The Godfather of Android is out at Google. Rather, Andy Rubin is out as head of Android, but still wandering around Google’s hallowed halls looking for work.
Speculation is running rampant and ranges across the spectrum from a big shakeup within Google’s executive ranks to Rubin scratching his serial entrepreneurial itch and the need to do something new.
Whatever the reason for Rubin’s departure from the Android family, one thing is crystal clear. Android is hurting Google
Wait. Say what?
When Apple’s Benedict Arnold, also known as Eric Schmidt, then CEO of Google and member of Apple’s board of directors, got wind of the iPhone’s interface, Google’s executives went into scramble mode and promoted the tiny Android project to Top Dawg in an effort to stop what they believed would be an Apple juggernaut or blitzkrieg through the smartphone industry.
The idea was to give away an iPhone copy cat OS to smartphone makers, thereby disrupting Apple’s march to dominance.
Maybe that strategy worked and maybe it didn’t. The jury is still out, but Apple owns about 70-percent of the industry’s profits, and Samsung owns the rest (and doesn’t like to talk about Android at all), making it a two horse race, and one of the horses is not Google.
In fact, Google has spent and lost many billions of dollars to move Android into a competitive position against Apple, Microsoft, Nokia, and BlackBerry. As the score stands now, Apple is in a competitive race with Samsung, while Microsoft, Nokia, BlackBerry, and friends are nowhere to be seen in market share or profitability.
Where is Android now that the Godfather of the OS has moved on? Android is an albatross, an anchor that weighs down the company’s financials, and doesn’t contribute to the top line or bottom line. Most of Google’s mobile advertising revenue comes from Apple’s iOS devices, not Android smartphones.
The three largest users of Android– Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD (a Frankendroid version of Android), Samsung’s Galaxy line (the company is too proud to mention Android by name), and cheap smartphone knockoffs in China which don’t use Google at all– don’t contribute much of anything to Google’s top or bottom line. Even Motorola acts more like an anchor that cannot be pulled up than a part of Google’s money machine.
Despite the slogan from the blogosphere, Android is not winning, it’s losing to the tune of billions of dollars, and Google’s executives are working diligently to clean up the house. Maybe that’s why Rubin put his baby up for adoption.
Business, for all the risks that companies and executives take, is all about math. Sooner or later, the math has to add up, the beans have to be counted, otherwise, drastic changes in strategy take place, starting first with an accounting of who owns what. Google is cleaning house because most of the projects of recent years are a drain on the company’s one-trick pony revenue stream– advertising. Pretty much everything else has failed to generate more revenue, or additional profits.
Face it. Android is no longer in Google’s control, having been wrestled away by Amazon, Samsung, Chinese smartphone makers, and stomped on hard by Apple’s revenue and profit machine. How long before Google combines and perhaps shutters both Android OS and Chrome OS to stop the bleeding?


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Academics removed from their positions by government issued decree laws continue taking to the streets.
The ‘Street Academy’, formed by academics expelled from their positions, convened in a park in Ankara today. The title of the third-park lecture, chaired by Dr. Süreyya Karacabey was ‘Epic Intervention’.
“Being today has an important symbolic meaning. I had more students here than I do in our small theatre. I am very happy to be here,” Karacabey told reporters.
Academics participating in the project have criticised the suppression of academia in Turkey and said they decided to take the academy to the streets to continue producing knowledge.
More than 600 academics were dismissed from their jobs with the latest decree law on 6 January, taking the total to 6,986 since July’s failed coup attempt in Turkey.

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26 Sep Length is not a limit
Palagio Engineering planned an innovative sunscreen system up to 3 meters long. The attention is now focused on the beauty of light. A revolution takes place in the wall cladding façade: the visual impact is increased using a lower number of mullion and mechanical fixing.
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Galestro of Impruneta, one of the most precious clay in the world, mixed with metal oxides creates a range of warm and natural full body colors that can satisfy the aesthetic taste, and gives inspiration to the contemporary designer.
The colors represent an important expression of architectural design. They identify a structure providing a precise identity into the skyline. For this reason Palagio Engineering studied a “Majolica” finishing available in a wide range of enamelled, shiny and glazed colors, with an excellent resistance and durability of the external surface.

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Tongue Tie / Lip Tie Treatment
At Gold Coast Holistic Dental Care, Dr Dan Hanson offers laser tongue tie and lip tie releases. Every Thursday, we dedicate one of our rooms to tongue tie and lip tie consultations and treatments. We are passionate about helping correct this common problem as early as possible in life.
What is a Tongue Tie / Lip Tie?
A tongue tie or lip tie decreases the mobility of the tongue or lip and is a congenital abnormality. The tie is caused by the frenulum. The frenulum is a normal part of the body’s anatomy, but can be too thick, too short, or attached in the wrong place. If this is the case, the frenum may restrict the range of motion in the infants tongue or lips.
Who is suitable for a laser tongue tie or lip tie release?
The treatment is suitable for patients of all ages. It can be the solution for:
- Infants with feeding difficulties
- Children with speech and jaw growth problems
- Adults with head and neck tension and snoring
Common Symptoms of Tongue Ties / Lip Ties
There are various symptoms of tongue ties and lip ties. They can arise in early infancy or develop during childhood, and continue into adulthood.
Common symptoms for infants:
- Breast feeding difficulties
- Mouth breathing
Common symptoms for children:
- Incorrect growth of the face and jaws
- Crooked teeth
- Speech difficulties
- Eating difficulties
Symptoms can arise at any age. Some common symptoms for adults with tongue ties or lip ties are:
- Speech difficulties
- Breathing dysfunction (mouth breathing, snoring and sleep apnea)
- Abnormal swallowing habits
- Head and neck pains
- Postural issues
Diagnosis of Tongue Tie / Lip Tie
Every tongue tie or lip tie is unique in its shape and form. Dr Dan Hanson is the founder of the Gold Coast Tongue Tie Clinic and co-founder of the Tongue Tie Institute. He has dedicated his work solely to treatment of soft tissue dysfunction and it's co-morbidities which can include feeding, speaking, sleeping and jaw growth challenges. He performs approximately 10 to 15 surgical procedures each week between clinics on the Gold Coast, Brisbane and Melbourne.
5 step diagnosis of tongue tie / lip tie:
- Thorough visual examination
- Complete investigation of the functional challenges of the patient
- Symptom analysis
- Manual palpation examination of the mouth
- Diagnosis (if patient is a baby: this will be done in conjunction with a lactation consultant or mid-wife)
Tongue Tie / Lip Tie Surgery
The tongue or lip tie release (also called frenectomy) is performed with a medical laser. The procedure only takes 2 minutes in the dental chair. However, please allow up to 1 hour for your consultation and around 20 minutes for after-care.
If the patient is an infant, a lactation consultant will be present. The laser uses light energy to remove the abnormally attached lip and/or tongue tie, layer by layer. The process does not require anaesthetics, sutures or oral medications for infants. For children and adults, local anaesthesia is used. Sutures are sometimes an option which can be discussed at your consultation. Often there is no need for sutures.
Advantages of Tongue Tie / Lip Tie solutions for babies:
- Solve breastfeeding difficulties (read more about this here: Tongue Tie Release Can Help Breastfeeding)
- By solving breastfeeding difficulties, the chance of crooked teeth in later stages can be reduced (read more about this topic here – Breastfeeding and Malocclusion)
At Gold Coast Holistic Dental Care, we look after our patients’ overall health. This often requires referral to allied health practitioners. When a tongue tie has been present since before birth, there is usually some compensatory muscle activation, particularly in the lips, cheeks and neck region. Some gentle manual therapy from a cranial worker such as a chiropractor or osteopath can assist with achieving excellent results by relieving this tension and working on other areas which are outside the scope of practice of the surgeon. This is best done both before and after surgery. You can find out more about supportive therapies and lists of trusted supporting practitioners here.
You will receive post-operative instructions from our team. These include:
- Seeing a body worker (chiropractor, osteopath, physiotherapist)
- Post-operative stretches to help reduce chances of re-attachment
- Myofunctional exercises before and after the procedure (for children and adults)
- Close contact with a lactation consultant (for babies) after the procedure
Steps for Tongue Tie / Lip Tie Treatment
Step 1: Call our practice on (07) 5644 6000
Step 2: We will provide you will all the information you need for your circumstances
Step 3: We will help you to book the appropriate consultation
Tongue Tie / Lip Tie Resources
If you would like to learn more about tongue tie and lip tie procedures, please follow our links below:
Any surgical or invasive procedure carries risks. Before proceeding, you should seek advice from an appropriately qualified health practitioner.

