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In recent years, underage sex trafficking has run rampant in India, with as many as 1.2 million children—some as young as 7—forced to serve as prostitutes. Yet, only a handful of cases leading to convictions are ever brought to trial. (That number was 55 in 2015, the most recent year for which statistics are available.)
J. Walter Thompson Amsterdam believes education will help solve the problem, but raising public awareness is just one element of an initiative the agency rolled out this week with social rights organization Free a Girl Movement.
Dubbed "School for Justice," the program seeks to make a real-world impact by educating some of the young women who previously worked in brothels, providing them with training geared toward a career in law.
Nineteen former underage sex workers between the ages of 19 and 26 began their studies this week. JWT hopes that one day they may become prosecutors, or even judges, empowered to combat the criminals who once exploited and abused them.
"The client came to us with a brief for an awareness campaign for child prostitution in India, aimed at Indian men," JWT Amsterdam executive creative director Bas Korsten tells Adweek. "After a few concept rounds, the creative team came up with the idea for School for Justice. We presented it, and Free a Girl liked it, although they were aware of the huge implications this approach would have. In close collaboration with them, we worked out the educational program, looked for a physical space, selected the first class of girls, and built the campaign around it."
Harnessing star power to spread the word, the agency got Bollywood actress and activist Malika Sherawat involved. She discusses School for Justice in the clip below:
Korsten concedes that educating 19 young women might sound like a small start, given the overwhelming scope of the problem. "But it has been challenging to find the first girls with the right education," he says, "as even though they will receive extra tuition and mentoring, they'll still have to take exactly the same exams as any other law student in India."
Korsten stresses that the School for Justice is a long-term commitment.
"The program is already busy providing tutoring for next year's class to get them up to the necessary level," he says. "Also, what we are doing is new and pretty radical, so the girls who have signed up are real survivors. It takes a lot of courage, since signing up for this school is not without danger. There have been serious threats, which is also the reason why we're not disclosing the location of the school. But we believe the first class will inspire many others."
Depending on their education level and other factors, the students should complete the program and earn their degrees in five or six years. (Owing to issues of security, the project's law school partner also remains undisclosed.)
School for Justice continues a trend in social campaigns, with agencies seeking to move beyond communications and offer tangible solutions. In fact, this is the third such effort of late from JWT, following recent work on U.S. prosthetics and Venezuelan trade.
Cynics might dismiss these projects as award-show fodder, or even efforts to rehabilitate JWT's image in the wake of a high-profile discrimination lawsuit against the agency, its ex-CEO and parent company WPP.
Korsten takes umbrage at any such suggestion. "This is not a gesture," he says, "or an advertising campaign for our office. This idea was conceived on a real brief by a real client." In fact, "there are plans for opening a School for Justice in Brazil together with Free a Girl. This is not a 'launch and abandon' kind of project."
Ultimately, he says, it's about brave women striving to overcome incredible odds and, perhaps, make India a better place, so that other young people won't have their childhoods destroyed.
"They are determined to succeed in their ambition to become lawyers, with the power to prosecute the criminals who once owned them," Korsten says. "These are real girls who have been through highly traumatizing experiences and had lives that we could hardly imagine. And yet, they have found the strength to stand up proud in front of the national press of India and tell the world that they aren't focusing on the past, but the future."
Client: Free a Girl Movement
Founder: Evelien Hölsken
International Campaign Manager: Nicole Franken
International Campaign and Programme Coordinator: Tripta Biekram
Campaign Producer: Manon Langelaar
CEO and Spokesperson: Francis Gracias
Agency: J. Walter Thompson Amsterdam
Executive Creative Directors: Bas Korsten, Marcel Hartog
Creative Directors: Friso Ludenhoff (concept), Maarten Vrouwes (concept)
Creative Art: Maarten Vrouwes, Guney Soykan
Creative Copy: Friso Ludenhoff
Business Director: Erik-Jan Koense
PR Director: Jessica Hartley
Connection Strategist: Angelique Schreuders
Senior Concept Producer: Catherine van Acker
Concept Producer: Linda Jansen
Producer: Sanne Kragten
Screen Producer: Lotte de Rooij
Producer Digital: Reinier Slothouber, Sandra Balke
Visual Designer: Robert Harrison, Ronald Mica
Production Company: New Amsterdam Film Company (Juliette Stevens)
Editor: MRTN editing (Timo Vonk)
Sound: Studio Alfred Klaassen
Music: MassiveMusic
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by Libbylawrence
Several days later found many important men adjusting their schedules to suit the request of the heir to one of the nation's great political families. It was not so much that Robert Davenport carried much influence as much as it was that his vast fortune and political legacy attracted the media like moths to a flame. He was the heir to a political dynasty that could match that of the Kennedys, and he knew it.
The scene was a press conference in an elegant meeting hall in the heart of Manhattan. The speakers sat along a raised platform while the press filled rows of chairs directly in front of the newsmakers.
Davenport looked tired, but he had been a public figure from his earliest days, and he knew how to address a crowd. He also knew how to charm the press, and through the press the public. He stood next to F. Scott Monroe, the grinning, balding billionaire who had desperately tried to use his fortune to gain the one prize money apparently could not buy — the presidency.
Now Monroe beamed as his third party, the New Progressives, gained the blinding glare of the media spotlight as young Davenport spoke in his support. Monroe knew this could change his destiny in ways beyond his own reckoning. The small and rather odd Monroe stood up and addressed the crowd.
"Gentleman, this fine young man stands beside me and heralds the dawn of a new era. A New Progressive era that will see global resources employed for maximum productivity and the benefit of mankind. My delight in uniting with what I may call the future of American politics is only secondary to my pleasure in the imagined fruits our labor may produce. No longer shall people suffer from high energy bills and lack of resources due to misguided environmental concerns. No longer shall we see precious resources unmined due to the need for wildlife to roam freely while citizens of the United States of America pay enormous fuel bills. With the support of Robert Davenport, we shall work to gain the reclamation of such now-protected lands for business development!
"Our goal is the acquisition of energy resources through reclaiming certain properties that are now merely nature preserves and wildlife sanctuaries. We can influence the government to turn such lands with vast amounts of untapped resources over for industrial development. Oil, minerals, and other resources lay useless and buried in such lands while we're paying through the nose for oil imports, because a few bleeding hearts lament that the bears and the elk need their playgrounds to be untouched."
The reporters were buzzing at all they heard. Even though they had had some slight idea why they had been summoned to the hastily arranged press conference, none of them could easily come to terms with why the idealistic and politically inexperienced Davenport would embrace the policies of the mercenary Monroe. They also wondered just what his personal influence could do for the billionaire, who clearly lacked much of a chance at claiming office before the New Englander had offered his support and, by implication, the endorsement of his famous family.
Environmental groups were justly outraged, and the scene attracted as much scorn and derision as it did interest and approval. The papers, television shows, and radio spots all fueled intense interest in what this new development could mean for the future election.
Meanwhile, back at Trump Tower, Talia al Ghul stared up at the stars and seemed to lose herself in the night. She stared out at a city full of excitement and energy, but she did not see it as a staggering testimony to the ability of mankind to achieve wonders through modern science and industry. She saw the towering buildings and heard the noise of traffic, but to her these sights and sounds were merely a sad mockery of the pristine forests and clear streams that had once occupied the land centuries before.
"Ubu, this city reminds me of nothing more than the lines from Shelley's Ozymandias about how frail and inconsequential are the works of man's pride and hubris when touched by the cleansing hand of time. I long to return this city and this world to a point when 'boundless and bare the lone and level sands stretch far away,' yet nothing artificial stands to mar the scene." She sighed.
"Mistress, why do we linger in this urban jungle?" asked Ubu. "Red Robin lives and has departed from the hospital. He will either perish from the drug, or he will hunt us."
Talia laughed a silvery laugh and trailed one delicate hand across the railing of the balcony. "Ubu, your childish naiveté amuses one as jaded as me. I want nothing more than for the Detective to find me. I will either offer him a cure in return for joining me as my consort and ally in a crusade to turn the world into the lost paradise it once was…"
"Or what, my Mistress?" asked Ubu.
