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Taiwanese betting laws are very strict. It is only legal to bet approved lotteries and the sports lottery. Because neither offers good odds online betting in Taiwan is very popular. Also, even at risk of harsh penalty, gambling Mahjong is a Taiwanese obsession. Many people also enjoy sports betting, wagering Chinese chess and playing real money poker. For casino, trips for the purpose of gambling in Macau are routine. According Macau government tourism figures, in 2012 Macau had 1,072,052 visitor arrivals from Taiwan. This is a huge number considering our population is under 24 million, and shows how much Taiwanese love to gamble.
In this article I discuss Taiwan gambling law, its history, and our legal forms of betting. While OnlineBetting.com does not advocate breaking the law, I provided the link to betting online because this is gambling and gambling involves risk. We’re all adults who are free to decide what risks we take. In this article here I cover the penalties for unlawful gambling and discuss the fully legal to use options.
Taiwan Gambling Laws
As covered in my article on Chinese Mainland Gambling Laws, the gambling laws of Taiwan are the same as the KMT government created in 1928 while still ruling mainland China. Compared to gambling laws worldwide, the laws here are very easy to understand. Chapter 21 of the Taiwan Criminal Code has only five short articles (266-270) that cover the penalties for unlawful gambling. The fines are all in Chinese yaun and at the time of this article 1 yuan is 4.62 Taiwan New Dollars (TWD).
The penalty for social gambling in public is a fine up to 1000 yuan and any cash found at the premises is confiscated by the police. The law does state that gambling on social occasion is okay. This has been interpreted to mean social wagers between friends conducted on rare occasion. If you are hosting gambling games in your home, or wagering for high stakes, you can be charged under Article 268 which is a fine of 3000 yuan and up to 3-years in prison.
The penalty for gambling as a source of profession (as a player) is up to 2-years in prison. The penalties for involvement in illegal lottery are even stricter. For agents this is 6-months in prison. For those running a lottery competing with the legal Taiwan lottery there is no maximum prison sentence, meaning the court can sentence for as long as they would like and as they see fit.
History of Legal Gambling
Legal gambling existed in China at various times in history. As far as Taiwan laws are concerned, Japanese gambling laws came into effect here when in June of 1906 the Governor-General approved Decree No. 7 (The Issuance of Lottery Tickets). As a reminder Taiwan was occupied by Japan from 1895-1945. This lottery they brought was to fiancé various charities and temples. These cost ¥0.50 apiece and first prize was ¥50,000 (this was about 165 times the annual salary of a teacher).
After World War II, our Nationalist government issued the Patriotic Bond Statute. This created a legal lottery for the purpose of encouraging nationalism, balancing the budget and stabilizing the monetary system. The tickets all had anti-communist slogans on them. The first draw was held on 11 April 1950 and tickets costs NT$15 each for a chance at the NT$200,000 prize.
In 1950, rice cost $0.50 per kilo. The price per ticket was too expensive and sales for the first draw were small. For the second draw on, the price was lowered to NT$5 and the prize remained the same. In 1971 the price was raised to NT$10 per ticket. After 1,169 draws the Patriot Lottery was suspended in 1987, the same year Martial law was repealed. This sent us into a period where no gambling was legal in Taiwan except the Uniform Invoice Lottery.
Uniform Invoice Lottery
Effective 1 January 1951, the Kuomingtang (KMT) government created the Uniform Invoice Lottery to boost tax revenues. This encouraged those shopping at stores with monthly turnover of NT$200,000 (USD $6,200) and above to obtain a receipt. These receipts are used in a lottery draw and this ensures the government has sales records for each business. In its first year the invoice-lottery increased tax revenue by 75%.
Still running today the Uniform Invoice Lottery is the oldest lottery in Taiwan. Today, it is managed by the Ministry of Finance and draws are held on the 25th day of all odd numbered months. 3% of taxes collected finance this and there are multiple prizes to be won. There are 4 sets of numbers drawn (0-9 per slot with 8 slots). One is called the special draw where exact match of all 8 numbers wins 10 million Taiwan New Dollars ($342,000 US). The others award NT$200,000 for getting all correct. One of these numbers is used for awarding smaller prizes. Last 7 correct pays NT$40,000, Last 6: NT$10,000, Last 5: NT$4,000, Last 4: NT$1,000 and last 3: NT$200.
This exciting lottery generates much discussion on Taiwanese forums and facebook. Television shows and entertainment are built around each draw. In case you miss a draw, official results are published online.
Legal Lottery Returns to Taiwan
After the Patriot Bond Lottery was suspended in 1987, illegal lottery became rampant. Even with a legal replacement available, many Taiwanese still call their bookies to bet on legal Hong Kong gambling such as the Mark Six lotto. In an attempt to gain control over illegal gambling we began allowing local governments to run their own lotteries. On 5 June 1995 the government issued the Public Welfare Lottery Issue Act to regulate it. This has been amended many times and that link is to the current copy.
In 2002, the government took back control of the lottery awarding its contract to Taipei Bank (since renamed Fubon Bank). This contract expired and effective January 1, 2007 Chinatrust Commercial Bank (CTBC) took over. They run all forms of lottery in Taiwan except the Uniform Invoice Lottery already mentioned and the Taiwan Sports Lottery, mentioned next in this article.
The legal lotteries operating here are many. Super Lotto (威力彩) drawn Monday and Thursday and
Lotto 6/49 (6/49大樂透 ) drawn Tuesdays and Fridays are our richest lotteries. We also have daily numbers, keno, scratch cards, a game similar to tic-tac-toe, traditional Chinese lotto and more. To learn about this refer to my article How to Play Taiwan Lottery. This covers all the details of every game offered by our lottery company.
Taiwan Sports Lottery
Taiwan Sports lottery launched in May 2008 and is the only source for legally betting sports in Taiwan. There are locations on virtually every corner of populated cities, as well as terminals and online betting via BetIWin.
The major leagues covered are MLB baseball and NBA basketball from the United States and the major European football (soccer) leagues. It is also possible to bet Asian baseball and on occasion tennis, golf, and the Olympics have been offered.
The legal basis for Taiwan Sports Lottery is the Sports Lottery Issuance Act. Taipei Fubon Bank was awarded contract to be the exclusive operator of this lottery until July 31, 2014. In their first four years of operation they lost NT$4.7 billion (US$161.8 million) and did not bid to renew their contract.
A major reason for the losses is the contract to operate. This required achieving 80% of the sales volume the regulators had predicted at the onset. Failure to meet this meant the operator had to cover the difference in tax and charitable contributions. After sales came in at only 56% of projections, Fubon sought relief with the tax authority and in court. They were unsuccessful after many appeals. Details of the contract and results are discussed in the Fubon Financial Holdings 2012 Annual Report.
The reason for low sales largely relates to how the sports lottery works. There are multiple games each with unique wagering options. Some games are pari-mutuel based. For example in Da San Yuan bettors pick the result of three baseball matches and part of the pool goes to all correct and part goes to those with two winners. In Da Si Xi four soccer matches are bet and the pool goes to those with all correct. For this form of betting, only 75% of sales go into the pool.
When it comes to fixed odd betting the odds are very poor. At best, you can find basketball handicaps at European odds 1.77 (-130 American) per side. This gives the lottery a theoretic hold of 11.5% per bet. For NBA basketball these must be wagered in 6-fold accumulators (6-team parlays) or greater. With a 6-teamer on the handicap the true chances of winning are 1 in 64. The sports lottery pays only 29.67 to 1.
The challenge with these odds mentioned is well before sports lottery existed illegal betting was very popular in Taiwan. Reputable companies from the United Kingdom such as www.bet365.com support Taiwanese language and currency. Though this is violation of Taiwanese law, they are not in Taiwan and are legal and licensed in Europe. Simply put our authorities have no jurisdiction over them. There are also many illegal bookies here too. Due to better odds the same 6-team wager on NBA handicaps pays 47.41 to 1 at Bet365 as compared to 29.67 to 1 at Taiwan Sports Lottery. The fact sports lottery is legal has not been enough of a sell to get those already betting online and with bookies to make the switch.
Though the competition from illegal bookies is most to blame, not helping sales is the fact there was a major Taiwan Sports Lottery scandal in 2011. An employee was able to open the system after match results were known and place winning bets. For pari-mutuel betting this lowered the dividends paid to legitimate winners. Fubon took major financial and PR hits while operating this lottery and their share prices have declined.
The good news is much reform is likely on the way. Players affected by the scam have been paid, the perpetrators placed in prison, and new harsher laws have been passed to increase the penalty should this occur again. Also, a very experienced company is taking over in 2014.