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Fearless but fresh, incohesive storytelling of 41st MMFF New Wave films.
Before the formal opening of the 41st season of the Metro Manila Film Festival ushered by a parade of stars last December 24th, the small section of independent producers showcased their ‘indie films’ consisting of Full Feature, Animation and Short Films presentations.
They were shown at SM Megamall, Glorietta 4 and the Robinsons Movieworld Manila on December 17-24th.
Some of the films were reviewed as fearless productions, while others were seen as flawed in their story and storytelling concept. In the end, only the viewers decide, hopefully not swayed by the early reviews.
Altogether, the indie films are a respite of the usual commercial formula of local mainstream films which has never progressed whatsoever in their storytelling approach. It would seem that production companies see viewers will not move up to wanting for quality films at all.
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CM Punk was a fan of Ronda Rousey’s controversial comments.
Rousey made headlines recently when she not only slammed WWE’s “ungrateful” fans, but also labeled pro wrestling as “fake fights for fun.” Those comments received plenty of backlash especially from many within the industry with “Rowdy” later doubling down on her comments.
Many were interested to hear what Punk had to say about them as like Rousey, he too, has experienced both the world of pro wrestling and real fighting.
The former WWE champion is certainly enjoying the whole situation but did note where Rousey could be in a trouble with her statements.
“She [Rousey]’s doing her job. I love this,” Punk said on WWE Backstage (via Cageside Seats). “This is pure chaos and I don’t see this ending well, whether it’s real or scripted, but it’s going to be fun to watch. It’s fantastic to watch everyone bite on it and get butthurt. Everyone says ‘Ronda is soft’ because she got knocked out twice. ‘She’s not a real fighter. She’s not a real wrestler.’ She’s got them wrapped around her finger. Wrestling is best when you blur the lines. ‘These two really don’t like each other. She just punched her in the face.’
“Where I think she’s going to get in trouble is when she says ‘I’m real, everything else is phony,’ you’re not on thin ice anymore, you’ve fallen through the ice and you’re in the water. It’s going to be interesting to see how they tiptoe around that.”
Rousey has not competed in the WWE since last year and doesn’t appear to be heading back anytime soon. If she continues with her recent comments, it doesn’t look like Vince McMahon and company will want her back either at this rate.
What do you make of Punk’s response?


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Street Fighter (1994) - Q&A W/ Miguel Núñez & Andrew Bryniarski
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About The Event
General Bison invites you to honor him on August 22nd at The Frida Cinema with a 25th anniversary screening of Street Fighter: The Movie (1994), presented by Nostalgic Nebula Entertainment.
All fighters trained in the purity of unarmed combat are welcome to join in the festivities. Starting at 7:30 PM, you will be treated to a live rock tribute to the music of the Street Fighter video games by The Funny Noises, followed by the movie at 8:00 PM. After the film will be a Q&A with General Bison's top-men, Zangief and Dee Jay themselves, Andrew Bryniaraski (The Texas Chainsaw Massacrew 2003, Batman Returns) and Jay Tavare ( Gun, Red Dead Redemption), and more TBA!
All Bison Troopers must to arrive in uniform. All other guests are encouraged to show up as their favorite character. Cosplay is welcome ( though not required)!
Tickets available at... https://boxoffice.diamondticketing.com/fridacinema/purchase/482380

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The night came that Sol, the daughter of Karina La Princesita and El Polaco, had been waiting for a long time. This Saturday, the teenager enjoyed her long-awaited party of 15 surrounded by family, friends and even her boyfriend, Tomás, who, how could it be otherwise, was present at the Vonharv Hall in the town of Gonnet, in La Plata.
The former couple posed for the cameras with the great hostess of the night and the moment was recorded by the attendees, who immediately began to spread the images of the exclusive event through social networks.
The improvised paparazzi were able to capture the friendly relationship that Karina and El Polaco maintained from the beginning to the end of the celebration, always concerned about accompanying their little girl in each of the moments of the party. In fact, the singers used the same elevator to go down to the floor where the event took place, as could be seen in a series of photos that went viral on Twitter.
In the images, you can also see how Karina helps her ex with the tuxedo. “Karina and El Polaco went down to Sol’s party together,” said the user who shared the images. She fixing his tuxedo in the elevator”, she added. While the singer wore a pink dress, the former vocalist of the cumbia group Una de Kal chose light blue, perhaps to be in tune with her daughter.
One of the most emotional moments of the night was, without a doubt, Sol’s moving interpretation of “Carne y bone”, the song by one of her favorite artists, Tini. “But I am only flesh and blood. And I still love you to the bone. And I’m dying, I’m dying for a kiss”, sings the teenager with angel wings on her back and accompanied by a piano.
Sol Cwirkaluk had already been encouraged to sing, when she was just twelve years old, on Susana Giménez ‘s program. On that occasion, she had chosen another of her favorite hits, “When I see you”, by Nicki Nicole from Rosario. In the jury of that program was, precisely, Tini Stoessel, who praised the wardrobe of the daughter of Karina and El Polaco, and told her: ” Besides, she came with a very incredible look, I love it, you are divine, you have a very Personally, I like it a lot.”
Among the 150 guests who attended the 15th birthday, was alsobarby silenzi, who recently confirmed her reconciliation with Sol’s father. The dancer starred in a fun blooper in the middle of the party, although she managed to get out of the situation.
Silenzi climbed onto a 360° photo platform that was installed in one of the corners of the room, but when she wanted to get off his cue she played tricks on him and was close to crashing to the ground, with a glass and all. However, she had the reflexes and skill to rejoin gracefully.
Tomás, Sol’s boyfriend, also gave the note with a very tender gift that surprised the birthday girl, as well as her parents. The teenager showed up with a giant teddy bear and left everyone with their mouths open.
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Tony Shalhoub (John Mack) was an Emmy®, Golden Globe and SAG winner for his long-running series Monk. His numerous feature film credits include The Great New Wonderful, Galaxy Quest, Spy Kids, The Siege, Searching for Bobby Fischer, Primary Colors, Men in Black, The Man Who Wasn't There and Big Night. He lent his voice to the animated film Cars and will be reprising his role as Luigi in Cars 2. Shalhoub made his directorial debut with the independent film Made-Up, in which he co-starred with his wife, Brooke Adams. An accomplished stage actor, Shalhoub's credits include The Scene, Waiting for Godot, The Heidi Chronicles and Conversations with My Father. His most recent New York stage appearance was in Lend Me a Tenor, directed by Stanley Tucci.