Talia smiled coldly. "Or I will prove my right to be the Demon's Daughter by slaying one whose talents mark him as worthy of such efforts. For, make no mistake, should Red Robin live and defy us, then he will be a foe and stumbling block before our sacred path of global purification!"
Ubu listened and shivered. Talia had the very tone of her immortal father, and he now believed her to also be capable of his evil as well.
"You grow nervous from lack of activity. Fear not; I have plans for us. While we await our conquering hero, we shall be busy. I spoke the truth when I told him that political interests motivated my arrival here. I seek not to influence those in power but to remove them. Environmental groups lack any true power, for in this technological age they tilt at windmills when they seek to curb the siren song of progress. The governments of the West follow blindly the voice of industry and commerce.
"Thus only through the use of wealth may one dictate the course of history. I told you how I sought the Wayne fortunes, and so I do, but I also wish to destroy the very policy makers who fuel the growth of all I hate. Rather than demean myself in order to acquire the paltry power of environmentalists, your Mistress shall in fact tame those who pollute the world as one would break a cur! We shall strike at the most outspoken advocate of the rape of natural resources as but the first sign of our war against the capitalists. One of my father's inventions shall bring us triumph!"
Ubu nodded vacantly. "I live merely to serve, my Mistress!"
Talia smiled and said, "And so shall they all! Ubu, the chemicals our agents acquired are not to be used at the New York Stock Exchange as I had originally hoped. I had hoped to use the hallucinogenic gas my father created to break the market and those who traffic in it and swiftly change the economic face of the western world. Thus would I use those who marred the world to fund my efforts to cleanse it. That will wait. This New Progressive group makes little effort to hide their plans to rape the natural world. I will stop them first. Order our men to use the gas to bring down this band of rogues. They hope to woo the world via their global satellite convention. Well, I shall instead attack them and cut off their serpent-like head before they may spawn!"
The majestic Rook Plaza was the host for the New Progressives' convention and broadcast. Some saw it as the creation of a potentially mighty third party. Others merely came out of curiosity. Talia came to crush them. She and Ubu crouched above the convention hall in the shadows while a radio link allowed the hulking Ubu to guide their other minions. She wore a leather outfit, while Ubu and her other agents wore dark fatigues.
"Ubu, when the satellite feed begins, have our men release the gas," she said. "The sight of hundreds of wealthy men going mad will break this group before they can threaten my own crusade."
"Yes, Mistress. But what of the heroes? Red Robin has not been seen since he left the hospital. Do you think he lives? Will his allies oppose us?"
Talia tossed back her luxurious hair and said, "They would stop us if they knew of our plans, but they will learn too late. Most of the heroes oppose such a party as this, in truth. Red Robin is an enigma; I lost sight of him days ago. I fear he may have fallen victim to the drug after all. Pity."
"Save your pity for yourself! Your crusade ends here," said a commanding voice from the shadows as Red Robin stepped into view.
"You live! Excellent. I had hoped you would prove yourself," said Talia.
"Mistress, allow me to crush him now!" said Ubu. "Our agents must act freely, or all is lost!"
Red Robin shook his head. "As far as you are concerned, all is already lost. You see, when you poisoned me, I took it as a very personal challenge. Rest assured that it did test me, as well as pushed me to do a few things I'm not proud of. But in the final analysis, I remained true to my teachings. That means, when public safety requires it, I put aside personal pride. My friends are below, and at a signal I just gave them, Power Girl, the Huntress and Batwing are rounding up your gang. Your gas won't do anything when Power Girl exhales it in deep space!"
"If your allies were in place, then you knew all along I would strike at the New Progressives!" said Talia.
Red Robin nodded grimly. "Right. I knew Monroe was exactly that kind of nut that would push all your buttons. I also knew he had little chance to pose any threat to your vision of a pristine world, since no one took him seriously. I deliberately changed that by forcing Davenport to endorse him. That is what brought the media attention to Monroe and made him a perfect and irresistible target for you."
Ubu charged forward. "I will make you regret manipulating the Demon's Daughter!"
"Oh, I hoped you'd try something like that!" said Red Robin, sidestepping the charge of the larger man and connecting with three swift jabs. He followed them up with a kick that staggered the man.
Ubu grunted and clawed at Red Robin's hood, but the more agile man dodged and stood ready for the next assault. Ubu then gripped Red Robin after one desperate lunge and crushed him in a powerful embrace. "I will break you! You are not worthy of the daughter of Ra's al Ghul!" he hissed.
Red Robin fought his efforts and slowly brought both legs up, until, with a quick thrust of his legs, he broke the hold and flipped backward. He punched again and caught Ubu's arm. He twisted it backward and braced himself as he exerted more pressure.
"Surrender now!" he said.
Ubu cried out and resisted as minutes ticked by. Finally, the strain of the effort was too much for the man, and he passed out without giving up.
Red Robin dropped him and turned to see Talia. She was unafraid, and she approached him with a look of elation. "Magnificent!" she said. "You triumphed. How did you curb the poison?"
Red Robin grabbed her and said, "I didn't!" He injected a substance in her arm from a miniature needle and said, "But I did duplicate it. Now give me the antidote."
Talia's eyes widened, and she spoke in a breathy tone. "Beloved! You show a ruthlessness that only makes me want you more! For this whole test was designed as nothing more than a means of deciding if you were worthy." She surrendered a glass vial from her hip flask.
He drank the potion, and she followed suit. "I was bluffing, of course," he said. "That injection was a mere tranquilizer."
Talia fell into his arms and said, "You are worthy!"
"Worthy of what?" said Red Robin. "Worthy to fight you and stop your mad crusade? I agree with the ideal of a pure world, but not by your means. I feel as if I wronged myself in using Davenport and Monroe as I did. I would have challenged your schemes even had you not poisoned me."
Talia smiled seductively and said, "I did not want to prove your worth as a foe, but rather see if you were worthy to be my mate." She sighed and collapsed in his arms as he scooped up her prone form.
"Great Scott!" he whispered.
Later, he sat with Batwing, Power Girl, and the Huntress. He sat unmasked and spoke with conviction.
"First of all, I want to apologize to you all, especially to you, Jason. I took Talia's actions as a challenge to prove that I was worthy of being Batman's successor… or at least, one of his successors. However, I acted in a way he would never have condoned. Jason, no man could ask for a better partner. You proved your worth to me long ago. And, I know, you did it once more when you defied me and called in Kara and Helena after I stormed out of here. I thank you two as well for helping me clean up Talia's agents."
Power Girl smiled. "No sweat. I wish I could have been up there to slap some sense into that witch. Imagine setting all this up for a life or death version of the Dating Game!"
"No need to say you're sorry," said Batwing. "We understand each other, partner! I'm just glad Talia's antidote cured you. How'd you know she wasn't offering you some other drug?"
"Well, this may sound crazy after all her games, but I felt she was telling the truth," said Red Robin. "I think my life was suddenly precious to her after she saw how I had tricked her. It was like she no longer wanted me dead. She wanted me alive and by her side."
"Dick, we stopped her gang and their plans to unleash the gas," said the Huntress. "I understand Davenport also withdrew all support and broke his connection with Monroe. That should leave Monroe out in the cold when the election occurs. It also gives Davenport a lot of ground to recover should he ever start his own political career."
"I'm not proud of manipulating them as I did," said Dick. "I had to make Monroe a likely target to draw out Talia on my terms. I also appreciate the way you wiped Ubu's memory of my secret, although it does astound me that Talia was able to resist all your efforts. She is a remarkable woman."
He remained silent and pondered her mad crusade as his family gave him comfort by their silent support.
The End

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Brook Street are proud to be working with the world's largest supplier of navigational charts and publications who are looking for a Customer Service Co-ordinator to join their Superyacht team in Southampton as soon as possible on a 12 month FTC. The Superyachts team provide a comprehensive service to Superyacht customers around the world and have a thorough understanding of each customer's operational requirements and deliver a high-quality, personalised service, tailored to meet their specific needs.
