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(CNN) -- BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica has been confirmed as Renault's new F1 driver from 2010 as a direct replacement for Ferrari-bound former world champion Fernando Alonso.
Poland's Robert Kubica will replace Fernando Alonso as Renault's new driver from next year.
The 24-year-old Pole, who has spent the last three-and-a-half years with the German manufacturer, had been forced to find a new team after BMW revealed they were pulling out of the sport at the end of the year.
Although Renault have struggled since their title triumphs of 2005 and 2006, even with Alonso back at the wheel these past two years, Kubica is confident they can again be a force.
"I'm very happy I will be joining Renault in the 2010 season," Kubica told the team's official Web site.
"I feel I have a special connection with this team because in 2005 I won the World Series by Renault. This gave me the chance to test with the team in Barcelona, which led to my debut in Formula One.
"I share with Renault a strong winning mentality and feel comfortable with their friendly and open attitude. I'm highly motivated and optimistic that together we can be at the front of the grid next year, and hopefully fighting for the world title."
Kubica pushed Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa for last year's world title, winning his only race of 55 grands prix to date in Canada.
However, he has failed to recapture such form this year due to the team failing to provide him with a competitive car, collecting just nine points from 15 races.
But with Alonso's departure, Renault now have a strong replacement as recognised by team principal Bob Bell. "We are very excited to have signed Robert."
"Ever since Robert made his grand prix debut in 2006, he has been on our radar as one of the most naturally talented drivers of his generation. He has delivered on that promise so it's great to have secured him in one of our cars next season," added Bell.
"Renault has high ambitions and hopes for the future of the team and we feel Robert can play a big role in fulfilling them."

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In game one the Lady Bisons outlasted Mercer for a 2-1 win in 10 innings. Both teams scored in the 10th ending a string of nine shutout innings. It was the first 10 inning game for the Lady Bisons since Christen Campbell pitched 10 innings against Jacksonville in a 3-2 win March 31, 2007.
In game two Mercer won 3-0 as the Lady Bisons were shut out for only the second time this season. The first time was a 4-0 loss to Nicholls State at the Louisiana Classics in Lafayette, La., Feb. 14.
"We talked all week about the team making the fewest mistakes being the one that would win," said Lipscomb coach Kristen Peck. "We made a couple of defensive miscues. And we weren't adjusting at the plate.
"In game one we got the big play at the end. In game two we had a few mistakes. We just weren't clicking on all cylinders."
Mercer had not been shut out this season and they avoided it in the first game with their lone run.
The Lady Bisons answered loudly in the home part of the inning. Kellie Sirus was placed on second. Abby Keese was intentionally walked for the fifth time in the game. Christen Campbell moved Keese to second and Sirus to third with a sacrifice bunt to the pitcher. Mollie Mitchell was intentionally walked to load the bases. Caroline Mason struck out. Megan Rottler then came in to pinch-hit for Vanessa Medina. Rottler singled to center to bring in Sirus and Keese for the win.
Lauren Dortwegt led the Lady Bisons with three of their seven hits.
Freshman right-hander Whitney Kiihnl picked up her 14th win. She set a career high for innings pitched in a game. She also had 18 strikeouts, a new career high as well.
Left-hander Jenni Holtz went the distance for Mercer, striking out 12 and walking seven.
"Holtz got a raw deal for them," said Peck. "She threw pretty well against us. Whitney, fortunately for us, threw a very, very good game."
In game two Mercer scored one run in the second and two in the third. The Lady Bisons managed only three hits, all singles by Dortwegt, Mitchell and Mackenzie Tucker.
"I was a little frustrated with our approach in game two," said Peck. "I think we came out and coasted a little bit. I think we exhausted so much energy in game one that we came out flat in game two instead of coming out re-energized."
Left-hander Lacey Richardson won her 10th game of the season for Mercer. She struck out six and walked two.
Right-hander Alaina Jacobson slipped to 8-3. She gave up seven hits while striking out two and walking two.
"Mercer has good pitching," said Peck. "They have all year. We knew that coming in. We knew both games were going to pitching duels. We will learn from this. We are going to see Mercer again down the road."
Saturday afternoon at 3 the Lady Bisons will play Kennesaw State in an Atlantic Sun doubleheader at Draper Diamond. Peck will be celebrating her 28th birthday. She would love for her team to present her with two wins. She only needs one to reach 100 in her four seasons at the helm of the Lady Bisons.
"Kennesaw State has been up and down a little this year after losing some key players to injuries," said Peck. "But they have players that can hit the ball. They have some players that can pitch well on any given day.
"We have got to treat Saturday as a new day offensively and not carry our at bats from Friday into the Kennesaw games. We need to be refreshed and ready to go."
The Lady Bisons are 31- 10, 9-3 in the A-Sun. Mercer is 30-15, 9-5 in the conference.


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- England v Australia, 3rd Test, Old Trafford, 4th day
Rogers falls after England resist
Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details
England greatly reduced Australia's chances of forcing the victory they need to keep the Ashes series alive with doughty lower-order batting on the fourth morning of the Old Trafford Test. Matt Prior and Stuart Broad put together a critical stand of 58 that averted the follow-on, before the last man James Anderson aided England's wicketkeeper in another pesky union that pared the tourists' lead to 159.
