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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – The Democratic nominees for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general are expected to be set following Tuesday’s Virginia primaries.
Before polls opened at 6 a.m., nearly 120,000 ballots were cast early across the commonwealth.
Since the state legislature approved no-excuse absentee voting, early turnout numbers in Virginia have grown. While early voting figures are not expected to ever reach the unprecedented heights of the 2020 presidential election, before there were COVID-19 vaccines, top election officials say the change has led to a noticeable difference.
“We’ve had voters, we’ve not had a lot of voters,” Constance Hargrove, Chesterfield County’s director of elections, said in a May 27 interview. “But because of no-excuse absentee voting we’ve had more voters in a primary than we normally would have.”
Even though early ballots can’t be tallied until primary day, a breakdown from the Virginia Department of Elections shows whether a voter cast a Democratic or Republican ballot for the primary.
With Virginia not registering its voters by political party, any registered voter can take part in the primary but must only select one ballot. Based on the ballot they choose, primary voters will select candidates for the top three statewide offices, House of Delegates and some local races.
What will be on the Democratic primary ballot?
Ballots are going to vary depending on where you live, but Democratic primary ballots across Virginia will have candidates for three statewide races.
There are five Democrats seeking the party’s nomination in the governor’s race: Del. Lee Carter (Manassas), state Sen. Jennifer McClellan (Richmond), Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, former Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy and former governor Terry McAuliffe.
Six candidates – Del. Sam Rasoul (Roanoke), Del. Hala Ayala (Prince William), Del. Mark Levine (Alexandria), Sean Perryman, Xavier Warren and Andria McClellan — are competing in the lieutenant governor’s race.
Attorney General Mark Herring is seeking a third term in office against challenger Del. Jay Jones (Norfolk) in the primary.
Democrats in the Virginia House of Delegates are facing more challengers than Republicans in the primary, with 14 incumbents having to run in the primary. In total, voters in 19 House districts will select Democratic nominees for the general election.
According to the state’s Department of Elections, just over 41,000 voters have mailed in their ballot and nearly 40,000 have voted early in person for the Democratic primary. More than 500,000 voters cast a ballot in the 2017 primary, when Gov. Ralph Northam and Lt. Gov. Fairfax won the Democratic nomination.
In terms of early voting, 115,284 Democratic primary ballots were submitted before Tuesday, data from the state’s Department of Elections shows.
What will be on the Republican primary ballot
The Virginia GOP opted for a party-run convention in early May to select its statewide candidates, leaving those races up to convention delegates and not primary voters.
Glenn Youngkin secured the Republican nomination for governor. Winsome Sears won the party’s lieutenant governor’s race and Del. Jason Miyares (Virginia Beach) is the GOP’s nominee for attorney general.
There are seven House district races on the Republican primary ballot, with only three incumbents being challenged for the party’s nomination.
Like the Democratic ballot, voters in those districts who select a Republican ballot will pick between those candidates. Local GOP races will also be on some ballots across Virginia.
With the major Republican contests already settled, it remains unclear how many typical GOP voters will head to the polls on June 8. Only certain localities have GOP primary contests and Republican voters have shown less enthusiasm for early voting than Democrats and have the option to vote in the Democratic races in the primary.
According to the Virginia Department of Elections, 2,062 Republican ballots were submitted early, either through in-person voting or mail, for the primary.
What comes after the primary?
Once polls close on June 8 and the ballot-counting process is complete, the contests for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general will be set.
On Nov. 2, the three statewide races, all 100 House of Delegates seats and local races will be on the ballot for the general election.


NEW YORK -- During a week of promising series debuts, ABC and CBS finished in a virtual dead heat in Nielsen Media Research's prime-time ratings race.
Meanwhile, NBC sunk to another historic low with XFL football and Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly marked a milestone in his continuing rivalry with Larry King.
Fox's latest reality series, "Boot Camp," was the network's most-watched program during its first week on the air. Nielsen said 15.8 million people tuned in to watch leather-lunged military personnel scream at money-hungry contestants.
ABC had strong starts for two new comedies. "What About Joan," starring Joan Cusack, reached 14.9 million viewers and "My Wife and Kids," with Damon Wayans, had 13.7 million people watching.
CBS breathed a sigh of relief that viewers flocked back to "Survivor II" after a one-week hiatus. The week's most popular show drew 28.1 million viewers.
NBC's XFL broadcast Saturday night had a 1.5 rating, believed to be the lowest-ever prime-time night among the big three networks in Nielsen history. It broke its own dubious record of 1.6 set two weeks ago.
The XFL game ranked 108th among 137 prime-time programs last week. Sunday's XFL broadcast on UPN finished in a six-way tie for 131st place.
O'Reilly, who recently signed a six-year contract extension with Fox News Channel, was celebrating Tuesday when ratings for the first three months of 2001 showed him beating King for the first time ever on a quarterly basis on weeknights. The margin was narrow: 1,114,000 average viewers to 1,097,000.
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MOON POLLING & ELECTIONS
Local By Elections Round-Up
Overall it was a good round of local by election for the Conservative Party. The big result was the gain in Hulton in Bolton. Hulton sits in South-East Bolton at Westminster level which is a safe Labour seat so this are should not be as favourable to the Conservatives as some other parts of Bolton. However the Conservatives gained the seat from Labour in an excellent result for the Governing party.
The Tories also scored a swing against Labour in Newport Pagnell on Milton Keynes council. At Westminster level this is part of Milton Keynes North, a Tory marginal seat Labour should be advancing if they are serious about winning a General Election. They didn’t meaning another good result for the Conservatives and continuing a pattern where Labour are not doing as well against the Conservatives in wards that sit in Westminster marginal seats.
The night was a tough one for Labour despite their vote share being up in all of the seats they contested. A changing trend as of late. They had a spell in October/November where their vote share was suffering badly but they were still successfully targeting and winning certain key seats. More recently their vote share is holding up better, but the targeting of seats has not been as good. An good example is that Labour’s best result this week was in Bournemouth where their vote was up 14%, a seat they were never going to win. But their vote was only up 3% in Bolton which led to the seat being lost.
The Conservatives did less well in the seat in Rochford in Essex where the Lib Dems were always going to hold the seat but earned a solid 5% swing as well which they will be pleased with. The other result in Bournemouth saw an Independent take the votes of the previous Independent to take the seat. Sometimes when an Independent stands down it can make for an interesting and sometimes wild result as votes from one Independent don’t always transfer to another Independent, not this time.
A trend to note going forward is that in direct Labour v Conservative contests, it appears where there is a UKIP vote to squeeze, more of it is heading n the Tories direction than was the case a few months ago. If this continues it can have consequences for the bigger picture as Labour winning an unexpectedly high number of UKIP votes in last June’s General election was the main reason the Conservatives did not win an overall majority.
The mix of this weeks results mean the projected national shared lead for the Conservatives over Labour is unchanged at 3.4%. The current numbers can be found here. This weeks by elections results in full at the bottom of this page.
Westminster Voting Intention Polls
Two Westminster voting intention polls were released this week. Opinium had the Conservatives and Labour tied at 40% each. While this is within margin of error, Opinium since the June General Election have constantly had a small 1 or 2 percent lead for Labour. Therefore it is psychologically significant for the Conservatives that this pollster does not have Labour ahead for the first time.