Effective August 1, 2014 (if not sooner) the Taiwan Sports Lottery exclusive contract (this time 10-years) changes hands. It has been awarded to the Taiwanese manufacturer of DRAM modules and flash-memory products Adata Technology Co. They will operate it in partnership with successful Greek lottery company Intralot and Chinatrust Commercial Bank (CTCB) who runs our legal non-sports lottery games. This group is vowing to turn the sports lottery profitable. To do so they will need to attract more sales which should mean government lobby leading to better wagering options for players in the coming years.
Casinos in Taiwan
Taiwan has never had any legal casinos but this could change. Back in January 2009 the Offshore Islands Development Act was amended. Article 10 added a provision where our offshore Islands can legalise casino gambling to increase tourism. To do so a local referendum must be passed.
After numerous failures with locals voting no, in July 2012 Matsu finally approved a casino with a 57% yes vote. The government has been very slow in drafting the legislation and it is not expected any progress will be made until summer 2013. After this a casino resort will take some time to build so it could be a while.
For now the only easy legal option is travel. There are many forms legal gambling in Macau including casinos. Taiwanese passport holders are stamped in for 30-days with no visa required.


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Located 32 km east of Vaison by the D5 then the D72 and 21 km north of Sault by the D542 then the D72
Brantes is a village perched at the northern extremity of the department, the La Drôme Provençale border. The village faces north side of Mont Ventoux. Toulourenc overlooking the valley.
The town is built in the biosphere reserve of Mont Ventoux (label "MAB" Man and Biosphere awarded in 1990 by UNESCO)
Made of alleys, archways and old stone houses village hosts craftsmen such as potters, potters .....
Brantes is crossed by two great hiking trails, GR9 and GR 91..
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Our work involves research, analyses and advocacy to make institutional philanthropy operates with integrity and openness. Throughout the sector, observers credit NCRP with a strong role in increasing foundation accountability.
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The port city of Palma, located in northern Mozambique near the border with Tanzania, remains under the control of the Islamists who seized it on Wednesday. This was reported on Saturday by Agence France-Presse (AFP), citing its own sources.
вЂњGovernment forces have withdrawn from Palma, the city is controlled by armed groups of Islamists,вЂќ the source said.
At the same time, he added that the fighting in the area of Palma continues.
A militant group of 100 people entered Palma late in the evening on March 24, the South African newspaper Sunday Times reports. Heavily armed Islamists attacked army barracks and government buildings. There are serious losses on the part of regular units, the newspaper notes. According to him, in the following days, the Islamists killed many people.
вЂњThe entire city beach is littered with the bodies of the dead,вЂќ an eyewitness told the newspaper.
About 50 thousand people live in and around Palma. Many of them fled by boat to southern Mozambique and Tanzania. The city is located on the coast of the Indian Ocean in the province of Cabo Delgado, where the Islamist terrorist group Al-Shabab and the structures of the Islamic State вЂ” ISCAP (вЂњCentral African Province of ISвЂќ) have been operating since 2017. Ten kilometers from Palma, the French energy group Total is building the largest natural gas processing and liquefaction complex in southern Africa, a huge field of which has been discovered on the shelf of the province of Cabo Delgado.
Islamist groups have already captured major cities in Cabo Delgado. So, on August 12, 2020, they attacked and established their control over the port of Mosimboa da Praia. It took government forces several weeks to dislodge the Islamists from the city. According to the non-governmental organization Acled, over the past almost four years, more than 1,000 people have been killed by terrorists in northern Mozambique. In turn, UN experts reported that during this period, more than 700 thousand residents fled from the province of Cabo Delgado to other parts of the country, fleeing violence.

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Lying to Get the Truth
A powerful article in Harper’s about lobbying in Washington reignites a long-standing debate over the ethics of undercover journalism.
Senior Contributing Writer Mark Lisheron (firstname.lastname@example.org) is Austin bureau chief for Texas Watchdog, a government accountability news Web site.
Kenneth Case and Ricardo, a fellow consultant for The Maldon Group, sat at a brightly polished conference table for 20, a pitcher of water zested with lemon nearby, and waited for the pitch.
Among the bipartisan suits doing the selling were a former aide to Rep. Roy Blunt, the second-ranking Republican in the U.S. House, and Chuck Dolan, a top public relations consultant for the 2004 Kerry-Edwards campaign. There were specialists with serious domestic and political connections and experts in dealing with the nation's top news organizations.
Case had come to Cassidy & Associates with a problem. It seems The Maldon Group had considerable interests in Turkmenistan, on the northern borders of Iran and Afghanistan, a country with the fifth-largest reserve of natural gas in the world and a wealth of oil. Investors, however, were having nothing to do with this backward former Soviet republic because, until his death in December 2006, the country had been under the heel of Stalinist despot Saparmurat Niyazov. That Niyazov had been succeeded by his personal dentist, Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, did not exactly kindle confidence. Was it possible, given this climate, that Cassidy & Associates could make the U.S. government see that Berdymukhamedov had reforms planned for Turkmenistan, that things were looking up? Case asked.
Cassidy, one of the most powerful lobbying firms in Washington, was eager to help. In fact, the company knew from State Department sources that President Bush himself was eager to improve relations with Turkmenistan. This, however, would be no easy task. Rather than a blitz, Cassidy & Associates proposed a protracted public relations war conducted at the highest levels of government and the media over three years – at a cost of as much as $1.5 million. More, one of the company's salesmen warned, if a human rights organization made the job tougher by harping on the poverty and the dearth of freedom in Turkmenistan.
The Maldon Group never signed up because there was no $1.5 million. There was no Maldon Group. There was no Kenneth Case. Case was Ken Silverstein, Washington editor of Harper's Magazine, who has over his career written extensively about lobbying in Washington. Ricardo was a friend who agreed to help Silverstein.
The result of Silverstein's ruse merited a wraparound cover of the July issue of Harper's: "Foreign agents.. What U.S. Lobbyists Do For Dictators.. An Undercover Report by Ken Silverstein." Had Washington Post media writer Howard Kurtz written the copy, the wrap might have read "Liars..What Some Reporters Do for Stories."
Kurtz helped reignite a long-standing and unresolved debate about the ethics of undercover journalism (see "The Lying Game," May 1997). Lying, deceiving and fabricating are hardly legitimate journalistic methods, he concluded in a column he wrote not long after Silverstein's article appeared. "No matter how good the story," Kurtz wrote, "lying to get it raises as many questions about journalists as their subjects."
Lying, a defiant Silverstein says, gave readers a rare glimpse into an institutionalized amorality throttling U.S. policy, a view they most certainly wouldn't have gotten any other way. If questions are to be raised, he says, they ought to center on why mainstream newspapers like the Washington Post lack the courage to use more aggressive reporting methods, to be advocates for a point of view rather than hiding behind artificial neutrality.
"There is a certain smugness on the high end of the Washington press corps, indecently close personal and professional relationships between reporters and the people they are supposed to cover," Silverstein says. "What is lost here in the interest of phony balance is any sense of right and wrong."
Silverstein's use of deception to get inside an important story makes it no simpler to decide whether he was right or wrong. Editors and reporters are all too aware of the reputation of the mainstream media as part of the problem with the American political process. It is a simple conclusion for Silverstein to draw that because the press so rarely goes undercover, it is too soft, too cozy, too jaded to root out corruption.
But isn't it difficult to make the case that journalists lying or misrepresenting themselves is the way to restore public faith in the newsgathering process? Silverstein's simple answer is that readers who doubt his story are free to dismiss his findings. He suggests readers are better off placing their trust in the journalist or the publication, rather than a fusty set of rules. But how much trust should one place in a journalist who lies or the publication that endorses such behavior? If a journalist would lie to a subject, what's to say he or she wouldn't lie to readers? If lying is a superior tool in some instances, what is to stop reporters from using it indiscriminately? In Silverstein's world, it is left to the reader to determine whether the lying is being done in the service of the truth or self-interest.
For agonizing ethicists, the Turkmenistan story comes down to weighing the wrongs committed by the Washington lobby and Silverstein. One could almost feel and hear the moral wrenching in the column Edward Wasserman, the Knight Professor of Journalism Ethics at Washington and Lee University, wrote in July for the Miami Herald. Was Silverstein wrong? You bet. Was Kurtz right to take him to task? It would seem so. But what about the end result? By the end of the column, Wasserman isn't so sure. "What Silverstein uncovered was disgusting," Wasserman wrote. He added, "Deception is a nasty business, and I respect those who say it's never justified. But was Silverstein the trickster we should be worried about in this affair?"
Beltway reporters walk a rutted beat all the way around the inner sanctum of the Washington lobby. The idea that public relations firms would do virtually anything for money long ago passed into cliché. Everyone knows what's going on, but rarely, if ever, is it reported until after the fact.
The trade publication O'Dwyer's Public Relations has for several years tracked the business being done by Washington firms with countries thought to be undemocratic, greedy and brutal. Just two months before the Harper's piece, Joshua Kurlantzick took off in Mother Jones after Cassidy & Associates for drawing $120,000 a month for the last three years to gussy up the image of Equatorial Guinea, a repressive dictatorship that is also, perhaps not coincidentally, swimming in oil.