Opening with a promoted David Warner, Chris Rogers was out to Broad before lunch, essaying the sort of limited-overs shot that Australia must resort to in the afternoon. Rain is predicted to interrupt the remaining five sessions of the match, leaving Australia with limited time in which to pursue a result. Consequently, Prior and Broad's contributions are likely to have a significant bearing on the final outcome.
Michael Clarke's bowlers were not guilty of much other than a little flatness after their Saturday exertions, and Peter Siddle earned his four wickets. But the batsmen must now assert themselves to build the lead in a rapid fashion, against England bowlers who know a couple more firm sessions may be enough to secure the urn.
Watson's absence at the top of the order reflected his lack of batting confidence in the first innings, and also allowed Warner the chance to make a decent contribution to the match after his brief and less than illustrious visit to the middle on the second day. Rogers appeared fluent again but sacrificed his wicket to an attempted ODI dab towards third man, resulting only in an edge off Broad, well held by Prior.
That pair had resumed with a simple goal - avoid the follow-on and then let a bleak weather forecast conspire with them to thwart Australia. Clarke opened with a weary-looking Ryan Harris, his usual vim sapped by the previous day. Prior and Broad seemed wise to this and attacked, while at the other end Broad kept Nathan Lyon out.
Runs accrued quickly, to a combination of decent shots and fortunate edges, the vacant third-slip region getting particular attention. Australia's lead was quickly diminished, and with a slashing Broad drive off Harris the follow-on was saved. Now sensing his primary task had been achieved, Broad had no qualms about turning on his heels to the pavilion after Lyon procured the thinnest of edges through to Brad Haddin.
Prior continued to attack and was dropped at shortish midwicket by a lunging Steve Smith off Lyon. Graeme Swann did not last long, and also walked after doing well to inside-edge a searing delivery in Siddle's first over of the morning, but Prior and Anderson then did their best to prolong England's innings and thus reduce the time available for Australia to force a result.
This resulted in some curious shot choices and equally odd field settings, the crowd growing restless as Prior farmed the strike and Anderson looked safe enough against the few deliveries he did have to face. Drinks arrived after 67 runs had been added for the loss of two wickets - a ledger most favourable to England. Prior did not last too much longer, skying Siddle to hand him a deserved fourth wicket, but there was little doubt which side was happier with the morning's cricket.
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I am approaching this from the perspective of the first time player, since I have now had the occassion to teach 2 people how to play A&A using this board.
I would like to list here 3 things that work particularly well, and 3 things which do not. I'll start with the positives, since they require less explanation.
1. Less starting units: as intended, this accelerates the game play, because the board takes less time to set up, and the first round battles take less time to fight, less rolling. All benefits for a starter game
2. Simplified territory divisions on the map: I think the 1941 map works quite well for beginners. There is enough of the core historical geography to make it interesting, and some of the simplifications make the game interesting/novel even for more experienced players. So yes, the simplified territories are a definite benefit for a starter game.
3. Simplified unit roster. I cannot say enough how wholeheartedly I agree with this decision. It takes a great deal of explanation out of the equation, while still providing the basics for understanding how combat in A&A works. Simple principles like fodder, blitzing, pushing inf stacks etc are easy enough to teach. I agree with this decision completely
now on to what doesn't work...
1. severely reduced production/income. I have read the design arguments for why this decision was made, but I believe they are entirely misguided for the following reason... The disparity between starting units, and unit replacement through purchasing is so extreme, that a single (and I do mean a single!) bad purchasing decision or single unlucky dice roll, can lose a player the entire war before it even begins. Diminished unit replacement, means that the value of the starting units is magnified considerably, and the first round battles are now so so sooo important, that new players have no margin for error. In fact I think this decision effectively makes 1941 a game for experts, not beginners.
Let me explain further, because this point is easy to miss. You may believe for example, that you are simplifying the game because less money = less units on the board = less time rolling = fewer decisions to make. But you'd be wrong, and this is why...
A brand new player is not going to understand say, how to set up an effective logistics train using transports, or how to defend Moscow from a German rush, or when to buy inf and not tanks, or how to cover fleets, or how to use aircraft to cover multiple territories, or for that matter which territories are which, and which are critical and which are not. So what happens, typically, is they lose a lot of these starting units, the vast majority of them before they even learn how to use them. And once lost, they can't be replaced, because there is no money in this game. So, put simply, no money means no room to recover from a mistake.
And a starter game should not punish new players so severely in the first round, and make the cost of new units so exorbitant. The limited economy nullifies all the pros listed above, and pushes the game into an extremely challenging arena.
Which brings me to my next point...
2. New players need paper money. They need it! This is not a part of the game we should be getting rid of to save on cost, or because you think that counting the ipc certificates is somehow mundane or time intensive. It is, in point of fact, the easiest mechanism for tracking income. It is also an enticement to play, and a way for new players to see how they are progressing. It mirrors another game with which they are often familiar (Monopoly) and I cannot state forcefully enough, the benefit that having the paper money has for new players. This should not be thought of casually as something you can remove for the sake of simplicity. Because the alternatives (like a board tracker, or a pencil and paper) are more involved and way less fun.
