Twelve Pennsylvania residents currently have the power to write Bill Cosby into the history books as a convicted sexual assailant. They also have the power to uphold his status as the target of four dozen accusations but the perpetrator of no proven crimes.
The Norristown jury deliberating on Cosby’s alleged 2004 sexual assault of Andrea Constand looks like it’s leaning toward the latter. Over the past five days, the jurors have asked the judge several questions, and on Thursday told him they were unable to come to a unanimous decision. The judge instructed them to go back to the deliberation room and try again.
From the content of the questions, it sounds like there are one or more jurors willing to believe that Cosby did what no one disputes he did—bring her to his house for a career conversation; leave her to eat alone; offer her pills without telling her what they were; giving her as many he later said he’d take to go to sleep; penetrate her manually and put her hand on his penis; and abandon her on the couch, unable to move—in the context of a loving, romantic relationship. That is what the defense has argued: that Cosby is a mere philanderer, and that their sexual contact was one entry in a long-running affair. He was married and 37 years her senior; she was dating a woman and identifies as gay.
The jury has asked to hear again the passage of Constand’s testimony “put them down, they are your friends,” which she said Cosby told her when he offered her the pills he said would help her relax. (She says she asked if they were herbal, and he nodded, but when her mother later demanded that Cosby tell her what they were, he wouldn’t say.) They asked the judge to define “without her knowledge,” a part of one of the three charges Cosby’s facing, as in, Cosby gave Constand intoxicants “without her knowledge.” The jury has asked to rehear Constand’s testimony about the alleged assault and the testimony of two law enforcement personnel who’d interviewed Constand and Cosby. Twice, they reheard segments of Cosby’s deposition from the civil suit Constand brought. This was their only way to hear his version of the night she says the assault occurred, since he didn’t take the stand in court. On Friday, the jury asked to see Constand’s phone records, which the defense used to argue that she’d had an affair with Cosby, since she’d called him several times after the alleged assault. She testified that she’d been looking for answers about what happened and what pills he gave her; the jury asked to rehear that testimony, too.
They also wanted to know the definition of “reasonable doubt.” This is important, because it’s the crux of what the jury’s supposed to do—decide whether all 12 members are satisfied, beyond reasonable doubt, that Cosby committed the three counts of aggravated indecent assault with which the prosecution has charged him. The question makes it seem like there are one or a couple jury members who think Cosby did what Constand, several witnesses, and the prosecutors say he did, but aren’t sure whether their hunches clear the threshold of reasonable doubt. Perhaps the other jury members are trying to convince a few holdouts that yes, no one but Constand and Cosby know exactly what happened at his home in 2004, but any reasonable person would look at the mountains of evidence and testimony that support Constand and call this man guilty.
One of the jurors’ Friday requests was to rehear the part of Cosby’s civil suit deposition where he said he gave women Quaaludes to get them to have sex with him. Constand’s mother testified last week that Cosby told her he was a “sick man” in a phone call—the jury asked to rehear that testimony, too—but this deposition statement is the closest Cosby has ever come to admitting his guilt in his own words. If the jurors can hear that deposition, on top of all the other testimony they heard last week, and still believe the one-sided sexual encounter that took place on a couch in Cosby’s home was part of a consensual relationship, next to nothing could have convinced them otherwise.


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'Hidden Figures' inspires students to pursue STEM careers
More than 200 students from Southwood High School spent Tuesday morning in the movie theater instead of the classroom.
The magnet students were there to see the movie, "Hidden Figures", as a way to encourage them to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math. It was a special treat from BRF, which helps sponsor aspects of the school's Biotechnology Magnet Academy, a program created to help build a regional workforce and increase the school's 'D' letter grade.
Which is now a 'B.'
The film centers around the true story of three female African American mathematicians at NASA, who encountered adversity and segregation in the 1950s, but rose above the challenges to become a vital part of the program. The film's overall statement aligns with the mission of the magnet program, which focuses on biotechnology and the STEM principles.
"The culture here as a school has improved, and the field trip our students attended to watch the film 'Hidden Figures' is a way of celebrating all of the accomplishments that have been achieved these 10 years," Southwood High School Principal, Jeff Roberts, said in a news release. "Any time we can expose our students to greater possibilities, whether through a rigorous math and science curriculum like the one at Biotech, or through a movie where the stars overcome adversity and the odds - like many of our students already have - we take that opportunity."
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According to BRF, about 50 percent of Biotech Academy's students are African American females. However according to a National Science Foundation 2015 report only two percent of the science and engineering employment base is made up of African-American females.
BRF is trying to change that.
Cathy Williamson, biotechnology college navigator, helps students pursue advanced education in biotechnology, ACT preparation, college enrollment and also secures laboratory internships at LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport.
Many of the students in the program are first generation college-bound students, she said.
"The tide is still turning for underrepresented minorities in STEM disciplines," she said. "We are happy to report that 100 percent of our female students who graduated last year went on to college."
Senior, Noel Jacquet, hopes to be a forensic scientist after she graduates from college. The movie inspired her even more, she said.
"I loved the movie and I think it's an exceptionally great movie," she said. "There's not many science movies that show the perspective of minorities. I learned about these three women who I've never heard of before. Especially kids our age need to see it to understand a side of history that we're not really shown."
BRF raised more than $1.5 million to launch the academy in 2006. The academy has graduated just under 100 students, who completed four years of a rigorous biotechnology curriculum.
Christopher Lane, Southwood High School senior, said more women need to work in STEM-related fields.
"Women participating in science stuff isn't always represented in the real world," he said. "Women aren't unqualified."
Roberts, said the magnet program has helped lift the school's culture and academics up. Last year, more than $500,000 in scholarships were awarded to Biotech Academy seniors.

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The Toyota Vios first entered the Philippines in 2002 as a replacement of the Tercel and constantly became a sales success of the Japanese auto maker on the local market. Years later, the saloon has still topped the list of hot-selling vehicles in our country in both the small-sized and passenger car segment.
While the current-gen Toyota Vios in the Philippines has been around for more than 4 years and is now due for an update, it is, without a doubt, still a serious competitor to other sedans in its class. Inspite of its same old look, the Toyota Vios still keeps Pinoy drivers excited thanks to its reliability and, above all, affordability.
However, it’s unavoidable that Vios owners might still encounter certain problems as they drive. These tips on Philkotse.com will help save time and money if your Vios is diagnosed with any of the following 6 Toyota Vios common problems.
Toyota Vios common problems #1: Suddenly stop working
If your Vios suddenly stops working without any signs, the problem most likely lies in the electrical system. In this case, you are advised to:
- Check the fuse box;
- If there’s no damage or corrosion, check the burnt cables;
- In case both of the cables and fuse box are in good condition, there is possibly something wrong with the spark ignition controller or electronic fuel injection.
On the other hand, if you hear unsual sound before the engine stops working, the clogged fuel line might be the reason for this problem. The solution is to clean the fuel line or replace the fuel filter.
