responsibility to the most local level, and give schools incentives to perform better, as measured by student outcomes,'' he said. "And we're not going to improve our public schools by taxing and spending millions more on private schools.''
"What do you think you'll get by spending federal and state dollars on church-related schools?'' the Governor asked. "I'll tell you what you get. With this Congress, you get federal control of the parochial schools--control over who can teach, what to teach, textbook approval--you name it.''
The state G.O.P. is divided over the issue, however. The convention approved a resolution backing President Bush's "schools of choice'' proposal.
Teena Little, an ally of the Governor, last week barely edged Vernon Robinson, a vocal advocate of private-school choice, in a runoff election for the Republican nomination for state education chief.--H.D.
Vol. 11, Issue 38, Page 13Published in Print: June 10, 1992, as State Journal: Faint rays of hope; Political testament
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Congratulations. You have finally found your dream home in Israel and you may even have agreed a price. But if you thought that was the end of the process, think again. Unlike in other countries which may have a standard procedure for the buying property, in Israel almost everything is up for negotiation. From the dates and times of the payments, to the length of time until completion and even the exchange rate to be used, all these issues need to be resolved in the purchase agreement. Welcome to the Middle East!
Once you have found a property to purchase and agreed a price with the sellers, a draft contract will be prepared and we will obtain the documents needed to prove the legal status of the property. The property may be registered or unregistered, freehold or leasehold, and the registration may be managed by a government institution, a public organization or a private developer. All this must be clarified. In addition, if there are building irregularities, outstanding liabilities or unpaid taxes on the property, you will not be able to register the property in your name. You need to make sure that you have all the necessary information before you sign the contract.
After the searches have been made, the details agreed and you are satisfied with the conditions of purchase, a binding agreement will be signed. The first payment is made on signing but you should ensure that the sellers do not get the money until your interest in the property has been protected - either by registration of a restriction at the Land Registry or, if the property is not registered (for example if you are buying an apartment "off plan"), with an alternative form of security from the seller - usually in the form of a statutory bank guarantee.
The purchase price is usually paid in installments over several weeks or months against receipt of documents from the seller showing that s/he has complied with his or her obligations under the contract or, if the property is being built, against progress with the construction work. If the seller has a mortgage on the property, this will need to be transferred or paid off against the earlier installments, particularly if you are also taking a mortgage to finance the purchase. If you are taking a mortgage, the various administrative requirements of the bank must be complied with in good time to allow for the funds to be available when needed. This can take around six weeks to organise, so don't leave it to the last minute. We can provide further information and introductions to lenders, should you wish.
To facilitate payments from abroad, our office can open a designated client account for the purchase in which you can deposit money in any of the main currencies. Our office can then supervise the various payments, once we have verified that the seller has fulfilled his/her obligations. The account may also be used to make other payments associated with the purchase and, if you require, to pay the ongoing expenses of the property after you have completed on the purchase, including during any period of renovations.
The final payment should be made only when you take possession of the property and once you receive confirmation that the seller has paid all the government and municipal taxes due on the property, that there are no outstanding debts on the property and on receipt of all the other documents required to transfer the registration of the property into your name. On the date of this final payment, either you or someone on your behalf (our office, if you wish) will need to carry out a final inspection of the property, read the meters and then deal with the transfer of the various utilities into your name.
Acquisition Tax is payable on the purchase of property in Israel. This is a graded tax and is assessed on the amount of the purchase price in shekels on the date of purchase. The buyer must file a selfassessment with the tax authorities and pay the tax within 30 days of signing the purchase contract. The amount of tax will vary depending on various factors, including whether you are an Israeli resident and if this is your first purchase in Israel or you already own another property. There are also various exemptions and reductions which can be applied for (for example, by new immigrants or by those with a disability) which should be considered.
In addition it should be borne in mind that funds will need to be available for other costs including agents' fees, registration costs and rates, utilities and management fees on the property. Once you have taken possession of the property, you will be responsible for paying all ongoing bills and, if it is a condominium, management fees on the property.