YouGov’s poll maintains a 1% Labour lead with both Labour up 1 to 42% and the Tories up 1 to 41%. Their poll sees the Lib Dems, who were up to 9% in the last poll take the hit down to 7% back in line with other polls. Any hope this was the start of a Lib Dem revival has been quickly dashed.
Overall the two polls show small changes and certainly do not change the stalemate narrative. The changes do see Labour’s average lead over the Conservatives fall from 1.7% to 1.3%. All the latest poll numbers can be found here. This weeks polling numbers can also be found at the bottom of this page.
Lord Ashcroft’s second Referendum Poll & YouGov’s right/wrong question
Lord Ashcroft has released his new polling. It covered a number of issues including if the country was going in the right direction (No had a big lead) and asked the best PM May or Corbyn question which saw May 6% ahead in line with other current polling (YouGov also asked this in their Westminster poll and had May 5% ahead). The main part of the poll was to look at a 2nd EU referendum. Ashcroft asked the question four different ways and none had majority support for a second Referendum.
Of those who answer there was a 39-30 lead for a 2nd Referendum if the alternative to the deal was no deal and leaving on WTO rules, however there were a large number of ‘don’t knows’ for this question. In the end the poll is in line with other polling asking this question that there is no enthusiasm for a second Referendum and opposition to it has the lead whenever the prospect of remaining in the EU is a possibility. Unless there is a big change, it is hard to see how a Second Referendum is credibly on the table, especially as the Conservatives are most against so the Government have the most to lose in offering it.
More good news for those backing leave came with YouGov’s new polling which asked if with hindsight we are right or wrong to leave the EU. ‘Right to leave’ re-took the lead 45-44 for the first time since August. While it is unlikely this question is one that will have a huge impact on the wider debate, the numbers will add to the sense that little has changed and very few people are changing their mind. As long as that remains the case, leaving the EU will be the ultimate outcome.
The full write up of Lode Ashcroft’s poll can be found here
Moon Of Liberty Election Result & Polling
LOCAL BY ELECTIONS
Downhall & Rawreth (Rochford) – LD 794 Con 237 – LD Hold – Swing (May 2016) Con-LD 5.1%
Throop & Muscliff (Bournemouth) – Ind (Wilson) 533 Con 511 Lab 402 Ind (Lucas) 117 LD 107 Green 33 – Ind Hold – Swing (May 2016) Ind-Con 2%
Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope (Milton Keynes) – Con 1604 Lab 749 LD 672 – Con Hold – Swing (May 2016) Lab-Con 0.6%
Hulton (Bolton) – Con 1455 Lab 1179 UKIP 190 LD 67 Green 52 – CON GAN FROM LAB – Swing (May 2016) Lab-Con 6.8%
WESTMINSTER VOTING INTENTION
Opinium WM Voting Intention Headline – Con 40% Lab 40% LD 6% UKIP 5% Green 1% – Tied (Lab led by two in Opinium’s last poll)
YouGov WM Voting Intention Headline – Lab 42% Con 41% LD 7% UKIP 3% Green 2% – Lab Lead 1% (Lab lead remains at 1% the same as YouGov’s last poll)


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Minus the president and minus armored vehicles, PBS hosted its 39th annual July 4 show — A Capitol Fourth — in Washington Thursday evening.
The event featured John Stamos as host, the National Symphony Orchestra, an all-star entertainment lineup and culminated with fireworks.
In addition to Vanessa Williams, Yolanda Adams and many others, that musical lineup included the winners of American Idol Season 17 and The Voice Season 16.
Maelyn Jarmon had the honor of singing the national anthem for the event. Idol champ Laine Hardy treated fans to his version of Johnny B. Goode.
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To regularly monitor the fuel level in the car and avoid getting into an unpleasant situation on the road, all types of transport are equipped with a special sensor. This device determines how much gasoline or diesel is left in the tank and how far it will last. Every driver should know what a FLS is - a fuel level sensor, where it is installed and how it works.
The sensor is located in the fuel tank and is a metal probe with an electronic head, on the screen of which digital indicators are displayed. The part does not move in the tank and does not wear out, it is designed for tanks with a depth of 40 centimeters to one and a half meters. Digital FLS are quite accurate, with an error of no more than one percent. To understand what FLS is, let's find out how it works.
The float hanging from the electronic device is placed inside the tank, it always floats on the surface of the fuel and is directly connected to the variable resistance resistor. When fuel is consumed or, conversely, topped up, the indicators also change.sensor, due to internal pressure. There are several types of fuel level sensors that differ in the method of transmitting information to the electronic unit:
- floating device;
- sensitive rod that transmits data with a magnet;
- ultrasonic sensor;
- electric capacitor.
Modern expensive brands of cars use ultrasonic sensors that work on the principle of radar. The time and impulses of reflections from the liquid and the walls of the tank are recorded. To identify and eliminate the breakdown of such a device, a complex computerized examination of the car's electronics by specialists is necessary.
But what is a FLS operating on the principle of an electric capacitor? The sensor consists of two tubes with holes inserted into each other. Through these holes, fuel seeps in and fills it, changing the capacitance of the capacitor. Automotive fuel and air are electrically conductive, so the sensitive sensor instantly responds to changes in readings. As the liquid level decreases, the capacitance of the capacitor itself increases. The tubular float sensor operates on the same principle: the cavity of the tube is filled with fuel, and the sensitive float rises and falls, depending on the amount of liquid.
Fuel sensors also differ in shape, depending on the shape of the tank for which they are intended: a device with a rectangular float for front-wheel drive vehicles, and with a spherical float for all-wheel drive vehicles.
If the car is equipped with an on-board computer, information about the fuel level in the tank is displayed on the screen. The fuel level sensor in the tank sends a signal to a digital converter, turning it into a code, and the computer, reading it, displays information on the dashboard. Such devices are very accurate, but depend on the correct setting and operation of the programmable indicator.
If a computer is not available, the data is processed by a special electronic circuit and displayed on the dashboard.
There are several reasons why the fuel level sensor does not work:
- float not sealed;
- bent wire holder;
- case depressurization;
- open resistor;
- The sensor is poorly attached to the tank body.
When the float has lost its seal, the sensor will always indicate that there is no fuel in the tank, if there is any. In this case, it is necessary to replace the fuel level sensor completely or change the float. If the float wire holder is damaged, data distortion depends on the side of the rod bend. If it is bent up, the indicator will always show that the tank is full, if it is down, it indicates a lack of fuel. You need to straighten the holder or replace the device. This can happen when driving frequently on uneven terrain, when the tank is hit by a mechanical method, or during an accident. The failure of the LLS housing after an accident and the use of poor quality fuel also lead to a failure in the readings.
Ifthe variable resistor has broken, the indicator will show either an empty tank or filled to the brim. This also happens when the wire connecting the device to the display unit breaks. The smell of gasoline appears in the car interior, so you should check the tightness of the LLS, inspect the place of its installation and the integrity of the fuel pipes.
Poor-quality gasoline or diesel can cause a breakdown of the LLS. An increased level of sulfur in the fuel causes corrosion of individual elements of the part, which also leads to complete or partial failure.
Mistakes that distort readings
Incorrect installation of the FLS, setting up and operation of the vehicle may affect the information, distorting it. Therefore, the fuel gauge incorrectly indicates the fuel level in the tank.
- The sensor is not in the center of the container. If the meter is not in the center of the fuel tank, the liquid splashes in different directions while driving, which leads to fluctuations in the final readings. For cars, the design feature of which does not allow the indicator to be in the middle, special FLS with a bending tube are sold.