3. I think removing the factory was a mistake. It's the most fun unit in this game. Every step we take that makes factory purchases less likely, diminished the joy. Factories teaches new players about logistics, and production cost vs. proximity to the action, and how just the raw numbers can be so much different when you go from 1 to 2 to 3 ipcs. One of the major challenges of learning how to play A&A effectively is to learn how to use your transports to full effect. It's not an easy thing to teach or to learn (when to buy them, how many to buy, which units to load them with, how to move and cover them with surface fleets.) It's complicated, and while I appreciate that new players have to learn this stuff too, taking away the ability to buy new factories, also takes away some of the simple strategies that new players often like to try. Like in Classic, buying a factory in South Africa, or India? Or should the US buy one in China? Or when does Japan build their factory on the mainland and where. All these decisions are nixed by the combination of low production/low income/no factories.
Finally, something I would like to mention. It should be understood by now, that in pretty much all versions of this game, the side with more Nations to manage is already at a disadvantage (just from having to coordinate 3 vs 2.) This is particularly so among new players. It's enough in most cases to mitigate even the economic advantage usually given to the Allies. Now, the problem is not as extreme with two unevenly matched opponents, in which case the beginner takes Axis and the more experienced player takes Allies, but when both are evenly matched (or both are new) then the player taking Allies is much more likely to be frustrated into disinterest by the challenge here.
That's why its so important that a starter game allow for a certain margin of error. More production/IPCs are the easiest way to accomplish this.
Simplify the starting unit set up, and strip down the roster as much as you like, but keep the purchasing aspect in tact. It's the most entertaining part of the game, purchasing units, or planning what to purchase. That's the part of the game we should be playing up in a starter game, not the reverse.
My two cents on this anyway
I am happy that the importance of a starter game has been finally acknowledged (amidst all the complex anniversary and global and theater specific games.) It's important that we have one of these, I just think this aspect of its design needs to be considered more carefully.)
Thanks again for hearing me out
1941 as a starter/intro game: What works and what doesn't
If you're looking for a quick or introductory game of Axis & Allies this is the one. It also has a very special collection of never before seen plastic units.
Just to mention a few: German Tiger tank, Russian IS2 tank, US P40 Warhawk, German FW-190 Folkwolf, Japanese Kongo class battleship and the HMS Hood, and oh yeah... the German He-111 Heinkel bomber.
Just to mention a few: German Tiger tank, Russian IS2 tank, US P40 Warhawk, German FW-190 Folkwolf, Japanese Kongo class battleship and the HMS Hood, and oh yeah... the German He-111 Heinkel bomber.
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Re: 1941 as a starter/intro game: What works and what doesn't
The simplicity of the game is where the beauty lies in it, you can borrow units from other games to "beef it up" in complexity & house rule it, in order to add more gaming elements to it, as time goes on. Or just get a more complex game and dumb it down for a new player, either way it cannot get more simpler. If it did, you see a version of it in the pre-school game section next to "Chutes and Ladders", thanks, Pellulo
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Re: 1941 as a starter/intro game: What works and what doesn't
The lack of money in the 1941 game is really disturbing - it has a side effect that probably was not intended: losses weigh much heavier than before because they cannot be replaced. I have not tried it yet but I just came up with an easy solution to fix it: Just double the amount of income and see how it affects game play.
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PEPFAR Guidance on Prevention for MSM
May 25, 2011
Following nearly a year delay, PEPFAR recently released its technical guidance document (.pdf) on prevention programs for men who have sex with men, according to this Center for Global Health Policy "ScienceSpeaks" blog post. The guidance "includes recommendations for ensuring confidentiality and other means of optimizing HIV prevention for this unique population," and "outlin[es] activities that PEPFAR will support through country budgets," the blog states (Mazzotta, 5/20).
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New York City has been having some wonderful early days of fall. Minus the massive flooding and hail last night, but lets not lose our focus just yet. A couple weekends back while running around D.U.M.B.O, in Brooklyn I randomly bumped into artist genius and mad-scientist at-large, Damon Soule. What perfect timing, as he was just wrapping up the last of his new body of work for his show 'Tessellating Pigments' here in New York City. Just another great day on set with Damon Soule. Take, um yeah... Action! - Manuel Bello
D23 and The Bello, quiet on the set!
After we wrapped the lunch shoot we headed down towards the city that it quietly tucked away under the Manhattan Bridge.
Um, what... Holy Damon Soule, he is on a serious roll with this latest batch of bananas!
Varnish Varnish Varnish...
The big beast on the right is based on the uncertainty principal.
Suddenly, Damon sees my eyes glaze over. He then insisted dropping some science explaining the concept of an object existing only when we allow it to by recognize it as so. Which is Heisenberg's 'uncertainty principle', trip out on that shit for a while. And speaking of recognizing, shoo!
Damon is also quite the carpenter creating various things from found objects in the east river which is a stones throw from his studio. coincidence or something more, hmmm....?
