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written accounts of the region come from records of Arab traders in the ninth
and tenth centuries AD.
By the 11th or
12th century, the rulers of kingdoms such as Takrur (a kingdom centered on the
Sénégal River just to the north), Ancient Ghana and Gao, had converted to
Islam and had appointed Muslims who were literate in Arabic as advisers. At
the beginning of the fourteenth century, most of what is today called The
Gambia was a tributary to the Mali Empire. The Portuguese reached the area by
sea in the mid-fifteenth century and began to dominate trade.
In 1588, the
claimant to the Portuguese throne, António, Prior of Crato, sold exclusive
trade rights on the Gambia River to English merchants; letters patent from
Queen Elizabeth I confirmed the grant. In 1618, James I granted a charter to
a British company for trade with Gambia and the Gold Coast (now Ghana).
Between 1651-1661 (the time of the Commonwealth) some parts of Gambia were
under Courland's rule, bought by prince Jacob Kettler, who was a Polish
During the late seventeenth century and throughout the eighteenth, Britain and France struggled continually for political and commercial supremacy in the regions of the Senegal and Gambia rivers. The 1783 Treaty of Versailles gave Great Britain possession of the Gambia River, but the French retained a tiny enclave at Albreda on its north bank. This was finally ceded to the United Kingdom in 1857.
established the military post of Bathurst (now Banjul) in 1816. In the
ensuing years, Banjul was at times under the jurisdiction of the British
Governor General in Sierra Leone. In 1888, The Gambia became a separate
agreement with France established the present boundaries. The Gambia became a
British Crown Colony, British Gambia, divided for administrative purposes
into the colony (city of Banjul and the surrounding area) and the
protectorate (remainder of the territory).
general elections in 1962, the United Kingdom granted full internal
self-governance in the following year. The Gambia achieved independence on 18
February 1965 as a constitutional monarchy within the Commonwealth of
Nations. Shortly thereafter, the government held a referendum proposing that
an elected president replace Queen Elizabeth II as head of state. The
referendum failed to receive the two-thirds majority required to amend the
constitution, but the results won widespread attention abroad as testimony to
The Gambia's observance of secret balloting, honest elections, civil rights
and liberties. On April 24, 1970, The Gambia became a republic within the
Commonwealth, following a second referendum, with Prime Minister Sir Dawda
Kairaba Jawara, as head of state.
symbols of the ancient empires of
Takrur, Ghana and Gao are known. The oldest visual documentation about
the Northwestern African empires is on the portolans, made by Catalan
sailors and explorers. On one such a portolan the emperor of Mali is depicted,
seated on his throne and with a sceptre and orb in his hands.
the middle of the 14th century the mouth of the river Gambia was within the
reach of European traders and trading companies, the ancient heraldry of The
Gambia is mainly the heraldry of the Western trading powers.
European traders to set foot in The Gambia were the Portuguese who developed,
from the middle of the fifteenth century a Portuguese Seaborne Empire.
They were, after 1588, followed by the British and, during the
Commonwealth, by Jacob Kettler.
In 1651 Jacob (James) Kettler (1610-1682),
Duke of Courland (Latvia), bought some
parts of The Gambia and obtained a grant of the island of Trinidad from King Charles I. During the
Swedish-Polish war (1655-1660) Duke Jacob was captured and the West African
possessions were lost (1664).
Jacob Kettler bore as a
Duke of Courland and Semgallen:
Arms: ¼: 1&4: Argent, a
lion Gules; 2&3: Azure, a deer issuant from the outside Or. And on an
escutcheon Or, a kettlehook sable surrounding the crowned cypher SA (=
Sigismund August, King of Poland 1548-’72) parted per pale with the wolfs’
jaw of Bathori (arms of Stefan Bathori, King of Poland 1575-’86)
Crest: 1. Kettler; 2. A deer
issuant Or (Semgallen); 3. A lion issuant Gules, crowned Or. (Livonia)
Siebmacher I. 7.)
short Courlandish intermezzo the place of Jacob Kettler was filled in by
Dutch, Danish and English companies, mainly operating from the Gold Coast, (today’s Ghana).
Crown Colony Britsh Gambia
separate political entity of the “Crown Colony of The Gambia” was represented
from 1889 by a badge on the British blue ensign. This consisted of a landscape with a palm tree
and an elephant, common for all British West African colonies, and the letter
“G” for Gambia.
Badge on the Blue Ensign
of The Gambia was granted on 18 November 1964, three months before
independence. It is:
Arms: Azure, an axe and an adze in saltire, Or,
within a double bordure Argent and Vert.
Crest: A bush of groundnut (Aracis hypogæa -
Fabaceæ) proper, on a helmet to the dexter, lambrequined Azure and Or.
Supporters; Two lions proper, the dexter with an axe,
the sinister with and adze.
Motto: PROGRESS PEACE PROSPERITY in black lettering on a ribbon
Argent, lined Gules.
and the Mandinka-adze symbolize the importance of agriculture for the
economy. Blue is for love and
reasonableness, white is for the peaceful scenery of Gambia and the
friendliness of its people, green is for hope and tolerance. The groundnut-bush
symbolizes the main trade crop. The lions are symbols of courage, dignity and
ð See the illustration in the head of this
abolition of the monarchy did not have any consequence for the achievement.
police force in The Gambia was the Gambia River Police, formed in 1855. Prior
to this, security in the small colonial enclaves was provided by British
troops and a small local militia, drawn from traders, freed slaves, and
other settlers. The River Police's role was to control smuggling, enforce
taxation, and prevent insurgencies. Its 10 men were aided by the local
militia, and were further reinforced in 1866 by the establishment of
the paramilitary Gambia Constabulary. Initially formed with 40
constables, this was increased to 100 in 1870. At this point, all imperial
troops were withdrawn from the colony and policing was left to the
Constabulary and local militia
Banner Royal West African Frontier Force
Frontier Police force was founded in 1895. The establishment of the West
African Frontier Force in 1900 led to the creation of the Gambia
Company in 1901, which also aided in maintaining the colony's security.
In the Protectorate, security was the responsibility of the district chief.
In 1909, the British issued an ordinance granting the chiefs to appoint
'badge messengers', who were allowed to keep the peace and had all the same
authority of the colony police. Francis has noted how "Although Gambians
staffed the lower level of the force, to the local population, the police and
security services, limited as they were, represented an essentially foreign
independence in 1965, the Constabulary and Frontier Police merged to create
the Gambia Police Force. Following the Gambia Regiment being
disbanded in 1958, the police took on all defence responsibilities. A 200-man
paramilitary force, the Gambia Field Force, which was part of the police
after 1958, maintained responsibility for internal security.
Gambia Police Force badge 1965-1970
Gambia Police Force emblem (current)
Gambia Police Force sleeve patch (current)
Armed Forces, also known as the Armed Forces of The Gambia, consists
of three branches: the Gambia National Army (GNA), the Gambia Navy, and the
Republican National Guards (RNG). It formerly included the Gambia National
Gendarmerie (GNG) from the 1980s to 1996, when they were moved under the
jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Interior.
The commander-in-chief is
the President of the Gambia whereas practical control is exercised
by the Chief of the Defence Staff
Royal Gambia Battalion West African Regiment WWI
The Gambia Regiment was a British Army colonial regiment drawn from the Gambia Colony and Protectorate that existed between 1901 and 1958. Known as the Gambia Company from 1901 to 1939, and from 1945 to 1950, its strength fluctuated from peacetime and wartime, peaking at two battalions during World War II. It saw active service in both world wars, fighting in German colonies in Kamerun and East Africa during the first, and in Burma against the Japanese in the second. It was raised as part of the larger Royal West African Frontier Force, and was part of the 81st (West Africa) Division during its operations in WWII.
81st (West Africa) Division
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A large majority of Port Augusta's Aboriginal community in need of disability support aren't aware of the services available, according to local service providers.
Ten organisations gathered at Pika Wiya to spread awareness surrounding the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) at a family fun day service expo. Aboriginal Family Support Service NDIA coordinator Charlie Jackson said the event was about community engagement and providing a link to appropriate help.
"The only way that Aboriginal people will know about the NDIS is for us to have a forum like this," he said. "Whereby the information is actually provided to the community members and so that it gives them the opportunity to be able to access the services on behalf of their children and behalf of the elders as well."
Almost 30,000 South Australians have signed up to the NDIS since it was established in 2013. But the the complexity of the scheme has often been a point of contention, forcing some families to ultimately give up on obtaining support.
A parliamentary enquiry is underway regarding general issues around the implementation and performance of the NDIS. The committee has received many submissions surrounding the issue of Aboriginal, migrant families and those living remotely being more disadvantaged than most when accessing the scheme. Country Outback Health ITC outreach worker Deslyn Dodd said events like the service expo are vital to spreading awareness in the Aboriginal community.
"Some of our people don't understand and they don't know that there's services out there for them," she said.
"They say they have this health condition but they don't know what to do. I'm there to help them and go out and educate them.
"(it's about) more information about other services here and getting them back in the communities."