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Diesel prices in the UK have reached a new record high, according to the RAC.
The motoring organisation said prices were now on average over £1.80 a litre - and petrol prices went up by nearly 3p a litre too this month to £1.66.
A survey by What Car? suggests one in five motorists are thinking of swapping to electric cars as price rises are putting them off.
However, huge variations in prices have been noted - even within the same local area.
With that in mind, we look at some of the cheapest places to buy petrol and diesel in Greater Manchester today (Monday 16 May) with the help of data from PetrolPrices.com
1. Costco Manchester Automat, Trader Avenue, M41 7ZA: petrol 156.9p; diesel 171.9p
2. Asda Harpurhey, Moston Lane, M9 4DS: petrol 159.7p; diesel 173.7p
3. Morrisons Openshaw, Ashton Old Road, M11 2NG: petrol 160.7p; diesel 174.7p
4. Morrisons Eccles, Irwell Place, M30 0FH: petrol 160.7p; diesel 174.7p
5. Morrisons Failsworth, Oldham Road, M35 0AM: petrol 160.7p; diesel 174.7p
6. Morrisons Oldham, Hollinwood Avenue, OL9 7LD: petrol 160.7p; diesel 174.7p
7. Morrisons Swinton, M27 4BT: petrol 160.9p; diesel 174.9p
8. Asda Hulme, Greenhays Lane, M15 5AQ: petrol 161.7p; diesel 174.7p
9. Asda Eastlands, Alan Turing Way, M11 4BD: petrol 161.7p; diesel 174.7p
10. Morrisons Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Wilbraham Road, M21 0SD: petrol 161.7p; diesel 175.7p
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Bellingham Arts Academy for Youth presents the bold musical comedy, Urinetown, performed by senior students ages 13-16 this January. Premiering in 2001 at the New York International Fringe Festival, Urinetown played on Broadway and went on to win three Tony Awards. Its teasing nature and irreverent perspective has entertained international audiences for many years. It’s sure to provide a rare theatre experience for Bellingham viewers. Urinetown takes place in a not-so-distant future where a 20-year drought has caused a devastating water shortage and a governmental ban on private toilets. All restroom activities are controlled by the Urine Good Company, who profits from humanity’s most basic needs. Those who disobey the restroom laws and venture to “pee for free” are harshly punished and exiled to the mysterious district of Urinetown. Performances run January 11-13 and 18-20 at the BAAY Theatre. Tickets and more information at baay.org!


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—Kate Luce Mulry
Kate Luce Mulry, author of An Empire Transformed (NYU Press, 2021), spoke with the online journal Current about her writing process, research, and the impetus for her path-breaking work in American history. Read the full conversation below:
JF: What led you to write An Empire Transformed?
KM: I was interested in the rhetoric used by officials to celebrate Charles II’s restoration to the throne. They were cultivating a set of ideas to boost his legitimacy and testing out different ways by which the king could consolidate authority after his long exile. On the one hand, they celebrated the king as a kind of physician who could both heal the metaphorical wounds of the body politic as well as improve the actual health of individual subjects. These claims about the healing power of the king rehabilitated his legitimacy and authority and turned out to be an effective political strategy. On the other hand, royalists also claimed that the king was a good gardener or steward of the nation’s natural patrimony. As a “prince of planters” he further established the basis of his authority by rooting it in his skillful management of nature.
I became particularly interested in where these two sets of claims about the nature of Restoration authority overlapped. While not every plan to cultivate the land sought to transform residents’ health, and not all projects to manage bodily health had environmental dimensions, this book examines sites where those aims overlapped. In other words, it tracks a particular variant of Stuart political ecological thinking that recognized the human and natural as entangled and examines the plans officials articulated to manage and “improve” both. Throughout the book I track a series of environmental improvement projects designed to remold or remake those bodies and landscapes deemed unhealthy or disordered in order to assert more control over them.
I would also like to mention that I remember being particularly intrigued by a Restoration-era writer who mused about how colonial governments might deal with asserting control over inhabitants living in newly acquired colonies. This particular author proposed that non-English residents of conquered colonies like Jamaica or New York could be violently subdued, pushed out, or “new-mold[ed].” I was very interested in this third option and wanted to better understand what colonial officials meant by it. Remolding seemed to suggest–among many things–something quite tactile.
JF: In two sentences, what is the argument of An Empire Transformed?
KM: This book argues that Restoration officials sought to establish authority over a diverse and scattered empire that was growing in population and significance by targeting certain landscapes and people. Environmental improvement projects initiated by Restoration officials aimed to improve subjects’ health and behavior and therefore highlight the dynamic relationships they imagined between place and the porous humoral body.
JF: Why do we need to read An Empire Transformed?
KM: Well, I hope readers will be interested in learning more about how ideas about the environment, health, and the body shaped–and were shaped by–early modern political culture in the Anglo Atlantic. The book directs readers’ attention to the ways in which the lofty goals of Restoration officials to restore order and consolidate authority around the empire was often enacted in gardens, swamps, and fields and frequently focused on subjects’ bodies.
JF: When and why did you decide to become an American historian?
KM: There are many possible answers to this question. But I suppose one possible response is that I gravitated towards American history at a very young age. Perhaps it’s because I grew up in a creaky house built in 1850 where I spent a lot of time thinking about the people who had lived there before my family moved in. I wondered what their lives were like and what they thought about. What made them laugh? What did they eat? What did they think about when they looked out the same windows I looked out? This burgeoning interest in the past was reinforced everywhere I looked. The name of my hometown, its street names, and the names on the early nineteenth-century gravestones at the edge of the village all pointed to countless lives I wanted to know more about. I guess I gravitated towards a field that allowed me to lean into my curiosity about the lives of other people. Of course, my interests have shifted over the years, and I’ve learned that studying the past is so much more than simply unearthing interesting stories. But that early fascination with the daily, ordinary lives of people in the past has stuck with me.
JF: What is your next project?
KM: I’m working on several projects at the moment. One of those projects examines early English Jamaica. After the English conquered Jamaica in 1655, several English medical writers claimed consuming cacao boosted women’s fertility and enabled endless physical exertion despite the island’s hot climates. In other words, they anticipated cultivating cacao would solve the island’s population and labor needs. My project investigates physicians’ roles in developing a range of exploitative ideas about what kind of colony Jamaica would become, including ideas about reproduction, labor, and slavery.
JF: Thanks, Kate!
Kate Luce Mulry is Assistant Professor of History at California State University, Bakersfield. She received her PhD from New York University. Her research and writing investigate the intersection of environmental history, the history of science and medicine, and ideas about the body in the early modern Atlantic world. She is the author of An Empire Transformed (NYU Press, 2021).