- Rare request for information. When setting up the fuel sensor, set the range for requesting information within 15-30 seconds. This will increase the accuracy of liquid control in the tank.
- Rough terrain. If the equipment is mainly operated on rough terrain with large slopes, then it is unrealistic to obtain truthful data on the amount of gasoline.
- The presence of two fueltanks. Some car models are equipped with two tanks, and if you install one diesel fuel level sensor on two tanks, the readings will constantly diverge, since fuel can overflow from one tank to another while driving. In this case, two devices are installed and combined using the setup program.
- The tube touches the bottom. When the measuring tube touches the bottom, it is deformed, which significantly affects the accuracy of the readings. The device must be mounted so that there is at least five millimeters of space left to the bottom.
- Oxidation of the electrical connector. Oxidation of contacts leads to periodic switching off of the sensor. It is recommended to additionally lubricate the connector with grease.
- Electricity at the limit. Exceeding the limits of energy consumption by technology leads to the device turning off and jumps in the issuance of information. The cause of the blown fuse should be eliminated - the voltage of the on-board network.
- Defective tank vent valve. When the vehicle heats up, poor ventilation of the fuel tank will affect the data.
- Setting the sensor. It is recommended to perform a high-precision adjustment of the device every six months, especially when changing the type of fuel.
To repair the fuel level sensor or replace it with a new one, it must be removed. First you need to remove the negative terminal from the battery and free the area where the sensor is located in the car. Might have toremove the carpet and part of the upholstery from the trunk. We unscrew the fastening of the safety plate on top of the device, if any, and clean everything from dust. We mark the wires so as not to forget how to connect them back, and turn them off. We dismantle the sensor itself from the fuel tank and remove it.
Installation and connection of the fuel level sensor are performed as follows:
- clean the remnants of the old sealant at the attachment point;
- apply the rubber gasket to the hole on the tank, aligning them;
- insert the electronic unit by lowering the float inside;
- tighten the bolts after lubricating the gasket with sealant.
Connect the wires, the battery and start the car, checking the data on the dashboard. Four wires of the FLS are connected in this way to the on-board controller:
- black to black - ground;
- yellow to yellow - peripheral power;
- blue to blue wire– line B interface;
- white to orange - line A interface.
After driving at least thirty kilometers, you need to check the part for leakage - look under the trunk mat for traces of fuel. For a more accurate check, fill the full tank, the indicator should report this.
After replacing the faulty sensor, we proceed to set up the system. This process allows you to configure the device as accurately as possible and indicate the amount of fuel consumed in liters. The most common and convenient way is to spill the tank,however, it takes a long time. You can use the services of specialists in a car service or do it yourself.
Personal computer and Ls Conf utility program are used for configuration. The device is connected to the computer via a USB port with a special adapter. Sensor readings are recorded when the tank is empty. Then gasoline or diesel is added in portions from one to twenty liters until the graph starts to grow upwards, depending on the volume of the container, and each time the information is recorded in a special table, according to which the consumption graph is then built in a certain period. Topping up fuel and calibrating occurs until the entire tank is full. Press the "Save" button so that the calibration table and settings remain in the sensor's memory.
With the help of such a sensor, entrepreneurs or car owners control the consumption of working vehicles. In this way, it is possible to establish where the refueling took place, the volume of fuel poured into the tank and its consumption per 100 kilometers in order to prevent the abuse and theft of fuel by the driver or other unauthorized persons who may not know what FLS is. This applies to vehicles transporting fuel, transport of freight companies and so on.


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March 25 (Bloomberg) — Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga is the country’s most popular presidential candidate and would win 33 percent of the vote if an election were held today, according to a poll conducted by TNS Research International.
Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta is the second most- popular and would receive 14 percent of ballots, while Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka and suspended Higher Education Minister William Ruto would each get 12 percent, the company said in an e-mailed statement yesterday from Nairobi, the capital.
Odinga has been the most popular presidential candidate since October 2009, it said.
TNS interviewed 1,010 people in the survey that was conducted between Feb. 21 and March 4, according to the statement. It didn’t give a margin of error.
President Mwai Kibaki, whose second term of office ends next year, isn’t eligible for re-election. A presidential vote is scheduled for Aug. 14, 2012.
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She sings her lyrics through a brief interludeand later backs the chorus during the rest of the song. The chorus runs as follows: Gaga's vocals range from the low-note of F3 to the high-note of C5. Gaga explained, "That's my fear—that the phone's ringing and my head's ringing, Whether it's a telephone or it's just the thoughts in your head, that's another fear. The structure's quite exciting Billboard Hot issue dated December 12,at number thirty, due to digital sales.
OnlineGaga explained the deeper meaning behind the video.
There was this really amazing quality in 'Paparazzi', where it kind of had this pure pop music quality but at the same time it was a commentary on fame culture I wanted to do the same thing with this video There certainly is a Tarantino-inspired quality in the ['Telephone'] video His direct involvement in [it] came from him lending me the Pussy Wagon.
We were having lunch one day in Los Angeles and I was telling him about my concept for the video and he loved it so much he said, "You gotta use the Pussy Wagon. She commented on the video, saying, "What I like about it is it's a real true pop event, and when I was younger, I was always excited when there was a big giant event happening in pop music and that's what I wanted this to be. The stills depicted Gaga in three separate scenes: It is also her sixth consecutive chart-topped.
The artists were reported to be wearing fashionable dresses, with Knowles in "a feathered dress" and Gaga sporting "something wild".
She said, "When I was doing her video with her, she called me and she said, 'What do you want to do? Neither of us had an ego. It wasn't about competition.
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It was about, like, 'Man let's give the world what they want. Let's do a real girl-power collaboration where we support one another. I want to dress up like you'.
He was like, 'Gaga I want no makeup on your face. And that should be applauded that a woman did that. She's so great at what she does.
Video Phone (song)
When the first verse begins, Knowles seductively dances for two men who have cameras as heads. Another scene shows her teasing men with futuristic toy guns while wearing a skin-colored latex top. During Gaga's verse, she and Knowles appear wearing white leotards; they both sing to the camera while shooting more toy guns in open fire. Knowles next brandishes a bow and fires arrows at a cameraman who's strapped to a rotating dart board.
She and Gaga, now in front of a white backdrop, perform a synchronized dance together, with Gaga wearing a pair of yellow Louboutins heels.Video Phone - Beyoncé (I am World Tour)

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[holding answer 28 February 1992]: The Department's current methods for appraising trunk road schemes already include a comprehensive assessment of environmental effects. Effects are quantified as far as possible, but are not given monetary values at present. The Standing Advisory Committee on Trunk Road Assessment has recently reviewed the question of monetary valuation in environmental assessment. Its report and the Government's response will be published shortly.


Florida Teacher's Union Sues Governor to Stop "Reckless" Reopening of Schools
The Florida Education Association, the state's largest teacher's union, filed suit this week to stop the "reckless and unsafe reopening of schools." Educators from Miami-Dade, Broward, and Orange Counties have joined on as plaintiffs, as well as the NAACP.
The lawsuit comes as concerns grow over the surge of COVID-19 cases in the state and a recent emergency order requiring schools to open next month.
Teachers Fear Opening Too Fast
The order issued earlier this month by Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran requires that all school districts "must open brick and mortar schools at least five days a week for all students."
At the same time, the order states that it's ultimately up to local superintendents and school boards to decide whether to reopen. But, their funding depends on having a plan to reopen.