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LOOK IN THE MIRROR
Only 17% of the registered voters in the state, voted in the senate primary. Fairhope had only 14% vote.
Alabama Senate special election results: Who will succeed Jeff Sessions?
Voting results from the special election primary to determine who will vie for Jeff Sessions’s Senate seat.
What are we left with, Luther Strange who as our leading law enforcement officer allowed the Luv Gov. to walk in exchange for Jeff Sessions seat. Mr Strange, as Attorney General also allowed Sen. Pittman to walk with 750,000 dollars of BP money and never mentioned the anchors he left in the Bay, while others were prosecuted for far less BP crimes. Strange as it may seem big Luther now faces multiple ethics complaints.
Then we have Roy Moore the states supreme court justice who was thrown off the bench for breaking the law, TWICE. The only state in the United States that can make that claim. What do you think congress and the US Senate is going to think when they find out Alabama has the potential of sending a twice dis barred supreme court justice to join them in the swamp?
Let’s not forget the conviction of the Alabama speaker of the house.
Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard convicted on 12 counts
Hubbard faces up to 20 years in prison for each ethics count.
What about the recent revelations of the Alabama Ethics Commission,
Alabama Ethics Commission revelations go ‘Boom!’
“They haven’t been corrupted by it. They’re a part of it.”
The above should concern you as citizens of the state because their actions, and ours for not voting, have firmly secured Alabama as number one in political corruption.
You will have to hold your nose when you vote in December for the US Senate seat, or you can stop looking left and right and screaming conservative and liberal. Start looking at what is best for the state and it’s citizens and use your brain instead of the straight ticket voting that you have been sold on by the very politicians we need to rid ourselves of.
Baldwin County provides almost 35% of Alabama’s income and is the fastest growing county in Alabama. The County Commission should be replaced by fresh faces and the existing commissioners shown the door. Sen. Pittman’s seat is also open and desperately needs to be filled by a candidate that represents the district and not his personal business.
So if you wonder why Alabama is number one in corruption, 46th in education and the least desirable state to live in, LOOK IN THE MIRROR.
CNBC Labels Alabama as the Worst State to Live
While states like Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky also made the losers list, according to the article, no state was worse than Alabama.