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Will you be my Valentine?
Nashville Union and American, Feb. 14, 1872
The most romantic day of the year is just around the corner. I hope you have purchased your cards and candy already. Valentine’s Day probably originated as a pagan Roman holiday that remained popular after the rise of Christianity. Rather than forbid converts from participating in the celebrations, early Christian leaders appropriated the holiday, assigning a saint to the day in an attempt to stamp out the Roman influences. But despite their efforts, the holiday remained about romantic love.
Even in the 19th century, people celebrated Valentine’s day by sending cards, sometimes ordering them months in advance (of course they didn’t have same day shipping like we do). An advertisement for Valentine’s published in the Nashville Daily Patriot December 17, 1855 explained that the seller “imported from Europe a great variety of gold, silver, and illuminated lace and embroidery papers, expressly for Valentines.” To get a better idea of what this sort of Valentine might look like, check out the two late 19th century Valentine in the Met Museum’s online collection below.
According to an article in The Manhattan and de la Salle Monthly, published in 1875, demand for Valentines was growing in the 1870s, including comic poems, expensive paper, and gifts. These cards could range in price from five cents to five dollars, though the price could be even higher. One Valentine manufacturer in Philadelphia “sold over $25,000 worth of valentines [in 1873], one of which was made to order at a cost of $500. The centre piece was an elegant miniature watch and chain, and the outside decorations were principally clusters of jewelry.”
We have no record of Adelicia sending Valentine’s, although it is hard to image that she (or her children) never received any. Still even in the 19th Century not everyone was thrilled about Valentine’s Day. A woman who sent a poem to the Nashville Union and American in May of 1869 seemed disappointed that she had not received something better than a piece of paper:
Have a Happy Valentine’s Day from all of us at Belmont Mansion!

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Time Bomb Constantly ticking down An invisible timer Even to me When it goes off What will happen Will it destroy everything Will it be a dud Will it even matter
One red line Insignificant Just like her Spinning around in a never ending world Never knowing where she fit in Constantly scared
She stares at the blade in her right hand the red lines covering her legs and both arms making it impossible to see clearly clouded by depression, tears, and self-hatred.
No Doesn't mean Try to change my mind Or try again. It doesn't mean Repharase the question, Or Tell me come on. It doesn't mean pressure me By saying it's been a month
Sometimes, things hit a little too close to home too close for comfort other times, things hit home with a resounding boom, you'll hear everything come crashing around you
Every day I pass you I smile so you do too Every day you see me you look right through The crows feet and the laugh lines that mark my face Do not stand a chance against the feelings I case
The only thing people define me by; "The emo girl with cuts on her wrists". Instead of discovering who I really am, they only see my many scars that lie on my wrist.
Someone with self harm on their mind is not "doing alright",Someone with darkness in their eyes cannot "see the light",Dont yell at them and blame them for things that aren't their fault, Cause they will believe it.
She knows she is going somewhere, but is she? She knows she pushed hard, but did she move? Her legs carry her far, but to nowhere. Her talents drag her up a high mountain only to drop her down into an icy water fall that keeps falling.
I have nothing, Nothing in the slightest, but thats alright, if I have nothing, you can't take from me, right?
Ha, yah that’s really funny, that joke you just made Suicide jokes always are aren’t they? You know what’s even funnier? Being up at 4 in the morning on a school night Trying to talk your friend out of suicide
I'm lost in the sense of who I am and who I'm supposed to be. My brain and heart work just fine but they have the hardest time communicating. Don't tell me how to feel because I've known
Fitting in with all the rest, There's nothing strange seen by her friends. But they don't see what she seeks to hide - Loneliness fills her up inside, Invisible to waking eye.
Trigger my hand to grab for meta
Work here and work there Work work work Don’t sleep Don’t stop Don’t think But stop complaining You are in control I do as you say I think as you think


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Bruce Springsteen fan blogger Stan Goldstein looked at the places that Clemons was a part of at the Jersey Shore, visiting the sites along the Shore that helped define Clemons' early involvement with the E Street Band and the places where he cemented his partnership with Bruce Springsteen. Notable stops included the intersection of 10th Avenue and E Street, the Stone Pony and the Student Prince, where Springsteen and Clemons met.
NJ.com user johnzur recalled his first live experience with Springsteen and Clemons:
Stan - another great story from a REAL Bruce and E Street Band Fan - keep up the good work!
I remember the 1st time I saw Bruce and the E Street Band back in the mid 70's - the lights went down and there was this spot light on the saxophone sitting it its stand... it gave me the chills... I was thrilled with excitement and it left an indelible impression... Tonight the spot light has been turned off... so take a few moments of your time and play Jungleland... "and the poets down here don't write nothin at all, they just stand back and let it all be..."