In a virtual press conference, Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, said the order forces parents to "make a false choice between education and safety."
The lawsuit urges the Education Commission, along with Governor Ron DeSantis, the Florida Board of Education, and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez, to reconsider the order given guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control.
Did We Say "Mandate?"
Gov. DeSantis has already begun to distance himself from the dispute, telling NPR: "I didn't give any executive order. That was the Department of Education." Further, he says the mandate was intended as a recommendation, not a requirement. In which case, it seems government officials in Florida need to be directed to the nearest dictionary.
Meanwhile, Corcoran has called the lawsuit "frivolous," and claims that the teacher's union either has not read or does not understand the order. He points to Florida statutes that require the state's schools to operate 180 days per year. If schools wish to offer online options, that's fine, according to Corcoran. But teachers argue they don't have the resources to do so, especially if failing to open puts funding in jeopardy.
It's apparent that some type of clarification is needed, and fast, as schools are set to reopen in August.
The complaint was filed in the Eleventh Circuit Court for Miami Dade County.
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“We Are One” Celebrations April 4 in Los Angeles and San Diego
History is hitting home again. Nurses and union members are under attack across the country, with governors in states like Wisconsin banning collective bargaining and tearing-up union contracts.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was helping to organize AFSCME Sanitation Workers in Memphis, Tennessee when he was assassinated on April 4, 1968.
In San Diego and Los Angeles this Monday, April 4, we’ll honor his legacy by joining in solidarity to support nurses and working families across the United States.
Wisconsin Bratwurst BBQ with Music 5:00 PM First AME Church in Los Angeles: Click here for details.
Solidarity Vigil 6:30 PM San Diego Civic Center: Click here for details.
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Humanity breathed a collective sigh of relief today as the robot army amassing to subjugate us under its shiny metal grip revealed an all-too-familiar Achilles heel: Crippling existential dread.
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On 7 March 2017, the Attorney-General, Senator the Hon. George Brandis QC, asked the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs (the Committee) to inquire into how Australia’s federal family law system can better support and protect people affected by family violence.
Family violence is widespread in Australia, affecting people regardless of sex, age, race, sexuality, disability, gender identity, socio-economic status or lifestyle. In Australia, one woman per week is murdered by a current or former partner in a family violence related murder. Thirty family violence incidents are reported to the police every hour, equating to 723 incidents every day. A vast number more go unreported, hidden behind the front doors of everyday households.
Research indicates that one in four Australian women have experienced at least one incident of violence from an intimate partner since the age of 15, and one in 19 Australian men have experienced physical or sexual violence by a current or former partner. Pregnant women are 230 per cent more likely than non‑pregnant women to experience family violence. In Victoria, the violence of an intimate partner was found to be the main contributor to death and disability of women aged 15 to 44. According to 2006 statistics, children were reported to be present in 49 per cent of cases of violence by a current partner.
The decision to leave a violent relationship can involve a total relocation away from family and friends, changes in education and employment arrangements, and significant financial and emotional hardship. It is a decision that families affected by violence would not enter into lightly. Notwithstanding, for many people affected by family violence, it is broadly recognised that it is often not possible to leave a violent relationship. The lack of alternate housing, financial resources, threats of further family violence and increased risk to the partner and any children are some of the reasons that people stay in the home.
The federal family law system responds to families in crisis and change, and one of its key responsibilities, is to ensure the ongoing safety and wellbeing of families. However, evidence to this inquiry, and numerous recent reports, indicate that the family law system is not adequately protecting and supporting families experiencing family violence.
In light of the statistics, it is perhaps unsurprising that 50 per cent of matters before the Family Court of Australia (the Family Court), 70 per cent of matters before the Federal Circuit Court of Australia (the Federal Circuit Court) and 65 per cent of matters before the Family Court of Western Australia, involve allegations of family violence. As a result, responding to family violence has been described as ‘core business of the federal family courts’.
The Family Court advised that in 2016-17:
2,748 final orders applications were filed;
2,742 final orders applications were finalised; and
14,182 applications for consent orders.
The Family Court further advised that in the same financial year, 653 Notices of Child Abuse, Family Violence or Risk of Family Violence were filed. However, the Court also commented that the ‘proportion of matters in which a Notice of Child Abuse, Family Violence or Risk of Family Violence has been filed does not reflect all the cases in which family violence is raised or is an issue’. The Court stated, ‘allegations of abuse or risk of abuse and family violence or risk of family violence are also raised by parties in affidavits filed in the proceedings and … by the filing of a Family Violence Order’.
In its Annual Report, the Federal Circuit Court reported that in 2016-17:
17,791 family law final orders applications were filed; and
17,239 family final orders applications were finalised.
Recent reviews and amendments
Overview of the reports to date
In referring the inquiry, the Attorney‑General requested the Committee have regard to a number of recent reviews. The family law system’s response to family violence has been the subject of multiple inquiries, reviews and a royal commission in Victoria over the past decade, making it clear that the current system is not adequately responding to instances of family violence. Some of these inquiries and reviews include:
Family Law Council, Families with Complex Needs and the Intersection of the Family Law and Child Protection Systems – Interim and Final Reports (2015 and 2016);
Victorian Royal Commission into Family Violence, Report and Recommendations to the Victorian Government, (2016);
Special Taskforce on Domestic and Family Violence in Queensland, Not Now, Not Ever Report, (2015);
Victorian Coroner’s Court, Finding – Inquest into the Death of Luke Geoffrey Batty (2015);
Australian Institute of Family Studies, Evaluation of the 2006 Family Law Reforms (2006) and Evaluation of the 2012 Family Violence Amendments (2015); and
Australian Law Reform Commission and New South Wales Law Reform Commission, Family Violence – A National Legal Response, (2010).
Collectively, the reports written to date run to several thousand pages, with many hundreds of recommendations to state and territory and federal governments. Some of these reports have focussed on the intersection of the federal family law system with other state-based systems—such as the child protection system—whilst others have proposed reforms that fall within the jurisdictions of state and territory governments.
Although the focus of these reports differs, many come to similar findings or make similar recommendations for reform. Key and repeating themes in many of these reports include:
Legislative reform to the Family Law Act 1975
a common interpretive framework across federal and state/territory law for what constitutes family violence
clarifying the jurisdiction of state and territory courts to make orders under the Family Law Act 1975
strengthening the administration and enforcement of intervention orders
Integration and cross-jurisdictional collaboration
improving inter-jurisdictional collaboration and information sharing (between and within governments, courts of different jurisdictions, and police)
specialist family and domestic violence courts and court services
incorporating the expertise of specialist family violence services into the family law system
development of an integrated case management system
Risk assessment and early identification
development of a trauma-informed risk assessment identification protocol and guidelines to support family law practitioners to ensure risks are managed and a strategy for implementation
integration of a whole-of-family risk assessment process that is admissible in court
Improving the safety of children and promotion of children’s voices
Removing access barriers to justice
developing culturally appropriate support services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and culturally and linguistically diverse families
improving support to self-represented litigants
Capacity, training and resourcing for family law practitioners (including judicial officers, court staff, family report writers and legal professionals) to better identify and develop appropriate responses to families experiencing family violence; and
Perpetrator interventions and accountability.