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Toyota Vios common problems #2: The car won't start
There are 3 parts you should pay particular attention to if your car won’t start:
- Starter system
- Ignition system
- Fuel system
The starter system should be checked out first because its main function is to start the vehicle.
Use a battery tester to test for voltage and corrosion
Use a battery tester to test for voltage and corrosion then replace and clean the battery posts to ensure appropriate contact. Corrosion might lead to bad effect on the starter.
If there is nothing wrong with your battery, move on to check the red warning light on the dashboard. If the light is off, the problem likely originates from the ignition switch, including coil wire, ignition coil and distributor.
Distributor cap getting wet might also cause your Vios to refuse to start. In such cases, use clean and dry cloth to remove the moisture.
Finally, if both spark and starter system are good to go, check your fuel system for possible clogs on the fuel filter and lines.
In case you have followed our guidance and are still unable to get your Vios started, it is recommeded that you should take your vehicle to a trusted service center and have it checked up by professional mechanics.
For deeper analysis into this kind of problem, read our article on 10 common reasons why your car won't start & How to troubleshoot them.
Toyota Vios common problems #3: Stalling starts to occur more regularly
If the problem of stalling starts to occur more regularly, you should check the air-fuel mixture of your vehicle for some possible reasons as follows:
- Fuel pressure regulator is broken
- Vacuum leaks
- Weak fuel pump
- Fuel filter is blocked or damaged
- Contaminated fuel injectors
- The amount of air entering the intake manifold is too much
- A busted throttle position
- Manifold absolute pressure sensor
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However, if you don’t have a diagnostic tool, it is advised to take your car to a repair center for better examination.
>>> Read full our Toyota Vios 2019 Philippines review to see what's hot and what's not about the latest version
Toyota Vios common problems #4: Power window doesn’t work
Sometimes you might be unable to adjust your car's power windows. If you have checked the fuse box and it's all good, there is high possibility that the power window motor has been broken. However, you are not advised to diagnose the power window motor yourself. Unfortunately, this is not a problem that you can have it fixed yourself as it is quite risky and probably cause injury. It's a better idea to have a mechanic look at your car in this case.
You are not advised to diagnose the power window motor yourself
Toyota Vios common problems #5: Noise from the steering system
Abnormal sounds such as a hum, knock and whine from the steering system as you drive is a reason to have it checked the sooner the better before it leads to further damage for the whole system.
Toyota Vios common problems #6: Vibration while the car is in idle mode & the air-con is on
The A/C compressor lies on the belt which turns the entire engine, which means that the engine will have to work harder when the compressor is turned on. If there is anything wrong with the compressor, the engine will have to suffer more stress and this extra pressure will result in the vibration of the entire vehicle when in idle mode.
In order to completely address this problem, you need to replace both the whole compressor and the compressor bearing.
Last but not least, it is highly advised that you should follow closely the PMS car manual to prevent damages or malfunctions and keep your beloved Vios in tip-top shape.
Despite all the above-mentioned issues, no one can deny the sales success of the sedan in our market and the Toyota Vios is still absolutely worthy of note at its price point.
>>> Find Toyota Vios for sale at affordable prices on Philkotse.com
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Toyota Motor Philippines introduced the Toyota Vios in 2002. This subcompact sedan is made at Toyota's plant in Santa Rosa, Laguna. Currently, the Philippine-spec Toyota Vios is offered in nine variants. Prices for the Toyota-made sedan ranges from Php 681,000 to Php 1,020,000. The Toyota Vios subcompact sedan gets two engine options, two transmission options, and a whole host of comfort and safety features. The said model is also available in a wide range of color options. This includes Black, Red Mica, Pearl White, Thermalyte, Blackish Red, Alumina Jade, Freedom White, Grayish Blue, and Super Red.


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Heat Up Your Saturday Night with the Murphy Brothers Band
Looks like we're starting off 2017 with some chilly January weather, but that's OK because the Paradise Center for the Arts will be heating things up this Saturday night with the classic rock sounds of the Murphy Brothers Band. According to their website, MurphyBrothersBand.com, this guitar-driven band will take the stage at 7:30PM for an evening of "high energy guitar rock that will keep you up, moving and coming back for more."
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Definition: Combination Store
A combination store is the one which unites Supermarket & general merchandise together. These stores also combine food & drug stores. The general merchandise accounts for 25 to 40 percent of overall sales.
The format began in around late 1960 & early 70s, as common checkout areas were set up for supermarkets & drugstores or general merchandise stores & supermarkets. After this they were integrated under one roof to form combination stores. Combination stores are large, having area of 30000 to 100000 or more square feet than this. Such a huge area shopping area leads to operating efficiencies & cost reduction. Consumers like one-stop saving where they could get most of the products. The chances of impulse purchase also increases as the consumer browses through the aisles. These stores are the expanded versions of Supermarket.
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Apple has announced its support for rich communication services (RCS) for iPhones, signaling a move towards bridging the gap between Android and iPhone users. The update is expected to be available next year and will work alongside Apple’s existing iMessage system.
According to Apple, RCS will offer a better interoperability experience compared to traditional SMS or MMS services. This comes after years of resistance from the tech giant, with CEO Tim Cook previously dismissing concerns about compatibility in an interview.
The announcement has been welcomed by Google, who sees Apple’s participation in the RCS evolution as a positive step towards a seamless iOS implementation. This collaboration between the two tech giants is set to bring enhanced features and functionalities to iPhone users.
One of the notable features supported by RCS is the ability to send and receive high-resolution images and videos, a capability that was previously limited on iPhones. Additionally, RCS will offer reliable group messaging, read receipts, and the ability to share location within a text thread.
Apple is also working with GSMA members, the creators of RCS standards, to enhance encryption features. The tech giant has stated that RCS offers stronger encryption than traditional SMS and MMS services, further ensuring the privacy and security of user communications.
Interestingly, Apple’s announcement comes just before a deadline set by the European Union to determine whether iMessage should be classified as a “core” service under the Union’s Digital Services Act. By supporting RCS, Apple is potentially arguing that iMessage should not be considered a core service, thereby avoiding possible regulatory burdens.
Overall, Apple’s decision to embrace RCS is a significant development for iPhone users. The upcoming update promises to provide a more seamless communication experience, while also addressing compatibility concerns with Android users. The collaboration between Apple and Google is expected to bring about exciting advancements in messaging features and encryption capabilities.
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Beckman Coulter Genomics has developed a new version of their DNAdvance System specifically for use with DNA Genotek’s Oragene samples. DNAdvance SP, from Beckman Coulter Genomics, is an extraction kit for the isolation and purification of DNA from saliva samples collected with Oragene self-collection Kits. The high throughput genomic DNA (gDNA) isolation reagent system enables the purification of high quality DNA from saliva samples, making it ideal for genotyping applications (SNP, fragment analysis), sequencing and qPCR. The system provides researchers and laboratories with an optimized and robust solution for DNA extraction and purification from saliva collected with Oragene kits.