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Analysis of tetrapyrrolic pigments and derivatives in sediments by high performance liquid chromatography/atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry
|Published in||Fresenius' Journal of Analytical Chemistry. 1999, vol. 364, no. 3, p. 249-253|
|Abstract||A new application is described of the on-line high-performance liquid chromatography/positive and negative ion atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry (APCI(+/–)-MS) to the identification of tetrapyrrolic compounds in sediment samples containing complex mixtures of natural pigments and their diagenetic products. The method relies on the production of radical anions in order to determine the molecular masses of the molecules which yield abundant fragment ions when analyzed in the positive mode. This approach allows to verify the occurrence of coeluting components by examining their negative ion spectra and to complete their identification on the basis of their fragment ions produced in the positive ion spectra.|
|Research group||Groupe Gülaçar|
|VERZEGNASSI, Ludovica et al. Analysis of tetrapyrrolic pigments and derivatives in sediments by high performance liquid chromatography/atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry. In: Fresenius' Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 1999, vol. 364, n° 3, p. 249-253. https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:2745|

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BY BENJAMIN J. GOHS, EDITOR
The two big items on the ballot facing Boyne City residents at the upcoming election will be the Boyne City Commission race and the proposed Char-Em ISD Educational Enhancement Millage.
Five candidates are vying for three seats on the commission.
The terms of Delbert “Gene” Towne, Laura Sansom, and Ron Grunch are all up but Grunch is the only incumbent running in the race.
The new candidates for Boyne City Commission are Chad Culver, Sally Page, Andy Smith, and Dean Solomon.
The election will take place from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday Nov. 7, at Boyne City Hall auditorium, located at 319 North Lake St. in Boyne City.
If approved, the millage will be levied at 1 mill for 10 years and would provide an estimated $5,233,750 in the first year; this would be approximately $615 per pupil.
If approved, the millage would provide an estimated $852,000 for Boyne City Public Schools in the first year.
See the full FAQ on the proposed millage in the PDF below.
Boyne City Hall will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday Nov. 4 to issue and accept absentee ballots.
Subscribers can read the in-depth coverage of the Boyne City Commission Candidate Forum below
BY BENJAMIN J. GOHS
The five candidates vying for three seats on the Boyne City Commission at the Nov. 7 election met last week to discuss their respective visions for the area before a crowd of several dozen people.
The Boyne City Commission Candidate Forum—co-sponsored by the Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce and Boyne City Gazette—consisted of a 90-minute question and answer session which began with opening statements by candidates Sally Page, Dean Solomon, Ron Grunch, Chad Culver, and Andy Smith.
• Sally Page moved to Boyne City in 2005 and brings 40 years of legal and small government experience with her.
“Since entering the race, I’ve listened to your concerns, and three issues keep popping up: the affect resort growth can have on the cost of living here; the need for affordable housing because of the increase in job opportunities from new business; and the need to keep Boyne City’s history from getting lost in the shuffle as we grow,” she said. “As I have learned, Boyne City is one of the best kept secrets in Northern Michigan … and now that secret is out.”
Page added, “My goal as a commissioner would be to strike a balance between accommodating development and maintaining the character (of) our small town. We have a vibrant and creative community spirit. My hope is to keep the spirit going while we continue to grow, and to serve all of you—from the oldest to the youngest.”
• Though he has been visiting the area for nearly 12 years, Andy Smith moved to Boyne City three years ago and has been living there full-time for two years. He works in the marketing department of Boyne Mountain Resort and began thinking of running for office when the discussion over affordable housing began in recent years.
“What we have here is something that is truly special, something that I feel I have been welcomed into very well by this wonderful community,” Smith said, adding that he hopes to help the community grow in sustainable ways.
• The only incumbent running for a seat on the commission is 18-year Boyne City Commission veteran and former mayor Ron Grunch.
“(I’m) seeking to stay on the commission in order to keep the dream alive,” he said. “I have the background information and I would say maybe the track record of what’s happened in the 40-some years I’ve been in Boyne City.”
Grunch was raised on a dairy farm in Charlevoix and joined the U.S. Air Force for four years before going to college. Then he went on to own and operate several businesses for more than 40 years.
“My background in business, I think, has brought a lot to the board,” he said.
• Dean Solomon has been part of the Boyne City community since 2006.
He recently retired from the MSU Extension Office in Boyne, and has served in many roles as a volunteer, including work on the Boyne City Farmers Market committee, as well as work with the chamber and Main Street program, and a major trail steering committee, among others.
“I’m not ready to hang it up and just go fishing,” Solomon said. “I think I have both experience and creative ideas and would really like the opportunity to serve our community as a city commission member.”
• Chad Culver, who has lived in Boyne City for 20 years, said he has been looking for a way to serve the community.
“This will be the first time I’ve done something like this,” he said… “If you elect me in November, I’ll work hard and do the best I can.”
Why are you running?
Smith said he was encouraged to put his skills to use in working for Boyne.
Grunch said he wants to continue being an advocate for senior citizens.
Solomon said he can’t let go of the idea of serving the community and working to continue Boyne’s success. He also wants to work to give the citizens even more of a voice as well as working to protect Lake Charlevoix.
Culver worked nearly 20 years in public education and said he just wants to be more involved in the community.
Page said she would love to serve the community.
What civic projects have you helped facilitate and/or what civic committees or offices have you served on?
Grunch worked to help the Boyne Area Senior Center get built, he has served on the Zoning Board of Appeals, housing commission, worked as a youth risk minister, sings on the choir at St. Matthew Church, and has been on several committees like the one which helped direct work on the new city hall facility.
In addition to the farmers market, Solomon has served on planning commissions, and he’s been involved in the Leadership Charlevoix County Program as a mentor.
Culver worked as a school administrator and sat on numerous committees dealing with education.
Page said she managed the prosecutor’s office in Emmet County for 25 years. She has also played music for a church in Harbor Springs for 30 years.
Smith said he has no experience on civic boards or groups but that he has had experience working with sports teams, making sure every one is heard.
Candidates were then asked if they knew about why the fluoride had been discontinued in recent years and whether it was done so by a vote of the people.
Background: The Boyne City Commission voted 3-2 on Tuesday May 13, 2014 to stop adding fluoride to Boyne City’s municipal water supply. Later that year, a ballot measure to reinstate the use of fluoridation of the city’s municipal water supply passed by a 2:1 margin in the general election.
“I don’t believe it’s been discontinued,” said Solomon.
All the candidates—other than Grunch—answered that they either didn’t know or that as far as they knew the water was still being fluoridated.
Grunch went on to explain the issue in brief (see above) to the audience.
What do you think about the current mix of businesses in Boyne?
Culver said, in 20 years, he’s seen a lot of change, but that any time a new business comes to town there is excitement.
“The variety … is a good thing,” he said. “It builds an interest for people who want to visit our community.”
Page said Boyne has a good mix and there are a lot of good businesses coming in.
“I thought, at first, how can we support that many, but the reality is they are all different and people enjoy them all,” Page said of the number of restaurants in Boyne City.
Smith said there is a good variety, having worked for some of the restaurants in town.
“I think we’re doing pretty well on restaurants for now,” he said.
“I think we could look into some other avenues moving forward.”
Smith added, “Beyond that, I love the feel we have in our town. I love walking down the street … and we have so much to offer, from the hardware stores to the mom-n-pop coffee shops.”
Grunch said everyone has identified Boyne City as a restaurant destination but that there are many businesses which provide jobs in the community that support families.
“The job creation in this community is second to none in Northern Michigan,” Grunch said.
Solomon said there is a great mix of businesses and that it would be good to attract even more small-scale manufacturing businesses.
Candidates were asked what they would do to make Boyne City more attractive to year-round residents.
Page said one of the issues facing full-time residents is affordable housing.
Smith said he hopes to raise a family in Boyne but that the city needs affordable housing—not to be confused with subsidized housing.
“I think we need opportunities for people to purchase or rent or be able to afford these houses,” Smith said…. “Somebody who makes $25,000 a year coming out of college, it’s hard for them to be able to find something.”
Grunch agreed that affordable housing is key.
Solomon said the city shouldn’t apologize for being a tourism hub, and said it is important to add a mix of businesses.
Culver said, as businesses come into Boyne, they will need qualified people and housing for those people. He also said the tourism aspect of Boyne needs to continue to be marketed.
The overwhelming majority of questions from the audience dealt with how candidates would address the housing issue in the area; those questions were consilidated.
“Yes, I am very aware of this challenge that faces our community,” said Smith, who represented a restaurant group when community discussions on housing began in recent years. He said housing is necessary but so are jobs which pay people enough to afford the housing.
Grunch said there are some opportunities for plots of land within the city but that careful planning must be done to ensure they are secure from flooding and other potential issues. He also said there is a need for subsidized housing for senior citizens.
Solomon said he recently attended the Northwest Regional Housing Summit in Traverse City.
“One thing I heard about a tremendous amount is we’re not alone … this is not a Boyne City but a regional issue,” Solomon said. He added that affordability depends on how much money you earn. He also said housing choices people make are different than they used to be.
“I think we’ve got to look very carefully at our master plan and our zoning ordinance to make sure that we’re matching what we hope to achieve with housing with what our laws say you have to build,” Solomon said. “I suspect that we are not quite as innovative as we could be in looking at things, especially things like housing choice, different types of buildings and structures.”
He also said the city needs to look at its processes to make sure it’s not creating barriers to affordable housing.
Culver said he feels it is important to have affordable housing and a lot of it. He said the questions about where it will be located, how it will be built, and who will build it need to be looked at.
“My goal would just be to learn more about it, get out in the community, start talking to folks,” he said. “And, once areas are identified with likely plots of land … who’s it going to impact, who’s it going to affect?”
Page said the housing issue is one of the top concerns of folks she has talked with, adding that there needs to be more year-round housing.
Candidates were then asked how they would fulfill their duty to the citizens.
Grunch said the city commission is a business and its main job is service. He said the main job of a commissioner is to create policy and allocate resources.
“It isn’t five people deciding what the city needs or what the people need,” Grunch said, referring to the city’s city-wide planning sessions. “It’s the citizens that are making that decision.”
He added, “Everything that’s been done in the last several years has been what the people asked us to do.”
Since Solomon decided to run for office, he said he’s been attending more city commission meetings.
“Sitting out there in the audience, looking at the commission, things look really good,” he said.
He added that there may sometimes be a disconnect between how city officials feel they are doing and how the citizens think things are going.
Solomon said things can be done to draw more residents to participate in community planning sessions.
Culver agreed that, often, city meetings are not well-attended and, even if they were, some folks may feel too intimidated at meetings to speak.
Culver suggested holding coffee hours at downtown shops with public officials to create a less formal setting for residents to talk with commissioners.
Page said, if elected, she would spend time in the community in order to get a better sense of ideas and concerns.
Smith said he would learn as much as he can about the processes of the city commission in order to best serve his constituents.
The candidate forum was co-moderated by Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Ashley Cousens and Boyne City Gazette Publisher Chris Faulknor.
To hear the rest of the questions and answers, listen to the audio of the meeting online at www.boynegazette.com.