The reports are briefly summarised below with relevant recommendations from each appearing in Appendix A. These reports have been pivotal in Australia’s understanding of family violence–its prevalence, challenges and pathways for reform. These reports have not only informed the present inquiry, but they have also framed the Committee’s own recommendations to the Australian Government, and will be referenced throughout the report.
Family Law Council – Families with Complex Needs and the Intersection of the Family Law and Child Protection Systems –Interim and Final Reports (2015 and 2016)
The Attorney‑General tasked the Family Law Council to consider opportunities to improve the intersections between the family law and child protection systems.
The Interim Report (2015) identified the potential of a streamlined, coherent and integrated approach to the family law, child protection and family violence jurisdictions, which would improve the safety of families and children. The Final Report (2016) made recommendations that sought to enhance collaboration and information sharing within and between the family law system, the child protection systems and other support services.
Victorian Royal Commission into Family Violence (2016)
In February 2015, the Victorian Government established the Royal Commission into Family Violence (Royal Commission). The Royal Commission was tasked with finding effective ways to prevent family violence, better support victim survivors, and make perpetrators accountable.
The Royal Commission’s final report included 227 recommendations for improvements to the way Victoria responds to family violence. The recommendations included endorsements of, and ways to improve, existing strategies to address family violence. All recommendations were directed at the Victorian Government, some of which were for progressing reform at the federal level. Following the release of the report, the Victorian Government accepted all 227 recommendations of the Royal Commission’s report.
Special Taskforce on Domestic and Family Violence in Queensland – Not Now, Not Ever Report (2015)
The Queensland Special Taskforce into Domestic and Family Violence (the Taskforce) was announced by the Premier of Queensland on 10 August 2014. The Taskforce was led by former Governor-General, The Hon. Quentin Bryce AD CVO. The final report was provided to the Premier on 28 February 2015.
The report contained 140 recommendations along three themes: culture and attitude, police response, and the justice system. Of particular relevance to the present inquiry, the Taskforce recommended the establishment of a specialist family violence court, and the implementation of the National Domestic Violence Order Scheme.
The Queensland Government accepted all recommendations directed at government, and supported the recommendations directed at non‑government bodies.
Australian Institute of Family Studies – Evaluation of the 2006 Family Law Reforms (2006) and Evaluation of the 2012 Family Violence Amendments (2015).
In 2015, the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) released a report of the evaluation of the 2012 amendments made to Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) (the Family Law Act). As will be discussed later in this report, the 2012 amendments sought to remove disincentives for families to disclose family violence to the courts and prioritise the safety of children in family violence situations.
The AIFS report indicated that the amendments were a positive step towards improving the response to family violence. However, data also suggested that only minor improvements in screening for family violence had occurred since the reforms; that families reported feeling that the issues of family violence and child abuse were still not dealt with effectively; and that there has been minimal impact on parenting arrangement outcomes.
Australian Law Reform Commission and New South Wales Law Reform Commission – Family Violence – A National Legal Response (2010)
In 2009 the Attorney-General referred the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) and the New South Wales Law Reform Commission (NSWLRC) to conduct a wide‑ranging review of family violence laws and legal frameworks.
The ALRC/NSWLRC report presented 186 recommendations aimed at making the legal framework seamless for those engaging with it; creating better access to legal and non-legal services for victims of family violence; ensuring legal responses are fair, safe, and just; and providing effective support for victims of family violence.
The Australian Government considered 56 of the recommendations to be appropriate for the Commonwealth to respond to, with the remaining directed towards state and territory jurisdictions.
Recent proposed family law amendments
In recent months, the Australian Government has presented two exposure drafts of proposed amendments to the Family Law Act that seek to better support and protect families affected by family violence.
Exposure draft – Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2017
Released in December 2016, the exposure draft of the Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2017 proposes to amend the Family Law Act to increase the number of state and territory courts that may exercise jurisdiction under that Act as well as expand the jurisdiction to a wider range of matters. Specifically, the amendments would:
expressly enable state and territory children’s courts to exercise jurisdiction under the Family Law Act; and
enable state and territory courts to hear more family law property matters by increasing the monetary limit on the total property pool to be assessed by the court. The limit would instead be prescribed in regulations, at a higher amount than currently provided for ($20,000), to increase the jurisdiction of these courts and enable them to hear more matters.
The Australian Government, in an accompanying consultation paper, argued that ‘these changes are intended to reduce the need for some families to navigate both the state/territory and federal court systems in order to resolve their disputes’.
The exposure draft of the Bill also proposes to amend the Family Law Act to create a new criminal offence for breaching a personal protection injunction issued under the Act.
It also proposes to extend the operation of family law orders varied by a state or territory judge, removing the 21 day limit on a state or territory court’s variation of a family law order. Instead, the amendment proposes to enable a court’s variation to continue to have effect until a time specified in the order, or a further order is made.
The amendment also seeks to strengthen the family law courts powers to dismiss unmeritorious matters ‘at the earliest opportunity’.
At the time of writing, the Bill has not been introduced into the Parliament.
Exposure draft – Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Cross‑examination of Parties) Bill 2017
Released in July 2017, the exposure draft of the Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Cross‑examination of Parties) Bill 2017 proposes to amend the Family Law Act to prevent parties from cross‑examining each other in specific circumstances, and would allow the court to have discretion to apply the legislative ban in other cases where allegations of family violence are made.
Rather, the proposed amendments would see a court-appointed person asking questions on behalf of a party for the purposes of cross‑examining the other party. The court-appointed person will not be a legal representative for a party and they will not provide any legal advice to a party.
At the time of writing, the Bill has not been introduced into the Parliament.
Australian Law Reform Commission – Review of the Family Law System
On 27 September 2017, the Attorney‑General released terms of reference for a new ALRC review into the family law system. The Review of the Family Law System is the ‘first comprehensive review … since the commencement of the [Family Law Act] in 1976’. The ALRC’s review will be completed by 31 March 2019. The terms of reference for the ALRC’s review are included in Appendix B.
The ALRC’s review will focus on:
the appropriate, early and cost-effective resolution of all family law disputes and whether the adversarial court system offers the best way to support the safety of families;
the protection of the best interests of children and their safety, and how to best determine those interests and incorporate the views of children;
family law services, including (but not limited to) dispute resolution services;
family violence and child abuse, including protection for vulnerable witnesses;
collaboration, coordination, and integration between the family law system and other Commonwealth, state and territory systems, including family support services and the family violence and child protection systems;
mechanisms for reviewing and appealing decisions;
families with complex needs, including where there is family violence, drug or alcohol addiction or serious mental illness; and
the skills, including but not limited to legal, required of professionals in the family law system.
As is noted throughout this report, evidence to the present inquiry suggests that the family law system is in need of major reform. The ALRC’s current inquiry will provide a wholesale review of the family law system—a review that is broader than the terms of reference this Committee received.
In focussing on how the family law system can better support and protect families from violence, the Committee’s report sets out a set of principles for a reformed family law system, and a triaged and actionable approach to achieving much needed reform for families affected by family violence.
Principles for a reformed family law system
Successive reviews and reports have demonstrated that in responding to family violence, the family law system must be accessible, equitable and responsive, and prioritise the safety of families.
A legal framework should be seamless from the point of view of those families which engage with it, and integrated with other legal systems and support services from the moment of first contact.
The system must also be accessible in regards to costs, complexity and culturally appropriate, so to ensure that the system is fair and just, holding those who use family violence accountable for their actions and providing protection to the targets of that violence.
The system must also be effective in facilitating early interventions and ongoing support in circumstances of family violence, be responsive to the risk of harm, and prioritise safety of families.