After a full day of food, fun and varnish we decided to recharge at the power plant.
The night was slowly creeping up on us....
And it was back to The Dark City...
Damon Soule Tessellating Pigments October 14 to November 6, 2010 with
Mac The Humble and Sublime October 14 to November 6, 2010 at Joshua Liner Gallery
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TOPSoccer Mini-Fest to highlight Cal South Night with LA Galaxy
May 10, 2010
Cal South will definitely be well represented at the June 5 LA Galaxy against the Houston Dynamo. The Galaxy is hosting special events for Cal South TOPSoccer, Referees, Coaches and Adult League before the game and is offering special ticket pricing for all Cal South members.
TOPSoccer will open the day with a 3pm festival on Field 7 at the Home Depot Center. The festival is free and welcomes all Cal South TOPSoccer players and families, as well as kids and parents who are interested in learning more about the program. Activities will include target shooting, parachute races, slalom, a hoops and cones challenge and, of course, a soccer game. LA Galaxy Academy players will take part in the session. All participating TOPSoccer players will receive a ticket to the game with the purchase of a companion ticket. For more information, please click here or call Gary Gomez at 310.630.2238.
Cal South referees are being recognized by the Galaxy with a special referee pack which includes discounted tickets and a post match Q&A with MLS Game Officials. It's an opportunity to review calls from the game as well as learn what it's like to work a match with professional players.
LA Galaxy appreciation for Cal South coaches is being shown with a coach pack with special ticket pricing and a pre-game Coaches Forum with a member of the Galaxy coaching staff.
For tickets and information for the referee and coaches events, please go to www.lagalaxy.com/calsouth .
Cal South adult league players will benefit from a pre-game $1 special happy hour. From 2:30pm to 4:30pm, the Adult Soccer Happy Hour will feature $1 beers, $1 sodas and $1 hot dogs. This will be in an exclusive, wristband entry-only VIP area outside the Home Depot Center near the southeast entrance. Advance ticket purchase is needed and can be arranged by contacting Rachel Valadez or by calling 310.630.2154.
So, if you're a Cal South coach, referee, adult league member, TOPSoccer family or a Cal South member of any kind, please make plans to come to Cal South Night with the LA Galaxy on Saturday, June 5 at the Home Depot Center. Game time is 5pm.
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This week we started a presidents race group on flickr, which is already growing and filled with your great images and videos from Nationals Park. If you are a flickr member, I encourage you to check it out!
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Thirty-ninth session
Geneva, 5 - 23 November 2007
1. The Committee against Torture considered the fourth report of Estonia (CAT/C/80/Add.1) at its 793rd and 796th meetings (CAT/C/SR. 793 and 796), held on 13 and 14 November 2007, and adopted at its 804th meeting on 20 November 2007 (CAT/C/SR. 804) the following conclusions and recommendations.
2. The Committee welcomes the fourth periodic report of Estonia, which generally follows the Committee's guidelines for reporting and expresses its appreciation for the written responses (CAT/C/EST/Q/4/Add.1) provided to its list of issues (CAT/C/EST/Q/4).
3. The Committee also appreciates the large and high-level delegation of the State party and the positive and frank dialogue conducted with it, as well as the additional oral information provided by the representatives of the State party to questions raised and concerns expressed during the consideration of the report.
4. The Committee welcomes the ratification, inter alia, of:
a) The Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, in 2006;
b) The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, in 2004;
c) The Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, in 2003;
d) The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, in 2003.
5. The Committee also welcomes the entry into force of:
a) The Victim Support Act in 2004 and its amendment in 2007;
b) The State Legal Aid Act, in 2005;
c) The new Code of Criminal Procedure, in 2004;
d) The amendment to the Refugees Act, in 2003.
6. The Committee further notes with satisfaction the important effort made for the renovation of detention facilities, the closure of old arrest houses and the construction of new prisons, especially the Tartu prison which opened in 2002, to improve the general living conditions of all persons deprived of liberty in the State party, as well as to move from an old style camp-based system to a modern cell-based penitentiary system.
7. The Committee notes positively the publication of the reports of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and the responses by the State party, which enables a general debate by all interested parties.
Definition of torture
8. While noting that the Convention has entered into force in the State party in 1991 and the Penal Code in 2002, the Committee continues to regret that the definition contained in article 122 of the Penal Code, even if read in conjunction with the criminal offenses of articles 291, 312 and 324 of the Penal Code, does not fully reflect all elements contained in article 1 of the Convention, notably mental pain and suffering, discrimination and acquiescence of a public official (art.1).
The Committee reiterates its previous recommendation (CAT/C/CR/29/5, para. 6 (a)) that the State party should bring its definition of torture fully into conformity with article 1 of the Convention. By naming and defining the offence of torture in accordance with the Convention and distinct from other crimes, the Committee considers that States parties will directly advance the Convention's overarching aim of preventing torture, inter alia, by alerting everyone, including perpetrators, victims, and the public, to the special gravity of the crime of torture and by improving the deterrent effect of the prohibition itself.