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Plumas County supervisors were in the mood to say “yes” May 7 and approved several requests to fill vacant positions.
Social Services Director Elliott Smart received approval to hire a benefits assistance counselor, a social worker, an office assistant and a staff services analyst.
When the board members learned that all of the positions were fully funded, they approved the request with no discussion.
Mental Health Director Kimball Pier asked the board to fill two vacant positions in her department. Since those positions — a fiscal and technical services assistant and a mental health therapist — were also fully funded, the board granted that request without discussion as well.
The board also approved a request from the public works department to allow one of its employees a work week of 10 hours a day four days a week.
The supervisors also approved a request by Lori Beatley of the probation department to transfer money within her department to cover salaries.
Every 15 Minutes
The board became more animated when discussing a request from Sheriff Greg Hagwood to accept $9,999 from the California Highway Patrol to stage Every 15 Minutes at Quincy High School.
The two-day program, which challenges high school students to think about the horrendous consequences that can result from drinking and driving, rotates between Plumas County communities.
“This needs to be done every single year at every high school,” Supervisor Kennedy said, adding that it “drives the message home.”
Hagwood said that he agreed with Kennedy’s sentiment and that holding the events every year at each high school would be preferable to the four-year cycle.
Board Chairman Terry Swofford suggested that the video shot during the event be shown at the high school until a new event is held.
Cost for GIS
The county will now charge for geographic information system services at a rate of $68 per hour.
Planning Director Randy Wilson presented a new fee schedule to the supervisors for their approval.
The resolution adopted by the board reads in part “the County wishes to recover a reasonable portion of the costs associated with development, maintenance, and dissemination of GIS data to reduce the cost burden on other County funds.”
Hard copy maps will range in cost from $5 to $14 and information presented on a compact disc or DVD will cost $16.
To the Health Insurance Advisory Committee, the supervisors appointed Public Health Director Mimi Hall and Auditor/Controller Roberta Allen; as well as retired county employee Ernie Eaton; Liz Cortez, representing the confidential employees; Mike Grant, representing the Sheriff’s Association; and Jim Boland, representing a government agency.
The board also appointed Cindy Harrell to the Area 2 board of directors for the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, and Jeff Watson to serve on the Greenhorn Community Services District board of directors.
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CASE OF SILIQI AND OTHERS v. ALBANIA
(Applications nos. 37295/05 and 42228/05)
10 March 2015
This judgment is final but it may be subject to editorial revision.
In the case of Siliqi and Others v. Albania,
The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting as a Committee composed of:
Krzysztof Wojtyczek, judges,
and Fatoş Aracı, Deputy Section Registrar,
Having deliberated in private on 17 February 2015,
Delivers the following judgment, which was adopted on that date:
1. The case originated in two applications (nos. 37295/05 and 42228/05) against the Republic of Albania lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) by four Albanian nationals. Application no. 37295/05 was lodged by Ms Drita Siliqi née Shundi, Ms Mariana Shundi and Mr Andrea Shundi, on 3 October 2005 and application no. 42228/05 was lodged by Ms Gjenovefa Mihali née Shundi and Ms. Drita Siliqi née Shundi, on 14 October 2005.
2. The applicants were represented by Mr A. Tartari, a lawyer practising in Tirana. The Albanian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their then Agent, Ms S. Mëneri of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
3. On 6 December 2007 the applications were communicated to the Government.
I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE
4. The applicants were born in 1937, 1933, 1941 and 1934, respectively, and live in Albania and the United States of America.
5. On 30 December 1994 the Tirana Restitution and Compensation of Properties Commission (“the Commission”) recognised, amongst others, the applicants’ inherited property rights over a plot of land measuring 2,461.97 sq. m and decided to restore the property. Since buildings had been constructed on the land by a third party, the Commission ruled that the third party should pay rent for the land or re-purchase the land pursuant to an agreement to be entered into between the parties. It also recognised the applicants’ right to first refusal of the buildings.
6. On 18 February 1997 the applicants lodged a civil claim with the Tirana District Court seeking the annulment of a 1996 sale contract entered between the State and the third party over two plots of lands measuring 197 sq. m and 195 sq. m, which they claimed to own. The applicants also sought the payment of rent by the third party pursuant to the 1993 Property Act. In the same set of proceedings, the third party lodged a counter action requesting the partial annulment of the Commission decision.
7. On 24 April 2002 the Supreme Court gave a final decision dismissing the applicants’ claims. It also dismissed their right to first refusal as regards the buildings on the plots of land which had been granted by the Commission. It decided that the applicants are entitled to compensation in respect of the plot of land measuring 2,461.97 sq. m to be determined in accordance with the 1993 Property Act.
8. On 22 October 2004 the Constitutional Court, sitting as a full bench, found no violation of the applicants’ right to a fair trial.
9. To date, no compensation has been paid.
II. RELEVANT DOMESTIC LAW AND PRACTICE
10. The relevant domestic law and practice has been described in detail in, inter alia, the judgment of Manushaqe Puto and Others v. Albania (nos. 604/07, 43628/07, 46684/07 and 34770/09, §§ 23-53, 31 July 2012) and Ramadhi v. Albania (no. 38222/02, 13 November 2007).
11. On 6 March 2013 and 30 July 2014 the Government approved and issued new property valuation maps, which included the reference price per square metre throughout the country (Council of Ministers’ decisions nos. 187 of 6 March 2013 and 514 of 30 July 2014).
III. COUNCIL OF EUROPE MATERIAL
12. Subsequent to the events described in the judgment Karagjozi and Others v. Albania [Committee], nos. 25408/06, 37419/06, 49121/06, 1504/07, 19772/07, 46685/07, 49411/07, 27242/08, 61912/08 and 15075/09, §§ 36-38, 8 April 2014, the Committee of Ministers gave a decision on 6 March 2014 on the execution of judgments concerning the Albanian authorities’ failure to enforce final domestic judicial and administrative decisions awarding compensation in one of the ways provided for by law to the applicants in lieu of the physical restoration of their plots of land, which was adopted at its 1193th meeting, stated, in so far as relevant, the following:
2. considered the actions taken since September 2013 and the measures foreseen for the coming weeks and months as encouraging; regretting, however, that the deadline fixed by the pilot judgment will not be met, underlined that in order to fulfill the obligations imposed by the European Court and to introduce the required compensation mechanism without further delay and within the time frame proposed by the action plan, the political commitment expressed in the action plan must be followed by concrete and substantial actions at the domestic level, in particular in the fields identified by the Committee in its Interim Resolution CM/ResDH(2013)115;
13. The Committee of Ministers’ decision of 5 June 2014 on the execution of judgments concerning the Albanian authorities’ failure to enforce final domestic judicial and administrative decisions awarding compensation in one of the ways provided for by law to the applicants in lieu of the physical restoration of their plots of land, which was adopted at its 1201st meeting, stated, in so far as relevant, the following:
1. welcomed the formal adoption by the Albanian Council of Ministers of the action plan for the establishment of an effective compensation mechanism, thereby rendering the action plan binding, and noted with satisfaction that the measures foreseen are being adopted in conformity with the previsions in that plan;