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A bomb exploded near the Formula 1 track in Bahrain. Four team member of Force India driving in a rental car, were nearby. Fortunately no one was hurt.
The Formula 1 Grand Prix of Bahrain takes place this Sunday. But drivers and team members are on edge given Tuesday’s gasoline bomb explosion nearby.
During the night heavy fighting continued in several Shiite villages not far from the racetrack.
The bomb exploded during a protest march between the capital city of Mamanah and the Sakhir circuit.
Eyewitnesses said hundreds of people came together in protest near Mamanah. “They want the regime to fall,” said one witness. “Gone with Hamad,” read one slogan, referring to King Hamad ben Issa Al-Khalifa.
Protestors threw teargas and Molotov cocktails as they marched towards the city.
The protest, a response to the ‘Day of Rage’ call, coincides with the three day Formula 1 event, which has been labeled the ‘Grand Prix of Blood’, by the opposition.
Amnesty International, a human rights organization, questioned the sensitivity behind a very expensive racing event during times of unrest and political upheaval in that region.
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Well, last week was school vacation week, so not too much crafting was accomplished, even though I had had high hopes. Instead, the weather was gorgeous, so we just played outside a lot. I did do a lot of Spring Cleaning, which always makes you feel good when it’s done. And, part of that Spring cleaning was cleaning up our bonus room and doing some re-organizing. My husband uses it as his office, but there is plenty of room in there for me too! Especially now that the boxes from our move from over six months ago have been gotten rid of!
So, I now have a dedicated workspace for my sewing and crafting!! It’s not totally done yet, I need to get some bins or other sorts of organizational tools. But, I did set up my machine, and have my quilting mat and ruler out, and some other things. I’d like to do something to organize my scrapbooking, but one step at a time. For now, I’m excited to have a dedicated crafting space, even if it’s still just a WIP. When I get it more organized, I’ll post some pics.
My embroidered bunny is still in that “almost finished” stage. I was going to make it a little pillow, as suggested in the book’s directions, but I’ve changed my mind as I think that would not get very much use and just sit around. I think I’m going to frame it instead and hang it up somewhere.
I’m also considering trying to make a new bedskirt for our guest bed this week. We’ll see if I find the time. I did get one sewing related thing accomplished last week. I hemmed some new dressy jeans that I got from Banana Republic. I don’t know how tall those designers think people are, but it’s not 5’3″! It was my first hemming job, so I was proud of myself. I think I did them just slightly too short though, so I might need to re-do them. Thankfully, I left plenty of room to do just that.
I decided on the Pink Bird Seed fabric for my free fabric prize from Sew Mama Sew. It arrived last week and is oh so cute! I want to cut out some birds and applique them to some baby tees as gifts.
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As 'Lay of the Land,' I'm a dish served up on a platter of print in the Sunday Independent every week. Unfortunately, some diners have developed moral indigestion, with the Hunting Association of Ireland (HAI) suggesting that my 'rural' column falls foul of the Trade Descriptions Act.
This criticism was made following a piece I wrote about 'cubbing', as foxhunters refer to their 'sport' of setting packs of hounds on fox cubs.
Well, pardon me, but this isn't something you're likely to see on any city high street.
The situation I outlined is accurate.
Maybe the HAI, being the national body that coordinates and promotes hunting with hounds, just doesn't like me saying things the way they are.
Allow me the same liberty to measure their 'sport' against the Trade Descriptions Act. For most people, sport is generally a contest between a willing set of players, who compete on a level playing field. How does that match up to people on horseback and foot, armed with whips and packs of hounds, blocking up an unwilling opponent's escape outlets in advance? Or trapping hares and forcing them to endure trauma and potentially fatal injuries from being chased by huge dogs?
However, foxhunting does introduce a novel phenomenon to the athletic world.
Move over 'bad loser' and say hello to 'rotten winner'. What other 'sport' defines victory by ripping its opponent to shreds?
As for privilege, I wield no greater weapon than an ageing laptop.
What about the foxhunter's privileged position on his high horse, or armed with guns?
The HAI believes blood 'sports' are justified because they're a tradition "that goes back through history for centuries." So what? So did witch hunts and slavery.
You know what else is a tradition? Standing up for the underdog.
This is especially relevant, now that animals have been recognised by EU law as 'sentient beings' that can suffer and feel pain.
Hunters may "live for their weekend hunting." But should that give them the right to allow suffering animals to die for it?
All my columns are not about animals. But strangely, the HAI doesn't seem to find these other pieces noteworthy.
Here's the deal. I'll write about the proliferation of ragwort, as the HAI helpfully suggest, if they stop giving me reasons to focus on animal cruelty.
Fortunately, like the HAI, I can speak up for myself. It's a privilege we share.
The tragedy is that other creatures on this island cannot.


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Employing 360 000 people, with a turnover of around €170 billion and multiple downstream sectors, the steel sector has a strategic place in the EU's economy, and needs to be safeguarded. The Commission will therefore propose an action plan for the European steel sector. On Thursday 6 December Vice President Antonio Tajani met with representatives from the steel industry and its trade unions at the second meeting of the "High-level Roundtable on the future of the European Steel Industry" to discuss measure to help the industry survive the current crisis. The steel action plan, due by June 2013, will include suggestions to support downstream users, reinforce free trade agreement reciprocity with emerging economies, mobilise all available EU funds, tackle high energy prices and ensure that all Member States have short term measures in place to face current plant closures.

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Ranking among America’s most influential and versatile musical figures, Allen Toussaint excelled as a songwriter, arranger, session pianist, and producer. His influence extends across the popular music landscape; though he is most often associated with the music of his native New Orleans, he enjoyed success in R&B, jazz, country, blues, and pop. His piano playing blended the wealth of Crescent City styles, barrelhouse blues, marching band references, jazzy intervals, and sweeping octave leaps.
By the late 1950s Toussaint was already cranking out hits and frequently doubling as keyboard player and/or producer. In the 1960s two of his instrumentals became huge pop standards—Java for Al Hirt and Whipped cream for Herb Alpert. Glen Campbell’s version of his Southern nights was nominated for the Country Music Association Song of the Year award in 1977, and he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
This according to “Toussaint, Allen” by Ron Wynn (Encyclopedia of the blues II  pp. 1005–396); this encyclopedia is one of many resources included in RILM music encyclopedias, an ever-expanding full-text compilation of reference works.
Today would have been Toussaint’s 80th birthday! Below, his classic Yes we can can.

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Land developer Ron Gallowich told the Village Board Wednesday night that its proposed zoning ordinance, which is still in the draft stage, could use a few changes, so he volunteered some suggestions.
Gallowich plans to develop 180 acres adjacent to the Spring Ridge Estates, which is west of Thompson Road, with 1-acre home sites. The tract is unincorporated, but Gallowich said he would like to see the village annex the land.
However, some provisions in the draft zoning ordinance do not relate to the type of development he envisions.
"The new ordinance requires sidewalks," he said. "But that's not the general nature of things when you get into 1-acre lots."
Gallowich agreed to meet informally with the village's attorney, Rich Curran, to suggest modifications.
"The real issue," Gallowich said, "is to decide whether we're going to do (the subdivision in Wonder Lake) or in the county.
"We would like to do it here."


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In 1851, Hermann von Helmholtz revolutionized the field of ophthalmology by publishing “Description of an ophthalmoscope for examining the retina in the living eye.” His publication described the means of properly illuminating and refracting light to best focus the retinal structures using a candle and microscope glass plates. This rudimentary design received hundreds of alterations and optimizations by several ophthalmologists by the time of von Helmholtz's death in 1894.
In addition to his invention of the ophthalmoscope, von Helmholtz established himself as one of the greatest scientists of the era. He was a physicist and a physician who made remarkable contributions in a plethora of fields. In physiology and psychology, he is known for mathematics of the eye, theories of vision, ideas of visual perception of space, color vision research, the sensation of tone, perception of sound, and physiology of perception. In physics, he was known for his theories on the conservation of energy, work in electrodynamics, chemical thermodynamics, and the mechanical foundation of thermodynamics. As a philosopher, for his philosophy of science, ideas on the relation between the laws of perception and the laws of nature, the science of aesthetics, and ideas on the civilizing power of science.
As for his personal life, Hermann von Helmholtz was born in Potsdam, Prussia (now Germany) on August 31, 1821. His earliest study focused on physiology with Johannes Müller, where he utilized his invention of the ophthalmoscope to better his understanding of the physiology of perception. He earned a medical doctorate at Friedrich Wilhelm Medical Institute in 1842 and served in the Prussian army for the next ten years. In 1855 he became professor of anatomy and physiology at the University of Bonn. His interests in physiology broadened to physics when he moved to Heidelberg where he worked as a professor of physiology in 1858. In 1871, he was offered a professorship of physics at the University of Berlin. Finally, he was appointed as the first director of the Physico-Technical Institute at Berlin which he held for the rest of his life. To this day, the largest research institution in Germany “The Helmholtz Association” has immortalized his name in honor of his contributions in countless scientific fields.