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This morning, BioServe Biotechnologies announced that they have completed validation testing of the Oragene/saliva collection kits and have joined DNA Genotek's Partner Program. Now, BioServe can offer customers a comprehensive testing platform for extraction and genetic analysis for Oragene/saliva samples. BioServe has validated Oragene kits for use within its DNA extraction and genotyping service, including sample quantification and normalization; whole genome amplification; multiplex-based genotyping, expression analysis and sample archiving.


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NCTSN Child Physical Abuse Speaker Series: Engaging Families At Risk for Physical Abuse: Strategies for Clinicians
Speakers debunk myths about parents who engage in physically abusive behavior and provide specific, evidence-based strategies to engage families from initial outreach through course of treatment. Afte...
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A lively and informative introduction to Sesame Workshop’s groundbreaking initiative for military families, Talk, Listen, Connect. Developed in conjunction with military and mental health experts, Tal...
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NCTSN Partnering with Youth and Families in Trauma Settings Speaker Series: Building Organizational and Individual Capacity for Youth and Family Alumni Leaders
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Homemade Almond Butter
2 cups Almonds, either dry roasted and unsalted, or raw unsalted (I used dry roasted today)
1 jar (I've been re-using this same jar for about a month already!)
high power food processor (I swear by my Cuisinart 7 cup food processor-- it's magical)
Simply add almonds to food processor and turn it on. After 4 minutes scrape down sides. Keep blending and leave it alone until it turns into butter. At first you may be skeptical, but leave it alone-- it'll work, the almonds need time to pulverize and extract their oils. At 8 minutes, or before depending on how it looks, you should be left with a deliciously creamy beautiful almond butter. Now, if you want, you can add about 1/4 tsp sea salt and 1 tbs honey and stir with a spatula (don't turn the processor back on otherwise it'll make the texture less creamy, more grainy). Mmmmmmm. Everytime I run out of this stuff I just take my food processor out and blend some more. This jar has seen better days as you can tell, but not better almond butter! If you want to switch things up, try raw almonds-- the flavor is so different but absolutely delicious. It's much milder and probably better for sandwiches. I prefer dry roasted almond butter for slathering on apples.


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July 25, 2020
We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.
In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.
May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you. Psalm 33:20-22
I recently talked to a bunch of kids on the topic of hope. It was one of those occasions when the teacher learned as much as the kids.
I want you to think of your hope as a ladder and I want you lean that ladder on a wall. The wall represents earthly things, such as your career, talents, and friendships, to name a few. Your ladder will crumble around you when the earthly things you depended on crumble. Nothing in this world lasts forever and your ladder will fall.
But when you lean your ladder on God’s Kingdom, His Promises that never fail, your hope won’t crumble. God’s Kingdom does last forever and your ladder will stand strong. When we loosen the tight grasp we have on our earthly things, they loosen up around our hearts. That’s when God can enter and give us the peace that transcends all understanding. Peace that only God can give, the peace we will gain when we lean our ladder on God, not the world.

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I work in Herne Hill, which is handy for Dulwich, Peckham, Camberwell and Brixton.
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The other day, as war loomed and New Yorkers worried that their city could be a prime target, Mark Mandelshtam, 74 years old, sat in an apartment in Midwood, Brooklyn, fingering a small engraved medal. ''900 Days, 900 Nights'' it read in Cyrillic letters -- the amount of time his native city, Leningrad, was under siege by an unseen enemy during World War II.
Mr. Mandelshtam, a great-nephew of the poet Osip Mandelstam, was 13 in 1942. That winter there were record low temperatures, and Leningraders died by the thousands as Nazis shelled the city and cut off food supplies. While a young Anne Frank was writing her account of ordinary life under extraordinary circumstances, Mr. Mandelshtam kept a diary of starvation's physical and spiritual toll.
Unlike Anne's diary, Mr. Mandelshtam's was not read until 1992, when his 12-year-old granddaughter, Yuliya Chernova, was at his apartment in Leningrad, now known as St. Petersburg. Seeing her in a melancholy mood, he pulled out two worn notebooks where, in the sharp, unflinching manner of youth, he had recorded his family's day-to-day scramble for food.
Soon afterward, Ms. Chernova immigrated to Brooklyn and attended Edward R. Murrow High School, where she met others whose relatives had survived the siege, which killed one-third of Leningrad's three million citizens. A graduate of Brown University who now works for a financial newsletter, she is interviewing other survivors who live in Brooklyn and hoping to collect the responses, along with her grandfather's diary, into a book.
Her focus is on people who were children or teenagers during the siege. Having left St. Petersburg herself at 13, she is acutely aware that identifying with one's city is an important step for adolescents, who are just starting to explore the world outside the home. ''It's not just the war, it's coming of age,'' said Ms. Chernova, a self-possessed 23-year-old with clear gray eyes. ''They're asserting themselves, becoming people, gaining their identities.''Continue reading the main story
This month she and Mr. Mandelshtam visited the Midwood home of Revekka Kabalkina, 79, who was a teenager during the siege and whose granddaughter, Irina Livshits, is a friend of Ms. Chernova. After a snack of salmon caviar, a delicacy only dreamed of during the siege, the four pored over old photographs.
Mr. Mandelshtam recalled going to school even as most of his teachers died, and writing his diary in tiny, cramped letters to conserve paper. His family was eventually evacuated. But Ms. Kabalkina, 17, was too old to evacuate; she was assigned to dragging corpses out of apartments.
Since moving here in the 1990's, both miss St. Petersburg and the recognition that siege survivors receive there.
''In Russia there was much more respect, and privileges,'' Ms. Kabalkina said. ''Here we get less respect, even from veterans' associations, because we didn't fight.''
Speaking with survivors has changed Ms. Chernova's perspective on war's legacy.
''I thought I would learn that it makes them stronger or more ready,'' she said, alluding to the war in Iraq and the threat of terror. ''But what I'm finding is it's more difficult for them and more horrible for them, because they really understand what war is. They've been through it.''
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Vehicle descriptionThe Donald Healey Motor Company completed its first car in 1945, going into production the following year with the Elliott sports saloon and Westland roadster, both 2.4-litre Riley powered and featuring Healey's own trailing arm independent front suspension. For a time the Elliott was the world's fastest closed four-seater production car, clocking 110mph at Jabbeke, Belgium in 1947. In 1950 the duo were superseded by the Tickford saloon and Abbott drophead coupe, both of which enjoyed an improved chassis incorporating Girling brakes. They were more refined and better equipped than their predecessors too and, although heavier, still good for the 'ton'. Only 222 had been built before production ceased in 1954.
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The production of transgenic plants has contributed greatly to plant research. Previously, an improved method for screening transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana seeds using the FAST (Fluorescence-Accumulating-Seed Technology) method and FAST marker was reported. Arabidopsis seeds containing the FAST marker may be visually screened using a fluorescence stereomicroscope or blue LED handy-type instrument. Although the FAST method was originally designed for Arabidopsis screens, this study endeavors to adapt this method for the screening of other plants. Here, an optimized technology, designated the OsFAST method, is presented as a useful tool for screening transgenic rice seeds. The OsFAST method is based on the expression of the OsFAST-G marker under the control of a seed-embryo-specific promoter, similar to the Arabidopsis FAST-G marker. The OsFAST method provides a simple and non-destructive method for identifying transgenic rice seeds. It is proposed that the FAST method is adaptable to various plant species and will enable a deeper analysis of the floral-dip method.