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The Witness Stand
A Guide for Clinical Social Workers in the Courtroom
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Book Description
Learn reliable techniques to prepare and present effective testimony!"Soon after leaving graduate school I was thrown to the courtroom wolves with no preparation. No social worker should have to go through that," says Janet Vogelsang, author of The Witness Stand. Few colleges of social work prepare their students for the inevitable involvement with the courts entailed by their profession. This timely book provides you with a blueprint for presenting yourself as a competent and credible professional in court cases. This indispensable guide tells exactly what happens in court, how to counter common strategies for discrediting your profession, and what to do when your client's attorney is obnoxious. The Witness Stand emphasizes the biopsychosocial assessment as the essential tool for a social worker called on to testify in court. Its helpful features include sample forms and affidavits and actual court testimony. The end-of-chapter summaries can be used for rapid review and as a "to do" checklist for preparing a court case.The Witness Stand offers practical, detailed advice on such matters as:
- how the legal system works
- how to handle contacts with attorneys and investigators
- what to do with documents and files
- how to prepare your testimony
- how to handle direct testimony and cross-examination
- how to define your social work expertise on the stand
- what to wear when you go to court
Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Conclusions About the Witness Stand
- How to Use This Book
- Chapter 1. How the Court System Works
- Types of Courts and Rules of Evidence
- Types of Witnesses
- American Jurisprudence Proof of Facts
- Depositions
- The Affidavit
- Discovery
- Legal Definitions
- The Court System and Definitions: Summary
- Chapter 2. The Biopsychosocial Assessment As Expertise
- Relearning the Biopsychosocial Assessment
- Case Example and Testimony Using the Biopsychosocial Assessment
- Biopsychosocial Assessment Questionnaires
- The Biopsychosocial Assessment: Summary
- Chapter 3. Working with the Lawyer on Your Case
- Example of Testimony Without Reference to the Client
- Working with the Lawyer on Your Case: Summary
- Chapter 4. Investigators and Investigations
- Checklist for Investigations
- Asking for an Investigator
- Investigators and Investigations: Summary
- Chapter 5. Interviews
- Sample Interview with a Mother
- Sample Interview with Military Personnel
- Interviews: Summary
- Chapter 6. Records
- Sample of Direct Testimony from Records
- Sample of Cross-Examination on the Records
- Sample of Direct Testimony in a Sexual Abuse Case
- Records: Summary
- Chapter 7. Interviewing Other Experts
- Example of Testimony Regarding Other Experts
- Interviewing Other Experts: Summary
- Chapter 8. Research and Other Publications
- Case Example 1
- Sample of Testimony Regarding Publication of Civil Suit
- Case Example 2
- Sample of Testimony Using Literature on Sexual Trauma
- Research and Other Publications: Summary
- Chapter 9. Visual Aids
- Examples of Visual Aids
- Example of Testimony Using Visual Aids
- Visual Aids: Summary
- Chapter 10. Preparation of Testimony
- Themes, Conclusions, and Sources
- Tell the Attorney About Your Opinions
- Preparing Direct and Cross-Examination
- Preparation of Testimony: Summary
- Chapter 11. Qualifying As an Expert
- Sample of Qualifying Questions for the Clinical Social Work Expert
- Qualifying As an Expert: Summary
- Chapter 12. Direct Testimony
- Laying the Foundation
- Addressing the Court
- Direct Testimony: Summary
- Chapter 13. Cross-Examination
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- Examples of Cross-Examination Questions
- Cross-Examination: Summary
- Chapter 14. Courtroom Demeanor
- Appendix. Tips for Testifying in Court
- Talk to the Attorney About the Case
- Preparation
- On the Witness Stand
- Bibliography
- Index
- Reference Notes Included
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The best co-worker when you're WFH
The term "home office" has never been more relevant than now. Our home and everything in it has become our world. How we communicate, interact, work, and basically exist has literally changed overnight.
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In home stretch, Trump drawing crowds as polls predict Biden
Amid the pre-Election Day clamor of poll numbers and electoral projections, competing ads and counter-punching pundits, there is an on-the-ground fight to get more voters to the polls.
Complaints about the skyrocketing number of incidents of Muslim students bullying their peers along religious lines have been waged by teachers in the schools of Berlin, Germany, that have the highest-concentration of Islamic migrants.
Peter Peterson Elementary School Director Hildegard Greir-Gross reported numerous accounts of young Muslim students engaging in seemingly relentless religious bullying.
Cafeteria chaos
The German school official mentioned numerous threats, beginning with trivial issues such as Muslims students warning that Islam forbids pork when bullying non-Muslims for bringing their ham sandwiches to the school cafeteria at lunch.
The educator from Neukölln, Germany, even reported incidents of Muslims demanding that other students stop eating gummy bears because they are made from gelatin – a beef byproduct that most likely does not go through the "halal slaughtering" process required by Islam.
"Even gummy bears are not considered clean," Greif-Gross stressed, according to the German daily, Berliner Zeitung.
Because the intensity of the problem continues to escalate, teachers are pressing for laws that ban religious displays in schools throughout Germany's capital city – where Christian, Jewish and other religious students have coexisted peacefully for decades upon decades.
"The teachers made their comments after the launch of a petition called the 'Pro Berlin Neutrality Act,' which supports existing legislation that has banned religious symbols from classrooms in the German capital," Breitbart London reported. "The act has come under strain as of late after a State Labour Court sided with a female Muslim teacher who had been rejected for a position due to her Islamic headscarf."
It has gotten so bad in Berlin schools that officials are calling for the banishment of Muslim teachers wearing hijabs over their heads.
"Greif-Gross argued that if teachers were allowed to wear the headscarf, then religious bullying could intensify and said that there could be a 'ghettoisation' of schools across the capital along ethnic and religious lines," Breitbart London's Chris Tomlinson noted.
High school hell
The problem is even more serious with older students in the high schools of Berlin.
"Anti-Semitism has also risen substantially in Berlin schools with high migrant populations," Tomlinson pointed out. "Last year, Breitbart London reported on a Jewish boy who was forced to switch to a different school because of threats, harassment and physical assaults from other students."
The incident was posted on Twitter at the time.
"A Jewish teenager has left a Berlin school following beatings and anti-Semitic abuse from Muslim classmates," Berlin London tweeted last May.
The teen, who was identified London-born "Ferdinand" – for anonymity's sake – is the grandson of Holocaust survivors, and his Jewish roots have made him live in fear that his Muslim peers would kill him after suffering beatings and other abuse at their hands.
"Ferdinand, 14, who was born in London to a British mother and a German father, told The Sunday Times he feared for his life after being repeatedly kicked and punched by students of Middle Eastern and Turkish origin," The Sunday Times reported in May 2017. "One of them even threatened to shoot him with a mock gun he believed was real."
Because of cases like this, German officials are being forced to reconsider their liberal immigration policies.
"The case is under investigation by prosecutors and has added to soul-searching in Germany over the rise of anti-Semitism in immigrant communities," The Sunday Times' Bojan Pancevski announced at the time.
So young, so violent
Muslims' hate for Jews can be heard from elementary school yards across the Bavarian nation's capital, where young Islamic children are also becoming more violent with their non-Muslim peers.
"In certain school playgrounds across the capital, the phrase, 'You Jew!' has become a common insult, according to the American Jewish Committee (AJC)," Tomlinson informed.
Besides insults, physical attacks at the hands of Muslim migrant students have become mainstream – to the point of armed professionals being called to campuses to help alleviate the problems caused by militant Islamic youth.
"The level of violence in some schools is also becoming a cause for concern," Tomlinson added. "Schoeneberg Spreewald Elementary School – in which 99 percent of the students come from migrant backgrounds – was forced to hire a security company because of a rise in violence among students and directed at staff."
Biggest German anti-Semitic threat: Muslims – not neo-Nazis
Journalists and law enforcement officers alike have given excuses for the Muslim surge of anti-Semitism in the schools.
"Writing for the German newspaper, Die Welt, commentator Ulf Poschardt described the recent anti-Semitic outbursts as an expression of 'ethnic, naive anti-Semitism of the Muslims,'" BareNakedIslam.com reported. "Poschardt is not the only one to misdiagnose the character of the growing Muslim anti-Semitism in the country, [as] the spokesman for the Berlin Police described the Muslim gangs chanting 'death of Jews' were 'behaving emotionally.'"
It is argued that this renewed call for the extermination of the Jews is nothing to discount just because it is being recited by youth in Germany's schools, as they are actually reciting the chants of their parents who have protested and condemned everything and anything affiliated with Israel.