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Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) on Tuesday, May 12, 2020. The 1,815-page legislation includes a proposal for student loan forgiveness, among other student aid provisions. It updates, amends and expands the CARES Act.
This legislation has not yet been enacted and may change during negotiations with the U.S. Senate.
Expanded Payment Pause and Interest Waiver on Federal Student Loans
The HEROES Act expands the payment pause and interest waiver from the CARES Act to include all federal education loans, including FFELP loans not held by the U.S. Department of Education and Federal Perkins Loans.
In lieu of retroactivity, the U.S. Department of Education will make a lump sum payment on the borrower’s loans equal to the amount of principal and interest paid by the borrower, voluntarily or involuntarily, from March 13, 2020 through the date of enactment of the HEROES Act.
The legislation extends the payment pause and interest waiver by a year, to September 30, 2021.
Loan Forgiveness for Federal Student Loans
The HEROES Act will cancel or write down up to $10,000 in federal student loans per borrower, or the outstanding loan balance, whichever is less.
If the borrower does not specify how to apply the loan forgiveness to their federal student loans, the U.S. Department of Education will apply the loan forgiveness first to the loans with the highest interest rates. If all of the borrower’s loans have the same interest rate, the loan forgiveness will be applied first to the loan with the highest principal balance.
Payment Pause and Interest Waiver for Private Student Loans
The HEROES Act requires the U.S. Treasury to make monthly payments on private student loans through September 30, 2021, with total payments capped at $10,000 per borrower.
The loans will be reported to credit reporting agencies as though the payments had been made by the borrower. No adverse credit information may be reported.
Interest will not be capitalized during this time period.
Lenders are also required to suspend involuntary collection activities.
The loan payments do not reset the clock on statutes of limitation.
The lenders must agree to modify the loan terms to provide borrowers with the Revised Pay-As-You-Earn (REPAYE) repayment plan on the private student loans. This may be difficult for loans that have been securitized.
Loan Forgiveness for Private Student Loans
Within 90 days after September 30, 2021, the U.S. Treasury will forgive up to $10,000 in private student loans per borrower or the outstanding loan balance, whichever is less. This forgiveness will be reduced by the amount of private student loan payments previously made by the U.S. Treasury.
Borrowers are not required to apply the loan forgiveness to all of their private student loans. They can elect to have the payments made directly to a specific loan. If the borrower does not make such an election, the loan forgiveness will be applied to the loans with the highest interest rates first.
Other Student Loan Provisions
The HEROES Act provides a mechanism for consolidation loans to not reset the clock on public service loan forgiveness and the 20- or 25-year loan forgiveness under income-driven repayment plans. The interest rate on consolidation loans made through September 30, 2021 will not be rounded up to the nearest 1/8th of a percentage point.
The legislation waives the requirement for a borrower who is pursuing public service loan forgiveness to be employed in a public service job through September 30, 2021.
Recertification requirements on income-driven repayment plans are suspended through September 30, 2021.
The legislation requires implementation of the defense to repayment for federal loans based on previous findings by the U.S. Department of Education that a college made a false or misleading representation with regard to job placement rates, guaranteed employment or transferability of credits.
The U.S. Department of Education will be required to cancel or repay these loans in full and return to the borrower all payments previously made by the borrower, voluntarily or involuntarily. All adverse credit history previously reported on the loan will be deleted and any defaults will be cleared.
Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students
The HEROES Act excludes all emergency financial aid grants to students from need analysis, including emergency financial aid grants funded by the CARES Act, federal agencies, states, Indian tribes, institutions of higher education and scholarship-granting organizations.
The HEROES Act bans the U.S. Department of Education from imposing any restrictions on which students may receive emergency financial aid grants, other than restrictions based on the student’s enrollment at a college or university.
This amendment makes international students, undocumented students and DACA students eligible for emergency financial aid grant funds. It also reverses the guidance from the U.S. Department of Education that required emergency financial aid grant recipients to have filed a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or be eligible to file a FAFSA.
Fix for Stimulus Checks
Most college students under age 24 were ineligible for the stimulus checks authorized by the CARES Act.
The HEROES Act changes this and allows parents to receive the $500 per child recovery rebate based on all dependents, not just children age 16 and younger. College students under age 24 are considered to be dependents.
Other Financial Aid Provisions
The HEROES Act includes several other financial aid provisions, such as:
- Waives the non-federal share from private non-profit employers for Federal Work-Study jobs. The CARES Act previously waived the non-federal share paid by colleges and universities.
- Treats people who have applied for or received unemployment benefits at the time of filing the FAFSA as though they were dislocated workers. This can make applicants eligible for the simplified needs test and auto-zero EFC.
- Establishes a special COVID-19 provisional program participation agreement for colleges and universities. If such a college closes while the student is enrolled or within 120 days of withdrawal, students will be eligible for an automatic closed school discharge if they have not enrolled in another college or university within 3 years of the school’s closure.


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So here we are – over two years into the RDR and yet still debating the rights and wrongs of commission, and whether it has a place in the new world of pension freedoms. It is bizarre that we find ourselves in this position. The driving force of the RDR was getting rid of bias, […]
The Money Advice Service’s directory of at-retirement advisers has been branded “not fit for purpose” after it launched with a number of technical issues. The directory is in beta mode and features 4,500 advisers from 1,200 firms. Those using the Government’s Pension Wise guidance service will be pointed to the directory if they wish to […]
Deutsche Bank is set to be hit with a fine worth more than $1.5bn(£1.02bn) in what would be the biggest penalty imposed for manipulating Libor. The German bank is in negotiations with agencies in the UK and US to settle the allegations in which a Deutsche Bank subsidiary could also plead guilty as part of a […]
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Gartner, K., Buttner, D., Dohler, R. et al. 1980. Stress response of rats to handling and experimental procedures. Laboratory Animals 14, 267-274.
Serum corticosterone levels increased significantly within four minutes, reached a peak at 15 minutes and were back to control values 60 minutes after cage displacement. Prolactin, TSH, LH and FSH serum concentrations were also affected by cage movement. The results support the conclusion that rats are not disturbed by the presence of people with whom they are familiar, such as the usual animal attendant for that room, if they do not touch the cage. [p. 269]