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Argo - good, but it's a movie where people go from point A to Z, not a lot of character development, not a lot of caring involved for these people. This happened, and I knew how it ended before I walked in the theater.
Zero Dark Thirty - see Argo. Enjoyable, but I have no idea who any of these people were. Also knew the ending.
Beasts of the Southern Wild - I'm not sure how I'm supposed to feel about this, the kid was a good actor but the entire thing just seemed kind of a mishmash between a kid living in a homeless camp and a dash of Where the Wild Things Are, but without much going on. Kind in camp, dad's nuts, dad gets sick, there are some CGI pigs, roll credits. What did I learn?
Django Unchained - I enjoyed this movie, I'd probably re-watch it, but sometimes I wanted to slap the actors for the seemingly non-stop verbal parade... sometimes it was great. Eh, not the greatest, not the worst, and not as controversial as I think it was supposed to be. Good movie though.
Lincoln - Don't know. It just felt like "this is what happened" and I didn't figure out why it happened. These characters popped in and already were set in their actions and backstory and, sometimes I just wanted to see why this person became a dick, or why this one was so concerned. I mean there was one throwaway in the final minutes for the Tommy Lee Jones character, but ... meh
Silver Linings Playbook - this movie - I felt it could have been a chick flick, a rom com, a sports movie, a story about losing your mind when you lost your love, or about dealing with mentally ill parents. It probably could have done any of these well. It tried to do all of them and ended up undermining the growing attraction between the leads and trivializing the parental insanity. meh
Les Mis - I'm one of the few people who has never seen the play version of this. I had one moment of amazement during the movie, one moment of nearly being moved to tears, but that ... dunno... I had one, and it was early on, and then I just lost it. I felt like there were things missing, I understand it's a musical and much of it is just explained away in the lyrics, but it seemed like there at least needed to be some poignant pauses for some of the character development.


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DAVAO City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said Friday opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes IV must first prove his claim on the Dutertes’ allegedly questionable bank accounts rather than ask them to prove him wrong.
“Since we now have established the lying, prove to everybody that the piece of paper of bank accounts you are waving around is not fake, Pinocchio,” Duterte-Carpio said in a Facebook post a day after he slammed Trillanes and two other critics of her father.
Duterte-Carpio did not specify which bank accounts she was referring to, but it could be recalled that, in October, Trillanes told reporters that President Rodrigo Duterte’s common-law wife and his three adult children received a combined total deposit of P118.176 million allegedly from Davao-based businessman Samuel Uy.
As basis, Trillanes showed “verified” bank documents on the alleged transactions from Oct. 11, 2011 to April 10, 2013.
In February, Trillanes also provided reporters with alleged transaction records of the bank accounts that the Dutertes owned.
Duterte-Carpio said Trillanes only had the guts to make his claims because he was protected by parliamentary immunity.
“You have the guts to say that we are a family of murderers and thieves, yet you hide behind parliamentary immunity. Show your balls, don’t hide them in Senate,” Duterte-Carpio said.
She said if Trillanes made former Vice President Jejomar Binay go away without a fight, a Bisaya woman would not step back.
“If I can fight the President of the Philippines, why not you?” Duterte-Carpio said.
Earlier, Duterte-Carpio called Trillanes and two other senators “plastic and opportunists” as they had once sought help from her family during past campaign seasons.
But Trillanes replied that, at the time, he was unaware that her father “was a killer and a thief.”


In a career that will likely conclude in Canton, Frank Gore is headed to his fourth franchise.
The veteran running back will sign a one-year, $2 million deal with the Buffalo Bills, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, per sources, Monday afternoon.
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Following a season in Miami with the Dolphins in which he rushed for 722 yards across 14 games, averaging 4.6 yards a carry, Gore will run with the Bills and remain in the AFC East.
The highlight of his brief Dolphins stay was his ascension to the No. 4 spot on the NFL’s all-time rushing list, where he sits with 14,478 yards. If nothing else, Buffalo fans can look forward to another historic moment as Gore looks to surpass all-time great Barry Sanders for third place. Sanders sits at 15,269 yards.
Gore began his career with a storied run in San Francisco and will join a backfield with LeSean McCoy, who enters the final season of his Buffalo contract.
Rookie quarterback Josh Allen actually led the Bills’ running game with 631 yards in 2018, while an injury-plagued McCoy limped to 514.
With something left in a Hall of Fame tank, Gore will add a veteran presence to a rebuilding franchise and a struggling running game.
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So I save the tour bus and Venice Beach for the last day.
Venice beach in Santa Monica is our normal hang out when we come to LA, just really like the laid-back vibe, kind of reminds me of Brighton. I left it till last because I know my way around pretty well and I wasn’t actually sure how much stuff there be to look at that’s relevant to work, nevertheless it has a really awesome, very LA typical vibe that will be great for photography and videos that I can use in my work.
The bus takes me around lots of other tourist points, some I hadn’t been to before. Then I hit the Viper Rooms & some of our other old haunts on sunset; It’s funny – Whiskey a Gogo still looks the same. I jump off at Rodeo Drive, it’s pretty nice being able to jump on and off, but I don’t anticipate the rules; yes I am back in the real world now, where there are rules and regulations, where you wouldn’t even consider overloading your scooter full of shopping, then riding it the wrong way into the course of oncoming traffic, in fact I don’t even think you could try to do that if you wanted to – sorry I digress – RULES. You can only get on this coloured bus to do this loop, and it doesn’t just go round this loop indefinitely, it finishes, then you have to wait for another bus to start it again – yep annoying!
Anyway you do the loop, I’m looking at the people, the shops, the environment etc. then you’re finished in Venice Beach which is a great way to end the trip, to get lots of shots especially in the skate park and to my surprise a really huge sneakers and stuff store which was not there before and where I get a bunch of great shots of sneakers.
Even though the odds were stacked against me I managed to get the last bus back, I think every bus except for 1 had NO air con, so we’re all melting onto our pleather seats and fanning ourselves aggressively with our tour maps – my god. I am so fucking relieved to get to my stop I levitate out of the doors where I have just enough time to go back to those vintage shops I was so desperate to have a look in.
My favourite was Flamingos, not only were the staff exceptionally lovely, friendly, helpful and just down right adorable, but all sales are done by weight I can’t remember exactly how it was split but I managed to get myself another two vintage Mexican dresses that need some minor sewing fixes (I’ve got a few of these, they’re staples, I wear them all the time and they’re kind of disintegrating because it’s a long time since I’ve been to Mexico) and and it was also stuffed so full of Kimonos, it was absolutely stunning, more than I’ve ever seen in Japan. Honestly the shop – it was just bomb, I recommend it highly, if you like vintage or second hand – this is well worth a rummage. Anyway so as I said I managed to get myself my couple of bits for 12 bucks, 12 bucks for 2 dresses!!