Fundamental legal safeguards of detained persons
9. The Committee is concerned about the practical implementation of the fundamental legal safeguards of detained persons, including access to an independent medical doctor, as well as about the registration of all detained persons (art. 2).
The State party should ensure that all detained suspects are afforded, in practice, fundamental legal safeguards during their detention, including the right to access a lawyer. and an independent medical examination, inform a relative and to be informed of their rights at the moment they are deprived of their liberty, including about the charges brought against them, as well as to be promptly presented to a judge.
Administrative detention
10. The Committee is concerned about the possibility of "administrative detention in jail" and "administrative arrest" (paras. 89 and 215 of the State party report) and about the complete absence of information on such detention in the report as well as from the delegation, especially regarding the competent authority and the applicable legal safeguards (art. 2).
The State party should provide the Committee with detailed information on such "administrative detention" and insure that the fundamental legal safeguards also apply in such cases.
Chancellor of Justice
11. While noting that the Chancellor of Justice has been designated as the national protection mechanism pursuant to article 3 of the Optional Protocol the Convention, recognizing its role in inspecting places of detention and welcoming the publication of its reports in different languages, the Committee remains concerned about its independence, mandate and resources, as well as its ability to investigate all complaints of violation of the provisions of the Convention (arts.2 and 11).
The State party should consider establishing a national institution for the promotion and protection of human rights, in accordance with the Paris Principles (General Assembly resolution 48/134, annex) and provide it with the adequate resources to carry out its mandate.
12. While noting that the determination of "a safe country is done on an individual basis by the Citizenship and Migration Board" as well as the list of countries to which persons have been expelled, the Committee is still concerned that the application of the principle of "safe country" may prevent the State party from considering all elements of an individual case, thus not fulfilling all its non-refoulement obligations under the Convention (art. 3).
The State party should always assess its non-refoulement obligations under article 3 of the Convention on an individual basis and provide, in practice, all procedural guarantees to the person expelled, returned or extradited.
Appropriate penalties for acts of torture in the Penal Code
13. The Committee remains concerned about the inadequacy of the penalties applicable to torture, i.e. of articles 122, 291, 312 and 324 of the Penal Code, ranging from "pecuniary punishment" to a maximum of five years imprisonment (art. 4).
The State party should ensure that torture is punishable by appropriate penalties which take into account its grave nature, as set out in paragraph 2 of article 4 of the Convention.
Training and education on the provisions of the Convention
14. The Committee is concerned about the insufficient training regarding the provisions of the Convention for law enforcement personnel, including penitentiary staff, judges and prosecutors. The Committee also notes with concern the lack of specific training of medical personnel acting in detention facilities to detect signs of torture and ill-treatment (arts. 10 and 15).
The State party should reinforce its training programmes for all law enforcement personnel on the absolute prohibition of torture and other ill-treatment, as well as for prosecutors and judges on the State party's obligations under the Convention. This should include the inadmissibility of confessions and statements obtain as a result of torture.
The State party should also ensure adequate training for all medical personnel involved with detainees to detect signs of torture and other ill-treatment in accordance with international standards, such as outlined in the Istanbul Protocol.
Complaints, investigations and appropriate sentencing
15. The Committee notes the supervision activities of prisons by the Ministry of Justice, of arrest houses by the Police Board, of psychiatric institutions by the Health Board and of the Illuka Reception Centre for Asylum-Seekers by the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Defence Forces. The Committee is nevertheless concerned about the inadequate complaint mechanism existing for all places where persons are deprived of liberty and about insufficient oversight and monitoring of such places, as well as the small numbers of perpetrators of acts of torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment convicted with appropriate sentences for the grave nature of the acts committed (arts. 12 and 13).
The State party should ensure that complaint mechanisms exist in all places where persons are deprived of liberty and that the oversight and monitoring of such places is adequate.
The State party should promptly, thoroughly and impartially investigate all allegations of acts of torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, bring the responsible to justice and punish those convicted with sentences proportional to the gravity of their offence.
Inter-prisoner violence
16. The Committee is concerned about inter-prisoner violence, especially with regard to the incidents that occurred in Murru prison in 2006 where two prisoners were killed, as well as with the insufficient measures taken to prevent and investigate such violence (arts. 12 and 13).
The State party should promptly, thoroughly and impartially investigate all deaths in detention and all violence amongst prisoners, including any cases involving possible negligence on the part of law enforcement personnel, and bring the responsible to justice, in order to fulfill its obligations under article 12 of the Convention.
Code of Criminal Procedure
17. The Committee is concerned at the fact that, under the Code of Criminal Procedure, the court does not have the right to continue proceedings at its own discretion if prosecution drops charges (para. 64 of the State party report), and that prosecution may prolong pre-trial detention after the initial period of six months without any justification (art. 13).
The State party should consider revising its Code of Criminal Procedure in order to regulate the powers of prosecution vis-à-vis the judiciary as well as to establish an obligation for prosecution to justify before the court any prolongation of the initial six months pre-trial detention period.
Compensation and rehabilitation for victims
18. While welcoming the increase in compensation to victims of certain crimes, the Committee remains concerned about the apparent absence of compensation for victims of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, as well as with the lack of appropriate measures for the rehabilitation of victims of torture, ill-treatment, trafficking, and domestic and sexual violence (art. 14).