To Silverstein, it seemed nothing much had changed in the lobbying culture in the year since high level wheeler-dealer Jack Abramoff had been convicted after a scandal-studded federal investigation. Kurlantzick's article was an example of chronicling the problems after the fact, with intelligence gathering and public reports by the Department of Justice. Silverstein imagined what he might find if he got his story from the inside.
"I could have written about sleazy lobbyists. I've written that story before," Silverstein says. "It was in the way that they behave, the presentation, that gives the story its impact. I think it's in the public interest to present that story."
In the months since his article was published, Silverstein has rarely turned down an opportunity to explain his motives and his methods. It is clear in interviews with Silverstein and Harper's Editor Roger D. Hodge that, from the start, the reporter and the magazine had two goals. The first was to give readers a firsthand look at the deals public relations firms make at the nether reaches of domestic and foreign policy. The other was to provoke the journalism establishment.
"I knew going in that there would be people in the mainstream press disapproving of the tactic," Silverstein says. "And I thought that Kurtz, who is the sort-of arbiter of accepted journalism practices, would criticize the piece."
"There was this meta level in the planning that asked, 'How will the journalism establishment react?'" Hodge says. "The fact that undercover journalism has fallen out of fashion seems to be a problem with the profession."
Silverstein came to Hodge with an idea that originally involved leasing office space and other amenities that Hodge dismissed as too expensive. The backup plan at first was to try to find public relations assistance for North Korea, but Silverstein thought it too notorious a dictatorship to be taken seriously, even by an industry he considered beyond morality.
What Harper's settled on seems almost comical in hindsight. Silverstein invented the names Kenneth Case and The Maldon Group and had them put on business cards. He set up a Web site consisting of little more than the company name, an e-mail address and the address of a London office building. He bought a cell phone with a London number to go with it.
While The Maldon Group had suitors aplenty, Silverstein says he and Ricardo (whose real identity Silverstein has chosen not to reveal) had meetings with two companies. As outlined in the story, their first, with APCO Associates, was pitch-perfect, as droll as anything in the D.C. movie satire "Wag the Dog." APCO promised help from heavy hitters including former Sen. Don Riegle and ex-Rep. Don Bonker. They could arrange a congressional junket to Turkmenistan. Favorable stories or op-ed pieces could be placed in newspapers. The package would feature high-level access, the utmost discretion and a $600,000 bill for the first year of service.
"This really is an opportunity to define the new government of Turkmenistan," Barry Schumacher, a senior vice president of APCO, told Case and Ricardo, according to the article.
The sell, Silverstein reported, was even harder when he sat down with Cassidy & Associates, which, he points out, received more than $235 million in lobbying fees, more than any other firm in Washington, between 1998 and 2006. Gerald Warburg, a company vice president, shared with his would-be clients that he had learned that just a week before a meeting on Turkmenistan had taken place at the highest levels of the U.S. government. "We'd like to make sure you're on the agenda for the next such meeting," Silverstein says Warburg told them.
Silverstein points out several times in his piece how little checking these companies did on Case and The Maldon Group. In the weeks that followed, the companies peppered Silverstein with e-mails pushing their respective Turkmenistan campaigns. For obvious reasons, he fended them off.
Silverstein got what he was looking for, on both counts. "We do a fair amount of undercover journalism, at least at some level, but this was something that struck at the very heart of the establishment," Hodge says. "From the response we've gotten, it's clear that lobbyists were all talking about the piece, and that what we had done was accurate."
Harper's helped on the second count, pitching the story's deception and lurid findings to press critics. Kurtz says he likes and respects Harper's and knew Silverstein from his past work as a journalist. (Writer Nina J. Easton listed Silverstein as one of the unsung heroes of Washington journalism in an article in the May 2002 issue of AJR.) Kurtz thought the way the story was gathered was worth exploring.
What Kurtz found particularly distressing was that while Silverstein spelled out the details of his deception to his readers, he did not reveal himself to the companies he duped before publication. In his column, Kurtz did what Silverstein did not do. He gave both sides their say.
Rather than focus on the lying, Silverstein told Kurtz, readers ought to "weigh my ethics in making up a firm against the ethics of agreeing to represent and whitewash the record of a Stalinist dictatorship. I'm pretty comfortable with that comparison."
Cassidy & Associates has decided to say nothing about the story other than to issue a terse statement. "We are surprised that a reporter would go to such extraordinary lengths to gather information in such a deceptive way that really isn't all that new or interesting."
APCO responded with a much more vehement pronouncement. "Silverstein's charade is a comment on his ethics, not ours," the statement said. "Silverstein's claim that he was working in the 'public interest' as the only way he could get information is as false as his story." APCO complained in writing to Harper's, and the magazine has agreed to publish at least some of the letter in an upcoming issue. And APCO talked to Kurtz.
For someone who says his company got "punked" by Silverstein and Harper's, B. Jay Cooper, a department managing director for APCO, is relatively broad-minded about undercover journalism. While he might not have been pleased that Silverstein picked this time and place to practice it, Cooper says he might have been better prepared to accept it had Silverstein at any time come back to the company asking for a response.
"To this minute he has never called to ask us to comment on this story," Cooper said in an interview. "It goes against everything that's taught in journalism school. It's a matter of fairness to be contacted for comment."
Kurtz is less forgiving than Cooper. He takes the position of the great Ben Bradlee, a vice president and former executive editor of the Post, who believes that reporters should never misrepresent themselves to get a story. By not revealing himself at some point in the process, Silverstein failed in two important ways, Kurtz says.
"I'm still having a hard time understanding why [Silverstein] didn't have the decency to go back to them for comment. It seems a matter of fundamental fairness," Kurtz says. "I stand by what I said about impersonation being wrong. I just think Harper's compounded the problem by not giving the firms involved a chance to comment after the sting."
This Silverstein refused to do. He did not want to give companies in the business of massaging information weeks to formulate responses that would have tried to discredit his work. Silverstein is contemptuous of Kurtz's notion of fairness.
"You know what? I don't work for a mainstream publication," Silverstein says. "That's what I resent about Kurtz's critique. We're not the same. We're not the Washington Post."
What Silverstein is suggesting is that there are two sets of standards, one governed by rules that newspapers generally abide by and one determined by the journalist, whose trust is conferred not by the publication but by the reader.
Response to his story would seem, on the surface, to bear him out. Silverstein says 90 percent of the hundreds of e-mails he received, almost all of them from average readers, were laudatory. Some took shots at Kurtz.
Left-leaning Web sites like Dissident Voice, which bills itself as "a radical newsletter in the struggle for peace and social justice," gave Silverstein a forum to editorialize on his story without challenge. CommonDreams.org, which describes itself as a news service for the progressive community, linked to the Harper's story and ran an accompanying piece by Silverstein explaining what he had done and why. A sampling of the overwhelmingly uniform feedback shows others share Silverstein's keen impatience with rules-bound journalism.
"Howard Kurtz is a hypocrite and a fool," one person responded.
"I agree with your motives, your methods, and your results. If all 'ethical' and polite avenues of investigation into these cynical power-mongers continue to let their actions be hidden, what other recourse is there?" another wrote.
Those who side with the rules came quickly and faithfully to Kurtz's defense. Matthew Felling, a former media director at the Center for Media and Public Affairs who now writes an online column for CBS' Public Eye, thought what Silverstein had bagged was small and common game.
"When you're going to take the risky step into 'Gotcha Journalism,' you need to 'Get' something," Felling wrote on June 28. "You need to uncover something that either can't be found out in any other way, expose hidden political corruption or a potential health threat. When you indulge in subterfuge to merely provide the conventional wisdom with a concrete example, that's when the cost -- to the journalist, to the media outlet, to the media at large -- isn't worth the benefit."
Felling followed with a column in August, inviting Silverstein to give a full airing of his views on his undercover methods. While the exchange had the tone of rapprochement between friends, neither yielded on his core contentions.
Bill Buzenberg, executive director of the Center for Public Integrity in Washington, D.C., says there is room for much more investigative journalism everywhere, "but misrepresenting yourself is not a good idea. We're with Howard Kurtz on this one," Buzenberg says.
Bob Steele sides with the rules, too. In fact, Steele, the Nelson Poynter Scholar for Journalism Values at the Poynter Institute, wrote the rules 12 years ago to help reporters decide when it might be all right to lie or to use a hidden camera to get a story.
Steele read the Harper's piece and wrote a rather open-ended column about it for the Poynter Web site that gave Silverstein his say. Two months after writing the column Steele, like Wasserman and other prominent ethicists in the field, is carefully reviewing the steps Silverstein took in his newsgathering rather than issuing a blanket condemnation.