Evidence received during the inquiry indicates that the current system achieves some of these outcomes haphazardly at best. In developing its recommendations, the Committee has drawn upon these principles to develop a triaged pathway for reform.
A triaged, actionable pathway for reform
As noted above, various inquiries on family violence have been conducted in the last ten years, but a sizeable majority of recommendations have not been implemented. Drawing upon the consistent findings and recommendations of the reviews done to date, the Committee’s report presents an actionable, triaged pathway forward.
The triaged pathway provides long-term recommendations to restructure Australia’s adversarial approach to family law disputes. This will also be a focus of the ALRC’s Review of the Family Law System as announced by the Attorney‑General.
However there is a chronic and critical need for reform immediately, to improve the protection and support to families experiencing violence. The Committee is of the view that these short-term and immediate reforms can be achieved swiftly and promptly, and are likely to receive broad support within the stakeholders engaged in this inquiry.
Indeed, the Committee’s short-term and immediate recommendations for reform are designed to improve the protection and support that these families require now. The Committee is not of the view that these proposals are alone sufficient to respond to the scale and level of risk experienced by too many Australian families. Nonetheless, the Committee hopes that until lasting, structural reforms can be developed and implemented, these reforms will go some way to addressing the critical need for greater protection and support.
The inquiry process
Referral of the inquiry
On 7 March 2017, the Attorney-General tasked the Committee to inquire into how Australia’s federal family law system can better support and protect people affected by family violence. The Committee agreed to adopt the terms of reference for the inquiry, as referred by the Attorney-General, on 16 March 2017.
The terms of reference directed the Committee to consider:
how the family law system can more quickly and effectively ensure the safety of people who are or may be affected by family violence, including by:
facilitating the early identification of and response to family violence; and
considering the legal and non-legal support services required to support the early identification of and response to family violence;
the making of consent orders where there are allegations or findings of family violence, having regard to the legislative and regulatory frameworks, and whether these frameworks can be improved to better support the safety of family members, as well as other arrangements which may be put in place as alternative or complementary measures;
the effectiveness of arrangements which are in place in the family courts, and the family law system more broadly, to support families before the courts where one or more party is self-represented, and where there are allegations or findings of family violence;
how the family law system can better support people who have been subjected to family violence recover financially, including the extent to which family violence should be taken into account in the making of property division orders;
how the capacity of all family law professionals—including judges, lawyers, registrars, family dispute resolution practitioners and family report writers—can be strengthened in relation to matters concerning family violence; and
the potential for a national approach for the administration and enforcement of intervention orders for personal protection, however described.
The inquiry was referred to the Committee in the context of numerous existing and recent reports to government into improving how the family law system responds to family violence. To avoid duplicating the work of these existing reports and reviews, and given the sensitive nature of the inquiry, the Committee adopted the following principles for its inquiry:
The inquiry will have particular regard to:
the administration of family violence matters in comparable overseas jurisdictions, as they relate to the inquiry’s terms of reference;
the particular needs of, and supports required for high risk groups; and
ensuring that the inquiry processes are such that people who have been affected by family violence and who wish to contribute to the Committee can do so:
in a manner which does not re-traumatise them;
from a safe and secure location, where necessary;
in a manner which will not prejudice or compromise current or future family law or other civil or criminal proceedings.
Conduct of the inquiry
The inquiry was advertised on the Committee’s website, and a call for submissions was made in March 2017. The Committee received 126 submissions and 19 supplementary submissions, which are listed at Appendix C, and were published on the Committee’s website. The Committee received 21 exhibits and 3 additional documents, which are listed at Appendix D.
The Committee held 10 hearings in Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney and Alice Springs, and conducted a number of site inspections in Melbourne and Alice Springs. These activities are listed at Appendix E.
One public hearing was postponed in which the Committee was to hear from the Chief Justice of the Family Court and the Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit Court in order to seek advice from the Attorney‑General on the appropriateness of the heads of federal and state jurisdictions appearing for questioning by Members of Parliament.
Following advice received from the Attorney-General, the Committee did not proceed with the hearing with the Family Court and the Federal Circuit Court. The Committee did, however, put questions in writing to the Family Court to which responses were received (and taken as supplementary submission 44.1).
Community engagement strategy
The inquiry focused on issues that have had a profound impact on many Australian families. It was therefore important to the Committee to provide opportunity for Australians who have had experience with family violence and the family law system to share their experiences with the Committee in a safe and confidential way.
In addition to standard committee practice of accepting submissions and holding public hearings, the Committee developed a questionnaire, held two community statement sessions, and received correspondence from members of the public sharing their personal experiences and recommendations. Through these avenues, the Committee estimates that over 5,600 individuals contributed to the inquiry.
The Committee created a questionnaire to provide individuals with the opportunity to share their insights and experiences of the family law system’s response to family violence. The questionnaire was anonymous, which enabled people to speak freely about their own experiences without the need to be concerned about their, or their family’s privacy.
The questionnaire was launched in March 2017 and closed at the end of September 2017. During those six months, the Committee received 5,490 responses to the questionnaire. The questionnaire asked about respondent’s experiences of family violence, and the different pathways through the family law system, using a series of multiple-choice questions and open‑text boxes. It took approximately 45 minutes to complete.
Over the course of the inquiry the Committee published key findings from the questionnaire on the following themes:
navigating the family law system;
accessibility and affordability of the family law system;
dispute resolution for family law matters involving family violence; and
areas for improvement in the family law system.
The information shared by the individuals who completed the questionnaire provided the Committee with important insights into their experiences, and highlighted components of the family law system’s response to family violence which need the most improvement.
The questionnaire was not designed to produce scientifically rigorous statistical information, and so the Committee has not attempted to rely on the questionnaire as a source of empirical evidence. Rather, the questionnaire provided valuable insights into the lived experiences of those interacting with the family law system when responding to family violence. In asking people impacted by family violence to complete the questionnaire, the Committee was concerned to send a strong message that ‘your voice matters’.
Who completed the questionnaire?
Questionnaire respondents provided the following demographic information:
78 per cent were women and 22 per cent were men;
17 per cent were under 35 years of age, 65 per cent were aged 35 to 54 years of age, and 18 per cent were over 54 years of age;
four per cent identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander; and
five per cent identified that English was not their first language.
Key findings and quotes from the questionnaire are thematically incorporated throughout this report. Consolidated results from the survey are included in Appendix F.
Community statement sessions
In order to provide another avenue for individuals’ voices to be heard, the Committee held two community statement sessions. In these sessions members of the public were given the opportunity to provide oral statements to the Committee about their experiences in the family law system and family violence.
The Committee was aware of the very high levels of public interest in the inquiry, and expected that large numbers of people would wish to participate in these sessions. As such, the Committee asked for expressions of interest from members of the public who wished to take part, aware that it would not be possible to offer a place to all individuals.
More than 300 expressions of interest were received, with interest from every state and territory. The Committee issued invitations to a geographically diverse cross-section of the Australian public, including individuals from a range of metropolitan, outer-metropolitan, regional and remote locations.
The Committee held two in camera community statement sessions in which they heard from ten individuals. The issues raised in these sessions were highly emotional, confronting and, for some participants, difficult to discuss. The participants in these sessions provided valuable real‑life examples of how family violence and the family law system can impact families.