The State party should ensure that adequate compensation is provided to victims of torture and other ill-treatment and that the means for as full rehabilitation as possible are also made available to all victims of torture and other ill-treatment, trafficking, and domestic and sexual violence.
Overcrowding and conditions of detention
19. While welcoming the decrease in the prison population from approximately 4,800 detainees in 2001 to 3,600 in 2007, due to the introduction of various forms of expedited proceedings, which have ranged to 42 per cent of all criminal proceedings, and to alternative mechanisms of detention, the Committee remains concerned about the overall conditions of detention in the State party, including with regard to adequate HIV medical care (art. 16).
The State party should continue to alleviate the overcrowding of the penitentiary institutions and improve conditions of detention, especially in arrest houses where pre-trial detainees are held for long periods in poor and inadequate conditions and should also continue its efforts to reduce the pre-trial detention period.
The State party should provide adequate food to all detainees and improve the health and medical services in detention facilities, including by making available appropriate treatments, especially to HIV and tuberculosis infected detainees.
Trafficking in persons
20. While welcoming awareness-raising and prevention campaigns and programmes (including the EQUAL EU cooperation project) as well as the National Plan of Action on trafficking in human beings, the Committee remains concerned about this persistent phenomenon and the absence of specific legislative measures to prevent, combat and punish human trafficking (art. 16).
The State party should reinforce its legislation and adopt other effective measures in order to adequately prevent, combat and punish human trafficking, especially that of women and children, and should promptly investigate, prosecute and punish all perpetrators of such crimes.
The State party should provide the Committee with statistical data on the incidence of trafficking as well as the objectives and results of the implemented measures, including investigations, prosecutions and convictions.
The State party should also adopt specific training and sensitization programmes for law enforcement personnel on human trafficking.
Domestic violence
21. While noting the existence of several programmes and plans aimed at combating domestic violence, the Committee remains concerned about the incidence of such violence and the absence of specific legal measures to prevent and combat it (art. 16).
The State party should adopt a specific type of criminal offence for domestic violence, and provide protection for victims and their access to medical and legal services, including counselling services.
The State party should also promptly investigate, prosecute and punish all perpetrators of such violence and ensure adequate training to sensitize law enforcement personnel on domestic violence, including sexual violence and violence against children.
Stateless persons
22. The Committee notes the concerns and recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Human Rights Committee and the Committee on the Rights of the Child. While welcoming the reduction of statelessness in the State party, the Committee remains concerned at the fact that approximately 33 per cent of the prison population is composed of stateless persons, while they represent approximately 8 per cent of the overall population of the State party (art. 16).
The State party should adopt all adequate legal and practical measures to simplify and facilitate the naturalization and integration of stateless persons and non-citizens.
The State party should also adopt the necessary measures to guarantee that stateless persons and non-citizens are informed of their rights in a language they understand and have access to the fundamental legal safeguards from the moment they are deprived of their liberty, without any discrimination.
The Committee reiterates its previous recommendation (CAT/C/CR/29/5, para. 6 (h) and (i)) that the State party should also address the causes and consequences of the disproportionate presence of stateless persons in the prison population and adopt the necessary measures to prevent this phenomenon.
The State party should further consider ratifying the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.
Brutality and excessive use of force by law enforcement personnel
23. While welcoming the establishment of a complaints hotline operated by a non-governmental organization, the Committee remains concerned at allegations of brutality and excessive use of force by law enforcement personnel, especially with regard to the disturbances that occurred in Tallinn in April 2007, well documented by a detailed compilation of complaints (art. 16).
The State party should promptly, thoroughly and impartially investigate all acts of brutality and excessive use of force by law enforcement personnel and bring the perpetrators to justice.
The State party should also reinforce its training programmes for law enforcement personnel, especially for all special police forces, and encourage the State party to adopt the draft code of ethics for the police.
Psychiatric facilities
24. While welcoming the improvement in the assistance of patients with psychiatric illnesses, including the implementation of the Mental Health Act into practice, the Committee is concerned about the general living conditions in psychiatric institutions and inadequate forms of treatment (art. 16).
The State party should improve the living conditions for patients in psychiatric institutions, ensure that all places where mental health patients are held for involuntary treatment are regularly visited by independent monitoring bodies to guarantee the proper implementation of the safeguards set out to secure their rights, and that alternative forms of treatment, especially community-based treatment, are developed.
Data collection relevant to the implementation of the Convention
25. The Committee regrets the absence of comprehensive and disaggregated data on complaints, investigations, prosecutions and convictions of cases of torture and ill-treatment by law enforcement and penitentiary personnel, as well as on trafficking, domestic violence and sexual violence.
The State party should compile and provide to the Committee statistical data relevant to the monitoring of the implementation of the Convention at the national level, including complaints, investigations, prosecutions and convictions of cases of torture and other ill-treatment, trafficking, domestic, sexual violence and ethnically motivated violence, violence against vulnerable groups, inter-prisoner and inter-patient violence, as well as on compensation and rehabilitation provided to the victims.