"Islamists calling for the annihilation of Jews while standing next to Holocaust Memorial in Berlin are neither 'naïve' nor behaving 'emotionally,'" BareNakedIslam.com noted. "They aren't reacting to President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital either, which, in spite of its historic significance, is a mere statement of fact."
However, Poschardt did get one thing right when reporting on the rising anti-Semitism throughout Germany.
"With the migration of tens and thousands of refugees from the Middle East and Near East, anti-Semitic attitudes have received new and powerful resonating spaces," Die Welt's Poschardt stressed. "Not a week goes by in which Jews – who are not wearing Kippah – are attacked, spat at, kicked and humiliated. 'Jew' is a 'normal' term of abuse in underprivileged neighborhoods."
Because of the rampant influx of Muslim immigrants into the country, German Jews no longer feel welcome or safe in a place their posterity has called home for decades on end.
"Kids with Jewish roots deny these or must change schools after a process of tortuous bullying," BareNakedIslam.com added. "This is relativized in a macabre way by teachers and parent representatives, who blame it partially on the situation in the Middle East."
The way of life for Jews in Germany is not getting any easier due to Muslim migrants, who force them to hide their identity of face persecution.
"Germany's tiny and dwindling Jewish population has been a regular target of Muslim anti-Semitism," the Muslim watchdog website concluded. "These recurring attacks have forced the community's leaders to urge German Jews to refrain from wearing Jewish symbols in public."
Amid the pre-Election Day clamor of poll numbers and electoral projections, competing ads and counter-punching pundits, there is an on-the-ground fight to get more voters to the polls.
News stories each weekday from reporters you can trust without the liberal bias found in much of "mainstream" media.
News stories each weekday from reporters you can trust without the liberal bias found in much of "mainstream" media.


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EU Advances GMO Opt-|Out for Member States
(CN) – EU nations may soon be able to restrict or completely ban the cultivation of genetically modified crops in their territories under a bill approved by a key committee of lawmakers there Wednesday.
The Council of the European Union's committee of permanent representatives approved the draft bill after reaching an agreement with representatives from the European Parliament and the European Commission last week – and after five years of legal wrangling with balancing EU policy, member-state sovereignty and public outcry over the safety of genetically engineered organisms in the food chain.
Earlier this year, the council's environmental ministers endorsed a plan to let member states opt out of any future GMO approvals by the EU. That agreement established a nonexhaustive list of possible grounds – including environmental, socioeconomic, zoning and public policy – member states can use to restrict or ban GMOs.
Currently, member states only have the option to restrict GMOs in the case of an emergency or with new evidence showing that a crop poses a danger to human or environmental health.
But under the bill greenlighted Wednesday, EU nations will be able to have future GMO approvals amended geographically to keep the crops out of their territories. They will also be able to use the nonexhaustive list approved by the environmental members to impose a full, nationwide ban on GMOs if they so choose.
Member states that allow GMOs will also have to prevent cross-pollination of crops in neighboring nations that have banned the organisms under the proposal.
"The green light to the directive is a very significant step towards a long-awaited goal: the full sovereignty of member states to allow, or not, cultivation of GMOs on their territories," said Italian environment minister and council president Gian Luca Galletti. "The fruitful cooperation of the Italian presidency with the European Parliament and the commission has led to a coherent and fair text that provides a sound legal basis ensuring member states' freedom of choice on GMOs. This is the approach we always promoted, in the best interest of agricultural producers and citizens."
Both the full council and parliament must approve the bill in votes expected early next year. If they do, the law will go into effect in 2015.
Europe's GMO market is already the most regulated in the world, and so far only one genetically modified crop is grown commercially there: an insect-resistant corn developed by GMO kingpin Monsanto, on only 247,000 acres of farmland.
In the United States, lawmakers – and courts – have long welcomed GMO crops with open arms. Farmers have converted over 40 percent of U.S. cropland – 169 million acres in 2013 – to GMO plantings, growing 45 percent of all biotech crops worldwide.


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Weight of the World
...Death borders upon our birth, and our cradle stands in the grave...
• Joseph Hall •
• Joseph Hall •
The Novice
The smell of latex filled the air.
A gnomish invention by any means, but even science has it's applications in the Art of the Magi: Arcane...
...Especially in the intricate patterns of the Ley Lines. So many formulae, so much to calculate. Calculations, that is what everything comes down to in the end. They determine how Azeroth circles the sun. How the spark of life finally exits the body. How Tress' scalpel carved into the corpse's flesh.
Green eyes darted from the subject's brow, where his gloved hands carved a near perfect circle, to the book only inches away. As flesh sundered it mixed with the smell of his elastic trappings, creating a distinct aroma; The aroma of memories. Of days long past that had somehow slipped through the man's grasp. So many years in pursuit of the dark art, and here he was, still stuck at the beginning.
Tressian scoffed as he went, leaning back from his work for a moment just as much to get a different perspective, as to physically represent his opinion of how his studies had gone. The scalpel made a flamboyant flourish, one which in the company of others would have never been put into action. He was a different man in the midst of his work however, and it often brought about a joy that only another certain... Pleasure could bring. The skin tore once more as the Alteracian pushed his tool into the decaying corpse: A triangle here, a pentagram there, and on the outer edges of the circle some form of planar rune that defies a definitive explanation. The scrawling script of the Demonic.
Laying the tool upon the table, the Necromancer to be surveyed his handiwork once more.
"I'm no artist, but I must say... It's a piece to admire."
Tress pressed a gloved thumb across the necrotic circle, the thin layer of dust that accompanied the glove rubbing unto his pièce de résistance. For the first time that night Tress looked his canvas in the eye. He wasn't fresh perse. A day old, two perhaps, but his eyes were already starting to spoil; To rot. Decay. They had a particular look at this stage that Tress could never fully describe. Not that anyone had ever asked that is.
He patted the corpse's head, removing his gloves shortly after. As silly as it seemed, this wasn't even the hard part. That really was all in the rune. This... This was as simple as lighting a match; An act granted, that Tressian hadn't gone through the motions of in years, but the point still stands. His hand hovered above the rune, and for the first time since Kul Tiras, he felt a sense of wrongness about one of his spells. Never before, had something so terrible so vile so evil... So perfect graced his body.
The Lifeblood of the Damned seeped from Tress' palm in a green wash, pouring into the rune. It was mechanic really, how the glow it gave off flooded the the otherwise black room. Threw itself against the aged black stones, the mire of countless lost souls leaking from between the mortars. As the corpse twitched, so too did the rotting wood that held together the innards of the Slaughtered Lamb seem to. The entire room convulsed as the meaning of 'Eternal Rest' was proved to be quite false, for this body was anything but resting. In fact, as time went on and Tressian took a step backward, the dead rose fully, sitting stoic straight upon the table. Immediately, there was a sort of connection that Tress could feel. Stronger than when he had raised rats... But not all encompassing by any means. A thread of thought that wound through the fabric of reality, connecting him to this creature. It was a tenuous thread, fraying all along it's length, but a thread nonetheless. A thread that, unlike most, would grow stronger with time.
Hollow eyes stared at Tress for several moments.
After completing several menial tasks around the room, the creature fell into a lump at it's master's feet.
Finally dead.
He looked at the watch that he withdrew from his pocket, marking down 'One Minute, Twelve Seconds'.
"Seventy-two seconds of animation..."
...Of pure undeath.
A new record.
His record.
His victory.
Tressian grabbed his scalpel once more as a nearby acolyte scurried forward to drag his former plaything away from him. For the rest of the night, not a single corpse would stay mobile for as long as the first; They would never feel the bitter embrace of undeath for as long as the first. But Tressian knew. The memory of the event was lodged in his mind, and would act as a driving force in the days to come.
"Every gun..."
"...Makes its own tune."
~ The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly ~


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Sarah Billinghurst Solomon retired from the Metropolitan Opera after a distinguished 42-year career in opera administration. She remains actively involved in the arts, including service on several boards. Sarah is the Vice President of the Santa Fe Opera, and is on the boards of The Juilliard School, The Mariinsky Foundation, Carnegie Hall, and The English Concert in America. She is also passionate about women's health and human rights and is the vice chair of the International Women's Health Coalition and chair of the Women's Health Care Council of Columbia University Medical Center. The council works to improve and advance women's healthcare through cutting-edge research and a new model of clinical practice, and emphasizes the importance of mental health.