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Rosario Dawson’s Ahsoka Tano made a big impression in just one episode of The Mandalorian season 2, so Lucasfilm went ahead with their plans to spin her off into her own self-titled TV show. Ahsoka is only expected to be a limited series, explaining what happened to the former Jedi after the events of Star Wars Rebels, but according to new intel Dawson has a big future ahead of her in the Star Wars universe as she could become the face of the TV franchise.
According to tipster Daniel Richtman, Ahsoka will have a bigger role in the shared Disney Plus universe the studio is creating on the back of the success of The Mandalorian than the Mandalorian himself, Din Djarin, as played by Pedro Pascal. This is just a rumor for now, but it’s not actually as wild a claim as it may sound as we know that Pascal’s busy schedule is already holding up production on Mando season 3.
Due to his commitments to HBO’s The Last of Us, season 3 won’t be getting here for a while yet, with the studio pushing ahead with its various spinoffs instead. Having played Claire Temple across nearly all of the Marvel-Netflix series, Dawson has history with connecting together a TV universe so it’s easy to imagine her doing so again, this time as Ahsoka.
When the upcoming slate of Star Wars shows was announced last December, it was revealed that Ahsoka would closely connect with The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett and Rangers of the New Republic before the four series then came together for a “climactic story event”. Rangers has been put on hold, however, since the firing of Gina Carano, so it’s unclear how this will affect plans for this Marvel-like crossover.
Whatever happens, it sounds like we shouldn’t expect Pascal’s bounty hunter to keep showing up all the time, but we can maybe look forward to Ahsoka taking on that “Nick Fury in MCU Phase 1” role instead. The next Star Wars live-action production to land on Disney Plus is The Book of Boba Fett this December. Given this rumor, it’s feasible that Dawson could have a cameo in it.


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The USD/CNH pair (offshore yuan exchange rate) fell 0.36 percent on Feb. 12, invalidating the bullish view put forward by the falling wedge breakout, confirmed on Feb. 4.
As a result, a close above 6.8085 (Feb. 12 high) is needed to revive the bullish view. That looks likely as China’s PPI decelerated sharply in January, signaling growing pressure on the economy. So, a move above 6.8085 could yield a rally to 6.84-6.85. Validating that bullish case are the ascending 5- and 10-day moving averages (MAs),
On the downside, acceptance below the ascending (bullish) 200-day MA, currently at 6.7562, would weaken the bullish case.
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For that indicator, we provide data for Argentina from Q1 2004 to Q1 2022. The average value for Argentina during that period was 378.02 billion Argentine Peso with a minimum of 11.79 billion Argentine Peso in Q1 2004 and a maximum of 2403.3 billion Argentine Peso in Q4 2021.
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Christ event in Moore is an embarrassment for this state. The ignorance
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Aug. 10, Gazette)
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The works of Mr. William Wicherley
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In the weather world June 1st is a big day. It’s not only the first day of meteorological Summer but also the start of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.
Although the season officially starts on June 1st, Mother Nature could not wait! We have already had 2 named storms, Arthur and Bertha in late May. Now, there is another system organizing in the western Gulf of Mexico that will likely be named in the coming days.
The National Hurricane Center is giving this disturbance over the Yucatan Peninsula an 80% of the development in the next 2 days.
As for the hurricane forecast for the rest of the season, here’s what the Climate Prediction Center (CPC) is forecasting. They are predicting between 13-19 named storms, 6-10 of the named storms becoming hurricanes and 3-6 major hurricanes.
A major hurricane is defined as hurricane classified as a Category 3 or higher. On the Saffir-Simpson scale, a Category 3 hurricane can produce sustained winds between 111-129 mph and cause devastating wind damage to most structures.
So far, it’s looking like it’s going to be an active season. I’m pretty confident we will be hearing about tropical storm or hurricane Cristobal by the end of the week. The latest run of the GFS model puts a tropical system in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico by Saturday.
Living in Wisconsin we usually don’t have to worry about direct impacts from any tropical systems but we can sometimes get the remnants of storms and they can sometimes ruin travel plans during this time of the year. The best thing to do is always be prepared and make sure that any friends or family that live in coastal locations especially- are paying attention when storms threaten.
If you’re keeping with the names for this 2020 season, here you go.
I look forward to giving more updates on this season.
Stay Safe Everyone!