26. The Committee recommends that the State party consider making the declarations under articles 21 and 22 of the Convention.
27. The Committee invites the State party to ratify the core United Nations human rights treaties to which it is not yet a party.
28. The Committee invites the State party to submit its core document in accordance with the requirements of the Common Core Document in the Harmonized Guidelines on Reporting, as approved by the international human rights treaty bodies and contained in document HRI/GEN/2/Rev.4.
29. The Committee requests the State party to widely disseminate its report, together with the written answers to the Committee's questions and the conclusions and recommendations of the Committee, in all appropriate languages through official websites, the media and non-governmental organizations.
30. The Committee requests the State party to provide, within one year, information on its response to the recommendations in paragraphs 10, 16, 20, 22 and 23 above.
31. The State party is invited to submit its next report, which will be the fifth periodic report, by 30 December 2011.
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En español | If you've ever eaten hot cheesy lasagna or a steaming plate of spaghetti bolognese in the middle of summer, you probably needed a napkin to mop your brow more than to wipe your mouth. But good news, pasta lovers: You can enjoy freshly cooked pasta during the warm, humid months by tossing it with room-temperature ingredients.
I call this category of dishes "Hot Pasta, Cool Sauces."
Start by heating the water, which you can use for both cooking the pasta and blanching the vegetables. In Penne With Broccoli Pesto, you cook the entire head of broccoli. First you blanch the florets before transferring them to a food processor for making the pesto. Then you add the peeled-and-sliced broccoli stems to the cooking pasta for great texture and added nutrition.
The cooking water serves the same purpose for Bowties With Kale, Peas and Creamy Ricotta Sauce. Add the kale when the pasta has five minutes left to cook, so the kale is just tender with a little chew. Drop in the frozen peas for the last minute or so — long enough to take them from frosty and hard to hot and bright green.
In Spaghetti With Arugula and Tuna-Caper Sauce, there's no need to cook the arugula. This pleasantly peppery green is tender enough to wilt when tossed with the hot pasta.
While the pasta cooks, you can put together one of the simple and easy room-temperature sauces. Make hearty broccoli pesto flavorful with pine nuts (or almonds), garlic, basil and Parmesan cheese. Partner seasonal ripe tomatoes with olive oil and garlic. Add interest with capers or canned tuna. For an instant sauce, simply stir in fresh ricotta.
"Hot Pasta, Cool Sauces" are such easy and delicious dinner options, you may find yourself craving these recipes in the colder months as well.
Penne With Broccoli Pesto
Serves 4 to 6
- Salt
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- 3 garlic cloves
- 1/2 cup pine nuts or sliced almonds
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup packed basil leaves
- Ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese, plus extra for grating
- 12 ounces penne
Bring 2 quarts of salted water to boil in a large soup kettle. Add broccoli florets and cook until just tender and still bright green, 4 to 5 minutes, adding garlic cloves for the last minute. Remove florets and garlic with a slotted spoon and transfer to a food processor along with nuts, oil, basil and a sprinkling of salt and pepper; process to pesto texture. Stir in 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese and set aside.
Meanwhile, add penne to the boiling water. Using back-of-the-box times as a guide, cook partially covered and stir frequently at first to prevent sticking, until just tender, adding broccoli stems the last 5 minutes of cooking. Set colander over a large bowl and drain penne, reserving cooking liquid. Return penne to the pot.
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Serves 4
- Salt
- 12 ounces bowtie pasta
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- 3 large garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
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Bring 2 quarts of salted water to boil in a large soup kettle. Add bowtie pasta and, using back-of-the-box times as a guide, cook, partially covered and stirring frequently at first to prevent sticking, until just tender, adding kale the last 5 minutes of cooking and peas the last minute or so of cooking.
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Spaghetti With Arugula and Tuna-Caper Sauce
Serves 4
- Salt
- 12 ounces spaghetti
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- 2 cans (5 ounces each) white albacore tuna, drained
- 1/2 cup capers
- 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 quart (4 cups) packed arugula
- 1/2 cup shaved Parmesan
Bring 2 quarts of salted water to boil in a large soup kettle. Add spaghetti and, using back-of-the-box times as a guide, cook partially covered and stirring frequently at first to prevent sticking, until just tender. Drain and return to pot.
Meanwhile, toss tomatoes and a light sprinkling of salt in a medium bowl. Mix in tuna, capers, oil and garlic; let stand while spaghetti continues to cook.
Add arugula to hot pasta; toss to wilt, then add tuna-tomato mixture and toss to coat. Serve, sprinkling each with a portion of Parmesan.
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ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's prime minister vowed Wednesday that his government will pursue peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban, naming a four-member committee to facilitate negotiations.
In a speech to parliament, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif also called on the militants to observe a ceasefire, and condemned them for targeting security forces and civilians in recent months.
Sharif long has supported talks as the best way to end the years of fighting in the country's northwest.
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"It is necessary for the success of the talks to start this process with good intentions and it demands that the acts of terrorism be immediately stopped. Talks and terrorism cannot go side by side," Sharif told lawmakers.