Sarah began her career as a volunteer at the San Francisco Opera and went on to become the Assistant Manager of the Metropolitan Opera – working alongside General Managers, Joseph Volpe and Peter Gelb, and Music Director, James Levine.
Sarah was born in New Zealand and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in music from Victoria University, New Zealand in 2009.


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Thursday, December 18, 2008
My First Hat
11 comments:
- Tiffany said...
I have a crush on your hat! And I'd bet that your ears are adorable.
- December 19, 2008 at 2:41 PM
- Notme said...
I think it's adorable! And very good for the weather we have been having lately.
I, however, can't wear a hat either. So I do know how you feel. I put one on and instantly I'm aware if one person stares at me wrong, or that my hair isn't right, or my ears, are too flat against my head. Oh, but a person can dream :)
- December 19, 2008 at 2:41 PM
- Mia said...
Not a mugger at all, the flower is too cute. Actually I really like it and I agree that it looks very good on you.
- December 19, 2008 at 2:45 PM
- tiburon said...
SUPER cute hat!!!
Well done.
And you look like you feel better :)
- December 19, 2008 at 3:00 PM
- rychelle said...
i think it looks really cute, and i'm not usually a fan of hats.
i think it's the flower that makes it work.
- December 19, 2008 at 3:24 PM
- mCat said...
In general, LOVE hats!
Specifically? This one is GREAT on you!!
- December 19, 2008 at 3:36 PM
- rachel said...
It look fab on you...personally, I love hats!
- December 19, 2008 at 3:59 PM
- Nicki said...
I've been looking for a hat like that! It looks way cute on you.
- December 19, 2008 at 5:42 PM
- Hildie said...
Strawberry shortcake??? Whatever. It is super cute!
- December 19, 2008 at 8:36 PM
- Chelsea said...
That's adorable! Kelli's not lying. :)
- December 21, 2008 at 5:31 PM
- Kelli said...
See...I told you it was cute. I wouldn't lie. If I dont' like it, you'll know. One of my best and worst traits. :) You look adorable in it.
- December 24, 2008 at 3:52 PM


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- Fork: RockShox Pike RC, 160mm, Charger Damper, DebonAir, 15x110mm, Tapered Steerer, 46mm Offset
- Rear Shock: RockShox Deluxe RL, 185x55mm, DebonAir, Metric Trunnion
- Rims: Stan's NoTubes Flow S1, 32H, Tubeless Ready
- Hubs: All Terra Alloy Sealed 15x110 Front, 12x148 Rear
- Spokes: 14g Stainless Steel
- Tires: Schwalbe Magic Mary Performance, 27.5 x 2.35", Tubeless Ready
- Crank: Truvativ Descendant 7K, Dub, 32T
- Bottom Bracket: SRAM DUB, 73mm BSA
- Chain: SRAM Eagle, 12-Speed
- Rear Cogs: SRAM XG-1275, GX Eagle, 10-50, 12-Speed
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- Handlebar: All Terra Alloy Riser, Double Butted 6061, 15mm Rise, 780mm
- Grips: GT Statement2 Double Lock-On Grips
- Stem: All Terra, 1-1/8" Threadless, 3D Forged, 31.8mm, 7° Rise, 60mm
- Headset: FSA Orbit C-40-ACB
- Brakes: SRAM Guide RS Hydro Disc, 200/180mm Centerline Rotors
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- Saddle: Fabric Scoop Shallow Sport
- Seatpost: KS LEV Si Dropper, Southpaw Lever, 31.6, 100mm (S), 125mm (M), 150mm (L/XL)
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- Weight: 14.90kg
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A University of Pittsburgh student was beaten to death inside her home in the city's Oakland neighborhood Sunday and police are searching for her ex-boyfriend in connection to her homicide.
Alina Sheykhet, 20, was killed just days after securing a protective order against her ex, 21-year-old Matthew Darby, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.
Darby was officially charged with homicide Tuesday, but has not been located by police.
Darby was arrested last month on felony trespassing charges in connection to an incident at Sheykhet's home, and his $10,000 bail has been revoked in that case, making him a wanted man. Darby could be driving a black 2013 Chevrolet Cruze with Pennsylvania license plate HBT1677, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Police said he is possibly armed and dangerous, according to the newspaper. "At this point in the investigation, he has not been charged in the homicide," police said.
ointments beginning Monday and can be reached around the clock at (412) 648-7930."
A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to help Sheykhet's family. You can make a donation here.
"My beautiful best friend has sadly passed away on 10-8-17. No one ever expects this to happen to them. The amount of love people have for Alina is unreal. She has always been the nicest person anyone will ever meet," Paige Mackenzie O'Neil wrote on the GoFundMe page. "I'm starting this account to raise money to help Alina's family with their unexpected loss & the expenses that come along with it. It's the least I can do with how her family has treated me as one of their own since the start. Any donation helps, even if it's a dollar. I love you so much Alina, I'll always keep you forever in my heart."
Here's what you need to know:
1. She Was Found Dead of Blunt Force Trauma to the Head in Her Apartment After Her Father Kicked Down the Door
Alina Sheykhet was found dead Sunday morning in the home she was renting in the 3500 block of Cable Place in the Oakland neighborhood, Pittsburgh police said in a press release.
"At 8:56 a.m. Sunday, October 8, Paramedics and Zone 4 Officers were dispatched to a residence in the 3500 block of Cable Place in Oakland for a report that a female was found unresponsive. Upon arrival, officers discovered the 20-year-old female on the second floor of the residence. Paramedics pronounced her deceased at the scene from blunt force trauma," police said.
Sheykhet was found by her father on the second floor of her home after he kicked in her door, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.
"We were supposed to pick her up at 8:30 a.m. to go on a dog walk for breast cancer in Allison Park," Yan Sheykhet told the newspaper. "She wasn't answering my call. Nobody was answering the door. I pushed open the door and she was laying on the floor. I was screaming, asking her to breathe. But she didn't. There was lots of blood."
Yan Sheykhet told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that he had dropped his daughter off at her apartment about 11 p.m. Saturday night after she finished working at the Hilton Garden Inn in Oakland.
"She worked with customers at the front desk," he told the Tribune-Review. "It was a good job for her because she was so friendly."
She and her family were planning to celebrate her brother's 25th birthday later Sunday:
Police Chief Scott Schubert said in a statement, "We do not believe at this time that this was a random act of violence. There is no continued threat to Oakland residents and the university communities. However, releasing additional details at this time could be detrimental to the investigation. As with each homicide investigation, our primary interest is collecting sufficient evidence that can be successfully used in a court of law."
The investigation is ongoing. "I encourage anyone with information that could be helpful to call police headquarters and speak to a Violent Crime Unit Detective," Schubert said. The Violent Crime Unit can be reached by calling 412-323-7800, police said.
The medical examiner ruled Sheykhet's cause of death a homicide and said the manner of death was "sharp/blunt trauma of the head."
2. Her Boyfriend Was Accused of Breaking Into Her Home Last Month & Is Also Facing Rape Charges in an Unrelated Case
Matt Darby was arrested after he "climbed up the gutter on the side of the house and broke through the second floor window" of Sheykhet's home, according to court documents she filed in September. Sheykhet said Darby broke into her home because she "left him and stopped answering his phone calls."
The incident occurred September 21 and Darby was later charged with felony criminal trespassing. He was released after posting $10,000 bail.
Sheykhet listed "grabbing, pushing," as previous incidents of abuse in the documents, which you can see below. She also accused Darby of "emotional abuse," and said he showed "jealousy" and was "controlling." The protection order was granted, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.
Sheykhet met Darby while she was studying at the University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg, her father told KDKA-TV. He said that his daughter broke up with Darby after she moved to the University of Pittsburgh main campus, but Darby "continued to chase her."