The Committee also received a large volume of confidential correspondence, much of which provided detailed personal accounts of family violence and experiences of the family law system. While the Committee chose not to publish these accounts for reasons of privacy and protection of correspondents and because of possible legal restrictions that may apply to that information, the material has formed part of the evidence base for the inquiry and the Committee’s report.
The Committee thanks all correspondents, questionnaire respondents and community statement session participants for taking the time to share their personal stories with the Committee. Though these contributions would have been difficult and traumatic, your contributions have been invaluable to the Committee’s inquiry.
Structure of the report
This report consists of nine chapters. Chapter 2 provides an overview of the family law system as it relates to matters involving family violence, as well as its intersection with state and territory family violence legislation and child protection systems.
Chapter 3 discusses the well-recognised challenges of the current system, including that the existing family law system is inappropriate for resolving family law disputes and that it does not appropriately respond to reports of family violence.
Chapter 4 establishes a new family system in accordance with the principles as set out above. In order for the family law system to respond appropriately to family violence to support and protect affected families, improvements are required to identifying the risk to families at first instance as well as changing risk dynamics. Processes both out-of-court and once a matter reaches court, also require reform to ensure that matters are appropriately triaged and holistically addressed within fragmented jurisdictions.
Chapter 5 discusses reform to property division following family violence to better support the financial recovery of families affected by violence. Equitable division of financial assets is critical to preventing poverty and homelessness following relationship breakdown and, for matters involving family violence, is particularly important for a family’s independence and autonomy from violent perpetrators.
Chapter 6 focuses on how the safety of children must be prioritised, recommending legislative amendments and program reform to ensure their protection. The Chapter also examines the significant concerns about family consultants, making recommendations for change to respond to those concerns.
Chapter 7 addresses the additional needs that some families at high risk of family violence require, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families, culturally and linguistically diverse families, and families with parents or children with disability.
Chapter 8 examines the importance of improving the capacity of family law professionals right across the family law system, as a reformed family law system can only be as effective as the calibre of professionals upon which it relies. The chapter has a particular focus on the skills and expertise of judges, court staff, family consultants, independent children’s lawyers, and family dispute resolution practitioners.
Chapter 9 discusses the role of support services throughout a family’s navigation of the family law system when responding to family violence, highlighting the importance of wrap-around services.
A note on terminology
Many different terms are used to describe violence in close relationships including ‘family violence’, ‘domestic violence’ and ‘intimate partner violence’. Part of the complexity is in arriving at a term that adequately encapsulates diverse and dynamic relationships.
To adequately respond to the terms of reference and for the purposes of this report however, the Committee has elected to use the broader term of ‘family violence’.
Definition of family violence
Defining what is, and what is not, family violence can also be complex. Further, as individual families and relationships are dynamic and unique, care is required when any system of classification is required.
There is no uniform definition of family violence across the federal and state and territory jurisdictions. For the purposes of this report, the Committee has adopted the definition of family violence as included in the Family Law Act that provides:
Family violence means violent, threatening or other behaviour by a person that coerces or controls a member of the person’s family… or causes the family member to be fearful.
Behaviour that may constitute family violence under this definition includes, but is not limited to:
a sexual assault or other sexually abusive behaviour; or
repeated derogatory taunts; or
intentionally damaging or destroying property; or
intentionally causing death or injury to an animal; or
unreasonably denying the family member the financial autonomy that he or she would otherwise have had; or
unreasonably withholding financial support needed to meet the reasonable living expenses of the family member, or his or her child, at a time when the family member is entirely or predominantly dependent on the person for financial support; or
preventing the family member from making or keeping connections with his or her family, friends or culture; or
unlawfully depriving the family member, or any member of the family member's family, of his or her liberty.
This definition came into effect in 2012 and is ‘significantly broader’ than the definition that formerly appeared in the Family Law Act. Unlike the earlier definition, there is no requirement that any fear experienced by the victim of the violence is reasonable.
Importantly, the Family Law Act also provides that a child is exposed to family violence if the child sees or hears family violence or otherwise experiences the effects of family violence.


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Role of ferroptosis in hypoxic preconditioning to reduce propofol neurotoxicity
Background: An increasing number of studies have reported that neurotoxicity of propofol may cause long-term learning and cognitive dysfunction. Hypoxic preconditioning has been shown to have neuroprotective effects, reducing the neurotoxicity of propofol. Ferroptosis is a new form of death that is different from apoptosis, necrosis, autophagy and pyroptosis. However, it is unclear whether hypoxic preconditioning reduces propofol neurotoxicity associated with ferroptosis. Thus, we aimed to evaluate the effect of propofol on primary hippocampal neurons in vitro to investigate the neuroprotective mechanism of hypoxic preconditioning and the role of ferroptosis in the reduction of propofol neurotoxicity by hypoxic preconditioning. Methods: Primary hippocampal neurons were cultured for 8 days in vitro and pretreated with or without propofol, hypoxic preconditioning, agonists or inhibitors of ferroptosis. Cell counting kit-8, Calcein AM, Reactive oxygen species (ROS), Superoxide dismutase (SOD), Ferrous iron (Fe 2+ ), Malondialdehyde (MDA) and Mitochondrial membrane potential assay kit with JC-1 (JC-1) assays were used to measure cell viability, Reactive oxygen species level, Superoxide dismutase content, Fe 2+ level, MDA content, and mitochondrial membrane potential. Cell apoptosis was evaluated using flow cytometry analyses, and ferroptosis-related proteins were determined by Western blot analysis. Results: Propofol had neurotoxic effects that led to decreased hippocampal neuronal viability, reduced mitochondrial membrane potential, decreased SOD content, increased ROS level, increased Fe 2+ level, increased MDA content, increased neuronal apoptosis, altered expression of ferroptosis-related proteins and activation of ferroptosis. However, hypoxic preconditioning reversed these effects, inhibited ferroptosis caused by propofol and reduced the neurotoxicity of propofol. Conclusion: The neurotoxicity of propofol in developing rats may be related to ferroptosis. Propofol may induce neurotoxicity by activating ferroptosis, while hypoxic preconditioning may reduce the neurotoxicity of propofol by inhibiting ferroptosis.


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Church leaders revealed plans Wednesday for a campaign in support of “traditional values” against the backdrop of an ongoing debate over rights for same-sex couples in long-term relationships in the Cayman Islands.
In a statement, released on behalf of multiple Cayman Islands churches, a joint committee of pastors said they were taking a “united stand” on the “biblical basis for the establishing and ordering of family life.”
The campaign, which the pastors said would be “educational and spiritually enriching,” will begin with a rally at the Lions Centre on Sept. 11.
The announcement comes just days after former law college professor Leonardo Raznovich won the right to be included as a dependent on his same-sex partner’s work permit.
It also comes amid an ongoing debate about the requirement for the Cayman Islands to update its legislation to create a framework to acknowledge same-sex partnerships, in order to comply with established case law through the European Court of Human Rights, the highest court of appeal for the territory.
The Cayman Islands Human Rights Commission has said that current legislation is discriminatory and would not withstand a legal challenge.
In their statement, the pastors say they are particularly concerned about what they describe as a “movement to effect cultural changes in Cayman from outside the territory.”
Alson Ebanks, senior pastor of the George Town Church of God Chapel, said Caribbean societies are facing “cultural colonialism and ideological imperialism,” which he described as an extension of what occurred in slavery.
The group says it is not limiting the campaign to the issue of homosexual relationships, but is broadly concerned about “all lifestyle choices that run counter to Bible-based values.”