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The four people named by Sharif to head the negotiations are: Rahimullah Yousafzai, a local journalist and expert on the Taliban; Pakistan's former ambassador to Afghanistan, Rustam Shah Mohmand; retired intelligence officer Mohammed Amer and columnist Irfan Sadiqui.
One of the negotiators, Mohmand, said the government had few options but to keep trying to bring the militants to the table because force had not ended the militants' attacks.
"You will kill them. They will kill you. The killing cycle will go on," Mohmand said.
He said the committee would initially try to covertly establish contacts with the militants, but warned that the task would not be easy.
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A spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban, Shahidullah Shahid, said the militant group has convened a meeting of its executive council to discuss the prime minister's offer and the negotiating team.
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Sharif has come under fire in the past for pursuing peace talks over military action against Pakistani Taliban militants in the northwest who have been trying to overthrow the government and enforce their harsh brand of Islam across the country. Critics say the militants have broken numerous peace accords and simply use the negotiating time to gather their strength.
In a country that seems to suffer from endless bomb attacks and shootings, the idea of a negotiated settlement has some popularity. Many Pakistanis view the war in the country's northwest as being imposed on them by the United States after the invasion of Afghanistan and resent being forced to fight fellow Muslims.
Meanwhile, the Pakistani Taliban continued their attacks Wednesday in other parts of the country, underlining just how difficult it would be to come to a negotiated settlement.
Three members of the security forces were killed in separate attacks in the southern city of Karachi, said senior police officer Amir Farooqi. A spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
In one, assailants threw a grenade at a vehicle carrying paramilitary Rangers in the Nazimabad neighbourhood, killing one of them. Minutes later, a roadside bomb wounded three security personnel in the same area, and then a suicide bomber blew himself up outside the headquarters of the paramilitary Rangers, killing one Ranger and a private guard, Farooqi said.
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Install the [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=
Install the [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=pyload] package from the AUR.
Revision as of 16:23, 6 August 2011
pyLoad is a fast, lightweight and full featured download manager for many One-Click-Hoster, container formats like DLC, video sites or just plain http/ftp links (supported hosts). It aims for low hardware requirements and platform independence to be runnable on all kind of systems (desktop pc, netbook, NAS, router). Despite its strict restriction it is packed full of features just like webinterface, captcha recognition, unrar and much more.
pyLoad is divided into core and clients, to make it easily remote accessible. Currently there are (screenshots):
- a webinterface;
- a command line interface;
- a GUI written in Qt;
- and an Android client.
Install the pyload package from the AUR.
Required dependencies are handled by the AUR package's PKGBUILD. Nevertheless, some optional dependencies aren't:
- Ability to establish a secure connection to core or webinterface.
# pacman -S openssl python2-pyopenssl
- For ClickNLoad support.
# pacman -S spidermonkey
Run Setup Assistant:
# pyLoadCore -s
The Setup Assistant gives you a jump start, by providing a basic but working setup. Being a basic setup, there are more options and you should at least look at them, since some sections are untouched by the Assistant, like the permissions section.
However, if you prefer to edit the pyload.conf yourself and you went with the default conf directory, you can change the settings by editing {{Filename|~/.pyload/pyload.conf}. Use your favorite editor to edit, ie:
# nano ~/.pyload/pyload.conf
You can get aquainted with most of the configuration options in this page. Do note that it is outdated, in a sense, since the Template:Filename files it refers to don't match what's still on that page.
While also editable with the web interface, you can also change the plugins configuration by editing Template:Filename. Use your favorite editor to edit, ie:
# nano ~/.pyload/plugins.conf
Extraction passwords are store in ~/.pyload/unrar_passwords.txt. To add passwords either edit the file or:
# echo '<password>' >> ~/.pyload/unrar_passwords.txt
You can get aquainted with most of the configuration options in this page. Do note that it is outdated, in a sense, since the /opt/pyload/module/config/ files it refers to don't match what's still on that page.
For more info on this,
cat /opt/pyload/scripts/Readme.txt
If you are interested in running userscripts, before running, you need to either
# chmod 777 /opt/pyload/scripts/
# chown <user you defined in pyload.conf / permissions settings> /opt/pyload/scripts/
in order for pyLoadCore to create the necessary folders.
# pyLoadCore
Interfacing with pyLoadCore
# pyLoadCli
# pyLoadGui
Or, as stated above, with the web interface. If the default settings are true, then:
Create and Template:Codeline: Template:Filename with the following content:
#!/bin/bash . /etc/rc.conf . /etc/rc.d/functions case "$1" in start) stat_busy "Starting pyLoadCore" su user -c '/usr/bin/pyLoadCore --daemon' &> /dev/null if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then stat_fail else add_daemon pyLoadCore stat_done fi ;; stop) stat_busy "Stopping pyLoadCore" killall -w -s 2 /usr/bin/pyLoadCore &> /dev/null if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then stat_fail else rm_daemon pyLoadCore stat_done fi ;; restart) $0 stop sleep 1 $0 start ;; *) echo "usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}" esac exit 0
Add Template:Codeline to the Daemons section in your Template:Filename.
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