My suitcases were very full I’d already had to buy another, god only knows how much over my luggage was about to be, but hey, it’ll probably be another 8 years before I get to come back!
I finish the night and by getting vegan tacos in this adorable little charity taco place which is only two minutes walk from my house. Then I stomp up to Whole Foods to stock up on as much vegan stuff I could shove into my (already overfull) suitcases to bring back to Vietnam; you can’t buy any of this stuff here. (I should tell you about the uber stoned guys in wholefoods trying to act normal whilst they very badly do their shopping, but that’s a whole other post) Yeah I also found alcoholic Kombucha which made my day, and which is lethal by the way, I don’t recommend it because I had barely been drinking and as this tasted like Kombucha, like a child I drank it like Kombucha and it got me hammered. So anyway, there I am drunk on alcoholic Kombucha trying to stuff everything into my suitcases before getting myself ready for the next day – departure day aghhh..
My Uber driver to the airport, who is fucking awesome by the way, he served in the forces, has travelled all over the world, fought in the Middle East and speaks a billion languages. Well he wants to talk politics, and I’m always a bit concerned about talking about Donald Trump and peoples opinions, plus I am pretty ignorant about politics, but the past week or so I have done a lot of catching up on Trump, and although I feel reasonably ignorant, this guy wanted to talk, and I could just about catch up and he was absolutely fascinating, hilarious in fact, and so had a great banter with him all the way to the airport and I finish my trip on a high before the horrific journey back to Vietnam.
As I dump my suitcases onto the scales at the check in, I gaze into the distance waiting for the outrageous cost of the overweight luggage and instead I am handed my tickets and off I go.
My takeaways for LA are health and fitness – this is huge; and this is physical and metal, the side hustle is really the only way that normal people are able to make a significant amount of money and to survive in such an expensive city. Los Angeles is a lot more forgiving the New York, it’s definitely less expensive, the weather is better, it’s just a lot more laid back, well – Californian I guess. I found the people to be a lot friendlier than I remember them being, and in all honesty this is the best place I have been shopping for work outside of Tokyo and I do not give compliments like that away freely.
Los Angeles – yes! I’ll be back 🙂

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World War II Vehicles, Tanks, Airplanes, and Ships
29 November 2015,
The La Galissonni re class were available at the beginning of World War II. They didn’t see much combat due to the quick fall of France.
29 November 2015, Italy’s Vittorio Veneto / Littorio class battleships
The Vittorio Veneto was intended to primarily work in the Mediterranean Sea and didn’t have the long range that other battleships had. Though the Vittorio Veneto had potential she was inadequately led and had little to no air support when going into combat.
28 November 2015, France’s Richelieu class battleships
France felt its biggest threat was the Italian Navy and as a result of the Italian’s building new battleships the Richelieu was born. It had all of its main armament concentrated forward.
28 November 2015, Japan’s Yamato class battleships
The IJN Yamato was designed to be superior to any battleship in the world. It was felt if it could be built larger than the ships that could transverse the Panama Canal then the United States would never produce a battleship that could go toe-to-toe with it in battle. Of course for a nation that had to import most of its raw materials, one wonders if the time, effort, and materials that went into the Yamato’s might have been better served in other weapon systems. After all the Yamato only fired its large guns on enemy ships once, and even then it did very poorly.
28 November 2015, Japan’s Kongo class battlecruisers
The IJN Kirishima was one of four Kongo class battlecruisers that were constructed. The first was manufactured in Great Britain and the rest in Japan.
27 November 2015, Germany’s Scharnhorst class battlecruisers
The KMS Scharnhorst was originally going to be armed with 15 guns, but 11 were used due to time constraints.
KMS Scharnhorst firing on the HMS Glorious on June 8, 1940:
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27 November 2015, Great Britain’s King George V class battleships
The HMS Prince of Wales had helped sink the KMS Bismarck but in turn was sunk by Japanese aircraft in December 1941.
HMS Prince of Wales at the top and HMS Repulse at the bottom while under attack from the Japanese:
27 November 2015, Great Britain’s Nelson class battleships
The HMS Nelson and her sister ship the HMS Rodney were unique in having all their main armament forward. It was thought that British ships would never retreat so there was no need for heavy guns aft.
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27 November 2015, Great Britain’s Repulse class battlecruisers
HMS Renown’s career spanned 29 years in the Royal Navy. She battled and drove off German battle-cruisers off Norway and bombarded Japanese islands in the Pacific.
26 November 2015, United States’ Saipan class light aircraft carriers
The Saipan class were to be the replacements for the Independence class light carriers but they came too late to see combat in World War II.
22 November 2015, United States’ Midway class aircraft carriers
The Midway class borrowed the concept of an armored carrier from the British. It was to be heavily armored and armed. None of the ships were finished in time to see combat in World War II.
22 November 2015, United States’ Commencement Bay class escort aircraft carrier
The Commencement Bay class of escort carriers came late in the war with many not being finished or cancelled at the end of World War II.


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The Diabetes-Dementia Link
People with type 2 diabetes have an increased risk of dementia, but taking these simple steps as part of your diabetes management plan will help protect your brain health.
Type 2 diabetes is associated with a variety of health concerns, ranging from eye and foot issues to an increased risk for heart disease, high blood pressure, and stroke. There's also another, relatively new concern among people with type 2 diabetes: dementia and cognitive decline.
An increased dementia risk is especially alarming considering 5.4 million Americans have Alzheimer’s and another 16 million cases are predicted over the next 40 years. At the same time, almost 26 million Americans have diabetes while 80 million more are at a high risk for the disease. Put these two trends together, and it’s obvious that healthy brain gains are crucial for long-term health.
Why Is Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Dementia?
In one study, researchers found that elderly people with type 2 diabetes experience two and a half times the amount of the natural brain shrinkage that comes with age than their non-diabetic peers, possibly due to changing blood-sugar levels. Most of this loss was in the frontal lobe, where higher mental functions occur.
Another possible explanation for the link is that diabetes increases the production of amyloid — clusters of protein fibers — in the brain. The buildup of amyloid in the brain is an ongoing subject of Alzheimer’s research. Another hypothesis is that damage to the brain caused by hypertension, stroke, heart attack, or low oxygen levels from sleep apnea — which are all more likely to occur in people with type 2 diabetes — contribute to dementia risk. The metabolic effects of chronic fluctuations in blood sugar could also affect brain health.
“There are a number of ways the brain is affected by the aging process, and these mechanisms are mimicked by the physiological effects of type 2 diabetes,” notes James T. Lane, MD, the Harold Hamm Chair in clinical diabetes research at the Harold Hamm Diabetes Center in Oklahoma City.
Recent research published in the journal Diabetes Care indicates a possible link between diabetes and Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative, neurological disorder. The investigators found that people with diabetes were more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease, particularly women and younger people. Dr. Lane cautions, however, that many more studies need to be done before a definitive association can be confirmed.