“Alternative lifestyles include the disintegration of traditional marriage due to rising divorce rates,” Pastor Ebanks added, saying the churches’ opposition incorporated the “gamut of pre-marital and extra-marital intimacy, to same-sex unions and even to pedophilia.”
Bishop Nicholas Sykes said what is happening in Cayman is an example of the collapse of the Christian basis for society in the West. He said the ministers took comfort from the fact that some societies were pushing back, citing the rejection of same-sex marriage and civil unions in a referendum in Bermuda.
The campaign is led by the Cayman Ministers’ Association, as well as the Adventist and other churches.
The joint statement, which also includes endorsements from Pastor Torrance Bobb, chairman of the Cayman Ministers’ Association, Pastor Jeff Shion O’Connor, president of the Cayman Islands Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, and Pastor Jeff Jefferson of the Ebenezer Adventist Church, indicates the campaign will be a long-term effort to raise awareness of biblical teachings on family life.
“The aim is to join forces locally and regionally to provide a platform for promoting traditional values, particularly in view of perceived efforts to change cultural values regionally and locally.”
The Sept. 11 rally will include speeches from Pastor Pastor Ebanks, David Gibbs, a lawyer with the U.S. National Center for Life and Liberty, and Brendan Bain, a doctor and church elder described as a pioneer in treating AIDS patients in Jamaica.

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The policy of European countries regarding Cuba has been erratic. In the first place, there is no coherence within the European Union. It all depends on the type of government that exists in each individual country. For the democratic opposition, the dissidents in the country, it is of great support when an important international figure meets with them, and it is a great rejection when they don’t want to meet with them and instead meet with government figures or support the five jailed spies in the U.S., because that is a form of rejection. The Cuban government’s strategy is to constantly say that the opposition doesn’t exist, that the opposition has been made up by the U.S.
When an international politician, a European or a Latin American, doesn’t want to meet with the opposition, what they’re saying is that they accept the Cuban government’s version that this is a false opposition, artificially supported by the U.S., which is very negative. The European Union is a very big and complex organism made up of 27 countries in which there are very diverse political forces. However, the European Parliament, which represents the majority of those 27 countries, has awarded the Sakharov Award in defense of human rights to those who are struggling in Cuba three times, and this I think is very important. There has been support and numerous statements by the European Parliament supporting dissidence.
On the other hand, there is the matter of economic interests that influence governments, which cause these governments to have a political standpoint contrary to the principles of the countries themselves. But in this case they are subject to pressure from hotel chains that have economic interests in Cuba, some exporters that make certain deals in Cuba, which are decreasing since Cuba is a very small market that pays very poorly. So there are many problems, but in this case one cannot generalize.
Spain has had socialist governments and Franco’s dictatorship, which had very good relations with the Cuban dictatorship; Franco and Fidel Castro understood each other very well. Then, the relations between Felipe González’ socialist government and the Cuban government had its ups and downs. There were times of great intimacy and support, but there was a moment of rejection by Felipe González. I remember having had conversations with him in which he was very harsh and even supported the opposition in some way, officially receiving us in La Moncloa to clearly underline his condemnation of the Cuban government. Aznar and the eight years he spent in La Moncloa were years of very clear support for the opposition, so there is no way to generalize on this matter. And the European government that I think has helped us the most is the Czech government, amongst other things by Václav Havel’s decision, who himself was a dissident and a fighter for democracy, and he knows the importance that international support has in these cases.
Carlos Alberto Montaner is an exiled Cuban author and journalist. He was born in Havana in 1943. Soon after the revolution of 1959, he was imprisoned by the Castro regime on charges of participating in terrorist attacks and working with the CIA. Montaner, who was 16 years old at the time, emphatically denied the charges. He later escaped from prison and from Cuba.
In the 1960s, Montaner began writing a weekly column that was soon appearing in almost every Latin American country. In 1970, he moved to Madrid and began writing works of fiction and nonfiction. In 1972 he established a publishing house, Editorial Playor. His most widely acclaimed books include “Informe Secreto Sobre la Revolución Cubana,” published in 1975; “200 Años de Gringos,” published in 1976 on the occasion of the bicentennial of the United States and analyzing the reasons the United States has developed differently than Latin American countries; and “Fidel Castro y la Revolución Cubana” (1984).
It has been estimated that 6 million people now read his weekly columns, and he has lectured frequently throughout the hemisphere about the defense of liberty, economic development, and the important role of culture in the evolution of societies. He is also a regular commentator on CNN’s Spanish-language broadcasts.
Cuba, an island nation of 11.4 million people in the northern Caribbean Sea, is a totalitarian state.
Fidel Castro led the 1959 Cuban Revolution and ruled the country for 49 years before formally relinquishing power to his younger brother Raul in 2008. Raul Castro is the current head of state and First Secretary of the Communist Party, which is recognized by the Cuban Constitution as the only legal political party and “the superior leading force of society and of the state.” Raul Castro has said that he will step down from power at the age of 86 in 2018.
Cuba was a territory of Spain until the Spanish-American War. The United States assumed control of the island until 1902, when the Republic of Cuba became formally independent. A fledgling democracy was established, with the U.S. continuing to play a strong role in Cuban affairs.
In 1952, facing an impending electoral loss, former president Fulgencio Batista staged a successful military coup and overthrew the existing government. While his first term as elected president in the 1940s largely honored progressive politics, universal freedoms, and the Cuban Constitution of 1940, Batista’s return to power in the 1950s was a dictatorship marked by corruption, organized crime and gambling. He held power until 1959 when he was ousted by Fidel Castro’s rebel July 26th Movement.
While promising free elections and democracy, Castro moved quickly to consolidate power. By 1961, Castro had declared Cuba to be a communist nation.
Castro’s communist government nationalized private businesses, lashed out at political opponents, and banned independent civil society. As Cuba aligned itself with the Soviet Union, Cuban-American relations soured, including a U.S. embargo on trade with Cuba. In the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, the United States and the Soviet Union came close to war, after the Soviets installed nuclear missiles in Cuba, prompting a U.S. naval embargo.
Since the revolution, Cuba has remained a one-party state. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the evaporation of Soviet economic support, Cuba loosened some economic policies, became more open to foreign investment, and legalized use of the U.S. dollar. By the late 1990s, Venezuela had become Cuba’s chief patron, thanks to the close relationship between the Castro brothers and Venezuela’s late President Hugo Chavez.
The regime continues to exercise authoritarian political control, clamping down on political dissent and mounting defamation campaigns against dissidents, portraying them as malignant U.S. agents. In a massive crackdown in 2003 known as the Black Spring, the government imprisoned 75 of Cuba’s best-known nonviolent dissidents.
The Cuban government does not respect the rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, association, movement, and religion. The government and the Communist Party control all news media, and the government routinely harasses and detains its critics, particularly those who advocate democracy and respect of human rights. Frequent government actions against dissidents often take the form of attacks by regime-organized mobs. Prison conditions are harsh and often life-threatening, and the courts operate as instruments of the Communist Party rather than conducting fair trials.
Cuba relaxed its travel laws in 2013, allowing some prominent dissidents to leave and return to the country. It continues to experiment with modest economic reforms but remains committed to communist economic orthodoxy.
In Freedom House’s Freedom in the World report, Cuba was designated as “not free” and is grouped near the bottom of the world’s nations, with severely restricted civil rights and political liberties.See all Cuba videos