Some, like Mark Feldstein, a former investigative reporter who has written extensively on journalism ethics as a professor of media and public affairs at George Washington University, have applauded Silverstein's product while questioning his methods. Feldstein was impressed by the heft of what Silverstein presented, an unsettling look at deal-making and political compromising. Still, Feldstein is disapproving of the misrepresentation and found it unforgivable for him to withhold the opportunity for some comment from APCO and Cassidy.
Steele has not said whether he thinks Silverstein acted improperly. "I wanted to leave it open-ended," he says. "I know there are absolutists out there who say you don't ever use this method to get a story. I've never been absolutist on deception. The beauty and bane of ethics is that there are exceptions. I'm not one who believes in universal codes of ethics."
To understand why Steele and others resist the absolutes, walk Silverstein's Turkmenistan story through the six guidelines or thresholds Steele says a journalist must satisfy to deceive or to misrepresent. According to Steele, it's OK to be deceptive only:
• When the information obtained is of profound importance. It must be of vital public interest, such as revealing great system failure at the top levels, or it must prevent profound harm to individuals.
Silverstein contends that the thorough rot of democracy caused by the overweening power of the Washington lobby is of profound importance. Felling believes amplifying common knowledge is less than profound. "I thought Silverstein's piece told us something that was not commonly known," Wasserman says. "How the top of the line representation in Washington works, just how business is done. It's awful. It's terrible."
• When all other alternatives for obtaining the same information have been exhausted.
Some, like Felling, have made a blanket statement that this particular story could have been done in another way, but it is difficult to see how. "Silverstein can make one incontrovertible argument," Lou Gelfand, a media critic with Minneapolis' Star Tribune, wrote, "He'd never have gotten into the lobbying offices if he had identified his real purpose."
• When the journalists involved are willing to disclose the nature of the deception and the reason for it.
Silverstein gladly shared the nature and the reason with readers, not so much the targets of his investigation. As reprehensible as most critics found the behavior of the two lobbying firms, they managed to elicit pity. "I do think the targets were made to feel a much greater sense of betrayal by not being offered the opportunity to respond," Feldstein says. Even Steele, who has behaved rather like a moderator throughout, says, "The magazine left itself vulnerable by not going back for comment." "I do think these people got screwed," Wasserman says.
Cooper inferred from the precise and accurate retelling of the APCO meeting that either Silverstein or the mysterious Ricardo might have surreptitiously recorded the session. This would be another ethical black mark against the story if it were true. When asked directly if he recorded the exchange with APCO, Silverstein says, "I'll be telling the full story of what I did in preparing for the story in the book [he is writing on the affair], and I feel that I've blabbed a bit too much already, but I can answer broadly by telling you that I never broke the law."
• When the harm prevented by the information revealed through deception outweighs any harm caused by the act of deception.
Cooper says that APCO's reputation took a hit, but he says that the company's client base stayed loyal. How much harm the story prevented is almost impossible to say.
• When the individuals involved and their news organization apply excellence, through outstanding craftsmanship as well as the commitment of time and funding needed to pursue the story fully.
• When the journalists involved have conducted a meaningful, collaborative and deliberative decision-making process on the ethical and legal issues.
Readers are left to take Silverstein and Hodge's word for what are, essentially, internal concerns.
Coming as close to a pronouncement as he has on the situation, Steele says he thinks serious journalists must satisfy each of the guidelines, independent of one another. "This is not à la carte," he says. "You have to fulfill all of them."
Raising the bar as Steele has done is another symptom of the gentrification of journalism, Silverstein contends. Silverstein has worked for the Associated Press and the Los Angeles Times, two jobs he enjoyed. He found their rules, however, unnecessarily confining. He has come to think of the new generation of reporter and editor as a facilitator rather than a check on powerful institutions. "The high-end press class is very comfortable with the high-end political class," he says.
It is through this particular interpretation of history that Silverstein would like to lead the reclamation of the muckraking tradition in journalism.
The muckrakers, as President Theodore Roosevelt dubbed them disapprovingly, were very much a product of the early 20th century. As Feldstein has pointed out in an academic paper on investigative reporting, muckrakers were as much tools in the circulation wars between publishing giants William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer as they were advocates and activists for the public good. Their audiences were immigrants and the working class. Their coin of the realm was scandal and the more lurid, the more popular. The kind of neutrality prized by professionals today would not have been recognized by these reporters.
Nellie Bly, whom Silverstein has referred to in past months almost as often as APCO, was an undercover reporter who got herself committed to a mental institution to write about the horrible conditions there. Many of the others whose names live on – Lincoln Steffens, Ida Tarbell, Ida B. Wells – did not misrepresent themselves or try to infiltrate the businesses or governmental bodies they wrote about. Upton Sinclair, who did, ended up writing about the Chicago meatpacking industry in fiction, albeit fiction powerfully informed by what he experienced.
Readers and their newspapers changed as the population became more affluent and better educated. Rather than squelch investigative journalism, newspapers imposed more professional standards to serve as a guarantee for the quality of the journalism.
This change was vividly reflected in the reaction to stories run in early 1978 by the Chicago Sun-Times. The paper had put up $5,000 to buy a rundown bar on the city's North Side, aptly naming it the Mirage. For four months in late 1977, reporters ran the tavern, documenting a staggering parade of municipal graft and regulatory corner-cutting.
The series of 25 stories was a sensation and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. In his 1996 book, "News Values," longtime Chicago Tribune and Tribune Co. editor and executive Jack Fuller recalled that titans Ben Bradlee and Eugene Patterson of the St. Petersburg Times teamed up to make sure the series did not win.
"The Pulitzer Prize Board decided not to award the Sun-Times the prize because the series was based on deception," Fuller told the Chicago Reader. "The board concluded that truth-telling enterprises should not engage in such tactics."
"We would not allow reporters to misrepresent themselves in any way, and I don't think we would be the hidden owners of anything," Fuller said Bradlee told him. Patterson compared the Sun-Times to an undercover policewoman enticing a john, he said.
What Silverstein considers a modern landmark Feldstein sees as a warning from two highly respected journalists to the rest of the business.
Undercover journalism took another pop when a jury was asked to consider the methods used by ABC News reporters in 1992 in an effort to show that a supermarket chain was selling spoiled meat. After the "Primetime Live" report aired, the Food Lion chain sued ABC, not to challenge the truth of what the network reported, but to allege that members of the undercover crew falsified their applications for jobs they failed to do. (See "The Lion's Share," March 1997.)
After the case dragged on for five years, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, overturned the award of damages from a lower court jury. In its ruling the court castigated ABC for its actions, but said that Food Lion had failed to demonstrate that it had been significantly hurt by the "PrimeTime Live" report.
"I'm a defender of ABC on that one," Feldstein says. "They proved they were right. There was a significant public health issue. But the protracted litigation and the legal costs for ABC sent an utter chill throughout the networks."
The "Dateline NBC" series "To Catch a Predator" is no blanket for the chill. In ways that Silverstein might be reluctant to admit, "To Catch a Predator" has much in common with the scandal-mongering of the muckraking days.
Its producers have claimed a high ground of public service by working undercover with law enforcement to round up people who might use the Internet to arrange to have sex with children. More than 200 people have been caught by the program, and some of them have been convicted.
Among those who did not have a trial was Bill Conradt, a county prosecutor in North Texas, who put a pistol to his head and fired it in front of a SWAT team sent to arrest him a day after Conradt fell into the "Predator" trap. Esquire magazine contends that the program put pressure on law enforcement to make the arrest. Conradt's sister has filed a $105 million lawsuit against NBC in federal court.
Marsha Bartel, a former producer of the show, is also suing NBC, alleging that the network fired her for raising ethical concerns about "To Catch a Predator."
The myriad problems of the series were outlined by columnist Deborah Potter in the August/September issue of AJR. Those interviewed for this story were uniform in their condemnation of "Predator" and its questionable ethics. Each was quick to point out the vast differences in approach and intent between "To Catch a Predator" and Silverstein's Turkmenistan story.
The prurient sex sting program and the Turkmenistan program do have at least one thing in common: Their creators have eschewed or at the very least cannot meet Steele's six thresholds for undercover journalism. Without at least some standard, the 8 million to 9 million viewers of "To Catch a Predator" and the 230,000 subscribers to Harper's are on their own, trusting that liars and deceivers are telling them the truth.
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Access & Roads
>> Access and Roads>> Property with Inadequate Access>> Road Design and Construction>> Dedication of Road over Crown Land>> Traffic>> Offsite Road Improvements>> Alternatives to Public Roads>> Access to a Body of Water>> Criteria for Access to a Body of Water>> Highway Encroachments>> Access to Lands Beyond>> Access to Subdivisions off Section 42 Transportation Act Roads>> Public Roads and Highways>> Right of Way Widths>> Frontage Roads>> Intersections>> Turnarounds>> Subdivisions Adjacent to Controlled Access Highways>> Lanes>> Walkways>> Storm Drainage (Runoff)>> Drainage Easements>> Plans Cancellation
Highway access through a rural subdivision is an essential component
to the development. If you are subdividing, you will need to service
your subdivision with roads.