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Unformatted text preview: ing the halfyear convention and switching to straight-line when advantageous. Although
tables of depreciation percentages are not provided by law, the approximate percentages (rounded to the nearest whole percent) written off each year for the first
four property classes are shown in Table 3.2. Rather than using the percentages
in the table, the firm can either use straight-line depreciation over the asset’s
recovery period with the half-year convention or use the alternative depreciation
system. For purposes of this text, we will use the MACRS depreciation percentages, because they generally provide for the fastest write-off and therefore the
best cash flow effects for the profitable firm.
Because MACRS requires use of the half-year convention, assets are assumed
to be acquired in the middle of the year, and therefore only one-half of the first
year’s depreciation is recovered in the first year. As a result, the final half-year of
depreciation is recovered in the year immediately following the asset’s stated
recovery period. In Table 3.2, the depreciation percentages for an n-year class
asset are given for n 1 years. For example, a 5-year asset is depreciated over 6
recovery years. The application of the tax depreciation percentages given in Table
3.2 can be demonstrated by a simple example.
2. An exception occurs in the case of assets depreciated under the alternative depreciation system. For convenience,
in this text we ignore the depreciation of assets under this system.
3. For a review of these depreciation methods as well as other aspects of financial reporting, see any recently published financial accounting text. 100 PART 1 Introduction to Managerial Finance TABLE 3.2 Rounded Depreciation
Percentages by Recovery Year
Using MACRS for First Four
Percentage by recovery yeara Recovery year 3 years 5 years 7 years 10 years 1 33% 20% 14% 10% 2 45 32 25 18 3 15 19 18 14 4 7 12 12 12 5 12 9 9 6 5 9 8 7 9 7 8 4 6 9 6 10 6 11 4 Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% aThese percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole percent to simplify calculations while retaining realism. To calculate the actual depreciation for tax purposes, be sure to apply the actual unrounded percentages or
directly apply double-declining balance (200%) depreciation using the halfyear convention. EXAMPLE Baker Corporation acquired, for an installed cost of $40,000, a machine having a
recovery period of 5 years. Using the applicable percentages from Table 3.2,
Baker calculates the depreciation in each year as follows: Percentages
(from Table 3.2)
(3) Year Cost
(1) 1 $40,000 2 40,000 32 12,800 3 40,000 19 7,600 4 40,000 12 4,800 5 40,000 12 4,800 6 40,000 5 Totals 20% 100% $ 8,000 2,000
$40,000 Column 3 shows that the full cost of the asset is written off over 6 recovery years.
Because financial managers focus primarily on cash flows, only tax depreciation methods will be utilized throughout this textbook. CHAPTER 3 Cash Flow and Financial Planning 101 Developing the Statement of Cash Flows
The statement of cash flows, introduced in Chapter 2, summarizes the firm’s cash
flow over a given period of time. Before discussing the statement and its interpretation, we will review the cash flow through the firm and the classification of
inflows and outflows of cash.
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finance, cash is king. Income
statement profits are good, but
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asset owners accept them in
place of cash. FIGURE 3.1 The Firm’s Cash Flows
Figure 3.1 illustrates the firm’s cash flows. Note that marketable securities are
considered the same as cash because of their highly liquid nature. Both cash and
marketable securities represent a reservoir of liquidity that is increased by cash Cash Flows
The firm’s cash flows
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Wages Labor Raw
Materials (2) Investment Flows
Payment of Accruals Accounts
Purchases Purchase Fixed Assets Sale Depreciation Work in
Securities Operating (incl.
Interest Expense (3) Financing Flows
Borrowing Payment Taxes Repayment Refund Sales Cash Sales Sale of Stock
Repurchase of Stock
Payment of Cash Dividends Accounts
Receivable Collection of Credit Sales Debt
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Cash flows directly related to
sale and production of the firm’s
products and services.
Cash flows associated with
purchase and sale of both fixed
assets and business interests.
Cash flows that result from debt
and equity financing transactions; includes incurrence and
repayment of debt, cash inflow
from the sale of stock, and cash
outflows to pay cash dividends or
repurchase stock. inflows and decreased by cash outflows. Also note that the firm’s cash flows can
be divided into (1) operating flows, (2) investment flows, and (3) financing flows.
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The GAA Museum marked Bloody Sunday’s 90th Anniversary with a commemorative lecture by Tim Pat Coogan on Saturday 20th November with a strong attendance at the event.
Bloody Sunday, November 21, 1920 was an historic day for Ireland and for the Gaelic Athletic Association. On that day events outside of the GAA brought politics into the heart of the Association when British troops opened fire during a challenge football match between Dublin and Tipperary in Croke Park.
Tim Pat Coogan, one of Ireland's best known historical writers discussed these events which resulted in the deaths of 13 civilian spectators and one Tipperary footballer, Michael Hogan. Coogan’s lecture also examined the activities of Michael Collins' ‘Squad’, who had assassinated 14 undercover British agents the previous evening.
Dr. William Murphy, lrish Studies lecturer in DCU also spoke at the event and explored the relationship of the GAA with the events unleashed by revolutionary nationalism in Ireland during the period 1914-1920.
The GAA Museum also hosted two special Bloody Sunday commemorative guided tours at on Sunday last where visitors toured the stadium and museum, which houses items such as an original match ticket and the whistle used by referee Mick Sammon.
The GAA museum also commissioned a new plaque to mark the 90th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday. This plaque features pictures of both teams, and lists the names of the fourteen people who died at Croke Park on November 21st 1920. A wreath was placed at the plaque during the tour.
Download a PDF of the plaque.
The tours themselves recalled the history surrounding the lead-up to the events which resulted in the death of Tipperary footballer Michael Hogan, after whom the Hogan Stand was named.


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In testimony before the Texas House of Representatives on July 11, 2012, Shar Habibi, In the Public Interest Resource Center Director, warned legislators that ill-conceived privatization initiatives could lead to higher costs, a decrease in service quality, missed deadlines, unaccountable contractors and reduction in transparency.
The Partnership’s Kathleen Mulligan-Hansel and Ben Beach will both be invited panelists in an August 3 symposium on community benefits convened by the City of Cleveland. The symposium, entitled, “Community Benefits: Making Development Accountable” follows on Mayor Frank Jackson’s call, in his 2012 State of the City Address, for increased use of Community Benefits Agreements on major development projects.
The Partnership has been working closely with Policy Matters Ohio and Mayor Jackson’s office to advance the community benefits conversation in Cleveland, where billions of dollars’ worth of new development are expected in the coming years.
Our cities’ waste and recycling systems are hopelessly out of date, failing to address the imperative to create high quality jobs in urban areas and the urgent need to address local environmental injustice and impending climate change. When labor, community, environmental justice and climate justice leaders work together, they can make real change that maximizes outcomes on both levels. That was the message delivered by the Partnership’s Deputy Director, Kathleen Mulligan-Hansel, at the Labor Leaders’ Climate Forum organized by Cornell University’s Global Labor Institute.
OCCORD’s campaign to make Santa Ana city government more accountable is blazing hot! As one of the leaders of the Santa Ana Collaborative for Responsible Development (SACReD) Coalition, OCCORD has taken major steps toward passage of a “Sunshine Ordinance.” The Coalition’s effort has attracted plenty of attention.
...On July 2, the campaign won a major victory, with the Santa Ana City Council unanimously approving the campaign’s Sunshine Ordinance platform and instructing the City Attorney to draft an ordinance.
They say that the tide is turning in the Puget Sound. Boeing orders are flying high. Amazon is priming a new campus. Tourism and business travel are pushing the needle. More passengers are landing at Sea-Tac airport than ever. And Walmart wants to sell groceries to our communities. It sure is great to be in the midst of growing prosperity -- unless you aren’t prospering.
Over the last few months, Puget Sound Sage has released four studies showing that as we rebuild our regional economy, too many people are left behind.
Congratulations to Deborah Scott, one of our founding board members who was recently honored by the White House with a Champions of Change award. Scott was recognized for her leadership of Georgia Stand-UP and their innovative approaches to promote energy efficiency, revitalize outdoor spaces, encourage transportation options, and improve quality of life in the Greater Atlanta region. “Healthy, sustainable communities support a strong economy and better quality of life for Americans,” said Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. “The leaders we’ve selected as Champions of Change are finding creative ways to make their communities healthier places to live, work and play, and demonstrating how a healthy environment and strong economy go hand in hand.”
[On June 19], hundreds of community members turned out to tell our elected officials and the army base developers to deliver on their promise of good jobs for the local families that need them most. And we won big.
When government services shift to private contractors, taxpayers not only pay the bill, they risk losing once public information and the ability to oversee public services. To expose this disturbing national trend, In the Public Interest (ITPI), a project of the Partnership, released a report in mid-March during Sunshine Week 2012.
Moving trash from businesses, construction sites and residential homes is a big industry that impacts the environmental health of communities, treatment of workers and local economies. Exploring these interconnections to develop a comprehensive analysis of the opportunities to create change was the focus of a convening hosted by the Partnership in mid-March at the New York offices of the Rockefeller Foundation.
Victory after Year-Long CampaignPartnership for Working Families | March 30, 2012
On February 9, 2012, the Oakland City Council unanimously approved a good jobs and community benefits framework that will guide the redevelopment of the Oakland Army Base project. The passage was a victory for Revive Oakland advocates who waged a year-long campaign for a comprehensive job creation policy that would ensure local-hire goals lifted the communities impacted by the redevelopment.