Protecting Brain Health Through Better Diabetes Management
“The best prevention for complications [of diabetes], including dementia, is good diabetes management,” says Mary Vaccarello-Cruz, MD, a pediatric endocrinologist and medical director of the Florida Atlantic University Diabetes Education & Research Center in West Palm Beach. Fortunately, simple, basic steps are all you need — daily exercise, healthy eating, and sticking with any medical therapy prescribed by your doctor can help offset dementia risk.
In particular, antioxidant-rich foods, such as berries, vegetables, nuts, and grains, promote brain health. Drinking coffee or other foods with caffeine might also provide a moderate cognitive benefit, though more research is needed to determine an exact amount.
Your lifestyle habits also should include some fun and games for your brain, specifically puzzles, card games, and logic quizzes, advises Naheed Ali, MD, author of Diabetes and Youand Understanding Alzheimer’s. Research indicates that flexing your brain’s thinking muscles through games can help you stay sharp.
Finally, staying educated about diabetes and working closely with your medical team for the best diabetes management plan will enhance all aspects of your health.
How do you keep your mind sharp? Tell us in the comments.


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The conflict is that barry thought he wanted a new family but finds out he loves the one he has. He had a chance to pick any family he wanted. He had a list of things he disliked about his real family and used it for his search of a new family. He decided he did not like his list either and says no to all the parents that ask him to be there son.
I think the theme is that even though you think you dislike your Family you know you love because they will accept you as you are. His family loved him, because they threw him the party that he wanted even though he though they would not. With every other parents they just wanted him to be there son. But with his real family they cared about him and loved him.
I would recommend this book to anyone in forth to seventh grade. I would recommend this book to a friend. I liked to find out what kind of parent he would ask for and what he did not like about them or if he would choose his real family. I also liked it because he left us with a cliffhanger that lasted till the end of the book. I disliked it because he kept us with very short chapters so we never knew what happened. But I would tell people that if they hate cliffhangers, they should find time and read it in one sitting.
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Nice book about half a dozen-or-so foxes, who travel together on some quest.
It feels a bit open-ended (not as in "Open Ending - The End" but just the "Open Ending") but since it is a series, that makes sense.
For now, I'm giving it four stars while I read the next book(s), see if they really pick up exactly where this one left and such. When I'm finished I might update this review to reflect that.
But I can already say that this one kept me turning pages, wanted me to read on, so by that alone it's quite a good book at the very least. One final note: the style in which the illustrations are drawn is not really my taste.
BIG UPDATE 2012-01-02:
By now, I've read the first 5 books of the series, and I really enjoyed the first two.
In the following three books (#3, 4 and 5) it went downhill (although the first half of #4 is pretty good): they felt very similar to each other, nothing really happened (again, except for the first half of #4) and it became less and less interesting to read.
From the sixth and last book, I skipped through the pages and read some random fragments, but I didn't find anything interesting enough for me to read the entire book.
Conclusion: the first two books are the ones I liked, the rest wasn't really worth it.
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Spot rubber closed unchanged on Thursday. RSS 4 finished flat at Rs.149.00 a kg according to traders and the Rubber Board. The grade was steady at Rs. 146.00 a kg according to dealers. The volumes were extremely low as most traders preferred to sideline the market during the last days of the current financial year.The April futures improved marginally to Rs. 146.91 (146.13), May toRs. 152.18 (150.78) and June to Rs. 155.00 (154.70) per kg on National Multi Commodity Exchange (NMCE). RSS 3 (spot) weakened to Rs. 155.25 (156.96) a kg at Bangkok. The March futures was totally inactive during the day session but then declined sharply to ¥ 257.0 (Rs.151.46) from ¥ 277.0 (Rs.163.18) per kg in the night session on Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM).
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A delegation hosted by the Center for Democracy in the Americas touched down in Havana hours after the news broke that 52 political prisoners would be freed from prison thanks to an agreement reached by Cuba’s government and the Cuban Catholic Church.
At dinner last Thursday evening, a civil society leader said to our delegation: “Fariñas won, Spain won, the church won, and Cuba won.” Of course, he made no mention of the U.S. since we played no role.
This is the right moment to test the logic of America’s foreign policy toward Cuba. It has been predicated for decades on “conditionality,” the idea that the U.S. could not loosen the embargo against the island, and should not directly engage Cuba’s government, unless it made gestures in our direction by democratizing or releasing political prisoners.
Now that Cuba has agreed to release every remaining prisoner from the dissident roundup in 2003, the Obama administration and supporters of the embargo face the dilemma so neatly summarized by Dr. Julia Sweig: will they take yes for an answer and reply to the prisoner release with reforms in U.S. policy – such as expanding travel and trade?
Stunningly, a number of diehards hope the answer is no. This week, Senator Robert Menendez, took note of the prisoner release, and reiterated his commitment to filibuster legislation to end the travel ban. Even as prisoners covered by the agreement began to enjoy their freedom, the Senator raised doubts that Cuba would fulfill its pledge to release them all. Along the same lines, the Washington Post said, “Mr. Obama has wisely linked major changes in U.S. sanctions to significant movement toward democracy and freedom by Havana. That condition is still far from met.”
For whom were they speaking? Not for Guillermo Fariñas, the hunger striker who endured a fast lasting 135 days to compel action for the prisoners, who called the agreement “a victory for all,” and asked for “generosity” toward Cuba’s government. He went on to say that “the United States should seize the moment to ‘move’ and authorize the travel of American tourists.” El País quotes Fariñas saying, “The visits of millions of U.S. citizens would without a doubt change this country (Cuba) as it was transformed by the arrival of exiles in 1979.”
Nor were they speaking for Miriam Leiva, an independent journalist in Cuba who endured the imprisonment of her husband, Óscar Espinosa Chepe, who said freeing the prisoners both “resolves a great injustice” and reduces an issue “that has stood in the way of any type of internal or external opening.”
Or for Pablo Pacheco, who received a 20-year sentence in the 2003 crackdown, who said upon arriving with his family in Spain, “I think Raúl can become the man who changes things in Cuba.”
Spain, whose Foreign Minister Miguel Ángel Moratinos joined the leaders of Cuba and the Catholic Church as the agreement was made public, is taking yes for an answer. Spain will continue to press the membership of the European Union to change its “Common Position” that places “soft sanctions” on economic cooperation with Cuba linked to human rights.
Here, the Obama administration’s dilemma comes into sharper view.
El País is reporting that the Obama administration is tracking the release of prisoners to ensure that all 52 are set free and allowed to stay in Cuba if they wish to do so. Further, it is willing to “adopt reciprocal measures if the circumstances allow,” but wants to avoid setting expectations of a significant response from Washington. This is one explanation for the administration’s markedly muted response to the prisoner release.
There is a darker alternative. Tim Padgett argued in Time Magazine this week that the administration may fail to offer a gesture back to Cuba to avoid taking on another political controversy, thereby passing up the opportunity “to change the dynamic in one of the most intractable problems of U.S. foreign policy.”
But if the United States fails to respond to the prisoner release with concrete actions of its own, where will we be? Divided from the dissidents and prisoners in whose name we have perpetuated sanctions.