Property With Inadequate Access
Property without adequate access may not be subdivided,
although a subdivision that creates a timber block only may be approved
by prior arrangement with the Registrar of the Land Title & Survey Authority. The
subdivider may acquire and construct a public road to give access.
If the road approaching a subdivision is not a two-lane road
with a maintainable and/or all-weather surface, the subdivision application
should not be approved. The applicant may choose to upgrade the road
to a maintainable all-weather standard (specified by the approving office)
at their expense. The subdivision may then be approved, if everything
else is in order.
Dedication of Road over Crown Land
If a parcel of private land being subdivided requires a road across
Crown land for access, the Minister of Transportation may authorize
the Surveyor General to establish a public road allowance through Crown
80 of the Land Act to obtain rights to the Crown land proposed for
access road development. The subdivider must apply to the
FrontCounterBC office nearest you.
By their existence, nature, layout, or design, subdivisions should
not contribute to undue traffic congestion, which would jeopardize the
integrity of the highway and street system and reduce the level of service
to the public. Evaluating a subdivision's impact on traffic involves
- Estimating projected traffic volumes
- Relating projected traffic volumes to the characteristics and features
of the street system
- Ensuring that the characteristics of the subdivision layout do not
promote congestion but promote safe operation and the accommodation
of bicycles, pedestrians, and transit or commercial vehicle needs as
The District Development Technician can advise if a traffic impact
study may be required. For more information on traffic impact studies, consult the
Planning and Designing Access to Developments Manual
provided in .PDF form on this website.
Offsite Road Improvements
Sometimes a developer will want to subdivide land accessed by a road
with inadequate drainage, poor horizontal or vertical alignment, running
surface or top width. It could also be a road with inadequate bridges
or structures. These problems could be overcome by the developer upgrading
the road at his or her own expense, under Ministry direction. The extent
and nature of any road inadequacy should be detailed and reviewed with
the Approving Officer. The developer should then be advised to contact
the District Development Technician for a detailed discussion of requirements.
Alternatives to Public Roads
The Land Title Act requires all new parcels to be provided with
necessary and reasonable highway access. The Minister of Transportation
may consider various factors specified in the Act, and may in exceptional
circumstances grant relief from the provision of highway access to the
new parcels as well. The Provincial Approving Officer administers this
Ask your District Development Technician for details.
Access to a Body of Water
When a property that is proposed for subdivision is contiguous with
a body of water, highway access to the water is required under
Section 75(1)(c) and (d)
of the Land Title Act. This
is to allow upland property owners and/or the general public access to bodies
of water at regular intervals.
Criteria for Access to a Body
Access layout for a body of water
can be complicated. Ask your practitioner or the District Development Technician
for assistance in placing access points.
The Provincial Approving Officer may consider
granting absolute relief from the requirements regarding access to a body
of water under any of the following conditions:
- A parcel is being conveyed to the Crown Provincial
or an agency thereof
- The subdivision's purpose is solely to adjust a
boundary, and it will not create additional lots
- The subdivision is within the Agricultural Land
On occasion structures will be found to be encroaching on highway rights
of way from adjacent properties. Most often these structures are corners
of houses, garages, barns, fences, and signs. However, other structures
are such as old underground gasoline storage tanks, tourist information
booths, telecommunication kiosks, fire department storage buildings,
and motel buildings have been found on highway rights of way. These
encroachments are usually discovered when a new property owner commissions
a survey of the lot for a mortgage, a property is subdivided, or upon
inspection by a Ministry employee.
Access to Lands Beyond
Subdivisions should provide highway access to land lying beyond or around
the subdivided land where it does not already exist. This secures access
to other properties, which otherwise would not have access. It provides for expansion of the highway network, especially
in rural areas, and for access to Crown land.
The requirement is only for the legal dedication of the right-of-way.
This highway access would be constructed at the discretion of the Provincial
Access to Subdivisions off
Section 42 Transportation Act Roads
A highway designated under Section 42 of the Transportation Act is defined as a travelled road on which public money has been spent.
If the development will be accessed from an unmaintained Section 42
road, the road must be upgraded and dedicated on the subdivision plan.
All roads shown on a subdivision plan must be established by a legal
survey. If the status of the road is in question, consult the local
District Transportation Office.
Public Roads and Highways
The Highway Functional Classification Study adopted in June
1992 provides a system for categorizing the provincial roadways according
to the function that the road provides. Different types of roads and
highways provide for access to subdivisions. Others may be affected
by traffic from subdivisions nearby.
Local roads provide access to properties fronting directly
on the road as well as to lands beyond, in accordance with
of the Land Title Act. Roads located within the common property
of a strata development are not public roads and service only lots in
Major and minor roads carry vehicles between major traffic-generating
areas or between such areas and the primary and secondary highways.
They are defined in the Ministry's Major Road or Street Network Plan.
Local access to individual properties from major and minor roads should
Primary and secondary highways allow high-speed movement
of inter-and intra-provincial traffic. These are often designated Controlled Access highways. They are expected to provide
high overall travel speeds with minimum interference to through movements.
Access to individual properties is minimized.
In general, the minimum right-of-way width required for a public road
is 20 metres or cross section plus 3 metres on each side, whichever
is greater. Cross-section is defined as road prism (travelled road surface,
shoulders, containment slopes) plus any slope areas necessary to contain
the road prism.
The following diagram shows a typical roadway cross section (not to
scale). It shows how the right of way should be established relative
to the cross section of the road. Cut and fill slopes will vary depending
on specific soil conditions and standards. Applicants should contact
the District Development Technician for details.
The minimum right-of-way width for roads accessing lands beyond should
be 20 metres unless adjacent to an existing 10-metre dedication. There
should be no subdividing off of a right of way less than 20 metres across.
Special consideration is given to the development of ski village development.
See theTAC guide chapter 1500.
The Ministry prefers to use a service road system to access local businesses
located on or fronting primary and secondary highways. If local road
systems cannot be obtained, a frontage or backage road may be approved
as an alternative. The frontage road is not an ideal solution, however,
because of intersection problems and the high services-to-lot ratio.
A local road system is a firm requirement along primary highways in
The normal right-of-way width for a frontage road is 15 metres.
Corner cut-offs (truncations) of six metres along each boundary are
required at all road intersections. This is to maintain safe sight distance. The authority for corner cut-offs is found in Section 11 of the Provincial Public Undertakings Regulation BC Reg. 513/2004.
In progressive subdivisions, it may be preferable to establish the
additional right-of-way necessary for the creation of a cul-de-sac turnaround
by means of a Statutory Right-of-Way in favour of the Province, pursuant
218 of the Land Title Act. This would allow those portions of the
cul-de-sac rendered surplus by the further extension of the public road
to be quit-claimed, avoiding a lengthy road closure process. The turnaround
would still have to be constructed for maintenance purposes.
Cul-de-sac turnarounds should be at least 15 metres in radius plus required
right-of-way to include ditches. In areas where snowfall is heavy, increase
Adjacent to Controlled Access Highways
The Minister of Transportation can designate controlled access highways pursuant
Section 48 of the Transportation
Act. These highways may be located in municipalities or rural areas
of the Province. The Ministry has zoning, access and subdivision regulatory
role over the land in proximity to these highways.
Very few subdivision applications contain lanes nowadays, although
they are allowed and may even be beneficial in some cases. Lanes can
provide secondary access to parcels. They are useful if direct access
is not desirable, such as in business districts or major streets where
entrance conflicts would reduce the level of service to through traffic
or pedestrians. In narrower lots, they can be used to access carports
The minimum width for a lane is six metres. When the lane provides
alternative access to lots on a controlled access highway, the lane
should have a minimum width of 8 metres.
It must be made clear that lanes do not receive the same level of maintenance
Local government sometimes promotes walkways, particularly in blocks
longer than 200 metres. Pedestrian desire lines to schools, beaches,
parks, commercial areas etc. are checked against the street layout,
and walkways are required where necessary. Walkways are shown as “road”
on the subdivision plan. Where walkways are dedicated as "road" on
a plan of subdivision, then the Ministry is responsible for maintenance.
However, as it is usually local government who commits to walkways,
it’s not unreasonable to ask them to take care of the maintenance, or
to create the walkways as parks.
Refer to the TAC guide
for construction criteria.
Storm Drainage (Runoff)
Drainage is a critical requirement for every subdivision. Inadequate
drainage can lead to flooding , resulting in erosion, loss of stability
or in property damage. In addition, subdivisions that are not properly
drained can result in damage to highways both in and downstream from
the subdivision, resulting in a public safety hazard.