The final stage of the transaction is to register the property in your name, which can take anything from a few days to a few months, depending on the type of registration involved. If the property is unregistered (for example, if not yet built) your interest will be recorded with whomever manages the registration and there will be a further process of registration at the Land Registry at some point in the future, but this may take months or even years.
Further information and documents required
- Your full name, address and contact details (including e-mail)
- Your Israeli I.D. number or, for a foreign national: your passport number and a certified copy of the personal information page of your passport
- Details of any mortgage you intend to take out
- Details of the property, the price, the seller and any other details agreed with the seller.
- Other issues to consider:
- If you are not resident here, will you be in Israel for any part of the process e.g. exchange, payments or to take possession of the property?
- Would you prefer to pay the purchase price in sterling/dollars rather than shekels if possible?
- How will you be making the purchase price payments (bank transfer directly from abroad, through our offices, or through an Israeli bank account)?
- Have you made adequate provision to cover for the exchange rate fluctuations which will occur during the payment period and which may affect the value of your purchase funds if these are held in foreign currency ?
- Will you require English translations of the transaction documents? (It is usually the Hebrew version which is binding).
- Will you be carrying out a structural survey of the property and if so, will this be arranged through our offices?
- Will you or someone on your behalf deal with completion and with the transfer of the utilities into your names (electricity, gas, phone) or do you wish to do that through our offices?
This fact sheet is presented as a general information service to our clients and does not constitute legal advice. The process of purchasing property in Israel is a complex one and you should obtain specific legal advice before taking (or deciding not to take) any action.
The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.


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New work for Arnhem Clothing shot in Mykonos at my favorite beach x
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BLAZER // Earrings – Italy // Sunnies – Velvet Canyon
warm summer nights filled with love, feelings, laughter, champagne and olives. Because I'm obsessed with olives, but they need to be green. And the feelings need to be deep. I don't know how many times this trip Rasmus have listened to me and all of my thoughts. Everything from how the sun goes down and just disappears to how unique all humans are to why olives are so damn yummy. He always just listens and lets me philosophize about it all, and that for me is love 🌙
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At my favorite beach in Mykonos, wearing my own design for Ete Swimwear. The top is sold out in this color – you can find the rest of the collection here x


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The trailer doesn't reveal too much of the film, but it does featureRob Lowe tackling JFK's infamous Massachusetts accent as he recites the final speech the president gave on the day of his assassination.
Killing Kennedy will focus on the events leading up to Kennedy's death at the hands of Lee Harvey Oswald, played by Will Rothhaar. Michelle Trachtenberg will play Marina Oswald andGinnifer Goodwin will play Jackie Kennedy.
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This award winning fine dining Pushkar Restaurant sits at the corner of Broad and Berkley Street under Birmingham's Jury Inn Hotel. Known for it's exotic Punjabi and North Indian Cuisine it's a been a hit with spice lovers since it's opening in 2009. Greeting you at the entrance is a full expanse of glass with a large modern conservatory style extension creeping out to the left.
On entering the premises you're engulfed by a sea of plain white walls, this clean fresh and uncluttered canvas of whites and creams allows lighting and furniture to take centre stage. The establishment features an L shaped layout with a long dining area stretching out to the back of the restaurant whilst the conservatory boasts a beautiful bar and waiting area. Again the clean fresh white backdrop allows the gold barstools, unusual bar lighting and bronzed vases and Buddha sculptures to stand out. The white walls and open glass front makes the establishment seem larger and more spacious.
The décor of Pushkar is simple and elegant with the main focus on service and food quality, a sprinkling of soft golds, turmeric orange tones and cream shades make up the table décor and comfy leather seats whilst complimenting the ceiling fittings. Spotlights litter the ceiling giving an even ambience across the whole establishment whilst exotic pendants boasting amber glass spheres are precisely suspended above each table giving a direct and intimate pool of light.
This look is easy to recreate, just keep walls plain and uncluttered. Add dashings of gold and champagne accessories to liven the décor up, the key is to keep things simple as possible with the main wow factor coming from your light fittings, opt for extravagant chandeliers, the bigger the better.
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