Divided from Europe, which will further open up to Cuba economically and diplomatically.
Divided, as always, from Cuba’s government, which will have called our bluff and demonstrated that our government, like Cuba’s, doesn’t really believe in conditionality, because when Cuba took this significant step and freed the prisoners, we were unmoved or unable or unwilling to respond.
Divided is no place to be.
This week in Cuba news…
Nine political prisoners were released from their Cuban prisons and flew to Madrid, Spain with their families. They are the first of the group of 52 prisoners that the Cuban government has pledged to release following talks with Cuba’s Cardinal Jaime Ortega and Spain’s Foreign Minister Miguel Ángel Moratinos.
The U.S. State Department released a cautiously positive statement applauding the efforts of the Catholic Church and the Spanish Foreign Ministry to secure the dissidents’ release.
Of the dissidents who have not yet been released, at least ten have stated that they wish to stay in Cuba, according to Argentina’s La Nación. Four have stated their wishes directly to Cardinal Ortega, while six others have indicated their preference to family members. In an interview with El País, Guillermo Fariñas, a Cuban dissident and former hunger striker, observed that, after pledging to release all 52 prisoners named, to not release those who wish to stay in Cuba would “be incomprehensible and would have consequences.”
With the first group of prisoners freed and sent to Spain, concerns have been raised that “exile” for those imprisoned for their beliefs is not an appropriate solution. According to the New York Times, however, Cardinal Jaime Ortega, the Archbishop of Havana who played a critical role in negotiating the releases, suggested that leaving Cuba would be an option, not a requirement, for the former prisoners. Others may choose other countries or decide to stay in Cuba, church officials said.
Oswaldo Payá Sardinas, a long-time democracy activist in Cuba, responded to the government’s announcement by emphasizing the role the Cuban Catholic Church played in securing the releases. “We sincerely hope this gesture will create a new climate of dialogue among Cubans,” he said, in an interview published in the National Catholic Register.
The exact number of political prisoners currently in Cuba is heavily debated, reported the New York Times. Amnesty International has reported that, if the Cuban government follows through on the release of all 52 persons they have agreed to release, only one political prisoner would remain on the island. The independent Cuban Commission on Human Rights, however, counts 115 remaining political prisoners after the release of the group of 52.
According to El País, the United States government was informed of the agreement to release prisoners before it was officially announced. Cardinal Ortega met with Arturo Valenzuela, the Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, and other government officials during his unannounced visit to Washington at the end of June.
While the exact reasons for Raúl Castro’s decision to release prisoners are unknown, Cuba experts say the move is expected to “[enable] Raúl Castro to reduce political friction both inside and outside Cuba, and focus on pulling the island out of financial crisis,” according to Reuters.
Spain’s Foreign Minister, Miguel Ángel Moratinos, said that Cuba’s pledge to release 52 political prisoners eliminates any justification for the European Union’s “hard-line” policy, EFE reported.
Since 1996, the EU has held a Common Position that makes better relations with Cuba conditional on democratization and human rights concessions. According to Moratinos, other European diplomats had said they would reconsider the policy if political prisoners were freed. “I hope that now my European colleagues live up to what they had pledged,” he said.
At a think tank, at a fish tank, on national television, and a walk-about, Cuba’s former President Fidel Castro made a series of public appearances, including his first televised interview in four years.
On the heels of the CNIC visit, and just hours before the first wave of political prisoners were released and flown to Spain, his recently-recorded interview segment appeared on the state-sponsored evening talk show Mesa Redonda (Round Table), according to the Miami Herald. Castro, who last appeared on Mesa Redonda via taped segments in 2007, discussed his views about the Middle East and the conflict between North and South Korea, but made no reference to the announcement about the release of 52 political prisoners. Though his speech was labored and he twice confused North and South Korea, the elder Castro appeared lucid and “alert.”
La Jornada offered some context for Fidel’s public reemergence, noting that his appearances demonstrated the competence of both brothers at a time when Cuba’s President Raúl Castro is initiating far-reaching reforms.
Former hunger striker and activist Guillermo Fariñas seemed to agree in an interview with RCN Radio, stating, “Fidel, with all his virtues and shortcomings, is the historic leader of the Castro regime. He appeared for the world to realize that his hand is behind the [prisoner] liberation.”
The Telegraph this week listed economic reforms that will change benefits provided to Cubans by the state, showing belt-tightening amidst the economic crisis and a willingness to discard doctrine to meet the challenges of the day, possibly spelling an end to the ration book itself.
Cuba’s government has begun to shutter workers’ cafeterias to cut costs, forcing employees to provide their own lunch with the help of modestly increased wages. Hundreds of state-run barber shops and beauty salons have been handed over to employees in what was hailed as the start of a long-expected privatization drive, the Telegraph reported.
Previous measures have included giving unproductive state-owned land over to private farmers, allowing Cubans to construct their own homes, and permitting private contractors such as taxi-drivers to run their own business.
President Raúl Castro also lifted the ban on Cubans owning computers and mobile phones and allowed them to rent cars and spend nights in hotels previously only accessible to foreigners.
Prensa Latina reported this week that Cuba’s cell phone network has exceeded landline usage. Cuba currently has 1.007 million mobile users and just 1.004 million land line users. Máximo Lafuente, the vice president of Cuba’s telecommunications company, attributed this growth to the expanding role of social services on the island, and insisted that the Cuban government should lower cell phone prices to make them more accessible to all Cubans. Twenty municipalities still don’t have access to the mobile network.
The Brookings Institution also hosted an event this week to examine the issues of accessibility to new media and technology in Cuba. Three leading policy experts on Cuba stressed the importance of a change in U.S policy concerning telecommunications in Cuba.
Ted Piccone, the deputy director for Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution, cited the fact that average Cuban citizens have been absent from the evolution of technology and, in some respects, U.S. regulations limiting the export of “anything that can be seen as supporting domestic infrastructure” have hurt the Cuban people.
Carlos Saladrigas of the Cuba Study Group mentioned that the role of the U.S. should not be to “submanage, but rather [to] focus on removing obstacles that are limiting access for the Cuban people.” He cited the rise in cell phones and the increasing role of telecommunications in civil society, particularly for independent journalists and bloggers, as a step forward in Cuba.
FREEDOM TO TRAVEL
Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) spoke on the Senate floor this week in favor of ending restrictions on travel to Cuba. He argued that the embargo is the Castro government’s “biggest excuse” for poor economic conditions and is incongruous with open travel to other communist countries.
He asked Senators to support legislation that, like the Peterson-Moran bill recently approved by the House Agriculture Committee, would end the travel ban. Dorgan and his cosponsor, Wyoming Republican Mike Enzi, say they have the 60 votes needed to prevent a filibuster.
According to the Associated Press, Wyoming’s entire Congressional delegation vocally supports lifting the travel ban. Senator John Barrasso has pledge his support and Representative Cynthia Lummis was among four Republicans on the House Agriculture Committee who voted in favor of H.R. 4645, the Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act.