Storm water must be considered both in the subdivision and outside
of it. The applicant may be required to have a drainage study or design
prepared by a Professional Engineer or hydrologist. Drainage should
be carried to a natural outfall or approved storm drain capable of carrying
the additional flow.
Easements for road drainage are required if the District Development
Technician determines that there may be a drainage concern. They are
necessary to ensure that runoff of groundwater does not collect in the
development but is carried to an approved natural outfall.
If you are cancelling a plan and there is a right of way within it, please consult the District Development Technician.


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Figuratively speaking, the same seems to be true of Congress. The specter of impending economic calamity, combined with rising public disapproval, (particularly for Republicans), over the partial government shutdown, appears to have prodded senators to close in on yet another stop-gap budget deal that could have just as easily been reached a month ago.
As reported by Defense News, a sister publication of Federal Times, Senate leaders could unveil a tentative agreement as early as this morning that would reopen agencies at current spending levels until Jan. 15, while raising the nation’s borrowing limit to last until February. On the budget front, the idea is to give lawmakers and the Obama administration three months to dicker over broader concerns, such as easing or canceling the next round of sequester-related cuts that will likely take effect in January. At this point, it’s unclear whether the package will include a provision ensuring back pay for hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers.
A Senate vote on the agreement could come Thursday. That’s also the day that the government will exhaust its borrowing authority, threatening a potentially ruinous debt default, according to the administration. And assuming the deal is approved by the Democratic-controlled Senate, it faces a rough ride in the GOP-run House, where some lawmakers have not given up on hopes of forcing the White House to delay implementation of the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare). The overarching question is whether House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, would be willing to pass the compromise package with Democratic votes if he can’t bring enough members of his own party along. So far, Boehner’s not saying.
A key off-stage player will be the stock market. If major market indices take a dive in the next day or two, that could ramp up pressure on lawmakers to give the agreement final approval sooner rather than later. (And even Tea Party loyalists have investment portfolios, after all.)
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Blakemore’s character, Shawn Butler, entered the world of General Hospital in 2011. He is Jordan Ashford’s ex and also the father of her son TJ Ashford. Blackmore’s first run as the character wrapped in 2015 when Shawn was wrongfully sentenced for the crimes that Nikolas Cassadine was responsible for. He later returned to the canvas in 2021.
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“The GH family has been great to me. Who knows what’s to come in the near future,” he said, adding in another tweet that he “may have to show up” to some of the popular GH Fantasy Events that are held across the country.

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Pokémon Announces Games, Apps and More
Tsunekazu Ishihara, president and CEO of The Pokémon Company, has unveiled a broad range of new video games, apps, and more during a Pokémon Presents video presentation.
These experiences will enable players everywhere to interact with Pokémon in a variety of new ways. The Isle of Armor, the first set of content in the Pokémon SwordExpansion Pass and the Pokémon Shield Expansion Pass, also launches today worldwide. This downloadable content for the blockbuster Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield video games is available for purchase in Nintendo eShop and allows Trainers to continue their adventures in the Galar region.


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next stops: KL, Jerantut, Penang???
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Yo! check it out. So yeap, last Saturday night we went to Puchong Perdana for our very first recording. 1 song was recorded for Punkrawk Flip-flop compilation under Knot Records and Ricecooker Shop. We recorded 'Hentikan', which you guys can check the lyrics out down there somewhere. We would like to say Terima Kasih to Knot Records especially Toleb, Alak and Shimi and also Joe Kidd for this oppurtunity. You guys rock. And not to forget to the other bands in the comp, which we managed to meet or not. Extra thanks to; Brayok, The Mindless Show and FSF for helping us with the backing vocals!
~all photos on this post by Joe Kidd. thnx.


Our Next Strategic Plan Journey Has Begun!
Walla Walla Public Schools is launching an inclusive strategic planning development process that spans from spring 2022 through spring 2023. This comprehensive outreach will involve multiple layers of engagement with all stakeholders.
Walla Walla Public Schools Board of Directors understands how critical it is that they deeply involve the entire community, from student to staff to parent to stakeholder, in this important process. The district has established a deliberate, six-phase plan (see below) that concludes in spring 2023. WWPS will be utilizing a number of different modes to elicit input. Tools such as ThoughtExchange, an online survey and feedback instrument, face-to-face listening sessions in both English and Spanish, and focus groups will all be incorporated to ensure exhaustive and inclusive feedback.
In fall of 2022 Walla Walla Public Schools will enter the next phase of its process that prioritizes gathering significant stakeholder input. District leaders will begin to synthesize this feedback in late fall and then work on developing and refining a draft plan by winter. The district’s work will conclude in spring 2023 after the school board and leadership team have operationalized and finalized the plan in preparation for a 2023-24 school year implementation.
Below is an outline of the planning process. Thank you for joining this journey as we continue striving to meet our vision of "Developing Washington’s Most Sought-After Graduates."
- ThoughtExchange Input (Closed May 20)
- ThoughtExchange Input (Closed September 23rd)
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Where We Have Been: 2017-2022 Strategic Plan Success Highlights
Over the last five years, the current plan prioritized high quality instruction, aligned systems between schools and programs, helped to promote safe and engaging school environments, and established enhanced social and emotional supports for students.
The district experienced remarkable success meeting or exceeding nearly all of the performance targets the School Board established. As identified in state performance data released just prior to the pandemic, graduation rates reached all-time highs, exceeding statewide results, and the district has closed the graduation gap for its Latino students.
Walla Walla Public Schools saw nearly 10% more students meet individual growth performance goals in both their statewide reading and mathematics assessments. 9th grade on-track rates, a key indicator for graduation and post high school success, improved by double digits, surpassing state levels for the first time. Student, parent and community perception results soared past nationwide rates, with over 90% approval rating across many areas. The district's efforts around dual programming are demonstrating great advancements as more students than ever are earning their seal of biliteracy, and the success rates for English Language learners are at all time highs, exceeding statewide levels.
Additionally, student involvement in clubs, activities and athletics increased, attendance rates exceeded state levels at nearly 90%, and student behavior rates have improved.


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We have chosen to favour natural fibers and cotton is our most important material: we buy 25 thousand tons of cotton every year. More than 70% of our products are cotton-made.
However, we know that being natural does not always translate into low impact. As a matter of fact, 2.3% of the world’s crop land is planted with cotton and yet it accounts for 14% and 6% of the global sales of insecticide and pesticides respectively, often damaging both farmers and the extended nearby communities, as well as requiring large consumption of water and fertilizers.
But there is an alternative: a more sustainable cotton which is better for the environment it grows in and the people that produce it. Through the Better Cotton Initiative, farmers learn to care for the health of the soil and natural habitats. They also learn how to reduce use of the most harmful chemicals and are trained on principles of decent work. BCI helps farmers to use water efficiently, saving on this natural resource whilst maximizing yields. For example, in the 2015/6 harvest, BCI Farmers in China used an average of 26% less water and achieved 11% higher yields than those not yet using BCI techniques.
The promotion of sustainable farming practices also requires considerable investments in farmer training. Farmers can draw on specialist knowledge and trigger virtuous processes for the improvement of land and crop management and for increasing supply.
OVS is thus promoting sustainable cotton farming without compromising either people or the environment. For this reason, we are committed to switch progressively to sourcing only more sustainable cotton.
We are the first Italian retailer to join the Better Cotton Initiative (http://bettercotton.org/), who aims to actively improve the global cotton industry and radically reduce its impact on the environment and on farmers.
Furthermore, we support organic cotton. It’s our preferred material for kids garments. For 2016 collections, we have realised more than 8 million garments with cotton coming from certified organic farming.
To further reduce the impact of our activities and give value to end-of-life materials, we actively support the choice for recycled materials. We largely use them in denim, where we succeed in reducing the impact of our products without compromising their quality. We are also developing solutions for the large-scale use of recycled cotton also for knitwear.
We aim to source only more sustainable cotton by 2020, regardless of whether it is organic cotton, cotton cultivated within the Better Cotton Initiative, or recycled cotton.
Among other practices, the Better Cotton Initiative and its Partners, supplies training for cotton farmers throughout the world, to promote farming practices capable of reducing the use of pesticides and improving crop efficiency. For example, last year in India, BCI Farmers made an average of 23% more profit than those not using BCI techniques, whilst using 20% less pesticide.
“In the past, we had to carry out four to five pesticide applications to control pests, but after starting to apply the trap crop method, my pesticide expenditure has dropped significantly. By adopting the best practices authorised by the BCI team, my net profit has improved considerably”
Muralindhar, BCI farmer, India.
We are aware of the role that we can have in taking care of a more sustainable future for the environment
With this inaugural sustainability report, OVS begins an important journey of sharing

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With China having made significant investments into Africa, there has been an increase in Chinese business travellers to the continent. With this, the tourism industry should look to new, innovative ways to captilise on this trend, turning business travel into leisure tourism.