2. in view of the overall deadline foreseen for the implementation of this mechanism, strongly encouraged the authorities to intensify their efforts with a view to reducing this time-frame as much as possible;
I. JOINDER OF THE APPLICATIONS
14. Given that the two applications concern the same facts and complaints, the Court decides that they should be joined pursuant to Rule 42 § 1 of the Rules of Court.
II. ALLEGED VIOLATION OF ARTICLES 6 § 1 AND 13 OF THE CONVENTION AS WELL AS OF ARTICLE 1 OF PROTOCOL NO. 1 TO THE CONVENTION
15. The Court raised of its own motion the question whether there had been a breach of Articles 6 § 1 and 13 of the Convention as well as of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention on account of the authorities’ failure to pay compensation to the applicants pursuant to the Supreme Court’s decision of 24 April 2002.
Article 6 § 1 of the Convention, insofar as relevant, reads as follows:
“In the determination of his civil rights and obligations ... everyone is entitled to a fair ... hearing ... by [a] ... tribunal ...”
Article 13 of the Convention reads as follows:
“Everyone whose rights and freedoms as set forth in [the] Convention are violated shall have an effective remedy before a national authority notwithstanding that the violation has been committed by persons acting in an official capacity.”
Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention reads as follows:
“Every natural or legal person is entitled to the peaceful enjoyment of his possessions. No one shall be deprived of his possessions except in the public interest and subject to the conditions provided for by law and by the general principles of international law.
The preceding provisions shall not, however, in any way impair the right of a State to enforce such laws as it deems necessary to control the use of property in accordance with the general interest or to secure the payment of taxes or other contributions or penalties.”
16. The Court notes that this part of the applications is not manifestly ill-founded within the meaning of Article 35 § 3 (a) of the Convention. It further notes that it is not inadmissible on any other grounds. It must therefore be declared admissible.
17. The Government submitted that the applicants never sought compensation as awarded by the Supreme Court’s decision of 24 April 2002. They insisted on having the property physically restored. The authorities could not be held responsible for the non-enforcement of the decision, no steps for its enforcement having been taken by the applicants.
18. The Court has already examined and, subsequently, rejected the Government’s argument in the case of Beshiri and Others v. Albania, no. 7352/03, §§ 62-66, 22 August 2006. The Court sees no reason to reach a different conclusion in this case.
19. The Court finds that the domestic authorities’ failure over so many years to enforce the final court decision and, notably, to pay the compensation awarded, breached the applicants’ rights under Article 6 § 1 and under Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention (see Driza v. Albania, no. 33771/02, ECHR 2007-V (extracts), Vrioni and Others v. Albania and Italy, nos. 35720/04 and 42832/06, 29 September 2009, Manushaqe Puto and Others v. Albania, cited above and, Ramadhi and Others v. Albania, cited above).
20. The Court also concludes that there was no effective domestic remedy that allowed for adequate and sufficient redress on account of the prolonged non-enforcement of the final court decision awarding compensation. There is accordingly a violation of Article 13 of the Convention (see Manushaqe Puto and Others v. Albania, cited above).
III. OTHER ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THE CONVENTION
21. The applicants also complained under Article 6 § 1 about the unfairness of the domestic proceedings as regards the interpretation of domestic law and the outcome of those proceedings.
22. In the light of all the material in its possession and, in so far as the matters complained of are within its competence, the Court considers that this part of the application does not disclose any appearance of a violation of the Convention. It follows that it is inadmissible under Article 35 § 3 (a) as manifestly ill-founded and must be rejected pursuant to Article 35 § 4 of the Convention.
IV. APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 41 OF THE CONVENTION
23. Article 41 of the Convention provides:
“If the Court finds that there has been a violation of the Convention or the Protocols thereto, and if the internal law of the High Contracting Party concerned allows only partial reparation to be made, the Court shall, if necessary, afford just satisfaction to the injured party.”
24. The applicants relied on an expert’s valuation report claiming 1,639,000 euros (“EUR”) in respect of pecuniary damage, which was made up of EUR 1,480,000 as regards the property value of the plot of land measuring 2,467.97 sq. m and EUR 159,000 concerning the loss of profits. They also claimed EUR 200,000 in respect of non-pecuniary damage.
25. The Government did not submit an expert’s report owing to the complexity of the applicants’ claims and the lack of time. However, they reserved the right to do so at a later stage. To date, no such report has been submitted to the Court.
26. In view of the ineffective nature of the current system of compensation and having regard, in particular, to the fact that it is now over 13 years since the applicants were initially awarded compensation, the Court, without prejudging possible future developments with regard to the establishment of an effective compensation mechanism, considers it reasonable to award the applicants a sum which would represent a final and exhaustive settlement of the cases.
27. The Court recalls its findings in the case of Vrioni and Others v. Albania (just satisfaction), nos. 35720/04 and 42832/06, §§ 33-39, 7 December 2010 as regards the method of calculation of pecuniary damage. Therefore, the Court will base its calculation of pecuniary damage on the property valuation maps adopted by the Government in 2008 (see, also, Manushaqe Puto and Others, cited above, § 125), no reliance having been placed by the Government on the recent property valuation maps.
28. Having regard to the parties’ submissions and the material in its possession, the Court considers it reasonable to award the applicants EUR 1,498,400 in respect of pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage.
B. Costs and expenses
29. The applicants claimed EUR 10,000 for costs and expenses incurred before the Court. They did not provide a detailed breakdown to substantiate their claim for costs and expenses.
30. According to the Court’s case-law, an applicant is entitled to the reimbursement of costs and expenses only in so far as it has been shown that these have been actually and necessarily incurred and are reasonable as to quantum (see Gjyli v. Albania, no. 32907/07, § 72, 29 September 2009). To this end, Rule 60 §§ 2 and 3 of the Rules of Court provides that applicants must enclose with their claims for just satisfaction “any relevant supporting documents”, failing which the Court “may reject the claims in whole or in part”.
31. The Court observes that the applicants failed to submit any supporting documents to support their claims. Therefore, the Court will not make an award in respect of costs and expenses.
C. Default interest
FOR THESE REASONS, THE COURT, UNANIMOUSLY,
1. Decides to join applications nos. 37295/05 and 42228/05;
2. Declares the complaints concerning Articles 6 § 1 and 13 of the Convention as well as Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 as regards the non-enforcement of the Supreme Court’s decision of 24 April 2002 admissible and the remainder of the application inadmissible;
3. Holds that there has been a breach of Articles 6 § 1 and 13 as well as of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention;
(a) that the respondent State is to pay the applicants, jointly, within three months, EUR 1,498,400 (one million, four hundred and ninety-eight thousand, four hundred euros), plus any tax that may be chargeable, in respect of pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage to all applicants as regards both applications, to be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable at the date of settlement;
(b) that from the expiry of the above-mentioned three months until settlement simple interest shall be payable on the above amounts at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points;
5. Dismisses the remainder of the applicants’ claim for just satisfaction.
Done in English, and notified in writing on 10 March 2015, pursuant to Rule 77 §§ 2 and 3 of the Rules of Court.
Fatoş Aracı George Nicolaou
Deputy Registrar President