Polls conducted by the Guardian and USA Today are calling for an end to the trade embargo. The Guardian poll asked if the release of dissidents should “trigger the end of the Cuban embargo.” Results showed 72.1% of respondents answered affirmatively, stating that they saw the release of prisoners as a major concession by the Cuban government. USA Today asked its readers if the U.S. should lift travel restrictions against Cuba. 91% of the more than 7,000 voters said “yes.”
A recent study conducted by Dr. Andy Gomez at the University of Miami showed emerging trends in the attitudes and perspectives of Cuban-Americans. Interviewees included people who had migrated to the U.S. in various years, as well as those who were born in the U.S.
The survey showed that 64% of Cuban-Americans support lifting the travel ban – consistent with other polls conducted. Even so, an impressive 92% of the participants felt that any changes Raúl Castro makes will not improve the social and economic situation on the island. Consequently, the majority of Cuban-Americans support lifting the travel ban to Cuba without anticipating any concessions from the Cuban government.
Texas farmers discussed hopes for increased trade with Cuba and an end to trade restrictions in an article in the New York Times this week. Currently Cuba is importing much of its rice from Southeast Asia but, according to the U.S.A. Rice Federation, “American farmers could eventually send 400,000 to 600,000 metric tons of rice to Cuba every year,” if export restrictions were lifted.
According to the AP, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used a reception held this week for Hannah Rosenthal, the administration’s special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism, to appeal for support in efforts to release Alan Gross. Gross, has been detained without charge in Cuba since December 2009, and is suspected by the authorities of illegally distributing sophisticated communications technology in Cuba. The U.S. government has denied any wrongdoing on the part of Alan Gross.
“Alan was providing information and technology that would assist this community to be better connected,” Secretary Clinton said. “Our government works every single day through every channel for his release and safe return home. But I am really making an appeal to the active Jewish community here in our country to join this cause.”
The event included prominent Jewish American organizations, Members of Congress, foreign diplomats and interfaith nongovernmental organization representatives. Judy, Mr. Gross’s wife also attended the reception.
Dina Siegel-Vann, the director of the Latino and Latin American Institute of the American Jewish Committee (AJC), commented that she believed there is “an impasse” in Gross’ case. According to The Jerusalem Post, that is why she believes “the Jewish community was asked to get involved.” She said that her organization has been involved from the beginning, and that the AJC would continue to leverage its contacts within Latin American governments to work for the release of Alan Gross.
NPR’s Weekend Edition aired a story on oil drilling in Cuba. Repsol, a Spanish oil company, plans to drill an exploratory well off Cuba’s northern coast, where Cuba has an estimated six billion barrels of oil reserves. Repsol previously drilled off the coast of Cuba in 2004. The second proposed well will further test the economic viability of drilling. Seven other international companies have purchased oil leases from Cuba, but due to the trade embargo, U.S. companies are not allowed to participate.
Experts are concerned that the oil drilling so close to Florida’s shoreline would dramatically affect Florida’s beaches in the event of a spill. Jorge Piñon, a former Shell and AMOCO executive, and currently a research fellow at Florida International University, said that legislation or an executive order could authorize American companies to cooperate on oil clean-up if the BP spill reaches Cuba or if there were to be an oil spill in Cuba’s waters. Those provisions, however, must be made now to allow for a timely response.
Wildlife rescue technicians from the Brazilian branch of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, an international non-profit, marine wildlife conservation organization carried out “a campaign” to exchange oil spill information with community leaders and academics along Cuba’s northern coast.
According to Sea Shepherd’s website, “from July 5th to the 9th members of Instituto Sea Shepherd Brasil and the Centro de Investigaciones Marinas (CIM) of the University of Havana, Instituto de Oceanología, the Cuban NGO ProNaturaleza and community leaders of the traditional fishing village of Cojimar met to exchange experiences on how to mobilize and train coastal communities aiming at the prevention and restoration of ecosystems and wildlife threatened by oil spills.”
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) recently introduced H.R. 5620, the Caribbean Coral Reef Protection Act of 2010, in an effort to block Cuba from developing its offshore oil resources by subjecting foreign oil firms to stiff U.S. sanctions.
In a statement about the bill, Rep. Ros-Lehtinen said that the bill would both protect the environment and support human rights by “preventing an economic lifeline” for Cuba’s government by way of oil sales. She also argued that preventing Cuban oil exploitation would prevent Iran from gaining “back-door access to resources otherwise denied to it under new and expected sanctions.”
The legislation will not stop the development of Cuba’s offshore oil resources.
President Barack Obama extended for an additional six months the suspension of provisions of the Helms-Burton law legislation that sanction foreign companies for doing business in Cuba, according to El Universal. The 1996 law penalizes foreign companies who use property in Cuba that belonged to U.S. citizens prior to 1959. The law allows the president to suspend that measure for up to six months, and every president has regularly renewed the suspension twice a year since. Extending the suspension has become routine. In a letter to Congress explaining his decision, Obama wrote that suspending the law will help “accelerate the transition to democracy in Cuba.”
Around the Region:
Venezuela to deport drug traffickers to U.S., Prensa Latina
Venezuela confirmed the deportation to the United States of Carlos Rentería, a recently captured drug ring leader of Colombian origin, and two other leaders of criminal organizations.
President Chávez rebuffed criticism from Catholic bishops by ordering a review of diplomatic ties with the Vatican and declaring that the Pope is “no ambassador of Christ on earth.”
Manuel Zelaya may return home next month. His return would be sooner than expected. Rodil Rivera, a spokesperson for the former president, said he believes Zelaya would return before the end of this year.
Photographs from Cuba, The Center for Democracy in the Americas
Our delegation to Cuba kept a photographic record of our meetings and experiences on the island, July 8-12. Here is a brief selection of what we saw.
Fidel Castro appears on Mesa Redonda, CubaDebate
Photos and full video of former President Castro’s Mesa Redonda interview (in Spanish only).
As Congress considers new legislation to open travel and trade with Cuba, Sarah Stephens of the Center for Democracy in the Americas tells CNN: “I think we’re realizing after fifty years of being on the sidelines that it’s time to be engaged.”
In an interview on NPR’s Talk of the Nation this week, Julia Sweig of the Council on Foreign Relations offers perspective on the prisoner releases, Fidel Castro’s role in Cuban politics, U.S. policy toward Cuba and the status of USAID contractor Alan Gross.
Free the Cuban Five!, The Nation
Wayne Smith, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy urged the U.S to follow the recent positive developments in Cuba and release the Cuban Five. According to Smith, the release of the prisoners would “help restore the image of the United States, which has been damaged by international condemnation of its handling of the case.”
The tenth anniversary of “Plan Colombia”, The Washington Office on Latin America
Adam Isacson, senior associate at the Washington Office on Latin America, produced this analysis of Plan Colombia: claims of success don’t stand up to scrutiny.
Castro Care in crisis, Council on Foreign Relations
Will lifting the embargo be catastrophic for Cuba’s healthcare system? Laurie Garrett discusses how easing trade and travel restrictions could mean an exodus of Cuban doctors and nurses.