SAA CEO, Vuyani Jarana told CNN that Asia Pacific is important, especially for SAA, if one looks at the trade relationships which are growing significantly, between South Africa and China.
Kwakye Donkor, CEO of Africa Tourism Partners (ATP), says: “There has been huge business travel into Africa, which a lot of us in the industry have been trying to tap into.”
The reason for this, according to Donkor, is due to the number of Chinese companies now operating in Africa, therefore automatically lending itself to business travel, from meetings to conferences, to individual investors scouting for opportunities.
This was emphasised by Jarana, who told CNN: “We see growth; we see more Chinese businesses on the continent.”
However, despite the increase in Chinese business travel to Africa, Donkor says: “What we haven’t tapped into is converting that into things like incentive travel, where African countries could host groups of Chinese travellers, conducting pre and post tours.”
12% of Chinese business travellers are repeat travellers, therefore hosting pre or post-conference tours encourage this segment of the market to return to a destination, bringing along their friends, families or group tours, if left with a lasting impression.
Chinese group-tours travel is based on price and bucket list experiences, as they want to see and experience as much as possible in one trip, says Suzanne Benadie, Sales Director at Tourvest DMC.
Lindi Mthethwa, Group Sales Director of BON Hotels, says that Chinese business travellers also look for rewards and additional benefits. She mentions that word of mouth is important to the Chinese traveller.
Besides Africa lending itself to incentive travel for the Chinese market, Donkor says that having opinion leaders, such as Jack Ma, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of the Alibaba Group, who are great brand ambassadors for Africa, are important. “Opportunities such as these we cannot lose out on; Ma visiting Rwanda and South Africa was an endorsement of the African brand, and we believe that endorsements such as these will also help us change the narrative.”
Donkor believes it is imperative that tourism boards across southern and East Africa, as well as provincial tourism players, make a dedicated effort to invest into the Chinese market, investing appropriately, ensuring they have the right people to drive marketing programmes – however initiatives should be on-going, not just once off.
According to Mthethwa, African suppliers need to be active in this space, having constant interaction with travellers.
“The opportunities are there, we are just not tapping into them the way we should be,” concludes Donkor.


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The business of restaurants and cafes are facing immense impacts over the last few years. First, the Covid-19 pandemic struck the world and everything came to a halt for an unknown amount of time. All the strict rules and guidelines affected the food industry very badly. Though things started getting back to normal afterward and restaurants and cafes started getting crowded slowly, the industry is once facing problems and this time it is not about fewer customers and visitors. The inflation in the market; the rising food prices and the fuel cost are leading to massive problems for the food industry.
Rising Food Prices And Fuel Costs Is The Biggest Concern
Fuel and food prices are skyrocketing and it is becoming quite difficult to cope with them. The price of commercial LPG cylinders multiplied during the pandemic and now it is yet again increasing probably every other week. The inflation in the market led to a jump in increasing all kinds of operational costs in this business. As a result, the price of the dishes on the menu is also increasing and they are also seeing a decrease in the profit margin.
Restauranteurs Are Trying Everything To Control The Situation
The restaurant owners from all around are furious seeing the current situation. Every restaurant is trying hard and implementing various ways to combat the rising food prices and fuel costs.
All the restaurants are dealing with the situation in their own way and are trying to provide the best experiences to the crowd and resolve the cost problems on the backend itself. Most of the restauranteurs are not interested in changing anything in the front end. Hence, they are trying out all they can to solve this rise in cost issues and also retain the visitors.

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Arizona Coyotes Recall Anthony Duclair From AHL
The Duke is back in Glendale as the Arizona Coyotes have recalled forward Anthony Duclair from the Tucson Roadrunners.
Disappointment has been the word of the season for both Anthony Duclair and the Arizona Coyotes.
While the Coyotes languished in the standings, Duclair languished in the lineup.
Finally, in late January he was demoted to the AHL in order to “regain his scoring touch“.
Things didn’t quite pan out like Duke or John Chayka hoped when he joined the Roadrunners. After sixteen games in the AHL, Duclair has managed to score just 1 goal and add in 7 assists. That’s hardly confidence inspiring if you’re Dave Tippett, but it was undoubtedly clear the demotion wasn’t working.
Taking that into consideration, the Yotes have recalled Duclair and will hope for a different result this time around.
Arizona Coyotes General Manager John Chayka announced today that the Coyotes have recalled forward Anthony Duclair from the Tucson Roadrunners, the club’s American Hockey League affiliate (AHL).
The 21-year-old Duclair has registered 1-7-8 in 16 games with the Roadrunners and collected 3-6-9 in 41 games with the Coyotes this season. Last season, Duclair recorded 20-24-44 in 81 games and his 20 goals were the second-most in a single season by a rookie in Coyotes history. Ducair has tallied 24-36-60 in 140 career games over three seasons with the Coyotes and New York Rangers.
The 5-foot-11, 185-pound native of Pointe-Claire, Quebec was originally drafted by the Rangers in the third round (80th overall) in the 2013 Entry Draft and was acquired by the Coyotes on March 1, 2015 along with John Moore, a second round draft choice in 2015 and a first round draft choice in 2016 from the Rangers in exchange for Keith Yandle, Chris Summers and a fourth round draft choice in 2016.
Now that he’s back with Arizona, fans are hoping to see him reunite with a healthy Max Domi. In theory, that’s exactly the deployment Tipp will attempt to roll with. Domi and Duclair were the source of a ton of on-ice magic for the club last season, and it’s conceivable that they can rekindle that success in the final 20 games of this season.
Splitting them up wouldn’t make much sense given the team’s struggles and roster construction. You have to take the synergy where you can get as the roster is shuffled after trading Martin Hanzal and Michael Stone, and no two players have better synergy together than Domi and Duke.
Whatever happens, the Killer D’s are reunited once again.
Let’s hope we see a return to goals like this in the coming weeks.

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HARRISBURG (JUNE 25) – Today state Senator Lisa Boscola (D-Northampton) and Senator Pat Browne (R-Lehigh) voted in favor of House Bill 911 which updates the state’s 911 system. More importantly, the bill, as amended in the Senate earlier this month, preserves the City of Bethlehem’s and the City of Allentown’s stand-alone 911 systems with the ultimate goal of working with Lehigh and Northampton Counties towards a regional Lehigh Valley 911 Center.
Following a unanimous vote (49-0) on concurrence in the state Senate today (June 25), the bill now heads to the Governor for his signature.
“911 systems serve as the backbone of public safety operations in the two biggest cities in the Lehigh Valley,” Boscola said. “While the version that passed the House initially eliminated both City systems, Senator Browne and I worked across the aisle with help from Senators Mario Scavello (R-Monroe) and Randy Vulakovich (R-Allegheny) to keep the systems in place.”
“I want to thank my colleagues in the Senate, specifically Senators Boscola, Scavello and Vulakovich, for helping to get the amendment into the legislation and for recognizing the importance of two long-standing 911 Dispatch Centers located in the cities of Allentown and Bethlehem,” Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Pat Browne said. “Allowing these two cities to continue to receive state funding along with the state’s 67 counties through the Commonwealth’s 911 Emergency Communications Law, ensures that residents of each city are receiving fast and accurate response when calls are place to 911 in an emergency.
“I also want to thank my colleagues in the state House of Representatives, specifically the bill sponsor Representative Steve Barrar (R-Delaware) and Representative Peter Schweyer (D-Lehigh), for helping keep the amended language and Allentown’s and Bethlehem’s ability to provide these critical emergency services in the bill.”
Representatives from the cities of Bethlehem and Allentown, along with the counties of Lehigh and Northampton have indicated that they will be commissioning an independent study to evaluate each of the four 911 centers. The study will evaluate the current operations of each center and explore how the cities and the counties can work together to share and consolidate services, equipment and personnel as a region.
“The Allentown and Bethlehem 911 call centers are an integral part of the public safety network in the Lehigh Valley. Allowing them to remain independent for the next four years is most wise,” Schweyer said. “I wholeheartedly thank my colleagues from the Senate for their bipartisan efforts in ensuring their continued operation.”
The funding for the Bethlehem and Allentown 911 dispatch centers contained in House Bill 911 will allow the discussions of regional sharing to continue at the local level with the people who work directly in these public safety environments and have first-hand knowledge of how best to conserve resources without sacrificing services.
“I want to take this opportunity to thank Senator Boscola and Senator Browne for their efforts in getting the City of Bethlehem’s 911 Communications Center back into the legislation as a stand-alone center,” Bethlehem Mayor Robert Donchez said. “The city will continue to discuss with Northampton County the legislation and effects on both 911 operations.”
Senator Boscola echoed Senator Browne’s and Representative Schweyer’s acknowledgements that this took a full bipartisan effort.
“I have been in Harrisburg some time now and I have learned that working cooperatively behind the scenes is often the way to get the important work of the people done,” Boscola noted.