Berlusconi faces loss of a TV channel
Friday 03 May 1996
Walter Veltroni, the deputy leader of the winning Olive Tree coalition, who is tipped to take a leading role in the broadcasting reforms, told the Independent that the new government, expected to take office in the next three weeks, wanted to settle the media ownership issue by the summer holidays.
Both Mr Berlusconi's Fininvest empire and the Rai state broadcasting service would be cut back from three network channels to two; tenders would be put out to new private investors and rules would be drawn up to encourage and regulate cable and satellite programming.
"Nobody will be allowed more than two channels," Mr Veltroni said.
"That is what the Constitutional Court has decreed in a ruling which must be respected by August at the latest, and that is what Fininvest and I decided in the agreement we worked out last summer."
The move is likely to be fiercely contested by Mr Berlusconi, who has battled to keep control of his media empire despite his entry into politics and who felt vindicated when he won a series of referendums on media ownership last summer.
A radical reorganisation of Italian broadcasting could interfere with Mr Berlusconi'splans to float his media interests on the Milan stock exchange by the end of June. Since the referendums Mr Berlusconi has regrouped his media companies into a new company called Mediaset and has sold roughly 30 per cent to Italian banks and foreign investors.
The chairman of Mr Berlusconi's business empire, Fedele Confalonieri, said earlier this week that he had been assured by the country's leaders that "our firms will not be dismantled", and that the company was a national asset.
But this is not a view shared by many financial analysts, who argue that the creation of Mediaset and the ensuing share sell-offs have merely enabled Mr Berlusconi to attract new capital without relinquishing overall control.
Mr Veltroni was confident the new legislation would pass without excessive protest from Mr Berlusconi, who is now leader of the opposition.
"The Constitutional Court ruling would have forced him to lose one channel anyway. It's in his interests to find a solution," Mr Veltroni said.
"We have no intention of starting a witch-hunt or provoking confrontations."
The new government also hopes that Rai, whose programme output has come to resemble Mr Berlusconi's blend of cheesy game-shows, films and imported serials, will return to its original role as a genuine public service.
Mr Veltroni said he hoped the new board of management at Rai, which must be approved by the new parliament, would reintroduce educational and cultural programmes which had been slowly squeezed out over the past 10 years.
"We want to take the politics out of programming and create a body that promotes quality," he said.
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Bill English National Leader
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Productive meeting with John Howard
National Party leader Bill English has held a "very useful" warm and friendly one on one meeting with Australian Prime Minister John Howard.
A seven strong National Party delegation has been in Canberra today discussing Australian Government initiatives in a number of areas including the economy and welfare.
"But political discussions here are still dominated by the aftermath of the Bali bombing," says Mr English.
"It's clear New Zealand needs to be strong on defence, but to achieve that we have to work with Australia.
"The meetings with John Howard and other ministers have given us a sense of what's required.
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Mr English heads to Sydney with Finance Spokesman Don Brash on Tuesday where the itinerary includes briefings on the Australian and the world economy with international bankers.


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