Sheykhet's father told the newspaper that his daughter went to court last week with him and her mother to obtain the protection from abuse (PFA) order. The documents show that an October 4 court date had been set. Yan Sheykhet said he was told authorities served Darby with the PFA order at his job at UPS in Greensburg on Friday. The order barred Darby from going to Sheykhet's Oakland home.
He told the Tribune-Review that his daughter had been trying to end things with Darby before the break-in.
"For the last couple of weeks she had told me she tried to stop talking to him," he told the newspaper. "She disconnected his phone number, Facebook and all that stuff. I heard his name but I never met him personally."
Matthew Darby was charged with rape and other sexual assault offenses in an unrelated case in Indiana County in March, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Details of the rape case were not immediately available. According to court documents, the incident that led to the charges occurred February 23, 2017. He posted $10,000 bail in that case after his March arrest. Amended charges were filed in June. He was charged with rape forcible compulsion, sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault – forcible compulsion and indecent assault – forcible compulsion. Other charges of hindering apprehension/prosecution or concealing/destroying evidence, obstruction and tampering with evidence were dismissed.
He was scheduled to appear in court October 6.
His attorney, David Schrager, told the Post-Gazette, "We are conducting a thorough investigation of all the facts, but until I'm in possession of all the facts, I could not adequately advise my client. I'm hoping to able to have more information" on Tuesday.
Read more about Matthew Darby and the search for him at the link below:
3. She Came to the U.S. From Russia as a Child & Dreamed of Being a Physical Therapist Working With Children
Alina Sheykhet was originally from Ivanovo, Russia, and went to Montour High School in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, graduating in 2015, according to her Facebook page. She was expected to graduate from Pitt in 2019.
Her father, Yan, told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that she was "the best person in the world," and excelled at dancing, singing and gymnastics. He told the Tribune-Review that his daughter wanted to be a physical therapist working with children.
"It was her dream. And she worked so hard. I lost my beautiful princess. I don't know what else to say. She made everyone happy. She had such a bright future," he told the newspaper.
She came to the Pittsburgh area as a child, her friend, Sammy Balyasny, who is also Russian, told WTAE-TV.
"It's very troubling for them of course when they found out about it. It's tragic. A tragic situation. She moved from Russia to America you know. It's sad that it happened here you know. It's very emotional and troubling," Balyasny told the news station.
4. Friends Remembered Her as 'Lovable' & the 'Funniest Girl Ever'
Sheridan McHenry, who went to school with Sheykhet, told WTAE, "She was like a really lovable person so I was just so surprised to see that she got killed. So it was just shocking. She was always a sweet person. Every time we were in school she always had a bright attitude, never had problems with anyone. The fact that we hear about this sweet girl, this happening to her, is pretty sad to hear."
Another childhood friend, Hunter Smith, told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette she was the "probably funniest girl I've ever met. … Everyone gravitated toward her because she was so nice and so kind. She was always the one looking to have fun."
5. The University Says It's 'Saddened' by Her Death & Is Offering Counseling to Students
Pitt issued a statement Monday about her death.
"The University confirms that a Pitt student has died and her family is aware. Pitt Police are providing assistance to the Pittsburgh Police, which is leading the investigation. Police do not believe the situation, which occurred off campus, provides further threat to the University community. Our campus is saddened and extends its deepest sympathies to the student's family and those who knew her," a University of Pittsburgh spokesperson said in a statement.
The school said counseling will be available to students.
"The University Counseling Center will be open for walk-in appointments beginning Monday and can be reached around the clock at (412) 648-7930."
Her funeral will be held later this week, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports. Her death notice reads, "Gone too young and too soon. You will be in our hearts forever. Rest in peace, our little angel."
According to the newspaper, visitation will be held Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Ralph Schugar Chapel Inc. in Shadyside. Services will be Wednesday at a local funeral home, the newspaper reports.


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We are listing this pre-owned DAVID YURMAN sterling silver with 14K yellow gold accents & onyx belt buckle on an original David Yurman alligator belt. The buckle is marked (see photo).
DAVID YURMAN Genuine American Alligator. This buckle will display as in very good condition. Mentioned for the record there are minor light scratches to the hardware. This is neither obvious nor distracting.We did not polish the buckle, so the new owner might want to carefully hand polish so that it will look its best. The belt is in good pre-owned condition (see photos). The buckle is about 3 inches long by 2 7/8 inches to its widest. The leather belt when attached to the buckle is about 35 3/4 inches long and around 1 3/4 inches wide.
Approximate total length (belt & buckle) is 38 3/4 inches. The item "DAVID YURMAN Sterling Silver 14K Gold Onyx Belt Buckle Brown Alligator Belt" is in sale since Friday, May 24, 2019.
This item is in the category "Clothing, Shoes & Accessories\Women's Accessories\Belt Buckles". The seller is "lackeyant" and is located in Houston, Texas. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, Japan, Australia.


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On our family smallholding in the Natal Midlands (KZN, South Africa), we have mushroom spawn production labs, mushroom substrate factory and a truffle tree nursery supplying mycorrhized oak trees to black truffle (Tuber melanosporum) farmers and a small demonstration truffiere. Mushrush supplies exotic mushroom spawn, (oyster, king oyster, shiitake and shimeiji). Mushrush has trained numerous commercial and small-scale mushroom farmers.


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CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky -- Every year in the fall prior to the start of high school basketball practice, we host some of the state's top freshman for a chance to come compete against their peers and be seen by our staff as well as various other media members. This year we welcomed the class of 2022 and some select 2023s to camp for a day full of instruction, competition, and coaching.
As following are some of the top players that caught our staff's eye throughout the day, in no particular order:
5'8 PG Aden Sloan – Boyle County
One of the highest IQ lead guards in Kentucky regardless of class, Sloan is loaded with skills. His handles are tight, his court vision is off the charts, and his playmaking ability is second to none. Standing at around 5'8, he has a strong body that he uses to finish after absorbing contact. The crafty PG has the ability to shoot the ball with range and being able to play through ball screens makes him a real threat to stop.
6'4 2023 PF Kaleb Glenn – Westport Middle
Kaleb is a very intriguing player for this class because he has good size already for a 2023. He is also starting to flourish using his athleticism, which is something he wasn't doing a lot last winter or even early this spring. During the AAU period his strengths were running the floor, catching and finishing, rebounding, and playing around the basket. Now, he has started stretching his game and is playing more off the bounce from the wing, and making defenders come out to guard him on the perimeter as he can knock down the long ball. Obviously, growing will make him a no brainer HM prospect, but even if he doesn't grow another inch if his progression continues the way it has the last few months he could transition into a very nice athletic 6'4 WG player.
Justin Becker 6'5 PF Robertson County HS
A strong built stretch 4, Becker took over games with his outside shooting and post-up game including one game where he knocked down five consecutive three-point shots. Becker is the most skilled offensive post in the 2022 class and, while he needs to get in better shape, there is no doubt Becker's unique skill set will make him a future D1 prospect.
6'3 2022 F Owen Walsh – DuPont Manual
Walsh was one of the surprises of camp for the staff. It was our first time getting to see him play in any setting, and he did not disappoint. All day, he played with consistent energy and grit. A very tough competitor, Owen played like he had a point to prove. He was able to get by defenders off the bounce, and made several jump shots from all over the floor. On the defensive side of the ball, bigger body guys gave him some problems, but for the most part he was able to guard guys that played the wing position.
6'3 2023 SF Ryan Davidson – North Laurel
Davidson came in with a group of 5 or 6 rising 8th graders and had a really good day in the skills portion of the camp during drills and one-on-one sessions. He showed he knows how to use his size to his advantage getting position, rebounding, and scoring. He also showed he has a solid handle and he is able to push the break. In the game settings there were times where he had difficulty against some of the bigger more athletic players, but he wasn't dominated. Strength will come in time, and he should develop into a really nice 3/4 man.
5'9 2023 PG Jack Edelen – Collegiate
Edelen is very crafty with the ball in his hands. He plays with great poise and pace. Every time I've seen him play, either in game or camp settings, he's been in total control of his team. He always shows an ability to manage a game, but the thing he was missing he has now added - the ability to score and take over a game. His effort on the defensive end cannot be overlooked. If he can grow to be 6'0/6'1 he will make for a very valuable recruit at the next level.