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Tiffin City Schools will begin renovations on Frost-Kalnow Stadium this summer.
The 2013 stadium renovation project will be paid with permanent improvement funds.
"The work we are looking to do this summer is estimated around $500,000," Scott Daniel, director of operations, said.
The all-weather track is in need of repair.
"The board of education has earmarked $100,000 of permanent improvement funds for stadium renovations, with the rest of the money coming from private donations through the stadium foundation," Daniel said.
The work to be done is refurbishing of the track, patching the concrete structure of the stadium, widening the steps to accommodate handrails and recoating the structure with a protective membrane, which is an elastomeric sealent that will help the stadium sustain any type of weather.
"This is not cosmetic work; this is an investment in the structure," Daniel said.
The timeline for the project is bids are going to be solicited in early March with awarding of the contracts to be done at the March board of education meeting. The actual work would start in June and be completed before the first home football game in late August.
MKC Associates Inc. was approved as the architect and engineer at the January board meeting. MKC was hired by the board to prepare all specifications and drawing that go along with the project.
The stadium was built in 1938, with concrete repair done in 1999 when the track and football field were redone and the concrete structure was repaired.
"Frost-Kalnow Stadium is a great asset to the residents of Tiffin. We need to make these repairs and upgrades to make sure our facility is safe for student athletes and fans alike," Daniel said. "I believe it is very important to maintain the stadium structure. The cost of building a new set of bleachers and locker room facility would be extremely expensive."

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Effect of mixing ratios of canna starch and rice flour (10:90, 20:80, 30:70 and 40:60) on quality of rice paper was investigated. Rice papers produced were analyzed for their morphology, physicochemical and textural properties, as well as sensory evaluation, using rice papers made from rice flour as a reference. In addition, changes in chemical composition and pasting behavior of canna starch and rice flour after soaking in salt water were also studied. Mixing rice flour with canna starch resulted in the increase of smoothness of rice paper, decrease of cracks found on surface and solubility of rice paper in water. Water activities of all rice papers were in the range of 0.50–0.51. Data of the texture analyses showed that the tensile strength and elongation increased with increasing proportion of canna starch, while the cutting force was decreased. Brittleness of rice papers was not significantly different from the control. However, upon observation for 10 months, rice papers made from rice flour were found more cracks and more numbers of broken rice papers. The sensory tests indicated that the acceptance of rice papers made from rice flour mixed with canna starch was comparable to the control. Soaking milled rice flour in salt water for 18 h resulted in the decrease of protein, lipid and amylose contents as well as pasting viscosity. Pasting viscosity of rice flour and canna starch slightly decreased after soaking in salt water.
Canna starch; Rice paper; Rice flour