The Governor will have 10 days to sign this legislation into law or veto it. Failure to do either will cause the bill to become law automatically.
CONTACT: Matt Moyer (Browne)
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February 25, 2010
With so many breeds to choose from I normally need a seed of inspiration to follow in order to choose a new dog to capture in thread, unless commissioned of course.
The two latest embroidered dog cushions were prompted by tales of Posetta Baddog from the lovely Sasha at LibertyLondonGirl , and Oscar the Whippet, who recently took Paris by storm, a regular feature over on Emma’s blog Belgian Waffling
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DIE ENTWEIHUNG - NEVERENDING TERRORISM
Label: Zombie Records Israhell Division
Another blasphemous and dark album from DIE ENTWEIHUNG. It was released in 2015 by the Israeli record company Zombie Records Israhell Division. ''Neverending Terrorism'' is their eighth album. A dark, mysterious, melodic and very heavy album. Mid-tempo songs with beautiful melodies that will leave all the listeners satisfied and, along with the heaviness from the distorted heavy guitars, wild screaming vocals & loud drumming, you can also hear instruments like classical guitars, piano and violin, where they raise the level of composition. Of course, there are plenty of metallic outbursts with fast rhythms and hellish guitars!! Highlights of the album are the ''Death is Primadonna'', ''God's Green Name'', ''Smartphone Man'' (such a heavy song!!) and my favourite, the instrumental ''Requiem for a Living'' (what a beautiful, melodic, sentimental and heavy song is that!!!). The album contains 8 songs and it was written and recorded during 2014 and 2015 by the mastermind Denis Tereschenke (Hail Denis!). Also, I should mention here the beautiful cover artwork (made by Rob Dants) that has many meanings behind it. The CD edition is limited to 500 copies & it was also released on a cassette in an extremely limited edition to 33 copies only via Russian Chupacabra Productions. So, metal maniacs out there, check the 'Neverending Terrorism'' &, of course, the whole discography of DIE ENTWEIHUNG (they still have a new heavy album!) and you will satisfy your metal heart and, of course, your metal ears!
By Steve the Filthy Dog.
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Melissa Suzanne McBride (born May 23, 1965) is an American actress and former casting director. McBride's breakout role was Carol Peletier on the AMC series The Walking Dead (2010–present). She has garnered critical acclaim and received multiple awards and nominations for her role on the show.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_McBride
Melissa McBride, Actress: The Walking Dead. Melissa Suzanne McBride (born May 23, 1965) is an American actress and former casting director, best known for her role as Carol Peletier on the AMC series The Walking Dead. McBride has garnered critical acclaim and received multiple awards and nominations for her role on the show. McBride was born in Lexington, Kentucky to parents John Leslie ...
Melissa Suzanne McBride (born May 23, 1965) is an American actress and former casting director. McBride's breakout role was Carol Peletier on the AMC series The Walking Dead (2010–present). She has garnered critical acclaim and received multiple awards and nominations for her role on the show.
Melissa McBride was working as a commercial casting director in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. from 2000 until, in 2010, when unexpectedly offered the role of "Carol Peletier" in AMC's The Walking Dead (2010); McBride had worked previously with the show's creator, Frank Darabont, three years prior, when cast for a brief role in his feature film, The Mist (2007).
- Melissa McBride Teases ‘Leadership Role’ Romance for Carol on ‘The Walking Dead’youtube.com
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- The Walking Dead: Melissa McBride and Norman Reedus React to Carol & Ezekiel's Romance (Exclusi…youtube.com
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Jul 26, 2020 · Who is Melissa McBride? Melissa McBride is an American actress and former casting director. She is known for her role as Carol Peletier on the AMC series The Walking Dead, The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, and The Mist. In 2014, she was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television.
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Once there was a rumor that she was fighting with cancer but later she turned down the rumor saying that it is false. Talking about her personal life sheis still unmarried i.e. she is still single. Till now there is no rumor regarding her affair with anyone. It seems like she wants to keep her private life out of sight of the media. She has not disclosed even a bit of information about her private life in public. [updated] Among many other mysterious personalities, Melissa McBride is one of them who prefers to keep her personal life away from media. It would not surprise anyone if we say McBride is in a romantic relationship with her Walking Dead co-star Norman Reedus since its season 2. Fans speculate that the two fellow co-stars are dating as Melissa's socials especially Instagram is filled with the pictures of Norman Reedus. Even more, Norman celebrates Melissa McBride's 54th birthday ahead of season 10 on 23rd May 2019. In the series, Melissa portrays the role of Carol Peletier...
She garnered a net worth of about $3 million as of 2019. Her primary source of income is a career as a TV and movie actress. She makes $35-$75 thousand per episode for starring in TV series and $50 thousand per movie.
Melissa Suzanne McBride was born on 23 May 1965 in Lexington, Kentucky. She rose to prominence as Carol Peletier on the AMC series The Walking Dead.
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Sep 10, 2020 · Melissa McBride is an American actress and former casting director, who is best known for her role of Carol Peletier on AMC zombie series, The Walking Dead since 2010 to date. She is 55 years old and 1.68 m tall. She has an estimated net worth of $3 million.
Melissa McBride has always had an avid interest in psychology and has said before that she likes to people watch as well as sitting about “roaming around in [her] brain“. This is quite fitting as The Walking Dead is a show that revolves heavily around psychology and the different mentalities of people forced into a very unforgiving environment.
Oct 10, 2020 · Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride talked about where the TWD spinoff show following Daryl and Carol will pick up from The Walking Dead, when the AMC show ends after season 11 in 2023. Here’s ...
Nov 12, 2019 · Melissa McBride is famous for her role as Carol Peletier in The Walking Dead. McBride’s journey in the acting industry started in 1991 when she appeared in several film commercials and became a spokeswoman for Ford. She made her television debut in 1993 when she appeared in an episode of the ABC legal drama series, […]
Melissa McBride portrays Carol in The Walking Dead. She has been praised for her critically acclaimed performance in the series. She is one of the most popular characters in the series. Carol is known for her trademark short hairstyle and “haven’t showered in years” look. However, outside of character, Melissa McBride obviously takes showers.

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Analysis of Automotive Particulate Sampling Techniques 800184
The accurate sampling and characterization of automotive particulate emissions is important to quantify any potential threat to human health. EPA has issued a draft recommended practice to measure the total weight of particulates emitted over the FTP, but there are many parameters that are uncontrolled or can be varied within the scope of the draft recommended practice. The parameters were separated into two categories: those affecting particulate formation and those affecting particulate sampling. The variables under the former category were identified as tailpipe conditioning and heat transfer, dilution ratio, and mixing rate. Test data on the effects of each of these variables on measured particulate emissions are presented and analyzed. The variables under the latter category were identified as the tunnel configuration, sample probe and sample line, and the type of filter used for sampling. Only the filter type was identified as having a significant effect on measured particulate emissions, and test data on filters is presented and analyzed.

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One of the biggest headlines from this budget was that stamp duty would be abolished for first-time buyers, but how does Chancellor Philip Hammond’s much-awaited budget affect landlords?
Chancellor Wants to Kickstart the Housing Market
Unlike previous budgets, Philip Hammond hasn’t made landlords the target of his big cannons. Instead, the Chancellor has decided to focus on repairing the ailing property market by making it easier for first-time buyers to get a foot on the ladder.
Cut in Stamp Duty for First-Time Buyers
The immediate cut in stamp duty should make it easier for first-time buyers to afford a property, although it won’t help them save up a 20% deposit, which is often the biggest barrier to homeownership.
No More Council Tax Relief for Empty Properties
Mr Hammond has given local councils the authority to charge 100% council tax for empty properties, to dissuade investors from snapping up homes and leaving them empty indefinitely. However, most experts believe this will do little to deter overseas investors from buying up real estate in prime areas.
Indexation Tax Relief to be Abolished from 2018
One area of this budget that will hit landlords with limited companies is the freezing of indexation relief. Previously, incorporated landlords could gain tax relief on properties owned for many years, but this is being frozen from next year. Many experts believe the move is paving the way for indexation tax relief to be abolished altogether. As such, landlords should plan accordingly.


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The Economic Costs of Financial Distress
62 Pages Posted: 8 Jan 2019
Date Written: November 18, 2018
We estimate the economic costs of financial distress using local real estate shocks. We identify these effects by exploiting variation in real estate assets and financial leverage across suppliers. We find that clients reduce their reliance on suppliers that are highly levered and own more real estate assets in response to declines in real estate prices. More affected suppliers suffer a 10% larger decline in sales for the same client and year than less affected suppliers. The effect is more pronounced in more competitive industries, for durable and less specific goods, and when switching costs are low. Our results suggest that indirect costs of financial distress are economically important.
Keywords: Financial Distress, Economic Distress, Real Estate Shocks
JEL Classification: G31, G32, G33, L11, L14
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