Andru Markham 6'2 G Louisville Fern Creek
A skilled lefty scorer, Markham has long been in the discussion for top prospect in the 2022 class. After a slow start to the day in which Markham lacked energy, he turned it on the last two games of the day reminding everyone of why he has a chance to be a special prospect. An explosive dunker, Markham surprises you at times with his athleticism and ability to glide through the lane and finish over bigger defenders. We fully expect Markham to be an immediate double-digit scorer for this rebuilding Tigers team.
5'8 2023 PG Dallas Roberts - North Oldham
Dallas is a witty ball handler and likes to add a little flair to his to his game. He plays with tremendous heart, and he always keeps his head and eyes up and on a swivel. An unconscious shooter, he has never been afraid to take a big shot and he brought this attitude with him to camp. Roberts has a quick first step and he uses it to put a lot of pressure on defenders guarding him. He has good vision, and can see plays develop before most of his peers. Like several of the PG's in this class, he will need to gain adequate size to become a prized asset for the next level, but he is still young and has time on his side.
6'4 2023 WG Trey Skaggs – B. Michael Caudill
Trey has a long lanky body type, and looks as if he could grow quite a bit more in the future. His ability to handle the ball out on the perimeter was a little loose, but not too bad. He uses his length well to get places off the bounce, is a solid shooter from mid-range, and has a developing 3 ball. Trey didn't spend a lot of time mixing it up on the boards, but the times he did grabbing rebounds wasn't a difficulty for him. Being a rising 8th grader playing up with this freshmen group and not looking out of place makes us feel like he has a promising future as a prospect. Getting stronger will be a key component for his development, but he's a solid young prospect.
5'10 2022 PG Owen O'Neil – St. Xavier
O'Neil is a coachable kid that soaks up instruction like a sponge. The PG shot the lights out at camp, showing that he can knock down shots from all over the perimeter with confidence. Coaches were impressed with his ability to go both ways off the dribble, make plays, and create his shot. Keep an eye out for O'Neil because he is a promising prospect in Louisville.
5'7 2022 PG Kobe Stoudemire – Jeffersonville (IN)
He is a very sturdy built PG that was never rattled by anyone. He played with a ton of confidence all day, rocked defenders in one-on-one drills, and kept them off balance in the game setting. Stoudemire is a probing guard that loves to draw the defense and make plays to get his teammates baskets. He's got a nice mid-range game, and keeps defenders honest by making the 3 ball. Defending other guards his size wasn't an issue either. He plays with great energy and competes on both ends of the floor.
6'1 2022 PG Chance Garner – Butler Traditional
Garner was one of our favorite players at camp to watch during the skills portion. Especially in the one-on-one session, and the team offense session. He made shot after shot from mid-range and outside, he was taking guys off the bounce getting wherever he wanted on the floor with no problem, and he was playing very hard. Most of this carried over to the game setting as well. There were times he over dribble when making decisions and it cost him some open looks and he had to take some bad shots, but under tutelage of KC Goodin he will thrive as a lead guard.
6'4 2022 F James Jewell – Louisville Eastern
James is a very long athletic 4 man who looks like he could end up around 6'6 or better by the time he finishes growing. Right now he is still a developing offensive prospect but is extremely athletic. He had several dunks where it looked like he could have hit his head on the rim. Jewell was rebounding over everyone he played against. He's not quite a rim protector, but he can alter shots and make it tough on offensive guys trying to play over him. All in all, James Jewell has a chance to be a very coveted prospect in the future.
6'0 2022 G Cade Stinnett – Greenwood
Cade is a very competitive energy player that hustles all over the court. There weren't many guys in the gym that played harder than him. He has a solid handle and can knock down a consistent mid-range jump shot. Stinnett doesn't wow you, but he gets where he needs to go with the ball to make a play. He can create his own shot and will guard anyone in the gym. He is a great team guy that all coaches would love to have.
5'7 2022 PG Taeviss Brown – Fern Creek
Brown is a very unselfish guard that can lead a team. He is a speedy PG with a tight handle and good court vision. His quickness makes him tough to defend. It seemed like every time we looked up, Brown was making a play for a teammate.
6'7 2022 C Brytton Walker – Madisonville North Hopkins
The big fella is a space eater in the paint that has good touch and footwork. He is a hard-working kid that needs to continue his efforts to improve his body and get into the best shape possible to maximize his stock. Walker finished well around the rim and protected the paint on defense. He uses his size and strength to his advantage on both sides of the ball.
6'5 2022 PF Jackson Twombly – Frankfort High School
Jackson was one of the camp favorites by all of the coaches and staff that worked camp. The big boy showed that he can run the floor, rebound, protect, the rim, and produce offensively. Twombly did a bit of everything in camp. He is a true inside/out big man as he showed us countless times that he can knock down a 3 ball. We loved his effort and are looking forward to seeing how his game progresses. From last year to this year, he has improved his game a great deal.
5'8 2022 PG Zac Cox – Franklin County
Cox is one of the best shooters in his class and can do it set or off the bounce with deep range. We would have loved to see him be more aggressive at camp, but he still made plays for others. He showed the ability to euro step kids in transition and find open teammates. Overall, Zac is a skilled PG that can make plays, but we would love to see him give more effort consistently.
5'7 2022 PG Jordan Blythe – Frankfort High School
One of the quickest kids with the ball in the camp, his quickness makes him tough to defend as he showed his ability to blow by defenders throughout the day. Blythe may be small, but he has a lot of heart and plays with a lot of energy and effort. He builds up his teammates and finds them when they're open. With his ability to get into the paint whenever he wants off the dribble, we are expecting Blythe to have a good year and a load of assists at FHS on the Varsity level.
6'1 2022 G Avery Bell – Trinity
Bell is a slashing guard that has no issues getting to the basket on the drive. He is a good finisher around the rim and stays in attack mode. He plays hard on both ends, but defensively he is a pest and gave kids trouble with his on ball pressure. If this young man can grow a few more inches, he will be a problem at the high school level.
5'9 G Clay Sizemore – North Laurel
There were quite a few good shooters at camp, but not many shot the ball better than North Laurel's Clay Sizemore. This kid has a quick trigger and needs no space to get his shot off. Clay showed us that he has good court awareness as he made multiple full court passes for assists in transition. He needs to work on getting quicker laterally and continue improving his body.
5'11 2022 G Micah Engle – Corbin
Micah played well throughout the day, scoring in a variety of ways. Engle can shoot the ball from all over and has a knack for finishing around the big men when driving to the basket. He has a strong handle and can make plays with the ball for himself and others. Consistent would describe him best at camp, because he played well all day long.
6'6 2022 C John Allen – Corbin
Allen was another kid that was a load in the paint. A true big man with post moves and good touch, he uses his body to get post position nearly every possession. What made him most effective in the paint was his ability to consistently finish around the basket with either hand. Although he is a below the rim big man currently, he is still effective.
5'8 2022 PG Dominick Smiley – Scott County
A long, wiry PG that was one of the better defenders and rebounders at the guard position. Smiley was one of the most unselfish guards at the camp. Offensively, he is skilled with the ball and can make shots. Physically, he needs to get stronger and add some weight to be more effective, but that should come as he matures.
Julion Beard 5'10 PG Louisville Butler HS
A true point guard with outstanding court vision and a strong handle, Beard impressed us all day long with his ability to create open shots for his teammates. Also a strong on ball defender with quick hands, Beard could develop into an all-region caliber player if he improves his jump shot and begins to look for more opportunities to score.
Donovan Robinson 5'8 G Ryle HS
One of the hardest workers at camp, Robinson was impressive with his motor, toughness, and ability to defend multiple positions. Robinson makes up for his lack of size with heart and non-stop energy that helped him dominate defensively during our morning skill work. However, we would have liked to have seen him look for his shot more often during game play.
Austin Carr-Cole 5'8 PG Louisville Ballard
An explosive scoring point guard with a quick 1st step, Cole was one of the top scorers at camp. Cole is an strong finisher who is equally effective at finishing with either hand. If his defensive effort improves we expect him to be an immediate contributor to Ballard's varsity program.Turrell Cleaves Jr. 6'2 G Louisville Butler
While still somewhat below the radar on the KY hoops scene, Cleaves turned scouts' heads at camp and left the gym as a player that we will be keeping close tabs on going forward. A skilled combo guard with size, Turrell has a consistent mid-range game and gets to the rim with ease where he uses his length to finish over shot blockers. While still developing his PG skills, there is no doubt Cleaves has a chance to develop into an ALL-State caliber guard.