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The bicycle, often called a bike or cycle, is a human-powered, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two rims attached to a framework, one behind another. A bicycle rider is called a cyclist, or bicyclist.
Bicycles were introduced in the 19th century in European countries and as of the year 2003, more than 1 billion dollars have been produced worldwide, twice as many as the number of automobiles that contain been produced. They are the principal means of transportation in many areas. Additionally they provide a popular form of recreation, and have been adapted to be used as children’s toys, basic fitness, military and law enforcement applications, courier services, and bicycle racing.
The basic condition and configuration of a typical upright or “safety bicycle”, has evolved little since the first chain-driven model was developed around 1885. But many details have been improved, especially since the associated with modern materials and computer-aided design. These have allowed for a proliferation of specialized designs for many types of cycling.
The bicycle’s invention has already established an massive effect on society, at conditions of culture associated with advancing modern commercial methods. Several components that eventually played a key role in the development of the automobile were in the beginning invented for use in the bicycle, including basketball bearings, pneumatic tires, chain-driven sprockets, and tension-spoked rims.
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The word bicycle first appeared in English print out in The Daily Information in 1868, to identify “Bysicles and trysicles” on the “Champs Elys? ha sido and Bois de Boulogne. ” The word was first used in 1847 in a French publication to describe an unidentified two-wheeled vehicle, possibly a buggy. The design of the bicycle was an enhance on the velocipede, although the words were used with a point of overlap for a time.
The Dandy horse, also called Draisienne or Laufmaschine, was the first human means of transport to make use of only two wheels in tandem and was invented by the The german language Baron Karl von Drais. It is regarded as the modern bicycle’s forerunner; Drais introduced it to the public in Mannheim in summer season 1817 and in Rome in 1818. Its rider sat astride a wooden frame supported by two in-line wheels and pressed the vehicle along with his or her feet while steering the front wheel.
The very first mechanically-propelled, two-wheeled vehicle might have been built by Kirkpatrick MacMillan, a Scottish blacksmith, in 1839, although the state is often disputed. He is also associated with the first recorded instance of a cycling traffic offense, when a Glasgow newspaper in 1842 documented an accident by which an anonymous “gentleman from Dumfries-shire… bestride a velocipede… of ingenious design” toppled a little girl in Glasgow and was fined five shillings.
In the early 1860s, Frenchmen Pierre Michaux and Pierre Lallement took bicycle design in a new direction by adding a mechanical crank drive with pedals by using an increased front wheel (the velocipede). Another French inventor named Douglas Grasso a new unsuccessful prototype of Pierre Lallement’s bicycle several years previously. Several inventions followed using rear-wheel drive, the best known being the rod-driven velocipede by Scotsman Thomas McCall in 1869. In that same year, bicycle tires with wire spokes were patented by Eug? ne Meyer of Paris. Typically the French v? locip? de, made of iron and wood, developed into the “penny-farthing” (historically known being an “ordinary bicycle”, a retronym, since there was then most kind). It presented a tubular steel frame which were mounted wire-spoked wheels with solid plastic tires. These bicycles were hard to ride due to their high seat and poor weight distribution. In 1868 Rowley Turner, a sales agent of the Coventry Sewing Machine Company (which soon became the Coventry Machinists Company), introduced a Michaux cycle to Coventry, England. His dad, Josiah Turner, and business partner James Starley, used this as a foundation for the ‘Coventry Model’ in what became Britain’s first cycle factory.
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[ Editor’s Note: Zarif hit the nail on the head with his accusation that the US hoax of being in Syria to eliminate Daesh in the Kurdish areas of Syria was just a Plan B for Balkanizing Syria, and countering Russia’s intervention.
I have long editorialized that when the rollback of Daesh-held areas was completed, the US Coalition would try to grab territory during the “peace” process that it could not win on the battlefield.
But the US wanting to do this is just a part of the problem. What we are seeing now is the abject failure of our international bodies to enforce any international laws or UN charter planks against any member with a strong enough military and financial leverage.
What I am seeing here is not only gangster rule, but the acceptance of it, à la “doo doo happens”, and there is nothing practically anyone can do about it. And this even extends to the scourge of state-sponsored terrorism, in which the US coalition is involved up to its eyeballs, which will release an epidemic around the world.
Despite the long ripple effect we have already seen, governments and the media have tread lightly on the biggest future threat we face. And that is even if a conflict like Syria is wound down, we are seeing a scramble – a competition really, especially for the losing side that has tons of money – to grab up all of the murdering terrorists they can to send to a rest home, a bull pen, to be available for their next assignment.
The penalty for engaging in this activity by providing safe haven for terrorists to be reused should be death. And we already have an established method of execution, which has long been used now…drone strikes.
If certain countries have given themselves the right to execute such “trials in the field”, then why can’t the UN or a new defense organization have the same authority to do the same, with no immunity granted to whomever the party would be?
Forget saying that this is impractical. That is not the point. The point is nothing is even being discussed as to a solution for this, so anything to get a discussion rolling is a good thing. We have grown too accustomed to accepting this, especially in the US.
No veterans org opposes our engagement in terrorism, no political candidate does, no security or law enforcement group, religious or academic group does. It is a organizational stand down across the board.
VT sees only individuals really concerned about it. The world is failing the world; and the clock is ticking on any chance we might have to fix it, before that becomes zero. Resistance, resistance… Jim W. Dean ]
– First published … February 19, 2018 –
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Syria is facing a “new wave” of US intervention, where Washington is still pursuing geoeconomic interests in the Arab country.
“Unfortunately we see a new wave of foreign intervention and occupation particularly by the US, driven by an obsession,” Zarif told a conference in Moscow on Monday.
“If we look at the attack by the US against the Syrian forces on February 7, we see some profiting, a short-sighted geoeconomic interest to capture territory,” he added.
The attack on Syrian troops and their allies happened in the eastern Dayr al-Zawr Province, with a US official claiming that more than 100 pro-government forces were killed in the assault.
Washington said it launched the assault after Syrian forces attacked the headquarters of the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) which includes Kurdish militants.
Last month, Turkey launched the so-called Operation Olive Branch in Syria’s northwestern region of Afrin in a bid to eliminate US-backed Kurdish militants. Iran’s top diplomat on Monday warned that the use of proxies by the US is dangerous for the region.
“We believe that the anxiety of our Turkish neighbors about the US designs in the region are understandable, but this is not the way to address those anxiety… Incursions in others’ territories is not the way to address the problems,” Zarif said.
“The problem in Afrin can best be resolved through lawful and legitimate sources that we have, through the Syrian government,” he added.
No Iranian military bases in Syria
Zarif also emphasized that his country has no military bases or military presence in Syria.
The foreign minister referred to the Israeli airstrike that hit Syria earlier this month, calling for an end to the Israeli “aggression”.
“What happened in Syria on Saturday [February 10]? Israel violated Syria’s airspace several times. It should be noted that Israel is permanently bombing Syria. And Syrian forces had managed to down an Israeli aircraft for the first time,” Zarif said.
The Syrian military shot down at least one Israeli F-16 on February 10. Over the past few years, the Israeli military has launched sporadic attacks against various targets on Syrian soil, in assaults slammed by Syria as attempts to boost the terror groups.
‘Iran, Saudi could work to stabilize region’
Zarif further did not rule out the possibility that Iran and Saudi Arabia could work together to stabilize and rebuild the region.
“There is nothing that prevents Iran and Saudi Arabia from working together for the improvement of the situation not only in Iraq, but also in Syria, Yemen, Lebanon, Bahrain and elsewhere. We can actually work together as a source of stability and development,” he said.
Russia urges US ‘not to play with fire’ in Syria
Speaking during the same conference, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov expressed concerns over US plans to divide Syria, urging Washington “not to play with fire” in the Arab country.
“Such concerns arise after studying the plans which the US is starting to implement on soil, chiefly east of the Euphrates, on the vast territories between this river and Syria’s borders with Iraq and Turkey,” he added.
“I once again call on our American colleagues not to play with fire and measure their steps proceeding not from immediate needs of today’s political environment, but rather from long-term interests of the Syrian people and of all peoples of this region,” Lavrov said.
He called US actions in Syria provocative, saying the Americans “involved the units of the Kurdish Democratic Union party in their position to undermine Syria’s territorial integrity, in fact, which led to an escalation of tensions with Turkey, and you know what is now going on in Afrin.”
Lavrov said US claims that its only objective in Syria was the war on terror contradicted its real deeds in the country.
Washington, he said, is not interested in fighting the Takfiri terror group of Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, formerly known as Nusra Front or al-Qaeda’s Syria branch.
“We have more and more evidence, which makes it possible to doubt that our Western counterparts in the US-led coalition are ready to fight Jabhat al-Nusra [Nusra Front] in earnest, despite the fact that it has been added to all resolutions and has been designated as a terrorist organization by the UN Security Council,” he said.
Syria: US presence, Turkey intervention hinder solution
Bouthaina Shaaban, a top adviser to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, stressed that the US presence in Syria as well as the Turkish offensive hinder efforts to reach a political solution to the Syrian crisis and a full victory in the war on terror.
“The Turkish regime has helped terrorists to enter Syria,” she said, adding Ankara “violated the international laws” and interfered in northern Syria after it realized that the Takfiri militants have failed.
She hailed the role of Russia and Iran in finding a solution to the Syrian conflict, saying the US and other European countries on the contrary seek to dominate Syria in order to serve their interests in the region and protect the Israeli regime.