Jaden Schooler 5'7 PG Louisville Fern Creek
A high IQ point guard who does a great job getting into the lane and creating open shots for teammates. In the last year, Schooler has improved as much as any guard in the class. While he needs to get stronger and improve his lateral quickness, Schooler is the perfect floor general to lead a talented Fern Creek freshman group on and off the court.
Jordan Akal 5'10 G Harlan HS
A strongly built combo guard Akal bullied his way to the rim all day while also taking smaller guards to the block and scoring at will. Having already a year of significant varsity experience at Harlan HS allows him to be a step ahead of most of his peers. Akal's quickness and physicality make him a lockdown defender and he also is a factor on the boards. He needs to improve both his ball handling and passing to develop into a college point guard but there is little doubt he is one of the top 2022 prospects in Eastern KY.
Darien Lewis 5'11 SG Fern Creek
One of the top scorers in the class, Lewis can score the ball at all 3 levels and shows range out beyond the high school 3 point line. During afternoon games, Lewis often times took over with his outside shooting but his shot selection needs improvement and he needs to attack the rim more often to keep defenders honest.
Luke Imfield 6'0 G Boyle County HS
While this was our full staff's first opportunity to evaluate Imfield he walked away as one of the best players at camp. He was the leading scorer at camp, and showed an ability to knock down open 3 pointers while also pushing the basketball in transition to get easy lay ups. Imfield has good size and the potential to develop into a scoring point guard. With three very good freshman, the future of the Boyle County program is in great hands.
Tyson Barrett 6'3 SF Frederick Douglass HS
A lengthy wing with huge upside Barrett is very raw but intriguing due to his athleticism and defensive effort. Barrett has a smooth shooting stroke and passed the looks test as much as any prospect at camp but needs to improve his ball handling and footwork to reach his full potential.


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I'm sporting a lovely green pair of shoes for the occasion. How about you? Do you wear green for this *holiday*? I recently did a post on all my green loves, so today I've been thinking a lot about Ireland. The source of all the green goodness and festivities. It is on my list of places I must go before I die, so I did a little digging around on place to stay. There are so inspiring hotels in Ireland. I mean come on . . . castles!? Yes, please.
Here are my favorites:
Carrig House = omg. look at the location.
Bantry House = ooh. the gardens!
Bally Seede Castle = castle. need I say more?


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U05: The War on Drugs
It's the 1960s, as drugs became symbols of youthful rebellion, social upheaval, and political dissent, the government halted scientific research to evaluate their medical safety and efficacy. In June 1971, President Nixon declared a "war on drugs." He dramatically increased the size and presence of federal drug control agencies and pushed through measures such as mandatory sentencing and no-knock warrants. Nixon temporarily placed marijuana in Schedule One, the most restrictive category of drugs. In 1972, a commission unanimously recommended decriminalizing the possession and distribution of marijuana for personal use. Nixon ignored the report and rejected its recommendations. It's now the 1980s, the presidency of Ronald Reagan marked the start of a long period of skyrocketing rates of incarceration, largely thanks to his unprecedented expansion of the drug war. The number of people behind bars for nonviolent drug law offenses increased from 50,000 in 1980 to over 400,000 by 1997. Public concern about illicit drug use built throughout the 1980s, largely due to media portrayals of people addicted to the smokable form of cocaine dubbed "crack." Soon after Ronald Reagan took office in 1981, his wife, Nancy Reagan, began a highly-publicized anti-drug campaign, coining the slogan "Just Say No." This set the stage for the zero tolerance policies implemented in the mid-to-late 1980s. In the late 1980s, a political hysteria about drugs led to the passage of draconian penalties in Congress and state legislatures that rapidly increased the prison population. This can be likened to Lesson 10's discussion of timeliness. It says, "The nature of crises is that they often demand immediate or almost immediate attention from leadership." In this case, the administration flooded the media with anti-drug propaganda, specifically marijuana and crack cocaine. The constant media coverage and fear mongering was then used to further justify the administrations' aggressive stance towards drugs.
Bill Clinton advocated for treatment instead of incarceration during his 1992 presidential campaign, but after his first few months in the White House he quickly reverted to the drug war strategies of his Republican predecessors by continuing to escalate the drug war. In 1994, he signed the crime bill often referred to as the "three strikes" bill. It is the largest crime bill in the history of the United States and consisted of 356 pages that provided for 100,000 new police officers, $9.7 billion in funding for prisons and $6.1 billion in funding for prevention programs. Although incarceration was already rising steadily before the crime bill, several of its provisions helped increase incarceration even further. From 1970 to 1994, the rate of imprisonment exploded nearly 400 percent, due to the war on drugs rhetoric.
Lesson 10 describes a crisis as a "critical event or point of decision which, if not handled in an appropriate and timely manner (or if not handled at all), may turn into a disaster or catastrophe" (Penn State, 2019) The most vulnerable times are often during crisis, where thoughts are scattered and fears are high. We've seen this throughout history, and the conditions surrounding crisis are often used for unethical purposes. The War on Drugs is one of the most infamous examples of the importance of ethics during crisis. A top Nixon aide, John Ehrlichman, later admitted what the war on drug's purpose was (LoBianco, 2016):
"You want to know what this was really all about. The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon White House after that, had two enemies: the antiwar left and black people. You understand what I'm saying. We knew we couldn't make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. We could arrest their leaders, raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did."
It's quite apparent that the war on drugs had malicious intent when we consider that despite committing crime at the same rate as others, African Americans were six times more likely to be arrested, convicted, and jailed as white offenders. Lesson 10 discusses "Points of Decision", where crises create a decision point where if a leader doesn't make a decision, something negative will happen either for the organization or individuals in the organization. In this scenario, when the administration saw the mass incarcerations rates soar, the forward/action decision would have been to reexamine the war on drugs and how it is being implemented. Instead, even worse than inaction there was negative action, as the war on drugs continued to ramp up and send hundreds of thousands, typically African American men to jail for nonviolent crimes. This leaves many already struggling families without their father/main provider in the house, which continues the vicious cycle of poverty and crime that is still present to this day.
LoBianco, T. (2016, March 24). Report: Nixon's war on drugs targeted black people. Retrieved from https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/23/politics/john-ehrlichman-richard-nixon-drug-war-blacks-hippie/index.html
Penn State University. (2019). Unit 05, Lesson 10: Crises.


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We're still dealing with the emotional trauma associated with Joanna and Chip Gaines's decision to leave Fixer Upper after the upcoming fifth season. (Seriously, our therapist is making a killing.) But at the very least, they've now offered an explanation.
In the latest issue of People, Joanna discussed what went into making the life-changing (for us) verdict and revealed they need a moment to just be Chip and Joanna. She said, "We gave everything we had to this show—the beautiful homes and those sweet families—but this just felt like the right time to catch our breath for a bit."
But the HGTV stars aren't the only ones who need a break. The couple began to notice their four children—Drake (12), Ella (11), Duke (9) and Emmie Kay (7)—were also tiring of the show's demands. Chip continued, "They would ask, 'Mom and Dad, do you guys have to film again today? When is this going to be over?" To which Joanna added, "The kids were so young when we started. Fast-forward to today and our oldest is almost a teenager—they're all growing up so quickly."
Fixer Upper premiered in 2013 and instantly turned the Gaineses into an HGTV household couple, but the show's grueling production schedule made filming particularly exhausting. Chip added, "Nobody told us that that was unique. Nobody told us that that was a little bit irrational."
As for the couple's future, Joanna says they're looking forward to spending more time with family and building their Magnolia business. (And Target line, no doubt.) She added, "We really want to focus on this break and take a step back to let this all soak in. Regardless of what the future holds, we are hopeful for what God has for us and our family in this next season."
The fifth and final season of Fixer Upper premieres on Tuesday, November 28, on HGTV. We'll be watching, box of tissues in hand.
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